{"id":24122,"date":"2023-08-01T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-08-01T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/?p=24122"},"modified":"2023-08-07T12:49:33","modified_gmt":"2023-08-07T16:49:33","slug":"memoriam-august-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/memoriam-august-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"August 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"class-notes-year-navigation\" style=\"--class-groups:7\"><ul>\n\t<li rel=\"1940s-wrapper\" ><a rel=\"1940s\" class=\"rkv-no-underline alumni-hub-class-notes-year-1940s\" data-class-group=\"1940s\" href=\"#class-group-1940s\">1940s<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t<li rel=\"1950s-wrapper\" ><a rel=\"1950s\" class=\"rkv-no-underline alumni-hub-class-notes-year-1950s\" data-class-group=\"1950s\" href=\"#class-group-1950s\">1950s<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t<li rel=\"1960s-wrapper\" ><a rel=\"1960s\" class=\"rkv-no-underline alumni-hub-class-notes-year-1960s\" data-class-group=\"1960s\" href=\"#class-group-1960s\">1960s<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t<li rel=\"1970s-wrapper\" ><a rel=\"1970s\" class=\"rkv-no-underline alumni-hub-class-notes-year-1970s\" data-class-group=\"1970s\" href=\"#class-group-1970s\">1970s<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t<li rel=\"1980s-wrapper\" ><a rel=\"1980s\" class=\"rkv-no-underline alumni-hub-class-notes-year-1980s\" data-class-group=\"1980s\" href=\"#class-group-1980s\">1980s<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t<li rel=\"1990s-wrapper\" ><a rel=\"1990s\" class=\"rkv-no-underline alumni-hub-class-notes-year-1990s\" data-class-group=\"1990s\" href=\"#class-group-1990s\">1990s<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t<li rel=\"2010s-wrapper\" ><a rel=\"2010s\" class=\"rkv-no-underline alumni-hub-class-notes-year-2010s\" data-class-group=\"2010s\" href=\"#class-group-2010s\">2010s<\/a><\/li>\n\t<\/ul><\/div>\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size\">The University recently learned of the passing of these Cornellians<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Editor\u2019s note: Please submit notification of alumni deaths\u2014including an obituary, if possible\u2014to the University at <a href=\"m&#x61;i&#x6c;&#x74;&#111;:&#x61;&#97;&#x64;&#95;&#100;&#101;&#x63;&#x65;as&#x65;&#100;&#64;&#99;&#111;r&#x6e;e&#108;l&#46;&#x65;&#x64;u\"><\/a><a href=\"m&#x61;&#105;lt&#x6f;&#58;&#99;u&#98;i&#x6f;&#45;&#100;&#101;c&#x65;a&#x73;&#x65;&#100;&#64;&#99;&#111;r&#x6e;e&#108;&#x6c;&#x2e;&#101;&#100;u\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#x63;&#x75;&#x62;i&#x6f;&#45;&#100;e&#99;&#101;a&#x73;e&#x64;&#x40;c&#111;&#114;n&#x65;l&#108;&#46;edu<\/a>. Once the University records an alumni death in its database, the relevant information is forwarded to <\/em>Cornellians<em> for inclusion in a future In Memoriam section.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-class-group has-cornell-red-color has-text-color has-x-large-font-size\">1940s<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201943\u2014John B. Thomas <\/strong>of North Rose, NY, August 1, 1943; Army Air Corps veteran killed in a bombing mission in Romania in World War II; missing in action for nearly 80 years, his remains were identified in August 2022 via DNA analysis and circumstantial evidence; student in CALS who enlisted after his second year; subject of a recent <a href=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/thomas-mia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Cornellians<\/em> story<\/a> about the repatriation of his remains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201944 BS CALS, PhD \u201950\u2014Howard E. Evans <\/strong>of Ithaca, NY, June 20, 2023; professor emeritus of veterinary and comparative anatomy, Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine; faculty member in the AQUAVET program, Woods Hole Marine Biology Lab; visiting professor on four continents; secretary of the Vet College, chair of the Department of Anatomy, and faculty member on the Cornell Board of Trustees; veteran; author and co-author of anatomical guides and books including <em>Anatomy of the Dog<\/em>, used worldwide; Scout leader; enjoyed international travel and sharing his love of the natural world; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. Sigma Alpha Mu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201946, BME \u201945\u2014Keith W. <\/strong>\u201cBill\u201d<strong> Benson Jr. <\/strong>of