Class Officers – Cornell Class of 1973

At our 40th Reunion, June 2013, the following officers were elected to oversee our class activities for the next 5 years:

President: Paul Cashman, Vice President: Larry Taylor, Secretary: Eliot Greenwald, Treasurer: Danielle Trostorff, Affinity and Membership Co-Chairs: Fran Minnock and Larry Taylor, Class Historian: Joan Spielholz, Class Correspondents: Phyllis Grummon, Lorraine Skalko, Pam Meyers, and David Ross, Reunion Co-Chairs: Debbie Rothman and Danielle Trostorff, Annual Fund Rep: Jon Kaplan, Nominating Co-Chairs: Wayne Merkelson and Rick Saltz, Immediate Past President: Marty Sherman. Class Council members are: Charles Fowler, Maxine Howard, David Kapelman, Bill McAleer, Susan Murphy, Nanci Palmintere, Thilde Peterson, Ed Schechter, Ron Skalko, Bill Welker, and Mark Wurzel.

Below is a picture, taken at Reunion, of those in attendance.

Back Row: Marty Sherman, Ed Schecter, Phyllis Grummon, Rick Saltz, Bill McAleer, John Kaplan, Nanci Palmintere, Charles Fowler, Eliot Greenwald

Front Row: Maxine Howard, Thilde Peterson, Danielle Trostorff, Debbie Rothman, David Kapelman, Paul Cashman, Susan Murphy

Seated: Wayne Merkelson, David Ross

The following officers attended a retreat in 2008 after our 35th reunion:

Cornell 1973 Class Officers

L to R:
Carl Ferrention, Roger Jacobs, Joan Spielholz, Lorraine Skalko, Thilde Peterson, Maxine Howard, Paul Cashman
Back Row: Larry Taylor, Eliot Greenwald, Tina Gourley, Marty Sherman, Debbie Rothman, Rick Saltz

Class Officers convened in Boston in January, 2013 at CALC to recharge our Cornell batteries and refine our 40th reunion plans

L to R: (1st Row) Rick Saltz, Susan Murphy, Ron Skalko, Lorraine Skalko (2nd Row): Eliot Greenwald, Marty Sherman, Paul Cashman, Wayne Merkelson, Debbie Rothman. Missing: Jon Kaplan and Danielle Trostorff

Informal Reunion Planning, January 2013

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L to R: Danielle Trostorff, Debbie Rothman, Rick Saltz, Lorraine Skalko, Ron Skalko

1973 Scholarship Fund

Since it was established at our 15th reunion, the Cornell Class of 1973 Scholarship has been helping Cornell undergraduates finance their education. The fund has been growing over the years through classmate donations, and currently we are able to grant a $30,000+ scholarship to a student or students needing financial aid. Generations of class officers have affirmed the Class of 1973 Scholarship as one of the most visible legacies that we can leave to Cornell. How better to leave a mark than establishing a fund that allows multiple students to afford a Cornell education?

We encourage giving to the Class of 1973 Scholarship, and many classmates have made gifts to help others afford a Cornell education. A gift may be made at any time – and many classmates “round up” their class dues to add a little bit to the scholarship fund. As of 2017, twenty students have received help from our scholarship fund. Check out some of the class letters to see their stories.

Class of 1973 Legacy

The class officers have worked to identify a class legacy that we, the members of the Class of 1973, can leave to Cornell which will make an impact on Cornell's future. We have determined that the class legacy should include: Scholarship (we have a Class of 1973 Scholarship which supports at least one student every academic year and will hopefully grow to support additional students), as described above; Mentorship (both of young class officers and graduating students to encourage their support of Cornell as alumni); and Public Service (both through supporting Cornell's initiatives and in our own communities).