{"id":74492,"date":"2026-07-31T09:37:41","date_gmt":"2026-07-31T13:37:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/?p=74492"},"modified":"2026-07-31T09:37:52","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T13:37:52","slug":"memoriam-august-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/memoriam-august-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"August 2026"},"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=\"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>Please submit notification of alumni deaths\u2014including an obituary, if possible\u2014to the University at <a href=\"&#109;&#97;&#105;l&#x74;&#111;&#58;a&#97;d&#x5f;&#x64;&#x65;&#99;&#x65;a&#x73;&#x65;&#x64;&#64;&#x63;&#x6f;&#114;n&#101;l&#x6c;&#46;ed&#117;\"><\/a><a href=\"&#109;a&#x69;&#x6c;&#x74;&#111;&#x3a;&#99;&#117;&#x62;&#x69;&#111;-&#x64;&#x65;&#99;&#x65;&#x61;&#115;e&#x64;&#64;&#x63;&#x6f;r&#x6e;&#101;l&#x6c;&#46;e&#x64;&#x75;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#x63;u&#x62;i&#111;&#x2d;d&#x65;&#99;e&#97;s&#x65;&#100;&#64;co&#x72;&#110;&#101;&#x6c;&#x6c;&#46;&#x65;&#x64;&#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=\"&#109;&#97;&#x69;&#x6c;&#x74;&#x6f;&#x3a;a&#x62;&#x62;&#56;&#x33;&#x40;&#x63;&#x6f;&#x72;n&#101;&#108;&#x6c;&#x2e;e&#100;&#x75;\">&#97;&#98;&#x62;&#x38;3&#x40;c&#x6f;&#114;&#110;&#101;&#x6c;&#108;&#x2e;&#101;&#x64;&#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><em>Editor\u2019s note: The large number of entries from the Class of \u201938\u2014many of them reporting deaths that occurred years ago\u2014is due to the University\u2019s annual updating of records for the oldest classes.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201938 BS CALS\u2014Marian Bale Huey<\/strong> of Brockport, NY, formerly of Montour Falls, NY, December 8, 2009; laboratory technician, Schuyler Hospital; active in alumni affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201938 BA\u2014Emma Widger Hunt<\/strong> of Penrose, CO, August 6, 2012; mathematics, science, and English teacher for gifted children, Pittsburg, CA, school district; also taught at the Mendocino and Fort Bragg, CA, school districts; active in professional and alumni affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201938 BA, MA \u201939\u2014Harold E. Johnson<\/strong> of Indianapolis, IN, 1985; professor of musicology, Butler University and Oberlin College; wrote the first critical biography of the composer Jean Sibelius; music librarian, New York Public Library and the Library of Congress; active in professional affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201938 BS Nurs\u2014Clara Gurvitch Lepow<\/strong> of Centerville, MA, March 14, 2013; taught nursing at Holyoke Community College; director of in-service education, Jewish Nursing Home of Western Massachusetts; nursing home inspector, Commonwealth of Massachusetts; enjoyed international travel; active in professional affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201938 BS CALS\u2014Arthur L. Levin<\/strong> of Yonkers, NY, November 16, 1944; veteran; first American officer to reach the Rhine during World War II; recipient, Bronze Star Medal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201938\u2014Anne Morrow Nees<\/strong> of Bangor, ME, formerly of Overland Park, KS, January 3, 2004; child welfare worker, State of Kansas; genealogist; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. Alpha Phi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201938, BS CALS \u201939\u2014Jacob <\/strong>\u201cJack\u201d<strong> Pokras<\/strong> of Silver Spring, MD, March 17, 2012; retired lieutenant colonel, U.S. Army; provided administrative, professional, and technical support to clinical research at the Department of Defense; specialist in blood banking and blood bank research; vice president, American Red Cross; enjoyed ice skating, golf, and bowling; active in community and professional affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201938 BS HE\u2014Mary Randolph Prozeller<\/strong> of Fairport, NY, April 16, 1999; dietitian, New England Deaconess Hospital; active in alumni affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201938 BA\u2014Marshall W. Stark<\/strong> of Rochester, NY, March 8, 1954; captain, U.S. Army; recipient, Bronze Star Medal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201938 BS CALS\u2014Michael J. Sulla<\/strong> of San Diego, CA, formerly of Harrison, NY, February 4, 2002; salesman, Fairchester Oil Co.; avid golfer; active in alumni affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-class-group has-cornell-red-color has-text-color has-link-color has-x-large-font-size wp-elements-2fdfc970164ef3b046ddab96f550fba0\">1940s<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201946, BS CALS \u201949\u2014Paul B. Levine<\/strong> of Pleasanton, CA, April 26, 2026; president and CEO, New Haven Comforter and Pillow; longtime class correspondent; active in community, professional, religious, and alumni affairs. Pi Lambda Phi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201946\u2014Robert W. Plass<\/strong> of Pleasant Valley, NY, March 28, 2026; farmer; veteran; enjoyed gardening, bridge, and pinochle; active in community, professional, religious, and alumni affairs. Alpha Gamma Rho.