In Memoriam September 2026 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 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. 1930s Editor’s note: The large number of entries from the Class of ’38—many of them reporting deaths that occurred years ago—is due to the University’s annual updating of records for the oldest classes. ’38 BA—Gertrude Johnson Thomas of Phoenix, AZ, October 14, 2007; director, Memorial Union, Arizona State University; Red Cross volunteer in World War II; active in professional and alumni affairs. Kappa Alpha Theta. ’38 BA—Sidney Todras of Pompano Beach, FL, March 18, 2001. ’38 BS CALS—Keith E. Watkin of Camden, NY, August 2, 2011; dairy farmer; agent, Farm Adjustment Administration; helped establish Harden Farms; farm manager, Fairdale Farms and Lyle Conde Milking Machine Co.; supervisor of registration, Holstein Association; active in professional affairs. Alpha Gamma Rho. ’38 BA, MA ’39—Adeline S. Zietara of Syracuse, NY, January 17, 2014; accountant, General Motors; loved animals; active in professional and alumni affairs. ’38 BA—Alice Colvocoresses Zorsch of Pacific, MO, September 26, 1990. 1940s ’44 BS Eng, B Chem E ’47—George F. Pappas of Newberry, FL, April 14, 2026; president, Centaur Inc.; analyst, Charter Oil; advisor, Anderson Columbia Contracting Co.; Western Hemisphere advisor, Exxon; also worked at Esso International and Esso Research; veteran; patent holder; enjoyed international travel, music, scuba diving, boating, fishing, bicycling, motorcycle riding, and reading; active in professional and alumni affairs. ’46 BS CALS—Nancy Bunker Ward of Plymouth, NC, April 9, 2026; teacher; Scout leader; lifelong learner; enjoyed sewing, oil painting, and playing piano; active in community, religious, and alumni affairs. Kappa Alpha Theta. ’49 BA—Robert J. Cureau of Warwick, NY, formerly of Voorheesville, NY, May 5, 2025; comptroller, State of New York; also worked at Mobil Oil; veteran; enjoyed international travel, bicycling, cross-country skiing, and sailing; active in community, professional, religious, and alumni affairs. Delta Chi. 1950s ’50, BME ’61—Alton R. Pope of Lenexa, KS, May 5, 2025; pastor, United Methodist Church; also worked at DuPont; adjunct professor, Saint Paul School of Theology; veteran; enjoyed bicycling, tennis, singing, and playing piano; active in community, professional, religious, and alumni affairs. Chi Phi. ’51, BA ’52—Vincent C. Hughes Jr. of Plano, TX, April 29, 2026; consultant; veteran; active in alumni affairs. Sigma Alpha Epsilon. ’52 BS ILR—Raymond Ketcham of Ponte Vedra Beach, FL, formerly of Swarthmore, PA, April 1, 2026; vice president of industrial and labor relations, Kimberly Clark; human resources executive, Scott Paper Co.; veteran; pilot; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. ’53 BS CALS—Dean E. Hartloff of Pikesville, MD, April 10, 2026; engineer; vice president, Labtronics; veteran; enjoyed genealogy; active in professional and alumni affairs. ’53 MA—Eleanor Winzler Hayes of Farmington, CT, formerly of West Hartford, CT, April 29, 2025; first assistant director of admissions, Elmira College; active in civic, community, religious, and alumni affairs. ’53—Asa W. Knowles of Indianapolis, IN, May 8, 2025; worked in sales and management at McLean Trucking Company and Builder’s Transport; enjoyed travel, photography, model trains, bicycling, and repairing and building things around his home; active in professional affairs. Phi Sigma Kappa. ’53–54 GR—Harold E. Wood of Forestville, CA, May 15, 2025; founder, Russian River Utility; assistant city engineer, Petaluma, CA; worked at the Public Works Department, County of Sonoma, oversaw the incorporation of the Town of Windsor, CA, and served as manager, Windsor Water District; active in civic, community, professional, and religious affairs. ’54 BS ILR, MBA ’56—Harry R. Kirsch of Newton, MA, February 8, 2026; primary architect of the “Open Era” that modernized tennis; president, New England Lawn Tennis Association (now USTA/New England); senior vice president, BBN Software Products Corp.; recipient, Gardner Chase Memorial Award and the Marlboro Award; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. Watermargin. Surviving spouse: Chris Frangos Kirsch ’57. ’54–55 