Lifetime trustee Dr. Fred W. Lange ’53 H’06 of Sussex, N.J. died on Aug. 11, 2020. He was 88 years old. Fred graduated with a bachelor’s degree in economics, later studying banking and finance at New York University. He was president and owner of Lange Financial Services, a private money management firm originally on Wall Street that moved its operations to Staten Island and then to New Jersey.Â
Fred was first elected to Wagner College’s Board of Trustees in 1995, serving four terms before being named a lifetime trustee in 2007. He served as chairman of the Investment Committee for 10 years.
Fred was honored twice by his alma mater. In 2006 he was awarded an honorary doctor of humane letters degree. In 2013 he received the Wagner College Alumni Association’s highest service honor, the John “Bunny” Barbes ’39 and Lila T. Barbes ’40 Wagner Alumni Laureate.
Fred, a generous supporter of Wagner athletics, is the namesake for the track at Wagner College Stadium. He also provided financial support for the establishment of Wagner’s Founding Fathers Lecture Series, which opened in 2018.
