Cornelius M. Ulman ’60

Neil died Feb. 27, 2016, following a stroke.

At Princeton, Neil developed his writing skills at the Tiger magazine, where he served as editor during our senior year while also playing varsity hockey. He notably won the F. Scott Fitzgerald Prize for creative writing as a sophomore.

After graduation, Neil served for two years in the Navy and shortly thereafter began his peripatetic journalism career with The Wall Street Journal. He worked there for 36 years, visited 42 countries on four continents, and on one particularly fortunate early assignment, interviewed Barbara Hajek, whom he married in 1963.

On a less-fortunate assignment in 1995, Neil suffered a stroke and a temporary disability. The family moved to Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom, where Neil was able to continue with the Journal, writing about forestry and conservation, and, after his full recovery, resume his many outdoor pursuits and become a licensed pilot as well. In very active retirement until his last illness, Neil supported his church and was a member of a backcountry ski-trail association and the Craftsbury (Vt.) Chamber Players.

Neil was the son of Morrison Ulman ’22, the younger brother of Stephen ’54, and father of Morrison (“Nick”) ’88 and Katharine. The class sends its sympathy to Barbara and the rest of the family.