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Sigma NewsSigma Nu | Cornell University | Spring 2019

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Back to School for herB riBand ’84

What was your major at cornell and how did it prepare you for your career?

I double-majored in history and Spanish, but also took many economics courses in both the arts and ag schools. All of these, plus law school, helped prepare me for international careers in law and business, working in the U.S., Spain, England, and Switzerland. But it goes without saying that the most practi-cal courses I took at Cornell were wines & spirits and human sexuality.

You’ve worked most of your profes-sional life as an attorney and in health-care market access and policy, and for the last 20 years you have been living in Switzerland working in the life sciences industry. tell us about your recent work in Switzerland.

In Switzerland I worked for Amgen, the California-based biotechnology leader, and before that Medtronic, the

Two Class of ’84 Brothers Take the SpotlightCornell Reunion this June will bring together the classes of the 4s and 9s. The class

of ’84 was one of the biggest classes of its time, graduating 27 brothers. They’ve gone on to do many things—from a naval aviator to an assistant U.S. attorney to managing investments at a hedge fund, and much more. The Sigma News caught up with two of those brothers for this issue, Herb Riband ’84 and John Kowalchik ’84.

Meet John koWalchik ’84, a “foodie” for life

What was your major at cornell and how did it prepare you for your career?

I started out as a pre-med biology major. However, my role as a student manager at Cornell Dining and Cater-ing made me realize my real passion was food service. I desperately wanted to become a hotelie, but the implication of having to start school over again was a non-starter. So I switched my major to food science, remaining in the ag school. As a full time student, I continued to work 40 to 50 hours a week as student coor-dinator of Cornell Dining throughout my junior and senior years. I truly credit the leadership experience gained as a stu-dent manager as the foundation of my career in food industry management.

You’ve worked most of your professional life in food manufacturing. tell us about your current work as president and ceo of Baxters north america.

In Memory of Stu Campbell ’51

I knew Stu Campbell for nearly 72 years—lucky me! We pledged the Gamma Theta Chap-ter of Sigma Nu in the fall of 1947 with an excited, diverse group of freshman brothers number-ing 15. It happens we were joining

an upper class, many of whom were just-returned veterans, some of whom were 10 years older than we were. Our house was known as the “jock” fraternity, as we boasted captains of the football, basketball, soccer, and polo teams. Nevertheless, it was a comfortable environment, and we new pledges fit right in. Stu wasted no time get-ting a job washing dishes in the kitchen.

Stu also made the soccer team, led by fraternity brother Charlie Berman, as captain. I truly believe that’s when Stu learned the importance of mentorship, in which he excelled all of his life. Another senior Sigma Nu, Dave Hardie ’49, also influenced Stu’s life. Dave and his wife Joan had a nearby family farm, where Stu worked, including during the summer and after graduation. Stu graduated from the College of Agriculture with a major in ani-mal husbandry.

After military service, Stu had a very successful career in the pharmaceutical industry before buying and growing a packaging business. He also served as chairman of several boards of directors, where his well-developed mentoring skills were extremely valuable. While he gradu-ated in 1951, it took until 1991 for Stu to get really serious about class reunions! With Stu’s leadership, we met every five

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Herb and Jeanine hiking the west this spring. Mickey Harris ’84 with John Kowalchik ’84.

Stu Campbell ’51

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Capital Campaign Moves Ahead to Achieve its $1.5 Million GoalSince an article on the status of the

Campaign for Gamma Theta of Sigma Nu was published in the fall issue of the Sigma News newsletter, there have been some significant developments that will be reported here. Following exhaustive efforts by Property Association Executive and Advisory Board leaders and with the involvement of several other committed alumni of Gamma Theta, Cornell’s Greek Growth Committee has told us we can start chapter reinstatement paperwork the summer of 2020. If accepted, reactiva-tion programs can take place in the spring semester of 2021, less than two years from now. That positive news has signaled the reactivation of campaign activities.

