June 2004
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GALAS
More than 1,400 alumni and friends of Cornell attended one of the seven
sesquicentennial galas this year celebrating the history and future of
our college. The galas were held in Cedar Rapids, Chicago,
Denver,
Des
Moines, Minneapolis,
Phoenix,
and St.
Louis. In each location, alumni enjoyed a festive evening featuring
the sesquicentennial video, live music, cocktails, dinner and dessert
buffets. Take a moment to browse through the event photos.
NEW
RELEASES
Just published:
Cornell College: A Sesquicentennial History, Cornell's first scholarly
history, a two-volume boxed set by emeriti history professors Bill Heywood
and Richard Thomas. It is available for purchase
online at the Cornell Bookstore, along with Charles Milhauser's
illustrated Cornell College: 150 Years from A to Z and the national
award-winning sesquicentennial video (VHS or DVD) shown at the alumni
galas. (Note: Go to the Bookstore
home page, click "General Merchandise" and then go to page 2.)
YOUR
PARTICIPATION IS NEEDED!
June 30th is around the corner and the end of the college's
fiscal year is here. Did you know that this year any
new or increased gifts to the Annual Fund will be matched
dollar for dollar up to $100K, and a $50K bonus gift will be given if
alumni participation reaches a record 40%? If
you have been considering renewing your support for Cornell, now is the
time! We really need you!
2004
COMMENCEMENT
Cornell promoted 211 students to alumni at commencement in May. The next
step for many will be graduate school, in fields including the law, economics,
chemistry, biochemistry, social work, theology, and architecture. more...
MILHAUSER
AWARDED
For the popular tours he leads of the historic Cornell campus, professor
and registrar emeritus Charles Milhauser has been awarded a Certificate
of Recognition in the Loren Horton Community History Award competition
sponsored by the State Historical Society of Iowa. Since 1980 he has conducted
365 tours.
more...
ROAD
TO THE WHITE HOUSE
White House science policy adviser Kathie Olsen described her circuitous
career path from Chatham College in Pittsburgh to the nation's capital
in the inaugural Donna Russell Fox Women in Science Lecture.
more...
INVESTMENT
TIPS FROM DR. BOB
Robert "Dr. Bob" Froehlich, an internationally recognized authority
on investment strategy and global financial markets, delivered a lecture
full of advice on understanding demographic trends when making investment
decisions.
more...
DEAN
TO RETIRE
Dennis Damon Moore, dean of the college since 1987, has announced his
retirement effective at the end of the 2004-05 academic year. A search
committee of faculty and students has been formed and a national search
will begin this summer.
NEW
INTERNSHIP PROGRAM
The Alumni Fellows Program, conceived by an alum who benefited greatly
from his Cornell internship, starts this fall. Trustee Dean Riesen '79
created and is helping fund the program that matches students for one
or two blocks in high-quality internships with Cornell alumni. more...
LINCOLN
CAFE FEATURED IN O MAGAZINE
Mount Vernon's Lincoln Cafe is featured in the May issue of O, The Oprah
Magazine. Chef-owner Matt Steigerwald-who landed in Mount Vernon with
his partner, Cornell English professor Michelle Mouton-is described as
awakening eastern Iowans "to the possibility of first-class cooking"
and "shifting the plates (tectonic and otherwise) of physics professors
and soybean farmers alike." Matt's
featured salmon recipe...
INTRODUCING
JACKIE STEWART
Jackie
Stewart has moved from Cornell's business office to the alumni
office as programs coordinator, replacing Beverly Moser Perlenfein, who
retired in April. Get to know Jackie in the upcoming summer Cornell Report.
BE
ON CORNELL'S WEBSITE
Prospective students and their parents want to know what they will get
for their investment in a Cornell education. We are showing them--with
a Website
featuring alumni. Alumni are indexed by location and profession. If you
are interested in participating, complete the
online
form. To be included on the Website, the Admission
Office requests that you be willing to respond to prospective student
and parent questions by e-mail.
HOMECOMING
2004
Watch your mail in August for Homecoming
registration info. Alumni are invited to the Hilltop Oct. 8-10 for Homecoming
2004. Special festivities are planned for reunion classes of 1954, 1959,
1969, 1974, 1979, 1984, 1989, 1994 and 1999. Kappa Theta sisters will
celebrate their 50th anniversary.
ONLINE
GIVING AVAILABLE
As a convenience to our alumni and friends, Cornell offers secure online
giving. Your support of Cornell and our students means a great deal, and
we are pleased to offer this secure server for your use in making
your contribution to Cornell College.
YOUNG
CORNELLIANS GO FOR G.O.L.D.
This summer Cornell is offering social events designed specifically for
GOLD alumni (Graduates Of the Last Decade).
These fun and informal GOLD Happy Hours will be an opportunity for some
of our newest graduates to meet and network with other young alumni in
their cities. As
a GOLD blitz, all six Happy Hours will be held the week of August 16.
The Alumni web page has a complete list of the 2004
Happy Hours coming to a city near you!
ZAKARIA
NEXT DELT LECTURER
The follow-up to Bob Woodward, speaker at the inaugural Delta Phi Rho
Lecture in March, will be Fareed Zakaria, Newsweek International editor
and frequent Sunday talk show guest. Zakaria speaks Nov. 9, 2005, in King
Chapel. more...
