In Memoriam September 2024 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 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, BArch ’43—Ettore J. Lippi of West Pittston, PA, May 28, 2024; architect; owner, Lippi Properties; veteran; active in community, professional, religious, and alumni affairs. ’44 BS HE—Marian Stout Lynes-Bouck of Middleburgh, NY, May 17, 2024; home economics teacher; helped restore a historic grist mill; active in community, religious, and alumni affairs. Alpha Omicron Pi. ’46, BS Eng ’47—Stanley H. Bryer of Woodstock, NY, May 26, 2024; environmental attorney; veteran; philanthropist; advocate for preserving nature; enjoyed the outdoors and fly fishing; active in civic, community, professional, and alumni affairs. ’46–47 GR—Heinz C. Mohr of Newark, NY, May 25, 2023; president, Wayne Floral Co.; veteran; enjoyed international travel and collecting books. ’48 BME—Peter J. Mangano of Naples, FL, May 19, 2024; mechanical engineer; worked at Solvay Process, Allied Chemical, Allied Signal, and Honeywell Corp.; veteran; mayor and police and fire commissioner, Bernards Township, NJ; avid golfer and fisherman; active in civic, community, professional, religious, and alumni affairs. ’49 BA—Rose Garis Mullen of Carlsbad, NM, May 6, 2024; homemaker; enjoyed travel, horses, painting, sewing, and camping; active in artistic affairs. ’49 BA—Jean Gordon Seidler of Stamford, CT, March 13, 2024; paralegal; public school teacher; Meals on Wheels volunteer; enjoyed bridge, knitting, needlework, and miniature furniture crafts; active in community and alumni affairs. 1950s ’50–51 GR—Frances Humm Fitzgerald of Little Rock, AR, May 30, 2024; co-owner, Captains Nine Restaurants & Catering; chef of the year, Arkansas Professional Chefs and Cooks Association; inductee, Hall of Fame, Central Arkansas Chapter, American Culinary Foundation; enjoyed travel and reading; active in community, professional, and religious affairs. ’50 BA, MD ’54—Paul F. Nugent of Xenia, OH, April 6, 2024; chief flight surgeon, U.S. Air Force; medical monitor for Gemini space flights; veteran; hospital commander in Saigon, Vietnam; enjoyed international travel, genealogy, classical music, telling bad jokes, “Jeopardy!,” and animals; active in charitable, community, environmental, professional, and alumni affairs. Theta Chi. ’50 BS HE—Betty Rosenberger Roberts of Redding, CT, formerly of Stamford, CT, May 17, 2024; owner, Canus Management Associates; manager, Robert Half Personnel Agencies and Accountemps; treasurer, Learning in Retirement; avid swimmer, skier, and scuba diver; active in community, professional, religious, and alumni affairs. ’50—Clarence B. Steinberg of Silver Spring, MD, March 12, 2024; public affairs officer, U.S. Department of Agriculture; professor of English, University of Maryland; expert in Chaucer and Beowulf; also taught at Howard, George Washington, and George Mason universities; author; active in civic, community, and professional affairs. Sigma Alpha Mu. ’50 BA—Roger T. Wolcott of Sandy Spring, MD, June 8, 2024; professor emeritus of sociology and criminal justice studies, Westminster College; peace and social justice activist; author; enjoyed international travel; active in civic, community, professional, religious, and alumni affairs. Watermargin. ’51, BME ’52—Gerald C. Kinne of Charlottesville, VA, December 30, 2023; mechanical engineer and director of the reactor division, Brookhaven National Laboratory; helped build the High Flux Beam Reactor (HFBR); veteran; member, Sons of the American Revolution; taught seamanship, celestial navigation, and clock repair; enjoyed international travel, sailing, and skiing; active in community, professional, religious, and alumni affairs. Delta Phi. ’51 BA—Stuart Minton Jr. of Kinderhook, NY, June 2, 2024; president and CEO, MINCOM (Minton Communications); director, N.W. Ayer ABH International; worked on iconic advertising campaigns for De Beers, the U.S. Army, and AT&T; veteran; active in professional and alumni affairs. ’51 BS CALS—Joseph J. Zader of Tully, NY, formerly of Solvay, NY, June 2, 2024; purchasing officer, Syracuse