Borrowing from the idea behind the well-known TED Talks, for our 50th Reunion we inaugurated Class of ’74 RED Talks. At Reunion, fifteen [notable] classmates each gave a presentation on a topic about which they are passionate. Many of us wished we could attend more than one Talk. Well stay tuned…we are bringing them back and more, with quarterly RED Talks that will be fun, informative, uplifting and ever so notable. Check this page often for all the latest in our RED Talks Redux Series.
A Look Back at Our Time on the Hill
Cornell University’s de facto historian Corey Ryan Earle ’07 did an encore presentation of his lecture from our 50th Reunion in June. One of the highlights of our 50th Reunion was this talk by Corey Earle about Cornell during our time on the Hill. Corey covered Vietnam protests, the draft lottery, streaking, Ed Marinaro, Walter LaFeber, and more. His slides included ads for the North Forty and Triangle Book Shop, posters for campus concerts by Aretha Franklin, Sha Na Na, Jethro Tull & others, Sun articles from our day, and photos of campus buildings, sports teams, and graduation. Our classmates enjoyed this webinar by Corey on Wednesday, February 12th. Corey reprised his 50th Reunion presentation with some new topics included.
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Classmate John Williams and Frogs Leap Winery
Classmate John Williams is the owner and winemaker of Napa Valley’s iconic Frog’s Leap Winery which he started by selling his motorcycle and making 500 cases of wine in 1981. His Think Like a Grapevine RED Talk at our 50th Reunion was so popular that he hosteed another talk for our class via Zoom.
This fun event was Tuesday, May 13. Classmates enjoyed the webinar with Frog’s Leap wines they had purchased for the evening.
Enjoy the recording here..
Check back in September for new on our next RED Talk in the RED Talk Redux Series.