{"id":50114,"date":"2025-05-01T02:45:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-01T06:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/?p=50114"},"modified":"2025-04-17T10:07:36","modified_gmt":"2025-04-17T14:07:36","slug":"memoriam-may-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/memoriam-may-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"May 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"class-notes-year-navigation\" style=\"--class-groups:9\"><ul>\n\t<li rel=\"1930s-wrapper\" ><a rel=\"1930s\" class=\"rkv-no-underline alumni-hub-class-notes-year-1930s\" data-class-group=\"1930s\" href=\"#class-group-1930s\">1930s<\/a><\/li>\n\t\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=\"2000s-wrapper\" ><a rel=\"2000s\" class=\"rkv-no-underline alumni-hub-class-notes-year-2000s\" data-class-group=\"2000s\" href=\"#class-group-2000s\">2000s<\/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=\"&#x6d;&#97;&#x69;&#x6c;&#116;&#x6f;&#x3a;&#x61;a&#100;_&#100;&#101;&#99;&#101;&#x61;s&#101;d&#x40;&#99;o&#x72;n&#101;l&#x6c;&#x2e;&#101;&#x64;&#x75;\"><\/a><a href=\"&#109;&#x61;&#105;l&#x74;&#x6f;&#58;&#x63;&#x75;&#98;i&#x6f;-&#100;&#x65;&#x63;&#x65;ase&#x64;&#x40;&#x63;&#111;r&#110;&#101;ll&#x2e;&#x65;&#x64;u\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#x63;u&#x62;&#105;o&#x2d;dec&#x65;&#97;se&#x64;&#x40;&#x63;o&#114;&#x6e;&#101;&#108;&#x6c;&#46;&#x65;&#x64;&#x75;<\/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; deaths are generally listed three to four months after the University receives notice. If you have questions, please contact Alexandra Bond \u201912 at <a href=\"&#x6d;ai&#108;to&#x3a;&#97;&#98;&#x62;&#x38;&#x33;&#64;c&#x6f;&#114;&#x6e;&#x65;l&#108;&#46;e&#100;&#117;\">&#x61;&#98;b8&#x33;&#x40;&#99;&#111;&#114;&#x6e;e&#108;&#x6c;&#46;&#101;d&#x75;<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-class-group has-cornell-red-color has-text-color has-link-color has-x-large-font-size wp-elements-cab6ddd56fb67bb9df1eaa86e5937ebe\">1930s<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201939 BA\u2014Shirley Feldman Poritzky<\/strong> of Greenfield Center, NY, formerly of Saratoga Springs, NY, October 14, 2014.<\/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-link-color has-x-large-font-size wp-elements-2fdfc970164ef3b046ddab96f550fba0\">1940s<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201940 BS CALS\u2014Claire Herrick Yetter<\/strong> of Englewood, CO, May 21, 2018; flautist, Schenectady Symphony Orchestra; avid potter and gardener; active in community, religious, and alumni affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201943\u2014Howard W. LaMorte<\/strong> of Lady Lake, FL, July 1, 2013; president, St. Ann\u2019s Marketing Inc.; active in alumni affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201943 BA\u2014William E. Leuchtenburg<\/strong> of Chapel Hill, NC, January 28, 2025; prize-winning historian; expert on the U.S. presidency; scholar of President Franklin D. Roosevelt and the New Deal; professor emeritus of history, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; also taught at New York University, Smith College, Harvard University, and Columbia University; prolific author; election analyst, NBC News; collaborated with Ken Burns on documentaries including \u201cThe Civil War,\u201d \u201cBaseball,\u201d \u201cThe Vietnam War,\u201d \u201cNational Parks,\u201d and \u201cCountry Music\u201d; mentor; field staff for the A. Philip Randolph Institute; president of the American Historical Association, the Organization of American Historians, and the Society of American Historians; recipient, Bancroft, Francis Parkman, and Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr. prizes; active in civic, community, professional, and alumni affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201944\u2014Esther Baumgartner Polce<\/strong> of Geneva, NY, November 22, 2013; worked in the admissions office at Geneva Hospital; homemaker; active in religious affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201945, MD \u201947\u2014John A. Clements<\/strong> of Tiburon, CA, September 3, 2024; biochemist and pulmonary physiologist, University of California, San Francisco; developed a synthetic lung surfactant, Exosurf Neonatal, a breathing aid for premature infants; veteran; mentor; pianist; active in professional and alumni affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201946, B Chem E \u201949, PhD \u201954\u2014William H. Burgess<\/strong> of Toronto, ON, January 5, 2025; professor emeritus of chemical engineering, University of Toronto; veteran; recipient, King Charles III\u2019s Coronation Medal; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201946, BEE \u201945\u2014R. Fitz Randolph<\/strong> of Vero Beach, FL, January 29, 2025; president and owner, Bomac Inc.; also worked at Carrier Air Conditioning Co.; veteran; volunteer, Indian River Medical Center Auxiliary; enjoyed tennis; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. Kappa Sigma.