![Winter 2026]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1763050582/taft/jl3imfpmthq4hdx2lexy/winter26bulletinhero2.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1763050582/taft/jl3imfpmthq4hdx2lexy/winter26bulletinhero2.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1763050582/taft/jl3imfpmthq4hdx2lexy/winter26bulletinhero2.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1763050582/taft/jl3imfpmthq4hdx2lexy/winter26bulletinhero2.png","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1763050582/taft/jl3imfpmthq4hdx2lexy/winter26bulletinhero2.png","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1763050582/taft/jl3imfpmthq4hdx2lexy/winter26bulletinhero2.png","width":2200}])
Winter 2026
Feature
![A Conversation About Taft’s Strategic Design Plan]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1762885474/taft/ixua7opdvz35up52lyrd/winter26bulletinfeature.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1762885474/taft/ixua7opdvz35up52lyrd/winter26bulletinfeature.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1762885474/taft/ixua7opdvz35up52lyrd/winter26bulletinfeature.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1762885474/taft/ixua7opdvz35up52lyrd/winter26bulletinfeature.png","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1762885474/taft/ixua7opdvz35up52lyrd/winter26bulletinfeature.png","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1762885474/taft/ixua7opdvz35up52lyrd/winter26bulletinfeature.png","width":2200}])
What it means, the process, and why now.
Alumni Spotlights
![Renewed Great Lakes Shipyard]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1762887342/taft/dlcp89gstslsxx4x9asq/1_Kelly.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1762887342/taft/dlcp89gstslsxx4x9asq/1_Kelly.png","width":481}])
Patrick Kelly ’80
Fraser Shipyards has operated since 1888, serving as a critical link in North America’s industrial heartland. As CEO, Patrick Kelly ’80 and his partners brought new energy, new vision, and new investment in people. Located on Lake Superior in the Duluth-Superior harbor, it is the nation’s 15th largest port by volume.
![Sustainability in the Sky]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1762887342/taft/vjbrevcequf9vdww1akc/2_Horstmann.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1762887342/taft/vjbrevcequf9vdww1akc/2_Horstmann.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1762887342/taft/vjbrevcequf9vdww1akc/2_Horstmann.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1762887342/taft/vjbrevcequf9vdww1akc/2_Horstmann.png","width":1065}])
Bella Horstmann ’16
Bella Horstmann ’16 runs JetBlue Airways’ sustainable aviation fuel program, leading efforts to procure alternative fuels for the airline’s fleet, and loves being able to use her scientific and business skills to make a difference.
![Cutting Edge]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1762887342/taft/zy8fk6t94mqkueie8ure/3_Albert.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1762887342/taft/zy8fk6t94mqkueie8ure/3_Albert.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1762887342/taft/zy8fk6t94mqkueie8ure/3_Albert.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1762887342/taft/zy8fk6t94mqkueie8ure/3_Albert.png","width":827}])
Dr. Todd J. Albert ’79
Dr. Todd Albert ’79 is surgeon-in-chief emeritus at the Hospital for Special Surgery and a professor of orthopedic surgery at Weill Cornell Medical College. And in 2024, he cofounded See All AI, a company using artificial intelligence to revolutionize intraoperative surgical imaging.
![Good Food & Love of Community]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1762887342/taft/kxaeh1as33nuj6ybp8sg/4_Ordway.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1762887342/taft/kxaeh1as33nuj6ybp8sg/4_Ordway.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1762887342/taft/kxaeh1as33nuj6ybp8sg/4_Ordway.png","width":566}])
John Ordway ’85
John Ordway’s Jules Thin Crust restaurant group, now in its 20th year, continues to serve its innovative and fresh with seasonable vegetables pizzas in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. And in 2017, he launched Lovebird restaurants, which are known for locally sourced, uniquely prepared fried chicken.
![Eco-minded Entrepreneur]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1762887342/taft/v9ab342axgynyuyzemd5/5_Ayash.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1762887342/taft/v9ab342axgynyuyzemd5/5_Ayash.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1762887342/taft/v9ab342axgynyuyzemd5/5_Ayash.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1762887342/taft/v9ab342axgynyuyzemd5/5_Ayash.png","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1762887342/taft/v9ab342axgynyuyzemd5/5_Ayash.png","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1762887342/taft/v9ab342axgynyuyzemd5/5_Ayash.png","width":1779}])
Jimmy Ayash ’22
Jimmy Ayash ’22 cofounded Kong, an eco-friendly and healthier, bamboo-sourced toilet paper, in 2023, and it launched in 2024. The company quickly gained traction, not just for its sustainability message, but for its community-focused ethos.