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This is Cornell



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Cornell University/Realizing a Bold DreamCornell University/Realizing a Bold DreamIn the mid 1800s, two New York state senators, Ezra Cor-

nell and Andrew Dickson White, shared the bold dream of founding a “truly great university.” Cornell, a plain-spoken inventor, wanted “an institution where any person can fi nd instruction in any study,” including the mechanical arts and agriculture. White, a scholarly graduate of Oxford and Yale, yearned to establish a university where “truth shall be taught for truth’s sake” in the arts and sciences. Together they created a nonsectarian university that was the fi rst in the eastern United States to admit women and that pioneered the concept of elective courses. Their egali-tarian vision and innovative ideas, which set Cornell apart at its opening in 1868, continue to guide the university today.

Cornell includes 13 colleges and schools. On the Ithaca campus are the seven undergraduate units—the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences; the College of Architecture, Art, and Planning; the Col-lege of Arts and Sciences; the College of Engineering; the School of Hotel Administration; the College of Human Ecology; and the School of Industrial and Labor Relations—as well as four graduate and professional units: the Graduate School, the Law School, the John-son Graduate School of Management, and the College of Veterinary Medicine. (The Weill Medical College and the Weill Graduate School of Medical Sciences are in New York City.) An Ivy League university that is also the land grant institution of New York State, Cornell is a unique combination of public and private divisions committed to teaching, research, and public service.

Cornell’s 13,700 undergraduates and 6,000 graduate

“I would found an institution where any person can fi nd instruction in any study.”

EZRA CORNELL

Today Cornell’s undergrads come from all 50 U.S. states

and 120 countries. They come from cities, suburbs and

rural areas, close to where you grew up or halfway around

the globe. They come in all colors, sizes, shapes and

persuasions — religious, political, sexual, philosophical.

Gifted students — musicians, inventors, athletes, artists,

actors, poets, farmers; rising doctors, lawyers, professors,

scientistsm engineers, fi nanciers, apparel designers, sys-

tems analysts, political activistsm labor organizers — who

work hard. They are outstanding achievers, creative think-

ers, dreamers, movers and shakers.

Cornell may be a cutting-edge research university, but that doesn’t mean undergraduate education is an afterthought. A Cornell undergrad could spend the morning in a meeting with a professor for an independent study and the afternoon in large survey courses like psych 101.

Students here work hard. Besides attending classes, there’s reading, writing, and research, not to mention preparing for exams. But students still fi nd time to build friendships, volunteer off campus, hold part-time jobs and play sports.

And while some students spend their four years close to campus, many go farther afi eld. They study natural medicinals in South America, marine biol-ogy off the coast of Maine, and public policy in Albany, N.Y. In addition to university-run programs in New York City, Washington, D.C., and Rome, Italy, Cornellians travel to sites around the world, polishing their language skills and broadening their horizons.

and professional students come from all 50 states and more than 100 countries. Interdisciplinary study and research are Cornell hallmarks, as is attention to undergraduate education. The university’s 2,200 faculty members are active teachers as well as researchers—Nobel laureates often conduct intro-ductory courses—and the lines of traditional disciplines are eas-

ily crossed. Engineering students dabble in photography; theatre arts students explore the world of computers; physics majors learn landscape architecture.

National Science Foundation studies on programs in research and develop-ment at U.S. universities consistently rank Cornell among the top 10 or 11 in total research and development ex-penditures, and in federally fi nanced expenditures. Cornell ranks second

among U.S. universities in funds al-located by the National Science Foundation for

programs in academic science and engineering.Cornell has fi ve national research centers: the Cen-

ter for High Energy Synchrotron Studies, the Floyd R. Newman Laboratory of Nuclear Studies, the National Astronomy and Ionosphere Center (which operates the world’s largest radio-radar telescope, in Arecibo,



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the Cornell Nanofabrication Facility, and the National Sci-ence and Technology Center for Computer Graphics and Scientifi c Visualization. The university also has four national resource cen-ters: the Latin American Studies Program, the East Asia Program, the South Asia Program, and the Southeast Asia Program.

Cornell University Library’s 17 Ithaca-campus units provide an array of reference, information, and instructional services. At the southeast edge of the Arts Quad, Olin and Kroch libraries house the largest concentration of resources in the humanities, social sciences, and area studies, including ex-tensive Asia collections, and rare books, manuscripts, and archival materials. Mann Library, on the Ag Quad, has materials in agriculture, biology, biotechnology, and related fi elds. Other libraries specialize in African and African American studies, engineering, entomology, the fi ne arts, hotel management, industrial and labor relations, law, man-agement, mathematics, music, the physical sciences, and veterinary medicine.

Famed for its woodlands, gorges, and waterfalls, the 745-acre main campus is on a hilltop overlooking Ithaca, a

www.Cornell.edu

Four thous and courses offered by nearly 100 depart-ments, more inter-disciplinary pro-grams than you’ll find at any other university in the country, research opportunities for undergraduates in nearly every field, and faculty-guided independent study give you the wherewithal to shape a program that speaks to your interests and passions and grows with you over your four years here.

At a research institution, scholars don’t just acquire knowledge — they help create it. Cornell’s faculty members have garnered such prizes as the Nobel and the Pulitzer, not to mention MacArthur “genius” grants and countless other honors.

These same luminaries teach undergraduate classes and include students on their research teams.

Cornell serves as a land grant institution, receiving funding from New York State for its colleges of Human Ecology, Agriculture and Life Sciences and Veterinary Medicine and for its School of Industrial and Labor Relations. In return, the university offers reduced tuition to state residents in those colleges and helps citizens apply the research generated here to improve the state’s economy and the health of its people.

A network of more than 200,000 alumni around the world supports the efforts of current students by sponsoring internships, offering career counseling and mentorship, and providing much of the fi nancial support that maintains the university’s world-class libraries, laboratories, and faculty.

lively city of about 30,000 situated at the southern end of 44-mile-long Cayuga Lake, in the Finger Lakes region of New York state. Campus attractions of special interest include the Johnson Museum of Art, the Cornell Plantations, and the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and Sapsucker Woods wildlife sanctuary. The heart of New York state’s wine-growing region is less than an hour away, as are the Corning Glass Center and Museum and the Watkins Glen auto circuit. New York City is about a four-hour drive from Ithaca.

