Cooper Union Taps New Board Chair

The board of trustees at the Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art in Manhattan has selected Ronald Drucker as its chair. He will lead the board as it advances a master plan to build on its prime real estate and maintain its goal to provide full tuition scholarships for all of its undergraduates.

The plans include a new $120 million, 200,000-sq.-ft. academic building already in design, the leasing of a parcel to a developer for a 22-story residential complex now under construction, and a future 14-story, commercial and academic building.

Drucker, a Cooper Union alumnus, had been a board member and had served as vice chair previously. He had been an executive at CSX Corporation Railroads, including posts as chief engineer and president and CEO of its CSX Rail Transport unit. He currently serves on several corporate boards and as a consultant on transportation and technology issues.

Drucker succeeds Robert Bernhard, who led the board for nine years and remains as a trustee.