Alumni News & Class Notes

Alumni News

Cory Hardie Ritchie ‘92, P’20 Gives So CRMS Can Thrive

By Tim O'Keefe | November 15, 2024

As a graduate, an alumni parent, and a trustee, Cory Hardie Ritchie has seen firsthand the impact CRMS’s people and programs have made on her and her daughter Fiona ‘20.…

Content of Character: CRMS Shapes Path of Johnny Richardson ’70

By Tim O'Keefe | November 15, 2024

Johnny came to CRMS in 1969 from segregated Mississippi and found a community that was open to helping him discover who he was and what he was made of. At…

Emily Bray ’75 Pioneers Dinosaur Egg Research

By Tim O'Keefe | October 15, 2024

Emily Bray never imagined she’d be at the forefront of dinosaur egg research when she was growing up. Her journey from nature enthusiast to pioneering paleontologist is a testament to…

10 Years of Braj Has Helped Change School’s Culture

By Beth Smith | September 12, 2024

by Beau Toepfer ’24 Even though I’m a senior, it’s my first Monday All School Meeting, or ASM. The CRMS barn is packed full of all 200 plus students and…

Dave Phillips ‘99 supplies Major League Baseball’s sticky stuff

By Tim O'Keefe | August 21, 2024

For Dave Phillips ‘99, the path from playing in a punk band to supplying Major League Baseball (MLB) has been an unconventional journey. A journey fueled by an insatiable drive…

CRMS values shape flow of Angus Harley ‘16

By Beth Smith | July 16, 2024

Hometown: Evergreen, ColoradoResiding in: Squamish, British ColumbiaEducation: Quest University CanadaOccupation: Film Impact Producer at Dirtroad Organizing What are some of your interests?Most of my free time is spent skiing and kayaking depending on what…

Lettering a Legacy: The Artist Behind 1,300 CRMS Diplomas

By Tim O'Keefe | May 17, 2024

For three decades, Lynne Galluzzo has been an integral yet little-known part of the Colorado Rocky Mountain School community. She is the calligrapher who has handwritten every CRMS leather diploma…

Mountains Teach Sue Maffei Plowden ‘74 Resilience at Sea

By Tim O'Keefe | May 1, 2024

Hometown: Riverside, ConnecticutCurrently Residing In: Jamestown, Rhode Island Education: University of Rhode Island, A.S. in Commercial Fisheries & Marine Technology Occupation: Professional sailor including yacht deliveries and mate on school ships,…

Jack Tolan ‘05 Finds True Success Enriching Lives with Music

By Tim O'Keefe | April 16, 2024

Not all music careers start on a soccer field.  However, when Jack Tolan ‘05 witnessed his high school teammates Nick Forbes ’05 and Chris Sellers ’06 playing guitar on the…