Alumni and colleagues react to the death of the former Penn president.

Sheldon Hackney, a popular and polarizing president who served from 1981-93, died on Thursday afternoon. Former colleagues say he left lasting impacts on the University.

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I am Ray Clark, your classmate in the College of Arts and Sciences, and I want to be your Representative in the Undergraduate Assembly.

Hackney, also former chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities, was 79.

Hi, my name is Casey Zuccarello, a mechanical engineer from Saint Louis, and I’m running to be your 2017 SEAS Class Chair.

I’m Max Levy, and I want to be the Class of 2017’s Executive Vice-President. I’ll work hard to make sure we can all play hard. I’ll start a Taste of Philly event.

What is a leader? It’s one who has a passion, who listens and communicates, who works hard, who takes initiative, and who wants to effect change. I, Shabnam Eghbali, vow to embody these characteristics and more as your leader and your Wharton Class Chair of Class Board. I bring to the position of Wharton Class Chair years of leadership roles and ventures.

My name is Casey Lipton and I am running for College Class Chair. As College Class Chair I will represent the largest school with a great diversity of interests and I will plan events to make your Penn experience more enjoyable.

Wow! I am so excited to be at Penn! From NSOver Again and Skimmer to Cram n Jam and International Dinner, previous Class Boards have done a spectacular job.

Fellow Classmates, My name is Matt Goodman and I would like to be your Class of 2017 Engineering Chair.

FREE INTERNATIONAL FOOD! Hi Class of 2017! My name is Nikita Patel and my platform is basically summed up in those three words…but, there’s more to the story.

If President, my goal is to create an environment where students are excited to wake up each morning.

Hello SAS Class of 2017!! My name is Alex Howell and I would love to represent you as class chair. We all love Penn because of the amazing traditions and events.

In the hardest application process of the school’s history, the Class of 2017 entered Penn with a myriad of talents and strengths, but the one thing we lack is unity.

Penn is our home for the next four years, and we all want those years to be filled with excitement. If elected, I’d love to bring local culture to students year-round, whether through food, music, guest speakers, or a combination of all three and more.