CORNELL’S UNDERGRADUATE COLLEGES AND SCHOOLS College of Agriculture and Life SciencesCollege of Architecture, Art, and PlanningCollege of Arts and SciencesCollege of EngineeringSchool of Hotel AdministrationCollege of Human EcologySchool of Industrial and Labor Relations



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Ithaca, N.Y.Ithaca, N.Y.Nestled in the heart of New York State’s beautiful Finger Lakes region is Tompkins County, with Ithaca at its center. Long known for the excellence of its educational and research institutions, and more recently for its multitude of scenic wonders, Ithaca is indeed, “Gorges.”

Kiplinger’s Personal Finance Magazine made offi cial what most Ithacans already know. This is one smart place to live. In its June, 2006, issue, Kiplinger’s ranked Ithaca eighth in its list of America’s 50 smartest places to live. Ithaca was the smallest city in the top 10, and the second smallest in the top 50.

• Ithaca and Tompkins County are located in the central Finger Lakes Region of New York State, fi ve hours from New York City, three hours from Niagara Falls, two hours from Rochester and 4.5 hours from Philadelphia.

• The 14 counties in the Finger Lakes Region cover more than 9,000 square miles, or roughly the size of New Hampshire or Vermont, and slightly larger than the state of New Jersey.

• Ithaca offers more restaurants per capita than New York City.

• The Sagan Planet Walk, built to honor the memory of Ithaca resident and Cor-nell University astronomer Carl Sagan, is a true-to-scale model of our solar system. It is one of the only walkable “planet walks” in the world. The Sci-encenter, Ithaca’s hands-on museum and outdoor science playground, is the sponsor of the Sagan Planet Walk, and is one of eight museums involved in the partnership of educational attractions called the DISCOVERY TRAIL. Some others include the Museum of the Earth and Cornell’s Laboratory of Ornithology.

• The downtown Ithaca Commons was named one of the New York’s top design projects of the century by the state chapter of the American Institute of Architects.

• Ithaca was designated “America’s Most Enlightened City” by the Utne Reader in 1997.

Ithaca is America’s best emerging city- Cities Ranked & Rated -

The beauty of Ithaca and the Cornell campus is unmatched. Ithaca is host to over 150 waterfalls, all of which lie within a 10-mile radius of downtown. Tompkins County is also home to three of the six gorge parks in New York state. Among the amazing sites is Taughannock Falls. At 215 feet high, Taughannock has a greater vertical drop than Niagara Falls.



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David J. Skorton will be inaugurated as the 12th president of Cornell University on Sept. 7, 2006. He will hold faculty appointments in Internal Medicine and Pediatrics at Weill-Cornell Medical College in New York City and in Biomedical Engineering at the College of Engineering on the Ithaca campus.

Skorton had served as president of the University of Iowa since March 2003. He had been a faculty member there for 26 years. He was appointed vice president for research in 1992 and interim vice president for external relations in 2000. He served as vice president for research and external relations from March 2002 until he assumed the presidency. As vice president, he oversaw more than 30 administrative units and headed a research and development program that ranks among the nation’s top 20 public research universities in obtaining external funding. He also continued his role as a physician, caring for adolescents

and adults with inborn heart disease.Co-founder and co-director of the UI Adolescent and Adult Congenital Heart Disease Clinic at the University of Iowa Hospitals and

Clinics, Skorton focused his research on congenital heart disease in adolescents and adults, cardiac imaging, and computer image processing. His research was supported by the National Institutes of Health, the Department of Veterans Affairs, the American Heart Association, and by private industry. He has published numerous articles, reviews, book chapters, and two major texts in the areas of cardiac imaging and image processing. He served in a variety of administrative positions at the University of Iowa, including director of the Cardiovascular Image Processing Laboratory (1982–1996), director of the Division of General Internal Medicine (1985–1989), and associate chair for clinical programs in the Department of Internal Medicine (1989–1992).

A national leader in research ethics, Skorton is charter past-president of the Association for the Accreditation of Human Research Protection Programs, Inc., the fi rst entity organized specifi cally to accredit human research protection programs. He has served on the boards and committees of many national organizations, including the American College of Cardiology, the American Heart Association, the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine, the American Society of Echocardiography, the Association for the Accreditation of Human Research Protection Programs, the Association of American Universities, the Council on Competitiveness, and the Korea America Friendship Society. He has traveled widely in Europe and Asia on behalf of both academic and community projects.

Skorton is actively engaged in service to the community and to the state of Iowa, particularly in regional and state economic develop-ment. He served on and chaired the Iowa City Area Development Group, served on the Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce Priority One Advisory Committee and the Technology Corridor Committee, and currently serves on the Cedar Rapids Symphony Orchestra Board of Directors. He also was a member of the Iowa Business Council and has served on the Iowa Department of Economic Development Board, the Governor’s Life Sciences Advisory Committee, and the Iowa Research Council, of which he was president from 1999 to 2001.

Skorton earned his bachelor’s degree in psychology in 1970 and an M.D. in 1974, both from Northwestern University. Following a medical residency and cardiology fellowship at the University of California, Los Angeles, he went to the University of Iowa in 1980 as an instructor. He was named assistant professor of internal medicine in 1981 and assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering in 1982. He was promoted to associate professor in 1984 and to professor in 1988.

As a musician, Skorton has a longstanding interest in jazz. He grew up in Los Angeles surrounded by Latin music and worked as a professional jazz and R&B musician in the Chicago area. He hosted a weekly program, As Night Falls—Latin Jazz, on KSUI, the University of Iowa’s public FM radio station.

1st Year at Cornell12th President of Cornell University

DAVID J.SKORTON

29th Year at CornellVice President, Student and Academic Services

DR. SUSAN H.MURPHY ‘73

Susan H. Murphy has served Cornell University as vice president for student and academic services since July 1994. Under her direction are academic support, campus life, dean of students, Greek life, career services, public service, religious affairs, athletics and physical education and health services.

