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Zach Iscol ’01, former captain in the US Marine Corps

Subutai Ahmad ’86, P ’14’16, vice president of research at Numenta

In running text, use articles "a," "an," or "the" “a,” “an,” or “the” in front of the title. Only use "the" “the” if the position or title is one of a kind and held by one person at a time.

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To avoid confusion, don’t use “doctor” to refer to people with doctorate degrees. Reserve the term for physicians, dentists, and other specialists in the medical field. Again, avoid using it as an honorific.

Use of “emeritus” or “emerita”

These terms are official designations and do not simply mean “retired.” They take these forms: “emeritus” (masculine, singular); “emerita” (feminine, singular); “emeriti” (masculine or feminine, plural); “emeritae” (feminine, plural).

Every summer, in New York City, Franci Blassberg ’75, JD ’77 and Karen Rupert Keating ’76 hold a small gathering for illustrious Cornell alumnae. The trustees emeritae take turns hosting the event in their homes.