UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT BOULDER: Appointed John Bennett, the associate dean of engineering for education, the new director for the campus Alliance for Technology, Learning and Society, or ATLAS.
THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF AURORA FOUNDATION: Elected Debra Parcheta, president of Blue Marble Enterprises Inc., to its board of directors.
UAP HOLDING CORP.: Elected David R. Birk an independent director. Birk is senior vice president, general counsel and secretary for Avnet Inc.
AFFORDABLE RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITIES INC.: Announced that Lawrence E. Kreider has resigned as executive vice president, chief financial officer and chief information officer, to accept a position with Cedar Shopping Centers Inc.
PHOTO STENCIL: The Colorado Springs firm hired James Petrain as pallet product manager.
PAYSIMPLE: Named Eric Dunn to its board of directors. Dunn is a general partner with Cardinal Venture Capital.
VAIL RESORTS INC.: Promoted Fiona Arnold to senior vice president and general counsel.
DALE CARNEGIE TRAINING OF COLORADO: Announced that Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper was the recipient of the 2007 Dale Carnegie Leadership Award.
DESIGN WORKSHOP: Named Bruce Ferguson as a 2007 Faculty in Residence participant. Ferguson is a Franklin Professor of Landscape Architecture at the University of Georgia’s School of Environmental Design.
THE AMERICAN PHARMACISTS ASSOCIATION FOUNDATION: Selected Dennis Helling as the recipient of this year’s Pinnacle Award. Helling is executive director of pharmacy operations and therapeutics for Kaiser Permanente Colorado. He was honored for his innovative approaches to improve pharmacy services in managed care and his long-standing commitment to patient care.
FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF COLORADO: Hired Steve Jensen as vice president of corporate banking.
COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY: Announced that Michael H. Thaut, director of the Center for Biomedical Research in Music, was recently elected a member of the World Academy for Multidisciplinary Neurotraumatology.