Two important events also took place in the late months of 2018: 1) the applica-tion for 501(c)(3) status of the campaign’s tax deductible vehicle, the Fall Creek Leadership Foundation, was approved by the Internal Revenue Service; and 2) the request to Cornell University to have contri-butions made to the Gamma Theta capital campaign receive Cornell gift recognition was approved, such that paid contributions made to this campaign would be eligible to receive annual gift and class reunion rec-ognition from Cornell University. While this approval had been afforded to most or all Greek organization capital campaigns for housing renovation projects, it is believed

to be the first such approval given to a Greek organization that was on university suspension at the time that this recogni-tion was approved. Much of the credit for the latter accomplishment is due to GTPA President Bob Linden ’71 and the positive relationships he has forged with University Vice President Ryan Lombardi and other administrators at Cornell throughout the long process of appealing Sigma Nu’s sus-pension and its efforts to return to campus as soon as possible.

Based on the well supported assump-tion that Sigma Nu will return to the Cor-nell campus in early 2021, the chapter house needs to be ready to receive the new generation of Gamma Theta under-graduate brothers. The only way that the house property can act as the appropri-ate and competitive housing and social home for Sigma Nu at Cornell for many more years is for this campaign to raise the needed $1.5 million. If the campaign reaches the goal level, GTPA will be able to complete the projects that will allow Gamma Theta to compete with other fra-ternity houses that have upgraded their house properties by way of successful capital campaigns they have undertaken in recent years. As Gamma Theta’s capital campaign manager, I truly believe Sigma Nu has as much of, if not more than, an opportunity to raise its goal as have the

other seven fraternity campaigns at Cor-nell I have managed during the past 20 years.

But this is a collective effort of not only the campaign manager, but a major commitment of Gamma Theta alumni who have agreed to serve on the campaign committee. That committee has formally been established and is being chaired by Wes Atamian ’89. It has begun its orga-nizational structure with committee mem-bers stretching from the classes of 1958 to 2016. In order for the future of Sigma Nu to return as a leading fraternity at Cor-nell in two years, it is imperative that many Gamma Theta alumni invest generously in this future by becoming a donor to the Campaign for Gamma Theta of Sigma Nu.

When readers of this article are approached about their support for this capital campaign, they are asked to con-sider that Sigma Nu will not successfully return to Cornell without their ongoing commitment to its future.

More campaign news to come in the months ahead in 2019.

Greg McElroy, NYU ’71McElroy & Associates

Campaign Coordinator for the Campaign for Gamma Theta Chapter

of Sigma Numcelroy174@aol.com

Pay your Dues? Would you please take a mo-ment and mail back our annual giving card with your donation for the current school year? Alumni contributions directly fund improvements to our chap-ter house and also allow us to continue our communications with you and all our alumni. Many alumni give every year, and some have been doing so for more than 40 years in a row! Thanks for your support of Sigma Nu.

At right: Sigma Nu holiday fun! Brothers of all ages joined the annual holiday celebration in December in New York City.

Pictured (L to R) are Greg Fairbank ’96, Adam Metwalli,

Doug Sundheim ’96, and Steve Gettins ’96.

See You at Sigma Nu! cornell reunion 2019

We look forward to hosting our alumni, their families, and friends at 230 Willard Way in June during Cornell Reunion. Our chapter house will be open each day and we invite you to stop by and connect with alumni from your class year (4s and 9s), local alumni, and other alumni who visit every Reunion. Tour the house, enjoy some refreshments, and check out the spectacular view down to Cayuga Lake. Our alumni reception hours are:

fridaY, June 7: 3:00 to 6:00 p.m. | SaturdaY, June 8: 4:00 to 6:00 p.m.

We expect a very strong turnout this year with many big classes (such as ’84) already committing to attend. For more information, connect with Jaan Janes ’85 at jaanjanes@aol.com.

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Gamma Theta IS coming back!And here’s why we know it:1. Contrary to what has been tradition, the

current chairman of the Cornell Greek Growth Committee has indicated that he will accept our application for re-estab-lishment on campus in 2020, four to six months prior to the end of our suspension. This would allow us to participate in the rush program of the spring 2021 semes-ter, or shortly thereafter. Historically, a Cornell suspended chapter has had to wait until the end of its suspension before it could submit paperwork needed to gain re-recognition.

