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Hall of Fame

Alumni Profile: David Gersten AR’91

David Gersten is an internationally recognized artist, architect, writer, and educator whose work spans drawing, writing, film, performance, pedagogy, and the creation of new cultural and educational infrastructures.

Read more February 23, 2026 at 5:33 pm

Alumni Profile: Lou Manzione ChE’75

Lou Manzione’s career spanned corporate research in Bell Labs, academics as a dean of engineering, and president of the Association of Independent Colleges and Universities of New Jersey.

Read more February 23, 2026 at 5:31 pm

Alumni Profile: Lois Dodd, A’48

Alumni Profile: 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 known for...

Read more April 6, 2023 at 9:19 am

Martin Charnin A’55

Martin Charnin grew up in New York City and attended the NY High School of Music and Arts before attending the Cooper Union. He graduated from the Cooper Union with a certificate in Art...

Read more November 27, 2021 at 12:56 pm

Daniel Maggin ME 1920

Daniel Maggin ME ’20 came to the United States from a town near Odessa, in the Ukraine as a child, and grew up in Brooklyn.  Shortly after receiving his Bachelor’s degree from Cooper Union...

Read more November 17, 2019 at 9:11 pm

Announcing the 2018 Recipients of the CUAA Founder’s Day Hall of Fame Awards:

Announcing the 2018 Recipients of the CUAA Founder’s Day Hall of Fame Awards: Each of these awardees will receive their award and be inducted into the Cooper Union Hall of Fame on June 1,...

Read more February 6, 2018 at 8:59 am

Herman Jessor BSE 1917

Herman J. Jessor, BSE 1917 Herman J. Jessor graduated from the Cooper Union Night Engineering School in 1917.  He immigrated to New York when he was 12 years old from Russia.  He studied at...

Read more November 17, 2017 at 8:33 am

Dr. Robert C. Spindel EE’65

Alumni Profile:  Dr. Robert C. Spindel EE’65   Robert Spindel received his Electrical Engineering degree from The Cooper Union in 1965.  He received a masters and a PhD in Electrical Engineering from Yale University....

Read more August 21, 2017 at 5:03 pm

Ronald Brookmeyer Math’75

Ronald Brookmeyer Math’75 Updated 1/09/2020 Ron Brookmeyer Math’75 is the dean of the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, effective Jan. 15, 2020. Ron Brookmeyer became a member of the UCLA faculty in 2010,...

Read more April 16, 2017 at 6:21 pm

Alumni Profile : Albert Nerken ChE 1933

Albert L. Nerken ChE 1933 Albert Nerken was born in the Bronx. He attended Townsend Harris Hall high school. He attended The Cooper Union during the Great Depression.  He dropped out of school for...

Read more January 15, 2017 at 9:18 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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