List of Quill and Dagger members

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The Quill and Dagger Society, founded at Cornell University in 1893, selects new undergraduate members in the spring of their junior year or fall of their senior year. A small number of honorary members have been selected since the society's founding, usually qualified individuals who were not eligible for membership as undergraduates, such as Janet Reno and Ruth Bader Ginsburg, both of whom graduated before the society accepted women. Cornell Presidents Dale R. Corson, Frank H.T. Rhodes, Hunter R. Rawlings III, and Jeffrey Lehman all hold membership in the society as well.

Membership is published in The Cornell Daily Sun each semester. Other sources of membership lists include The New York Times during the 1920s and 1930s, The Cornell Alumni News from 1899 to 1961, and The Cornellian yearbook. This list contains notable individuals who were selected for membership as undergraduates. Class years are listed in parentheses.

Contents 1 Arts, architecture, and entertainment 2 Athletics 2.1 Olympic medalists 2.2 Professional athletes 2.3 Other 3 Authors and journalists 3.1 Pulitzer Prize winners 3.2 Other 4 Business 4.1 Banking and finance 4.2 Consumer products 4.3 Hospitality 4.4 Manufacturing 4.5 Oil 4.6 Technology 4.7 Other 5 Education 6 Government, law, and politics 6.1 U.S. Congress 6.2 U.S. State Department and National Security 6.3 Other 7 Science and engineering 8 Notable family members 9 See also 10 References

[edit] Arts, architecture, and entertainment

• James Kenneth Fraser^[1] (1897) - Noted advertising pioneer; developed "Spotless Town" advertising campaign for Sapolio soap, considered one of the "100 Greatest Advertisements" in history; president of the Blackman Company
• Ernest A. Van Vleck^[1] (1897) - Architect of New York City skyscrapers and retail buildings, including Lord & Taylor (1914), Saks Fifth Avenue (1924), Royal Insurance (1927), Abraham & Strauss (1929), American Stock Exchange (1930), Bloomingdales (1930), and the Downtown Athletic Club (1930); architect of Cornell University's Anabel Taylor Hall and Von Cramm Coop
• F. Ellis Jackson^[2] (1900) - Noted Providence, Rhode Island architect; architect of Cornell University's Myron Taylor Hall
• Jay S. Fassett, Jr.^[3] (1911) - Broadway and film actor; played Doc Gibbs in the original production of Our Town; son of Congressman Jacob Sloat Fassett
• Bruce Boyce^[4] (1933) - Prominent operatic baritone who performed with contemporaries Kathleen Ferrier, Suzanne Danco, and others; Royal Academy of Music professor
• Earl Flansburgh^[5] (1953) - Noted Boston, Massachusetts architect and educational design expert; architect of the Cornell Campus Store; Cornell University trustee; father of John Flansburgh of They Might Be Giants and activist Paxus Calta
• Milt Kogan^[6] (1957) - Prolific American television and film actor best known for playing Officer Kogan on Barney Miller
• Jay Harris^[7] (1960) - Tony Award-winning Broadway producer of Side Man, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, and Never Gonna Dance; American Theatre Wing Board of Directors; father of Grammy Award winner Jesse Harris
• Kenneth S. Brecher^[8] (1967) - Executive director of the Sundance Institute (1996-present), owners of the Sundance Film Festival; Rhodes Scholar
• Ed Zuckerman^[9] (1970) - Emmy Award-winning producer and writer for Law & Order; creator of Century City; writer for episodes of Miami Vice, Star Trek: The Next Generation, JAG, and others
• Dave Ross (1973) - Nationally syndicated radio talk show host and news commentator on the CBS Radio Network
• Lon Hoyt^[10] (1979) - Musical director and conductor of Broadway's The Rocky Horror Show and Tony Award-winning musical Hairspray

[edit] Athletics

[edit] Olympic medalists

• Lesley Ashburner^[11] (1906) - 1904 Summer Olympics bronze medalist in track and field (110 m. hurdles); consulting engineer for construction of The Pentagon
• Herbert Trube^[12] (1908) - 1908 Summer Olympics silver medalist in track and field (3 mile team)
• Francis Hunter^[13] (1916) - 1924 Summer Olympics gold medalist in tennis (doubles); International Tennis Hall of Fame
• Frank Foss^[14] (1917) - 1920 Summer Olympics gold medalist in track and field (pole vault); world record for pole vault (1919-1922)
• Alma Richards^[14] (1917) - 1912 Summer Olympics gold medalist in track and field (high jump)
• John Anderson^[15] (1929) - 1932 Summer Olympics gold medalist in track and field (discus throw)
• Charles H. Moore^[16] (1951) - 1952 Summer Olympics gold medalist in track and field (400 m. hurdles) and silver medalist in track and field (4x100 m. relay); one of the first hurdlers to use 13 instead of 15 steps; Cornell University Director of Athletics (1994-1999); National Track & Field Hall of Fame
• Meredith Gourdine^[17] (1952) - 1952 Summer Olympics silver medalist in track and field (long jump); engineer and physicist with 70 patents; electrogasdynamics pioneer; Cornell University trustee
• David Clark (1982) - 1984 Summer Olympics silver medalist in rowing (coxless four); 1981 World Rowing Championship bronze medalist

