The authors answer essential questions about the nature and causes of homelessness and analyze how cities have used innovation and local political coordination to address this pervasive problem. You may remember Dan Dubelman performing at Olivers in Collegetown as well as other legendary Ithaca clubs like the Haunt and Captain Joes Reef. Carolyn Deckinger Lang, cmd35@cornell.edu. He was among Harvards most famous teachers, participating in its Core Curriculum Program and offering, in addition to his specialized courses, a course for non-scientists entitled From Alchemy to Quarks. (Thats just what I needright now! Adil Ahamed was promoted to managing director and dealer principal with the family business, Destination Auto Group. Joyce Zelkowitz Cornett, cornett0667@comcast.net. New office furniture and laboratory benches had been back-ordered and were in place, and the new laboratory power supply was energized and ready for use. Thus, rehab work has been delayed. Keep the news coming and stay well. After living in Redondo Beach, CA, for 26 years, she very happily relocated to Florida with her new hubby. Greetings! Professor Edwin Kan received his B.S. Hi, everyone! Electrical Engineering. Two mates live in Maine: Rev. In the 1940's, the offices moved to a temporary Quonset hut located where Phillips Hall currently stands. It was called pickle diplomacy, she explains. It was not unusual to have to step over a sleeping dog to access a class.. Administrative contactsWeb accessibility assistance, Copyright 2023 Cornell UniversityAll rights reserved.Privacy policy, IBM Professor of Engineering and Director. Lots of good stuff from the Share Your News forms. Also transitioning employment during these tumultuous times, Stephanie Marmelstein Gitlin joined the full-service law firm Halloran Sage as counsel earlier this year. Fun getting to know Fin, who is an actress (a little one), and watching her mom, Karen, being an incredible mother. Desire is a trustee in the village of Olympia Fields, IL, where the Watkinses reside, and she ran for mayor in spring 2021. Access: Room is kept locked. He is looking forward to our Reunion in June 2022. Online news form. But she and David were psyched to sneak in some post-vaccination, pre-Delta travel: they went to Iceland in July. Aaron was one of the running coaches, and it turned out every running coach had a Cornell connection: Cornell Triathlon Team coach Tom Giannettino, and Triathlon Team members Avery Voehl 21 and Warren Blood 21. Send suggestions to Jim at jabrandt2@gmail.com. 2) President Jim Brandt and treasurer Ben Williams are working on plans for a 2022 Reunion to replace our lost 70th Reunion. Online news form. After returning to civilian life, he consulted for the Housing Authority of Prince Georges County. Cornell University, 245 Day Hall. We recently migrated to group texting so as to avoid seeing each others faces. Lets follow John as he zooms out of his living room to see and report on his merry band of 91ers. Paul Joslin, 13731 Hickman Rd., #4207, Urbandale, IA 50323; tel., (515) 278-0960; email, phjoslin@aol.com. Wishing I had more news to share this round. Please take a moment to share an update with your classmates, or send your holiday letter to: Class of 1999, c/o Alexandra Bond 12, abb83@cornell.edu. Your classmates would love to hear from you. I would love to hear from my old friends and acquaintances.. I have three children and five grandchildren. William and Faith Birkhead live in Hamilton, GA. Hes focusing on talking with friends, working out, and cooking. Luckily there was plenty of room for all! John Seiler, suitcase2@aol.com. There is so much more to life than working, she notes, as shes settling into a new house with ongoing outside projects. For those categories, please talk with your professor/advisor/team leads or visit the Rapid Prototyping Lab located in Upson Hall. She has a group psychology practice as part of Skaneateles Psychology Assocs. To be included in a future Grad Notes section, send your news to cornellians@cornell.edu. Online news form. He is still teaching philosophy at Wayne State U., finishing his 52nd year. Kiran Gaind wrote in about a new job as senior coordinator of educational equity for the Campbell Union High School District in Campbell, CA, working to close the gap in opportunity and achievement of the English learner and LatinX student population. Online news form. Two additional deaths of classmates occurred in this period. One day a week, I am teaching internal medicine residents at Interfaith Medicine Center in Brooklyn. Nancy Bierds Icke, 12350 East Roger Rd., Tucson, AZ 85749; email, nancybicke@gmail.com. If you sent us your news in the fall, look for it in an upcoming column! We began to recognize many of our neighbors who walked (or ran or talked on their cellphones) first thing in the morning. Shes starting a year later than planned due to COVID, but shes