A 1973 graduate of Cornell’s College of Arts and Sciences, Murphy majored in history. She subsequently completed master’s degrees at Stanford University and Montclair State College. In 1994, she earned a Ph.D. in educational administration from Cornell.

Murphy joined the Cornell staff in 1978 following work as a guidance counselor and head of the guidance department at Chatham (N.J.) Borough High School. For 16 years, she worked in admissions and fi nancial aid, including nine years as dean of admissions and fi nancial aid.

In addition to her responsibilities at Cornell, Murphy chairs the policy committee of the Council of Ivy Group Presidents. Previously, she has held state-wide and national positions in the College Board and the National Association of College Admission Counselors.



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26th Year at CornellThe Meakem Smith Director

of Athletics and Physical Education

J. ANDREWNOEL Jr.

Andy Noel begins his eighth year as Cornell University’s director of athletics and physi-cal education having led the Big Red athletics program to unprecedented success while setting a course for his vision of continued prosperity.

His position was endowed in December 2003 by Jack ’58 and Diane ’61 Meakem and Scott Smith ’79. Jack is a former oarsman and member of Cornell’s Athletic Hall of Fame, while Scott wrestled under Noel during his time on East Hill.

The Big Red teams have parlayed Noel’s accomplishments into success on and off the playing fi eld. Cornell’s athletic teams have won 37 Ivy League team titles and nine national championships during his tenure and have posted a cumulative .510 winning percentage or better in six of his fi rst seven seasons. The program’s 31 Ivy titles in the last four years

is a Cornell record dating back to the inception of the Ivy League, including a record nine in 2005-06. Academically in 2005-06, 11 student-athletes were named to academic all-district teams. In addition, Cornell has had 12 student-athletes named Academic All-America in the last four years, among the most of any school in the Ivy League.

Noel accepted the appointment as director after serving three years as an associate director of athletics for the Big Red. Since becom-ing director, Noel has continued to hire top coaches and has also successfully upgraded a number of department facilities (including renovating Schoellkopf Hall and building the Friedman Wrestling Center). During his tenure, he has also been a member of the team that raised $66 million in support of capital projects and endowment, helping secure the fi nancial future of the department. During the campaign, 21 coaching and staff positions were endowed, bringing the total number of endowed positions within the department to 30, the most of any school in the country.

Noel was the Big Red’s head wrestling coach from 1974 to 1988 and then served two years as an assistant director in the department’s public affairs offi ce, implementing the athletic department’s annual giving program.

At Cornell, his wrestling teams won four Ivy League championships and placed second four times. Under Noel’s direction, the wrestling team established a strong network of support from alumni and friends. In 1990, he was recognized at the Eastern Intercol-legiate Wrestling Association Championships for his distinguished coaching career at Cornell, and in 1992 he was inducted into the New York State Wrestling Coaches Association Hall of Fame. He is also a member of the Franklin and Marshall Sports Hall of Fame and the Council of Mental Health and Welfare.

In addition to his coaching and administrative career, Noel served on the wrestling committee of the National Collegiate Athletic Association from 1997-2001. He was a member of the NCAA Championships Cabinet from 2003-06 and serves on both the Misconduct Appeals Subcommittee and the Playing Rules Oversight Panel. Noel is a past chairman of the Ivy League athletic directors’ committee on administration and serves on the Cornell President’s Council on Alcohol and Other Drugs and the Council of Mental Health and Welfare. In 2006, he was named to the Wells College Board of Trustees.

A native of Lancaster, Pa., he graduated from Franklin and Marshall College in 1972 with a bachelor of arts degree in history and received his master of arts degree in counseling and guidance from Colgate University in 1973.

Noel is married to Dr. Betsy Mead Noel ‘86, and has a son Jonathan ‘04 and two daughters, Amanda ‘07, and 2-year-old Amelie.

GENE NIGHMANTicket Manager

DALE STRAUFHead Equipment

Manager

MATT COATSAssistant Director of Athletics/Operations

PAT GRAHAMFacilities Manager

BERNIE DEPALMAAssistant Director of Athletics/Sports

Medicine

JEFF HALLDirector of

Cornell Sports Marketing

2006-07 Athletic Adminstrators

ALAN KATZAssociate Director of Athletics/Busi-ness and Finance

STEPHEN P. ERBERAssociate Director

of Athletics

ANITA BRENNERAssociate Director

of Athletics

CHRIS WLOSINSKIAssistant Director of Athletics/Stu-

dent Services and Compliance

AL GANTERTAssociate Director

of Athletics/Physical Education

TOM HOWLEYAssistant Director of Athletics/Ath-lete Performance

JOHN WEBSTERDirector of Ath-

letic AlumniAffairs and Dev.

PATTY WELDONCompliance Coordinator

PAM DOLLAWAYHuman Resources

Manager



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An impressive staff of coaches leads the Big Red teams and recruits some of the fi nest student-athletes from a national and interna-tional pool of accomplished young men and women. The coaches demonstrate a commitment to teaching and a willingness to share their own competitive experiences with their teams. Their individual achievements and accomplishments include playing and coaching time in the professional and international ranks as well as numerous all-star performances during their own collegiate careers.

Meet The Big Red CoachesMeet The Big Red Coaches

LOU DUESINGThe Alan B. ‘53 and

Elizabeth Heekin Harris Women’s Track & Field

and Cross Country Coach

MARK DEVOYMen’s Squash

JEFF TAMBRONIThe Richard M.