[edit] Professional athletes

• Edmund "Stubby" Magner^[18] (1911) - MLB American League New York Highlanders (1911)
• Harry "Dutch" Schirick^[19] (1914) - MLB American League St. Louis Browns (1914)
• Fred Gillies^[20] (1918) - APFA and NFL Chicago Cardinals (1920-1926, 1928)
• Harold "Hal" Ebersole^[21] (1923) - NFL Cleveland Indians (1923)
• Reno Jones^[21] (1923) - NFL Toledo Maroons (1922)
• Harold F. Nunn^[22] (1936) - AFL Boston Shamrocks (1936)
• Harold "Hal" McCullough^[23] (1941) - NFL Brooklyn Dodgers (1942)
• Ken Stofer^[24] (1943) - AAFC Buffalo Bisons (1946)
• Al Dekdebrun^[25] (1947) - AAFC Buffalo Bisons (1946), Chicago Rockets (1947), and New York Yankees (1948); NFL Boston Yanks (1948); CFL Toronto Argonauts (1950-1951)

• Ken Dryden^[26] (1969) - NHL Montreal Canadiens goalie (1970-1979); six-time Stanley Cup winner; five-time Vezina Trophy winner; Conn Smythe Trophy winner; Hockey Hall of Fame; author of The Game; Canadian Minister of Social Development (2004-2006); member of the Parliament of Canada (2004-present)
• Larry Fullan^[27] (1972) - NHL Washington Capitals (1974-1975)
• Bruce Arena^[28] (1973) - Coach of the United States men's national soccer team (1998-2006); Major League Soccer coach of D.C. United (1996-1998) and Red Bull New York (2006-2007)
• Bob Lally^[29] (1974) - NFL Green Bay Packers (1976)
• Ken Talton^[10] (1979) - NFL Kansas City Chiefs (1980) and USFL Birmingham Stallions (1983-1984)
• Brock Tredway (1981) - NHL Los Angeles Kings (1981-1982)
• Derrick Harmon^[30] (1984) - NFL San Francisco 49ers (1984-1986); Super Bowl XIX champion
• David Kozier (2002) - EPIHL Isle of Wight Raiders (2002-2003), EIHL Manchester Phoenix (2003-2004)
• Stephen Baby^[31] (2003) - NHL Atlanta Thrashers organization (2003-present)
• Kevin Boothe (2006) - NFL Oakland Raiders (2006) and New York Giants (2007-present); Super Bowl XLII champion
• Matt Moulson (2006) - NHL Los Angeles Kings organization (2006-present)
• David McKee (2007) - NHL Anaheim Ducks organization (2006-present)