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201949 BEE\u2014Bartholomew M. Jordano<\/strong> of Minnetonka, MN, April 17, 2026; worked in the electrical manufacturing industry; president, Jordano Associates Ltd.; veteran; helped build the Claire Booth Luce Library and install geothermal energy at Mepkin Abbey; enjoyed international travel; active in professional, 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-e6994fc340a371432ed680f3cc1ffbb4\">1950s<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201950 BA, MD \u201953\u2014Richard T. Silver<\/strong> of New York City, April 17, 2026; professor emeritus of medicine and director emeritus of the Richard T. Silver, MD, Myeloproliferative Neoplasms Center, Weill Cornell Medicine; attending physician, NewYork\u2013Presbyterian Hospital; expert on leukemia and the myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs); founder, Cancer Research &amp; Treatment Fund; vice chairman and acting chairman of a large multidisciplinary cooperative cancer chemotherapy group sponsored by the National Cancer Institute; introduced interferon for the treatment of MPNs; initial clinical investigator in the first trials of imatinib; developed bone marrow biopsy technique to diagnose blood disorders; veteran; author; Fulbright professor in Brazil; enjoyed playing clarinet; active in professional and alumni affairs. Beta Sigma Rho.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201951 BA\u2014Mary Perrine Johnson<\/strong> of Salt Lake City, UT, April 7, 2026; musician; active in alumni affairs. Kappa Alpha Theta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201951 B Chem E\u2014Alfred N. Mann<\/strong> of Highland Park, PA, July 25, 2021; director of process economics, Gulf Research and Development Co.; also worked at the U.S. Department of Energy; author; editor, Pittsburgh\u2019s East Liberty Valley; environmentalist; enjoyed researching genealogy and local history; active in community, professional, religious, and alumni affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201951 BS CALS, MEd \u201961\u2014John A. Oliver<\/strong> of Ithaca, NY, April 4, 2026; farmer; taught science and math at King Ferry School; director, Southern Cayuga Atmospherium Planetarium; enjoyed travel and gardening; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201951 BA\u2014Susan Pickwick Ray<\/strong> of La Canada Flintridge, CA, January 11, 2025; school director; active in alumni affairs. Delta Gamma.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201953 BS Hotel\u2014Stanley Abel<\/strong> of Scarsdale, NY, March 27, 2026; chairman of the brokerage firm Abel-Noser Corp.; veteran; enjoyed golf, stamp collecting, and jogging; active in community and professional affairs. Phi Sigma Delta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201954, BEP \u201955, MS \u201956\u2014Thomas R. Brogan<\/strong> of Burlington, VT, April 18, 2025; engineer, scientist, inventor, and adventurer; founder, MEPPSCO, which focused on innovation in aeronautics, aerospace, and energy; veteran; captain of three transatlantic crossings; enjoyed sailing, mountaineering, and cross-country skiing; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201954 BS CALS, MS \u201955\u2014David B. Diver<\/strong> of Savannah, GA, March 29, 2026; vice president of produce, Hannaford Brothers; also worked at Kroger; veteran; author; enjoyed bridge; volunteer, Habitat for Humanity; active in community, professional, religious, and alumni affairs. Alpha Zeta. Surviving spouse: Carol Cobb Diver \u201957.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201954 BA\u2014Dorothy Noll Hostage<\/strong> of Vero Beach, FL, March 22, 2026; homemaker; enjoyed travel; active in alumni affairs. Kappa Kappa Gamma.