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BY JULIE FEATHERSTONE

After viewing Steven Spielberg’s film Lincoln, my best friend and I sat through the closing credits discussing the ways in which the Civil War had defined America with the passage of the Thirteenth Amendment outlawing slavery. To my great surprise, that Monday morning I was asked to paddle-wheel the Mississippi with a group of Cornellians as the host of their Southern Culture & Civil War experience.

We kicked off our nine-day adventure in Memphis, Tennessee, with a tour of the Shiloh Battlefield. The following days included expertly guided tours of battlefields, quaint river towns, lush plantations, and Antebellum estates. Aboard the riverboat American Queen it was easy living. Suitably outfitted with Antebellum décor and antiques, it moved at an almost imperceptible pace of 8 m.p.h. Dinnertime entertainment was staged in the two-deck-tall Grand Salon, modeled after Ford’s Theater—complete with plush velvet chairs and overhanging boxes. After a few nights of big band, ragtime, blues, and jazz, I concluded that the “Mighty Mississipp” should perhaps be renamed the “Musical Mississipp.”

The voyage down the river, with forty alumni and friends, reminded

me that I have much to be proud of and thankful for, both as an American and as a member of the Cornell community. It wasn’t only the rich history and culture of the South that captivated me; I found myself admiring the rich history and charm of the people I was with. One evening I dined with seven alumni couples who were celebrating more than 360 collective years of marriage. Two Alpha Zeta fraternity brothers unexpectedly reconnected for the first time in fifty-eight years. And in yet another twist of fate, three Cornell alumni celebrated their connection as members of the Super Class of ’56. As one couple later wrote me: “These are the things that turn a good trip into a great trip!”

JULIE FEATHERSTONE, Senior Director of Administration for Alumni Affairs and Development, and recent host for the Cornell Alumni Association Travel Program

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From David Skorton

Faculty Renewal: A Critical Priority for Cornell

hat is it that makes Cornell so unforget- tive ECE majors between their freshman and sophomore years. table? As I listened to alumni at Reunion • In the College of Arts and Sciences, Ishion Hutchinson, the 2013, it became clear that the Univer - Meringoff Sesquicentennial Fellow and an award-winning poet Wsity’s magic is some combination of outstanding faculty, extraor- and essayist, teaches courses in creative writing, including the dinary students, wonderful facilities, and opportunities to grow MFA graduate seminar in poetry. as human beings through activities outside the classroom. • In the College of Human Ecology, Nathan Spreng, the Alumni especially remember the professors who awakened an Rebecca and James Morgan Sesquicentennial Fellow, directs the interest, ignited a spark, and set them on their life’s path. Laboratory of Brain and Cognition. He is investigating the link By virtually every measure—works published, awards between autobiography and imagination by examining the received, students inspired, global challenges addressed—Cornell dynamics of large-scale brain networks and how they change over the lifespan, as well as teaching students about using JASON KOSKI / UP functional MRI analysis for human neuroimaging. • In the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Julio Giordano, the St. John Family Sesquicentennial Fellow in Dairy Cattle Management, translates his research on dairy reproductive physiology and management into courses where students analyze and solve problems observed on commercial dairy farms. • In the ILR School, Elena Belogolovsky, who earned her doctorate in 2001 from Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, is the Ken DiPietro ’81 Faculty Fellow and assistant professor of human resource studies. An expert on “pay secrecy” and its implications for organizations, she is helping to guide the development of appropriate pay communication policies through her research. • Among the new faculty at Weill Cornell Medical Col- lege is Lewis Cantley, PhD ’75, one of the world’s top cancer researchers, who in February was named a winner of the inaugural $3 million Breakthrough Prize in the Life Sci- ences. Professor Cantley, who came to us from Harvard, is leading efforts to employ precision medicine for cancer diag- nosis and treatment as the Margaret and Herman Sokol Professor and director of the newly established Cancer Cen- faculty today are at the top of their game. But, like all of us, they ter at Weill Cornell and NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital. are getting older. A decade ago, roughly 30 percent of the fac- • Our first professor at Cornell Tech in New York City is ulty were fifty-five or older. By last fall, more than 43 percent Deborah Estrin, who is also a professor of public health at the were fifty-five or older, and many of them were past the age of Medical College. She is a pioneer in networked sensing, which sixty-five. uses mobile and wireless systems to collect and analyze real-time We are making faculty renewal our first priority as we pre- data about the physical world and the people who occupy it. She pare for the sesquicentennial, and during the past two years we came to Cornell Tech from UCLA to help create a new model have hired roughly 320 faculty. Some of our new professors are for graduate education that removes barriers between research rising stars; others are distinguished scholars who left senior posi- and application. tions elsewhere for the exciting opportunities available at Cor- Over the next decade, with your help, we expect to recruit nell. All of them are setting Cornell on a course toward an even up to a third of our faculty. This new generation will guide Cor- greater future. nell to leadership in all the major academic areas as well as in Here’s a small sample of those who recently joined us: selected areas of strategic importance to the University, and they • Eilyan Bitar is the David Croll ’70 Sesquicentennial Faculty will shape education, research, and the impact that Cornell—and Fellow and assistant professor in electrical and computer engi- Cornellians—have on the world. neering (ECE). One of his projects explores how to facilitate the — President David Skorton deep integration of renewable energy resources like wind and solar [email protected] into the power grid efficiently and safely—not an easy task, as both the energy sources and the demand for power vary in unpre- More examples of recently hired faculty are in the dictable ways. He is bringing undergraduates into his research Reunion 2013 State of the University address at through a program that offers research opportunities to prospec- www.cornell.edu/president/speeches. 4 Cornell Alumni Magazine | cornellalumnimagazine.com 04-05CAMja13skorton_000-000CAMJF07currents 6/13/13 12:13 PM Page 5 06-07CAMja13bigpic_000-000CAMJF07currents 6/13/13 12:14 PM Page 6

The Big Picture

All-Alumni Affair Mostly gray, drizzling skies couldn’t damp- en the Big Red spirit at Reunion 2013, which brought thousands of Cornellians and guests to the Hill for several days of revelry. Top row (left to right): Lounging on the Slope during a sunny moment; testing out the climbing wall; a future Cornell - ian shows his colors. Middle row: Fun in LISA BANLAKI FRANK BANLAKI LISA

JASON KOSKI / UP FRANK the Arts Quad tents; chiming in the clocktower; John Clement ’38 chats with CAM in Barton Hall. Bottom row: Seth Kestenbaum ’93 with the 1929 Model A Ford Phaeton he drove to Ithaca; a Big Red singalong; bashful, with balloons.

Full Reunion coverage will appear in the September/October issue of CAM.

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Celebrating the Sesquicentennial An emphatic (if unofficial) request from an alumni leader

Richard Levine’s “Farewell Address” (Let- scenes—none more so than the magnifi- ter from Ithaca, May/June 2013) struck a cent memorial apse at the front of Sage sympathetic chord in asking to Chapel. Readers may be interested to “strengthen the University by expanding know that Charles Rollinson Lamb, our the reach of Cornell Alumni Magazine.” grandfather, was the creative magician At the very least, the University should be who redesigned the empty apse into its pressing to have the sesquicentennial-year present appearance in 1900. Our grand- editions of CAM mailed to every living mother, Ella Condie Lamb, designed the It's always inspiring to see an artist’s alumni. Cornell will be paying special two groups of women—representing the vision of a familiar place. attention and devoting considerable sciences and arts—in the wide mosaic Ann Farnsley ’62 resources to bringing its sesquicentennial panel at the base, and Frederick Stymetz celebration to as many alumni as possible. Lamb, Charles’s brother, created the soar- The beauty of the campus and the gorges There is no better way to bring our mile- ing archangels in iridescent mosaic at the still haunts my dreams. I am delighted to stone celebration to every alumni doorstep high point of the apse. The work was exe- share these photos with my three Califor- than for the University to expand its cuted at J. & R. Lamb Studios, founded nia granddaughters. financial support of the print edition dur- in New York City in 1857 and long the Catherine Evans Latta ’61 ing its sesquicentennial year. oldest stained glass studios in the U.S. (It Jay Waks ’68, JD ’71 is now located in Wyckoff, New Jersey.) Amazing photos! Damn, I miss the cam- New York, New York The overall apse concept reflects Cor- pus and town. Haven’t been back in nell’s early leadership in both nondenom- years. My memory fades as time passes, Ed. Note: Jay Waks is president of the inational and coeducation traditions. but these photos sparked up some great Cornell Association of Class Officers. The Thankfully, Cornell has, and appreciates, ones. Thanks! views he has expressed are his own and this true treasure—to continue to be Myles Clewner ’90 do not represent the official view of enjoyed by alumni and many others down CACO or its board of directors. through the years. The beautiful photographs of Cornell Barrie Tait Collins make me homesick. I spent three of the Bethany, Connecticut A Picture Is Worth . . . best years of my life there. . . . Thanks for these wonderful photographs. Thank you for the mouthwatering photo Our feature based on the book Cornell: Brian Hunt, MS Vet ’77 essay of the “campus as you’ve never seen Tradition, Vision and Inspiration by pho- it,” bathed in the warm light of late after- tographer Alan Nyiri also drew many com- Misguided Mission? noon or cloudless or pristine and lovely ments at the CAM website. A sampling: (“Yesterday, Today—and Tomorrow,” Regarding the efforts of Chris Purdy, MPS May/June 2013). I’m ready to sign up Wow, I thought I had really appreciated the ’93, to promote “family planning” in the again—if only I can find sixty grand a year. beauty of the campus during my time there, developing world (“Where the Rubbers George Ubogy ’58 but these are absolutely awe-inspiring! Meet the Road,” Currents, May/June Greenwich, Connecticut The techniques are amazing, and they cer- 2013), undoubtedly DKT International is tainly make the already awesome campus well intentioned and the scale of the Thanks to one of my two Cornell broth- into true artwork. Thanks for sharing. organization and its reach are impressive ers (Colin Tait ’54), I received the Joan Krajca-Radcliffe ’73 accomplishments. Unfortunately, their May/June 2013 issue with its dramatic focus appears to be misguided. While the color photographs of classic campus Thank you for these wonderful images. developing world suffers from many

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Cornell Alumni Magazine Committee: Bill Howard ’74, Chairman; Beth Anderson ’80, Vice-Chairman; William Sternberg ’78; Andrew Morse ’96; Cathy Merrill Williams ’91; Andy Guess ’05; Liz Robbins ’92; Charles Wu ’91; Sheryl Hilliard Tucker ’78. For the Alumni Association: Kelly Smith Brown ’88, MBA 92, President; Jim Mazza ’88, Secretary/Treasurer. For the Association of Class Officers: Jay Waks ’68, JD ’71, President. Alternates: Scott Pesner ’87 (CAA); Nathan Connell ’01 (CACO).

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July | August 2013 9 Arlene Harris ’69 Harris Arlene group, called the St. Louis, Missouri Louis, St. John Wennemann ’89 Wennemann John New York, New York New York, New a capella I suggest that DKT should instead I read the article “Music Men” with inter- with Men” “Music article the read I est (Cornelliana, May/June 2013). I too was in an Musical Note Musical and guitar use did we although Notables, kazoo to accompany us. wereWe com- posed of a dozen women, and Nell Bur- a on sang We “leader.” our was ’69 rows fraternity in and (once!) show radio local USO as as well on a houses, month-long and Bay, Guantanamo Venezuela, of tour the Caribbean. When we were accepted Mom my asking remember I USO, the by los- mean would it because go, should I if ing a month of school. She wisely said, experience.” the forget never You’ll “Go. fel- my sure I’m was—and she right How wonder- a It’s agree. would Notables low memory. ful social injustices and often the economic con- living deplorable in result conditions their reduce to trying or rectifying ditions, impact through better “marketing” of contracep- artificial and sexuality human tion, as if it only were will simply another consumed, be com- to product mercial tolera- create and exploitation perpetuate life human degrade that practices for tion dignity. and con- social promoting on efforts its focus ditions that result in raising human dignity and promoting healthy ment—namely on develop- founded freedom political and education, stability, economic a social order fam- committed in and which promoted are marriagefidelity and ilies are encouraged and proper environment seen for sex as education. the Exploitation, such than as rather that condemned be should found brothel, in a legitimized and endorsed with colorful marketing. cornellalumnimagazine.com |

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University Celebrates 145th Commencement

Thirty-six hundred undergraduates received their degrees at Cor- Booker. Booker, an up-and-coming politician who declared his nell’s 145th Commencement in May—along with 1,700 master’s candidacy for the U.S. Senate shortly after his visit to campus, and doctoral candidates, 276 future lawyers, 513 MBAs, and talked about his unconventional methods to advocate for Newark, eighty-nine veterinarians. President David Skorton addressed grad- including a hunger strike to raise awareness of inner-city crime uates in Schoellkopf Stadium under sunny skies, albeit with a and a high-profile war of words with Conan O’Brien after the TV brisk, Ithaca-esque chill in the air. “As Cornell graduates, you host disparaged his city. “Your generation will be determined by bring formidable talents, experiences, and intellect to whatever how you come together as lovers—lovers of peace, lovers of jus- you set out to do,” he told them. “Now you need to match that tice,” Booker said. “The fires that must be burning are the fires of with optimism, focus, and effort.” love and justice, the fires of our hearts and our compassion, the The previous day, more than 11,500 people attended the Con- little fires of individual actions that every day add up to an vocation address, given by Newark, New Jersey, mayor Cory inferno of change.”

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Senior Lost on Lake Days Before Graduation Give My Regards To... After disappearing during a Senior Week camping trip on the shores of Cayuga Lake, a member of the Class of ’13 is presumed These Cornellians in the News dead. Twenty-two-year-old Christopher Dennis had gone canoeing alone at night; his boat was found overturned on the lake the following day. Hundreds of volunteers from campus and beyond Weill Cornell cancer researcher Lewis Cantley, PhD ’75, win- searched the area for days afterward, finding no sign of Dennis. ner of an inaugural Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences. The President Skorton noted his absence during Commencement—as award carries a $3 million cash prize. has become tradition, the ceremony featured an empty chair to symbolize classmates lost during students’ time on the Hill—and Daniel Werfel ’93, named acting commissioner of the Inter- the family held a service of remembrance at Taughannock Falls nal Revenue Service. He has been controller of the Office of State Park that Monday, Memorial Day. A CALS student and Ithaca Federal Financial Management since 2009. native, Dennis was part of an extended Cornellian family that included his grandparents, parents, and older brother, Oscar- ILR student Simon Boehme ’14 and international agriculture nominated war documentarian Danfung Dennis ’04. and rural development major Samuel Ritholtz ’14, named Cornellians also mourned the loss of two other students at the Truman Scholars. The awards provide $30,000 for graduate semester’s end: Zachary Wilson, twenty-three, an undergraduate on study to students planning careers in public service. leave, and Kyle Wecker, thirty, a grad student in electrical and computer engineering. Both died in Ithaca of undisclosed causes. Environmental Health and Safety emergency manager Dan Maas ’87, named Collegiate EMS Adviser of the Year by the ‘Cornell Now!’ Campaign National Collegiate Emergency Medical Services Foundation.

Hits $4 Billion in Gifts CALS students Jon Carter Loftus ’14 and Devin McMahon The “Cornell Now!” fundraising campaign has topped $4 billion, ’14, winners of Goldwater Scholarships. The awards provide the University announced in late April—noting that it’s only the $7,500 for educational expenses to students who plan fourth time an institution of higher learning has achieved that careers in the natural sciences, math, or engineering. milestone. Publicly launched in 2006, the campaign has a goal of $4.75 billion by the University’s sesquicentennial in 2015. So far, MBA student Nick Nickitas, whose company, Rosie Applica- the effort—which includes the Medical College’s $1.3 billion “Dis- tions Inc., won the $200,000 grand prize at the Center- coveries that Make a Difference” campaign—has received more State CEO Startup Labs Syracuse competition in April. than 617,000 gifts from some 155,000 alumni, parents, and According to Nickitas, the firm “provides online and mobile friends. Says President Skorton: “Beginning with Ezra Cornell’s predictive shopping applications to the retail sector.” founding gift in 1865, philanthropy has been the bedrock of the University, and gifts of all amounts continue to sustain and Computer science professors Juris Hartmanis and Eva Tar- advance every part of this university’s mission.” dos, elected to the National Academy of Sciences.

Gorge Bridge Fences Give Cornell University, winner of a Work Life Legacy Military Award from the Families and Work Institute for its success Way to Safety Nets in recruiting and supporting veterans as employees. The temporary fencing that was put up on seven campus bridges following a series of student suicides in spring 2010 is coming Professors Kenneth Kemphues (genetics), John Lis (molecu- down—restoring much-beloved views of Ithaca’s gorges. After a lar biology and genetics), and Sandra Vehrencamp, PhD ’76, lengthy design and discussion process in which the Cornell com- (neurobiology and behavior), elected to the American munity struggled to balance safety and aesthetics, the University Academy of Arts and Sciences. installed steel mesh nets under six of the bridges; the seventh, the Suspension Bridge, will be wrapped in a mesh “sock.” All the The Cornell Baja SAE Racing Team, which took first place at bridges will have a system of security cameras, allowing Cornell an international competition held at Tennessee Tech in Police to respond to disturbances. The work is expected to be com- April, beating a field of a hundred entrants. pleted by August 1. Professors Brian Crane (chemistry and chemical biology), Gary Evans (human ecology), and Natalie Mahowald (atmos- Klarman Hall Breaks Ground pheric sciences), winners of Guggenheim Fellowships. In May the University broke ground on Klarman Hall, a new building to be connected to the back of Goldwin Smith on the east end Biotech researcher and entrepreneur Jonas Korlach, PhD of the Arts Quad. Named for benefactors Seth Klarman ’79 and his ’03, named a “Champion for Change” by the White House wife, Beth, the $61 million project is the first new humanities for his work in developing a novel DNA sequencing method. building on central campus since 1905. Designed by the Boston- based architects behind the new Physical Sciences Building across Neurologist Kathleen Foley, MD ’69, a professor at the East Avenue, it will feature 33,250 square feet of space including a Medical College, winner of the Medal of Honor from the large glass atrium, offices, classrooms, a 350-seat auditorium, and American Cancer Society, its top award. a café. With sustainable elements including a green roof, it’s expected to receive LEED Platinum status. July | August 2013 13 12-15CAMja13fth_000-000CAMJF07currents 6/13/13 12:16 PM Page 14 F romtheHill Hirsh Named Computing and Information Science Dean The chair of computer science at Rutgers has been named Cornell’s dean of Computing and Information Science. Haym Hirsh succeeds Dan Huttenlocher—now founding dean of Cornell Tech—in leading the college-level unit, which comprises three departments and more than eighty affiliated faculty. Hirsh holds an undergrad degree from UCLA and a PhD from Stanford; his résumé includes the directorship of the NSF’s Division of Information and Intelli- gent Systems.

Phi Kappa Psi Suspended PROVIDED CORNELL 1913 CLASS BOOK on Hazing Charges Centennial celebration: At Commencement, Olivia Another fraternity has been suspended for alleged hazing viola- Lee ’13 received a degree from the College of tions. As of mid-April, Phi Kappa Psi was placed on interim Human Ecology—100 years after her great- suspension following “credible allegations of serious hazing,” the grandfather, Kung Sam Lee from Canton, China, University announced. A fraternity on such status cannot engage graduated with a degree in civil engineering. in any activity other than its residential operations.

According to music professor Roger Moseley, one of Beethoven’s works—the Piano Sonata in E flat, Opus 31, No. 3—was designed to show audiences what it’s like to go deaf, R&D as the composer was when he wrote it. More information on campus research is By drastically reducing land use compared to what’s required available at www.news.cornell.edu to support an omnivorous diet, ovo-lacto vegetarianism can cut global warming, finds Christine Costello, a postdoc in ecology and environmental biology.

The deadly viral hemorrhagic septicemia virus (VHSV) is typi- In a study of college-age women, developmental psychology cally detected among fish by testing internal organs, a method grad student Zhana Vrangalova found that those judged as that kills thousands of animals. Grad student Emily Cornwell promiscuous by their female peers are more likely to be has found VHSV in fin and gill tissues, which can be tested rejected as friends. through non-lethal biopsies. Cornell chemists have designed a new polymer that can quickly Food scientist Syed Rizvi has developed a way to puff rice and safely detect even trace amounts of RDX, a key ingredient using supercritical carbon dioxide that keeps temperatures low in many improvised explosive devices. enough to preserve micronutrients. The method will allow the rice to be fortified with vitamins and minerals, and for produc- While exercise can help cancer survivors feel in control of their ers to salvage broken grains normally fed to animals. health, dietary recommendations can backfire. According to extension associate Mary Maley, MS ’06, “It makes them think, Facebook isn’t just a time-waster; according to communication Everyone is telling me what I put in my mouth is either going professor Jeff Hancock, it can be a “psychologically meaningful to save me or kill me.” activity that supplies a sense of well-being at a relatively deep level.” He and a former student found that people get an ego According to a study by human development professors boost by viewing their profiles. Anthony Ong and Anthony Burrow, Asian Americans experience significant amounts of everyday prejudice, known as racial Vet professor Joseph Wakshlag, DVM ’98, PhD ’05, and col- microaggressions. Examples include being asked where they leagues have found that sniffer dogs are better at detecting were born and being told they speak good English. drugs and explosives when they eat more fat and less protein. The work, funded by a $1 million grant from the Department of Cornell’s Personal Robotics Lab has designed a robot that can Justice, shows that dietary changes can increase the dogs’ anticipate human actions and behave accordingly, such as accuracy to more than 90 percent. opening a refrigerator door for a person carrying an object toward it. In contrast to the idea that youngsters simply absorb whatever information they’re given, child development professor Tamar Using GPS data and analysis of surface cracks, a team led by Kushnir has found that preschoolers can choose “experts.” earth and atmospheric sciences professor Rick Allmendinger ’75 After watching people perform tasks like repairing toys, the has created a million-year record of earthquakes in northern children appropriately decided whom to ask for help. Chile, one of the planet’s most quake-prone regions.

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Room With a View: Serenity for Margie is among the dramatic Ithaca-area scenes on display at the Johnson Museum in an exhibit of paintings and draw- ings by Alice Dalton Brown ’62. The show, entitled “Summer Breeze,” runs through mid-August.

HERBERT F. JOHNSON MUSEUM OF ART / CORNELL

New A. D. White Professors Include Expert on Cheetahs Veteran Columnist S. Miller The University has welcomed five new A. D. White Professors-at- Harris ’43 Dies at 91 Large, to serve through June 2019. They are theoretical physicist Cornell lost one of its most PROVIDED Nima Arkani-Hamed, a winner of the $3 million Fundamental dedicated alumni—and CAM Physics Prize; evolutionary biologist David Hillis, a MacArthur one of its most loyal friends— “genius” grantee; cheetah expert Laurie Marker, a Smithsonian when S. Miller Harris ’43 research fellow and founder of a successful captive breeding pro- passed away in June at age gram; New York Times environmental reporter Andrew Revkin, win- ninety-one. His death, at home ner of a Guggenheim Fellowship; and Duncan Watts, PhD ’97, an in Spinnerstown, Pennsylvania, expert on network theory whose books include Six Degrees and came during his class’s 70th Small Worlds. White Professors make two weeklong visits to cam- Reunion—an event he’d pus each year, giving talks and meeting with students and faculty helped organize but was in informal settings. unable to attend due to ill health. A longtime garment Gift Names Tech Institute industry executive, Harris oversaw several dress shirt Qualcomm founding chairman and CEO emeritus Irwin Jacobs ’54 companies, including Eagle and his wife, Joan Klein Jacobs ’54, have given $133 million to Shirtmakers and Gant; at the endow an institute at Cornell Tech. The Joan and Irwin Jacobs time of his death he was still active with Spinnerstown Technion-Cornell Innovation Institute is a joint effort between the Shuttle, the firm he’d founded three decades earlier after University and the Technion–Israel Institute of Technology. It will one of several failed attempts at retirement. offer two-year dual master’s degree programs on the New York City An English major on the Hill, Harris was an aspiring campus, to be located on Roosevelt Island. Longtime philanthro- journalist who served as editor-in-chief of the Daily Sun. pists, the Jacobses have given numerous major gifts to both insti- (As he once recalled, with typical candor: “I worked my ass tutions. At Cornell, they have endowed fellowships, scholarships, off for that paper.”) After service in World War II, he turned and a professorship in the Engineering college. They were elected down an ill-paying instructorship in English at Cornell to Presidential Councilors in 2005. join the family shirt business. Among his favorite pastimes was cooking, an avocation he took to with relish in the Law Dean to Step Down early Eighties. Harris wrote the Class of ’43 column in CAM on and off for more than sixty years; he became class presi- Law School dean Stewart Schwab has announced that he’ll step dent in 2004, a post he held until his death. His devotion down in June 2014. On the faculty since 1983, Schwab assumed earned him the Bill Vanneman ’31 Outstanding Class Leader the deanship in 2004, serving two terms. During his tenure, the Award, one of Cornell’s highest honors for alumni service. school launched its first major renovation project in twenty-five He is survived by his wife of more than seventy years, Mary years, marked the most successful fundraising year in its history Louise Snellenburg Harris ’45, four children, nine grandchil- (2012), and expanded its business law curriculum, among other dren, and two great-grandchildren. accomplishments. Schwab will return to the faculty after a one- year sabbatical. A national search for his successor is under way.

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Sports

PATRICK SHANAHAN

Sports Shorts

CHAMPS AGAIN The track and field teams continued their history of postseason success as the women captured their second consecutive Heps title and the men won the IC4A meet for the first time since 1951. The women had clinched their 14th Ivy championship before the final event was even run and outdistanced second- place Columbia by 24 points. Victoria Imbesi ’13 led the way, winning both the javelin and shot put to earn co-field MVP honors. The men’s team was second at the Heps and then returned to the same track at Princeton a week later to finish atop the 44-team field at the IC4As, which also Rob Pannell ’12 Named Nation’s serve as the ECAC championships. Cornell did much of its damage in the field events, Top Lacrosse Player with Stephen Mozia ’15 winning the shot put, Robert Robbins ’16 taking the hen Rob Pannell ’12 broke his foot in the second game of javelin, and Steven Bell ’14 finishing first the 2012 lacrosse season, he didn’t want that to be the in the long jump. end of his Cornell career. He just wasn’t done. Granted a fifth year of eligibility by the Ivy League, Pannell made the Wmost of it, leading the Big Red to a 14-4 record, the regular-season Ivy title, and a spot in the NCAA tournament. Cornell then trounced both Maryland and Ohio State to advance to the Final Four. Although the team lost a 16-14 heart- breaker to eventual champion Duke in the semifinal, Pannell notched five goals and two assists in the game to move to the top of the NCAA career points list with 354. A week later, he was named the winner of the Tewaaraton Trophy as the nation’s most outstanding men’s college lacrosse player. Pannell is the second Cornellian so honored, along with his friend and former teammate Max Seibald ’09. After receiving the trophy at a ceremony in Washington, D.C., Pannell said, “This award really belongs to my team, especially the senior class. It speaks volumes about the great team we had this year Victoria Imbesi and the success that we had.” Not one to rest on his laurels, Pannell made his professional debut on May 31, joining Seibald as a member of the New York Stephen Mozia Lizards. He had three goals and an assist in a 14-12 loss to the Charlotte Hounds and was named Rookie of the Week by Major League Lacrosse.

time ever, and Cornell came out on the Cornell edged Boston College and Stanford losing side of history to the University of by a point in the final race, as the Big Red Virginia. The Big Red jumped to an early boat, sailed by Jenny Borshoff ’15 and 5-1 lead, but UVA chipped away and tied Devon Furlong ’14, finished just ahead of the score at 9-9 with 30 seconds left, BC for a critical two-point swing. forcing the shootout. This was the third straight year that Cornell had faced Vir- EQUINE HONORS By placing second in the ginia in the national finals. Open Flat class at the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association National Championships, WINDJAMMERS The women’s sailing club Meridith Meyer ’16 matched Cornell’s best beat long odds to take third place at the individual equestrian national finish. She is 2013 Intercollegiate Sailing Association only the second Big Red rider to earn ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS championships in St. Petersburg, Florida. reserve champion honors in the event, Competing against a mix of varsity and joining Gillian Pech ’05, who was runner- OVERTIME The United States Polo Associa- club programs, the squad earned a spot in up in the 2003 individual novice class. The tion intercollegiate women’s championship the finals by topping an 18-team semi - equestrian team won its first Ivy League match went to a shootout for the first final field to advance. In the finals, title since 2009, its sixth overall. 16 Cornell Alumni Magazine | cornellalumnimagazine.com 16-19CAMja13sports _000-000CAMJF07currents 6/13/13 12:17 PM Page 17 16-19CAMja13sports _000-000CAMJF07currents 6/13/13 12:17 PM Page 18

that seemed to defy it. Soccer was just too random, many said—scoring goals was as Spring Teams J.V. Hvywt. Rowing 4-5 much a matter of luck as skill. And then Fr. Hvywt. Rowing 3-0 there was the beauty factor. Soccer is often Final Records called “the beautiful game,” and its adher- Varsity Ltwt. Rowing 3-3 ents are as much impressed by a flowing sequence of passes that fails to score as J.V. Ltwt. Rowing 5-1 they are by a quirky bounce that puts the 23-17; 11-9 Ivy Fr. Ltwt. Rowing 3-2 ball in the goal—maybe more so. Getting Baseball (T-2nd, Gehrig Div.) the game’s establishment to look at charts Women’s Varsity Rowing 1-6 that seemed to question the value of tak- Men’s Lacrosse 14-4; 6-0 Ivy (1st) Women’s J.V. Rowing 3-5 ing more shots than the opponent wasn’t Women’s Lacrosse 10-6; 4-3 Ivy (4th) going to be easy. 21-29; 8-12 Ivy Softball Undaunted, Anderson and Sally Men’s Polo 11-3 (T-3rd, South Div.) plugged away at the numbers. Their book Women’s Polo 15-2 Men’s Tennis 14-8; 3-4 Ivy (T-5th) has a wealth of statistical information, but is enlivened by anecdotes about players, Varsity Hvywt. Rowing 4-4 Women’s Tennis 14-4; 3-4 Ivy (5th) coaches, and team owners—not all of them flattering. The chapters examining the role of professional managers—“subjects of some of the most intense hero worship in the modern world”—are especially entertaining. The authors scrutinize Soccer by the Numbers these supposedly all-important team leaders and come to the conclusion that managers are “responsible for only 15 percent New book applies analytics to of their club’s fortunes.” That could be disconcerting to the owners of Chelsea of ‘the beautiful game’ the Premier League, who recently signed manager José Mourinho (“The Special One”) to a four-year contract worth a reported £40 million. arly in 2011, Cornell gov- Response to the book has been “kind ernment professor Chris of funny,” Anderson says. Many fans Anderson was watching have been enthusiastic, but the game’s Esoccer on TV with his friend David establishment—much like baseball’s front Sally, a former Johnson School professor offices—has been slow to adopt the sta- now teaching at the Tuck School of tistical methods it espouses. “There are Business at Dartmouth. Sally was puz- some people who are trying to do it, but zled by the long throw-ins made by a they’re not getting a lot of support from player on an English Premier League above,” Anderson says. “And then there team. He asked Anderson, a German are people on the other side, just like in native and former semi-pro goalkeeper, baseball, who don’t believe there’s value why Rory DeLap of Stoke City kept in it. I don’t need some pinhead from making such lengthy tosses when no one Cornell telling me this stuff. It’s kind of else seemed to do it. Anderson tried to like Moneyball all over again.” explain, showing how it made sense If so, then Anderson and Sally just given Stoke City’s personnel and playing need to be patient. The Numbers Game style. Sally wasn’t convinced. As the two has received a ringing endorsement from bantered, it became obvious that there Billy Beane, who called it a “must read” was no easy answer. and said it will “change the way you think Anderson and Sally tell the story in their about your favorite team or player, and new book, The Numbers Game: Why no number-cruncher was going to tell them change the way you watch the beautiful Everything You Know About Soccer Is otherwise. But then Billy Beane, the icono- game.” While the Europeans may be resist- Wrong. The Stoke City conversation started clastic general manager of the Oakland A’s, ant, Anderson thinks that analytics could them down the road toward an investiga- used the methods of the so-called “saber- have a stronger impact in the U.S. “In the tion of analytics in soccer (or, as the rest of metricians” (a name derived from the Soci- States, there’s more comfort in talking the world knows it, football). The best- ety of American Baseball Research) to build about the game this way, because we don’t known application of analytics to sports has a winning team on a minimal budget. have the same kind of venerated tradition. been in baseball, as chronicled by Michael Pretty soon, almost everybody in the game There are no sacred cows in the same way Lewis in Moneyball. As Lewis explained in was paying attention. that there are in Europe.” And you never the book, the use of statistical analysis that Anderson, a political economist, and know—someday an obscure American soc- went far beyond batting averages and ERAs Sally, an expert on social interaction and cer executive may see himself portrayed on was at first ignored by the baseball estab- behavioral game theory, were the ideal the big screen by Brad Pitt. lishment. They knew what they knew, and team to apply statistical analysis to a game — Jim Roberts ’71 18 Cornell Alumni Magazine | cornellalumnimagazine.com 16-19CAMja13sports _000-000CAMJF07currents 6/13/13 12:17 PM Page 19 20-25CAMja13authors_020-021CAMso08authors 6/13/13 12:18 PM Page 20

Authors

Way Over Yonder in a Minor Key

Middle C by William H. Gass, PhD ’54 (Knopf)

n his latest novel, the author of The Tunnel probes the nature of identity and questions the idea of an essential self.I Joseph Skizzen’s father, masquerading as a Jew, brings his family from Austria to England in 1938 to escape the Nazis, only to disappear in London during World War II. The family moves to Ohio, where Joseph learns piano and, using false credentials, becomes a music professor. His obsession with man’s cruelty leads him to collect photos and clippings of atrocities and create a personal Inhumanity Museum in his attic.

Phantom Menace or Looming Danger? By My Education by Susan Choi, MFA ’95 Kathleen M. Vogel (Johns Hopkins). Since (Viking). When Regina Gottlieb begins her the terrorist attack on September 11, graduate program in English she hears sto- 2001, and the anthrax scare that followed, ries about the scandalous reputation of the U.S. military, intelligence services, and Nicholas Brodeur, her handsome seminar policymakers have concentrated on the professor. Working as his teaching assis- kinds of biological weapons that might tant, she ignores the rumors, but also threaten the United States. A professor at manages to keep him at a distance. But Cornell’s Reppy Institute for Peace con- it’s a different matter when she meets his tends that American analysts have paid beautiful and charismatic wife, Martha, at too much attention to the availability of a party. The women begin an affair, and dangerous pathogens and technological Regina’s life soon unravels. In her fourth novel, the winner of the capabilities. “This narrow focus,” she argues, “neglects other critical PEN/W. G. Sebald Award examines the corrosive effect of obsessive social factors that can affect efforts to develop biological weapons passion and its inevitable aftermath. by state and nonstate actors in unexpected ways.” Mexico and American Modernism by Francis and Eddie by Brad Herzog ’90; Ellen G. Landau, BArch ’69 (Yale). illustrated by Zachary Pullen (Why Not European models were not the only Books). In 1913, champion golfers gath- influence on American modernism, ered at The Country Club in Brookline, argues Landau, a professor of humani- Massachusetts, to compete in the U.S. ties at Case Western Reserve and an Open. Francis Ouimet, an unknown expert on Lee Krasner and Jackson Pol- twenty-year-old amateur who lived across lock. She investigates the role that Mex- the street from the course and had ican culture and art played in the work taught himself to play by practicing in of the American artists Philip Guston, the backyard cow pasture, joined the Robert Motherwell, Isamu Noguchi, and players. Ten-year-old Eddie Lowery replaced his regular caddie. In Pollock, and shows how Mexican muralists Diego Rivera, David front of a crowd that grew from a handful of spectators to thou- Siqueiros, and Jose Clemente Orozco, exiled European surrealists, sands, the unlikely pair defeated the best golfers in the world and and leftist activists had a crucial effect on the development of became lifelong friends. Abstract Expressionism and the New York School. 20 Cornell Alumni Magazine | cornellalumnimagazine.com 20-25CAMja13authors_020-021CAMso08authors 6/13/13 12:18 PM Page 21

Fiction decades and asks what it would take for America to educate all its children to high The Son by Philipp Meyer ’99 (Ecco). In his standards. second novel, the author of American Rust recounts the saga of the McCullough fam- Designed to Kill by John Forge ’70 (Spring - ily, from the ruthless patriarch who carves er). A retired professor of history and the out a ranch in nineteenth-century Texas, philosophy of science at the University of to his descendants, whose ambitions—and New South Wales—and winner of the oil money—transform the family into a Eureka Prize in Research Ethics—makes the rich and powerful dynasty. case that it is morally wrong to engage in weapons research. He argues that attempts The Pretty One by Lucinda Rosenfeld ’91 to justify this research are unpersuasive. (Little, Brown). The adult Hellinger sisters—Imperia, Olympia, and Augusta— Politics in the New Hard Times edited by break out of the childhood roles their Miles Kahler & David A. Lake, PhD ’84 (Cor- mother assigned them and learn to live nell). Employing a comparative approach, their own lives. a group of scholars examines the effects of the Great Recession—the worst economic The Scar Letters by Richard Alther ’62 crisis since the Great Depression of the Thir- (Centaur). Rudy Dallmann chose to live in ties—and investigates the links between rural isolation after he was the victim of a political issues and economic turmoil. hate crime twenty years ago. Now Rudy decides to confront his past and come to Solomon Northup by David A. Fiske ’76, terms with his attackers and his own fears. Clifford W. Brown Jr. ’79, and Rachel Selig- man (Praeger). Solomon Northup was a Poetry free black man who was kidnapped in 1841 A Broken Thing edited by Emily Rosko, and sold into slavery. After he regained his MFA ’03, and Anton Vander Zee (Iowa). In freedom in 1853, he worked with the a new anthology, seventy poets explore the Underground Railroad, gave public lec- significance of the line in poetic form. tures, and wrote the classic narrative Twelve Years a Slave. Three historical Non-Fiction researchers discover new information that documents the full story of Northup’s life. Whole by T. Colin Campbell, PhD ’62, with Howard Jacobson (BenBella). “What most Gluten-Free Mediterranean Gourmet Cuisine of us think of as proper nutrition—isn’t,” by Aslihan Koruyan Sabanci, GR ’99 (NTV). says the author of The China Study. In his Drawing upon Turkish and other Mediter- latest book, he explores the science behind ranean cuisines, the author presents more the reasons why a whole-food, plant-based than 170 gluten-free recipes and gives diet is the healthiest way to eat. advice on food sensitivity and how to support a healthy immune system. Simple by Alan Siegel ’60 and Irene Etzkorn (Twelve). The founder of Does Science Need a Global Language? by Siegel+Gale and his co-author show that Scott L. Montgomery, MS ’78 (Chicago). when companies use clarity, transparency, English has become the lingua franca of and empathy to simplify overly complex international science. A consulting geolo- situations, the results are good for con- gist and author of Science in Translation sumers and for business. investigates the growth of global English and asks whether this is a good thing. The Art of Procrastination by John Perry, PhD ’68 (Workman). Using what he calls Transfusion Medicine and Hemostasis structured procrastination—“the art of edited by Beth H. Shaz ’91 et al. (Else- making this bad trait work for you”—an vier). A reference guide for pathology resi- emeritus professor of philosophy at Stan- dents and transfusion fellows focuses on ford discovers that people can accomplish blood banking, transfusion medicine, and a lot by not doing other things. clinical and laboratory coagulation testing.

The Smartest Kids in the World by Amanda The Law of Kinship by Camille Robcis, PhD Ripley ’96 (Simon & Schuster). An inves- ’06 (Cornell). In her first book, an assis- tigative reporter follows three American tant professor of history at Cornell exam- teenagers as they spend a year abroad ines how French policymakers have attending top high schools in Finland, employed the vocabulary of structuralist South Korea, and Poland. She discovers anthropology and psychoanalysis in how these countries have revolutionized debates about sexual differences and the their public educational systems in recent nature of the family. July | August 2013 21 20-25CAMja13authors_020-021CAMso08authors 6/13/13 1:45 PM Page 22

Everyone at the Table by Ellen Behr- “A ‘must-read’ memoir of stock Sherrat ’01 (Jossey Bass). A sen- friendship during the ior policy analyst at the American postwar era. As moving Institutes for Research provides a Big Red practical guide for designing better as it is insightful.” teacher evaluation systems. Writers Barry Strauss, Professor of History, Cornell University Children’s

Remember Dippy by Shirley Vernick ’83 (Cinco Puntos). When twelve-year-old Johnny discovers he must spend the summer helping his autistic cousin, he thinks his vacation plans are ruined. But then the boys rescue the local jock from drowning and meet a new girl in town, and the summer turns Out of Time out to be more exciting than Johnny imagined. ‘A life-affirming journey of two Sleeping Beauty’s Daughters by Diane people facing • 1950s: public schools; Zahler ’79 (HarperCollins). Princesses cancer with early TV; sports; Boy Scouts Aurora and Luna lead sheltered lives love, courage, • race relations; polio; within the walls of a palace by the determination, humor, and, shopping malls; Cold War sea. Despite their parents’ safeguards, most of all, • 1960s: Cornell, Princeton, an old curse returns. The sisters must hope.’ Yale, Rutgers, Penn, Harvard travel far to break the spell before NC Tenenbaum Aurora falls into a hundred-year sleep. Owner MedicalFrontiers.com FOR SALE AT AMAZON & BARNES AND NOBLE Red Thread Sisters by Carol Antoinette OR CALL 1-877-BUY-BOOK Peacock ’70 (Viking). After Wen is outoftimebybeckerman.com adopted by an American family, she vows to find a family for Shu Ling, her best friend at the Chinese orphanage. Wen adjusts to her new life in the U.S., but never forgets the promise she made to her friend.

The Year of the Baby by Andrea Cheng ’79, MS ’84; illustrated by Patrice Bar- ton (Houghton Mifflin). In the sequel to The Year of the Book, Anna’s family adopts a baby girl from China, but the child is sickly. Anna and her friends develop a science project that helps her new sister.

Bittersweet Summer by Anne Warren Smith ’60 (Albert Whitman). Katie and her friend Claire vie to see which of them can get their fourth-grade teacher to marry her father.

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The story of a Cornell graduate, Class of 1937

Mail Call: The Wartime Correspondence of an American Couple, 1943-1945 is the true story of one young couple—a dental student and a college coed—who were married just weeks after Pearl Harbor. The Pacific War was to have a profound effect on their lives, as it also would for the thousands who served and for those left behind.

In human detail, the letters describe everyday life in the 1940s for military personnel and civilians alike: how they coped, what their daily lives were like, and how much they missed each other. The letters open up a window to a long-ago time and allow us to see our parents and grandparents in their youth against the background of a global war. Available at amazon.com and barnesandnoble.com

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That’s what you’ll find in works of humor set in 12th-century England.

Author William of Suffolk ’69 satirizes past and present, with special emphasis on literary convention and expectation. Protagonist William the Scribbler is a good-natured ego freak serving as Deputy Justiciar to King Henry II. He currently appears in four books molded around cozy mystery skeletons, but always funny side driven. Sorta.

Books in the series: Fibs! The Starlings of Avalon Crimeless Victim Untitled

Published by Infinity Press, and available in both paperback and E-Book formats at: Buy Books on the Web (www.bbotw.com)

Reading Can Still Be Fun! William of Suffolk: The Future of the 12th Century

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Currents

VIETNAM

Doomed to Repeat It

Historian’s study of the Vietnam War’s colonial roots wins a Pulitzer

n 1951, a young Massachusetts senator named John F. American leaders alike, is the through line of Professor Fredrik Kennedy went on an ambitious geopolitical junket to Logevall’s book Embers of War: The Fall of an Empire and the strengthen his foreign policy credentials. His priority Making of America’s Vietnam. “JFK saw what would come to stop was Indochina, a volatile region returned to the any Western power that got involved militarily in that part of FrenchI colonial empire at the end of World War II. Kennedy’s the world,” says Logevall, whose book was awarded the Pulitzer analysis of the situation was prescient—and grim: France Prize in April. “And yet, as president in 1961 and ’62, he decided would lose its tenuous grip on Vietnam; it was only a matter to deepen our involvement, despite his doubts.” of time. But ten years later, then-President Kennedy contra- Kennedy’s decisions were based on domestic pressures at the dicted his own beliefs by launching a covert war in Vietnam, time, notes Logevall. Any study of the incipient American con- in large part to compensate for France’s capitulation to an flict must consider the specter of the Korean War that dogged the alleged communist state. U.S., as well as the influence of McCarthyism and Democrats’ The nature of the U.S. paradox, repeated by French and fears of being branded as soft on communism. But though their 26 Cornell Alumni Magazine | cornellalumnimagazine.com 26-39CAMja13currents_000-000CAMJF07currents 6/13/13 12:32 PM Page 27

motives were complex, the fact remains that our leaders consistently followed the well-worn path of the French: knowing the wiser course, they took up arms nonetheless. “Writing Embers of War was important for me because even though I’ve studied Vietnam for twenty-five years, I still have questions about it,” says Logevall, whose previous book, Choosing War: The Lost Chance for Peace and the Escalation of War in Vietnam, details American pol- icymaking in the early Sixties. “How is it that the U.S., under Eisenhower, built up and sustained a noncommunist bastion in South Vietnam, saying, ‘We can succeed where the French have failed’?” In its review of Embers of War, the Christian Science Monitor compared the book to a Greek tragedy: “Even though readers know how the story ends—as with The Iliad—they will be as riveted by the tale as if they were hearing it for the first time.” But unlike in classical literature, few heroes emerge; there is no catharsis, only the bitter recitation of facts. By 1973, 58,000 U.S. servicemen and women, as well as some three million Vietnamese, were dead. A third Indochina War followed, with Viet- namese forces fighting both the Chinese and the Cambodians. “They all had grave doubts,” Logevall says, “and yet they continued, year after bloody Fredrik Logevall

year, to perpetrate, perpetuate, and escalate.” FRANKLIN CRAWFORD For modern readers, there are obvious analogies to America’s current conflicts, intelligence snafus, and foreign pol- ing about the colonial period and the French Indochina War icy debacles. As history professor emeritus Walter LaFeber writes: made me more determined to go back to the struggles’ origins, “More than a half-century later, and a decade after 9/11, it to Ho Chi Minh and World War I, to the interwar period, and remains true that the more things change, the more they remain especially to World War II,” says Logevall, director of the Mario the same—at least to those ignorant of the story Logevall tells.” Einaudi Center for International Studies. “I told my students, Embers of War opens with Ho Chi Minh’s doomed effort to ‘The French war connects in important ways to the American plead the cause of Vietnamese independence with Woodrow Wil- war.’ Yet I realized I had much to learn about the nature of those son at the Versailles Conference in 1919; he is shunned. Still, in connections.” World War II, Ho worked alongside the Office of Strategic Serv- Getting to the heart of the matter was made more challeng- ices (OSS), the forerunner of the CIA. Despite cooperating with ing by Hanoi’s continuing unwillingness to grant scholarly access the Allies—as both an “honorary” OSS agent and as the leader of to high-level documents. Despite such limitations, scholars and Vietnamese forces fighting the Japanese—Ho was branded a com- reviewers say, Logevall’s book is a major achievement that fills munist, his calls for independence viewed as a threat to the West. a conspicuous vacancy in Cold War scholarship. As the New Against tremendous odds, Ho’s ragtag Democratic Republic of York Times stated: “He has produced a powerful portrait of the Vietnam forces humiliated the French garrison at Dien Bien Phu. terrible and futile French war from which Americans learned lit- That protracted and bloody siege is the stuff of legend: it stands tle as they moved toward their own engagement in Vietnam.” as one of the few examples of an Asian power annihilating Euro- Four decades ago, many young Americans subject to the pean colonialists in battle. The French defeat led to their with- draft felt a similar air of poignant fatalism. As the anti-war rock drawal from Indochina and the partitioning of Vietnam into North band Country Joe and the Fish summed it up in song: and South, orchestrated by Eisenhower. Why didn’t it end there? And it’s one, two, three, what are we fighting for? To entertain that question, Logevall took the long view, track- Don’t ask me, I don’t give a damn—next stop is Vietnam. ing the Vietnam conflict to its European colonial sources. “Teach- — Franklin Crawford

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Defender of the First Amendment

Attorney Floyd Abrams ’56 collects his ‘near absolutist’ views on free speech

loyd Abrams ’56 has us, not one person, including argued more First Amend- members of the Nixon Admin- ment cases before the istration, could cite a single FUnited States Supreme Court than any passage that had done damage other lawyer. Few of them, including New to national security. He insists York Times v. The United States (the Pen- as well that in the 2010 tagon Papers case), have been easy. midterms, the first post-Citizens As his new book, Friend of the Court: United election, “the much pre- On the Front Lines with the First Amend- dicted one-sided corporate ment (Yale University Press), demon- takeover of the political system strates, Abrams is a near First Amend- did not occur.” ment absolutist. He celebrates the It is surprising to discover, triumph of “good speech” over “bad then, that, “notwithstanding its speech,” but believes that only a society obvious threats to civil liber- willing to allow bad speech to circulate ties,” Abrams strongly sup- can truly be free. ported the USA-PATRIOT Act, Friend of the Court is an immensely passed in the wake of the 9/11 informative and provocative collection of attacks. Persuaded that the ter- writings in which Abrams weighs in on a rorist threat to our individual wide array of free speech issues, including security “is unparalleled in libel laws, pornography, “hate speech,” American history,” he appears WikiLeaks, Internet “publications,” and not to have submitted that leg- the Supreme Court’s recent ruling in Citi- islation to his own test: “Any zens United v. FEC, which barred Con- proposed limitation on recog- gress from criminalizing independent nized civil liberties should be expenditures by corporations and unions the least intrusive or constitu- supporting or opposing candidates for fed- ment protection to corporations. More tionally threatening way of accomplishing eral office. He is equally tough on liberals than sixty years ago, justices Wiley Rut- the end sought and there must be a very and conservatives, Democrats and Repub- ledge, Hugo Black, William O. Douglas, close fit between the problem and the licans. The Reagan Administration, he and Frank Murphy—probably the most solution.” In 2006, it’s worth noting, indicates, severely limited the scope of the liberal quartet ever to sit on the Court— Abrams expressed deep concern that the Freedom of Information Act and subjected concluded that the “undue influence” Justice Department refused to reveal how government officials to lifetime pre-publi- obtained by large contributions was off- often it had used the Act to expand sur- cation review. Bill Clinton signed the set by the “loss for democratic processes veillance and executive authority. Communications Decency Act, which resulting from restrictions on free and full One wonders what he thinks now, made it a crime to post on the Internet public discussion.” Abrams shares liber- especially in light of his reminder that material that was “indecent” or “patently als’ concern about the impact of economic government will use its power “to skew offensive” to children under eighteen, inequality on politics; he maintains, how- public discussion in its favor”—and his despite the claims of Newt Gingrich, ever, that regulating how much speech is recommendation that those who complain among others, that it clearly violated free allowed to groups in the sixty days before the wrong side keeps winding up with the speech and “the right of adults to com- an election “is contrary to the core of the First Amendment in its corner should municate with each other.” Abrams counts First Amendment.” rethink their political positions “to avoid the ways in which, on free speech, the Acutely aware that “speech has a being on the wrong side of the First administration of George W. Bush was price,” that Nazis marching in Skokie and Amendment.” “something else.” racists burning a cross on the lawn of a — Glenn Altschuler Abrams is especially tough on liberal black family can wound and terrify, opponents of Citizens United, including Abrams takes pains to show that fears Glenn Altschuler, PhD ’76, is the Litwin President Obama. On more than two about the impact of speech “seem invari- Professor of American Studies and dean dozen occasions, he reminds us, the ably overblown.” Ten years after the pub- of the School of Continuing Education Supreme Court has extended First Amend - lication of the Pentagon Papers, he tells and Summer Sessions.

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Pole Position

Alan Nawoj ’01 wins the Antarctica Marathon

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Hilly and chilly: Alan Nawoj ’01 on the race course and (inset) bundled up in Antarctica.

