: 42.4522, -76.4804). Nevertheless, we survived and are very happy in our new home. She is so thankful for modern medicine and scientific advancements. To request access to one or more lactation rooms, complete this request form. My children have learned to cook and bake, and we have enjoyed family game nights together.. What have you been up to? I have been working with the Major League Baseball Players Assn. He had a great time at Reunion 2019 (was our 50th really the last non-virtual one?) After finishing her pediatric residency at Westchester Medical Center earlier this year, Kelly relocated to Plymouth, MA, where she and Sean recently purchased a house. Last (for now) but definitely not least, Prof. Elizabeth Aherne (elizabethaherne@yahoo.com) is a candidate for the Sixth Judicial District of the New York State Supreme Court. The inbox of your class correspondent is always a welcoming one. Online news form. I have many fond memories of my time at Cornell. During the first two decades of its presence on the engineering quad, there was little physical change in Phillips Hall. Perkins+Will. All of you contributing and reading our news column continue our proud tradition of being Cornell 84 graduates. Ruth Carpenter Bailey, rcbhtb@gmail.com; Bill Waters, billwaters@optonline.net. If selected for publication, this distinctive Have an exceptional project that deserves national recognition? It was the last opportunity for people to travel and they came from Arizona, Illinois, Michigan, Massachusetts, and New York. Frances gets the most satisfaction these days from socializing with friends. Her biggest takeaway from the pandemic: Too many people have no sense of community or responsibility for others, have no respect or caring for those who have less and their suffering, or are only me centeredtheir pods, their money, and what it buys for them. Friends, music, and the care and feeding of two cats, she writes. I am active in my local temple. Best wishes to Caroline and all the students this year! On a positive note, he writes, Learning, reading, fishing with friends and family, and traveling to Europe and elsewhere brings much satisfaction.. No bad memories. Once the contribution period has finished, the book will be frozen, and the file will be available to all classmates. During different seasons, he drives as a transporter for Hertz and delivers for UPS. When he is not working, Neil enjoys playing and competing in golf. We also visited and fed goats at Lively Run Dairy, where we enjoyed an incredible cheese tasting, and alpacas at Cabin View Alpacas in Trumansburg. He recently marked 15 years as an employment lawyer for Sodexo. Last year, his 96-year-old mother passed away due to COVID and dementia. He also has been meeting online every week with his daughter in Denver and his son and daughter-in-law in Santa Monica, CA. The School strives to prepare its students to lead responsively, creatively, and ethically in the discovery and application of new knowledge, technologies, and inventions leading to the solution of pressing global problems. as a consultant for their COVID-19 joint committee. Fred Barber had lots of news to share: My daughter, Stephanie, will represent Arkansas at the Miss USA pageant in November. Anthony Provenzano, MD 76 (drpro@drpro.com) is chairman of the Cancer Committee and Tumor Board, as well as director of clinical oncology at NewYork-Presbyterian Medical Group in Westchester. Electrical and Computer Engineering Phillips Hall, Room 308 607/255-7147 ase63@cornell.edu Mohamed I. Ibrahim Assistant Professor Electrical and Computer Engineering Phillips Hall, Room 301 mibrahim@cornell.edu Debdeep Jena David E. Burr Professor of Engineering Electrical and Computer Engineering David E. Burr Professor of Engineering Online news form. Steven did some volunteering to promote private well-owner water quality testing prior to the move. Most recently, my grandson Liad graduated magna cum laude from the U. of Missouri School of Journalism and is now in Barcelona on an internship. James DeGroff, MBA 61, now in Whitehouse Station, NJ (jdegroff@formulatorus.com), sadly reports that he lost his wife, Susan, in 2020, and now stays busy working from home in his position as managing partner at Formulator Software. Happy Holidays, Class of 16. He was a virologist who did his masters thesis on RNA and could have explained fully the antiviral developments leading successfully to the vaccines (based on messenger RNA). Not to