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From David Skorton

Why Support Higher Education in Tight Financial Times?

mong the many things that make serving Cornell such a joy is the enormous A support—unrivaled in my thirty years’ experience in higher education—that Cornellians offer. Those of you engaged with the University devote thousands of hours each year to advisory councils, boards, alumni mentoring, admissions interviews, guest lectures on and off campus, reunions, class and club programs, and myriad other volunteer activities. And Cor- nell alumni, parents, and friends have been remarkably generous with financial support, even in these difficult financial times. Of the top 400 charitable causes com- piled yearly by the Chronicle of Philanthropy, Cornell consistently ranks in the top 10 percent, and in the most recent tally—based on fiscal year 2009 data—we ranked twenty-seventh overall and third among higher education institutions.

In a period of uncertainty and austerity, and with ROBERT BARKER / UP so many opportunities to help lift the world’s burdens or improve lives in a tangible way through philanthropy, why do Much more important than the sheer size of the monetary so many people—including Cornellians—choose to support contribution to higher education is what the generosity makes higher education? possible. Private philanthropy is a critical piece of the funding Certainly, many alumni feel great pride in their alma mater, mix at most colleges and universities. At Cornell, for example, and their desire to preserve and promote its distinction is a wor- in FY 2010, payout from the endowment accounted for 10 per- thy reason for philanthropy. Alumni pride, expressed through cent of our $3 billion operating budget. This included a $35 mil- philanthropy, has strengthened Cornell in countless ways. lion endowment payout for financial aid, which helps us ensure Another reason, in my view, is that contributions to higher edu- that academically talented undergraduates from families of lim- cation represent faith in the future: a belief that we have ited means will not incur a crushing burden of debt. In addition, advanced as a civilization through the discovery, acquisition, dis- gifts to be used in the current year accounted for an additional semination, and application of knowledge, and that we need to 5 percent of the operating budget. In sum, nearly one dollar in pass on that opportunity to succeeding generations. At a time six contributing to Cornell’s operation comes from philanthropy. when nearly half of all Americans polled in a recent telephone Equally important, philanthropy provides the edge for excel- survey feared that the nation’s best days are behind us, invest- lence at even our best universities. At Cornell, our greatly ment in higher education is a singularly optimistic act. enhanced need-based student financial aid, the new faculty Thanks to the leadership of our trustees, overseers, and many renewal initiative, the many professorships that will follow, and other alumni, parents, and friends, Cornell ended the 2010 fis- funding for critical, carefully selected capital projects all depend cal year with new gifts and commitments up 77 percent over the on robust fundraising, combined with our continued progress recession-driven declines of the previous year, for a total of $466 toward a balanced budget that includes judicious growth. million. Last year, in fact, Cornell had the top results in the Ivy I am grateful for the many ways—financial and otherwise— League for new gifts and commitments. Last year, too, the Cor- so many of you have chosen to support Cornell. I do not take nell Annual Fund recorded its eighth consecutive year of growth, your phenomenal generosity for granted. I invite you to continue up 12 percent, with $27.3 million given by more than 32,000 your involvement in the years ahead to ensure that our univer- donors. And while large, transformational gifts make news and sity realizes the aspiration we set for ourselves in the strategic are deeply appreciated, all gifts—regardless of size—matter. plan: to be widely recognized as a top-ten research university in As we announced at an alumni event in Boston last Novem- the world, and a model university for the interweaving of liberal ber, Cornell recently reached the $3 billion mark in the $4 bil- education and fundamental knowledge with practical education lion Far Above campaign, launched in 2006. Very few universi- and impact on societal and world problems. That is the prom- ties have ever raised that amount in a campaign. This support is ise and the opportunity of our Cornell. a testament to the loyalty and commitment of those engaged with — President David Skorton Cornell. [email protected] 2 Cornell Alumni Magazine | cornellalumnimagazine.com 002-003CAMjf11skorton 12/16/10 10:21 AM Page 3 004-005CAMjf11bigpic 12/16/10 10:25 AM Page 4

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Gas Bag On December 10, a balloon twenty-five feet in diameter was inflated at the Johnson Museum to herald the upcoming “Unpacking the Nano” exhibit. The balloon represents one year of emissions from the Tata Nano, the celebrated “people’s car” that is the brainchild of Indian industrialist and Cornell trustee Ratan Tata ’59, BArch ’62. The exhibit runs from January 15 to

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Correspondence

Means & Ends

Alumni express support for the efforts to prevent suicides

I am writing in praise of Beth out. Life is miserable and hopeless. I can’t Saulnier’s “Barrier Method” (Cur- handle it here. Cornell is too competitive. rents, September/October 2010). Everyone else here is much smarter than This extremely informative piece me. I am worthless. Why bother anymore. artfully explored the many aspects Should I jump? of Cornell’s bridge dilemma in Dazed and confused, I wandered light of the recent suicides, from away and headed toward Collegetown. the difficulty in designing a Fortunately, I collected myself and some- barrier that delivers both func- how put my test result into perspective. tionality and aesthetic appeal to a The negative images that had consumed discussion of the true ability of my brain began to be replaced by positive fencing to prevent bridge-based and optimistic thoughts. Jumping was a suicides based on psychological stupid idea. How could I even think that? studies and statistics on suicidal I realized that I was still just a teenager, individuals. with much to contribute to the world Cornell could have chosen to ahead of me. Plus, I reminded myself, keep a lid on publicity following there are worse things in life than a bad the unfortunate rash of suicides in test grade—so get over it. 2009–10, but it has elected to pur- Although the thought of suicide had sue a much higher path and bring flashed through my brain just a few min- this issue to the forefront so the utes prior, my mind was far removed from University can publicly acknowl- the act of jumping by the time I calmly edge this distressing problem and strolled across the College Avenue bridge. involve the entire community in its I had already decided to schedule a meet- resolution. I am proud of Cornell for the like to respond to this clever parody of a ing with the professor to learn what went strong position it has taken on this diffi- well-known slogan by describing a per- wrong and move on from there. As it cult subject, and I have full confidence sonal event from my freshman year— turned out, the grade was entirely my that the team of experts the University is which will, I hope, explain why I support fault: I had misread a question that called bringing together to address this matter the University’s plan. for an analysis of positive ions and instead will converge on a creative, positive, and I clearly remember the day when gave an answer for negative ions. Profes- prudent solution—one that will serve as a physics prelim grades were posted on a sor Donald Holcomb was compassionate model for other schools and organizations bulletin board in Rockefeller Hall. I and helped me to salvage a respectable struggling with the same concern. eagerly scanned the list, fully expecting to final grade in the course. Susan Bloom ’89 have exceeded the mean while secretly In retrospect, I believe that the distance Chester, New Jersey hoping to have aced the test and broken between Rockefeller Hall and the College the curve. Much to my horror, next to my Avenue bridge was, in effect, a fortuitous During a recent visit, I noticed green-and- ID was the number 36. No way—thirty- barrier that may have saved me from pos- white “Ithaca Is Fences” stickers placed six out of a hundred? sibly becoming another statistic. This dis- on the temporary bridge fences, which I was mortified as the reality of this tance may have served a function similar appear to be an expression of opposition grade sunk in. My body seemed to freeze to the intended purpose of the University’s to the University’s plan to replace the tem- and shake at the same time, in a combi- planned long-term means restriction—to porary fences with long-term means nation of shock, shame, disbelief, depres- delay a person from acting on an impul- restriction. While I am in full support of sion, and devastation as I stood in front sive thought. And, luckily for me, from this right of protest and can relate to the of that bulletin board. Countless negative then on I have never again had even the argument that the fences disturb the thoughts flickered in and out of my head: slightest thought of suicide, even though I breathtaking views from the bridges, I’d I am an utter failure. I will surely flunk have since had to endure situations in my

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life that were far more egregious and of the best collegiate lacrosse players in harmful to me than failing a prelim. history, and its mention of his introduction Stan Tso ’83 to the sport at Camp Starlight. Starlight is Short Hills, New Jersey one of about twenty-five neighboring eight-week summer camps in northeast Liberal Artist Pennsylvania, all of which field boys and girls travel teams in many sports. My son How refreshing to read Gerald Howard’s Matt attended nearby Camp Wayne about paean to a liberal arts education (“The five years later. It is a source of both pride English Major Who Got Away with It,” and amusement in our family that Matt Letter from Ithaca, November/December broke Max’s single-season camp league 2010). Like Howard ’72, I’m a liberal arts record for goals scored. graduate who has traveled a circuitous Perry Jacobs ’74 route to my current incarnation as a Mamaroneck, New York gerontological social worker. And while my personal and professional interests Older. . . and Wiser? have changed over the decades, I continue to reflect on how important my Cornell Re “University Launches $100 Million undergraduate education was, is, and Faculty Initiative” (From the Hill, surely will remain, to my life path. In November/December 2010): As a Cornell these times of economic and social tur- alumna as well as a sixty-three-year-old moil, it’s important to remember that a professor at another Ivy League school, I liberal arts education is not “vanity” was dismayed to read the lamentation learning, but, rather, a much-to-be-desired over the fact that “in 2008–09, nearly and invaluable investment in one’s future. half the faculty was fifty-five or older, and Marcie Gitlin ’79 nearly a third was sixty or older.” Why New York, New York assume that these professors are “set to retire over the next decade”? Why suggest Record Breaker that this age distribution is a barrier to faculty excellence? Ageism is an unattrac- I enjoyed your article on Max Seibald ’09 tive neologism, but views like this show (Sports, November/December 2010), one the need for it. Felicia Nimue Ackerman ’68 Brown University Providence, Rhode Island Author’s Request A group of alumni has started an oral history project to record and preserve, through a collage of mini-memoirs, the history of political activism at Cornell in the Sixties and Seventies. It is their hope to collect these accounts into a book and donate the original material to the Uni- versity archives. If you are interested in contributing your remembrances or know an activist alumna/us who might be, please contact Bill Schechter ’68 at [email protected]. He has also created a Facebook page for the project, with additional information and more specific guidelines, which can be found at: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid= 157712324258770&ref=ts.

Corrections—November/ December 2010 “Safe Haven,” page 30: The ducks referred to as mallards are actually Moulard ducks. And Hilda, the animal rescued from a stockyard in 1986 by Farm Sanctuary co- founder Gene Baur, MS ’96, was a sheep, not a cow. Our apologies to the misidenti- fied animals. 8 Cornell Alumni Magazine | cornellalumnimagazine.com 009-009CAMjf11lfi 12/16/10 10:27 AM Page 9

Letter from Ithaca Out of Fashion? Lynah Faithful ponder the case of the Big Red jerseys

KEVIN ZEISE Then and Now: The traditional home hockey jersey (left) was all white, with a red stripe and red numerals on the sleeve. This year's model has red sleeves, with a white stripe and white numerals. Some of the team’s longtime fans don't like it.

f you were to describe the Big Red men’s ice hockey home Some people probably didn’t notice the change. But for many jersey of recent vintage, you’d probably say it was mostly who’ve been filling the Lynah stands for decades, it’s a jarring Iwhite with a red stripe at the waist, and white and red difference. After all, even Lynah itself didn’t change much when sleeves. If you were to describe this season’s jersey, you’d prob- the storied rink underwent major renovations a few years ago, ably still say it was mostly white with a red stripe at the waist, since most of the alterations were outside the “bowl” of wooden- with red and white sleeves. But the devil, as they say, is in the bench seats bolted to cement steps. details, and a change to the jersey design this fall—making the A few fans have speculated that the new design was an acci- sleeves mostly red—has the Lynah Faithful in a tizzy. dent. Others think it might be a scheme to save money—figuring The players have worn special jerseys in recent memory: pink the unique Cornell jersey had to be pricier than one that’s used versions to raise money for cancer charities, commemorative ones by several other teams. Or could the change have been intended bearing the names of legendary Cornell players. In fact, head to make the men’s and women’s jerseys more similar? Whatever coach Mike Schafer ’86 plans another limited-edition jersey, the reason, the new design hasn’t gone over well. In Lynah’s cor- based on the laced sweater of the early Sixties, to be worn for ridors and online discussions, fans have contemplated giving back one game and then auctioned off to support the team’s service the game-worn jerseys from past seasons they’d bought as keep- trip next year. But after these one-offs, the Big Red has always sakes so current players can wear them, or even collectively donat- gone back to the familiar design. ing the thousands of dollars a re-order would cost. (Fortunately, Taken at face value, the change isn’t drastic—the jersey is still the all-red road uniforms have not been changed.) mostly white, and the CORNELL on the front is the same. But the There are no immediate plans to replace the home jerseys change came without the hoopla you might expect after many now that the season is well under way—but a new batch will be years of an essentially unchanged design—and the scuttlebutt on ordered for 2011–12, as they are every year. Will the team stick the ELynah.com online forum was that they bore a striking with the new version, or will it return to the beloved old design? resemblance to those worn by the Detroit Red Wings. Or, worse, “Oh yeah,” says Schafer. “We’re going back.” by Boston University. — Mark Anbinder ’89 January | February 2011 9 010-013CAMjf11fth 12/16/10 11:28 AM Page 10

Campus News From theHill

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Skorton Advocates for the Humanities Green gateway: The Brian C. Nevin Welcome In his State of the University address to a packed Statler Auditorium during Trustee-Council Week- Center, dedicated in late end in October, President David Skorton declared his desire to “make a special case for our efforts to October, is a visually bolster the arts and humanities.” Noting that many acknowledge the importance of the humanities striking entry to the in teaching critical thinking to scientists, engineers, and other professionals, he went on to say that Cornell Plantations. In “we must also recognize and support the value of the humanities as a discipline of research and addition to offering critical analysis in its own right and on its own terms. The events and creations of the past cannot exhibits and amenities, it change, but our knowledge of them can be enhanced through rigorous study and research.” was designed to qualify The other key theme of his address was the need for recruiting new faculty to replace the many for LEED gold certifica- expected to retire over the next decade. “Faculty renewal in the context of academic priorities and tion. The center is open substantial retirements is the number one priority in Cornell’s new strategic plan,” Skorton said. to the public, with a “We need to demonstrate our commitment to faculty renewal across the university, taking full grand opening ceremo- advantage of the unique opportunity we have to be the university we want to be—and to get out ny to be held in May . . . in front on faculty hiring before many of our peer institutions are in a position to do so.” The when it’s warmer. effort is being supported by the $100 million Faculty Renewal Fund. Skorton’s address was attended by about 600 members of the Board of Trustees, University Council, and other Cornell constituencies. 10Cornell Alumni Magazine | cornellalumnimagazine.com 010-013CAMjf11fth 12/16/10 10:28 AM Page 11

Student Killed in Nicaragua Far Above Campaign Hits A graduate student in natural resources was stabbed to death in $3 Billion Milestone an apparent robbery in Nicaragua in November. Thirty-two-year-old Florida native Ryan Crowder, MPS ’04, was studying sustainable Cornell’s capital campaign has passed the $3 billion mark. At an lobster harvests and marketing collectives in a remote part of the event in Boston in November, campaign co-chairs Jan Rock Zubrow country, but was visiting the capital city of Managua when he was ’77 and Stephen Ashley ’62, MBA ’64, made the announcement to killed. Since he carried a gun permit but no firearm was found on an appreciative throng of alumni and friends. The public phase of his body, its theft was considered a possible motive for the crime. the Far Above campaign was launched in October 2006 with an announced goal of raising $4 billion by the end of 2011. $80 Million Gift Funds CALS Education Department Sustainability Center to Close in Two Years Thanks to the largest single gift to the Ithaca campus from an individual, Cornell will have a permanent center for sustainability After what was described as an “extensive review of options,” the research. In October, President David Skorton announced that CALS administration announced in October that it would close the David Atkinson ’60 and his wife, Patricia, had given $80 million to Department of Education over the next two years. Current students fund the Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future. Originally will be allowed to complete their degrees, while faculty and staff established in 2007 as the Cornell Center for a Sustainable Future will be transferred to other departments. “We are determined to with $3 million in support from the Atkinsons, the center involves make this transition with as little disruption to programs, faculty, faculty from more than fifty departments in research related to the staff, and students as possible,” said CALS dean Kathryn Boor ’80. environment, energy, and economic development. After some students reacted angrily to the announcement, In other environmental news, Cornell received an A– grade in CALS senior associate dean Max Pfeffer held two open forums. In the Sustainable Endowment Institute’s annual “green report card” what the Daily Sun characterized as “heated exchanges” with stu- rating of colleges and universities. Cornell was one of fifty-three dents, Pfeffer attempted to explain the financial and educational institutions to qualify as an Overall College Sustainability Leader. rationales for the decision. The closing is part of the strategic Two Ivy League universities, Brown and Yale, received an A; Cor- “reimagining” process at CALS, which has seen the college cut its nell was one of five schools rated A–, while Columbia trailed the number of departments from twenty-six to twenty-two over the pack with a B+. past year.

Faculty and Students Protest Africana Move On December 1, Provost Kent Fuchs announced that the Africana Studies and Research Center—which has been, since its 1969 founding, an independent unit reporting to the provost’s office—would be merged with the College of Arts and Sci- ences, effective July 1. “As with similar changes I have made regarding other programs that previously reported directly to my office,” said Fuchs in a statement, “my goal in making this change is to provide the robust level of academic support that significant programs, such as Africana studies, have a right to expect.” Protests immediately erupted. Professor Robert Harris resigned his post as the center’s director, and Africana studies professor LINDSAY MYRON / CORNELL DAILY SUN James Turner stated that “in my forty-one Rallying cry: Students gathered outside Day Hall to oppose the years of service to Cornell, I’ve never seen planned merger of the Africana Studies and Research Center with anything like this.” Two days later, Harris the College of Arts and Sciences. rescinded his resignation at the urging of the Africana faculty, and a group of faculty and students marched to Day Hall. Many the best, stating that the Arts college ability to attract superb faculty and stu- objected not only to the move but to the could provide better academic support for dents.” As of press time, Harris was contin- way it was done, saying that the provost had the Africana Center and that it would be uing to act as the center’s director, but he failed to consult with Africana faculty and able to establish a PhD program “that will told the Daily Sun that remaining in that students before announcing his decision. strongly increase the national prominence position was “contingent on what under- Fuchs insisted that the merger was for of Africana studies and bolster Cornell’s standing I can develop with the provost.” January | February 2011 11 010-013CAMjf11fth 12/16/10 10:28 AM Page 12

University Names Two New CIOs In November, Cornell announced the appointment of a new chief investment officer and the creation of a new admin- istrative position, chief information officer. Michael Abbott is now the chief investment officer, having taken over for James Walsh, who resigned in June. A native of London, Abbott was previously CEO of Robeco-Sage, a hedge-fund group. He will oversee the University’s $4.4 billion endowment and other investments. The chief information post will be filled by Ted Dodds, currently vice provost at the University of British Columbia. The DIVISION OF RARE AND MANUSCRIPT COLLECTIONS / CARL A. KROCH LIBRARY / CORNELL creation of this VP-level position is part On the page: Artist Werner Pfeiffer, who grew up in Nazi of the University’s effort to coordinate Germany, “destroys” books to offer insights into the dangers information technology service across the of censorship. His work is on display in Kroch Library through campus. Dodds is scheduled to begin February in the exhibit “Book-Objects and Artist Books.” work in mid-January.

Give My Regards To... Cornell Students Against Sweatshops, honored by the American Labor Museum for its work to promote fair labor practices These Cornellians in the News among companies that make University-branded apparel.

Fiction writers Rattawut Lapcharoensap ’00, BA ’01, and Lydia Chemistry professor Hector Abruña, winner of the Faraday Peelle ’00, winners of $50,000 Whiting Writers’ Awards. Medal from the Royal Society of Chemistry’s Electrochemistry Group. President David Skorton, Rob Dyson, MBA ’74, and Howard Mil- stein ’73, named to governor-elect Andrew Cuomo’s transition The Cornell Chemical Engineering Car team, which won the team for their expertise in finding leaders of New York State’s American Institute of Chemical Engineers’ student car competi- economic revitalization. tion with its entry, Zoidberg.

Music professor Joseph Lin, named first violinist of the Juilliard ROTC member Isaac Todd ’11, ranked seventh among the more String Quartet. than 5,000 cadets nationwide on the Army’s Order of Merit List, based on such factors as GPA, physical fitness, and lead- Superglue inventor Harry Coover, PhD ’44, awarded the National ership skills. Medal of Technology and Innovation from President Obama. English professor, poet, and novelist Robert Morgan, named to Duke University psychology and neuroscience professor the Literary Hall of Fame in his native North Carolina. Avshalom Caspi, PhD ’86, who shared the $1 million Jacobs Research Prize for work on how genes predict the later effects Ratan Tata ’59, BArch ’62, chairman of India’s largest conglom- of childhood stress. erate, and William Rosenzweig ’81, managing director of Physic Ventures, winners of Oslo Business for Peace Awards. Irene Rosenfeld ’75, PhD ’80, CEO of Kraft Foods Inc., and Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg ’54, named to President David Skorton and Joseph Fins, MD ’86, chief of the Forbes’ annual list of the most powerful women in the world. Division of Medical Ethics at Weill Cornell, elected to the Insti- Rosenfeld was ranked second, Ginsburg thirty-first. tute of Medicine (IOM) of the National Academies.

David Vann, MFA ’94, winner of the Prix Médicis étranger for his Grad students Lucian Leahu, MS ’08 (computing and informa- novella Sukkwan Island, which was a best-seller in France. The tion science), Steven Tin, MS ’09 (electrical and computer only other American on the prize’s 2010 longlist was Thomas engineering), and Shuang Zhao (computer science), awarded Pynchon ’59. Intel PhD Fellowships.

Astronomy professor Rachel Bean, winner of a Presidential Early Pomona College anthropology professor Ralph Bolton, PhD ’72, Career Award for Scientists and Engineers for her work in cos- winner of the Franz Boas Award for Exemplary Service to mology and theoretical astrophysics. Anthropology, the field’s highest honor.

12 Cornell Alumni Magazine | cornellalumnimagazine.com From the Hill over the February 2011 13 physical sci- physical | mechanical or nursing from 1952 to 2006, from January of the nation’s medical nation’s the of most nursing facility resi- facility nursing most . and $1.7 million in corpo- $1.7 million and Antiquity More information on campus research on campus research information More at www.news.cornell.edu is available nductors so slowly: they take extra time to time extra take so slowly: they nductors dents could return to their homes. In evaluating a pilot pro- In evaluating homes. to their return could dents that found Meador Ecology’s Rhoda Human in Syracuse, gram and psychosocial, medical, to overcome efforts concerted to move residents of allowed 60 percent hurdles logistical back home. rate matching funds, researchers at Cornell and seven other and at Cornell researchers funds, matching rate industry broccoli a $100 million aim to develop universities 90 per- Currently, decade. next East Coast over the on the in California East is grown sold in the broccoli the of cent Mexico. and engineering professor Hod Lipson and colleagues have used and Lipson Hod professor engineering as a univer- known device, Their components. unlikely some it items the shape of to the sal gripper because it conforms party a latex and grounds coffee from is made grabs, balloon. government professor Peter Enns has found that as financial has found Enns Peter professor government politi- more become Americans low-income rises, inequality a says that wisdom conventional Since cally conservative. poor to support govern- the gap would prompt income wider “it’s a that notes he programs, social favoring policies ment a conundrum.” bit of With intensive case management, With intensive After analyzing public opinion surveys opinion public After analyzing 16.5 percent for Obesity accounts Sturt Manning, professor classics of direction the Under at archeo- have been working students grad and undergrads findings—that Their Cyprus. of island sites on the logical settlements agricultural began to form hunter-gatherers believed—were than previously 500 years earlier some there journal in the published grant USDA With a $3.2 million In exploring electrons called “heavy fermions,” called “heavy electrons In exploring by pregnant consumption choline Increased gripper, robotic an effective to design Aiming syrup industry maple will alter the Global warming ences professor J. C. Séamus Davis has discovered why they why has discovered Davis J. C. Séamus professor ences co through move atoms. with uranium interact costs—twice what was previously thought, says economist thought, what was previously costs—twice tag price annual that the found His research Cawley. John is $168 billion. illness obesity-related treating for next century. Ecology professor Brian Chabot has determined Brian Ecology professor century. next a Northeast in the sap will begin flowing that by 2100, tree today. than it does earlier full month mothers may improve the cognitive and emotional abilities emotional cognitive and the improve may mothers sciences nutritional reports with Down syndrome, children of ’82. Strupp, PhD Barbara professor R&D ASTRO.CORNELL.EDU idges on and near campus last spring campus near on and idges state park in early December. The body of forty- of body The early December. state park in Gift Supports Chilean Gift Supports Project Telescope ’64, MEng Young Fred businessman retired gift from An $11 million telescope project support an ambitious ’66, will help ’66, MBA in Set to begin construction desert. Chile’s Atacama for planned Telescope Atacama Chajnantor Cerro Cornell-affiliated 2013, the in the facility astronomical precise most largest, would be the 18,400 feet above sea level, it world; located on a mountain the of benefactor a foremost Young, highest. would also be the Co. Radiator Young CEO of and owner retired is the University, Law Student Found Dead Dead Found Student Law Apartment in Ithaca passed away in his Ithaca Ferrero Daniel law student Second-year was from who twenty-six-year-old, The in mid-December. home paris survived by his wife, He causes. natural of died Brooklyn, two sisters. and ents, year-old neurobiologist Tine Rubow, PhD ’10, was recovered from a from was recovered PhD ’10, Rubow, Tine year-old neurobiologist with a popular destination State Park, Falls in Taughannock creek from minutes about twenty located trails hiking and a waterfall San Francisco up in the Rubow grew Born in Denmark, campus. Ari- Northern from degree an undergraduate earned and Bay Area University. zona November seats in the congressional retained Seven alumni won or JD ’82 (D-New Rep. Rob Andrews, Re-elected were elections. Rep. Gabrielle ’63, PhD ’73 (D-California), Rep. Bob Filner Jersey), ’73 (D- Schrader Rep. Kurt and MRP ’97 (D-Arizona), Giffords, Chris ’84 (D-Michigan), Clarke Hansen elected were Newly Oregon). Kirk ’81 (R-Illi- Mark and York), ’95, PhD ’98 (R-New Gibson, MPA seat. senate former Obama’s won Barack who nois), couldn’t prevent the latest suicide to strike the Cornell commu- Cornell the to strike latest suicide the couldn’t prevent a from death to her jumped who graduate a recent of nity—that bridge at an area (orAlumni Elected Re-Elected) Congress U.S. to The barriers installed on br installed barriers The Recent Graduate Commits Graduate Recent Park in State Suicide Eye in the sky: A rendering of the Cerro of the Cerro A rendering in the sky: Eye Chajnantor Telescope Atacama 010-013CAMjf11fth 12/16/10 10:28 AM Page 13 Page AM 10:28 12/16/10 010-013CAMjf11fth 014-016CAMjf11sports 12/16/10 10:29 AM Page 14

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Big Meet December 3-4, 2010

LINDSEY MECHALIK Mack Lewnes

Cornell’s wrestling team—ranked Number One in the country— meet. Justin Kerber ’10 was second at 165 pounds, and the dominated the Las Vegas Invitational, placing first in a 36- other wrestlers who placed were Frank Perrelli ’11 (fifth at team field. The individual winners were Mack Lewnes ’11 (174 125), Chris Villalonga ’14 (eighth at 141), and DJ Meagher pounds), Steve Bosak ’12 (184), and Cam Simaz ’12 (197). ’11 (sixth at 157). The Big Red accumulated 140 points, far For Lewnes, the top-ranked wrestler in the country in his ahead of second-place Wisconsin (101.5) and third-place Boise weight class, this was his third straight win at the Las Vegas State (100).

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FOOTBALL STARS The first freshman to start at quarterback for the Big Red, Jeff Mathews Final Records ’14, is also the first Cornell player in more than 20 years to earn Ivy League Rookie of the Year honors. (Derrick Harmon ’84 won the award in 1981, as did John McNiff ’91 in Field Hockey 11-5; 5-2 Ivy (T-2nd) 1989.) Mathews, who took over the starting job in the second game, threw for 1,723 yards Football 2-8; 1-6 Ivy (7th) and seven touchdowns, both school records for a freshman. Drew Alston ’11 was also Sprint Football 5-2; 3-2 CSFL (T-3rd) honored by the league, earning a spot on the All-Ivy first team as a punter after leading Men’s Soccer 4-8-5; 0-5-2 Ivy (8th) the league in net average (34.8 yards) and punts inside the 20 (26). Emani Fenton ’11 Women’s Soccer 6-8-1; 1-5-1 Ivy (8th) was a second-team All-Ivy pick at cornerback, and linebacker Zack Imhoff ’12 received Volleyball 4-20; 2-12 Ivy (8th) honorable mention. 14 Cornell Alumni Magazine | cornellalumnimagazine.com 014-016CAMjf11sports 12/16/10 10:29 AM Page 15 014-016CAMjf11sports 12/16/10 10:29 AM Page 16

ICE HOCKEY STARS As part of its 50th anniversary celebration, the ECAC Hockey League is honoring its top 50 players of all time—and it’s no surprise Cornell is well represented at the top of the list. Ken Dry- den ’69 was one of the first five players named, and Joe Nieuwendyk ’88 was in the second group of five. Dryden earned first-team All-America honors three straight seasons at Cornell while posting a 76-4-1 record with 14 shutouts and leading the 1967 team to Cornell’s first NCAA hockey championship. Currently a member of the Canadian Parliament, Dryden went on to win six Stanley Cups with the Montreal Canadiens. Nieuwendyk, who is now general manager of the Dallas Stars, was the ECAC Rookie of the Year in 1985 and Player of the Year in 1987 before embarking on a 20-year NHL career that included Stanley Cup championships with three different teams and four all-star seasons.

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FIELD HOCKEY STARS Cornell’s field hockey success continued as the Big Red matched a school record with 11 wins in 16 games and secured its fourth second-place Ivy League finish in the last five seasons. Catie De Stio ’11 closed her career as one of the school’s greatest offensive perform- ers, leading the team with 12 goals and 29 points. She was named a second-team Mideast Region All-American, the second Cornell player to earn such honors in three straight seasons. De Stio also became the second Cornell player to win first-team All- Ivy laurels in three straight seasons. She was joined on the All-Ivy first team by goaltender Alex Botte ’12. Teammates Mattie Prodanovic ’11 and Stephanie Sanders ’11 were second-team selections, while Kate Thompson ’11 earned honorable mention and Hannah Balleza ’14 was named the league’s co-rookie of the year. 16 Cornell Alumni Magazine | cornellalumnimagazine.com 017-019CAMjf11authors 12/16/10 10:30 AM Page 17

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The Word Heard ’Round the World

OK by Allan Metcalf ’61 (Oxford)

espite the fanciful stories that attrib- ute the origin of the expression D “OK” to the Choctaw Indians, African languages, or a Revolutionary War coun- tersign, the American word used ’round the world had its start as a jokey abbreviation for “all correct” in the Boston Morning Post in 1839. Several chance occurrences saved OK from becoming yet another linguistic footnote: during the presidential campaign of 1840, President Van Buren became OK because of his nickname, “Old Kinderhook”; the Tammany Society sent members of its O.K. Clubs to break up Whig Party meetings; and a hoax about Andrew Jackson’s poor spelling proved impossible to eradicate.

The Great Wall by Carlos Rojas ’92, BA ’95 Black Yanks in the Pacific by Michael (Harvard). The claim that the Great Wall is Cullen Green ’99 (Cornell). Facing a tight the only man-made structure visible from job market at home after World War II, space is just one of the myths surrounding many African Americans chose to join the it. Cultural representations of the Wall military. “African American men understood shape the ways it has been understood voluntary service primarily as a means to throughout history, asserts an assistant secure stable employment during uncertain professor of Chinese cultural studies at economic times,” writes Green, a graduate Duke University. “The Wall is frequently student in history at Northwestern Univer- imagined as an unthinkably massive barrier, sity. Although they found greater economic yet the material structure itself no longer opportunities abroad, they also experienced prejudice in Japan retains any strategic function, and even at its peak effectiveness and Korea. “Notions of Afro-Asian solidarity attracted few its significance often lay more in its status as a symbol of the bor- adherents in the post-war years because they conflicted with der than as an actual barricade.” the interests and outlooks of thousands of black servicemen living on overseas bases,” concludes the author. From Microsoft to Malawi by Michael L. Buckler ’96 (Hamilton). Before he joined Global Cosmopolitans by Linda Brimm ’64 the Peace Corps, Buckler did everything (Palgrave). “The global demands of the that was expected of him—went to the modern world have changed not just the best schools, married, and became a top face, but also the age, work, and social attorney—but felt he was living everyone class of people living internationally,” else’s American dream. He left his comfort- writes Brimm, a professor emeritus of able life to teach in a Malawian village, organizational behavior at the Institut where he found that the people had much Européen d’Administration des Affaires. to teach him. As he writes in this memoir, “The result has been a recent and massive “Simultaneously uplifting and depressing, generational shift in the highly educated, welcoming and foreboding, liberating and oppressive, cruel yet globally mobile workforce.” On the plus side, global workers undeniably vivacious, Malawi gets in your blood, inhabits your easily adapt to new ways of thinking; on the down side, their dreams, and dares you to be smitten by its charms.” lack of shared culture may cause them to question their identity. January | February 2011 17 by Robert Van- . A visiting pro- . A visiting by Harvey Teres ’72 Teres by Harvey Life by J. J. Murphy ’92 by J. J. Murphy tells the story of Gary story of tells the by Greg Graffin, PhD ’03, Graffin, by Greg by M. Ayhan Kose and Kose by M. Ayhan , and , and by John L. Brooke ’76 L. Brooke by John by David Vann, MFA ’94 MFA Vann, by David by Jerald E. Pinto ’75 et al. E. Pinto by Jerald Fortune , Time (Obsidian). Dorothy Parker enlists Robert Parker Dorothy (Obsidian). other and Woollcott, Alexander Benchley, Round Algonquin the wits from famous suspi- remove and to solve a murder Table Faulkner. William a young from cion Caribou Island Caribou of author the first novel, In his (Harper). a Suicide Legend of try to build a who a couple Irene, and as their wilderness Alaska cabin in the unravels. marriage Darlings Your Murder Non-Fiction Incorporated Intellectuals Fiction Luce Henry Publisher ’88 (Penn). derlan Macdon- Dwight MacLeish, Archibald hired writers to work other and Agee, James ald, for fessor of history at Cornell argues that argues history at Cornell fessor of thrived in the out, they than selling rather magazines. mass-market world of Evolution Anarchy as role Books). Graffin’s Steve Olson (It and Bad Reli- punk group the of frontman the of work as a teacher his current and gion seem poles apart, at UCLA may evolution close connec- the case for a makes but he while remi- science between art and tion as a rocker. about his days niscing Markets Emerging Institution). (Brookings Eswar S. Prasad India, Russia, countries—Brazil, BRIC The eco- recent the China—weathered and industri- better than most downturn nomic Senior Tolani the Prasad, alized nations. dis- at Cornell, Policy Trade of Professor eco- new these of potential cusses the long- sustaining for powerhouses nomic term growth. Street on the Word The Eng- of professor An associate (Michigan). that finds University lish at Syracuse from is disconnected culture critical today’s calls He people. ordinary of concerns the the of model earlier to the a return for is accessible to all. who intellectual public Rising Columbia history at of A professor Carolina). 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Currents Flour Power An Ithaca-area business mills grain the old-fashioned way

olks at the hardware store in Trumansburg, a vil- farmers’ markets, Farmer Ground Flour may never have gotten lage a few miles north of Ithaca, figured Greg Mol off the ground. “A lot of the interest and enthusiasm has been F ’08 for a drywall finisher, or maybe a mason. The in New York City,” he says. “The bakers there want quality, fla- clues were all there: the work-worn hands; the white dust embed- vor, local production, and a connection with the farmer, and ded in jacket, knit cap, and battered canvas pants; the frequent they’re more interested in paying the little extra it costs to pro- visits for building supplies. duce our flour.” They could be forgiven for having failed to guess his true call- Keith Cohen, owner of the hundred-year-old Orwasher’s ing: the former agricultural economics major is one-third owner Bakery on Manhattan’s Upper East Side, developed his Ultimate of Farmer Ground Flour and its full-time miller. Practitioners of Whole Wheat loaf to feature the trio’s handiwork. Speckled with the trade—which moved west and went high-tech more than a sunflowers, flax, rye, sesame, oats, and millet, the baker’s two- century ago—are a vanishing breed, and Mol’s on-the-job train- pound boule packs five grams of fiber in every slice and sells for ing has combined extensive experimentation with late nights of $7.50. “Farmer Ground Flour is great—in terms of the flavor poring over historic accounts of nineteenth-century operations. profile, it’s better than anything else out there,” he says. “There’s Starting with a twenty-inch pair of millstones, he’s built a Rube a certain nuttiness, earthiness, and lightness.” Unlike the prod- Goldberg-esque system in the corner of an unheated, 150-year- uct of large-scale mills with in-house labs to insure uniformity, old, timber-framed warehouse on the outskirts of town. In Octo- Farmer Ground Flour keeps a baker on his toes. “It tests your ber, Farmer Ground Flour produced ten tons of products—corn- ability,” says Cohen. “While each batch behaves differently, it meal, polenta, and four kinds of flour (wheat, rye, buckwheat, makes terrific bread.” and spelt). “We put up the money and Greg has put in sweat Ithaca-area baker Stefan Senders, PhD ’99, has been testing equity,” says mill co-founder Thor Oechsner ’87, who bought Farmer Ground Flour in pasta and bread as long as Mol has the grindstones four years ago with fellow organic grower Erick been milling it. He and his wife plan to open a bakery this win- Smith, MS ’76, PhD ’93. “Although he came in not knowing ter, in partnership with Oechsner. “We may think of farming as anything, he’s really getting good at it.” a simple—if risky—practice, but it’s an art,” says Senders. “The The businesses that convert grain into the makings of bread, farmer has to make a whole range of judgment calls about when pies, and pasta were once common in Upstate New York to harvest.” And timing is just part of the equation; an improp- towns—even ones as small as Trumansburg. In 1835, a decade erly adjusted combine, for example, can wreak havoc on the after the Erie Canal opened to speed goods to market, there were grain, damaging starches and leading to problems like excessive twenty-one mills in Rochester alone, earning it the moniker water absorption. Says Senders: “Everyone—the farmer, the “Flour City.” But in the twentieth century, economies of scale miller, and the baker—has to treat the grain with a little respect.” and the pursuit of product uniformity propelled grain cultivation — Sharon Tregaskis ’95 from the Northeast to the Great Plains. Today, just a half-dozen mills remain in all of New York State. JASON KOSKI / UP Forty-five-year-old Oechsner has been farming since he was a teen; Smith, two decades his senior, came to it later in life. In the late Nineties, each saw an opportunity in the wave of organic dairy conversions sweeping the region: all those cows needed organic feed, and the two independently began growing for the market. Over time, two- legged consumers started looking like a viable customer base. “The closer you get to a finished product,” Oechsner points out, “the more of the selling price goes directly to the farmer.” Smith started filling an Ithaca taqueria’s standing order for 500 pounds of black beans per week and both farmers began contributing to a local natural food store’s bulk bins. In recent years, they’ve managed a combined 1,000 to 1,300 acres—big for the Finger Lakes, but small-time compared to the 8 million acres of grain fields in Kansas. Oechsner notes that without the deep pockets of locavores at urban 20 Cornell Alumni Magazine | cornellalumnimagazine.com 020-039CAMjf11currents 12/16/10 10:32 AM Page 21

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yan Wyatt ’90 vividly remembers his first experience peering up at a Starry Nights Rman-made sky. He was seven years old, having made the trip from his native Indiana to the Adler Planetar- ium in Chicago. “I was terrified, because in 1952 by introducing the nation’s first picture on the giant screen. The entire I learned that the sun was going to die,” opti-mechanical star projector. In 2008, projection surface essentially amounts to he recalls. “That was a little distressing.” about eighteen months after Wyatt what Wyatt calls “the largest computer These days, with the evocative title of arrived, a $20 million reconstruction put monitor in the Academy,” meaning the Director of Morrison Planetarium and Sci- it once again on the cutting edge. The new dome can serve as a blank canvas for var- ence Visualization at the California Acad- theater, Wyatt says, “has the potential to ious digital media. emy of Sciences, it is Wyatt’s job to create make an extraordinary mark on the In a conventional planetarium, audi- similarly memorable experiences (though planetarium field in general.” Morrison’s ence members surround the star projector, hopefully more edifying than terrifying). seventy-five-foot-wide screen, housed in a as if sitting around a campfire, leaning His mission is to design eye-popping tours ninety-foot-wide dome, matches Griffith back and craning their necks toward the of the universe while offering a captivat- Observatory in Los Angeles as the largest heavens. But Morrison’s dome resembles ing storyline; it’s science as show business. in North America. But it isn’t just size that a steeply sloped movie theater, with the His inaugural production—“Fragile sets it apart; it’s the immersive experience. audience facing in the same direction Planet,” a half-hour round trip to the Traditionally, planetariums have used beneath a dome that is tilted at a thirty- outer reaches of the universe—was nar- a star projector and lasers to emblazon a degree angle. “It’s comfortable, and you rated by none other than Sigourney night sky on the dome. But there are no feel like you’re flying through space, so Weaver, star of Alien and Avatar. lasers here; Morrison is the world’s largest it’s more of a shared theater experience,” Located in San Francisco’s Golden all-digital planetarium. Images from six says Wyatt, sitting in his tiny office sur- Gate Park, the planetarium made history video projectors are blended to form one rounded by books with titles like Galileo’s

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Daughter and God Created the Integers. urrents “Getting the science right is part of it, but you also want to tell a good story, something that carries people along intellectu- ally and emotionally.” In doing so, Wyatt calls upon the skills he learned on the Hill—not just as an astronomy major but also as a Daily Sun staffer. He was a news reporter, music reviewer, and editorial cartoonist—all of it useful as he writes a script, chooses a soundtrack, and oversees the translation of scientific data into convincing imagery. In his previous position, as science visual- izer at the Rose Center for Earth and Space at the American Museum of Nat- ural History in New York City, Wyatt was part of a team of experts—with experience in television, visual effects, and computer graphics—that produced shows on topics ranging from cosmic collisions to extraterrestrial life. That team approach, which has been replicated at Morrison, was one of the primary attrac- tions luring him to the Bay Area, the visual-effects capital of the world. In fact, many of the people recruited to work for him are Hollywood special-effects gurus —taking time off from, say, digitally pol- ishing Iron Man’s armor to craft a fly- through of the Milky Way. Wyatt was also enticed by the opportunity to help design Morrison’s infra- structure with an eye toward flexibility, conceiving new ways it could be used to support the myriad interests of the Acad- emy of Sciences—a research institution whose public face includes a natural history museum, an aquarium, and an indoor rainforest. Thus, the audience might find itself flying through a DNA molecule or cruising along a California fault line. “We’re trying to expand the idea of what you see in a planetarium— not just astronomy, but geology and biology,” says Wyatt, who earned a master’s in space physics and astronomy from Rice University. “We’re addressing a much wider range of topics.” Indeed, his latest turn as writer- director—“Life: A Cosmic Story,” which premiered in November—discusses how all life on Earth has common origins in the matter that made up the first stars some 13.7 billion years ago. Narrated by Jodie Foster, the production takes the audience inside a cell of a redwood leaf and then transports viewers through time and space through the Big Bang to explore the large- scale structure of the universe. “Science is a truly human endeavor,” he says. “Seeing it as a process, rather than an outcome— that’s what I find most compelling.” — Brad Herzog ’90

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24 Cornell Alumni Magazine | cornellalumnimagazine.com 020-039CAMjf11currents 12/16/10 10:32 AM Page 25 blood cholesterol increase ANDY FRIEDMAN Plant proteins tend to be limiting in levels, but plant proteins hold it back—so I am. I guess I was a little skittish, because what I was saying was so controversial— especially challenging our reverence for animal protein. CAM: From a scientific standpoint, why is animal protein more likely to cause cancer? TCC: one of their amino acids, which makes them less efficient in promoting body growth rates. That was why they were But in fact, always called “low quality.” they also hold back cancer growth. Ani- mal proteins New York Times New York At the time, it both- Eat Different Eat ered me a bit, that it was sensationalizing. have gone quite that far—and I wouldn’t I had to ask myself, am I really willing to say something like this? And the more I thought about it, the more I realized, yes work on the project inspired him to go to medical school. work Cornell Alumni Magazine: Your first came to widespread attention through a 1990 cover story in the science section entitled “Huge Study of Diet Indicts Fat and Meat.” Did the head- line say it all? Colin Campbell: T. The New York cornellalumnimagazine.com | , was published in 2006. It health columnist Jane Brody ’62 The Jacob Gould Schurman Professor That discovery has spurred a career’s best-selling book, Campbell’s At seventy-six, professor seventy-six, emeritus At Campbell, PhD ’62, Colin T. his quest to continues of a the benefits publicize diet plant-based was co-written with his son, Thomas Campbell II ’99—a former actor whose China Study The irony has been pointed out more Colin Campbell, PhD ’62— than once. T. who has spent decades studying the health dangers of animal-based diets— grew up on a dairy farm. Emeritus of Nutritional Biochemistry, Campbell is best known for the China- Oxford-Cornell Diet and Health Project, a two-decade-long study that Times called the “Grand Prix of epidemiology.” The first in his family to attend college, Campbell earned an undergrad degree from Penn State; at Cornell, he did his doctoral dissertation on more efficient ways to produce high-quality animal protein. But field work in the Philippines— originally focused on ensuring that children got as much animal protein as possible—took both his research and his life in an unexpected direction: he realized that the kids who ate the most animal protein were most likely to get liver cancer. worth of investigation into the perils of consuming animal products, and the attendant benefits of a whole-foods, plant-based diet. The work has not been without controversy—especially on a land-grant campus where dairy and live- stock interests have a strong presence. In 2005, Campbell alleged interference from the dairy industry when his popular Veg- etarian Nutrition course was pulled from the catalog, sparking a dispute with nutritional sciences administration that lasted several years; more than 1,000 students signed a petition to reinstate the course, and a version of it is now offered online. Currents 26 Cornell Alumni Magazine 020-039CAMjf11currents 12/16/10 10:32 AM Page 26 Page AM 10:32 12/16/10 020-039CAMjf11currents 020-039CAMjf11currents 12/16/10 10:32 AM Page 27

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animal proteins promote heart disease and plant proteins don’t. We’re seeing the same thing with cancer.

CAM: Nowadays, most people see the connection between diet and conditions like diabetes and heart disease. Do you think they’re open to your message about the relationship between food and cancer? TCC: The public is confused about nutrition—for good reason, because if you’ve got different industries telling different stories, they’re not going to tell you the truth, they’re just going to tell you about their products. Nutrition is a powerful effector of cancer, but most people don’t understand that; they think it’s caused by chemicals in the environment. And though some chemicals can cause genetic damage to create an “infant” cancer cell, that’s not the only event that determines development of the disease. This occurs by our use of inappropriate levels of nutrients, as foods, which act like fertilizer to grow these cells.

CAM: How did you come to do the China Study? TCC: In 1980 and ’81 we hosted the first senior scientist from China to visit the U.S.—he worked in my lab for eight months, and while he was here, we learned that his government had just released beautiful, color-coded maps of how much cancer existed in 2,500 counties all over the country. The differences between counties were substantial, so we went to China to do a big survey to find out why; we had access to rates of about a dozen cancers, and eventually to about three dozen other diseases as well. My Chinese colleagues went to 130 villages and collected blood, food, and urine sam- ples and asked questions, and together we came out with this massive document. The body of data was absolutely huge.

CAM: What were the findings, in a nut- shell? TCC: In general, as we increase our animal-based food consumption, we get into trouble. It increases heart disease, cancer, and all kinds of other ailments and problems.

CAM: One of your most famous fans is former President Bill Clinton. How did he come to follow your dietary guidelines? TCC: When his daughter Chelsea’s wedding was coming up, she wanted him to lose some weight; also, he was about to get another stent and didn’t want to. He ended up losing twenty-four pounds before the wedding, and I got a phone call

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from one of his close associates who told me, “He was there with your book, and he was telling everybody about it.”

CAM: He took the book to the wedding? TCC: That’s what I was told—that he was raving about it at one of the dinners. And what he said later in an interview with Wolf Blitzer was absolutely spectacular, because it was very clear. He said, “I’m off all meat, all dairy. I eat a little fish, but I follow a plant-based diet.”

CAM: Why do you prefer the term “plant- based” to “vegetarian” or “vegan”? TCC: Because I don’t like the way “vegetarian” and “vegan” are interpreted. I didn’t do this research to prove that veg- etarianism or veganism are good ideas. I wanted the argument to rest on science, not ideology.

‘ If we eat this way, the health effects are amazing. There’s nothing in medicine that comes close to it.’

CAM: But don’t vegetarians and vegans also follow plant-based diets? TCC: Ninety percent of vegetarians still consume dairy and eggs, so the nutritional composition of their diet is not that different; vegetarians have traded off meat for milk, more or less. Vegans don’t eat any animal foods, so you’d think they’ve got it all together. But many of them do it for ideological reasons, and they don’t know much more about the health aspects than anybody else. Their diets can be pretty high in processed foods, sugar, and fat.

CAM: So just being plant-based is not enough? TCC: It’s whole, plant-based foods— whole grains, the leaves and fruits and nuts and so forth. My interpretation of the evidence is not to use white flour or sugar products, not to add fat, and not to use fried foods. If we eat this way, the health effects are amazing. There’s nothing in medicine that comes close to it.

CAM: But isn’t it hard to make food as satisfying with those limitations? TCC: In baked goods, my wife uses dried fruits like bananas or prunes to give it the consistency of fat. If a recipe calls for

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sugar, she cuts that back about two-thirds, sometimes to none—just uses fruit sources for sweetness. I don’t think I’m rational- izing, but I really believe that food is more tasty to me than it’s ever been. And part of that comes from the fact that we know that fat and salt have an addictive response that causes changes in brain chemistry and covers up the natural tastes that can be so appetizing.

CAM: Since you’re enjoying good health at age seventy-six, do you see yourself as living proof of the benefits of plant-based eating? TCC: Absolutely. There is heart disease in my family, and I’ve already lived, on average, ten years longer than my father and his father and brother. I still jog.

CAM: So do you want everyone to eat like you do? TCC: This is not a diet, it’s a lifestyle. I don’t like to preach or proselytize. People have to make their own decisions. As I say in the book: you don’t have to believe me—just try it. — Beth Saulnier

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lans! Enemies of the good guys, the Feder- ation. From Romulans you will learn what constitutes villainy and treachery, and from the Federation, the stuff of heroism.” Barely two minutes have passed; the class has grown to about thirty students Visit of various majors and grade levels. The CAM Online for more screen fills with an image of rocker Peter Gabriel, live in concert, introducing his cornellalumni 1986 hit song, “Biko.” “Have any of you magazine. heard of Peter Gabriel?” Toorawa asks. A com smattering of hands go up. “How about Stephen Biko?” Fewer hands. All right, then. Travelers, your ship is about to set sail. Welcome to the “Dr. T Project: A Cor- nell Hitchhiker’s Guide to Culture”— weekly drop-in sessions where, at warp speed, Toorawa lectures on three topics he thinks students ought to know about, but probably don’t. His presentations are non- linear, and the items may or may not be themed. It’s a twenty-first-century twist on an ancient tradition: a master offering his students pearls of wisdom from unexpected sources. Since launching the sessions in Sep- tember, Toorawa has covered music by pop icon Lady Gaga and Spanish classical guitarist Narciso Yepes, and films by Japanese master Akira Kurosawa and Teachable moments: Professor Shawkat Hollywood auteur Tim Burton. He’s dis- Toorawa lectures on everything from cussed the architecture of Frank Lloyd Stephen Biko to “Star Trek.” Wright and the portraiture of Velázquez, traced the French roots of Frank Sinatra’s FRANKLIN CRAWFORD “My Way,” and pondered the meaning of words like sinan—Arabic for spearhead, but also the name of an Ottoman archi- Professor Shawkat Toorawa tect whose most famous work is the Suleiman Mosque in Istanbul. “This is not offers intellectual snacks a prescriptive exercise,” says Toorawa, a professor of Near Eastern studies. “There in a weekly, three-course tasting menu is no pressure. It’s a chance to introduce (plus tea and biscuits) students to cultural items that are not something they necessarily need to know, but rather something they might want to seek out.” The chance to garner knowledge for Learning Curve its own sake plus the lure of free PG Tips tea and Walkers Shortbread seems to be a winning formula. It works for Cornell economics major Aleksey Boytsov ’12, rofessor Shawkat Toorawa, alias Dr. T, paces like an expectant dad in who has attended every Tuesday session. front of a huge, unearthly blue screen in the Tatkon Center’s lecture hall. “I like to collect random bits of erudite PHe checks his watch. Checks the wall clock. Silence. More pacing. cultural knowledge—and I love tea,” he Stragglers shuffle in, shedding backpacks. There is a cellophane crackle as someone says, tilting his cup. “Each time, I learn reaches for a shortbread biscuit. Toorawa sips tea from a paper cup, double-checks the something from Dr. Toorawa that I would time: 5 p.m. Spot on. not have known otherwise.” “For the next thirty minutes we’re going to learn a little bit about Stephen Biko, a Toorawa is short, bespectacled, and legendary but less-well-known South African anti-apartheid activist and hero, Margaret bearded. He thrums with energy that fuels Atwood, a Canadian author who writes very, very good books—her novels are not short a stream of silvery chatter flavored with a but you ought to read at least one or two of them; I suggest starting with The Hand- London accent. Students find his method maid’s Tale, which was made into a film not well worth watching, but the soundtrack and his fiery manner engaging. “I went to by the Eurhythmics wasn’t bad—and lastly...” He pauses for dramatic effect. “Romu- his program as part of freshman orienta-

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tion,” says Amy Kasman ’14. “It was so This reporter wracks his brain. Mat- PhD ’86, who presented three things that urrents different from everything else that I kept ing dance of a flightless bird from New he loves: the Miles Davis recording Kind of coming back. It’s a great way to learn Zealand? Blue, a poem by Gerard Manley Hopkins, about things that aren’t on my radar.” “I didn’t know either,” she says with and two Jackson Pollock paintings. Dr. T navigates from high-brow to a wry smile. “Look it up.” (A later con- Back to the action: With less than ten low-brow culture without hitting turbu- sultation with Professor Wikipedia re- minutes left, Toorawa is on a roll. Having lence. To explain Biko’s role as a martyr veals it to mean “the quality of being self- dispatched Biko and Atwood, he hands whose death at the hands of prison guards sufficient.”) around a manual on how to identify var- in 1977 spurred the anti-apartheid move- In an outcome-driven world, Dr. T’s ious Romulan warships. “Always know ment, Toorawa employs not only the your enemy,” he says and discusses the Gabriel song but YouTube clips from the importance of identifying bad guys, learn- movie Cry Freedom and quotes from a Dr. T. navigates ing their tactics, and—with help from well-thumbed Dictionary of Global Cul- YouTube and Captain Picard of the star- ture. As he tools along, he shares his excite- from high-brow to ship Enterprise—facing them down. ment at learning something new. “Did you In a climactic showdown with the know Biko popularized the phrase ‘Black low-brow culture Romulans, led by Commander Tomalak, is beautiful’?” he asks. “I didn’t.” the Enterprise is surrounded. Tomalak The Hitchhiker’s Guide has been a hit without hitting demands surrender. The intrepid Picard since its origins as part of the 2010 new counters that he’s willing to die if the student orientation program, says Carol turbulence. cause is “just and honorable”—and he’ll Grumbach ’78, JD ’87, director of the take Tomalak along with him. Tatkon Center. The center itself, located “The good guys win,” notes Toorawa, next to Balch Hall, is billed as “an intel- sessions are an oasis in a desert of grind- a diehard Trekkie. “They have to. It’s a lectual, cultural drop-in center” for all ing in-depth study, and since student franchise, and they were contracted to first-year students. “I look forward to his turnout has been solid—especially consid- return for the following week’s show.” weekly talks,” she says. “I’ve learned a lot.” ering the hour—the course will continue Toorawa has his own show to come Like what? into spring semester. Toorawa has also back to the following Tuesday. And not “Like what an autarky is,” she says. invited some guest speakers, including phi- even Dr. T knows exactly what it will be. “Do you know?” losophy professor Scott MacDonald ’78, — Franklin Crawford

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The Lab of Ornithology’s new coffee table book captures the sounds of more than 700 species

The latest book from the Lab of Ornithology could be a field guide . . . if you’re a giant. Published this fall by Chronicle Books, the hardcover Bird Songs Bible weighs in at ten and a half pounds, is two inches thick, and even comes with its own carrying case. It covers all 747 breeding birds in North America— not only their images and vital statistics, but most of their songs as well. Organized by region, the $125 coffee table book includes a built-in MP3 player with 728 individual recordings, most taken from the lab’s Macaulay Library of Natural Sounds. To summon up a clip—the call of an alarmed female spectacled eider, say, or a blue- throated hummingbird in song—the user punches a three-digit code into the number pad. “There’s no fuss, no muss,” says Greg Budney ’85, the library’s curator of audio. “You don’t have to load a disk or go online and access a file. You have these wonderful portraits, many of which are almost life-sized, and Visit CAM Online a player that is thoughtfully executed, so you can access the sounds rapidly.” In the genre for more of audio bird books, he says, “this is probably the best user experience to date.” cornellalumni Some two years in the making, the hefty volume includes hundreds of original paint- magazine. ings of the birds, as well as information on their geographic distribution, habitat, and com behavior. Budney hopes that the finished product will appeal to a wide audience—and with its vibrant images and interactivity, he sees it as a great way to get children interested in nature. “As beautiful as the illustrations are,” he says, “the element that really transports you is the fact that you can make the voice come alive as though the bird were sitting there on the table beside you.” For Budney, choosing the audio clips meant diving deep into the collection of the Macaulay Library, the world’s largest repository of animal sounds and video. For example, the library has more than 800 recordings of the red-winged blackbird, which is found throughout the U.S.—so which regional “dialect” should represent the species? “Most of the recordings were already in the library,” he says, “but what hadn’t been done was going through the multiple examples that might exist for a species and determining, say, the best ‘witchity-witchity’ call for the common yellowthroat that fit the running time.” In addition to choosing the clips, Budney and his colleagues faced the challenge of squeezing them all onto the book’s memory chip. Although most last less than fifteen seconds, that still meant some serious data compression. “And when you data compress, you’re basically throwing bits of information out, and that can dramatically affect the fidelity of the sound,” Budney says. “The resulting product, if not dealt with carefully, can sound pretty abysmal.” Making it work, he says, required an understanding of human psychoacoustics. “What bits of information does the human ear need to receive,” they asked themselves, “for this to sound like what we might hear outdoors?”

