December 2006 Human Ecology ALUMNI UPDATE News for Alumni and Friends of the College of Human Ecology DEAR ALUMNI AND FRIENDS OF THE COLLEGE OF HUMAN ECOLOGY A s 2006 winds down, we are your time are all vital threads woven We look forward to meeting many gearing up, for 2007 and into the fabric of Human Ecology. And more Human Ecology graduates in the beyond. Cornell just launched your generous contributions continue months ahead, but in the meantime, an ambitious capital campaign and our to fuel the evolution and success of welcome your questions and comments new president, David Skorton, shares this amazing institution. Thank you. about our efforts on your behalf. a few thoughts here about what it means for Cornell and for Human Ecology. We will continue traveling throughout We are in the process of redesigning the country in 2007, spending time your alumni magazine, with a new with alumni and friends and sharing look to be unveiled early in 2007. highlights in scholarship, research, And, we are excited to announce the outreach, student accomplishments opening of a new online store, just in and plans for the future. We will be time for the holidays, full of products making our first swings through the Lisa Staiano-Coico, Ph.D Rebecca Q. and James C. Morgan Dean carrying the Human Ecology name Pacific Northwest, Arizona and New and logo. Orleans. And as always, we are eager to hear from you about new opportunities Your dedication to the College, your to connect with Human Ecology ideas and insights, your passion and alumni. Marybeth Tarzian Assistant Dean, Alumni Affairs and Development www.human.cornell.edu CHECK HERE TO DEDICATE YOURANNUAL FUND CONTRIBUTION DIRECTLY TO HUMAN ECOLOGY a letter from david skorton Photo Credits T he College of Human Ecology embodies so much of the spirit that distinguishes Cornell as a great university: academic excellence, pioneering research and outreach programs that make a difference in people’s lives today while shaping a better world for tomorrow. It is in that very spirit that we just launched Far Above, an ambitious and vital campaign that will empower Cornell to lead higher education into the 21st century. future. And it opens the doors to outfitting Human Ecology’s laboratories, design studios and instructional facilities at the leading edge of technology and innovation. I look forward to working with the alumni, faculty and staff of Human Ecology on this campaign. Together, we will create a future for Human Ecology and Cornell that carries forward our proudest traditions of leadership, discovery and impact. Human Ecology’s academics and research are grounded in science, policy and design; driven by analysis and discovery; and focused on the real David J. Skorton world. Far Above will strengthen this President distinct approach. It will produce undergraduate scholarships and graduate fellowships to help recruit tomorrow’s leaders. It will help retain today’s outstanding faculty and recruit a new generation of scholars for the Virginia Hallett Hardesty, HumEc ‘49, was first to arrive on the Arts Quad, more than five hours before the ceremony. Hardesty is a great-grand-niece of Cornell’s third president, Jacob Gould Schurman. TO FIND OUT MORE: Contact Marybeth Tarzian 1-800-453-7703 mt85@cornell.edu. PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE $25,000+ Charles Michael Adelman, Esq. Deborah Gerard Adelman Jay W. Carter Juliann Reisner Carter Marjorie Ann Corwin Marilyn Fife Mibs Martin Follett Don S. Follett William T. Greene Dorothy Hom Dorothy Clark Hulst Elizabeth R. Keane William H. McAleer Colleen M. McAleer John J. Meakem, Jr. Diane Baillet Meakem Karen Benz Merns James C. Morgan Rebecca Q. Morgan Charles John Mund Carol Winter Mund Joseph H. Reich Carol F. Reich Stephen Rushmore Judith K. Rushmore Neil Jeffrey Schechter Larry B. Scheinfeld Jane Kluger Scheinfeld John H. Snyder Beatrice H. Snyder Arthur Snyder Arthur Snyder, III Jean B. Taber GIVING SOCIETY $500-$24,999 Suzanne F. Aigen Richard R. Allison Lyn M. Allison Enid L. Alpern Jerome Alpern Richard M. Altman