2. Cornell University Gift Recognitiona. As a sign of their support for Sigma

Nu coming back on campus, Cornell has granted annual and class reunion giving recognition for all capital cam-paign contributions paid both to the Gamma Theta Property Association or the Fall Creek Leadership Foundation.

b. Cornell only allows gift recognition for capital campaign donations to frater-nity and sorority capital campaigns that complete a series of required steps, such as having completed a feasibility study by a third-party fund-raising group, which was the case for Gamma Theta in 2017.

c. Cornell is the only major university in the country that affords gift recogni-tion to alumni contributing to capital campaigns of Greek organizations for improvements to fraternity and sorority houses not owned by the university.

d. The school does not provide this same gift recognition for donations that are made to other extracurricular Cornell campus organizations.

e. As Justina DeMott, Associate Direc-tor of Development for Student and Campus Life, told GTPA President Bob Linden ’71 at the annual CALC confer-ence in Boston in February, a. above demonstrates Cornell’s commitment to Gamma Theta, and c. and d. show the university’s commitment to the Greek system as a whole, i.e., if the school felt Greek life was not important to the campus and that the immediate future of men’s and women’s Greek chapters was in question, it would not be pro-viding such university gift recognition.

3. Sigma Nu National has shown its support for our re-establishment by committing to undertaking Gamma Theta’s re-colo-nization efforts at no cost to us. We, as alumni, can participate in this reactivation program to any extent we wish.

4. The house has been fully rented at a break-even rate during this current 2018-19 school year and will continue to be fully rented through the duration of our suspension. The property is being well managed and maintained by our out-sourced and highly competent property management team.

5. GT alumni have continued to generously support the chapter through record-break-ing annual dues contributions, despite the suspension of the chapter, and strong

attendance at alumni events including Reunion and Homecoming.

6. Although our capital campaign has suf-fered some setbacks—the most significant being the passing of the campaign’s lead donor in December—the campaign contin-ues to be on track to secure substantial support, mostly in the form of five-year pledges. Contributions to the campaign will enable us to make much-needed capital improvements, such as replacing all windows with energy efficient units, restoring the Great Hall and the building’s exterior, making some major upgrades to the electrical, plumbing, and HVAC sys-tems, and many other property enhance-ments that will allow 230 Willard Way to serve the needs of future Sigma Nu stu-dent members well into the 21st Century. A commercial grade rear deck overlook-ing downtown Ithaca and Cayuga Lake is also on the wish list. It will enhance the property for both the undergrads and returning alumni and for rush.

7. An initial group of more than a dozen dedicated GT alumni have volunteered to be part of the capital campaign com-mittee to help enlist participation from their fellow brothers from their respective eras at the chapter. Our 1,000-plus living alumni can help ensure that Cornell Sigma Nu will come back stronger than ever.

Ed Reiss ’69, TreasurerGamma Theta Property Association

ereiss@gmail.com

Sigma Nu Leads the Way at Alumni IFCBy Mark Faber ’81

I have been president of the Cornell University Alumni Interfraternity Council (CUAIFC) since January of 2018. Many of you may not know what CUAFIC is and what it does. I would like to take this opportunity to explain our mission and our goals.

CUAIFC supports and represents the alumni leaders and members of the Cor-nell fraternity system. Our ultimate pur-pose and goal is to ensure that fraternities at Cornell not only survive in the short term, but also thrive well into the future.

More specifically, CUAIFC’s mission and goals are as follows:Mission: To support the development of leadership, scholarship, service, and

brotherhood in the active members of Cor-nell fraternities; to enhance Cornell Univer-sity through the positive and proactive role of fraternities; and, to ensure that Cornell fraternities survive and thrive as positive institutions in the Cornell community.Goals:Ø Engage alumni to mentor and support

fraternity chapters, fraternity mem-bers, and the IFC, as well as providing continuity over time as student leaders change, through:

• Education (anti-hazing, diversity, posi-tive treatment of all genders)

• Chapter oversight—individually and collectively

• Encouraging responsibility and accountability

• Systematic improvement in the frater-nity system

• Mentoring and providing positive role models for current student members

Ø Engage with university administration to constructively communicate and advo-cate on behalf of the Cornell frater-nity system, its chapters, and fraternity alumni:

• Develop leadership in active members and alumni

• Enhance the role and positive impact of the Cornell fraternity system

• Currently engaged in better defining and improving the Greek judicial pro-cess

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Minnesota-based medical technology leader. My last position at Amgen was vice president international policy & gov-ernment affairs, leading the company’s work in these areas outside of the United States. Before that, I was vice president value access & policy, leading Amgen’s European market access, pricing, health economics and healthcare policy activities, supporting the launch of five new medi-cines, as well as the company’s portfolio of existing medicines. A highlight for me was co-leading the launch of Amgen’s “Value Based Health Care” program in Europe, which developed innovative “beyond the drug” healthcare solutions and promoted healthcare policies focused on measuring and improving patient health outcomes.

right now, you are at Stanford doing a one-year fellowship. What’s it like to go back to school mid-career and what will you take away from this fellowship program?

