{"id":53568,"date":"2025-07-01T01:09:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-01T05:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/?p=53568"},"modified":"2025-06-27T15:21:28","modified_gmt":"2025-06-27T19:21:28","slug":"memoriam-july-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/memoriam-july-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"July 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"class-notes-year-navigation\" style=\"--class-groups:8\"><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\t<li rel=\"2020s-wrapper\" ><a rel=\"2020s\" class=\"rkv-no-underline alumni-hub-class-notes-year-2020s\" data-class-group=\"2020s\" href=\"#class-group-2020s\">2020s<\/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 id=\"block-da12dee4-8c90-46de-8353-21e14a7f2d22\"><em>Editor\u2019s note: Please submit notification of alumni deaths\u2014including an obituary, if possible\u2014to the University at <a href=\"m&#97;&#x69;&#x6c;&#116;o&#58;&#97;a&#x64;&#95;&#x64;&#x65;c&#101;&#97;&#x73;&#101;&#100;&#64;&#99;&#x6f;&#x72;&#110;&#x65;&#x6c;&#108;&#x2e;&#x65;d&#117;\"><\/a><a href=\"m&#97;&#105;&#108;t&#x6f;:c&#117;&#x62;&#105;o&#x2d;d&#x65;&#99;&#x65;&#x61;s&#101;d&#64;&#x63;&#x6f;r&#x6e;&#101;&#108;&#x6c;&#x2e;e&#x64;&#x75;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">c&#x75;&#x62;&#x69;&#x6f;&#x2d;&#x64;e&#x63;e&#97;se&#100;&#64;c&#111;&#x72;&#110;&#x65;ll&#46;&#x65;&#100;&#117;<\/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;&#x61;&#105;&#108;&#116;&#x6f;:&#97;&#x62;&#x62;&#56;&#x33;&#64;c&#x6f;r&#x6e;&#101;&#x6c;&#x6c;&#x2e;e&#x64;&#x75;\">a&#x62;&#x62;&#x38;&#x33;&#64;&#99;or&#x6e;&#x65;l&#x6c;&#x2e;&#x65;&#100;&#117;<\/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-2fdfc970164ef3b046ddab96f550fba0\">1940s<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201944, BS HE \u201943\u2014Dorothy Kay Kesten<\/strong>\u00a0of Westport, CT, September 1, 2024; co-founder and vice president,\u00a0<em>Army Aviation Magazine<\/em>; co-founder, Army Aviation Association of America, and governor emeritus, AAAA Scholarship Foundation;\u00a01998 co-recipient of the Frank H.T. Rhodes Exemplary Alumni Service Award;\u00a0member, Cornell University Council;\u00a0co-hosted with her husband international travel tours for members of the Class of 1944; enjoyed international travel and hosting Cornell parties in New Haven, CT; active in community, professional, alumni, and class affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201945 BA\u2014Maralyn Winsor Fleming<\/strong> of Ithaca, NY, March 30, 2025; homemaker; worked at a regional office of the Veterans Administration; served as director of Tompkins County Hospital, Planned Parenthood of Tompkins County, the First Presbyterian Church, and the Tompkins County Trust Co.; enjoyed travel, golf, and skiing; active in civic, community, religious, and alumni affairs. Kappa Alpha Theta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201945 BA\u2014Nancy Nixdorf Rose<\/strong> of New Canaan, CT, formerly of Albuquerque, NM, July 19, 2018; realtor; enjoyed travel and entertaining; active in professional and alumni affairs. Pi Beta Phi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201948 BA\u2014Margaret Labash Young<\/strong> of Bloomington, MN, February 25, 2025; contract librarian, KPMG; consultant, editor, and publisher, Gale Research Co.; international librarian; secretary\/operations researcher, Arthur D. Little Co.; high school science teacher, Emma Willard School; grader, Harvard Business School; avid reader; enjoyed international travel; active in community, humanitarian, professional, and alumni affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201949 BCE\u2014Lee T. Regulski<\/strong> of Largo, FL, April 10, 2025; civil engineer; vice president of construction, Arthur Rutenberg Homes; also worked at Wittner &amp; Co.; veteran; member, Kiwanis; enjoyed international travel, sailing, tennis, and running; active in civic, community, professional, religious, and alumni affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201949 BA\u2014James E. Roeber<\/strong> of Spokane, WA, November 2, 2023; commercial real estate broker; general manager, General Steel &amp; Wire; also worked at Aerospace Corp. and General Electric; enjoyed travel, boating, and music; active in community, professional, and religious affairs. Phi Kappa Tau.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201949 BA\u2014Jean Gurney Roeber<\/strong> of Spokane, WA, November 12, 2024; homemaker; spectroscopist at Baker &amp; Co. platinum refining business; Rotarian; member, National Water Safety Congress; enjoyed travel and boating; active in community and religious 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-e6994fc340a371432ed680f3cc1ffbb4\">1950s<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201950\u2014Joseph A. DiVaio<\/strong> of Hudson, MA, formerly of Saugus, MA, August 5, 2015; optometrist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201950 BEE\u2014Michael S. Kotula<\/strong> of Plainview, NY, November 8, 2021; veteran.