Small’s Hall of Fame acceptance speech

June 3rd, 2008

Richard Small, a 1950 Cornell graduate, was recently elected in the the Wrestling Hall of Fame. View his acceptance speech here. Read More…




Two Iowans elected to Cornell Board of Trustees

May 30th, 2008

MOUNT VERNON – Naomi Sea Young Wittstruck and Kevin LaGree, both of Des Moines, have been elected as the newest members of the Cornell College Board of Trustees. Read More…




Annual Academic Awards Dinner held

May 27th, 2008

Cornell College’s annual Academic Awards Dinner was held on Thursday, May 22, where students were recognized for their individual academic achievements. Read More…




Cornell College student named Gilder Lehrman History Scholar

May 19th, 2008

NEW YORK, NY – Stephanie Schmeling, a junior at Cornell College and a native of Denver, Colorado, was recently named a 2008 Gilder Lehrman History Scholar and has also been admitted to the prestigious SHEAR/Mellon undergraduate seminar. Read More…




Student recieves U.S. Bank scholarship

May 6th, 2008

MOUNT VERNON - Myka Peterson, an Albia, Iowa resident and a junior at Cornell College in Mount Vernon, has been selected to receive a $400 U. S. Bank Scholarship for the 2008-09 academic year through the Iowa College Foundation (ICF). Read More…




Student awarded business scholarship

April 30th, 2008

MOUNT VERNON - Emily Burnham, a Spencer resident and a senior at Cornell College in Mount Vernon, has been selected to receive an Aegon Transamerica Foundation Scholarship for the 2008-2009 academic year. Read More…




Cornell receives “green” award

April 29th, 2008

CEDAR RAPIDS - Cornell College received a Silver Award from Alliant Energy for energy efficiency in the construction of its new dormitory Clock Tower Hall at the first annual “Excellence in Energy-Efficient Construction Awards” ceremony. Read More…




Rexroat named Mount Vernon Citizen of the Year

April 22nd, 2008

MOUNT VERNON – Cornell College Communications Director Dee Ann Rexroat has received the Citizen of the Year award from the Mount Vernon Area Chamber of Commerce. Read More…




Cornell professor named Fulbright Scholar

April 11th, 2008

MOUNT VERNON – Cornell Professor of History Robert Givens was named a Fulbright Scholar for 2008-2009. Read More…




Cornell student receives National Science Foundation Fellowship

April 3rd, 2008

MOUNT VERNON–Julia Kamenetzky, a Cornell College senior from Bettendorf, Iowa, has received a Graduate Research Fellowship from the National Science Foundation in astronomy and astrophysics. The NSF fellowship provides three years of funding, up to $121,500. Read More…