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12 January 25, 2008 Cornell Chronicle
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Ray Dalton is recognized for multicultural professional service
Ray Dalton, executive director of
Cornell’s Of� ce of Minority Educational
Affairs (OMEA), was awarded the prestigious
William H. Myers Multicultural
Professional Service Award at the 2008
National Black Student Leadership Development
Conference in Washington, D.C.,
in early January for his work in multicultural
affairs at Cornell. The Myers service
award is given by the Stuart Educational
Leadership Group to recognize and honor
the exceptional contributions of multicultural
affairs professionals in preparing
student leaders, mentoring students and
colleagues, and serving their colleges and
communities.
Holding his current position since 1994,
Dalton has led Cornell’s commitment to
minority academic achievement, recruitment
and retention. For the past 16 years,
he also has been a senior lecturer in the
College of Architecture, Art and Planning,
where he has developed and teaches a
course, Art and the Multicultural Experience.
Dalton is active in numerous univer-
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sity committees and is a member of Alpha
Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc., the National Organization
of Minority Architects and the
National College Art Association. Dalton is
also a board trustee of Tompkins Cortland
Community College in Dryden, N.Y.
Dalton was nominated for the Myers service
award by Ernie Jolly, co-president of
Cornell’s Black Students United; DeAngelo
Washington, assistant director in OMEA;
and Leon Lawrence, director of the Of� ce
for Diversity and Inclusiveness in the College
of Architecture, Art and Planning.
“My � rst encounter with Dr. Dalton
was during the 2005 Pre-freshman Summer
Program,” explained Jolly. “Since
then, Dr. Dalton has provided me with a
servant-leader leadership model: he loves
his students and is committed to seeing us
succeed. The Myers Award was our way
of saying ‘thank you’ and ‘job well done’.
He truly deserved it.” The Myers service
award is given in memory of William H.
Myers, former assistant dean of students at
Rowan University in Glassboro, N. J.
Thanks to students, United Way campaign
at Cornell exceeds goal
BY ROGER SEGELKEN
Enthusiastic student-based fundraising is credited for
helping boost the Cornell campus portion of the 2007
United Way of Tompkins County campaign surprisingly
far above goals set by university organizers.
With gifts and commitments (as of Jan. 22) totaling
$777,237, the Cornell campaign’s chair had some accolades
to hand out: “Our community has shown great leadership
by its commitment to the United Way campaign and to
the agencies that provide so many services to our faculty,
staff and students and their families,” said Stephen T.
Golding, the university’s Samuel W. Bodman Executive
Vice President for Finance and Administration.
“Cornell’s contribution represents almost 40 percent of
this year’s Tompkins County campaign, and we’re thrilled
to report that Cornell gifts are almost 10 percent over our
projected 2007 goal. I am especially proud,” Golding said,
“of our student leadership. Their enthusiasm for United
Way was contagious, and their fundraising initiatives – a
LINDSAY FRANCE/UNIVERSITY PHOTOGRAPHY
Jonathan Feldman ‘08, left, and James A. Brown, president of
United Way of Tompkins County, prepare for next week’s announcement
of a new initiative from the Cornell United Way
Campaign.
Jobs at Cornell ...
� rst for the campus campaign – played such an instrumental
role.”
The student role focused on two fundraising events, according
to one organizer. Government major Jonathan E.
Feldman ’08, a student member of the United Way cabinet,
worked with Greg Schvey, Hotel ’09, and the athletics
department to � nd a corporate sponsor. Perfect Screen
Printers agreed to contribute to United Way for each
student attending the � rst Big Red home football game
of the season (Sept. 15). Then Feldman and Schvey used
their marketing skills to publicize the opportunity to help
United Way (and see Cornell beat Bucknell, 38-14).
Buoyed by their initial success (which raised around
$3,000), Feldman enlisted Jason Beekman ’08 and Allison
Munoz ’08 for another � rst, less than a month later. Eleven
of Cornell’s student a cappella groups joined forces with
the student musical-theater troupe Anything Goes to sell
some 800 tickets at $3 each for an Oct. 12 show in Bailey
Hall.
“Planning is already under way to make events like
these an annual, student-based contribution to future
United Way campaigns,” said Feldman, noting that some
education is involved, as well: “Cornell students are very
active in a lot of national, global and regional issues,” he
said. “But it is rare that we get a chance to learn about the
needs – and spread compassion – in the place where we
live for four years.
“We didn’t realize,” Feldman continued, “that there are
lines at soup kitchens right here in Ithaca, for example.”
“The full impact of programs currently being developed
by Jonathan Feldman and the student campaign will
not be known for years,” said James A. Brown, president
of the United Way of Tompkins County. But, he added,
“These efforts are building new connections between the
campus and community. [They] are valuable gifts of time,
talent and in-kind support, the giving of self that makes
these campaigns so successful.”
Although the 2007 Cornell campaign surpassed its
dollar goal of $700,000, participation so far is short of the
hoped-for 20 percent of faculty and staff members, according
to Cornell campaign leader Golding. “There’s still
time, whether you want to write a check or arrange for
payroll deduction,” he said, pointing to the campus campaign
Web site: .
• Feb. 14; 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m.; Cortland Works, 99 Main St.,
Cortland, NY. Advanced registration is required. To register,
contact Robin Sandwick at (607) 756-7585 or via e-mail
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• Feb. 26; 10-11:30 a.m.; The Recruitment and Employment
Center, 337 Pine Tree Rd., East Hill Plaza, Ithaca, NY.
Advanced registration is required. To register, contact Janet
Beebe at (607) 254-8370, TTY (607) 255-4943, or via e-mail
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JASON KOSKI / UNIVERSITY PHOTOGRAPHY
Ray Dalton proudly displays the William H. Myers Multicultural Professional Service Award that
was awarded to him in January.
SHAI EYNAV/SHAI EYNAV PHOTOGRAPHY
Cornell employees cheer for the Cornell basketball team at
last year’s Employee Celebration Day.
Upcoming Employee
Celebration Day
tickets on sale
Employee Celebration Day is just around the corner, on
February 9, 2008, and ticket sales are already brisk. Due
to popular demand, the Cornell Community Dinner will
begin one-half hour earlier than the announced time,
and now will run from 4:30-7:30 p.m in the Ramin Room,
Bartels Hall. Choose either chicken parmesan or vegetarian
pasta with grilled vegetable marinara when you
purchase tickets. Athletic events include Men’s Basketball
vs. Penn, 7 p.m.; Women’s Ice Hockey, 4 p.m.; Wrestling, 1
p.m.; Women’s Gymnastics, 1 p.m.; Men and Women’s Indoor
Track, all day. For game details, visit: .
Tickets for $5 each include both the dinner and athletic
events; $3 tickets include either the dinner or the athletic
events. Visit Athletic Department Ticket Of� ce, Bartels
Hall (M-F, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.), bring your CU ID or call (607)
255-4247.
Other Celebration Day activities are listed at and include self-guided tours of the Johnson Art
Museum, family movie, swimming and bowling.
Volunteers are needed for the dinner to help with set
up (2:30-4:30 p.m.), serving and coordinating during
the meal (4:30-7:30 p.m. with break for dinner), or clean
up (7-8:30 p.m.). Please contact Cheryl McGraw at (607)
255-7565, or if you are interested
in volunteering. Each volunteer (including each of your
family members, if they also volunteer) receives a complimentary
ticket.
Employee Celebration Day is sponsored by the Division
of Human Resources; Department of Athletics and
Physical Education; Cornell Catering; Pepsi; Aetna.