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Editors: Enclosed are the names of degree candidates from your area. This list was accurate as of April 30, and is subject to change pending final grade reports. Local students were among the more than 3,800 who received degrees May 14 in spring commencement exercises at the University of Colorado at Boulder. Of the degrees awarded, 2,872 were bachelor's degrees, 686 were master's degrees, 187 were doctoral degrees and 131 were law degrees. Dennis Van Gerven, professor of anthropology and 1998 Colorado Professor of the Year, gave the commencement address.

The university honored a number of distinguished ¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉä Law School alumni, Saturday, May 10, at the 18th Annual Alumni Awards Banquet. The recipients of the 1999 Distinguished Achievement Awards included: o In the government category, Karen Steinhauser of the Denver District AttorneyÂ’s Office. o In the private practitioner category, John Wittemyer of Boulder. o In the small firm category, Frank Cooley of Meeker. o In the judicial category, the Honorable Richard Paynter of Denver.

The highest award given to undergraduates in the College of Arts and Sciences at ¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉä-Boulder, the prestigious Jacob Van Ek Award, will be presented to 18 students tomorrow (May 13). No more than 20 students each year receive the award for their outstanding academic achievement and contributions to the university community. The award includes a $200 check to assist with college expenses.

If you think business is chaotic, youÂ’re right. "The world may appear to be disorderly, but beneath the apparent disorder there is actually order," says Irene Sanders, director of the Business Network at ¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉä-BoulderÂ’s Center for Chaos and Complexity. "Once business leaders learn to understand that, they can interpret, anticipate and even influence change."