Albert J. “Chippy” Sims, Jr., W’78, a longtime employee in Student Registration & Financial Services, died on November 7, 2024. He was 68.

Raised in Haddon Township, New Jersey, Mr. Sims graduated as valedictorian from St. Joseph’s High School in Camden, New Jersey. He then earned a BS in economics with a major in accounting from Penn’s Wharton School in 1978, then earned a law degree from Rutgers University. In 1980, he joined Penn’s staff in the department of student information and systems. He continued to advance through the ranks there, and in 2001, his position was moved to Penn’s Office of Student Registration & Financial Services. In 2006, he became a senior record assistant in that department, a position he held until retiring from Penn at the end of 2023.  

Mr. Sims is survived by his siblings, Benjamin (Linda), Patricia, and Betty (Clifford) Barr; and his nieces, Amanda and Christina.