Nicholas M. Molnar ChE’26
Alumni Profile: Nicholas M. Molnar ChE’26 Nicholas Mikolos Molnar was born in 1903 in Hungary. He came to the United States in 1921, and graduated from The Cooper Union in 1926. Nicholas got his master’s...
Edward Hawthorne EE’43
Edward Hawthorne EE’43 Ed Hawthorne EE’43 came to the United States from Poland on Thanksgiving Day 1937 at the age of 16. Speaking no English except the inevitable “I don’t speak English,” he spent his...
Ralph Lerner AR’74
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 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
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...
Stanley Lapidus, EE’70
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...
Seymour Chwast, A’51
Seymour Chwast, A’51 Seymour Chwast, Art 1951, was born in 1931. He is a co-founder of Push Pin Studios and is a noted designer, illustrator and innovator whose work has appeared on the covers...
Roy DeCarava A’ 40
Roy DeCarava, A’40, Roy Rudolph DeCarava, Art 1940, was born Dec. 9, 1919, in Harlem, NY. Roy DeCarava began his art career as a sign painter for the Depression-era Works Progress Administration. He was...
Matthew Del Gaudio, 1908
Matthew Del Gaudio, 1908 Matthew Del Gaudio, 1908, designed churches, apartments, and public buildings in New York City. He was a founding member and third president of the New York State Association of Architects...
Russell Hulse, Physics ’70
Russell Hulse Physics’70 Russell Hulse PHY’70 is Regental Professor and Associate Vice President for Strategic Initiatives at the University of Texas at Dallas. Previously, he had a 30-year career at the Plasma Physics Laboratory...
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