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 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 events.
  • Recognition on our website and publications.
  • Annual donor recognition event with President Laura Sparks and other Campus Leadership.

Recognizing gifts to The Cooper Union during the past fiscal year—July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2023. 

Innovators

$1,000-$9,999

Sajan Abraham '98
Tom '98 and Reena Abraham
Alvin Adelman '66
Marleen Adlerblum '68
Ron Adner '93
Cristina Aguirre-Ross '81 and Martin Ross '79
Daniel '66 and Catherine Ahern
Masroor Ahmad '06
Karim Ahmed '13
Julia Ai '93
Jane Alpert
Jacob Alspector '72
Robert '54 and Linda Alwitt
Eugenia and David Ames
Leyla Amin and Reza Arsanjani
Samuel '82 and Lesie Anderson
Amale Andraos
Richard Andrews '79
Emily Apter
Monica Arboleda-Pena '94 and Diego Pena '97
Charles Arbore '66
Edward Ashare '62 and Susan Weiss
Charles Ashman '59
John '77 and Theresa Athas
Lynn and Sanford Auerbach
Christopher Austopchuk '73
Edwin '69 and Betty-Lou Aviles
Nicolas Avrutin '14
Thomas '73 and Gloria Bach
Ronald Bajit '88
Gary Baker
Martin '60 and Lynn Balaban
Laurie Blach '95 and Mark Balch '95
Keith Balderson
John Bales '87
Susan Barber '00
Rubina Bard '93 and David Bard '91
John '88 and Silvana Barkaus
Bobby Barkovitz '04 and Rebecca Cioppi
Jean and Robert Barkovitz
George '59 and Frances Barletta
Thomas '79 and Mary Barracato
Stuart '68 and Sondra Barth
Michael Bartolone '95
Lisa Barton '81
Robert '68 and Marcia Baumel
Richard Benini '94
Roni '96 and Zahavah Benjamini
Jerry Berglund '62
Victor '64 and Rhoda Berman
Maksim Beygelman '08
Gregory Biesiadecki '82 and Guillermina Mendoza Biesiadecki
William Biesiadecki '14
John '66 and Alleta Birk
Allen Blaustein
Lotte Blaustein '48
Steven Blum '81 and Eriko Ono-Blum
Timothy Bolbrock '07
Hilary Bond '07 and Christopher LaRosa
Dorothea Bongiovi
Anamaria Bonilla '96
Lawrence Bookbinder '51
Paul '71 and Gail Bork
Lawrence Bovino '83 and Beverly Harrington
Robert '67 and Cynthia Bradus
Alfred '67 and Kathryn Brand
David Brand '82
Elaine Breiger '70
Stephen Breitkopf '62
Joel '67 and Arlene Brenner
Lia Vodja Brillhart '60
The Brooks Family Foundation
Natalie Brooks
Serge Budzyn '73
Alexandra Bull '10
Peter Bungay '63
Barry '63 and Ann Bunin
Ann Butter '62
Peter Cafiero '83 and Karyl Berger
Michael Callan '68
Paul '62 and Margaret Calter
Mark Campbell
Michael Cannon '97
Catherine Canon '69 and Roger Canon '70
Alicia and Michael Cantelmi
John '72 and Kathleen Carlson
Steven Caruso '93
John Casolaro '74
Anthony '77 and Karen Catalano
Patty Chael '96
Chris Chamberlin
Chi Chan '91 and Eunice Han
Jimmy Chan '05
Joseph '78 and Elisa Chan
Lana Chan '95 and Mingzhou Sun '95
Hong Chan '85
Tai '70 and Betty Chan
Wai-Mon Chan
Jerry '90 and Christine Chang
Jack Chen '99
Mina Chen '92 and David Cheung '94
Nanwei Chen '13
Yi-Tso '82 and I-Mei Ko Chen
