Donors & Corporate Partners

Domino's CEO Russell Weiner '90 speaks at a marketing class
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Marketing Wisdom, From the Alum Who Helped Turn Domino’s Around

Each year, now-CEO Russell Weiner ’90 comes back to the Hill to speak about the secret sauce behind the pizza chain’s renaissance.

The exterior of Statler Hall, shot close to the entrance looking up toward blue sky.
Nolan BusinessFeed

$11.5M gift strengthens hospitality research, teaching

The gift from C. Kenneth Grailer ’53 will support the Cornell Peter and Stephanie Nolan School of Hotel Administration by expanding the Center for Hospitality Research, helping renovate the Grailer Food Labs and providing scholarships.

Cornell Interim President Michael Kotlikoff at Giving Ceremony.
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Philanthropy class aids Tompkins County nonprofits

Cornell SC Johnson College students in an annual Philanthropic Leadership class tripled grants to local nonprofits.

Trek members converge with industry professionals in a conference room
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Cornell Real Estate Club in New York City

Cornell Real Estate Club trek members travel to New York City to meet with leading industry professionals.

Photo of an elegant restaurant with a high ceiling and a huge chandelier hanging high above all. The room is filled with people sitting at tables and images of the evening’s honorees are projected onto the stone walls above the room’s columns.
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Icons and Innovators: Cornell Awards Shine Light on Hospitality’s Finest

The 2024 Icon is former IHG CEO Keith Barr ’92 and Innovators are José Andrés and Rob Wilder, founders of José Andrés Group and World Central Kitchen.

Meng Zhou, M.S. ’92, Ph.D. ’96, and his doctoral advisor, E.V. Baker Professor of Agricultural Economics Emeritus Andrew Novakovic.
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Donor’s New Fund to Support Students, Mentoring

Meng Zhou, M.S. ’92, Ph.D. ’96 established a fund to support doctoral students in applied economics and management.

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Nolan BusinessFeed

Justin Wai ’06 Donates Gift to Create Dean’s Discretionary Fund

Nolan School graduate Justin Wai ’06 has made a $1 million gift to the dean’s discretionary fund at the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business.

photo of Kyungbae Suh and Helen Chun standing side by side.
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Kyungbae Suh, MBA ’87, Endows Professorship of Global Marketing

Amorepacific CEO Kyungbae Suh, MBA ’87, and his wife, Yoonkyung Shin, established the Kyungbae Suh Professorship of Global Marketing.

headshot of Byron Grote.
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Donor-funded Scholarship Making a Difference for PhD Students

A scholarship funded by Johnson graduate Byron E. Grote, MS ’77, PhD ’81, supports the academic activity of seven Johnson PhD students.