List of Cornell University alumni. This list of Cornell University alumni includes notable graduates, non- graduate former students, and current students of Cornell University, an Ivy Leagueuniversity located in Ithaca, New York. Cornell counted 2. August 2. 00. 8.[1] Its alumni constitute 2. National Medal of Science and National Medal of Technology and Innovation combined, 3. Mac. Arthur Fellows, 3.
Marshall Scholars and 3. Rhodes Scholars,[1][2][3][4] and Cornell is the only university with three female winners of unshared Nobel Prizes among its graduates (Pearl S.
Buck, Barbara Mc. Clintock, and Toni Morrison).[5][6] Many alumni maintain university ties through Homecoming's reunion weekend, through Cornell Magazine,[7] and through the Cornell Club of New York. In 2. 00. 5, Cornell ranked #3 nationwide for gifts and bequests from alumni.[1] Alumni are known as Cornellians.
Cornellians are noted for their accomplishments in public, professional, and corporate life.[1][8]Lee Teng- hui was president of Taiwan,[9]Tsai Ing- wen was elected as the first female president of Taiwan,[1. Mario García Menocal was president of Cuba,[1. Jamshid Amuzegar ('5. Iran,[1. 2]Hu Shih ('1. Chinese reformer and representative to the United Nations,[1. Janet Reno ('6. 0) was the first female. United States Attorney General,[1.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg ('5. Supreme Court.[1. Additionally, alumnus Matt Urban ('4. United States history.[1.
Kilauea; Mount Etna; Mount Yasur; Mount Nyiragongo and Nyamuragira; Piton de la Fournaise; Erta Ale. Join the NASDAQ Community today and get free, instant access to portfolios, stock ratings, real-time alerts, and more! Join Today. This list of Cornell University alumni includes notable graduates, non-graduate former students, and current students of Cornell University, an Ivy League university.
Cornellians in business include: Citigroup CEO Sanford Weill ('5. Goldman Sachs Group Chairman Stephen Friedman ('5. Kraft Foods CEO Irene Rosenfeld ('7. Aetna CEO Mark Bertolini ('8. S. C. Johnson & Son CEO Fisk Johnson ('7.
Cargill Chairman Warren Staley ('6. Chevron Chairman Kenneth T. Derr ('5. 9),[2. 3]Sprint Nextel CEO Dan Hesse ('7.
Verizon CEO Lowell Mc. Adam ('7. 6),[2. 5]Master. Card CEO Robert Selander ('7. Coors Brewing Company CEO Adolph Coors II ('3.
Burger King founder James Mc. Lamore ('4. 7),[2. Loews Corporation Chairman Andrew Tisch ('7. New York Private Bank & Trust Chairman Howard Milstein ('7. Baupost Group founder Seth Klarman ('7. Hotels. com founder David Litman ('7.
Palm founder Jeff Hawkins ('7. People. Soft founder David Duffield ('6. Priceline. com founder Jay Walker ('7. Staples founder Myra Hart ('6. Qualcomm founder Irwin M.
Jacobs ('5. 6),[3. Atlantic Philanthropies founder Chuck Feeney ('5. Lubna Olayan CEO Olayan Financing Company, the holding entity for Olayan Group ('7. Newell Brands CEO Michael Polk ('8. Tata Group CEO Ratan Tata ('6. In medicine, alumnus Robert Atkins ('5. Atkins Diet,[4. 1]Henry Heimlich ('4.
Heimlich maneuver,[4. Wilson Greatbatch ('5. James Maas ('6. 6; also a faculty member) coined the term "power nap",[4.
C. Everett Koop ('4. Surgeon General of the United States.[4. A number of Cornellians have been prominent innovators. Thomas Midgley, Jr.
Freon,[4. 6]Jon Rubinstein ('7. Pod,[4. 7] and Robert Tappan Morris developed the first computer worm on the Internet.
Eight Cornellians have served as NASAastronauts, Steve Squyres ('8. Mars Exploration Rover Mission,[4.
Bill Nye ('7. 7) is well known as "The Science Guy".[4. In literature, Toni Morrison ('5. Nobel laureate) is well known for her novel Beloved, Pearl S. Buck ('2. 5; Nobel laureate) authored The Good Earth,[5. E. B. White ('2. 1) authored Charlotte's Web and Stuart Little.[5. Thomas Pynchon ('5.
National Book Award for Gravity's Rainbow. Kurt Vonnegut, author of Slaughterhouse- Five and Cat's Cradle, attended Cornell from 1.
Assistant Managing Editor of the Cornell Daily Sun. Media personalities who have graduated from Cornell include conservative.
