CORNELL COLLEGE
600 FIRST STREET SW, MOUNT VERNON, IA 52314 www.cornellcollege.edu

Total Revenue
$65,337,896
Total Expenses
$66,206,115
Net Assets
$161,719,922

Organizations Filed Purposes: CORNELL COLLEGE OFFERS AN INNOVATIVE AND RIGOROUS LEARNING COMMUNITY WHERE FACULTY AND STAFF COLLABORATE WITH STUDENTS TO DEVELOP THE INTELLECTUAL CURIOSITY, CREATIVITY AND MORAL COURAGE NECESSARY FOR A LIFETIME OF LEARNING AND ENGAGED CITIZENSHIP.

INSTRUCTION, ACADEMIC SUPPORT, CONTINUING EDUCATION IN THE LIBRARY:CORNELL COLLEGE, A SELECTIVE LIBERAL ARTS COLLEGE IN MOUNT VERNON, IOWA, IS RECOGNIZED AS ONE OF THE "COLLEGES THAT CHANGE LIVES." THE ACADEMIC IMMERSION OF ITS ONE COURSE AT A TIME CURRICULUM ALLOWS STUDENTS TO FOCUS ON A SINGLE ACADEMIC SUBJECT PER 18-DAY BLOCK. SINCE PROFESSORS ONLY TEACH ONE BLOCK AT A TIME, STUDENTS HAVE MORE ACCESS TO PROFESSORS, AND PROFESSORS CAN TEACH STUDENTS OFF-CAMPUS IN WHATEVER VENUE BEST FITS THE MATERIAL. WITH A STUDENT BODY FROM 45 STATES AND 20 FOREIGN COUNTRIES, AND RENOWNED VISITING SPEAKERS, FACULTY, AND ENTERTAINERS, CORNELL OFFERS THE WORLD FROM ITS HILLTOP CAMPUS.

STUDENT AID AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE:STUDENTS INVEST IN THEIR EDUCATION AT CORNELL COLLEGE, AND CORNELL INVESTS IN THEIR FUTURES. CORNELL IS CONSISTENTLY DESCRIBED AS A "BEST BUY," MOST RECENTLY IN THE 2016 FISKE GUIDE. APPROXIMATELY 93% OF CORNELL GRADUATES COMPLETE THEIR DEGREES IN FOUR YEARS OR LESS, AND 55% OF CORNELL GRADUATES COMPLETE AN ADVANCED DEGREE. CORNELL'S LAW SCHOOL ACCEPTANCE RATE IS 91% COMPARED TO THE NATIONAL AVERAGE OF 85%. CORNELL'S MEDICAL SCHOOL ACCEPTANCE RATE IS 76% COMPARED TO THE NATIONAL AVERAGE OF 39%. CORNELL HAS SINCE 1996 BEEN KNOWN AS ONE OF THE "COLLEGES THAT CHANGE LIVES," BASED ON THE LOREN POPE BOOK NOW IN ITS FOURTH EDITION. ITS DISTINCTIVE CURRICULUM WITHIN THE LIBERAL ARTS PROVIDES A SOLID PATH TO PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT AND PERSONAL FULFILLMENT.

AUXILIARY ENTERPRISES (HOUSING, DINING, STUDENT UNION AND SERVICE CENTER):FOUNDED IN 1853, CORNELL'S PICTURESQUE HILLTOP CAMPUS CONTAINS A MIX OF HISTORIC AND MODERN FACILITIES, RANGING FROM THE MAJESTIC KING CHAPEL TO THE NEWLY RENOVATED THOMAS COMMONS. IT IS LOCATED IN MOUNT VERNON, IOWA-AN URBAN FRINGE COMMUNITY RECOGNIZED BY FROMMER'S AS ONE OF "AMERICA'S COOLEST SMALL TOWNS AND LOCATED IN THE HEART OF IOWA'S CREATIVE CORRIDOR. CORNELL'S HILLTOP CAFE WAS NAMED THE SECOND BEST DINING HALL IN THE NATION BY BESTCOLLEGES.COM IN 2015.

Executives Listed on Filing

Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing

NameTitleHours Per WeekTotal Salary
Brand JonathanPRESIDENT60$318,653
Gerard PamVP FOR ADVANCEMENT50$203,741
Langseth KayTREASURER/VP OF BUSINESS A50$191,622
Dieker RonaldVP FOR ACADEMIC AFFAIRS50$163,442
Murphy ColleenVP FOR ENROLLMENT50$160,825
Gibson JeffDIRECTOR OF IT40$129,749
Harp JohnVP FOR STUDENT AFFAIRS50$127,184
HackettkeithDIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS40$120,254
Jensen JeffreyCHAIR ELECT4$0
Boyer GildaCHAIR4$0
Bryant Peter SCHAIR, STUDENT EXPERIENCE COMMITTEE4$0
Mack WarrenCHAIR, FINANCIAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE4$0
Jorgenson JudyCHAIR, GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE3$0
Morris PeterCHAIR, INVESTMENT COMMITTEE3$0
Urheim MaxineCHAIR, ENROLLMENT & MARKETING COMMITTEE3$0
Mcgrane JohnCHAIR, AUDIT & ASSESSMENT COMMITTEE3$0
Thomas JanCHAIR, ACADEMIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE3$0
Smith JohnAT LARGE, EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE3$0
Reed HarperAT LARGE, EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE3$0
Russell JeanAT LARGE, EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE3$0
Williams RichardTRUSTEE1$0
Weiss KevinTRUSTEE1$0
Turner JohnTRUSTEE1$0
Stoll Sheryl AtkinsonTRUSTEE1$0
Simmer ScottTRUSTEE1$0
Ringer Jerry NTRUSTEE1$0
Panfil JaneneTRUSTEE1$0
Newbold HusaniTRUSTEE1$0
Murray AnnTRUSTEE1$0
Morton KaylaTRUSTEE1$0
Meis JessicaTRUSTEE1$0
Meads EdwardTRUSTEE1$0
Mclennan RobertTRUSTEE1$0
Koehn LindaTRUSTEE1$0
Kaboli EmmaTRUSTEE1$0
Johnson MaureenTRUSTEE1$0
Kao FrancesTRUSTEE1$0
Hiratzka LorenTRUSTEE1$0
Hall AngelicaTRUSTEE1$0
Gunn StuartTRUSTEE1$0
Elliott MaryTRUSTEE1$0
Durham ThomasTRUSTEE1$0
Cornelison AlbertTRUSTEE1$0
Corn AdrienneTRUSTEE1$0
Carstenson MildredTRUSTEE1$0

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