List of Rutgers University people
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This is an enumeration of notable people affiliated with Rutgers University, including graduates of the undergraduate and graduate and professional programs at all 3 campuses, former students who did not graduate or receive their degree, presidents of the university, current and former professors, as well as members of the board of trustees and board of governors, and coaches affiliated with the university's athletic program. Also included are characters in works of fiction (books, films, television shows, et cetera.) who have been mentioned or were depicted as having an affiliation with Rutgers, either as a student, alumnus, or member of the faculty.
Some noted alumni and faculty may be also listed in the main Rutgers University article or in some of the affiliated articles. Individuals are sorted by category and alphabetised within each category.
Presidents of Rutgers University
The following 19 individuals have served as President of Rutgers University from the creation of the office in 1655 to the present.[1] Those enumerated below with their names emboldened graduated from Rutgers.
President | Birth Year–Death Year | Years as President | |
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1 | Jacob Rutsen Hardenbergh | (1735–1790) | (1785–1790) |
2 | William Linn | (1752–1808) | (1791–1795) |
3 | Ira Condict | (1764–1811) | (1795–1810) |
4 | John Henry Livingston | (1746–1825) | (1810–1825) |
5 | Philip Milledoler | (1775–1852) | (1825–1840) |
6 | Abraham Bruyn Hasbrouck | (1791–1879) | (1840–1850) |
7 | Theodore Frelinghuysen | (1787–1862) | (1850–1862) |
8 | William Henry Campbell | (1808–1890) | (1862–1882) |
9 | Merrill Edward Gates | (1848–1922) | (1882–1890) |
10 | Austin Scott | (1848–1922) | (1891–1906) |
11 | William Henry Steele Demarest | (1863–1956) | (1906–1924) |
12 | John Martin Thomas | (1869–1952) | (1925–1930) |
13 | Philip Milledoler Brett | (1871–1960) | (1930–1931) |
14 | Robert Clarkson Clothier | (1885–1970) | (1932–1951) |
15 | Lewis Webster Jones | (1899–1975) | (1951–1958) |
16 | Mason Welch Gross | (1911–1977) | (1959–1971) |
17 | Edward J. Bloustein | (1925–1989) | (1971–1989) |
18 | Francis L. Lawrence | (b. 1937) | (1990–2002) |
19 | Richard Levis McCormick | (b. 1947) | (2002 – 2012) |
Notable Alumni and Faculty
Alumni who have served on the faculty of staff of Rutgers University are enumerated below with their names displayed in emboldened text.
Nobel laureates
- Milton Friedman, 1912–2006, A.B. 1932; Economist, Public Intellectual, winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics (1976)[2]
- Toni Morrison – African-American Novelist (Beloved, Song of Solomon), Nobel Prize in Literature (1993), Pulitzer Prize for Fiction (1988)
- Heinrich Rohrer, 1961–1963; Physicist, winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics (1986)[3]
- Selman Waksman 1918–1958; Professor of Microbiology, discovered 22 antibiotics (including Streptomycin) and winner of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1952)[4]
Architecture
- Louis Ayres, Medievalist architect best known for designing the United States Memorial Chapel at the Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery and Memorial and the Herbert C. Hoover U.S. Department of Commerce Building.
Arts (performing and visual) and entertainment
Art
- Brad Ascalon, Class of 1999 — Industrial Designer
- Alice Aycock, Class of 1968 — Sculptor
- George Segal, GSNB 1963 — Sculptor
- Marc Ecko — Fashion Designer
Entertainment
- Joanna Angel, Class of 2002 — Alt-Porn Star
- Roger Bart — Actor (Desperate Housewives, The Producers, Tony Award for You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown)
- Mario Batali, Class of 1982 — Chef, Restaurateur, Television Host (Molto Mario, Iron Chef America)
- Bill Bellamy, Class of 1989 — Comedian, Actor
- Avery Brooks, Class of 1973 — Actor, Educator
- John Carpenter, Class of 1990 — First-ever champion of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire television quiz show
- Asia Carrera (born Jessica Steinhauser), Class of 1995 did not graduate — Porn Star (who majored in Business and Japanese)[5][6]
- Kevin Chamberlin — Actor (Tony Award nominations for Dirty Blonde and Seussical)
- Jim Coane, Class of 1970 — Emmy award winning television executive producer, writer and director. (Dragon Tales)
- Kristin Davis, Class of 1987, — Actress (Sex and the City)
- Tim DeKay, Mason Gross School of the Arts Class of 1990, Actor (Tell Me You Love Me)
- John DiMaggio, Voice actor
- Wheeler Winston Dixon, filmmaker, critic, and author.[7]
- Jon Finkel, Class of 1996 — Renowned "Magic: The Gathering" Professional Player (Inducted into the "Magic: The Gathering" Hall of Fame)
- Calista Flockhart, Class of 1988 — Actress (stage, television, and motion pictures) (The Birdcage; Ally McBeal), Emmy winner
- James Gandolfini, Class of 1983 — Actor (The Sopranos), Emmy winner, Voice Actor (Where the Wild Things Are)
- Judy Gold, B.A. 1984 — Comedian, Actress
- Dan Green (voice actor), Voice Actor (Yu-Gi-Oh!)
