Employee Spotlight

  • Rachel (in blue tam and gown) celebrates her PhD graduation with her family
    Rachel Montgomery is the faculty development & recruitment specialist with the Office of Faculty Advancement in the College of Engineering & Applied Science. Rachel started in her role at 91´«Ă˝ at the end of May.
  • Amy and her family in the mountains
    What have been some meaningful ways in which you have felt welcomed to CEAS?I have been a “Forever Buff” – my parents are both CU alumni and have been football season ticket holders since they were in school, and I have fond memories of being a “
  • Brooke relaxes on a rock outcropping during a hike
    I grew up in Overland Park, Kansas, with my twin and older sister. Having been born and raised there, I remain a diehard Kansas City Chiefs fan to this day. I went to the University of Arkansas, where I earned a BA in English
  • Victoria sits on the boardwalk next to a hot spring in Yellowstone
    I was born in England but have lived in Colorado since I can remember. I did my undergrad at CU, where I started working in mechanical engineering as a student employee in 2008, and I’ve been here ever since. After I graduated, I spent several years
  • Tomoko looking up at a rock formation during a hike
    I was born in Tokyo, Japan, and moved to Colorado for graduate school. Since then, I have been living in this beautiful state. After completing my degrees — PhD in materials science from Colorado School of Mines and MS in electrical
  • Robyn Sandekian
    Robyn will be retiring in May after spending nearly 30 years with 91´«Ă˝ and the College of Engineering and Applied Science. For her Employee Spotlight, she reflected on the work she has done to “change the face of CU Engineering.”
  • Luis and Ariana take a selfie on Norlin Quad
    Luis Villalobos is an alum of 91´«Ă˝, having earned his bachelor’s degree in ethnic studies. As the engineering recruitment senior specialist, Luis works to bring in the brightest and hardest-working young minds to CU
  • Meredith with her husband and son
    After bouncing through North Carolina and Japan (Marine Corps JAG attorney father) I grew up in the DC Metro area, did undergrad at CSU, and was fortunate to linger in New England for nearly 20 years as both a lifeguard in the
  • Grace Burleson and a friend in Times Square
    I am a multi-disciplinary researcher focused on engineering design methods for social impact and sustainable development applications: I am passionate about improving design practices for the benefit of humanity! I am a new
  • Dorothy Noble hiking in the mountains
    My name is Dorothy, and I have been working in the Department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering since 2008, first as a PRA in Scott Summers’ lab, while I pursued a master’s degree, and since 2016 as the
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