A post-Cornell stint in the Peace Corps led John McClelland ’73 to pursue graduate degrees in agricultural and resource economics and move to Washington, D.C., to work with the U.S. Department of Agriculture. He says his Cornell theater major gave him the ability to communicate effectively face-to-face with people who do not have a lot of time. In 1996 John became a lobbyist, which he says is “nothing more than writing and performing a script. I find nothing cynical about this analogy because, like a great actor, you can only perform well as a lobbyist if you believe in your material.” He is vice president of government affairs for the American Rental Association.

Following graduate work at the University of Iowa, Kiyo Kaneko ’82 started a career at a U.S. pharmaceutical company and was involved in several new drug developments in Japan. His highlight in pharmaceutical industries was contributing to the development of the cholesterol-lowering drug Lipitor as a global team member. In 2001 Coca-Cola Japan offered him the position of quality assurance manager for overseeing operations of all plants (over 80) in Japan. Recently, Coca-Cola asked him to move to scientific and regulatory affairs under the increased awareness of a healthy lifestyle in Japan. He lives in Tokyo.