- Bill Jemas, Class of 1980, Writer, creative director, publisher for Marvel Comics Group
- Sheryl Lee Ralph, English Lit/Theatre degree,1975—Original 'Deena Jones' 6 Tony Award winning Broadway smash hit musical Dreamgirls
- Bakhtiyaar Irani, Class of 1999 — Indian television actor, One of the participants in Indian version of Big Brother Bigg Boss
- Jason Kaplan - Associate producer of The Howard Stern Show
- Ricardo M. Khan, Class of 1973 — theater founder, director and Tony Award winner for best regional theater
- William Mastrosimone, Class of 1980 — Playwright, Golden Globe Award winner
- Christopher McCulloch, — Creator of The Venture Bros.
- Paolo Montalban, Actor — Broadway, Television, Film
- Luis Moro, Class of 1987, — Actor (Love & Suicide), Comic, filmmaker, writer. Independent Spirit Award Nominee, 'Best Actor Nominee' ABFF (Love & Suicide)
- Oswald "Ozzie" Nelson, Class of 1927 — Musician and Actor (The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet)
- Matt Pinfield, Radio Disc Jockey, host of MTV's 120 Minutes
- Randal Pinkett, Class of 1994 — winner of The Apprentice 4. President and CEO of BCT Partners
- Molly Price — Actress
- Aaron Stanford, Class of 2000, — Actor (X2, Tadpole)
- Kurt Sutter, Class of 1986 — writer (The Shield), creator of Sons of Anarchy [1]
- Cary Woodworth, Class of 1999 — Actor (Mary and Rhoda), Songwriter
- Karen Young — Actress (The Sopranos; Law & Order)
- Sebastian Stan, Class of 2005 — Actor (Captain America: The First Avenger; The Covenant)
Journalism
- Spencer Ackerman, Class of 2002 — Journalist for the Washington Independent
- Joan Acocella, Class of 1984 — Journalist, author, dance critic for the New Yorker
- Martin Agronsky, Class of 1936 — Pioneering TV journalist
- Richard Aregood, Class of 1965 — Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist
- Samuel Blackman, Class of 1927 — Journalist, First reporter to break the Lindbergh kidnapping story. Held top news-editing position with The Associated Press,[8]
- Mike Emanuel — Journalist, Chief Congressional Correspondent and former White House Correspondent for Fox News Channel
- Nick Gillespie, Class of 1985 — Journalist, editor
- Bernard Goldberg, Class of 1967, Journalist
- Steven Goldman, Class of 1994, Journalist for Baseball Prospectus and Major League Baseball Advanced Media.
- Jerry Izenberg, Class of 1952 — Emmy-winning sports journalist
- Gene Lyons, Class of 1952 — Political columnist
- T. David Mazzarella, Editor of USA Today, President of Gannett International.
- Natalie Morales, Class of 1994 — Journalist and correspondent for The Today Show
- David Morgan, Class of 1982 — Journalist for cbsnews.com; Author, Monty Python Speaks! and others
- Lisa Murphy - Bloomberg Journalist
- Harvey Nagler, — Vice President, Radio CBS News
- Richard Newcomb, Class of 1962 — Journalist and author, Best-selling author of Iwo Jima! ISBN 0-06-018471-X and Abandon Ship! ISBN 0-8050-7071-0 and other works.
- Bill Newcott, Class of 1977 — Associate Editor, National Enquirer; Space and Expeditions Editor, National Geographic Magazine; Features Editor, AARP the Magazine; National Radio Host: Movies for Grownups.
- James O'Keefe, Class of 2006, — journalist for Breitbart.com
- Rebecca Quick, Class of 1993, — journalist and anchor (CNBC Squawk Box)
- Larry Stark, Class of 1956, — Boston journalist and theater critic (Theater Mirror)
- Mike Taibbi, Class of 1971, — journalist and correspondent for NBC Nightly News
- Owen Ullman, Sr. News Editor of BusinessWeek Magazine, Chief Economic Correspondent with AP, noted White House Correspondent Deputy Managing Editor of News USA Today
- Milton Viorst, Class of 1951 — Journalist, author and Middle East scholar
- Cathy Young, Class of 1988 — Journalist and non-fiction author
Music
- Kenny Barron — jazz pianist in Dizzie Gillespie quartet
- Laurie Berkner — children's musician. Seen on Noggin in Jack's Big Music Show
- Just Blaze — Grammy Award-nominated hip-hop producer
- Jim Conti – Tenor Saxophonist for the Third Wave Ska band, Streetlight Manifesto
- Mike Glita — Musician, producer/drummer of the group Love Automatic and former bassist for New Jersey post-hardcore band Senses Fail
- Mark Helias — bassist, composer
- Frank Iero — Guitarist/backup vocals for the band My Chemical Romance and lead singer of post-hardcore/screamo band, Leathermouth, as well as co-founder of the Skeleton Crew company.(He had dropped out, was on a scholarship).
- Ben Jelen — Musician
- Brian Joo — Korean R&B singer, and one half of Fly to the Sky
- Tomas Kalnoky — lead singer/songwriter and lead guitarist of 3rd wave ska band, Streetlight Manifesto, also formed Catch 22 and Bandits of the Acoustic Revolution
- Dan Lavery - Grammy-nominated bass player for rock group Tonic and occasionally The Fray.
