Engineering Archives | Giving to Cornell

$10M gift boosts quantum science at Cornell

Read the full story by Syl Kacapyr in the Cornell Chronicle. A $10 million gift from David W. Meehl ’72, MBA ’74 will grow the roster of faculty, students and equipment needed to study the mysterious behavior of matter at atomic and subatomic scales, strengthening the university’s position as a leader in quantum science and … Read the full story

By AAD Staff March 8, 2022

$5M gift launches Duffield Family Cornell Promise Scholarship

A $5 million gift from David A. Duffield ’62, MBA ’64, to the College of Engineering has established the Duffield Family Cornell Promise Scholarship, providing financial assistance to undergraduate engineering students in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The gift is the largest single contribution to the Cornell Promise initiative, which upholds Cornell’s founding commitment of … Read the full story

By AAD Staff July 31, 2020

Scholarship gives Sofia Villacreses ’19 a shot at Cornell

Scholarships from generous donors make it possible for Sofia Villacreses '19 to reach higher in her education—at Cornell—than she’d thought possible.

By Kate Blackwood April 20, 2018

Reasons they gave—the endowed scholarship challenge

With their generosity, Cornellians strengthen the university.

By AAD Staff November 9, 2017