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201955 BS HE\u2014Ann T. Eaton<\/strong> of Gill, MA, April 4, 2026; computer analyst at Marsh &amp; McLennan; sewing teacher, Singer Sewing Center; also worked at the Massachusetts Department of Education; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. Pi Beta Phi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201955 BA\u2014Leonard R. Kasten<\/strong> of Phoenix, AZ, March 26, 2026; freelance computer consultant; also worked at IBM; author; veteran; avid reader; active in alumni affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201956 BS HE\u2014Janet Booth Anderson<\/strong> of Fairport, NY, April 6, 2026; director, Twelve Corners Nursery School; enjoyed skiing, gardening, the Cornell Gourmet Club, sailing on Canandaigua Lake and with the Canandaigua Yacht Club, and choral singing; active in community, professional, religious, and alumni affairs. Pi Beta Phi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201956 BS Nurs\u2014Marybelle Carruth Chapin<\/strong> of New London, NH, April 7, 2024; nurse; homemaker; active in community affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201956 BA\u2014Virginia MacDonald Lindseth<\/strong> of Hunting Valley, OH, March 29, 2026; taught at Hathaway Brown and University schools; founder, Institute for Educational Renewal; developed a theme-based curriculum for primary grades; adjunct professor, John Carroll University; chairman and CEO, AER Energy Resources Inc.; member, Ohio Board of Regents; enjoyed international travel, skiing, mountain climbing, bicycling, and trekking; active in civic, community, professional, and alumni affairs. Kappa Alpha Theta. Surviving spouse: Jon A. Lindseth \u201956, BME \u201957.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201956, BME \u201957, PhD \u201961\u2014William L. Maxwell<\/strong> of Indiana, PA, formerly of Ithaca, NY, March 31, 2026; professor emeritus, Operations Research and Information Engineering, Cornell University; philanthropist; volunteer, Greater Ithaca Activities Center; helped design and finance Max\u2019s Wading Pool; enjoyed international travel; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201956 BS CALS\u2014Thomas L. Poulson<\/strong> of Jupiter, FL, formerly of Oak Park, IL, March 16, 2026; professor of biology, University of Illinois, Chicago; expert on seaside sparrows, beech-maple old growth forests, dune succession, and cave ecology; also taught at Yale and Notre Dame universities; taught adult lifelong learning classes at Florida Atlantic University; author; helped establish the Abacoa Community Garden; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201957, BCE \u201958\u2014H. Gordon Baier<\/strong> of Boca Raton, FL, March 27, 2026; civil engineer; owner, Construction Waterproofers Inc.; worked on the United Nations building and Yankee Stadium; veteran; enjoyed model railroading, boating, politics, reading, theater, classical music, jazz, chess, and cats; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201957 BS CALS, MBA \u201958\u2014Anthony B. Cashen<\/strong> of Ithaca, NY, formerly of Austerlitz, NY, and Pleasantville, NY, March 24, 2026; principal, Entrepreneurial Support Services; senior partner, Lamalie Amrop International; owner, Elliot Hardwood Co.; investment manager; director, Columbia County Land Conservancy, Taconic Telephone Corp., Vistaprint, ImmuCell Corporation, and Point 4 Data Corp.; also worked at Standard Oil Co. and MD Publications; recipient, Frank H.T. Rhodes Exemplary Alumni Service Award; instrumental in establishing Cornell\u2019s Fraternity &amp; Sorority Advisory Council; active in civic, community, professional, and alumni affairs. Delta Upsilon. Surviving spouse: Gail Lautzenheiser Cashen \u201957.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201957 BS Hotel\u2014John M. Fisher Jr.<\/strong> of Needham, MA, March 25, 2026; founder, Claughton Island Associates; general manager, Backer Spielvogel Bates Inc.; executive director, Doremus &amp; Co.; veteran; avid reader; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. Alpha Delta Phi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201957 BA\u2014Dooley Sciple Kiefer<\/strong> of Ithaca, NY, April 4, 2023; copyeditor, Ecological Society of America; Tompkins County Legislator; chair, Tompkins County Ethics Advisory Board and the Charter Review Committee; helped create the Citizens Committee to Save Cayuga Lake; enjoyed mushroom hunting and playing the harpsichord and viola da gamba; active in civic, community, professional, and alumni affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201957 MA\u2014Meredith Parsons Lillich<\/strong> of Syracuse, NY, March 18, 2026; professor emerita of fine arts, Syracuse University; expert in medieval stained glass; author; Fulbright Fellow; enjoyed classic VW Beetles, Mozart, and Dalmatians; active in professional affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201957 BS HE\u2014Barbara Ress Rotenberg<\/strong> of Tulsa, OK, April 29, 2025; teacher; docent, Philbrook Museum; established a monthly book club; enjoyed bridge and mahjong; active in community, professional, religious, and alumni affairs. Sigma Delta Tau.