- Looking Glass — 1970s famous one-hit wonder for the song "Brandy"
- Earl MacDonald, Class of 1995 (M. Mus.) - Director of Jazz Studies at the University of Connecticut, former musical director and pianist with Maynard Ferguson
- Pras — Grammy-winning rapper from the Fugees
- James Romig, Class of 2000 (Ph.D) - composer.
- Gabe Saporta — musician; (Midtown, Cobra Starship, Humble Beginnings)
- Daniel Smith — lead singer of Danielson Famile
- Jessi Rae Waltz — singer/songwriter (member of the band "The Shells")
- Lisa Williamson, a.k.a. "Sister Souljah" — Class of 1986; rapper
Athletics
Baseball
- Jason Bergmann — Starting Pitcher for the Washington Nationals.
- Joe Borowski, — Relief Pitcher for the Cleveland Indians. He has also played for the Chicago Cubs, Florida Marlins, New York Yankees, Atlanta Braves, Baltimore Orioles, and Tampa Bay Devil Rays.[9]
- David DeJesus, — Center fielder for the Oakland Athletics
- Tom Emanski — Creator of Tom Emanski Instructional Videos
- Todd Frazier — Plays for the Cincinnati Reds. Was a member of the 1998 LLWS champions, Toms River, NJ.
- Jeff Frazier — Plays for the Washington Nationals organization. Older brother of Todd Frazier.
- Jeff Torborg, Class of 1963 — Major League Baseball Catcher (Los Angeles Dodgers and California Angels) and Manager (several teams)[10]
- Eric Young, Class of 1992 — former Major League Baseball player,[10]
Basketball
- James Bailey, Class of 1978 NBA: 1979–1987[11]
- John Battle — Guard for the Atlanta Hawks and Cleveland Cavaliers, 1985–1995
- Hollis Copeland, NBA: 1979–1981[11]
- Waliyy Dixon, AND1 Mixtape Tour streetball legend
- Bob Greacen, NBA: 1969–1971[11]
- Quincy Douby, — Guard for the Toronto Raptors
- Brian Ellerbe, Class of 1985 — Head coach of the Michigan Wolverines.
- Roy Hinson, Class of 1983 — NBA: 1983–1990[11]
- Art Hillhouse NBA: 1946–1947[11]
- Charles Jones NBA: 1999-1999[11]
- Dahntay Jones NBA: 2003–2006[11]
- Eddie Jordan, Class of 1977 — Head Coach of the Washington Wizards[11]
- Herve Lamizana, Class of 2004 — Power Forward, Indios Mayaguez
- Bob Lloyd NBA: 1967–1968 Professional Basketball Player with the New York Nets, CEO Mindscape, Chairman of the V Foundation[12] for Cancer Research which honors the memory of his former Rutgers backcourt teammate, Jim "Jimmy V." Valvano[11]
- Hamady N'Diaye, Class of 2010 — 26th pick of the second round (56th selection overall) in the 2010 NBA Draft to play for the Minnesota Timberwolves. His draft rights have been traded to the Washington Wizards.
- Chelsea Newton, Class of 2004 — Basketball player, Sacramento Monarchs of the WNBA
- Cappie Pondexter, Class of 2006 — 2nd overall pick in the 2006 WNBA Draft by the Phoenix Mercury; 2008 Summer Olympic gold medalist for United States Women's Basketball in Beijing
- Phil Sellers NBA: 1976-1976[11]
- David Stern, Class of 1963 — Commissioner of the National Basketball Association
- Tammy Sutton-Brown, Class of 2001 — Basketball player, Charlotte Sting of the WNBA
- Sue Wicks, Class of 1988 — Basketball player, member of the 1988 Olympic team and New York Liberty (1997–2002) of the WNBA
- Jim Valvano, Class of 1967 — Won NCAA Men's Basketball National Championship at N.C. State
- Heather Zurich, Class of 2009 — Basketball player, Assistant coach of the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos team
Football
- Mike Barr, Class of 2004 — Football Player, NFL Punter (Pittsburgh Steelers, Frankfurt Galaxy)[13]
- Marco Battaglia, Class of 1996 — Football Player, NFL Tight End (Cincinnati Bengals, Pittsburgh Steelers)[13]
- Jay Bellamy, Class of 1994 — Football Player, NFL Safety (New Orleans Saints)[13]
- Brandon Bing, Class of 2011 — safety for the New York Giants
- Gary Brackett, Class of 2003 — Football Player, NFL Linebacker (Indianapolis Colts)[13]
- Chris Brantley, Class of 1992 NFL Player (Rams, Bills)
- Kenny Britt, Class of 2010 (did not graduate) NFL Player (Titans)
- Frank Burns, Class of 1949 — Football Player, NFL Quarterback (Philadelphia Eagles),[13] Head Coach at Rutgers 1973–1983
- Deron Cherry, Class of 1980 — safety with the Kansas City Chiefs, member of the NFL 1980s All-Decade Team
- Anthony Davis, Class of 2010 - Football Player, NFL Offensive Tackle (San Francisco 49ers)
- Eric Foster, Class of 2008 — Football Player, NFL Defensive Tackle (Indianapolis Colts)[13]
- Gary Gibson, Class of 2005 — Football Player, NFL Defensive Tackle (Carolina Panthers)[13]
- Clark Harris, Class of 2007 — Football Player, NFL Tight End (Houston Texans)[13]
- Homer Hazel, "Pop Hazel", All-American Football Star and member of The College Football Hall of Fame[14]
- Carl Howard, Class of 1984 — Football Player, NFL Cornerback (New York Jets)
- Jeremy Ito, Class of 2008 — Football Player
- James Jenkins, Class of 1991 — Football Player, NFL Tight End (Washington Redskins)
- Nate Jones, Class of 2004 — Football Player, NFL Cornerback Miami Dolphins)[13]
- Rashod Kent, Class of 2003 — Football Player, NFL Tight End (Houston Texans)[13]
- Alex Kroll, Class of 1962 — Football Player, AFL Center (New York Titans),[13] CEO of Young & Rubicam
- Brian Leonard, Class of 2007 — Football Player, NFL Running Back (Cincinnati Bengals)[13]
- Ray Lucas, Class of 1996 — Football Player, NFL Quarterback 1996–2002 (New York Jets, Miami Dolphins), TV Football commentator
- Dino Mangiero, Class of 1980 — Football Player, NFL Defensive End (Seattle Seahawks).
