This page, edited by Joe Wilensky, features stories of interest to and about the university's alumni.
Contact Joe at jjw33@cornell.edu


May 4, 2012
Global recovery on track but challenges remain, says panel
'Café con Leche' brings Latino alumni together in Miami
Spotlight on Reunion 2012

March 16, 2012
Alumna curates 'brilliant' art exhibit at Williams College Museum of Art
Cornell to make green mark on 2016 Olympics
Spotlight: Lost Leonardo found?

Feb. 3, 2012
Acclaimed journalists anchor alumni leadership conference
Cornell Asian Alumni Association honors Irene So
Cornell leads Ivy League in Peace Corps recruits

Nov. 18, 2011
Alums are among new faculty helping to build new fields at Cornell
'Excellence is an attitude,' says Lee Pillsbury '69
Spotlight on Kevin McGovern '70

Oct. 7, 2011
Meinigs to co-chair Cornell's sesquicentennial
Alumnae at NYC development firm are shaping the city's future
200 alumni at NYC 'techpreneur' event buzz with tech campus prospects

Aug. 26, 2011
At landmark 80th Reunion, 1931 alumna recalls first impressions of Cornell
Andrew Tisch '71 to co-lead Cornell's capital campaign
Spotlight on justice for Colombia
Reunion 2011

May 6, 2011
'Star Wars' passion was job credential for Margaret Weitekamp '01
Carnegie Hall celebrates minimalism on a grand scale for Steve Reich's 75th birthday
Cornell Alumni Magazine launches digital edition
Reunion 2011

March 18, 2011
'Early Evening' in Los Angeles nets a large crowd for David Skorton
With a Gates scholarship to Cambridge, Ben Cole '10 aims to empower the developing world
James Wyche '65 named Howard University provost

Feb. 4, 2011
Congressman Hansen Clarke takes refuge in art
Students, alumni energize leadership conference in D.C.
Skorton to discuss challenges, strategies at L.A. event

Nov. 19, 2010
Nine alumni run for -- and mostly win -- national offices
Director Sam Gold '00 earns acclaim for work on the New York stage
CALS alumni honored for accomplishments and service

Oct. 8, 2010
Planning at CU marks 75 years with alumni events, exhibit
Alumni invent 'fantasy sports for the modern fan' app
Alumnus receives lifetime conservation achievement award

Aug. 27, 2010
Alumnus credits Cornell for his clear vision for LCD glass
Hansen Clarke '84 wins primary bid for Congressional race in Michigan
Marco Recuay '03 wins Emmy Award

May 14, 2010
Cornell Business Communties helps alumni network from coast to coast
Alumni have access to three licensed library databases
Mary J. Miller '77 named assistant treasury secretary

April 2, 2010
Big Red by the Bay panel explores how we make decisions
Alumnus offers investment options with triple bottom lines
Artist James Siena '79 to speak on campus

Feb. 12, 2010
Fans at '77 show recall Grateful Dead memories
Alumni join forces at leadership conference
Election for alumni trustees goes paperless

Dec. 11, 2009
Jared Genser '95 fights for freedom of political prisoners
Katie Brown credits Cornell for her success
Alumnus wins award for civil liberties work

Oct. 23, 2009
Solar Decathlon team finds a home at 'Joe's Inn'
Recent grad takes his hospitality training to Cambodia
Making sense of an illness and death

Sept. 11, 2009
Networking site for alumni to phase in this fall
Most alumni ever participate in President Skorton webcast
WuDunn '81 and Kristof honored for human rights work

May 15, 2009
Martin Tang '70 challenges young alumni to give
Natasha Collins '05 desperately seeks bone marrow match
Francisco Pedraza receives Wharton Emerging Markets Award
Alumna publishes book on improving golf handicaps

April 2, 2009
'Greek to Me' is new travel memoir by alumnus author
Law school alumna Barbara Krause becomes an ACC Legend
Using his CU engineering skills, alumnus targets tragic medical condition afflicting 2 million women

Feb. 13, 2009
'97 grad starts her dream business, Thevi Cosmetics
Alumnus commissions concerto dedicated to Cornell
Engineering alumnus gives back with GE Edison Award
Teachers face tough challenges, says alumna in new book

Dec. 5, 2008
Jesse Rothstein '03 is force behind new corps of coaches for underserved youth
Peter J. Kiernan '68 appointed counsel to NY governor
Spotlight on Cornell alumni