worryI am ready to enjoy what others are doing! When asked what else has been happening in her life, she writes, The usual ongoing health challenges, young ones leaving home, the arrival of my first great-grandchildand zero travel. Mary gets the most satisfaction these days from being able to stay in touch with friends and family, new friendships with other COVID prisoners I had not known well before, and coffee and meals on patios outside! Her biggest takeaway from the pandemic: We are all okay and grateful for each day more than ever. Speaking of daughters, Pat Reillys daughter, Erin Goers 13, married Patrick Chamberlain 13 on July 30 in a beautiful ceremony and reception attended by many of their fellow alums, including numerous members of the Chorus and Glee Club! Her sister is her law partner at the Hoffinger Firm PLLC in Midtown Manhattan. ), but also tasted some fantastic spirits at the newer distilleriesif youre back up this way, Myer Farm is a dont-miss!and hard cider at the Finger Lakes Cider House (along with Tom 94 and Marisa Piliero LaFalce 96 and their two younger kids). We hope that the end of the year goes well for everyone, and that this year has been a happy and healthy one for all of you, as well as your family and friends! Luckily there was plenty of room for all! All ideas are welcome and participation is encouraged. in the US. Clif Pollock, Ilda And Charles Lee Professor of Engineering (. Phillips Hall 120 Ithaca, NY 14853 amit.lal@cornell.edu Prof. Lal obtained his Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from Caltech. My family loves it here, and although were in COVID lockdown (again), that usually does not impact a good day out at the beachappropriately socially distanced, of course. We are hoping to visit Upstate next year (both Ithaca and Owego, my hometown) when things open up again., My lifelong friend Roberta Paikoff Holzmueller (we grew up together in Syracuse) shared the following: We discover Cornell connections in all sorts of places. Hopefully everyone is doing wellwed love to hear what youre up to these days! If anyone is coming this way or that way, I would be delighted to get together. From Bill Coggshall: I belong to the unusual Los Trancos Woods Community Marching Band, which celebrated its 60th anniversary in January. Please send your news to: Class of 2019, c/o Alexandra Bond 12, abb83@cornell.edu. I would love to hear from my old friends and acquaintances.. His help is much appreciated, and he does get paid. Grandson Sam is a right-handed pitcher for the Middlebury College baseball team. Spring 2023 Executive Board Presidents Smith Charles ( jsc343@cornell.edu) Harris Miller ( hwm44@cornell.edu) Board Members Parker Schless ( pis7@cornell.edu) She writes, Lockdownloved it. His biggest takeaway from the recent COVID crisis has been how the political party is so attached to power, and so few are standing up for the Constitution or solving the pandemic.. Every time I get squirted by a grapefruit, I think of Neil, and what we shared during our wonderful years at Cornell and through the decades that followed., Dave Nisbet writes, Ill always remember the stunning beauty and colors of the campus in the fallunforgettable. I pray that our classmates are safe and well and will come through this nightmare as survivors, ready to convene on the Hill for our 60th Reunion. Liz Belsky Stiel writes, My memories of Cornell, from the distance of almost 60 years, are all good. If you didnt, please take a moment to submit an online news form or send a message or holiday letter to: Kirk Greenspan, kag62@cornell.edu. Phillips Hall, Room 305 pd83@cornell.edu Fernando Escobedo Samuel W. and Diane M. Bodman Professor in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Smith School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering 344 Olin Hall 607/255-8243 fe13@cornell.edu Yong L. Joo BP Amoco/H. Lest we forget, our 50th Reunion is less than two years away! I made 300 masks during the pandemic, and it looks like we are going to continue using them. Remembering other classmates, Kathy says, I speak with former roommate Sue Phelps Day, MS 62, and her husband, Bill 59, regularly but do not get to see them very often since they moved to California. His granddaughter (now almost 14) visited Pete and his wife, Ruth (Dritch) 67, in December 2019, flying without either of her parents, starting from Leipzig, Germany, to Bethesda, MD. Hopefully the grandkids will come soon thereafter. Upcoming