State legislators honored as champions for University of Colorado
Reps. Becker, Brown, Pabon and Willett recognized by CU leadership
University of Colorado leaders recently honored four members of the General Assembly for their dedication and service to CU, higher education and the state of Colorado during this year’s legislative session.
Receiving 2015 CU Legislative Champions Awards were:
- Rep. KC Becker, D-Boulder
- Rep. J. Paul Brown, R-Ignacio
- Rep. Dan Pabon, D-Denver
- Rep. Yeulin Willett, R-Grand Junction
Becker and Brown were honored for their work on the Colorado General Assembly’s Capital Development Committee on behalf of CU and higher education across Colorado.
Pabon and Willett were honored for sponsoring CU-initiated legislation, House Bill 15-1366, which provides a tax credit to expand job growth for businesses that partner with higher education institutions.
The four elected officials received their awards in a ceremony at the CU Buffaloes’ Sept. 12 football game at Folsom Field on the CU-Boulder campus. Presenting the awards on behalf of CU were President Bruce Benson, CU-Boulder Chancellor Phil DiStefano, CU Anschutz Medical Campus Chancellor Don Elliman and CU Regents Steve Bosley, Glen Gallegos, Irene Griego and Sue Sharkey.
About the CU System
The University of Colorado is a premier public research university with four campuses: the University of Colorado Boulder, the University of Colorado Colorado Springs, the University of Colorado Denver and the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus. With 61,258 students (and another 8,000 taking courses for credit), over 4,900 full-time instructional faculty members and another 1,200 research faculty members, CU is the largest institution of higher education in the state of Colorado. Its total workforce is approximately 29,000. CU’s annual budget is $3.5 billion. The university’s Technology Transfer Office has helped launch more than 140 startups over the past 20 years. Academic prestige is marked by CU’s five Nobel laureates, nine MacArthur “genius” Fellows, 20 astronauts and 19 Rhodes Scholars. For more information about the entire CU system, and to access campus resources, go to www.cu.edu.
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Contact: Jay Dedrick, 303-860-5707, Jay.Dedrick@cu.edu
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