Beauty Industry Powerhouse
Bluemercury spas and luxury cosmetics spread to Macy's stores
View ArticleDayna (Sherman) Martin '97
Dayna Martin fell in love as an ILR undergraduate with what she describes as the dichotomy of economics, where theories are built on the assumption that people act rationally, when in fact people do...
View ArticleSeth M. Siegel '74
Queens, N.Y. native, Seth Siegel, describes himself as an accidental ILRie. As a child, Siegel pursued a general interest in international affairs and later applied to what he thought was the...
View ArticleOzlem Denizmen '94
Ozlem Denizmen was 17 when she moved to the United States from Turkey, where she learned English while working as an au pair. Her sights set on an Ivy League education and with the objective to spend...
View ArticleJC Tretter '13
JC Tretter ‘13 chose the ILR School because he wanted the flexibility to study what interested him most after completing core courses. Tretter always wanted to be a sports agent, but he has put this...
View ArticleLloyd Robinson '87
When Lloyd Robinson ’87 reflects on his time at ILR, he remembers the small classes, talented students, and professors who care deeply about their students.
View ArticleLindsay Boyajian '13 '14
Lindsay Boyajian, BS ILR ’13 and MILR ’14, was drawn to the ILR student body’s spirit of being involved as leaders on campus and found her place in that dynamic at Cornell’s eLab.
View ArticleProfessorship Celebrates Family Legacy
Elyse ’80 and Andy Nathanson ’79 met as classmates in the mid-seventies, married years later, and had three children, two of whom also attended ILR — Brian ’12 and Kevin ’17. Their daughter, Alison,...
View ArticleLeona Barsky ’80/M.S. ’81: Working for Equality
Forty years after its founding, ILR Women's Caucus continues to connect students with alumnae
View ArticleJohn McDonald ’91
McDonald used the broad-based understanding of economics, statistics and business he gained at ILR to build his career.
View ArticleAndrew Zepp ’85: In a Land of Lakes
The western cascade of the Lick Brook gorge inspired an ILR graduate to prepare for a job that didn’t exist. Andrew Zepp ’85, CALS ’89 is now executive director of the Finger Lakes Land Trust.
View ArticleBarbara Molloy '93
Barbara Molloy had her sights set on a master’s degree from Cornell since her days as an undergraduate psychology major, with a business minor, at Ithaca College.
View ArticleMichael F. Nozzolio ’73: ILR-Educated Legislators
New York State Sen. Michael F. Nozzolio ’73 says, “The ILR School provided me with an excellent foundation to establish my life’s work.”
View ArticleCathy Creighton ’87: Union value and common decency
As a child growing up in New York City, labor lawyer Cathy Creighton ’87 saw firsthand the value of unions.
View ArticleJonathan DeGraff ’12: Helping People
Alum who chose management over medicine sees positive outcomes
View ArticleLeigh Amaro ‘00
Having Benn born in New Zealand, Leigh Amaro was looking for an undergraduate program that would exposed to diverse cultures and give her the opportunity to learn about international companies. She...
View ArticleSaba Vahdat '13: ILR Training Put to Test
In real estate firm, Vahdat works from ground up
View ArticleDick Fincher '73
Fincher was the first in his family to go to college. He credits his ILR degree with giving him confidence and critical thinking skills. Since graduation, he has had four distinct careers, all related...
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