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September | October 2008 $6.00

Truth Is Dead

Former Daily Sun editor ’00 laments our ‘post-fact society’

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From David Skorton

A Chat with Chris Marshall

ew relationships are as important to me as those with Cornell alumni. I enjoy the conversations we’ve had through this column and the feedback Fyou provide, and I continue to be impressed by the superb leadership within the Division of Alumni Affairs and Development. I recently had a great con- versation with Chris Marshall, our new associate vice president for alumni affairs. Here’s an excerpt:

David Skorton: How do Cornell alumni compare with those of other schools in terms of alumni activity? Chris Marshall: There are few—if any—other uni- versities that can claim alumni as loyal as Cornell’s. That loyalty translates into involvement on many levels, from simply reading the alumni magazine or the e-news, to attending events, to for JASON KOSKI / UP the admissions network, class councils, and regional Meeting of the minds: Cornell’s new associate VP for alumni club boards, or to contributing their financial affairs enjoys “casual Friday” in President Skorton’s office. resources. DS: For many years, Cornell has emphasized under- graduate classes and regional clubs in creating alumni programs. the biggest need for that nudge. If, for example, we send a young Are there other, better ways to connect with alumni and link alumna a reunion invitation through the mail to her them with each other? address, we’re missing the boat on three fronts: CM: Absolutely! The concept of affinity programs is already 1) Young alumni prefer electronic communication—, alive and well at Cornell—Cornell Entrepreneur Network, Cor- LinkedIn, text messages, instant messages, and e-mail. nell Silicon Valley, PCCW, and Mosaic events, to name just a few. 2) Many of the addresses in our are outdated. Young We just need to turn up the volume a bit. By “affinity” I mean alumni, generally speaking, are not all that interested in keeping any group that can connect alumni to Cornell and each other— Cornell up to date about where they live and work. , majors, athletics, Greek life, and music are all good 3) Class reunions don’t appeal to young alumni. The percentages examples. Or it could be via professional interests— pro- speak volumes: Cornell averages around 14 percent reunion grams are a hot trend in alumni relations, and Cornell needs to attendance—and, nationally speaking, this is a very good result— be fully in the game. We need to organize our programs and but affinity group reunions routinely attract 50 to 60 percent events around entities that are meaningful to our graduates. attendance. We need to augment and enhance our reunion pro- DS: More and more communication, especially among young gram to include this affinity concept. alumni, is being done on the . What can Cornell do to DS: How do you measure the success of alumni programs? use technology to better serve its graduates? CM: For a long time, alumni relations has been considered more CM: Frankly, we’re behind in this area. Before I even started in of an art than a . I don’t buy that. I was a collegiate swim- this position I began looking at software solutions that can help ming coach for twelve years; we measured our success to the us provide a true online community to our graduates: a search- hundredth of a second, and at the end of the day we had a score- able online directory; an event management tool for online reg- board that told us how we did. That same concept must be istration and payment for events; a comprehensive suite of serv- applied to alumni affairs. We’re going to measure everything! ices including class notes, affinity group notes, and social There are more than 200 data points that we will measure annu- networking. It will take some time to pull all this together, but ally, track over time, and compare to our peer institutions. We look for it in early 2009. should also ask our alumni how we’re doing, so every four or DS: There are many alumni who are not actively involved, yet five years we’ll conduct an attitudinal study to take their pulse. could become so with just a nudge. Based on your experience, Without that feedback, we’ll just be spinning our wheels. Of what’s the best way to do this? course, not all feedback is quantitative. Some of the best comes CM: We do a really good of connecting with our alumni from just listening to alumni. I plan on getting out there, meet- from the Thirties, Forties, Fifties, Sixties, and most of the Sev- ing them, and hearing firsthand how they feel about Cornell. enties—but as we get to our more recent graduates, there is a vis- — President David Skorton ible downward shift in involvement. Our younger alumni have [email protected] 2 Cornell Alumni Magazine | cornellalumnimagazine.com 002-003CAMso08skorton 8/14/08 3:31 PM Page 3 004-005CAMso08bigpic 8/14/08 3:32 PM Page 4

The Big Picture

Gates of Heaven

Local blacksmith Durand Van Doren spent six months crafting an intricate iron gate for Minns Garden, located along Tower Road on the Ag Quad. Designed by Han- nah Carlson, a master’s candidate in landscape , the gate features flowers such as tulips, daisies, and daffodils—down to scientifically accurate depictions of their root systems. The twenty- four-foot-wide gate was installed in May with the aim of keeping deer out of the historic garden; Van Doren also made two smaller gates, whose posts resemble the trunks of apple trees. “It’s been a lot of fun,” he says, “and also my hardest work yet.” JASON KOSKI / UP

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Correspondence

Mastering the Plan Alumni wonder if bigger is better

Having read the article about the Cornell the expansion.) I know that an Ivy Master Plan (“Looking Ahead,” July/ League campus may no longer look idyl- August 2008), all I can say is that I feel lic—and some never did—but the danger somewhat overwhelmed. The Cornell I is that Cornell will resemble one of the attended in the early Sixties was huge, but admittedly excellent but mammoth state we somehow managed to change from universities, even though it has less than one class to another in the allotted ten half the population of many of them and minutes. The map of the enlarged campus does not expect to grow that much. envisioned by the Master Plan makes that Janet Senderowitz Loengard ’55 look like an impossibility for some com- Bernardsville, New Jersey binations of classrooms. I guess my main problem in digesting I came to Cornell in 1953 and was all this lies with the notion that bigger is instantly absorbed into its elms, buildings, better. While not necessarily subscribing and vitality. I’ve seen the architectural to that philosophy, I do find it comforting evolution and the expansion of the built- that present-day planners are trying to live up campus perimeter. It won’t stop! up to Ezra’s desire to educate any person A symbolic step to preserve Cornell’s in any study. Obviously, that can’t be in future structures would be to accomplished in a one-room schoolhouse. take a brick or stone from one of the orig- Dave Bridgeman ’65 inal buildings and include it in the corner- San Jacinto, stone of each new building, with an appro- the continued expansion of facilities. The priate reference on the new cornerstone. Bigger is not always better! I am surprised Cornell Master Plan shows that many This bit of historic “pollination” would that the Master Plan does not include new buildings may be built, filling in open help to answer someone’s question in 2108: such items as placing buildings over the spaces along Tower Road and on Hoy “Where did this enterprise begin?” gorges (probably with glass bottoms), thus Field. This seems to be a continuation of Paul Snare ’56, MBA ’58 showing “advanced planning.” Cornell the trend that has added about 1 million University Place, Washington cannot be everything to everyone; the square feet of buildings every decade. Is Master Plan needs to have less emphasis this much more space really needed to Earned Honors on physical properties and more empha- maintain Cornell’s reputation as a top Re: “Standing on Principle” and “Degrees sis on what the Cornell of the future teaching and research institution? Could- of Separation” (July/August 2008): As I should be. After that, refurbish or add a n’t most new academic projects be accom- read about the Faculty Senate’s vote to limited number of physical properties to modated by renovating existing buildings, reject the request of Weill Cornell Medical meet the need. since student enrollment is projected to for the granting of honorary William Gibson ’48 stay about the same? degrees, a large smile came on my face, as Danville, California Peter Harriott ’48 they had reaffirmed one of the things that Ithaca, makes Cornell special. I find the practice Last year, President Skorton committed of giving large donors or politicians such the University to achieving climate neu- It was rather hard to orient oneself from honors cheapens the sacrifices and hard trality for the campus by the year 2050, the illustrations in the magazine, but I am work of the graduates. But I was dis- which means zero net emissions of green- disheartened—apparently there is to be gusted when, a few pages later, I saw a house gases (principally carbon dioxide). very little open space left near the center picture from the commencement of Weill This is an ambitious but probably impos- of a campus that appears to go on and on Cornell Medical College in , show- sible goal—and progress toward climate and on. (In addition, so far as I could tell ing the first lady of Qatar getting gifts that neutrality is made much more difficult by there isn’t any clear reason given for all appeared equivalent to an honorary

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September | October 2008 7 Bruce Schneider ’78 Bruce Schneider Scarsdale, New York New York, New York New York, Alice Katz Berglas ’66 Westport, Connecticut Westport, Co-President, Class of 1966 Rachael Perkins Arenstein ’92 Legacies, page 103: Charles Whittaker, Corrections—July/August 2008 of the Finger , Featured Selec- Wines we tion, page 20: Due to an editing error, had planted Vineyards stated that Ventosa Friulano twenty-three acres of Tocai grapes. The correct amount is three acres. listed as a fourth-generation Cornellian, is actually a fifth-generation Cornellian. His great-great-grandfather was Leonard H. Class of 1902. Vaughan, Collection Caveat (, Re: “National Treasures” May/June 2008): While I respect Tom Carroll, PhD ’51, for placing his collection in the public domain by donating it to the Johnson Museum, it should be recognized that collections of this type, bought on the open market, have limited usefulness for Even when collected and academic study. items bought from street exported legally, vendors and at markets have lost their provenance and offer no clues as to their original context. While information may be gleaned from the pieces’ iconography or from scientific analysis of their compo- sition and construction, the study of ancient cultures benefits most when objects have context, which comes only from legal archaeological excavation. Cor- nell, as a leading academic institution with a strong archaeology department, should be a leader in ensuring that collections it receives are properly documented. degree. While I have no basis for com- basis for I have no While degree. of the medical support on her menting to the seemed to be contrary school, it Senate. decision of the Faculty of the At a dinner in California a few years ago, in California a few At a dinner partner of a Cornell Bill Clinton was the to me. Reportedly, alum who is close came up Presi- when the topic of Cornell you know that dent Clinton said, “Did not award hon- Cornell University does impressed by our orary degrees?” He was must be earned mandate that diplomas had been the Cor- and mentioned that he a few years ear- nell speaker fact that our policy about hon- The lier. in the memory of orary degrees remained of the United States a former President tells us something about how wonderfully impressive our commitment to the earned Cornell diploma is. cornellalumnimagazine.com | Cornell Alumni Magazine

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Letter from Ithaca

In Memoriam

Charles T. Stewart ’40 Charles S. Williams ’44

ith the death of Charles Thorp (Chuck) harles S. Williams ’44, this magazine’s business Stewart ’40 on January 19, Cornell lost a manager and then general manager from 1963 champion. Chuck had Cornell in his until he retired in 1986, died on May 19 in blood: his grandfather, his grandmother Scottsdale, Arizona. (whoW helped found the University’s first sorority), his mother, CCharlie stood out in any crowd—tall, handsome, and strong aunts, uncles, and three brothers all graduated from Cornell, as of opinion—and had an easy way with people. He had three did his son, Evan Stewart ’74, JD ’77. After wartime service, powerful loves in his life: his family, his alumni class, and the Chuck began a legal career that was marked by increasing B-25 bomber he flew on fifty-four missions in the Pacific The- responsibility and success, ultimately leading to his appointment ater during World War II. as general counsel, senior vice president, and member of the I’d arrived as editor in 1961 to succeed Howard Stevenson board of J. C. Penney. He was described by William Batten, the 1919, the longtime all-purpose chief of the Cornell Alumni News. chairman, as “a strong right arm” who “played a key role in the Charlie came from Wall Street, where he had been an editor at two company’s transformation.” He was an outstanding lawyer who investment periodicals. He built our advertising and circulation, was also an astute businessman and exemplary citizen, serving selling group subscriptions to as chairman of the board of the YMCA of the Greater New York alumni classes under a plan Area and as a director of the Legal Aid Society. Stevenson had launched in Chuck was a member of the Cornell Board of Trustees for the Forties. Later he chaired twenty years, serving on the executive committee for nineteen a group of Ivy League alumni years and as its chair for fifteen years. His steady hand had much magazines that banded to- to do with the success with which the University emerged from gether to attract national the troubled times of the late Sixties and early Seventies. Chuck’s advertising. legal acumen, precise thinking, and steady sense of proportion Twice in Charlie’s tenure were enormously valuable. He had the highest ambitions for the he put his editorial experi- University and set high standards. He was also an outstanding ence to work: once during a teacher, serving as a visiting pro- hiatus when I was away serv- fessor at Yale, his legal alma ing the University and my mater, and for many years as an successor was out of action, and again in 1969 when he adjunct of law at New MARCY DUBROFF ’84 York University. This rare com- joined associate editor Mar- bination of devotion to teaching, ion O’Brien and me in our all-out coverage of the occupation of legal comprehension, and busi- by black students and its consequences. ness acumen made Chuck an Charlie and his brother, the bigger-than-life professor of the extraordinary leader during his history of science L. Pearce Williams ’48, PhD ’52, and another long service as a trustee. He also history professor hunted together regularly. But it was to his served as a founding member of devoted wife, Barbara, and singular daughters Marcia and the Board of Overseers of the Tracey that he gave the fullest affection. Medical college. The comradeship of war veterans and the leadership of Art Kesten ’44, BA ’49, and Dottie Kay Kesten ’44, BS ’43, held It was through their com- PROVIDED mon membership on the Cor- together his Cornell alumni class, which he served as president nell Board that Chuck met Patricia Carry ’50; their marriage in and reunion chairman. He earned the Air Medal with oak leaf 1976 contributed so much to the richness of his life. Chuck was cluster and other medals for his service with the 38th Bomb a generous benefactor to many areas of Cornell life and served Group, the “Sunsetters,” 71st Bomb Squadron, Fifth Air Force. with distinction as a presidential councilor. In 2002 he and Pat His family has asked that any memorial contributions be made jointly received the Rhodes Exemplary Alumni Service Award, to the Arizona Wing of the Commemorative Air Force, which is fitting recognition of their devoted leadership and dedicated serv- restoring a B-25. Says Tracey, “He would have loved that.” ice to the University. Cornell, Cornellians—all of us have lost a real friend. — President Emeritus Frank Rhodes — John Marcham ’50 10 Cornell Alumni Magazine | cornellalumnimagazine.com 010-011CAMso08lfi 8/14/08 3:35 PM Page 11 From the Hill 15 ROBERT BARKER / UP October 2008 | that Cornell will provide that Cornell September is finally motoring along after two years of plan- after two years of along motoring is finally Give MyGive to Davy Regards coach 1891—a bench Hoy Fletcher David Back in 1922, registrar first out the —threw Cornell supporter of devoted and in his honor. named and was inaugurated Field Hoy pitch when home family in a safe in the ball had been locked the then, Since III Hoy Fletcher David grandson But in July, . in Camden, Library. it will be displayed in Kroch where it to campus, returned here.” “I think it belongs Says Hoy: My Can Drive You Baby, Car Carshare Ithaca available to members Nissan hatchbacks are Six fuel-efficient ning. as well as hourly fees, or monthly pay annual who program the of has program The cars. use the they per-mile fees when and County Tompkins the Ithaca, City of the support from received Cornell and College, Ithaca and EcoVillage, Council, Transportation and 2,000 memberships by purchasing contribution a major made other part of are who faculty and to students discounts offering available by reser- cars are The programs. transportation University campuses, IC and Cornell on the at spots in Collegetown, vation at EcoVillage. and Good Neighbor has announced Skorton David President transporta- Ithaca’s to improve initiatives for $1 million than more proj- The housing. affordable expand and infrastructure, and tion land on University housing of development the from ranging ects, ten-year, Cornell’s part of are programs, rideshare for to funding to increase in 2007) that aims (announced initiative $20 million In 2008–09, Cornell community. Ithaca the support for University state gov- and while federal projects, the of 24 percent will fund put up 20 percent. local sponsors and 56 percent pay for ernments JOHNSON MUSEUM ‘Jameelia Ricks ‘Jameelia and Marielle Evange- Weill Opening Opening in October: Hall is nearly finished, with some of its offices and labs already occu- pied. Designed by ’56, BArch the ’57, $162 million, 263,000- square-foot facility is the of centerpiece New Cornell’s Life The Initiative. facility (seen here in an upward view of the atrium) includes space for some 500 and researchers faculty. Prom Prom Nights: lista, Ithaca High School, 2008’ is part of Mary “Prom Series,” Ellen on Mark’s view at the John- son Museum Markthrough late October. photo- graphed students at dances twelve across America; the museum is showing thirty images the from series, Polaroids. all black-and-white 012-015CAMso08fth 8/20/08 3:29 PM Page 15 Page PM 3:29 8/20/08 012-015CAMso08fth 016-019CAMso08sports 8/14/08 3:36 PM Page 16

Sports

MIKE ROTOLO Play Ball! Jack Corrigan ’74 is the voice of the Colorado Rockies

igh above home plate, in the a foul ball knocked Corrigan’s sound engi- visitors’ radio booth at San neer unconscious. And that run at the end of Diego’s Petco Park, Col- the 2007 season, when Colorado won orado Rockies announcer twenty-one of twenty-two games to reach the HJack Corrigan ’74 is surrounded by the tools World Series—“the most unbelievable time of his trade: binoculars, a laptop for elec- I’ve been through in sports,” says Corrigan, tronic scorekeeping, a tiny television monitor, who wears a championship Padres and Rockies media guides and stat ring on his right hand and a worn Cornell sheets, and a booklet of sponsor ads to be cap on his head. woven into the evening’s narrative. Corrigan’s At the moment, doing a pre-game inter- announcing partner of six seasons, Jeff view with a Denver radio station, Corrigan is Kingery, sits to his right. The engineer/pro- telling a tale about Mickey Mantle shuffling ducer mans a soundboard atop a platform up to the plate with a hangover and hitting a behind them. - against Corrigan’s It’s all one needs to do the announcer’s Cleveland Indians in the early Sixties. job—that, and an endless supply of baseball Back then, Cleveland’s futility represented an stories. There was that time in Detroit when for young Jack Corrigan. He and

ROTOLO

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a neighbor would lug a tape recorder to six hours and sixteen minutes. “You have endary Detroit Tigers baseball announcer cavernous Municipal Stadium, sit in an to like the person you’re sitting next to,” Ernie Harwell during his first year on the empty section of the upper deck, and says Corrigan, nodding to Kingery, “just air. “He told me, ‘You know you’re doing practice their play-by-play. “I’ve wanted due to the sheer amount of time you’re a good job if at least a half-dozen times in to do this since I was ten,” he says in a spending together.” the course of a game, the fans can hear strong, radio-perfect voice. “I was the kid But Corrigan is well aware that he is the hotdog vendor.’ Every once in a while, who would turn down the sound on the the storyteller, not the story. He remem- it’s okay to shut up.” TV and pretend I was the announcer, until bers a piece of advice he got from leg- — Brad Herzog ’90 my brothers and sisters would throw pil- lows at me and tell me to shut up.” Some two decades later, in 1985, Corrigan was back in Municipal Stadium, only then he was beginning a seventeen-year stint as the Indians’ television announcer. A wide receiver on the Big Red foot- Big Jump ball team, Corrigan tried out for a couple of professional squads before pursuing a June 14, 2008 graduate degree at Kent State, where he focused on broadcasting. He wrote his master’s thesis on NFL Films, the produc- tion company that changed the way peo- ple watch pro football, showing how a game can become a drama through the use of narrative. Corrigan began his broadcasting career in Youngstown, Ohio, and then moved on to Richmond, Vir- ginia, before making his way back to Cleveland. Over the years, he broadcast everything from college and minor league baseball to pro soccer and even table tennis. “As you develop, you start to get a style,” he says. “That’s what I tell aspiring broadcasters—you have to find your voice.” Corrigan’s seventeen seasons in Cleve- land represented the longest tenure of any broadcaster in Indians history, but when the team moved to a new network in 2002 he found himself looking for a job. He took a year off and began writing his first novel, Warning Track, a self- published tale of a star outfielder’s foray into the use of illegal supplements. Corri- gan, who was a history major on the Hill, is currently finishing his second , a fictional account of the sinking of the S.S. Leopoldville on Eve in 1944. (His father was among the rescuers; at least 750 American soldiers perished.) When Corrigan was hired by the Rockies in 2003, he moved from TV to radio—where the ability to “inform, entertain, and support” (as he puts it) is fueled by the descriptive abilities of the

announcer. “On the radio,” he says, “you KIRBY LEE are the analyst, the producer-director, and the play-by-play guy.” Corrigan—who has After going more than 50 years without an NCAA individual track and field title, only about eighteen days off during the Cornell has produced national champions in back-to-back seasons—in the same six-month regular season—tries to have event. Muhammad Halim ’08 closed out his intercollegiate career by winning fun in the booth. He’ll throw in pop cul- the 2008 NCAA title in the jump with a school record of 54 feet, 8 inches ture references, shout his signature home (wind-aided). Halim, a four-time All-American, bested a field that featured three run call (“It’s touch-’em-all time!”), and former NCAA champions including Rayon Taylor ’07. Taylor won the national fill gaps when necessary—as in mid-April, triple-jump title last year as a member of the Big Red but represented Florida when the Padres and Rockies played a State this season, as the Ivy League allows only undergraduates to compete on twenty-two-inning marathon that lasted its teams. September | October 2008 17 016-019CAMso08sports 8/14/08 3:36 PM Page 18

Sports Shorts

Todd Kennett

CORNELL ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS

© ARMONDO DELLASANTA THRICE AS NICE Three was Cornell’s magic the quadruple sculls at the 2008 Rowing number at the Intercollegiate Rowing Asso- World Cup in Lucerne, Switzerland. Team- ciation National Championships in Camden, mate Ken Jurkowski ’03 qualified in single New Jersey. Three Big Red boats earned sculls after winning a regatta in Poland. The Cornell Club-New York is a haven of national titles at the regatta, including the hospitality in the heart of . As a Member of The Cornell Club, you may: lightweight varsity-eight boat, which NEAR MISSES Cornell’s waterborne contin- became the first lightweight crew to win gent at the Olympics almost had some • Book an overnight stay in one of the three straight IRA titles. The win also gave company on dry land, as several Big Red 48 Guest Rooms the Big Red eight its second sweep of the track and field athletes came up just short • Dine with friends and colleagues in Eastern Sprints and IRAs in three sea- one of the 2 Dining Rooms sons. The men’s varsity pair also took • Hold or sponsor a business or social top honors, winning both its heat and event in one of the club’s 5 elegant Jenna Campagnolo the final by more than 4 seconds each. Banquet Spaces The third title came in the men’s mas- • Check email and voicemail messages ters eight where the Big Red beat or just catch up on some work in the Business Center Brown by 3.5 seconds. • Retreat to the Library or Cayuga Lounge to escape MOVING UP Shortly after leading the from the loud streets of Manhattan in varsity-eight crew to the national title, the middle of the afternoon lightweight head coach Todd Kennett • Attend the theater, US Open, and other ’91 was promoted to director of rowing events with Club-Procured Tickets and head coach of the heavyweight row- • Reunite with classmates or meet ing team. Kennett joined the Cornell colleagues at various Club Programs staff in 1993 and became the light- and Events weight head coach in 1998. • Work out in The Club’s Health & Fitness Center (with a daily pass or BASHERS Cornell’s softball team hit the quarterly membership) ball better than any other squad this • Visit one of the 90 Reciprocal Clubs spring, as their .351 team average not around the world while traveling with only set a school record but was tops in friends and family the nation. The Big Red also ranked in the top ten nationally in scoring, slug- Become a Member of The Cornell Club-New York Today! ging percentage, doubles per game, and win-loss percentage. Jenna Campag- For more information on the different nolo ’08 led the team with a .423 aver- types of membership for alumni, family age, ranking 21st nationally. She was members of Cornellians, and faculty and staff, please contact also the sixth most difficult hitter to Samantha Ng ’04 at 212.692.1380 or strike out, fanning only six times in 156 TIM MCKINNEY ’81 [email protected] or visit at bats. The Big Red was 40-10 for the sea- in their qualifying bids. Morgan Uceny ’07 www.cornellclubnyc.com. son and finished second in the Ivy League came the closest, finishing fourth in the When contacting The Club, please mention this south division at 16-4. 1,500 meters at the U.S. Olympic Trials, ad to receive a special gift with your membership. one spot short of qualifying for the Games. The Cornell Club-New York BOATERS The U.S. Olympic Team Uceny also finished sixth in the 800 6 East 44th Street included a pair of Cornell rowers: Jen meters and was the only woman to run in New York, NY 10017 Kaido ’03 was a member of three previous both the 800 and 1,500 meters at the U.S. National Teams and finished second in Trials. Other top Cornell performers 18 Cornell Alumni Magazine | cornellalumnimagazine.com 016-019CAMso08sports 8/14/08 3:36 PM Page 19

included Muhammad Halim ’08 (10th in the triple jump), Jeomi Maduka ’09 (12th in the long jump), and Max King ’02 (16th in the 3,000-meter steeplechase). The Canadian Olympic Trials also had a Big Red hue: Adam Seabrook ’08 finished fifth in the 400-meter hurdles, Amber McGown ’05 placed sixth in the 1,500 meters, and Cody Boyd ’11 was eighth in the 400 meters.

HALL OF FAMERS Five All-Americans and an Olympic medalist will be among those honored when the Cornell Hall of Fame enshrines its Class of 2008 in November. John Nunn ’64 is the medal winner, hav- ing earned a bronze at the 1968 Mexico City games in the sculls. The All- Americans are John Griffin ’79, lacrosse; Cari Hills ’98, lacrosse and field hockey; Glen Mueller ’72, MBA ’74, lacrosse; Mike Raich ’88, football; and Kate Walker ’97, track and field. Joining them will be Jen Daly ’97, soccer; Rick Fricke ’67, JD ’70, lightweight football and lacrosse; Don Jean ’72, MBA ’73, football; Mary LaMac- chia Zimmerman ’96, basketball; and Art Wolcott ’49, special category. Wolcott, a life member of the University Council, is a longtime supporter of Cornell Athletics.

SWIM, BIKE, RUN A team of alumni repre- sented Cornell in the 2008 Triathlon, finishing third in the Ivy Tri Championship. Columbia took first, fol- lowed by Penn and Cornell, but the Big Red team posted the second-best average time of 2:19.19 for the course, which con- sisted of a 1,500-meter swim, 40-kilometer bike race, and 10-kilometer run. The top Cornell finishers were Keith Strudler ’92 (2:01:35), Kevin Scelfo ’05 (2:07:39), Doug Levens ’92 (2:21:35), and Josh Futterman ’88 (2:30:25).

DEADEYE Hoopster ’10 was named one of the nation’s top ten shoot- ers by ESPN basketball analyst Fran Fraschilla. Wittman led the Ivy League in three-pointers his first two seasons, hit- ting 44 percent of his shots from beyond the arc. He is also an 88 percent career free-throw shooter.

FRONT OFFICE Former All-American ’88 hung up his skates dur- ing the 2006–07 NHL season, but he’s not done with the game. A three-time Stanley Cup winner, Nieuwendyk is now a special assistant to Cliff Fletcher, general manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs. A native of Whitby, Ontario, Nieuwendyk spent one season with the Leafs near the end of his 21-year NHL career, during which he col- lected 1,126 points and 564 goals.

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Authors

Fog of War Standard Operating Procedure by ’83 and Errol Morris (Penguin)

ased on hundreds of hours of inter- views conducted for the documen- tary film of the same title, the book describes the experience of soldiers Bstationed at Abu Ghraib prison and how their mission went terribly wrong. “It is almost as much a cause for national pride as it is for despair that some American soldiers didn’t seem to understand, or to care, that they were sup- posed to be keeping their diabolical assignment a secret, that they never fully accepted the guilty code of omertà that comes naturally to those who are truly and self-consciously corrupt,” say the authors. “They never entirely lost sight of the absurdity and insanity of their position.”

Armageddon in Retrospect by Stuffed and Starved by , PhD ’02 ’44 (Putnam). “When does all the hate (Melville House). More people go hungry end?” asks Vonnegut in this posthumous than ever before, while even more people are collection that revolves around the theme of overweight. Patel, a former policy analyst for war. These previously unpublished stories, Food First, shows that global hunger and essays, and cartoons include a harrowing obesity are symptoms of the same problem, reminiscence of his experiences as a prisoner and argues that eradicating world hunger can of war during the firebombing of Dresden also prevent epidemics of diabetes and heart and a speech that he meant to deliver disease. He examines how the world food before his death. “Writing was a spiritual system is shaped by farmers, governments, exercise for my father, the only thing he really believed in,” writes corporations, consumers, and activists, and suggests ways for people Vonnegut’s son Mark. “He wanted to get things right but never to become more than just consumers and alter “the relations of thought that his writing was going to have much effect on the power that exploit people both in growing, and in eating.” course of things.” edited by Zachary Michael Jack (Cornell). Leg- Queen of the Oil Club by Anna Rubino (Bea- endary Ag college professor Bailey left his con). Wanda Jablonski ’42 was once the most mark on horticulture, botany, , powerful woman in the male-dominated and rural sociology; wrote more than sixty world of oil, and her career offers insights ; worked to improve the lives of farm- into the formative years of American ers; and helped build the intellectual foun- involvement in the . As publisher dations of the environmental movement. As of Petroleum Intelligence Weekly, Jablonski a scientist writing in the tradition of natu- chronicled and helped shape the post-war ralists John Muir and John Burroughs, he oil industry. Writes Rubino, an investigative stressed the importance of humanity’s place reporter for Off The Record Research, “Her within, and not apart from, the natural story is also a primer on the recent history of oil, reminding us world. This anthology, published on the how the quest for stable sources of oil became critical to American hundredth anniversary of Bailey’s landmark Report of the Country security, and how nascent nationalism in the Fifties led oil states Life Commission, presents selections from ten of his most influen- to use petroleum as a political tool.” tial books on agrarian and environmental matters. 20 Cornell Alumni Magazine | cornellalumnimagazine.com 020-021CAMso08authors 8/14/08 3:37 PM Page 21

Recently Published

Fiction One More Year by Sana Krasikov ’01 (Spiegel & Grau). Krasikov, a former CAM intern and Frank H.T. Rhodes graduate of the Iowa Writers’ Workshop, Class of 1956 belongs to a generation of Russian-American authors who are at home in two cultures, Professorship yet able to maintain an ironic distance from both. In her debut short story collection, she captures the lives of immigrants from Call for Nominations the former Soviet Union who suffer from a sense of estrangement as they attempt to create new lives in the United States.

March Toward the Thunder by ’64 (Dial). Fifteen-year-old Louis e invite you to submit nominations for Cornell’s distinguished Nolette, an Abenaki Indian from Canada, Frank H.T. Rhodes Class of 1956 Professorship. The professorship signs up with the Union Army’s Irish Brigade W is intended to enhance the undergraduate experience by bringing in 1864 and marches south to fight in Vir- to Cornell individuals from every walk of life who represent excellence of ginia. Lured by the promise of good pay and achievement. Professorships will be awarded for a period of three years (with the chance to defeat , Louis discovers an option to renew for two additional years) to those at the pinnacle of their that war is a dirty business. Bruchac based the story on the experiences of his great- in scholarship, public life, government, international affairs, health, grandfather, Louis Bowman, who fought in nutrition, agriculture, business and industry, the , , commu- some of the Civil War’s bloodiest battles. nication, or any comparable field. Jack with a Twist by Brenda Janowitz ’95 Individuals chosen to be Frank H. T. Rhodes Class of 1956 will (Red Ink). Brooke Miller lands a visit Ithaca for one week during each year that they serve. While on campus celebrity divorce case while she’s planning they will be invited to reside in one of the West Campus houses, where they her wedding and then discovers that her will spend much of their time with the resident undergraduates. They will give fiancé, Jack, is the opposing attorney. Soon lectures or performances in already scheduled classes as well as for the Cornell Jack resorts to legal trickery, and Brooke community at large. They also will be involved in meetings and discussions begins to wonder if she’s chosen the right man. In her second novel, Janowitz juggles with members of the house in which they reside. comic reversals with a Hepburn/Tracy-style Nominations for the Frank H. T. Rhodes Class of 1956 Professorship may battle of the sexes. be made by any member of the Cornell community including faculty, staff, students, alumni, and Cornell groups and organizations. Administered by a Nonfiction committee of the West Campus House System, which presides over the house in Congress by Eric system for sophomores, juniors, and seniors on West Campus, the committee Freedman ’71 and Stephen A. Jones (CQ). forwards the most plausible nomination packages to the and the Board This documentary history tells the stories of notable African American members of Con- of Trustees. gress, including Hiram R. Revels, the first Dossiers should include a nominating letter noting the nominee’s qualifica- African American senator; Shirley Chisholm, tions and achievements, a description of how the nominee would contribute to the first black woman to serve in Congress; the undergraduate experience at Cornell, and a copy of the nominee’s curricu- Charles Rangel, a founding member of the lum vitae or resume. The dossier should also include any additional letters from Congressional Black Caucus; and presiden- Cornell faculty members, departments, or programs in support of the nomina- tial candidate Sen. . Thematic chapters also cover the debates over slav- tion. Nominations should be submitted to Vice Provost for Undergraduate ery, the civil rights movement, and the Education Michele Moody-Adams and Edna Dugan, Assistant Vice President, struggle for economic justice. Student and Academic Services, co-chairs of the West Campus House System Policing the Globe by Peter Andreas, PhD ’99, Rhodes Selection Committee, at [email protected], or mailed and Ethan Nadelmann (Oxford). Transnational to the Office of the Vice Provost for , 433 Day Hall, crime is a growing problem in this era of Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853 by the third Wednesday in October. globalization. Andreas, an associate professor The beginning of the term of appointment for nominees approved by the of political science and international studies Provost and the Trustees in May is July 1 in any given year. Additional infor- at Brown, and Nadelmann, the executive mation, including the composition of the selection committee, current Rhodes director of the Drug Policy Alliance, focus on the increased number of global prohibitions, Professors or the Program Statement, can be found on the program website: cross-border crime control in Western Europe, http://rhodesprofessors.cornell.edu/. and the rise of the United States as the world’s most aggressive policing power. September | October 2008 21 022-023CAMso08wines 8/14/08 3:38 PM Page 22

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hough good wine begins and February, and once a month in with good grapes, it March and April. “It’s a way to helps to have talent in soften the wine without using sugar,” the cellar. Case in point: he says. “It rounds and polishes it.” TFrench-trained winemaker Morten In a region where attempts with Hallgren, who owns five-year-old this variety have yielded variable Ravines Wine Cellars in Ham- results, the 2007 Ravines Sau- mondsport with his wife, Lisa. vignon Blanc (about $17), of He has crafted a Sauvignon which 375 cases were pro- Blanc that should serve as a duced, is a revelation. Excep- benchmark for other vintners in tionally clean and possessing a the region. moderate level of acidity, the Sourcing Sauvignon Blanc style is one of restraint—not as Wines grapes from Jim Hazlitt’s Saw- flamboyantly fruit-driven as, mill Creek Vineyards in Hector say, its counterparts from New and Hobbit Hollow Farms in Zealand. It’s a dry white wine of the Skaneateles, the Danish-born that features aromas and fla- Hallgren vinified and aged the vors of apples and pears, plus wine exclusively in stainless steel a subtle note of grapefruit cit- Finger tanks. “Oak aging would be rus and a slight suggestion of overwhelming,” he asserts— peach. Versatile with food, it especially with Finger Lakes can be matched with lightly Lakes grapes. Furthermore, as with all grilled seafood and shellfish, wines from Ravines, Hallgren salad with goat cheese, raw employed lees stirring (mixing oysters, or vegetarian dishes. the sediment on which the wine — Dana Malley rests) every week during Novem- Dana Malley is a wine buyer and the ber and December, biweekly in January manager of Northside Wine & Spirits in Ithaca. 022-023CAMso08wines 8/14/08 3:38 PM Page 23 024-039CAMja08currents 8/14/08 3:39 PM Page 24

Currents

Speak Now

A novel approach to Arabic integrates the ‘glorious’ with the everyday

JASON KOSKI / UP

Native tongue: Near Eastern studies lecturer Munther Younes has pioneered a way to teach Arabic’s written and spoken forms concurrently. He counts President David Skorton among his students.

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t’s the quintessential scene in crime fiction: the hard-bitten such, she says, it was bound to spark some tension. “What you cop interrogates the lowlife perp. In just about any lan- can find with Arabic is an elevation of the written and read form guage, the dialogue would likely be laden with expletives, as ‘true Arabic’—it’s the glorious written and read language, and the characters speaking in the gritty patois of the street. But the colloquial is ‘just dialects,’ ” she says. “They’re often looked inI a modern Arabic novel, notes Munther Younes, both detec- down upon, as opposed to seeing Arabic as a living language that tive and suspect would sound as though they were speaking the people use on a daily basis.” Arabic studies, she says, “is a very equivalent of Elizabethan English. “The artificial, bookish lan- entrenched discipline.” guage throws me off immediately,” says Younes, a senior lecturer Haines-Eitzen attended Younes’s Arabic classes for two in the Department of Near Eastern Studies. “I can’t relate to it.” years—not in an official role, she says, but “purely for my own That disconnect exemplifies Arabic’s diglossia—the existence enjoyment.” The professor of Judaism and Christianity grew up of two distinct but interrelated forms of a language. One is writ- in Nazareth and speaks Arabic at what she describes as a third- ten and read; it’s the formal language of the ’ran, literature, grade level. “Sitting in on Munther’s classes was like returning journalism, business, diplomacy. The other is the colloquial to the language of my childhood,” she says, calling his method tongue, spoken in varying dialects around the world. “Struc- a much more natural approach. “If you grew up in the Middle turally they are different,” says Younes. “Ninety percent of East, you would be speaking Arabic at all times, but you’d also words are shared by the two, but pronounced differently. The be learning the written and read forms. There wouldn’t be an best way to illustrate it would be that once you pick up a pen artificial divide between the two.” Plus, she says, it’s a better way you think in terms of formal language, and once you pick up the of addressing students’ needs. “They want to be able to go to phone you speak in the conversational.” Students in Western uni- Damascus or Beirut and start meeting people, speaking with peo- versities traditionally spend years studying the formal version ple, getting around, and they can do that much more quickly before being allowed to learn the other, but the Palestinian-born with this program.” Younes sees the bifurcation as a waste of time—and an inevitable Skorton’s own Arabic skills went public in May, when he source of frustration. “The formal language is not spoken con- wowed the crowd at the Ritz Carlton during commence- versationally by anyone,” says Younes. “When students go to ment for the first class of MDs from Weill Cornell Medical Col- Arabic-speaking countries, they find that people laugh at them, lege in Qatar. He offered a lengthy greeting in Arabic to the emi- because it’s like they’re speaking Shakespeare’s language with all rate’s first lady, Her Highness Sheikha Mozah Bint Nasser the ‘thous’ and ‘thees.’ ” Al-Missned, in what was reportedly a quite Younes is the architect of a novel respectable accent. “He’s a very attentive approach to Arabic instruction, integrating Formal Arabic student, very serious. He really wants to the two forms from day one. With Arabic learn,” Younes says of Skorton. “He speakers and translators in ever-greater ‘is like speaking would be a great student of Arabic, if he demand, Younes’s system promises to impart just had a little more time.” (Skorton fluency faster and more efficiently than tra- Shakespeare’s strongly emphasizes that he is in no way ditional classes. “Student enrollment has fluent, though he can hold simple conver- increased dramatically since 9/11, and it con- language with all sations. “I’m probably at the level of a ten- tinues,” says Rosemary Feal, executive direc- month-old,” he says.) tor of the Modern Language Association. the “thous” and Starting in the fall of 2009, the Uni- “It’s important to have a method to learn not versity will offer a year-long intensive only the traditional language, but also the “thees.” ’ course using Younes’s method, funded as a language spoken on the ground.” According four-year program by $900,000 from to an MLA survey, the number of students in an anonymous donor. The course, the only Arabic classes nearly doubled from 1998 to 2002, from about one of its kind in the U.S., will comprise a semester on campus— 5,500 to 10,600; in 2006, the survey’s most recent year, enroll- students will be in class about four hours a day, five days a ment had risen to nearly 24,000. week—with the spring semester at ’s Hashemite Univer- Younes has authored two textbooks on his method, which he sity. Like the rest of Younes’s classes, it will employ a variety of calls unique to Cornell. (Although other schools use his texts, he teaching materials—not only a poem written in the formal lan- says, they’re doing so within the context of traditional Arabic guage, say, but also a song performed in a dialect. Such integra- instruction.) “It’s quite an exciting new approach," says President tion, he says, makes for a much livelier classroom. “When I want David Skorton, who took a series of hour-long tutorials with to chat with my students casually, I hesitate to use the formal lan- Younes over the course of a year. “There’s some considerable dis- guage, so I switch to English most of the time,” he says. cussion of this approach, because it’s quite a departure from other “Whereas with the conversational one, it’s natural and easy. ways of teaching Arabic.” There’s no affectation. The student-teacher interaction is more Near Eastern studies chair Kim Haines-Eitzen notes that the normal, and we can introduce things like jokes and humor— method not only challenges long-established pedagogy, but asks which are not actually appropriate for the formal language.” fundamental questions about the nature of the language itself; as — Beth Saulnier

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Man of Conviction As case director for the Innocence Project, Huy Dao ’97 vets an avalanche of letters from prisoners claiming injustice

Founded in 1991 by lawyers Barry Scheck DNA. If it might be, or if we don’t have and Peter Neufeld, the New York City-based enough information, we send the defen- Innocence Project is a group of nonprofit dant a questionnaire about defense and legal clinics that examine cases in which prosecution , as well as what evi- DNA evidence could potentially exonerate dence was collected, what might be prisoners who have been unjustly convicted. tested, what documents they have, who With a staff of eight, Huy Dao is on the represented them, things like that. organization’s front line, reading letters from convicts appealing for help. CAM: Why did the project choose DNA as its standard? Cornell Alumni Magazine: How much mail HD: It’s a level of investigation that can be are you getting these days? done from one place but still have nationwide Huy Dao: Averaging over the last two years, we scope. We can’t go out and interview all of the have about 250 new requests every month. As witnesses in any given case, in any given of now, we have close to 7,000 cases that are jurisdiction. With DNA we can locate the in some of . evidence, have it tested, and do the litigation without putting re- CAM: Does it weigh on you to have sources on the ground. such power over these prisoners’ lives? CAM: Do you pursue every HD: It can be overwhelming claim? and depressing. The joke HD: It would have to be around the office is that explicitly outside of the someday I’ll sue them for mandate for me to reject therapy. But knowing that it. For example, if some- some clients have been exon- ANDY FRIEDMAN one wrote, “I have a drug erated, you realize how im- possession case. It was baking powder portant the work is. I don’t and not cocaine,” then that’s not going to be settled by DNA. particularly feel like reading about rape and murder all day, but But I was trained to err on the side of generosity. The mandate when I walk out the door, I know I’ve done something good. is simple: if there is a way for post-conviction DNA testing to prove innocence, then we will look at the case. For a long time, CAM: How did you join the Innocence Project? most of our cases involved sexual assault, because those are HD: I was kind of angry and politicized coming out of college. more likely to have biological evidence. But as the technology I had worked in Jansen’s dining hall for four years, which opened has gotten better, we’re opening our doors to cases where, my eyes to a lot of class issues. But it was also the music I was twenty years ago, you’d have no idea that DNA testing could listening to, the friends I hung out with, what I was learning in resolve innocence. class. So I started applying to nonprofits, figuring that while I had this energy I should put it to use. CAM: For example? HD: One case involved the shooting of a Boston police officer. CAM: And you became assistant director right out of Cornell? The perpetrator fled and went into a house, demanded a glass of HD: That was my title, but I was the second rung on a two-rung water, drank it, and left some behind. By testing cloth- ladder, so I wasn’t directing anybody. The job entailed evaluat- ing left at the shooting scene, clothing at the house, and the rim ing the cases of people writing in with claims of innocence to see of the glass, we were able to prove that it wasn’t Stephan Cow- if they applied to the project’s mandate. When I started, I had ans, the guy who had been convicted of the crime and served six three mail bins full of letters. years in prison. I point out that story because it’s not a sexual assault—it’s not even blood, which is what most people think of CAM: What’s your process for answering them? when they think of DNA testing. It shows the power that this HD: First we evaluate the case to see if it can be resolved by technology can have to right wrongs. 26 Cornell Alumni Magazine | cornellalumnimagazine.com 024-039CAMja08currents 8/14/08 3:39 PM Page 27 C urrents CAM: Do you remember the first case you followed from letter to resolution? HD: I remember the first two—one was a child rape and one was a false confession case in , about fifteen min- utes from where I grew up. I was sur- prised by my own reaction. What you usually see is people walking out with their hands in the air, celebrating. But for me, it was an overwhelming sense of relief that the case had not slipped past.

CAM: Has your job required you to go into prisons? HD: I went to the Louisiana State Peniten- tiary in Angola to visit clients. I don’t really remember what it was like, it was so over- whelming. The other prison I went to was in Pennsylvania, to collect a DNA sample. I got there after lunch, and I was struck by how the lighting and the smell were exactly like my high school. I walked past the cafe- teria and it smelled like Tater Tots. The architecture was kind of the same, even the seating in the cafeteria. I took the sample in the infirmary, and it looked like a nurse’s office in any suburban Pennsylvania school. That was quite shocking.

CAM: Since the prisoners’ requests all come via the written word, has your Eng- lish degree helped in your work? HD: I went on to get an MFA in poetry at the New School, and I think that both degrees have informed me as far as look- ing at shades of meaning and context— you have to weigh lucidity, literacy, and various forms of desperation. Language becomes something else when someone is blindly reaching out for help, often with- out hope that anything is going to happen.

CAM: Is your poetry ever inspired by your day job? HD: Very little of it, actually. I find that writing about what I do makes for over- wrought pieces that are really only inter- esting to me.

CAM: How has this work shaped your view of the criminal justice system? HD: I don’t know how anyone can not see that the system is fraught with poten- tial for human error. As much as race and class shouldn’t affect a system that is designed to be fair, we see that they do— both in targeting an investigation and in rates of incarceration. People are always asking me questions like, “How many innocent people are in prison?” I don’t know, but there are over two million peo- ple in prison, and if 1 percent are inno- cent, you have tens of thousands. A 1 per- cent error rate—which would be good in September | October 2008 27 024-039CAMja08currents 8/14/08 3:39 PM Page 28 C any other system—is very disturbing. son the cost that society has to bear for urrents the death penalty to exist. CAM: How do you view the current debate over administration of the death CAM: Are there any particular cases that penalty? haunt you? HD: Death penalty cases are so complex, HD: Every day, but I try not to obsess on I don’t know that there has ever been a any single case because the vast majority fair treatment in the mass media of what that come across my desk I have to reject, the issues really are. In talking about it, simply because they don’t meet the man- people aren’t separating the moral out- date—but that doesn’t mean that their rage, “an eye for an eye”—the reasons innocence claims are any less true. And so why the death penalty might exist—from the mass of them sticks with me. Not how the death penalty exists. It’s the high- knowing, and not being able to provide a est-stakes realm of a very flawed system. means of ever knowing, weighs on you I don’t want to live in a state that would every day. consider the execution of an innocent per- – Beth Saulnier

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Speed Kills

Lab of O aims to protect right whales

There are only 350 to 400 right whales left in the North Atlantic—and each year, as many as forty die from being hit by ships. But since January, the whales have had a chance for safe passing during part of their yearly migration between Maine and Florida, thanks to a network of sixteen high-tech buoys placed along shipping lanes in Massachusetts Bay. Designed by bioacoustics experts from Cornell’s Lab of Ornithology, the buoys have under- water microphones that listen for the call of a right whale and send the information every twenty minutes to the Ithaca lab for analysis. If the calls are confirmed to be from a right whale, the ships’ captains are immediately notified and required to slow down ten knots. “We know that when the ships go fast, whales have no chance to get out of the way,” says Christopher Clark, director of the lab’s Bioacoustics Research Program, which also studies the calls of birds and elephants. “Now we’ve implemented a technological solution.” Clark and his team had been implanting listening devices in the ocean around New England for ten years to gather information on whale migration patterns and behavior. The chance to use that technology for conservation came in August 2006, when a company called Excelerate Energy, bidding for permission to import liquefied natural gas, agreed to fund the whale-alert project in exchange for the right to use the port of Boston. Currently, only Excelerate ships and those from one other firm are mandated to slow down, but Clark and his team hope that other companies will sign on. “At this point,” he says, “the col- laborative relationship is just starting.” — Jenny Niesluchowski ’10 28 Cornell Alumni Magazine | cornellalumnimagazine.com 024-039CAMja08currents 8/14/08 3:39 PM Page 29 024-039CAMja08currents 8/14/08 3:39 PM Page 30 C urrents

JENNIFER NIESLUCHOWSKI Bottoms up: Ithaca Beer Company founder Dan Mitchell ’00 in the brewery’s tasting room on Route 13. Beer Nut Dan Mitchell’s stein overfloweth

he aroma Dan Mitchell ’00 remembers best from I had.” The Subaru could hold only a few kegs, its back bumper his microbrewery’s early days is not that of yeast dragging en route to Ruloff’s and other Ithaca bars. “There was or barley or hops. It’s the distinct fragrance of a no one else moving the beer around,” Mitchell says. “It was me.” 1987 Subaru station wagon, Ithaca Beer Com- What a difference a decade makes. Now wholesalers lug pany’sT first delivery vehicle. “You’d turn on the heat and it smelled truckloads of the suds to bars and restaurants in four states. The like a squirrel’s nest,” Mitchell recalls. “It was brutal, but it’s what company is marking its tenth anniversary this year, and it has two 30 Cornell Alumni Magazine | cornellalumnimagazine.com 024-039CAMja08currents 8/14/08 3:39 PM Page 31

extra reasons to celebrate: its “birthday” beer, Ten, won first prize as the state’s best craft-brewed beer at the 2008 Tap New York festival, and Ithaca Beer Company (IBC) was crowned the state’s best craft brewery. Drinkers seem to agree. IBC has averaged about 25 percent growth each year since tapping its first keg in 1998. “Something’s working right,” Mitchell says. “I’m not complaining.” The company is riding the wave of several trends in the beer world. Like many other independent craft brewers— which the trade defines as ones that pro- duce fewer than 2 million barrels annually and are not owned by industrial beverage behemoths like Anheuser-Busch—IBC is capitalizing on its small-town by using local ingredients and cranking up the variety, flavor, and alcohol content. “We’re not overly flashy,” Mitchell says. The com- pany’s Double IPA ( pale ale) uses 100 percent New York State hops and has twice the alcohol of its other beers. Apri- cot Wheat—its best seller, with about 45 percent of total sales—has a fruity finish, while coriander and lemon zest spice its Partly Sunny. Ten is a pumped-up version of IBC’s slightly bitter CascaZilla ale, but with more hops and alcohol and a touch of smoked malt for a little bite. The com- pany also makes artisanal root beer and ginger beer. “They aren’t breaking any bar- riers and doing crazy, wild stuff,” says Lew Bryson, managing editor at Malt Advocate magazine. “But the crazy, wild stuff is less than 1 percent of the craft-beer market. The beers that people drink the most are the kinds that Ithaca is making. When I go into a bar, that’s the kind of beer I’m going to have three of.” For Mitchell, business came before beer. “I was always the kid on the corner with the lemonade stand,” he says. He got into a fistfight at age six because his buddy kept swilling their product. “I said, ‘If you drink it all, then what are we going to sell?’ It was the only fight I was ever in.” A self- described “horrible student,” he dropped out of Hobart College after two years, unsure of his future. He came into his own in California, where he climbed the lad- der—literally—at an organization that trains students to manage painting compa- nies. In two-and-a-half years, Mitchell went from painter to district manager for North- ern California, fifteen managers to run their own territories. “It was a crash course in learning how to run a business,” he says. “I was excelling at it, I liked it, and I had to do every aspect. That was a major transition for me.” He planned to finish his degree at Berkeley, but his sisters in Ithaca con- vinced him to apply to Cornell. “I figured

September / October 2008 31 024-039CAMja08currents 8/14/08 3:39 PM Page 32 C urrents I was a long shot,” Mitchell says. “But Eventually, Jeff Conuel ’92 took over the Cornell liked what I had done with my time off.” While bartending one night, he overheard a couple of customers wonder- brewing while Mitchell focused on sales. ‘We’d ing why the city didn’t have its own brew- ery. “Microbrews were fairly new, but we bottle together,’ Mitchell says, ‘and then I were selling a lot of them,” he says. “Light bulbs went off, and I said, ‘That’s would throw it in my truck and start going a great idea.’ ” He left Cornell (his wife, Mari Rutz store to store, bar to bar.’ Mitchell ’98, MS ’03, would eventually convince him to return and graduate), and with a partner contracted a the brewing, while Mitchell focused on vinced the audience that American beer is brewery, developed a dreamy logo mod- sales. “We’d bottle together,” he says. this dumbed-down drink.” eled on Cayuga , and started ped- “And then I would throw it in my truck In the past few years IBC executive dling. Six months later, customers com- and start going store to store, bar to bar.” brewer Jeff O’Neil has come up with a plained when they learned that Ithaca Nationwide sales of craft beer have high-end, experimental line called Excel- Beer was made in Chicago. His partner increased by 58 percent since 2004, while sior, named after the New York State quit. And then the brewery shut down. “I overall beer sales have remained nearly motto meaning “ever upward.” The line decided I might as well learn how to brew stagnant, according to the Colorado-based includes three types of ale: White Gold, a and just do this myself,” Mitchell says. He Brewers Association. “The local guys are rustic pale wheat; Old Habit, a barrel- spent a year apprenticing at a pub in growing faster than the national brands aged rye; and Brute, a golden sour ale. Peterborough, Ontario, 300 miles from that have more name recognition,” says They’re the kind of new styles that puz- Ithaca—far from future competition. Paul Gatza, the association’s director. zled wholesalers ten years ago. “They “Every weekend I’d drive up there and That’s because of the low quality of so- weren’t actively looking for small brew- brew,” he says. “Then I’d come back called industrial beer made by the likes of eries,” Mitchell says. “Then they’d come here—tend bar, paint houses, whatever. Budweiser, Miller, and Coors, Mitchell back and say, ‘That beer you’re making in Eventually I raised the money and knew says. “It’s like the American beer market your basement—I hear it’s pretty good.’ ” the craft.” Soon Jeff Conuel ’92 took over has set us up [for success]. They’ve con- — Susan Kelley

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Backstage pass: John Resnick, MMH ’07 (left), vibe manager for San Diego’s Hard Rock Hotel, gets a sneaker autographed by Ramones drummer Marky Ramone.

COURTESY OF JOHN RESNICK

Good Vibe Hospitality plus rock & roll equals one grad’s dream job

ohn Resnick sips a Coke in a corner booth of a coffee shop called Mary- janes, which is itself in a corner of the Hard Rock Hotel in San Diego. Over the chorus of the Ohio Players’ 1975 hit “Love Rollercoaster,” the 2007 graduate of Cornell’s master’s program in hospitality management contemplatesJ the hardest thing about his job: “explaining what I do.” Resnick is the vibe manager, a title only found at Hard Rock hotels—the sort of overtly hip properties where atmosphere is everything. “The best way for me to describe my job is that I’m in charge of music and culture,” says the twenty-six-year-old Man- hattan native. “But really it’s the entire guest experience—the content on the video wall behind the front desk, the music, the smells, but also how that experience translates to our employees, how they , and what they can tell you about the brand.” In other words, Resnick spreads the gospel of Hard Rock. On this Sunday morn- ing in May, which happens to be his day off, he sure has dressed the part. Clad in True Religion jeans, with leather bracelets on his wrists, a chunky, biker-style silver chain

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around his neck, and an elaborate tattoo on each bicep, he looks like an indie Unique Opportunity in Ithaca rocker. But looks can be deceiving. “I’ve pretty much come to understand that I Lovely, well-maintained two- don’t have any musical talent,” he says, story mixed-use building for while a tune by Jane’s Addiction rocks sale in Downtown Ithaca. from the coffee shop’s sound system. “In Lower level features a fully my apartment, I fool people all the time. equipped dental office from I have a guitar. I have turntables. But I which the seller has operated have no talent.” a high-end boutique-style But he did grow up with a passion for restorative dental practice for music, greatly influenced by his stepfather, the past twenty-nine years. a writer and musician who once lived next The upper level features a two- to Bob Dylan and the Band in the hinter- bedroom income apartment lands of Woodstock. Resnick earned his with flawless rental history. undergraduate degree in business admin- Offered at $250,000. istration from tiny Salve Regina University in Rhode Island. After a stint with a prop- erty management company, he enrolled at the Hotel school, thinking he might some- day run his own bed-and-breakfast. When Resnick heard that a Hard Rock Hotel was opening in San Diego, he snagged a two-week in January 2007. The property was under construc- tion, and its managers were trying to get For more information call James R. Orcutt Jr. a sense of the local party scene. “My first Practicing real estate from a (NYS Licensed RE Broker), BS ’95, MMH ’02, assignment was to go to as many bars as hospitality perspective at 607-592-7694 or email at [email protected] I could, write reviews of them, find out James Orcutt Real Estate For photos please visit: bottle and drink prices, and bring in my 324 Dryden Road #2 jamesorcutt.com/212WestBuffalo Ithaca, NY 14850 receipts,” he says. “I called all my friends and told them, ‘It’s official. I have the greatest internship ever.’ ” Upon earning his degree, Resnick was hired as a guest services manager; six weeks later, he was offered the vibe spot. “I said, ‘What’s the job description?’ They didn’t have one.” One of Resnick’s primary responsibil- ities is music—programming every playlist from a collection of more than 15,000 songs in constant rotation in fifty-two zones of the hotel. What plays in Mary- janes, a sort of retro-yet-contemporary diner, differs from what’s heard in the lobby or the elevators. “A lot of the flex- ibility comes in our meeting spaces,” he says. “We have over 40,000 square feet of meeting space. Some groups really embrace the Hard Rock theme, so often I’m asked to make playlists for them.” If a CEO would like to surprise his employees by learning how to spin records for the company shindig, Resnick (who has befriended nearly every DJ in town) will offer some lessons. If a celebrity requires a personal concierge for the weekend, Resnick is the man. Occa- sionally, he’ll burn CDs for hotel guests, no matter how questionable their taste— like the one who asked for a birthday CD comprising “Party Like a Rock Star” recorded over and over. “Danny California” by the Red Hot Chili Peppers comes over the diner’s speakers. “It’s off the Stadium Arcadium 34 Cornell Alumni Magazine | cornellalumnimagazine.com 024-039CAMja08currents 8/20/08 11:26 AM Page 35 C

Resnick gets an iTunes allowance, and urrents he attends at least one concert a week. He works with the hotel’s venue manager to bring in live acts like the Black Eyed Peas, and he oversees planning for major parties, such as the hotel’s massive winter won- derland-themed bash last New Year’s Eve, which featured a dance floor that looked like a frozen pond. “My job is to create experiences that our guests can’t get any- where else,” Resnick says, over the open- ing guitar lick of the Kinks’ “Lola,” “expe- riences that leave them begging for more.” — Brad Herzog ’90

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m Mixed Media

Scrimple & Save

At Collegetown Pizza you can get a free soda; at Fontana’s Shoes, you get 10 percent off your purchase; you can save $2 per wash at East Hill Car Wash. To get these and other deals, you have to present the S Card—the latest offering from scrimple.com, a site that posts discounts at Ithaca businesses, valid with a student ID. ILR student Matt Ackerson ’09 started Scrimple Inc. as a project for an entrepreneur- ship class his junior year. The site initially allowed students to print and clip free coupons; participating businesses paid Scrimple each time one was redeemed. After hun- dreds of coupons were printed, Ackerson decided there was enough interest in the site to try a more modern approach, so he introduced the S Card. While businesses now sign up for free, students have to purchase the card, which costs $20 per year, to take advantage of the deals. “It’s the same idea as before—encouraging students to go out and be social while helping them save money—but we are now using better point-of-sale technology,” he says. Scrimple beat out nearly 150 other entries from Cornell undergrads to take first place at last year’s Big Idea Competition, sponsored by Entrepreneurship@Cornell and Student Agencies; Ackerson invested most of the $2,500 prize back into the company. His future plans for Scrimple include expanding into other markets such as Syracuse and New York City, partnering with Cornell student groups seeking a fundraising tool, and introducing the Blakk Card, which can be used at bars and other nightspots. “It’s only going to ramp up further next year,” Ackerson says. “I’ve started saying I go to school on the side and run the business full-time.” — Liz DeLong

On the Slope and Online

On a typical day last spring, a visit to the slopemedia.org website offered video from a campus fashion show, a Grease-themed promo for the senior prom, student debate about the Democratic presidential nomination, and photos from a Saturday night concert by a DJ named Girl Talk. The site is home to Slope Media Group, Cornell’s first student-run multi- media organization. Comprising radio, TV, and an online magazine, Slope lets users cus- tomize their media menu, choosing from both current material and archives of all its shows and articles. “It’s definitely revolutionary,” says president Caitlin Strandberg ’10. “Even in the car, our generation is plugging in iPods. People want to self-select their music, and you can do that with Slope.” In addition to music, Slope Radio offers talk shows and Big Red sports coverage. Slope TV, broadcast both online and on CUTV (available in residence halls), covers sports, news, music, politics, and culture. Slope Magazine, currently digital, will offer a print version beginning this fall. More than 300 students are involved in Slope, Strandberg says, but its programmers can be anywhere in the world, since users can upload and edit content. Stu- dents on the New York and Qatar campuses have logged on, as have undergrads studying abroad. The organization is hoping to get alumni involved—creating, say, a Class of 1980 playlist on the radio station—and encouraging more users to contribute content. Says founder Yaw Etse ’08: “I would like it to get to the point where the first thing that pops into someone’s head when they record something on campus is, ‘Let me throw this onto Slope Media.’” — Chelsea Theis 36 Cornell Alumni Magazine | cornellalumnimagazine.com 024-039CAMja08currents 8/20/08 12:18 PM Page 37

A Wiki for CU

If you type “Big Red Bucks” or “Insecta- palooza” into the online encyclopedia Wikipedia.org, you’ll come up empty. But type them into CUWiki.org, and the infor- mation will be at your fingertips. Launched in 2007, the student-run site aims to be an encyclopedia of all things Cornell, says founder Tyler Garzo ’08, a bio major who started it as an independent study. Like Wikipedia, it relies on the public to gener- ate content. While Garzo wrote the first fifty articles (or “wikis”), the site now has more than 100—from “ Day” to “Pumpkin on Clocktower”—and gets more than 1,000 unique visitors a month. As the sole arbiter, Garzo vets all post- ings; he pays for the host server himself to keep the website unofficial. “It avoids risk for the University and allows CUWiki users to write more freely,” he says. Garzo’s favorite is the wiki on tunnels, which describes the verified (and rumored) under- ground routes beneath the campus. When the subject of the tunnels came up on a recent trip, Garzo realized that the site had arrived. “Some of the other pas- sengers started talking about the article as a good source of information,” he says, “without realizing that I had written it.” — Chelsea Theis

September | October 2008 37 Chan describes Arbitrage’s target mar- Chan describes Arbitrage’s linings of its ties. ket as a “modern urban businessman who works hard and plays hard,” which he says he can relate to; he worked for Sum- mit Partners, a Palo Alto venture capital before decid- and private equity company, When he for him. ing that finance wasn’t started work, Chan felt he had few options to fill his post-college closet. There was Brooks Brothers, but its clean-cut style was too conservative, catering more to men of a certain age. There were generic department store button-down shirts—but they were, well, generic. Then there were offerings from Hugo Boss, Ermenegildo Zegna, and Paul Smith, but Chan wanted something with a slimmer Arbitrage founders (from left) Alan Arbitrage (from founders Chan ’06, Dress for Excess Launched in 2007 by Alan Chan ’06, ’s Gordon Gekko. Street’s Wall Eighties-style conspicuous consumption à la Manoj Dadlani ’04, and Kristin Ming ’06, shirts for both the Arbitrage offers men’s as well as ties, boardroom and the bar, cufflinks, and wallets, all catering to the status-conscious urbanite. Over the past the line has landed coveted shelf space year, in stores ranging from Fred Segal and Saks GotStyle and to Canada’s Fifth Avenue The and Tears. Woman, Liquor, Japan’s fashions have even made it onto the backs of celebrities like “Entourage” star Adrian says Chan. not just clothing,” “It’s Grenier. about a lifestyle of success.” Arbitrage “It’s caters to that ambition, with its logo—a bull—everywhere from its cufflinks to the Clothes make the Clothes make man: Manoj Dadlani ’04, and Kristin Ming fashions, ’06. The company’s designed to go the from to boardroom the include bar, a $230 num- ber that marries a and a hoodie.

caters to the caters aspiring titans Y of Generation cornellalumnimagazine.com | n the “shirts” page of online cloth- Arbitrage’s ing store, a brooding young man with five Arbitrage O o’clock shadow gazes intently at the cam- era—cigar in one hand, whiskey in the A photo to his right depicts the other. tanned, toned torso of an anonymous clad only in art- woman, slightly sweaty, fully placed sushi. Click through to the online “brand book” of the high-end haberdashery (button-down shirts men’s run $165 to $185) and you’ll find more provocative images: a man teasing a sexy naughtily lips with his forefinger, blonde’s threatening her with a riding crop as he tugs her hair from above; a trio of women lounging lustily on a bed as a man video- tapes them; a naked woman, pho- tographed from behind, blindfolded by a swanky . The photos, shot by fash- embrace ion photographer Marc Todd, the unapologetic flaunting of masculine power—a sex-drenched updating of JOHN ABBOTT Cornell Alumni Magazine

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fit, more suitable for a twenty-something man-about-town. Dadlani, too, was a member of Chan’s target audience, having worked at the management consultancy and private equity firm Applied Value for a few years after Cornell. While Chan is technically chief executive officer and Dadlani chief operating officer, they each have their hands in all aspects of the young com- pany. The two spend their days talking to store reps, organizing promotional events, and overseeing production at their Boston- area and New York factories. Ming, who studied textiles and apparel at Cornell, is the line’s creative director, the artistic force behind the clothes. Though she expected to land her first job with a large design house—perhaps working just on acces- sories or sketching rough designs—Ming says she prefers overseeing products “from concept to finish” at the startup. Arbitrage’s so-called “corporate” line tends toward light-colored shirts made from luxe cottons and crisp patterns like pinstripes and herringbone, along with wide-cut ties that force a large knot, the better to make a strong statement in the boardroom. Then there’s the “lounge” line, with slightly shorter, slimmer shirts meant to stay untucked. One of the com- pany’s most popular items is its $230 Krona hoodie, a mullet of a shirt with a button-down front, French cuffs, side slant pockets, and a hood. There’s a sum- mer-friendly style in seersucker, which online culture maven Thrillist says is “per- fect for maintaining your rep as the hard- est mofo at the yacht club.” The brand recently launched the Arbi- trage EFG (Environmentally Friendly Garment) collection, made of organic materials, and is looking into more bam- boo- and soy-based products. With the word “charity” embroidered on the shirts’ cuffs, the wearer can casually drop into conversation that $25 from each item goes to an organization that brings safe drinking water to developing com- munities. After all, as Dadlani says, the lounge shirts are meant to appeal to a specific audience: “The guy who wants to pick up a girl when he’s out.” To that end, the company’s advertising suggests that men who wear its clothes are more likely to be fighting off the ladies in a club’s VIP room than chasing them on the dance floor. Playing up the lure of an exclusive lifestyle, Arbitrage made its early-stage website password-protected. The key? “Fidelio,” the word that allowed entry into the erotic nightclub in Eyes Wide Shut. — Melissa Korn