[edit] Other

• Charles A. Lueder^[32] (1903) - National Rowing Hall of Fame; Cornell University crew coach (1924-1926), head football coach at Virginia Tech (1903) and West Virginia University (1908-1911)
• James Lynah^[33] (1905) - Principal founder of the Eastern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (now the ECAC); strong proponent of a firmer Ivy League for athletics; Cornell University Director of Athletics (1935-1944); namesake of Cornell University's Lynah Rink; namesake of the ECAC Distinguished Achievement Award
• John Paul Jones^[34] (1913) - World record for one mile run (1911-1915); 1912 Summer Olympics participant; set first mile record to be ratified by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) (1913)
• Howard B. Ortner^[20] (1918) - President of the National Association of Basketball Coaches (1935)
• Glenn D. Stafford^[15] (1929) - NCAA Wrestling Champion (1929); All-American (1929)
• Frank A. Bettucci^[5] (1953) - NCAA Wrestling Champion (1953); All-American (1953); National Wrestling Hall of Fame
• Albert W. Hall^[35] (1956) - Four-time Summer Olympics hammer throw participant (1956, 1960, 1964, 1968) with fourth place finish in 1956
• Clayton W. Chapman^[6] (1957) - 1957 Henley Royal Regatta Grand Challenge Cup winner; ECAC Commissioner and Regatta Director; namesake of U.S. Rowing Administrator Award and ECAC Most Improved trophy; National Rowing Hall of Fame
• George F. Ford, Jr.^[6] (1957) - 1957 Henley Royal Regatta Grand Challenge Cup winner; National Rowing Hall of Fame
• Philip T. Gravink^[6] (1957) - 1957 Henley Royal Regatta Grand Challenge Cup winner; National Rowing Hall of Fame
• William J. Schumacher^[6] (1957) - 1957 Henley Royal Regatta Grand Challenge Cup winner; National Rowing Hall of Fame
• Carl W. Schwarz^[6] (1957) - 1957 Henley Royal Regatta Grand Challenge Cup winner; National Rowing Hall of Fame
• David C. Auble^[36] (1960) - Two-time NCAA Wrestling Champion (1959, 1960); two-time All-American (1959, 1960); 1964 Summer Olympics wrestling team
• Ronald P. Maierhofer^[36] (1960) - U.S. National Soccer team (1959-1960); 1960 Summer Olympics soccer team; owner of the Denver Avalanche
• Donald M. Spero^[37] (1961) - World Rowing Single Sculls Champion (1966); U.S. National Champion in Single Sculls (1963, 1964, 1966), Double Sculls (1963), and Quadruple Sculls (1965); sixth place in 1964 Summer Olympics; co-founder of National Rowing Foundation; National Rowing Hall of Fame; International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame
• Bruce L. Cohen^[38] (1965) - Gold medal with U.S. national team in World Lacrosse Championship (1974); National Lacrosse Hall of Fame
• Milton E. "Butch" Hilliard^[39] (1968) - Ensign C. Markland Kelly, Jr. Award (1967, 1968); National Lacrosse Hall of Fame
• Bob J. Rule (1971) - Ensign C. Markland Kelly, Jr. Award (1971); NCAA Ice Hockey Championship team (1970); NCAA Lacrosse Championship team (1971); gold medal with U.S. national team in World Lacrosse Championship (1974); National Lacrosse Hall of Fame; only Cornellian to win two national championships in two different sports
• Daniel R. Mackesey^[40] (1977) - Ensign C. Markland Kelly, Jr. Award (1976, 1977); NCAA Lacrosse Championship team (1976, 1977); NCAA Top Five Award (first Ivy League recipient); silver medal with U.S. national team in World Lacrosse Championship (1978); National Lacrosse Hall of Fame
• Robert L. Henrickson (1978) - NCAA Lacrosse Championship team (1976, 1977); National Lacrosse Hall of Fame
• Jeremy Schaap^[41] (1991) - Emmy Award-winning sportswriter and broadcaster; son of Dick Schaap
• Travis M. Lee (2005) - Two-time NCAA Wrestling Champion (2003, 2005); four-time All-American (2002, 2003, 2004, 2005)

[edit] Authors and journalists

[edit] Pulitzer Prize winners

• Kenneth Roberts^[12] (1908) - 1957 Pulitzer Prize special award and citation for historical novels; author of Northwest Passage
• E. B. White^[42] (1921) - 1978 Pulitzer Prize special award and citation for letters, essays, and other works; author of Charlotte's Web, Stuart Little, and The Elements of Style
• Robert Kessler^[38] (1965) - 1997 Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist with Newsday
• Jay Branegan^[27] (1972) - 1976 Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist with The Chicago Tribune
• Marc Lacey (1987) - 1993 Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist with The Los Angeles Times
• John Hassell^[41] (1991) - 2005 Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist with The Star-Ledger

[edit] Other

• Earl W. Mayo^[43] (1894) - Founder and editor of World Petroleum magazine
• Charles C. Whinery^[44] (1899) - American editor of the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition; editor of the New International Encyclopedia; one of the founding editors of the Cornell Alumni News
• George Jean Nathan^[45] (1904) - Noted drama critic; founder of American Spectator and The American Mercury
• Maximilian Elser Jr.^[46] (1910) - Founded the Metropolitan Newspaper Feature Service, sold to United Features in 1930, which syndicated writers like Gertrude Atherton, Joseph Conrad, and Booth Tarkington, and the Tarzan comic strip
• F. Dana Burnet^[18] (1911) - Poet, short story author, and Broadway playwright; author of many plays adapted into films
• Charles H. Divine^[18] (1911) - Poet, Broadway playwright
• Mario Lazo^[47] (1915) - Lawyer; expert on American policy in Cuban; fought for freedom of the Cuban press; author of Dagger in the Heart: American Policy Failures in Cuba
• Gustave S. Lobrano^[48] (1924) - Managing editor of The New Yorker (1941-1956)
• Hugh Troy^[49] (1926) - World-renowned prankster and children's book author
• Austin H. Kiplinger^[50] (1939) - Editor and executive of the Kiplinger publishing empire, including Kiplinger's Personal Finance; Cornell University Board of Trustees Chairman (1984-1989); Cornell University presidential councilor
• Clinton Rossiter^[50] (1939) - Government professor, historian, political scientist, and author of The American Presidency
• Stuart Loory^[51] (1954) - Executive producer (1987-1990) and vice-president (1990-1995) of CNN; editor-in-chief of CNN World Report (1990-1991); managing editor of Chicago Sun-Times; included on Richard Nixon's list of political opponents
• Ross D. Wetzsteon^[51] (1954) - Theater editor (and briefly editor-in-chief) for The Village Voice; chairman, host, and driving force behind the Obie Awards
• Ken Blanchard^[37] (1961) - Management and leadership consultant; author and developer of the One Minute Manager concept; Cornell Entrepreneur of the Year (1991); Cornell University trustee
• Sam Roberts^[39] (1968) - Deputy editor of The New York Times Week in Review (1995-present); inaugural author of the "Metro Matters" column; columnist, reporter, and editor with The New York Times and New York Daily News; biographer of David Greenglass and Nelson Rockefeller
• Knight Kiplinger^[26] (1969) - Editor and executive of the Kiplinger publishing empire, including Kiplinger's Personal Finance
• Howard A. Rodman^[52] (1971) - Screenwriter of August and Savage Grace; chair of the Writing Division, USC School of Cinematic Arts

