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graduating from Mesa, she is still running "a lot" with her dog Skyller, camping and adventuring with her boyfriend, Brad Bullard (also a Mesa graduate, Graphic Design, working as a designer for Polar Bottle). She fondly remembers that before meeting Dick Bell, DEd she didn't know that Sport Management was a degree. She was talking with her cross country coach and just happened to notice Dr. Bell had some Clemson Tiger stuff in his office. Also being a fan she stopped i Dick Bell, DEd n to visit with him. Dick Bell, DEd promptly recruited her into the Sport Management program and she had the following to say about her Mesa experience, "I absolutely think the world of Mesa and owe all my success and finding my dream job to Dr. Bell and the Sport Management program." Dalby Wendland in 2012 shortly after graduation. She is a member of the American Society of CPAs, Colorado Society of CPAs and a past treasurer for the Young Professionals Network of Mesa County. In her spare time, she likes to hike and is working on a quilt. Michael Brooks, '13 Michael is a certified public accountant at Dalby Wendland in Grand Junction. He got his start with the Grand Junction tax team as an intern in January 2013 and joined the firm full-time that spring after attaining his bachelor's degree in accounting from CMU. Michael also earned a bachelor's degree in computer science from CMU in 2007. Michael analyzes financial information; prepares financial reports and schedules; prepares federal and state tax returns for individuals, businesses and other organizations; and he excels at research projects. He is a member of the American Society of CPAs, Colorado Society of CPAs, and he enjoys being an active member of Young Professionals Network of Mesa County. Ross Bentzler, '12 Ross was recently promoted to assistant vice president - information security officer at Alpine Bank of Colorado. Ross has been with Alpine bank since high school, where he interned at their help desk. In his new role he manages everything information security related for the entire bank system. At this point in his career he is always looking to grow professionally. He is married to Angie Lawton from Palisade, Colorado. Lauren Van Roekel, '12 Lauren was recently promoted to senior audit accountant at Dalby Wendland in Grand Junction. She is following in her mother's accounting professional's audit team footsteps. She joined What do you call it when two people, both standout athletes, grow up thirty minutes apart, then attend the same community college hundreds of miles from home, but don't meet and find true love until they both to transfer to Colorado Mesa University? Kismet? Fate? Boy meets girl? Dylan and Tawnee (Woosley) Evans might just call it Maverick magic. The two Farmington, New Mexico, natives started their academic and athletic careers at the same community college in Texas, albeit a year apart. Tawnee was familiar with Mesa because her father attended and played football here in the early '80s. When Dylan decided to move from junior college to a four-year school, friends who attended CMU were quick to encourage him. They each received an offer to suit up for the Mavs. Tawnee was a standout softball player who eventually became team captain, and Dylan was a talented pitcher who worked his way into the starting rotation. Once at CMU, mutual friends suggested they should meet. After that there was no looking back. Their love grew for each other and for CMU. Both say they live by the mantra "Mav for Life" because of the amazing experience they had. Tawnee graduated in 2015 with a degree in business finance and Dylan in 2012 in sport management. The couple credits strong connections with faculty, amazing facilities and the nearby outdoor opportunities with making their experience so enriching. Their CMU experience influenced Tawnee's two younger sisters who now attend and play softball at CMU. Back in Farmington, Dylan and Tawnee are employed with natural gas companies and say their education wholly prepared them for the real world. This summer they were married in Mav-centric fashion and were very excited to welcome their first family member, a puppy named Mavie. They are not ruling out the possibility of returning to Grand Junction, but in the meantime they plan to travel, continue their favorite outdoor activities, reminisce about their CMU years and channel the Mavs every way they can. • A 'CUTE MEET' AT CMU Couple of Mavs become a Mav couple By Jared Meier In Memoriam The CMU Alumni Association expresses our deepest condolences to the colleagues, classmates, friends and family of those who now live in our memory. Bob Bacon, '55; William Berens, '71; Jean Bertram, '48; Vaunda Brower; Karen Brown, '75; Paul Brown, '67; Stephen Cairns, '76; Larry Comstock, '82; Marion Cornelison, '58; Erv Davis, '49; Nada Djokic, '69; William Ela; Howard Fox, '82; Carmen Gillingham, '50; James Golden, '65; Robert Heiny, '62; Ted Hermanns, '52; Brenda Jackson, '91; George Klapwyk, '49; Debbie Lee, '90; Jack Lemoine, '62; Bert Lionberger, '48; James Mackley; Marjorie McConnell, '90; William McGraw, '72; Jack Morse, '50; Joseph O'Dell, '58; Frank Petrafeso, '52; Joyce Price, '84; Larry Reiter, '85; Richard Ricks, '80; James Roope, '57; Ted Royer, '65; James Rupp, '60; James Saad; Melanie Snyder, '03; William Spencer, '88; Grant Starner, '89; Donald Starr, '58; William Valentine, '91; Fredric VanBlerkom, '77; William Waugh, '96; John Weaver, '56; Coila Wilson, '70; Austin Worbington, '16; Caroline Wulf, '78; Regina Yost, '54; Darlene Young 32

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