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Additionally, avoid using a nickname, unless the individual strongly prefers it. Also, don’t include the middle initial, unless someone else you are mentioning has an identical name or if the name is a very common name.

For name tags, follow the rules above, and, if needed, add the name of the school or college on a separate line. The college or school name could be fully spelled out (if space permits) or abbreviated to its official short form.

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Kevin Rittinger, who earned a doctorate in theoretical physics from Harvard, was the guest lecturer.

Parents of

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Cornellians

If it’s important to recognize parents of current students, add the child’s class year (preceded by a “P”) after the parents’ names. When already mentioning the child’s name and year, you don’t have to repeat the class year with the parents’ names.

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Janella and James Balewa P ’20 are very proud of their Cornellian son, Alex.

Janella and James Balewa are very proud of their son, Alex ’20.

Alex Balewa ’20 made his parents, Janella and James, very proud.

For parents who are alumni, place the child’s year after their own years. Here are a few variations:

Arnika Erikson PhD ’76, P ’19 and Tomas Erikson MA ’78, P ’19 attended the orientation.

Arnika PhD ’76, P ’19 and Tomas MA ’78, P ’19 Erikson attended the orientation.

Arnika Erikson PhD ’76 and Tomas Erikson MA ’78, parents of Anna ’19, attended the orientation.

Arnika PhD ’76 and Tomas MA ’78 Erikson, parents of Anna ’19, attended the orientation.

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Avoid using academic and administrative titles as honorifics in front of names , (as mentioned elsewhere in this guidein the section about academic titles). Instead, either mention the title in an appositive phrase after the person’s name or include that information in some other way. Capitalize named positions.

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