Alumni Update

Mansson, Henrik C'94, Managing Director of Hotel d'Angleterre in Copenhagen

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President Skorton NY Times OpEd on Hazing Aug 24 2011

OBIT: James (Jim) Hazzard C'46 Died 8-11-2011. Memorial Service at Sage Chapel on Sunday, October 2^nd at 1:00 pm, with a reception immediately following at the Memorial Room. Jim Hazzard Obituary

Bob Harrison C'73 on Clinton Global Initiative meeting (CNN Video)

Mother Sues Cornell Fraternity for $25 Million (NY Times)

Pablo Navas C'69 named next rector (president) of University of Los Andes (Columbia)

ROBERT HARRISON C'73 elected Cornell University's Board Chair.

Video of Press Conference

Under Review: Panel on Program Houses at Cornell

NAJIB CANAAN C'83 AWARDS ANNOUNCED In 2008, Najib Canaan C’83 established the Canaan Fellowship award. This annual $4,000 grant is given to an eligible student at Sigma Phi to pursue educational, philanthropic, or public service interests. This unrestricted award is meant to inspire creative thinking and execution and to also benefit the wider Sigma Phi and Cornell community. First Canaan Award winner blogs from Tanzania. See the amazing pictures from his summer work. Read his final report: CanaanFellowshipREport2009.pdf

SIGMA PHI ACCEPTS 2009 ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR
Jay Walker C'74, Chairman of Walker Digital received Cornell University's 2009 Entrepreneur of the Year. The campus festivities were on April 16-17, 2009. In addition, Jay's wife, Eileen McManus Walker '76 MBA '77 was elected alumni-elected trustee. Articles. Video/Podcasts.

ACTIVES HIT THE BOOKS
The Office of Fraternity and Sorority Affairs has released the Greek GPA Summary for 2008. I am proud to announce that The Sigma Phi Society has ascended from 30th in Fall 2007, to 18th in Spring 2008, rising to 13th in Fall 2008. Our average GPA for the past semester was 3.39. The Greek mean was 3.28, and the high score was 3.60.

2012

H Craig Allen C'40 (Dec 22, 1921 - Jan 3, 2012 - Seattle WA)

2011

James Hazzard C'46 (August 11, 2011 – Ithaca, NY)

2010
Sudharman (Joe Fenton) C'58 (July 5, 2010 - New Berlin PA) Integral Yoga Center
Frederick Coe Smith C'35 (May 16, 2010 – Dayton OH) Retired Chairman, Huffy
Hans I Bonne C'54 (March 2, 2010 – Gloucester, MA) City of Gloucester Dept Public Works
2009
Richard Emery Ford C'39 (June 24, 2009 - Illinois)
Ralph E. Carpenter C'28, (February 2, 2009 – Newport RI)
2008
Richard L Wanner C'42 (March 20, 2008 - Naples FL)
Charles (Chuck) S. Pearce Jr C'39 (Sept 8, 2008 – Corsicana TX)
Frederick (Duke) M. Shelley C'39 (August 27, 2008 – Arlington MA)
Harrison P Efferth C'48 (August 18, 2008 – Cleveland OH)
Matthew A. Nozzolio C'73 (August 2, 2008 – Middletown CT)
John (Jack) Craver C'49 (May 22, 2008 – Lancaster PA)
2007
Chris S Haynes C'74 (November 11, 2007 – Lexington KY)
Arthur Burnham C'60 (April 29, 2007 - England)
Bob Bodholdt C'35
2006
Irving Holcomb C'42 (November 6, 2006 – Amherst MA)
Peter K. Kask C'71 (November 5, 2006 – Placerville CO) Essay by Janet Kask
Christian Bleier C'69 (Feb 19, 2006 – Columbia)
Brig Gen Robert Christie C'41 (February 3, 2006 – Vancouver BC CANADA)
Ed Sanderson C'22
Wesley Wannamaker C'48
2005
Alden W. Gallup Jr C'37 (April 4, 2005 -Grosse Pointe MI)
Roberto Steinfeld C'74 (March 8, 2005 – Brazil)