Innovators Society
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 invitations to special events and other benefits. Contact us to learn how you can become a member.
Recognizing gifts to The Cooper Union during the current fiscal year—July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2022. This list is updated monthly.
Innovator Fellows
$5,000-$9,999
Assad Ahmed '07 and Kiran Gore
Charles Arbore '66
Eleanor '69 and Mark Blair
Ellen Block
Michael Borkowsky '61
Arlene Buechert '54
Anthony '77 and Karen Catalano
Chris Chamberlin
Wayne '00 and Jessenea Chen
Linda Chiarelli '84 and Lawrence Chiarelli '80
Michael '90 and Lori-Ann Craig
Lynn Cusack '04 and Brian Cusack '01
Marge Dobrowolski '61 and Joe Dobrowolski '61
Susan Eisenberg '62 and Benjamin Eisenberg '61
Annmarie Eldering '88
Edward Ferara '99
Janet Paxton Gardner '65 and The Edward and Elizabeth Gardner Foundation
Edward Gardner
Judith Gerrard '83 and Robert Tan '81
Susanne Gilbert
Paul '86 and Ellen Greendyk
Irwin '54 and Marjorie Gruverman
Mark Jay '73 and Susan Rosenthal-Jay
Robert '80 and Marie Kalish
Bruce Knauer '63
Amy and Glen Leibowitz
Rolf Lesem '53
Richard H. Lewis '77 and Joan M. Sapinsley
Darrell '89 and Jenny Low
Joel '60 and Anne Lubenau
Peter Lung '70
John Manferdelli '73 and Catherine Stricklin
Sandra Matthews and Norbert Goldfield
Margaret Matz '83
Jeanne McBride
Joseph Montalbo '78 and Joann Ferguson
Toshiko Mori '76 and James Carpenter
Edward '70 and Frances Nilsson
Anik Pearson '95 and Jim Taylor
Michal Raz-Russo '01 and Zev Salomon '01
Donald Rotunno '91 and Ann Bruns-Rotunno
Charles '66 and Nini Scawthorn
Donald '57 and Mary Lou Schwinn
Ira '70 and Carol Serkes
Aaron Serwetman '64
Bernard '70 and Janet Singer
Sylvia Smolensky '70 and Steven Silberstang '70
William '74 and Louise Symington
John '69 and Dorothy Telesco
Diane Toy '97 and Eric Fung '97
James '75 and Charlene Vallino
Otokar von Bradsky '58
Susan Stockton and Chris Walther
Charlotte and Neill Wessell
Lawrence '99 and Alexandra Yau
Stephen '68 and Nancy Ann Zavoluk
Anonymous
Innovators Society
$1,000-$4,999
Tom Abraham '98 and Meghan Medlock
Sajan Abraham '98
Martin Abrams '62
Alvin '66 and Arlene Adelman
Daniel '66 and Catherine Ahern
Karim Ahmed '13
Julia Ai '93
Jane Alpert and Foster De Jesus
Paul Alter '82 and Gloria Stern
Marco Alves '00
Robert '54 and Linda Alwitt
Carol Amend-Lovell '82 and John Lovell '82
Samuel '82 and Lesie Anderson
Richard Andrews '79
Monica Arboleda-Pena '94 and Diego Pena '97
Lucille and Nicholas Arnold
Reza Arsanjani
Charles Ashman '59
John '77 and Theresa Athas
Christopher Austopchuk '73
Edwin '69 and Betty-Lou Aviles
Nicolas Avrutin '14
Meredith Cerrone Bacus '94 and John Bacus '94
Shikhar '90 and Monicia Bajaj
Ronald Bajit '88
Kate Kelley and Gary Baker
Georgette Ballance
Susan Barber '00
Rubina Bard '93 and David Bard '91
John '88 and Silvana Barkaus
Jean and Robert Barkovitz
Bobby Barkovitz '04 and Rebecca Cioppi
George '59 and Frances Barletta
Thomas '79 and Mary Barracato
Stuart '68 and Sondra Barth
Michael Bartolone '95
Lisa Barton '81
Marcia '69 and Robert Basickes
Richard Benini '94
Fred '57 and Ida Berg