- Mike McMahon, Class of 2001 — Football Player, NFL Quarterback (Minnesota Vikings)[13]
- Devin McCourty, Class of 2010 - Football Player, Pro Bowl NFL Cornerback ( New England Patriots)
- Jason McCourty, Class of 2009 - Football Player, NFL Cornerback (Tennessee Titans)
- Robert Nash, "Nasty Nash" First football player traded in the NFL and first Captain of the New York Giants
- Ryan Neill, Class of 2006 — Football Player, NFL Defensive End (Buffalo Bills)[13]
- Shaun O'Hara, Class of 2000 — Football Player, NFL Center (New York Giants)[13]
- Raheem Orr, Class of 2004 — Football Player, NFL Defensive End, AFL DL/OL (Houston Texans, Philadelphia Soul)[13]
- J'Vonne Parker, Class of 2004 — Football Player, NFL Defensive Tackle (Cleveland Browns)[13]
- Bill Pickel, Class of 1982 — Football Player, NFL Defensive Tackle (Los Angeles Raiders)
- Joe Porter, Class of 2007 — Football Player, NFL Cornerback (Green Bay Packers)[13]
- Ray Rice, — Football Player, NFL Running Back (Baltimore Ravens)
- Paul Robeson, Class of 1919 — Athlete, Actor, Singer, Political Activist, NFL Guard 1920–1922 (Akron Pros, Milwaukee Badgers)
- L.J. Smith, Class of 2003 — Football Player, NFL Tight End (Philadelphia Eagles)[13]
- Pedro Sosa, Class of 2008 — Football Player, Offensive Lineman (Miami Dolphins)
- Darnell Stapleton, Class of 2007 — Football Player, NFL Guard (Pittsburgh Steelers)[13]
- Reggie Stephens, Class of 1999 — Football Player, Cornerback (New York Giants)
- Cameron Stephenson, Class of 2007 — Football Player, NFL Guard (Jacksonville Jaguars)[13]
- Tyronne Stowe, Class of 1987 — Football Player, Linebacker (Phoenix Cardinals)
- Harry Swayne, Class of 1986 — NFL lineman 1987–2001
- Mike Teel, Class of 2009 — Football Player, NFL Quarterback 2009–2011 (Seattle Seahawks), Quarterbacks coach (Kean University, Wagner College)
- Lou Tepper, Class of 1967 — former head coach of Illinois
- Tiquan Underwood, Class of 2009 — Football Player, Wide Receiver (New England Patriots)
- Sonny Werblin, Class of 1932 — Founder of the New York Jets, President and CEO Madison Square Garden Corporation, President of Music Corporation of America-TV
- Jamaal Westerman, Class of 2009 — NFL Player, Linebacker/Defensive End (Jets)
- Jeremy Zuttah, Class of 2008 — Football Player, Offensive Lineman (Tampa Bay Buccaneers)
Powerlifting
- Lev Susany, Class of 2011 - Australian powerlifter and Commonwealth record holder
Soccer
- Josh Gros, Class of 2003, midfielder for D.C. United
- Alexi Lalas, Class of 1991 — Former U.S. Soccer National Team member, former President & General Manager of the Los Angeles Galaxy
- Steve Mokone, player for FC Barcelona and South Africa
- Peter Vermes, Class of 1987 — Former U.S. Soccer National Team member, former professional Soccer player in Major League Soccer.
