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CORNELL UNIVERSITY agriculture & life sciences news College of Agriculture and at Cornell University November 1988 task force for the alumni auditorium headed by Philip D. Gellert ’58, chair, and Garry B. King ’64, vice chair. Com mittee members include Robert S. Smith ’42, Judith F. Riehlman ’80, Daniel G. Ph.D. '62, Arthur H. Steffen ’62, Norman Turkish ’56, Amy Mattson Phelps ’87, John M. Clark '80, Lawrence N. Smith ’53, Patti R. Mandel ’83, Paul C. Marcus ’59, Susan R. Holliday ’77, Anthony F. Incalcatera '76, and Frederick Hess ’63. Seat Gifts Sought Phase I of the campaign is designed to raise $250,000 (of a $500,000 goal) from those alumni leadership gifts of $10,000 to $50,000. These Sponsors will be perma 600-seat auditorium will nently and prominently recognized in be feature of new the foyer of the auditorium. agriculture building, Call introduced the major and special shown below in model gifts committee chair Robert Nagler ’50, form vice chair David Palmer '54, and com mittee members William C. Rolland ’61, Esther S. Bondareff ’37, and Daniel G. Sisler, Ph.D. ’62. Alumni Auditorium Campaign Alumni donors are still needed as Sponsors ($10,000 to $25,000) or Builders ($25,000 to $50,000). Announced at ALScapades Phase II of the campaign kicks off with this issue of ALS News and will continue through June 1989. he ALS Alumni Auditorium Cam Gifts of $650 or more will designate a paign! The first time that 50,000 seat in the auditorium in the name of a alumni of the College of Agriculture donor, friend, or faculty. Blocks or rows Tand Life Sciences have had an opportu of six or more seats can designate a nity to be prominently and permanent fraternity, honor faculty, or recognize an ly recognized in the Ag Quad. organization or a family. Seat gifts can Jean Rowley, Chair of the College De be pledged over two or three years. velopment Committee, and Dean David Specifics are listed on the gift card on L. Call announced the campaign Sep page 11. tember 17 during Alumni ALScapades Be sure to hold open October 7, 1989 ’88 before a crowd of ALS Alumni. for the biggest day on the Ag quad in re In discussing the urgent need for a cent history. During ALSCapades ’89 large teaching classroom (the first since President Rhodes and key alumni will Warren Hall was built in the 1930’s), share in the dedication of ALS Alumni Dean Call said it “is time that we paid Auditorium, the first of its kind to recog nize our alumni in a permanent and tribute, in a meaningful way, to all the A New Way to Honor alumni who make us a first-rate college proud way. Be there—and sit in your at a first-rate university.” ALS Alumni own seat! Rowley and Call appointed a special Reserve a seat in the auditorium with form on page 19. CORNELL UNIVERSITY agriculture & life sciences news 16 Alumni Give $200,000 Alumni Auditorium to Boost Teaching for Auditorium t’s been more than fifty years since the n a surprise announcement to kick off last large classroom was built on the I the $250,000 Phase I of the A|umnt Ag campus As a consequence, class size IAuditorium .-ampaign. Rolx’rt1^:*^e5 i in agricultural economics, biological announced that $125,000, half the goal, sciences, and many other subjects have had already been raised The chair of the been limited by the 300 seat capacity of college’s major and special gifts commit Warren Hall auditorium But no more tee made the announcement during the With the spec tacular success of the first September 17 ALScapades phase of fund raising, the college is well Waving a $10,000 check from Esther on its way to having the modem teach Bondareff ’37. Nagler introduced those ing auditorium that ALS students ur who qualified as Alumni Auditorium gently need. Sponsors-those making gifts of $10,000 "Eleven people have already con tributed gifts totaling $125,000. said to $50 000 A gift of $30,000 or more also qualifies the donor to be named a Robert Nagler "50. chair of the Sponsor Gifts Committee " We re looking for a Builder of the auditorium total of 25 sponsors with a fund raising Sponsors who made leadership gifts goal in this phase of $250,000 While include we re only at first base in terms of our Esther Bondareff '37 plan, we are very pleased so far."' [For Philip Gellert '58 update, see other story, this page ] Frederick Hess '63 Located in Academic I. the future William Rolland '61 home of the ALS administration and Jean Rowley '54 offices for three academic departments, Robert Nagler '50 the 600-seat auditorium will feature the Herbert Kling '36 latest in audio visual equipment, creat GUIOED TOUR Dean David Call pointe out teatum ot tha