Oct. 17, 2008
David Campbell '77, who helped craft new science standards in Florida, still finds passion in the 'e' word
Alumnus uses operations research principles in criminology
Journalist Edith Lederer wins lifetime achievement award
Alumnus' online book examines social change

Sept. 5, 2008
Rob Erlichman '87 heads San Francisco solar panel company Sunlight Electric
Johnson School student Eunice Omole makes finals of 'The Apprentice Africa'
Green Party VP nominee holds Cornell graduate degree

May 23, 2008
James Thorp wins Benjamin Franklin Medal
Skip Meade '69 honored by UMass
Green home design company wins Johnson School competition

April 25, 2008
In new book, John Foote '74 tells the story behind the real Cornell bear
Roger Ellis spreads veterinary expertise from Honduras to Ethiopia to rural Russia

March 14, 2008
Apparel designers help launch new Sarah Jessica Parker clothing line
Engineering alums working on water plants in Honduras are students' 'eyes' on the ground
From CU book collection contest to 'Star Trek' and 'Battlestar Galactica'

Feb. 5, 2008
Alumna veterinarian volunteers for Haiti animal project
John Mennell '82 heads literacy program for children

Nov. 30, 2007
After long road to Cornell Ph.D., Kelvin Grant gives back with library scholarship
Cornell alumnus named president of Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa
Robert Langer '70 receives National Medal of Science

Oct. 19, 2007
Little money, no prestige, but Will Keim '04 is 'making a difference' thanks to Teach for America
Thinking outside the block: Alumni launch toy to promote thinking
Alumna Judith Pipher inducted into Women's Hall of Fame

Sept. 7, 2007
With trek up Kilimanjaro, alumnus raises funds for cleft palate surgeries in developing countries
Michelle Knudsen '95 draws on Cornell Library memories for best-selling children's book

May 10, 2007
Keith Johnson '56 funds digitization of Cornell Daily Sun's first 50 years
Daniel Sarewitz, Ph.D. '86, publishes science policy book

March 29, 2007
Alumna helps give nomadic Kenyan children a chance at education
Systems engineer Earl Valencia is a 'New Face of Engineering'
Barron's ranks trustee Ratan Tata, B.Arch. '62, as one of 30 most respected CEOs

Feb. 15, 2007
With engineering alum's support, Honduras water plant is up and running
Eisenman '54 earns Popular Science 'innovator' status for stadium design
Law school alumni honored for exemplary public service

Nov. 28, 2006
At 70, composer Steve Reich '57 gets the recognition he deserves

Oct. 10, 2006
Alumna turns novice Namibian volleyball team into national champs
Chad Walter '93 is crew chief at Hendrick Motorsports

Aug. 28, 2006
Metal sculptor Joel Perlman '65 makes enduring, monumental art
Engaged young people can make the world better, locally and globally, says Farah Hussain '05

May 31, 2006
'Apprentice' finalist Lee Bienstock '05 hopes to get job of lifetime with Donald Trump
U.S. men's soccer team is competing at 2006 World Cup, with Bruce Arena '73 at helm
Alumna won bravos for bringing order to Moussaoui trial courtroom
Chimesmaster Dick Lee '41 still follows the call of his sacred muse
Video on architect Richard Meier's Cornell links will screen June 9 at Reunion 2006

April 12, 2006
Cornell ROTC graduate Ruth Levy helps rebuild Baghdad during two Iraq tours
Heart disease expert Paul DiCorleto wants more physician scientists

March 8, 2006
'Digging for the Truth': Josh Bernstein's passion
Raptors and Rangers choose Cornellians to lead them

Feb. 2, 2006
Tibetan Buddhist scholar Jan Willis began spiritual journey at Cornell
Xavier Torres keeps hotel guests in luxury on Costa Rica's 'gold coast'

Dec. 1, 2005
New Orleans playwright tells prescient tale of hurricanes and hubris
Cornell alumnus investigates TB in cows in Siberia

Nov. 2, 2005
Cornell alumni make 'CSI' television's most-watched show

Oct. 5, 2005
'Wedding Crashers' crowns Ellen Dow's long career on the stage and silver and small screens
Jeff Morgan's global approach to preservation could bring tourism, stability to postwar Iraq

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