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201950\u2014Eva Potter Lee<\/strong> of Scarborough, ME, October 10, 2023; enjoyed travel, theater, reading, tennis, bridge, and golf; active in community, religious, and alumni affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201951 DVM\u2014William Abel<\/strong> of Tucson, AZ, formerly of Bettendorf, IA, September 22, 2024; veterinarian; veteran; Rotarian; enjoyed travel, art, teaching, science, and new ideas; active in community, professional, religious, and alumni affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201952, B Chem E \u201953\u2014Edward W. Callahan<\/strong> of Palm Beach, FL, March 17, 2025; vice president for health safety and environment at Allied Chemical; chairman, World Environment Center; enjoyed travel; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. Phi Kappa Psi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201953 BS CALS\u2014Virginia Jackson Browning<\/strong> of Maysville, KY, formerly of St. Louis, MO, February 21, 2025; actress and director; founding member, the Maysville Players; avid hiker, skier, reader, and needleworker; enjoyed international travel, theater, and photography; active in community, religious, and alumni affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201953 BS ILR\u2014Edward W. Powers<\/strong> of Portland, OR, March 7, 2025; labor relations attorney; human resources consultant for universities; counsel at Harvard University; director of civil service, Commonwealth of Massachusetts; active in civic, community, professional, and alumni affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201953 BA\u2014Marianne Aber Rippe<\/strong> of Denver, CO, formerly of Williamsburg, VA, and Westfield, NJ, December 28, 2023; school psychologist; adjunct faculty, Seton Hall University; avid reader; enjoyed travel, golf, tennis, theater, and opera; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. Kappa Kappa Gamma.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201953 BS HE\u2014Barbara Baker Schwarting<\/strong> of Jordan, NY, July 11, 2024; worked at Cornell Cooperative Extension; also worked at the family business, Schwarting Drainage; enjoyed genealogy, quilting, counted cross stitch, nature, and gardening; active in civic, community, professional, and religious affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201954 BA\u2014Mimi Cohen Levine<\/strong> of Springfield, VA, March 1, 2025; pioneering woman in technology at IBM; owner of an antiques business; lifelong learner; avid reader; active in professional and alumni affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201955 BA\u2014Richard E. Alpert<\/strong> of Lansdale, PA, July 17, 2020; pediatrician; Scoutmaster; dedicated diarist; enjoyed travel, photography, and classical music; active in community, professional, and religious affairs. Watermargin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201955 BA\u2014Craig W. Atwater<\/strong> of Monroe Township, NJ, January 10, 2025; vice president, public finance department, Moody\u2019s Investors Service; veteran; enjoyed music, trivia games, blackjack, and watching football; active in community, professional, religious, and alumni affairs. Lambda Chi Alpha.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201955 BS CALS\u2014Barbara Barnard Berger<\/strong> of Tallahassee, FL, formerly of Guatemala City, Guatemala, February 13, 2025; farmer; helped to develop a nutritional supplement used in Guatemala; active in alumni affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201955 BS Hotel\u2014Lee H. Gackenbach<\/strong> of Allentown, PA, September 5, 2024; director of purchasing, M.W. Food Service; owner, Fogelsville Hotel; veteran; active in professional and alumni affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201955, BME \u201956\u2014Richard G. Rutledge<\/strong> of Wilmette, IL, March 1, 2025; private investor; president, Gilbert Rayner and Associates and Quinlan and Tyson Inc.; veteran; Rotarian; enjoyed travel, sailing, skiing, hunting, trout and bass fishing, tennis, canoeing, power boating, hiking, and biking; active in community, professional, religious, and alumni affairs. Phi Delta Theta. Surviving spouse: Elizabeth Jennings Rutledge \u201956.