- Jon Conway, Class of 1999, goalkeeper for Chicago Fire
- Nick LaBrocca, Class of 2006, midfielder for Colorado Rapids
- Carli Lloyd — Midfielder, US Women's National Team
Swimming
- George Kojac, member of the International Swimming Hall of Fame, gold medalist in Swimming at the 1928 Summer Olympics
- Walter Spence, member of International Swimming Hall of Fame, in his first year of competitive swimming (1925), he broke five world records.[15]
Business
- Richard H. Askin, CEO of Tribune Entertainment and President of Samuel Goldwyn Television
- Walter W. Austin, former CEO of Raleigh Bicycle Company
- Orville Beal, Class of 1934 B.A., Class of 1954 MBA – former President of Prudential Financial
- John Joseph "Jack" Byrne, Jr., Chairman and GEO of GEICO which he pulled from the brink of insolvency in the mid-1970s, later served as Chairman and CEO of White Mountains Insurance Group, formerly (Fund American Enterprises, Inc.), Chairman of the Board of Overstock.com 2005–06
- Greg Brown, Class of 1982, President and Co-CEO of Motorola, CEO of the Broadband Mobility Solutions Business Unit
- Robert Campbell, Class of 1962 MBA – former Vice Chairman of Johnson & Johnson
- Morton Jay Chiat, Class of 1953 — Founder of TBWA\Chiat\Day advertising
- Gary M. Cohen, Class of 1983 MBA – President of BD Medical
- James Cullen, Class of 1964 — former president and COO of Bell Atlantic
- Marc Ecko — CEO and Founder of Marc Ecko Enterprises
- Charles Ferster, B.S. 1947 – noted behavioral psychologist, author and professor (deceased 1981)
- Mark Fields, B.A. Economics; Vice President of Ford Motors, President of Ford's American Division (2005)
- William Freeman, Class of 1983 MBA – President of Verizon Public Communications Group
- Sharon Fordham, Class of 1975 — CEO of WeightWatchers.com, Inc.
- Arthur Goldberg, Class of 1963 — former president and CEO of Park Place Entertainment Corporation
- Leonard Goldberg, Class of 1984 BS, Class of 1993 EMBA - CEO of Greenlight Capital Re, Ltd.
- Allan Holt - Managing Director and Co-head of the U.S. Buyout group at Carlyle Group [2]
- Ralph Izzo, Class of 2002 MBA – Chairman and CEO of PSEG
- James Kelly, Class of 1973 — former chairman and CEO of UPS
- David Lloyd Kreeger, Class of 1929 — founder of GEICO
- Gerald H. Lipkin – Chairman Valley National Bank
- John Lee — CEO of UP & J Corporation
- Irwin Lerner, Class of 1951 BS, Class of 1958 MBA – former Chairman, President, and CEO of Hoffmann–La Roche
- Leonor F. Loree, Class of 1877 — President of the Pennsylvania Railroad
- Bernard Marcus, Class of 1951 — Founder of the Home Depot
- Ernest Mario, Class of 1961 — former CEO of GlaxoSmithKline
- Rosmary McFadden, Class of 1970 BS, Class of 1973 MBA – Managing Director at CSFBdirect and President and CEO of the New York Mercantile Exchange
- Duncan McMillan, B.S. 1966 – co-founder of Bloomberg, Ltd.
- Alvaro de Molina, Class of 1988, MBA – retired CFO of Bank of America
- Robert C. Pruyn, Class of 1869 – President of the Embossing Company, and the National Commercial Bank of Albany
- Bill Rasmussen, Class of 1960 MBA – Managing Director at CSFBdirect and Founder of ESPN
- Thomas Renyi, Class of 1967 BS, Class of 1968 MBA – Chairman and CEO of Bank of New York Mellon
- James Riesenbach, Class of 1989 BS – President and CEO of Autobytel
- John Ruffle, Class of 1963 MBA – former Vice Chairman and Director at JPMorgan Chase
- Barry Schuler, Class of 1976 — former Chairman and CEO of AOL
- Bill Schultz, Class of 1971 MBA, former CEO of Fender Musical Instruments
- Gregg Spiridellis, Class of 1993 — founder of JibJab.com
- Steve Temaras - CEO of Bed Bath and Beyond
- Marty Yudkovitz — former president of TiVo
- Bernard Zients, Class of 1933 BS – President of Gimbels New York
- William Bernard Ziff, Jr., Ziff Davis Inc. publishing executive
- Mario Thor Harris, Class of 1994 - President of Percepture Public Relations
Education
- Philip Milledoler Brett A.B. 1892 Acting President of Rutgers University (1930–1931), successful corporate attorney[16]
- Carol T. Christ A.B. 1966 President of Smith College[17]
- Alvin S. Felzenberg Historian, political commentator, member of 9/11 Commission.
- Richard H. Fink Founder of Mercatus Center, current executive vice president at Koch Industries.
- Milton Friedman A.B. 1932 Economist, Public Intellectual, winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics (1976)[2]
- William H. S. Demarest A.B. 1883 Professor of Theology and Church Government, President of Rutgers University (1906–1924), President of New Brunswick Theological Seminary[18]
- William English Kirwan M.A. 1962, Ph.D. 1964 Mathematician, Chancellor of the University System of Maryland (2002–present), former President of Ohio State University (1998–2002)[19]
- Franklyn A. Johnson; President of three universities, including Jacksonville University
- Jerome Kagan B.S. 1950; Psychologist
- Earl MacDonald, Class of 1995 (M.Mus.) - Associate Professor of Music at the University of Connecticut
- Richard P. McCormick A.B. 1938M.A. 1940 Historian, Professor of History, Dean of Faculty at Rutgers University, President of New Jersey Historical Society[20][21][22][23]
- John McWhorter B.A. 1985 African-American historian, former professor of linguistics at University of California, Berkeley, Senior Fellow at Manhattan Institute[24]
- Roy Franklin Nichols A.B. 1918; M.A. 1919 Historian, winner of the Pulitzer Prize (1949)[25][26]
- Roland R. Renne B.A. 1927 President of Montana State University-Bozeman for 21 years.
