James M. McDonald "Ezra Cornell" statue, 1982.

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James M. McDonald "Ezra Cornell" statue, 1982.

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The "Ezra Cornell" foremost benefactor award is a small copy of the statue of Ezra Cornell on the Cornell Arts Quad. It is given by the university to those donors who have been most generous to Cornell since its creation in 1865. Names are commemorated on plaques on a terrace adjacent to McGraw Tower, and information is also recorded in a volume: The Builders of Cornell: A Record of Cornell University's Foremost Benefactors.

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Cornell University

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Cornell, Ezra, 1807-1874

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Born 1807 in New Britain, N.Y., Cornell helped organize the Western Union Telegraph Co. and was a founder of Cornell University. Died 1874. From the description of Selected letters to Ezra Cornell pertaining to the Russian Extension Company in the Ezra Cornell papers [microform], 1864-1867. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 42067275 Telegraph magnate, philanthropist. From the description of Letter to F. Allen, 1868 April 23. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122535706 ...

McDonald, James M.

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James M. McDonald, 1881-1956 was a retailing executive with the J.C. Penney Company before he established the McDonald Company, a department store chain in the midwest. In 1937, he bought a 1,700 acre farm in Cortland County where he maintained a herd of 500 Guernsey cattle, winning national and New York State awards. To recognize Cornell's contributions to the dairy industry, he provided in his will for the transfer of his farm, cattle, and equipment to the university, which operated the farm u...