Wayne '00 and Jessenea Chen
Xiaowen Chen '96 and Yi Fan Wang
May Cheng '08
John '90 and Kayo Chih
Kristine Chin '94 and Ricky Chu '92
Robert '74 and Annmaria Chironna
Hi Sun Choi '91 and Steven Cho
Victoria Cho '04
Albert '58 and Lois Chow
Erik Christiansen '96
Ming Kit Chu '87
Polly Chu '86 and William Mattingly III
Michael '87 and Diane Chung
Theresa Cirnigliaro '82 and Donnell Moseley '83
Anne Clark '69 and Joseph Clark '66
Lorenzo Clayton '77
Bernard '83 and Joanne Codd
Frederic Cohen '68
Donald '87 and Sasha Conte
Morton '55 and Jacqueline Corn
Michael '90 and Lori-Ann Craig
Matthew '65 and Linda Creager
Thomas Crimmins ’08 and Christina Crimmins ’10
Andrew Crudge '13
Ronald Csuha '63 and Cecil Yarbrough
Maryellen Culbert '84 and Peter Ross '78
John '79 and Frances Curatolo
Angela Currie '03
Lynn Cusack '04 and Brian Cusack '01
Sean Cusack '98
Michelle '09 and Russell D'Angelo
Sahag '53 and Margaret Dardarian
Amy Davis '78 and Robert Cronan '79
Howard Davis '68
Faith Dean
Frank DeLisi '71
Peter Derderian '07
Gautam '94 and Uma Desai
Daniel '79 and Wendy Dessanti
Sony Devabhaktuni '03
Anne-Marie and Paul Diamond
Jeanne Dickey-Reiner '85 and Rob Reiner
John Diehlmann '50
Edward '76 and Kathleen Dineen
Ruth Dinowitz
Glenn '84 and Esther Diskin
Marge Dobrowolski '61 and Joe Dobrowolski '61
Lois Dodd '48
Curt Doernberg '99
William Donahue '98
Jane Dorfman
John Downer
Rudolph Dreschler '64
Deanna Drew '58
Barry Drogin '83
George '62 and Dolores Duckett
Hayley Eber '01
Ann-Marie Edden '89
Susan Eisenberg '62 and Benjamin Eisenberg '61
Sharif Eladawy '90
Annmarie Eldering '88
Ethan Elenberg '12
Aimee Ellingsen '96 and Charles Krekelberg '97
Jordan '58 and Judith Ellis
David Ellison '83
Larry Englisher '72
Leatrice Ennis
Oguzhan Eris '00
Joseph '68 and Christine Evelyn
Ivan Farman '91 and Yvonne Chahine
Adriana Farmiga '96 and Alix Umen
Dan Fast '70
Edward Ferara '99
Kathleen and Andrew Ferreira
Christopher Finnican '87
Angelica Garcia-Flagg
Reinhard Flick '70 and Myra Pruitt Flick
John Flock '74
Howard Flug '66
Eric Flyer '73
Brian Foote '98
Robert '72 and Victoria Forgione
Douglas '63 and Carol Lynn Fox
Kenneth Francis '97
Louis Franco '92 and Jennifer Rippel
Jenny Franz
Grant Fraser
Morris Frayman '65
Ronald '67 and Shelley Friedman
Jiayi Fu '15
Diane Toy '97
Michael Galbo '12
John Gallagher '70
Edward Gardner
Janet Paxton Gardner '65 and The Edward and Elizabeth Gardner Foundation
Agnieszka Gasparska '99
Gerard '95 and Bethany Gay
Thomas '78 and Linda Genega
Frank '83 and Erin Gentile
Arthur '59 and Ruth Gerber
Judith Gerrard '83 and Robert Tan '81
Kimberly and Whitney Giddings
Rajan '78 and Sharon Gidumal
Susanne Gilbert
Margaret Gilday '84
Leslie Gill '82
Colleen and John Gilstad
Karyn Gilvarg '71 and Eric Epstein
Jerry '65 and Rona Ginsberg
Claudia Giordano '76
Raquel Girvin '85 and Patrick Girvin '88
Joshua Gittler '17