- Austin W. Scott, Jr. B.A. 1903 Longest Serving Harvard Professor. 51 Years at Harvard Law School (1909–1961) and continued to go his office daily after his 1961 retiment. In 1974, on his 90th birthday he Austin W. Scott Professorship of Law was established and endowed at Harvard Law School
- Selman Waksman B.Sc. 1915 M.Sc. 1916 Professor of microbiology, discovered 22 antibiotics (including Streptomycin) and winner of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1952)[27]
- Carl Woodward B.Sc. 1914 President of the University of Rhode Island[28]
Government, Law, or Public Policy
- Curt Anderson, Member, Maryland House of Delegates (1983 -), chair, Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland (1989–1991)
- Stewart H. Appleby 1913, represented New Jersey's 3rd congressional district from 1925–1927.[29]
- Adam Leitman Bailey, Esq. - Author of New York Times bestseller Finding The Uncommon Deal: A Top New York Lawyer Explains How To Buy A Home For The Lowest Possible Price[3]; defended the Ground Zero Mosque, victoriously obtaining the right for them to build their community center [4]; obtained winning settlement for restaurant struck by devastating crane on March 15th, 2008 [5]; landed largest condominium settlement in New York History. [6] [7]
- Joseph P. Bradley, A.B. 1836 — Associate Justice, United States Supreme Court (1870–1891).
- Sam Brown, M.A. 1966; organiser of the Vietnam Moratorium and former state treasurer of Colorado
- Wayne R. Bryant, J.D. (Camden) 1972 — New Jersey Senator, Deputy Majority Leader, Arrested for corruption (2004–present)
- Clifford P. Case, A.B. 1925 — U.S. House of Representatives (1945–1953), United States Senate (1955–1979).[30]
- James Dale, Litigant in noted 2000 United States Supreme Court case Boy Scouts of America v. Dale
- Simeon DeWitt, A.B. 1776 — Surveyor-General for the Continental Army, 1776–1783, and the State of New York, 1784–1834.
- Michael DuHaime, B.A., 1995; Campaign Manager, Rudy Giuliani for President, 2008; Political Director, Republican National Committee, 2005–2006; Regional Political Director, Bush-Cheney '04, 2003–2004.
- James J. Florio, J.D. (Camden) 1967 — former Governor of New Jersey (1990–1994)
- Louis Freeh, Class of 1971 — Director of the FBI (1993–2001)
- Frederick T. Frelinghuysen, A.B. 1836 — United States Senate (1866–1869, 1871–1877) and Secretary of State (1881–1885).[30]
- E. Scott Garrett J.D. 1984 (Newark) — U.S. House of Representatives (2003–present)[30]
- Scott Gration — Obama nominee for NASA Administrator
- Garret A. Hobart, A.B. 1863 — Industrialist, Vice President of the United States, (1897–1899)[30]
- James J. Howard, M.Ed. 1958; represented New Jersey's 3rd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1965–1988.[31]
- Richard J. Hughes, J.D. 1931 — New Jersey Governor, Chief State Supreme Court Justice
- William Hughes, Class of 1955 — Congressman, Ambassador to Panama[30]
- Jack H. Jacobs, Class of 1966, M.A. 1972 — Medal of Honor recipient, military analyst for MSNBC.[32]
- Robert E. Kelley, Highly decorated and youngest Lieutenant General in USAF history; Superintendent of the United States Air Force Academy, 1981–83
- Roger L. Kemp, MPA, MBA, PhD, Adjunct Professor, MPA Program, and City Manager, City of Clifton, New Jersey.
- Fawad Khan, Prominent law student, currently in law school and training to be a lawyer.
- Herbert Klein, Member, United States House of Representatives
- Joseph Lazarow, Mayor of Atlantic City, New Jersey from 1976–1982[33]
- Kenneth LeFevre (born 1945), member of the New Jersey General Assembly from 1996 to 2002.[34]
- Gail D. Mathieu, J.D, current United States Ambassador to Namibia and former United States Ambassador to Niger[35]
- Ivy Matsepe-Casaburri — South African Minister of Communications (1999 -)
- D. Bennett Mazur (c. 1925–1994), member of the New Jersey General Assembly.[36]
- Bob Menendez, J.D. (Newark) — U.S. House of Representatives (1992–2005), United States Senator (2006–present)[30]
- Anne Milgram, Attorney General of New Jersey and First Assistant Attorney General of New Jersey
- David A. Morse, A.B. 1929 — Director-General of ILO who accepted the Nobel Peace Prize in 1969 on behalf of the ILO
- William A. Newell, A.B. 1836 — Physician, Governor of New Jersey, (1857–1860)
- Hazel O'Leary J.D. — U.S. Secretary of Energy (1993–1997)
- Edward J. Patten, J.D. 1927 (Newark) — U.S. House of Representatives (1963–1980),
- Clark V. Poling, A.B. 1933 — One of the Four Chaplains killed on the USAT Dorchester.
