When David Getches, former dean of the University of Colorado Law School, passed away just days after stepping down from the role, I led content strategy, storyboarding, interviewing, and project management for the tribute video created to honor his legacy, which was featured at the annual Law Alumni gala.
Getches was a pominent figure in water, environmental, and Indian law: he founded the Native American Rights Fund, served as lead counsel on the landmark Boldt Decision securing tribal salmon-fishing rights, and as dean, oversaw construction of the law school’s Wolf Law Building.
Producing a fitting tribute meant building the piece around interviews with the colleagues, students, and friends whose careers and lives he shaped, then weaving those accounts into a narrative arc that honored the scope of his influence — a legacy the university continues to carry forward through the Getches-Wilkinson Center for Natural Resources, established in his name.