Class Notes
Alumni

Journalist Fabian Martinez (History '18) was honored with third place for Best Feature Story in the 2021 National Native Media Awards from the Native American Journalist Association for his article detailing the history and repair of the La Boca bridge. Martinez researched the history of the steel railroad bridge in The Southern Ute Drum’s archive and talked with elders who lived during that era. 

Filmmaker, wilderness first responder, chef, professional snorkeler—river guides can wear more hats than just those floppy straw ones. Fort Lewis College Alumni Greg Cairns (Humanities-English Concentration, '13) talks all about the guide life in his new autobiographical film, I’m A River Guide. 

Check it out here!

Anna Symonds ('03) has been named the Executive Director of the Etheridge Foundation.

Currently a Master's student at the University of Colorado in the Museum & Field Studies program, Chance Ward ('98) was a co-author on a research paper that was published in Science Journal magazine (the cover no less), and was able to speak about it on Native America Calling, a National radio show discussing topics in Indian Country.