SP CALS—Bruce E. Knowlton of Phelps, NY, May 12, 2025; worked at Henry Shepard Smith Insurance Co.; manager, Mello-Rich Guernsey Farms; agricultural banker; veteran; enjoyed classic cars and woodworking; active in community and professional affairs. ’54 BS CALS—William W. Lohman of Bloomington, MN, May 8, 2025; vice president, bond department, Wells Fargo; veteran; enjoyed travel, literature, golf, and tennis; active in professional and alumni affairs. Alpha Chi Rho. ’54—Hannelore Weinberg Schatz of Highlands Ranch, CO, formerly of South Orange, NJ, April 10, 2026; CASA representative; advocate for women’s rights; avid reader; enjoyed travel and running; active in community affairs. ’54, BCE ’55—Howard L. Seelig of Bellevue, WA, June 14, 2025; civil engineer; active in alumni affairs. ’55 BA—Charles R. Holcomb of Huntington, NY, April 29, 2026; journalist; bureau chief, Gannett News Service; publisher and editor, the Ithaca Journal; communications advisor for New York Governor Hugh Carey; worked in public relations at Adams & Rinehart; founder, Holcomb Associates; also worked at the Baltimore Sun; author; veteran; enjoyed ping-pong, tennis, golf, Scrabble, fishing, clamming, and playing blues guitar; active in civic, community, professional, and alumni affairs. Sigma Phi. ’55—Robert R. Mules of Staunton, VA, May 18, 2025; dairy farmer; veteran; lifelong learner; Scout leader; enjoyed writing, music, bowling, gardening, camping, and fishing; active in community, professional, religious, and alumni affairs. ’55 BA—Seymour B. Musiker of Stony Brook, NY, May 19, 2025; pediatrician; director of pediatrics, Mather Memorial Hospital; chairman, Department of Pediatrics, St. Charles Hospital; chief of pediatrics, Noble Army Hospital; veteran; active in professional and alumni affairs. Sigma Alpha Mu. ’55 BA—Donald N. Robinson of Lansdale, PA, formerly of Collegeville, PA, May 15, 2025; senior research chemist, Pennwalt Corp.; professor of chemistry, Kentucky Southern College; also worked at DuPont; patent holder; enjoyed choral singing and playing piano and organ; active in community, professional, religious, and alumni affairs. ’55, BS CALS ’56—Daniel G.L. Stanley of Adamstown, MD, formerly of Washington, DC, April 27, 2026; senior scientist emeritus and director of Mediterranean studies and geoarchaeology, Department of Paleobiology, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution; adjunct professor at Université du Québec, and Dalhousie, Maine, Illinois, and Ottawa universities; legal advisor, International Court of Justice at the Hague; consultant, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center; research scientist, Institut Français du Pétrole; author; enjoyed international travel and scuba diving; active in professional affairs. ’56 MS Ed—Patricia D’Italia Pedulla of Framingham, MA, April 20, 2026; accountant, Lumber Mutual Insurance Co.; elementary school teacher; real estate broker; enjoyed travel, walking, exercising, gardening, reading, and crossword puzzles; active in community, professional, religious, and alumni affairs. ’56—Nancy Richardson Talleur of Naples, FL, May 14, 2025; manager; enjoyed researching family history and genealogy. ’57, B Chem E ’58—Brinton S. Deighton of Fort Collins, CO, formerly of Moraga, CA, April 4, 2026; chemical engineer at Chevron and Aramco; Scout leader; enjoyed international travel, sailing, scuba diving, skiing, camping, and canoeing; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. Kappa Sigma. Surviving spouse: Carolyn Bailey Deighton ’60. ’57 BS HE, MS ’70—Marilyn Mitchell Holtham of High Point, NC, April 17, 2026; worked at Cornell Cooperative Extension; assistant director, Randolph County Senior Adult Center; director of lay ministry, Archdale United Methodist Church; owner, Gifts of the Heart; active in community, religious, and alumni affairs. ’57 BA—Marilyn Moore Pukmel of Chambersburg, PA, formerly of Poughkeepsie, NY, April 3, 2026; reporter, editor, and city desk editor, Poughkeepsie Journal; also worked at Newsweek; member, Toastmasters; enjoyed travel, skiing, and playing the flute; active in civic, community, professional, and alumni affairs. ’58 BA—Hannah Hollis Cook of Carthage, NY, April 17, 2026; secretary; bookkeeper; raised