Alfred S.C. Ling ’49

Al, our class president, died rather suddenly of a bleeding disorder Sept. 13, 2005. He was 76.

He prepared for Princeton at Stuyvesant High School in New York City, where he was class president. At Princeton he majored in biology, was on the track team, and was a member of Terrace Club.

Al continued his education with a master's in psychology from the University of Illinois and a medical degree and doctorate in pharmacology from the University of Maryland. He was a resident in internal medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, and then associate professor of biochemical pharmacology and senior physician at Rockefeller University and its hospital in New York. He later entered the pharmaceutical industry, retiring from Wyeth Research as vice president for clinical research.

Al specialized in endocrine disorders and was responsible for the approval of a number of major new drugs. He served on the Council of the International Society of Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology and the Regents of the American College of Clinical Pharmacology.

Al is survived by his wife, Helen; sons Geoffrey and Douglas '83; a daughter, Karen; and five grandchildren. He was respected and loved by his family and his class and will be sorely missed.

The Class of 1949