City School District; buyer and purchasing agent, ACME and IGA food markets; veteran; fire commissioner; enjoyed golf, skiing, and ballroom dancing; active in civic, community, professional, and religious affairs. ’52—Emily Dye Cassebeer of Rochester, NY, July 3, 2007; worked at Memorial Art Gallery–Creative Workshop, University of Rochester; enjoyed reading, crossword puzzles, animals, and creating and collecting art; active in artistic and community affairs. ’52, BS Nurs ’53—Allyn Hollingshead Lucas of Winter Haven, FL, January 5, 2024; homemaker; nurse; pilot; Silver Life Master in bridge; avid reader; enjoyed international travel, tennis, golf, skiing, fishing, and boating; active in civic, community, and alumni affairs. Delta Gamma. Surviving spouse: Roy H. Lucas, MD ’52. ’53—Daniel J. Carney of Myrtle Beach, SC, April 2, 2023; supervisor, Johnson Controls; inventor; active in professional and alumni affairs. ’53—Ellen Bromfield Geld of Tiete, Brazil, October 24, 2019; co-owner and operator, Fazenda Pau D’Alho cattle farm; journalist; novelist and author of The Heritage: A Daughter’s Memories of Louis Bromfield and View from the Fazenda; active in community and professional affairs. Delta Gamma. Surviving spouse: Carson Z. Geld ’50. ’53 BS Hotel—C. Kenneth Grailer of Santa Monica, CA, March 29, 2024; investment consultant; active in alumni affairs. ’53, BA ’57, PhD ’66—Thomas B. Settle of Bronx, NY, October 12, 2020; professor emeritus of technology, culture, and society, Polytechnic Institute, NYU; expert on Galileo; author; active in professional and alumni affairs. Alpha Tau Omega. ’54, BME ’55—Clarence G. Fauntleroy of Navarre, FL, May 30, 2024; insurance executive; worked for Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance and Prudential Life Insurance; president, Right Associates; consultant; inductee, Cornell Athletics Hall of Fame; active in professional and alumni affairs. Psi Upsilon. ’54 BFA, MFA ’70—Barron M. Hirsch of Irvine, CA, April 5, 2024; founder and chair, art department, Saginaw Valley State University; taught painting, drawing, printmaking, and art history; founder and director, University Art Gallery; art critic; dentist; veteran; author; enjoyed international travel; active in artistic, community, professional, and alumni affairs. Alpha Epsilon Pi. Surviving spouse: Eva Nagler Hirsch ’54. ’54—Robert O. Osborn of O’Fallon, MO, May 19, 2024; civil servant; lobbyist for the City of St. Louis; veteran; enjoyed weightlifting, walking, and political engagement; active in charitable, civic, community, and professional affairs. Triangle. ’54 JD—William L. Wright of West Ellicott, NY, June 5, 2024; attorney; expert in trust and estate law; veteran; skilled welder and mechanic; enjoyed international travel, tennis, golf, and boating; active in community, professional, religious, and alumni affairs. ’55, BME ’56—Robert S. Belden of Shrewsbury, MA, May 17, 2024; project and engineering manager, Union Carbide; project engineer, Babcock and Wilcox; consultant for nonprofits; veteran; fan of college sports; enjoyed international travel and number puzzles; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. Sigma Alpha Epsilon. ’55 BS CALS—Heather Duncan Burke of La Conner, WA, formerly of Anacortes, WA, May 4, 2023; word processing expert; worked for Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory; regional office developer, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development; marketing support representative, Wang Laboratories; helped create the word processing center at the Center for Real Estate & Urban Economic Studies, UConn; high school science teacher; author; enjoyed gardening and dressage; active in community and professional affairs. ’55 BS CALS—Hugh D. Cotcamp of Salt Lake City, UT, formerly of Myrtle Beach, SC, May 27, 2024; worked for Ford Tractor Division; avid skier; enjoyed golf and bicycling. ’55 BEE, PhD ’61—A. Stratton McAllister of Delafield, WI, June 7, 2024; senior systems engineer, IBM; professor of electrical engineering; music arranger; enjoyed international travel, singing, and playing tuba, trombone, ophicleide, and