Alumni
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Cornell legacy: Clara Haverstic ’23
Clara Haverstic ’23 followed her late grandmother to Cornell: “I think she would have been delighted to have her namesake go to her alma mater.”
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Cornell legacy: Naomi Bauer ’23
Naomi Bauer ’23: “I have many of the same professors who taught my parents years ago.”
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Cornell legacy: Indigo Meads ’24
Indigo Meads ’23: “My family has history with Cornell motivates me to do well academically and participate in college activities.”
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Cornell legacies: Jack Bickel ’24, Will Bickel ’25
Brothers Jack Bickel ’24 and Will Bickel ’25 enjoy sharing their Cornell experience with their grandfather, John “Corky” Bickel ’66.
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Cornell legacy: Carson Rashid ’22
Carson Rashid ’22: “Having parents who are alums has played a huge role in bringing me to Cornell.”
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Cornell legacy: Laura Gibson ’25
Laura Gibson ’25: “I think the campus today is very inclusive and diverse.”
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Wyatt Whitegoat ’16: Indigenous health pioneer
In the past five years Wyatt Whitegoat ’16 received two master’s degrees and returned twice to work on the Navajo reservation where he was born.
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Johnnie Johnson ’97: Preparing future generations
Johnnie Johnson ’97, VP of admissions at Transylvania University, recalls his own decision to attend a small, private liberal arts college in Iowa.
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Jane Welgos Sidwell ’69: Serving others at a sacred time
Jane Welgos Sidwell ’69 provided leadership in the fields of hospice and palliative care—serving the needs of those approaching the end of life.
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Gifts to Greater>Than Campaign continue to enrich student experience
Gifts to the Greater>Than Campaign continue to enrich the Cornell College student experience.
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Cornell connection in Dodge’s DNA
Nearly 40 years after graduating, Bonnie Dodge ’76 discovered a family tie to one of Cornell’s first professors.
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Track to hold Spielman’s name after gift to Athletic and Wellness Facilities Project
Susan Taylor Spielman ’75 and her husband Rick have given a major gift to the Athletic and Wellness Facilities Project for $250,000.
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Slater provides major gift for athletics facilities
Robert Slater ’60 played baseball for Cornell College, and more importantly, met his wife, Dixie Krantz Slater ’64, at Cornell. Now he has given $250,000 to the college’s Athletic and Wellness Facilities Project as a way to honor Dixie, who died in November 2020.
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Cornell Report wins international DEI award
Cornell College’s summer 2021 Cornell Report magazine is a winner in the Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion category of the inaugural Anthem Awards.
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‘Gospel Mass’ features alumnus as guest director
Cornell’s music department is hosting Charles Thomas Hayes ’77 for a residency culminating in a Feb. 26 gospel and spirituals concert.
Cornell legacy: Clara Haverstic ’23 
Cornell legacy: Naomi Bauer ’23 
Cornell legacy: Indigo Meads ’24 
Cornell legacies: Jack Bickel ’24, Will Bickel ’25 
Cornell legacy: Carson Rashid ’22 
Cornell legacy: Laura Gibson ’25 
Wyatt Whitegoat ’16: Indigenous health pioneer 
Johnnie Johnson ’97: Preparing future generations 
Jane Welgos Sidwell ’69: Serving others at a sacred time 
Gifts to Greater>Than Campaign continue to enrich student experience 
Cornell connection in Dodge’s DNA 
Track to hold Spielman’s name after gift to Athletic and Wellness Facilities Project 
Slater provides major gift for athletics facilities 
Cornell Report wins international DEI award 
‘Gospel Mass’ features alumnus as guest director