Fall 2008
Remarks on the new dean and search process from President Skorton and outgoing Provost Martin
Alan Mathios is the Rebecca Q. and James C. Morgan Dean of the College of Human Ecology
Human Ecology’s Campaign Update
50th Anniversary Celebration
Ashe Conference
Human Ecology junior, Brandi Jackson addresses alumni affairs staff
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It is a pleasure and a privilege to share with you the good news that Alan Mathios has accepted an appointment as the Rebecca Q. and James C. Morgan Dean of the College of Human Ecology for a five-year term, which began on July 1.
He has done an exceptional job as interim dean for the past year, and we are fully confident that he will continue to do so in the permanent role. Alan brings to the deanship a deep knowledge of the university and a broad perspective gained in both academic and public policy spheres. The combination of his distinguished academic career and strong administrative experience are well known and well respected. His leadership is certain to be of great benefit to both the College and to interdisciplinary programs throughout the university.
Alan came through a rigorous national search process, which included a prospect pool of approximately 125 individuals - a rich, interesting and diverse group of candidates.
Michael Foster, ’75, JD ’78 served as the alumni representative to the Provost’s search committee, and an alumni panel was convened to meet each of the three finalists, including:
We would like to thank all of those who participated in this process through both formal and informal channels. The College of Human Ecology is on an incredible trajectory, and its new leadership is well suited to carry that momentum into the future.
We are delighted to have Alan as a partner in doing the same for Cornell.
Sincerely,
David J. Skorton
Carolyn Biddy Martin
Dean Mathios has been at Cornell since 1992. He is the former associate chair and director of undergraduate studies for the Dept. of Policy Analysis and Management and was a senior associate dean for the College.
Mathios, who has taught courses on how economics interacts with legal and regulatory systems and on how government policy affects welfare, has received a number of teaching and advising awards, including the SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching and Cornell’s Kendall S. Carpenter Advising Award.
Mathios is co-editor of the Journal of Consumer Policy and serves on the editorial boards of the Journal of Consumer Affairs and the Journal of Public Policy and Marketing. He spent six years at the Federal Trade Commission as a senior staff economist in the Division of Economic Policy Analysis and as an econometrics consultant to the Bureau of Economics, where he was recognized with the Outstanding Scholarship Award, the Excellence in Economics Award and the Award for Superior Service to the FTC. He has served as a consultant to the FDA and to the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences on Food Marketing and Obesity.
Mathios received a B.A. in economics and psychology (1980) at the State University of New York at Buffalo and his Ph.D. in economics (1985) from the University of Pennsylvania.
SAVE THE DATE!
SLOAN 50TH ANNIVERSARY
CELEBRATION AT WAGNER WEEKEND
FRIDAY, MAY 1
Alumni BBQ & Wine Tasting
SATURDAY, MAY 2
Return to the Classroom: Alumni Mini-Classes & Guest Speakers
Annual Wagner Memorial Dinner
And other activities still TBD!
50th Anniversary Planning Committee:
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF HEALTH ECONOMISTS
3RD BIENNIAL CONFERENCE
JUNE 20-23, 2010 | ITHACA, NY
Health, Healthcare and Behavior
Hosted by the Sloan Program in Health Administration & the Department of Policy Analysis andManagement at the College of Human Ecology.
Co-sponsored by The Maxwell School of Syracuse University and the Simon Graduate School of Business at the University of Rochester.
The American Society of Health Economists (ASHE) is a newly formed professional organization dedicated to promoting excellence in health economics research in the United States. For more information, visit http://healtheconomics.us/.
The College posted a fantastic year in 2007-08 with thousands of contributions that are already working to help shape the future for students and faculty.
Most notably, Rebecca Q.Morgan ’60 has generously given $3 million to endow the Rebecca Q.Morgan Professor of Fiber Science & Apparel Design. In July, the Board of Trustees appointed Professor C.C.Chu, an international expert in fiber science, to the position.
“I wanted to encourage cross discipline research and collaboration among Cornell’s colleges, as well as support the kinds of amazing inventions that Dr. Chu has developed over the years,” Morgan said. Professor Chu has collaborated with colleagues from Cornell’s College of Engineering and Weill Cornell Medical College on research projects such as creating biodegradable scaffolds for skin and blood vessel tissue engineering.
In addition, four donors have generously offered to name the following spaces in our new Human Ecology Building:
In total, 1,718 alumni and friends donated $650,000 to the Human Ecology Annual Fund, a pool of resources that may bring a noted speaker to the classroom, upgrade equipment, provide student financial aid or fund a myriad of other initiatives.
And in case you missed it, check out the short Annual Fund video of Human Ecology undergrads explaining why this College is special to them. You can find it at http://emovie.human.cornell.edu/08/af/.
Receiving an acceptance letter from Cornell wasn’t cause for celebration for Human Ecology junior Brandi Jackson. The package that she anxiously awaited was sent from Cornell’s financial aid office.
“Getting in wasn’t the hard part, it was paying for it,” said Jackson, who told her story to a crowd of 300 people at the annual Alumni Affairs and Development all-staff meeting this summer. “When the financial aid award check came,my whole family was amazed. It was the only time I’ve seen my dad cry.”
Jackson grew up in a working-class family just outside of Cleveland, Ohio. She and her twin sister Brittani, also a Human Ecology student, graduated from high school with identical grade point averages that put them second in their class. Jackson is majoring in Human Development and her sister is majoring in Human Biology Health and Society. Both are also pre-med. The Human Ecology Alumni Association has grant funded Brandi’s work withMentality, an independent student organization focused on promoting mental wellness; raising awareness of mental health resources; and reducing the stigma associated with seeking mental health support.
Brandi and Brittani each receive approximately $35,000 a year in financial aid. Without the financial assistance, Jackson and her sister wouldn’t have been able to attend Cornell.
“I figure the best way to pay it back is to do the best that I can while I’m here,” she told the crowd.
Alumni Affairs and Development staff join Brandi for a photo after her address. From left to right: Sharon Tuttle, Samantha Castillo-Davis, Marybeth Tarzian, Deb Surine, Jennifer Thurston, Renee Frisson, Valerie Kuramoto and Brandi Jackson. not pictured: Luanne M. Prosperi Stefanucci, Suzanne Soriano.
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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 4
Conference - The Immigrant Child: Past, Present & Future, Ithaca
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 22
Lea and John Nixon Distinguished Speaker Series: Susan Kaiser, Professor of Women and Gender Studies, UC Davis, Ithaca
FRIDAY, OCT. 24
A Night at the Joffrey Ballet, Chicago, co-sponsored by the Cornell Club of Chicago
THURSDAY, NOV. 13
Sloan Alumni Reception, Hosted by Alan Lieber, Sloan ’82, and Overlook Hospital, Summit, NJ
THURSDAY, JAN. 15
Sloan Alumni Association Annual Meeting, NYC
for information on events, please visit human.cornell.edu/Alumni
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