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Jamie N. Cotter practices in the areas of civil, commercial and real estate litigation, as well as antitrust and competition law.   Ms. Cotter was born in Vermont on January 4, 1982 and moved to Colorado in 2000 to attend Colorado College.  She graduated from The Sturm College of Law at The University of Denver in 2008 and joined the Grimshaw & Harring family in August 2008.

Practice Areas

• Litigation and Appeals
• Real Estate Litigation
• Land Use Litigation
• Antitrust & Competition Law

Education

• University of Denver, Sturm College of Law (J.D., 2008)
• The Colorado College (B.A., 2004)
• American University Justice Semester (2002)

Memberships and Community Service

• Denver, Colorado and American Bar Associations
• Colorado Women’s Bar Association
• Member, Judge William E. Doyle American Inn of Court    
• Committee Member, Access to Justice, Public Information Committee
• Board Member, The Overcome Foundation

Contact Information

Mr. Schroeder represents both public and private sector clients in water, eminent domain, environmental  and land use law and litigation. He has negotiated and closed dozens of transactions involving the sale of water rights, and he has settled or tried hundreds of cases in eminent domain, water, environmental and land use, including 42 U.S.C. §1983. Mr. Schroeder has offered argument over seventy times in his appellate practice, primarily in his listed areas of practice, and has represented businesses in hazardous waste cleanup litigation. Many of these cases established new principles that have become part of Colorado law. He has also published numerous articles and practice manual chapters and lectured in those areas of practice, and he continues to provide the Colorado update to 6 R. Clark, Waters and Water Rights 61. In addition to his admission to the Colorado bar in 1968, Mr. Schroeder is admitted to practice in the U.S. District Court, the U.S. Court of Appeals, 10th Circuit, and the U.S. Supreme Court.

Practice Areas

• Eminent Domain
• Litigation and Appeals
• Environmental Law
• Water Law

Education

• University of Denver (B.A., 1964)
• University of Colorado (J.D., 1968).

Publications & Presentations

• Colorado Water Law, Author – 6 R. Clark, Waters and Water Rights 61 (R. Beck ed. 1991, revised annually)
• Competing Condemnations–Prior Public Use Doctrine, Balancing Competing Condemnation Interests, Dominant Eminent Domain, Author and Speaker, Eminent Domain, CLE International Seminar 1999
• Fundamentals of Water Law in Colorado–Protecting Water Rights, Use and Quality, Author and Speaker, National Business Institute (1997)
• Getting Successful Results in Colorado Eminent Domain Actions, Author and Speaker, NBI Continuing Legal Education Seminar 2002
• Land Use Planning and Eminent Domain in Colorado, Author and Speaker, NBI Continuing Legal Education Seminar 2001
• Pre-Condemnation Issues, Author and Speaker, Eminent Domain, CLE International Seminar 1998
• Water Law, Author, 2A Colorado Methods of Practice 256, C. Krendl Rev. 3^rd ed., 1991
• Water Law Lecturer, Program of Advanced Professional Development, University of Denver College of Law, 1979-1983
• Water Rights Acquisitions and Related Issues, Co-Author, Colorado Eminent Domain, CLE, International Seminar 2006
• Water Rights in Takings Litigation, Co-Author and Speaker, Colorado Water Law, CLE International Seminar 2006

Memberships, Awards & Recognition 

• American, Colorado and Denver Bar Associations
• The University Club
• Best Lawyers in America for Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law (2008, 2009, 2010)

