George Washington High School Alumni
Denver, Colorado (CO)
Kurt Beam
George Washington High School
Class of 1963
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KURT'S PROFILE
First Name | Kurt |
Last Name | Beam |
Graduation Year | Class of 1963 |
Gender | Male |
City | N/A |
State/Province | CO |
Country | United States |
Occupation | Professor |
Married | Yes |
About Me | How to encapsulate the 50 years since graduating from GW in 1963? Here’s the quick chronology. I got my undergraduate degree in Physics (Pomona College, 1967), my doctorate in Physiology and Biophysics (Univ. of Washington, 1974), did Postdoctoral Research (Yale, 1974-1977), and then progressed through the Professorial ranks (Univ. of Iowa, 1977-1986; Colorado State Univ., 1986-2005; Univ. of Colorado Med. School, 2005-present). I married Joan in 1970 and we have two sons (Aaron born in 1973 and Colin born in 1977) and one grandson (Niko, born in 2009). I’ve been fortunate to have had a reasonably successful career (elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 2012) and to have remained healthy. As was the case in high school, the outdoors has been a big part of my life whether it’s exploring Colorado or more distant places (most recently Tanzania including Kili...(read more) |
Class of 1963 Alumni
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