Tag: Awards
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CMC Faculty among honorees at 22nd annual Summit Philanthropy Awards
This article was first printed under a different title in last week’s Summit Daily News. The 22nd annual Philanthropy Awards on Friday was an evening of heart-warming celebration as friends, colleagues, community and family members gathered at Beaver Run Resort and Conference Center to honor this year’s recipients. Sponsored by Wells Fargo Bank, Climax Molybdenum…
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CMC Instructor Wins LA Screenplay Festival Award
Jan Hubbell, a local fiction and poetry writer who teaches writing at Colorado Mountain College in Aspen, has won has won an award in the recent LA Film and Script Festival contest. Her screenplay, a romantic comedy titled A Perfect Gentleman, is about two women who recruit a homeless man and transform him into a…
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CMC Steamboat Springs wins “Business of the Year” Navigator Award
Colorado Mountain College in Steamboat Springs has been awarded the Steamboat Resort Chamber and Steamboat Pilot and Today’s Navigator Award as Steamboat’s “Business of the Year.” Each year, the Steamboat Chamber and local newspaper recognize the accomplishments of outstanding Chamber members by presenting the awards to one local business, one young professional and one individual…
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CMC’s Jan Hubbell’s work recognized at 2012 Colorado Film Awards and in Literary Magazine
Aspen adjunct faculty Jan Hubbell’s screenplay “The Perfect Gentleman” was recently honored with the fourth place prize in the 2012 Colorado Film Awards Screenplay Competition. Hubbell’s work was also recently published in Sugar Mule Literary magazine. her poem, His World, was selected for the publication’s “Women Writing Nature” issue, a special issue of Sugar Mule…
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Get your 2012 “Honoring Educators” calendar
CMC’s Sara Smith is October feature in new Alpine Bank calendar Alpine Bank has recently released its 2012 calendar, and Dr. Sara Smith, professor of Spanish at the Roaring Fork Campus, is the featured educator for the month of October. Every year, the bank produces a themed calendar. “This year, we are honoring educators,” explains…
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Retiring nursing professor honored for her legacy
Maureen Nuckols receives first RFC Legacy Award Colorado Mountain College’s Roaring Fork Campus has established the new Legacy Award and Maureen Nuckols, retiring professor of nursing, is its first recipient. The honoree’s plaque indicates thanks “for planting a seed that will grow and flourish.” It is given to a faculty or staff member who impacts…
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Velasquez-Schmahl wins 2011 ATHENA Award
CMC Youth Outreach Coordinator is recognized for community service This article first appeared in the 4/22/2011 Glenwood Springs Post Independent. By Heather McGregor http://www.postindependent.com/article/20110421/VALLEYNEWS/110429965/1083&ParentProfile=1074 Mariana Velasquez-Schmahl, the youth outreach coordinator for Colorado Mountain College, is the winner of the 2011 ATHENA Award. Amid tears and a standing ovation, Velasquez-Schmahl accepted the honor at the close…
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CMC professor’s passion for teaching leads to potential acclaim
Curtis Bender nominated to Ski & Snowboard Hall of Fame One hundred and forty members of the Colorado Ski & Snowboard Museum’s voting panel began casting their ballots last week to elect four new members of the Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame. Colorado Mountain College’s Ski Area Management professor Curtis W. Bender is among…
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Colorado Culinary Hall of Fame Celebration
Celebration bestows top honors on CMC staff and students Colorado Mountain College Culinary instructor Travis Smith and a team of Colorado Mountain College Culinary Students were recognized last month at the American Culinary Federation’s (ACF) inaugural Culinary Hall of Fame celebration. Smith was crowned as the Colorado Chef of the Year. The students were chosen…
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The craft of culinary arts at Colorado Mountain College
What to do with the red snapper, shrimp, cilantro, grapefruit, and purple potatoes in your fridge? This article first appeared in the Vail Daily on March 7, 2011. By Wren Wertin. In a world where talented, experienced and media-savvy chefs are consistently in the mainstream television rotation, it’s easy to forget it takes years of…