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Louisiana State University, Pepperdine University, California Lutheran University, and St. Augustine's College have awarded Cook honorary degrees for charitable work and contributions. Cook was the father of five children (all adults) and had ten grandchildren. He lived in Sherman Oaks, California. His wife, Carole Diane Cook, died in 2010.
This program was launched in 2015 and expanded in 2016. [11] The Matthew J. Quinn Prize, named to honor the Cooke Foundation's founding executive director, is a $10,000 award given annually to one or more Cooke Scholars currently in college or graduate school or Cooke alumni. The prize recognizes outstanding achievements, such as publication of ...
John F. Cook Jr. was married to Helen Appo Cook (1837-1913), and together they had five children: Elizabeth Appo, John Francis III, George Frederick, Charles Chaveau, and Ralph Victor. Helen Appo was a prominent and influential activist in her own right.
Laura Bornholdt, 1940, historian and dean at Sarah Lawrence College, University of Pennsylvania, and Wellesley College [1] LaWanda Cox, 1934, M.A., noted historian of slavery and reconstruction at Hunter College; Otelia Cromwell, 1900, first African-American woman to receive a Yale degree, educator
The nonprofit Cook County Health Foundation — established 14 years ago to fund-raise for and support Cook County Health, or CCH, the county’s health division — spent nearly $80,000, entered ...
[37] [25] The scholarship program available to high-achieving high school seniors with financial need who seek to attend and graduate from the nation's best four-year colleges and universities. [38] Cooke, an autodidact who didn't have the opportunity to get a college education due to the Great Depression, was a longtime supporter of the UNCF. [39]
Robert Andrew Cook (June 7, 1912 – March 11, 1991) was the president of The King's College (New York) in Briarcliff Manor, and also a Christian author, radio broadcaster, and pastor. [1] He went to Moody Bible Institute when he was 16 years old. [2] After graduating, he went to Wheaton College in Illinois and earned a B.A.
Stu Cook — bass guitarist best known for his work with Creedence Clearwater Revival (attended SJSU, but did not graduate) [13] Binh Danh — photographer noted for chlorophyll leaf prints and dauggerotypes of National Parks [14] Irene Dalis — New York Metropolitan Opera star and founder of Opera San Jose [15]