RICHARD SCHWARTZ

SCHWARTZ--Richard J.

"Dick". Cornell University mourns the passing of Richard "Dick" Schwartz, 1960, who, after serving eighteen years on the Board of Trustees from 1989-2007, became an Emeritus Member of the Board as well as a Presidential Councillor. Father of Jenny Schwartz Stone, 1995 and John Schwartz, 1994. Dick's life was dedicated to his family, to his business, and to the advancement of the arts. At the age of 25, he was named President and CEO of Jonathan Logan, Inc., becoming the youngest president of any business on the New York Stock Exchange. He provided steadfast leadership as a member, Executive Director, and Chair of the New York State Council on the Arts. At Cornell, Dick was a strong proponent of the visual and performing arts, serving as Chair of the Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art Advisory Council and endowing the museum's Richard J. Schwartz Directorship; the Sheila W. and Richard J. Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts on the Cornell campus is named in recognition of Dick's leadership and support. He also left an indelible mark on the College of Arts and Sciences, serving as a member of its Advisory Council, endowing the Richard J. Schwartz Professorship of Government, and funding the renovation of an auditorium in Rockefeller Hall, which is named in recognition of his philanthropy. At Weill Cornell Medicine, his generosity created the Sheila W. and Richard J. Schwartz Interdisciplinary Oncology Research Program. We express our deepest condolences to Dick's beloved wife Sheila, Jenny and John, and the entire Schwartz family. Robert S. Harrison Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Cornell University Hunter R. Rawlings III Interim President, Cornell University Harold Tanner and Peter C. Meinig Chairmen Emeriti of the Board of Trustees, Cornell University