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In his first book, a former Daily Sun editor-in-chief and longtime Salon.com scribe contemplates the slippery slope of a ‘post-fact society’

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...And Nothing But the Truth

By Farhad Manjoo ’00

Illustrations by Marty Blake

or more than forty years, ABC, CBS, NBC, the the very idea of mass media—the era of partisan newspapers and Associated Press, and a half-dozen large news- pamphleteers. But our niches, now, are more niche than ever papers, working in loose concordance, have col- before. We are entering what you might call the trillion-channel lectively set the American news agenda. You universe: over the last two decades, advances in technology—the Fcould picture the old-time network news anchors—men like Wal- digital recording and distribution of text, images, and sound over ter Cronkite, , Peter Jennings, —as par- information networks, a.k.a., the modern world—have helped ticularly attentive and imposing hosts of a national dinner party. to turn each of us into producers, distributors, and editors of our For decades, they guided their guests, the American people, to own media diet. Now we collect the news firsthand through dig- whichever topics they considered worthy of our attention, and ital cameras, we send our accounts and opinions to the world we hung on their every word. Their power was legendary. Early over blogs, and we use , TiVo, the iPod, and a raft of in 1968, CBS’s Cronkite, a man Americans would have trusted other tools to carefully screen what we consume. with their checkbooks, ended a Tuesday evening telecast with his This trend toward niches, which began decades ago but has view that the United States was “mired in stalemate” in Vietnam. recently been accelerating at a blinding pace, has itself become a “If I’ve lost Cronkite,” President Lyndon Johnson remarked to topic of national conversation, feted for its capacity to return an aide, “I’ve lost Middle America.” Johnson soon announced power to the people. You need look no further than your favorite that he wouldn’t stand for re-election. political blog to understand the thrill of these people-powered But the mainstream media is now an institution in winter, movements. Now, finally, ordinary folks can propel outré polit- with the largest outlets serving ever-narrower slices of the pub- ical candidates to the big time and turn forgotten events into the lic. The mainstream is drying up. In some ways, we are return- biggest news events of the day. A peculiarly utopian sensibility ing to the freewheeling days before radio and television launched colors much of the discussion about how these new tools will affect politics and society; the tone is surprising, given the mag- nitude of the shift we’re talking about. It’s probably unrealistic Reprinted by permission of the publisher, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., from to think that we’ll undergo these changes without any pain or True Enough: Learning to Live in a Post-Fact Society. © 2008 by Farhad Manjoo. that, indeed, we’re not undergoing any pain now. September | October 2008 41 040-045CAMso08manjoo 8/14/08 4:19 PM Page 42

To continue the analogy: We, the guests at Cronkite’s dinner party, have all jumped up from the table and turned the event into a stand-up cocktail affair, open bar. Now we’re free to talk amongst ourselves. We mingle, flitting from group to group, or we stay put in our own circle of friends. This party is democratic and egalitarian; information no longer flows from a furrowed- brow host at the top, and now we all get to talk and listen to whomever we want, about whatever we want. The shindig is undeniably messier than in the past. There’s a guy in the corner yelling about how NASA didn’t really land on the moon, and he’s attracting a crowd. A woman in a lab coat claiming to be the sur- geon general of the United States is dispensing medical advice. You’re suspicious of her credentials, but all your friends seem to believe her. On a table somewhere, people find a stash of photos of Britney Spears mistreating her baby. They make a million copies. Within minutes, a fellow is comparing Spears to Adolf Hitler. Rumors spread, cliques form. The prettiest girl in the room attracts all the attention. The people dressed in blue hold a secret meeting on the left side of the room. Everyone is wary. The analogy may sound simplistic, but I mean only to high- light, in brief, some of the dangers I’ll examine in this essay. Stud- ies of the media and of human , some conducted recently but many long before the digital revolution, provide compelling into the consequences of a fragmented media. Although information now flows more freely than it did in the past—and this is certainly a salutary development—today’s news landscape will also, inevitably, help us to indulge our biases and pre-existing beliefs. While new technology eases connections among people, it also, paradoxically, facilitates a closeted view of the world, keep- ing us coiled tightly with those who share our ideas. In a world that lacks real gatekeepers and authority figures, and in which digital manipulation is so effortless, spin, conspiracy , myths, and outright lies may get the better of many of us. All these factors contributed to the success of the Swift Boat Veter- domly picked news logos alongside the headlines—from either ans for Truth campaign that derailed Senator John Kerry’s pres- , NPR, CNN, or the BBC. How would the logos affect idential bid. New media, patchworks of niches, were at the scene people’s interest in the headlines? of that crime. As they expected, people were biased toward certain news sources—Republicans preferred stories with the Fox News logo, and Democrats converged on CNN and NPR. But the nature and the intensity of the bias that Iyengar and Morin found are intriguing. For starters, they discovered that Republicans were o understand what I mean when I talk about how far friendlier to Fox than were Democrats to either CNN or niche media cultivate bias, consider a study by NPR; Republicans showed, in other words, a much greater Shanto Iyengar, a professor of communications at propensity toward giving in to their bias. Adding the Fox label Stanford, and Richard Morin, the Washington to a story about Iraq or national politics tripled its attractiveness TPost’s director of polling. In 2006, the pair set out to discover to Republicans. No label prompted so great a shift in people on how the source of a particular news story affects readers’ attrac- the left. The greater Republican bias is in keeping with numer- tion to that story. For instance, is a Republican reader more likely ous psychological studies that show conservatives to be much to read a piece of news because it comes from Fox News rather more willing to consume media that toe the ideological line. This than from NPR? phenomenon helps explain, in no small degree, the amazingly To do this, the researchers obtained a list of news headlines successful right-wing pundit factory. spanning six broad categories—U.S. politics, the war in Iraq, race The team’s most surprising finding, though, didn’t have to relations, crime, travel, and sports. Without disclosing which do with politics. Rather, it concerned “soft” news; people showed news outlet the headlines had come from, Iyengar and Morin bias even when looking at news stories about travel and sports. asked some of the participants in the study to rate their interest “It’s one thing when people prefer sources that they agree with in the headlines. This gave the researchers a baseline measure of when the news is talking about Iraq or President Bush—that’s the intrinsic attractiveness of each headline. Then, with another perfectly understandable,” Iyengar says. “But what we show is group of participants, Iyengar and Morin slightly tweaked how that it even applies for issues on which the boundaries between they presented the news stories. They added one of four ran- Democrats and Republicans are not as clear-cut. If you’re look- 42 Cornell Alumni Magazine | cornellalumnimagazine.com 040-045CAMso08manjoo 8/14/08 4:19 PM Page 43

While technology eases connections among people, it also, paradoxically, Swift Boat campaign is informed by opinion surveys taken at the time, which show that Democrats and facilitates a closeted view of the world, Republicans experienced the ads in diametrically opposite ways. When keeping us coiled tightly with those Democrats saw the group’s first TV spot—which alleged that Kerry lied who share our ideas. about the medals he’d earned in Viet- nam—they immediately recognized it as false, and the vast majority felt no need to change their belief that Kerry had been a hero at war. Republicans, meanwhile, saw the commercial as pretty much on the mark; it confirmed what they’d suspected of Kerry all along, that his claims to heroism weren’t true. In a sur- vey by the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania, 68 percent of Republicans who saw the ad reported finding it believable, while 73 percent of Democrats found it unbelievable. At first blush, such survey results might not sound too surprising. Of course people of different political parties had different reactions to this heated political campaign. Isn’t that what you’d expect in politics? But there is something remarkable about the contrary ways that Republicans and Democrats reacted to the Swift Boat ad. It has to do with the chief question that the Swift Boat campaign raised in the public mind: did John Kerry legitimately earn his medals in Vietnam? Now, unless you subscribe to a fuzzy, post- modern view of the world, it’s clear that there can be only one correct answer to this question. Either John Kerry earned his ing for a Caribbean getaway, why would it make any difference medals, or he did not. There is, in other words, a definite, inar- whether it’s coming from Fox or NPR?” But it did make a dif- guable truth to what happened in the Mekong more than thirty ference—adding a Fox label to travel stories made them more years ago. This truth has been documented, and it can be veri- attractive to Republicans and less attractive to Democrats. Peo- fied through investigation. Moreover, the truth is universal. It ple “have generalized their preference for politically consonant ought to be consistent across party lines, whether the person news to nonpolitical domains,” Iyengar says—in other words, who’s answering the question is a Republican or a Democrat. they’ve become addicted to their own preferred spin. “They’ve The Swift Boat controversy over whether Kerry truly did earn gotten into the habit of saying, ‘Whatever the news is talking his medals, then, can be seen as a fight over two competing ver- about, I’m just going to go to Fox.’” sions of reality. In essence, the ads were asking us to look at his- Think back to the height of the 2004 presidential campaign. tory—the history of Kerry’s time in Vietnam—and to decide Try to recall how you felt every time an advertisement for the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth popped up on your television screen. If you are a Democrat, it’s likely that the ads provoked in you the sort of anger whose intensity can only properly be rendered here in a string of typewriter expletive symbols (#%&@!). What the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth were saying about John Kerry was plainly false. Everything you’d learned about Kerry, and everything you’d learned about the Swift Boat Veterans, corroborated this idea: websites, news- papers, and books teemed with evidence to support your view, and anyone who believed otherwise was will- fully ignoring reality. If, on the other hand, you sup- ported George W. Bush, you felt something like pure joy on seeing the same Swift Boat ads. To you, what the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth were saying about John Kerry was plainly true. Everything you’d learned about Kerry, and everything you’d learned about the Swift Boat Veterans, corroborated this idea: websites, news- papers, and books teemed with evidence to support your view, and anyone who believed otherwise was will- fully ignoring reality. My guess about how you might have reacted to the September | October 2008 43 040-045CAMso08manjoo 8/14/08 4:19 PM Page 44

which reality actually occurred. This may sound obvious, but most debates in modern politics simply aren’t like this. When we fight over important issues, we’re not usually arguing over the fun- damental state of the world but instead over what to do about it. Your stance on health-care policy in the United States, for instance, hinges on your specific economic, ethical, religious, legal, and civic views: What would constitute a fair distribution of health care to the public? Do you believe health care falls under the list of services a government should provide percent of the nation thought the Iraqi dictator had been per- to its citizens? How much should anyone spend to save a single sonally involved in the attack. A New York Times survey taken life? And so on. four years later, at the six-year anniversary of the attacks, marked People harbor profound disagreements about all these ques- a huge improvement—but it’s still amazing. A third of Ameri- tions, and yet, at the same time, there clearly are facts about cans said they saw Saddam’s hand in 9/11, despite a complete health care in the United States with which everyone agrees. Tens lack of evidence to support the position. of millions of Americans currently lack . Heart disease and cancer are, by far, the nation’s most deadly ailments. Prescription drug use is on the rise. These are examples of a shared political reality—empirical, verifiable measures of the world about which there are, and really can be, no argument. id Iraq possess weapons of mass destruction For any issue, we find a set of such basic shared truths, a view at the time of the U.S. invasion? The most of the world that is largely consistent regardless of partisanship. comprehensive investigations into Iraq’s At least, it has been this way until now. But there were few WMD programs prove that Saddam had no shared truths in the story of John Kerry’s service in Vietnam. Dbanned weapons. Even President Bush and Vice President Dick Shared truths are absent in other areas, too—in many issues sur- Cheney now acknowledge this point. But a Harris survey con- rounding national security policy, for instance. Whether or not ducted in July 2006 showed that half of Americans reject this Saddam Hussein was “personally involved” in the September 11, idea. They believe instead that the weapons were there. 2001, attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon is, It’s not only in expectedly partisan national security issues like the question of Kerry’s medals, an issue for which there is a that we see Americans disagreeing about what’s happening in the definitive, correct answer. Either he was, or he was not. Although world. Look, for instance, at global warming. Every major Amer- the Bush Administration at one time suggested (loudly) other- ican scientific body that has studied the world’s climate has con- wise, the White House now admits Saddam didn’t do it. More cluded that the planet is heating up due to human activity. In important, every major investigation of the issue—including by 2004, Naomi Oreskes, a researcher at the University of Califor- nia, San Diego, surveyed the 928 studies concerned with climate change that were published in peer- Whether or not Saddam Hussein was reviewed scientific journals between 1993 and 2003. Not a single one, she found, disagreed with the con- ‘personally involved’ in the September 11 sensus view about global warming. But the American public is not attacks is an issue for which there is a nearly so united. Polls show that, first, few Americans believe the sci- definitive, correct answer. Either he was, ence. A survey conducted by the Pew Research Center in 2006 revealed that only 41 percent of respondents or he was not. think that there’s solid evidence that humans are changing the Earth’s cli- mate. Democrats, though, are twice the nonpartisan 9/11 Commission—determined that Saddam had as likely as Republicans to accept the evidence. Even scientific no role in 9/11, while other government reports have proved that fact isn’t safe from politically motivated perception. Iraq was not tied to al-Qaeda. A stunningly large number of Perhaps the most striking example of Americans’ partisan Americans, however, blame Saddam. In the fall of 2003, a poll divisions over what’s really happening in the world involves the commissioned by showed that almost 70 economy. For several years, says , the director of 44 Cornell Alumni Magazine | cornellalumnimagazine.com 040-045CAMso08manjoo 8/14/08 4:19 PM Page 45

We remember the Clinton years as politically volatile, with Republicans and Democrats at odds, but Americans were largely united in their view of the nation’s prospects.

the Pew Research Center, Democrats and Republicans have largely agreed with one another when asked about the current state of the economy. This, he points out, isn’t very surprising, because economic questions “are not as directly associated in the public mind with political parties or political figures.” If someone asked you how well the nation’s economy was doing, you’d prob- ably think about your job and the of people around you, rather than, say, about President Bush. Indeed, this was the case during the Nineties. We remember the Clinton years as extremely politically volatile, with Republicans and Democrats at odds on just about every issue of the day, but Americans were largely united in their view of the nation’s prospects. When unemploy- ment declined, satisfaction rose across the board, the blue lines and the red lines commingling on graphs of national opinion.

ut that’s no longer the case, Kohut has found. Just before President Bush’s State of the Union Address in 2006, surveyors at the Pew Center Think about this for a minute. Here were people living in called up 1,500 Americans and asked, “How the same economy as one another, folks with a roughly equal Bwould you rate economic conditions in this country today—as likelihood of finding a job or seeing wealth in the housing mar- excellent, good, only fair, or poor?” The results were vastly ket or hitting on hard times. They were swimming in the same divergent. Fifty-six percent of Republicans believed that the pool—but half of them thought the water was lovely, while the economy was in either excellent or good shape, while only 23 other half were dying of chill. They were, Kohut says, “living percent of Democrats thought this was the case. Sixty-two per- different realities.” cent of Democrats said it was difficult to find a job in their com- It was in this tide of divergent, parallel realities that the Swift munities, but only 38 percent of Republicans thought so. You Boat Veterans for Truth launched their ship. For thirty years, might wonder whether this was because Republicans actually there had been a shared national truth regarding John Kerry— were facing better job prospects than Democrats were—could whatever his behavior after the war, the evidence showed that Republicans have been reporting better economic conditions he’d fought honorably in Vietnam. To many partisans, though, because their lives were economically better off than Democ- this was an unwelcome truth. And the new truth offered by the rats’? Actually, no. Swift Boat campaign, the version of reality they sought to prop- The Pew study found that the partisan bias held even when agate, was much friendlier to the right-wing cause. controlling for the respondents’ incomes. Two-thirds of Repub- Welcome to the Rashomon world, where the very idea of licans who made more than $75,000 a year thought the econ- objective reality is under attack. c omy was in great shape, but only one-third of Democrats who earned as much had the same idea. Similarly, Democrats who Farhad Manjoo ’00, a former Cornell Alumni Magazine made less than $50,000 annually were far more gloomy about intern, was a staff writer at Salon.com from 2002 to 2008. economic conditions than were Republicans in the same bracket. He is currently a technology columnist at Slate.com. September | October 2008 45 046-053CAMso08viticulture 8/14/08 3:42 PM Page 46

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With a new undergrad major in enology and viticulture, Cornell aims to sow a crop of talent to fuel New York’s wine revolution

By Beth Saulnier

indsay Stevens ’05 stands behind the bar at King Ferry Winery, pouring tastes of Chardonnay for an eager Laudience of oenophiles. But instead of a bottle, Stevens is tilting a plastic ; not only is this 2007 vintage not yet for sale, it hasn’t even seen a cork. “It was just filtered,” she tells the tasters, “so some of its characteristics might still be dampened.” Stevens should know; she’s the winemaker who created it. And the dozen people swirling the crisp young libation in their glasses aren’t your average Finger Lakes tourists visiting the winery, located on the east side of Cayuga Lake about forty-five minutes northwest of Ithaca. They’re students and faculty in the Cornell University Viticulture and Enology Experience (CUVEE), a week-

long adult-education course held on JASON KOSKI / UP campus in July. The class wasn’t for dilettantes. For the $2,195 tuition—not including accommodations— the course offered an immersion in myriad aspects of JONATHAN KITCHEN / FOTOSEARCH September | October 2008 47 046-053CAMso08viticulture 8/14/08 3:42 PM Page 48

the wine industry, from climatology and grape husbandry to pest control, chemistry, blending, and marketing. The students got behind-the-scenes tours of several area wineries, where they had the chance to grill pros like Stevens on everything from the per- centage of new oak in their barrel inventory to the hazards of working next door to the cold-stabilization room through an Upstate winter. “It’s not bad,” says Stevens, who keeps a space heater in her office, “except my toes are cold a lot.” Held for the first time last summer, CUVEE is only one facet of Cornell’s burgeoning wine scene. Just as the popularity of the grape has expanded nationwide—as retiring Baby Boomers have the time and disposable income to indulge in fine wines, and out- lets like the Food Network have raised awareness of fine dining among average Americans—the New York wine industry is rap- idly expanding. Over the past three decades, the number of wineries has grown from the single digits to more than 200, in eight regions from Long Island to the Finger Lakes to the Niagara Escarpment. New York is now third among wine- producing states; the industry is estimated to employ 36,000 peo- ple and contribute as much as $6 billion a year to the state’s economy, not only through grape cultivation and wine produc- tion but tourism (upwards of 4 million annual visitors) and related industries. With such high stakes, the state’s wine indus- try is hungry—or, more to the point, thirsty—for assistance and expertise from its land-grant university.

ornell has long contributed to the state’s viti- culture (grape-growing) efforts, exploring methods for maximizing fruit production and coping with the vicissitudes of weather. The University is currently expanding its viticulture facilities with the C JASON KOSKI / UP construction of a new grape laboratory in the western New York town of Portland, set to open in 2009; on the enology (wine- Winemaking maven: Enology lecturer Kathy Arnink making) side of the equation, plans are in the works for a 2,400- square-foot teaching winery on the Ithaca campus. Comparable to a facility at the University-affiliated New York State Agricul- help winery owners who may not have science backgrounds and tural Experiment Station in Geneva, the winery will initially be need someone with more technical knowledge,” Arnink says. located in an addition to the Cornell Orchard’s cidery; it will “Now, we have so many wineries offering that, at this move to Stocking Hall once the building undergoes a major ren- point, there are more internships than students.” ovation in the next five to ten years. “We’ve been making wine As an interdisciplinary major, enology and viticulture (E&V in the food science department, but it’s difficult,” says enology for short, with “VINE” as its course code) does not have its own lecturer Kathy Arnink. “The juice was pressed in the orchard, department but spans a wide variety of disciplines—not only then brought to food science. It will be a lot easier when it’s hap- plant science and food science but also climatology, geography, pening in one place. All of our winemaking and lab equipment chemistry, microbiology, marketing, and more. Although majors will be here, so if we smell an unusual aroma as our wine fer- can gear their studies toward either enology or viticulture, stu- ments we can see if there is some microbe in there that we don’t dents will be expected to get a grounding in both. “The variety want, instead of thinking, ‘Well, this is happening, but my of weather conditions, grapes, soil types, and people in the New microbe stuff is in the other end of the building.’” York State wine industry represents diversity you don’t normally For many New York State winemakers, the most exciting see in other regions,” says Gavin Sacks, PhD ’05, an enology pro- change on campus has to do with . As of this fall, fessor and one of several recent hires for the new major. “There undergrads can formally major in enology and viticulture—mak- are more than forty varieties of wine grapes in the Finger Lakes ing Cornell the only outside of California alone. That means that if you learn how to grow grapes and where students can earn a four-year degree in the field. (Past stu- make wine here, you are going to be well prepared for doing so dents, such as Stevens, had to settle for a concentration in viti- almost anywhere else.” culture or enology while earning degrees in either plant science or There are currently about twenty E&V majors, and Arnink food science.) “We were hearing all the time from the wine indus- says the program will stay small, perhaps growing to double that try in New York State that they needed more educated people to number. One of its goals, she says, is to graduate students who 48 Cornell Alumni Magazine | cornellalumnimagazine.com 046-053CAMso08viticulture 8/20/08 3:26 PM Page 49

ALAN LAKSO

Vino school: Participants in the CUVEE program get lessons in canopy management (left) and wine blending (center). Right: CUVEE students take notes during a tasting in their Statler Hotel classroom. Below: Grapes under the summer sun at Swedish Hill, a Cayuga Lake winery run by David Peterson ’79.

are highly trained in their field, but not so narrowly focused that rossing the Ag Quad, you can recognize E&V they can’t pursue something else after graduation. “This is their majors by their distinctive gear: black plastic interest right now, but they’re young, so they might change their carrying cases that house four oversized tast- minds,” she says. “They’ll have enough basic science, food sci- ing glasses nestled in protective foam. (“You ence, and plant science that they can branch off. They’ll be pre- Ccan swirl the wine around really well so the aromatics come pared for , or they could move up in a large food out,” Arnink says of the tall, wide-bottomed glasses, “and they’re company if that becomes their interest.” After all, as Sacks notes, cupped, so the aromas stay inside.”) Students taste wines about not every undergrad who majors in psychology becomes a prac- twice a week as part of their regular coursework; the state waves ticing psychologist; not every history major becomes a historian. the legal drinking age for students consuming alcohol in for- “Part of the undergraduate degree is teaching people how to credit courses within their major. E&V students are also encour- frame questions and answer them,” he says. “I don’t expect every aged to take the Hotel school’s ever-popular Wines & Spirits student to become a winemaker or vineyard man. What I expect, course, long taught by Professor Steve Mutkoski ’67, PhD ’76, though, is that they are going to know how to ask questions and which delves more deeply into wine history, criticism, and con- answer them in an intimidating number of disciplines.” noisseurship. And once the Ithaca teaching winery is up and

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running, students will be making and tasting more of their ince the late 1800s, Cornell viticultur- own wines. The facility, Arnink says, will aid not only in ists have developed and released hands-on training but in fostering morale among E&V dozens of new table, juice, and wine majors. “It will give students a focus,” she says. “We haven’t grape varieties geared toward New had a place where they can hang out and form a cohesive SYork’s often-harsh climate; they have included such wine group.” grapes as Cayuga White, Chardonel, Traminette, Noiret, Two of those students spent their summer at Swedish Hill, Corot Noir, and Valvin Muscat. The University-affiliated a winery located across the lake from King Ferry, on Cayuga’s New York State Agricultural Experiment Station in west side. David Peterson ’79 is general manager of the win- Geneva is home to researchers like Bruce Reisch ’76, a ery his parents founded in 1986; it now produces more than professor of grape breeding and genetics who has 60,000 cases a year. Peterson, whose family also owns Goose twenty-five acres of vines under cultivation to develop Watch winery on Cayuga Lake and Penguin Bay on Seneca, new varieties, testing for everything from cluster forma- is on the front lines of the state’s shortage of skilled enology tion to disease resistance. It’s not a field for those in labor. “We have a position open right now for an assistant search of immediate gratification. “If I made a cross winemaker for which none of the applicants has met the this year, we could release a new variety anywhere from requirements—but students graduating out of the Cornell pro- fifteen to forty years from now,” he says. “Every year, gram most likely would,” he says. “It’s the same thing in the we have material in every stage of the pipeline. We’re vineyard. There are people who know mechanically how to always making new crosses, evaluating potential new go about it, but don’t know why they’re doing what they’re varieties that first fruited a few years before, making doing and aren’t as good at adapting. If they’re faced with a wine samples, choosing seedlings to send out to cooper- new situation, they don’t know how to react.” As Peterson ating growers in other states.” sees it, the new major could have a significant impact on the He cites one potential new variety, which he industry in New York State. “I think there will be a whole describes as similar in style to a Gamay Beaujolais—“a new pool of trained people that, ten years from now, will light-style red wine grape, not a big, heavy red, but a change the face of what we are capable of doing in this very enjoyable, pleasant red wine variety.” Reisch first region,” he says. “They’ll take us to the next level.” created the in 1995, and the Ag station has been distributing test plants to cooperating vineyards and researchers for the past couple of years, something of a viticultural fast track. “We’ve made three wine sam- n a brilliant July day, Peterson makes the ples already, and all three have been very good—and five-minute drive from Swedish Hill to his the vines have shown little damage from insects or dis- family’s fourth vineyard—the only one that eases, even though they’ve never been sprayed with doesn’t have an on-site winery. There, ,” he says. “But it requires further years of Ointern Tosh Forrence ’09 is driving a tractor down long rows testing to make sure that what we’re seeing is stable of vines; a bale of mulch unspools behind him as he goes, the and long-lasting. After all, when we name and release a better to retain moisture in the soil and discourage weeds. new variety, we’re recommending it to growers to put The son of Virgil Forrence ’75 and Hannah Hanford ’79, into a vineyard that they hope to cultivate for thirty, Forrence is focusing on the viticulture side, hoping to start forty, fifty years. We have to test these for multiple his own vineyard someday. He spent the past spring semes- years, multiple vines, multiple locations to see how it ter doing an abroad program in Florence, Italy, taking as does in different environments and over different years, many wine courses as he could; at Cornell, he and a few looking for consistent quality.” friends have formed an informal wine-appreciation group. Reisch’s colleague Alan Lakso, a professor of pomol- “Four or five of us who are really close in the major, we like ogy and viticulture, studies how the fruit’s quality and to sit around and be wine snobs,” he says. “We try things and quantity are affected by a variety of factors—physiolog- see what we think.” ical, environmental, and cultural. His research includes The twenty-one-year-old grew up on his family’s northern inserting cameras several feet into the ground via clear New York apple farm, so he can pilot a tractor like other kids plastic tubes to record root development, with the data can drive the family minivan. (His full name is McIntosh; he downloaded to laptops in the field. He’s also been col- has a brother named Jonathan and an uncle named Cortland.) laborating on the New York State Viticulture Site Evalua- At Swedish Hill he’s been working to manage weeds and tion Project; the effort, now in its testing phase, will improve vigor—thinning shoots, grape clusters, and leaves to create interactive online maps offering “one-stop shop- promote cluster and vine growth. “It’s a challenge,” he says ping” for a wealth of data—soil composition, topogra- of viticulture. “Every cultivar is different, every variety is dif- phy, rainfall, average temperature, and more. “When ferent, so it always keeps you on your toes,” he says. “Maybe people want to find a place to grow grapes, they can there are insects in row ten and not in row eleven, or you zero in on locations and get a lot of information,” he come across a vine that’s not healthy, and there is a challenge says. “It will help guide them in finding better sites or to figure out what’s going on. Is there something in the soil? avoiding worse ones.” Is there a disease? Is it a pest problem?” On the plant pathology side, scientists in Geneva and Back at the winery, twenty-five-year-old Steve Carlson ’06 Ithaca are studying diseases and pests that bedevil vine- is interning on the enology side; his duties range from yards—from powdery mildew to nematodes, the tiny 50 Cornell Alumni Magazine | cornellalumnimagazine.com 046-053CAMso08viticulture 8/20/08 3:26 PM Page 51

Fruit of the Vine

Grape scientists nurture the new and protect the old

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Sun and soil: Viticulture professor Alan Lakso (left) tracks the growth of vines’ root sys- tems by inserting cameras into the ground (above). Top: A view through the camera, known as a minirhizotron.

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worms that do $10 billion in agricultural damage each year in the the mid-1800s after it was inadvertently imported on species native U.S. alone. “We have a dynamic group, one of the largest groups to North America. The European vinifera grapes had no resistance to working on grape pest management in the world,” says Geneva- such New World diseases, and they still don’t—but growers and based plant pathologist Wayne Wilcox. “Because of the climate we oenophiles continue to prize them, necessitating the liberal use of have in New York—where it more than in California, , fungicides. “Viticulturists have created quite a bit of their own Chile, South Africa, or the Mediterranean growing areas—we have a problems by insisting on growing a highly susceptible species in lot more fungal disease than in places that are dry in the summer. the center of origin for the pathogen,” Gadoury says. “Grapes are We study a whole panoply of diseases, and we try to develop total grown because people have centuries of experience in making wine management programs for diseases as well as insects.” from these ; they aren’t selected based on their resistance Grapes represent an interesting challenge for plant pathologists, to diseases. The challenge is to manage these diseases in a practi- notes senior research associate David Gadoury. Take the battle cal and a sustainable way, so our options are limited—because against powdery mildew, which devastated European vineyards in we’re pretty much stuck with the varieties that we grow now.” September | October 2008 51 046-053CAMso08viticulture 8/14/08 3:42 PM Page 52

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Vine to wine: Tosh Forrence ’09 (above) and Steve Carlson ’06 (below) spent the summer interning at Swedish Hill Winery. Both E&V majors, Forrence plans to work on the viticulture side, while Carlson (who will complete his degree in December) is concentrating on enology.

its capacity of more than a hundred students, with many others turned away. “Wine is such a complex thing,” Carlson says. “You can go as deep into it as you want to. As long as civiliza- tion has been around, wine has been around. It combines a lot of cool aspects. Sometimes you’re outside, sometimes you’re inside. You’re doing both chemistry and manual labor. It’s com- plex, but simple sometimes. There are so many variations and so many styles. It’s intellectual, it’s holistic. It’s one of the few processes where you can see the whole thing—from a seed in the ground to the grape to the finished product.” Carlson’s studies have included a fall internship harvesting grapes at Cayuga Lake’s Sheldrake Point Vineyard and a faculty- led spring trip to Chile, where he visited vineyards includ- ing the massive holdings of Concha y Toro. Although he could likely find in the Finger Lakes after graduation— there’s that opening at Swedish Hill that Peterson has been hard- pressed to fill—Carlson wants to broaden his horizons by work- KOSKI ing or interning at other wineries in the U.S. and abroad. “A lot of people, I tell them I’m majoring in wine and they say, ‘That’s making sure that wines are cold-stable (meaning they won’t crys- great, I’m into wine.’ But once I start talking about it, they real- tallize when refrigerated) to “topping off” barrels, adding wine ize how boring I can make it, because I know so much about it. during the aging process to counteract evaporation. Carlson, a But I know so little about it too, because there are so many dif- second-semester senior, originally intended to major in biology, ferent wineries and so many different regions. To really under- but caught the wine bug after taking a food science course called stand it, you have to travel everywhere and know a little about Understanding Wine and Beer—a class that is always enrolled to everything. It can pretty much consume a lifetime.” c 52 Cornell Alumni Magazine | cornellalumnimagazine.com 046-053CAMso08viticulture 8/14/08 3:42 PM Page 53

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Dancers take a nighttime turn on Friday. PHOTO BY LINDSAY FRANCE

Face to Face Alumni reconnect at Reunion 2008

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By Susan Kelley

ornellians attend Reunion for lots of reasons, but mostly to rekindle friend- ships that sustained them on Ccampus and continued after graduation. At Reunion 2008, Jay Waks ’68, JD ’71, and Jay Goldstein ’68 didn’t have much rekindling to do. They’ve known each other—and have kept in touch—since kindergarten, at P.S. 102 in Paterson, New Jersey. “We lived two-and- a-half blocks from each other,” Goldstein says. “I ate dinner more times at Jay’s house than in my own.”

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PHOTOS PROVIDED BY JAY GOLDSTEIN ’68

Waks and Goldstein were among the 6,000 people who returned to campus June 5–8 to bask in warm memories—and endure sweltering heat. Members of classes ending in “3” and “8” from all over the U.S. and the world packed Bailey Hall on Friday to hear journalist Claire Shipman give the annual Olin Lecture; she predicted that presidential candidates John McCain and Barack Obama will run a close race in the upcoming elec- tion. On Saturday morning, they came back to Bailey to hear President David Skorton tick off the year’s accomplishments in his State of the University address: a record number of student applications, conferring the first MD degrees given abroad by an American medical school, developing a new financial aid policy to make a Cornell education more affordable. Throughout the weekend, the outdoorsy crowd toured Beebe Lake by and the Plantations Gardens on foot, while night owls made midnight runs to the Hot Truck. Others attended lectures on subjects from the history of wine in America to an update on investment tech- nologies. The Sherwoods strolled about, providing a capella entertainment throughout. Waks and Goldstein got together for breakfast, as they often did freshman year. They didn’t plan to attend Cornell together,

but both got accepted and billeted to U-Hall 1’s first floor. “It KOSKI was purely a coincidence,” Waks says. “I requested U-Hall 1

Now and then: Classmates Jay Goldstein ’68 (above left) and Jay Waks ’68 shared breakfast Sunday morning. Inset: Goldstein (right) and Waks in 1966, on their way back to Cornell after spring break.

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Reunion by the Numbers Who attended 4,101 alumni 1,300 other adults 631 children Oldest attendee Bill Vanneman ’31, age ninety-nine Oldest reunion class — 1933 Eugenia Gould Huntoon of Bloomfield Village, Michigan Sarah Ellis Ward of Slingerlands, New York Beatrice Alexander Weingart of Van Glen, California. First timers 369 alumni attended their class reunion for the first A Sui or an MBC?: Late-night revelers (above) time (including 31 attending their 50th) order up Hot Truck eats. Right: CAM intern Jenny Niesluchowski ’10 (left) shares a laugh with Bobbi Weather report Miller Brannin ’38 at the All-Alumni Affair in Average high temperature: 87 degrees Barton Hall. Average humidity: 72 percent

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For my first face-to-face interview as a Cornell Alumni Magazine intern, I was assigned to speak with members of the classes of ’33 and ’38 during Reunion weekend, record their news during the All-Alumni Affair in Barton Hall, and write their class reports for the next issue. “And,” my editor told me, “you’ll get a free lunch.” On a hot Friday afternoon, alumni began strolling into Barton, making their way around the informational booths that lined the walls and the catered buffet in the center of the track. I did a lap, scoop- ing up some freebies (pens, key chains, calendars, and the like) and sampling ice cream from the Dairy Bar cart before joining a packed table labeled 1933 and 1938. I was prepared to spend an hour—if that—listening to stories about grandchildren and . But the tales that they shared were full of life and adventure during their time at Cornell. I could relate to many of their memories, even though so much about the University has changed since then. Bobbi, a woman now living on Long Island, told me about breaking curfew so she could attend fraternity dances. I met women who were still active in their sororities and men who had played hockey on Beebe Lake. (I’m the goalie of the Big Red women’s hockey team.) Bea, who was often the only woman in her physics classes, would take the trolley every Saturday with her girlfriends to the department store in downtown Ithaca. She reminisced about delivering newspapers at 4:30 each morning to help pay her tuition—which was only $300 to $400 a

LINDSAY FRANCE semester. I was so caught up in their stories that I forgot to eat lunch and the buffet was about to close. “Don’t worry, you’re not missing much,” Bea told me as she slid a piece of chocolate cake in my direction. I since it housed the ‘Barf Bar’ restaurant—that only had time to take one bite before I discovered that we both live wasn’t its official name but is an accurate descrip- in Southern California. After a lengthy discussion of the state’s ideal tion of its effect on your digestive tract. I liked the weather, I looked up to find that the booths and the buffet had been idea of getting a quick breakfast without having cleared; apart from a few other stragglers, we were the only people to go out.” As they each made new friends, they left in Barton Hall. continued to drive home together for vacation in — Jenny Niesluchowski ’10 Waks’s red Volkswagen Bug. After graduation, family and careers left little time for socializing September | October 2008 59 054-060CAMso08reunion 8/14/08 3:44 PM Page 60

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Young at heart: Some of the 631 children (above) who attended Reunion 2008, under a magician’s spell. Right: Classmates Edy Newman Weinberger ’43 (right) and Caroline Norfleet Church ’43 embrace after seeing each other in Barton Hall on Friday. Below: Presi- dent David Skorton giving the State of the University address to a full

house in Bailey Hall on Saturday KOSKI morning.

(Goldstein became a dermatologist, Waks a lawyer). Sometimes years would go by before they would reconnect, often at Reunion. “That was our principal face-to-face contact over the years,” Waks says. This year, Goldstein left campus Friday afternoon for his daughter’s birthday, and returned on Saturday—just to see Waks. “When we sang the alma mater with the Sher- woods and put our arms around each other, I almost cried,” Goldstein says. “And I don’t cry easily.” c ROBERT BARKER / UP

60 Cornell Alumni Magazine | cornellalumnimagazine.com 063-065CAMSO08alma 8/14/08 3:45 PM Page 63 almaNEWSLETTER OF THE CORNELL ALUMNI FEDERATION matters www.alumni.cornell.edu The Best of CALS A Brief History of the Outstanding Alumni Awards

By Mollie Pulver ’80 or thirty years the College of Agri- Statler Ballroom for an culture and Life Sciences (CALS) evening of fellowship and F has annually recognized alumni recognition. At last year’s who have demonstrated excellence in gala, Dean Susan Henry their careers and service to the College congratulated the recipients and their communities. To honor their with the following com- work, CALS offers the annual Out- ments, although her words standing Alumni Awards (OAA). describe all who have re- CALS alumni are a diverse group ceived the award over the who have entered myriad careers, and years: “These alumni are many have achieved notable success. distinguished in their many The College’s Alumni Association achievements,” Henry said. Awards Committee is charged each “What these individuals year with identifying up to five alumni have in common is their who are outstanding in all areas. To re- tremendous commitment to ceive the award, a candidate must meet what they do, and their gen- at least one of the following criteria and erosity in giving back. They show some accomplishment and in- have demonstrated excep- terest in the other two: tional dedication to the Col- ILLUSTRATIONS BY LISA BANLAKI FRANK • active involvement in, work for, and lege and to Cornell, sharing demonstrated leadership abilities in their time and talents in numerous First rate: The late Joseph King received CALS and Cornell; ways. They’ve made a substantial dif- CALS’s inaugural Outstanding Alumni Award ference in their communities, their in 1977. • “recognized success” in their busi- fields of endeavor, and their college ness, , or other ; through their service and dedication. cluding Robert Trent Jones, SP Ag ’30, • “recognized success” in avocational However, they each reveal an extraor- John Dyson ’65, and Stan Warren ’27, activities other than Cornell. (“Rec- dinary sense of modesty when you PhD ’31. Recipients have come from ognized success” in this area means speak to them about their noteworthy across the United States and around the having made a significant contribu- accomplishments. To them, their com- globe. They include Teng-Hui Lee, PhD tion to the betterment of society mitment is a given—all in a day’s ’68, former president of , in through involvement in community, work.” 1995, and In-Kyu Han, PhD ’65, pres- schools, charitable organizations, and Joseph King ’36, BS ’38, was the ident of the Korean Academy of Science other humanitarian undertakings.) first to receive the OAA award, in 1977. and Technology, in 2003. Each year the award winners, their The list of past winners now totals 137 In 1988 the program was expanded families, guests, and CALS Alumni and includes many distinguished to recognize young alumni (defined as Association members gather in the names well known to Cornellians, in- (continued on page 65) September / October 2008 63 063-065CAMSO08alma 8/14/08 3:45 PM Page 64

Boston. Contact Susan Simone, simones@ gtlaw.com. Northeast Regional Office, November 13— Young alumni gathering, the , Beacon Hill/ Calendar of Events West End, Boston. Contact Kate Perkins, kab63@ September 15 – November 15, 2008 cornell.edu, 607/255-1921. For updated information, Western call the Office of Alumni Affairs, (607) 255-3517 CC/Southwest Ohio, September 19—Service or visit us online at event: pasta dinner to support Fisher House, where www.alumni.cornell.edu families of injured soldiers live while loved ones recover in nearby hospitals, Dayton. Contact Lou Ferraro, [email protected], 937/469-4953. CC/Southwest Ohio, September 20—Service event: Cornellians compete in the Air Force Marathon to support Fisher House, where fami- New York/Ontario CC/Vermont, October 11—Book club: discuss the lies of injured soldiers live while loved ones re- CALS, September 27—Apple picking, Indian Lad- book chosen for Cornell’s 2008 New Student cover in nearby hospitals, Dayton. Contact Lou der Farms, Altamont. Contact Diane Irwin, dmi7@ Reading Project, Lincoln at Gettysburg: The Words Ferraro, [email protected], 937/469-4953. msn.com, 518/884-0322. that Remade America by Garry Wills. Contact Alexandra Tursi, [email protected]. Western CAF, October 15—Rochester Regional Phona- CC/Boston, October 11—Football, Cornell vs. Har- Cornell Annual Fund, November 5—Portland Re- thon. Contact Tristan Fields, [email protected], gional Phonathon. Contact Tristan Fields, tgf6@ 607/254-6407. vard, Harvard Stadium. For tickets, go to www. gocrimson.com or call the Harvard Athletics tick- cornell.edu, 607/254-6407. Northeast et office at 617/495-2211 or 877/GO-HARVARD. International Contact Jens Kullmann, [email protected]. Northeast Regional Office, October 6—Women’s CC/, October 26—NFL game: New Orleans dinner connection, Vintage, West Roxbury, Massa- Northeast Regional Office, November 11— Saints vs. San Diego Chargers, Wembley Stadium. chusetts. Contact Rebecca Alperin, 617/928-1971. Women’s dinner connection, Artu, North End, Contact Tyler Rudd, [email protected].

Come Home to Cornell! Homecoming 2008: September 26–28

oin fellow Cornellians and friends and enjoy the Ticket Office at (607) 254-BEAR. Tickets: $15, $12 best that the University has to offer. Alumni, for seniors and students. J students, and faculty will be on hand for an ex- citing range of academic, social, and athletic Glee Club concert, 8 p.m., . Hear one of events. It’s a weekend you won’t want to miss! The the country’s finest collegiate male singing ensembles campus will be in full swing with a variety of pro- and Cornell’s oldest student organization in a concert grams that promise to keep you busy from morning of and songs of Cornell. Professor Scott Tuck- to night. er will conduct. Tickets: $10, $5 for students, avail- able in advance at www.baileytickets.com and the Saturday, September 27 Clinton House’s Ticket Center, and at the door. All-New, All-Alumni Tailgate, 11 a.m.–1 p.m., Cres- cent parking lot. Meet and mingle with fellow alum- And that’s just the beginning! Choose from campus ni. Complimentary food and beverages will be served tours, college and school programs, fraternity and under the big tent. Musical entertainment by John- sorority events, admissions information sessions, ny Russo’s East Hill Classic Jazz Group. The Big Red recreational programs, class and affinity activities, and Band, cheerleaders, and the Big Red Bears will stop much more. For more Homecoming information and by to help you catch the spirit. Sponsored by the Of- a list of events, contact the Office of Alumni Affairs fice of Alumni Affairs. at (607) 255-7085 or visit alumni.cornell.edu/home- coming. Cornell vs. Yale Football, 1 p.m., Schoellkopf Field. Feel the excitement in the air! Join the roar of the Overnight accommodations in the Ithaca area are crowd and cheer the Big Red on to victory as they limited; call the Tompkins County Convention and square off against Ivy rival Yale. For football tickets Visitor’s Bureau at (800) 284-8422 or go to and stadium parking permits, call the Athletic www.visitithaca.com for an update on availability.

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(continued from page 63) under age forty when nominated). Up to two award winners are recognized in this category each year. The first Young Alumni Award went to Daniel Decker ’74, PhD ’86. He has since been joined by twenty-two other notable graduates, including Jim Bittner ’80, who received the award in 1997. “I’m amazed at how such busy people still find time to main- tain their ties to the College, giving their time Daniel Decker, winner of and talents the first-ever CALS while starting Young Alumni Award businesses and families,” says Bittner. The pro- gram was ex- panded again in 1996, with a- wards for CALS faculty and staff. The first two faculty to be recognized were George Conne- Professor George Conneman, man ’52, MS ’56, a recipient of the and Bernard Stan- inaugural CALS alumni ton ’49, profes- award for faculty sors emeriti in applied econo- mics and management. To date, twen- ty-four faculty and staff have been honored. To nominate a CALS graduate for an award, fill out a form at the CALS Alumni and Friends website: www. cals.cornell.edu/cals/alumni-friends/ alumni-association/alsaa-board/stand ing-committees/awards.cfm CALS considers the OAA program its premier annual event, a way to fortify relationships and an opportu- nity to reconnect with alumni. For more information, contact map76@ cornell.edu. Mollie Pulver ’80 has served as a volunteer leader for several organiza- tions, including the CALS Alumni As- sociation, CAAAN, and the CAF Board. She currently serves on the CAF Com- munications Committee. September / October 2008 65 066-073CAMSO08NotesReunion 8/14/08 3:46 PM Page 66

Reunion Reports

The robins return to cuisine. At Cornelliana Night, which followed, CRC Fifteen members of the Class of chirp on the Arts Quad members were called upon to stand and be recog- ’38, along with 15 devoted com- CRC every spring, to be fol- nized for persistent reuning. Bill Vanneman ’31, 38 panions, returned to the Hill for lowed shortly by the Continuous Reunion Club, there for his 77th Reunion, was warmly applaud- their 70th Reunion. Among other activities, the which busts out all over the campus in early June. ed. Visits to the tents ended the evening, although group enjoyed the All-Alumni Lunch at Barton CRC (est. 1906, without any of its present mem- a few, back from the dancing, wound up the night Hall on Friday afternoon, and several classmates bers) was here before the Straight, Schoellkopf, with a last sip with the Waiters in HILC8 residence. shared their thoughts with us. Balch, and in fact most all the buildings we now Connie Santagato Hosterman ’57 is to be Eleanor Walbridge Morgan lives in New know. It is composed of 300-something alums for commended and richly thanked for tireless help Hampshire. She got married during her second whom just one reunion every five years won’t do. with the details that make reunions work. Similar- year at Cornell, and graduated from the College of So they turn up every year or almost. Most of the ly: Cathy Hogan ’70 and Kelly Woodhouse of Alum- Human . Henrietta “Bobbi” Miller Bran- faithful made it one more time, the gas and other ni House and our excellent class clerks Nwanyinma nin of Long Island noted the differences between travel expenses of June ’08 notwithstanding. Nnodum ’08 and Henry Kaweesi ’11, here from life at Cornell today and student life in the ’30s. After settling into their familiar reunion Uganda. c Jim Hanchett ’53, 300 1st Ave., Apt. All students lived in the dorms back then, she home-away-from-home, the Holland Int’l Living 8B, New York, NY 10009; e-mail, [email protected]. said, and there were, of course, separate dorms for Center Low Rise 8 on North Campus, a CRC crew the men and women. The freshman curfew was 9 answered the call to the traditional Savage Club p.m. on weeknights, and seniors could stay out show at the Statler. Our Ithaca Savages grew out GREETINGS from the Intrepid until midnight. Bobbi was an English major in the of the Savage Club of London, founded in 1857. Three of ’33! Bea Alexander Arts college, and tuition was $400 per year. Dur- They sing, perform magic tricks, play Dixieland 33 Weingart, Sarah Ellis Ward, and ing her four years, one of her most memorable and heavy metal, and otherwise divert. CRC Sav- Gene Gould Huntoon were the lucky ones to at- moments was a seven-country tour she and her age Ernie Hardy ’53, PhD ’69, sang this year, as tend our 75th Reunion. Each of us was accompa- classmates took with a professor. She particularly did the Cayuga’s Waiters of the Fifties, with whom nied by a handsome/attractive son or daughter, remembers Germany and France. Other Cornellians we shared our North Campus quarters. and our sextet was graciously included in the ’38 in Bobbi’s family include her father, who gradu- Some arose early for golf, or bird-walking, or gatherings—and we didn’t even feel older! ated from the college in 1911, and a college breakfast. Most found their way to the Cornell went all out to make things not only her brother, a Hotelie from the Class of ’48. Statler ballroom for CRC’s annual luncheon. There enjoyable but comfortable. Deluxe buses took us Charles Lounsbery writes: “It was a privilege they reunited with friends from the staff, from the Statler to all areas of the campus, and to be able to go to the 70th Reunion at Cornell. previously the only exceptions to the rule that even to the Arboretum, where we heard a great Friday night I went to the class reception, picture- only CRC members could attend. This year, for the informal concert in a tent! Highlights of the taking session, and dinner. What a wonderful first time, non-Cornellian wives and fellow travel- weekend were front-row seats for two great con- time! My memories of Cornell would fill volumes: ers were welcome to the lunch. The mysteries of certs in Bailey Hall. Especially touching was Farm and Home Week, multiple events at Bailey CRC were not revealed to them. (Of course, there recognition of the three of us from the stage, Hall, the farewell for Daisy and President Farrand, aren’t any.) From all appearances, lots of them will and a conversation with President Skorton and walking around campus while wearing a “freshman be back for more in years to come. his charming wife. cap,” and ROTC in Barton Hall (wearing a uniform Retired baseball and football coach Ted Thoren, Cornell was even more beautiful and inspir- with high-laced boots) and not being able to load honorary (and senior) CRC member, traced his rec- ing than we remembered. Our thanks to all who the old cannon! What memories!” Charlie now ollections of the history of the organization up to made our 75th so special. lives at Kendal at Ithaca, which, he says, “is in the latest breakthrough. CRC presented a check to You classmates who couldn’t make Reunion many ways just a progression of Cornell.” He keeps a deserving Cornell team, the Ivy League champi- were really missed! Just for fun, get in the mood busy with gardening, lectures, discussion groups, on women’s basketball bunch. Their coach, Dayna by singing your favorite Cornell song, then write musical performances, and watercolor classes. Smith, accepted it with warm wit. Men’s coach me your news. It’s about time we got back our If you were at Reunion, please do send in reviewed his Ivy championship SPACE in Cornell Alumni Magazine! Bea Weingart your thoughts and let us know what you did dur- year. (Reminders: no Ivy team other than Penn or shared her thoughts with the alumni magazine ing the weekend. If you weren’t able to make the Princeton has won the title since 1988, when Cor- during the All-Alumni Lunch at Barton Hall on Fri- trip, don’t hesitate to send a news update at any nell won it. This was the Big Red women’s first Ivy day afternoon. A graduate of the Ag college, she time. Your classmates want to hear from you! c championship season. The Cornell men are the na- remembers being the only female in her Engineer- Class of ’38, c/o Cornell Alumni Magazine, 401 tion’s only team to improve its record each of the ing classes. When she arrived at Cornell her advi- East State St., Suite 301, Ithaca, NY 14850; Class past six years.) Director of Athletics Andy Noel hon- sor was on , so she chose all her classes Notes Editor e-mail, [email protected]. ored his outstanding group of coaches and hailed on her own—upper level courses! She managed to the role of alumni in building better programs. succeed in class, but had to go back and take all Gerry Grady ’53 concluded the session with the entry-level courses during her final year. Dizzy Dean once said, “If you our traditional financial report. He called for a To help pay tuition, Bea rose at 4:30 every done it, it ain’t braggin’.” We silent time in memoriam for members lost in the morning and delivered the daily paper to the res- 43 done it. We really done it. Four past year: John Babcock ’45, Seaward Sand ’45, idents of Risley Hall. On the weekends, she and score and six years old, we gathered on the Hill— PhD ’55, Barry Nolin ’51, Glen Woolfenden ’53, her friends took the trolley downtown to the de- 40 classmates plus a gaggle of spouses, children, Jack Murphy, JD ’68, and Dave Griffin ’71, MPS partment store. After graduating, she taught for and children’s children—for what Caroline Norfleet ’73. Later in the afternoon, members gathered at 20 years and says her Cornell degree opened Church rated “a bang-up weekend.” Energy level was Schoellkopf for the annual reception sponsored by many doors for her. Now retired, she has had the through the McGraw Tower roof. Same for cama- the Cornell Football Association. opportunity to do a lot of traveling over the raderie. Ditto esprit de corps (no pun intended). On Saturday morning, you had your choice of years, including a trip to Madagascar with her This from Barbara Wahl Cate: “Going back the Alumni Baseball Game or President David Skor- daughter to see Haley’s comet, to in 1979, to Cornell for Reunion is not without its cares. ton’s State of the University address or this or and to Antarctica twice. Bea has been living in Worries on Wednesday: Will I know anybody? Will that—after Grady’s time-honored milk punch so- Southern California for 64 years. anybody know me? And how will I look to them? cial, of course. Those who chose gracious dining at Here’s my address. Send me your news! c And how will they look to me? With whom will I the Ithaca Country Club Saturday night were once Eugenia Gould Huntoon, 650 N. Williamsbury Rd., sit? What will I wear? But then, Thursday, hap- again delighted by the serenade of Jon Wardner Bloomfield Vlg., 48301. Class Notes Editor e- pily, found me ensconced in the Statler with ’79 and his alumni Hangovers, besides the elegant mail, [email protected]. Shirley Wurtzel Jacobs (an old sorority sister), 66 Cornell Alumni Magazine | cornellalumnimagazine.com Reunion Reports 67 , Danville, of Chicago, of October 2008 | my last) in Wisconsin my Bill Gibson Bob Fogel Hosie, MNS ’49, Northport, MNS Hosie, Claude IL: Stone, Morton, September ’ Brown, Lincoln, NE; NE; Lincoln, Brown, Bobbi Miller Brannin ’38 Harold ’52, Cobleskill, NY (sum- , MS Vroman Here’s continuing news from some Reunion- some from news continuing Here’s Did you know that we have a - a Nobel that we have you know Did Please note that our new leadership team is leadership new that our Please note The men in our class are of many different many of class are in our men The Sylvia Kilbourne mer), Plattsmouth, NE (winter): “I send change “I send NE (winter): Plattsmouth, mer), con- me a year to keep twice forms address of Hamilton world.” real with the nected Miller, painting out and TX: “Still cutting Longview, in our two children the cars for wooden small in Shreveport, Hospital Shriners the and hospitals tobog- Remember shelter. women’s LA, plus the on skating ice Slope and Library on the ganing on Delta Tau sprayed ice the and Beebe Lake, Delta tennis court.” passed away on wife Mary my 55 years, “After ers and others. Bob McKinless, Alexandria, VA: Alexandria, Bob McKinless, others. ers and for “Climbed up 2,400 feet on Old Rag Mountain turned 2006. Have in May last) time 41st (and the to Clint Club event over this Cornell ’90 . party for birthday a surprise 80th for arranged He grand- and son, daughter, summit. My the at me a poster, cake, lugged too. They there son were top, all to the T-shirts souvenir M&Ms and and Also took last moment. the until to me unknown trip (maybe bike a five-day : St. Louis, Browde, 2007.” Anatole in August at Work concerts. book. Attend another “Writing been Have is graduating. memory Fondest church. Busy up- NY. Chappaqua, Beach and to Newport be sleep- rather Would computer programs. dating stay well.” more, Plan to travel ing. IL. You can Google him. Cornell BA, Johns Hop- Johns BA, him. Cornell can Google IL. You to I’m trying is econometrics. PhD. His field kins his me send and/or him to pay his dues get If he is headed. economy the on where thoughts on. I’ll pass them wisdom, pearls of any me sends winner in our class? He’s in our class? He’s winner 100 percent Marines, so there will be absolutely so there Marines, 100 percent we will all be ex- FOOLING AROUND! And NO together stick and each other for pected to care at least 2013. until ages, due to WWII. I think the oldest is mechan- oldest the to WWII. I think due ages, Tom engineer ical lives in An- , 92, who Clements who me guys like are youngest MD. The napolis, training V-12 officers Navy the into right went in Jan- school high from graduation upon program to all those was dedicated 1944. This reunion uary in ear- would have graduated served and vets who in “mili- been engaged not classes had they lier remembrances, submitted Many tary .” and Headquarters, posted at Reunion were which Archives. the for them is compiling Pearson Jean urg- her At to classmates. will be available They I how of description a ten-page her I sent ing, battle of the win WWII by fighting helped could get away as anyone as far “Guadalcornell” also serve who “They action. front-line the from Milton). (John wait” and only stand Smith CA; John and NY; PA. , Yardley, Kent Pear- Steve , P.O. Box , P.O. Mapes, MS ’49, John MS Mapes, Herman, Washington, DC Washington, Herman, S. Miller Harris c Blanchard, and the folks at the folks the and Blanchard, Saturday, June 7, after our 60th June Saturday, and reception cocktail Reunion Willard in the dinner “formal” , EdD ’57, JeanSkawski Genung Patricia Kerwin The freshman curfew was 9 p.m. The freshman curfew on weeknights, and seniors could on weeknights, and stay out until midnight. Marian Lang Our new class officers for the next five years next the for class officers Our new There were many enlightening and enter- and enlightening many were There The 93 returnees were members of the fol- the of members were 93 returnees The In 1948 there were 1,836 people who re- 1,836 people who were In 1948 there ‘ 164, Spinnerstown, PA 18968; e-mail, olchap@ e-mail, 18968; PA 164, Spinnerstown, comcast.net. accomplishments on the Hill and after. after. and Hill on the accomplishments :Hawley polo team, the played on “I in the served and horses lots of and family a raised and Army, western Newsweet corn in State.” York Who Guess tell you to neglected in: “Steve chimes rises and State York New the served in 20 years he that for away from prostitute one was only and Legislature governor.” becoming to our 65th Reunion in 2013 are: John “Skeeter” John in 2013 are: to our 65th Reunion Bob (president); Ithaca Skawski, McKinless, Bill president); (vice VA Alexandria, Copeland, taining panel discussions, demonstrations, and demonstrations, discussions, panel taining stan- to the in addition “discovery” events other thanks Many balls.” and parties, “banquets, dard commit- reunion all-Ithaca to our hard-working Marthatee of Clark “Skeeter” son, Alumni Office. lowing disciplines: 27 Arts and Sciences, 16 Sciences, 27 Arts and disciplines: lowing six CE, seven Ag, ME, eight nine Ec, Hum/Home and ILR, E, Hotel, Chem each of four EE, and all of supposed to keep latter two are ORIE. The toeing and “organized holders degree us other “others” four were there In addition, line.” the it 93 total. making degrees), knock” (“hard ceived degrees and/or otherwise chose to call chose otherwise and/or ceived degrees 695 were 16 there May of As ’48ers. themselves 233 with and to be deceased, known those of “lost,” “strayed,” (non-mailable, “bad addresses” us still breathing “stolen”). That leaves 908 of body replaced on various along hobbling and 60th Reunion all-time Our class set the parts. is 10.24 alumni returning—93—which for record can’t list their We living. known the of percent on our class web- but you can see them names, http://classof48.alumni.cornell.edu. site, Straight Memorial Room, we all witnessed the Room, we all witnessed Memorial Straight hills over the ever created sunset dramatic most a possibly see such might One Ithaca. west of Brown, at Harvard, but never at Dartmouth, sight chimes The or Penn. Princeton, Columbia, Yale, (nice was splendid weather the and ringing were warm—hot!). and 48 (Reunion 2013 chairperson); Bob(Reunion , Port Persons and columnist, NY (correspondent, Washington, re- following the curmudgeon); and networking VPs: Anatolegional , St. Louis; Margaret Browde Hamilton, OH (Cornell Annual Fund chairman); Fund Annual OH (Cornell Hamilton, class web- and (treasurer Ithaca Pearson, Jean master); and to her Ladd ap- Ladd Jes Dall. Carl Arnold Frank. And I And Frank. Edy Newman , bedridden ten , bedridden how how gifted me with a gifted me Hope Ritter delivered to our silver- delivered Carol Bowman danced—to the strains of the Molly the of strains the danced—to Batt Wait. Miller, do you realize that this was you realize do Miller, Wait. Larry Lowenstein In the event that you were otherwise en- otherwise that you were event In the among housebound, the missed were Sorely Emeri- President Rosa and evening Thursday At the table Shig the At Kondo to asked we were Q&D breakfast, Sunday’s At Friday evening we dined—and Jerry we dined—and evening Friday Weinberger and Ruthie and Weinberger Ohringer Jane and Church Norfleet Caroline to know got Adams “Com- the If you hadn’t published all your fault? pendium ’43,” Class of the of Memoirs of if I and be- thereafter it and of word every read had not I would have missed buddy, your e-mail come class- Attention, at Bailey Hall. Night Cornelliana your Compendium. “reread finishes, she mates,” freshmen.” of barrel fun than a more It’s interest- our 65th but 2) are 1) missed and gaged by reticent asides a spate of to endure ed enough around. Hisself, stick Class Correspondent Resident open events about those to read if you want And I’m leaf back a few pages. classes, to all reuning superbly. them CAM covered sure chair Bob reunion them Larson those Among with pneumonia. alas, miles distant, Hillbound, our vote for bestStan preserved and Ruth Frank, nattiest: and Wait, , Jane Levy a coup and dinner: us for joined Rhodes tus Frank Dr. as always, eloquent, and Cogent a treat. of words in the us remember,” “helped Rhodes John us on all of for Detmold, “what it was like our class- of out. Many WWII broke Hill when the staff dropped and faculty, younger the mates, have must up. It signed and doing were what they we And going. University the been tough to keep to war (38 off went who those of that many know its under it back.” Tottering made ’43) never from heft, who told me she’d been uneasy about coming to about coming been uneasy she’d told me who in the letter gung-ho my read she until Ithaca heaven’s for Well, me. thanked She ’43 column. in times best the of One was glorious! It sakes! hug again I could Once life! my came to be called Sam: he was forever singing forever was to be called Sam: he came of inspector / Chief lavatory man “Sam, Sam, the in Boy I learned clan . . . ,” a song outhouse the Scouts, but Bill which in sings lyrics a Sigma respect, with all due stop or, betterto a truck suited beer party.Nu him to we asked dinner At to come the delivered and did it again. He do and mike the he’s True, highlights. of a weekend of highlight vocal but the out grounders, lost a step legging intact. remain mechanics Dorothy jazz ballads and the of rendition Trio’s MacMillan Saturday best ever. still the ’40s, ’30s and the of Bill from eve I learned Dickhart the as requested, podium to retell, the proached class arrived early to anatomy she day the story of by was introduced she where to Bob tried Husband penis. very first embalmed war exploits. subject with a tale of the change day. the carried Carol Our view: his ho- from pilfered lotion body English flask of Google, label: “Miller Harris.” The tel in Hawaii. James Lorie, MA ’45, or William reader, dear redo- bask in the and instance, , for Leuchtenburg lence in- and Google me achievements. their of ads. fragrance of pages hale four our assemblage the for recite in turn and stand haired-messenger ex-boy-ex-Prexy a check the size the a check ex-boy-ex-Prexy haired-messenger U., payable to Cornell scoreboard, Schoellkopf’s of $1,544,421, thereon: numbers the for notable and you say it fast. even if money is a lot of which Class okey-dokey the of to 174 donors Thanks go Nickerson. Nancy one ’43, and of 066-073CAMSO08NotesReunion 8/14/08 3:46 PM Page 67 Page PM 3:46 8/14/08 066-073CAMSO08NotesReunion 066-073CAMSO08NotesReunion 8/14/08 3:46 PM Page 68

