In Memoriam

Thomas H. Glasser ME'51

Thomas H. Glasser (ME'51) died peacefully in Saratoga Hospital on Saturday, January 21, 2023. The youngest of six children, Tom was born to Joseph and Elizabeth Glasser in February of 1927 in Hicksville, New York. He grew up in Brooklyn and attended St.

Lila Sternglass A'54

STERNGLASS--Lila (Kronstadt) A'54, a life-long New Yorker who worked as an advertising art director from 1969-1995, passed away on January 15, 2023 of natural causes at the Cobble Hill Health Center, Brooklyn. She was 89.

Harvey E. Kirstel AR'52

Harvey E. Kirstel AR'52, died at Charlestown Retirement Community in Catonsville,MD at the age of 90 after a year long illness.

Rob J. Roy EE'54

Rob J. Roy MD., D. Eng. Sc. of Naples, Fla. and Albany, passed away peacefully in his sleep on December 5, 2022. He attended The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art and earned his Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering in 1954.

  • 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.