extraordinary opportunities campaign
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Cornell College awarded Carver Grant
MOUNT VERNON – Cornell College has been awarded a grant from the Roy J. Carver Charitable Trust in the amount of $178,521 to purchase equipment for the biochemistry and molecular biology program.
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Lively leaves $1.3 million gift to Cornell endowment
MOUNT VERNON — A $1.3 million living trust from an Iowa native will establish a Cornell College endowed scholarship fund for students who attended high school in and around Marshall County, Iowa.
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$1 million gift to Cornell modernizes Commons, creates new programs
MOUNT VERNON — A $1 million gift to Cornell College from a Scottsdale, Ariz., couple is modernizing The Commons, creating new programs, and initiating a speaker’s fund as part of the college’s $92 million comprehensive campaign launched in October.
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Cornell receives $1.5 million estate gift
MOUNT VERNON — Cornell College will establish endowed scholarship funds in music and politics with a gift of approximately $1.5 million from the estate of an alumna and former high school music teacher.
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Cornell receives more than $20 million, edges closer to $92 million campaign goal
MOUNT VERNON — Cornell College has received multimillion-dollar commitments from two alumni – $15.1 million from Richard Small of Tulsa, Okla., Cornell’s most generous benefactor, and $5 million from John Smith, president and CEO of Cedar Rapids-based CRST International – moving the college closer to a $92 million campaign goal that will be celebrated with […]
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Armstrong Trust commits $250,000 to Cornell bookstore renovation
MOUNT VERNON — Cornell College has received a $250,000 pledge from the Esther and Robert Armstrong Charitable Trust to fund a new campus bookstore in The Commons, Cornell’s student union that was built during Esther Armstrong’s tenure on the college’s board of trustees.
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$475,638 to Cornell from beloved professor’s estate
MOUNT VERNON — Cornell College has received a gift of $475,638 from the estate of a beloved speech professor who is credited with encouraging the career path of a student who would become a Hall of Fame baseball announcer.
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Daughters fund Cornell scholarship to honor father
MOUNT VERNON — The daughters of a Cornell College alumnus who was a leader at work, in his community and to his family have committed $400,000 to endow a scholarship fund for students who show an interest in volunteerism and working toward the common good.
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$2 million gift to bring high-impact speakers, performers to Cornell
MOUNT VERNON — A Chicago couple has committed $2 million to Cornell College, most of which will fund campus visits by speakers and performers who can inspire and energize students to make a difference in their lives and the lives of others.
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Cornell alumnus’ $5 million gift helps launch center for economics, business, public policy
MOUNT VERNON — A Cornell College alumnus has donated $5 million to endow a program that will prepare future leaders in business and public policy, as a tribute to his grandfather who rose from meager beginnings to run one of the most successful businesses distributing industrial bearings.