The Innovators Society recognizes donors who contribute $1,000 - $9,999 to The Cooper Union annually. Members actively advance Peter Cooper’s vision and provide essential support for our students through their consistent leadership giving. In recognition of their commitment to the college, Innovators receive the below benefits. Contact us to learn how you can become a member. 

• Invitations to public events with reserved seating in the Great Hall.
• Skip the line! Enjoy a special entrance and reception area for select events.
• Recognition on our website and publications.
• Annual donor recognition event with Interim President Malcolm King and other Campus Leadership.

Recognizing gifts to The Cooper Union during the past fiscal year—July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024. 

Innovators

$1,000-$9,999

Sajan Abraham '98
Tom '98 and Reena Abraham
Alvin Adelman '66
Ron Adner '93
Daniel '66 and Catherine Ahern
Lars '71 and Kristina Ahlman
Masroor Ahmad '06
Julia Ai '93
Bernard '69 and Marie Albanese
Jane Alpert
Marco Alves '00
Leyla Amin and Reza Arsanjani
Frank Andrews '70
Richard Andrews '79
Charles Arbore '66
Deborah Segaloff and Mario Ascoli
Edward Ashare '62 and Susan Weiss
John '77 and Theresa Athas
Harold '52 and Norma Baer Ausfresser
Christopher Austopchuk '73
Edwin '69 and Betty-Lou Aviles
Nicolas Avrutin '14
Thomas '73 and Gloria Bach
Shikhar '90 and Monicia Bajaj
Ronald Bajit '88
Katheryn Bajo '13
Gary Baker
Martin '60 and Lynn Balaban
Georgette Ballance
Urshula Barbour '91 and Paul Carlos '91
Rubina Bard '93 and David Bard '91
Jean and Robert Barkovitz
Bobby Barkovitz '04 and Rebecca Cioppi
George '59 and Frances Barletta
Aleksandr Barmas '05
Thomas '79 and Mary Barracato
Michael Bartolone '95
Lisa Barton '81
Robert '68 and Marcia Baumel
Norman '54 and Renee Beckre
David and Mary Beer
Richard Benini '94
Roni '96 and Zahavah Benjamini
Denise Bergin '98
Jerry Berglund '62
Victor '64 and Rhoda Berman
Kathryn '80 and Charles Berry
Gregory Biesiadecki '82 and Guillermina Mendoza Biesiadecki
John '66 and Alleta Birk
Roger Blaho '57
Gail and Randy Blaustein
Lotte Blaustein '48
Anamaria Bonilla '96
Lawrence Bookbinder '51
Alfred Borgese Jr. '67
Phillipe '79 and Mary Beth Bourgeois
Lawrence Bovino '83 and Beverly Harrington
Dana Boylan '07
Robert '67 and Cynthia Bradus
Alfred '67 and Kathryn Brand
David Brand '82
Billing '55 and Mary Bready
Stephen Breitkopf '62
Joel '67 and Arlene Brenner
Martin '69 and Phyllis Brownstein
Gregg Buckbinder
Peter Bungay '63
Barry '63 and Ann Bunin
Daniel '81 and Mary Burke
Andrew '97 and Laura Bush
Reginald '03 and Nancy Butler
Paul Cabana
Peter Cafiero '83 and Karyl Berger
Michael Callan '68
Ethan Callender '92
Paul '62 and Margaret Calter
Michael Cannon '97
Catherine Canon '69 and Roger Canon '70
Alicia and Michael Cantelmi
Valori Herzlich '58 and Michael Cantor '57
