Alumni Profiles
Samantha Coleman has always loved basketball. For her, it isn’t just a sport; it’s a big part of who she is. So, after playing...
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It was just another Tuesday near the end of a stifling July in Gunnison, the kind of day you might pray for a breeze...
Alumni Profiles
Don Getz might not be what you think of when you envision a frontline environmentalist. His sunglasses are safety glasses. His outerwear is a...
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Tropical Storm Melissa wasn’t yet one of the most powerful storms ever recorded in the Atlantic Basin. But in late October 2025, it was...
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Von Washington Jr. (’90) arrived in Gunnison on a basketball scholarship, but it didn’t take him long to realize that his Western experience would...
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Given the topography around Western Colorado University, it isn’t surprising that a lot of Mountaineers are avid trail runners. But one of Western’s most...
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When Scott Borden and Mallory Logan became friends, they never imagined, in their wildest dreams they would one day be working together to release...
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Graduating from Western Colorado University during the height of a global pandemic made diving into a career an uncertain pursuit. As the world opened...
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For 34 years, SonofaGunn has been a Gunnison tradition. It has also been a Western tradition. One of the biggest fundraisers for the Gunnison...
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Mark Walker’s journey isn’t like most people’s. As a young man attending Western Colorado University during a time of turmoil and protests, it was...
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“Tom has helped grow the Club by being a part of it for over 50 years. He has so much Boxing knowledge and is...
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Editor’s Note: We had a wonderful and wide-ranging conversation with Stan. The transcribed interview here has been edited for length. After growing up in...
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