Bequests Archives | Giving to Cornell

Narahari Umanath Prabhu: A tale of friendship and mathematics

Mathematician Narahari Umanath Prabhu was teaching in Australia in the early 1960s, when he wrote the book Stochastic Processes: Basic Theory and Its Applications. The publisher sent Prabhu’s book manuscript to a referee to review, and the review was so glowing that Prabhu asked to learn the name of the referee. The referee was Frank … Read the full story

By Linda Copman April 1, 2019

Celebrating Margaret Newell Mitchell ’47

She played many roles, on and off the stage, for the university community. She leaves behind a legacy of service, generosity, and good humor at Cornell.

By AAD Staff March 6, 2018

Reasons they gave—the endowed scholarship challenge

With their generosity, Cornellians strengthen the university.

By AAD Staff November 9, 2017

A gift for the ages—the legacy of Craig Voorhees at Cornell

One Cornellian's bequest rallied others behind a scholarship challenge .

By AAD Staff April 17, 2017