Sterling, IL, April 17, 2023; CEO and chairman of the board, National Manufacturing Co.; also worked for Inland Steel and Worthington Pump Co.; veteran; member on several banking, hospital, and recreational boards; enjoyed international travel, skiing, tennis, and woodworking; active in community and religious affairs. Chi Phi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201949 BME\u2014Edgar L. Galson <\/strong>of Syracuse, NY, May 7, 2023; professional engineer; co-owner of the family consulting firm, designing mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems for buildings, then expanding into the field of environmental engineering and industrial hygiene; authority on the design of laboratory hoods, hospital operating rooms, and \u201cclean rooms\u201d for the electronics and pharmaceutical industries; also taught engineering to architecture students, Harvard Graduate School of Design; veteran; advocate for racial justice, civil liberties, and urban renewal; Scout leader; avid birder and woodsman; enjoyed travel, skiing, canoeing, and photography; active in community and professional affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201949 BEE\u2014Lawson F. Singer <\/strong>of Scottsdale, AZ, June 7, 2022; consultant to a patent law firm; sales professional, Eastern Sales Region, Hewlett-Packard; design development engineer, Sperry Corp.; veteran; active in community and alumni affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-class-group has-cornell-red-color has-text-color has-x-large-font-size\">1950s<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201950, BME \u201951\u2014Robert N. Post <\/strong>of Mantoloking, NJ, October 28, 2021; sales professional; enjoyed travel and sailing; active in alumni affairs. Alpha Delta Phi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201950\u201351 GR\u2014Jean Glenn Schmucker <\/strong>of Concord, NH, April 12, 2023; executive assistant, Department of Ophthalmology, New York Hospital\/Cornell Medical College; also worked for the Department of Defense; taught English to European immigrants; enjoyed gardening, reading, and keeping up with politics and world affairs; active in civic, community, and historical affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201950 BME\u2014Carl F. Ullrich <\/strong>of Virginia Beach, VA, May 9, 2023; college coach and administrator; executive director, Patriot League, an all-sports conference; director of the athletics department, U.S. Military Academy, West Point; veteran; member of the 1949 national championship lightweight crew and American Henley Regatta winning team; active in alumni affairs. Sigma Chi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201950 BA\u2014Robert C. West Jr. <\/strong>of Madison, WI, October 12, 2022; world-renowned scientist and Nobel Prize nominee; professor of chemistry and director of the Organosilicon Research Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison; founder, Silatronix, where he pursued practical applications of his work in silicon chemistry for the improvement of lithium batteries; advocate for human rights, gender equality, and women\u2019s reproductive health; licensed pilot and avid mountain climber; enjoyed international travel, collecting artifacts, snorkeling, and adventure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201951 BA\u2014James F. Ballew <\/strong>of Freehold, NJ, Naples, FL, April 1, 2023; owner\/operator, Ballew Jewelers; veteran; Rotarian; member on several community, historical, healthcare, planning, and recreational boards; active in civic, religious, and alumni affairs. Delta Phi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201951\u201352 GR\u2014John L. Garrity <\/strong>of Wappingers Falls, NY, January 28, 2023; computer systems programmer, IBM; veteran; community volunteer; enjoyed cooking and woodworking; active in religious affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201951, BEE \u201952\u2014Thomas E. Orbison Jr. <\/strong>of Hortonville, WI, December 25, 2022; consulting design engineer, Orbison\/Appleton; veteran; Rotarian and community volunteer; piccolo player; enjoyed travel, skiing, sailing, scuba diving, hiking, classical music, choral singing, and Gilbert and Sullivan; active in artistic, professional, religious, and alumni affairs. Phi Delta Theta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201951 BA\u2014James D. Stocker <\/strong>of Medford, OR, June 2, 2023; co-founder, Harvard Business School Community Partners in the Bay Area, business consultants to nonprofit organizations; president, Scott Paper International; chairman and managing director, Bowater-Scott Ltd., U.K.; veteran; co-recipient, Frank H.T. Rhodes Exemplary Alumni Service Award and life member, University Council; mentor to high school students; author; music lover and singer; active in community, religious, and alumni affairs. Phi Kappa Sigma. Wife, Patricia Gunderson Stocker \u201953.