The John L. Stone Computing Center at Mann bears the name of a pioneering Cornell extension teacher and professor of farm practice, whose 22 year career at Cornell (1897-1919) contributed greatly to a formative period in the development of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. The John L. Stone Endowment, stewarded by Prof. Stone’s grandson Girard Stone Haviland ’48 and other members of the Stone family, provides a funding foundation that helps sustain a high standard of performance. Helping to counteract the difficulties of a deeply challenging fiscal year, the Fund has allowed the Stone computers to receive a number of special upgrades—including a boost in memory in each of the Center's 75 computers, new software requested by faculty for course-related student use, and special applications that efficiently ensure the cyber-protection of the electronic equipment in the heavily trafficked facility. Each of these improvements has made an important difference in the service that students find at the Stone Center, and all would simply not have been possible without funding from the Stone Endowment.