In Memoriam November 2026 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s The University recently learned of the passing of these Cornellians Please submit notification of alumni deaths—including an obituary, if possible—to the University at cubio-deceased@cornell.edu. Once the University records an alumni death in its database, the relevant information is forwarded to Cornelliansfor inclusion in a future In Memoriam section; deaths are generally listed three to four months after the University receives notice. If you have questions, please contact Alexandra Bond ’12 at abb83@cornell.edu. 1940s ’45 MS HE—Elizabeth Selke Hensley of Columbia, MO, June 15, 2026; professor and chair of home economics, University of Missouri; also taught at the University of Delaware and Oklahoma A&M College; author; enjoyed playing piano; active in community, professional, religious, and alumni affairs. ’45 BEE—David A. Nimick of Sewickley, PA, June 8, 2026; executive, Rust Engineering Co.; also helped manage the Rust Philanthropic Foundation; veteran; enjoyed tennis, platform tennis, golf, skiing, backpacking, and needlepoint; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. ’45 BA—Louise Borntrager Weigel of Columbia, MO, June 12, 2026; homemaker; Avon salesperson; avid reader; enjoyed travel and cooking; active in community, religious, and alumni affairs. Alpha Phi. ’46 BME—John M. Schultz of Kennett Square, PA, February 25, 2026; veteran; active in alumni affairs. ’47 BA—Charles D. Cornwell of Madison, WI, October 13, 2025; professor emeritus of chemistry, University of Wisconsin; veteran; author; mentor; active in professional and alumni affairs. Alpha Delta Phi. ’47, BA ’46—Phyllis Dicker Karten of New York City, December 30, 2023; active in alumni affairs. ’48, BS ORIE ’49—Samuel M. Seltzer of Bonita Springs, FL, June 4, 2026; founder and president, Allison Corp., one of the first U.S. companies to do business in mainland China; active in professional and alumni affairs. Tau Delta Phi. ’49 MD—Abraham Blumer of West Bloomfield, MI, January 9, 2023; physician; active in alumni affairs. ’49—John T. Cornelius of Bowie, MD, formerly of Galesville, MD, June 25, 2026; insurance agent at State Farm; enjoyed travel, jazz, and the Washington Commanders; active in community, professional, religious, and alumni affairs. ’49 BA—Mary Sanders Shindelar of Solway, MN, June 4, 2026; elementary school teacher; enjoyed fishing, woodworking, bird watching, reading, quilting, and spending summers in Alaska; active in community and alumni affairs. Kappa Kappa Gamma. 1950s ’50 B Chem E—Charles A. Pedrotty of Manchester, CT, November 2, 2025; material manager, Circuit Wise; director of international sales, Uniroyal; veteran; enjoyed golf and tennis; active in professional, religious, and alumni affairs. ’51 BS CALS—Edward A. Borchers of Virginia Beach, VA, June 20, 2026; director, Virginia Truck Experiment Station; specialist in collard and kale varieties; enjoyed gardening; active in professional and religious affairs. Kappa Delta Rho. ’51—Loren M. Rosenbach of Naples, FL, November 9, 2020; hematologist; active in professional and alumni affairs. Zeta Beta Tau. ’52 JD—Burton Citak of New York City, July 6, 2026; attorney; partner, Citak & Citak; active in professional and alumni affairs. ’52–54 SP Ag—Imogene Bruner Helm of Tucson, AZ, June 22, 2026; English teacher at Maxwell Jr. High, Pima Community College, and other Tucson schools; enjoyed international travel and playing flute; active in community and alumni affairs. ’52 BS CALS—John G. Holt of Venice, FL, June 16, 2025; microbiologist; professor, Iowa State University; editor and chairman of Bergey’s Manual Trust, Michigan State University; editor-in-chief of several editions of Bergey’s Manual of Determinative Bacteriology and Bergey’s Manual of Systematic Bacteriology; sculptor; weaver; ceramicist; enjoyed international travel, nature, reading, and collecting art; active in professional and alumni affairs. ’52, BEE ’53, MBA ’55—C.V. Noyes of Adamstown, MD, formerly of Harpswell, ME, July 11, 2026; CIA officer, Office of Research and Development’s Audio Physics Division, and inspector for the Intelligence Community Staff; also worked in management and sales at Safety Car Heating & Lighting Co. and Eastern Industries; veteran; recipient, Career Intelligence Medal; volunteer ambulance driver; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. Theta Delta Chi. ’52—Robert D. Wearn of Marion, OH, July 5, 2026; manager at Westinghouse Electric, Huber Manufacturing, Fairfield Engineering, and Sycon; veteran; enjoyed golf; active in community and professional affairs. Beta Theta Pi. ’53 BS CALS, PhD ’66—Jack W. Allen of Winter Park, FL, November 7, 2025; professor emeritus of business, Michigan State University; helped build new markets for farmers in Central America, Eastern Europe, and Africa at USAID; veteran; mentor; enjoyed music and running; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. Surviving spouse: Linda Cone Allen ’58. ’53 MS—Gilbert Binder of Virginia Beach, VA, June 25, 2026; worked in insurance and estate planning; veteran; enjoyed international travel, sailing, gardening, and Scrabble; active in community and professional affairs. ’53—John E. Chin of Tinton Falls, NJ, March 8, 2026; engineer; active in alumni affairs. ’53, BCE ’57—Nathan L. Jacobson of Chester, NY, July 2, 2026; civil and environmental engineer; founder and president, Nathan L. Jacobson & Associates; also worked for a consulting engineering firm and a heavy construction company; veteran; author; enjoyed travel, boating, and woodworking; active in civic, community, and professional affairs. Tau Delta Phi. ’53, BME ’54—Robert G. Rutishauser of Austin, TX, June 19, 2026; chief financial officer, Micro-Electronics and Computer Technology Corp.; founding executive director, Capital Area Training Foundation; vice president, Control Data; also worked at Trane Co. and Booz Allen and Hamilton; veteran; enjoyed international travel; active in community, professional, religious, and alumni affairs. Delta Tau Delta. ’54, BME ’55—Edwin W. Hewitt of Avon, CT, June 25, 2026; nuclear engineer at ABB; veteran; enjoyed travel, skiing, and astronomy; active in professional and alumni affairs. Phi Gamma Delta. ’55 BS ILR—Kenneth I. Abrams of Florham Park, NJ, April 1, 2026; head of personnel, Loews Corp.; enjoyed travel, fine food and wine, and the New York Times crossword; active in professional and alumni affairs. ’55–57 SP Ag—Kent M. Many of Chapel Hill, NC, May 30, 2026; worked at IBM: veteran. ’56 BS HE—Elizabeth Ostrom Allen of Woburn, MA, formerly of Lexington, MA, June 27, 2026; taught at Needham Public Schools and Buckingham Browne & Nichols School; enjoyed reading, classical music, museums, baseball, and Cape Cod; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. Delta Gamma. ’56 BS HE—Carole Biller Goldfarb of San Diego, CA, July 1, 2026; teacher; progressive activist; poet; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. ’56 MS, PhD ’59—Ronald H. Konig of Fayetteville, AR, July 1, 2026; professor emeritus of geology, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville; also worked for the State of Vermont Geological Survey and the State of New York; consulting geologist for mining and petroleum companies; author; mentor; enjoyed woodworking and landscaping; active in professional affairs. ’56 BS Hotel—Thomas W. White of Kihei, HI, June 13, 2026; restaurateur; caterer; avid golfer; enjoyed travel; active in professional and alumni affairs. Delta Kappa Epsilon. ’57 BS CALS—Lee P. Cornaire of Bath, NY, June 9, 2026; colonel, U.S. Army; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. ’57 BA—Anne M. Mott of Baldwin, NY, June 4, 2026; reference librarian; adjunct instructor of library services, Hofstra University; enjoyed bear collectibles; active in professional and alumni affairs. Kappa Delta. ’58 BA—James H. Caldwell of Evanston, IL, June 9, 2026; Episcopalian priest; advocate for social justice; enjoyed history, opera, the Chicago Cubs, sailing, flying, and playing the viola; active in civic, community, and religious affairs. Phi Kappa Psi. ’58 BA—Elizabeth Newell LeGoff of Chicago, IL, July 12, 2026; host, cable access television program “Jobs Jobs Jobs”; town supervisor, Meridian, MI; also worked for the State of Michigan in licensing and regulation; enjoyed travel and scuba diving; active in civic, community, and alumni affairs. Alpha Xi Delta. ’58 BS CALS—Evelyn Cornwall Powell of