Herbert '59 and Ann Carlson
John '72 and Kathleen Carlson
Albert '57 and Robin Carnesale
Olivia Carrescia '64 and Robert Di Nardo
Steven Caruso '93
Christina Casey
Christopher '91 and Michelle Caso
John Casolaro '74
Anthony '77 and Karen Catalano
Bohdan '66 and Maria Chaban
Chi Chan '91 and Eunice Han
Jimmy Chan '05
Stanford Chan '93
Tai '70 and Betty Chan
Wai-Mon Chan
Jerry '90 and Christine Chang
Tayin Chen '01 and Esther So
Nanwei Chen '13
Wayne '00 and Jessenea Chen
Xiaowen Chen '96 and Yi Fan Wang
Yi-Tso '82 and I-Mei Ko Chen
Lawrence Chiarelli '80 and Linda Chiarelli '84
John '90 and Kayo Chih
Andrew Chin '19
Robert '74 and Annmaria Chironna
Hi Sun Choi '91 and Steven Cho
Albert '58 and Lois Chow
George '69 and Yoke Choy
Erik Christiansen '96
Hoi '74 and Lillian Chu
Ming Kit Chu '87
Michael '87 and Diane Chung
Anne Clark '69 and Joseph Clark '66
Lorenzo Clayton '77
Bernard '83 and Joanne Codd
Frederic Cohen '68
Katie MacArevey-Colello '97 and Marc Colello '97
Douglas '89 and Kristine Conmy
Donald '87 and Sasha Conte
Morton '55 and Jacqueline Corn
Michael '90 and Lori-Ann Craig
Andrew Crudge '13
Debbie Kiederer
John '79 and Frances Curatolo
Angela Currie '03
John Currier
Lynn Cusack '04 and Brian Cusack '01
Michelle '09 and Russell D'Angelo
John '67 and Joyce Dalessandro
Sahag '53 and Margaret Dardarian
Howard Davis '68
Jane Alpert and Foster De Jesus
Frank DeLisi '71
Peter Derderian '07
Sony Devabhaktuni '03
Jeanne Dickey-Reiner '85 and Rob Reiner
John Diehlmann '50
Edward '76 and Kathleen Dineen
Alyssa Dinowitz
Ruth Dinowitz
Glenn '84 and Esther Diskin
Marge Dobrowolski '61 and Joe Dobrowolski '61
Curt Doernberg '99
Michael Dominelli '98
Edward Dormier '78
Rudolph Dreschler '64
Barry Drogin '83
George '62 and Dolores Duckett
Suzanne Parrish-Dudek '89 and Edward Dudek '87
Ann-Marie Edden '89
Charles Edelson '68 and Susan Edelson '66
Gerald '52 and Deborah Ehrenstein
Sharif Eladawy '90
Ethan Elenberg '12
David Ellison '83
Clifford '78 and Yinlee Eng
Genghmun Eng '72 and Sophie Dreifuss
Oguzhan Eris '00
Ricardo Escutia '11
Steven '83 and Carolyn Ettore
Joseph '68 and Christine Evelyn
Raymond '86 and Tina Falci
Silvana Farina
Ivan Farman '91 and Yvonne Chahine
Dan Fast '70
Wanda Felton
Edward Ferara '99
Arnea Ferrari '99
Teri Figliuzzi
Angelica Garcia-Flagg
John Flock '74
Howard Flug '66
Eric Flyer '73
Diane Foley '87
Edward '68 and Carol Forman
Don '58 and Barbara Forst
Douglas '63 and Carol Lynn Fox
Kenneth Francis '97
Louis Franco '92 and Jennifer Rippel
Ronald '67 and Shelley Friedman
Diane Toy '97
John Gallagher '70
Cheri Gandy '96
Edward Gardner
Janet Paxton Gardner '65 and The Edward and Elizabeth Gardner Foundation
Gerard '95 and Bethany Gay
Thomas '78 and Linda Genega
Frank '83 and Erin Gentile
Kimberly and Whitney Giddings
Rajan '78 and Sharon Gidumal
Susanne Gilbert
Margaret Gilday '84
Karyn Gilvarg '71 and Eric Epstein
