Anadarko Executive Chairman James Hackett to Attend Harvard Divinity School

James Hackett, executive chairman and former chief executive of Anadarko Petroleum Corp. (APC), plans to attend Harvard Divinity School later this year.

Last year, he handed over the CEO role to President Al Walker. Mr. Hackett will hold the title of executive chairman until May.

Mr. Hackett, 59, is credited by analysts with turning Anadarko into one of the best-performing independent oil-and-gas producers during his eight-year tenure as CEO, with stakes in a number of attractive onshore and offshore oil-and-gas fields around the world.

"Jim Hackett will be attending Harvard Divinity School to become better prepared to write, speak and teach about faith and leadership, which has been a long-held interest of Jim's and one of the key reasons he is retiring from Anadarko," Anadarko spokesman John Christiansen said.

The Anadarko executive chairman declined an interview through a spokesman.

Mr. Hackett and his wife, Maureen O'Gara Hackett, have been long-time supporters of The University of St. Thomas, a Catholic liberal-arts university in Houston, as well as a number of other institutions.

"He was at the helm during the company's transformation from one that had a history of falling short of production targets to one with a reputation for being one of the stronger explorers in the industry," said Phil Weiss, an analyst with Argus Research Co.

Mr. Hackett was formerly the chief operating officer of Devon Energy Corp. (DVN) following its merger with Ocean Energy, where he served as chairman, president and CEO. He has also worked at Duke Energy Corp. (DUK), NGC Corp., Burlington Resources and Amoco Oil Co.

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Anadarko Executive Chairman James Hackett to Attend Harvard Divinity School

James Hackett, executive chairman and former chief executive of Anadarko Petroleum Corp. (APC), plans to attend Harvard Divinity School later this year.

Last year, he handed over the CEO role to President Al Walker. Mr. Hackett will hold the title of executive chairman until June.

Mr. Hackett, 59, is credited by analysts with turning Anadarko into one of the best-performing independent oil-and-gas producers during his eight-year tenure as CEO, with stakes in a number of attractive onshore and offshore oil-and-gas fields around the world.

"Jim Hackett will be attending Harvard Divinity School to become better prepared to write, speak and teach about faith and leadership, which has been a long-held interest of Jim's and one of the key reasons he is retiring from Anadarko," Anadarko spokesman John Christiansen said.

The Anadarko executive chairman declined an interview through a spokesman.

Mr. Hackett and his wife, Maureen O'Gara Hackett, have been long-time supporters of The University of St. Thomas, a Catholic liberal-arts university in Houston, as well as a number of other institutions.

"He was at the helm during the company's transformation from one that had a history of falling short of production targets to one with a reputation for being one of the stronger explorers in the industry," said Phil Weiss, an analyst with Argus Research Co.

Mr. Hackett was formerly the president and CEO of Devon Energy Corp. (DVN) following its merger with Ocean Energy, where he served as chairman, president and CEO. He has also worked at Duke Energy Corp. (DUK), NGC Corp., Burlington Resources and Amoco Oil Co.

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Denver school board approves buying new building for Emily Griffith

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The Denver Postdenverpost.comPosted: 12/20/2012 07:16:42 PM MSTDecember 21, 2012 3:36 AM GMTUpdated: 12/20/2012 08:36:43 PM MST

Purchase of a 13-story building downtown got a green light Thursday from the Denver Public Schools board.

On a vote of 4-to-2, with members Andrea Merida and Jeannie Kaplan voting no and member Arturo Jimenez absent, the board approved a contract to buy the 1860 Lincoln building from a group of owners.

The building will house much of the Emily Griffith Technical College and high school, as well as a new downtown elementary school and relocated administration offices.

The purchase, which will be funded with some of the proceeds from a $466 million bond sale approved by voters last month, is part of a sweeping package of real estate moves planned by DPS.

The district hopes to sell the Emily Griffith building, which sits on a prime downtown spot, at 15th and Welton streets. In addition, DPS has once again put its administration offices, located at Ninth Avenue and Grant Street, on the market. The district tried unsuccessfully to sell that building in 2007.

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Plans to return Sandy Hook students to school postponed

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Denver woman accused of threatening middle school students with gun

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The Denver Postdenverpost.comPosted: 12/18/2012 09:16:45 PM MSTDecember 19, 2012 4:17 AM GMTUpdated: 12/18/2012 09:16:45 PM MST

A Denver mother who believed her daughter was being bullied at school drove into the school's parking lot and threatened four girls with a gun, according to an arrest document.

