Alumni
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Last Word: What makes a good teacher
Is teaching a craft, a performance, an art form, or a calling? After 30 years teaching and five years as an administrator, I believe it is some of all three.
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Janet Wolter Grip ’46
Janet Wolter Grip ’46, who made important contributions to advances in cancer care and helped pave the way for female physicians, died Feb. 4, 2020.
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Charles “Chuck” Warden Jr. ’41
Cornell Life Trustee Charles “Chuck” Warden Jr. ’41 died Dec. 26, 2019. He was 102.
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Irene Livengood ’39
Irene Livengood ’39, of Iowa City, Iowa, died Jan. 11, 2020, at age 102.
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Sorensen ’04 leads groundbreaking research on Neanderthal fire making
Andrew Sorensen ’04 has been fascinated by fire since childhood, yet it wasn’t until graduate school when fire became his academic passion and pursuit. In 2018 he and his colleagues published the identification of direct evidence for fire-making by Neandertals 50,000 years ago, the oldest ever documented.
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Graham ’16 finds joy in Peace Corps service
Claire Graham doesn’t let a day go by in which she isn’t putting her Cornell College degree to good use. She’s an education volunteer with the Peace Corps.
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Cornell College hires Ilene Crawford ’92 as dean
Ilene Whitney Crawford, a 1992 graduate of Cornell College, has been hired as dean of the college effective July 1, 2020.
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Bon Appétit teaches young chefs at Cornell
“Bon appétit, now you may eat!” says Jan Moore ’92 to her 15 young pupils. It’s a phrase that the Washington Elementary School “begindergarten” (pre-kindergarten) students hear every day before snack time and they happily begin munching on the fruit kebabs they just made themselves.
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An educator’s journey
An educator’s journey: Is teaching a craft, a performance, an art form? Or is teaching a calling?
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Blake Rasmussen ՚05: Writing Magic
Blake Rasmussen ՚05 is editor of DailyMTG, an online news hub with daily updates on the game Magic: the Gathering.
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Edgar Thornton III ’80: Bringing stability to international hot spots
As U.S. foreign service officers, Edgar Thornton III ’80 and his wife have accepted some of the most dangerous assignments available.
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Aleta Grillos Trauger ’68: Legal pioneer
In the early ’80s Aleta Grillos Trauger ’68 earned a reputation as a tough prosecutor. In the ’90s she became a pioneer among women federal judges.
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Never the Last Word
One of the most difficult challenges a professional editor and writer faces is knowing how far to advance, or let loose, the written word.
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Bauman’s broadens its appeal under new ownership
Some wardrobe changes are underway at Bauman’s clothing store, with new owners Olivia Cotton Randall ’13 and Josh Randall ’14 in charge.
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Homecoming 2019
Cornell proudly honored these distinguished alumni during Homecoming 2019.
Last Word: What makes a good teacher 
Janet Wolter Grip ’46 
Charles “Chuck” Warden Jr. ’41 
Irene Livengood ’39 
Sorensen ’04 leads groundbreaking research on Neanderthal fire making 
Graham ’16 finds joy in Peace Corps service 
Cornell College hires Ilene Crawford ’92 as dean 
Bon Appétit teaches young chefs at Cornell 
An educator’s journey 
Blake Rasmussen ՚05: Writing Magic 
Edgar Thornton III ’80: Bringing stability to international hot spots 
Aleta Grillos Trauger ’68: Legal pioneer 
Never the Last Word 
Bauman’s broadens its appeal under new ownership 
Homecoming 2019