In Memoriam

Robert Morgan CE'56

Robert Peter Morgan CE'56 passed away on June 26, 2023 at the age of 89 in Falls Church, VA. He was born on February 26, 1934 in Brooklyn, NY to Jack and Minna (Cohen) Morgan.

Robert Zalosh ME'65

Robert "Bob" "Bobby" Zalosh ME'65, Industrial Fire Protection Engineer and Explosions Expert Bob Zalosh, 78, of Wellesley and Orleans, MA, passed away on June 29, 2023 surrounded by his loving family. 

Ilan M. Levi ME'65

Ilan Levi ME'65 lived life to the fullest, despite his long-term struggle with Parkinson’s Disease. He passed away peacefully at home on June 22, 2023.

Deborah Magnus A'59

Deborah Magnus A'59 passed away on May 13, 2023:

  • 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.