In the process of determining the whereabouts of alumni, Rensselaer discovered that J. Nicholas Humber '63 was a passenger on American Airlines Flight 11. This is one of the planes that was intentionally crashed into the World Trade Center. This news was posted on the Alumni Relations Terrorist Attack Discussion Board on Friday. Mr. Humber's name also appears on an Associated Press list of Attack Victims. This is the first alumnus to be confirmed dead in the tragedy.

The prayers of our community go out to the Humber family and their friends.