Claire Lee, a rising junior in Penn Nursing, died unexpectedly on August 20. 

Ms. Lee graduated from Fayetteville-Manlius High School in New York in 2023. While in high school, she co-founded Club HOPE, which aimed to address toxic diet culture, break the stigma on disordered eating, and create a supportive environment for individuals to share their struggles with mental health. She was a member of the National Honor Society, the Science Honor Society, the National Art Honor Society, and the High Honor Roll in high school, and she received the Wendi Birnbaum Memorial Scholarship in June 2023. 

Ms. Lee was named one of Syracuse.com’s Best and Brightest students in 2022. At Penn, Ms. Lee was a Benjamin Franklin Scholar and served as a student clinical assistant at Upstate Medical University this summer. 

Among other family members, Ms. Lee is survived by her sister, Chloe.