Alumni
2c – Menu – Stories about alumni
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Stories of the Cornell Spirit: Jeff Zupancic ’91
As part of the Spirit of Cornell stories, Jeff Zupancic ’91 writes about staff generosity toward students.
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Stories of the Cornell Spirit: Brandon Crawford ’12
As part of the Spirit of Cornell stories, Brandon Crawford ’12 writes about alumni helping alumni.
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Stories of the Cornell Spirit: Gilda Vinzulis Boyer ’84
As part of the Spirit of Cornell stories, Gilda Vinzulis Boyer ’84 writes about extending financial aid for those with the greatest need.
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Why money matters: The story of Randy Santiago ’18
Randy Santiago ’18 never expected to leave his Chicago neighborhood, let alone go to college. Yet on May 13 he graduated from Cornell with a Fulbright.
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Carrying hope, seeking the world
Maricruz Gutierrez-Villa ’14 saw possibilities despite obstacles.
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Driven to be entrepreneurs
Patrick Lyness ’87 and Rita Merrick-Lyness ’88 got to know each other at a party in Merner Hall for students on campus over a Thanksgiving break.
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Writing tips from Nancy Price ’46
Here are two writing tips from Nancy Price ’46, the bestselling author of “Sleeping With the Enemy” and nine other books:
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Bestselling author still writing at 93
Author and illustrator Nancy Price ’46 has just published her 10th novel, “Three At the Door,” and is halfway through the next—at the age of 93.
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Alumna opens Iowa art gallery & studio
Becky Popelka opened her art business in North Liberty, Iowa after dreaming about it during her classes at Cornell College.
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Last Word: A Prairie Journey
Iowa prairies brought me, through a lifelong meandering journey, to Karner blue butterflies and then back to Iowa and Cornell College.
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Richard Arthur Blue ’58
Noted physicist Richard Arthur Blue ’58, of East Lansing, Michigan, died Feb. 6, 2018. He was 81.
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Hal Ashmead ’54
Artist and illustrator Hal Ashmead ’54 died March 1, 2018, in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
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Stories of the Cornell Spirit
Five alumni tell their stories of the Cornell Spirit. Adapted from a January 2018 presidential white paper.
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Cornell Board elects 2 trustees
The Cornell College Board of Trustees has elected two new members, Ann Lewis Murray ’86 and Young Trustee Husani Newbold ’18.
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Gift will restore King Chapel tower and clock
King Chapel’s iconic clock tower, and the rare 1882 Seth Thomas clock it houses, will continue ringing the hours because of a lead gift from Linda Webb Koehn ’66 and her husband, honorary alumnus Thomas K. Koehn.
Stories of the Cornell Spirit: Jeff Zupancic ’91 
Stories of the Cornell Spirit: Brandon Crawford ’12 
Stories of the Cornell Spirit: Gilda Vinzulis Boyer ’84 
Why money matters: The story of Randy Santiago ’18 
Carrying hope, seeking the world 
Driven to be entrepreneurs 
Writing tips from Nancy Price ’46 
Alumna opens Iowa art gallery & studio 
Last Word: A Prairie Journey 
Richard Arthur Blue ’58 
Hal Ashmead ’54 
Stories of the Cornell Spirit 
Cornell Board elects 2 trustees 
Gift will restore King Chapel tower and clock