April 1, 2007 following a severe stroke and coma. was to follow.) That was about four times any oth- sunny and a bit warm (the Northeast heat wave), She missed the birth of her great-grandson on Oc- er class gift this year and about 40 percent for all but we didn’t skip a beat. We had more than 500 tober 18, 2007. Mary was a ‘wonder mother and classes overall. Skorton told those assembled that people back, and I think a good time was had by wife.’ “ Murray Rucker, Beverly Hills, CA: “Busy he’d like to be an honorary member of ’53. Done, all. Old friendships were renewed and new ones marketing and playing tennis. Fondest Cornell by acclamation. The evening ended with the made. Singing groups performed at many of the memory is establishing Watemargin.” c Bob Per- singing of the Alma Mater, for which our newest functions—the Sherwoods, Cayuga’s Waiters sons, 102 Reid Ave., Port Washington, NY 11050; classmate picked a quartet to lead (himself, Robin (where Liz Fuchs Fillo sang the parts of her phone and fax, (516) 767-1776. Davisson, Nixon, and, well again, moi. Geez.) recently deceased brother), and the Tag-a-longs. Traditionalists then adjourned to the Arts Quad There was even a ragtag band that occasionally tents. Tom Foulkes was back at the Mews keyboard. wandered the campus. The Olin Lecture, by Claire Mature citizens, of an age to He played, and most of those present sang, old fa- Shipman of ABC News’ “2008 Road to the White have been in junior high when vorites (even though most of us need to have print- House,” was a highlight—another insight into the 53 was almost universally man- ed copies of the songs we knew so well). There was interesting times we have ahead of us. The State datory, proudly wore shirts emblazoned LIII in a soloist, Ann Gleason Sequerth, seen and heard of the University address by President Skorton was June. Those Roman numerals revealed them as Cor- in campus musicals back then. The room belonged outstanding, and with such a great leader, I know nell ’53. (Some people are reluctant to wear class to her “Bill,” “Summertime,” “Over the Rainbow,” the university is in great shape. numerals at this time of life.) It was Mort Bunis, and “Till There Was You.” Yep. She was in voice. Still. Our own class “Forum on the Arts,” hosted by JD ’55’s good idea, and he and co-chairperson And it was clear that Bruce Johnson, MBA ’54, Liz Fillo and featuring our award-winning lighting Claire Moran Ford had many of them for our LVth hasn’t lost his touch on the washboard/necktie. designer and classmate , was a at air-conditioned Mews on the like-new Late night songsters presented a full-throated ren- huge success. After the discussion, our class freshman campus (elevators provided, too). dition of “The (Private) Life of the Camel.” fundraising chairs Glenn and Maddi McAdams There were those among the first to register Gerry Grady whipped up a batch of his time- Dallas, presented the university with a check for on Thursday who settled in around the reception honored milk punch to open Saturday morning eyes more than $7.5 million. Congratulations, class, area to check out the refreshments the manage- in time for Skorton’s State of the University address. and our sincere thanks to the Dallases. Our class ment had provided, see who was turning up, and Nobody would call that punch sockless. Vince Giar- honored them by having a “Maddi and Glenn Dal- find out what was new with old friends over the russo looked at least as sprightly as David Ortiz las Graduate Scholarship in Public Garden Leader- five years since last we convened. Some class- around first base in the 13th annual Alumni Base- ship” given to Barbara Conolly ’08. Maddi wanted mates had donated ’53 sweaters (large-ish), belts ball Game. The memories lingered on as the Wait- to convey a message to the class and wrote, “Our (variably sized), chapeaux, ties, and a few little- ers returned for a Saturday lunch buffet serenade wonderful 50th Reunion was truly a memorable used reunion beer jackets. At the price (zero), at Duffield Hall on the newish Engineering Campus. event for Glenn and me. We are grateful for this they flew off the rack. The class saluted outgoing treasurer Judy Resnik honor and look forward to having Barbara share Others went on a class tour to the Plantations Chabon, then voted to replace her with Bill Bel- her progress with us and the class.” Our late class- for a look at the Container Gardens that ’53 had lamy, MBA ’58, JD ’59. A class council was endorsed mate artist Elsie Dinsmore Popkin was also hon- donated (they’re flourishing). Peony gardens were by the electorate, as well as a slate of returning ored. The Hotel school had a brief documentary at a June peak. Extensive herb gardens spiced up officers: Dorothy Clark Free (historian), Caroline on Elsie at work, and then guided viewers through the visit. Independent types set out on their own Mulford Owens (secretary), the Nixons (Annual the hotel’s display of her vibrant pastels of vari- in a wide array of pursuit, individual Finger Lakes Fund reps), Jim Blackwood (VP for membership and ous Cornell locales. Her works are in collections winery tours included. planned giving and webmaster), Roz Baron (VP), at the Johnson Museum of Art, as well as many The first class meal was a buffet in a build- David Gatti (VP), Dick (Reunion Transportation other public and private collections. ing named for classmate Bob Appel, just a few Czar) Halberstadt (VP), Jane Hardy (VP), Joyce How many of you remember “Yeagerburgers” at steps from Mews. Some went back to Mews to Wisbaum Underberg (VP), Claire Moran Ford (first Obies? I finally met the man it was named after— join Tom Foulkes ’52 at the piano. Quite a few VP), and moi (class correspondent and prez). It was Marcia Fogel Yeager’s husband Bob ’55, BArch ’57! chose the annual Savage Club show. The Savages announced that a classmate had named Johnson A very special thanks to Marcia and Bob, an archi- are jugglers, magicians, musicians, and such who Museum Gallery Number Five for the Class of 1953. tect, for designing all our venues. They made a spe- entertain at Reunion and have been doing so in The class dined at Alice Cook House, part of cial trip to Ithaca last March to check things out. three centuries. Ernie Hardy, PhD ’69, one of the the new upper class area on the West Campus, be- Thanks also to Jim and Annette Fogo Harper, our nobler Savages, sang this time. So did Jack Bro- fore a huge TV screen, big enough to show Big wordsmiths, and to all the others who worked so phy and his Cayuga’s Waiters from the Fifties, a Brown maintain the tradition of favorites failing hard on Reunion and made it a huge success! triple-or-so quartet that included Jim Galusha, to win the Belmont Stakes and thus horse racing’s The AEPhi’s and a few others had a lovely John Nixon, and Al Packer. Triple Crown. Buses conveyed those so inclined cocktail reception at the home of Don ’55, PhD People were still showing up Friday, in time to refurbished Bailey Hall for Cornelliana Night— ’68, and Iris Marcus Greenberg, MST ’64. Donny for dozens of delights on Mater’s menu, from bird and recognition for our fiscal generosity. The Arts designed the house, which overlooks beautiful walks to college breakfasts to innovative uses of Quad tents were a stop on the way to Mews from views of Cayuga Lake. The house was built from handheld computers to an ROTC reception to a lec- Bailey, and there dancing was perpetrated and wood, glass, and stone, and is magnificent. It ture on how to save the world to Olin Lecturer and some conversation. Meanwhile, back at the dorm, was nice to see so many of the sorority sisters ABC newsperson Claire Shipman’s views along the Foulkes continued to please the crowd around the back, including one who hasn’t been back for “Road to the White House 2008.” To name but a piano, along with Louis Pradt on the clarinet and many years, Judy Phillipson Warsh. Mary Mor- few. Philip and Roz Zalutsky Baron presented a ’53 Johnson on the washboard. We said our “Till we agne Cooke ventured back to Reunion from art-and-craft show featuring the impressive talents meet agains” on Sunday during brunch-for-the- Hawaii, and I don’t think she came the farthest. of artist David Gatti, photographer Dick Halber- road at the Ithaca Country Club. Not sure who that honor goes to. stadt, Jane Little Hardy, Lois Crane Williams, MEd This was a real fine reunion, all hands seem Some news from classmates that didn’t return. ’60, Don Christiansen, and Jan Giarrusso (Vin- to agree. We must thank and salute Mort and Tom Spooner, BCE ’60, is retired and doing a lot nie’s wife). Roz and Phil displayed a gallery in their Claire, Deanna Quvus and Susan Doney at Alumni of traveling—much with the Cornell Sherwoods. He oils of ’53 rogues like Rich Jahn, Jim Blackwood, House, and, of course, our clerks: Hali Booker ’08, sings with them two to three times a year and gets Mort Bunis, Dave Rossin, and, well, moi. Catherine Lange ’10, Ilea Malaney ’11, Jonathan to hear from old Cornell friends often. He resides President emeritus Frank H.T. Rhodes and wife Pomboza ’10,and Angelica Torres ’09. Let’s do it in California. Ann McGinnis Daiber is a volunteer Rosa joined ’53 at the cocktail hour at the Statler. again in MMXIII. c Jim Hanchett, 300 1st Ave., church lady and plays in a recorder group that He mingled with many. Some had traveled with Apt. 8B, NYC 10009; e-mail, [email protected]. travels around New England. Mimi Smith Hardy is him to faraway places. Others presented him with retired and enjoys volunteering and helping with new faces. He greeted all equally with that amaz- her grandchildren. She is enjoying life in the beau- ing grace of his. President David Skorton and his Wow! How fast 50 years flies by! tiful college town of Middlebury, VT. Herb Meltzer wife, Robin Davisson, came to the Statler dinner. Our reunion was wonderful, and is a professor of psychiatry and pharmacology at Our major gifts team leaders John and Lea Pax- 58 somehow, when we’re back on Vanderbilt U. School of Medicine. He presents talks ton Nixon gave him a make-believe check for an campus, those years seem to disappear and we in Japan and Argentina and consults with pharma- honest-to-goodness $22-something million. (More can pick up where we left off. The weather was ceutical companies. He also enjoys doing research 68 Cornell Alumni Magazine | cornellalumnimagazine.com Reunion Reports 69 ex- Icke, Hen- Jon Ell- October 2008 Alan Altschuler | Nancy Bierds Joel, Turok about life in Aspen in about life in Aspen Steve Steinhardt c put together a collage put together and Ronna Rappe, and, Ronna and Frantz, who handled reg- handled who Frantz, Cleland, who made great made who Cleland, Fox did the great decora- great the did Fox handled affinity communi- handled Len , BS Cornell’s of coordinator ’01, Jay That in- others. , and Berke September It’s hard to believe, but it’s true! to believe, hard It’s have passed since Forty years To Cornell! from our graduation Jay, Waks ’71, JD Peter and Orth- stories from our years on the Hill. our years on the from stories Art, Kaminsky Jim Gutman Pete, MBA Woodworth ’69, was in charge , who went all out for the class, and the and class, the all out for went , who Nancy Nystrom Joel Kurtzberg Rich Cohen, Before getting into details and who was there, who and details into getting Before I won’t try to list everyone who attended, who I won’t try to list everyone Two Reunion highlights: At our special Class our special At highlights: Reunion Two On the important fundraising front, class front, fundraising important On the On the athletic front, special recognition special front, athletic On the Many thanks to Ed Butler for his five years of his five for to Ed Butler thanks Many Joe lives wife Ellen. Joe ’71, and Gellert, MBA let me first thank some of those involved. Special involved. those of first thank some let me chair reunion to our hardworking goes credit ry Siegel amazing celebrate the event, a hardworking group of class- of group a hardworking event, the celebrate reunion, run an amazing plan and helped mates re- EVERY attended 5-8. I have personally June I Therefore, graduation. our class since of union 40th was clearly the that the can tell you firsthand events class wonderful it was the Maybe best ever. fabulousor the or the lectures great or the weather class barbecue. and tournament, Run, golf Reunion 40th, people that by the fact the it was Or maybe in interested more and mellow and relaxed are upcatching ones new meeting and old friends with were There own success. their than announcing weekend! it was a great reasons—and many 68 since there will be follow-up columns, but will columns, will be follow-up there since a few as space permits. mention Tau from friends to recruit effort a special made to see it was wonderful and to return, Rich, Kasdan Dave roommate freshman my cluded Heiden , who con- great I had some . from came with Richversations Felder Forum, Ross Brann, the Milton Konvitz Professor Milton Konvitz the Forum, Ross Brann, a fascinating provided Studies, Judeo-Islamic of class barbecue the At affairs. on Mideast update pres- former Plantations, beautiful Cornell at the and class, the welcomed Rawlings Hunter ident Dean Koyanagi ’90 university’s the described efforts, sustainability environment. the to preserve efforts man, istration. istration. Kathy favors, of Maney tions, chairs campaign ’68 Class of assisted by the ’69, were , MBA wein helped who Gifts Committee, Major 40th Reunion Cornell for than $1 million more class raise the (the Club members Tower for also set a record and give $5,000 or who those Club recognizes Tower class website, out the in a year). Check more to see the http://classof68.alumni.cornell.edu, and elected at Reunion, class officers slate of new all their for officers outgoing thanks to the many years! last several work over the goes to Joelgoes Negrin, the summer and the many activities that he and that he activities many the and summer the Jay area. in the to support music his wife do Gold- MA, is also in- in Natick, stein, a dermatologist a local band. time—in in his spare volved in music concerts. their to attending I look forward cations, and and cations, of Cornell Sun Cornell of I believe, TinaI believe, Forester Run. Reunion on the time celled on the tennis court. It was wonderful to was wonderful tennis court. It celled on the see He business. cheese is in the and NYC area in the 12350 E. Roger Rd., Tucson, AZ 85749; e-mail, AZ Tucson, Rd., E. Roger 12350 [email protected]. leading the Class of 1963. of Class the leading , e De- Pog- Pin Jeff ’00 live in Pitts- Linda Eakin Sayer; Cornell placed second Marcy Bergren Aslanian; Vice President, Vice Aslanian; Chuck Skinner, MME ’69, timer Woo and her husband were at- were husband her and Woo Peter Lee, wrote in April with the sad news in April with the wrote Debbie Seyl Wycoff and and Carol Bagdasarian I’ll have a lot more from people at reunion from I’ll have a lot more Nancy Bill Carol Aslanian was given the 2008 Helen Bull 2008 Helen was given the Aslanian Carol At our Friday night dinner at Appel Commons, at dinner night our Friday At Zach Fluhr, in the next column. Meanwhile, column. Meanwhile, next in the Rakowski ’64 our classmate and husband her of passing the of in surgery heart had undergone Bob, ME ’66. He from to retire was planning October 2007 and in medical Bob had worked U. this year. Ohio ca- his whole for departments physiology school years as chair of several included which reer, Medical Chicago at the biophysics and physiology An opportunity to chair at an undergrad- School. to Athens, U., took them Ohio institution, uate in his has been established OH, in 2000. A fund be sent may Donations university. at the name 869, Box P.O. Foundation, University Ohio to: The fund: the to name OH 45701. Be sure Athens, Research. Outstanding for Award Robert Rakowski had both in- they where to move plans Linda MA. Bob had Falmouth, to be together: tended Labo- Biological Marine at the summers worked in Falmouth. ratory tending her first reunion. Two of Nancy’s paintings Nancy’s of Two reunion. first her tending Art. of Museum Johnson on display at the were amidst other the lobby and in the was them of One is an artist Nancy fifth floor. art on the Chinese the Run took Reunion The Kong. in Hong lecturer and Cornellplace on Saturday. Dawson 60-69age five-mile run in the in the category. Dick in the two-mile run in the Lynham was second category. age same Class Panel, at the extraordinaire lives in Cleveland. in 1999 consulting management from retired He Son his assets. busy managing keeps and to work as a trial Bill continues where burgh, trav- and Bill love to play golf, and Debbie lawyer. modera- that. Class Panel places to do el to find law in New tor Bob Epstein works in entertainment for to be a librettist how is learning City and York some showed he panel, the During musicals. to today of iPod the and equipment 1960s stereo to music. we listened in how changes the show MaryRoger ’60, PhD ’65, and Lou Moore Lou , Mary West Jersey. New from at reunion ’65, were MS Sci- National the from grant a $3 million received into students graduate to bring Foundation ence is on improving focus The classrooms. K-12 the at the especially attitude, and communication level. school middle Vandervort Alumni Achievement Award at the Award Alumni Achievement Vandervort The Breakfast. Ecology Reunion Human of College have to alumni who is given annually award college to the service outstanding demonstrated volun- and in professional university to the and up would take activities of bio Her teer roles. is Carol column, but two highlights: this of most Class Of- of Association Cornell the of president University the of member a lifetime and ficers Carol! Congratulations, Council. is a lawyer Melinda daughter and Cornell, works for City. York in New to a lawyer living married and Jim Billings. Thanks to all for volunteering for Thanks to all Jim Billings. and five years. next the for Santo; Secretary, Marjorie Secretary, Santo; Walker Reunion Lynham; 2013 Dick Representative, Fund Oeste; Laholt Trested Paula Webmaster, Chair and Council Class as Class Correspondent. myself and Pat will be Ed Butler, Representatives Kelly gi, Joe Vivian, PhD ’70; Treasurer, Stregack Grilli the following class officers were elected: Presi- elected: were officers class following the dent, who, Paula Porcaro, McAfee), is retired, presented , MBA ’64, , MBA led a class e@sbcglobal. and I have just and Bennett, Bennett, jjarvi Bruce Marshall Ed Butler Jim Billings John Herman Charles ’60, Thorn, MS Gwen Sibson covered life/death expe- life/death covered Jarvie, Judy Clarke Youngs, Youngs, Warren Icke ’62 our 45th Reunion. from returned Thanks to chairperson Marijane is in his third year of retirement year of is in his third Weaver, and Nancy and Weaver, Cook Dick, BME ’65, Sara Lynham Mills Jan Arps c Anderson, Anderson, Laholt-Oeste, Laholt-Oeste, Watson and her committee (Carol her and Watson West- Dee Abbott Dick, [email protected]. Haggard Our Class Symposium was held Friday morn- Friday Our Class Symposium was held A reception was held at the Carol Tatkon Cen- Tatkon Carol at the was held A reception Art Shostak I an received from e-mail our class gift check for $150,000 to endow a sem- $150,000 to endow for our class gift check in the created center freshman in the room inar our days from Memorabilia room. old Balch dining 45 rpm record, rule, a slide including at Cornell, from a computer card and Register, Freshmen the in per- are collected and were at Cornell, our days display inmanent a room. seminar in the showcase Retta Presby comfortably kept were attended us who of those and temperatures 90-degree Matching busy. around us as we moved accompanied humidity breakfasts, college lectures, campus attending at Beebe a picnic Alumni Lunches, Barton Hall Appel Club, Country at Ithaca dinners and Lake, Statler. the and Commons, Lowi, Ted classmate was led by honorary and ing Institu- American of Professor L. Senior John the Bob morning Saturday tions. Epstein Reflec- Minutes: Five Five Years, entitled panel Russ members Panel Classmates. of tions Steven- son, Bill and Mazie, Wycoff Mary, Falvey environ- about our changing concerns riences, life changes. personal and politics, ment, where afternoon, ter Friday Trested 63 Beattie enhoefer and playing with his grandkids. One of his fond- of One with his grandkids. playing and his back to is walking Cornell of est memories night! spring on a beautiful room dorm (31 writing teaching, university of after 42 years books), research. and is doing He a traveling lot of anxious He’s books. new on three is working and memoirs can begin his books so he to finish the hisfor grandchildren. One memories his fondest of that ILR school a course at the is taking Cornell of a coal each week at a work site (e.g., a day spent etc.). factory, shoe mine, net; does barbershop harmony and is quite the politi- the is quite and harmony barbershop does Harbor with the baritone sings cal activist. He FL. in Melbourne, City Harmonizers but teaches third-but teaches and medical fourth-year students is also He ambulatory care. at UCSF in outpatient fora diabetologist pre- diabetic camp for a summer board has been on the and teenagers, and teens He 1969. since Society Diabetes the of directors of for maintenance and landscaping some also does Ericahis daughter ’92 . to a family due missed Reunion unfortunately, that Harvey sad news the sent He wedding. , Fein his PhD from earned who ’59 classmate a ChemE his time During MIT in ’63, passed away in June. military rock- and NASA their Research, at Atlantic and scientific, intelligence, ets put up a lot of the of days earliest in the satellites commercial the of crunch first gasoline the During space age. coal gasifi- of design preliminary directed ’70s he projects liquefaction and cation TRW at Sys- Energy commercial of assessment managed Later he tems. Fuels Corp. 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enjoys going to the longtime family farm in Hills- Jennifer Zimmer Nitkowski ’02, an actuary liv- reality that we had, at best, six more reunions (30 dale, NY. Tracy Sillerman was at Reunion with ing in Ithaca, and John ’06, a Hotelie who now years . . . 86 . . . let’s not do the math). The ques- his friend Jessica Harris. Tracy is a real estate works for Lehman Brothers. tion I was asked the most was where the triplets partner with the Kramer, Levin law firm and is The range of our lives spans several gorges ended up. Even after each triplet made the dean’s expert in permitting and development issues in and the entire globe. Elizabeth Lau Yim came list his/her first year in college, we remain terri- NYC. In his spare time Tracy collects maps and from ; Jon and Michelle Kaplan from fied. How did we get so lucky? Broke, sure, but rare books. He seemed as athletic as when he was Palo Alto; and Dave and Pat Miller Ross ’72 from blessings and a charmed life have surely been on the 150-pound football team at Cornell. the shores of Puget Sound. Marge Smigel tears up Dave’s and mine. Anna is at Stanford U., Christine Other lawyers at Reunion included Pete Smith, the floor with the tango, ballroom dancing, and is at , and Mitch, after giving us a JD ’71, accompanied by his wife Debby (Kates), other creative passions. Jeffry Daniels lives in transition year by going to Michigan State U., is MA ’71; John Seligman with wife Susan; Mary Ann Arbor, MI, and works at the U. of Michigan. heading out to to go to Occidental Hartman Schmidt—our new class correspondent— We traded a few stories about the “Big House” and College. His sister Kate and her husband Ben live and her husband Bill, who is also an attorney (and the intimacy of Cornell football in comparison. a half-hour away (on a good traffic day). So we’ll a great fellow even though he went to Yale); Jay Bruce Davis is in Maine, working to bring a finally really have an empty nest, although I can Waks, who practices labor law in NYC and has re- reagent process to market that would easily and assure you that the other theme I heard at the re- ceived great recognition for his important work in quickly type infections so that antibiotics could union was that the nest can quickly refill. the municipal area; and John Gross, JD ’71, a be targeted more accurately. Steve Mayeri and his Well, I’m pushing Cornell for graduate school. widely recognized labor attorney on Long Island. wife Patricia Tierney have two children, 5-year-old While I remain un-retired, there is still money and Barry Shaw was there with wife Annette. Barry has son Eoin, and Ava, their 18-month-old daughter. hope for someone else becoming a Cornellian. Send an orthodontics practice in Binghamton, NY. I had Steve has just made a career switch. He retired your news and musings to: c Phyllis Haight Grum- a very pleasant dinner with Linda Saltzman Farkas, from 20 years as an emergency MD in Chicago (I mon, [email protected]. See you in five years! who presently lives much of the year in the Hamp- guess the U-Halls do prepare you for some things tons. Walter Schenker, a hedge fund manager who in life) and is now at Yale U. studying psychiatry. lives in New Jersey, attended with his wife Susan. I was glad to see fellow psychology major Ann Despite nearly record-high tem- It was great talking with Les Kristt and his McComb attending reunion again. She came from peratures, the Class of ’78 knows wife Amy, who live in Monticello, NY. Les runs a Florida, so I’m not sure she saw much relief in 78 how to throw a cool reunion. busy office supply business. Also wonderful to see coming north for a few days. Many thanks to Mary Bowler Jones and Suzanne the always vivacious Susan Zodikoff Berke, as Before too much more reminiscing, let me Bishop Romain, our co-chairs, and other class well as Susan Leibowitz, who lives in the Boston personally thank the class officers and reunion officers for the hundreds of hours of planning that area. Also near Boston is Herb Fuller, who at- committee for the outstanding efforts to make Re- went into the weekend. A special thank-you goes tended with wife Martha. Herb is a manager of union Weekend a delight. There was plenty of flex- out to our retiring class officers. Pepi Leids, DVM building facilities at the Center for Behavioral Sci- time between the class events to just do what you ’82, was class correspondent for an amazing 25 ences at Harvard. Elliott Meisel continues with wanted. So, hats off to Thilde Peterson, Marty years; Chip Brueckman also served as class cor- the New York law firm of Brill & Meisel, which he Slye Sherman, MPS ’75, Paul Cashman, Larry Tay- respondent; and Jeanne Arnoldschwetje served founded a number of years ago. On the weekends lor, and many, many more. I was delighted to as secretary and VP and membership chair over he can be found at his home in the Hamptons, meet the other class correspondents in person af- the last ten years. where he is a local expert on zoning matters. He ter five years of electronic exchanges. Many classmates came for their first reunion. enjoys flying his own plane. Judy Winter An- Mostly, I enjoyed hanging with my friends Among the first-timers were Diana D’Amelio, who drucki, MST ’69, is an attorney in Lewiston, ME, from Cornell: Ellen “Rocky” Rosenthal, Wendy is a physician’s assistant at a reproductive medicine and enjoys her summer home on the amazing is- Jennis, Judith Goldman clinic in Connecticut, and land of Islesboro on the Maine coast. Nunez, Margaret “Migs” Lena Chung Mei, who lives More on the Reunion in next issue. I have Friedman, Ed Schechter, in Nashua, NH, and works for greatly enjoyed writing our column for the last MBA ’74, Gerry Concan- Even without Morgan Stanley. Honors for 25 years or so, and am now turning it over to non, MCE ’75, Paul Har- the “farthest flyers” go to Ed Mary Hartman Schmidt for the next five years. c nick, Robert Cooper, ‘ Harris and his wife Apilai Gordon H. Silver, [email protected]. Dan Flerlage, and Sime- we knew from Tokyo, and Eugenie on Moss. Paul remains a from Hong Kong. Ed’s fit and successful cardi- where we son Brian, a student at Ho- A hot and humid weekend greeted ologist. Ed brought his bart, joined the class for us on our arrival in Ithaca and it delightful wife Wendi, were. Saturday dinner. As far as 73 didn’t let up—95 degrees, easily who graduated from Syr- returning fraternity mem- 75 percent humidity, few clouds, and no rain. acuse U. (my backyard bers go, Kevin Wandryk Made me wish I could still go skinny-dipping in growing up). Ellen and Phyllis’ Haight convinced 12 other brothers the reservoir. Fortunately for my companions, I husband Rick Whiteman Grummon ’73 of to knew I just shouldn’t go back that far in recap- brought their retired come back for reunion, in- turing my campus experiences. selves to the party. They cluding Dave Millman, Mark Even without rain we knew where we were: left the National Labor Relations Board after more Pavia, Steve Weiner, and David Bilmes. on campus with more than 170 classmates in at- than 30 years of service each. I’ve known them for Thursday night’s informal dinner was held at tendance. Not quite a 35th Reunion record, but a long time and hope to continue. Migs’s husband the atrium. Cynthia Kubas actually got we did break another record: the highest number is pursuing his DO in , while she lives in to see fellow Honolulu resident Dave Monahan, of contributors to the Cornell Annual Fund by a the Phoenix area. Judith and Abel live in Taos, NM. rather than just e-mailing or phoning him. Both 35th Reunion class. At the end of Reunion Week- Cooper provides international medical and dental are active members of the Cornell Club of Hawaii. end, we were at 823! Our generosity was exem- referrals and travels to Thailand, when not playing Liz Granitz lives in Sag Harbor and teaches eco- plary, with 77 Tower Club donors—a class with his band. Dan remains an outstanding science nomics at Long Island U./C.W. Post. After dinner, best—and a total contribution to the university teacher in the Ithaca School District, where his several classmates attended the Savage Club show at press time of $3,294,122. During our class wife Judy is a counselor. Simeon, like Susan Mur- and flashed their cell phones (the 2008 equiva- events, I wandered around and interviewed class- phy, PhD ’94, VP of Student and Academic Ser- lent of cigarette lighters) during the rock ensem- mates I didn’t know and some I did. Here’s a vices, plays a key role at Cornell as the head of the ble performance. Who knew the Savages would compilation of what I learned about people who press office. His wife Moira is a teacher in Ithaca play “Smoke on the Water”? Other Thursday night come to their 35th Cornell Reunion. also. She’s the sister of another classmate who exploits included a futile search for the Hot Truck They are exceptionally proud to have a child couldn’t attend: Jeff Lang. Moira reports that Jeff by Doug and Anne Hamilton Johnson. They live or grandchild who goes to Cornell. Sara Weiss has is doing well. We all visited Castaways, known as outside Philadelphia and just attended their two of three children in the ranks of Cornellians, the Salty Dog when we danced there to Orleans. daughter’s graduation from Princeton. (One hopes a 2007 grad and one slated for 2011. Pat Zim- So, what did I learn at this reunion? As they got a PMP on Friday night, since the Hot mer and his wife Arlene (Finkelstein) ’75 have tough as it sounded at the luncheon, facing the Truck was parked near the Arts Quad tents.) 70 Cornell Alumni Magazine | cornellalumnimagazine.com Reunion Reports 71 ’63 (for Evans Jean Park- (piano, vo- (piano, Aslanian Aslanian Galli-Leslie; Catherine Fal- October 2008 | Tom, and Navasero Newman; Membership Newman; Rob Smith (guitar), and Mark(guitar), and Censits Fleming, Lisa Esposito Kok, Fleming, Meyer, Meyer, September (drums), (drums), Phil Mark, and Rickey ; Class Wolcott ’ Tom Helf Barry Mark Cohen; Treasurer, Rhodes Ira Langstein President David Skorton President David Linda Krasnopolsky During a “Noyes-style” Sunday brunch at Ap- brunch Sunday a “Noyes-style” During The weather cooled enough by Saturday cooled enough weather The Reunion wouldn’t be Reunion without Cornell- without wouldn’t be Reunion Reunion Miriam Barasch Hill, pel Commons, class officers elected our slate of we John five years: President, next the for Skawski the of a term as president just finished dad (whose Carin Lewis Presidents, ’48); Vice Class of evening to enjoy the tent parties on the Arts on the parties tent to enjoy the evening between dancing you could choose where Quad, or a band, rock a DJ, a classic of tunes to the still hun- were who Those Band. 1940s-style Big Truck Hot the from snacks able to get gry were Smith. (Why Goldwin outside parked conveniently 25 years ago?) couldn’t it have been located there opportunity to enjoy had the revelers Arts Quad Blues Band Bourgeois the of gig 25th Reunion the player Roy harmonica (minus ), with class- Passer mates was dur- highlight “The vocals). Quips Tom, (bass, Clearwater Revival’s (Creedence our last song ing stage the Rob jumped off Son’) when ‘Fortunate would have think he I crowd. with the danced and before- had we arranged attempted crowd-surfing to be present.” paramedics for hand iana Night at Bailey Hall, where the Alumni Glee the where at Bailey Hall, Night iana au- packed the delighted Chorus Cornell Club and Cor- sentimental and songs ditorium with old fight Class Officers of Association Cornell favorites. nell Carol president (CACO) Bagdasarian Cornell gifts to the class reunion the announced Fund.Annual With 667 dues- donors, 767 campaign (a class best!), Club members 54 Tower and payers, partici- combined ’83 had 39 percent Class of the pation fundraising in nearly raised and $1.4 million we Night, Cornelliana university! At the for dollars member one of presence by the also inspired were the from members three ’31 and Class of the from dedicat- we have many hoping ’33. Here’s Class of back to trekking ed classmates our 75th campus for you in 2058, OK? Meet Reunion! beyond) (and along with the Nines, Ruloff’s, and Collegetown and Ruloff’s, Nines, the with along “Fun some for our classmates we rejoined Deli), and kids where Arts Quad, Sun” on the in the and to slip, slide, chance had the alike adults Sat- inflatables. and waterslides on giant bounce beautiful us to Cornell’s brought evening urday a recep- we enjoyed where facilities, athletic new by Pres- remarks brief some and terrace on the tion the into crowded then Classmates Skorton. ident by followed our class photo, for arena basketball as we in Bartels Hall dinner sit-down a delicious walls (literally!). the climbing our kids watched and and cals), Chair, Chair, the second term); Secretary, Diane term); Secretary, second the ; Web- Barsky Martha and Gordon Dana masters, Representatives, Fund Annual Cornell er lis, Abbie Bookbinder Council Members, Nicole Members, Council Cormier, Benny Susan Sosa and Andy Chairs, Yih; Reunion Class Correspondents, Guerin; and Wasserman Dana Karen Guerin and Susan Wasserman and husband Andrew husband and has ’74. Karen did a terrific job and didn’t let the let didn’t job and a terrific did and fiancé Steve Dzik, as well as fiancé and Everything has . . . changed and nothing has changed. nothing has After a side trip for pizza House Souvlaki at the Saturday morning, I stopped by the College I stopped by the morning, Saturday The Olin Lecture featured Claire Shipman, Claire featured Olin Lecture The As we drove onto campus early Friday after- campus early Friday onto we drove As 298 of our classmates, 102 adult guests, and guests, adult 102 classmates, our 298 of Kok and I attended President Skorton’s State Skorton’s President I attended and Kok ‘ (one of just a few old haunts left in Collegetown, just a few old haunts of (one of Arts and Sciences breakfast and the talk by the and breakfast Sciences Arts and of took our Griff then Husband Lepage. Dean Peter admissions 13) to the Sarah, 17, and girls (Anna, that I’m happy to report and session, information list of short to her Cornell added has now Anna Lisa to apply. plans she to which schools Espos- ito where at Bailey Hall, address University the of campus de- posed regarding were questions many Skor- President at Cornell. building and velopment has a master alumni that Cornell ton assured the to meet hard is working plan in place and while maintain- community Cornell the of needs campus. the of integrity the ing senior national correspondent for ABC’s “Good for correspondent national senior a personal delivered She America.” Morning 2008” White House Road to the “The glimpse into about anecdotes charming numerous shared and Friday figures. political major today’s covering on the dinner a barbecue our class held night cream by an ice followed Beebe Lake, of shores lounge air-conditioned delightfully in the social back at Donlon. I was able to catch up with Gordon Chin Chang but missed so far, our reunions of it to most made she where Kong, in Hong our 10th while living an English-language for marketing in direct worked magazine.Thai-owned a stay-at-home is now Karen beautiful kids. three of mom noon, we stopped at a Cornell information booth information at a Cornell we stopped noon, to park in or- where attendant young to ask the He on time. Olin Lecture it to the to make der park in should course we that of replied blithely have not blank look must My garage. parking the so I had to age, to give away my been enough explained After he garage?” ask, “What parking way), by the Field, to Schoellkopf (it’s adjacent is, Bailey Hall where know do “You asked, he gap generation that the to know you?” Nice don’t campus! Cornell well on the is alive and 149 children converged on North Campus June 5- Campus June on North converged 149 children The celebration. reunion our quarter-century 8 for insuffer- guest was the reunion unexpected most able heat wave that the made actually to my return in at we checked As pleasant! hometown Houston to find chagrined we were Donlon on Friday, Mary that we and had been rented fans all available box in our sixth- was very toasty It luck. out of were had a great but we survived and rooms, floor dorm time. chairs Reunion Andy Sosa plate up to the stepping from them dissuade heat 2013! in again to chair our 30th Reunion once Reunion last June. The campus is so different from is so different campus The last June. Reunion the Yet Hill. the graced we first was when it how students, the campus, the vibrance—of and energy as always. same the staff—are and faculty, the Si- Ilene Laura was re- Joanne Lefland, Marie Ha- , daughter bragged that bragged Shub Shub Matt Sadinsky Randall’s Nixon Gooley writes and Snedeker has written Snedeker Herring lives in Que- Herring Todd Johnson Goulet works for the FAA, the Goulet works for Nina Silfen, Historian. has served as a selectman Mathis.) Melinda Mathis ’09 “Everything has changed . . . has changed “Everything Spo- has changed.” nothing and Skorton David by President ken Warner lives in Davis, CA, and is working to is working CA, and lives in Davis, Oscarlece in the newly renovated newly Oscarlece in the Fishman, Secretary/Treasurer; Secretary/Treasurer; Fishman, Suzanne Tougas “Robbi” Lefland, [email protected]. Ayers, MBA ’86, and Suzanne Bishop Romain, Bishop Suzanne ’86, and MBA Ayers, We heard about several interesting careers. interesting several about heard We Friday night dinner was held at Trillium, with at Trillium, held was dinner night Friday I’m sure Ilene will have more news from Re- from news will have more Ilene I’m sure Boston-area classmates were well represent- were classmates Boston-area offi- slate of following the brunch, Sunday At Conversations around headquarters and meals and headquarters around Conversations Cindy Fuller, [email protected]; Andi Rosenstein c Bryan Plude clean up the San Francisco Bay wetlands. Former Bay wetlands. San Francisco clean up the roommate and estrogens on environmental videos three women. younger toward targeted cancer, breast is http://envirocancer. URL the videos, the see To Among cornell.edu/research/endocrine/videos/. Lorraine or job-changers, career- the Heffernan program science library has been accepted to the Candyat Rutgers. Warner special guests Frank and Rosa Rhodes. We pre- We Rhodes. Rosa and Frank guests special of “check” campaign class reunion the sented class has plug, the another (As over $4.3 million. of children that benefits scholarship a memorial 2007- The priority. second as first and classmates was 08 recipient Day Co-Chairs; PaulReunion Bonner, Webmaster; Cindy Fuller, PhD ’92, Ilene and AngelaClass Correspondents; , DeSilva Shub of Suzannegen, JD ’81, and Fund Solomon, Cornell and Representatives; us will make two of column. The next in the union she since correspondents, team for an interesting scientific I am in and relations works in public time: next Until manuscripts). and (grants writing bec and is diving back into design after raising design back into is diving bec and Fellow Seattleite a family. Med- at Children’s facilities VP of named cently at position same the after holding Center ical Center. Medical Mason Virginia Events; Regional President, Vice moncini, Wallenstein brought daughter number three to campus with three number daughter brought System Opera- CEO of and is president him. He NC. in Charlotte, Success tions Tobyed at Reunion. Brown supply chain professionals. for edits a magazine Andre Martecchini lives in She afternoon. on Saturday Library Mann town through was passing and NY, Fayetteville, in-laws. son’s future her to meeting en route cers was by approved in attendance: classmates the Roger Bowler Jones, Mary , President; Anderson Sharon Membership; President, Vice Palatnik (city council member) for 12 years in Duxbury. for member) (city council Robbin aircraft safety of the for is responsible she where Jess daughter Romain’s Bishop Suzanne engines. team this year. crew UMass on the rowed to politics election-year from wide-ranging, were sushi” (Jonathan of amounts “dangerous eating BruceHonig) to children. 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Alissa Gaines-Russell and Lorinda Buffamante been fantastic to work with for the past five husband Joshua, MD ’93, a gastroenterologist. Schwarz. David Pattison and I are happy to pass years. I will miss her columns and her warm sense Tobe and Joshua have kids Jacob and Kayleigh. the class correspondent torch on to Alissa and of humor. Joining me as correspondents are Brad At our brunch on Sunday, I met Victor Seidel, Lorinda, and want to thank all of you for keeping Mehl and Sharon Nunan Stemme. As much as I who teaches business at Oxford U. and has a 1- in touch with Cornell through your news submis- will miss Suzanne, I welcome Brad and Sharon year-old son Corbin. Victor was attending his first sions over the last five years. See you in 2013! and look forward to working with them. Round- reunion, but is a third-generation Cornellian. One c Dinah Lawrence Godwin, Dinah.godwin@ ing out the class leadership are Howard Green- evening, he wore the blazer of his great-uncle who earthlink.net; and David Pattison, dpattison@ stein as VP, communications and Jason McGill, was the Class of 1931. earthlink.net. BArch ’89, as VP, membership. Last but not least, Whew! Well, that’s about my limit for this col- past class officers who will continue to serve as umn. I apologize if I missed anyone I met while class council members are outgoing president Rob at Reunion. But you always have the opportunity Greetings, classmates! After much Rosenberg, outgoing reunion chairs Lisa Semmes to get news to your classmates by writing to me planning and anticipation, our and Kelly Brown, and Paul Kitamura. A big thank or my new co-correspondents. It will be my pleas- 88 20th Reunion is now one for the you to all class officers past and present! ure to hear from you and serve our class for the history books. How was Reunion? Fun-filled and I spoke to many classmates with pen in hand next five years. Until next time, I wish you peace. loaded with moments for reconnecting with old during Reunion. Following is some of the news I c Steven Tomaselli, [email protected]; Brad friends. I must say that hot and humid also apply. gathered, in no particular order other than perhaps Mehl, [email protected]; and Sharon Nunan Yes, the heat was not what most of us associate the order in which I met people. I apologize for Stemme, [email protected]. with Ithaca and our days at Cornell. But while making these short and sweet, but I do want to the stickiness we experienced walking around mention as many as I can. My fraternity brother campus may have dampened a few T-shirts, it did Walter Swearingen is a commercial litigation at- Hello, Class of ’93ers! Having just not dampen our spirits as we enjoyed the week- torney with the firm Levi, Lubarsky & Feigenbaum come back from our 15th Re- end. Our class owes a tremendous amount of in NYC. Walt currently lives in the Parkchester 93 union, I have to say what a fan- gratitude to our reunion chairs Lisa Pasquale neighborhood of the Bronx. Deborah Giannoni tastic time it was. While temperatures topped out Semmes and Kelly Smith Brown, MBA ’92. They Johnson is a manager of an office furniture com- in the 90s (and our dorms did not have air condi- did a fabulous job planning the reunion for our pany in Houston. She and husband Gary, MBA ’93, tioning!), a cool time was had by all. Our co-chairs, class. Lisa was on campus only a scant five have children Carlo, Audie, and Alice. Michael Lauren Bailyn Sapira, MBA ’94, and Christine Wat- weeks after giving birth to her sixth child, Moore ’87 lives in Hillsboro, CA, and has worked ters Stuhlmiller, and our registration chair, Stacie daughter Juliet, and she had four of the five in software consulting for 11 years with Seibel, Heck Fitzgerald, along with the rest of the Reunion other kids with her as well! Also deserving spe- now part of Oracle Corp. Stephanie Ryan Zerilli is team, did a phenomenal job. Despite the swelter- cial recognition is Angelica Watson Botkin, who a single mom of three children, living near Ithaca ing heat, we were treated to great events, meals, served as our reservations/rooms coordinator and in Lansing, NY. Doug Ringel is a attorney and activities across the campus. Some of the went above and beyond contributing to reunion in D.C. and is married to Deborah Goldstock ’90, highlights included dinner Friday night at Appel planning while Lisa was getting closer to her due also an attorney. They have children Sam, Emily, Commons on North Campus, a fun-in-the-sun car- date. All other class officers pitched in as well, and Danny. Doug and Michael Moore have ridden nival on the Arts Quad, and dinner on Saturday helping out in Ithaca as meal and event hosts, together in the Twin Forks MS150 bike tour, a two- night at the new Noyes Center. They also managed doing their best to make things run as smoothly day bike ride to raise funds for the fight against to keep an ever-running supply of cold drinks and as possible. A big thank you to everyone who multiple sclerosis. Their team, “CU Later MS,” is snacks at our headquarters in Low Rise 9. helped out! We had a turnout of nearly 650, captained by classmate Doug Moore and includes It was great to see campus and how much including 331 classmates and their spouses, fellow Cornellians Eric Bobby, Bart Codd, Ken has changed. North Campus is almost unrecog- guests, and children. We hope to see everyone Dearden ’89, John Ehman ’87, Dave Feldman nizable, with dorms dotting what used to be open back in Ithaca again for our 25th in 2013! For ’89, Tim Goodman, Tim Harrison, Dave McGin- fields, and Bailey Hall has been renovated and is the reunion campaign, our class reached a total ley, Rob Mosher ’89, and Mark Rosing. now much more comfortable than what I recall of 733 donors, including 42 Tower Club members, My long-ago seat neighbor in Intro to Wines from Psych 101! But of course the best part was a record for ’88ers. The total dollars raised by the and Spirits Amy Tietjen Smith lives in Lebanon, hanging with old friends. Lauren was there with class was more than $716,000. NH, with husband Bruce ’89, MS ’98. Bruce works her husband Valdi Sapira and children Josh, 4, and As always after reunion, we have a new slate for Dartmouth and could not be at Reunion as Dart- Samantha, 2. They live in Hoboken, NJ, where of officers volunteering to serve our class for the mouth had their commencement the same week- Lauren is a media editor for Wiley and Sons. Chris next five years. Incoming president is Alan Riff- end. Amy was accompanied by her children Tristan and husband Dave Stuhlmiller ’92, were there kin, who ends a term as VP of fundraising. Alan and Avery. She also introduced me to her freshman- with daughter Sarah, 2. Chris is working at the U. is a banker with Lazard Freres and lives in Man- year roommate Julie Masterman Mendosa, who of Medicine and Dentistry in New Jersey. Stacie hattan with wife Anne and their children Kelsey, lives in Vienna, VA. Julie is an intelligence analyst was at Reunion with husband Justin Fitzgerald Hallie, and Carson. Incoming VP for the Cornell for the Drug Enforcement Administration, where and son Jordan. She lives outside of Ithaca and Annual Fund is Susan Kuniholm Potter, with Lil- her husband Larry is a section chief. Julie and works as a social worker in the ER. li Siegel Roth as Cornell Fund representative. In- Larry have children Matthew and Morgan. My husband Sandy Rosenberg and son Jona- coming reunion chairs are Pam Darer Anderson, It was a pleasure to run into Carla Libera- than, 2, made the trip from our new house in who has handled that job before, and the afore- tore, a classmate I met in freshman year and had White Plains, NY, where we have just moved after mentioned Angelica Botkin. It was fun for me to not heard from for many years. Carla is an my almost 15 years in New York City (yup, moved learn more about Angelica during reunion. On the ob/gyn living in Syracuse with her husband and there right after graduation). I’m still working as day before commencement in 1988, she married fellow ob/gyn Sargon. They have three children, a healthcare actuary at Buck Consultants (where classmate Brad Botkin, whom she had met fresh- Sargon, Luciano, and Sofia. Another physician and I’ve also been since graduating). We had loads of man year. They live in Lorton, VA, just outside freshman-year dorm-mate is Maggie Ho. Maggie fun, although I will note that it was quite a dif- Washington, DC. Brad is a financial manager at the is an anesthesiologist in northern New Jersey ferent experience walking around campus with a Pentagon, while Angelica is a full-time mom and whose husband Kevin did his residency at Cornell 2-year-old in tow! We were sharing a dorm wing inspirational speaker. She also volunteers to aid Med. They have children Max, Alex, and Jaden. with Scott and Lisa Ness Seidman and their chil- Navy enlistees with personal budgeting. Just be- Attending her first reunion was Susan Redick dren Hannah, 8, and Matt, 3. The Seidmans live fore reunion, their son Alexander ’11 completed Gruber, a fellow churchgoer when we were on the in East Brunswick, NJ, and Lisa is in-house coun- his freshman year at Cornell, where he lived in Hill. Sue lives in Kentucky with husband Terry, a sel for National Starch and Chemical Co. I also got Low Rise 9, the same freshman dorm as his mom. pilot for Delta Airlines, and their children Ben and to see Rob Fromberg of New York City, Irene Ar- Perhaps his siblings Michael, Christian, and Ar- Katharine. Sue was at Reunion with Melissa gue Christy, husband Tom, and son Perry, and cadia may one day follow . Beisheim Benno. Melissa lives in Rutgers, NJ, and Mark ’94 and Allison Waxberg Milgrom with Suzanne Bors Andrews will be retiring from is now a full-time mom to two boys, after spend- their 10-month-old daughter Alexandra. her role as my co-correspondent, but will contin- ing 12 years in market research. Also at her first There was a big AEPi contingent at Reunion. ue to serve the class as our new treasurer. I must reunion was Tobe Mellman Rubin, MD ’92. Tobe That crew included: Eric Feig, wife , and chil- extend a personal thank you to Suzanne, who has is an ophthalmologist living in Boca Raton with dren Hannah and Jordan; Matt Krakowsky; Josh 72 Cornell Alumni Magazine | cornellalumnimagazine.com Reunion Reports 73 was on October 2008 | spent the first part the spent Schoenberg was back Schoenberg Priyanka Nishar, and finished another tour another finished Steve oth- many , and Harasim September also took a break from their busy their from also took a break Noonan, [email protected]. Noonan, Matt Haistings Samyukta, Bhowmick We invite you to share your Reunion stories your Reunion invite you to share We Michael Cody, While much has changed on campus (new has changed While much Saturday night, former Cornell president Hunt- president Cornell former night, Saturday Others stayed on campus and attended some attended and stayed on campus Others Sudha Sam Nandagopal, [email protected]; c and pictures on our Facebook group: Cornell Class Cornell on our Facebook group: pictures and it able to make were us who of 2003. Those of Cornell new many are there back had a blast, and weren’t who classmates with the to share memories able to come. sto- Reunion many are there I’m sure us posted so that so please keep to report, ries us at: with you! E-mail them I can share Sam and Buckingham er ChemE majors were back in full force; many of many back in full force; were majors er ChemE had a great tour and wine Friday on the went them time! Shruti Garodia Tamara to campus. lives to return Crepet had group in their out who figuring reunion of and swimsuits, along to bring enough been smart in Itha- time their of rest the of much spent then gorges. the cool air of the ca enjoying on campus taking in the sun. She and her hus- her and sun. She in the on campus taking school. graduate for back to Ithaca moved band Meanwhile, life in North has settled back into and in Kuwait to meet Reunion during time found He Carolina. about reminisce and Hotelies other up with many is from experience school Hotel the different how experience. Cornell “normal” the a pub- She’s life. us on her updated campus and Diana Carolina. in North defender lic Schatz, Megan Piper, and Groh Corp dorms, renovated Bailey Hall, new section of the of section new Bailey Hall, renovated dorms, Truck, (Hot same has stayed the Statler), much five However, chimes). the Quad, Frisbee on the had our classmates of that many years out means Kate to share. much Nelson er Rawlings joined our class for a meal at RPU. a meal our class for joined er Rawlings find and to reconnect used this time Classmates remember hadn’t seen in years (and people they to Cornelliana went many there, From names). Glee Club. and Chorus in with the joined and Night Cornellians of voices was filled with the Bailey Hall the of with some along Mater, Alma the singing rendi- an entertaining including fun songs, other made People Classes.” the of “Song the of tion en- and afterwards Arts Quad way on to the their night. Ithaca warm in the drinks and joyed snacks has it 1:00 a.m., rumor I only stayed until Though with night the into long party continued that the in to stay up all night in our class choosing many Hall. Dickson Clara of out front tent the of the official campus activities, including the Olin the including campus activities, official the of Bailey Hall. renovated newly in the held Lecture, air condition- included renovation Thankfully the was in full force weather summer Ithaca’s ing! No humidity. 80 percent and with over 90 degrees in that studying out in May; classes get wonder Thankful- impossible! would have been near heat were Reunion during sessions and lectures ly the folks Many rooms. in air-conditioned and engaging play Frisbee on gorges, the out in opted to hang sun. in the nap or Quad, the Reunion 2008. Many of our classmates gathered classmates our of Many 2008. Reunion to in June first weekend the in Ithaca together of number have fun. A and catch up, reminisce, into checked and evening arrived Thursday folks and Hall, Dickson at Clara our class headquarters the throughout in else trickled everyone most much spent early birds the of Many on Friday. day tour, 2008 wine Class of official on the Friday of surprisingly, not involved, all reports from which time. a great and wine lots of , for all for Nicole Man- Kipnes). It has It Kipnes). Molly Darnieder Jaime Hanlon and and Erica Chan, hc31@cornell. c their work putting together work putting their A big thank-you to A big ning On that note, and as we finish our 30th col- and On that note, Before we descend onto Beebe Lake for our for Lake Beebe onto we descend Before “But I am not struck by your appearance, for “But I am not struck by your appearance, With all the fun that occurred back on the fun that occurred With all the Some things, fortunately, do not change. Hot change. not do fortunately, things, Some “They seemed as glad to see me as though as glad to see me as “They seemed Shana Erik, JD ’01, and Elberg , JD ’01) Weinick 03 Uthica Karen Jinvit, and Dorman of so many to know getting pleasure been a real again everyone to seeing we look forward you, and reunion! at our next Gregg and edu; Herman, [email protected]. umn, we would like to thank everyone for sharing for to thank everyone umn, we would like note, on a personal years (and over the your news with each oth- had a blast working Erica and Gregg we look for- last five years!). However, er over the about your lives in the to read to continuing ward your news on, please send now class column. From ( class correspondents new to the class BBQ, it is time for a class picture on the a class picture for class BBQ, it is time in true For effect, and Risley. of lawn in front photogra- The it starts drizzling. fashion, Ithaca us that ten years past grad- reminds kindly pher best. our looking now we are uation, I very well remember what kind of a man you were a man I very well remember what kind of when you set sail from Ithaca.” Hill, we unfortunately found out some sad news. some out found Hill, we unfortunately of death the learn of sorry to extremely are We Ecology, Human of College Bill Rosen in the Prof. Reunion a week before cancer brain of died who and mentor, and teacher was a great He Weekend. study- of pleasure had the Erica and both Gregg us taught he things, other with him. Among ing be equal it should in life: how a few fundamentals eco- and politics how fun, and parts work and to simple terms can all be boiled down nomics easily digest- more much that are principles and beer. pizza and of help ed with the Truck still runs (and there is lots of it over the of is lots there (and runs still Truck have forgotten years we may Over the weekend!). Class of company it is to be in the awesome how puts all those Weekend but Reunion ’98ers, of aside.doubts new and rekindled, are Old friendships year are freshman from Old stories made. are ones news recent more with along retold, and revealed Arts Quad, on the tents Seeing happenings. and (well, badge name shiny to wear a big having and us back to 1994, when brings button) at all times in (moving Week Orientation we first arrived for that events party). The nearest to the herds large co-chairs (thanks our reunion university and the to well-organized, and plentiful are have planned Dino- and cocktail hour, breakfasts, from ranging (yum!) to wine-tasting, saur BBQ by Beebe Lake heat, intense With the lectures. and campus tours, gorges, in the refuge us sought of many though, majority The Dairy Bar. or at the in Collegetown, spilling with overflows our class stays in Risley, of into Balch. and Comstock Anna and feels familiar It was well over ten years time—it same at the odd but a towel in nothing we last donned when ago our and bathrooms hallway between communal the all we should time, Next beds. single extra-long caddies. shower along to bring remember they had got back to their own rugged Ithaca, back to their own rugged they had got been born and bred.” where they had go back to school, or having just graduated from just graduated or having back to school, go are us of many around time this school, more new reached or have parents or new newlyweds developments. in career heights e- and and Sot- Moss, Fox— Moore is Moore Scott , wife Amy, , wife Charles Tho Mai Izow- Yael Berkowitz and Galit Cohen, and Melissa Hart and and c Scott Fink welcomed Paige Clementine Paige welcomed “I know how much you have suffered at sea, and how ill you among cruel savages have fared since 1998 and has an older son has an older 1998 and since and her husband Will husband her and Friese ’88 [email protected]; Odyssey) and wife Julia; Craig Julia; wife and ; Gordon Seth in NYC and is living , who Kestenbaum Finally, I’d like to thank our outgoing class to thank our outgoing I’d like Finally, Staci Mayer This June, 527 of us set sail for Ithaca to tell Ithaca us set sail for of 527 This June, “Is this place that I have come to really what we re- from is a little different Ithaca Paul King ’92 and their boys Asher and Xander. Also included Xander. and boys Asher their and and daughter Ilana; and Aron and Ilana; daughter and Frank er were Jacqueline Lurie; Liebman I’ve enjoyed working with you! Keep the news the with you! Keep I’ve enjoyed working fall! enjoy the and coming Rosenberg, Melissa and [email protected]; Carver [email protected]. tile, Prasad Hayes on Sept 5, 2007. Monica is an assis- Monica on Sept 5, 2007. Hayes Prasad practicing oncology gynecologic of professor tant Charles recently and Center, Medical Sinai at Mount manager a portfolio is now and left Credit-Suisse LLC. Congratulations! at S.A.C. Capital Advisors past five work these hard their all for officers class new (or back) the aboard welcome years and thank- term. A special upcoming the for officers Erica co-correspondent you to my Fishlin working in real estate, and Jeff and estate, in real working for daughters three their without there were who is Jeff and live in Teaneck, They weekend. the City. York New in Bloomberg for working Monica Prasad Hayes did double-duty at the classes of ’93 and ’88 re- ’93 and classes of at the double-duty did girls live in Phoenix, three their and They unions. Jennifer both doctors. are they where Abeles it to able to make was not to say that she mailed full hands had her she this year because Reunion has been married She son Aidan. newborn with her to NY, live in Williamsville, Paul and Ryan, 4. Jennifer pedi- and internal practicing is a doctor she and only wasn’t the Jennifer in Buffalo. medicine atric Amy baby. a new to tending one Miller and husband “My wrote, and mom a stay-at-home our birth of with the to our family added I recently is called, as he PJ, in February. Jr. Moore son Paul 6. Three Sophia, sisters Leah, 10, and older joins making!” in the Cornellians future on the mainland, but that is over now, so stay here, on the mainland, but that is over now, and eat and drink till you are once more as strong and hearty as you were when you left Ithaca.” (Homer’s some to relive and past ten years, the tales from possibly four during days hearty happy, those of our lives. best years of the of Ithaca?” A drive/stroll brilliantly. sun shines The membered. Star- of addition the reveals Collegetown through Beer at the has disappeared. Chariot’s bucks. it to be as we remember as cheap is not Palms Campus, on West U-Halls Old Mills!). The no (and months, our first Ithaca us spent of many where a and buildings bigger are there Now have gone. a university in of facilities that features Jensen’s we be- as it is to imagine, Hard 21st century. the generation a different century, to a different long and that meet to those compared Cornellians of too, are we, And Weekend. us over Reunion greet to- we last gathered when from a little different increase is a significant Hill. There on the gether at this re- strollers spouses and of number in the 5th at the last. Whereas to the compared union about to in school, still us were of many Reunion 98 066-073CAMSO08NotesReunion 8/14/08 3:46 PM Page 73 Page PM 3:46 8/14/08 066-073CAMSO08NotesReunion 074-111CAMSO08Notes 8/14/08 3:47 PM Page 74

