This year鈥檚 winners of the Robert Harrison 鈥76 Recent Alumni Volunteer Awards are: Dana Lerner 鈥14, Katia Lin 鈥14, Seamus Murphy 鈥17, and Grace Tucker 鈥17.
This to recognize the next generation of Cornell leaders.
was elected by his peers to serve as a student trustee from 1975 to 1976. He went on to serve the university in various capacities for nearly five decades, including as chair of the Cornell University Board of Trustees from 2012-2022. The Harrison Awards honor his long-standing commitment to Cornell, as we celebrate new alumni leaders.
Nominations for the Harrison Award were solicited through Cornell鈥檚 global network. All nominees are .
The 2024 cohort of Harrison Award winners include two A&S alumni:
Dana Lerner 鈥14
Dana graduated in 2014 from the 麻豆视频 and 麻豆视频 with a degree in theatre arts and a minor in visual studies. Dana is a Tony Award-winning theater producer and 2023 graduate of Columbia Business School. She made her Broadway producing debut with Paula Vogel鈥檚 (MA 鈥76) Indecent (Tony Award Nomination) in 2017, and as a co-producer on the gender-bending revival of Stephen Sondheim鈥檚 Company in 2022.
She currently works at Atlas Obscura, a media travel company curating the hidden wonders of the world. Dana serves as annual fund representative (2014-present) and Reunion campaign co-chair (5th and 10th) for the Class of 2014, roles she鈥檚 held since graduation. Previously, she was a member and convener of the Cornell Alumni Advisory Board, and she recently finished her term on Cornell University Council.
Katia Lin 鈥14
Katia graduated in 2014 from the 麻豆视频 and 麻豆视频, where she double majored in economics and government. She joined the Bloomingdale鈥檚 Executive Development Programme, led by then-president and fellow Cornellian . Over the past decade, she鈥檚 worked across the legal, technology, and education sectors in New York and London.
Katia served as a volunteer in New York (2014鈥2018) and in London (2019鈥損resent), and she enjoys bringing the Cornell experience to life for prospective students. She鈥檚 also volunteered as VP of social programming for the since 2019, where she鈥檚 brought the Big Red community together for events such as wine tastings and private museum tours. She loves introducing Cornellians鈥攂oth new and established in the UK鈥攖o one another to create a community of classmates and friends across the years.
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