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201947 BA\u2014Renee Zirman Langsam<\/strong> of Dover, MA, June 15, 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201948 BS CALS\u2014Charles Brandt<\/strong> of Black Creek, BC, October 25, 2020; hermit priest; environmentalist; spiritual teacher; bookbinder; author; active in community and religious affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201948 BA\u2014Robert S. Green<\/strong> of New York City, January 1, 2024; attorney; founding partner of Green, Sharpless &amp; Greenstein; trial attorney, Appellate Section, Civil Division, U.S. Department of Justice; veteran; founding director of Citizens for Clean Air and of Art for Refugees in Transition; trustee, William Allanson White Institute of Psychiatry, Psychoanalysis, and Psychology; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. Beta Sigma Rho.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201948 BS HE\u2014E. Janet Aldrich Linderman<\/strong> of Northampton, MA, formerly of Marcellus, NY, September 6, 2023; librarian, Onondaga Central School District; active in professional, religious, and alumni affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201949 BS HE\u2014Beverly Prime Pearson<\/strong> of Adamstown, MD, July 29, 2024; homemaker; dietitian; home economics teacher, Connetquot School District; enjoyed travel, golf, and skiing; active in civic, community, religious, and alumni affairs. Sigma Kappa.<\/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-link-color has-x-large-font-size wp-elements-e6994fc340a371432ed680f3cc1ffbb4\">1950s<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201950 BA\u2014Robert B. Atwell<\/strong> of Verona, PA, and Vero Beach, FL, March 19, 2023; chief of general surgery and surgical residency coordinator, Pittsburgh V.A. Medical Center; medical staff president of Presbyterian University and St. Francis General hospitals; veteran; enjoyed travel, golf, bridge, quail hunting, fly fishing, and Dixieland jazz; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. Chi Phi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201950\u2014Henry J. Kaltenthaler<\/strong> of St. Louis, MO, May 17, 2018; high school biology teacher; also worked at S-F Scout Ranch; Scout leader; active in community and religious affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201950 BME\u2014William J. Kingston<\/strong> of Pittsford, NY, August 1, 2022; engineering director, Eastman Kodak; active in professional and alumni affairs. Triangle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201950, BS HE\/MNS \u201952\u2014Joyce Crandall Metzger<\/strong> of Louisville, KY, January 10, 2025; registered clinical dietitian, Jewish Hospital; professor at Indiana University Southeast and the University of Louisville; consultant, Nutrition Division, Kentucky Department of Health; enjoyed mountain hiking, cross-country skiing, and downhill skiing; active in community, professional, religious, and alumni affairs. Kappa Delta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201950 BS CALS\u2014William S. Taylor<\/strong> of Ann Arbor, MI, April 22, 2024; research fellow, Campbell Institute for Research and Technology; senior principal scientist, Campbell\u2019s Co.; active in professional and alumni affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201950 BS CALS\u2014James D. Tregurtha<\/strong> of San Diego, CA, January 25, 2025; chief engineer and physical plant director for several Southern California hospitals and at Cal State University, Long Beach; chief of staff to Commander Amphibious Group Eastern Pacific; deputy director, Ships Acquisition Division, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations Director for Amphibious Warfare; commander, Amphibious Squadron Five; staff commander, Seventh Fleet; commanding officer, USS <em>Durham<\/em> and USS <em>Rasher<\/em>; commander, Task Group 76.5, Surface Evacuation; helped rescue 45,000 Vietnamese refugees; docent, Maritime Museum of San Diego; active in civic, community, professional, religious, and alumni affairs. Alpha Zeta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201951 BCE\u2014David G. Fielder<\/strong> of Copley, OH, January 11, 2025; city traffic engineer; veteran; member, Kiwanis; enjoyed choral singing; active in community, professional, religious, and alumni affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201951 BA\u2014Margaret Clark Hampson<\/strong> of Ithaca, NY, December 20, 2024; active in alumni affairs. Kappa Kappa Gamma.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201951 BS Hotel\u2014Charles J. Mund<\/strong> of Saddle Brook, NJ, January 4, 2025; restaurateur; president and owner, Mega Management Corp.; Burger King franchisee; veteran; founder, New Jersey Restaurant Educational Foundation; co-recipient, Frank H.T. Rhodes Exemplary Alumni Service Award; enjoyed international travel; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. Sigma Phi Epsilon. Surviving spouse: Carol Winter Mund \u201952.