- Charles Cuprill Oppenheimer
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Cuprill as a Coronel
Charles Cuprill Oppenheimer (September 12, 1916 – October 7, 2011) was a Rotary District Governor for Puerto Rico and a retired Major general in the Puerto Rico National Guard. He earned his bachelor in political science from the University of Puerto Rico in 1940 and his Juris Doctor from the UPR school of law in 1947.[1]
He served three terms as Dean of Pontifical Catholic University School of Law. He was one of the Founders of Ponce School of Medicine. a two time president of Phi Sigma Alpha[2] and a "Hermano Emeritus" Medal holder[3] of the Fraternity.
In 1950 he was one of the founders of the Gamma-Boriquen chapter of Fi Sigma Alpha fraternity.[4] He was a co-founder, of the El Vigia Rotary Club and was appointed to Government Committees by all the elected Governors of the Commonwealth Puerto Rico. He was also Chairman of the PR Electoral Reform Commission. He was a member of the Equestrian Order of the Knights of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem.
Legacy
The Charles R. Cuprill Oppenheimer Award is given to the Graduate Student with the Most Outstanding Grade in the Administrative Law Course.
References
- ^ "Phi Sigma Alpha Presidents". pucpr.edu. http://www.pucpr.edu/derecho/Facultad/facultad.htm. Retrieved 2010-02-17.
- ^ "Phi Sigma Alpha Presidents". fisigmaalfa.org. http://www.fisigmaalfa.org/presidentes.htm. Retrieved 2008-04-27.
- ^ "Phi Sigma Alpha Medals". fisigmaalfa.org. http://www.fisigmaalfa.org/premios.htm. Retrieved 2008-04-27.
- ^ "Gamma Boriquen website". fisigmaalfa.org. http://gammafsamilitante.tripod.com/historiadelasigma.htm. Retrieved 2008-08-17.
External links
Phi Sigma Alpha Presidents Sigma Delta Alpha Santos P. Amadeo, 1928 •Juan Figueroa Rivera, 1929 •Manuel Rodríguez Ramos, 1930 •Charles Henry Juliá Barreras, 1931 •Rafael Baragano, 1932 • Carlos García Méndez, 1933 •Phi Sigma Alpha Zone Aurelio Torres Braschi, 1934 •Ramón Gandia Bizcombe, 1935 •Juan Figueroa Rivera, 1936 •Juan Figueroa Rivera, 1937 •Pedro E. Purcell Rodríguez, 1938 •Sigma Fraternity Pedro E. Purcell Rodríguez, 1939 • Raúl Méndez Cardona, 1940 • Raúl Méndez Cardona, 1941 • Miguel Ángel Quiñónez,1942 • Miguel Ángel Quiñónez, 1943 • Herman Stubbe, 1944 • Juan Francisco Martínez, 1945 • Juan Figueroa Rivera, 1946 • José Luís Purcell Rodríguez, 1947 • Hugo David Storer Tavarez, 1948 • Hugo David Storer Tavarez, 1949 • Carlos Luis Yordan Zeppendfeldt, 1950 • Hugo David Storer Tavarez, 1951 • José Luís Pont Flores, 1952 • Humberto Monserrate Anselmi , 1953 • Humberto Monserrate Anselmi , 1954 •Mario Rubén García Palmieri, 1955 •Mario Rubén García Palmieri, 1956 •Manuel García Fortuño, 1957 • Herminio Brau del Toro, 1958 • Herminio Brau del Toro, 1959 • Humberto Monserrate Anselmi, 1960• Humberto Monserrate Anselmi, 1961• Ariel Mendez Cardona, 1962• Jose A. Antonmattei, 1962 • Richard Casas Rahola, 1962•Hugo David Storer Tavarez, 1963 • Charles Cuprill Oppenheimer, 1964•Phi Sigma Alpha Fraternity Charles Cuprill Oppenheimer, 1965•Luis Carrillo Correa, 1966 •Luis Carrillo Correa, 1967 • Victor M. Díaz Bonnet, 1968• Américo Gonzalez Garcia, 1969•Américo Gonzalez Garcia, 1970 • Carlos Rafael Jimenez Muñoz, 1971• Carlos Rafael Jimenez Muñoz, 1972• Pedro J. Córdova Pelegrina, 1973• Pedro J. Córdova Pelegrina, 1974• Carlos Felípe Vega Cortes, 1975 • Carlos Felípe Vega Cortes, 1976•René Torregrosa Nolla, 1977 • René Torregrosa Nolla, 1978• Antonio Edwin Zapata Labiosa, 1979• Servando Díaz, 1980• Servando Díaz, 1981• Jorge Amaury Rodríguez, 1982• Rafael Plá Arteaga, 1983• Juan Díaz Morales, 1984•Guillermo Silva Janer, 1985 •Guillermo Silva Janer, 1986 • Nelson Biaggi García, 1987•Américo González García, 1988 •Ricardo Cruz Lebrón, 1989 •Ricardo Cruz Lebrón, 1990 • Fernando Castro Urrutia, 1991• Miguel A. De Jesus Garcia, 1992• Miguel A. De Jesus Garcia, 1993• Rafael Annexy Rexach, 1994• Rafael Annexy Rexach, 1995• Luis Bartolomé Rivera Cuebas, 1996• Luis Bartolomé Rivera Cuebas, 1997• Felix J. Rodriguez Arroyo, 1998• Felix J. Rodriguez Arroyo, 1999• Sergio Dominguez Wolff, 2000 • Sergio Dominguez Wolff, 2001• Oscar Larry Hernandez, 2002• Jose R. Abrams Chaves, 2003•Rafael Annexy Rexach, 2004 • Giordano R. San Antonio Tort, 2005• Giordano R. San Antonio Tort, 2006• Miguel De Jesús Olivieri, 2007• Miguel De Jesús Olivieri, 2008Categories:- 1916 births
- 2011 deaths
- United States Army generals
- Puerto Rican academics
- University of Puerto Rico alumni
- Disease-related deaths in Puerto Rico
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