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November | December 2010 33 BETH SAULNIER To get to the Ben & Jerry’s headquar- to the Ben & Jerry’s get To people, ‘Walk into the grocery store, and people, ‘Walk behind pretty much every product— or Doritos or Ben & Jerry’s whether it’s breakfast cereal—is someone like me.’” ters, you drive to an office park in South and enter a lobby Burlington, Vermont, emblazoned with a mural of blue sky, green grass, fluffy clouds and—natu- rally—black-and-white cows. Speaking of a life-sized fiberglass bovine which, there’s against one wall, under a photo of the hippyish founders. Across the brand’s organ, room, next to the vintage Wurlitzer is a freezer filled with frozen treats. On a small laminated card makes one corner, a demure appeal to dietary restraint: “Please, only one ice cream novelty per person.” Down the hall, past the twisty Scoop Dreams Scoop Don’t hate her because she’s beauti- hate her because she’s Don’t ful—or because she has one of those jobs guaranteed to hijack the conversa- that’s tion at parties. In fact, sometimes the Schimoler prefers twenty-four-year-old not to tell strangers her profession, because “I design ice cream for Ben & tends to send the chat in a pre- Jerry’s” dictable direction: once people realize not making it up, they start suggest- she’s ing new flavors (or complaining about the ones that have been discontinued). the task of explaining what Then there’s a product developer is in the first place. the “Overall, everyone is like, ‘That’s ” Schimoler says. “But coolest thing ever,’ talk want to sometimes you just don’t about it, because you have to devote at least five minutes to explaining it. I tell invents ice cream flavors flavors ice cream invents cornellalumnimagazine.com | Cone zone: Kirsten Schimoler Kirsten Cone zone: ’08 behind the counter the University, Scoop at Ben & at shop ice cream working in Vermont headquarters Jerry’s That’s the risk you run That’s

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understanding of nutrition and an active lifestyle, Kirsten Schimoler ’08 has managed to avoid packing on the pounds. “I’ve actually lost weight since I got to the petite blue-eyed Ben & Jerry’s,” blonde says, sounding a little amazed. “If I’m probably I’m eating ice cream all day, going to go home and have vegetable soup or a salad, not sit down to a big bowl of carbonara alfredo. When you’re eating ice cream for a living, you have to know moderation.” Y when you join a company whose official employee perks include three free pints of ice cream a

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red slide that runs from the second floor to the first, is a maze of cubicles and offices as well as the gym, the nap room, the Comfy Couch Area, the lab, the “sen- sory room” for taste-testing, and Scoop University, the working ice cream shop where new franchisees get eight days of hands-on training. Conference rooms are named after flavors, from Vanilla to Peanut Butter Cup. The closest thing to jack-booted corporate culture is the sign sternly declaring, “No food or dogs are allowed in the Zen Den.” Today, the whole place smells like brownies. Yes, Ben & Jerry’s is now owned by food giant Unilever—but Schimoler is quick to point out that the company has held onto its alternative, liberal-minded • Alex Evening • Ursula • Brighton • corporate culture. Each employee gets a week’s paid leave per year to do volunteer work; a wellness program offers free yoga classes and personal trainer sessions; the Community Action Team organizes service projects, like building cabins at a camp for kids with cancer; the Joy Gang pro- motes employee unity with mini-golf out- ings, barbecues, and other social events. Check our website The woman who arranges media inter- for winter hours. views signs her e-mails “PR Chick.” Any- one wearing a suit to the office is most likely a visitor, or maybe they’re on their janemorganslittlehouse.com way to a funeral. “Casual day is every 378 Main St., Aurora, NY 13026 • (315) 364-7715

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berry-Kiwi Room clad in jeans, a flannel PERFECT FOR shirt, and flip-flops. “Everyone is super SENSITIVE GRAPES happy to be here, and they love what they On Cayuga Lake do. If you look at the slide, that’s pretty much our MO. It’s fun all the time, but we get a lot of work done.” A food science major in CALS, Schi- moler started working for Unilever a week after graduation, beginning in its New Jersey corporate headquarters developing frozen “skillet meals” for the Bertolli and P. F. Chang’s brands. Although she hadn’t planned on working • 159 ACRES = 80 Tillable for a giant firm—she’d envisioned herself • 1,100' East shore Cayuga Lake at “some little organic granola com- • Land has good slope toward lake pany”—she decided to give it a try, with • Flanked by two streams, gulley an eye toward eventually transferring to • Should be good for Vinifera grapes Ben & Jerry’s. When the job opened up, • Victorian 5 bedroom, 1.5 bath Schimoler—who grew up within walking $1,900,000 distance of the company’s factory in Waterbury, Vermont—jumped at it. “As Mel Russo, kids we’d go on the tour over and over, Lic. Real Estate Broker/Owner because it’s free if you’re under twelve— and Waterbury’s a small town, so there’s not much else to do,” she recalls. “So I’d say that was my biggest qualification: I literally grew up on Ben & Jerry’s.” The job, she says, “is my dream come true, 315-246-3997 or 315-568-9404 way earlier than I thought.” [email protected] In the year or so that she’s been at the www.senecayuga.com company, her biggest project has been

36 Cornell Alumni Magazine | cornellalumnimagazine.com 020-039CAMjf11currents 12/16/10 10:33 AM Page 37 C developing two flavors sold exclusively at urrents Target stores as part of Scoop It Forward, a campaign to promote volunteerism. The flavors—Berry Voluntary, raspberry- cheesecake ice cream with white chocolate chunks and a raspberry swirl, and Brownie Chew Gooder, caramel-vanilla ice cream with brownie pieces and a caramel swirl—were planned as limited-edition, but since being introduced in late June they’ve sold so well that Target is stocking them indefinitely. Schimoler would love to see them on freezer shelves herself—but the chain has no stores in Vermont. “To make people happy via ice cream is pretty awesome,” she says. “I just wish we had a Target so I could go and say, ‘Those are my flavors.’” Despite the gustatory rigors of her day job, Schimoler swears that she still enjoys ice cream in her off hours. So what flavors does the ice cream designer favor for her weekly allotment of—do the math— fifteen gratis pints? She names Cherry Garcia, Chunky Monkey, Coffee Heath Bar Crunch, Chubby Hubby, and Mint Choco- late Cookie. “Those are my five favorite pints. Coffee Coffee BuzzBuzzBuzz! is only in the scoop shops, but I do love that,” she says. “I can’t say there’s a flavor I don’t like.” — Beth Saulnier

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California Greening

Amid piles of pomegranates and an ocean of arugula, Laura Avery ’70 oversees one of the nation’s top farmers’ markets

t’s mid-day and mid-week in Santa Monica, California, but several city Iblocks are closed to cars. Instead, the crowds are trafficking in a seemingly endless selection of exotic fruits and vegetables, from spicy Hungarian peppers to Hosui Asian pears. Laura Dingle Avery ’70 strolls among the vendors’ stalls, inquiring and directing as if she runs the place. Which, in fact, she does. Avery asks a few farmers how they’ve been selling and accepts a sample from one of them. “Mmmm,” she says. “That’s a good peach.” She takes a call from a produce purveyor (“Hi, Sharon. Yeah, she ran out of mangoes...”), and then asks a woman to kindly remove her dog from the premises; no canines amid the sweet ambrosia cantaloupes, please. A farmer approaches Avery and apologizes for forgetting his payment check for his prized market stall. She waves it off, telling him next week is fine. Then she approaches another vendor. “So the pomegranates are just starting, huh? People are asking.” She snaps a quick photo. “For my blog,” she explains. As supervisor of Santa Monica Farm- ers Markets, Avery has become the guru of what is—quite literally—a growth industry. When the Santa Monica Wed- nesday Market began thirty years ago, it BILL JOHNSON covered a single city block and featured twenty-three farmers. Today, eighty farm- Natural woman: Laura Avery ’70 oversees one of the biggest, ers are peddling their goods across a four- busiest farmers’ markets in America. block area. The program has added three markets under Avery’s supervision—two sions at the Santa Monica Public Library buying in bulk. And in 2003, Avery was on Saturday (one focusing on organic on subjects ranging from sustainability to forced into the role of crisis manager after foods and another in a largely Latino small-scale meat production). But occa- an elderly driver’s runaway car barreled neighborhood) and a Sunday event that sionally she has had to take on unex- through the market, leaving thirteen dead includes everything from pony rides to pected roles. Sometimes she’s an investi- and dozens injured. live music. Combined, the markets draw gator, banning vendors upon determining Avery’s involvement goes back to an estimated 20,000 shoppers each week that they hadn’t actually grown the pro- 1982, when she was hired to manage the and gross some $13 million a year. duce that they were selling. A few years Wednesday Market a year after it opened. As supervisor, Avery acts as both a ago she found herself acting as mediator, She was an unlikely candidate, a native of publicist (discussing seasonal produce on diffusing a conflict that erupted when the Midwestern suburbs—Shaker Heights, a Saturday morning radio show) and an local chefs felt they were being muscled Ohio—with no agricultural expertise. At educator (hosting quarterly panel discus- aside by wholesale produce companies Cornell (where she followed grandfather

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Howard Dingle 1905 and father John urrents Dingle ’42 and preceded daughter Avery DeVenanzio Mathy ’03), she had been a French lit major and a member of the women’s fencing team, after which she had spent a peripatetic decade in a series of jobs. Upon arriving in Santa Monica, Avery’s only experience with her neighborhood’s fledgling market was browsing the stalls while pushing a stroller. But she was drawn by the vibrancy of a Wednes- day wonderland. “It wasn’t so much that I was interested in food, because I wasn’t a great cook,” she recalls. “It was the feeling that, wow, the street is closed, something is happening. It was an exciting place to be.” Avery was hired largely because her now ex-husband worked with the ex- husband of the previous manager. “We wrote our own rules,” she recalls. “We basically made it up as we went along.” Nearly three decades later, she has been touted by Los Angeles Magazine as one of the city’s 100 most influential people. And the Wednesday Market—which Travel + Leisure has listed among the best in America—is the largest all-farmers’ market in California. While there are more than 300 certified farmers’ markets in the state, Avery explains that most are “indistinguishable from a swap meet, because at least half of the vendors are non-farmers.” However, all the products sold at the Wednesday Market are farm-grown (which can mean not only Shunkyo radishes and Adriatic figs, but chicken, cheeses, and worms for vermiculture). Thus, it is a true farmers’ market, an opportunity for small family farms to reach consumers directly, offering high-quality produce at competitive prices. “I’m happy that the small farmers are able to come here and thrive,” says Avery. “I think that’s what I’m proudest of.” As if on cue, a man selling oranges walks by and offers his two cents: “I’d be out of business if it weren’t for this.” But the market has also been a boon to customers, garnering accolades for the variety of its produce. Indeed, Avery believes farmers’ markets are the best way to maintain genetic diversity of crops. “If consumers are just going to take whatever comes out of a grocery store, they’re going to be out of options,” she says, walking past stalls offering everything from Persian cucumbers to French sorrel. As a result, many of L.A.’s most re- nowned chefs frequent the Wednesday market. “It inspires them,” says Avery. “They say it reminds them of why they got into cooking in the first place.” — Brad Herzog ’90

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SWEDISH HILL CYNTHIA MARIE PORT

hen wine enthusi- Cynthia Marie Port, named for Cindy asts in Upstate Peterson, who owns and operates the win- New York think of ery with her husband, Dick, and son, W the Finger Lakes Dave. It is the product of wines from the region’s finest wines, wineries on 2003 and 2004 vintages, blended by Seneca Lake or perhaps Keuka winemaker Ian Barry. Lake often come to mind. How- The combination of grape varieties ever, a winery on Cayuga Lake is used for this Port is distinctive: 44 per- the only New York winery to have cent Cabernet Sauvignon, 20 percent won the Governor’s Cup— Chambourcin, 19 percent Corot Noir, awarded to the state’s best wine— and 17 percent Cabernet Franc. The in three different years. That dis- presence of Cabernet Sauvignon is evi- Wines tinction belongs to Swedish Hill dent in the cedar notes and cassis-tinged Winery, located in Romulus on the fruit present in the rather elegant flavor west side of Cayuga Lake, which and aroma. The wine’s 7.3 percent won this coveted award in 1994, residual sugar is balanced by smooth, of the 2008, and 2010. supple tannins, contributed in part by Founded in 1986, Swedish the Corot Noir, a grape developed by Hill is known for producing a Cornell at the Agricultural Experiment Finger large variety of wines in many styles. Station in Geneva, New York. For nearly two decades, the winery This richly flavored wine is sweet but has experimented with the production of not cloying. Enjoyable on its own, it would Lakes Port, a sweet fortified red wine made by the also make an excellent partner for a cheese addition of grape brandy before the wine’s course or rich desserts such as a chocolate fermentation is complete. This process torte or cheesecake. leaves a significant amount of residual sugar — Dave Pohl in the finished wine. Swedish Hill made their first Port from Dave Pohl, MA ’79, is a wine buyer at the 1991 harvest. Their current release is the Northside Wine & Spirits in Ithaca. 040-041CAMjf11wines 12/17/10 3:15 PM Page 41 042-047CAMjf11histpix 12/16/10 10:35 AM Page 42 Through a

In a series of haunting images, Ithaca’s past and present collide

By Franklin Crawford Photographs by Mark Iwinski

ike every city, Ithaca is filled with ghosts. Along the shore of Cayuga Lake, the Lflamboyant silent film star Pearl White poses for publicity shots in her roadster. Downtown, the Cornell Free Circulating Library stands as a temple to knowledge, while the Temperance Fountain on Tioga Street bubbles frothy warn- ings against the sins of demon rum. Shoppers crowd Rothschild’s department store on the corner of Aurora and State streets. Trolleys chock full of Cornell students jostle up and down the Buffalo Street hill. The City Hall at the corner of Seneca and Tioga streets offers a stately backdrop for officials busily managing the affairs of the day.

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Look again. Those willow trees behind Ms. White were not there in her time. Tompkins Consolidated Area Transit buses glide alongside trolleys. The Seneca Street parking garage looms atop a City Hall no longer in existence. In “This Was Now,” an exhibit of images by former Cornell visiting professor Mark Iwinski, the past and present exist side by side. On view last fall at the History Center of Tompkins County—itself housed, appropriately, in a con- verted Mayflower Moving and Storage building now known as the Gateway Center, at the foot of East State Street—the images feature vintage shots superimposed over modern downtown structures in situ. They contrast the “busy hum- ming of the bustling town” with modern versions of the same sites, few of which compare favorably with the oldies.

he photos—or “re-photos,” as the artist calls them—highlight changes in society reflected through an Taltered urban landscape, and their effect is both instructive and haunting. For example, it is striking to see the bygone, Victorian-era City Hall superimposed over the existing parking garage and bus stop—or, right across the street, Ezra Cornell’s handsome Free Library atop what is now a drive-through bank and parking lot. The photo of Alonzo Cornell’s former mansion on Seneca Street, once a promenade of lovely Victorian homes, includes vague apparitions of long-dead citizens; in contrast, a modern-day woman crosses the street, shielding her eyes

Bygone buidings: The site of the former Strand Theatre on against the morning sun. East State Street (above) is now a parking lot. Below: An Iwinski’s approach allows the viewer ethereal image of the Cornell Free Circulating Library covers to see the old Ithaca in all its nineteenth- the modern corner of Seneca and Tioga streets. century splendor, yielding to socio- economic forces that tore across the country. While they evoke nostalgia, the images also cast a cold eye on the present. Con- sider that the site of the grand old Strand Theatre, torn down nearly two decades ago, is now just a gravel parking lot. Mingling history with art, the show drew the attention of Johnson Museum director Frank Robinson, who went to the opening. The exhibit, he says, takes a “highly interesting approach to using art to get us to think more deeply about how we do things with the world around us. It’s a great reminder that what we hold dear to our eyes is perishable.” Iwinski titled many of these shots “Terrains of Absence,” and while they can serve as a cultural critique, local historian and Cor- nell lecturer Carol Kammen says it’s important to consider the bigger picture. “Urban renewal was somewhat gentler here than in other Upstate cities,” she

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Ghost maps: Where the Old City Hall (top) once stood at the corner of Seneca and Tioga streets, there is now a parking garage. Bottom: In “When Tioga Street Went Through,” Iwinski layers a vintage shot of the street atop an image of the Commons pedestrian mall.

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Lake views: At Stewart Park on the southern tip of Cayuga Lake, Iwinski captured vintage images of an airplane (opposite, top) and silent film star Pearl White in her roadster (bottom). Above: The old Ithaca Hotel seen against a modern two-story building.

says. “Look at Auburn, Rome, and arresting all traffic for commoners if the were upset, and even angered, by Geneva, where there is little trace of the performance was prolonged.” changes the so-called city fathers city’s downtown.” allowed.” Iwinski says that his layering Ah, but see the once-thriving State concept was greatly influenced by the Street—with its barbershops, tailors, o create the images, Iwinski writings of Roland Barthes—the French shoe stores, and groceries—where today studied downtown maps literary theorist, philosopher, and critic stands the Commons, for better or and the History Center’s who came to photography late in life worse. And the Strand, which—even vintage glass photo plates. and saw in still images “the return of dilapidated and full of pigeon drop- TWith the help of the center’s archivist, the dead.” pings—had people fighting for its he developed a sense of downtown as it Downtown Ithaca, architectural preservation until it finally succumbed had been a century or more ago. Armed hodge-podge though it may be, is not to the wrecking ball. And the wonderful with transparencies made from the dead—though its relationship to Cornell old Lyceum Theater, once one of more plates, he set up shop where the original students has changed dramatically. Kam- than a dozen grand performing houses photographer had stood. Giving the men notes that its shops, restaurant, and downtown. As Morris Bishop 1913, term “handheld” a new spin, he clasped bars were once a magnet for undergrads, PhD ’26, writes in A History of Cornell: each transparency—his fingers are often but today there are many more ameni- “The president of the streetcar system visible—and lined them up so they over- ties on campus and in Collegetown. had a private car, mahogany fitted, with lapped perfectly with the current view. “I’ve spoken to freshman students who curtained red glass windows. On the- “I got a lot of comments from people were here for an entire year and never atre nights it brought the cream of passing by,” Iwinski recalls. “Many of went downtown,” she laments. “They Ithaca society to and from the Lyceum, them who had no idea of local history don’t have to anymore.” c January | February 2011 47 048-053CAMjf11moose 12/17/10 10:45 AM Page 48

vegging in The University acquires the archives of the famed Moosewood Restaurant

By Beth Saulnier

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osh Katzen ’70 is a Boston-area real estate developer. He holds a law degree from Penn. He has, as he puts it, “a lot of conservative J activities on my résumé.” When he was hired to teach real estate at Brandeis, he recalls, those right-leaning creden- tials ruffled some feathers. “Some professors rights as Ithaca’s most famous institution. “Whenever I travel were saying, ‘Why is he here? He’s a Zionist, anywhere and I mention I’m from Ithaca, half the people who recognize the city’s name will say ‘Cornell,’” says University conservative, right-wing guy,’” Katzen Librarian Anne Kenney. “But equally as many will say, ‘Oh yeah, remembers. “And then somebody finally says, Moosewood Restaurant.’” ‘Look down his résumé. He started the Like chickpeas and tahini, Moosewood and Cornell go way back. In addition to the Katzens, many of the founders (and sev- Moosewood Restaurant. He might be OK.’” eral current members of the nineteen-person collective) are alumni. Faculty and staff have always comprised a hefty portion Nearly four decades ago, Katzen and a handful of friends of the restaurant’s customer base, and Moosewood is a go-to took an empty space on the bottom floor of a former junior high spot for legions of visiting parents. (Just try getting a table on school in downtown Ithaca and created what would become one Commencement Weekend.) “Ithaca and the Cornell community of the world’s most famous natural-foods restaurants. A local have contributed to our success because they’re populations that carpenter built the original thirteen tables in exchange for free are adventurous when it comes to food,” says Joan Adler ’72, a meals; a friend sewed the batik curtains. The idea, he says, was collective member who started working at Moosewood as a wait- to create something warm and welcoming—the opposite of the ress in 1974. “If it weren’t for our regular diners we wouldn’t stereotypical, self-serious vegetarian eatery that was the culinary have been able to try everything we’ve tried.” equivalent of a hair shirt. “We served beer,” he notes. “We def- Last year, those town-gown ties became more formalized, initely did not do seaweed.” when the Moosewood Collective made Cornell’s Rare and Man- It wasn’t until shortly before it opened—on January 3, uscript Collections the official repository of its archive. Housed 1973—that they finally settled on a name for the place. They in four boxes in Kroch Library—two full filing boxes and a cou- called it Moosewood, after the dog in Hugh Prather’s trippy self- ple of oversized containers for large-format items—the archive help book, Notes to Myself. “There were a lot of guys with contains a wide variety of material, from vintage photos and early ponytails and colorful clothes,” Katzen recalls. “It was a very menus to handwritten cookbook drafts to glossy mock-ups of friendly place. Everybody knew everybody. It was like living the product packaging. “There’s so much in those four little boxes,” cover of a record album—like, ‘Our house is a very fine house.’ That’s what Ithaca was like in those days, and Moosewood was STEFANIE GREEN the place everybody came.” Flash forward thirty-eight years. Moosewood, now tripled in size, is still doing a brisk trade in Ithaca’s Dewitt Mall—no small feat in the notoriously Darwinian restaurant industry. The Moosewood Cookbook, that landmark guide to vegetarian cuisine written by Katzen’s sister and fellow Moosewood founder Mollie Katzen ’72, has taught generations of twenty-somethings how to tell their tofu from their tabouli. Subsequent cookbooks—penned by the restaurant’s current owners, known as the Moosewood Collective—have become best-sellers and twice won the James Beard Award, the genre’s Oscar. Bon Appétit called Moosewood one of the thirteen most influential restaurants of the twentieth century. A line of Moosewood-branded foods, including frozen soups and entrees, is sold in upscale supermarkets around the country. In short, the Moosewood name has spread far beyond one small Upstate New York city—

ALL IMAGES EXCEPT AS NOTED: DIVISION OF RARE AND MANUSCRIPT COLLECTIONS / CARL A. KROCH LIBRARY CORNELL UNIVERSITY occasionally rivaling a certain university on the Hill for bragging

Salad days: The archive includes vintage images of Moosewood staff. Above: The restaurant today.

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says Kroch curator Brenda Marston. “There are records of a local business, and there’s the whole angle of their success as a collective. They represent that movement in the Seventies to think about different ways of doing everything. There was such a desire to try new ways that were less hierarchical. And what’s great about their story is that they were successful as a business, too.” Marston and others see the archive as appealing to scholars interested in everything from local history to the evolution of vegetarian cooking to the joys and pitfalls of collective ownership. “This is a great case study of a bunch of people who didn’t have much experience but learned to run a business, one that has been successful for going on four decades,” says Hotel professor Mary Tabacchi. “That’s a food and beverage entrepreneurship story that has to be told, and the papers are there for someone

Galley kitchen: Chefs fed legions of diners from a tiny space that was expanded during Moose- wood’s first renovation, in the Nineties.

Loyal Order of Moose

otel school professor Mary Tabacchi came to Ithaca in 1972, and she’s been a Looking back Moosewood fan ever since the restaurant opened the following year. “To start a at the birth of vegetarian restaurant in the Seventies was a smart thing to do,” says Tabacchi, who teaches a course on healthy cuisines. “When I came to Cornell a lot of my a veggie H students were going vegan or vegetarian, and the food really was bad; I think they thought that the worse it tasted, the better it was for you. So when Moosewood came along phenomenon and made great vegetarian food, it started a movement. They were pioneers in that sense—the Alice Waters of the East Coast.” Moosewood is still Tabacchi’s favorite Ithaca eatery, the place she goes when she doesn’t feel like cooking but wants something nutritious. “They put together the most savory flavors in town,” she says. “It’s a cross between health food and comfort food.” Nowadays, many of the ideas that Moose- wood pioneered—eschewing meat in favor of vegetables and whole grains, seeking locally sourced ingredients, changing menus according to what’s in season, creating complex flavors through the innovative use of herbs and spices—have gone mainstream. But back in the day, what we’d now call the natural food movement was downright avant garde. “It was fringy—it was definitely fringy,” says Moosewood Collective member Joan Adler ’72. “Vegetarians were seen as eccentric.” Here’s a little-known fact: although Moosewood is often called one of the world’s most famous vegetarian restaurants, it didn’t start out vegetarian. (And technically, it isn’t vegetarian today, either; its menu includes fish.) “We didn’t think we could make it if we were vegetarian,” recalls Mollie Katzen ’72, one of the restaurant’s original seven founders and author of the Moosewood Cookbook. “We thought it would be too narrow. And yet none of us really knew how to cook meat.” Katzen vividly recalls the restaurant’s first meal; Moosewood opened for dinner a couple of days after New Year’s 1973. That time of year is notoriously dead in the restaurant industry, but the founders had invited their friends, and the place was packed when it opened at 6 p.m. Unfortu- nately, the main dish wasn’t ready. “We had two moussakas, huge pans of them, one meat and one vegetarian,” she remembers, “and it was eight o’clock before they came out of the oven.” They’d planned the moussaka to be the main course, with stir-fry and brown rice as an alternative, but since the casseroles weren’t cooked she and two other chefs found themselves madly frying vegetables to order. That kind of seat-of-the-pants improvisation was standard operating procedure in Moosewood’s early days, says Katzen’s brother, fellow founder Josh Katzen ’70. “The day the restaurant was opening, we were still trying to figure out how to run the steam table,” he says with a laugh. “We really didn’t know what we were doing.” As Mollie Katzen remembers it, that first dinner also included a vegetable salad with vinaigrette dressing and stacks of complimentary bread from a popular whole-grain bakery down the hall; for dessert there were brownies, yogurt-cream cheese pie, and maybe apple crisp. She also recalls that 50 Cornell Alumni Magazine | cornellalumnimagazine.com 048-053CAMjf11moose 12/17/10 10:45 AM Page 51

who wants to do it.” But you don’t have to be an academic to graze the archive’s An Eighties-era policy manual offerings. Like all of Cornell’s collections—the University has world-class holdings on topics from Icelandic sagas to the French advises, ‘Try to be polite to Revolution to hip-hop music to witchcraft—it’s available to everyone. “We’re open to the public,” notes University Archivist take-out customers even if Elaine Engst, MA ’72. “You don’t need to be a serious scholar to look at this. You just have to be interested.” After making a they’re not deserving of it request in advance, you take a trip underground to Kroch— and it’s a drag.’ accessed through Olin—stash your belongings in a locker, and enter the Rare and Manuscript Collections’ reading room, a med- itative space where pens are banned but pencils are kosher. Even a cursory poke around the Moosewood collection yields a treasure trove of memorabilia, a colorful peek into the not-so- practical edicts (“no bikes in the locker room”), legalese (proce- distant past. One of the favorite items among the archives’ staff dural rules and bylaws), and quirky gems (“try to be polite to is a document from the mid-Eighties entitled “The Moosers’ take-out customers even if they’re not deserving of it and it’s a Book of Harmonious Functions or, More Succinctly, Moosewood drag”)—capturing the ethos of a group of people trying to run Policy Notebook (and More).” The manual is a combination of a business with progressive principles in a particular time and

the restaurant’s coffeemaker may well have been cadged from a we’d deconstruct it later, so we could make it again and so we dumpster, and that no one had thought to get change for the cash could give the recipes to customers.” register, the kind of ancient model you’d find in an old-time bar- The first incarnation of the Moosewood Cookbook was about bershop. “It was either the first night or very shortly thereafter seventy pages long, spiral bound, photocopied, and collated by that we realized we were open to the public and not just to our hand—as Katzen puts it, “like you would a flier for the PTA.” friends,” she says, “and that was a big shock.” Priced at $4, it was sold at a local bookstore, where the initial 800 Moosewood soon became a popular spot, not only among mem- copies flew out the door in two weeks. “It was a local phenome- bers of Ithaca’s burgeoning counterculture but—with lunch priced non,” she says. “It was amazing.” Another 2,000 copies were at $1—with downtown workers looking for a hearty, affordable printed; those sold out in six months. She printed another 2,000, meal. Those early customers included Adler, a Human Ecology grad fielding mail orders from Ithaca-esque cities like Berkeley, Santa who was working at the public library for “what I thought was a Cruz, Seattle, and Madison. Just as she was about to sign a con- gap year, which turned into my life.” She ate there so often she tract with Doubleday—which wanted to print a more buttoned- became friends with the staff. “That was my introduction to inter- down version, without her distinctive hand-lettering and draw- national foods,” she recalls. “I grew up in a family where the food ings—she got a call during the lunch rush, on the pay-phone that was plentiful, and it was very good, but it was meat, vegetables, doubled as the restaurant’s business line. It was the owner of and potatoes. Suddenly I was having mulligatawny and tabouli, Berkeley’s Ten Speed Press, who wanted to publish the cookbook, things that are standard now, but at the time there were all of complete with its quirky look and chatty, accessible voice. “He these flavorings and seasonings that I’d never come across.” said, ‘I’ll FedEx something to you,’ ” she recalls, “and I said, By 1974 Adler was waiting tables—and since the jobs were ‘What’s FedEx?’ ” shared, she also got to work in the kitchen. “That is where I The Moosewood Cookbook came out in 1977; by then Katzen had learned to cook, where most of us learned to cook,” she says. “We left the restaurant. (A dispute over the book’s ownership led to years taught ourselves and we taught each other and we learned from of legal wrangling; in the end, Katzen got the copyright but the col- books. Our bible in the beginning was Anna Thomas’s The Vegetar- lective retained the rights to the Moosewood name.) In the late Sev- ian Epicure, because she was the first person who brought to the enties, the original seven owners sold their interests in the restaurant national consciousness that there was a way of cooking vegetarian to the newly created collective, and none of the founders remain food that could draw on all these ethnic traditions and be savory involved—though several members of the current group have been and wonderful and adventurous. We used Indian spices like fenu- affiliated with Moosewood since its first year or two of operation. greek and cumin and coriander. We’d never heard of tamarind paste Over the years, the restaurant’s business model has become before—or Asian ingredients like hoisin sauce, fermented black more conventional. “We used to meet once a month and decide beans, and fresh ginger. We began to understand how different everything from the color of the carpet to which waste disposal combinations created different flavors. It was really eye-opening company we’d work with,” Adler says, but now such decisions are and stimulating.” made by subcommittees. Rather than having everyone share every Of the original seven founders, only Mollie Katzen had formal job, collective members specialize in areas like menu planning, restaurant experience. After two years on the Hill, she’d transferred publicity, and finance. The collective employs staff to run many of to the San Francisco Art Institute and then gone to work at the day-to-day operations, and some members—like Adler, a preg- Shandygaff, a cutting-edge vegetarian eatery in the city. (“We nancy options counselor at Planned Parenthood—have outside knew it was a cool restaurant,” her brother notes, “because Crosby, careers. “We didn’t have a long-term vision at all,” Adler says, Stills, and Nash ate there.”) When Moosewood was getting ready reflecting on the early days. “That is so antithetical to today, to open, Katzen returned to Ithaca to join the group. “We had no when everyone is so much more business savvy from such an early recipes, which is why I wrote the book—it was originally a loose- age. But we were taking it a day at a time, doing what we enjoyed leaf notebook that we kept in the kitchen,” she says. “We had and learning the business as we went along. We didn’t set out to these talented cooks who could make something delicious and be restaurateurs, but that’s what happened.” January | February 2011 51 048-053CAMjf11moose 12/17/10 10:45 AM Page 52

Taste Test Maple-Glazed Root Vegetables 3 tablespoons olive oil A sampling of recipes 1 teaspoon dried thyme 1 teaspoon rubbed sage from the latest 1 teaspoon minced fresh rosemary 12 cups vegetables cut into chunks or slices somewhat bigger Moosewood cookbook, than bite-sized, in any proportion you’d like. We suggest: Cooking for Health 3 medium sweet potatoes 3 medium carrots 3 medium beets 1 large onion 1 medium red bell pepper Maple Glaze 2 tablespoons pure maple syrup 2 tablespoons cider vinegar or rice vinegar 1 tablespoon olive oil salt and ground black pepper 1) In a large bowl, whisk together the oil, thyme, sage, and rosemary. Toss the vegetable chunks with the herbed oil until well coated. Spread evenly in a single layer on an unoiled baking sheet. In a 400-degree oven, roast the vegetables for 30 minutes. Remove from the oven and stir. Return to the oven and roast until the vegetables are tender, 10 to 15 minutes. 2) Meanwhile, make the maple glaze; in a cup or small bowl, stir together the maple syrup, vinegar, and oil. When the vegetables are tender, drizzle them with the glaze, sprinkle with salt and pepper, and stir until well coated. Roast for another 10 minutes.

GREEN

Silken Chocolate Pudding 1 cake of silken tofu (about 16 ounces) 3 tablespoons confectioners sugar 8 ounces semisweet chocolate 6 tablespoons water 3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract 1) In a food processor, whirl the tofu and confectioners sugar until well blended. In a double boiler or a small pan on low heat, or in a microwave oven, warm the chocolate, water, cocoa, and vanilla until the chocolate melts. Stir until thoroughly mixed. Pour the chocolate sauce into the food processor with the sweetened whipped tofu, and whirl again until very smooth and silky. 2) Spoon the pudding into 6 serving cups. Chill for at least an hour.

REPRINTED, WITH PERMISSION, FROM MOOSEWOOD RESTAURANT COOKING FOR HEALTH BY THE MOOSEWOOD COLLECTIVE; SIMON & SCHUSTER, PUBLISHER, NEW YORK, NEW YORK, 2009.

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Mealtime memories (clockwise from left): A flyer for brunch on Mother’s Day 1984; a dress code that permitted “wild outfits” but banned garlic breath; and the original restaurant space, complete with batik curtains.

place. Witness the official Moosewood dress code, as determined den sirens and church bells sounded all over town. Everyone on June 12, 1983: went outside and there was a parade—Albert Einstein was wav- Cleanliness and good taste are highly recommended. Wild ing from a float. He was covered with leis of flowers and he was outfits are fine, as is leg and armpit hair, and neat facial hair. beaming. It seemed that world peace had been declared and we Cooks have the most leeway in dress since they are least visible all felt quite excited and hopeful and relieved. Then it was to customers. Waits, omnis, and bussers are asked to be more announced that everyone in the world had to adopt an orphan conscious of work appearance. Clean pits, breath (garlic and baby and we were all to report immediately to the Women’s smoke offenders beware), nails, hair, and necks. Spruce-up mate- Community Building to receive the children chosen for us. So rials in the locker room. In summer especially, no hot shorts, too- workers and customers forgot about dinner and we lined up mini skirts, or too-distracting tops. Please no paint-spattered before a conveyor belt which the babies were coming down. jeans or patched items. Weekend nights it would be nice to dress Flora was ahead of me in line and she was given a baby orang- a little on the spiffy side if you are in the dining room. utan, which I knew was intended for me. I recognized this as my Of course, many restaurants have policy manuals (though real child, but she wouldn’t trade. most aren’t anywhere near as entertaining). But how many have The archive also contains dozens of thank-you letters and a handwritten guide to waitressing that advises against letting pieces of fan mail from around the world (including a note from customers over-order, since it’s unethical to waste food? Or keep Fred Rogers on official “Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood” stationery). a journal in which staff members record restaurant-related A 1996 postcard from a couple on vacation at Lake Titicaca dreams? The archive includes excerpts from the latter, including opens, “Dear Moose, Please do not let this go to your heads...” this one, by a woman named Susan: and goes on to describe meeting an English couple living in Chile. I was in the dining room at night, waiting on tables, with “When we exposed ourselves that we were from Ithaca,” it reads, that weird fishbowl feeling when it’s dark outside. All of a sud- “they immediately asked us if we knew the Moosewood.” c January | February 2011 53 054-054CAMjf11CIBclass 12/16/10 10:36 AM Page 54

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By Scott Pesner ’87

n September, Cornellians gathered Class Officers and the Cornell Alum- JON REIS PHOTOGRAPHY in Ithaca to honor this year’s re- ni Association of New York City, and I cipients of the Frank H. T. Rhodes chair of the Committee on Alumni Awards for Exemplary Alumni Service. Trustee Nominations. One Cornell Named in honor of Cornell’s beloved volunteer called her spirit and en- ninth president, this highest of honors thusiasm contagious. Another said recognizes individuals and couples who she inspires her every day to do more have donated their time to better Cor- for the Cornell community. nell. Said Alumni Association presi- In accepting her award, Aslanian dent Nancy Abrams Dreier ’86: “The recalled her first trip to Cornell. “I re- Frank H. T. Rhodes Award winners are member the cold day in February of special because in addition to provid- 1958, trekking from Syracuse to ing the University with invaluable in- Martha Van for that interview to ex- Crystal clear: One of the Frank H. T. Rhodes Awards sights and expertise, they have also plain why I wanted to attend the for Exemplary Alumni Service given last fall demonstrated a unique ability to in- College of Home Economics. En- spire hundreds of other Cornellians— rolling in the college and this institution was able to use her community con- including alumni leaders, students, was the best decision of my life.” The nections as a member of Cornell’s gov- staff, and faculty—to follow their leads, mother of two Cornell alumnae, Aslan- ernment affairs staff in Albany to give exponentially increasing the value of ian said, “I truly believe that it is I who alumni access to behind-the-scenes their precious gifts of time and talent.” has been the winner, having gained so tours and attend events featuring This year’s winners are: much from Cornell in so many ways prominent alumni. Said Nancy: “Cor- with a fifty-year relationship with this nell is one of the best things that has Carol Bagdasarian Aslanian ’63 institution. This award is an honor that happened to us.” Recalling his move Carol Aslanian has devoted her life to I will cherish forever.” into a boarding house on Dryden Road supporting higher education. Profes- to start his freshman year at Cornell, sionally, she has been a research assis- Nancy Radick Lynk ’52 and Bob said, “I had no idea I was starting tant at Harvard University’s School of Bob Lynk ’54, DVM ’61 a lifelong relationship with the Uni- Education, a master teacher in the For Nancy Lynk, her relationship with versity.” Now, he said, “an award that Peace Corps Training Program, and an Cornell is longer than her relationship has Frank Rhodes’s name attached to associate director of Future Directors for with her husband, a co-recipient of the it is as good as it gets.” a Learning Society. As a volunteer, she Rhodes Award. But together they have has served as president of the Class of worked to create the foundation for the Keith Kennedy, MS ’41, PhD ‘47 1963 as well as chair of its 40th Re- Cornell Club of the Greater Capital In her remarks about Keith Kennedy, union major gifts committee, a mem- Region in the Albany area, in both pro- Dreier said that he “has played so ber of the President’s Council of Cornell gramming and running regional many roles at Cornell and has changed Women and the University Council, phonathons. While Bob has also been the lives of so many Cornellians that it president of the Cornell Association of involved with the Vet college, Nancy (continued on page 56) January / February 2011 55 055-057CAMjf11alma 12/16/10 10:37 AM Page 56

REIS (continued from page 55) is wholly appropriate that this campus will continue to bear his name for future generations through the building named in his honor, Kennedy Hall.” An alumnus, professor, and ultimately provost during Rhodes’s presidency, as well as a lifelong Cornell volunteer, “his clear and gracious management style resonated deeply with so many across campus, influencing the career paths of some of today’s most effective and beloved staff, faculty, and volunteers,” said Dreier. In accepting the award on behalf of Kennedy, vice president for student and academic services Susan Murphy ’73, PhD ’94, said, “As one of the many people who have had the privilege to call Keith their mentor, he so deserves this recognition. He’s em- barrassed that the Alumni Association The winners: Present at the ceremony were (front row, from left) Nancy Lynk ’52, Carol Aslanian is recognizing him in this way. I told ’63, Rosa Rhodes, Kristen Rupert ’74, and Nancy Abrams Dreier ’86. Back row: Bob Lynk ’54, him that it was not a mistake, that DVM ’61, Jay Waks ’68, JD ’71, Frank Rhodes, John Foote ’74, Nels Schaenen ’50, MBA ’51, there would be a room full of people and President David Skorton. who know that the Alumni Associa- has also spent time raising major gifts and Cornell Law School. For ILR, Waks tion had made the wisest of choices.” for his reunion campaigns, working helped to establish an initiative that in- Nels Schaenen ’50, MBA ’51 with Athletics, the Johnson Museum, creases understanding of international Cornell wasn’t even on Nels Schaenan’s and his fraternity, Delta Upsilon. “Cor- cultures and the world of work, and he mind when his father, a member of the nell and her supporters have a wonder- has been just as avid a supporter of the Class of 1923, sent him an application ful way of gradually and quietly Law School. In addition, he has been an while Nels was serving in the Navy. involving you without you ever realiz- active member of the University Coun- And his relationship to Cornell as a vol- ing it,” said Schaenen. “Working with cil, serving as its president as well as the unteer didn’t begin until his 15th Re- so many talented trustees has been one chair of its Committee on Admissions union, when past Rhodes Award of the most enriching experiences of my and Financial Aid, and has played a piv- winner Patricia Carry Stewart ’50 asked life.” About his time spent serving the otal role with the Cornell Black Alum- him to be class vice president. He was University, Schaenen said, “Volunteer- ni Association’s annual Alvin Ailey then on the road to donating his time ing for Cornell is a partial repayment fundraiser in New York City. to Cornell, culminating in terms spent for what Cornell has done for me. Accepting the award brought back as a member of the Board of Trustees Whatever I’ve given to Cornell has been a flood of memories for Waks, espe- during the Seventies and Eighties. He returned to me many-fold.” cially about professors he had in the REIS Jay Waks ’68, JD ’71 Arts college, ILR, and Law, such as Al- One of the most significant memories lan Bloom and Alice Cook. “My forty- Jay Waks has of his time at Cornell is six years of random Cornell adventures

when he was called in front REIS of the dean of the College of Arts and Sciences to explain why he wanted to transfer to the School of Industrial and Labor Relations. “He tried to convince me that I would be wasting my Cor- nell education and ruining my life,” Waks recalled. “But it only stiffened my resolve to be a credit to myself and my family.” “Great Cornell volunteer” doesn’t even begin to describe Waks’s commitment Mentors remembered: Waks spoke about the to the university. He is a de- Dedicated Cornellians: Rupert (right) and Foote celebrate professors who most influenced him. voted alumnus to both ILR with Dreier after the ceremony. Alma Matters 56 055-057CAMjf11alma 12/16/10 10:37 AM Page 57

Conference Call Alumni Leaders to Meet in D.C.

ore than 800 volunteer lead- look at developing events through cre- alumni, followed by a networking ers are expected to attend ative collaboration, as well as at the event using innovative technology to M the second annual Cornell dues-free initiative for clubs. Sessions connect leaders with each other. Alumni Leadership Conference in for Cornell Alumni Admissions Am- Saturday morning will begin with a Washington, D.C., January 28–30. Last bassador Network (CAAAN) volunteers breakfast session featuring vice presi- year’s inaugural conference was a huge will explore best practices, understand- dent of student and academic services success, and the program has been ex- ing the world of financial aid, and an Susan Murphy ’73, PhD ’94, discussing panded to include more alumni groups insider’s look at admissions commit- the University’s mental health initia- and diverse offerings. tee meetings. tives, while President David Skorton Class leaders, regional club leaders, In addition, this year Greek alum- will be the luncheon speaker. Saturday’s admissions ambassadors, and college ni are invited to the conference and sessions will conclude with a panel of alumni board members are expected to their sessions will explore how they alumni currently serving in Congress, attend the three-day meeting, which can collaborate to keep their member- as well as faculty, discussing the current features panels focusing on the funda- ship connected to Cornell. Other ses- state of politics in the U.S. mentals of volunteer leadership. These sions will be presented by the Cornell Despite this rich schedule of ac- sessions will concentrate on volunteer Hotel Society and the President’s tivities, there will be plenty of time to management techniques; balancing Council of Cornell Women (PCCW). socialize. Many organizations will hold home, career, and volunteering; career Reunion leaders will have a special dinners on Friday, and there will be a advice; event marketing; and how to planning session to finalize details for young alumni party on Friday evening, leverage social media. In addition, a Reunion 2011. as well as a special viewing party for panel of alumni-elected trustees will The conference kicks off on Friday the Cornell-Harvard hockey game on discuss their responsibilities, while sen- with a luncheon featuring best-selling Saturday night. Several D.C. tours ior University administrators will be author Jon Gordon ’93. His talk will with a Cornell twist will be offered on featured on a panel discussing diversi- focus on creating a culture of greatness Friday afternoon and Sunday morning. ty initiatives at Cornell. in organizations through optimism, The broad and varied array of excellence, vision, love, and passion. The conference will again be held alumni groups in attendance will of- After individual break-out sessions, at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel. fer specific sessions for their con- the day will be capped with a town Registration is available at alumni. stituents. Club and class sessions will hall panel with leading faculty and cornell.edu/calc.

REIS are now in sync, crowned by this year’s fraternity, these two Cornellians give Frank Rhodes Award,” he said. “I em- it their all. And beyond their time brace this award as much for its deep commitment is their ability to find personal meaning, as well as for the unique ways of supporting the Uni- ability to be here, my second home, for versity. John is the author of Touch- this occasion.” down, the Story of the Cornell Bear, Kristen Rupert ’74 and whose proceeds go to benefit Cornell. John Foote ’74 And their house in Ithaca is a place You must have graduated from Cornell where alumni are always welcome. at least thirty-five years ago to receive In her award acceptance, Rupert the Rhodes Award. Kristen Rupert and gave advice to both current and future John Foote—a couple described as “con- alumni. “Expect the unexpected,” she summate Cornell”—are among the few said. “Be receptive to new ideas. Stay ever to receive this award in their first flexible. Look for opportunities to work year of eligibility. And for Kristen, it’s with new volunteers, new staff mem- even more special: she is the first-ever bers, and new programs. Discover a second-generation recipient, as her fa- part of Cornell you don’t know about. Giving back: Schaenen called volunteering ther Jack Rupert ’49, JD ’51, won the Push for what you believe in. Make his “partial repayment” to the University. award in 1995, its inaugural year. Cornell better and better still. In the Whether it is their leadership of end, it’s all about the students. They’re In his acceptance, Foote para- the Class of 1974, the Cornell Alum- the ones who make our volunteer ef- phrased his favorite poem, Ithaka by the ni Association, the Cornell Clubs of forts worthwhile. Making this place Greek poet C. P. Cavafy: “Cornell has Boston and Philadelphia, the Planta- stronger, broader, and better is the given me the beautiful voyage; without tions, Cornell Athletics, or Sigma Chi greatest gift we give our students.” her, I would never have taken the road.”

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James McKay (Chevy Chase, MD; meeting in Montreal.” Lucy is active in the Presi- ([email protected]) lives in Tucson, AZ. Her [email protected]) has invented dent’s Council of Cornell Women and on the Human News Form doesn’t include additional updates, but 38 a word game called “be-twixt.” Ecology alumni board. She credits her involvement we’d love to know more when you have a moment He has a patent pending, and when he wrote, he in both PCCW and the IWF to those organizations’ to write. Joseph Dell (Delmar, NY) has moved to anticipated its issuance within six months. “I scholarship funds and dedication to global educa- the Good Samaritan Lutheran Healthcare Center. have lined up a marketer who will help me sell tion. Happy 2011 to all. Send news to: c Class His wife, Mildred, reports that he has been deal- the game. I also have published three novels, and of 1938, c/o Cornell Alumni Magazine, 401 East ing with Alzheimer’s disease. have tried to market them. Unfortunately, I have State St., Suite 301, Ithaca, NY 14850. Class Gabrielle Sichel Rosenbaum (Haverford, PA) been unable to get an agent. People who read the Notes Editor e-mail, [email protected]. has moved to the skilled nursing unit of her re- books claim to like them.” In the volunteer realm, tirement community. She remains active with he has provided pro bono legal work, represent- swimming and bridge, though she reports that ing veterans in their efforts to get disability com- Robert Knowlton’s detailed these activities are becoming more difficult for pensation from the V.A. “The choice was easy,” report arrived from Little Comp- her. Estelle Wells Evans (Georgetown, NY) keeps he explains, “because I am an attorney and was 40 ton, RI, just as our last issue in touch with friends from her high school days in in the Navy during WWII for four years.” Bernard was going to press. He writes, “I recall Burges Riverhead, on Long Island, and from Cornell. “The Gartlir (Roslyn, NY; [email protected]) still Smith walking on the handrail—many times— 70th Reunion was fun. I have good memories of practices law in New York and Florida. “Part-time going from behind the Engineering buildings, our senior ball with two famous bands—Glenn in both,” he writes. “Reside in Florida and New across the Fall Creek gorge, to Ridgewood Road Miller and Guy Lombardo,” she writes. Speaking of York—six months or more in each. Still commut- and Beta Theta Pi house, of which we were mem- Reunion, Elizabeth Schmeck Brown, MS ’45 (Skill- ing!” Like James, he provides pro bono legal aid. bers. At that time, the handrail was about four man, NJ; [email protected]) sent a Charles Lounsbery (Ithaca, NY) writes, “I inches wide and would vibrate by people crossing photo from Reunion Weekend featuring Nancy and keep endless doctor’s appointments and enjoy sun- the gorge. He did this usually at night, when I was Frank Tetz ’55, MBA ’56, formerly of Princeton, rises and sunsets and time in between. Staying the only person around. He did it without any NJ, and now of Saratoga Springs, NY, along with awake at boring meetings—’tis a challenge.” If any concern; quite a feat, and good balance. I doubt Elizabeth and her son David Brown ’67, who were still available, he says he might consider re- if anyone else then or since has crossed the gorge chauffeured her to Ithaca. David spent a year on locating to the boondocks. Walter Tatum (Con- this way.” Burges was head of the Glee Club and campus as an Engineering student before being cord, CA) won’t be moving either. “At my age I a member of an honorary club, Bob adds. “After drafted to Vietnam. He finished up at Temple, have to remain close to those in my family who graduation, he became a pilot in the Navy, flying then earned an MBA at Lehigh. can drive me around (doctors, food, friends).” His two-engine planes, rescuing downed fliers in the Elizabeth Gates Whitchurch (Clarence Center, wife, Bertha, resides in a nursing home, but Wal- Pacific, and instructing pilots up to four-engine NY) writes, “I enjoy birdwatching in our backyard, ter says he is still in good health. “I am writing planes.” Burges died in 2008. Of himself, Bob visiting my sister Ruth Gates Fisher ’35, and driv- fiction novels and hope to get published as soon writes, “No news here; in good health. We have ing my handicapped neighbor to the library and as they are ready for Vantage Press.” He adds these stopped moving—from West Hartford, CT; to Peru; grocery stores.” When she wrote, Elizabeth had just memories from Cornell: “I was the sprinter on the Vermont for 14 years; to Camden, SC; and now closed up the summer cottage on Lake Ontario and varsity track team and a member of Sigma Phi Ep- back to Rhode Island.” Bob has been an amateur was headed to Harrison, ME, to visit her son and silon. Track meets have since held my attention. I artist (watercolors) for 60 years and has now his wife. Best wishes for 2011 to all members of was also Cornell’s fastest backstroke swimmer.” taken up piano. Many thanks for writing! the Class of 1940. Send news anytime of year to: “I like to read, and just living one day at a Paul Merz has retired from business and lives c Class of 1940, c/o Cornell Alumni Magazine, time is a real challenge,” writes Helen O’Brien in a retirement home. He spent five years in the 401 East State St., Suite 301, Ithaca, NY 14850. Cyran (Los Angeles, CA). The lessons she mastered Navy during WWII and reports that he travels ex- Class Notes Editor e-mail, [email protected]. at Cornell remain an influence, especially the abil- tensively. John Thatcher checked in again from ity to survive difficulties and difficult times. “Cor- Manchester, NJ, and continues to sing in his ca- nell gave many challenges to live through or fail.” pable (“luckily”) tenor voice with his 90-year-old As I begin to write this report on Helen volunteers with the Assistance League of pianist partner. “I have been at this for some 30 October 1 and try to mentally jump Southern California, which last year helped 100,000 years and truly enjoy doing it. It keeps me 41 over November 4, Thanksgiving, people. “I choose ALSC as effective and honest.” young!” Jordan Severinghaus (Shreveport, LA) Christmas, and January 1, 2011, I must try to John Clement (Toledo, OH; jkellerclement@bex. wrote to add that he and John were two-quarters picture some of our lives in our reunion year. I net) keeps active working out on a stationary bike of a 1936-37 quartet that also included the late shall hope that your Christmas messages will fill five days a week. Like Helen, he writes that “every Ray McElwee and Paul Eckley. “We even toured: in some of these gaps and that reunion plans are day is a challenge.” He remains active with Rotary, to Danby.” Jordan sent a glossy photo of the on your new calendars. of which he has been a member for 58 years, and quartet, which we regret can’t fit in these pages. Several weeks ago I had a delightful call from has no plans to move from the house he has lived He adds, “I sang with the Shreveport Opera and Marjorie Lee Treadwell (Grosse Ile, MI) concern- in for more than 35 years. “My granddaughter is a Gilbert & Sullivan, but at age 91 no longer do. ing a book she had just finished reading, The Ir- senior in Engineering,” he adds, “and I have come Now and then I warble a little at Shreveport Yacht repressible Henry House by Lena Grunwald. I won’t back to Cornell on several occasions.” Club Friday bring-a-dish gatherings. Would be give it away except to say it chronicles the life From Alvin Meyrowitz (Palm Desert, CA): “I’m glad to hear from John Thatcher.” of a young man who spent his first year as a 92 and still have a business on the telephone. I Jack ’38, JD ’40, and Toni Saxe Stewart “University baby” before later adoption. Those of can’t play golf or bridge anymore because I have (Ithaca, NY) report that they’re moving slower. you who, like Marge and me, lived in the Martha RP—retinitis pigmentosa—and I’m blind. This is “Use walkers when outside,” Toni writes. “I still Van apartment and “mothered” the baby in our definitely a challenge, but I’m coping. I read enjoy gardening, with help from a Kendal resi- charge would find the book fascinating and some- many books on tape.” Alvin would be happy to dent—a retired farmer. We have three garden what disturbing, as have certain colleges. The hear from Marvin Tanenhaus ’40, LLB ’42. Lucy beds, each 4 ft. x 40 ft.” The Stewarts get season program ended at Cornell in 1969. I must admit Howard Jarvis (New York, NY; [email protected]) tickets for Cornell football home games. They are that I have a vague but pleasant memory of my is still an active producer with Jarvis Productions content living at the Kendal at Ithaca continuing experience and invite any of you to tell of yours Ltd. “Now working on a documentary about peo- care community just miles from Cornell’s North and what you think of the book. Many thanks to ple aged 85 to 105,” she writes. “I was just award- Campus and have no plans to relocate. Toni knits Marge for “opening a door on our past.” ed the ‘Women Who Make a Difference’ honor by caps for newborns at the local hospital and re- Gretchen Fonda Gagnon (Cohoes, NY) is the the Int’l Women’s Foundation at their annual ports seven great-grandkids. Kathryn Moore Ring first to say she hopes to attend our 70th! She is 58 Cornell Alumni Magazine | cornellalumnimagazine.com 058-095CAMjf11notes 12/16/10 10:39 AM Page 59

