The Cooper Union Alumni Association (CUAA) provides a vital link between the alumni and the institution, building a strong body of support to preserve, protect and promote The Cooper Union.
2016 Young Alumna of the Year, Kelly Smolar CE ’07 / ME’11. Kelly Smolar graduated from Cooper Union in 2007 with a Mechanical Engineering degree. Upon graduation she worked for the Port Authority of...
Ralph Lerner AR’74 After graduating from The Cooper Union, Ralph Lerner AR’74 earned his master’s in architecture from Harvard University and went on to work in the United States, England, India, Brazil and China....
Phyllis Berger ME’46 Phyllis Belous Berger ME’46 was the first woman to graduate in mechanical engineering from The Cooper Union and went on to earn a master’s in fluid mechanics from Stevens Institute of...
Charles E. Schaffner, CE’41 and PDE’52 Charles Schaffner, CE’41, was a professional engineer and industry leader. He graduated from Night School of Engineering in 1941. He later returned to The Cooper Union for the...
Lee Krasner A’29 Lenore Krasner was born in Brooklyn, on October 27, 1908. Her parents, Joseph and Anna Weiss Krassner, immigrated to the U.S. from a village near Odessa, Russia. Lenore was the next...
Lois Dodd, A’48 Lois Dodd grew up in Montclair, NJ and studied art at The Cooper Union. She lives in both New York City and in Maine. She is well know for her paintings...
Martin Cohen AR’52 Martin Harvey Cohen was born in Brooklyn in 1932. He attended the Cooper Union and received a certificate in Architecture in 1952. He then went to M.I.T. where he received a...
Stanley Lapidus, EE’70 Stanley Lapidus graduated from Cooper Union in 1970 with a BS degree in Electrical Engineering. Stanley is an inventor and serial entrepreneur. He is the founder of a number of companies...
James T. Naughton, A’83 James Naughton was Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and grew up in Scotch Plains, New Jersey. He entered The Cooper Union School of Art in 1977. He graduated in 1983. He...
Ralphael Soyer, A 1917 Ralphael Soyer was an urban realist painter who created oil paintings, water colors, and lithographs, often of New York City street scenes. He also painted portraits and illustrated books....
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