Alumni
2c – Menu – Stories about alumni
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Trustee donates $200,000 to Cornell College to fund Commons project, Pre-Law
MOUNT VERNON – Cornell College trustee and alumna Sheryl Atkinson Stoll ’70 says she owes much of her success to her alma mater. Now, Cornell students can say they owe much of their success to Sheryl Stoll.
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Russian and politics major joins admissions staff
Brian Fuller ’07 earned degrees in Russian and politics at Cornell, including a semester spent studying in Russia as a senior. He’s found that many of the skills he learned at Cornell now serve him well closer to home in his role with the Cornell Admission Office.
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Erceg applies Russian Fulbright experience to work with Slavic youth in U.S.
Laura Erceg ’06 earned a Fulbright award as a senior and spent 2006-07 in Vladivostok, Russia, working with at-risk youth for a variety of programs. As a student, she studied for a semester in Krasnodar, Russia through an Associated Colleges of the Midwest program.
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Alumnus attributes Nuns Case win to Cornell
Few traffic ticket cases elicit the kind of attention Clifford Lund ‘73 found when he took on “The Nuns Case” in Chicago. And few schools, Lund said, could have prepared him for the case as well as Cornell College.
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Trustee opines on Loebsack’s health reform
Steven Anderson ’75, Cornell trustee and President/CEO of the National Association of Chain Drug Stores, co-authored an opinion piece entitled “Health reform policy makers need to listen, stay out in the open,” in the June 14 issue of the Cedar Rapids Gazette.
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Faculty and student commencement addresses
On May 30, 2009, Phil Lucas, professor of history, and David Kugler of Gering, Neb., who graduated with a double major in psychology and sociology, delivered the commencement addresses for the Class of 2009. They are reproduced here in their entirety.
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Thomas receives preservation award
The Rev. Richard Thomas, Cornell College historian and professor of history emeritus, received the 2009 Preservationist Award from the Iowa Historic Preservation Alliance (IHPA) for “championing historic preservation.” The award recognizes Thomas’ more than 35 years as a leader in Iowa’s historic preservation.
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Former Cornell basketball player donates $25,000 to Ram athletics
MOUNT VERNON – A $25,000 gift from Jim Hughes ’63 will support athletic programs and will help refurbish the Richard and Norma Small Multi-Sport Center.
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Franklin Littell '37, Holocaust scholar, dies
Franklin Littell ’37, scholar and founding member of the Holocaust museum, died Saturday May 24 at his home in Merion Station, Pa. He was 91.
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Alumnus Ross joins staff to expand off-campus study opportunites
After graduating with a degree in Russian, Amanda Ross ’06 spent a year in Vladimir, Russia teaching English at the American Home, a small language school. She then returned to Cornell to staff the college’s newly established International and Off-Campus Studies Office.
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Amazing Edibles Intern
Amazing Edibles, a catering firm in Chicago, was a meal ticket to the business world in February 2009, for art major Matt Smith ’09. Owned by Cornell alumna Andrea Herrera ’85, the 14-year-old firm caters at professional development and corporate events and social gatherings.
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Harvard-bound Sang feels ‘empowered’ by Cornell
A broad range of coursework and activism have led Caroline Sang ’08 to the pursue a masters in theological studies at the Harvard Divinity School, focusing on women, gender and sexuality in religion. At Cornell, she majored in women’s studies and sociology/anthropology, with a minor in religion. She plans to later pursue a doctorate in […]
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Anonymous donor gifts $100,000
MOUNT VERNON – A class of 1967 alumnus has pledged an unrestricted gift of $100,000 to Cornell College as the Extraordinary Opportunities Campaign nears its $92 million goal.
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Pre-law opportunities prepare Tweeton for legal career
Leslie Tweeton ’09 pursued numerous opportunities through Cornell’s Pre-law Program, including two internships and a mentoring relationship with Des Moines attorney Craig Shives ’67. She also honed her leadership skills in a number of campus positions during her four years at Cornell, including student senate president, resident assistant for three years, president of Cornell’s National […]
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Durhams donate $250,000 to Commons project
MOUNT VERNON — A $250,000 gift from Tom and the Rev. Martha Hemenway Durham will help provide a much-needed face-lift to the center point of Cornell College, The Commons.