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The class column for this issue sounds like that may have to be updated to Re- apartment in a senior independent living facility, can be found with the Reports union 2008! Davy makes silver jewelry and teach- and was content to stay—with two cats and some 33 of Reunion Classes, which begin es others how to do it as well. John Hough also continued volunteer activities. Fall 2007 found her on page 66. wrote in the spring. His most recent trip, with wife feeling fully retired at last. “I chose to sell my car Ann, was between Christmas and New Year’s on a and don’t miss it, but still renewed my driver’s li- Hawaiian Islands cruise. In September 2007, they cense. My daughters are fine, in Westport, CT, and Elizabeth Williams Stavely wrote had a visit to Las Vegas to see Irv and Millie Uher San Diego, CA. I am lucky.” Rawley Apfelbaum in June—all the way from North- Jenkins. According to their own News Form, Irv Silver sent a blank News Form from Sarasota, FL, 35 ern California. “I no longer drive and Millie stopped traveling years ago. Millie writes but it was good to hear from her. a car and use a walker to get around. I didn’t get that they like Las Vegas too much! They stay in- Priscilla Buchholz Frisbee was honored last far out of Mendocino in the past year.” She volved with a local neighborhood group and spend fall by the Cornell Extension of Co- reports a most enjoyable visit from Esther Major quiet time at home reading and writing letters to lumbia County for being their longest active vol- Batchelder and her daughter and son-in-law last friends, in addition to golfing and swimming. unteer. “I’m still judging at the County Fair for the fall, and continues with her hobbies of knitting More to come. We would love to hear from 4-H department. I may be a lot slower than I used and playing bridge. Thank you, Elizabeth, for keep- all ’37 classmates and will share your news in the to be, but I’m fortunate to be able to still live in ing in touch. All classmate news welcome! c column. c Class of 1937, c/o Cornell Alumni the family home—160 years of family ownership. Class of ’35, c/o Cornell Alumni Magazine, 401 Magazine, 401 East State St., Suite 301, Ithaca, I celebrated with my family, getting together at East State St., Suite 301, Ithaca, NY 14850; Class NY 14850; Class Notes Editor e-mail, adr4@ Beech Mountain in the Great Smokey Mountains in Notes Editor e-mail, [email protected]. cornell.edu. North Carolina. The years at Cornell were wonder- ful and helped shape all of the years that have fol- lowed.” Congratulations also to Jerome Schneck, Winifred “Windy” Sayer The class column for this issue who received the William A. Console, MD Master sends greetings to Selma can be found with the Reports Teacher Award in Psychiatry, awarded by State 37 Green! A nature lover who spends 38 of Reunion Classes, which begin University of New York Downstate, “in recogni- time gardening and reading, Windy writes, “Fi- on page 66. tion of [his] outstanding teaching ability and nally I have some news to send you!” By pure contributions to psychiatry.” chance, she had opened up an alumni publica- Mona Brierly Carvajal spent summer 2007 tion from Carleton College received by one of her We still have a lot of news to on Lake Champlain with daughter Nancy Carva- granddaughters and discovered a wonderful arti- share. Don’t hesitate to send an jal Lang ’64 and her husband Richard ’60, LLB cle about Mary Chaney Carson. It described how 39 update at any time, and stay ’64. “We rented a ‘camp’ on the lake, and many Mary and her late husband Paul had established tuned to this space in future issues of the alumni of our family members visited us there. I was a scholarship fund for Carleton students with the magazine. We sadly report the death on May 16 happy to watch my three ‘children’ gambol in the help of proceeds from the sale of their home. The of Phil Twitchell, who served as Men’s corre- lake together! (My fourth child, Kathleen, died Maryhill Endowed Scholarship Fund is named for spondent for several years. Phil was an industrial in 2001.) I now have a new great-grandchild in the home they built in 1940 and lived in for 65 engineer at DuPont and kept busy in retirement Texas, for a total of nine.” Peggy Dole Chandler years. In addition, documentation of Maryhill’s with woodworking, reading, genealogy research, and husband Webster, MS ’40, stay pretty close creation—nearly 600 letters that passed between and traveling. Our sincere condolences go to his to home these days. Peggy writes, “We’ve had to the couple and the architect—will be preserved wife Sylvia and all their family members, with give up our daily walks due to my ‘unstable’ in the U. of Minnesota’s architectural archives. appreciation for his friendly manner and dedi- knees, but still volunteer at the information desk The article included a lovely picture of Mary, and cated service to Cornell. of our local hospital, where it is fun to greet Windy adds, “I remember her with warmth and G. Whitney Irish also gave credit to Phil for people.” More news to come. c Class of 1939, affection. Do you know about her lifelong work taking on the job of class correspondent. He adds, c/o Cornell Alumni Magazine, 401 East State St., on the tapestry? Hope to see you at our 75th, “Still the same old, same old. Doctor’s appoint- Suite 301, Ithaca, NY 14850; Class Notes Editor if not before.” ments account for most of the mileage on our car. e-mail, [email protected]. John Henderson writes that there’s no new Still trying to sing barbershop and in the church information since his last report. “I did attend the choir.” Whit and wife Betty finally decided to get 70th Reunion, which was great. Everyone went out their shingles shots in 2007. “A fellow barbershop The Big Fourth is almost here of their way to make us welcome.” Ray Bellinger singer has been dealing with it all summer.” Elsie as I write, but when you read is relaxing at home in Watertown, NY. His last big Robinson Whalen writes, “I’m still living in a re- 40 this, Labor Day will have come trip was to Florida in 2003 for a grandson’s wed- tirement community in Carlsbad, CA, a few miles and gone. I hope all of you had a great summer. ding, but these days he keeps busy with reading, from my daughter and her family. I’m active in In the news, Larry Cook, MEd ’51, reported bird-watching, and tree and plant care. Ray and Bible study, a book club, and a quilt club. I’ve that his grandson James graduated with honors wife Cora have three daughters. Jane and Mary are been quilting for about 30 years and make small from Binghamton U. Armand “Army” Droz cele- teachers, and Martha is a supervising judge in Los quilts for babies born with AIDS or fetal alcohol brated his 91st birthday (are we really that old?) Angeles County. Esther “Dilly” Dillenbeck Prud- syndrome, as well as for my family and friends. at a family reunion that included viewing the pre- den heads to Lake George every summer for a cou- My son, a minister, lives in Washington State and mier of his daughter’s first starring film role. Dun- ple of weeks. She also traveled to San Francisco has two college-age children. My daughter’s can Kreamer wrote that his grandson Lt. Robert for a family reunion. At home her hobbies include daughter is a schoolteacher, and her son is in- Nathaniel Kreamer, Chief of Operations, Joint In- photography and antiquing, and she continues volved with computers.” Elsie would love to hear telligence Seal Team, was recently awarded a with her many civic organizations: Mother’s Club, from Eleanor Dodge Hassett. Bronze Star for valor in actions in Afghanistan. Literary Club, the hospital board (and a volunteer Sylvia Small Wheeler reports that she is hap- Fran Tolins Waldman has long been retired as well), the DAR, a humanities class, the College py and healthy, “but SLO-O-O-W, of course.” Sylvia from teaching high school and college English. Women’s Club, and as a travelogue presenter. “I described her retirement, which came in stages. She regrets she didn’t make our 65th Reunion in return to Ithaca every June with Davy, Mickey, In 1984 she retired from teaching at BOCES in 2005, but hopes for better luck in 2010. I hope Windy, Schusty, Claire, and Margie.” Suffolk County. After the death of her husband she’ll see a lot of you there too! Speaking of “Davy,” Louise Davis (Haverford, John in 1993, she began serious volunteering That’s the news to date. Send input directly PA) sent a News Form in March. It said that her and didn’t wind down those activities until well to me, or to the magazine. I need it! c Ellen most recent trip was to Reunion 2007, but it into the next decade. In 2005 she moved to an Ford, 300 Westminster Canterbury Dr., #416, 74 Cornell Alumni Magazine | cornellalumnimagazine.com Class Notes 75 (New Mil- (New October 2008 | Finneran, 8815 46th St. Finneran, Jean Fenton Potter Until this writing, I have this writing, Until in cate- items news grouped as still working, such gories September The class column for this issue class column for The Reports with the can be found begin which Classes, Reunion of and and Carolyn Evans c If you grew up in Nassau County and want and County up in Nassau If you grew Another sad departure came as Art came sad departure Another Foster Diana Potter Hill (Tucson, AZ) writes about (Tucson, Hill Potter Diana on page 66. on page 43 to learn something really amazing, go to www. go amazing, really to learn something for “propertysearch” and mynassauproperty.com to learn that my I was astounded your address. paid folks My worth $838,800. is now old house $5,000 in 1924! pho- in the it still looks great And to writing work also. Keep may counties to. Other me. (Bellevue, WA) passed on, surrounded by his wife passed on, surrounded WA) (Bellevue, in- families, their and children his four Fay and great-grand. one and ten grandchildren cluding play- hockey Art was an avid Scotia, Born in Nova played in Charles Schulz’s he after Cornell and er, in Tournament” Hockey World Senior “Snoopy’s Army’s with the Rosa, CA. A paratrooper Santa met He also served in China. he Airborne 82nd in also served and in Europe nurse, an Army Fay, as a lieutenant retiring Vietnam, and Korea given to Art at were Full military honors colonel. will miss him, as he I particularly his memorial. to reunions. to go liked and dancer was a great ford, CT). Sadly, Art passed away about five years Art passed away about Sadly, CT). ford, were We war was declared. before day “the ago, WWII war. have to see another not did he grateful on our fam- was tough Vietnam and was enough, we all miss him life and had a wonderful He ily. re- does but she is great, health Mom’s dearly. yester- from past better than events the member last son graduated “My continues, Diana day.” that pro- experience was an amazing Cornell year. as well as per- intellectual him incredible vided will and alumni magazine I love the growth. sonal it toforward him at the U. Law Oregon of School.” NW, Gig Harbor, WA 98335; e-mail, carolynfinn@ 98335; e-mail, WA Harbor, Gig NW, comcast.net. her folks, Art folks, her to Benny Goodman until midnight. About her Dad About her midnight. until Goodman to Benny was soon and Navy the “Dad joined writes: she Kel- and Tierney with Genes films health making his 50th. Once, only for to Cornell returning ly, a restaurant, in an Albany dined as our family going Dad rose, our table and approached man ‘I’m said. he Doc,’ all right, ‘It’s pale. suddenly any meant I never to tell you wanted I just fine. to I will always be grateful and threats those of stu- the a gun out of taken Dad had once you.’ to had threatened He distrait. when hand dent’s interfered—in who anyone himself—and shoot be had to and Straight, at Willard room men’s the 65th the attended Jane Before it.” out of talked more once will reflect “We wrote, she Reunion, whole the and to us has meant Cornell much how with the how and our lifetimes during region it etc., Landing, the and Synthesizer Moog now.” relevance cosmic even has international, better? put it Can anyone 44 , travel, children, anniversaries, 80th anniversaries, children, travel, retirements, 85 or we all are But since celebrations. birthday a couple of column is due my since and older, gap between receipt (with a time ahead months too large), sometimes reporting and news of in: as logged your stories herewith “Doc” Shirley brought (Norwich, c Tom Flanagan served as our fundraisers was at a country auction was at a country Hart (Washington, DC) writes a (Washington, Hart Sad news is not unusual, but unusual, is not Sad news George of passing the Howell every- IL) touches (Oak Brook, Butterly (NYC) once again issued Butterly (NYC) once Sargent Darmer, 20 Haddington Lane, 20 Haddington Darmer, Sargent Ruth Kessel Many facets of her life reflect the difficulties the life reflect her of facets Many Jane Smiley My inquiry about KurtMy Vonnegut ’44 Barbara (Crohurst) her invitation to look her up at the New York New up at the to look her invitation her where Avenue), 5th St. and (42nd Library Public vote! to Be sure is a volunteer. she Richards [email protected]. NY 12054; e-mail, Delmar, of Jewish families in the 1920s. Her parents em- parents Her 1920s. in the families Jewish of born in was she and Eastern Europe from igrated Charlotte Detroit. of just outside MI, Williamston, short- and was murdered, father her was 4 when chased out were mother her and ly after that, she marriage Klux Klan. After her Ku town by the of a suburb of to Westminster, moved family the Jewish the first of the were they where Denver, Charlotte In 1986 live there. now who families only son, Bill, to AIDS. But lost their Mike and loss, her of anger and pain felt the who Charlotte, but this reality from off close herself not did as was “adopted” She love. into anger her turned all of and son’s friends her of by many a mother gay the from were funeral her at pallbearers the to Susan for thanks go personal My community. classmate tributes to a remarkable these sharing a “woman woman, generous and was a loving who rabbi. her of words in the all seasons” for Schaffner, who survives her, and settled down as down settled and survives her, who Schaffner, as a and children two with their a homemaker Co., which Tyre Peerless in the partner business founded. husband her this interesting info from from info this interesting son PeterNY). “My ’74 in Boston, of programs old track saw some Cornell, Low and them. bought and Penn and Princeton, both assistant I were and Vonnegut Kurt behold, I am sure him . . . as remember not I do starters. it was a real However, me. remember not would he meets.” track old indoor flashback to the and did a sensational job. His life was a series of His life was a series job. a sensational did and 9th served as captain in the George successes. 351st Combat the of officer commanding Army, as a Discharged in Europe. Company Ordnance as VP of Electric General for worked he major, VP. as senior at Royal Electric then manufacturing, Corp., and Golconda VP of was later executive He acquisitions and development business was VP of he Corp. when Chemical and Minerals Int’l for Corp. McDonald’s his leadership, Under retired. in 1980. U. to Oak Brook its Hamburger moved and Wurlitzer, CEO of and later was president He he where Partners, Pflingsten in 1988 co-founded was He counsel. and advice to provide continued and Oak Brook of president village third the hamlet to a center a small shape it from helped had Barbara and He headquarters. corporate for 12 grandchildren. and daughters, three two sons, missed by all. will be greatly He one, as he was such a big boost to our class. He boost to our class. a big was such as he one, and 42 wonderful account of her life as a Cornellian. From a Cornellian. life as her of account wonderful at- family her of members 1874 to 1944, eight Dean F. dad, her and university, the tended Smiley pub- of ’16, MD ’19, served as professor health in NYC and school Medical in the health lic Far- President under on campus in Ithaca officer she when years at Cornell her relives Jane rand. about walked Dudley, Eric baton of the under sang to jive energy still had the and ten miles per day, , c Char- Irving Cornell Alumni Magazine Cornell of Piedmont is still work- Piedmont of (Indian Wells) retired from the from retired Wells) (Indian It’s lateIt’s at this writing, June my and about to are I Ann, and Willie wife, stay in Ver- up a three-month wind Schaffner (Denver, CO) on March 17, CO) on March (Denver, Schaffner Stanley Reich of Walnut Creek and his wife Virginia cel- his wife Virginia and Creek Walnut of The drought is over, and my thanks go to all thanks go my and is over, drought The Charlotte attended Cornell on a $500 scholar- Cornell Charlotte attended DavidBev- with wife ’40, living Altman, BA We again received the most returns from Cal- from returns most the received again We Winchester, VA 22603; or VA Winchester, 401 East State St., Suite 301, Ithaca, NY 14850. NY Ithaca, Suite 301, State St., 401 East [email protected]. e-mail, Editor Class Notes of those who sent news along with their dues. My dues. with their along news sent who those of loss of the is to sadly announce first report lotte Kovitz of a lovely photo Susan sent daughter 2008. Her her from eulogies the and obituary, her Charlotte, life her of in telling I am using which funeral, accomplishments. struggles and She in a cafeteria. hours long ship plus working the for worked and as a bacteriologist graduated in Center Research and Medical Jewish National found doctors of a team and she where Denver, proudest her of one tuberculosis, for vaccine the Myer married In 1955 she accomplishments. ing part-time! He continues to lecture two days to lecture continues He part-time! ing a week as a serve two days at UCSF and a month Adele wife and He specialist. radiology chest V.A. at home. living and grandkids and kids enjoy their William Turin after his wife in 1992. Then, dentistry of practice years at a of a number for worked he died, Toni that just from retiring bookstore, & Noble Barnes a Swiss married last year! Bill has a son Dan who Lisa daughter a and lives in Switzerland, girl and says works in L.A. Our classmate lives and who piano, the playing reading, his time spends he can communicate so he German studying and visits each sum- he with Dan’s Swiss in-laws when is excellent—possibly says his “health He mer. and exercise, regular genes, good because of thoughts.” good busy with an “keeps says he Park, erly in Menlo of (in a cart, game golf monthly cruise, annual worry about world and bridge, course), duplicate ever In particular, global warming.” like events 1968 book The Pop- Ehrlich’s Paul reading since world the for “been waiting ulation Bomb, he’s problem— solves the nature up before to wake ap- human as the be as gentle not may which good been having you have not David, proach.” your input! but we appreciate thoughts, Warner S., Apt. G310, Trl. Lansing, 6065 Verde Boca Raton, FL 33433; tel., (561) 487-2008; e- [email protected]. mail, 41 sailles, KY (Willie was born and reared in Lexing- reared born and was KY (Willie sailles, up gorgeous is Spring ton, just 12 miles away). and country farm horse of heart in the right here, it’s beginning However, visit. an extended for great to our con- us to return for time and hot to get Raton, in Boca community retirement care tinuing class correspondents. for is also great FL. Spring with in, and come class dues the This is when them, class members—22 from notes from them of at I’m back in business, this time! ‘41 Men the coming them Please keep issues. several least for your dues. paid even if you have already Last year, so I’ll start with them. ifornia Merrill anniversary with fam- 65th wedding their ebrated if 65 years is a wonder They friends. ily and Irv’s PhD is challengers? 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Alison King Barry, BArch ’47, wrote, “Still in she served on the Student Council, the Cornellian, in a Greenwich Village bar mainly for tips and my large, lovely old house on an acre and a half WSGA, and Cornell for Victory, and played field drinks in ’47 and ’48. That gig ended when the of land.” Alison gardens with hired help for lawns hockey. She knows that most important of those bar replaced him with a high school kid who and 250-year-old trees. Her two children visit of- busy years were the friendships and associations played better and cheaper. Chastened, Bob de- ten from the Berkshires. She works out at the Y with fellow students. In that spirit she would like cided the time was ripe to benefit from his WWII and runs with her Portuguese water dog Sombra. to hear from those with whom she has lost con- US Navy benefits. He used the GI Bill to add to Forris Chick and wife Lynn are back in Clinton, tact: Ann Ward Gibb, Betsy Acheson Mackenzie, his Cornell credentials, gaining a master’s in CT, having given up Kennebunkport. Both are and Pat Orling Ficken. aeronautical engineering and a in sci- healthy. Forris’s interests are in his workshop and James Rodgers Jr. (Hingham, MA) sent a ence from NYU in 1950. music, especially the Big Band era. The Taylor photo of seven sailors in the V12 program at Dorm In 1969 Aerojet General promoted Bob to Kellers enjoy their summers at “our Eden on 25. He notes that V. D. Shumaker ’48 and he are chief of their European operations, headquartered Canandaigua Lake—the Seneca Indians’ chosen recognizable, but wonders of the whereabouts of in Paris. The office’s primary mission was to sup- spot.” They have friends and family visiting from the others, as well as all other V12s who shared port a major NATO contract wherein Aerojet li- Florida, Hawaii, Oregon, and D.C. Taylor report- duties and studies with him from 1943-45. Jim censed the manufacture of proprietary rocket ed a first great-grandchild. retired from American Water Works Co. in 1983 as engines to three European manufacturers. He was Jean Shaver Hansen claimed a year ago that System Company President, New England Division. assigned, also, to peddle a very unusual product husband John ’42 was still active in tennis and He stays busy as a library volunteer and a nursing to health ministries of all local Western nations, squash. They welcomed a third great-grandchild, home ombudsman, and with the Weir River Estu- as well as to the World Health Organization in a girl, born to Lindsay Rich Cavner ’97. Christie ary Group. His travel endeavors are attending Geneva. In the early ’60s, Aerojet had developed Rich Pease ’95 produced their fourth. Peter grandchildren’s weddings—three down and nine a device to detect deadly microorganisms in the Tolins, MD ’47, wrote of ill health, but “four kids to go. He cherishes the “whole atmosphere of Cor- atmosphere in time to counter most of their harm- are doing well. Two and possibly a third grand- nell” and even managed to meet his wife on week- ful effects. When the Nixon Administration was child threaten marriage.” The Tolinses attend ends far from the campus (probably AWOL). able to negotiate mutual cessation of biological chamber music concerts in Walnut Creek and San Albert Brown, PhD ’51 (Lincoln, NE) notes warfare, Aerojet’s product was no longer needed. Francisco and “appreciate the ease of living in that he has been retired 18 years, which is the The company faced huge losses. But Aerojet California.” They see Sally and Bob Greenburg length of time from birth to entering college. He would try to make that lemon into lemonade. They whenever they visit their son in the Bay Area. spends quality time gardening and muses, “My bulb successfully adapted the research from the bio- Elaine Smith Feiden of Mamaroneck, NY, re- plantings have been particularly good this year logical agent to a peacetime product that prom- ported that her daughter was helping her with her and are all coming up in a rash of daffodils and ised great demand. The product was an instrument rare book business and a decision about a future tulips after crocuses and snowdrops” (you’re quite with which one relatively unskilled technician residence, since driving had become questionable the poet, Al). His fond memories are of graduate could test for syphilis at the astonishing rate of at her age. She thought a New York City apart- school and he keeps in touch with fellow students. 800 slides of blood-smear specimens per day. The ment most likely. Erma Nightingale Wiggin ’45, John ’43 and Ann Buchholz Alden enjoyed an then-standard method required a qualified doctor BS HE ’44, wrote that she was still “piloting” the Elderhostel trip in Australia last fall with special and an expert technician to produce only 40 tests company Bud started 52 years ago. Advanced In- attention to Perth, where John had R&R during per day. And, best of all, the serum needed to struments Inc. manufactures diagnostic equip- WWII. They had plans to tour the Ukraine and Ro- run the was available exclusively from ment for hospital and dairy laboratories and mania on a Cornell alumni trip during the summer. Aerojet, a huge potential profit center! universities. Headquartered in Norwood, MA, with John Clements, BA ’44, MD ’47 (Tiburon, CA) Bob noted consistently adverse reactions from a plant in the Netherlands, the company is ex- was awarded the Pullin Prize at New York Presby- the health ministries he visited. They all claimed panding with a new European acquisition. “Bud’s terian Hospital in April. The full first page of the no one was in charge of controlling venereal dis- entrepreneurial spirit lives on!” announcement section of de- ease because, “Our country has no VD problem!” CAU participation included Lucius Donkle at scribes the prize as honoring lifetime achievement Bob’s persistence in his smatterings of the local the Shaw Festival and Brian and Helen Wright in research dedicated to improving the health of language led inevitably to the concealed VD offi- Murphy at Gettysburg. children. “This year’s award recognizes an out- cial. But the $7,000 per unit price was an obsta- Our president Dotty Kay Kesten sent a letter standing investigator for his groundbreaking dis- cle because that was a formidable budget figure dated June 2008 to all classmates reminding us of covery of a lung surfactant critical in neonatal then. Undaunted, Bob convinced the high cor- the 65th Reunion next June. She and Art are at- respiratory distress syndrome (premature blue porate brass to rent the machines and, finally, to tending a planning meeting in September. She also baby). We honor the creativity, dedication, and give them away provided that the user agreed to mentioned a class gathering at Homecoming, Sep- determination of this physician-scientist whose operate exclusively with Aerojet’s serum. tember 26-27, for the Cornell-Yale game: tailgate work has saved the lives of millions of children.” Eventually, Aerojet sold the business division at the Memorial Room and post-game dinner at the Previous awards are the Lasker Award, the Helen and rights to Fischer Scientific, which, Bob spec- Ithaca Yacht Club. She reported 255 duespayers Apgar Award, the Distinguished Alumnus Award ulates, continues the business to this day. He has (42% of 602 living members). Our class projects of Weill Cornell Medical College and three hon- had many top jobs since with fine companies and continue: periodicals endowment for the Universi- orary degrees. Your class correspondent was outstanding universities, but fondly remembers ty Library, ’44 Class Memorial Room at Bartels Hall, John’s roommate in med school, and my future this caper and developing his taste for Paris’s Tradition Fellowship, and elm tree beautification. wife Betty and I introduced John to his future finest cuisine and wine. Art’s website now includes 1,912 pages and 5,437 wife Margot. Our families have remained close for TO PUBLISH YOUR E-MAIL ADDRESS, e-mail photos (group, team, etc.), and ranks atop 62 oth- 59 years. Margot was vocalist and John the or- me. Include your name, city, and state of resi- er websites: http://classof44.alumni.cornell.edu. ganist at our wedding. We have enjoyed many dence. Send news to: c Paul Levine, 31 Chicory Sad to report the deaths of Howard W. Blose, cruises and motor trips in Europe and numerous Lane, San Carlos, CA 94070; tel., (650) 592-5273; BCE ’47, Morton J. Savada, and Charles S. weekends together featuring tennis, concerts, e-mail, [email protected]. Class website, http:// Williams. c Nancy Torlinski Rundell, 20540 Fal- great food and wine, and high humor. John is of- classof46.alumni.cornell.edu. cons Landing Circle, #4404, Sterling, VA 20165. ficially retired, but he hasn’t researched the def- inition of the word because he is in his lab at On May 28, 2008, I joined the rest of my UC San Francisco over 40 hours a week. mourning classmates who have lost their spous- There’s a saying, “If you want to Please keep our class informed. c Robert es. My beloved Phil ’47, ME ’48, died of myelo- have a good job done, give it Frankenfeld, 6291 Bixby Hill Rd., Long Beach, CA fibrosis (blood cancer). He had been given only 45 to someone who is already too 90815; e-mail, [email protected]; Julie Kamerer eight weeks to live last September, but he fought busy.” Besides her “day job” as our dynamic class Snell, 3154 Gracefield Rd., Apt. 111, Silver Spring, valiantly and lasted nine months. co-president, Maxine Katz Morse (Rye, NH) serves MD 20904; e-mail, [email protected]. In April, I heard from Mary Lou Rutan Snow- as volunteer or board member of Canterbury den that she had moved to a new apartment in Shaker Village, Shoals Marine Lab, the Portsmouth Madison, WI. Her husband, Harry, died several Music Hall, and the finance committee of Gover- Dr. Robert F. Brodsky (Redondo years ago. She took a Mediterranean cruise last nor John Lynch’s re-election. All of this is merely Beach, CA; [email protected]) October. “I fondly remember trying to cross the a reflection of her fruitful time at Cornell when 46 remembers playing jazz cornet bridge while the boys made it vibrate.” 76 Cornell Alumni Magazine | cornellalumnimagazine.com Class Notes 77 tive , Rogers GR ’46-47, “Vin” October 2008 | Vincent R. September Don Asher ’48, Bruce ’47, MS Rod his medical from Coler, has retired Saturday night, 1 a.m. There’s a hip, atten It could have been Spring Weekend, I can’t Weekend, have been Spring could It One of our gigs was a regular Saturday night Saturday was a regular our gigs of One Anyone remember the Golfers Club? It was Golfers Club? It the remember Anyone And now, as promised, a walk down memo- a walk down as promised, now, And crowd. Many had been to the Ellington concert, Ellington had been to the Many crowd. be sure, but the great Duke Ellington Band was Band Ellington Duke great but the be sure, wor- We at Bailey Hall. a concert on campus for Ben Web- all his sidemen: and Duke shipped the trumpet my and Hodges, Johnny Ray Nance, ster, there, Of course we were Williams. Cootie idol, to mu- get as close as we could center, and front and wildly applauding, listening, royalty, sical ended, performance soon as Duke’s As learning. to eager Golfers, at the to our gig off we rushed we’d heard. sounds exciting by the inspired play, stand at the Golfers. We started at 11 p.m. and We Golfers. at the stand but play- band, house the were quit at 3 a.m. We sit in in—and to sit always welcome ers were Syra- College, Hill, Ithaca the Guys from did. they else. where knows Lord and Binghamton, cuse, and jazz into place to be if you were the was It could play. downtown, don’t know exactly where—a swing- where—a exactly know don’t downtown, club (password social an after-hours place, ing no- with the to blacks, mostly catering needed), color, race, any of musicians of table exception welcome. you were If you could play, or creed. evidence a puzzle—no name—Golfers—was The 1948. year, the I was a junior; anywhere. golf of was my trumpet, the jazz and specifically Music, play- great up early with some I hooked passion. Hill— ers on the Lippincott Win ’48, and , Morgan of equivalent musical the were We others. among team; football Cornell starters on the we wouldn’t good. but we were turn pro, ry lane, written by ry lane, CT: Storrs, practice after 48 years on the staff of Kennewick staff of years on the after 48 practice hospital served on the He Hospital. General (WA) was and 2003-05 from commissioners of board new hospital’s Staff. The of Chief KGH named twice Rod the has been named Health Senior for Center of in recognition Health Senior for Coler Center to commitment longtime wife Thelma’s Rod and Rod has set aside community. the and hospital the or skis. his butterfly net not but his stethoscope, along trail a nature son Clark developed and He Rod River that also bears his name. Columbia the local the of president is currently Society chapter. Enjoy your retirement—well earned! 50th Reunion getting eight towns to pool their to pool towns eight getting 50th Reunion high to build a new resources and students, talent, has NH. She Valley, Washington Mount for school Board, School Madison on the served ten years money raising and contracts teacher negotiating thefor addi- the for and library their of automation oftion room. children’s a new enjoys oil paint- She talents the to admire traveling course, of and, ing Marty’s Bob’s grandchildren! husband and her of brother, Mary Lou Rutan Snowden ’46 ’ Pete arlie47@ and him- and also have , published by , published Anderson, 238 Dor- Anderson, Shain, 653 Primrose Risch, our former class Risch, our former NY 14610; e-mail, Nancy (Wigsten) ([email protected]) has helped ([email protected]) , BS ME ’46 (tomsimba@aol. , BS ME ’46 Thanks a lot for all your notes! Thanks a lot for Marty from to hear great was It Coler The class column for this issue class column for The Reports with the can be found begin which Classes, Reunion of Sylvia Kianoff Arlie Williamson I remember trying to cross the I remember suspension bridge while the boys suspension bridge while made it vibrate. c George Axinn ‘ financial guru. Marty has spent her time since our since time her has spent guru. Marty financial 49 with many interesting tales to share. to share. tales interesting many with be busy with to continues who , BEE ’46, Schwarz (Drobner) Elaine his wife and Rotary, proud were and grandson, graduate school a high Stanford. attend will He awards. many Daniel’s of Sawyer Thompson conduct- are activities that all his com) e-mailed writer’s visits [this dentist and ed between doctor in all almost probably is that we’re observation 60th Re- our After attending club]. that same Bill brother with his union enjoyed he ’48, where cruised in De- he classmates, former many seeing Panama to the cember with fellow Cornellians Jamaica. and Colombia, Costa Rica, Aruba, Canal, the- the attends plays golf, he in Florida, Living is a and Marlins, supports the ater in Jupiter, River Environ- Loxahatchee the of member board well to me, sounds He District. Control mental visits. doc too many not needing about last few years by reporting the greatly me his wife lives of the aol.com; NJ 07675; tel., (201) 391-1263; River Vale, Lane, [email protected]. e-mail, self. Though George is now professor emeritus at emeritus professor is now George self. Though to teach an on- continues State U., he Michigan develop- on international seminar graduate line faculty has been on the He home. their from ment this time and than 50 years, more for at MSU re- she In mid-May about Nancy. writes mostly book, recent most her of first copies ceived the the Himalayas From the Foothills of from book is based on reflections Her iUniverse. 1976 to 1978 from wrote letters she and notes the from An excerpt Nepal. in rural while living computers, cell phones, book cover: “Back before in Chitwan Valley in the even bridges and e-mail, with worked George husband her and Nancy Nepal, worked . . . Nancy programs education agricultural for consultant development as an international Bangladesh, Nepal, than 30 years in India, more Africa, of countries other and Nigeria, Ethiopia, many for worked She South America. and Asia, in women of with development concerned groups have lived ex- two classmates These agriculture.” in to Nancy I next When lives. traordinary Happy future. her imagined I never Speech class, fall! Rd.,chester Rochester, 48 on page 66. on page had Elinor Baier MPS will go ’78. Gregg Berens attended the high the attended Berens Gough Schild lost her second Gough Schild lost her Wierum and her husband have husband her and Wierum Francis and I had a brief phone I had a brief and Francis You sent news! Thank you. First, news! sent You mes- phone I’ll start with the I speak with class VP Bar- sages. , a very nice man, an- man, ’48, a very nice MBA in which we mostly talked about talked we mostly in which often. After our graduation, he went to went he After our graduation, often. Herb, Jean Hough Jean Jephson Betty Miller Now, I need your help. Please fill my mailbox Please fill my your help. I need Now, A few days ago I had a conversation with conversation I had a ago A few days In checking in on my close-by classmates, I close-by classmates, in on my In checking Margi Schiavone Yes, in the 1940s, we AOPis had to cross that cross had to we AOPis 1940s, in the Yes, That was when classes. to to get every day bridge today. tame is pretty It swayed. it really I haven’t misplaced I just hope with your news. If I months. hectic last few over the your news again. I’ll try it send and me forgive please did, future. in the better to do Wernersville, Apt. 302, Dr., , 9 Reading Kennedy 19565; tel., (610) 927-8777. PA 47 low Ware in then and AT&T, for worked City and York New has stayed all he where to Cornell, 1950 returned stayed in his he retirement Following years. these in the projects special of as director position Development—pro and Affairs Alumni of Office now has He years. 20 more almost bono!—for from moved and closed up shop house and office would happy and he’s where residence to a nearby 524 you at Bridges, from be pleased to hear NY 14850. Ithaca, Road, Wyckoff Dan Belknap politics since we were together in the Constitu- in the together we were since politics was fun and It Cushman. Prof. Law class of tion years, all these worker Dan, a social enlightening. the poor, the minorities, on behalf of has worked law. with the in trouble some and downtrodden, he advocate, insistent and is a strong Because he in high persons with many has acquaintanceship Dan is also still nationally. locally and places, park his nearby patrolling busy in his community, Dan trash. clearing and spearing on his tricycle, who has a granddaughter to tell you he me asked pursuing is now and in Colorado BA her received has a an NR. He to become a BS in nursing circus teaches who England in New grandson is a and colleges and school in high functions and has 11 grandchildren Dan cook in his center. two great-grandchildren. to one winter the from we have all recovered find Ann or another. degree Trimby Englehardt been through knee difficulty, but is doing better. but is doing difficulty, knee been through our to dry that we like fact the I share Ann and everything us out and gets It line. wash on the Ann’s Since ladies! Good green so good. smells husband a little shared we chatted and phone, the swered In June, first name. my of background about the their of graduations three attended Herb Ann and medical finished a grandson children: daughter’s a grand- there, will intern and in Buffalo school a grand- and in Buffalo, was graduated daughter 65th her Ann attended school. high son finished reports She summer. over the reunion school high that to be near Massachusetts from to our area moved Ann also reports here. living already a daughter that is well, still traveling, She year. visit early in the I’m glad. very happy. and son Don re- Margi’s U. in St. Louis. to Washington surely ride, bike a cross-country finished cently husband last winter and is now on a long visit in on a long is now and last winter husband his family and sons her of one where Arizona, live. son of Gregg, grandson her of graduation school Elizabeth, daughter Margi’s 074-111CAMSO08Notes 8/14/08 3:47 PM Page 77 Page PM 3:47 8/14/08 074-111CAMSO08Notes 074-111CAMSO08Notes 8/14/08 3:47 PM Page 78

and the place was swinging. Suddenly there’s a I’d’ve purred! Imagine. One of Duke’s guys said, the nearby aircraft carrier discovered this they did buzz in the room. A hushed reverence takes over, “Man, you got a great sound!” stunt maneuvers over the ship. One, whom it is as if the Pope had arrived. But it’s not the Pope. Hey, Vin, how about playing at our 60th Re- assumed wanted a closer view, got too low and Half the Ellington band (minus the great one union? c Mary Heisler Allison, 1812 Puerto Bel- crashed into the lower part of the ship causing himself) has come to the only watering hole still lo Dr., The Villages, FL 32159; tel., (352) 259-0203. severe damage, destroying the plane, and killing open downtown. I’m not sure when we became himself and two of the ship’s crewmen. aware of this, but you could probably gauge it Thomas Bryant Jr., JD ’53 (Palm Desert, CA; pretty well by the energy and quality of the mu- Cornell football coach Jim [email protected]) is a veteran of WWII sic we were producing. My God, Duke’s guys were Knowles ’87 was the featured service in France. He is retired from law practice listening to us (or, at least, hearing us—I guess 50 speaker at the annual class din- and now active in theatre programs of the local they couldn’t avoid that)! ner in New York City on May 2. Class pianist Dave Rotary. And, like many seniors, he golfs, travels, Our set is about to end. Maybe one more Dingle accompanied the group in the usual bois- and plays bridge. Cornell grad Elizabeth Bryant tune. Don, our pianist and leader, points to me. terous singing of party songs we all associate with ’08 is a granddaughter. Doug Bridges, a WWII vet, “Man, let’s do ‘Can’t Get Started’.” I think of Bun- our college days high above Cayuga’s waters. The flew 28 B-17 missions over Europe. He and wife ny, Diz, Maynard—much to live up to here. “Yeah, fine evening ended with Bob Post leading all in a Jeanne now support 16 different Christian min- let’s do it.” spirited rendition of “Seven Old Ladies Were Locked istries. William Bartels (Pompano Beach, FL) sent It’s hard to describe a musical performance, in the Lavatory.” Attending were Phyllis Fein in a news form without news. especially one’s own. I guess I was in the zone Ames, Pat Fritz Bowers, Jim and Nancy Hubbard Barbara Britton Sedwick (Knightdale, NC; that night. I don’t know if I’ve ever played bet- Brandt, Dave Brooke, Bruce Davis, MBA ’52, Dave www.lahoyafarm.com) did biochemical research ter. The piece ended with me squealing a D above and Susan Dingle, Bob Fite and his sister Betsy, at Scripps Clinic and taught biology and math at the scale that I absolutely owned. The set is over. Mary Holcomb Haberman, Gurnee and Marjorie Bishops School in La Jolla, CA. On a Fulbright I put down my horn, walk off the stand. Duke’s Leigh Hart, Dick and Pat Pogue, Bob and Jane fellowship she lectured in botany at the U. of the guys are sitting together at a nearby table. Post, Stan Rodwin with Joyce Wisbaum Under- Philippines. Her current activity involves sport- Hodges is there; Williams, too. There’s food, drink, berg ’53 and Stan’s son Brian Rodwin, Peter and horse breeding on Lahoya Farm, where she also women, and laughter. Arlene Rotolo, Nelson, MBA ’51, and Nancy Schae- breeds purebred Siamese cats. Ignoring her sug- Someone says, “Hey man, come on over nen, Larry Scherr, MD ’57, Marion Steinmann and gestions, her son and daughter attended the U. here.” “Who me?” “Yeah, you. The trumpet play- Charles Joiner, Stan and Jo Ann Taylor, Pat Carry of Virginia and the U. of California. Says Barbara, er, right?” “Right.” I walk to the table. I sit. They Stewart, and Charles Wille and Joan Roerden. “I continue to believe that Cornell is one of the slide a glass my way. I drink. “Man, you know Class of ’50 members who have participated most wonderful teaching institutions in the US. what? You got a great sound!” in recent seminars or tours offered by Cornell’s My years there were the most enjoyable of my I’m 81 now, still playing my horn. I married, Adult University: Charles Gorss, Jane Wigsten Mc- long life.” Like others of her reporting classmates fathered, grandfathered, even great-grandfa- Gonigal, PhD ’84, Al, JD ’52, and Doris Neimeth, she is concerned that, for compelling reasons, thered. I’ve done most of what I wanted to do and Daniel and Betty Rosenberger Roberts. “this country is in a very sad situation and the in this life. But that night—1948, 2 a.m. at the Class officers met in Philadelphia on February future looks very grim.” Golfers—was magical. I don’t know who said it 9 in conjunction with the annual meeting of CACO. John MacNeill (Homer, NY; jsmacneill@ (I hope it was Cootie), but if I’d been a kitten A report of this meeting was sent by letter to class clarityconnect.com) still works as a professional members in March. Highlights: 1) We have 470 consulting engineer. For 30 years as “Papa John” duespaying members; 2) over the years our class he has chaired the Cortland, NY, Rotary Foreign has contributed more than $100 million; 3) for the Exchange Committee, which has taken him to vis- fiscal year 2007 our gifts totaled $2,834,705; 4) it foreign exchange students in 17 different coun- VP Stan Rodwin announced a new class website, tries. His three children and ten grandchildren all http://classof50.alumni.cornell.edu/; 5) for other live within a one-hour drive. In WWII John served news refer to Cornell Alumni Magazine’s improved in the US Navy starting at the former Sampson website, http://cornellalumnimagazine.com. training base (now Sampson State Park, northwest Ernst Albrecht (Burgdorf, Germany) worked of Ithaca on ) and ending at Midway 20 years for the government of Lower Saxony and Island. John is concerned about war as a serious many years for world peace with emphasis on Eu- contemporary problem along with global warm- ropean unification. Bob Allen (Port Hueneme, CA; ing. c Paul Joslin, 6080 Terrace Dr., Johnson, [email protected]) was born in Queens, NY, but IA 50131- 1560; tel., (515) 278-0960; e-mail, has since lived in Southern California. He has ter- [email protected]; Marion Steinmann, 237 West minated his aerospace consulting activity and now Highland Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19118-3819; e- focuses on golf, deep-sea fishing, and offshore mail, [email protected]. power boating. Richard Loynd (Short Hills, NJ) is still employed in the field of money management and venture capital. He has been actively in- Stan and Doris Rein Rosen ’55 cel- volved with the new Friends Hall at Schoellkopf, ebrated granddaughter Ally Weissen- which includes a Football Tradition Room and an 51 berg’s bat mitzvah in South Orange, Athletic Hall of Fame Room. He also had a visit NJ, May 17. Parents Adam ’85 and Robbie Rosen with Dean of the Engineering college Weissenberg ’85 were joined by 22 Cornellians regarding programs devoted to team competitions including Bob, MBA ’53, and Sandy Chachkes in Engineering, an activity that promotes team- Temkin ’55, and Roger ’53 and Barbara Marcus work similar to that learned in athletics. Friedbauer ’53. David Werdegar, MA ’53, Ross, William Nelson (Cape May, NJ) currently CA, is president and CEO of the Inst. on Aging in “messes about in boats” and helps the Lower Cape San Francisco and professor emeritus of Family and May Regional High School Sailing Club. He served Community Medicine at UCSF’s School of Medicine. three years in Army Ordnance in WWII and sent Paul Nix, Chatham, NJ, has been a member in an interesting non-combat story. Seems his of the Plainfield Curling Club since 1970. He re- transport ship was on the way to the South Pa- tired from Mobil Oil’s Int’l Division, where he ad- cific carrying 5,000 soldiers and a few hundred vised and assisted overseas refineries in the use Marines all confined to the lower decks while the of computers and computer programs to improve upper deck housed some number of female nurs- operations. An interview by the Chatham news- es, Red Cross personnel, and USO entertainers. The paper sent to us by Diana Heywood Calby ’54 ship and others in a flotilla were not near action (wife of Cornell wrestler Joe Calby) described how and on sunny days the girls lounged about on the he became (headline!) “Chatham’s Curling King.” upper decks in bathing attire. When pilots from “In the late 1960s when we lived in Summit, my 78 Cornell Alumni Magazine | cornellalumnimagazine.com Class Notes 79 (Colum- October 2008 Chick, Trayford | and and Marsh (Middlebury, VT; (Middlebury, Marsh (Middle Island, NY) is Island, (Middle Ray ’46, was scheduled Jung was moving house was moving Jung Kuhl (Merrick, NY) is a re- (Merrick, Kuhl (Seneca Falls, NY) lists farm- Falls, (Seneca September It’s countdown time, everybody. time, countdown It’s less than a year from now are We for scheduled our 55th Reunion The class column for this issue class column for The Reports with the can be found begin which Classes, Reunion of Kunz has the website up-to-date has the Kunz Gaul, 7 Colonial Place, , Place, Gaul, 7 Colonial esses” section and check your ad- check and Addresses” section Jan Jakes Peter Shuster Peter William Schneider Joan Boffa c 54 June 4-7, 2009. JackJune Vail MBA ’60, our co-chairs, are at work on the myriad at work on the are ’60, our co-chairs, MBA We party. a successful to pull off necessary details chairs: reunion very busy people for seem to pick Rosemary Seelbinder our 50th, and during to Florida Philadelphia from in Delaware house a new is building this year Chick has on a con- fun that one all the having and we will be headquar- reports Jack site. struction to Campus adjacent on North Hall in Mews tered our 50th. For those for we were where Court Hall, behind both are Campus, with North familiar not information More Balch Halls. and Dickson Clara September at come be in your mailboxes should this column. reading you are time same the becomes to it as information will be adding and an “In we have added your request At available. class who in the those to honor page Memoriam” to the you go suggest have passed on. I might “E-mail has done Jan one. it is a current to insure dress Cornell things job making thorough an extremely Store Cornell links to the including accessible, Alumni Directory. the and Active in local politics, he has been involved in been involved has he politics, in local Active zon- on the serves years and 33 for town meetings had some- he Apparently, appeals. of board ing library bulbs in the red with putting do to thing him. Contact more? to know Need tower. “100 percent retired.” He spends time with fam- with time spends He retired.” “100 percent has he says, he Recently, chess. and ily events through kids doctor’s to put my been “helping on view the be “enjoying rather He’d college.” Would- Sol in Florida.” del Beach or Isla Waikiki n’t we all? Helen Pellman card has a business [email protected]) MS; bus, Trudy Arts Advocate.” Teacher. “Violin that reads, and violin in Suzuki method gives private lessons with Orchestra Youth Suzuki String the helps she wrote, she When performances. and practice and programs Christmas for music was preparing the is VP of She events. those for practicing which home, Her Foundation. Columbus Historic with husband shares she homes. antebellum of pilgrimage annual the for [email protected]. 15232; e-mail, PA ing as his present day job. He grows Cornell- grows He job. day as his present ing He Japan. to exports seed and certified farm- not When been “combining.” had recently enjoy what “I noted, He photography. does he ing, trip this winter.” a long to take but hope I do, Henrietta Moscowitz enjoys international She consultant. travel tired local uni- courses at the taking and dancing folk in theater to the goes she In addition, versity. every almost grandsons sees her and York New as an ex- “starting remembers Honey weekend. I was!” lucky 1948! How in cited freshman [email protected]) news, no sent send but did Gertrude E address. a new Serby Gildea on page 66. on page 53 , Will (Lan- (Newark, (Mendham, Brad Bond Jeanne Irish c (Belmont, MA; (Belmont, uddenlink.net. and and Bob Wow! As instructions and late and instructions As Wow! 15 June my in for came news that enough I learned deadline Ann Coffeen Turner and and announced the May 22 death of John of 22 death May the announced are among his favorite memories. Joan memories. his favorite among are Rosner, BA ’50, NYC, is still involved in NYC, is still ’50, BA Rosner, (Webster, NY) were your class correspon- NY) were (Webster, to my question to Floridians. question to my “Joanie: I used Alfred Pagano Alfred mailbag: in the News Now to hard matters. matters. to hard Now We’ll start with an e-mail response from from response with an e-mail start We’ll Harvey caster, PA) were good friends when I worked in I worked when friends good were PA) caster, my for responsible singly Jack I hold D.C., and Plaza. Cornell at the reception wedding very nice goes heart My people. good has lost two more Jeanne. out to Libby and is retired DE; [email protected]) environmental to do but continues DuPont, from Al is active in com- part-time. them for consulting organiza- Italian-American and political, munity, with time had been spending he Recently, tions. on va- and in San Diego grandchildren and family Martin Cohen in Mexico. cation makes He is also retired. [email protected]) reads. and banjos, restores his grandsons, toys for NJ) have now seen all seven wonders of the mod- the of seen all seven wonders NJ) have now in on camels Turners the of A photo ern world. Web to the has been forwarded in mid-March Petra page. wrote: They at full-time is still tutoring “Ann while in Gladstone, School Bernard’s Gill-St. nearby sales- as an advertising part-time works Harvey is holiday Star-Ledger. Ann’s busman’s the for man chil- inner-city for program tutoring a Saturday on materials teaching her Ann is also selling dren. on our two full-time both dote We Internet. the Thoa.” and Hieu grandchildren, Vietnamese Lewis Uni- the from has come Word ten years. for dents New 13. Also, the on May versity that Bob died Times York (Hunsberger) Libby and . Jack Craver F. of you now subscribe to the magazine to allow magazine to the subscribe you now of you of more Now news. for room more one-third your own voice. of can speak in more White in Sara- his family and Will IV, oldest, to visit my and area, CT, Hartford, lived in the we sota when here. I’d hate to live down I used to think, ‘Boy, to Fast forward is. it certainly so flat!’ And It’s Mary- from to Sarasota I sailed down 1991, when Christ- a boat, to spend I had bought where land, is a V), and there (yes, family with Will and mas of instead ashore I came lady. French a nice met We her. married Caribbean and to the proceeding I re- and years, eight about for lived in Sarasota east in driving while insight alized in a flash of that while hills and sunset, a late afternoon the be missing, might leafless trees and snow center that pile up over the thunderheads huge hills of as the just as inspiring are Florida of like compensations, are So there Connecticut. become did We sailing. year-round warmth and neck northern on the years, three half-backs for five years ago to Florida but returned Virginia, of home. I think we’re Arcadia. outside to 12 acres we and Tampa, of north aplenty hills are There takes global warming when be underwater may its toll, but . . . —Will White.” 52 101 Hillside Way, Marietta OH 45750; tel., (740) OH 45750; Marietta Way, 101 Hillside bbond101@s 374-6715; e-mail, Steiner Singer only leaves Manhattan She world. art Manhattan’s in Mamaro- sister Carol a year to visit her twice incredible the of memories has fond She NY. neck, and Geology classes the and Cornell beauty of to: your news Please send hikes. Al- Val- Fred Lennie and and and and , MEd ’64, writes Betty Ellen Wood and and with a lady from Cana- from lady with a is a retired priest Catholic Dave Wolcott ’50. Munn is downsizing and getting and is downsizing Munn have moved from Brattleboro, VT, Brattleboro, from have moved Dockerill Whitney, Barrington, NH, has two NH, Barrington, Whitney, and and Reid, Santa Rosa, CA, checked in with CA, checked Rosa, Santa Reid, “Bud” The new News Form has a new heading, “My heading, Form has a new News new The Walt Bruce was NY, , DVM ’51, Marcellus, Widger Kitty Welch ice Halsey Mix to in Keene, Home Place Nursing Langdon NH. erie Sabik no news. Jim sold the NY, , Baldwinsville, Furbush and He years. 45 for had operated course he golf traveling. a lot of doing now are wife Charlene look- are and reunion missed a have never They George one. next the to forward ing Shaw, retired is still FL, that he Stuart, sea captain, writes from gives phone Caribbean and charters to the running Bahamas. Spanish Wells, and Stuart in numbers a this has reaped and Cornell,” of memory fondest Thanks to you all! class news. harvest for great Anne Leonard grandchil- four Laura—and and children—Michael cow barns at the activities remembers She dren. is “still she Currently, fondly. Chapel Choir Sage and past winter—snow the surviving from recovering Alvin head!” banks over my out in helps Beach, FL. He in Royal Palm living Yu- to Medjugorje, has traveled and local parishes plus trips to times, three on pilgrimage goslavia, Swim- Assisi. and , Ireland, Land, Holy the beautiful cam- the enjoying in Beebe Lake, ming a part Chi Alpha, being Lambda scenery, pus and ’51 tennis the heading community, Catholic the of south, and trip to Virginia on the going team and tennis playing and with ’50 Ries IN. Alvin is , MNS ’50, live in Highland, ’49 (a barber- Dunes the of Chorus in the still singing (a VLQ— Grandpas Hoosier the and chorus) shop at very busy singing keep “We quartet). very large cho- the Alvin just received dinners.” and parties 2007. for award Year the of rus’s Barbershopper on Beebe skating “Ice memory: Cornell His favorite and playing music on and lights with the Lake through burn a hole workers the watching then ice on the up water to spray pumping and ice the day.” next the for surface a smooth to make da, Marianne. spoke Marianne curling, about often very and on ice played game is a said she which in- it sounded thought Joan popular in Canada. and 1970, Marianne in night one so teresting, Curling Plainfield us to the took Lorne husband how explained Members Plainfield. Club in South to deliv- us how showed is played and game the the joined and it fascinating found We er a stone. says Paul, curling, aspect of toughest The club.” team captain) skip (the The broom! the is “hitting tells each and ice the of end far at the stands holds He wants. he shot of kind what teammate curler to aim. If the wants he where his broom to ‘hit the is said he is accurate, curler’s aim the broom.’ ” and Paul has taken sport in the Interest Glasgow, in Canada, to world championships Joan Garmisch-Partenkirchen. and Lausanne, Days Home Olde Marcellus of Marshall Grand the has had 7. He on June ceremonies and parade Ted, Benjamin, at Cornell: grandchildren three and SarahCharles Smith Widger. Sumner ’50 from S. Plymouth, NY, that he and Judith have Judith and that he NY, S. Plymouth, from and sons now—three grown five children—all U.K. (my each year to the go “We two daughters. oldest (my to France then wife is British) and as the in Europe elsewhere and son lives there), from hears occasionally He us.” takes fancy retirement care a continuing into to move ready all the is thankful for NC. She in Raleigh, center Maurice children. three her from help ’50 wife, Joan, played bridge played Joan, wife, 074-111CAMSO08Notes 8/14/08 3:47 PM Page 79 Page PM 3:47 8/14/08 074-111CAMSO08Notes 074-111CAMSO08Notes 8/14/08 3:47 PM Page 80

On June 11 at the Cornell Club-New York, Ir- Illusion and still winning the big ones.” c Les Retired attorney Jan Kahn Marcus and hus- win and Joan Klein Jacobs were awarded the Tan- Papenfus Reed, [email protected]. Class web- band Ed Barz live in Newburyport, MA. Jan is ner Prize for their contributions to Jewish life and site, http://classof54.alumni.cornell.edu. Cornell president of the Anna Jacques Hospital Aid Asso- to Cornell. Irwin and Joan recently established a Directory, https://directory.alumni.cornell.edu. ciation. Her son Adam was married in Northeast $30 million scholarship and fellowship endowment Harbor, ME, on 7/7/07—“that magical day”—and for the College of Engineering. Bill Ebel has re- the couple lives in Boston. Speaking of magical tired from his retirement job and is now investing Dave Schmidt notified us that moments, Don Crane’s granddaughter got engaged his time on natural and farm land preservations for he has been named a Kentucky last March at the top of the Empire State Build- Lancaster County, PA. He had wished to hear from 55 Colonel, the highest honor a- ing. Don continues to arbitrate labor disputes, Clay Miller, so I gladly connected Bill with Clay warded by the Commonwealth of Kentucky. The and adds, “It keeps me off the streets.” Elly and they have made the commitment to return in Colonels are Kentucky’s ambassadors of good will Rohrlich Koeppel had a great time traveling to June. Bill remembers picnicking and swimming in and fellowship around the world, and are chosen Italy with her son, daughter-in-law, and three Fall Creek Gorge below the Fiji House. on the basis of contributions to the community, grandchildren—“and, can you believe it, we’re still Bill Peters volunteers at his local hospital state, and/or nation. The Honorable Order of Ken- speaking!” Elly enjoys reading, tennis, music, and and records for the blind and dyslexic. Ernest, MA tucky Colonels was founded in 1932 by Gov. Ruby bridge games with Roberta Strell Solowey—“and ’55, and Elaine Harrison Cohen recently planned Laffoon and includes such well-known and diverse she’s good!” Must have been all those after-dinner and presented, with Widener U., the 15th personages as Winston Churchill, John Glenn, LBJ, bridge games freshman year. Jean Keller Miller is Delaware Valley Conference, “Toward a Sustain- Ann-Margret, and Tiger Woods, to name a few. As still practicing psychiatry at her private office in able Society,” held this past April in Chester, PA. a charitable organization, it has contributed thou- Bronxville, where she’s been since 1963. “I travel You might like to look at their website, ssapinc. sands of dollars to worthy causes. Dave moved to extensively and use birding as an excuse to visit org, with its clever logo. One of Elaine’s fond Kentucky in 1959 after his stint in the Air Force, remote areas,” Jean explains. Debbie Golub Lei- memories was working with Rabbi Goldfarb to and his first date with wife-to-be Joann was bowitz is very active in the “sisterhood” at her start a Kosher eating society at Hillel House. attending the Kentucky Derby. The Schmidts lived synagogue, Congregation Beth El of Montgomery We received a very interesting note from in Louisville, KY, when they were first married, County, MD. She also has fun with bridge, Sudoku, Michael Stone, MD ’58, whose practice of psychi- and—true Kentuckians that they are—just hosted and her six grandsons—and tries to attend “all atry, psychoanalysis, and forensic psychiatry has in- their 47th annual Kentucky Derby party! the theater and concerts that I can.” volved him in the research of personality disorders In April, we heard from Hilly McCann Dearden Kenneth Sanderson and wife Barbara spent of a very disturbing kind. He has recently com- with the discouraging news that she was still laid three weeks in China. “China is a beautiful, cul- pleted a series for Discovery Channel that takes you up with a fractured shoulder, torn rotator cuff, and tured country with many problems (population, “deep into the minds of the world’s most notori- fractured spine. We all send you our best wishes, pollution, poverty). The people are friendly and ous, merciless, and deadly criminals, with ‘Most Hilly, and hope you are getting well. Bob Walker industrious, love Americans, and often ask to get Evil.’ ” Michael says the program is based on his in- writes from his home in Amherst, NY, that he sur- their picture taken with you.” Ken also felt that terviews with serial killers and other types of mur- vived 20 years of diabetes but was disabled by a the Chinese have “a burning desire to catch up derers. Suggest you Google “Most Evil” and locate stroke ten years ago, just about the time that he with—and perhaps surpass—the rest of the the series in your area. Most fondly remembered retired. Also in April, Dick Estey, MBA ’60, wrote world,” and he predicts “the Olympics should be were his studies in Latin and Greek with profes- that he’d “been doing a lot of running back and a knockout!” Ken is presently awaiting a copy of sors Harry Caplan and . Nancy forth between home and the skilled nursing facil- his reference book, A Dictionary/Index of Interi- Moskowitz Wachs, BArch ’55, might be formally re- ity that currently houses my wife Joan.” Joan suf- or Plants, which gives the common and scientif- tired from the field of architecture, but that gives fered a stroke in January, but was making good ic names of interior (foliage) plants. Anyone want her more time to build sheds for lawn mowers and progress; we hope by now things are truly on the to guess what the Cornell flower is? The answer other outdoor equipment that need shelter from mend. Last summer the Esteys spent a week at is Clerodendrum thomsoniae. You can look it up Rochester winters. Nancy loves to recall all five CAU. Dick went fishing on the Delaware River to learn the origin and find a brief description. classes of Architecture harmonizing at Christmas (“something I missed out on at our 50th Reunion”) Speaking of authors, Rona Kass Schneider’s new- time in their open drafting rooms in White Hall. while Joan took a course on WWII. She was joined ly published book has had great reviews—“very Dorothy and Warren Breckenridge have sold by Mary Helen McClanahan Sawyer, PhD ’62, who gratifying, after all that work!” Malcolm Whyte their Concord, MA, house of 24 years and moved was maid of honor at the Esteys’ wedding at An- was completely surprised to find himself the guest to a condo in Yarmouthport. Breck keeps busy abel Taylor Chapel some 46 years earlier. Other of honor at a party to celebrate his retirement and with woodworking, sailing, and biking in the classmates enjoying CAU were George, LLB ’57, his 75th birthday, which was held at San Francis- summer, and the gym in winter, working on the and Caryl Salomon Bernstein, who studied East co’s Cartoon Art Museum, which he founded. Mal dreaded ergometer in preparation for the Reunion Asia, along with Bob, MBA ’57, and Vanne Shel- is now on the board of directors of the Book Club Row. Breck is our Cornell Annual Fund represen- ley Cowie ’57. Dick and Elizabeth Westin Pew ’57 of California, the publications committee, and chair tative and is looking for volunteers. Those who attended the pre-Reunion seminars. Leslie Plump of the newly chartered marketing committee. He’s would like to step forward and him can find boned up on Florida Baseball, while Nancy Stevens particularly pleased with the “excellently pro- him at: (508) 362-7818 or [email protected]. learned about the Texas Big Bend. duced” exhibit and catalog of the Johnson Art Robert Kahrs ’52, DVM ’54, MS Ag ’63, sent me A note from my former Comstock roommate, Museum’s Indian art collection. an e-mail about his latest book, Mastering Scien- Sue Spooner Olsen: “I was thrilled to receive a Ann Busch Githler has retired from her job as tific Writing, that “provides a stepwise pathway letter last week from the Council on Botanical and a physician assistant at a V.A. hospital—“so every to writing excellence.” Since my resources had re- Horticultural Libraries announcing that their award day is Saturday!” Ann’s now free to attend the vealed he was a veterinarian, I asked Bob what committee had chosen my Encyclopedia of Garden opera in the US and Europe, and to devote her he had been doing for the past 50 years. After re- Ferns to receive their 2008 Annual Literature time to playing early and traditional music. Paul ceiving his DVM from Cornell he practiced in At- Award. Needless to say, I feel very honored.” What Sammelwitz reports that he’s “trying to stay in tica, NY, and served on the faculties at Cornell, great news, Sue! In February, Sue spent two won- reasonable physical shape” with biking, hiking, and the U. of Florida, and the U. of Missouri, where derful weeks with a group of other fern enthusi- swimming, and is now learning to —“a great he was dean for ten years. He then negotiated in- asts in Costa Rica. “It was fascinating—and their sport that I plan to pursue further.” Paul took a ternational trade agreements for the US Dept. of fresh fruits, especially pineapple, are divine! I trip to Scotland last August with Cornell Alumni Agriculture. He has published several books and might add that it was a great time to be away Tours (where he got lucky with tickets to the Mil- is now retired in St. Augustine, FL, where he lec- from our dreary winter weather [in Bellevue, WA].” itary Tattoo) and just returned from an Elderhos- tures on writing skills. Elizabeth “Libby” Milliken Klim also sent me a tel vacation in Galveston, TX. Bill and Sara Smith Ed and Joyce Dudley McDowell ’57 spent last note about Sue’s book. Libby further reports that Ellison live only an hour away from Sara’s Cornell year in motion on both land and sea. Ed, like many she, Ellen Kemper Plummer, and Ruth “Rudy” roommate Rima Kleiman Sharron and her husband of us, reached a significant birthday—and where Clarke Hawkins “try to squeeze in a yearly visit,” John. The Ellisons and the Sharrons took a two- else would a sailor spend it but on the Clipper Ad- and stay in touch with freshman corridor-mates day hiking trip recently through Southern Califor- venturer in the White Sea. From Archangel to Snow Barbara Brenner Levine and Peg Blackburn nia’s too-little-known Anza Borrego State Park/ Hill Island in Antarctica is all in a year’s travel for Robinson. Libby adds that she still paints; her desert/mountains, and plan to do it again soon at Ed and Joyce. Ed is “still campaigning the Grand cards are sold in a local frame store. Sequoia National Forest. Our reunion in 2010 will 80 Cornell Alumni Magazine | cornellalumnimagazine.com Class Notes 81 (Par- Marika “Rose Lee” Lovell (Rose- (Seaside, OR) (Seaside, Meade lives in Meade October 2008 ’ | (Lahaina, HI) con- HI) (Lahaina, Martha Bentel Frank Lynch (Monmouth Junction, NJ) on NJ) Junction, (Monmouth September reports that he and Linda had a Linda and that he reports Roswell, GA, Atlanta, of just north Island, to Hilton Head travels and Alberta Clayton Thomas White was awarded a JD. Marika’s father, a JD. Marika’s was awarded were also on hand. Rachel writes that Rachel also on hand. were returned to campus to attend the Law the to campus to attend returned John Maltby Dick a IL), Forrest, ’58 (Lake Miller, MBA Bob Watts We received a long note from Ruth from note a long received We Morse Phyllis, [email protected]. Bosworth c SC, twice a year to enjoy her timeshare. When timeshare. a year to enjoy her SC, twice for together we got was in town last May “Birdie” about our freshman reminiscing much and lunch Rachel Also in May, year in Risley. Lawrence 57 grandniece her where graduation, School Lawrence ’04 Jonathan Lawrence Stefan brother ’70, and Law- rence ’99 blos- trees, campus was awash with flowering “the also mentions She Magnificent!” plants. and soms, she which Quad, Ag it to the made finally that she years four her to see during managed had never Press Associated the from retired Rachel at Cornell. loves NJ, and lives in Teaneck, She ten years ago. interests. many to pursue her freedom the marvelous visit from Dori class president Goudsmit a fam- Dori was in town to attend Albert in June. RI. Among Narragansett, in nearby ily wedding toured says they Bob activities, relaxing other tennis Dori is a regular Fame. of Hall Tennis the that also activities other many her among player, nearby at her oarsmen novice coaching include honored club recently The Club. Fairport Crew Dori’s activities coaching loyal volunteer and long honor! in her shell an eight-oared by naming Harris (Livingston, TX). She wrote about her ex- her about wrote She TX). (Livingston, Harris Ex- Farm Youth Int’l on the in Europe periences 30 years her soon after our graduation, change York, in upstate New farming family and teaching Roy activities. family her and Curtiss III room; emergency with their 22 grandchildren and three great- three and 22 grandchildren with their grandchildren. practice. his consulting tinues Bioscience Arizona was named AZ) adise Valley, to con- travels and in 2007 Year the of Researcher in the to discuss progress in South Africa ferences from also heard We global health. of challenges Rev. as pastor 50 years completing his very busy life, Mon- Church, Presbyterian Miller Memorial the of NJ. Junction, mouth Hospital Kaiser at the CA) volunteers ville, local college; at the photography digital teaches and ac- to be continues ’50s, the of Cayuga’s Waiter all from to hear great It’s activities. tive in Cornell Another US. live all over the who our classmates our class web- is through in touch way to keep so visit http://classof56.alumni.cornell.edu. site, Nancy Moskowitz Wachs ’54 Nancy Moskowitz Wachs Bax- Ed Rosen, Cuddeback Sandra Al- Rose Gold- Edward Cun- ’58. Rufus Jones, MBA Hickox (Chappaqua, Hickox Almquist has a new ad- Almquist has a new Rolles (Brooklyn, NY) is an activist (Brooklyn, spend three months every sum- months three spend (Juliet, TN) is involved with the (Juliet, Starr (Livingston, NJ) continues Starr (Livingston, Trudy Hutchins (Highwood, IL) retired last July as IL) retired (Highwood, Jean Kelley (Palm Beach, FL) continues to travel continues Beach, FL) (Palm I remember all five classes of all five classes of I remember Architecture harmonizing at Architecture harmonizing open Christmas time in their Hall. drafting rooms in White and and Huberth (Auburn, WA) is a professional fine is a professional WA) (Auburn, Huberth ‘ Mage (Bethesda, MD) is looking for an for MD) is looking (Bethesda, Mage Wittow’s website for her new retrospective: new her Wittow’s website for Gregory Hill Lorna Salzman NY) is working, playing tennis, traveling, and par- and traveling, tennis, playing NY) is working, activities. in Cornell ticipating He traveling. and FL) is retired ’60 (St. Augustine, OK, this past Au- Ada, of Erhlich Martha married in South Chi- home have a summer they gust, and too long story, that it’s a fantasy ME. Rue adds na, the for Rue, Thanks, wonderful. and to tell here, Laura news. great Treman AZ. Carol in Tucson, dress Skidmore their celebrated husband her and Royal, VA) (Front NC, Outer Banks, anniversary at the 50th wedding (Carriere, MS) is a retired hydrologist with the US the with hydrologist is a retired MS) (Carriere, vol- as a involved is heavily Survey and Geological MS, in Picayune, Humanity for with Habitat unteer as a construction Orleans, New of 60 miles north wife and He post-Katrina. homes new for manager Pat (Adams) ’57 Katharine snowbirds. as reverse Ottawa, near mer Weigt Int’l the of member signature teacher, artist and member elected and Painters, Acrylic of Society Washington. of Painters Women of NY) is a lawyer ningham, LLB ’62 (LaGrangeville, and 18 family for manager trustee/portfolio and approx- value of charitable trusts with aggregate the of director is also a $35,000,000. He imately out in NYC. Check Opera Metropolitan bert www.sandrawittow.com. man to college, Vet Cornell perhaps the institution, defined immunogenetically of colony her adopt at [email protected]. is reachable She rabbits. Doug FL) is teach- City, Merkle, MCE ’59 (Panama at Gulf Coast methods a course in numerical ing State at Florida engineers for College Community commit- action a political of is chairman U., and a ten- advocating Bay Schools, for Citizens tee, sales tax to fund a half-cent of year extension schools. existing of renovation and rehabilitation Larry Brown Nuveen the of director/trustee an independent service. after 14 years of Board Funds Green the run for having issues, in environmental years ago. several candidate as a presidential Party Barbara Barron also and as a psychologist private practice with her Bob. with husband to travel continues at architect VP/senior ’57, NYC, is a senior BArch is an adminis- His wife Barbara Lease. Bovis Lend School Brearley the of school middle at the trator in Manhattan. Vanderbilt Retirement Learning program and is a and program Learning Retirement Vanderbilt zoo. with the a docent and gardener master ter Webb Peter seen fellow Hotelies has recently and Fithi- an ’51 c Ed Nancy David Sil- and and Gail Gifford Glenn Altschuler, C. Russell Wagner in March and John and in March (Jupiter, FL) were at FL) were (Jupiter, (Blue Bell, PA) walked the walked (Blue Bell, PA) (Concord, MA) works part- MA) works (Concord, /classof55.alumni.cornell.edu. I want to share my last campus my to share I want occurred you. It visit with all of pre- the for in June earlier (Rochester, NY) retired from his from NY) retired (Rochester, (Urbana, IL) were at the Florida at the IL) were (Urbana, Petrie, [email protected]. Petrie, was lamenting the potential loss of potential the was lamenting and his wife (Morristown, NJ) were stu- NJ) were his wife (Morristown, and William Eisen Gordon Lisle Smith , MS ’59, are enjoying Oklahoma’s enjoying ’59, are Bill ’55, MS and his wife (Pflugerville, TX) and Harvey TX) and his wife (Pflugerville, and Lastly, we report the deaths of two class- two of deaths the we report Lastly, Regarding a recent class column in which in which class column a recent Regarding Vivian hus- ’59, and Goodrich Schmidt, MS Patricia Brodie Liz Moftey Poulson ’58 be the Ellisons’ 12th (counting our mini-reunion 12th (counting Ellisons’ be the is that say, they news,” “best the in 1958)—and first! very her to forward is looking Rima mates: and thoughts Our June. Davidge, LLB ’58, in friends. and families to their out go prayers Nancy Savage Class http:/ website, 56 bey ’90; bey reunion CAU seminar on China with Prof. Peter with Prof. on China seminar CAU reunion wasn’t our It his colleagues. and Katzenstein the to attend is welcome but everyone reunion, summer the differs from It seminars. pre-reunion full (three in that it is shorter on-campus programs Statler, at the housed five), we are of instead days Statler at the are included that are meals the and Lonnie Club. Country Ithaca or the Hanauer, MD NJ, were Orange, West from wife Bette, ’60, and ’56ers following the year, the During also there. Charles Dor- seminars: off-campus CAU attended man Hammer with seminar Civil War Gettysburg at the dents son Silbey and Joel Baptist and Edward Fowle Morse Tom and with Glenn Altschuler; Baseball seminar and Kramnick with Isaac seminar 2007 pre-reunion the ’56ers to see more III. I hope Rawlings Hunter and great. are They events. CAU at future Berkowitz France south of a villa on the thereby and revenue heard he “Yeagerburger,” the of inventor the for Bob its inventor, from ’57, ’55, BArch Yeager a printed showing letter was on stationery whose Port, du Les Terrasses of address return letterhead my Didn’t “Ed: saying, Monaco, La Condamine, re- a follow-up As checks?” you the assistant send following: the Ed suggests sponse, a cc: of “Maybe Yeager’s a copy of IRS containing letter to the my see him that they suggesting and to me letter royal- on those to pay back taxes about a failure asking solicitors to my letter my or a copy of ties limita- statute of Monaco the to look into them folks. Just a joke, tions?” band its busy centennial and mild climate relatively appoint- was recently that she adds Vivian year. Commis- OK, City Planning Bartlesville, ed to the and board election county is still on the and sion, Voters. Women League of local the PR for writing NY) is active in (Marion, Criss Ramsey Carol F. AAWW, education, local issues including several her Volunteers, Literary Gamma, Delta Kappa Dr. Association. Teachers NYS Retired and church, Harold Grunert he at this time, which last June, ob/gyn practice “leaves Artsays, only , MD ’62, as the Edelstein ob/gyn in Rochester.” ’56er practicing Amalfi Coast and Naples, Italy, with Jeffrey Blan- with Jeffrey Italy, Naples, Coast and Amalfi Shaw Festival with at the chard; Charles were Alain Seznac PhD ’76, and Platt and Stephen City) and York (New Rudin (Manhasset, NY); David (Manhasset, Rudin ’54 in private practice, worker social as a clinical time poetry. writing full-time and 074-111CAMSO08Notes 8/14/08 3:47 PM Page 81 Page PM 3:47 8/14/08 074-111CAMSO08Notes 074-111CAMSO08Notes 8/14/08 3:47 PM Page 82