Jerry '65 and Rona Ginsberg
Claudia Giordano '76
Raquel Girvin '85 and Patrick Girvin '88
Maria Guidice '85 and Scott Allen
Jerry '66 and Marcia Gladstone
Harris Golden '13
Joanna Golden
Paul '82 and Alaine Golden
Henry '72 and Leslie Goldenberg
Herbert Goldenberg '68
Joshua '85 and Arti Goldstein
Sol '62 and Harriet Gorland
Edward Gormley '90 and Hanna Fox
T.J. Gottesdiener '79 and Abra Levine
Arthur '58 and Judith Goulet
Betty Gower
Jens Graeber '97
James '80 and Elaine Grant
Scott Grant '69
Elizabeth Graziolo '95
Evelyn and Berton Greenberg
Paul '86 and Ellen Greendyk
Seth Greenwald
Tara Griesing '94 and Keith Griesing '93
Linda Gross
Anthony '76 and Catherine Grosso
Sue Ferguson Gussow '56
Joseph '78 and Mariola Haggar
Josephine Halvorson '03 and Peter Buckley
Nancy Hamilton
David Harris '97 and Laura Brashear
Robert '74 and Donna Hart
Eugene Hartstein '68
William Hartwell '81
Eamon Heavey '94
John Heidengren '52
Thomas '68 and Judith Heim
Jonathan '88 and Deborah Held
Paul Heller '53
Lisa Heller
Thomas Helstern '82 and Kathleen Debois
Martin '60 and Carole Hermes
Barbara Herring
Ethan '73 and Victoria Hertz
Jay Herz '69 and Jean Taylor
Eric '56 and Margaret Herzlich
Ruth and Nicholas Hewitt
Cornelius '64 and Mary Hieber
David Hirsch '67 and Barbara Burns Hirsch '69
Norman '72 and Joann Hirsch
Susan Hirsch
Howard Hoctor '62
Jenny Holzer
Norbert Hom '72
Michael Horowitz '00
Wei-Fang Hsia '91 and Jing Chen
Lei Huang '98 and Jimmy Lin '96
Jinqin Zhou and Wei Tang Huang
Bruce '79 and Alice Hudson
Louis '80 and Nancy Hutter
Doreen and Rodney Ingman
Josephine Iselin
Philip '67 and Frances Jacknis
G. Drake Jacobs
Harry '63 and Carolann Jaeger
Frank '76 and Martina Jakob
Anil James '08
Mark Jay '73 and Susan Rosenthal-Jay
Patricia Jenkins '93
Johnson Jiang '21
Ruth Joel
Bud Johnson and Ann Featherstone
Robert '78 and Anne Judd
Walter '87 and Cara Kaeck
June Kahrs '57 and Jack Kahrs '58
Apostolos '85 and Maria Kallis
Allan Kaplan
Vinod '74 and Usha Kapoor
Andrew Karash '88
Albert '69 and Mildred Karoly
Richard '72 and Phyllis Karp
Evelyn Katz
Alexa Orrico '16 and Ewan Kay '14
Gary '69 and Alice Kazin
Gary '79 and Theresa Keevil
David '69 and Judith Kelly
Martin '72 and Ronda Kenger
Allan '67 and Zivile Khoury
John Kim '91
Kevin Kim '17
Abraham '99 and Gloria Kinney
Jeffrey Kipnis
Lawrence '55 and Tamara Kittiver
Ronald '56 and Elizabeth Klein
Hedy '62 and Kent Klineman
David '86 and Jonna Kliphon
Bruce Knauer '63
Joanne Knobloch '89 and Joseph Knobloch '87
Emanuel Kokinakis '09
Katherine Kollar '82
Maria Eleni Komninou '22
Roni Kopels '81
Paul '82 and Elizabeth Korniczsky
Sotirios Kotoulas '03
Jozef Krakora '97
Alan '70 and Camille Kramer
Howard '71 and Cheryl Krauss
Eric Kraut
Joseph Kreitinger '15
Robert '67 and Barbara Kudder
Andrew Kusznir '87
John Kuzin '89
Peter Kuzma '88
Michael '65 and Elke Kwartler
Michael Lafortezza
Ming Lai '95 and Dianne Ip
