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from our May/June 2020 Class Notes column:
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[as noted in the current issue of Cornell Alumni Magazine, the
"class columns were written and finalized before the global coronavirus pandemic
and may contain references to events on the Hill and beyond that have since been
modified, canceled, or postponed." Therefore, the following summary starts with
the third paragraph of the May/June 2020 class column.]
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Irving McPhail
is the founder and chief strategy officer of the McPhail Group LLC based in Amawalk,
NY. His book, Success Factors for Minorities in Engineering, which
was co-authored with Jacqueline Fleming, has been published by Routledge/Taylor
& Francis Group. The results and analyses of a study established
by the National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering Inc. (HACME) and funded
by the National Science Foundation (NSF) are presented in Irving's book. The
main intent of the two-pronged study was to determine differences between minority
and non-minority engineering students, as well as differences between minorities
in engineering and minorities in general. One conclusion drawn from the
evidence is that minorities in engineering "are a special sort who solved problems
rather than complain about failure or prejudice." Adjustment matters
in engineering success while academic skills matter as much or more. The
study indicates taking problem-based courses, doing research, and doing internships
work powerfully to yield engineering success. One further point established
was that women perform as well or better than their male counterparts.
In early January 2020, John Heintz was honored with Legal Aid Society of
District of Columbia's prestigious Servant of Justice Award. He is a partner
in the insurance recovery group of the Blank Rome LLP law firm. John
received the award in recognition of his "demonstrated faithful dedication and remarkable
acheivement in ensuring that all persons have equal and meaningful access to justice." His
award was to be presented at the 31st annual awards dinner on April 22,
2020 in Washington, DC. John says that it was a great privilege to work
with Legal Aid as he helped to advance the fight for fair and equal access to justice
for those who need it most. John has served on the board of directors
of the Washington Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs, and has
been a fellow at the Neighborhood Legal Services Program. John has made
pro bono work a central part of his career for 40 years. He worked pro
bono of issues of discrimination and unfair practices in both the housing and insurance
industries. He has also been an integral part of his law firm's devotion
to supporting their communities.
...Please read this notice. [read the whole
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from our March/April 2020 Class Notes column:
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Here is a special message
from our Class of 1970 50th Reunion chairwomen, Sally Anne Levine,
JD '73, and Cathy Forster Hogan: "Come back to Cornell for our 50th
Reunion. This will be a grand event! The Reunion committee
has planned a great schedule of class events along with Cornell's famous Reunion
lectures, tours, activities, concerts, and more. Reconnect with your
classmates and encourage them to meet you back at Reunion The Finger
Lakes area and the campus are so beautiful you will fall in love with them all over
again - especially when you are not worrying about studying and exams! Watch
for registration materials in late March. We only have one 50th
Reunion. Pleaes don't miss it!"
As you know, the Class of '70 has a designated 50th Reunion e-mail address:
Cornell70Reunion50@gmail.com. Use
it to connect directly to Sally Anne and Cathy as they are anxious to hear from
you with questions, ideas, concerns, and suggestions regarding our 50th. And,
of course, they want you to volunteer to help with any part of Reunion, both before
and during. Many of you have memorized the dates, but just in case:
Thursday,
June 4, 2020 at Noon until Sunday morning, June 7, 2020. See you in three
months! Remember to connect to our Cornell Class of 190 website: cornell70.org.
...Please read this notice. [read the whole
column on the
Cornell Library's eCommons archive website ]
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from our January/February 2020 Class Notes column:
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In a short five months,
many of us will gather in Ithaca to commemorate and celebrate our 50th
Reunion at Cornell. It will be the culmination of untold hours over many
months of very hard work and a great deal of creativity by our two amazing Reunion
chairwomen, Cathy Forster Hogan, BS '00, and Sally Anne Levin, JD
'73. The Class of '70 has a designated 50th Reunion e-mail
address: Cornell70Reunion50@gmail.com. PLease
use it to connect directly with Sally Anne and Cathy and their Reunion committee
to volunteer your help before, during, or after (or all of the above) our special
weekend. They want to hear from you with questions, ideas, concerns,
and suggestions regarding our Reunion. I am thinking that many of you
have memorized the dates, but here they are again, just in case: Thursday, June
4, 2020 until Sunday, June 7, 2020!
Tom Newman, our co-chair of affinity groups along with Toby Marion,
tells me that any Class of 1970 classmates who would like to contact members of
their particular affinity group should please contact Tom at tnewman1207@gmail.com. More of our '70 classmates
will attend our 50th Reunion when they know their friends, teammates,
fraternity brothers, sorority sisters, fellow members of clubs and organizations,
freshman dorm-mates, and more are planning to attend. This is a perfect
time to start this important networking if you haven't already!