The winter of 2012–13 was a miserable one for New England. Alan Nawoj ’01 might be the only person who was happy about it. The snow, ice, and bitter cold helped the Boston-area software developer train for the Antarctica Marathon. And he didn’t just finish; he won. “I did some twenty-mile training runs in six inches of snow,” Nawoj recalls. “Looking back on it, it sounds kind of crazy.” But arguably not as nutty as the regimen followed by one fellow racer, who hailed from South Africa. “He did a lot of training on a treadmill inside a meat freezer,” Nawoj says, “with a fan blowing cold air on him.” The race, held in late March, brought Nawoj one step closer to his decade-long goal of running marathons on all seven continents. He has checked off six so far. In addition to multiple outings at the New York, Boston, and Chicago races, the former electrical and computer engineering major has run in Rio, Singapore, Paris, Stockholm, Krakow, and Auckland; he aims to complete the Africa leg in the next couple of years, either at the Kil- imanjaro or Marrakesh races. (His personal best time, marked in New York in 2008: 2:52:27.) Antarctica was Nawoj’s nineteenth marathon and his first win, with a time of 3:29:56. “The events I run in usually have world-class runners and Olympians,” Nawoj notes. The victory, he says, “is still sinking in.” Just getting to the race was an event in itself. The night before Nawoj was scheduled to fly to Buenos Aires to meet the other runners, he got an urgent e-mail: the Russian research vessel chartered to take the group to Antarctica had hit an iceberg. The race was rescheduled for three weeks later, forcing some participants to drop out and others to scramble to rework travel and vacation plans. Onboard the replacement ship, Nawoj and his fellow athletes had little chance to exercise and suffered from seasickness on the rough ride through the Drake Passage. On the morning of the race, though, the ninety-two runners lucked out—at least by South Pole standards. Temperatures were in the relatively balmy low twenties, the wind died down to around twenty knots, and it wasn’t snowing. Despite a hard fall on ice three miles in, Nawoj took an early lead and held onto it, completing what he calls a “brutally hilly” course nearly eight minutes ahead of the second- place finisher. Then he keeled over from hypothermia. “I pushed so hard during the race,” he says, “that I didn’t have much left in my body when I finished.” He was taken to a Russian research base, where he was revived with blankets, warm water, and tea. His prize for traveling some 9,000 miles to win a race at the bottom of the world: an engraved plaque.

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Why climate change is putting the elderly at risk

where, theoretically, they would be more protected.

CAM: In a talk in New York City last spring, you said that older people are often reluctant to ask for help in a disaster. Why is that? EW: There’s a stigma in the U.S. against receiving help, and older adults want to remain independent as long as possible. Studies done since Hurricanes Gustav and Katrina have also found that elders are often likely to resist evacuation orders, for a number of reasons. They want to protect their property or stay with their pets; there’s a lack of transportation to get them to shelters. One study of Katrina evacuation—and this is so poignant—found that there were many older people who knew they couldn’t physically get on a bus and said, “I’ll just stay at home.” Family members stayed because they couldn’t move their relative or didn’t have reliable transportation—and died with them.

CAM: Was Katrina a worst-case scenario? EW: It was unprecedented, but you see the same pattern in all sorts of disasters across the U.S., even when there’s good prepara-

ANDY FRIEDMAN tion. In Florida, for example, they’re doing a lot to map and protect their older pop- Elaine Wethington ulation, to reach out to people who are isolated, and to develop emergency It’s a confluence of demographic and exploring ways to preserve health and response teams. environmental trends: as the planet is get- save lives. ting warmer, the U.S. population is get- CAM: Besides hurricanes, what disasters ting older. With severe weather events on Cornell Alumni Magazine: Why are eld- are particularly threatening to seniors? the rise—from heat waves to hurricanes ers more vulnerable to extreme weather EW: The most research has been done on like Katrina and Sandy—researchers and events? heat waves; there’s a famous study of public safety officials are increasingly con- Elaine Wethington: There are several rea- deaths in Chicago. A heat wave disaster in cerned about how climate change will sons. First, older people are more vulner- France and Italy was accompanied by a affect older Americans. “There’s a lot of able to the toxins that get released in an lot of concern about whether increased interest in this at the CDC,” says human environmental disaster. They’re more deaths among older people was due to development professor Elaine Wething- likely, under extreme stress, to have health social isolation, because their families were ton, “because the number of people sixty conditions exacerbated. Their immune gone on vacation. Also, a study of a and older who die during natural disas- systems are weaker; their chronic diseases Southern California heat wave docu- ters is way beyond their proportion in the tend to be more advanced. Those who mented that elders, as well as very young population.” have heart conditions are more likely to children, seem to be more vulnerable to Wethington, a medical sociologist, is have heart attacks because of the stress the physical effects; they’re more likely to part of the Cornell Aging and the Envi- and the extra activity. Another reason is dehydrate, for example. ronment Initiative. Founded in 2008, it’s that a lot of older people live alone. Older devoted to studying how older Americans adults tend to age in place in the U.S. CAM: Many seniors in the North retire to are impacted by climate change, and rather than going to specialized housing— warmer climates, particularly Florida. Is

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another concern that they’re putting them- the CDC website and on the website of the you, Mom,” because that’s often taken as urrents selves in harm’s way, at a time of life AARP. The third thing is to know your paternalistic. That strategy never worked when they’re more vulnerable? neighbors. The fourth is to engage in dis- with my mother. I had to say, “This is EW: Yes, that’s part of it. If I were look- aster and emergency planning with your what we’re doing at our house to prepare ing to move outside of Ithaca, I would children or other family members. for this eventuality.” One social interven- definitely not pick an area near a seacoast. tion would be making more evacuation It’s just too risky; why would you want to CAM: If one of the challenges is that older orders mandatory—a policy that is sup- be vulnerable to death in your own home? people may be unwilling to accept help ported by research studies. Otherwise, And there are whole groups of retired because they fear for their independence, people will take those estimates on the people who live in Arizona; unless ade- how do you convince them to comply? Weather Channel too literally and say, quately prepared, they’d be vulnerable to EW: The best thing is to try to model dis- “Oh, there’s only a 20 percent chance that heat disaster if the temperature in the aster preparation behavior. Involve older this will happen to me.” Southwest goes up. people in planning. Don’t say, “This is for — Beth Saulnier

CAM: To what extent are these issues exacerbated by poverty? It seems that some of these threats would be lessened by having air conditioning or reliable transportation. EW: That’s exactly right. Seventy-one percent of the people who died in Katrina were aged sixty and older, and the majority of them were poor and black. There’s a tendency for older people, particularly poorer ones, to live in areas vulnerable during a disaster, such as being prone to flood. It’s no accident that in New Orleans, the Garden District and French Quarter are on higher ground. So there’s clearly a resource issue. But also, nobody was thinking about evacuating them. There weren’t adequate evacuation plans even for nursing homes in Louisiana. But now nursing homes across the U.S. are required to have them.

CAM: You grew up in a tornado-prone part of Indiana. Did your family prepare for twisters? EW: We had a room in our house that was specifically designed for tornado protection. If you’re in an F3 or higher, two- by-fours become missiles and drive through walls—that’s often how people are killed—so our house had a hardened basement room. I took from this that you can, with sufficient forethought, prepare for a disaster.

CAM: What should people do to protect themselves or their relatives? EW: First of all, find out if they can regis- ter for an existing evacuation plan where they live. Many coastal areas have these now; they’re often run through the local agencies on aging. You should also have what the CDC calls an evacuation kit, which includes a three-day supply of water, flashlight, battery-powered radio, first aid kit, seven-day supply of medication, personal hygiene items, extra cash, and a waterproof bag with copies of documents such as deeds, birth certificates, and insurance policies. You can find information on

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American Dreamer

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The son of an Albanian nationalist, Ilir Zherka ’89 (literally) wrote the book on citizen advocacy

hen Ilir Zherka ’89 brought his law children. And Zherka himself went on to forge a career in pub- school girlfriend home to the Bronx lic advocacy, including leadership positions with the National to meet his parents, she quickly got Albanian American Council and with DC Vote, a nonprofit that a taste of the family’s activist fer- fights for voting rights for the District of Columbia. Last year he vor. As Zherka recalls it, practically within minutes of her published a how-to book on negotiating the system; Winning the W Inside Game includes such tips as avoiding extremes, empower- arrival, his father—an ardent Albanian nationalist whose own parents had been resistance fighters during World War II—was ing grassroots supporters, communicating “at all times in all showing her gory photographs of countrymen brutally mur- directions,” and understanding that you lose right up until the dered in Kosovo. “My dad was kind of a rabble-rouser,” moment you win. “Advocacy fights are usually marathons,” he Zherka explains. “He got into trouble all the time for resisting writes, “not sprints.” Yugoslav control. When we came to the U.S. he was active in Zherka’s current job is executive director of the National organizing rallies and demonstrations against Yugoslavia; Conference on Citizenship, a nonpartisan, Congressionally char- we’d go to the U.N. and picket speeches by President Tito. I tered nonprofit that promotes involvement in community affairs. like to say that, as a family, we spent an equal amount of time The group was created after World War II, with the aim of con- going to political rallies as going to the beach.” tinuing the civic engagement the conflict had engendered. “In To a certain extent, Zherka admits, his dad was testing his any democracy, it’s essential for average people to be involved girlfriend; did she have the mettle to be part of this passionately in the government,” Zherka says. “And civic engagement is big- principled clan? She did; they eventually married and had two ger and wider than most people think. For us, it means ‘I’m

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active in my community, I’m helping, I’m Democratic D.C. In 2007, the bill passed urrents volunteering, I’m voting, I’m serving on the House but narrowly failed in the Sen- ON SENECA WINE TRAIL juries and in the military.’ ” ate. Supporters were again poised for vic- WINERY & VINEYARD Like many in Washington—not to tory in 2009—until opponents in the mention the business world, academia, and Senate inserted a “poison pill” that dis- anyplace else where status matters, which mantled the District’s gun-control laws. is to say everywhere—Zherka has an office The bill failed and eventually died. “I was “brag wall” displaying photos and awards. devastated,” Zherka recalls. “There were His includes shots with Hillary Clinton, a few days when I was walking around in Ted Kennedy, and (in the Oval Office) Bill a fog and felt the absence of hope; I Clinton and Al Gore. There’s also a procla- understood what it felt like to be truly mation from the D.C. mayor declaring depressed. For me, the dream of getting GREAT BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY! October 26, 2012—his last day at DC this bill through was in some ways a ful- Working Winery, Vineyard Vote—as Ilir Zherka Day. Zherka had fillment of my own voyage—to come here & Restaurant helmed the organization for a decade, a as an immigrant and to help the nation’s Tasting room, boutique, restaurant, tenure that culminated in a narrowly lost capital achieve greater democracy.” banquet room & party terrace with view of Seneca Lake battle to gain a vote in Congress for the Zherka (who became a naturalized cit- • 18 acres with fully productive vines District—whose legislatively neutered sta- izen in his twenties) had fled Yugoslavia • 17 acres suitable for more planting tus is lamented on its license plates, which with his family in 1968. Eleven relatives— • Good retail & wholesale distribution read “Taxation Without Representation.” seven kids, their parents, and a set of grand- In 2011, the cause inspired Zherka to com- parents—shared a series of three-bedroom mit his first-ever act of civil disobedience: apartments in the South Bronx. His dad he was arrested for blocking traffic on worked as a janitor and elevator operator Capitol Hill, handcuffed along with more during the day; his mom cleaned offices at than three dozen others, including the night. “Most of the kids I went to school $1,250,000 mayor. “As an American, I’m deeply with didn’t go to college,” he says. “Half Call for our latest inventory! offended that we allow Congress to treat didn’t graduate from high school. A bunch Mel Russo, the District and Washingtonians the way it got into serious trouble.” Around the time Lic. Real Estate Broker/Owner does,” Zherka says. “It’s a national dis- that his high school principal noticed that 315-246-3997 or 315-568-9404 grace—a shameful situation. The abuse is his low grades belied a keen intellect, he [email protected] stark, and it’s continuous. It bothers me realized that some of the guys he hung out www.senecayuga.com tremendously.” with were winding up in adult jail—or the It had been a long, bruising fight—one morgue. “I looked at myself and my sur- Cornell Sheep Program whose roots stretch back to the late roundings and thought, This is terrible,” he BLANKETS 1700s, when the District of Columbia was says. “This path leads to a definite future, formed from land given by Virginia and and it’s not the future I want.” Created from the wool of Maryland. Questions of jurisdiction and He got serious about school, spent a Cornell Dorset and Finn sheep self-rule were murky at first, and later year at Fordham, and transferred to Cor- breeds and their crosses, these nell; he majored in government and did blankets are ideal for football became codified in ways that were advan- games and cold nights, and as gifts tageous to the federal government but the Cornell in Washington program, serv- for graduation, weddings, birthdays, increasingly unpalatable to the growing ing as “one of those big-eyed Congres- Christmas, and other occasions. Red metropolis. In a particularly American sional interns” in the office of Senator stripes near each end and red binding irony, D.C. residents couldn’t vote for Daniel Patrick Moynihan. After law accent the 100% virgin wool. Your purchase of blankets helps to support the Cornell president until the early Sixties. “In the school at the University of Virginia, he and Sheep Program, and $10 from each sale goes early 1970s, D.C. won ‘home rule,’ which his future wife spent nine months in Alba- to an undergraduate scholarship fund. Each included the right to elect a local mayor, nia, aiding the transition to democracy and blanket is individually serial-numbered on council, and delegate to the Congress,” getting in touch with his ethnic roots. the Cornell Sheep Program logo label and Zherka writes. “Congress, however, “What I didn’t expect,” he muses, “was comes with a certificate of authenticity. reserved the right to veto and rewrite that I would learn how American I had Lap robe (60 x 48 inches, 3 stripes) $ 85 D.C.’s local laws, including the budget. become—how many differences there were Single (60 x 90 inches, 3 stripes) $119 Double (72 x 90 inches, 3 stripes) $129 D.C.’s delegate to the Congress would be in my expectations for human interactions, Queen (76 x 104 inches, 3 stripes) $155 treated like those from the territories: she relationships, creature comforts, all that King (120 x 90 inches, 3 stripes) $250

would not have voting power. These lim- stuff.” The point was driven home during Add 8% New York State sales tax and shipping itations led some folks in D.C. to refer to a visit to a food market, when an offhand ($10 for lap robes, $15 for Single, Double this status as ‘Home Fool.’” comment sparked some serious introspec- & Queen, and $20 for King) In 1993, legislation to make the Dis- tion. “It was a beautiful day,” he recalls, Additional information about the blankets is trict the fifty-first state (dubbed New “and the guy near the entrance said in a available at www.sheep.cornell.edu (click on “Blankets”) Columbia) failed in Congress. A decade loud voice, ‘Na ka ardhe Amerikani!’ That later, when Zherka was at the helm of DC translates into, ‘The American has joined Please visit our website, www.sheep.cornell.edu, to purchase by credit card at our secure site. Vote, the organization backed a different us!’ I was crushed. I was like, ‘The Amer- Check or cash accepted at the Dept. of Animal strategy: getting a seat under a deal by ican’? Here I thought of myself as going Science (607-255-7712), 114 Morrison Hall, which Utah would gain one as well, offer- home. But I understood in that moment Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853. Also available at the Cornell Orchards and the Cornell ing a conservative counterbalance to a how very American I am.” Plantations (prices may vary). Congressperson elected by traditionally — Beth Saulnier

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Take a Taste

Critic Ligaya Mishan, MFA ’95, waxes poetic on the New York food scene

ew York Times restaurant critic Ligaya Mishan, MFA ’95, is in a Fort Greene sandwich shop at lunchtime, but she’s not eating. She’s just not particularly hungry, NMishan explains apologetically. But in the name of research for a possible future review, she peppers her companion with questions about her sandwich, dubbed the Oxford: sliced pickled beets on ciabatta with miner’s lettuce, sheep’s milk yogurt cheese, apples, and mint pistou. (It’s intriguing, if unwieldy —and much more flavorful when topped with the housemade pickled jalapeños.) Despite repeated offers, though, Mishan can’t be

tempted to take even a bite. When you review WARD SCHUMAKER THEISPOT.COM restaurants for a living, it turns out, sometimes your idea of bliss is a cup of unsweetened mint tea. “I’ve eaten out so much, and I’ve had the good fortune to eat at so many special places, that sometimes it takes more to impress me—which is a loss, I think,” the slender brunette only so many ways to describe, say, a pickled beet sandwich. “I muses as she sips. “Sometimes I’ll go to a place that’s without hope I’m writing pieces that even people who aren’t interested in a doubt a really good restaurant and I’m just not excited, food would find entertaining,” she says. “That’s the real goal: to which is terrible. I hate being jaded in that way.” give an accurate sense of the restaurant, its food, and the expe- Mishan pens the Hungry City column, which runs every rience of dining there, but also to make it worth reading.” Thursday in the Times’ Dining & Wine section. It used to be A previous editor once offered some advice: stop writing called $25 and Under—but as Mishan notes, “that isn’t a realis- about the food so much. She took it to heart, if not to the stom- tic price point anymore.” In keeping with the column’s modest ach. As she wrote in April: “It is forever after hours at the roots, Mishan doesn’t hunt the great white whales of Gotham Library at the Public, a crepuscular attic of a restaurant chiseled cuisine; that task falls to the paper’s chief restaurant critic, a post last fall from the upper recesses of the lobby at the newly reno- currently held by Pete Wells. (It was Wells who sparked a foodie vated Public Theater.” In a column on a pan-ethnic tapas-style brouhaha last November with his colorful panning of the Times place in South Williamsburg, she described “a kind of culinary Square eatery of “Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives” host Guy Fieri; free association that can be borderline loco or brilliant, some- the review, a masterpiece of snark crafted entirely in the form of times both at once.” As she went on to write, after taking issue questions, garnered more than 1,000 comments on the Times with the restaurant’s too-sweet lamb meatballs and poorly exe- website.) “He goes to the show; I do little places,” Mishan says. cuted foie gras: “The ephemeral nature of the small-plates for- “My parameters are, ‘It’s Thursday night, and you want to go mat makes it easy to forgive such slips, as does the loungey somewhere really good.’ It’s not the places that you fly to New atmosphere, somehow sleepy and exciting at once, with spartan York to try, it’s the ones you go crosstown for.” concrete walls interrupted by moody abstract canvases and a dis- In choosing her subjects and crafting her columns, Mishan colike play of light. On my visits, the waitresses seemed to all aims to tell a good tale, not just assess the comestibles. As she have dark hair in top knots, like latter-day Frida Kahlos.” points out, flavor can be a hard thing to quantify—and there are Regular readers of Hungry City may be unsurprised to learn 34 Cornell Alumni Magazine | cornellalumnimagazine.com 26-39CAMja13currents_000-000CAMJF07currents 6/13/13 12:32 PM Page 35

that Mishan has a background in poetry. each 650-word review she eats at a restau- paneling from the Seventies that no one C urrents After graduating from Princeton and rant twice, usually in a group of four with wishes back,” she wrote of a Velveeta- spending a year in Russia teaching English everyone ordering something different, covered sandwich at a Williamsburg fried to members of the Supreme Soviet, she then phones the chef to get a sense of the fish joint. “With Baltimore sports memo- earned an MFA from Cornell’s famously story behind the menu. “When I try these rabilia on the walls and a word unprint- selective two-year program, which accepts places, I don’t order the way I would if I able in a family newspaper looming from only four poets into each class. After com- were just going out to enjoy myself,” Mi - the bathroom door, it suggests a teenage pleting her master’s she returned to her shan observes. “On my own, I tend to boy’s abandoned bedroom.” native Hawaii and got a job in advertis- order the lightest dish; I might always It’s a big city, and Mishan knows the ing. “I worked a lot on travel accounts,” order fish, but I can’t do that. I’ve got to math. She has fifty-two columns per year in she recalls, “so there was room for writ- order the lamb, and sometimes it’s really which to cover the mid-priced dining scene ing about pretty things.” She held several heavy. We’re living in a very carnivorous of a cuisine-obsessed metropolis—and as posts at the New Yorker, including proof- time and it’s over the top, with all this the mom of a five-year-old, she can’t hit the reading and website editing, before being crispy suckling pig. Not that it’s not deli- town as often as she used to. “Going out tapped to write the magazine’s Tables for cious; but duck, lamb, pork shoulder, all twice a week is an investment for me,” she Two reviews, which led to an offer from the time—sometimes I think that’s where says. “So if I go to a place that’s bad, it’s a the Times. “I see myself as an accidental it can be tiring.” But as she’s quick to add: waste of a night.” In that spirit, Mishan has food writer; I definitely stumbled into that “When anyone hears what I do they say, been known to bail on a meal that seems subject matter,” she says. “There’s always ‘That’s the most fun job you could possi- unpromising—as she did one evening in this tension for me between poetry and bly have.’ So I know I’m extremely lucky.” Chelsea. “The appetizers were a hint that clarity—wanting the language to be vivid While the readers (and subjects) of things were going wrong,” she recalls. “It and different, but running into the hurdle reviews may imagine that critics enjoy wasn’t terrible in an insulting way, just very that of course it has to be perfectly clear.” nothing more than sharpening their mediocre.” Her reviewing posse was game Unlike past Times critics like Ruth metaphorical knives, Mishan says the to move on, so she told the restaurant to Reichl, Mishan doesn’t have a closetful of opposite is true. Eating bad food is no fun, pack up their entrees, paid the bill, and left. wigs and other disguises; she’s fairly cer- she says—and neither is writing about it. “We all piled into a van and went to the tain that restaurants don’t know what she When she does pan a place, she can seem East Village,” she says, “and had a much looks like, and she pays with a credit card a bit saddened by the task. “It is disheart- better meal somewhere else.” bearing an assumed name. (Her prerequi- ening to be served such a thing, in such a — Beth Saulnier site for a CAM interview: no photos.) For cheerless space, hemmed in by dark wood

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Face Time

Barry Beck ’90 and his wife run Blue Mercury, a chain of tony make-up shops

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anity Fair called it “a serene beauty oasis,” and that just about sums it up. Blue Mercury is nirvana for the well-heeled Vcosmetics junkie: a chain of shops where you can get beauty advice and copious samples, have your eyebrows waxed, and buy anything from a $14 lip gloss to a $2,000 jar of moisturizer. You can even bring your dog along; there’s often a water bowl in the entryway. “We are a mom-and-pop business—super high service,” says cofounder Barry Beck ’90. “That’s how we’re changing the cosmetics world. People trust us. We’d rather have you leave with a free sample than long-term plan: expand to 300 stores, take its most popular treatments.) Its D.C. ever get the wrong product.” the company public, and go international. shops have attracted their share of bold- Beck is giving a tour of the company’s “We’re a neighborhood-friendly family face names, including the Bush daughters original location, on M Street in Washing- business—that’s the feel,” says Beck. “Our and Chelsea Clinton. Among his celebrity ton, D.C.’s Georgetown neighborhood. model is hard to replicate, and I worry customers, Beck counts Nicole Kidman, Since buying a floundering cosmetics shop about that as the business grows. I think John Travolta, Madonna, and members of in 1999 and rebranding it, Beck and his about it every day. I’m a worrier.” Aerosmith. He once shut down a store for wife and business partner, Marla, have Blue Mercury has garnered glowing Rod Stewart. When Anna Nicole Smith expanded to nearly four dozen locations write-ups in a slew of beauty magazines, was in town—back when her inheritance including three in Manhattan, seven in the not to mention lifestyle publications like case was before the U.S. Supreme Court— greater D.C. area, and eleven in New Jer- Real Simple and O. (The latter, which she’d come in for facials, taking her limo sey. (The firm’s investors include Artal, the called it “a trendy spa-cum-boutique,” a block from the Four Seasons. “Opening parent company of Weight Watchers.) His praised the $130 purifying facial, among new stores, introducing new customers to

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Blue Mercury, and just being in the fash- described “crazy entrepreneur”—and set only to be told that the line’s saleswoman urrents ion industry in general is a lot of fun,” their sights on launching an online cos- was at lunch and no one else could help says Beck. “Talking to customers is the metics company. But it was a bust, partly her. Blue Mercury would offer one-stop best—showing them products, giving them because it didn’t fit into the traditional access to numerous brands, as Sephora samples. It’s so much fun, I don’t feel like supply chain; back then, high-end make- does, but with the personalized service I’m working.” up lines were carried almost exclusively in and expertise of the traditional make-up And to think: he got his professional department stores. Scrambling to fill counter. “We only hire beauty junkies— start in janitorial management. orders, they wound up buying stock from people that love the products,” he notes, An ILR major, Beck was still an a little shop on M Street, which carried “and all our employees are full time.” undergrad when he and his brother the Kiehl’s brand of luxury skin-care prod- In 2012, the company became a cos- founded a business providing mainte- ucts—and eventually decided to purchase metics producer as well as a vendor, nance services to chain stores. Eventually, the store, becoming an early entrant in the launching its own skin-care line. The he says, they built it into a multi-million- “bricks and clicks” model of retailing. brand, whose ethos is using natural ingre- dollar enterprise, but he was miserable. Three months after they christened dients that have scientifically proven ben- “We were solving people’s problems every Blue Mercury, though, a Sephora opened efits, like Vitamin C, is dubbed M-61. day,” he says. “Starbucks; Bed, Bath, and two doors down. “They were building Asked to explain the name—and not for Beyond—these companies were calling tombstones outside this store,” Beck jokes the first time, or maybe the thousandth— saying, ‘Our roof is leaking and our toi- of the threat posed by the popular inter- he says that it’s after the galaxy. “You lets are overflowing and we’re locked out national chain, known for its casual, could spend your life doing focus of our store in Alaska.’ But I hated the “grab and go” outlets where shoppers can groups,” Beck says with a sigh. “ ‘I like business.” With an eye toward selling the test cosmetics from dozens of brands. But it,’ ‘I don’t like it,’ ‘It sounds like a gun.’” firm, he met with a group of investment the Becks gambled that there was room in The couple faced similar doubters when bankers in D.C. “In this meeting there the market for their model. “People said, they dubbed the business Blue Mercury, was a girl, and her name was Marla,” he ‘Barry, the problem with you is that you’re intended to pair Marla Beck’s favorite recalls. “And I was smitten.” Then a not from the industry. You don’t know color with a sense of speed and McKinsey consultant, the woman in ques- how things are done,’ ” he recalls. “But in dynamism. “Early investors hated the tion had an economics degree from Berke- the end, that was a good thing for us.” To name,” Beck recalls. “They asked, ‘What ley and a Harvard MBA. They married, illustrate their market niche, he cites the does it mean?’ And I said, ‘Well—what became business partners—she serving as time his mother went shopping for Bobbi does Starbucks mean?’ ” the management guru, he the self- Brown cosmetics in a department store, — Beth Saulnier

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Mental Health

Can emotions cause heart disease?

t the end of the 1965 film Doctor Zhivago, the title character is standing inside a Acrowded streetcar when he sees his beloved Lara walking down the street. He knocks on the window, trying to get her attention, then pushes his way off the tram. But as he begins to run after her, he collapses, the victim of a heart attack. It’s a classic cinematic example that Manhattan-based cardiologist Jeffrey Fisher ’72 uses to show how the mind can affect the body. A surge in adrenaline can cause sudden cardiac death in the form of a lethal arrhythmia or the rupture of coronary plaque, he explains—and psychological factors can also harm the heart over the long term, leading to coronary artery disease. “People who have depression and anxiety need to be treated for it,” says Fisher, a clinical professor of medicine at the Medical College and co- editor of Heart and Mind: The Practice of Cardiac Psychology, “as much as they need to be treated for high blood pressure and high cholesterol.” Fisher’s book, whose second edition came out last year, summarizes the growing body of research about the connection between mental health and cardiovascular disease. It includes a review of cardiology geared toward mental health professionals, enumerates psychosocial risk factors, and highlights important recent clinical trials. The editors distilled some 59,000 papers on the subject, more than JOHN ABBOTT half pertaining to the psychosocial fac- Jeffrey Fisher ’72 tors—depression, social isolation, anger— of heart disease, the leading cause of death in the United States. ity theory, reported a link between psy- alized inflammation throughout the body The connection between mind and chological stress and cardiovascular dis- and with less heart rate variability, a body has been suspected and explored ease. “The hypothesis is that various stress known factor in increased mortality. With since antiquity. As Heart and Mind notes, factors, such as anxiety or easily aroused higher levels of adrenaline, Fisher says, an eighteenth-century English surgeon anger, damage arterial linings and make “your blood pressure goes up, your arter- posited—with ironic prescience—that arteries more susceptible to plaque ies constrict, your platelets become stick- anger caused his chest pain; he died from accrual,” says Fisher, “just as such stan- ier.” These physiological factors are then a coronary event after arguing with col- dard risk factors as elevated cholesterol or exacerbated because people suffering from leagues. But it wasn’t until the twentieth high blood pressure do.” depression are less likely to follow doctors’ century that researchers began to find an Depression currently shows the orders and adhere to healthy lifestyles— empirical basis for the anecdotal evidence. strongest connection to increased risk of and more likely to self-medicate with alco- In 1959, Meyer Friedman and R. H. myocardial infarction, stroke, and sudden hol, drugs, and junk food. As for intense Rosenman, creators of Type A personal- cardiac death. It is associated with gener- emotion precipitating a cardiac event—as

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it did to poor Dr. Zhivago, and as it’s urrents been known to do to agitated sports fans or victims of natural disasters— evidence shows that the heart muscle can indeed be damaged by a sudden release of adrenaline. Says Fisher: “Car- diologists have had to come to grips with the fact that an emotional event or trauma can cause a problem.” Acceptance of cardiac psychology has indeed been growing. Five years ago, the American Heart Association began recommending that cardiac patients be screened for depression; in 2010 Medicare approved coverage for a program established by cardiologist Dean Ornish, who has shown that cor - o nary plaque can diminish in patients who incorporate diet, exercise, and lifestyle changes, including support groups and daily yoga or meditation.

Fisher has been fascinated by med- I WAS A TEENAGE ZOMBIE / GOOGLE.COM icine since childhood, when he nearly died from a rare skin condition called The Running Dead Stevens-Johnson syndrome. His interest in psychology was sparked by Pro- Humans Versus Zombies brings a fessor James Maas’s legendary Psych ‘mock apocalypse’ to East Hill 101 course, for which Fisher served as an undergrad teaching assistant. He Out of the corner of his eye, Jacob Flynn ’16 saw a zombie disappear behind Bailey Hall. planned on a career in psychiatry, but He started running for his life. But before he could reach the safety of Malott Hall, a sec- as a student at Albert Einstein College ond zombie appeared to his right and went in for the kill. Flynn chanced a glance behind of Medicine he found the field too him—and saw that the first zombie was sprinting in his direction. He was trapped. In a slowly paced for his temperament. He desperate bid for survival, Flynn shot off all his remaining ammunition and managed a craved the immediate gratification of narrow escape. cardiology—but held on to his forma- Welcome to East Hill’s own zombie apocalypse: Human Versus Zombies, which attracts tive interest. “I never abandoned my hundreds of students for a campus-wide version of tag. Held twice a year since fall 2011, belief in how the mind controls the the ten-day event begins with one “original zombie” who spreads the plague by tagging body,” he says. other players. (Humans wear a red bandana on one arm to denote participation in the When the new edition of Heart game; once they’re zombified, they move it to their head.) Although zombies can’t be and Mind came out last year, Maas killed, humans can momentarily stun them by hitting them with rolled-up socks. “Safe” was surprised to receive an inscribed zones include buildings, stairways, vehicles, and roads—but otherwise, the game is always copy from his former student, with in session. Players also participate in optional “missions,” in which humans must accom- whom he had not spoken in decades. plish an assigned task while avoiding zombification. “But as the zombie percentages “By the end of my career, I had quite increase,” observes Will Andrews ’16, “the missions become deathtraps.” Not all players a collection of incredible, impressive aim to survive. As engineering major Dustin Franco ’14 puts it: “Being a human is half the students,” says Maas, PhD ’66, who game; being a zombie is the other half.” retired in 2012. “Jeff was right at the As the number of zombies grows, the remaining humans become increasingly alert—to top of that group. Even as an under- the point of paranoia. Biological sciences major Anna Stapelfeldt ’14, who managed to graduate, he was incredibly personable stay human until the final day of last spring’s contest, followed a strategy of avoidance. and very, very smart. To bring psy- “You have to find ways to get around areas frequented by zombies,” she says, “like the chology into medicine as he has, and Engineering Quad and North Campus.” to think that he even refers to me as a Humans Versus Zombies is the main event hosted by the Cornell Outdoor Recreational progenitor of his interest in this field, Gaming Initiative (CORGI), a club that also organizes Capture the Flag contests and a thrills me beyond belief.” team version of tag called Manhunt. So far, each side is batting .500; the zombies have Fisher’s interest in the intersection won twice, including last spring, when the majority of humans were turned after failing at of medicine and psychology continues a mission to assemble a signaling device. Says CORGI vice president Samantha Bobra ’13: to play out daily in his practice. He “It was great seeing people so immersed in something that’s completely nonacademic, cannot fully care for his patients with- silly, and fun.” out knowing their emotional states, he Engineering major Chris Song ’14, who has played Humans Versus Zombies three times, explains—otherwise he’d be treating says the game brings back memories of playing tag at recess. After two semesters of stay- outcomes rather than causes. Says ing human, though, last spring he wanted to play for the other team. “I went onto cam- Fisher: “I don’t take their inner worlds pus with no defense, actively looking to get turned,” he says. “When I found the original for granted.” zombie, I high-fived him.” — Andrea Crawford — Alexandra Clement ’16

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Wines of the Finger Lakes

Featured Selection

SILVER THREAD 2012 DRY RIESLING

ounded in 1982 by Richard ued acclaim for its excellent 2012 wines. A Figiel, Silver Thread Vine- clear standout is the Dry Riesling ($18 yard has long been one of retail), which was produced from estate- Fthe Finger Lakes wineries most strongly grown grapes supplemented by ones committed to sustainable farming. On sourced from three other sites on Keuka, September 1, 2011, Figiel sold his Seneca, and Cayuga lakes. Its enticing Seneca Lake winery to Paul and Shan- aroma mingles floral notes with hints of non Brock, with the understanding citrus and peach. On the palate, the that they would carry on the busi- refreshing acidity and long, balanced ness in both name and spirit. Both finish make it a fine accompaniment to of the Brocks are Cornellians: Paul, a wide range of foods. former winemaker for Lamoreaux Successes like the 2012 Riesling Landing, has a master’s degree in have caught the attention of the wine viticulture and enology (2007), trade, and starting this year Silver while Shannon graduated in 1999 Thread wines will be sold by one of with a BS in public policy. New York’s most respected distribu- With their purchase so close to tors, Michael Skurnik Wines. Skurnik harvest time, the duo had to hit the is influential in the important New ground running. They were re - York City market, and Silver Thread warded with production of 1,500 cases wines can now be found in such notable of wine, much of it Riesling. The Silver establishments as Gramercy Tavern, Blue Thread Rieslings, much to their delight, Hill, and Terroir. Good things are happen- received positive reviews from the Wine ing quickly for Silver Thread’s owners; learn Spectator (December 15, 2012), whose more at www.silverthreadwine.com. critic James Molesworth rated three of them — Dave Pohl 90 or above. Dave Pohl, MA ’79, is a wine buyer at Silver Thread will surely receive contin- Northside Wine & Spirits in Ithaca. 40-41CAMja13wines _CAMma08 6/13/13 12:36 PM Page 41 42-45CAMja13MOOCs_CAMma08 6/21/13 3:28 PM Page 42

ALL PHOTOS BY UNIVERSITY PHOTOGRAPHY By Jim Roberts Forward into the Past

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Cornell joins edX and will begin to produce MOOCs

n the eleventh century, scholars gathered in Bologna, Italy, to form the first educational institution to call itself a university. “Students from all over Europe came to Bologna, and by the middle of the twelfth century students are said to have numbered nearly 10,000,” Iwrote President Emeritus Frank Rhodes in his book The Creation of the Future. “The ancient university had no campus; it owned no buildings. It was a loose community of professors and students . . . with the professors often teaching in their own apartments, paid by the students lecture by lecture for their services. It was 500 years before the University of Bologna had its own buildings. So Bologna, like other older universities, was—to use modern jargon—a virtual learning community.”

As the university developed, it became lems; many concerns have a place—a residential campus where pro- already been raised about fessors and students lived and worked their impact on higher edu- together to engage in the business of cation and the nature of learning. For centuries, that’s how we the university. have thought of the university. But in the Cornell began an in- past few years, an educational revolution depth evaluation of its has begun to take shape that has the possible role as a potential to alter this sense of a university MOOC provider last as a place, perhaps to return it more to its year, when Provost Kent antecedents. Fuchs, spurred by faculty While the use of computers as learn- interest, formed an advi- ing tools is well established, the advent of sory committee chaired by massive open online courses (MOOCs) is Eva Tardos, the Jacob something new. Often taught by leading Gould Schurman Professor authorities, these courses can reach thou- of Computer Science. In its sands of students around the world and report, the committee stated: allow them to view lectures, carry out “Online courses are in the process projects, and interact with the professor of transforming education. We and each other in a social learning envi- believe that Cornell and its faculty ronment. They are an extension of the should be a leader in this transformation. “any person” concept that Ezra Cornell . . . Online learning will result in data could not have imagined. They are about how students learn, and contribute “open”—that is, anyone can take them to Cornell’s scholarship related to teach- in recent years, concluding that “we can- and they’re free. They can stand alone or ing and learning. Understanding such data not do this alone.” They narrowed the be incorporated with on-campus work in has the potential to lead to significant choice to two leading contenders: Cours- blended courses. They promise to make improvements in pedagogy and learning era, a for-profit company that was already higher education attainable—and afford- outcomes.” working with more than thirty universi- able—for large numbers of students who The advisory committee recom- ties, and edX, a nonprofit launched by might otherwise be excluded. They have mended that Cornell should join one of Harvard and MIT that features an open- great potential but are not without prob- the MOOC consortia that have sprung up source platform. The report outlined July | August 2013 43 42-45CAMja13MOOCs_CAMma08 6/13/13 12:37 PM Page 44

pluses and minuses of membership in each consortium. In May, Cornell announced it would join edX, which now comprises twenty- ‘We will benefit from what seven institutions in the U.S. and abroad. “It was an alignment of vision and val- we learn about how to use ues,” explains Ted Dodds, the University’s chief information officer. “In its charter, technology and what we edX lists three goals. One is to improve the residential experience at its member learn about the way campuses. The second is to teach the world with these large, open classes. And students interface with that the third is to capture how students appear to be learning as they are interact- technology.’ ing—collecting this data at the mouse- click level and then having the analytics capability to say, How can we improve who want to use technology in some way, development of business models by the the learning experience?” even if it’s just to capture their lectures on consortia—“through certificates and other As a member of the consortium, the video for their current class.” mechanisms for verifying that the students Students who complete the CornellX who take these classes, even though courses will not earn college credit. They they’re not getting credit, that they took may, at some point, be able to receive a it and passed it.” In the end, the goal is certificate of completion, depending for Cornell’s MOOC program to be rev- upon the criteria developed for enue neutral, although it may take some demonstrating mastery of the time for that to be realized. material. And, by incorporating The University’s Academic Technolo- MOOC material into on- gies group will support course develop- campus blended classes, the ment. This will require expansion and University will not only be enhancement of Cornell’s information enhancing residential learn - technology capacity for education—some- ing but taking a step thing that Dodds says is overdue. “Look- toward eventually award- ing across IT@Cornell, we need to scale ing credit. up our capacity to support learning tech- In one respect, Cor- nologies, both at the center and in aca- nell had a head start in demic units,” he says. “We’re in the the race for online learn- process of shifting more of our existing IT ing because of eCornell, resources—people and infrastructure—to which was founded in address this critical need, but we’re not 2000 and has been success- where we’d like to be yet.” ful in marketing professional The enhanced use of technology on and executive training pro- campus, says Fuchs, is an overlooked Provost grams. In addition, earlier this aspect of the MOOC experience. “We Kent Fuchs year the University received a will benefit from what we learn about $50,000 grant from Google to cre- how to use technology, what we learn ate a MOOC version of the cross- about the way students interface with that disciplinary “Six Pretty Good Books” technology—the social learning aspect,” course taught by Michael Macy, the Gold- he explains. “So we’re making an invest- win Smith Professor of Sociology; Stephen ment in our current students in addition University has committed to develop four Ceci, the Carr Professor of Human Devel- to providing education that’s available so-called CornellX courses in the coming opment; Jefferson Cowie, professor of col- freely to the world. It is important to be academic year—courses that become offi- lective bargaining, law, and history; and doing that because, and as Ted says, we cial parts of the edX curriculum. The Jeffrey Hancock, associate professor of have not invested enough in technology to subjects will be selected by an ad hoc communication. So, in a sense, MOOC support education.” committee formed by Fuchs and Joe development was under way at Cornell Estimates of the cost of developing Burns, PhD ’66, dean of the faculty. even before the edX deal was signed. MOOCs vary widely. Based on the com- Chaired by Laura Brown, senior vice While eCornell will continue to oper- bined experience of Academic Technolo- provost for undergraduate education, this ate separately from CornellX, it will help gies and eCornell, Dodds says, a basic committee will have representatives from to support MOOCs, both technologically course can be developed for $50,000 to the faculty and staff. In addition, there and financially. Fuchs notes that a portion $75,000. Some MOOCs will undoubtedly will be an opportunity for faculty mem- of eCornell’s revenue stream comes back prove to be more complex and expensive, bers to develop other courses outside of to his office. “It’s my intention going for- especially with considerations for faculty CornellX. “We haven’t set up a structure ward,” he says, “to take those revenues time off for course preparation and pro- yet,” says Fuchs, “but there has to be an and direct them to the use of technology duction, the need for teaching assistants, opportunity for faculty who may not be in education.” There will be further sup- the cost of multimedia enhancements, and selected [for one of the four courses], but port from philanthropy and from the the evolution of technology. The entire 44 Cornell Alumni Magazine | cornellalumnimagazine.com 42-45CAMja13MOOCs_CAMma08 6/13/13 12:37 PM Page 45

venture is experimental by nature—which schools or by providing in - Dodds sees as a plus. “No one really struction that may allow knows where MOOCs will end up in the them to test out of intro- longer term,” he says. “We may look back ductory courses. While in a couple of years and say, ‘Remember completing a MOOC what we thought about MOOCs back in cannot, as yet, be used 2013? Boy, were we off.’ And that’s OK. for AP credit, it can That’s what’s magic about it.” serve as useful training Tardos agrees that “room for experi- in a prerequisite—or, mentation” is a key aspect of Cornell’s in some cases, simply involvement. “No faculty or college or to nurture interest in a unit is required to generate MOOCs,” she subject. says. “It’s an opportunity.” EdX also has Despite the poten- a second level called edX edge, character- tial benefits of MOOCs, ized as the “fringe, exploratory domain.” there has been resistance This will allow professors not selected for to them, especially among one of the official courses to work with faculty at budget-strapped the technology and develop their ability schools, who see online to create MOOCs. courses as a threat to their employment. Why pay a professor to teach an introductory course upport for course devel- when students can take a MOOC opment will be provided taught by an eminent authority in the field? by Cornell’s Center One much-noted objection came from pro- for Teaching Excellence fessors in the philosophy department at San (CTE). The advisory com - Jose State University in California, who She cites MOOCs as an example of what Smittee’s report spells out several ways that posted an open letter stating their reasons Clayton Christensen of Harvard Business CTE can assist, including the creation of for refusing to teach a blended course that School has termed “disruptive innova- an “information base” for prospective included an edX MOOC taught by Profes- tion” because of the large number of stu- course developers and assessment of sor Michael Sandel of Harvard. They char- dents they can reach and the effect they learning outcomes. The latter has been acterized MOOCs as part of a movement to are already having on higher education. one of the most vigorously debated “replace professors, dismantle departments, “Today we have almost 22 million aspects of the MOOC phenomenon, espe- and provide a diminished education for stu- college students in the United States, cially since the early results show a high dents in public universities.” undergraduate and graduate,” says Aslan- dropout rate—as much as 95 percent in The San Jose State professors said their ian. “About 2.5 to 3 million already take some courses. Even so, at least one promi- concern was that “one-size-fits-all vendor- all of their courses online, and that per- nent skeptic—William Bowen, president designed” courses would lead to the cre- centage will rise. And 6 to 7 million, each emeritus of Princeton University and the ation of “two classes of universities . . . term, are now taking one or more online Mellon Foundation—has recently revised one, well-funded colleges and universities courses. You can’t ignore it.” Aslanian his views. In his book Higher Education in which privileged students get their own believes Cornell is well placed as a in the Digital Age, Bowen wrote: “Far real professor; the other, financially MOOC provider because of its broad greater access to the Internet, improve- stressed private and public universities in range of educational offerings—from ments in Internet speed, reductions in which students watch a bunch of video- computer science and engineering to agri- storage costs, the proliferation of increas- taped lectures and interact, if indeed any culture and labor relations—as well as its ingly sophisticated mobile devices, and interaction is available on their home cam- well-established brand, already known other advances have combined with puses, with a professor that this model of worldwide. changing mindsets to suggest that online education has turned into a glorified The MOOC format is so new, and learning, in many of its manifestations, teaching assistant.” Sandel responded to there are so many uncertainties about can lead to at least comparable learning the open letter with a statement published how it will develop, that it is in many outcomes relative to face-to-face instruc- in the Chronicle of Higher Education that ways much like that nascent “virtual tion at lower cost.” said, in part: “The worry that the wide- learning community” formed in Bologna Another benefit, harder to measure, is spread use of online courses will damage nearly 1,000 years ago. While it seems the impact that Cornell’s MOOCs will departments in public universities facing inevitable that MOOCs will proliferate in have on prospective applicants. This has budgetary pressures is a legitimate concern the coming years and that the technology two aspects. The first might be called that deserves serious debate, at edX and used to present them will become increas- “reputational”—students are increasingly throughout higher education.” ingly sophisticated and accessible, their looking at MOOC development as a pos- Regardless of such concerns, MOOCs eventual impact on both learning out- itive factor when they consider colleges. are here to stay, says educational consult- comes and the cost of higher education is “High school students interested in engi- ant Carol Aslanian ’63. The senior vice impossible to gauge. In any case, says neering and technology expect MOOCs,” president for market research services at Kent Fuchs, “the world’s best universities says Tardos. “They ask what MOOCs EducationDynamics, LLC, and a 2010 are getting together and collaborating on Cornell offers.” The second aspect is the recipient of the Rhodes Award for Exem- education, through consortia. I haven’t role that MOOCs can play in helping plary Alumni Service, Aslanian has been seen that. We collaborate on research, but students prepare for college, either by working with clients in the U.S. and we haven’t collaborated on education like offering subjects not available at their abroad to develop their online offerings. this before. I think it’s great.” c July | August 2013 45 46-51CAMja13blaschka_CAMma08 6/13/13 12:38 PM Page 46

Cornell’s collection of glass marine creatures inspires a filmmaker’s quest to chronicle their real-life habitats

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Beyond the Sea

By Beth Saulnier

hat the hell is a nudibranch doing in the Johnson Art Museum?” David Brown ’83 asked himself that very question one day a few years ago. After more than two decades atW sea as an environmental videographer—including work for the legendary Jacques Cousteau—Brown had taken a part-time photography gig on campus, capturing high-resolution images to digitize the museum’s collection. He was walking through a gallery when he noticed the small marine creature, com- monly known as a sea slug, in a display case. But it wasn’t a preserved speci- men; the extraordinarily lifelike object was made of glass. And it was beautiful.

DAVID BROWN The former history major had stumbled upon the Cornell Collection of Blaschka Invertebrate Models—or, rather, the handful of pieces on display at the Johnson. Curious, he dug deeper. He learned that in 1885, Andrew Dickson White had purchased some 570 of the specimens from the famed Dresden glassmakers—anemones to jellyfish, squid to sea cucumbers—to be used as teaching tools in marine biology. “A hundred and sixty years ago, there was really no way to bring these into a classroom,” says Brown, standing in the Corson Hall atrium that houses dozens of the exquis- itely fragile, intricately detailed models in three display cases. “They’d just turn to mush, because they’re mostly water. There was no way to properly preserve them.” But when technology offered other ways—like underwater photography—to expose students to the creatures, the glass specimens fell by the wayside. As the legend goes, the late chemical ecologist Tom Big blue: Drew Harvell on a research trip to Eisner, then a young faculty member, Hawaii; a camouflaged octopus can be seen in the lower left corner. KENT LOEFFLER KENT came across the Blaschka collection in

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BROWN

Current events: storage in the early Sixties. He picked the lock on Now, Harvell and Brown are teaming up to Real-life examples of their dusty case with a paperclip, found the mod- make a documentary about the Blaschka mod- Blaschka specimens els faded and broken—and launched an effort to els, the nineteenth-century artisans who made that David Brown ’83 save them that’s still ongoing. Two decades ago them, and the habitats where the creatures orig- has photographed in the cause was taken up by marine biologist Drew inally flourished. Entitled Fragile Legacy, it will the wild include Harvell, now the collection’s curator. “In some tell a series of interwoven tales comprising art, (clockwise from top ways they’re even more important now, because biology, history, and man’s effect on the oceans. left) two nudibranchs they’re a time capsule of biodiversity from 160 It includes the collection’s genesis story: how in from the genus Her- years ago,” says Harvell, a professor of ecology 1853 master glassmaker Leopold Blaschka was missenda, a green and evolutionary biology, an ardent conserva- sailing from Europe to the Americas when, anemone, and a blue- tionist, and the associate director for environment halted by calm winds, he encountered some spotted octopus. at Cornell’s Atkinson Center for a Sustainable remarkable marine life. “Most people would go Future. “They’re also important as a teaching below decks and play poker, but he spent a lot tool because some of them are quite rare ani- of the time looking over the rail, and he’d see mals—things I’ve never seen before, and I’ve been these things pulsing by,” Brown says of the inver- studying invertebrates my whole life.” tebrates. “He became enchanted with how 48 Cornell Alumni Magazine | cornellalumnimagazine.com 46-51CAMja13blaschka_CAMma08 6/13/13 12:38 PM Page 49

glasslike they were and decided to try to make them.” Blaschka began by painting intricate, anatomically exact watercolors of the creatures; those images (now in the archives of the Corn- ing Museum of Glass, an hour southwest of Ithaca) became the basis for the models, created with a combination of glassblowing and lamp- working. “But exactly how he, and eventually his son, Rudolph, made the nuances of this glass has been lost,” Brown says. “They were a father- son team, and they didn’t have an apprentice, so the exact method by which these things were created is not fully understood.” For Brown and Harvell, that deficit echoes a wider one: the devastation of the oceans through pollution, overfishing, acidification, rising temperatures, and other manmade ills. “If you think about it, the loss of that knowledge runs paral- lel to the loss of genetic information every time a species goes out of existence,” Brown observes. “Here they were at the start of the Industrial Revolution, capturing these incredible creatures that because of the Industrial Revolution would become threatened as the chemistry of the ocean changed. So the film will pair the fragility of the organisms in their habitat with the fragility of the glass.” Then there’s the irony that if Blaschka had taken his ocean voyage through less envi- ronmentally friendly means, the masterpieces might never have been conceived in the first place. “Sailing was in the process of giving way to fossil fuel propulsion,” Brown notes. “He happened to be on a sailing vessel, or he wouldn’t have been stopped; when you’re traveling by fossil fuel, you just plow through everything and don’t see much. And as sailing gave way to fossil fuel, the chemistry of the ocean changed. So that’s another story thread running through it.” So far, Brown and Harvell have taken the first of what’s planned to be a half-dozen research trips for the film; they went to Hawaii in early 2013, capturing footage of Harvell diving with a common octopus (Octopus vulgaris) that’s an exact match to the Blaschka model, which is currently in fragments awaiting repair. Brown will chronicle that restoration—by a Corning glassworker named Elizabeth Brill, who has been working on the collection for two decades—and will ultimately use computer graphics to morph the model into the live creature filmed with Harvell, creating a bridge between art and life. “I want people to be enrap- tured by these creatures and to understand that they’re absolutely critical to the health of the ocean, and consequently to our health,” Brown says. “I’ve been in marine documentary for twenty or thirty years, and everyone wants to see sharks and whales—the big stuff. But these guys are just as important, and in some cases more so. They all have roles to play, and they’re getting

flattened along with everything else.” LOEFFLER

Handle with care: A Blaschka siphonophore, Apolemia uvaria

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UNIVERSITY PHOTO LOEFFLER

Wet and dry: (Clockwise from below) Brown working on a conservation project in Maine; the Blaschka jellyfish Carmarina hastata; Harvell on land; the Blaschka Octopus cocco, sea anemone Peachia undata, and mollusc Melibe australis

ROBIN HADLOCK-SEELEY

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n early May, the New York Times of Maine, where they’ll film Atlantic current high definition—to capture the published an essay in which Harvell species. Brown also hopes to shoot on a glass models, the real-life creatures, and chronicled the trip to Hawaii’s Mauna sailing vessel in the open ocean, to cap- their habitats in vivid detail. He envisions Lani Reef, where the filmmakers ture a sense of what Leopold Blaschka a series of modules, each focusing on a dif- encountered a variety of species, first experienced more than a century and ferent category of invertebrates. He’ll also including another cephalopod known a half ago. “I love these critters,” Harvell describe the restoration process and tell the Ias Octopus ornatus. “It sat stolidly in the says. “This is my passion. Just to go find story of the Blaschkas, arguably best light of the camera, thirty feet below the them and see them alive is exciting—and known today as the makers of Harvard’s surface, unfazed by the attention,” Harvell filming them is fun, because we get to see collection of more than 3,000 botanically wrote. “I reached out a finger and it them in ways that we normally would- exact glass flowers. (“Harvard stole them touched me with its suctioned tentacles. n’t.” The filmmakers have received away from the marine invertebrates to do When it scuttled in the other direction, I enough grant money to get started on the the lousy flowers,” Brown jokes. “I don’t herded it between my cupped hands as it project, but not enough to complete it, so know why.”) The modules could be viewed watched me attentively with searching they’re currently soliciting donors; simi- as individual webisodes or joined to form golden eyes. As if levitating, it smoothly larly, progress on restoring the models has a feature-length film, to be screened in ven- lifted off and tried to jet over my head, but been slow due to limited funding, with ues like museums and aquariums. It could slowly enough that I could catch it gently about 220 of the pieces completed. (In also air on PBS—where, Brown imagines, in midair—like handling a large bird, albeit addition to Corson Hall and the Johnson the subject matter could attract both the one with eight sticky tentacles.” The online Museum, Mann Library has a Blaschka “Nature” and “Masterpiece” crowds. “I’m version of the story included a multimedia display, and many can be viewed online finding art to be an unusual vehicle,” element that allowed visitors to rotate the at blaschkagallery. mannlib.cornell.edu.) Harvell muses. “As a scientist, I didn’t glass models as well as view the real ani- “The marine biodiversity recreated by the understand how powerful art can be in mals in their natural habitat. (Brown came Blaschkas is a phantasmagorical view of motivating and exciting people. Some peo- up with an innovative solution for the life in the oceans,” Harvell wrote in the ple aren’t that interested in marine inverte- Blaschka photo shoot: after unsuccessfully Times. “For they were artists as well as brates—but then they look at one of these searching for a Lazy Susan that would turn keen natural historians, with an eye for squid or a jellyfish and they’re like, ‘Wow, perfectly smoothly, he put the models on a the forms that would enchant in glass are you telling me there’s something that gerbil wheel laid horizontally.) and that were too rare or fragile to be looks like this that’s alive in the ocean? Future research trips are planned to seen readily.” What does it eat? What does it do?’ Some- the Mediterranean, to Indonesia, and to Brown aims to film Fragile Legacy in how, seeing the art awakens an interest in Cornell’s Shoals Marine Lab off the coast “4-K”—about four times the resolution of the living creatures.” c July | August 2013 51 52-55CAMja13marathon_CAMma08 6/14/13 9:59 AM Page 52

PROVIDED First aid: Dr. Kathryn Ackerman ’94 helps treat a victim of the Boston Marathon When terrorism struck the bombings. Boston Marathon, physician Kathryn Ackerman ’94 was among the first responders who leapt into action—and saved lives

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The Amazing Race By Beth Saulnier

athryn Ackerman ’94 has long married athletics and medicine. A government and biology double major on the Hill, she rowed varsity crew for the Big Red and competedK in the world championships on the U.S. national team; after earning an MD from Johns Hopkins, she specialized in sports medicine and endocrinology. In addition to serving as a team physician for U.S. Rowing, Ackerman is on the Harvard faculty and co-directs the female athlete program at Boston Children’s Hospital. It’s not hard to guess where someone like Ackerman would spend Patriot’s Day. And indeed, since 2006, she has served as a medical volunteer at the Boston Marathon. Along with about a dozen others from her practice, Ackerman usually works at the finish line or about fifty yards past it, in Medical Tent A. Their cases generally run to electrolyte imbalances, fatigue, foot injuries, and hyper- or hypothermia; occasionally, they’ll see a heart attack or seizure. “The marathon is a huge tradition, and it’s exciting to support the people who are running for charity,” Ackerman says. “It’s a really happy day in Boston, typically.” But of course, this year’s race was anything but typical—and Ackerman was on the front line. CAM spoke to her two and a half weeks after the event.