• Gordon G. Chang^[28] (1973) - Author on international policy, specifically regarding China, Korea, and nuclear proliferation; Cornell University trustee
• Steven A. Carter^[53] (1978) - Author who coined the term "commitmentphobia" whose book is featured in the films When Harry Met Sally and The Mexican
• Paxus Calta^[10] (1979) - Anti-nuclear power and clean energy activist; polyamory proponent; resident of Twin Oaks Community; lead campaigner for Friends of the Earth International; board president of Nuclear Information and Resource Service; son of architect Earl Flansburgh; brother of John Flansburgh of They Might Be Giants; allegedly the topic of the song Boss of Me; Cornell University trustee
• Joey Green^[10] (1980) - The "Pantry Professor;" author of numerous books including The Bubble Wrap Book, Marx & Lennon, and Clean It! Fix It! Eat It!
• Scott Jaschik^[54] (1985) - Founding editor of Inside Higher Ed; editor of The Chronicle of Higher Education (1999-2003)
• Kevin Hwang^[55] (2007) - Founder and chairman of The Triple Helix

[edit] Business

[edit] Banking and finance

• Nelson Schaenen^[21] (1923) - President of Smith Barney (1964-1967)
• Robert L. Bunting^[56] (1955) - Deputy President of International Federation of Accountants (2006-present); Board of Directors Chairman of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (2004-2005)
• Stephen H. Weiss^[57] (1957) - Co-founder and CEO of Weiss, Peck & Greer (1970-2001); honorary police commissioner of New York City; Cornell University Board of Trustees Chairman (1989-1997); Cornell University presidential councilor
• Thomas W. Jones^[26] (1969) - Chairman and CEO of Citigroup's Global Investment Management (1999-2004); President and COO of TIAA-CREF (1993-1997); created the James A. Perkins Prize for Interracial Understanding and Harmony at Cornell University; spokesman for students in the Willard Straight Hall takeover in 1969; Cornell University trustee
• Robert Selander^[27] (1972) - President and CEO of Mastercard (1997-present)

[edit] Consumer products

• Ray R. Powers^[58] (1907) - Launched Coca Cola expansion in Germany in 1929
• Edwin T. Gibson^[12] (1908) - Vice President of General Foods; Chairman of the Market Research Corporation of America; founding President of Birdseye Frosted Foods; acting U.S. Defense Production Administrator during the Korean War; Cornell University trustee
• Henry W. Roden^[59] (1918) - Founding member of the War Advertising Council (now the Ad Council); President of American Home Foods; Chairman of Association of National Advertisers
• Adolph Coors III^[60] (1937) - President of Adolph Coors Company (1958-1960); kidnapped and murdered by Joseph Corbett, Jr.; brother of Joseph Coors; cousin of Dallas Morse Coors
• Joseph Coors^[50] (1939) - Founding member and financier of the Heritage Foundation; involved with the founding of the Free Congress Foundation and Council for National Policy; member of Reagan's Kitchen Cabinet; President of Adolph Coors Company (1977-1985); brother of Adolph Coors III; cousin of Dallas Morse Coors
• Richard B. Loynd^[61] (1950) - President of Eltra Corp. (1971-1982); Chairman of Converse Sneakers (1982-1994); President (1989-1996), CEO (1989-1996), and Chairman (1990-1998) of Interco Inc. (later Furniture Brands International), owners of Thomasville Furniture Industries, Broyhill, Lane, and others
• Albert E. Suter^[57] (1957) - President and COO of Firestone Tire and Rubber Company (1987-1988); President and COO of Whirlpool Corporation (1988-1989); President (1989-1992), COO (1989-1997), Senior Vice Chairman (1992-2001), and Chief Administrative Officer (1997-2001) of Emerson Electric Company
• Charles L. Jarvie^[62] (1958) - President of Dr Pepper (1980-1982)
• J. Patrick Mulcahy (1966) - Chairman and CEO of Eveready (1987-2005); co-CEO of Ralston Purina (1997-1999); CEO of Energizer Batteries (2000-2005)
• C. Morton Bishop III^[29] (1974) - President of Pendleton Woolen Mills (1999-present); Cornell University trustee