Keirnan Lamarche '02
Ronald Lamprecht '96 and Susanne Mei
Lawrence '68 and Betty Lapide
Hiuyan Lau '03 and Thomas Crimi
Caroline Laufer '00 and Ronald Laufer '97
Dennis Lee '98
Herman '69 and Fay Lee
Hye Kyung Lee '00
Joe Lee '86
Yung '79 and Kyung Lee
Murray Legge '90 and Deborah Lewis
Andrew Lew '04
Steven '75 and Michelle Lerner
Rolf Lesem '53
John '78 and Sue Leung
Alfred '61 and Carla Levine
David '74 and Diane Levy
Ken '73 and Peggy Lew
Leticia Lew '14
Kenneth '82 and Corinne Lewis
Richard H. Lewis '77 and Joan M. Sapinsley
Robert Lincer
Luka Lipovac '19
William '73 and Cristina Lipski
Fredric Litt '61 and Jane Ebbers Litt
Sharon Lobo '91
Gabriel '98 and Susan Loh
Laura Lombardo '85 and Ralph Brandi
Anthony '94 and Lisa Lomma
Darrell '89 and Jenny Low
Gregory Lowe '87
Yvette Lucas '83 and Daniel Wing
James Ludwig '92
Ellen Lupton '85 and Jerry Miller '85
Grace Lynch '84 and John Curry
Jerome Lynch '97 and Nadine Kam
Mary Lynch '82
Scott Lyne '92 and Mel Castro
Jessia Ma '15
Harriet and John Mack
Terence L. Magno ‘06
Carl Malings '12
Sokol Malushaga '97
Patrica Mancini '90 and Gary Mancini '86
John Manferdelli '73 and Catherine Stricklin
Sylvia '59 and Robert Mangold
Lou '75 and Linda Manzione
Robert '93 and Deanna Marano
Joseph '73 and Donna Marchese
Alan '71 and Gail Marder
Steven Marseca '73
Ana Martin '85 and Neil Martin '85
Teresa Mastropierro '88
John '71 and Janice Matthews
Sandra Matthews and Norbert Goldfield
Rachel Matts '09
Gerald Matusiewicz '73
Robert '82 and Lisa Mayer
Robert '56 and Dorothy McCabe
Rosemary McClare
John '58 and Kathleen McCoy
Thomas '81 and Noelle McEnerney
John '64 and Patricia McGinley
Kathleen McInerney '94
Sheila McShane '80
Walter Mehl '87 and Kristin Tudor
Michael '65 and Elleri Melnick
Irving '59 and Myra Memis
Marvin '69 and Karen Meyer
Paul Meyer and Jennifer O'Connor
Fabio Militello '01
Mimosa Miller '14
David Millman '72
Zoran Milovic '87 and Dorothy Williams
Kathi Minden '79 and Steven Minden '79
Richard '74 and Susann Mirabella
Kenneth '69 and Helene Mitchell
Mark '78 and Christine Modera
Russell '01 and Chaya Mohn
Edgar '78 and Mary Mokuvos
Rex Molisani '81 and Teri Kindstrom
Kris Monaco '93
Joseph Montalbo '78 and Joann Ferguson
Frank Montgomery '92
Kerry Mooney '83 and Susan Everett
Robert '70 and Joy Moorhead
Alberto Mora '96
Peter Morfe '16
Toshiko Mori '76 and James Carpenter
Michael Morris '89 and Yoshiko Sato '89
Linda Mosch '77 and Steven Mosch '77
Michael Murphy '78 and Stephanie Nicholls-Murphy
James Murtha '87
Alex Mustonen '05
Mahendra Nandkishore '93
Laura Napolitano '87 and Frank Napolitano '88
Herman '61 and Zora Natanblut
Richard Navitsky '90
The Nerken Family
Ruth Nerken
Sara Nerken
Howard '65 and Marilyn Neuschaefer
Kimberly Newman
Lawrence Ng '78 and Annie Chu
Paul Ng '89 and Mimi Fong
Richard '67 and Wendy Niewiarowski
Ronald '87 and Wendy Niles
