Alexander Scott ’92

ON JULY 30, 1992, Zander Scott died in a plane crash in Alaska, along with his close friend Monty Raiser. They were in a small plane on the first leg of the trip home from a weeklong flyfishing trip.

Before the trip, Zander and Monty had both just returned from England, where they rowed for the Henley Regatta for Ivy Club. Zander rowed for four years on Princeton's heavyweight crew team. During his senior year, he was robbed of his seat in the varsity boat by a back injury during winter training. He nonetheless recovered enough to return and stroke the second boat during the spring season.

Zander was a much beloved Outdoor Action leader who will never be forgotten by the students on his trips. He was one of the most successful students in the economics department, winning a prize for his thesis, "Back to the Futures Market," and graduating summa cum laude. In addition, professors of medieval history, physics, and philosophy regarded him as a brilliant mind and a student of distinction in their respective disciplines,

None of this, however, begins to describe the good fortune it is to have known Zander. Zander was very bright and very disciplined, but he was also very goofy, and therein lay his charm. His easygoing disposition; his generous, empathetic friendship; and his constant, genuine playfulness made him universally admired. The better we knew him, the more we cherished his friendship. If those of us who knew Zander could emulate the friend we had in him, we would do the world a favor.

The Class of 1992