Barbara Weed Poetzsch says that after practicing medicine for 41 years, she finally retired last year. Send suggestions to Jim at jabrandt2@gmail.com. On the same path, Mary Machamer in Toronto is about to retire. Throughout the pandemic, John also hosted weekly Zoom get-togethers with a handful of fellow music geeks (myself included) to listen to and discuss all kinds of new and obscure music. Online news form. Part of his work is advising the Montgomery County Council on their technology requirements, and he serves on several nonprofit boards. Online news form. Steven Colvin retired in January 2021 after over 40 years at the Minnesota Dept. Phillips Science Hall (P) | Campus Map This represents emergency response location only, may not reflect occupants mailing address. We remain in good health. Registration & Continental Breakfast (232 Phillips Hall, aka Phillips Hall Lounge) 10:00 a.m. Before the pandemic, consulting took me to D.C. regularly, but recently only Zoom meetings have been possible. We certainly have a lot to share! We took a five-day vacation with our daughters to Kiawah Island, SC, in May. The Van Burens report no acute medical problems beyond dealing with age-related issues. Linn Jensen Smyth (linn.smyth@gmail.com) used her down time during the pandemic to find and purchase (all online) a new home in St. Louis, MO, where she moved from Houston. Share it with us through the Class Notes. Hey there, classmates, and happy birthday! We began to recognize many of our neighbors who walked (or ran or talked on their cellphones) first thing in the morning. His older daughter is in her third year as an RN BSN in Maine, and his younger daughter is in her third year of a BArch program in Cambridge, MA. Jeff CJ Biederman (class council) has meandered West since graduation. He and his wife, Christine, have many relatives who they have been keeping in touch with via gatherings and Facebook. in 1984 from the National Taiwan University. Rong Yang. Her third daughter, Sarah, is a sophomore at Connecticut College, and her youngest, Katie, is in grade ten and plays volleyball and runs. Joel and I became grandparents on March 31! Were very lucky to have him functioning. Muriel, like many of us, also looks forward to the availability of the hard copy of this publication. We always look to celebrate our classmates successes and share our latest adventures in life. Ann Corbett Ayers has moved to Arlington, MA. Pam is also working part time as a manager for the Central Toronto Athletic Club. Seven-plus years ago, our daughter, son-in-law, and two (now three) granddaughters left Ithaca and moved in with us. This is a great time to share what youve been up to and generate some excitement for our 35th Reunion next June 912 (how is that even possible?)! Joyce Zelkowitz Cornett, cornett0667@comcast.net. How are you planning to spend the winter months? He finds this delivery work very flexible and fun. Many of us are turning 50, and its like we have all lived through Version 2.0 of Billy Joels anthem We Didnt Start the Fire, where he sings about historic milestones and cultural icons. Life is too short to wear uncomfortable jeans. Nowadays she is once again hugging friends and enjoying the great outdoors together. Last year, his 96-year-old mother passed away due to COVID and dementia. Martha Mattus, PhD 74 (Portland, OR; memattus@comcast.net) also wrote in March, letting us know that her husband, William Flynn, died in September 2019 after a short illness. No seeing friends and relatives on a regular basis. in Boca Raton, FL, as an attending physician, teaching a new set of newbie resident doctors the specialty. Besides missing her family and friends, she missed traveling. It was called pickle diplomacy, she explains. One of our classmates, Inara Liepins Rymzo, died August 5, 2021, in West Hyannisport on Cape Cod, with her husband and sons beside her. To her chagrin, she not only lost the bet but found out that her father had not let his kids in on the joke. Certain imperfections have been corrected, internal architectural improvements have reduced the former barren institutional appearance, and partial air conditioning has made the building more comfortable. Regarding change, you now have an online method of submitting your news items. Both were UPenn grads. And yet, Im trying to enjoy every day. Muriel King Taylor, MD 62 (jamur4321@gmail.com) writes from Lakewood, WA, and she too has been isolating at home, suspending her usual out-of-the-house activities like weekly rowing, exercise classes, and group painting. And Im looking forward to parents weekend! Cornell Big Red hockey is scheduled to return to Madison Square Garden for the game with BU on November 27. Ryan will be a speaker at the Cornell Entrepreneurship Summit, hosted by Entrepreneurship at Cornell, in New York City in mid-November. For many of us, a silver lining of the pandemic has been the chance to work from home, avoid our daily commutes, and gain additional time to spend with family. So, despite how much our generation has screwed up the world, we have done a few good things as well!. The School strives to prepare its students to lead responsively, creatively, and ethically in the discovery and application of new knowledge, technologies, and inventions