Reported Cases

• Moreland Properties, LLC v. City of Thornton, 559 F.Supp.2d 1133 (D.Colo 2008)
• School District No. 12 v. Security Life of Denver Ins. Co., 185 P.3d 781 (Colo. 2008)
• Droste v. Board of County Comm’rs, 159 P.3d 601 (Colo. 2007)
• School District No. 12 v. Security Life of Denver Ins. Co., 179 P.3d 1 (Colo. App. 2007)
• Cherokee Metropolitan District v. Simpson, 148 P.3d 142 (Colo. 2006)
• Gold v. Duncan Ostrander & Dingess, P.C., 143 P.3d 1192 (Colo. App. 2006)
• Deutsch v. Kalcevic, 140 P.3d 340 (Colo. App. 2006)
• Department of Transportation v. First Place, LLC, 148 P.3d 261 (Colo. App. 2006)
• E-470 Public Highway Authority v. Revenig, 140 P.3d 227 (Colo. App. 2006)
• Droste v. Board of County Commissioners, 141 P.3d 852 (Colo. App. 2005)
• E-470 Public Highway Authority v. Revenig, 91 P.3d 1038 (Colo. 2004)
• In re Black Forest Fire/Rescue Protection District, 85 P.3d 591 (Colo. App. 2003)
• Droste v. Board of County Commissioners, 85 P.3d 585 (Colo. App. 2003)
• Silver Dollar Metropolitan District v. Goltra, 66 P.3d 170 (Colo. App. 2002)
• Board of County Commissioners v. Park County Sportsmens Ranch, LLP, 45 P.3d 629 (Colo. 2002) (as amicus curiae)
• Animas Valley Sand & Gravel Co. v. Board of County Commissioners, 38 P.3d 59 (Colo. 2001)
• E-470 Public Highway Auth. v. Jagow, 2001 WL 128464 (Colo. Ct. App. 2001)
• Santa Fe Trails Ranches Property Owners Ass’n. v. Simpson, 990 P.2d 46 (Colo. 1999)
• C-470 Joint Venture v. Trizec Colorado, Inc., 176 F.3d 1289 (10th Cir. 1999)
• City of Grand Junction v. City and County of Denver, 960 P.2d 675 (Colo. 1998)
• Farmland Industries, Inc. v. Colorado & Eastern Railroad Co., Inc., 944 F. Supp. 1492 (D. Colo. 1996)
• Farmland Industries, Inc. v. Colorado & Eastern Railroad Co., Inc., 922 F. Supp. 437 (D. Colo. 1996)
• People ex rel. Simpson v. Highland Irrigation Co., 917 P.2d 1242 (Colo. 1996)
• City of Grand Junction v. Ute Water Conservancy Dist., 900 P.2d 81 (Colo. 1995),
• City of Colorado Springs v. Board of County Commissioners, 895 P.2d 1105 (Colo. Ct. App. 1995) cert. denied, 116 S.Ct. 564 (1995)
• United States v. Colorado & Eastern Ry. Co., 50 F.3d 1530 (10th Cir. 1995)
• American Water Development, Inc. v. City of Alamosa, 874 P.2d 352 (Colo. 1994), cert. denied, 115 S. Ct. 575 (1994)
• United States v. Colorado & Eastern Railroad Co., Inc., 832 F. Supp. 304 (D. Colo. 1993), 1993 WL 350171 (D. Colo.)
• Bijou Irrigation Dist. v. Empire Club, 804 P.2d 175 (Colo. 1991), cert. denied, 111 S. Ct. 2017 (1991)
• Denver West Metropolitan Dist. v. Geudner, 786 P.2d 434 (Colo. Ct. App. 1989)
• Platte River Power Authority v. Nelson, 775 P.2d 82 (Colo. Ct. App. 1989)
• Fort Lyon Canal Co. v. Southeastern Colorado Water Conservancy Dist., 762 P.2d 1375 (Colo. 1988)
• Lincoln Sav. and Loan Ass’n v. State of Colorado, 768 P.2d 733 (Colo. Ct. App. 1988)
• City and County of Denver v. Vail Valley Consol. Water Dist., 751 P.2d 68 (Colo. 1988)
• Southeastern Colorado Water Conservancy Dist. v. Fort Lyon Canal Co., 720 P.2d 133 (Colo. 1986)
• Lake Meredith Reservoir Co. v. Amity Mut. Irr. Co., 698 P.2d 1340 (Colo. 1985)
• Board of County Commissioners v. Blecha, 697 P.2d 416 (Colo. Ct. App. 1985)
• Broyles v. Fort Lyon Canal Co., 695 P.2d 1136 (Colo. 1985)
• City of Thornton v. Farmers Reservoir & Irrig. Co., 194 Colo. 526, 575 P.2d 382 (1978)
• Board of County Com’rs of Weld County v. Loyd Hodge & Sons, Inc., 534 P.2d 638 (Colo. 1975)
• Denver Urban Renewal Authority v. Marshall Mfg. Co., 35 Colo. Ct. App. 227, 532 P.2d 746 (1975)
• Board of County Com’rs of Mesa County v. Wilcox, 35 Colo. Ct. App. 215, 533 P.2d 50 (1975)
• Webster v. Colorado Dept. of Revenue, 530 P.2d 988 (Colo. Ct. App. 1974)
• Monen v. State Dept. of Highways, 33 Colo. Ct. App. 69, 515 P.2d 1246 (1973)

