In 2015, while working as an MSNBC TV news producer, Elise and her then-teen daughters, Emma and Quinn, learned that people in their community were missing school and work because they could not afford pads and tampons. We trust everyone will share our excitement as further definitive plans are advanced. Set in New York and China, Paper Names, according to Susie, is an inspirational story about two families who start on different tracks of the American Dream and end up on a collision course with each other. This area is for comments on We hope to gather other class members next time we get together. We need a Class Administrator. Emerging from constraints imposed by the pandemic year, Bill Flanagan (Colonial Heights, VA) happily reports that the postponed wedding of his granddaughter has taken place in France, at a location near Limoges, where the nuptials were celebrated with a joyous fireworks display. restaurants, etc. I learned that Barry also lived in U-Hall 4 freshman year and was our residence hall president from a Facebook comment byAndy Alpart, my old pal from the Scholarly Living Unit (better known as the Social Living Unit) on the third floor. Eastridge Community Elementary School Aurora Public Schools 1998 Mark Mavrogianes Northglenn High School Adams 12 Five Star Schools 1997 Pam Schmidt Thunder Ridge Middle School Cherry Creek Schools 1996 Steve Hornyak Eaton High School Eaton School District 1995 Molly Merry Madison Exploratory School Canon City Schools 1994 (National Finalist) No flight, no hotel rooms, and an Uber ride from Newark to her daughters home in Hershey, PA, followed by quarantining and a flight back home. He may stay more on the ground now, as he is the biker on a sprint triathlon or a duathlon relay team. On behalf of our class officers, we hope to see you at our 60th Reunion on Cornells campus, June 69, 2024. One of the longest running and most prestigious programs of its kind, it offers students the chance to earn credits and a Cornell transcript, study with top Ivy League faculty, and experience college academics firsthand. He left Hawaii when he was called to be an officer in the U.S. Army Dental Corps. I am writing this note for the May/June column, and Im once again in awe of our class correspondents, who for years, every year, write their columns months in advance. While here, Im hoping to reconnect with old Cornell friend Alison Piper Goldberg 82. Its another way to support Cornell. She serves as mentoring chair for the Jazz Education Networks peer-reviewed journal, Jazz Education in Research and Practice. I was happy to reconnect with Leah Bissonette 73, MS 76, who I met on a Cornell alumni travel tour to South Africa several years ago. Groundhog Day is just a week away. 5/2/2018, "Thank YOU for helping us get the word out! We really wanted it to be something specific, something intentional. Upon first coming together, they realized that the Class of 81 contained only six Black students. Glenn represented the foundation at a fascinating workshop of Waldenstroms researchers and physicians in Madrid recently. The Shingletons evacuated from Sanibel to Orlando, where Joe and Mary Baumann Pesaresi live, and they were great moral and physical support during the tempest of the storm and weeks after. Barry established the Marla and Barry 90 Beck Entrepreneurship Fellows Program, which has helped Cornell students pursue ideas without having to support themselves in a traditional paid job setting. ), "Just discovered your product today while trying to locate classmates ahead of our 50th reunion in 2020. He is COO at Hudson Executive Capital. Projects are selected through a competitive application process and must demonstrate and model an ability to reduce the planets carbon dioxide emissions by 500 million tons per year at scale. Joan Boffa Gaul (email c/o Alexandra Bond 12) | Alumni Directory. Marcia Orange shared news, too: After 40 years in Portland and Seattle doing technology marketing and sales, she retired to Fort Lee, NJ. You can check out the musical talent in the family, Jackson Sadinsky, on SoundCloud. One of my favorite spring spots is the Cornell Botanic GardensIm definitely checking it out before or after the Dairy Bar on our trip to campus this month. Page Hits: 2,906, Stay Tuned to This Space for Reunion Details! Those attending the Southwest Florida luncheon voiced enthusiasm for the gift. We cannot provide this service without your support. Kudos to you and your staff. Reunion co-chairs Tony Giobbi and Lisa Esposito Kok have been planning a wonderful weekend of events. He first served as the oral surgeon at the DMZ and then at a hospital in Seoul. I still play golf and keep busy with bridge, etc.. Eric Kelners child Emma was one of the many talented high school students to participate in the 2022 Cornell Precollege Studies summer program. I now have the freedom to visit many locations with my therapy dog and enjoy taking long walks in our beautiful East Bay parks or snowshoeing in the Sierra foothills. Do what you can to take care of yourself. 10/4/2017, "Thanks to classreport.org our class website played a huge part in the success of our Reunion. Larry was able to identify the elements of successful aging, and with David, one of his earliest employees, the book evolved. As he says: A big deal for an engineer!. Look the same except for these darned wrinkles.. Last spring, we made our annual trek to Paris (the city of my heart) and to London where our daughter Stacey 93 lives. Melvyn is emeritus professor of American history at the University of Virginia. Steve is enthusiastically retired and says he enjoys printmaking and paintingand he still plays a mean game of tennis at the Knoxville Racquet Club. Over the last weeks and months, news has been flooding in about children of our classmates being accepted to Cornell, along with others who are already there and thriving. He also keeps busy writing about careers and staying up to date with his five adult children. What is your fondest memory from your time at Cornell? Court and his wife, Stacey, a retired counselor and now an artist, were