Cornell CALS Alumni Community

08/27/2026

On Wednesday, we welcomed back students and the community to the Ag Quad to celebrate our annual CALS Day. Ice cream, milk shakes, student groups, t-shirt painting and lots of animals (including...a snake?). A great time was had by all!

08/13/2026

We are saddened to share the news of the passing of proud CALS alumnus and Cornell trustee emeritus Tom Clark '62, MBA '63. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/11/dining/tom-clark-dead.html

08/05/2026

We are saddened to share the passing of Stephen Ashley '62, MBA '64. A kind, generous and one-of-a-kind person who was a great CALS and Cornell alumnus, and whose impact will be felt for generations to come with his gift last fall to endow the Ashley School of Global Development and the Environment.

Trustee emeritus and philanthropist Stephen Ashley ’62, MBA ’64, whose service and advocacy for Cornell spanned more than five decades, died July 29 in Richmond, New York.

07/16/2026

Sisters Beth '97 and Courtney Hodge '99 make their New York dairy farm thrive thanks to pudding.

CALS grads Beth Hodge ’97 and Courtney Hodge ’99 have channeled their love of cows into a tasty New England business

07/02/2026

Planning on grilling this July 4th weekend? Make sure you have the famous Cornell chicken recipe on hand!

With summer in full swing, we offer an homage to the beloved recipe by Robert Baker ’43—plus a tofu version for vegetarians!

06/16/2026

Congratulations to the 2026 recipients of the CALS Outstanding Alumni and Faculty Awards. They will be recognized in Ithaca on Friday, September 18.

Outstanding Alumni Award Recipients: Shari Brasner ’87; Katie Schoenberg ’03, PhD ’10 (pictured); Alan Sealls ’85; Michael Turell ’70, MS ’72

Young Alumni Achievement Recipient: Marisa Sergi-Schumann ’15 (pictured)

Outstanding Faculty Award: Joseph Peters, Microbiology (pictured)

Rising Star Faculty Award: Nathan Matias, Communication

06/12/2026

NY Capital Region alumni: join us for a farm tour and cheese tasting at Ideal Farms on Thursday, January 18. More details in the registration form: https://securelb.imodules.com/s/1717/giving/interior.aspx?sid=1717&gid=2&pgid=38448&cid=59390t&utm_source=sfmc&utm_medium=email&user_id=9999999&utm_campaign=&utm_content=&utm_term=

06/08/2026

From our annual Liberty Hyde Bailey Lecture featuring a conversation between Dean Houlton and Kate Snow '91, to our annual reunion breakfast to touring CALS facilities, including an opportunity to visit the LH Bailey Hortorium where guests got to view samples and do souvenir leaf pressing, our CALS alumni had a great time at !

06/03/2026

The tents are up on the Ag Quad and we're looking forward to seeing our alumni back on campus, and the Classes of '86, '91, '01 and '16 for their dinners on the quad on Friday and Saturday nights!

06/02/2026

We're looking forward to seeing you at Reunion 2026! The first phase of the renovation of the Plant Science building is now complete. You can take a self-guided tour William and Patricia Boyle Research Wing on the west side of the building this Thursday or Friday during regular business hours or take a GUIDED TOUR on Friday at 4pm (meet in the lobby).