...Please read this notice. [read the whole
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from our November/December 2019 Class Notes column:
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Happy Holidays to all my
Cornell friends and classmates. The past 12 months have moved through
my life so quickly once again (and perhaps through yours as well). I
wish all of you good times, good health, and a very good 2020.
The celebration of our June 1970 graduation from our fair Cornell at our 50th
Reunion is only seven short months away! You have read the dates for
our 50th for the last five years, and here they are again: Thursday,
June 4, 2020 until Sunday, 07 June 2020! Please contact our two incredible
50th Reunion Chairwomen, Sally Anne Levine and Cathy Forster
Hogan, at this designated Class of 1970 50th Reunion e-mail address:
Cornell70Reunion50@gmail.com. They
are excited to hear from you with questions, ideas, concerns, suggestions, and,
of course, offers to volunteer before, during, and after (or all of the above!)
with any aspect of our 50th Reunion, large or small. And we
are all looking forward to seeing you in June 2020 at our fun and event-filled weekend
at Cornell.
...Please read this notice. [read the whole
column on the
Cornell Library's eCommons archive website ]
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from our September/October 2019 Class Notes column:
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Countdown is just NINE MONTHS
until we gather on the Hill to celebrate graduating from Cornell in May 1970! Make
a note of the dates for our 50th Reunion: June 4-7, 2020. It's
very important to contact friends and classmates now! Connect with every
'70 classmate and friend you can think of to plan meeting in Ithaca in June 2020. Keep
those ideas and suggestions coming to our amazing 50th Reunion chairs,
Sally Anne Levine, JD '73, and Cathy Forster Hogan, for our weekend
party and celebration. Volunteers interested in helping with our 50th
Reunion (either before or during), contact Cathy and Sally Anne at this special
50th Re-union e-mail address: Cornell70Reunion50@gmail.com. And, as always,
check out our '70 sites: our class website, cornell70.org; our Facebook page, www.facebook.com/Cornell70;
and our Twitter page, www.twitter.com/CornellClass70. Have you moved
recently, or do you have a new e-mail address? Please update your contact
information at: cornellconnect.cornell.edu. When Cornell (and the Class of '70)
has your current info, you will receive our future 50th Reunion and Class
of '70 communica Let's work together to make this our best '70 Reunion ever.
Charlie, JD '73, and Debbi Gerard Adelman MS ’74, are enjoying retirement
and stay active in the dance world through board activity, attendance, and support. Spending
time with daughter Karen, son and duaghter-in-law Mark '05 and Amy Green Adelman
'06, and twin grandsons Eli and Andrew ('36?), who are all residents of NYC, brings
them great joy. Charlie and Debbi help organize annual Pi Lambda Phi
mini-reunions, most recently in January 2019 in South Florida with class-mates Steve
Steinberg and wife Jenny, Steve Meyerson and wife Linda, Stuart Lemle
and wife Marian, Art Litowitz and wife June, and Becky Van Buren,
widow of Jeff Baer, and her husband, Steve Blatt. They hope to
see many classmates at our 50th in June 2020!
...Please read this notice. [read the whole
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from our July/August 2019 Class Notes column:
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Our 50th Reunion
is in less than a year! Once again, the dates are June 4-7, 2020. It's
time to contact friends and classmates and start making plans to come to Ithaca
next June. Our busy Reunion chairs, Sally Anne Levine, JD '73, and Cathy
Forster Hogan, are anxious to hear from classmates who have ideas/suggestions for
our big party weekend. Volunteers who want to help at, before, or after
our 50th Reunion are very welcome to contact Cathy and Sally Anne; please
use this special Reunion e-mail address: Cornell70Reunion50@gmail.com. Check out our
'70 websites: class website, cornell70.org; Facebook page, www.facebook.com/Cornell70;
and Twitter page, www.twitter.com/CornellClass70. If you have moved recently
or have a new e-mail address, please update your contact information at cornellconnect.cornell.edu so you will receive future
50th Reunion and Class of '70 communications. I'm excited
to see many of you at Cornell in about 11 months!
William McCumiskey
and wife Maria live in Oyster Bay, NY. They also have a Golf Villa at
PGA National Palm Beach Gardens, which they fill up using Airbnb when they are not
there—which is most of the year, he is sorry to say. William is still
teaching golf during the summers and is a substitute teacher in the winter. Their
children bring them the most satisfaction in their lives. Their twins
will be going to college next fall: Rosie will attend Clemson and Willie will go
to SUNY Geneseo. William recalls that his best day at Cornell was when
he walked Buster and two dates into Barton Hall for a basketball game. Paul Fish is semi-retired
and is working three days a week as a relief veterinarian. He plays lots
of golf. He and wife Sheri live in Merrick, NY, and travel to exotic
places together. Recently they spent three weeks in China. Sheri
and Paul have two wonderful grandchildren, Cece, 4, and Caleb, 1-1/2.
...Please read this notice. [read the whole
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