She took graduate courses at the Denver Extension Center from 1972–1975 and fell in love with what is now UC Denver. As a single mom, Breeze had to work, so she interviewed for a job with the College of Architecture and Planning where she stayed for three years. She also started graduate studies and loved that “academia was not removed from [her] daily life.” Breeze continued working for the university in different areas—in payroll, as a staff assistant to the dean of the College of Business and, finally, in CLAS. All the while, she continued to take classes, receiving her master’s in humanities in 1986.

Despite finding a great job with the university, Breeze says, “I couldn’t stand not being in school, so I have taken courses ever since.” Inspired by her love of art, history, film, traveling and literature, Breeze plans to continue studying after she retires: “I already have my schedule set for next spring—I plan to take a course on South Africa before visiting Africa again in 2009.”

Breeze retired with the immense respect of the UC Denver community and with well wishes for adventures to come.

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