Alumni Profiles

Nelson “Nels” Schaenen Jr. ’50, MBA ’51, is honored with the Samuel C. Johnson Distinguished Service Award
Nels Schaenen Jr. is recognized for his sustained and exemplary commitment to Johnson and its alumni. By Katie O’Brien ’16 A member of Johnson’s fourth-ever graduating class, Nelson Schaenen Jr. […]

George Gellert ’60, MBA ’62, JD ’63, to be honored with the 2016 L. Joseph Thomas Leadership Award
This year’s recipient of the L. Joseph Thomas Leadership Award, George Gellert, is a generous and dedicated “triple red” who credits Cornell with providing a great foundation for life. By […]

Johnson Club of Korea to be honored with Johnson’s Henry P. Renard ’54, MBA ’55 Regional Alumni Club of the Year Award
Thanks to the team led by Chulyong Cho, MBA ’98, the Johnson Club of Korea is strengthening its relationships with alumni and Johnson. By Irene Kim When Chulyong Cho, MBA […]

Shari Aser, MBA ’10, receives the 2016 Robert J. Swieringa Young Alumni Service Award
Shari Aser, this year’s recipient of the Robert J. Swieringa Young Alumni Service Award, exemplifies Johnson as a successful businesswoman with a true drive for achievement and a genuine heart […]

Helping others to do well
John Bonhomme, MBA ’07, was named recipient of Johnson’s 2015 Wilbur Parker Distinguished Alumni Award for outstanding professional achievement and commitment to his community. John Bonhomme has dedicated himself to […]

Planting the seeds of mechanization around the world
Sid Bardwell’s MBA ’89 career spans three continents and numerous countries. As a boy in the 1960s, Sid Bardwell spent summers on his grandparent’sdairy farm outside Madison, Wisc. During college, […]

The consultant who wore many hats
Jamel Morris MBA ’05 helps the federal government tackle big, unusual projects. When the federal government needs help tackling big, unusual projects,they often partner with MITRE, a nonprofit organization that […]

Alumni lead biotech startup GeneWEAVE to successful acquisition
Two Cornell alumni who developed a diagnostic technology to detect drug-resistant bacteria while they were students sold the startup they launched to Roche, the world’s largest biotech company. by Sherrie […]

Luxury vacations with all the comforts of home — and hotels
by Katie O’Brien ’16 InvitedHome is shaking upboth the hospitality and homesharingindustries by working with homeowners to bring hotelstandards to luxury home rentals.Vacationers can now personalizetheir trip by staying in […]