In Memoriam December 2024 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s The University recently learned of the passing of these Cornellians 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. 1940s ’44, BA ’47, LLB ’49—Roger F. Dykes of Rockledge, FL, September 29, 2019; attorney; circuit court judge; advised and represented NASA in legal matters; veteran; enjoyed golf, boating, fishing, and flying; active in community, professional, religious, and alumni affairs. Lambda Chi Alpha. ’46, BA ’45—Muriel Sheerr Kaplan of Palm Beach Gardens, FL, August 8, 2024; sculptor; sculpted the bust of Cornell President Frank H.T. Rhodes that resides in the library of his eponymous hall; art consultant; interior designer; founding member, Armory Arts Center in West Palm Beach; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. Sigma Delta Tau. ’47 BArch—Jacqueline Rieser of Laguna Beach, CA, March 25, 2023; architect. ’48 BA—Suzanne Squire Graham of Greenwich, CT, August 6, 2024; economist; pilot; competitive swimmer; volunteer guide, Appalachian Mountain Club; enjoyed international travel and hiking; active in community and alumni affairs. Pi Beta Phi. ’48 MS HE—Evelyn Aldridge Mason of Upper St. Clair, PA, formerly of Mt. Lebanon, PA, December 4, 2010; food service instructor for Project Advantage, Pittsburgh Schools; active in community, professional, religious, and alumni affairs. ’48 BS CALS, MS ’49—Helen Sharp New of Oneonta, NY, August 8, 2024; high school biology teacher; chaplain, A.O. Fox Hospital; enjoyed international travel, camping, birding, square dancing, baking, and gardening; active in community, religious, and alumni affairs. Alpha Omicron Pi. ’48 BA—Joan Tonks Patterson of Modesto, CA, May 17, 2024; occupational therapist, Stanislaus County Mental Health Department; also worked at Napa State Hospital; visiting editor, the Modesto Bee; volunteer, League of Women Voters; enjoyed international travel and reading; active in civic, community, religious, and professional affairs. ’48 BS CALS—Luise Matrone Savage of Charlottesville, VA, July 17, 2024; professor of gifted education, West Virginia University; school psychologist; supervisor of special education programs; author; active in community and professional affairs. Surviving spouse: Thomas L. Savage ’48. 1950s ’50, B Chem E ’51—Lowell R. Buckner of Hendersonville, TN, October 31, 2012; chemical engineer; manager of engineering, Mobil Oil; veteran; active in professional affairs. Triangle. ’50 BME—Robert C. Ellis of Lake Forest, IL, 2021; vice president, Merkle and Associates Inc.; active in alumni affairs. Phi Kappa Psi. ’50 BA, MD ’53—Abraham I. Schweid of Seattle, WA, June 15, 2010; pathologist; active in alumni affairs. ’50 MD—Francis A. Wood of West Caldwell, NJ, August 13, 2024; neurosurgeon; president, Mountainside Hospital medical staff; chairman, Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation; chair, Family Service Bureau of Newark and West Hudson; Fulbright Scholar in neurosurgery; opera lover; mountain climber; enjoyed international travel and playing squash, tennis, platform tennis, and golf; active in community, professional, religious, and alumni affairs. ’51–53 GR—Allen I. Janis of Monroeville, PA, January 6, 2024; professor of physics and fellow emeritus and associate director of the Center for the Philosophy of Science, University of Pittsburgh; author; enjoyed sailing, birding, wordplay, puzzles, and Gilbert & Sullivan operettas; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. ’51, BA ’54—Douglas A. Young of Asheville, NC, August 13, 2024; financial manager; veteran; enjoyed the outdoors and golf; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. Phi Sigma Kappa. ’52 BA—Jane Kiely Davis of Malibu, CA, July 26, 2024; worked for the International Student Union and the Institute of International Education; enjoyed international travel, crossword puzzles, gardening, opera, art, playing piano, tennis, golf, and Sudoku; active in community, religious, and alumni affairs. Alpha Phi. ’52 MD—Thomas Killip III of Easthampton, MA, September 8, 2024; cardiologist; principal