Maria Guidice '85 and Scott Allen
David Glasser '56
Doreen Gliebe '79 and Stephen Gliebe '78
Harold '44 and Rose Goldberg
Harris Golden '13
Paul '82 and Alaine Golden
Henry '72 and Leslie Goldenberg
Herbert Goldenberg '68
Samuel '80 and Carol Goldfarb
Israel '62 and Aida Gopstein
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
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
Lois Gruberger '73 and Morey Gers
Irwin Gruverman '54
Malancha Gupta '02 and John Hennessy '02
Sue Ferguson Gussow '56
Linda and Hans Haacke
James Hamilton '84
Nancy Hamilton
Missy Hansen
Jessica Harrington
David Harris '97 and Laura Brashear
Robert '74 and Donna Hart
Eugene Hartstein '68
Laurie Hawkinson '83 and Henry Miller
Eamon Heavey '94
Jane Hegarty '86 and Brian Hegarty '85
Thomas '68 and Judith Heim
Jonathan '88 and Deborah Held
Ann Heller
Lisa Heller
Thomas Helstern '82 and Kathleen Debois
Hank Heneghan '78 and Elizabeth Porter
Jeffrey '87 and Ronny Hersch
Caryn Hertz '81 and Lawrence Marks '81
Ethan '73 and Victoria Hertz
Ellen Hertzmark
Jay Herz '69 and Jean Taylor
Eric '56 and Margaret Herzlich
Valori Herzlich '58 and Michael Cantor '57
Ruth and Nicholas Hewitt
Steven Hillyer '90 and Tim Marback
David Hirsch '67 and Barbara Burns Hirsch '69
George Hirsch
Norman '72 and Joann Hirsch
Daniel Hirtler '84 and George Ferrari
Albert '69 and Abby Hochhauser
Howard Hoctor '62
Elizabeth Holland '85 and Gidon Rothstein
Philip '99 and Tobie Hollander
Norbert Hom '72
Joseph '53 and Carol Horowitz
Michael Horowitz '00
Wei-Fang Hsia '91 and Jing Chen
Chung-Hsin Huang '93
Lei Huang '98 and Jimmy Lin '96
Suet Yee Huang '94 and Ren Shen '94
Bruce '79 and Alice Hudson
Tat-Sing Huen '77
Kelly Hwang '95 and Andy Seho Kim '93
Doreen and Rodney Ingman 
Josephine Iselin
Philip '67 and Frances Jacknis
Cathy '89 and Arthur Jackson
Bernard '55 and Rosamond Jacob
Harry '63 and Carolann Jaeger
Frank '76 and Martina Jakob
Anil James '08
Mark Jay '73 and Susan Rosenthal-Jay
Patricia Jenkins '93
David '68 and Diane Joseph
Robert '78 and Anne Judd
Walter '87 and Cara Kaeck
June Kahrs '57 and Jack Kahrs '58
Robert '80 and Marie Kalish
Susan Kamen Marsicano '61, in memory of Nicholas Marsicano
Allan Kaplan
Arthur Kaplan '50
Vinod '74 and Usha Kapoor
Chandrika Karavadra '92
Richard '72 and Phyllis Karp
Evelyn Katz
Mark Katz '69 and Edith Rees
Gary '69 and Alice Kazin
Gary '79 and Theresa Keevil
Andrew Kelemen '86
Gary '66 and Rachaele Kellman
Lester '60 and Sharon Kershenbaum
George Ketigian '07
Allan '67 and Zivile Khoury
Debbie Kiederer
Anne Kim '95 and Eugene Kim '95
Tae Kim '00
Abraham '99 and Gloria Kinney
Ronald '56 and Elizabeth Klein
David '86 and Jonna Kliphon
Joanne Knobloch '89 and Joseph Knobloch '87
Larainne Koehler '74 and Vincent Grieco
Emanuel Kokinakis '09
Robert '53 and Ruth Kolb
Katherine Kollar '82
Roni Kopels '81
Paul '82 and Elizabeth Korniczsky
Jozef Krakora '97
Alan '70 and Camille Kramer