leading to the solution of pressing global problems. His family is scattered from coast to coast, and, with the pandemic, he has not seen any of them for over a year. Neil came up with the word orbisculate, which he defined as being squirted in the eye or elsewhere by the contents of a grapefruit or other food. There is also a page of alumni deaths that is somewhat more detailed than what was in the magazine. Martha is finding satisfaction in her ability to support charities, with a significant one being the regular donation of platelets to the Red Cross. I have been working with the Major League Baseball Players Assn. Sam Linke The obituary in the Cape Cod Times details her amazing story. When Alex said he had never heard of orbisculate, Hilary was happy to bet $5 that it was in the dictionary. Cornell's colleges and schools encompass more than 100 fields of study, with locations in Ithaca, New York, New York City and Doha, Qatar. He comments: Its hard to keep up with the currency devaluation of inflationgovernment theft. Thats it for now. May it be for others as it was for us. It certainly changed mine, and I believe that comes through in this book. Please reach out if you or any of your 2014 friends have any news to share. Class of 2011 leadership team: president, Nathaniel Houghton; VP, Hannah Jurkowicz; secretary, Cecily Pulver; Cornell Annual Fund representatives, Amy Abeloff, Alexandria Sun; treasurer, Scott Schechter, ME 12; Reunion chairs, Christopher Mejia, Lindsay Peterson, BS 10, Jeffrey Stulmaker; and Class Council members, Aleksandra Mroczkowska, Amy Murro, BS 10, Andrew Bridson, Ashley Jeanlus, Jordan Smith, and Rosalind Usher. Among the work he does on his travels are election monitoring and operations. Biomedical Engineering | Meinig School of - Cornell University Marty writes, Were at Ibis Country Club, a 365-day-a-year camp. Other improvements, including extensive modernization of instructional laboratories, major expansions of computer networking that is easily available to students, and convenient access to the new facilities provided by Duffield Hall all combine to transform the building into a first-class state-of-the-art educational facility that will enable the ECE School to maintain its objectives for many years. Looking to get involved? The gorge lies just north of Beebe Lake and offers beauty, peacefulness, and a wealth of natural and industrial history.. When not walking in the woods, she enjoys watching Hallmark movies with happy endings and being with grandchildren. Jenny Tesar, jet24@cornell.edu. Some of these friendships really do last, he said. As director of corporate real estate for Meredith Corp., Ilissa was busy this fall preparing the offices for the return of in-person staff. Good advice, Doc. The pandemic taught Bruce that while he lives in a neighborhood of caring citizens, he realizes that most of the country is populated by people quite unlike this. Anger at those who refuse to follow needed precautions and directions to get rid of COVID-19.. Thelma Bush Blood reports that she and her husband, William, an Ithaca College graduate, no longer have an automobile and accordingly spend almost all of their time in their home. Gaston Cloutier (gastoncloutier@comcast.net) is closely involved with the Augustinians of the Assumption Catholic religious order in Worcester, MA, and has been since 1987. Classmate Ron Pies recently published The Levtov Trilogy, a novel and two novellas, and Cornell is featured prominently in the plot lines. Suzanne and Neals pandemic takeaways: Maintain relationships with family and friends, and get outside regularly to breathe the air and enjoy nature! They would love to hear from classmates. William Kadner (wjkadner@gmail.com) in Walnut Creek, CA, has had minimal contact with peopleZoom took over. The program brings together Cornells world-renowned hospitality curriculum with aloha and the aloha spirit law. Read the full article here. When asked how her life has changed recently, Amy Parsons Jeffries (asp4@cornell.edu) similarly shared that her oldest, daughter Savannah 24, is a Cornellian! Alice Katz Berglas (alice.berglas@gmail.com) shared the sad news that Mary Loosbrock Miers passed away in May. Cant wait for Broadway shows to return. She now finds herself as far from her psychologist role as possible, instead running real estate sales. As a 66 class council member, Marys input was ever wise, warm, supportive, and gracious. Marys 30-year career at the National Institutes of Health was matched by her passion for travel and music and her commitment to social justice and community service through the St. James Episcopal Church in Potomac, MD. Im totally smitten with them. DHIFI is collaborating with Cornell to create Alumni Flaunt, a platform for Cornellians to share their own life experiences with looking or feeling different. Online news form. (The book can be found on Amazon.) 