ready to make up for lost time! We hope that the end of the year goes well for everyone, and that this year has been a happy and healthy one for all of you, as well as your family and friends! At the risk of leaning on Kris to write my column as well as her own (thanks, Kris! Whin, ME 68, and Joan Melville, from Pittsford, NY, wrote, We have not been traveling except for a trip to Boston for the first birthday and baptism of our tenth grandchild, whose parents are Jeff 09, ME 10, and his wife, Siobhan. After many years of spending most of his time in New Jersey, where he had his clinical psychology practice and was a frequent performer at a Hoboken venue, Tom is now living full time in New Berlin, NY, near the Golden Artist Colors manufacturing plant and the artists residence of the Sam & Adele Golden Foundation. She finds satisfaction in visits to Williamsburg and the museums of Jamestown and Yorktown, where hardly anyone is in attendance. Online news form. Anne Hoskins (aehoskins15@gmail.com) and her husband, Robert Zdenek, have bought a home in San Luis Obispo, CA, with hopes of retiring there someday. When not working, she spends as much time as possible in Cape May, NJ. We are now in a home healthcare program, with frequent visits by health staff. Neil remembers with amusement: Back in the early 1950s, I worked in Sage Hall in the food delivery system to the girls residencethe office confused my payroll with a lady co-worker who had almost the same name. As you [whispering tone] age, do you have any words of wisdom to impart? Desperate requests for oxygen cylinders, concentrators, and hospital beds are flooding our WhatsApp groups and social media platforms. All in all, were doing well. Nancy Savage Petrie, 85 Brook St., Noank, CT 06340; email, nancysavagepetrie@yahoo.com. ), In Copenhagen, Sheldon said, I discovered the SU(2) x U(1) structure of the electroweak theory. According to The 100 Most Notable Cornellians, His insight needed more work, but the formula stuck as the fundamental way to express the link between the weak force and electromagnetism. Sheldon worked at CalTech, Stanford, and UC Berkeley. His takeaway from the pandemic is that there needs to be a commitment to educate our citizens on public health issues, how decisions are made, and community dialogue opportunities. Loren and Dana are planning an East Coast trip to Lenox, MA, and Newport, RI. Mike Phillips, in Kalama, WA, retired in 2013 and now has the best job ever. He wrote, I spend most days in my workshop making projects, then begging people to take them. The age of great discovery is not at an end, for nature, he said in his Nobel lecture, must still have some surprises in store for us., Steven Weinberg died on July 23, 2021 in Austin, TX. The accomplishments of the younger family members bring her great satisfaction. We received an array of news from New England. We are happy and healthy and glad to be Cornellians.. Doing a lot of cooking. My company, response:AI, was acquired by Cygnal, a D.C.-based political and public affairs communications firm, in January. A huge standing ovation to Steve Cohen, the highly acclaimed Millionaires Magician, on the triumphant in-person return of his amazing show, Chamber Magic, at the Lotte New York Palace in NYC. Heres what some of the members of the Class of 1998 have been up to. Maxine Borsuk Siegel is retired from 24 amazing years at Consumer Reports, but she is keeping very busy. Its about ALL of us. She did, however, manage to complete her fourth novel in a series about the Gospel writers, despite also having contracted COVID and having three major spinal surgeries. How are you planning to spend the holidays? Contrary to most of us, Ken is still working. It sits on a blind loggia supported by rectangular supports clad in gray Ithaca stone. Giving hope to us all, Susan Ng Hill commented, You two have not aged since freshman year. Mark Stenzler continues to churn out the blues on the Swiss airwaves and online through his Blues Zeppelin show. Tuesday, August 16, 2022 Eastern Daylight Savings Time HYBRID: 233 Phillips Hall, Cornell University & via Zoom SCHEDULE 2022Aug16_Nano-IoT-Schedule.pdf 9:00 a.m. Some families are looking forward to future events that had been postponed by the pandemic. Johns last leg of his journey was to Rye Brook, NY, and Jeff Weintraub, MD 95. Find the map Admissions: DEPT Address: UPDATE: Since publication of this article in 1994, Phillips Hall has been further upgraded as part of the planning and construction of Duffield Hall. Sean writes, The good news is alumni from the Hotel and Johnson schools recently hosted alumni events! When there is personal time, Sean likes to be on the water sailing and paddling outrigger canoes. Dean says, We had a family reunion at San Diego Beach in 2021. She will be terribly missed by her family, classmates, colleagues, and friends. Aruna Inalsingh (class council) has been