Denise Bergin '98
Victor '64 and Rhoda Berman
Laura Palmucci and Antonio Bertolotto
Gregory Biesiadecki '82 and Guillermina Mendoza Biesiadecki
Salomon '58 and Joanna Birenbaum
Allen Blaustein
Timothy Bolbrock '07
Lawrence '51 and Louise Bookbinder
Paul '71 and Gail Bork
Lawrence Bovino '83 and Beverly Harrington
Robert '67 and Cynthia Bradus
David Brand '82
Herman '61 and Marcey Braude
Stephen '62 and Marilyn Breitkopf
Jinling Liu and Gongyuan Bu
Serge Budzyn '73
Alexandra Bull '10
Barry '63 and Ann Bunin
Barbara Burns Hirsch '69 and David Hirsch '67
Peter Cafiero '83 and Karyl Berger
Paul '62 and Margaret Calter
Mark Campbell
Polina Canepa '14 and Charles Canepa '11
Alicia and Michael Cantelmi
Amina Canter
Herbert '59 and Ann Carlson
Steven Caruso '93
Christopher '91 and Michelle Caso
John Casolaro '74
Madelaine and Joseph Cavegn
Bohdan '66 and Maria Chaban
Patty Chael '96
Wai-Mon Chan
Jimmy Chan '05
Chi Chan '91 and Eunice Han
Tai '70 and Betty Chan
Jerry '90 and Christine Chang
Susana Chang '97 and Terence Lam '96
Yi-Tso '82 and I-Mei Ko Chen
Ying Chen '96 and Chris Mildebrandt
Nanwei Chen '13
Tayin Chen '01 and Esther So
Hang Chen and Yuan Lee
John '90 and Kayo Chih
Nate '01 and Demi Chizgi
Hi Sun Choi '91 and Steven Cho
Albert '58 and Lois Chow
Kristine Chin '94 and Ricky Chu '92
Hoi '74 and Lillian Chu
Ming Kit Chu '87
Brian Chun '01
Michael '87 and Diane Chung
Lorenzo Clayton '77
Martin '67 and Doris Cobern
Joan Connors
Morton '55 and Jacqueline Corn
Julia Cox '13 and Steven Cox '13
David Crane '68 and Karen Kreller
Matthew '65 and Linda Creager
Amy Davis '78 and Robert Cronan '79
Ronald Csuha '63 and Cecil Yarbrough
John '67 and Joyce Dalessandro
Sahag '53 and Margaret Dardarian
David '62 and Karen Davis
Francois '87 and Susan de Menil
Faith Dean '49
Fernando deCarvalho '89 and Michele Rooney
Michael DeFazio '76 and Dianne Kangisser
Frank '71 and Rose DeLisi
Anna Demchick '82 and Matthew Maszamant
Peter Derderian '07
Sony Devabhaktuni '03
Anne-Marie Diamond
Jeanne Dickey-Reiner '85 and Rob Reiner
Vito '06 and Daniela DiIenna
Lois Dodd '48
John Downer
Rudolph '64 and Joan Dreschler
Deanna Drew '58
Irene Dris '91
Barry Drogin '83
George '62 and Dolores Duckett
Martina Duque '24
Ann-Marie Edden '89
Susan Edelson '66 and Charles Edelson '68
Sharif Eladawy '90
Aimee Ellingsen
Genghmun Eng '72 and Sophie Dreifuss
Clifford '78 and Yinlee Eng
Leatrice Ennis
Oguzhan Eris '00
Joseph '68 and Christine Evelyn
Ivan Farman '91 and Yvonne Chahine
Judith Fast '66 and Dan Fast '70
Nancy and JOseph Ferrario
Kathleen and Andrew Ferreira
Reinhard Flick '70 and Myra Pruitt Flick
John Flock '74
Howard Flug '66
Eric Flyer '73
Robert '72 and Victoria Forgione
Douglas '63 and Carol Lynn Fox
Louis Franco '92 and Jennifer Rippel
Jenny Franz
Grant Fraser
Morris Frayman '65
Ellen Friedman
Michael Gabriel '97
Michael Galbo '12
Cheri Gandy '96
Gerome '65 and Leah Garchik
Julie Gaughan '99 and James Gaughan '99
Thomas '78 and Linda Genega
Arthur '59 and Ruth Gerber
Rajan '78 and Sharon Gidumal
Colleen and John Gilstad
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
Thomas '51 and Ruth Glasser
Joanna Golden
Paul '82 and Alaine Golden