and showed rough and smooth collies; animal lover; enjoyed international travel and gardening; active in community, professional, religious, and alumni affairs. Kappa Delta. Surviving spouse: Miller A. Cook, DVM ’58. ’58, BA ’61, MA ’63—J. Ronayne Cowan of Savoy, IL, April 2, 2026; professor of linguistics, University of Illinois; also taught in Nigeria and Iran; manager, publishing company; author; enjoyed international travel, flying, drawing, and writing poetry; active in professional and alumni affairs. Phi Sigma Kappa. ’58 BS Hotel—John C. Little III of Mechanicsburg, PA, formerly of Lima, NY, April 20, 2026; teacher; pizza shop owner; painter; veteran; enjoyed reading and military history; active in community and religious affairs. Sigma Nu. ’58, BArch ’60—Julius B. Twyne of Hastings-on-Hudson, NY, May 2, 2025; architect; owner, JT2 Architects; worked on commercial, community, and residential projects in Westchester County, NY; veteran; lecturer at Columbia University Evening School; and chairman, Architects’ Technical Assistance Center; enjoyed photography, music, and nature; active in community and professional affairs. ’58 BME—Warren L. Zanzot of San Leandro, CA, May 4, 2025; U.S. Navy commander; realtor; member, Kiwanis; enjoyed Bingo, watching golf, and cheering for local sports teams; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. Sigma Phi Epsilon. ’59 MS—Robert P. Bentz of Urbana, IL, April 6, 2026; professor of agricultural economics, University of Illinois; associate director, Cooperative Extension Service, State of Illinois; vice chancellor of operations and associate vice chancellor, University of Illinois Chicago Circle; senior advisor to INTERPAKS, an international agricultural program; veteran; musician; member, Lions Club; enjoyed international travel, winemaking, jewelry making, fishing, leather tooling, musical instrument kits, and model trains and boats; active in community, professional, and religious affairs. ’59 JD—James P. Heffernan of New Paltz, NY, April 22, 2026; attorney; senior counsel, Sylvania Corp.; president, New York Racing Association; also worked at Davies, Dardy and Schenk; Fulbright Scholar; enjoyed international travel and golf; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. ’59 MS—Roger J. Jurgovan of Potomac Falls, MD, April 30, 2025; founder, JBI, a healthcare business; also worked in nuclear energy, investment, real estate, and restaurant businesses; veteran; coach; enjoyed making crossword puzzles; active in community and professional affairs. 1960s ’60 BS HE—Linnea Hoberg Bartling of Roanoke, IN, April 23, 2026; minister, United Church of Christ; director of weekday education, First Presbyterian Church of Fort Wayne, IN; avid reader; enjoyed travel, theater, pottery, crossword puzzles, dogs, and gardening; active in community, religious, and alumni affairs. Kappa Delta. ’60 BA, MILR ’17—Logan M. Cheek III of Pittsford, NY, March 28, 2026; management consultant and investor; worked at Trailblazers Capital Management; senior managing director, Pittsford Ventures Management; managing director, the Pittsford Group; group program manager, Xerox Corp.; veteran; author; genealogist; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. Pi Kappa Alpha. ’60 PhD—John W. Dietz of Kennett Square, PA, April 16, 2026; manager at DuPont; enjoyed international travel, gardening, tennis, and croquet; active in community and professional affairs. ’61 BA—Bennet M. Baldwin of Kahului, HI, April 11, 2026; real estate broker; also worked at the New York Stock Exchange; avid polo player; enjoyed surfing, windsurfing, and deep-sea fishing; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. Sigma Nu. ’61 BS Hotel—Bernard F. Iliff of Virginia Beach, VA, April 23, 2026; director, Navy Lodge Program; vice president, operations and planning, RockResorts Inc.; vice president and general manager, Grand Teton Lodge Co.; also worked at Howard Johnson Motor Lodge Division; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. Alpha Delta Phi. ’61 BA—Andrew W. Thomas of New York City, April 19, 2026; director emeritus, Pre-College Division, the Juilliard School; teacher; composer; pianist; conductor; active in professional and alumni affairs. ’62 BS HE—Judith Miner