Events. John Wilkinson (john@bintobottle.com) and his wife, Peggy, are now spending half the year in their new home in Jupiter, FL, and the rest of the time in California. It was also his 200th round trip across the Atlantic Ocean. Check out Pams bakery here. It gave her more time to tend to things on their small farm. Joan Falconer writes, I moved into a cooperative building two months before the pandemic hit. She still enjoys the life of a bachelorette, but she has been known to get a little distracted by a special someone.. Before the pandemic, consulting took me to D.C. regularly, but recently only Zoom meetings have been possible. Always trying to look beyond the horizon to find new investment ideas that make sense in a rapidly evolving world. Congratulations, Hope! When not working, Shana writes that she dances and hikes, enjoys time with friends, and leads an annual theme camp at Burning Man! My debut novel, All Sorrows Can Be Borne, published in May 2021 by Rare Bird, is available on Amazon and in bookstores. Working with her son, Josh, Loren helps clients write their books through her company, Write Wisdom. Also transitioning employment during these tumultuous times, Stephanie Marmelstein Gitlin joined the full-service law firm Halloran Sage as counsel earlier this year. Kiran Gaind wrote in about a new job as senior coordinator of educational equity for the Campbell Union High School District in Campbell, CA, working to close the gap in opportunity and achievement of the English learner and LatinX student population. She writes of that experience: When we moved here, Bob said he wanted the farm to be productive, so he and I and a rotating group of volunteers have been raising organic vegetables and donating all of them to the Gleaners Food Bank here in Oakland County. Barbara adds, Love spending time with our daughter, Lucy, her husband, and our wonderful grand-girls. The faculty member in question might be in Engineering; he was mentioned along with CU professors David Daiches, Milton Konvitz, PhD 33, Vladimir Nabokov, and Harold Bloom. Her biggest takeaway from the pandemic: We can survive if we are financially secure and have a positive attitude and supportive family and friends!, The most satisfaction in life these days for Martha Weiss Dobra, MS 67 (MarthaAYoung@aol.com) centers around sewing quilts for Lutheran World Relief and large, decorative pillows for my stepdaughters business. You can reach the Horowitzes in Hopkins, MN, at horow001@icloud.com. Open hours are for current members to get help with using lab tooling by CMC officers. Waiting in the wings while the orchestra played the overture before we came on was so exciting! Given the losses that so many of us have experienced due to COVID-19, their story has resonated widely. Life is pretty damn good! As part of Reunion, our class council has decided to sponsor the cost of creation and dissemination of a digital memento for the Class of 82 in which all members of our class are invited to create a page online with a few photographs (current and/or past) and a simple write-up with updates on what you all have been up to in your lives. and tutoring graduate students at U. of Washington. She has been so impressed by Cornells response to the pandemic. As she reflects on career changes, she remembers that ten years ago, she worked for the Clinton Global Initiative. On the minus, Ive forgotten the names and faces of many friends., Richard Tunick (Palm Beach, FL) writes: Usually spend approximately seven months in Palm Beach and five months in Greenwich, CT. Because of the pandemic, I spent 14 months in Florida, only returning north in late April 2021 to finally see family, friends, and my business partner. Should I consider eating in a restaurant? Our 10-year-old daughters have done their fifth-grade year virtually. Also graduating from Cornell in 2021: Jacob Arnold 21, son of Mark 88 and Marci Braunstein Arnold. ProfessorsB.K. If you have news to share, please email me at: Rachael Schuman, RASchuman@gmail.com. The first three rows have been rearranged for conference seating with tables to allow the room to be used for small classes and seminars. I very much hope to come to a Reunion one of these years. Lynn Berni here, writing from Salt Lake City, UT, to bring you the latest installment of classmate updates. Ive gotten into a bit of science journalism and was the science editor of a magazine for several years. Send her a message! I know I have had a very busy few