Stephen Slaton Scheidt ’60

Stephen died of prostate cancer Aug. 7, 2007, surrounded by his family on Whidbey Island, Wash.

He prepared for Princeton at Forest Hills (N.Y.) High School, where he was valedictorian of his class. A chemistry major at Princeton, he was social chairman of Prospect Club, manager of the freshman football team, and active in the Savoyards and Triangle Club.

Stephen studied in Germany on a Fulbright fellowship and graduated from Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. As a full-time faculty member at New York-Weill Cornell Medical Center since 1970, he researched coronary artery disease, served several years as dean of students or dean for continuing medical education, edited two cardiology journals, and was elected to the board of New York's Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield Plan. He received the Elliott Hochstein Teaching Award from Cornell University Medical College and, as co-director of the Salzburg-Cornell Seminars, the Silver Medal for Science and Technology from the Austrian government. He enjoyed music, travel, skiing, and good food.

To Andrea, his wife of 42 years; their daughters, Leslie and Vivian; sons-in-law Tom and Ammi; grandchildren, James, Andrew, Gabrielle, and Sophie; and Stephen's brother, Peter Slaton, the class extends its deepest sympathy.