Class Notes - 2019 September/October, Cornell University Class of 1991

Class Notes, 2019 September/October

September/October 2019

“Cornell is just an extraordinary institution that teaches you how to think about how to interact with the world,” said Bill Nye ’77 in his address to the graduating Class of 2019. He reminded his listeners not to let fear stop them from changing the world but to “take that fear and turn it into excitement.” Nye advised, “Use your knowledge and your abilities to bring out the best in those around you and let them bring out the best in you.” He inspired graduates to be agents of positive change: “It’s no longer a matter of only keeping the air and water clean . . . Nowadays we—by that I mean you—are going to have to steer our spaceship. Take charge of our Earth.”

Now campus is once again bustling with eager students, excited to see old friends and meet new ones, enthusiastic about the academic endeavors that lie ahead, and committed to making a positive impact in the Cornell community and the world beyond. Which brings us to our class news, where we love highlighting our class- mates’ journeys and successes. So now that you are all back from your summer holidays, please take a minute to write us and let us know what you have been doing and who you have seen. We miss hearing from you!

After 25 years of working in Global Health, Judith Heichelheim became chief operating officer at Population Services Int’l (PSI), a nonprofit global health organization. She has been in this position for about a year now. When not at work, Judith stays busy with her husband and two children (ages 15 and 9) who love hockey, crew, soccer, basketball, and travel.

Greg Stoller has been awarded a Metcalf Award, Boston U.’s highest teaching honor, for his work as a senior lecturer at the Questrom School of Business. Greg, who is consistently rated among the top one percent of full-time faculty, is characterized by students as a “one-of-a-kind life teacher who connects students to the real world and enriches learning and critical thinking skills.” His courses incorporate current case studies involving the Boston area and international entrepreneurs. He also runs most of Questrom’s case competitions, for which he mentors student teams to successfully compete in start- up and venture competitions against undergraduates and MBAs from the nation’s top-rated schools. Greg is a graduate of the Hotel school and earned an MBA from Harvard Business School. Along with his extremely successful career in financial analysis, Greg speaks seven languages and has published numerous books, articles, case studies, podcast, and TV/radio shows. Yet, for all of his accomplishments and successes he says that he learns from his students as much as he teaches. “What I am most proud of is that every year we’ve created at least one job for a student.”

Thanks to Michelle Travis, there is a children’s picture book that pays homage to working moms everywhere. My Mom Has Two Jobs is Travis’s first children’s book, which won the 2019 Independent Publisher Award— Bronze Medalist for Best Children’s Picture Book (ages 7 and under). The book gives parents a platform to talk with their kids about their work and to help kids see how parents bring the same love, passion, and dedication to both their parenting jobs and their professional jobs. The book is beautifully illustrated to embrace the diverse moms and kids of different races and ethnicities and to show the wide range of important roles that women play.

Online news can be sent via: http://alumni.cornell.edu/class-notes/. Or feel free to contact one of us at: Lori Woodring, lori.woodring@yahoo.com; Joe Marraccino, Joe.Marraccino@wfafinet.comTim Vanini, lavanooche@icloud.com; Wendy Milks Coburn, wmilkscoburn@me.com.

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Notes from the Cornell Class of 1991 - 2019 September/October

Class Notes, 2019 September/October

September/October 2019

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