Church News
Compiled by Bruce Henderson
dr. sherri rumer cooper research fund
A special research fund has been established at Bryn Athyn College in memory
of beloved and long-time faculty member, Dr. Sherri Lynn Rumer Cooper,
who passed into the spiritual world November 23 after a courageous battle
with cancer. Sherri is the wife of David Cooper and the mother of Zia and
Anji. You can read the memorial address for Sherri, given in the Bryn Athyn
Cathedral on December 5 by the Rev. Dr. Jonathan S. Rose on page 23. The
following is from the Bryn Athyn College website, www.brynathyn.edu:
Sherri Rumer Cooper Research Fund
The Sherri Rumer Cooper Research Fund honors the vision and legacy
of Dr. Sherri Cooper by supporting undergraduate science research at Br yn
Athyn College. The fund focuses on three areas:
1. Support for undergraduate students engaged with science projects
2. Support for faculty members mentoring students or leading projects
3. Support for research expenses
Dr. Cooper joined the faculty at Bryn Athyn College in 1999, after
establishing an impressive record of paleoecology research at the University of
Maryland, Johns Hopkins and Duke. Her publications on diatom assemblages
in estuarine sediment cores brought her international attention and continue
to influence scientific research in her field.
At Bryn Athyn College Dr. Cooper taught courses in biology, ecology,
limnology and environmental science and mentored many students through
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