Moran Head Coach of Men’s Lacrosse

JENNY GRAAP ‘86Women’s Lacrosse

DONNA HORNIBROOKField Hockey

PAUL BECKWITHGymnastics

DICK BLOODThe Jan Rock Zubrow ’77 Head Coach of Softball

BARRY SCHOONMAKERThe Richard Savitt ‘50- Stephen Weiss ‘57

Head Coach of Men’s Tennis

JULEE DEVOYWomen’s Squash

CHRIS WILSONThe Staley Head

Coach of Women’s Rowing

RICK GILBERTThe Richard W. Gilbert Head Coach of Diving

STEVE DONAHUEThe Robert E. Galla-

gher ’44 Head Coach of Men’s Basketball

JOHN HOLOHANWomen’s Swimming

MIKE SCHAFER ‘86The Jay R. Bloom

’77 Head Coach of Men’s Hockey

MATT BAUGHANGolf

DEITRE COLLINS-PARKERThe Wendy Schaenen ’79

Head Coach of Women’s Volleyball

DOUG DERRAUGHWomen’s Ice Hockey

NATHAN TAYLORThe George Heekin ’29 Head Coach of Men’s Track & Field and Cross Country

LAURA GLITZThe Carl Meinig ‘31

Head Coach of Women’s Tennis

DAVID ELDREDGE ‘81The Peter B. Orthwein ‘69 Head Coach of Polo

DAYNA SMITHThe Rebecca Quinn

Morgan ’60 Head Coach of

Women’s Basketball

TOM FORDThe Ted Thoren

Head Coach of Baseball

TERRY CULLENThe Terry Cullen Head

Coach of Sprint Football

IRYNA DOLGIKHFencing

An impressive staff of coaches leads the Big Red teams and recruits some of the fi nest student-athletes from a national and interna-tional pool of accomplished young men and women. The coaches demonstrate a commitment to teaching and a willingness to share their own competitive experiences with their teams. Their individual achievements and accomplishments include playing and coaching time in the professional and international ranks as well as numerous all-star performances during their own collegiate careers.

JOE LUCIAThe Philip H. Bartels ’71 Head Coach of Men’s Swimming

JIM KNOWLES ‘87The Roger J. Weiss ’61 Head Coach of

Football

DAN ROOCKThe Spirit of ’57 Director of Men’s

Heavyweight Rowing

TODD KENNETT ‘91The Robert B.

Tallman ’41 Men’s Lightweight Rowing

Head Coach

CHRIS MITCHELLEquestrian

ROB KOLLThe David Dunlop ’59 Head Coach of

Wrestling

BRYAN SCALESMen’s Soccer

GRETCHEN ZIGANTEWomen’s Soccer

(interim)



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The Ivy LeagueThe Ivy LeagueThe Ivy League is truly one of a kind.While the 2006-07 academic year marks the

50th season of offi cial Ivy League athletic competi-tion, the rivalries and traditions in the League go so much deeper. The fi rst offi cial athletic competi-tion between League schools was more than 150 years ago (1852, Harvard-Yale rowing) and the fi rst football game was more than 130 years ago (1872, Columbia-Yale).

In the early days, the Ivy schools dominated college athletics. All-America status, Olympic medals and national championships were routinely earned by students from the Ancient Eight.

Today, Ivy Leaguers continue to claim na-tional titles and Olympic medals — as well as All-America and Academic All-America status. Hundreds continue athletic careers as profes-sionals and hundreds more as coaches and ath-letic administrators. The student-athletes also are among the nation’s leading public servants, doctors, journalists, lawyers, scientists, scholars, business leaders, entertainers, educators and so much more.

The success of the League comes without athletic scholarships while maintaining self-imposed high academic standards. The Ivy League has demonstrated a rare willingness and ability, given the pressures on intercolle-giate success throughout the nation, to abide by these rules and still compete successfully in Division I athletics.

Sponsoring conference championships in 33 men’s and women’s sports, and averaging more than 35 varsity teams at each school, the Ivy League provides intercollegiate athletic op-portunities for more men and women than any other conference in the country. All eight Ivy schools are among the “top 20” of NCAA Divi-sion I schools in number of sports offered for both men and women.

The term “Ivy colleges” was fi rst in October, 1933 by Stanley Woodward of the New York Herald Tribune to describe the eight current Ivy schools (plus Army). On Feb. 8, 1935, Associated Press sports editor Alan Gould fi rst used the exact term “Ivy League.”

The fi rst “Ivy Group Agreement,” signed in 1945, applied only to football. It affi rmed the observance of common practices in academic standards and eligibility requirements and the administration of need-based fi nancial aid, with no athletic scholarships. The agreement created the Presidents Policy Committee, including the eight Presidents; the Coordination and Eligibility Committee, made up of one senior non-athletic administrator from each school; and the com-mittee on Administration, comprised of the eight directors of athletics.

The Ivy Presidents extended the Ivy Group Agreement to all intercollegiate sports in Feb-ruary 1954. Their statement also focused on

228 Alexander St.Princeton, NJ 08544Phone: (609) 258-6426Fax: (609) 258-1690Web Site: www.ivyleaguesports.com

Executive Director: Jeffrey H. OrleansSenior Associate Director: Carolyn Campbell-McGovernAssociate Director: Charles Yrigoyen IIIAssistant Director: Brett HooverCompliance Assistant: Megan McHugoPublic Information Assistant: Wes HarrisPublic Information Assistant: Bethany KarantonisOffi ce Coordinator: Jane M. AntisAdministrative Assistant: Robin Patsey

IVY FAST FACTSFounded—1956; 50th seasonStudent Population—51,525Members—Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Harvard, Penn, Princ-eton, YaleIvy-Sponsored Championships—33

Council of Ivy Group Presidents(The Ivy League)

Since 2000, the Ivy League has... Produced 26 individual and 10 team NCAA national champions. The League has also had national champi-ons in a number of non-NCAA sports like squash and men’s rowing. Posted an average number of 18.3 teams per school to be honored by the NCAA for outstanding Academic Progress Rates in 2005-06. No other single school in the nation met the Ivy League’s average. Had more than 100 All-Americans each year. Averaged more than a dozen Academic All-Americans (including an all-time high of 17 in 2004-05) Had 162 competitors at the four Olympic Games (2000, 2002, 2004). Those 162 have collected 53 medals, including 18 gold. Sent hundreds of athletes into the professional ranks, including dozens of NFL players, including Sean Morey and Isaiah Kacyvenski, who met at midfi eld as team captains at Super Bowl XL. Hosted the fi rst ESPN College GameDay football show to draw more than 1.5 million households. Became the fi rst conference to ‘sweep’ the four major NCAA Awards in the same year. Columbia’s Robert Kraft claiming the Roosevelt Award; Princeton’s John Doar the Inspirational Award; Yale’s Susan Wellington the Silver Anniversary; and Brown’s Nick Hartigan the Top VIII.

presidential governance of the League, the importance of intra-League competition, and a desire that recruited ath-letes be academically ‘representative’ of each institution¹s overall student body. Although that is the League¹s of-fi cial founding date, the fi rst year of competition was 1956-57.

