Alumnus Update: Jim Spaanstra '74

In January, Colorado Governor Bill Ritter appointed Jim Spaanstra '74 to the Board of Trustees of the Colorado School of Mines in Golden, Colorado. Like GVSU, the Colorado School of Mines is an NCAA Division II institution offering undergraduate and graduate degrees primarily in engineering and the applied sciences. CSM currently has approximately 3500 undergraduate students and 750 graduate students from across the United States and around the world developing special expertise in the stewardship of our planet's natural resources.