{"id":56968,"date":"2025-08-29T16:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-29T20:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/?p=56968"},"modified":"2025-08-21T14:45:27","modified_gmt":"2025-08-21T18:45:27","slug":"memoriam-september-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/memoriam-september-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"September 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=\"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 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=\"&#109;&#x61;&#x69;&#x6c;&#116;&#111;&#x3a;&#x61;a&#x64;_&#100;&#x65;&#x63;&#x65;a&#115;&#x65;&#100;&#64;&#x63;&#111;r&#x6e;&#101;l&#x6c;&#46;e&#x64;&#x75;\"><\/a><a href=\"&#x6d;&#97;&#x69;&#x6c;&#116;o&#x3a;&#x63;&#117;b&#x69;&#x6f;-&#100;&#x65;&#x63;&#x65;&#97;&#x73;&#x65;d&#x40;c&#111;r&#x6e;&#101;l&#108;&#46;&#101;&#x64;&#x75;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#99;&#x75;b&#x69;&#x6f;-&#x64;&#x65;c&#x65;&#x61;&#115;ed&#64;&#x63;&#x6f;&#x72;&#x6e;ell&#x2e;&#101;&#x64;u<\/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;&#97;&#x69;&#x6c;&#x74;&#x6f;&#x3a;&#97;b&#x62;8&#x33;&#64;&#x63;&#x6f;&#x72;ne&#108;&#108;&#x2e;&#101;du\">a&#x62;&#x62;&#x38;3&#64;&#x63;&#111;&#114;&#x6e;ell&#46;&#101;&#x64;u<\/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>\u201946 DVM\u2014Roger W. Batchelder<\/strong> of Cortland, NY, May 30, 2025; veterinarian; co-founder, Cort-Lanes Bowling Alley; member, Kiwanis; avid golfer; enjoyed boating; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. Alpha Psi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201946 BS HE\u2014Frances Cassedy Hutton<\/strong> of West Chester, PA, April 17, 2025; hospital volunteer; docent, Rhode Island School of Design Art Museum; enjoyed international travel, gardening, flower arranging, reading, museums, theater, and music; active in community and alumni affairs. Delta Delta Delta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201947 BEE\u2014Eve Freyer Spencer<\/strong> of San Diego, CA, April 4, 2025; electrical engineer at Bell Labs, Philco, Westinghouse, and the Engineering Society; technical writer; performed consumer research for touchtone phones; enjoyed hiking in the Appalachian Mountains; active in professional and alumni affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201949 BS CALS\u2014Ned W. Bandler<\/strong> of Bridgewater, CT, May 5, 2025; senior vice president and director, Unilever United States; oversaw the purchase of Chesebrough Ponds and the acquisitions of Faberg\u00e9, Elizabeth Arden, and Calvin Klein; also worked at June Dairy Products Co.; veteran; served on the U.S. Department of Commerce Marketing Advisory Committee and the U.S. Commission for the Preservation of America\u2019s Heritage Abroad; senior advisor, Institute for Representative Government; enjoyed gardening; active in civic, community, professional, religious, and alumni affairs. Alpha Zeta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201949 BS Eng\u2014Donald P. Feiman<\/strong> of Naples, FL, August 4, 2023; developer; built shopping centers, office buildings, and apartment houses in New Jersey; enjoyed tennis; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. Alpha Epsilon Pi.<\/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 BFA\u2014Cabot Lyford<\/strong> of New Harbor, ME, January 21, 2016; sculptor; skilled watercolor painter; director of the art department and teacher of art history and sculpture at Phillips Exeter Academy; director, Lamont Gallery; wrote, directed, and produced television shows and commercials with J. Walter Thompson and NBC; helped establish WENH Channel 11 in Durham, NH; veteran; enjoyed skiing, sailing, and watching football; active in civic, community, and professional affairs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201951 BS HE\u2014Martha Palmer Leape<\/strong> of Lexington, MA, April 30, 2025; counselor, Harvard Office of Career Services and Off Campus Learning; author; enjoyed international travel, tennis, swimming, skiing, hiking, and biking; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. Delta Delta Delta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201952 BS CALS\u2014Robert L. Pask<\/strong> of Medina, NY, April 21, 2025; farmer; enjoyed hunting, fishing, and taking care of his mules; active in community, religious, and alumni affairs. Alpha Zeta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201953 BS HE\u2014Judith Karkus Allen<\/strong> of Boca Raton, FL, and Morrisville, VT, March 2025; nursery school director and teacher; taught middle school cooking classes; enjoyed travel, skiing, tennis, and golf; active in alumni affairs. Sigma Delta Tau.