Yale Corporation candidates announced
Some fraction of Yale’s more than 150,000 living alumni will vote over the next two months to place a fellow graduate on the Yale Corporation, the University’s highest governing body.
This year’s ballot, to be released today, announces three candidates for the six-year Alumni Fellow term: Nelson Cunningham ’80, Neal Keny-Guyer SOM ’82 and Sharon Ruwart ’85. The winner of the election will succeed Jeffrey Koplan ’66, a leader in the field of public health who is currently vice president for global health at Emory University, on the Corporation.
Unlike Koplan, who holds an...
Agreed -- Nelson is an outstanding individual who would bring great experience to the Corporation, and help shore up Yale's (somewhat-ailing) presence in Washington (why are we the only HPYS school without a permanent presence there?).
In this period of international initiatives, Nelson not only has the experience to enhance them, but the awareness to not lose focus on Yale's domestic and public-service priorities as well.
He's got my vote.
Give Nelson the job already! He would be the rare Yale Corp members who finds enjoyment in getting to know students.
all the same I bet they'll pick Ruwart for china. to me either of the first two would be so much better for diversity of vocation on the corporation
I'm excited to see Nelson Cunningham is up for consideration. The Yale-in-Washington program would never have gotten off the ground without him, and he has always been incredibly generous in giving his time and counsel to students trying to figure out if DC is the place for them.
I'm sure Mr. Keny-Guyer and Ms. Ruwart are both fine candidates as well, but I'm pulling for Nelson.