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  • Glenn Davis receives Zella Gorsuch award

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    Glenn Davis, president of the Colorado Mountain College Board of Trustees and trustee for Eagle County, recently received kudos for both his contributions to his community and for the work he does every day. Davis has been a long-time officer of Alpine Bank, where for more than 14 years he has held the position of…

  • Local woman juggles career, coursework to earn bachelor’s degree

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    Celebrated milestone at Colorado Mountain College ceremony in Keystone May 2 Shawn Biehl never set out to be an overachiever, but the title stuck after she graduated from Colorado Mountain College with three associate degrees in 2008 – an Associate of Arts in business and two Associate of Applied Science degrees (one in accounting and…

  • Grit, tenacity helped hard-working students earn degrees

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    Students celebrate success at CMC Rifle campus graduation [RIFLE, Colo.] – Ida Vasquez attended high school as a teenager but didn’t finish. For 25 years she longed to return to school and earn her general equivalency diploma, or GED, but four kids and a full-time job made her goal seem like an impossible dream. “I…

  • Arizona artist Ron Bimrose took back roads to career in art

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    ‘Reclamation/Reformation’ exhibit opens at CMC ArtShare Gallery May 9 Although Ron Bimrose received early attention for his drawing talent, he never thought it could lead to a career. When he was in high school, people would say: “You can really draw. Now, what are you gonna do for a living?” No one suggested art. Instead,…

  • CMC Day is May 8

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    College prepares for future with new strategic plan Join your CMC colleagues to celebrate our successes and chart our course for the future. CMC Day is next Thursday, May 8 at Spring Valley. The packed program includes a morning full of workshops and department gatherings, networking, fun activities and some surprises. The afternoon will focus…

  • First Generation Summit at CMC in Leadville

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    Summit helps students access ‘resource capital’ Steven Medina, college counselor at the Leadville campus of Colorado Mountain College, knows what it’s like to face the higher-education maze without a parent who completed college to guide the way. A first-generation student himself, Medina is committed to helping others who are also the first in their families…

  • CMC-Leadville grads heading into dream careers

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    For Ambroses, it’s resource management; for Harness, it’s outdoor leadership Diane Ambrose, Greg Ambrose and Shannon Harness won’t have much time to sit back and contemplate the Colorado Mountain College degrees they will receive in the May 2 commencement ceremonies at the college’s campus in Leadville. That’s because all three will be quickly applying their…

  • Susan Cain, bestselling author and acclaimed TED speaker, to talk at fundraiser at CMC in Edwards

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    Readers, leaders and observers of human behavior won’t want to miss an upcoming author’s talk from Susan Cain, TED speaker and author of The New York Times bestseller “Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking.” “Quiet” has sparked a national conversation about introverts, who are estimated to occupy up to…

  • CMC serves up culinary experience alongside school credit

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    Chef Matt Maier refines palates, expands horizons of local high school students Students at Coal Ridge and Rifle high schools are in for a treat, beyond the delicious pastry they’ll learn to create, when they sign up for concurrent enrollment in the culinary program at Colorado Mountain College in Rifle. The intensive class offers a…

  • Wo/Men in Transition, Gateway celebrate 25 years of service May 16

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    For 25 years, Colorado Mountain College’s Wo/Men in Transition and Gateway programs have been improving the odds of occupational and educational success for economically challenged Roaring Fork families. To celebrate the upcoming milestone birthday for both programs, a fundraiser celebration will be held Friday, May 16. Launched in 1989, Wo/Men in Transition began as an…