East Greenbush, NY, June 9, 2026; academic librarian; department head, Ohio University Health Sciences Library; also worked at the University of Kansas and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; author; enjoyed reading, playing piano, practicing ballet, gardening, and watching college basketball; active in community, professional, religious, and alumni affairs. ’58 BA—Richard V. Stieglitz of Melville, NY, formerly of Richmond Hills, GA, July 4, 2026; worked at Fallsburg High School; owner, Stieglitz Bungalow Colony; manager, River Valley Summer Estates; also worked at Rolling V bus company; veteran; horseman; breeder of harness racehorses; enjoyed travel; active in community affairs. Tau Epsilon Phi. ’58 BA—Edith Stringham Tepper of Boston, MA, July 5, 2026; assistant to the dean, Simmons Graduate School of Social Work; high school English teacher; emergency first aid instructor; lifelong learner; enjoyed reading, photography, theater, the symphony, world dance, puzzles, and needlework; active in community, professional, religious, and alumni affairs. Surviving spouse: Barry J. Tepper ’57. ’58–60 SP Ag—Donald F. Wallace of Farmington, NY, June 29, 2026; owner, Wallace’s Paint Shoppe; farmer; missionary; also worked at Rochester Telephone; veteran; enjoyed carpentry; active in community, professional, and religious affairs. ’59, BS CALS ’60—Henry E. Booke of Homer, AK, formerly of Dennis, MA, June 20, 2026; scientific director, Northeast Anadromous Fish Laboratory, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; specialist in fisheries; professor, University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point; also taught at Boston and Yale universities, and the University of Massachusetts, Amherst; veteran; enjoyed travel and the outdoors; active in professional and alumni affairs. ’59, BME ’60, MME ’61—Jere D. Buckley of Springfield, VA, July 13, 2026; mechanical engineer, Perkin-Elmer Corp.; led the development of the Micralign optical lithography process; enjoyed woodworking, sailing, beekeeping, gardening, and photography; active in civic, community, professional, and alumni affairs. Kappa Sigma. Surviving spouse: Caryl Demarest Buckley ’61. ’59 DVM, MS ’63—Jack E. Lowe of Dryden, NY, June 24, 2026; veterinarian; professor emeritus, Diagnostic Laboratory, Cornell University; director, Cornell Equine Research Park; pioneered numerous surgical techniques; recipient, Daniel Elmer Salmon Award for Distinguished Alumni Service; horseman; advocate for animal welfare; mentor; enjoyed travel, hunting, fishing, gardening, grilling, and dancing; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. 1960s ’60, BEP ’61—Charles A. Brau of Nashville, TN, June 7, 2026; professor emeritus of physics, Vanderbilt University; groundbreaking researcher in molecular physics, spectroscopy, and laser physics; first director, Free Electron Laser Center; also worked at the Avco Everett Research Laboratory, Kamerlingh-Onnes Laboratory, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Quantum Institute, and the University of Oxford; author; enjoyed sailing, skiing, fishing, stargazing, bicycling, and camping; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. Theta Chi. ’60, B Chem E ’61—John G. Klinge of Westport, CT, June 9 2026; president, JGK & Associates; executive vice president, Major League Marketing; worked at General Foods, Arm & Hammer, Topps Chewing Gum Co., and Score Baseball Cards; baseball coach; veteran; lifelong learner; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. Sigma Phi Epsilon. ’60, BEE ’61—Bruce W. Saunders of Charlottesville, VA, June 19, 2026; program manager, Raytheon; also worked at Westinghouse Defense and Space Center; investor; member, Boston Investors Technical Analysis Group; enjoyed sailing; active in community, professional, religious, and alumni affairs. Kappa Delta Rho. Surviving spouse: Jocelyn Gurley Saunders ’61. ’60 MS, PhD ’74—W. Harry Schaffer Jr. of Lebanon, PA, July 13, 2026; regional supervisor, Pennsylvania State Cooperative Extension Service; farmer; veteran; helped develop the Lebanon Area Fair; enjoyed Dixieland jazz, playing piano, flying, and gardening; active in community, professional, religious, and alumni affairs. ’61 EdD—Gwendolyn Jones