On behalf of the Cornell community, I extend my deepest and heartfelt condolences to Shawns parents and family, including his sister who is a Cornell alumna, as well as his friends and peers. The student, Matthew Friedman, hailed from Marlboro, New Jersey, and had a sister also . ( That is, one or more deaths a year each year from 1959 to 2021. George Lowery, managing editor of the Cornell Chronicle,died Dec. 10in Ithaca. Benedict Anderson, a professor emeritus in government,died Dec. 13 in East Java, Indonesia. He was 94. He was 102. He transferred to Cornell from Grinnell College in the fall 2020 semester, and had joined the Phi Kappa Tau fraternity and lived in Becker House. He was 100. SOCIAL. Hall in 2021. Alan Dobson, professor emeritus of biomedical sciences, died Feb. 21 in Ithaca, New York. var zone_id = 336; Cornell University will no longer require COVID-19 vaccinations for all students and staff starting May 20. According to police at the time, West was last seen on April 6 in his North Campus residence hall, but was then reported missing by a family member in New York City. He was 59. He was 90. Julian C. Smith Jr.41, M.Eng. Note: Barring some additional data, 1952 and 1958 and 2022 were the last years free of . Police officers did not complete their own thorough search of the fraternity until the next day, after Mr. Tsialass body had been discovered. Stan Bowman, photographer, sculptor, painter, and professor emeritus immersed his teaching and creative practice in the digital revolution, bringing a spirit of experimentation and curiosity to his work, died on July 5 in Ithaca at age 87. Edwin Oyer, international professor emeritus in vegetable crops, died Nov. 15. (Ed) Intemann, M.F.A. He was 99. The Ithaca Police Department responded to the area around Ezras Tunnel at around 10:48 a.m. on Saturday, according to IPD Lieutenant Theodore Schwartz. James Stewart, a masters student in entomology, died Dec. 16 in Ithaca. He was 92. James Boodley, professor emeritus of floriculture and ornamental horticulture, died Feb. 12 in Kent, Ohio. Use Cornell Dining Now at now.dining.cornell.edu to search for eateries by region of campus. We extend our deepest sympathies to Gilles family and friends. A wide range of supportive resources is also available at caringcommunity.cornell.edu. But in this case, Mr. Tsialass parents say, it was premature to assume a tragic accident or a suicide, and they fear that the Cornell Police also operated under that assumption, leading to errors in the investigation. Dr. Kristy Richards 90, associate professor of biomedical sciences, died March 30 in New York City. Bonnie Graham MacDougall62, M.A. He was 81. Benjamin Daus 25, a first-year student from Flemington, New Jersey, died from a hiking accident while on vacation during the winter break. Yesterday afternoon, Cornell Police, Bang's Ambulance and the Ithaca Police responded to a North Campus residence hall where Shawn West '24 was discovered deceased within a residence hall room. Kathy Berggren,a senior lecturer in the Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management, died July 24 in Portland, Oregon, at age 46. Cornell University VP of Student Life Ryan Lombardi published a statement around 12:30 p.m. on Saturday confirming that West's body had been discovered. He was 89. His iPhone most likely died around then, making it impossible for the police to track. James Turner, the founding director of Cornells Africana Studies and Research Center and a pioneer of the multidisciplinary approach to exploring the African diaspora, died Aug. 6. West had been reported missing on April 8 in an email to the campus community from Lombardi. Robert C. Richardson,Nobel laureate, Floyd R. Newman Professor of Physics, and Cornells first vice provost for research, died Feb. 19 in Ithaca. He was 93. He also maintained an interest in the human impacts of technology and the relationship between users and devices. The cause of his death is currently unknown. After discovering dirt marks that looked like a shoe print on Mr. Tsialass shirt, the police did not try to match them to anyone, although they do not believe they match the shoes Mr. Tsialas was wearing. Martin Gardiner Bernal, professor emeritus of government and Near Eastern studies at Cornell and author of the widely read and debated "Black Athena books on classical civilization, died June 9 in Cambridge, England. var zone_id = 336; Karel Husa,professor emeritus of music, died Dec. 14 at his home in Apex, North Carolina. Robert Elliott Johnston, professor of psychology, died Dec. 20 at Cayuga Medical Center in Ithaca after extended treatments for lymphoma. Preliminary indication suggests Matthew died after a medical event. Micky Falkson, a senior lecturer in the Department of Economics and one of its longest-serving faculty members, died at home in Ithaca Nov. 7. Robert Kahrs, 52, D.V.M. Cornell University is a private research university that provides an exceptional education for undergraduates and graduate and professional students. Daniela Lee was pronounced dead on April 19th. IPD is continuing to investigate the incident, but currently does not suspect the death to be the result of a criminal act. The Ithaca-based Crisisline is also available at 607-272-1616. Richard Grambow 55, D.V.M. He was a promising young computer coder, who