Cornell Alumni Magazine: Before this year, did you ever worry about security? Kathryn Ackerman: Not really. One year I was taking care of a patient who had become delirious and said he wanted to kill all the doctors. He wound up leaving a bag in the medical tent, and as soon as I notified someone, bomb-sniffing dogs were brought in to check it out. I was impressed that they took a flippant comment so seriously and were all over it.

CAM: This year, when did you realize that something was wrong? KA: I was in Medical Tent A and we heard this loud boom. It clearly sounded like an explosion—at that point we didn’t realize what had exploded, or where— and about ten seconds later there was another. We have a person in the tent who runs the microphone, and he announced there was an explosion at the finish line and we should get ready for casualties. I was concerned that some of them would be my colleagues, because we had four doctors, an athletic trainer, and a physi- July | August 2013 53 52-55CAMja13marathon_CAMma08 6/14/13 10:00 AM Page 54

‘The fact that the bombs were put where people could mobilize so quickly was, fortunately, a mistake on the part of the bombers. I can’t tell you how surprised, proud, and impressed many of us feel that there were so few deaths—as horrendous as it is that there were any.’

cian assistant from our practice working there. So I immediately ran over to see what help they needed and if they had been injured. When I got COHEN KATHERINE out there, all of them were already working on patients. There were people lying on the ground White-coated: Ackerman in the office. in disarray, and a lot of spectators were helping them. I realized they needed way more help, so KA: Most of them were lower extremity injuries I ran back to the tent and announced that we —limbs that were off, had shrapnel in them, needed doctors, IVs, and transportation. were partially missing. The injured were actually pretty calm; they just wanted to be helped. There CAM: Can you describe the scene at the wasn’t a lot of screaming. It was a calm scene. finish line? KA: One thing that struck me was how every- CAM: With your specialty in sports medicine, body was chipping in. As soon as we knew what you don’t generally treat trauma cases. Did your happened, that it was truly a bomb, people were med school training come flooding back? not running away—they were diving in and help- KA: There are some basic things in terms of life ing. I saw tons of people mobilize and do their support that physicians need to keep up with— jobs extremely effectively and not act scared, so even though we’re not used to seeing so many which was vital. At one point I was attending to casualties at the same time, there are some les- a couple of people in a store, Marathon Sports— sons that we keep in mind. And there were also the bomb had gone off right in front of it—and a lot of hands on deck. We had six people from someone from the SWAT team came in and said, our practice on the finish line, and four of them “There may be a third bomb. We need everybody were surgeons—so the surgeons were among the out of here.” So we transferred the patients to the first ones there, which was fantastic. tent. It was remarkable how quickly and efficiently people worked. CAM: Do you think that the medical infrastructure that was already in place for the race made CAM: With the police warning of more bombs, all the difference in saving lives? were you scared for your own safety? KA: Absolutely. The fact that the bombs were KA: I naively wasn’t thinking about it. I was put where people could mobilize so quickly was, thinking, These people need help. We need to get fortunately, a mistake on the part of the this done. It didn’t even occur to me until the bombers. I can’t tell you how surprised, proud, SWAT team warned us about a third bomb that and impressed many of us feel that there were so there could even be one. I thought the situation few deaths—as horrendous as it is that there was over, and now we needed to take care of the were any. Before the names of those who had aftermath, get these people to the hospital, and passed away were released, we thought that keep them alive. some of the people we’d treated might not have made it. It has helped our healing process to CAM: Many people compared the scene of the know that they’re alive and getting care. explosions to a war zone. Is that how it struck you? KA: Yes, that’s exactly right. It looked like those CAM: Given your own proximity to the blasts, roadside bombings they talk about on the news. were your friends and family frantic to make sure you were all right? CAM: What kind of wounds did you treat? KA: I hadn’t looked at my cell phone for the first 54 Cornell Alumni Magazine | cornellalumnimagazine.com 52-55CAMja13marathon_CAMma08 6/14/13 10:00 AM Page 55

forty-five minutes or so, because we were so KA: I think everyone responds differently; even busy. Then I saw people texting and thought, in our practice, of the fourteen people who were Why are they doing this? And I remembered, there, some have handled it completely differ- People know that I’m here. They’re probably ently than others. It hits people at different times. concerned. I looked at my phone and I had I was one of three attending physicians from our about thirty texts asking, “Are you OK?” practice there, so I feel a need to help the younger people accept that they’re going to go CAM: Once all the trauma cases were treated, through a lot of emotions, and they may not feel what did you do? comfortable talking about day-to-day sports KA: We typically start seeing runners with seri- injuries and more trivial things. It’s been hard for ous medical problems around four-plus hours me to hear about simple problems when I’m feel- into the race—and that was right around the ing so much empathy and horror about what the time that the bombs exploded. So we were won- marathon victims are experiencing, and how dering, What happened to those patients? Where much rehab they’re going to go through. did they go? Once we got everybody triaged and off to the hospital, we needed to clear Tent A, CAM: Has life gone back to normal in Boston? because the SWAT team wanted to check it for KA: I’d say we’re getting there. People have bombs. Then we went to the Boston Common, really been supportive; I think there’s been an where we were directed to wait for runners and extra feeling of solidarity in the city. People are other people we could help. But by the time we feeling strong—like we can’t be beaten. The got there, there was nothing organized; we marathon’s going to be even bigger and more weren’t sure if those runners were OK, if they’d successful, and we’re going to support the vic- been taken in. We stood around the Common tims. The One Fund is a huge focus now. for a while directing people, but there weren’t that many to direct. So around 5:30 we walked CAM: When people witness something like the to Tent B, which was wrapping up, and then I marathon bombings, they often wish they could biked home to Newton. help—and you were not only there, you had the training to save lives. What does that feel like? CAM: What was the mood as you rode through KA: When I went to the memorial service, that the city? hit me at the end, when the entire cathedral was KA: Absolute shock. A lot of people know that singing “America the Beautiful” with the Presi- their friends and family are at the marathon; it’s dent. I thought, I’m really glad I had the oppor- a huge part of Boston. So whether you’re work- tunity to grow up and become a doctor and do ing at the medical tent, running, or standing something useful with the knowledge I gained. It along the racecourse, so many people in Boston was a good feeling to know that when some- are involved that everybody was affected. Peo- thing traumatic happened I was able to act and ple were just sort of wandering afterwards, look- do the best job I could. That part has given me ing upset and dazed. a lot of peace. But it wasn’t just the physicians and nurses who were helpful; the athletic train- CAM: In the immediate aftermath, how were ers, the podiatrists, the massage therapists all you feeling? helped. People who didn’t have medical training KA: Initially I was OK. And then by Friday— knew to grab wheelchairs or bring out gurneys. when there was the lockdown, and I found out So I’m glad I have these skills, but I’m also proud that the bombers had lived on the cross street of of the people who had the presence of mind to my old apartment in Cambridge, and that the do the right thing. carjacking hostage had escaped across the street from the boathouse where I row—it was getting CAM: Does living through something like this extremely personal. I was feeling scared. Even change how you feel when you hear the word after they caught the second bomber, some of “terrorism”? the PTSD starting hitting all of us and we KA: It definitely doesn’t seem as far away. I’m weren’t really feeling safe in the city. much more aware of how easily it can happen anywhere in the world. I also have an incredibly CAM: Have you and other first responders been increased appreciation for our military, who deal getting help in processing what you experienced? with these types of things frequently, and don’t KA: Our group at Children’s Hospital got get nearly as much media coverage. together for a session with someone from the psychiatry department; talking with people who CAM: Will you be back at the marathon next year? were there has helped. Disaster relief organiza- KA: Definitely. I’ll either be working in the med- tions have gotten in touch, and the marathon is ical tent—or on a team, running to raise money sending out resources. for the One Fund. c

CAM: Does being a physician—someone who Donations to aid people affected by the understands the nature of PTSD—make it eas- Boston Marathon bombings can be made at ier to cope? onefundboston.org.

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By Shane Dunn ’07 ike any great university, Cornell experience as the University has many traditions that alumni approaches its sesquicentenni- L remember years after graduation: al in 2015. “The University Dragon Day, Slope Day, throwing fish has done an amazing job at on the ice at the Harvard hockey game. continuing to develop dynam- For current students and recent alumni, ic events to bring alumni of all one such event is the Duff Ball. ages together,” says Katie Bar- The ball (named for its location, the tels ’06. “It’s incredibly im- Engineering college’s Duffield Hall) portant to keep established started in 2008 as Cornell’s “senior traditions such as Zinck’s prom”—a sold-out event that brings Night going strong, but also to seniors together in their finest suits, try out new events to engage dresses, and tuxedos to celebrate the end alumni.” of their undergraduate years in style. While the original Duff More important, it raises thousands of Ball supports the United Way, dollars for the annual Cornell United the alumni version raised mon- Way campaign. ey for the Student and Aca- Jonathan Feldman ’08, who was a demic Services Annual Fund. student leader of the United Way cam- Thanks to the generosity of an paign, helped found the Duff Ball in anonymous donor, nearly 2008. More than a year ago, Feldman— $45,000 was raised; all pro- who now lives in Chicago and is active ceeds went to support the on his class council—approached the fund. “It was such a blast see- Student and Young Alumni Programs ing so many Cornell friends at team in Alumni Affairs with the idea of the alumni Duff Ball,” says creating a flagship event for young alum- Olivia Moore ’12. “Everyone ni. After months of planning, the first- was having a great time, and ever Duff Ball-NYC was held in March, you could sense that a wonder- attracting more than 400 young alumni ful tradition was in the mak- (defined as those who graduated in the ing.” Says Angelique Boyer ’11: previous ten years) to the historic Bow- “It was great to catch up with ery Hotel in the East Village. friends while feeling fancy.” Ben Guests included several University Cole ’10 agreed, but offered one administrators, including vice president gripe. “If I had one complaint for student and academic services Susan about the night,” he says, “it Murphy ’73, PhD ’94, and dean of stu- was that it ended too soon.” dents Kent Hubbell, BArch ’69. Board of Trustees chairman Robert Harrison ’76 Shane Dunn ’07 is a director Night to remember: Celebrants at the Duff Ball-NYC, which offered remarks that highlighted the from the region on the board of did double duty as a Student and Academic Services changing nature of the Cornell student the Cornell Alumni Association. fundraiser and a festive get-together for young alumni. July / August 2013 57 57-59CAMja13alma_Alma ND2011 6/13/13 12:58 PM Page 58

CAA Spotlight: Cornell Field Hockey Association

ince 1999, alumnae of Big Red Governed by a board of ten members Each spring, the CFHA hosts an field hockey have been able to who serve two-year terms and meet annual alumni and friends weekend, S stay connected and give back to monthly,the CFHA not only makes sure giving former players, friends of the the team, thanks to the Cornell Field that former team members stay con- team, and current athletes a chance to Hockey Association (CFHA). “I noticed nected to Cornell and to each other, but bond. In addition to a dinner and a that when I was a student-athlete, for- also aid current players through career brunch, activities include an alumnae/ mer players from the Class of 1989 guidance. It has developed an opt-in student game, an event with Cornell would come back to watch the games database that matches alumni with cur- Outdoor Education (such as ziplin - and hang out with the players, and rent athletes, based on either geography ing over Beebe Lake or rappelling off interacting with them was so important or undergraduate major, creating one- to me,” says Cari Hills ’98. “When I to-one relationships. In addition to became an alumna, I wanted to create hosting a LinkedIn group for alumnae an opportunity for everyone to feel wel- and student-athletes, the CFHA has a come and to talk about all the great résumé review program; alumnae can things that await you after graduation.” notify team members when they intend The CFHA was born, becoming the first to visit campus, and individual meetings Cornell athletic alumni association for are conducted to provide feedback. female athletes. This past fall, after the game at Co- Since then, the CFHA has taken off. lumbia, the team and alumnae held a dinner at the Cornell Club-New York, which featured a panel discussion about life after Cornell. “At first, you could tell that the team members were hesi- tant about the panel,” says Hills, “but once we got started, they really got into it.” Alum- nae talked about their Old school: Alumnae show their spirit at the first jobs, balancing career team reunion weekend, held in 2000. and mother hood, and finding time to stay in- Schoellkopf), and a leadership compo- volved in athletics and nent to build skills among current physical fitness. players. Another aspect of CFHA’s mis- Next generation: Team members with some young fans sion is making sure that alumnae are aware of NCAA recruiting and interaction guidelines, so there aren’t any vi- olations. The alumni board also has regional captains who organize tailgates Admissions Volunteers Set Record wherever the team plays. With its extensive array of activities and programs, the CFHA has become a resource for other teams’ hile the University continues reports were filed by CAAAN volunteers— alumni groups. Working with the De- to see record application the first time the group has exceeded the partment of Athletics, they have creat- W numbers—more than 40,000 20,000 mark. “Even though we have ed a “Big Red Toolkit” that offers for 2012–13—the alumni volunteers about the same number of volunteers, templates for starting an association who meet with these aspiring Cornell - alumni continue to rise to the occasion and creating invitations, newsletters, ians around the world have set a record as the application numbers increase,” and other materials, as well as infor- of their own. says Bruce Wag ner ’64, ME ’66, outgoing mation on recruiting guidelines and Each year, the 9,000 members of chair of the CAAAN Advisory Committee, hosting events. Coach Donna Horni- the Cornell Alumni Admissions Ambas- which works with the Office of Under- brook says that the CFHA has helped sador Network (CAAAN), Cornell’s largest graduate Admissions. “The record number recruit new players, because applicants alumni volunteer organization, meet of alumni contact meetings reflects the see that alumnae stay involved and with applicants one on one. In addi- continued achievement of our alumni vol- support current athletes; when Horni- tion, CAAAN members staff college fairs, unteers. The CAAAN program showcases brook held a clinic for high school stu- host receptions for admitted students, that Cornell alumni are eager and willing dents in Washington, D.C., in October, and hold send-offs during the summer. to give their time to their alma mater in three alumnae participated. Says Hills: This year, more than 20,600 contact a very supportive way.” “I hope we inspire students to stay connected to Cornell after they graduate and to give back.”

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Mosaic Takes On Diversity Challenge

hy would a group of alumni Council, and the President’s leaders representing Cor- Council of Cornell Women— W nell’s diversity groups spend who described their plans for a sunny spring Saturday indoors at the making their programs more Medical College? They did so for a inclusive. Says Tucker: “We chance to share ideas and discuss how need to put energy into mak- to work collaboratively, as part of the ing connections with other or- Cornell Mosaic retreat. ganizations so we learn about Mosaic helps to bring together the each other, and also help the University’s minority alumni organi- University understand how zations, as well as others who are in- we can all work together and terested in diversity. According to increase the value of diversity.” Mosaic chair and University trustee The retreat attendees Sheryl Hilliard Tucker ’78, the organi- also heard from develop- zation was created to help such alum- ment industry leaders who Better together: The CUGALA meeting brought LGBT alumni and ni understand the value of a lifelong have expertise in fundraising Alumni Affairs staff to the Cornell Club-New York. relationship with Cornell. “These indi- among minority populations viduals often don’t realize that the col- and got advice on how to lege experience doesn’t end when you tailor messaging to each population’s before about 2000, the LGBT experi- graduate,” she says. “We’re here to ex- expectations. “We’re fortunate at Cor- ence on campus was significantly dif- tend the message that you can stay nell, because we understand the value ferent than for those who are there connected through the different diver- of diversity,” says Tucker. “Not all uni- now,” he says. “However, many of the sity groups that exist.” versities see how diverse groups can same problems still exist for both stu- Mosaic retreat attendees heard from impact development, and tap into their dents and alumni, and we knew that a representatives of four of the major time, talent, and treasure.” stronger alumni organization could alumni groups—the Cornell Alumni As- benefit everyone.” First-Ever CUGALA Annual Meeting sociation, the Cornell Association of Working over the past two years to Class Officers, the Cornell University One diversity group that is looking create more events and implement a to tap the benefits of its alumni popu- more formal organizational structure, lation is the Cornell University Gay the group was able to discuss its vision and Lesbian Alumni Association (CU- with other LGBT alumni at its first-ever GALA). Believed to be the first college annual meeting, held in April at the LGBT alumni organization in the U.S., Cornell Club-New York. About fifty CUGALA had long been run under a alumni attended in person, plus sever- loose organizational structure, says cur- al dozen more who took part via live rent president Emanuel Tsourounis ’00, stream. At the meeting, Tsourounis pre- JD ’03. sented plans for the organization’s fu- According to Tsourounis, a couple ture and the group approved changes to of years ago alumni leaders developed its charter and bylaws. In addition, Art a plan to move the group forward, and Leonard ’74, one of CUGALA’s co- to involve a new generation of LGBT founders, talked about the birth of the grads, especially those whose experi- organization and its early years, includ- New direction: CUGALA president Emanuel ences at Cornell were different from ing challenges during the HIV/AIDS Tsourounis ’00, JD ’03, describes the group’s novel that of their predecessors. “We realize epidemic of the Eighties. organizational initiatives. that for people who went to Cornell CUGALA members also voted for the group’s first board of directors. Tsourounis says that when the call went Del Toro, Rodriguez Elected Trustees out for alumni to serve on the newly formed board, only a handful of responses were expected—but more than s of July, Nicole Del Toro ’91 and firm in New York City. She is a member twenty people volunteered. “It shows Susan Rodriguez ’81, BArch ’82, of the President’s Council of Cornell the level of interest and need for this or- A are among the newest members Women and serves on the College of Ar- ganization,” he says. “I’m excited for the of the Board of Trustees. They were the chitecture, Art, and Planning Dean’s Ad- future of CUGALA.” In addition to dis- top vote-getters from the nearly 25,000 visory Council. cussing events for the coming year, Cornellians who participated in the Del Toro is founder and president Tsourounis announced the first-ever re- annual alumni trustee elections. Cornell of Andrews and Cole, LLC, a boutique union of LGBT alumni, which will take is one of the few major universities that executive search firm. She is currently place in Ithaca in June 2014. “We’ve allows its alumni to elect trustees from president of the Cornell Club of Wash- really built this organization up,” he their ranks directly to its board. ington, D.C., co-chair of the Washing- says. “I’m also excited to be working col- Rodriguez is a founding partner and ton, D.C., Tower Club Committee, and a laboratively with Mosaic and the other design principal at Ennead Architects, member of the administrative board of diversity alumni organizations to engage an internationally respected architecture the Cornell University Council. alumni and make Cornell a more inclusive place for all of us.”

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Class Notes

Ed Markham (Bainbridge Is - East State St., Suite 301, Ithaca, NY 14850. Class Alumni Magazine, 401 East State St., Suite 301, land, WA), one of our most Notes Editor e-mail, adr4@ cornell.edu. Ithaca, NY 14850. Class Notes Editor e-mail, 42 enthusi as tic supporters, had an adr4@ cornell.edu. Dorothy Kay Kesten, 1 Crest- interesting 2012 and produced his best vegetable wood Rd., Westport, CT 06880; e-mail, dotkes garden in 15 years. He and Yoshiko took fun Jonathan Stoddart, BA ’46 (Ar - 10@ optonline.net. visiting trips to Oregon, California, and around lington, VA) left Cornell for a Washington. Most of his family attended his 94th 44 stint in the US Army from No - birthday celebration. November brought a “gal - vember 3, 1943 through April 26, 1946—including Frank Swingle, MS ’49 (Indi - lop ing heart,” necessitating blood thinners and a two years in Europe as captain of a bomb disposal ana polis, IN) was at a golf walker, and he hopes to get in shape for another unit—and returned to earn his bachelor’s degree. 45 tournament recently where the great garden. We all join in with his wishes. As He also earned a Purple Heart. He went on to a pairings were made by a computer—and he was reported in the March/April column, Bill Webster master’s at the Fletcher School of Law and Dip lo - paired with his son-in-law. It happens that they (Little Rock, AR) completed the family Civil War macy in Boston, and became an instructor at were the first team chosen as the best and worst story, A Vigo Volunteer Writes Home, which was George Washington U. in D.C. He was recalled to players in the field. “You can guess who was the launched from a local bookstore. Reaching 92, duty during the Korean War, in Army Intelligence, worst,” he says, but he had just had a lesson from imperfect health resulted, but now that he is well, then served at the Pentagon from 1951 to 1970 a marvelous pro and is convinced that he is going Bill will be doing more work on selling the book. and as a senior policy analyst at the State Dept. to cut five strokes from his handicap this year. We wish him great success. “I celebrated 91 trips until his retirement in 1993. Overseas posts in - Right on, Frank, we say. around the sun last April, and I must say,every day clud ed London, Paris, Naples, and the State Dorothy Scott (“Scottie”) Boyle (Eastport, is an extra day!” So states Joe Kandiko (Chan - Headquarters in Belgium. Jonathan and his first ME) writes, “Like so many of you, I have reached hassen, MN). Attending artsy programs and events wife, Irene, were married in Sage Chapel in 1943 my 90th year, and I am surprised that I don’t brightens his days, as do visits from children, and had two children before her death. His second feel really old, aside from stiff legs and using a grands, and great-grands. He likens living in the wife, Carol, passed away in November 2008. cane outdoors.” Scottie is still painting and sell- rest home to a cruise ship. Keep on sailing! When they’re not in Burdett, NY, Bill, LLB ’49, ing at Quoddy Crafts and Marine Museum in East- Cornell came in third in Ivy League basket- and Helen Sutphen Elkins live in Sebring, FL, in port, on Moose Island. It’s a great place to ball this year, only losing to Harvard and Prince- the middle of the orange groves. Bill retired in Oc- vacation, she says, with a historic downtown, art ton. Tissue regeneration is being performed by tober 2012, and they spend winters in a retirement galleries, sailing . . . She adds that she could say Cornell researchers, showing that it is possible to community in Sebring, where, he says, everybody more, but suggests we should google “Quoddy or create a replacement ear using a 3-D printer and rides around on golf carts. Jeanne Copeland Eastport.” Bill Knauss, MBA ’48 (Sarasota, FL) injections of living cells. Scientists hope this Johnson moved to Carmel Valley, CA, to be clos- tells us that despite stable angina for the past two might offer a speedier method with more lifelike er to family. Her husband, Philip ’43, died in No- years, he plays tennis (doubles) three times a results. If it works out, they will be able to rap- vember 2007. When we heard from Audrey Jones week, unless the temperature is in the low 40s, as idly customize implants. Amazing. Smithers in January, she had recently had an unit has often been in March. He is in his tenth year Thanks to those who continue to support our fortunate accident and broken her pelvic bone. She of tutoring third graders in language skills, work- class and for sending in information about their wrote from a nursing and restorative care center ing twice a week. He is also back on the Condo lives. This column only exists because we want in Stuart, FL. Audrey adds that she has three Board as treasurer, after being off for 15 years. His to hear about our “old” friends. So do keep in sons—and three great-grandchildren. Ruth Caplan last trip to foreign climes was to Iceland in Sep- touch with me throughout the year. Notice my ad- Brunton ([email protected]) is in Tempe, AZ. tember 2011, making it the 79th country he has dress and e-mail, and also my phone. I’m usually Her husband passed away about a year ago. visited. His oldest granddaughter, fifth-generation home and love to hear from you. Hope you are Renowned artist Richard Artschwager, BA Cornellian lineally, graduated in 2011. Her sister all doing well. c Carolyn Evans Finneran, 8815 ’48, died February 9, 2013 in Hudson, NY. He was is graduating from Cornell this coming June. 46th St. NW, Gig Harbor, WA 98335; tel., (253) a painter, sculptor, and illustrator, and the New We must report the death of Morton Eyden- 326-4806; e-mail, carolynfinn@com cast.net. York Times stated that his “witty, contradictory berg, who was class treasurer from 2000 to 2008. mixing of artistic genres made him one of the He was a member of the 60th Reunion campaign most critically admired artists that emerged in the committee and attended the mini-reunion in Oc- Lead times being what they are 1960s.” He also influenced countless other new tober 2012. He was actively involved in the New in the world of Class Notes, this artists. His degree, interrupted by the war, was in York Rotary and was chair of the Rotary Club of 43 column was written about a Chemistry and Math. He was always interested in New York Foundation at the time of the World month before our 70th Reunion, so there’s art, though, and his work often demonstrated a Trade Center tragedy. Under his leadership the nothing yet to share about the names, places, and blend of art and science. Foundation generously supported New York hos- events of the weekend. To tide us over until a full Sturla Fridriksson, MS ’46, wrote from his pitals and fire departments. Mort spoke many lan- Reunion Report can be provided in the Sept/Oct home in Iceland: “As usual, we spent the first guages and traveled extensively, making friends issue,wehave this from Leon Schwarzbaum(North part of the winter at home with the family in in many countries. One such couple invited him Woodmere, NY), who writes, “I am pleased to re - Reykjavik. Our daughter and her husband live next to speak at their daughter’s wedding in Japan. At port that I am still freelance writing. Japa nese door to us, and we enjoy going to the theater and the reception, he gave his speech in Japanese. readers of English Plus magazine or current Mac - to various meetings. I also attended two adult Our heartfelt sympathy goes to his daughter, Su- millan LanguageHouse publications can read my education classes at the U. of Iceland. I turned san, and her family. work—in English, of course. We were badly treat - 90 years old in February and celebrated the event We also report the death of George Rauten- ed by Hurricane/Super Storm Sandy and still (in at the Hotel Saga. I gave the guests a book of berg, BA ’47, a member of Quill & Dagger, who April) haven’t fully restored the family home - my verses, as well as a CD of 11 of the verses was the Cornell Fund representative for the class stead, although the upper floor wasn’t harmed sung by Einar Clausen. Regular meetings with my from 1995 to 2000 and, with Jane Knauss and is completely habitable. And I have reached Lions Club continue, and we went up to central Stevens, MBA ’48, from 1985 to 1990. He was also the stage of physical decrepitude that if I were to Iceland to try to control erosion on a grassland class treasurer, 2008-13. When he and Jane were wake up in the morning and nothing hurt, I oasis near the glaciers. Many summer days are co-chairs of the Fund, the class was recognized for would know I was dead.” spent at our country house in Laxfoss, where we its achievements in the number and percentage Hope many of you were seen on the Hill in are visited by a few friends.” of classmate participation. His daughter Susan June. More on all of that in the next issue. c Send your news, and we’ll share it in the col- graduated from Cornell in 1972. We send our sin- Class of 1943, c/o Cornell Alumni Magazine, 401 umn. Write us at: c Class of 1944, c/o Cornell cere condolences to her and her sister. 60 Cornell Alumni Magazine | cornellalumnimagazine.com 60-95CAMja13notes_000-000CAMMA12Notes 6/11/13 3:01 PM Page 61

If you enjoy reading the Class Notes, remem- Jan and I agreed that the evening’s program, Georgia grads. I have 17 grandchildren and 19 ber that your classmates would like to read about part of Cornell’s year-long celebration of the great-grandchildren, plus two more en route. Keep what you are doing, so send your news to either 150th anniversary of the Morrill Land Grant Act, the good columns coming!” of us at the addresses below: c Julie Kamerer was a fantastic event. Faculty and students show- We were able to give Anne all the information Snell, 3154 Gracefield Rd., #111, Silver Spring, cased Cornell’s public engagement mission. We she needed to contact Peg, and we would be hap- MD 20904-0806; e-mail, [email protected]; particularly liked the segment on using therapy to help anyone looking to contact a former or Bob Frankenfeld, 6291 E. Bixby Hill Rd., Long peutic theater performances at the Auburn (NY) classmate. c Sylvia Kianoff Shain, 653 Primrose Beach, CA 90815; e-mail, [email protected]. Correction Facility. Also extremely engaging were Lane, River Vale, NJ 07675; tel., (201) 391-1263; the Agua Clara and Renewable Energy segments. e-mail, [email protected]; Arlie Williamson AguaClara@Cornell has devised and installed sus- Anderson, (585) 288-3752. My favorite season has always tainable water treatment systems for more than been SPRING! I love watching 30,000 needy Hondurans. “Ruminations on Re- 46 the blooming of all the beauti ful newable Energy” discussed Cornell’s interdiscipli- This column was written before flowers and trees after a cold and dreary winter. nary approach to energy issues. But the star of Reunion, though you’re reading Well, this winter has been very cold, and I’m ready the evening was President David Skorton, and the 48 it about a month afterwards. to see the new burst of life in nature. Today, I’m new Cornell NYC Tech campus dominated the clos- Stay tuned to the Sept/Oct column for a full report praying for my daughter-in-law’s suc cess ful cancer ing Q&A session with him. The project will be on the weekend, and in the meantime, here’s more operation in Hershey, PA. Also, I’m getting over good for Cornell, the Technion, New York, and the news from our mailbag. the stomach flu and feeling much better. So I’m nation. It will present challenges comparable to Nancy Hauers Doyle, Westwood, MA: “Lots going to concentrate on “counting my blessings” those faced by President White in launching Cor- of golf and sailing in Chatham, MA, on Cape Cod. and getting in touch with old friends like YOU. nell. President Skorton appears ready, willing, and Three kids, seven grands, all in the Boston area, The first letter I opened for this column was able to face those challenges. all still working at rewarding careers. The US of A a good omen. Mary Holton Haigh (N. Kingstown, One week later, Jim Mayer ’49 (Wilmette, IL; always manages to snap back after disasters. I RI) began with a sentence that included the phrase [email protected]) arrived in San Francisco guess we will do it again, though it may take “count my blessings.” Mary, a former Ithacan, was from Chicago as dean of the grain convention at longer this time. I did not vote for my Represen- very upbeat talking about her nearby family: “two the St. Francis Hotel. During lunch together at tative. It’s very hard for young people just start- darling great-grandsons, my remaining son’s fam- Sam’s Grill, I impressed him with the scope of the ing out; it’s not fair for them that our generation ily including my granddaughter.” When she wrote, previous week’s Cornell Sesquicentennial meeting. let greed rule the day. Cape Cod and Sarasota, FL, she was taking care of her beautiful home on the Jim is almost a continuing reunioner. He started are my favorite places. Sarasota has winter cul- Kingstown Harbor—as well as a friend’s dog. She in the Class of ’47, but WWII delayed his gradu- tural activities. I’ve always been proud that I am commented how everything had been right there ation until ’49. Thus, he’s loyal to both classes part of the Cornell family.” Alan Van Poznak, MD in Ithaca from the very beginning. Thanks for the and attends both reunions. Additionally, he’s ’52, Tenafly, NJ: “Recording music in churches and inspirational letter, it was just what I needed. promised to help ’46 celebrate our 70th on the schools. Four kids (three live in Tenafly), seven The next letters told me of deaths in our ’46 Hill in June 2016. grands, one great. The youngest child, Catherine family: Nancy Hubbard Perryman’s death was re- I’m not complaining. I’ve enjoyed learning Van Poznak, MD ’95, practices oncology at the ported in an earlier column, but her husband, Firth and writing about Andrew D. White and about U. of Michigan in Ann Arbor. The oldest grand- ’43, wanted to add that Nancy had been president non-classmates. But I’m suffering a dearth of ma- child, Marisa Van Poznak ’01, now practices med- of WSGA while at Cornell. She had also been the terial from you guys and am unable to fulfill my icine in Providence, RI, and is the mother of our first woman elected as president of their local mission: to keep you informed about each other. great-granddaughter. After four years at the Cornell school board. Daughter Gail wrote of the death of Please e-mail me or write and tell me what’s hap- Medical College, I lived in New York right by the her mother, Dr. Grace Gales Herman (Columbus, pening with you. My addresses are at the bottom hospital for 14 years. We built and moved into the Ohio) on Dec. 31, 2012. Ellen Stein Ostreich wrote of this column. Tenafly house in 1964. Whenever I was offered a of the death of her husband, Leonard, on Jan. 12, To list your e-mail address in your submis- job somewhere else, my wife, Beatrice, would say, 2013. They’d been living and working in Boca Ra- sions, e-mail me at below e-address. Include your ‘I will go wherever you need for your career,’ but ton, FL, since 1987. Ellen has since moved to an name, city, and state. Send news to: c Paul I have never been happier in my life than in this independent living facility in Lake Mary, FL, about Levine, 31 Chicory Lane, San Carlos, CA 94070; house. We stayed!” ten minutes from her daughter. Write me for her tel., (650) 592-5273; e-mail, [email protected]. Marion Cousins Wikoff-Chambers (“Coz” to address if you’d like to contact her. Ellen reads our Class website, http://classof46.alumni. cornell. edu. her Sigma Kappa sisters), Greensburg, PA: “Swim- column regularly, so I’ll send my condolences ming, walking, Bingo, quilting, weaving, enjoying along now. I’d also like to wish her well in her new family and friends. Enjoying life every day. Vol- apartment. May she meet many new friends. Well, it finally happened: little or unteer at church activities. I have raised sheep, Apologies from the magazine to Ellen Stein no news to report. Remember, we and I do hand-spinning and weave coverlets— Ostreich, whose address was listed incorrectly in 47 rely on you who are reading this full-size and miniatures—and knit hats for new- the last column. Ellen lives in a very pleasant in- to keep us in business (“No news is good news” borns at the hospital in Greensburg. We were in dependent living facility with full activities in Lake certainly does not apply here), and this column Naples, FL, for the winter, then back north in time Mary, FL, and sends this update: “I am happy here serves as your connection to Cornell and to your for Reunion. We have five kids, 14 grandchildren, and have already met quite a few very nice and fellow classmates. So write, e-mail, phone, etc., and two greats living in Mississippi, Minnesota, friendly people. If any ‘46ers are in the area, I am and tell us what you’re doing, where you’ve been, New Hampshire, New York, Virginia, and Florida. in the phone book.” about your family, your hobbies, your interests, For the US, I like to think positive. I did not vote Keep COUNTING YOUR BLESSINGS and send- etc. How about something interesting that you for my Representative. Nicest places I’ve lived are ing news to me. c Elinor Baier Kennedy, 9 Read- recall from your days on campus? Easiest way to Philadelphia, Trumansburg, NY, and Naples, FL.” ing Dr., Apt. 302, Wernersville, PA 19565; tel., send news: mail in the News Form that came in Gerald Starr, Old Westbury, NY: “Gardening, read- (610) 927-8777; e-mail, [email protected]. the spring class mailing—and thanks to those of ing, and travel. The economy is stagnant; debt is you who have already done so. Your news should almost beyond repair. Leadership has faltered; I attended one of Cornell’s Sesquicentennial reach Arlie and me soon. gloom and doom in unemployment. We will some- programs in San Francisco in March with fellow We were happy to be of service to Anne how make it through. I voted for my Representa- duplicate bridge player Janet Feuerstein Grove Hodg kins Ransom, who wrote recently: “Dear tive (go to www. house. gov/ representatives to find ’60 (Hillsborough, CA; [email protected]). Sylvia, Thank you for the good column in the lat- out about your Congressman—it’s very revealing). Jan’s grandson, Alexander Gulbrandsen ’15, is a est Cornell Alumni Magazine. You mentioned that Two kids, three grands living in Los Angeles, fourth-generation Cornellian on Jan’s family’s side. you heard from Peg Chauvin Rinehart ’46 out in France, and Mexico. I like Westhampton Beach for But, even rarer, he is fifth-generation on her son- California, and I would be delighted to hear from the best living. The contribution to my own suc- in-law’s side. Alex has a sister in Lawrenceville, her if that is possible. We lived in Prudence Ris- cess and personal growth is largely the result of NJ, a state high-jump champion with excellent ley when we first came to Cornell and were green my four years at Cornell.” academic accomplishments who’s hoping to be- freshmen. And we had to be in by 6:30 p.m.! I Jane Handforth Kester, West Valley, NY: come another 4th- and 5th-generation Cornellian. have lived in Georgia since 1951, surrounded by “Writing, crafts, trips. US is in a discouraging mess. July | August 2013 61 60-95CAMja13notes_000-000CAMMA12Notes 6/11/13 3:01 PM Page 62

I have five kids, 19 grandchildren, and 14 greats. I’ve lived.” Jean Hamke Sundheim, St. Petersburg, to elementary school students. Vera Johnston They are teaching, nursing, clerking, selling, in FL: “Doing little—water aerobics, physical thera- Farrell (Livingston Manor, NY; farrellvera@ yahoo. school, trucking, prep’ing food, doing carpentry, py. I volunteer in my residence library, go to lots com) is the widow of the late James ’50. In an- videography, cosmetology, or photography, bar- of MD appointments, plus theatre and concerts, swer to the question of who at Cornell had the tending, counseling, and homemaking. West Val- and visit with my sister (Cornell ’58). I use a walk- greatest impact on her, Vera replied, “Impossible ley is the best place I’ve lived.” Sally McGowan er, take lots of pills, and sometimes feel good. question!” She regularly hears from her Cornell Rice, Wolfeboro, NH: “Go to the gym every day Wish I was young again and could travel to places roommates and spends time as a volunteer at the but Sunday and visit my younger sister in Free- I missed. One son, who lives in New Hampshire, public library and on community garden projects. dom, NH, occasionally. My goal has been to stay and two grandchildren. My continuing care resi- She also plays golf, attends to her garden, and healthy until I’m dead. So far, so good. Four kids, dence has lovely gardens and a view of the wa- entertains. She has traveled to Greece and Turkey six grandkids. Son Terry died in 1988; daughter ter. My sister also lives in St. Pete. She’s active and visits four children and grandchildren in Cal- ifornia and one daughter in Westchester. Rather be doing now? ”Nothing. I have a good life!” Stephen Profilet (Winona, MN; sprofilet5130@ Charles Hunt Jr. spends time charter.net) writes that the faculty at the College of Engineering had the greatest impact on him at ‘ Cornell. He would like to hear from Lee Wilson “moving snow and mowing grass.” Schmoll. Stephen’s time is spent reading, on the Internet, and singing in several choral groups in Dorothy Mulhoffer Solow’ ’49 Winona. He vacationed in New Orleans, Natchez, and Gulfport last year. Who at Cornell had the greatest impact on Carol is married in Salem, MA; son Stephen lives in church and does wonderful gardening. I’m pes- Jean Davis Salisbury (Vero Beach, FL; jsalisbury in Branford, CT; and Susan lives in Bedford, MA, simistic about the country’s future. Last time I [email protected])? “What a hard question!” and has two boys. She works at MIT, and God voted was four years ago. Life was most enjoyable she writes. “Maybe the dean of Home Ec, who bless her, she calls me every Sunday evening. I in Bayport, Long Island. Wonderful neighborhood, accepted me although I was very poorly pre- learned some years ago to live ‘one day at a time’ residents about the same age, lots of kids (and pared.” Jean would enjoy hearing from Lois Ol- and don’t try to predict anything. Guilford, CT, was parties). Our son was born there.” Gerry Havi- son Biehler. Hannah Schwartz Cohen (New York, my favorite residence, with my own little house land, Norway, ME: “Repairing old clocks. I try to NY; cohen. [email protected]), who was maron the water and my sailboat moored offshore. As refrain from swearing when talking politics.” c ried to the late Julius ’45, has moved from Cold I reached the 80s, I decided to live closer to my Bob Persons, 102 Reid Ave., Port Washington, NY Spring Harbor on Long Island to Manhattan, sister in Freedom.” 11050; phone and fax, (516) 767-1776; e-mail, where she says “life here is very fulfilling and Barbara Berman Bergmann, Washington, DC: [email protected]. easier.” Anne Dickinson Murray (West Grove, PA; “Husband Fred died in 2011. I’m a retired eco- anned murray@ gmail. com), enjoying life in a nomics professor and am trying to write a sixth retirement community, writes that she is “read- and final book, ‘The Decline of Marriage and What Our 65th Reunion is next year! ing, volunteering—with my dog sometimes— to do About It.’ Prediction for US: we can’t main- Let’s break the attendance rec - teaching a poetry appreciation class, walking, tain a democracy if the Republicans continue to 49 ords for a65th! Plans are firm ing gardening, seeing grandchildren—and their par- act this way. Two children, three grandchildren.” up and it looks as though we will be quartered at ents—and planning a two-week trip to Tuscany Charlotte Smith Moore (a past class president), the Statler, along with other years (although with my daughter to explore Etruscan art and Peabody, MA: “Just moved last August from Bing- many of us had hoped for a different location). Tuscan FOOD! I’m fine with the status quo, which hamton, NY, to Brooksby Village in Peabody, near Meanwhile, here’s what some of us are up to. includes concerts, trips, etc., with friends, and my kids. Playing bridge and joined a singing Another author among us! Roy Kahn (Oakland, time to read.” Anne is the widow of the late Jack group, getting settled into senior independent liv- CA; [email protected]) has published New Murray ’44. ing. I think I’m in a very good place. Five chil- England Gravestone Images 1648-1850, available John McCormick, DVM ’49 (Bradenton, FL; dren, four grands, no greats. Four kids and two via [email protected] and from Moe’s Books, [email protected]), married to Barbara, tells us grandkids graduated from Cornell. Three are in Berkeley, CA (via http://www.Abebooks. com) for that he works in the yard and garden, goes to a real estate or building, and one is a professor at $85 including shipping, etc. Royiswriting and tak- health club on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Cazenovia College.” ing courses in writing, and tells us that he would and is reading, walking, and watching ballgames Peter Lovisa, Pelham Manor, NY: “Playing rather be “getting younger (I’m 86 . . . or my body on TV. Last year, he was cruising and traveling to tennis, bridge, traveling on a 25-day cruise, is, anyway).” Charles Hunt Jr., MS ’63 (Freeville, the mountains. However, he’d rather be playing which included four days on the Amazon River. NY), married to Laura, spends time “moving snow golf. E. P. Leonard, DVM ’34, had the greatest Spent about three months in Florida; planning a and mowing grass,” gardening, and reading, and impact on John while at Cornell. Jacques Zakin trip to Geneva, Switzerland, in April 2013. Pel- when he wrote he had been “waiting for the (Dublin, OH) is married to Laura and writes that ham Manor has been my most enjoyable play- weather to change.” He would prefer to be “trav- he is still working at Ohio State U., doing re- ground. Times are ominous. We are increasing the eling to warmer climes.” At Cornell, Howard Conk - search and some teaching. We received the sad pace to centralized government, paralleling the lin ’37, PhD ’48, had the greatest impact on him. news that Jeanne McNulta Fox passed away in demise of democracy à la Athens, Rome, and V. Joseph McAuliffe (Hudson, WI), married October 2012. Her daughter, Maureen, wrote that Berlin. An electorate paid for with benefits can to June, has been “adjusting to living in a new lo- even though Jeanne suffered from Alzheimer’s, only lead to a dictatorship. Our founding fathers cation: new friends, new environment, new expe- she enjoyed the photos in the Alumni Magazine. did not envision Congress as a career. They did riences, keeping up with new information and Jeanne’s granddaughter, Madeline VenJohn ’10, not think that Congress should pass laws for the ways of living life.” He’s been staying healthy and graduated from Cornell wearing her grandmoth- people and exempt themselves. I did not vote for contacting old friends. He would like to hear from er’s 1949 Cornell class ring. my Representative. To sum it up, I believe we are Phil Davis ’50. Prof. Albert Hoefer 1916 “and all Donald Mintz, PhD ’60 (Trumansburg, NY; in dire trouble. Carpe diem!” Ruth Werman the individuals responsible for teaching in classes [email protected]), married to Ann Day, is Weiss, Rochester, NY: “Reading, travel, bridge, I attended and the major I passed” had the great- doing some translation from German and tells us socializing with friends and relatives. Two kids, est impact on him at Cornell. David Westerman that he would prefer to be “working (rather than five grandkids, in Portland, OR, and NYC. Son (New York, NY; NDWestman@aol. com), married to being retired; i.e., unemployed).” Don says that Joseph is a cardiologist and researcher; daugh- Nada, writes, “I am very active in Democratic pol- Prof. Donald J. Grout had the greatest impact on ter Susan is a school administrator. I voted for itics and reading history, world affairs, and biog- him at Cornell. Jack O’Brien (Vero Beach, FL) my Representative.” raphies.” He was also involved in helping Obama wrote, “Like any self-respecting retiree, I really Edward Thomas, Homosassa, FL: “Inactive get re-elected. Frank Baldwin ’22, Dean of Men don’t do much, but never seem to get it all done due to poor health. One child, at home with me, at Cornell, had the greatest impact on him. at the end of the day.” A recent member of the caring for wife Maria and me. I don’t predict a Tom Potts (Houston, TX; tompotts@aol. com) Indian River Rowing Club, he was “trying to find good future for the US. Florida is the best place is married to Barbara and doing volunteer tutoring available land on the river to build a boathouse 62 Cornell Alumni Magazine | cornellalumnimagazine.com Class Notes in Bird for 40 for report - report Robert August 2013August 63 , 18, Millbrook, , of | [now Hamber], 19, Hamber], [now Bob Murphy Peekskill Evening Star Evening Peekskill July July Leavitt , 21, of Long Island, pilot of pilot Island, Long of 21, , ‘Chuck’ ‘Chuck’ when when they started publication [now Staley], 18, of College Park, College of 18, Staley], [now Jane Johnson McCombs ’47 ed the passing on November 4, 2012 of her husband Janet Armstrong Charles Lester Davis Jr. Tuesday, weather not good, they resolved to resolved they good, not weather Tuesday, This was their second stop of the day on I lived a few miles from from a miles few I lived the ago, years Sixty-five Sabra Baker the plane; plane; the 51 take take the to train and a Syracuse bus to Ithaca. Sabra phoned home for money at the Syracuse train to station pay for the bus to and Cornell, they skipped lunch. us Sabra says, “Vendors reminded ped- train the through refreshments dling to doing unaccustomed we that were frequently their All supper.” to breakfast from food without to had Sabra and plane, the on left was luggage show ID in to Syracuse get the $25 her mother their trip back to Ithaca. Fog brought them down them brought Fog Ithaca. to back trip their con- the in waited they where CT, Bridgeport, in they and p.m., 5 about cleared, it until Itha- tower to trol fly to planning Poughkeepsie, for off took ca on The Monday. thunderstorm aborted that kept crosswind a Mahopac, at night a After plan. just flew they so afternoon, until grounded them they got a where to ride Mill- to Poughkeepsie, brook and the Leavitt where house, they spent night. the of March 22, 1948, recorded the unexpected arrival unexpected the recorded 22, 1948, March of headline: front-page this with Cornellians four of sub- (and Storm” in Grounded Mahopac on Fliers College Safely “Four Landing’ ‘Flashlight students four “Make “The head, article, the to According Field”). were: to of Douglastown, Long The Island.” quartet flight left record a made and noon Saturday Cornell conference a attended they where CT, Haven, New Colle- Northeastern (Associated Clubs ANCF the by of thrilled were students “The Clubs). Flying giate the for praise in loud their and experience their faith lost never ‘We Davis. Mr. by piloting skillful one but All Baker. Miss said minute, a for single had we’ve and plane a pilot to last of licenses had us that of like none but . . . experience of plenty parachutes no that glad very I’m it is that over, were all Now night. There experience.’ that had I’ve today.” said Baker Miss plane, the in Lehigh ton, PA. Robert retired as USDA - soil as con USDA retired Robert ton, PA. Lehigh in by caused in 1966 to due disability servationist involved be to continued but years sclerosis, 30 multiple over for serving conservation, of field the - of group ser as support a of MS director the Soil Carbon County Con the started He District. people of vation group a led 1982, in and, - County Carbon demon to Lehighton downtown to wheelchairs in strate the need for Among ramps. the sidewalk of vationist awards he were received the Conser the and 1980; the in Year Year in the in Pennsylvania - of 1977; the Handi Pennsylvanian capped in County Carbon of eight Conservationist ters, Outstanding daugh three had Robert and Jane 1988. great-grandson. one and grandchildren, class- a was he that or him knowing without years the for a column wrote Pat, wife, first His mate. for then and View” I “Birds called paper local Watcher’s Digest I year last Bob died OH. When in Marietta, here phoned his second wife, Frances, and got ac- Bob started engineering his quainted. chemical career with Union Carbide in Tonawanda, NY, from retired and WV, in Newell, to Antox moved had He Pat and in Marietta. Cyanamid American second he played in While York New sons. three Orchestra. Symphony Buffalo the for violin NY; Miss and MD; , Helen Eaton Marion Steinmann , 6080 Dr., Terrace , , MD ’54 Fe, (Santa c ’s e-mail was incorrect was e-mail ’s Bull (magdadog3@gmail. Bull : It was brought : to It was our brought at- , MBA ’51, and and ’51, MBA , McNamara, also known as Ol- as known also McNamara, Williams (Flushing, NY; hey richard@ aol. richard@ hey NY; (Flushing, Dave Paul Paul H. Joslin John Griswold John (Vero Beach, FL; josephdculbertson@ FL; Beach, (Vero “Cooly” “Cooly” Lynn Layton Dick Hudes Brian Frey, director of Television Broadcast director of Brian Television Frey, report- Rodwin Stan business, class other In Ralph When When Olga Myslichuk Dept. Corrections the cultural clash between the veterans and the and veterans the between clash cultural the would he And school. high of out just teenagers Collegetown in lived who anyone with talk to like or Vetsburg. Please e-mail your ideas and your and/or to ([email protected]) Brad thoughts and/or ([email protected]) Marcham John at (e-mail Marion me, the end of this column). Brad may well have already contacted some of be contact- probably will and interviews you for you. of more ing ad- also Binghamton, in WSKG-TV for Operations of an ex- He is the group. the producer he dressed and Cornell, of founding the about DVD cellent a DVD our about in producing is interested now class.for Afteryou of Brad some talkswith with classmates,interviews Brianfilm to like would this DVD. The plan is to have both Brad’s book to distribute ready and finished DVD Brian’s and 2015. in Reunion 65th our by ed that we able have funds that, enough be even after will class the expenses, at- DVD and who book those the for expenses reunion some defray to the with ended evening the course, of And, tend. songfest traditional led by Howie Heinsius and piano. the on Dingle Dave with Post, Bob Culbertson NM; [email protected]) sent a note— a sent [email protected]) NM; because dinner the missed all”—but to hello ”Say the in Master a becoming Francisco San in was he American College of Cooly Physicians. has now moved into a retirement community just four blocks west of his former condo, on the explains. same he damn,” a worth cook can’t “I street. they “Here give us inmates at of- least one square brand-new a in patients see still I do- day. a am I meal And fun. is which week, a days three fice about selling business, art the in better much ing a one painting Pat Carry month.” Stewart (Gulf had a recently FL; [email protected]) Stream, with visit good Beach. Palm near luncheon Cornell a at gmail.com) lie Myles, passed away in November at her home her at November in away passed Myles, lie pro- in La CA. was In Ollie a Jolla, the 1950s, which buyer Avenue, Fifth Saks for City York reg- New her in see to used I Safinia.” “Miss as her moted on Saks through browsed I as days those in ularly ran husband her and Ollie Later, hour. my lunch boutiques, fashion women’s own their high-end AZ, and Phoenix, in Scottsdale Capriccio, called Jolla. La and com) moved recently from Millbrook, NY, to Capi- to NY, Millbrook, from recently moved com) across way whole the drove actually she CA, tola, as far as her with drove niece Her continent. the for trip the up broke she where Springs, Colorado up as sister her co- a picked then and few days pilot. a student. being of habit the up give can’t com) He continues to be a regular at Cornell’s Adult attend- Dick summer Last on campus. University ed Left, Right, and Center: The Major Issues of Election. 2012 the tention that that address tention correct The column. class May/June the in [email protected]. is: 237 West Highland Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19118- PA Philadelphia, Ave., Highland West 237 ix. cjoiner@ e-mail, 242-8443; (215) tel., 3819; netcom.com; 278-0960; (515) tel., 50151-1560; IA Johnston, cornell.edu. phj4@ e-mail, , Pat Eve Bob Nels Brad Jane Nancy Wads - Wads , is re- is , , , BArch , and and , Hart, Hart, in from the from in Stan Rodwin , , MD ’53, and Barrie Sommerfield Dorothy Mulhoffer , ME ’52 (Edgartown, ’52 ME , Bill Sharman Pete Rotolo , , and his wife, , , c Dave Dingle , are leading discussions at discussions leading are , Jack Richard Marjorie Leigh had the greatest impact on impact greatest had the On On April 19, es, 34 - and other guests classmates, spous gath New in Club Cornell the at ered Bob Post M. Elizabeth (Mears) ’48 Elizabeth M. (Mears) , , , who is writing our class history, class our writing is who , (Naples, FL; LizandPJ@earthlink. FL; (Naples, Paul, Paul, , both from Ithaca; Ithaca; from , both Jim Brandt Roger Thayer Roger (Natick, MA; waddystone@verizon. MA; (Natick, . , in from Chicago; reunion co-chair , co-chair from reunion Chicago; in , MBA ’51, all from New Jersey, with with Jersey, New from all ’51, MBA , McGonigal, PhD ’84, and vice president vice and PhD ’84, McGonigal, Stew art, art, up Stew from Florida; Annual Fund Walton Elliott Walton up from Cape May; May; Cape from up Paul Kiely Paul At our class meeting before the dinner, dinner, the before meeting class our At , Jane (Hillis) ’52 (Hillis) Jane , MA; [email protected]) spends an hour each hour an spends he which [email protected]) MA; blind, the for texts college recording day kayak- goes He years. 25 than more for done has in two sings and cho- or three month every ing ruses for five hours every week. Roger and his wife rowing.” He adds that he’d rather be doing almost and expose the doing kids be and others torather the he’d joys of that adds He rowing.” “as anything long as it is in this lovely town.” on impact “Proba- at Jack The greatest Cornell: as Phi, Delta a group.” bly my fraternity, Stone worth “I am net) reports, active in in business industrial heating ceramic and glass and andplants, forging foundries, controls for steel plants, as well mills,as textiles, paper, and plastics In 2011 fall I plants. on went a with the safari says Waddy trip.” Fabulous Group. Alumni Cornell Cornell At course. golf on be the out rather he’d im- greatest the it made who was Dean Kimball him. on pression to married net), coun- foreign to traveling “occasionally and tired Germany, France, Ireland, as such England, tries etc.” school. at him church on “Peace Movements Worldwide,” an an- an Worldwide,” Movements “Peace on church Ellsberg, Daniel Zinn, Howard by essays of thology us tells He others. among McCarthy, Colman and that he would rather be and younger” “getting news! says that to he like would be in with old touch everyone’s hear to great It’s friends. Cornell Please keep it coming! Solow, 3608 N. Sunset Ave., Farmington, winspeck@ e-mail, 717-6003; NM (315) tel., 87401; yahoo.com. ’52, from Briarcliff Manor, NY; NY; Manor, Briarcliff from ’52, schenker Wein Dick Savitt ca- our for path the set that Cornell at activities and scene dating the include topics Other reers. North Fork of Long Island; Fork of Island; North Long Philadelphia; from truly yours Connecticut; from and Manhattanites York York for our annual mates on springtime hand Class get-together. were: class president Carry tative represen Fite (Hub bard) (Hub sten Wig am John March Schaenen VP and reunion co-chair, from the Rochester area; Rochester the from co-chair, reunion and VP ie Heinsius How 50 terested in exploring is the people, events, and events, is the in people, exploring terested Edmondson ’81 addressed the group. As the first normal class to class normal first the As group. the addressed era. our of historians also but classmates, us only anec- our recollections, our needs Brad us, From in- particularly is he topic One stories. our dotes, enter Cornell after WWII and the first to matric- first the and WWII after Cornell enter year ulate after the military pulled out, the Class of freshman Our tell. to story unique a has 1950 campus- onto flooded veterans the year the was that took on place campus es, and the changes in socie- changes mirrored years four our during a Brad envisions ty. book that will not interest 60-95CAMja13notes_000-000CAMMA12Notes 6/11/13 3:01 PM Page 63 Page PM 3:01 6/11/13 60-95CAMja13notes_000-000CAMMA12Notes 60-95CAMja13notes_000-000CAMMA12Notes 6/11/13 3:01 PM Page 64

