During his retirement, he has spent 15 years as a volunteer on the Contra Costa County Sheriffs Search and Rescue Team, ten years as a county reserve deputy, and eight years as a City of Orinda reserve police officer. Lee gets the most satisfaction sharing meals with friends, neighbors, and family in small groupsall vaccinated. She was surrounded by close family and spent the last few weeks at home on hospice care. Although built in 1954, the 230-seat lecture room and adjoining lobby remained unchanged. His son, Javier, is a freshman at the U. of Edinburgh in Scotland, and his daughter, Isabel 18, continues to work at Major League Baseball in NYC. Our classmates have been sharing news of their pandemic activities, professional accomplishments, and volunteer activities. Jon Schoenberg, jrs55@cornell.edu; and Candace Lee Chow, CJL24@cornell.edu. Howard says that Joanne and their 11-year-old terrier, Bosco, have been his world for the past year, along with LOTS of Zoom meetings, for work as well as personal life, including his 65th birthday and his moms shiva service. He also works as a professor of management at Fairleigh Dickinson U. in New Jersey. Faith (Moore College of Art 64) writes, Bill retired as head of the biology department of Columbus State U. in Columbus, GA, in 2013 after a long and rewarding career, teaching and doing fish research. 323 Phillips Hall Ithaca, NY 14853 Tel: 607-255-6317 Fax: 607-245-3508 Email: farhan.rana at cornell.edu . He has been working 100% remotely from his home office since March 2020 as a medical safety officer for Janssen Pharmaceuticals (Johnson & Johnson). 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. Joan Hens Johnson, joanipat@gmail.com; and Steve Appell, bigred1965@aol.com. Weve used the time to write more and organize thousands of photographs and drawings. Ken has joined a small private equity partnership (BlueKey Equity Partners) and has invested in a startup restaurant chain with a social purpose (Immigrant Food) in Washington, DC. Anger at those who refuse to follow needed precautions and directions to get rid of COVID-19.. Among other work, he taught, was a university administrator, and was a policy advisor to state governors. Our alternative text listings page presents our map data in tables. Cornell's colleges and schools encompass more than 100 fields of study, with locations in Ithaca, New York, New York . In the 1940's, the offices moved to a temporary Quonset hut located where Phillips Hall currently stands. Class website. He also has a book proposal based on his career as a lawyer and consultant working on climate change that has been sent to agents and is awaiting a response. If you have a disability and are having trouble accessing information on this website or need materials in an alternate format, Contactweb-accessibility@cornell.edufor assistance. Zoom got old, John said in jest about keeping up with his circle of friends. Hilary only found out that it wasnt an official word when, a couple years after college, Alex Carey 97, a friend of hers from the Cornell Daily Sun, visited. Her daughter interviewed her on another app, and its turned into a memoir. Susan Shapiro Prohofsky, who lives in Sarasota, FL, sent the sad news that her husband, Earl, PhD 63, who was a professor of physics at Purdue U. and to whom she had been married for 59 years, died in late 2019. Jay Bainbridge 86, BA 87, is a contributing author to a new book on the market. Find nearby businesses, restaurants and hotels. REUNION, REUNION, REUNION. Some email notifications were sent out by Cornell that provided a link to Class Notes and alumni deaths, but its not clear how much of our class received this alert. Congratulations on the new grandchild! Helping hospitals save lives is the need of the hour, he wrote. Marc Swerdloff is working at the Marcus Neuroscience Inst. After many years of spending most of his time in New Jersey, where he had his clinical psychology practice and was a frequent performer at a Hoboken venue, Tom is now living full time in New Berlin, NY, near the Golden Artist Colors manufacturing plant and the artists residence of the Sam & Adele Golden Foundation. There is also a page of alumni deaths that is somewhat more detailed than what was in the magazine. And it all shows in the news we get from you! He enjoys visits by a great-grandchild who lives 15 minutes away and expects the arrival of more great-grandchildren. I had a bit of writing experience, but how Bob knew about it, and why he recommended me, is still a mystery. Ruth Carpenter Bailey, rcbhtb@gmail.com; Bill Waters, billwaters@optonline.net. Submit via the online news form, or contact one of us directly: Joe Marraccino, joe.marraccino@wfafinet.com; Wendy Milks Coburn, wmilkscoburn@me.com; Ruby Wang Pizzini, ruby.pizzini@gmail.com; Susie Curtis Schneider, skc12@cornell.edu; Evelyn Achuck Yue, evelyn_yue@yahoo.com. We were in Turks and Caicos