{"id":36499,"date":"2024-06-10T16:00:04","date_gmt":"2024-06-10T20:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/?p=36499"},"modified":"2024-06-11T10:04:16","modified_gmt":"2024-06-11T14:04:16","slug":"reunion-24-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/reunion-24-photos\/","title":{"rendered":"Reunion \u201924 in Photos: Big Red Spirit Filled a Festive Weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\">Alumni mixed, mingled, and celebrated their return\u2014with activities ranging from concerts to Cornelliana Night (even a cook-off!)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By <strong>Joe Wilensky<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">More than 8,000 alumni and their guests returned to the Hill for Reunion 2024\u2014flocking to events traditional and new, celebrating at the many gatherings, and reconnecting with friends and classmates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The weather largely smiled on this year\u2019s Reunion, with the only real showers showing up intermittently on Friday afternoon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cornellians traveled to Ithaca from as far away as Kenya, Australia, and Sri Lanka, representing 23 countries and 47 states (plus Washington, DC, and Puerto Rico).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/2024_1261_JK_080-A-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Alumni sing during Cornelliana Night at Reunion 2024\" class=\"wp-image-36486\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/2024_1261_JK_080-A-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/2024_1261_JK_080-A-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/2024_1261_JK_080-A-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/2024_1261_JK_080-A-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/2024_1261_JK_080-A-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/2024_1261_JK_080-A-608x342.jpg 608w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/2024_1261_JK_080-A-304x171.jpg 304w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/2024_1261_JK_080-A-152x85.jpg 152w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/2024_1261_JK_080-A-1184x666.jpg 1184w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/2024_1261_JK_080-A-592x333.jpg 592w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/2024_1261_JK_080-A-296x166.jpg 296w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/2024_1261_JK_080-A-1264x711.jpg 1264w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/2024_1261_JK_080-A-632x356.jpg 632w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/2024_1261_JK_080-A-316x178.jpg 316w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/2024_1261_JK_080-A-400x225.jpg 400w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/2024_1261_JK_080-A-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/2024_1261_JK_080-A-100x56.jpg 100w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/2024_1261_JK_080-A.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Voices joined together in song during Cornelliana Night.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Total attendance represented a return to pre-pandemic numbers, and several records were broken.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Class of 1989 welcomed 340 classmates for its 35th, beating the record set in 2009 by the Class of 1974\u2014though that class set its own record for its 50th, with 391 classmates returning. And the Class of 1984 broke the all-time 40th Reunion attendance record, with 355.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The most senior alumni also had strong showings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Class of 1959 had 47 members for its 65th; the Class of 1954 had 22 for its 70th; and, for the 25th consecutive year, the University marked a 75th Reunion, with four alumni from the Class of 1949\u2014Vera Johnston Farrell, Rosemary Sheil Malia, MA \u201951, Norman Merz, and Marty Coler Risch\u2014in attendance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote alignwide is-style-solid-color has-border-color has-cornell-white-border-color\"><blockquote><p>For the 25th consecutive year, the University marked a 75th Reunion, with four alumni from the Class of 1949 in attendance.<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Reunion fundraising totaled more than $249.6 million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Highlights of the weekend\u2019s more than 450 events and programs included the annual Olin Lecture, which this year was a conversation between journalist Andrew Ross Sorkin \u201999 and Samantha Sheppard, associate professor of cinema and media studies and chair of the Department of Performing and Media Arts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(Sorkin, a former <em>New York Times<\/em> columnist, penned the 2010 bestseller <em>Too Big to Fail<\/em> and co-anchors CNBC\u2019s \u201cSquawk Box,\u201d among other prominent work.