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201953, BS ILR \u201957\u2014Lawrence M. Ginsburg<\/strong> of Atlanta, GA, formerly of Syracuse, NY, May 1, 2025; attorney; veteran; author; active in community, professional, religious, and alumni affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201953 BA\u2014Caroline Mulford Owens<\/strong> of Bridgeton, NJ, formerly of Westport, CT, May 17, 2025; founder, Newsletters Plus, specializing in corporate communications for large firms; editor and publisher of the specialty fashion publication <em>International Boutique Directory<\/em>; also worked in the advertising department at DuPont; president, Connecticut Press Club; writer and editor, Upper Deerfield Township Environmental Commission; Girl Scout leader; Sunday school teacher; active in community, professional, religious, and alumni affairs. Kappa Kappa Gamma.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201954 BA\u2014Thomas W. Donnelly<\/strong> of Endicott, NY, May 7, 2025; geologist on deep-sea drilling projects and other field studies; professor of geology at SUNY Binghamton and Rice University; spent his retirement as an entomologist studying dragonflies and damselflies, discovering and collecting new species throughout the world; helped found the Dragonfly Society of the Americas; enjoyed international travel; active in professional affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201954 BS ILR\u2014Donald K. Miller<\/strong> of Palm Beach, FL, and Greenwich, CT, May 10, 2025; chairman, Axiom International Investors LLC; chairman, Greylock Financial Inc.; also worked at Blyth, Eastman, Dillon &amp; Co., Paine Webber, Walmart, and G.H. Walker &amp; Co.; veteran; lifelong learner; enjoyed playing squash and tennis; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. Psi Upsilon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201954 BS CALS\u2014William W. Pinchbeck<\/strong> of Berlin, VT, and Guilford, CT, April 18, 2025; wholesale florist and rose grower; veteran; Rotarian; avid reader; enjoyed international travel, music, and swimming; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. Alpha Chi Rho.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201955 BA\u2014Nathaniel R. Bowditch<\/strong> of Kennett Square, PA, May 3, 2025; vice president and stockbroker, Smith Barney; vice chairman, First Pennsylvania Bank; advocate for Black economic development; veteran; avid reader; enjoyed travel; active in civic, community, professional, and alumni affairs. Sigma Phi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201956, BME \u201957\u2014Gregory A. Hill<\/strong> of Mount Juliet, TN, April 16, 2025; worked at Lukens Steel and other steel companies; served in the Environmental Protection Agency under the Presidential Executive Interchange Program; veteran; lifelong learner; master gardener; enjoyed international travel, sports cars, model airplanes, stamp collecting, music, theater, and art; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. Theta Xi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201957\u2014Joyce Dudley McDowell<\/strong> of Hermosa Beach, CA, formerly of Kilauea, HI, April 26, 2025; worked at IBM on natural language processing; founder, Amazing Taste; enjoyed international travel, cooking, birding, history, theater, opera, reading mysteries, and collecting art and Chinese snuff bottles; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. Surviving spouse: Edward R.H. McDowell \u201954, B Chem E \u201955.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201957, B Chem E \u201958\u2014William J. Schmidt<\/strong> of Rockville, MD, April 6, 2025; internationally renowned <em>plein air<\/em> and landscape painter; nuclear engineer; co-founder and president, Industrial Training Corp.; consultant; mentor; enjoyed international travel, tennis, museums, galleries, fine wines, good food, opera, ballet, and theater; active in professional and alumni affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201958, BCE \u201960, MBA \u201961\u2014Robert E. Claypoole<\/strong> of Ponte Vedra Beach, FL, March 30, 2025; President of Terminals, GATX Corp.; enjoyed international travel, tennis, golf, fishing, crossword puzzles, and Sudoku; active in community, professional, religious, and alumni affairs. Pi Kappa Phi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201958 BA\u2014William T. Cotton<\/strong> of New Orleans, LA, November 18, 2024; professor of English, Loyola University of the South; recipient, Dux Academicus Award; fencing coach; enjoyed classical music, badminton, and tennis; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. Kappa Delta Rho.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201958 BS Hotel\u2014Benjamin H. Walcott<\/strong> of Cotuit, MA, April 26, 2025; assistant director of food services, Purchasing and Dining Services Department, Harvard University; veteran; avid skier, sailor, and tennis player; enjoyed international travel, classical music, fishing, swimming, vegetable gardening, cooking, and reading; active in professional and alumni affairs. Delta Kappa Epsilon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201958\u2014John F. Wysard<\/strong> of Westfield, NY, January 19, 2024; commercial airline pilot, Pan Am and United Airlines; veteran; avid model shipbuilder; enjoyed flying and boating; active in community and professional affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201959 BA\u2014Coleman H. Burton<\/strong> of Columbia, MO, March 21, 2023; director of university communications, University of Missouri; active in professional and alumni affairs. Chi Phi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201959, BEE \u201960\u2014David A. Hodges<\/strong> of Berkeley, CA, November 13, 2022; professor emeritus and dean of the College of Engineering, UC Berkeley; pioneer in integrated circuit design and semiconductor manufacturing; also worked at Bell Labs; author; editor; active in professional and alumni affairs. Telluride.