Ezra Update - December 2014


	CORNELL'S MONTHLY NEWSLETTER FOR ALUMNI & FRIENDS DECEMBER 2014

Events

"The Mission of Cornell in 2015: Student-Faculty Interaction" - Jan. 10, Coral Gables, Florida

Cornell Alumni Association of Atlanta: Annual brunch - Jan. 11, Atlanta

Cornell Club of Los Angeles: Kings vs. Maple Leafs at Staples Center - Jan. 12, Los Angeles

"The Big Idea: Cornell Celebrates 150" - Jan. 17, Boston

Lecture and luncheon with U.S. Marine Gen. John "Jay" Paxton '73, M.Eng. '74 - Jan. 22, The Cornell Club-New York City

CAU travel: Chile and Argentina with Raymond Craib - March 12-23

Cornell Alumni Association Travel Program: Waterways of Holland and Belgium - May 1-9

Spotlight

Meet the odd-couple founders of Cornell, plus an exclusive interview with trustee Ezra Cornell '70, in this second episode of the "Cornelliana with Corey Ryan Earle '07" video series.

Obituaries

• John Marcham '50

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Director Will Gluck '93 remakes 'Annie' for a new generation The College of Arts and Sciences graduate wrote and directed the new movie musical, which opened Dec. 19 and stars Jamie Foxx, Cameron Diaz and Quvenzhané Wallis as Annie. "I wanted to make a movie with my kids," Gluck says. "And I mean 'with' my kids, not 'for' them. They're such a part of the DNA of this movie."
	Alumna's 'Ithaca Diaries' recounts transformative times A few years ago, Anita Harris '70 reread her journals, which had been stored for decades, and began writing "Ithaca Diaries: Coming of Age in the 1960s."
	Fierce and compassionate teacher leaves a legacy at Cornell David Russekoff '89 established a scholarship for underprivileged students from Brooklyn in honor of his mother, Mitzi Russekoff '54.
	Please make a gift to the Annual Fund before 2014 is history! Your generous support will fund education, which transforms lives and makes the world a better place.

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