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201952 BS HE\u2014Nancy Baker Brooks <\/strong>of Altay, NY, May 2, 2023; instructor and coordinator, family living and self-help program, Steuben-Allegany County BOCES; 4-H volunteer, judge, and program assistant, Schuyler County; enjoyed sewing, furniture refinishing, chair caning, and the family cottage on Lamoka Lake; active in religious affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201952 BME, MS \u201962\u2014Henry S. Germond IV <\/strong>of Lake Oswego, OR, February 22, 2023; mechanical engineering consultant and teacher; designed simple devices that economized on materials and production processes; veteran; holder of three U.S. patents and author of technical papers; philanthropist; advocate for the environment, land use planning, recycling, and conservation; avid sailor; enjoyed international travel, reading, and book group; active in civic, community, historical, professional, and religious affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201952 BA\u2014Clarke T. Harding Jr. <\/strong>of Glen Carbon, IL, May 24, 2023; physician and pathologist; practiced in the St. Louis, MO, area; commissioned officer in the U.S. Army, holding leadership positions at multiple Army medical facilities around the U.S.; enjoyed travel, gardening, bird watching, crossword puzzles, coin collecting, reading, golf, and genealogy; active in professional and alumni affairs. Alpha Chi Rho.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201952 BS CALS\u2014George E. Payne <\/strong>of Farmington, NY, and Dunnellon, FL, May 7, 2023; farmer; founding owner, Farmington Farm &amp; Garden Inc., now CountryMax; assessor, Town of Farmington; president, Ontario County Farm Bureau; enjoyed skiing and raising draft horses; active in religious and alumni affairs. Alpha Zeta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201953 BS HE\u2014Kathleen Kendrick Hatfield <\/strong>of Colorado Springs, CO, May 7, 2023; piano teacher and substitute teacher; also worked as a home demonstration agent in New York. Kappa Kappa Gamma.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201953 BME\u2014Gerald Ross <\/strong>of Rockville Centre, NY, March 14, 2023; founder, MGR Equipment Corp.; veteran; avid sailor; active in community and environmental affairs. Sigma Alpha Mu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201953 BS CALS, MNS \u201957\u2014Donald E. Turk <\/strong>of Clemson, SC, May 5, 2023; professor of food science, Clemson University; also worked as a poultryman at the South Carolina Agricultural Experiment Station at Clemson; advocate for the proper collection, storage, and disposal of radioactive waste produced by biological experiments using isotopes; veteran; active in alumni affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201954, BEE \u201955\u2014George D. Edwards Jr. <\/strong>of Pound Ridge, NY, June 8, 2023; founder and principal, George D. Edwards &amp; Co. Inc., a management consulting firm specializing in financial institutions; also worked at McKinsey &amp; Co. and in the engineering department at DuPont; veteran; active in alumni affairs. Theta Xi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201954, BME \u201956\u2014Allen C. Hale <\/strong>of Seattle, WA, June 5, 2023; staff psychologist, University of Central Florida; counseling psychologist, Texas Woman\u2019s University; chief project engineer, Scott Paper, where he helped develop \u201ccareer exploring units,\u201d offered annually to more than 1,000 Philadelphia area high school students; Scout leader; avid sailor; active in alumni affairs. Triangle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201955 BA\u2014Charles L. Wolf <\/strong>of Shelburne, VT, formerly of Williston, VT, April 30, 2023; treasurer, University of Vermont; community volunteer; active in alumni affairs. Sigma Chi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201956, BS HE \u201957\u2014Frances LaGuardia Farrell <\/strong>of Denver, CO, formerly of Lake Bluff, IL, April 12, 2023; educator who taught in the Chicago area, New York, and Germany; enjoyed reading, swimming, and ocean beaches. Alpha