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignfull size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/2024_1263_RY_5000-A-1024x320.jpg\" alt=\"A wide panoramic shot shows Andrew Ross Sorkin \u201999 speaking at Bailey Hall as part of the Olin Lecture during Reunion 2024\" class=\"wp-image-36459\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/2024_1263_RY_5000-A-1024x320.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/2024_1263_RY_5000-A-300x94.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/2024_1263_RY_5000-A-768x240.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/2024_1263_RY_5000-A-1536x480.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/2024_1263_RY_5000-A-1264x395.jpg 1264w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/2024_1263_RY_5000-A-632x198.jpg 632w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/2024_1263_RY_5000-A-316x99.jpg 316w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/2024_1263_RY_5000-A-400x125.jpg 400w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/2024_1263_RY_5000-A-200x63.jpg 200w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/2024_1263_RY_5000-A-100x31.jpg 100w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/2024_1263_RY_5000-A.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Bailey Hall hosted the Olin Lecture, among other events.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>President Martha Pollack, who is <a href=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/pollack-retirement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">retiring at the end of this month<\/a> after seven years of service, delivered her final <a href=\"https:\/\/live.alumni.cornell.edu\/reunion?p=66671cae24cb5d3a3c690cd2&amp;v=666326493408cc1ab55a83a8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">State of the University Address<\/a> to a packed Bailey Hall. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe work of the university\u2014the work of Cornell\u2014has an impact that reverberates across nations and generations,&#8221; she said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;It continues on in the lives of our alumni\u2014generation after generation of Cornellians, who bring our Cornell ethos, and our Cornell values, out into the world with them.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>The work of the university\u2014the work of Cornell\u2014has an impact that reverberates across nations and generations.<\/p>\n<cite><strong>President<\/strong> <strong>Martha Pollack<\/strong><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>The weekend\u2019s oldest attendees\u2014members of the classes of \u201949, \u201954, and \u201959\u2014gathered with the youngest (the Class of 2019) for the annual \u201cPassing it Forward\u201d ceremony, welcoming the newest alumni returning for their first Reunion. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alumni packed the Straight\u2019s Memorial Room for a pre-tent-parties \u201cMix &amp; Mingle\u201d event that featured wine and beer tastings, a live DJ on the terrace, and free swag\u2014including several hundred <em>Cornellians<\/em>-branded cowboy hats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(Emblazoned with red sequins and blinking lights around the brim, the distinctive headgear was snapped up within the first 20 minutes.) <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<section aria-label=\"Image Carousel\" class=\"wp-block-rkv-carousel rkv-swiper swiper\"><div class=\"alignfull swiper-buttons\"><div class=\"swiper-button-prev\"><\/div><div class=\"swiper-button-next\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"swiper-wrapper\"><figure class=\"rkv-carousel__image swiper-slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/2024_1261_LF_028-A.jpg\" alt=\"Reunion 2024 attendees pose with Touchdown on the Arts Quad\" data-src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/2024_1261_LF_028-A.jpg\" \/><\/figure><figure class=\"rkv-carousel__image swiper-slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/REU_FRI_06082024_\u00a9RachelPhilipson_0196-A.jpg\" alt=\"A family poses in front of a Cornell backdrop at Reunion\" data-src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/REU_FRI_06082024_\u00a9RachelPhilipson_0196-A.jpg\" \/><\/figure><figure class=\"rkv-carousel__image swiper-slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/DSC09943-A.jpg\" alt=\"Reunion attendees with their arms around each other on campus\" data-src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/DSC09943-A.jpg\" \/><\/figure><figure class=\"rkv-carousel__image swiper-slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/2024Reunion-P1037427-A.jpg\" alt=\"A baby shows off Cornell swag at Reunion 2024\" data-src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/2024Reunion-P1037427-A.jpg\" \/><\/figure><figure class=\"rkv-carousel__image swiper-slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/2024_1264_LF_062-A.jpg\" alt=\"President Martha Pollack waves as she takes the stage in Bailey Hall for her final State of the University Address during Reunion 2024\" data-src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/2024_1264_LF_062-A.jpg\" \/><\/figure><figure class=\"rkv-carousel__image swiper-slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/2024_1261_JK_045-A.jpg\" alt=\"Alumni relax