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201958, BEE \u201959\u2014Arthur R. Axelrod<\/strong> of Fairport, NY, March 14, 2026; computer operations manager, Xerox Corp.; helped build Xerox\u2019s Intranet; enjoyed international travel, opera, art, literature, and history; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201958\u2014Stephen C. Cruty<\/strong> of Apalachin, NY, April 6, 2026; owner, Quality Press; also worked at Union Press, Johnson City Publishing, and Montrose Publishing; veteran; enjoyed travel, bowling, golf, horse racing, and choral singing; active in community, professional, religious, and alumni affairs. Phi Kappa Tau.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201958 BA\u2014Thomas A. Delaney<\/strong> of Danville, CA, formerly of Boulder, CO, and Springfield, OH, March 17, 2026; general, thoracic, and vascular surgeon; director, Department of Surgery, Mercy Medical Center; veteran; avid birdwatcher and naturalist; enjoyed international travel, skiing, writing, and golf; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. Alpha Chi Sigma.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201958 BA\u2014George G. De Young<\/strong> of Plano, TX, March 20, 2026; anesthesiologist; enjoyed international travel; active in professional affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201958\u2014Jean Gleichenhaus Kressy<\/strong> of Ashburnham, MA, March 14, 2026; food correspondent, the <em>Boston Globe<\/em>; contributing editor, <em>Cooking Light<\/em>; taught nursing at Fitchburg State University; author; lifelong learner; active in community and professional affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201958 MS, PhD \u201961\u2014Norman B. Rushforth<\/strong> of Cleveland, OH, March 16, 2026; professor emeritus and chair of biology, Case Western Reserve University; active in professional and alumni affairs. Seal &amp; Serpent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201958 MBA\u2014William C. Tostevin<\/strong> of Toronto, Ontario, March 18, 2026; chemical engineer; worked in the oil and gas industry; enjoyed international travel, camping, canoeing, kayaking, tennis, reading, writing, photography, and pottery; active in community and professional affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201959 BA, MD \u201963\u2014Richard H. Dyer Jr.<\/strong> of Litchfield, CT, formerly of Watertown, CT, April 11, 2026; orthopedic surgeon; inventor; veteran; patent holder; enjoyed competitive rowing, Cape Cod, sailing, and his farm; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. Alpha Delta Phi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201959 BA\u2014Alexander A. Levitan<\/strong> of New Brighton, MN, March 29, 2026; oncologist, internist, and clinical associate professor in family practice at the University of Minnesota Medical School; practiced at Unity and Mercy hospitals; president, A and L Management Co.; philanthropist; lifelong learner; enjoyed travel, dancing, cooking, gardening, and birdwatching; active in 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 BA\u2014Gary A. Beller<\/strong> of New York City, April 13, 2026; corporate attorney; senior legal counsel, Marsh &amp; McLennan; senior executive vice president and general counsel, MetLife; executive vice president, American Express; vice president and general counsel, Smith Barney; lifelong equestrian; enjoyed golf, playing polo, and fishing; active in civic, community, professional, and alumni affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201960 BS HE\u2014Donna Williams Beusch<\/strong> of Pelham, NH, March 14, 2026; staff director, Commonwealth of Massachusetts; director, Massachusetts House of Representatives; active in civic, professional, and alumni affairs. Kappa Delta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201961 BS Nurs\u2014Frances Wagenseller Hurlburt<\/strong> of Grafton, OH, March 27, 2026; registered nurse; worked at Walter Reed Hospital and the Cleveland V.A.; founder, Visiting Nurse Association in Mattoon, IL; veteran; enjoyed music and gardening; active in community and professional affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201961\u2014David S. Symula<\/strong> of Voorheesville, NY, March 11, 2026; mathematics teacher, Bethlehem Central High School; president and vice president, Guilderland and New Scotland Pop Warner; enjoyed choral singing and playing the horn; active in community and professional affairs. Sigma Phi Epsilon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201962, BCE \u201963\u2014Andrews A. Mireku<\/strong> of Durham, NC, March 11, 2026; civil engineer; active in religious affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201962 PhD\u2014Paul F. Weller<\/strong> of La Habra, CA, formerly of Siesta Key, FL, March 18, 2026; president, Framingham State College; provost and academic vice president, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; dean of arts and sciences, Western Illinois University; also taught at SUNY Fredonia; research chemist, IBM; enjoyed international travel, photography, and sports; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201963 BS CALS\u2014Donald T. Bennink Jr.<\/strong> of Bell, FL, April 20, 2026; dairy farmer; owner, North Florida Holsteins; developed partnerships with the University of Florida and Ohio State University; attorney; recipient, Outstanding Alumni Award, Cornell University; inductee, Florida 4-H and Florida Agricultural halls of fame; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201963, BCE \u201964\u2014James H. Redington<\/strong> of Summit, NJ, and Harvey Cedars, NJ, March 16, 2026; civil engineer at RIF International and Design &amp; Construction; enjoyed swimming and sailing; active in professional, religious, and alumni affairs. Delta Upsilon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201964 BFA\u2014Patricia Greene Bates<\/strong> of Williamsburg, VA, March 16, 2026; interior designer; owner, Interior Scapes; also taught interior design, drawing, and art appreciation; painter; author; enjoyed international travel, playing piano, collecting china, baking, nature, birds, Labrador retrievers, irises, and the ocean; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. Kappa Kappa Gamma. Surviving spouse: Jared L. Bates \u201963, BS \u201964.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201964 MS\u2014Virginia Ross Bredderman<\/strong> of Delmar, NY, March 12, 2026; science teacher, Cortland Junior High School; founder, Locker Ladder; enjoyed tennis, ping-pong, volleyball, hiking, and photography; active in community, professional, and religious affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201964 BA\u2014Dwight G. Peterson<\/strong> of Charleston, SC, March 19, 2026; lieutenant colonel, U.S. Air Force; logistics resources advisor, Joint Chiefs of Staff; Minuteman Logistics Plans program manager at the Directorate of Special Weapons, San Antonio Air Logistics Center; NASA consumables analyst for Apollo 7 through Apollo 13; principal at Synergy; recipient, Presidential Medal of Freedom and the Bronze Star Medal; enjoyed sailing; active in professional and alumni affairs. Kappa Delta Rho.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201965\u2014Barbara Bean Broich<\/strong> of Westfield Center, OH, March 18, 2026; first-grade teacher, Westfield Elementary School; enjoyed travel, hiking, biking, jigsaw puzzles, and reading; active in community and professional affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201965, BS CALS \u201966\u2014Michael B. Little<\/strong> of York, ME, March 17, 2026; science teacher and soccer, basketball, and track coach at Marshwood High School; enjoyed travel, golf, and tennis; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. Sigma Nu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201965 PhD\u2014James M. Muldoon<\/strong> of Voorhees, NJ, March 12, 2026; professor emeritus of history, Rutgers University, Camden; expert in medieval history; research scholar in residence, John Carter Brown Library, Brown University; Rhodes Scholar; author; enjoyed building model ships; active in professional and religious affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201965, BS CALS \u201966\u2014Peter L. Wolf<\/strong> of Franklin, NC, March 16, 2026; worked at Kmart; tax preparer; avid sports fan; enjoyed international travel; active in religious and alumni affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201966 BA\u2014F. Paul Esposito<\/strong> of Cincinnati, OH, December 1, 2024; professor emeritus of physics, University of Cincinnati; expert in solid state theory, quantum computing, and string theory; mentor; lifelong learner; enjoyed travel, reading, classics, history, literature, foreign