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201959 BA\u2014Kenneth T. Steadman<\/strong> of Williamsville, NY, formerly of Geneva, NY, May 1, 2025; obstetrician\/gynecologist, Geneva Medical Associates; veteran; Rotarian; enjoyed international travel; active in community, professional, religious, and alumni affairs. Sigma Pi.<\/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\u2014Judith Ravinett Blau<\/strong> of Eastchester, NY, May 4, 2025; toy designer; children\u2019s author; illustrator; environmental educator; active in professional affairs. Sigma Delta Tau.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201960 BS Nurs\u2014Civianne Rubin Bloch<\/strong> of Canton, MA, August 19, 2023; nurse; worked at Diet Center of New Haven; active in alumni affairs. Surviving spouse: Eric F. Bloch \u201958, BME \u201959.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201960, BS HE \u201961\u2014Rita Schwartz Brody<\/strong> of East Falmouth, MA, January 11, 2025; real estate broker; enjoyed dogs, knitting, and cooking; active in professional and alumni affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201960 LLB\u2014A. Douglas P. Craig<\/strong> of White Plains, NY, and New Harbor, ME, May 3, 2025; corporate attorney; also worked at the U.S. Patent Office; veteran; active in professional and alumni affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201960 BS CALS\u2014James R. Hazlitt<\/strong> of Hector, NY, May 20, 2025; pioneer in the Finger Lakes wine industry; president, Sawmill Creek Vineyards Inc.; board member, Farm Bureau, Schuyler County Soil and Water, and the New York State Wine Grape Growers trade organization; president, VLH Fire Co.; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. Sigma Phi Epsilon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201960\u2014Janis Mitchelhill Leas<\/strong> of High Falls, NY, November 8, 2024; homemaker; teacher; Scout leader; enjoyed international travel, lifelong learning, music, and gardening; active in community, religious, and alumni affairs. Pi Beta Phi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201960, BS CALS \u201965\u2014David T. Smith<\/strong> of Mechanicville, NY, April 16, 2025; worked at the Internal Revenue Service; veteran; avid reader; tractor enthusiast; enjoyed gardening and crossword puzzles; active in community and religious affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201960 BS ILR, MBA \u201962\u2014Harry S. Welch<\/strong> of Jupiter, FL, April 4, 2025; founder of a high-tech communications company; also worked at Sprint International; veteran; active in alumni affairs. Sigma Chi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201961 BA\u2014Ted W. Mihalisin<\/strong> of La Jolla, CA, November 17, 2023; professor of physics, Temple University; author; active in professional affairs. Delta Phi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201962 PhD\u2014Richard W. Robinson<\/strong> of Geneva, NY, March 22, 2024; professor emeritus of plant science, Cornell University; research specialist, Geneva Agricultural Experiment Station; developed new varieties of squash, cucumbers, lettuce, and eggplant; veteran; author; helped establish the Geneva Early Childcare Center; enjoyed international travel, reading, gardening, and camping; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201962 DVM, PhD \u201968\u2014Fredric W. Scott<\/strong> of Brooktondale, NY, April 24, 2025; veterinarian; professor emeritus, Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine; director, Cornell Feline Health Center; researched feline viral diseases and vaccine development; author; enjoyed camping, hunting, fishing, genealogy, and sports; active in community, professional, religious, and alumni affairs. Alpha Psi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201962 BS CALS\u2014J. Philip Tierney<\/strong> of Canandaigua, NY, September 28, 2013; teacher, Cardinal Mooney High School; active in alumni affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201963, BS CALS \u201964\u2014Bruce A. Ferguson<\/strong> of Salem, NY, December 1, 2024; dairy farmer; realtor; New York State assessor; also raised beefalo; town supervisor and councilman, Salem, NY; licensed EMT; helped establish the Georgi Museum; enjoyed the Grand Ol\u2019 Opry, local history, and picnics at Scott Lake; active in civic, community, professional, and alumni affairs. Delta