Patricia M. Altman Paul Anbinder Stephen E. Anbinder Helen M. Anbinder Madeline Anbinder Ann C. Appert Ronni S. Arnold Robin H. Aronow George L. Ashley Mary Jo Ashley Carol B. Aslanian Mohamed Ag Ayoya Michael W. Azzara Reginald M. Ballantyne, III Paul G. Banikiotes Thomas E. Bartell, Esq. Cathy J. Bartell Brit J. Bartter Marilyn M. Bartter Curtis T. Bell Margaret Schiavone Berens H. Bruce Bernstein Janice Bernstein Phyllis Wasson Bertin David S. Blumenthal Karen Blumenthal Carolyn Olson Boegly John J. Brennan Mary S. Brennan Sarina Monast Bronfin Pamela I. Brown Alice C. Brunner Arthur B. Buchholz, Jr. Barbara Buchholz Richard Valentine Burkhauser Joseph W. Calby Diana H. Calby T. Colin Campbell Audrey J. Cauchois Brian F Chabot Hwei-Chi Chen Andrew Y Chin Robert I. Chodock Priscilla Clement Mary Jo Coe Lee E. Cohen Kenneth Alan Cohen Robert F. Conti Eleanor H. Conti Patricia M. Coolican Constance Christine Copetas Anne D. Cowie Robert A. Cowie Vanne S. Cowie Nancy Lain Cox Charles R. Cox Jean L. Craig Cassin W. Craig Carl A Crispell Thomas S. Croskey Elizabeth W. Croskey Cynthia A. Cuffie-Jackson Clement C. Curd Dixie Curtice Walter R. Curtice William H. Day Susan Phelps Day Nancy Dean Bonnie K. DeLaMater John B. DeVries Roberta G. DeVries Joseph S. Dewey Betsy M. Dewey Nicholas T. Diakow Yvonne Schlafstein Distenfeld Debra Doncov John C. Dorfman, Esq. Ruth B. Dorfman David R. Dunlop Peggy A. Dunlop Linda Germaine-Miller Frank E. Giaimo Elissa L. Giaimo John J. Gilbert, Jr. Inger M. Gilbert Ray Y. Gildea, Jr. Gertrude S. Gildea Andrea E. Glanz Joel H. Glasky Bonnie Wolfman Glasky Sidney Goldstein Phebe Vandervort Goldstein Lisa Goldstein-Novak Adelaide Park Gomer Laura L. Good Daniel M. Grauman Betty Niles Gray Eleanor B. Greco Cynthia B. Green Norman Gross, Esq. Barbara Z. Gross Penny Skitol Haitkin Jeffrey M. Haitkin Nancy K. Hansen Emily B. Hendrickson Robert W. Herdt Lorna L. Herdt Wilson T. Hileman, Jr. Susan Annis Hileman Virginia Miller Hoadley Robert C. Hodson Anita H. Hodson Robert Brooke Hollis Judith Hollis James R. Holmes Andrew W. Horrocks Amy W. Horrocks Bonnie Howard Howell Anne M. Lamb Anita E. Leonard Gail A. Levey Jack L. Lewis, Esq. Barbara B. Lewis William Ooi Lee Lim Lavina Y. Lim Barbara Levitz Lindheim John W. Lloyd Clara Ann N. Lloyd Janet Donnelly London Paul D. London Ronald A. Longo William E. Loomis Barbara L. Loomis William E. Lutz Janet C. Lutz Nancy R. Lynk Robert E. Lynk Lilly R. Maisel Michael J. Malter Daryl Rothman Malter Gerald L. Mandell Judith Mandell Robert V. Manning, Sr. Nicky Jacobs Manning Carroll McConnell Manning Marion Mason Robin Wallach Matza Lowell C. McAdam Susan K. McAdam Carolyn F. McGarvey Donald McGarvey Joan Rasmussen McGee Jane Wigsten McGonigal Mary Antenen McIlroy Margaret H. McNulty Ruth H. Meyer James N. Ottobre Antoinette H. Ottobre Sarah Jamee Pak-Lin Nanci S. Palmintere Virginia Panzer Maria E. Papola William D. Parente Marianne Catherine Pellegrini Lee H. Perlman Eleanor Dillon Petigrow Richard W. Pew Elizabeth W. Pew Roxanna Phillips Richard E. Phillips Steven Polansky Karen Kaufman Polansky Fredrick C. Powell Susan J. Powell Keith T. Pryor Yabu Pushelberg Kathleen M. Rasmussen Michael H. Ratner Marilyn Ratner Brad R. Reback Elizabeth Dean Reed Rae Messer Reilly Thomas C. Reynolds Carmen P. Reynolds Mary Ferreira Reynolds Myoung Sook Rhee John F. Richards Patsy L. Richards Grace E. Richardson Wendy Miller Richman Robert L. Ridgley Marilyn Hester Ridgley Daniel K. Roberts Betty R. Roberts Kenneth L. Robinson HJK the college of human ecology acknowledges with pride and gratitude the following people who have been }Jsignificant supporters of the college during the 2005–2006 Facademic year. HK Janett A. Edelberg Dwight R. Robinson MD Sherri Miller Edelman John K. Howell Glenn W. Meyer Jean R. Robinson Herbert Eisenberg Elizabeth M. Howell Constance Ferris Meyer Margaret B. Robinson Judith C. Eisenberg Kristine N. Howland Kathleen L. Meyer Ellen P. Roche Laura Ellis, Ph.D. Margaret DeLong Huckle Brian J. Miller William C. Rolland Michael S. Emen Gordon H. Huckle Joseph