In Memoriam

Robert Spindel EE'65

Dr. Robert Charles Spindel passed away peacefully on January 8, 2025.

To read his full obituary, please click here.

Barbara A. Gordon A'66

Barbara A. Gordon, 80, passed away at MidHudson Regional Hospital in Poughkeepsie on July 25, 2024.

To read her full obituary, please click here.

Fred Drohsler AR'80

Fred Drohsler passed away on August 21, 2024.

To read a eulogy prepared by David Korn AR'82, a beloved friend and classmate of Fred, please click here.

Patricia Buckley Moss A'55

Patricia Buckley Moss, widely known as P. Buckley Moss, passed away peacefully on July 13, 2024, surrounded by family.

To read her full obituary, please click here.

  • Founded by inventor, industrialist and philanthropist Peter Cooper in 1859, The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art offers education in art, architecture and engineering, as well as courses in the humanities and social sciences.

  • “My feelings, my desires, my hopes, embrace humanity throughout the world,” Peter Cooper proclaimed in a speech in 1853. He looked forward to a time when, “knowledge shall cover the earth as waters cover the great deep.”

  • From its beginnings, Cooper Union was a unique institution, dedicated to founder Peter Cooper's proposition that education is the key not only to personal prosperity but to civic virtue and harmony.

  • Peter Cooper wanted his graduates to acquire the technical mastery and entrepreneurial skills, enrich their intellects and spark their creativity, and develop a sense of social justice that would translate into action.