Newkirk of Lincoln, NE, July 3, 2026; professor emerita of home economics, University of Nebraska; Fulbright-UNICEF senior lecturer and home science consultant with the Cornell Project at the University of Ghana and Winneba Specialist Training College; also taught at the University of Minnesota, Bennett College, Lincoln University, and North Carolina College; first African American elected president of the American Home Economics Association; mentor; philanthropist; active in community, professional, and religious affairs. ’62 BA—William J. Gallagher of Gainesville, GA, June 21, 2026; Delta Airlines’ station manager at Reagan National Airport; also worked at Pan American Airlines; docent, Udvar-Hazy Air and Space Museum; certified wine sommelier; lifelong learner; enjoyed gardening; active in community and professional affairs. Kappa Alpha. ’62, BS CALS ’63—Varick V. Stringham Jr. of Wappingers Falls, NY, June 12, 2026; president, North Atlantic Equipment; veteran; Adirondack 46er; avid hiker and skier; enjoyed mountain climbing; active in community, professional, religious, and alumni affairs. Sigma Chi. Surviving spouse: Judith Mitchell Stringham ’61. ’62 BA—Daniel Tarsy of Dedham, MA, July 14, 2026; neurologist; founder and director, Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders Center at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center; professor of neurology, Harvard Medical School; veteran; helped document the effects of persecution faced by Jews in the Soviet Union; avid Boston sports fan; enjoyed international travel, sculpting, movies, tennis, and bicycling; active in community, professional, religious, and alumni affairs. ’63 BS Hotel—Edward R. Allen of Canton, GA, June 20, 2026; CEO, Give Kids the World; CEO, Chateau Properties; real estate developer, Allen-Kearns Co.; restaurateur, Le Chateau steakhouses; enjoyed travel, sailing, and motorsports; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. Psi Upsilon. ’63 BS CALS—Bruce J. Burke of Oneida, NY, June 10, 2026; placement specialist, New York State Department of Labor; veteran; president and chief videographer, Public Access Channel 99; editor, AH-OOO-Gah Bulletin; Rotarian; member, Elks Club; enjoyed antique automobiles; active in civic, community, professional, and alumni affairs. ’63 BS CALS, MBA ’64—Tom J. Clark of Back Cove, ME, formerly of Old Chatham, NY, July 4, 2026; founding partner, Dubin Clark & Co.; founder, Old Chatham Sheepherding Co.; president, Poly-Hi Corp.; also worked at Acushnet Co. and other companies; veteran; chair, Cornell’s Lake Source Cooling project; Foremost Benefactor, Cornell University; recipient, Frank H.T. Rhodes Exemplary Alumni Service Award; enjoyed international travel and sailing; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. Alpha Delta Phi. Surviving spouse: Nancy Williams Clark ’62, MEd ’64. ’64 BA—Nancy Hockensmith Beach of Oakland, CA, formerly of Minneapolis, MN, July 10, 2026; worked in human resources at Control Data, Northwest Airlines, and First Bank; also taught high school English; avid reader; enjoyed international travel, art, literature, movies, and theater; active in civic, community, professional, and alumni affairs. Kappa Delta. ’64 DVM—Stephen A. Benjamin of Fort Collins, CO, May 2026; veterinarian; professor emeritus, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University; specialist in pathology, toxicology, radiation biology, and cancer research; fellow of comparative pathology, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine; author; mentor; active in professional and alumni affairs. Alpha Psi. ’64 BS CALS—William F. Cosgrove of Rensselaer, NY, June 22, 2026; federal probation and parole officer; deputy chief, Northern District of New York; counselor, Eastern Correctional Facility; volunteer firefighter; enjoyed horses, fly-fishing, and hunting; active in community, professional, religious, and alumni affairs. ’64 PhD—Richard T. Douty of Columbia, MO, October 14, 2024; professor of civil engineering, University of Missouri; helped design the Arecibo deep space radio astronomy facility; structural engineer, Bethlehem Steel; worked for Wernher von Braun’s rocket group; created bridge design software; veteran; mentor; active in professional