an active great-grandmother who still drives and meet you. How about reunion? c Warner Lans- Bands so exciting. And the wonderful dancing. enjoys her nearby great-grandchildren. She had ing, 6065 Verde Trl. S., Apt. G310, Boca Raton, FL Wonderful to see. a terrific time at her annual family vacation in 33433; tel., (561) 487-2008; e-mail, wlansing@ Please send in your dues and news, if you Wells, ME. Gretchen, I will hope to see you and bellsouth.net. haven’t already. Can’t have a column without your lovely daughters next June! Gloria Brown your help. Thanks. c Carolyn Evans Finneran, Mithers (Oceanside, CA) is justifiably proud of her 8815 46th St. NW, Gig Harbor, WA 98335; e-mail, talented grandchildren. Melissa, 17, editor of the Pres. Liz Schlamm Eddy (New [email protected]. prizewinning newspaper at Crossroads Schools, has York City) enjoyed a big family been awarded first prize from Columbia School of 42 celebration of her 90th birth- Journalism for the best high school humor arti- day. The entertainment was provided by her step- Gerry Bowne (Sidney, NY) apol- cle. Her cousin Cole, 13, is a gifted cartoonist and granddaughter Sharin Edwards’s band, which had ogizes for not writing sooner, promising clarinet player. Gloria is saddened by just returned from touring Europe, as well as 43 “but my wife—Barbara (Hall) her shrinking circle of friends (like all of us) but many others in her family. Congratulation, Liz, on ’44—and I have had a few health problems. Doing did reune with her last two Cornell contacts— the Big Day. Liz also remembers Kurt Vonnegut better now.” Good for you guys. Cheers, in fact, Norman ’42, BS Ag ’47, and Lillian Strickman ’44 coming to the Women’s Office of the Cornell for all geezers reading about the Bownes right this Hecht—in March. Keep on truckin’, Gloria! Daily Sun to pick up the Women’s page. Kurt is moment. Which segues to the knees of Larry Elsie Armstrong Harley (Decatur, AZ) writes being honored in Indianapolis with the opening Lowenstein. His 17-year-old replacement left knee that husband Bob Harley would be pleased to of the Kurt Vonnegut Memorial Library. It will was upgraded again last January. Now the right know that she still supports his Class of ’41 and include the first editions of his books, a replica aches to be made new. Rotate them, Larry, like that she contributes to the Crew: “They need all of his writing studio, his Purple Heart from WWII, tires. If, when I die, I told the wife—Mary Louise the help they can get.” Bob’s one-man shell is and an art gallery featuring his line drawings, as (Snellenburg) ’45—the autopsy shows that I need still in good use in South Carolina. Elsie, I shall well as a gift shop. Another famous graduate, a knee replaced, send me to the Rothman Clinic. nominate you as an honorary member of our Ruth Bader Ginsburg ’54, was married to Martin As for those of you not my wife, in lieu of teddy class. The best to all of you in 2011! c Shirley ’53, a resident of my hometown, Rockville Centre, bears, please enroll me in the Pastrami-on-Rye-of- Richards Sargent Darmer, 20 Haddington Lane, NY. Martin passed away last summer. the-Month from Carnegie Deli—(212) 757-2245. Delmar, NY, 12054; e-mail, [email protected]. Jean Pardee Cole (St. Louis, MO) keeps busy A while back we set a Class of ’43 goal of with the activities at the retirement home she’s 150 dues payers for 2009-10. Today we’re pleased In his latest returned News Form, John enjoyed for the past five years, and visits from her to report that 181 classmates came up with the Weikart (Hockessin, DE) reminds us, “Many of us sons from Houston, Jupiter, and Port Washington. long green for a performance (120 percent of reached the 90-year milestone in 2009.” Then he Son Peter accompanied her to Connecticut for a goal) among the very best of 78-some classes. gives the names of four more Chem Es he knows visit during the summer. She’s also trying to get We’re indeed “pleased”; “delighted” would call who have this distinction: Bill Nicoll, Julian organized and get rid of excess belongings. She’s for you hold-outs to pry open the moth satchel. Smith, Bob Herrman, and John Powers. He con- astonished at all she has collected over the years. Operators are standing by. tinues, “I’m sure there are other ChEs who crossed And aren’t we all? Bill Webster (Cammack Village, Re: the current Russian wheat shortage: In 90 in 2009. Who are they? We survive and enjoy. AR) lived an interesting year visiting New Zealand, 1966, you will recall, Leonid Brezhnev, General Best to all 90-year-olds.” John, I wish I knew of where he had fun driving a support convoy for a Secretary of the USSR, while delivering his five- a way to answer your question, but I don’t. Jack cycle team’s 160-mile dawn-to-dusk drive across year plan to the Commissariat, proclaimed that Weintraub (Sarasota, FL), while recording his the width of South Island. He also entertained a Russia was going to surpass the US in every facet thoughts on a News Form, was evidently also ru- guest from Cape Town, South Africa, who was very of human endeavor. “In five years, I say, in five minating over numbers and dates—when he was impressed with life in the US. Bill suffered from an years every Russian family will have its own air- born, when he graduated from Cornell, when he E. coli attack, and before his guest left, they ex- plane!” Lowly parliamentarian gets to his feet, way married, etc. Coming to his progeny, he wrote, perienced a horrible accident in his Prius (getting in the back: “Commissar Brezhnev, why will every “First child, son, just turned 64. When the devil blind-sided by a postal delivery truck) that sent family want its own airplane?” “Suppose, Comrade, did he get so old so fast?” Jack, I’ve recently had him to the hospital for a month of treatments and you live in Minsk, and there’s bread in Kiev.” that very thought about my son. neck operations, followed by a month of home My good friend Harry Petchesky ’59 recently We have received another nice letter from care, before he got back on his feet. They both still gifted me with a DVD of the 2009 Romp-n-Stomp Herb Abrams (Palo Alto, CA). He has cut back on suffer from hearing problems. Bill remains positive performance in Bailey Hall, the centerpiece of the his work at Stanford Medical School, as well as his and even has hopes to visit Cape Town next spring. 50th Reunion of the Class of 1959. The focus, other professional activities, but still plays tennis Dr. Tom Flanagan (Norwich, NY) wrote of the probably not planned, turned out to be on that three times a week. He and wife Marilyn continue sad passing of Dorothy Marshall Henderson, wife noble and lovable soul, Peter Yarrow ’59 of Peter, to make the trip each summer to their other home of classmate Al, LLB ’47 (Peoria, AZ). Al met Paul & Mary. Great evening. Spirited fun. (Romp- on Martha’s Vineyard, to be with their children Dorothy on a blind date arranged by Tom, and n-Stomp was the nom-de-guitar-pick for Prof. and families. They have moved their residence from they married a few years later. Tom and Esther Harold Thompson’s wondrous tour through Amer- the Stanford campus to a Hyatt retirement com- have seven sons; six are Cornell graduates (three ican folklore, English 355-356. In our day a small- munity nearby and they like the change. He plans lawyers), and one inexplicably went to Syracuse. ish class met in the basement of Goldwin Smith, to visit the East Coast again to attend a Harvard Most live near them—how lucky they are. I also down past all those plaster nudes, where we were Medical School lecture given in his name and a learned from Jim Kraker (Gouverneur, NY) that he enchanted to inhale the vigorous joy of the liv- Washington meeting of the Inst. of Medicine of is now in New Smyrna Beach, FL, although he ing, breathing, singing ex-convict Leadbelly (Hud- the National Academy of Sciences. He closes by prefers the wintry weather of New York. His trip die Ledbetter), Alan Lomax and his Library of saying that he looks forward to our reunion, and, down was typical of today’s air transportation, and Congress recordings, and like that, all of which “If I’m still hanging around the planet, I’ll be his two sons helped him out, one by driving his many years later enhanced our enjoyment and un- there.” I’d say that’s a good bet! car down (he continues to drive locally) and the derstanding of CAU’s 2009 marvelous Mississippi Bill Turin (Indian Wells, CA) reports that he other by going with him on the plane. It turned River journey to the birthplace of the Blues with lives comfortably in the California desert and out that the flight was so bad (they had to take jam sessions by Prof. Steve Pond on the drums, continues in good health except for the usual a taxi from Gainesville) that the driver beat them. our son Miller Jr. on the Blues harmonica, and arthritic ills of the aged. I’d say he is doing very His son also drove him to his sister’s 87th birth- old smoothie David Skorton on the flute. well indeed—he plans to make his usual visit to day party in Detroit. He gets around and sees peo- Prof. Thompson, whose eyesight was so weak, his son and family in Switzerland this year! ple and also sings in his local church choir, but poor soul, he had to squint at the world through Werner Schroeder (Lake Alfred, FL), from whom air transportation is a problem for all of us. lenses thick as the bottom of a Coke bottle, was we’ve heard before, sums it all up: “Been retired Have you watched Michael Feinstein’s “Amer- an exhilarating teacher and lifelong friend. I once since June 1976. Have enjoyed the last 34 years ican Song Book” on public TV? The songs of wrote a short piece about him in the Sun, ending traveling (Europe, Canada, 49 states.) Enjoyed WWII have been featured and are so wonderful with: “He takes attendance after class by going scenery, trout fishing, jazz festivals. Just resting to hear again. And the words come back as the around the room to feel which seats are warm.” now.” Werner, how about making one more trip? famous singers of those days perform. Songs of Gene Saks, our one-time roommate, called Our paths on campus never crossed; I’d love to the ’40s and ’50s were so beautiful and the Big from the Hamptons the other week to 1) bask in January | February 2011 59 058-095CAMjf11notes 12/16/10 10:39 AM Page 60

the sunlight of our golden baritone, and 2) ask ties include daughter Laurel Brandt ’72, MA ’74, our Cornell years and will be donating her collec- who among his old Cornell buddies were still above and grandson Harrison Leavens ’04, as well as his tion to the University Archives as she retires from the sod. That didn’t take long. Sorrow here. Alas. wife of 62 years, Barbara (Bookstein) ’48. the post. I chatted with Maralyn Winsor Fleming Broadway stage and silver screen actor/director Andre Capi, MD ’46 (Ft. Lauderdale, FL; dr at the picnic and learned her family has donated Gene has these days turned his talents to the [email protected]) shares a bit of hard-won significantly to the Plantations and the Cornell graphic arts—brushes, palette, easel . . . the knowledge: “After postponing surgery for much too Bells. Those gifts endure for centuries. Photos works. But closeted in our lavish digs at Edgecliff long a time, I had a left anterior hip replacement from classmates David Nimick and Henrietta Bur- in the ’40s, Gene chopped away at the evening in mid-May. I was walking with a walker the next gott Gehshan, BS HE ’44, dating from our years hours—taking along my grade average—by de- day! I mention this because the new anterior ap- on campus, also came to the Archives. livering side-splitting impressions of members of proach does not cut through muscle as does the Other classmates who made reunion memo- the faculty. He’ll be hilarious doing Monet. c S. usual posterior approach. As a physician, I was rable were: Marguerite Moore Baker with hus- Miller Harris, P.O. Box 164, Spinnerstown, PA amazed that it is not more available. It requires a band Mac ’43, BArch ’43, Carolyn Hendrickson 18968; e-mail, [email protected]. special operating table and uses a Stryker replace- Cummings, Jean Hall Dinsmore, Mort Eydenberg ment. At present, there are only two hospitals in (with daughter Susan Westlake), Walter Hamil- South Florida where this is performed, but I’m sure ton, BS Hotel ’49, and wife Barbara (Rapp) ’48, Ed Fitchett (Poughkeepsie, NY) many others in the nation provide this procedure. Dan Hartley, BME ’44, MS ’47, and wife Phyllis, had fun this past year working Hip surgery is so often needed in our age group Lois Georgia Humphrey, George Karp, BA ’47, 44 on the 70th Reunion of his that I’m passing this information along and hope Madelaine “Chickie” Ring Kent, Robert Leach, Poughkeepsie High School graduating class. Of you will do the same. Feel free to contact me.” Richard Legge, Marjorie Marks Boas Levins with 300 graduates, they received 42 reservations for Chuck McCoy, B Chem E ’48 (Orinda, CA) also husband Jack, Anna Huttar MacDonald, Phyllis the mid-June luncheon. “Not bad, considering our shares a bit of 20-20 hindsight. “As they say, if Avery Olin, BA ’44, Ann Lynch Pape, BS HE ’44 age,” he writes. “We’ve been using a ‘People Find- I had known I would live this long, I would have (with daughter Margaret Pape Kraseski ’75), He- er’ program to locate lost classmates and tele- taken better care of myself,” he writes. “Like lene Scheuer Rosenblatt, BS HE ’94, Bruce Weir, phoning our invitation to them. The responses skipping some of those Cornell beer parties.” and Mary R. Wright. have been heartwarming. Even though many can- Bob Miller suggests a class trip: a ten-day Mildly sour note: All commercial flights from not come, usually because of health, they greatly train ride from Toronto to Calgary. He had just the Ithaca Airport were canceled between noon appreciate being remembered and enjoy the op- returned from such a journey when he filled out and 7:00 PM on Sunday due to “bad weather”— portunity to talk about high school friends. I feel his news form and reports that the trek was “very although there was neither wind nor rain and pri- that our reunion is about more than just the at- nice.” Alice E. Garmezy, an honorary member of the vate planes were taking off and landing frequently. tendees.” Margaret Pearce Addicks (Washington, class whose husband Robert Garmezy, BEE ’43, Some had to stay in motels overnight and fly out CT) was Ed’s fellow Cornell representative. BME ’45, died in 2005, sent class dues from her Monday. In that group were yours truly and Glo- Cal De Golyer, BS Ag ’43, reports that he re- home in Ithaca, along with a family update. “My ria Marti, a loyal reunioner here with longtime mains in his home of 62 years in Castile, NY, on brother’s granddaughter graduated from ILR and friend Fred Ferguson. the farm. “The property has a splendid view of the has a job with Google in human resources starting Henrietta Burgott Gehshan, BS HE ’44, is a Genesee River Valley and Letchworth State Park,” in September. Twenty-four of us enjoyed dinner the co-teacher of an adult class at the Episcopal he notes. Fellow Rochester-area resident Taylor night before, all of us closely or loosely related to Church of the Redemption in Southampton, PA. Keller, BME ’47 (Naples, NY) writes that he’s had her except one son of family friends. Seventeen of She also prepares meals for elderly shut-ins and a quiet, enjoyable year in a modest ranch house us cheered for her at the ILR commencement cer- is a member of Delta Kappa Gamma, an honorary on a small cul-de-sac in a scenic, hilly suburb. emony after the main ceremony in the stadium.” teachers organization, as well as the Pennsylvania “We are the most senior,” he writes. “Most of our Alice hosted daughter Lorena Garmezy ’86 and Association of School Retirees. She has a 7-month- neighbors are still employed, and two couples her husband, as well as daughter Carrie Garmezy old great-granddaughter in Brooklyn, whom she’d have kids living at home. Our pride and joy is our Hrousis ’92, MAT ’93, and granddaughter Rena, 8, like to be holding. Some of the photos she re- very modest, updated, 125-year-old cottage on “and everyone else dropping in at various times,” cently gave to the Archives (mentioned above) a large lot on the west shore of Canandaigua she writes. “A little hectic, but great fun.” Alice are of the practice room in Martha van Rensse- Lake. We’d be pleased to have any of our Cornell adds that she occasionally sees Bob Miller, BA laer Hall. Her fond memory is meeting her future friends visit us for a meal or two, a swim, and a ’47, a fellow denizen of Kendal at Ithaca. “He is husband at the Wesley Foundation. small boat ride, sail, paddle, row, or motor. We looking well.” Send news to: c Class of 1944, Richard Weishaar, BA ’49, MD ’52 (Machi- are particularly proud of our far-flung family of c/o Cornell Alumni Magazine, 401 East State St., pongo, VA) left the campus in December 1942 three kids and their spouses, our six grandkids, Suite 301, Ithaca, NY 14850. Dorothy Kay Kesten, and returned in 1946, so had a considerable de- and two great-grands. The closest live in Madi- 1 Crestwood Rd., Westport, CT 06880; e-mail, lay in his career start because of the war. He mar- son, WI. The others are spread along the West [email protected]. ried Marie and had 32 years in a solo ob/gyn Coast from Lopez Island, north of Seattle, to practice. James Carley, PhD ’51 (Tucson, AZ) says Irvine, CA. Our traveling days are about over, ex- he would rather be snorkeling in a warm ocean cept for Thanksgiving in Connecticut; we’ll depend We are saddened to note the populated by gorgeous creatures (also those on on friends and family visiting us.” sudden but peaceful death of the beach). His memorable moment at Cornell was Mary Lee Stroud Laird (Little Silver, NJ; ml 45 Robert A. Olmsted on August when his miniature plant for making dimethyl [email protected]) reports that Jack ’42 died on 16, 2010, devoted husband of 61 years to Pauline; analine ran beautifully on its maiden run after Dec. 21, 2009, very peacefully in his sleep. He was loving father of Larry, Alan, and Elizabeth ’74; months of redesign and tinkering. He would like 90. “My best friend is gone after 68-1/2 very good and proud grandfather of Nicholas ’12, Timothy, to hear from those who entered the ChemE class years,” she writes. “Cornell, WWII, births, deaths, and Andrew. He was former planning director of in 1941, joined V-12, and returned in 1946. adventures on the sea and in the air. He was a the MTA of New York City and a veteran of WWII. Doris Fenton Klockner ’43 (Denville, NJ) tells navigator and airplane pilot and owner, business- Bob had a 60-year friendly argument with the late us of husband Joe’s hopes to go fishing or just man running Laird & Co., owned 225 years, same Prentice Cushing, BEE ’44, about the status of hang around on the Jersey Shore. They have been family. I can go on and on. We have four great- the Second Avenue subway, whose construction married 65 years and met in Willard Straight Hall. grands: three boys and one girl, the princess. One was begun in 1929, but then had many starts and William Berley, BS Ag ’48, enthuses, “There is no son, John III, and one daughter, Bonnie. Life goes stops. He was honored at its most recent restart better city than New York City to be retired in— on.” Bill Falkenstein, BS Hotel ’47, writes with in 2007 as its most faithful champion, and prom- the botanical gardens and zoo, parks, restaurants, news of his real estate dealings. He and Barb sold ised us, “Classmates will travel up to 96th Street courses at NYU, 92nd Street Y, theatre, opera, bal- their house in Norwalk, CT, and now rent a very on this subway on their 70th Reunion!” He was a let, art galleries, museums, and movie choices.” nice condo in a golf course community in Flat longtime stalwart of our class and came to our re- But hold on: Bill also fits in two Cornell campus Rock, NC, an Asheville suburb in the mountains. cent reunion, where he was chairman of the nom- courses and a CAU London Theatre trip! Any class- “We are negotiating for a condo on the golf course. inations committee and assumed the position of mate care to top that for retirement activity? We’ll keep in touch.” Norman Brandt, BCE ’47 class historian from Libby Hemsath deProsse. Marjorie Fine Albert (Danville, CA) is VP/secretary (Roslyn Heights, NY) says “hello” to all who know Final notes on reunion: Libby de Prosse, class at Digiray Corp., which manufactures a high reso- him. He’s fighting Parkinson’s disease. His Cornell historian for ten years, exhibited memorabilia from lution digital X-ray system that can “see” bones, 60 Cornell Alumni Magazine | cornellalumnimagazine.com Class Notes , Pat ’72 Ingerson John Brace , and son-in- , and says that life Morehouse Morehouse February 2011 61 Leigh Morehouse Barron, BS HE ’46, Barron, | MRP ’83 , Helen Knapp . She ends her submis- her ends . She Hughes, MD ’50, has moved Hughes, Spiece isSpiece living and still loving January nddaughter nddaughter Richard Leonard Marjorie Knapp , who went to Cornell. After living to Cornell. went , who , who was engaged to was engaged , who Ellen Rosenstock , PhD ’56, is working hard at getting at hard working , PhD ’56, is Joan Rosenstock Dean ’76 Ray Fox Lillian Gorton John Morehouse ’72 in a condo in Florida and also in a home in also in a home and in Florida in a condo is now a senior at Cornell. Also in her family in her Also at Cornell. a senior is now , PhD ’53, the Cornell band manager. Richard manager. band Cornell , PhD ’53, the great. Natalie’s gra Natalie’s great. daughter daughter law ’11 is daughter sion with these words: “We’ll always love Cornell.” “We’ll words: these with sion years nine back in shape after garden and his yard company— him keeps cat, Kitty, His neglect. of our to forward is looking He at bay. mice the and 65th Reunion. now lives with her sister lives with her now ’44 has and loves to travel Marjorie NY. Rochester, had lived and She South Africa. and Europe toured field. health in the mainly states, in eight worked Marjorie Helgans is It VA. in Falls Church, home a retirement into she where Arlington, located only two blocks from has six children She 56 years. almost lived for for wishes extends Marjorie 12 grandchildren. and to all. happiness and health weath- the seeing when AZ, especially in Tucson, about her news loves reading er back East. She classmates. former wife, his future met he him when began for really Barbara,a at vs. Cornell in game football Columbia sister with her was attending 1946 in NYC. She Demarest ’46 ’48 an intro- wrangled and band in the was playing had in 1951 and married They John. from duction and to Syracuse went whom of three children, four one, GE, for working and Jersey New and in Kentucky . Stan Cornell The Evolu- , BEE ’46, and Steven Shain . Walter values . Walter Carol Shapiro , LLB ’50, How to Establish (Hillsborough, NJ) (Hillsborough, and and , BS ME ’45. , 31 Chicory Lane, San Lane, , 31 Chicory Rothenberg, BA ’46, for BA Rothenberg, Jean Krumwiede Boek Pete Schwarz (New York, NY; allenatam NY; York, (New Rosenstock now lives in Boyn- now Rosenstock and and Walt Fedirko Arthur Bernstein Society and Health tells us that he and Edith are do- Edith are and tells us that he , You never know, so don’t assume so don’t know, never You as in . the . following amusing . son, my story from Rodney Stieff Rodney Paul Levine Carol Cole , as master of the Grange, president Grange, the of , as master c Walter Walter , and , and Natalie Mann Jay Milner TO PUBLISH YOUR E-MAIL ADDRESS, e-mail YOUR PUBLISH TO Drs. Drs. Allen Boorstein , who lives in Petaluma, CA. He met a man met CA. He lives in Petaluma, , who the first time since 1947. She sent along a pic- along sent 1947. She since first time the all looked they and them of three the of ture Jay were V-12 dorm-mates way back when. Edith way back when. V-12 dorm-mates were Jay the received Pete when also present were Jay and last year as “outstand- Award coveted Vanneman class leader.” ing in in a home after living move his second made daugh- Four married 50 years. NJ, for Watchung, to hopes He helped. grandchildren ters with nine two years. again after a lapse of travel met recently ton Beach, FL, and and Siegler ’77 “C” red a white cap with a big was wearing who “I see said, and man the approached on it. He replied, man the “No,” to Cornell.” that you went toothpaste. the not university, The “Colgate.” He cruise. umpteenth their planning OK and ing after 30 stint his professorial from is fully retired U. Our years at Temple 47 me. Include your name, city, and state. Send state. and city, your name, Include me. to: news Carlos, CA 94070. Tel, (650) 592-5273; e-mail: CA 94070. Tel, Carlos, Class website: http://class [email protected]. of46.alumni.cornell.edu. London also be able to see the progress of the Johnson’s the of progress the able to see also be Johnson’s existing the from wing new spectacular has Robinson all, Dr. of But, greatest floors. upper our class of ten to 15 members take to agreed the of one As Johnson. the tour of on a personal a once- I guarantee tour, SFMOMA on the 40 lucky avail them- who to those experience in-a-lifetime before last acts Robinson’s Frank of one selves of a slot on reserve To Cornell. from his retirement Reser- at [email protected]. me e-mail tour, the received. order in the will be recorded vations (Washington, DC; [email protected]) are far are DC; [email protected]) (Washington, International of is president Walter retired. from of Hall Democracy the of chair U. and Graduate books are his recent of Two Int’l. Fame This Country is Our Country, a Democracy: tion of America United States of the a Democracy or Improve the One You Now Have the One You a Democracy or Improve Additionally, he has published nearly 100 articles nearly has published he Additionally, College the of is dean Jean journals. in scientific and articles many has published and Democracy of including books, his experience as editor-in-chief of the the of as editor-in-chief his experience Countryman an impor- of winner the Club, Extension the of of officer presiding and contest, speaking tant has played a Jean Council. University Cornell the to 12th ninth the of designing in the role leading School. Charter Public High University grade Coun- Cornell the of a life member [email protected]), Busi- Harvard the full running cil, had his hands in September 2010. 60th Reunion School’s ness wife Jane’s of proud out. He’s But it all worked im- and developed She program. planning family it’s a Now in Ethiopia. it successfully plemented developing and nations African other for model will be on the Jane and Allen thinks he countries. in June. our reunion Hill for love to He’d from hear Chuck Nicolson c Idell Baum Morse Louise Martha Bob Franken- to become in- to become , and , and Julie Kamerer c Maxine Katz Brampton (Ithaca) Brampton , encouraging you to , encouraging Norma Goldsmith . Check it to read the in- the to read it . Check Paul Levine Paul Alumni News . , Hazel Brill , gave an exquisite look inside , gave an exquisite 2011: Our big year is here. I is here. year 2011: Our big you at our of to see many hope By now in June. 65th Reunion ’49 ’50 Kennedy, 9 Reading Dr., Apt. 302, Dr., 9 Reading Kennedy, Steen Lloyd Slaughter Jerry Haddad Richards, PhD ’65, also lives in town and Richards, Donnelly Donnelly Last September, 40 Cornell alumni were treat- alumni were 40 Cornell Last September, Dr. Robinson has many more treats in store treats more has many Robinson Dr. Flash: We now have our own website man- have our own website now Flash: We My sons are planning on bringing me to re- me on bringing planning are sons My I heard from from I heard , 6291 Bixby Hill Rd., Long Beach, CA 90815: Long , 6291 Bixby Hill Rd., , her super-delightful roommate. super-delightful , her ed to a tour of the San Francisco Museum of Mod- of Museum San Francisco the ed to a tour of director Robinson, Dr. Robinson. ern Art by Frank along 19 years, for Museum Johnson at Cornell’s Sculpture and Painting of curator with SFMOMA’s Janet Bishop ’85 from collection—ranging permanent museum’s the Cubism to Pop Dutch to Fauvism and 17th-century Conceptualism, Expressionism, Abstract Art and California. art of the and Expressionism, German our vintage: of 40 were lucky the of Several Carey for us during reunion in June 2011. Scheduled at 2011. Scheduled in June reunion during us for as Marilyn (such icons of exhibits are Johnson the and Goya’s etchings, Warhol), Andy and Monroe photography class- reuning of by members donated will We donors. given by the es with presentations Merrifield and my supplementary report of Reunion (http:// Reunion of report supplementary my and speed may We classof45.alumni.cornell.edu). classmates those get it and by using news some the receive don’t who tissue, and even hair at a faster and lower dosage lower and at a faster even hair and tissue, in has time still She machines. than conventional reading, life, social an active for off-hours her grow- and jazz band, small in a drums the playing She garden. flowers in her and veggies, fruits, ing from to hear would like by aged letter by Class Prez troductory ’46 volved. Write us of your doings. your doings. Write us of volved. feld or [email protected]; e-mail, Apt 111, Silver Spring, Rd., 3154 Gracefield Snell, [email protected]. MD 20904; e-mail, this summer. “I am a volunteer at the Tompkins at the “I am a volunteer this summer. plays plus I enjoy all the History Center, County available in Ithaca. conferences and Greene in my I am still living we have reconnected. to a remove eventually you, will but like house, mailbox my Otherwise, or condo.” home tirement forms your news as long, for but not is empty, soon. me will reach I in August. stroke as I just had a third union, Hospital, Reading in the 86th birthday my spent fi- and Unit, Care Health Phoebe to the returned speech again, my Once apartment. to my nally I However, appetite. I lost my was affected and you, so seeing wouldn’t miss this opportunity of and walker, Statler with cane, I will be at the SEE YOU! TO HOPE June. come wheelchair Elinor Baier 19565; tel., (610) 927-8777; e- PA Wernersville, [email protected]. mail, you’ve received the News and Dues letter from our letter from Dues and News the you’ve received president, attendance. class with your reunion support the Fund Annual the received also probably You’ve to give more ’46 members asking notice drive 65th Reunion us surpass previous to help money . . . this request you consider hope We classes. WE WANT you give, amount the of but regardless IN JUNE. SEE YOU TO 46 058-095CAMjf11notes 12/16/10 10:39 AM Page 61 Page AM 10:39 12/16/10 058-095CAMjf11notes 058-095CAMjf11notes 12/16/10 10:39 AM Page 62

Philco, and Fedders, Richard retired from United were History with Prof. Frederick Marcham, PhD Charlie Hallagan, Newark, NY: “Getting close Engineers and Construction in 1987 and moved to ’26, and English with Prof. David Daiches. They to the point where I can shoot my age on the golf Naples, FL. In 2008 he and Barbara moved to Cal- were both tough courses and demanding teachers. course. Suggestion: As a stimulus payment, how ifornia to be nearer to son Dean and his family. I write this news after traveling to California and about selling Miracle Gro to the marijuana grow- Renee Brozan Goldsmith is an active golfer, having Thanksgiving dinner there. Expect to trav- ers in California. Might help Gov. Schwarzenegger duplicate bridge master, and licensed interior de- el in southern Europe with daughter, son-in-law, balance the budget.” Earl and Pat Chasteney Saw- signer. Her husband, Donald ’42, BArch ’47, is also and grandchildren. I drive a Toyota Corolla (no re- in, Sanibel, FL: “Two children, four grandchildren, active in tennis, in addition to being an architect, call yet). Good on gas and durability. Last spring, and four great-grands. Retired from graphic arts interior designer, and licensed realtor. Their daugh- I traveled to Morocco. I’m now trying to get some business in Philadelphia and moved to Sanibel Is- ter Cathy ’71 lives in NYC and is VP of Random work done in connection with board duties. Most land 11 years ago. Patricia volunteered for 30 House Children’s Book Division. Their two other memorable events are the birth of children and years at the ‘Trading Post,’ with all proceeds going children graduated from the U. of Rochester: Mar- deaths of family and friends. I have much to learn, to the Inst. for Cancer Research in Philadelphia. alyn is a therapist in Illinois, while son Steven is but that’s been true ever since I can remember, She was also VP and treasurer of the women’s an attorney in Boca Raton, FL. Edward Wells lives although I keep on forgetting and re-learning it. board at the institute. We still flub around the in Cincinnati, OH, and was married to Margaret Life’s meaning is an enigma because we try to golf course every week, but I’m more comfortable Jean (Bradley) ’45. He is active in nonprofit res- discover it with questionable information and in- working out at the local recreation center on the idential work, rehabbing or replacing abandoned adequate capabilities (so what else is new?). (P.S. island. We’ve pretty much traveled around the homes. He also chairs a campaign for a retirement I used to draw sailboats in class.)” world and are content to visit our memories. I was recalled to active duty with the Marines for the Korean conflict and still work with the military by assisting returning vets from the current conflicts. We’ve pretty much traveled around This is our 60th wedding anniversary.” John Snedeker, Savannah, GA: “Yes, the Pi- ‘ rate House Restaurant is alive and well in Savan- the world and are content to visit nah. It is the venue for the monthly luncheon meetings of our Propeller Club. I am a member our memories. of the Citizens Advisory Board of the Savannah River Site near Aiken, SC, where weapons-grade ’Earl and Pat Chasteney Sawin ’48 nuclear materials were produced in the 1950s and ’60s. The reactors have all been de-commissioned and the mission is now cleaning up and dispos- community that is working to build a chapel and Dana Keller, Ralston, NE: “BSF ‘Bible Fellow- ing of the radioactive waste.” (Ed. note: The Pi- wellness center. The chapel is to be named after ships.’ Being a Nebraska licensed P.E., I can re- rate House is famous for its Chatham Artillery Margaret, who passed in 2004. view and stamp electrical plans. Federal debt is Punch—very explosive—which takes several days Frances Mulry Baran and husband John ’50, too high. Stop Congress from spending so much to concoct. Your curmudgeon-in-chief made a MBA ’52, have moved to a new apartment in the money! I’m thankful for my Electrical Engineering batch in 1986 and succeeded in getting the same continuing care community in Needham, education at Cornell, which made my profession- whole Reid Ave. neighborhood plastered.) c Bob MA. Walter Cohan and wife Nancy are living in al life very good. I’ve been doing the same thing Persons, 201 Reid Ave., Port Washington, NY Vero Beach, FL, and have been married for 62 for years—religion, golf, and helping grandchil- 11050; phone and fax, (516) 767-1776; e-mail, years. They have five children and ten grand- dren.” Dianne Shapiro Gasworth, Palm Beach, [email protected]. children. After Cornell, Walt had a career in mar- FL: “Tennis and bridge. Retired from law practice keting, only to be interrupted by the Korean War. in New York and Florida. US situation is static. I Walt would love to hear from Marines who were was good at raising children (three lawyers) and What is the one thing you re- in the V-12 unit at Cornell. Maxine Stern Moore, grandchildren (two lawyers), but the world con- member most fondly from your BA ’46, MS ’48, is living in Princeton, NJ. Roger ditions baffle me. Just visited doctor. Old age is 49 years at Cornell? For our class, Broeker writes from Naples, FL, that he is cele- not golden, it’s rusty. Tomorrow: tennis, bridge, the answer is that one thing is not enough. Most brating his 90th birthday and has been married and theatre (to see ‘Brighton Beach’). I drive a of us have answered with several. Friendships led to wife Martha for 62 years. He says he is look- Jaguar. I don’t care about clothing or jewelry, but the list, followed, not in any order, by great cours- ing forward to the 65th Reunion in 2012. love cars. It looks like no other car on the road. es, great professors, and the beauty of the cam- A last piece of info from Roger says it all: Happy where I am, trying to stay healthy. Hap- pus! For Wadsworth Stone (Natick, MA; waddy Long life, long marriage, and looking to the future. piest times were children’s weddings.” [email protected]), friendship with brothers at None of us knows what lies ahead, but we can all Joanne Norton Mayer, Marblehead, MA: “Vol- Kappa Sigma fraternity is the answer. He also tells plan to attend our 65th Reunion on June 7-10, unteer work. Couple of board director jobs in lo- us that he would most like to hear from Robert 2012. Remember, we all want to know about what cal charitable organizations. Things are improving. Russell. Waddy is with Combustion Installations you are doing, where you have been, family, etc., I’m an optimist—but I think we had the best of of New England Inc., specialists in combustion so write, call, or e-mail. c Sylvia Kianoff Shain, times. After Christmas 2009, I spent the rest of and associated equipment, an industrial process 653 Primrose Lane, River Vale, NJ 07675; tel., the winter skiing at Sunday River in Maine. I drive heating systems business. He enjoys golf and (201) 391-1263; e-mail, [email protected]; an Acura. It starts! It’s fine, and it likes winter travel and volunteers with the Alzheimer’s Associ- Arlie Williamson Anderson, 238 Dorchester Rd., mountain driving. I’ve lived in this house 50 years ation in Boston. A fighter pilot during WWII, Wad- Rochester, NY 14610; e-mail, [email protected]. and I love it!” Gerald Sallus, Culver City, CA: “At- dy is now a private pilot. He’s recently been flying torney and board president, WLA College Founda- out of Hanscombe Air Force Base in Bedford, MA, tion. The country is deteriorating. We are in a and he’s eager to do more! Richard Brown, Rockville Centre, depression and Congressional Republicans are George Weikart (Pasadena, MD; gweikart@ NY: “Retired; serve (if that’s the preventing any meaningful legislation. Favorite gmail.com) observes that “old age ain’t for sissies” 48 word) on one board of directors; course and teacher: Electrical Transmission Sys- and tells us that most of his old Cornell friends eat breakfast while reading the New York Times, oc- tems, Prof. Joseph Tarboux ’22, PhD ’37. All En- are gone. He fondly remembers “wandering around casionally writing letters to same; travel; sail and gineering courses were tough. I drive a Saturn. the beautiful campus and gorges in spring of my swim (summers only). The country is static. Eco- It’s most comfortable for my wife. Went to Santa senior year with friends and classmates.” George, nomically, we’re better off than a year ago, but it’s Rosa in it over Labor Day. Happy here in Culver married to Anne, has been retired for 26 years and questionable whether improvement will continue, City. Visited Alaska on a cruise last May/June, does volunteer work. He’s been watching finances, and we need a better grip on our foreign policy. Yosemite in October, and Albuquerque in Novem- doing yard work, traveling, and keeping a “close Solution: watch less TV and read more non-fiction ber. Highlight of life is the birth and growing up eye on investment performance and the market.” books; get more realistic about goals and expec- of our children. Nothing worrying me. For some He’d rather be sailing, he says, and notes that he tations; develop and improve our capacities for lucky reason I am alive and in good health—so sold his boat in 2007. Joseph McAuliffe (Shore- sustained intelligent thought. Favorites at Cornell far! Keep on truckin’!” view, MN) reports that, retired, he engages in 62 Cornell Alumni Magazine | cornellalumnimagazine.com Class Notes Jean Manion Douglas , 237 W. , our Class Caper February 2011 63 , MD ’83, | , 6080 Terrace Dr. John- Dr. , 6080 Terrace Will Joy and Billie Jean Jean Billie and (Ithaca, NY; lrlodico2@me. NY; (Ithaca, Marion Steinmann Wendy ’79 Wendy January (PhD, Creek, (Walnut Wisconsin) Richard Richard chil- have eight GA) (Grovetown, eight and 21 grandchildren, dren, Paul Joslin c (Santa Barbara, CA; [email protected]) is a re- CA; [email protected]) Barbara, (Santa As did many of us, Harold Mason Lawrence Lodico , and Shelly. He and Nancy are members of the of members are Nancy and He Shelly. , and “greats,” with five living in Florida and one each one and in Florida with five living “greats,” is Dick California. and Kansas, in South Carolina, travel Recent Who.” “Who’s Montclair in the 51 the Johnson School Hall of Fame. He is also an He Fame. of Hall School Johnson the Coun- Advisory Athletics the of member emeritus the endowed Nels his daughter, of honor cil. In Coach posi- Head ’79 Volleyball Schaenen Wendy NJ, in Madison, reside wife Nancy and Nels tion. have children and ’82 is Nels Council. Art Advisory of Museum Johnson stays occu- firm and his investment from retired espe- organizations, nonprofit with several pied is which Hospital, Downtown York New the cially site and Center Trade World the blocks from three 9/11 attack. the of victims most the received Highland Av., Philadelphia, PA 19118-3819; tel., PA Philadelphia, Av., Highland [email protected]. (215) 242-8443; e-mail, com) recalls a poignant campus incident from incident campus a poignant com) recalls soon- for recruits ROTC ready 1942. To wartime education campus physical the to-be active duty, had been beefed up to quasi-military- routines Georges coach Monsieur Fencing type exercises. an obstacle of had been given charge Cointe agility easily mas- catlike in his he which course, flab- for challenge But it was a significant tered. reports, Lawrence As freshmen. out-of-shape by, avail, at first. to no scrabbled and scrambled “We on by Cointe’s goaded when But we all succeeded eet, can do ‘You exhortation, French-accentuated ” boy!’ fat cry, rallying a common That became For beyond. war and the on through carried which that stimulus a functional it became Lawrence in situations troubling him through later life helped killed him. that nearly a fall including Air in the was a navigator CA; [email protected]) Chevron, from is retired in WWII. Howard Force trav- reports He manager. was a research he where active studying mentally keeping and widely eling geology. and history, botany, astronomy, Krag with volunteers currently and psychiatrist tired She blind. the for reads and Palsy Cerebral United grand- her entertaining and reading, enjoys travel, children. ston, IA 50131-1560; tel., (515) 278-0960; e-mail, [email protected]; Perpetrator and gifted writer, dearly loved the dearly gifted writer, and Perpetrator in campus resi- easily heard so Chimes Cornell the befriended Hill. He Library below dences them with hours many spent and chimesmasters to Will returned After graduation in Libe Tower. family the editorship of to assume IL, Centralia, induced carillons for His enthusiasm newspapers. of carillons great the to hear widely him to travel death his untimely years before Several world. the a in Centralia was able to have built 1988, he in world— in the finest the of 65-bell carillon—one Carlo van Ulft, Netherlands the from to entice and in the carillonneurs accomplished most the of one is now carillon Centralia that fine A CD of world. a check you can send one, purchase To available. Carillon, $11.25 to Carlo van Ulft, Centralia for carlo@ 62801 (e-mail, IL 1, Centralia, Box P.O. souvenir booklets of Free centralia-carillon.org). reunion at our June Caper Convocation Cornell the your correspondent. also available from are ’s Lois Sun Marion Dorothy , P.O. Box , P.O. Eve Wein- c had published Sun , editor-in-chief in , editor-in-chief Stan Rodwin , whose obituary in the obituary , whose (Ithaca, NY; ingerjack@ NY; (Ithaca, , MBA ’51, with its Frank H.T. ’51, with its Frank , MBA , managing editor; , managing . We are saddened by the news the by saddened are . We Class News: The annual mid- annual The Class News: class banquet will be at winter 28 January 7:00 p.m. on Friday, Bob Dean , “America’s Oldest Independent Oldest , “America’s ’48 ’s Athlete of the Year in 1949 and in 1949 Year the of ’s Athlete John Marcham on5 October to us by class sent was , features board. Eve was the Eve was the board. , features Sun Solow, 1625 Lilac Lane, Crescent, PA Crescent, Lane, 1625 Lilac Solow, Paul, associate editor; and editor; and associate Paul, Jack Gilbert Dick Pogue Glamm On September 25, four classmates attended classmates On September 25, four On September 24, 2009 the board of direc- of board On September 24, 2009 the at the Metropolitan Club, 1700 H St. NW, Wash- 1700 H St. NW, Club, Metropolitan at the Cornell annual the with DC, in conjunction ington, are All classmates Conference. Alumni Leadership and a note Reserve by sending to attend. urged $85 per person to for check get-together NY 14546. Another 904, Scottsville, City in April or May. York in New is planned in New Hotel Hyatt Grand a gala banquet at the the of 130th anniversary the City celebrating York Daily Sun Cornell Daily”: College our day; schenker Steinmann at the a speaker editor and associate first female scrapbook the through had gone banquet. She had written and she editorials the of kept she that the it remarkable” “found 50 editorials, many with progressive positions, on positions, with progressive many editorials, international and national of variety a wide such today. still prevalent so many including issues, in 1952. Columbia from a law degree Eve earned as legal coun- worked and legal research did She 20 years as gen- served for and firms major sel for Federation Parenthood Planned to the counsel eral classmates female three of is one She America. of trustee. has served as a Cornell who honored Alumni Association Cornell the tors of Nelson Schaenen Jr. his for Award Alumni Service Exemplary Rhodes A to Cornell. contributions eclectic and sustained board the from retired Nels councilor, presidential but trustees in 1995 after a 24-year tenure, of served on nu- He as a trustee emeritus. continues the chaired committees and board critical merous He 1983–1995. committee from executive board’s the supporter of strong has been a continuous Rose, his mother, and he where School, Johnson revolving Sr. Nelson Rose and the established Sage of renovation the His support for loan fund. Rose and the of naming by the is recognized Hall the of A member Amphitheater. Schaenen Nelson 1969, Nels since Council Advisory School Johnson committee from campaign school’s the chaired to named were his father and 1990–95. Both he was admitted to the Cornell Hall of Fame in 1986. Fame of Hall Cornell to the was admitted Council Cornell the and Bob was active with SAE trustee. Cayuga Heights of served as a Village and of chairman past board was also trustee and He participat- and Church First Presbyterian Ithaca’s organizations. professional and civic ed in other children, four Maxine, is survived by his wife, He your news. Thank you for grandchildren. nine and you. all of from Please let us hear Mulhoffer (315) 717-6003; e- 15046; tel., (724) 784-0371, [email protected]. mail, msn.com). Bob, an Electrical Engineering student, Engineering an Electrical Bob, msn.com). records setting Red, Big the for played football scrimmage. play from longest the and kicking for was the He not signed it. signed not He 2008. in December His wife died sports, and shooting, woodworking, in engages with in touch to get wishes he that adds and Onofrio of passing the of Ithaca Journal president (Hurley, John R. David Elow , is clinical , a study of , a study , MS ’49. , MS condo in Boca Raton, condo Shotwell (Weston, MA; (Weston, Shotwell ), retired, manages elderly Don Briggs ’51 in his honor. With Dr. Har- With Dr. in his honor. (Monterey, CA; nharrow@sbc CA; (Monterey, (Syracuse, NY; egalson@twcny. NY; (Syracuse, Ruth (Horwit) ’58 [email protected]), to married (Evanston, IL; dandrsinger@msn. (Evanston, Jerry ’47 Grey Windows to a Wider World Windows to Patricia Kendall (Grand Blanc, MI; phyllis.jones1@comcast. Blanc, (Grand nduction into the National 4-H Hall of Fame of 4-H Hall National the into nduction Herm Harrow Edgar Galson We should hearing appreciate from who anyone Payne/National 4-H Fellows 1931–1969, and in 1931–1969, and 4-H Fellows Payne/National Na- Fellows at the of a reunion October 2008 held DC. in Washington, Center 4-H Conference tional replies, he now, be doing rather what he’d Asked 25 as when faster, to move thing—except a “Not of memories His fondest Slow at 83.” years old. teach- and “knowledge the are Hill on the days He faculty.” Cornell of friendliness ability and ing from enjoyed hearing community activities “of the usual kind.” Howev- kind.” usual the “of activities community as part of held events special many were there er, his i South Dako- and York New from nominee as the a declared South Dakota of governor ta; the Day McAuliffe Joseph lan Copeland he completed, published, and dis- and published, completed, he lan Copeland tributed NY), a member of Alpha Zeta. Alpha of NY), a member plays tennis five to Noreen, married global.net), local at the volunteers a week and or six times local sym- the for money raises Noreen hospital. Family Harrow the have established They phony. annual has provided which Fund, Scholarship forscholarships ILR students, yearly to donate and being regretted Noreen and Herm Club. Tower the because of 60th Reunion the to attend unable to our 65th! but look forward priorities, other Donald Singer to com), married professor of medicine (cardiology) at the U. of at the (cardiology) medicine of professor that his favorite writes He at Chicago. Illinois with his interaction the are Cornell of memories mem- faculty with many and diverse classmates is He Einaudi. Mario with Dr. particularly bers, “loaf- and traveling, manuscripts, writing working, in Boca.” Don visits a ing FL, and says that he “would like to meet some to meet “would like says that he FL, and socialization for others, ’49ers and Cornellians, any/all from I would be glad to hear purposes. liv- those particularly Chicagoland, in Cornellians Shore.” North on the ing rr.com) plays the piano, skis, swims, plays tennis, swims, skis, piano, plays the rr.com) on “very adventurous mostly travels, and hikes, to Argenti- has traveled to Eva, he Married trips.” has taken and Bhutan, and Greece, Iceland, na, also enjoys He West. in the trips skiing numerous attend- community, is active in the courses and He more. much and movies, plays, concerts, ing re- He what I wish to do.” now “I am doing says, the campus and the beauty of the fondly members would enjoy Edgar at Cornell. ferment intellectual from hearing Jones teach- inspiring “the of memories has fond net) tells us that his wife, He at Cornell. ers/professors” mainte- and care “Her has Alzheimer’s. Phyllis, past four the for have been overwhelming nance years.” Bobbie, is retired. He plays golf and is a member and plays golf He is retired. Bobbie, Library. Hilton Head the of friends of board the of a retired our classmate, of name can tell us the NJ. lives in Cranberry, who engineer, mechanical his Class of received We form, news ’49 had but he (Hilton Head, SC; (Hilton Head, [email protected] of Friends Weston the of is president She housing. Welles- of member is a and on Aging, Council the tells us She Friends. of Society the of ley Meeting Pat, be doing. rather what she’d is doing that she first was the that she in 1948, believes married were twins Her at Cornell! senior” “very pregnant a week after graduation! born in June, 058-095CAMjf11notes 12/16/10 10:39 AM Page 63 Page AM 10:39 12/16/10 058-095CAMjf11notes 058-095CAMjf11notes 12/16/10 10:39 AM Page 64

includes Hawaii, Ireland, and Israel, “all on chil- are ‘delinquents’ under the threat of heavy fines writes that she has been babysitting “two darling dren’s inheritances!” Annual reunions since 2007— if we do not register personal information about grandchildren,” walking miles with her husband, the last in Old Williamsburg—keep him in touch our patients.” An update: “The court of appeals and reading the New York Times. The Engels moved with Alpha Chi Rho brothers. His fond memories just gave us a victory with their verdict from a to Massachusetts to be near their youngest daugh- are classes with Clint Rossiter ’39 and Prof. hearing March 23: the Dutch ‘Care Authority’ has ter and youngest grandchildren. At Cornell, Nora Cushman. “Yes, and the Wells and Elmira girls!” been declared in the wrong for not having de- would have “studied more, not skipped so many Rosalind and Howard Feinstein, MD ’55, PhD ’57 voted sufficient care and attention in their rules classes.” Her mother went to Cornell, as did two (Ithaca, NY) made a once-in-a-lifetime trip to to protection of the privacy of our patients; they of her daughters. She hopes the tradition will Cairo for a wedding and then to Petra and Tel will have to devise new rules taking this into ac- continue. She cites Prof. Cushman as having the Aviv. Granddaughter Isabel, on a visit, settled into count. It has been a big fight, but it has paid greatest impact. “He and the other professors a chair at the A. D. White Library looking as com- off to not take this lying down.” who taught the course sparked my interest in go- fortable as a Cornell freshman—looking into the Don and Ann McNamara (Ponte Vedra Beach, ing to law school and becoming a lawyer.” I also future at age 12! Howard is a distinguished life FL) visit their four children (in New York, Califor- have a note from Walter Bortko, who was then fellow of the American Psychiatric Association. nia, and Minnesota) at least once a year. “They sick and has since died. He listed his wife Rose- Dorothy Crawford Bayern (Bozeman, MT) is visit us once a year in Florida, plus reunions with mary (Manno) ’55 as having the greatest im- preoccupied with grandchildren graduating from all children every two years, usually in Mexico. pact on him at Cornell. college and fond memories of meeting Larry ’49 Cruised British Virgin Islands in January; will cruise George Vlahakis (Nashville, TN; gsvlahakis@ at Cornell. They have four children in four states— New England in July. Military reunions in 2010 in- comcast.net), now widowed, has been “working Montana, Washington, Oregon, and Texas. “Grand- clude 18th Fighter Wing in Las Vegas in May; Ko- out at the YMCA six to seven days a week, watch- children are even more dispersed!” She fondly rean War Veterans Association in Washington, DC, ing my weight.” He is down to 198 from 244 a remembers dances at Barton Hall, parties, and in July. Golf with Fred Eydt ’52 in Ponte Vedra; few years ago, feels great, and has no physical watching Larry play polo. Joseph Bertino (Bran- dinner with Ed Coene’s wife in January; telecom problems yet. Recently, he has been maintaining ford, CT) still works as associate director of the with Bob Mangan and Don Auty. I see David a healthy routine, getting plenty of exercise, Cancer Inst. of New Jersey in New Brunswick. He Weatherby ’50 and Gerry Grady ’53 frequently.” watching what he eats, and thanking God every and Patricia now have eight grandchildren ages Spring and reunion are just around the cor- day. At Cornell, he would have studied harder. 3–21. John Roberts (Sedona, AZ) reports that ner! Please send your news to: c Brad Bond, Myrtle Ericson, Food and Nutrition professor at grandson Derek is getting his doctorate at U. of 101 Hillside Way, Marietta, OH 45750; tel., (740) the Hotel school, had the greatest impact. Eve- Washington in organic chemistry, and grandson 374-6715; e-mail, [email protected]. lyn Hoffmann Huffman (Kansas City, MO) spends John Evans spent a one-year breather at Leeds U. time “running around, still trying to get organ- to return to finish restaurant and hotel adminis- ized and get the house cleaned. Hopeless! Paint tration studies at Northern Arizona U., Flagstaff, This column begins with a warn- a few paintings now and then.” She had recent- AZ. All three daughters now have their master’s ing and a bit of a whine. As ly traveled to Canada and New York State and degrees. John spent a day with Bob Mealey at 52 there is a great backlog from fall heartily recommended a Bloomsbury exhibit at Sandy, OR, in fall 2006. The Mealeys and their 2009, and as there is a lag before the new news the Johnson Museum. At Cornell, “I would have menagerie of dogs, cats, and birds were fine. Bob reaches me, what follows is essentially old news. taken every English or French course—especial- has a farm that he tends with huge success. Bob If anyone’s is really out of date, please e-mail me. ly from Nabokov or Morris Bishop ’14, PhD ’26.” Nelson (Kennett Square, PA) lost his wife, Joanne Which brings me to the whine: The news and dues Greatest impact: curdling a huge vat of mayon- (Clark) ’57, “a loyal Cornell graduate,” to cancer letter asked that you send your news directly to naise in Quantity Cookery and realizing that that in late 2009. She was employed at Tower Hill me rather than with your dues check to the uni- profession was not for her. However, one of her School in Wilmington, DE. versity. If you do/have done that, it may take a roommates taught her to make lasagna, which Jeanne MacLeod Berry (Arlington, TX) writes, while to reach me, as the address in our class di- has been a cause of lasting happiness. “I did finally get to a Cornell function at the Nash- rectory is no longer valid. However, as one item Gerald Read ([email protected]) summers in er Sculpture Museum in Dallas, sponsored by Elliot has already been forwarded, it can be done. Prattsburgh, NY, winters in Bradenton, FL, and is ’53 and Karin Hartell Cattarulla ’55. I stay in In September 2009, Jim Ling (Ft. Collins, CO; busy maintaining two homes. He travels, gardens, contact with Dorothy ‘Dani’ North Zirkle ’52 [email protected]) reported spending time “keep- and enjoys his family. He had taken time out for (Round Pond, ME). She visited me last year. I keep ing up with our adopted daughter, who’s now a a pacemaker installation. He wouldn’t have done busy with the church altar guild, hospital volun- freshman in high school. Also gardening and play- much different at Cornell. He cites “the teaching teering, local woman’s club, book discussion group, ing bagpipes.” He is on the board of the sanita- staff of rural education” as having the greatest and quilting. I have one granddaughter graduat- tion district and president of the Northern impact. Rick Clark (Osterville, MA; capeclarks@ ing from LSU and one attending U. of Texas, San Colorado chapter of the Military Officers Associa- aol.com) seemed to be in pretty good shape. In Antonio. I meet regularly with four Alpha Phis— tion. Looking back, Jim would have “gone to the August 2009 he participated in his 17th Pan-Mass from four different states. My last travels have Hotel school, where I could have had fun and Challenge, cycling his road bike 86 miles in this been to Egypt and a trip through the Panama slept late.” Influences were his ChemE classmates fundraiser for Dana Farber Cancer Inst. Rick was Canal with a group of my ’47 Michigan classmates. and Prof. Frederick Marcham, PhD ’26, his box- the fifth oldest cyclist. Apart from that, he plays Life is busy and good! I like the Student Reading ing coach. Elaine Rose Ruderman (San Diego, CA, golf, travels, reads, builds model boats, does yard Project. I probably would never have read their [email protected]) sings alto with a 130-voice work, and volunteers. He would have preferred to choices—interesting!” Valerie Sabik Reid (Santa chorale in Rancho Bernardo at two concerts a year, enter Cornell as a freshman rather than as a jun- Rosa, CA) says, “Each memory that surfaces is very plays bridge “like a beginner,” leads a monthly ior. Impact? His fraternity brothers at Sigma Chi. ‘fond’; some of them are fondest for varying rea- food and nutrition study group, and travels when- c Joan Boffa Gaul, [email protected]. Class sons, but not just one of them for all reasons.” ever possible with companion John, “visiting many website, http://classof52.alumni.cornell.edu/. Alvin Ries (Highland, IN) reports that wife classmates on the way.” Right now she’d rather Betty Ellen (Wood) ’49, MNS ’50, passed away be playing tennis, hiking the Canadian Rockies, in August 2008. Alvin has been singing in the and riding a motorcycle. At Cornell, she had “too And so, here it is—2011—the Lake County, IN, Chorus of the Dunes, a chapter many wonderful instructors to list.” year most of us will become octo- in the Barbershop Harmony Society, for 27 years. Miguel Abizaid (Broomfield, CO; miguel 53 genarians. May this and those to He is also in the Hoosier Grandpas Quartet. “We [email protected]) spends his time “going from follow smile upon us all, including such gentle can’t count—there are 12 men in the group.” It’s doctor to doctor and taking care of Barbi (Broth- readers as are not of the Class of MMLIII. It is now a triple quartet. Dancing with Betty in Willard ers) ’53 and myself.” He’d rather be on his yacht. a mere two years and change until our 60th Straight and in the Armory are his fondest mem- (Wouldn’t we all?) Miguel reports, “I had a beau- (count ’em, 60th) Reunion—June 6-9, 2013. We’re ories of Cornell. Michael Chayes (Amsterdam, tiful time at Cornell. Quite innocent and rewarding, ready to receive applications for the role of re- Netherlands) is “in combat against despotic bu- my Cornell education gave me the strong base on union chairs. Alumni House is ever more helpful reaucrats who, from the cover of new health care how to tackle life with confidence.” Impact? “1) in view of advancing years, but there is plenty of legislation, use electronic information technology Prof. Watson in thermodynamics; 2) Kiki Cuervo room for compeers who are inclined to participate. to destroy professional confidentiality between doc- ’50, TKE; and 3) Andy Feiner, my roommate.” Nora Homecoming 2010 drew a cast of thousands tor and patient. We physicians and psychologists Walden Engel (Dedham, MA; [email protected]) to sunny Schoellkopf, with hordes of red-shirted