on the lawn in front of Clara Dickson Hall during Reunion 2024\" data-src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/2024_1261_JK_045-A.jpg\" \/><\/figure><figure class=\"rkv-carousel__image swiper-slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/2024_1261_JK_017-A.jpg\" alt=\"Three attendees pose on North Campus during Reunion 2024\" data-src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/2024_1261_JK_017-A.jpg\" \/><\/figure><figure class=\"rkv-carousel__image swiper-slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/2024_1261_JK_007.jpg\" alt=\"Todd Bittner leads a tour of Cascadilla Gorge during Reunion 2024\" data-src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/2024_1261_JK_007.jpg\" \/><\/figure><figure class=\"rkv-carousel__image swiper-slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/2024_1261_NH_048-N.jpg\" alt=\"Cornellians and their families try out rappelling at Schoelkopff for Reunion 2024\" data-src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/2024_1261_NH_048-N.jpg\" \/><\/figure><figure class=\"rkv-carousel__image swiper-slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/REU_SAT_06082024_\u00a9RachelPhilipson_8915-A.jpg\" alt=\"a participant in the Reunion 5K Run\" data-src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/REU_SAT_06082024_\u00a9RachelPhilipson_8915-A.jpg\" \/><\/figure><figure class=\"rkv-carousel__image swiper-slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/REU_THUR_06062024_\u00a9RachelPhilipson_8524-A.jpg\" alt=\"Cornellians roast marshmallows at a Reunion event\" data-src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/REU_THUR_06062024_\u00a9RachelPhilipson_8524-A.jpg\" \/><\/figure><figure class=\"rkv-carousel__image swiper-slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/2024_1261_LF_039-A.jpg\" alt=\"Members of the Cornell Big Red Band play trombones in front of the Ezra Cornell statue on the Arts Quad during Reunion 2024\" data-src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/2024_1261_LF_039-A.jpg\" \/><\/figure><figure class=\"rkv-carousel__image swiper-slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/2024_1261_JK_038-A.jpg\" alt=\"A group of alumni pose for a group photo at Reunion 2024\" data-src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/2024_1261_JK_038-A.jpg\" \/><\/figure><figure class=\"rkv-carousel__image swiper-slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/2024_1262_NH_141-A.jpg\" alt=\"Interim president Mike Kotlikoff with Marty Coler Risch, Class of 1949, the oldest member of the class of 1949 and the guest of honor at the Spirit of 31 event during Reunion 2024\" data-src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/2024_1262_NH_141-A.jpg\" \/><\/figure><figure class=\"rkv-carousel__image swiper-slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/2024_1261_JK_065-A.jpg\" alt=\"Children create chalk drawings on a campus sidewalk during Reunion 2024\" data-src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/2024_1261_JK_065-A.jpg\" \/><\/figure><figure class=\"rkv-carousel__image swiper-slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/2024_1261_JK_085-A.jpg\" alt=\"Alumni take a selfie in Bailey Hall during Cornelliana Night 2024\" data-src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/2024_1261_JK_085-A.jpg\" \/><\/figure><figure class=\"rkv-carousel__image swiper-slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/2024_1261_JK_111-A.jpg\" alt=\"Reunion attendees watch a couple dance in the tents on the Arts Quad during Reunion 2024\" data-src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/2024_1261_JK_111-A.jpg\" \/><\/figure><figure class=\"rkv-carousel__image swiper-slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/2024_1261_JK_119-A.jpg\" alt=\"A Reunion attendee\u2014wearing a red \u201cCornellians\u201d cowboy hat\u2014dances in an Arts Quad tent during Reunion 2024\" data-src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/2024_1261_JK_119-A.jpg\" \/><\/figure><figure class=\"rkv-carousel__image swiper-slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/2024_1261_JK_115-A.jpg\" alt=\"Members of the Big Red band play outside Bailey Hall during Reunion 2024\" data-src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/2024_1261_JK_115-A.jpg\" \/><\/figure><figure class=\"rkv-carousel__image swiper-slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/2024_1262_NH_125-A.jpg\" alt=\"Marty Coler Risch, Class of 1949, passes the traditional banner to the youngest reunion class of 2019 during the &quot;Spirit of '31&quot; event during Reunion 2024\" data-src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/2024_1262_NH_125-A.jpg\" \/><\/figure><figure class=\"rkv-carousel__image swiper-slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/2024_1261_LF_004-A-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"A group of alumni on a lawn pose for a photo during Reunion 2024\" data-src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/2024_1261_LF_004-A-scaled.jpg\" \/><\/figure><figure class=\"rkv-carousel__image swiper-slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/2024_1261_RY_0162-A.jpg\" alt=\"Children