Steenberg of Newburgh, IN, May 16, 2025; travel agent, Unified Auditions; also worked as a nursery school teacher and debt counselor; board member, Steenberg Family Foundation and the New Harmony Project; avid quilter; enjoyed painting; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. Pi Beta Phi. Surviving spouse: Laurence R. Steenberg ’60, B Chem E ’61. ’63 BS CALS—Richard O. Byndas of Waterloo, NY, May 26, 2025; school administrator, Waterloo Senior High School; principal, Border City Multiage School; enjoyed animals and music; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. Delta Chi. ’63, B Chem E ’64, MS ’65—John B. Carberry of Newark, DE, April 19, 2026; chemical engineer; corporate director of environmental technology, DuPont; adjunct lecturer, chemical and biomolecular engineering, University of Delaware; veteran; chair, National Academy Committee on the Destruction of the Non-Stockpile Chemical Weapons; enjoyed international travel, tennis, golf, bridge, reading, and choral singing; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. Tau Kappa Epsilon. ’63 MS Aero—Charles H. Eldred of Yorktown, VA, April 26, 2026; aerospace engineer at NASA; worked on the Apollo parachute system and the Space Shuttle; Rotarian; enjoyed sailing and music; active in community, professional, religious, and alumni affairs. Surviving spouse: Gail Scott Eldred, GR ’62–63. ’63 PhD—Lawrence M. Fodor of Bruce Township, MI, formerly of Bartlesville, OK, April 22, 2026; polymer chemist, Phillips Petroleum Co.; patent holder; avid gardener; enjoyed international travel, reading, geography, history, choral singing, woodworking, running, and cooking; active in community, professional, and religious affairs. ’63, BME ’64, MME ’67—Richard F. Kingsbury of Petaluma, CA, November 16, 2025; mechanical engineer; founder, Litronix and Optomicronix; patent holder; avid golfer; active in professional and alumni affairs. Zeta Psi. ’63, BArch ’64—Francis S. Oda of Honolulu, HI, February 14, 2026; chairman and CEO, Group 70 International; architect and planner, University of Hawaii; adjunct professor, University of Hawaii School of Architecture; senior pastor and board chair, New Life Church Honolulu; global chair, Transform Our World; enjoyed international travel; active in civic, community, professional, religious, and alumni affairs. Chi Psi. ’63 BA—Gary C. Smith of Warren, MA, formerly of Batavia, NY, and St. Augustine, FL, May 12, 2025; physician, internal and geriatric medicine; enjoyed conservation, music, horticulture, running, and golf; active in community, professional, religious, and alumni affairs. Phi Kappa Tau. ’64 BA—Marshall L. Goldstein of Brewster, NY, April 9, 2026; attorney; prosecutor in Buffalo and New York City; active in professional and alumni affairs. ’64, BS/MEng ’66—Thomas A. Mueller of Raleigh, NC, March 1, 2026; mechanical engineer; worked at Carderock Division, Naval Surface Warfare Center and the Naval Ship Research and Development Center; active in professional and alumni affairs. Alpha Chi Sigma. ’64—Otto W. Renner III of Worcester, PA, formerly of Audubon, PA, May 10, 2025; editor, Pool and Spa Living Magazine; director of corporate communications, UGI Corp.; also worked at UNIVAC and Shaffer Advertising; veteran; enjoyed sailing, Philadelphia sports, the Jersey Shore, reading, and movies; active in professional affairs. ’64 PhD—Gordon B. Robinson of Toronto, Ontario, February 12, 2026; merchant banker focused on emerging technologies; promoted startup companies; senior research chemist, Mobil Chemical Co.; worked in isotope production at Canada’s atomic energy laboratories at Chalk River; vice president of commercial development and long-range planning, Nease Chemical Co.; also worked in molecular biology with a Nobel laureate; veteran; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. ’65 BS Hotel—H. Michael Furst of St. Clements, Ontario, April 17, 2026; general manager, Toronto Cricket, Skating, and Curling Club; lifelong learner; enjoyed international travel; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. ’65 MS—Ray S. George of Casa Grande, AZ, May 19, 2025; farmer; raised cattle and sheep; active in community, professional, and religious affairs. ’65 BEP, MEng ’66—Leslie