early music wind instruments; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. Tau Beta Pi. Surviving spouse: Caryl Koerper McAllister ’60. ’55 BS HE—Ann Denton Pemberton of Windsor, ON, December 31, 2022; schoolteacher; Meals on Wheels volunteer; recipient, Ontario Volunteer Service Award; active in community affairs. Kappa Delta. ’55, BArch ’56—Alfredo G. Pereira of Bogotá, Colombia, February 10, 2024; architect. ’55—David S. Rundell of Greenville, NY, September 27, 2022; rural mail carrier; volunteer, Greenville Food Pantry; enjoyed photography; active in community affairs. ’55 BA, LLB ’57—Franklin E. Tretter of Naples, FL, formerly of Manhattan; April 30, 2024; attorney; represented contractors in private and public projects in NYC, including the renovation of Yankee Stadium, the Brooklyn Bridge, and the Statue of Liberty; consultant, Skanska construction company; veteran; marathon runner; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. Sigma Alpha Mu. ’56 BS Nurs—Mary Brown Howland of Stamford, CT, May 21, 2024; nurse; director of medical care systems and risk manager, Stamford Hospital; president, National Association of Quality Assurance Professionals; enjoyed sailing; active in professional and alumni affairs. ’56 BA—Carlyn Wagner Johnson of Indianapolis, IN, May 17, 2024; professor emerita of law and public policy, Indiana University; founding member, Indiana University School of Public and Environmental Affairs; advisor, Indiana House of Representatives; expert on public school finance; tutor, Indianapolis public school system; author; philanthropist; volunteer, United Way Success By Six program and the Dolly Parton Imagination Library; advocate for social justice; master gardener; enjoyed international travel, classical music, and bird watching; active in civic, community, and professional affairs. ’56 BS HE—Marilynn Woollatt Peckham of Colonie, NY, February 21, 2024; administrative assistant for private and state agencies; enjoyed reading, writing, and music; active in alumni affairs. Alpha Omicron Pi. ’57 BS CALS—Milton A. Fullerton of South Woodstock, VT, August 12, 2021; dairy farmer; director, Eastern States Farm Cooperative and the Soil Conservation Service; veteran; active in community, professional, religious, and alumni affairs. ’57, BEE ’58, PhD ’61—Keith R. Kleckner of Bloomfield Hills, MI, June 2, 2024; professor emeritus, vice president for academic affairs, provost, and chair, electrical and computer engineering, Oakland University; interim director, Cranbrook Institute of Science; active in community, professional, and religious affairs. ’57 BA—Richard C. Mark of Purchase, NY, April 2024; vice president, Winard Jewelry; appeared in television commercials; active in artistic, professional, and alumni affairs. Alpha Epsilon Pi. ’57 BA—Myron M. Teitelbaum of Palm Beach Gardens, FL, February 9, 2023; psychiatrist; veteran; philanthropist; enjoyed travel; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. ’58—John A. Barber of Dunwoody, GA, formerly of Burlington, VT, May 31, 2023; marketing manager, sales school instructor, and computer salesman, IBM; veteran; golf and hockey coach; member, Mensa; enjoyed international travel and golf. Tau Kappa Epsilon. ’58 BS ILR—Robert F. Brown of Sarasota, FL, May 4, 2024; founder, RF Brown Realtors; also worked in the computer department at PSE&G; veteran; enjoyed international travel; active in community, professional, religious, and alumni affairs. Kappa Sigma. ’58 MA—Esther Pickard Wachtell of Ojai, CA, June 1, 2024; founder, the Wachtell Group; owner, Oak Knoll Ranch; philanthropist; commissioner, 1984 Olympics; active in artistic, civic, community, professional, and alumni affairs. ’59, BCE ’61—William L. Catto of Auburn, NY, May 24, 2024; city engineer, Auburn; director, Cayuga County Health and Human Services departments; also worked as a surveyor; legislator, Cayuga County; newspaper columnist; enjoyed travel, hockey, and comics; active in civic, community, environmental, professional, and alumni affairs. Sigma Nu. ’59 BA—John E. Dunn of Bellevue, WA, 2023; orthopedic surgeon, Seattle