Alumni
2c – Menu – Stories about alumni
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Alumna featured on CNN
Andrea Herrera ’85, owner of Amazing Edibles, was featured on CNN.com’s Money section. You can read the whole article here.
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Alum featured for his work with vice president Biden
David Lienemann ’05, was featured in The (Cedar Rapids) Gazette on Sunday for his work as official photographer for Vice President Joe Biden.
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Alum confirmed as chair of the U.S. Marine Mammal Commission
Daryl J. Boness ’72 was confirmed last week as chair of the U.S. Marine Mammal Commission.
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Alumni give $50,000 to King Chapel
Three alumni have pledged a total of $50,000 toward the renovation Cornell College’s historic King Chapel, the centerpiece of campus.
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$25,000 gift for The Commons
Sydney Smith Hicks ’69 has pledged $25,000 for the Career Center in The Commons, in honor of her parents, David W. and Elizabeth A. Smith.
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$200,000 gift to establish scholarship
A class of 1956 alumnus has given Cornell College $200,000 to create an endowed scholarship for Kirkwood Community College students transferring to Cornell.
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Chair-elect and two new trustees named
John McGrane ’73 has been named chair-elect of the Cornell College Board of Trustees. McGrane is a partner with the law firm of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP in Washington, D.C., where he specializes in energy law.
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Miller returning to Cornell football
Steve Miller, the architect of 87 victories, 10 winning seasons and two conference championships as Cornell College’s head football coach from 1987-2001, is returning to the Ram sidelines.
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Rachel Tjaden ’08
Inspired by her student-teaching experience in Numazu, Japan as a Cornell Fellow, Rachel Tjaden spent two years as a first-grade teacher at an international school in Bahrain. She’s planning to continue her international adventure by returning to Japan to teach at the school where she student taught.
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Jeffrey McCune ’99
Jeffrey McCune ’99 credits his Cornell experience for “planting the seed” that led him to become a professional scholar. His research examines closely the interrelatedness and intersections of race, gender, sexuality, and class.
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Steve Miller retiring
After 36 years working at Cornell College, holding positions from swimming coach to associate director of development, Steve Miller ’65 will retire March 31.
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Sarah Ruen ’04
Since graduating with a B.A. in Mathematics and Political Philosophy from Cornell, Sarah Ruen has utilized her education and experience to consult on matters of international and domestic public policy related to energy and the environment.
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2009 Cornell grad on disaster mission to Haiti
MOUNT VERNON — Mount Vernon firefighter and 2009 Cornell graduate Mehrdad Zarifkar will put his disaster training to test on a 10-day medical mission to Haiti scheduled to leave Feb. 8.
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Boyers pledge $50,000 to Cornell campaign
MOUNT VERNON – As a Cornell College student in the 1980s, Gilda Boyer received extra financial aid and work-study when her parents both lost their jobs, thanks to the generosity of alumni. Now she and her Cornell classmate and husband, Barry Boyer, are giving back for a new generation of students.
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Archaeology class inspired Clark to research around the world
Julia Clark ’06 was always interested in archaeology but had no idea it could be a viable career. A field archaeology course at Cornell with State Archaeologist John Doershuk changed all that.
Archaeology class inspired Clark to research around the world