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Paul M. Cashman '73

Paul M. Cashman ’73: Frank H.T. Rhodes Exemplary Alumni Service 2020 Recipient

In his more than 40 years as an active alumni volunteer, software developer, and program manager, Paul Cashman has become known among Cornellians as a good person to have on … Read more

By AAD Staff January 25, 2021
Philip H. Bartels '71

Philip H. Bartels ’71: Frank H.T. Rhodes Exemplary Alumni Service 2020 Recipient

With a strong Kentucky twang, the elderly gentleman wearing a straw hat, white pants, and white shoes observed, “Sure is raining cats and dogs!” The Bartels family and the Kentucky … Read more

By AAD Staff January 25, 2021
Jean Winters Emery MA '54

Jean Winters Emery MA ’54: Frank H.T. Rhodes Exemplary Alumni Service 2020 Recipient

It was one o’clock on a February morning in 2018, and Jean Emery was still up, painstakingly rigging the red sails on twenty-four red and white miniature sailboats for an … Read more

By AAD Staff January 25, 2021
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Volunteer Dick Clark ’63: a connection to Cornell for life

Richard W. Clark, president of the Class of 1963, reflects on his time at Cornell, what binds him to the university today, and how volunteering keeps his Cornell connection strong. … Read more

By AAD Staff December 17, 2020
Raymond Ortiz II ’04, MPA ’06

Volunteer Raymond Ortiz II ’04, MPA ’06: things can always get better

Volunteer Erica Healey-Kagan ’05 sat down with Raymond Ortiz II ’04, MPA ’06, for a conversation about his volunteer experience, why he continues to stay involved, and what makes him … Read more

By AAD Staff December 17, 2020
Jonelle Bradshaw de Hernandez '96

Volunteer Jonelle Bradshaw de Hernandez ’96: iron sharpens iron

Fellow volunteer Paul Cashman ’73 interviewed Jonelle Bradshaw de Hernandez ’96 to find out more about why she volunteers, what motivates her, and how her Cornell experience shaped her life. … Read more

By AAD Staff December 17, 2020
Yvette Lapompe '10

Volunteer Yvette Lapompe ’10: building community

CACO (Cornell Association of Class Officers) volunteer Janelle Teng ’11 recently sat down with fellow volunteer and Senior Product Manager at Integral Ad Science Yvette Lapompe ’10, to discuss Yvette’s … Read more

By AAD Staff November 13, 2020
Ankur Bajaj '13

Volunteer Ankur Bajaj ’13: giving everything he can

Volunteer Erica Healey-Kagan ’05 sat down with Ankur Bajaj ’13 for a conversation about Ankur’s numerous involvements. Hear his thoughts about the communities that shaped his Cornell experience as a … Read more

By AAD Staff November 13, 2020
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences alumnus Dan Sommer ’97 is the founder of workforce accelerator Trilogy Education.

Dan Sommer ’97 leveraged higher ed to teach workers valuable skills

Dan Sommer ’97 started Trilogy Education in 2015 to equip workers with sought-after technical skills that would help them to fill demands in the job market. Today, Trilogy partners with … Read more

By Strategic Communications February 13, 2020
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences alumnus Jake Reisch ’15 started Eversound with Cornell classmates in 2016.

Jake Reisch ’15 makes headphones that improve seniors’ lives

As co-founder and CEO of Eversound, Jake Reisch ’15 leads a team that creates wireless headphones designed to improve quality of life for older adults and ease communication between residents … Read more

By Strategic Communications December 27, 2019
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