Alumni
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Omaha Environmentalist Cammy Watkins Named Eco-Achiever by Glamour Magazine
Cammy Watkins ’02, has been recognized as one of 70 female eco-achievers in the April issue of Glamour Magazine.
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Cornell eReport redesigned and online
Get your fix of Cornell news, life, and features with the Winter 2009 Cornell Report, now online and redesigned.
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Beta Omicron Distinguished Visitor: Thomas Mikelson '58
Thomas Mikelson, a former visiting lecturer in ministry at Harvard Divinity School, will deliver two public lectures on Black and Latin American Liberation Theology Wednesday, Feb. 4, at Cornell College.
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Holmes is one of “People you should meet”
Director of Career Engagement Programs RJ Holmes was featured in this week’s “People you should know” feature in Hoopla, a publication of the Cedar Rapids Gazette.
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Brian Balster ’04
Brian Balster, ’04 has used the liberal arts education he received at Cornell to create his own destiny as an entrepreneur. “Since graduating from Cornell I have had some pretty amazing experiences. From launching a new online company to backpacking through Eastern and Western Europe.
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T. Edwin "Ed" Rogers 1917-2009
Thomas Edwin (“Ed”) Rogers, biology professor emeritus, died Saturday, January 3, 2009, in Iowa City. He was 91.
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McGranes gift $550,000 for President's house, programs
MOUNT VERNON – A $550,000 gift from Cornell alumni John McGrane and Martha (Marty) Benson McGrane will renovate the President’s house, provide for a number of other campus programs, and acquire property for Cornell’s future growth.
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Sarah Brungard’s Arts Administration Fellowship
As an award-winning vocalist and vocal performance major, it was natural for Sarah Brungard to consider furthering her singing education in graduate school. But a Cornell Fellowship with the Cedar Rapids Symphony Orchestra convinced her that arts administration was the right path for her.
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Cornellians elected to office on historic day
MOUNT VERNON – A historic day for the nation was also a day for celebration for three victorious Cornellians who were elected or re-elected to office.
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Class of 1958 endows environmental studies
MOUNT VERNON – As part of their 50th reunion gift, the Cornell College class of 1958 has donated over $677,000 in cash, pledges, and planned gifts to Cornell to endow the environmental studies program and to fund a scholarship in environmental studies.
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Herbert E. Hendriks ’40, 2008 Honorary Degree
Your record as a teacher and a leader of Cornell’s strong geology department is remarkable. Your ability to attract and mentor young faculty has made a major contribution to this institution and ensured the legacy of your heroes, geology professors William Harmon Norton and Neil Miner.
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Cornell Homecoming to be Celebrated Oct. 10-12
MOUNT VERNON — Cornell College will celebrate its homecoming Oct. 10-12 by honoring alumni and former professors.
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Internship leads to job offer for computer science major McMillin
When The Meredith Corporation created a new technical position in their human resources department, they made a call to former intern Brian McMillin ’06. McMillin now works for the company remotely from South Dakota where his wife attends graduate school, and the couple plans to move to Des Moines when she graduates.
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Whitsons leave $2.5 million to Cornell scholarship in son’s name
MOUNT VERNON – A $2.5 million estate gift will further endow a Cornell College scholarship in honor of an alumnus who died of leukemia in 1974.
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Zuccarelli works towards career in bilingual medicine
Britton Zuccarelli ’07 earned a full-tuition scholarship to the University of Kansas School of Medicine, and plans to eventually practice bilingual medicine with a specialization in adolescent medicine, family practice or pediatrics. As an undergraduate she majored in biochemistry and molecular biology and Spanish, with a minor in chemistry.
Herbert E. Hendriks ’40, 2008 Honorary Degree