Alumni Auditorium during conttruction of Uie college "a Carol Sisler. in honor of Professors , ing a learning environment that will newest building. Academic I With him are member! of the major gifts committee tor the auditonum (left to right) Herrell DeGraff. John Mellor, and Daniel I greatly enhance ALS students educa Robert Hagler '50, Esther Bondarelt "37. Associate Dean Kenneth Wing '50. Professor Daniel Sisler PhD. 62. Sisler / tion. In addition to functioning as a class and auditorium protect assistant Laura VanderVllet Rodgers »9. Absent committee members are David Palmer Two anonymous donors to be an I room, the auditorium’s proximity to a 54 and William Rolland SI. nounced later new 400-seat dining room will make it of the donor or a per I ed into two parts, an excellent location for alumni meet Gifts Sought for Named Seats son or organization of ings, agricultural conferences, and other both of which provide the donor's choosing opportunities for the $500,000 Needed gatherings. Gifts can be made for The name " Alumni Auditorium' is in devotion of committed alumni to be permanently recognized by an individual seat or a block of seats recognition of the indispensable role (minimum of six). Special recognition for the college The first phase solicited gifts alumni have played in making this facil block and row seat gifts will be noted in of $10,000 to $50,000. In honor of such lly possible. When plans for building gifts, the donor is designated a Sponsor the auditorium. With the generous sup Academic I were being developed. Dean port of alumni, there will be plenty of David L. Call reached an agreement with and his or her name will be prominent seats for ALS students when Academic the State University of New York where ly displayed in the lobby of the audito I opens next fall. by a new auditorium would be included rium. Sponsors may present their gift in Alumni are cordially invited to par in the building if the college would agree honor of a family member, a favorite ticipate in creating one of the most to supply the $500,000 necessary for professor, a fellow graduate, or a friend important additions to the College of seats, carpeting, drapes, lights, and In addition, contributions from employ audio visual equipment. "1 jumped at er matching programs can be credited to Agriculture and Life Sciences in many the opportunity to fulfill what has been the gift total years And to celebrate-in your own a high priority need in the college,” Call As essential as the first phase is the seat-during ALScapades "89, when the said He then turned to alumni for help second, just now getting underway It Alumni Auditorium will be dedicated to in the form of the Alumni Auditorium will pay for the auditorium's seats. With those whose generosity will have made Philip Gellert "5S. chair ot the auditorium task force each gift of $650, a nameplate will be this dream a reality Task Force Since the September 17 kick-off event, The fund-raising program was divid- attached to a seat bearing the name Metta Winter Nagler has announced a total of 16 alum ni Sponsors, bringing Phase 1 s total gifts as of October 15 to $200,000 toward a ALS Students Help Forensics goal of $250,000 Sponsors will lx? separately, promt Team Set National Record nently. and permanently recognized in the foyer of the auditorium Philip Gellert '58, chair of the Alumni The Cornell University Speech and De speaking and debating—the Cornell Auditorium Task Force, said. "The out bate Team has been recognized as the team set an all-time forensics record standing success of Phase I opens the number one ranked squad in the coun both in total points accumulated during door for a very successful Phase 11 seat try for the 1987-88 season, according to the season (397.13) and in receiving gift campaign " the Official Results Book, which com awards at 11.6 percent of the 328 tour piles the results of every speech and de naments that took place during the bate tournament held in the country 1987-88 season during each academic year. Out of 526 Cornell had previously finished schools, Cornell was ranked number seventh and fifth during the 1986-87 one! and 1985-86 seasons, respectively. But Of the 50 members of the team, nine this year the team accumulated a record are students in the College of Agriculture total of 397.13 points, routing schools and Life Sciences: Beverly Britton '88, such as Northwestern University Brooklyn, New York, Nilmini De Silva (154.45 total points), U C L A (151.02 '88, Cincinnati, Ohio; Anthony Di Fiore total points), Dartmouth (143.50 total On the Inside '90, Vienna, Virginia; Brenda Davis '89, points), and the Air Force Academy Rochester.