in March 2020 for a six-week stay. Being stuck at home isnt so bad after all, Scott notes. Online news form. Online news form. The other big change we noticed was inside Uris Library, where my beloved sleeping bays in the Cocktail Lounge have been replaced by high-backed, futuristic-looking chairs (although I do like the new workspaces facing Libe Slope). Pete also volunteers at a soup kitchen once a month, participates in a mens group thats been meeting for over 20 years, and walks on a Rails to Trails path and the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal a number of times a week. On the work front, Diane is happily unemployed/retired and started writing a bookmy fathers biography about surviving the atrocities of the Holocaust. On the home front, being with her husband brings Diane the most satisfaction in life these days. About COVID, Susan writes, Fortunately, my community has lots of safe places to walk, including conservation areas, so I have seen a great many birds and an occasional turtle on my daily walks. Susan says she finds the most satisfaction keeping up with my four children and my 11 grandchildren. I have many fond memories of my time at Cornell. John and Mimi are Cornell Council members, for which Mimi serves as vice-chair. Classmates, please continue to stay in touch. It has arrived from both coasts, the Midwest, and a location known only as Congress Street., Don Partridge from Batavia, NY, reminds us that hes still taking care of heifers (including an award winner this spring) and making hayno changes; still outstanding in my field! When not out reaping, hes building a pond so he can fish, and spending time with family. Barbara loves Ithaca and lived there for 15 years after graduation. Liz Rothermel Hopwood, who lives in Fort Lauderdale, FL, says that with a vaccination life is easier and almost normal, and she was planning a trip to see her grandson graduate from Vanderbilt. Classmate Ron Pies recently published The Levtov Trilogy, a novel and two novellas, and Cornell is featured prominently in the plot lines. My work group had its first in-person gathering since lockdown, at a Seattle park in August. During the long months of the pandemic quarantine, Maxine spent lots of time trying to get time slots for grocery deliveries, learned to play Mahjong online with friends, had lots of Zoom dinners and meetings with friends and family, and did a lot of reading, not to mention watching many TV series and movies. Club class dues for one or two will be $100, to help fund our class operating account. So beyond my clinical work, I very much live with this beyond the usual day-to-day exposure to pandemic news. Daughter Marian (briefly Class of 08) went back to college, also virtually. Were still somewhat backed up with a wonderful overflow of news submissions. She has been so impressed by Cornells response to the pandemic. They both manage diabetes and are being treated by a Veterans Administration hospital. It goes on my refrigerator door to remind me, instead. Send suggestions to Jim at jabrandt2@gmail.com. Please keep your updates coming so we can make 2022 the best news year ever for the Class of 92! to keep in touch with our classmates. Her third daughter, Sarah, is a sophomore at Connecticut College, and her youngest, Katie, is in grade ten and plays volleyball and runs. Liebe Kazan Gelman (drgelman@comcast.net), a psychiatrist in Pennsylvania, also has three children, two of them West Point grads, one an Army dermatologist, and one an orthopedic resident who was on the front lines during the pandemic doing trauma surgery. Her daughter is a CPA working as a financial analyst for a fashion company. He recently marked 15 years as an employment lawyer for Sodexo. 12 Apr 2023. Phillips Hall closes off the east end of the Engineering Quadrangle and boarders Campus Road. Staying safe and healthy is important, but maintaining mental health and filtering out all the noise is the true test., Next door in Queens, congratulations to former Daily Sun cartoonist Ali Solomon Mainhart, now illustrator of a humorous new book, I Am Why Do I Need Venmo? Years Old: Adventures in Aging. We have managed to catch up with Andrew Emmett, Patrick and Lauren Tingey Smith, and Justin Matthews 00 this summer and hope to get back together in the coming weeks. He went on a mission to Zimbabwe with Carol Butler 80 and continues to work with the mission on agricultural issues. Rachels on the classics faculty at Case Western in Cleveland. During the early days of the pandemic, her daughter and her two grandchildren sheltered in with her, which was wonderful. After happy years at Cornell, Steven married Louise. We are also planning weddings for our two oldest boys during the next six months. To her chagrin, she not only lost the bet but found out that her father had not let his kids in on the joke. Administrative contactsWeb accessibility assistance, Copyright 