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201955 DVM\u2014Joseph B. Stuart<\/strong> of Santa Barbara, CA, December 2, 2024; veterinarian; active in alumni affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201955, BS CALS \u201956\u2014Leo J. Tranka<\/strong> of Macedon, NY, February 15, 2013; worked at the New York State Department of Labor; active in alumni affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201955 MS\u2014Donald L. Turcotte<\/strong> of Davis, CA, February 4, 2025; professor, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, UC Davis; professor of geology and aeronautical engineering, Cornell University; studied the mantle convection of the Earth\u2019s interior, seismology, earthquake forecasting, and geophysics; enjoyed French cuisine, classical music, and golf; active in professional affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201955 MS HE\u2014Jane Kubach Warkentin<\/strong> of Boise, ID, formerly of Corvallis, OR, March 17, 2025; watercolor artist; home economics teacher; also worked at Hewlett-Packard; enjoyed international travel; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201956 BA\u2014Signe Jonsson Brightman<\/strong> of Merion Station, PA, February 22, 2025; instructor and researcher at the Medical College of Pennsylvania, University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine, Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science, and Philadelphia and Warminster General Hospitals; research assistant, Women\u2019s Medical College of Pennsylvania; avid reader; enjoyed music; active in community, professional, religious, and alumni affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201956\u2014Margaret Johnson Kime<\/strong> of Somerset, NJ, March 19, 2025; worked at AliMed; also worked at Welcome Wagon and Shirlo Products; author; enjoyed international travel and training horses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201956 BS CALS\u2014Mary Holmes Moon<\/strong> of Tacoma, WA, June 2, 2019; trained caregivers at Tacoma Learning Center and Bates Technical College; Episcopal deacon; enjoyed travel, gardening, jigsaw puzzles, singing, drawing, sculpture, hiking, camping, reading, cooking, music, and playing Scrabble; active in community, professional, and religious affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201956\u2014John O\u2019Neill Jr.<\/strong> of Manasquan, NJ, March 2, 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201957 BS HE\u2014Carolyn Nehrbas Alexander<\/strong> of Acworth, GA, February 19, 2025; elementary school teacher; receptionist; aqua aerobics instructor; enjoyed international travel and exercise; active in community and alumni affairs. Kappa Delta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201957 BME\u2014John P. Auten<\/strong> of Kailua, HI, formerly of Chiang Mai, Thailand, March 21, 2022; manager, Dole Food Co.; also worked at Corning Glass Works and Hawaiian Electric Co.; veteran; enjoyed travel, golf, sports, and concerts; active in professional and alumni affairs. Phi Kappa Sigma.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201957 BA\u2014David A. Carp<\/strong> of Desert Hot Springs, CA, March 14, 2025. Watermargin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201959, BS CALS \u201973\u2014Eldred J. Wood<\/strong> of Wellsville, NY, March 28, 2025; conservation and heavy equipment instructor at Cattaraugus-Allegany BOCES; veteran; avid whittler; active in community, professional, and religious 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 BA\u2014Paul Anbinder<\/strong> of Dobbs Ferry, NY, March 19, 2025; publisher; founder, Hudson Hills Press; president, Harry N. Abrams (now Abrams Books); also worked at Dover Books, Ballantine, Alfred A. Knopf, Pantheon, and Random House; avid reader; movie aficionado; enjoyed international travel, gourmet cooking, museums, galleries, theater, ballet, opera, and classical music; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. Tau Epsilon Phi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201960 BA\u2014Elizabeth Heazlett Kury<\/strong> of Hershey, PA, October 7, 2024; attorney; city solicitor, Sunbury, PA; member, Pennsylvania\u2019s Human Relations Commission; enjoyed travel; active in civic, community, professional, and alumni affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201960\u201362 GR\u2014Andree Grandjean Levy<\/strong> of Dallas, TX, formerly of Ithaca, NY, February 24, 2025; taught French at Cornell University and Ithaca High School; created the course \u201cFrench for Hotelies\u201d; enjoyed bicycling and rollerblading; active in professional and alumni affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201961 BS CALS\u2014Warren D. Cuddeback<\/strong> of Pompton Plains, NJ, formerly of Cuddebackville, NY, March 27, 2025; New York State parole officer at the Otisville Correctional Facility; veteran; taught gun safety; enjoyed skeet shooting; active in civic, community, and alumni affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201962, BEP \u201963\u2014D. Jeffrey Blumenthal<\/strong> of Chicago, IL, March 14, 2025; vice president, Blumenthal-Hart Ltd.; senior research engineer at Sylvania; also worked at Bolt, Baranek &amp; Newman and the Follett Corp.; founder, the Jeffrey Corp.; adjunct professor at the J.L. Kellogg School of Management, Lake Forest Graduate School of Management, and Harold Washington College; author; enjoyed ham radio, cycling, and opera; active in civic, community, professional, and alumni affairs. Kappa Sigma.