Peter C. Meinig (1939 – September 25, 2017) was an American business executive and a trustee at

Cornell University Cornell University is a Private university, private Ivy League research university based in Ithaca, New York, United States. The university was co-founded by American philanthropist Ezra Cornell and historian and educator Andrew Dickson W ...

. Along with his friend and business partner, Richard Hojel, he founded

HM International HM International, LLC (HMI) is a partnership representing the joint interests of the Hojel and Meinig families. The partnership was initiated in 1979 with the objective of acquiring undervalued assets and creating value through strong, decentrali ...

, a diversified investment holding company. Meinig served as the company’s long-time Chairman and CEO. Meinig received a BME degree in 1962 from

and an MBA in 1964 from

Harvard University Harvard University is a Private university, private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Founded in 1636 and named for its first benefactor, the History of the Puritans in North America, Puritan clergyma ...

. At Cornell, he joined the International Fraternity of

Phi Gamma Delta Phi Gamma Delta (), commonly known as Phi Gam and sometimes written as FIJI, is a North American social fraternity with 139 active chapters and 13 colonies across the United States and Canada. It was founded at Jefferson College, Pennsylvania ...

(Fiji). In May 2007, Meinig donated $25 million to fund research grants to Cornell faculty in the life sciences and in 2015 he and his wife donated another $50 million to create the Meinig School of Biomedical Engineering.Meinigs give $50 million
/ref> Meinig was also a member of the

Sphinx Head Society The Sphinx Head Society is the oldest senior honor society at Cornell University. Sphinx Head recognizes Cornell senior men and women who have demonstrated respectable strength of character on top of dedication to leadership and service at Cornel ...

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Cornell Daily Sun obituary
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