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Los Alamos National Laboratory scientist聽Allison Aiken聽(PhDChem鈥�08) was named to the Thomson Reuters list of the 鈥淲orld鈥檚 Most Influential Scientific Minds.鈥� The list recognizes 3,000 of the most influential authors in 21 fields of science or social science.

An unreasonable entrepreneur, speaker, traveler, adventurer, contrarian, designer and dog-lover 鈥� that鈥檚 how聽Daniel Epstein聽(Phil鈥�08) describes himself. He is the founder of the Unreasonable Institute, which helps young people start social ventures and assists them in setting goals and making networks.聽Forbes聽magazine named Daniel to its 鈥淚mpact 30鈥� list, which identifies 30 leading innovators. He lives in Boulder.

Avery Bang聽(MCivEngr鈥�09), CEO of Bridges to Prosperity, received an honorary doctorate of science degree from Clarkson University this spring. The award recognizes her commitment to engineering that benefits humanity. Since joining Bridges to Prosperity as a volunteer in 2006, Avery has worked to ensure safe, year-round access to markets and health clinics in rural developing communities. She was the featured speaker at this fall鈥檚 Back to Boulder Homecoming Weekend luncheon in the CU Rec Center and also received the Alumni Association鈥檚 Kalpana Chawla Outstanding Recent Graduate Award.

The Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation selected聽Jennifer Kling聽(MPhil鈥�09) as one of 22 Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellows. The fellowship is the nation鈥檚 largest award for PhD candidates in the humanities and social sciences addressing questions of ethical and religious values. Jennifer is working on a doctorate in philosophy at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Her dissertation project is titled 鈥淭he State Right of Self-Defense: A Claim in Need of Justification.鈥�

As founder and director of Peruvian NGO ConCiencia,聽Daniela Benavides聽(EPOBio鈥�10) is focused on bringing Peruvian students outdoors to enjoy direct experiences with nature. Her organization works with some of the most underserved fishing communities in Peru. Daniela was asked to speak in Sydney, Australia, as the keynote speaker at the IUCN World Parks Congress.

Former CU defensive tackle聽Darius Holland鈥檚 (Soc鈥�10) son Isaiah played football for the Buffs this fall. Darius lettered all four years as a player under coach Bill McCartney. He lives in Highlands Ranch, Colo.

Sarah Kleinman聽(PolSci鈥�10) has begun a dual master鈥檚/doctorate program in art history at Virginia Commonwealth University. She received a full-tuition scholarship and a two-year doctoral assistantship to support her research on audience engagement and public attitudes toward the arts. Sarah also was offered admission to programs at Boston University, Georgetown University and George Washington University. She has moved to Richmond, Va.

After completing more than 930 hours of unpaid public service legal work,聽Ashley Steele聽(Psych鈥�10) was recognized by the University of Texas law school as a 鈥淧ro Bono Superstar.鈥� She had the highest number of hours in her graduating class. She also was given a one-year fellowship with the Initiative for Public Interest Law at Yale Law School to work with the nonprofit Texas Defender Service, which advocates for fair and just criminal systems in Texas. Ashley鈥檚 project is to establish a statewide public defender office for Texas death penalty appeals.

Ehsan Shariati Varnosfaderani聽(MElEngr鈥�10) writes to say she has fond memories of CU. Ehsan is a web designer living in Granite Bay, Calif.

Alumni Association advisory board member聽Kate Spencer聽(IntlAf, Jour鈥�11) and聽Matt Wessels聽(Jour鈥�09) met at CU-Boulder and were engaged this fall. The couple was sure to get an engagement photo taken outside of the Armory building on campus, which houses the journalism department.

As executive director and founder of the Mountain Flower Dairy, an urban goat dairy, in Boulder,聽Taber Ward(Law鈥�12) oversees the organization鈥檚 daily operations, employee supervision, herd health, education programs and more. Mountain Flower aims to generate awareness of sustainable agriculture among Boulder citizens.

Alexa Campos聽(Psych鈥�12) was promoted to assistant manager of the sales and marketing firm Active Synergy in Aurora, Colo., where she oversees a team of more than 15 people. Alexa has been with the company since June 2012.