investigator, Coronary Artery Surgery Study; developed the Killip Classification of myocardial infarction; professor of medicine at Cornell, Northwestern, Michigan, Einstein, and Mount Sinai medical schools; executive vice president and interim CEO, Beth Israel Hospital; author; birder; enjoyed photography and sailing; active in professional and alumni affairs. ’52 BS HE—Marilyn Heidelberger MacEwen of Wilmington, DE, August 18, 2024; volunteer guide at Winterthur Museum; enjoyed international travel and antiques; active in community, religious, and alumni affairs. Kappa Alpha Theta. ’52 BA—John W. Montgomery of Soufflenheim, France, September 25, 2024; professor emeritus of law and humanities, University of Luton; active in professional and religious affairs. Watermargin. ’52 BS ILR—Harold Oaklander of Athens, NY, September 5, 2024; professor emeritus of labor, associate dean, and founder of the executive MBA program, Pace University Lubin School of Business; also worked for AeroJet and General Electric; established the first course devoted to unemployment at an American college or university; veteran; active in professional and alumni affairs. ’52 BS CALS—Irwin J. Sitkin of Aventura, FL, August 4, 2024; senior vice president of corporate communications, Aetna Life and Casualty; veteran; enjoyed golf and collecting antique woodworking planes and tape measures; active in community, professional, religious, and alumni affairs. Tau Epsilon Phi. ’52, B Chem E ’53, PhD ’63—Thomas E. Weber of Williamsville, NY, July 19, 2024; professor emeritus of chemical and biological engineering, University at Buffalo; pioneer of remote learning; author; mentor; avid swimmer; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. Theta Xi. ’53 BS HE—Evelyn Payne Kahrs of Colfax, NC, formerly of Ithaca, NY, September 2, 2024; realtor; elementary school teacher; 4-H agent; author; mentor; active in community, religious, and alumni affairs. ’53—I. Michael Samloff of Los Angeles, CA, and Pismo Beach, CA, August 1, 2022; professor of medicine at UCLA and Sepulveda V.A. Hospital; founded a software company to aid hospital management; active in professional affairs. Sigma Alpha Mu. ’54 BS CALS, PhD ’67—Peter Jackson of Louisville, CO, August 4, 2024; National Park ranger; director, U.S. International University, Europe; associate dean, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania; associate provost for admissions and registration, University of Houston; registrar, Cornell University; also worked for a software company; veteran; Rotarian; member, Kiwanis; enjoyed international travel, hiking, camping, and fine wine; active in religious and alumni affairs. Surviving spouse: Dorothy Jeremiah Jackson ’53, PhD ’76. ’54 BA—Phyllis Bivins Meeker of Farmington, CT, September 21, 2024; worked at Winsted Memorial Hospital; active in alumni affairs. ’55 BA—Stephen J. Adelson of Tulsa, OK, September 24, 2024; pediatrician; veteran; recipient, Frank H.T. Rhodes Exemplary Alumni Service Award; member, University Council; horse racing enthusiast; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. Beta Sigma Rho. Surviving spouse: Ellen Gussman Adelson ’58. ’55, BS CALS ’59—Sam Kaplan of Houston, TX, May 25, 2024; founding chair, Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, UTHealth Houston McGovern Medical School; professor and director, School of Life Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana–Champaign; veteran; author; editor; mentor; enjoyed art and ballet; active in professional and alumni affairs. ’55 LLB—Paul L. Pileckas of Hagaman, NY, May 24, 2023; attorney; veteran; avid Boston Red Sox fan; active in community and professional affairs. ’55 BA—Rona Kass Schneider of Brooklyn, NY, August 24, 2024; art historian; print collector; owner, Rona Schneider Fine Prints; expert on the 19th-century American Etching Movement; editor; author; active in professional and alumni affairs. ’56 BA—David A. Klau of West Hartford, CT, August 1, 2024; airline pilot, Pan American World Airways; flight instructor; veteran; enjoyed race-walking; active in community, professional, religious, and alumni