64 Cornell Alumni Magazine | cornellalumnimagazine.com Class Notes and computer February 2011 65 idually tailored— | Lou Schaefer Dailey , 300 First Ave., #8B, First Ave., , 300 — Marc Campasano ’11 January I think I shall call this my Octo- call this my I think I shall column, of instead ber bulletin fall expected of flood as the saved the day, as he does many does as he day, saved the ous electronics ous electronics Jim Hanchett c Vic Wintriss ’53, BEE ’54 ’53, BEE Wintriss Vic ts tell me that their kids wake up and wake kids that their ts tell me Bert Rosen As a former class scribe, former a As 10009; e-mail, [email protected]. e-mail, 10009; Amazon. Amazon. 54 news forms has not yet (as of this writing) swept this writing) (as of yet has not forms news door. world trav- the through our intrepid However, eler knows the value of news at this time of year, and year, of at this time news value of the knows She north. an e-mail dispatched on schedule right its for FL, is famed writes that while Sarasota, times, with his summer travel scenario. He ended He scenario. travel with his summer times, from this summer destination up with a different docket Off the planned. carefully had he one the the and Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, went fell he when landscape South African the of rest brought delay The in his hand. a bone broke and direc- and destinations, plans, of about a change an adven- Bert always finds fear, but, never tion, Family lands. world he in the where matter no ture with where Los Angeles, Beach and visits to Palm to a Lana was treated he cousins his producer were encounter, Schwab Drug Store-type Turner Coast— West up the drive by a scenic followed enlightening, found Easterner lifelong the which hill- vistas from filled as it was with magnificent shall We by redwoods. surrounded houses tops and report. his Africa year for have to wait another in elephants more will find Bert, he Knowing last visit. on my than I did Namibia . . tell and Jung , and ’54 Eugenie After Cornell, Wintriss joined the Navy, where he taught he where Navy, the joined Wintriss After Cornell, has no school the classroom, a single out of Operating hands-on classes to students who otherwise might not learn not might otherwise who classes to students hands-on school. high until programming more spent He computer programming. and training flight at vari decades than three into experience teaching parlayed his Navy he before firms years four founded he which Schools, Technical Wintriss but is now lessons, free offered initially school The ago. grants. and by tuition funded basic begin by designing students New syllabus. formal own pace to learn at their free but are computer games, indiv “It’s own projects. their develop and on keep “You says. Wintriss or end,” beginning no there’s tackled by his stu- as you can learn.” Projects as fast going released game team’s Asteroids a father-son include dents school’s the for programmed robots and phones Android for future, In the competition. robotics autonomous annual can codify a cur- so he grants more to secure hopes Wintriss John ’52 Lyons Lyons , MBA ’56, and , MBA The Breast Can- s, Dean ’52 , Carol Reid Rosemary Seelbinder Lou Schaefer Dailey ’54 , Lee, Lee, Barbara Gavin Fauntleroy ’55 (Charlotte, NC) reports on what NC) reports (Charlotte, and and Alan MacRossie any kids like to play video games, but Vic Wintriss wants his students to design his students wants Wintriss but Vic games, to play video like kids any Technical Wintriss of founder is the engineer electrical former too. The them, a popular computer pro- Java, teaches that nonprofit a San Diego Inc., Schools, and and Bob Taub, MEd ’54 (Westfield, NJ) recommends MEd ’54 (Westfield, Taub, Nancy Ranck Wanderlust is upon many of us. us. of is upon many Wanderlust Don Ewart , Get with the Program with the Get like with simple games Beginning graders. as fourth as young to children language, gramming small, offer programmers professional team of volunteer his and Wintriss tic-tac-toe, and Pong paren “Many locations. establish other and riculum computer day!’” ‘Today’s to school.” to go “They want says. Wintriss say, of sightings of a number of notables at diverse notables of a number of sightings of the occasions: Peg Livingston Smoots Barbara Green Bock record, established in Finland, is nine little live is nine in Finland, established record, common. are in a litter or four Three lambs. counsel- travel to do Naomi for also time There’s Center. Visitor Lexington at the ing Gilbert art for Chicago or less lately: More Elderhostels. and music for Philadelphia theater, and museums cruising. river for Scandinavia and art history, I’ll tell you what’s in Dailey news? What’s in the in company great of Glad tidings Dailey news. the FL. Osprey, Clancy ’54 ’54 at home very much that they’re Daileys note The heed- glad they and Florida) left coast (of on the Time 15 years ago. on down” call to “come ed the on. marches he saw at a local wine-testing session. (“Why session. did local wine-testing saw at a he that a lot of There’s look so young?” everyone to that forward looks says he He around.) going than three more for nurse 60th. An oncology ad- sound offers Kolb Sokolowski Nancy decades, book, warmly received in her vice the Newly Diagnosed cer Companion: A Guide for “it needed,” as “much Described by professionals re- a fabulous and compassion is a gift of really it out on Check wrote. reviewer one source,” M , s, Rip Car- Dick and Nan and , MEd ’55, , JD ’57, Tom Foulkes Hardy, andHardy, moi Todd s, Jim and Jim and s, , MEd ’55, and Paul Blanchard Jim Blackwood . , JD ’56 (Pinehurst, Frank Bradley ’50 , Bob ’52 Jane Little Bob Neff Bill Bellamy , Smith, who came Smith, who were back to represent ’53 at back to represent were , BCE ’49, MBA ’50, and ’50, and , BCE ’49, MBA Hal Seidenberg ’52 Owens, Owens, , s, the the s, Jeff Fleischmann ’51 Kolb Walt Bruska ’50 , , as well as Carolyn Sampson, spouse of Sampson, , as well as Carolyn Harvey Sampson ’51 Aspiring novelist novelist Aspiring Naomi Leith In the evening, it turned out that we were it turned evening, In the wisely provided copies of the sing-along li- sing-along the of copies wisely provided (but he’s in our ’53 Cornellian yearbook. En- in our ’53 Cornellian (but he’s Bob Mann ’52 you know.) gineer, dined graciously with members of other Fifties other of with members graciously dined thanks as Ithaca, Club of Country classes at the impresario of efforts ever to the ’10, hoping in mid-spring NC) was, would milestone literary that a new He about now. been reached have early in the had a title picked don’t We Alles.” process—”Uber that it’s absolute sure for know But about, or set in, Deutschland. composition the of completion the or at hand. in hand could be either Bob says, bono pro my “I’m spending Alliance the of chairman as vice time con- The Limits.” Term Bonded for to be unique: here cept appears from (to) candidates “Congressional to get in to limit terms promises undertake with signifi- them bond and office is promise if the commitments cant nonpartisan. Nonprofit, broken. That seems in popularity.” Growing so these even more understandable, out of appears to be one It days. vary- of those in which areas many seem to see eye-to-eye. views ing Bob has stepped down Meanwhile, Princeton the of chairmanship from of opening at the Program, Tennis (“Appropri- tennis center. its new as we have “inasmuch says he, ate,” But it was Carolina. to North moved five-year activity.”) a rewarding Judy Resnik Chabon Redsville fromto Big Wyoming—not upstate New state but the York the (2000: popu- by that name village to pursue 513)—continues lation that (or should agricultural matters in Lexing- maters?) be agricultural Finn registered raises She ton, KY. stock breeding to produce sheep are ewes The spinners. wool for and says Wikipedia, breed, The helpful. The births. multiple for is known Clark ’51 late the ’52 the regulars: of A group bretto. the oline Mulford about as familiar as ever with those seven old as ever with those about as familiar nobody convenience—”and the in (locked ladies But pianist there”). were they knew Dick Loynd ’50 Jack Rogers ’45 freshpeople on hand for freshpeople-on-the-field for hand on freshpeople coach football head of era the of dawning The day. owing overcast, greyly somewhat was Austin Kent Sep- bright without but was not to a loss to Yale, turf. on the tember moments Sokolowski Sokolowski Former teams. 1948-52 the of reunion annual the “I’d present, those Dale Corson told Prez Cornell team.” (Don’t you back as a football to have like of champions unofficially twice were they forget, Among Michigan.) mighty mash did and Ivies the came who Famers of Hall Athletic Cornell the again: home Haley ’51 058-095CAMjf11notes 12/16/10 10:39 AM Page 65 Page AM 10:39 12/16/10 058-095CAMjf11notes 058-095CAMjf11notes 12/16/10 10:39 AM Page 66

weather and its culture, one of its best attributes Jankowitz. When Phil Harvey was vacationing in Howard Brandwein. The advice to young people is the fabulous Cornell Club. It is a very active Phoenix, he and a friend drove to Tucson for a day may be as relevant today as it was in 1951. “All bunch with its monthly meetings and many social to see the marvelous Sonora Desert Museum. “This the forks in the road and the inevitable stumbling gatherings. At any given time you are liable to took us right past Marana, the small town where blocks are small incidents in a journey that has run into both Lou and Bob Dailey ’53, Dean ’52, Larry Lattomus lives with his wife. We made a a definite destination and an inevitable arrival. MBA ’56, and Barbara Green Bock ’53, past pres- three-hour detour to visit with Larry and took him Fraternities, schedules, socials, dances are the in- ident Ro Seelbinder Jung, Carol Lou Reid Lyons, to lunch. He remains remarkably positive in his teresting scenes in the road that you must pass, Don ’53, BCE ’55, and Eloise Mix Unbekant, outlook, despite having been confined to a wheel- dwell upon, or give just a passing glance on this Arnie ’52 and Betty Brundage Huntress, Nancy chair for more than 40 years as a result of a 1960s trip. In any event, the course will not be changed Ranck Lee ’53, Jesse ’51 and Betsy Zobel Han- auto accident. Larry and I had been freshman much. For it is my belief that you have a direction nan ’51, Sandy and Dave Rossin ’53, and the list dormmates in Mennen Hall.” Most of you will prompted by the character built up by the hard la- goes on. It is worth planning your visit south remember that Larry was on the Cornell relay bor of your parents, friends, and yourself. This be- around their schedule of events. Lou said they team, which won at the big-time Penn Relays. ing my assumption, I was quite unperturbed by would all be raising a toast to the Hill on Zinck’s Phil noted that Fred Weicker, MBA ’56, who the reports of the earth-shaking doings of frater- Night. In November Lou can be found in Tortola was listed as “missing” on our class list, actually nities, the novelty of living away from home, and and St. Thomas and the annual boat show. The died not too long after graduation, after taking off the considerable impact of college life in general.” Sarasota group may have seen a few reunions, but from an aircraft carrier. Fred’s sister, Bea Weicker Uncle Mo concludes, “I have confidence in your they remain very active and busy. Baldauf, was also a member of Class of ’55. Phil is ability to handle it all and arrive safely.” Nearly 60 Hopefully my next column will contain more currently writing his memoirs, which revolve around years later, Howard still cherishes this letter. of your adventures, as I know many of us are still the high number of unlikely coincidences that The last word we had from Karl Wendt, BArch volunteering, working, traveling, teaching, and have occurred to him and his family over the ’61, was in 2008. He’d been spending a month planning for tomorrow. c Les Papenfus Reed, years. Big news from George Cohen, LLB ’57: “A each winter in Costa Rica for 13 years and visit- [email protected]. Class website, http://class funny thing happened on the way to the forum— ing his old buddy Jorge Borbon. “I finally saw the of54.alumni.cornell.edu. President Obama appointed me director of the Panama Canal from a two-seat helicopter.” Rick Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service.” After Hort has been retired for 16 years. Rick and Vir- Senate approval, George was sworn in last fall, and ginia spend summers at their townhome in Pagosa Rishon Stember is still enjoy- “the new adventure has been even better than ex- Springs, CO, and winters in Sierra Vista, AZ. “Now ing a light private medical pected!” Mediators serve as impartial facilitators is our time to visit children and grandchildren [in 55 practice of allergy/immunology of collective bargaining disputes between labor Chicago, Fort Collins, CO, and Seattle],” Rick says. and lives in Westport, CT, with his wife, Nancy, a and management, and George is responsible for the Golfer Barbara O’Connor Kenny and archer Ann portrait artist (“39 years of marriage—hard to activities of 175 mediators throughout the US. Busch Githler were invited to campus in the spring believe!”). He is the chair of his NYU medical Congratulations to you, George, on this presti- of 2008 for a weekend honoring WAA members. school class, which celebrated its 50th Reunion gious appointment—and to both you and Phyllis That was the year, you remember, that both last spring in NYC, and has been in contact with (Goody) ’57 on your 50th anniversary. basketball teams (women’s and men’s) won the Cornell and NYU medical school classmates Har- “Attached is a letter from my favorite Uncle Ivy League. The dinner held at the Statler was “a vey Gordon, Greg Siskind, Al Greisman, and Abe Mo, which might be of general interest,” writes beautiful affair,” Bobbie reports. Attendees represented a wide range of different classes and sports, and all received Pendleton wool blankets with a big “C,” just like today’s varsity team members do. Bobbie’s only complaint, and a valid one, was that “they still don’t have a women’s golf team. Unbelievable!” We were sorry to learn that Donald Huene was widowed when his 50-year marriage to An- nette (Spittal) ’56 ended with her death. Don- ald still practices orthopedic surgery and breeds and races thoroughbred horses. He also traveled “around the Horn” in South America. We also send our sympathy to Dick Stanton, MBA ’58, whose wife, Ann (Acklin) ’59, died in January 2010. Bob ’54 and Wendy Witherell Hill stay active with “family, Lake George, camping, biking, hiking, skiing, cutting wood, school board, traveling, and seeing friends.” Wendy looks forward to a bike trip, now that she’s come through hip- replacement and rehab. We were pleased to see Libby Milliken Klim, BFA ’55, at Reunion. Hav- ing had “a bumpy year, healthwise,” Libby writes that she found good medical care at Mass Gener- al Hospital and is doing “lots of R&R, as well as my art, and gathering friends for visits.” In fact, “friends near and far are the best medicine!” Hope you continue to do well, Libby. c Nancy Savage Petrie, [email protected]. Class website, http://classof55.alumni.cornell.edu.

A reminder to all that our 55th Reunion will be June 9-12, 2011 56 in Ithaca. Secondly, check out our website at http://classof56.alumni.cornell. edu. And thirdly, let us know your e-mail address. The website will be continually updated and we need your e-mail address so we can reach you with new information regarding our reunion. 66 Cornell Alumni Magazine | cornellalumnimagazine.com Class Notes found- Lindley , MA ’59, retired Eleanor DeMov February 2011 67 Donald Summer | John Herzog Strell has a grandson Strell Joyce Halsey Sue DeRosay Henninger writes that he still loves fish- writes that he Barbara Avery January This will be a rather short col- short This will be a rather have much not umn, as I do you who Thanks to all of news. has retired from his third career— , [email protected]. Ronni Schulbaum , MBA ’58, and ’58, and , MBA Albert Caines In March 2010 In March Woody Bliss After the crash of 1987, of crash After the John Seiler c from her position as director of the Ohio Religious Ohio the of as director position her from at- is now She Choice. Reproductive for Coalition class at Ohio anthropology a physical tending class- Abrams’s Myer fondly remembers She State. visited him in 2008 She es on British literature. her his class was during uplifting to tell him how mother’s her of had learned after she year, junior have sent in a News Form—because of the long the Form—because of in a News have sent just hadn’t they columns, on these lead times have do I this writing. as of or me Dick reached so ([email protected]), address e-mail a new (Please time. at any updates me to send feel free subject line.) in the News” “1958 Cornell include has a pet raccoon He wild animals. raising and ing sits on his lap car with him and in the that rides lacrosse. and enjoys hockey also He to watch TV. relocate but may NY, still lives in Pennellville, He star high his grandson—a South when to the school high player—graduates basketball school in 2011. 58 lives in Boca Raton and had open heart surgery had open heart lives in Boca Raton and ’09. Recovery was in June Clinic Cleveland at the goes longer no so he expected, slower than he only does and a month times several to Buffalo Florida. from can do work he cancer. breast from Schaffer has been recovering radia- and after chemo fine is now says she She husband with her enjoys trips to Florida and tion in- which family, with her time spending and the for volunteers She grandchildren. eight cludes synagogue. and library was doing a maternity-leave substituting job as substituting a maternity-leave was doing four a lot with her helps and an ESL teacher is time free other Her live nearby. who grandkids activist. She as a progressive volunteering spent local library. her for also volunteers and years as a consultant, 34 years at IBM, eight termsfour years) (eight West- of as first selectman “may- for (That title is Connecticut-talk on, CT. in helped says his courses in Government He or.”) crude Computer Science, and career, his political him at IBM. landed as it was, born in January ’09. She has done a lot of knit- a lot of has done ’09. She born in January at knitting teaching volunteers him and for ting group. learning a lifelong visit the campus often, recently for the Frank H.T. Frank the for recently campus often, visit the on the commented They ceremony. Awards Rhodes terrif- the especially surroundings, the beauty of Room. Kinkeldey the from lake the of view ic ed the Museum of American Finance in NYC to pre- Finance American of Museum ed the nation’s about the teach and exhibit, serve, Sal- the including history, financial and finances memorable and scandals Dome Teapot ad Oil and Mad- Bernie and as Charles Ponzi such individuals but will as chairman, down has stepped John off. lo- new that the reports and board on the remain stu- of thousands attracts Street Wall at 48 cation exhibits. fascinating tourists to its many and dents Joe ’56 hands-on service, equipment, education, and one- and education, equipment, service, hands-on around personnel to healthcare training on-one JHI its inception, 11 years since In the world. the ap- with to consult 200 teams almost has sent healthcare and 50,000 physicians proximately world. the of in every corner providers , Al- Gil Dave Tony Char- . Well, , in the as chair- , MEd ’61, Goldberg, Berkelman, Bob Watts , 19 Seburn Jim Broad- , Connie Santa- Haglund . It was a Cor- . It Dori Goudsmit Dori Goudsmit Lacy, Marcia Wishengrad Phil McIndoo the year. Our sympa- year. the , Steve Weiss spent nine weeks at nine spent “Bobbie” “Bobbie” Mary Hobbie at the Salzburg Festival, Salzburg at the Stuart Fischman Adrienne McNair Paul Tregurtha Cashen, Cashen, Judith Reusswig Nan Krauthamer Raab Levy, LLB ’59. Levy, Smart, Smart, Dick Lacy c Carol Cobb Diver Barbara Marty Ballard Cowie, Cowie, . A portrait of Steve was unveiled. Steve of . A portrait requesting the address of one of our of one of address the requesting , BME ’58, MBA ’59, and ’59, and , BME ’58, MBA , BME ’59, Don Giovanni and Pat Pat and idual and collective memories of Steve of collective memories and idual , MBA ’58, , MBA Hosterman, Hosterman, Marj Nelson . It also brought together Cornell presidents Cornell together also brought . It Judy Richter Also traveling abroad last summer were were last summer abroad Also traveling Some 25 years ago I received a note from from a note I received 25 years ago Some Following up on Judy’s column, the dedica- column, the up on Judy’s Following Ted , MS ’55, and ’55, and , MS included included House Opera Semper at the by Beethoven works Mendelssohn Schumann the and in Dresden, Fes- also Judy Leipzig. in Gewandhaus tival at the Goldstein, son, Adam oldest that her reports was Int’l, Royal Caribbean of CEO and president Hospitality Cornell at the speaker a keynote last October. Inst. Research ’54 Vanne Shelley and Schlerf ’55 at Cornell. had dated he someone classmates, information to pass on such I am unable Since in- on to the note the I sent permission, without recipient, tended had what and married, together, Gil got and she Bar- love story.” as “this wonderful Gil describes 1987 to 1992 class from the of was secretary bara class as a regional served the subsequently and at- regular were Barbara Gil and vice-president. passed Barbara Sadly, at all our reunions. tendees a stroke effects of the away in September from in earlier had suffered she and two sons, out to Gil, Barbara’s go thies her family. extended [email protected]. Bluffton, SC; e-mail, Dr., nell-organized trip to the Lake District in Italy. District Lake trip to the nell-organized in- are and GA, in Savannah, live Carol Dave and still “We organizations. volunteer volved in many ma- The only in our 60s.” like young, think we’re em- of study is the time free Carol’s of jor focus loves it. involved—she stitching the and broidery in gathered classmates of a number In September, to honor Uris Library the Room of Kinkeldy the Steve Weiss were ceremony the for Present bert, Gail Lautzenheiser Metzger, JD ’60, gato Kinkeldey Room in Uris Library last fall was a most last fall Room in Uris Library Kinkeldey were In attendance occasion. memorable Cashen tion of the portrait of of portrait the of tion lie Parker Bob Staley Chatauqua Inst. last summer for its annual sea- its annual for last summer Inst. Chatauqua of company in the weeks were those of son. Two plays a Ted seven grandchildren. and five children in Ft. Lauder- at home tennis when and golf lot of Jewish in Atlanta, meeting its summer At dale. elected Int’l Healthcare de- and to coordinate mission the overseeing man, to provide professionals healthcare ploy volunteer head Frank Skorton, David emeritus): and (current a most Rawlings, Hunter Dale Corson, and Rhodes, Board the Steve served on indeed. occurrence rare as chair- those of eight 28 years, for Trustees of and his close personal detailed Rhodes Dr. man. in touching with Steve, relationship professional intellect, of talents on our classmate’s particular then Suzanne leadership. and wisdom, patience, all our hearts— and up what was in her summed our indiv of a “member enjoyed being she much how and by remarks Following class.” the concluded ceremony the Bob Watts, Albert and Mater. Alma the of rendition with a rousing , and Starr Rogers Zimmerman Joann Klein- Cidney Bran- Stephen Kit- Phyllis Bosworth Brooks (Vestal, NY) (Vestal, Brooks Judy Tischler Swartz at one of two of Swartz at one Barbara Barron was off on her annual on her was off c , MBA ’56. At the time she time the ’56. At , MBA Margot Lurie Elaine (Goldberg) ’57 (Paradise Valley, AZ) reports Valley, (Paradise (Washington, DC) volunteers (Washington, (McLean, VA) received Cornell’s received VA) (McLean, Alice Platt (Philadelphia, PA) is a professor PA) (Philadelphia, included a photo of herself and herself of a photo included Beth Ames A note from from A note Woodfin, another Cornell group was group Cornell another Woodfin, and I would love to hear your news items your news I would love to hear and Barbara Rapoport Silverstein and Silverstein and Spillman (Bethlehem, PA), whose family now family whose PA), (Bethlehem, Spillman Ed Berkowitz Roy Curtiss III Paul Shane Joe Manelski (and husband Bob), husband (and Margot’s I celebrated and Paul), husband (and the sharing this month, earlier at dinner birthday in the years ago many those as we did food room.” dining dorm’s retired from the Broome County Dept. of social Dept. of County Broome the from retired has been very active in her in 1997. She Services in many serving Voters, Women local League of celebration on a birthday reports She capacities. on room corner in the roommates three the for “ Sage: of floor second the that earlier this year he took a round-the-world took year he this that earlier and India, Israel, in lectures visits and trip with World the at address keynote gave the He China. was appoint- and in Beijing on Vaccines Congress ed U. of China East at the professor an honorary will collaborate he where Technology, and Science dis- infectious prevent to vaccines on developing fami- his that, Roy and fish. Following eases of 25 attending South Africa five weeks in ly spent He teams. participating the of 32 matches the of TV. on South African appeared NJ. He U. in Newark, Rutgers work at social of charities Jewish for boards also serves on several in Philadelphia. man his time at the Smithsonian, teaching the many the teaching Smithsonian, at the his time of true facts world the all over the visitors from in the his encounters of one At history. American a Spanish met he exhibit, Civil War American if Spain had a museum asked he tourist, whom about thought Spaniard The Civil War. about their it was just too soon that, no, explained it and that. Ed history to think about doing in their Educa- Outdoor Cornell’s supporting time spends Lois. with his wife, traveling and program, tion in NYC with here up at dinner While catching Judy Frankel including table, next seated at the Hirschel Abelson ’55 wrote, wrote, sojourn in Paris. We’ve heard from from heard We’ve sojourn in Paris. College the from Alumni Award 2010 Outstanding CALS the and Life Sciences and Agriculture of in this you have seen mentioned As Alumni Assn. Solar Cornell’s to help continues column, Joe in his Cornellians host and Decathlon program events. interesting at many home tenplan columns. future our for [email protected]. don is OR. She Eugene, and Fe, Santa lives in Seattle, them. to visit all of mileage her saving exhibits of Beth’s paintings in Los Angeles last in Los Angeles Beth’s paintings of exhibits Asher Lawrence was at the first exhibit The year. was also collection year the Gallery; later in the In City. York in New Galleries displayed at ACA Central tour of music took a 22-day Judy August, to see places in order planned trip she Europe—a enjoys most composers she the of many where vis- friends and she cities Major worked. lived and Budapest,ited were Vienna, Salzburg, Dres- Prague, to historical Berlin. 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breast cancer. That’s it for now! Please send news! ago, Brooke moved to Rowayton, a nearby village Browne, “who lives in Santa Barbara, CA, with her c Jan Arps Jarvie, [email protected]; Dick on Long Island Sound. She sold real estate, main- husband and comes east each year to a cottage on Haggard, [email protected]. ly in Rowayton and Darien; “it was very success- Lake Winnipesaukee for the summer, but the tim- ful for me and I enjoyed finding the home people ing wasn’t right this year for them to come to Itha- loved and could afford.” She has a condo on the ca,” and from Nan Jackson Richart (Ann Arbor, MI) Some six years ago Paddy Hurley water in Vero Beach, FL, and tries to squeeze in who, says Pat, “is married to an amazing golfer and relocated to Ivoryton, CT, after as much travel as possible. In the past three years I think spends a lot of time at golf tournaments.” 59 14 years teaching in Scarsdale, she has been to Japan, China, Kenya, and South Pat and Jack enjoy traveling and in late October NY. “I am finally settling into a fairly balanced life Africa. ”At home it seems golf and duplicate bridge made a trip to Greece and Turkey, for which she of teaching, performing, and studying,” she writes. are starting to fill my days, and fortunately I have prepared by “reading all summer about Turkey, “I continue to perform with the Norwalk (CT) Sym- met some amazing friends through both. I Gertrude Bell, Mustafa Kemal,” and other relevant phony Orchestra and Salt Marsh Opera as well as dropped the skiing, shooting, and SCUBA this past topics. She added, “I was happy I don’t have to with my brass quartet. I re-affiliated with the mu- year, deciding my body wasn’t as agile as it once be able to recall all that I read for a prelim!” sic school that I founded 26 years ago, and start- was. I have 12 amazing grandchildren, including Someone who didn’t put his or her name on ed a beginning band for adults in 2009. The band one Amherst graduate and three at Dartmouth. In- the news sheet reported having visited Antigone is part of the New Horizons Program begun in terestingly, those four all took a gap year before Kofou Godi in Thessaloniki, Greece, recently. 1991 at the Eastman School of Music (where I got college. They explored the world, did amazing Antigone has retired from Anatolia College, a sec- my MM). There are 140 loosely affiliated chapters things, and had unbelievable experiences.” ondary school where she taught psychology and of this organization around the country. My first Diana Drake Cleland (Sarasota, FL) also en- where her daughter Eleni is now a history teacher. group consists mostly of folks our age, with a cou- joys bridge, travel, and grandkids (and their par- Antigone’s son owns a European translation busi- ple of young moms as well. I have done begin- ents). Her recent travels included a return to ness, says my anonymous reporter, and she also ning bands in my career, but there is a different Amman, Jordan, and Beirut, Lebanon, with a side has three young grandchildren. Gail Krantz Glick- level of challenge with these folks, as arthritis and trip to Petra. “Nostalgia everywhere,” she recalls. man writes from Sarasota that she “is enjoying life vision issues present some problems, but all are Diana and her daughter are fashion consultants in Florida. I work part-time as a human resource enthusiastic and dedicated.” Paddy and two class- with Doncaster, which sells designer women’s manager for Informa Support Services Inc., play mates in a French grammar and literature course clothing and accessories. “Inquiries welcome!” tennis, and take classes in jazz and modern and traveled to France in June, spending a week in she says (www.doncaster.com/ddcleland). ballroom dance.” Mohammed Sa’id Berigari has Paris, then a week at a friend’s chateau in Nor- A recent Class of 1956 column presented a retired after a long career as a soil scientist do- mandy. “The highlight of the time in Paris was a bucket list of 55 things to do before the 55th Re- ing research and teaching in Iraq, Libya, and the reunion with Paul and Mimi Niepold Horne, whom union. Let’s create our bucket list: send me items US. With a master’s in natural product chemistry I had not seen for at least 20 years. We met in that are on your hope-to-do list and I’ll put to- and a doctorate in soil chemistry, Sa’id holds at their lovely apartment on Quai Montebello, just be- gether a list for an upcoming column. c Jenny least one US patent, has been listed in the Who’s hind Notre Dame. They now reside in Alexandria, Tesar, 97A Chestnut Hill Village, Bethel, CT 06801; Who of American Inventors, and belongs to nu- VA, but spend considerable time in Paris and oth- tel., (203) 792-8237; e-mail, [email protected]. merous professional and honor societies, includ- er European cities due to Paul’s consulting busi- ing the American Society of Agronomy, the Soil ness. After our week near Fecamp on the English Science Society of America, Phi Kappa Phi, and Channel, we stopped at Arromanches and Omaha Heartening news that the cre- Sigma Xi. Now an emeritus professor, Sa’id lives Beach, which I found especially moving; the sites ative energies of some class- in Burke, VA, with his wife, Widad, a math teacher are so hauntingly beautiful that it is almost hard 60 mates have not been affected in the Fairfax County Public Schools. to wrap one’s head around what happened there.” by the passage of time: Bob “Tiger” Foltin sent Steve Davis, MD ’64, writes, “I had a 40-year Those jackets from our 50th Reunion came word that he has published his fifth book of career as an orthopedic surgeon and tried to re- in handy several months ago when Ron and Sal- poetry, a volume of love poems entitled A-Dor-Ed. tire four years ago. One shot at the ‘Today Show’ ly Schwartz Muzii (Miami, FL) and Dex and Lin- Bob, who lives in Latham, NY, also manages to left me scarred and I immediately looked for more da Pritchard Kimball (Roswell, GA) were part of play basketball and softball three times a week rewarding challenges. I am now working full-time, a Cornell “invasion” of Eastern Europe. Sally sent and to work on one or two major hazardous waste providing education to attorneys on orthopedic me a great photo of the four longtime friends— engineering jobs a year. We received an announce- topics, so as to facilitate the resolution of diffi- fraternity brothers and sorority sisters, too—clad ment that in September, Jill Weber (Brookline, cult medical-legal issues. My time is also occu- in their jackets as they strolled around Vienna. MA) had a one-person show of her recent paint- pied with grandchildren, sailing, skiing, golf, and The foursome enjoyed a river cruise on the ings at the Bromfield Gallery in Boston. Called recent election into the Society of American Ma- Danube, stopping in Hungary, Slovakia, Germany, “Structural Improvisations,” the work reveals the gicians.” Steve and wife Debby have lived for Austria, and the Czech Republic. Ron still has his extensive influence of her architectural training. several decades in the Denver area. business, Muzii & Associates, and checks in each Jill won the 2004 Maud Morgan Prize from the I am deeply saddened to report the loss of day; he is a consultant in the hotel travel busi- Museum of Fine Arts Boston and has also exhib- two classmates who were with us in June for re- ness and represents various hotels in the ited in New York at the Stephan Stoyanov Gallery, union. Sandra Epstein Solomon (Pittsfield, MA) Caribbean and Florida. Sally does some comput- where she will have a solo show later in 2011. died on September 10 after a long illness. A hear- er programming (“under duress!”) for Ron’s of- An e-mail exchange and a visit to Patricia ing specialist, Sandra was the founder of Solomon- fice and a few accounts in North Carolina. Erb Reohr at the light-filled house in Orleans, MA, Shotland Audiology, as well as a devoted wife, “Mainly,” she says, “I play golf and tennis—every on Cape Cod, where she and Jack ’57 spend five parent, and grandparent. Her survivors include her day or when my back and knees permit. Ron Jr. months each year, elicited a raft of news about husband of 50 years, Alan, three children, and ’83 is part-owner of the Bridge Hotel in Boca Ra- other classmates and the Reohr family. Pat and four grandchildren. Michael Marks (Cherry Hills ton. Mark is head of risk management for Hoot- Jack, both retired, have five children, all married. Village, CO) died on October 5. According to Mike er’s of America, and Greg ’88 is a CPA in Miami. “Three of our four sons live in the Boston area,” Glueck, who sent along the sad news, “He fought Our grandchildren range from kindergarten age says Pat, “another son lives in Ridgefield, CT, and a determined and courageous fight against bone to Chris, who is getting his master’s in interna- our only daughter, a physician, lives in Colorado.” cancer (multiple myeloma) for the last six years. tional business at the U. of Florida.” They have produced 18 grandchildren, some of He was the toughest and bravest patient I ever It’s always lovely to hear from a classmate them now in college. “We are thrilled with each saw. I had spoken to Mike several times in his last who hasn’t appeared in a class column for a long and every one,” she writes, “[though] just send- two weeks and he was able to maintain his wit time. Brooke Morrison Megrue finished one year ing the birthday cards takes a fair amount of and a positive attitude. He had lived most of his at Cornell with us, then took off to raise her chil- time. They come to the Cape to visit us often dur- adult life in Honolulu, where he served for over dren. She eventually went to Yale to finish her BA, ing the summer.” Pat reports having had great fun 30 years as general counsel, senior VP, and treas- graduating in 1992. After a vagabond life that in- at Reunion and good conversations with many, in- urer for Alexander and Baldwin—the largest com- cluded living in several states as well as Scotland cluding Alys Chew Yeh, Johanna “Toddy” Dwyer, pany in Hawaii. He is survived by his many close and England, the family settled in New Canaan, CT. Tussie Abbott Williams, Judy Rothenthaler Pot- friends, classmates, and colleagues.” Mike had re- After all the kids graduated from high school, they ter, Anne Woolf Oney, Gail Taylor Hodges, and tired to the Denver area in order to be closer to moved to neighboring Darien. Then some ten years Dacey Latham. She also hears from Sue Foote his three godsons and to cancer specialists with 68 Cornell Alumni Magazine | cornellalumnimagazine.com Class Notes , , Char mag- , Rowat , BArch George Bleyler, Stephen is a vice Elizabeth , LLB ’65, , MBA ’64, , MBA Alyssa ’92 Burmeister Money Frank Quirk Barbara Dean Nancy Schlegel George Slocum February 2011 69 . Dick Levine Nona Okun | ces up very big hills. ces up very big Stacey ’93 , BArch ’63, , BArch Margo Hebald Julie Peck , visited their son and his son and visited their Steve Ploscowe , BArch ’64, MArch ’65, and ’64, MArch , BArch , MME ’64, Frank Sundstrom Ruth Zimmerman , , MCE ’64, Bob Wood ’ January Clark, MEd ’64, Phil planned a respite from her many her from a respite planned Fred Hart Jan Arps Jarvie ’58 Jan , and , and John Sullivan III Neil Schilke , DVM ’64, and Michael Larsen ([email protected]) Larsen Michael and states Alex Vollmer Collister, Collister, , MD ’67 ([email protected]) reports that , MD ’67 ([email protected]) reports Bruce ’60 A “part-time family doc,” doc,” family A “part-time Rudy Muenster Classmates recently elected to life member- recently Classmates Financial planner planner Financial That really was our own Pete and Ruth Zim- and was our own Pete That really (1972), 15th (1977), and 45th (2007) reunions. 45th and 15th (1977), (1972), hus- and Judy to [email protected].” send Please band daugh- visit their to history project on the hours in October. ter in London ([email protected]) include singing in singing include ([email protected]) beautiful cam- the on walking Chapel choir, Sage teaches Julie libraries. different using and pus, and school city high inner York in a New science team. a robotics mentoring and enjoys gardening include Council Cornell ship on the Meinig, Meinig, president at Morgan Stanley there and spends her spends and there Stanley at Morgan president distan “long biking weekends of route the is tracing ride absolute favorite Her Alps.” French in the France de Tour the whence from in Fairport, NY, live wife Judith and cooking. gourmet and tennis, enjoy travel, they was a riverboat trip on the highlight A recent writer Retired in France. Somme Stewart ([email protected]) also calls Fairport Stewart ([email protected]) stroke a July 2009 from is recovering She home. Whit- daughter, with her time lots of spends and include Cornell of memories fond Barbara’s ney. for Memories hockey. field Jones ’63, Maddy Gell Handler ’65 Nancy Williams ’64, MBA ’67, MBA Pomada careers writers launch have been helping that they members and agents literary are 1972. They since Elizabeth Representatives. Authors’ of Assn. the of Writers’ Conference San Francisco the of is director Conference. Change for Writing the and Telesh years four in his yard 15 citrus trees planted he Navy A retired fully productive. now all are and ago for surgeon orthopedic is chief captain, George often Madelyn and He Plans. Care Health Florida ME. place in East Waterboro, at their time spend Bleyler you saw in October’s merman in Seattle in October ([email protected]; family daughter Their [email protected]). describes herself as “full-time flake/hiker/reader.” as “full-time herself describes between Vancou- time their divide Peter and She also enjoy skiing, CA, and La Jolla, BC, and ver, of card business The music. and biking, MA, closer to the in Beverly, family lives with her azine, with a photo of the couple hiking and couple hiking the of with a photo azine, about best places to re- in an article text some a nice “It’s NH). In Ruth’s words, (Hanover, tire took about all told, and, about Hanover article photographer with the our time of hours three the for etc.) wardrobe, support staff (makeup, and little photo.” one Ettinger John Neuman Doug Peter , is re- reports c sent the following: the sent Joanna McCully Tein still resides in Boca still resides Tein Judy Prenske Rich als (which will, of course, be course, will, of als (which Happy New Year! I can now say I can now Year! New Happy is 50th Reunion that our big 7-10, 2012 year! Put June next Rakusin and she looks terrific! Dur- looks terrific! she Rakusin and Marlene Alpert , JD ’63, and I are both semi-retired, jug- both semi-retired, I are , JD ’63, and Albert Caines has a pet racoon that has a pet racoon Albert Caines rides in the car with him. rides in the car with Judy Rojas Bennett ) are missing a few class reunion photos a few class reunion missing ) are , [email protected]. In closing, our class co-correspondent for the for our class co-correspondent In closing, Co-class historian Co-class historian ‘ Jim ’60 tiring. Joanna is resolving some personal matters personal some is resolving Joanna tiring. as responsibilities up her giving reluctantly and well I have worked and class columnist. Joanna I will with our 45th Reunion. as a team starting you all of but will still be encouraging miss her, to all. your input. Regards to continue Fuss location. location. Boca is “Life at Camp Arnold. with husband Raton a Cor- (one children with our enjoy time We good. area. live in the who grandchildren and grad) nell I saw water aerobics. and busy with golf keep We Dale Abrams AARP and through I volunteer season,’ ‘off my ing At families. lower-income for taxes income prepare tax prac- private I still have a small time, same the tice.” “ two in New and in Florida one homes: three gling us Both of Island). Shelter City and (Garden York into to get I still manage golf. lots of playing are past two years the but for club championships, the 53 to an opponent final 36-hole have lost in the too! taller, at least a foot I and than years younger on tourExpect to see her scholarship golf after her our club for I am still waiting over. is to college Jim is ‘of women! the for event to have a senior’s of- to his various to go still manages and counsel’ but have lim- travel, a week. We times several fices Just returned now. as of US to the ited our forays parks out west: Zion, national state and the from (which Canyon Dead Horse Arches, Bryce Canyon, for- Looking detour). but worth the is a sleeper, to reunion,ward number.” the but let’s forget years, four-and-a-half last that our history project full speed ahead. is moving in hand than 300 responses have more already “We we are in before will dribble I suspect more and de- and editing, compiling, researching, finished for “Our vision writes. she this material,” signing our from ranging in scope, is broad this project present, up to the years at Cornell will include, and a photos, and profiles to classmate in addition our en- of visually and up both in text summing and reunions, leadership, class history: gifts, tire mov- thoughtful, have shared Classmates legacy. and families, lives, their of stories funny and ing, back on the world and real out in the experiences co-historian and we (Judy Hill. Curiously, on your calendar today! Up-to-date class and 50th class and Up-to-date today! on your calendar on our class can be found information Reunion website: http://classof62.alumni.cornell.edu/. Slater scans us high-quality can send someone hope and origin the or provide in we’re us to scan. Specifically, for returned) at our 10th taken photos class group the of search 62 , c and Ken with , and , writes Pauline Hodges hosted a hosted Pat Laux joined us joined Neil Gold- Bidwell with Bidwell with our web- , BME ’62, MBA , PhD ’76, with Eicher with our Eicher Tatlow Jay Treadwell Pete Meinig Robin Bissell and Jane ; Jon Greenleaf Franklin, Franklin, , , Warren Spicka, Pete Spicka, , Warren had just returned from had just returned Donald Coleman Phil and and Jan Powell and Pat Pat and Frank with Food; Frank Jack Neafsey was missed, but excused, as but excused, was missed, Larry Wheeler Joe ’60 Dick Whiskeman Carol Gittlin Lassie Tischler Marshall Frank Janet Ballantyne John Sobke Our 50th Reunion will be held June will be held Our 50th Reunion up on us creeps Time 9-12, 2011. is event premier this and rapidly Wittenberg, [email protected]. Wittenberg, Beth Newell ’62 Spicka , one of our reunion co-chairs, sent a sent co-chairs, reunion our of , one Ed Goldman , PhD ’67, Robin Bissell, Dick Tatlow, , PhD ’67, Robin Bissell, Dick and and , and Doug Uhler discussed the June 9-12, June Doug Uhler discussed the , and and Donna Donna and Continuing the reunion planning process, planning reunion the Continuing Two new class news forms arrived from Itha- arrived from forms class news new Two Doug continues: “After our reunion discussion, our reunion “After Doug continues: In early October, 61 now but a few months away. In my first class In my away. but a few months now I reported, our 45th Reunion column following 37!” With F—feels like 40 degrees “Temperature our up- better for fare we should global warming, event. coming Doug Uhler recap of the meeting held in mid-October in in mid-October held meeting the of recap AZ. “ Scottsdale, berger Co-chair schedule. planning 2011 reunion Sutta Degenfelder husband and she River cruise. a Yangtze trip that included a China planning. active with the has been very Pauline are planning involved with the are who Others class president Blanchard Phil Hodges, UT, to St. George, I will journey and Whiskeman, In years outing. golf fall 11th annual our for Beach, Pebble past, we have been to Pinehurst, a few. Beach, to name Myrtle and Williamsburg, better be- get stories but the worse, gets golf The buried.’ are bodies all the ‘where cause we all know time!” to a great forward looking We’re deadline. before ca shortly Angel is still piloting City that he Kansas from has been chapter and Mid-America the for Flights Bend Riverside/Quindaro the of elected president into have moved wife Diane and He Levee District. new enjoy the and Lake on Weatherly home a new site. We still need some volunteers to assist Pat volunteers some still need We site. to and groups affinity various with the Richards will- If you are with registration. Bidwell Jan help please con- reunion, us have a great to help ing at [email protected].” Doug Uhler, tact me, was afternoon The a class meeting. held Marshall arranged Boulders, at the with golf by many spent Ton- at the followed A class dinner Tatlow. by Dick evening. on Saturday to Bar & Grill in Cave Creek vis- we were and terrace patio was on the Dinner ended weekend The javelinas. of ited by a herd Bakery.” El Pedregal at the breakfast with Sunday Rosanna Romanelli cocktail party and dinner at their beautiful home beautiful at their dinner cocktail party and Oc- AZ, on Friday, Scottsdale, near Boulders at the with friends time to spend was great tober 15. It fol- The old news. and new to catch up on and held in a class meeting was spent morning lowing Center. Convention Boulders in the at El Pedregal chairs Reunion at our home on Cape Cod for golf, beach, lobster, golf, on Cape Cod for at our home Next fun. Good to all be together. and fishing, week, Oct. 4-8, ’61 Phi Gam’s ’63, wrote, “Last week, ’63, wrote, Pete Warren Richards with Affinity; Richards Marketing; Registration; Registration; yearbook; the and questionnaire; expertise in his disease. In the words of Mike of words In the in his disease. expertise and life character than a bigger was “He Glueck, to: news your send Please missed.” will be Judy Bryant 058-095CAMjf11notes 12/16/10 10:39 AM Page 69 Page AM 10:39 12/16/10 058-095CAMjf11notes 058-095CAMjf11notes 12/16/10 10:39 AM Page 70

Handlers’ home in West Hartford, CT. Alyssa prac- charity, Miami Bridge Youth and Family Services, in public school (and astronomy and physical sci- tices internal medicine at Beverly Hospital. an emergency shelter for kids. According to the ence in college), I now teach chemistry at the lo- In October, Stephen Ettinger, DVM ’64, was article, she wants to get her pilot’s license next! cal Catholic girls’ school. Because chemistry is a recognized with the Daniel Elmer Salmon Award From one of my “regular” contributors, Madeleine required [course], I have the privilege of teach- for Distinguished Alumni Service by the Associ- Leston Meehan, BFA ’63, comes this news: “I still ing every girl in the school!” Lois also writes that ation of the College of Veterinary Medicine at have two land line telephones and use snail mail— husband John ’63, MS ’69, still works as an en- Cornell. The annual award recognizes and honors still a ‘dinosaur,’ but best friends forced me onto gineer for Raytheon. In addition to still being ac- Veterinary college graduates who have distin- Facebook to show some of my ‘Mostly Music Art.’” tive in careers (“our jobs are our hobbies”), the guished themselves in service to the profession, Madeleine still divides her time between the US Conrads, who live in Thousand Oaks, CA, and have their communities, or to the College. The award is Virgin Islands and East Hampton, Long Island. She two daughters and four grandchildren, also find named in honor of Cornell’s first DVM graduate cruises the Caribbean, “chilling with friends, paint- time to travel. In 2009, they celebrated their (1876), who is remembered for pioneering work in ing, and exhibiting ALWAYS. Cornell friends in 44th anniversary with breakfast in Venice fol- controlling contagious animal diseases in the ear- Ithaca helped revive my joie de vivre.” lowed by dinner in Rome. They also visited friends ly 20th century. He was awarded the first DVM de- John Kennedy, BME ’64, MBA ’65 (Morrisville, in France, Spain, and Holland. For good measure, gree to be earned in the US. Steve is a member of NC) writes that his beloved wife, Marylou, died they threw in a Princess cruise to Antarctica. This Cornell’s Board of Trustees and the college’s Dean’s three years ago. His immediate family numbers 24; past August, Lois and John celebrated their 45th Leadership Council. He is a fellow of the American nine children and their families are thriving. Can anniversary in Sedona, AZ, at the wedding of the College of Cardiology, the American Heart Associ- you believe that when his last child graduated from son of a Vietnamese family they had sponsored ation, and the American College of Veterinary In- the U. of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, the event con- in 1980. The bridegroom’s American name, David, ternal Medicine (Cardiology and Internal Medicine). cluded 22 consecutive years of Kennedy children was chosen by the Conrads at the behest of the He serves as senior editor of the Textbook of Vet- in college? All nine of John’s children have bach- young man’s parents at the time he was born. erinary Internal Medicine. Steve partnered with sev- elor’s degrees. There are 11 grandchildren. John Lois is also active with Cornell. She’s been a eral veterinarians to open the first group specialty had a trip to Italy last spring with a daughter and CAAAN member since 1980 and has guided sev- referral practice in the nation in California in 1971. son-in-law. Last January he spent three days in eral of her students to Cornell. c Jan McClayton Crites, 9420 NE 17th St., Clyde Pebble Beach with three of his sons. His leisure Retired father of three Tom Mueller, ME ’66 Hill, WA 98004; e-mail, [email protected]. activities include golf at Prestonwood Country Club (Reston, VA) writes that the Washington, DC, area in Cary, NC, fitness, community and church in- is a “wonderful place to live because classmates volvement, babysitting, and the North Carolina live here and visit here.” Case in point: a reunion As I write this column I am Symphony. Last year he saw classmates and Phi dinner last May with Tom’s fraternity brothers in- enjoying the beauty of the Gamma Delta fraternity brothers in Sarasota, FL. cluded Pete Kuck and Ron Baldridge, ME ’66, plus 63 aspens changing color in Tel- Richard, DVM ’65, and Kathy Thackaberry Steve Hand ’65 and Bob Strahota ’62, MBA ’64. luride, CO. I encourage you all to send me an e- live in Stratford, CT. Dick is retired and had a knee Beth Corson Wagner, who lives in Venice, CA, with mail or write to me with news. replacement, but still likes to row and sail. They husband Wayne, writes that she continues to en- This is old news by now, but I heard from Mar- went to the Galapagos this past April with Frank joy her “passion” for photography, and that her jorie Walker Sayer, BFA ’63, whose paintings will Quirk ’62, MBA ’64. Dick and Kathy have two son (they also have a grown daughter) even gave be displayed at the Vermont Artisan Designs and grandchildren. Yunus Aslan is retired and con- her a self-named website to display her work. Gallery 2 in Brattleboro, VT. The opening reception tinues to live in Çesme-Izmir, Turkey. Çesme is a Stephen Koli reports a new address: P.O. Box AT was October 1, 2010. Marjorie and husband Steve small seaside town 70 kilometers from Izmir. Dur- 277, Achimota Market, Accra, Ghana, West Africa. have a permanent home in the area. Larry and ing the high season he works as a part-time con- He is a retired agronomist, but still engages in Nancy Caughey LeVine are in Poughkeepsie, NY. sultant at the Piril Hotel. He also lectures small-scale farming of corn, oil palms, cocoa, and Larry is a retired financial advisor for Questar Cap- sometimes at the EGE University in hotel man- oranges. Stephen and wife Alice have two grown ital and keeps busy gardening, reading, cross coun- agement. He likes to keep in touch with his stu- sons. He enjoys swimming and church activities try skiing, and winemaking. He and Nancy’s recent dents in the hotel business. His daughter lives in and travels for his Rotary Club to Togo and the travels were to Ewing Island, Georgian Bay, in On- London with her children Fuad, Diya, and Sara. Ivory Coast. Barbara Conway Scheaffer writes tario, Canada. Son Christopher ’93 is married to Yunus’s wife helps her daughter with the house- that she “loves being retired”; her husband, Nor- Erin Pender-LeVine and they have three children. keeping. Tom and Caren Newman live in Tucson, man, ME ’67, still does land development engi- The LeVines’ other children are Caren ’96 and AZ. Tom retired from practicing urology, is on the neering and CAD on a part-time basis. Barbara and Joseph ’02. Elenita Eckberg Brodie wrote that dean’s board for the U. of Arizona College of Fine Norm are very active in their respective hobbies; in June she took a scuba trip to Saba, a Dutch Arts, and is active on the Jewish Community she in several aspects of quilting, he in model rail- island near St. Martin. “It was a wonderful trip— Foundation board and the board of the American roading. The Scheaffers, who live in Bellingham, pinnacle diving, different from anything else I’ve Israel Public Affairs Committee. He also plays golf WA, and have two grown daughters, spent 18 days done.” Elenita worked with the census and found and takes adult education classes at the U. of A. in England in October 2009; the trip included a it fascinating to see how the process works. Travels included northern Spain and Normandy and hike along a portion of Hadrian’s Wall. Sue Pozefsky Tepperberg, MS ’86, is unwilling Washington, DC, with a granddaughter. That’s all Ron Madaras, MS ’65, retired last April from to give up her career as a travel writer just yet, for now. c Nancy Bierds Icke, 12350 E. Roger the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. He had although print outlets are disappearing. She has Rd., Tucson, AZ 85749; e-mail, [email protected]. worked there 35 years doing basic research as a released her app “Greenwich Village Insider” on high-energy elementary-particle physicist. Ron was Apple iTunes. Sue has visited four continents since a senior scientist, so participated in physics ex- being widowed in 1999. Daughter Suki Tepper- It’s winter. Depending on where periments at Stanford and Fermilab in addition to berg Stolow ’89 is a physician in Boston, where you are, you’re buried in snow, his work at Lawrence Berkeley. Most recently, he she lives with her husband and two sons. Sue has 64 basking in sun, or somewhere participated in the ATLAS experiment at the CERN four other children and two granddaughters who in between. This column reflects the month: Large Hadron Collider (LHC) in Geneva, Switzer- live in Manhattan and keep her busy when she is something for everyone. land. Ron writes that he will continue to partic- not traveling. James and Elaine Collora live in Congrats are in order for several classmates ipate in ATLAS, although at a reduced level. He Coronado, CA. James retired in April 2008 and serving Cornell. Thomas Kahn and Nancy Taylor and wife Karen sold their Berkeley house upon his spends his time woodworking, bicycling, rowing, Butler have been elected to the Cornell Univer- retirement and bought a townhouse in Newport sailing, and playing the piano and guitar. The Col- sity Council, Nancy as a life member. Continuing Beach, CA, to be closer to their two daughters and loras have three children and four grandchildren members, until 2013, are: Kenneth Campia, Bart “our adorable, delightful granddaughter.” Ron con- and had a family get-together and bike ride over Mills, and Bruce Wagner, MEE ’65. Life members, tinues to run and bike; they both enjoy travel. the July 4th weekend in Bar Harbor, ME. besides Nancy, are: Marcia Goldschlager Epstein, As 2010 was the year for us to celebrate our Judy Fischer Reinach (Key Biscayne, FL) was Stanford Goldman, JD ’67, Emmett “Mac” Mac- 50th high school reunions, I hope many of you had written up in the Miami Herald last summer for do- Corkle,and James Munsell. as good a time at yours as Jim and I did at mine ing a 60-second free fall after jumping out of a Lois Beach Conrad, MEd ’65, has that rarity in New Jersey. I especially enjoyed seeing high Cessna at 13,500 feet. She said she likes adven- among alums our age: a new career. She writes, “Af- school and Cornell classmates Pat Greene Bates, ture, but she also raised $17,000 for her favorite ter 40 years teaching physics and physical science BFA ’64, and Pete Marsac. Pat and husband Jerry 70 Cornell Alumni Magazine | cornellalumnimagazine.com Class Notes , and (pkanderson@ February 2011 71 | Mary Loosbrock Miers Berglas, our class co-president. January Hello, everybody. As most of us of most As everybody. Hello, (is it as winter through shiver win- as Ithaca snowy cold and Paul Anderson Paul Alice Katz , MBA ’68, and and ’68, , MBA We turn now to John and Mary’s note: Mary’s and to John now turn We . . . is coming 1966: Reunion Dear Class of I had a car and that Mary remember may You one from one First, the news. news. First, the yahoo.com) has moved to Vancouver, WA. Paul is Paul WA. yahoo.com) to Vancouver, has moved to par- planning is and home his new enjoying with a su- programs university in various ticipate went that he wrote He focus. executive permarket there after last working this year, back to Alaska to to get was even able he in 1986. This time, been able to do had never he something Denali, work schedule. his because of before through birthday) 9 (my soon! June coming and clock, have a countdown 12, 2011. I don’t June radio-controlled my to watch but I’m starting wife, so! My I hope you coming? wall clock. Are we had and in 2006, at Reunion I were and Mary, people to catch up were There time. a wonderful to eat, times to shop, with, places to visit, areas with other to have fun, especially times and discovered, newly class—some the of members years past. from friends some hit a tree We that year. way home on the accident if it’s still know I don’t in upper Pennsylvania. ourselves to we haven’t been able to bring there; It 2011. that way again—but we will in June go us to sent were e-mails many how was awesome all your con- for Thanks again accident. after the (I 1966 jackets Class of white those And cerns. ters?), we look ahead to our June 9-12, 2011 re- to our June ahead ters?), we look item, news one we received month, This union. classmates from one notes: plus two thoughtful John 66 Ron Sharon reports “Chip,” . , MD ’69. At Re- , MD ’69. At Griscom . , [email protected]; Carlton Curtin ) our world has changed. Byron Brought George Arangio Ron Harris c Andrew ’98 Andrew Patty Gros Bettle Johnson, [email protected]. Johnson, Williams passed on the presidency of the of presidency on the passed Williams and wife Marcia. Since becoming grand- becoming Since wife Marcia. and From Maricopa, AZ, Maricopa, From It has been a busy year for your reporter your reporter has been a busy year for It Joan Hens Splitting the year between West Bloomfield, MI, Bloomfield, between West year the Splitting to to get time FL, we’ve found Worth, Lake and visits by as well as hosting Chicago and Bethesda and in Florida to our homes our grandchildren assis- with the last year, twice In fact Michigan. we mother-in-law, Elana’s daughter of tance while Elana Zachary Allison, and babysat David, town. out of Schanzer were Jonathan husband and “trips” was quite an experience. the of care Taking Mar- travel, to grandchildren-related In addition and I took a Caribbean cruise in February and cia Vi- (Budapest, trip to Eastern Europe an exciting with friends this past summer Prague) and enna, Florida. from ME ’66, and ME ’66, and in a six-month period. To quote Barry, “Grand- Barry, quote To period. in a six-month that isn’t world the only job in is the parenting trip a business included travels Recent overrated.” grand- their to Seattle for a trip to San Francisco, our 45th Reunion— for Ithaca and son’s birthday, and he In Ithaca, “wonderful.” was which Hegarty to 1965 Class of that he is a retired United Methodist pastor. He pastor. Methodist United is a retired that he son have two children—a Jean wife Alma and NY, Foods in White Plains, Whole works for who in mom is a stay-at-home who a daughter and cruise last June. enjoyed an Alaskan They Illinois. saw Carlton recently Harris 2008 (triplets in Bethesda, in December parents IL— in Chicago, grandson April 2009 (a MD) and is dad Noah’s union, Marika met her cousins cousins her met Marika union, , , , , , , . in- and Dell Trish Mari- Peter David , , returned . . Mike is a . Mike Bev Johns , and , and , BArch ’64, , BArch Ann Snitow Carol Sacks Barry Cutler Sorkin, c , Steve Appell Donald Weiss Larry Levinson Intraub and hus- and Intraub , Warren Schwartz Johnson as my fel- as my Johnson Jonathan Stoumen Phil ’62 , Peter Rosen Maddy Gell Handler Julianna Ricci , and , and Plaza, and Plaza, and Bruce Bennett Serafini Paul Epstein Michael Gimbrone Jr. Nancy Rosen Sacks and husband Stephen husband Sacks and , ” Wes Baumgardner Judy Alpern Fankhauser and husband David husband Fankhauser and Hat I’d like to start by welcoming I’d like Joan Hens the for low class correspondent Ron Bogley Tad Mann , and , and Nancy Schaap Silvio ’66 Nancy , BFA ’65, and ’65, and , BFA Eisenberg, Eisenberg, and and Woolcott. Woolcott. Francine Grace and wife Nancy live in Macungie, PA. David PA. live in Macungie, wife Nancy and Mitchell, Mitchell, , PhD ’75, “ Davida Fineman Joe By the time you read this, in the middle of middle in the this, read you time By the Christy Reppert Jill Munroe That’s it for this issue.That’s it for to sure Please be visit are in the process of moving from Alexandria, from moving of process in the are band Saul split time between homes in Killington, between homes Saul split time band in both outdoors love the They Florida. and VT, play ten- to birdwatch, like For fun they places. kayak. swim, and nis, Francine Grace Plaza, Grace Francine lyn Kaplan next five years—leading up to our 50th Reunion up five years—leading next this column of Much birthday. 150th Cornell’s and Joan. by was prepared will be 45th Reunion successful our very winter, just a memory. However,to start this we would like from column with a report ’66). (BArch AAP grads of a number volving Worn 65 Geppert roots family Plain, MA) traced (Jamaica wife Mary program school enjoyed a cooking and in Sicily with pathol- the of chairman and pathology of professor Hospital Women’s and at Brigham ogy department They School. Medical Harvard in Boston, part of from to hear would like joined Maddy and husband husband and Maddy joined 1965: A 2010 Re- of “Voices ’65, on the MArch Event,”union spearheaded she which with Phil. In all the half of almost this project, part because of 1965 at- of Class college’s the of members living reunion. tended Joel Perlman Jutro Natalie Teich chorus community in a Christy sings retired. are citizen lobbyist. She tutor and is a volunteer and Hebrew. biblical is also learning pro- entrepreneurship at the professor an adjunct Business, of School Graduate at Columbia’s gram City. York lives with wife Alison in New Dunn and on taxes law—focusing to practice continues law. business and bankruptcy, wills, still prac- past class co-president, immediate the wife Mari- DC. Barry and law in Washington, tices getaway at their weekends their of most spend ka less be spending may But they Virginia. in West twice grandparents became they since there time and spoke extemporaneously after the screening after the extemporaneously spoke and AAP ex- about the documentary a 40-minute of Wall Fly on the Handlers’ by the produced perience screening at the Also in attendance Productions. classmates non-Architecture were Sekura, have a small farmstead in the Cincinnati area. Jill area. Cincinnati in the farmstead have a small history of in the professor associate is an adjunct U. of at the music history of the and science reports She piano. also teaches She Cincinnati. was a trip to western best vacation that their also loved Italy They Istanbul. and Troy, Turkey, to hear Jill would like enjoyed Macedonia. and from ’63 still wife Peggy and Pete VA. to Williamsburg, VA, MO. Chesterfield, of Louis suburb St. the live in http://classof64.alumni.corour class website, at: news me to send and nell.edu, IL 60015; St., Deerfield, 720 Chestnut Lamont, [email protected]. e-mail, 058-095CAMjf11notes 12/16/10 10:39 AM Page 71 Page AM 10:39 12/16/10 058-095CAMjf11notes 058-095CAMjf11notes 12/16/10 10:39 AM Page 72