languages, opera, classical music, jazz, and tango; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. Sigma Chi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201966 BS ILR, JD \u201969\u2014Thomas A. Klee<\/strong> of Fort Myers, FL, November 13, 2024; attorney; worked at Travelers Insurance, Hartford Insurance, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, and several law firms; veteran; avid BMW car enthusiast; enjoyed international travel, bicycling, tennis, kayaking, genealogy, history, and following Formula One racing; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. Phi Sigma Epsilon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201966 BS CALS\u2014Gurdon J. Van Hamlin<\/strong> of Cortland, NY, March 27, 2026; worked at Van Hamlin Memorials, the family business; veteran; active in professional affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201968 PhD\u2014Aubrey C. Elkins Jr.<\/strong> of Ann Arbor, MI, April 29, 2025; pediatrician; professor of English, University of Michigan; veteran; avid reader; enjoyed jazz, fly fishing, the Detroit Tigers, Texas A&amp;M football, and dogs; active in community and professional affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201968 MAT\u2014Joan Rascoe Hausman<\/strong> of Cupertino, CA, February 9, 2025; president and creative director, Hausman Design; created Yahoo\u2019s first annual report; graphic designer at Atari; nutritionist; home economics teacher; children\u2019s author; lifelong learner; enjoyed history; active in professional and alumni affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201968, BEE \u201969, MEE \u201970\u2014Eric W. Hawkins<\/strong> of Olney, MD, March 13, 2026; electrical engineer; veteran; enjoyed travel, cars, planes, boats, and models; active in professional and religious affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201968 BS ILR\u2014Donald M. Larris<\/strong> of Aurora, CO, formerly of Monroe Township, NJ, March 20, 2026; financial director, Dri-Print Foils; assistant to the president, Allison Corp.; vice president, Colorite Plastics; veteran; enjoyed gardening, poker, UConn women\u2019s basketball, and cats; active in professional affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201968 MA, PhD \u201969\u2014Sarah Moore Seidel<\/strong> of LaPorte, CO, February 19, 2025; co-owner and bookkeeper, East Rabbit Creek Ranch LLP; executive secretary, International Embryo Technology Society; research assistant; counselor; also taught in Fairbanks, AK; enjoyed international travel and hiking; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201968\u2014David J. Sherrick<\/strong> of Queensbury, NY, March 27, 2026; dentist; veteran; Rotarian; avid runner and skier; enjoyed international travel; active in community and professional affairs. Psi Upsilon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201969 PhD\u2014Rita Rothenberg Calvo<\/strong> of Ithaca, NY, April 14, 2026; lecturer in biology, Cornell University; cofounder and director, Cornell Institute for Biology Teachers; editor; helped improve the Regents Biology standards; enjoyed international travel and gardening; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201969 BS ILR\u2014Eileen Barkas Hoffman<\/strong> of Washington, DC, April 16, 2026; labor mediator; commissioner of mediation, general counsel, and district director, Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service; adjunct professor, George Washington University law school and graduate school; neutral-in-residence, Cornell University School of Industrial and Labor Relations, and recipient of the ILR Groat Alumni Award; traveled internationally to train mediators and design mediation services; frequent speaker at labor relations conferences; active in professional and alumni affairs. Delta Delta Delta. Surviving spouse: Richard B. Hoffman \u201967.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201969 MS, PhD \u201971\u2014James M. Howell<\/strong> of Palenville, NY, April 2, 2025; professor and chairman of chemistry, Brooklyn College; enjoyed sailing, photography, woodworking, and making furniture; active in 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-76c592f47fa6afb56b91ca936e7cafc4\">1970s<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201970 MBA\u2014James J. Kurtt<\/strong> of Bloomington, MN, April 25, 2025; bicycle and ski technician, REI Inc.; also worked at Keane Inc. and Data Card Corp.; veteran; enjoyed travel; active in professional, religious, and alumni affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201970 BS CALS\u2014John C. 