happily ensconced in downtown Manhattan for many years, after moving up and down the Eastern Seaboard. During the pandemic, Mary learned to be patient, take deep breaths, and stay calm! Steve describes this expanded edition as a mystifying mix of truth and lies, fact and fiction, illusion and reality, all based on real experiences from my life. For more information about Steves incredible show, see his website. Julie Helitzer Shubin (julie.shubin@gmail.com) shared the news that in March, she was appointed by Secretary of State Antony Blinken to serve as a panel chair on the Foreign Service Grievance Board. She writes that she has enjoyed being a remote long-distance grandmother to Leo. I am an author/co-editor of a book, Decision Making Under Deep Uncertainty, that has been downloaded over 400,000 times in two years. He gives special thanks to ChemE classmate Robert Langer, academic co-founder of vaccine maker Moderna. The original seats were removed, refurbished and reinstalled in a staggered pattern for uninterrupted sightlines. She is happily retired from the NIH and prior to that, from academia. His older daughter is in her third year as an RN BSN in Maine, and his younger daughter is in her third year of a BArch program in Cambridge, MA. He comments: Its hard to keep up with the currency devaluation of inflationgovernment theft. What brings her the most satisfaction these days? She was, in fact, Cornells first-ever All-American in field hockey. Her biggest takeaway from the pandemic is the realization that we are social creatures and that we need one another. No argument from me on that fact, Audrey! Mark Fernau, mef29@cornell.edu; Nina Kondo, nmk22@cornell.edu; Doug Skalka, dskalka@npmlaw.com. When word of this plan became known to Cornell alumnae who had fond memories of the old building, the reaction was predictable, perhaps best illustrated by the tortured outcry of one worried alumna who wrote, Touch not one blade of old Sage Green! The Sage plan was quickly abandoned in favor of the present site along Grove Place, the southern extension of East Avenue that contained three early professorial cottages one of which, at the time, was headquarters for Naval ROTC, with the other two serving as faculty apartments. Sam Chiavetta (samchiavettajr@gmail.com) resides in Brant, NY, where he is a vineyard owner/operator. This is the first time Im writing to you for the online communication portal that Cornell has launched to share content with alumni. He also asserts his biggest takeaway from the pandemic: I have been labeled by my government as residing in unassisted living and being a nonessential person. In North Thetford, VT, Marcia Dunning, BS Nurs 77, is busy gardening in the summer and cross-country skiing in the winter. He reports that after in-person meetings were dramatically curtailed during the pandemic, there is now a slow return to travel, dinner with friends, and shopping while keeping safety restrictions. She says that COVID has changed the lives of all. On the other hand, my time in the military and later activities made it clear to me that the people who serve are not the elites but ordinary working people for whom military service often is an opportunity for self-betterment. Her career included work in advertising, publishing, and Wall Street brokerages, and managing the office of her husbands private medical practice. Jeff will provide advice, strategic counsel, and feedback on matters specific to diversity, equity, inclusion, and opportunity for communities in Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Kentucky to reduce the racial wealth gap. I dont know about any of the rest of you, but being 90 and post-pandemic (?) He and his wife now split their time between Florida and California, spending time with friends and family, playing golf, biking, walking the beach, and making improvements to their houses and gardens. Online news form. Her Tri Delta sister and fellow class officer, co-chair of our 10th Reunion Nancy MacIntyre Hollinshead, attended the wake and funeral. I also represent clients in contract disputes, franchise issues, and intellectual property matters in both state and federal courts, and whistleblowers in federal and state False Claims Act cases. Asked how life has changed recently, Scott Beijer and his wife, Jo, report that they have only two kids left at home, down three from a few years ago. Holidays soon will be upon us, and we wish all continued safe and happy ones, and a better year in 2022. Denise Williams, ddw7@cornell.edu. Coincidentally, Michele (who splits her time between Toronto, where she is from, and Skaneateles), plays tennis with my sister when she is in the US. Some email notifications were sent out by Cornell that provided a link to Class Notes and alumni deaths, but its not clear how much of our class received this alert. Occupation of Phillips Hall occurred between terms (under the old academic