months traveling. Hello, Class of 1996! On the other side of parenthood, Don, ME 95, and Sandy Lean Patterson just sent their third of four kids off to college, at some unmentionable school with colors orange and black! Sandy noted that during COVID lockdowns, she took up a childhood hobby: roller skating! DeVon says, Im excited for this next segment in my professional journey!. Ann, who has been tutoring at her home in New Hampshire, writes, In two weeks I can see my grandchildren and my pupils without a mask. These days, tutoring has brought her the most satisfaction. His biggest takeaway from the pandemic is to enjoy your days as much as you can. Sharing meals at home, seeing Charlotte develop each day, and seeing our sons off to their activities have been my highlights. Gary Gilbert writes that he retired in July 2020 after 47 years of service in the Army26 years as a military officer (retiring as colonel) and 21 years as an Intergovernmental Personnel Act employee. John and Mimi are Cornell Council members, for which Mimi serves as vice-chair. Im trying to keep up with friends and former neighbors. What brings her the most satisfaction these days? Tuesday, August 16, 2022 Eastern Daylight Savings Time HYBRID: 233 Phillips Hall, Cornell University & via Zoom SCHEDULE 2022Aug16_Nano-IoT-Schedule.pdf 9:00 a.m. They built a house during the pandemic while living about 450 miles from the build siteand lived to tell the tale(s)! We would love to hear how you have spent the last five decades and how you are doing these days. Dave and Jody Kraatz Paduch 74 moved to the low country in South Carolina, after residing in Connecticut for 31 years. As director of corporate real estate for Meredith Corp., Ilissa was busy this fall preparing the offices for the return of in-person staff. Online news form. I send greetings to all 46 classmates reading this and am curious who I am addressing. Vik Kohli, MBA 10, was recently promoted to VP of safety and reliability at Enbridge, working on company-wide safety, environment, and lands services for both operations and projects. In addition to working from home, Pam has been home more in general due to the pandemic. When not working, she spends as much time as possible in Cape May, NJ. In 2004 he was called back by the firm to promote civic activities in the Cleveland metropolitan area and for 17 years has reported daily to the office. To celebrate this re-launch, Steve released a prestige version of his graphic novel, The Millionaires Magician. Murphys Law has gone international. Harriette Scannell Morgan (Adamstown, MD) wrote, Body at 90 not moving so well. Tulsa native Kevinn Matthews, an attorney with the Cochran Firm, was recently selected to lead its expansion into Oklahoma. Online news form. Grandson Kyle Wolf was accepted early decision into the Class of 2025., Warren Walker, PhD 68 (w.e.walker@tudelft.nl) is professor emeritus at the Delft U. of Technology. He also has substantial experience representing borrowers on a broad range of finance-related matters. Jon Moeller has climbed the ranks from his early days as a food analyst to become the public face of Procter & Gamble in recent years. He comments: Its hard to keep up with the currency devaluation of inflationgovernment theft. The original seats were removed, refurbished and reinstalled in a staggered pattern for uninterrupted sightlines. She is managing very well in her own home. Learn more about Cordatus here.What does it take to make it as a writer in television? A few other graduation announcements Ive glimpsed lately: Drew Doblar, ME 91s son, Dylan, received a BS from MIT and is continuing to work toward a masters there. Martha Stuart Jewett (Washington, DC; mjewettrn@aol.com) wrote in March, Got through 2020! We waxed nostalgic, contemplated the future of Indian politics, and debated the merits of various crockpots, consumer electronics, and office technologies. Sameer continues his vital work as an oncologist and says he is living the dream with my wife and two daughters. Charles Walter writes, I started a new venture, Realifed, to assist friends in building stronger relationships and making more plans in the real world around shared interests. How are you planning to spend the holidays? I was then given the choice by my father to become a citizen immediately (as the child of citizens) or wait until I turned 18 and apply on my own. To her chagrin, she not only lost the bet but found out that her father had not let his kids in