Henry '72 and Leslie Goldenberg
Samuel '80 and Carol Goldfarb
Israel '62 and Aida Gopstein
Sol '62 and Harriet Gorland
T.J. Gottesdiener '79 and Abra Levine
Betty Gower
James '80 and Elaine Grant
Scott '69 and Raenele Grant
Arthur '59 and Dorothy Grebelsky
Francis Greenburger
Seth Greenwald
Tara Griesing '94 and Keith Griesing '93
Jacques '68 and Bonnie Gros
Harold Gross '73
Michael Gross '71
Anthony '76 and Catherine Grosso
Malanha Gupta '02 and John Hennessy '02
Sue Ferguson Gussow '56
Linda and Hans Haacke
Joseph '78 and Mariola Haggar
Nancy and John Hamilton
Missy Hansen
David Harris '97 and Laura Brashear
Robert '74 and Donna Hart
William Hartwell '81
Thomas '68 and Judith Heim
Paul '53 and Ann Heller
Lisa Heller
Hank Heneghan '78 and Elizabeth Porter
Ethan '73 and Victoria Hertz
Caryn Hertz '81 and Lawrence Hertz '81
Jay Herz '69 and Jean Taylor
Steven Hillyer '90 and Tim Marback
Susan Hirsch
Daniel Hirtler '84 and George Ferrari
Albert '69 and Abby Hochhauser
Howard Hoctor '62
Donald Hogan '68
Philip '99 and Tobie Hollander
Frank Hong '92
Mayer '62 and Adrienne Horn
Shira Horowitz '07
Michael Horowitz '00
Wei-Fang Hsia '91 and Jing Chen
Daniel Hsin '16
Chung-Hsin Huang '93
Lei Huang '98 and Jimmy Lin '96
Bruce '79 and Alice Hudson
Tat-Sing Huen '77
Anthony '85 and Claire Ianno
Harvey Ing '73 and Stefania Zak
Doreen Ingman
Josephine Iselin
Timothy '01 and Josephine Isgro
Philip '67 and Frances Jacknis
Bernard '55 and Rosamond Jacob
Frank '76 and Martina Jakob
Mohammad '94 and Noreen Jamil
Nadia Jarrett '96
Ashwin Jathavedam '98 and Sireesha Soma
Robert '78 and Anne Judd
William '59 and Virginia Kacin
Walter '87 and Cara Kaeck
June Kahrs '57 and Jack Kahrs '58
Vinod '74 and Usha Kapoor
Richard '72 and Phyllis Karp
Gary '69 and Alice Kazin
Gary '79 and Theresa Keevil
Allan '67 and Zivile Khoury
Debbie Kiederer '85 and Robert Cucullo '85
Elizabeth Kilson '14
Tae Kim '00
Ronald '56 and Elizabeth Klein
Hedy '62 and Kent Klineman
Allen '57 and Dorothy Klinger
David '86 and Jonna Kliphon
Thomas '79 and Lynn Kluepfel
Jimmy '89 and LiHung Koe
Emanuel Kokinakis '09
Motrya Kokoris '79 and Anastasios Kokoris '80
Roni Kopels '81 and Katharine Turo
Paul '82 and Elizabeth Korniczsky
Konstantinos Kotulas
Alan '70 and Camille Kramer
Bhaskar '89 and Zhen Krishnamachari
Michelle Krochmal '98 and Simcha Blaustein '99
Robert '67 and Barbara Kudder
John Kuzin '89
Peter Kuzma '88
Michael '65 and Elke Kwartler
Michael '52 and Barbara La Fortezza
Howard '56 and Bellia La Marca
Ming Lai '95 and Dianne Ip
Wayne Lam '87
James Lastihenos '15
Caroline Laufer '00 and Ronald Laufer '97
Julian LaVerdiere '93 and Erica Hohf
Jung Im Lee '01
Steven Lee '14
Hye Kyung Lee '00
Yung '79 and Kyung Lee
Joe Lee '86
Standish Lee '11
Herman '69 and Fay Lee
Michael '69 and Sheila Lefkowitz
Andrew Lew '04
Yanling Lei '97
Philip '80 and Susan Lessner
Rami '90 and Lori Levy
Leticia Lew '14
Kenneth '82 and Corinne Lewis
Robert Lincer
Mary Lou '60 and James Littrell
Nicholas '80 and Patricia Livanos
Raul Llorente '66
Gabriel '98 and Susan Loh
Anthony '94 and Lisa Lomma
Frank '16 and Kim Longuiera
Lee Lopez '16
Jonathan Lu '23
