Reflecting The Light
Allegheny's 20th President is resourceful, rooted, and relentless in his quest
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Any attempt to single out Richard Cook makes him want to run for cover.
If there's anything the twentieth president of Allegheny dislikes, it's calling attention to himself. "I can't wait until this interview is over and I can go back to work," he says with a laugh. Anyone who knows him recognizes that this is not posturing: It is precisely how he feels.
Cook's Midwestern roots account for a good deal of his retiring nature. He was raised in northern Michigan on an 80-acre wooded homestead that originally belonged to his great-grandparents. During his first seven years as a student, he attended a one-room schoolhouse, eventually heading off to the University of Michigan for his undergraduate degree and Princeton for his Ph.D.
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