affairs. Alpha Epsilon Pi. ’56, B Chem E ’57—Herbert Senz of Somerset, NJ, August 6, 2024; financial analyst, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital; publisher, the Somerset Spectator; manager of corporate planning, JC Penney; also worked as a project management engineer in the chemical and pharmaceutical industries; avid reader; enjoyed travel, walking, and classical and country music; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. ’56, BS Hotel ’57—Bernard L. Walpole of Peru, NY, August 28, 2024; owner, Beemers Office Supply and Gioiosas Liquor Store; squadron commander, 34th Air Refueling Squadron Pease Air Force Base and 310th Air Refueling Squadron Plattsburgh Air Force Base; veteran; enjoyed international travel; active in community and professional affairs. Phi Kappa Tau. ’57 BA—Stuart B. Goldman of New York City, July 31, 2024; corporate attorney; enjoyed sailing and skiing; active in professional and alumni affairs. ’57 BS CALS—John L. Howard of Austin, TX, August 9, 2024; banker; worked for NationsBank Corp., First Republic Bank, and Houston National Bank; active in professional affairs. Delta Phi. ’57 MBA—David E. Ljungberg of Charlton, MA, August 29, 2024; computer programmer and analyst, Norton Co.; veteran; enjoyed mystery novels and jigsaw puzzles; active in civic, community, professional, and religious affairs. ’57, B Chem E ’58—Steve Smethurst of Salisbury, MD, August 16, 2024; attorney; high school wrestling coach; genealogy buff; active in civic, community, professional, and alumni affairs. Chi Psi. ’58, BME ’59—Thomas E. Griffin of Sorrento, FL, September 5, 2024; engineer, Grumman Aerospace Corp.; flight sciences leader, F-14 Mission/Combat Capability Studies; supervisor, F-14 Flight Sciences Groups and the F-14D Aerodynamic Stores Separation Analysis/Live Weapons Firing Program; avid New York Yankees fan; enjoyed golf and watching wrestling; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. Sigma Chi. ’58 BS HE, MS ’79—Kathleen Bennett Hall of Fort Myers, FL, November 1, 2023; high school biology teacher; dietitian; enjoyed international travel, choral singing, and golf; active in community and alumni affairs. Kappa Delta. ’58 MEd, MBA ’60—James C. Showacre of Ithaca, NY, August 20, 2024; systems analyst, Student Loan Accounting Department, Cornell University; defensive coordinator, Cornell’s Sprint Football program; veteran; Rotarian; president, Social Service League (now GIAC); enjoyed international travel and sailing. Acacia. ’59 BS CALS—Carolyn Russell Coombe of Grahamsville, NY, January 10, 2024; farmer; raised Arabian horses and Black Angus cattle; U.S. Postal Service carrier; substitute teacher; secretary, Neversink Agricultural Society; enjoyed choral singing and painting; active in community, professional, and religious affairs. Surviving spouse: Philip Coombe Jr. ’58. ’59, BME ’60—Mark A. Kritz of San Francisco, CA, September 4, 2024; principal investigator, Atmospheric Science Research Center; veteran; active in professional and alumni affairs. ’59 BS Hotel—George T. Ladas of Roselle, NJ, September 15, 2024; owner, Base24 Design Systems; created architectural timepieces, industrial design, and animated fiber optic displays; artist; musician; inventor; illustrator; children’s book author; teacher; active in professional and alumni affairs. Beta Theta Pi. 1960s ’60 BS CALS—John M. Travis of Webster, NY, August 30, 2024; real estate appraiser, Midland Appraisal; consultant; enjoyed hunting, fishing, and gardening; active in professional and alumni affairs. Alpha Gamma Rho. ’61—Eugene H. Blabey II of Lakeville, NY, September 2, 2024; CEO, Western New York-Pennsylvania Railroad; owner and operator of small market radio stations; vice president for Europe, Africa, and the Middle East, United Press International; also chaired UPI’s British subsidiary; active in professional affairs. Kappa Delta Rho. ’61 BA—David I. Lerman of Gig Harbor, WA, August 12, 2024; worked for Tacoma Power; helped design North American Aviation’s splashdown system for Apollo 11; veteran; environmentalist; enjoyed the outdoors, folk music, playing