Remembering Richard Small

These are a few of the responses the college received upon news of Richard Small’s death.

Heartbreak and enormous gratitude all at the same time.—Sheryl Atkinson Stoll ’70

Every Cornell heart is heavy today. Richard was a special person and we will all miss him.—Keith “Turp” North ’60

Richard was a tremendous advocate for the college and an unbelievably generous person.—Deidre J. Franzen ’15

I was at Cornell from 1990–1993. They indeed had such a big impact on my education and experience at Cornell College!—Jodi Meusel ’93

Quite the gentleman and quite the Cornellian. —Jim Brown ’68

He was a respected classmate.—Cathryn Millar Karlin ’50

He transformed the campus with his generosity. —Doug Hay ’85 

RIP Richard Small … your contribution to Cornell College has and will continue to have an incredible impact on young people’s lives. That is an awesome legacy.”—Tim Maaske ’76

Dick personified the term ‘humble philanthropist.’ It was an honor to work with him over the years. His legacy to our alma mater is unprecedented.—Allan Ruter ’76