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201962 BS ILR\u2014Neil S. Glazer<\/strong> of Boca Raton, FL, March 22, 2025; attorney; helped found the Aventura Turnberry Jewish Center; active in community, professional, and religious affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201962 DVM\u2014Willis H. Shaw<\/strong> of Randolph, NY, March 19, 2025; veterinarian; also worked at the Chautauqua County Humane Society; farmer; active in community and professional affairs. Alpha Psi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201963 DVM\u2014Alan M. Chrisman<\/strong> of Naples, FL, and Port Jefferson, NY, October 30, 2024; veterinarian, Jefferson Animal Hospital; veteran; breeder of champion Labrador retrievers; avid golfer; enjoyed nature, country music, dog shows, and field trials; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. Alpha Epsilon Pi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201963 BCE\/MCE\u2014K.T. Mao<\/strong> of Harpswell, ME, formerly of Beijing, China, March 25, 2025; civil engineer; president and CEO, Hysen International Inc.; also worked at Woodward Clyde Consultants; enjoyed international travel and storytelling; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. Sigma Pi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201964\u2014Jan C. Buhl<\/strong> of Carmel, CA, December 4, 2024; radiologist; enjoyed travel, glider flying, gardening, classic cars, and reading; active in community, professional, and religious affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201964 BA\u2014Ernest Sho-Hua Liu<\/strong> of Fort Lee, NJ, December 7, 2024; partner and managing director, Goldman Sachs &amp; Co.; veteran; member, Committee of 100; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. Kappa Delta Rho.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201964 JD\u2014John A. Titus<\/strong> of Leesburg, VA, formerly of Venice, FL, February 28, 2025; attorney; veteran; avid boater; enjoyed sports; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201965\u2014William A. Hill<\/strong> of Fairfax, CA, April 28, 2024; archivist; also worked at the Smith-Kettlewell Institute; founder of the Butterfly House communal home and the Library of Social and Technological Alternatives; co-founder, California Lichen Society; advocate for gay rights; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201965 JD\u2014David B. Newman<\/strong> of Charlotte, NC, January 28, 2025; attorney; expert in international tax law; managing director, Bank of America and Bankers Trust (now Deutsche Bank); author; enjoyed travel, hiking, rafting, horseback riding, and the wilderness; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201965 BS ILR\u2014Lawrence A. Reverby<\/strong> of Trumansburg, NY, March 13, 2025; attorney; co-founder of New York State\u2019s first lavender farm; enjoyed jazz piano, photography, and art; active in community and professional affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201966 BA\u2014Mark L. Klein<\/strong> of Alameda, CA, March 8, 2025; AT&amp;T technician; whistleblower who helped expose National Security Agency spying; active in civic affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201967 BS CALS, PhD \u201972\u2014Jon C. Glase<\/strong> of Baltimore, MD, formerly of Newfield, NY, March 6, 2025; senior lecturer in biology, Cornell University; author; jazz enthusiast; bird conservationist; enjoyed beekeeping, cooking, cycling, swimming, cider making, sailing, kayaking, and astronomy; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. Surviving spouse: Madelyn Stafford Glase, PhD \u201973.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201967 BA\u2014Arlene Blutreich Savitsky<\/strong> of New York City, March 15, 2025; intellectual property attorney; vice president, Chanel Co.; enjoyed international travel; active in professional and alumni affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201968 PhD\u2014Frank D. Anger<\/strong> of Trujillo Alto, PR, July 8, 2024; director, Software Engineering and Languages Program at the National Science Foundation (NSF); deputy division director, Computer-Communications Research Division of NSF\u2019s CISE Directorate; college professor; taught at MIT and the universities of Kansas, Auckland, and Puerto Rico; competitive fencer; active in professional affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201968 MA, PhD \u201970\u2014Gary D. Bouma<\/strong> of Clayton, VIC, Australia, August 19, 2021; associate dean of arts, professor of sociology, and director of the