After working for 31 years, my wife, Jeanine Thomas Riband ’84, and I decided to go “back to school.” In September

2018, we embarked on a one-year DCI fellowship at Stanford University in Palo Alto, California, as part of a relatively new program to help mid/late-career people assess how they want to make unique and positive contribu-tions for the rest of their lives. The primary focus of my fel-lowship is on developing new approaches and technologies to enable innovative global health and healthcare deliv-ery models. I am hoping to generate insights, identify new solutions, and make contacts that bring together innovation projects at Stanford and in Silicon Valley with health system thought leaders from around the world. But I am also having a great time taking many other types of courses, plus giving lectures and mentoring students.

Where will you go after the fellowship ends?

Jeanine and I plan to return to our home in Lausanne, Switzerland, with frequent trips to the U.S. to visit our two

children and extended fami-lies. I expect I will continue to travel around the world for both work and pleasure.

What advice do you have for undergraduates interested in a career in law and/or healthcare?

I highly recommend both, provided you find the right employers who help you develop your skills and share your values. Working as a lawyer in law firms and cor-

porations helped me to develop strong analytical and advocacy skills and taught me how to operate at the intersection of law, ethics, and business. I have very much enjoyed working in healthcare: in addition to learning a complex, highly-regulated, technology-intensive business, I have had the satisfaction of knowing that the work my team and I did every day helped patients somewhere in the world get access to a treatment that saved or dramatically improved their lives.

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I joined Cincinnati-based Wornick Foods in 2001 to build a commercial busi-ness for a company with a proud history of making field feeding rations (MREs) for our nation’s warfighters. We successfully grew the business through contract manu-facturing shelf stable foods for some of the world’s most iconic food brands. After sev-eral cycles of private equity ownership, the business was acquired by the Baxter Food Group in 2014. I was named CEO at that time. Baxters is a 150 year old, privately held global food company headquartered in Edinburgh, Scotland. Baxters is best known in the UK for its premium Baxters soup products. I run the North American business for Baxters, inclusive of Wornick Foods. We have four plants and over 750 employees. We have built a tremen-dous business focused on serving soldiers, babies, and people in crisis.

What’s your favorite Baxters product?My favorite product is the Meal-Ready-

Eat (MRE) that we have been making for the U.S. government since its inception 40 years ago. The MRE replaced the K-ration and is the foundation of our military’s field

feeding program. Anyone who has served as a U.S. warfighter readily recognizes the MRE as an integral part of their train-ing and military experience. It is difficult to express the pride of leading an organi-zation that is such an integral supplier to our nation’s military and the extraordinary men and women who serve our country.

What advice do you have for undergrad-uates interested in a career in the food business?

Some of brightest individuals that I have ever met surrounded me at Cornell. I honestly feel that most were a hell of lot smarter than me. I have learned that the food business, like any manufacturing-centric business, is a “people” business.

Gaining leadership experience, whether serving as social chairman at the frater-nity house or supervising a campus cater-ing event, are valuable building blocks in learning how to effectively engage and motivate people. There is nothing more fulfilling than developing teams that rou-tinely accomplish things together that they never thought possible. Those who thrive in leadership roles have demonstrated they can win the hearts and minds of the employees they serve. I have found that those pursuing a career in management are well rewarded by focusing on honing these “soft skills.”

how did your time at Sigma nu prepare you for life after cornell professionally and personally?

The years that I spent at Sigma Nu (’81-’84) were the most formative and best of my life. My first date with Eleanor Dono-hue ’85, my wife of 33 years, was at a Sigma Nu Bahamas party. Brothers Matt Wiant ’84, Matt Kalaycio ’84, and Mickey Harris ’84 remain my closest friends. The opportunity to live in the house for three years (and summers) provided countless memories and relationships with an incred-ibly diverse and talented group of young

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“The Corner” roommates—John Kowalchik ’84, Matt Wiant ’84, and Matt Kalaycio ’84.