The Ivy League offi ce is housed in Princeton, N.J., under the leadership of Executive Director Jeffrey H. Orleans, who has been at that post since 1984.



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Tom Howley has been the strength and condi-tioning coach at Cornell

since July 1995. In that role, he oversees the design and implementation of athletic perfor-mance programs for Cornell’s 36 varsity sports. The comprehensive, year-round programs include strength and power development, mobility skill training and conditioning, and are implemented in a motivating, team-ori-ented environment.

Prior to his arrival at Cornell, Howley was the assistant director of strength and conditioning at East Carolina University from 1991-1995. During these seasons, the Pirates participated in two bowl games (1992 Peach Bowl and 1995 Liberty Bowl), qualifi ed for the NCAA baseball regional tournament (1994) and played in the NCAA basketball tournament (1993).

Howley was a graduate assistant strength and conditioning coach at Auburn University from 1989-91, where he earned his master’s degree in exercise physiology. The Tigers were the 1989 Southeastern Conference co-champions, the 1990 Hall of Fame Bowl and the 1991 Peach Bowl champions. Howley also served as an assistant coach with the special teams.

A 1988 graduate of Tulane, Howley earned a bachelor of arts degree in history and was a three-year letterman and two year starting offensive lineman on the football team. The Green Wave played in the 1987 Independence Bowl his senior year. He was the recipient of the New Orleans Quarterback Club Student-Athlete Award as a senior.

Howley is an active participant in the Cornell University/Ithaca College chapter of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. He and his wife, Amanda, reside in Ithaca with their daughter, Anna Corrine.

The Friedman CenterThe Friedman CenterChampions are crowned

during the season, but cham-pionships are earned long before competition begins. Cornell’s 900 varsity athletes have exclusive access to one of the newest and best training facilities in the na-tion—the 8,000-square-foot Friedman Strength and Con-ditioning Center. Completed in June 1997, this impressive $2 million addition to Bartels Hall refl ects the university’s strong commitment to athletic excellence. Coaches and team members alike credit the center, its world-class equipment, and fi rst-rate staff with adding immensely to the success of the Big Red athletic program.

The Friedman Center contains free-weight, selectorized, plyometric, and cardiovascular equipment and has been designed to meet the di-verse training needs of Cornell’s athletes. The center can accommodate up to 100 users at a time without compromising safety or function. Its unique features include air-conditioning, a 175-watt stereo system, and damage-resistant fl ooring.

Cornell’s varsity strength and conditioning program—nicknamed “Big Red Power”—focuses on enhancing performance and preventing injury. The new facility and equipment enable the staff to prescribe year-round sport-specifi c programs with variety and precision.

Before the training programs are designed, the muscular and meta-bolic needs for each sport—and for each position within the sport—are analyzed. Athletes are then assessed to identify their individual strengths and weaknesses, and follow-up assessments are conducted at regular intervals. Comprehensive workouts are prescribed to address defi ciencies and promote the development of skills used during competition.

Injury prevention also is emphasized. Through resistance training, the number and the severity of injuries are reduced. If an injury does occur, the strength and conditioning staff works closely with the sports medicine staff to ensure a safe and complete rehabilitation. The objective is to allow the athlete to resume full participa-tion as soon as possible.

TOMHOWLEY12th Year at CornellAssistant Director of

Athletics for Athlete Performance

Strength & Conditioning Staff

TOM DILLIPLANEAsst. Strength Coach



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Eighth Year at CornellThe Andrew ‘78 and Margaret Paul Assistant Director of Athletics

for Student Services and Compliance

Support Services

Chris Wlosinski took over the role of the Andrew ‘78 and Margaret Paul Director of Student-Athlete Support Services in August 2001 and was promoted to Assistant Athletic

Director for Student Services and Compliance in March 2005. In her position, she has assumed a dedicated role focused on student-athlete support and compliance with NCAA and Ivy League rules.

Cornell and its counterparts embrace a philosophy that includes the notion that student-athletes should experience a mainstream collegiate life, but the university also recognized the extra demands placed on this special population. In August of 1998, the posi-tion, the fi rst of its kind in the Ivy League, was created, a role that asks Wlosinski to work as an available and reliable adviser who understands the lifestyle student-athletes lead and assists them in balancing their academic, athletic and personal challenges. In this capacity she also serves as a liaison with the colleges and directs student-athletes to appropriate campus-wide resources for academic and personal needs.

When Wlosinski fi rst joined the Big Red program, she worked collaboratively with the director of student-athlete support services, coaches and administrators to provide counseling and academic

Class of ‘44 Study RoomStudent-athletes at Cornell have access to the Class of

’44 Study Room. The room is furnished with study tables and chairs to comfortably accommodate 15-20 people in addition to the computers that are all equipped with internet access.

Members of Cornell’s Class of 1944 contributed to the project, covering the expense of new furniture, computers, a printer, a lectern and a coat rack. The space is conveniently located in Bartels Hall and is accessible to student-athletes between classes and before and after practice. The room is open Monday to Thursday 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. and Fridays 8 a.m.to 4 p.m.