Ann Coulter ('8. 4)[5. Bill Maher ('7. 8) and Keith Olbermann ('7. Several Cornellians have also achieved critical acclaim in entertainment. Howard Hawks directed Sergeant York, the Big Sleep and Red River, Christopher Reeve ('7. Superman,[1. 7] Franchot Tone was in Mutiny on the Bounty, Adolphe Menjou was in The Front Page and Paths of Glory, Frank Morgan was The Wizard of Oz, Dane Clark was in Destination Tokyo and Pride of the Marines, Jimmy Smits ('8. Star Wars: Attack of the Clones,[1.
Ronald D. Moore created the 2. Battlestar Galactica. On the architectural front, alumnus Richmond Shreve (1. Empire State Building,[5. Raymond M. Kennedy ('1.
Hollywood's famous Grauman's Chinese Theatre.[5. In education and academics, more than 1. Cornellians have served as heads of higher education institutions in the United States and around the world, including the founding president of Stanford University. David Starr Jordan (1. Johns Hopkins University. Steven Muller, the president of the University of Chicago. Lawrence A. Kimpton and George Wells Beadle, the president of Carleton University and the University of Toronto.
Claude Bissell and Hermengildo B. Reyes (EE'1. 8), co- founding President 1. Far Eastern University in 1. President in 1. 95. University of the East. M. Carey Thomas (1. Bryn Mawr College.[5.
As of 2. 01. 7, more than 2. Cornellians have been elected members of the National Academy of Sciences and another 1. National Academy of Engineering, respectively. In athletics, Cornell graduates include football legend Glenn "Pop" Warner (1. United States men's national soccer team.
Bruce Arena ('7. 3),[5. National Hockey League commissioner Gary Bettman ('7. Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred, six- time Stanley Cup- winning hockeygoalie. Ken Dryden ('6. 9),[6.
William Larned who was one of the "Big Three of the U. S. men's (tennis) championship" and won the title seven times, and Toronto Raptors president Bryan Colangelo ('8.
Alumni who played in the National Football League include Super Bowl champion Kevin Boothe, and Ed Marinaro ('7. Hill Street Blues.[6. Cornellians have also won numerous Olympic medals (2. Gold, 1. 9 Silver and 8 Bronze, as of 2. Fictional alumni have been portrayed in several films, television shows, and books. Characters include Andy Bernard of The Office,[6.
Natalie Keener of Up in the Air,[6. Christina Pagniacci (portrayed by Cameron Diaz) in Any Given Sunday.[6. Nobel laureates[edit]Chemistry. Physics. Peace, literature, or economics. Physiology or medicine. George Wells Beadle (Ph.
D. 1. 93. 0 Genetics) – Physiology or Medicine 1. National Academy of Sciences (1. Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research (1. Robert W. Holley (Ph.
D. 1. 94. 7 Organic Chemistry; Professor and Department Chair in Biochemistry, 1. Physiology or Medicine 1. National Academy of Sciences (1. Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research (1. Barbara Mc. Clintock (B. S. 1. 92. 3 Botany, M. A. 1. 92. 5 Botany, Ph.
D. 1. 92. 7 Cytology; Instructor in Botany, 1. A. D. White Professor- at- Large, 1. Physiology or Medicine 1. National Medal of Science (1. Mac. Arthur Fellow (1.
Wolf Prize in Medicine (1. National Academy of Sciences (1. Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research (1. Hermann Joseph Muller (graduate study 1. Physiology or Medicine 1. National Academy of Sciences (1. Jack W. Szostak (Ph.
D. 1. 97. 7 Biochemistry) – Physiology or Medicine 2. National Academy of Sciences (1. Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research (2. Government[edit]Heads of state[edit]U. S. Supreme Court Justices[edit]U. S. Cabinet and cabinet- level ranks[edit]Sandy Berger (B. A. 1. 96. 7 Government) – National Security Advisor to President Bill Clinton, 1.
Samuel W. Bodman (B. S. 1. 96. 1 Chemical Engineering) – Deputy Secretary of Commerce, 2. Deputy Secretary of the Treasury (2. Secretary of Energy, 2.
National Academy of Engineering (2. Lincoln D. Faurer (attended, did not graduate) – Director, National Security Agency 1. W. Scott Gould (A. B.) – United States Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs (April 9, 2. May 1. 7, 2. 01. 3)Stephen Hadley (B.
A. 1. 96. 9 Government) – National Security Advisor to President George W. Bush, 2. 00. 5–2. Seth Harris (B. S. IRL) – Deputy Secretary of Labor (2. Acting Secretary of Labor (January 2. July 2. 3, 2. 01. Eugene K. Jones (M.
A. 1. 90. 8 Social Science) – Member of Franklin D.