[edit] Hospitality

• Henry B. Williams^[63] (1930) - Manager of the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel (1947-1950)
• Drew Nieporent^[40] (1977) - Noted restaurateur; creator and owner of Myriad Restaurant Group, including Nobu, Montrachet, Tribeca Grill, Rubicon, and others; recognized with numerous awards and nominations from the James Beard Foundation
• Andre Balazs (1979) - Hotelier and businessman; owner of ten hotels in New York, Miami, and Los Angeles, including the Chateau Marmont

[edit] Manufacturing

• Jasper R. Rand, Jr.^[64] (1898) - President of the Rand Drill Company (1900-1905); Vice-President of Ingersoll Rand (1905-1909); namesake of Cornell University's Rand Hall
• John Lyon Collyer^[14] (1917) - President (1939-1954) and Chairman (1950-1960) of B.F. Goodrich Company; director of rubber for War Production Board; National Rowing Hall of Fame; namesake of Cornell University's Collyer Boathouse; Cornell University Board of Trustees Chairman (1953-1959); Cornell University presidential councilor
• Morse G. Dial^[65] (1919) - President and CEO (1952-1958) and Chairman (1958-1963) of Union Carbide
• Birny Mason, Jr.^[66] (1931) - President (1960-1966), CEO (1963-1971), and Chairman (1966-1971) of Union Carbide
• Jack Sheinkman^[67] (1949) - President of Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America (1987-1995); Chairman of Americans for Democratic Action (1995-1998); leading labor internationalist; Cornell University trustee; Council on Foreign Relations

[edit] Oil

• Walter C. Teagle^[2] (1900) - President (1917-1937) and Chairman (1937-1942) of Standard Oil; namesake and donor of Cornell University's Teagle Hall; Cornell University trustee
• Joseph N. Pew, Jr.^[12] (1908) - Vice President (1912-1947) and Chairman (1947-1963) of Sun Oil Company; founder of The Pew Charitable Trusts; namesake of Cornell University's Pew Engineering Quad
• James J. Cosgrove^[68] (1909) - General Counsel (1929-1948) and Chairman (1948-1952) of Continental Oil
• H. Laurance Fuller^[36] (1960) - President (1983-1995), CEO (1991-1998), and Chairman (1991-2000) of Amoco; Lincoln Center Humanitarian of the Year (1998); Cornell University trustee; Cornell University presidential councilor

[edit] Technology

• James C. Morgan^[7] (1960) - Chairman of Applied Materials (1987-present); 1996 National Medal of Technology recipient
• Jules B. Kroll^[69] (1963) - Founder of Kroll Inc. and the modern investigations, intelligence, and security industry; responsible for tracking the assets of Jean-Claude Duvalier, Ferdinand and Imelda Marcos, and Saddam Hussein; corporate member of Council on Foreign Relations and Trilateral Commission; Cornell Entrepreneur of the Year (2003)
• Henry A. Klyce^[70] (1969) - Entrepreneur; developer of orthopedic, neurosurgery, and spinal stenosis devices; founder and executive of multiple medical device companies
• John H. Foote^[29] (1974) - Co-founder and Executive Vice-President of TransCore (1995-2005)
• Jay Walker^[40] (1977) - Founder of Priceline.com and Walker Digital

[edit] Other

• Paul A. Schoellkopf^[11] (1906) - Hydroelectric energy magnate; President (1919-1933) and Chairman (1942-1947) of Niagara Falls Power Company and later conglomerates; New York State Council of National Defense; Cornell University trustee (1939-1947); donor of Schoellkopf Field in the memory of cousin and Quill and Dagger member Henry Schoellkopf (1902)
• Cedric A. Major^[34] (1913) - President of the Lehigh Valley Railroad (1947-1961); ranked 11th tennis player nationally in the 1930s competing against Vincent Richards and Bill Tilden
• George P. McNear, Jr.^[71] (1913) - President of the Toledo, Peoria and Western Railway (1925-1947) during disputes with labor unions; victim of unsolved murder two weeks after testifying for the House Labor Committee in support of stronger labor restrictions
• Dallas Morse Coors^[72] (1940) - Founder of the Dallas Morse Coors Foundation for the arts; involved with the founding of the Human Rights Campaign; cousin of Adolph III and Joseph Coors; husband of Sergei Rachmaninoff's granddaughter
• William E. Phillips^[16] (1951) - President (1975-1981), Chairman (1981-1989), and CEO (1981-1989) of Ogilvy & Mather; spearheaded Big Apple campaign for New York City
• Ray Handlan^[5] (1953) - First president of Atlantic Philanthropic Service Co. (1983-1993), the original U.S. arm of secretive foundation Atlantic Philanthropies; responsible for funding that helped launch and expand City Year; founding member of the International Longevity Center; close associate of Chuck Feeney; Cornell University Director of Development
• Mark A. Belnick (1968) - Chief Corporate Counsel and Executive Vice President of Tyco International (1998-2002); Deputy Chief Counsel of U.S. Senate Iran-Contra Affair Committee; Founder and Director of Cornell Pre-Law Program
• Kenneth C. Brown^[29] (1974) - President of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (1999-2001); Rhodes Scholar; three-time member of U.S. National Rowing team; gold medal at World Rowing Championships (1974)