James Ludwig '92
Thomas Lui '78
Ellen Lupton '85 and Abbott Miller '85
Mary Lynch '82
Scott Lyne '92 and Mel Castro
Jessia Ma '15
Queenie Ma '86 and Stuart Landau '86
Jon Maass '97 and Elizabeth Suhocki
Harriet and John Mack, in memory of William Cooper Mack '06
Mary Leigh Mackie '08
Sokol Malushaga '97
Sylvia '59 and Robert Mangold
Lou '75 and Linda Manzione
Robert '93 and Deanna Marano
Alan '71 and Gail Marder
Gerald '73 and Cornelia Matusiewicz
Dan '67 and Julia Mayer
Robert '56 and Dorothy McCabe
Rosemary McClare
Charles McCorkell '71 and Esta Bigler
Thomas '81 and Noelle McEnerney
John '64 and Patricia McGinley
Roger '92 and Anjanette McHayle
Matt McLeod
Sheila McShane '80
Walter Mehl '87 and Kristin Tudor
Michael '60 and Lieselotte Melman
Irving '59 and Myra Memis
Mary and Jere Mendelsohn
Joseph '65 and Martha Merenda
Patricia Mesko '88 and David Gorko
Fabio Militello '01
Melinda and Harry Miller
Sheryl Miller
David Millman '72
Zoran Milovic '87 and Dorothy Williams
Kathi Minden '79 and Steven Minden '79
Sandra Paik Minichetti '90 and Anthony Minichetti '90
Norma Minkowitz '58 and Sheldon Minkowitz '58
Isaac '78 and Laurie Mitrani
Russell '01 and Chaya Mohn
Edgar '78 and Mary Mokuvos
Sascha Mombartz '09
Kris Monaco '93
Frank Montgomery '92
Kerry Mooney '83 and Susan Everett
Noradilia Mora '00
Malini Ramanarayanan Moraghan '00
Richard '64 and Sarah Mullen
Brigida Munoz '96 and Benjamin Rios '96
Michael Murphy '78 and Stephanie Nicholls-Murphy
James Murtha '87
Eglind Myftiu '11
Laura Napolitano '87 and Frank Napolitano '88
Sara Nerken
The Nerken Family
Howard '65 and Marilyn Neuschaefer
Kimberly Newman
Peter '62 and Sara Nikolits
John '87 and Elizabeth Nocera
Lisa Norberg
Gui Nunes
John '55 and Joane O'Connor
John '68 and Adeline O'Connor
Elizabeth O'Donnell '83
Rolf Ohlhausen '58 and Suzanne Davis
Ben Ohtsu '91
Brian Okane '93
Robin Orans '71 and Pater Wassburger
Efrem '98 and Phrat Orgel
Alexa Orrico '16 and Ewan Kay '14
Alfred Osterlund '54 and Shirley McLeod
Lawrence '61 and Maryanne Oswand
Cheng Pan '10
Larry Pappas '98
Heui Young Park '20
Juliana Park '94 and Christopher Gee
Robert '81 and Denise Parkanyi
Pamela Parker '05
Charles '55 and Eleanor Parody
Gedalia Pasternak '98 and Rachela Elias
Andrew Pena '18
Robert '68 and Jenny Perl
Marylene and Stephen Permut
Salvatore Perrotta '06 and Alexis Margolin
Estelle Perry
Jeffrey Piazza '97
David Plotkin '81
Vivian Poon '93 and Alan Poon '93
Valentine '63 and Barbara Povinelli
Benedetto '57 and Cindy Puccio
Elliott Puckette '89
Peter '78 and Lois Puglionesi
James Quanci '81
Arvin Rampersad '06
Richard Ravenhall '52 and Matilda Black-Ravenhall
Laurelann Rech '85 and Sean Cryan
Janet '80 and Richard Reed
Rob Reed '98
Mark '73 and Fredda Regen
Michael Reich '72
Donald Reilly '65 and Katherine Domoto
Robert Reinckens
David '70 and Cynthia Reindl
Charles '65 and Marcia Reiss
Eli '50 and Adina Reshotko
Barbara Reuter
Leo Revi '64
Alexander Reznik '96
Margaret Riegel '84
Steven '86 and Lisa Rizzi
Joyce Robins Nozkowski '66 and Thomas Nozkowski '67
Gregory Roos '79 and Martha Hudak-Roos
Hyman Rosen '82 and Iris Engelson
Maryellen Culbert '84 and Peter Ross '78
