Cornell Report Spring 2012
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Mark Hunter
Associate Professor of theatre Mark Hunter died Nov. 6, 2011 in Iowa City, Iowa.
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Honoring Barron Bremner
There were two new honors this fall for Cornell fixture Barron Bremner.
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Barron Bremner
Longtime coach, athletic director, educator and vice president for college advancement Barron Bremner died Feb. 12.
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The Joy of One Course At A Time
During a New Student Orientation activity last fall, small groups of first-year students answered trivia questions on their way downtown for a community event called Viva Mount Vernon.
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Spring 2012 Letters
Diversity is vital to Cornell education; Cornell comes to Chicago; Bev is missed
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Lucy Boone ’08
With the brightly colored walls, laid back demeanor of the receptionist who chomps on bubble gum, and the high energy of the youthful staff, one could easily mistake the Groupon Headquarters on Chicago’s eastside as a college campus rather than a fast-growing Internet start-up that made an initial public offering in November.
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Jennifer LaBaw ’04
Working at Norcal Strength and Conditioning in Chico, Calif., in the fall of 2010, Jennifer LaBaw ’04 was encouraged by fellow coaches to try a local strength competition.
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Chip Koch ’88
Chip Koch ’88 wasn’t planning a career in amusement park entertainment, but that’s what he got by way of an audition for Adventureland Theme Park in Des Moines during his first year at Cornell.
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David Schnare ’70
Success to David Schnare ’70, director of the Center for Environmental Stewardship at the Thomas Jefferson Institute, is “following your bliss,” he says.
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John Wiley Jr. ’64
John Wiley Jr. ’64 has spent his life building both business and a career in altruism.
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Sandburg at Cornell
I first came to Cornell in the autumn of the year 1920. Carl Sandburg first came in that same year.
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Bernice “Bee” Barnes Fritz ’29
At 107, Bernice “Bee” Barnes Fritz ’29 is likely the oldest living Cornellian.
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William Petersen ’60
Artist and commercial illustrator William Petersen ’60 of Evanston, Ill., died Aug. 26.
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Tom McGlauchlin
Former Professor of art at Cornell, artist and pioneer in the studio glass movement Tom McGlauchlin died April 4, 2011, in Toledo, Ohio.
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John Meyer
Former Professor of mathematics John Meyer died Nov. 29, 2011, in Holland, Mich.