Memory Book Deadline Oct.30; Pres Kotlikoff Speech; Meet New ’74 Pres

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Good news for you procrastinators–the Memory Book is still open!  Make your page, edit your page and publish your page until October 30th.  Don’t be left out of the fun.  Please note that pages in draft form need to be “published” to be included in the book.

Immediate Past President Shelley Cosgrove DeFord recently introduced me, Jim Schoonmaker, as our new Class of ’74 President.  I thank her and all our previous Presidents for their terrific leadership of our Class, and I am honored to follow in their footsteps.  We are indeed a Notable Class!

I feel that you and I already know each other: first, because I was the Saturday morning DJ at WVBR during our junior and senior years, and second, because for the last 10 years I have been one of our Class Correspondents, first in print and then online, and thus have had the privilege of sharing your stories with our fellow classmates.  This has given me a unique insight into who our Class is, what you have done, are doing, and plan to do, as we continue our journeys, individually and together as Cornellians.

Personally, I’m proud to be a Cornell son (Ethel ’35) and father (Annalise ’14).  Here in the DC area, I am a current Board member and former officer of the Cornell Club of Washington, where I work very closely with several ‘74s, and look forward to doing so with you.  For more about me, check out the Memory Book or LinkedIn.

I returned to campus for Homecoming and joined our small but engaged group of classmates for our pre-game event.  Many thanks to Lou and Roberta Bandel Walcer for planning the fun event.  And, despite the rain, it was great to be at Schoellkopf to watch the Big Red get the victory over Yale!

Last week, CornInterim President Michael Kotlikoff gave his first State of the University address to hundreds of alumni on campus for Trustee-Council meetings.  He spoke about how Cornell’s founders succeeded in establishing the university in 1865 despite long odds.  And he stated that Cornell is committed “to educate citizens to think for themselves, and live together; and to value truth.”  Read more about the address here.

If you are in the NYC area Thanksgiving weekend, join classmates from the Classes of the ’70s for a pre-game reception before the Frozen Apple Cornell vs. Quinnipiac men’s hockey game.  The party is Saturday, November 30, at 5:30 pm.  For details and registration click here.

Lastly, I joined a group of about 30 Cornellians from the Cornell Club of Washington DC to view Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story.  Whether you knew Chris at Cornell or just followed his acting career (I saw him on campus in Waiting for Godot), this documentary shows what a super man he truly was.  The film is now in theaters and will soon be streaming on AppleTV and Prime Video.  Be sure to catch it!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Enjoy the fall!  It’s certainly beautiful in Ithaca!