[edit] Education

• Arthur S. Eakle^[43] (1892) - Founding member and President of the Mineralogical Society of America (1925)
• Glenn W. Herrick^[73] (1896) - President of American Association of Economic Entomologists (1915); chairman of the Fourth International Congress of Entomology (1928); noted zoology and entomology textbook author; cousin of naturalist Anna Botsford Comstock
• Charles H. Rammelkamp^[73] (1896) - President of Illinois College (1905-1932); appointed at 31 years old, still one of the youngest college presidents ever in the country
• Porter R. Lee^[32] (1903) - Social work pioneer and author; Director of the New York School of Social Work (1917-1938); founded the Association of Schools of Social Work
• Warren E. Schutt^[33] (1905) - First Rhodes Scholar from New York State and Cornell University; U.S. Consul throughout Europe
• George W. Nasmyth^[74] (1906) - Sociologist and internationalist; president of the International Federation of Students; director of World Peace Foundation
• George P. Conger^[58] (1907) - President of the American Philosophical Association (1944-1945); pioneer of religious naturalism
• John C. Adams^[49] (1926) - President of Hofstra University (1944-1964); Shakespeare scholar
• Robert P. Ludlum^[63] (1930) - President of Blackburn College (1949-1965) and Anne Arundel Community College (1968-1976)
• Edward D. Eddy^[75] (1944) - President of University of Rhode Island (1983-1991); Provost of Pennsylvania State University (1977-1983); President of Chatham College (1960-1977); Acting President of the University of New Hampshire (1954-1955); grandson-in-law of Jacob Gould Schurman
• Robert West (1950) - Major pioneer in silicon chemistry research; discovered first advancing modern glacier
• Eugene N. Feingold^[17] (1952) - President of the American Public Health Association (1993-1994)
• Rexford A. Boda^[56] (1955) - President of Nyack College (1988-1993)
• Jay O. Light^[69] (1963) - Dean of the Harvard Business School (2006-present)
• Harold O. Levy^[29] (1974) - New York City School Chancellor (2000-2002) under Mayor Rudy Giuliani; Executive Vice President and General Counsel of Kaplan, Inc.; Director of Global Compliance at Citigroup; Cornell University trustee

[edit] Government, law, and politics

[edit] U.S. Congress

• Elmer E. Studley^[43] (1892) - U.S. Representative (D-NY) (1933-1935); Progressive National Convention delegate (1916)
• Maurice Connolly^[1] (1897) - U.S. Representative (D-IA) (1913-1915); Chairman of Iowa State Democratic Convention (1914); Democratic National Convention delegate (1916)
• Daniel A. Reed^[44] (1898) - U.S. Representative (R-NY) (1919-1959); Cornell University football coach (1910-1911)
• Norman J. Gould^[44] (1899) - U.S. Representative (R-NY) (1915-1923); Republican National Convention delegate (1908, 1916)
• Lewis Henry^[68] (1909) - U.S. Representative (R-NY) (1922-1923)
• Alexander Pirnie^[76] (1927) - U.S. Representative (R-NY) (1959-1973); Bronze Star and Legion of Merit recipient
• Barber Conable^[24] (1943) - U.S. Representative (R-NY) (1965-1984); World Bank President (1986-1991); Council on Foreign Relations; possibly coined the term "smoking gun" when referring to the Watergate scandal

[edit] U.S. State Department and National Security

• Manton M. Wyvell^[77] (1901) - Private secretary of Secretary of State William Jennings Bryan; U.S. Counsel to International Joint Commission; assistant to U.S. State Department Foreign Trade Adviser; brother-in-law of E.B. White
• Roger W. Jones^[78] (1928) - Deputy Secretary of State (1961-1962); chairman of the Civil Service Commission (1959-1961); adviser to five U.S. presidents
• Stephen Friedman^[79] (1959) - Chairman of Goldman Sachs (1990-1994); Director of the National Economic Council (2002-2005); Chairman of the U.S. President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board (2005-present); Council on Foreign Relations; Trilateral Commission
• Stephen D. Krasner^[69] (1963) - United States Director of Policy Planning (2005-present); Council on Foreign Relations
• Paul Wolfowitz^[38] (1965) - United States Director of Policy Planning (1981-1982); United States Deputy Secretary of Defense (2001-2005); World Bank President (2005-2007); Council on Foreign Relations; Trilateral Commission
• Sandy Berger^[80] (1967) - United States National Security Advisor (1997-2001); Council on Foreign Relations
• Robert J. Einhorn^[70] (1969) - Assistant Secretary (1999-2001) and Deputy Assistant Secretary (1992-1999) for Nonproliferation in the U.S. State Department; Senior Adviser on Policy Planning Staff (1986-1992); Council on Foreign Relations; husband of Jessica Einhorn
• Stephen Hadley^[26] (1969) - United States National Security Advisor (2005-present)
• Robert D. Kyle^[40] (1977) - Chief international trade counsel to the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance; special assistant to the president for international trade and finance; National Security Council; National Economic Council; Council on Foreign Relations
• Makila James^[10] (1979) - U.S. Consul General to Sudan
• Carol R. Kuntz^[30] (1984) - Dick Cheney's Homeland Security adviser; hired by Dick Cheney to organize national defense against terrorism in early 2001; assistant to Scooter Libby during Gulf War; Council on Foreign Relations
• Elizabeth L. Colagiuri^[81] (1992) - Executive Director of the Princeton Project on National Security; Special Assistant to the President of the Council on Foreign Relations; Assistant to the Commander in Chief of the U.S. Atlantic Fleet

