Princeton University Athletics
Lisa Cakmak ‘00 - top row, far left after winning the 1999 Eastern Sprints
Photo by: Princeton Crew
‘50 Years’ Alumna Spotlight: Lisa Cakmak ‘00
May 18, 2021 | Women's Rowing - Lightweight
At Princeton:
Lettered on the first women's lightweight team in 1998 that won the Eastern Sprints.
Member of the 1999 and 2000 Eastern Sprints and IRA National Championships.
Captain of the 2000 squad.
After Princeton:
Earned her Ph. D. from the University of Michigan and M.B.A. from Washington University in St. Louis.
Spent ten years at the St. Louis Art Museum.
Currently, the Chair and Curator of the Arts of the Ancient Mediterranean and Byzantium at the Art Institute of Chicago.
Lettered on the first women's lightweight team in 1998 that won the Eastern Sprints.
Member of the 1999 and 2000 Eastern Sprints and IRA National Championships.
Captain of the 2000 squad.
After Princeton:
Earned her Ph. D. from the University of Michigan and M.B.A. from Washington University in St. Louis.
Spent ten years at the St. Louis Art Museum.
Currently, the Chair and Curator of the Arts of the Ancient Mediterranean and Byzantium at the Art Institute of Chicago.
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