Alumni
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Alumni include Cornell College themes in newly written books
Michael Bellito ’72 and Mike Conklin ’69 both wrote fiction books that include pieces of Cornell College woven throughout the pages of their stories.
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Alumni at a Glance: Elizabeth Evans ’75
After graduating from Cornell, Elizabeth Evans ’75 started graduate school at the University of Iowa, where she received her masters of fine arts (M.F.A.) from the Writers Workshop. Today, she’s a fiction writer who has published six books: “As Good As Dead,” “Rowing in Eden,” “Carter Clay,” “The Blue Hour,” “Suicide’s Girlfriend,” and “Locomotion.”
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Alumni at a Glance: Brett Janis ’14
Brett Janis ’14 has a superpower—research skills that may just alter biological medicine as we know it. Imagine if human blood did not need to be refrigerated and could be provided anywhere there is a need—the front lines of the battlefield, clinics in the least-developed countries, or long-distance spaceflights.
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Alumni at a Glance: Dan Kellams ’58
Biographer, memoirist, freelance writer and editor, public relations consultant, and Army information specialist—what do all these honorific titles have in common? You can assign every last one of them to an accomplished Cornell College graduate of the Class of 1958, Dan Kellams.
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Alumni at a Glance: Kristen Tegtmeier Oertel ’91
Phil Lucas, the Edgar Truman Brackett Jr. Professor of History at Cornell College started a fire in his Civil War course. That is, Lucas “lit the fire that is still burning,” according to Kristen Tegtmeier Oertel ’91, for her passion for American history.
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Beranek invention to be inducted into tech hall of fame
An echo-free test chamber invented by acoustician Leo Beranek ’36 will be inducted into the National Association of Music Merchants TECnology Hall of Fame.
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Alumni at a Glance: John Beamer ’61
From working with the FBI to helping state employees with labor disputes, John Beamer ’61 has seen and done a great deal throughout his career. The Cornell alumnus was an Assistant United States Attorney in the Southern District of Iowa from 1986 until he retired in 2018.
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Alumni at a Glance: Jill Trzaska ’12
After graduating from Cornell, Jill Trzaska ’12 worked as an aide at a physical therapy clinic and pursued her bachelor of science in nursing (BSN). Today, she’s a registered nurse at the Bone Marrow Transplant/Hematology-Oncology unit at Northwestern Memorial Hospital (the downtown Chicago campus).
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Alumni at a Glance: Yongik Lee ’11
During his junior year at Cornell, Yongik Lee ’11 was selected for a summer research program at the Medical College of Wisconsin and his interest in cancer research began. After graduating from Cornell Lee pursued a Ph.D. program at the Medical College of Wisconsin.
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A greater purpose: Cornellians in the Peace Corps
Read the stories of some of the more than 150 Cornellians have served in the Peace Corps.
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Homecoming 2018
View images of distinguished alumni honored during Homecoming, and the Class of 1968.
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Miller: A consummate Cornellian
In May 1966 Ruth Keefe Miller ’66 walked across the stage at Cornell College’s graduation ceremony. In August she returned to campus, this time as the wife of then-assistant football coach Steve Miller ’65.
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Howard: Finding and protecting community
Claude Howard Jr. ’97 has been finding and protecting his community since before he was a police officer and a security director.
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Newport: Embracing deep Cornell connections
Embracing her deep connections resulted in Shelby Newport ’06 returning to campus to costume Cornell’s 2018 spring mainstage production of “August: Osage County.”
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On Topic: What was your first job?
Five Cornell alumni answer the question, what was your first job after Cornell, and how did it shape your future career?
Alumni include Cornell College themes in newly written books 
Alumni at a Glance: Elizabeth Evans ’75 
Alumni at a Glance: Brett Janis ’14 
Alumni at a Glance: Dan Kellams ’58 
Alumni at a Glance: Kristen Tegtmeier Oertel ’91 
Beranek invention to be inducted into tech hall of fame 
Alumni at a Glance: John Beamer ’61 
Alumni at a Glance: Jill Trzaska ’12 
Alumni at a Glance: Yongik Lee ’11 
A greater purpose: Cornellians in the Peace Corps 
Homecoming 2018 
Miller: A consummate Cornellian 
Howard: Finding and protecting community 
Newport: Embracing deep Cornell connections 
On Topic: What was your first job?