guitar, humor, politics, crosswords, and bagels; active in community and professional affairs. Pi Lambda Phi. ’61 MD—William L. Newmeyer III of San Francisco, CA, February 19, 2022; hand surgeon; chief of surgery, St. Francis Memorial Hospital; assistant clinical professor of surgery, UCSF; veteran; author; editor; enjoyed international travel, hiking, bicycling, theater, and attending San Francisco Giants games; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. ’61 BS Hotel, MBA ’62—Bruce R. Steele of Westborough, MA, September 2, 2024; corporate controller; worked for Honeywell, Data General, Digital Equipment Corp., and Compaq; avid New England sports fan; enjoyed travel; active in professional and alumni affairs. Phi Delta Theta. ’61 BS Hotel—Alexander B. Vincent of Princeton, NJ, July 10, 2024; food service manager, Princeton University Dining Services, Sodexho, and Springpoint Senior Living; enjoyed entertaining, gardening, attending Princeton University football and basketball games, and family history; active in professional affairs. ’62 BA—Lee A. Adnepos of Rochester, NY, July 31, 2024; professor, Monroe Community College; advocate for human rights and social justice; enjoyed swimming, hiking, and reading; active in civic, community, and professional affairs. Sigma Alpha Mu. Surviving spouse: Judith Alan Adnepos ’82. ’62, BArch ’63—Clark P. Halstead of New York City, September 8, 2024; architect; founder and managing partner, Halstead Properties; board member, New York Landmarks Conservancy; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. Delta Upsilon. ’62, BA ’63—Carl B. Werner of Downingtown, PA, formerly of West Chester, PA, August 27, 2024; certified financial planner; securities analyst and trust portfolio manager; vice president and senior trust investment officer, First National Bank of Chester County; veteran; Rotarian; enjoyed bowling, softball, camping, and swimming; active in community, professional, religious, and alumni affairs. Alpha Chi Rho. ’63 BS CALS—Theodore C. Sivers of Oswego, NY, August 29, 2024; insurance agent; real estate agent; auctioneer, Sivers Auction Service; mechanic, Sivers Garage; veteran; member, Lions Club; active in community, professional, and religious affairs. ’63 BA—Daniel H. Wilcox of Tarzana, CA, February 14, 2024; Emmy-winning TV writer and producer; worked on the last four seasons of “M*A*S*H”; also wrote for “Sesame Street,” “What’s Happening!!,” “Alice,” “The Duck Factory,” “Good Times,” “Roots: The Next Generation,” “FM,” “Angie,” “Bay City Blues,” “Newhart,” “Growing Pains,” “Diagnosis: Murder,” “Cosby,” “Becker,” and the “Jeff Foxworthy Show”; taught screenwriting at Arizona State University; active in professional and alumni affairs. ’65 BS CALS/MCE—Stephen F. Gordon of Mystic, CT, August 13, 2024; structural engineer, Electric Boat; avid bird watcher; enjoyed playing softball, handball, and golf; active in community, professional, religious, and alumni affairs. ’65 BS CALS—David R. Tetor of Wappingers Falls, NY, August 20, 2024; Cornell Cooperative Extension agent; founder, Dairy of Distinction program; radio reporter, WKZE and WRWD Farm & Ag report; veteran; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. Cayuga Lodge. ’66 BS Nurs—Doris M. Glick of New York City, September 4, 2024; chief nursing officer, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital; vice president for nursing, New York Hospital; helped establish a second surgical opinion program at Citicorp Health and Medical Services; also worked for the NYC Office of Economic Opportunity; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. ’66 JD—Stephen M. Jacobstein of Pittsford, NY, August 31, 2024; attorney; partner, Kaman, Berlove, Marafioti, Jacobstein & Goldman LLP; veteran; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. ’66, BA ’67—Peter C. Leech of Boise, ID, June 9, 2024; marketing manager, Teradata Corp.; active in professional and alumni affairs. Phi Kappa Psi. ’66 PhD—Gary A. Lordens of Pasadena, CA, October 25, 2023; professor emeritus of mathematics, dean of students, and vice president for student