Support Services Academic ServicesAcademic counseling is provided in partnership with the student-athletes’ assigned academic advisers and college advising offi ce. Academic contracts are developed in conjunction with the student-athlete to outline specifi c academic goals for the semester. Academic monitoring of current course grades and academic performance can be requested from instructors by coaches or student-athletes at anytime throughout the semester. The instructor will be asked to fi ll out a form and return it to Athletic Student Services Offi ce. Once received, a follow-up meet-ing with the director allows the student-athlete to meet and discuss their academic progress. Tutoring services are available to all student-athletes as a supplement to existing tutorial services on campus. Student-athletes may request a tutor by completing a tutor request form that can be obtained from their coach or the form can be printed from www.CornellBigRed.com. Laptop computers are available for student-athletes to sign out on away athletic trips. You may request a laptop by contacting Chris Wlosinski. There is a limit of one per team and are available on a fi rst-come fi rst-serve basis. Study skills workshops can be arranged through the Athletic Student Services offi ce. Referrals to the Center for Learning and Teaching provide additional support for individual academic and study skills support.

Support ServicesPersonal Needs CounselingStudent-athletes are encouraged to schedule an appointment with the direc-tor when they have concerns regarding academic, athletic, or personal issues. Assistance will be provided and referrals will be made to appropriate support services on campus. Educational Seminars/WorkshopsVarious seminars and workshops are given throughout the year and provide information relevant to student-athletes. Past workshops include topics such as nutrition and eating disorders, alcohol education, sports psychology, women’s health issues, and study skills. Career Development ServicesCareer development services for student-athletes are coordinated with the University Career Center and each of the undergraduate colleges. Services including assistance with resume writing and conducting a job search is also available through the various Career Centers across campus. Student-Athlete Assistance FundMoney is available for Pell Grant recipients and to non-US citizens who have demonstrated need that is comparable to those qualifying for Pell grants and are receiving institutional aid. There is a $500 allowance for clothing and essentials and/or travel home and $100 for academic course supplies.

For more information regarding Student-Athlete Sup-port Services at Cornell, contact ...

Mailing AddressChris WlosinskiDepartment of Athletics — Cornell UniversityTeagle Hall, Campus RoadIthaca, NY 14853-6501

Phone Number: (607) 254-7472E-mail: [email protected]

CHRISWLOSINSKI

support services serving 36 varsity sports. She developed and maintained personal contacts with administrators and professors throughout Cornell’s seven colleges, and she assisted the director in monitoring the academic progress of student-athletes.

Most of Wlosinski’s time is devoted to personal meetings with student-athletes, and while the bulk of her work focuses on fresh-men, sophomores and transfer students, she does assist athletes from all classes and across all colleges at Cornell.

Wlosinski came to Cornell in August 1999 and worked in compliance, student services and event management. In June 2000, she accepted the position of associate director of alumni affairs and development for athletics where she served until assuming her current position.

Prior to joining the Cornell staff, Wlosinski spent a year each as an athletics administrative intern at Bates College and Plymouth State College. She also served as a special education teacher for the learning disabled for seven years in Lancaster, Pa.

Wlosinski graduated from Millersville University in 1989 with a bachelor’s degree in special education and from Plymouth State College in 1999 with a master’s degree in education.



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JOCELYN STARK, ATCED KELLY, ATC

26th Year at CornellAssistant Director of Athletics for Sports Medicine

Doc Kavanagh Head Athletic Trainer/Physical Therapist

Athletic TrainingAthletic Training

Bernie DePalma’s top priorities are the health and safety of the student- athletes, and providing them

with a safe environment for training and com-petition. He has been an integral member of the athletic staff as head of physical therapy, athletic training and rehabilitation for Cornell University Health Services since August 1980 and head athletic trainer since 1983.

DePalma graduated from Quinnipiac College with a bachelor of science degree in physical therapy in 1978 and received his master’s de-gree in athletic training-sports medicine from the University of Virginia in 1980.

DePalma and the Big Red head coaches work together in planning practice schedules to assist in the prevention of injuries. DePalma also works closely with the strength and condition-ing staff to assist with injury prevention.

DePalma was a founding member of the Cornell sports nutrition discussion group, which examines the role nutrition plays in the student-athlete’s well-being and per-

formance. He also manages programs he developed for graduate assistantships with Ithaca College and athletic trainer intern-ships from Ithaca and other area colleges. He supervises seven full-time staff members and numerous part-time assistants.

DePalma’s expertise impacts national ath-letics legislation. He has served on numerous NCAA committees, including the Committee on Competitive Safeguards and Medical As-pects of Sport Safety, which he chaired; the NCAA special committee on student-athlete welfare, access and equity; and the national athletic trainer’s task force which developed medical coverage guidelines for all intercol-legiate athletic programs.

He was honored in 2001 by the National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA) with the Most Distinguished Athletic Trainer Award. The award recognizes the NATA’s certifi ed members for their outstanding contributions to the profession of athletic training and to the association.

DePalma and his wife, Mary, have a daughter, Taylor, and a son, Turner.

JIMCASE19th Year at Cornell

Associate Athletic Trainer

DR. DAVIDWENTZEL17th Year at Cornell

Chief of Sports Medicine

BERNIEDePALMA

Athletic training at Cornell University is dedicated to providing all stu-dent-athletes in the department with the highest level of health care. The care given by the Big Red training staff goes well beyond the daily medical concerns that every Di-vision I program has regarding injury prevention, treatment and rehabilitation. The total health care of the individual is the goal of the Cornell program.

MARC CHAMBERLAIN, ATC SARAH HERSKEE, ATC LINDA HOISINGTON, ATC ED KELLY, ATC

2006-07Big RedAthletic

Training Staff

KATHY MACCHEYNE, EMT CHRIS SCARLATA, ATC JOCELYN STARK, ATC



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Prominent Cornell Alumni

GLENN (POP) WARNER 1894

ED LU ‘84

CHRISTOPHER REEVE ‘74

AEROSPACEED LU ’84Mission specialist for the Space Shuttle Atlantis, which docked with the Russian Space Station Mir

ARTSRICHARD MEIER ’57Internationally known architectSUSAN ROTHENBERG ’67PainterJASON SELEY ’40Sculptor; Cornell faculty memberPETER YARROW ’59Musician; Peter, Paul & Mary

