Alumni News - May 2026
![A smiling family poses for a selfie in the foreground with jagged mountain peaks and evergreen trees in the background.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1779735900/gouldacademyorg/cn4tgc46rwzg14kyxbis/ChrisTalbot.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1779735900/gouldacademyorg/cn4tgc46rwzg14kyxbis/ChrisTalbot.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1779735900/gouldacademyorg/cn4tgc46rwzg14kyxbis/ChrisTalbot.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1779735900/gouldacademyorg/cn4tgc46rwzg14kyxbis/ChrisTalbot.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1779735900/gouldacademyorg/cn4tgc46rwzg14kyxbis/ChrisTalbot.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1779735900/gouldacademyorg/cn4tgc46rwzg14kyxbis/ChrisTalbot.jpg","width":2200}])
Dr. Chris Talbot ‘06 has spent the last 18 years of his life learning and practicing. He has finally landed in Boulder and is a neurosurgeon who specializes in complex and minimally invasive spine procedures. Chris is pictured here with his wife, Dr. Story Elliot, and son Alasdair.
Sam, Sammie, Jessie, Hazel, and Tomi Chipman Ricker ‘10 welcomed Iris Mim Ricker into the world on April 13, 2026. Congratulations!
Jenny, Haven and Luke Hayward ‘19 welcomed 7 lbs 12 oz Viviana Blossom into the world on May, 18, 2026. Congratulations!
Caraline Gray ‘19 received her Master of Finance from Bentley College this May. Congratulations!
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