Cornell alumnus elected mayor of Cedar Rapids
November 4th, 2009CEDAR RAPIDS – Ron Corbett, Cornell Class of 1983, was elected mayor of Cedar Rapids yesterday with 62 percent of the vote. Read More…
Images of campus life, 1974-78
November 4th, 2009Eric Weston ’78, a former Cornellian and Royal Purple photographer, has posted an extensive collection of images of Cornell student and academic life from 1974-78. Weston documented campus life throughout his four years on campus, mostly in black-and-white, and edited the ’76 and ’78 Royal Purple yearbooks. Read More…
Alumnus makes 1,000 Homecoming trek by motorcycle
October 9th, 2009MOUNT VERNON – When Henry Winokur ’74 made plans to return to Cornell for his 35th class reunion, he knew there was only one way to make the 1,000 mile trip.
By motorcycle. Read More…
Cornell Homecoming to be Celebrated Oct. 9-11
September 28th, 2009MOUNT VERNON — Cornell College will celebrate its homecoming Oct. 9-11 by honoring alumni and former professors. Read More…
Cornellian wins poetry contest; will read poem in Times Square
September 16th, 2009MOUNT VERNON – As one of the four winners of the Bright Lights Big Verse: Poems of Times Square national poetry contest, Ben Miller ’86 will showcase his winning poem “Pipe Birds” in an unusual location: Times Square. Read More…
Cornell raises nearly $10 million in 2008-2009; $1 million for environmental studies
August 13th, 2009MOUNT VERNON – Despite a year of economic turmoil, Cornell College could still count on its supporters to provide its students, community, and campus with one extraordinary opportunity after another. Read More…
Smiths lead the way on “Block by Block” flood relief
July 30th, 2009CEDAR RAPIDS – Cornell trustee John Smith ‘71 and his wife Dyan never really seem to keep their checkbook closed in the face of a worthy cause. Read More…
Trustee donates $200,000 to Cornell College to fund Commons project, Pre-Law
July 21st, 2009MOUNT VERNON – Cornell College trustee and alumna Sheryl Atkinson Stoll ‘70 says she owes much of her success to her alma mater. Now, Cornell students can say they owe much of their success to Sheryl Stoll. Read More…
Alumnus attributes Nuns Case win to Cornell
June 17th, 2009Few traffic ticket cases elicit the kind of attention Clifford Lund ‘73 found when he took on “The Nuns Case” in Chicago. And few schools, Lund said, could have prepared him for the case as well as Cornell College. Read More…
Trustee opines on Loebsack’s health reform
June 16th, 2009Steven Anderson ‘75, Cornell trustee and President/CEO of the National Association of Chain Drug Stores, co-authored an opinion piece entitled “Health reform policy makers need to listen, stay out in the open,” in the June 14 issue of the Cedar Rapids Gazette. Read More…
