Class Notes
Two-Minute Warning, Class of 2001!
07 months ago
by Jerry Chan
in Class Notes
June 30 = FINAL DAY! Click here to make your AG gift.
Our team wants your name on the 2001 donor roll for our 10th campaign! We hope you will consider making your gift TODAY. Our Class Agents Connor Browne and Rob Holmes shared two exciting points with me:
1. 647 fellow classmates have already joined this year’s campaign – our sincere thanks to each and every one of these classmates!
2. There is a strong chance that the alumni body is going to crest 61% participation this year, something that hasn’t been done since 1969.
Please join us in making our 10th reunion year one for the record books. The entire AG team is busy reaching out to everyone, but please don’t wait for the call/email/text/tweet you will receive next week!
- Make a gift securely online: https://makeagift.princeton.edu
- Make a gift by phone: 800-258-5421
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Congrats to Our New Class Officers!
09 months ago
by Jerry Chan
in Class Notes
Congrats to our new Class Officers: Pat Malone, John Dabiri, Jeff Bernd, and, Jen Adams!
Lewis Edward Cook III ’01
011 months ago
LEWIS EDWARD COOK III ’01 Lewis died tragically March 6, 2011 after being struck by a drunk driver as he walked to his hotel in Vail, CO. He was 32.
Lewis came to Princeton from San Francisco, where he was a four-time high school All-American swimmer. While at Princeton, Lewis majored in economics, graduating with honors. He played on the varsity water polo team and was a member of the Cap and Gown Club.
After graduation, Lewis worked for the John Lewis Company in Austin, Texas and then earned his MBA at Duke University Business School. He was recognized as a Duke Scholar in 2007. Lewis returned to Austin, working at Simmons Vedder in acquisitions before starting his own real estate investment company last year. He was active in the Real Estate Council of Austin, Urban Land Institute, and Young Men’s Business League.
Lewis had a big heart and was generous with his time, valued his friends, loved his family. His innate curiosity and quest to know spurred him to travel the world extensively with classmates and family. He was a rock for all of them.
The class extends its deepest sympathy to his parents, Lewis and Susan Cook; his sister, Alison Cook; and his extended family. We join them in mourning his tragic loss.
Ada B. Combes ’01
011 months ago
ADA B. COMBES Ada passed away on December 27, 2010 from complications of anorexia nervosa.
Ada loved and cherished friends and family and yearned to make a difference in the world. While at Princeton, she started the local chapter of Oxfam America. She also participated in Urban Action, Tae Kwon Do, SVC, and activities with the Princeton Episcopal Church. She worked in the Forbes and CJL dining halls and joined Terrace Club her sophomore year. Shortly after, Ada left Princeton and traveled to Senegal to help those in need.
Back at home in Bedford Hills, NY, Ada B. was a tireless member of her church community. She was the unofficial volunteer office coordinator at the Northern Westchester Medical Center, where she worked from 2001 to 2010. She was also the executive assistant to the Chairman of the World Scouts Fund USA. She donated countless hours and dollars to Heifer International and Oxfam America, her two pet causes.
For friends and family and those in need, Ada B. had a heart far bigger than her body could contain. Her compassion will be missed by her mother, Constance Wardrop Combes and her sisters, Andrea Combes and deRaismes Combes, as well as aunts, uncles, grandparents and countless friends. The class mourns Ada’s loss.
John Dabiri Wins MacArthur Genius Award
01 year ago
A big congratulations to John Dabiri who was named one of 23 MacArthur Fellows for 2010. John is currently an Associate Professor of Aeronautics and Bioengineering at the California Institute of Technology, where his research revolves around the study of biological systems and their applications for improving engineering systems. Visit the MacArthur Foundation’s website to read more about John’s research.
Know of any other classmates who have been in the news lately? Email us or post a message on our Facebook Group to let us know!