Alumni Of The Years

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The Alumnus of the Year Award is presented annually to an outstanding alumna or alumnus for their longstanding dedication and commitment to the Cooper Union Alumni Association and The Cooper Union.
**indicates deceased

2019 Robert Tan AR’81
2018 Nils Folke Anderson A’94
2017 James Liubicich ChE’83

James Liubicich ChE’83

2017 Carol E. Wolf A’84

Carol E. Wolf A’84

2016 Adrian Burton Jovanovic BSC ’89

Adrian Burton Jovanovic BSE ’89

2015 Mary K. Lynch, ChE’82

Mary K. Lynch, ChE'82 at 215 Founders Day

Mary K. Lynch, ChE’82

2014 Sean Cusack, BSE ’98

Sean Cusack

Sean Cusack, BSE’98

2013 MaryAnn Nichols, A ’68
Dean Stephen P. Baker (Honorary)

MaryAnn Nichols at 2012 Founcers Day

MaryAnn Nichols A’68

Dean Baker, 2012 Honorary Alumnus of The Year

Dean Baker, Honorary Alumnus of The Year

2012 John Leeper AR’85

John Leeper at Founders Day 2012

John F. Leeper AR’85

2011 Mina Greenstein A’56

Karina Tipton CE'99 and Mina Greenstein A'56

Karina Tipton CE’99 and Mina Greenstein A’56

2010 Charles Cassella EE’68Eleanor Baum (Honorary)

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Eleanor Baum, Dean of Nerkin School of Engineering

2009 John Huddy AR’85

John Huddy

John Huddy, AR’85

2008 Ron Weinstein CE’67
2007 Ronald W. Drucker CE’62

Ron Drucker

Ron Drucker CE’62

2006 Martin Trust ME’56  
2005 William Sandholm CE’63, Robert Bernhard (Honorary)
2004 Benjamin Eisenberg ChE’61, Susan Eisenberg CE’62
2003 Willard Warren EE’50

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Willard (Bill) Warren EE’50

2002 Mark Epstein A’76, Art Zigas ME ’44

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Mark Epstein, A’78

2001 Richard Schwartz ME’57  
2000 John Jay Iselin (honorary) **

John J. Islelin

John J. Islelin

1999 Peter Torraco ME’28 **

Peter Torroco ME'28

Peter Torroco, ME’28

1998 Albert Carnesale ME’57

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Albert Carnesale ME’57

1997 Howard Flagg EE’75 **
Benedict Itri EE’75
 Howard S Flagg EE75
1996 Michael Borkowsky ME’61, Cecily Fox (honorary)

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Michael Borkowsky ME’61

1995 Larry Ng EE’78

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Larry Ng EE’78

1994 Barbara White Fishman A’60 **
1993 Carl Selinger CE’67

Carl Selinger CE’67

1992 George Hecht EE’30 **
1991 Albert Nerken ChE’33 (Alumnus-of-the-Decade) **
Marylyn Gore (honorary)
Vera Neumann A’28 **
Clarence Hornung A’19 (Bicentennial Award) **

Vera Neumann

Vera Neumann A’28

1990 Alan Green (Honorary) **
1989 Frank Miner ChE’47
1988 John Clarke AR’66

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John Clarke AR’66

1987 Clarence Michalis (Honorary)
1986 Jack Yogman ChE’48 **  
1985 H.Carl Bauman EE’36 **
1984 Robert Wagner ME’59
1983 Bernard Levine EE’44 **
1982 Richard Bowman (Honorary)
Irwin Chanin BSE’15 **
1981 D. Bert Haring ME’46 **
Frank Stanton (Honorary) **
 
1980 Herbert Lubalin A’39 **
Louis Dorfsman A’39 **
Air Mail Stamp designed by Herb Lubalin

Air Mail Stamp designed by Herb Lubalin

Lou Dorfsman

Lou Dorfsman A’39

1979 Rudolph Aronson AR’29 **
John F. White (Honorary) **
Irwin Appel EE’26 **
1978 Howard Silfin ME’49 **
1977 Jack Glicksman A’31**
John Carroll CE’33 **
1976 Albert Nerken CHE’33 **
1975 Paul Parisi CE’50 **
1974 Arnold Levien AR’10 **
1973 Charles Schaffner CE ’41 **  Schaffner-Charles-1
1972 Herman Jessor BSE’17 **
1971 George Fox CE’40 **  Fox-George-1
1970 John Lanigan CE’32 **
1969 Marilyn Hoffner A’48 **
Al Greenberg A’48 **
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1968 Martin Weissburg EE’29 **
1967 Frederick Krug Eng’17 **
1966 Benjamin Gross EE’13 **  
1965 Philip Brueck Eng’33 **
1964 Herbert Roemmele Eng’25 **
1963 William Lukacs A’28 **
1962  James D. Carroll ME’29 **
1961 David Samson Eng’24 **
1958 Pearl Greenberg A’48
George Burrows Eng’07 **
Matthew Becker EE’21 **
1957 Joseph Rofman Eng’28 **
Jack Gould ME’27 **
Frederick Caiola Eng’17 **
 
1956 Irving Fisher Eng’17 **
J. Johnson Eng ’05 **
Anthony Daidone Eng’23 **
1955 Charles Goodman Eng’05 **
Leo Wallerstein Eng’04 **
Joseph Meltzer Eng’10 **
1954 Christian Weaver Eng ’03 **
Carl Bussow Eng’22 **
Meyer Meadow Eng’18 **
1952 Hudson Searing Eng’16 **