and alumni affairs. ’64, BA ’67—Gail Keebler Ryan of West Simsbury, CT, June 22, 2026; assistant director and librarian, Loomis Chaffee School; also worked at Avon Free Public Library and Oakland Public Library; AKC master level hunting test judge; enjoyed international travel and English setters; active in civic, community, professional, and alumni affairs. Pi Beta Phi. Surviving spouse: David R. Ryan ’62, MBA ’67. ’64, BME ’65—Robert C. Simpson of Tulsa, OK, May 10, 2026; general manager, Simpson Enterprises; president, Robert S. and Helen Grey Trippet Foundation; president and CEO, Home Stake Oil and Gas Co. and Home Stake Realty Co.; veteran; enjoyed international travel; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. Phi Delta Theta. ’65, BS CALS ’66—Rick N. Anderson of Cleveland, TN, June 24, 2026; operations manager, M&M Mars; enjoyed travel, golf, fishing, flying, and sports; active in community and professional affairs. ’65 MBA—William J. Ashworth of Riverside, CA, June 9, 2026; plant manager and operations manager, Owens-Illinois; enjoyed golf; active in community, professional, religious, and alumni affairs. ’65 HE, MRP ’66—Barbara Bethune Blanchard of Albany, NY, June 20, 2026; senior planner, Tompkins County Planning Department; owner, B Creative; instructor, graduate planning program, Cornell University; member, Tompkins County Legislature; helped create MEGA, the Municipal Electric and Gas Alliance; environmentalist; active in civic, community, professional, and alumni affairs. ’65 BA—Lari Lynn Hovermale Muller of Pebble Beach, CA, and Palo Alto, CA, June 18, 2026; registrar, Stanford University Graduate School of Business; personnel manager, Alza Corp.; also worked at Radio Free Europe; advocate for childhood literacy, animal care, and people with visual impairments; active in community affairs. Delta Gamma. ’65 PhD—Jal S. Parakh of Bellingham, WA, May 18, 2026; professor emeritus of biology, Western Washington University; enjoyed reading, playing tennis, and current events; active in community, professional, and religious affairs. ’65, BArch ’66—Kenneth W. Talbot of Pittsboro, NC, November 22, 2025; president, Hanna/Olin Ltd.; active in alumni affairs. ’66 BA—Jeff McNealey of Columbus, OH, January 25, 2026; attorney; partner at Porter Wright Morris Arthur; practiced environmental and real estate development law; also worked at the Ohio Department of Natural Resources; participated in the Ohio-Ukraine Rule of Law Program; enjoyed international travel, woodworking, cooking, skiing, flying, sailing, golf, and tennis; active in civic, community, professional, religious, and alumni affairs. ’66 DVM—Clifford G. Muddell of Clifton, NJ, July 2, 2026; veterinarian; owner, Foster Animal Hospital; founding partner, Emergency Veterinary Clinic, West Caldwell, NJ; veteran; author; avid sports fan; enjoyed golf and choral singing; active in community, professional, religious, and alumni affairs. ’66 MILR—Paul A. Wendowski of Columbus, IN, July 4, 2026; employee benefits manager, Cummins Engine Co.; avid sports fan; active in professional, religious, and alumni affairs. ’67 MS—Jeannette Anderson Bakke of White Bear Lake, MN, July 2, 2026; Baptist minister; spiritual director, Christos Center for Spiritual Formation; professor, Bethel Seminary; teacher; author; enjoyed international travel and reading; active in community, professional, religious, and alumni affairs. Surviving spouse: Stanley O. Bakke ’66, MBA/JD ’67. ’67 BA—Lee A. Bertman of Vero Beach, FL, June 9, 2026; founder, cable television systems in the U.S. and the Caribbean; director of capital planning, Conrail; CPA; also worked at Israel Aircraft Industries and MITRE Corp.; adjunct professor of economics, Indian River State College; veteran; also served in the Coast Guard Auxiliary Aviation program; enjoyed flying; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. ’67 PhD—Roger W. Rollins of The Plains, OH, June 19, 2026; physicist; educator; mentor. ’67 BA—Lois C. Thetford of Seattle, WA, May 24, 2026; instructor at MEDEX Northwest, the University of Washington’s physician assistant education program; practitioner, Fremont Women’s and 45th Street clinics; helped found the Seattle Gay Liberation Front; advocate for healthcare for