Orthopedic & Fracture Clinic; active in alumni affairs. Psi Upsilon. ’59 BS ILR—Melvyn H. Fruit of Jacksonville, FL, May 26, 2024; management consultant; attorney; general counsel and corporate secretary, Sav-A-Stop; also worked at Paccar Inc. manufacturing company and the Federal Trade Commission; enjoyed jazz, tennis, and cultural arts; active in community, professional, religious, and alumni affairs. Tau Epsilon Phi. ’59 BA, LLB ’62—Marshall L. McClung of Mount Pleasant, TX, April 24, 2024; attorney; avid reader; enjoyed the Spanish language, woodworking, scuba diving, astronomy, classical music, radio-controlled airplanes, electronics, photography, and computers; active in professional and alumni affairs. ’59, BEE ’60—Alan S. Rosenthal of New York City, June 6, 2024; senior systems executive on Wall Street; design engineer; docent, Metropolitan Museum of Art; life member, University Council; recipient, Frank H.T. Rhodes Exemplary Alumni Service Award; active in community, professional, religious, and alumni affairs. ’59, BEE ’60—Donald W. Spencer of Zieglerville, PA, December 7, 2023; electrical engineer; worked for Gencor Industries, Sterling Duplication Services, Lockheed Martin, and General Electric; electronics instructor, Florida Technical College; active in alumni affairs. Delta Chi. ’59 BA—Karen Okland Wepsic of Jamaica Plain, MA, October 15, 2022; staff member, Department of Biochemistry, Harvard Medical School; registered nurse, Massachusetts General Hospital; laboratory assistant, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution; author; volunteer at Hospital Albert Schweitzer in Haiti; active in community and professional affairs. 1960s ’60 BA—Peter J. Leadley of Dallas Plantation, ME, formerly of Rangeley, ME, November 17, 2023; physician; medical director, St. Francis Hospital; director, Thayer Hospital; director, Maine Bureau of Health; also worked with the U.S. Public Health Service in Maine and Africa; helped eradicate smallpox in Africa; avid reader; military historian; enjoyed skiing, fly fishing, and hunting; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. Delta Phi. ’61 DVM—Floyd P. Hitchcock of Marshfield, WI, May 29, 2024; veterinarian; owner, Newstead Animal Hospital; veteran; Sunday school teacher; active in community, professional, and religious affairs. ’61 MS—Edgar E. Webber of Keuka Park, NY, May 15, 2024; professor of botany, Keuka College; veteran; author; avid nature photographer; also photographed for the NFL and LPGA; active in community and professional affairs. ’62 BS Hotel—Richard F. Kelly Jr. of Hopkinton, MA, November 8, 2023; self-employed; active in alumni affairs. Sigma Phi Epsilon. ’63 MA, PhD ’76—Carol Heiniger Bishop of Baltimore, MD, May 22, 2024; founder, Bishop Consulting Co.; oversaw accounts for Blue Cross and Blue Shield; also worked at Virginia State Retirement System and Virginia Department of Human Resources; taught at universities in Richmond, VA; helped establish Citizens for Integrity; volunteer English teacher for refugees; active in civic, community, and professional affairs. Surviving spouse: John W. Bishop, PhD ’66. ’63 PhD—Ann M. Infanger of Greensburg, PA, May 20, 2024; Sister of Charity of Seton Hall and member of the pastoral ministry; professor of biology and Case Professor of the Year, Seton Hall University; recipient, Sears-Roebuck Foundation Award for Teaching Excellence; researched the DNA of bread mold; author; active in professional and religious affairs. ’63 BS CALS—John Pedlow III of Grand Island, NY, February 8, 2024; banker; active in alumni affairs. Alpha Phi Delta. Surviving spouse: Judith Piorun Pedlow ’69. ’64 BS CALS, MS ’68—Robert M. Beck of Freeville, NY, June 14, 2024; owner, Closet Pro; conservationist; founding member, Finger Lakes Land Trust; active in community, environmental, and alumni affairs. Alpha Chi Rho. ’65 LLB—Glenn W. Collier of Hilton Head Island, SC, formerly of Springfield, OH, June 5, 2024; attorney; enjoyed boating and the Cincinnati Reds; active in civic, community, and professional affairs. ’65 MS HE—Susanna White Einolf of Bethlehem, PA, May 25, 