awards & recognition
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19 students honored with election to Phi Beta Kappa
Nineteen Cornell College students were elected to Phi Beta Kappa, the country’s oldest and most respected academic honor society. The students will be officially inducted at 1:30 p.m., Saturday, May 7, in Cole Library prior to the annual Baccalaureate ceremony. Phi Beta Kappa considers members of the top 15 percent of the senior class and […]
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6 Cornell students present writing conference kick off
Six Cornell College students presented an opening workshop at the Midwest Writing Centers Association (MWCA) conference, held March 3-5 in Cedar Rapids.
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Cornell College wins American Advertising Awards
Cornell College publications won six awards at the American Advertising Awards event hosted by the area chapter of the American Advertising Federation on Feb. 27.
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Mock Trial squads go to Opening Round Championships
For the first time, three Cornell College mock trial squads earned bids to the Opening Round Championship Series.
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Steven Anderson ’75 is Trade Association CEO of Year
National Association of Chain Drug Stores president and CEO Steven C. Anderson ’75 has been selected as the 2016 Trade Association CEO of the Year.
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Cornell elects 3 trustees
The Cornell College Board of Trustees has elected three new members, effective immediately. Joining the board are Albert “Bert” Cornelison, Peter Morris, and Scott Simmer ’73.
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2 Cornell-nominated counselors awarded
Two high school counselors nominated by Cornell College were among the eight nationwide who received the 2016 Counselors That Change Lives award.
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Enns co-edits psychology book
Cornell College professor of psychology Carol Zerbe Enns is co-editor of “Internationalizing the Undergraduate Psychology Curriculum,” just published by the American Psychological Association (APA) press.
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Cornell collects 3 CASE District VI gold awards
Cornell College recently won three gold awards in the District VI Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) competition.
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Cornell professor wins Fulbright Award
Cornell College English Professor Kirilka Stavreva is one of only 15 U.S. professors who have been awarded a Fulbright Global Flex Award, which will allow her to conduct research in Italy and England. This is the first year this Fulbright is being awarded.
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TCR play festival features numerous Cornellians
Cornell College alumni, faculty, staff, and a student will be represented during Theatre Cedar Rapids’ sixth annual Underground New Play Festival, which runs Jan. 22 through Feb. 7.
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Alumna pursuing history career in collections
Stephanie Lampkin ’08, collections manager for the Chemical Heritage Foundation, is mentioned in an article about the foundation’s acquisition of the SPEX Fluorolog Spectrometer, the instrument that led to the use of resonance light scattering to explore the world of supramolecular chemistry.
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Clint Parry ’09 named a Legoland master builder
Clint Parry ’09 was named the master model builder for Legoland Discovery Center Michigan after winning a LEGO Brick-building competition and job interview on Jan. 10.
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Quehl-Engel ’89 to receive ‘Neighbor’ Award
Cornell College Chaplain Catherine Quehl-Engel ’89 has been chosen to receive the 2016 Percy and Lileah Harris “Who is My Neighbor” Award.
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Knoop’s book chosen as outstanding academic title
A book by Cornell College economics and business professor Todd Knoop has been named one of the outstanding academic titles of 2015.