News and dues forms will be in your mailbox noted stamp collector, specializing in plate of Prescott, AZ. Steve is a professor of electrical soon. Please take time to drop a line about hap- blocks, US stamps, stamps of US possessions, and engineering at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical U. His penings in your life. c Judith Reusswig, 19 Se- US postal history. Bill, BArch ’61, and Jan Dring extracurricular activities include the directorship burn Dr., Bluffton, SC 29909; e-mail, JCReuss@ “still love to travel” and enjoy skiing, biking, and of West Yavapai Guidance Clinic and the North- aol.com. hiking. They spend winter and summer at their ern Arizona Regional Behavioral Authority. He’s home in Steamboat Springs, CO; the rest of the also very active in the Int’l Federation of Auto- 1,200 people attended a memorial service for year they are “at home” in Oak Park, IL. matic Control (IFAC), and is a trustee of the IFAC Stephen Weiss at Cipriani on 42nd Street in Gary Randorf, MS ’71, who lives in the Philip- Foundation, which fosters the organization’s sci- Manhattan on May 20. It was vintage Steve, with pines, is writing his autobiography and working entific and social goals. speaker after speaker recounting the tremendous on Adam is Eve, “a serious photo essay on the “June 2009 doesn’t seem very distant! You work he had done for Cornell and so many other very beautiful transvestites of the Philippines.” can add my name to the list of those planning on endeavors over his lifetime. His sense of humor Gary’s first book, The Adirondacks: Wild Island of attending reunion,” writes Deloyce Timmons Con- was pinpointed also, and one could feel Steve’s Hope (Johns Hopkins, rad, who’ll be returning presence upon walking in, with his image on a 2002), is filled with mag- to campus with husband giant screen. nificent photos of the wild Klaus, MS ’60. The cou- There were three past presidents of Cornell and uniquely beautiful Why is it that ple, who live in Seefeld, and current president David Skorton in atten- six-million-acre park. Mar- Germany, usually attend dance, as well as liberal representation of the Big ian Fay Levitt “pulled out ‘ annual Cornell Club of Red Band and Glee Club. Roger Weiss ’61, JD all stops” to celebrate her “downsizing” Germany gatherings. ’64, Steve’s brother, told of their childhood, and 70th birthday at the Sal- The club has one really Steve’s son Michael ’06 spoke for the family, and magundi Club in Manhat- sometimes big long-weekend event did it so well that his father would have been tan’s Greenwich Village. each year, generally in immensely proud. Former president Frank Rhodes Among the approximately the spring. It’s always in was the final speaker, and it goes without saying 80 guests were Dee and works out a different place, most- that he captured the essence of his friendship Alan Rosenthal. “We had ly in Germany, but sev- with Steve and his service to Cornell, not only in a great pianist, who played to be larger? eral gatherings have his serving as chairman of the Board of Trustees all my favorite Gershwin been in neighboring for eight years, but his work on behalf of the uni- and Port songs,” says Mar- Jan McClayton’ countries, including this versity for more than 50 years. ian, “but he didn’t know year’s event in Appen- Fellow trustees Jim Broadhead and Paul ‘Far Above Cayuga’s Wa- Crites ’62 zell, Switzerland. De- Tregurtha were there, as well as Henry Lasky, ters’!” More recently, Mar- loyce notes that readers Bob Bayer, and Tony Alter, Steve’s former room- ian and her husband Lee were in Bali, where can learn more about this and other internation- mates. Judy Richter Levy, LLB ’59, attended, as Marian’s interests focused on the island’s “won- al clubs on the Cornell website. She also is ac- did Tony, MBA ’58, and Gail Lautzenheiser derful jewelry industry.” tive in keeping a smaller group going in Munich. Cashen. A big hug for Ernie Stern ’56, as well “None!” is the “day job” listed by Joanne “We celebrate Zinck’s Night and have informal as David Nye, my roommate in NYC in the late Mattson DeVoe ’59, BS Nurs ’60 (joanned@gis. quarterly get-togethers. Sometimes we have a ’50s. After the service, Gail, Tony, and I drove to net). She is very active in lobbying and demon- speaker, once a year we meet in a beer garden, their farm in the Hudson Valley, where I once strating on behalf of world peace and women’s is- and generally, our emphasis is on socializing.” c again experienced their terrific hospitality. c sues in her hometown of Warren, RI. Dave Dunlop Jenny Tesar, 97A Chestnut Hill Village, Bethel, John Seiler, [email protected]. and Dick Vincent were among 300-plus Cornell CT 06801; tel., (203) 792-8237; e-mail, wrestling fans in St. Louis to cheer on the Big Red [email protected]. wrestlers at the NCAA Division National Champi- The class column for this issue onship Tournament. Earlier, they watched our can be found with the Reports wrestlers win the Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling This is the year that many of 58 of Reunion Classes, which begin Association Championship tournament, qualifying us reach the birthday that offi- on page 66. six to compete in the Nationals. “Many in St. Louis 60 cially defines us as what we thought Cornell’s wrestling program is the best in might euphemistically describe as “late middle the country. I think so, too!” writes Dave. age” (the adjective “old” still induces a choking Blue Bug, Red Road (iUniverse, Twenty-four grandchildren! If that’s not feeling), and I’m curious about what everyone is 2008) is the most recent publi- enough to keep Beth Weinstein Newburger- doing to celebrate this major event. Do send 59 cation by Gaines Post Jr. of Schwartz of Arlington, VA, busy, she’s also pres- word about what sort of festivities you undertook Santa Rosa, CA, a professor of history emeritus at ident/CEO of Epoch Communications, a company to mark the Big Seven-O. Claremont McKenna College, where he also served that helps preservation organizations raise mon- Some classmates decided that the group ap- as dean of faculty and senior vice president. This ey, improve operations, expand outreach, etc. Plus proach would be best and gathered in Carmel Val- “road book” describes Gaines’s post-retirement she’s a trustee of the National Children’s Museum, ley, CA, at the home of David and Michaelin drive from California to Wisconsin and back in his Arena Stage, and the Jewish Women’s Archive, and Reamy Watts over a long weekend in late April for 1966 VW Bug, solo and slowly. Part travelogue, on the Board of Directors of Boat US. Still, this a gala celebration. Among those present were Jim, part memoir, the book weaves together past and year there was time to travel to Japan and South MBA ’63, and Becky Quinn Morgan, Gretchen present and, in the words of one reviewer, “offers Korea for a month. Richard Dyer, MD ’63, of Water- Zahm Babarovic, Dan ’58 and Barbara Cyrus Mar- a unique blend of nostalgia and incisive com- town, CT, now semi-retired from his orthopedic tin, and Larry and Margaret Osmer-McQuade. Age- mentary about the imprint of Americans on the surgery practice, continues to be active in masters defying physical fitness was demonstrated by daily land and on each other.” rowing/sculling with the New Haven Rowing Club. rounds of competitive tennis and brisk hikes The Thorn Fence by Pearl Woody Karrer has He initiated a event to benefit the through the picturesque hills of the Santa Lucia been published by Finishing Line Press. This book schooner Quinnipiack and Long Island Sound, and Wildlife Preserve; less vigorous moments were of poems set in Africa uses the metaphor of the he’s active in the Cornell Rowing Association’s filled with stimulating conversation and delicious thorn fence “for the barriers between prey and efforts to raise money for a new boathouse. meals. It should be noted that the group was re- predator, between first and third worlds, between Classmates who attended CAU 2007 off-cam- lieved that this year’s gathering was less melo- ourselves and nature,” notes a reviewer. Pearl, pus study tours, seminars, and cruises included El- dramatic than one in 2007, when a dinner at the who lives in Palo Alto, CA, teaches piano and is lie Applewhaite, Ann Schmeltz Bowers, James Morgans’ place in Squaw Valley, CA, had a highly the poetry editor for the California Quarterly, Grunzweig, Bourke Larkin Kennedy and her sister unwelcome guest—an enormous black bear who sponsored by the California State Poetry Society. Morgan Larkin Rankin, Carole Sahn Sheft, and caused a major commotion when he made off with A recent vacation focused on trekking in Patago- Beverly Hall Severance. Robert Stevens, BArch ’59, the leftover salmon and tarragon sauce. nia. For Robert Markovits, JD ’62, of Stockbridge, attended CAU’s pre-reunion seminar in Ithaca. The staff at Cornell’s Adult University reminds MA, a highlight was a four-month world cruise “I’m looking forward to the 50th—the only us that many classmates are still seeking knowl- with Holland America. Robert is an attorney and one I have or will attend,” writes Steve Kahne edge by availing themselves of a wide range of 82 Cornell Alumni Magazine | cornellalumnimagazine.com Class Notes 83 Mc- Ted Bier (fhacsa@ ’63. October 2008 Cathy Van Buren Van Cathy and Janet Coggs- | (cathybomb@aol. Karin Nielsen Greenberg. Greenberg. wrote about her excit- about her wrote and and Bill from The Villages, Lady Villages, The from Wiley looked forward to forward Wiley looked Fleischer Fleischer PhD to like would ’61, and September Carol Shaw Andresen Doug Sa- Lane, Fuss, 5 Pineside Pete ’61 Bomberger com) planned a mini-reunion com) planned c and and Joanna McCully ([email protected]). They travel globally travel They ([email protected]). As always, your class correspondents need a need your class correspondents always, As In our previous class column, fellow corre- In our previous A fairly lengthy note came from Suzanne from came note lengthy A fairly It’s hard to know where to begin to condense to begin where to know hard It’s Fred ’59 JoannaLady Blvd., McCully, 1607 Hilton Head steady flow of news for our column. Drop us a Drop our column. for news flow of steady input can be Your or whatever. an e-mail, note, to us at: sent vannah, GA 31411; e-mail, [email protected]; or Lake, FL [email protected]. 32159; e-mail, spondent spondent up on picked local paper The trip to Morocco. ing includ- story a feature printed and this adventure with caftan— Joanna—complete of pictures ing story the Google for Try tent. desert her of in front Daily Sun in the appearing 5, 2008. FL, on February Lake, home in Hartsdale, NY, where he is retired. He is retired. he where NY, in Hartsdale, home St. from doctorate honorary with an was honored has recently and Inst. Biographical Petersburg book. Nathan a children’s and a novel authored classes with Philosophy undergraduate his recalls Keith, Donnellan Linda from hear Blaine at the career medical her continues Oparil, who in is involved She Birmingham. Alabama, U. of vascular biology and in hypertension research health, women’s and with emphasis on hormones live women do “Why question, the addressing a two-year term as presi- is serving She longer?” the Hypertension, of Society American the of dent world ded- in the organization professional largest hyper- of treatment and prevention to the icated engaged not When its consequences. and tension to travel chooses pursuits she professional in her would like Suzanne academia. of “perks” her using Doris form to hear Markowitz Pro- Entrepreneurs Cornell the attended recently En- 2008. A fellow Mechanical April 22, held gram in 1977 and & Assoc. Bier T.M. founded Ted gineer, in de- leader an industry his firm into has grown systems. control climate efficient energy veloping NY. in Glen Cove, is headquartered TMBA 62 the past frenetic years of years of past frenetic the in Greens- retirement enjoying are triad.rr.com) very busy between volunteer keep NC, and boro, have eight, “We grandchildren. and commitments so Tampa, and in Boston, Atlanta, but they’re Carol, often.” traveling we’re with Pete’s high school friends in Sea Ranch, CA, in Sea Ranch, friends school high with Pete’s DC, to Washington, to be in expected and in May, where Finals, National People the We the attend “We Indiana. represented School High Munster cit- national successful both work with this highly were Cathy and Pete program.” education izenship Ithaca Cathy’s for in Ithaca on being planning reunion. summer High hall was A highlight CA, home. Park, Menlo their from its San 2006 and in Ball in Vienna Hunter’s the Coggshalls are The last year. equivalent Francisco danc- Swing dancers. ballroom trained” and “avid Michael of avocation is the ing , MEE ’65 Ernstoff not When [email protected]). (Los Angeles; also en- he estate investments, his real managing joys windsurfing. Namara, and Gail Strand 50th high at their last May each other seeing NY. in White Plains, reunion school wrote from his from wrote Wittenberg, 146 Wittenberg, lives in Dallas, TX. lives in Dallas, . Still actively en- reports that he has retired that he reports and husband Chung-Li re- Chung-Li husband and Staab writes from Old Green- Staab writes from Judy Bryant c Many of us have taken tours and us have taken of Many exotic or even cruises to interesting to the trips the of Think places. Nelson Spencer that tells a different story. “After all “After story. that tells a different John Land- us live at The . Both of Sobke David Neumann May Lee Diane Thomas One of our sources of material for this column for material of our sources of One More news concerning my neighbor and class- and neighbor my concerning news More His leisure pursuits include rowing, rugby, fly- rugby, rowing, pursuits include His leisure mem- fond recounts He printmaking. and fishing, Club on Parsons Johnny the and Zinck’s of ories NathanBeebe Lake. Kolodney wich, CT. She quit her “day job” in June 2007, re- job” in June “day quit her She CT. wich, Asia. counsel, Co. as general Paper Int’l from tiring Also, Technol- and Standards of Inst. National the from MD. David Grove, in Washington resides ogy and at professor as an adjunct chemistry is teaching Montgomery in Rockville. College is also a mem- He in the Commission Preservation Historic the ber of to the In response Grove. Washington town of you remember thing “What one question, is the mem- the resurrects he Cornell?” from fondly most Who Hill.” “walk to 8:00 classes up the the of ories from to hear would like he whom Asked can forget! Marian mentions he class, in the . Slutzky comes from the News Forms that are submitted that are Forms News the from comes Catching subscription. class dues annual with the to time took the who up on a few classmates Patricia from we’ve heard write, . She Dunning IBM in from retired CA, having lives in San Jose, alumni relationship a second I share 1991. Now, Blue at Big career my spent having with Patricia, Mu- with the time is spending she also. Currently treas- and member Los Gatos as a board of seums museums’ the for research while also doing urer Tour. Homes Gatos Historical San Jose/Los Mediterranean, Alaska, the Far East, and Australia. East, and Far the Alaska, Mediterranean, terribly involved not are operators these of Most letter from But we have a recent in true adventure. Gary Busch mate GA. Savannah, of outside Island on Skidaway ings and 8,500 residents of This is a gated community com- Each year six nominees golf. of 108 holes directors. of board on the positions three pete for Cornell were candidates the half of Interestingly, will be serving elected and was duly John grads. years. three next the for these years in the wilderness, years in the these inter- now people are Zimbabwe back from I just came ested in Africa. the back to am heading last week and Katanga and as week. Still working next Nigeria Coast and Ivory sev- and governments an adviser to a few African Sold out my politics. on African multinationals eral system. phone mobile Leone Sierra in the interest with Africa around still flying are aircraft Our cargo up in or I always end somehow and cargos exotic I am is, money the That’s where war zones. near wife and My grandfather. serial a I am now told. Strangely in London. all with me are children I am in Africa. with me travel don’t they enough first to my getting to finally forward looking I’ll see you all there.” 50th). Ins’allah (the reunion 61 cently moved from Hingham, MA, to Laguna Hingham, from moved cently visited ten na- way they the Along CA. Woods, and retired trip. Now driving parks on their tional would like May swimming, and active in biking Maureen from to hear Sze ’62 property and estate development in real gaged management, news coming! news jw275@ 02461; e-mail, MA Newton, Rd., Allerton cornell.edu. Carl Ray- went Myra of the idge As- Brown of Brown are divid- are and and joined the joined Stephen ’58, visited the Lost visited the writes from Wood- writes from Friedman of Bedford, MA, Bedford, of Friedman of Overland Park, KS, com- KS, Park, Overland of David and Patricia and Atkin- says he and Ellen “continue to Ellen “continue and says he , ’64 his wife Joan (Kather) and and Judith and Peter and Judith and Leadley of , MD, points out that MD, points Baltimore, of Toby Jossem Silverman reports from Westport, CT, that he and that he CT, Westport, from reports and and in Santa Barbara on the way west, and cel- way west, and on the Barbara in Santa Bob Lockard Davi-Linda Katzin Bill Henry Dolores Furtado Bob studied the Civil War at Gettysburg; John at Gettysburg; War Civil the studied ’58 Cynthia Golomb Dettelbach Michael Parmer Worlds of Libya and Tunisia; Madeleine and and Madeleine Tunisia; Libya and of Worlds mond Burton have five children, who Karin, Ron and sociation. grandchild. third their welcomed recently grandchildren, have eight “now Barbara and he that is priceless!” and have “six outstanding David and that she notes and student a college including grandchildren,” Evaa not-quite-2-year-old. Metzger MBA ’59, and Evalyn and ’59, MBA Edwards Milman commissioner county term as four-year pleted her She fully retired. officially is now in 2007 and is pro- [she to academics “While I am drawn says, is time my Kansas], of U. at the fessor emerita is really It activities. by volunteer consumed now but fun.” Ronbusy, Pereira Manassas, in sold his business bridge, that he VA, also U. and at Strayer accounting but still teaches R Lake the of manager serves as general Richmond, FL, and between Estero, split our time in first grandchild our birth of but the VA, time more us to spend MD, is causing Bethesda, lo- whose classmate Another based in Virginia.” arrival of by the has been influenced cation is Edwardgrandchildren from moved , who Tucker to be closer to his. GA, IN, to Canton, Columbus, Don Milsten to France to learn about the Wine and Cuisine of Cuisine and Wine about the to learn to France baseball aficionados and Bordeaux; Baseball. Florida on focused group se- fall the spent WA, in Sequim, found normally en- while Bill taught 2007 in Shanghai, of mester Joan U. and Tong at Jiao courses gineering The skills. presentation in English classes offered exploring time non-classroom their spent Henrys ourselves for says Bill, “learning and, Shanghai faces.” it challenges with the is coping China how to make to India also traveled he In November, conferences, at two engineering presentations in Bangalore, other the Delhi and in New one was John a fellow speaker where Abel ’62. Volckmann ’07 to Aus- trip in November great had “a Linda Business with Harvard Zealand New and tralia Lee and visited with Sheila We classmates. School Asseo and with our children Thanksgiving ebrated home.” way in Seattle on the grandchildren Amherst, MA, reports that she also has a grand- that she MA, reports Amherst, with along in college, to enroll child old enough in pri- is now whom of youngest the six others, enjoyed a trip in late Norman Eva and school. mary trip to Jordan, a side made and 2007 to Petra. city of ancient visited the they where study tours. During the 2007 CAU season, Margaret CAU 2007 the During tours. study and son and ing their time between Rochester, NY, and Naples, and NY, between Rochester, time their ing see Bernie often they FL, where ’59 Rosenzweig. Gross In Rochester, at a Peter across came Toby event, book-signing Yarrow ’59 says and & Mary, Paul Peter, group singing noted CDs books and Peter’s of a number purchased she in summers their During gifts. grandchildren’s for with their time spend Silvermans the Rochester, com- scholarship work on the and grandchildren Club; Bob also teach- local Cornell the mittee of instruction offering a program es at SeniorNet, the Keep over-65 cohort. on computer use to the 074-111CAMSO08Notes 8/14/08 3:47 PM Page 83 Page PM 3:47 8/14/08 074-111CAMSO08Notes 074-111CAMSO08Notes 8/14/08 3:47 PM Page 84

Manufacturer’s rep Robert Gillen (chiller president for government affairs at the National of their two grown daughters lives nearby, so [email protected]) coaches Special Olympics basket- Paint and Coatings Association. David and wife they see their granddaughter often. Sandy reports ball and softball. He and Lee Ann live in Raleigh, Andrea Wollock enjoy traveling the world. Harry that he “finally” sold their horse, but is still ac- NC. The holiday greeting from the household of Joy J. Green III ([email protected]) is an execu- tive in horseracing and dressage. He also is state Harwood Rogers and Bob Parker (rogersparker@ tive project manager with IBM and works from his chairman of the Fellows of the American Bar comcast.net) featured a family photo with 19 Mercer Island, WA, home. Harry’s fond Cornell Foundation. Robert Dietz, MS ORIE ’66, last here smiling faces, including nine little ones. Joy has memory is “walking home from the library around in ’97, recently moved from Brooklyn, NY, to Tuc- retired from school nursing and sings with the midnight under a clear, star-filled sky—taught me son, AZ, but didn’t say whether it’s retirement or Seattle Choral Company. They travel, boat, and to keep things in perspective.” work-related. enjoy life in the Northwest. We’re saddened to report the passing of David Elizabeth Lewis Allen and husband Don Mohr As principal scientist at Sierra Research in Sac- C. Wright of Glen Ellyn, IL, last March. David was have retired from their consulting business (“finally ramento, CA, Eric Walther, BEP ’64 (eric_walther@ a buyer for Sears for 31 years and owned two can- home, after extensive travel for decades . . .”), but yahoo.com) prepares environmental impact analy- dle-related gift stores. Retired, he worked part-time she continues volunteering as a reading tutor in ses in air pollution and public health and permits as an insurance agent when not salmon fishing their home in Encinitas, CA, and is teaching pi- for construction and operation of electric power from his boat in Waukegan Harbor. David was ac- ano to one of her students. Betsy and Don enjoy plants. Eric and Pamela enjoy tennis, cycling, swim- tive in scouting, Kiwanis, and his church. His wife sailing, boogie boarding, and gardening. She re- ming, and camping. “A lifetime injunction against Florence can be reached at [email protected]. ports that Ed ’63, MEE ’65, and Nancy Taylor bungee jumping” was the only limiting after-effect c Jan McClayton Crites, 9420 NE 17th St., Clyde Butler visited them recently. Betsy writes, “I am of Betty Kreps Zielinski’s husband Bob’s aneurism Hill, WA 98004; e-mail, [email protected]. celebrating each day.” Eileen Wilson Harvard, surgery last year. Despite that lost time, and Bet- who lives in NYC, is still working. She’s chief de- ty’s own bout with rheumatoid arthritis, the thes- velopment officer of Perkins Eastman Architects. pian couple played in three shows during 2007, The class column for this issue Rachael Taylor Baroni and husband Phil recently stage-managed another, and completed some as- can be found with the Reports traveled to Malaysia, China, Vietnam, , signments for a local (Louisville, KY) talent agency. 63 of Reunion Classes, which begin and Hong Kong on buying trips for their chain of After a move to a new condominium in Bel- on page 66. 14 unfinished furniture stores, located through- mont, MA, Myra Maloney Hart and Kent Hewitt out New England. Rachael is on the finance com- ’59 headed for winter in Palo Alto, where Myra mittee for their hometown (Dennis, MA) and also worked at Stanford. They looked forward to vis- I begin this month’s column is on the Boy Scout board for Cape Cod. The Ba- iting offspring in California and to being within with what thankfully has been ronis have six children and 12 grandchildren. walking distance of daughter Holly’s family upon 64 a rarity: a correction. In last Finally, Ron and Karen Madaras are coming their return home. Also making a move were Bob May’s column, I mistakenly wrote that George to the end of a 14-month stint living in France, and Karin Nielsen McNamara (kmcnama3@ Ecker, MA ’70, and wife Ruth live with their an assignment stemming from Ron’s work as a rochester.rr.com), who relocated within Pittsford, teenage daughter, Kolya. George wrote me that high-energy elementary particle physicist at the NY, their longtime home. Why is it that “downsiz- Kolya is “very much a son.” George explained Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory in California. His ing” sometimes works out to be larger? Sons Rob that Kolya is the Russian nickname for Nikolai, current assignment is the ATLAS experiment at the and Tim are in London and Alexandria, VA, respec- and that they had adopted him in ten (LHC) at the international tively, with their wives. Barbara and Bill Stowe years ago. He added that a lot of people errantly science laboratory CERN in Geneva, Switzerland. ([email protected]) make their home in Lake assume that Kolya is a girl’s name. Thank you, The aim of the experiment is to understand the Placid, NY. Bill recently hiked the Milford Track in George, for setting me straight. fundamental particles that make up the universe. New Zealand. He remains active in rowing-related Now to a pair of congratulations. First, Thom- In order to work more closely on ATLAS, which be- boards and activities and his church, and as pres- as Newkirk, LLB ’66 (Bethesda, MD), an attorney gan operating this past summer, they relocated to ident of Lake Placid Rotary. Bill is the author of with Jenner & Block, a major Washington, DC, law France last October. The CERN lab itself is actual- the well-reviewed All Together: The Formidable Jour- firm, has been named one of the seven “Leading ly right on the France-Switzerland border, and they ney to the Gold with the 1964 Olympic Crew,and is Lawyers” in the nation’s capital in the area of cor- are living in a small French village, Thoiry, just currently finishing a book about Vietnam in 1963. porate governance/internal investigations. Next, across the border, at the foot of the Jura Moun- It was too brief, but what a treat to have a congrats go to Robert Merrill, who has just had tains, from where they can see the Alps on the visit with Gay and Don Heppes ’61 (heppes@ his first novel published, Tankman in America (Traf- other side of Geneva. They are enjoying the good prodigy.net), who stopped in during their four-week ford ). Bob, a retired school teacher who food, wine, and cheese there, and the opportuni- motorhome odyssey from River Forest, IL, to the lives with wife Jane in York, PA, based his story ty to visit various local villages and take weekend West Coast. They played golf along the way and on his experiences working with asylum seekers trips. Ron had many great skiing days in the French contributed mightily to the coffers of the gasoline confined in the York County Prison following the Alps, continues to run regularly, and also enjoys purveyors. Since retiring from marriage and family 1993 shipwreck of the Golden Venture, which had scuba diving and sea kayaking when he gets the counseling, Gail Strand Wiley (cuscowilla@comcast. been trying to smuggle the refugees into the US. chance. The Madarases have grown daughters and net) has returned to pottery-making. She belongs Bob’s eponymous title character, incorporated into a granddaughter back in California. to a cooperative group, Clayspace, and is active in his novel, refers to one of the most iconic figures That’s it for this issue. My thanks to all of you her church. Gail and Bud enjoy their Wisconsin of the 20th century, the lone man who stood for responding to my pleas for news to fill this cottage and their “too-far-away” grandchildren. steadfastly before a menacing tank in Beijing’s column. Rest assured your tidings will appear in “I think it’s time to retire,” writes Anne Tiananmen Square in 1989. The Merrills have three subsequent columns. For now, be sure to visit our Standish Uhe ([email protected]), business grown children and seven grandchildren. Bob en- class website, http://classof64.alumni.cornell.edu, manager/treasurer of Prairie Fire Theatre in Carlock, joys racquet sports, playing musical instruments, and to send me news at home or online. c Bev IL. She and her husband have completely remod- and reading books in various languages. Johns Lamont, 720 Chestnut St., Deerfield, IL eled most of their home, and Anne knits, makes John Grove is appearing in this column for 60015; e-mail, [email protected]. stained glass, and researches ancestry. Also enjoy- the very first time. John, who lives in Fort Walton ing retirement is David Dameron of Henderson, Beach, FL, is a retired Air Force pilot and vice pres- NV, who keeps busy teaching a class called Glob- ident of the Humanitarian Foundation. Notably, he A number of our classmates alization: Oil, Russia, China, India at Osher Life- created the John Grove Collegio, the first and still participated in CAU off-campus long Learning Inst. at the U. of Nevada, Las Vegas. only high school in an area of . John 65 study tours, seminars, and Don, BArch ’63, and Arlene Hutton Matzkin writes, “Humanitarian work is my life.” He often cruises in 2007. Jeffrey ’GR and Penny Skitol ’61, BArch ’63 ([email protected]) spend Mon- travels back to Honduras to oversee the founda- Haitkin went to and the pre-reunion day through Wednesday in the Philadelphia office tion’s work there. Jeffrey Weiss, who hasn’t been CAU. Bob Huret and wife Judy also went to East of Friday Architects/Planners and the remaining in this column for 15 years, still lives in Dallas, Asia. Alice Michtom attended the study program days of the week at their Lewes, DE, home. Don TX, and lists his occupation as investor. in Gettysburg, and Arnold Rabinor and his fam- is Friday’s president. Golf, gardening, and grand- Sanford Gibbs, last seen here a dozen years ily went to Tanzania. kids top their extracurricular list. Washington, DC, ago, continues his private law practice in An- In an e-mail, George Arangio, MD ’69, let us is home to David Lloyd ([email protected]), vice chorage, AK, where he lives with wife Anita. One know that he was inducted into the National 84 Cornell Alumni Magazine | cornellalumnimagazine.com Class Notes 85 and Gitner, Esther Jill Po- Ernest (Valley City, (Valley October 2008 Emilie Gostan- Pete Salinger, Susan Rockford (New Vernon, NJ; Vernon, (New | c (Ithaca, NY; adam@ NY; (Ithaca, (Potomac, MD; miles@ (Potomac, eir newest grandchild, eir newest Adam Perl ’67 Delacorte (Alexandria, VA; Delacorte (Alexandria, (Canandaigua, NY) is a farm (Canandaigua, ’ September Adam Perl pastimes.com) owns Pastimes owns pastimes.com) in Ithaca,Antiques with the sings James Van ’68, Orange- Houten, MBA C. Roy Christensen C. Roy Wills, [email protected]; Charles [email protected]; Wills, Lehman. Their oldest grandson was bar grandson oldest Their Lehman. Wood of NYC. Toni also enjoys “being a also enjoys “being Toni NYC. of Wood New York Times. He adds, be “I’d rather writ- Classmates who keep in touch: in touch: keep who Classmates Gerald Killigrew Toni Ladenburg Marchant, MPS ’85 (Clinton, SC; emarchant@ MPS ’85 (Clinton, Marchant, [email protected]; and Deanne and [email protected]; Gebell [email protected]. Act with respect to financial disclosures of mem- of disclosures financial to with respect Act spouse her and Emily judiciary. federal the bers of 2007 DC. in Washington, live Acheson Eleanor and Aaron year for family was a joyous [email protected]; Bittker, Strauss th and in May, mitzvahed Judith Payne CA; Joanne Getto, Montecito Bian- caniello CA; Fran, Atherton, Weiss , franf@tampa Ferraro bay.rr.com; us informed. Keep NY. burg, Maxwell Reid Lehman, was born in July. His par- was born in July. Lehman, Reid Maxwell high for program summer at Cornell’s met ents Aaron and Esther November, In students. school to Barcelona. Venice took a cruise from 67 loan manager with the USDA’s Farm Service USDA’s with the loan manager Agency DuBois Smith Rev. in Canandaigua. [email protected]) is VP of North American Pre- American North is VP of [email protected]) time “spending and enjoys skiing and cis Syndicate from to hear like She’d with old friends.” liakin re- golden two rescued to my mom’ ‘dog good trievers.” consult- in business engages [email protected]) in mostly LLC with clients StratThink through ing a ‘Stephen “As industries. process and energy the “I give reports, he our local church,” Minister’ for counselor/ a caring needs support to a person who wife Cherie and He minister in his life situation.” Roy area. 2 in the under grandchildren have three that light- growth and camaraderie “the remembers would like and at Cornell provided” rowing weight Peter from to hear MacWilliams , DVM ’69. for- minister and Methodist United ND) is a retired has moved He dealer. equipment Deere John mer her and his daughter to live near Dakota to North fondly Chapel most Sage recalls Gerald husband. Hill. Miles the from Haven HIS, of as president is semi-retired havenmail.net) ultra- and marathons runs He company. a software marathons, also enjoys hiking, and biking, reading, with seminars courses and taking and traveling, ian development as a career continues earthlink.net) Lau- works with the school, a middle for facilitator and is “working and Society, Humane County rens recalls She weather.” mild Southern the enjoying Cornell. from friendships many and libraries the Cayuga Vocal Ensemble and the Savage Club, and Club, Savage the and Ensemble Cayuga Vocal 14 has published puzzles—he crossword constructs in the He’d while I can still remember.” memoirs my ing James from to hear like . Poffley Many Hilda reports s going Michael Schwartz, Jill Levine Emily Hew- Rogow, psurutsc@ . Hilda and hus- and ’64. Hilda also have busy lives Cochran was included was Cochran idual Creativity interna- Levine Levine Terry Kohleriter Joan Elstein c The arts, jobs, family, and Cor- and family, jobs, arts, The to occupy our ever continue nell work the winter Last busy lives. Levine these days. She is president She days. these Levine , her husband Dan, and their two their Dan, and husband ’94, her Carol Rollins Lynch I’d rather be writing my memoirs I’d rather be writing while I can still remember. Keep the news coming! Tell us what’ Tell coming! news the Keep A busy life in the Berkshires Berkshires A busy life in the US Court of Federal Claims Judge Claims Federal Court of US Busy doesn’t begin to describe Ronni begin to describe Busy doesn’t Barrett and and was appointed in 2006 to the Committee on in 2006 to the was appointed ‘ ” at Cornell? time your from fondly most aol.com; and Ronaldaol.com; and , [email protected]. Harris classmates remember the physical beauty of the beauty of physical the remember classmates now Fall has area. surrounding the and campus re- all can probably we and Cornell, to come campus and colors on magnificent the member Lakes. Finger all over the on in your lives. [email protected]; tional residencies program. Martin program. residencies tional Nankin Award Emmy won a Daytime that his wife Frances a PBS ani- “Cyberchase,” of producer as executive 8 to 11. ages children for series math mated of artist Gretchenof Stevens Riffe Gallery exhibition, Arts Council’s Ohio in the II: Ohio’sConnections Abroad. Artists artists All the Indiv in OAC’s participated 66 Lacroute’s life these days. She runs her winery in winery her runs She days. life these Lacroute’s Oregon, un- product a good with producing dealing life is also di- Her conditions. weather difficult der theater and chamber music at sponsoring rected Lin- of Trustees of Board on the sitting in Portland; clin- health low income supporting College; field and programs; Cornell of a range sponsoring ics; Kiana, grandmothering time spending occasionally has found grad, Sciences 7. Ronni, an Arts and sup- through colleges Cornell links to other new Orni- Lab of Engineering, at CALS, port programs is a constant “Cornell says, A&S. She and thology, thrills, intellectual providing me, joy for of source point.” a focal and friends, working, visiting children (in Atlanta, GA, and GA, (in Atlanta, children visiting working, in home a second building CT), and Darien, fundraising does Carol GA. Plantation, Reynolds Federal-Mogul is CFO for Mike and nonprofits, for is Mike in Detroit. supplier Corp., an automotive play tennis, Carol and he and also a scuba diver, Caribbean. If the and in Mexico vacation so they to want and south this winter headed you are to say hi, a visit or just want for stop in Georgia at [email protected]. Carol contact Lichtenstein by Club founded local Cornell 100-member the of Toby and her Kleban also spend ([email protected]) Martin band daughter their in Boston visiting time Bradford to the took a trip last fall Levines The children. Picchu. Machu and Islands Galapagos ’65 itt Conference. Judicial US the of Disclosure Financial John Justice Chief by was made appointment The as a “supervising serving include Duties Roberts. ethics officer” the under in Government 1978 Ethics Di- from Thomas 66, has been , is still practicing Sacks and husband Sacks and lives in Ottawa, Canada, with lives in Ottawa, Canada, Young, MS ’67, married David ’67, married MS Young, s Space Division in Huntsville, s Space Division ’ (Little Silver, NJ) said he is now he NJ) said (Little Silver, is a clinical psychologist and re- and psychologist is a clinical Meranus lives in Riverdale, NY. She NY. lives in Riverdale, Meranus married John Miyamoto on Febru- Miyamoto John married ” companies. of group s international and his wife Gail. Philip is a retired and What is the one thing you remember thing one What is the with responsibility for the strategic di- strategic the for with responsibility “ of Manhattan Beach, CA. He is medical di- is medical Beach, CA. He Manhattan of David Ziff One of the lines on the Class of ’65 News Class of on the lines the of One A press release from Ross Controls (Troy, MI) (Troy, Ross Controls from release A press Jean Chen is Kenneth retirement Enjoying Banse Martha Weiss rection of Ross’ of rection Saturn on the closely with NASA worked AL, and Skylab space station, the program, V/Apollo moon booster system, as well as space shuttle the and military helicopters. on Vietnam-era Ross Controls is a world leader in products for the for in products is a world leader Ross Controls Ross in 1994 to joining Prior power industry. fluid then technology, Steven was VP of COO, as VP and Schmidt Industries/Karl KSG of CEO, and president he ’70s, ’60s and WI. In the in Marinette, Unisia Boeing for worked is also a jazz musi- in Chapel Hill, NC. He sides in a big playing time his free spends and cian FL, is in Naples, living and retired Recently band. Philip Dobbs Family Court Manhattan in the chief branch was also He . NYC Dept. of the of Branch a year until Jersey in New teacher school a high beach inspector, a volunteer is presently He ago. hik- a butterfly garden, is also constructing and guitar. the playing and reading, traveling, ing, wan Kailash Chand to Thailand traveled recently his wife Anita. He from came dues and News Cambodia. and Borut in Los An- Center Medical at Concentra/LAX rector finance, studying time his free spends and geles, appreciation. wine and cooking, “ Form asks, Stephen live in Brooklyn, NY. Christy is enjoying NY. live in Brooklyn, Stephen in a singing neighborhoods, York New exploring Hebrew. Biblical studying and local chorus, states that Steven Demster, ME ’ CEO named Dobra on April 26. They live in Sugar Hill, GA. on April 26. They Dobra ChristyAlso retired, Reppert Westown, NY. He is on the Town Planning Board Planning Town on the is He NY. Westown, Board Advisory Fire the and Commission Zoning traveling. and , fishing, time spends and in the home have a summer wife Kathryn and He a trip to Chi- planning are and Islands Thousand na. pediatrics in Van Nuys, CA. He enjoys spending CA. He Nuys, Van in pediatrics grandchildren. and with his children time Wash- of U. at the a professor John, ary 22, 2008. at work his undergraduate did Seattle, in ington Michigan. a PhD at U. of earned and Harvard Bradley Olman language and studies social school middle teaching after 25 years his cameras down arts after putting and soccer referee is a FIFA work. He print of in his spare soccer teams school middle coaches a stay-at- has become that he reports Brad time. His son Charley travel. Dad after 25 years of home lacrosse. soccer and plays and grader is a ninth she where College, Dickinson Emily is at Daughter Di- dancing. and religion comparative is studying anne Rosborne 24-year a wonderful is completing writes that she merchan- and design fashion teaching of career The NY. Tarrytown, College, at Marymount dising has now U. and was absorbed by Fordham college eight her enjoying has been She been closed. Weaving at the weaving learning grandchildren, exploring and Convent, Marymount the of Center opportunities. teaching part-time Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame- of Hall College and Foundation Football Dept. professor, clinical is a George Pennsylvania. College. Medical at Hershey Surgery, Orthopedic of Larry doctor, Another Menzer 074-111CAMSO08Notes 8/14/08 3:47 PM Page 85 Page PM 3:47 8/14/08 074-111CAMSO08Notes 074-111CAMSO08Notes 8/14/08 3:47 PM Page 86

Smithsonian Associates, one of the great benefits Claire Scully DeLauro and Peggy Johnson Nichols Northeast Blackout,’ I was standing on a chair in of living near the nation’s capital. He has attend- in and around Albuquerque, Taos, and Santa Fe, my dorm room changing a light bulb. As I turned ed “mini-medical school classes” at Georgetown U. NM. Maria wrote, “(We had) no problem sharing a it in the socket, the room lights flickered, then and recalls “the warm spring weather” at Cornell. bathroom after that practice 35-plus years ago at went out. I looked around, the hall lights were out, Carole Newman Allen (Arlington, MA; allen@ Alpha Phi.” She also mentions settling into a new and I thought, Now I’m in trouble! Glancing out massmed.org) is director of pediatrics at Harvard home in Andover, MA, and her work as a volun- the window, it became clear that the lights in the Vanguard Medical Associates. She’s active in the teer at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts and on other dorm buildings were out, and in Ithaca too. American Academy of Pediatrics and serves on its the board of the YWCA of Greater Lawrence. Perhaps my light bulb skills were not to blame.” committee on state government affairs. She says Potter Jayn Avery wrote, “I sell my pottery I’m still collecting stories about the Northeast she’d rather be gardening and “effecting change at a farmer’s market in Roanoke, VA, and I have Blackout of 1965, so please e-mail yours to: c in our political landscape” and recalls most fond- met a few Cornell alums by chance as we con- Arda Coyle Boucher, 21 Hemlock Hill Rd., Amherst, ly “meeting my husband, Tom ’66, MEng ’67, af- verse. There seems to be a migration of Upstate NH 03031; e-mail, [email protected]. ter Dante class” at Cornell. Sandra Nelsen New Yorkers and New Jersey/NYC folk to Virginia. Williams (Vestal, NY; [email protected]) reports: I was part of a wave that came here in the ’70s “After 16 years as a program manager with the to homestead.” In addition to creating lace-im- John Boldt and wife Barbara Broome County Office of Aging, I retired. I have pressed functional stoneware and hand-sculpted (Santa Fe, NM; johnboldt@earth remained on several agency boards and continue vessels, Jayn volunteers her time at the Jack- 70 link.net) have been building two to be actively involved in a number of communi- sonville Center for the Arts as a board member new houses since May 2007, when John was ty volunteer efforts.” She adds, “In the year since and gallery chair. She also hikes and and offered an early retirement package from Hewlett- retiring, we have done a lot of traveling, and I lately has been doing house repairs and garden- Packard (which he took!). He also retired from his cannot think of a thing I’d rather be doing except ing. When thinking back about Cornell, Jayn re- appointment to the Cornell Technical Advisory more of everything I’m doing now.” Sandra recalls calls the student protests and anti-war activities. Board. The first house is a completed rental prop- “walking across the Arts Quad at dusk when the Classmate Jonathan Kaplan, MD ’74, writes erty, and the second is a new home for them. clock tower was chiming.” She’d like to hear from that his most fond Cornell memories include Hopefully it will be completed by spring 2009. In Mary “Mickey” McDonald Zirkle and Barbara “friends and the most beautiful college campus in July and August 2007, they visited Russia—a first “Bobbie” Whittier ’65. c Richard B. Hoffman, the country!” Now Jon works for the Centers for for them even though John had traveled exten- 2925 28th St. NW, Washington, DC 20008; e-mail, Disease Control and Prevention as Chief, HIV Care sively during his career. They report that the cul- [email protected]. and Treatment Branch, Global AIDS Program in At- ture, history, and artwork were fantastic. Since the lanta, GA. Jon says, “I like my work, but more fall of Communism in 1991, they write, great strides recreational activities wouldn’t hurt!” He is active have been made (in large part due to the oil rev- The class column for this issue in his local CAAAN program and wishes he had enue), yet much remains to be repaired and mod- can be found with the Reports time for more. Two years ago he and Andy Wiley ernized. Winston Gayler (Belleair, FL; wgayler@ 68 of Reunion Classes, which begin went trekking in the Himalayas. Jon has also tampabay.rr.com or [email protected]) has on page 66. been in contact with Cornellians Bill Bikoff, John returned to Jabil Circuit in St. Petersburg, FL, as Alden, Mike Scheld, MD ’73, and Gary Shaye and a principal engineer in technology services in the would like to hear from Alan Lowenfels. industrial sector. His design group adds new tech- Do you remember when you Barbara Grosz is busy as the interim dean at nology from the personal computer and consumer arrived in Ithaca for the first the Radcliffe Inst. for Advanced Study, Harvard electronics fields to older products, such as White 69 time, what it was like moving U., and professor of computer science. Last fall Goods and other appliances. into the freshman dorms, wondering about your at Cornell, she chaired the external review of the Robert Scurfield (Haysville, KS; rms38@ roommate? Do you remember what you were computer science department. Previous to that, cornell.edu) is working as in-house counsel for doing during the “Great Northeast Blackout” that Barbara climbed Mt. Hamilton in Yosemite Na- Cessna Aircraft Co. He also owns and flies an air- fall? Wouldn’t it be fun to reconnect with the tional Park. The university reports that several craft for pleasure. He and wife Melissa have one friends who shared these experiences? Well you classmates participated in CAU. Nancy Karch, Pa- son, Brett ’01, who lives and works in Shanghai! can, writes class president John Rees, by making tricia Beck Reines, Mary Cole Smith, DVM ’72, Cynthia Johnson O’Malley (Newport, RI; comalley@ a commitment now, both to yourself and your and husband Eric, PhD ’72, Joseph Smith, and newportmansions.org) is now director of retail sales friends, that you will be in Ithaca for our reunion Walter Tusinski, MBA ’71, chose off-campus study for the Preservation Society of Newport County. in June 2009. With our 40th Reunion approaching tours, seminars, and cruises. They ranged around Last December, she and Lani Bishko Durkac spent quickly and plans well under way, John is looking the world from the Shaw Festival: Niagara-on-the- Christmas together with their families in Puerto for people who will take the lead in contacting Lake to the Lost Worlds of Libya and Tunisia. Vallarta, Mexico. They had a wonderful time! their affinity groups. We all look forward to see- Most weekends found Laurel Rathbun Hunt at It is with sadness that I report the death of ing the people we were closest to: sorority sisters her North Carolina cabin. She wrote, “With a fire our classmate Mark Eiges. Mark died in April at his or fraternity brothers, teammates, fellow club going in the fireplace, a good book, a dog curled home in Studio City, CA, of natural causes. He had members, or those we worked with. If you are at my feet, and a view of the woods and moun- been a video editor and post-production supervi- willing to do some e-mailing or calling, please let tains, I have much to be thankful for.” She is very sor for television and film projects. He is survived John know at [email protected]. And busy with her hospital work, but says that it is by his sister Marilyn of New York and his cousin, remember to set aside June 4-7, 2009 now! the most satisfying job she has ever had. And this who notified me, Marcia Franklin of Boise, ID. Bob “Ghost” Gray ’72 is reconnecting with year, she got involved helping to expand the pet I recently wrote about Seishi Yoda (member brothers from the classes of 1968-76 in therapy program. After 30 years of public health [email protected]), but the news was old and in- the hopes of a reunion at Cornell, as well as lo- nursing, Karen Loudenslager Soisson retired from complete. He has quickly written after our most re- cal get-togethers. Chi Psi’s are encouraged to con- the State Health Dept. She reports being cent class mailing with more details and he went tact Bob at [email protected], writes Perry very happy right now, traveling, gardening, read- through all the News Form questions. After spend- Jacobs ’74. ing, exercising, and volunteering at the local arts ing seven years as GM of the Foreign Correspon- Howard Zwiefel, MCE ’71, retired and moved center. Karen looks back on “the wonderful stu- dents’ Club of Japan, he finished the job on March from California to North Carolina, traveling via dents and staff” at Cornell and keeps in touch with 31, 2008 and returned to the YC&AC (Yokohama Ithaca, where he attended Acacia Fraternity’s cen- Karen Kelly Proctor, Karen Roper Runyon, Joan Country and Athletic Club) on April 1, 2008, where tennial celebration. Tom Kocovsky and Bob Light- Scheibel, and Judy Lehman Mazess. he is sales and business development manager. He foote were both on hand. Now Howard is taking Barry and Susan King Weeks ’71 live in Gro- is also a member of the Yokohama Yamate Lions courses at Duke and North Carolina State U. in ton, MA, where Barry indulges his twin hobbies, Club, the board of directors of the Bluff Clinic of their retirement programs: Mathematics and Mu- working on old Audis and old houses. Barry also Yokohama, and the J League (professional Japan sic; Puzzles and Problems; The World Today. Howie tells us that he is a business process consultant Football Association). Recently, he has been tak- mentions that he is still into curling at the Tri- with HP. He wishes he were traveling right now, ing care of his 20-month-old daughter, and when angle Curling Club. The Alpha Phi newsletter con- and his best Cornell memories are of the years at asked what he’d rather be doing, he said he would tained an item written by Maria Keiser Bartlett. Alpha . Walter Schwartz, MBA ’73, like to be retired. He and wife Mitsue live in Yoko- She spent a week in June 2007 traveling with writes, “As for what I was doing during the ‘Great hama. He also has two children from a previous 86 Cornell Alumni Magazine | cornellalumnimagazine.com 074-111CAMSO08Notes 8/14/08 3:47 PM Page 87 C marriage and three grandchildren. His fondest mem- have two daughters, 29 and 15. The older one is “I am teaching at Hunter College in New York City, lass Noteslass ory of Cornell was when he was informed that he married and living in Boston. I’m a high school where I am director of the graduate program in had been granted a scholarship. He would like to teacher. I regularly see classmates David Schiff studio art,” writes Joel Carreiro (jcarreir@hunter. connect with his former professor Thomas Curren. and Richard Greif—we are members of the same cuny.edu). Joel has had numerous art shows in- Fred Solowey ([email protected]) also synagogue and do an amateur comedy show every cluding a solo show called “Spellbound” that answered some of the specific questions. He writes year.” Semi-retired globetrotter Jim Bower wrote opened last year and moved to several university that he does communications consulting by day, in from sunny Jamaica. “I’m doing some consult- gallery venues. “I live in Nyack, NY, with my wife and after hours he sings and performs with the DC ing and some software development on my own, Colleen Colbert ’73 and our children Lucas and Labor Chorus. He also reports that the inevitable as well as writing and photography for fun.” Jim Lily. Last year I came back to the Cornell Art de- seems to have happened to him after becoming a and wife Esther previously spent a couple of years partment as a visiting artist.” father at age 53: Fred became the PTA president in Paris working with a local business partner for A nice long letter from Floyd Douglas (fdoug at their neighborhood public school at the even his company. “We want to go back to France for [email protected]) arrived earlier this year. “Grad- more tender age of 58. During a visit to Los Ange- another year, then move on to other countries for uation from Cornell seems long ago, but I have not les during the Writers Guild strike, he got to walk a year at a time.” forgotten my positive experiences at the universi- the picket line with guild members and old friends Several Cornell RNs stay in touch around New ty.” Floyd wrote about his second career as an em- Ed Zuckerman and Howard Rodman ’71. Fred York City, according to Carol McDonald Mulvaney ployee benefits specialist with a financial services would rather be playing for the Mets, he says, “if ([email protected]). Carol is director of clinical firm. He also reported on the details of a 30-plus- only I could hit, throw, or run decently!” services for the NYC Dept. of Health, Bureau of year career as a high school teacher, administrator, Bill Fogle (Mesa, AZ; bill.fogle@cox) really Immunization. Janice Kikuchi ’74, BS Nurs ’75, and interscholastic athletics coach. He still offici- seemed to enoy the question suggestions. His works in the same bureau. Carol mentioned that ates at high school and college-level sports events. present day job—until January 1, 2008—was with Susan Papera, who got her BS Nurs in ’71, is a Floyd retired from the Guilderland school district, the once mighty TRW Automotive Inc. His ex- midwife at the North Central Bronx Hospital. in the Albany, NY, area, where he resides with wife tracurricular activities include shooting a .40 cal. Floridian Philip Cochran (craiginffx@hot- Tracee. The Douglases have two sons. William ’09 S&W slow-fire with a Beretta M8000 Cougar at the mail.com) and wife Irma now reside in Port St. is majoring in communications, and Robert at- Rio Salado Sportsman’s Club to rekindle memories Lucie, where Phil owns a franchise territory with tends high school. Psychologist Edward Hoffman of better times in the US Marine Corps; i.e., those FocalPoint Int’l. He coaches small and medium- ([email protected]) lectured on Psychology in days when the country was not hell-bent to kill Is- sized business owners and entrepreneurs. Phil English at Tokyo U., Kansai Gadai U., in Osaka, lamic “enemies” in faraway lands. Recently, Bill has and Irma have three grown kids who are doing and elsewhere in Japan a year ago. His newest been doing research on Greek mottos adopted by great. The Cochrans spent several days in Orlan- book, The Wisdom of Maimonides, was published the chapters of Delta Kappa Epsilon. He also drives do last January with Mike and Robin McFarren. this past spring by Trumpeter/Random House. an MY 2006 Mazda MX5 at velocities approaching 115 mph whenever the Mesa are absent or reasonably preoccupied. He says it is hard to write about the Cornell friends from whom he would most like to hear because, sadly, they are departed: Diner’s Club Stu Norwood ’61 (d. September 1995), Don Schwartz ’65 (d. Feb- ruary 2007), and Don Weadon ’67 Richard Gutman ’71, BArch ’72 (d. March 2008). However, Bill does write that it would be nice to hear from William Dixon if for no other ichard Gutman begins most mornings with “Adam and Eve on a raft.” Otherwise known reason than to see if his recollection as two poached eggs on toast, it’s the favorite breakfast of one of the nation’s fore- of their night serenading coeds in R most diner historians. Gutman, director of the Culinary Arts Museum at Johnson & Balch Hall matches his. Bill adds Wales University, has been studying the history and cultural impact of diners ever since he that he and his dear wife, Irene, cel- wrote his Cornell thesis on them. The architecture grad established a permanent diner col- ebrated their 30th wedding anniver- lection in the museum, showcasing more than 300 sary in February this year. And last, items—menus, a cashier’s booth, neon signs, even walls but not least, Bill and DKE brother William Morrison recently enjoyed and windows. He travels the country giving lectures on a delightful dinner at the Columbia his life’s work and has written four books on the topic, Inn in Phoenixville, PA. They toast- including American Diner. He calls diners an American ed his good fortune at being tossed icon, a unique environment that provides home cooking out of the Cornell Hotel School away from home. “You know what to expect in a sense, but (twice!) back in the Sixties. Bill, it’s not that predictable,” he says. And according to Gut- thank you from all of us. c Connie Ferris Meyer, [email protected]. man, diners are still thriving. “Nowadays diners are hip,” he says. “People who are going into the business do sus- tainable food, food from local farms; they’re buying fair Thanks to those of trade coffee, they’re going trans-fat free. They serve the you who contributed food that people want to eat, but they make sure to 71 news with your dues change with the times.” payment last spring. We won’t have room to use it all this time, but it Gutman often gives tours of the museum, a task he gives Linda a stock of news for the loves. He’s always sure to point out his favorite item in next issue. An e-mail request for the collection: an 1880s horse-drawn milk wagon that news last February brought in so was converted into a hot dog cart in 1926. As a pre- much material, we still have a lot to cursor to diners, the wagon reminds Gutman of his fre- report. But it always runs out after quent visits to the Hot Truck. “I came back to Cornell a while, so watch your inbox for a after ten years and they still knew my usual order,” he message requesting your latest news. Lisa Fremont Freund (laf307@ says. “That’s the kind of thing that happens in diners. aol.com) writes, “I’m married to They know what you want as you walk up.” another Cornellian, Sid ’70, and we — Chelsea Theis September | October 2008 87 074-111CAMSO08Notes 8/14/08 3:47 PM Page 88

David Prendergast, BArch ’72 (dprendergast@ Nursing graduate Rosalie Hornblower (rosaliecat@ on West Campus and Collegetown for Cornell. Her prendergast-laurel.com) also sent in a news-dense comcast.net) has a boutique hotel with 12 villas after-work activities include taking classes, work- letter. “I am a practicing architect with a six-per- on the Pacific coast in Escondido, Mexico. ing as an event manager for Cornell, singing at the son firm based in Manhattan. We do mostly public It was nice to hear from Ken Weinstock (ken Lost Dog Cafe in Ithaca, and doing projects with projects such as libraries, colleges, firehouses, and [email protected]). Ken migrated to Southern students. Donna says that right now she is “in museums.” David’s firm has won notable design California in 1977. “I came here to play music and heaven” and couldn’t ask for anything different. awards from the NYC Art Commission. He stays in ended up as a CPA—that’s Car Parking Attendant She would like to hear from Gary Wolf ’71. touch with classmates Nils Montan, Dick Immer- for the uninformed.” Ken’s practice specializes in Michael Belzer, PhD ’93, is associate profes- man, Jordan Clarke, A. J. Mayer, and Dick Gut- taxes. He has lots of children and grandchildren to sor of economics at Wayne State U. in Detroit, man, BArch ’72. David and wife Julie have two think about. He has a daughter by a previous mar- where he does research on the trucking industry, children. Maggie ’11 is in the AAP college, and riage, and wife Linda has three more. Together they labor, health and safety, and Chinese industrial re- Catherine just finished high school. David Schwartz have eight grandkids that live in the Phoenix area. lations. After hours, he operates Sound Science ([email protected]) is an expert in the Ken says, “I may be commuting to my office in Inc., an economic and organizational research firm field of organizing and filing. He built a company, California from Phoenix in the not-too-distant fu- producing sound scientific analysis and legal con- Productive Education LLC, around his inventive ture. Deborah Gale ([email protected]) works at the sultation. Mike spent seven months in China and ideas for organizing. He worked 16 years in the U. of Vermont in admissions. She specializes in the Taiwan during 2006-07 teaching industrial rela- tions and doing research on Chinese labor issues. Right now, he’d rather be studying Chinese phi- losophy and going to the beach. James Blume says he would Early this year, I organized a group event for the Cornell Alumni Association of Northern Cali- ‘ fornia. We attended an NBA game between the rather be sailing someplace Golden State Warriors and the . A surprise attendee was Dr. Judi Bloom Hauswirth, where cell phones don’t work. who lives in Southern California. A longtime Knicks fan, she was in the Oakland area that week, so Alex’ Barna ’72 she decided to join our group at the game. Judi told us about her daughter, who just graduated from college and was working for a Japanese news computer industry prior to starting his company and retention of underrepresented stu- organization. She was assigned to cover the Hillary in 1989. “We have adopted the ‘Cornell Notes’ for- dents. “I often think about my tenure at Cornell Clinton campaign and spent much of the past year mat, which is a two-column note-taking system and how my experiences with the early days of af- traveling around the country with Senator Clinton. that is being popularized around the country.” He firmative action influence and inform the work I That must have been quite an experience. has received more than 25 to replicate in do today.” Deborah lives in Plainfield, VT, with James Blume is a partner in a small law firm physical devices how computers operate algorith- husband Marek Pyka and son Matthew. (Blume Faulkner PLLC) in Richardson, TX. He re- mically by employing clever folding models. If you’re trying to reach someone, let us cently helped organize the Dallas Democratic David’s wife Sharon (Braunstein) ’72 is a psy- know and we’ll make an effort to connect you. Lawyers Association. James says that Dallas Coun- chotherapist practicing in Hopkinton, MA. Younger Please e-mail Linda or me. c Matt Silverman, ty has become a “blue” county in a very “red” son Zachary ’04 attended the Hotel school. [email protected]; Linda Germaine-Miller, state. For hobbies, he enjoys sailing. James owns Jody Bolz, MFA ’73 ([email protected]) writes [email protected]. a J-44, which he keeps on Lake Texoma. He was from the Washington, DC, area, where she’s lived inspired to buy the boat after seeing one of her for more than 30 years. “I don’t know why it’s tak- sisters on Cayuga Lake during our 20th Reunion in en me a thousand years to resurface.” She’s a poet I want to start this column by 1992. James says he would rather be sailing some- and essayist who taught for many years at George proudly announcing that my place where cell phones don’t work. The one thing Washington U. and edits Poet Lore, America’s old- 72 daughter Kelly Leigh Barna married he remembers most fondly about Cornell was be- est poetry journal (launched in 1889). She has two Ian Spaulding during a lovely outdoor ceremony ing president of Willard Straight Hall as a senior. children with husband Brad Northrup, who feels like near Half Moon Bay, CA. Kelly works for Cornell at James would like to hear from his freshman room- a Cornellian because the couple put two children the Western Regional Office in San Francisco. mate, Tom Barron. While we’re talking about Texas, through Cornell—son Eli ’07 and daughter Jessie I was fortunate to be able to travel to Ana- I had to travel to Houston in May on business and ’08. Ken Werker ([email protected]) heim, CA, this spring to watch the Cornell men’s spent the weekend visiting with Wes Schulz, who checked in from Vancouver, BC. “I’m now manag- basketball team participate in the NCAA basket- lives in nearby Sugar Land. Wes is a nuclear engi- ing partner of Ray & Berndtson’s Vancouver office. ball tournament after winning the Ivy League neer for the Houston power company. We took a Our office is British Columbia’s largest executive championship for the first time in 20 years. Un- tour of NASA’s Johnson Space Center (where fail- search firm and part of Canada’s largest executive fortunately for the Big Red, their “March Madness” ure in NOT an option), then drove to Galveston Is- search firm. I’m specializing in healthcare, uni- experience lasted only one game, losing to Stan- land for some seafood and my first look at the Gulf versities, and professional services firms. Life has ford (the Cornell of the West). Cornell clearly was of Mexico. The next day we visited the San Jacin- definitely been very good for us here on Cana- not used to playing against a team that had twin to Battlefield Memorial just east of Houston to da’s west coast.” Wife Janet ’74 was named a 7-foot centers. I ran into Steve Kane, MBA ’73, learn how Sam Houston and the Texans defeated Canada Research Chair in Psychology at the U. of at the game. Steve was recovering from knee sur- the Mexican General Santa Ana, avenging the British Columbia as a result of her research in lan- gery and was still on crutches. But that did not Alamo and achieving Texas independence. guage acquisition. The Werkers’ son Greg ’98 is a stop him from biting the bullet and attending the Robert Efron, DVM ’75, is a veterinarian in PhD student at U. of British Columbia. game. It seemed to me that there were more Cor- Hartford, CT. He reports that he is taking a two- Here are some short-takes from e-mail. Bill ’70 nell fans than Stanford rooters in attendance (we year history course on Judaism, as well as taking and Cathy Besosa Maro (cathy.r.maro@baesystems. certainly made more noise). I also thought that dance lessons from his wife Sharon. Bob is also com) reported a Cornell marriage of their daughter the Big Red Band outplayed their highly publi- getting in shape and practicing to do an ironman Lauren ’05 to Colin Murphy ’05 in Boston about cized but overrated counterparts from Stanford. half-triathlon. He would love to hear from anyone a year ago. Cathy says, “There were loads of Cor- Who wants a tree for a mascot anyway? from Dorm 2, Floor 2, or from any fraternity broth- nellians in attendance.” Jeff Gutman (Jgutman@ After 30 years, Louise Shelley changed jobs. er from Phi Sigma Epsilon. Stephanie Stern is a worldbank.org) is now VP for operations policy and She is now the director of the Terrorism, Transna- laser optics manufacturer for a very small “niche” country services at the World Bank. Alan Mittman tional Crime, and Corruption Center (TraCCC) and business making pellicle (thin film) beam splitters. ([email protected]), associate director, Cornell Of- professor at the School of Public Policy at George She enjoys singing, dancing, and hiking and keeps fice of Workforce Diversity, Equity, and Life Quali- Mason U. in Arlington, VA. Her “after hours” ac- busy running spotlights for the community theater ty, reported this exciting news: “Our granddaughter tivities include textile and rug collecting. Donna in Mt. Kisco, organizing her high school reunion, Lela Zoe was born April 13, 2007 to our son Asa Brescia moved to Ithaca in 2007 and has really and being involved in school affairs where her child ’98 and his wife Michele (Eng) ’98.” School of enjoyed “coming home.” She manages the dorms attends high school. Stephanie fondly remembers 88 Cornell Alumni Magazine | cornellalumnimagazine.com Class Notes 89 Touch- Will of smuggled “went to his “went October 2008 | VerSchure and Jodi and VerSchure Jack Wind Mi O’Connell Fisher and I shared a NYR I shared and Fisher Touchdown: The Story of the The Story of Touchdown: , MA ’76, Dick, MBA Clifford Vanessa ’09, also a Nutrition has created a Cornell Class of a Cornell has created September The longer I’m out of Cornell, the Cornell, I’m out of longer The friends the I appreciate more even those and while there made Stechschulte, John Foote researched Foote John Stechschulte, Diane Kopelman (Miller) ’73 for Reunion-goers, Reunion-goers, for y Bill Howard Apparently inspired by his experiences many by his experiences inspired Apparently Nancy Maczulak Remember, we are always willing to write always willing we are Remember, Betsy Steve , [email protected]; Moore c major with interest in the slow-food movement), slow-food in the with interest major evening’s Friday with producing charged was who bar- Cornell in legendary doused chicken grilled Dalebecue sauce. his wife , JD ’77, brought Lazar his daughter and his wife year of reunion the campus for On major. Nanc ’76, stopped by to visit. The two cars with Ten- two by to visit. The ’76, stopped to Carolyn plates belonged nessee Gregg Davis of Kay to Marleen and Forge Pigeon dean former and is a professor Marleen Knoxville. She Tennessee. at U. of school architecture the of as a means fashion) uses Facebook (in a limited grads. and students with her communicating of has just she class webmaster, incoming the As Cor- on the page 1974 Web a draft launch helped to beta test; soon this our officers server for nell to en- classmates all ’74 site will be available for our communications. hance Sielschott in his Red bear mascot Big the of origins the book, released newly to the will be donated Cornell Bear. All proceeds was over at While John ‘74 Scholarship. Class of of copies autographing Store Cornell the down years ago along the sidelines with fellow cheer- sidelines the along years ago leaders 1974 group on Facebook.com as part of our pre- as part of on Facebook.com 1974 group While Facebook started in activities. reunion college, website for networking 2004 as a social to con- it has grown students, school high then workplace, city, by region, all ages of people nect net- business for great It’s interest. and school, make doesn’t “Facebook Bill says, And, working. old you are.” how you show a marvelous sample of bear cub taxidermy onto bear cub taxidermy sample of a marvelous was soon bedecked It Rupert/Foote porch. the the from items other and scarves, with pennants, collection. Foote/Rupert Cornelliana about classmates other than class officers and than class officers other about classmates But you must members! family Cornell-related with organizations to belong news, us the send live within case, in my or, PR departments, good , in Syracuse Post-Standard the of range reporting you! from this happen. Let us hear to make order Bill and , [email protected]; Raye , Howard [email protected]. (non-reunion year) dorm room in Baker Tower, in Baker room year) dorm (non-reunion stairwells. in the footfalls complete with echoing and that she reported She the watched and night TKE, on Saturday fraternity, syn- the part of are who has friends Jack Belmont. finished Brown Big Brown. Big that owns dicate if he first would have finished last, but I bet he lives in Ridge- Red!” Jack Big had been named Nancy City. law in Jersey practices NJ, and wood, will be cele- David husband and that she notes in July. anniversary 25th wedding their brating in Boston lessons dancing at ballroom met They For their championships. on to win many went and planning are they however, anniversary, upcoming top candi- the now Right trip somewhere. a bike Island. Edward or Prince Napa are dates Cornell friends I have made since leaving Ithaca. leaving since I have made friends Cornell 75 ’03 Trevor Kristen Kimber- from CALS from and broth- and Steve Ruiz was there, as was there, . Marleen Kay Perry Jacobs John Alexan- Olsenwick Olsenwick ’70 Lenny, Shapiro Toriello, Toriello, (a junior Nutrition (a junior Renee ’08 Latham Evan, JD ’77, Stewart hosted two spring events spring two hosted Chris Cobaugh Kasie ’09 (Auburn, NY), who has a mas- has NY), who (Auburn, Andrew Chang, Dutcher, Dutcher, is reconnecting Chi Psis from the Chi Psis from is reconnecting John Foote Gordon, Gordon, Gray ’72 and and Bill Van filer , loyal class news Sweringen Current and past ’74 class presidents past ’74 class presidents and Current Membership chair Kristen and John also hosted a weekend-long also hosted John Kristen and James Nocek to celebrate the graduation of daughter Re- daughter of graduation the to celebrate Ted Moore fam- Moore the was hosting ’71, who classes of 1968 to 1976 in the hopes of a reunion of hopes 1968 to 1976 in the classes of Chi Psis as well as local get-togethers. at Cornell, are encouraged to Bob at Mrgray1000@aol. contact com. noted and request this TX, echoed Houston, from con- process selection that as his son’s college has to be a better way.” on, “there tinues Rupert well as her daughter daughter well as her reunion planning retreat whose purpose was to whose retreat planning reunion our 35th we can meet about how ideas generate participation fundraising and attendance Reunion ’74 T- Class of “Notable furnished Our hosts goals. missions scouting shirts” to wear on our assigned and current Many events. classes’ reunion other of members council and class officers long-serving Brian including participated, Beglin, ’76, Helgader, MBA Valdmanis Davis and younger son Robert attended the fes- the son Robert attended younger Davis and son Stephen of in honor tivities ’08. I brought sister Jean my along Moore er his son of graduation the for ily en masse is the and Studies in American majored ’08. Trevor about in this I will be talking graduate last Moore column (I promise). ly Christy Bonni Shulman Mary Mary, and Berens Ellen Smith produced by daughter Emily by daughter produced Drexler PhD a and State U. Penn from science ter’s in dairy recently Tech, Virginia from science in animal grow- first winery the Vineyards, Anyela’s opened Ac- Lake. Skaneateles on nearby its own grapes ing a vineyard owning article, news to a local cording has been dream James’s 30 years and making the in heritage. family European to his Eastern is related up and dug then fall, in the buried are His vines them to protect again in spring trellises put on the ca- original James’s conditions. harsh winter from re- involving herds, in dairy was as an expert reer national significant for early honors and search agriculture. to animal contributions (Mamaroneck, NY) hailed originally that he revealed camp in to summer went and NY, Rochester, from He Lake. also a Finger Lake, on Keuka Yan Penn blurb: Bob following the a plea to print made “Ghost” Home in Forest house Italianate charming at their in Ithaca. operations base of that serves as their recep- a champagne attended classmates Several after Commence- 2008 graduates Class of for tion Henry including ment, (Ganss) Grillo, wife Kathy son Daniel’75, and a tech- is currently ’08. Henry and Design of School the for member faculty nical and Arts, the of School Carolina North Production, technolo- theatre courses in drafting, has taught CAD. Peggy and direction, technical gy, Cangilos- husband with architect Ruiz was there ’72 becca Albany a JD from earned who ’08. Peggy, Bankrupt- US in 1979, was appointed Law School cy in Judge for York New the of District Northern and law in both Florida has practiced 2007. She ex- lectured has also written and and York New Cangilos-Ruiz The on bankruptcy issues. tensively NY. lives in Skaneateles, now family and husband Scott. Cornell-related events include events Cornell-related Scott. husband and daughter of graduation the of transfer the and in nutrition with a degree CALS as a junior. into son Travis youngest hold- Everything Has Two promotes a new book by a new promotes called, called, is an attorney in Albany, is an attorney Alex Barna, ab478@cornell. The class column for this issue class column for The Reports of with the can be found begin on which Classes, Reunion c Pauline Brooks Drexler ’75 I start this column with news written by professional items to items progress and sources is an attorney with Angelini, Viniar & Viniar with Angelini, is an attorney and and Ronald Pies Ed GaryCarol Rubin, [email protected]; or Ross, [email protected]. Ross, The month of May found Fabius, NY, alpaca NY, Fabius, found May of month The Sherrie McNulty Perhaps the activists were more successful in successful more activists were the Perhaps on YOU I depend and Carol, Gary, Remember, page 66. page 73 classmate classmate Living. Guide to the Art of Handles: The Stoic’s from philosophers is that “the Ron’s premise or two about can teach us a thing Greece ancient is He America.” with life in 21st-century coping at both SUNY Upstate psychiatry of professor School U. at Tufts and NY, U. in Syracuse, Medical in Boston. Ron has written several Medicine of a and poetry, a book of textbooks, psychiatric Boston lives near He stories. short of collection MSW. Butters, with his wife Nancy farmers where I have constructed the content, sometimes content, the I have constructed where release press online A recent details. with fuzzier Journal Tufts the from 74 ing their annual shearing festival. Record numbers festival. Record shearing annual their ing pat- alpacas, of shearing the watched attendees of apple at the hand their tried and lambs, ted the grand- two new welcomed Pauline catapult. Ed and Grace, Sarah including family, their into children Ithaca, walks in the gorges, reading in the gar- in the reading gorges, the walks in Ithaca, there. just being generally dens—and edu; edu; Fein where she represents children in Family Court. She children represents she where play ten- gym, and out at the hang loves to travel, is ad- that she admits Sherrie summer. nis in the Last books. downloaded and iPod her to dicted November, Spanish immersion took a two-week she can’t learn that one learned course in Mexico—and would says that she Sherrie Spanish in two weeks. Beach, FL. Vero beach, particularly be at the rather The one thing that she from war.” stopped the was that “we fondly at Cornell most time her remembers Carl Viniar Freedman, Medi- South Jersey with the a mediator Rut- at the professor an adjunct and Center, ation Law in Camden, of School gers Carl NJ. After hours, subjects to an resolution-related conflict teaches syna- class at their post-confirmation 11th grade or teaching, working not When gogue. to Carl likes to guide busy trying keeps and movies the attend Carl years. teenage their through children his three remembers the great community activists antiwar of says that He world. the to change ready at Cornell, us. of to some what happened sure is not he our world aspects of some changing ultimately able to been While we have not than Carl thinks. war,completely end marriage same-sex this month That is a significant legal in California. became 40 years ago. unthinkable in our culture, change will Party Democratic this year the In addition, nominate an African-American man as its candidate of This is one States. United the of President for our history of in the changes significant most the nation. plant- event this historic seeds for the Were 1960s? Could this be a activists in the ed by the reunion? next at our discussion a panel for topic your family. about yourself and us news to send to: news Send 074-111CAMSO08Notes 8/14/08 3:47 PM Page 89 Page PM 3:47 8/14/08 074-111CAMSO08Notes 074-111CAMSO08Notes 8/14/08 3:47 PM Page 90

