Thursday, March 26, 2015

Jarett Wait

Arts & Sciences 

New York, NY

jwait@jfwaitadv.com


Please provide a tweet-sized synopsis of your life after Cornell:
#family #lehman #tokyo #london #hongkong #sigmapi #usskiteam #cfr #bigredlacrosse #jacksonhole #olympics

List your favorite class(es) while at Cornell.
Wall Street with Professor Ed Burton

Tell us about the most interesting things you’ve done since 1980.
Travel to Tibet, Galapagos and Heli Ski in Alaska

Provide your favorite memory of your time at Cornell.
Sigma Pi Rock n'Roll Tea - May 19, 1978

What advice would you give to a member of the Class of 2018?
Look at the big picture by picking your head up from your mobile device! Develop a point of view based on research and execute.



Brian Myers

Industrial & Labor Relations  

Winston-Salem, NC

bpmyers58@gmail.com


Please provide a tweet-sized synopsis of your life after Cornell:
Moved to Carolina, never looked back.  UNC MBA.  Career in Pharma sales.  Married....since 1982.  2 adopted kids.  Growing older, not up!

List your favorite class(es) while at Cornell.
Psych 101: A rite of passage.

Which piece of information or advice did you pick up while a student at Cornell that has been useful in the past 35 years?
Cornellians are probably the best, brightest, funniest, and most loyal friends you will ever have.

Tell us about the most interesting things you’ve done since 1980.
Been to 42 Jimmy Buffett concerts.

Provide your favorite memory of your time at Cornell.
Phi Delt run to the 1980 Olympics in Lake Placid.


Philip Leinbach

Engineering

Maumee, OH

toledophil@sbcglobal.net


Please provide a tweet-sized synopsis of your life after Cornell:
Lived as if work was the most important part of life; had encounter that taught me otherwise; have been learning to live with new purpose


Please provide some items from your Bucket List.
Visit Israel and experience the Holy Lands first hand

Tell us about the most interesting things you’ve done since 1980.
Lived in Dominican Republic for two months with  my wife & young children; taught English, practiced Spanish, and loved people - still do

Provide your favorite memory of your time at Cornell.
Singing and making lifetime friends & memories with members of the Cornell University Glee Club under Thomas Sokol.

What advice would you give to a member of the Class of 2018?
There is such a thing as absolute truth -- find it! It is the only thing that matters.



Mary T. Farrell

Industrial & Labor Relations  

New York, NY

mtf1106@gmail.com


Please provide a tweet-sized synopsis of your life after Cornell:
Practiced HR while doing WNY theatre, back to school for BFA, moved to NYC, got stuck on Wall St. Am now back to the Arts and seek day job!

List your favorite class(es) while at Cornell.
Theatre/Literature electives this ILRie took! As a starving artist & AARP member I say, "Class of 2015, recognize your love AND DO IT NOW!"

In what year did you last set foot on the Ithaca campus, and what was the purpose of your visit?
In 2012, the "Eddy 8" celebrated the 30th wedding anniversary of Nancy Schlicht Hall and her fab townie and Cornell employee hubby Mark!


Provide your favorite memory of your time at Cornell.
Spending silly, irresponsible time with the women of the Eddy 8. I happily report that this is something I still enjoy in the present day!