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Alumnus of The Year

Alumni Profile: Ron Vogel ChE’01

Ron Vogel ChE'01 first served on the CUAA Alumni Council and went on to hold multiple leadership roles—as Chair of the Communications Committee, CUAA Treasurer, and CUAA President.

Read more February 23, 2026 at 5:31 pm

Alumni Profile: Douglas Sharrott EE’83

Douglas Sharrrott graduated from Cooper Union in 1983 with a Bachelor of Engineering, and from NYU in 1987 with a Master of Science, both in Electrical Engineering.   From 1983 to 1993, Doug worked as...

Read more January 16, 2025 at 2:56 pm

Kay Nordstrom ME’77

Kay Nordstrom ME’77 has been an active member of the CUAA Council since 2014. She was elected as Chair of the Nominating Committee in 2018 – 2019 and 2019 -2020. She also served as...

Read more January 6, 2022 at 11:57 am

Susan Shaw A’72

Susan Shaw graduated from the School of Art in 1972, with a BFA. Since graduating Cooper, she has spent her career as a graphic designer with an affinity for all things typographic. In the...

Read more December 9, 2020 at 3:28 pm

2020 Founder’s Day Awards & Cooper Together

The 2020 Founder’s Day Awards were Awarded to 5 extraordinary alumni the evening of 2/12/20 during an award ceremony held in conjunction with the Cooper Together Celebration held on Peter Cooper’s Birthday.  Link to...

Read more April 3, 2020 at 5:07 pm

William Sandholm CE’63

William Sandholm CE’63 was born in Brooklyn in 1942. He attended Brooklyn Technical High School, the Cooper Union, and Pace University. He graduated from the Cooper Union school of Engineering in 1963 with a...

Read more January 18, 2020 at 12:54 pm

Darrell Low EE’89

Darrell Low has been active in the CUAA since 2008.  He has served as a Council Member for 7 Years, and has served as on the Nominating, 501c3, Gano Dunn, and Executive Committees.  He...

Read more January 16, 2020 at 8:58 pm

2020 CUAA Founder’s Day Award Winners

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Read more January 9, 2020 at 12:35 pm

Barbara White Fishman A’60

Barbara Fishman A’60 worked for CBS early in her career designing advertisements for the network. She became art director at CBS and she designed album covers and liner notes for CBS records. Barbara won...

Read more August 10, 2019 at 11:45 pm

2019 Founder’s Day Awards Announced on 2/12/2019

Announcing the 2019 Recipients of the CUAA Founder’s Day Hall of Fame Awards Gano Dunn for Professional Achievement in Engineering Marisa Lago Phy’77 is the Director of the New York City Department of City Planning...

Read more March 3, 2019 at 2:04 pm
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Alumni News

  • Larry Pappas CE’98 named to City & State’s 2026 Trailblazers in Transportation April 26, 2026
  • Sangamithra Iyer CE’99 will speak at the Pen Voices Festival on 5/01/2026. April 26, 2026
  • Zoe Pettijohn Schade A’95 is giving a series of lectures at Boston College. April 10, 2026
  • Jeffery Hou AR’90 is mentioned in New York Times article. March 18, 2026
  • Lee Krasner A’29 is part of a joint exhibit opening on October 4, 2026 at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. March 1, 2026

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