G. Walton Walt Cottrell
Undergrad college/major: Mechanical Engineering/Machine Design.
Affiliations at Cornell: Beta Theta Pi, Cornell Rifle Team, NROTC.
Advanced degrees: MBA, Cornell 63.
Career/occupation: Chief Financial Officer or Treasurer of four corporations: Treasurer, Owens-Illinois, Inc. (glass containers); Chief Financial Officer, Allen Group (automotive equipment); Treasurer, Squibb Corporation (pharmaceuticals); Chief Financial Officer, Carpenter Technology Corp. (stainless steel).
Important affiliations: Chairman of National Association of Corporate Treasurers; Chairman of Sciencenter Discovery Museum (Ithaca); Director of Berks County Community Foundation (Reading, PA); President, Planned Parenthood (Toledo, OH).
Marital status: Married, happily.
Spouse: Jean S. Cottrell 63.
Children: Lisa C. Brady and Lori L. Cottrell
Grandchildren: Camille, Nolan and Juliette Brady
Outstanding Cornell memory: Dating my future wife.
How has your life
differed from what you expected? I never expected to have the opportunity
to live and work in
Cornell activities post-grad: Treasurer, Cornell Class of 61; Member, Cornell University Council.
Personal reflections:
Cornell is where my wife and I dated and became engaged. We married one week
after graduation. My Cornell engineering and MBA education gave me the skills
to pursue and be successful in many interesting jobs over 40 years. My Cornell
NROTC and Navy shipboard tour of duty gave me valuable leadership experience.
Now that we have retired in