affairs, Caltech; mathematics consultant for the television series “Numb3rs”; author; pianist; enjoyed international travel and fine food and wine; active in community and professional affairs. ’66 BA—Stanley C. Sterenberg of New York City, August 1, 2024; mathematics teacher, Chapin School; avid sportsman; enjoyed crossword puzzles and bridge; active in professional and alumni affairs. Tau Delta Phi. ’67 BS, ME ’69—John J. Cavanaugh of Swarthmore, PA, August 21, 2024; worked at the Foam Division, Scott Paper Co.; helped re-establish the Swarthmore Co-op and establish the Swarthmore Farmers Market; enjoyed international travel, photography, good food, and fine wine; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. Phi Kappa Psi. ’67—John Faltay of Vermilion, OH, December 5, 2020; electrician, Ford Motor Co.; tree farmer; knife maker; avid science fiction reader; enjoyed fishing; active in community affairs. ’67 MA, PhD ’73—Barbara Bisco Montgomery of London, UK, June 22, 2024; worked at the national museums in Jakarta, Indonesia, and Bangkok, Thailand; taught at the International School Bangkok; also taught at a women’s college in Japan; author; spoke French, Indonesian, and Thai; volunteer, Jakarta Zoo; enjoyed international travel and cultures; active in community and professional affairs. Surviving spouse: Roger D. Montgomery, MS ’71, PhD ’74. ’67 PhD—Ira G. Nolt of Lititz, PA, formerly of Ephrata, PA, August 22, 2024; scientist, NASA Langley Research Center; also worked at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Lab in Boulder, CO; postdoctoral researcher, Institute for Astronomy, University of Hawaii and University of Oregon; helped develop NASA’s first international program for studies of ozone chemistry; certified nursing assistant and emergency medical technician; recipient, John Thompson Fellowship research award; enjoyed surfing, hiking, and camping; active in community and professional affairs. ’68 MD—Paul E. Bates of Ithaca, NY, August 29, 2024; ob/gyn; veteran; marathon runner; enjoyed hiking, swimming, golf, hockey, and skiing; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. ’68 BA—Lawrence B. Daugert of Lynden, WA, August 15, 2024; attorney; expert birdwatcher; avid reader; enjoyed international travel, hiking, horseback riding, history, art, and playing bridge and chess; active in community and professional affairs. ’68 BS Hotel, MBA ’70—Thomas M. Diehl of Wisconsin Dells, WI, August 29, 2024; president, general manager, and co-owner, Tommy Bartlett Inc.; president, Wisconsin Dells Greyhound Racing; professor of hotel administration, Cornell University; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. Psi Upsilon. ’68 BS CALS—David E. LaHart of Panacea, FL, August 13, 2024; wildlife biologist; director, Energy & Environmental Alliance, Florida State University; senior instructor, Solar Energy Center, University of Central Florida; coordinator of conservation education, Florida Game and Fish Commission; veteran; author; recipient, the Golden LEEF Award; Florida Marine Science Educator of the Year (1999); Florida Outstanding Science Educator (1989); active in community and professional affairs. ’68, BS CALS ’69—Steven H. Rosdal of Englewood, CO, April 6, 2024; owner and CEO, Hyde Park Jewelers; founder, SHR Jewelers; also worked on Wall Street; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. ’69 BCE—Earl D. Brill of Cary, NC, August 6, 2024; professor emeritus and department chair of civil, construction, and environmental engineering, director of the Center for Transportation and the Environment, and interim director, Institute for Transportation Research and Education, North Carolina State University; professor, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; member, U.S. Army Science Research Board; veteran; author; editor; recipient, Huber Prize and Croes Medal; active in professional affairs. Phi Kappa Sigma. ’69 BS ORIE, ME ’70—William Hildebrand of Fort Mill, SC, April 2, 2024; business consultant, ESI Technologies; also worked for Scott Aviation and Exxon Corp.; active in professional, religious, and alumni affairs. Triangle. 