Charles Feeney
East Avenue Renaming Honors Cornell’s Largest Donor Feeney ’56
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East Avenue has been renamed to Feeney Way, paying homage to Charles “Chuck” Feeney ’56, who has donated over $1 billion to Cornell over the last 40 years.
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Cornell’s Largest Donor Chuck Feeney ’56 Gives Away Entire Fortune
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Known for his surreptitious giving campaigns — recently donating the last of his fortune — the former hotel school student is more than a businessman. He is a philanthropic institution at Cornell and beyond — and soon, he’ll be the namesake of the road that runs through the Ithaca campus.
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East Avenue Construction to Improve Pedestrian Safety Nears Completion
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The final touches include installing road pavement, placing raised road crosswalks, applying road striping, adding two bus shelters and “landscaping touch up as needed,” said Alex Chevallard, the project manager overseeing the rehabilitation.