[edit] Other

• Bascom Little^[82] (1901) - Chairman of the National Defense Committee of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce during World War I
• Daniel B. Strickler^[83] (1922) - Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania (1947-1951); youngest army officer promoted to captain during World War I; hero of the Battle of the Bulge; member of first American unit to cross the German border during World War II; received the Silver Star with oak leaf cluster, Legion of Merit, Bronze Star, Purple Heart, and Combat Infantryman Badge; advanced to Lieutenant General
• Quintino J. Serenati^[84] (1934) - Brigadier General; commander of the Malcolm Grow USAF Medical Center; command surgeon for USAF Headquarters Command; recipient of the Legion of Merit and Air Force and Army Commendation Medal
• Robert Boochever^[50] (1939) - Senior Circuit Judge of United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (1986-present)
• DeWest Hooker^[72] (1940) - Claimed responsibility for John F. Kennedy's presidential election; inspired George Lincoln Rockwell to found the American Nazi Party; oil broker
• Lou Conti^[23] (1941) - US Marine Corp Major General; President of Marine Corps Reserve Policy Board (1974-1975); Chairman of Reserve Forces Policy Board (1977-1985); Legion of Merit; Distinguished Flying Cross; five Air Medals; Presidential Unit Citation; Navy Unit Commendation; American Defense Service Medal; American Campaign Medal; Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with silver star; World War II Victory Medal; National Defense Service Medal; Korean Service Medal with three bronze stars; Armed Forces Reserve Medal; United Nations Service Medal; Korean Presidential Unit Citation; Korean Service Medal
• Robert D. Ladd^[24] (1943) - Executive secretary to Vice President Richard Nixon; general manager of the Citizens Committee for the second Hoover Commission; son of Carl E. Ladd, Dean of Cornell University College of Agriculture
• Philip Merrill^[56] (1955) - Head of the Export-Import Bank of the United States (2002-2005); donor and namesake of the Philip Merrill College of Journalism; Council on Foreign Relations; donor and namesake of Cornell University's Merrill Presidential Scholars Program; Cornell University trustee; Cornell University presidential councilor
• Harry T. Edwards^[85] (1962) - United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit Chief Judge (1994-2001); Chairman of Amtrak (1978-1980)
• Zachary W. Carter^[27] (1972) - U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York (1993-1999); first black to lead a Federal prosecutor's office in New York; leader in the 1969 takeover of Willard Straight Hall at Cornell University
• Peter S. Knight^[28] (1973) - Chief of Staff to Al Gore (1977-1989); Campaign Manager for re-election of Bill Clinton in 1996; President of Generation Investment Management (2004-present)

• Leah Ward Sears^[86] (1976) - Chief Justice (2005-present) and Justice (1992-2005) of the Supreme Court of Georgia; first woman, African-American, and youngest person on the Supreme Court of Georgia; first woman to win a contested state-wide election in Georgia
• Ruben Jose King-Shaw, Jr.^[87] (1983) - Senior adviser to the Secretary of the Treasury (2003); Deputy Administrator and Chief Operating Officer of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (2001-2003)
• Hansen Clarke (1984) - Michigan House of Representatives (1991-1992, 1999-2002); Michigan Senate (2003-present)
• L. Londell McMillan^[88] (1987) - Entertainment attorney and leading artists' rights advocate; legal representative for Michael Jackson, Spike Lee, Lil' Kim, Prince, Usher, Kanye West, Stevie Wonder, and others; co-owner of New Jersey Nets; legal affairs manager of The Michael Jackson Company
• Gligor A. Tashkovich^[89] (1987) - Minister of Foreign Investment of the Republic of Macedonia (2006-present)