had sent. Remembering her name on the label of member, reminisces that in 1948, his parents John Crager (Hudson, NY) spends his time her “four-day dirty shirt” saved the day. drove him up from Baltimore for Frosh Camp—”a “looking out for my lady friend, and with exercise The Pilots Club page in the 1951 Cornellian really great experience!” At the time, he brought machines and medical visits!” Constance Soelle had none of the four included. The single co-ed his trumpet and a typewriter. When she wrote, Geerhart (Montgomery Village, MD) has been was Connie Ripley [now Yohr]. Connie remem- Elaine Rose Ruderman (San Diego, CA; eroserud@ “reading, walking, going to the movies, and vis- bers “Piper” Baker and her love of flying, but not aol.com) was president of Hadassah, raising mon- iting with my family.” William ’51, MS ’54, and the 1948 flight to Yale. Connie told me what the ey for the Hadassah Hospital and Medical Re- Gertrude Strong Neef, MS ’54 (Livermore, CA) Pilots Club did. “Most of my memories of the Pi- search in Israel. She was also doing Tai Chi and spent their 60th wedding anniversary in Maui lots Club flights were our Sunday morning break- water aerobics, playing bridge, and cooking. She with their daughter and son-in-law in their new fast flights to various airports in the upper New had been doing a lot of travel, “most recently cottage. Gertrude went to her first luau and had York and western Pennsylvania area when the stu- through the Panama Canal. Extremely exciting!” her first helicopter ride over Maui and Molokai. dent veterans with wartime flying experience did Elaine first came to Cornell by Greyhound. She Richard C. Smith (Moore, SC) was gardening, most of the piloting. I also remember planning a brought “a mouton fur coat, stadium boots and working out at the Y, reading, and battling health trip to Elmira and the Schweizer Sailplane Facto- warm sweaters, lots of dresses.” issues. He reported that his metal scrap value had ry in spring of 1951. Prof. Loren Petry was the in- After a lot of looking, Shirley Sagen Norton gone up, since in addition to two metal knees stigator. It was an eye-opening experience for me. (Canton, NY; [email protected]) moved Sep- and one metal hip, he had added a pacemaker to I earned my pilot’s private license that spring and tember 1 to Partridge Ridge, a retirement home his body content. later checked out in sailplanes enough to earn a in Canton. “Just love it! Wonderful food and In a long note, Henry Lyon (Waikoloa, HI) re- ‘C’ after moving to San Francisco in 1956. How- great people.” Shirley is the local AARP Scholar- ported that he had been doing art work in various ever, flying was too expensive to pursue on a sec- ship chairman, does outreach for her local library, media, based on ideas from extensive travel—95 retary’s salary.” is on Zonta committees, and is busy with church countries since 2006—as well as studying, espe- Connie and Bob Yohr, a California state for- activities—”To keep out of trouble,” says she. cially Alzheimer’s and dementia, as he suffers from est ranger, remodeled an old house, then built a William Hubbard (Poughkeepsie, NY; whhubbard@ Alzheimer’s discovered in the early 1990s. “Dis- new one in Angels Camp, CA, where they lived juno.com) has a part-time job making cloth bags covering this and acknowledging the disease has until he retired in 1981. They bought an RV and for the optical industry. He’s active with Lions allowed me to fight it and reduce the damage (at spent the next 25 years traveling through the US Club and as a volunteer at St. Andrews Episcopal least slow it down). If you suspect such a prob- and Canada, with one full summer in Alaska. “In Church. He and Norma had just celebrated their lem, find a good doctor and you’ll find you can ex- 2007 some health problems caught up with us” 50th wedding anniversary. “Scary,” said he. One tend your cognitive life. I actually live an exciting and last year they moved to Newberg, OR, to be of their daughters is an Episcopal minister in Mas- and happy life. I can drive safely, love, and be close to family and new friends. Please send your sachusetts, and the other is in South Africa, where loved. Try to help others with the disease. My com- news to: c Brad Bond, 101 Hillside Way, Mari- her husband works for Habitat for Humanity. They panion on these travels also has Alzheimer’s. She etta, OH 45750; tel., (740) 374-6715; e-mail, have three grandchildren. After open-heart surgery is a young 79 and helpful fellow sufferer.” When [email protected]. a year ago, William has “recovered nicely” and is he came to Cornell, Henry brought a love of edu- swimming again for exercise. cation and the arts, the joy of so much available George Vlahakis (Nashville, TN; gsvlahakis@ at Cornell, “and a need for a job (or jobs).” He got Again, my news begins with loss. comcast.net) has been exercising at least three them. Henry closed his note with, “Don’t forget: Bibby Veerman wrote in Feb ru - times a week at the YMCA, checking and sending youth is a gift of nature, but age is a work of 52 ary to say that our class mate e-mail, and watching his investments. He has also art.” c Joan Boffa Gaul, [email protected]. Jack Veer man died on February 21. An Engi neer ing been tending to a bad lower back and doing ex- Class website: www.cornellclassof52.org. grad uate, local community leader, and successful ercises that should strengthen it. He has physical busi nessman, Jack served long and wellonour class therapy twice a week, but says he’d rather not be council. A good life led, and many will miss him. spending so much time trying to stay fit. He’d like The good gig Annie B has been With each dues payment, a Winsberg, Ted, to travel, but feels his reaction time is poor and going onward like a veritable MS ’53, and Trudy Krueger Winsberg (Boynton it’s difficult to drive at night. What he brought to 53 swal low over the waves of Beach, FL; [email protected]) sent news. Cornell: “A parka that I was given when I was dis- Gloucester (MA) Harbor, proudly proclaiming the Ted wrote, “Keeping equipment going for a friend’s charged from the Army, some clothes, and sincere name of Ann Woolley Banks. Cornish pilot gigs CSA and our daughter and son-in-law’s tree nurs- excitement at having been admitted to Cornell.” were first built around the Isles of Scilly, in the ery. We sold most of our farm to Palm Beach Coun- News from David, JD ’58, and Phyllis Perl Stearns Celtic Sea, about 30 miles off the Cornish coast, a ty for a wetlands park and we live in the middle ’54 (Sarasota, FL). David writes that they have few centuries back. The early ones conveyed pi lots of it.” Both agreed that they would not change a been “watching and kvelling as our five grand- of incoming vessels through rocks and shoals to thing. Trudy added, “This is by far the most peace- children grow and develop into mature and won- be able to guide incoming traffic to a safe landing ful and satisfying time of our life.” When they derful human beings.” Greg, the oldest, is at U. of in port. They were also used to save ship wreck came to Cornell, Ted brought a duffle bag and a Michigan, Jackie is at U. of Wisconsin, Ella will be- sur vivors, not to mention moving contraband new typewriter. Trudy brought a steamer trunk to come a bas mitzvah, Ruby is eyeing colleges, and around the rough channel seas. Their use is now Dickson. Times were different. Ted adds, “Slept Coleman is having a blast as a rock band leader. mostly recreational. They are 32-foot—four-feet- on the floor of the Straight for two nights before “We’re super proud of all of them—and their par- ten abeam—longboats of stately Cornish elm, I got a room in Kline Road dorms.” Marshall ents, Liz and Richie Stearns ’79 (Santa Monica, pro pelled by a crew of six, each pulling an oar, and Lindheimer (Chicago, IL; mlindhei@ medicine. CA) and Mike and Ellie Dickson (Louisville, CO).” coxswain. Oarsperson Ann, who knows first-hand bsd. uchicago. edu) still does “minor chores” for Rik Clark (Osterville, MA; capeclarks@aol. the joy of life intense (rest was made for feebler the hospital and serves as an external adviser for com) reports that his activities have been simi- folk), helped found a rowing program in Glouces - the World Health Organization. He has given a lar to 2011’s. “Still keeping active, and fortunate ter. When the local Maritime Center bought a new history seminar at the American College of Ob- for good health. Busy on a regular basis with bik- gig last summer, they voted to name it for her. stetrics and Gynecology, and received an honorary ing, golf, yard work, travel, and some participa- Melvin Grossgold, BArch ’54 (Salt Lake City, doctorate from Bern U. He and Jacqueline con- tion with local nonprofit organizations, especially UT) reports having been able to merge respect for tinue to travel, mainly with Cornell tours. He Dana-Farber Cancer Inst. in Boston.” He, daugh- tradition (particularly the Cornell tradition of see- comments that after years of listening to doctors ter Sue and son Ted ’84 cycled 83 miles in the ing things another way) in those good old days talk on his various official trips, he “can now lis- Pan-Mass challenge. Gasp. Rik says he brought the on the Hill. “I remember conspiring with my fel- ten to interesting alumni.” basics when he came to Cornell, and adds, “Fresh- low Architecture classmates to disrupt the annu- Henry Ver Valen (Monkton, MD; henkay@ men today cart in too much stuff, especially so- al military review while at the same time marching comcast. net) writes, “We still have a house that cial networking stuff and electronic gadgets that in formation as required of all ROTC drones.” No takes time to renew and maintain, I still have five help lessen personal interactions and relation- details given. No secrets revealed. Meanwhile, at old cars that I maintain and enjoy using for car ships.” Rik noted that he looked forward to help- most recent notice, “I’m not yet retired from archi - shows and tours, and, being married, Kay and I ing Cornell as our class’s Annual Fund rep. He and tecting.” A glance back at Bob Neff’s 25th Reun - have things to do together.” He reports that he’s Sandy were looking forward to a November cruise ion yearbook reminds us that Grossgold’s military “happy in this groove.” Henry, a class council on the Seabourn Quest. career extended to three and a half years as a 64 Cornell Alumni Magazine | cornellalumnimagazine.com Class Notes , August 2013August 65 1954’s 60th sof | Mary Gentry Call — Harmony Wright July July , PhD ’60, and and ’60, PhD , Elaine Koretsky ’53 Koretsky Elaine Dave Eventually, Koretsky’s newfound hobby newfound Koretsky’s Eventually, “One of the big advantages of a 60th is that is 60th a of advantages big the of “One “With the Class of 1953’s 60th Reunion over, Reunion 60th 1953’s of Class the “With time to concentrate on the on Clas concentrate to time soaking plant fiber, cooking it, and either and it, cooking fiber, plant soaking it pouring or flat pulp resulting the beating “that says, she realized,” “I a screen. over sawdust.” the using be actually not would I decades, three past the For career. a became pa- traditional taught and studied has she quest a on globe the permaking—traveling published has She practice. the preserve to documentary ten produced and books seven Eu- Asia, in papermaking historical on films found- Koretsky 1995, In Africa. and rope, History Paper of Institute Research ed the a based in nonprofit her and Technology, she where home, Massachusetts, Brookline, and Museum Paper International the hosts ap- by Open workshops. papermaking holds than more displays museum the pointment, Alumni Affairs takes over registration, thus free- thus registration, over takes Affairs Alumni exam- For activities. on concentrate to up us ing ple, we are looking into a cocktail cruise as in was are We done Lake, past Cayuga years. meals—such on class for venues new some at looking Wine and Dairy fascinating elegant, as new, the think- are We Bar. Dairy and Facility Educational shirts Hawaiian white and red our recycling of ing from the 55th, of instead having a new gadget If for you a have that ideas would souvenir. fit you. from hear to like we’d theme, that it is reunion our of 5-8, theme 2014. The June concentrate Reunion, will we and Reflect,’ and ‘Relax be will to chances many venues—providing on low-key relax to places and ways and classmates with talk Cornellians. as years 60 our on reflect and who are leading the charge toward our 60th as our as 60th our toward charge the leading are time. who third the for . . . chairs reunion always mean Cornell.” We can look back on those on back look can We Cornell.” mean always from a incidents, of some 64 distance moments, as years, everyday trivial details, small with filled in place our and forged, friendships celebrations, were who It is a now of quiet at time time. world the the others with it enjoy to time a is reflection, here mind, in that With beginning. the at there from note a , Edie , will , , Bill Gratz . . Jim Hanchett and the guy with guy the and c Jay Ostrow Myrna Zimmerman Jeff Mathews ’14 and Ira On On September 28, 1950, Dr. Cornelis de Kiewiet welcomed class freshman incoming us, the Michael Greenberg Dave Archer ’05 , , and Kutscher, We haven’t forgotten the Sweet Sixtieth Re- Sixtieth Sweet the forgotten haven’t We t all started with sawdust. Elaine Koretsky had taken up woodworking, crafting furniture crafting woodworking, up taken had Koretsky Elaine sawdust. with started t all Koretsky majored in Russian at Cornell, where she studied under novelist Vladimir Nabokov. Vladimir novelist under studied she where Cornell, at Russian in majored Koretsky paper. So she researched papermaking techniques—and learned that they actually involved actually they that learned to to it that could make her use when she detritus occurred the items, household and techniques—and papermaking researched she So paper. Paper Trail Paper the golden arm, senior QB QB senior arm, golden the on take they as season new a in look new a begin tuned. Stay day. that Bucknell e-mail, NY 10009; York, New #8B, 300 1st Ave., [email protected]. (Easton, CT) admits to having been retired 17 of terms in active world-class remains but years, time spent savoring Cornell-related doings in Ithaca and just about anyplace else where Big perpetrated. being is Reddery the was perusing you’re what for Deadline union. ’13 in June so all about read as IRS’s, same the Homecoming And edition. Sept/Oct our in Ithaca is the weekend of September 20-21. New head coach football Wilson Miller ’54 health agencies. He did punch out of the Colum- the of out punch did He agencies. health of Board Health Public of School U. Mailman bia is There board. on well, years, ten after Overseers philosophy. mostly reading, and gym the for time He’s remained in touch with I 3,000 items Koretsky has collected, including handmade paper, plant fibers, rare books, and books, rare fibers, plant paper, handmade including collected, has Koretsky items 3,000 runs an of daughter the offshoot tools; museum in Koretsky’s a New traditional Brooklyn, space. gallery York, went formally never she while And Service. com- was Foreign “I the into go to close. came intended she time, the sometimes At travels paper her that feels she corps, diplomatic the doing, into was I what explaining them, with world—talking the over all people with do- was I municating level, own my on that think “I says. Koretsky doing,” were they what learning and work.” Service Foreign ing of of 1954, to enjoy “those moments which will 54 . , MEd , Gerould Young the Kerr Kyle Dake ’13 m.’ ” Don Dickason (Web- David o“ Margot Gol- Barbara Mestel ,Conservation, in , MS ’55 (Slingerlands, , NY) ad- MS ’55 (Slingerlands, (Roseville, MN), it’s MN), (Roseville, , MBA ’58, and and ’58, MBA , DVM ’55 Roslyn Miserentino , , (Cold Spring Harbor, NY) was NY) Harbor, Spring (Cold Siegel Siegel (West Hollywood, CA), Rob Retired some 14 years, Retired Retired architect Not all of us mastered high school algebra, but algebra, school high of mastered all us Not Bill Burnett Erwin Farkas at 6 a.m. on my way to the Straight the to way my on a.m. 6 at WVBR.” on Club Rev the broadcast to ties. She walks in memory “through memory in walks She ties. Quad silent the on snowflakes falling For library, into—the by—and “walking Straight, at Willard friends meeting ex- Armory, and the at dancing folk myperiencing in love my true first bitter- wonderful, a year—with last memory.” sweet sever- of member a still look last at voluntary for of directors al boards Harris for children with learning disabili- with learning for children Performing Arts, and volunteers care volunteers and Arts, Performing and my sorority sisters.” sorority my and day my parents me off for dropped So Van. at Martha meeting first my followed that days wonderful many that have prepared me as well for is Roslyn life.” work and family my a retired college instructor who’s courses. taking still (West Palm Beach, FL) plays Schaeffer cultural the enjoys bridge, and golf offerings of the Kravis Center for still found our way into Cornell. our Cornell. way into found still school high a CA) has been volunteer most his (Torrance, says AFROTC in brother Our tutor. algebra Nellis at 1955 to back goes memory unforgettable Air in Base “on Force when, my an first takeoff the at out looked I jet, fighter F-86 swept wings and tea said first tothe myself,made finally I ‘Yes, colonel. to rise to eventually was He Carroll McConnell Manning recalls warmly many, like NY), ster, a in getting Chapel, Sage “singing the husband-to-be, than mark better late drei forget can’t leisure,” of lady a “now violets everywhere, blooming “lilacs lake the in dips taking grass, the in lilacs sneaking and breaks, study as getting my without into room dorm caught.” (Farmington, ME) harks back t ME)back harks (Farmington, Naval aviator on a carrier of the Pacific Fleet. He Fleet. Pacific the of a carrier on aviator Naval then in Brazil, Corps Peace the with years spent established an art gallery in Paris. He devoted in the buildings historic to restoring years more Utah the where construction to and Light of City his along mountains, rugged amid up pops desert octogenarianhood. to way mits, “There’s not much between my ears between now,” not much “There’s mits, his from fluid of cc 90 or 80 of draining Amer- following of Club Porsche “the But back. while a skull When schools.” driver their to go me lets still ica checking in last year he mentioned Watkins Glen, and Toronto, Sebring. He tripslooked to 101 back on Physics favorably Grantham’s Prof. shows. 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“Most of us are now over 80. We have all years between there and Ohio. Their trip with musical in Los Angeles. David Mack reports that earned a quiet, reflective, special reunion. Come Road Scholar (aka Elderhostel) to Mackinac Island he’s still working full-time, doing compliance and to the 60th and find just that!” was their best ever. Pat credits Nabokov’s course financial consulting. Would he recommend a Cor- We received a lovely greeting from Duane in European Lit for her love of reading and for nell education to a young person today? Dave Neil, who for years served as our Annual Fund joining book clubs for discussion. Look for them says, “Absolutely! With the addition of the tech- representative. He and Patti Rose Travers were both at reunion. c Les Papenfus Reed, lesliej nical graduate school in New York City, Cornell will married March 15 in Dunwoody, GA, where they reed@ me.com. Class website: http://classof54. be the most prominent university in the US.” Phil presently live. For their honeymoon they left Mi- alumni.cornell.edu. Harvey is taking courses at the Osher Inst. of Life- ami, cruised to Bermuda, across the sea to Fun- long Learning at the Wilmington campus of the U. chal, Madeira, thence to legendary Casablanca and of Delaware, plus biking and working out—in up around the Iberian Peninsula, ending in Spring is finally trying to make preparation, we assume, for taking on the Ithaca Barcelona. Back in Atlanta, Duane resumed his an appearance here—and it’s hills in June 2015! Len Ladin e-mailed us, re- gourmet cooking for small dinner parties. Michael 55 mid-April! This has been a very membering his friend Martin Sage, whose death Stone, MD ’58, has little thought of retiring. He long winter out here, so we’re happily welcoming was reported in the March/April column. “Marty is still in New York City, practicing psychiatry and the longer days and warmer temps. Ruth McDevitt was without doubt the brightest of our ’55 Chem psychoanalysis, plus forensic psychiatry, and does Carrozza reports, “Love my life in the sunny South, majors. I guess now that I’m 80, his loss makes research in all areas. He and his wife, Beth, are and glad I can still travel.” From her home in Lees - me reflect how lucky and precarious my survival both patrons of Musica Sacra and the Metropoli- burg, FL, Ruth drove 2,835 miles by herself to is.” Len concludes, “Hope to see you in 2015, God tan Opera. Living in that great city means that attend a graduation in Vermont and visit friends willing.” Ann Busch Githler also hopes to make it entertaining the grands is not a problem, espe- and family on the way. She remembers arriving at back to Ithaca. Ann writes that she’s taken up cially when you live next to the Natural History Cornell with just her clothes, books, clock radio, travel with various groups, to see eclipses and op- Museum and can visit all those dinosaurs. and tennis racquet—packing light compared to eras both in the US and on other continents. She also plays a variety of instruments in an early music consort of six players. “This year I’m con- centrating on accordion, uke, and mountain dul- This year I’m concentratingonaccordion, cimer.” A woman of many interests and talents! Al Blomquist, MBA ’57, enjoyed a great four ‘ weeks in Europe: one in Paris, including the uke, and mountain dulcimer. French Tennis Open; one on a canal barge in the wine country; and two in Germany. Besides keep- Ann Busch’ Githler ’55 ing up with church, choir, and other volunteer activities in Hartford, Shirley Sanford Dudley co- chairs the curriculum committee of an adult Jason, JD ’56, and Helen Pearl have removed incoming students today! Ruth hears from Janet learning program. Her advice to incoming fresh- themselves from their large house to a continuing Person Bonnas and Sue Moore Rowland ’58. “But men: be aware of the size of Cornell, and be well- care community in Bloomfield, CT, where Jason has where are you, Barbara Haight Leake?” Frances prepared and interested in one of the special already taken to the stage in a one-act play. He Williams Scott says she arrived in Ithaca “with courses of study in the different schools. Shirley has not given up his tutoring of second graders my checkbook, a suitcase, and a desire to learn majored in Psychology, and says, “The assigned and would love to return to France, where they and contribute to the Cornell community.” readings continue to haunt me more than the in- were married and spent six months honeymoon- From Vermont, Wendy Witherell Hill writes dividual professors.” Howland Swift remembers ing. More and more of us are moving to areas of that after a long, healthy existence, she’s had sev- living in Grandview Court with his family. “There adult living, as has Joan Shaw Taylor. From own- eral surgeries, and up to a year ago was still re- were lots of friendly neighbors and I’m still close ing her own home, she is now in an independent habbing. Therefore, PT tops her list of “hobbies,” to some of them.” Swifty’s career took interesting living facility, which not only has many amenities, followed by biking, camping, hiking, and skiing. turns: first club and hotel management; college but also allows more time for courses, as well as “Home, camp, and family” are keys to the full life food service and dorm management; a real estate volunteering at Samaritan Hospital in Troy. Joan she and Bill ’54 enjoy. Asked about her favorite development business; and, finally, 25 years in is close enough to her grands to enjoy school professor, Wendy joins those who remember Prof. college and university fundraising. functions and dinners out together. Cornell point- Vladimir Nabokov and his wife/assistant, Vera, in You may have read the interesting statistics ed the way to an active lifestyle and a lifetime Russian Lit. “I’m not sure he was a ‘favorite,’ but from Cornell’s admissions department. According to of continuous learning. he certainly made an impression!” She had great Lee Melvin, associate vice provost for enrollment, Douglas Miller served on the board of times living with Nancy Gillen Dill ’56, Felicia “Cornell continues to lead the Ivy League in at- trustees of the Cornell Chapter of Sigma Chi, and “Fritzie” Reimer Damon, Barbara Marbut Karmel tracting applicants for admission.” Applications to while doing so met his wife of 55 years through ’54, Mary Ellen Hopper Priedeman ’56, and Mar- the Class of 2017 topped 40,000 for the first time, their Auburn Chapter. (Which led your correspon- ilyn Brady Jensen in Balch and in KKG. Wendy and Cornell has become more selective each year: dent to Google the delightful song ”The Sweet- and Bill have attended several reunions, mostly in 2012, the admission rate was 16.2 percent— heart of Sigma Chi” and its origins. It tends to ’54, and add, “We’ll try for our 60th.” the current rate is 15.2 percent. Women comprised bring back memories.) Douglas has served as re- Bill Doerler and Carol Rittershausen Byron 51.6 percent, and a quarter of those admitted were cent president of NAMI Birmingham, held many are co-chairs for the Affinity Committee working from the underrepresented minority population. posts with his Presbytery, and lends a hand to on reunion. Some of you have written on your Admitted students came from all 50 states and 82 families new to the experience of a loved one News Form that you’d be happy to help out, but countries worldwide, up from 68 countries last year. with mental illness. Our 2014 reunion is high on others have asked, “What’s the Affinity Commit- “The numberofcountries representedinthe admit his bucket list, as is a trip to the Holy Land. Joan tee?” It’s a group trying to get classmates think- cohort is a reflection of Cornell’s global appeal, and Schwartz Danziger had a one-person exhibit at ing about our 60th Reunion in June 2015, asking exemplifies the international diversity we seek.” I American U. Museum at the Katzen Arts Center in them to get in touch with friends and members of know we all share in feelings of pride and grati- Washington, DC, this past Nov/Dec entitled “In- the same campus organization, club, team, soror- tude for our Cornell experience, and confidence in side the Underworld: Beetle Magic.” It contained ity, or fraternity and encourage them to come. Cornell’s future. c Nancy Savage Petrie, tel., (631) 72 sculptures of beetles, ranging in size from a You know that seeing old friends is the most per- 329-6430; e-mail, [email protected]. couple of inches to a couple of feet, shown over suasive reason alumni come to reunion. Hal Class website, http://classof55.alumni.cornell.edu. three levels. Google the exhibit and you will be Fountain, Hilda Bressler Minkoff, and Stephen amazed as to what Joan has created. One would Fortunoff have already said they’ll lend a hand. not mind one of those in the house; in fact, it News from Gerald Gordon: He’s written and Thanks to Len Eaton (Tulsa, OK), would be a privilege. They are magical. directed a new film, entitled Shazam and the Lost who sent his personal regards It would appear that Mason and Pat Jerome Path, which he describes as “a Mel Brooks-type 56 and this news: “I retired from Colby have made the permanent move to the satire.” Gerald’s former stage productionofThe Fan- Bank of Oklahoma in 1992 after 36 years in bank - Sunshine State, having divided their time for tasticks still holds the record of the longest-running ing. I retired again, from NORDAM, an aero space 66 Cornell Alumni Magazine | cornellalumnimagazine.com Class Notes , , son , we have we Merritt Merritt in . Can’t wait Can’t . and is be ing be and is August 2013August 67 , 19 Seburn Dr., Seburn 19 , Bob Chatterton | pmg24@cornell. eat Phil Getter Steven ’94 Kay July July suggested we add a beer a add we suggested Meyer Gross has has an occupa- interesting , , [email protected]. Betty Anne Steer Judy Reusswig is is a for part-time consultant a We have some pre-Reunion news pre-Reunion some have We News column. post-Reunion a for in the appear will Reunion from , MD ’61, who still serves as med- as serves ’61,still MD , who c , , MBA ’59, has a He “new” career. Brad Corbitt Lynn Rothenberg Kay ’61 John Seiler and and c Marty Wolfe David Wingate From long-time-no-hear long-time-no-hear From Dick ical director of Traveler’s Medical Service of Wash- of Service Medical Traveler’s of director ical Cornell Weill at Reunion 50th his to went ington, State the with was in he NYC.School When Medical asked was Dept. He Medical Services, he traveled extensively Kissinger. Henry then-Secretary with Kissinger, Dr. with travels his on talk a deliver to him- man “the that gratified and amazed was and ovation. standing a received and up showed self” Dickthe of board Kossoff the of chairman elected recently was Inst. of Retired Professionals at the New U. in NYC. PhD PhD ’63, is still with involved re- cancer breast time much as spent He U. Northwestern at search Ft. in beach the on sitting could he as winter last miss to not tries us, of lot a like and, Lauderdale activities. other and athletic grandchildren’s the Mike De Nicola of which name the company, computer software in Southern winters He spends I decipher. can’t sand only The course. golf the on California—but traps. the in is sees he tion—managing nature reserves for Bermuda’s He has been Society. the Audubon subject of a book on his work, and some time ago was fea- in Magazine. tured the Alumni Ocean the two of us joined voices to sing (softly, sing to voices joined us of two the Ocean ship the built “They of verses few a add) should I Titanic . . .,” one of the many songs I remem- have I in ’53. Camp still at Frosh learning bered beanie. red my [email protected]. e-mail, 29909; SC Bluffton, next next issue. From watching of thrill the had ’58ers few “A January: - Colum beat team basketball women’s squeak Cornell team the men’s the and overtime in DOUBLE bia games—best and exciting very Two by Orlandos, in regulation. Goldmans, The two around. latter value the $15.00 while teams, the on cheered Burgers— Merritts Mel’s nearby at meal late a enjoyed also grad school Hotel by owned 58 tasting to the wine on Thursday evening. The sug - sug The evening. Thursday on wine the to tasting to on passed was gestion of of reunion. for Brad!” planned—Go, the into back him getting also (while an update reachabl fold; he’s duespaying Ian son 1) my that: to report excited “I’m edu): is so and school high from graduating is Michael my oldest of of five CEO granddaughters and (strange but president as recruited was I 2) great); the all-natural, all-American-made healthcare hav- (kidsrxinternational.com), KIDSRx business ing been in the pharma business years ago as 3) I America; of Corp. Generics of president/CEO of board the of chairman as gavel the given was had I board whose on Technology, of College TCI in 1910 was founded TCI years. several for been and serves Marconi Guglielmo by laureate NYC; Nobel in students minority mostly 4,000 than more and 4) (twice) last I but has least, not was married who professor biology/physiology a Elaine, to two grownrestau- a daughters,to both eloped of We whom are pub- writers. adult young lished and NYC, in place our from street the across rant . c Saylor. Phyllis Messemer Macmillan , live near , Judy is work- is Judy , Ray Tuttle ’48 Carol John son Carol John Joan Reinberg Into the Fray the Into Georgia Freeman Mahshi packed for her fresh - fresh her for packed Mahshi , catplan@ aol.com; aol.com; , catplan@ Roberta (Karpel) , an attorney in Chapel Hill, NC, Hill, in , Chapel an attorney When set out for in Cornell 1953, she Expectations— Great with so did . Bob’s accomplishments are many, are accomplishments Bob’s . had a busy 2012 with traveling, book traveling, with a had 2012 busy , , [email protected]. Karen Anderson Joel Hasen Road Scholar (formerly Elderhostel) offers peo- offers Elderhostel) (formerly Scholar Road You never know where you might run into Bob Silman wrote us about his classmate and fraternity broth- fraternity and classmate his about us wrote er column. next the in news More City. York New Stephen Kittenplan and we’re happy to get the word out. Bob began Bob out. word the get to af- happy we’re years and few a engineering structural in career his from for working Cornell, presti- ter graduating out on his Joel own. striking before firms gious Silman Robert him he when formed represented His Cornell. to known well is ”Bob Inc. Associates on eight engineers firm has been the structural and Sage White, on (Milstein, campus buildings to halls,addition NorthKlarman the Campusand Mews Ornithology, and CourtBiotech, dorms, Straight, at Willard studies plus Smith), Goldwin has firm also The Statler. the and Risley, Bailey, Fallingwater, of restoration in the con- involved been and Court, Supreme US the of renovation the com/. struction of the http://www.rsapc. below-groundout Check recital Hall.” hall Carnegie in Bob and his wife, League of Women Voters of East Nassau. She chairs on and studies the immigration national government. county monitoring and vote popular Bosworth 57 NY, Webster, in museum local a at volunteers Carol Panhellenic alumni local a with and church, her at program. fundraising scholarship and trips, ple-to-people Mi- from spring last cruise a on was I Cornellians. shar- enjoyed evening one and Barcelona to ami with dinner at stories Cornell ing not the book, the hope—and she writes that they that writes she hope—and the book, the not volunteer doing is Georgia days These met! were work tutoring adult ESL classes and at the mah-jongg Literacy Playing TX. Richmond, in cil Coun things the of Some busy. her keep also traveling small a that bed, her for quilt a clothes, were year man of resident alongtime rug.asmall Karen, - radio, and non several of boards the on serves CA, Concord, ing and spends time garden organizations profit husband, her for caring as classmates as well of traveling, and list the Joining Alzheimer’s. has who is great-grandchildren with Cuba. Six in days one recently—to participated Varadero and at- museums to visiting in spent were Havana heading before events musical tending they’ll if with its wonder lovely beach. I But that Joan comments bleak. looks Cuba for 21st.” future “the alone let modcoms, 20th-century to get ever Judy Bird Diego San the on home new a to moving editing, the joining “belatedly and CA, in Lakeside, River with a of my generation” the of band grandmothers and Christmas spent Judy granddaughter. new my was “It writes: and Bali in 2013 of beginning decade a than more in chaos Indonesia to back traffic trip The first 70s. the after Bali to return a and the in motorbikes of pollution two-stroke the and but cities is wail once heartbreaking, away into the the hear can one paddies, rice and backroads gamelan— distant a of clang the and parts flute the of editing with Along more.” once Bali is it and book, Mascaro’s Tom of Jolla. La in Aquarium Birch the at ing And of course, since we were on the Atlantic , in Kath- Carmen Mathias Art Her- Tom Fis- . Karl adds Karl . and and Cid Brandon Charles Walcott Bus ’54 Wall Street Journal Street Wall (Washington Crossing, (Washington Holz (Wayne, PA) is re- PA) (Wayne, Holz Goldfarb, retired in Old West- Old in retired Goldfarb, Dick Stormont ’58 , BArch , ’54, BArch and ’s travels last year included a vis- a included year last travels ’s and and Irish moved to Pittsboro, NC, in now lives in Gallatin, TN. “We sold our sold “We TN. Gallatin, in lives now , PhD ’62, took a trip to La Jolla, CA, to a La Jolla, trip took , ’62, PhD when Walt teaches at Lehigh U. at Lehigh teaches Walt when Bob ’53 on Lake Burton in northern Georgia that Georgia northern in Burton Lake on (director of the Lab of O) and his wife. We wife. his and O) of Lab the of (director Carole Biller (Calabasas, CA) writes, “After ending my pro- my ending “After writes, CA) (Calabasas, Frank Karl Fischer Dixie Davis Curtice Diane Chippendale active docent at the Reagan Presidential Library. Presidential Reagan the at docent active will be the last one before we to will be move assisted last the before one living!” writes, “I’m Spare NY, still bury, writing poetry and I seniors. of group a to writing creative teach gardening, sculpture, painting, with filled is time are pleased to report that penguins are doing well, ’59 doing PhD are penguins that report to pleased are the to went We fact. a is warming global that but Palmer Station, which was built quarter a now is up glacier the against ago; a years 40 glacier an is Pamela well: doing is Family away. mile a of in Denver; Society Wilderness the with executive the of chief bureau is Leslie with a and the is Alex company Dallas; running all!” to Best Dad. from advice little company, in 2006. In 1997, my family and I pur - pur I and family my 1997, In 2006. in company, and so I company, travel a management chased I travel and Patty, wife, My active. of sort still am spring in Morocco to went We can. we as much as 2012 and spent a couple of weeks in and Paris London. In 2010 by we led went trip to wonderful Antarctica with Cornell—a schedule and polishing her “bucket list.” list.” “bucket her polishing and schedule “Ty” this I’m hoping and house started to downsize. mu- theatre, the I enjoy reading. course, of and, seums, and concerts that Long Island and NYC I and Goldstein, Ted My husband, to have offer. Spillman it to the beautiful home of his brother brother his of home beautiful it to the cher ’54 with mini-reunion a included Lovre Ryan ’57 sum- ac- MA, is now, “the of Chatham, his hometown that headline, newspaper the recent a to became cording They sharks.” White Karl Great of seals. of home mer over-abundance the of predator major Cod. Cape of Club Cornell the in active is teaching shey adjunct my ended also I career, fessional Marymount Loyola and years) (15 UCLA at career still is Art fun!” about all now is Life years). (30 search job a interviewing high school applicants to Cornell, conducting and annually, 10-12 about also is He members. Club Cornell local for seminar an times two tennis active: staying and retired is PA) at assistant Club, Women’s County Bucks week, a Wash- of DAR Consulting, Transistor Curtice W.R. mem- club yacht and church and husband, Crossing, ington engineer electrical her and Dixie bership. Walter ’57 in 2012 for the IEEE on conference transistors. They see from Corp. leenGannett for Rooney worked “I writes, She 2011. my for worked then briefly, retired 1999, to 1977 Kath- 2011.” until business estate real daughter’s a Fearrington, of Women of president vice is leen group of almost 250 who Fearrington residents raise funds secre- to aid the women corresponding and also childrenis She of County. Chatham frequent a and Club Garden Hill Chapel the of tary lunch- alumnae Cornell at monthly the attendee 20 just lives Mary, daughter youngest, Her eons. address. new Kathleen’s from away minutes tired and says she’s enjoying having control of her of control having enjoying she’s says and tired with weeks three for 2012 May in Japan to went facilitates that an organization Force, couples The Friendship countries. other in families with visits who opened their homes the to usof also showedboard us the on is Carole cities.” their around 60-95CAMja13notes_000-000CAMMA12Notes 6/11/13 3:01 PM Page 67 Page PM 3:01 6/11/13 60-95CAMja13notes_000-000CAMMA12Notes 60-95CAMja13notes_000-000CAMMA12Notes 6/11/13 3:01 PM Page 68

