“Cornell’s endowment is comprised of over 600 individual funds, most named by donors in honor or memory of beloved family members, classmates, or faculty. Our endowment is a snapshot of Cornell’s history and individuals’ hopes for its future. It reflects the love and commitment that Cornellians have for our special corner of the world.” — Jonathan Brand, President
Endowed funds continue to be critical for Cornell College. The individual endowment funds provide essential, timeless, and permanent support for extraordinary Cornell faculty and students, as well as operating funds for programs, experiential learning opportunities, and even landscaping for our beautiful Hilltop campus.
The college is deeply grateful to all individuals who have made gifts to Cornell’s endowment. These individuals or families have made outright endowment commitments of $50,000 or more to establish new, or add to existing, endowed funds:
Reis and Franco Family Endowed Student Summer Research Fund
Arthur Reis ’68
Kay Alma Gustafson Piano Scholarship Fund
Kay Alma Gustafson Estate
Sarah Sebring Binder '77 Endowed Scholarship
Sarah Sebring Binder ’77
Marilynn Conners Frederiksen '70 and James W. Frederiksen '68 Music Endowment
Marilyn Conners Frederiksen '70 & James Frederiksen '68
David Cwi ’67 Endowed Scholarship
David Cwi ’67
Joyce A. Guzik ’82 Endowed Experiential Learning Fund
Joyce Guzik ’82
Chang Loh Koh-Yun Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Alexander Chang ’73
Gerald Drendel ’65 and Jean Koranda Drendel ’66 Experiential Learning Endowment
Gerald Drendel ’65 & Jean Koranda Drendel ’66
Nancy K. Gale ’74 Endowed Scholarship
Laurel Krause ’72
Karen Reimer Bahnick ’62 & Donald Bahnick ’62 Endowed International Experiential
Learning Fund
Karen Reimer Bahnick ’62 & Donald Bahnick ’62
David Edwards ’87 and Valerie Stahl Edwards ’87 Endowed Emergency Financial Assistance Fund
David Edwards ’87 & Valerie Stahl Edwards ’87
Cleda Houmes ’73 Endowed Scholarship
Cleda Houmes ’73
Korslund/Kooiman Endowed Experiential Learning Fund
David Korslund ’76 & Rob Kooiman
Michael and Jan Sellen McGrane Endowed Experiential Learning Fund
Michael McGrane ’72 & Jan Sellen McGrane ’72
Allan J. Ruter ’76 Landscape Endowment
Allan J. Ruter ’76
Class of 1970 Endowed Scholarship
Members of the Class of 1970 in honor of their 50th Class Reunion
Aossey Family Endowed Experiential Learning Fund
William Aossey ’63 and Jalel Aossey ’97
Elaine Burnet ’80 Endowed Scholarship
Dr. George Burnet V
Luke and Sarah Korth Endowed Scholarship Fund
Luke Korth ’12 & Sarah Gilliland Korth ’11
Paul MacGregor ’71 and Barbara Martin MacGregor ’70 Endowed Scholarship Fund
Paul MacGregor ’71 and Barbara Martin MacGregor ’70
Ririe Family Scholarship Endowment
Ririe Family Foundation
Cecelia Sendek Endowed Scholarship for Iowa Students
Ceceilia Sendek ’49 Estate
Janyce Meggers Stephenson ’56 & Rev. Norman D. Stephenson ’57 Endowed Scholarship in Music
Janyce Meggers Stephenson ’56 & Norman D. Stephenson ’57
The Albers-Alexander LGBTQ Trust Endowed Fund
Ronald Albers ’71 & Colin Alexander
Jane Easter Bahls ’76 and Steven Bahls Endowed Scholarship
Jane Easter Bahls ’76 & Steven Bahls
Jackson L. Bogert Jr. Endowed Scholarship
Jo Ellen Bogert
Elizabeth Homberg Bull ’90 Endowed Scholarship
Elizabeth Homberg Bull ’90
Robert Bunting Experiential Learning Endowed Fund
Richard Chambers ’65
Douglas Cameron ’70 and Virginia Shannon Cameron ’71 Endowed Fund
Douglas Cameron ’70 & Virginia Shannon Cameron ’71
Dr. Richard B. Caple ’53 Endowed Fund for Faculty Development
Richard Caple ’53
Rena Pulcini and Dominic Cincione Off-Campus Study Endowment