think we got them for our 25th Reunion) . . . Come on out and help!” As I write, they’re pre- Thanks for the great response Mary and I each had ours on during the acci- dicting yet another disaster for this troubled via News Form and e-mail! Doug dent, and they had to be cut off in order to get country—Tropical Storm Tomas. Here’s hoping it 69 Wright writes, “I’m a senior tax us out of the car. The EMT apologized to us for turns out to be as insipid as my namesake a few partner with Holland & Knight here in Atlanta. I’ve that. When Mary was still in the hospital, I sent weeks back: T.S. Richard. On that, I never recall been here 32 years after law school, the Navy, Viet- an e-mail to Alice Berglas and Rolf Frantz, ME that there were enough storms in the past to get nam, etc.” Donald Tofias, BArch ’70, has the life— ’67, explaining just what had occurred, and to the R, much less the T—maybe it’s because they spending winters in St. Barts and the Caribbean asked if we could buy new jackets. Well, they now alternate between male and female names. and summers in the Atlantic, sailing his “beauti- came. Dry cleaned and on hangers. Someone Senetta Hill Koch (Manhasset, NY; senetta. ful two W-76 yachts Wild Horses and White Wings gave them to us—some one of you. You know [email protected]) observes, “I can’t believe we with lots of guests and wonderful regattas. Just who you are. We still don’t. This is a belated have been retired for four years—probably the launched our new W-37 Race Horse. She is like the thank you to you—and a belated thank you to best four years of our lives! We take cruises, trav- others: cold molded wood built at Brooklin Boat the entire Class of 1966. We will wear those jack- el on our own, and spend more time with family Yard in Brooklin, ME, by Steve White, the grandson ets to the 2011 Reunion. See you there! John and friends. Betty Chao and I have been ex- of E.B. White ’21.” Looking for any crewmembers, and Mary Loosbrock Miers. changing e-mails. I am active in CAAAN. Would Donald? Son Michael is a poli-sci professor at the And now, a word from co-president Alice like to hear from Reva Noskowitz Potter.” Noel U. of Wisconsin, Milwaukee. Daughter Alissa lives Berglas: Relyea, PhD ’73 (Cupertino, CA; NRelyea@yahoo. and works in Manhattan in Internet advertising. I’m adding a bit of California news to this col- com) writes, “My husband, William Wood ’70, and Kenneth Kohn is a financial professional—finan- umn. It’s mid-October, and I am spending a week I joined our local volunteer fire department, which cial, estate, and insurance planning—and finds visiting my granddaughters in Berkeley. My daugh- involves lots of training on both structural and time to play on two softball teams, one for play- ter Nancy is back at her doctoral program in pub- wildland fires and also first-responder emergency ers 40-and-over, another for 50-and-over. Daugh- lic health at UC Berkeley, and my son-in-law is a medical aid. We have continued to expand our ter Kimberly lives in Ridgefield, CT, with her hus- political science professor at UC Davis. Life here is winery activities and expect to harvest late this band and Kenneth’s grandson Zachery, who will filled with fabulous vegetables, wine, sky, family, year due to the cold summer weather. We sold out be 2 at the end of July. They will be expanding and little girls all in pink and purple. I also had of our first (2008) vintages at a release party last their family shortly. Son Scott resides in Charlotte, time for two long lunches, one with Richard, PhD spring. We continue to work with pygmy villages NC; Jonathan ’05 resides in New York City. ’74, and Nan Wendt Rideout, and the other with in Rwanda and are supporting three students for Alan Cody reports that he is busy promot- John, PhD ’70, and Meg Warne Monroe, MS ’68. the upcoming school year.” ing micro-lending to low- and middle-income en- After solving world peace, we spent time catching “I was appointed president of Just Moulding trepreneurs as chair of the New England Advisory up personally, laughing, and thinking about the Franchising LLC in Gaithersburg, MD,” reports Board of ACCION USA, a nonprofit engaged in mi- upcoming Reunion Weekend. What is truly won- Richard Hayman (Potomac, MD; Richard@hay crofinance and financial literacy education. He derful for me is that of all the class officers and man.com). “Reconnected with my freshman room- also works frequently with ACCION’s VP of devel- Class Council, I think I knew only four of five of mate Dennis Kakol, ME ’68. Just Moulding hosted opment, Valeria Perez-Ferreiro ’89. Pete Coors them way back when. If you think your class of- a Cornell intern this summer. She was an inter- has lots of news. His seventh grandchild arrived ficers are some long-formed clique—not true! Re- national student from France who spent the last recently—he now has three girls and four boys— union brings friendships not dreamed of. year at Cornell.” Liz Fein (Brooklyn, NY; lizamy and he now serves as chairman of both Molson I missed out on a free lunch with Chuck [email protected]) “retired from the NYC Dept. of Ed- Coors Brewing Co. and millercoors LLC. Wife Mar- Weiss (he offered me “meat on a stick” and said ucation on July 1, 2010 after 25 years of service. ilyn (Gross) is an associate professor in ethics I would like it), but caught up with Art Purcell Now I’m devoting myself to screenwriting.” Rita and genetics at the U. of Colorado Health Sci- on a late-night call from San Francisco to L.A., Siegel Freedman (Silver Spring, MD; rfreedma@ ences Center. They keep track of Cornell primari- and exchanged long e-mails with Bruce Mans- aft.org) reports: “My husband, Joel ’66, and I ly through sons Peter ’99, ME ’00, and David dorf, also in L.A. Amazing how much easier it is met with Arnie Berger ’66, PhD ’71, when we ’04. David is a player/coach of Team 21, a when everyone is in the same time zone. Most of were in Seattle, WA.” lacrosse team composed of Cornell players in all, it felt great to connect and to look forward Richard Moore, ME ’68, MBA ’70 (Groton, NY; memory of George Boiardi ’04 (#21). to sharing the East Coast time zone of Ithaca [email protected]) writes that he “retired from Bill Robinett, MRP ’71, proudly reports: “My next June. If we have learned anything these the Hotel school in 2002 as an emeritus profes- biggest news is that we finally became grand- past years, it is to let our feet take us where our sor. Kay and I have a choose-and-cut Christmas parents with the birth of Tate Oliver Morgan, on heads would like to be: and to do it NOW. And tree farm eight miles north of Ithaca. I am pres- April 6. He is the first child of our older daugh- so: Reunion. Come back because it’s Cornell. ident of the National Christmas Tree Association. ter, Susie. Our son, Charlie, has taken a new po- Come back because it’s ’66. Come back because Kay and I were in Germany this June to discuss sition with EMC, with lots of travel to Army bases it’s our 45th. Come for the old friends. Come for the 500th anniversary of the decorated Christmas all over the country. He lives in the D.C. area the Reunion friends you have made or will make. tree ‘celest’ celebration with the Christmas Tree when he’s home, if ever. Younger daughter Lau- Come back because it’s a university . . . Better: Growers Council of Europe. The first recorded dec- ra has one more year of college at Drury U. in it’s YOUR university. And the energy and intel- orated Christmas tree was in Riga, Latvia, in Springfield, MO. lect and fun and constant rhythm abounds. Come 1510.” Chuck Butler (Helena, MT; chuckbutlr@ Larry and Nancy Jenkins Krablin (njk22@ back for the one reason that matters most: it’s aol.com) reports that he’s been involved in “some cornell.edu) are very busy. Nancy still teaches yours—right now. Come back for the NOW. See media, communications, health policy, and PR middle school science and over the summer was you there! Alice. consulting. I also do lots of volunteer work. Work- trying to complete as many “residential archae- Check our website often for updates on Re- ing in Helena with youth and our grandchildren, ology” projects as possible. She writes, “I keep union Weekend (June 9-12!), our class gift, and ages 3, 4, 7, and 8.” fit and sane by riding a bicycle to anything less our 45th Reunion Campaign (http://classof66. I made it to the 130th Daily Sun dinner in than 15 miles from home, including work, until alumni.cornell.edu). Registration materials will NYC in September, but missed Zinck’s Night this darkness or ice make that unsafe,” and also con- be in the mail in March. Thank you to each of time. We might just be the last class or so to re- tinues in her role as CAAAN No. 245 chair. “Lar- you who are serving on committees and con- member munching on a roast-beef-on-weck ac- ry continues to enjoy solving problems at Unisys tacting friends/classmates. E-mail Alice (akb66@ companied by appropriate liquid refreshment at and (finally) mentors a few new hires after the aol.com) if you would like to lend a hand. c the last Zinck’s next to the Ithaca Hotel, also R.I.P. years of lay-offs that he survived. Our new pas- Pete Salinger, [email protected]; Susan Rock- c Richard B. Hoffman, 2925 28th St. NW, Wash- sion is kites—flying them (we are improving), ac- ford Bittker, [email protected]; and Deanne ington, DC 20008; e-mail, [email protected]. quiring them (this is all too easy), and making Gebell Gitner, [email protected]. them. Perhaps if we ever retire . . . ?” Nancy adds that chairs at the Baker Inst. for Animal Research No column this time, but more were dedicated in honor of her parents, Dubois, Thomas Lambiase, MBA ’72 (Fair- to come in the March/April issue. DVM ’43, and Doris Holmes Jenkins ’44, should fax, VA; [email protected]) 68 Happy New Year to all, and best anyone visit that auditorium just off campus. 67 notes under the “doing recently” wishes for 2011. Send news to: c Mary Hartman Happy New Year to all! Keep in touch at: c Tina spot: “Haiti relief work (LazarusProjectHaiti.org). Schmidt, [email protected]. Economaki Riedl, [email protected]. 72 Cornell Alumni Magazine | cornellalumnimagazine.com Class Notes Victor Wayne Jaquith February 2011 73 Edward Hoffman | (Leeds, MA) is a private (Leeds, January Linden ([email protected]) and ([email protected]) Linden ([email protected]). We also invite We ([email protected]). Robert Brandt , BA ’73 (Maynard, MA; vcurran@precision ’73 (Maynard, , BA We have some unreported news from the last the from news unreported some have We Fellow clinical psychologist psychologist Fellow clinical Gilda Klein David Beale and memory our collective improve you to help “40 Things list by recalling memories 40 Top your rec- E-mail Experience.” Cornell About Your to [email protected]. ollections to it. so let’s get forms, dues and news batch of in. wrote residents A few Massachusetts Curran him to that his work takes reported graphics.com) en- would he basis and City on a regular York New Victor area. in the classmates with joy connecting Pre- Illinois-based for is East Coast representative that specializes studio a design Graphics, cision mul- and publications technical and in educational MA, Sherborn, In nearby timedia. Phil- Peace the runs ([email protected]) Zais. Marcia married recently and Project anthropy philanthropic in slowdown that the reported He him, for time leisure more has meant activities wife and with his new has been spending he which Berk- Over in the garden. to his growing tending shires, headquarters and main housing at the West Cam- West at the housing main and headquarters website out our Check House. Rose pus Flora watch and (http://classof71.alumni.cornell.edu) regional pre-reunion of news for your snail-mail speakers. and events as well as reunion events, co-chairs reunion can contact you info, For more practice clinical psychologist who is spending more is spending who psychologist clinical practice Chi enjoys Tai He beach on Cape Cod. at the time beach house. his new isn’t furnishing he when 2009 as a visiting fall spent ([email protected]) U. at the professor Tokyo, of it reporting as won- “a City resident York is a New He experience.” derful Ruth Sauberman Wa- Meyer, 16 James Thomas 16 James Meyer, As we wish a Happy New Year to Year New we wish a Happy As to 1971, we’d like Class of the to all our classmates encourage , PhD ’76, and Connie Ferris c live in San Jose, CA, and have children Sean children have CA, and live in San Jose, Harry ’69 ago, she separated from her husband and dis- and husband her from separated she ago, She cancer. lung advanced had that she covered doing and Hopkins at Johns trial clinical is in a still paints she meantime, In the very well now. takes and work), swims, her of show (had a solo yoga classes. chob Dy- daughter, Sean had his second Rebecca. and first Rebecca had her lan, in December 2009, and was only in July 2009. Malia Malia, daughter child, very at birth, but is doing pounds four-and-a-half to be a teacher/director Ruth continues well now. for children low-income for preschool state the of Due to budg- District. School Union Cupertino the district the California, State of the et cuts from so Ruth will have program, the continue will not in or retiring grades changing between to decide job after Xoft a new for is looking 2011. Harry Har- 2009, Ruth and of summer the In downsized. the (Oxford, England in southern ry traveled Rick a 12-day did and Bath, Windsor) Cotswolds, includ- Highlights France. northern Steves tour of from twinkle at night Eiffel Tower the ed seeing in at Mont come tides the watching hotel, their abbey lit up against well as the Saint-Michel—as and awed by Stonehenge sky—being night the at gardens Monet’s photographing and Avebury, Giverny. Rd., Malvern, PA 19355; [email protected]. e-mail, “Return, Renew, and Reconnect” at our 40th Re- Reconnect” and “Return, Renew, set up our class 9-12, 2011. We’ll on June union 71 , (acting Dutchess , and had , and (Rockville, Myra Barrett udge (rgschneider@ over this part). udge for Posner (joanposner@ Posner Stephen ’69 Kantor ([email protected]) Kantor Rich Schneider ([email protected]) is an ([email protected]) . Can we really be into 2011 al- 2011 be into really Can we just yesterday like Seems ready? about worried all so we were udge presiding ([email protected]) Naomi Gardner Kaffee , did move their “center of gravity” from gravity” of “center their move , did Belen Samper Barbara Smith Joan Ellen Schmukler Harry Brull Philip McNutt 70 Y2K and here we are 11 years down the road, so road, the down 11 years we are here Y2K and holiday you all had a wonderful to speak. I hope and blessed and will have a great season and year! new healthy In an- Michael. husband with CO, lives in Boulder, most what you remember swer to our query about at about our time fondly Cornell, Barbara says there You person every day. a new and idea was a new views, your mind, broadening avoid just could not this in its entire- you only realize And heart. and to hear would like out! She a few generations ty from comcast.net) lives with wife Sue in Swampscott, lives comcast.net) from partner as an active retired he MA. Although 2009, Rich of summer in the Deloitte Consulting ad- is on the He arenas. active in several remains at Cornell School Johnson the for visory council as a visiting there faculty part-time on the and coach at is also an MBA Rich in strategy. lecturer is a di- he In addition, School. Business Harvard exec- a firm that does Partners, with Sage rector Rich development. venture and utive counseling 35 for Boston area Sue have lived in the and and law school is in son, Geoff, older Their years. ice professional plays son, Cory, younger their NHL. in the Canucks Vancouver with the hockey three wonderful children. Ten years ago, after 30 years ago, Ten children. wonderful three years again! Two started to paint she years, “dry” PhD ’71 a lovely mountain CO, MN, to Salida, St. Paul, 5,500 just 100 miles of town with a population work doesn’t When Springs. Colorado west of Salida bicycling. his days spends Harry beckon, involve climbing. all rides sits at 7,000 feet and to Den- hours is three airport commute their Now in St. minutes eight it was a mere when ver, Ore- and in Minnesota grandkids have They Paul. gainfully employed. are children all their and gon Life is good! was a first-time MD; [email protected]) at our time had a wonderful and attendee reunion enjoyed renewing She last June. 40th Reunion Rembrandt original as well as seeing friendships Af- on campus. Museum Johnson at the etchings married Naomi ter Cornell, gmail.com) is a family court j is a family gmail.com) Court j Supreme She lives in Poughkeepsie with husband David, with husband lives in Poughkeepsie She Mach. & with McCabe partner is managing who director is deputy Elizabeth, 31, daughter, Their at Hillel relations foundation for development of 28, son, Michael, DC. Their in Washington, Int’l Bar examination York New the for was studying in Law School Harvard from after his graduation Hous- of Office counsel’s works at the 2010. He in Washington, also Urban Development, and ing DC. PLLC in Wash- & Bentzen with Hughes attorney real and in commercial specializes DC. He ington, rights. creditors’ and bankruptcy, estate litigation, “After Mary. with wife VA, in Ashburn, resides He Gonzaga DC Clas- Philip is active with the hours,” school high a national Tournament, Basketball sic capital. nation’s charity in the for contest reports that he is now officially half-retired, and half-retired, officially is now that he reports it, it is a lousy job of is doing he that although his wife, and He to be wanted. nice County in New York State. She is also an inte- She State. York in New County court j violence domestic grated 058-095CAMjf11notes 12/16/10 10:39 AM Page 73 Page AM 10:39 12/16/10 058-095CAMjf11notes 058-095CAMjf11notes 12/16/10 10:39 AM Page 74

and a member of the Yeshiva U. faculty. In his “For those of you looking for a breastfeeding book long bike rides to keep in shape and love going spare time, Edward loves swimming and playing for your daughter or daughter-in-law, I like to to classical music concerts in the Stuttgart area the flute. Melany Scherzer Whitney, BFA ’71 (red think there’s never been a better one!” she says. near where they live. They return to the USA [email protected]) is president and founder of Laurence ([email protected]) and Deborah Long once or twice a year to visit family. the Whitney Center for Permanent Cosmetics. She Taylor ([email protected]) are still hard Robert Wolpert ([email protected]) is a nationally recognized expert in the applica- at work at their respective institutions. Deborah tells us: “Both our children have graduated from tion and art of permanent makeup and has been is starting her 35th year at Colby-Sawyer College, Cornell now—Genevieve ’07 spent her spring and featured on many TV news and feature broadcasts. where she is the academic vice president and summer doing relief work in Haiti and is now in Melany now works out of Boca Raton, FL. Janna dean of the faculty. Larry is a professor of psy- medical school at UNC; Kyle ’10 has moved to the Shaffer Lamboy (Geneva, NY; Janalamboy@earth chology at New England College, starting his Park Slope neighborhood in Brooklyn and is ex- link.net) is associate professor of horticulture at 34th year, and was chosen this past year as the ploring medical and bio-tech opportunities in New Finger Lakes Community College, where she de- professor of the year. “We kayak, sail, and chase York. Luckily I’ve started collaborating with some veloped the new viticulture and wine technology our new grandson around when we are in his Cornell faculty members, giving us an excuse to program. In her spare time, she grows cut flowers vicinity. Life is good,” Larry says. go back to Ithaca now and again even though the to sell at farmers’ markets. Color designer Mary Jody Uttal, BFA ’73 ([email protected]) kids have moved on.” Steven Seifert (SSeifert@ McMurray ([email protected]) helps still lives in the Venice Canals with husband Jeff salud.unm.edu) writes: “My wife, Sandy Mishkin, people choose colors and designs for homes and Gold. Her youngest daughter recently began stud- is a UW-Madison alumnus. I, of course, am a Cor- businesses. In a recent project, she created de- ies at Reed College, and her oldest just graduated nell alumnus. Our daughter, Sara ’07, did her signs for a restaurant with locations in six states. from Reed and is headed to NYC for an internship freshman year at UW-Madison before transferring She and husband David live in Portland, OR. at SculptureCenter. Susan Farber Straus (Owings to, and graduating from, Cornell. Last year’s men’s Frequent contributor Elisabeth Kaplan Boas Mills, MD) is a clinical psychologist working with NCAA basketball tournament match-up between ([email protected]) and husband Art Spitzer children who have experienced abuse and neglect. Cornell and UW-Madison (which Cornell won!) ex- ([email protected]) wrote in with their news. She traveled to Italy and Korea last June, contin- posed the problem of divided loyalties within a Art continues as legal director at the ACLU in D.C. ues to be involved with a drama club and playing family. Fortunately, ‘Go Big Red’ works well in that Elisabeth reported that the past year was busy piano, and has a granddaughter Charlotte, 2. situation.” c Gary L. Rubin, [email protected]; with travel to the Far East, including Vietnam, Andrew Topus ([email protected]) writes: Alex Barna, [email protected]; Carol Fein Ross, Laos, and Cambodia, as well as Russia and Mon- “SmartPrice Sales & Marketing Inc. (smartprice [email protected]. golia. She stays busy with leadership roles in lo- sales.com), which I founded nine years ago to cal organizations in and around the couple’s home develop and market food products sold in the ex- base in Chevy Chase, MD. Elisabeth is a member treme value retail ($1.00 Store) channel has been Since “life happens,” occasional- of the Montgomery County Community Foundation, named by Inc. Magazine for two consecutive years ly your class officers cover for her local synagogue board of directors, and sev- as one of the fastest growing private companies 73 one another. Hence this column eral Cornell groups. She was elected to the Cornell in America (number 71 in 2009 and number 311 is being written by your class president instead Council and serves on the Library Advisory Coun- in 2010). We will attend the Inc. 2010 awards of one of your regular correspondents. It’s a good cil and the Washington Cornell Club Board. conference and banquet this year in Washington, chance for me to bring you up to date on the Reports of Cornellian and classmate sightings DC. It appears my BS degree in Food Marketing latest class plans. By the time you read this, our arrived from class president Laurie Berke-Weiss and Distribution has paid off.” Andy and wife 60th birthday celebrations will have begun across ([email protected]) and my co-correspondent Sarah have welcomed four grandchildren into the the country. The first event was held in Oakland, Linda Germaine-Miller. Laurie reported that her world during the past 18 months. CA, at the home of Irene Kohan Yesowitch. Of travels have included visits with many Cornellians. Margaret Geppert Walter, BA ’71 (Hochdorf, course, in typical ’73 fashion, we weren’t simply She writes, “My husband, Brian Berke, and I vis- Germany; [email protected]) has been interested in getting together for drinks; we also ited with Lori Schaffer and husband Brian Col- fondly recalling her years at Cornell and sent an had a moderated discussion on “What do I want man at their home in London. At the end of the update. Margy married Dietmar ’65 during her to do in the next stage of my life?” coordinated summer, Brian and I visited our daughter Alex sophomore year at Cornell, in January 1970. Af- by Jon Kaplan, MBA ’74. The discussion was Berke ’06 in Oregon, where Cheryl Horton ’06, ter she graduated in 1972 they moved to Germany, started by Alex Friedman, PhD ’80, Jacqui an environmental educator, guided us around the intending to stay “only a Preziose Bower, MS ’75, gorgeous Oregon coast.” At the wedding of Deb- year,” since they thought and David Felderstein, bie Korenblatt Matz’s daughter Hayley, Laurie saw they were headed to India who, along with Jon, de- Richard ’70 and Sandra Livingston Goldberg, for work in the Peace Corps Plans are scribed their life changes Beth Shapiro Stroul, and Lynne Goldstein Sil- (Margy’s major was Asian and approach. In addition verstein, BFA ’71. Debbie, by the way, is chair- Studies). But the trip to In- ‘ to the four discussion man of the National Credit Union Administration. dia never worked out. They useless, but “starters,” others enjoying Linda Germaine-Miller and husband Joe Miller ’69 ended up staying in Ger- the get-together in Oak- have been in touch with Bob Baumwoll and his many, where they’ve lived planning is land were: John Cowan, wife, Martha. Bob is a physician at Harvard Van- and worked happily for al- MFA ’80, Bette Caan guard Medical Associates in Boston. most 40 years. Dietmar Mansbach, Sharon Brook, This time of year we have little or no news worked in various software essential. Chuck Geber, Peter Yim, left. So watch your e-mail for the annual winter development jobs; Margy Bill Welker, MBA ’75, and plea for news. Or you can avoid the winter blahs started out mastering Ger- Alex Friedman’ ’73 Irene Yesowitch. Alex said and punch up a newsy e-mail today. Send it to man and then doing transla- that the discussion afford- Linda or me. c Matt Silverman, mes62@cornell. tion work. Their children ed him the opportunity to edu; Linda Germaine-Miller, [email protected]. were born in 1981, 1984, and 1986. By then both compose his own statement—and that he walked Dietmar and Margy were full-time freelancers, he away with a number of thoughts, particularly that in software consultation and she in German-Eng- “plans are useless, but planning is essential.” It Harvey Teres ([email protected]) lish translations. Now their children are grown and was also a chance to hear how differently those is an associate professor of Eng- out of the house. Daughter Carrie is a lawyer in who had retired reacted to the change. Irene’s 72 lish, director of the Judaic Stud- England specializing in environmental law and this comment was that if an event is planned in your ies Program, and a member of the board of trustees year married a British barrister; son Ingo studied area, “don’t miss it!” at Syracuse U. His book The Word on the Street: geology in Munich and is now pursuing an ad- Additional birthday celebrations are being Linking the Academy and the Common Reader will vanced degree in Salt Lake City; and son Steve is planned—e-mails and flyers will be sent to class- be published by the U. of Michigan Press in No- a cellist who studied first in Oslo/Norway and mates in the various locales. If you travel, or are vember. Diane Rockcastle Wiessinger, MS ’78 now in Germany—he also founded a classical mu- interested in knowing about the others, check the ([email protected]) is one of three co-authors sic festival in nearby Esslingen (see bilingual web- class website (address below) for the latest. Up- of The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding (8th edition), site at www.podiumfestival.de). Dietmar and coming cities/areas include: Boston, NYC, North- published last summer by La Leche League Int’l. Margy still work almost full-time, but enjoy daily ern New Jersey, Boca Raton, Atlanta, Southern 74 Cornell Alumni Magazine | cornellalumnimagazine.com Class Notes has Mo- , who Shaan teach- Laurie Wendy Ariel ’08 Brian Beglin February 2011 75 (A&S) and (A&S) and | Stephen Banker at Harvard and will and at Harvard Dana Williams is a litigation associ- is a litigation , ME ’75, as a trustee. The , ME ’75, as a trustee. , MCE ’76’s life as well. He January Jason ’05 remembers sitting behind me in me behind sitting remembers . Laurie and Eric have two children Eric and . Laurie (with Stephen J. Powell), published J. Powell), (with Stephen Natasha Renée ’06 Gary Loesch -Hammond, BFA ’74, curated, designed, ’74, curated, BFA -Hammond, , ME ’09), and is co-chair of CAAAN Com- is co-chair of , ME ’09), and Berta Esperanza Hernandez-Truyol Eric Roth Cornell has been a recurring theme in theme has been a recurring Cornell Engi- of Council American the In August, or for gravity to turn off—your choice.” Ben re- choice.” off—your to turn gravity or for a beer with enjoyed cently teaches math at Dartmouth. I remember Ben I remember Dartmouth. at math teaches Chemistry in freshman took pity on me he fondly; rule. to use a slide how know not I did when Eric Law. course on Constitutional Danelski’s David in Rosen & Katz Lipton, at Wachtell, is a partner secu- and in corporate specializes and York, New to is happily married He litigation. rities (Michael) ’75 fa- their have followed and Cornellians are who law. in the ther ate at Willkie Farr & Gallagher in NYC. Farr & Gallagher ate at Willkie law student is a second-year work this summer at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett Simpson Thacher at work this summer Cornell active in the has remained in NYC. Eric Uni- Cornell the of is a member He community. as a in fundraising engages and versity Council He Committee. Circle President’s the of member in the a scholarship his wife have established and encourages he and Sciences, Arts and of College that it reports He same. the to do his classmates recipients scholarship one’s to meet is gratifying by pro- a difference has made that one know and Cornell. to attend means the with them viding acquisi- and mergers law in NYC in the practiced than more Arps for Skadden of department tions Skadden’s was part of he For two years, 33 years. is pursuing Meredith, His daughter, office. Tokyo is his son Benjamin in L.A. and career an acting wife Susan and Stephen sixth grade. enjoying too, would He, trip to Burgundy. took a biking fellow Cornellians. from love to hear to Bingham relocated that in April, he reports next will move and office, Tokyo McCutcheon’s in Beijing. to open his law firm’s office spring largest nation’s the (ACEC), Companies neering industry, engineering the for association business Trust Insurance Business ACEC that the reported appointed that a program overseeing for is responsible Trust and with business firms member ACEC provides Gary is coverage. insurance liability professional (Holz- H2M Group the of president vice executive PC, H2M Labs Inc., & Murrell McLendon macher, & Engi- H2M Architects and Inc., H2M Associates neers). U.es at the Levin Florida of Law, of College where latest book is Her rights. on human focuses she and Hu- A New Covenant Linking Trade Just Trade: man Rights has son, Nikolai, Her NYU Press. in 2009 by the teach- Vivian, Berta’s partner, started first grade. Berta school. at Nikolai’s science es Spanish and classmates. her from wait to hear cannot Goldberg Line From “Drawing art exhibit the installed and in San show a 13-artist drawing to Shadow,” work is included that her reports CA. She Rafael, hammad Iqbal Qamar edu- post-graduate and his undergraduate earned his children two of has sent in Engineering, cation ( to Cornell Iqbal ’08 Moham- years, Over the mittee 861 in Pakistan. the in Pakistan, wife Renée have traveled and mad Cornell- (visiting Turkey and London, Nairobi, US, years so in the to do to continue hope and ians), child, third their where live in Ithaca, They ahead. Mo- High. at Ithaca grade is in tenth Renée, Sonya and to Cornell his connections describes hammad to his life. as “central” Ithaca . c Des- Gail David Grum- 2014 Phyllis The Lost newspaper. Janes muses Janes lives in the (Hum Ec). He (Hum ’35 We are creating a creating are We , the main character main , the Phyllis Haight Phyllis , a self-described “en- , a self-described , George Clooney’s effi- Clooney’s , George Myers Myers Susan Niner Starman , Bree’s son-in-law went to son-in-law went , Bree’s Cambridge Student sends greetings from Dubuque, from greetings sends is now part of the Class of Class of the part of is now Brungraber Jim Schoonmaker Thank you for all of your news all of Thank you for award- include Our numbers items. winning philan- artists, and writers Up in the Air Sherman, [email protected]; [email protected]; Sherman, had a Cornell degree, too. Susan used degree, had a Cornell “Ben” Lyon and her family in New Jersey. Jersey. in New family her Lyon and Ethel Potteiger Grummon, [email protected]. Class web- [email protected]. Grummon, Annalise 4 would also like to hear from his classmates. from to hear would also like David Smiley R.L. Although Although by natural disasters through his leadership at his leadership disasters through by natural who classmates other are there But Vision. World their level, through local the at contributing are youth programs, pantries, in food involvement to know we’d like and etc., elderly, to the services who fellow classmates Please identify are. they by e-mailing (or yourself) mon ([email protected]). These acts of public acts of These ([email protected]). mon impact, just im- have to have world don’t service world. pact on a classmate’s as they classmates these recognizing for forum our lega- of prong third (the service public exhibit class website we have start- on our cy). Already Stay tuned. contributions. these ed to showcase is always welcome! stay in touch—news And Marty Slye Haight http://classof73.alumni.cornell.edu/. site, attended our 35th Reunion while his mother, age while his mother, our 35th Reunion attended his of point high 75th. The her 97, attended class was recog- her was when reunion mother’s as in Bailey Hall, Night Cornelliana nized during and to stand asked and was called by name she wave. new for gathering the attended family Jim and is he When at Chateau Rupert/Foote. students US- the TV, Alhurra Jim works for at Cornell, not to the in Arabic that broadcasts network financed DC, area. Washington, the East from Middle remembers fondly IBM. He works for he IA, where to hear would like and Cornell from his friends with enjoys his contacts He them. from Grooms Eng island big on the with his family vacationed He on information to share would like and Hawaii of destinations. vacation For movies. in the is mentioned Cornell often how in example, In Cornell. from had an MBA assistant cient perate Housewives in And Law. Cornell in drunk Ray Milland’s to Cornell. went Weekend pa- her Pairs, Petal to create DEA background her son is co- Her Studios. Tonic for punches per craft the editor of music is an art student. daughter Her that his Island Rhode from reports gineer/worrier,” (the in structures his doctorate son finished older as “this what Ben describes in generation third Ben’s younger lives in San Diego. and madness”) son is, in Ben’s words, “dangerously” single and consult- his repair life in NYC. Ben describes ing lov- can wait for “We with gravity. work as a fight ing to fix this building, to turn around economy the Washington, DC, area, he has returned to Cornell has returned he DC, area, Washington, toured In April 2009, he last year. since six times his and Annalise campus with daughter the mother, thropists, historians, engineers, lawyers, teachers, lawyers, engineers, historians, thropists, professions, other many among consultants, and op- educational of cornucopia the all reflecting Consistent at Cornell. we experienced portunities Cornell of a love are items in your news themes and to your children that has been passed down goes. So here classmates. from to hear a desire 7 , , , Lu- Dan Fran Paul Baer , , Fran Jim Seeley , a fifth-year Rich Stearns Susan Murphy Trostorff dialed Trostorff Mary Gilliland Joan Spielholz e and CALS. A number e and Eliot Greenwald Sherman, MPS ’75; MPS ’75; Sherman, , MCE ’74, , , MPS ’77, and , MPS ’77, and , MBA ’74, , MBA , a Biology major in A&S. We are in A&S. We major , a Biology Juan Castellanos ’10 Danielle Lombardo Marty Slye Larry Taylor ([email protected]). ([email protected]). , Carl Ferrentino and and Mark Clemente , Rick Saltz Your class officers have been busy mapping class officers Your mem- about our quest for some heard You’ve The class officers were together in Ithaca in in Ithaca together were class officers The . Dan hasn’t been involved with the class at all, class with the . Dan hasn’t been involved ’75 so we York, New lives in central he even though has served on Mark it a try. him to give convinced is always avail- years and in prior Class Council the a glass at reunion!). (or raise a hand able to lend but on Cayuga Lake, have a home Wendy and Mark isn’t able is so busy he that his practice said he All like. as he’d in Ithaca time as much to spend longer to stay on campus us would have liked of of Museum Johnson at the poetry event the for poet award-winning Art featuring MAT ’80, a retired faculty member of the Knight the of member faculty ’80, a retired MAT Disciplines. in the Writing for Inst. years. coming the for our activities course of the turning we are (although it’s time to believe Hard thor- class legacy has been debated 60!), but the a three- taking that we are result with the oughly, and mentoring, scholarship, approach: pronged we can and where areas are These service. public in our com- and at Cornell a difference making are you know did realm, scholarship In the munities. is athat there Class of 1973 Scholarship? estab- We made we’ve never although it in 1987, and lished that have been contributions it, the of deal a big payment with the in conjunction (mostly made up to a respectable have added class dues), of an endowment, value of the show $119,000! To $147,000 years we’ve been able to grant over the for need—often with financial to 15 students is recipient recent years! Our most multiple cas Chang ’13 also assisting in Architectur major double continual- are and students these us have met of is education a Cornell difference at the ly amazed these mentoring are Officers lives. in their making will be work- and Cornell navigate as they students to the them inviting (including with them ing tran- their in D.C.) to aid Conference Leadership sition is also to involved alum. There student from fund- (again primarily 1973 Book Fund a Class of at the made contributions additional ed through monies has provided which payment), dues of time endowment 1993. The since libraries to Cornell research to purchase libraries has allowed the otherwise not would they materials/manuscripts Studies. Religious in primarily be able to acquire, in a difference have made class who the bers of ca- their world!) through (or the community their involvement. volunteer and/or reer in thefeatured Sept/Oct issue this magazine, of is in a difference individual—making such one devastated countries other and Myanmar, Haiti, Michel in. When we retired to the Statler Regent Lounge Statler Regent to the we retired in. When later, the we encountered die-hards Sprint the from including team reunion, football (150-lb.) Minnock, Minnock, PhD ’94, and Connard mid-September to begin the initial planning for planning initial the to begin mid-September attending Those campaign. and our 40th Reunion were: Cashman California, Chicago, Philadelphia, and D.C. (which and Philadelphia, Chicago, California, hosts Cornell when January in late held will be Conference Alumni Leadership Cornell annual the If you are will be present). class officers the and events these of one organize in helping interested listed), please con- those of (or one in your area or ([email protected]) Kaplan tact Jon Minnock 058-095CAMjf11notes 12/16/10 10:39 AM Page 75 Page AM 10:39 12/16/10 058-095CAMjf11notes 058-095CAMjf11notes 12/16/10 10:39 AM Page 76

in the Achenbach Collection of Prints and Draw- they ultimately plan to retire. Jim Thul (Fleming- Eastchester High School; husband Jim ’74 is ings in the San Francisco Legion of Honor Muse- ton, NJ) spent a large portion of this past spring deputy university counsel at Weill Cornell Medical um, the Haas Family Collection, Genentech Corp., traveling with wife Lorna to see son Garrett play College. Son Adam is a PhD student in communi- the New York offices of Berkman, Bottger & Rodd lacrosse as a freshman at West Point. Army ad- cations at USC, son Peter is a post-production/ LLP, and the viewing program of the Drawing vanced to the NCAA playoffs until they met up assistant editor in L.A., and son Zachary is a re- Center. She adds that a book of her images, with Cornell! However, Garrett was chosen by In- search analyst at the Center for Effective Philan- Drawing Out the Light, was published by Blurb. sidelacrosse.com as the first-ever National Rook- thropy in Cambridge, MA. Barbara stays in touch Wendy would love to hear from other ’74 gradu- ie of the Year! Daughter Lauren graduated from with Fran Melton-Levine, Lisa Grapek Drillich, ates of AAP. Gettysburg and lives and works in Boston. Leslie Canfield Perlman, and Merrie Atlas. She Jim Grossman has moved from his position Lisa Jensen Wingate, MA ’85, reported on loves coming to reunion, as it reminds her of the as VP for research and education at the Newberry the fun she and husband Ken (kwingate@npbinc. wonderful education and emotional-social expe- Library in Chicago to become executive director of com) had during Reunion; it was a time for tour- riences that have helped shaped the adults we the American Historical Association. He is espe- ing campus and reminiscing, while the kids rolled have all become. She can’t wait to come back for cially interested in increasing the role of history their eyes since they couldn’t imagine their par- our 40th! I couldn’t express it any better. and historians in public culture and welcomes mes- ents had lives before marriage! While Ken played There is a bit more reunion news from a sages from classmates with an interest in history. golf with Dexter Dyer, Lisa and the kids canoed group of Sperry Hall alums who reconnected that He solicits suggestions as to how the American on Beebe Lake and checked out the gorges. They weekend—that will wait for the next column! Historical Association might attract the interest all made sure they visited the fabulous Dairy Bar. Keep your news coming and hope to see many of of readers of history who are not professional his- Ken was able to connect with his FIJI frat broth- you before the next reunion. c Deb Gellman, torians. Stay tuned for more of your news items ers, while Lisa visited with grad school friends who [email protected]; Mitch Frank, mjfgator@ in our next column. c Helen Bendix, hbendix@ still live in Ithaca. The Wingates live in Ellicott gmail.com; Karen DeMarco Boroff, boroffka@shu. verizon.net; Betsy Moore, emoore@cazenovia. City, MD, where Ken is president of North Point edu; Joan Pease, [email protected]. edu; Jack Jay Wind, [email protected]. Builders. Jim Blumling (Dix Hills, NY; bluming@ telephonics.com) attended reunion with wife Shel- ley. Jim designs radar systems for telephones. He Thank you to those of you who It’s only been a short time since and Shelley have finished up with major renova- filled out your News and Dues Reunion and I have more news tions on their house and landscaping. Daughter 76 forms for the past (almost) 35 75 remaining from the notepad I Chrissy ’02 was married in August 2009 and their years! Reunion is coming up, June 9-12, and it carried around! Right before Reunion, Debbie son is at UC San Diego, getting a PhD in bio- gives us all another chance to catch up and to Reading Mace ([email protected]) finished her engineering. Gwenn Tannenbaum Canfield (Haver- celebrate. last exam (are we still going to school at our age?) straw, NY; [email protected]) is a vocational Kathryn Gollin Marshak’s present day job is and is now a Hotelie with a master’s in architec- rehabilitation counselor for the NYS Dept. of Ed- as a freelance editor; her husband, Stephen, is ture. She and husband Ed ’73 live in Colorado’s Vail ucation and active with CAAAN. She has two sons: professor of geology and director of the School Valley. She doesn’t ski, but lives for summers and a TV cameraman and a patent attorney. Lisa Lin- of Earth, Society, and Environment, U. of Illinois, golf. Her son Casey graduated from Georgetown der ([email protected]) is an eye surgeon who owns Urbana-Champaign. Kathryn has been involved and works for the State Dept. Son Patrick ’01, an ophthalmology practice in Newtown Square, PA. in the Osher Lifelong Learning Inst. and enjoys MBA ’09, and daughter Courtney ’03 followed Mom She and husband Louis Glass are proud parents of gardening and traveling. Stephen writes college and Dad and both became Hotelies! Fellow Hotelie Stephanie ’12, an AEM student, and Eric, a fresh- textbooks and also enjoys traveling and photog- Caren Whiteman Kline (Dallas, TX; cwkline@mac. man at Penn State. Ken and Elaine Johnson raphy. Their youngest child graduated from Cor- com) and husband Peter ’69, MS ’71 (another Ayres live in Rockville, MD. She works at NIH in nell in May and they had one more wonderful Hotelie!) have daughters Catherine and Christina. health information technology, while he is an at- visit to Ithaca. From her time at Cornell, Kathryn Caren is a community volunteer and was very help- torney with Jones Day. Son Jay ’04 is married and remembers the spectacular campus, growing in- ful at Reunion with fashion tips for me! Vickie living in Boston, and son Brad ’06 works for Mor- tellectually, and being challenged with inde- Thaler Vaclavik (vicki.vaclavik@utsouthwestern. gan Stanley in NYC. pendence. She would like to hear from friends edu) also lives in Dallas with her husband. She has Betsy Grover ([email protected]) came to Helen Anderson ’78 and Mary Taylor. three children, earned her PhD, and teaches at the Ithaca from across the country. She retired as VP Richard Neff left Geenberg Glusker, a well- U. of Texas. Hotelie Kathleen Kelley lives outside of human resources of VERITAS Software and now known L.A. entertainment law firm, where he head- of Boston, where she owns a small hotel and enjoys her free time in Palo Alto, CA. She teach- ed the tech and IP group, to found his own firm, restaurant and likes to go rowing and swimming. es spin classes at the local Y (frankly, I am to- Neff Law Firm, established in February 2010. The She says she has “nudged” many a young person tally intimidated by the spinners in my gym!) and office is near his home in Manhattan Beach, CA. to attend Cornell. Keeping with the Hotel school, takes classes through Stanford continuing stud- He represents tech, e-commerce, Internet, and me- Jeff Zimmerman ([email protected]) lives in Bucks ies. She went on an archeological tour in Pompeii dia companies, and so far it is going well. He skied County, PA, with wife Susan (Feinberg) ’76. Their last year and to England this year. Her daughter a lot this past winter at Lake Tahoe and Mammoth daughter Sarah ’04 is married to Ian Hegarty ’03, graduated from Yale in ’09 and her son is a soph- with his three children. Richard learned how to MRP ’04. Jeff likes to cycle, play golf, and read. omore at Cornell. Renee Meredith (Jamesville, ski as his Cornell P.E. requirement at Greek Peak. Steffi Feit Gould (Hewlett, NY; gouldpjaks@ NY; [email protected]) has re-entered Both his skiing and the mountains have improved aol.com) is married to Perry ’74. She works at the field of dietetics. She was thrilled to attend markedly. Also, he has published articles on tech- Rockville Racquet Club, plays tennis, is learning the mini-reunion of the Nutrition majors held at nology and copyright and he invites you to see his golf, and serves as president of the Hewlett-Wood- our reunion and loved reconnecting with her blog at www.Nefflaw.com. He thanks professors mere Board of Education. Son Andrew ’05 lives in Kappa sisters. She has sons Christopher ’05, MS LeFeber, Kammen, Polenberg, and Altschuler for Seattle, WA, and works for Amazon, which is very ’09, and Jeremy, a sophomore in high school. Peg his lifetime commitment to the study of history. helpful to Steffi, an avid Amazon customer. Son Burgess, DVM ’79 (Southampton, MA; peg@fyi. As a board member of the Technology Council of Jason is a second-year law student at St. John’s net) works at a small animal veterinary practice. Southern California and chair of the L.A. chapter, in NYC; son Keith is a senior at Wisconsin, study- Her family includes husband Mark Freise, son Richard puts together programs and events on the ing computer programming. Mark and Ting Magill William, who graduated from UMass, and daugh- future of media, social networking as business Kamon (Chester Springs, PA; kamon75@yahoo. ter Jennifer, at Dartmouth. strategy, trends in games, etc. com) have grandchildren Matthew and Abby via Martha Wild ([email protected]) is a Gale Climenson Walters’s present day job is son Jake. Son Mike finished his Army tour of duty scientist at Anaphone, a small biotech startup. Midwest sales manager for a food ingredient com- after graduating from West Point and now works She calls contra dances, plays piano, rollerblades, pany, and she has been traveling more for work. for Booz Allen. Daughter Emily received her mas- and boogie boards in the summer. Her favorite She would rather be having a family vacation. She ter’s in school psychology and has started her first memories of Reunion were canoeing, going on the also cares for three dogs, runs, and does yoga and position in a school district outside of Harrisburg, zip line, bird watching at Sapsucker Woods, and Pilates. Two things that she remembers fondly from PA. Mark is VP at Carpenter Technology. He has finding a good dancer to swing dance with in the her time at Cornell were learning cutting-edge sci- finished building a fiber art studio for Ting at their tents! Barbara Koenig Kahn (Briarcliff Manor, ence in the food processing arena and the amaz- home on the eastern shore of Maryland, where NY; [email protected]) is a counselor at ing family feel of the Human Ecology program. She 76 Cornell Alumni Magazine | cornellalumnimagazine.com Class Notes , , and , MS Mark Margie ’79 MPS ’99 , , heisen@ “Sunshine” Charles ’79 Connie Col- and Cindy and Cindy and (Lancaster, PA) (Lancaster, Annette Mulee -Maurer -Maurer February 2011 77 Greg Norkus Diana c | , DVM ’82 (Honeoye ([email protected]) Peter Morris Howie Eisen Kates (Rockville, MD; hello (Rockville, Kates , MS ’80 (Waterville, ME; ’80 (Waterville, , MS January Judy Yourish adopted two rescue dogs. two rescue adopted Larry Reinstein Happy 2011 to all! I’m currently Happy proposals grant between writing meet- scientific for abstracts and (Northfield, VT) cur- to see the got Bob Soohoo; unfortunately, I don’t have I don’t unfortunately, Soohoo; , MPA ’78, visited; ’78, , MPA Beth Cooper Kubinec ddress. ID8 is a software startup that, startup ID8 is a software ddress. . Over Labor Day, Mary Kay and and Kay Mary Day, . Over Labor came by for a cookout and campfire. and a cookout by for came Howard Schechter , a senior seafood buyer with Darden buyer seafood , a senior April Fischer Morris. Coincidentally, one of the news the of one Coincidentally, Morris. Jeff Earickson Ann Marie Warner Lill Not everyone is of the empty nest persuasion empty nest the is of everyone Not Sometimes news forms give your correspon- forms news Sometimes Woodworth ’87, and Prof. Jack Corgel and wife and Corgel Jack Prof. ’87, and bert ’76 adminis- senior serves as a [email protected]) to “I get at Colby College. UNIX Systems for trator again as a trustee degree Civil Engineering use my pub- oldest the District, Water Kennebec the for writes. he US,” in the water district drinking lic stayed with and last June Reunion to went “Also to emphatically responded Jeff ’80.” Class of the to relocate: about plans Form question News the place is a great “Maine wrote. he José,” way, “No to live.” his parents would now be within ‘driving distance.’ ‘driving be within would now his parents Liz ’08 so excited— wasn’t quite in Orlando, restaurants to attached very become had she us, all of like place their kept Longstreets The home.” our Plano they weekend, Over graduation on Cayuga Lake. and Vera hosted Bill Grant is president and CEO of ID8 Systems in New York in New ID8 Systems CEO of and is president lives with wife Jill. His business he where City, include Facebook, but does omits a plug for card his Skype a networking uses social website, to the according In his off ideas. manage and tools to create team his son’s football coaches Howard hours, all Thanks for school. at his kids’ volunteers and Send issues. in future to come More your news! year to: of time any updates [email protected]; drexelmed.edu. ings. Believe it or not, writing the class column class the writing it or not, Believe ings. Some- me. activity for decompression is a good a can give one about migraine writing times, we submitted a grant when headache—especially with Health of Institutes National to the proposal TEN MINUTES to spare. husband Falls; [email protected]) and still at two children in CALS and have two sons player hockey Former home. 78 Ferris- this column into stack to incorporate in my forms lives in now who ([email protected]), Margie was from husband, her Switzerland; Lilian Tang them—yet. from forms news any days. these Lorenz Weggler She’s last winter. team beat Harvard women’s rent alum- and development of office an editor in the U. “I have to say that my at Norwich ni relations reports. she in handy,” has come degree English she nest, soon-to-be-empty the for In preparation husband and to- classmates long-lost to bring a chance dents gether. son to her has been teaching [email protected]) “schlepping and townhouse, her painting drive, Cor- the of One Red Line.” cranky D.C. on the into was from to hear wanted she friends nell Once Organization. Health World works at the 25th took their they empty-nesters, became they April would also Zealand. anniversary trip to New from to hear like Steve , is now majors in majors , scheduled David Hauss The People Who The People Kenneth Myers Lawrence Cooper Sarah ’13 , in Manhattan as a sen- , in Manhattan , JD ’79 (New York, NY; York, , JD ’79 (New is president and CEO of and is president , JD ’81. made a ten-day trip to Scan- a ten-day made has been working on her 11th chil- on her has been working All the Seasons of the Year All the Seasons of (Beverly, MA; [email protected]) writes, MA; [email protected]) (Beverly, Jonathan Thau Mark Underberg Mark Mayrsohn Family and cosmetic dentist dentist cosmetic Family and John Longstreet John Longstreet III ’07 (Long Beach, CA) has been visiting colleges with colleges CA) has been visiting Beach, (Long A recruited school. in high his son, a senior Princeton, to Harvard, was invited he swimmer, the Red wasn’t part of Big the Northwestern; and volunteers David time, spare In his equation. den- and medical free that provides with a clinic in Los Angeles. tal services in Bev- lives nearby ([email protected]) South Pacific in the “I was recently erly Hills. king- coast, catching Australia, Sydney, the along the into jumping practically were fish, which of dozens grabbed “Successfully writes. boat,” he to reconnect like He’d Quite a treat!” wild salmon. with cu- serves as chief MI; [email protected]) (Detroit, Detroit the Art for American of Curator and rator His daughter Arts. of Inst. too, He, college. Ag in the Resources Natural Underberg. Mark of news would welcome write a screenplay and send my son to high son my send and a screenplay write is an executive Fox, Harry husband, Her school.” ded- are family entire The at Kaiser-Permanente. Red Big the follow they fans; basketball icated Wizards, Washington as well as the course”), (“of team. hometown their ior analyst with Credit Suisse, was excited that was excited Suisse, with Credit analyst ior dinavia, where he saw Viking ships, the Van Gogh Van the ships, saw Viking he where dinavia, sailed from He Swedish castles. and Museum, Sea. “Still keep North to Oslo on the Copenhagen Cayuga’s Wait- the from friends with my in touch play 12-string and still sing “and writes, he ers,” from be happy to hear He’d oldies.” guitar—mostly At- Epsilon brothers. Phi Sigma and fellow Waiters torney news. but no dues [email protected]) sent Deborah Rose book, dren’s Books for by Abrams last fall to be published first book, “My Readers. Young An Environmental Folktale Hugged the Trees: school- for collection in a reading included being beauty the I remember in South Africa. children at Cornell, time my during all around nature of books I write.” the this has influenced and Kranish 15, both Shoshana, 17, and Samuel, children “My and Sports Camps last summer Cornell attended time, same the At experience. enjoyed the really bi- Roulet, a week-long Bon Ton the I was riding I was able to Lakes. Finger the around cycle ride back brought which on campus, visit with them has so much though memories—even a lot of Cheshire attending are Both children changed! in Connecticut.” Academy Remember PA. Steak & Lube in Sharon, Quaker website no e-mail, No cards? our first business his a plug for even includes card URL. John’s have times How Facebook page. company’s letter John the of theme That was the changed! took ear- he Form. Last year, with his News sent ClubCorp, started Hospitality from ly retirement consulting solid some landed and Group, Leaders Steak—which Quaker of board the Then contracts. to John restaurants—asked dining 40 casual runs same years in the 27 “After on its presidency. take (that may house same 25 years in the city and ho- in the someone for Book-worthy be Guinness up our Texas I packed and Brenda tel industry), Pitts- of north PA, to Sharon, moved and home is headquartered.” company the where burgh, upheaval. to the response had a mixed kids Their “ Gail Paul Eliahu , ME ’80 , was who (Potomac, , and , and , Ljdiamant@ ell degrees inell degrees Agri- Jim Farrell ed and manufactured ed and Sussman, Krinsk54@ Sussman, Dave Salman Lily Ramphal ’75 Debbie Demske Lisa Diamant Hanavan, [email protected]. Hanavan, Beaton is associate professor Beaton is associate c (Durham, NC) wrote that she (Durham, NC) wrote , BA ’78, graduated A.A. in en- A.A. in ’78, graduated , BA (Orinda, CA) spoke at the Hotel at the CA) spoke (Orinda, school in September the as part of Entrepreneur Entrepreneur Karen Krinsky Pat Relf are playing golf and preparing meals for meals preparing and golf playing are ’s News and Dues forms, along with some along Dues forms, and ’s News also work for the EPA. Also embarking on a Also embarking EPA. the also work for Nancy Mayer Wendy Alberg Ann Rosovsky Leland C. and Mary M. Pillsbury Inst. for Hospital- for M. Pillsbury Inst. Mary C. and Leland was scheduled he Afterward, ity Entrepreneurship. next the meet and students of with a group to dine Jim is presi- faculty. staff, and with students, day f’REAL! to of dent founded he a company Foods, bev- blended to frozen approach a new promote his than 5,000 of more now are There erages. locations in retail blenders patented company’s Jim previously in Canada. in all 50 states and at Dreyer’s/Edy’s manager served as a general at McKin- was a consultant and Cream Ice Grand immedi- sey & Co. Jim’s first company—founded hisately after earning two Corn cultural Engineering—design cultural EPA the from to retire had plans on New Day. Year’s been manag- she’s has a private law practice She post-retirement and weekends, and evenings ing business. on the full-time to focus expected she Red Cross, the classes for teaches For fun, she enjoys gourmet and with disaster relief, helps husband, Her cooking. insulation systems for commercial greenhouses; he greenhouses; commercial insulation for systems system in the of design the for a patent received partnership with Cornell’s technology office. transfer 77 Lacy career, post-retirement “I an update: sent MD; [email protected]) to after 26 years with Hewlett-Packard retired would like to hear from from to hear like would a doctor. is now and program medical in the vironmental science with a 4.0 GPA from the from with a 4.0 GPA science vironmental Commu- at Howard program Honors Schoenbrodt two the of one receiving in June, nity College most with the students 4.0 GPA the to awards Howard completed She course load. challenging (HOLLIE) Environment in the Legacy Leadership place- a HOLLIE got 2010 and in February training with the service volunteer of 150 hours for ment County Howard of division resources natural in- projects summer Her Parks. and Recreation to health on stream workshops teaching cluded stream conducting and graders fifth and fourth environ- Patuxent Middle surveys in the health Sage the fondly remembers Wendy area. mental years on her from Chorus Cornell and Chapel Choir for activities extracurricular Some campus. Keenan is He in Pennsylvania. Lodge at Hope patients PC. Paul & Howard Cohen Keenan of president in commercial carriers motor and rail represents would rather He matters. commerce interstate and at his place in Florida. golf be playing board is on the She Optometry. of at SUNY College com- school religious the chair of trustees and of is Shalom. She Rodeph Congregation mittee for 250 East of co-op board the for secretary also the stick- A blue poison frog Corporation. 87th Owners decorated stickers smiley face er and Halpern dissatisfaction comments—including interesting would like He leadership. political current with the writes that we should and classmates from to hear form first news I think this is the faith!” the “keep Eliahu. Thanks, I’ve ever seen that was decorated. smile. me made It gmail.com; verizon.net; verizon.net; 058-095CAMjf11notes 12/16/10 10:39 AM Page 77 Page AM 10:39 12/16/10 058-095CAMjf11notes 058-095CAMjf11notes 12/16/10 10:39 AM Page 78

