cornell report summer 2013
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Jan Horstman Govig ’57
Jan Horstman Govig ’57 and husband Dick started their business in 1978, not exactly an ideal time with one son in college and another in high school headed toward college and medical school. They are now retired from Govig & Associates, an executive search business specializing in senior management positions in healthcare, accounting, and construction. The Scottsdale, Ariz., business is managed by their eldest son, Todd.
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Richard Wilson Reichard
Richard Wilson Reichard, who taught history at Cornell from 1960 to 1969, died May 1 in Chicago. He was 89.
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Paul Pohlman ’64
Journalist and educator Paul Pohlman ’64 died Jan. 23 in St. Petersburg, Fla. He was 70.
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Ocie Trimble
Ocie A. Trimble, the most successful running coach in Cornell College history, died April 8 at the age of 81.
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Charles Vernoff
Professor Emeritus of religion Charles Vernoff died March 11 at his home in West Hollywood, Calif. He was 71. Vernoff taught at Cornell College for 28 years, from 1978 until his retirement in 2006.
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Graham sees hope for church in Pope
The Rev. Michael Graham ’75, S.J., has been president of Xavier University since Jan. 1, 2001. In 1999 he was appointed executive assistant to the president of Xavier to work on a number of special projects that allowed him to become familiar with a broad range of university activities. He had served as vice president for university relations since 1994. Graham joined Xavier as an assistant professor of history for the 1984-85 academic year and returned to stay in 1989. Graham earned a Ph.D. in American Studies and master’s degrees in psychology and American Studies from the University of Michigan. He also has a degree in divinity. Born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Graham entered the Society of Jesus in 1978 and was ordained a priest in 1988.
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A glimmer of hope in North Korea
David C. Hilmers ’72 was an astronaut and is now a doctor and professor at the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston. He is devoted to international and local volunteer service and disaster relief, and is involved in the selection and evaluation of biomedical equipment and countermeasures for long-term manned space flight, including the International Space Station, and he is an advisor to the National Space Biomedical Research Institute.
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Letters Summer 2013
Cornell Report Summer 2013 letters to the editor.
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Faculty/Staff News
Faculty and Staff accomplishments for summer 2013.
Jan Horstman Govig ’57 
Richard Wilson Reichard 
Paul Pohlman ’64 
Ocie Trimble 
Charles Vernoff 
Graham sees hope for church in Pope 
A glimmer of hope in North Korea 
Letters Summer 2013