Committees

The following are standing and ad hoc committees of the Alumni Association, in accordance with the Constitution and By-Laws. Committee membership is open to all alumni though chairs must be members of the Alumni Council. Support for each committee from the Alumni Office staff is indicated. Many alumni volunteer their time on one or more committees. It's also a great way to stay involved with Cooper Union, while having a lot of fun!

If you are interested in joining a CUAA Committee, please email us at alumni@cooper.edu.


Annual Fund Committee				Nominating Committee
The Annual Fund Committee conducts the annual giving campaign with the assistance of the Office of Annual Giving. The Chair of this committee shall be selected from members of the Council.				The Nominating Committee nominates candidates for officers, members of the Alumni Council and Alumni Trustees. The Alumni Council approves candidates for the Nominating Committee who are elected by the membership to serve one-year terms. The Nominating Committee consists of the two (2) most recent available Past Presidents of the Alumni Association, and ten (10) additional members elected by the membership.
Chair: Darrell Low EE ’89 Kathryn McGraw Berry AR ’80 Charles Cassella EE ’68 Robert Marano EE ’93 Carl Meinhardt AR ’62 Yash Risbud EE ’92/MEE ’94 Diana Santos CE ’04 Susan Shaw A ’72 Barry Silberstang AR ’67 Robert Tan AR ’81 Ron Weinstein CE ’67 Kenny Yeung EE ’94 Paul Villinski A ’84 Staff: Joseph McDonald				Chair: Mary Lynch ChE ’82 Nicholas Agneta AR ’80 Michael Borkowsky ME ’61 Charlie Cassella EE ’68 John Clarke AR ’66 John Roswell ME ’69 Carl Selinger CE ’67 Karina Tipton CE ’99 Don Toman EE ’55 Bill Warren EE ’50 Most Recent Past Presidents: Carmi Bee AR ’67 MaryAnn Nichols A ’68 Staff: Andrew LaVenia

Events Committee				Communications Committee
In conjunction with the Office of Alumni Relations, the Events Committee plans a full calendar of special events each year, including the Art Auction Casino Night and the Founder's Day Dinner Dance.				The Communications Committee assists in the gathering of alumni news, has input into Alumni Association publications and CUAA website content as directed by the Council, and cooperates with the editorial staff of The Cooper Union regarding the Alumni Association section of the College’s publications.
Chair: Rocco Cetera CE ’99, Co-Chair: Karina Tipton CE'99 Peter Adler A '54 Evan Bray AR '01 Charles Cassella EE ’68 Sean Cusack BSE '98 Xenia Diente A ’99 Gary Kazin ChE '69 Dennis Kong IDE ’08 Alexis Lenza CE ’05 Mary K. Lynch ChE ’82 Margaret Matz AR '83 Scott Lyne ChE ’92/MChE ’95 Yash Risbud EE ’92/MEE ’94 Diana Santos CE ’04 Mohammed Yusuf ME ’03 Staff: Madeline Kilroe				Chair: Mary Lynch ChE ’82 Peter Adler A ’54 Joel Azerrad A ’53 Sim Blaustein ME ’99 Don Blauweiss A ’61 Sean Cusack, BSE ’98 Xenia Diente ME ’07 Michael Granat ME ’06 John Leeper AR ’85 Victoria Lief Bertotti A ’82 Robert Marano, EE ’93 Christine Moh A ’95 MaryAnn Nichols, A ’68 Anne Dudek Ronan CE ’83/MCE ’84 Jerry Ryan EE ’83 Kelly Smolar ME ’07/MME ’11 Karina Tipton CE ’99 Staff: Katie Moore

