The CU Board of Regents will present two UCCS alumni with the university’s highest honors during Spring 2012 UCCS Commencement ceremonies.
James L. Gallogly, Houston, a member of the class of 1974, will receive an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters and deliver commencement remarks. Margot Lane, Colorado Springs, a member of the class of 1982, will receive the University Medal.
Commencement ceremonies are scheduled for 10 a.m. May 18 at the Colorado Springs World Arena.
James L. Gallogly, Doctorate of Humane Letters
Jim Gallogly is chief executive officer of LyondellBasell, one of the world’s largest plastics, chemicals and refining companies with sales in excess of $50 billion. He previously held numerous leadership positions with Conoco Phillips, Phillips Petroleum Company and ChevronPhillips Chemical.
A former Colorado Springs resident, Jim Gallogly is one of ten children and one of seven who followed in his father’s footsteps to UCCS. Following his UCCS graduation, Jim Gallogly earned a law degree at the University of Oklahoma and completed a graduate management program at Northwestern University.
Known as someone who views change as an opportunity, Jim Gallogly is an advocate for safe and environmentally sustainable operations and the development of new products and technologies. His skills as a negotiator are recognized by his colleagues and competitors as an important component of his success as a business leader.
In 2010, Jim Gallogly and his wife, Janet, donated $1 million to the CU Foundation to construct the Gallogly Events Center. The center was named in honor of Tommy Gallogly, Jim Gallogly’s father. Tommy Gallogly earned degrees in 1970 and 1973 following a United States Air Force career and prior to a second career as a teacher and coach in Academy School District 20. Jim and Janet Gallogly have also been generous in their personal financial support of the Boulder campus of the university in addition to coordinating grants and gifts from ConocoPhillips.
Margot Lane, University Medal
Margot Ladwig Lane was raised in Colorado Springs and graduated from Colorado Springs High School in 1956.
She married John Lane in 1958. Together, they raised three children, David, Philip, and Bruce. David and his wife, Leesa, now live in Tucson, Ariz. Philip and his wife, Anita, live in Colorado Springs. Bruce died in 1997. John died in 2005.
Margot earned a bachelor’s degree in history from UCCS in 1982.
A believer in giving back to her community, Margot Lane has been active in many community organizations such as the Junior League, Pikes Peak United Way, Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center, Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, Pikes Peak YMCA, Care and Share, Colorado Springs Philharmonic, Reach Your Peak scholarship program at UCCS, and Young Life. She is a member of First Presbyterian Church.
In 2011, following John’s death and the sale of the 72-year-old Lane Affiliated Companies to Pepsi Bottling Group, Margot Lane, along with the John E. and Margaret L. Lane Foundation, donated $4 million to UCCS and Peak Vista Community Health Centers. The funds will be used to build an academic health sciences building on North Nevada. Construction is scheduled to begin in June. The building will be dedicated to serving the health care needs of Colorado Springs seniors and will bring together UCCS academic departments and Peak Vista clinicians in a true integrated health care model that will benefit patients, students interested in pursuing healthcare careers, and faculty members interested in creating new models of healthcare delivery.
The 56,000 square-foot Lane Academic Health Sciences Center will be the first UCCS building in the redeveloped North Nevada corridor adjacent to the campus and the possible future home of a branch campus of the CU School of Medicine.
Gallogly and Lane were selected by a committee of regents and faculty members following their nominations for the awards.
Great to see that momentum is picking up to give back to UCCS. Our alumni base is still so young that it is nice to have champions like the individuals listed above that are passionate about growing our Alma Matter and improving our community. I am proud to be associated as an Alumni with Mr. Gallogly and Mrs. Lane.
Congratulations and thank you Margot Lane! I was fortunate enough to get to know the Lane family briefly from 1974 – 1977 when I was a member and then employee at the Colorado Springs Racquet Club. A very friendly and inclusive family…and Margot was just too nice – with a great sense of humor. Thanks again!