A. Miller Mary Ann Rolland Marcy Sonneborn Fabiani Ruth Hutter Heidi G. Miller Carol Fein Ross Amy L. Faucher James H. Irish Penny S. Mills Stephen C. Ross John A. Faucher Dorothy J. Jackson Stephen E. Milman Nancy Ross Herbert D. Feinberg, Esq. R. Peter Jackson Evalyn Edwards Milman William B. Rowan Ruth S. Feinberg Lucy H. Jarvis J. Gregory Milmoe Doris Jean Rowe Elizabeth K. Fennelly Mary Unkovic Jensen Susan Deitz Milmoe Richard Jay Rowe Linda C. Fentiman Deborah Waterman Johns Karen Mineo Lorrie Panzer Rudin Anthony G. Fernandes Carl T. Johnson Omar Montano Mireles Barnett Rukin Georgianna S. Fernandes Joyce A. Johnson Margaret Newell Mitchell Donna Lynn Rukin Ann Teresa Ferreira Marjorie Johnston Karen M. Mitchell Seaward A. Sand, Jr. Joan Hartford Ferreira Paul Skeen Jones William A. Mitchell Mavis G. Sand Manuel J. Ferreira Mary W. Kahn Nan Molofsky Anthony M. Saytanides Anita Fial Stuart Kahn Lenora Moragne Karen A. Schader Laurie Ruth Fleisher Valerie Sellers Kantrowitz E. John Morehouse, Jr. Susan Klotzke Schaefer Michael Jeffrey Foster, Esq. Lawrence B. Kantrowitz, DVM Ellen R. Morehouse Julie S. Schaffer Elizabeth Karen Foster Mi Kyung Kim Lee R. Morisy Robert H. Schaffer Gerard F. Fox Shirley Y. Kingsly Michele Landis Morisy Nancy M. Schlichting Alan C. Fox Sanford Kingsly Evelyn V. Morrison Joan Schmidt Jeanne McNulta Fox Knight A. Kiplinger James W. Moyer Jerry Z. Schurmeier Daveen Fox Ann M. Kiplinger Ruth Pierce Hughes Moyer Susan S. Schurmeier Marshall E. Frank Muriel Mulgrew Klein Susan Hills Murphy Wallace L. Schwartz, Esq. Rosanna R. Frank Edward D. Klein Margaret C. Murray Elizabeth M. Schwartz Carolyn U. Franklin Sue Stern Korn Nancy Neal Janice Taylor Scott Benjamin Franklin, Esq. Terry Kornblum-Singer John L. Neuman William S. Scott, III Rolf A. Frantz Michele Silverman Krantz Carolyn Chauncey Neuman Jean Willman Scott Nancy N. Frantz Diane Kuehn Robert L. Nevin Donna S. Selnick William S. Frommer Frederick M. Kuehn Mary Ellen W. Nevin Patty Abnett Senker Devin Grady Gallagher David Ching Sam Kwan Lucinda A Noble Geraldine Serotte Gary A. Gambuti Virginia Kwan Donna K. Noyes Charles M. Shafran Donna L. Gammack Ann Kane LaBeau Sharon Kay Obendorf Robin Begun Shafran, Ph.D. John T. Garland, M.D. Timothy Richard LaBeau Ralph Louis Obendorf David S. Shaw Nancy Garland Renee F. Laffer John S. Ostrom Margo May Shaw Mary Lou Gedel L. Cecil Lamb Marybeth Ostrom Riki Poster Sheehan Elizabeth Sheldon Barry L. Shemin Amy A. Shemin Edward William Shineman. Jr. Scott Rhein Silverstein Betsy Louise Silverstein Kosali I. Simon Peter C. Simpson Gary Joseph Simson Paul Singer Elizabeth Martin Slutz Leonard Slutz Edward Holman Smith Janet Ritchie Smith Gerald Eugene Smith Susan Kurz Snyder John Souliopoulos Evangelia Souliopoulos James W. Spencer Robert S. Spencer Julie Garfunkel Spencer Dorothy D. Spencer Barbara S. Spencer Lisa Staiano-Coico Craig M. Stanley Cecilia S. Stanley Ida Sue Starke Peter Starke, M.D. Arthur H. Steffen, Jr. Catherine D. Steffen Patricia G. Stocker James D. Stocker Richard M. Strassberg Lester M. Strong Venesa W. Strong Dorothy Hull Sturtevant Patricia M. Sullivan Peter Susser Nonie S. Susser Rachel H. Swarts Keith A. Symonds Stacey G. Symonds Charles J. Tallent Gligor A. Tashkovich Joseph M. Tasse Gerald Smith Thomas Lewis E. Topper Leslie Topper Michael B. Troner Deborah Simon Troner Virginia Utermohlen Virginia B. Utermohlen Mary K. Vane George H. Vollmuth Wilma A. Wagner Stephen A. Wald William T. Walsh Lee Walsh Marjorie B. Washbon Carol B. Welch Peter D. Welch Silver B. West William D. White Claudia Frances Wiegand Margaret Hallock Wiggins Sally W. Williams Roxanne R. Williams Theodore W. Winsberg Gertrude K. Winsberg Joyce Lindower Wolitzer Carol O. Woods Joshua O. Yedvab Lauren E. Yedvab Bettie Lee Yerka Philip M. Young Nancy H. Young Jerome M. Ziegler CAYUGA SOCIETY Planned Giving Karen Benz Merns Amy L. Marks Eileen B. Peck ! NEW Shop Online Visit the new Human Ecology webstore for great new gifts with the Human Ecology name and logo! 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