COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY: Michelle Mills Strout, assistant professor of computer science, will spend the next five years developing models and tools that enable scientists to create faster, more precise computational models of the physical world, thanks to a $750,000 grant from the Department of Energy.
KEYBANK: Named Curtis Hollis as the new district retail leader in Colorado. Hollis first joined KeyBank in 2005 as the district retail leader for central Indiana.
COLORADO BAR ASSOCIATION: Honored Connie Talmage with its highest award, the Award of Merit, at the Colorado Bar Foundation’s annual Bar Fellows dinner last week. Since 2000, Talmage has been the executive director of the Colorado Lawyers Committee.
VECTRA BANK COLORADO: Appointed Bradley Nathan as a vice president and relationship manager of private banking at its branch at 2000 S. Colorado Blvd.
FIDELITY NATIONAL HOME WARRANTY: Cindy Bonick has joined the firm as an account executive.
STERLING REAL ESTATE GROUP: Announced that Cindy Houser, Stephanie De witt and Nancy Lantis have joined the team.
PINKARD CONSTRUCTION CO.: Announced the addition of Tom Pirog to the business-development team.
BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK: Announced that Brad Farber and Joshua Hantman have joined the firm as associates.
COLORADO ASSOCIATION FOR RECYCLING: Brent Hildebrand, vice president-recycling for Alpine Waste & Recycling, has been elected to the board of directors.
COLORADO HEALTH FOUNDATION: Selected Chuck Reyman as vice president of communications.
PROBUILD HOLDINGS INC.: Appointed Russ Kathrein as president of the Northeast region.
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