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Nuttall<\/strong> of Fort Collins, CO, March 11, 2026; surveyor, Stewart and Associates Engineering and Land Surveyors; enjoyed hiking, biking, and skiing; active in community, professional, religious, and alumni affairs. Kappa Sigma.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201973 BS Nurs\u2014Gregory S. Oswald<\/strong> of Lexington, SC, March 21, 2026; registered nurse anesthetist; veteran; enjoyed travel, golf, cooking, and coaching soccer; active in professional affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201975 PhD\u2014Dennis R. Gengenbach<\/strong> of Smithfield, NE, March 31, 2026; farmer; expert on the genetics of cattle and swine; president, Nebraska Corn Growers Association; enjoyed international travel; active in community, professional, religious, and alumni affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201975 BS CALS\u2014Madeline S. Ginzburg<\/strong> of Riverdale, NY, December 7, 2024; dentist; owner, Comprehensive Dental Care; active in community, professional, religious, and alumni affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201976 JD\u2014Stephen D. Fromang<\/strong> of Vero Beach, FL, February 28, 2021; attorney.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201976 BA, MBA \u201978\u2014Lorraine A. Mohan<\/strong> of Bronxville, NY, formerly of Milford, MA, April 11, 2026; managing director, Chase Securities; vice president, Chemical Bank; enjoyed travel; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. Kappa Kappa Gamma.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201976 BS CALS, MPS \u201982\u2014Elizabeth Owens-Roe<\/strong> of Danby, NY, April 19, 2026; taught communication and media studies at Cornell University, Ithaca College, and SUNY Cortland; master gardener; editor, <em>Danby Area News<\/em>; enjoyed cooking, photography, painting, history, archaeology, and following world news and politics; active in community and professional affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201976 MS\u2014Lawrence T. Scura Jr.<\/strong> of Waterloo, IA, March 29, 2026; engineer at John Deere; enjoyed rodeos, hunting, fishing, and the shooting range; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201976, BS CALS \u201977\u2014Michael A. Weber<\/strong> of Atkinson, NH, September 21, 2024; leadership consultant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201977 MS, PhD \u201979\u2014Gene W. Holbert<\/strong> of Loveland, OH, April 19, 2025; review chemist, U.S. Food and Drug Administration; active in professional affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201978 BS Nurs\u2014Roselyne Mackenzie Balmir<\/strong> of Cambria Heights, NY, March 18, 2026; critical-care nurse and nursing manager, Franklin General Hospital; active in professional and religious affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201978 MA\u2014Bryna Levenberg Fireside<\/strong> of Baltimore, MD, March 23, 2026; author; children\u2019s book reviewer, <em>New York Times Book Review<\/em> and the <em>Ithaca Times<\/em>; elementary school teacher; helped found the Lehman Alternative Community School, Ithaca; feminist; advocate for social justice and human rights; active in civic, community, professional, and alumni affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201979 PhD\u2014Richard W. Evans<\/strong> of Pittsford, NY, March 23, 2026; worked in higher education administration; chair, Information and Technology Department, and adjunct professor of psychology, Finger Lakes Community College; veteran; avid reader; enjoyed movies, cooking, gardening, canoeing, kayaking, swimming, birdwatching, and genealogy; active in professional and alumni affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201979 BS ILR\u2014Neal H. Klein<\/strong> of Clinton, NY, March 26, 2026; CEO, Klein\u2019s All Sports; enjoyed music, golf, and the New York Yankees; active in community and professional affairs. Tau Epsilon Phi.<\/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 BArch\u2014Laurie R. 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Metzler<\/strong> of Gaithersburg, MD, July 21, 2023; worked at the Cornell NanoScale Facility, Quattrone Nanofabrication\u2013Singh Center for Nanotechnology, and National Institute of Standards and Technology; Scout leader; car enthusiast; enjoyed bicycling; 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-16ac88a805bdbff9874af1f48bc6f6bb\">2000s<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201905, BS HE \u201906\u2014Brian C. 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