BUSINESSADOLPH ’07 AND JOSEPH COORS ’39Founder/executives of the nation‘s largest single breweryPETER COORS ’69President, Coors Brewing CompanyHERBERT F. ’22 AND SAMUEL C. JOHNSON ’50Founder/executives of Johnson Wax CompanySANFORD I. WEILL ’55Financier and philanthropist; CEO of Citigroup

EDUCATION AND HUMANITIESURIE BRONFENBRENNER ’38Pioneer in human development studies; Cornell faculty memberJEROME H. HOLLAND ’39, MS ’41Former Ambassador to Sweden; former president of Hampton Institute and Delaware State University; businessmanWILLIAM STRUNK PHD 1896Educator and editor; co-author of Elements of Style

ENTERTAINMENTARTHUR LAURENTS ’37Tony Award-winning playwright, screenwriter, director, and author; wrote West Side Story and directed La Cage Aux FollesBILL MAHER ’78Comedian, author; host of Politically Incorrect panel show on ABCEDWARD MARINARO ’72Actor, Hill Street Blues, SistersCHRISTOPHER REEVE ’74Actor, Superman I, II, III and IV movies; award winning director; activist for medical research

GOVERNMENTSAMUEL (SANDY) R. BERGER ’67International consultant; national security advisor 1993-2000STEPHEN FRIEDMAN ’59Assistant for economic policy to President George W. Bush, and direc-tor of the National Economic CouncilRUTH BADER GINSBURG ’54U.S. Supreme Court Justice; member of National Women’s Hall of FameJANET RENO ’60U.S. attorney general, 1993-2000; member of National Women’s Hall of FameLEE TENG-HUI PHD ’68President of Taiwan

LITERATUREKENNETH BLANCHARD ’61, PHD ’67Author, The One-Minute Manager; management consultant TONI MORRISON ’55Winner of 1988 Pulitzer Prize and 1993 Nobel Prize for literatureKURT VONNEGUT JR. ’44Author (Cats Cradle, Slaughter House Five); prisoner of war in Ger-many during World War II

E. B. WHITE ’21Author (Charlotte‘s Web, Stuart Little) and editor; co-author of Elements of Style

MEDIAFRANK GANNETT 1898Newspaper publisher; founder of the Gannett chainBILL NYE ’77Award-winning popular-science media host and authorKEITH OLBERMANN ’79Television sports anchor and commen-tatorDICK SCHAAP ’55Emmy Award-winning television sports commentator , sports com-mentator, journalist, and author

SCIENCE, MEDICINE AND HEALTHJOYCE BROTHERS ’47Psychologist, author, and media personalityHENRY HEIMLICH ’41, MD ’43Developer of the Heimlich maneuver and of esophagoplastyC. EVERETT KOOP MD ’41U.S. surgeon general 1981-89BARBARA MCCLINTOCK ’23, ’25, PHD ’27Genetics researcher; winner of the 1983 Nobel Prize in physiol-ogy/medicineDOUGLAS OSHEROFF MS ’71, PHD ’73Co-winner of the 1996 Nobel Prize in physicsSTEVEN WEINBERG ’541991 National Medal of Science winner, and co-winner of the 1979 Nobel Prize in physics

SPORTSJON ANDERSON ’711972 Olympian, track; winner of 1973 Boston MarathonBRUCE ARENA ’73Coach of U.S. National soccer team; coached 1996 U.S. Olympic teamGARY BETTMAN ’74First National Hockey League commis-sionerKEN DRYDEN ’69Former NHL player, Montreal Canadiens, 1971-79; inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame, 1983; current Vice Chairman, Toronto Maple LeafsAL HALL ’56Four-time Olympian (1956, 1960, 1964, 1968), hammer throwROBERT TRENT JONES ’30Golf course architect; constructed over 450 courses around the world; inducted into PGA World Golf Hall of Fame, 1987CHARLES H. MOORE ’511952 Olympic gold medalist (hurdles) and silver medalist (1600-meter relay); honored as Golden Olympian, 1996; Cornell Director of Athletics, 1994-99JOE NIEUWENDYK ’88Drafted in second round by the NHL Calgary Flames, 1985; currently plays for the Toronto Maple Leafs; three-time Stanley Cup winner; 1998 Olympian; 2002 Olympic gold medalist; 1999 Conn Smythe Trophy winnerGLENN (POP) WARNER 1894Football coach at Cornell, Georgia, Carlisle (where he coached Jim Thorpe), Pittsburgh, Stanford and Temple. Overall 44-year coaching record was 319-106-29.

Prominent Cornell Alumni



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Newman ArenaNewman ArenaThe Cornell women’s basketball team enters

its 16th season of play in Newman Arena in Bartels Hall. The Big Red closed a chapter of play at Barton Hall and began a new tradition at Newman Arena in January of 1990.

Cornell enjoyed one of its fi nest home sea-sons ever in recent years as Coach Smith led the 2003-04 squad to one seven victories at Newman Arena. The Big Red won its fi rst four contests in front of the home fans, including its fi rst victory over Syracuse in nearly 30 years and wins over Bucknell and James Madison to claim the 2003 Cornell Classic title.

One of the fi nest facilities in the Ivy League, the arena provides seating for 4,473 fans, and features telescoping bleachers that allow for conversion to three courts for practice. In addi-tion to the outstanding basketball arena, Bartels Hall contains locker room facilities for the Big Red and its visiting teams. The building also houses offi ces for several of Cornell’s ath-letic programs. A 27,000-square-foot artifi cial turf fi eld provides practice for the baseball, lacrosse, soccer and fi eld hockey teams, and a playing fi eld for the intramural, recreational and physical education programs.

The Big Red’s locker room is located directly under the arena and is fully equipped with an entertainment system, couches and hardwood lockers.