Herb and Jeanine ready for the Sigma Nu spring

formal!

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how did your time at Sigma nu prepare you for life after cornell professionally and personally?

I was fortunate to live with a great bunch of guys, and serve as social chair-man (with my roommate Mark Vanacore ’84) and then as commander. Particularly in the latter role, I learned a great deal about leadership, management, motiva-tion, talent recruitment, and financial responsibility. The learnings came from both accomplishments and mistakes. But they have served me well.

What is your favorite memory of living at 230 Willard Way?

Too many to list: serving on an elite “Varmint Cong” unit that took apart Col-legetown during the Phi Psi 500 (all for charity of course), some amazing social events (prohibition party, Bahamas party, spring break in Fort Lauderdale, spring party weekend, etc.) and, of course, work-ing together as a brotherhood to win the fraternity all sports trophy my senior year.

life at Sigma nu has changed over the years. for instance, the “tube room” name is lost on younger brothers who typically watch tV in the dormer. What’s one aspect of your time at Sigma nu that you want today’s students to know about?

I felt like we were able to maintain a “sense of balance” that included social activities, sports, academics, and volun-teer activities (Big Brother program, look-ing after the elderly neighbor across the street, etc.). We had a group of great peo-ple who (mostly) worked hard at school, excelled at sports and other activities, and generally had a hell of a lot of fun.

Greek intramurals and the pursuit of the all sports trophy was a “big thing” at Sigma nu while you were in school. Which team was the best Sigma nu ever fielded—name the sport and year.

I am, of course, biased, but the 1983-’84 Sigma Nu Snakes ice hockey team was the best team I played on at Cornell. Winning the fraternity ice hockey cham-pionship was a Cornell highlight for me, especially after we beat the pretty boys from Phi Delt and the jocks from DU—which

fielded three to four varsity and junior var-sity hockey players in a pathetic attempt to try and stop us. We still beat the b**t**ds!

how do you stay in touch with Sigma nu and cornell?

Reading the Sigma News and staying in contact with some of my other brothers.

Interested brothers can connect with Herb and Jeanine at hfriband@gmail.com.

men who favorably changed the direction of the house and all of those who were fortunate to have shared the experience.

What is your favorite memory of living at 230 Willard Way?

My role with Cornell Dining and Catering provided broad access to university “assets.” They were certainly put to good use when the house put on the first annual “Spring Wing Ding,” where we served buffalo wings for charity for thousands of students on a sunny spring afternoon on the Arts Quad. Unfortu-nately, some brothers learned the hard way that eating cooked wings while simultane-ously loading fryers with raw chicken can get you pretty sick. We are fortunate that no brothers died of salmonella.

life at Sigma nu has changed over the years. for instance, in the ’80s, almost everyone lived in doubles and triples, now undergraduates prefer singles. What’s one aspect of your time at Sigma nu that you want today’s students to know about?

Our class was large (27, I think) and almost everyone lived in the house for three years. Since my roommate (Wiant) and I had the distinction of the lowest pledge numbers, we doubled up in the

smallest room in the house (on the wing). Looking back, It is hard to believe we made the room work. But I never remem-ber it feeling too small.

You have plans to be back at your 35th reunion in June. if you could live one more day at Sigma nu, what would that day look like?

Breakfast in the dining room—sharing the stories of the previous night. Drinking refreshments in the sun all afternoon on the house roof, Big Red hockey game, chapter room party followed by the Corner after-ward. Then watching the sun rise on the roof with my best buds.

how do you stay in touch with Sigma nu and cornell?

Wiant, Kalaycio, Harris, and I have remained close over the years. We shared our 30th birthdays in Cabo, brought in the millenium (2000 New Years) with our fami-lies together in a mansion in Key West. Ski trips, weddings, bar mitzvahs too numer-ous to count. Harris, Wiant, and I even got to do a NYC-based internet start-up busi-ness together in 1999-2000. To my kids, they are “uncles.” To me, they are my best friends and always will be.

Brothers can catch up with John at jmkowalchik@zoho.com.

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Ø To bridge, support, and enhance com-munications between active fraternity members, university administrators and faculty, alumni and community leaders, and national fraternity orga-nizations.

Ø To promote a safe environment for all members of the Cornell community.