enjoyed developing video games, refurbishing vintage game consoles and was interested in the human impacts of technology and the relationships between users and devices, Lombardi wrote in a Saturday statement. reported roughly 97 per cent of students at Cornell University are vaccinated. The former head of Cornell University's Counseling and Psychological Services Department is dead after committing suicide, according to multiple reports. Matthew Friedman 26, a first-year student in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, was found unresponsive in his residence in Court-Kay-Bauer Hall on Wednesday, April 12 and was later pronounced dead, Dean of CALS Ben Houlton and Dean of Students Marla Love wrote in a Thursday afternoon email obtained by The Sun. William C. Dilger 46, M.S. He is the assistant managing editor on the 139th editorial board and was the Science Editor on the 138th editorial board. This is the first death of a student reported during the fall 2021 semester, after four student deaths in the spring. Health care policy student Matthew Crovella 23 died unexpectedly of a medical episode in late January. Previously, she served as managing editor on the 139th Editorial Board and was an assistant news editor on the 138th Editorial Board. Correction, April 10, 12:49 p.m.: A previous version of this article wrote that West was found in his dorm room. In one room, the recruits had to down a bottle of vodka among them. He was 97. He was 88. He was89. The University will host a support meeting for the Cornell community on Wednesday Dec. 8 from 12:15 p.m. to 1:15 p.m. in the International Lounge (414) in Willard Straight Hall. He was 60. William G. McMinn, who served as dean of the College of Architecture, Art and Planning from 1984 to 96, died Aug. 21 in Asheville, North Carolina. There is still one way Mr. Van Houten might be able to make students talk, but it would carry its own risks. Shannon Jones, a 23-year-old upperclassman in the College of Engineering, died Nov. 27 in Cayuga Heights. Riccardo Giovanelli, professor emeritus of astronomy in the College of Arts and Sciences, died Dec. 14 at his home in Ithaca after a long battle with Parkinsons disease. Joel M. Malina, a Cornell vice president, said in a statement that he stood by the Cornell Police Departments investigation and that the university had been aggressive in making fraternities safer in recent years, including by suspending or limiting the activities of 28 Greek organizations since 2017. An archive of official university statements addressing the deaths of Cornell students and faculty. Lois Spier Gray, an iconic ILR School professor who committed her life to advancing social justice and workers rights, died Sept. 20 in New York City. He was 72. var site_id = 4609; Maryam Zafar is a student in the Class of 2021. In some cases, investigators say, they lied. He was 55. He was 19. The campus community is invited to attend a service of remembrance Oct. 29 from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. in the chapel in Anabel Taylor Hall. Richard Penner 69, M.Arch. His dedication to the Department of City and Regional Planning in the College of Architecture, Art and Planning (AAP) spanned more than 70 years. In Fall 2022, the university received over 71,000 undergraduate applications for the class of 3,441 . Arthur Ashkin, Ph.D. 52, who won the Nobel Prize in physics in 2018 for pioneering optical tweezers that use laser light to capture and manipulate microscopic particles, died Sept. 21 at his home in Rumson, N.J. Dr. Maurice J. Tauber, professor emeritus of entomology and former chair of the Department of Entomology, died Oct. 6 in Davis, California. Suicide is currently the second most common cause of death among college students. Eugene Dynkin, the A.R. Michael G. Kammen, Pultizer Prize-winning historian and the Newton C. Farr Professor of American History and Culture Emeritus, died Nov. 29 in Ithaca at age 77. Miaoxiu Tina Tian '18, a student in the College of Engineering, was found dead in her apartment in Ithaca on Dec. 13. She is a senior editor on the 140th Editorial Board. He was 91. Individuals can have a diverse range of feelings, needs, and reactions when facing loss. NEW! The Ithaca Police arrested three students and charged them under the states hazing law; all three were acquitted. In 2011, George Desdunes, a sophomore from Brooklyn, died at Cornell during a ritual in which he was bound, blindfolded and urged to drink. He had attended the Horace Mann School in the Bronx and held a high school internship studying urban soil with the Central Park Conservancy, according to Lombardi. M.H. Anyone who may have been in the area of North Willard Way and Ezras Tunnel between 1 a.m. and 10 a.m. on Saturday is asked to contact the Ithaca Police DepartmentInvestigations Division through any of the following means: Zukowski was a sophomore in the College of Arts & Sciences who transferred to Cornell from Grinnell College in the fall 2020 semester, according to the university. He was 64. Tom Ruttledge, retired senior lecturer of chemistry, died May 19 in Ithaca. Follow Matt Steecker on Twitter @OnTheStecord. He is the assistant managing editor on the 139th editorial board and was the Science Editor on the 138th editorial board. She was 97. He was 73. He was 107. A biology student, Friedman had a deep interest in neurobiology and behavior and planned to become a doctor after graduating from Cornell. He was 87. 