Rubin Boxer EE'49

(Reuven ben Menachem Mendel v’Gluckel) Rubin "Rube" Boxer passed away at the age of 99 after an accomplished career and devoted synogogue leadership in Santa Barbara. Rube finished his degree at Cooper after serving in World War II, then went on to earn his Master's at Syracuse University. He was married to Pearl Boxer for 75 years until she passed away in 2024. He is survived by three of his children (Diana, Robert, and Ken), three grandchildren, and one great-grandchild. Read more here.

  • 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.