calendar) during the first week of February, 1955. Her oldest daughter, Rebecca, is working on a two-year program in prosthetics after graduating from Western U. He and his wife, Christine, have many relatives who they have been keeping in touch with via gatherings and Facebook. Thinking about billiard balls was one way into theoretical physics. Linda wrote, I sold my Texas home, and we bought an 8-ft. by 26-ft. trailer camper to move ourselves to New Hampshire (along with seven animals). Jeff CJ Biederman (class council) has meandered West since graduation. James Hilderbrant and wife Anne have a great-grandson. Due to a complicated family history, my parents were already here and were citizens. I hope you found our column! Phillips Hall closes off the east end of the Engineering Quadrangle and boarders Campus Road. As for travel, he says, Ask again after COVID. Last here 19 years ago, Stephen Platt, who lives in Hollywood, FL, with wife Paula, sent words of inspiration: When a person sacrifices his integrity, nothing else really matters. Tom Cayten, LLB 67, last here two years ago, reports hes retired and enjoying golf. At the Reunion I was apprehensive, wondering how the experience would play outand was surprised by the warm acceptance I received, the upbeat, pleasant camaraderie, little different than if I had been a BMOC (Big Man On Campus). Were very lucky to have him functioning. Muriel, like many of us, also looks forward to the availability of the hard copy of this publication. Welcome, Christopher K. Ober, CNF Director (233 Phillips Hall & Zoom) Michiganders everywhere will benefit from Marks leadership and his commitment to identifying and uplifting historic places for future generations to enjoy. Mark served as the executive director of the Michigan Historic Preservation Network and also worked as a managing member with Lynmar Group LLC for over ten years providing consulting services for historic rehabilitation projects. She celebrated her 40th wedding anniversary with her husband, and they are waiting for their semiannual Europe trips to resume. The pandemic has given us time to slow down our lives and spend time together. Sadly, due to travel restrictions in Australia, Isabels parents will not be able to embarrass her on her first day on campus, but she will be accompanied by her older brother, Zachary, who is currently living in Boston and working for the Federal Reserve. His biggest takeaway from the recent COVID crisis has been how the political party is so attached to power, and so few are standing up for the Constitution or solving the pandemic.. George and I were commissioned through ROTC at Cornell. Currently we are all trying to figure out how to be normal again. Wed love to hear about you, your partners and offspring (and even your offsprings offspring), your careers and retirement, and your travels and hobbies. The 94,000 square feet of space, identical with the target set by the 1947 Building Committee Study, offered opportunities for development of innovative educational techniques, and encouraged expansion of faculty research activities. . He would love to hear from U-Hall 2, floor two classmates and Phi Sigma Epsilon fraternity brothers. Submit your updates via the online news form, or write to: Michelle Sun, michellejsun@gmail.com. Ironically, his wife, Meg (Wisconsin 91), has been more active at Cornell than hes been. Solid-state electronics completely superseded vacuum-tube laboratory activities. Classmates, please continue to stay in touch. Ill start by introducing myself, James Gutow of Manhasset, NY. Joe Basralian, who lives in New Jersey with his wife and daughters, shared that he spends his spare time working for conservation and appreciation of our natural world through nonprofit work, and Im deeply involved in Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts as well. Joe also proudly announced that his daughters recently completed their BSA Eagle Projects! (AOA)the oldest orthopaedic association in the worldmaking history as the first woman president. Jeffrey Spector writes that his son graduated from high school in June and is attending the U. of Maryland, and his daughter graduated from Colby College in May with a BA in psychology. Phillips Hall at Cornell Get or Share Directions To Phillips Hall. Hopefully at least everyone enjoyed the autumn and all it offered and got outside for some air and exercise. The obituary in the Cape Cod Times details her amazing story. After 67 years of marriage, Stephanie passed in April after a battle with cancer. My fellow class correspondents and I look forward to hearing from you soon. 7 Week 2 Drop/Change Grading Basis Ends . Hello, Class of 2001. Leah Bissonette, MS 76, from Encinitas, CA, was glad shed packed in international travel in 2019, including to Vienna, Barcelona, Paris, and the South Pacific islands of Fiji, Vanuatu, and New Caledonia. Karen DeMarco