Cornell Report Fall 2011
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Clay Bauske ’73
It took one demanding course in Russian History from Cornell’s Eric Kollman to hook Clay Bauske ’73 on history
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Frank Leupold ’68
Frank Leupold ’68 graduated from Cornell the year Martin Luther King Jr. and Bobby Kennedy were assassinated
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Fall 2011 Letters
Around the world in 4 years, One Course At A Time-style The article “Around the World in 18 Days” in the summer 2011 Cornell Report really made me smile. I, too, took full advantage of the Block Plan by participating in four off-campus trips while on the Hilltop: studying Spanish in Mexico with professors Carol […]
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More than just words
Part of any well-rounded education is understanding other cultures. At Cornell, along with most other liberal arts schools, that takes the form of foreign language classes, courses on the history and culture of other nations, and study-abroad programs.
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First African-American enrolled in 1870
Although it wouldn’t have an African-American graduate for 30 more years, Cornell admitted its first student of color in 1870
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Cornell acquires McLennan Center in Chicago
Cornell has purchased a building that will reopen next fall as the college’s McLennan Center in Chicago.
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Maggie Rudick ’08
Growing up on the East Coast, Maggie Rudick ’08 was drawn to Cornell by its diverse population in a small community, boasting students from 48 states and 14 countries
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4 extraordinary years
Victoria Levasseur ’11 of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, majored in biochemistry and molecular biology, with minors in Spanish and music.
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Climate research nets $98,000
Rhawn Denniston, associate professor of geology, has been awarded a $98,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to study prehistoric hurricane activity in tropical northern Australia.
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Heather Secrist ’00
Heather Secrist ’00 never would have guessed that she would be living near the small town where she grew up
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What’s in a name?
In scientific circles, names of species are often used to honor the people involved in their discovery. Biology Professor Marty Condon and her colleague Allen Norrbom of the Systematic Entomology Laboratory of the U.S.D.A. were grateful for financial support from Cornell and named a new species after the college.
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Nancy Kleihauer Adams ’64
Unlike most politicians and government leaders, Pequot Lakes, Minn., Mayor Nancy Kleihauer Adams ʼ64 never planned to enter politics
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George Duffey ’42
George Duffey ’42 grew up on his family’s farm in Iowa, surrounded by cattle, horses, sheep, goats, and plenty of chores
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Campus updates please the eye and ear
One of the most visible—and audible—updates to the Hilltop this fall will be felt throughout town as the 1882 King Chapel clock is ticking again and the carillon is ringing.
Clay Bauske ’73 
Frank Leupold ’68 
Fall 2011 Letters 
More than just words 
First African-American enrolled in 1870 
Cornell acquires McLennan Center in Chicago 
Maggie Rudick ’08 
4 extraordinary years 
Climate research nets $98,000 
Heather Secrist ’00 
What’s in a name? 
Nancy Kleihauer Adams ’64 
George Duffey ’42 
Campus updates please the eye and ear 
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