2023 Cornell UniversityAll rights reserved.Privacy policy, IBM Professor of Engineering and Director. Jean writes, Our granddaughter Nina Pofcher 24 is a sophomore in Human Ecology. The infill between is glass. Ann Woolley Banks, living in Gloucester, MA, has endured lockdown productively and with humor. Coincidentally, Michele (who splits her time between Toronto, where she is from, and Skaneateles), plays tennis with my sister when she is in the US. He and I had been roommates in law school, as well as during post-Vietnam military assignments when we were at nearby bases in Maryland. One of my favorite benches on the Arts Quad states: Cornell was a time and place that changed our lives. As I write this, I find it difficult to believe that its another glorious fall in Ithaca and we have been living through this pandemic for a year and a half. He is thankful for the miraculous views of the Columbia River and the bar at the mouth of the river! Her oldest son, Sam, works for Tesla in Reno, NV. Online news form. Please continue to share news of the notable people in your lives. Mick and Joan Bleckwell McHugh still reside in Shawnee Mission, KS (whence, perhaps, the tornadoes hitting the East this summer came). Keep your fingers crossed that the pandemic will not interfere with this historic event. Shana Lory writes that she is living in Nyack, NY, with her husband and daughter and works as a coach/facilitator, partnering with executives and business owners looking to grow their business in a mindful, conscious way. My company, response:AI, was acquired by Cygnal, a D.C.-based political and public affairs communications firm, in January. She had to move for her career, but she goes back often. The formerly stark second-floor classrooms with the long fixed tables have been replaced with two small amphitheaters complete with comfortable lecture-room seats and flexible presentation facilities. Online news form. My heart goes out to those who have suffered so much loss. The pandemic has taught her to get over yourself and worrying about what others think. Dick has an Iowa connection. Laurance Fuller Professor Smith School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering I would love to hear from my old friends and acquaintances.. She now substitute teaches at Newark Charter High School, and is fully vaccinated. William Cotton, writing from home in New Orleans, says that COVID restrictions were not particularly onerous for him, only eliminating fencing and badminton and allowing outdoor tennis four to five times a week. The book traces the origins of human rights beyond the Enlightenment to the evolution of humane discourse and empathetic thought in Ancient Greece. Learn more here. She and her husband, John, are still living in their own home and being cared for by their four children and five grandchildren. Having found his life partner, Sherrie, at Ithaca College, he is now a widower with fond memories of their time together and their long-term friendship with his Cornell roommates. (In 1967, Dicks law firm purchased his dads law firm.). Johns gleeful support of his classmates today reminds me of Jeffs flag-waving for Cornell back then. Ildiko Czmor Mitchell of Johnson City, NY, regrets not being able to go back to Cornell for Reunions and big weekends but is celebrating having knocked off the Pennsylvania Appalachian Trail last autumn and has a warning for Maryland: Here I come! If you are a fellow hiker of the trail, you might want to connect with her at imconfused1@juno.com. Our daughter, Heather, is married to Joshua King, and both of their children are in collegeDavid at Georgia State and Ashley at Georgia Tech. Charles is partially retired from the Foulston Siefkin law firm, located in Wichita, KS, and Kansas City. The infill between is glass. Maxine Borsuk Siegel is retired from 24 amazing years at Consumer Reports, but she is keeping very busy. By now, you should have gotten information about the book and how to create your page, but if not, contact any of your correspondents and we can get you access details. He had a great time at Reunion 2019 (was our 50th really the last non-virtual one?) We provide tools, workspace, and acommunityfor all interested members of Cornells campus. When I think back to our time at Cornell, I realize how much simply passed me by. If you find the news form that you havent sent in yet, please fill it in and send it to Cornell University, ATTN: Sarah Dymak, 130 E. Seneca St., Ste. The couple was married in 2018 at Sage Chapel, and the newlyweds were feted with a Chimes concert played especially for them. There are more than 3,000 members of our class and, after a decade away from Cornell, more than 3,000 different stories and paths in the world. If you have a disability and are having trouble accessing information on this website or need materials in an alternate format, Carol Treusdell Ottman (ottmans@jetbroadbrand.com) has