[edit] Science and engineering

• Thomas Hall^[43] (1893) - Inventor of the four-valve steam engine (patents #584,023, #979,002, #1,013,549, #1,050,213)
• John B. MacHarg^[43] (1893) - Inventor of lantern slide mounting apparatus sold to Eastman Kodak (patents #2,153,149, #2,256,399)
• Eads Johnson^[44] (1899) - Marine engineer, naval architect, and diesel power pioneer with numerous patents
• John V. Miller^[44] (1899) - Brother-in-law and personal aide of Thomas Edison; member of Yale senior society Wolf's Head
• Alan MacDonald^[33] (1905) - Designed the first American concrete ship in 1917-1918
• Ralph E. Chapman^[90] (1911) - Inventor of underwater welding torch (patents #1,286,227, #1,324,337, #1,687,081)
• Oswald C. Brewster^[20] (1918) - Manhattan Project engineer
• Robley C. Williams^[66] (1931) - First President of the Biophysical Society (1958-1960); developed process for coating mirrors by evaporation in a vacuum
• LaRoy B. Thompson^[91] (1942) - Physically assembled the first atomic bomb dropped at Bikini Island in 1946 and made practice run in B-29 bomber
• Thomas J. Kelly^[92] (1951) - Chief engineer of the Apollo Lunar Module; NASA Director of Space Programs (1972-1976)
• Peter T. Schurman^[17] (1952) - Holder of more than 50 patents in plastics machinery and packaging; inventor of the double-wall carrying case; founder of the Plastic Forming Co.; grandson of Jacob Gould Schurman, Cornell University's third president and U.S. Ambassador to China and Germany
• Donald P. Greenberg^[56] (1955) - Visual graphics pioneer; founding director of the National Science Foundation Science and Technology Center for Computer Graphics and Scientific Visualization; Professor of Computer Graphics at Cornell University; recipient of Steven Anson Coons Award
• Tyrone D. Taborn (1981) - CEO of Career Communications Group; editor-in-Chief and publisher of US Black Engineer & Information Technology; named one of the "50 Most Important African-Americans in Technology" (2002); founder of Black Family Technology Week, La Familia Technology Awareness Week, and the Native American Technology Awareness Project
• Regina Clewlow^[93] (2001) - Founder and Executive Director of Engineers for a Sustainable World

[edit] Notable family members

• George C. Boldt, Jr.^[33] (1905) - Son of George C. Boldt, millionaire and Waldorf-Astoria Hotel proprietor who built Boldt Castle on Heart Island (just over one mile away from Deer Island owned by Yale's Skull and Bones society)
• Robert E. Treman^[68] (1909) - Cornell University trustee (1931-1953); member of prominent family of Ithacans, Cornell trustees, and Quill and Dagger members, including father Robert H. Treman (honorary), uncle Charles E. Treman (honorary), brother Allan H. Treman (1921), cousins Arthur B. Treman (1923) and Charles E. Treman, Jr. (1930), nephew Barton Treman (1953), and others; second husband of famous actress Irene Castle
• Leopold Tschirky^[94] (1912) - Son of Oscar Tschirky, famed Waldorf-Astoria Hotel maître d'hôtel
• George M. Schurman^[34] (1913) - Son of Jacob Gould Schurman, Cornell University's third president and U.S. Ambassador to China and Germany
• Jacob Gould Schurman, Jr.^[14] (1917) - Chief Magistrate of New York City; Cornell University trustee; son of Jacob Gould Schurman, Cornell University's third president and U.S. Ambassador to China and Germany
• A. Buel Trowbridge^[95] (1920) - Director of Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Paris office; Rhodes Scholar; father of Alexander Buel Trowbridge III, United States Secretary of Commerce (1967-1968); son of Alexander Buel Trowbridge, dean of Cornell University College of Architecture (1897-1902)
• Benjamin E. Dean^[72] (1939) - Claims to be the great-great-great-grandson of George Washington through illegitimate son Israel Dean; author of the Virginian in Yankeeland series of books
• Teh-Chang Koo^[96] (1940) - Son of Wellington Koo, Chinese Minister to the U.S., representative to the Paris Peace Conference of 1919, League of Nations representative; acting President of the Republic of China (1926-1927); grandson of Tang Shaoyi, first Premier of the Republic of China (1912)
• Frank M. Knight^[97] (1950) - Son of John S. Knight, noted published and Pulitzer Prize winner
• Marco T. Einaudi^[37] (1961) - Grandson of Luigi Einaudi, first President of the Italian Republic; son of Mario Einaudi, namesake of Cornell University's Center for International Studies
• Ezra Cornell IV (1970) - Cornell University trustee; great-great-great-grandson of Ezra Cornell, founder of Cornell University
• Joseph H. Holland^[10] (1978) - Cornell University trustee; son of Brud Holland, College Football Hall of Fame player, U.S. Ambassador to Sweden, Cornell University trustee, and president of the Hampton Institute and Delaware State College
• Katherine Cornell (2002) - Great-great-great-great-granddaughter of Ezra Cornell, founder of Cornell University

[edit] See also

• Quill and Dagger

[edit] References