Press Releases:
October 2008
METROPOLITAN STATE COLLEGE of DENVERProf addresses history of campaign finance
WHAT/WHO: Metropolitan State College of Denver is presenting a lecture,
"Campaign Finance: Are we spending enough?" by Edward J. Lopez, an associate
professor of law and economics at San Jose State University.
"While spending on elections is up sharply in recent years, the totals are
still relatively small for how much we ask of the federal government," says
Lopez, who also serves as an academic program officer at the Institute for
Humane Studies at George Mason University. "Campaign finance laws are not
good at anticipating innovative new ways to raise and spend money legally,
and even the McCain-Feingold act passed just six years ago is becoming
obsolete. Reformers should think about options other than the traditional
limits and bans."
Lopez's talk is part of the ongoing "Exploring Economic Freedom Talk
Series," sponsored by a grant that Metro State Assistant Professor of
Economics Alexandre Padilla received from the Charles G. Koch Charitable
Foundation.
A professor of economics for more than a decade, Lopez has published more
than30 scholarly articles and book chapters on campaign finance,
entrepreneurship, congressional voting and political institutions. He has
been a visiting scholar at Liberty Fund, Inc., and a staff economist on the
Joint Economic Committee of Congress.
WHEN: 1 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 23, 2008
WHERE: Tivoli Turnhalle, Tivoli Student Union on the Auraria Campus
For a campus map and parking please go to:
http://www.mscd.edu/newsroom/directions.shtml
To coordinate an interview with Dr. Lopez after the lecture, contact
Alexandre Padilla, (cell) 720-427-3276.
METROPOLITAN STATE COLLEGE of DENVER
Alumni honored for continuing College’s legacy
Some students graduate from college and rarely look back. Others carry the spirit of their college days with them throughout their lives. The latter applies to six Metropolitan State College of Denver alumni who have been recognized as 2008 Outstanding Alumni.
The Alumni Association and Office of Alumni Relations selected the recipients from a pool of nominees whose stories exemplify the association’s core values: giving back, making a difference, Metro State pride and work ethic.
Two alumni, deemed outstanding in all four areas, received the Distinguished Alumni Award. They are Rep. Joe Rice and Lola Salazar.
Rep. Joe Rice (’89, history) represents District 38 of the Colorado House of Representatives. A lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Army Reserves, Rice has been deployed to Iraq three times on combat tours and to Bosnia-Herzegovina on a peace-keeping mission.
Lola Salazar (’89, elementary education) manages the Salazar Family Foundation, which provides funding to three educational nonprofits: the Denver Public Schools Foundation, the Jefferson Foundation and the Latin American Educational Foundation. She recently served on the Metro State Foundation Board. In 2004, the Salazars purchased the Regency Hotel and developed it into the first student housing community for Auraria students.
David Sandusky (’97, marketing) received the Giving Back award. Sandusky operates Your Brand, LLC, a company that helps entrepreneurs clarify their professional identities. Sandusky was a mentor in the 2007-08 Apprentice Challenge @ Metro State, an educational take-off on the popular reality TV show that brought Metro State students together with local business and nonprofit leaders.
Katherine Archuleta (’71, elementary education) received the Making a Difference award. As senior policy advisor to Mayor John W. Hickenlooper, she focused on logistics for the 2008 Democratic National Convention. Archuleta co-founded the Center for Regional and Neighborhood Action, the nonpartisan Latina Initiative, the Colorado Women’s Foundation and Mi Casa Resource Center for Women.
Deborah Waddill (’07, sociology) received the Metro State Pride award. Waddill received her bachelor’s degree at the age of 51. The first in her family to go to college, she had enrolled at a community college 22 years before, on the day her daughter started kindergarten. After earning her associate’s degree, she attended Metro State for a few semesters, then took an eight-year break. After returning to Metro State, she worked two jobs, maintained a nearly 4.0 GPA, and graduated at the same time her daughter graduated from college.
Wayne Marshall (’07, human services) received the Work Ethic award. Marshall is a technology orientation and mobility instructor at the Colorado Center for the Blind. Legally blind himself, he helps senior citizens adjust to vision changes and works with other clients on job placements and educational opportunities. Marshall operates a nonprofit organization, Me and My Dad, which helps single fathers and their kids through support groups and activities.
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