Life after Cornell—emeritus style, part 3

By Dee Ann Rexroat | April 15, 2024

Life after Cornell isn’t just an alumni phenomenon. 

Cornell has 44 emeriti professors who left the Hilltop seeking fulfillment in retirement. In this installment of a recurring series, we caught up with five of them. After careers devoted to the college and its students, they are now master gardeners, cyclists, Big Brothers, volunteers, fundraisers, weavers, and writers.

Craig Allin

Alfrieta Monagan

Carolyn Zerbe Enns

Chris Carlson

Suzette Astley

See two previous emeriti life after Cornell features from spring 2018 and fall 2018.

  • Craig Allin next to his road bike.

    Craig Allin. Photo by Megan Amr.

  • Alfrieta Monagan works out at the gym.

    Alfrieta Monagan. Photo by Megan Amr.

  • Carolyn Enns works at her living room table.

    Carolyn Enns works at her living room table. Photo by Megan Amr.

  • Chris Carlson at home in his textiles studio. Photo by Megan Amr.

    Chris Carlson. Photo by Megan Amr.

  • Suzette Astley stands in the front yard of her historic home in Mount Venron, Iowa

    Suzette Astley. Photo by Megan Amr.