1970s ’70 BS CALS, MBA ’71—Joshua C. Chase of Gainesville, FL, August 19, 2024; manager, Jumpie Run Plantation, a family timber property; tax department manager, Purvis Gray and Co.; also worked at the Chase Groves family citrus business; veteran; Rotarian; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. Psi Upsilon. Surviving spouse: Christine Davis Chase ’73. ’70 BS CALS—Frederick C. Waggoner of Gulf Shores, AL, formerly of Carrollton, TX, August 10, 2024; worked in IT; farmer; member, North Texas Harley Owners Group; enjoyed international travel, photography, and crossword puzzles; active in community and alumni affairs. Beta Theta Pi. ’70 JD—Michael D. White of La Veta, CO, September 3, 2024; attorney; partner, White & Jankowski; master referee for Colorado water courts; taught at the University of Colorado and the University of Denver law schools; veteran; author; Scout leader; active in civic, community, professional, religious, and alumni affairs. ’71, BArch ’72—David L. Kimball of Towson, MD, May 24, 2024; architect; project manager at Whitney, Bailey, Cox and Magnani LLC; designed the “Welcome to Maryland” sign; enjoyed art, theater, and dance; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. ’71 BS CALS—Herbert J. Orange of Vancouver, WA, August 18, 2024; horticulture director, Clark College; active in alumni affairs. ’72 BME—Harold S. Novikoff of Vail, CO, April 25, 2024; attorney; expert in bankruptcy and restructuring; conferee, National Bankruptcy Conference; avid wine collector; enjoyed skiing and sports car driving; active in professional and alumni affairs. Sigma Alpha Mu. ’73 BS Hotel—Robert A. Nelis of Doylestown, PA, August 27, 2024; realtor; country club and hotel manager; high school teacher; steelworker; veteran; enjoyed painting, cooking, the beach, golf, and following Pittsburgh sports teams; active in community and professional affairs. ’74 BEE—Walter E. Cullen of Falmouth, MA, formerly of Sudbury, MA, June 12, 2024; vice president of sales and marketing, Copley Controls Corp.; helped introduce the first generations of EMI CT scanners; enjoyed gardening and reading; active in professional and alumni affairs. Sigma Chi. ’75 BA—Susan A. Litowitz of Sudbury, MA, June 19, 2023; owner, SusanADesigns and SAL Graphics; advocate for education, music and arts for children, animal rescue, and the preservation of nature; active in community affairs. ’75 PhD—Carl A. Trocki of Mooloolah Valley, QLD, Australia, May 30, 2024; professor of Asian studies, Queensland University of Technology; director, Centre for Community and Cross-Cultural Studies; Fellow, Australian Academy of the Humanities; author; active in community and professional affairs. Surviving spouse: Orrawin Hemasilpin Trocki, MS ’68. ’77 PhD—Richard L. Hintz of Defiance, MO, April 2, 2022; statistics manager, Animal Science Division, Monsanto; professor of animal science, Oklahoma State University; researched the role of somatotropin in the milk production of dairy cattle; Scout leader; enjoyed travel, collecting, reading, and watching movies; active in community, professional, and religious affairs. ’78 BA—Douglas C. Everett of Westminster, CO, August 10, 2024; professor emeritus and division head of biostatistics and bioinformatics, National Jewish Hospital; professor, University of Colorado School of Public Health; expert on lung health and blood flow; author; editor; judge, Colorado State Science and Engineering Fair; officiated at USA and PARA swimming and at the Warrior Games; enjoyed international travel, marathon running, bicycling, and swimming; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. ’78 BA—Nancy A. Reese of Pittsburgh, PA, September 19, 2024; co-founder, partner, and chief creative officer, Akoya; chair, Women’s Law Project; president, Squirrel Hill chapter of NOW; board member, Pittsburgh Community Broadcasting Corp.; patron of the arts; enjoyed travel; active in civic, community, professional, and alumni affairs. ’79 JD—Cecelia L. Fanelli of New York City, July 9, 2024; attorney; specialist in commercial litigation; active in community, professional, religious, and alumni affairs. 