I just spent a long weekend in Florida with seven Island family cruise. They all sound enjoyable to bits and pieces about the old DG crowd, and such great women reminiscing, catching up, and me! Some of our classmates’ children have been would love to see them. If anyone stops in Pitts- discussing the future. Steffi Feit Gould (gould getting a head start on a Cornell education by at- burgh, Liz would love a call. More news in the [email protected]) lives on Long Island with hus- tending Summer College. Those who attended in- next column. Keep it coming! c Deb Gellman, band Perry ’74. Son Andrew works in Seattle, clude: Stephanie Adler Ben-Yaish’s son Joshua, [email protected]; Karen DeMarco Boroff, Jason is at U. of Michigan, and Keith is at U. of Frank Goodwin’s son Adrian, Caryn Goldsamt [email protected]; Mitch Frank, mjfgator@aol. Wisconsin. Karen Lauterbach ([email protected]) lives Margolis’s daughter Jenna, Gerald Smith’s daugh- com; Joan Pease, [email protected]. in Chapel Hill, NC, with husband Mark Powers ter Elizabeth, Fran Melton-Levine’s daughter ([email protected]). Karen heads marketing Amanda, and Joseph Mott’s daughter Devon. communications at RTI Int’l and is managing edi- On to the e-mail folder of news (thanks so Greetings, all, and thanks to tor of the newly formed RTI Press. She is also a lit- much for sending tidbits so we can always keep our those of you who sent in your eracy tutor and is training to teach English as a classmates in the know). Clifford Proctor (clifford 76 news forms. I have lots of info Second Language. Mark is enjoying his affiliation [email protected]) is in NYC working as a porter at to share. A reminder to those who would like to with Duke U.’s School of Medicine, where he is an the West End Intergenerational Residence. In late “find” an old friend from Cornell, please check out associate professor of pulmonary medicine. Son 2006, he became a Secular Franciscan (that is a Cornell’s online alumni directory, for alumni only. Luke is in San Francisco working and taking grad- lay person who follows the Gospel in the footsteps Go to https://directory.alumni.cornell.edu and get uate courses at Stanford. Son Kyle just graduated of St. Francis and St. Clare). He practices Tai Chi, back in touch with someone you’ve lost track of. from UNC, Chapel Hill and is working in Atlanta. and poetry and music are also hobbies. Occasion- I’ve been asked to pass along that Bob Abbie Smith, PhD ’81 (abbie.smith@chicago ally he sees classmate Kenneth McCumiskey. Also “Ghost” Gray ’72 is reconnecting Chi Psi’s from gsb.edu) is the Boris and Irene Stern Professor of in NYC is Neal Platt ([email protected]), who has the classes of 1968-76 in hopes of a reunion at Accounting at the U. of Chicago Graduate School been practicing intellectual property law for 30 Cornell, as well as local get-togethers. Chi Psi’s of Business. She sits on several corporate boards years, and teaching it at Hofstra Law School for are encouraged to contact Bob at Mrgray1000@ and loves to travel. Cindy Coulter George-Harris 25 years as a special professor. Neal’s wife is also aol.com. Cindy Powell lives in North Carolina ([email protected]) is a matrimonial lawyer a lawyer, his daughter just graduated from Hof- and works at the U. of North Carolina, Chapel in Greenwich, CT. Her son Dan works in Washing- stra Law School (she’s an articles editor on the Hill as chief, division of pediatric genetics and ton, DC, and daughter Caroline just finished her Labor Law Journal), and his son is completing his metabolism. Last spring she traveled to Turkey junior year at U. of Colorado. Cindy is very proud second year at Brooklyn Law School. Neal wonders and her tour group included fellow Cornellian that she shot a hole-in-one last year at Mt. Trem- how his home became an Inn of Court! Barbara Jeanne Mullenhoff, MS ’80. Mark Ruderman’s blant in Quebec while playing with sister Pam Riggs ([email protected]) writes from law firm, Ruderman & Glickman, is celebrating Coulter Mason ’76. I had the pleasure of attend- Middleburg, VA, where she retired in 2006 after its 20th year. Partner Steve Glickman ’71 is also ing the Cornell-BU hockey game in NYC in No- spending 31 years working for the US Secret Ser- an ILRie. Their firm solely represents manage- vember with Cindy, her husband, and her father vice. During her career she served six presidents, ment (public and private) on the East Coast. Vir- Bill Coulter ’45, who just passed away this April. visited all 50 states and every continent except gil Dearmond writes that he is with Army and He was a great guy who loved Cornell and at- Antarctica, and witnessed history in the making. Air Force Exchange Service. He is the contracting tending Big Red sports. She now pursues equestrian interests and is con- officer for strategic initiatives (lifestyle centers, Also attending our “Girls’ Weekend” was Chris- templating writing a book or two. That should be wireless communications, triple play). He has tine “Ting” Magill Kamon ([email protected]), some interesting reading material. been traveling to Thailand, Egypt, and Brazil. who recently moved back to Chester County, PA, Out in Berkeley, CA, is Laurie Schlansky Pi- Betsy Landsman writes that for the past six with husband Mark, who is SVP at Carpenter Tech- otrkowski ([email protected]). She was big years she has been the proprietor of the Lands- nology. Son Jake and wife welcomed the first on Japanese studies at Cornell and recently re- man Dog Hotel, a five-star resort/spa for small grandchild, Matthew; son Mike is on his second turned to making daily use of these skills at Sony dogs. Her son Willie just celebrated his bar mitz- tour in Iraq with the Army; and daughter Emily is Computer Entertainment America, working on vah, and five other Cornell alumni were in atten- in graduate school. Cindy Johnson Giambastiani PlayStation product documentation. She also took dance, including her father, Richard Landsman and husband Ed have retired from the Navy after her husband on his first trip to Japan, where she ’48, Robert Landsman ’50, Arnold Abelson ’43, 37 years (Ting and I were honored to attend the was included in a work celebration. Nearer to Jennifer Landsman Chobor ’85, and Brett Nuss- Admiral’s retirement service last July at the Naval home, she saw an “old” professor, T.J. Pempel, at baum ’87. Diane Bingemann Garcia is a sixth Academy). They will stay in Washington, DC, and a Berkeley Rep Theater event. She helped proof grade math/science teacher in Palo Alto, CA, the Eastern Shore, which will keep them close to one of his books as a student, but didn’t know he spending her free time horseback riding (she has daughter Cathie, son Peter, and their first grand- was also in the Bay Area. Andrew Abramson, MCE five horses), skiing, camping, and hiking. David child, Hannah. Lynn Arrison Harrison (lah2127@ ’77 ([email protected]) is president/CEO Dennihy is an emergency physician and medical aol.com) and husband Chip ’74 live in Hacketts- of Value Companies Inc., a national residential real officer/physician with the FDNY. His free time is town, NJ. Lynn is a paralegal at Nusbaum, Stein estate development and property management firm spent in fitness activities, fishing, and as a Naval while Chip has been planning and overseeing the in Clifton, NJ. He is married with three children. Reserve medical officer. construction of their country house (soon to be Heather ’05 lives in NYC with twin sister Lauren, William “Buck” Briggs lives in Ithaca, NY, and retirement home) in the Adirondacks. Son Ridge- who graduated from U. of Wisconsin. Daughter Car- is VP of labor arbitration and litigation of the Na- ly works at and son Willie just grad- ly is a high school junior and beginning her school tional Football League. He is teaching sports law uated from St. Lawrence. Lynn and I visited search that will hopefully include Cornell. Andrew at Penn’s law school (in the fall) and at Cornell daughter Katie when we were in Florida. I (Deb) is active in the Cornell Real Estate Council and has Law School (in the spring). He is also the color have been with AIG for the past seven years, but participated in the lecture seminar series at the voice of football. As to what he’s recently took a new role as a fixed income prod- graduate real estate school. He is on the board of been doing recently: “Watching my hairline recede uct specialist with our Asset Management Group. directors of Valley National Bancorp and serves as in the mirror every morning.” You’re not alone, I will soon be traveling, so I may look up some chairman of the Audit Committee. Buck! Ellie Friedland is an associate professor of of you Cornellians across the country. Let me I was delighted to hear from former apartment- early childhood education at Wheelock College in know if you are up for a visit! mate Liz Sagan Quinlan ([email protected]), who Boston, MA. Recently she has done volunteer work Several classmates took advantage of Cor- is still a practicing urologist in Pittsburgh. Inter- with public school teachers in Guatemala. Rob nell’s Adult University in 2007 to travel and learn estingly, one of the foremost experts in her spe- Monson lives in Santa Rosa, CA, and is the VP of all over the world. Linda and Paul Higdon went cialty, which is female urology, is classmate David operations at a high-tech electronics start-up us- to Ithaca to attend a pre-reunion seminar, while Staskin, currently affiliated with Columbia. He ing patented magneto-inductive magnetic sensor Charles, JD ’78, Marcy, and Michael Grundner joined her for dinner while giving a lecture in technology, building both magnetic sensors and went to Gettysburg, PA, to hear all about the bat- Pittsburgh. Daughter Kate is in dental school at U. 3-axis tilt compensated compass modules. Rob has tle. Elaine Johnson Ayres went to France to learn of Pittsburgh, daughter Annie graduated from U. reconnected with former Phi frater- about the wine and cuisine of Bordeaux, while of Maryland in May, son Max is a junior at U. of nity brothers, hearing from ’76ers Lowell McAdam Marc Levine ’74, DVM ’78, and Fran Melton- Pittsburgh, and daughter Molly is a marketing di- and Kris Anderson in the past months. Levine took their family to Tanzania for a safari, rector in Pittsburgh and mother of Liz’s first grand- Ward Naughton, MBA ’79, lives in San Francis- and Brian Marder, DVM ’80, went on a Galapagos child, Jack, providing lots of fun for Liz. She hears co, CA, and is president of HiFX Inc. and managing 90 Cornell Alumni Magazine | cornellalumnimagazine.com Class Notes 91 Jeff Mark Larry October 2008 Jordan Schell- volunteers at their volunteers | (jeffrey203@charter. Mike: Reunion Curran are leading the effort to effort the leading are Hoyt: Meal Host (a total Host Meal Hoyt: September Mark your calendars: our 30th your calendars: Mark 4- place June will take Reunion co-chairs 7, 2009! Reunion Annette Mulee, Annette@mulee. The class column for this issue class column for The of Reports with the can be found begin on which Classes, Reunion c Steve Magacs Lisa Barsanti ([email protected]) has been liv- has been ([email protected]) and and Howie Eisen, [email protected]; Pratt: Door Prizes/Corporate Donations; Dan Donations; Door Prizes/Corporate Pratt: Ross, MPS ’79 (rosslanzafame@ Lanzafame Thanks to everyone for their news. Your class Your news. their for Thanks to everyone Current reunion volunteers and the jobs they the and volunteers reunion Current Be on the lookout for the “Freshman Dorm “Freshman the for lookout Be on the netscape.net) was named National Volunteer of the of Volunteer National was named netscape.net) in April. Association Lung American the by Week New of Association Lung American Ross chairs the the of as a member serving as well as State, York Lung American the for directors of board national Law Health chairs the he In addition, Association. Ross lives in State Bar. York New the of Section NY, law firm Rochester, in the is a partner he where health practices LLP; he & Emery Secrest Harter, of homes nursing and hospitals representing law, care mat- reimbursement and corporate, in regulatory, we all as- to which an accomplishment And ters. Jeff retirement. pire: Brown They have a 3-year-old daughter Dasha, and their Dasha, and daughter have a 3-year-old They Nuriel March. was born in Constantine son Aaron Lapidot is a program 12 years and for in San Diego ing chipset developer. a WiMax NextWave, at manager Schaick) His wife Dianne (Van old- Their synagogue. their and school children’s youngest the and nest the out of are est children and class school high her of is class president cats” the “squeezing not she’s plays soccer when ap- Nuriel San Diego, in Living cookies. or baking Bobincluding a few visitors, gets parently , Scharf fiber con- optical his for extensively travels who John and company, nector Bennett. , [email protected]. Petracca correspondents would love to hear from the rest the from would love to hear correspondents us at the of to one directly news you, too. Send of Form, or use a News return below, addresses e-mail http://classof77.alumni. ’77 website, Class of the cornell.edu/. com; net) writes that he retired at age 52 from GE after 52 from at age retired he writes that net) the for about opportunities thinking He’s 31 years. con- is considering and his life, chapter of next save money them to help with businesses sulting Six of use the through efficient more become and methodologies. lean and Sigma page 66. page 78 79 have taken on include: on include: have taken Stone If you all to enjoy. us for weekend a great create planning with the in volunteering interested are Reunion during or helping activities reunion of Steve know itself, please let Larry and Weekend and at [email protected] them by contacting respectively. [email protected], Treasurer; of eight meal hosts/captains are needed); Elina needed); are hosts/captains meal eight of Hum ’80: Souvenirs; Mansoor, MBA : Registration and Website; and and Website; and Lambert: Registration ’79 website this Puzzle” located on our Class of What (http://classof79.alumni.cornell.edu). fall for a chance Dorm Puzzle? It’s Freshman is the and rosters dorm freshman you to reassemble Cornell with old friends. reconnect hopefully : Class Forum. Many more tasks need to be tasks need more : Class Forum. Many Weiss involved. getting completed; please consider (susan graduated ([email protected]) ([email protected]) has ([email protected]) Susan Szymanski Liguori celebrated 29 years of marriage this marriage 29 years of celebrated and and Janet Bowden Howard Loomis ’50. ’49, MBA Joel Benjamin Janet Bowden, a licensed marriage and fam- and marriage a licensed Bowden, Janet Many of the above classmates sent personal sent above classmates the of Many Some children chose schools other than other schools chose children Some been living and working in Kazakhstan for most for in Kazakhstan working and been living is a Joel Based in Almaty, last 15 years. the of law firm international London-based in the partner firm’s Central the heads and Sapte, Wilde Denton prac- capital markets and finance, banking, Asia Ko- to Ekaterina was married Joel Last year tice. bank. a Kazakhstan of director a managing mova, ily therapist, is busy coaching and consulting with consulting and is busy coaching ily therapist, from separated Janet children. autistic of parents has been busy and five years ago husband her raising and practice psychotherapy her growing is a finan- Reina Joe children. entertaining those Gar- Square Madison for consultant systems cial has glimpsed the he where City, York in New den City and Radio and Garden at the workings inner in coaches a few players and even bumped into has become Joe time, In his spare hallways. the productions in eight appearing thespian, quite the ap- he This past spring, last two years. over the in Oklahoma, Marshall, Federal the as Cord, peared Fipp in Urinetown. at Senator also appeared and Divinity of Master up her followed Susan Liguori clini- with four Divinity School Yale from degree is now and internships education cal pastoral skilled of residents as a chaplain serving working CT. in Greenwich, facilities nursing updates as well. Art Loomis is president of North- of as well. Art Loomis is president updates sells buys and he where NY, east Capital in Albany, wife Patricia Art and country. banks all over the (Allen) ’78 is all Pat’s. credit Art writes that the past June. to visit Cor- that it was fascinating also noted He a 53- eyes of the campus through see the and nell eyes the through all looking we’re Yep, year-old. Ellen Birnbaum at this point. 50-somethings of also had an anniversary this Mark husband and at an marriage 27 years of celebrated They year. in Mex- Riviera Maya in the spa resort adult-only Alumni Ambassador been a Cornell Ellen has ico. enjoys meet- and 22 years for NY, Neck, in Great the works for She Cornellians. prospective ing is very involved in and Hempstead North of Town community. in her politics local Democratic Mom’s or Dad’s alma mater. Ellen Birnbaum’s son mater. alma or Dad’s Mom’s is MIT and from in June graduated Jonathan Stanley in New at Morgan trader as a working York. enter- lots of “provide children writes that her performance in music Son Ben majored tainment.” State U., Long at California as a percussionist in film act- Ali is majoring daughter Beach, and Arts. Performing the of at NYU’s Tisch School ing JoeClass president ’s ([email protected]) Reina first year as a the- her has finished Katie daughter son Joe Joe’s U.; Dickinson at Fairleigh ater major Art Loomis’s daugh- And chef. is a professional Jr. College. is at Williams ter Genevieve [email protected]). And Art And [email protected]). ’81’s Loomis, MBA starts Julia daughter ([email protected]) grandfa- her of urging at the fall, this at Cornell ther by Cornell in the Food Science program, Class of Class program, Science Food in the by Cornell , is ’11 of Class Cornellian, new Another 2012. LauraEllen mother, Birnbaum. Her Wurman that Laura writes Birnbaum ([email protected]), in Don- living Cornell, year at freshman loved her daughter, Ellen’s oldest AEPhi. pledging lon and Deborah at Co- year second her ’06, finished Christine Law. lumbia Liguori ’08 parents proud writes ILR this past May, from Stephen is live Amy Steve Albert and wife Dar- wife and Sussman, Krinsk Sussman, Hanavan, Relf@ Hanavan, is the CEO of Clinton CEO of is the is smiling down on us. down is smiling writes that he is serv- writes that he , [email protected]. is the branch chief at the chief branch is the Pat Relf Lenoir is a in the Lenoir ([email protected]) and wife Amyand (Camardo) Karen Krinsky Fall is back and reminds me of me reminds Fall is back and life cycle of ever-renewing the our of A number academia. and Darfler lives in Groton, NY, and is and NY, Darfler lives in Groton, c Lisa Diamant Downs lives in Brooklyn, NY, and works and NY, lives in Brooklyn, Downs Gary Buerman , MS ’78, was promoted ’76, MS Weinstein Steven Christine Butler Alice Mascette That’s all for now. Please keep sending your sending Please keep now. That’s all for 77 classmates reported on the college activities of activities college on the reported classmates that one me also reminded which offspring, their up. to grow choose doesn’t even if one older, gets writes that his daughter Elizabeth was accepted writes that his daughter director of Hanover Partners. His free-time activi- His free-time Partners. Hanover of director renovating and golf include ties in cabin a lake ad- internationally, traveling been He’s Vermont. companies. growth emerging vising director is managing He GA. live in Atlanta, lene time spends Tom Management. Asset at Mastholm re- fondly and his sons for youth lacrosse coaching members band rock the for drums playing at Zoltan State. York all over New and fraternities Cornell the Pharmaceuticals’ Regeneron of president to vice therapeu- will be the He group. Sciences Clinical dis- related and inflammation for head area tic clinical late-stage for responsible and orders inflammation-related for activities development more has Steven, who agents. investigational in- healthcare in the experience of than a decade to reviewer writer and was a lead clinical dustry, Regereron’s rilonacept, of registration support the of group CAPS, a of treatment the for candidate conditions. inflammatory inherited rare, writes from St.writes from Louis, MO, where he Tom is prisons. for food of agent Garr a purchasing Virginia Beach Dept. of Public Health and a cap- and Health Public Beach Dept. of Virginia had a She Corps Reserve. Nurse Navy tain in the 2007. May until to active duty recall three-year Charles Andersen in Kildeer, IL. Charles is president/CEO of Transco of IL. Charles is president/CEO in Kildeer, in a 140-mem- singing are Amy and Both he Inc. Singers. Master Chicago called the ber ensemble group with the will be traveling In July 2008 they 2007, their In May tour to Provence. on a concert a first- is now and Duke from graduated son Eric Their Chicago. Illinois, at U. of student year dental in June. Harvard from graduated Carrie daughter Global Initiative. His after-hours extracurricular His after-hours Global Initiative. Board Cornell the chair of vice include activities Amer- of Association the of director Trustees, of Henry chair at the and Scholars, Rhodes ican after 22 years on retired He Settlement. Street service on public full-time to focus Street Wall Mitchell Jr. Oliver activities. nonprofit and National Heart, Lung and Blood Inst. in Bethes- Blood Inst. and Lung Heart, National MD. Cameronda, Munter After Serbia. in Belgrade, ambassador as a US ing na- Serbian by Embassy burned US the having re- time much spending is presently he tionalists, it. Bobbuilding Harrison at Car- secretary and counsel, general VP, senior PA. Corp. in Reading, Technology penter Lubow in Manhattan. company publishing a software for Marlaine Brem as spent are hours free Her therapist. a massage Commu- Lansing the of Friends the of president her for caregiver volunteer, hospice nity Library, synagogue. her aspects of in many and mother, you all well. I this finds in. I hope forms news that Sandyknow Widener Best always. [email protected]; [email protected]; tds.net; 074-111CAMSO08Notes 8/14/08 3:47 PM Page 91 Page PM 3:47 8/14/08 074-111CAMSO08Notes 074-111CAMSO08Notes 8/14/08 3:47 PM Page 92

maintains a database of club, sport, and Greek ’79ers who visit the city to stop by for a visit. with Pam, his wife of 23 years, and two daughters. membership, but not dorm associations. The goal They are there for a couple of years while Becky Ashley is a junior at Pepperdine U. studying com- is for the game to spur communications with ac- works on an IBM assignment. Tom is a senior munication, and Shannon is starting her sopho- quaintances from freshman year dorms and aid in consultant for Ingenium Group (a recruiting firm) more year at UC San Diego. getting ready for Reunion ’09. and has been spending free time trying to learn Eileen Crowley Fritsch and husband Frank Sue Zellner Dunietz is a full-time home- to speak Japanese and to master Japanese cook- ’79 call Los Gatos, CA, home, and also have a UC maker with a 9-1/2-year-old at home who has ing. He has also been touring around the Far East San Diego connection. Daughter Virginia is an special needs and requires a lot of time and at- and putting his photography skills to use. alumna and now has her sights set on vet school. tention. Sue enjoys scrapbooking in her spare Mona Mahlab Longman lives in Westchester, Son Frank is starting his junior year and is a cog time and volunteering with her daughter’s PTO. where she and husband Tom are raising three on USD’s nationally ranked volleyball team. Ac- She would enjoy hearing from Howie and Elaine children: Adam, a freshman at Washington U. in cording to Eileen, the shortest distance between Steinmetz Feldman ’80. Terri Grodner worked St. Louis; Ben, a high school sophomore who en- a non-Ag Cornellian and a cow’s udder is not a for the Harvard School of Public Health for 18 joys computers; and Emily, an 8th grader who is Straight line. “I remember Ag Days, where you years. For nearly the past two years, she has getting ready for her bat mitzvah this fall. Mona could milk a cow at Willard Straight, and how I been the director of the Diabetes Prevention and has begun to trade stocks and options again af- really wanted to do it, but the line was always Control Program at the Massachusetts Dept. of ter taking a break to raise her children. Chris and way too long, so maybe you could lobby to have Public Health and she is enjoying the challenges Amy Schapiro Cochran ’81 live in upstate New more cows there on future Ag Days.” Perhaps a presented by her new position. York on a 102-acre farm near Saratoga Springs. reader with some pull at the Dept. of Animal Sci- While college shopping through the Midwest, Sons Andrew ’09 and Keith ’07 are Cornellians, ence could help Eileen with her request. Tom Van Leeuwen, wife Sally, and daughter Car- and daughter Sarah, 14, is in high school. Those of you who enjoy a Florida grapefruit rie were able to get together for dinner with Please remember to send us your news at before heading off to work probably have Tom Chris Mailing ’78, his wife Arlene Brimer ’76, [email protected]. You can also write to us Stopyra to thank. He is technical crop advisor for and their daughter Hope. Chris owns Turin Bicy- directly: c Cindy Ahlgren Shea, cynthiashea@ the Packers of Indian River in Ft. Pierce, FL. The cle in Evanston, IL, and has grown the business hotmail.com; Kathy Zappia Gould, rdgould@sus company owns a packing house and 4,000 acres into one of the top 100 bicycle retailers in the com.net; and Cindy Willams, [email protected]. of citrus groves, and ships 1 million cartons of the country. Later on the same trip, the Van juicy gems each year. Elyse Tepper Nathanson Leeuwens dined with Geoff Smith, wife Robin, has reconnected to Cornell through son Brian ’12. and daughter Delaney. Geoff, retired from P&G in As we members of the Class of After a long absence she marveled at the trans- Cincinnati, OH, now consults with professional ’80 face our 50s, I am reminded formation of her former stomping ground, West and collegiate sports teams. 80 of the thoughts of the philoso- Campus. One of the things that attracted Brian Becky Smith Coggins is an associate pro- pher Carl Jung, who wrote, “In the second half of to Cornell was the idea of all-freshman housing fessor of surgery/emergency medicine and asso- life the necessity is imposed of recognizing no on North Campus. Elyse is married to Andrew ciate dean for medical student life advising in longer the validity of our former ideals but of their Nathanson ’79. the School of Medicine at Stanford U. Becky and contraries. Of perceiving the error in what was pre- Note to Carl Jung: you Kant stop Vanita Tay- her husband have three sons. Tom Furlong and viously our conviction, of sensing the untruth in lor (philosophers hate references to the compe- wife Becky are living in Tokyo and invite Class of what was our truth, and of weighing the degree tition). She and Cheryl Smith both work for the of opposition, and even of hostility, in what we Maryland Office of the Public Defender’s Children took to be love.” (Jung certainly would have in Need of Assistance Division. “I celebrated my knowingly nodded throughout most of the Sein- 50th in March, and Cheryl and I had dinner with feld episode called “The Opposite”.) several co-workers and friends to mark the occa- After brooding about this for a while I in- sion. At dinner we reminisced about our Quill and tended to write a stern rebuke of this Jungian phi- Dagger induction, and the drama surrounding the losophy about aging, until I realized that I would ceremony. My daughter Aleta, born in Ithaca dur- be playing right into his hands. I do remember ing my junior year, is now 29.” supporting Jung’s ideas as a student, but if he is Betsy Murphy Erickson had dinner for 50 for right about us 50-year-olds, should we not be- her 50th. The guest list included Mary McDonald lieve that he is now wrong and therefore right all ’79, Steve Magacs ’79, Alison Plotsky Brown ’78, along? Say what you will, Carl, but the one truth Steve and Jane Albert Hubbard ’81, Heather that shall remain unaltered as I hit 50 is my lousy Robbins ’83, and Gene ’82 and Margaret Thomas grade in Introduction to Philosophy. Stromecki ’86. Betsy is an appellate attorney Jung’s downer notwithstanding, our class- with the US Dept. of Justice, Tax Division, in Vi- mates are heading into their sixth decade full enna, VA. She has three children, Alex, 16, Theo, speed ahead in family, careers, and activities. 13, and Lydia, 10, and is a member of Venus D John Prokos skis, hikes, bikes, , and rides Minor, an eight-voice women’s singing his motorcycle when not designing new academ- group (do you think they would take a request ic buildings across the country. He is an architect for “Forever Jung”?). and principal with the Gund Partnership in Cam- A Big Red Riddle: What do Robert Holzer’s bridge, MA. John’s wife is Kim Tracy-Prokos ’78. company and the Big Red Band tuba section of Victoria Conn Halliday is a landscape architect, the late ’70s have in common? Here’s a big hint: although she studied art and art history at Cor- Robert is president of Chick Master Incubator Co. nell. She earned an MLA at the U. of Virginia and of Cleveland. Robert’s company makes poultry in- specializes in horse farm design and urban restora- cubators and produces vaccine for sale worldwide. tion. This focus should not surprise those who He visited the campus last spring and was re- knew Victoria as a member of the Big Red polo minded what a great life it was as a student on team. Her last project was the renovation of a his- the Hill. Many of us owe thanks to him for some toric cigar factory into retail and office suites. She of our best Cornell memories, as Robert spent is married with 5-year-old twins Annie and Owen, two years as show selection chairman at the Cor- and frequently returns to Ithaca to get together nell Concert Commission. He is a skier, and has with fellow equestrians. run into Bob Zuch ’77, ME ’80, and Dan Miron Apparently Bill Sussman didn’t get Jung’s ’79 on the slopes (figuratively). memo because he continues to play lightweight The study tours, seminars, and cruises of Cor- football, now with strapping sons Harry and Matt. nell’s Adult University offer a perspective you will Bill and his wife Arlene (Orenstein) ’84, MD ’90, find nowhere else. Imagine cruising the seas of just celebrated their 20th anniversary. Bill Prescott East Asia with Frank H.T. Rhodes, or heading to is still living on the left coast (San Ramon, CA) Gettysburg with Joel Silbey. Some of our classmates 92 Cornell Alumni Magazine | cornellalumnimagazine.com Class Notes 93 is still King Allan Nancy Patricia (spouse: October 2008 | David Barringer Mark Strickland, who Campbell, ronjencam@ Sobel. Retired from the from Sobel. Retired LaShoto, [email protected]; , [email protected]. , Lauren to New ’05, returned that court was and how diffi- how that court was and Leslie Rosenthal Jacobs sent in an announcement from in an announcement sent John read- , if you are McGrath September For some of us, retirement is no retirement us, of For some Re- concept. an abstract longer becca Hamilton and and Albanese wrote from London, where London, from wrote Albanese Jennifer Read Boyers of High Point, NC, who is “enjoy- NC, who Point, High Boyers of c Kathy Philbin , who is still teaching Psych 101 teaching is still PhD ’66, who PhD She “Retired.” TX, reports, Dallas, ’72) of Betsy Silverfine Joshua Fried Scott ’79 Stephanie Steinberg live in New Orleans and have rebounded from Ka- from rebounded have and Orleans live in New oldest, Their trina. Younger rebuilding. with the to help Orleans in studied at Penn, a senior Michelle, daughter had din- Jacobses The this past semester. London James with Prof. Orleans in New this past fall ner Maas, post-renovation. Hall Bailey enjoying and McGuinness went initially 1992. She since living has been she met Stanley, with Morgan a job overseas to take ever since. has been there and husband, Italian her child was third their before shortly retired She retir- 8. Since 13, 11, and now are kids born. Her skills to an “eclectic parenting taught has she ing Their London. live in West who parents of bunch” as Italy, UK and a lot between the travels family would be She summer. the during US well as the learn and friends old Cornell from happy to hear at [email protected]. stories their of wife and kids and has undergone dual hip re- dual has undergone and kids wife and am- make season the of ice and Snow placement. to North south a move so difficult, bulating future. in their be might or Tennessee Carolina at eeng- classmates from would love to hear He [email protected]. aol.com; and NYC, where he performs regularly as Radio Won- as Radio regularly performs he NYC, where media-mashing/multi-metric/high the derland, go learn more, To band. dance one-man concept to http://radiowonderland.org. a full-time and Winery Naked of owners the of one He in Oregon. Meadows at Mt. Hood ski instructor to heading and Cornell BSEE at my “After writes, I would thought I never with Intel, Valley Silicon trip it’s been . . . strange What a long be here! On that note, Dead say that?” Grateful the Didn’t http://classof our class website, please remember what’s hap- let us know and 81.alumni.cornell.edu, pening. 82 King, and writing, traveling, reading, time her spends daughter Her history.” about to learn more “trying U. Rebecca at Stanford in archeology majoring is lush, warm Ithaca idyllic, the remembers fondly Anne from would love to hear and summers Marie by job reported is the Mizel. “Nothing” Donnelly boys (10, four with her ‘easy time’“ ing 11, 14, and basketball. 5th/6th grade coaching 16), including says, because she leads by example apparently She long how “I forgot in shape fast.” But we all got were. cult ‘suicides’ Hilary from to hear would like She Mason and after 26 years is Air Force Mark MD, with wife Kimberly. lives in Columbia, Appellate Chief, has left his job as Deputy Division to begin a position Corps, JAG Division, Defense U. Law at Howard instructor as a legal writing Stake in the counselor is also second Mark School. of Church the of Stake Columbia the of Presidency his Cornell From Latter-Day Saints. Christ of Jesus fraternity of memories has fond years he and Orchards, Arboretum, the around walking and areas. Plantations a shout. give Mark this, ing Gail support world- decided at the decided is building a new is building wrote from Annapolis, from wrote lives in Westlake, OH, and also OH, and lives in Westlake, was reminiscing about the col- about the was reminiscing , “I was accepted into the Sarah the , “I was accepted into wrote in from Chester, NJ, where Chester, in from wrote , BFA ’81, moved into a new home de- home a new into ’81, moved , BFA Dave Wooldridge Ellen Ruck Rich Oldrieve Last March, ChuckLast March, Manning Erik Engberg Markovitz de- estate real a self-employed Michael, by signed daughter and 13, Max, son Michael, veloper. in their sculptures metal welded 16, make Lauren, master’s her is completing Jennifer studio. home U. Meanwhile, Hall at Seton studies in museum MA, Willardin Andover, Perkins (www. Provisions called Feast Café and business Panera/ is a combination which feastcafe.com), is He market. gourmet small Café and Starbucks construc- and engineer professional a registered com- builds medium-sized supervisor who tion His first developments. residential and mercial Feast Café will open in September. . Yager with Delta. He captain is an airline he MD, where Global Yacht with American broker is also a yacht with his fishing and Dave enjoys sailing Group. 11. 8 and ages two sons, she is an antiques dealer for Colony Farm An- Colony for dealer is an antiques she to Frederick married tiques and Perry ’79, MBA cars in luxury Ellen deals time, spare ’80. In her Benz collects Mercedes d’Elegance, Concours for sells and models, memorabilia, and automobiles Her- to American fashions Ellen’s historical Lady was de- She lectures. also She museums. itage roommate former with to reconnect lighted has a duplex a couple of hours west of Toledo. Hav- Toledo. west of hours a couple of has a duplex ed in special doctorate his MEd and obtained ing stu- just to prevent was not goal at UNC, Rich’s but to fig- academically, behind falling from dents their can maximize at-risk students out how ure teach- is currently He on to college. move gifts and State U. Green at Bowling assessments reading ing wrote mom,” seven years as a stay-at-home “After Christine Ritenis writ- nonfiction in creative program MFA Lawrence terrified” was “thrilled and that she said She ing. her again. During student a full-time to become in Suffern, NY, marathons for trains she open time, community. in the and at school volunteers and hockey Cornell-Harvard the to attend last minute “Af- reports, He Carolina. with his daughter game at marveling Statler and at the ter an afternoon a perfect- through we walked views, stunning the We to Lynah. squall blustery snow for-the-occasion first security check the our way through worked our seats, of quality surprised at the were and from across directly row second in the were which the warm-ups, of end the At section. student the glass to over the captain flipped a puck Harvard to a girl off it to be handed for gestured and me at the atmosphere The me. behind family with the and down fish rained as the and start was electric, studentsthe creative, erupted in incredibly enthu- after cheer waves of synchronized and siastic, years thin, the through and thick through cheer, me.peeled away for We hoarse we were yelled until Cor- game. salute after the senior loved the and been has an outcome but never game, lost the nell PA. lives in Wynnewood, Chuck irrelevant.” more lege experience with his son Jaryd, 18, who ap- 18, who with his son Jaryd, experience lege also they said He this past spring. to schools plied His process. Statler in the at the enjoyed staying report- on 18,” and, Larsen is “14 going daughter excels she friends her isn’t texting she when edly, pool. Erik swimming in the and classroom in the the for director executive to work as the continues Pittsburgh Healthways, of Center Enhancement Care healthcare that provides a company with his in Pittsburgh has enjoyed living He wide. was Leona Theresa MD ’80, , Sam Wenn- Dik Saalfeld, has joined the has joined of Phoenix, AZ, Phoenix, of was part of Glenn of was part Brent ’85’s , MBA Welling Jim Hahn Maura-Rutkin, DVM Kates Dana @cornell. , dej24 Jerrard Joan Antonik c Hinsley, Hinsley, in the College of Arts and Sciences. Arts and of College in the Thank goodness for Kathy’s last plea Kathy’s for Thank goodness our class As it worked! news: for about let us know its 50s, into rolls PhD Baseball; at Florida ’s team ’76 Wrobel at the Wrobels’ vacation home in home vacation Wrobels’ at the Wrobel took the aforementioned cruise to Japan, cruise to aforementioned took the Tim Cynthia , tvo2 @cornell.edu; O’Connor Sharon Inkeles took family , MD ’83, and ’79 “We are at the stage of life when we are life when of stage at the are “We your From sourpuss Jung. about that Forget Barbara Jer- New in central Reale, a midwife Kronik excellent food, enjoyed good We UT. City, Park we proved and company great and skiing, spring walk- to, except we set our minds anything can do of days pain after several stairs without down ing . . . body but the was willing, mind The skiing! at finance works as VP of Brent well, you know. (UC Davis ’89) have Shereen and & Co. He Rex live in Lafayette, 14 years and for been married mix, Solo. shepherd Lab/Australian CA, with their Spe- Vet San Francisco for is a vet nurse Shereen with us was Not cialists. birthday along with his wife Shereen and and with his wife Shereen along birthday notable celebrations or your new goals for “the for goals or your new celebrations notable of pleasure half.” This past April, I had the second celebrate to there being Barbara Omara know the feeling. the know , Altschuler to the traveled families respective their ’83, and Mark Islands; Galapagos Gudesblatt Scott and to Tanzania; Safari Family Serengeti the Picon wife out http://www.sce. Check Vietnam. and China, info. program more for cornell.edu/cau/ starting way and on their our children launching writes our parents,” of care to take degree her earned daughter . Sam’s oldest berg (of youngest the and year, Boston U. this from quite ready “I’m not school. high is out of three) Sam, however.” AARP mailing, to the to respond mile- upcoming another to note want you might 2010. June set for our 30th Reunion, stone, ’80 can (with of Class it appears that the notes Jack philosopher American to the apologies from love to hear truth. We the handle Nicholson) you to pass your ways for many are there you, and Form News the return 1) Fill out and along: news 2) mailing; renewal with your class dues included http://class link on our class website, the follow www), no note: (please of80.alumni.cornell.edu/ left 1980 Dues link in the Class of on the click or Class Notes”; “Send look for column, and hand its make blast that might e-mail to the 3) reply class our proactive of one from way to your inbox correspondents. edu; edu; caa28 @cornell.edu; -Bianco, Addonizio rfs25 @cornell.edu. , leonabarsky @aol.com; , leonabarsky Barsky 81 Their daughter Emily, grade 11, helped celebrate 11, helped grade Emily, daughter Their 8, this grade sister Lauren, her bat mitzvah of the Monique Classmate past spring. Van Perlstein occasion. at the also in attendance with months four for to Trinidad is heading sey, 14, to twin boys, 16, and daughter, husband, her NJ, Hills, In Short clinic. set up a midwifery Jennifer ’82, and Michael, BArch Rosenberg Class of 2012 Class of who had to bail out after being called to Mel- had to bail out after being who for Tours, Tauck by his employer, Australia, bourne, was He 15 years. past the for has worked he whom Also message. also by text in spirit and there was Lisaabsent coinciden- , due Ullmann Kremer husband for celebration 50th birthday tally to the Mike son Matt Ullmanns’ ’80. The 074-111CAMSO08Notes 8/14/08 3:47 PM Page 93 Page PM 3:47 8/14/08 074-111CAMSO08Notes 074-111CAMSO08Notes 8/14/08 3:47 PM Page 94

On the other hand, class council member Lori Carey and wife Linda live in Cold Spring Harbor, Sue Morris Wilkey is a freelance writer based Friedman Robinson has tried retirement and re- NY, where David is a trustee of the library. David in the Brandywine Valley of Pennsylvania who asks ports, “After happily spending ten-plus years in is associate director of case administration for all to visit her blog: happymealsandhappyhour. professional retirement, and after sending my old- FINRA’s dispute resolution forum in NYC. The Fi- blogspot.com. “Just another chardonnay-swiggin’ est son to college at the U. of Michigan in 2007, nancial Industry Regulatory Authority is the beta mom livin’ the dream.” Of all the jobs her I have recently reentered the work force as the ex- largest nongovernmental regulator for all securi- Comm Arts degree prepared her for, Sue enjoys ecutive director of a nonprofit charity called the ties firms doing business in the US. According to blogging the most. Sue remembers watching the Hoop-A-Paluza Foundation. I have the opportu- the Web, “Every day FINRA protects investors by lights of Ithaca from the Straight terrace at night nity to work from home so I am able to working to keep the capital markets fair.” David and would like to hear from Sue Snyder Dido- my days to suit my lifestyle. I feel lucky to have would like to hear from “Chi Phi brothers from minica, Karyssa Britton Henderson, Debbie Gab- found a position that combines my business skills the classes of 1979 to 1984.” os Gatta, Doug Belden, Scott Sidman, BS Hotel (which were getting a bit rusty) with my philan- I also heard from classmates in various other ’02, Tim Donahoe, Jenny Pierce Fusco, Chris thropic interests. I still regularly see Emily Oshin diverse and interesting lines of work. Joan Agua- Kassis, and Carolyn Young. Turell, Alisa Kishinsky Hare, and Amy Brown do and husband Alan Shapiro live in Pasadena, CA, Ursula Bauer is the director of the NYS Dept. Giles, and talk to Suzanne Brenner Sanborn.” where she is film commissioner for the City of of Health’s Division of Chronic Disease Prevention Also in law is Ruth Logan, of Dallas, TX, who South Pasadena and mother of two middle school- and Adult Health. The division includes programs is an associate municipal judge for Dallas and staffs aged boys. Joan says she spends all of her free time addressing tobacco prevention and control, healthy her own law office when not doing volunteer work attending dog shows with her three bulldogs. Pat- heart and community wellness, cancer screening at her daughter’s school and in the community. She ti Morrissey lives in Potomac Falls, VA, and does and cancer services, obesity and diabetes, injury would love to hear from Dianne Renwick, who ac- contract work in the Pentagon analyzing counter- prevention, and other chronic disease prevention cording to our database is also a judge, with the terrorism and warning issues for the Undersecretary programs designed to improve the health of New New York State Supreme Court in Bronx County. At- of Defense for Intelligence. She has been active in Yorkers. Ursula completed her master’s and doc- torney Kristan Peters-Hamlin is managing partner politics, playing and coaching soccer and gymnas- torate at Rutgers, Columbia, and Yale. She lives in of Peters Hamlin LLC, “a law firm and litigation tics, and being a political pundit for a public-ac- Delmar, NY, with her husband and two daughters. boutique I founded in 2007.” She just finished de- cess cable TV show. She is engaged to “a wonderful Mike Cahill, a fellow Hotelie, is continuing to grow signing and overseeing the construction of her new guy,” and under extracurricular activities lists “two and expand HREC, a hotel/casino advisory firm. house in Westport, CT, and it appeared in Westport teenage daughters—need I say more?” Patti re- HREC is now the proud home to many Cornellians Magazine as a featured home. There she, husband members fondly her wonderful Delta Gamma friends including Rick George ’86, Rich Musgrove, Pat Geoffrey Hamlin, and children Brittany, 14, Christo- and the gymnastics team, and would like to hear Culligan ’79, Ron Muzii ’83, Jill Oset Cahill, MPS pher, 14, and Kenton, 13, hosted a fundraiser in from freshman roommate Theresa Reilley Heggie. ’86, Andy Broad ’95, Bryan Esposito ’01, and March for presidential candidate Sen. Hillary Rod- Oliver Campbell, ME ’84, works in Round Chris Eckstein ’06. ham Clinton at which Clinton, CT, Attorney Gener- Rock, TX, for Dell Inc. Oliver says, “I lead the Ted Jonas is the managing partner of the Tbil- al Richard Blumenthal, and actor/comedian Chevy Global Packaging Engineering team for Dell. We isi, Republic of Georgia, office of the international Chase were present. Says Kristan, “I am in the specify or design all of Dell’s packaging, which law firm DLA Piper. Ted’s work also includes real process of establishing a charitable foundation, the includes the more artistic XPS and Alienware lines, estate, capital market, and corporate M&A deals. Int’l Bridges Between Women, to promote legal and which is kinda cool! We play a large role in sup- Ted and wife Nino Tsisleanidre have a 3-year-old civil rights for women in the Middle East. The goal ply chain design. Previous rotations included strat- son Alexander, and Ted also cherishes time riding is to help address the world’s largest civil rights egy, logistics, operations, and procurement. Dell his horse Devi. Hope Kuniholm lives in DeWitt, problem today—the lack of civil rights for women has made me well rounded!” Oliver enjoys skiing NY, with husband Peter Verheyen. She teaches tod- in traditional Islamic countries—as well as to work in New Mexico with wife Midori (Hiraizumi), ME dlers at Syracuse U.’s Early Education and Childcare toward a means of increasing moderation in the ’84, and their three kids, and would like to hear Center. Hope and Peter are working to increase Middle East by increasing the moderating pres- about Africa from David Takacs, PhD ’94. Ran- their self-sustainability by removing their lawn and ence of women in the Middle East. I have been dolph Hunt of NYC is a Civil Engineer III with growing native plants and adding to their veg- discussing my efforts and goals on this issue with the NYS Dept. of Transportation, where he is in etable garden. They also enjoy building European Senator Clinton and her former chief of staff, charge of the design of $200 million of highway train modular layouts (Z gauge and N gauge). Melanne Verveer. I attended the Int’l Bar Associ- projects. Randolph is also treasurer of the New Hope loves walking her dog and recalls fondly ation meeting in London and met with Cherie Blair York Interagency Engineering Council and vice walking into Sage Chapel for the Christmas con- (wife of Tony) and with the president of the IBA, president of publicity for a Toastmasters club. c cert as a member of the choir, carrying a lit can- Fernando Pombo, both of whom were supportive Mark E. Fernau, [email protected]; Douglas dle in the darkness and trying not to drip hot wax of the concept and goals.” Skalka, [email protected]; Steven Crump, on her robe. Sharon Lindan Mayl is a senior pol- As usual, a few doctors checked in. Jona Di- [email protected]. icy advisor for the US Food and Drug Administra- ana Weiss is practicing pediatrics and adolescent tion. Outside of work, Sharon is married to Eric and medicine in NYC. Stephen Kagan is married to spends a lot of time “following the kids around.” Caryn Lobel, MD, and lives in Atlanta, GA, where The class column for this issue R.P. Scelzo ([email protected]) and wife he has retired from a clinical infectious disease can be found with the Reports Tracy live in Wallingford, CT, with their two practice and has joined Pfizer as regional med- 83 of Reunion Classes, which begin teenage boys. R.P. is a sales rep for US Foodser- ical and research specialist in the HIV division. on page 66. vice and enjoys “cruising in his classic 1968 Olds He is on the board of the professional musical 442 convertible.” R.P.’s fondest Cornell memories: theater group the Atlanta Lyric Theatre, says he relationships developed and “my youth.” He also is getting in better shape, and would rather be I am writing this from Westport, remembers what a beautiful day we had for grad- hanging out with Dr. Adam Shapiro, who lives NY, where Bob Forness ’87 and uation. R.P. would like to hear from Cliff Barker. in St. Thomas, Virgin Islands. Stephen fondly re- 84 I will deposit our son Brian for Diane Matyas, MFA ’89, is the director of exhibi- members “THE SHIRE!” and says, “We should his second year at Camp Dudley. We are hoping to tions and programs at the Staten Island Museum, have a Shire reunion.” see Kitty Cantwell and husband Kevin McCormick the only remaining multi-disciplinary museum Our class is also involved in the world of fi- ’84 tomorrow—their sons have attended Dudley. (art-science-history) in New York City. Diane spoke nance. Michael Lucas and wife Deirdre live in Kevin was a camper here and is now on the Dud- in July at the Guild of Illustrators Chicago, IL. Michael is managing director of busi- ley board. Kitty and her reunion co-chair Janet conference in Ithaca. Her parents still live above ness development with Leading Edge Investment Insardi would surely want me to put in a word Cayuga Lake, so that’s a nice coincidence too. Di- Advisors LLC, and also spends time investing in about next year’s reunion, our 25th! Both Kitty and ane and husband Ben have two children, 7 and business startups and “distressed” real estate op- Janet attended this year’s reunion to scope out the 12. Her fondest times at Cornell were Sibley Beach portunities. From Cornell, he remembers fondly available event sites and caterers. If you are avail- Days and dancing at Common Ground. “helping to revitalize a slumbering basketball able to help out with reunion planning, you can Gail Rowe ([email protected]) was pro- program [Mike was captain our senior year] and reach Janet at [email protected]. You will be moted to full professor of biology at LaRoche making some lifelong friends.” Mike would love receiving more information during the year, but in College in Pittsburgh in August 2008. She is also to hear from Laura Jean Mallon McCarthy. David the meantime, save the date: June 4-7, 2009. a feline rescue volunteer and practices Tibetan 94 Cornell Alumni Magazine | cornellalumnimagazine.com Class Notes 95 and Fred ’ October 2008 | and her 13-year-old her and Cornett, jcornett@ Cornett, , [email protected]. , [email protected]. is in Rolling Hills Es- is in Rolling Arlyn Diaz Vogelmann Nathanson is an interi- Nathanson Morris is in Grand Prairie, is in Grand Morris September Frank Goldman ’87, JD ’94, and As I write this column, another As my and year has ended, school just gradu- son, who neighbor’s , Westin Pew was Dick ’57. In fact, Leslie Nydick Lauren Jensen, also to cele- Corning Diana Lands Joyce Zelkowitz Pamela Bliok “Sue” was also there with wife Sara McCormick. with wife Sara was also there c and and I plan to enjoy the mountains, lakes, and lakes, mountains, I plan to enjoy the Other Cornellians who continue to connect continue who Cornellians Other Shortly after moving into a new home in Bel- home a new into after moving Shortly Steve Kirson Bob Lindsay Liotta Forness ’84 Lindsay Liotta actslife.org; actslife.org; Mexico—he is running for the State Legislature. State the for is running Mexico—he VOTE out and get . everyone . . me reminds Which this year! able you were all of hope and pollen in Georgia, too. I’ve seen many this summer, outside to get Send Ithaca. of gorges that rival the waterfalls news! TX. She and husband Steve enjoy swimming and Steve enjoy swimming husband and TX. She job,” “day son. Her 4-year-old their with sailing busy as psychologist/director her keeps however, writes Pam prison. a federal at training clinical of to the a trip for is always looking that she Caribbean! in Beverly contractor residential and or designer CA. AllenHills, Sussman Reed Smith LLP as joined recently CA, and tates, and be back at Cornell rather says he’d He partner. on campus. springtime remembers fondly are are ated from the Engineering college, is hosting a is hosting college, Engineering the ated from weekend party in his backyard his fellow for Cornell created friendship of bonds the sealing graduates, off venture they before years together four in their of sounds the I can hear world.” “real the into memories back fond bringing laughter, and music A few towns just graduated. having thrill of the of away, we attended home barbecue at the a summer of 86 a Sigma Pi fraternity brother of Lauren’s dad, dad, Lauren’s of brother Pi fraternity a Sigma Robert Mandelbaum at a together get . They ’81 bas- sports bar to watch football, local Atlanta Steve prac- games. lacrosse and hockey, ketball, for has been married law, relations domestic tices Elizabeth Jensen a par- impetus to throw ’54. This was the in- area, in the knew they Cornellians any ty for Cara neighbor cluding Noferi at planner job as senior has a new Cara daughter. office. Planning and Campus Design U.’s Harvard stays in touch tennis and playing is enjoying She soror- in Delta Gamma made she friends with many was Also in attendance ity. Stefanwith husband live in ’88. They ’85, BArch both and two children, MA, with their Hingham, Mike with Boston firms. architecture practice Bas- sett ’87 mont, MA, Lauren and Bob realized that their Bob realized and MA, Lauren mont, Dick Cornellians were neighbors next-door ’55 brate Cornell connections and friendships both new friendships and connections Cornell brate Stop & at the After 20 years in finance old. and time is taking chain Lauren supermarket Shop children, world to enjoy her working the away from on Cape Cod. dad visit her and learn tennis, Ted Lee and Sarah Palmer (MartinLubell@ Lynn. Marshall Anne Aberbach and and Mark Lino, PhD ’87, James is looking for voters in New for is looking enjoy watching their boys, 15 boys, their enjoy watching wrote from Boston. He gradu- Boston. He from wrote McCallen is a physician in Nor- is a physician McCallen says she is back in school, getting in school, is back says she of Shelby, NC, is the southwest regional is the NC, Shelby, of , and DavidPhD ’87, and . Schwartz Of all the jobs her Comm Arts jobs her Comm Of all the degree prepared her for, Sue Morris her for, degree prepared the most. enjoys blogging Wilkey Ilene Friedman Ira Chan ’84 Julie Jerome Moving south to North Carolina, Carolina, south to North Moving Steve Tamasi In Wooster, OH, Martin Lubell west, PaulFurther ’89, is working , MS Kohn ‘ wood, CO, specializing in age management med- management in age specializing CO, wood, Shirley from would love to hear She icine. . Fox Benjamin Rodefer is the academically gifted specialist for an ele- for gifted specialist academically is the making This includes in Raleigh. school mentary with nature, to “interact able are children the sure emotional and intellectual to support their in order own Earth their to nurture and development, would love to hear activism.” Sarah and awareness from Banker. Coldwell for realtors Steve are husband 12, Jordan, kids,” two “awesome raising are They family would love to put her 9. Anne Olivia, and like Sounds America. trip across road in an RV and Anne. a summer, way to spend a good house on Martha’s Vineyard. In Brookline, MA, Brookline, In Vineyard. on Martha’s house Teresa Cheng is U. She at Boston health in public a master’s prac- after medicine academic into get to looking hus- and She care. 15 years in primary for ticing band Man- Owner/President three-year the ated from I say it, dare (OPM) from, program agement Steve. in 2008. Congrats, School Business Harvard soon. Dino more to hear Hope Davis, Randolph, product and to VP promoted MA, was recently a Management, at Rampart Investment specialist had re- firm in Boston. Dino investment leading mar- and finance in international ceived an MBA seven served and Babson College from keting officer. Army years as a US and 11, play soccer. Alan soccer. 11, play and MA Newton, Glass, from that news wonderful sends ([email protected]), child, second their wife Larissa welcomed and he Jer- brother December 27. Big on Nicole, Lindsay Alan works role. his new enjoying 2-1/2, is emy, counsel. general VP and as Int’l at CICOR Alexander Carolina North of Preservation the of director keeps Ted Shelby! of mayor the Foundation—and tax historic regarding presentations busy making He Charlotte area. the across to planners credits from to hear would like Glass, says He Tucson. U. of at the ed career at a higher as Itha- as much sun shines “the that in Arizona, Sharon for is looking He ca has clouds.” Hay. ’91 AZ, Valley, In Paradise mac.com) has gone back to school for biochem- for back to school has gone mac.com) had been converting He bioinformatics. istry and MN—to what, I do in St. Paul, an old warehouse not back is now know—but in Ohio with 8, and Julien, sons and German, of wife Beth, a professor by Austria, will all be in Vienna, 6. They Xavier, by traumatized apparently, was, Martin time. print (23 years book after graduation his address losing Peter from to hear would like and ago!) . Ang ’86 c are Didi Steve Nisco Sakanaka and Sakanaka lives in Brook- idgewood, NJ, Business Week Freedman owns Freedman Carroll, MBA ’86, MBA Carroll, Burke reports that reports Burke Coley Bookbinder. Aruna Inalsingh ’86 Paul John Jensen, and is in corporate commu- is in corporate . Most of the work is the of ’87. Most at the American Girl Place American at the Genie Alexander Helitzer ’57 Marjorie Swirsky Helitzer ’81. and wife Kathyand Pierce ’86 Ruvo I have lots of news to share news I have lots of Thanks to all classmates. from to so far have responded who Forness, [email protected]; Forness, ’84 and and and and Kathleen Dillon McManus, [email protected], Class Ben Geschwind Jack ’55 Michael neuroscien- Geschwind, clinical Somerville Somerville Liz Wilson Alkesh Shah Ed Kenan- Carolina North Catto, a 1990 U. of I enjoyed hearing from from I enjoyed hearing In Massachusetts, LisaIn Massachusetts, Cohen Keith ’81 Buddhism. Gail remembers Cornell for the “rich in- “rich the for Cornell Gail remembers Buddhism. campus: scientific, across environment tellectual to would like She political.” and artistic, cultural, David from hear Takacs ’82, PhD ’94. Julie Helitzer U. Mason at George professor an adjunct is Shubin playing antiques, collecting time spends also She grad- of Instead in cat rescue. and walking, tennis, exams, and papers ing would love to be relax- she in beach at the ing Cape May, NJ. has recently Julie seen (her Mom and Dad), and her sister and brother-in- sister and her Dad), and and Mom (her law enjoying life between their two homes in Chelsea, two homes life between their enjoying Heidi Cape Cod. and NY, Tobler with their NY, Hisaji live in Harrison, husband and has been busy as stage Heidi two daughters. housemate Cornell into ran and soccer mom, Cox ’84. expert is a leading tist/MD at UC San Francisco, has been on He memory. diseases and on prion Times. Twin New York in the NBC” and “Dateline brother lives in Maplewood, and Accenture for nications son Ayton. and NJ, with wife Ethelyn ANI for part-time also works in NYC. She store run by Service Marketing see one actually don’t They online. remotely done often. e-mail but another, Chad- works for grad, MBA School Flagler Business consulting a Manhattan Communications, wick in was featured ad firm. He and the News and Dues mailing and to our e-mail and Dues mailing and News the solicitations. two boys with husband is raising writes that she from to hear like would She Randy. and in April. Davidmagazine Jaroslaw owner/operator of a strategic marketing and marketing a strategic of owner/operator in R business consultant branding 85 She has fond memories of SNOW at Cornell. SNOW of memories has fond She Lindsay Liotta Karla Sievers http://classof84.alumni.cornell.edu. website, lyn and works as an attorney in NYC on Avenue works as an attorney lyn and and fan a Mets course, of is, He Americas. the of is a for- can. He as he as often to games heads pop-up (we all loved those Cayuga’s Waiter mer Wait- with other rehearsed recently and concerts!) ers alumni Dean, Gowen , MBA ’90. David writes he is mending a is mending writes he ’90. David Roscoe, MBA back on both feet by you are leg. Hope broken David. this is published, time the As a fellow Hotelie and resident of U-Hall 1, I re- U-Hall of resident and fellow Hotelie a As Coley is in year. him freshman meeting member Secu- works at Wachovia he where Philadelphia, wife and He officer. investment as first VP, rities Coleman Samuel children their raising Eileen are Samuel Coley lost his dad, Grace. fifth!) and (the C. Bookbinder III miss- ’57, back in 2004, and Sheries him dearly. Wilensky the became Thomas husband and she in February Mother Liam. baby boy Thomas of parents proud Congratulations! fine. doing reportedly son are and three is raising lab and a medical operates and a bought recently They John. boys with husband 074-111CAMSO08Notes 8/14/08 3:47 PM Page 95 Page PM 3:47 8/14/08 074-111CAMSO08Notes 074-111CAMSO08Notes 8/14/08 3:47 PM Page 96

16 years, has a 12-year-old son, and recently She’s hoping to sell the business in order to return Christmas. Joanne also leads a not-for-profit pho- adopted two adult Labs from the Atlanta Lab Res- to Woonsocket, SD, where they own “a little house tographic project in Rwanda, which you can view cue. He and his family enjoy taking cruises and on the prairie.” Good luck! Julie would love to hear at www.rwandaproject.org. vacationing on the Florida Panhandle. They’re from Nancy Bloodsworth Zelinsky. Daniel Alonso Joseph Englander recently joined Florida- looking forward to son Harris’s bar mitzvah next writes that he is a partner at the law firm of Kaye based Shutts & Bowen LLP as a partner in the in- spring. Amy Kates, MRP ’87, reports that she re- Scholer LLP. “Before his downfall, Governor Eliott tellectual property practice group. He specializes cently saw Alissa Stern and family in Bethesda, Spitzer appointed me to a seat on the NYS Com- in intellectual property law, with an emphasis on MD. Amy has published her second book, Design- mission on Public Integrity.” Dan mentions that patents, trademarks, and . Matthew Nag- ing Your Organization. She and her husband live he would rather spend his time playing with his ler is currently assistant professor of economics in New York City with their two sons, and enjoy boys Danny, 4, and Teddy, 2. Dan wants to recon- at Lehman College, but has accepted a position as getting away to their vacation home in Hemlock nect with Tom Tseng, MCE ’94. associate professor of economics at City College of Farms, PA, when not traveling for work. From Lihu’e, HI, we received news of Rob New York, his dad’s alma mater. He will start there Some alumni stayed connected to Cornell Goldberg. A practicing attorney, Rob is the self- this fall. When he’s not teaching, Matthew enjoys this year by taking part in Cornell’s Adult Uni- described father of “four little princesses.” He re- attending his son Joshua’s many sporting events versity. In December, Jill Snyder Burger and fam- ports that Karlie Taneza Goldberg arrived on March and practices. He has recently been in contact ily went on the Galapagos Islands Family Cruise, 12, 2008, joining older sisters Julie, 7, Mollie, 5, with classmate Perry Molinoff, with whom he has while Poon-Ming Wong, MBA ’89, and wife Mei and Leilani, 3. Doug Kurth, BArch ’88 (cdkurth@ been brainstorming business ideas. Matthew is Sei Fong ’88 and family went on the Tanzania aol.com) also hails from Hawaii—Mililani to be ex- also in touch with classmate Brian Giesler; they Serengeti Safari. Sounds like fun! act. Doug is an architect at Naval Facilities Engi- frequently discuss their respective academic re- We received updates from three classmates neering Command Pacific in Pearl Harbor, and is search projects. Lastly, Matthew notes that he has who are doctors balancing work and parenting. Glo- father to 7-year-old twin daughters. A Navy Re- been back to Cornell three times in the past five ria Escamilla is building her ob/gyn practice in St. servist, Doug reports that he just got orders to re- years. “It has been an opportunity for me to dis- James, NY, where she lives with husband Joseph port to Iraq with the First Naval Construction cover Ithaca, beyond the confines of campus— Lomonaco and their three children. In her free Regiment. Doug reminisced about getting free something I never really did as a student.” time, Gloria enjoys traveling and photography. She coffee at midnight at the Green Dragon with his Some of our classmates are in the midst of would love to hear from Jackie Tobin ’85. Michele friend James Ahn ’88 before heading back to career changes. Doug Rademacher checks in from Fagnan Boretti is also in , living , and mentions that he would love to in Rhode Island, where he has in Scotia with husband Guy. Michele recently re- hear from his old North Campus suite-mates Dave gone back to school to train as a high school turned to work as a school psychologist for the Dunning, Chris Green ’88, and Dave Virtue ’88, math teacher. Previously, Doug was the chief in- Shenandoah Central School District after a 19- BArch ’89. Doug, I’m sure I speak for the rest of formation officer at APC. He comments, “Starting month maternity leave. When not working, Michele our classmates when I say that you will be in our a new career is challenging and fun and hum- participates in her parish choir as well as the New thoughts in the months to come. Stay safe. bling.” From Denise Aranoff-Brown: “After tak- York Catholic Chorale. Her fondest Cornell memo- Tom Riford writes that he is the president and ing a very generous package from my previous job ries are of her sorority sisters, and she would love CEO of the Hagerstown-Washington County Con- in December 2006, I took pretty much the entire to hear from Daisy Stannard Cameron ’85. vention and Visitors Bureau. He works part-time of 2007 to figure out what I wanted to be when Elizabeth Gutrecht Lyster just opened her at local radio station WJEJ as a news reporter, as I grew up. After 16-plus years in financial mar- own office space in Laguna Beach, CA, specializ- he has done since attending Cornell, and as a keting, I decided to find a way to use my skills ing in menopause and hormone consulting, as well part-time ski instructor at the Whitetail Ski Resort for good, not evil.” Denise is now senior director as a weight loss program. She has two boys, ages in Mercersburg, PA. This is not much different than of marketing for the National Aquarium in Balti- 7 and 10. Lastly, we heard from John Kuniskis, while Tom was here at Cornell, working at Greek more, MD. Interestingly enough, Denise men- who is a general manager and partner in a Mit- Peak and the local radio station. During his free tioned that classmate Candace Breland Osunsade subishi dealership in Rome, GA. In his free time he time he is father to three kids, ages 16, 14, and has also recently joined the aquarium as the new enjoys bass fishing, golf, and skeet shooting. 12. He and his son, the youngest, plan to travel head of HR. Denise finished up her note by com- John’s favorite Cornell memories are PMPs from the about Europe this summer. Tom notes that despite menting that she is loving her new job, and Hot Truck, frat parties, and the snow on Libe Slope. serving on more than 40 (yes, 40!) boards, com- would love to hear from Cornell friend Lorraine Before signing off, we want to let you know mittees, task forces, and organizations, he’d much Arbour ’86. that the Cornell Alumni Magazine website (cornell rather spend his time visiting his father, former Have you signed up for your Cornell NetID alumnimagazine.com) has been improved and ex- NYS Senator Steve Riford, in Maui. yet? c Heidi Heasley Ford, [email protected]; panded. One of the changes includes restricting Jennifer Block Sheffield lives in Manhattan and Brenna Frazer McGowan, [email protected]. access to Class Notes, as well as other features and is a managing director and head of the and benefits, to subscribers only. The goal is to Transaction Advisory Group, Global Mar- protect the privacy of alumni, as well as to en- kets. Fellow New Yorker Michael DeLucia works The class column for this issue courage more alumni to pay class dues. Be sure as account director for all the media planning can be found with the Reports to check out the new website and pay your class and buying for the US TV networks of Discovery 88 of Reunion Classes, which begin dues so you can continue to have full website Communications at its media agency of record, on page 66. access and receive the magazine! PHD. William FitzHugh checked in by e-mail Please keep your news coming in. There are ([email protected]) to let us know many of you we haven’t heard from and this col- that he just started a new job at 5AM Solutions, I’m writing this as the kids are umn is only as interesting as the news we receive! a company devoted to software solutions in the getting ready to end their year c Susan Seligsohn Howell, susancornell86@ life sciences. “We have extensive expertise in de- 89 of school; however, by the time comcast.net; and Laura Nieboer Hine, lauracornell veloped Web-based solutions to support research this is printed they’ll be starting a new year [email protected]. and development by biotechnology firms and gov- again. Before we get into the news for this edi- ernment and academic researchers. My expertise tion, let’s take a minute to reminisce and remem- is in bioinformatics and biostatistics.” William also ber the days of returning to campus and starting Hello everyone! By now the kids reports that he enjoys fishing, playing the guitar, a new course load, living in a new place, meeting are back in school and hopefully and making computer-generated art. The person new friends, etc. Boy, those were the days! 87 all of you had a wonderful sum- he would like to hear from most is Joe Lin. We’re all busy in our lives today, and we mer. Lots of you wrote with your news. Keep it From Belgium we received news of Joanne have a lot of fun and exciting things happening coming! Julie Andrews Amadon (coachmanmotel@ Friedman McKinney. Joanne works as a strategic with our classmates. Kristen McNair got married bresnan.net) checked in from Thermopolis, WY, planning/youth marketing consultant and has to Christopher Hopper on Dec. 29, 2007 in her where she owns and operates a motel with her been living the expat life in Belgium with her fam- parents’ hometown of Ogden, UT. The Hoppers husband Jim. She reports that it is a 24-hour-a- ily for three years, going on a fourth. She men- live in Boise, ID, where Kristen is a European day/seven-day-a-week job, not leaving her much tions that she enjoyed meeting up with Cornell automotive customer marketing manager at Ana- free time, although she manages to run between friends Dianne Button Moriarty and Randi Kar- log Devices’ Micromachined Products Division. five and eight miles a couple of times a week. men Guttenberg and their families in London over Robert Kim wrote to tell us he is a management 96 Cornell Alumni Magazine | cornellalumnimagazine.com Class Notes 97 Andy Edgar and lives on a and Jill Kerber Al- October 2008 moved to Singa- moved | left Wall Street for a real es- a real for Street left Wall Richardson is a clinical trial is a clinical Richardson is studying business in the Ag in the business is studying September Luisa in is living Santiago-Jones We received so much news in recent news so much received We was It space to waste. No months! with friends from to hear great and brother in and a feed manufacturing Manning, [email protected]; Kelly [email protected]; Manning, Rober- Fifteen years ago, JohnFifteen years ago, Lin Laura Calvert Tamiko Amy , [email protected]; Toland c whom I had lost touch, including including I had lost touch, whom . Jill is married to Stevedous. Jill is married ’90 Levi, 10, and Kiersten, with children in Iowa farm father with her busy working 6. Jill keeps Kerber ’54 that has company services livestock management 1922. Jill’s nephew since family Kerber been in the Justin Kerber ’10 her Jill and Red. Big the for wrestling and college Cornell the opportunity to meet son had the Falls, in Cedar Duals Team team at the wrestling IA, last winter. 91 pore for a short posting, yet finds himself still himself finds yet posting, a short for pore back stateside.” to move plans “with no there at Cor- his days of memories fond has Even so, he even at WSH, and pool Phi Delt, shooting nell: up met recently He an engineer. being (gasp!) of fellow Phi Delt, and engineer with another providing in-country coverage in China, India, and India, in China, providing coverage in-country tech- of coverage additional and Philippines, the rest the Eastern Europe, in Russia, stories nology plans she However, US. the and Asia-Pacific, of her can move so she there staff the on expanding back travel and to Massachusetts home back family 13, have 10 and ages two children, Her forth. and flu- now are and Chinese studying years four spent guest is still a regular she meantime, In the ent. conferences, at regional and on local television topics. business and on cultural speaking Tokyo. from on business had been Hazelton, who this pass through old gang the of “If any adds, He In at [email protected].” a line me drop way, after gears changed classmate another contrast, Ian15 years. Reisner which Jersey, in New at Pharmacopeia manager immunological for drugs on developing focuses off at veering is looking she However, illnesses. in alter- working and bent a pharmaceutical from will be able to do she which care, health native in naturopathy. completes a doctorate she once Wang son, [email protected]. tate development career with Parkview Developers. with Parkview career tate development and on condo working has been 2005, he Since Kitchen as a hip Hell’s such developments, hotel hip a “downtown project, newest the and condo on lower 5th Avenue. hotel” loft-like new published Mary-Lou Trombly has Trombly completed their Anne Czaplinski Stephanie Bloom c was married on Nov. 19, on Nov. was married achieved his Certified Club his Certified achieved and has “the most popular most has “the and John Hines lives in San Francisco and lives in San Francisco Charles couple cur- . The Webb Starting with babies, in no par- in no with babies, Starting for- who For those order. ticular sadly we are pictures, warded and and Roger Wolfe opted to retire from full-time work as an full-time from opted to retire Julia Murray Smith, DVM ’94, PhD ’02, and Stephanie Jensen Ka SinKa Yeung Allan’89 , (Dwen) Paulette Rousselle, wife Based in Shanghai, Maria Korolov Based in Shanghai, Christy Consler John man: young eastward, Head , MBA Wolff 90 MS ’96, and sons Alexander and Nolan welcomed Nolan and Alexander sons ’96, and MS Allan has fold. to the James, Andrew boy, another fatherly gooey appropriately and notes, photos, on his blog at www.rousselle.com/ comments allan. celebration 2008 with the started off Thompson Ethan El- a “beautiful baby boy, birth of the of sure “are bridge parents proud Thompson.” The our use on will be put to good hands that his big meantime, In the older.” gets as he farm dairy at the specialist dairy is still an extension Julie agri- is active in promoting and Vermont U. of preparedness. emergency cultural unable to reproduce them, no pun intended, due pun intended, no them, to reproduce unable correspon- the however, to space constraints; we have seen that all babies report reliably dents awfully cute. are ’99, and wife Colette left Los Angeles for the East the for wife Colette left Los Angeles ’99, and with their CT, settled in Stamford, Coast, having to leave the decision the and move The two dogs. at least partly fueled were industry entertainment has returned John writers’ strike. by the fact the is “enjoying and marketing to Internet track men’s that the team field and again was once of manager general Still the league champions.” club in downtown a private golf Golf Club, Carolina Charlotte, club on Labor the will reopen status and Manager Day 2008 following renovation. a $10 million “custom Kong-incorporated a Hong been running finan- in the publications serving agency news industries,” pharmaceutical and technology, cial, family with a second girl, Devon, in August 2007. girl, Devon, in August with a second family 4, live in Con- sis Jordan, big including family, The “pilgrim- to a northerly look forward and necticut age” up to Ithaca when so they a little older they’re After first met. Daddy and Mommy can see where 2, 8, 6, 4, and ages girls, four having Smulders she though Oracle, for worldwide marketing SVP of her However, in on a few boards. hand her keeps hus- her 40th birthday, her is that, for news big surprise black-tie amazing most “the threw band closest friends my with 100 of party at our house bash big that the reports She everywhere!” from will for going her keep “at ten next least the years.” had in 2005. They Bauer Christopher married in July 2007. Christy works Frances Molly daughter Safeway for development leadership VP of as the Inc. St. Lu- of island on the Eykamp Paul 2007 to Dr. by attended ceremony in a small Indies, West cia, Engi- including a few close friends, and family classmate neering CA. Ani Park, in Menlo reside rently Phyo , which Raw Food Kitchen Ani’s a book last summer, Gour- Cookbook 2007 from won Best Vegetarian in featured was recently She Book Awards. mand Food & Wine Magazine on YouTube.” show uncooking please keep writing. Thanks! writing. keep please Avidon, [email protected]; Lauren [email protected]; Treadwell, Hoeflich, Mike and [email protected]; McGarry, [email protected]. lives “Alex” Alison may be the may John Anthony Dink- Katherine McGee Kevin to tell Cook, wrote and wife Pam, and Lisa and wife Pam, and , MPS ’00, wrote that he moved that he , MPS ’00, wrote Copenhaver is practicing med- Copenhaver is practicing is Latham, in physician a family Davis and husband Bob. They started They Bob. husband Davis and Santo, who is corporate counsel at Avan- at counsel is corporate who Santo, Trevor Steer is living in Princeton, NJ, with his wife in Princeton, is living Phillip the for officer financial , chief Penn Carol Borack Another Floridian, Floridian, Another Tami Seaman The last bit of news that can fit this time is that can fit this time news last bit of The if you Remember, now. for news That’s all the Joel Seligman is a VP of human resources at Citrix Systems. resources human is a VP of Roberto Steven enjoy raising husband and She tair Inc. 6. Kristina Marielle, daughter their Schneider at a local hos- worker social is a per diem Holman is also a She in Summit, NJ. home her pital near Kristi- 7-year-old boys. 5- and of mother full-time with hiking and enjoy biking Paul husband and na knitting, time quiet spends Kristina kids. their 1930s house, their renovated recently plus they it themselves. of much doing ins lives in Miramar,He FL,his wife with Christina and and Kaya twins 4, and Dante, children, his three is involved on he writes that 2. Anthony Maya, Ju- and Florida Inroads for directors of board the County. Broward of Achievement nior vegetable are who Cornellians only two married is a pepper Kevin in private industry. breeders live in They breeder. Lisa is a tomato and breeder beach, walks on the enjoy taking FL, and Naples, The with family. time spending and gardening, in Maine, home a summer bought Cooks recently and in Naples we can winter we retire “so when for preparing Wow, ME.” Harbor, in New summer re- who classmate Another already! retirement FL, is to St. Petersburg, relocated cently in San Francisco with her husband Joe and chil- and Joe husband with her in San Francisco VP is a senior 3. She Nicole, 6, and Charlie, dren Services. Internet Fargo, at Wells wife Lisa and us he (Piccinino) ’82 consultant for SM&A and spends his free time his free spends and SM&A for consultant son. young with his playing NY. She and husband Mark Fountain enjoy spend- enjoy Fountain Mark husband and She NY. family. their with time ing Martin very happy are They children. four their and Maria is COO of Alex families. to be back closer to their Both City. York in New Pharmaceuticals Intercept most remember they thing the said Alex and Joel how Remember is singing. Cornell from fondly and were Cayuga’s Waiters and Hangovers the great sing? fun it was to listen to them much how from Hartford the of area claims casualty and property won his first elect- recently He Group. Insurance education of local board a seat on the ed office, busy are wife Jennifer and He CT. in Burlington, 4, to Cub Scouts, 7 and ages two kids, their taking etc. hockey, lessons, swimming us please send in print, to see your name want class- Cornell any about yourself and an update column is only with. The in touch you keep mates we have—so news the as long) (and as good from Boston to Chicago, where he started a new he where Boston to Chicago, from strate- VP for assistant is the job in April ’08. He is Joel Chicago. U. of at the communication gic in higher a doctorate earning also back in school Pennsylvania. U. of at the management education (two in Switzer- six years in Europe After spending Italy), Como, in Lake four and land icine in Allentown, PA. She and husband Chris husband and She PA. in Allentown, icine 22, 2007, born May a baby girl, Addison, adopted 23, on Jan. US arrived in the Addison Korea. from Ryan, brother 7, and sister Bryn, joined 2008 and 40 with a trip to Ja- turning celebrated 3. Carol with Cornell along husband, with her maica friends Spellman at Cornell! this trip 20 years ago planning 074-111CAMSO08Notes 8/14/08 3:47 PM Page 97 Page PM 3:47 8/14/08 074-111CAMSO08Notes 074-111CAMSO08Notes 8/14/08 3:47 PM Page 98