3431 DIS 201 M 12:25pm - 1:15pm Phillips Hall 407 Jan 23 - May 9, 2023 Staff Instruction Mode: In Person 3485 DIS 202 M 12:25pm - 1:15pm Hollister Hall 314 Jan 23 - May 9, 2023 Libby Boymel, lkb24@cornell.edu; Elana Beale, erb26@cornell.edu. Stay in touch! During the long months of the pandemic quarantine, Maxine spent lots of time trying to get time slots for grocery deliveries, learned to play Mahjong online with friends, had lots of Zoom dinners and meetings with friends and family, and did a lot of reading, not to mention watching many TV series and movies. Were sending get-well wishes to Dave Schmidt, who wrote that he had a medical winter, with a new heart valve, stroke, and then seizure. I cant wait to hear how each of you are doingso please let me know! Before the new building could come into being it was necessary to find a donor and to select a suitable site. He continues as chaplain and historian for the Monmouth Junction First Aid Squad and provides opening prayers for the local Lions Club, Scout troop ceremonies, police and fire department events, the Masons, and the local grange. 2039H-Phillips Hall - Facility Information - Cornell University Feel free to reach out anytime: my NetID is ndh8. Hilary only found out that it wasnt an official word when, a couple years after college, Alex Carey 97, a friend of hers from the Cornell Daily Sun, visited. Features: Table and chairs and shelving unit, Proximity to sink: Around the corner to Duffield Atrium restrooms or around the corner to Phillips Hall 1st floor restrooms. Samantha Feibush Wolf, srf29@cornell.edu. He and his wife, Kathleen, have two grandsons who bring them much joy. My family Zooms one evening each week. Please keep your updates coming so we can make 2022 the best news year ever for the Class of 92! After law school in 1953, he was commissioned in the US Army Judge Advocate Generals Corps and worked for three years in its patent division in the Pentagon. Until our next column, stay well and happy. He conducted his doctoral research at the Berkeley Sensors and Actuators Center in the area of ultrasonic MEMS. Most satisfaction: Its all about the grandchildren. Her biggest takeaway from the pandemic: It raised awareness about the importance of taking care of our mental health.. Map Feedback Form, Symptomatic Test Kit Pick Up and Saliva Sample Drop Off Locations, For TCAT routes, fares, and schedules, visit, For further information, visit the page for. Clifford Hendry, BS 71 (c.hendry@comcast.com) reports from Pittsburgh, PA, that he and wife Jeanie are fortunate to have all three children and nine grandchildren living locally, where they can spend time with them. He now has six grandchildren to keep him and his wife entertained and busy. On the biking front, he has started riding his recumbent bike again and hopes for a trip this summer. He is thankful for the miraculous views of the Columbia River and the bar at the mouth of the river! Box Score PHILADELPHIA - The University of Pennsylvania softball team closes out the season with a three-game series at Cornell. Nan is happy to be back gardening around our villa and in the community vegetable garden. (Jeffs wife had the good sense to fly.) Not too far over the river in Princeton, NJ, Mary Kieronski Brown loved working from home. Im traveling the rest of the year and spending time with our children: Carla 92 in Vermont with VMEC; Adrianna in London studying medicine; Joseph at UM studying music; Calvin at UVM in engineering. What brings him satisfaction? Her biggest takeaway from the pandemic is that less is more. Weve made lots of visits to doctors to care for rusty parts but are really doing fine for two 80-plus people. My wife, Nancy, and I spent the month of October 2019 in Paris. Audrey Van Voolen writes in from Skaneateles, NY, where she is a licensed child psychologist. I hope everyone survived the summer of record heat, virus surges, travel disruptions, and other weirdness. He became a council life member last year. Laurance Fuller Professor Smith School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering He now only has to constantly pick up pine cones. When asked what brings him the most satisfaction these days, Howard wrote, Family and getting outside. Howards biggest takeaway from the pandemic is that he has had the opportunity to spend more time with his children. I dont know about any of the rest of you, but being 90 and post-pandemic (?) Son Matthew 11 married in 2019 and is an attorney for Cadwalader in NYC, with a specialization in financial services. You can submit news via the online news form or email us (our addresses are below). She cant wait to begin traveling again, to visit family and other beautiful spots around the world! Betsy Silverfine, bsilverfine@comcast.net. Both have stayed close to home, Bob keeping busy at his life care residence giving weekly inspiration programs over Zoom and staying grateful for every day, and Ken often in self-isolation, volunteering when I can with a Bath-Brunswick respite care group. Ken has a special request for classmates: Im looking for a photo of the west exterior wall of the West End Candy Kitchen that displayed a huge sign stating Behind this Wall are 365 Cases of Beer. If you have one, please send as an attachment to my email address above. John Buchleitner, BEE 60, feels that our teenagers are taking the greatest hit with the lack of socialization during the pandemic; it will show in a few years. John remembers when his EE class moved to Phillips Hall in our sophomore year and cant believe the changes on campus since then. Online news form. At Cornell ECE we investigate analog and mixed signal circuits, RF transceivers, low power interfaces, and much more. I have a mango tree in the backyard in full bloom; it will have to be supported or it will fall over. Her husband, Walter Bud 49, BEE 50, PhD 54, died. of Biological Statistics and Computational Biology, CALS, Energy Materials Center at Cornell (EMC2), Graduate & Professional Student Assembly (GPSA), Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) - CU Research Transfer (HHMI-CURT), Institute for Comparative Modernities (ICM), Leland C. and Mary M. 