He did it because of his love of music. He did it because he enjoyed playing the saxophone. He did it because a career as a professional musician is difficult financially. But mostly, music teacher Marlin Cooper ’61 did it for the students. “The students were the most enjoyable part of my many years in teaching,” says Cooper. “I especially enjoyed the wide variety of students, their various skill levels and their energy.” Cooper was recently recognized for his more than

Michael Bennington almost quit his Calculus I course the first week of class. It was challenging to absorb so much information in a short period of time, and Bennington had never had much experience with math before. But he didn’t quit. “When I first went to school, math was an almost unobtainable subject; however, in recent years, I have been able to understand clearly how it works and how it can be useful in all aspects of life,” says Bennington, who teaches music education at Sacr