extraordinary opportunities campaign
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Cornell acquires space for Chicago Center
Cornell College has purchased a building that will reopen next fall as the college’s McLennan Center in Chicago. The center is made possible by a $1 million gift from alumni Bob McLennan ’65 and Becky Martin McLennan ’64 during the college’s recently-completed Extraordinary Opportunities Campaign.
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Extraordinary Opportunities Campaign breaks record
Cornell College’s Extraordinary Opportunities Campaign raised $105.8 million, the highest total ever for a national liberal arts college in Iowa.
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Homecoming schedule announced
Cornell College will celebrate its alumni and the completion of the record-setting Extraordinary Opportunities Campaign during Homecoming Oct. 15 through 17.
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Gift of $500,000 for The Commons
A $500,000 gift from Cornell parents Peter Paul and Betsy Luce will help with plans to expand and renovate The Commons.
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An update on King Chapel
Jeff Mick of Facilities management, gives an overview of the King Chapel renovations so far and what remains to be done.
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Alumni give $50,000 to King Chapel
Three alumni have pledged a total of $50,000 toward the renovation Cornell College’s historic King Chapel, the centerpiece of campus.
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$25,000 gift for The Commons
Sydney Smith Hicks ’69 has pledged $25,000 for the Career Center in The Commons, in honor of her parents, David W. and Elizabeth A. Smith.
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$200,000 gift to establish scholarship
A class of 1956 alumnus has given Cornell College $200,000 to create an endowed scholarship for Kirkwood Community College students transferring to Cornell.
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Cornell gets grant to preserve King Chapel
The State Historical Society has awarded Cornell College $100,000 challenge grant for the restoration of King Chapel, the iconic 19th-century building that dominates Mount Vernon’s skyline.
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Boyers pledge $50,000 to Cornell campaign
MOUNT VERNON – As a Cornell College student in the 1980s, Gilda Boyer received extra financial aid and work-study when her parents both lost their jobs, thanks to the generosity of alumni. Now she and her Cornell classmate and husband, Barry Boyer, are giving back for a new generation of students.
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McLennans give $1 million to create Cornell College Chicago center
MOUNT VERNON —Bob McLennan ’65 and Becky Martin McLennan ’64 of Chicago have pledged $1 million in order to establish the McLennan Center in Chicago, a Cornell College satellite facility that will accommodate off-campus courses that will service the school’s distinctive One Course At A Time calendar.
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Cornell Class of 1959 donates $220,000 to renovate historic King Chapel, annual fund
MOUNT VERNON – As part of their 50th reunion gift, the Cornell College class of 1959 has donated over $220,000 in cash and pledges to the college for King Chapel renovations and the annual fund.
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Trustee donates $200,000 to Cornell College to fund Commons project, Pre-Law
MOUNT VERNON – Cornell College trustee and alumna Sheryl Atkinson Stoll ’70 says she owes much of her success to her alma mater. Now, Cornell students can say they owe much of their success to Sheryl Stoll.
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Mellon Foundation awards $316,000 for Environmental Studies
MOUNT VERNON – The Environmental Studies Program at Cornell College has been awarded a $316,000 grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to enhance curriculum and further interdisciplinary study.
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Former Cornell basketball player donates $25,000 to Ram athletics
MOUNT VERNON – A $25,000 gift from Jim Hughes ’63 will support athletic programs and will help refurbish the Richard and Norma Small Multi-Sport Center.