Ellen N. Berkowitz Rose, BEd ’66, and Robert G. Rose, BA ’65

Bob Rose and Ellen Berkowitz met at the UB Bulls vs. Delaware football game in October 1962 and the rest, as they say, is history.

Bob went on to receive his Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, with High Distinction in History from UB in 1965 where he was a member of Sigma Alpha Mu fraternity. He earned a Master of Arts degree from Columbia University in 1969 and his Juris Doctorate from Seton Hall University School of Law in 1974. Ellen taught for a number of years in Falls Church, Virginia and in Teaneck, New Jersey before starting a family. Both have been active alumni for many years, having served on the Dean’s Advisory Council for the College of Arts and Sciences. They were privileged to have hosted President Tripathi at an alumni reception at their home in Mendham, New Jersey.

Bob and Ellen were one of a group of founders of the Milton Plesur Scholarship Fund, named for the late history professor who had a major influence on Bob’s life. Bob, Ellen and Milton maintained a close friendship until Milton’s untimely death in 1987.

Together, Bob and Ellen have been contributing to UB for over 45 years.