William Robert Cook ’66 has been selected for inclusion in Marquis Who’s Who for more than 50 years of dedicated service to students and children in need.
Dr. Cook, a distinguished professor of history, dedicated over 40 years to academia at the State University of New York (SUNY) Geneseo. Dr. Cook’s tenure culminated in his designation as a distinguished teaching professor of history from 1984 to 2012, when he retired from the university. He has won many teaching awards and is the author of five books. His works include “The Medieval World View, 2nd edition,” published in 2004; “Early Images of St. Francis,” released in 1999; and “Francis of Assisi,” published in 1989.
Adjacent to his work in education, Dr. Cook has earned distinction through his commitment to philanthropy. After dedicating his life to adopting and fostering children from different countries, he established the Bill Cook Foundation in 2015 as a means to enlist others to help children across the globe. The foundation’s mission is to create a world where the poorest children everywhere have access to an education. By funding tuition and other direct expenses for children, the foundation supports education from the early levels of basic literacy through university education.
While at Wabash Bill majored in History, was a member of Lambda Chi Alpha and an Honorary Sphinx Club member.
