Graduation Time & Campus Photos

At this time of year it seems the world is filled with caps and gowns and long, sometimes wise (and many times not so much) commencement speeches. On the Hill it was a very cold and wet (call that “soaked”) Cornell commencement weekend for about 6,000 graduates. President Mike Kotlikoff gave his first commencement remarks as president, about the things that make Cornell Cornell—worth a read, right now, because, even half a century (!) after our own graduation, it still speaks directly to us.

Our class can be proud of the fact that we had two exemplary graduates marching: our Class of ’74 Scholar Summer Parker-Hall ’25 (pictured below with Touchdown) and our Christopher Reeve ’74 Scholar Ashley Alexander ’25 (pictured below with Mary Berens ’74 and Paul Feeny). Both young women had a positive, life-changing experience at Cornell and are very appreciative of the support our class provided. This (your) support made a difference!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commencement marks the end of the 2024-25 academic year—a memorable one in large part for what was going on at the University and in the outside world. To capture the highlights of the year, the Cornell Daily Sun ran a Year in Photos. What’s most interesting about this retrospective is that it is the students’ sense of what made the year special. Channel your inner 20-year-old and take a look.

Finally, for those of you who missed the Class of ’74 RED Talk Redux webinar by John Williams of Frog’s Leap a few weeks ago, here’s the link.

Enjoy the start of summer!