Tau Delta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201964 MS\u2014Harry R. Albers<\/strong> of La Mesa, CA, July 17, 2024; vice president for university relations, San Diego State University, and general manager, San Diego State University Foundation; physicist, Smithsonian Institution; author; active in professional and alumni affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201964 BS CALS\u2014Daniel J. Clements<\/strong> of Danby, NY, May 21, 2025; worked at Agway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201964\u2014W. David Temel<\/strong> of Mount Pleasant, SC, September 18, 2024; entrepreneur; chairman, Economy Realty Services Inc.; president and CEO, Economy Lodging Systems Inc.; executive director, Hospitality Management Service; chairman and CEO, Knights Lodging Inc.; enjoyed dogs and golf; active in professional and alumni affairs. Surviving spouse: Cornelia Akelaitis Temel \u201963.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201965\u2014Stephen D. Butts<\/strong> of Homer, NY, May 12, 2025; dairy farmer; enjoyed fishing and hunting; active in civic and community affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201965 BA, JD \u201968\u2014Stephen A. Hurwitz<\/strong> of Wayland, MA, April 26, 2025; attorney; partner at Choate, Hall &amp; Stewart; specialist in U.S.-Canada cross-border transactions; co-founder and partner at Testa, Hurwitz &amp; Thibeault; student of Middle Eastern history; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. Alpha Delta Phi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201965 DVM\u2014J. Allen Leslie<\/strong> of Christiana, PA, April 3, 2025; veterinarian, Delaware Equine Center; U.S. Eventing Team Veterinarian at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics; enjoyed international travel and horseback riding; active in professional and alumni affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201965 BA\u2014George C. Norman<\/strong> of River Forest, IL, July 16, 2022; commercial realtor; also worked at Owens Corning; veteran; enjoyed tennis; active in professional and alumni affairs. Psi Upsilon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201965 BEP\u2014Allen S. Weinrub<\/strong> of Oakland, CA, August 30, 2023; co-founder, Science for the People; worked with Fortune 500 computer technology companies; first vice president, National Writers Union; recognized as a Lifelong Energy Justice Champion by the California Alliance for Community Energy; human rights and climate justice advocate; enjoyed international travel; active in civic, community, and professional affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201966 PhD\u2014Robert A. Guyer<\/strong> of Reno, NV, May 3, 2025; theoretical physicist; taught at UMass Amherst and Duke University; researched low-temperature physics, neutron star phase dynamics, polymer science, materials science, seismology, and geophysics; also worked at Los Alamos National Laboratory and the University of Nevada, Reno; author; recipient, Alexander Von Humbolt Fellowship; enjoyed reading, classical music, tennis, and racquetball; active in professional affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201966 BA\u2014Elbert Hargesheimer<\/strong> of Hamburg, NY, February 21, 2023; attorney; Diamond Life Master, American Contract Bridge League; active in civic, community, professional, and alumni affairs. Theta Chi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201967 BS CALS\u2014Donald E. Harner<\/strong> of Lansing, NY, May 5, 2025; founder, Harner Design &amp; Construction; enjoyed the family cottage and fixing broken items.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201968 MAT\u2014Ruth Poppens Sherbon<\/strong> of Mason, OH, formerly of Ithaca, NY, April 13, 2025; teacher, Northeast Elementary School; active in community, religious, and alumni affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201969 BS CALS\u2014Linda Pearce Kabelac<\/strong> of Ithaca, NY, May 29, 2025; major gifts officer, Cornell University; avid gardener; enjoyed travel, floral design, classic cars, dancing, raising purebred Korat cats, and collecting American Brilliant cut glass; active in community, professional, religious, and alumni affairs. Surviving spouse: Edward L. Kabelac \u201967.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201969 BS CALS\u2014Robert C. McGuinn<\/strong> of Toronto, ON, April 10, 2025; senior executive at Philips, a multinational technology giant; member of both the 1967 Cornell men\u2019s hockey NCAA championship team and the Canadian CIAU championship team; enjoyed golf; active in religious 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-76c592f47fa6afb56b91ca936e7cafc4\">1970s<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201970 BS HE\u2014Ruth D. Palombo<\/strong> of Arlington, MA, July 13, 2024; senior health policy officer, Tufts Health Plan Foundation; assistant secretary for program planning and management, Executive Office of Elder Affairs, and state nutrition director, Massachusetts