UW Athletic Hall of Fame

Lloyd Miller Cooke, 1937 Wisconsin men's track & field team photo close-up. Cooke was the first Black student-athlete to run cross country at Wisconsin.

Lloyd Cooke

  • Class
  • Induction
    2021
  • Sport(s)
    Men's Cross Country, Men's Track & Field
  • Wisconsin men's track & field 1935-37; men's cross country 1934-36
  • Member of the 1936 co-Big Ten championship cross country team
  • First Black student-athlete to run cross country for the Badgers
  • Helped UW to a combined 9-2 record in 1935 and 1936
  • Second-leading scorer for Wisconsin in 1936, posting two first-place and three second-place finishes
  • Member of Phi Lambda Upsilon, a national chemistry honor society
  • Graduated with honors in 1937
  • Member of the American Chemical Society from 1938-2001
  • Had a career as a highly respected chemist, ending up as a top research chemist for Union Carbide
  • Received the William Procter Prize for Scientific Achievement in 1970
  • Member of the National Science Board from 1970-82
  • Also served on the Economic Development Council of New York City, National Council for Minorities in Engineering, and New York State Science and Technology Foundation
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