then, when my oldest son came in from London “It’s cool that he’s here,” said a now retired as a director of the Wall Street firm, (where he practices law), we did it again for the longtime fan as she watched in accordance with it’s corporate governance whole family at my daughter’s place in Lititz, PA.” 59 Peter Yarrow delight a crowd at guidelines, which set 75 as the maximum age for Quite an update, Phil. Thanks, and I hope we will a Westport, CT, bookstore with interactive ren di - directors. Steve joined Goldman’s board in 2004. have seen you at Reunion. tions of “Puff, the Magic Dragon,” “Leaving on aJet “He has made invaluable contributions to Gold- Phyllis Yates Marshall (pamarshall@food Plane,” and other songs made popular by the folk man Sachs over the last five decades,” said Gold- power.com) continues to coach independent trio Peter, Paul & Mary. The Westport stop was part man’s current chief executive. “He’s been an restaurateurs to grow and remain relevant. She of a tour, mostly in the Northeast, to pro mote his outstanding director whose counsel and judgment “loves the creative aspects, with the economy the latest songbook, I’m in Love with a Big Blue Frog, we’ve depended on greatly.” Since 2004, Steve challenge,” and also finds time to work feeding based on the song of that name that was released has also been chairman of Stone Point Capital, a the hungry and homeless. Her courses from the by the trio in 1967. Earlier books in the series private equity firm that makes investments in Hotel school remain a vital part of her life. Leslie include Puff, the Magic Dragon, The Day is Done, businesses within the global financial services in- Taylor (lesliec taylor@ yahoo.com) is a part-time The Night Before Christmas, and It’s Rain ing, It’s dustry. According to the firm’s website, “Stone faculty research assistant at U. of Maryland and Pouring. Peter is also a longtime political activist Point has raised and managed five private equity also guides tours at the nearby National Air and and founder of Operation Respect (www. operation funds—the Trident Funds—with aggregate com- Space Museum. Last summer, Leslie backpacked respect.org), a nonprofit organization “work ing to mitted capital of $9 billion. In addition to this the length of Hadrian’s Wall in northern England. assure each child and youth a respect ful, safe, and capital, since 2001 [Stone Point has] secured more Marilyn Drury-Katillo deals in real estate in Park compassionate climateoflearning where their aca - than $5 billion of additional equity co-investments Ridge, IL, and finds time for gardening, histori- demic, social, and emotional devel opment can take and commitments.” cal society affairs, and the Dickens Fellowship, place free of bullying, ridicule, and violence.” Pat Kreindler Strongin happily reports that visiting Portsmouth and London last year, the Seth Newberger recently spent several weeks her grandson Michael Cherner has been admitted 200th anniversary of Dickens’s birth. Ann Gaffey in China meeting with firms and government offi- to Cornell, following in the footsteps of both his Coyne (acoyne@unomaha. edu) still teaches so- cials who were interestedinexpanding business op- grandmother and his mother, Abby Strongin cial work full-time at U. of Nebraska. Ann de- portunities in the US. He also had time to explore Cherner ’85. For more than 50 years, Maxine Hol- serves congratulations for receiving the National some of that nation’s rich and varied culture— lander Bittker was part of CAAAN, talking to Lifetime Achievement Award from the National hiking along the Great Wall, admiring the modern prospective Cornellians. She no longer is formally Association of Social Workers in Washington, DC, architecture in Shanghai, viewing the terracotta part of the process, but people in the Rochester, last year. She also volunteers with the National warriors in Xi’an, even donning traditional attire NY, area know her and often call to talk about a Autonomous U. of Nicaragua, developing grad de- for a photo-shoot inside the Forbidden City in student they know is applying to Cornell: “Often grees in special ed and social work. The U. of Ne- Beijing. Roslyn Bakst Goldman and her husband, it is the grandchild of a contemporary. Then it is braska is the sister school of the U. of John, JD ’59, were in Berlin for a week last Oc- really fun!” c Jenny Tesar, 97A Chestnut Hill Vil- UNAN-Leon, and brings English professors to Om- tober to see what was happening in the galleries lage, Bethel, CT 06801; tel., (203) 792-8237; e- aha to work on their language skills. and museums. Writes Roz: “We, as longtime print mail, [email protected]. George Bullwinkel ([email protected]) re- collectors, and I, as an appraiser of fine art, are stores vintage guitars in his spare time when not always looking to see what is new in the field. visiting Paris three months per year (his wife has Artists have flocked to Berlin from all over the After retiring from her work as a a travel business there) or relocating to nearby world because it is an easy place to live and there writer and photographer, Jane Naperville, IL. His volunteer work includes pro is great working space for them. We were not dis- 60 Finnegan Kocmoud of Sheboy - bono cases for local Bar associations. Herb Whit- appointed. We saw creative work, original paint- gan, WI, has ventured in a whole new professional tall ([email protected]) and his wife, Nan- ings, prints and sculpture, installation art, video, direction after graduating from Concordia U. Wis - cy, took the Cornell Waterways of Holland and etc., of fine quality. Berlin is the closest thing to consin in May 2012 with a degree in Lay Ministry. Belgium tour last year. This spring they planned the New York art scene in Europe, and we dis- Since then she has been providing devotional to tour Sorrento and visit the islands off Italy. covered fine restaurants within walking distance services to nursing homes and facilities for Alz - Herb works for the city of Vero Beach, FL, as a rep of our hotel. We have been to Berlin many times, heimer’s patients and has also developed a Secret on the planning organization and finds time for but not in the past ten years, so the changes Prayer Partners program in her church—in which tennis twice weekly and boating on the nearby were apparent. It is an easy city for travel, with older adults are matched with teenagers who send Indian River Lagoon. Robert Williams (RWms@ trains and buses to get anywhere. Everything is notes of encouragement and prayers anonymously aol. com), Cordova, TN, spends his time walking reasonably priced and accessible. The excitement for several months before being revealed to their dogs and visiting his children’s families and help- for us was in the fresh works that were visually adult partners at a Christmas gathering. “It’s a ing with the grandchildren. When he came to beautiful and mind-provoking.” beautiful scene,” says Jane. “I am thoroughly en - Cornell, Robert says, “I brought a mailable laun- “Eastern Management Services—EMS—occu- joy ing my new career.” dry box and all my belongings in a single card- pies me about 20 hours a week,” says the firm’s Alan Siegel has been receiving a good deal of board box.” That probably applies to a good president, Roy Pritchard. “Most of our work is HR positive attention from the press on the occasion number of ’58ers. document preparation and consulting, including of the spring publication of his new book, Simple: Bob Hendricks, PhD ’64, still studies for his producing affirmative action plans, which HR peo- Conquering the Crisis of Complexity (Twelve), which German exams, expecting to receive a BA in Ger- ple hate to produce themselves.” Though Roy ad- he co-wrote with Irene Etzkorn, a consultant colman next year from Virginia Tech. Bob and his mits that it’s fun to stay involved in the business league. The book was featured in a large review in wife, Delores, enjoy trips to Europe each summer, world, in the fall and winter he also takes great the New York Times on April 9, which described it usually with visits to Germany in support of his pleasure in pheasant hunting with his pointer, as “a straightforward brief on simplicity, providing academic program. Bob would like to hear from Bud. “Of course, Bud is a year-round project, and the reader with interesting examples of companies ChemE classmates Henry and Ted Yates at robert. we spend many hours hiking trails.” Roy and wife that have successfully embraced it as a business [email protected]. Jack Weaver continues teach- Betty get together with Bill and Jackie Grimm strategy.” The reviewing service Kirkus endorsed ing business courses at Esperanza College, a Kingston ’61 about twice a year for a day of golf it, as did Publisher’s Weekly, which said the book branch campus of Eastern U. serving Latinos in and duplicate bridge—the latter a tradition that “should be required reading for businesses.” Alan Philadelphia, and sings in local groups, carrying goes back almost 50 years. Anne Carpenter Robert- himself, citing Thoreau’s admonition to “simplify, on from his old Glee Club days. Our last note is son and her husband visit with Sandy Schon simplify,” published an article drawn from the from George Ubogy, who will have been at Re- MacKay ’58, BS Nurs ’59, and her husband about book in the Wall Street Journal in late March en- union playing chimes occasionally, introducing once a month, and the four of them are traveling titled, “When Simplicity is the Solution,” a renew tunes to the Tower, and also playing back- together to Europe this year. Meanwhile, Anne is sponse to the way in which “every facet of our ground piano for class events. I send cheers for happily harvesting a variety of vegetables from lives is complicated by an ever-widening array of now. The Reunion Report follows in the next is- her Redwood City, CA, victory garden. “That’s choices,” and praising organizations that simplify sue. Please note my new e-mail address below. c work,” she says. “Play is going to the ballet, sym- medical care and a retailer that offers fewer prod- Dick Haggard, 1207 Nash Dr., Fort Washington, phony, and opera.” ucts for sale than its competitors. Anyone frus- PA 19034; e-mail, [email protected]; Steve Friedman, chairman of Goldman Sachs trated by the complexity of tax codes or the fine Jan Arps Jarvie, [email protected]. until he retired from that position in 1994, has print on credit card statements can only hope that 68 Cornell Alumni Magazine | cornellalumnimagazine.com Class Notes Hershey Peter Schuck August 2013August 69 which which I plan to ’ | , , MS - ’64, has re t,’ Carol Moore July July Stevens, sastevens 61@ Stevens, sastevens , dougout@attglobal. net. , dougout@attglobal. Neil Schilke ’62 Schilke Neil (shelteringmountainfarm@htc Neil Schilke tired (nero Ro and him for again, time el allowing trav more Doug Fuss Susan Williams c A cheerful note from Linda Himot and our children have good lives and jobs. Hilary jobs. and lives good have children our and with executive an is and Holyoke from graduated Juliet City; York New in firm P.I. international an U. the from of San Fran- with honors graduated Inter- the with scientist a computer is and cisco the in well doing is Adam and RDIO; company net I bought and just Mimi industry. collection debt biking, CA, with Del in Rey, Marina penthouse a duplex sailing, rowing, including amenities of lots life, our enjoying are We hour. happy great a and and our Bar Method Exercise Studios are doing La to Bar Puerta well. bring We Rancho Method is which year, each weeks ten Baja in spa fitness my finalizing also am I healthy. us keeps and fun ‘The 54 Studio Effec memoir, 2013.” in publish Durell ([email protected]) saying it’s never too never it’s saying ([email protected]) Durell a aboard and I chil- married were Erjavic “John late! our with Oahu, in ship Line Cruise Norwegian followed We attendance. in mates the their and with dren islands the of cruise a with ceremony the newly joined family A members. for- joyful celebra- looking is Carol association.” long our of tion news your sending Keep 2016. in reunion to ward to: gmail.com; Online news form, http://www.alumni.cornell. participate/class-notes.cfm. edu/ schilke@ aol.com). Last year they went - to went Boul Last year they aol.com). schilke@ Colorado “the family, Kevin’s son see to twice der of advantage taking are who 4, and 6 Munchkins, being in to a community learn bilingual virtual parental grand Spanish offer as and 12 part and 17 of are the boys curriculum.” Daughter Karen’s events. music and sports attend to opportunities cruised and Lisbon to flew Ro and Neil August In through Peninsula Iberian the around there from Malaga, Seville, visiting the of Straits Gibraltar, - Seg on Malaga Touring Barcelona. and Valencia, ways - was among ica magnif the most “The highlights. the is Basil Barcelona in Familia Sagrada icent we religious architecture have ever seen 2012, he a During adds, the was Vatican).” (including highlight The golf. of lot a played I and “Ro Another hole-in-one in exciting! July: I Very 3. slam-dunked a par pitching 112-yard a on wedge a (after again bowling started I that is thing fun just a hiatus); 30-year of bunch guys swapping and spares, missing stories, then going out cruise for river Russian a planned Schilkes lunch.” The June. in anniversary their 50th by May,followed in 62 net. org) writes that she appeared at the Cornelia the at appeared she that writes org) net. her read to 29 May on Village West the in Cafe St. Pleas- blog, on her poems her out Check poetry. Linda (www.pleasureinpoetry.com). Poetry in ure to the FL, returned and in Tallahassee, wintered From April. in Virginia of mountains Bert . @ezr.o)is [email protected]) . . Its theme deals fb . Allen Blagden dr ([email protected]) r( (markhfleischman@aol. ([email protected]) Ivke all bar the mitz- weddings, gto ([email protected]) remains ([email protected]) Lee Forker reports reports that he’s working around The The Viking Sands and and Jay Treadwell I slam-dunked a pitching wedge on wedge a pitching I slam-dunked (bertwhunt@ecentral. com): “I recently pur- recently “I com): (bertwhunt@ecentral. a 112-yard par 3. Very exciting! Very 3. par a 112-yard Robert Stamper Robert W.T. Onorato W.T. Frances Shapiro Mark Fleischman ‘ is still active in his restaurant consulting compa- consulting restaurant his in active still is Orubam- the ny, OptimumCusco, Group. “Peggy and Lima, I in went to weeks two spending Peru, ba, Ollataytambo, and Machu Picchu—a great liv- Spanish to learn like he’d says Jay country.” country. a Spanish-speaking in a family with ing from hear to like also He’d chased a condo in the Towers of Sunland Village, Sunland of Towers the in condo a chased through I November spend AZ, will where Mesa, for the CO, to April return and then Centennial, me e-mail area, the in are you If months. summer visit.” a for less Distinguished Fortisure has just been appointed slightly work “I Francisco. San UC at Professor than (80 and enjoy full-time percent) traveling In and 2012 being with Robert grandchildren.” Cambodia, toured and Philippines the in lectured and lectured He also toured and Italy. Vietnam, Lecture N. meet- Shaffer Robert the gave and in India Ophthalmology of Academy American the at be to hopes He 2012. November in Chicago in ing Robert! year, great a What soon. skiing or fishing Fort Willardthe at elder Reed an am “I volunteering. and home King Presbyterian Church and a member of the I also Team. Response Emergency County Marion maintain ten miles of Cross Florida to Greenway.” trip three-week a “took Helen wife and Willard and New State, Cape York Virginia, Cod, visited family, and went to our granddaughter’s wed- Cod. Cape enjoyed especially They ding.” Hunt “3/4 retired. Only doing office gynecology 1/4 time 1/4 gynecology office doing Only “3/4 retired. New Goin Orleans. in vahs, and birthday parties that I’m invited to. It’s to. invited I’m that parties birthday and vahs, and tubing, a Spent most time of to with celebrate friends. rafting, hiking, grandkids, with to- August were nine All Smokies. the in riding Hulk the horseback Rode mitzvah. bar a for Orlando in gether and brain, eyes, your gave that else anything and From moved.” it that impression the stomach very active as both a teacher and an international an and teacher a both as active very legal petroleum an upstream “I teach arbitrator. training course (World Legal Systems and Con- for Oil tracts & Gas) a twice year in for London an ex- been I recently and have Group, CWC the pert witness on contract stability in two petroleum in Rules ICSID and UNCITRAL under contracts Paris. in held were that arbitrations international bad. too year—not last weeks four there was I So my I still joining travel be the will world I for and adventure year), (Ladakh, last India northern for our annual families and their two daughters skiing vacation in Durango, CO.” Bill has Tor- also Thomas of name the under a thriller written rens entitled with what he is most familiar with—oil! Read about it on Amazon. He keeps in touch with Chris Brown com) writes, “My wife, Mimi, and I are doing well, doing are I and Mimi, wife, “My writes, com) . John Nancy (Gerald. Mark ’87 , and in 2013 in and , , LLB ’64 (jcmoore ’64 LLB , , , MD ’61, is mostly Money says, “If any- “If says, Money thanking her for the for her thanking , LLB ’63, writes from writes ’63, LLB , Rick ’85 Wittenberg, jw275@ Gerry Friedman MacMahon writes from Fal- from writes MacMahon Jim Moore Day, MEd ’62, still recovering still ’62, MEd Day, Nicoletti Here’s news of you from me in Or - in Or me from you of news Here’s egon. [email protected]) writes, [email protected]) “I’m a Art Boland ’57 Sandra Koodin Judy Bryant “Nick” “Nick” Dave Wechsler c Carpenter of Carpenter WI, Fox Point, and of Victor, NY. Do please keep your news your keep please Do NY. Victor, of Sue Phelps Barbara Thiessen A couple of dues payments-without-news Richard retired from his career as an orthopedic surgeon as an orthopedic career his from retired of in seen corridors the Jane is and occasionally now wife (where Boston Arts, Fine of Museum the is organiza- now of chair a volunteer very large heroes”— my of “one is Art that notes Nick tion), my left repaired surgically “he because only not but he the on played meniscus,” and captained grace.” “with team football Cornell mouth, ME, with the news that she and Hugh gathered all of cele- theirto summer fourpast this children together and seven grandchildren in busy Still anniversary. 50th couple’s the brate Miami Beach, FL, working with her husband at Ocean Books, a store that supplies libraries to liners, ocean one had told me I’d be buying books after a ca- after books be buying I’d me told had one believed have wouldn’t I publishing, book in reer them!” Hearing that Hearing while presid- incurred shoulder the from broken Jan- in Boston in meeting ’60 of Class the at ing a as service that her told evidently one (no uary an forwarded could class be officer dangerous), from e-mail work their for officers the all and newsletter class “in holding our Dave class says together.” that’s he’s Note: Reunion! 55th our to forward looking calendars. your on it 2015—put 4-7, June in came through the latest round—from Concklin Wallman coming! cornell.edu. it was the turn of the daughter of Alan is correct in saying that “simplicity is catch- is “simplicity that saying in correct is Alan standard.” a as on ing Granite Lake in New Hampshire, where he and An- and he where Hampshire, New in Lake vacation Granite renovated their in full-time live now gela He says house. he time found last fall between training his continues he Boston—where to trips the to trip a take psychoanalyst—to Jungian a as Al- Croatia, visited they where coast, Dalmatian with time spent also He Montenegro. and bania, including grandchildren, Nicoletti eight the of all for plans Their CA. Sunnyvale, in living now those Galá- the to a trip include months upcoming the continuing also are Nicolettis The Islands. pagos a on grandchild single a taking of tradition their they year DC. Last in Washington, outing spring son of daughter the hosted 61 widower, retired from active practice of law after law of practice active from retired - widower, me or arbitrator as serve occasionally I years. 46 traveled I’ve boards. multiple on serve and diator also and 2012, in once France and twice Italy to to traveled and taught in Iraqi for Kurdistan a week I’ve in in grandchildren. courses taken art July. history.” 11 and children grown of four trip has Jim Dec/Jan “the is memory Cornell favorite His Moscow, Leningrad, Copenhagen, to Club Glee the 1960-61.” in London and [email protected]) tells us, [email protected]) “My wife, Margi, our Hope, Keira of grandparents I proud and are first She grandchild. is now 4 - months old hus and and Beth daughter Our course. of gorgeous, band live Michael in Seattle and we visit every chance we get. is Everyone and healthy strong fortunate!” very feel we and 60-95CAMja13notes_000-000CAMMA12Notes 6/11/13 3:01 PM Page 69 Page PM 3:01 6/11/13 60-95CAMja13notes_000-000CAMMA12Notes 60-95CAMja13notes_000-000CAMMA12Notes 6/11/13 3:01 PM Page 70

(schuckp@ exchange.law.nyu.edu): “Phoenix Schuck Tide). I am now chairman of the nonprofit organ- Steele Love retired to Prescott, AZ, in 2006. Their Szollosi was born on August 7 to our daughter and ization as we raise funds for research and produce home is near a million acre forest of Ponderosa son-in-law who live in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, programming to educate the public about pre- pine and juniper. Diana loves to hike in the area. not far from wife Marcy and me in Murray Hill in serving the marine environment. I have been She also volunteers for a local organization, plays Manhattan. She is our first grandchild. We wor- working for the past couple of years on the Omi- mah-jongg every Tuesday, serves as treasurer of ship at her fat little feet and babysit for no fee. cron Oracle, the newsletter for Lambda Chi Alpha Temple B’rith Shalom, and keeps the guest room Mirabile dictu, she is starting to sit up!” By the at Cornell, which is now an online, full-color, 20- ready for visitors. The Loves have two children time this sees print, she’ll be walking. Elizabeth page publication featuring news about Cornell, the and two grandsons in Southern California and Pomada ([email protected]) and her husband, Greek system on the Hill, and undergraduate ac- Texas. They travel frequently and have visited Am- Michael Larsen, planned the tenth San Francisco tivities for our alumni readers.” sterdam, Sicily, the Danube, and Cartagena, Colom- Writers Conference, held last February at the Mark Shelly Shaw Slovin (rochelle.slovin@gmail. bia. Michael ’61 and Susan Goldberg Polansky Hopkins Hotel. They also did a San Francisco Writ- com) retired in 2011 after 30 years as director of live in Plainview, NY. Susan is director of devel- ing for Change conference last year. Museum of the Moving Image—”the institution opment for the Long Island Association of USA Track and Field and treasurer of the USATF Na- tional Officials Association. She officiates at track and field meets, including being chief umpire at I may hold the Class of ’64 multiple the 2012 US Olympic Trials Meet in Eugene, OR. Ned and Suzie Young Allen now make their ‘ home in Waynesville, NC, and are still actively in- bypass record. I’m not thrilled. volved with the Make-A-Wish Foundation Ameri- ca. Ned is currently on the national board, as was George ’Ecker ’64 Suzie before him. Suzie is now chair of the Na- tional Board Alumni Association of Make-A-Wish. They travel around the country raising awareness, A smiling Rich Alther ([email protected]) I founded in 1981. Never having been much of cultivating major donors, and raising funds for beams from the cover of the March issue of the a kick-back-and-relax sort of person, I’ve now this “amazing organization.” Thomas Beeby, Palm Springs magazine Desert Outlook. It’s a fea- returned to my first love, acting. It’s been hum- BArch ’64, received the 2013 Richard Driehaus ture article about the athletic route to health and bling—and exhilarating—to go back to the be- Prize for Classical and Traditional Architecture. nutrition. “Still swimming hard,” Rich notes. “Nev- ginning and to work and study with people who are This prize recognizes contributions to tradition- er had time in college for anything but classes. ‘Let half the age of my children. Like so many in our al classical and sustainable architecture in the the body lead the mind for a change’ has been my generation, I expect to prove F. Scott Fitzgerald modern world. He is the first Chicago architect motto.” Rich has retired from exhibiting his paint- wrong about there being no second acts in Amer- to win the prize. Thomas joined James Hammond ings after almost 40 years, but is always working ican lives. My husband is the philos opher Edmund in 1971 to form what is now HBRA Architects, on a large canvas. “I’ve just spent three years on Leites. We have six magnificent grandchildren. Ed- where he is chairman emeritus. He is also adjunct my new, third novel, The Scar Letters, which will mund teaches at the City U. of New York; he ex- professor at the Yale U. School of Architecture, be published in September.” Phil Mazzilli, MBA ’63 pects to die with his boots on and never retire.” where he was dean from 1985 to 1991. He was (philmazzilli@aol. com) “retired” as CFO of Equifax Please send news with your class dues or by director of the School of Architecture at the U. in 2004, but remains busy on five boards and is direct e-mail. Apologies to those whose notes dis- of Illinois, Chicago (1979-85) and associate pro- head of the audit committee on all of them. “I appeared into the cloud. Some have returned and fessor at the Illinois Inst. of Technology (1978- helped start a new private school where I live will be in forthcoming columns. c Jan McClayton 80). Sue Pozefsky Tepperberg, MS ’86, lives in north of Atlanta. I was on the board and head of Crites, [email protected]. New York City and is “doing exactly what I wish!” the finance committee for eight years and helped She traveled to Germany, Czech Republic, Turkey, raise $34 million, buy land, get zoning approval, Israel, Australia, and New Zealand in 2011-12. etc., to build three buildings on 80-plus acres.” As you read this column, our Sue published her second travel app on iTunes: Phil has three children and seven grandchildren. 50th Reunion is a thing of the “NYC’s Meatpacking District,” joining her “Green- Travel is a passion for Einar and Karen Palmer 63 past. The Reunion Report will wich Village Insider,” published in 2010. Both Anderson ([email protected]), “with about appear in the Sept/Oct issue. apps are regularly updated. 125 countries under our belts. I am involved in Mario Concha writes that his retirement job Brad ’62 and Lila Fox Olson are very in- our community, volunteering for the American As- might be of interest to many. After graduating in volved in Ithaca. Lila is a docent at the Johnson sociation of University Women and its scholarship Chemical Engineering, he worked for over 40 years Art Museum, a volunteer at the Ithaca Friends of program, and our senior center. I am just con- in corporate America, retiring as president of Geor- the Library Book Sale, and a member of the Itha- cluding a year as program chair for AAUW and am gia Pacific’s Chemical Division. After he retired he ca Garden Club and Cornell Campus Club, plus she proud to be in a branch that has reached out to “landed his dream job.” He is now a ski instruc- likes to walk, exercise, and read. Brad and Lila younger women to keep it vibrant. As a former city tor in Vail, CO, and is certified by the Profession- and Fran, PhD ’66, and Heidi Gantner Kallfelz elected official, I have joined with other women al Ski Instructors of America. Paul Heigl lives in hosted a group of Cornell basketball players for like me (Good Old Girls of Silicon Valley) to en- Alpharetta, GA. Although he is thinking about re- dinner during the semester break in 2012. She courage and support young women who want to tiring, he is still working for ScratchCat, a pub- commented that they were a nice bunch of kids run for office. Our numbers in political office are lisher of science-based DVDs. The company has and did they eat! Lila has a travel bucket list, but actually dwindling, so action is needed, especial- branched out recently from educational DVDs for has a hard time getting Brad out of Ithaca. César ly in these times.” The Andersons have a new hob- elementary and middle school to producing DVDs and Mary Ann Montilla live in San Juan, Puerto by as certified barbecue judges. “We got started for dog owners. See http://FleaTV.com. Paul plays Rico. César is still working as CEO of the Spec- when our town launched its first annual event and tennis and is a member of the Atlanta Tennis As- trum Group. He would love to hear from Schuyler needed volunteers to help with judging. Hooked!” sociation, which has about 80,000 members. Grant and Ed Geiger. John Nichols, PhD ’69, re- Hamlin “Sandy” Gilbert (sandem133@aol. Christian ’65 and Helen Downs Haller, PhD ’67, tired in the summer of 2012 after 44 years on the com) worked for many years in advertising at report that they spent eight weeks in the spring faculty of Texas A&M U. He was professor and de- TIME magazine in New York and then at Smith- of 2012 at the Spring Field Ornithology course at partment head in agricultural economics. In June sonian Magazine, where he retired as director of the Lab of Ornithology at Cornell. 2012 he traveled to China to work on projects re- advertising services. Sandy and Emmy Lou lived David Sheaff writes from Houston, TX, that lating to agribusiness and food marketing. In his in New Canaan, CT, for over 30 years, where they he enjoys retirement in Houston and Harpswell, spare time, he chairs a fundraiser for the local raised Brad and Kim and he recruited high school ME. In Maine he volunteers in a maritime museum symphony orchestra, reads, volunteers, and students as part of the Cornell Alumni Admissions boat shop. He also works with disabled veterans spends time with his family. Ambassador Network. “After retiring in 2000 to through Project Healing Waters. The group teach- The next column will be full of reunion news. Longboat Key, FL, I got involved in restoring the es vets to fly-cast and fly-fish in the beautiful That’s all for now! c Nancy Bierds Icke, 12350 marine environment following a very bad red tide Maine rivers. David would like to hear from class- E. Roger Rd., Tucson, AZ 85749; e-mail, icke63@ bloom and joined START (Solutions To Avoid Red mate Michael McDonald. Chuck ’62 and Diana gmail.com. 70 Cornell Alumni Magazine | cornellalumnimagazine.com Class Notes for Liz Bob , our traveled to traveled Grace Her- Grace ‘Big Deal’ Deal’ ‘Big and pass- and tID Cornell Alumni Cornell August 2013August 71 50th 50th Reunion and and is a a is | Lou Ferraro Arangio Williams (shw600@ Williams and and a July July Cornell Class of 1965 Re- 1965 of Class Cornell SAVE THE DATE . . . June 4 . -7, . . June DATE THE SAVE Myron Jacobson Facebook page—a Facebook account Facebook page—a Facebook 150th Celebration 150th Sharon Hegarty Sharon , MD ’69, and Judy Judy and ’69, MD , ([email protected]) reminded every- reminded ([email protected]) will send a ‘Catch Up with Classmates’ . Encourage classmates to join us and sup- and us join to classmates . Encourage and his team in the coming months. months. coming the in team his and Morgenstein, as well as the university, are university, the as well as Morgenstein, ‘Centennial ‘Centennial Class’ , and come to our 50th Reunion. Return to Return Reunion. 50th to our come , and George “A “A The following letter from class president George letter fromThe class president following “Most of all all of “Most “Our class is planning a 50th Reunion Forum Reunion 50th a planning is class “Our “Please pay your class dues if you haven’t al- haven’t you if dues class your pay “Please Arangio needs the widest possible notice, and thus and notice, possible widest the needs Arangio column: the in highlights the of some putting I’m Venice, FL, for a week and then onto Bonita Springs Bonita onto then aSouthwest and FL,out Venice, week for scouting are They week. another be for won’t but winter, next stay longer a for Florida for PA, leaving an Fogelsville, Florida extended and FL, wintertime. 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June better than our book, a treasure 25th keepsake from hearing be will you and Book, Reunion Kessler abil- the Gordon have now You soon. you to questionnaire ity and add photos to fill out the questionnaire http://www.cornell this link: Just follow online. com/personal.html 65.(thank what’s you,know Barry).and We information your receive to want will be ‘heart’ the responses Your on your mind. Yearbook. 50th our of ready done so. Help sustain our strong financial po- financial book strong our sustain so.freshman Help the ready done scholarship, class our and sition to your and subscription project, Magazine giving. the to www. directions ourthe here: https:// classport work.follow Click (then cornell.edu/dues/ Ne your Cornell and activate new June site) 2015 communication. online to facilitate word us joining on plan please So away. far that not is —George.” well. Stay together. celebrate we as 2015 ac- first-class for fun, for friendship, Hill’ for ‘the and not tivities fine dining. Cornell Remember, Re- 150th. it is Cornell’s but 50th, is it our only co-chairs union shberg ’65 of Class our Visit us. for time gala a planning volunteers 93 our Join updates. for often website a or lot. a little do and (joe (cbettle@ ’s involvement, I involvement, ’s . Joe Schneider (fstover@the chicago (fstover@the , , PhD ’72, last retired Lurvey (nlurvey@comcast. Lurvey at GrossPatty Bettle Rushmore ([email protected]) Rushmore What a happy time we all had at had all we time happy a What - mini-reun the Florida Southwest ion in It March! was organized Cynthia Wolloch 6, and 6, and Lamont 720 Chestnut St., Deerfield, St., Chestnut 720 Lamont John Randall Lois Wasserspring Carol Gibbs Stover the Sarasota area. Chip and Patty are and area. Chip Sarasota the rin ,ME’6 Neena Martin Neena and Chip Finally, Finally, That’s all for now. Please take a few minutes few a take Please now. for all That’s Judy Kellner Bev Johns Bev c by by and held in Fort Myers, with many classmates now classmates many with Myers, Fort in a held for and down jaunting or Florida in winters spending who to again Judy, Thanks weeks. few snowbird heads this fun Judy luncheon! enjoys her spear MA, and sions FL, in Belmont, in Naples, homes three pas special her go, the on Nantucket. Ever on engagement. civic are and gardening and biking their purchased have Frank but Chicago, in live org) club. home in Florida. retirement and his wife [email protected]) treasure travel. to love and golf and times family Sara- made have [email protected]) comcast.net Chip sota, for FL, years. has home their various re- and engineering food in credit his to patents anyone rival to spirit entrepreneurial vital a tains as year another finished just Patty 20s! in their Sarasota-Manatee of Club Cornell the of president three club the lead to upon called been has (she volun- avid an is and years!) 15 past the in times leade teer net) had a trunk showing of pleased her were we and handcrafted luncheon, our after scarves a cruise. for soon off taking was she hear to working with the university on fraternity/sorority on university the with working issues. 65 a situation that’s literally confining: she’s teach- she’s confining: literally that’s and situation a why, what, teaching prisons—although in ing just Joan that, Beyond say. doesn’t she whom, to “su- as describes she which dancing, tap up with took intended) (pun step in is interest This perb!” she in and theater; music interest her longtime much very also is Joan piano. studying continues into fitness, which high degree she last year Inca trail rugged by Peru’s hiking demonstrated to Machu Picchu. Next up, 35 For sheyears a to India. trip planning andare James boards, husband nonprofit various on active been has Joan Israel New the of board the on years 17 including president. vice American North as the five Fund, the of Bulletin the of member a board also She’s Zealand’s New of trustee a and Scientists, Atomic writes, Joan news, catchup this all Of Inst. Hillary for- my and approaching, Reunion 50th our “With roommate mer thought it time to share a a a bit daughter, have and of Chicago, in live news.” Shapiros re- The also Joan grandchildren. two and son, married in birthday surprise a “joyous” celebrated cently Manhattan with lifelong friend and one-time roommate IL 60015; e-mail, [email protected]. e-mail, 60015; IL December from the Nuclear Regulatory Commis- Regulatory the from Nuclear December battle two-year a overcame recently also He sion. intes- which with necessitated Disease, Crohn’s hos- the left he reports He July. last surgery tinal weighs now but pounds, 128 just weighing pital “feel- writes, he is, and zone,” “comfort his 182, ing better than I have in to decades.” return to John hopes had and aikido, doing active been Co- in live still Catherine wife and John soon. it grandchildren. young two have and MD, lumbia, so it means, by to me news whatever your send sure be Also classmates. your with shared be may www.cornell1964.org. to our visit website, class , Shapiro Shapiro seems Murphy continues to continues Murphy Gudrun Rule MacMillan may take class honors for honors class take may , who lives in New Rochelle, New in lives who , Joan Lazarus Our Our 50th Reunion is now just 11 months away (June - 5-8, 2014). Begin the final count , MA ’70, reports that 2012 was 2012 that reports ’70, MA , ’66, and part of the fun celebration. fun the part of ntobe ,ME Jim Reyelt Mitchell Ostrove Elizabeth Drummond William George Ecker After 20 years in development banking, four banking, development in years 20 After who recently described themselves as “failed re- as “failed themselves described recently who tirees” because they had returned to part-time oth- In that. at failed effect, in good. have, now for work, retired now they’ve report they words, er with Bill work: volunteer doing they’re said, That office been had (he Symphony (MI) Jackson the at Gudrun and Chorale), Jackson the of manager Cen- Parenting & Pregnancy Birthline Jackson the The manager. office the been had she where ter, son, daughter, a have Jackson, in live MacMillans bicycling and enjoying grandchildren, and three 64 down!Please pla And, as if on cue, I’m getting more news to share. to news more getting I’m cue, on if as And, troubles His health-wise. him for year good a not began in late with February a hip replacement, then a heart attack hold in early April, may the followed (“I surgery. bypass sextuple by day next I’m the Class of not ’64 bypass record. multiple who lives in all Despite George, this, thrilled.”) Wellesley, MA, still does ski patrolling on New Boston the with sings Sunapee, Mt. Hampshire’s sub- a cappella its and Chorus Men’s Saengerfest with Boy the and works Investment, set, Sound Cornell at back being on planned also He Scouts. with sing to Weekend Reunion during month last the Savage Club of Ithaca and the Alumni Glee in the back sailboat his to get planned He Club. summer. this by water consult as a in seniorhome her from Inc. Solutions human Human through factors scientist is the Federal Her specialty helping VA. Fairfax, Aviation Administration with human-computer interaction design issuesand in air issues, traffic control. those in involved been long has Betty lo- her of director-at-large a elected was recently & Factors of Ergonomics cal the Human chapter Betty Society. enjoys theater and opera in the several for was and NYC, in and area Washington Her years recent on our committee. JFK Awards travels Nova included Scotia’s Cape Breton and Island. Edward Prince the to been have travels recent Their sculling. and NY, and has a long history of volunteering in the in volunteering of history long a has and NY, for grant $10,000 a secured recently community, of Hurricanearm Sandy relief from thephilanthropic Millionthe Dollar Foundation, Table Round the of behalf on secured was donation The MDRT. UJA-Federation of New York. Mitchell, chair of and Pro- Business Westchester UJA-Federation’s mem- qualifying and life a and Division fessional good “Doing grant, the of said MDRT, the of ber of both is at for the community the foundation missions.” UJA-Federation’s and MDRTF Southwest: Hoover Dam, Phoenix, Scottsdale, and Scottsdale, Phoenix, Dam, Hoover Southwest: busier and more active than ever. First, Joan’s in Joan’s First, ever. than active more and busier Las Vegas. Vegas. Las most diverse homes: he lives in Palm Beach, FL, Beach, in Palm lives he homes: diverse most and an move) in made (just in-town the winter somewhere in Ireland in the summer! Jim,a ago years from dozen retired artist, a renowned managing country clubs, and now spends his summers traveling vis- throughout he Ireland drawing winter the In scenes. coastal painting and surgery. knee from a family business, its various Caribbean islands. He’s also recovering also He’s islands. Caribbean various its running and starting then consulting, doing years 60-95CAMja13notes_000-000CAMMA12Notes 6/11/13 3:01 PM Page 71 Page PM 3:01 6/11/13 60-95CAMja13notes_000-000CAMMA12Notes 60-95CAMja13notes_000-000CAMMA12Notes 6/11/13 3:01 PM Page 72

Many of us are turning 70 this year, and traveling and hanging out with our children and family, and friends,” writes Jan Garden Castro some folks have already crossed that major date. grandchildren.” Norman Meyer (nm2101@yahoo. (New York, NY; [email protected]). She adds, I like to think of it as another year of PRIME com) is now a semi-retired ophthalmologist. He as Cornell influences: “Archie Ammons, my poetry TIME. All the best. Send your news to: c Joan writes: “Joyce, my wife, was diagnosed with an teacher, and Lit professor Read helped shape my Hens Johnson, [email protected]; and Ron awful, rare bladder cancer, but after severe chemo - literary voice.” Last fall, Jim Doolittle (Trumans- Harris, [email protected]. therapy and major surgery, has been given a great burg, NY; contactus@frontenacpoint. com), co- chance of recovery. As a result, I sold my prac- owner and winemaker of Frontenac Point Vineyard, tice and work part-time in a local clinic. We are released four distinct Brut Méthode Champenoise John, ME ’68, and Helen Perry planning a trip to Shreveport to see my grandchild. cuvées to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Egger ([email protected]) write I have not seen enough of Dick Dropkin, MD ’70, winery. After graduating, Jim worked on legisla- 66 that John retired last June, af - Jerry Ellner, Norman Stokes, Mike Kalafer, Dave tion in Albany that resulted in the Farm Winery ter 25 years as a Towson U. economics professor. Ackerman, Doug Wise, Ralph Janis, etc. Guys, Bill. When it became law in 1976, there were 19 “But our year’s big news was the September mar - write to me.” wineries in New York State; now there are more riage of our daughter in Anchorage, AK. We also Ronni Barrett Lacroute (rlacroute@willa ken than 300. Jim started his winery with wife Carol enjoy visiting our son and his family (including zie. com) is very involved in the local arts scene, in 1982 and, opting for restrained growth, now our grandson, age 6) each Thanksgiving in New working with directors and actors on developing makes 2,000-3,000 cases yearly at the winery on Orleans. Helen still works half-time, but John is new works, and helping theatre companies to Rt. 89, 12 miles north of Ithaca. “Having majored chip ping away at his bucket list, spending a month grow and succeed. “My life is divided between in Agricultural Economics, you’d think that would of the 2012 summer hiking alone in Switzerland. work at my winery, Willakenzie Estate, and spon- have taught me not to go into farming, but look So far, he’s loving retirement!” Bruce Cohen ’65, soring theatre and chamber music productions in where I am—and am I glad to be here!” BME ’66, ME ’67, was inducted into the National the Portland, OR, area. I also accompanied 45 Robert Thompson (Washington, DC; Dr.Robert. Jewish Sports Hall of Fame & Museum (www. jewish concert choir students from Linfield College, [email protected]) retired from U. of Illi- sports.org) on April 21. You may remember that where I am a trustee, on a concert and service nois and is a visiting scholar at the Johns Hopkins Bruce was an All-American lacrosse player at tour of Costa Rica in February.” Ronni adds, “I School of Advanced Int’l Studies and Senior Fel- Cornell. He writes, “I’ve become a cyclist and in frequently see my daughter, Nathalie ’97, who low, Chicago Council on Global Affairs. He and wife 2012 won the Massachusetts State Championship lives in Portland, OR, with her two children. My Karen have a condo in Bethany Beach, DE. Other in the 65- to 69-year-old age range. Since gradu - son, Philippe ’89, is working for a Silicon Valley activities include a 2-1/2-week cruise to Antarc- ating from Cornell, I have spent my career in the company developing non-invasive products for de- tica and being engaged in debate over the US technology sector, working for a variety of com - termining the viability of eggs used for in vitro Farm Bill and getting agriculture back on the US panies, including IBM. In 1985, I helped found fertilization.” Ronni says she uses the Class of foreign aid agenda.” Hank Caruso (California, MD; Chipcom Corp., which grew from eight people to 1966 Facebook page to keep in touch with many hcaruso@ md.metrocast.net) creates aviation art. more than 1,100 in nine years. For the past five members of our class, and she has many friends “I finished the 2012 Aerocatures Calendar art and years, I have been president and CEO of Auriga Mi - from other classes who live in the Portland area. text (31st year of publication), along with graph- cro wave in Chelmsford, MA. As for my personal life, c Pete Salinger, pas 44@ cornell.edu; Deanne ic and editorial support for the Patuxent River the short version is: two degrees, two bikes, two Gebell Gitner, dgg26@ cornell.edu; and Susan Naval Air Museum, Assn. of Naval Aviation, Tail- cars, two dogs, two houses, two kids (kids each Rockford Bittker, [email protected]. hook Assn., and the Marine Corps Aviation Assn.” have two kids), and one wife of almost 45 years!” c Richard B. Hoffman, 2925 28th St. NW, Wash- “Starting the 50th anniversary season,” Joel ington, DC 20008; e-mail, [email protected]. Edelstein attended his high school reunion with “Working on our One World One classmates Ellen Smallberg Valade, David Lipton, Ocean campaigntorestore ocean Jerry Touger, Bob Kerchner, PhD ’71, and Gary, 67 health (see www.oneworldone Mary Sander Alden (Sunnyvale, DVM ’68, and Judy Solomon Baum, MAT ’67. “Ellen ocean. org),” writes Barbara Smith MacGillivray CA; [email protected]) [his wife] and I spent a warm (literally and fig- (Laguna Beach, CA; [email protected]). Re - 68 wrote in early April that she and uratively) and nostalgic day in Brooklyn; we rock tired as a clinical psychologist to work full-time husband Don were excited about attending re un - and rolled on a dinner cruise, and said poignant with the film company and ocean campaign, Bar - ion and seeing many DG friends and classmates. farewells until the Cornell 50th. I also spent a bara also enjoys mountain biking and travel, and They were planning to drive to Rochester after - fine afternoon in D.C. this past January with Prof. would like to hear from Libby Roth. Bruce Birkett, wards to visit their daughter and three grandkids, Lipton, who showed me one of his favorite ‘off BArch ’68, MArch ’71 (Houston, TX; btb7@cornell. ages 1, 4, and 7. Since this column was actually the beaten path’ museums.” Will Brownell (will edu) is living most of the time in Portugal or the written about a month before reunion, check back [email protected]) writes, “I continue to think Czech Republic. He notes, “It’s interesting to view to this space in the Sept/Oct issue for a full of Cornell and my time there. After getting five Ivy changes going on in the US while in Europe.” report on our 45th. League degrees (yes, five), I have some strange Martin Shulewitz, ME ’68 (Philadelphia, PA; sue Mary adds, “After 14 years running a small conclusions about degrees, like: 1) Cornell is bet- [email protected]) writes, “Still working as consulting practice in the San Francisco Bay Area, ter than the rest of the Ivy League; and 2) getting a project engineer at Southeastern Pennsylvania I’m starting to phase down my practice. Don is a PhD at the other Ivies is madness personified. Transportation Authority (SEPTA) in Philadelphia also scheduled to work a reduced schedule with (Would you believe that half my dissertation com- and moved a few years ago to a Center City row his employer, Intuitive Surgical, so by mid-year mittee had not really read my work? I left out 20 home that needed fixing.” As to the question of we hope to have more time to sail on our Cape pages, and they did not notice.) My sole lament: what he brought to Cornell as a freshman, his Dory 36 and continue making headway on home When we gotocollege, we do not really appreciate response: a typewriter. landscaping and fix-it projects. We are both ac- the non-Greek fraternities, like Telluride and Water - Challenges for Harvey Bernstein (Sarasota, FL; tive in our church choir and I’ve managed to be margin and Acadia.” Will adds, “I am now being [email protected]) include: “As a real- lured onto committees that seem to involve more published for a bio on General Ludendorff, the swin- tor in Sarasota, FL, there have been huge and sad time than I ever anticipated. Since our kids are ish German general who taught Hitler how to build challenges: helping people stay in their homes for scattered, we hope to visit the East Coast and the Nazi party and how to blame the Jews for his, as long as possible, and helping people avoid fore- possibly the UK in the coming year. One of the Ludendorff’s, failure to win the war in 1918. I also closure and bankruptcy.” Lois Thetford (Seattle, most interesting projects I’m about to undertake work in prisons for the Vietnam vets who are so WA; [email protected]) reports, “Working is reading through a trunk filled with letters, jour- lost there. I served in Vietnam, as a translator, in with homeless youth and teaching at the U. of nals, and correspondence about my dad, who was 1968, and have much empathy for these fellows.” Washington School of Medicine, MEDEXPAtraining a Dartmouth and NYU grad and a country doctor Jesse Rosen is currently working at Yeshiva program. I also quilt a lot and play with my grand- in New Hampshire.” U. as director of undergraduate student assess- son. I had a chapter published in Ballweg et al., Also on the West Coast, Ted (tpanitz@cape ment. He is also the director of assurance of Physician Assistant: A Guide to Clinical Practice.” cod. net) and Tricia Snyder Panitz moved to Seat- learning for the Sy Syms School of Business and She’d like to hear from Adriane Despot, PhD ’74. tle in May 2012 to be closer to their son and teaches classes in the business school as an ad- “As contributing editor for Sculpture magazine daughter-in-law—”and especially our 2-year-old junct. “I plan to retire this June. We (my wife of and a freelance writer and author/editor of six granddaughter. I retired after 37 years at Cape Cod 46 years this June and I) look forward to some books, my life revolves around literature and art, Community College as a math professor. Tricia is 72 Cornell Alumni Magazine | cornellalumnimagazine.com Class Notes , and , . resides magazine , was pub- was , Designed to Designed , is working is , on December on The The Hat Trick ’ August 2013August 73 Hotelie | Joyce Copland , , Jeff Weaver ’66 July July Joyce Thompson ([email protected]) reports ([email protected]) Robert Reed ’68 Reed Robert Riedl, [email protected]. Riedl, John MacEachern Here we are in the midst of yet of midst in the we are Here flies! time How summer. another Reunion 45th our think, just And Leslie Hall , BS Ag ’69, of Chester Springs, PA. Springs, Chester of ’69, Ag BS , Zaneta Deutsch Pronsky , is selling well. Cornell’s Cornell’s well. selling is , Walt ’66 Please Please plan to attend our 45th Reunion in Another class author, class Another Jonathan Forge On a sad note, I must report the death of our of death the report must I note, sad a On Tina Economaki c June 2014! The committee has started planning has started committee The 2014! June and is looking for volunteers to contact fellow recommendations any welcome also They alumni. extra ideas reunion the to make help all suggestions and and any welcomes committee The special. will I and me e-mail Please program. class the for summer! the of rest the Enjoy on. info your pass Plains, NY, is remodeling his house, making wine, making house, his remodeling is NY, Plains, Dennis. nice, Sounds sailing. and Murders a John “killer named and it gave a review great spends Scotia, Nova in lives who John, novelist.” season. lobster the enjoying and writing time his Re- Dominican the to went he January, past This has John public along with 20 others for a surprise 40th Jennifer. daughter, his for party birthday in keeps He grandchildren. four and children four Hotelie fellow with touch in Oakland, CA ([email protected]). Her sixth Her ([email protected]). CA Oakland, in is It her best! February. past this her published was be novel may it thinks she and years amazon.com/ 20 in first http://www. at: out it check can You 1590212711. How-Greet-Strangers-A-Mystery/dp/ her that reports and half-marathons runs also She children are flourishing. Joyce keeps in touch classmates with on his second novel. His first one, one, His first novel. on his second Kill: The Case Against Weapons Research Weapons Against Case The Kill: it’s says He 2012. December in Springer by lished undertake to unjustifiable morally is it why about An- weapons. new to design seeks that research author, class other that he has been to a couple of functions, in- Cornellians local some with Night, cluding Zinck’s people young nice very Australia—”all me Sydney, in like guy old an to talk to trouble the take who book, latest Jonathan’s ’60s.” the from classmate Reunion 40th classmate our attended valiantly She 2011. 14, ill at was time. quite she the in although 2010, hus- her by Zaneta survived wasis a She graduate of the Ag consultant. collegea as and worked band is is now two under June years 4-7! away, Please 1970 of Class the in friends your contacting start - ver anni and make 150th plans for the meeting in of Ithaca in June celebration the during 2015 are under Plans of Cornell! sary of the founding busy been has team leadership class the and way, check to sure Be business. class 1970 on working out our com/ “new” class as website, cornell70.org, (http://www.facebook. Facebook well our as (http://www.twitter.com/ Twitter and 70) Cornell sites. CornellClass70) 70 , , i’s . re- Steve writes , and , and Nan Nutt Roger Titone Krisl is in San- in is Krisl Schaeferand and Schaeferand Schmidt, mary. , retired in White in retired , Harold Trenka is in Seattle, WA. Seattle, in is Tom McLeod ’70 Ron Lehman ’70 retired in 2008 and is en- is and 2008 in retired David Silverman and his Theta Chi brothers Chi Theta his and , BS ’73, ’73, BS , , ME ’71, ’71, ME , Mitchell (imconfused1@juno. Mitchell Zack McKenna ’71 Dennis Groves Susan Klotzke Glapa. George Frank Hope you are enjoying the sum - sum the enjoying are you Hope mer. fully a am “I Under: Down from Merrie Nickerson , , Mary Hartman is retired in S. New Berlin, NY, and NY, Berlin, New S. in retired is . Carl is looking for more Theta Ch Theta more for .looking is Carl c Ed Johnson Carl Patrick Cal Organ ’70 Tom Speer ’68 Traveling with a 200-pound St. a 200-pound with Traveling Bernard is an ordeal at any age. any at ordeal an is Bernard Ildiko Czmor Lynn Joy ‘ so he can spend more time inventing new prod - prod new inventing time more so he can spend from hear to love would He ucts. He spends time in his medical practice and does and practice medical his in time spends He he as year each months five travel domestic only - mother. his for 103-year-old cares manufac IA, Oxford, in is com) (roger@titronics. president turing for devices medical R&D. as Titronics He is helm the take to someone for looking 69 ME ’71, ’71, ME qualified qualified physician in New Zealand at Rotorua I to am be. place and job Great Hospital. Public Australasia in working on and stroke services organized older travels David policy.” health persons a Track, to Hollyford the walk was and planning southwestern in track hiking year-round Victoria at 35-mile, are children His March. in Zealand, New Wellington. of U. com) is retired, traveling, grandchild. and for her upcoming duties babysitting awaiting her She is also looking forward to finishing hiking the Appalachian Trail. She would love to hear from her and KA Ildiko sisters. had a Cortland, bang-up 65th Ithaca, Endicott, via party birthday all way. the camp Leonardsville—eating traveling a been has and 2012, June in tired a GA, place in Farm Americas, Koinonia for host fellowship—a and service, study, work, prayer, of Chris- is Her to intention experience “lay monastery.” intentional an of part being about learn and community. tian for volunteering been has she where CA, Rosa, ta Juvenile County Sonoma the at years 14 last the and kids the for library a “running Center, Justice babysitting loves She read.” to them encouraging what- wonders and grandchildren lovely three her to happened ever Kathy Macechak has a busy time keeping up with his seven grand- seven his with up keeping time busy a has daughters. in softball playing and fishing, bass golf, joying he any wouldsays not changes MO. He make Grover, life. his in mini-reunion in- a for football gathered again once attendees Other September. in Homecoming at cluded Tom Seaney ’71 Bienstock ’72 gmail. thmg@ him at tom. Contact year. next for interested. if com chair for Ephrata Library Friends.” Rebecca adds, Rebecca Friends.” Library Ephrata for chair 45th our when Spain in be I will “Unfortunately, Reunion takes place Read this June, so will have to friendships.” old renew to year another wait about Reunion in the next issue—followed by your all for Thanks e-mails. your from news more responses! [email protected]. tof and Diane Joseph antique . . Previous recent - recent .“I r’as Jeff French ’72 (rhp2@cornell. ’72 MS The Pajama Game Pajama The Suhot ME; reed@ (Southport, Irvine (knrirvine@gmail. Irvine Hotel Hotel Design, Planning, and (Athens, GA; ponsoldt@msn. (Athens, (Ithaca, NY; [email protected]. NY; (Ithaca, , BArch ’69, , BArch Robert Reed (New York, NY; [email protected]) NY; York, (New . , , in 2012 and just finished a book Hanson ([email protected]) and ([email protected]) Hanson Barry Shaw are enjoying our ‘second caree are our enjoying ‘second .We Jim Ponsoldt Rebecca Johnson Dick Penner abroad. At church I am coordinator of the Women’s the of coordinator am I church At abroad. Damn Yankees Damn with time my fill I Now school. middle and school my with helping and assignments volunteer many 8 and 9, who are both local grandchildren, and Mis- the of member and deaconess, a Study, Bible performances have been in in been have performances aloha.net) splits aloha.net) his time between an island in Consumer and (Family teacher a as FCS retired ly in high a (PA) County local Lancaster Sciences) of member an active I am still Committee. sions and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Technicolor Amazing the and ([email protected]) has been retired from the from retired been has ([email protected]) for consulting did and 2007 since business hotel a in resort life enjoying now is He years. several three of two where WA, Redmond, in community third Jeff’s live. also grandchildren four and kids NYC. in metro resides a child, Cornellian, Charske on the in Beach, lived Dewey have years. husband her seven past the for coast, Delaware southern with house dream their into moved they fall Last was elected Diane of ocean. the views beautiful has and 2007 in Beach Dewey in whole a council is town to “It years. three past the for mayor been life.” corporate to compared experience new a with but “Traveling Hawaii. in age, island an and any Maine at ordeal an is Bernard St. 200-pound Odysseus!” of worthy a task it’s mine at days these is verylife fulfilling com) says our local FCS association and am membership Development images white and black using history, Cornell on from available is it Den- in archives; university the lives from Anne, daughter, Dick’s Amazon.com.” DU. at theatre teaches she where ver, traders. The shop is located ten miles northeas miles tools ten shop located antique The traders. is in specialize NY. We Groton, in Ithaca en- I ephemera. Cornell some carry and glass and related farming and tools antique joy collecting Lake.” Cayuga on sailing and history, local items, Su- partner, his with NY, Paltz, New in lives edu) Devel- teaching from retired fully now am “I san. school. Hotel at the courses Design and opment I revised my book, com) has retired from TPG, where he worked for 39 for worked he TPG, where from retired has com) bought have I and wife “My engineer. an as years a farm and converted the barn into an antique shop com) writes, “I retired as the Joseph Henry Lump- Henry Joseph the as retired “I writes, com) still but Georgia, of U. the at Law antitrust of with Professor kin consulting/advising in hand my been keep lately have I litigation. amendment first and again, once and, editorials including also, writing film- son’s my of some editing as well as poetry, and to Northern I traveled have writing. related in Festival Film Sundance the California, Southern My Istanbul. and times), (many Manhattan Utah, Manhattanites of photos especially photography, from in a num- hear included been have to play, at and work like would Jim exhibits.” juried of ber 4th 6, (Dorm residents U-Hall freshman-year any Kappa, Phi Sigma from as well as floor), friends program. Writing Creative the and Dagger, & Quill Henry Siegel May, in musical third my in was “I writes, retired also, and we both work on animal rights we and on work both also, animal retired I groups. active very has which Seattle, in issues CC. Shoreline CC and at Cascadia part-time teach grand- a second had We yet. the on withdraw can’t Just Joey—icing named boy a February, in child cake!” 60-95CAMja13notes_000-000CAMMA12Notes 6/11/13 3:01 PM Page 73 Page PM 3:01 6/11/13 60-95CAMja13notes_000-000CAMMA12Notes 60-95CAMja13notes_000-000CAMMA12Notes 6/11/13 3:01 PM Page 74