- Robert H. Pruyn, A.B. 1833, A.M. 1836, second United States Ambassador to Japan
- Matthew John Rinaldo B.S. 1953 — represented New Jersey in the United States House of Representatives for twenty years, in the 12th congressional district (1973–1983) and in the 7th congressional district (1983–1993).[37]
- Norman M. Robertson, New Jersey State Senator.[38]
- Eduardo Robreno, J.D. (Camden) 1978 — Federal Judge for the United States District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania
- Peter W. Rodino, Jr., J.D. 1937 — Congressman[30]
- David Samson, B.A. 1961 — New Jersey Attorney General from 2002 to 2003.[39]
- James Schureman, A.B. 1775 — Continental Congress, Senator.[30]
- Martin J. Silverstein, United States Ambassador to Uruguay from 2001 to 2005.
- Gregory M. Sleet, J.D. (Camden) 1976 — Federal Judge for the United States District Court, District of Delaware
- Gary Stuhltrager B.A., J.D., eight-term member of the New Jersey General Assembly.[40]
- Robert Torricelli, Class of 1974 — United States Senator, Congressman[30]
- Foster M. Voorhees, A.B. 1876 — Governor of New Jersey, (1898, 1899–1902)
- Elizabeth Warren, Harvard Law School professor; candidate for United States Senate (D-MA); Chair of the Congressional Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) oversight panel; author, contributing editor to the Huffington Post. [41][42]
- Jacob R. Wortendyke, 1839, represented New Jersey's 5th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1857 to 1859.[43]
- Barbara Wright, M.Ed., member of the New Jersey General Assembly.[44]
Literature
- Rick Bayan, Class of 1971 — humorist and essayist.
- Janine Benyus — natural sciences writer
- James Blish, Class of 1942 — Science fiction and fantasy author. Author of A Case of Conscience — Winner of 1959 Hugo Award for Best Novel and 2004 Retrospective Hugo Award for Best Novella
- William B. Brahms B.A. 1989, M.L.S. 2003 — Reference Book writer
- Lester Brown, Class of 1955 — environmental analyst and author
- Marian Calabro, author and publisher of history books and the founder and president of CorporateHistory.net
- Jonathan Carroll, Class of 1971 — Award-winning Author
- Junot Diaz, Class of 1991 — author of The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao — Winner of 2008 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and 2007 National Book Critics Circle Award
- Janet Evanovich, Class of 1965 — Best-selling Author
- Richard Florida, Class of ? — author and Public Intellectual
- Alfred Joyce Kilmer, Class of 1908 (did not graduate) — poet, died in France during World War I — Author of "Trees"
- Lawrence Millman, Ph.D., travel writer and mycologist.
- Matt Myklusch, Class of 1999 — novelist — author of Jack Blank and the Imagine Nation Series
- Daniel O'Brien, Class of 2008 — humorist and novelist
- Daniel Nester, Class of 1991 (Camden) — poet and essayist. Author of God Save My Queen and God Save My Queen II.
- Nina Raginsky, Class of 1962 — photographer.
- Robert Pinsky, Class of 1962 — Poet Laureate of the United States, Pulitzer Prize Nominee.
- Rudy Rucker, Masters and PHD in mathematics — author of science Fiction as well as non-fiction books on mathematics, computer programming, and the future of technology.
- Michael Shaara, Class of 1951 — author of The Killer Angels — Winner of 1975 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction
- Judith Viorst,— Children's Literature author including Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
Medicine
- Albert Schatz, graduate assistant to Selman Waksman, co-discovered Streptomycin.
- William Trager, Class of 1930 — developed new treatments for Malaria
- Selman Waksman, Class of 1915 — discovered 22 antibiotics, best known for streptomycin. Nobel laureate. Waksman Institute of Microbiology and Waksman Hall are named in his honor.
- H. Boyd Woodruff, Class of 1939/Graduate School 1942 — discovered antibiotic actinomycin.
- Dr. Frederick L. Licciardi, founder of the N.Y.U. Medical Fertility Clinic
Religion
- Matthew Leydt (A.B. 1774); Rutgers first alumnus and Dutch Reformed Minister
- Clark V. Poling; Dutch-Reformed Army Chaplain among the "Four Chaplains" on the USAT Dorchester during World War II
- Eugene Augustus Hoffman (A.B. 1847); Dean and "Our Most Munificent Benefactor" of The General Theological Seminary of the Episcopal Church (New York City)
- William P. Merrill (D.D. 1904); first president on the Church Peace Union, writer of "Rise Up, O Men of God"
Science and technology
- Stanley N. Cohen, Class of 1956 — geneticist, pioneer in gene splicing
- Robert Cooke, First researcher to identify antihistamines
- Simeon DeWitt, A.B. 1776 — Geographer for George Washington and Continental Army during the American Revolution
- Louis Gluck, Class of 1930 — engineer, considered the father of neonatology, the science of caring for newborn infants
- Matthew Golombek, Class of 1976 — project scientist in charge of NASA's Pathfinder mission to Mars
- Terry Hart, Class of 1978 — Astronaut, president of LORAL Skynet
- Harold Hill Smith; Geneticist, responsible for fusing human and plant cells.