the homeless; anti-war activist; enjoyed quilting, birding, languages, and puzzles; active in civic, community, professional, and alumni affairs. ’68 B Chem E—Robert E. Cohen of Jamaica Plain, MA, July 9, 2026; professor of chemical engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; entrepreneur; mentor; youth soccer coach; enjoyed international travel; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. Alpha Chi Sigma. ’68 MBA—Joe C. Doan of Frankfort, IN, June 17, 2026; owner, Coapstick Insurance Agency; also worked at Inland Steel; Rotarian; member, Elks Club, Moose, and Masons; enjoyed fishing and golf; active in community, professional, religious, and alumni affairs. ’68 PhD—Cameron B. Kepler of Athens, GA, June 1, 2026; ornithologist, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service; research assistant, Pacific Ocean Biological Program; also worked with high-end ecotourism vessels; co-discoverer of two new bird species; author; enjoyed international travel; active in professional affairs. ’69 BS CALS—Naomi Block Esmon of Oklahoma City, OK, February 16, 2025; adjunct professor, Department of Pathology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center; member, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation; pioneer in the study of blood coagulation; active in professional and alumni affairs. 1970s ’70, B Chem E ’89—William S. Houck of Dix Hills, NY, June 7, 2026; associate engineer, Suffolk County Department of Public Works; senior engineer, Henderson & Bodwell; enjoyed reading, hiking, and photography; active in community, professional, religious, and alumni affairs. Delta Kappa Epsilon. ’71—Susan Stevens Suarez of Ithaca, NY, June 11, 2026; professor of reproductive biology, Cornell University; conducted pioneering research on sperm; professor, University of Florida; also taught biology for inmates at the Cayuga Correctional Facility; author; mentor; enjoyed gardening; active in civic, community, professional, and alumni affairs. ’73 EdD—Robert E. Bernard of Mountain Lakes, NJ, June 3, 2026; day trader; teacher; enjoyed cats; active in community affairs. ’73 MBA—Abe A. Gomel of Montreal, Quebec, June 26, 2026; entrepreneur; owner, Liberté, a leader in organic and probiotic products; one of the inaugural supporters of the Montreal International Jazz Festival; organized international symposia on space exploration, symbiosis, probiotics, and architecture; supported research in evolutionary biology; lifelong learner; enjoyed music, art, and architecture; active in civic, community, professional, religious, and alumni affairs. ’73—Dale E. Hyde of Savannah, GA, June 25, 2026; department head of biomedical research, Navy Experimental Dive Unit; research physiologist in exercise and thermal physiology, Naval Medical Research Institute; veteran; enjoyed international travel, gun collecting, animals, woodworking, and remodeling; active in community and professional affairs. ’75 BA—Ross Cunnick III of Falmouth, MA, July 7, 2026; financial analyst; stock trader; driver, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution; active in community and alumni affairs. Phi Delta Theta. ’75 BS ILR—Daniel A. Schwimer of Bethesda, MD, April 15, 2026; active in alumni affairs. ’75, BS HE ’82—Marisue Nelson Taube of Englewood, FL, formerly of Aurora, NY, July 7, 2026; director, Office of the Councils, External Relations for the University Library, and Development for the College of Arts and Sciences at Cornell; also worked at the Australian Independent Schools USA Foundation and the University of Tasmania Foundation USA; enjoyed international travel, animals, and nature; active in civic, community, professional, and alumni affairs. Surviving spouse: David H. Taube ’69, BArch ’70. ’75 BS Eng—Alan B. Weiss of San Antonio, TX, April 14, 2026; software engineer, ManTech International Corp.; also worked at Datapoint; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. ’76 MS, PhD ’79—Theodore G. Lindeman of Colorado Springs, CO, March 6, 2026; professor of chemistry, Colorado College; also taught at Middlebury College; enjoyed backpacking, mountain climbing, camping, hiking, bicycling, hunting, and choral singing; active in community, professional, religious, and alumni affairs. Surviving