Gene Fry, PhD ’89. Cindy Briggs (Bellevue, WA; those “1,000 Places to See Before You Die.” He has attended included Jeff Eisenstein ’69, my broth- bark 601@ comcast.net) writes, “This spring and lived in the same New York City apartment since er, Lou Germaine ’68, and Susan Devins Ruben- summer I’ll be a volunteer for the National Park 1974, and has a house in western Connecticut, stein. Susan ([email protected]) lives in Service as a ‘Trails and Rails’ scenic tour guide on where he spends weekends and most of the sum - Toronto, where she is an educator at the Ryerson Amtrak’s Empire Builder between Seattle and Mon- mer.Bob’s core group of friends continues to be old Image Center, home of the BlackStar Collection of tana!” Cindy keeps in touch with Jan Rankin Thur- roommates and fraternity brothers from Cornell, in - Photography. She teaches English and reading to low ’69, Ann Kronenberg, Ruthanne Kurtyka, JD cluding Mike Kubin, Stuart Oran, Marty Michael, disabled adults at Frontier College, a national ’73, Debbie Scheraga, and Debbie Cheney Lazar. Paul Levy ’70, Danny Bernstein, Doug Wyler ’70, nonprofit organization. In addition, she devel- Don Noveau ([email protected]) has com- and Ted Grossman, JD ’74, and he tries to keep in oped a program on cultural literacy for interna- pleted his one-year “sabbatical” doing hotel build- touch with Richard Price. tional students at the U. of Toronto’s Rotman ing performance enhancements. He is now back at Peter Saunders, ME ’72 (petesaunders 1949@ School of Business. Please send us your news— Jonathan Nehmer + Assocs. in year 19. Don is very gmail.com), who retired as a Captain following a we love hearing from you! c Linda Germaine Miller, [email protected]; and Gayle Yeomans [email protected]. Cornell’s Hotelie magazine named In early March, I received an e- ‘John MacEachern a “killer novelist.” mail from Gerry Miknis with the 72 shocking news that Craig Lam - bert had died from a heart attack while visiting Connie Ferris Meyer ’70’ San Francisco on business. Craig was not only a teammate on the 1968 freshman football team, he was a fellow resident of Baker Tower, Wing E. I happy to be back and says, “Retirement? Nah.” He 31-year career in the US Navy Civil Engineer Corps, remember Craig as a friendly, thoughtful person and his wife, Barbara (Brem) ’71 live in Rock - writes, “Life is good.” He retired ten years ago, and from Circleville, OH, who was an outstanding foot - ville, MD, outside Washington, DC. Their daugh- he and his wife, Cindy, have spent about half of ball player. An All-League offensive tackle on the ter, Jenna, graduated from the U. of Maryland each year traveling, often visiting with friends and Big Red Ivy Champions of 1971, Craig earned se - Medical School in May and starts her residency at family. He writes, “Our son David ’01 (Civil Engi- lec tion into the Cornell Athletics Hall of Fame. He Rutgers this month. Don adds that he is looking neering) is currently a Major in the USMC stationed spent his career with the Marriott Corp. and was for an antique sports car for tinkering. Steve Kraus in Rabat, Morocco, so we have been there twice instrumental in the establishment and success of (Trumansburg, NY; sek78@cornell. edu) established to visit him, his wife, and our granddaughter (now Marriott’s Courtyard Hotels. Craig is survived by his a horseshoeing business in the Ithaca area just 2—and potential Cornell Civil Engineer, Class of wife, Margie, son James, and daughter Kathryn. after graduating from the Ag college and has re- 2033?). In addition to visits to Morocco and sev- Our sincere condolences to the Lambert family. cently been hired by the Vet college as a lecturer eral cruises (Panama Canal, Mediterranean), we Merle Ladd Silverman (merlesilverman@ in the Dept. of Clinical Sciences and as a resident spent the last two Christmases and New Year’s with gmail. com) of Foster City, CA, had total replace- farrier. He traveled all over the country during his David, Becky, Amira, and Becky’s family in Grindel- ments of both knees in May 2012, which caused personal business years as a rep and clinician for wald, Switzerland—since all the grandparents want- her to miss our class reunion. She writes, “I have Mustad Hoofcare. Steve adds, “I am a volunteer ed to see their granddaughter, and Christmas in been married through thick and thin for 41 years polo coach and umpire for the Cornell polo team the Alps sounded better than Christmas in Rabat.” to George ’69, a retired Navy test pilot who is and play outdoor polo locally during the summer.” Chuck Reisen ([email protected]) writes currently a test captain for United Airlines. I Elliott Gordon (Irvine, CA; elliotg1@cox. net) that he is still retired, “as long as the money holds worked as an architect for 15 years, then switched writes, “After 34 years in executive search and out! I spend a lot of the winter in Colorado ski- to elementary education and education publish- 29 years with Korn/Ferry Int’l, I retired from that ing, staying with Ken Wolfe in Chicago on the ing, and have been retired for seven years.” Merle business. I am now active with four great not- drive out and back. (Ken has a new hip and is do- and George have six beautiful grandchildren, who for-profit organizations. I am on the board and ing fine.)” Chuck spends the summer on the Jer- are her current passion. The Silvermans bought a executive committee of the ACLU Foundation of sey Shore and says that Marty Marmor visits, yet timeshare in 2001 and travel somewhere every Southern California; on the board and the exec- leaves with NO tan at all. He lives in a rebuilt car- year, including a fun Viking River cruise from Am- utive committee of Big Brothers Big Sisters of riage house in South Orange, NJ, and he and his sterdam to Basel, Switzerland, where they then Orange County; on the board of Larta Inst., which girlfriend, Barbara DeStasio, get into the city fre- took a train to Marseilles to visit their son and helps regions around the world maximize the po- quently for swing dancing, theatre, and other cul- family. Merle is happy to talk about her children. tential and impact of science and technology ad- tural events. He loves his Italian motorcycle as Son David (USNA ’98), her eldest, is a former Navy vances; and I mentor college students through well as his Jaguar XKE replica. Chuck has two sons: SEAL who served in the Far East, Iraq, and Af - South Central Scholars, which helps motivated stu- Samuel is in year two of law school at Syracuse, ghan istan. He is now the CEO and co-founder of dents from poor neighborhoods succeed in school and Philip is graduating from Oberlin. Chuck keeps McChrystal Group, a leadership consulting compa- and careers.” Enjoy your summer wherever you up with Mark Ellyne, a professor in Capetown, ny. David and his wife, Hollis Wells Silverman ’00 may be! c Connie Ferris Meyer, cfm7@cornell. South Africa, as well as the Tau Delt boys (Harold (Hotel), have one daughter. Hollis works as COO of edu; tel., (610) 256-3088. Ames, Steve Rappaport, Rick Leland, Gerry Eich- a restaurant company, ThinkFoodGroup, in Wash- ner, Kris Perry, and Ken Wolfe). He wrote a mur- ington, DC. Merle’s daughter, Anne Silverman der mystery memoir with a huge Cornell flashback Knight ’00 (Hotel), married Jason in 2005 and Our mailbag is filled with terrific component entitled Playin’ Guts Ball, which re- they have three daughters. Jason in now CEO of news from many of our classmates. ceived a good review from Dick Turner. LotLinx and Anne is building a successful real es- 71 Bob Beleson (Bbeleson@gmail. This year has also been a wonderful year for tate career in Orinda, CA. Merle’s youngest, Doug com) tells us that after spending the better part of your columnist. In February, my son Charlie was (USNA ’05), and wife Amanda are currently in 30 years in a series of great jobs, including serv - married to Alexis Kremen in Baltimore at the France, where Doug is attending the French Test ing as the chairman of Remy Martin Cognac, the American Visionary Art Museum. It was a joyful Pilot School on an exchange tour. Doug and chief marketing officer of Playboy Enterprises, and occasion for my husband, Joe Miller ’69, and me, Amanda’s second daughter was born in Toulouse, the pres ident of M. Shanken Publications (Wine and many of our Cornell friends were in atten- France, last August. Merle went to Europe to help Specta tor and Cigar Aficionado magazines), he is dance to share in our happiness, including soror- with the toddler when the baby was born. Aman- workingonseveral early-stage ventures,develop ing ity sisters Leslie Jennis Obus, Diane Brenner, da is an experienced early childhood professional alcoholic beverage brands for sale to larger cor po - Sandi Taylor Eisenstein, and Beth Shapiro Stroul, with a master’s in special ed. Merle reports that rations. His current venture is asuper-premium gin as well as Rick Leland, an honorary SDT. It’s such she keeps in touch with Cornellians Alfreda Radz- called Bulldog, which is enjoying great success in a small world: Rick is a partner at Fried Frank Har- icki, Wil liam Cunningham, BArch ’72, Cindy Spain (the world’s best gin market) and 25 other ris Shriver and Jacobson in New York, the same Johnson O’Malley ’70, and Jo and Rick Gilbert. countries. His career has taken him all over the law firm in which our daughter-in-law is a real es- Andrew Topus ([email protected]) complet- world and he is proud to have visited over 620 of tate associate attorney. Additional Cornellians who ed a buyout of his business partner of nine years, 74 Cornell Alumni Magazine | cornellalumnimagazine.com Class Notes , c Bill . In . , , , and , Stan- , , MBA Phyllis Michelle Clement McAuliffe and and Eric Roth August 2013August 75 Dave Moutner , , , JD ’79, former , ’79, JD Dan Grausz Davis, BArch ’76, BArch Davis, , MBA ’74. , MBA | , , Waitsman is prac- is Waitsman . Also in attendance in Also . Betsey Wolfson Michael July July Marcy Brooks and and Howard Freedman , , DVM ’78, Harold Levy Harold Perry Gould Mitch Pollack Marleen Kay , , , , Zigler and and Zigler Perry Jacobs , [email protected]; The class just wound up the suc - suc the up wound just class The cessful series of 60th birthday parties with a belated party in Mindy Coffino Mark Wurzel ’73 . The bash was organized by Howard by organized was bash The . and and , , MBA ’75, . Other classmates attending were , who writes from Nairobi, Kenya. He Kenya. , Nairobi, from who writes reports he is busy running his own Dave Berwald Marc Levine Grummon, [email protected]. Grummon, , , Andy Peck From the Left Coast, Coast, Left the From Closer to home, home, to Closer In addition to birthday events, we continue events, to birthday In addition Tau Epsilon Phi fraternity held its own 60th own its held fraternity Phi Epsilon Tau Michael Gould ticing law with Moore and Reese in Atlanta and in Reese and Atlanta law with Moore ticing traveling. and reading enjoying the Southeast, Southeast, the is a freelance technical editor specializing in an specializing editor technical is a freelance in office her of out matter subject environmental bookkeeper as the time spends also She Seattle. real for her husband’s the accounts maintaining estate appraisal business, as well as for other at own. they She has been traveling businesses or once least a twice year with REI Adventures, New York City Schools chancellor elected was and currentVentures, Palm of director managing to the board of directors of MOUSE, a national nonprofit organization that empowers and in- technology. with youth underserved spires leyPer- SeligPlumb called business heating and plumbing In his he time VT. en- spare fect in Burlington, to love would and Champlain Lake on sailing joys from hear to hear about the everyday lives of our classmates our of lives everyday the about hear comings to their on updates forward to all invite and and and goings even important events—or the us to on. with report In keeping mundane—for the we theme, received a report from Nyamongo is and consultant a is of involved management in area home rural his in development community served previously has He Kenya. County, Nyamira Wildlife and Tourism of Ministry its through Kenya as direc- the Holland and Australia, in Germany, Ger- Frankfurt, in Office Tourism Kenya the of tor in of Kenya General as and served Consul many, Tourism of Ministry the from retired He Frankfurt. in 2000. He has been also an recently Aspirant Parliament. of Member Gersen Zweig and Freedman Jeff Sabin Wendy Drutman birthday bash in New York city over the holidays, the over city York New in bash birthday cover- event a multi-year into snowballed which ing than 1972-76—more 50 TEP ’74s, spouses, other each seen hadn’t Some adjacent-years. and included TEPs 1974 days. undergraduate our since Jamie Burr New York on April 19, 2013, rescheduled from the from rescheduled 2013, 19, held April on was York party New The Sandy. Hurricane after weekend were classmates 50 about and Club Cornell the at yours hosted including in truly, by attendance, Alice Brown president class was the on briefing private special a for arranged the who at campus Tech NYC Cornell new the of design - office attend of was the briefing The lead Merrill. architects Owings for Skidmore the project, classmates. dozen two about by ed MS ’77, ’77, MS 74 ’75, ’75, Howard excitement/stress by cruising from Barcelona to Barcelona from by cruising Mal- excitement/stress Sicily, in ports four visiting October, in Rome to Coast ta, and the as Amalfi visit Greek many temples in one ten-day period as possible. Pamela Meyers Haight , , Sheila Kojm (leemacl@ yahoo. (leemacl@ Michael Heberling David Greenberg ’05 . When Don first came first Don When . ([email protected]; Bata - Bata ([email protected]; , ME ’74, international senior international ’74, ME , , MBA ’75, our recently elected , ’75, our MBA recently Heymont. (Rochester, NY) is private NY) in the (Rochester, Harry Doty (laurie.shapiro@ att. net; New York, New net; att. (laurie.shapiro@ Richard MacMillan Donald Partridge Donald 2012. a Not only jam-packed I experienced Bill McAleer David Goodyear MILR MILR ’75, I attended. from recuperated all this Bricker Inc., managing machinery repairs from the via, from NY) is service coordinator for Cummings repairs & machinery managing Inc., Bricker sales- and dealers helping and Maine to Carolinas throughout machinery farm sell men specialized a complete from is recovering He Northeast. the indeed are we last and June a knee complete hip replacement folks, Yikes, October. in fresh- replacement his from hear to like would He now! 60 over roommate man hunt- for shotgun his along brought he Cornell to buildings. safety public at it store to had but ing, Laurie Shapiro on 2 June at Karmel beauti- the Rachel Long married off island private a Estate, Island Bonnet ful from is Rachel Shore. Jersey the on Island Beach my hometown of NJ,River, Toms although she litigation securities a is David NYC. in David met & Gotshal Weil, of firm law NYC at the associate for analyst a financial is Rachel and LLP, Manges in- who Greenberg, Allison Daughter Stores. Ross explicably chose to attend Princeton (Class of at the in Cincinnati Licata Adam married on 2006), River Ohio the overlooking Park Alms gorgeous September 29, followed by a reception at the is Allison research a clinical Aquarium. Newport Med- Hospital Children’s Cincinnati at coordinator ITS for engineer a is sales Adam and Center, ical corridor-mate My Donlon Partners. NY) is working in a small real estate law firm and firm law estate real small a in working is NY) enjoying New City York cultural events and the es- traveling, be rather would she arts—although pecially to Paris. She would love to hear from Lynn Edelstein but both my kitchen, renovate did I completely Son got married! children com; Shawnee, OK) spends his time working his six his working time his OK)Shawnee, spends com; helping lot, used-car son’s his at in loves filling also He rentals, sales. garage to going and church, at dancing. round teaching been has and dance to VP and chief bridge engineer at T.Y. Lin Int’l in San in Int’l Lin T.Y. at engineer bridge chief and VP new 69 only of was Francisco, elected recently one to the National (NAE), Engineering of Academy cit- was David American members elected from a competitive nominations. 500 than more of field cable- segmental, construction” in concrete and ed “leadership for design bridge hybrid and stayed, meeting annual NAE’s the at inducted be will and DC. Washington, in October in president of Baker College Center for Graduate in MI, Flint, has Studies president been elected ded- Educators and Military of College of the Council organization national not-for-profit a (CCME), edu- quality supporting and to promoting icated cation for service members, their families, and services. armed US the of branches all of veterans Lewek William for Italian is studying and psychiatry of practice be travel- rather would he that writes He travel. cooking. and language studying Italy, in ing board advisory local the joined has trustee, Cornell in SeattleBMO of part ofa is BMO and Private services Bank, which management offers wealth Capi- Voyager with been has Bill Group. Financial and 1997 in company the co-founded he since tal on serves also He director. managing its as serves School Johnson Cornell’s for boards advisory the and In the Cornell Center for Entrepreneurship. the for board advisory - the of chair is he Entre and addition, Innovation for Center Washington of U. preneurship. , , c Jon Jack Susan magazine Paul Har- (Afton, VA) Gary Rubin Alexis Beck INC Mark Brom berg Mark Brom of Pottstown, PA of Pottstown, , , remain BS ’72, Ag (dfriedman@eyi. org; (dfriedman@eyi. (CALS) and son-in-law (CALS) has changed his e-mail ad- e-mail his changed has Rob Blye Jeffrey Corwin And a good time was had by all! I all! by had was time good a And hope many of you were able to attend and - enjoy our 40th Re David Galat ’69 dropped by on a visit, and and visit, a on by dropped (Arts) are blessed with three future , [email protected]; or or , [email protected]; Dana Friedman Bruce Graev has worked with Rob since 1972. 1972. Rob with since has worked Phillips. and and Disordered Eating Specialist Since 2003, the Class of ’72 members of Delta of members ’72 of Class the 2003, Since Amy Blye Cohen ’97 lived in for 28 years! 28 for in lived (My e-mail is below if you need a crewmate!) Jeff crewmate!) a need you if below is e-mail (My classmate from hear to like would MBA ’74. Years institute in Plainview. When not at in institute Years work, Plainview. watch- swimming, family, and friends with is she and playing ing Can “So Think You Dance,” You cause she is moving out of the house she has project and buying a and buying in project sailboat the Caribbean. Port Port Washington, NY) is president of the Early be- boxes packing busy is She Friends. with Words writes that he is spending his time includ- doing parenting, and re- sailing, teaching, search, ing helping his son complete his Eagle Scout running a clinical practice, including developing including practice, a clinical running www.nutritionrx.com. website, educational very a She would love to hear from classmate 73 union, June 6-9. The Reunion Report will appear will Report Reunion The 6-9. June union, please “Like” in Meanwhile, the issue. Sept/Oct and 1973) of Class (Cornell Facebook on page our @cuclassof73. Twitter on us follow - MA) Brookline, nutritionrx.com; is be (alexis@ her re-inventing busi- ing an entrepreneur, com as it technology to applies ness and embracing Schiller [email protected]. and with the resulting 100 percent ownership of ownership percent 100 resulting the with and he is to free a hire completed, Sales ap- SmartPrice looks semi-retirement as over, take to protégé by ranked was SmartPrice pealing. as one of the fastest growing private companies private growing fastest the of as one addition In years. consecutive four for America in Sarah wife and Andrew his company, to growing all grandchildren, six their babysitting in delight the under age of 3. close but geographically distant friends. distant geographically but close As- Football Cornell annual the used have Upsilon fraternity July in their as fundraiser golf sociation a In 19 2012, full DU classmates event. reunion attended. (bg30@cornell. [email protected] to dress to: news Send to forward). continue will edu Alex Barna ([email protected]) is a natural resources con- resources natural a is ([email protected]) With retirement industry. for the energy sultant forward looking is he future, near vegetable the in his looming expand birding, go to time having to grandchildren, eight and children his visit garden, for- recent most “Our boating. go and along hunt, fish, (Dublin days ten for Ireland to was trip eign Alas- for planning we’re and Galway), to coast the Just places. other among UK, the and Africa, ka, Ari- to trip pleasure and business a from returned zona, where we saw some 73 species of birds, of many them Rob help- lifers.” is a at volunteer the Communities, Religious of Cluster Pottstown daugh- His homeless. the feed and to house ing ter Jasonobligations Army ’97 his completed Jason Cornellians. at Albany medicine emergency and is practicing Amy takes Medical Center. care of the kids and builds playgrounds as and a volunteer in her children, spare three has Kate daughter Rob’s time. that reports Rob two. has Rebecca daughter Drossos ’71 mon ’69 Barclay 60-95CAMja13notes_000-000CAMMA12Notes 6/11/13 3:01 PM Page 75 Page PM 3:01 6/11/13 60-95CAMja13notes_000-000CAMMA12Notes 60-95CAMja13notes_000-000CAMMA12Notes 6/11/13 3:01 PM Page 76