1980s ’80, BEE ’81—Christian B. Spear of Providence, RI, February 28, 2024; software engineer; worked in the design verification industry; author; avid bicyclist and 35-year participant in the Pan-Mass Challenge bike-a-thon fundraising event; Scout leader; Rotarian; enjoyed international travel and music; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. ’81 MBA—Timothy D. Kopf of Carmel, IN, August 29, 2024; international financial analyst, Eli Lilly; enjoyed golf, tennis, and pickleball; active in professional, religious, and alumni affairs. ’81 BME—John L. Kuempel of Cincinnati, OH, August 25, 2024; vice president, Design-Build Group, DeBra-Kuempel EMCOR; Scout leader; classic car hobbyist; enjoyed camping, boating, waterskiing, and snow skiing; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. Surviving spouse: Eileen Devine Kuempel ’80, BA ’81. ’82 BS Hotel—Robert A. Gilbert of Timnath, CO, September 19, 2024; president and CEO, Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association International; also worked at MHM; enjoyed travel; active in professional, religious, and alumni affairs. Phi Kappa Tau. ’82 BA—Eric B. Wiener of Monmouth Beach, NJ, February 24, 2023; IT consultant, Analytic MicroSystems Inc.; computer specialist in Peace Corps headquarters; Peace Corps science and math teacher in Western Samoa; lifelong learner; enjoyed entertaining, cooking, and watching football; active in community and professional affairs. ’83 BS—Patrick D. Ferro of Spokane, WA, formerly of Vancouver, WA, July 22, 2024; professor emeritus of engineering, Gonzaga University; also taught at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; foundry process engineer, Precision Castparts; marathon runner; enjoyed mountain climbing; active in community and professional affairs. Phi Kappa Sigma. ’89 JD—Anne M. Getman of Barneveld, NY, March 24, 2022; attorney; enjoyed baking, cooking, and running; active in community affairs. ’89 BA—Patrick J. Price of Endicott, NY, August 28, 2024; certified public accountant, Vieira & Associates CPAs; active in professional and alumni affairs. Sigma Nu. 1990s ’94 PhD—G. Chris Rodrigo of Herndon, VA, March 8, 2024; expert in international development; economic consultant for the IMF, UNIDO, and the World Bank; taught at the National University of Singapore and George Mason University; active in professional affairs. ’97 BS CALS—Susannah Elwyn of Havertown, PA, August 26, 2024; research technician, University of Pennsylvania; expert in studies of gene expression; also worked at the University of Chicago and Harvard Partners Center for Genetics and Genomics; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. ’97 BS Hotel—R. Scott Lesé of Palm Beach, FL, June 20, 2024; general manager, the Everglades Club; active in alumni affairs. 2000s ’00 BS HE—Kathryn Polek Webers of Rockport, ME, June 21, 2023; graphic artist; facilities manager; groom and handler for the Chicago and Brandywine, PA, harness racing circuit; advocate for the humane treatment of horses; public works commissioner; enjoyed music and nature; active in civic, community, and professional affairs. ’02 MBA—Miles A. Stump of Seattle, WA, August 3, 2024; sustainable energy finance specialist, World Bank Group’s International Finance Corp.; privatized a soccer ball factory in post-Soviet Russia; avid soccer player; coffee enthusiast; enjoyed “BlackAdder,” the Hobbit and Lord of the Rings series, current events, and politics; active in community, professional, religious, and alumni affairs. ’05 BA—Kane T. MacAniff of Portland, OR, August 26, 2023; pinball player, International Flipper Pinball Association; qualified for the Oregon State Championships four times; founder, Scoreboard With the Cool S; active in community affairs. ’08 MHA—Marcus T. Smith of Syracuse, NY, February 4, 2024; attorney; worked for the New York State Health Department. 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 Sreang Hok / Cornell University. Published November 27, 2024. (Due to the Thanksgiving holiday, this section has been published ahead of its typical December 1 date.)