Posts Tagged ‘Alumni’
Dave & Christine Ayers: It All Began at CMC
I was one of Christine’s outdoor leaders on the Mountain O trip. She had just moved out from Connecticut to begin college at CMC. I am from the Roaring Fork Valley and was a “multi-year” student at CMC when we met. We both felt a friendship connection on that trip as we did with most…
Read MoreSue Daley: It Really was a ‘Community’ College
When Sue Daley started with Colorado Mountain College in the early 70’s, the college’s footprint in Summit County wasn’t more than a small studio condo. “I moved to Breckenridge where my brother and his friends were working as carpenters,” recalls Sue. “And I didn’t know what I was going to do.” But when she…
Read MoreAndy Corra: CMC Made My Life!
In 1979, working as a janitor after graduating from high school in Denver, I had an epiphany one day while eating lunch in my janitor’s closet: “I need college!” Having been a thoroughly disengaged student to that point, I hoped to find a school that could inspire, guide, and help me find my passions (as…
Read MoreKris Combs: Grateful for the Excellent Start
I attended CMC in the 80’s. I am so grateful for the opportunities this education provided for my family and me. Olive Morton, Bud Romberg and Dan Schaffrick are the people I remember most. Olive was always so encouraging as I pursued my education while waitressing and becoming a new mom. Bud Romberg was my…
Read MoreAaron Brassard: X-Games & the Rio Olympics
Aaron Brassard’s “Road to Rio” started at the Isaacson School for New Media. The 2016 graduate says the program help him build a career in digital sports production by not only teaching him video production and graphics work, but because of hands-on experiences such as working at the Winter X-Games in Aspen. These real-world experiences…
Read MoreJim Spell: The CMC “A-Frame”
After a particularly large and somewhat dangerous fire at the Vail maintenance building in the late 70’s, those of us volunteering for the fire department thought we might need more training. Steadfast in our conviction, we went to the CMC A-frame by Gore Creek between Vail and Lionshead and worked together to start a fire…
Read MoreScott LeBaron: CMC Couldn’t Have Been a Better Fit
It was 1978. I was coming over the top of the hill and seeing the Spring Valley campus for the first time. I was a bit nervous coming from a high school graduating class of 750 and now a college with about half that! Yikes! But it couldn’t have been a better fit! Great people…
Read MoreKristen Wells: Prepared at CMC for Stanford
Leadville native Kristen Wells misses her hometown and the Rocky Mountains. The Lake County High School graduate and former CMC student is now pursuing her Ph.D. in genetics at Stanford University School of Medicine. Though she yearns for views of the Collegiate Range, the allure of being on the cutting edge of medical research is…
Read MoreCraig Tate: Great Place to Learn and be Enlightened
Why CMC? Because my high school counselor said with my GPA, I wouldn’t make it at any other college in Colorado. So, I arrived at the Spring Valley Campus in the fall of 1978. I came to CMC with the anticipation that I would raise my GPA and get into a music engineering school. A…
Read MoreSamantha Blea: CMC to the Naval Academy
If you looked up the definition of “hard worker” in the dictionary, you would see a picture of Samantha Blea. The Rifle native earned her associate of arts at Colorado Mountain College while still a teenager. By taking dual credit class, she graduated from both CMC and Rifle High School in 2007. From there, she…
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