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201951 BA, MBA \u201952\u2014Reginald W. Rice<\/strong> of Menlo Park, CA, November 20, 2024; financial planner; worked at Connecticut General Life Insurance and Procter &amp; Gamble; pilot; avid backpacker; enjoyed tennis and watercolor painting; active in community, professional, religious, and alumni affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201952 BFA\u2014Sarah E. Gifft<\/strong> of Milford, PA, January 12, 2025; costume designer for New York stage productions, TV shows, and commercials; avid reader, gardener, and painter; enjoyed international travel; active in professional and alumni affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201952 BCE\u2014John M. Morgan<\/strong> of Lexington, KY, December 2, 2023; civil engineer; partner at Wight, Morgan &amp; Brown Consulting; veteran; Scout leader; equestrian; avid sailor; enjoyed travel, hunting, choral singing, and playing polo; active in community, professional, religious, and alumni affairs. Beta Pi. Surviving spouse: Sara Williams Morgan \u201953.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201953 BA\u2014Peter S. Conover<\/strong> of Edgewater, FL, February 5, 2025; owner, the Woodshed Lodge; sales promotion manager and product marketing manager, Johnson &amp; Johnson; manager, Pfizer; veteran; volunteer, Edgewater Police Department; enjoyed genealogical research; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. Delta Kappa Epsilon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201953 PhD\u2014Benjamin Widom<\/strong> of Ithaca, NY, January 24, 2025; professor and chair of chemistry, Cornell University; expert in critical phenomena; veteran; recipient of the Irving Langmuir Award and the Boltzmann Medal; enjoyed international travel; active in professional and alumni affairs. Surviving spouse: Joanne McCurdy Widom \u201953.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201954 BS HE\u2014Esther Corcoran Namian<\/strong> of Baltimore, MD, December 29, 2024; captain, U.S. Public Health Service; enjoyed travel; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. Pi Beta Phi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201954 BA\u2014Karen Wylie Pryor<\/strong> of Tehachapi, CA, formerly of Charlestown, MA, January 4, 2025; expert on animal behavior and cognition and humane animal training; marine mammal trainer, curator, and head trainer, Sea Life Park; owner, Karen Pryor Clicker Training; director of educational programs, course design, instruction, faculty hiring, training, and supervision at Sunshine Books Inc.; director of research, National Marine Fisheries Service; principal investigator, U.S. Tuna Foundation; author; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. Alpha Phi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201954 BA\u2014Patricia Vogt Robida<\/strong> of Rochester, NY, January 3, 2025; manager of the medical records department and social worker, University of Rochester; also worked at H&amp;R Block; enjoyed international travel and bridge; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. Alpha Omicron Pi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201955, BME \u201956, PhD \u201961\u2014Richard H. Bernhard<\/strong> of Raleigh, NC, October 10, 2024; professor emeritus of industrial and systems engineering, North Carolina State University; also taught at Cornell University; expert in engineering economics, financial engineering, cost analysis and control, decision theory, and quantitative modeling; editor; active in community, professional, religious, and alumni affairs. Phi Kappa Tau.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201955\u201356 GR\u2014Wolf C. Bruhn<\/strong> of Berlin, Germany, December 28, 2024; worked at Schering-Plough; active in alumni affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201955 BS ILR\u2014Walton E. Burdick<\/strong> of Mt. Kisco, NY, December 17, 2024; senior vice president of human resources, IBM; chairman and CEO, Chemical Technologies International; instrumental in founding the Cornell University Center for Advanced Human Resources Studies; served on the National Commission for Employment Policy; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. Lambda Chi Alpha.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201955 BS CALS\u2014DeEtta Clark Cunningham<\/strong> of Hilo, HI, December 16, 2019; homemaker; active in religious affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201955 MS\u2014Rudolph J.L. Favretti<\/strong> of Storrs Mansfield, CT, April 1, 2023; landscape architect; active in alumni affairs. Surviving spouse: Joy Putman Favretti \u201957.