2024; homemaker; active in alumni affairs. ’65 BS ORIE, ME ’66—Alvin L. Frank of Los Angeles, CA, October 14, 2023; founder and president, California Software; president and CEO, Indisy Software; president, Youbet.com, Onyx Software, and Thinque Systems Corp.; active in professional and alumni affairs. ’65 LLB—Paul L. Gioia of Guilderland, NY, February 11, 2024; attorney; lead counsel, LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene & MacRae; senior vice president, First Albany Corp.; chairman, New York State Public Service Commission; assistant counsel and first assistant counsel for New York Govs. Wilson and Carey; legal staff member for Gov. Rockefeller; special assistant to Sen. Jacob Javits; assistant district attorney, Manhattan; veteran; active in civic, professional, and alumni affairs. ’65—Douglas D. Tewes of Seattle, WA, formerly of Virginia Beach, VA, May 25, 2024; entrepreneur; mentor; avid golfer; enjoyed travel, art, and opera; active in community and professional affairs. Sigma Alpha Epsilon. ’66 BA—Meredith Bradford of Truro, MA, April 13, 2024; attorney; worked on prominent First Amendment cases; also worked with attorney Melvin Belli; owner, Zesty Wear; advocate for progressive politics; lover of animals; enjoyed blues festivals; active in civic, community, and professional affairs. ’66—Paul T. Ellis of Forestville, NY, May 17, 2021; farmer and landscaper; veteran; Civil War enthusiast; enjoyed hunting, fishing, and woodworking; active in community affairs. ’67, BA ’74—Gerald E. Chait of Pittsburgh, PA, June 3, 2023; partner, Giant Eagle Inc.; philanthropist; active in community, professional, religious, and alumni affairs. Zeta Beta Tau. ’67 BS CALS—Hansel H. Schober of Austerlitz, NY, June 2, 2024; dairy farmer; member, Austerlitz town board and Taconic Hills school board; enjoyed reading; active in civic, community, and professional affairs. Sigma Phi Epsilon. ’68 BS CALS—Eric A. Illjes of Ocean City, NJ, May 25, 2024; head coach, women’s volleyball, Richard Stockton College; designed software for air traffic control, Federal Aviation Administration Technical Center; worked on marine studies for the nuclear power industry; helped restore a shad run on the Susquehanna River; veteran; enjoyed volleyball, biking, running, birding, clamming, scuba diving, body surfing, golfing, and gardening; active in community, environmental, professional, and alumni affairs. Alpha Gamma Rho. ’68—James F. “Rip” Johnston of Ithaca, NY, January 15, 2021; bar owner; school bus driver, Ithaca City School District; 1967 ECAC Championship Big Red Hockey player; coach; loved dogs; active in community and alumni affairs. ’68 BA—Diana Telling Murray of New York City, June 2, 2024; president, Tisbury Partners Inc.; vice president for finance, treasurer, and CFO, Metropolitan Museum of Art; vice president, NYL Health Care; budget director and vice president for finance, Columbia University; vice president, NYC Health and Hospital Corp.; collected art and earrings; enjoyed museums, music, ballet, and Broadway; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. Delta Gamma. Surviving spouse: Henry W. Murray ’68, MD ’72. ’68, DVM ’71—Thomas R. Wolski of Cambridge, NY, June 6, 2024; veterinarian, Cambridge Valley Veterinary Hospital; youth soccer coach; member, Battenkill Chorale; co-founder, Turning Point Rowing Club; avid photographer; enjoyed international travel, rowing, and cross-country skiing; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. Phi Sigma Kappa. ’69 BA—John K. Carmichael of New York City, 2022; president, Church of Scientology of New York; editor; active in religious affairs. 