Department of Public Health; assistant director for Patient Services, Frances Stern Nutrition Center; assistant professor, Tufts University School of Medicine; author; editor; mentor; active in civic, community, professional, and alumni affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201971\u2014Nancy Hinkel Florian Abdalla<\/strong> of Amherst, MA, April 17, 2025; founder, Thandi Trading Co.; administrative director, Crossing the Waters Institute for Cultural Exchange; executive director, Fort River Elementary\u2019s multicultural youth after-school program, Capacidad; founder, InterSkate 91 and Roots Up Green Jobs; co-director, Hampshire Educational Collaborative\u2019s 21st Century Learning Centers; council member, Temenos Retreat Center; active in civic and community affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201972 BS CALS\u2014Daniel E. Galusha<\/strong> of Cortlandville, NY, April 24, 2025; farm business consultant, First Pioneer Farm Credit; enjoyed travel, cooking, boating, and watching wildlife; active in professional and alumni affairs. Sigma Nu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201974 JD\u2014Edward P. Potanka<\/strong> of Westbrook, CT, formerly of Simsbury, CT, May 13, 2025; attorney; chief counsel at CIGNA; veteran; active in community and professional affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201975 JD\u2014Charles K. Meuse<\/strong> of Chatham, NJ, December 23, 2024; attorney; senior litigation counsel, CNA Insurance; assistant attorney general, State of Delaware; author; volunteer law reader for Recording for the Blind; avid reader; enjoyed travel, classic rock, and recording audio and video news broadcasts; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201975 BS CALS\u2014Haskell A. Yancey Jr.<\/strong>\u00a0of Croghan, NY, November 25, 2024; dairy farmer; maple syrup producer; agricultural agent, Lewis County Cooperative Extension; carpenter; Croghan town supervisor; active in civic, community, professional, religious, and alumni affairs. Cayuga Lodge. Surviving spouse: Jane Weise Yancey \u201975.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201976 BS HE\u2014Mary Benning Hopple<\/strong>\u00a0of Cincinnati, OH, May 9, 2025;\u00a0president and CEO, M. Hopple &amp; Co.; also worked at\u00a0A.B. Closson Co. and Marshall Field\u2019s; avid tennis player; enjoyed needlepoint and sewing; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs.\u00a0Kappa Kappa Gamma. Surviving spouse: William H. Hopple III \u201975, BA \u201976.<\/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>\u201981 BS Hotel\u2014Ruth M. Nichols<\/strong> of Naples, FL, April 9, 2025; worked in administrative management and hospitality; advocate for wildlife and the environment; fought against elephant poaching and tiger habitat encroachment; enjoyed international travel and cooking; active in community and alumni affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201981 PhD\u2014Jeffrey P. Shapiro<\/strong> of Gainesville, FL, April 19, 2025; research entomologist, USDA Agricultural Research Service; social and environmental activist; musician; enjoyed photographing insects, hiking, scuba diving, kayaking, and sailing; active in civic, community, professional, and alumni affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201982 BA\u2014Craig Fishman<\/strong> of Falls Church, VA, April 7, 2025; attorney; founding partner, Chapman and Cutler LLP; enjoyed tennis and running marathons; active in professional and alumni affairs. Phi Sigma Epsilon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201984 MS, \u201986 PhD\u2014Peter A. Braell<\/strong> of Palmyra, NY, April 19, 2025; worked at the Geneva Agricultural Experiment Station, PepsiCo, Bausch &amp; Lomb, and Medeva Pharmaceuticals\/CellTech; enjoyed reading Tolkien, action movies, puns, classic \u201970s rock music, and learning about wildlife, marine biology, and deep-sea exploration; active in community and professional affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201984, BS CALS \u201985\u2014William O. Sherbon<\/strong> of San Jose, CA, April 2, 2025; worked in the computer and food industries; volunteer fireman; enjoyed bicycling, music, and building computers; active in community affairs. Phi Kappa Psi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201986 BS Hotel\u2014Jason P. Smith<\/strong> of Arlington, VA, April 30, 2025; vice president of marketing communications, Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association International; active in professional and alumni affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201987 MS, PhD \u201988\u2014Marilyn Leet Ray<\/strong> of Brooktondale, NY, May 19, 2025; executive director, Finger Lakes Law and Social Policy Center; founder, North Country Legal Services; enjoyed architecture; active in civic, community, professional, religious, and alumni affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201988 MS, PhD \u201994\u2014Lois C. 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