In Memoriam

Warren Kenneth Sax GE'59

Warren Kenneth Sax of Sun City West, AZ passed away on June 25, 2024 surrounded by loved ones.

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Harold Goldstein CE'65

Harold Lewis Goldstein, born September 30, 1944 in Brooklyn, NY, passed away on Sunday, June 30, 2024.

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John Thomas O'Connor CE'55

John Thomas O’Connor, 91, of Columbia, MO passed away on June 18, 2024.

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Betty J. Berkowitz A'47

Betty J. Berkowitz, 82, of Bloomfield, died March 24, 2009 at UConn Health Center.

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  • 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.