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Big Red FacilitiesBig Red Facilities

TEAGLE HALL(GYMNASTICS, M&W SWIMMING)

SCHOELLKOPF FIELD (FOOTBALL, SPRINT FOOTBALL, M&W LACROSSE, FIELD HOCKEY)

NEWMAN ARENA (M&W BASKETBALL, VOLLEYBALL)

REIS TENNIS CENTER/BELKIN INTL. SQUASH COURTS (M&W TENNIS, M&W SQUASH)

JAMES LYNAH RINK(M&W HOCKEY)

BARTON HALL(M&W INDOOR TRACK & FIELD)

Set against a backdrop of the natural beauty of Cayuga Lake and the surrounding hills, an extensive array of facilities provides a tremendous environment for practice and competition for Cornell’s varsity teams. Schoellkopf Field and its distinctive crescent-shaped stadium may be Cornell’s most familiar sports venue, but since the mid-’90s, a number of new facilities have become landmarks as well. The Friedman Strength and Conditioning Center, a state-of-the-art facil-ity dedicated to the support and improvement of athletes’ performances, is a place where all teams gather to train. The Kane Sports Complex, with its Berman Field for soccer and the Simon Track, and the Niemand•Robison Softball Field are also impressive facilities. The Reis Tennis Center, the Belkin Squash Courts, and the Oxley Equestrian Center, home of the equestrian and polo teams, are part of an expanding complex that will include new homes for other teams as Cornell continues to realize its plan for renovation and building of athletic facilities.

Spacious and historic Barton Hall is home to the indoor track and fi eld teams. The volleyball and basketball teams compete in Bartels Hall’s 4,473-seat Newman Arena and the fencing team’s home, the Stifel Fencing Salle, is located on the lower level of the facility. Adjacent to Bartels Hall is famed Lynah Rink, where the Big Red hockey teams perform before sellout crowds for most home games. Lynah Rink is currently undergoing a facelift, and is expected to be ready for the 2006-07 season. The Friedman Wrestling Center, opened in 2002, is located to the north of Bartels. The gymnastics and swimming teams are housed in Teagle Hall, where Cornell crews also train during the winter months. Just down the hill from campus are the Collyer Boat House and the Doris Robison Shell House, which are scheduled for renovation and expansion.



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DAVID F. HOY FIELD(BASEBALL)

NIEMAND•ROBISON SOFTBALL FIELD(SOFTBALL)

OXLEY EQUESTRIAN CENTER (EQUESTRIAN, M&W POLO)

FRIEDMAN WRESTLING CENTER(WRESTLING)

ROBERT TRENT JONES GOLF COURSE(GOLF, M&W CROSS COUNTRY)

COLLYER BOAT HOUSE/ROBISON SHELL HOUSE(M&W ROWING)

ROBERT J. KANE SPORTS COMPLEX(M&W OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD, M&W SOCCER)

ANDREW P. STIFEL ‘91 FENCING SALLE(FENCING)



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Success In And Out Of The Classroom ...Success In And Out Of The Classroom ...

CORNELL BY THE NUMBERS ...2 NCAA Woman of the Year fi nalists3 ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-America Hall of Fame members3 NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship Recipients3 Cornellians who own major professional sports franchises4 Ivy League Player of the Year selections in 2005-066 Cornell student-athletes who have been awarded Rhodes Scholarships9 Ivy League team championships in 2005-0611 Cornell athletes named ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-District in 2005-0617 Ivy League team championships the last two years (School record)18 NCAA tournament or championship meets Cornell participated in during 2005-0618 Total NCAA individual and team national championships18 Olympic gold medalists21 First team ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-Americans22 Cornell All-Americans in 2005-0624 Ivy League team championships the last three years (School record)36 Varsity sports at Cornell39 Cornellians who have earned Olympic medals53 Total Cornell ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-Americans64 Total national championships in all sports for the Big Red155 All-Ivy selections in 2005-06165 Total Ivy League team titles for the Big Red since 1956-57321 Total Academic All-Ivy selections

To be a Cornellian is to be among the best and Cornell University’s intercollegiate athletic program is no dif-ferent, ranking among the nation’s elite. The Big Red competes at the highest level of intercollegiate athletic competition as an NCAA Division I institution. Rich tradition and history follow Cornell athletics through-out the university’s storied past. Cornellians have been national champions in ice hockey, lacrosse, polo, rowing, track and fi eld and wrestling. They have also earned spots in halls of fame, on All-America teams, on the Olympic medal podium and have written their names in record books as Wimbledon tennis champi-ons and major league players in baseball, basketball, football and hockey. More recently, Cornell has won 31 Ivy League titles in the last four years, which is a school record for a four-year span. That is only part of the equation. During the same time period, the Big Red has had 12 student-athletes named Academic All-Americans. Going National

The Big Red participated in 18 NCAA tournaments or national meets in 2005-06 while getting All-America performances from 22 student-athletes. Cornell athletes were also recognized for their academic performances, garnering an ESPN the Magazine Academic All-America selection and 11 All-District bids.

DEPARTMENT OF ATHLETICS AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION MISSION STATEMENT

The Department of Athletics and Physical Education strives to provide students with powerful and meaningful participatory experi-ences that forge enduring bonds with Cornell, and to provide for the well-being of members of the faculty, staff, and community.

We offer a diverse program of physical and outdoor education, recreational services, and intercollegiate athletic competition, eq-uitably adminstered with special attention to the needs of women and members of under-represented minority groups. We foster the values of physical fi tness, total well-being, and enduring participa-tion in athletics; teach leadership skills, teamwork, responsibility, and accountability; and administer programs that can be critical to the educational and personal development of students in keep-ing with the high standards of Cornell, the Ivy League, the Eastern College Athletic Conference, and the National Collegiate Athletic Association.

The department promotes pride and unity within the university community and provides opportunities to develop, strengthen and maintain ties to external audiences such as alumni, friends, the educational community, and the general public by attracting inter-est, recognition and support.

Lyndsay Robinson ‘06 (left) was given the IWLCA‘s national Community Awareness Award for community service. Here, Robinson and teammate Noelle Dowd ‘08 do lawn work for a local emeritus professor as part of the Cornell Traditions program.

Lyndsay Robinson ‘06 (left) was given the IWLCA‘s national Community Awareness Award for community service. Here, Robinson and teammate Noelle Dowd ‘08 do lawn work for a local emeritus professor as part of the Cornell Traditions program.

The senior class of 2006 combined for a record 31 Ivy titles in their four seasons, continuing the program’s storied success in athletics.

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