Edward '70 and Frances Nilsson
John '87 and Angela Nocera
Lisa Norberg
Michelle Noris '88 and Joshua Weitzman
David Nummey '09
Joane O'Connor
John '55 and Joane O'Connor
Thomas O'Connor '01
Ben Ohtsu '91
Joseph '91 and Youngson Orchowski
Gary Osgood '79
Lawrence '61 and Maryanne Oswand
Jung Hoon Paek '07
Sandra Paik Minichetti '90 and Anthony Minichetti '90
Eduardo '75 and Martha Palacio
Cheng Pan '10
Arthur '63 and Louise Parente
Juliana Park '94 and Christopher Gee
Gedalia Pasternak '98 and Rachela Elias
Alice and Douglas Patton
Anik Pearson '95 and Jim Taylor
Robert '68 and Jenny Perl
Marylene and Stephen Permut
Estelle Perry
Nadia Pervez '99 and Matthew Pervez '00
Darren Petrucci and Renata Hejduk
Jeffrey Piazza '97
Valentine '63 and Barbara Povinelli
Kevin Powderly '93
Mark Prenty '84
Amanda Yuan Proctor '13 and Alexander Proctor '13
Benedetto '57 and Cindy Puccio
Elliott Puckette '89
Peter '78 and Lois Puglionesi
Jerry Qiu '18
Bertil Quarfordt
Peter '94 and Susan Quilty
Ari '71 and Lori Rabinowitz
Julia Rafal-Baer
Andrew Rafal
Fisal Rahman '98
Malini Ramanarayanan Moraghan '00
Arvin Rampersad '06
Janet '80 and Richard Reed
Michael Reich '72
Donald Reilly '65 and Katherine Domoto
Robert Reinckens
David '70 and Cynthia Reindl
Charles '65 and Marcia Reiss
Daoyuan Ren '94
Eli '50 and Adina Reshotko
Andrew Peña '18 and Stephanie Restrepo '17
Barbara Reuter
Leo Revi '64
Margaret Riegel '84
Annetta and William Riley
David Rios '17
Steven '86 and Lisa Rizzi
Joel '65 and Barbara Roisman
Jaime Rojas '92
James H. '88 and Me'Shae Rolling
Anne Dudek Ronan '83 and Gregory Ronan '81
Leonard Rosenduft '82 and Dina Artzt
Roy '64 and Judith Rosner
Maryellen Culbert '84 and Peter Ross '78
John Rossiello '01
John '69 and Gladys Roswell
Michael Roth '68
Harvey '67 and Barbara Rothenberg
Mark '67 and Lori Rubin
Ronald '67 and Nancy Rubin
Ruth Rudbarg Rosenblatt
Robert '71 and Suzanne Ruff
Melvyn '63 and Millie Rumerman
Robert '60 and Norma Rung
Alison Russell
Martin '65 and Leslie Sacks
Steven Sacks '72
Anne Salenger
Rudolf '58 and Sharon Salinger
Debra and Richard Samuels
Daria Sapienza
Charles '66 and Nini Scawthorn
Bernd '67 and Joan Schatz
Eva Zuckerman '05 and Dimitri Scheblanov '05
Jonathan '85 and Dorothy Schere
Walter '60 and Ruth Schillinger
Robert '87 and Gina Schmeider
Peter '60 and Naomi Schmidt
Robert '99 and Robin Schwartz
Manfred Schweiger
Lawrence '89 and Constance Scinto
Larry '61 and Linda Seidman
Carl '67 and Barbara Selinger
Ann Seregi and Larry Kallenberg '60
Ira '70 and Carol Serkes
Aaron Serwetman '64
Howard '67 and Laurie Shaffren
Monica Shapiro
Amba '73 and Renu Sharma
Susan Shaw '72 and Jack Freeman '69
Sydell Shayer
Suet Yee Huang '94 and Ren Shen '94
Tong Shen '06
Cynthia Sheng '91
Gregory Shikhman '13
Hsu-Wei '90 and Tammy Shueh
Barry Siegel '71
Hal Siegel '93
Brian Silverstein '73 and Leslie Quenell
Lucinee Simonetti-Arnold '58 and Nicholas Arnold