Phi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201956 BS HE\u2014Nancy Van Valkenburg Sunshine-Seroff <\/strong>of Rego Park, NY, March 27, 2019;<strong> <\/strong>psychologist; expert in the treatment of bulimia; philanthropist; enjoyed travel; active in professional, religious, and alumni affairs. Alpha Omicron Pi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201957, BS CALS \u201961\u2014Ernest L. Boda <\/strong>of Ithaca, NY, June 8, 2023; worked at ITT Semiconductors; lifelong wrestling fan and Cornell wrestling season ticket holder; enjoyed vegetable and flower gardening, reading, birdwatching, jigsaw puzzles, and choral singing; active in religious and alumni affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201957 DVM\u2014Kent T. Kay <\/strong>of Millerton, NY, February 12, 2023; large and small animal veterinarian, Millerton Veterinary Clinic; active in civic, community, and environmental affairs. Sigma Phi Epsilon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201957 BS HE\u2014Patricia Farrell Marinelli\u00a0<\/strong>of Albany, NY, May 5, 2023; executive director, NYS Joint Labor-Management Committee on Substitute Teachers; special assistant to the chairman, Panel on the Future of Government; administrator, NYS Assembly Committee on Consumer Affairs; executive director, Capital District Dairy Council; public relations professional, Theodore Sills; home economist, General Foods, analyzing and testing recipes for new consumer food products; extension agent, Erie County; mediator; homemaker; member, Cornell University Council; avid golfer; enjoyed travel, cooking, reading, fashion and style, exercise, and lively debate; active in political, professional, religious, and alumni affairs. Kappa Kappa Gamma.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201958\u2014David W. Bills <\/strong>of Rochester, NY, July 29, 2022; management training professional, Eastman Kodak; active in alumni affairs. Acacia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201958 DVM\u2014James B. Brayton <\/strong>of Monkton, MD, June 18, 2023; veterinarian-turned-pediatrician in a multi-physician private practice; also served as chief of pediatrics at Franklin Square Hospital and as an adjunct professor of pediatrics at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine; researcher on infectious diseases with partner physicians from the World Health Organization in India, Micronesia, and Colombia, among other locations; veteran; member, Knights of Columbus; enjoyed travel, golf, Orioles baseball, and raising beef cattle and other animals; active in community, professional, and religious affairs. Alpha Gamma Rho.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201958 BA\u2014Linda Hansman Hanson <\/strong>of Reno, NV, January 27, 2023; genetics counselor and microbiologist; enjoyed international travel; active in alumni affairs. Sigma Kappa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201958 BA\u2014Albert N. Podell <\/strong>of New York City, April 9, 2023; adventurer and author of books and articles on adventure travel; co-leader of the 1960s Trans-World Record Expedition and, later, the first American to visit every country in the world; copyright and intellectual property attorney and litigation specialist; motion picture advertising executive, CBS\u2019s Cinema Center Films and Don Kemper Advertising Agency; chairman, Motion Picture Advertising Awards; editor at <em>Argosy<\/em>, Publishers Development Corp., and <em>Playboy<\/em>, and founder of the national literary publication <em>Big Table<\/em>; philanthropist, political activist, and government lobbyist; active in alumni affairs. Alpha Chi Sigma.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201958\u2014Nancy Schilling Slesinski <\/strong>of Stroudsburg, PA, April 28, 2023; bookkeeper, the <em>Pocono Record<\/em>; treasurer, Elks Lodge; accomplished pianist and organist; active in religious affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201958 BA\u2014Irene Lazarus Soskin <\/strong>of Los Angeles, CA, formerly of Boynton Beach, FL, March 17, 2023; law office paralegal; mentor, school district administrator, and teacher, Pelham High School; writer, editor, and blog administrator; avid collector of fossils and artifacts and volunteer archeologist on digs in Egypt and Africa, among other places; life member of the New York Choral Society, conductor of the Singers of Palm Isles in Florida, and founder of the musical group Madrigals; enjoyed international travel; active in community and alumni affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-class-group has-cornell-red-color has-text-color has-x-large-font-size\">1960s<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201960 BS HE\u2014Brenda Dervin <\/strong>of Seattle, WA, December 31, 2022; professor of communication, the Ohio State University; developed \u201csense-making methodology\u201d in information and computer science as a result of her research in information seeking and use; authority in media and communication behaviors of economically disadvantaged people in U.S. cities; first president, International Communication Association; reviewed articles and sat on editorial boards for communication, library science, and information science journals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201960, B Chem E \u201961\u2014H. Laurance Fuller <\/strong>of Spring Island, SC, formerly of Wheaton, IL, May 15, 2023; co-chair, BP Amoco PLC; chairman and CEO, Amoco, the third largest energy producer after its merger with BP; philanthropist; Cornell University Foremost Benefactor and Presidential Councillor; member on several artistic, energy, environmental, financial, and technology boards; classical music aficionado and avid golfer, fly fisherman, birder, and conservationist; active in alumni affairs. Sigma Pi. Wife, Nancy Lawrence Fuller \u201962.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201960\u201362 GR\u2014Charles D. Hughes Jr. <\/strong>of Northbrook, IL, December 8, 2022; executive director, Community and Economic Development Association of Cook County; president, Illinois Association of Community Action Agencies, an umbrella organization representing 34 community action agencies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201960 BS HE\u2014Gwyndolyn Harris Korahais<\/strong> of Forest Hills, NY, April 2023; teacher; poet; active in cultural, environmental, and alumni affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201960 MA\u2014Barbara Hillman Newman <\/strong>of Kutztown, PA, May 2, 2023; development professional, Concern, a nonprofit human service organization; enjoyed international travel, hiking, swimming, genealogy, and bridge; active in civic, community, historical, and religious affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201961\u2014Robert N. Ayer <\/strong>of Freeville, NY, January 8, 2023; district director, USDA Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Farm Service Agency, Syracuse, NY; Mason and member of Kiwanis and Lions Club; active in community affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201961, BEP \u201962\u2014Perry W. Fisher <\/strong>of Portland, OR, formerly of Evanston, IL, April 17, 2023; meteorologist; consultant on air quality management and environmental compliance, Environmental Resources Management; employee of Dames &amp; Moore in Chicago, which, among other services, sited nuclear power plants; expert in modeling downwind dispersion of potential contaminants; member, Air &amp; Waste Management Association; enjoyed distance running; active in community, cultural, and religious affairs. Sigma Nu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201961\u2014Suzanne Allen Funsch <\/strong>of Santa Fe, NM, formerly of St. Louis, MO, January 28, 2023; showroom assistant, Taos Drum Co.; owner\/operator, Books Etc., Creve Coeur, MO; community relations officer, St. Louis Police Department; owner\/operator, Laclede\u2019s Landing Riverfront Trolley; avid collector of Native American art and jewelry; enjoyed gardening, dining out, movies, live music, following St. Louis Cardinals baseball, and overseeing pet adoption events for the Santa Fe Humane Society.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201961 BS ILR, LLB \u201964\u2014James C. Moore <\/strong>of Pittsford, NY, June 24, 2023; arbitration\/mediation attorney, Law Office of James Moore; partner, Harter, Secrest &amp; Emery LLP; veteran; member of numerous arts, humanitarian, and professional boards; community volunteer; enjoyed international travel and studying the paintings of Caravaggio; active in religious and alumni affairs. Phi Delta Theta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201961 BS HE\u2014Clarinda <\/strong>\u201cBritt\u201d<strong> Horner Ochester <\/strong>of Girty, PA, May 7, 2023; founder, Spring Church Book Co., a mail-order contemporary poetry bookseller; adoption social worker in Madison, WI; Peace Corps volunteer in the Philippines; avid birder and organic gardener; enjoyed reading, crossword puzzles, Pittsburgh sports, learning Spanish, and daily journaling. Pi Beta Phi. Husband, Edwin F. Ochester \u201961.