Greg Cooper’s biography reads almost like a history of York itself. A member of the University’s first undergraduate class in 1960, he subsequently pursued a law degree at Osgoode Hall Law School, seeing it become York’s Faculty of Law in his final year.
Despite a busy legal career, Cooper’s involvement with York only grew after graduation. He followed classmate Bruce Bryden as president of the alumni association and served on the York University Board of Governors for 17 years. He is renowned for his chairmanship of the Building & Property Committee from 1987-1991, a period of tremendous growth and capital development.