March 2006

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MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR DAVID LYON
Colleagues, friends, and family will gather March 25 at 1:30 p.m. in King Chapel to remember David Lyon, professor emeritus of biology. He died Feb. 20 in the Bahamas, where he was volunteer teaching with biology classes. A dedicated member of the campus community, he taught at Cornell from 1965 to 1998.

MUSICIANS GIVE MORE THAN CONCERTS
Senior music major Bridget Hilke, who would like to open a jazz nightclub someday, was invited to share the King Chapel stage with the Deanna Bogart Band at its February Music Mondays concert. Earlier in the school year, Chicago Brass Quintet offered private lessons to a few students prior to the ensemble’s concert. Hilke, who plays lead alto sax in Cornell’s Jazz Combo, says Bogart told her “if the club gig doesn’t work out, I can go on the road with her.” Music Mondays completed its eighth season this month.

HEARD ON CAMPUS
University of Oregon chemistry professor Geraldine Richmond said one of the most important undergraduate classes she took had little to do with her major, but the Sex and Politics course taught her a lot about feminism and the challenges she would face in a male-dominated profession. Richmond delivered the Donna Russell Fox (’48) Women in Science Lecture, a series launched in 2004 to bring to campus high-achieving women in science.

NEW VP
Mark Zinkula of Mount Vernon has been named vice president for business affairs/chief financial officer and will begin his duties July 1, replacing Glenn Dodd, who retires June 30. Zinkula earned a BA from Central College and an MA in political science and an MBA, both from the University of Iowa. He has been with AEGON in Cedar Rapids since 1991, most recently as executive vice president, global head of fixed income, for which he frequently travels internationally.

WRESTLERS SUCCEED ON MAT AND OFF
Sophomore Chris Heilman finished seventh at 125 pounds at the NCAA Division III wrestling national championship, becoming Cornell’s third wrestling All-American since joining the Iowa Conference in 1997. Cornell notched a school-record 15 dual victories in a season and finished the regular season ranked No. 19 in Division III. The team also ranks 19th in the nation with a 3.14 cumulative team GPA; senior John Ugaste earned Scholar All-American honors.

DUROE TO COACH U.S. TEAM AT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
Wrestling coach Mike Duroe will coach the 2006 U.S. Freestyle World Team at the World Championships in Guangzhou, China, Sept. 26-Oct. 1. Duroe was a coach for the 2005 U.S. Freestyle World Team.

WOMEN'S SOCCER EARNS ACADEMIC AWARD
Cornell women’s soccer was one of 251 intercollegiate programs that posted a team GPA of 3.0 or higher to earn the National Soccer Coaches Association of America Team Academic Award for the 2004-05 year. Cornell had a cumulative team GPA of 3.26. It is the fourth consecutive season that Cornell has received the award.

REALITY SHOW "MIRACLE WORKERS" FEATURES DORR
Trustee and orthopedic surgeon Larry Dorr ’63 is featured on the ABC reality series “Miracle Workers” in a segment scheduled to air March 20. The show tells how professional dancer Charles Valentino, once hobbled with severe arthritis, returned to the stage six weeks after Dorr performed bilateral hip surgery. Dorr is founder of the California-based Dorr Institute for Arthritis Research and Education Foundation.

YOUNG ALUMNI: SHOW YOUR RAM PRIDE AND HELP CORNELL BEAT COE!
Coe is still leading Cornell in the Coe-Cornell Young Alumni Challenge.  The challenge is based on how many young alumni (class years 1996-2005) participate, not on the amount given.  The challenge ends in June, so there’s still time to help the Rams beat the Kohawks.  Donate today and GO RAMS!

CORNELLIANS ARE CONNECTING THROUGH COMMUNITY
Hundreds of Cornell graduates prior to 1988 have taken advantage of the new alumni online community. Classes of 1988-1996 will "launch" this month and the entire alumni base will be rolled in by the end of May. See our web page for the official launch schedule, site features and FAQs.

FEMINIST SYMPOSIUM
Sarah Weddington, an abortion-rights advocate and the attorney who represented plaintiff Norma McCorvey in the Roe v. Wade Supreme Court case, is the keynote speaker for the Third Annual Feminist Symposium sponsored by Cornell’s Women’s Action Group on March 18. The symposium features presentations on feminist research.

TALKING ABOUT SPORTS MEDICINE
University of Iowa football coach Kirk Ferentz and his son, Hawkeye football player Brian Ferentz, will participate in a Cornell symposium March 28 on sports medicine’s affect on the success of athletes and sports programs. “What is Sports Medicine? A Team Perspective” is sponsored by Dimensions: The Center for the Science and Culture of Healthcare. Larry Dorr ’63 will moderate a panel discussion following presentations by the guest speakers.

ALTERNATIVE SPRING BREAK HEADS TO NEW ORLEANS
Twenty-five students, faculty, and staff will spend spring break in New Orleans helping the area recover from last year’s hurricanes.

10TH YEAR, MOST PARTICIPANTS FOR STUDENT SYMPOSIUM
More than 120 students are scheduled to give about 90 presentations at the 10th annual Student Symposium on April 29 in The Commons. The symposium, which originated as a way to spark intellectual conversation and growth on campus, is one of the premier events at Cornell.

PAUL CHRISTIANSEN PRAIRIE
Indian Creek Nature Center in Cedar Rapids plans to name a 7-acre prairie for Paul Christiansen, professor emeritus of biology and a Nature Center board member, to honor his pioneering work to preserve and restore prairies while also educating people about the biodiversity of prairies. The dedication ceremony and a prairie planting is April 23.