Alexander C. Sutherland II ’62

Alec died Jan. 26, 2023, in Rochester, N.Y., of complications from Parkinson’s disease. His family was present at his death. While Alec came to us from Phillips Academy, he was born in the Philippines (son of an Army brigadier general), in 1938. After teaching English to adults in Paraguay, he started Princeton in 1956 with the Class of 1960, graduating in 1962.

He majored in English and dined at Key and Seal. He was in ROTC, Whig-Clio, and the Outing Club. Senior-year roommates were Richard Bowen, Richard Abbitt, and James Todd. Alec and Bob Wadsworth wrote The Ivy League Guide to Women’s Colleges. As an officer he spent three years in the North American Aerospace Defense Command.

Alec was a consummate student/scholar. His Princeton career spanned six years and his NYU one 12 years. He became an English professor at Nazareth College in Rochester (1973-1998). Afterward he taught in Kosovo. As Nazareth College’s first Fulbright coordinator, he helped make it one of the top producers of Fulbright student ambassadors.

Alec’s wife Barbara Drysdale died in 1985. In 1998, Alec married Mindy Ward, who survives him. The class extends its sympathies to the family.