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Amber Altwine-Gomez was one of the profiles on just a few of the accomplished Fall 2011 Colorado State graduates. Whether overcoming tremendous obstacles or achieving academic excellence, these graduates have accomplished a major personal goal and are prepared to begin meaningful careers and become future lea...Read More

Former CU Puksta Scholar, Daniel Epstein, was featured in 5280 The Denver Magazine as one of the 6 innovators that are changing the way we live. Game Changers Their names may not often make headlines, but their power as catalysts for transformational work is indisputable. Meet six individuals who are craftin...Read More

Juwon Melvin, Former CSU Puksta Scholars Program Coordinator, had his LifeSoap Company mentioned in The Denver Magazine 5280. Wash Up Denver-based LifeSoap Company, the brainchild of Colorado natives Aaron Madonna and Juwon Melvin, makes three-packs of organic soap bars—dubbed “Boxes of Joy”—with ta...Read More

DU just listed one of our family members, Ericca McCutcheon (’11), as one of eight “people to watch” in DU’s annual report for the 2010-11 AY—hot off the electronic presses. Ericca McCutcheon: BSBA ’11 As a Puksta Scholar, Ericca McCutcheon received financial aid to attend DU. To maintain fundin...Read More

Felipe's personal story, that won him the Pearson Prize Scholarship....Read More

DJ is prominently listed as an “Action Leader”, in DU's annual report 2009-2010 D.J. Close Senior, political science major with minors in leadership, communication and Chinese; Puksta Scholar; El Pomar Fellow Leading the way: He devised and jump-started an ongoing, sustainable service model that pairs fr...Read More

Colorado - Summer, 2009 - Mark Arnoldy faced a life-death situation during his first trip to Nepal in 2007. Severely allergic to nuts, he accidentally ate food prepared with nut sauce. Unable to reach a hospital because of a countrywide strike, he survived because of a bottle of Benadryl. But his near-death e...Read More

In May 2007, when US medical student Mark Arnoldy was visiting Nepal he had an experience that would change the course of his life. After eating a paneer dish containing cashews and peanuts, he suffered an immediate allergic reaction. Then a banda prevented him from reaching hospital....Read More

For Immediate Release University of Denver Puksta Scholars Bring Home Prestigious Awards Denver, Colorado – May 15, 2009 – Each year, remarkable members of the University of Denver's student body, faculty and staff make significant contributions to the campus community. The Office of Campus Activities...Read More

Thanks to a recent grant of $65,000 from The Puksta Foundation, 18 University of Colorado at Boulder students will be awarded scholarships for the 2008-2009 school year. The Puksta Scholars receive $4,500 annual scholarships, renewable for up to four years. Puksta Scholars are people with strong academic goa...Read More

Thanks to a recent grant of $75,000 from The Puksta Foundation, 12 University of Denver students will be awarded scholarships for the 2008-2009 school year. The Puksta Scholars receive $6,000 annual scholarships, renewable for up to four years. Puksta Scholars are people with strong academic goals, who wa...Read More

Seven students will receive Puksta scholarships for the 2008-2009 academic year. The Puksta Scholars Program is aimed at grooming the next generation of leaders who have a high sense of civic duty, ethical standards and strong academic goals and is provided by the Puksta family with support from the CU-Parent...Read More

Encompassing a strong source of vitality, the institutes at CU-Boulder foster highly specialized environments while creating exclusive and exciting educational experiences for faculty and students. Part seven of this series features the Institute for Ethical and Civic Engagement. Although not a research insti...Read More

BOULDER - University of Colorado at Boulder senior Mark Arnoldy should be preparing for graduation this May. Instead he's preparing to travel to another part of the world....Read More

Twenty Puksta Scholars from the University of Denver, and University of Colorado at Boulder, and Colorado State University joined forces on March 1, to participate in the Puksta Foundation’s biannual Joint Service Project at Project C.U.R.E. in Denver. Puksta Scholars are undergraduate students committe...Read More