and husband John, JD ’73, have three older kids Thanks to everyone who an- Lawyer” for entertainment and sports and intel- on their own and a fourth grader. Beth is a Mary swered my e-mail request for lectual property law by various publications. Kay beauty consultant and will stay put until her 79 news. If your update is not be- Leslie Lewit Milner and husband Larry are youngest graduates from high school. She enjoyed low, please look for it in the March/April column. experiencing “empty-nesting,” since all four of seeing her DG sisters at our 30th Reunion and The outpouring of response is appreciated! their kids are in college. Leslie’s son Jacob is a would like to get in touch with Leslie Cancilla. Ginny Hoyt provided news for the first time freshman at the U. of Pittsburgh (a GREAT city Eric Shakin (Great Neck, NY) is an ophthalmol- ever—what a treat to find out that she has an to explore). She has three stepdaughters: Dianne ogist who says his time is occupied by “family, adventure/fantasy book trilogy under way for ’11 is a senior at Cornell, Mariel is a sophomore family, and more family.” Pam Savage-Roglich is young adults and middle schoolers that adults like at the U. of Wisconsin, and Lindsay is a freshman deep in the college search with her high school- too! The first book, The Last Crusaders, is now at the U. of Michigan. Leslie juggles her job as aged son. Gary Smotrich (Titusville, NJ) enjoys available for purchase online at Amazon and an interior designer with her volunteer work as the telling his sons (aged 10 and 14) “to consider ca- Barnes & Noble. The second book is finished, and VP at Temple Sinai of Roslyn and as a Roslyn VP reers other than medicine.” Gary has a plastic and Ginny, writing under the name V. L. Hoyt, is work- for the East Williston Roslyn Community Coalition, reconstructive surgery practice, specializing in ing on the third/last one. According to kids who an organization working to prevent drug and al- hand and microsurgery. He was elected president have read the first book, if you like the Harry Pot- cohol use among children and educate parents of the New Jersey Society of Plastic Surgeons. ter and/or Percy Jackson series, you’ll love these about the drug trends their children face. Karen Wilk Rubin (Cooper City, FL) is a pedi- books. For more information, see her website: Mark Hallock reports that the brothers of atric dietitian at Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospi- www.hoytbooks.com. Ginny hasn’t given up her Lambda Chi Alpha had a 1970s and 1980s reunion tal in Hollywood, FL. She was quoted in the April day job (yet) as vice president, labor counsel for on Homecoming weekend. The Class of 1979 was 2010 issue of South Florida Parenting magazine NBC Universal. Ginny is married to the love of her well represented with Denis Barone, Mark Hal- regarding food dyes and children’s behavior. Back life, Tom Paccioretti (13 years); they live in San- lock, Scott Jacobs, Joe Kane, Mark Mendelson, in New York, Brian Meagher was named president ta Monica with their golden retriever Roxy, 5. and Ray Yasson in attendance. On Friday, there of the Chautauqua County Medical Society. He’s a Sounds like quite a few classmates have kids was a golf outing followed by dinner and drinks radiologist in Jamestown. In addition to his prac- attending Cornell and that the October Parents in the Willard Straight Hall with their wives and tice, he went to Steamboat Springs and Whistler Weekend was a lot of fun. Margie Wang’s son girlfriends. Lots of tailgating at the football game for ski vacations. Alexander ’14 and daughter Marlene ’11 are both on Saturday, along with inspecting the drinking Former class correspondent Andre Martec- in the College of Arts and Sciences. While on cam- establishments in Collegetown, made for a mem- chini, ME ’79 (Duxbury, MA; andre.martecchini@ pus, Margie attended the Ithaca Aid concert at orable weekend for all. David Litman, JD ’82, and seacon.com) finished 12 years of service as a Dux- Statler Hall, which was sponsored by Tri-Delt and Bob Diener, JD ’82, have started a new online bury selectman. He’s “still involved in many com- TKE for the benefit of St. Jude’s Hospital for Chil- hotel business, Getaroom.com. They offer amaz- mittees and loving public service.” His day job is dren. Margie saw Ginger So and her husband, ing hotel rates in dozens of US and European as an engineering consultant. Holly Hoffman who have a freshman daughter at Cornell. Margie cities. David invites classmates to check it out and Brookstein (Larchmont, NY) is a fundraiser for a mentioned that she met up in NYC with Sally let him know our thoughts. He and his wife live hospice and teaches English as a Second Lan- Weir Fundakowski and Young Mi Park. Sally lives in Dallas, where their youngest is a junior in high guage to people of Hispanic descent. She’d like in the San Francisco area and Young Mi is in school; their other two kids are off at college. to get in touch with Abbe Goldberg Kuhn. Jord Westchester. Margie also keeps in touch with David would be thrilled to hear from classmates Poster (Boston, MA; jposter@charity-partners. Wendy Schaenen, MD ’83, Amy Runsey Clark ’80, at [email protected]. Richard com) has started a national fundraising platform. and June Hamilton Paul ’80. Stearns and his partners are opening up their He keeps in touch with many of his Sigma Phi David and Jody Weiner Kauffman ’81 took third real-estate brokerage company, Partners Trust brothers in the Boston area. their younger daughters, Erica and Jennifer, to Par- Residential, in Beverly Hills. They initially opened In April, my former roommate Anne Sierk ents Weekend and they all visited with daughter an office in September 2009 in Brentwood and (Shaker Heights, OH) and her husband, Kurt Melanie ’14, a freshman in Engineering. Brett opened a second office in 2010 in Santa Monica. Stange, were in town en route to a meeting in Cohen, his wife Kelly, and son Cody visited with Isabel Weiss Wacker and husband Tom live in Vancouver. We knew they were coming, so we gave son Brandon ’12, who will be studying in Barce- Park Slope, where Isabel is renovating their home, them the locals’ tour of the city. The hospital lona this spring. Howard Goldman and wife Amy volunteering at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, and where Anne practices pathology was assimilated (Tayer) ’83 of Needham, MA, have been back to playing squash for exercise. Their oldest daughter into the Cleveland Clinic system in 2010. She was campus to watch their son Nathaniel ’14 (Arts is a sophomore at MIT and their youngest daugh- visited over the summer by our other roommate and Sciences) play rugby. Amy Soudan visited her ter is a high school junior. Isabel retired from the from the summer of ’77, Suzanne Tougas Snedek- niece Kelsey Karys ’12. Fred Frank has three legal profession ten years ago. In the summers, er, as Suzanne was schlepping son Daniel to his children at Cornell: Meaghan ’11, Gretchen ’12, she is in Cutchogue on the North Fork of Long Is- freshman year at Indiana U. Suzanne and husband and Kyle ’14. The family winery, Dr. Konstantin land and would love to catch up with old friends. Jeff live in Cayuga Heights, and Suzanne volun- Frank Wine Cellars, is winning awards in compe- Kathryn Gleason returned to Cornell in 1996 to teered to assist with new student orientation at titions, and Frank recently received the Out- teach Landscape Architecture and Archaeology Cornell this year. Speaking of Ithaca, Susanne standing Alumni Award from CALS. and research ancient gardens of the Mediter- Solomon has moved from Cincinnati to Ithaca David Halberstadter checked in to say that ranean. Her work takes her on digs from Italy to and now works at Cornell. he and his Kappa Sig fraternity brothers Wayne Israel and Jordan and even India. She received a Sue Panetta (Whitesboro, NY) writes that she Meichner, Bruce Rogoff, and Brett Cohen enjoy national honor award in research from the Amer- has been diagnosed with leukemia and is doing getting together and laughing about the “stupid ican Society of Landscape Architects. Kathy lives all of her treatments “alternative.” She was in- things we used to do on campus” and how they in Ithaca with husband Jeff Zorn and their son, volved in the women’s community, Campus Girl hope their kids don’t follow suit. David also sees Noah. Please keep the news coming! c Cynthia Scouts, and the Cornell Catholic Community when Robert Kruger, a friend from elementary school Ahlgren Shea, [email protected]; Kathy we all were undergrads. She’d most like to hear right through Cornell, who has a consulting com- Zappia Gould, [email protected]; Linda from Carol Thayer ’77. Sometimes you run into pany that provides analysis of legislation and rule- Moses, [email protected]. people you knew when you don’t expect to do making activities that impact companies whose so. Back in August we were at the Cornell Club business involves intellectual property (software, of Western Washington annual picnic to watch entertainment, and media content). David is an Tubas. Big, shiny tubas. I’ve the Blue Angels air show over Lake Washington. attorney in Los Angeles, focusing exclusively on been thinking about tubas I didn’t see any ’78ers there (and why not?), but litigation and advice to motion picture studios, 80 lately, ever since I razzed fel- I ran into Patricia Enggaard Betz ’79, who was production companies, TV networks and produc- low correspondent Dana Jerrard, an accomplished in Theatre Arts 280 with me back in the day. She ers, and internet/new media companies. David has tubist, just before one of the many tuba recitals lives just north of Seattle in Mill Creek, WA, with received various accolades for work in his field, he gives. (As an irrelevant aside, my spell-checker her husband and two children. That’s all the news including being recognized as a “Power Lawyer” suggests “tubbiest” instead of “tubist.” I suppose for this go-round. Keep posting on LinkedIn! c on the Hollywood Reporter’s list of the 100 most I could look into this, but I don’t care enough.) Cindy Fuller, [email protected]; Ilene influential entertainment lawyers in the US and It’s a wonderful instrument, and deserves better Shub Lefland, [email protected]. being listed as a Southern California “Super than the ridicule I am wont to dish out. Plus, it’s 78 Cornell Alumni Magazine | cornellalumnimagazine.com Class Notes , are Jim Joan . Sandy Knight Maryann and and as his class’s -Mizia. -Mizia. February 2011 79 | Kim ’82 is a sophomore. Jim is a sophomore. , MBA ’83. It was the was ’83. It , MBA Mindy Roseman ’82 Brett ’10 Brett ’82 , Lorraine Brennan Renee Miller Mary Ellen Galante ’80 Marianne Van Sicklin January John ’13 Rosen and and , D.C. live in the who were They area. Amy Selwyn continues to serve as district director to serve as district continues Simmons and and Simmons MA. Daughter Hannah is a junior at Har- is a junior Hannah MA. Daughter spends lots of time driving from Virginia to Virginia from driving time lots of spends Paul Lyons Other empty-nesters are are empty-nesters Other Donna Avrach empty-nesters for the first time and live in Cam- and time first the for empty-nesters bridge, I have at Yale. a freshman is son Isaiah and vard cry: me because it made wrote, what Paul to quote Parents ‘What is it like?’ asked, constantly are “We they that someday hoping children, with young toddlers having of burden the from will be free great! ‘It’s us to say, expect house, the around will if there couples wonder Older in there!’ Hang I can’t in our relationship. change big be some . . . All you breath their holding are tell if they chil- the When different.’ ‘It’s say, is smile and do our backs with the broke they young, were dren have they Now cares. urgent and chores constant miss We our hearts. break they out and moved terribly andthem next to their look forward visit.” and Paul has inspired in college kids the Having they and school Ellen to apply to graduate Mary in Toronto Living GREs. the for busy studying are 30 years, nearly for Kleinman She Hollen. Chris Van Congressman to Maryland Ben at U. of Sam Witten have kids husband and a Molly, and Maryland, Ari at U. of Rochester, spent Joan In October, sophomore. school high senior-year with her Berkshires in the a weekend roommates is the mother of kids ages 28, 26, and 24. She is 24. She 28, 26, and ages kids of mother is the provid- organization a nonprofit for an IT director with developmental to individuals services ing from would love to hear Marianne disabilities. area. Toronto or alumni in the classmates Mitchell Kelly son thrilled to watch their Adminis- Hotel of School the for bearer banner and Lazard, for works in NYC now Brett tration. Pediatric (UNC ’08) works at the Shawna daughter took an early out in D.C. Sandy AIDS Foundation has been consult- in 2008 and Mac Freddie from hav- reports She life. enjoying and traveling, ing, with had dinner ing and Pond and the Tides Beach Club. Both properties Both Club. Beach Tides the and Pond family young her and Debbie in May. will open Thanks- during World Disney a trip to enjoyed with stays in touch week. She giving Faccenda first time they had been together since 1985! since had been together they first time Kent son where Ithaca, writes, “We’re season, hockey for waiting anxiously Eleanor has season tix again. Daughter 7as John than warmer’ in ‘anywhere is possibly interested Alumni Cornell Jim is active in the Ha!” Cornell. , , Dik and idden Chan c ’79 -Bianco, , who is , who live in New- and her hus- her and via Facebook. via , Leonabarsky Andy Koenigs- Dana Jerrard Frankel Frankel and would like to hear to would like and . ’79 Patrick Schnable Leona Barsky Cynthia Addonizio Debra Lennon Merns is a supervising psychol- is a supervising Merns Meyers Meyers Happy New Year! Our 30th Reunion Year! New Happy hope We away. is only six months Ithaca you plan to visit gorgeous Nancy HuangNancy Verbeck Debbie Zimmerman Roberta Karon Laredo ’82 , rfs25 @ cornell.edu; , rfs25 @ cornell.edu; and and is the lead applications developer for Ever- for developer lead applications is the Bonnie Kanders ’79 Here in the New England area, area, England New in the Here Karen Benz Thus spake Dik. Dana Jerrard is up next, so is up next, Jerrard Dana Dik. spake Thus ton, MA, where Roberta is a dietitian in private a dietitian Roberta is ton, MA, where law firm of in the partner is a Marc and practice a Josh, have children They & Smith LLP. Laredo in high a senior Matt, Maryland; at U. of junior In beautiful in kindergarten. Emma, and school; ME, Kennebunkport, partners operating and owners have become band Ken- own the currently They resorts. in two new H be part of will now Inn and nebunkport Chan works for Microsoft and they have a daugh- they and Microsoft Chan works for his contacted Andy LinkedIn, Via ter at Cornell. roommate, freshman State. at Iowa genetics plant of a professor now Marc 81 MS ’84, and ’84, and MS during the weekend of June 9-12. Thanks to all June of weekend the during with request e-mail to my responded you who of news. your exciting berg factory their firm get the helped Solar and green with in touch keeps Andy running. up and Herman. If you Google “contrabassoon” and “flat- and “contrabassoon” you Google If Herman. and band You 10,000 hits. nearly you get ulent” rest but the this, knew people probably orchestra won’t people Tuba in ignorance. us wallowed of bus people on the to contrabassoon even sit next sopranos the in limos; people ride violin (the own their cut contrabassoonists teleport). Also, most them!—and of concerts—hundreds for reeds throw work. Contrabassoonists don’t reeds the of contra- it’s just part of reeds; their of out most is probably a contrabassoonist Being bassoonery. you’d times all the think of a thankless job—and card. business your have to explain She York. in New Hospital ogist at St. Luke’s with her time spending has been writes that she that and Olivia, and Daniel, Jillian, children adult re- She friends. with old enjoys reconnecting she saw cently Valerie Litwin from Ru- issue. March/April in the his column look for tuba album of on a new working is has it he mor “Stairway to Heaven.” including favorites, Saalfeld @ cornell.edu; dej24 caa28 @ cornell.edu; @ aol.com. Nug- udge in remem- Domm, a idge, theidge, about the Stephanie Eagle of the Eagle of . East of Maine . East of , BArch ’80, and , BArch , who writes chil- , who , BArch ’80, in the , BArch John Michael Totta , carry on the Cornell , carry on the t, bar mitzvah planner, Kristin Bieber live near Boston, where live near Washington Post Washington is a US magistrate j magistrate is a US Cooke is the director of de- of director is the Cooke , an artist in Tucson, complet- , an artist in Tucson, writes that she left Manhattan writes that she Michael Mulhern Scott ’14 Several of the pieces shown were shown pieces the of Several campus, the suspension br suspension the campus, and and David Saltzman ’79 Patricia (Lafrate) ’81 (Lafrate) Patricia writes that she is an ob/gyn in private writes that she Joan Scott After I wrote the above material on the tuba, on the above material the After I wrote Grace Sharples Newman Kendall Julie Moline , is the story of the eagle in Canada. the story of , is the , about a naval aviator. The Newman children, Newman The aviator. , about a naval bers Cornell as a university “with a big soul.” He soul.” a university “with a big as bers Cornell occupational and spinal treating is a physician regattas in participates and rows He disorders. would ME. He in coastal Yarmouth, his home near from to hear like my Here’s chimes.” the and to Collegetown, road is “piggybones.” username online part: her favorite it. I wish I knew and a story there, There’s in the an article I read bassoon. the is very unlike which contrabassoon, tuba is to the the out that, ridicule-wise, turns It is to Pee-Wee Clooney as George contrabassoon Kim Tracy Prokos ’78 John is an architect with the Gund Partnership, a Partnership, Gund with the is an architect John sus- of design in the leader recognized nationally is interest- He buildings. innovative and tainable writes He arts centers. performing ed in designing party 30th Reunion a Cornell attended that he by hosted is Nova Scotia, home of of home Scotia, is Nova a nonprofit Family Support Services, for velopment She Philadelphia. near agency services social easement a conservation maintains writes that she the labors to rid she where property, family on her enjoys lis- She invasive plants. of parcel 38-acre serves on and piano son play the to her tening and Charter School Penn William the of boards the Haverford. School Friends the giveaways were say if the didn’t He Boston area. reunion. official at the we got ones as cool as the our ’80 shirt in Cornell my I had to stop wearing DC, because Washington, in neighborhood ’80!” Class of Cornell would say “Hey! strangers shirt, the I was wearing forgotten I, having and of name the to remember would try desperately seen before. person I had never random some son’s spon- at teenage bouncer and handler, dog a be “rowing would rather She parties.” taneous about “the reminisces She boat on Beebe Lake.” magnificent faculty member at Mount Saint Vincent U., near Vincent Saint Mount at member faculty writ- undergraduate teaches she where Halifax, She courses. education graduate courses and ing in the plays bassoon books and writes children’s latest book, Her Quintet. Wyndrock Sea lives he where California, of Eastern District the with wife website at http:// out Patti’s Check books. dren’s latest book is Her patriciamnewman.com/. get Elise ’11 and called “Abstractions show ed a well-received Landscapes.” York. in upstate New time from her Goldpin Form is going News Her CT. in Stamford, practice “ex- Under Fame. of Hall Class Notes the into writes “college-bound she activities” tracurricular agen draft son’s football fun to say: tuba, tuba, tuba. Try it. Anyway, hug Anyway, it. tuba. Try say: tuba, tuba, fun to puts or he she But wait until player today. a tuba tuba. the down life in up small-town to take after 30 years formed She border. Vermont the near Salem, NY, com- a marketing Three, Avenue venture, a new the of board on the She’s business. munications Society. 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Admissions Ambassador Network and is trying to was Joshua Benjamin ’99, son of Robert ’67 and Tracy Stone brought us up to get more students from his part of Virginia in- Susan Selton Benjamin ’68. Jonathan Lands- speed regarding what she’s been terested. In Bucks County, PA, Rich Lovely is VP man and Katrina Wyman are the proud parents 82 busy with these past 20 years: of global human resources for Houghton Int’l, a of son Jeremiah born in January 2010. Jonathan she’s the principal in her own architecture firm, specialty chemical company. Rich and wife Don- and Katrina married in June 2008. Cornellians in which she opened in Los Angeles in 1991. They na, a fine arts photographer, have two teenage attendance included Jonathan’s sister, Phyllis are a full-service architectural firm emphasizing children. His daughter is a star trombone player Landsman Schatz ’74 and her partner Ray Ben- sustainable design in a modernist context. In ad- who plays in multiple bands. zinger ’74, Stephen Orel, Vincent Gentile, Neil dition, she organizes the yearly Frogtown Art- “Kids in college?! Mine is in first grade,” re- and Shari Rabinowitz Reig ’83, and James Lo- walk, teaches design at Woodbury U. in the interior ports Peggy Kump, BS HE ’84, whose beautiful prest ’82. Jonathan formed his own law practice architecture department, and is one of the cur- daughter, Annie, was born in China. Deborah in Manhattan in 1993 after six years with a large rent chairs of the AIA Committee on the Envi- Jeon writes that her daughter, Karenna Laufer, firm. Katrina is a professor of law at New York U. ronment. In response to what she would rather 7, won first prize in a contest asking students to School of Law. be doing now, Tracy mentions camping in Death design bookmarks on the theme of conflict res- Will Lindenmayer and wife Jennifer have Valley and Saline Hot Springs (as long as it’s not olution. Tim Lewis and his business partners at been married for 18 years and live in St. Louis. summer!). Writing from her home in Skokie, IL, Chesapeake Corporate Advisors just celebrated Will, a former golf professional and cancer survivor, Shoshanah Sabban Seidman sent a short update their fifth anniversary. Planning a month-long started his own private equity firm in 2008. The to tell us that she’s working in the Northwestern vacation with her mother in February, Iris Koren Lindenmayers have a 10-year-old daughter who is U. library, where she specializes in Jewish studies will cruise the South China Sea and tour Cambo- diagnosed with autism. Will writes, “She has a as well as cataloging foreign language books. In dia, Laos, Vietnam, Thailand, and Myanmar. In mind like a steel trap, a beautiful singing voice, addition, Shoshanah volunteers in two librarian Palo Alto, CA, Eduardo Llach is CEO of Krome an imagination that would put most fiction writ- associations and a Jewish women’s organization. Photos, the fourth company he has founded since ers to shame, and never met a person she can’t She notes that while they haven’t moved in some graduation. Eduardo relived his ’81 bike ride befriend instantly. While living with her special time, she wouldn’t mind getting an apartment in across the US by joining a four-man relay team issues is a challenge, honestly there is nothing NYC to be closer to her son, Eytan, who was mar- on the Race Across America, where the group that I would change about her if it meant her ried this past March in New Rochelle. came in first in their age group of 50-plus. unique qualities would be compromised.” Will Stephen Lamboy splits his time between There was a very Cornell wedding in Steam- looks forward to our 30th this summer . . . See Canandaigua and Brescia, Italy. He’s managing a boat Springs, CO, in 2010. Leslie Rosenthal and you then! c Kathy Philbin LaShoto, lashoto@ consulting business focusing on marketing and Scott Jacobs ’79 were the proud parents of the rcn.com; Jennifer Read Campbell, ronjencam@ product development and wants the current ILR bride, Lauren Jacobs Benjamin ’05. The groom com; Betsy Silverfine, [email protected]. students to know that the Economics and Col- lective Bargaining courses he took as a student continue to play a relevant role in his professional life. Lisa Avazian Saunders works as a media and publications specialist in Mystic, CT, where she moved in July Drumming Up Business due to a job transfer with Pfizer for husband Jim ’81. Making an announcement that I’m seeing with in- Mark Feldman ’84 creasing frequency in our class, Lisa told me that their daughter Jackie was married in September. Susan hen Mark Feldman was thirteen, he heard a solo by Led Zeppelin drummer John Spanton Blum lives in Armonk, NY, Bonham—and he “freaked out.” “I thought it was the coolest thing in the world,” with husband Bruce. In December, W he recalls, “and I just had she changed the name of her prac- to learn how to do it.” Now, as the tice from the Center for Nutritional founder and sole instructor at Bang! The Medicine to the Blum Center for Drum School, Feldman hopes to cultivate Health and relocated from White Plains to Rye Brook. With this name the same enthusiasm in his students. change comes an expansion, includ- Located in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, the ing a lifestyle education center, school attracts a wide variety of aspiring where they will teach cooking, nu- musicians; on an average day, Feldman trition, and mind-body classes. might teach a nine-year-old who dreams Manuel Choy reports from of playing jazz at Lincoln Center and a Saratoga Springs, NY, where he lives with his wife, Cynthia, and sons Ori- sixty-year-old who hasn't touched the on, 17, Halley, 15, and Hunter, 11. drums in thirty years. Professionally, he’s busy working as On the Hill, the CALS economics ma- a wealth management advisor at jor worked for the Cornell Concert Com- DLG Wealth Management in Clifton mission and played drums in a student Park, NY, but notes that he’s careful band called the Naked Eye. During his to make the time for vacations and professional career, he played with blue- coaching, specifically his sons’ teams in soccer, basketball, and baseball. grass star Alison Krauss, singer-song- This summer, his family made a won- writer Marshall Crenshaw, and “Saturday derful trip to Yosemite National Park Night Live” bandleader G. E. Smith. After earning an MBA from Columbia, Feldman spent a that included time in San Francisco decade at Columbia Records, promoting artists like Bob Dylan, Pink Floyd, and Aerosmith. and a train ride from California to Feldman left the business side of the music industry as it began to decline with the rise Chicago. Now he’s back at home and of illegal downloading—but he notes that today, a different kind of technological innovation is hip-deep helping Orion make his college plans. Manuel shouts out to is fueling his career. He says that many of his students are inspired to learn the drums by play- Greg Hilt and Nancy Butler ’83, ing Rock Band, a video game that features simplified versions of instruments. “People aren’t from whom he’d like to hear. Scott buying records like they used to,” he says, “but they’re still excited about music.” Ferguson lives in lower Manhattan — Mark Fischer ’08 with wife Beth Dary and their son, 80 Cornell Alumni Magazine | cornellalumnimagazine.com Class Notes Daly -Lund Alicia Alyssa NJ) teach- “Kate” “Kate” has no such has no idge, idge, Bob Stelletello February 2011 81 | Marilyn Wilson Kathleen (Mesa, AZ; jeb41@cornell. (Mesa, . , [email protected]; , [email protected]; Smith (Oak R January A nor’easter is lashing New York New is lashing A nor’easter as I rush to finish this column. Tamara Pulsts Reservation, which she describes she which Reservation, (Eustis, FL; wendy.j.ford@gmail. (Eustis, ([email protected]) and husband and ([email protected]) ([email protected]) wrote ([email protected]) , BA ’86, MBA ’05 ([email protected]) also ’05 ([email protected]) ’86, MBA , BA , [email protected]. Brenda Simon Judi Binderman Wendy Ford Cornell Daily Sun Lynn Buffamante c 84 problem in sunny Larkspur, CA. She is president CA. She Larkspur, in sunny problem based in San Francis- a company ecoReserve, of has website Tamara fabulous to the co. According mission “[T]he (www.ecoreserve.org), launched endan- protect and ecoReserve is to restore of and livelihoods, support sustainable land, gered micro-con- for movement grassroots spawn a new plat- online an engaging by providing servation their to create means any of individuals for form When world.” the around reserves own nature micro-conservation, to herself devoting not she’s her in mountain the around is hiking Tamara has She in Sonoma. wine tasting and backyard at working film club and the of memories fond the level. school high at the es child development gardening, sewing, she’s working, not she’s When still plays She projects. home lots of doing and of memories can, has fond she volleyball whenever to enjoy hik- continues and Reflections, Wilderness at the volunteers She camping. and canoeing, ing, Pine Ridge Indian mom-and-pop with small area beautiful “a as that could use your tourist dollars!” businesses if you’d like at [email protected] her E-mail Bickler practicing law and owning a restaurant. In 2008 a restaurant. owning law and practicing in estate company own real her opened Nancy Charlotte, NC. growing, It’s with divisions four sales, short properties, foreclosure (gen- brokerage, eral process is in the She management). property and office. a second opening of (Arroyo Grande, CA; [email protected]) and CA; [email protected]) Grande, (Arroyo online a new busy launching are Victor hubby shop a one-stop RETechnology.com, portal called estate tech- real support for and information for Marilyn market. residential the serving nology class the from friends from would love to hear Pi Beta Phi. and Berthoud Torrey Carl ’83 Alicia anniversary. 25th wedding their celebrated Alumni-Student Cornell the of serves as director director as associate Carl and Program Mentoring They Law School. Cornell the for development of 13. 23, 20, and ages have children Star singing Florida in the com) was a finalist in teacher has been a music She competition. 11, 13 and sons, Her time. some for County Lake in Australia. dad their visiting from have returned Linda Newman love to hear She’d address. e-mail her to update sending Keep old friends. and classmates from me to either information contact and your news Year! happy New you a healthy, or Alyssa. Wishing (Wheaton, IL; [email protected]) celebrated IL; [email protected]) (Wheaton, a big threw They anniversary. 25th wedding their bud- fellow Cornell and friends and family party for in Chicago.dies with busy Bob keep and Both Kate 14. 20, 17, and ages kids, their work and edu) is the proud grandmother of six (ages 1 six (ages of grandmother proud is the edu) honey- last May, was married 15)! She through mooned in Hawaii, and then of CMIO is interim Judi traveled hubby. new with her cross-country Initiatives. Health Catholic hubby and ([email protected]) , Mark , and , pub- Solomon sbcglobal. MS ’97 , “Jay” “Jay” Bryan Mundell (arlash@ ([email protected]) and their freshman their and (mkrhodes@comcast. ’84 Plans of Chicago Plans of Jeffrey Prout ([email protected]) was ([email protected]) Emily (Robin) ([email protected]) ([email protected]) attended ([email protected]) , BArch , BArch -Waterhouse ([email protected]) -Waterhouse I hope everyone had a great hol- had a great everyone I hope of have plenty We season! iday edition. Year’s New this for news Dana Gordon , BS ’85 ([email protected]), , BS ’85 ([email protected]), and Wendy 3 Aric Lasher Jim Kim Osborn Rhodes Nancy Gilroy Linda Lovero front, international On the The Classes of the ’80s Homecoming Tailgate ’80s Homecoming the of Classes The Ronald Dreifuss Nancy Braun and and net), their and classmates other several and daughter, in October Night Zinck’s International families. the across together classmates many also brought about recon- stories any got If you’ve country. at Zinck’s, classmates and with old friends necting please let us know! and in Hilton Hotel at the held Day University One the day interesting was a fun and NYC last autumn. It universities. top from speakers with noteworthy Nancy and Gilroy Moose- The entitled, presentation the attended Vegetarian Role in the Its and wood Restaurant Salon Library Cornell by the sponsored Movement, in NYC. Moose- Technology of Inst. Fashion at the cookbook menus, its earliest wood has donated Library. Cornell ads to the and drawings, drafts, PhD ’94 ([email protected]) with his wife, to Switzerland Italy from moved left his facul- 12. He Sabrina, daughter and Anna, Man- of School at Bocconi U. Graduate ty position works now in Milan a few years back and agement of is also an inventor He fund. an investment for Games Adventerra games. board environmental and water conservation and teach about energy Bryan says Lugano waste. solid of recycling the (except Ithaca of his hometown feels a lot like course!). of Cornell, for There were a number of Cornell events that class- events Cornell of a number were There on reloca- in about, as well as news wrote mates promo- ventures, business new marriages, tions, anniversaries! wedding 25th even some and tions, suc- this past autumn was wildly Hill on the Party the spent all. Classmates cessful. Fun was had by new swapping and on old times up catching day by ’83 was well represented of Class The stories. John Skawski 8 ([email protected]) moved to Denver 12 moved ([email protected]) with wife years ago they absolutely love Colorado. Jay has opened his has opened Jay absolutely love Colorado. they Den- Café, at the Ticket Hot Jay’s restaurant, third Emily have and Jay Arts. Performing for ver Center keeps 1. Jay and 10, 8 (twins), ages children four business busy between his restaurant extremely soccer. youth baseball and coaching and radiology interventional of to director promoted direc- associate in NYC and Hospital at St. Luke’s still maintains He fellowship program. the tor of Colum- in the offices through his private practice Manhattan. of areas Square Union and bus Circle in the penthouse his new decorating finished He Punta Pacifica Region of Panama City, Spanish on vaca- his to practicing and looks forward Panama, tions. at Ham- CEO and design of director became net) in Chicago. Architects Beeby Rupert Ainge mond an also pursued firm in 1985, and the joined Aric Cali- Southern U. of the in film from degree MFA fornia. firm he at the his tenure of course Over the and pictures motion several sets for has designed the and at Yale Bass Library on the collaborated in Tuscaloosa, Courthouse and Building Federal US also co-authored AL. He Foundation. Research last year by Architects lished since past 14 years, the estate for has been in real . , Tim Leon Mark , Chris . Lindsey , MS ’84, , MS MFA ’91 MFA , too. Rick , Lisa Mummery Douglas Skalka MPS ’78 . Rick made the made . Rick changed his life: changed , took,to but wants Nina Kondo had just married Lynn had just married otel Ezra Cornell at the Cornell otel Ezra Craig Wheeler Tracey Thatcher ’83 , who is an assistant pro- is an assistant , who Marilyn Rivchin Bill Snow , [email protected]; , [email protected]; appears to be living proof appears to be living , and , and and wife Bobbie have relo- wife Bobbie and , if you’re reading this, Scott this, reading , if you’re Steve Martin nductor, , and , and Rick Eno , and , and , ’s wedding reception. Chris, who is CEO who Chris, reception. ’s wedding David Phelps , the Human Ecology alumni magazine. Ecology alumni Human , the Steven Crump , [email protected]; and , [email protected]; and , BS HE ’84, is program director at NewYork- director , BS HE ’84, is program Andréa Sonenberg c Later in the summer we were able to see we were summer Later in the Lastly,I since space left, seem to have a bit of Rich Berkowitz Steve Thomson , graduated in May; my wife, wife, my in May; , graduated LINK Neil Robertson Crump, and I were able to spend a wonderful able to spend I were Crump, and While that occasion. celebrating in Ithaca weekend it was weekend, the of highlight the perhaps not Pelosi to see Speaker memorable nonetheless black Suburban, flanked a fully tinted from emerge suits, dark and sunglasses wearing men by large ears, to their hands their of heels the pressing Convo- to give the arrived at Schoellkopf as she Will for around I began looking address. cation figure, action other or some Damon, Smith, Matt Skorton. President but had to settle for Andy Bjork was in Ojai, CA, for he that in May told me Gardner Vitesse Semico of present classmates Other Seychelles. in the Jones were Chris’s wedding for he better when plays golf that he observation our all of To years between rounds. three goes com- news the please keep out there, classmates ing. I’ll note proudly that my oldest daughter, daughter, oldest that my proudly I’ll note ’10 Fernau 16mm filmmaking with 16mm filmmaking 9, in Brooklyn to Dumbo soon to move plans but waterfront, NYC the of his view to re-take which building. new a of construction by the was stolen televi- and theater for films producing been He’s for Award an Emmy winning recently most sion, HBO. for produced he which Grandin,” “Temple ideas of seeds with planting Cornell Scott credits every class he nearly through Terceira ’79 [email protected]. Whenever possible, Scott likes to bring his new to bring Scott likes possible, Whenever to and Cinema Cornell to benefit to Cornell films in film interested graduates and students mentor careers. you. from to hear would like the to address Leon aims project, the Through kids affecting disparities health live who in Harlem. fun while at Cor- had loads of that while Hotelies fun. Steve lives in Bermu- still having they’re nell, he where Kathmandu, from has returned and da Hima- the through charity hike an eight-day made H also attended He layas. bring- time had a fabulous he where school, Hotel whom Cornellians old memories. back many ing include Steve sees often cated to Manhattan after 28 years in Seattle. cated to Manhattan at position nursing of dean accepted the Bobbie Pacific of is director who Rich, while Columbia will Inst., Transportation the for coast operations life the begins as he in this position continue a of I heard nursing, of Speaking bi-coastal commuter. from is busy teach- U. Andréa at Pace nursing fessor of nurse and nursing graduate and undergraduate ing a also developing She’s students. practitioner delivery healthcare new introducing for framework part- and Andréa countries. in developing models NY. Valley, live in Putnam Carlos Pereira ner Smart Hospital,Presbyterian College, Medical Cornell Weill Harlem and Center, Medical University Columbia this latter posi- is for It Project. Health Children’s Spring in the was featured that he tion 2010 issue of especially mention the mention especially class that 058-095CAMjf11notes 12/16/10 10:39 AM Page 81 Page AM 10:39 12/16/10 058-095CAMjf11notes 058-095CAMjf11notes 12/16/10 10:39 AM Page 82

more information. She would love to hear from dad” who is “attending too many meetings” and campus with his daughter, Ilana, and claims that Meghan Willis ’84. Anne Mattson Czymmek and would rather be doing “anything outdoors.” He’d he “felt the presence of some ghosts walking husband Karl ’86 are renovating their 1860s farm- like to hear from Sean Kenny. Mindy Manley through Uris Library.” I’m not sure what this says house in Lansing, NY, and raising three children, Comstock is a cardiac rehabilitation nurse in Texas; about recreational activities in which Scott might ages 10 to 15. Anne also teaches for Head Start. she spends much of her “spare” time chauffeuring have indulged as a youthful undergraduate, but I’ll She enjoys working with the children and finds the her children, Joey and Hannah, to and from hock- go ahead and give him the benefit of the doubt organizational structure challenging. She volun- ey practice and games. (Here’s hoping she hasn’t here, seeing as how he is a responsible and suc- teers at the Lansing United Methodist Church and yet taught her young children the Lynah Rink cessful Scarsdale, NY, pediatrician, dispensing kind- still attends sporting events (lacrosse, hockey, and chants!) Mindy has vacationed in nearby South ness and smart advice to kids and parents alike. basketball) and theatrical performances on the Hill. Padre, TX, but she reports that, on the whole, That’s the great thing about contemporary Milagros Valentin is a psychiatrist for the she’d “rather be in Paris.” Moi aussi, mon amie. middle age, isn’t it? We have enough experience Dept. of Defense and loves her work in Columbia, Jesse Wagner, MD ’89, shared two pieces of to be at least a little wise, and yet we are far from SC. She treats post-combat soldiers and consid- great doctor news: he was named vice chairman giving up the ghosts. As Emily Dickinson beauti- ers it an honor to work with the servicemen and of the Dept. of Medicine at Middlesex Hospital in fully put it, “We turn not older with years, but women. She has fond memories of the cultural Connecticut and was also named a senior fellow newer every day.” Please send us your new tales groups at Cornell, the diversity she was exposed to, of hospital medicine by the Society of Hospital of derring-do. We look forward to hearing them. and the global view it gave her. She would love to Medicine. Bravo, Dr. Wagner! Jesse may be a sen- c Risa Mish, [email protected]; Roberta hear from Janet Pagan Sutton and Jose Rodriguez. ior fellow, but he still had a junior fellow’s youth- Farhi, [email protected]; Joyce Zelkowitz Cor- Brian DeLahunta is now a director of proj- ful energy when he “biked all over Ithaca and nett, [email protected] ect procurement for Related Companies in New around Cayuga Lake” last June. This nostalgic York, NY. Is he leaving Las Vegas? No matter, be- tour prompted a wish to hear from Jerri Kraus, cause what happens in Vegas—well, you know Judy Loitherstein Kalisker, and Jeff Lebowitz. Are you ready for our 25th the rest. He is working on the construction of a For those classmates who’d like to fight the ag- Reunion? It’s fast approaching new UK-based luxury pod hotel consisting of in- ing process altogether, Dr. Julie Jerome McCallen 86 on June 10-12. Join the Class frastructure design, business center concept and may be the answer. Julie practices “age manage- of ’86 Reunion Facebook page to see who’s design, and hospitality systems consultation and ment medicine” with Genegenics in Denver. The attending. You can also get Twitter updates at ownership representation. New York City-based curious are invited to see her website—www. twitter.com/CornellClass86. Vanessa Noel Ginley, BFA ’86, is a hotelier and genegenics-drmccallen.com—which explains that Kevin Crooks will be there. Last summer, designer and manufacturer of gorgeous shoes age management is “an individually designed pro- Kevin was further from home, spending the sum- (www.vanessanoel.com) who puts the design skills gram of nutrition, supplements, exercise, and bio- mer in Hong Kong with his wife and two teenage and painting she studied at Cornell to quite ex- identical hormone balancing designed to increase boys. Back on the home front, Kevin is a manag- tensive use. She has two retail stores: one in New vitality, cognitive function, and physicality.” ing director at State Street Bank. Elisabeth van York City and one in Nantucket, MA. Her fabulous Honestly, who among our middle-aged legion den Brink-de’Ath reports that some of our class- designs are on the feet of Gwyneth Paltrow and couldn’t use a little increase in “vitality, cognitive mates had their own mini-reunion last summer at famed shoe-lover Sarah Jessica Parker. Once you function, and physicality,” especially when chas- Michael Malaga’s marriage to Jasmine Stirling in check out the website, you’ll want them on your ing kids around all day? Even the ever-vivacious Tiburon, CA. The wedding party included Elisa- own feet, too! Her signature design, the Bell, is a Carolyn Walter Calupca wrote this in response to beth’s husband, Nigel, as well as Duncan Wood, chic 1-1/2-inch-high slide that comes in a lot of all three of our questions about “day job,” “ex- Kevin Cornacchio, Mike Lally, and Steve Poz- different fabrics, including a suede leopard print. tracurricular activities,” and “what I’ve been do- zobon. The best man was Scott Malaga ’89. It Vanessa has two boutique hotels on Nantucket Is- ing recently”: “Mother of boys, 4 and 6, and wife was a gorgeous ceremony on a beautiful day, land (Vanessa Noel Hotel, www.vanessanoelhotel. of the third ‘boy.’” That, indeed, is a full-time job, with the reception at the Corinthian Yacht Club com, and Hotel Green, www.vanessanoelhotelgreen. hobby, and preoccupation, so when Carolyn says overlooking the bay. John Conti gets to enjoy com) and is the owner of the Seven Seas Gallery, she’d like to hear from Elizabeth Leach Buckley, the California weather year-round. He lives in Se- also on Nantucket. we should cross fingers and toes that Elizabeth bastopol, CA, with wife Debbie and kids Sophia, Tomorrow I am off to Atlanta for a girls’ will pick up the phone and give Carolyn a respite, 12, Sam, 10, and Marco, 5. He is a VP for MSCI weekend with Jeanne Richards Timmons, Glen- STAT! Marjorie Riemer Setchko stumped me for Inc., managing North American sales for the fi- nis Barr ’83, and Rosemarie Aurigemma ’82. about 30 seconds when she listed her “day job” nancial engineering associates business. Just wish I had some new shoes to take with me! as “SAHM to four amazing kids, ages 10, 8, 5, and I recently heard from a couple of classmates To all who sent news, many thanks. To all who 1.” Employing the critical thinking skills that I am working at US military hospitals abroad. Susan have not yet sent in news, please send it on! c paid to teach to impressionable students here at Carter Davis is an environmental engineer work- Janet Insardi, [email protected]; Karla Cornell, I finally deduced that this meant “Stay At ing on the drinking water program at the US Army Sievers McManus, [email protected]. Class Home Mom.” (Please hold your applause until the Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Med- website, http://classof84.alumni.cornell.edu. end of the performance.) Marjorie notes that she icine in Europe. In her free time she enjoys vol- is teaching herself “how to cook beyond hot dogs unteering with the Red Cross to teach their CPR/ and mac ’n cheese” and teaching her kids how to babysitting course. Kathleen Raffloer Nishida As we march ever onward toward “clean a bathroom and fold laundry.” You’re my has been living in Japan, where she volunteered the milestone of our half-century hero, Marjorie. I hope you get your wish to re- as a nurse-midwife at the US Naval Hospital in 85 birthdays (gasp!), we can take connect with Nancy Byrne Connolly and Maureen Yokosuka. She was also adjunct faculty at St. modest comfort in the fact that we’ve a handful Sherry. Whether it’s four kids or one, a mother’s Luke’s College of Nursing in Tokyo. Recently, she of medical experts among us who will always have work is never done. Learning firsthand the joy be- and husband Wataru relocated to Philadelphia, our backs . . . or whatever else it is that starts to hind that truism is Laura Clark, who manages both where Kathleen is pursuing a PhD in nursing. ail us. Nicholas Theodore is chief of the spine sec- investment portfolios for clients and maternal du- When not tending to others, Kathleen enjoys tion in the Division of Neurological Surgery at the ties for son Jack. Laura notes, “While many of my ashtanga yoga and drinking green smoothies. Barrow Neurological Inst. in Arizona. Dr. Theodore’s college roommates are on the college-tour circuit Neonatologist Melissa Tsai lives in NYC with hus- own spine is apparently in fine fettle, because, with their children, I’m on the pre-K tour circuit!” band Joshua Kraus; she would love to hear from when not running after kids Costa and John, he One way to streamline that “college tour cir- Deborah Kreiss. plays “sand volleyball” and treks through Machu cuit,” of course, is simply to hum the Alma Mater Check out our classmates’ latest non-fiction Picchu and the Galápagos Islands. The classmate ceaselessly to your child while he or she is still in publications: David Dudar had travel dispatches he’d like to hear from is the ageless Tim Norris. the crib stage and then hope the subliminal mes- on Nicaragua, Colombia, Panama, Guatemala, and (I’m hoping that last bit of shameless flattery will saging takes so that you only have to visit one Mexico published on travelojos.com and latinflyer. make up for the kerfuffle that Tim and I had about campus—the best. I’m guessing that’s what Dave com. Carolyne Call, PhD ’04’s first book, Spiritual- Drew Brees vs. Tom Brady. Probably not, though.) ’83 and Marnie Olt Mertz and Scott Bookner did. ly Healthy Divorce, was published by Skylight Paths G. Michael Ortiz is a urologist with Capital Marnie and Dave note that they will be in Ithaca Publishing. The book includes first-person narra- Region Urological Surgeons in Saratoga Springs. this summer because their “high school junior son tives from qualitative research Carolyne conducted Michael describes himself as a “soccer and lacrosse has Cornell on his short list.” Scott already visited during the last academic year. Carolyne is director 82 Cornell Alumni Magazine | cornellalumnimagazine.com Class Notes The Heidi c Ann Madigan February 2011 83 , MBA ’95, won a , MBA | Steve (Information Today Inc., Today (Information Hedden (Carlisle, MA) sends (Carlisle, Hedden January Bosenberg writes that she and that she writes Bosenberg and husband husband and Heather Behn us sending Continue now. that’s all for Well, comes this news: “I traveled to Bosnia from Sep- from Bosnia to “I traveled this news: comes the from 5 on a secondment 28 to October tember and Security for Organization Dept. to the State (OSCE, www.osce.org/odihr) Europe in Cooperation 3. on October in Bosnia elections the to monitor 8 for on October back to Washington it was Then Bret- the of Council Int’l the of first meeting my Committee.” ton Woods book, a professional published that she news Taxonomist Accidental started Heather 2010. Additionally, 2010) in May a First Wind, at manager as taxonomy job, a new in Boston, this past June. company energy wind Kellie Reynolds in 2008. “My CT, to Guilford, relocated family her Elis. now so we are took a job at Yale, husband our move first year of the hated us for Kids but seem to have 10), 16, 14, and (daughters in Con- friends adjusted life with new to our new contem- mom I’m still a stay-at-home necticut. life!” my phase of next the plating Campbell a com- for grant Everything Refresh $50,000 Pepsi NY in Corning, located project playground munity was which project), Associates Leathers (an Ithaca Ann also participat- in early October. constructed by Pepsi, sponsored workshop, ed in a two-day Writes Ann: a Place Around.” to Turn called “How thrilled to have but we are been a wild ride, “It’s an such spearheaded project.” community amazing ’87 link on our Class of the through your news “Cornell Facebook Group, our through website, out and 1987,” or by filling Class of University Affairs that Alumni nifty forms those mailing your dues. solicit they out when sends , Karl , Dave reports have relo- in Washing- Gligor Tashkovich Fred Barber Gabriel Boyar Karen Morel Joostema sent along his latest news: “After his latest news: along sent and and , who is now a big shot hardware en- hardware shot a big is now , who Elizabeth Hwang Levenson and and Phil Lam Kevin cated to Great Falls, VA, for Kevin’s new job at new Kevin’s for VA, Falls, cated to Great ofVolkswagen America; the spent they previous 18 California. years in Southern and his wife are hoping for at least seven kids. at least for hoping his wife are and inde- at producing hand my trying a few years in- in the roots my back to I went films, pendent company design digital joining world, teractive and as principal (www.hotstudio.com) Studio Hot is on Our focus York. New for manager general and on Web focused challenges design high-stakes in time a lot of spent Have applications. mobile is Studio Hot (where Bay Area San Francisco the with in touch have kept and headquartered) Townsend with together Also got Valley. in Silicon gineer Mark more graduation since time first the ton, DC, for Facebook! Am always than 23 years ago—thanks, I with old classmates. in reconnecting interested City.” York work in New and NJ, live in Closter, Telluride the for out with interviews helped that he this past spring. Program Summer Association sum- in the to Cornell introduction was my “TASP the for anything 1982, but I hadn’t done of mer was a very re- It past 25 years. in the Association high bright some meeting experience warding in South Based on his experience juniors.” school on a panel to put together was asked Fred Africa, world developing in the change social democratic and on Democracy seminar summer a Telluride for in Ithaca two fun-filled days spent Diversity and students participating the of one As as a result. pulled he Macedonia, was from himself Gligor From panel. the ’91, onto MBA outdone by his good friend friend by his good outdone An- Lisa Mike , erstand Howell, Danziger Christine , BS ORIE ’87, . Rich still has . Rich Lisa Nishman Laura Nieboer iduals und ’88 finally tied the knot the tied finally : “We very much en- very much : “We dropped me a line to a line me dropped Craig Geller ’88 , Susan Seligsohn Cambor Andrea Meadow c , Bob Clendenin ’86 , put on by her husband, husband, , put on by her Dave Price , this industry I also work in and Lots of news this month. From this month. news Lots of Albert Chu this joyed our first trip to Beijing Burney (Portland, OR) writes that OR) (Portland, Burney Rich Friedman , MBA ’92, has relocated to Boston and ’92, has relocated , MBA Wendy Myers coaches a team of eighth grade girls for grade eighth a team of coaches Doug Mazlish ’86 Liza Pflug Via Facebook Via That’s all the news to date. I look forward to I look forward to date. news That’s all the , MBA ’89, at Lucky Strike Bowling in Man- Bowling Strike ’89, at Lucky , MBA , and , and her present day job involves being a practitioner job involves being day present her to Heart business, her Through healing. prantic of people, Liza works with animals, Healing, Heart indiv helps and environments and out Check self-healing. capacity for amazing their at www.heart-to-heart-healing.com. website her horse, Dutch Warmblood her Liza enjoys riding out on the and shows both in local dressage Wally, open trail. for party a surprise 45th birthday attending tell of Gail Stoller Baer ’88 were hattan. Also in attendance past summer. For two weeks, I think we saw and For two weeks, past summer. my I traded recently, More possible. ate everything (I think that qual- cell phone 6-year-old Motorola so I can com- an iPhone for as an antique) ifies messaging.” text via daughter with my municate Knoop, his own company, Friedman & Partners, a man- & Partners, Friedman his own company, environ- and design to the consultancy agement lives in Wayland, and industries, consulting mental Lindsey. and MA, with his girls Arielle writes, “Right now I’m enjoying a recurring guest a recurring I’m enjoying now “Right writes, off- slightly the playing on ‘Cougar Town,’ star role I also had a lovely write-up Tom. neighbor center this magazine.” Sept/Oct issue of in the Gaines the for funds raising Imagination, Destination Friends Beachwood the of Orchestra, es- real selling tate in Northeast Ohio, 8, ages kids raising and 10, 13. Our own and with Jacqueline Klinger in August 2010. Not to be Not 2010. in August Klinger with Jacqueline 87 drew McDonald ’88 ’88 Hine, [email protected]. Hine, of the Office for Civic and Social Engagement at Engagement Social and Civic for Office the of IN. After years Dame, in Notre College Mary’s Saint industry, NYC financial in the working O’Sullivan a launched Blu for manager as a project career new builds company The (www.bluhomes.com). Homes for- I look homes. green pre-fab efficient, energy husband, as my with Christine, to connecting ward Steve Howell ’84 build- own a custom home We Boston area. in the Pro- Green Certified have become and company ing representatives as independent as well fessionals post-and- that creates a company Timberpeg, for sustain- of forms oldest the of (one beam homes I Steve and time, In our free able construction). our lo- for directors of board the of members are working enjoying We’re Humanity. for cal Habitat MA, as on on-site builds in Lawrence, together for planning business in the well as participating is a home ReStore ReStore. a soon-to-open Habitat new that sells used and outlet store improvement retail off at 75 percent public the to merchandise will store is that the exciting Especially prices. by so- efforts impact local recycling significantly dam- slightly usable surplus, of donations liciting these diverting materials, used building and aged, put to- are All proceeds local landfills. from items our local area. in housing affordable ward please meantime, In the in June! everyone seeing to: your updates send or [email protected]; 058-095CAMjf11notes 12/16/10 10:39 AM Page 83 Page AM 10:39 12/16/10 058-095CAMjf11notes 058-095CAMjf11notes 12/16/10 10:39 AM Page 84

