1943 alum featured in several news stories
Fred Taylor ’43 was featured in several news reports surrounding his participation in Cornell College’s Commencement ceremony 80 years after he was supposed to cross the stage.
Taylor missed his Cornell College graduation to serve during World War II.
He attended Cornell’s May 14, 2023, ceremony where he received his diploma and led the class in turning their tassels. The ceremony can be viewed on the Cornell College YouTube page.
Read and watch the media coverage:
Special Report with Bret Baier (Fox News, requires login)
Fox 29 – Texas
The Gazette – Iowa
- Sioux City Journal – Iowa
- The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier – Iowa
- Quad-City Times – Iowa
KAKE – Kansas
KCRG-TV9 – Iowa
KCRG-TV9 – Iowa
KGAN – Iowa
KNDO: NBC Right Now – Washington
Knoxville Daily Sun – Tennessee
KOLD-News 13 – Arizona
KWWL – Iowa
Iowa Public Radio’s “River to River” (May 19)
Washington Post – Washington D.C.
WCSH- TV – Maine
WFLA – Florida