Howard '71 and Cheryl Krauss
Bhaskar '89 and Zhen Krishnamachari
Robert '67 and Barbara Kudder
Venkat Kuruturi '17
John Kuzin '89
Peter Kuzma '88
Michael '65 and Elke Kwartler
Michael '52 and Barbara La Fortezza
Howard '56 and Bellia La Marca
Chuck '68 and Eileen Lacijan
Marisa Lago '77 and Ronald Finiw '76
Ming Lai '95 and Dianne Ip
Wayne Lam '87
Ronald Lamprecht '96 and Susanne Mei
Jie Lan '96
Lawrence '68 and Betty Lapide
Caroline Laufer '00 and Ronald Laufer '97
Julian LaVerdiere '93 and Erica Hohf
Dennis Lee '98
Herman '69 and Fay Lee
Hye Kyung Lee '00
Joe Lee '86
Jung Im Lee '01
Leo Lee '79
Standish Lee '11
Yung '79 and Kyung Lee
Michael '69 and Sheila Lefkowitz
Murray Legge '90 and Deborah Lewis
Yanling Lei '97
Amy and Glen Leibowitz
Rolf Lesem '53
Philip '80 and Susan Lessner
John '78 and Sue Leung
Michelle Levin
David '97 and Deborah Levine
David '74 and Diane Levy
Ken '73 and Peggy Lew
Richard H. Lewis '77 and Joan M. Sapinsley
Daniel '70 and Nina Libeskind
Jonathan Ligo '11
William '73 and Cristina Lipski
Fredric Litt '61 and Jane Ebbers Litt
Jinling Liu and Gongyuan Bu
Nicholas '80 and Patricia Livanos
Teresa Llorente '02
Gabriel '98 and Susan Loh
Anthony '94 and Lisa Lomma
Lee Lopez '16
Darrell '89 and Jenny Low
Gregory Lowe '87
Jonathan Lu '23
Yvette Lucas '83 and Daniel Wing
James Ludwig '92
Ellen Lupton '85 and Jerry Miller '85
Eric '58 and Lois Lustig
Jerome Lynch '97 and Nadine Kam
Mary Lynch '82
Grace Lynch '84 and John Curry
Scott Lyne '92 and Mel Castro
Greg Lynn
Queenie Ma '86 and Stuart Landau '86
Jon Maass '97 and Elizabeth Suhocki
Katie MacArevey-Colello '97 and Marc Colello '97
Harriet and John Mack
Terence Magno '06
Kamran Mahbobi '89 and Noushin Ghajari
Carl Malings '12
Patrica Mancini '90 and Gary Mancini '86
John Manferdelli '73 and Catherine Stricklin
Sylvia '59 and Robert Mangold
Lou '75 and Linda Manzione
Joseph '73 and Donna Marchese
Alan '71 and Gail Marder
Ana Martin '85 and Neil Martin '85
John Mathai '04
Sandra Matthews and Norbert Goldfield
Rachel Matts '09
Gerald Matusiewicz '73
Margaret Matz '83
Dan '67 and Julia Mayer
Jeanne McBride
Robert '56 and Dorothy McCabe
Rosemary McClare
John '58 and Kathleen McCoy
Raymond '95 and Maureen McGarvey
Roger '92 and Anjanette McHayle
Kathleen McInerney '94
Sheila McShane '80
Walter Mehl '87 and Kristin Tudor
Irving '59 and Myra Memis
Mary and Jere Mendelsohn
Linda and George Mendelson
Joseph '65 and Martha Merenda
Marvin '69 and Karen Meyer
Raymond '58 and Irene Mihon
Fabio Militello '01
David Millman '72
Zoran Milovic '87 and Dorothy Williams
Kathi Minden '79 and Steven Minden '79
Norma Minkowitz '58 and Sheldon Minkowitz '58
Kenneth '69 and Helene Mitchell
Isaac '78 and Laurie Mitrani
Edgar '78 and Mary Mokuvos
Rex Molisani '81 and Teri Kindstrom
Joseph Montalbo '78 and Joann Ferguson
Frank Montgomery '92
Paul Monticciolo '80 and Linda Lieberman-Monticciolo