M. Golden of Oak Park, IL, April 6, 2026; astronomer; professor of physics, University of Illinois at Chicago and Roosevelt University; founder and director, Near Earth Asteroid Reconnaissance Project; editor-in-chief, Cornell Engineer magazine; author; playwright; actor; stand-up comedian; environmentalist; trumpet player, jazz vocalist, and band leader; helped develop the Golden Diagram for blackjack and the Magic Circle system for roulette; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. Tau Epsilon Phi. ’66 BA—Steven R. Guggenheim of New Rochelle, NY, April 7, 2026; psychotherapist in private practice and at long-term care facilities; also worked at Continental Textile Corp.; Peace Corps volunteer in Ethiopia and Lesotho; avid reader; enjoyed crossword puzzles; active in professional and alumni affairs. Surviving spouse: Susan Wolman Guggenheim ’67. ’67 MCE—Paul Ferraro of Highlands Ranch, CO, May 12, 2025; civil engineer; environmental consultant, Ferraro Associates; vice president, Geraghty & Miller Inc.; also worked at the Environmental Protection Agency and the State of Colorado Clean Air and Water Division; officer, U.S. Public Health Service; missionary; active in community, professional, and religious affairs. ’67 BA—Marvin L. Marshak of St. Louis Park, MN, April 2, 2026; professor and chair of physics, and provost and vice president, University of Minnesota; specialist in experimental particle physics; faculty liaison to the Minnesota legislature; enjoyed international travel; active in civic, community, professional, and alumni affairs. ’68 MPA—Jeffrey Greenhut of Palm Coast, FL, May 12, 2025; lieutenant colonel, U.S. Army; worked at the U.S. Army Center of Military History, the Naval Security Group at NSA, the Department of Defense, and Homeland Security; also taught high school history; recipient, the Bronze Star; special advisor, the Mead Family Foundation; enjoyed woodworking and trap shooting; active in community and professional affairs. ’68, BArch ’69—Bruce A. Prince of Somers, NY, April 12, 2026; architect; city planner; also worked at the family textile business; author; enjoyed international travel; active in community and professional affairs. Pi Lambda Phi. ’69, BME ’73—Charles N. Eggert Jr. of Temple, NH, April 2, 2026; biomedical engineer; veteran; enjoyed gardening, contra dancing, and sports; active in civic and community affairs. ’69, BS ORIE ’70—Richard M. Griest of Nashville, TN, April 9, 2026; manufacturing engineer, General Electric; also worked as a consultant on automation manufacturing processes; veteran; enjoyed skydiving, canoeing, flying light aircraft, and fireworks; active in professional affairs. Acacia. 1970s ’70 MPS—Robert D. Buckwalter Jr. of Wasilla, AK, April 27, 2026; worked at the Eastern Mennonite Board of Missions, the Mennonite Central Committee, and the Mennonite Mission Network’s Service Adventure program; maple tree farmer; owner, bed and breakfast; avid reader; enjoyed international travel; active in community, professional, and religious affairs. ’70 BS Eng—Edward K. Katz of Jenkintown, PA, April 3, 2026; physician surveyor, Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations; psychiatrist; enjoyed travel; active in professional and alumni affairs. ’71 PhD—Ernst F. Bleichert of Dorval, Québec, June 7, 2025; taught biology, biochemistry, and human sexuality at Vanier College; also taught at the Universität Bochum; enjoyed international travel, art, and music; active in professional affairs. ’71 BS Nurs—Anne K. McCarthy of New York City, April 10, 2026; public health nurse; Peace Corps volunteer in Bolivia; advocate for women’s education; active in community and professional affairs. Watermargin. ’72 PhD—Richard W. Avenia of Montclair, NJ, April 18, 2026; clinical chemist and researcher at Hoffmann-La Roche and other life sciences companies; pharmacist; marketing medical writer; patent holder; enjoyed photography and cooking; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. ’73, BS ILR ’74—Linda Foss Ecker of Baton Rouge, LA, May 31, 2025; homemaker; personnel manager, Rockwell International; active in religious and alumni affairs. ’73 MA—Robert J. Sukle of Ithaca, NY, January 8, 2026; senior lecturer and director, Full-year Asian Language