1970s ’71 MCE—James W. Small of Burlington, MA, June 7, 2024; civil engineer; vice president, Camp Dresser & McKee Inc.; avid reader; Boston Red Sox fan; enjoyed international travel, watching Westerns, and researching historic places; active in community and professional affairs. ’71 BA—Robert M. Vukas of Mt. Lebanon, PA, May 28, 2024; attorney; senior counsel and head of litigation, Consol Energy; partner, Frankovich and Anetakis law firm; enjoyed international travel, reading, music, theater, museums, Pittsburgh sports, good food, and dogs; active in professional affairs. ’72 BA—Alan I. Kaplan of Van Nuys, CA, November 13, 2023; real estate and healthcare attorney; carpenter; soccer coach; basset hound aficionado; enjoyed travel, music, and raising ducks and chickens; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. ’72 MBA—Robert M. Kaufman of Naples, FL, August 25, 2023; president, Phoenix Ltd.; CEO, Carematrix Corp.; partner, Coopers & Lybrand; active in professional affairs. ’74 PhD—Arthur J.L. Cooper of Croton-on-Hudson, NY, May 30, 2024; professor emeritus of biochemistry and molecular biology, Touro/NY Medical College; adjunct professor of biochemistry in neuroscience, Feil Family Brain and Mind Research Institute, Weill Cornell Medicine; editor-in-chief, Analytical Biochemistry; consultant, Orentreich Foundation; author; volunteer judge at high school science fairs; enjoyed international travel, gardening, running, and soccer; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. ’74 BS ORIE—Mark Schwartz of Oakland, CA, April 7, 2020; worked for GTE Sylvania; poet and peace activist; active in civic, community, and alumni affairs. ’75 BS HE—Marjorie P. Ross of Northampton, MA, May 25, 2023; social worker; expert in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) psychotherapy treatment; active in community, professional, and religious affairs. ’76 MS, PhD ’78—Peter E. Laroche of Centreville, VA, May 23, 2024; mathematician; expert on the computability of classical mathematics, operations improvement, manufacturing strategy, and logistics; operations research director, Oscar Mayer Foods Corp.; management consultant at Kraft, Arthur D. Little, and Decision/Analysis Partners; active in professional affairs. Surviving spouse: Mary Noske Laroche, MS ’75. ’77 BA, MBA ’80—Thomas M. Barnes of Olean, NY, June 6, 2024; worked at Southern Tier West Regional Planning and Development Board; taught at Cornell University School of Hotel Administration, Mercyhurst College, Ithaca College, Alfred State College, and Alfred University; contractual representative, U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration for Southwestern New York; corporate secretary and project manager, Southern Tier Extension Railroad Authority; chair, City of Olean Planning Board; avid reader and writer; enjoyed music, playing tenor saxophone, and the New York Yankees; active in civic, community, and professional affairs. ’78—Steven M. Maass of Chapin, SC, formerly of Myrtle Beach, SC, May 11, 2024; consultant, Bank of America and Cotton State Mortgage; real estate broker, RE/MAX; founder, CaddiePros; lover of golden retrievers; enjoyed golf; active in community and professional affairs. Chi Phi. ’79 BS CALS—Gregory R. Matthews of Bedford, MA, formerly of South Pasadena, CA, January 9, 2023; information systems manager; computer systems manager, LAC+USC Medical Center; lifelong student of mathematics; audiophile; talented photographer; enjoyed gourmet cooking, scuba diving, badminton, tennis, and ping-pong; active in community and professional affairs. Surviving spouse: Beverley Bond Matthews ’79. ’79 BA—James W. Polito of Yarmouth Port, MA, April 14, 2023; worked for U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development; taught at Nazareth Academy; certified Tai Chi teacher; active in community and professional affairs. 1980s ’83, BA ’84—Steven J. Block of Belvedere, CA, May 11, 2024; attorney; performed pro bono work for nonprofits; city council member and Citizen of the Year Emeritus, Belvedere; CFO and general counsel of the family textile firm; venture capitalist; carpenter; enjoyed international travel, the outdoors, music, playing guitar, sailing, and cooking; active in civic, community, professional, and alumni affairs. Chi Phi. ’84 BArch—Aric J. Lasher of Chicago, IL, June 6, 2024; architect; president and director of design, Hammond Beeby Rupert Ainge; lead set designer for Hollywood feature films; enjoyed international travel and good food; active in professional and alumni affairs. ’84 MBA—Mary M. Menino of Weston, MA, May 7, 