“Fort Collins needs bold leadership for its future,” said Troxell, an associate dean of engineering at Colorado State University.

“It’s always been our little secret,” said Colorado State University music professor Forest Greenough. He speaks mostly of the galleries, music halls, cafes and bars where local talent displays creativity.

Presenters include Betsey Hale, business development director for the city of Loveland, Maury Dobbie, president and chief executive officer of Northern Colorado Economic Development Corp., and John Olienyk, an economist with Colorado State University College of Business.

Vickie Bajtelsmit, J.D., Ph.D., is a professor of finance at Colorado State University and the author of two books on financial planning: “The Busy Woman’s Guide to Financial Freedom” and “Personal Finance: Skills for Life.”

“The Mall’s always been a hellacious place to grow turf,” said Tony Koski, Extension turf specialist with Colorado State University.

Besides his duties with the symphony, he teaches at Colorado State University, performs regularly with the tango band Extasis, and even does a few jazz gigs here and there.

Sutherland is a former Colorado State University professor who gained worldwide notoriety after spending more than six and half years as a hostage in Lebanon in the late 1980s and early ’90s.

Norm Dalsted, an agricultural economist at Colorado State University, said the Leprino plant will only improve Weld’s standing by the time the next census comes around.

Among those who waited to testify were Dr. Jim Heird, director of teaching and outreach of the Colorado State University equine center and president of the Colorado Horse Development Authority; Vaughn Cook, who with his wife Dr. Jill Cook, runs …

Colorado State University’s Golden Plains Area Extension Service was awarded a $50,000 grant to evaluate how energy crops should be rotated on northeastern Colorado dryland farms.