Alumni
2c – Menu – Stories about alumni
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Ramos ’77 receives Leadership and Service Award
Cornell College awarded Douglas Ramos ’77—medical doctor, professor, and leader in NCAA medical safeguards—with the 2024 Leadership and Service Award during Homecoming and Reunion Weekend.
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Verdugo ’12 receives Young Alumni Achievement Award
Cornell College awarded Diego Verdugo ’12—an immigrant and a financial planner working to close wealth gaps in underrepresented and low-income communities—with the 2024 Young Alumni Achievement Award.
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Dungy ’64 receives Distinguished Achievement Award
Madgetta Thornton Dungy ’64—whose resilience as Cornell’s first Black woman graduate inspired her leadership career supporting college students—received the 2024 Distinguished Achievement Award, the highest honor awarded by the Alumni Association and the college.
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Fred Taylor ’43 featured in D-Day story
Fred Taylor ’43—who missed his Cornell graduation in 1943 to serve in World War II—was featured in The Gazette following his honor flight.
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Hilmers ’72 inducted into US Astronaut Hall of Fame
Thirty-two years ago David Hilmers ’72 stepped off his fourth and final NASA mission and retired his space gear.
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Board elects Trustees, Thomas begins as chair
Cornell College Board of Trustees elected a Young Trustee and four Life Trustees. Trustee Jan Thomas ’80 also began her 3-year term as chair of the Board.
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Kadlec ’10 will teach memoir course as Visiting Writer
Jeanna Kadlec ’10 returns to campus Block 2 to teach a Distinguished Visiting Writer seminar on memoir writing.
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Cornell alum finds passion in teaching computer science
Assistant Professor Lauren Jepsen didn’t major in computer science as a Cornell student, but now she’s teaching it to the next generation of Cornellians with a unique approach.
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Wynes ’83 receives Leadership and Service Award
Cornell College awarded Tim Wynes ’83 with the 2023 Leadership and Service Award during Homecoming Weekend.
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Allen ’68 receives Leadership and Service Award
Cornell College has awarded Michael Allen ’68 with the 2023 Leadership and Service Award.
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Kristine Diekman ’79: Making art to change the world
Kristine Diekman ’79 is a media artist who tells stories of social significance using sight, sound, and touch.
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Lauren Buckner ’99: Block planning a life
As an entrepreneur with multiple businesses, Lauren Buckner ’99 is often asked how she juggles it all. Her solution is to block plan her life.
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Doug ’65 and Joanie Landquist Kirkpatrick ’66: Partners for 6 decades
Doug ’65 and Joanie Landquist Kirkpatrick ’66 worked together 35 years–he as an OB-GYN doctor and she as the office manager and financial advisor.
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Ve’Amber Miller-Dye ’15: Sharing public history
8 years after graduating, Ve’Amber Miller-Dye ’15 has a master’s degree, 6 years as a national park ranger, and a job at a major research university.
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Life after Student Senate
Three former Student Senate presidents tell how they leveraged their experiences into their lives after Cornell.
Ramos ’77 receives Leadership and Service Award 
Verdugo ’12 receives Young Alumni Achievement Award 
Dungy ’64 receives Distinguished Achievement Award 
Fred Taylor ’43 featured in D-Day story 
Hilmers ’72 inducted into US Astronaut Hall of Fame 
Board elects Trustees, Thomas begins as chair 
Kadlec ’10 will teach memoir course as Visiting Writer 
Cornell alum finds passion in teaching computer science 
Wynes ’83 receives Leadership and Service Award 
Allen ’68 receives Leadership and Service Award 
Kristine Diekman ’79: Making art to change the world 
Lauren Buckner ’99: Block planning a life 
Doug ’65 and Joanie Landquist Kirkpatrick ’66: Partners for 6 decades 
Ve’Amber Miller-Dye ’15: Sharing public history 
Life after Student Senate