Michael E. Reidy, Esq.
August 5, 1918 – April 12, 2009

It is with great sorrow that we announce that Mike Reidy, our benevolent friend, mentor, and colleague, passed away, fittingly, on Easter Sunday.  His smile, good-natured humor, life experience, and incredible depth of knowledge on the law will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved him – our firm, the Denver legal community as a whole, his family and friends, his Church, and the Diocese of Denver.  Mike joined our predecessor firm Calkins, Kramer, Grimshaw & Harring in April of 1979, and remained a valuable source of legal advice and friendship right up until the end.

Mike was a very great man who touched us all and is irreplaceable in our hearts. We were privileged to know him and work with him, and we all learned a great deal from his fascinating anecdotes about the many historical real estate transactions he was involved in throughout the Denver area.  Our “Mike Reidy Conference Room,” dedicated to him at a special firm luncheon held on his 90th birthday last August, will continue to serve as a quiet reminder of his many contributions to Grimshaw & Harring and all who knew him.  Rest in Peace dear friend – we will miss you.

Mr. Reidy practiced law in Colorado for over sixty years, in the areas of real estate and finance.  He was was born in West Mineral, Kansas on August 5, 1918, was admitted to the Colorado bar in 1943, and joined Calkins, Kramer, Grimshaw & Harring in April, 1979.

Practice Areas

• Real Estate

Education

• Pittsburg State University (A.B., 1940)
• University of Denver (J.D., 1943)

Memberships & Dedications

• “The Mike Reidy Conference Room,” Dedicated by Grimshaw & Harring on August 5, 2008, his 90th birthday
• Denver, Colorado and American Bar Associations
• Former Chairman of Real Estate and Probate & Trust Sections of the Denver Bar Association
• Colorado Bar Association Awards Committee Member, 2002-2003
• Vice President, Serra International, 1972-73

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Phil Quatrochi’s practice focuses primarily on commercial litigation and commercial transactions, including contract disputes, construction law and real estate.  He commonly litigates cases before both state and federal courts in Colorado, and has litigated disputes involving complex commercial litigation, intellectual property, real estate and leases, construction law matters, property disputes, collections, municipal law, banking matters, and union fee disputes. His construction law experience includes drafting and negotiating construction contracts, representing clients in mechanic’s liens and governmental construction project bond disputes, and construction-related litigation.

Phil’s corporate experience includes advising for-profit and non-profit entities on a broad range of business matters, including formation and dissolution, contracts, acquisitions, property and leasing issues, commercial financings and employment issues.  He also advises on employment related matters.

Phil’s real estate experience includes drafting and negotiating real estate contracts and leases, and client representation before planning and design review boards.

Phil was a summer clerk at Grimshaw & Harring in 1995, joined the firm as an associate in 1996, and became a director/shareholder in 2004.  He grew up in Boulder, Colorado and was admitted to practice law in Massachusetts in 1996, and in Colorado in 1997.  Phil lives with his wife Ali, son Cooper and daughter Macy in Denver.  Phil currently spends most of his spare energy training for marathons, including the upcoming Boston Marathon.