spouse: Kathleen Ellison Lindeman ’71. ’77 BA—Colleen Dougherty Anderson of Smithfield, RI, July 2, 2026; librarian; head of reference services, Bryant University; also worked at Millville Free Public Library; lifelong learner; avid reader; active in community, professional, and religious affairs. ’78 JD—Peter J. Costanza of Somerville, MA, June 20, 2026; attorney, Massachusetts Correctional Legal Services; worked on litigation to improve prison conditions, challenged unconstitutional solitary confinement, and fought for due process for incarcerated people; enjoyed “flying things,” science fiction, art, music, and collecting records; active in civic, community, professional, and alumni affairs. ’78 BS CALS, DVM ’81—Ian J. MacKellar of Canton, NY, June 5, 2026; large animal veterinarian; avid train enthusiast; enjoyed maple sugaring, bridge, the Red Sox, collecting cacti, and gardening; active in community, professional, religious, and alumni affairs. ’78 BS Nurs—Mary Cahill Reitz of Cooperstown, NY, June 14, 2026; director of nursing, Otsego Manor; artist; active in professional, religious, and alumni affairs. ’78 BEE—Larry J. Smith of Baltimore, MD, June 30, 2026; social worker, Greater Homewood Community Corp.; realtor; co-founding director, Camp JRF; tutor; enjoyed folk singing and songwriting; active in community, religious, and alumni affairs. ’79 BS CALS, MS ’82—Susan Melby Robb of Sherborn, MA, June 25, 2026; junior high school science teacher; enjoyed travel, biking, swimming, gardening, baking, and hiking; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. Surviving spouse: Edward J. Robb ’77, DVM ’81. 1980s ’81 MS—William G. Mennen of Palm Beach Gardens, FL, October 8, 2025; director, Mennen Co.; active in professional and alumni affairs. ’82 BS HE—Christine Scheider Jameson of Lisle, IL, June 15, 2026; science teacher, Monroe Middle School; food technologist; marathon runner and Ironman and triathlon competitor; avid reader; enjoyed international travel and playing flute; active in community, professional, religious, and alumni affairs. Surviving spouse: Jeffrey J. Jameson ’81. ’85 MBA—Alan H. Krasner of Troy, PA, June 29, 2026; financial advisor, Merrill Lynch; partner, Deloitte; Peace Corps volunteer in Cameroon; author; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. ’86 MBA—Peter M. Huff of Flanders, NJ, June 7, 2026; director of marketing operations, AT&T; also worked at Merkle; avid craftsman; enjoyed fishing, hiking, playing guitar, gardening, and following the Atlanta Braves and the Green Bay Packers; active in community, professional, and religious affairs. ’88, BA ’89—James D. Moran of Cheshire, CT, July 2, 2026; attorney; expert in workers’ compensation law; avid sports enthusiast; active in professional and alumni affairs. Alpha Tau Omega. 1990s ’90 BEE—Charles C. Lin of Derwood, MD, December 1, 2025; active in alumni affairs. ’92 BA—Matthew J. Sendelbach of Fishkill, NY, July 1, 2026; research scientist, Nova Measuring Instruments; also worked as a process engineer and metrology consultant; patent holder; author; soccer coach; Scout leader; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. Surviving spouse: Kimberly Powell Sendelbach ’93. 2000s ’00 MRP—Timothy N. Logue of Ithaca, NY, June 18, 2026; transportation engineer and director of engineering services, City of Ithaca; helped construct Ithaca’s Waterfront Trail; enjoyed international travel, hiking, bicycling, canoeing, running, swimming, sailing, and playing music; active in community and professional affairs. ’03 BS HE—William B. West of Silver Spring, MD, April 12, 2026; research analyst; blogger; podcaster; enjoyed pop culture and singing a cappella; active in alumni affairs. Editor’s note: Please submit notification of alumni deaths—including an obituary, if possible—to the University at cubio-deceased@cornell.edu. Once the University records an alumni death in its database, the relevant information is forwarded to Cornellians for inclusion in a future In Memoriam section; deaths are generally listed three to four months after the University receives notice. If you have questions, please contact Alexandra Bond ’12 at abb83@cornell.edu. Top: Photo by Noël Heaney / Cornell University. Published October 30, 2026