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201955 BA\u2014Harold E. Sweeney<\/strong> of Tacoma, WA, formerly of Carlisle, PA, November 7, 2024; professor of political science and public administration, Shippensburg University; professor, University of Massachusetts, Amherst; also taught at Jackson State University; veteran; avid reader; enjoyed gardening and choral singing; active in civic, community, professional, religious, and alumni affairs. Pi Kappa Phi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201955 BS Hotel\u2014Stuart F. Tell<\/strong> of Harrington Park, NY, January 2, 2025; CEO, Textile Import LLC; restaurant manager; accountant; veteran; mentor; enjoyed international travel and sailing; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. Phi Sigma Epsilon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201955 BS Hotel\u2014Frank A. Turgeon<\/strong> of Pickerington, OH, March 30, 2023; co-owner, Turgeon Brothers restaurants; founder, Key Communications; veteran; active in professional and alumni affairs. Phi Kappa Tau.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201956 BA\u2014Alfred E. Devendorf<\/strong> of East Hampton, NY, December 29, 2024; attorney; lobbyist and Department of Health legal counsel, Nassau County; also served as county prosecutor and public defender; veteran; enjoyed international travel, golf, tennis, and paddle tennis; active in community, humanitarian, professional, and alumni affairs. Phi Kappa Psi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201956, BME \u201957\u2014David L. Grumman<\/strong> of Evanston, IL, January 3, 2025; designed heating, ventilating, and air-conditioning systems for large commercial buildings; founder, Grumman\/Butkus Associates; also worked at Perkins&amp;Will; enjoyed playing squash; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. Chi Psi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201956, B Chem E \u201957\u2014Edmund M. Mackert<\/strong> of Baytown, TX, January 12, 2025; chemical engineer, Exxon Mobil Corp.; also worked at Humble Oil and Refining; active in professional affairs. Acacia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201956 BA\u2014Thomas R. Merryweather<\/strong> of Akron, OH, August 7, 2024; partner, Merryweather Management; president, Bowery Management Inc.; mortgage banker; executive director, Old Trail School, a coeducational day school; veteran; enjoyed tennis, hiking, bicycling, and skiing; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. Delta Phi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201956 BA\u2014Phyllis Snyder Schowe<\/strong> of Loudonville, NY, October 15, 2023; history and English teacher; receptionist, Amsterdam Animal Hospital; data entry clerk; choral singer and hand bell chorister; active in community, religious, and alumni affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201957, BA \u201959\u2014Peter M. Blauvelt<\/strong> of Pittsford, NY, January 27, 2025; attorney; town justice for Sterling, NY; veteran; enjoyed hunting, fishing, and boating; active in civic, community, professional, and alumni affairs. Delta Upsilon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201957, BS Hotel \u201958\u2014William E. Garrow<\/strong> of Cape Coral, FL, formerly of Somers Point, NJ, June 30, 2013; restaurant owner; veteran; active in professional affairs. Phi Kappa Psi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201957\u2014Sylvia Galitzer Goldstein<\/strong> of West Hartford, CT, July 29, 2024; pianist; educator; composer; enjoyed flowers, art, Chopin, cooking, baking, word games, and walks with friends; active in community affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201957 BS CALS\u2014Phillis Ferguson Watterworth<\/strong> of Mill Valley, CA, October 27, 2024; junior high school and high school substitute teacher; avid tennis player; enjoyed travel, gourmet cooking, and skiing; active in community and alumni affairs. Kappa Kappa Gamma.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201958\u201360 SP CALS\u2014Albert L. Potter<\/strong> of Manlius, NY, January 1, 2025; worked at Chrysler Corp.; manager, Howard Johnson\u2019s Restaurants; veteran; enjoyed hunting, fishing, bowling, and golf; active in religious affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201959 BS CALS\u2014Larry Kelts<\/strong> of Stamford, CT, December 8, 2024; professor emeritus, Merrimack College; also taught at Shoals Marine Laboratory; environmental preservationist; toured Europe with the Cornell Ivy Five jazz band; enjoyed travel, jazz, drumming, and nature; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201959, BME \u201960\u2014H. Randall Parker<\/strong> of New Boston, NH, December 4, 2020; engineer, designer, and systems manager; president and CEO, Improved Plastics; also worked at Ingersoll Rand, Goodman, Newbury Industries, and HPM Corp.; conservationist and land preservationist; co-founder, Piscataquog Land Conservancy; enjoyed travel, hiking, and photography; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. Phi Delta Theta. Surviving spouse: Gail Carney Parker \u201960.