Shaping the alumni experience and creating meaningful opportunities for fellow Mountaineers.
The mission of the Alumni Advisory Council is to champion a lifelong relationship between Western Colorado University and its alumni.
The Alumni Advisory Council
Council Members
Laurel Becker
Registrar, PDSO, ARO
Laurel Becker (Butcher, ’07) moved from Hudson, WI to Gunnison in 2004 to attend Western State College of Colorado. She pursued a BA in Art:…
Shannon Bounds
Alumni Advisory Council Member
Shannon Bounds attended Western State College starting in the fall of 1987. I graduated in Spring of 1991 with a BA in Recreation. Currently she…
Karen Ganss
Alumni Advisory Council Member
Karen is a 2009 Western alumna originally from the San Luis Valley (Monte Vista) who now lives in Palisade, Colorado. After completing her bachelor’s degree…
Paul Giberson
Director of Student Retention and Completion
Paul was born and raised in Breckenridge, Colorado, and started his skiing career at age 2! Skiing is Paul’s passion and carried him to Western…
Jared Hooks
Alumni Advisory Council Member
Jared graduated from Western State College in 2004 with degrees in both Psychology and Sociology. His emphasis in Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice helped pave…
Mike Horn
Alumni Advisory Council Member
As a youngster, Mike Horn’s most influential years were spent living in Lowell, Massachusetts—the birthplace of beatnik author Jack Kerouac and storied boxer Mickey Ward…
Gabe Martin
Alumni Advisory Council Member
Gabe graduated Western in 2005 with degrees in Business and Recreation as well as an emphasis in Ski and Resort Management. After graduation Gabe started…
Olivia Murphy-Welconish
Alumni Advisory Council Member
Olivia Murphy-Welconish graduated Western in 2021 as a student in the Honors Program majoring in Psychology and minoring in Philosophy. Since graduation, Olivia joined the…
Vickie Wheeler
Alumni Advisory Council Member
Vicki (Figgie) Wheeler graduated in 1986 with a degree in Business Administration and Spanish. Upon graduation she worked in Admissions at Western for 3 years…
Alumni Relations
Contact Information
Contact Location
Aspinall-Wilson Center
909 E. Escalante Dr.
Gunnison, CO 81230