awards & recognition
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Fields honored for engagement
Jacob Fields ’14 won the Student Leadership Award from the Iowa Campus Compact for his work with education and cancer research fundraising.
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Hoobler one of NerdScholar’s 40 Under 40
Ellen Hoobler, assistant professor of art history, was named one of the 40 professors under 40 by the college financial literacy website NerdScholar.
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Monreal earns Fulbright to South Korea
Tiffany Monreal ’14 will teach English in South Korea as part of the Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship Program. She is the ninth Cornellian in nine years to earn a Fulbright.
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Writing studio dedicated to Madgetta Dungy
Cornell College has dedicated the writing studio to Madgetta Thornton Dungy ’64, the first African American female to graduate from Cornell.
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2013-14 Academic Awards
Each year Cornell College recognizes student achievement with an awards celebration. Dozens of students were honored at this year’s ceremony.
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Wenger earns Fulbright
Emily Wenger, a Cornell College senior double-majoring in English and creative writing and theatre, has earned a Fulbright Award and will spend 9 months in Turkey.
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Stavreva is NEH summer scholar
Kirilka Stavreva, Professor of English and creative writing at Cornell College, has been selected as a National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Scholar.
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Mock Trial heading to Nationals again
For the fourth time in five years a Cornell College Mock Trial squad won a place in the national tournament during the Opening Round Championship Tournament March 14-16 in St. Louis.
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Cornell ranked #3 in efficiency
Cornell College ranked third among national liberal arts colleges in a U.S. News list of most efficient highly ranked schools. According to the U.S. News calculations, Cornell is among the institutions that “are doing a very good job at producing a top ranking for academic quality while carefully spending their available financial resources.” “At Cornell we take […]
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Farmer’s short story featured on Huffington Post
A short story by Laura Farmer, director of the writing studio at Cornell College, has been featured in the Huffington Post alongside short stories by Fyodor Dostoyevsky, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Joyce Carol Oates, and others as one of the “12 Weirdest Stories of Christmas.”
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Cornell’s Relay for Life ranked fourth in the nation
Cornell College ranked fourth nationally among the Colleges Against Cancer Chapter, raising $36.72 per student. Cornell was also ranked first in per-capita fundraising in the Midwest division.
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Teen Vogue calls Cornell College “6 Non-Traditional Colleges That Just Might Be Your Perfect Fit”
Teen Vogue’s website posted an article Tuesday naming Cornell College as one of six non-traditional colleges that readers might be interested in. The article focuses on Cornell’s distinctive One Course At A Time curriculum and the advantages it offers.
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Carol Enns honored for scholarly contributions
Carol Enns, professor of psychology at Cornell College, won the 2013 Florence Denmark and Mary Reuder award for “outstanding international contributions to the psychology of women and gender” from the American Psychological Association.
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Cornell among best values in liberal arts
For the fourth year in a row business publisher Kiplinger has named Cornell College one of the 100 best values in liberal arts colleges.
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Richard Williams ’63, 2013 Distinguished Achievement Award
Richard Williams ’63 was honored with a distinguished achievement award for his many contributions to Cornell, including establishing the Richard and Marlene Williams Special Activities Endowment Fund to bring notable visitors to campus.
Fields honored for engagement 
Hoobler one of NerdScholar’s 40 Under 40 
Monreal earns Fulbright to South Korea 
Writing studio dedicated to Madgetta Dungy 
Wenger earns Fulbright 
Stavreva is NEH summer scholar 
Mock Trial heading to Nationals again 
Farmer’s short story featured on Huffington Post 
Carol Enns honored for scholarly contributions 
Cornell among best values in liberal arts 
Richard Williams ’63, 2013 Distinguished Achievement Award