been serving as a docent at Poplar Forest, Thomas Jeffersons retreat, and received her certification as a master gardener from Virginia Tech. I stayed connected by long walks with friends, and I reconnected via Zoom to others far away. The faculty was pleased with the new classrooms, laboratories, and facilities. AC continues golfing, work at her church and in Planned Parenthood affiliation, following local politics, and knitting more hats than I can count for the homeless. She would like to hear from her classmates at riley5558@gmail.com. We had wonderful exchanges of letters, photos, and telephone calls over the period since. Co-enrollment in a one-credit Academic Excellence Workshop (ENGRG 1092) is an option for engineering students who wish to enhance their understanding of the course material. When we moved into Phillips Hall back in 1955, many EE faculty members were of the opinion that the building would be obsolete in about 30 years. I served on the water board of La Canada Irrigation District and served as deacon at the La Canada Presbyterian Church. Some of these friendships really do last, he said. I knew her stomach was really big, but was it big enough to hold a baby and all that hot soup? So begins a recent essay by Tom Golden, available on his blog, which can be accessed via his website. How are you planning to spend the winter months? Johns first non-virtual stop: Ponte Vedra Beach, FL. Colleen has found that we have amazing resilience as we cope with this! She enjoys bird watching, gardening, and being at home with her menagerie of birds, a cat, and two dogs. What have you done to celebrate this key birthday? If you sent us your news in the fall, look for it in an upcoming column! Dave is a part-time practitioner of ophthalmologywith a subspecialty of uveitiswhile his wife just published her first novel, At the Edge of the Haight. Born in Latvia, she spent five difficult years at German displaced persons camps in the aftermath of WWII, before her family was sponsored to move to Brooklyn, NY, when she was 8 years old, with two chests of belongings and little else. She earned a scholarship to Cornell and throughout her life loved theater and the arts. We took a five-day vacation with our daughters to Kiawah Island, SC, in May. The Van Burens report no acute medical problems beyond dealing with age-related issues. No seeing friends and relatives on a regular basis. Carol Worman Nolan volunteers now that shes retired. 131 Phillips Hall +1 (607) 255-6303 sja4@cornell.edu (as of Dec 01, 2007) If you have a disability and are having trouble accessing information on this website or need materials in an alternate format, Contact web-accessibility@cornell.edu for assistance. He is still teaching philosophy at Wayne State U., finishing his 52nd year. Nadine Salley, MS 79 (nadine.salley@gmail.com) lives in Kingston, RI, where she and her spouse live in an active 55-plus community, only three miles from the ocean. She teaches diabetic education and is a private health and wellness coach. The wonders and upsides of social media. Both are fully vaccinated and trying to keep up with the kids and friends, and he notes that waking up alive brings him great satisfaction! Her social life this year has centered around afternoons at the dog park. Submitted by Luanne Stockdale on Fri, 01/20/2023 - 12:48. Leona Barsky, LLB39@cornell.edu; Chas Horvath, chas@horvaths.org; David Durfee, drd225@cornell.edu; Dik Saalfeld, rfs25@cornell.edu. Dear Class of 2011: My name is Nate Houghton and Im pleased to be serving as your president for the next five years, culminating in our 15th (!) As an ER doctor in Connecticut, Jeff was one of the early heroes in the fight against the pandemic, John said. Ive gotten into a bit of science journalism and was the science editor of a magazine for several years. Lee said it is wonderful to be living in NYS after more than 40 years! Leah Bissonette, MS 76, from Encinitas, CA, was glad shed packed in international travel in 2019, including to Vienna, Barcelona, Paris, and the South Pacific islands of Fiji, Vanuatu, and New Caledonia. Richard Weir III and his wife, Paula, live in Oyster Bay, NY. Shes starting a year later than planned due to COVID, but shes ready to make up for lost time! Pam grew up in Connecticut and hasnt been able to visit the US to see her parents and other relatives in over a year. 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. Since Pats retirement in 2019, I have been the sole author. Sally Weisberg Goldberg Elam, MS 71, of Fountain Hills, AZ, has a Zoom course called Wellness, Parenting and You! She says, Another name for it is Immunity with Impunity (without punishment). She writes, teaches, and presents about helping parents make the most of their time with their children. She advocates teaching about how the body works as part of basic education.
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