planning travel to France this spring. What is something youre doing now that you never thought youd be doing? They make Mary Jansen Everetts and my roles as communicators/networkers easy. He has also been elected to the board of directors of the Against the Storm Foundation, a nonprofit with a mission to help fight blood cancers and support other causes that will improve the health and quality of life for people in need. It was Arts suggestion that I report about Mark Sussman (they were in a current events club together at Bayside High School). She represents more than 20,000 constituents in a mostly rural district. Geneva Saupe (email Geneva) | Alumni Directory. They share the news we have written to them, and they try to imagine what the future will be like as we read those life updates down the road. I recently retired, after practicing medicine for 35 years in New York and Arizona, says Michael Finkelstein. Have had many rewarding experiences and look forward to more and hopefully with some of you folks. Our marriage provides Ron two daughters and me three sons. In his most recent email, he asked for my views and beliefs on death and dying. Another classmate has a brand-new project: Jackie Davis says, Last year I contributed a chapter and a poem to a book that was the collaborative work of 16 professionals and entrepreneurs from around the world. The book is Enough: Unlock a Life of Abundance Starting Right Where You Are, and you can learn more here. We are a small, Colorado High School Activities Association. They are enjoying spending time at their camp in Maine, boating, traveling, and spending more time with family and friends. And to close, a slightly tongue-in-cheek comment from John Neuman, a retired visiting lecturer at the Johnson Business School. Please send details and photos for possible inclusion in an upcoming story celebrating these East Hill homages. For the privacy of our alumni you must first register or login to view this full alumni profile: Gender: Male: . Something she never imagined doing in 1966 was the Raindrop Techniqueworking with essential oils for healing. A class member shares their experience at Cornell, what class they liked best, what they are doing now, or a summary of what life has been like after Cornell. We continue to pursue our ballroom dancing, skiing, and time with our three children and seven grandchildren.. Paula Friedman (Gresham, OR) is still focused on writing and editing books, but also enjoys hiking and cross-country skiing near Mount Hood National Forest. This autobiographical memoir is a comic portrayal of contemporary Jewish life on four continents. I asked him to send news. He adds that hes always happy to meet and host Cornellians visiting the Gulf Coast. Douglas Miller, PhD 77, held a book signing in April 2023 for his most recent science fiction novel, Fisscial Intelligence, at the Barnes and Noble bookstore in Elmira, NY. It features a variety of original word puzzles including 32 Split Decisions, a popular puzzle that appears occasionally in theNew York Times. The following was her last posting with us. This book was also an outlet for Jade to write about their identity as an Asian queer femme. By now you have received the mailing regarding Reunion and how to sign up. Also comfortable with her current life is Allison Hall, who writes from San Leandro, CA. Most exciting for me personally is my collaboration with three Cornell colleges: HumEc in smoking cessation research; ILR for research about the solar industry workforce; and Arts & Sciences, doing political and social science research, called the 2022 Collaborative Midterm Survey (CMS). In February, Jerry and Carole Kenyon attended the annual Cornell Alumni Leadership Conference, held this year in San Diego. Katharine Kunz Nanda He even finds time to fix a 1969 Porsche 912 and an older Volvo! A standing ovation to Theodore Kim 01 on winning an Academy Award! Lynn Rosenthal Minton writes from New York City, Ive had very good luck and very bad luck. Please return registration materials and check out our private Class of 83 Facebook page, where we would love for you to share your favorite Cornell memories. Since leaving his role as CTO, Ben has been doing freelance software engineering and has been involved in the development of Launch Labs, which connects offshore developers with job opportunities in the U.S. and has been heavily involved with recruiting from Ukraine. Who says marriage and all its blessing needs to be reserved for the young? Scott is a Phi Kappa Tau brother and loved the study room at Clark Library. This year, I had a bit of an epiphany and won my Thursday golf group championship. The January presentation was made by our classmate Bob Potter, who enlightened many of us on aspects of World War l that he has been studying for many years. And 76er Steve Hendricks produced the winning red wine for Cornells Alumni Wine program in 2022! Also living in New Rochelle, Phyllis Winter Feingold spent time during the pandemic year working at a daycare service. What is your fondest memory from your time at Cornell? at this time. Ray Tuttle (email Ray) | Alumni Directory. When asked what her favorite memory was of her time on the Hill, Raechele writes, I have so many amazing memories of my years at Cornell: climbing Libe Slope on winter days, hiking the gorges, Slope Day, the Hot Truck, trekking to the Vet College for an animal physiology class while listening to my Sony Discman (yikes! We have three children: Adam is a junior at Rhodes; David has graduated from CBHS and is working full time for STREAM; Mollie will be a senior at White Station High School. Gligor and Daniel were invited to Nosara, Republic of Costa Rica, this winter to join about 90 other invited guests from around the Western Hemisphere for the Blue Zone Investment and Sustainability Summit organized by Alvaro Salas-Castro, MPA 14. The novel promises to be a riotously funny, emotionally real look at race and religion, love and heartache, and the realities of parenting through it all. It has received exceptional praise fromKirkus,Booklist, andLibrary Journal.