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201961 BA, MD \u201965\u2014Hillel I. Swiller <\/strong>of White Plains, NY, May 7, 2023; award-winning psychiatrist, teacher, and research scientist; clinical professor of psychiatry and director of the Division of Psychotherapy, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai; advocate for and authority on group therapy; veteran; active in alumni affairs. Zeta Beta Tau. Wife, Willa Radin Swiller \u201962.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201962 BA, LLB \u201965\u2014Robert C. Miller <\/strong>of Colts Neck, NJ, April 28, 2023; trusts, estates, and tax attorney; partner, Davidson, Dawson &amp; Clark LLP; also worked at Winston &amp; Strawn, Townley &amp; Updike, and other NYC law firms; administrator on several civic, community, educational, foreign policy, and humanitarian organizations; enjoyed cooking, baking, choral singing, and the <em>New York Times <\/em>crossword; active in professional and alumni affairs. Lambda Chi Alpha.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201962 MS\u2014Leonard R. Novick <\/strong>of Hudson, MA, formerly of Acton, MA, June 22, 2023; electrical engineer at Raytheon and Mitre; conservationist; avid nonfiction reader; enjoyed travel, hiking, camping, and bicycling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201962 BA, LLB \u201965\u2014Victor J. Rubino <\/strong>of Somers, NY, June 19, 2023; attorney; longtime executive director and president emeritus, Practising Law Institute, an organization supporting lawyers, legal aid providers, and pro bono services; veteran.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201963, BArch \u201964, MRP \u201966\u2014John R. Ahlfeld <\/strong>of Lancaster, PA, June 22, 2023; executive director, Lancaster Intermunicipal Committee; planning director, Lancaster County; veteran; conservationist; advocate for historical and farmland preservation; co-founding member, Early American Pattern Glass Society; Scout leader; enjoyed bridge, trivia games, stamp collecting, genealogy, and Culver Lake; active in community, professional, religious, and alumni affairs. Acacia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201963 BA, MA \u201964\u2014Anne Ginsberg Hoffman <\/strong>of Fair Lawn, NJ, June 6, 2023; career center manager; enjoyed international travel, domestic travel to all 50 states, symphony performances, and visiting Presidential Libraries; active in community, political, and alumni affairs. Alpha Epsilon Phi. Husband, Harold Hoffman \u201962, JD \u201964.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201963 BA\u2014Barbara Margulis Markovits Lilenfeld <\/strong>of Asheville, NC, formerly of New York City, November 29, 2022; homemaker; painter; advocate for civil and women\u2019s rights; enjoyed dancing and bridge; active in community and alumni affairs. Alpha Epsilon Phi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201963 BS Hotel\u2014James V. Mitchell <\/strong>of Phoenix, AZ, August 12, 2022; restaurateur; active in alumni affairs. Kappa Sigma.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201964 BA\u2014Florence Roy Brassier <\/strong>of Portland, OR, formerly of Spokane, WA, July 29, 2021; advocate for civil rights, fair housing, and equal opportunity; worked at M. Davis &amp; Co. Inc., a minority-owned and operated marketing research and evaluation firm, and at the Northwest Fair Housing Alliance; president, NAACP Spokane chapter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201964 BA\u2014Beverly Feinberg-Moss <\/strong>of Gloucester, MA, February 9, 2020; clinical and health psychologist; expert in mind-body and spiritual work; active in alumni affairs. Kappa Alpha Theta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201964 BS ILR\u2014Arnold A. Hammer <\/strong>of Chevy Chase, MD, May 7, 2023; attorney; worked at the National Labor Relations Board and Federal Labor Relations Authority; president, Haberman Institute for Jewish Studies; active in religious and alumni affairs. Alpha Epsilon Pi. Wife, Mary Cantor Hammer \u201964.