AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES OF COLORADO honored Sandra Woods, dean of engineering at Colorado State University, with the 2011 General Palmer Award. The award is given to an engineer for significant contributions to Colorado engineering as well as accomplishments that have advanced the engineering community.
KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON LLP elected William J. Daley as a new partner in the firm’s Denver office. Prior to joining the firm, Daley was a founding member of a Colorado-based law firm.
NORTH HIGHLAND:Scott Foust has joined the Denver office as its newest principal. Foust was formerly senior vice president at First Data and a principal at Rylyn Consulting and Diamond Management & Technology Consultants.
AURORA PUBLIC SCHOOLS EDUCATION FOUNDATION named Wanda Cooley of Wells Fargo as board chairwoman; Terri Whitley, FirstBank of Aurora, vice chairwoman; and Janet Kiyota, Trion Promotions and Design, secretary.
GOODWILL INDUSTRIES OF DENVER elected Martin Pocs of DHR International and Tim Welker, Goodwill’s former chief executive, as honorary board members.
KUTAK ROCK LLP appointed Pardis Farrokhyar as an associate.
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER: Alice Madden, former Gov. Bill Ritter’s deputy chief of staff and climate-change adviser, has joined the School of Public Affairs as the Wirth Chair in Sustainable and Community Development.
TAXOPS recently appointed Lori Ray as tax manager.
PROFESSIONAL SKI INSTRUCTORS OF AMERICA and AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF SNOWBOARD INSTRUCTORS announced that Patrick Bragg has joined the national staff as information-services director.
DATRIA SYSTEMS INC. announced that Greg Cronin has joined the company’s board of directors.
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