Boroff, Karen.boroff@shu.edu; Deb Gellman, dsgellman@hotmail.com; Mitch Frank, mjfgator@gmail.com; Joan Pease, japease1032@aol.com. Please send your news to: Class of 2019, c/o Alexandra Bond 12, abb83@cornell.edu. John hopes for a revival of the Big Red Band Alumni Assn. He and Robin live in Bethesda, MD. Bill Schmidt had two paintings of Washington scenes (views of the National Gallery of Art and Dupont Circle) at a D.C. gallery this summer. Top image: Jason Koski/Cornell University, Classic Cornell Bread Is Still a Favorite of Health-Conscious Bakers, Fresh from Sustainability Success in NYC, Alum Leads Cornells 2030 Project on Climate Change, Get a Clue: Anna Shechtman Is a Star in the World of Crosswords. He enjoys spending time with family, reinventing the auto business, and giving back to the community. He finds that most satisfaction these days comes from teaching and coaching, and his biggest takeaway from the pandemic has been that distance learning at the high school level is not successful in the majority of cases. Lisa Morse (askprk@aol.com) lives in Mission Viejo, CA, where she is in semi-retirementkind of! She works both as a psychiatric nurse practitioner and as a mental health attorney, and she is also enjoying the beautiful weather and year-round access to the beach and hiking trails. It was fun when friends visited and he got to play tour guide. I do not like being in lockdown. Ina Perlstein Loewenberg (Iowa City, IA) says ha ha to whether her life has changed recently. 424 Phillips Hall. She has also been doing lots of traveling with my husband, Bob Metzler, visiting California, New Mexico, Hawaii, Texas, Georgia, Washington, DC, and Washington State. Jim, MST 65, and Lois Lundberg Carter are happily continuing to live on Seneca Lake for eight months of the year and in Florida the rest of the time. It has been one life-pleasing experience. Good advice, Doc. Meantime, here are your notes in readable form. Marks unparalleled experience and expertise will help our state connect with its past, said Whitmer. Cornell has enriched all our lives in countless, varied ways. It was what kickstarted a lifetime of world travel. Vice President for Research and Innovation, Create your own custom weekly events email, American Indian and Indigenous Studies Program, Biogeochemistry and Environmental Biocomplexity, Brian C. Nevin Welcome Center at the Cornell Botanic Gardens, Bronfenbrenner Center for Translational Research, CAC: Cornell Center for Advanced Computing, CAPE: Cornell Association of Professors Emeriti, CCE Central NY Dairy, Livestock & Field Crops, CCE North West NY Dairy Livestock and Field Crops Program, CCMR: Cornell Center for Materials Research, CCSSP: Cornell Climate Smart Solutions Program, Center for Disciplined-Based Education Research, Center for Integrative Developmental Science, College of Architecture, Art, and Planning, College of Human Ecology Human Centered Design, Cornell Atkinson Center for Sustainability, Cornell Brooks School Tech Policy Institute, Cornell Center for Comparative and Population Genomics, Cornell Center for Innovative Hospitality Labor and Employment Relations (CIHLER), Cornell Center for Social Sciences (CCSS), Cornell Financial Engineering Manhattan (CFEM), Cornell Initiative for Digital Agriculture (CIDA), Cornell Institute for Climate Change and Agriculture, Cornell Institute of Archaeology and Material Studies (CIAMS), Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management, Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management, Cornell University Agricultural Experiment Station, Cornell University Initiative for Maximizing Student Development (CU-IMSD), Critical Ottoman and Post-Ottoman Studies, David M. Einhorn Center for Community Engagement, Department of Development Sociology (DSOC), Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences (EAS), Department of Inclusion and Workforce Diversity, Dept. Did you come back to campus for our postponed Commencement ceremony this fall? Suzanne has worked at the Mount Pleasant Public Library for 20 years, and, like most of us have seen, libraries are now slowly coming back to normal after months of curbside pickups and virtual programming. She makes cookies, chocolate bark, gingerbread, and other sweet treats. One day I was wearing my Got Bees T-shirt, and we met a woman who did have bees. English: Phillips Hall, Cornell University. Jeff Lefkowitz (jlefkowitz55@gmail.com) reports that his daughter, Jaclyn 14, was married to Ben Kalter, MBA 19, on Memorial Day weekend. Phillips will likely also be renovated soon after this photo was taken. Fortunately, I learned the ups and downs of startups by launching a desktop publishing venture while I was at Cornell decades ago! Greg analyzes sites and projects, helps developers refine financial and budget modeling, and points out funding strategies.
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