on the joke. Send news to: Alex Barna, alexbarna@comcast.net; Gary Rubin, glr34@cornell.edu. How are you planning to spend the winter months? She has been able to see her brother one time, yet traveling to the East Coast to see her sister was put on hold until they are both fully vaccinated. English: Phillips Hall, Cornell University. Ilissa Rubinstein Sternlicht wrote in August that she and her husband, David, were planning a tripwith fingers crossedto Cornell for Homecoming and the in-person graduation ceremony for their daughter Rachael 20, BS 19, whos now working as a planner for Horizon Media. Ryan co-created the new Alliances universe alongside the legendary late Stan Lee and Luke Lieberman. (Jeffs wife had the good sense to fly.) Online news form. Our Class Notes will continue to be posted regularly online. Marc Swerdloff is working at the Marcus Neuroscience Inst. Come back next time to hear more from your classmates! I myself have made over 500 for the club and 200 for friends and family. I had a bit of writing experience, but how Bob knew about it, and why he recommended me, is still a mystery. Congratulations to Albert Morales, who recently joined Malta Inc. as its CFO. Bruce Hazen (hazen@threequestionsconsulting.com) and wife Jennifer Shirley live in Portland, OR. Fun getting to know Fin, who is an actress (a little one), and watching her mom, Karen, being an incredible mother. Online news form. I read and travel voraciously. Andy Schroer is a math teacher at Mercersburg Academy in Mercersburg, PA, and continues to golf. Theodora Todi Frizzell Frick says, At 92, I have slowed down. Keep those updates coming! Want to show your best work to the 2023 Endeavor Business Media, All Rights Reserved Clifford Hendry, BS 71 (c.hendry@comcast.com) reports from Pittsburgh, PA, that he and wife Jeanie are fortunate to have all three children and nine grandchildren living locally, where they can spend time with them. He was recently recognized as a 2021 national top 40 honoree by Auto Remarketing Canada and as a 2019 top 40 under 40 by Business in Vancouver. Our street address is 116 Hoy Road, Ithaca, NY 14853. His older son is a senior at Cornell and his younger son just started as a freshman. He and Steven Weinberg discussed physics while riding the subway to and from high school. Our congratulations are due as she reports that her latest poetry book, Mothers of Ireland (LSU Press, 2020), is co-winner of the 2021 Poetry by the Sea book prize and was a longlist finalist for the Julie Suk Award. She missed not getting together for our Reunion in 2020 and especially seeing her roomie of three years, Susan Fulton, and her ever-patient husband, Alan Burrows 76. He gets increasing satisfaction from reducing suffering for doctors and nurses who are leading so many and saving lives as they lead. Charles enjoys connecting with old and new friends and neighbors. As I write this in August 2021, our class, along with the rest of the country, is wrestling with trying to balance a return to some form of normal at the same time that the Delta variant of COVID has stubbornly continued to affect the health of many. They are now Facebook friends, and she hopes to be able to see them again in person next time she visits her daughter. If youre interested in seeing earlier print issues of Cornell Alumni Magazine, you can access issues going back decades at ecommons.cornell.edu, a service of the Cornell Library. And Netflix helps too. Tom Newton wrote, No real changes. Hope you all can get a chance to reconnect and that, someday soon, we all as a class can get together again. Online news form. Marty writes, Were at Ibis Country Club, a 365-day-a-year camp. Bev Johns Lamont, 720 Chestnut St., Deerfield, IL 60015; email, blamont64@comcast.net. Official MapQuest website, find driving directions, maps, live traffic updates and road conditions. Constantine Costis Toregas, PhD 71 (costis.toregas@gmail.com) and his wife, Chadley, live in Chevy Chase, MD. Research Groups . In 2021, Phillips led the Pac-12 with 15 passes defended and added two interceptions. Tweet. Last September, his Evidence of Things Unseen, a volume of fiction comprising four stage plays, was also published. Alan Fishman, still retired and living in West Palm Beach, FL, says that he is currently Zooming for Rotary Club meetings and his Great Discussions Book Group, along with weekly golfing, swimming, bike riding, and fitness training. Congratulations to all! I have a mango tree in the