Practice Areas

• Litigation and Appeals
• Construction Litigation
• Construction Law
• Business and Finance

Education

• Boston College (B.A., English & Economics, magna cum laude 1992; J.D., cum laude, 1996)
• Boston College London Program, Kings College of Law, 1996

Community Service

• Adjunct Lecturer on Construction Law issues, Graduate School of Architecture and Planning, University of Colorado at Denver, 2005-2007
• Member of and legal counsel to the Ultimate Players Association , a Colorado non-profit corporation

Memberships

• Colorado, and Denver Bar Associations

Reported Cases

• Cross Country Land Services, Inc. v. PB Network Services, Inc. 2005 WL 3591868, (D.Colo., 2005)
• Santa Fe Trail Ranches Property Owners Ass’n v. Simpson, 990 P.2d 46 (Colo., 1999)
• Fell v. Independent Ass’n of Continental Pilots, 26 F.Supp.2d 1272 (D.Colo., 1998)
• Fell v. Continental Airlines, Inc., 990 F.Supp. 1265 (D.Colo.,1998)

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Mr. McNeish has focused the majority of his 37-year law practice in the areas of land use, zoning and environmental matters, serving clients from both the public and private sectors. His current legal practice includes representation before city councils, boards of county commissioners, planning commissions, and regional councils of government, as well as state and federal environmental regulatory agencies.

Gilbert F. McNeish was born in Louisville, Kentucky, January 14, 1942; admitted to the Colorado bar, 1971.

Practice Areas

• Land Use / Zoning
• Real Estate Development

Education

• Drake University (B.A., 1965)
• University of Pittsburgh, Graduate School of Public and International Affairs (M.P.A., 1969)
• University of Denver (J.D., 1971).

Memberships

• Staff Director, Colorado Land Use Commission, 1973-1975
• Adjunct Professor, Graduate School of Architecture and Planning, University of Colorado at Denver, 1972-present
• Denver, Colorado and American Bar Associations
• American Planning Association

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Ms. Mayers practices in the areas of real estate (with an emphasis on community associations), insurance coverage disputes, employment law, civil and commercial litigation and collections.  In her practice, she acts as general counsel to a large number of condominium, townhome, single family, resort and mixed-use developments, and she provides counsel to special districts that have been assigned design review and covenant enforcement powers.  As part of her litigation practice, Lisa represents insurance policyholders in disputes with their insurance carriers and personal injury plaintiffs.  She litigates cases before state and federal courts in Colorado, as well as the Colorado Court of Appeals.

Lisa K. Mayers is a Colorado native, and was admitted to the Colorado bar in 1993, and the United States District Court, District of Colorado in 1994.

Practice Areas

• Litigation and Appeals
• Bankruptcy
• Community Associations
• Member of our Special Assets Restructuring Group
• Real Estate
• Real Estate Litigation
• Employment Law

Education

• University of Denver (J.D. 1993). Phi Alpha Delta
• The Colorado College (B.A., Economics, 1989)
• Kansai Gaidai University of Foreign Studies, Osaka, Japan (1987)

Publications & Presentations

• Securing Debt and Borrowing Money By a Homeowners’ Association, 2004 Annual Meeting and Educational Conference, Community Associations Institute, Rocky Mountain Chapter.
• City of Littleton, Wallis and Insurance for Multi-Year Liability Claims, William J. Brady and Lisa K. Mayers, 29 Colo. Law. 5 (Feb. 2000). The authors are coverage counsel who represented the City of Littleton in City of Littleton v. Compass Insurance, both in the trial court and before the Colorado Supreme Court.
•  Recovery of Non-Economic Damages in Delayed Diagnosis of Cancer Cases, William J. Brady and Lisa K. Mayers, 27 Colo. Law. 95 (Nov. 1998). Physicians in Colorado may be liable for emotional distress damages if they fall below the legal standard of care in failing to aggressively pursue and definitively diagnose symptoms of cancer or other life-threatening diseases in a timely and responsible manner. So long as an increased risk of harm develops from the unchecked growth of cancer [even though the risk is unlikely to materialize], medical malpractice plaintiffs in Colorado have a cause of action for emotional distress resulting from a delayed diagnosis. This article examines the recent opinion of the Colorado Supreme Court in Boryla v. Pash and its likely impact on physicians and patients in Colorado.1 The authors represented the plaintiff both at trial and through both levels of appeal.