Heasley Ford, [email protected]; and Brenna Lacking news, I was going to fill BS ’93, and my brother-in-law, David Bullock, Frazer McGowan, [email protected]. this column with a discussion of MBA ’91.” A September reception followed with 89 this year’s New Student Reading Karen Leshowitz Colonna and Dianne Nersesian Assignment, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, McGuire, as well as Mike McGowan ’86 and Bill It is the middle of October as but our editor’s brilliant mass e-mail idea filled my Eaton ’61. I write this column and the inbox with updates. (If you’re interested in the An update from Jill Kasprowitz Vizza: “After 88 change of seasons is truly beau- book discussion, go to www.reading.cornell.edu.) a long hiatus at home with the three kids, I de- tiful in Connecticut. It makes me think that Ithaca Thanks to all who wrote in! If you don’t see your cided to re-enter the workforce—as an elemen- must be truly magnificent right now. Of course, by news this time, it’s been saved for the next issue. tary school teacher! I received my MS Ed from the time you read this we will be buried in snow, First, news from the two classmates who took Penn last May and started this fall as a fifth-grade and Ithaca no doubt will be as well. The other the trouble to write on one of those green forms, teacher in Central Bucks School District, outside day at one of my children’s schools, the principal put it in an envelope, and lick a stamp. Douglas Philadelphia. It has been an adventure greater saw me wearing my Cornell jacket and asked if I Girgenti (Yorktown Heights, NY) works in vaccine than running a $50M marketing division!” had gone to school there. She has been going to clinical research development at Pfizer, as the Michelle Fried Berti (Hong Kong) works for JP see her son play football at Ithaca College, and clinical lead of the Staphylococcus aureus vaccine Morgan and enjoys dragon boat racing and yoga asked: “What is there to do in Ithaca?” I gave her program. His Cornell coursework in Microbiology, in her spare time. She welcomes the opportunity some things to do and places to go, and I have Genetics, and Biochemistry remains essential to to get together with fellow alums in Hong Kong. been more nostalgic than ever. his work. His friends from Phi Sigma Kappa remain Rob O’Keefe and his wife, Lynn Ann Casey, have We’re low on updates since it has been a close. Debra Schneider Toy (Niskayuna, NY) says, a daughter, 5, who lights up their lives. Rob and while since our last class mailing. But there are “With boys ages 14, 11, and 6, I spend most of Lynn own Arc Aspicio, a management and tech- now many ways to communicate with each oth- my time on either the baseball field or the soc- nical consulting company focused on homeland er, and we would love to hear from you. It is still cer field. Last summer, our family visited Alaska, security, which was ranked in the Inc. 500 list of fun to sit down and read this magazine and see which was a wonderful experience I highly recom- fastest-growing private companies in the US. your name or your friends’ names in print. Look mend.” Debra enjoys being part of her children’s Alan and Jamie Ottenwaelder Roberts moved for the annual News and Dues mailing coming this religious education by volunteering at their syn- from Rochester, NY, to Waunakee, WI, where Alan spring, and send us your news on the enclosed agogue and substitute-teaching religious school. is now director of financial planning and analysis form. Or write any of us at any time of year at Now to those who hit “reply” to send their for Covance’s food and nutritional chemistry busi- the addresses below. news. Gregory Poulos is a director at V-Bar, a ness. Alan wrote, “My boss here has the best last In California, Meea Kang, BFA ’92, is the long-standing wind energy consultancy (www.v- name in the world: Cornell. We have a 12-year-old president of Domus Development and living in bar.net). “A fantastic industry!” he raves. Audrey ice hockey defenseman named Jim who debates San Francisco. Malcolm Humphrey and his Chin Palma moved to Maine with her husband, whether Cornell or Wisconsin hockey camp is bet- spouse, Dawn, are in Pleasanton. From Palo Alto, Joe, and children Samantha, 8, and Amanda, 7. ter. We also have a 10-month-old, 100-pound Aileen Cleary Cohen reported that she just got The Palmas opened a yoga studio, Maine Street Newfoundland named Isa who comes from an back from three weeks of hiking and visiting in Yoga Inc., in Brunswick, and Audrey hopes to Ithaca-area breeder and bloodlines. Jamie stays at Switzerland and Austria. She volunteers at Stan- start a Maine Cornell Alumni chapter. Deborah home and enjoys tutoring kids in math.” Cathleen ford Children’s Hospital as an attending physician Silverman Shames wrote, “We celebrated the bar Martin Sheils, MPS ’99, became director of under- in the pediatric oncology clinic. From the East mitzvah of my oldest son, Jonathan, last March. graduate admissions for Cornell’s ILR school last Coast we got news from Simon Miller, a partner- Cornellians attending included my parents, Robert April, and e-mailed, “Love being a part of my alma ship lawyer. He has joined the New York office of ’60 and Toby Jossem Silverman ’60; my aunt Su- mater on a daily basis and working to recruit those Thompson Hine LLP as a partner in the Business san Jossem Mitloff ’67; my cousin Jeff Tartikoff who will become Cornell alums in the future.” Litigation practice group. ’91; my brother Steven ’92 and his wife, Heather Karen Dahlby Tallentire sent a short, sweet e-mail: Have you ever seen the show “Healthy Ap- Nelson Silverman ’92; and friends Irina Krislav “I’m very busy with three boys 5 and under. But petite” on the Food Network? Well, one of our Kamis ’91, MS ’95, Jennifer Gise Zeligson, and I’m also having the time of my life!” Tom Nemeth own, Ellie Krieger, is the nutrition guru and host Mike ’85 and Joyce Kottick Greenberg ’87. My proudly reports that he is still a better violinist of that show. She is also the 2010 recipient of the two younger ones (Matthew, 11, and Rachel, 7) than his daughter, Lucy, 8; they have both been Nutrition Science Media Award from the American happily joined in the festivities and can’t wait taking lessons for three years. “That she will sur- Society for Nutrition. The award honors a person for their turns! My private college counseling pass me is inevitable, but I am determined to stave for his or her achievements in helping to foster business (www.CollegeCoachDeb.com) keeps me her off as long as possible.” Videos of both are on the public’s understanding busy! My husband, Martin, YouTube so you can verify his claims, if you like. of current nutrition issues still works as a finance A couple of e-mails highlighted a stage many based on science. She is also manager at PSEG in New of us are entering. Susan Ward writes, “I’ve an author and has appeared I think we Jersey; in his free time he reached the stage in life where I’m looking at col- as a guest expert on many runs the Boy Scout pro- leges for my kids. My daughter is a high school TV programs. ‘ gram in our town of Upper senior and my son is a junior. Of course we would Cynthia Knudson Creech saw and ate Saddle River, NJ.“ love for them to go to Cornell, but from a financial works at OnX Enterprise So- More e-mails: Armand perspective they will probably go to a state lutions Ltd. in Atlanta, GA: everything Velez is a prosecutor in school. During our college visits, I’ve been im- “After a short break from New Mexico and has han- pressed with the services and scholastic programs working during which I got possible. dled more than 60 jury tri- the schools had to offer. It made me want to go certified to teach yoga, I am als in the last seven years, back! Another update my fellow Cornellians may back at it in I.T. sales.” Per including homicide and be interested in is that we’ve decided to go so- their website, OnX designs, Albert Chu’ ’87 other serious violent crimes. lar.” Tracey Souza Cook reports, “I just came back builds, and operates com- He has served as chair for from visiting my daughter in Jameson Hall (I only plex computing and data the Southern New Mexico knew this as one of the High Rises) over Fall center solutions, helping organizations optimize Cornell Alumni Admissions Ambassador Network Break. She is a freshman, Class of 2014, in the their use of technology. Cynthia and husband for the last two years. Lynn Weidberg Morgan has College of Engineering. Some highlights: ate bo Ron live in Alpharetta, GA. launched Morgan Language Services (www.mor- burger at RPCC (formerly RPU) and ate the fresh- Have you reconnected with someone through ganlanguages.com), a small, woman-owned busiest bagel at Collegetown Bagel; lowlights: Cornell Facebook, Twitter, or LinkedIn? Let us know about ness that specializes in written translation, oral Dairy was closed for refurbishing and the new ex- it! What have you been up to, and who would interpreting, and website translation. Shannon press cafe that sells Cornell ice cream was closed you like to hear from? Stay in touch and let us Gallivan was married in August in Nags Head: “It for Fall Break and I couldn’t find the great Greek- add your news to the class column. c Sharon was awesome—most wonderful day of my life. I style pizza in Collegetown. The weather was ab- Nunan Stemme, [email protected]; Steven married Dave Bol and was lucky enough to marry solutely fantastic, though!” Tomaselli, [email protected]; and Brad Mehl, him and his children, Katie and Connor. Cornel- Now some classmates who could have children [email protected]. lians there were my brother, Ryan Gallivan ’94, in the class of 2032: Congratulations to Dina Stein 84 Cornell Alumni Magazine | cornellalumnimagazine.com Class Notes is Rich Marc , who Feeley et. For ’86 artphones Deb Moreau Noel Noel Megan Elias and her husband her and February 2011 85 welcomed daugh- welcomed ndroid Mark ndroid Sm | Pamela Mischen ’90 Eileen Bowden recently celebrated 13 celebrated recently , who lives nearby. Last lives nearby. , who Firlik is co-founder and Firlik is co-founder Betsy Mead Feerick, who live in the area. live in the who Feerick, has been busy: first, from his first, from has been busy: Jessica Benjoya Mandell ’93 January and husband Dave Barnett have Dave Barnett husband and Nancy Beninati ddresses the $290 billion-a-year the ddresses Howard Wolkow and and and his family in the Boston area, in the his family and Shara Kabak has lived and worked in Washington, DC, for in Washington, worked has lived and Mark ’92 Geneva Chong On to expand. continue ’91 families Class of Geoffrey Moskowitz Simon Atkins Katrina Schreiber Danielle Haynes and husband David welcomed James Colm. On James welcomed David husband and 26, 2010, March is a Nancy Zachary. and William twins welcomed ter Abigal. In March 2010, In March ter Abigal. and their family in the Roanoke area. Roanoke in the family their and Geo- US the Viva works for CO. to Boulder, moved Science Rocky Mountain Northern Survey, logical was son Bard Their WY. based in Jackson, Center, it to our born on April 16, 2009. Viva won’t make sis- her for will be in Ithaca because she reunion she and school, Hotel the from ter’s graduation can’t stay that long. 1991 since hasn’t returned She to visit roommates hopes and and April 27, 2009, with whom she worked at Cornell’s Undergraduate at Cornell’s worked she with whom and Office, Admissions years in Moscow with a record heat wave and heat with a record years in Moscow continue wife Madelaine and He smoke. choking Tip-Top empire. cleaning industrial to build their hi-tech clean- has provided Solutions Industrial 10, Ivan, Kids seven years. for factories for ing who speakers Russian native 8, are Mikaela, and Bell. The TV or Taco American understood never to our reunion looks forward family Moskowitz to buy tickets! in line to stand is ready and her day job, Deb is a food scientist with ConAgra scientist Deb is a food job, day her fries. French new Foods developing Women’s Five Colleges at the associate a research on a his- is working She Center. Research Studies magazines food cookbooks and American tory of as as beautiful beautiful (but not enjoys the and campus. Holyoke Mount Cornell) Levy at research of is director Rich past 12 years. the in keeps He Council. Housing Multi National the with touch Bloomstein and called GeoReader, which reads aloud historical aloud reads which called GeoReader, also allows you It by them. as you drive markers your share and points your own talking to make You events. and about local landmarks knowledge app at A free the can download roommate visited freshman Rich summer, lives and practices dentistry in Ithaca. dentistry practices lives and premium has added he Montana, base in home also site; there’s to his global weather material www.AFCrisk.com; level at membership a free with a institute a spiritual started he second, abun- to optimize one’s on how twist centered since third, and at www.Lhatong.org; dance, in medicine in alternative his doctorate starting and stage dissertation on the finally 2004, he’s with a trip to India will finish in October 2011 His Nepal. into trek and his degree to receive and on biometeoelectromagnetics, is dissertation medicine—energetics— of future the combines If you change. climate and health with spiritual e- related, are fields three those out how figure at [email protected]. Simon mail Technologies HealthPrize of officer medical chief (www.HealthPrize.com), an Internet-based software that a company med- with prescription poor compliance of problem surgery, brain art of the After perfecting ications. challenge difficult more on the to take decided she ac- and orders doctors’ people to follow getting of medications. with their stick tually A app for a new launched Dihel , and Jen- is on . Head- , MD ’98, Amy Wang David Olson , kroberson@ c Eric White ’89 George Fogg George Rose Tanasugarn Kimberly Bazar , MBA ’94. At the time the ’94. At , MBA Wendy Chung Dave Dembouski earned an MBA from the from an MBA earned Kelly Roberson has lived in Portland, OR, since has lived in Portland, Murray in Boston during an up- in Boston during Murray I received an overwhelming rean overwhelming I received blast seeking e-mail to my sponse up- two first-time including news, Long owns the Red Lion restaurant Red Lion the owns Long is a cardiologist and chairman of car- of chairman and is a cardiologist Douglas Kelly Jonathan Russell ’93 Morgan Rider I have to stop there, but watch this space for I have to stop there, Alumni on the Left Coast! In Fresno, CA, Left Coast! In Fresno, Alumni on the Heading into the interior: interior: the into Heading 91 dates. received in 2000 and Management of School Yale Assurance Information Defense Dept. of the at pursue research in 2005 to Award Scholarship on Cyber Security & Research for Center the in Day- Base (WPAFB) Air Force Wright-Patterson a PhD in computer earned ton, OH. In 2009, he Technology. of Inst. Air Force the from science Air Force the Lead for Cyber Team Douglas is now con- he where on WPAFB, Laboratory Research retechnology and science cyber defense ducts programs manages and development and search In military capabilities. new or create to enhance early 2010, for Philippines to the Douglas traveled host celebration, 25-year friendship an “all-in-one wedding/reception/ in-law reunion, and family his married He mini-vacation.” and honeymoon, sweetheart, five-year and friend quarter-century was a Rotary Ex- he in 1985 when met he whom son their and Marilyn, Douglas, student. change in Dayton, OH. 4, reside Mark, an en- Ecology & Environment, works for 1993 and firm, with consulting vironmental and to visiting forward was looking Morgan wrote, she Kathleen Novak re- to attend hopes trip. Morgan business coming Small, Judy to seeing looks forward and union the clinical faculty in the Stanford School of Med- of School Stanford in the faculty clinical the to surf learned She Dermatology. Dept. of icine’s break! son’s spring over her in Hawaii it comin’! keep news—and more [email protected]; Manning, [email protected]; lightswitch.net. ing westward for a Rocky Mountain High: High: a Rocky Mountain for westward ing nifer Agnello skiing, busy with golf, keeps She CO. in Vail, mem- Cornell favorite Her parenting. and cooking, Hall. Straight Willard include ories Michael Gen atdiology Heart Consultants Cardiovascular Center. and cycling, racquetball, with tennis, relaxes He friends, remembers fondly He kids. with the games at his time sports from and Nu), (Sigma fraternity CA, Park, In Menlo Cornell. wife Vanessa live in Michigan, where George is a is George where Michigan, live in wife Vanessa He- at diseases subspecialist infectious pediatric Rapids. in Grand Hospital Children’s len DeVos working,” “mainly says his life has been George built in is being hospital children’s as a new opening. 2011 scheduled with a Rapids, Grand busy “wrangling”—his he’s working, not When has He 5-year-old children. 3- and word!—his forget: course I’d rather one of memories vivid “being of has memories he 207. Or rather, Chem to sit in 207, having late to Chem consistently at the down looking and section, nosebleed the seat empty second-row In Missouri, me.” for saved dutifully 8 15, 12, and ages sons raising are wife Amy and Monsan- for is IT manager David last May). (as of to around is involved in charitable activities and archdiocese. the for and in his parish, St. Louis, and snow in the football remembers fondly He from to hear would like Sta- Marc Candido Mariam , MAT ’91, , MAT . is medical di- is medical Blass is a man- Graham, KAL20@ Graham, Neera Rellan is Cortland County is Cortland Avidon, savidon1@ Avidon, Treadwell Bliss, ac98@ Bliss, Treadwell Labovitz, cu89_news@ Claudia Eisinger Sisca lives in Northamp- Aileen Cahill Once again I bring news of news again I bring Once far. and near your classmates close to time start this We’ll Alice Roberts ’88 Keith Dayton Michael Eidelman , MS ’91, MBA ’97, who e-mailed, ’97, who MBA ’91, , MS Kimberly Levine Anna Henderson Endreny Lauren Flato Stephanie Bloom is executive director of the career de- career the of director is executive Anne Czaplinski Goodrich, who describes her job as “col- her describes who Goodrich, and and Jennifer Harlan c Up in New England, Up in New Moving south to the Big Apple, home to a home Apple, Big south to the Moving Ted Alan Hirzel lives in Colchester, VT. “Consultant—qualitative VT. lives in Colchester, holding of practitioner and research marketing Convening’: of ‘Art Using groups. facilitating and plan im- inspiration, creative planning, strategic Unitarian the also part of She’s plementation.” in Interfaith Vermont Congregation’s Universalist to obtain affordable is trying which group, Action in Vermont. universal access to healthcare and when and boat owners are Joe husband and She to forward was looking in April, she wrote she fondly She Islands. British Virgin in the sailing in College- nights Saturday and Friday remembers town. ton, is director Rain. Jennifer MA, with spouse Joy website at Column 5, whose solutions training of CFOs firm that helps consulting it as “a describes busi- their manage plan and they how reinvent ness.” says Jennifer memory favorite her of Cornell is “everything.” ager at Project Solutions Consulting and lives in and Consulting Solutions at Project ager Brett. Summit, NJ, with husband Goldman wife Cara and U. He at Yeshiva center velopment to Ian Benjamin Goldman-Smith Smith welcomed Cate sister Olivia “Big writes, Marc family. their can’t she And is thrilled to have a little brother. In ‘Let’s Go Red’ chant!” wait to teach him the state over, next the rector of Chelsea Skin & Laser, a private practice Skin & Laser, Chelsea of rector opened. and designed that he center dermatology 4, Connor, and Katie twins is also raising Michael to the In answer AJ Vincent. with his partner, you remember thing one “What is the question Michael at Cornell?” your time from fondly most I have made.” friendships great “The wrote, cy is counsel at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett. Out- & Bartlett. at Simpson Thacher cy is counsel spending and enjoys baking she office, the side Michael. husband with son Declan, 7, and time Dermatologist public defender. And that’s all he wrote, except wrote, he that’s all And defender. public Lakes Finger the Also in lives in Dryden. that he are the alma mater. mater. alma the is a profes- Ted Syracuse. in days live these who Envi- of at SUNY’s College water resources sor of is chair of Anna Forestry. and Science ronmental Mid- Jamesville-Dewitt at department science the A a puppy. and kids have two They dle School. to is home Buffalo north, little farther Landau Sorry to hear educator.” science instructor, lege a car from was recovering Mariam that last August fondly She now. fully healed she’s accident—hope would and Novak Joe professor biology recalls from to hear like Cornellians: corps (har!) of big 90 cornell.edu; cornell.edu; Propp and husband Doug, who welcomed their welcomed who Doug, husband and Propp He 14, 2010. on May Nathan, Daniel child, third 5. And Jeremy, brother 6, and Ilana, sister joins to just had our first children I and Valerie, wife, “My We boys. with twin fashion it in grand did and Lon- us in well for Life continues smitten. are don.” comcast.net; hotmail.com. cornell.edu; cornell.edu; 058-095CAMjf11notes 12/16/10 10:39 AM Page 85 Page AM 10:39 12/16/10 058-095CAMjf11notes 058-095CAMjf11notes 12/16/10 10:39 AM Page 86

deputy attorney general for the California Attor- other publications. She’s also appeared in The Best [email protected]; Lois Duffy ney General’s Civil Rights Enforcement Section in American Essays 2009. She specializes in person- Castellano, [email protected]; Jean Kintisch, Oakland, CA. Doug Fambrough and Kimberly Moy al essays and memoirs in nature and science, his- [email protected]. welcomed their second child, Torin Douglas, on tory, travel, health and medicine, and food. August 30, 2010. Kim is at home with the kids Congratulations are in order to Matthew and Doug is CEO of a small biotechnology com- Goldberg, who was elected to the Cornell Univer- Happy New Year! Welcome to pany in Boston. sity Council for a four-year term beginning July 1, 2011. This is the year many of Start making plans for our 20th Reunion, the 2010. Council members are elected based upon 93 us will turn the big 4-0! Are you weekend of June 9-12! Check out our Cornell ’91 their leadership in Cornell volunteer activities, looking forward to it? Dreading it? Doing some- page on Facebook for the latest updates and to business and professional endeavors, and com- thing special to celebrate? Let us and your class- let us know how we can make it the best reunion munity and charity involvement. Many thanks go mates know! ever! If your news didn’t make it into this col- to our classmates who are continuing as members We start off by catching up on six years of umn, please look for it in the next. c Ariane of the Council. They are Stephen Mong, ME ’93, news for J.P. Freeley. He writes, “My wife, Kasia, Schreiber Horn, [email protected]; Sharlyn MBA ’02, Meredith Rosenberg, Petula Brown, and I were married in Warsaw, Poland, in August Carter Heslam, [email protected]; Terrance Horner Jr., PhD ’98, and Betty Eng. 2004. We have wonderful kids Claire, 3-1/2, and Kathryn Kraus Bolks, [email protected]. Class president Karen McCalley spent five Andrew, 1. I’m president of my own company, weeks studying at Oxford U. this past summer as BlueBlastMedia, an out-of-home marketing firm part of her graduate program with the Bread Loaf that provides technology to Fortune 500 out-of- Thanks to all of you who re- School of English. She followed that with a week home campaigns. We recently upsized our home sponded to our e-mail request in Germany visiting old friends in Berlin. When she in Forest Hills (Queens) for our expanding family 92 for news. Wow—what a lot we returned, she visited Jessica Aronofsky Schwartz- and are enjoying the process of making it our all have going on. Keep it coming. As I write, my berg in Ocean, NJ. She and husband Paul are busy own. This past summer, my family visited with husband John Torrance ’90 and I are planning a with their kids, Hannah and Daniel, and house ren- longtime friend (since freshman orientation) and fall trip back to the Hill to visit the Dept. of En- ovations. Karen’s not the only one going back to best man Dan Erickson, his wife Dr. Melissa tomology’s annual Insectapalooza event. Our school. Pete Wahl has moved his family (wife Brandes-Erickson, and their two kids at their daughter, budding arachnologist Emily, 8, sincerely Parul Desai ’91 and children Vijay and Maiya) up home near Burlington, VT. It was a quick but hopes to return from Ithaca with a tarantula. I’m to Boston to pursue a belated doctorate in phar- long-overdue trip that everyone enjoyed.” not sure I’m ready for this. macoepidemiology at Harvard School of Public Congratulations go out to a few of our class- Lots of news from New Jersey! My former Health. He’s finding that being a student again mates with some recent accomplishments. Jon apartment-mate Linda LaMagra Holmes is a sen- is both exciting and a bit humbling. If that’s not Labovitz e-mailed to say that he left private prac- ior financial analyst at Honeywell. Her children enough, he hopes to publish a novel next summer! tice in July 2010 to become an associate professor Justin, 7, and Jamie, 3, have their mom’s eyes and David Atkins is now a Korean Buddhist monk and department chair of medicine, surgery, and bio- manage to keep her busy! If the kids are lucky, known as Myong Haeng Sunim. He serves as vice mechanics at the new College of Podiatric Medicine their mom’s still as good a cook as she was 19 abbot of the Korean temple Chogyesa in Manhat- at Western U. of Health Sciences. In September years ago. Paul Matz is a pediatrician in Mullica tan. Their website is www.nychogyesa.org. Kathy 2010 he was elected into the National Academies Hill, NJ, which probably serves him well as he has Houggy Ross and her family moved from Atlanta, of Practice. An official induction will follow in three daughters now: Rebecca, 5, Eliana, 2, and GA, to Barrington, IL (near Chicago), in August Washington, DC, in March 2011. Seth Kestenbaum baby Lilah. In May, Annie Rojas had a son, Ale- with her company, ADP. Kathy is now the general continues to live in NYC and work in the real es- jandro Jerome Jacobs. It has been a whirlwind of manager for the Midwest Small Business Payroll tate advisory services world. He was named one of dirty diapers, sleep deprivation, and unbridled joy Services division, based in Elk Grove Village, IL. Costar’s “Power Brokers” and he continues to teach ever since. (It gets even better, Annie!) She and The Ross family faces the daunting challenge of real estate finance as an adjunct professor through her husband live in Collingswood, NJ, just over adjusting to Midwest winters! And speaking of life various CUNY undergraduate and graduate pro- the bridge from Philadelphia. adjustments: Lisa Martin Henrickson and hus- grams. Seth has rediscovered cycling and spent In other former roommate news, Mitch Hart- band Roy welcomed daughter Madelynn Michelle the summer and fall preparing for a century ride ley lived with my husband at AGR back in the day. on May 26. She’s a type A like her parents—rolling that he hoped to make this past November. Con- Now he’s in Maine with wife Gabrielle (Mollo) over, cutting teeth, and crawling on or ahead of gratulations also go out to Wayde Jester, who and their two sons. Mitch works for the US Fish plan. After her maternity leave, Lisa returned to in October 2010 finished the Denver Rock ’n Roll and Wildlife Service; Gabrielle is a lawyer. Based work as assistant general counsel at Verizon Busi- Marathon in a great time of 3:08.45! on the rest of his e-mail to me, Mitch is pursuing ness, where she negotiates large, complex service David Kroll sent in a professional update, an alternate career in comedy writing. Ahem. But, and outsourcing agreements for Verizon’s large along with some news of a recent reunion. He mark his words: the Hartleys will “most definite- corporate customers. writes, “I finished my MBA at the U. of Nebraska, ly” be at our 20th Reunion. Our class has some After recruiting for 13 years, in March 2009 and Angie and I moved with our kids Howie, 9, and real writers, too. Case in point: John Murphy has Lisa Nelson Rangel launched Chameleon Re- Johanna (‘Joey’), 6, from Nebraska back to Ohio. a mystery novel coming out in January, Murder sumes (www.chameleonresumes.com), a resume Currently, I work as a project manager for Cargill Your Darlings. “One morning, legendary wit Dorothy writing job search consultancy to help job seek- Flavor Systems, and Angie and I are helping our Parker discovers someone under Manhattan’s ers land their next position. She says that entre- friend Stacey market and manufacture a board famed Algonquin Round Table. A little early for be- preneurship has its own set of challenges, but she game case called ‘Game Hero.’ You can learn more ing passed out drunk, isn’t it? But he’s not dead wouldn’t trade it for anything else. Azhar Khan about it at www.beginnerbusinesswoman.info. I drunk—just dead. When a charming writer from has got serial entrepreneurship down to a science. was just back for Homecoming last month, along Mississippi named Billy Faulkner becomes a sus- After graduation, he joined a startup called Itha- with (coincidentally) 93 other trombone players pect in the murder, Dorothy decides to dabble in ca Software that was bought by Autodesk. He and their families. Eric Jones, Craig Bloom ’91, a little detective work.” Find out more at John’s then started Cubus, which got bought by Citadon/ BS ’93, and Andy Vitolins were there with their website: www.roundtablemysteries.com. Sue Eisen- Soward Group. Then he started Riya/Like.com, families, as well as a few dozen alumni from ear- feld (Arlington, VA) is the recipient of the 2010 which was bought by Google in August 2010. Now lier and later classes. Aside from the tailgate and Goldfarb Family Fellowship for nonfiction writers he serves on the advisory board of Cornell’s Dept. football game, we sailed, hiked, went to the sci- at the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts. The fel- of Materials Science and Engineering and is start- ence center, and toured the wine trail. The high- lowship is a two-week residency awarded annual- ing a new company called ChallengeDating.com. light for me was the new distillery on the east side ly to the top creative non-fiction applicant. She’ll As if this weren’t enough to keep one busy, Azhar of Seneca.” David, did you know that Finger Lakes be one of about 25 fellows working on their own managed to get a master’s at Stanford Business Distilling was co-founded by Brian McKenzie ’99? creative projects at this working retreat for visual School, worked in London and Bangalore, and We continue to add to our ever-expanding artists, writers, and composers. Kind of like being married Zainab. The Khans have children Riya and Class of ’93 descendants. Anastasia “Stacey” Mala- on campus, but with no schedules, obligations, or Rafay and live in San Francisco. cos Lafollette (Mamaroneck, NY) is director of the prelims! Sue’s work has appeared in the New York Keep the news coming, if for no other reason New York Meetings Program at the Council on For- Times, the Gettysburg Review, Potomac Review, the than that it will help me keep my mind off the eign Relations in New York City. In October 2009, Washington Post, Washingtonian, and a number of tarantula in our house. c Megan Fee Torrance, she welcomed daughter Vera. She also has a son, 86 Cornell Alumni Magazine | cornellalumnimagazine.com Class Notes - Ker- , idge and Kosier linked Kosier , who gave my , who Jeff Kline Kelly Gonzalez February 2011 87 ’ | and Rebecca Zielinski- and Morris ’96 Angela Ruggieri Omilian : “After graduating Cornell, graduating : “After January and his wife, his wife, and and and Eric Krug Stephanie Campbell “Bazooka” “Bazooka” , and , and Patrick , ’96 Megan Fee Torrance ’92 Megan Fee Torrance Tom Hughes Micah Donahue One of the many perks of living in NOLA is in NOLA living perks of many the of One The power of continues media social to enthrall way my news first people to send the of One Tom and Kelly introduced me to the beautiful to the me introduced Kelly and Tom , fish (Jeff made me give the turtle away before our before away turtle the give me made fish (Jeff our lives and South, to the North the trek)—from We ways. wondrous and in strange have changed because it is not as a holiday Gras have Mardi now to work that is going Orleans in New anyone like and to any I also respond and after, day or the day is a per- Gras Mardi dat!” with “Who all questions Book Street Maple books from to buy fect time I am where (www.maplestreetbookshop.com), Shop this (coined medium social a bookseller and now I (ha!), time spare In my myself). one teach online the through English school middle and school high Charter School/VLACS Academy Learning Virtual wedding an occasional perform (www.vlacs.org), on my am supposed to be working and ceremony, at Tulane. is a professor sequel. Jeff novel’s with time to spend opportunity had the having Christopher husband and me a tour of restoration projects on projects restoration a tour of me and husband War World National the for was working he which you visit should This is a must-see, II Museum. Christopher (www.nationalww2museum.org). NOLA Emer- of also attempted to super-size us at one il’s restaurants. Weren’t aside. commentary Gladwell’s Malcolm me, I accounts? first class to have e-mail we the Facebook (not via interactions reunion my planned though), raptors, with the we even had a Twit- and on their report tweeters to for going ter hashtag up with I met activities. reunion ry Duffy ’97 up with us on Facebook, as we had been search- I took Cornell, Leaving a while. for her for ing pants pair of a paint-stained and thoughts fond seemed Ithaca table. I had worn to our class craft way. by the it, than I remembered bigger was in Minneapolis. his start in advertising got Micah and met back East to Boston, he After moving in 2001. (Middlebury) wife Kristen Shea married Cambr around Kristen bounced and Micah in Newbury- settling before Shore Boston’s North Lucy, 3, and Max, includes family port, MA. The at Me- is a principal born Sept. 3, 2010. Micah boutique (www.mechanicausa.com)—a chanica firm based in Newburyport— branding/marketing latest Micah’s addict.” improvement a home and Krug (Texas A&M). Most of us met when we lived when met us of A&M). Most Krug (Texas is an year; Kerry our freshman in Ecology House took out this nearly sister who Alpha Phi sorority VW Beetle. with her class correspondent Re- before right Ethiopia from adopted they twins Market Farmers’ Ithaca out at the hung We union. let will never Kelly and Tom hours. a couple of for to inability my girls because of babysit the me While at- portions. tiny-human-sized feed them I were and French Alison Torrillo Reunion, tending thrilled when Hughes Hughes , JD Dave Phoel, Quinn French , often. , ME ’95, Schmucker, Wasylik, dmp5@ Wasylik, Carlin MacDougall Lou Bergholz John Schmucker ’84 John Folger Alison Torrillo Cindy Morrison Jan Freitag ’97 , , [email protected]; and and Jean Glenn also attended. , ME ’95, is a professor at UC , ME ’95, is a professor , ME ’94, I have some Big Red shoes to Red shoes Big I have some fill since passed her our president) (now is keeping busy runningis keeping a “virtu- Marchant, Jennifer.marchant@ Marchant, extracurricular activities.” I am activities.” extracurricular MA, got married this summer, and this summer, married MA, got , and sees sees , and Dineen Pashoukos Dika Lam MA. The Cornellians in attendance Cornellians MA. The c their idge, idge, Allison Fishman , idge, idge, Azhar Khan has got serial entre- Azhar Khan has got preneurship down to a science. preneurship down to Pete Joson ’93 Finally, the folks at Cornell’s Adult University Adult at Cornell’s folks the Finally, Rachelle Bernacki Kaila Colbin —to the Class of 1997. Class of —to the ‘ half of the class correspondent duties to me. In to me. duties class correspondent the half of my responsibility, this new accepting of midst the and (UVA/Yale), Sigler Jeff five years, of husband a Seussian cats and three I have moved—with 95 passed along the news that news the passed along through ’00, took a tennis clinic ’99, MArch BArch What a fun way to practice this past summer. CAU us Send on campus! time some spend skills and your news! cornell.edu; Jennifer Rabin postfoods.com. Rik ’93 Wehbring and ’53 Berger promoted to Eastern Regional Director for Nation- for Director Eastern Regional to promoted agencies governmental helps startup that a al IPA, Dave contracts. with volume-priced save money and has to offer life Nashville of quality enjoys the just not It’s all around. offered music loves the a lo- Dan McGuinness, Dave visits Locally, country! Hotelie, by another operated cal Irish pub O’Sullivan ’96 www.minimonos. kids,” green good al world for site “has been growing that the reports com. She to 14-year-olds around as 7- bounds by leaps and calls currently it.” Kaila world discover the is she though home, Zealand, New Christchurch, visit in February. to a stateside forward looking Donald Patterson at the lie interest research of His areas Irvine. ubiqui- and intelligence artificial of intersection this work to has applied he and tous computing also He activity assistance. and transportation the a son from adopted recently that he reports extracurric- that his after-hours and Philippines kids “running of consist now ular activities to around to many! familiar that sounds sure Cambr of 1953—the Class of law school the from ranged groom, the of mother it was a very Cornell wedding indeed. Rachelle re- Rachelle indeed. wedding it was a very Cornell of School Hopkins Johns the MD from ceived her She Chicago. U. of the an MA from and Medicine Medical at Harvard member a faculty is currently in the initiatives quality of director and School Inst. Farber Cancer at Dana Care Palliative Dept. of Women’s and Brigham at Aging of Division the and re- John Cornell, from After graduating Hospital. Graduate Chicago U. of the from ceived an MBA Compaq and for After working Business. of School is he a decade, for Germany, in Munich, Siemens based in consultant business an independent now Cambr , Yael c Melissa and their and Sapira, MBA Sapira, ’94 Laurie Appel Melissa Carver reports that she reports has now been in has now , JD ’96, and hus- and , JD ’96, Fox Fox Ali, Kauff. Sima, Jackie, Sima, Kauff. and husband Rich wel- Rich husband and welcomed a son, Elliot, welcomed Andrea Sarkany Riskin , welcomed son Mark Joseph son Mark , welcomed Lauren Bailyn Sima Asad , and , and Ready to feel old? The mem- to feel old? The Ready 2011 were Class of the bers of year of our senior born during Cara Mendelow Kelly Horl Tammi Miller Kelly Bey Lind Dave Goodridge Jackie Finkel MPS ’94 Skipper, and her husband, Anthony, husband, her and Skipper, , Rosenberg, [email protected]; DVM ’94 DVM Lisa Keswick , Daniel Moss, [email protected]; Psychologist Psychologist I had my own mini-reunion in October 2010. own mini-reunion I had my Greg 94 high school. Yipes! In the meantime, our class- meantime, Yipes! In the school. high Cornellians future new to bring continue mates year roommate, freshman My world. the into Sharmi Das Reese on July 21, 2010. son Damien welcomed 2-year-old Jordan. sister, also has a big Damien to dig Facebook, I was inspired powers of By the had been gift- sons my Cornelliana the out all of Cornell on to a good pass them and ed as babies both have Jordan and Damien now and home, Red Big outfits to carry on the additional some tradition. in Avenue to 41 Park practice her has relocated NYC. practice, her Describing Cara writes, “I and services, psychotherapy group provide and individual yoga, including interventions mind-body also offer strategies. stress-reduction other and meditation, work- and living alumnae Cornell I work with many are suburbs who surrounding the in NYC and ing professional and personal their to enhance seeking consultation am available for and development and family, career, to health, issues related around relationships.” on April 21, 2010. She proudly reports, “He is a “He reports, proudly on April 21, 2010. She Lisa parents.” delighted we are baby and great in Rhode pediatrics to enjoy practicing continues Class of the of legacies the for Hooray Island. 2031! to feel even older?) (ready Nashville for ten for Nashville would love to visit with years and was recently He in his area. traveling classmates band band on July 24, 2009. Nicholas, 4-1/2. Nicholas, Hart [email protected]. Sottile, comed daughter Grace Florence on June 10, 2010. on June Florence Grace daughter comed She writes, “Her brother, big Ryan, 3-1/2,enjoying very much and is here she thrilled that is beyond last weekend this Just spent brother. a big being with in Pittsburgh families at a park in New Jersey. Lauren and hus- and Lauren Jersey. a park in New at families 6, and NJ, with Josh, live in Hoboken, Valdi band com- now jobs and changed 4. Lauren Samantha, McGraw- the City to work for York New into mutes Andrea editor. online senior as a Hill Companies children Lawn, NJ, with their live in Fair Greg and is a 3. Andrea Eden, 7, and 11, Michael, Deborah, Health- Mental Bergen West at both psychologist Specialists. Psychological at Advanced and care with NY, live in Montebello, Gabriel and Tammi for still works 2. Tammi Micah, 4, and Zeke, sons is now and departments but changed JP Morgan, I’ve been me, for As management. project a VP of I am a prin- about 2-1/2 years. for in White Plains health- in NYC, doing Consultants cipal at Buck with my time I love spending and consulting care Jonathan, sons and Sandy guys—husband three but with two Ari, 1-1/2. I’ll turn 40 in May, 4, and I haven’t had too much house, little boys in the 30th to even think about it. I had a great time so here’s decade, a great off it kicked and birthday us! all of for decade great to another Berkowitz and Gabriel and and Gabriel and Barkman, and and Barkman, ’94, and I joined Laurie at her home for a visit.” for home at her Laurie I joined and with together I got 058-095CAMjf11notes 12/16/10 10:39 AM Page 87 Page AM 10:39 12/16/10 058-095CAMjf11notes 058-095CAMjf11notes 12/16/10 10:39 AM Page 88

projects have included “installing a new water never had enough tread on them.” She invites government, presently on disaster operations in heater, adding radiant floors, and installing 15 anyone traveling to Vegas or Southern California the Gulf Coast. After-hours he is volunteering to (only six to go) new windows.” He has also had to be in touch if you want to catch up in person. help restore the P.T. 305 at the National WWII a few Chevy-Chase-as-Clark-Griswold moments Eric Helmy ([email protected]) Museum. Paul Lester, ME ’98 (Nutley, NJ; PBL1@ with a family of squirrels, but he has won the is in Portland, OR, with his wife, Heather. He is cornell.edu) works for Prudential Financial. He is battle, for the time being. a managing partner at Northwest Business Law married to Yue Zhang. Constance “Tanzi” Wehe Suzanne Ehlers, while carrying her second Group, which does business litigation, intellec- Craig ([email protected]) is developing a new future Cornellian, Dahlia Louise, born on June 3, tual property, employment, and tax law. In his website, SoloParentsGuide.com. She envisions it 2010, became president and CEO of Population spare time he is a dad and trains for the Ironman as a community forum and resource for parents Action Int’l (www.populationaction.org). Thus triathlon! Michael Kelly (Denver, CO; michael. who are running households solo. Tanzi is also Suzanne could not attend Reunion. PAI, where [email protected]) married wife Erin in No- “building a partnership with a wine-tasting com- Suzanne has been working for seven years, is “an vember 2009. He is a gynecologic oncologist at pany that provides turnkey fundraiser events for local schools and nonprofits. I was recently appointed to the Alumnae Advisory Council for a new Pi Phi chapter at Johns Hopkins U. The girls The power of social media remind me of myself in the early 1990s. It’s fun to see how times have changed. Future Cornell- ‘ ians and Pi Phis Amanda and Alli have busy continues to enthrall me. schedules, too, so running around to their schools and activities takes up the rest of my time.” Veronica K. Brooks-Sigler’ ’95 Thanks, everyone, for writing with all of your updates! c Carin Lustig Silverman, CDL2@cornell. edu; Courtney Rubin, [email protected]; Ron international nonprofit working in family plan- the U. of Colorado Health Science Center in Au- Johnstone, [email protected]. Class website, ning and reproductive health.” Dahlia Louise rora, and after hours he runs, hikes, and spends http://classof96.alumni.cornell.edu. joins big sister Paloma Rose, 3, who is, Suzanne time with his family. Michael and Erin welcomed reports, “delighted with her new role as big sis- daughter Rose Elizabeth on June 2, 2010. Writes, ter.” Suzanne, her girls, and husband Laurent Michael, “I am enjoying the ‘Colorado life.’ ” Lau- Once, our biggest choices were Abelin (Antioch) reside in Washington, DC, which ren Wein Mank ([email protected]) is whether or not to show for that 8 seems to be a Cornell South of sorts. happy to report that she and husband Rob had 97 a.m. class or which bar/restaurant Your class officers have been phone confer- their third daughter in June. Baby Olive joins sis- to frequent in Collegetown. As we’ve moved from encing to debrief about the 15th Reunion and, ters Sadie, 5, and Tessa, 3. They are living in New the Hill, we’ve seen our options expand as well. of course, to plan for the coming 20th (already!). York City where Rob is a news producer and Lau- Where should we live and work? Where should One of the exciting things on the horizon is the ren is a book editor. we travel? Should we go back to school? Read on class council we are developing. Being an officer Heidi Mochari ’97 and Dave Greenberger to see some of the decisions your classmates can seem like an overwhelming commitment, and ([email protected]) welcomed their first are making. the class council will provide people with an op- child, Emma Ruth, in New York City on Septem- Renu Giyanani Schmoyer sent news of a re- portunity to get involved at their particular com- ber 17, 2010. Lisa Drayer ([email protected]) location to Vicenza, Italy. She and her husband fort levels. Stay tuned for more information; if also writes from New York, where she is enjoying are excited about his overseas assignment, but you think you are interested, please let Alison motherhood with her beautiful 9-month-old will certainly miss friends in Washington, DC. She know at [email protected]. daughter Brooke Sadie. She and her husband are had one last celebration stateside in NYC with Thanks to those of you who shared the planning Brooke’s first birthday party at the Cor- Kristin Powers Goppel, Jenny Kapelyan, Divya changes in your world. You can find our class nell Club in New York! Ali Davis (traveling_ali@ Gupta, Foram Desai, Shailee Lala, and Suchi website here: http://classof95.alumni.cornell. hotmail.com) has been living in NYC since 2007 Sanagavarapu. She reports that everyone is do- edu, and we also have a Facebook page. Search and works for Arup as an urban transport planner. ing great. Best of luck, Renu, in your transition! for “Cornell Class of 1995.” Your correspondents She reports, “I just got back from two and a half The Charles A. and Anne Morrow Lindbergh Foun- await more news. c Veronica K. Brooks-Sigler, weeks in southern Africa—South Africa, Botswana, dation reports that Kristen DiNorscia Jellison [email protected]; and Abra Benson Per- and Zimbabwe. Unfortunately, I just missed Josh has received a 2010 Lindbergh Grant in water rie, [email protected]. Friedman, JD ’99, in Victoria Falls (he now lives conservation and health for her project “Opti- in Harare, Zimbabwe). Back in August, I traveled mizing the Biosand Filter for Treating Household to France to celebrate the wedding of Nick Grego Drinking Water in Developing Countries.” Kristen I hope you all had a wonderful and Anne Marceau. Other Cornell attendees were is an assistant professor in the Dept. of Civil and holiday season and a Happy New Rob Wininger, ME ’97, Jose Machuca, ME ’97, Environmental Engineering at Lehigh U. and 96 Year. Just because we are com- Chetna Bansal, ME ’97, and Aravind Narasimhan earned her doctorate from MIT. The Lindbergh ing upon our 15th Reunion doesn’t mean that we ’97. The wedding was in Fertreve, a small town grants are awarded in the amount of $10,580— are old! Paul Belcher ([email protected]) is in Burgundy, so we were able to put our wines the amount it cost to build Charles Lindbergh’s living in San Francisco and is the assistant VP of knowledge to good use.” plane the “Spirit of St. Louis”—and focus on underwriting for ACE Ltd. He is training for his fifth Monica Rodriguez Quirch, BArch ’96, is liv- projects that balance nature and scientific inno- season of triathlons (!) and hopes to be an age- ing in Miami, where she welcomed a fourth vation. Congratulations go out to William Tren- group contender this year. Recalling the wonder- child—a daughter (“finally, after three boys”) chard on his new appointment to the Cornell ful Ithaca climate, he remembers “walking to class named Cecilia, in November 2009. She and her Council and to Liz Everett for her continuation in weather that shuts down many major cities.” husband spent their summer fishing, spearfishing/ on the Council. Paul got married on September 6, 2009 in the his- diving, wakeboarding, and paddleboarding in the A few classmates sent in news of trips over- toric Presidio of San Francisco and then honey- Bahamas. Carolyn Broadhead (CMBroadhead@ seas. Mike Alsko and wife Gillian celebrated their mooned in Japan and Indonesia. Justine Harrison comcast.net) also wrote in from the Sunshine tenth wedding anniversary with a cruise in the ([email protected]) writes from a new address in State: “My year in Florida turned into five years! eastern Mediterranean. The pictures were breath- Las Vegas, where she recently decided to take a My daughter Heidi is 8, and the two of us enjoy taking—congrats on ten years! Nick Halverson long sabbatical to travel and volunteer. She is cur- being close to my parents. I work part-time for has been splitting his time between Minnesota and rently training for a half-marathon with Andrea Palm Beach Public Relations doing marketing and Costa Rica since he now owns a 150-acre real es- Foster and recently traveled to reconnect with events. I love the flexibility (lots of volunteer tate development there (www.VillageCostRica.com). friends in the South and along the East Coast, to work!), but I miss my days as a recruiter! I trav- When he is back stateside (about six months out Alaska for hiking and dog sledding, and to France eled quite a lot in 2010 for work and play and of the year) he has the chance to see Doug Has- for the summer. Her most prominent Cornell mem- hope to fill 2011 with lots of skiing!” sell, who is also in Minnesota, and has even ory: “My eyelashes freezing together while trudg- Christopher P. Morris ([email protected]) been around enough to be elected president of ing up Libe Slope in the winter, wearing shoes that is based in Ithaca and on deployment for the US the Cornell Club of Minnesota. Congrats, Nick. It 88 Cornell Alumni Magazine | cornellalumnimagazine.com Class Notes - , who Mered- Richard ’93 became a became Caryn Chase Karen Weigel Barrett Yates February 2011 89 Johnson Johnson also moved back to also moved | , ME ’00, and , ME ’00, and was married last spring was married Losquadro fills us in on Losquadro . Peter and husband David Hicks David husband and Brad ’98 Heller January (Washington, DC) received a received DC) (Washington, lives in Durham, NC, with wife Kevin LawKevin Orloski , his wife, Alicia Forward, and Forward, Alicia , his wife, Christa Fossee moved from Denver to Pasadena, from moved Tim Mack and and Velasquez- and husband husband and ’00 Kate Melissa Trepiccione Greg Sawicki Dana Chieco Kristin Schmidt Rakov happy to They’re York. New state of home their after area, Valley beautiful Hudson be in the a six- and VA, two years in Quantico, spending training an aircrew Brad, year tour in Okinawa. Ma- pilot with the is a KC-130 in charge, officer at Nature teacher Caryn is a part-time Corps. rine to preschool. 3, goes son Brayden, where Center, Military with American online also teaching She’s online of a foundations of U. as a professor class. learning/writing/research is an en- Kate Velasquez-Garcia. to Luis Fernando at Goulston & Storrs and attorney vironmental first-time dad when wife Maraleen Shields gave Shields wife Maraleen when dad first-time parents new birth to a son, Cole Law Orloski. The where in August, feted at a baby shower were guests included Law Orloski ’94 old. 9 months Isabel, daughter their birth to a beautiful gave VA) (Ashburn, Everett on Sept. 8, 2010. son, Cash Nelson, Bill have been up to: “Our husband and what she back to New is that we just relocated news big a fellowship there Bill finished Chicago. from York in a practice joined and surgery plastic in facial A long surgeon. plastic as a facial Westchester to be on this part of exciting but definitely road, we 2, and has turned Lia Our daughter it now! New back in being enjoying all definitely are friends.” and closer to family York, Katia Koelle. They met in grad school at the U. of at the school in grad met They Koelle. Katia in Oc- married Ann Arbor in 2003 and Michigan, profes- both assistant now are tober 2009. They biomedical the of is a member sors; Greg UNC-Chapel Hill/NC at department engineering On Sept. at Duke. biology teaches Katia State and 20, 2010, lawyer Maraleen. and with Kevin Pitt Law School attended brother, Kevin’s were Also in attendance Mack Mack ith Glah Coors quality job as packaging Peter’s CA, last year for MillerCoors. for Brewery Irwindale at the manager 7, Peter, kids: with their stays at home Meredith 1. Meredith James, 3, and 5, Maggie, Caroline, other enjoy seeing great, doing are writes: “We to traveled recently L.A., and around Cornellians with Mexico in New Balloon Fiesta is reading his Class Notes column and learns that learns and column Notes his Class is reading Broc- member a cappella fellow and his classmate Anastasio. with Trey jamming has been coli Rob mo- gets he but then jealous, gets first Andy At his on his music, working time tivated to spend great the about all of learning After true passion. you’ll ’99, I hope of Class the of achievements too. feel inspired planning environmental in urban and master’s graduate in 2006. Since Virginia U. of the from development in economic has worked she school, Colum- of District the for use planning land and a and Inst., Urban Land the government, bia is currently She district. improvement business metro- Institution’s Brookings employed by the special- as a development program politan policy ist. they where Indonesia, to Bandung, have relocated in cor- specialize who both work as chiropractors ex- the enjoying really are “We scoliosis. recting Kristin culture,” Indonesian the of perience life is and sooo friendly are people “The writes. simpler here.” so much and Vicci Gabby and her and Bracken, , and , and Utano, udj1@ Utano, Kipnes, kld8@ Kipnes, Michelle Pang- earned a second earned Meredith Scardi- , who opened her opened , who Randy Barker ’53 Randy Barker , JD ’08, and wife , JD ’08, and Raeanna Cranbourne PhD ’03 Amy Peterson moved this summer af- this summer moved , Brendon Harrington Molly Darnieder Jon Uthica Jinvit c On an episode of “The Office,” “The of On an episode alum Andy Cornell fictional Bernard Ed Helms) hilarious (the Karen Dorman Julie Sherman , DVM ’02, and , DVM ’02, and writes that she is a senior produc- is a senior writes that she has a new cell phone. She hates it. She cell phone. has a new idge U., where she Cindy (Moore) ’99 Cindy (Moore) . “We had a great time and laughed a ton, laughed and time had a great . “We has been busy since graduation! She is back She graduation! has been busy since Christopher Gruszczynski Also in California: absolutely your news—we sharing Keep Liz Levin , BFA ’98, who is a writer for the show. show. the a writer for is ’98, who , BFA Sfiligoi Hughes family still live in San Francisco, where she start- she where still live in San Francisco, family in engineer- manager job as a project ed a new company. media an online Media, at SAY ing 2031?) will turn 2 on (Class of Avery Daughter she’s “I can’t believe says, Amy and Thanksgiving re- a mini-Cornell had Amy that old already!” with in June union Program. “Four years ago we launched the Be- the we launched ago years “Four Program. to a resur- in response Project Farmer ginning late last and farmers, by new in interest gence a $750,000 grant thrilled to receive year were our sup- expand and to continue USDA the from husband Erica, writes. she farmers,” new port for start- Rowan, 3, are daughter and Modisher, Craig south- in Caroline, farm own diversified their ing news happy to share was Erica Ithaca. east of friend about her wife is Brendon ten years in Denver. almost ter living a overseeing manager, programs a transportation op- day-to-day the including programs of number employee commuter Google’s famous of erations son welcomed Harringtons The program. shuttle sis- that his big report and Colin this past February adores ter Kelsey, this fall, started kindergarten who year! the of news biggest the Finally, him greatly. Devika Patel bachelor’s degree. She works for Morgan Stanley Morgan works for She degree. bachelor’s in- fixed group, management transaction in the a have Kelvin husband and Vicci division. come girl, 6 months. a 2, and boy, half-Ironman third her finished writes that she was and in August Philippines in the triathlon Marine the marathon, third her for busy training been on va- has She in October. Corps Marathon a week to for Japan, Kyoto, and to Osaka cation and to Vientiane will go and temple-hopping, go Cornell the in October for Laos, Prabang, Luang is She meeting. annual Pacific Asia Society Hotel and luxury resorts busy with work, developing “Anyone says, She Philippines. in the restaurants know!” let me to visit Manila, coming Prof. of (daughter Barker Lydia anniver- first their celebrated school) Ag the of Chapel on July in Sage married were They sary. corpo- in the is an associate 4, ’09. Christopher LLP Gotshal & Manges at Weil, department rate graduat- has been since he where York, in New Law School. the from ing born are We friends. missed all our other but we really in Cali- mini-reunion another planning already 2011!” in June fornia it! printing adore [email protected]; Lau law in the after studying Kong Hong native in her UK at Cambr and cornell.edu; own graphic design studio in Brookline and is ex- is and in Brookline studio design own graphic business out her Check success. great periencing at: http://jshermanstudio.com. with “Colbert Report” er at the no cornell.edu. 99 , , . Hol- , an Dyan Ruby Brian Rebecca is also in (Ashburn, Keegan, Keegan, Elyssa Cohen Voigt. Shari Dickstein Davis, and and Davis, and husband husband and Klein, Meghan Thompson Mary Anna Denman Carter, sjd5@cornell. Carter, Erica Frenay Shrier, Shrier, in the Catskills. Meghan Catskills. in the , is available now on Cod- , is available now anthology, and his chap- and anthology, Laura Lopez Abraham Burickson Nelson, [email protected]. Nelson, Amy Wilcox is also in NYC, working as a is also in NYC, working and college counseling on the counseling college and Amy Adams Nieman Congratulations to the Class of to the Congratulations news more 1998 on submitting In than we have space to print! Charlie Anissa Karp Heidi Dillmann has started as a faculty member in member has started as a faculty , and , and and and , Sarah Deardorff . Thanks to the power of Facebook, I power of . Thanks to the on her June 2010 wedding in Cape Cod. wedding 2010 June on her c Patricia Sexton Shenn, Shenn, joined the celebration, as did as did celebration, the joined Jennifer Sandler Erica Broennle We heard from from heard We Mary Goll Matthew Heather Ziegler Weitzel Send in some news—we always want to always want news—we in some Send welcomed daughter Hannah Christine in Sep- Christine Hannah daughter welcomed artist-in-residence at Cornell University! How cool How University! at Cornell artist-in-residence per- will put on a 24-hr. is that?! In April, he City with his group, York in New formance the was selected for Abraham Works. Odyssey 2008 Best New Poets poems, book of Farms Small Cornell’s for working area, Ithaca the hill Press (Codhill.com). hill Press Jordan Alpert Gaffin, VA) had a daughter, Samantha Adams Nieman, on Nieman, Adams Samantha had a daughter, VA) tenth their celebrated Amy and 22, ’09. Matt Dec. is an at- Matt anniversary in December. wedding is a senior Amy Lewis LLP and at Jackson torney she when with IBM, but consultant managing to spend absence was on a leave of she wrote, Congratulations! with Samantha. time at Sloan-Ket- program biology developmental the ap- with a joint City, York in New Inst. tering Mary! Congratulations, Cornell. at Weill pointment Meredith Negrin High at Stuyvesant counselor guidance school up to sending is “proudly she which from School, is also Meredith each year to Cornell!” 50 grads counsel- College’s Teachers in the faculty adjunct in Hunter enrolled and program psychology ing pri- does She program. Leadership School College’s tutoring vate SAT sees regularly and side Kempe honor of that, I will get straight to the business to the straight that, I will get of honor it. sharing of 98 sounds like you are staying busy. staying you are like sounds across Journeying UK is the from Atlantic the wed- October 11 the for us stateside joined who of ding just turned who to Conall, busy as mom is staying rebelmom.com. a writer for as 1, and ’99 and Noah brothers big joins Hannah tember 2009. estrogen welcomed much some Ethan, bringing to has decided boys! Heather full of to a house area Pittsburgh in the teaching from a break take is study- while Brian kids with the to stay home School Business Katz at MBA his executive for ing at Westing- working and Pittsburgh U. of at the Also family! Weitzel Co. Congrats, Electric house is addition new a welcoming brother big joins Ching Caitlin Marie Daughter fam- The toes. on her Anna Mary in keeping John Pacific the loving OR, and ily is still in Portland, to fellow Theta congrats Lastly, Northwest. ly Gurian Alison Weick Huang Fraioli ’96 the from pictures great was able to see some part-time back to school has gone Holly wedding! luck! Best of law degree. to work on her a fun trip? you take up to! Did what you are know re- to Ithaca it back jobs? Relocate? Make Change cently? edu; http://classof97.alumni.cornell. Class website, 1997. Class of Facebook: Cornell edu/; 058-095CAMjf11notes 12/16/10 10:39 AM Page 89 Page AM 10:39 12/16/10 058-095CAMjf11notes 058-095CAMjf11notes 12/16/10 10:39 AM Page 90

