Terrence E. Cook *71

Terry died at his cabin on Hood Canal in Washington state Nov. 21, 2024, after a protracted decline from Alzheimer’s disease.

Born in Washington, D.C., July 27, 1942, he grew up in Unity, Wis. Terry earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Wisconsin in 1964. He began graduate study in political science at Princeton but left after three years to teach at Washington State University to avoid the draft. He finished his Ph.D. in 1971.

He remained at Washington State in Pullman, achieving the rank of full professor. His specialty was political theory, but he also taught comparative politics, international relations, and world civilizations. He traveled professionally to Slovakia on a Soros Foundation grant, and to China, India, Japan, and Ukraine with WSU programs.

Terry’s seven books include Separation, Assimilation, or Accommodation: Contrasting Ethnic Minority Policies; Nested Political Coalitions: Nation, Regime, Program, Cabinet; and The Great Alternatives of Social Thought: Aristocrat, Saint, Capitalist, Socialist.

Terry is survived by his children, Andrew and Eryn Cook; his former wife, Annabel Kirschner; four siblings; and several nephews and nieces.

Graduate alumni memorials are prepared by the APGA.