Alumni in the News June – September 2019
- Joel O. Lubenau 1960! is one of the co-authors of “Radium City: A History of America’s First Nuclear Industry” which is a book describing the Radium production in Pittsburgh. Western Pennsylvania History Magazine has published this book.
- Leslie Hewitt A’00 was features in a story titled “An Artist Who Is Unsettling the Centuries-Old Traditions of Still Life” in the New York Times Magazine published on Sept. 11, 2019.
- Ed Dineen ChE’76, CEO of TPC Group spoke at the September 2019 dinner meeting of ISM Houston Inc. North Extensions Professionals on September 10, 2019 in The Woodlands, TX.
- Jeffry Kieffer AR’75’s book, “The Evolution of a Building Complex: Louis I. Kahn’s Salk Institute for Biological Studies” was recently published.
- Charles Darsh is featured in story:”Man who Designed Mindowaskin Entered in Westfield Hall of Fame” July 12, 2019 issue of Tap into Westfield
- Ken Schles A’82 is featured on GrandLife.com
- The Guerilla Girls and Herb Migdoll are featured in the Exhibit: Beyond the Streets at 25 Kent Avenue until August 26, 2019.
- A tribute to Augusta Savage by Liana Murray was published on AlternateRoots.org in July 2019.
- Yash Risbud EE’92 has been honored by Congressman Josh Gottheimer as the Pasqack Valley Chamber of Commerce 2019 Citizen of the Year.
- Leonardo Drew A’85 has been selected as the keynote speaker for the 29th International Sculpture Conference: “The Multifaceted Maker,” which will be held October 12-15, 2019 in Portland.
- Real Estate Developer Silverstein Properties, funds a new artist residency at 3 World Trade Center that will host 30 artists every September for up to eight months, providing them with 44,000 square feet of free studio space on the 50th floor of the building. Applications are open through July 31.
- Liz Diller AR’79 was interviewed by Spencer Bailey on the podcast, Timecast Episode 9.
- David Brooks A’00 was featured in a story on Cooper.edu on 7/09/19.
- Damian Sciano ME’89 is quoted in a New York Times article published on 7/10/19 on Solar Power in NYC.
- Milton Glaser A’51 is featured in a New York Times Article, “Why This Famous Graphic Designer, at 90, Still ♥s NY” on 7/04/19.
- David Molloy A’87 will be demonstrating the potter’s wheel at Ceramic Supply Inc, on Route 46 in Lodi, NJ on Saturday, July 13th from 10AM to 3PM. Alumni are encouraged to drop in.
- William Villalongo will be a panelist at this event on July 14th: “Dynamic Conversation: Artists of the African Diaspora” That Event is free and open to the public. Allentown Art Museum 31 North 5th St Allentown, PA 18101 July 14, 2 – 4pm
- The New York Times takes a look at 1985 School Leonardo Drew’s first public art installation in Madison Square Park
- Meredith Bergmann A’77 was on CBS Sunday Morning, 5/25/2019, in a video segment titled, “Remember the Ladies.” CBS celebrates the efforts springing up all over the country to memorialize more women in statues.
- The CU Motorsports Team Selected Officers for the 2019/2020 school year. They are: Yuval Philipson – President ; Raymond Choi – Project Manager; Enea Dushaj – Chief Engineer
- CU Steel Bridge Team competed in National Competition May 31st – June 1st
- Lily Zand AR’88 was a speaker at the Prague Quadrennial (PQ2019) on June 10, 2019. Her talk is titled, “Moon-Catcher: The Sense of Belonging and Public Spaces”