50, professor emeritus of English and comparative literature, died Dec. 19 in Cayuga Heights, New York, at the age of 90. Curiously, he was still wearing a black sweatshirt. He was 82. He was 60. This information about Grief and Loss (pdf) may be helpful to you or a friend. 2023 www.ithacajournal.com. Students gathered physically together, and also had an option to gather virtually for support, Lombardi said. Shayle Robert Searle, Ph.D. '58, professor emeritus of biological statistics, died Feb. 18 in Ithaca. "Please join me in keeping them in your thoughts as they grieve this unimaginable loss.". He was 76. She was 86. She will also travel to New York City this summer for an immersive eight-week Milstein Program experience at . Donald J. Lisk, M.S. Students in need of professional mental health support can call Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) at 607-255-5155 and employees can call the Faculty and Staff Assistance Program (FSAP) at 607-255-2673. The cause of his death is unknown at this time. Michael Morley, professor emeritus of mathematics in the College of Arts and Sciences, died Oct. 11 at Guthrie Robert Packer Hospital in Sayre, Pennsylvania. Dick Archer, associate professor of theater arts, died Sept. 14. In this academic year alone, 10 students have died from a variety of causes: suicide, accidents and cancer. 42, professor emeritus of chemical and biomolecular engineering, died Aug. 30 at Kendal at Ithaca. He was 20. MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: Alert level red - high risk. This is the fifth unexpected student death in the past school year. Mr. Tsialas met his mother for dinner at Taste of Thai, a restaurant in downtown Ithaca, N.Y., before he went to the fraternity party. 52, Ph.D. 54, whose work in applied economic entomology supported growers in New York and around the globe, died Dec. 7, 2022, in Ithaca. 68,professor emeritusof rural sociology, died Sept. 2in Hector, New York. He was 93. Richard Dick Polenberg, the Marie Underhill Noll Professor of History Emeritus, died Nov. 26 in Ithaca. Carl Gortzig 52, emeritus professor of floriculture, died June 2 in Ithaca. He was 89. Steven Stucky,DMA '78, professor emeritus of music, died Feb. 14 at his home in Ithaca. 09, 2021, 7:16 a.m. Neil W. Ashcroft, the Horace White Professor of Physics Emeritus in the College of Arts and Sciences and a leading theorist in condensed matter physics, died March 15 in Ithaca. Whenever these services are closed, calls are answered by Cornell Healths on-call mental health provider. '45),beloved and respected benefactor and trailblazing architect, died in Beverly Hills, California on February 11. He was 95. He was 86. He was 24. Milica Mandic, a 21-year-old senior computer science student in the College of Engineering, died Jan. 13 in Serbia. Ernest Sternglass 44, M.S. Dr. Isadore Rosenfeld, professor of clinical medicine, died Jan. 30in Greenwich, Connecticut. Alison Van Dyke, retired senior lecturer of performing and media arts,died Oct. 5in London. var corner_video = 'left'; He was 98. As Cornell students now navigate both in-person and online final exams, cases have skyrocketed to a record-high 469 active student cases on campus the highest number of positives on the Ithaca campus since the start of the pandemic. Cornell University VP of Student Life Ryan Lombardi published a statement around 12:30 p.m. on Saturday confirming that Wests body had been discovered. Phillip Zukowski 23, a sophomore studying computer science, was found dead Saturday near Ezras Tunnel in the Ithaca Falls Natural Area, Vice President for Student and Campus Life Ryan Lombardi wrote in a Sunday afternoon statement. Peter Van Soest, professor emeritus of animal science, one of the most influential animal scientists of his generation, died on March 21 in Ithaca. We dont want to see these kids in jail, Ms. Tomasello said of the fraternity brothers. ITHACA, N.Y.Cornell University sophomore Lisa Ngunda passed away over the weekend of March 12. A longtime staff memberLaurie Johnson, graduate field assistant in the Department of Development Sociology, died Aug. 15 at Hospicare in Ithaca. Phillip Zukowski 23, a sophomore in the College of Arts; Sciences, was found dead May 8 in the Ithaca Falls Natural Area. Ian Lenz, Ph.D. 16, Department of Computer Science, died Oct. 31 in Austin, Texas. Please note, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all CAPS and FSAP services are currently being delivered via telehealth. Before coming to Cornell as a student in the fall of 2020, she had already participated in summer internships with the University Herbarium twice, according to Houltons email. Lynn Stout, professor oflaw, died April 16. Please do not wait until the deadline to submit your proof of vaccination. She was 88. Jane Hardy'53, a longtime senior lecturer in the Department of Communication, died May 21 in Ithaca after a brief illness. Cornell University is a private research university that provides an exceptional education for undergraduates and graduate and professional students. Previously, she served as managing editor on the 139th Editorial Board and was an assistant news editor on the 138th Editorial Board.
