Stories
Sean Kerrick Sullivan: Photographic Inspiration
Professional commercial and editorial outdoor photographer Sean Kerrick Sullivan fondly remembers the time he spent in Steamboat Springs more than a decade ago earning his associate degree from Colorado Mountain College. Sean was still on campus when he sold his first photograph commercially. Big Agnes, at that time a local outdoor start up, bought his…
Read MoreBrett Menter: Soft Skills Outdoors
Since graduating in 2014 with a degree in Outdoor Recreation Leadership, Brett Menter has led heli-ski trips in Alaska, guided ice climbing trips on glaciers, coordinated outdoor activities for disabled children and more recently, taught outdoor orientation classes at Colorado Mountain College Leadville. A natural born leader, Brett saw that he would need to learn…
Read MorePerla Chavez: Great Opportunity
When I moved to the USA in 1999 I did not speak any English. At first I felt very frustrated. I started to work most of the time with two part time jobs for Eagle County School District as a cook Monday-Friday mornings, custodian in the afternoon, and cleaning houses and offices at nights and…
Read MoreDr. Jon Kedrowski: Explorer & Teacher
There is so much to explore on this planet of ours, and Dr. Jon Kedrowski has been doing his best to see as much of it as he possibly can! Not only has he summited Mt. Everest and Mt. Kilimanjaro, he’s also summited five of the seven continental summits. He has climbed and skied down…
Read MoreRachel Weiss: Dual Enrollment is Prep for Cambridge
Two years in, Rachel Weiss is flying high at Cambridge University. Good grades and great SAT scores helped her land at the prestigious school in England. But more than those was the boost she received from dual enrollment in Colorado Mountain College courses while she was a student at Battle Mountain High School in Edwards.…
Read MoreSuleyma Martinez-Lopez: Student Entrepreneur
It’s not easy being a first generation college student and full-time business owner, but it seems to come naturally to 18-year-old Suleyma Martinez-Lopez. Just weeks after graduating from Summit High School in May 2016, Suleyma became the owner of Avalanche Communications in Dillon. Now she is working towards an associate degree in general studies at…
Read MoreGarry Zabel: Teaching Through Eons
“Seeing is believing,” says Garry Zabel, long-time Professor of Geology at Colorado Mountain College. His students have had many opportunities to see. “We are so lucky to live in this place. The whole CMC district is located in such amazing geology,” he says. In nearby Glenwood Canyon, students can put their hands on rocks that…
Read MoreDavid Barbee: Student-Centered College
David Barbee goes back a long way with Colorado Mountain College. A long way. In fact, he was there at the very beginning, when CMC was a glimmer in the eyes of a small group of citizens who wanted to bring higher education to the West Slope. At the time, David was the principal at…
Read MoreRebecca Kanaly: Giving Back Locally
Many people dream of changing the world. Rebecca Kanaly is taking it local, creating sustainable change in Eagle County and the communities she loves. Rebecca graduated from Colorado Mountain College with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, with an Entrepreneurship Emphasis. After that, she earned her Executive Master of Business Administration from the Daniels…
Read MoreSkip Lee: Long Strange Trip
I first arrived at the Leadville Campus in early May 1989. I have to admit, as I came up the hill and around the corner to the campus I thought “this looks like a summer camp instead of a college.” I immediately started wondering “what have I gotten myself into?” I hadn’t even gotten out…
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