Kristin Moore '73 and Thomas Vega
Robert '70 and Joy Moorhead
Peter Morfe '16
Linda Mosch '77 and Steven Mosch '77
Gabriel Munnich '19
Carla Murray '00 and John Murray '94
James Murtha '87
Alex Mustonen '05
Eglind Myftiu '11
Mahendra Nandkishore '93
Laura Napolitano '87 and Frank Napolitano '88
Herman '61 and Zora Natanblut
Barry Nergin '89 and Mollie Cantor
Wilford Nelson '96
The Nerken Family
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
Akhil '97 and Hemali Nigam
Ronald '87 and Wendy Niles
Edward '70 and Frances Nilsson
John '87 and Angela Nocera
Lisa Norberg
Michelle Noris '88 and Joshua Weitzman
Joseph Nuara '99
David Nummey '09
John '55 and Joane O'Connor
Elizabeth O'Donnell '83
Rolf Ohlhausen '58 and Suzanne Davis
Ben Ohtsu '91
Brian Okane '93
Dana Olton-Celestine '02 and Barry Celestine '01
Robin Orans '71 and Pater Wassburger
Joseph '91 and Youngson Orchowski
Gary Osgood '79
Lawrence '61 and Maryanne Oswand
Sandra Paik Minichetti '90 and Anthony Minichetti '90
Eduardo '75 and Martha Palacio
Laura Palmucci and Antonio Bertolotto
Cheng Pan '10
Larry Pappas '98
Suzanne Parrish-Dudek '89 and Edward Dudek '87
Gedalia Pasternak '98 and Rachela Elias
Alice and Douglas Patton
Andrew Pena '18
Robert '68 and Jenny Perl
Marylene and Stephen Permut
Salvatore Perrotta '06 and Alexis Margolin
Estelle Perry
Nadia Pervez '99 and Matthew Pervez '00
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
Giuseppe Quarantino
Peter '94 and Susan Quilty
John '72 and Fostira Rachwalski
Julia Rafal-Baer
Alinur Rahim '19
Fisal Rahman '98
Arvin Rampersad '06
Christopher Raup '96
Richard Ravenhall '52 and Matilda Black-Ravenhall
Janet '80 and Richard Reed
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
Margaret Riegel '84
Steven '86 and Lisa Rizzi
Joyce Robins Nozkowski '66
Joel '65 and Barbara Roisman
Anne Dudek Ronan '83 and Gregory Ronan '81
Gregory Roos '79 and Martha Hudak-Roos
Marc '79 and Karen Rose
Walter '52 and Marcia Rosen
Leonard Rosenduft '82 and Dina Artzt
Roy '64 and Judith Rosner
John '69 and Gladys Roswell
Harvey '67 and Barbara Rothenberg
Sheldon '66 and Linda Rubenfeld
Mark '67 and Lori Rubin
Ronald '67 and Nancy Rubin
Robert '71 and Suzanne Ruff
Alison Russell
Martin '65 and Leslie Sacks
Steven Sacks '72
Richard '68 and Elaine Salcer
Rudolf '58 and Sharon Salinger
Ina Saltz '72 and Steven Beispel
Syma Sambar-Lande and Mark Lande
Angel Sampaga '99
Michael Samuelian '95
Debra and Richard Samuels
Daria Sapienza
Sandy Saslow
Charles '66 and Nini Scawthorn
Jonathan '85 and Dorothy Schere
Robert '87 and Gina Schmeider
Peter '60 and Naomi Schmidt
Bunny Schoenbaum
Adam Scholem '03
June Schroder
Susan and Peter Schubert
Richard Schwartz '57
Robert '99 and Robin Schwartz
Manfred Schweiger
Lawrence '89 and Constance Scinto
Deborah Segaloff and Mario Ascoli
Larry '61 and Linda Seidman
Carl '67 and Barbara Selinger
Aaron Serwetman '64
Monica Shapiro