Bernard '70 and Janet Singer
Catherine and William Singer
Michael '77 and Elen Sisti
Joseph Siu '95
Akiva Sklar '99
Andrew '76 and Francoise Skurman
Randi Smith '81 and Scott Smith '80
Sylvia Smolensky
Peter '55 and Marie Snoek
Carl '82 and Elizabeth Soccolich
Malcolm Sokol '67
Erik Solberg '72
Howard '59 and Janet Solot
Eugene '64 and Elizabeth Soltero
Barbara Somson and Ross Eisenbrey
Srikanth Srinivasan '08
Arthur '74 and Sherry Steiker
George '71 and Susan Stimak
Richard Stock
Douglas Stoffa '93
Charles Stone '93
Thomas '85 and Linda Strand
Lucius '80 and Vida Strazdis
Juh-Young Suh '91 and Hai-Sik Lee
Robert '61 and Sara Sullivan
Lana Chan '95 and Mingzhou Sun '95
Mark Erdtmann '92 and Karin Sung Erdtmann '93
Vytas Svalbonas '62
William '74 and Louise Symington
Gale and Thomas Synnott
Gale and Thomas Synnott
Jennifer Sze '05
Joseph Tagliaferro '98
Gunnar Tamm '96
Judith Gerrard '83 and Robert Tan '81
James Tate
Howard '79 and Patricia Teitelbaum
John '69 and Dorothy Telesco
Kevin Tien '12
Raymond '57 and Carol Tillman
Andy Ting '89
Stephen Ting '73
Daniel To '04
Thomas '67 and Kathryn Tobitsch
Leoncio Torres '00
Michael Tower '93
Oleh '58 and Renata Treitak
Joseph Tsai '94
Winnie Tsui '06
Kevin Tulod '12
Joseph '76 and Christine Tuozzolo
Mark Turits '80 and Kathy Bryant
Ron Upshaw
Vincent '80 and Cynthia Vaillancourt
James '75 and Charlene Vallino
Raymond Vargas '97
Antoine Veliz '02
Harold '59 and Sandra Vellins
Steven '66 and Linda Vizner
Ron Vogel '01
Jan Voitehovich '13
Michael Wacks '82
Donald Wade '62 and Eileen Pentel
Orest '80 and Christine Walchuk
Barbara Wampole '74 and Thomas Barron
Jackie Wu and Rueyfarn Wang
Shiao Wang
Glen Watson '91
David Weinraub
Meghan Weir '02 and Andrew Judd
Jennifer Fenton Weishaupt '95 and Erich Weishaupt
Robert '73 and Debby Weisman
Anne Wernau '68 and William Wernau '68
Adam Werheimer '96
Charlotte and Neill Wessell
Ira '61 and Audrey Whitman
Frank Wibowo
Marie Wieck '82 and Seamus Carroll
Janice and Steven Windwer
Robert '65 and Marjorie Winick
Barry '68 and Janet Winkler
Peter '68 and Karen Winokur
Takouhy Wise
Thomas Witelski '91
Chester '65 and Nancy Wolejsza
Carol '84 and William Wolf '84
Richard '78 and Barbara Wolkowitz
Allen '68 and Mona Wolmer
Russell Wong '83
Robert Woodard '73
Nathaniel Worden '95 and Nina Kulkarni
Cindy Yao '96
Jay Yarm '66 and Marlyn Baron
Lawrence '99 and Alexandra Yau
Cecilia Ye '09
Keith Yeager '04 and Melanie Cendana
Alexandra and Christos Yessios
Nancy Yieh '79
Ka Chun Yiu '03
Jenny Yiu '01 and Man Yiu '00
Ellen Young '94
Vivian Poon '93 and Alan Poon '93
Milton Yuen
Antonia Zaferiou '10
Roya Zarrahpavar and Eric Rasmussen
Leslie Zelamsky '87 and Marc Cordaro '86
David '59 and Gladys Zendels
John Zhao '06
Allen Zinnes '60 and Ilse Stoll
KanJin Zou '16
Seymour '44 and Audrey Zubkoff
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