going to places as diverse as Ireland, Greece, Be- employees. An ILR student at Cornell, Gary’s back- and to Belgrade (staying at the stylish Square lize, Croatia, and Costa Rica. Also from our west- ground prior to moving into this position included Nine). Christophe added, “As part of activities with ern shores (Berkeley, CA), Mark Schwartz sends more than 16 years of human resources manage- the CHS AlpAdria and Eastern European Chapter, I regards and wants to hear from Randee Mia ment in the private sector and high tech indus- keep in contact with alums living and working in Berman. He has been spending time finishing the tries. Gary is also a parent of two recent Virginia the chapter’s area and invite other Hotel school 22nd edition of On Third Street: Jack Kerouac Re- Tech graduates. Our congratulations also go to alums to contact me for networking events.” visited and writing essays about Occupy Wall Nancy Banfield Johnson ([email protected]) on In private practice, Karen Welling is expand- Street. He ran for mayor to try to promote a high- the publication of her first book, Catching Critical ing her work helping artists and athletes over- power solar transportation system connecting the Changes: Six Essential Steps for Effective Nursing come obstacles to creativity and performance East Bay cities of Albany, Richmond, Oakland, and Assessment. Nancy lives in Van Etten, NY, and (www.creativity-performance.com). “I am also ex- Berkeley with a ferry to San Francisco, as well as works as a nurse manager and MDS coordinator panding my psychotherapy practice. Both are lo- affordable housing for students and the homeless, at Kendal at Ithaca, a continuing care retirement cated in Davis Square, Somerville, MA, and I am elderly, and disabled. community located just off the Cornell campus. hoping to open a Boston office soon. In addition, We are in the home stretch moving to our She is a frequent speaker and workshop leader, as- I have started as a part-time early childhood trau- 40th Reunion in June 2014. I hope all are look- sisting nurses in gaining confidence and respect. ma specialist at the Inst. for Health and Recovery ing forward to it and will plan on being in Itha- From Harvard, MA, Mary Keefe Valladares in Cambridge, MA.” Last October, Karen traveled ca to celebrate. Send news to: c Jack Wind, ([email protected]) fondly recalls that she ar- to Ecuador to meet the children and family she jjw@ mwhlawfirm.com; Helen Bendix, hbendix@ rived as a freshman with clothes, some plants, and has been corresponding with through Plan Inter- verizon. net; or Betsy Moore, emoore@cazenovia. a lot of hopes, plans, and expectations. Her stud- national since 2000. “It was amazing! I have also edu. Online news form, http://www.alumni.cornell. ies were well spent, as Mary is now in private prac- been studying salsa-style piano and still sing edu/participate/class-notes.cfm. tice as a psychotherapist. She also enjoys hanging gospel and other music as opportunities arise.” out with her family, lunches with friends, garden- The creative talents of artist Judith Motzkin ing, reading, and spending time with husband ([email protected]) were featured in Edible There is nothing as uplifting as a Julio. Julie Chapman Boys (julieboys@ gmail.com) Boston magazine and a two-person show at reunion with Cornell friends . . . calls Ventura, CA, home. Adjusting to an “empty ArtCurrents Gallery in Provincetown, MA. Living 75 and I had several of them over nest,” she has focused on enjoying life, including in Cambridge, MA, Judith has recently traveled to the spring! I spent one March evening reliving rejuvenating travel to Peru to visit her daughter. Southeast Asia, volunteering as an English teacher fond memories from the Hill with my Delta Gamma When not working for Promax Nutrition, Julie plays at Savong School and Orphanage in Siem Riep, roommate Joan Schmidt Heller ’74(with husband golf and spends time with family and friends. Cambodia. Inheriting Mom’s genius with the cre- Steve, PhD ’77, and their daughter Jacqueline) Please take a few minutes to send us high- ative arts are sons Alexander Mandel, who works and Scott and Allison Nelson. Steve claims that lights of your life after Cornell, friends you have for Rainbow Media and Coast Cuts in NYC, and the “Fermentation” class offered at Cornell laid his seen, and memorable moments on campus, and Benjamin Mandel, who is with Pier Pictures and educational foundation for their new endeavor, we’ll share the news in our upcoming columns. c was involved with Ice Cube’s new music video while I’m quite certain that Joan’s “tasting” ex - Joan Pease, [email protected]; Deb Gellman, “Everything’s Corrupt.” perience at Cornell events has also contributed to [email protected]; Mitch Frank, mjfgator@ Lynne Pollenz Weber writes, “After a stint as its success: this year H-L-R Cellars, the estate win - gmail.com; Karen DeMarco Boroff, boroffka@ a partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers and manag- ery of the Heller Family Vineyards (http:// heller shu. edu. ing director at Standard & Poors, I’ve been a man- family vineyards.wordpress.com/), turned out afab - aging director at Duff & Phelps for seven years ulous Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon as well as now. In addition to valuing lots of quirky stuff their special Hellacious wine, a unique proprietary I’ve been trying to remember how (earnouts, warranties, guarantees, lawsuits, etc.), blend of the two grapes. I know this well because long I have been writing this col - I work as an expert witness, mostly regarding sur- the fine Commonwealth of Virginia allows them to 76 umn. It seems like forever! What veys for patent litigation cases. My son, Bobby ship six bottles to me each year! I hope to join I do recall is standing in front of Balch at a class Weber ’13, graduated in January with a degree Joan and Steve at their vineyard later this year to reunion, and my friend Suzy Schwarz Quiles ask - in Mechanical Engineering and is staying anoth- help with the tasting! ing me if I would like to write for this magazine. er year for a master’s degree. I recently saw Meg I had also spent a sunny April afternoon in I said I would—and knew that it would please my Silver and Bob Horowitz ’75 when Meg and hus- Annapolis with Scott Keenum ’76 (who lives and father, Leo Diamant ’44, BCE ’47, who was an band Jim Nicoll were visiting the Bay Area. Bob works in Columbia, MD), Mark and Christine Mag- avid Cornellian. So I continue to write, and now and I also had a fun wine tasting expedition to ill Kamon (who have retired to Eastern Maryland), my moth er, Frances, reads the magazine to catch Sonoma last fall.” Lorna and Jim Thul (who reside in New Jersey), up on my father’s classmates. She is living in Author and speaker Sarto Schickel writes that Mike Sandul ’76 (living in the Washington, DC, Lexington, MA, and loves telling me about events one of the many things he remembers from Cor- area), and several of their friends and family that she attended when my father was at Cornell. nell is his advisor, Kenneth Robinson, MS ’47, watching an exciting Army-Navy lacrosse game. If any of you have a desire to become a class who was a Harvard-trained economist. He was very Following in the footsteps of Mark and Ting’s son, correspondent, don’t hesitate to contact one of helpful in allowing him to take the maximum num- Jim’s son Garrett holds the all-time leading scor- us. I can relinquish the task. ber of classes so that he could get a well-rounding record for West Point, and his accomplish- Christophe Bergen has been living in Vienna, ed education. In fact, Sarto adds, Robinson was ments in the high-scoring game that day added a Austria, for almost four years and writes, “I am apparently so impressed to have an “Ag” student few more points to his legacy . . . resulting in an slowly approaching the big ‘Six-Oh’ birthday and interested in taking a broad array of classes that Army win. On the prior weekend, some of these it is time to sit back, take a breath, and assess the he thinks his advisor may have stretched the rules same Delta Upsilon parents from our class reveled situation. My wife, Verena, and I have been in ho- for him. ”Encountering great intellectuals such as in another mini-reunion focusing on their chil- tel development consulting for the past ten years Walter LaFeber, Fred Somkin, PhD ’67, Milton dren’s sports. Scott Keenum and Jim and Lorna and have decided to take on the challenge of man- Konvitz, PhD ’33, and Urie Bronfenbrenner ’38 Thul attended the lacrosse game of Faith Seeley, aging a special hotel property. Now we just have was the greatest thrill in the world. I also learned daughter of Jim, JD ’79, and Beth Wright Seeley to find that ‘special property.’ I finished an excit- in one CALS class that it takes ten pounds of grain ’76, as her St. Lawrence team was victorious over ing project in 2012 in Ulan Bator, Mongolia, as- to produce one pound of meat. This later led me Bard College on Friday afternoon. They then trav- sisting a Mongolian business group to define the to realize the benefits of eating more grains di- eled to West Point, where Mark Kamon joined concept for a new luxury boutique hotel (the first rectly and less meat. It is healthier, and ten times them to watch Garret Thul add another three goals in the city), to complete the planning and obtain as many people can eat and live on a similar to his career Army lacrosse record. Way to go! all necessary permits. The group then sold the prop- amount of food. This led to my interest in the Congratulations to Gary Shapiro on his Jan- erty and the project, thereby ending our Mongolian macrobiotic diet (primarily a grain and vegetable uary 2013 appointment as associate director of adventure!” Other travel included a trip to NYC, as based diet) in the 1990s and later to Gerson Ther- administration for human resources for the Divi- wellasdiscovering Valencia and its architecture and apy in 2007 when my wife was diagnosed with sion of Student Affairs at Virginia Tech in Blacks- Portugal’s Algarve coast. And Cornell Hotel Socie- Stage IV ovarian cancer. I recently wrote a book burg, VA, where he will oversee human resources ty meetings took them to historic Budapest (stay- about her recovery and how she used both Ger- professionals in 15 departments serving 3,300 ing in the Four Seasons Hotel-Gresham Palace), son Therapy and a macrobiotic diet, along with 76 Cornell Alumni Magazine | cornellalumnimagazine.com Class Notes Jane -Sidrane Memphis took the took Lindsey ’11 . August 2013August 77 , howard.eisen@ , | , annette@ mulee. annette@ , Jaclyn ’14 -Rothstein, BS ’81, July July Karen Schwartz Scheininger, MS ’80, is go- Scheininger, completed his 25th year in Howie Eisen Judy Silverman Lisa Diamant ’76 Diamant Lisa c Happy Happy summer from the Upper Left Look Coast! for a complete in Reunion 35th our of mary sum Susan Maze Annette Mulee , 23, is at the Johnson School, and School, Johnson the at is 23, , is in the Engineering college. Engineering the in is Ava Sklar (Fort Lee, NJ) became a professional became NJ) Lee, (Fort Sklar I appreciate all of the responses to the e-mail the to responses the of all appreciate I Manette Mallon On that note, I wish you all a pleasant sum- pleasant a all you wish I note, that On plea for the news. at staff and students to spoke she that writes Martin on Boston in Blind the for School “Think Perkins assembly, the told She Day. 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Jersey New Jeffreyin Lefkowitz medicine gastroenterology/internal in practice daughter His NJ. Lawn, Fair ing through workUn- transitions. Klein “I am Calvin VP at GlobalR&D and Management Product was recently company The in York. New derwear transi- by PVH, so through I’m purchased going to extensively travels Manette changes.” and tion pleasure. and business both for Asia and Europe Daughter and her husband are partners in a law firm. “We in a firm. law partners are husband her and expanded and associates new two added recently our practice to include representation in the Our and Kings and Bronx, NY, Queens counties. landlord/tenant all of litigation includes practice the before law administrative as well as matters, state housing agency.” Daughter and Hampshire, New in Anheuser-Busch at works Chelsea ’16 on Broadway with with Broadway on she visited California. Back East, she saw saw she East, Back California. visited she from If you, benefited too, mer. have somehow other have or requirement swimming Cornell the interesting news, please let your class know: correspondents drexelmed. edu; edu; drexelmed. cornell. com. Online news form, http://www.alumni. edu/participate/class-notes.cfm. The is the is Elena ’ will will also be via Facebook via Cornelius Bo- , ME ’78. We wish We ’78. ME , Jimmy the Joey the Jimmy is a humorous school is a humorous Peter Storti lives in Galveston, TX. Af- TX. Galveston, in lives Franz after many years when years many after Franz (Walnut Creek, CA) writes, “I CA) writes, Creek, (Walnut Someone’s Someone’s Sleepy Tom Jackson , is city manager for the City of the for , is city manager , at Cornell and has three daugh- three has and Cornell at , MPA ’77 MPA -Curtis and and -Curtis , , and athletes with creativity and and creativity with athletes and performance. Emy Schobloch Emy Karen Welling is helping artists artists helping is Welling Karen Clemence Tousson Deborah Rose ‘ school, the King Abdullah U. of Science and Tech- and Science of U. Abdullah King the school, nonprofit a non-governmental, Al Fanar, nology, in organizations Sau- grassroots the supports that Council, venture Business Asia the world, the Arab and the Association, Charitable Syndrome Down di also was She Lebanon. of Center Cancer Children’s the delivered 2007, in Cornell of trustee a elected An- Trustee-Council 2008 the at address keynote Cornell 2010 the selected was and Meeting, nual She met her husband, of the Year. Entrepreneur ’76 Xefos John she with degree, ter an graduating Engineering the until engineer control as a worked pollution I when “That’s in slump the 1980s. engineering Com- Houston profession. the teaching entered munity College hired me as head of a new department (which I developed) called Technical I wanted a family, raising After & Math Physics. 2005, in so minds, younger reach and cer- motivate to became and pencils 2 Number my sharpened I be- however, Now, 8-12.” grades in math, tified schools, public the in sees she chaos the of cause Clemence engineering. to return to like would she she though in Ike Galveston, Hurricane survived injury. disc cervical with accident bad a have did nor- her to back almost is and fighter a she’s But Morocco, to Portugal, has She traveled self. mal continental of the much around and Hawaii and with connected She US. his Majesty the King of Sweden, Gustav XVI, for XVI, Gustav of Sweden, King the his Majesty be- good relations promoting her contributions on also is Lubna Arabia. Saudi and Sweden tween business international the INSEAD, of Boards the Riyadh. in live They Talia. and Serene, Sarah, ters, last fall and would like to connect with recovery. ongoing your in well you ganey Canals story about the power of words and reading. I will I reading. and words of power the about story nation- conferences at be professional speaking started last child Deborah’s Also of note, wide.” de- benefit She one also actual reports college. she requirement: test swim Cornell the required, from was rived it because Cornell at swim to learned of life goal the huge and now she has achieved and this on Congratulations miles. two swimming was Deborah reunited the above achievements! with Spelling Bee Before Recess Bee Before Spelling true story of the rescue of an orphaned baby koala baby orphaned an of rescue the of story and true Internet); the on viral went photo (whose published as a lullaby song; song; lullaby a as published have been writing children’s books for 25 for years, books children’s writing been have 14th and 13th, 12th, my have will I year this and books published. Brooklyn Center, MN. In his free time, he also Cornelius Band. Big Capri the in saxophone plays and engineer electrical an Cardell, sons, two has animator. a 3-D Ajani, and developer, software Feld Lisa Abby Karen c Martha received (U. of Pitts burgh Pitts (U. of , and one of the of one and , afforded me.” afforded sit (Paxdieta (Paxdieta Books, magazine. Sharon magazine. , , PhD ’90, - the un Lubna Olayan Jody Rosen blatt Jody Rosen Forbes , MAT , ’78, and MAT (grad only), for her book, her (grad only), for Poetry Whirlwind , a partner at Freeman Lewis Freeman at a , partner Cooper Cooper was elected Suffolk magazine, one of the “World’s the of one magazine, Sharon Dolin is a Laureate, class Poet official poet published widely with five Fortune Holmes. Hanavan; e-mail, mother. e-mail, Hanavan; Sussman; e-mail, krinsk54@gmail. com, krinsk54@gmail. e-mail, Sussman; ; e-mail, [email protected], [email protected], ; e-mail, Diane Freedman , , Cancer Healing Odyssey grateful for the opportunitie grateful Ilene Sherwyn . . She was of the awarded Member Insignia On November 9, 2012, 2012, 9, November On enfrFreeman Jennifer (Duquesne University Press, 2011). Press, University (Duquesne ’s youngest daughter. She traveled to the small the to traveled She daughter. youngest ’s hrlFec,PhD ’76 Fresch, Cheryl 77 village of Auvillar, in the southwest of France, last France, ’78 of southwest the in Auvillar, of village at Le she was where an artist-in-residence July, the by sponsored colony artists’ an Nefs, à Moulin In addition Arts. Creative the for Center Virginia to Jody, Sharon is also in Zanger touch with of College the from Award Alumni Outstanding an is Lubna CEO (based and and Life Sciences. Co. Agriculture Financing Olayan of chairperson deputy adds that she was writer-in-residence at Eugene that adds she was writer-in-residence and 2006-12, from Arts School, New Book The for College, Center Lang the of director founding the tition, is Compe Chapbook Poetry Letterpress for Annual ing writ creative teaching “I’m 1996. in begun the academic year at Hofstra U. ing and an am advanced also poetry teach workshop at the Sharon Unterberg Poetry Center 1996.” of since the 92nd Street faculty Y, the - on been Up wheretan’s I’ve hat Man on Heights Morningside in lives who Sam, son, 14-year-old her with Side West per Program Delta the at grade eighth up finishing is - in School Middle Man of Washington T. Booker hattan and to applying public high schools for she where in Israel, She was recently year. next the of attended wedding full-length full-length volumes published of She poetry and five (www.sharondolin.com). poetry chapbooks poems, Poet book of Featured fifth a her also was and fall this 2012), Press, NJ. Newark, in the Festival in Poetry Dodge featured 2012 the at were Q&A a and poems her of Three of issue 2012 December Stoddard in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia), the holding company of company holding the Arabia), Saudi Riyadh, in and Arabia Saudi in operations Group’s Olayan the compa- affiliated 40 includes that East Middle the philanthropist and is a She businesswoman nies. who has been recognized as a “Global Power 50 Power as a “Global recognized has been who by Woman” LLP in New York City, sent the news of a of federal news the sent City, York LLP in New to the firm’s According in filed lawsuit January. Law Marsh with partnered Lewis Freeman website, was pornog- who child of a of victim on behalf PLLC Firm defendant a from damages seeking vi- in raphy, pornography child transporting of of field convicted the in Also law. criminal federal of olation law, County Bar Association Representative to the New the to Representative Association Bar County State York Bar House Association of Delegates. at Lastly, 2013. June in began term one-year The in Convention Association Language the Modern Boston in January 2013, the Milton Society of Award Shawcross T. John the presented America to A Variorum Commentary on the Poems of John Mil- John of Poems the on Commentary Variorum A ton Diamant Krinsky Pat Relf Most Powerful Women” by by Women” Powerful Most “Top 100 Most Influential People in the World” by World” the in People Influential Most 100 “Top Time by Star Polar the of Order Royal the of Class First 2012). Overall, Cornell was a fabulous education. 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last semester abroad in Seville, Spain, and son was great to see how well the team is thriving Geus. Pondering the question of what she brought Matthew ’11 is in his first year of law school at (and how talented they are, musically as well as to Cornell as a freshman, Diane observes that she NYU. Further down the East Coast, Alexandra athletically!).” Daughter Erin ’13 is a Math major and others didn’t have as much “stuff” back then, Swiecicki Fairfield, PhD ’85 (Silver Spring, MD) like her mom, and sings with the Cornell Chorus and she brought mostly clothes. Tom and Abby and family celebrated the high school graduation and the After Eight a cappella group. Daughter Perr Baker’s third son, Jacob ’14, will be a sen- of her daughter and the 21st birthday of her son Kristen is a sophomore at the U. of Delaware. ior at Cornell. He spent the year abroad in Portu- by traveling to the Galápagos Islands last June. Minda Cutcher (San Jose, CA) got married in gal and Spain and appreciates the support from She stays in frequent touch with Margie Ferris November 2012, with two ceremonies! The first Cornell as he explores, learns, and grows. He par- Morris and Susan Fitzpatrick, PhD ’84, and would was in a skilled nursing facility in Detroit, where ticularly enjoyed a month-long trip to Africa over love to get in touch with Karla Olsen Sangrey. her future mother-in-law was recovering from a a school break. Pierre Crawley has opened the newest winery in New Jersey, Peppadew Fresh Vineyards in Mor- ganville (www.peppadewfreshvineyards.com). They Our neighbors include a variety of use vines from the Finger Lakes area, including from Dr. Konstantin Frank Vinifera Wine Cellars, run ‘ by our classmate Fred Frank, and from the Wiemer waterfowl and otters and a nesting Nursery/Vineyards. Pierre is also involved with efforts to stamp out hunger and has been working pair of bald eagles. with Farmers Against Hunger, growing vegetables on his family’s farm in New Jersey for food pantries ’ Cindy Fuller ’78 and other organizations. Frank Cohen (Hamden, CT) is the restaurant critic for New Haven Living and Hartford Magazine and a restaurant consultant Deb Harris (Newport, RI) writes, “I returned life-threatening illness (staff and residents were under the business name Epic Cures. Frank enjoys to New England about ten years ago, after spend- invited to share in the celebration—which was hiking with family and friends and working on his ing almost twice that amount of time in Florida. interrupted by a fire alarm!), followed by the photography ideas. He would like to hear from Cor- I have opened my second practice—a feline-only “real” religious ceremony the next evening. Min- nell friends Alan Polley, Peter Coy, Linda Roubik, specialty practice, having down-sized from an da adds, “I left the high tech corporate world Michael Liu ’78, BArch ’79, and Diane D’Acunto. equine practice in Florida. I am enjoying sailing about five years ago to start my own ‘high touch’ Frank says he came to Cornell as a freshman with out of Newport once again, and relax by restor- business, as a financial advocate for seniors. I “a typewriter, a filing cabinet, and running shoes.” ing (and sailing!) classic sailboats. I still miss also serve on two nonprofit boards: Pathways Julie Jones lives in Lancaster, PA, with her getting out on the water in those old crew shells Hospice Foundation and Senior Housing Solu- husband, Richard Zook. She has been practicing on Cayuga Lake. Would love to hear from the for- tions.” Lorraine Heffernan (Marion, MA) made a family medicine in Millersville for the past26years, mer members of the women’s crew, 1975-76! big career and lifestyle shift by joining the aca- caring for multiple generations. Their son Alex is Daniel Luciano and his wife (Croton-on-Hudson, demic world. She’s now a librarian at UMass, Dart- a senior on the crew team at Lehigh U., and Julie NY) are also avid sailors. Daniel has been an at- mouth, and loves living so close to Cape Cod. In supports the team by organizing and hosting the tending neurologist and epileptologist at NYU for 2008, Philip Bracht moved from the Philadelphia, Riverside Hospitality Tent. This past winter Julie, the past 23 years, involved in teaching and re- PA, area to Dresden, NY, on Seneca Lake. He and Rebecca Maron Mazin, and Karen Matrunich went search, and he and his wife are independent film his wife own and manage a vacation rental home to Lake George for a YMCA winter women’s retreat. screenwriters and producers. “We produced an en- on the western shore near their home. She would also like to reconnect with Cornell vironmental documentary, Crude, and are present- After nearly ten years of living in Seattle, I friend Judy Gelber. Julie brought a typewriter and ly producing a sci-fi fantasy film, City of Gold.” moved to a townhouse in the suburb of Bothell, a small turntable stereo to Cornell as a freshman. After 20-plus years at Cornell, Barbara Lang, MPS WA. Our new home overlooks a river and public During the last week of April, Diane Solomon ’04, writes that she started a whole new chapter golf course and is only one block from a bike trail. Doppelt, Jamie Pundyk Davis ’80, and I (Cindy in life. “Last year, I traveled around the world as Our neighbors include a variety of waterfowl and Ahlgren Shea) hosted our Second Annual KKG Re- the Lifelong Learning Coordinator with Semester- otters and a nesting pair of bald eagles. That’s all union for the classes of 1977-82 in NYC. Once at-Sea and connected with several Cornell alum- the news for now. c Cindy Fuller, cindy@cindyj again, the Cornell Club did a stellar job in provid- ni—14 ports in four months! I also recently fuller.com; Ilene Shub Lefland, ilefland@ corre- ing us with a great venue (the library room on the returned from four months volunteering in Cam- spondents.net. third floor) and quality drinks and food. We high- bodia with EGBOK Mission, an amazing nonprof- ly recommend this setting to others who want to it started by Ben Justus ’08. Daughter Rachel host a gathering of Cornell friends. This year, we Ostlund ’09 returns to Ithaca, while Sophie Countdown for our 35th Reun ion had 19 attendees and 51 responses from sisters (Northwestern ’10—sorry) heads to Seattle. Both begins—mark your calendars for both in the NYC area and as far away as Florida, continue to thrive—can’t ask more than that. 79 one year from now—June 5-8, California, Texas, and Minnesota who wanted to Husband Dave and I feel great gratitude.” 2014! Brad and Mary Maxon Grainger, MPS ’87, be with us but had other obligations that evening. Sam Lippin has been a physical therapist on are making plans for reunion festivities in Ithaca, Classmates who were able to attend included Zena the Upper East Side of Manhattan for 13 years and and all of the class leaders are focused on cel - Saunders, MBA ’81 (NYC), Karol Mulholland Moen specializes in treating all orthopedic problems, es- ebrating this milestone with their efforts with (Maryland), Cathi Gobel Farrell (California), and pecially neck and lower back pain. “I try to prac- affinity groups, regional events, fundraising, mem - Vicki O’Meara (Connecticut). tice what I preach by training for and competing bership, communications, etc. Do you have an idea We want to hear about your life events and in triathlons. I have been married for 22 years, for our June reunion or for the Class of 1979 news. Connect to our class online through Face- and son Eric ’16 (Hum Ec) pledged Sigma Alpha leaders? Would you like to get involved? Send a book (Cornell University Class of 1979) and Mu. Pat Reilly (Holmdell, NJ) is a director at AT&T message to [email protected], or call LinkedIn (Cornell University Class of ’79), and Labs and is beginning to think about her “exit the Graingers at (607) 257-3268. send your news to your class correspondents to strategy” (i.e., retirement) after working there al- We heard from Murphy Wilson. She and Jay keep this column filled. Send updates to classof most continuously since graduation. “I climbed Riklin ’84 were married after being together 17 [email protected] or directly to one of us: c Cindy Mt. Washington with my husband, Bill Goers, and years. Murphy and Jay are looking forward to at- Ahlgren Shea, [email protected]; Kathy Debbie Downes-Stoj, MD ’82, in June 2012. tending their Cornell reunions in 2013 and 2014. Zappia Gould, [email protected]; Linda Maybe I should have picked a smaller hike as my Diane Bonnert Holcomb is retired and living in Moses, [email protected]. first one, but I made it! I’m also currently a local Davis, CA. She has been working on a cookbook CAAAN chairperson and enjoy meeting with high project for a local food bank and has traveled to school seniors and telling them about the amaz- Alaska and Georgia and around California. She My grandfather, who I knew in - ing opportunities at Cornell. I also attended the also loves skiing in the Sierras with all the fresh to my early adulthood, oper ated Cornell women’s rugby team’s fundraiser at the powder. Diane would enjoy hearing from Mary 80 a telegraph in Flanders during Nines in December. As a women’s rugby alum, it Magdalene McGrady and Loreen Forester De the First World War.Messages headed for non-wired 78 Cornell Alumni Magazine | cornellalumnimagazine.com Class Notes , . Peter Cabinet (NH) (NH) Steve Cogger August 2013August 79 Shortcut to Pros- to Shortcut | wrote in February , MPS ’81, and I will I and ’81, MPS , Milford started a new job re- job a new started July July sent his two daughters two his sent . This book captures the captures book . This our school district in the in district school our nin Joseph is a senior litigation and litigation senior a is Joseph Russell Urban Mark Hopkins , also started a new job last summer as Catherine (Evans) ’78 Catherine (Evans) Susan Glenn When Hotelie ’83 Orebro. She has two sons, one currently serving currently one sons, two has She Orebro. MA Cancer American the for director giving planned volunteered He’s banking). from switch (a Society af- 25 years, over for fit.” ACS a the good for it’s so international junior a is oldest, their Katherine, Mar- in at major semester U. in of fairs/French Mary Washington last spent and VA, Fredericksburg, Evan The and twins, Jocelyn, are seille. 18 and accept- is awaiting Jocelyn seniors. school high ac- has been Evan and colleges, from news ance enlistment. deferred Corps, Marine in the cepted boot for September. in leaves camp He corporate attorney for a technology company, for 24 twin Their daugh- married years. happily in fall, the in freshmen as Cornell attend will ters watercolor up took Susan CALS. and Engineering same the and at and now painting exhibits shows, had juried I wish (“I again running started says). also she Cornell,” from I graduated when as knees Ed- of Board the chaired and created “I adds, She and to protect Committee Advisory Arts ucation educatio arts enhance was it felt I to be- I in years decided industry “After writes, engineer, an As teacher. school a come that and STEM in interested kids get to important become to than it do to way better no was there a as educator an as career my started I teacher. a I where was teacher, engineering school middle experience industry and Cornell my share to able in now I’m year. every students of hundreds at with started just have and teaching of year sixth my I year Next I physics. teach where a school new elective Way the Lead a Project be teaching will in MS his completed Steve electronics.” digital in summer. last U. Tufts at education STEM face of budget cuts.” Susan ran the Disney Princess Disney the ran Susan cuts.” budget of face planned and Belle!) (as February in Marathon Half Mouse!). 5K Minnie (as to the run in the Peace Corps and the other in middle school. of middle in other the and Corps Peace the in Irene Albano Labombarde the for as a reporter cently “I cover news for Amherst, NH, the next town over town next the NH, Amherst, for news cover “I people, interesting of lots meet live, I where from interest- always (not meetings of lots through sit ing), and have had in carried some articles the again. writing be to Great newspaper. daily he how wondering himself found he college, to off fulfill- the to path shorter a find them help could with error and trial of share 25 years him took to that life ing how about thought he As achieve. to wrote he learned, he what them and a Habits Roadmap 10 Entrepreneurial perity: Career Exceptional An For getting insight that he grad hopes will benefit not only his college soon-to-be any but daughters ca- own Mark’s world. working the enter to ready reer included leadershipcompanies positionsseveral and at HewlettElectric, Emerson Packard, (a Industries Peak including himself, founded he Crescendo manufacturer), contract device medical foun- private a Catalyst, and Partnership, Capital and nonprofits Colorado-based supporting dation world. developing the in micro-lending while waiting in while waiting an “I by airport: was recruited Resorts and Hotels Enterprises/Destination Lowe the with growing charged VP, executive as their in platform and the the US, Caribbean, Mexico, re- and hotels urban independent with primarily sorts. and fourth our after summer this Denver to move from graduates Emma, daughter child, youngest ’s i- Kim . . She and and Katz is the is Katz , JD ’84, is ’84, JD , is “man ag - ag “man is Journal of Ado- of Journal account ex- account san Steve Conway Will Tuthill Will Gail Henry (“Thinking About Kids”) About (“Thinking Don’t Don’t Dress For Dinner graduated from CALS in Biol- in CALS from graduated Anthony Boyadjis Daniel Melendez has been named executive VP, executive named been has , PhD ’90, is a professor of psy- of professor a is ’90, PhD , -Creane is an expert in form- and form- in expert an is -Creane graduated from Arts & Sciences. Arts from graduated , BArch ’81, is on a mis sion to change to sion mis a on is ’81, BArch , Psychology Today Psychology Rachel ’12 .” In early February Nancy traveled to Swe- to traveled Nancy February early In .” -Tuthill met at Cornell and are now married now are and Cornell at met -Tuthill Leslie Engel Nancy Darling Scott Schiller school buildings across America with his compa- his with America across buildings school partners his and He Classrooms. Apple Green ny, and green, energy-efficient, have been building districts school in classrooms portable affordable in also col- has Paul children California. around Law, at Harvard year is second in his Peter lege. en- in Davis UC at year third his in is Jacob and policy. vironmental cycle, bi band, ing jazz Latin a sciencein play also I and technologyenterprise. in the son federal and stu- and oldest network with Latino professionals My by. come opportunities the as dents college.” in a freshman now is She has been accepted into the ILR graduate pro- graduate ILR the into accepted been has She and year Int’l another in at Cornell tion be staying will and gram tra concen a with master’s, her for start- a launched also Lindsay Labor. Comparative prest Cornell’s through (weareveryougo.com) up eLab. program, gious incubator daughter softball, running, trail loves Steve Society. and ogy entrepreneur and architect Bay Area tennis. and Paul Byrne chology at Oberlin College. A Design and Environ- A and Design College. Oberlin at chology PhD and MS an earned she major, Analysis mental and Studies, Family and Development in Human US, the in relations social adolescent studies now write “I Italy. and Philippines, the Chile, Sweden, for blog a use-based zoning regulations and runs charrettes runs and regulations zoning use-based for and plans and of development conservation zoning regulation revisions. She zon- is a frequent form-based on conferences at speaker guest ing, smart growth, urban planning and design, development, sustainable restoration, brownfield positions held also has Leslie urbanism. new proj- and designer, architectural designer, urban an as “Excit- analyst. policy housing and manager, ect ing doesn’t begin to describe life,” she says. of and late and Peru China, Travel has included serv- public a on Ghana to off be to soon was she again, weaving dance, to learning is She trip! ice and still an Her son, avid gardener. 28, is in a 26, and her daughter, the at Berkeley, PhD for program year last credit Broadway first her received Award-winning Tony Inc., Henry Leon at manager VP/general executive for the business 56 family in years, mar- direct fresh- are Jason, and Josh boys, twin Her keting. winter last husband her lost Gail college. in men illness. long a after still practicing law in his hometown of Morristown, of hometown his in law practicing still daughter His marathons. . . running . still NJ and Hannah ’12 the for editor associate an am and lescence den with her husbandU. (Cornell the MSawardedfrom research an ’93) honorary psychological to in be doctorate achievement for lifetime advertising sales for NBCUniversal Digital Enter- Digital NBCUniversal for sales advertising sales advertising digital oversees Scott tainment. for NBC.com, the company’s broadcast, cable, and enter- include which brands, lifestyle tainment USA.com, Bravotv.com, EOnline.com, Fandango, with partnership the as well as others, many and portal. Xfinity.com Comcast’s Smith couldn’t be more proud! more be couldn’t to headed is family whole The daughters. Snow two and with Ice the in part take to Finland, Kalajoki, i Will Championships. World Sailing LLC. Pay Power with ecutive , and Nanette Lindsay ’13 Dik Saalfeld , Leonabarsky , Peter Chametz - Peter Chametz c Alan Zuckerbrod , dej24 @ , cornell.edu; dej24 is is asking classmates to is conducting a long-term a conducting is Leona Barsky , and his next book will be -Bianco, caa28 @ cornell.edu. @ caa28 -Bianco, Hollinshead simply said, “Old simply said, Hollinshead Boyajian’s daughter daughter Boyajian’s sold his business in 2007 and We We have much news to share! My kids are up. growing will Brayden and in fall, the Kindergarten enter Dana Jerrard . Tim O’Connor -McGuinness performed some new music in music new some performed -McGuinness Speaking of Facebook, Class of ’80 social me- social ’80 of Class Facebook, of Speaking issue, Jan/Feb in the previewed As Scott Picon National Geographic National Lynn Ciolino has been named art history professor and chair and professor history art named been has derstand why I sometimes wake up with chipmunk with up wake sometimes I why derstand mouth. my of out hanging tails cornell.edu; @ rfs25 @ aol.com; Cynthia Addonizio reactions. I am pleased, however, to finally un- to finally I however, am pleased, reactions. out posts posts went by or pigeon, semaphore, out fleet- the to trains footed supply runners. Few the radios from were taken in were use. Most munitions because primitive wagons, front in horse-drawn - the handle couldn’t Face motor mud. 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It results. my received recently and base infor- this sharing been I’ve Neanderthal. part I’m surprise. little to my friends, of circle among mation Nancy MacIntyre Jon Fordin moved from New Jersey to Boca Raton, FL. A cur- A FL. Raton, Boca to Jersey New from moved was rent investment he involves developing condos in spring, last wrote he when and Rica, Costa to forward CAU the trip looking March to Cuba. with he says, great, doing are ca- daughters a Scott’s for looking other the and school grad in one with touch in keeps He reer. Ella is going into second grade. At least now they now least At grade. second into going is Ella do to continue I school. same the at be both will - at elemen the fundraising very successful some tary school and thoroughly. recently celebrated it my eighth enjoyed have I anniversary. 81 graduated in May with a BS from the ILR school. 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high school in New Canaan, CT. Son Evan Hurd homeless. His son, Daniel ’12(Engineering), is now was appointed assistant professor at Campbell U. ’03 (Hotel) is now an AVP with Cornerstone Real an analyst at J.P. Morgan Chase. John Pisacane School of Osteopathic Medicine. “This fall I will Estate in Glastonbury, CT, and is enjoying his role ([email protected]) of San Jose, CA, recent - start teaching and my son Jeffrey will be attend- making hotel deals. Tyler Hurd, our 28-year-old ly celebrated the 25th anniversary of the purchase ing as a first-year student.” Marc Jacoby writes, California “boy,” has a new job in the music mar- of his dental practice. John is also the director of “Rockmitzvah is rolling on! My great band is cel- keting business, and Chase Urban ’15 is a soph- clinical operations for CDA Cares San Jose, a two- ebrating its seventh year of working with teen omore in the Hotel school and enjoying fraternity day clinic at San Jose’s Convention Center that rock and rollers at their events and celebrations. life. Emma will be joining her brother in Ithaca provides free dentistry to more than 2,000 pa- I’ve also been skiing with crazoids John Abrams, as a psychology major at Ithaca College—go tients. His son Gregory graduated from the U. of Richard ‘Rip’ Beyman, Hanan Kolko, and Eric Lewis in Alta, UT. My son Evan got a full-time gig as a social media assistant for the NBA; hooray for doing what you love!” I wish I had the same knees as Enjoy your summer and please keep sending us your news. Your reports are often fascinating and ‘ your classmates want to hear from you as often as when I graduated from Cornell. possible. c Doug Skalka, dskalka@npmlaw. com; Mark Fernau, [email protected]. Susan Glenn Joseph’ ’81 This column, written in April, Bombers!” Ron Miller tells us he is in commercial San Diego in May. John keeps in touch with Al contains news from the mailbag. insurance sales and vacations with family and Harnisch, Mitch Heymann, and Greg Chu. Alfred 83 A full report on our 30th Reun - friends. He remembers the Eagles’ greatest hits Cowger ([email protected]) writes that he has ion will appear in the Sept/Oct issue. and eight-track tapes! He would really love to hear decided to cut back on his legal work in order to Theodore Casparian (caspariant@earthlink. from the Wildbirds! Do you have some great mem- spend more time with his daughter (a Class of ’28 net) writes, “I have recently combined my com- ories? Let us know what’s going on with you! c hopeful). In the meantime, Al is serving as vol- mitment to sustainability with my love of numbers Betsy Silverfine, [email protected]; JoAnn unteer general counsel and secretary for the 2014 and people. I have joined Wells Fargo Financial Minsker Adams, [email protected]; Barb Gay Games to be held in Cleveland and Akron. Advisors as . . . a financial advisor. I specialize in Amoscato Sabaitis, [email protected]. Dimitri Avrassoglou (ellie_dimitri@yahoo. helping people manage their finances and reach com) has been the owner of Inter-Gedi Trading their life goals, and doing so in a way that pro- Corp. since 1986, specializing in wholesale men’s tects the Earth and its inhabitants.” Mary Jane Thank you for responding to our off-price discounted clothing. He has lived in Curry, associate professor at the U. of Rochester recent e-mail requests for news. Tenafly, NJ, for the last 12 years with his sons Warner School of Education, has been awarded a 82 These periodic requests allow us George, 16, and Alexios, 12. Dimitri travels four Fulbright Scholar grant to lecture and conduct re- to obtain news quickly from classmates located times a year to Las Vegas and Greece. In his free search at the Universidad Mayor in Santiago, Chile, around the globe. Please keep Cornell apprised of time he coaches soccer for his sons. He keeps in for the spring 2014 semester. She will teach in the your most recent contact information so we can touch with Cornell friends Marco Barbier ’83, Dept. of English Language Teaching in their School keep in touch. Hector Echaniz, MS ’84, Jose Suarez, ME ’83, and of Education. Mary Jane has been at the Warner Not surprisingly—more than 30 years since Vagelis Vossos. Nell Gardner (Spencerport, NY; School since 2003 and has published books, arti- our days on the Hill—our careers are often a ma- [email protected]) owns Flower Fields cles, reviews, and chapters on global academic jor focus of our lives. From Dublin, OH, James cut-flower farm and is also horticulturist for the publishing, teaching English as an additional lan- Bishop ([email protected]) re- Frank Lloyd Wright Darwin Martin House in Buf- guage, the experiences of immigrant students ports that his later-in-life jump to wealth manage- falo. She enjoys historical preservation and in- learning English writing, and other research in sec- ment at Morgan Stanley has been a great move and terpretation, leading and promoting local hikes, ond language literacy. Her latest book delves into that he is finding more success with corporate re- and garden venue synergy and promotion as part the pressures on scholars worldwide to produce tirement plans than originally expected. Both of of the Buffalo horticulture community. Nell’s son, their work in English and the growing use of aca- Jim’s children have graduated from college, and Casey Call ’12, is an agronomist at Grimmway demic English. Mary Jane received her PhD in cur- he celebrated his 30th wedding anniversary with Farms in California. riculum and instruction from the U. of Wisconsin. a two-week trip to Cabo. Heather Davis, MBA ’87, is in North Carolina Barb Warner Deane (barbdeane@barb deane. From deep in Texas, Art Flatau (flataua@acm. and reports that she recently won an award for a com) says that 2013 will bring many changes. org) writes that since graduation he has, for the program she developed to employ people with “We are selling our home in the western suburbs most part, been living and working in Austin, TX. autism and other developmental disabilities on of Chicago when our youngest daughter graduates He recently realized that he has lived there more farms that are owned by TIAA-CREF. The program, from high school and heads off to Cornell in Au- than half his life. In February of this year, he cel- known as Fruits of Employment, is operating in gust. We will purchase a home in Watkins Glen, ebrated the 20th anniversary of his bone marrow Washington and Southern California. Check out NY (40 mins. from Cornell), and get an apartment transplant to cure his leukemia. At the beginning this article in AdWeek: http://www.adweek. com/ in Asia—either in Shanghai or Hong Kong—where of the year he changed jobs and is now working sa-article/ no-apologies-147915. Peyton Doub Chris has been working 75 percent of the time at Nvidia. Although he never really planned this, (peyton. [email protected]) livesinMaryland and works for nearly two years. I will split my time between he seems to have fallen into jobs writing software as an environmental scientist/terrestrial ecologist Watkins Glen, when our daughters are home from to find bugs in semiconductors (chips). His chil- and wetland scientist with the US Nuclear Regu- college, and our apartment in Asia. Our middle dren, Matt and Hannah, have both graduated from latory Commission. “My main job function is to daughter is heading to Vienna for a semester college in the last two years. Art and his wife, contribute specialized ecological expertise to en- abroad, so we’re looking forward to visiting her Gretchen, are getting used to being (most of the vironmental reviews and environmental impact there, and we hope to do a lot of traveling around time) empty-nesters. Henry Joe is working in Eu- statements for nuclear reactor licensing. I recently Asia once we’re settled. Chris already works in rope and the Middle East for a privately held dis- published a book with CRC Press titled, The En- Shanghai, Ningbo, Suzhou, and Hong Kong, as tillery, slinging bourbon and other brands. Sadly, dangered Species Act: History, Implementation, well as Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, and India. Henry reported that our classmate Eugene Bose Successes, and Controversies.” Just traveling with him will be an adventure!” passed away in July 2012, leaving behind his wife, Steven Ross is now in Lakewood, CO, and Nat Bowditch writes, “The kids have left Tomoko, in Kaneohe, HI. Henry also noted visits works near Denver. He recently celebrated 30 years home, returning only to do laundry. I am running with Gus Bernard in Ocean Ridge, FL. of working for GE and enjoys spending time with a medical software firm, OrthoHub. I also play A couple of our classmates have been active family—especially his two granddaughters—and basketball five days a week, battling Cornell alum- in local charitable causes. Jeffrey Wild (jeffj wild@ visiting the Sydney Bridgewalk and Shanghai. Fam- ni Howard Lee ’82, PhD ’89, and Jerry Krumbein aol.com) founded the New Jersey Coalition to End ily physician Nicholas Pennings (npenningsdo@ ’63.” Nat adds that he volunteers in Search and Homelessness, which has become the leading non- yahoo.com) reports that he attained board certi- Rescue and is working toward Mountain Rescue profit in New Jersey fighting for the rights of the fication in obesity medicine earlier this year and certification. That’s all for now. I hope most of 80 Cornell Alumni Magazine | cornellalumnimagazine.com Class Notes , Karen Susan Silver- Joey Con - Joey Con Roy Stillman August 2013August 81 , , Potter sent word sent Potter Cherner, who was who Cherner, | Debbi Neyman July July Strauch in Charlotte, NC, Susan Levy Abby Strongin Tarbox works as a database ana- as a database works Tarbox Carr also sent an update. Karen left Karen update. an sent also Carr Caroline Huxtable Flood, who passed away in July 2011. July in away passed who Flood, was promoted to chief of the Major Crimes Major the of chief to promoted was Stacy Kushner In other high stakes legal news, news, legal In stakes high other Just Just a in step the the Potters short behind From Portland, OR, my fellow Risleyite Risleyite fellow my OR, Portland, From Terri Hakes a new law firm, Greenberg Gross LLP, headquar- LLP, Gross a new law Greenberg firm, on “trying focused CA, and Mesa, in Costa tered California. throughout cases” business high-stakes Alan refrained from describing how high your in- but have classmates to stakes be can to qualify, Gross Greenberg by representation in terested www.ggtriallaw.com. at firm the about learn empty nest department is is department nest empty Hennessey an- for host play to turn Debbi’s was it March, In classmate, other with her daughter. colleges Boston-area touring D.C., in lives (who Abby and she that says Debbi busi- entertainment an is and four, of mother a is cur- the about wondering are entrepreneur) ness of whereabouts rent that she and husband Scott are now “officially in BS a earned child oldest Their empty-nesters!” middle their College, Fisher John St. and from Chile nursing in program exchange - an completed young child their and CALS, in student Cornell a now is Per- Island. Rhode of U. the estat college program a began is who Caroline, why explains this haps the has now PRO-DAIRY, Cornell with coordinator triathlons.” sprint some “in participate to energy Scott, who co-owns with his brother a custom become has farms, dairy for business contracting do to likes couple the says Caroline and runner, a together. activities outdoor man, who described her trek with younger son in colleges seven see to South the “around Max: dined Debbi on adventure, While that six days.” with manag- facilities senior the as works Stacy where a er including for Time Warner Cable. adventures, The two reminisced undergraduate their about (!), Lauderdale Ft. to trip break spring year junior our and classmate friend their about and treras Unit of the Office US in Attorney’s the Western feder- supervisory a now is Joey Texas. of District federal of prosecutions overseeing al prosecutor, leave “I says, offenses involving drugs, organized He vio- crime, immigration. and firearms, lence, an become to attorney trial a as years 25 behind excited, I’m goes. it how see we’ll administrator; prose- setting in role active an have I’ll though. sensi- complex, overseeing and priorities cutorial you San Antonio: of People investigations.” tive Austin, nearby In hands. capable very in now are TX, and devotes Laboratories, Pathology for Clinical lyst called organization wonderful a to time spare her for opportunities provides which Horses4Heroes, com- and veterans and their families games, to get together for family-related riding, “horseback chapter Austin the that notes Terri panionship.” Brothers/ Big with days event special hosts also organizations. family other and Sisters Big Lichtenbaum clas- a tenured was she where U., State Portland run History and to found in order professor, sics an on- science. and (http://www.historyforkids.org), For Kids history of encyclopedia children’s line rural of “the year last publication the notes She Leptiminus of site Roman the from pottery survey husband with together that, says and Tunisia,” in Si- and 15, Ruth, 18, Ansel, the children and Damian “kick-starting been has family Carr the 8, mon, plant- and stores free organizing by economy gift is Portland settled: (It’s gardens.” community ing West!) 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and Mark Goldman. (Susan, Roy, and Mark: If you the time of this writing and was looking good for year is a mother herself!” Rana reminds us that are reading this column, get in touch, and we will a strong showing in the Ivy tournament. Ellen she is OUR alumni-elected trustee, so feel free to pass along your updates to Abby and Debbi.) Nordberg loves being a wife, mother, and blogger contact her if you have questions or issues. I enjoyed reading Debbi’s commentary about in Colorado. Check out her short pieces of quick An addendum to Debbie Eisenberger undertaking the college tours with her sons entertainment at www.ellennordberg.com. Matityahu’s news in the May/June issue: Debbie Zachary (now at Clemson) and Max. She wrote, “I Patricia Belden is COO of Preservation of Af- was recognized by the Silicon Valley Business Jour- know many people dislike the college search fordable Housing in Boston (POAH). Carol Baccile nal as a “Woman of Influence” in May for her work process, but I love it! I have enjoyed seeing all of Charlotte, NC, recently visited former roommate helping provide surgical repairs for women in the different schools and seeing what appeals to Jennifer Bramen Lyons in Honolulu with her two Kenya who suffer from obstetric fistula. Debbie is each of our boys. I loved Cornell, and I would also daughters. Her older daughter, Madison, graduat- an obstetrician/gynecologist with the Kaiser Foun- love to go back to school now and take advan- ed from the U. of South Carolina in May. Maryann dation Hospital-Redwood City and the Redwood tage of some of the programs these other schools McLaughlin is still in the Bay Area, but is now City Medical Center. Bravo, Debbie! offer. This process reminds me that how each of director of HR at Stanford Management Co. (Stan- In Castro Valley, CA, Laura McMichael-Cady our sons sees himself is so different from how we ford’s endowment office). She has the pleasure of ([email protected]) writes that her daughter see each of them. Always a good perspective to working with many Cornellians at Stanford, in- Caroline will be a freshman at UC Berkeley in the keep front and center.” (Admissions officers the cluding Rana Glasgal ’87, ME ’92, as well as her fall. Ravi Srivastava recently joined Spectrum world over will want to thank you for that note boss. Maryann keeps in touch with Janis Cohen Business Ventures, a private equity firm, as a man- of sanity, Debbi!) Schlerf in Baltimore and Victoria Prehn ’87, who aging director. David Kalman writes from Massa- Whether you are in the midst of the college lives in St. Thomas. I wonder if Victoria ever sees chusetts: “I was recently named president of tour process, are years away from it, are doing a Mary Otis Stoof, who lives in nearby Tortola. Springfield Medical Associates, a multi-specialty jig in your empty nest, or are thankful that you It is with much sadness that I write that Nat - group practice in Springfield, MA. I have enjoyed chose dogs or cats instead of kids (and the tuition alie Egleston passed away on Feb. 4, 2013, after living in the Pioneer Valley as a gastro enterologist. bills that accompany them), we’d love to hear a skiing accident in Aspen, CO. Natalie was presi- My wife, Pamela, has put up with me since we met from you and celebrate in print the range of ways dent of Indoor Direct, a marketing company that back in Ithaca. We recently celebrated our 22nd in which members of our class are living in this, produces a magazine-style TV show for restaurants. anniversary and are looking forward to a biking the beginning of our fifth (!) decade. c Risa Mish, She had previously been chief strategy officer and trip this summer in Amsterdam and Brussels. Son rmm [email protected]; Roberta Zwiebel Farhi, rfarhi executive vice president at Premier Retail Networks. Zachary will be attending Dickinson College in [email protected]; Joyce Zelkowitz Cornett, cornett While I was not happy to hear that Yale won Carlisle, PA, this fall, and playing football. Noah [email protected]. the NCAA Men’s Hockey National Championship, I is finishing his freshman year at Longmeadow did enjoy watching Cornell play Yale at Lynah Rink, High School. We enjoyed catching up with old which was broadcast on NBCSports Network, ear- friends at our 25th Reunion!” News was a bit light this period lier in the season. As the TV camera flashed across Look for the recent class News and Dues (your latest round of updates the fans in the bleachers, I thought I caught a mailing, and send us your news! Write us direct- 86 had not reached us yet), so I glimpse of Maggie Holcomb Schubauer. So I ly at the addresses below, mail in the hard copy made the effort to call, e-mail, and Facebook some texted her, and sure enough—she was in Ithaca News Form, or do it all online at: http://www. of our old classmates. In the process, the topic of visiting her daughter Katie ’13, managed to get a alumni.cornell.edu/participate/class-notes.cfm. turning 50 years old came up a lot. So I have a ticket to the game, and was in fact in the stands. c Liz Brown, [email protected]; Heidi Heasley great idea: I’m going to celebrate my 50th birth - During the second weekend in April, Bob and Ford, [email protected]; and Whitney Weinstein day at Cornell with classmate friends who are also Lauren Jensen Corning and their high school Goodman, [email protected]. Class Facebook turning 50. We’ll pick a weekend that works for all kids Trevor and Anna spent the weekend on the page, “Cornell University Class of 1987.” of us, book rooms at the Statler or rent alake house, Cape at Chatham, MA. Both kids went in the and make it a mini-reunion. My wife, Lori Spy dell ocean to swim, despite the frigid weather. Doug Wagner, and her Kappa sorority sisters al ready had and Gayle Reichler Mazlish had great winter ski- Hi, classmates. I am writing this a mini-reunion on an off-reunion year in Myrtle ing almost every other weekend. Next up is a va- column in April; however, by the Beach, SC, several years ago. Over 20 of her sisters cation to the Grand Canyon with their two kids 88 time you read it, Reunion will be spent a long weekend at a beach house. Perhaps I and a plan to visit Gail and Mike Baer in Scotts- over. If you were able to come back to Ithaca for can persuade my DU brothers to pick a weekend to dale, AZ. Keep sending class news and let us know our 25th, we hope you had a great time and that take over the house on 6 South Ave. to celebrate about your plans to celebrate your 50th! c you enjoyed reconnecting with old friends. A full their 50ths en masse, instead of the cliché week end Michael Wagner, [email protected]; Reunion Report will appear in the next issue . . . in Vegas. And perhaps Lori can per suade her sisters Holly Isdale, [email protected]. stay tuned! to celebrate their 50ths at 508 Thurston Ave. that News from the West Coast! Karen Kao writes, same weekend. Now wouldn’t that be fun? “I recently completed a 12-month training pro- Speaking of 508 Thurston Ave., Keith and Alumni-elected trustee and class - gram, transitioning from work as a physical ther- Gail Schlussel Allen just returned from Kappa’s mate Rana Glasgal,ME’92(rg87@ apist to work as an environmental health Parents Weekend at Cornell, visiting their daugh- 87 cornell.edu) writes, “I’ve been en - specialist (aka ‘health inspector’!) for the Coun- ter Sophie ’16, a Kappa pledge. They said they joying my time on the Board of Trustees and am ty of Santa Clara. You see, it was worth it to take made a point of drinking at Dunbar’s (which is amazed at how quickly it is going. I am nearly the year of biology, chemistry, and physics. If slated to be sold to a new proprietor this year), halfway through my four-year term! Serving on you wonder what goes on in restaurant kitchens, going to the Farmers’ Market, and having a formal the board has been a great experience for many I have stories!” Karen also continues to work dinner at the Statler. They enjoyed running into reasons. My colleagues on the board are incredibly part-time as a physical therapist, and for the last Michael ’88, MBA ’89, and Gail Stoller Baer ’87, talented, accomplished, and devoted to Cornell; I 18 months, she has been working as an events David Sherwyn, JD ’89, Dave Picket ’84, and Lisa have more opportunities than ever to interact with director on the board of the Cornell Club of Hellinger Manaster. current students; and although I work in higher Northern California. “I enjoy mentoring events Lynn McFarland McKinnon tells me she is education, I have learned more about it through leaders, and some of them have gone on to be- back to working full-time and no longer has time this opportunity. I am looking forward to the next come members of the board.” Karen keeps in to teach yoga. I had the pleasure of attending two years. During my most recent trip to campus, I touch with Naomi Tam and Margaret Sitko, MBA some of Lynn’s yoga classes at the past two re- had the pleasure of reconnecting with Scott ’88. Classmate Lisa Sotir Ozkan and husband unions, and it would be an understatement to say MacDonald ’78, PhD ’86, a religious studies pro - Ozgur were in Los Angeles in late November— she is great at it. She is also busy with a high fessor and the house dean for Hans Bethe House where Lisa was taping an episode of “Jeopardy!” school junior daughter, who plays lacrosse, and a on West Campus, which you will remember as our (the show aired on April 2, 2013). While there, high school senior son, who at the time was chal- class headquarters during our past two reunions. they caught up with Alex Grossman. Lisa still lenged with deciding which engineering school to Class of ’87 Pi Phis may remember Scott and his keeps in touch with classmates Judy Burton attend after several acceptances. Women’s lacrosse wife, Jane (Twentyman) ’78, as our house par - Gaines, Jake White, Sheryl Lindros Dolan, Kel- coach Jenny Graap had the Big Red women at ents! Time has definitely marched on, and now ly Smith Brown, MBA ’92, Jill Fields, and Julie number 18 in the country with a 7-4 record at the infant we babysat for during our sophomore Merritt Pacaro. 82 Cornell Alumni Magazine | cornellalumnimagazine.com Class Notes . . Un- Meryl ’90 and and Alyse Etelson August 2013August 83 ’87 , , | Michele Waltzer Weinstein Weinstein ’91 Schwartzberg wasn’t Schwartzberg July July , a songbook that Fid- that songbook a , — Jennifer Pierre ’13 Schneider Schneider Laurie Hart ’86 Hart Laurie Hoffman Hoffman . . And the day I before sub- ’92 Jamie Wolfe Lisa Waldman . Cornellians are everywhere! are . Cornellians Michelle Turk Burrows Burrows ’90 Send your news and we’ll publish it here. Mail here. it publish we’ll and news your Send My daughter celebrated her bat on mitzvah celebrated My daughter Melanie Bloom called “an extensive and captivating intro- captivating and extensive “an called mitted this column, my daughter played softball played daughter my column, this mitted with one of the children of Posen submit and online go Form, News copy hard a in an update at .edu/ http://www.alumni.cornell write to any of participate/class-notes.cfm—or Jablon March 9. Cornellians in attendance were my sis- were in attendance 9. Cornellians March ter we yesterday ablejust like to feels makeit since it. Inow, can’t teenagers believeto listening I haveconvocation twofreshman in sitting were experi- already are us of Many Rhodes. President encing our children’s college years, with many I continue. legacy our May it. wear- approaching more program, orientation school middle a at was up sitting and ended sweatshirt, ing my Cornell to next opportunity for personal growth. CAREERS offers CAREERS growth. personal for opportunity practical advice toward that end by presenting be- core seven the highlight that examples case Change, fulfillment: personal to common haviors Appreciate, Risk, Explore, Endure, Reflect, and The key to is growth personal Sacrifice. finding per- each for behaviors these of balance right the psy- of professor clinical assistant an is Josh son. chiatry at UC San Francisco and is part of the Psychiatry. of Advancement the for Group and Leiberman, fortunately, , The former environmental education major has education self- The environmental former Hart describes her style of fiddle music as melody co-au- Steven Sharon When she was ready to play again, she decided to aban- decided she again, to play ready was she When don her classical roots and embrace the more carefree a for career,” wasn’t “It music. fiddle traditional of style says Hart, who transferred to Cornell the was summer it after me, for was “It Ithaca. in lives still and year junior career.” my it making up I ended then fun—but for seven for available albums sale produced on and iTunes She work- teaches on lauriehartfiddle.com. her website, on learning to violin fiddle, from on shops transitioning Scandinavia. and Québec of music folk the on and ear, by plays at weddings lessons, fiddle also Hart gives private bands. different four with performs and events, other and Soir Ce Dance published she 2001 In Magazine dler to duction the world wonderful of Québécois and fiddle music.” accordion the some ways, op- with improvisation—in little based, posite of jazz. The majority of her songs, she says, are lively “It’s not tunes. dance to music sit still in a chair c Brad Mehl Josh Josh Gibson If you haven’t done If so done you already, haven’t next our for calendars your mark 5- June of weekend the reunion , [email protected]; and he spring of her freshman year at Rochester’s Eastman School of Music, classical vio- classical Music, of School Eastman Rochester’s at year freshman her of spring he linist Laurie Hart developed bursitis in her shoulder, leaving her unable to play for to play unable her leaving shoulder, in her bursitis developed Hart Laurie linist as condition her saw ultimately she devastated, initially was she Though years. two Stemme, edu; sen28@cornell. Combining his past business experience and experience business past his Combining Hart Strings Hart a blessing in disguise. While waiting for her shoulder to heal, Hart fell in love with folk music. folk with love in fell Hart heal, to shoulder her for waiting While disguise. in blessing a and listen to,” she says. “It’s music to get up and move your body to. It should make you make to. It should to body your up get move and music “It’s says. she to,” listen and at least.” feet, to your tap want Tomaselli will have all the Reunion updates! Nunan [email protected]. thored an e-book, “CAREERS: A up com ing Guide ing com A up “CAREERS: an e-book, thored (www.careersthe at Work” Fulfillment to Finding book.com). Josh believes that the best way to build a career for both success and long-term es- involves do. health to psychological and wired emotional already is brain your behaviors sential of The 2012 survey Association by the National stu- that showed (NACE) Employers and Colleges the want a primarily job offer considering dents 89 current work in psychiatry, work current in psychiatry, 8, 8, 2014. 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us at the addresses below. Tell us what you’ve Day newspaper of New London, CT, Dan McFadden, a noir story about an ex-military sniper trying to been up to lately, who you’ve seen, what you’re communications director for Mystic Seaport, resolve a kidnapping, kind of The Big Lebowski meets looking forward to at reunion . . . whatever you’d cently hosted director Ron Howard, who visited to The Bourne Identity. (More at www.TheBig Clear. like. We look forward to hearing from you. c see the Charles W. Morgan, the last remaining com.) My day job is with ESPN, where I write and Stephanie Bloom Avidon, savidon1@hotmail. wooden whaleship in America. The Day cited Holly - appear on TV talking about football. Follow me com; Anne Czaplinski Treadwell Bliss, ac98@ wood press reports that Howard is planning to di- @CHarrisESPN.” Sometimes it’s easy for us to for- cornell.edu; Lauren Flato Labovitz, cu89_news@ rect a movie about New England whalers. Dan told get that the Class of ’91 has its share of alumni comcast.net; and Kimberly Levine Graham, The Day, “We were more than happy to have him in the arts and media. On your morning drive you KAL20@cornell. edu. here and show him around.” may hear David Folkenflik on the radio, where he Former Big Red baseball player David Owens serves as NPR’s correspondent on the media beat. is co-founder and director of operations of New His experience as the editor-in-chief for the Dai- Did you know that there is a York Grays Baseball, a nonprofit started in 2006 ly Sun served him well. On television, you might Cornell alumni YouTube chan - that develops student-athletes and prepares them catch Kate Snow, who is a correspondent for NBC 90 nel? It is at www.youtube. com/ for college and/or professional baseball. In 2012, News and sometimes fills in on the anchor desk. user/CornellAlumni. You can view—and show your with his first class of high school graduating sen- Kate’s Cornell start came with WVBR. children—clips from Dragon Day,Reunion, campus iors, the Grays had seven players in the first-year Liz Baum Schnelzer lives in Ashburn, VA, speakers and panels, life in Ithaca, and more. The MLB Draft and currently have five freshmen play- with her husband, Doug, and their “three awe- videos are sure to trigger some Big Red memories! ing Division I baseball at schools like Florida, Mary- some children, Pauline, 13, Travis, 11, and Logan, One of my favorite Cornell memories is the land, and Tulane. David says the Grays’ name is a 9. I have recently launched uFringo Counseling magazine writing class I took along with Brad tribute to the Negro League Grays. Around the time (www.ufringo.com), my own private practice as a Herzog, an editor-at-large with this magazine. He he wrote, he was planning to attend a special therapist in Northern Virginia. After taking a has a second career as a children’s author, which screening of the Jackie Robinson biopic 42 with decade off from work as a licensed clinical social worker to raise my kids, I have returned to the calling of helping others to pursue their best selves and their life goals. Check out my website!” Debbie Sniderman is living her dream Liz is happy to report that after a spring break road trip last year to Niagara Falls and Cornell, all ‘ three kids now want to attend Cornell. playing salsa trombone in Miami. Marina Niforos Perez writes about the unexpected detour that took her to Paris, France. She Charles Wu’ ’91 came to do her MBA for one year at INSEAD, but has now lived there for the last 15 years. “I have been running the American Chamber of Commerce has led him and his wife, Amy (Hillsberg) ’91, some Negro League stars. Jill Johnson-Spencer here in France for the last two and a half years. to launch a publishing venture, Why Not Books writes, “Clay Spencer and I are thrilled to have The next couple of years will be exciting times, as (whynotbooks.com). Their mission, Brad writes, welcomed son Edward Ronald to our family on No- we move into negotiations for a Transatlantic trade is to publish stories he’s always wanted to write; vember 10, 2012. He is a happy and healthy baby and investment partnership between the US and they donate 7 percent of the proceeds to charity and we feel so blessed that he is with us.” Europe!” Marina is not the only Cornellian in Eu- partners. Why Not’s first book, which was due out In July, I began a two-year term on the board rope, as she just reconnected with her Cornell in June, is Francis and Eddie, the story of an un- of the Cornell Association of Class Officers. CACO’s roommate and good friend Elizabeth Voulieris likely golf friendship. “I’ve written dozens of chil- mission is to help alumni strengthen their ties to Kassinis and her husband, George ’90, who live dren’s books, and this one is my favorite in every Cornell and I’m excited about this opportunity to in Cyprus with their two daughters. Debbie Sni- way,” Brad says. give back to an institution that’s played such a derman, ME ’92, is living her dream playing salsa Elsewhere in the publishing universe, Ana significant role in my life. Feel free to contact me trombone in Miami and is known professionally as Petrovich, who’s been working in Mexico City as or any other CACO board member with your sug- “Bone Gal.” She also runs a technology consulting an independent human resources consultant, writes gestions for alumni engagement. You can learn business and is looking for interesting energy or that she’s had the opportunity to work for Kathryn more about CACO at http://alumni.cornell. edu/ engineering projects in South America. She has her S. Blair, “one of Mexico’s acclaimed authors.” Ana caco. c Amy Wang Manning; aw233@cornell. eye on Colombia for both work and salsa music! adds, “Although I grew up in Mexico, I have dis- edu; Rose Tanasugarn, [email protected]; Kelly Ameena Nalim has had a winding journey covered that the country’s cultural depth and scope Roberson, [email protected]. since her time on the Hill. “I was pre-med, Bio- are fascinating, and I enjoy learning more each science, at Cornell, then moved from Ithaca to and every day.” Ana would like to hear from Joe Texas A&M in College Station for my MS and earned Fuentes, Diana Pang Tanaka, and Marc Koutou- The big news as I write this column my doctorate from Penn State. I was part of the faris ’91. Yet another author turned up in the lat- is that the Class of ’91 has another faculty at American U. of Sharjah, in the UAE, and est mailbag: David Silbey, son of Prof. Emeritus 91 Cornell trustee. Nicole Bisagni Del - then moved to New Mexico State U. I now live in Joel Silbey, the President White Professor of His- Toro, one of the two new alumni-elected trustees Atlanta, GA, and am working on molecular aspects tory during our tenure at Cornell. David is now the (along with Susan Rodriguez ’81, BArch ’82), of the malaria parasite at the Center for Global associate director of the Cornell in Washington joins Karen Paul Zimmer, MD ’98, as the second Health at the Centers for Disease Control and Pre- program. This move, he writes, “brings me back member of our class to become a trustee. Nicole vention (CDC). I hope to obtain an MPH at the into the Cornell family while avoiding (ahem!) the resides in Bethesda, MD, and is founder and presi - Rollins School of Public Health at Emory U.” Lara Ithaca winters.” Yes, David, but you get the D.C. dent of Andrews & Cole LLC, which specializes in DeLong is a board-certified anesthesiologist, prac- summers! He is himself a historian, with a focus executive search. She is also the president of the ticing and teaching in Brooklyn, NY. In addition to on military history; his most recent book is The Cornell Club of Washington, DC. Congrats to Nicole that, she is studying acupuncture at Harvard. When Boxer Rebellion and the Great Game in China. on a well-deserved honor. Carl Thorne-Thomsen, not practicing the healing arts, she plays the Na- Speaking of military history, Charlie Lynch, chef at Story restaurant in Prairie Village, KS, has tive American flute. Lara keeps in touch with Karen MBA ’95, recently bought a TBM Avenger, which just been named Food & Wine magazine’s “The Shaw, Audrey DeLong, and Ralph Ciotti ’95. he describes as “the type of WWII torpedo bomber People’s Best New Chef: Midwest.” He was also a Your correspondent spent the first weekend flown by George Bush Sr. It’s been christened She’s semifinalist for the James Beard award for Best of March Madness in Las Vegas with some Class of the Boss.” Charlie is a senior VP of sales in the pri- Chef: Midwest. ’91 doctors, Sameer Desai and Samir Khanjar, vate aviation industry and is active in the Cornell Lucinda Rosenfeld’s fourth book, The Pretty and the non-medical crew of Adam Choi, Gary Now campaign (http://now. cornell. edu/about.cfm) One: A Novel about Sisters, was published in Feb- Wojcik, and Joe Riordan,ME’92. The mini-reunion for CALS. His wife, Elizabeth (Von Keyserling), ruary and was a People magazine Pick of the was a fantastic time to cheer on Ivy basketball DVM ’95, is doing the same for the College of Vet- Week! “Please check it out,” writes Lucinda. and reminisce about our time on the Hill. But erinary Medicine. They have three children, ages 13, Christopher Harris writes, “I published my new since what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas, you 9, and 7. From the air to the sea: According to The novel, The Big Clear, with Short Cipher Press. It’s will have to reach out directly to find out more. I 84 Cornell Alumni Magazine | cornellalumnimagazine.com Class Notes also Yael Paul Ken- c Sottile Melissa Melissa Seth Kesten- August 2013August 85 Melissa Carver | Carol Berman July July dear friend friend dear hmy Melissa Carver , ME ’95, is in the Las Vegas Las the in is ’95, ME , has been named counsel for counsel has been named years since we graduated? I vis - Can it be really than more 19 vis I graduated? we since years ited wit oebr,[email protected]; Rosenberg, , MD ’00 (Basking Ridge, NJ) wrote that wrote NJ) Ridge, (Basking ’00 MD , sent greetings from New Bedford, MA. Bedford, New from greetings sent Hampe recently and had Hampe recently the stunning 4 e-mailed that his company, Altitude Realty Altitude company, his that e-mailed Moss, [email protected]; Thanks for an all keep Thanks and please the news Co-correspondent Josephine Liu Sottile, [email protected]. Sottile, Hart eye out for our report on Reunion Weekend. Weekend. Reunion on report our for out eye writes, writes, “I was recently hired by the U. Hartford of Con- the for director assistant the as worked I necticut Previously, Programs. Executive and MBA at UConn as a consultant and an instructor. A a fac- is it that is position this of aspect unique will so ulty position, one of my responsibilities to to a It’s be balance teach. great to continue business work of on our the graduate ‘business’ and programs, then to step into the classroom and see the experience through the students’ par- has time, been challenge biggest The eyes. ac- sons’ two our with up keep to trying ticularly bike and runs few a in squeeze to try I lives. tive I whenever rides can, and I enjoy the personal every- keep It helps I set myself. for challenges perspective.” in else thing the at friends nethold Swan seeing to forward looking was he summer! Happy did! he hope I and 20th, Berkowitz baum advising of practice its grow to continues Group, oper- and acquisitions on funds estate real 1929 a large restoring slowly been also has Seth ations. 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MD , the meantime is in Houston, TX, and re- and TX, is in Houston, married a Swiss and moved and Swiss a married e-mailed that he teaches in- teaches he that e-mailed Su , MMH ’97, is on the other side other the on is ’97, MMH , . In , has taken a job selling John a selling job , taken has TWENTY YEARS! Hard to be lieve, be to Hard YEARS! TWENTY since years many how that’s but we graduated from Cornell. I , , MBA ’99, and ’s new book, book, new ’s Rieder- Yvonne Sim Christopher Miller Scott Castellano, [email protected]; [email protected]; Castellano, Sohoni is living in Florham Park Florham in living is Sohoni sent an update from Prague: “As of Febru- “As an sent Prague: from update , , [email protected]. My My own lovably nerdy Cornellophile family Jennifer Tomsen uiteBoone Juliette Leon Perkowski Winnie Air Force majors who make the cut to attend Air attend to cut the make who majors Force Air tisch rance, rance, [email protected]; Duffy Deere agricultural equipment in mid-Michigan and John Torrancemid-Michigan ’90 in equipment agricultural Deere believe can’t “I him, quote To clam. a as happy is they’re paying me to sell tractors!” Thank you for your and sharing news, please keep it com- on- the use or us of any e-mail to free Feel ing! line class-notes.cfm. form at http://www.alumni.cornell.edu/ participate/ probably won’t make it back to Ithaca until Octo - Octo until Ithaca to back it make won’t probably ber’s Insectapalooza ports ports that shareholder elected she was recently law practice Jennifer’s LLP. 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which is one of the world’s largest and most di- Judy and Kevin, sister and brother . . . Told in al- are happy to announce the arrival of their third verse providers of technical, professional, and ternating chapters from the points of view of Judy child, Owen William, born on January 30, 2013. construction services. When not working, Roshan and Kevin, Love Love is a story about two people Baby Owen and Mom are doing great. The proud loves to travel. figuring out how to live, how to love, and how to parents are looking forward to introducing Owen Lisa DeLeo reports, “Venice Beach winters be their best selves amid the chaos of their lives.” to their Cornell friends. sure are different than the ones I spent on the Sung’s first novel, Everything Asian, was published I hope you are all enjoying your summer and Hill!” She adds, “I love being outside walking on in 2009. And talk about an adventure! Erica An- coming up with some fun updates to send to the beach and going to farmers markets.” Lisa also dersen Conway and husband Chris ’93 are midway your class correspondents. (This is the shortest attends yoga classes. After 14 years of being on through a year-long sailing journey. That’s right: column we’ve had in our 18 years of Class Notes.) staff with Mr. Big Film producing print ads, TV the Conways, along with their three children, sons I know we have many more ways to keep in commercials, and documentary shorts, Lisa proud- Bryson and Porter and daughter Riesling, are sail- touch than we did in the old days, but we’d still ly proclaims, “I am freelance! And ready for new ing throughout the Atlantic for an entire year of love to hear from you. Send your news directly opportunities writing pitches and content and pro- adventure. And really, it makes sense—the Con- to us (addresses below), or check out the online ducing still and motion media.” J. Allison Bignault ways met on Cornell’s sailing team, and both have news form at: http:// www.alumni.cornell.edu/ (you knew her back at Cornell as Jennifer Hertel) sailing in their veins. Why wouldn’t they share participate/class-notes.cfm. c Abra Benson Per- recently accepted a position as Helpdesk super- their love of the sport with their children? The rie, [email protected]; Veronica Brooks-Sigler, visor and training coordinator at Hawkins Parnell good news is, they shared it with the rest of us, vkbrooksigler@gmail. Class website, http://class Thackston & Young LLP in Atlanta. She and hus- too, at www.conway sailors. com. Their posted float - of95.alumni.cornell.edu. band David reside in an Atlanta suburb with their plan has them returning to New York in July 2013, two daughters, Ellen and Claire. but not before making stops all over the Caribbean! Try not to be too jealous of Michael Lang- Finally, I am pleased to announce that I have Paul Lester, ME ’98 (Nutley, NJ; ford Hill. As a global marketing brand manager launched my own solo law practice, focusing on [email protected]) writes that for Hasbro in their games division, he reports, “I intellectual property and appellate counseling and 96 he moved back to the US from get paid to play!” Even so, his ideal day would be litigation. I intend to put my Florida Bar board Japan, was recently married, and presently works spent skiing in the Rockies. He and wife Karen en- certification and Federal appellate clerkship expe- for Prudential. His other news: “I completed the joy spending time with their four kiddos, Eben, 8, rience to good work to assist clients in copyright, CS 188.x Artificial Intelligence Course in Berkeley David, 6, Timothy, 3, and newest family member trademark, and state court appeals throughout in my free time, and am learning Mandarin Chinese Nathaniel, who joined the Hill clan in March 2013. Florida and beyond. Check out www. ip-appeals. and reading all the Dune novels. I finally visited Scott Behson is blogging away at www.fathers com for more information about Dineen Pashoukos Mexico and Hogwarts this year. I volunteer with workandfamily.com, a website dedicated to help- Wasylik P.A. c Dineen Pashoukos Wasylik, dmp5@ Stuyvesant High School and Tae Kwon Do schools ing fathers balance work with family life. When cornell.edu; Dika Lam, [email protected]; in my area.” When asked about progeny, Paul not blogging, Scott is a professor of business Jennifer Rabin Marchant, [email protected]. listed one robot named Mintchan, age 1, and one management at Fairleigh Dickinson U., where he car named Buruuchan, age 3. He keeps in touch teaches a variety of management and HR classes, with a lot of Cornell friends, “too many to list.” conducts research on work-family balance, and Hello, 1995 classmates! A short Shoshana Sperber Baskind (szs200@nyu. edu) does occasional consulting work. He lives in beau- and sweet greeting for ashort and writes from East Brunswick, NJ: “I’m currently en- tiful Nyack, NY, with his lovely wife, Amy Griffin, 95 sweet column. We have babies! joying the gift of an extended maternity leave. We and their 7-year-old son, Nicholas. On January 22, 2013, Diego Valderrama and even managed to squeeze in a last-minute trip to Author Sung Woo recently completed his sec- Afra Afsharipour ’96 welcomed son Dario Nima Disney with the kids. My fellow school employees ond novel, entitled Love Love. Sung describes it into the world. Big brother Emilio is thrilled with will understand the pure joy of traveling at a non- as “a novel about art and athletics, family and this newest family member. Micah and Kristen peak time. I still enjoy performing and am hoping adoption, remembrance and forgiveness—and Donahue, along with son Max and daughter Lucy, to find my way back to the stage before returning to work (as a child/school psychologist). Sophie Yael was born in November 2012. She joins big sister Maya, 4, and big brother Jacob, 8.” I just . . . Looking forward to receiving your latest round of news from the recent class mailings. Keep in touch. c Ron Johnstone, raj6@cornell. edu; K Published a book K Started a business Carin Lustig-Silverman, [email protected]; Liam K K O’Mahony, [email protected]. Class website, Went back to school Got married http://classof96.alumni.cornell.edu. Class Face- K Continued my lifelong learning K Had a baby book page (“Cornell Class of 1996”). Online news form, http://www.alumni.cornell.edu/participate/ K Changed my address K Had another grandchild class-notes.cfm. KFound my calling K Started my first job K Saw the world K Finished my last job This installment of the ’97 Class Notes shares updates from class - 97 mates around the country. Some report milestones on their career paths, while oth - Whatever you’ve been doing, we’d like to hear about it. ers report changes in their professional trajec tories marked by new jobs and new fields. It’s no sur prise www.alumni.cornell.edu/participate/class-notes.cfm that we continue to challenge ourselves by seek - ing new ways to engage our skills and ex pand our Or send us an e-mail at: [email protected] interests. Best wishes to those class mates men - tioned below as they step up to new adventures! Or write us a letter and mail it to: Jonas Chartock received his doctorate in educational leadership from the U. of Texas, Austin. Cornell Alumni Magazine Class Notes Now in New Orleans, he is CEO of the nonprofit 401 East State St., Suite 301, Ithaca, NY 14850 Leading Educators and is working to expand the organization. Leading Educators partners with schools and districts to foster leadership development among highly effective teachers. When Thanks for staying in touch! he’s not busy developing strategies to reform education by empowering teacher-leaders, you can 86 Cornell Alumni Magazine | cornellalumnimagazine.com Class Notes , c Liz Hil - Hil Melanie Weld, ckj1@ Weld, Taber Sweet August 2013August 87 | Melissa Hantman Greenberg got the got Greenberg , who are also in D.C., in also are who , July July , [email protected]. , continues her work as a geron- a as work her continues Christine Jensen We’re temporarily low on news, temporarily We’re should mailing class but our next bring a time new supply some Aaron Tax , [email protected]; , [email protected]; Jennifer Radi c Isn’t July the best month at Cor - July Isn’t the at best month Cor nell? Thanks to several summer fond have I Ithaca, in internships about about 1980s bat on mitzvahs Long and and Andrea Chan article into a book about bar and bat West, [email protected]; [email protected]; West, Wright, [email protected]; Shira Klapper Plenty Plenty of our classmates have enjoyed up- Atlantic January I left the company I worked at for 12-plus for at worked I company the left I January development business of director the be to years firm engineering structural a local Strictures, for a to be firm with excited very I’m TX. in Austin, Texas Central the in growth to committed is that market. Then on Februaryof head a has full She born. was Blythe Natasha 10, my forward look I daughterstar. social a is and hair curly dark to and friends, my to children my introducing to 2014.” in reunion at Cornell, Island! You can find the articleethnog- an was I here: seems It http:// tinyurl.com/ay2amh9. the developing I’m 12! of age the at even rapher Atlantic on to Had a be “We called, Lot culture, mitzvah of pieces few a written also I’ve Temples.” Shirley favor—her- of out fallen has that those food publish Jewish to old hope I like. the and borscht, which ring, D.C., in living enjoying am I summer. the in life city energetic of combination perfect the has Sundays, On neighborhoods. residential quiet and local or Shenandoah in bike or hike to out head I with touch in keeps Shira D.C.” within parks [email protected]. TBM tology researcher and oral historian at the George the at historian oral and researcher tology Hu- and Health, Aging, on Center U. Washington manities. “I also recently started my freelance in had and a published career fun piece writing the ary Krieger classmates! other from hear to love would and Beth Heslowitz Grayce Borod 00 01 state summers since graduation, however, includ- however, graduation, since summers state ing our Rochester hat trick: the and Fifteen Greenbergs,Phetersons! years Harradines, after breakfasts, RPCC hearty those a each!—for preschoolers together—two families par- Cornell With meal. Seder Passover wonderful just campus and to boot, grandparents and ents a it’s a fun safe day bet trip away, at two least memories of sunbathing in those gorgeous gorges gorgeous those in sunbathing of memories a than ski rather don’t in shorts uphill walking of and students most shame a such seems It jacket. 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Keren Fischer Bracken, Bracken, mbd4@cornell. Utano, [email protected]. Utano, Goldstein published a glob- published Goldstein Everett lives Everett in VA, Ashburn, and three kids. She is kids. and an three at- Gibbins, ME ’00, writes, “I had “I writes, ’00, ME Gibbins, Happy Happy summer, fellow ’99ers! and Robyn and 2005 since married happily and her wife, Marimar Verdugo, Marimar wife, her and is living in Chappaqua, NY, with NY, Chappaqua, in living is Karen Dorman Todd ’96 Uthica Jinvit c : “My full-length play play full-length “My : Martin (Athens, NY) is also enjoying trips: enjoying also is NY) (Athens, Martin Molly Darnieder Karen Weigel Congratulations to Congratulations Jennifer Sturtz a lot of changes at the beginning of 2013. In much success with much his he future re- endeavors: an pursuing now is and school to returned cently Business. of School Graduate Stanford the at MBA Paulette Rudolph and works at QIAGEN in Gaithersburg, MD. She has She MD. 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of those four tots will appear in their own Class feed (@Cornell2001) and Facebook page (www. Williams College. While she obviously has an im- Notes 2030s column someday (no pressure!). facebook.com/Cornell2001). c Nicole Neroulias pressive resume, I’m most charmed by her new Melissa has been working on a collection of short Gupte, [email protected]; Lauren Wallach dog and four egg-laying chickens. Here in Port- stories and writing features for USA Today and Hammer, [email protected]. land we are only allowed three chickens. Phoebe’s Rochester magazines. Hubby Josh, an attorney, job also takes her to amazing destinations like recently launched a sports blog. Check it out at the Yukon of Canada—where the final location is TheCommissionersOffice.com. Jen’s baton-twirling A student came into one of my reached by helicopter, the only connection with skills prepared her well for the juggle of mother- classes the other day. I read on the outside world is via satellite phone, and she hood and medicine; she works as a newborn hos- 02 her Starbucks cup the name does field work on microscopic fossils alongside pitalist at U. of Rochester Medical Center Golisano “Vicky,” which surprised me because her name is the very not-microscopic grizzly bears. Children’s Hospital. Chitra. ”Do you have a nickname I don’t know Also with a bit of the travel bug, though with Down the road, Jeff Harradine, JD ’04, has about?” I asked. She replied, “No, it just makes the a slightly more fancy flare, is Kay Schneider, who been elected partner at the Ward Greenberg law baristas feel less awkward when they don’t have recently returned from Milan. Kay’s class from NYU firm, and his wife, Sarah (an IC grad), has got- to ask me to say my name over and over again.” It Stern School of Business attended a class at Boc- ten back to teaching after founding her own pre- turns out this is a common thing. In the very coni U. to study the luxury industry in Italy. Kay school and having three kids. “Lucy, 6, Lily, 4, same class, Akshat told me he goes by “Sam,” and wrote, “I have developed an even deeper appre- and Andy, 2, are all doing well in school and Hayeon said she’s “Heidi”. . .but only at Star bucks. ciation for the craftsmanship, quality, and heritage sports, but find time in their busy schedules to I wonder if these coffee shops, which presumably of the Italian luxury industry,” and added a little be wonderfully precocious,” he writes. “I made it strive to be personable, know that they force shout-out to the fashionistas from Martha Van Ren: back for the KDR Centennial last month, and it their customers to assume alter egos just to get a “If you have the opportunity to visit Milan, don’t was good to see so many of the brothers from six coffee. My name is Jeff, so until now I was ob - pass it up.” Well, that concludes this column. If decades of the house.” He also met up with fra- livious to this phenomenon. And judging by the you have any news to share, Carolyn and I would ternity brother Jeff Tyhach earlier this year, when very-easy-to-pronounce names of your progeny, love to hear from you. Send e-mails directly to he journeyed from San Jose to the Rochester area they won’t know this experience either. either of us. And if you are as dismayed by the on a recruiting trip for Altera. Jeff Tyhach has First off, we have Emma Lynne Berk, a very forced Americanization of Starbucks customers plenty of classmates in his neighborhood, in- Starbucks-friendly name, who was born on 12/12/ as I am, do what I do: the next time you order cluding Sarah Kayfetz Outzen, who works in the 12 to Charles Berk. Charles has been working at a Mocha, tell them your name is something like San Francisco office of ZFA Structural Engineers, a veterinary hospital in downtown Manhattan for Mialejandra. c Jeff Barker, jrb41@cornell. edu; “doing cutting edge projects in various sectors the past five years. Next, we have Finn Roggen - Carolyn Deckinger Lang, [email protected]. including renewable energy and seismic rehabili- kamp, who came into this world in February 2012. tation.” In her free time, she enjoys traveling, the Finn’s mother, Thalia Goldstein, recently moved outdoors, and training for triathlons. (She fits back to NYC to begin her job as an assistant pro- Hello, Class of 2003! Our 10th right into that Bay Area ethos!) She keeps in fessor of psychology at Pace U., after finishing Re union is now a happy mem - touch with John Tagamolila ’00, a fellow Cornell up her postdoc at Yale. Also safe from the Star- 03 ory, and I hope everybody who Cinema retiree who now teaches film at Pacific bucks name stutter is Lady Charlotte Brown. She came had a great time. A full Reunion Report will Union College. is the daughter of Mike Brown and was born on follow in the next issue. Further up the West Coast, W. Alan Williams February 22. Mother and child are doing great and It was a busy spring and there is a lot of reports a move from Philly to Seattle at the end gearing up for a trip back to Ithaca this summer news to share. Charles Wang (ILR) writes, “After of May. “I work in the pharmaceutical division of to visit family and friends. spending six years in the San Francisco Bay Area, Johnson & Johnson. Most recently I had been And then there is Ava Alexis Taylor, whose an- I recently graduated from Stanford with a PhD and working as a product director on the marketing nouncement came with an absurdly adorable pic- MA in economics and returned to the Boston area, team for two of our products for rheumatoid dis- ture. Unfortunately, we can’t publish pictures, but where I’m from. I’m now an assistant professor at eases. I’ve just been promoted to district man- I certainly appreciate them. She’s got this awe- Harvard Business School and just finished teach- ager, Pacific Northwest, for our new Janssen some little poofy headband thing on. It’s really ing my first course on financial reporting and con- Specialty sales force, and will be leading a team cute, but I guess you’d have to see it to really ap- trol.” Charlie also welcomed his first child, son of seven sales representatives selling two new preciate it. Ava Alexis, daughter of Lisa Adelman Thomas, on April 6, 2012. He writes, “It was the drugs for inflammatory bowel disease and hepa- Taylor, was born last summer in Austin, TX, but best day of our lives and he is a healthy and hap- titis C.” Welcome to the Emerald City, Alan! Bi- the family moved back to Chicago when Lisa’s py lad.” Amy Sommer writes from New York that coastal classmate Bradford Bouley has completed husband accepted a job at the Radisson Blu Aqua she is also a new parent to a baby girl born this a collaboration on the translation of Gusto delle Hotel (the flagship and first for the brand in North past February. Heather Hermann also welcomed a Cose by Renata Ago. Brad, a postdoctoral fellow America). Lastly, we have Aaron Garrett Meer, born little girl, Isabella Victoria, on December 26, 2012. at USC and assistant professor of history at Penn April 11 to parents Jonathan Meer, MPA ’03, and Tarek Sultani recently moved out of Chicago State, published Gusto for Things: A History of Ob- Jolie Bell (whom I’m pretty sure I did a project and into a beautiful home in Northbrook, IL. “Fel- jects in Seventeenth-Century Rome in May 2013 (U. with freshman year). Aaron lives with his parents low alums in the Chicagoland area: feel free to of Chicago Press). It is available at Amazon. and big sister Remi in NYC. stop by for a pool party in the summer!” He adds Say hi to our new potential fourth-generation In non-reproductive news, we have Elizabeth that he became a lucky dad to the sweetest little Cornellian: Mateo Scott Cleofe, born to Erin Abunaw, who needed a vacation and a career boy about a year ago and couldn’t be happier. In Colling Cleofe earlier this year. In addition to his change, so did the obvious thing and went to New York, Chris and Jamie Beilin Joseph are the ’01 mom, Mateo’s Big Red lineage includes two business school at the U. of Chicago. Other than proud new parents of baby boy Jack Barrett, who grandparents—Ken ’67, MBA ’69, and Jeannie studying, Elizabeth has been training for a arrived on October 31, 2012. Jamie writes, “We Smiley Colling ’68—and three great-grandpar- marathon, cooking, and writing. She’d love to hear are living in Tribeca and look forward to seeing all ents. Not too shabby, especially for 2,200 miles from Carla Gibbs, Hillary Ross Posternak, and of our classmates at our 10th Reunion.” Christine from campus! To wrap things up, we head back Edgar Romney ’01. Brian Schwartz was recently Banks started a new position in the education de- East, where Marc Johnson is training for the Ma- elected as a principal of the Detroit law firm of partment at the American Museum of Natural His- rine Corps Marathon in late October. He lives in Miller, Canfield, Paddock, and Stone. He lives in tory in September 2012. She also welcomed Rafael Washington, DC, with his wife, Heather, and their West Bloomfield, MI, with his wife, Jenny, and Alejandro to the family on February 23, 2013. 2-year-old boxer-lab-hound mix, Kai (short for their three kids, Eli, Jonah, and Kayla. Wilson Favre-Delerue, former diplomat, Cayuga). Marc works as a senior associate at Booz Phoebe Cohen has certainly been keeping banker, and entrepreneur in Beijing, Hong Kong, & Co. and reports the Cornell Club of Washington’s her mind busy. After finishing up her Earth Sys- and now Buenos Aires, has kept in touch with activities are “well worth the small fee!” Now, if tems Science major at Cornell, she spent two Raffi Vartanian and Jeremy Adler. Wilson re- only that price covered travel expenses from the “wonderful” years in Ithaca working at the Mu- cently partnered with classmate Dana Bottazzo to Pacific Northwest . . . seum of the Earth before heading to get her PhD launch RouteAtlas, “a search engine with soul, Got news? E-mail Lauren or me at the ad- at Harvard, followed by two years of postdoc at helping travelers plan their journey from A to B dresses below, or tweet me @BeliefBeat. And in MIT, and lastly by a move to the Berkshires to in Latin America” (www.routeatlas.com). Another between columns, stay connected via our Twitter start her position as a professor of geosciences at entrepreneur, Danny Lachs, writes that he recently 88 Cornell Alumni Magazine | cornellalumnimagazine.com Class Notes - - Ray Lavko . ’ Anne Jones August 2013August 89 c | Bea Vo Meredith Kratzer Meredith Vanessa Astrup Alexis Anderson July July , and and , , and , and , married John McGinnis. John , married Charles Wang ’03 Wang Charles We’re short on We’re in updates this our mean doesn’t that but issue, amazing to up aren’t classmates Holly LaDue Ashley Berke , , Andy Riesenberg , , Over the last two years, Out of space! 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I book scholarly in into going was not interested is do I that reporting on-the-ground the writing, with touch in keeps Daniela fulfilling.” extremely Kelly Cook She also recently started a new job that is a per- a is that job new a started recently also She Direc- loves: she everything of combination fect U. Pennsylvania of the for Communication of tor 05 things in their lives and careers. At a recent event recent a At careers. and lives their in things Cornell to accepted students school high for held I California, the from East Bay of area Northern classmates: our of three with panel a on sat Huang friends, nell Sellers. Just out of coincidence, the Class of 2005 of Class the coincidence, of out Just Sellers. think I event. this at well-represented really was everyone’s to listening nostalgic a bit felt all we of our memories time on the Hill. It was really seen hadn’t I whom Andy, with up catch to great years. eight in . re- Jeff Stu - Stu (gdg , , (abg26@ , , was pub- Nate Brown Christina Gawiak magazine in the food the in magazine Alex Cwirko-Godycki Daniela Galarza Michael Sellman (kimberly.pringle@gmail. , and and , We We Are Fantastic Allison Goldberg and husband Los Angeles Los Duane Sun , and classmates classmates and , , , Kimberly Pringle Thea Brown From Los Angeles, CA, CA, Angeles, Los From I just finished teaching my first course first my teaching finished just I on financial reporting and control. and reporting financial on ‘ medicine residency at residency medicine Lifespan Hospital/Brown Intel- Epidemic the be joining “I will University. ligence Service in July, which is Pre- and a fellowshipControl Disease for Centers the through that vention and focuses on out- epidemiology management.” break He adds, “After spending six years at LNR in Miami, in LNR at years six spending “After adds, He fund a Capital, I to moved one and New a York Atalaya half ago, years for working been I’ve where an and lust Credit.” Private in wander invests that that says NJ) to City, husband (Jersey her Reyes and her led have spirit adventurous and Prague, ice, Ven Budapest, - Poland, Colombia, vis and Istanbul in engaged “We were Amsterdam. honeymoon.” our for Caicos and Turks ited her from emergency last month com) graduated March late From VA. Alexandria, in is edu) man- cornell. campaign a as volunteered she June early to ager for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society’s www. (http:// Campaign Year of the Man/Woman in died 2004 of compli- “My father my mwoy.org/). 2009, in and treatment, leukemia from cations 4 with Stage nodular was diagnosed best friend She’s in re- lymphoma. Hodgkin’s sclerosis-type for nominee Year the of Woman the and mission campaigning.” I was whom Cornellians in attendance included his father, father, his included attendance in Cornellians I im- graduation, “After writes, cornell.edu) 22@ Culinary French York’s at New enrolled mediately pro- certificate pastry a completed I where Inst., to France to moved I Then distinction. with gram study pastry and bread for a After that, year. I in (under NYC chef as a pastry worked and lived years Five White). Michael and Burke David chefs as- an as work now I where L.A., to moved I ago, at editor sociate Garber ’71 art Cohen January.” in Press Petri by lished cently relocated to Washington, DC, after six years six after DC, Washington, to relocated cently grad- in the Midwest (Chicago, IL; various Madison, to WI; and gone they’d where IA), City, Iowa uate new and, programs in 2007, the got Nate married. named was I 2012, September “In writes, Foundation of the PEN/Faulkner director deputy - PEN/Faulk the administers Award PEN/Faulkner D.C. in PEN/Malamud the and Fiction for Award ner na- the of two Story, Short in the Excellence for for contemporary awards most significant tion’s read- a runs also PEN/Faulkner authors. 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Noonan, Vincent Pinelli Benjamin Kraus Thanks to those who shared news for this Neuron 04 bining psychology, economics, and evolutionary economics, bining psychology, biology to study why cooperation: are people what and others, to to pay costs benefit willing - start am I behavior? such promote to do we can U. at in Yale July professorship ing an assistant to married got and 2013, July 2012.” gmail.com) got married in Boston in January. left Yushi Asian Kitchen “after 18 grueling months grueling 18 “after Kitchen Asian Yushi left in the NYC QSR Mar- of of re-branding/positioning hands the in back now is concept The ketplace. was It Tor- growth. for in a well. position and as founders its exciting but experience, that bar challenging tequila a and shop sandwich a Mexican taria, great is doing University, on and 12th I opened location NYC second a down lock to hope we and before the year is out.” Danny also writes that Jerusalem in, working up grew he restaurant the falafel Eastern-inspired Middle (a Restaurant West to be is NJ) going in Livingston, spot salad and “We umbrella. Hospitality DML the all it under brought where to back go to excited more be couldn’t Fellow there.” from grow to continue and started foodie a Angeles, Los in (www.foodlab-la.com) FOODLAB to In his cafes. addition of gourmet mini-chain contempo- in dealing started recently Nino cafes, a as collector. a as hobby started which private art, rary their with clients 20 about advises now He collections. art contemporary institutional and resides in San Francisco after transplanting from transplanting after Francisco in San resides plan- strategic a as works Meredith City. York New to ner and impact agencies, evaluation consultant for non- government and foundations, profits, and effectiveness their measuring in them assist and improvements. policy for program planning bal- work-life my of part life the “In writes, She ad- wilderness photography, digital enjoy I ance, wine, and food reading, sailing, skiing, ventures, free- and international travel.” Meredith independent married for in work full-time left and 2012 work. consulting and lance ham years and is currently the director and chief ad- chief and director the is and currently years Bank the at audit internal of officer ministration of Tokyo-Mitsubishi, UFJ. CA) writes that (Berkeley, she competed in her job, Nice France. in Nice, Triathlon Ironman first California, sunny in Also Rachel! writes, “I am currently a postdoctoral research as- research postdoctoral a currently am “I writes, at U., Boston Memory for Center the for sociate memo- episodic encodes brain the how studying in to 2012 July my dissertation I defended ries. engineering. biomedical in BU from PhD my earn cod- distance and ‘Time was, title dissertation My ing by the hippocampus and medial entorhinal chapter a that out found I recently (Just jour- the cortex.’ in published be will dissertation my from nal who TN, Selmer, from Driscoll Amy 2012,married I graduated from Vanderbilt U. in 2003. For our in Maya we Mexico to went Riviera honeymoon, vacation.” overdue long 2012—a Sept. in your about hear to wonderful always is It column. travels, business adventures, new babies, and me an in shoot and e- keep touch Please more! summer! 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School of Veterinary Medicine. Double congrats, graduated this year with an MBA and a master’s do a national tour with some local bands. Check Ashley! Quin Garcia ’04 (AEM) has recently re- in public policy. As a new graduate, Anna is look- us out at www.awmerigo-go.com.” Nathan has turned to his Bay Area roots. Says Quin, “After five ing for improvement or program management roles also been working on his second musical, “a dark years with Better Place Inc., and the past three in service delivery systems (education, child wel- dramedy called ‘Even the Sun.’ ” years living in China, I just moved back to Silicon fare, health, etc.). “My fiancé and I will be trav- J DeMeo in finishing a tour with the Air Valley to form an automotive tech investment fund eling to Ireland in June and then on to Jordan for Force in Germany and moving to San Antonio, TX. and reconnect with friends and family.” While liv- a week to visit my father’s family. Once we settle He has traveled Europe extensively and keeps in ing in China, Quin traveled all over China, Tibet, in our new city, with new jobs all around (hope- touch with Seth Wander, Kyle Hengel, Andrea Korea, Japan, the Philippines, Cambodia, Thailand, fully), we plan on buying new motorcycles to con- Wagner, Peter Gregg, Meaza Solomon, Carlos and Vietnam. He recently saw Nicki Kravec ’06 tinue our love of riding.” Amir Noorani recently Pichardo, and Desiree Pichardo. Jason Levine in Bangkok and has stayed in close contact with graduated from the USC film school, where he re- writes, “In June, I was ordained as a rabbi after many brothers from Sigma Pi fraternity. Quin, we’re ceived an MFA in directing. Amir is a visual effects five years studying at Hebrew Union College in in the same time zone again—let’s meet up! and motion graphics producer at the Ant Farm in Cincinnati, OH. I hope to be performing wed- Danielle Terrazas Williams recently complet- Hollywood, CA, and his USC thesis film has been dings for many Cornellians in the future!” Jack ed her PhD in history from Duke U. and will be a accepted to more than ten festivals worldwide. Cognetta is an associate producer for Major post-doctoral fellow at Princeton starting in fall Amir adds, “Between traveling to various film fes- League Baseball Network. “I got married in Au- 2013. Congrats, Danielle! In August 2012, Nata - tivals to promote my thesis film, SHAYA, I also gust 2012! I also recently won two Sports Emmy lie Hooper, BArch ’07, began pursuing her MBA at finished filming a documentary in Tokyo, Japan.” Awards for Outstanding Daily Studio Sports Show!” Congrats, Jack! Speaking of weddings, we’ve had a lot of them lately! Nicole Eason (AAP) married Greg Collins Thomas Murray is teaching middle (A&S) on April 13, 2013. The couple met during Cornell Days as prospective students in 2002. On ‘ July 28, 2012, Tom Di Liberto and Gretchen Gold- school students how to design and man married at Sage Chapel. The wedding party included Christopher Legro, Sherin Varghese, build solar-powered cars. Kimberly Cuozzo, and Anita Gajjala. Many other Cornellians were in attendance, from the class- ’Rammy Salem ’10 es of 1979 to 2008. Gretchen adds, “The wedding party entered the reception at the Ithaca Farm- ers’ Market to the tune of ‘Give my Regards to MIT’s Sloan School of Management. She hopes to Anna Domask is studying materials science and Davy,’ and the Alma Mater was sung by all alums start a career in real estate development. Joseph engineering at Penn State. “I defended my Master present.” Richard and Donna Wankmueller Galati Champagnie, BArch ’07, if you’re reading this col- of Science degree in June 2012, passed my de- ’05 were married on January 12, 2013 in Roslyn, umn, Natalie would like to hear from you! As part partment’s (very challenging) candidacy exam, and NY. Rich and Donna met as freshmen in ILR in of a recent pitch for updates, we asked classmates am therefore officially working toward my PhD 2002 and began dating in 2010. There were near- what they brought with them when they moved here at PSU.” Anna sends a big shout-out to all ly 20 Cornellians at the wedding, including class- to North Campus. I lugged a huge desktop and her fellow 2006 MatSE grads, many of whom have mates Jack Cognetta, who was in the wedding boxy monitor. Natalie recalls bringing a huge recently finished their PhDs. “Congrats, guys! Keep party, Justin Teo, and Christine McInni. The cou- binder of CDs. Finally, after nearly a decade of making our department proud!” ple went to Australia and New Zealand on their fighting the impulse, Chris Sasiadek went ahead Many Cornell ’06 lawyers are making waves honeymoon. Keep sending us your news—we love and applied to law school. He was accepted, but lately. Stefano and Rebecca Southworth Caprara to hear from you. c Tory Lauterbach, VML8@ as of press time has not decided whether or not ’07, BArch ’07, recently opened Caprara Law, a full- cornell.edu; Katie DiCicco, [email protected]; to accept the offer of admission. What will he do? service business law firm located in the Greater Nicole DeGrace, [email protected]. Be sure to check this column to find out! Boston area. Prior to moving to Watertown, MA, Be sure to continue sending us your life up- the couple traveled extensively, living and working dates! Family news, career news, volunteer spot- in Italy, Singapore, and Canada. Vanessa Clarke, We’re looking forward to receiv - lights—we’re happy to hear from you. FYI, not too JD ’12, recently became an associate at Stroock ing your latest round of news long ago, Facebook migrated our Class of 2005 & Stroock & Lavan LLP after passing the New York 07 from the recent class mailings, group to page status. Unfortunately, we lost all of Bar exam in July 2012. Lauren Popovitch is an and hope you’ll keep the Class Notes in the mix as our members during this process, so please “Like” attorney in Boston, MA, and keeps in touch with you stay in touch with classmates. Send an e-mail, the new “Cornell University Class of 2005” page Jason Hnatko ’05. return the hard copy News Form, or hit the Send on Facebook. (Tangent: Among my box of random Brittani Rettig is a managing consultant in key at the online news form (http://www. alumni. things from Cornell, I recently found a Cornell Dai- IBM’s Global Business Services consulting practice. cornell.edu/participate/class-notes.cfm), and we’ll ly Sun article from March 9, 2004, announcing After graduating, she worked in human resources include your news here. that Cornell had joined “thefacebook. com.”) Stay and then earned her MBA from Harvard Business Ben Crovella ([email protected]) writes in touch! c Michelle Wong, mrw29@ cornell.edu; School. Brittani now lives in Texas, but spend lots from New York, NY: “After leaving the Marine Corps, Hilary Johnson, [email protected]; Johnny Chen, of time with her friends in NYC! “I’ve taken up fit- I became a trader at Citigroup for two years. This [email protected]. ness instruction as a serious hobby, which prompt- fall, I’m headed to the U. of Pennsylvania’s Whar- ed me to start a wellness blog (www.gritbybrit. ton School to pursue an MBA. I hope to connect com) and to create an original exercise DVD called with other Cornellians who are already there or will Hello, Class of ’06! I have ca - ‘GRIT by Brit Ultimate Body Burn.’ It’s for sale on be starting school with me.” In May, Lauren Traki- reers on the brain this summer Amazon!” EJ Track recently moved to Pittsburgh, mas ([email protected]) graduated from the U. 06 becauseI,Tory Lauterbach, re - PA, to live closer to wife Eve Schaming’s family. of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey’s School cently left my job at the D.C. office of Cadwalader, “Eve is working as a veterinarian, and I am still of Osteopathic Medicine with her D.O. degree. Wickersham & Taft to join the energy law boutique working for McMaster-Carr, but transferred from “I’m going to be a surgeon and am starting my of Wright and Talisman, which is also in D.C. Per - their Atlanta branch to their Cleveland, OH, branch. residency training at East Carolina U. in Greenville haps more interesting than my job move is that It’s a bit of a commute, but a great job and I am in July.” Keep in touch! c Nina Terrero, nt58@ over St. Patrick’s Day weekend, I ran my first half- happy to continue to work for them.” Nathan cornell. edu; Dana Sckolnick, [email protected]. marathon. But enough about me, let’s see what Windsor (formerly known as Nate Smith) works in exciting career moves our classmates are making music, fine art, and acting, and says he is always this year. looking to network with Cornellians (you can get By the time you read this, we’ll Anna Kawar worked for the Inst. for Health- in touch with him at IamNathanWindsor@ gmail. have had our 5th Reunion. 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Hinman, Gold Beach, OR, December 22, 2012 After graduating with a double ma - jor in Psychology and Economics, ’33—Violet Spencer Schoff, Tully, NY, January 9, 2011 12 Andy Tran began a nine-month, grueling job hunt. His perseverance paid off, ’34 BS HE—Elizabeth Bell Powell, Rochester, NY, March 15, 2013 however: he recently started a new full-time job at ’34 BA, LLB ’44—Lauretta D. Robinson, Delray Beach, FL, October 25, 2012 an education-based nonprofit as a research assis - ’34 BA—Ethel Mannheimer Schatz, Los Angeles, CA, December 26, 2012 tant, relocating from California to join nu mer ous Cornell classmates living in New York City. Andy ’35—Dorothea Combs Lamson, Greensboro, NC, March 3, 2013 has maintained many friendships from his time living in Keeton House since his sophomore year. ’36 BME—John P. Bracht, Munroe Falls, OH, February 10, 2013 Have you ever thought about adopting a ’36 BA—Howard T. Heintz, Chevy Chase, MD, March 7, 2013 pet? Do you already have a pet or two? As an as- ’36 BA—Eslye Nelson Rappeport, Philadelphia, PA, October 29, 2008 piring blogger and a first-time pet parent, Jes- sica Shipman merged these interests to produce ’37 BA—Irving M. Friedman, New York City, March 7, 2013 the blog Beagles and Bargains (www.beaglesand ’37 BA—Harvey Slatin, Stamford, NY, February 23, 2013 bargains. com) with her rescue dog, Luna. Jour- ’37 BS Ag—Robert F. Winship, Knoxville, TN, January 4, 2013 ney with them as Jessica learns how to be a pet ’37—Herbert M. Ziff, Elmira, NY, November 17, 2012 parent for the first time to her adorable Beagle/ Pug mix, who enjoys eating everything from ’38 MEE—Walter H. Fush, Fort Lauderdale, FL, January 29, 2013 peanut butter to Kindles. Beagles and Bargains ’38 BS Ag, MS Ag ’48—Earle W. Helmer, Concord, NC, December 13, 2010 aims to share tips to help pet owners survive pet ’38, BS Ag ’39—Marion Wilcox Louvet, New Hartford, NY, April 1, 2013 parenthood without breaking the bank (ideal for ’38 BS Ag, PhD ’50—Jerome K. Pasto, State College, PA, March 17, 2013 recent college grads!). She urges classmates to ’38 BA—Ann Rosenberg, Sleepy Hollow, NY, March 4, 2013 visit her blog to share in their laughs and les- ’38 BS Ag—Hezekiah G. Webster Jr., Clark Mills, NY, June 14, 2009 sons and would love to hear about your experiences as a pet owner. ’39 BA—Frederick A. Reimers, Branford, CT, February 28, 2013 Edie Feinstein moved to New Orleans after graduation, but has not left Cornell far behind, as 1940s she is living with fellow 2012er Sara Cullen. Edie ’40 BFA—Elfriede M. Abbe, Manchester Center, VT, December 31, 2012 is working for an educational software company ’40, BS Ag ’41—Beatrice Dutky Arons, Omaha, NE, January 30, 2013 called Kickboard (www.kickboardforteachers.com). ’40, MS Ag ’41—Ivanetta Hughes Davis, Nashville, TN, January 14, 2013 Additionally, she is a fellow in a program called ’40 BA—Janet Greenwood, Burlington, VT, September 25, 2012 Venture for America (www.venturefor america. ’40 BA—Philip Mandel, Jupiter, FL, February 10, 2013 org), which aims to revitalize American cities ’40 BS Ag—Willard E. Ossont, New Hartford, NY, February 13, 2013 and communities through entrepreneurship by ’40 MA—Louise Palmer Painter, Genoa City, WI, November 30, 2012 enabling our best and brightest to create new ’40 BA—Kathryn Moore Ring, Bozeman, MT, December 31, 2012 opportunities for themselves and others. She ’40—Francis G. Shepardson, Lakeland, FL, January 4, 2013 says, “Get in touch if you’re interested in apply- ’40 BS Hotel—Albert D. Sikes, Hendersonville, NC, July 31, 2011 ing!” Edie has also been working on a food blog called Eating with Edie (www. eatingwithedie. ’41 BS HE—Dorothy Brayton Bettinger, Adamstown, MD, January 3, 2013 com). Check it out to peruse her many mouth- ’41 BA—Barbara Schnapp Eisen, Gainesville, FL, March 17, 2013 watering recipes! ’41 BA—Bernard Goodman, Princeton Junction, NJ, January 17, 2013 Michael Dezube is in Newton, MA. Ujijji ’41—Warren Heilbron, Rye, NY, February 5, 2013 Davis works for the Central Park Conservancy in ’41 BS HE—Sylvia Margolis Leeds Kaufman, Boca Raton, FL, January 21, 2013 New York City as an assistant landscape architect, ’41 MD—C. Everett Koop, Hanover, NH, February 25, 2013 supervising and managing the construction of ’41—Barbara Mindlin Lee, Newton, MA, December 30, 2012 playgrounds. She adds that in March, she pre- ’41 BA—Florence Miller Mandel, Jupiter, FL, September 5, 2009 sented a paper on race relations and inner city ’41 BA—Winifred Alsup Murck, Seattle, WA, April 4, 2013 public education at the INTED Int’l Conference ’41 BS Ag, DVM ’44—Morris L. Povar, Boca Raton, FL, March 22, 2013 on Technology, Education, and Development in ’41 BA—Marvin Shapiro, Roslyn Heights, NY, September 4, 2008 Valencia, Spain. The paper is published on the ’41 MD—Richard B. Stark, Stuart, FL, January 25, 2008 INTED website. Rounding out a busy few months, Ujijji also volunteered on Career Day at the Young ’42 BA—Estelle Mulwitz Barrett, Sarasota, FL, February 2, 2013 Women’s Leadership School in Brooklyn. ’42-44 GR—Walter H. Cobbs Jr., Salem, VA, January 15, 2013 As always, we love to hear from you via e-mail ’42 BS Ag—George W. Durkee, Clifton Springs, NY, December 12, 2012 or on the Class of 2012 Facebook page. Don’t be ’42 BS Ag—Harry M. Hoose, Sun City Center, FL, January 31, 2013 a stranger—please keep in touch and send us your ’42 MD—Robert M. Kiskaddon, Punta Gorda, FL, March 24, 2013 updates! c Peggy Ramin, mar 335@ cornell.edu; ’42 BCE—Paul W. Leighton, Scottsdale, AZ, February 4, 2013 and Emily Cusick, egc43@cornell. edu. Online news ’42—Robert G. Meyler Jr., Encino, CA, February 5, 2013 form, http://www.alumni.cornell.edu/participate/ ’42 LLB—Mary Sproat Sullivan, New Smyrna Beach, FL, March 15, 2013 class-notes.cfm. CAM Digital Edition, http://www. ’42 BME—C. Roy Tunison, Bradenton, FL, December 3, 2012 cornellalumnimagazine-digital.com. ’42 BS Ag, MS Ag ’47—James H. Whitaker, Bowie, MD, January 19, 2013 92 Cornell Alumni Magazine | cornellalumnimagazine.com 60-95CAMja13notes_000-000CAMMA12Notes 6/11/13 3:01 PM Page 93

