cornell report spring 2014
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Al Boysen ’49 and Betty Cain Boysen ’50
If travel broadens the mind, Al Boysen ’49 and Betty Cain Boysen ’50 have expanded their liberal arts education beyond many borders. Thanks to careers in education, they have spent summers visiting all 50 states and every continent except Antarctica in a motorhome or cruise ship cabin.
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John Urheim ’62
Biotechnology executive and Cornell life trustee John Urheim ’62 died Jan. 1. He was 73.
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Merrill K. Pulliam ’34
Businessman and life trustee Merrill Pulliam ’34 died on June 1. He was 101.
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Sue Lifson
Librarian and professor emerita Delores Sue Lifson died Oct. 10. She was 76.
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Kathryn Falb Gutz ’57
Teacher, former associate dean of admission, and co-founder of the Kappa Theta sorority Kathryn Falb Gutz ’57, died Oct. 27. She was 78.
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Jesse Evans
Former music professor Jesse Evans died Nov. 18. He was 89.
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Don Chamberlain
Musician, composer, and Professor Emeritus of music Don Chamberlain died on Jan. 11. He was 61.
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A liberal arts education, John Steinbeck, and me
Susan Shillinglaw ’73 received her M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, and has taught at San Jose State University for nearly 30 years. Recent publications are “Carol and John Steinbeck: Portrait of a Marriage” (University of Nevada, 2013) and “On Reading ‘The Grapes of Wrath’ ” (Penguin, 2014).
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Alumnus making change through poverty law
Eli Wade-Scott ’10 was active in Student Senate and Cornell College Mock Trial. Through the Center for Law and Society he found help with school selection, LSAT preparation, and his personal statement. After a year as an Americorps VISTA, he headed to Harvard Law School, where he is now a third-year student. He has been awarded a Skadden Fellowship, described as a legal version of the Peace Corps.
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Letters Spring 2014
Thank you from Joplin; “Rev” is a Cornell Treasure; Why reimagine liberal arts?
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Faculty/Staff News Spring 2014
Faculty/Staff accomplishments from the Spring 2014 Cornell Report.
Al Boysen ’49 and Betty Cain Boysen ’50 
John Urheim ’62 
Merrill K. Pulliam ’34 
Sue Lifson 
Mary Iber 
Kathryn Falb Gutz ’57 
Jesse Evans 
Don Chamberlain 
Don Cell 
A liberal arts education, John Steinbeck, and me 
Alumnus making change through poverty law 
Letters Spring 2014