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201964 BA\u2014Richard L. Nemiroff <\/strong>of Moorestown, NJ, January 29, 2023; ob\/gyn physician and research scientist, Pennsylvania Hospital; clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine; published author on topics relating to women\u2019s health; active in alumni affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201965\u2014Richard P. McGee <\/strong>of Marco Island, FL, formerly of Towson, MD, April 30, 2023; president, CEO, and chairman of the board, Abacus Corp., a nationwide corporate services company, covering staffing, security, and janitorial services. Sigma Chi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201966 PhD\u2014James L. Thorson <\/strong>of Albuquerque, NM, April 5, 2023; Fulbright award-winning professor of English and American literature, University of New Mexico, concentrating on restoration and 18th-century English literature and Native American poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction; also taught at Oxford University and in the Republic of Georgia, Belarus, and Germany; veteran; enjoyed international travel; active in faculty politics and in professional and alumni affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201967 BA\u2014D. Paul Althouse <\/strong>of Bedford, NS, May 13, 2023; attorney, Poole Althouse; also practiced in Corner Brook, Newfoundland, where he was appointed to the honorary Queen\u2019s Counsel; member of the 1967 Cornell hockey NCAA championship team; played with the Corner Brook Royals and held various roles with the Corner Brook Hockey Association; Rotarian; youth services volunteer; enjoyed golf, skiing, music, singing, and telling stories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201967 BS ILR\u2014Susan Haskel James <\/strong>of Twickenham, United Kingdom, April 30, 2023; enjoyed international travel; active in alumni affairs. Delta Phi Epsilon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201967\u2014Ferguson R. Jansen Jr. <\/strong>of Simsbury, CT, May 31, 2023; restaurateur and consultant; principal, Tyee Management Associates, consulting to clubs, hotels, and restaurants; co-founder\/owner, the Last National Bank Restaurant, Hartford; unofficial mayor of Simsbury, receiving numerous awards, recognitions, and honors; avid woodcutter; enjoyed NPR and the <em>New York Times<\/em>; active in civic, community, and religious affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201967 MS\u2014David H. LeRoy <\/strong>of Shermans Dale, PA, June 22, 2023; structural engineer, Modjeski &amp; Masters; author of a book documenting milestones along 200-year-old highways; avid hiker and Adirondack 46er; enjoyed skiing, bicycling, canoeing, and studying the history of old roads and infrastructure, railways, and canals; active in community affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201968 BS CALS\u2014William D. 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Newton-Smith <\/strong>of Oxford, United Kingdom, April 8, 2023; philosopher of science; commonwealth scholar and fellow in philosophy, Balliol College, University of Oxford; helped combat authoritarian regimes by founding and setting up courses at universities in 33 countries, including co-founding and leading the Central European University; co-developer, Welsh Lavender Ltd., a lavender oil skin products business; co-founder of an arts college in Wales; author of books on logic and the philosophy of science; active in humanitarian, political, and professional affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201969 BA\u2014Edward O. 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Sigma Pi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201972 BA\u2014Jonathan W. Green <\/strong>of Stratford, CT, formerly of Long Island City, NY, 2023; associate archivist and central index specialist, Ford Foundation; active in alumni affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201972\u201376 GR\u2014Gary S. Wolverton <\/strong>of Naples, FL, formerly of Savoy, IL, April 30, 2023; award-winning software and systems programmer and hardware developer, Eye Movement Laboratory, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; mentor to international graduate students; U.S. Navy aviation electronics engineer and Army veteran; co-author of books and articles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201973 BS Chem E\u2014Harold M. Doty <\/strong>of Clute, TX, May 10, 2023; process control consultant and engineer, Process Control Outlet; engineering director, Control Systems Engineering; member, Quintana City Council, working on the city water system, roads and bridges, and beach preservation and restoration; active in alumni affairs. Beta Theta Pi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201973 BA, JD \u201978\u2014Peter J. McCue <\/strong>of West Roxbury, MA, January 22, 2022; civil attorney, Finnegan, Underwood, Ryan &amp; Tierney.