Memberships and Community Service

• Colorado and Denver Bar Associations
• Community Associations Institute, Rocky Mountain Chapter
• Colorado Trial Lawyers Association
• Woman’s Educational Society of The Colorado College, Former Board Member

Reported Cases

• Kerns v. Kerns, 2002 WL 1050471 (Colo. 2002)
• Compass Insurance Co. v. City of Littleton, 984 P.2d 606 (Colo. 1999)
• Boryla v. Pash, 960 P.2d 123 (Colo. 1998)
• Englewood v. Commercial Union Assur. Cos., 940 P.2d 948 (Colo. App. 1996)
• Boryla v. Pash, 937 P.2d 813 (Colo. App. 1996)

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Rick Kron, AICP, joined Grimshaw & Harring in 1987.  His practice concentrates almost exclusively on special districts, business improvement districts, intergovernmental authorities and Colorado election law. Mr. Kron holds a Bachelor of Urban Planning and a B.A. LAS (Political Science) from the University of Illinois-Urbana, an M.S. in Urban and Regional Planning from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and he earned his J.D. from the University of Colorado in Boulder. Before and during law school, he worked for several years in community energy research at Argonne National Laboratory in Argonne, Illinois.

Practice Areas

• Special Districts and Business Improvement Districts
• Municipal and Governmental Law
• Elections and Election Disputes
• Member of our Special Districts Restructuring Group
• Member of our Special Assets Restructuring Group

Education

• University of Illinois (B.U.P. with high honors and B.A, 1975)
• University of Wisconsin (M.U.R.P., 1977)
• University of Colorado (J.D., 1987)

Publications & Presentations

• Wastewater Impact Fees A Recent Ruling with National Implications, Norman F Kron.  This article discusses the criteria under which impact fees are valid in Colorado.
• Colorado Land Planning and Development Law (Fifth Edition 1999) Contributing Author.
• Florida Fallout and Other Colorado Election Law Amendments of 2002, 31 Colo. Law 63 (Aug. 2002)
• Pssst–There Is a New Election Code, Author, 22 Colo. Law. 1703 (Aug. 1993)
• Hey, They Revised the Election Code Again, Author, 23 Colo. Law. 1821 (Aug. 1994)
• Yes, Even More Election Code Revisions, Author, 24 Colo. Law. 1803 (Aug. 1995)
• Fill In the Blank– More ____ Election Code Revisions, Author, 25 Colo. Law. 93 (Aug. 1996)
• What A Surprise–Still More Election Code Revisions, Author, 26 Colo. Law. 77 (Aug. 1997)
• Fair Campaign Practices Act–Killing Trees for Good Local Government, Co-Author, 26 Colo. Law. 101 (Sept. 1997)
• A compendium of hourly service and energy demand profiles for buildings, Norman F. Kron (1978)
• Development regulation changes local elected leaders can make to promote energy conservation, Norman F Kron (Argonne National Laboratory – 1980)
• Emission density zoning guidebook: A technical guide to maintaining air quality standards through land-use-based emission limits, Norman F Kron (1978)
• Implementing local energy programs: Potential solutions to management problems, Norman F Kron (Argonne National Laboratory – 1983)

Memberships

• Colorado Bar Association
• U.S. District Court, District of Colorado
• U.S. Supreme Court
• American Institute of Certified Planners

Recipient of

• Order of the Coif

Contact Information

Mr. Hunsaker represents clients in a wide variety of transactional matters and concentrates his practice in the fields of special districts, land use, and real estate. He is active in the Douglas County community, including service on the Board of Directors of the Castle Rock Chamber of Commerce. As a former naval officer, Jim served aboard the USS Antietam (CG 54) and was decorated for service during Operation Desert Shield.

Born in Los Angeles, California , February 28, 1966; Admitted to practice: 1997, Colorado and U.S. District Court, District of Colorado; 2000, 10^th Circuit Court of Appeals.

Practice Areas

• Special Districts and Business Improvement Districts
• Business and Finance
• Land Use
• Real Estate

Education

• University of Southern California (B.A., 1988) (Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps. Scholarship)
• University of Denver (J.D., 1997)
• Law Review: Staff, 1995-1996; General Editor, 1996-1997

Recipient of

• The Order of St. Ives
• Harry Clayton Davis Award
• 2004 Volunteer of the Year Castle Rock Chamber of Commerce

Memberships

• Denver, Douglas and Elbert County Bar Associations
• Colorado Bar Association
• Federalist Society
• U.S. Navy LT, 1988-1992

