Mollie Pulver

Ag & Life Sciences

Little Falls, NY

mpulver3@twcny.rr.com

Please provide a tweet-sized synopsis of your life after Cornell:
Spent my 35 post Cornell years in financial services spending my free time on child advocacy and restoration of a Victorian money pit.

In what year did you last set foot on the Ithaca campus, and what was the purpose of your visit?
2014 - University Council Meeting

Which piece of information or advice did you pick up while a student at Cornell that has been useful in the past 35 years?
Partial Budgeting

Tell us about the most interesting things you’ve done since 1980.
100th Anniversary Utica Zoo Gala - an amazing evening in a great place after 15 months of planning

What are you looking forward to at our 35th reunion in June, 2015?
Dik Saalfeld & Corey Earl entertaining at the Lab of Ornithology

Lynda Spalding

Human Ecology 

Transitioning from Augusta, GA to Ottawa, ON

Cornell Name: Lynda Hershey 

elspalding@gmail.com

Please provide a tweet-sized synopsis of your life after Cornell:
Married 33 years to Eric Spalding, RPI '78.  Children - Rob(Parsons'10) and Julie'11. Lived in AR, VT, TN, VA, GA. Home Ec and yoga teacher.

In what year did you last set foot on the Ithaca campus, and what was the purpose of your visit?
I have visited annually since our daughter matriculated in '07.  Last summer's visit was to help plan Reunion. That was a blast! 

Which piece of information or advice did you pick up while a student at Cornell that has been useful in the past 35 years?
My professor advised me I would have students smarter than I so I would need to become a resource person!  I have earned that reputation!

Tell us about the most interesting things you’ve done since 1980.
I earned my 200 hour Yoga certification.  I love helping people keep their body, mind and soul healthy!

What are you looking forward to at our 35th reunion in June, 2015?
Old friends, new friends, ice cream, the McGraw Tower Chimes, Cayuga's Waiters, and a sea of red & white!

Chris Evans

Arts & Sciences 

Darien, CT 

evanscje@gmail.com

Please provide a tweet-sized synopsis of your life after Cornell:
I began in engineering because I like math but got torn away by economics due to my interest in finance. I met fabulous people.

In what year did you last set foot on the Ithaca campus, and what was the purpose of your visit?
2010 - to show my daughter the campus before she applied

Tell us about the most interesting things you’ve done since 1980.
I started my own software business and later, an investment firm. I worked for a time for one of the biggest hedge funds in the world.

What advice would you give to a member of the Class of 2018?
Go and get help - reach out to TA's and other classmates. Cornell is not a nurturing place, academically.

Which piece of information or advice did you pick up while a student at Cornell that has been useful in the past 35 years?
If I try I, can compete with anyone.

Nanette Cooper-McGuinness

Arts and Sciences  

Berkeley, CA

Cornell name: Nanette Michele Cooper

nanette22@gmail.com

Please provide a tweet-sized synopsis of your life after Cornell:
#married Cornellian;#PhD UC Berkeley; great son; #opera in U.S. & Europe; #4 chamber ensembles; latest: Jewish Music & Poetry Project; #CDs

In what year did you last set foot on the Ithaca campus, and what was the purpose of your visit?
1980, graduation.

Tell us about the most interesting things you’ve done since 1980.
3 CDs; toured Hungary 4 Daniel Pearl World Music Days; performed in Germany, Italy,& Czech Rep. translated 24 graphic novels  & kids' books