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Her turn to give: Rebecca Lee ’02 shares the inspiration behind her affordability scholarship gift

Since they were young, Inhee Rebecca “Becky” Lee ’02 recalls following her older sister, Jinhee Michell Lee ’01, around. Wanting to do everything Michell did was part of Becky’s initial motivation for applying to Cornell. In her senior year of high school, Michell applied to and was accepted by the School of Hotel Administration at Cornell (now … Read more

November 15, 2022
New baseball field to honor generosity of Rich Booth ’82

Read the full article by Tom Fleischman in the Cornell Chronicle. Cornell’s new baseball stadium, at the corner of Ellis Hollow and Game Farm roads, will be called Booth Field, honoring Richard L. “Rich” Booth ’82 for his extraordinary leadership and generosity – much of it anonymous – over the last four decades. The Cornell … Read more

October 13, 2022
Annual fund gifts contribute nearly $2.4 million to undergraduate scholarships

Thousands—united by a shared purpose—supported undergraduate scholarships through annual fund giving in 2022.

October 10, 2022
Devoting time to do the most good

For Adam Shelepak ’17, financial aid afforded the possibility of meaningful exploration and service to the Cornell community.

September 15, 2022
Three new scholarships focus on first-generation students

A gift from Mark DeAngelis ’91, MPA ’92 and Carmen Molinos ’94 will establish three endowed undergraduate scholarship funds intended to support first-generation students in the Cornell Jeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy, the College of Human Ecology, and the ILR School. Their gift will also establish an endowed graduate scholarship fund to support … Read more

August 29, 2022