Martin
McVoy Jr. 1892 bought land for Alpha Delt temple and lodge at 777 Stewart Avenue; Head of Building Committee 1899-1903; President of Alumni Corporation
1929-32.Read
more about Brother McVoy here.
Elon
Huntington Hooker 1894 was a chemist, hydrodynamic engineer, and founder of Hooker
Electrochemical Company in 1909. Read
more about Brother Hooker here.
Louis
Agassiz Fuertes 1897 was a noted wildlife artist and naturalist. Read more
about Brother Fuertes here.
Walter C. Teagle
1900 was a chairman of Standard Oil Company of New
Jersey (now Exxon Mobil Corporation) and endowed Teagle Hall.
Read more about Brother Teagle here. Theodore H. Booth 1925 was former chairman of Frontier Bronze, Inc.,
a community and nonprofit board member and volunteer, avid sailor and outdoorsman, founder of the Adelphic
Cornell Educational Fund.Read
more about Brother Booth here.
Judge James E. Rice, Jr. 1930 was a poultry farmer, town justice of the
peace, public servant, and 60-year veteran of the alumni corporation. For nearly
70 years, Brother Rice '30 was "Mr. Alpha Delt," a counselor and supporter
of generations of Alpha Delta brothers. As an undergraduate, he is remembered
for riding the grand piano down the icy slope to Stewart Avenue on the
night the original lodge was destroyed by fire in February 1929. As
an alumnus, he exemplified the Alpha Delt ideal of service as longtime
secretary and treasurer for the alumni and ACEF boards. For 60 years,
he served as trustee, chairman, and chairman emeritus of the alumni
corporation. He was a board member of numerous community organizations
from Topkins County Hospital to the Boy Scouts of America. He served
for 33 years as Justice of the Peace for the Town of Ulysses while running
poultry business and 600-acre farm with his brothers and his wife, Adelaide.
Thomas C. Reed 1956 was
an engineer, businessman, 11th Secretary of the United States Air Force
and author. Read
more about Brother Reed here.
G. Lauriston
Walsh, Jr. 1961 was a real estate and property management executive, and longtime trustee of Adelphic Cornell Educational Fund.
John S. Dyson 1965 was a public servant, Cornell trustee emeritus, businessman and
vintner. The John S. Dyson Citizenship
Award was established in honor of Cornell Trustee Emeritus John
S. Dyson '65, a distinguished Cornell University alumnus of Alpha
Delta Phi Fraternity who has shown an outstanding commitment of
the university's Greek system. The award is given annually to a
student within the Cornell fraternity and sorority community who
has exemplified exceptional leadership within the Greek community,
and who has demonstrated a strong commitment to community service,
philanthropy, scholarship, and citizenship. Read
more about Brother Dyson here.
Honorable Richard R. Burt 1969 was a management consultant, entrepreneur,
chief negotiator in the Strategic Arms Reduction Talks (START) with the
former Soviet Union, former U.S. Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Germany, former Assistant
Secretary of State for European and Canadian
Affairs and Director of Politico-Military Affairs. Read
more about Brother Burt here.
John A. Brooke 1957 is an Alpha Delt legend in his own lifetime. In the early 1970s,
he accepted the responsibility of running the alumni corporation, solving
the crisis of several years of unpaid taxes, renovating a deteriorating
chapter house which was less than half occupied, and re-engaging alumni
interest in the survival of Alpha Delta Phi at Cornell University. John
raised the money to pay the taxes and to install a sprinkler system.
He worked with the actives to rebuild their membership. The strength
of the Phi today is a testament to John's leadership and dedication
at a time of crisis. In 1991, the John A. Brooke Fund was established
to honor his stewardship and to provide funds for continued upkeep and
maintenance of the physical plant of Alpha Delta Phi. Brooke was a
hotelier by profession, and President of Alumni Corporation 1970-1972. Thanks to John,
777 Stewart Avenue continues to be a place for nurturing the values
and excellence that embody the spirit and mission of Alpha Delta Phi.
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