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Thompson Vegetable Research Farm (Cornell AES), Jerome H. Holland International Living Center, Lab of Ornithology, Johnson Center for Birds and Biodiversity, Long Island Horticulture Research & Extension Center - LIHREC (Cornell AES), New York State Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, Tompkins Cortland Community College (TC3), Weill Cornell Medical College in Doha, Qatar, Zucker Shrub Collection and Harris Lilac Collection. I am a psychoanalyst and child and adolescent psychoanalyst, having previously trained as a psychiatrist. Wife Carole advises that the food is pretty good. Two girls finished eighth and second grades via Zoom and then, unexpectedly, did another whole year of school at home. He learned during the pandemic how selfish some people can be by not protecting themselves and their families, while others such as healthcare workers and essential workers selflessly go to work every day to serve or care for us. Her biggest takeaway from the pandemic: Mental health says it all! Nearby, Pam Hanna (phannamenz@gmail.com) writes from Ithaca. Hey, Class of 2018! I spent my summers in Ithaca, taking courses and working in the Physics library. They are planning a trip to Alaska with their significant others. Bruce Waxman, last here 30 years ago, writes of a long, eventful journey hes been on, which I here repeat in its entirety: For many years, I have been involved in veterans activities. Her biggest takeaway from living through COVID-19 is that if you are immunized and behave responsibly, you will outlast the pandemic.. During the pandemic she was Zoom-active and enjoyed phone calls from her three children (almost) daily. Russell Connor (Novato, CA) shares that Dorrance published the second edition of his Essays in the Foundations of Mathematics, containing an elementary three-page proof of Fermats Last Theorem, in 2018. We were in Turks and Caicos in March 2020 for a six-week stay. You can share your news via the online news form, or you can email: Uthica Jinvit Utano, udj1@cornell.edu. He also appreciates the time hes had to be with his family, which includes six grandchildren, and to be with his friends. He and Steven Weinberg discussed physics while riding the subway to and from high school. Satisfaction comes from remembering all the blessings shes received over the years. Tom lives in Exeter, NH. The map is loading and will appear here presently HTML5 is required to view the virtual tour photospheres. But I know this column isnt just about my trip or the changes on campus. After he earned his PhD from Cornell in Applied Physics and Electrical Engineering, Dave worked for Bell Labs for 11 years before deciding to work full time on medical devices. Doing a lot of cooking. If you find the news form that you havent sent in yet, please fill it in and send it to Cornell University, ATTN: Sarah Dymak, 130 E. Seneca St., Ste. Maxine Wisbaum (Pittsfield, MA; maxinewisbaum@gmail.com) is thankful that we had phones and Zoom to stand in for in-person contact, and more thankful that we can now abandon them. Linda Kosobucki Mullen moved to Coeur dAlene, ID, and is now retired. His Cornell degree was in Electrical Engineering; however, his subsequent degrees were an MPA and an MA and PhD in economics. To that end, our leadership team (listed below) is focused on connecting via communications and (both virtual and in-person) events, but with personality and flair befitting Cornell and the Class of 2011. We were so gratified to receive so many updates from you via our email solicitation in September. Send me your news, pleaseI enjoy getting it, and others like to hear about it! Our big news is that weve just bid farewell to our daughter, Isabel 25, who is starting at Cornell in Arts & Sciences. I also help with people understanding Medicare, and I highly recommend this as a retirement activity. Mike has been in one book club for ten-plus years, and now, since the pandemic started, is also in a Zoom reading group that has helped keep him connected. Raymond Disch shared that he is CEO at Sourland Mountain Spirits distillery, located in Hopewell, NJ, and spends time being involved in his community. Carol Worman Nolan volunteers now that shes retired. Carolyn Deckinger Lang, cmd35@cornell.edu. : 42.4522, -76.4804). I am in a book group here in NYC with our Reunion chair, Carole Rapp Thompson, and Judith Cohen Lowry. You can share your updates via the online news form, or send any of us an email. And, oh my goodness, I think I had forgotten how much there is to do hereand how insanely beautiful it is. Babies brains develop by constructing an intricate communication network. We love to see them!
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