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201959 BA\u2014Peter Yarrow<\/strong> of New York City, January 7, 2025; musician; member of the folk music trio Peter, Paul, and Mary; songwriter; wrote or co-wrote the hit recordings \u201cPuff, the Magic Dragon,\u201d \u201cDay is Done,\u201d \u201cThe Great Mandala,\u201d and other songs; helped found Operation Respect; actor; social activist; recipient, Allard K. Lowenstein and Kate Wolf Memorial awards; active in civic, community, professional, 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-link-color has-x-large-font-size wp-elements-c8a5fe309a867a3f401af444bdd152df\">1960s<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201960 DVM\u2014Sanford P. Bishop<\/strong> of Birmingham, AL, January 4, 2025; veterinarian; professor emeritus of pathology, University of Alabama, Birmingham; author; avid sportsman; enjoyed international travel, camping, hiking, rafting, and woodworking; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. Phi Delta Theta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201960 MRP\u2014David Brandon<\/strong> of Slingerlands, NY, September 5, 2014; partner, Chancellor Associates; Upstate director, Urban Development Corp.; director, New York State Office of Planning Coordination; county planner in Knoxville, TN, Oneida, NY, and Herkimer, NY; also worked at the United Nations; enjoyed travel; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201960 PhD\u2014Roy T. Cunningham<\/strong> of Hilo, HI, May 11, 2017.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201960\u201361 GR\u2014Arden B. Henry<\/strong> of Rio Rancho, NM, formerly of Santa Barbara, CA, December 20, 2024; engineer; worked at Delco Systems, Cornell Aeronautical Laboratory, Moog Servocontrols, and North American Aviation; taught at the College of the Redwoods and Humboldt State University; avid sailor; enjoyed travel and hiking; active in community and professional affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201961 BS CALS\u2014Judith Reamer Cox<\/strong> of San Marcos, CA, January 22, 2025; project administrator, Ord &amp; Rodgers Homes; also worked at Merrill Lynch, Foster Wheeler Power Systems, and United Rehabilitation Inc.; avid reader; enjoyed the outdoors, mahjong, and poker; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. Kappa Kappa Gamma.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201962 BS HE\u2014Judith Leach Evans<\/strong> of Washington, DC, October 31, 2024; lead administrator, Whitaker Biomedical Engineering Institute at Johns Hopkins University; one of the first female analysts at Morgan Guaranty; lifelong learner; sports enthusiast; enjoyed travel, sailing, fine food and wine, and classical music; active in community, professional, religious, and alumni affairs. Pi Beta Phi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201963\u2014Joanne Jordan Davenport<\/strong> of Brooktondale, NY, January 14, 2025; director, Office of the Councils and Conference Services, and office manager of Transportation Services, Cornell University; cat fancier; enjoyed international travel, reading, land stewardship, antiquing, music, model railroading, and collecting baskets, teddy bears, and moose items; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201963 BS CALS\u2014J. Leeson Leonard<\/strong> of Reynoldsburg, OH, January 28, 2025; political reporter, <em>Columbus Dispatch<\/em> and United Press International; veteran; author; active in civic, community, professional, religious, and alumni affairs. Lambda Chi Alpha.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201963, BEE \u201964\u2014Gene Samburg<\/strong> of Arlington, VA, January 14, 2025; founder, Kastle Systems; expert on electronic security; entrepreneur; adjunct faculty, American University; also worked at Westinghouse; philanthropist; board member, Arena Stage; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. Phi Sigma Delta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201964 BA\u2014Richard A. Cooper<\/strong> of Poulsbo, WA, February 1, 2024; diagnostic radiologist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201964\u2014Stephen T. Hershberg<\/strong> of Davenport, IA, November 10, 1995; veteran; accomplished musician.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201964 MD\u2014Charles R. Steinberg<\/strong> of New York City, December 31, 2024; internal medicine physician, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital; veteran; enjoyed running and fishing; active in professional and alumni affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201964\u2014Douglas S. Treado<\/strong> of Roanoke, VA, May 11, 2024; project and sales manager, Challenge Industries; development manager, Chemung Valley Arts Council; art agent; worked at the International Rescue Committee; also worked at universities and nonprofit organizations; Peace Corps volunteer in Senegal; coached Senegalese athletes for the 1963 African Games and the 1964 Tokyo Olympic Games; social justice