On campus, final exams are in full swing and high temperatures are in the 70’s.
Remember those last few weeks of the school year in Ithaca when the weather got warm, the sun came out, and we rejoiced at the opportunity to be outside?!? Happy memories.
Speaking of the semester’s end, our Class of 1974 Scholarship awardee Summer Parker-Hall ’25 just finished her Junior year. Summer is working at Cornell Reunion in June and will spend some time at our class headquarters. She is looking forward to playing her final season of women’s basketball under new coach Emily Garner, who came to Cornell from Trinity College in March. Read more about Summer’s basketball success here.
Our Class of 1974 Scholarship was established in 1999 (at our 25th Reunion) by classmates Bob and Joan Saltsman Oelschlager ‘74 and the fund has grown through gifts made by more than 100 classmates. Seven undergraduates have benefited from the scholarship. New gifts to this scholarship are appreciated; any gift made in our Reunion year will help the class unlock an additional $10,000 for our Scholarship Fund. Make a gift now to support our Class of 1974 Scholarship Fund.
And in other fundraising news, this week is Hillel Global Giving Week. To make a gift to Cornell Hillel–which will also give you Reunion credit and help us achieve our 50th Reunion goals—click here.
Our class is getting closer to reaching our ambitious 50th Reunion Fundraising goal of 774 donors. As of today we have 640 donor classmates—83% of the goal. We need another 134 classmates to meet our goal. If you’ve not yet made a gift to Cornell in this fiscal year (since July 1, 2023), please make a gift of any amount, to any part of Cornell—and join the Class of ’74 Donor Honor Roll.
Our 50th Reunion attendance numbers are very strong and growing daily, with over 500 people registered. You don’t want to miss this special weekend—register now!
Finally, be sure to complete your page in our Memory Book.
We look forward to seeing you in June in Ithaca!
