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Cynthia Lim (Comp Sci鈥�22) graduated from CU Boulder in December at the age of 17 with magna cum laude distinction. After graduating, she explored 10 countries within Asia, Africa, Australia and Europe. She started college as a freshman at age 15 after graduating high school with her associate鈥檚 degree. At the age of 16, she took her first job as a software intern at Intel, where she worked for a year. She then interned at Apple this past summer as a software engineer in Austin, Texas. Now that she鈥檚 done traveling, she鈥檚 joined consulting firm McKinsey & Company as a business analyst.

The most memorable part of Wes Weber鈥檚 (Mgmt, Mktg鈥�22; MBus鈥�23) time at CU was his involvement with the Ralphie Handler program. He came to CU to be a part of the team after seeing her run for the first time at a Buffs game with his dad when he was 10. For home football games, the handlers lead Ralphie onto Folsom Field and run her in a half circle across the field before the game starts and during halftime. Ralphie Handlers also help with the buffalo鈥檚 day-to-day care. Wes stayed at CU an extra year to continue his participation on the team and was one of the only graduate students to serve as a handler.

Recent graduate Carlie Charp (TAM鈥�22) published her first children's book, Here Comes Ralphie, a story about a young buffalo who dreams of becoming the next face of Colorado. Her book is written to empower children and motivate them to work hard and take chances 鈥� even if the odds are stacked against them.

Musician聽and engineer Dafna Margalit聽(ElCompEngr鈥�22) has聽been playing her original聽music for numerous聽years in and around the聽Boulder scene. During聽her time at Fairview聽High School, she would聽take any opportunity to聽perform, including school聽events, the competitive聽BVSD Battle of the Bands聽JamFest and eTown聽Hall鈥檚 2016 Handmade聽Song Contest. Since聽then, Dafna has worked聽to open and headline聽shows at the Boulder聽Theatre, Fox Theatre聽and Larimer Lounge聽in Denver. Her bedroom-pop sound has聽racked up millions of聽streams across platforms聽since her first release in聽2019. In addition to playing music, Dafna works聽as a software engineer at聽Rival Games.

Artist Amy Hoagland (MArt鈥�22) received a $10,000 fellowship grant from the Windgate Foundation for her work with sustainability through art. Amy couples traditional materials with new technology to create her art. 鈥淚 seek to create new ways of seeing and conversing about our position within nature,鈥� said Amy.

2018 Olympic bronze medalist, five-time X Games medalist and 2013 FIS Snowboard Halfpipe World Champion Arielle Gold (PreMed, Psych鈥�22) has announced her retirement from competitive halfpipe snowboarding. The retirement comes after nine years on the U.S.Snowboard Pro Halfpipe Team. She now works in a local veterinary emergency room and is excited to pursue a degree in veterinary medicine in the fall.

Bennett Black (Fin鈥�23) was honored with the Entrepreneur of the Year award by 春水堂视频 Boulder for his remarkable achievements in the digital marketing industry. Black founded Bold Slate, a digital marketing firm specializing in website design and online marketing services for home service businesses. The company focuses on local SEO, website design and targeted lead generation campaigns to help businesses expand their reach and thrive in a competitive digital landscape.

春水堂视频Boulder.com honored Bennett Black (Fin鈥�23) with the Entrepreneur of the Year award for his achievements in the digital marketing industry. Bennett founded Bold Slate, a firm that offers comprehensive services including custom website design, search engine optimization and paid lead generation. Bennett鈥檚 innovative approach has revolutionized the way home service businesses establish their online presence, generate leads and build customer trust.

Cliff Weems聽(MAeroEngr鈥�23)聽is a human systems integrator and test engineer聽for NASA鈥檚 Orion spacecraft, which is built to take聽humans far into space聽on Artemis missions. He聽serves on the Lockheed聽Martin Human Systems聽Integration team for聽NASA鈥檚 upcoming Artemis聽II mission around the聽moon, which could launch聽as early as November聽2024. Cliff participated聽in CU鈥檚 bioastronautics聽program and completed聽a Mars mission simulation聽in a class called 鈥淢edicine聽in Space and Surface聽Environments."聽

Marley Horn (Edu鈥�23) will teach second grade in the fall at Ellis Elementary School in Denver. Marley鈥檚 best CU Boulder experience was student teaching in a Denver bilingual classroom.

In April the University Libraries named Bri Spitz (EPOBio鈥�23) outstanding graduating student worker. She was recognized for her dedication to helping other students access library services and information. She worked at the front desk in the William M. White Business Library since spring 2021. Now that she鈥檚 graduated, Bri hopes to become a park ranger with the National Park Service.

New graduate Brian Tan (CompSci, Math鈥�23) was just 17 when he walked in CU Boulder鈥檚 commencement ceremony this spring, and may be the youngest graduate of the university鈥檚 computer science department. He plans to pursue his master鈥檚 degree in computer science at Colorado State University with research interests focused in theoretical computer science and brain computer interfaces.

Gabrielle Dunn (CivEngr鈥�24) earned the 2024 Outstanding Undergraduate of the College award from the College of Engineering and Applied Science. Throughout her undergraduate career, Dunn maintained a part-time job as a course assistant and held leadership roles, most notably as CU Boulder鈥檚 American Society of Civil Engineers student chapter president. Dunn is also a peer mentor with the BOLD Center and the Kiewit Design-Build Scholars Program. She鈥檚 currently on track to complete a master鈥檚 in water resources engineering next spring through the Bachelor鈥檚鈥揂ccelerated Master鈥檚 program.聽

Ariel Feucht (IntlAf鈥�24) was named a Fulbright finalist for the 2024鈥�25 academic year by the U.S. Department of State and the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board. In Taiwan, she will work as an English language teacher and be an ambassador on behalf of the U.S., helping facilitate international understanding and collaboration. In addition to teaching English, Feucht hopes to learn more about the local culture and history, improve her Mandarin speaking skills, and engage with her new community through service projects and by participating in local traditions and activities.

Grant Mannino (Neuro, Psych鈥�24) was designated the College of Arts and Sciences 2024 Outstanding Undergraduate. Mannino contributed more than 1,500 hours of undergraduate research, co-authored two peer-reviewed manuscripts, is the first author of a manuscript under review, and has contributed to four other manuscripts and a book chapter.

鈥淚鈥檝e always had some natural interest in medicine but didn鈥檛 realize that I wanted to pursue a career in science until I joined a laboratory here at CU,鈥� said Mannino. 鈥淏iomedical research provides this unique intersection between medicine and preclinical research that I really enjoy. Spending as much time as I have in my lab has solidified my desire to pursue a career in science.鈥�

Nic Tamayo (Fren, Jour鈥�24) was named a Fulbright finalist for the 2024鈥�25 academic year by the U.S. Department of State and the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board. They will serve as an English teaching assistant in Montpellier, France. While working with students, they hope to help amplify the voices of historically marginalized communities.

Stephanie Virts (Engl鈥�24) was named a Fulbright finalist for the 2024鈥�25 academic year by the U.S. Department of State and the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board. She will serve as an English teaching assistant in the Slovak Republic, where she hopes to act as a cultural liaison through student interactions while exploring the region鈥檚 rich culture.