2008 Distinguished Alumni Awards Recipients
Colorado State University

William E. Morgan Alumni Achievement Award
James Mitchell
'78, PhD, Radiation Biology, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
Radiation Biologist, Branch Chief, National Cancer Institute at the National Institutes of Health
Damascus, Maryland

Charles A. Lory Public Service Award
Pat Stryker
Friend
Philanthropist, President of Bohemian Foundation
Fort Collins, Colo

Jim and Nadine Henry Award
William Wailes
'69, B.S. Farm and Ranch Management, College of Agricultural Sciences
Department Head, Department of Animal Sciences, Colorado State University
Fort Collins, Colo

Albert C. Yates Student Leadership Award
Tania Valdez
'07
Major: Sociology Minor: Spanish, College of Liberal Arts
Interdisciplinary studies certificate: Chicana/o Studies, Women’s Studies
Fort Collins, Colo

Distinguished Graduate Of the Last Decade (GOLD) Award
J.D. McCartney
'98, B.A. Technical Journalism, College of Liberal Arts
Chief Executive Officer, Xstatic Public Relations
Denver, Colo

Distinguished Faculty Award
Margarita Lenk
Associate Professor, Departments of Accounting and Computer Information Systems, College of Business, Colorado State University
Fort Collins, Colo

College of Agricultural Sciences Honor Alumnus Award
Bennett Raley
'79, B.S. Agricultural Business
Attorney and Partner, Trout, Raley, Montano, Witwer, & Freeman, PC
Centennial, Colo

College of Applied Human Sciences Honor Alumna Award
Prudence Kaley
'72, B.S. Child Development
Realtor, The Group, Inc.
Fort Collins, Colo





College of Business Honor Alumnus Award
Frank Keller
'92, M.B.A.
Former CFO, Barrett Resources; COO, Bill Barrett Company
Littleton, Colo

College of Engineering Honor Alumnus Award
Shen Chen
'85, M.S., Civil Engineering
Director-General, Water Resources Agency, Ministry of Economic Affairs, Taiwan
Taipei, Taiwan

College of Liberal Arts Honor Alumnus Award
John Roberts
'64, B.A. History
Professor, Lincoln Land Community College
Springfield, Ill

Warner College of Natural Resources Honor Alumnus Award
Larry Riordan
'41, B.S. Forest-Range Management
'56, M.S. Range Science
Retired
Mesa, Ariz

College of Natural Sciences Honor Alumnus Award
Vasudev Bhandarkar
'82, M.S. Computer Science
Executive/Mentor/Private Investor for Globallogic, Carwale.com, BlueRun Ventures
Los Altos Hills, Cali

College of Veterinary Medicine Honor Alumnus Award
Norm Jorgensen
'77, B.S. Veterinary Science
Veterinarian and Business Manager, Jorgensen Laboratories
Loveland, Colo

Distingushed Athletic Award
Byron Collins
'80, B.S. Finance and Real Estate
President, Paragon Point Partners, LLP
Fort Collins, Colo

Distinguished Extension Award
Jean Hoshiko
Friend
Former co-owner of Hoshiko Farms/North Weld Produce
Kersey, Colo