enjoy the Fun in the Sun event on the Arts Quad during Reunion 2024\" data-src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/2024_1261_RY_0162-A.jpg\" \/><\/figure><figure class=\"rkv-carousel__image swiper-slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/2024_1261_LF_010-A.jpg\" alt=\"Children and Reunion attendees get a close look at an owl during Reunion 2024\" data-src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/2024_1261_LF_010-A.jpg\" \/><\/figure><figure class=\"rkv-carousel__image swiper-slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/2024_1261_LF_034-A.jpg\" alt=\"Reunion attendees pose on the Arts Quad for a photo during Reunion 2024\" data-src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/2024_1261_LF_034-A.jpg\" \/><\/figure><figure class=\"rkv-carousel__image swiper-slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/2024_1261_LF_078-A.jpg\" alt=\"A member of the Cornell Big Red band conducts the band during an Arts Quad performance during Reunion 2024\" data-src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/2024_1261_LF_078-A.jpg\" \/><\/figure><figure class=\"rkv-carousel__image swiper-slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/REU_SAT_06082024_\u00a9RachelPhilipson_8866-A.jpg\" alt=\"A Cornell dog participates in the Reunion 5K Run\" data-src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/REU_SAT_06082024_\u00a9RachelPhilipson_8866-A.jpg\" \/><\/figure><figure class=\"rkv-carousel__image swiper-slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/2024_1261_LF_087-A.jpg\" alt=\"Attendees take a selfie atop the Slope with Cayuga Lake in the background during Cornell Reunion 2024\" data-src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/2024_1261_LF_087-A.jpg\" \/><\/figure><figure class=\"rkv-carousel__image swiper-slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/2024_1261_RY_0047-A.jpg\" alt=\"Reuniongoers canoe on Beebe Lake during Reunion 2024\" data-src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/2024_1261_RY_0047-A.jpg\" \/><\/figure><figure class=\"rkv-carousel__image swiper-slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/2024_1261_NH_128-A.jpg\" alt=\"Cornellians celebrate at the tent parties on the Arts Quad during Reunion 2024\" data-src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/2024_1261_NH_128-A.jpg\" \/><\/figure><figure class=\"rkv-carousel__image swiper-slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/2024_1261_NH_106_A.jpg\" alt=\"A Cornellian couple kisses at Willard Straight Hall for the Mix and Mingle event at 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Bailey Hall during Reunion 2024\" data-src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/2024_1264_RY_020-A.jpg\" \/><\/figure><figure class=\"rkv-carousel__image swiper-slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/2024_1262_NH_203-A.jpg\" alt=\"Cornellians sing the alma mater during &quot;Spirit of '31 - Passing it Forward&quot; ceremony in Statler Ballroom during Reunion 2024\" data-src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/2024_1262_NH_203-A.jpg\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-pagination\"><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Cornelliana Night saw the traditional vibrant panoply of Big Red songs, spirit, and more\u2014including the presentation of the William \u201cBill\u201d Vanneman \u201931 Outstanding Class Leader Award to longtime volunteer and Class of 1963 president <a href=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/snack-bar\/paula-laholt-63-to-receive-outstanding-class-leader-award-at-reunion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Paula Trested Laholt \u201963<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Back by popular demand as a now-regular Reunion offering was \u201cRedstock\u201d\u2014a concert by alumni musicians and vocalists across genres, from jazz and rock to R&amp;B and folk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to hosting the class-specific gatherings, 2024 was also a Reunion year for the Cornell Black Alumni Association, the Cornell Asian Alumni Association, the Cornell Latino Alumni Association, the Cornell Native Alumni Association, Cornell Pride, First Generation Alumni, and the Cornell Military Network.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>The CBAA co-sponsored a celebration of life for <a 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values of service and LGBT advocacy in the spirit of Steven Siegel \u201968, who led the group for more than 25 years.<\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/IMG_3427-A-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Two participants in the Ivy Iron Chef Challenge held at Reunion, hosted by the Cornell Asian Alumni Association\" class=\"wp-image-36496 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/IMG_3427-A-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/IMG_3427-A-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/IMG_3427-A-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/IMG_3427-A-1229x1536.jpg 1229w, 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