Chemistry faculty Kenneth Miller and William Collins, along with FLC alumna Katherine McLain, published an article in the Journal of Chemical Education titled, "Natural Product Isolation of Thymol, Camphor, and Citral: Monoterpenes Sharing a Unified Biosynthetic Precursor."

Javier Read de Alaniz (Chemistry, '99), an assistant professor in the Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry at UC-Santa Barbara, received the 2015-16 Harold J. Plous Award

Durango was recognized by Livability as #3 on its list of Top 100 Best Small Towns.

Carrie Meyer, Director of the Athletic Training Education Program, was named the winner of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Trainers Association's 2015 Distinguished Educator Award