Faculty Committee				Committee of Tellers
The Faculty Committee members represent the Alumni Association on four committees within each school: Admissions, Administration, Curriculum and Faculty. These Alumni Representatives share their expertise as graduates of The Cooper Union and accomplished professionals within their fields. They attend and report on meetings of their respective committees throughout the academic year, maintaining a vital communications link between the school and The Cooper Union Alumni Association. The Faculty Committee is chaired by the Vice President/Faculty and Student Liaison.				The Tellers Committee reviews and tabulates ballots for Council member elections and reports results to the Alumni Council in May.
Chair: Lawrence Hausman EE ’94 School of Architecture Admissions:Paul Golden AR ’82 Administrative:Harry Gaveras AR ’93 Curriculum:Lance Jay Brown AR ’65 Faculty:Bruce Nelligan AR ’80 Alternate:Nick Agneta AR ’80 School of Art Admissions:Josephine Halvorson A ’03 Administrative: Mina Greenstein A ’56 Curriculum: Julian LaVerdiere A ’93 Faculty:Peter Ross A ’78 Alternate:Don Blauweiss A ’61 School of Engineering Admissions:Mohammed Yusuf ME ’03 Curriculum:Marco Shmerykowsky CE ’92/MCE ’93 Faculty:Larry Hausman EE ’94 Alternate:Athena Caramichael DeNivo CE ’94/MCE ’97 Staff: Caitlin Tramel				Chair: Al Brand CE ’67 Kathy Brand Charles Cassella EE ’68 Athena Caramichael DeNivo CE ’94/MCE ’97 Mina Greenstein A ’56 Aleksandr Krutovskiy BSE ’99/MCE ’03 Darrell Low EE ’89 Frank Napolitano ME ’88/MME ’88 Anne Dudek Ronan CE ’83/MCE ’84 Kelly Smolar ME ’07/MME ’11 Alvin Wald EE ’55 Staff: Andrew LaVenia

Awards Committees:
Augustus Saint-Gaudens				Gano Dunn
The Augustus Saint-Gaudens Award Committee selects an alumnus of the School of Art as the recipient of a medal for outstanding achievement in the arts and reports their selection to the Executive Committee.				The Gano Dunn Award Committee selects an alumnus of the Albert Nerken School of Engineering as the recipient of a medal for outstanding achievement in engineering, industry, science or finance, and reports their selection to the Executive Committee.
Chair: Arnold Arlow A ’54 Peter Adler A ’54 Joel Azerrad A ’53 Nicholas Fasciano A ’60 Audrey Flack A ’51 Teri Gandy-Richardson A ’90 Janet Gardner A ’65 Mina Greenstein A ’56 Julian LaVerdiere A ’93 Eileen Mislove A ’55 Emily Oberman A ’85 Ina Saltz A ’72 Mark Stamaty A ’69 Staff: Katie Moore				Chair: Scott Lyne ChE ’92/MChE ’95 Edward Abaid CE ’76 Jeff Bernstein CE ’05/MCE ’06 Laura Bichara IE ’07 Charles Cassella EE ’68 Susan Eisenberg CE ’62 Barry Maltz EE ’73 Frank Napolitano ME ’88/MME ’88 Juan Permuy EE ’70 Yash Risbud EE ’92/MEE ’94 John Roswell ME ’69 Paul Villinski A ’84 Staff: Katie Moore

John Q. Hejduk				Constitution Committee
The John Q. Hejduk Award Committee selects an alumnus of the Irwin S. Chanin School of Architecture who has made an outstanding contribution to the theory, teaching and/or practice of architecture in its broadest sense, reflecting John Hejduk's passion and commitment to the discipline, and reports their selection to the Executive Committee.				The Constitution Committee shall draft and recommend, for vote by the Alumni Council, amendments to the Constitution and By-Laws.
Chair: Jacob Alspector AR ’72 Samuel Anderson AR ’82 Carmi Bee AR ’67 Kathryn McGraw Berry AR ’80 Lance Jay Brown AR ’65 John Clarke AR ’66 Harry Gaveras AR ’93 Alexander Gorlin AR ’78 Laurie Hawkinson AR ’83 Sean Khorsandi AR ’04 John Leeper AR ’85 Peter Lynch AR ’84 Carl Meinhardt AR ’62 Jesse Reiser AR ’81 Barry Silberstang AR ’67 Nanako Umemoto AR ’83 Staff: Katie Moore				Chair: John Clarke AR ’66 Diana Santos CE ’04 Xenia Diente A ’99 Carmi Bee AR ’67 Robert Tan AR’ 81 Lawrence Hausman EE ’94 Staff: Caitlin Tramel