Sara Shatz '08
Susan Shaw '72 and Jack Freeman '69
Sydell Shayer
Tong Shen '06
Robert '75 and Sandra Sherman
Fred Shinagel '53
Hsu-Wei '90 and Tammy Shueh
Hal Siegel '93
Ari Sikora '66 and John Pastier '66
Brian Silverstein '73 and Leslie Quenell
Lucinee Simonetti-Arnold '58 and Nicholas Arnold
Bernard '70 and Janet Singer
Catherine and William Singer
Joseph Siu '95
Akiva Sklar '99
Randi Smith '81 and Scott Smith '80
Sylvia Smolensky
Sean '85 and Penny Smyth
Malcolm Sokol '67
Howard '59 and Janet Solot
Barbara Somson and Ross Eisenbrey
Lou '78 and Jeannie Sorrell
Sandra Spaeth '68 and David Spaeth '66
Mimi and Gil Sparks
Lester '59 and Ellen Spielvogel
Srikanth Srinivasan '08
Arthur '74 and Sherry Steiker
Evan Stein '89 and Lisa Greenblott
Susan Stockton and Chris Walther
Douglas Stoffa '93
Charles Stone '93
Lucius '80 and Vida Strazdis
Vytas Svalbonas '62
Regina Sweet-Ingraham and Charles Ingraham
William '74 and Louise Symington
Gale and Thomas Synnott
Joseph Tagliaferro '98
Gunnar Tamm '96
Janice Hopkins Tanne
James Tate
Howard '79 and Patricia Teitelbaum
Cassandra Telenko '07
John '69 and Dorothy Telesco
Maureen Termecz '88 and Andrew Fethes '88
Kevin Tien '12
Raymond '57 and Carol Tillman
Andy Ting '89
Stephen Ting '73
Edward Tirados '87
Thomas '67 and Kathryn Tobitsch
Toni Torres
Michael Tower '93
Joseph '69 and Deborah Trentacosta
Oleh '58 and Renata Treitak
Billie Tsien and Tod Williams
Winnie Tsui '06
Joseph '76 and Christine Tuozzolo
Mark Turits '80 and Kathy Bryant
Vincent '80 and Cynthia Vaillancourt
James '75 and Charlene Vallino
Antoine Veliz '02
Harold '59 and Sandra Vellins
Lynne Verderese '82 and Stephen Verderese '84
Peter '88 and Kathy Viceconte
Joseph '83 and Maryellen Viola
Jan Voitehovich '13
Michael Wacks '82
Orest '80 and Christine Walchuk
Stephen '87 and Cindy Wang
Elisabeth Weber
David Weinraub
Stanley '66 and Arlene Weinrich
David Weinstock '66
Jennifer Fenton Weishaupt '95 and Erich Weishaupt
Robert '73 and Debby Weisman
Adam Werheimer '96
Charlotte and Neill Wessell
Ira '61 and Audrey Whitman
Marie Wieck '82 and Seamus Carroll
Paul '72 and Brinda Wiita
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
Gordon Wong '82 and Mina Mei
Melinda Wong '14
Russell Wong '83
Nathaniel Worden '95 and Nina Kulkarni
Jackie Wu and Rueyfarn Wang
Li Xiang and Rumin Zhang
Jay Yarm '66 and Marlyn Baron
Lawrence '99 and Alexandra Yau
Yevgeniy Yesilevskiy '13
Alexandra and Christos Yessios
Nancy Yieh '79
Ka Chun Yiu '03
Gilly Youner '82 and John Leeper '85
Ellen Young '94
Chin Yung '87
Dale Zand '45
Jack '90 and Laleh Zar
Roya Zarrahpavar and Eric Rasmussen
Stephen '68 and Nancy Ann Zavoluk
Leslie Zelamsky '87 and Marc Cordaro '86
John Zhao '06
Jinqin Zhou and Wei Tang Huang
Allen Zinnes '60 and Ilse Stoll
Seymour '44 and Audrey Zubkoff
Eva Zuckerman '05 and Dimitri Scheblanov '05
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