Community Service

• Town of Castle Rock Election Commission (2007 – present), Member
• Douglas County Business Alliance (2005 – present), Board of Directors
• Castle Rock Chamber of Commerce (1999 – 2006), Board of Directors
• Douglas County Community Foundation (2000 – 2005), Chairman
• First National Bank of Castle Rock (2000 – 2002), Board of Advisors
• Town of Castle Rock Ad Hoc Charter Committee (2001), Chairman
• Castle Rock 2000 Master Plan Update (2000 – 2002), Neighborhood Advisor
• Castle Rock Vision 2000 Update Committee (1999 – 2000), Chairman
• Leadership Douglas County, 2001 Graduate; 2002 Steering Committee

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Mr. Harring has over forty years of commercial litigation experience representing diverse clients in trials and appeals in both state and federal court. Mr. Harring also maintains an active practice representing the firm’s special district and municipal clients in contract negotiations and litigation.

Richard L. Harring was born in DeWitt, Iowa on July 2, 1937, admitted to the Iowa bar in 1962, and to the Colorado, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado and U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit in 1963.

Practice Areas

• Litigation and Appeals
• Construction Law
• Probate and Estate Planning

Education

• University of Iowa (B.A., 1959; J.D. 1962). Phi Delta Phi

Memberships

• Board of Editors, Iowa Law Review, 1961-1962
• Law clerk to Roy L. Stephenson, Chief Judge, U.S. District Court, Des Moines, Iowa, 1962-1963
• Denver, Colorado, and American Bar Associations
• American Judicature Society
• The Association of Trial Lawyers of America

Contact Information

 Paul Hanley’s business law practice involves corporate and partnership matters, commercial transactions, mergers and acquisitions, equity and debt financing, real estate, tax, securities, intellectual property, and executive compensation. He often serves as local counsel for national and international firms, in addition to providing Colorado based businesses with the legal advice needed for success.

Mr. Hanley is a Colorado native and is a life-long skier, who also enjoys golf, biking, and other outdoor sports. Paul also served as an elected official for two terms on the Board of Education of the Cherry Creek School District, a nationally recognized district of excellence.

Practice Areas

• Business and Finance
• Mergers and Acquisitions
• Corporate Structure and Organization
• Real Estate
• Commercial Transactions

Education

• University of California, Hastings College of the Law (J.D. cum laude, 1985)
• University of Colorado (Bachelors of Music, with highest honors, 1980)

Publications & Presentations

• Seeking Seed Capital from Colorado Angel Investors; provides a very general overview of the legal parameters for those entrepreneurs seeking seed capital for a start-up business from angel investors located in Colorado using general advertising or solicitation.
• Limited Liability Companies in Colorado; describes the law governing limited liability companies in the State of Colorado.
• Executive Compensation Tax Issues; a brief summary of some of the tax laws regarding reasonable compensation, golden parachute payments, and limitations on compensation deductions.
• Federal Income Tax Classification of Governmental Entities and Affiliates; provides an overview of the federal income tax rules and regulations affecting governmental entities.
• Successor Liability Under Colorado Law; summarizes applicable Colorado law regarding the liability of a purchaser of substantially all of the assets of a business for liabilities arising out of the prior owner’s business operations, including possible transferee liability for unpaid federal and state income taxes of the seller.

Memberships and Community Service

• Director, Colorado Community Colleges System Foundation,
  2008 to present
• Colorado Secretary of State Business Advisory Committee Member,
  2007 to 2008
• Director, Board of Education, Cherry Creek School District,
  1999 to 2007 (term limited)
  Chairman, Audit Committee
  2003 to 2007
• Director, Cherry Creek Valley Water and Sanitation District,
  2000-present
• Director, Cherry Creek Schools Foundation,
  2004-2006
• Director, Board of Cooperative Educational Services, Rocky Mountain Expeditionary School of Learning,
  1999-2002
• Hastings Law Journal, University of California,
  1983-1985
• Colorado Bar Association Subcommittee on Revisions to Article 8 of the Uniform Commercial Code,
  1995-1996
• American, Colorado, and Denver Bar Associations
• Association for Corporate Growth
• University of Colorado Alumni Association
• Colorado Golf Association

Recipient of

• McGuffey Award, Colorado Association of School Boards, 2006