Concentration program, Cornell; leader in Japanese language education; Peace Corps volunteer in Malaysia and Thailand; enjoyed international travel, gardening, cooking, and architectural history; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. ’74 PhD—Barbara S. Harvey of Washington, DC, April 23, 2026; Foreign Service officer; diplomat-in-residence, University of Arizona; deputy assistant secretary for personnel, U.S. Department of State; deputy, Office of Maritime Southeast Asian Affairs; head of training for political officers at the Foreign Service Institute; enjoyed international travel, Kennedy Center events, knitting, jigsaw puzzles, NPR programming, and crafts; active in civic, community, professional, and alumni affairs. ’75 BCE—David B. Cox of San Diego, CA, June 1, 2025; superintendent, DPR Construction; also worked at Turner Construction; lifelong learner; enjoyed international travel, the evolution of architecture, photography, and documenting construction projects; active in community and professional affairs. ’75 MBA—Andrew L. Galloway of Macon, GA, April 1, 2026; hospital administrator, Medical Center of Central Georgia; active in civic, community, professional, and religious affairs. ’75 BS CALS—John F. Manning of Shelburne Falls, MA, April 15, 2026; professional horseman; horse show manager; owner, Biscuit Hill Farm; developed the Nilforushan Equisport Events; mentor; enjoyed boating, fishing, and gardening; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. ’75 MME—Daniel T. Martin of Cocoa Beach, FL, May 19, 2025; mechanical engineer; worked at Garrett, Club Car, Ingersoll Rand, and Martin Aquatic Design & Engineering; veteran; enjoyed playing drums, surfing, hiking, fishing, coin collecting, and investing; active in community and professional affairs. ’76 BS CALS—Gary C. Duffy of Ithaca, NY, April 4, 2026; professional horseman, breeder, and trainer; owner, Little Brook Farm; trained top show hunters in both horse and pony divisions; judge, U.S. Equestrian Federation and the American Quarter Horse Association; enjoyed antiques and oriental rugs; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. ’76 MA, PhD ’79—John N. Miksic of Singapore, October 25, 2025; professor emeritus of Southeast Asian Studies, National University of Singapore; expert in the archaeology of Southeast Asia; senior research fellow, Nanyang Technological University; rural development advisor, USAID; also taught at Gadjah Mada University; Peace Corps volunteer in Malaysia; author; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. ’76 BS CALS—George R. O’Connor of Little Rock, AR, April 1, 2026; leader in the beverage industry; president, O’Connor Distributing; recipient, Molson Coors Legends Award; lifelong learner; active in community, professional, religious, and alumni affairs. ’77 BCE, MEng ’78—Jeffrey B. Kirby of Dryden, NY, April 8, 2026; chief structural engineer, Tectonic Engineering; active in professional and alumni affairs. ’78, BS CALS ’79—Donald A. Menz of Honeoye Falls, NY, April 14, 2026; president, Blue Ribbon Pest Control Inc.; veteran; enjoyed travel and motorcycle riding; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. ’78 MA, PhD ’85—Stephen P. Nussbaum of Albuquerque, NM, formerly of Champaign, IL, and Richmond, IN, April 29, 2025; taught and led study-abroad programs at Earlham College, IN, and Waseda University, Tokyo; also taught at the universities of Illinois and New Mexico; later worked at Gustolab; enjoyed international travel, woodworking, jogging, and skiing; active in community, professional, religious, and alumni affairs. ’78, BS CALS ’79—Jeff A. Vadney of Delmar, NY, April 27, 2026; worked at Adirondack Beverages; enjoyed archery, hunting, snowmobiling, and motorcycle riding; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. Delta Tau Delta. 