Monica Avila, 34, was charged Tuesday with four counts of felony menacing and one count of possession of a weapon on school grounds, also a felony. According to the probable cause statement accompanying her arrest paperwork, Avila drove into the parking lot at Lake Middle School on Thursday afternoon and confronted four girls, ages 13 and 14.

The statement says Avila began arguing with the girls about bullying. She then, while still sitting in her car, pulled out a black semi-automatic handgun and said, "Look what I have," the document states.

Avila then drove out of the parking lot and parked across the street, as the girls told adults about what happened and called 911, according to the probable cause statement.

When officers arrived, they found Avila sitting in her car. They later found a handgun in the car.

Avila is being held in the Denver County Jail on a $50,000 bond. She is scheduled to appear in court again on Thursday to be formally advised of the charges against her, according to the Denver District Attorney's Office.

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Connecticut shooting results in locked school doors in Colorado

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The Denver Postdenverpost.comPosted: 12/17/2012 07:20:39 PM MSTDecember 18, 2012 2:21 AM GMTUpdated: 12/17/2012 07:20:40 PM MST

 As uneasy parents across the nation sent their children back to class Monday, thousands of them in Colorado did so with schools' attempts at reassurance tucked away in their inboxes.

"In light of the tragedy in Connecticut, we will begin keeping our front doors locked . . ." began an email to parents at one Douglas County school.

"PSD is committed to ensuring that all students continue to remain safe in our schools," Poudre School District Superintendent Nancy Wright wrote to parents in her district.

Counselors, class discussions and locked doors were deployed with seemingly equal intensity after the massacre of 20 children and six adults at a Connecticut school once again reminded educators of the need to walk a fine line between keeping schools safe and turning them into armed camps.

A first order of business at many schools was not just the physical safety but the emotional health of kids who may or may not have heard accounts of the bloodbath over the weekend.

Stefan McVoy, school director at Denver School of Science and Technology's Stapleton campus, told parents that students were informed at their regular Monday morning meeting that if they need to talk, someone will be there.

"We recognize that students will process this information in different ways - for some, it will seem like a world away; but for others, it may be difficult to sit in a classroom," McVoy wrote to parents.

"Rest assured, our intent is not to dwell on the issue, but to simply acknowledge that there are caring adults who can help . . ." he wrote.

At the same time, McVoy reminded parents that they need to show identification when they visit the school, "even though we are likely to recognize many of you."

In Jefferson County, where they know as well as anyone how quickly a typical school day can unfold into a national nightmare, security is always a priority, said spokeswoman Lynn Setzer.

That's not to say the district that is home to Columbine High School is complacent.

"I'm sure no school district would say they have everything 100 percent right; you're always thinking about and looking at your practices and you want to be open to looking for improvements to what you have in place," she said.

On the Western slope, Mesa County schools has five full-time resource officers from local law enforcement agencies. Monday, they added more, with police driving around neighborhoods near schools.

"We wanted to put students', staff and parents' minds at ease," said Tim Leon, district director of safety, security and transportation.

In Douglas County, Superintendent Liz Fagen said that when news broke about the shooting in Connecticut, county and law enforcement officials immediately began re-arranging their calendars to set up a meeting Monday morning.

By Monday afternoon, the district had released a plan of action, some ideas being implemented immediately, others to be added over time.

Among them: Creating a marshal program similar to that used by the Transportation Security Administration. Only instead of trying to blend in with airline passengers, these plain-clothes officers would be in schools.

"You never know if there's one a plane when you're flying," Fagen said. "It would be the same with the schools; there wouldn't be a marked car in the parking lot where someone could go, 'Oh, Bill is here today, I'd better go to another school.'"

Douglas County schools offer free wi-fi to law enforcement officials. The school district wants to take that a step further: officers in the field who need to write reports are asked to do so from schools, just to get them on school grounds. To sweeten the deal, any law enforcement official can get a free lunch at any Douglas County school.

Even with lots of ideas, Fagen realizes no system is perfect.

"The law enforcement officials were very clear that we can be creative and innovative but they can't guarantee that nothing will ever happen," she said.

"But these ideas, taking this multi-layered approach, will really move the odds more in our favor."

Staff writer Anthony Cotton contributed to this report.

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