Silvia Rotemberg
Harvey '67 and Barbara Rothenberg
Mark '67 and Lori Rubin
Ronald '67 and Nancy Rubin
Robert '71 and Suzanne Ruff
Melvyn '63 and Millie Rumerman
Alison Russell
Mark Russell
Martin '65 and Leslie Sacks
Steven '72 and Carole Sacks
Rudolf '58 and Sharon Salinger
Ina Saltz '72 and Steven Beispel
Debra and Richard Samuels
Jules Saslow '60 and Sandy Saslow '60
Joanne Savio '86
Jonathan '85 and Dorothy Schere
Robert '87 and Gina Schmeider
Adam Scholem '03
Christopher Schwalen '11
Robert '99 and Robin Schwartz
Yvonne and Manfred Schweiger
Lawrence '89 and Constance Scinto
James '95 and Judith Scire
Deborah Segaloff and Mario Ascoli
Larry '61 and Linda Seidman
Carl '67 and Barbara Selinger
Michelle Selwin
Jonathan Shane
Susan Shaw '72 and Jack Freeman '69
Sydell Shayer '52 and Lawrence Shayer '52
Andrew '86 and Alison Shelofsky
Tong Shen '06
Suet Yee Huang '94 and Ren Shen '94
Cynthia Sheng '91
Martin '60 and Corinne Sherman
George '71 and Marta Shevchuk
Fred '53 and Fran Shinagel
Hsu-Wei '90 and Tammy Shueh
Jeffrey '68 and Rhona Shulman
Hal Siegel '93
Catherine and William Singer
Paul Skittone '00
Akiva Sklar '99
Lee '79 and Jo Ann Scolnick
Matthew Smarsch '16
Randi Smith '81 and Scott Smith '80
Sean '85 and Penny Smyth
Malcolm '67 and Sheila Sokol
Gerald '69 and Madeline Soloway
Eugene '64 and Elizabeth Soltero
Lou '78 and Jeannie Sorrell
Mimi and Gil Sparks
Srikanth Srinivasan '08
Erica Srolovitz '91 and Steven Srolovitz '91
George '71 and Susan Stimak
Richard Stock
Douglas Stoffa '93
Charles Stone '93
Thomas '85 and Linda Strand
Lucius '80 and Vida Strazdis
David Sturm '74 and Barbara Katersky
Juh-Young Suh '91 and Hai-Sik Lee
Daniel '67 and Kathleen Sullivan
Lana Chan '95 and Mingzhou Sun '95
Gale and Thomas Synnott
Wing Szeto '92
Joseph Tagliaferro '98
Gunnar Tamm '96
Janice Hopkins Tanne
Judy Tchou
Joel '64 and Debbie Tendler
Maureen Termecz '88 and Andrew Fethes '88
Thomas '67 and Kathryn Tobitsch
Toni Torres
Michael Tower '93
Oleh '58 and Renata Treitak
Jimmy Tsang '93 and Kate Veng
Winnie Tsui '06
Kevin Tulod '12
Joseph '76 and Christine Tuozzolo
Nanako Umemoto '83 and Jesse Reiser '81
Antoine Veliz '02
Shankar Venkataraman '03
Joseph '83 and Maryellen Viola
Orest '80 and Christine Walchuk
Prathima '98 and Naukul Warrier
Stanley '66 and Arlene Weinrich
Philip '89 and Alla Weisberg
Robert '73 and Debby Weisman
Anne Wernau '68 and William Wernau '68
Paul '64 and Mary Anne Wheeler
Ira '61 and Audrey Whitman
Marie Wieck '82 and Seamus Carroll
Paul '72 and Brinda Wiita
Samuel Windwer '10
Janice and Steven Windwer
Peter '68 and Karen Winokur
Donald '45 and Takouhy Wise
Amanda Wiss
Thomas Witelski '91
Chester '65 and Nancy Wolejsza
Carol Wolf '84 and William Wolf '84
Richard '78 and Barbara Wolkowitz
Allen '68 and Mona Wolmer
Kwame-Lante Wright '09
Andrew Wu '05 and Toby and Nicholas Wu
Jay Yarm '66 and Marlyn Baron
Karen Yeh '02
Yevgeniy Yesilevskiy '13
Ka Chun Yiu '03
Ellen Young '94
Jack '90 and Laleh Zar
Leslie Zelamsky '87 and Marc Cordaro '86
John Zhao '06
Ren Zhou
Seymour '44 and Audrey Zubkoff
Eva Zuckerman '05 and Dimitri Scheblanov '05
List in formation as of April 27, 2022.