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201973 BS CALS\u2014Donald M. Miller <\/strong>of Delmar, NY, January 10, 2023; senior bank examiner, New York State Banking Department; manager at a small Wall Street investment brokerage bank; USDA FHA loan officer, Cobleskill, NY; active in community, religious, and alumni affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201974 MS, PhD \u201980\u2014Carl H. 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McNamara <\/strong>of Rosenberg, TX, March 1, 2023; petroleum landman, Anadarko Petroleum Corp.; also worked at Edge Petroleum, Cabot Oil &amp; Gas, Newfield Exploration Co., Preston Exploration, and North Central Oil Corp. and as an independent landman; enjoyed travel, golf, hunting, skeet shooting, cooking, entertaining, and telling stories; active in alumni affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201979 JD\u2014Thomas E. Crowe <\/strong>of Las Vegas, NV, March 22, 2021; bankruptcy and tax attorney in private practice, focusing on dispute resolution and litigation; former Special Assistant U.S. Attorney; also worked for the IRS District Counsel in Philadelphia and Las Vegas, handling tax cases for the government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-class-group has-cornell-red-color has-text-color has-x-large-font-size\">1980s<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201980 MA\u2014Gret L. Atkin <\/strong>of Ithaca, NY, June 6, 2023; executive assistant to the dean, College of Human Ecology, Cornell University; extension clothing specialist, CHE Department of Textiles and Apparel; developed curriculum for 4-H clothing projects and researched and designed clothing for people with special needs; also served as a 4-H agent in Litchfield County, CT; author of consumer articles; patient advocate in the ER and radiation oncology department, Cayuga Medical Center; editor and community volunteer; enjoyed walking, Tai Chi, sewing, and taking courses at Ithaca College.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201981 BA\u2014Sara Schepps Matschke <\/strong>of Katonah, NY, September 13, 2022; construction law attorney specializing in general liability defense, Fabiani, Cohen &amp; Hall; also worked at Worby Groner Edelman LLP and Van Nes &amp; Marantis; active in alumni affairs. Sigma Delta Tau. Husband, William T. Matschke, MBA \u201901.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201982 BA\u2014Claudette Gabriel Karabey <\/strong>of Greenwich, CT, formerly of New York City, May 14, 2023; director of major and planned gifts, the Japan Society; executive director, French-American Aid for Children; independent consultant; sales and trading professional on Wall St.; global thinker who spoke four languages; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. Kappa Kappa Gamma.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201984 BS CALS\u2014Michael J. Herzog <\/strong>of Ithaca, NY, May 16, 2023; landscape architect and planner, the LA Group; owner, HMH Site &amp; Sports Design; coach, Lansing High School state champion baseball team and announcer for the Lansing Soccer Club; enjoyed the outdoors, hiking in the national parks, and following New York Yankees baseball. Wife, Michaleen Fleszar Herzog \u201984.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201984 JD\u2014Gregory C. Shields <\/strong>of South Ashland, KY, January 30, 2023; personal injury, criminal defense, insurance claims, and family law attorney, Shields Law Office; taught elementary school children about owls; enjoyed golf, nature, hiking, literature, poetry, reggae music, cooking, and animals; active in community and humanitarian affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201985 BS Hotel\u2014Suzanne Mould Engdahl <\/strong>of Cave Creek, AZ, May 5, 2023; franchise partner; active in alumni affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-class-group has-cornell-red-color has-text-color has-x-large-font-size\">1990s<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201995 BS HE\u2014Henrietta Feldman <\/strong>of Brookline, MA, April 10, 2023; commercial and residential attorney, Law Office of Henrietta Feldman LLC, Boston; also practiced in Palm Beach, FL; enjoyed kayaking, swimming, and volunteering; active in charitable, community, and professional affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-class-group has-cornell-red-color has-text-color has-x-large-font-size\">2010s<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201910 JD\u2014Horace L. 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