Changing of the Guard  |  Federation Board Elects New Directors

At its February 4 meeting, the Cornell Alumni Federation board unanimously endorsed the Nominations Committee's slate of candidates for five at-large and nine director-from-theregion positions. The directors began serving their two-year terms in May. The board also unanimously endorsed the Committee's candidate for one director- from-the-region position to serve for one year, also beginning in May. In all, eighteen directors represent Cornell clubs and alumni associations from nine regions around the world.

Jerrold Day '71, MBA '78, began a new term as director-at-large, joining veteran directors-at-large who began second terms: Dean Burrell '77, BS '79, Angela Clark '88, and Linda Vecchiotti Saal '71. Directors-at-large Andrew Chang '74 and Ann Ferreira '88 retired when their terms ended in May.

New directors-from-the-region are: Aaron Gadouas '86 (Midwest), David Tetor '65 (New York/Ontario), Shana Mueller '95 (Northeast), Debra Alzner '93 (Southeast), and Bradford Wellstead '83, MS '96 (Western). They began two-year terms, while Janet Fallon '76 (New York/Ontario) started a one-year term. The new regional directors will join Charles Schilke, JD '88 (Mid-Atlantic), and David Harap '89 (Southwest/ Mountain), who began second terms. Continuing on the board for an additional term are: Bernard MacCabe '75, MBA '79 (International), and Scott Pesner '87 (Metro/New York).

Six regional directors retired when their terms ended in May. They are: Eliese Fisher '88 (Midwest), Ross Lanzafame '77, MPS '79 (New York/Ontario), Saunders Wilson Jr. '69 (New York/Ontario), Martha Sherman '73, MPS '75 (Northeast), Bruce Stirling, MBA '73 (Southeast), and Mark Newman '92, MEN '93 (Western). The CAF thanks all incoming and outgoing directors for their loyal service.

Carnelian Ahoy

Members of Club 44, the Class of 1944's travel group, dusted off their traveling shoes again in February, this time for an eleven-day cruise-tour of Florida, Jamaica, Costa Rica, Panama, and Aruba. It was the Club's seventeenth tour since 1992. "Great weather, interesting shore tours except for desolate Aruba," writes Art Kesten. "The post-cruise reports indicated everyone had a fine time." About thirty classmates, family, and friends came along, including twelve class officers. Pictured here are (left to right): Art Kesten (webmaster), Kit Sigety (past president), Harold Parker (Upstate New York vice president), Dotty Kesten (president), Dorey Jenkins (treasurer), Alison Barry (New England vice president), Janet Buhsen Daukas (Connecticut vice president), Hank Bates (Cornell Fund representative), Andy Capi and Dick Evans (co-senior vice presidents), and Don Middleton (Upstate New York vice president). Also aboard ship were Nancy Rundell (class correspondent) and Janet Daukas (Connecticut vice president).

Tribute in Tokyo

Robert Beck, PhD '54, former dean of the Hotel school, was honored on April 19 at a joint gathering of the Cornell Club of Japan, the Cornell Hotel Society's Japan chapter, and the newly formed Cornell Food Marketing Society of Japan. More than 100 Cornellians gathered for a presentation on Beck's accomplishments, the unveiling of CC/Japan's new website, and socializing at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Tokyo's Ginza district. Among those pictured here are (seated in front row, second from left): CC/Japan President Chiaki Tanuma, MPS '80, Jane Boggs, Dean Beck, food science professor Bob Gravani, PhD '75, and Eri Tanuma.