’43 BCE—Bernard P. Aisenberg, New York City, October 17, 2012 ’48 MS Ag—Blossom Siegel Branton, Palo Alto, CA, February 23, 2013 ’43 BS Ag, PhD ’51—Richard C. Back, Rome, NY, March 31, 2013 ’48 BEE—Edward F. Brenner, Boca Raton, FL, December 27, 2012 ’43 BS Chem E—Robert J. Fritz, Pembroke, NH, March 1, 2013 ’48—Doris Solondz Casper, Philadelphia, PA, January 2, 2013 ’43 BA—Robert S. Gordon, Woodbridge, CT, February 15, 2013 ’48 BA—Judith Pless Constable, Darien, CT, February 9, 2013 ’43 BS Hotel—Paul R. Handlery, San Mateo, CA, January 26, 2013 ’48 BEE, BME ’49—Harry F. Cramer, St. Augustine, FL, January 16, 2011 ’43—Lawrence J. Healy Jr., Homosassa, FL, March 5, 2013 ’48 MS HE—Judith Banton Crispell, Dryden, NY, February 5, 2013 ’43 BArch—Henry Klein, Mount Vernon, WA, March 5, 2013 ’48 BS HE—Elisabeth Delano Donauer, Knoxville, TN, March 20, 2013 ’43 MS Ag, PhD ’46—Earle W. Klosterman, Wooster, OH, January 1, 2013 ’48—Roger W. Gleason, Groton, NY, March 7, 2013 ’43 BS Hotel—Myron Linz, Scarsdale, NY, October 15, 2012 ’48, BME ’49—Robert L. Greenberg, South Hadley, MA, January 6, 2013 ’43 MD—James W. Newell, Palo Alto, CA, December 22, 2012 ’48 BA—Richard B. Hanes, Charlotte, NC, January 16, 2013 ’43 BA—Mary-Elizabeth Taylor Rockwell, Dayton, OH, December 16, 2012 ’48, BS Ag ’49—Ann Sze Kao, San Leandro, CA, March 8, 2012 ’43—Carl A. Shem Jr., Atlanta, GA, February 18, 2013 ’48 BME—Thaddeus W. Lasiewicz, South Barrington, IL, March 6, 2013 ’43—Constance Luhr Turnbull, Valley Falls, NY, February 3, 2013 ’48 BA—Ernest S. Mathews, Boston, MA, December 30, 2012 ’48 BCE—William R. McCurdy, Fort Lauderdale, FL, September 17, 2012 ’44, BA ’48—Richard E. Artschwager, Hudson, NY, February 9, 2013 ’48 SP Ag—Max E. Melville, Denver, CO, February 21, 2013 ’44 BS HE—Barbara Flagg Atlee, Jacksonville, FL, February 26, 2013 ’48 BS ILR—William L. More, Cockeysville, MD, March 16, 2013 ’44—Jean Slaughter Davis, Pittsburgh, PA, January 24, 2013 ’48 BS Ag—Martin J. Pine, Buffalo, NY, January 1, 2013 ’44, PhD ’60—Peter H. Langer, Saskatoon, SK, October 25, 2012 ’48 MA—Carolyn Litwin Rothschild, Millburn, NJ, January 8, 2013 ’44 BS Ag—Lloyd A. Putnam, The Villages, FL, November 2, 2012 ’48 BA—Harold M. Schmeck Jr., North Chatham, MA, April 1, 2013 ’44 BS Ag—Ruth Cosline Rhynedance, Fairview, NC, November 29, 2012 ’48, BS ILR ’46—Shirley Scorse Smith, Tampa, FL, January 30, 2012 ’44 BA—Charlotte Licht Smallwood-Cook, Warsaw, NY, January 26, 2013 ’48 BME—Thomas S. Stevens II, Wilmington, DE, March 3, 2013 ’44, BArch ’47—David B. Spalding, Gainesville, FL, December 18, 2012 ’48-50 SP Ag—Blair L. True, Perry, NY, January 3, 2013 ’44 PhD—Irving A. Spaulding, Durham, NC, May 12, 2010 ’48 MEd—Paul R. Warnick, Williamsport, PA, February 10, 2013 ’44-47 GR—Robert N. Whitehead, Aptos, CA, January 25, 2013 ’48 MBA—Stephen J. Welsh, Middlebury, VT, December 17, 2012 ’48, BA ’49—Hans Wynberg, Midlaren, Netherlands, May 25, 2011 ’45—Elbert H. Baker III, Hudson, OH, May 31, 2012 ’45, BS Ag ’44—Sonja Kramarsky Binkhorst, New York City, Feb. 6, 2013 ’49 BS ORIE—Eugene F. Billington, Elbridge, NY, December 30, 2012 ’45, BS HE ’44—Elizabeth Rogers Board, Spring Lake Heights, NJ, ’49 BS Hotel, MS Hotel ’57—John J. Bilon, Sherwood, AR, Feb. 9, 2013 March 20, 2013 ’49 BS HE—Janet Molin Brown, Jupiter, FL, March 4, 2013 ’45, BS HE ’44—Catherine F. Burton, V ernon, NY, January 16, 2013 ’49 MCE—Robert T. Chuck, Honolulu, HI, December 27, 2012 ’45, BCE ’44—David E. Carter, Dowling Park, FL, March 15, 2013 ’49 BS ILR—Edward F. Culverhouse, Somersworth, NH, Dec. 13, 2012 ’45 MD—Harold J. Delchamps Jr., Los Angeles, CA, August 31, 2012 ’49—Robert W. Dupar, Palm Desert, CA, January 12, 2013 ’45 BA—Esther McPherson Donahue, Pittsburgh, PA, February 4, 2013 ’49 BS ILR—John M. Gale, Pottstown, PA, March 23, 2009 ’45—William D. Eaton, Wichita, KS, August 28, 2011 ’49 BA—Patricia Ladd Herman, Long Beach, CA, December 2, 2012 ’45, BME ’47—Morton Eydenberg, Roslyn Heights, NY, March 29, 2013 ’49 BA—Dorothy Bruce Hicock, Garrattsville, NY, March 29, 2013 ’45 DVM—John D. Goebel, Palm Beach Gardens, FL, February 7, 2013 ’49 BA—Roy B. Lawrence, San Diego, CA, August 22, 2011 ’45, BA ’43, MD ’47—Ernest Gosline, Clinton, NY, April 8, 2013 ’49, BA ’50—Douglas B. McLean, Naples, FL, January 10, 2013 ’45, BS Hotel ’48—Stanley Johnson, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL, Feb. 28, 2013 ’49 BME—Harvey E. Miller, New York City, December 15, 2012 ’45 BA—Edward M. Kresky, New York City, January 23, 2013 ’49 BS Ag—Gordon R. Nesbitt, Roswell, NM, January 26, 2013 ’45—Charles H. Latrobe III, Baltimore, MD, February 16, 2013 ’49 LLB—Henry B. Nesbitt, Palmyra, NY, April 9, 2013 ’45 BME—Herbert E. Miller, Fort Washington, PA, January 25, 2013 ’49 BA—Florence Lehman Nichols, Exeter, NH, January 15, 2013 ’45 MS—Mavis C. Nymon, Fargo, ND, March 3, 2013 ’49 BME—Charles A. Peek Jr., Penn Yan, NY, February 19, 2013 ’45, BS Ag ’49—Reuben Pannor, Pacific Palisades, CA, December 22, 2012 ’49 DVM—Harry E. Reddick Jr., Dos Palos, CA, January 14, 2013 ’45, BA ’47—George D. Rautenberg, Newton, MA, April 3, 2013 ’49 MFS, PhD ’53—Andrew C. Rice, Penn Yan, NY, January 16, 2013 ’45 BS Ag—Elsie Sheffer Thomas, Sarasota, FL, January 11, 2013 ’49 BA—Lois Gallo Schmeck, North Chatham, MA, March 10, 2010 ’45—Arthur M. Whish, Hingham, MA, March 10, 2013 ’49 BS Hotel—Carl R. Stanway, Boynton Beach, FL, May 21, 2007 ’45, BS HE ’44—Alma Huber Whittemore, Aiken, SC, December 24, 2012 ’49 BS HE—Norma Keagle Thompson, Rochester, NY, December 17, 2012 ’49 MA, PhD ’53—Bernard Wand, Ottawa, ON, September 9, 2012 ’46, BS HE ’45—Beatrice O’Brien Contant, Waterloo, NY, Jan. 22, 2013 ’46—William D. Crim Jr., Saline, MI, February 19, 2013 1950s ’46, BS Chem E ’45, PhD ’49—John P. Fraser, Houston, TX, Feb. 23, 2013 ’50 BS Ag—Fillmore K. Bagatell, Phoenix, AZ, March 2, 2013 ’46, BS Ag ’49—David L. Gale, Rutland, VT, March 20, 2013 ’50 MA—Harlan G. H. Bartram, Boulder, CO, December 24, 2012 ’46, BEE ’45—James W. Johnstone Jr., Wynnewood, PA, January 3, 2013 ’50 BS Ag, MFS ’51—Arnold D. Cohen, White Plains, NY, March 27, 2013 ’46 BA—Arlene Tucker Levin, Southampton, NY, January 7, 2013 ’50 BME—Malcolm L. Edwardsen, Pineville, NC, April 2, 2013 ’46 BS Ag—James E. Mapes, Colorado Springs, CO, December 15, 2012 ’50 BS ILR—Jack Erie, North Andover, MA, December 31, 2012 ’46, BME ’45—Murray A. Sanders, Boca Raton, FL, February 19, 2013 ’50 BS Hotel—Albert W. Gentner Jr., Portland, OR, March 10, 2013 ’46, BS HE ’45—Joan Marquart Seastrand, Woodstock, GA, Feb. 3, 2013 ’50 BS Ag—David Gibson Jr., Brandon, VT, March 8, 2013 ’46 PhD—James E. Seaver, Lawrence, KS, March 14, 2011 ’50 B Chem E—Paul C. Goundry, Katy, TX, May 3, 2012 ’46 BCE—Stuart H. Snyder, Schenectady, NY, February 22, 2013 ’50 BS Ag—James H. Hume Jr., Batavia, NY, April 1, 2013 ’50 BME—Richard O. Leinbach, Somerset, NJ, December 12, 2012 ’47 BEE—Paul W. Albertson, Racine, WI, February 13, 2013 ’50 B Chem E—Somerled Macdonald, Southern Pines, NC, Dec. 21, 2012 ’47—Marjorie Montrose Ault, Phoenix, AZ, January 23, 2013 ’50 BS Hotel—Richard G. Mino, Hartsdale, NY, September 13, 2012 ’47 PhD—Horace R. Baxman, Rio Rancho, NM, February 5, 2013 ’50 LLB—John C. Osborn, Pittsford, NY, April 13, 2013 ’47 BA—Jay H. Cipes, Encino, CA, February 1, 2013 ’50 BEE—William F. Pearson, Manchester, NJ, March 17, 2013 ’47 BS ILR—William J. Dewitt Jr., Oberlin, OH, February 19, 2013 ’50 BS Ag—Oscar H. Pease, Manlius, NY, February 5, 2013 ’47, BA ’48—William E. Doheny, Titusville, FL, February 10, 2013 ’50 DVM—Robert P. Raemsch, Concord, NH, January 25, 2013 ’47 BEE—Arthur G. Forster, Kenmore, NY, January 14, 2013 ’50 BEE—Edward C. Rafferty, Easton, PA, April 1, 2013 ’47 MS HE—Charlotte Krevitsky Hurwitz, Glenview, IL, January 20, 2013 ’50 BS HE—Ruth L. Rappenecker, Tulsa, OK, October 23, 2012 ’47 BEE—Walter W. Merkel Jr., Columbus, IN, January 28, 2013 ’50 BA—Richard F. Reid, Shelburne, VT, February 6, 2013 ’47, BA ’48—Jerome G. Rose, Princeton, NJ, April 5, 2013 ’50 BA, PhD ’54—William B. Rowan, Greensboro, NC, January 15, 2013 ’47 BS Ag—Lester H. Vollmer, Central Square, NY, December 18, 2012 ’50 DVM—Robert J. Stack, Syracuse, NY, February 8, 2013 ’47, BA ’48, MBA ’49—Lewis H. Williamson, Boca Raton, FL, April 15, 2012 ’50 BS HE—Barbara Voorhees Taylor, Rye, NY, September 22, 2012 ’50 B Chem E—Donald D. Threlkeld, Pearland, TX, October 26, 2012 ’48 BME—Lenard J. Baritz, Highland Park, IL, March 6, 2013 ’50 BS Ag—William Trimmingham, Hope, AK, December 13, 2012 ’48 BS Ag—Walter M. Baurle, Dryden, NY, December 26, 2012 ’50 BS Nurs—Barbara Conroy Vervaet, Cornwall, NY, February 10, 2013

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’51, BCE ’52—Dwight W. Balnis, Orchard Park, NY, January 4, 2013 ’55 DVM—Robert L. Kennedy, Greenwich, NY, January 28, 2013 ’51 BS Ag, MEd ’61—George L. Berner, Cobleskill, NY, February 14, 2013 ’55 MS HE—Grace E. Kimball, Natick, MA, February 25, 2013 ’51, BME ’54—Robert F. Boehm, Chenango Forks, NY, January 10, 2013 ’55 DVM—John C. Meek, Greenwich, NY, April 14, 2013 ’51—Herve M. Byron, New York City, December 16, 2012 ’55—Hans J. Schultz, Spotsylvania, VA, December 24, 2012 ’51 BS Hotel—John E. Collins, Truckee, CA, January 8, 2011 ’51 BA—Joseph C. Curtis, Worcester, MA, January 22, 2013 ’56 MS Hotel, PhD ’59—Lt. Col. Daniel Basile, Elmer, NJ, March 12, 2009 ’51 PhD—Gene R. DeFoliart, Madison, WI, January 3, 2013 ’56 MS—Harry A. Cosgriffe, Pullman, WA, March 23, 2013 ’51, BME ’52—Anthony S. Ferrari, Naples, FL, February 18, 2013 ’56 MD—John W. Espy, Nantucket, MA, December 22, 2012 ’51 BS Ag—James H. Furbush Jr., Baldwinsville, NY, April 12, 2013 ’56, BS ILR ’57—John T. Ewers, Dayton, OH, January 21, 2013 ’51—Jack G. Huddleston, Eden Prairie, MN, January 19, 2013 ’56 BA—Carl E. Fabian, Miami, FL, December 24, 2012 ’51 BA—Seymour Lederberg, Providence, RI, February 1, 2013 ’56 PhD—Ralph F. Glasser, Seattle, WA, December 31, 2009 ’51, BArch ’52—Robert D. Nostrand, Huntington, NY, February 9, 2013 ’56 MS, PhD ’58—Krishnaji S. Gore, Pune, India, November 13, 2012 ’51 BS Hotel—Watson Parker, Rapid City, SD, January 9, 2013 ’56, BA ’57—Richard A. Hill, Hobe Sound, FL, January 27, 2013 ’51 BA—Mary Ann Doutrich Seipos, Harrisburg, PA, February 20, 2013 ’56, BEE ’57—Marvin L. Kaplan, Tucson, AZ, March 19, 2013 ’56 BA, MBA ’57—Henry G. Lavarnway Jr., San Antonio, TX, Dec. 20, 2012 ’52 MS—Thomas C. Asbury, Hendersonville, NC, December 22, 2012 ’56—Peter D. Merrill, Bozeman, MT, January 26, 2013 ’52 BA, LLB ’57—William G. Becker Jr., Falmouth, ME, February 25, 2013 ’56 BS HE—Joan Hoyland Phaneuf, Melbourne, FL, January 3, 2013 ’52, BME ’53—John R. Boehringer, Wynnewood, PA, March 5, 2013 ’56 MS ILR—Gopal C. Rath, Cuttack, India, February 9, 2013 ’52-53 SP Ag—Robert C. Boice, Burnt Hills, NY, March 21, 2013 ’56 PhD—John P. Ross, Raleigh, NC, February 20, 2013 ’52 LLB—John W. Burke, Syosset, NY, February 21, 2013 ’52 BS Ag—Theodore J. Cohn, Ann Arbor, MI, November 25, 2012 ’57 BS Hotel—John C. Birchfield, Annapolis, MD, December 29, 2012 ’52 BCE—Stanley P. Corwin, Baltimore, MD, February 10, 2013 ’57 BA, LLB ’59—Emanuel R. Gold, Garden City, NY, January 24, 2013 ’52, BCE ’53—Frederick F. Estabrook, Frewsburg, NY, January 10, 2013 ’57 BA—G. William Herkner Jr., Basking Ridge, NJ, February 12, 2013 ’52 PhD—David B. Gardner, Pueblo West, CO, January 9, 2013 ’57—Robert H. Hurlbut, Honeoye Falls, NY, March 4, 2013 ’52 BA—Eleanor M. Gates, Chester, CT, January 16, 2013 ’57 BEP—Harvey S. Price, Sugar Land, TX, January 3, 2012 ’52 BS Hotel—William B. Matthews, Silver Spring, MD, October 26, 2012 ’57 BA—Edward M. Scileppi, Whipple, OH, March 9, 2013 ’52, BA ’53—Kenneth C. Merrill, Plymouth, MI, January 22, 2013 ’57 BS Ag—Lawrence Williams Jr., Fairfield, CA, November 25, 2012 ’52 BA, MS AEP ’54—Robert F. Pannett, Tyler, TX, March 24, 2013 ’52 BS Ag—Joseph R. Rieman, Tijeras, NM, December 17, 2012 ’58 BS Hotel—John Allan, Galloway, NJ, May 6, 2008 ’52 JD—Ralph M. Shulansky, Palm Desert, CA, January 7, 2013 ’58 BS Hotel—Deane O. Andrews, Bluffton, SC, April 6, 2011 ’52 BA—Lynn W. Sickler, Largo, FL, December 1, 2012 ’58, BArch ’59—Harry T. Clinton III, Fair Lawn, NJ, January 14, 2013 ’52—Stephen N. Strauss, Port Jefferson, NY, June 3, 2008 ’58 BS Hotel—Thomas C. Deveau Jr., Discovery Bay, CA, May 28, 2009 ’52, BME ’53—Jack A. Veerman, Litchfield, CT, February 21, 2013 ’58 BS HE—Diane Yaeger Doorley, High Point, NC, February 11, 2013 ’52 B Chem E—Vincent A. Walker, Sun City, AZ, December 16, 2012 ’58 BS Hotel—Robert C. Freeman, Sunrise, FL, March 15, 2010 ’52 BS Ag—William E. Worth, Dryden, NY, January 16, 2013 ’58, BME ’60—James S. Hallo, Bridgewater, NJ, February 28, 2013 ’58 JD—Sheldon D. Katz, Port Jefferson, NY, October 6, 2012 ’53 DVM—Elihu B. Boroson, Tucson, AZ, January 29, 2013 ’58-59 SP Ag—Paul A. Kingsbury, Canterbury, CT, February 5, 2013 ’53 MD—Robert W. Brown, La Quinta, CA, December 23, 2012 ’58 MBA, LLB ’59—Peter L. Landau, Pleasantville, NY, February 27, 2013 ’53 BA, MBA ’54—Joseph S. Dewey, Oklahoma City, OK, March 24, 2013 ’58—Jane Nirenberg Mack, New York City, January 14, 2013 ’53 BS Ag—Richard O. Dickinson, Albion, NY, December 17, 2012 ’58 BS Hotel, MPA ’64—Ann Marcham, Ithaca, NY, December 16, 2012 ’53—Arlene Steinberg Gerosa, Hartsdale, NY, December 30, 2010 ’58 PhD—Steven Muller, Washington, DC, January 19, 2013 ’53 BS Hotel—Guy D. Hubbard, Los Alamitos, CA, June 8, 2007 ’58, BAG ’59—Norman T. Odden, Scottsdale, AZ, December 20, 2012 ’53 LLB—Richard A. Insogna, Amsterdam, NY, December 28, 2012 ’58 BA—Howard A. Semer, Fanwood, NJ, December 25, 2012 ’53—Yvonne Luthy, Thompson, CT, April 30, 2007 ’58 BS Hotel—W. Donald Tipton, Encinitas, CA, January 18, 2013 ’53, BEE ’54—Douglas A. Noden, Eustis, FL, March 31, 2013 ’53 PhD—Raymond F. Sewell, Ballwin, MO, February 6, 2013 ’59 BS Hotel—Anthony H. Baker, Savannah, GA, April 4, 2013 ’53 BA—William J. Whelan, South Hamilton, MA, February 9, 2013 ’59 PhD—Harold R. Baker, Saskatoon, SK, March 18, 2011 ’59 BS Ag, MEd ’65—Arthur J. Brownell, Odessa, TX, March 14, 2013 ’54—Stephen Baran, Westfield, NY, January 4, 2013 ’59 BA—William J. Diamond, New York City, December 19, 2012 ’54 BS Hotel—Willy J. Bergmann, Silver Spring, MD, December 15, 2012 ’59-60 GR—Gene T. Fox, Greenville, NC, February 3, 2013 ’54 BA—Phyllis Kait Exter, Somerset, NJ, September 1, 2012 ’59, BA ’60—William H. Gerber, Avon, CT, March 2, 2013 ’54—John B. Fiery, Earlysville, VA, March 21, 2013 ’59-60 SP Ag—Donald C. Goetzmann, Marco Island, FL, March 1, 2013 ’54 BEE—Rev. Ralph O. Goodwin, Nashua, NH, January 15, 2013 ’59, BS Ag ’60—Walter H. Gutenmann, Buchanan, MI, March 25, 2013 ’54 BA—Irving Gozonsky, West Windsor, NJ, February 23, 2013 ’59 BS HE—Miriam Gray Levine, Bethesda, MD, December 22, 2012 ’54—Joyce Smith Hughes, Punxsutawney, PA, February 9, 2013 ’59-61 SP Ag—Thomas F. McCahon, Cathedral City, CA, January 27, 2013 ’54—Eleanor Marsh Jacobs, Asheville, NC, January 25, 2013 ’59 BA—John L. Neu, New York City, February 27, 2013 ’54 BA—Julian Jacobs, Atlanta, GA, February 10, 2013 ’59 PhD—Shayle R. Searle, Ithaca, NY, February 18, 2013 ’54 BA—Ann Kenney Lavelle, Long Branch, NJ, January 28, 2013 ’59 BA—David H. Vrooman Jr., Canton, NY, January 8, 2013 ’54 BS HE—Joan Skillcorn Morris, Massena, NY, April 5, 2013 ’54 BS Ag—Catherine Ryan Nelson, Rockport, TX, February 12, 2013 1960s ’54 BS Hotel—John C. Perry, Vancouver, WA, July 9, 2012 ’60, BArch ’61—Robert A. Boehlecke Jr., Ithaca, NY, December 31, 2012 ’54, BS Nurs ’55—Lucille Ringen Petersen, Pompton Plains, NJ, ’60 MBA—Bruce J. Carter, Charleston, WV, March 12, 2013 January 10, 2013 ’60—Charlotte Schempp Day, Newark, DE, March 24, 2013 ’54 MBA—Thomas M. Roudebush, Lenexa, KS, April 3, 2013 ’60, BA ’83—Gloria Edis, White Plains, NY, January 28, 2013 ’54 MD—Robert C. Runyon, Concord, MA, January 16, 2013 ’60 MEd—Nancy Shaw Fox, Greenville, NC, March 25, 2009 ’54—Wesley Vanderhorst, Essex, NY, December 7, 2012 ’60 MS ILR—Roger H. Fulton, Ossining, NY, January 7, 2013 ’54 BA—Harold L. Wilson, Sun City Center, FL, December 15, 2012 ’60 BA—Ed Kaufmann, Rye, NY, December 26, 2012 ’60 PhD—Morton Rothstein, Madison, WI, March 11, 2013 ’55 BS Ag, PhD ’61—Leila Aflatoun Bradfield, Kalamazoo, MI, ’60—Leslie M. Tilly, Fair Haven, NJ, March 7, 2013 March 19, 2013 ’55 BA, MD ’59—Vincent Du Vigneaud Jr., Scarsdale, NY, Dec. 14, 2012 ’61 BS Hotel—Edward H. Carrette Jr., Maydelle, TX, March 27, 2013 ’55, BArch ’56—Loren A. Fairbanks, Rochester, NY, December 14, 2012 ’61, BS Ag ’63, MBA ’64—Wellington A. Ewen, Williams, OR, Dec. 14, 2012 ’55 BS ILR—James W. Hamill, Palm Springs, CA, January 30, 2013 ’61 BS Hotel—Richard B. Hunter, Frisco, TX, August 15, 2008 ’55 MD—Milton Hollenberg, San Rafael, CA, January 22, 2013 ’61 BA—Gale C. Keenan, Cary, NC, November 16, 2012 ’55 MD—Martin G. Jacobs, New York City, February 10, 2013 ’61 BS Ag—William J. Raab, Sussex, NJ, May 30, 2008

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Cornelliana

MARK VORREUTER

On the catwalk: The 2013 fashion show in Barton Hall featured students modeling designs by Caroline Delson ’13 (left) and Matthew Gottesman ’13 (above).

Eagle after graduation, offered a line of what she calls “feminine- inspired menswear.” It included a boxy take on a motorcycle High Fashion jacket made of white neoprene, a fabric traditionally used in wet- suits; long button-down shirts reminiscent of caftans; a top made from a quilt her mom discarded; and a floral pants-and-hoodie Above Cayuga’s waters, ensemble in bright green and shocking pink. “What’s cool about this process is that you’re in every role,” says the New York City a one-day runway native. “You are production, casting, makeup, hair, styling, accessories; you’re the designer and the creative director. You name it, we’re doing it.” The show, which celebrates its thirtieth anniversary in 2014, f you’re ever off on an intergalactic safari, Matthew is open to students from all majors and class years; unlike at Gottesman ’13 can supply the traveling clothes. many design schools, it isn’t juried or judged. This year, some Futuristic activewear for women was the theme of forty designers showed more than 150 outfits. (The number of Gottesman’s designs for the 2013 Cornell Fashion fashions each can display varies from one to eleven, depending Collective runway show—from a green lamé anorak to a pair on the student’s years of membership in the collective.) For sen- I iors, the lines they create comprise a portfolio that can be vital of faux-snakeskin shorts to a diaphanous mini-dress that would suit a comely alien from classic “Star Trek.” in applying for jobs and internships. Studying fashion 200 miles Gottesman’s space-age fashions joined a host of other looks— away from Manhattan has its challenges, after all; it’s not as easy ballet dancers modeling en pointe; young men in fabric-and-wire to network, tap industry mentors, or shop for avant garde fab- contraptions that offered a crowd-pleasing peek of derrière—on rics. This year, says collective president Susan Freeman ’13, the the runway at the annual event, which draws some 2,500 pay- show was streamed online in the hope of reaching a wider audi- ing spectators to Barton Hall each spring. For senior design ence. “We’re slowly making progress in getting industry people majors, it’s the culmination of a year of effort, not to mention to watch it and see the design work we’re doing,” she says, “so four years of training. “It’s gratifying to go from idea to 3-D— students can get their names out there.” to see your clothing on real people when it’s been in your head Another perennial challenge: recruiting the dozens of mod- for so long,” says Caroline Delson ’13. “That’s when you feel els needed for the show, a task that falls to the designers them- like you’ve made your dream a reality, to put it in a corny way.” selves. “We literally run after girls or boys on the street and But as pleasurable as it is to see their work modeled before an harass them like maniacs,” Gottesman says. He’s laughing—but appreciative crowd, she and Gottesman admit to never being not kidding. “We use any means necessary,” adds Delson, who quite satisfied. “It’s the designer’s curse,” Delson says. “We can’t recruited a cadre of tall, “swanlike” young men for her line. “I’ve separate enough to say, ‘This was good.’ We’re like, ‘Yes—but stalked people on Facebook. I’ve reached out to friends of friends his shoelace wasn’t tied right.’ ” of friends. I’ll run into someone and ask: ‘How tall are you, and Delson, who landed a plum job in marketing at American what’s your pants size?’”

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