advocate; active in civic, community, professional, and alumni affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201965 BA\u2014William J.H. Fabens<\/strong> of Cleveland Heights, OH, January 31, 2017; field service manager, OSI Soft Inc.; co-founder, Scheduling Niche; also worked at BP, Chi Corp., Sohio, and Rutgers University; adjunct professor, Case Western Reserve University; avid reader; lifelong learner; enjoyed travel, baseball, crossword puzzles, classical music, and classic rock; active in professional and alumni affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201966 PhD\u2014Norman L. Gauthier<\/strong> of Salem, VA, formerly of Bradenton, FL, and Granby, CT, April 1, 2023; professor of plant sciences, University of Connecticut; researcher at Ciba-Geigy and Agway; enjoyed choral singing, playing the organ, gardening, fishing, ice skating, and building and flying model airplanes; active in community, professional, and religious affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201967 DVM\u2014Robert C. O\u2019Keefe<\/strong> of Redmond, WA, formerly of Norwich, NY, January 22, 2025; veterinarian; veterinary acupuncturist; mentor; host for international exchange students; member, Lions Club; avid hunter and fisherman; enjoyed music and cooking; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. Alpha Psi. Surviving spouse: Martha Foster O\u2019Keefe \u201968, MS \u201970.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201968, BS Nurs \u201970\u2014Kristin L. Davis<\/strong> of Scarsdale, NY, February 5, 2025; registered nurse; head nurse, Labor and Delivery Department at New York Hospital; bred and showed champion Pekingese dogs; advocate for classical music education; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201968 BA\u2014James R. Michaels<\/strong> of Rockville, MD, September 21, 2024; rabbi; director of pastoral care, Hebrew Home of Greater Washington; editor; active in community, professional, religious, and alumni affairs. 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Livingston<\/strong> of Boston, MA, January 18, 2025; executive editor, <em>Cornell Hospitality Quarterly<\/em>; freelance journalist, including for the <em>Boston Business Journal<\/em> and the <em>New York Times<\/em>; advocate for people with chronic illnesses; peace and justice activist; enjoyed music, the arts, nature, and long-distance running; active in civic, community, professional, religious, and alumni affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201976 MA, PhD \u201978\u2014Elizabeth Gardner Sanders<\/strong> of Ithaca, NY, December 2, 2024; professor emerita of government, Cornell University; also taught at Auburn University, Rice University, and the New School for Social Research; Peace Corps volunteer; author; environmentalist; active in civic, community, professional, and alumni affairs. Surviving spouse: Richard F. Bensel, MA \u201976, PhD \u201978.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201977 PhD\u2014Gerald S. Friedman<\/strong> of Fort Myers, FL, January 11, 2025; principal, TST Community School; science, mathematics, and human sexuality teacher, Lehman Alternative Community School; developed a curriculum about waste treatment for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Environmental Protection Agency; author; founding member, Ithaca Reform Temple; active in community, professional, and religious affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201977 JD\u2014David P. Ray<\/strong> of Yarmouth, ME, January 23, 2025; attorney; mediator; legal consultant; staff counsel and assistant to U.S. Senator George Mitchell; congressional intern for Representative William Cohen during the Watergate hearings; avid reader; enjoyed golf, acting in theater productions, and playing guitar; active in civic, 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-link-color has-x-large-font-size wp-elements-9cc418c1d9e90b2fe7cf412b8e731040\">1980s<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201980 BS CALS\u2014William E. Gasperini<\/strong>\u00a0of Boston, MA, April 11, 2023; foreign correspondent and photographer; worked at CBS News, Moscow Bureau, and the\u00a0<em>Christian Science Monitor<\/em>; editor; ESL teacher; paralegal; active in civic, community, and professional affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201984 JD\u2014John C. 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Mulvaney<\/strong> of Hingham, MA, January 20, 2025; expert in food chemistry and cereal science; professor of food science, Cornell University; professor, University of Missouri; Little League coach; enjoyed playing basketball, skiing, golf, fly fishing, and watching horse races; active in 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-link-color has-x-large-font-size wp-elements-0068812d883e3f214943bf86f25cffe2\">1990s<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201990 BA\u2014Daniel J. 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