Elizabeth Cincione Harms ’66 and Barry Harms
Jerry W. Clark Football Endowment Fund
Tob Trickey ’73
Joe Vernon ’81
Jerry Worsham II ’78
Bruce ’71 and Sharon ’72 Clement Endowed Experiential Learning Fund
N. Bruce Clement ’71 & Sharon Plestina Clement ’72
The Dave ’45 and Jean ’42 Clutterham Endowed Scholarship
Lars Clutterham ’70
June Kennedy Fellows Endowed Scholarship
The Wayne T. Kennedy and Lorelei F. Rockwell Family Foundation
The Freeman Endowed Scholarship Fund
David Keith '01 & Shawna Rosen
Harper Reed ’01 & Hiromi Nakazawa ’01
Furnish Family Endowed Scholarship in the Humanities and the Arts
Victor Furnish ’52 & Jody Furnish
Richard Gast Endowed Scholarship
Richard Gast ’70 & Joan Marttila
Rogers-Gillette Student-Faculty Endowed Research Fund
P. Roger Gillette ’37
Dr. Lois Gehring Experiential Learning Endowment Fund
Lois Bigger Gehring ’47
Kathryn Bohstedt Harrison ’63 Endowed Scholarship
Kathryn Bohstedt Harrison ’63 & Roger Harrison
Cleda Houmes ’73 Endowed Scholarship Fund
Cleda Houmes ’73
Johnston Family Endowed Scholarship
Rodger L. Johnston ’38 Estate
Belinda Keever ’80 Volleyball Endowment
Belinda Keever ’80
Judith Gintzler Kocher ’72 and Ronald Kies Endowed Scholarship
Judith Gintzler Kocher ’72 & Ronald Kies
Korslund/Kooiman Endowed Experiential Learning Fund
David Korslund ’76 & Rob Kooiman
LaFollette-Sitterly Geology Endowed Fund
Stephen LaFollette ’69 & Julie LaFollette
Preston Sitterly ’69
The Donald D. Lindell and Barbara Libby Lindell Endowed Scholarship
Barbara Libby Lindell ’56
Ellsworth E. Lory Endowed Scholarship
Joan Mathews
Ruth A. Lowell Endowed Scholarship
Payson Lowell ’53
Peter McCormick ’65 Cultural Diversity Endowment
Peter McCormick ’65
Michael and Jan Sellen McGrane Endowed Experiential Learning Fund
Michael McGrane ’72 & Jan Sellen McGrane ’72
David C. and Anita L. Meyer Endowed Scholarship in the Humanities
David C. Meyer ’67 & Anita Meyer
Hiromi Nakazawa ’01 and Harper Reed ’01 Endowed Scholarship
Harper Reed ’01 & Hiromi Nakazawa ’01
Pugh Family Endowed Scholarship
Marylyn Pugh Parmelee ’69
Robin Reid and Sue Titus Reid Endowed Scholarship
Robin Reid
Sue Titus Reid
The Lois and Karl Renter Family Endowed Scholarship
Lois Renter ’65 & Karl Renter
Priscilla Russell Experiential Learning Endowment Fund
Priscilla Russell ’77
Allan J. Ruter ’76 Landscape Endowment
Allan J. Ruter ’76
Dr. Ric Sanderson ’52 Student Professional Development Fund
Richard Sanderson ’52
Sarah L. Sanderson
Susan Boehm Schimmel ’66 Study in France Endowed Fund
Richard Schimmel ’66
The Michael Schneider ’52 Endowed Geological Field Experiences Fund
Michael Schneider ’52
Mary Bowman Seidler ’61 Endowed Scholarship
Mary Bowman Seidler ’61 & Stanley Seidler
Tom and Betsy Beers Shillinglaw Endowed Tree Fund
Thomas Shillinglaw ’67 & Betsy Beers Shillinglaw ’69
Jane Welgos Sidwell ’69 and Lloyd H. Sidwell Mental Well-Being Endowment
Jane Welgos Sidwell ’69 and Lloyd H. Sidwell
Virginia Soper Smith ’73 Endowment for the Center for Law and Society
Established by family and friends in memory of Ginger
Douglas L. Smith ’73
John McGrane ’73 & Martha Benson McGrane ’73
W. Scott Simmer ’73 & Peggy Schoen
Nels Lindquist ’71 & Cindy Ransom Lindquist ’71
Thomas A. Sears ’56 Endowed Fund for Student Achievement
Thomas Sears ’56 & Margaret Sears
Nels Lindquist ’71 & Cindy Ransom Lindquist ’71
The Stark Endowed Fellowship
Jon Stark ’52 & Terry Stark
Roger Stewart ’53 and Jennie Prichard Stewart ’54 Endowed Fund
Deborah Stewart Bowman ’74
Georgia A. Yanicke ’67 Endowed Fund for International Education Studies
Georgia Yanicke ’67
Updated 05/10/23