Luis is a principal research scientist at MIT. Kate group worked side-by-side with local villagers to Happy New Year, Class of 2001! says that they plan to stay around the Boston rebuild a primary school that had gone unnoticed We hope that the New Year finds area, but make regular visits to Colombia, which by the government and was on its way to collapse. 01 you well and that you’re off to a is where Luis’s family resides. On Sept. 9, Ilana Erin is currently raising the $15,000 needed for great start! Kubel Engel (Sands Point, NY) presented her son, building materials for this project, and encour- Congratulations to Dana Cohen ’00, BS HE Joshua, 2, with a little sister, Sydney Rebecca. ages people to check out the cause at http:// ’01, who completed a residency in psychiatry at Ilana says that she feels very lucky to have one www.facebook.com/l/02b2e;nepalprimaryschool. Upstate Medical U. in Syracuse, which is also of her old roommates, Amy Nathanson Nash, chipin.com/shree-bhawani-primary-school. If anywhere she went to medical school. She met her right in town. Amy’s kids Zach and Gabe are best one is interested in volunteering their time, e-mail husband, Vadim Izgur, in the residency program buddies with Josh and Sydney. When asked what Erin ([email protected]). This is amaz- and they transitioned smoothly from dating to she’d rather be doing, Ilana responded: “Nothing! ing work you do, Erin. You make Cornell proud! engagement to wedded bliss! They both served Life is pretty good right now, although I do miss Allison Binnion was in touch as well. Until as chief residents of the program and after grad- the Palms and Hot Truck.” What does she re- recently, Allison lived in Seattle, selling both of uation moved to Long Island, where they have member most about her time from Cornell? Her Hyatt’s luxury properties—the Grand Hyatt Seat- begun their full-time jobs as attendings. Dana is answer is certainly familiar to anyone with young tle and the brand new, LEED-certified Hyatt at working as an outpatient psychiatrist at the children: “I remember sleeping way more than I Olive 8. It was a great adventure for her to open Northport Veterans Administration Hospital. In do these days!” Seattle’s and Hyatt’s first truly “green” hotel. addition to their new jobs and new house, Dana Marissa Tannenbaum McClintock sent this Once those doors were open Allison knew it was gave birth on July 14, 2010 to their son, Ari update: “After Scott, MBA ’08, finished at the time to take the next step in her career, so she Daniel Izgur. So many life changes—and so much Johnson School, we moved back to the Boston moved to San Francisco where she is selling the to appreciate and enjoy! area. On May 26, 2010, I gave birth to our sec- Hyatt Regency San Francisco at the Embarcadero. Anna Chung checks in with us from Los An- ond son, Alex. He joined us, Finley, 2, and our According to Allison, “It’s been a crazy transition geles. She graduated from Columbia Business dog, Cayuga, whom we got from the SPCA in moving from luxury business hotels to a con- School last year and married James Stockdale, Ithaca. I am busy chasing the kids and have also ventional ‘big box’ hotel, but every day I learn who works in the hotels group at Jones Lang returned to work part-time as a physician assis- something new.” LaSalle. They were married over New Year’s last tant, while Scott works up the street at Nexamp, Hotelies aren’t the only ones making head- year in Pasadena, CA, at the Langham Hotel. The a renewable energy startup. We are all doing well lines. We also have award-winning writers in our ceremony was in the outdoor gardens and the and love catching up with our Cornell friends (and midst. Both Rattawut Lapcharoensap and Lydia dinner reception in the Georgian Ballroom. They their children) as often as we can.” Send your Peelle received a 2010 Whiting Writers’ Award on honeymooned in Bora Bora, French Polynesia, and news to: c Liz Borod Wright, lizborod@gmail. October 27, 2010 at a ceremony in New York City. stayed at the Four Seasons Resort. When Anna com; Brady Russell, bradydale@thistoowillpass. This prestigious $50,000 award recognizes ten wrote, she and James were looking to buy their com; Melanie Grayce West, [email protected]; young writers for their extraordinary talent and first home together and hoped to stay in the or Taber Sweet, [email protected]. promise, and is one of the most coveted prizes Pasadena area, where they currently live. Anna for up-and-coming writers. Rattawut’s collection works in Wells Fargo’s Hospitality Finance Group. of short stories, Sightseeing (Grove, 2004), won Congratulations to husband and wife veteri- Here’s to a new year, Class of the Asian American Literary Award and was a fi- narian team Drs. Jed and Laci Schaible on the 2000! We’ve got lots of excit- nalist for the Guardian First Book Award. He was launch of www.VetLIVE.com. This brings in a new 00 ing news to get 2011 started chosen for the National Book Foundation’s inau- standard in pet care by offering an opportunity off with a bang. Shelby Nariss Younge is now gural “5 Under 35” honor and was named by for pet owners to ask questions, get a second enjoying life in Lakewood, IL. After living for Granta Magazine as one of the Best Young Amer- opinion, or chat live from the comfort of their seven years in the big cities of Denver, L.A., and ican Novelists. Lydia Peelle’s stories have ap- own home, whenever they want, all at an afford- Chicago, Shelby and her family made a big move peared in Granta, Orion, and The Sun, among able price. They saw the need for such a service to the outskirts of the Chicagoland area. They others, and were collected in Reasons for and Ad- and decided to fill that need. Together, through love having so much more space. Her daughter vantages of Breathing (Harper Perennial, 2009). the experience of navigating the confusing and Avery has turned 2 and son Evan is almost 5, so She has won two Pushcart Prizes and an O. Hen- costly hospital healthcare system after learning the kids keep Shelby very busy. Shelby and hus- ry Award and has twice been included in Best New their beloved family dog Madison had terminal band Bryan ’98 still made time to attend our American Voices. The Whiting selectors admired cancer, Jed and Laci realized how overwhelming, 10th Reunion back in Ithaca last June, and the “her beautiful prose, gorgeous sentences, and confusing, and expensive veterinary medicine can two had an absolute blast catching up with flawless ear.” What a fantastic achievement— be for pet owners. “Six months after Madison everyone. They ran into lots of old friends and kudos to you both! died, we realized there was a need for pet own- spent the majority of the weekend with Shelby’s Finally, it is with immense sadness that I ers to have a way to communicate and interact old roommates on Eddy Street: Liz Branning, write you about the death of Jonathan Page and with veterinarians without the drawbacks that are Megan Everett, Natalie Hagee, Cindy Levine, and his wife, Yulin Wang. The couple died together in tied to an office visit,” writes Laci. “There was a Taryn Rosenthal. The group had fun wine touring, a tragic car accident on September 10, 2010. The need for pet owners to have sound, unbiased reminiscing, and eating their way through the two had met while Yulin was a graduate student guidance for their pet’s health care beyond their weekend. According to Shelby, the Palms hasn’t at Cornell and Jonathan was working at Cornell’s busy veterinarian with office hours.” One core changed one bit! High Energy Synchrotron Source (CHESS). After principal to the VetLIVE mission is charity. In addition to her own news, Shelby shared their time at Cornell, the couple moved to Cali- VetLIVE offers pet owners the opportunity to do- lots of great updates about all of the Hotelies in fornia’s Silicon Valley to establish their careers. nate one dollar or more at checkout. These funds our class who are moving, shaking, and making Both engineers, Yulin went into chemical engi- are collected and donated to charities that pet great waves in the business world. First was Shel- neering, while Jonathan worked on projects in owners choose from a list that includes Days End by’s freshman roommate in Class of ’17, Melialani satellite communications. One of Jonathan’s most Horse Rescue, the American Humane Association, James. Meli’s company, Nirvino, launched a wine recent tasks was developing microwave equipment and World Vets. Jed and Laci met when he inter- iPhone application called “Wine Ratings Guide” used to protect Navy ships. “His work was so im- viewed her for a job. She got the job and they that helps make wine buying easy. It has been the portant for the world. He was saving lives,” his said their vows in Santorini, Greece, one year lat- #1 wine app since it launched six months ago; Meli mother, Nancy, said. “They had a wonderful, won- er. The couple agrees it was love at first sight. was featured on ABC7’s “View from the Bay” in derful life.” To the Page and Wang families, on They reside in Bethlehem, PA, and their only chil- San Francisco! Erin Guttenplan just founded Edge behalf of the entire Cornell community, we offer dren, yet, are the four-legged kind. of Seven, a nonprofit that sends American volun- our deepest and most heartfelt condolences. It is Such great news from all of our classmates. teers to Nepal, India, Thailand, and Cambodia. She truly a great loss for us all. Please share your good news too! E-mail us at has spent the last five months in Asia researching To our classmates, we love hearing from you [email protected]. We hope that all is well existing projects that are both sustainable and and we love writing for you, so, as always, please with each of you—and let us know about it! Wish- possess a genuine need for Edge of Seven sup- keep in touch. c Andrea M. Chan, amc32@ ing everyone a happy, healthy, prosperous, and ex- port. Erin wrote us from Cambodia last year about cornell.edu; and Christine Jensen Weld, ckj1@ citing start to 2011! c Lauren Wallach Hammer, Edge of Seven’s first big project in rural Nepal. The cornell.edu. [email protected]; Trina Lee, [email protected]. 90 Cornell Alumni Magazine | cornellalumnimagazine.com Class Notes , , Aja Lisa Kyle Alicia Megan Kaitlin and and , Noonan, , Elizabeth Jessi Pet- , and , and (Columbia, . Anne and . Anne , married Tom , married Maggi, as well Maggi, Lena Matthews Carissa Mirasol , February 2011 91 Cailin Wilke ’06 , . We love being in love being . We | Sudha Nandagopal Robert Shapiro David Pittard Anne Jones , Kimmy Gardner , MPA ’05, wrote last July, ’05, wrote , MPA Simon Tanksley uring her 5th Reunion. her uring Julie Huang ’05 were married at Sage Chapel at Sage married were Jacqueline Conti ’05 January ’Tis the season! Cheers to so to season! Cheers ’Tis the who our classmates of many Cornell, knot—at the tying are Kristin Dermody (Washington, DC, kate.e.cornell@ Lauren Putnam idge d , and , and and and Julie Markant ’02 Samantha Buckingham , Ronya Foy . Guests at the wedding and the Statler the and wedding . Guests at the . Carissa is pursuing her master’s degree master’s her . Carissa is pursuing ([email protected]) Mandy DeRoche ’00 Brandon Ross c , MacMeekin, check out these couples who out these check MacMeekin, , DVM ’07, Kevin Nee ’05 When When Your correspondent, correspondent, Your On Saturday, June 5, 2010, June On Saturday, Kate Cornell , and , and Falker ’05 included reception Hotel Lemley ’03 Kim Rice ’06 Tom are family medicine physicians who work and who physicians medicine family are Tom on the to Anne proposed Tom in Maine. reside Br Suspension em- as a student to be working was excited she working, “I'm living, State. Dept. of the ployee for Miller ’06 works U. and at American communication in public contract. government on a federal Systems at BAE Maryland U. of at the his MBA is pursuing Kevin LLC. Stanley Smith Barney works with Morgan and DC. in Washington, reside Kevin Carissa and crisp autumn after- Chapel on the Leeson in Sage the of Dan McMullin Oct. 9, 2010. Father of noon with ceremony led the Community Catholic Cornell David and Richards Annette university organists The selections. musical virtuosic leading Yearsley “Locus Iste” Bruckner’s Anton party sang wedding Cor- with the singing time their to commemorate included Members Chorus. University nell Stechschulte as Chorus alumnae alumnae as Chorus by Father Dan McMullin. The reception was held reception The Dan McMullin. by Father Campus. atrium on West Cook House Alice at the Carissa Red, Big the varsity athletes for Former Kevin player and hockey field was an All-American par- wedding Their player. lacrosse was an All-Ivy Jessi friends and teammates former ty included MacMeekin, Petrosino Tierney no less! In addition to class president to class president less! In addition no rosino “I do.” said recently and 04 Paddock a family left of months has “nine she that wrote fifth my WI. I ran in Madison, residency medicine 2 mins., hrs., 3 best of in a personal marathon got and Tim Caramore) (to I was married 10 secs. wedding: at the friends great to see a few ’02 an to do year longer one I’m staying Madison. next the of am unsure fellowship and academic Elizabeth! Congratulations, location!” year second in my “I’m currently wrote, gmail.com) Business. of School McDonagh U.’s at Georgetown is also in business Scott Harvey, fiancé, My Delta team and equestrian women’s The school. organi- still very important are sorority Gamma life.” in my zations plans that he wrote SC; [email protected]) at his residency of upon completion to relocate has and Center, Family Medicine Health, Palmetto clinic. medical at a free been busy volunteering shared who folks thanks again to all those Many in you will keep hope column. We the for news touch! Smith [email protected]; and and [email protected]; [email protected]. Elizabeth has been busy working on her residen- on her busy working has been Elizabeth in at UMDNJ-NJMS medicine internal cy in July. started in she NJ, which Newark, . , .” , and Brian . Oth- , Heather Matthew , in Napa (ptitus@ Michelle Caroline Elizabeth Julie Feld- Alexa Bar- , . Sara Lenet , Slavitt, Martin Skup ’02 Justin Peters r at Page Transporta- r at Page Sudha Nandagopal David Newman Sarah Martin Piper Titus , Chris Joseph (nina@charcoalproject. live in Staten Island, NY. live in Staten Island, Alexa Mills , ([email protected]) is ([email protected]) Denton (Kansas City, MO; City, (Kansas Denton Nicole Ware Lauren Sommer Maryrose Anthes-Washburn , ndreessen Horowitz in the Bay in the Horowitz ndreessen shared news of the marriage of marriage the of news shared Greetings, Class of ’03! As I sit ’03! As Class of Greetings, but help I can’t write, and here admire and window the look out Dmitry .” She adds, “I volunteer for the for “I volunteer adds, .” She JD ’75 Brian West , , spent a long weekend in New Or- in New weekend a long , spent , , ME ’04, and , ME ’04, and , and , and to Victoria Wilson on Oct. 9, 2010 in to Victoria Michelle Upton ’04 , and I took a girls’ trip to Vegas in I took a girls’ trip to Vegas , and , , Daniel Luzer, and and Luzer, , Daniel Mahoney, MS ’04, MS Mahoney, -DeLuca ([email protected]) -DeLuca ’04 Susie Snyder ([email protected]), reports, “I am reports, ([email protected]), , Rachel Barnes Daniel Luzer I had the pleasure of briefly catching up with catching briefly of pleasure I had the Nina Kryuk Grigoriev Brett Goldblatt School Spence the League and Junior York New K-12).” I attended (where “Even though wrote, [email protected]) Cornell- many I’m about 1,500 miles away from in touch. best to keep my I do ians, Finnegan Stauber husband, my 2010. This past September, January and Finnegan with Michelle I, along and Jeff, Daniel Lewis reunit- now, Ithaca from I’m far Although leans. back—it me always takes with Cornellians ing left!” as if we never seems has “been pro- that she shared pagetrucking.com) controlle to CFO from moted this summer 20 percent Sales have grown tion. We’ve pace has been a challenge. keeping and NY. in Baldwinsville, home a new also purchased to play continue courses at Cornell education The in my a teacher life; I’m still being a part in my work, I was appointed volunteer Regarding roles. It’s board. recreation to our community controller community.” back to the giving very fulfilling Luke Collin included party wedding NH. The Exeter, Collin ’07 Boose-Weiss a gorgeous fall day. There is a brisk chill to the air, the is a brisk chill to There day. fall a gorgeous with bursting leaves are the out, and sun is the beautiful enjoyed the you all of I hope color. season! holiday the into headed autumn as you Yujin Chung A has joined Yujin is al- It Seattle. through was traveling and Area Cornell! from faces familiar to see ways so great in Seattle, living Cornellian Another ron Microsoft. for working in Seattle and still living www.lexcosmetics. I’ve also started a company, colors—and the to create com, that allows fans that bottle to a nonprofit each I give $1 from chooses.” creator the husband and org) wrote,Nina “I policy in public a master’s received Spain, in Barcelona, Fabra Pompeu U. of at the develop- international seeking am currently and or commu- analysis, policy public regional ment, sexuality courses on human work. The nications role played a large in HumEc bonding human and work. I graduate back for to go decision in my (www. 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NY, County, Westchester a drink for at Boston Beer Works can meet he with to moved I recently and writes: “Melanie Craig program a doctoral has started Boston, MA. She job as a started a new I have at Clark U., and at Bain & Co. Both consultant management to reconnect- forward looking I are and Melanie and track Cornell the from with our friends ing teams.” country cross summer after taking a year off to travel and ski and to travel a year off after taking summer Alas- of Range Chugach the and WY, in Jackson, working that I’m back in NYC and “Now ka. and comedy improv again, I’ve begun studying I love Brooklyn, PIT Theater. at the performing made also Joseph mountains.” but also miss the con- school Hotel the how to mention a point him with its alumni network. to impress tinues a quick we got Brooklyn, of side another From from hello Corey Worcester ’99 ’01 Deckinger [email protected]. Mann Lang ’00 Russ Agdern ’99 groomsmen ME ’02, studly Conway Yee ’00 Susan Cohen, to announce their marriage on July 4, 2010 in marriage their to announce were in attendance Cornellians York. New NY. toria, that I soon fol- with tradition 1986, it is keeping Deckinger Susan. Carolyn friend dear lowed my thrilled to have mar- ‘00 were Lang Jeremy and on September 11, 2010 in each other ried of to have many lucky were We NY. Westchester, Do Kwon Tae our Cornell sisters and Theta my the across from with us that day teammates fight honor of maids including US, and RBC Capital Markets business card. He is an as- He card. business RBC Capital Markets York. in New here banking in investment sociate Apple, Big Soon to leave the Investment the of to director promoted recently will Bank and Dept. at UBS Investment Banking Global Environmental to their be transitioning “This is a dream based in London. 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and going to school in Washington, DC . . . away Happy New Year, Class of 2005! & Mary; next semester we will be studying abroad from home sweet home NYC. I graduated with my I am happy to begin this year’s in Australia and New Zealand. In the meantime, I’m MSW in May 2010 and am entering my third year 05 Class Notes by introducing you continuing work on the Law Pod, a series of iPhone of the PhD program at Howard U.’s School of So- to two new co-class correspondents: Johnny Chen and Blackberry apps for lawyers and law students cial Work. My concentration is international so- and Hilary Johnson. I am excited to work with (www.thelawpod.com), now in its third year.” As cial work and community development through them! Allow me to let them introduce themselves. part of the Johnson School’s Marketing Associa- women’s social entrepreneurship. I traveled to From Johnny: “Since graduation, I’ve been work- tion, Naijia Huang helped plan last October’s “Bat- Cape Town, South Africa, on an Int’l Service Learn- ing with L’Oreal USA. I started off in Little Rock, tle of the Brands” marketing competition, which ing program and gathered some good information AR, as a project engineer, designing and purchas- featured keynote speaker Scot Safon, MBA ’84, for future research. While in D.C., I became a ing automation equipment for Maybelline lipstick the executive vice president of CNN Worldwide and board member of the newly formed Banneker City packaging lines. Then I was a logistics planner, general manager of HLN. Naijia pointed out that Little League in D.C.’s Ward 1 (BannekerCityLL.org). managing component inventory for Maybelline this was Scot’s first return to campus since grad- I also planned a fundraising event for the non- powders and subcontracting products. Then I uation. Scot spoke about “Marketing in the Digital profit NGO Basics Int’l, operating in Ghana, West transferred to Cincinnati, OH, as a production Age.” Congrats on planning a great event! Africa, and dedicated to alleviating child traf- manager overseeing Garnier/L’Oreal shampoo and A belated congratulations goes out to Basil ficking (BasicsInternational.org). That’s what’s conditioner packaging line operations. In 2009, Newburn, who married his Cornell sweetheart, been going on!” I transferred to Somerset, NJ, as a processing Jessica Snyder ’07, in Dana Point, CA, on June Liz Fish, DVM ’08, recently started her own manager and overseeing all L’Oreal/Maybelline 26. Guests included fellow Cayuga’s Waiters Lamar veterinary practice, Shadowrock Equine Veterinary cosmetic manufacturing operations.” Newburn ’03 (the groom’s brother), best man Services PLLC, in Dutchess County, NY. “My fi- From Hilary: “I moved to Seattle, WA, from Al- John Johnson, and David Todd, BFA ’06, as well ancé, Brian Pinkey, is the brother of my best bany, NY, in January 2009. I have since started a as several of Jessica’s teammates from the women’s friend, fellow veterinarian and classmate Kim master’s in teaching program at Seattle U., a small soccer team. It was a beautiful Southern Califor- Pinkey.” Zachary Hollander wrote us in July: “I Jesuit university. The program focuses on social jus- nia day overlooking the ocean and the groom’s un- am currently a student at the Kellogg School of tice in education. I will graduate in June and will rehearsed evening rendition of James Brown’s “Get Management at Northwestern U. in Chicago, be endorsed to teach grades 5-12 in social stud- Up” with the reception band won over his new where I am the president of the student body.” ies. I am also currently the director of operations family, prompting the mother of the bride to con- At the time, he was also a summer associate at at SeattleRentals.com, a highly trafficked website clude, “I’m so proud my new son-in-law is a . . . Bain & Co. in New York City. for housing rentals in the Seattle metro area. The well, you know . . . ” After a Caribbean honey- Paul El-Meouchy ’03, BA ’04, and his moth- company handles all of the relocation services for moon, Jess and Basil returned to their home in the er, Lina, planned to participate in the ING NYC new Microsoft, Amazon, and Boeing employees San Francisco area. c Michelle Wong, mrw29@ Marathon on Sunday, Nov. 7, ’10. They were to run relocating to the area. I have also become highly cornell.edu; Hilary Johnson, [email protected], with Team Animal League for Sari, Jaja, Soukha, involved in the North American Scrabble Players Johnny Chen, [email protected]. Lucky, Apollo, Princess, Leo, Maui, Snowflake, Bla- Association and the Seattle Scrabble Club and have co, Minyon, and the other animals that have been competing in national Scrabble tournaments touched their lives. They spent the weeks and in Washington, British Columbia, and New York.” The babies are coming! Dennis months leading up to the event raising funds to Now on to other updates from our classmates, and Ashley Adler Dunegan wel- support North Shore Animal League America, the who are up to equally exciting things, both pro- 06 comed adorable Lucas Ezra into world’s largest no-kill animal rescue and adoption fessionally and personally. Dave Mack is the ad- the world on Sept. 16, ’10. As Dennis says, “Man, organization. Since 1944, North Shore Animal ministrative assistant to the dean of the School of can he scream!” Just a few days before Lucas Ezra League America has been working to rescue, nur- Theater at the California Inst. of the Arts. He is also was born, on Sept. 11, 2010, Patrick Neville, ture, and adopt pets into permanent, loving homes. the associate producer of a TV pilot, “The Prince MILR ’06, and wife Neida Doctolero, MBA/MILR To date, they have rescued close to 1 million dogs, of New York”; the managing director of Watts Vil- ‘07, welcomed beautiful son George Mateo. cats, puppies, and kittens. Congrats, Paul and Lina! lage Theater Co.; and the founder/CEO of Artist Silvia Korchumova worked as a paralegal for Sara Parker writes, “I defended my PhD in Magnet LLC, an online social network for theatre the US Attorney’s Office in New York City for two materials science and engineering from the U. of people. Savneet Singh founded Gold Bullion Int’l and a half years after graduation, then spent four Illinois in April and then promptly moved to cen- (GBI), a physical precious metals service that en- months teaching documentary film to youth in tral New Jersey. I’ve already started my new job ables financial advisors and investment funds to Bulgaria, her native land, through a project in as a postdoctoral researcher at Rutgers U., which buy and store specific bars of gold, silver, plat- which the students made short films about press- should transition to a position at the startup inum, and palladium in an efficient, secure, and ing community problems. In 2009, Silvia went back company that is currently funding me. And some- cost-effective manner. Savneet writes, “GBI’s op- to school and began a two-year master’s in pub- where along the way, I got married! Congrats to erating platform makes acquiring physical pre- lic administration at Columbia’s School of Int’l and all who are finishing a degree, a school year, or cious metals as seamless as purchasing a stock or Public Affairs in New York. This summer she did just starting a new chapter in their lives!” Con- bond.” He is very proud that the firm is led by in- an internship in management consulting for the grats to you too, Sara! dustry veterans and advisors including retired gen- federal government with Deloitte in Washington, Our very own Esther Tang was instrumental eral Wesley Clark, former House Majority Leader DC. Silvia graduates from Columbia in May and the in planning the first “Promise of a Generation Richard Gephardt, and former SEC chairman Arthur rest is still to be decided. Mike Lerario started his China-UAE Forum,” June 26–July 1. Directly from Levitt. Kelley Rowe (ILR) has started the MBA neurology residency at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill the press release: “The forum, held in Beijing and program at the Wharton School at the U. of Penn- Cornell and lives in NYC. Mike’s fiancée, Casara Shanghai, will build new cross-cultural relation- sylvania and will graduate in 2012. He is double Ferretti, is working as a research coordinator for ships and enhance understanding between Emi- majoring in entrepreneurial management and fi- the psychiatry department at Montefiore Hospital rati and Chinese leaders of tomorrow. The mission nance. As a native Philadelphian myself, I am in the Bronx. Bryan McGowan is back at Cornell of Promise of a Generation (POAG) is to facilitate happy to report that Kelley loves Philly so far! for his MBA. Scott James is finishing up law these goals through a new, open exchange of Alexandra Tursi was named a “Rising Star” by school at Northwestern and will be taking a job ideas, experiences, and concerns designed to ful- Vermont Business Magazine. The list comprises 40 with a law firm next fall. Matt Thomas and Laura fill the promise of every generation to improve winners under the age of 40 who were selected by Schoenle were married on July 10, 2010. our world. POAG will build on a wide array of a panel of judges for their commitment to business Meghan Kappus moved to Lund, Sweden, in government-to-government commitments referred growth, professional excellence, and involvement August 2010 to begin a two-year master’s in in- to as ‘a strategic step for the future’ by President in their communities. Alexandra is a senior public ternational development and management from Hu Jintao of China and His Highness Sheikh Mo- relations associate at Kelliher Samets Volk, where Lund U. She plans a five-month field study in hammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the Crown Prince she manages PR and social media campaigns for Sub-Saharan Africa to look at microfinance and of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of clients. She also continues to sing and has joined small business development efforts. She still the UAE Armed Forces, during an official state the Vermont Symphony Orchestra Chorus. She is ex- works as a contractor for a social enterprise con- visit in Fall 2009.” While they were both in Chi- cited that the Cornell Chorus will visit Vermont in sulting firm called Community Wealth Ventures na, Esther and Sara Pettengill got to meet up! March 2011. Fitz Collings writes, “Nicole Browne in Washington, DC, where she has worked for the c Anne Jones, [email protected]. and I are in our last year of law school at William past four years. Josh Katcher works in NYC as a 92 Cornell Alumni Magazine | cornellalumnimagazine.com Class Notes . c Ma- was com- February 2011 93 Jennifer Soffen | David Eisler ngdales. Prior to her move, to her Prior ngdales. , [email protected]. January Happy 2011! January finds us finds 2011! January Happy mark two-and-a-half-year at the offi- we are graduation; since , [email protected]; has been enjoying running into running has been enjoying (Brooklyn, NY) is “nearly finished NY) is “nearly (Brooklyn, The news from our classmates writing from far from writing our classmates from news The Since her move back to NYC in the fall, NYC in the back to move her Since Jennifer is a Googler, living in San Francisco and in San Francisco living is a Googler, Jennifer a website launched has She in marketing. working about installing fiber in communities, (http://www. allows commu- which fiberforcommunities.com), test ultra- Google to build and to apply for nities location. in their networks speed broadband high Google Fiber for the for video “Thank You!” Her than 60,000 has had more project Communities at work in not she’s When on YouTube. views busy with Spinsters keeps Jennifer View, Mountain tech classes at com- teaching San Francisco, of learn how citizens senior helping centers, munity also She running. and to best utilize technology, 08 cially halfway to our first reunion! Mark your cal- Mark halfway to our first reunion! cially 6-9, 2013—five June for date save the and endars “Hail, you can sing years will have passed before all hail, Cornell!” Class the themes: common some features wide and con- and hard, playing hard, 2008 is working of a minute! miles at a million to move tinuing rina Pushkash she where program, nursing with an accelerated she and in nursing,” degree a bachelor’s is getting to “babysit in what little spare even manages to the her to get an incentive As has. she time” a post-graduation planning she’s end, program’s back in an aca- Being trip to Europe. celebratory She Cornell. wistful for her has made setting demic time about her fondly most things two remembers on a a hawk swoop down Hill: “watching on the of and, a walk to Morrison” during mouse field Morrison near landmark that irresistible course, also writes that she’d Marina Dairy Bar. the Hall, shared beach, a sentiment on the be lying rather including classmates, by many position for eMarketer, a company that provides that a company eMarketer, for position and media to digital specific intelligence business with primarily has been working She marketing. is in a says she Kathryn and startup businesses, has to she since learning for environment great just about everything. for be accountable Christina Chang as an as- works She city. all over the Cornellians Bloomi buyer for sistant in- studying and in finance was working Christina in London management business ternational pro- postgraduate Inst. Mountbatten the through graduation, Following gram. US in the as an officer missioned the through Army 2nd to the assigned then and ROTC Army Cornell The in Vilseck, Germany. Cavalry Regiment Stryker in served as a platoon leader year he following 2010. until to Germany returned then Diyala, Iraq, In June, to Zabul, was deployed David Afghanistan, intel- as explosives captain serving is a he where Amer- team of a combined for cell leader ligence Int’l the as part of soldiers Romanian and ican “It’s says, David (ISAF). Forces Security Assistance back- undergraduate my cry from certainly a far I’ve experiences but the [in Astronomy], ground me have made I’ve learned lessons the and gained on the a perspective given me a better person and have had.” would not world that I otherwise our col- for in your updates sending Thank you for an Just shoot ’em coming! please keep umn, and to your class correspondents: anytime e-mail Marianna Gomez Sckolnick Deborah Eri- Erfan works worked Kathryn has been has worked married married is a fourth-year spent last summer in last summer spent (MFG Imprint, 2010) (MFG Imprint, Daniel Herr had her very first chap- had her Megs DiDario Cassandra Beatty Janna Koretz Kate McGinnis Georgia Giannopoulos Glossolalia , surfed throughout Maui, coached Maui, , surfed throughout Jesi Bender returned from Peace Corps service in Mo- Corps service Peace from returned , BS ’06, at Sage Chapel. Kate and Erfan and Chapel. Kate , BS ’06, at Sage eases her work stress by sampling NYC restau- by sampling work stress eases her Since graduation, graduation, Since Post-graduation, Post-graduation, In June 2010 In June extremely busy since graduation. He has devel- He graduation. busy since extremely property, resort residential oped a 2,177-acre with in Oklahoma supercells chased tornadic Owen Shieh basketball varsity varsity and junior school high Zealand, New through backpacked two years, for opera- and engineering works as VP of now and Started in startup business. his third for tions LLC is based in Center April 2008, Clean Energy in- engineering, on design, focuses and NV, Reno, solar solar PV, wind, of operation and stallation, hydro-electric and heat, source ground thermal, and Nevada in northern systems energy renewable com- and commercial, residential, for California board is also a founding Daniel markets. munity with a a nonprofit Natural, Life More of member Life More it cool to volunteer.” “making of goal than 1,000 local vol- more has promoted Natural says, Daniel past two years. over the hours unteer and basics back to the “I am glad to be getting establishing and matters on what really focusing triple-bottom-line.” with a real organizations Inc., Time for industry publishing magazine in the spent She department. marketing consumer in their transferred and CT, first two years in Stamford, the This past year last year. NYC headquarters to the NYC marathon the for busy training has kept she 7. on Nov. they had raised about $4,000, the equivalent of equivalent the about $4,000, had raised they In in need. families for groceries of lbs. 36,000 they contribution, a charitable making to addition to give voice and inequalities set out to highlight about their more can read You hungry. America’s at www.milesformeals.net. adventure Jose a week, takes bars a few times wine and rants as the festivals such attends and classes, cooking Food Festi- Phantom or the York in New Vendies 9-to-5 is a sales management val in Boston. Her published last year. Jesi is attending Pratt Inst. in Inst. Pratt is attending Jesi last year. published infor- and in library a master’s City for York New foodie Self-proclaimed sciences. mation Parvez were and about Ithaca reminisced had frequently their of some of overjoyed to have a mini-reunion happy cou- The wedding. at their friends Cornell DC; both work Washington, ple lives just outside industry. aerospace in the poetry, book of doctoral student in clinical psychology at Mass- psychology in clinical student doctoral spe- Psychology, Professional of School achusetts and illness mental major in adolescent cializing neuropsychology. at NewYork-Presbyterian dietician as a clinical says and Center Medical Cornell Hospital/Weill it!” loves “absolutely she with an environmental engineering company de- company engineering with an environmental in plants treatment wastewater municipal signing a half. Shifting and about a year OR, for Portland, and back to school to head decided she gears, engineer- in petroleum degree a master’s earned a pursuing is currently A&M. She Texas from ing A&M. at Texas engineering PhD in petroleum ca Ogoe D.C. greater lives in the 2010. She in May rocco in pub- on a master’s is working she where area, Inst. Policy Public Georgetown at the policy lic Nate Beach-Westmoreland embassy American at the interned he where Italy, in interna- master’s his is finishing He in Rome. Global for Inst. Jackson at Yale’s relations tional In Boston, Affairs. , ME Elliot Alicia , under Jennifer and and Anna Rosen- Ryan Morris Guillermo Malvaez , [email protected]; David Drabkin John Rawlins III has happily established PJI has happily established was fortunate enough to com- enough was fortunate 4,262 miles, 71 days, ten states. 71 days, 4,262 miles, two Cornell- distance That’s the to cycled this past summer ians discovered an undergrad degree an undergrad discovered lives in New Haven and is a Yale and Haven lives in New , [email protected]. Nicole DeGrace took to the TransAmerica Trail to raise Trail TransAmerica took to the works as a competitive intelligence c graduated from USC Law School in 2009, Law School USC from graduated Paul Ibrahim Alex Lee decided to head to business school. “I’m in school. to business to head decided After three years of consulting at Oliver consulting years of After three Adam Kerin After finishing her master’s in economics at in economics master’s her After finishing 07 support a worthy cause. cause. support a worthy Singer ’08 that works a nonprofit America, Feeding for funds banks to feed America’s food of with a network biking Elliot and took David journey The hungry. at last count VA; OR, to Yorktown, Astoria, from plete an international rotation managing Intel’s managing rotation plete an international East, and Middle the Europe, lab for performance company’s to the returned has since He Africa. perform- mobile the leading Valley, HQ in Silicon souls brave for is always looking team. 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misses her time at Cornell and fondly remembers 2010 she got accepted to Cornell’s Vet college and have ever done. My students provide me with dai- her connections with her professors. promptly returned to good ol’ Ithaca. She’s very ly inspiration—even the students who challenge Kinnari Shah (New York, NY) would rather be happy to finally learn everything there is to learn me.” Zoë’s fellow TFA corps members include “sitting on a beach somewhere with white sand, about the dog . . . literally, everything. Maria Antony Kironji (Baltimore, MD); Clara Ng-Quinn with a piña colada in my hand” right now! In her Debye-Saxinger is working on her final year of and Chris Basil (New Orleans, LA); Kristina day job, Kinnari is the director of New York cater- her Master of Landscape Architecture at the Weems (Atlanta, GA); and Nick Diaz, Albert Lee, ing sales at Ome Caterers. Although she’s work- Rhode Island School of Design. Over the summer and Micah Bell (Miami, FL). Not to be forgotten: ing a lot, she is also planning “a big European she worked on a historic preservation project Rachel Mack, Aleshadye Getachew, Amanda winter vacation.” When she’s not at work, her “af- documenting an old Cabot Estate called Green Colon, Christian Owusu, Meaghann Noelle Law- ter hours” extracurricular activities include Cornell Plains in Virginia as part of a fellowship with the son, Cara Rader, and Drew Milligan also answered Hotel Society New York, boxing, and cooking. Kin- Garden Club of Virginia. She can’t wait to gradu- the call and joined the TFA corps to educate the nari has managed to stay connected to Cornell, ate in the spring and finally get a job. underprivileged children of America. but she still misses her time at the Hotel school— Katerina De Vito is currently a master’s stu- Of course, you don’t have to be a member of “especially Giuseppe,” she writes—and she’d love dent in the Dept. of Society, Human Development, TFA to answer the noble call of teaching. Tim to hear from Rebecca Ruiz. New Yorker Hotelie and Health at the Harvard School of Public Health. Fasano is molding kindergartners in Westport, CT. Christopher Gleason, BS Hotel ’07, writes from Over the summer she did consulting for a doctor’s A tad more remote, Logan Pierce and Alia Jones Astoria, NY, that he reflects often on “the strong office and evaluated their billing department pro- are in South Korea teaching English. Even more bond of Hotelies and the numerous great people cedures; she also designed and implemented distant, Forrest Elliot went “straight from home- who were both friends and mentors at the Statler strategies to increase efficiency and raise insur- coming to Philadelphia to his departure for Hotel and the School of Hotel Management.” He’d ance claim approval. Last year she taught math Mozambique, where he will be a math teacher.” love to hear from “all of his friends from his time and science at St. Martin de Porres Academy, a Last but not least, Marc Hem Lee teaches New on the Hill.” Chris was until recently the senior middle school dedicated to providing a tuition- Yorkers how to save others. He writes, “I’m coor- restaurant manager of Maze by Gordon Ramsay and free education for girls and boys from low-income dinating CPR classes through the FDNY, across the the London Bar at the London Hotel, NYC, which families in the New Haven, CT, area. If there are five boroughs. We plan to raise awareness about is a luxury resorts company. He was promoted to any Cornellians in Boston or Cambridge, she how important and valuable a quick first response the director of in-room dining and private dining would love to meet up! is to sudden cardiac arrest.” at the London Hotel. Although he has no time for Brian Donovan is a week away from finish- Teachers are useless without students and extracurriculars (when not working, he sleeps), ing his MS in materials science and engineering at members of the Class of 2010 have flocked to the Chris has moved from New Jersey to Queens and Stanford and will be starting a job as an applica- classroom to further advance their education. We’re is enjoying city life; he went on a cruise to tions engineer for KLA-Tencor in Silicon Valley. Al- well represented at NYU Law by Chad Sandler and Bermuda last August. He’d also rather be taking though it is nice to be living in warm, sunny Vanish Grover. Plaudits also go to Vanish on his a food or restaurant vacation right now. weather and to have a winning football team, he election as the 1L student representative. Jeffrey Alanna Beckman (New York City) is a pro- still misses Cornell hockey and living in Ithaca. Shane is a first-year master’s student at the U. of gram assistant at the Families and Work Inst., “a Amber Mathews has opened her own veterinary Michigan, “staying busy and keeping out of trou- nonprofit, non-partisan think-tank.” As of last consulting practice in Western New York. Her day ble.” Vinay Patel, BS ’09, staying true to the Big fall, she was “working on a report that will in- is filled with all types of animals. She is grateful Red, has enrolled in Weill Cornell Medical College. form and promote the nationwide expansion of for the information she learned during her time Hyunjin Kim, BS ’09, is in Seoul as a first-year school-based healthcare as part of the work that at Cornell’s pre-Vet program! medical student. Many graduate students can’t we do to connect low- to middle income families Elizabeth Hartmann is an analyst at an en- escape the siren call of Ithaca’s East Hill: Chas with public and private supports.” Arthur Maas ergy consulting firm in San Francisco, CA. She Kossar, BS ’09, is studying for his master’s in is collaborating with four other Cornell alumni to works with utilities companies across the US and Aerospace Engineering, and Sarah Khatibzadeh is create Distinguished Social Ventures, a business abroad on various issues, including curbing elec- working hard at Cornell’s Vet college. that will hire people employers often overlook— tricity demand to prevent blackouts and esti- Learning, of course, isn’t confined to the those who have been incarcerated or are chroni- mating impacts of the adoption of plug-in hybrid classroom and some of the Class of 2010 is learn- cally homeless. The team has built a business that vehicles. She was fondly reminded of her senior ing that first-hand. Alma Aldrich and Shelby recycles mattresses, and Arthur says that he’s year at Cornell recently when her revised honors Rajkovich have joined the Peace Corps in Niger. found that “people really have a desire to help thesis was published in the September issue of the Alma will serve as a community health agent, with a cause that can have a tangible and direct Social Science Research Journal with Prof. Sassler. and Shelby will work as an agroforestry extension impact on marginalized people and their fami- Send news to: c Julie Cantor, jlc252@cornell. volunteer. Sea Sin is attending the Youth With a lies.” Keep up the noble work, guys! edu; Caroline Newton, [email protected]. Mission Discipleship Training School. He writes, Adam Fleisher (Budd Lake, NJ) is a high “I will spend two months overseas in either Thai- school chemistry teacher in Chester, NJ. Natasha land or Burma. On the outreach front, I will in- Kostek would rather be working as an elementary As of late, your faithful correspon- teract with and help street kids, sex slaves, AIDS school teacher at a charter school right now, but dents have been unpacking our orphans, slum communities, and refugees.” Emi- her current day job is as a sessions assistant at 10 winter clothes, stricken both with ly Goldsmith will serve as a natural resource Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. When sadness and relief that yet another Ithaca winter management volunteer in Togo. she’s not working, she finds time to “sample NYC’s does not await us. Gone are the days of flash- Many Class of 2010ers are learning on the extraordinary cuisine, visit various museum ex- frostbite upon leaving Uris Library or planning a job as well. Raihan Faroqui works as a research hibits, frequent the ballet and Broadway, and en- morning route that requires walking through every assistant at the Multiple Sclerosis Research Cen- joy several free summer activities!” Natasha single building on the Engineering Quad in order ter of New York. Adam Escalante researches for- managed to keep busy this summer by visiting to arrive, warm, in the Hotel school. Yet fear not; mulation drug development for Regeneron Kevin Dieterle, BS HE ’07, in Washington, DC, if the season chills you to the bone and you yearn Pharmaceutical. Moira Ceconi is based in New going tubing with Cornell friends in Pennsyl- for a cup of hot apple cider from the Cornell York City, but travels the globe for her consulting vania, and taking beach trips with family. Natasha Orchards, perhaps news of your fellow classmates work. Camille Emma has joined managed markets longs for late-night Wingz Over Ithaca runs and will warm you on a cool and dreary day. services at IMS Health, focusing primarily on gov- would love to hear from Kelly Kosco. The great We start this note by taking a look at Cornell- ernment and commercial pricing and contracting Class of 2008 is up to amazing things. Share them ians who have joined the ranks of the unsung he- in the healthcare industry. Lastly, Alyson Intihar, with us: c Elana Beale, [email protected]; and roes of America: the teachers. Numerous members after traveling out west, learned that she loves Libby Boymel, [email protected]. of the Class of 2010 have traded their student New England; she lives in Boston and works for textbooks for faculty editions and joined Teach For the IT security company RSA. America. Charlotte, NC, TFA member Zoë Samuel Your class correspondents have learned a lot Lillie Davis took a year off writes, “I teach sixth grade language arts at an writing this column, but would, of course, like to after graduating and worked as enormous middle school. The work is very chal- learn more. Send your notes to: c Mike Beyman, 09 a veterinary assistant at a small lenging and I work harder than I ever have be- [email protected]; and Rammy Salem, rms84@ animal practice in New York City. In the winter of fore, but it is also the most rewarding thing I cornell.edu. 94 Cornell Alumni Magazine | cornellalumnimagazine.com 058-095CAMjf11notes 12/16/10 12:25 PM Page 95

Alumni Deaths Krueger; jazz musician; active in civic and community affairs. Acacia.

’56 BS Ag—Barbara Woods Russell of Ashland, OR, formerly of Arcata, CA, June 13, 2006. Pi Beta Phi. Husband, John B. Russell, PhD ’56.

’35 BS Ag—Joseph J. Davis of Frederick, MD, veteran; active in community, professional, reli- ’58 BA—Jay L. Cunningham of Las Vegas, NV, October 25, 2008; active in alumni affairs. gious, and alumni affairs. Phi Delta Theta. November 5, 2007. Theta Xi.

’38 BEE—John A. Pistor of Marco Island, FL, Au- ’46 MS HE—Velma J. Laird of Lockport, NY, Au- ’59 BS HE—Roberta Harvey Cuddy of Bath, NY, gust 28, 2010; worldwide coordinator, Motion gust 21, 2010; home economics teacher; active July 15, 2010; worked at Dresser-Rand; active in Picture and Education Market division, Kodak; in civic, community, professional, and religious community affairs. Pi Beta Phi. helped develop the bombsight for the Enola Gay; affairs. active in civic, community, and professional af- ’60 BA—Stephen G. Rothschild of Alamo, CA, fairs. Phi Gamma Delta. ’47 DVM—Calvin B. Roper of Menlo Park, CA, Au- August 11, 2010; senior VP and portfolio manag- gust 11, 2007; veterinarian; veteran; active in er, Salomon Smith Barney; CEO, Arneson Products; ’43 BS Ag, PhD ’48—Everett W. Jameson Jr. of community and professional affairs. Beta Theta Pi. also worked for Procter & Gamble, Warner Lam- Roseville, CA, August 11, 2010; zoology profes- bert, Hunt Wesson, American Cyanamid, and Del sor, UC Davis; expert on chiggers; veteran; author; ’48 MA—Donald P. Dietrich of Ithaca, NY, Au- Monte; veteran; active in community and religious falconer; active in professional affairs. Delta Phi. gust 1, 2007. affairs. Alpha Epsilon Pi.

’43, BArch ’47—Bertrand C. Johnson of Chatham, ’48 BS Hotel—Viola K. Kleindienst of Belling- ’60 PhD—Bhag S. Sidhu of Winston-Salem, NC, NJ, August 14, 2010; architect; veteran; active in ham, WA, August 11, 2010; real estate broker; August 22, 2010; retired professor of biological community and religious affairs. Phi Kappa Tau. chair of physical education, U. of Maine; assoc. sciences, Winston-Salem State U.; plant breeding professor, U. of Missouri; asst. professor, U. of expert, UNESCO; also taught at Punjab U.; com- ’44 MD—George Knauer Jr. of Naples, FL, May Montana; instructor, Connecticut U.; public petitive race walker; active in community, pro- 12, 2008; ob/gyn; partner, Elizabeth Obstetric school teacher; veteran; active in civic and com- fessional, religious, and alumni affairs. Group; assoc. professor of obstetrics and gyne- munity affairs. cology, New Jersey College of Medicine; chair, ’61 PhD—J. Richards Chase of Carol Stream, IL, dept. of ob/gyn, Elizabeth General Medical Cen- ’49 BEE—William R. Elmendorf of Frederick, August 20, 2010; former president, Wheaton Col- ter; veteran; active in community, professional, MD, August 31, 2006. Acacia. lege; president and speech professor, Biola Col- and religious affairs. lege; also taught at Tyndale Seminary; active in ’50 BS Hotel—John J. Carr of Bridgeville, PA, community, professional, and religious affairs. Al- ’44—Frances Lucha (Sister Mary Englebert) of August 10, 2010; hotel and restaurant manager; pha Sigma Phi. Latham, NY, August 23, 2010; sister of St. Joseph veteran. of Carondelet; therapeutic, dietetic, and clinical ’61-62 GR—Keith P. West of Broomall, PA, Oc- instructor, St. Mary’s Hospital; supervisor of di- ’50 BEE—James M. Meeker of Spring Lake, NJ, tober 22, 2008. etary dept., manager of crafts, and staff in cen- August 10, 2010; business owner; electrical en- tral supply, St. Joseph’s Provincial House; active gineer; veteran. Pi Kappa Alpha. ’65 MD—Richard F. Greminger of Leesburg, FL, in religious affairs. August 26, 2010; chief of plastic surgery, Memor- ’50 BA—Alphonse A. Satkus of Ventnor, ial Hospital West; associate professor of plastic ’44—Edmund J. Talott of Saint David, AZ, No- NJ, March 25, 2007; insurance adjustor; artist; surgery, U. of Albany; author; repaired cleft palates vember 12, 2008. Theta Xi. veteran. for the poor in South America; active in civic, community, professional, and religious affairs. ’45 BME—Mason Britton Jr. of Southport, ME, ’51 BS Ag—Donald W. Burton of Ithaca, NY, for- August 12, 2010; founder, Britton Industries and merly of Cobleskill, NY, August 13, 2010; real es- ’65, BS Ag ’66, DVM ’68—Kenneth P. Seeber of Britton of Southport; also worked for Grumman tate agent; professor of horse science, SUNY Glenfield, NY, August 23, 2010; equine veterinar- Aircraft and Cincinnati Milling Machine Co.; vet- Cobleskill; extension agent; veteran; active in ian; leading trainer of harness horses; founder, eran; active in civic and community affairs. Kap- alumni affairs. Wife, Doris (Van Eps) ’50. Adirondack Cattle Co.; raised Wagyu cattle; active pa Sigma. in community and professional affairs. Chi Phi. ’53-54 SP Ag—Ruby McDonald Price (Mrs. Floyd ’45—Nancy Clark Cox of Lakeland, FL, Novem- W., ’53-54 SP Ag) of Meridian, MS, August 24, ’70 MS Ag—Theodore J. Szymanski of Trumans- ber 14, 2008. 2010; elementary school teacher; United Meth- burg, NY, August 21, 2010; mathematics profes- odist missionary; active in community and reli- sor, Tompkins County Community College; taught ’45—Charles R. Eble of Homosassa, FL, October gious affairs. scientific journalism at Cornell U.; adjunct in- 4, 2008. Sigma Nu. structor, NYS Academy of Fire Science and Nat’l ’53 BS Ag—Henry C. Shapley of Stafford, TX, Fire Academy; also taught at George Junior Re- ’45, BS Chem E ’44, B Chem E ’47—Harry L. January 22, 2006. public and Ithaca High School; active in civic, Hilleary Jr. of St. Louis, MO, August 18, 2010; community, and professional affairs. partner, Flaming Pit steak houses; attorney; also ’53—Alan A. Steinberg of Bala Cynwyd, PA, De- worked for Standard Oil; veteran; active in alum- cember 2, 2006; worked for American Steel Engr. ’72 BA—Allen M. Kalik of Manchester, NH, Au- ni affairs. Beta Theta Pi. Co. Beta Sigma Rho. gust 14, 2010; president/owner, Professional Tele- data; active in community affairs. Zeta Beta Tau. ’45, BEE ’48—Winthrop E. Mange Jr. of Pomp- ’53, BCE ’54—Robert Strehlow IV of Captiva, FL, ton Plains, NJ, August 19, 2010; retired PSE&G and Bainbridge Island, WA, formerly of Miami, FL, ’78 BS Ag—Paul J. Sadowski of Webster, NY, was VP of corporate services; veteran; active in com- and Peoria, IL, August 17, 2010; president, V. mistakenly listed as deceased in the November/ munity affairs. Lambda Chi Alpha. Jobst and Sons; also worked with HCB Contrac- December ’10 issue of Cornell Alumni Magazine. tors; active in civic, community, professional, and ’45, BCE ’46—Robert A. Olmstead of Jackson alumni affairs. Beta Theta Pi. ’85 BS Hotel—William A. Levine of Valley Vil- Heights, NY, August 16, 2010; former planning di- lage, CA, August 13, 2010; CPA. rector, MTA; veteran; active in alumni affairs. ’55 BA—James L. Freeman of Tryon, NC, August 15, 2010; president, Connecticut Printers; certi- ’13—Khalil King of Charlotte, NC, August 29, ’45—John H. Updegrove of Easton, PA, August fied financial planner; also worked for R. R. Don- 2010; sophomore student in Architecture, Art and 21, 2010; chief of surgery, Easton Hospital; nelley & Sons, Houghton-Mifflin, and W. A. Planning; rapper; dancer; artist.

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Glass House For Liberty Hyde Bailey’s vintage conservatory, the end appears near

xtending from the Plant Science Building toward for a college in the middle of post-glacial New York. Tower Road, Purple Conservatory No. 1023A Botanists like Bailey considered these spaces “living labora- is remarkable for its curved eaves and overlap- tories.” Under his direction as dean (1903–13), the original Col- ping rows of windowpanes bearing love notes lege of Agriculture built more than a dozen greenhouses. But only andE other sentiments rubbed on the whitewashed glass. But on two plant conservatories—structures that differ from greenhouses the crooked front door, a more official note states it is closed both in size and height to accommodate shrubs and trees—ever indefinitely. And by the time you read this, it may well be on its existed on campus. The first was a grand structure attached to way to the junk heap. Sage Hall that resembled, in miniature, the facilities at London’s A glimpse through window cracks doesn’t tell the viewer Kew Gardens; it was torn down without much fuss in 1923. much, except that Purple Conservatory No. 1023A is in an Purple Conservatory No. 1023A was built in 1931 by premier advanced state of neglect. The rarest and most valuable plants have American conservatory architects Lord & Burnham. It was Bai- been moved, but less lucky flora are toppled over or hanging in ley’s baby, but planned in keeping with the times. “He was a very terra cotta pots that dangle like relics from a bygone colonial age. frugal man, and—aware of the Depression—kept the building

Despite the ignominious title and sorry state of disrepair, the modest,” says CALS FRANKLIN CRAWFORD building is the conservatory of the Liberty Hyde Bailey Hor- research support spe- torium—a term coined by the famed Cornell botanist as a “place cialist Edward Cobb for the scientific study of garden plants, for their naming and ’73, who has enrolled their classification, and for their documentation.” Today, the a growing list of sup- curved glass panes that give the building its distinctive shape have porters hoping to save succumbed to time and the elements. The cypress molding is the conservatory. “We decayed, paint is peeling, metal frameworks and mechanical are working hard to devices rusting. But before Ithaca’s weather had its way, the con- ensure that Bailey’s servatory’s collections were a marvelous teaching exhibit of rare vision remains central plants from around the world. A vast array of species were to the campus.” Cobb housed here—ferns, lycopods, horsetails, and of course Bailey’s has sent out mass e- Growing pains: The Bailey beloved palms, which reached the peak of the two-story-high mailings, including Hortorium is facing the conservatory. In fact, partly owing to Bailey’s specimens, Cor- one in mid-November wrecking ball. Left: A Thirties- nell’s experts wrote the definitive taxonomy of palms; not bad that appealed for help era ad for architects Lord & to save the conserva- Burnham. tory “for future generations.” “If enough money can be raised, the best situation would be to totally renovate the conservatory greenhouse,” he wrote. “This is an historic structure.” Historic to Cornell, yes. But the greenhouse is not on the State Historic Preservation Office’s list of designated landmarks— so Cobb is spearheading an eleventh-hour battle to put it there. CALS has $1.8 million available for a new greenhouse on the site of Purple 1023A, and bids to restore the original came in at twice that. Even Cobb concedes that the conservatory is dilapidated. But in addition to fearing that the structure will be torn down, he and his supporters worry that a replacement would be located on the outskirts of campus, far from plant science’s teaching and research center. The college’s administration is clear that the building “will be razed,” says senior associate dean Jan Nyrop. However, he added, “CALS is committed to providing a greenhouse conservatory in close proximity to the Plant Science Building,” and is now studying its feasibility. But in a Q&A on the CALS website, administrators hedged their bets. Given the overall need to renew CALS greenhouses, it says, “rebuilding the conservatory on its current site may not be the best option or the best use of funds.” — Franklin Crawford

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