Miami, FL, where she works as an assistant chief sent her news, Rebecca was preparing to spend after the game we waited until they came out and counsel in the Dept. of Homeland Security. She is the summer at her summer home in Michigan near several players were kind enough to take a moment also a member of the US Army Reserves. family. Michelle May Koellermeier is a physician and talk with him. And his dream of getting a Making up for lost time, Andy Burrows sent us specializing in ob/gyn. She lives with husband ‘real’ football came true: a player ran inside and a quick review of his life since he left Cornell. Fol- Jacob in Neenah, WI. presented Tyler with one of the footballs from lowing graduation, he moved to New York City to Reinforcing my belief that 39 is the new 29, the game. While my memories of Cornell began attend NYU law school. After finishing there in our classmates continue to share baby news. On at the age of 18, Tyler’s are beginning at age 7. It 1994, Andy moved to San Francisco, where he prac- August 15, 2007, Karen Schmeidler Sagor and her doesn’t get much better than that!” Julie is the ticed law for six years. In 2000 he became a legal husband David welcomed son Yoni to their fam- Cornell Book Award chair for the Cornell Club of recruiter with Major, Lindsey & Africa. In this role, ily. Yoni loves to laugh at big sister Ariela, 3, and and is also a CAAAN volunteer. he has had the pleasure of working with many Cor- she laughs right back. Karen’s roles as wife and Another Cornell volunteer is Meg Valentine nell graduates over the years. On the personal side, mother, and her full-time work as a psychiatric Tallman. She was recently selected for a one-year Andy has been married to wife Rachel since 1997 social worker, keep her quite busy, explaining the term as a director-from-the-region on the Cornell and welcomed son Parker to the family in 2004. long delay between Yoni’s birth and Karen’s shar- Alumni Federation board. She and husband Brian Sharing news from overseas, Betsy Alley, who ing of the news. In January 2008, Rachel Przy- live in Bear, DE, where Brian is a product manager lives in London, divides her time between family byla welcomed son Lance Cassidy Hayahsi. for a specialty cable business at W.L. Gore and As- (husband Derek and daughter Carmen, 1), a part- Rachel’s daughter Sloane is now 7 years old. As soc. He travels regularly around the US and to time business development role at London Busi- of last spring, Rachel was enjoying an extended Germany and the Far East. Brian and Meg have two ness School, and her e-commerce start-up, Modern maternity leave by working from home. Scott Ben- sporty children, Madeline, 8, and James, 7. Speak- Antiquity.com. She also serves as a board member son and his wife welcomed twin boys Samuel and ing of sports, my sorority sister Susan Miller- for a small local museum called the Ragged School Julian on March 17, 2008. Scott writes that the Curley is still playing soccer in her free time when Museum, which allows visitors to experience the boys are doing well and growing quickly, and he she’s not busy as the assistant director for English life of the Victorian poor and to have lessons in is anxiously awaiting word on their admission to as a Second Language (ESL) programs for the Jef- a Victorian classroom. Betsy also runs a chapter the Class of 2030. Scott and his family live in San- ferson County Schools in Colorado. She got married of her business school alumni club, based within ta Clara, CA. When not taking care of babies, Scott in Denver in March 2008 to Richard Curley, MBA Canary Wharf, London’s new financial hub. “I don’t works as a software engineer at Google. ’93. In attendance were Jeanne Neeson, DVM ’96, really see any Cornell friends over here, as I’ve On June 8, 2007, Stephen Shimony, his wife Katy Carroll ’93, Karen Maroli, MBA ’97, and Max found the local alumni events here don’t attract Stacy, and their daughter Rebecca welcomed sec- Chang and Corinne McKamey-Chang. Cornellians of our generation, but I’d always love ond daughter Amanda to the world. “Needless to We have many classmates in the medical pro- to hear from anyone who might be in town! Feel say, we don’t sleep much,” writes Stephen. Dan fession. Thomas Lanchoney is a physician with the free to drop me a line at [email protected].” Harrison and his wife have also added a second Center for Urologic Care in Bryn Mawr, PA. Jonathan Another busy classmate is Philip Rothman, daughter to their family. Hannah Gili Harrison was Wecker was named chief executive officer of the executive director of the Regulatory Inquiries born on April 30, 2008. Big sister Stephanie is 2 American Inst. of Gastric Banding in March 2008. Group at Morgan Stanley in New York City. He leads years old. Among Hannah’s proud grandparents Prior to this position, Jonathan spent seven years a group of six people who respond to inquiries are Helen and Harlan Harrison ’59. Dan lives in managing healthcare investments for Sankaty Ad- from the SEC and other securities regulators. With Los Angeles and works for NBC Universal in their visors. Neil Zwiebel is a podiatrist in New York City. the recent turbulence in the current markets, 10- cable division. He is married to Alissa Fox and has “two future to 12-hour workdays have become the norm (not Just before my deadline for this column, I had Cornellians,” daughters Alexandra, 3, and Gabriel- including the reach of his dreaded Blackberry). the great honor of attending the wedding of Kim la, 5 months. He’d like to hear from Jonathan Kay. Philip and wife Dena Blum-Rothman ’90, MS ’96, Epstein and Peg Martin on June 14, 2008, at the Rod Rezaee ([email protected]) is have three children, , 9, Matthew, 7, and spectacular Union Ballrooms at Union Theological the director of head and neck reconstructive sur- Ethan, almost 1, as well as three dogs. He writes Seminary on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. gery at University Hospitals in Cleveland, OH. He that it is interesting to see the older kids with Thunderstorms mercifully held off long enough to practices ENT/head and neck surgical oncology and the baby: “like built-in junior nannies!” allow for an outdoor ceremony in a peaceful court- microvascular reconstructive surgery at University Cattle rancher Alarik Myrin lives in Duchesne, yard. The skies opened up after we moved inside Hospitals/Case Medical Center. Rod was planning UT, with wife Staci. He is working to implement the magnificent gothic building (which resembles to take a fishing trip to Alaska this summer with a holistic management system on his ranch, in- many of the older buildings at Cornell) for dinner Doug Tabish ’91, Jim Schliep, and Doug Rosich creasing and decreasing machinery and and dancing. Among the many Cornellians in at- ’91. He would like to hear from Kevin Lyons, Sue fuel use. He has also been occupied with calving, tendance were classmates Liza Jones Hards, Su- Paradis, and Amy Sugarman. The last medical including tending to any problems with newborn san Lipetz Brown, Rebecca Leibowitz, and Julie professional with news this time is veterinarian calves. In his free time, Alarik enjoys sailing and Nelson, as well as Marcela Hahn ’90, Eileen Mc- Karen Usselman. She co-owns an animal hospital fine-tuning hand-loaded rifle ammunition. Alarik Peake ’90, and David Manson ’92. (My apologies in Delaware and is married to Jeff Booth. She en- and Staci enjoyed connecting with Cornellians re- if I missed anyone—I had no time to check with joys being the mom of two “lovely young ladies,” cently at an event in Salt Lake City featuring Nu- Kim before my deadline.) gardening, and teaching at a local college. She re- trition professor Patrick Stover. Classmate Tareq When you receive this issue, summer will be members Ithaca’s gorges and taking late night Harb and his wife Mariam Nassif also attended the nearly over, and most of us will be staring down walks in the rain on campus. She’d like to hear event, which was organized by Kathy Kraus Bolks. our 40th birthdays. Take the opportunity to re- from Bill Herrick and Juliet Kosarzycki. The success of men’s lightweight rowing coach flect and share with us your thoughts about your In other career fields, Bill Haveron(haveronb@ Todd Kennett was shared with the Cornell com- life at this milestone. Drop us a line at any of the marsusa.com) is a retail channel marketing man- munity at Reunion. On June 7, a full house at the addresses listed below, and we will add your mus- ager at Mars Advertising in Wilmette, IL. He and newly renovated Bailey Hall applauded enthusias- ings to an upcoming column. c Ariane Schreiber wife Megan have a 4-year-old daughter Amelia. tically when it was announced that Todd and his Horn, [email protected]; Kathryn Kraus Bolks, Bill runs marathons, is renovating their house, and lightweight crew won the national championship [email protected]; Sharlyn Carter Heslam, is trying to adopt a child. Best of luck, Bill! He for the third year in a row. The Cornelliana Night [email protected]. would like to hear from Steve Chang. Laura Wild- crowd joined the Alumni Chorus and Glee Club to Berthier is living in France and is a certified trans- sing the “Crew Song” in their honor. Todd was also lator for Wild Document Services. She completed tapped for honorary membership in Quill and Dag- Happy fall, and thank you for a master’s in specialized translation (legal, tech- ger on June 3. He is married to Jessica (Funk) sending in your Class of 1992 nical, business) and had a son in May 2007. Her ’97. They have two daughters, Emma and Sophie. 92 News Forms. It makes my job daughter is 5 years old, and Laura writes that Rounding up the latest professional news, much easier! I’d like to start with a sweet story she’d rather be working days instead of nights. Rebecca Darien Yodzio lives in Pembroke Pines, from Julie Weston Bettencourt. She writes, “I took No wonder she listed sleeping as one of her ex- FL, with husband Wayne and children Tyler, 3, and my 7-year-old son to a Cornell football game last tracurricular activities! Dylan, 1. She describes her present job as full-time November. We sat behind the band and I think he Dylan Willoughby, MFA ’95, will begin teach- mom and part-time home-based consultant for had more fun playing the trombone than watching ing at UCLA School of Law this fall. One of his po- her own company, Darien Consulting. When she the game! He wanted to meet a football player, so ems was selected as the poem of the day on the 98 Cornell Alumni Magazine | cornellalumnimagazine.com Class Notes 99 Eric and and hus- and complet- Nicoll and Nicoll ndre are proud October 2008 | — Rebecca Brunner ’09 born in May. They re- ndra, Jordan Wallens ’94 Jordan Wallens Gridchronic, as describes he which September Jenna Saidel Lebowich Erichis is earning Ortman, who are busy raising their daughter Ma- daughter their busy raising are celebrates his everlasting spirit, which his everlasting celebrates lives in San Francisco. Also in California, lives in San Francisco. Michael Courtesy of KarleneCourtesy of a lawyer -Aberman, Rogers can be found Down Under in New Down Under can be found Zealand. In spring 2007,In spring a chronicle self-published Wallens as a cultural saw himself trip, Jordan On the Lewis Michigan in his new home base of Chicago. Jason Chicago. of base home in his new Michigan of source was a great and in marketing is working news: additional band their celebrated NJ, Montclair, of Eddie husband Kaila in April. first birthday Olivia’s daughter Col- bin parents toparents Kennady Aleja Car- York. in upstate New a home purchased cently law in NYC. Marisol practices men Matos rina. Jenna continues to work in HR consulting to work continues Jenna rina. Meridien Le Parker including clients with several Will York. in New , his wife Catherine, Rideout in Raleigh, 4, are 2 and daughters, two their and has been with and in healthcare NC. Will works Seth past six years. the Misys for Stuhl daugh- and Adam husband lives in L.A. with who Carmen updates: a few more are ter Phoenix, A husband her and -Boothe Vasquez ed an extensive apartment renovation over the renovation apartment ed an extensive at counsel to senior promoted was and summer in NYC. Tai Productions Theatrical Disney Kuo start- and Francisco in San duplex a new bought at an inter- manager job as a project ed a new Also in in Sausalito. agency active advertising is Bay Area the at UC Business of School Haas the from MBA (Ong) lives with wife Sarah He Berkeley. Nicholas. and Katrina children Gridchronic to take another one on paper. on paper. one another to take his trip entitled of post-9/11 and America, across odyssey satirical “a country’s the prism of the through post-Katrina, book is dedi- The football.” college love for shared presi- ’92, a vice Wallens Blake cated to his brother, football passionate Fitzgerald—and at Cantor dent “What I find Center. Trade World in the died fan—who book is that it keeps about my gratifying to be most says Wallens. alive,” brother my legacy of the “ spirit the and game, the spirit of with the coincides it.” follow people who the of and schools different the observing anthropologist, some also witnessed He rivalries. in their reveling Dame/USC a Notre particularly football, top-notch to have Irish appeared Fighting the in which game his change only to have a ref Trojans, the defeated re- Joanne Galinsky is a high school as- school is a high Jason, who Saculles Wilson wrote,Wilson just “We or Jordan Wallens, football is more than just a game—it’s a way to connect with the a way to connect than just a game—it’s is more football Wallens, or Jordan a year, course of September 11, 2001. Over the lost on he brother the of memory football—Texas college temples of a dozen U.S., visiting the around traveled Wallens Betsy McAfee A&M to Penn State, UCLA to Northwestern—and soaking up what he calls a quintessential up what he soaking UCLA to Northwestern—and State, A&M to Penn decided he was complete, his journey thought he when just And culture. American of element to me “What’s fascinating victory. to a USC clock, leading back on the put time call and “Every place was unique— says. Wallens war,” is a culture football college is that a lot of imagine.” as they as different nearly people aren’t time, same but at the Pigskin Pilgrimage F After many years in Seattle, Larisa years in Seattle, After many Alonso pleasure L.A., I had the leaving of Speaking Nicole, “He’s 6 pounds, 5 ounces of pure joy.” pure of 5 ounces 6 pounds, “He’s Nicole, Calvin. In Leo and twins to is also mother Nicole Rochester, NY, 6. Mor- on June mix child to the our fourth added Sky- be 4, and (Piper will daughter gan is our third lar will be 2) brother, older one has she and Garrett, to a moving are at 5-1/2! We is our oldest who larger house to accommodate I brood! growing the lo- I sit on the but mom, am still a stay-at-home cal Cornell Club chapter board serve serve and Zoo, Park Seneca on a committee at the treasurer, as the at WXXI, board as a trustee on the pub- Rochester’s station.” television and radio lic Angeleno former visiting of Lake El and the beach for the in his car and traded Fontana checked in from Connecticut, where she where Connecticut, in from checked Fontana also 3. She 5 and ages children, to two is a mom firm. a consulting for as an actuary works part-time wrote. both worlds!” she of best “Really the clime. sunnier far and located to a less caffeinated works in an integra- she in Fort Lauderdale, Now as a nutritional clinic wellness and tive health is expanding and educator, lifestyle and counselor (www. Herbals Equatorial business, own herbal her in her first product The equatorialherbals.com). In horses. for remedy is an herbal line veterinary CA, GeorgeOakland, Bullis L.A. five years from moved who principal sistant UC Berkeley. at degree to earn a master’s ago Met- is living and Jessi- Valene Elizabeth Oba Fran- Megan Fee Hauser is a dairy Hauser magazine. He was He magazine. Nicole Vantuno Silver, BS HE ’93, Silver, partner at her law at her partner Doreen Lee Agenda Jean Kintisch, jmk226@ That rare being, a native being, That rare was born Yorker, New when The class column for this class column for The with issue can be found Reunion Reports of the Wilma Ann, Anderson c . When he isn’t working as isn’t working he ‘95. When Auden issue of of issue Auden Castellano, [email protected]. Castellano, Writing this column has given me the op- the given me this column has Writing Eileen floor-mate U-Hall former My Guse More news from Kidville: from news More My former U-Hall 4 neighbor 4 neighbor U-Hall former My lives in North Carolina with wife Carolina lives in North www.versedaily.org) on May on www.versedaily.org) website ( Daily Verse recent in the appeared poems his of three 24, and special fellowship at a residency of recipient the recently NY. Springs, in Saratoga colony artists Yaddo the Dylan! MyfanwyCongratulations, Mattes well in Ithaca and reports that she is not a con- is not that she reports and well in Ithaca as listed elsewhere. servationist in the classmates to contact portunity (or excuse) fellow Communica- My to share. news for search Meghan major tion DeGolyer hus- Her NY. in Perry, farm family’s her on farmer firm. To- at his own is an architect Rick band to working and sons three raising are they gether a downtown town, including their revitalize market,farmer’s a series, concert development, trail an LLC that has rehabilitated a community and available!).” now old building—“(space law hospitality and relations human calfe teaches home- and Nevada Southern of College at the home-school lead her helps son. She her schools recently and school, Sunday teaches group, her for 50th anniversary celebration the planned church. arts culinary of director is the husband Her at the Nevada. Southern of College “Al- writes, She lives in Las now family immediate my all of most just went We a blessing! is really which Vegas, it was awesome! and Canyon Grand at the camping camp- for menus preparing and love to hike, We sending keep fun!” Please of was tons ing in your news! cornell.edu; [email protected]; [email protected]; Torrance, [email protected]; Lois [email protected]; Torrance, Duffy -Franco -Franco Sibley at Hanes, development business of a manager Sierra, with his kids playing time spends he 4 alum, U-Hall Ian, 2. Another 5, and ca as a writer us back in time , takes O’Toole “Greek.” show ABC Family television on the this Septem- season premiere out the Check reference.” Cornell ber to play “spot the stories incorporate do “We Jessica, Wrote possi- whenever show the into Cornell from , Jess Mullen-Carey husband Jessica’s ble.” firm, ’95, has his own architecture BArch being project recent one Architecture, Make two The Arabia. Saudi in Jedda, a hospital son Carter. with their live in Los Angeles Richard Young’s daughter Audrey daughter Young’s Richard for- 7. Doreen’s world January the into came Amycoworker mer Shane with her Island lives on Long MPS ’94, who Matthew,husband has aEthan, toddler, made recently and Zachary firm DLA Piper. co Wagner and husband Stephen welcomed son welcomed Stephen husband and Wagner world on April 29. the into Joseph Kyle Wrote 94 93 Classes, which begin on page 66. begin on page which Classes, 074-111CAMSO08Notes 8/14/08 3:47 PM Page 99 Page PM 3:47 8/14/08 074-111CAMSO08Notes 074-111CAMSO08Notes 8/14/08 3:47 PM Page 100

Hutton John is proud dad to Jameel, 1. He enjoys Christopher Kramer, MEE ’98, who works as a Greetings, ’96ers! Hopefully you traveling the globe as a biologist for one of the program manager for Northrop Grumman in have recovered from the end- world’s leading seed research companies. Jun Lee Clarence, NY, is keeping active in alumni activi- 96 less hours of Olympics coverage still lives in NYC and recently joined the newly ties, currently serving as VP and treasurer of the and are gearing up for the baseball post-season. formed Cornell Korean Alumni Association. Cornell Club of Greater Buffalo. He looks back Please keep on sending your career and personal As for me, I taped my first radio interview fondly at his time singing with the Sage Chapel life updates . . . new jobs, recent trips, babies, (for Open Books Radio, www.openbooksradio.org) Choir. Christopher was married June 30, 2007 to weddings, and anything else you have for us! in the spring as a contributor to the short fiction Julie Killian, who, though not a Cornellian, attends David, MS ’97, and Olga Itskhoki Harvey are anthology A Stranger Among Us: Stories of Cross- many alumni activities with him. Cornell alumni living in Port Chester, NY. Olga is a VP at Daymon Cultural Collision and Connection. It’s out from OV in attendance were Jonathan ’94 and Christina Worldwide, located in Stamford, CT, and oversees Books/U. of Illinois Press. c Dika Lam, dikaweb@ Dougan Blocksom ’94 and Stephanie Wolf ’96, the business development team. Dave and Olga re- yahoo.com; Jennifer Rabin Marchant, Jennifer. DVM ’01. On both sides of the pulpit was Joseph cently had a baby boy, Maxim Anthony (“Max”) on [email protected]; Dineen Pashoukos Wasylik, Capuano, who was married this summer to Carlene April 26, 2008, and of her maternity leave, Olga [email protected]. Costello, and who also officiated at the marriage writes: “There is nothing else I’d rather be doing of classmate Marc Prud’hommeaux to Emily Tuck- than caring for my new baby.” Douglas DeGroff is er last August. Joseph writes that he would very living in Exeter, CA, with wife Alison. Douglas is Last weekend, I heard from nu- much like to hear from Derek Warner. the owner of Diversified Dairy Solutions LLC, pro- merous Cornell ’93 friends about Our class president Shawn Hecht sent in the viding nutritional consulting for 20 dairies in the 95 how excited they were for their report that Brenda Janowitz married Douglas Central Valley of California. In his spare time, he 15th Reunion. (It would probably help to clarify Luxenberg over Memorial Day weekend. Besides works with the local Cornell alumni group, on the that “last weekend” was June 7-8.) Fifteen years. Shawn, attendees included Greer Gilson Schnei- California Ag Leadership Alumni Board, on Fresno Wow. And we are not far behind. Does anyone else der, Jen Avitabile Moss ’94, Tandy O’Donoghue State U.’s South Valley Boosters program, and as think that is absolutely insane? I, for one, am ready ’94, and Danielle Schmelkin ’94. This is a busy chairman of his local church youth committee. to stop the clock for a while. But, alas, time ticks summer for Brenda, as her second book, Jack Douglas’s first son, Drew Douglas, was born Octo- on, and, with it, life changes for our ’95 classmates. with a Twist, hit bookstores on June 24. And if ber 25, 2005, and second son Luke Warren was Jamie Sarah Levitan was the almost-Tax Day Brenda’s book does well, that can only mean born February 28, 2008. Alyson Lewis Huber is deduction for Russ Levitan and wife Sherri. Jamie good news for , who makes his liv- running for California State Assembly! So those of arrived April 14 at 11:56 p.m. to the proud par- ing as a paper salesman at Dunder Mifflin in you in the 10th Assembly District in California, ents, who reside in New Jersey. In May, I was up Scranton, PA (and is also trying to set up an a check out her website at www.alysonhuber.com. at Yale for some corporate training (no, I did not cappella singing group in the area). David Rickell and wife Katie welcomed son David Elijah (“Eli”) on December 27, 2007. He joins big brother Charlie. The Rickells live in Spar- tanburg, SC, where Dave is an SVP with Waffle Check out the season premiere House Inc. Katie is currently “working as a short- order chef for all three males in her house while ‘ doing some volunteer work on the side.” Katie of “Greek” to play “spot the informed us that Terry Koza and wife Krissy wel- comed daughter Alexa Riley (“Lexie”) on March Cornell reference.” 14, 2008. She joins big brother Brady. The Kozas recently moved to Birmingham, AL, where Terry ’ Dika Lam ’94 is in real estate with AIG. Marc Tilton has been busy. He was recently married, and son Konnor William was born on April 29. He is living in Win- the bulldog) and caught up with Alanna Earlier this spring, husband and wife team ter Garden, FL, and enjoys playing tennis and Coughlin Manning, MD ’99, who, coincidentally, Drew Filus and Andrea Berloff contacted me to volleyball in his spare time (which, as those of had recently sent in some news. Last year, Alanna promote a movie that Drew wrote and directed us with kids know, he will soon have none of!). and her husband moved from New Haven—where and Andrea executive produced. The movie was He has fond memories of Stella’s Café, and would she practices pediatrics—to Guilford, CT, and their a dysfunctional family comedy called Raw love to hear from his old friend Daniel Jutt. son Patrick Blaise was born March 18, 2008. Footage. Andrea was also a writer for the movie Dan Dovdavany is starting a new job. He One year ago, Adriano Sabatelli moved his World Trade Center, which Oliver Stone directed. writes, “After eight years of big law firm life, I ac- family from Washington, DC, to Acton, MA (near In other media, the wonderful world of online so- cepted an in-house position in the legal depart- Boston), and shortly thereafter added a daughter cial networking has reconnected me with a num- ment at Sanofi-Aventis in Bridgewater, NJ.” He is to his clan. Adriano still works for Thomson, but ber of Cornell friends as well. Through LinkedIn, the senior corporate counsel, US litigation and out of the Cambridge office. Also in the Boston I received word from Jim Whitaker, who was investigations, and lives with wife Ruth on the area, Lecia VanDam Sequist and husband Tom married two years ago and moved from Florida to Upper West Side of Manhattan. Christopher Di- also expanded their family to two children—for Toronto . . . and who promised if I printed this Maio is also in NYC, working as a gastroenterol- them, another boy. And Eric Sherman, wife Nan- would “be a good Cornellian and resubscribe to ogist at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. cy, and sons Jared, 4, and Corey, 2, welcomed the magazine.” OK, Jim, your news has been He recently completed a fellowship in advanced the addition of Sarah Hope to their home on the published! Your turn! endoscopy at Harvard. (Author’s note: Maybe Red Upper West Side of Manhattan on May 2. And of course there is our Class of ’95 page Sox mania drove him back to NYC.) Matt Stanton Eric, Tom, Adriano, and Russ might be inter- on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/inbox/#/ writes us from Cleveland, where he is a business ested in checking out Kevin Beirne’s website, Dic- group.php?gid=6386671699), which—yes—I fi- development manager at the Cleveland Clinic. He tionary for Dads (www.DictionaryForDads.com). This nally joined and encourage all of you to do the reports that his current extracurricular activities site, which Kevin developed, helps dads balance same. It is really incredible the number of class- include “trying to get three kids to sleep all night their own busy lives while becoming an active part mates who have found me, and vice versa. Can any long” (seems like a full-time job to me!), though of their kids’ lives. Thinking back to Cornell, Kevin of you imagine what our lives would have been he still misses drinking a pint at the Chapter recalls the stress of meeting deadlines and work- like 15 years ago if we had had Facebook? As if we House. He completed an MBA at Case Western Re- ing in class group projects, doing an internship at weren’t distracted enough when we were under- serve U., Weatherhead School of Business, and he the Cornell Day Care Center, the cozy atmosphere grads! Oh, and just in case you missed it, there’s and his wife welcomed their third child, a daugh- of the Big Red Barn, “and, of course, the falls and a reference in this column to our most famous ter, Maeve Elizabeth, on September 10, 2007. suspended bridges,” and says he would love to re- (currently, anyway) fictional Class of ’95 member, Please check out our class website, http:// connect with Michael Harssema ’96. But when courtesy of NBC’s “The Office.” I just couldn’t re- classof96.alumni.cornell.edu, and write in with asked what he would rather be doing now, this en- sist! c Alison Torrillo French, [email protected]; your news. c Carin Lustig-Silverman, CDL2@ trepreneur Daddy replied, “Nothing different . . . Abra Benson, [email protected]. Class website, cornell.edu; Ron Johnstone, [email protected]; I am perfectly content.” http://classof95.alumni.cornell.edu. and Courtney Rubin, [email protected]. 100 Cornell Alumni Magazine | cornellalumnimagazine.com Class Notes 101 is with makes Huang Andrew or Bloomberg McKeever also McKeever welcomed their welcomed October 2008 “Kathy” “Kathy” Jenelle Berrien is a senior staff is a senior | and shows his skills his shows and Zifchock is also working Zifchock Jian Qun Sibley is also working in the working Sibley is also and and September Kim Melson Lee landed the position of practice of position the landed is practicing as a postdoctoral is practicing Eduardo Bortoni and and , BA ’00, is working as a secondary ’00, is working , BA Orlando is hand, other Benitez, on the Linda Nicoll Choosing to stick with human medicine, human with stick to Choosing Also here in New York, Yon York, in New Also here Pulkrabek Blair ’99 You don’t have to be in Manhattan to have be in Manhattan have to don’t You Julie Nemecek in Health of Institutes National fellow at the on married got that she reports Julie Bethesda. but now VA, Falls, Great October 27 last year in MD. lives in Rockville, Crowningshield liv- Now Hospital. Animal Plattsburgh of manager “after her spends then she NY, Kent, Port in ing as a board serving and hiking, kayaking, hours” And Society. Humane Adirondack the of member Alicia Groesbeck WI. Madison, in veterinarian as a field made a huge move across the country after they country the across move a huge made in ob/gyn at NewYork residency both graduated Center Medical Cornell Hospital/Weill Presbyterian pair, up a great to break So as not this past June. a fel- Alto, CA, to begin out to Palo both moved at laparoscopy gynecologic lowship in advanced Both plan to this July. Center U. Medical Stanford visits frequent East Coast for it back to the make hope miss and they who friends, and with family to see soon! Becky Avrin for Hospital but at the fellow, as a postdoctoral graduated She City. York in New Surgery Special had and last May with a PhD in biomechanics not she’s When summer. to NYC over the moved with her playing and loves running she working, All in all, husband! her two dogs—and son, her happy with life. pretty she’s fun, and apparently you don’t have to be in NYC have you don’t apparently fun, and Our very own actress to be a star. is also but he in Georgia, down engineer software as well. workshops finance personal facilitating his way around the City reporting f City reporting the his way around also finds he court. Somehow basketball on the stu- grad as a part-time to pursue his MBA time Zev U.! Amazing! York at New dent Norotsky Get There of principal is the in NYC and also living and dinner for Burger spots? Pop hot PR. His fave event, signature His company’s drinks. for Honey his of much occupies Golf Classic, Hamptons the days, these time green on the time but at least the the around about walking can let him reminisce springtime. campus in the Cornell in Moonlight & Magnolias Piscitelli appeared Play- James-York Players at the Williamsburg the show The last year. of end at the in Virginia house we will be hear- but I’m sure in December, ended celeb our Cornell from appearances more of ing IA, Rapids, Over in Cedar future. in the ’99 Hayward dedicates he although And arts teacher. language to his job, time much given up his love has not he extracur- main Andrew’s definitely It’s music. of activity. ricular News. News. at a manager sponsorship as a corporate working does mentors, he time In his spare not-for-profit. work, weightlifts, volunteer second daughter, Madison Ji-Hae, to the family on family to the Ji-Hae, Madison daughter, second is slowly get- sis Emmy 18, 2008. Older February used to life with baby Maddie,ting get- Mom’s and a leave used to life with two! Kim is taking ting at position her from absence of to spend Accenture while Blair is getting girls, with the time more Med- year at Georgetown to start his third ready the keeping girls are rambunctious The School. ical busy! Cherylcouple pretty Bauer Sean Patrick life this past year. a new celebrated world on September 22, the entered McKeever c Vera Bev- Monagle and and (Hum Ec) (Hum MD ’04, and Brady Russell, Reid Melanie Grayce c in 2005. Stacy Nicks . Cherilyn received her received . Cherilyn Kate Yannitte Kristen, Forkeutis John, Handy became Kristin Oswick in 2004 Kristin Oswick became Anyone watch “Planet Earth” watch “Planet Anyone I have lately? I have to admit, with fascination a newfound . Many other Cornellians other MD ’04. Many We’ve got to play a little catch got We’ve missed a We’ve up this time. Rob way. the along few updates Carter, [email protected]; Erica [email protected]; Carter, The class column for this issue class column for The Reports with the can be found begin which Classes, Reunion of Leiwant, Leiwant, was the matron of honor, and brides- and honor, of matron was the has had a busy couple of years. She’s years. has had a busy couple of Nelson, [email protected]. [email protected]. Nelson, ’00 I-Sah, Hsieh Kristin Keske Maris- team member varsity lacrosse Former That does it for this edition of the notes. the of this edition it for That does Class of ’97 treasurer/secretary Jay Wolman ’97 treasurer/secretary Class of sa Perman at Cincin- residency up a pediatric been finishing to start ready getting and Hospital Children’s nati Cincinnati. U. of the at residency a dermatology Benjamin Laskin, a married all that, she Amidst still Marissa grad. Duke and fellow pediatrician weekends. on the plays lacrosse [email protected]; Jennifer and , [email protected]; West Sheldon , [email protected]. (Hum Ec) and Caroline Ec) and (Hum Spector Dicks way back in 2002. Last April the all married were Matthew twins of first birthday the celebrated they and Cornellians about ten other and Emily, and the out to celebrate came families young their Rob live in and Caroline with them. milestone NJ. Martinsville, last Valen- of As Henry. husband married she when Hannah. named have a daughter they Day, tine’s OH. Kristin is a member lives in Akron, family The each in Ithaca ’ that meet of crew a whole of to camp out at Buttermilk Labor Day weekend you guys Would Kristin. tradition, a great It’s Falls. you? class joined the of rest if the mind 99 98 on page 66. on page erly Freihaut Covey ’96, Make sure to check out our class website at check to sure Make keep and http://classof97.alumni.cornell.edu, of all sorts love to hear We us updates. sending this you take did vacation of What kind news. in gas increase you combat the did How summer? city host will be the Do you think Chicago prices? more! and All this 2016 Olympics? the for Sarah Deardorff Broennle ([email protected]) sent news of his May 25, his May of news sent ([email protected]) to Rebecca2008 wedding Riba ’00, MD ’05, in at the associate is a senior Jay NY. Roslyn Heights, Rebecca & Hashem; D’Angelo Boston law firm of at Children’s in pediatrics residency completed her a fellow in pe- is currently in Boston and Hospital intro- Rebecca were and Jay endocrinology. diatric by Randiduced Rotjan ’99 Fitzgerald , Hua-yin Yu Randi, included maids Sara -Lane, Tuttle in couple honeymooned The in attendance. were Boston. of outside live and Thailand Mark ’98, and Greaves ’98 in 2004 Business of Stern School NYU’s from MBA Jersey. live in New currently couple the and Mira Sullivan Kim, 00 the animal kingdom! But some of our classmates of But some kingdom! animal the with personal be up close and to live it and get work! Kerry every day—at our furry friends and (bal6@ Alex Alday Michael, Hwang Bayne tied the knot the tied Bayne Daniel Turinsky Blakely Lord Lori Giovina Haubrich and and and and can understand eighth grade eighth can understand reside in Tarrytown, NY. in Tarrytown, reside Fall is back, which means back to means back, which Fall is we though Even many. for school years out of than ten more are James Jim and CherilynJim and Nadal We all know that the class column would not that the all know We Career changes are always uncertain. Will I always uncertain. are changes Career little sister to Zachary, entered the world on June the entered sister to Zachary, little (Class of states that Zachary 10, 2008. Samara brother. big 2027) is a very proud couple The Jersey. 17, 2008 in New on February com- same the for working years of after eight met where company, device medical BD, a major pany, The manager. development is a business Cherilyn during Plantations at the engaged couple were continued and romantic!) ’07 (how Homecoming the Cornell theme by having Guests included nuptials. at the ain attendance number classmates of welcomed baby Tyler James on December 9, 2007. on James baby Tyler welcomed isAlex a in Malvern, living executive account senior daugh- Turinsky, Brooke Alexa classmate Future PA. Samarater of Friedman be complete without news of our newest little Cor- our newest of news be complete without knot the to tie latest classmates or the nellians to cheer new someone to convince manage (and to additions newest Red). First up, the Big the for these when note take 2030—Day Hall, Class of the now! in 18 years from roll applications 97 school, a number of our classmates are still hitting are our classmates of a number school, Tonya books. the (t_noldon@ Noldon-Randall and PA, Harrisburg, in is an attorney yahoo.com) Bar Jersey New and Pennsylvania the for studying with back-to- Also familiar Good luck! exams. Jeffrey are time school work in both who ([email protected]), at principal made was recently Jeffrey schools. in East Northport, School Pulaski Road Elementary she when counselor guidance Lori is a school NY. couple’s two chil- the of care busy taking is not be not may She CAAAN. for or volunteering dren that but I’m sure in school, cornell.edu) is familiar with all the middle school middle all the with is familiar cornell.edu) an eighth has been teaching she since drama, in the is also Blakely temple. class at her grade and as a mediator certified getting of process recently She comedy. stand-up to perform learning loves being in Seattle and condo to a new moved continues suburbs!) while she city (so long, in the Airlines. Alaska for manager to work as a claims Chris Braceland drama, too. He is a volunteer coach for an eighth coach for is a volunteer too. He drama, busy spending not he’s team when lacrosse grade Chris Vivian. and Jackie with his daughters time his wife Christine and ([email protected]) Northeast, Dallas back to the from moved recently media (telecom and Chris is an equity trader where & Co. Inc. Jeffries sector) for move? right the I make job? Did new enjoy my Classmate What was I thinking?! have must DMD ([email protected]) set out he as more, and questions all those asked K. Michael practice. to open his own dental CT DMD LLC is located in East Hartford, Hwang pre- provides and (http://michaelhwangdmd.com) cosmetic and services, restorative care, ventive “is very excited writes that he Michael services. his own business.” about owning nervous and best wish you the We Michael. Congratulations, title next a new Also writing with your practice. the of some perhaps asking (and name to her is Michelle questions) same McKee Cubbon sen- is currently who ([email protected]), In this position USA. 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2007. Cheryl hopes that Sean will grow up to be Portland, OR. She fondly remembers how easy it Hi, everyone! We have some in Cornell’s Class of ’30. Yes, a new legacy is born! was to make friends at Cornell. Kate misses Julia interesting updates this issue. (Wow, that makes me feel old!) Ramey and wishes she could be traveling to Mon- 04 Why not send me yours for a That’s it for this edition’s column. If it seems golia right now. Julia, give Kate a holler. future issue? After graduating a semester early, a little shorter than usual, then you must have an Becky Sendrow is a talent agent at William Shaun McCready spent the spring of 2004 in automatic “word count” in your brain (and should Morris Agency in New York, where she enjoys “ten- Ithaca teaching and refereeing intramural ice give up your day job for a position as an assistant nis, concerts, plays, and spending time with my hockey for the university before attending St. copy editor, my friend). But seriously, don’t let your niece and nephew.” Nicole Kordziel married John’s School of Law. There he interned for New class correspondents suffer from tri-annual writer’s Thomas Downs ’03 and is now a 5th grade teacher York’s Appellate Division, First Department, and block—inspire us! Remember, we love hearing from at South Amboy Elementary. Amy Snyder, DVM ’04, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office, also you and we love writing for you. But first, we need is an equine veterinarian who enjoys horseback working part-time at Martha Clara Vineyards on the your news! c Andrea Chan, [email protected]; riding, hiking, skiing (downhill and cross-country), north fork of Long Island. “I never imagined that Christine Jensen Weld, [email protected]. photography, and reading. Thomas McNulty grad- I would be able to justify taking a wine-tasting uated from the U. of Michigan Law School and class to my parents, let alone use it to get a job,” now works for Baker Hostetler in Cleveland. The said the ILR major. During school, Shaun traveled We hope this update finds you well. firm’s primary practice groups are business, em- to New Orleans to volunteer for Project Gideon and And to think that it was 11 years ployment, litigation, and tax. assisted in providing free legal assistance to indi- 01 ago that we were just getting set- As one might expect, it appears many of us gent citizens imprisoned at Orleans Parish Prison. tled into our first semester of college. Time has are back in school. Benjamin To is starting his More recently, he visited the Mayan ruins in the passed quickly. Congratulations to Seth Bender, third year as a full-time law student in Iowa this jungles of Cozumel, Mexico, and Belize. Shaun cur- who is now the chief resident at Memorial Sloan- fall. He wrote, “Now that I’m back in school again rently works as an assistant district attorney for Kettering Cancer Center in NYC. Diana Tyler fin- somewhere else, I realize I took for granted a lot Suffolk County, NY, assigned to the office’s East ished her first year of business school at Duke U. of the great facilities Cornell offers, particularly End Bureau, where he covers both the Southamp- and loved it! Prior to starting her summer intern- the excellent libraries and dining halls.” Benjamin ton and East Hampton town courts. ship, she took a trip with her classmates to China, would like to hear from his freshman-year room- Lisa Boikess graduated from New York U. where they visited Hong Kong, Beijing, Lijiang, and mate Federico “Pico” Martinez. Speaking of Iowa, School of Law in May 2007. After taking the Bar Shanghai. She spent her summer working in New Rachel Dragos is just down the road in veterinary exam and studying hard with yours truly, she trav- York on a sports philanthropy project for a non- school at Iowa State. Nathan Pettit, MPS ’03, fin- eled to India with fellow Cornellians for Manjula profit called Living Cities. Although she enjoyed ished his second year in the Johnson School’s Venkataramani’s wedding to Binoy Dharia. She working and receiving a paycheck again, she was Management and Organizations PhD program. His is now in the corporate department at Ropes and happy to return to school for her second year. father, ex-Cornell wrestler and football player Gray LLP in New York and works primarily with Erin Bordley moved from Park City, UT, in Charles Pettit ’74 recently came for a visit. the healthcare group on behalf of hospitals, ac- May 2007 to Rochester, NY, and is working at the Robert Favelukes is in his second year of a res- ademic medical centers, multi-provider networks, U. of Rochester. Starting in September, she’ll be- idency program in emergency medicine at St. provider and medical service organizations, and gin the physician assistant program at RIT as a Luke’s/Roosevelt Hospital in New York City. He was pharmaceutical companies. Alex Koch still lives full-time undergraduate student (again!). Her es- married last September to Courtney Sherwood. in Las Vegas and has recently accepted a job as timated graduation date is May 2012 with a BS. Congratulations to all our newlyweds and the director of financial planning & analysis for Congratulations to David ’89, DVM ’93, and Sarah newly parents! Sometimes I forget that we are 28. US operations of Las Vegas Sands, specifically the Whittleton Santisi on the birth of their son Lo- Joanna Radin, MS ’04, is a PhD student in the his- Venetian and Palazzo in Las Vegas and the Sands gan in February. tory-sociology of science department at U. of Bethworks development in Pennsylvania. Alex’s Geoffrey Zhao is working as an associate, Pennsylvania. She married Matthew Grant this primary role is to help in budgeting, forecasting, global capital markets at Deutsche Bank. In his summer, with classmates Kim Mislowack, Ariel and ad hoc analysis. He writes that he is excit- spare time he has been reading paperbacks, Schwartz, MPA ’03, Gwen Fay, Gillian Klempner, ed for the opportunity and to have an ampersand spending time with his wife, and watching films. Dan Webb, BFA ’03, Levi Blankenship, Brendan in his title. He’s having a great time living in Las Recently he joined the Debt Capital Markets group Quigley, Alex Harris, Jill Tauber, and Brock Vegas and encourages everyone to visit. at Deutsche Bank’s Global Markets Division in Tuczynski in attendance. Elizabeth Richards was Kiva Iscol is now a marketing account exec- London. Seema Prasannakumar has proudly fin- married to Ethan Barclay Bing (Princeton ‘98) on utive at Steiner Sports. Kiva sank her teeth into ished her first year of business school at Whar- April 19, 2008 in Tucker’s Town, Bermuda. Class- sports marketing at Cornell, where, while working ton. Although she enjoys Penn, her loyalty still mates in attendance included Aida Mollenkamp, in our Sports Marketing department, she began a lies with the Big Red. Kristy Grant just finished Melissa Riggs, Kristie McNamara, JD ’06, Jacque- program pairing Cornell athletes with Ithaca chil- her MAT (Master of Arts in Teaching Secondary line DeAngelis, Meredith Orban, and Jason dren. Since leaving Cornell, Kiva has traveled the English) at Johns Hopkins U. Congrats! Pauley. The couple lives in San Francisco where world undertaking philanthropic initiatives in Please keep forwarding the good news! E- Elizabeth is an attorney at Kirkland & Ellis LLP. South Africa, England, and Vietnam. She also mail us at [email protected]. Happy fall! Lindsey Friedman wrote in from across the worked at Madison Square Garden managing ad- c Lauren Wallach Hammer, [email protected]; pond as a buyer of men’s branded casualwear for vertising accounts for the Knicks, Rangers, NY Lib- Trina Lee, [email protected]. John Lewis department store in the UK. “In Sep- erty, Mets, Islanders, Devils, and others. tember I married my boyfriend of nine years, fel- As always, let me know how you are spend- low Cornell grad Christopher Grunsfeld ’99. We ing your time. Also, if you would like to be in- By the time this goes to print have been living and working in London for over volved in planning next year’s reunion, June 4-7, the Beijing Olympics will be three years and plan to move back to NYC in 2009, please e-mail me with “Reunion” in the sub- 02 over, and we will know if 41- 2008.” Stephen Porter wrote from Lorraine, NY, ject line. c Vanessa Matsis, [email protected]. year-old Dara Torres will have broken yet another where he enjoys golf and fishing when he’s not record. We’ll also have a much clearer picture of busy in his job as an insurance and financial plan- the Yankees’ chances at making the post-season. ning agent. He fondly remembers spending time During the first weekend of May, I am not sure which is less likely at this point. at AGR and would like to hear from Tom Flick ’03. 18 Cornell alumni from the Cor- Thanks to those of you who sent in the class Stephen has two children and is enjoying raising 05 nell Club of Washington teamed news form to share your updates with us! Eduar- his family. Keep the updates coming! Send news up to race in Washington, DC’s annual do Porto Carreiro is still living his dream with to: c Carolyn Deckinger, [email protected]; Festival. Among the Class of ’05 paddlers were Xi the release of the first vintage from his wine la- or Jeffrey Barker, [email protected]. Wang, BA ’06, myself, and 16 other alumni rang- bel, Angelica Cellars. You may remember Eduardo ing from the classes of ’56 to ’08. Xi works in from the a cappella group. Since he was 6 years McLean, VA, at the global consulting firm Booz old he has had a love affair with wine and it has The class column for this issue Allen Hamilton in the IT services department. At followed him around the world and back. Former can be found with the Reports the she raced for both the 218 Delaware Avenue roommate and fellow Theta 03 of Reunion Classes, which begin Cornell Club and Booz Allen Hamilton teams. Xi sister Kate Bennett recently bought a house in on page 66. loves living and working in the D.C. area. She says 102 Cornell Alumni Magazine | cornellalumnimagazine.com Class Notes 103 and to at- is in Salt Mika Pryce October 2008 The Time of Your The Time of has been working | before beginning busi- beginning before duction at Bally’s casino. duction is a writer in Philadelphia Catherine Savage is living the dream out in Las dream the is living is still at Ketchum Entertain- is still at Ketchum Elizabeth ar- ’07. They Jordan is a senior business analyst at analyst business is a senior won the 2008 Sundance Grand 2008 Sundance won the moved to California in October in to California moved September and and Olga Belomestnykh is serving in the Peace Corps along with Corps along Peace in the is serving Frozen River Lance in Chicago, working and Hall, living Noah Negrin Brittany Hassett Brett Barlass In April 2006, the College of Agriculture and Agriculture of College In April 2006, the Lindsay Ulrey and helped launch a new performance group, performance a new launch helped and at Google in New York since September as a soft- since York at Google in New Google list for document on the engineering ware hi- Olga launched ago months (A couple of Docs. about wrote Google Docs and for folders erarchical of Google Doc blog.) Outside official it on the weeks in beautiful—and three work Olga spent work- warm—Sydney, importantly, perhaps more there. Google office the out of ing advertising an interactive Health, at Digitas range a wide works on She healthcare. for agency cancer a breast including projects, oncology of Huffman Felicity featuring campaign awareness with women for a site about chemotherapy and misses college Brittany Although cancer. breast girls of the (especially at Cornell everyone and absolutely loves her Pi Phi), she and 304 Bryant a better place to for couldn’t have asked job and to move the made Brittany work after graduation. in office York New Apple to work in the Big the May. Services. Citco Fund tend the Int’l Sea Turtle Symposium in Crete, Sea Turtle Int’l the tend by Cor- provided experience This amazing Greece. op- first research her Jennifer also landed nell to Indies, West in Antigua, portunity post-college hawksbill sea endangered critically work with the in has worked Jennifer graduation, Since turtle. as Project Jumby Bay Hawksbill with the Antigua has and seasons two nesting for director a field “Thank you so says, Jen two reports. published me helping and in me believing for Cornell, much, Sydney, from Reporting dreams!” my to achieve Australia, dieti- clinical as an inpatient working City, Lake . has assisted with Provi- He director. is a theater of production Co.’s Theater sion Life this past spring. Chicago in Diem, Per Life Sciences funded Jennifer funded Life Sciences Munhofen ment Marketing focusing on branded TV and film TV and on branded focusing Marketing ment fel- to visit to Australia traveled She integrations. Kendylow ’06 grad Gable US. back in the fall this school ness Morgan Spur- qualifiers, Sundance on two worked is Osama Bin Laden Where in the World lock’s coordi- was production he Frozen River, on which nator. SamJury Prize. Port a week in Ju- six nights singing on stage Vegas, pro bilee!, a $50 million more casting its 26th year, is celebrating show The truly It’s 70 stagehands. and than 90 performers pro- Vegas an over-the-top its kind: last of the rhine- of thousands wearing with women duction Sam is one nothing. practically covering stones honored he’s and show, in the singers six male of production. this dazzling to be a part of Angeles! In Burkina Faso, West Africa, Christina Africa, Faso, West Burkina In Angeles! Sobiloff Peter Crysdale Cornell!), at met having 2007 (never rived in June Christina’s 2009. August in ends service their and Pete empowerment. and girls’ education is project teachers. education both secondary are Liz and love it. mostly well and very all doing are They 2006 to manage Yosemite Jersey Dairy, a large Dairy, Jersey Yosemite 2006 to manage farms three Between Yosemite’s company. cheese man- Brett milk cows. than 5,000 have more they Hispanic whole the ages work force, Portuguese and HUGE are (they bullfights has experienced and works Raul Bermeo in Mexico City doing in Mexico brand management at the the for Foods Division brand, Unilever biggest remem- fondly He Knorr. as at Cornell bers his days fun most best and “the Surely life.” my of stage fra- the of a brother being a ternity had impact on his Cor- large weight men’s rowing team rowing men’s weight national three off rattle I since championships Rob left like left.” Sounds on impression a lasting team! the can’t believe that it has al- can’t believe is now in Woodland Hills, CA, Hills, in Woodland is now It’s our second fall out and fall our second It’s younger! any getting not we’re has been everyone hope We ’ Jennifer [email protected]; Miel, Dan Carmeli c Kristin Joseph Kyle goalie, Red lacrosse Big Miller, a former Michelle, [email protected]. Wong nell experience; he has visited Ithaca several times several has visited Ithaca he experience; nell he party like and as an alum to see old friends following Immediately as an undergraduate. did after a year he in NYC, and Raul worked Cornell, to Mexico to move an offer and a promotion got on a personal Raul both challenges Mexico City. is al- writes that he level, but he professional and to continue opportunities new for ways looking internation- the recommends highly and learning Raul plays squash, time, In his free al experience. to visit family returns and out with friends, goes to con- plans He Ecuador. of country in his home years in a multina- a few more for working tinue to back to Ecuador going before company tional entrepre- new of in search business family the the and Mexico, between Ecuador, ventures neurial US. and Cornell’s rowing team. He has traveled to see has traveled He team. rowing Cornell’s Cana- Kentucky, Connecticut, in California, friends “The Rob writes, past year. in the China and da, on is rowing about Cornell I’ve missed most thing light- a blast to see the but it’s been Cayuga Lake, working at Wildlife Vet Tech and exploring Los exploring and Tech at Wildlife Vet working carried the Olympic Torch on its way to Beijing Torch Olympic the carried a covered His stint Games. 2008 Summer the for was selected after He Shanghai. half-mile near him for an essay nominating wrote his brother Miller in Canada. a contest as part of honor the in 2003. His recovery with cancer was diagnosed said who doctors of expectations the exceeded on to went again. He play lacrosse never he’d was a member and two years at Cornell play for Cham- World team that won the Canadian the of out check information in 2006. For more pionship http://www.teammannatech.com/TheTeam.html# Miller. from graduated he been two years since ready world, the of side other on the now He’s Cornell. in India, business his own sustainable launching by vis- Dan in his effort Join Mind. of Namaste website at www. Mind of Namaste the iting blog, the company’s or the namasteofmind.com at www.thesustainable Connection, Sustainable “Please do says, Dan connection.wordpress.com. or questions with any me to contact hesitate not at [email protected].” comments enjoying the alumni events that have taken place that have taken alumni events the enjoying on to Now country. the around cities in different our class updates. 06 is St. has Nicole DeGrace ’06 Nicole DeGrace It’s our our It’s second fall out and we’re not getting any younger! Rob Markt ‘ ; recent grads can grads ; recent has gained diverse expe- has gained House Party is pursuing a master’s degree in degree a master’s is pursuing meets meets has been modeling and acting since acting and has been modeling is pursuing a career in human resources. He resources. in human a career is pursuing Daisy Torres Esosa major, apparel and A textiles Edo- ILR graduate and Sabor Latino dancer Jimmy dancer Sabor Latino and ILR graduate she will definitely be back for another year of year another back for be will definitely she in New up I! Meanwhile, as will racing, boat dragon Randy Hotelie York, Allen industries, service food and hospitality in the rience year as an one spent He to politics. in addition coordinator environmental in company a hotel for following the Boston, and an upscale for year worked restaurant. farm-to-table a mem- is currently Randy City York New the ber of Urban Fellows Class of time, 2007-08. In his free to the enjoys going he reading gym, cooking, philosophy about political and environment, the and to Latin America. traveling a solid has paved Randy successful for foundation in both politics careers business. and is also She NY. U. in Bronx, work at Fordham social being project on a mentoring full-time working Educa- the for Inst. Marymount by the conducted at called Club Amigas, Girls, and Women of tion Marymount Daisy coordinates College. Marymount girls school 40 middle and mentors student College dis- school Tarrytown and White Plains the from Club the evaluate institute the Faculty from tricts. the along mentors the guide and program Amigas and Daisy trained to school to returning Prior way. for children and disabled adults mentally prepared has con- YWCA. She at the Olympics Special the sorori- with her events to lead community tinued Unidas Upsilon Señoritas Latinas Lambda Sigma ty, region. Northeast the throughout Inc., surely relate to the context and characters. Check characters. and context to the relate surely http://www. about Esosa’s film at out more onenightinbrooklyn.blogspot.com. Ruiz is Sloan-Ketter- Memorial for coordinator a project Diver- and Management Talent Center’s Cancer ing HR division. hospital’s within the sity department with performing dancer, is also a professional He has Dancing Company. Dance Abaku Afro-Latin the his talents world sharing the across Jimmy taken recent- He Brazil. and in Spain, Italy, with others only and one Abaku Company’s in the ly danced Manhattan. at the NYC showcase somwan films, in numerous has appeared She graduation. productions. theatre and magazines, commercials, own fea- her produced Esosa has just written and in part film, One Night in Brooklyn, funded ture Arts. the for Council Brooklyn from with a grant led film, which own short her wrote Last year she di- Hollywood with a winning to her One Night in Brooklyn Schumacher. Joel rector been working for Toyota Engineering and Manu- and Engineering Toyota for been working engineer as a production America North facturing around him moving job has kept The years. two for OH, to Lexington, Cincinnati, Rust Belt from the open TX (to help MI, San Antonio, Ann Arbor, KY, Japan. even and car plant), a new con- Despite the in touch to keep Rob has managed moving, stant from teammates and friends his Cornell with all of a romantic dramedy about eight recent college recent about eight dramedy a romantic phase and college their out of growing graduates film as her describes She adulthood. into Fire Elmo’s 074-111CAMSO08Notes 8/14/08 3:47 PM Page 103 Page PM 3:47 8/14/08 074-111CAMSO08Notes 074-111CAMSO08Notes 8/14/08 3:47 PM Page 104