Global Terrorism Research Centre, Monash University; Anglican priest; author; chair, the Parliament of the World&#8217;s Religions 2009; active in community, professional, and religious affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201968 PhD\u2014Kurt J. Leonard<\/strong> of Shoreview, MN, March 30, 2025; director of the USDA ARS Cereal Disease Laboratory; research plant pathologist, U.S. Department of Agriculture; adjunct professor of plant pathology, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, and North Carolina State University; editor-in-chief of APS Press and the journal <em>Phytopathology<\/em>; senior editor at the British journal <em>Plant Pathology<\/em> and the German journal <em>Plant Breeding<\/em>; author; enjoyed travel and classical music; active in professional affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201969 BS Hotel\u2014Hans B.D. Bremstrom<\/strong> of Sigtuna, Sweden, March 4, 2025; CEO, Bremstrom International Corp.; president and CEO, Sara Hotels; active in professional affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201969 MA, PhD \u201971\u2014Edward F. Countryman<\/strong> of Dallas, TX, March 24, 2025; professor of history, Southern Methodist University; also taught at the universities of Canterbury, NZ, Warwick, Cambridge, and Yale; author; recipient of the Bancroft Prize and the Jo Faye Godbey Prize; avid long-distance runner; enjoyed skiing, cycling, hiking, reading, and the arts; active in community and professional affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201969 BA\u2014Dennis A. Dore<\/strong> of Trumansburg, NY, March 31, 2025; dentist; co-owner, the Renaissance Book Store; performed with Firehouse and Encore Players community theaters; 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-76c592f47fa6afb56b91ca936e7cafc4\">1970s<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201970 BS MSE\u2014Albert Hoefer<\/strong> of San Diego, CA, January 3, 2025; section manager, Computer Sciences Corp.; veteran; active in alumni affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201970 BME\u2014Andrew I. Schwartz<\/strong> of Marco Island, FL, October 30, 2024; mechanical engineer. Sigma Alpha Mu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201970 PhD\u2014James M. Symons<\/strong> of Boulder, CO, March 6, 2025; chair of theater and dance, University of Colorado, Boulder; also chaired theater departments at Trinity University, SUNY Albany, St. Catherine University, and University of St. Thomas; also taught at Yankton College and Minnesota State University, Moorhead; directed plays at the Colorado Shakespeare Festival; veteran; author; avid reader; enjoyed international travel, scuba diving, and playing piano; active in community and professional affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201971 BA\u2014Arthur R. Firstenberg<\/strong> of Brooklyn, NY, February 25, 2025; head of the Cellular Phone Task Force; author; enjoyed Cornell hockey, rock climbing, and playing piano; active in community affairs. Watermargin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201971 BME, ME \u201973\u2014Jay C. Gillis<\/strong> of Saratoga, CA, March 23, 2025; vice president, Optimal Corp.; also worked at S. Levy Inc. Phi Sigma Kappa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201975 BS CALS, MAT \u201976\u2014Deborah Whipple Degan<\/strong> of Wilton, NH, November 19, 2024; owner, the Woolery yarn and wool shop; knitting teacher; member, Lions Club; enjoyed travel, music, and the outdoors; active in civic, community, professional, religious, and alumni  affairs. Alpha Chi Omega. Surviving spouse: P. Michael Degan \u201970, BS EE \u201976.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201975 JD\u2014David A. Tyler<\/strong> of Trumansburg, NY, March 5, 2025; attorney; counsel for the villages of Trumansburg and Cayuga Heights; veteran; pilot; active in civic, community, professional, religious, and alumni affairs. Surviving spouse: Lucia DeGroot Tyler, PhD \u201979.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201977 PhD\u2014Rodney T. Wulff<\/strong> of Malvern, VIC, Australia, formerly of Toorak, VIC, Australia, August 6, 2024; landscape architect; founding director, Tract Consultants, Australia\u2019s first landscape architecture and urban design firm; artist; author; represented Australia in basketball at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics; active in 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 BA\u2014Joyce A. Rothschild<\/strong> of Shaker Heights, OH, March 15, 2025; graphic artist; owner, Rothschild Design Inc.; enjoyed international travel, attending programs at the Chautauqua Institution, art, exercise, and cooking; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. Sigma Delta Tau. Surviving spouse: Daniel A. 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