backyard in full bloom; it will have to be supported or it will fall over. Her husband, Walter Bud 49, BEE 50, PhD 54, died. Her Tri Delta sister and fellow class officer, co-chair of our 10th Reunion Nancy MacIntyre Hollinshead, attended the wake and funeral. We have lost over 675,000 Americans to COVID-19, at this writing. It is fortunate that he has the time to help with care for his wife, Ruth. Kelly Parness and Sean Hawthorne were married on August 14 at Fortune Valley Manor in Saugerties, NY. We hope that the Cornell Big Red spirit continues to endure during the pandemic, that you continue to enjoy virtual activities and connections, and that you and your families stay healthy and safe. Retirementsleeping late. By earning this award, Carly will be the New York State nominee for National Teacher of the Year and will serve as an ambassador to teachers throughout the state. My womens club transferred its meetings and talks to Zoom but had a year of fundraising events canceled; we put together a group to sew face masks and, in a few months, made 5,000! We met at the Cornells Adult University election program in 1994 and celebrated our 25th anniversary in 2020. I stayed connected by long walks with friends, and I reconnected via Zoom to others far away. Online news form. The year 1984 was the launchpad of our personal and professional growth as proud 84 graduates from Cornell. From her news, it is easy to see why Rachels family brings her the most satisfaction in life these days. These unintended consequences are fairly common. I appreciate those who sent some updates about your life! Sam loves interacting with his grandchildren and watching them grow up. Bruce says that his behavior has really improved as a result. My turn (Cindy Fuller, PhD 92, here): To paraphrase the Grateful Dead, the last 21 months have been a long, strange trip. The infill between is glass. Joan is excited to spend some time in Central New York, dropping off her daughters. One day I was wearing my Got Bees T-shirt, and we met a woman who did have bees. I apologize in advance for any errors in this next news; it was handwritten, and my 66-year-old eyes are not as keen as in the past! We are all eager to hear from each of you! These are not for the public. She was, in fact, Cornells first-ever All-American in field hockey. Bobbie has learned how to communicate a show through Zoom. And Im looking forward to parents weekend! We would love to hear from you! From the Brooklyn housing projects, to private Catholic school, to a near-17-year incarceration at Five Points Correctional Facility, to Cornell University, Darnell Epps is not your typical Cornell senior. So reads the description of an episode of the podcast Fresh From the Hill: Inside Stories of Noteworthy Cornellians, which originally aired in 2019 but was rebroadcast this fall. Looking back on our successful 55th Reunion year, co-presidents Rolf Frantz, ME 67 (nrfrantz@verizon.net) and John Monroe (monroe.jw@gmail.com) and the 66 class leadership team send their good wishes for wonderful holidays and a healthy, safe, and happy 2022. In addition to the standard power and machinery components of the curriculum, the areas of power-network analysis, servomechanisms and control systems, power electronics, illumination, analog computers, advanced radar and radio communication, audio and acoustic systems, and vacuum-tube electronics were all represented. Her great-nephews bar mitzvah of 30 guests was a delightful contrast to previous extravaganzas. I am an author/co-editor of a book, Decision Making Under Deep Uncertainty, that has been downloaded over 400,000 times in two years. (Yes, its a thing!). Not far from me in Boca Raton, FL, is Michelle Goldstein-Dresner, MD 85. For those of you who still have school-aged children, I hope you and your families had a smooth beginning to the academic year and a safe and healthy learning environment. Online news form. Online news form. The beauty and simplicity of an early morning at home brings Bridget the most satisfaction these days. Like Einstein, Glashow imagines a day when physics will have a theory unifying all four fundamental forcesthe strong and weak subatomic forces, electromagnetism, and gravityin a single mathematical framework. After he earned his PhD from Cornell in Applied Physics and Electrical Engineering, Dave worked for Bell Labs for 11 years before deciding to work full time on medical devices.
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