Ø Increase our external focus by deliv-ering positive public messaging about the benefits of Cornell fraternity life, the accomplishments and positive con-tributions of fraternity members and chapters to the Cornell community, and the life lessons imparted by the Cornell fraternity experience.

CUAIFC’s short term and immediate goals are to assist chapters with the suc-cessful implementation of President Mar-tha Pollack’s Greek reforms that were introduced in May, 2018, and can be found on the sorority and fraternity life page of the Cornell website. The most important of those reforms is to par-ticipate in and provide the IFC alumni position on the ongoing comprehensive review of the chapter review board pro-cess that governs recognition for fraterni-ties and sororities

CUAIFC’s Officers and Committees are:OfficersPresident: Mark Faber ’81, Sigma NuVice President: John Yerger ’82, Delta Kappa EpsilonTreasurer: Alex Pruce ’13, Zeta PsiSecretary: Adam Kirsch ’15, Beta Theta Pi

Committees• Education and Training• Judicial Process• Maintenance and Infrastructure• Housing

CUAIFC is always in need of alumni volunteers. Any Sigma Nu alum inter-ested in joining CUAIFC should contact me at mfaber1@optonline.net.

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We are saddened to let you know that brother Scott W. Roland ’80, ΓΘ 1188, died peacefully on November 1, 2018. Scott was social director and then commander of the Gamma Theta Chap-ter during his time in the house. He graduated from Niskayuna (NY) High School in 1976 and earned his bachelor’s degree in economics from Cornell in 1980. After graduation, Scott went to work for General Electric and completed their financial management training program with distinction, subsequently working as a forensic

financial analyst for GE in the Netherlands. Scott returned to Cornell to obtain a Masters in Business

Administration in 1989 and then went on to work for Corning, and other organizations, as a financial risk manager. When he left the corporate world, Scott moved back to upstate New

York to be near his parents, joining them in their antiques business. He became a collector, dealer, appraiser, and rec-ognized expert in antique glass. He was the owner of Glim-merglass Antiques in Schevenus, New York, and was a member and officer of several societies dedicated to the history and preservation of antique glass.

In spite of being one of the youngest in his class, Scott was a natural leader. He was not shy about making his presence known. He was always ready to offer a helping hand to all he knew. Scott enjoyed the outdoors and the simple life that upstate New York had to offer, and found his peace at the end of a gravel road in Otsego County. In addition to his many Gamma Theta brothers, Scott is survived by three sisters, two brothers, and three nephews.

Arthur Palmer ’80 Steve Warfield ’79 apalmer@acm.org steffenwarfield@gmail.com

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DeceasedWe regret to report the deaths of the following alumni:

Howard P. James ’48 October 16, 2018

Hugh Stuart Campbell ’51 December 28, 2018

Parry C. Benton ’53 April 8, 2012

Christopher P. Hintz ’68 June 16, 2012

Scott W. Roland ’80November 1, 2018

In Memory of Scott Roland ’80

Scott Roland ’80

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Brad Bosart ’91 has recently moved his investment management and advisory practice to the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC). His new practice is known as the Bosart Wealth Management Group of RBC. He’d like brothers to know he can be reached at brad.bosart@rbc.com or 248-336-5104.

Sigma Nu Alums Meet Up in Naples, Florida!

Winter time fun in Naples with Kathy and John Lyncheski ’67, Vinnie Serpico ’73 and wife Claudia (far right), and Marcy and Steve “Stash” Schaeffer ’73. John lives full time in Naples while Vinnie and Stash also spend time there. John reports, “Stash and I first met last year. This was the first time I met Vinnie. We had a great time and very much plan to stay in touch.”

celebrate our appreciation of Cornell, Sigma Nu, and the many memories we shared.

H. Stuart Campbell was a class of his own. His values and his principles were central to everything he did and felt. He will be missed by so many, and especially family and Sigma Nu.

Charles H. Moore Jr. ’51chmoore052@gmail.com

The class of ’51, circa 2011. Top Row (L to R): Charlie Moore Jr. ’51, Stu Campbell ’51, Frank “Moose” Miller ’51, and Sandy Beach Jr. ’51; bottom Row (L to R): Noel

(Buzz) de Cordova ‘51 & Jack Vinson ‘52.

years, and each time he hosted a dinner for his fraternity classmates. He was also instrumental in organizing golf tourna-ments —in Ithaca, Princeton, or anywhere he could attract his brothers—always to