1980s ’82, BS CALS ’83—Rick W. Clark Jr. of Akron, OH, May 26, 2025; entrepreneur; owner, Giftek Ltd. and Broad Street Vintage; lifelong learner; active in professional and religious affairs. ’83 BS ILR—William E. Milks of Juneau, AK, June 21, 2025; chief of Public Corporations and Governmental Services, State of Alaska; labor relations analyst, State of Alaska Department of Administration and the Department of Law; attorney, National Labor Relations Board; arbitrator; also worked at Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer law firm; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. ’84 PhD—Lee A. Wymore of Ames, IA, formerly of Oskaloosa, IA, April 11, 2026; professor of biology, Indian Hills Community College; quality control manager, Oskaloosa Engineering and Manufacturing; editor; Scout leader; amateur astronomer and historian; enjoyed international travel, camping, hiking, and collecting Civil War memorabilia; active in community and professional affairs. ’85 MPS—Caroline T. Kiang of Aquebogue, NY, December 16, 2025; educator, Cornell Cooperative Extension; horticulturist; founder, Suffolk County Master Gardener program; also taught at Osher Lifelong Learning Institute; lifelong learner; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. ’85 MD—Roxanne A. Rodney of Old Tappan, NJ, April 30, 2025; specialist in internal medicine and cardiovascular disease; global executive medical director, pharmaceutical product development division, Thermo Fisher Scientific; held clinical development roles at numerous pharmaceutical companies; taught at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center and the Mayo Clinic, Florida; author; enjoyed travel, gardening, and cooking; active in professional and religious affairs. ’86 JD—Christopher N. Kilbourne of Madison, CT, January 6, 2026; marketing executive, ASSA ABLOY; intranet and new media manager, Prudential Annuities; website manager, Yale University, Yale School of Drama, and the Yale Repertory Theatre; journalist; director, Interactive Media Group, Business & Legal Reports; attorney; executive producer, Philly.com, the portal website for the city of Philadelphia; enjoyed tennis and the arts; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. ’89 BA—Therese Xeller Burdick of Lake Grove, NY, April 11, 2026; communications manager, Stony Brook Medicine; public affairs associate, Newton-Wellesley Hospital; editor; active in professional and alumni affairs. Delta Delta Delta. Surviving spouse: Alan D. Burdick ’89. 1990s ’92—Carlos A. Candelaria of Irvine, CA, April 28, 2026; worked in the financial, mortgage, and insurance industries; founder, Prepforce Fitness; enjoyed bodybuilding, painting, fishing, watching professional wrestling, animals, and Latin music; active in community and professional affairs. Delta Chi. ’93 MPS—Berdell G. Boss of Johnson City, NY, May 5, 2025; worked in manufacturing, engineering, human resource management, and sheep farm management; active in community, professional, religious, and alumni affairs. ’95 MCE—Sami S. Matar of Brooklyn, NY, April 16, 2026; structural engineer, LERA Consulting Structural Engineers; mentor; enjoyed international travel, photography, soccer, and playing violin; active in community and professional affairs. 2000s ’00 BA—Dennis A. Meloro of Landenberg, PA, April 2, 2026; restructuring and special situations attorney at Greenberg Traurig LLP; expert in bankruptcy law; mentor; enjoyed boating, fishing, jet skiing and swimming; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. Alpha Sigma Phi. ’03 BA—Rebecca A. Bixby of Philadelphia, PA, March 27, 2026; nurse practitioner; advocate for immigrant health; worked at Family Practice & Counseling Network and La Comunidad Hispana; clinical director/educator at a program for young adult nursing students in Monterrey, Mexico; school nurse, Germantown Friends School; active in community and professional affairs. ’03 PhD—Robert R. Wells of Water Valley, MS, April 25, 2026; research hydraulic engineer at the USDA—ARS National Sedimentation Laboratory; helped develop the USDA’s computer model, RUSLE2; author; enjoyed running; active in professional affairs. ’06 MEE—Stephen J. Emelett of Nanticoke, PA, April 1, 2026; freelance scientist; researcher, U.S. Air Force; author; patent holder; active in professional and religious affairs. 2010s ’15 MS, PhD ’18—Eduard C. Einstein of Philadelphia, PA, December 3, 2025; professor of mathematics, Swarthmore College; expert on hyperbolic geometry and geometric group theory; active in professional 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 Jason Koski / Cornell University. Published September 1, 2026