2024; worked in energy economics; coordinator, Bristol Lodge soup kitchen; enjoyed travel, playing the flute, skiing, hiking, camping, gardening, bird watching, and animals; active in community, professional, and religious affairs. ’84 MBA—Kathleen Wineman Prior of Palo Alto, CA, June 14, 2012; teacher, Parents Nursery School; financial analyst, aerospace industry; avid reader; competitive swimmer; enjoyed travel and backpacking; active in community affairs. ’85 MA—Janice P. Hostetler of Falls Church, VA, formerly of Lincoln, NE, May 26, 2024; director of graduate admissions, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; advocate for human rights; enjoyed travel, dance, movies, cats, and watching sports; active in community and professional affairs. ’86 MD—Ross M. Herron of Manhattan Beach, CA, March 11, 2024; chief medical officer, West Division and Southern California Region, American Red Cross Blood Services; mentor; enjoyed travel, gardening, hummingbirds, paddle tennis, bodysurfing, camping, hiking, and fly fishing; active in professional and alumni affairs. ’87 BA—Carolyn Boos Jones of Eden Prairie, MN, May 26, 2024; senior policy advisor, Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty; worked on Sen. David Durenberger’s campaign; director, Health, Transportation, and Small Business Policy, Minnesota Chamber of Commerce; board member, Cote Family Companies and the Thorpe Foundation; gymnast; golfer; enjoyed board games and the Minnesota Vikings; active in civic, community, professional, and religious affairs. ’89 BS CALS—Charles A. Blake of Canandaigua, NY, May 23, 2024; landscaper; groundskeeper, F.F. Thompson Hospital; also worked for Miller Nurseries and Bristol Mountain ski resort; volunteer, Granger Homestead Society; enjoyed paddleboarding, golf, skiing, mountain biking, gardening, and the outdoors; active in community affairs. 1990s ’93 BA—Scott B. Walker of Fairfax, CA, September 27, 2023; senior director of digital employee experience, director of enterprise service portfolio and marketing, and enterprise architect, Autodesk Inc.; director of engineering, Mondo Media; computer support engineer, Macmillan Publishing; network engineer, Cornell University Medical College; active in professional and alumni affairs. Seal & Serpent. ’99 MS CALS, MS ’02—Simeon Wiehler of Kigali, Rwanda, June 10, 2024; dean, School of Social, Political, and Administrative Sciences, University of Rwanda; vice chancellor, University of Tourism, Technology, and Business Studies; author; mentor; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. 2000s ’00 BA—Keo L. Frazier of Denver, CO, June 10, 2024; entrepreneur; leader in marketing, communications, strategic leadership, brand engagement, and public affairs; co-founder, Nine and Two Agency; founder, New Thinkers; director, communications and public affairs, Denver Housing Authority; member, President’s Council of Cornell Women; member, Leadership Denver; avid art collector; enjoyed travel and reading; active in civic, community, professional, and alumni affairs. Kappa Kappa Gamma. ’00 BS CALS—Christopher M. Tousant of Ennis, MT, January 24, 2024; senior program manager, Amazon; engineering team leader, ASML; lieutenant colonel, U.S. Marine Corps; fighter pilot; avid reader; enjoyed international travel, hiking, music, and good food; active in military and professional affairs. ’01 ME—Kevin Poon of San Jose, CA, formerly of Richmond, BC, May 3, 2024; worked in the semiconductor and 3D technology industries; active in professional affairs. ’09 BS MSE—Daniel E. Rose of Frederick, MD, formerly of Westwood, MA, November 22, 2013. 2010s ’10 BS Hotel—Zachary R. Winters of Frederick, MD, formerly of Winter Park, FL, November 27, 2023; owner, the Delaney Hotel; active in professional and alumni affairs. ’19, BS CALS ’17—Joshua Sanders of Dalton, GA, May 27, 2024; worked in social care; enjoyed international travel, playing guitar, singing, writing music, video gaming, skiing, skateboarding, gardening, and carpentry. 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 Jason Koski / Cornell University. Published September 1, 2024