Monday night daily events in the summer) and had businesses grow. Janna Koretz (A&S) is in Boston, As I write this column in early the opportunity to meet with and tour people from MA, and working on her Doctor of Psychology at the June, I’m riding on the eupho- all over the world. Melanie Castro is working in Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology. 08 ria that takes over Ithaca from NYC for L’Oreal USA, Research and Development do- She is enjoying New England weather and sports Memorial Day weekend through the next two ing market research. She has also begun courses and has taken up distance running. Also in Boston, weeks—Commencement and Reunion weekends at UC Davis’s Applied Sensory Science and Con- Jenn Sela (HE) is conducting AIDS research for Har- both call for nostalgia and celebration! The entire sumer Testing Certificate Program for Distance vard Medical School. She feels fortunate to work at Class of 2008 has reason to celebrate—not only Learners for fall 2008. Aside from work and school, a lab that is at the forefront of research in its field. our newly minted degrees, but our record-breaking Melanie is on the National Board for CLAA, the Cor- After graduation, Barrie Kreinik (A&S) made class participation in the Senior Class Campaign! nell Latino/a Alumni Association, and Latinas Pro- her professional acting debut at the Virginia Shake- As many of you may remember from Convocation, moviendo Comunidad/ Sorority Inc. speare Festival in Romeo and Juliet and Love’s featuring a flawless May morning and an awe- Life after Cornell has been busy! She moved to Labours Lost. She then moved to New York and ap- inspiring Maya Angelou, the Class of 2008 exceeded Philadelphia last August, where she completed her peared in three off-Broadway productions. This our goals with close to 53 percent participation thesis and degree and has been working as a re- past season she returned to Shakespearean theatre and a total of $66,402 raised! I’m confident that search coordinator at the Regional Autism Center to play Desdemona in Othello. Ben Phelps-Rohrs the Class of 2008 Scholarship we have endowed, of the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. They cur- (A&S) has also kept himself busy since graduation. with the generous support of David ’73 and Abby rently have many large, in-depth studies occurring Last summer he worked as an apprentice on John Joseph Cohen ’73, is only the first of many lega- that will hopefully provide more information about Marmora’s vineyard and learned leatherwork. He cies our class will leave to the Hill. autism. Matthew Gonser will be working toward then traveled to Thailand and Japan with Sabrina Many members of the Class of 2008 got a obtaining his Master of Landscape Architecture Kay (CALS) for three months. When his money ran sneak preview of our futures as Cornell alumni dur- degree at Cornell beginning this fall. out he came home to Pittsburgh, PA, where he ing Reunion Weekend, June 5-8. My Collegetown Milena Pappa earned an MSc in shipping, woke up every morning at 3 a.m. to drive a bread housemates Emily Gordon, Shayna Muhlbauer, trade, and finance from Cass U. (City University, truck for Mike and Dave’s Italian Bread Place. This Stephanie Posen, Abbe Yale, and I (along with London, UK). She now works in the chartering de- past June he drove across the US with Elliot Singer many other ’08ers) all clerked for the classes of partment at Oceanbulk Maritime SA, a dry-bulk ’08. Currently, Ben is an intern for National Pub- 1973, 1978, 1983, and 1998, and we made con- shipping company that owns ships of all sizes, from lic Radio in Los Angeles on the show “Day to Day.” nections we look forward to following up on at 40,000 dwts to 170,000. Garrett Wasson gradu- After returning to Southern California last year, our 5th Reunion in 2013! Another ’08er, Natalia ated from the Edinburgh College of Art with an MS Kevin Martineau, BS Ag ’06 (AEM) began his role Avalos, BS ILR ’07, clerked for the Class of 1958’s in golf course architecture last November. Casara as lead actor in Day 21, an independent film di- 50th Reunion. Before Reunion and after gradu- Jean Ferretti pursued an MS in neuroscience and rected by Trevor White (A&S). The film, which be- ating last December, Natalia traveled to Nicaragua education at the Teachers College of Columbia U. gan its run on the festival circuit this past summer, for about ten days, “hiking volcanoes and horse- in NYC. Christie McInnis is still working toward her insightfully explores through narrative the dark na- back-riding in the cloudforest.” She then returned PhD in organic chemistry at the U. of Wisconsin, ture of food addiction. Since graduation, Jacque- to Ithaca for the semester and worked “with the Madison and continues to work in Helen Blackwell’s line Kelly (A&S) has been a paralegal in the New internal consultants at Organizational Develop- lab synthesizing and studying small molecules that York office of Covington & Burling LLP. She is very ment Services,” extended her ILR internship from can be used in bacterial communication. She’s re- excited to have just begun her first semester at Co- the previous semester, was a server at Miyake ceived a National Defense Science and Engineering lumbia Law School this fall. Last summer, Anasta- Japanese Restaurant, and also managed to find Graduate Fellowship to support her work. Jessica sia Ennis (CALS) trained middle school children on time to serve as sales director for Scrimple.com, Schnell is a second-year PhD candidate in ecology animal handling as a part of the Nature Trail Pro- a coupon company that “is really taking off in the and evolutionary biology at Rutgers in Newark, NJ. gram at the San Francisco Zoo, where she is cur- Ithaca area.” Natalia moved to San Francisco in Marielys Garcia is in her second year of rently working as an Animal Resource Center intern. June to work as a human resources representative teaching at Academy, a public Mike Huang (OR&IE) is an associate at Car- for the Pepsi Bottling Group. Brian Chu complet- charter high school in Washington, DC. She was rington Capital Management, a hedge fund in ed his undergrad degree and spent spring semes- set to complete her master’s in secondary teach- Greenwich, CT. Jessa Reed (A&S) is a research as- ter in Ithaca finishing a graduate degree; he also ing in August and will continue teaching Spanish sistant in the Developmental Disabilities Clinic at began work in San Francisco this summer. at Thurgood Marshall next year. Katherine Des- Yale Child Study Center in New Haven, CT. Last fall, Quite a few other December grads found ways baillets is in Thailand working for a company Ashwin Phadnis (ILR & HA) spent time traveling to stick around Ithaca for the spring 2008 semes- called earthcare.co.th as a business development in Germany and Austria. He is currently living in ter. Rachelle Rubinow worked full-time at Planned director. They own several companies in Thailand Philadelphia, PA, working as an executive com- Parenthood in Ithaca as a medical associate, where such as the Body Shop, Starbucks, etc. Katherine pensation consultant at Towers Perrin. He enjoys she performed “various tasks such as STD screen- has almost mastered the Thai language after be- hanging out with other Cornellians who have set- ing, HIV testing, birth control counseling, etc.” ing there for a year. Justin Teo writes, “Hi, every- tled down in Philadelphia and going to Phillies and Rachelle also managed to find time to work part- one! I recently moved to Tokyo to join a hedge ’76ers games. After working briefly for B.R. Guest time at many Cornellians’ favorite local indie movie fund covering Asian equities. It was fantastic Restaurants operations in New York, Morgan Paige houses, Cinemapolis and Fall Creek Pictures. After catching up with some of you in NYC and New Or- Tucker (HA) decided to follow in the footsteps of graduating with a government major, Devon Rup- leans. Do let me know if you are planning a trip past generations. Last Spring she joined M. Tuck- ley traveled to with ten fellow Cornell stu- to Japan. It would be great to meet up. You can er Co. Inc. as an account representative in New dents, where they “collected data on malaria reach me at [email protected].” c Nicole York City. The restaurant equipment and supply prevalence and knowledge” in addition to “con- DeGrace, [email protected]; Katie DiCicco, distributor was founded in Patterson, NJ, in 1955 ducting educational programs about malaria and [email protected]. by Morgan’s late grandfather, Marvin Tucker. distributing bed nets.” Following her return from As time passes and college life seems further Ghana, Devon returned to Ithaca and worked full- away, it’s important to find ways to stay con- time for Campus Information and Visitor Relations With the fall leaves about to nected to Cornell and your class. Visit the Class of as a campus tour guide and senior information change colors in picturesque Itha- 2007 website, http://classof2007.cornell.edu/ specialist. In late May, Devon moved to California 07 ca, NY, members of our class have with links to events and activities, alumni servic- in order to begin a post-undergraduate program in been floating along different paths and are turn- es, and more. Click on “Stay Connected” to update medicine. Roman Goldburt also stuck around Itha- ing over new leaves of their own. Melinda Jean- your address and sign up for e-mail forwarding. ca after graduation in December and is returning Louis (HE) is a project coordinator for a small non- You can also find Cornell events in your area and to school in the fall, specifically Columbia Law profit organization in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, called locate your regional office and local Cornell Club School in New York City. Simma Reingold and Jes- Haitian Partners for Christian Development. The at www.alumni.cornell.edu. And of course, thank sica Intravia both graduated in December and will organization has been working on a micro-business you for sending in your updates for our column remain in Ithaca until May 2009 completing their project for the European Union, in which they pro- and please keep ’em coming. Just shoot over an master’s degrees in health administration through vide entrepreneurs training and services such as e-mail to your class correspondents. c Marianna the College of Human Ecology’s Sloan Program. transportation and electricity, accounting support, Gomez, [email protected]; and Dana Other December grads left the comfort of Itha- and marketing assistance to help small Haitian Sckolnick, [email protected]. ca for exciting adventures both abroad and in the 104 Cornell Alumni Magazine | cornellalumnimagazine.com 074-111CAMSO08Notes 8/14/08 3:47 PM Page 105

US. Dawn-Marie Saepia traveled to Australia on Alumni Deaths a work and holiday visa, returning to Queensland, where she studied abroad as an undergrad. Dawn writes, “I’ve just gained employment with the Queensland Government in the Dept. of Main Roads doing engineering geology. I basically as- sist with the construction of bridges, roads, tun- nels, road signs, slope stability, and culverts by ’25 BA—Arthur E. Kern of Caledonia, MI, Janu- ’35 BME—John W. Todd Jr. of Sewickley, PA, doing geological assessments. I’ll be working ary 8, 1998. March 24, 2008; retired VP, US Steel; active in with Main Roads for the next five months as a community and religious affairs. . contract temporary employee. Afterwards, either ’26 BA—Catherine Whitehill Fischer of Cuper- I’ll continue on to a permanent job with Main tino, CA, March 28, 2008; active in alumni af- ’35 BS Ag—Theodore C. Woodruff of Mexico, Roads or I’ll go back to the US to pursue a grad- fairs. . NY, February 25, 2008; VP, First Trust and De- uate degree in civil engineering. I’ve been trav- posit Bank; agriculture teacher; active in civic, eling around Queensland a bit. I’ve gone camping ’30—Ruth Burnside Schmelzer of Coral Gables, community, professional, religious, and alumni on the beach, woken up to the sounds of birds FL, February 3, 2002. affairs. (cockatoos, lorikeets, kookaburras, etc.), and walked 50 meters to the beach to go for an ear- ’31 BCE—Albert J. Green of Dayton, OH, March ’36 BME, MME ’37—David C. Amsler of Saraso- ly (attempted) surf.” Dawn’s Australian lifestyle 17, 2008. ta, FL, April 26, 2008; mechanical engineer; ac- sounds much warmer than most of the Class of tive in alumni affairs. . 2008’s Ithacan spring semesters, complete with ’31, BA ’32, LLB ’34—Robert C. Groben of cold temperatures on and during Se- Ponte Vedra Beach, FL, December 30, 2007; re- ’36 BA—Harold R. Berger of Elizabeth, NJ, Feb- nior Week! Gerald Souders also went across the tired attorney; active in alumni affairs. ruary 17, 2008; pediatrician; active in profes- world following December graduation to teach sional affairs. English in Pusan, South Korea. ’31 BS HE—Doris Brown Hodge of Acton, MA, Post-graduation found Hotelie Jonathan Krac- December 23, 2007; active in alumni affairs. Chi ’36 BS Ag, MS ’59—Ernest J. Cole of Palm Har- er embarking on “an exciting and memorable five- Omega. bor, FL, April 10, 2008; retired agricultural ex- week trip to South America including Chile, tension agent; veteran; active in community, Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay.” Upon returning ’32 BA—Florence Apfel Goodstein of Newtown, professional, and religious affairs. Alpha Gam- to the US, Jonathan relocated to Miami and has CT, August 12, 2004. ma Rho. a new job as an analyst for Jones Lang LaSalle Ho- tels, “completing hospitality advisory and trans- ’32 BA—Jane Knapp Honhorst of Jamestown, ’36 BS Hotel—Wallace W. Lee Jr. of Columbus, action services projects in the Southeastern US, KS, November 27, 2007. Kappa Delta. NC, June 19, 2007. Caribbean, and Latin American regions.” Jonathan writes, “The experience thus far has been great. ’33—Sylvia Aronson Cole of White Plains, NY, ’36 BA, JD ’38—Stanley D. Metzger of San I work with and for many Hotelies, which I en- and Palm Beach, FL, March 17, 2008. Alpha Ep- Diego, CA, March 3, 2008; retired professor emer- joy.” Jonathan also looks forward to connecting silon Phi. itus, Georgetown U. Law Center; active in pro- with other Cornell alumni during upcoming trips fessional and alumni affairs. planned this year to Mexico, Belgium, Germany, ’33-35 SP Ag—Lyle A. Robinson of Canajoharie, Luxembourg, Panama, and Colombia.” Ugo Ihek- NY, July 3, 2006; active in alumni affairs. ’36 MCE—Arthur V. Peterson of Seattle, WA, weazu returned home to Houston, TX, where he March 24, 2008; oversaw the building of the Man- taught high school and even coached an award- ’33 BA—Alice Freedman Rosenstock of Palm hattan Project’s atomic reactor; chief, fissionable winning sports team. Ugo is nourishing his Big Beach, FL, and Loudonville, NY, April 7, 2008; ac- materials, Atomic Energy Commission; general Red pride in the fall and enrolling in Weill Cornell tive in civic, community, and religious affairs. mgr., Atomic Energy Division, American Medical College in the Class of 2012. and Foundry Co.; nuclear power planner; veteran; I’m writing this column from London, on one ’33 BA—Philip M. Winslow of Henrietta, NY, No- active in professional affairs. . leg of a four-week European journey that in- vember 12, 2007; orthopedist; chief of orthope- volves many of our classmates, including Steve dics, Genesee Hospital and County Hospital; assoc. ’37 BA—Beatrice Hirschfeld Blumenson of New Attanasio, Rohan Thakkar, Stephanie Posen, professor, U. of Rochester School of Medicine; ac- York City, March 11, 2008. . Adam Gay, Maddie Sterling, and Emily Gordon. tive in community, professional, and alumni affairs. I find it remarkable how close our Cornell bonds ’37 BArch—William A. Buckhout of Ft. Myers, have proven to be, even after leaving the Hill, ’34 BS HE—Mary Terry Goff of Aliso Viejo, CA, FL, February 18, 2008; president and owner, Fair- and I look forward to getting closer with more March 12, 2008. Chester Builders; active in civic, community, pro- members of the class as we assume the privileges fessional, religious, and alumni affairs. Sigma Nu. and responsibilities of being Cornell alumni! Also, ’34 BS Ag, MEd ’46—Everett C. Lattimer of as this is the Sep/Oct issue, I hope to see many Glenmont, NY, January 14, 2008; director, NYS Di- ’37 BA—Augusta DeBare Greyson (Mrs. William of you on campus for Homecoming on Septem- vision of Occupational Education Supervision; L. ’37) of Charlottesville, VA, formerly of Wayne, ber 26-28! We all know Ithaca is at its very best taught at the Agricultural Inst. (Farmingdale, NY); NJ, March 11, 2008; substitute teacher. in the fall—how can anyone pass up a chance to school principal; active in professional and alum- enjoy the leaves and Cornell apple cider? ni affairs. Alpha Gamma Rho. ’37 BA—Robert C. Hayman of Boca Raton, FL, As the Class of 2008 fans out all over the November 15, 2007; retired executive. Beta Sig- country and the world, we hope you all will use ’34 BA—Peter A. Miceli of Westbury, NY, Jan- ma Rho. this column as a way to stay connected to each uary 15, 2008; retired physician; active in alum- other and to the university. Visit the class, http:// ni affairs. ’37 BS HE, MS HE ’54—Bertha J. Kotwica of classof2008.cornell.edu/, with links to events and Rome, NY, March 17, 2008; retired food service di- activities, alumni services, and more. Click on ’34 BS HE—Margaret A. Van Wagenen of rector of schools in New Jersey, Wisconsin, and “Stay Connected” to update your address and sign Cobleskill, NY, February 13, 2008; social worker; Hawaii; teaching dietician, St. Elizabeth Hospital, up for e-mail forwarding. You can also find Cornell active in community affairs. Utica; director of food service at military bases and events in your area and locate your regional of- at the Pentagon in WWII; active in alumni affairs. fice and local Cornell Club at www.alumni.cornell. ’35 BS Ag, MS ’36—George R. Goetchius of edu. And thank you for sending in your updates Mount Vernon, NY, May 30, 2006; retired execu- ’37 BS HE—Helen Fellows Naylor of Warrenton, for our column. We love to hear from you! Just tive, Ayerst Laboratories. VA, October 22, 2007; active in community affairs. shoot an e-mail to your class correspondents: c Elana Beale, [email protected]; and Libby ’35 BS HE—Janet Weiermiller Taylor of Silver- ’37 BS HE—Jane Salisbury Parker of Presque Boymel, [email protected]. thorne, CO, March 8, 2008. Kappa Delta. Isle, MI, November 30, 2007. Delta Delta Delta. September | October 2008 105 074-111CAMSO08Notes 8/14/08 3:47 PM Page 106

’38 BEE—David J. Bechtold of Johnstown, PA, TX, April 6, 2008; emeritus professor of theatre, February 27, 2008; partner, Thomson & McKin- June 28, 2007; retired VP, operations; veteran; U. of Texas, Austin; also taught at Carroll College non brokerage firm; president, Ben-Hur Mfg.; VP, active in civic, religious, and alumni affairs. and U. of Iowa; director; author; veteran; active QuicFreeze; board member, Schlitz Brewing Co.; in community and professional affairs. Wife, Beu- active in community and alumni affairs. Chi Psi. ’38 BA—Natalie Perry McKee (Mrs. James E. ’37) lah (Wiley), MA ’42. of Rancho Bernardo, CA, March 1, 2008; active ’42 BS Ag—Herbert C. Fordham of Holyoke, MA, in alumni affairs. Kappa Kappa Gamma. ’40 PhD—Ching-Chun Li of Pittsburgh, PA, Oc- March 6, 2008; extension horticulturist, U. of Mass- tober 20, 2003; professor emeritus of human ge- achusetts; landscape designer; veteran; active in ’38 BME, MME ’39—Lloyd P. Merrill of Rochester, netics and biostatistics, U. of Pittsburgh Graduate civic, community, professional, and religious affairs. NY, December 21, 2007; retired mechanical en- School of Public Health; author; active in profes- gineer. . sional affairs. ’42 LLB—J. Pierre Kolisch of Portland, OR, March 1, 2008; attorney; veteran; active in civic, ’38 BEE—Harry L. Smith of Sun City Center, FL, ’40—Gladys Cohen Pearlstine of Haverford, PA, community, and professional affairs. August 18, 2007; retired real estate developer; July 9, 2007. active in alumni affairs. Sigma Chi. ’42 BME—Abbott A. Putnam of Columbus, OH, ’40—Joan Mintz Rahe of Darien, CT, March 6, March 5, 2008; worked for Battelle Memorial In- ’39 MD—William G. Budington of Seal Beach, 2008; theatre critic; editor, Theatre Information stitute; veteran; active in community, profes- CA, March 14, 2008; physician. Bulletin; owner, Theatre Critics’ Review; also wrote sional, and religious affairs. Triangle. for Newsweek; author; actress; active in profes- ’39 BS Ag, MS ’42—Robert G. Latimer of Mount sional affairs. ’43—Theodore G. Brown Jr. of Middlebury, VT, Dora, FL, formerly of Kendall Park, NJ, March 26, August 31, 2007; pharmacologist; veteran; ac- 2008; professor of agricultural economics, Rut- ’40 BME—S. Samuel Trifilo of Scottsdale, AZ, tive in community, professional, and religious af- gers U.; active in community, religious, and March 30, 2008; professor of Spanish language fairs. Phi Gamma Delta. alumni affairs. Alpha Zeta. Wife, Ruth (Phelps) and literature, Marquette U.; veteran. ’45, MS ’46. ’43 PhD—John Chalmers of Manhattan, KS, ’40 BME—Kenneth B. Turner of Des Plaines, IL, March 14, 2008; former VP of academic affairs ’39 BS Ag—Peter Lazoration of Horseheads, NY, February 20, 2008; mechanical engineer, Liquid and dean of arts and sciences, Kansas State U.; April 10, 2008. Carbonic Corp.; active in professional affairs. professor of economics; veteran; active in civic, community, professional, and alumni affairs. ’39 BS Ag, PhD ’47—Mary Hickox Mandels of ’40, BS HE ’41—Anna Fusek Warren (Mrs. Natick, MA, February 17, 2008; retired head of George F. ’35, PhD ’45) of West Lafayette, IN, ’43-44 SP Arch—Norman D. Daly of Ithaca, NY, bioengineering group, US Army Pioneering Re- February 15, 2008; active in community, reli- April 2, 2008; painter and sculptor; professor search Laboratory; developed process for con- gious, and alumni affairs. emeritus, Dept. of Art, Cornell U.; invented an verting waste cellulosic biomass into ethanol. entire ancient civilization called Llhuros; active ’41 BS Ag—Rev. Hugh L. Cosline Jr. of Philadel- in professional affairs. ’39 BA—Laura Vandermeulen Mergler of Boli- phia, PA, November 25, 2007; clergyman. var, NY, December 13, 2006; retired from Friend- ’43, BA ’47—Myron B. Gilbert of Hastings-on- ship Central School. ’41—Ruth Conde Farrell of Trumansburg, NY, Hudson, NY, January 16, 2008; physician, Monte- March 14, 2008; homemaker; active in commu- fiore Hospital Medical Group. . ’39 BS Ag—Col. Mark T. Muller of Amarillo, TX, nity affairs. August 19, 2007; retired US Army colonel; pio- ’43 BME—Robinson B. Gourley of Sarasota, FL, neer in use of computer as teaching tool; assoc. ’41 BA—Nadina Benke Howe of Pleasantville, formerly of Skaneateles, NY, March 13, 2008; re- professor of military science, MIT; research scien- NY, March 4, 2008. tired engineer, General Electric; veteran; cellist; tist/engineer and asst. director of the Engineer- active in community affairs. ing Inst., U. of Texas, Austin; camera collector; ’41 BA—Muriel Bernstein Liberman of Teaneck, author; active in community and professional af- NJ, February 16, 2008; active in civic and com- ’43 BME—Philip V. Johnson of West End, NC, fairs. Tau Epsilon Phi. munity affairs. Sigma Delta Tau. November 2, 2007; specialist in naval nuclear propulsion systems; veteran; active in civic, com- ’39 BA, MA ’42—Randall W. Reyer of Morgan- ’41 BS HE—Grace Noble Nettles (Mrs. Victor F., munity, and professional affairs. Kappa Sigma. town, WV, February 6, 2008; professor emeritus PhD ’49) of Gainesville, FL, October 18, 2007; Eng- Wife, Jeanne (Copeland) ’44. of anatomy, West Virginia U.; expert on the am- lish instructor, Santa Fe Community College; poet; phibian eye; also taught at U. of Pittsburgh pianist; active in community and religious affairs. ’43 BA, MD ’46—Jerrold S. Lieberman of New School of Medicine, Yale U., and Wesleyan; active York City, April 3, 2008; physician; cardiovascu- in civic, community, professional, religious, and ’41 BME—Robert P. Northrup of Quakertown, lar researcher; assoc. professor of clinical medi- alumni affairs. Pi Kappa Alpha. PA, September 22, 2007; mechanical engineer, cine, Weill Cornell Medical College; veteran; General Electric; veteran. author; active in community and professional af- ’39 BA—Patricia O’Rourke Smith (Mrs. Harry L. fairs. Beta Sigma Rho. ’38) of Sun City Center, FL, July 28, 2007; active ’41 BS Ag—Rowland E. Ramsey of Portland, ME, in alumni affairs. Delta Delta Delta. November 17, 2007. ’43—Col. Alfred W. Miles of Tampa, FL, March 29, 2008; retired US Air Force colonel; retired Air ’39 BS HE—Ruth Goodman Waskey of Boulder, ’41 BA—Charlotte Kovitz Schaffner of Denver, Force historian; veteran; active in community, CO, October 21, 2007; nutritionist; overseer, pre- CO, March 17, 2008; bacteriologist, National Jew- professional, and religious affairs. school lunch program, State of Florida; worked for ish Hospital; helped to develop the vaccine for Procter & Gamble; active in community affairs. tuberculosis; partner, Peerless Tyre Co.; active in ’43 PhD—Harry B. Naylor of Ithaca, NY, Febru- community affairs. ary 20, 2008; professor emeritus of microbiolo- ’39—Richard M. Wheeler of Corning, NY, Octo- gy, Cornell U.; veteran; active in community and ber 31, 2007; retired accountant. . ’41—Hilda Babcock Sine of Ithaca, NY, April professional affairs. 2, 2008; caterer; active in community and reli- ’40 BA, JD ’42—Louis M. Greenblott of Rancho gious affairs. ’43, BA ’46, MBA ’48—Donald P. Skove of Char- Mirage, CA, August 29, 2007; judge, Appellate Di- lottesville, VA, April 11, 2006; director of finan- vision; NYS Supreme Court Justice; district at- ’41 BCE—James R. Symons of Mt. Lebanon, cial planning, Harris Corp.; veteran; active in torney, Broome County; attorney; active in civic PA, March 12, 2008; chief engineer, US Steel; community affairs. . and professional affairs. veteran. ’43 BME—Peter J. Sundheim of West End, NC, ’40 MA, PhD ’48—Francis R. Hodge of Austin, ’41—Herman A. Uihlein Jr. of Naples, FL, February 3, 2008. Phi Kappa Sigma. 106 Cornell Alumni Magazine | cornellalumnimagazine.com Alumni Deaths 107 Bryant of Bryant of Edina, MN, Edina, of of Sanibel, FL, Sanibel, of of Delmar, NY, Delmar, of of West Pater- West of October 2008 of East Aurora, of of Boca Raton, of of Aventura, FL, Aventura, of of Westport, CT, Westport, of of Grosse Pointe Grosse of | of Delmar, NY, Feb- NY, Delmar, of Brown of Roseville, of Brown Finn (Mrs. James W. James Finn (Mrs. of McLean, VA, Feb- VA, McLean, of Eny (Mrs. Desire M., Desire (Mrs. Eny of St. George, UT, De- UT, St. George, of unity and professional unity and Loeb of Tucson, AZ, No- Tucson, Loeb of September an; active in comm affairs. ’48 BS HE—Mary Stenbuck CA, March 4, 2008. CA, March Williams ’48 BS Nurs—Katherine 21, 2008; active March NY, Loudonville, ’48) of Delta. Kappa affairs. in community E. Jenks ’48—Frederick BOCES; vet- teacher, cember 7, 2007; carpentry religious and community, active in civic, eran; (Oaks) ’45. Marilla Wife, affairs. ’48 BS Hotel—Robert E. Ledder Delta. 18, 2008. Phi Sigma FL, March ’48 BS HE—Ruth Lane Gillsville, GA, October 2, 2007; retired registered October 2, 2007; retired GA, Gillsville, affairs. in religious active nurse; ’48—Henriette Herman 3, 2008; presi- MD, February Joppa, PhD ’49) of alumni affairs. Ecotech; active of dent, ’48 BS Hotel—Betty U. of services, food of April 2, 2008; director professional, active in community, Minnesota; Chi Phi. affairs. religious and ’48 BS ORIE—Robert M. Levy vember 29, 2007. Mason ’48 BME—Norman O. Smith Barney; security sales, 15, 2007; VP, May Co.; active in com- Brass Bridgeport executive, Pi. Beta Theta affairs. munity G. Milne ’48 BME—Edward ruary 9, 2008; mechanical engineer; retired sales retired engineer; 9, 2008; mechanical ruary Kap- Tau Supply. Plumbing Apex representative, pa Epsilon. ’48 BS ORIE—Morris Mirzoeff veteran. engineer; 29, 2008; electrical ruary ’48 BME—Robert L. Nugent June 6, 2007. June A. Moore ’48 BEE—Frederick 16, 2008. Phi Delta Theta. MI, March Farms, J. O’Brien ’48 BS Ag—William specialist; health 14, 2007; public November NY, active in civic, safety; veteran; in radiation expert Delta Kappa affairs. professional and community, ’48. (Hayes) Patricia Wife, Rho. and Auburn Township, OH, March 26, 2008; re- OH, March Township, Auburn and Corp.; vet- Hannifin Parker chairman, vice tired professional, community, in civic, active eran; Chi Alpha. Lambda alumni affairs. and religious, ’45. Betty (Nosek) Wife, Jr. Marden E. ’47 MD—Harold assoc. urologist; 28, 2007; retired November College; Medical Albany surgery, of professor veter February 27, 2008; operated Friend Realty and the and Realty Friend 2008; operated 27, February affairs. active in community Restaurant; Gristmill BME—M.’47 Michael Lobsitz Phi executive. retired 7, 2008; son, NJ, March Kappa. Sigma S. Manning ’47 BS Ag—Donald of of of Largo, FL, Largo, of of Savoy, IL, Savoy, of Parks (Mrs. Harold (Mrs. Parks Huntley of St. Peters- of Huntley of Wetumpka, AL, for- Wetumpka, of Rubin of Newton, MA, Newton, Rubin of Friend of Athens, PA, of Waterford, CT, March CT, Waterford, of Kapell of Teaneck, NJ, Teaneck, of Kapell Block of New York City, York New Block of Howell of Haddonfield, NJ, Haddonfield, of Howell Ingraham Mitchell of Man- of Mitchell Ingraham ’45, BS Ag ’46, DVM ’46—Julius J. Haberman J. ’46—Julius DVM ’46, Ag ’45, BS Hereford, and CT, Weston, of ME, formerly Bethel, mar- and licensing 12, 2008; medical AZ, March transfer in technology expert consultant; keting execu- account and copywriter universities; for co- author; pathologist; game tive; veterinarian; veteran; Theatre; Community Westport founder, alumni af- and professional, active in community, ’50. (Holcomb) Mary Pi. Wife, fairs. Adamy ’45 BS Ag—Ruth Lip- from 26, 2008; retired FL, February burg, affairs. ton’s; active in community Mink ’45 BA—Eve ad- in radio 2008; worked 28, January PA, heim, religious and in community active vertising; Alpha Theta. Kappa affairs. Pellegrino F. ’45 BS Ag—Joseph U.; Alfred professor, 2008; chemistry 12, March active in communi- teacher; science school high ty affairs. R. Stovall ’45 MEd—Ada 11, 2008; asst. March AL, Montgomery, of merly Alabama; education, vocational of state director economics, home vocational state supervisor of commu- active in civic, editor; author; Alabama; affairs. religious and professional, nity, Carlin ’46 BA—Elaine elementary of professor 7, 2008; retired March Misericordia founder, College; Hunter education, profes- and active in community author; Int’l; affairs. sional Hassler MS ’47—William W. ’46 BS Ag, AB owner, 2008; retired 16, NC, February Raleigh, Cape Fear Fish Farm. Ltd. Riker ’46 BA—Betty ac- therapist; physical 14, 2007; retired February Chi Omega. affairs. tive in community Cronig ’46 BA—June at NYU Dental chemistry 2, 2008; taught March affairs. community and active in civic School; Bryner ’46-48 GR—Margaret September 18, KY, Lexington, PhD ’50) of F., 2005. Kagan ’46 BA—Florence Cit- for Center Nat’l 26, 2008; president, February teacher; chemistry school high izen Participation; affairs. community and active in civic ’46, B Chem E ’45, BCH ’47—William C. Ruch 2, 2008. Phi Kap- FL, January Sun City Center, of ’48. (Hoke) Patricia pa Psi. Wife, Vince P. ’46-47 SP Ag—Martin ac- veteran; manager; 6, 2008; warehouse March Wife, affairs. religious and tive in community (Miller) ’47. Marilyn Dyer ’47 MD—Charles F. sur- of instructor clinical surgeon; 28, 2008; retired of director Hospital; Haven New Yale-Grace gery, medical aviation senior Waterford; of Town health, commu- active in civic, veteran; FAA; examiner, affairs. professional and nity, ’47—Catherine Decker Bayer of South- of of Naples, FL, Naples, of of Springville, of Tyler of Pitts- of Tyler of New Haven, New of of Port Repub- Port of of Malvern, PA, Malvern, of of Arlington, TX, Arlington, of of San Diego, CA, San Diego, of of Lake Barrington, Lake of Baird of Arlington, of Baird of Syracuse, NY, and NY, Syracuse, of Diamond of New York New of Diamond of Ithaca, NY, April 12, NY, Ithaca, of March 24, 2008; veterinarian; retired consultant, retired 24, 2008; veterinarian; March Alpha Psi. Corp.; veteran. Petco City, February 29, 2008; retired social worker; social 2008; retired 29, February City, affairs. in community active photographer; Jacobson F. ’44 BME—Richard Supply Vinson from 2007; retired December 16, Services. EBASCO for power plants Co.; designed ’46—James A. McTague ’44, BA 20, 2007; active in commu- December NY, ford, alumni affairs. and religious, civic, nity, Whitehead G. ’44 DVM—Roland direc- veteran; 4, 2008; veterinarian; March NY, active in author; Laboratory; Mastitis Cornell tor, alumni affairs. and community J. Whiting ’47—Edward ’44, BA veteran; underwriter; 22, 2006; insurance June Wife, affairs. religious and active in community ’45. (Rowland) Ernestine Babcock ’45—John B. Broadcasting; Park officer, operating 2008; chief broad- ABC; radio manager, station television active in community, veteran; caster; author; alumni affairs. and professional, ’45, BS HE—Nancy Luther Delta Delta Delta. 1, 2004. June, VA, ’45, BS Hotel ’44—Barbara Schminck Bet- Wife, MD, July 30, 2007. Seal & Serpent. lic, ’49. (Neumann) tie ’45, BME ’49—William Coulter B. Coulter Pack- for April 3, 2008; worked port, CT, Penton Co., and Hydraulic Co., Bridgeport aging active in communi- veteran; accountant; Media; alumni affairs. and religious, professional, ty, Delta. Delta Tau A. Dinegar ’44—Caroline ’45, BA chair of and December 12, 2007; professor CT, Law and of Inst. the of director science, political New U. of provost, associate Affairs, Public pro- Corps; former Peace director, former Haven; Col- War Naval US politics, and strategy fessor of State Cal Virginia, at U. of also taught lege; affairs foreign Connecticut; U. of and Northridge, Mission, to US State Dept.; liaison US officer, active in on terrorism; expert Nations; United affairs. professional and community, civic, ’45—William A. Franklin CEO, and founder 29, 2008; FL, March Bradenton, Franklin owner, and president Chemicon; United affairs. active in community Sales Corp.; veteran; Alpha. Pi Kappa Greer F. ’45 DVM—Russell ’44 BS HE—Olga Senuk HE—Olga ’44 BS in alumni affairs. 26, 2008; active February A. Parker ’44 BS Ag—Henry processing data owner, 18, 2008; IL, February active Oliver Corp.; veteran; for worked business; Delta Upsilon. affairs. in community Oakes ’44, BS HE ’48—Virginia 28, 2008; active in alum- March NY, Ithaca, of ni affairs. Byerly Edward ’45, BME ’47—T. 074-111CAMSO08Notes 8/14/08 3:47 PM Page 107 Page PM 3:47 8/14/08 074-111CAMSO08Notes 074-111CAMSO08Notes 8/14/08 3:47 PM Page 108

’48 BA—Paul M. Pinkham of Spofford, NH, Jan- Federation of Labor; veteran; active in religious uary 18, 2008; executive. Chi Phi. affairs. Alpha Chi Rho.

’48 BCE—Lewis F. Roth of Potomac, MD, March ’49 MD—John G. Rogers of Fernandina Beach, 15, 2008; real estate developer; FAA manager; FL, November 14, 2006. veteran; active in alumni affairs. Pi Kappa Alpha. ’49 BS HE—Joan Dahlberg Schmidt of Braden- ’49—Arthur L. Arnold of Orlando, FL, January ton, FL, January 18, 2008; retired home econom- 16, 2006; industrial engineer; veteran. ics teacher; active in community, professional, and religious affairs. ’49 BS Hotel—Charles A. Bell of Scarsdale, NY, December 2, 2007; president, Charles Anderson ’49 MS HE—Norma Newman Schunk of Buffalo, Bell Ltd.; active in alumni affairs. Alpha Sigma NY, July 5, 2006. Phi. Wife, Claire (Naughton), MS ’49. ’49 BCE—Murray J. Smith of White Plains, NY, ’49 BME—Leland N. Burke Jr. of Northfield, OH, March 17, 2008; civil engineer; VP, Starett April 3, 2005. Housing; veteran; active in alumni affairs. Sig- ma Alpha Mu. ’49 BS ORIE—Charles T. Eberts Jr. of Broom- field, CO, January 4, 2008; retired director, li- ’49 BEE—George W. Supplee of Wilmington, NC, censing and teaching. March 11, 2008; chief electrical engineer, Public Service Electric and Gas; veteran. ’49—Elmer P. Heil Jr. of Aurora, CO, January 16, 2007; contracts manager, Martin Marietta Corp.; ’49 BS ORIE—Richard L. Wanner of Naples, FL, veteran. formerly of Woodbridge and Southbury, CT, March 20, 2008; VP and superintendent of manufactur- ’49, BA ’50—Finley C. Hunt Jr. of Stony Brook, ing, Sargent and Co.; veteran; active in commu- NY, January 26, 2008; screenwriter; director; pro- nity affairs. Sigma Phi. ducer; senior VP, Henry J. Kaufman Assocs.; wrote, directed, and produced the Louis Armstrong doc- ’49 BME—Robert I. Widder of Chevy Chase, MD, umentary A Boy From New Orleans; produced cam- February 21, 2008; senior research engineer, paign commercials, Reagan/Bush Committee; Battelle Memorial Inst.; expert on ballistic mis- supervised the filming of President Clinton’s first siles; consultant on arms control and technology inaugural; veteran; active in civic and professional transfer; veteran; active in civic and profession- affairs. Delta Kappa Epsilon. al affairs.

’49 MS, PhD ’54—H. McClure Johnson of Fort ’50 BS Ag—Alan L. Caspar of Boyce, VA, June Wayne, IN, November 13, 2007; research mete- 3, 2003; geneticist; worked for Brookhaven Lab, orologist, Nat’l Environmental Satellite Service; Blandy Experimental Farm, Ranson Fruit, and taught at Cornell U. and U. of Hawaii; veteran; Clarke County Water Works. Wife, Emily J. (Land- active in community, professional, and religious fear) ’49. affairs. Wife, Suzanne (Briggs) ’51. ’50 BA—Richard A. Damon of Walnut Creek, CA, ’49 PhD—William L. Kraushaar of Gorham, ME, January 24, 2008; veterinarian. March 21, 2008; pioneer of high-energy astrono- my; professor, MIT and U. of Wisconsin, Madison; ’50—Robert W. Lanman of Schereville, IN, Feb- author; active in professional affairs. ruary 26, 2008; president, Hadady Machining Co.; chief engineer, Parker-Hannifin Corp. and ’49 BA—George R. Lindemer of Syracuse, NY, Carter Controls; designer, New York Central & March 5, 2008; president and COO, Lincoln First New England railroads; active in professional af- Bank; veteran; active in civic, community, and fairs. Chi Phi. professional affairs. Theta Delta Chi. ’50 BS Ag—James D. MacNair of Pound Ridge, ’49 MD—William P. McCann of Birmingham, AL, NY, January 25, 2008; trade magazine publisher; November 15, 2007; professor emeritus of phar- veteran; active in community affairs. macology, U. of Alabama School of Medicine; also taught at U. of Colorado Medical Center; veter- ’50 MA—Barbara Mardfin Miller (Mrs. Wilson L., an; author; active in professional affairs. DVM ’50) of Minneapolis, MN, December 8, 2007; assisted in husband’s veterinary practice. ’49 BS ILR—Alexander B. McKenzie of Green- brae, CA, February 14, 2008; chief management ’50 PhD—William C. Paddock of Antigua, negotiator and arbitrator, California construction Guatemala, February 28, 2008; expert on world industry; manager, San Francisco Sheet Metal Con- food issues; director, Iowa State College Tropical tractors’ Assn.; referee, California State Bar Trial Research Center, Antigua, Guatemala; developed Court; veteran; active in community and profes- Tiquisate Golden Yellow corn; director, El Zamora- sional affairs. no, the Pan American School of Agriculture; di- rector, Latin American Affairs, Nat’l Academy of ’49 PhD—Victor F. Nettles of Gainesville, FL, Sciences; veteran; author; active in civic and pro- February 7, 2002; professor of horticulture, U. fessional affairs. of Florida. ’50 PhD—Harold F. Parks of Lexington, KY, April ’49 BS ILR—John R. Owens of Houston, TX, De- 15, 2008; retired professor and chair of anato- cember 5, 2007; owner, construction company; my, U. of Kentucky College of Medicine; former real estate broker; also worked for Nat’l Gypsum zoology professor, Cornell U.; also taught at U. Co., Stabilization Board, and American of Rochester School of Medicine and U. of North 108 Cornell Alumni Magazine | cornellalumnimagazine.com Alumni Deaths 109 of of of Bald- of of Andover, of Farrell (Mrs. Farrell of Austin, TX, Austin, of October 2008 of Sacramento, of of Beaufort, SC, Beaufort, of of Bilbao, Spain, of | of Dunkirk, NY, Oc- NY, Dunkirk, of Black of Boynton Black of of Greenville, SC, Greenville, of Weiner of Spencer- of Weiner of Fayetteville, NY, Fayetteville, of of Le Roy, NY, March NY, Le Roy, of of Schoharie, NY, Jan- NY, Schoharie, of September winsville, NY, February 13, 2008; retired teacher 13, 2008; retired February NY, winsville, District; School N. Syracuse asst. principal, and Rho. Alpha Gamma veteran. R. Craig ’54 BArch—Kirk Gauldin Craig partner, 29, 2007; architect; March pro- community, in civic, active Davis; veteran; affairs. religious and fessional, De La Sota ’54 BA—Patrick employment Beach, FL, April 2, 2008; retired active in alumni NY; County, Monroe counselor, Delta Tau. Sigma affairs. Cummings ’55 BS Ag—Frederick ’53 JD—Robert C. Woodbury C. ’53 JD—Robert engineer. electrical 27, 2007; attorney; tober Budd W. ’58—Robert ’54, BS Ag in- and in metallurgy 13, 2008; worked February Muse- Maritime president, and founder surance; Chevalier Ireland; of Republic the of um; consul commu- active in civic, d’Honneur; la Legion de affairs. professional and nity, ’54 BS HE—Amanda Goldsmith Pitts- 2008; operated 10, February NY, Pittsford, active in community veteran; Store; Liquor ford alumni affairs. and Walls ’59—Donald F. MBA ’54 BA, farmer; horse 27, 2008; retired February port, NY, affairs. religious and active in community R. Winnert ’55—Franklin MBA ’54 BS Ag, TX, December 25, 2006; active in Gainesville, Carol Pi. Wife, Beta Theta alumni affairs. ’57. (Cochran) ’55 BS HE—Marilyn Levy of secretary 11, 2007; asst. VP and MA, June Robert D. ’48, DVM ’51) of Mount Upton, NY, Jan- Upton, NY, Mount Robert D. ’48, DVM ’51) of entrepre- director; choir 3, 2007; vocalist; uary alumni and religious, in community, active neur; . affairs. A. Guernsey ’54—Floyd Nurs- Schoharie Guernsey’s 11, 2008; owner, uary professional, community, active in civic, eries; alumni affairs. and ’54 LLB—Thomas Hogan vet- counselor; 23, 2007; investment November affairs. religious and active in community eran; Delta Phi. L. Smith ’58—Russell O. MBA ’54 BS Ag, 28, 2003. June Myers ’54 BS Ag—Mildred April 8, 2008; attorney; partner, Hiscock & Bar- partner, April 8, 2008; attorney; attorney; Justice Dept. of clay law firm; former profession- community, active in civic, veteran; Epsilon. Kappa Delta affairs. religious al, and N. Hunt ’54-55 SP Ag—Lester 2, 2008; Baptist minister; missionary CA, March affairs. in religious active veteran; in Thailand; (Cackler), ’54-55 SP Ag. Jean Wife, Jr. Pratt F. ’54 BA—Seely active in Steel Chest; Union for 11, 2008; worked Phi Delta Theta. affairs. religious and community ’77—Alan R. Sheppard ’54, BA of of Roswell, of of Labelle, of of West End, West of of Burna, KY, Burna, of of Ransomville, of of Dryden, NY, Dryden, of of Henrietta, NY, Henrietta, of of Sands Point, NY, Point, Sands of of Seattle, WA, Feb- WA, Seattle, of Erickson of Schenec- of Erickson Hoge of Henderson- of Hoge of Lake Havasu City, Havasu Lake of Cima of Lansing, NY, Lansing, of Cima of Loves Park, IL, February Loves Park, of Beyea of Valentine, NE, Jan- Valentine, Beyea of of Santa Fe, NM, February 28, NM, February Fe, Santa of g and Research Center, Cornell U.; farmer; Cornell Center, Research g and eachin State College, PA, April 11, 2008; professor of April 11, 2008; professor PA, State College, State U.; also taught Penn economy, agricultural State U.; veteran. at Washington White ’53 BS HE—Joyce University Cornell 29, 2008; secretary, February active in commu- Trustees; of Board and Council alumni affairs. and religious, professional, nity, . Clause F. ’53 DVM—Charles Alpha Psi. 14, 2005; veterinarian. May ’53, BME ’54—Samuel N. Donaldson active in alumni 18, 2006; manager; March GA, Chi Phi. affairs. Terni ’53 BS Ag—Stephanie bacteriologist; 29, 2008; retired February NY, tady, affairs. professional and active in community ’53, BS ILR ’56—Robert A. Fay Coun- asst. Livingston 19, 2008; attorney; March community, active in civic, veteran; ty attorney; Alpha. Kappa affairs. religious and professional, H. Himmelback ’53—Lawrence farmer. December 17, 2007; retired NY, ’53 BS HE—Marilyn Craig af- 1, 2008; active in religious TN, January ville, Gamma. Kappa Kappa fairs. D. Milliman ’53 MS—Pierce at Boeing manager and 25, 2008; engineer ruary active in community author; musician; Aircraft; ’53. (Stanton) Constance Wife, affairs. Space W. ’53 BS Ag—Ronald Science Animal Dept. of 28, 2008; manager, March T October 31, 2007; founder, Agrimetrics Associates. Agrimetrics founder, 31, 2007; October S. Livingston ’52—Henry Rockwell engineer, 6, 2007; logistics AZ, October Phi. Sigma veteran. Int’l’; L. Turner ’52 BA—Roderick Colgate- VP, executive 9, 2008; senior January Sig- active in alumni affairs. veteran; Palmolive; Alpha Epsilon. ma J. West ’67—Paul MAT ’52 BS Ag, counselor. guidance FL, April 3, 2008; retired ’53—Robert S. Arner Vision Rockford founder, 11, 2008; optometrist; Family Eye Rockford and Foundation Learning and Labora- Lens started Arlon Contact Center; Care and active in community veteran; author; tories; Alpha Mu. Sigma affairs. professional ’53—Joan Palermo alumni af- and in religious 7, 2008; active uary Orville S. Beyea ’51. Husband, fairs. ’53—Martin Blair Epsilon. 2007. Delta Kappa ’58, PhD ’69—Thomas A. Brewer ’53, BS Ag active in community affairs. Alpha Gamma Rho. Alpha Gamma affairs. active in community Charles R. Thompson ’53—Lt. Cmdr. U. Temple 15, 2008; administrator, NC, January officer. Naval retired Hospital; of Pen- of Michi- of of Southold, of of Beamsville, of of Chevy Chase, Chevy of of Richmond, VA, of Rochester, NY, Rochester, of of Springfield, VA, Springfield, of of Shelburne, VT, Shelburne, of of Temple, ME, Febru- Temple, of of Phoenix, AZ, March Phoenix, of of Smithville, NY, Feb- NY, Smithville, of of Stamford, CT, March CT, Stamford, of O’Connor of Ithaca, NY, Ithaca, of O’Connor Brown of Clayville, RI, Clayville, of Brown of Voorhees, NJ, formerly Voorhees, of of Mendham, NJ, April 1, Mendham, of Carolina, Chapel Hill; musician; active in com- active musician; Chapel Hill; Carolina, affairs. professional and munity J. Reitkopp ’50 BS ILR—Martin Phi. Delta 26, 2008; Tau MD, February Cumming W. ’51 BS Ag—George assis- retired 1, 2007; November Canada, Ontario, veteran. Gardens; Royal Botanical director, tant M. Feller ’51 BS ILR—Teresa manager. personnel 19, 2008; retired February ’51 LLB—Saul Kwartin com- active in civic, veteran; 23, 2008; attorney; affairs. religious and professional, munity, H. McKinnon ’51 BS Hotel—William executive. 10, 2008; hotel IN, February gan City, ’54—Robert C. Morris MRP ’51 BArch, planner; 20, 2008; regional March NY, nellville, affairs. active in community veteran; Raleigh ’51 BA—Janet March 30, 2008; artist; worked in the medical art medical in the 30, 2008; artist; worked March Ge- US for worked Hospital; Virginia U. of dept., Stanley J. Alpha Phi. Husband, Survey. ological ’51, PhD ’65. Jr. O’Connor Pope ’51 BS Ag—Wilbur active in commu- farmer; 18, 2008; retired ruary alumni affairs. and religious, professional, nity, ’51. (Hartnett) Dolores Wife, Alpha Zeta. H. Rudwick ’51 MEE—Bernard Raytheon engineer, 21, 2008; electrical March U., MIT at Cornell editor; taught Corp.; technical School; Postgraduate Naval US and School, Radar active enthusiast; radio amateur RadioKit; owner, affairs. professional and in community ’52, BCE ’53—Robert D. Anderson marketing, of professor ary 26, 2008; consultant; communi- active in civic, author; Delaware; U. of affairs. professional and ty, Drake W. ’52—Peter Tucson veterinarian, track 17, 2008; veterinarian; veteran. Track; Rillito Horse and Park Greyhound Alpha Psi. Hale V. ’52 MA—Paul August 5, 2007; management consultant; author. consultant; 5, 2007; management August ’51 MEE—Robert D. Wilson NY, April 7, 2008; Robert D. founder, and president pro- active in community, Co.; veteran; Anderson Xi. Theta alumni affairs. and religious, fessional, Taylor ’52 BA—Nancy active in alumni worker; 18, 2008; social March Alpha Phi. affairs. L. Bull ’52 BS Ag—Robert Architects; Kuhn+Drake principal, 2008; architect; Sigma. Phi Kappa veteran. Durniak ’52 DVM—Daniel chair and April 7, 2008; professor NY, Buffalo, of at Nia- State U.; also taught Buffalo English, of ac- veteran; poet; linguist; U.; playwright; gara affairs. tive in professional ’52 PhD—Robert J. C. Krueger 074-111CAMSO08Notes 8/14/08 3:47 PM Page 109 Page PM 3:47 8/14/08 074-111CAMSO08Notes 074-111CAMSO08Notes 8/14/08 3:47 PM Page 110

commercial lines, Andover Companies; active in ’57—Jack C. Mettauer of Brookline, MA, Febru- February 22, 2008; consultant; active in alumni community and religious affairs. Phi Sigma Kap- ary 1, 1983. affairs. Kappa Kappa Gamma. pa. Wife, Mary (Spinney) ’56. ’57—Edward S. Reich of New York City, March ’60 MS—Ragnar Baerug of Vear, Norway, Sep- ’55—Phyllis Clause Dewan of East Falmouth, 31, 2008; attorney; active in community, pro- tember 21, 2007; professor. MA, April 22, 1996. fessional, religious, and alumni affairs. ’60 MFS—Lt. Col. Ronald N. Bowman of Mem- ’55 LLB—Robert B. Dickson of Chocorua, NH, ’57 PhD—John R. Waters of Tampa, FL, March phis, TN, March 20, 2008; retired commander, January 30, 2007; superior court justice, State of 14, 2008; neutron physicist; research associate, Memphis Defense Depot; deputy administrator, New Hampshire; attorney; veteran; active in Rensselaer Polytechnic U.; developed BACTEC, an Shelby County Correction Center; veteran; active civic, community, and professional affairs. automated blood culture system; author; active in community and professional affairs. in community affairs. ’55 PhD—Kenall L. Dolge of Manlius, NY, Feb- ’60 BA—John M. Gallaway of St. Petersburg, FL, ruary 20, 2008; animal nutritionist; manager of ’57 BA—Stephen H. Weiss of Greenwich, CT, March 19, 2008; president, TropWorld; hotelier; nutrition and quality assurance, Agway; formu- April 16, 2008; managing director and senior port- veteran; active in community, professional, and lated the feed for Seattle Slew; veteran; active folio manager, Neuberger Berman LLC; co-founder, alumni affairs. Delta Phi. in community and professional affairs. Weiss, Peck & Greer investment firm; former di- rector, A. G. Becker and Co.; chairman, Cornell U. ’61 JD—John D. Bryant of Hendersonville, NC, ’55 BS ILR—Michael H. Greenberg of New York Board of Trustees; first chair, Weill Cornell Med- October 31, 2007; co-founder, construction law City, March 10, 2008; attorney; arbitrator; active ical of Overseers; Presidential Coun- firm Bryant, O’Dell and Basso; town attorney, in civic, community, and professional affairs. cilor; active in civic, community, professional, and Skaneateles, NY; veteran; active in civic, com- alumni affairs. Beta Sigma Rho. munity, professional, and alumni affairs. ’55 MEd—James G. Henry of Warsaw, NC, July 1, 2002. ’58 MD—Armand Cortese of Clinton Corners, NY, ’61 BS Ag—James P. Ford of Montrose, NY, Oc- February 17, 2006; thoracic surgeon; clinical as- tober 24, 2007; computer analyst, Federal Re- ’55—Bradford C. Laube of Tenafly, NJ, August sociate professor emeritus of surgery, Weill Cor- serve Bank; active in community and religious 24, 2007. Delta Phi. nell Medical College; active in professional affairs. affairs.

’55—Joseph H. Lowy of Newark, NJ, February ’58 PhD—Lloyd J. Kusak of Burr Ridge, IL, ’61 LLB—Philip J. Kramer of Vestal, NY, March 19, 2008; systems engineer, Smith Industries; March 8, 2008. 4, 2008; attorney; NYS Supreme Court Justice; veteran. active in civic, community, professional, and re- ’58, BME ’62—Donald E. Nurenberg of Bloom- ligious affairs. ’55 BS Ag—Rev. Richard E. Mastin of Jordan, NY, field Hills, MI, November 3, 2007; mechanical en- March 24, 2008; retired minister; owner, Rich’s gineer; active in alumni affairs. Sigma Chi. ’61 BS Ag, DVM ’65—Hugo P. Veit of Chris- Construction; substitute teacher; active in civic, tiansburg, VA, September 17, 2006; professor community, and religious affairs. . ’58 BS Ag—Thomas H. Osbourn of North East, emeritus of biomedical sciences and pathology, PA, August 31, 2007. Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary ’55 BS ILR—Renee Miller Mayer of Port Wash- Medicine at ; veterinarian; author; ington, NY, March 7, 2008; attorney; active in ’58 MA—Rev. Addison S. Truxton of Colville, active in professional affairs. Alpha Zeta. civic, professional, and alumni affairs. WA, December 28, 2007; Baptist minister and missionary to India and Thailand; program plan- ’63 BA—Ethel Hoffman Decter of Montclair, NJ, ’55 BArch—Edith Lyons Mendel of Great Neck, ner and coordinator, Fresno Refugee Resettle- March 10, 2008; clinical social worker; Sigma NY, April 8, 2008; architect. ment; Baptist chaplain, UCLA; poet; active in Delta Tau. Husband, Julian A. Decter ’62. religious affairs. ’55—Richard L. Vigurs of Southbury, CT, April ’63 BA—Cynthia Kovacs Dorney of Short Hills, 10, 2008; owner, Connecticut Auto Test. ’58, BME ’59—Peter B. Weber of Newtonville, NJ, May 14, 2007; hospital administrator, Summit NY, January 4, 1995; former president, Rushmore Dog & Cat Hospital. Husband, James M. Dorney, ’56—Donald L. Blotner of West Hartford, CT, and Weber; executive, Baltimore & Ohio and DVM ’64. May 14, 2007; Beta Sigma Rho. Chesapeake & Ohio railroads; also worked in ad- vertising; active in community affairs. Sigma Chi. ’63 BS HE—Patricia Parker Fox of Cincinnatus, ’56 BA—Sally D. Decker of Kennett Square, PA, NY, March 29, 2008; home economics teacher, formerly of Ardentown, DE, October 18, 2007; ’58 MS HE—Barbara Smith Whaley of San An- Cincinnatus Central School; town supervisor, social worker; active in community affairs. Chi tonio, TX, January 19, 2008; retired dietitian. councilperson, and tax collector, Town of Free- Omega. town; active in civic, community, and religious ’58 MS—Charles R. Wilson of Cortland, NY, Feb- affairs. Chi Omega. ’56—Rosina Farwell French of Chattanooga, TN, ruary 14, 2006; biology professor, SUNY Cortland; April 13, 2005. veteran. Pi Kappa Phi. ’63, BA ’64, MILR ’66—Charles E. Leonard of Kenmore, NY, April 2, 2008; labor mediator; su- ’56 JD—Donald J. Goodell of Chappaqua, NY, ’59 BS Hotel—William F. Hahne of Bertram, TX, pervising mediator, Public Employment Relations February 16, 2008; international trademark at- formerly of New Orleans, LA, February 15, 2008; Board; active in community, professional, and re- torney; veteran; active in alumni affairs. corporate executive chef. . ligious affairs.

’56 BS Hotel—Arthur S. Kerbel of Petaluma, CA, ’59 BA—Douglas W. Lewis of Christchurch, New ’63, B Chem E ’64, M Chem E ’66—Robert F. January 27, 2008; director, Old Adobe Develop- Zealand, February 14, 2008; . Rakowski of Athens, OH, February 19, 2008; mental Services; hotel executive; tax accountant; chair, biological science, Ohio U. . active in civic and community affairs. ’59 BS Ag, DVM ’63—Ronald W. Miller of Wife, Linda (Eakin) ’64. Staatsburg, NY, November 27, 2007; veterinari- ’56 MS HE—Sister Marie L. Mayer of Rochester, an; active in professional affairs. Alpha Psi. ’63-64 GR—Charlotte Fein Sack of Venice, FL, NY, January 29, 2008; Catholic nun, Sisters of St. February 28, 2008; German and French teacher; Joseph; convent treasurer; taught high school ’59, BS Hotel ’62—Herbert W. Stover III of jewelry designer. business and home economics; active in religious White Stone, VA, December 5, 2007; real estate affairs. broker; veteran; active in religious affairs. Theta ’64—Peter K. Cline of Indianapolis, IN, March Delta Chi. 29, 2008; history professor and associate aca- ’56 MD—Robert R. Morgan of Montclair, NJ, demic dean, Earlham College; also taught at U. March 15, 2008; physician. ’59 BA—Jane E. Werly of Delray Beach, FL, of California, Davis. 110 Cornell Alumni Magazine | cornellalumnimagazine.com Alumni Deaths 111 of Pul- of of Austin, of of Erie, PA, Erie, of of Wake For- Ahern of Nor- of Ahern October 2008 of Ellicott City, Ellicott of of Littleton, MA, of of West Boylston, West of | of New York City, York New of of Greensburg, PA, Greensburg, of of Edina, MN, Feb- Edina, of of Raleigh, NC, Au- Raleigh, of of Peaks Island, ME, Island, Peaks of Delancy of Syracuse, of Delancy of Sterling, VA, March VA, Sterling, of ; carried ’s Ezra ; carried September December 8, 2007; financial advisor, UBS Finan- advisor, December 8, 2007; financial re- and community, active in civic, Services; cial Phi. Pi Kappa affairs. ligious ’83 MEE—William E. Wells gust 5, 2006. E. Smith ’86 MBA—Stanley 15, 2008; NASA ; payload commander, astronaut; 15, 2008; NASA Endeavor Space Shuttle Systems Launch VP, space; senior socks into at the Corp.; also worked Orbital Sciences Group, active in profession- Laboratory; Propulsion Jet al affairs. L. Piotrowski ’81 BS Ag—Michael mystery and business 11, 2008; freelance March ac- Publications; Master Mental writer; publisher, reli- and professional, community, tive in civic, affairs. gious ’89 MILR—John D. Tanner ac- manager; resources 29, 2008; human February tive in alumni affairs. ’92 MA—Elspeth Stanfield ’73 MS Ag, PhD ’74—Paul E. Powell E. ’74—Paul PhD Ag, ’73 MS active in veterinarian; 7, 2004; MA, November affairs. professional and community Balter ’75 MA, PhD ’77—Robert 2007. est, NC, September 26, Clark ’78 MA, PhD ’80—Carolyn English school 2008; high 14, OK, March man, taught writer; editor; lyricist; freelance teacher; active in community Oklahoma; at U. of English L. Ahern, Judson Husband, affairs. religious and PhD ’80. ’78 MD—Thomas Cheng F. Heart Minnesota 25, 2008; cardiologist, ruary Min- U. of professor, associate clinical Clinic; active in professional School; Medical nesota affairs. J. Wood ’78 MBA—Douglas director, financial April 14, 2008; academic Boulder treasurer, gardener; U.; organic Naropa trea- and in admissions worked Market; Farmers’ at JP Morgan; worked U.; Cornell office, surer’s affairs. active in community D. Low ’80 BME—George banker. 6, 2007; retired August NY, Rhedey ’93—David A. Von ’92, BS Ag VR Food sales, VP of 25, 2007; March NY, teney, affairs. active in community Equipment; J. Lacasse ’98 BS Ag—Michael TX, February 7, 2008; microbiologist and plant and 2008; microbiologist 7, TX, February Wheat and Maize Int’l at the worked pathologist; at taught Mexico; Sonora, Center, Improvement of U. at Mayaguez, U. of U., Cornell in active Austin; Texas, U. of and Hohenheim, affairs. professional Robertson W. ’73 DVM—Nils co-owner GPS Industries; 30, 2008; CEO, March and Corp.; active in civic Carrera president, and affairs. community D. Jones ’79 MPA—William 9, 2000. MD, August of of Doral, of of North of of Elders- of of Colley- of of New York New of of Chicago, IL, Chicago, of of Tacoma, WA, Tacoma, of of Rancho Mirage, Rancho of of Howell, NJ, March Howell, of of Boca Raton, FL, of of Schenectady, NY, Schenectady, of of Altadena, CA, De- Altadena, of of Mount Laurel, NJ, Laurel, Mount of of Akron, NY, February NY, Akron, of of Dundalk, MD, April 2, MD, Dundalk, of ch 18, 2008; chief technical officer, Channel officer, technical ch 18, 2008; chief ar Logistics; attorney; former Peace Corps volunteer; Peace former attorney; Logistics; Al- affairs. professional and active in community pha Delta Phi. ’73 MPS, MA ’76, PhD ’85—Willie A. Drake Trent Woods, NC, March 14, 2008; professor, Vir- professor, 14, 2008; NC, March Woods, Trent com- and U.; active in civic Commonwealth ginia ’74. Doris (Moore) Wife, affairs. munity & Assocs.; active in alumni affairs. Delta Kappa affairs. active in alumni & Assocs.; Epsilon. Pearson W. ’68 BA—John Kappa. 2007. Phi Sigma cember 29, Senyk F. ’68 BS Ag—Gary Cream. Ice Perry’s research/quality, 7, 2008; VP, A. Apostolico ’69 MS Ag—Kenneth en- 11, 2007; patent NJ, September Brunswick, Sutton; active in com- Ezra of Law Offices gineer, Delta Phi. Tau affairs. munity C. Galusha Jr. ’69 BS Ag—Newton medi- internal 6, 2007; practiced TX, May ville, Springwood Methodist Harris founded cine; active in veteran; center; treatment addiction affairs. religious and professional, community, Phi Epsilon. Sigma Katusz ’69—Joseph F. 2006. S. Eisner ’70 BA—Larry di- medical retired 4, 2008; neurologist; March ac- Inst.; Neuromedical Baumel-Eisner rector, Tau alumni affairs. and tive in professional Epsilon Phi. ’70 BS ILR—Stephen R. Goodwin Cart- CEO, and 7, 2008; founder March City, Tau active in alumni affairs. Goodwin; wright Delta Phi. Mankowski E. ’70 MArch—Leonard burg, MD, March 2, 2008; architect; active in re- 2, 2008; architect; MD, March burg, affairs. ligious MPS ’73—David J. Griffin ’71 BS Ag, ac- sales manager; 24, 2008; retired FL, February tive in alumni affairs. L. Levy ’71 BS Ag—Harvey 17, 2008; veterinarian. ’71 PhD—Billy L. Redmond 2, 2008; March NY, Paltz, New of CA, formerly Paltz; SUNY New microscopy, electron of professor active in microscopy; on electron consultant affairs. community J. Hynes ’72 MAT—Mary of Center Wellness 19, 2008; director, February school high psychologist; Jungian Colleges; Sage com- active in civic, teacher; science and math affairs. religious and professional, munity, C. Walters ’72 BS Ag—Jeffrey 31, 2008; podiatrist. March L. Williams ’72 BS Hotel—Rex ac- Properties; Williams 12, 2008; owner, March Alpha. Kappa affairs. community and tive in civic L. Davies ’73 BA—David M of of of New of Edin- of of Wash- of of Sauquoit, of of Audubon, of of New York New of of Fort Wash- of Persily (Mrs. Andrew (Mrs. Persily of New York City, May City, York New of Summerford of David- of Summerford Shorb of Hornbrook, of Shorb of Great Falls, MT, No- MT, Falls, Great of of Overland Park, KS, Jan- KS, Park, Overland of of Hyattsville, MD, Janu- Hyattsville, of of Louisville, KY, February KY, Louisville, of of Punta Gorda, FL, August Gorda, Punta of son, NC, December 12, 2004. ’65—James Weiner 25, 2007. Jr. ’68—Donald A. Weadon ’67, BA Weadon 23, 2008; principal, DC, March ington, ’64 BS ILR—Stephen R. Engleman ILR—Stephen ’64 BS home 18, 2008; February UK, Scotland, burgh, consultant. economics S. Iversen ’65—Robert MBA ’64 BS Hotel, 26, 2008; president, FL, January Fort Lauderdale, ’64. (Rasken) Linda DCL. Wife, PhD ’73—Eino Kivisalu ’64 BS Ag, associ- 12, 2008; March City, York New A. ’65) of School Albany U. of affairs, academic for ate dean Health Dept. of professor, clinical Health; Public of assistant and Behavior and Management, Policy, owner, Albany; U. of Affairs, Health provost, po- management held firm; consulting healthcare Public of School Washington at George sitions active in community, Center; Medical and Health Alpha Epsilon Phi. alumni affairs. and professional, ’71—Thomas R. Burton ’69, MFA ’65, BArch September 8, 2002. MO, Columbia, Felstead ’65—Gary W. 15, 1995. Delta Chi. uary S. Humphrey ’65 BS MatSci, ME ’66—Richard 24, 2007; engineering May MO, Tecumseh, of consultant. group ’65 BS ILR—Bennett H. Kaplan Rho. 17, 2007. Beta Sigma March City, ’65, BS Hotel ’66—Alvin E. Koch Alan M. Shorb, 6, 2002. Husband, CA, January MA ’65. ’65 BS HE—Jane Galardi NY, July 31, 2007; antiques dealer; active in active dealer; 31, 2007; antiques July NY, affairs. religious and community ’64 MS—Dale Koenig ac- veteran; executive; industry 28, 2008; food affairs. tive in religious Alfred ’64 BS ILR—Nancy Xi. vember 27, 2001. Theta ’65 PhD—Michel M. Goutmann en- VP of 16, 2008; retired January PA, ington, at U. Corp.; taught Atronics General gineering, affairs. active in professional Pennsylvania; of ’65—James C. Griefer 6, 2007. Watermargin. June NY, J. Kronman ’65 BA—Carol 8, 1999. ’65 MA, PhD ’68—Henry C. Moses III Phi. ary 15, 1992. Alpha Sigma Suzuki ’65 BA—Yohko York City, April 16, 2008; headmaster, Trinity April 16, 2008; headmaster, City, York freshmen, of dean administrator; college School; au- literature; in American U.; lecturer Harvard affairs. professional and active in community thor; ’65—Arthur E. 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Poet’s Corner Mann Library’s haiku softens the daily grind

the thief left it behind the moon at the window

— Ryokan (1758–1831)

wo decades ago, the Mann Library custodians had a problem. No matter how often they scrubbed, patrons Tkept scribbling on the elevator walls. One frustrated janitor taped up a blank piece of paper every morning, hoping it would at least corral the graffiti. It did—but didn’t change the writings’ often negative tone. So circulation desk coordinator Tom Clausen ’73, BS ’74, began posting a daily haiku poem, occasionally one of his own com- position. “I thought that might begin the day on a positive note,” he says. “It became a ritual, a little daily practice.” Eventually, staffers proposed that the haiku move to a more accessible location—near the dictionary stand at the library entrance, as well as online. Since then, the daily haiku has become part of the library cul- ture, with more than 7,000 poems dis- played since 1988. Written by everyone from school- children to Beat poets to University pres- idents—including David Skorton—haiku are deceptively simple. Traditional Japan- ese haiku comprise a pattern of five, seven, and five on, or sound units. On have no English equivalent, and some people incorrectly assume that lines of haiku inherently require five, seven, and five syllables. But what matters more, Clausen says, is a poem’s spirit. He That experience offers a respite from haiku to commemorate the groundbreak- describes haiku as a concrete expression Cornell’s academic intensity, says library ing for the Johnson Museum’s addition. of a single moment, written in three lines director Janet McCue, who knows of sev- The event, held on a dreary day, was or fewer and spoken in one breath. eral faculty who make the Mann haiku hosted by museum director Frank Robin- “When you read it, you are in essence part of their daily routine. “We’ve even son (also a haiku aficionado), sporting a stepping into the being of the poet and spotted David Skorton showing [his wife] brightly hued hardhat. Skorton’s poem: having a momentary glimpse of what that Robin Davisson the dictionary stand,” Yellow hat on gray / New building rising poet felt.” McCue says. In May, Skorton wrote a today / New era for art. 112 Cornell Alumni Magazine | cornellalumnimagazine.com c1-c4CAMSO08 8/14/08 3:48 PM Page c3 c1-c4CAMSO08 8/14/08 3:48 PM Page c4

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