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Cornell research drives business success, says nation’s largest private food importer

Over the past 80 years, George Gellert ’60, MBA ’62, JD ’63 has grown a family farm into an international food empire. Gellert Global Group (GGG) is a global food importer that supplies more than 5,500 unique food items sourced from 60+ countries worldwide. GGG’s Atalanta Corporation is the leading private food importer in the U.S. George … Read the full story

June 25, 2025
Shelly Cerio ’92 makes the path to Cornell even wider

Shelly Cerio ’92 established a $1.5 million endowment that funds partial scholarships for multiple students at the ILR School each year.

May 8, 2025
New gift funds innovation at Bronfenbrenner Center

The $2 million gift from Rebecca “Becky” Quinn Morgan ’60 and her husband, James C. Morgan ’60, MBA ’63, will endow a fund that supports early-stage research projects that meaningfully engage communities.

April 23, 2025
Sina Toussi ’91: Honoring professors and transforming lives

Sina Toussi ’91 established an undergraduate scholarship in honor of Professors Allen Wood and David Lyons. The gift contributes to Cornell’s Undergraduate Affordability Initiative.

April 15, 2025
For Bixby Piccolo Hill ’27, ‘It was always Cornell’

Growing up, Bixby Piccolo Hill ’27 and his three siblings spent a lot of time playing together as a family. He explains that in their TV-free household, the siblings liked to make up imaginary scenarios and play act. When Bixby was in elementary school, his older sister, Parker Piccolo Hill ’25, performed in her middle … Read the full story

April 10, 2025

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