- George William Hill, Class of 1859 — Mathematician and Astronomer, first President of the American Mathematical Society
- George Duryea Hulst, Clergyman, Botanist and Entomologist
- Mir Imran, Class of 1976 — BS Electrical Engineering (1976), MS Bio Engineering (1978) – 2005 Rutgers University Distinguished Engineer Award
- George Willard Martin, noted mycologist and academic
- Charles Molnar, Inventor of personal computer – LINC (acknowledged as the 1st personal computer by IEEE
- Nathan M. Newmark, Class of 1948 — inventor of the Newmark-beta method of numerical integration used to solve differential equations; winner of the National Medal of Science
- Philip S. Schein, Class of 1961 — cancer researcher, founder of U.S. Bioscience
- Peter C. Schultz, Class of 1964 — co-inventor of fiber optics
- John Scudder, Physician and Research Pioneer in the field of Blood Storage and Replacement
- Raymond Seeger, Class of 1926 — physicist, fluid dynamics researcher, winner of Distinguished Civilian Service Award
- Joseph Siry, NASA Chief Scientist
- Franklin B. VanHouten, fossilized remains of the smallest mammal to ever live (Batodonoides vanhouteni)[45] were found in a limestone formation that he had earlier named and studied.[46]
Notable faculty
Members or former members of the faculty whose names are emboldened were graduated from Rutgers.
Nobel laureates
- Toni Morrison – African-American Novelist (Beloved, Song of Solomon), Nobel Prize in Literature (1993), Pulitzer Prize for Fiction (1988)
- Heinrich Rohrer, 1961–1963; Physicist, winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics (1986)[3]
- Selman Waksman 1918–1958; Professor of Microbiology, discovered 22 antibiotics (including Streptomycin) and winner of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1952)[4]
Arts
- Avery Brooks — Associate Professor of fine arts
- Angelin Chang — former Associate Professor of music and Grammy-award winning classical pianist
- Leon Golub (deceased) — Professor of fine arts
- Allan Kaprow (deceased) — Professor of fine arts
- Roy Lichtenstein (deceased) — Professor of fine arts
- George Segal — Professor of fine arts; Fluxus artist
- Robert Watts — Professor of fine arts
- Charles Wuorinen — Professor of music; Pulitzer-prize winning composer and MacArthur fellow
Literature
- Miguel Algarín — Professor of English
- John Ciardi — Professor of English, poet, translator of The Divine Comedy by Dante among other notable literary works.
- Mark Doty — Professor of English, Award winning poet.
- William C. Dowling — Professor of English.
- Ralph Ellison (deceased) — Author of Invisible Man
- Francis Fergusson — Professor of English, literary critic
- H. Bruce Franklin, John Cotton Dana Professor of English and American Studies, expert on Herman Melville, science fiction, and prison literature.
- Joanna Fuhrman, poetry
- Paul Fussell — Professor of English, author, literary critic, social commentator.
Law School
- Robert E. Andrews, Adjunct Professor at the School of Law in Camden, Congressman, U.S. House of Representatives.
- Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Professor at the School of Law in Newark, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States*
Mathematics
- József Beck — Professor of mathematics
- Haim Brezis — Professor of mathematics
- Israel Gelfand — (deceased) Professor of Mathematics
- Daniel Gorenstein — (deceased) Professor of Mathematics
- András Hajnal — Professor of mathematics
- Henryk Iwaniec — Professor of mathematics
- Jeffry Ned Kahn — Professor of mathematics
- Michael Saks (mathematician) — Professor of mathematics, winner of the Gödel Prize (2004)
- Saharon Shelah — Professor of mathematics
- Doron Zeilberger — Professor of mathematics, winner of the Steele Prize for Seminal Contributions to Research (1998)
Philosophy
- Jerry Fodor — Professor of philosophy and cognitive science
- Alvin Goldman — Professor of philosophy
- Peter D. Klein — Professor of philosophy
- Ernest Lepore — Professor of philosophy
- Alan Prince — Professor of linguistics and cognitive science, founder of Optimality Theory (OT)
- Zenon Pylyshyn — Professor of philosophy and cognitive science
- Stephen Stich — Professor of philosophy
Physics
- Thomas Banks - Professor of Physics
- Piers Coleman - Professor of Physics
- Michael R. Douglas - Former Professor of Physics (now at Simons Center for Geometry and Physics, Stony Brook)
- Daniel Friedan - Professor of Physics
- Gregory Moore - Professor of Physics
- Nathan Seiberg - Former Professor of Physics (now at Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton)
- Stephen Shenker - Former Professor of Physics (now at Stanford University)
- Scott Thomas - Professor of Physics
- Alexander Zamolodchikov - Professor of Physics
Science and engineering
- C. Olin Ball (deceased) — Professor of food engineering, chair of the Department of Food Science
- Richard Bartha — Professor of Microbiology and Biochemistry, discoverer of "oil eating bacteria."
- Nicholas J. Belkin — Professor of information science
- Helen M. Berman — Chemistry Professor, Director of the RCSB Protein Data Bank
- Stephen S. Chang (deceased) — Professor of food science and Nicholas Appert Award winner
- Albert Huntington Chester, mining engineer, professor of chemistry, mineralogy, and metallurgy, explorer, and namesake of Chester Peak.
- Vašek Chvátal — Former professor of Computer Science
- George Hammell Cook (deceased) — State Geologist of New Jersey and Vice President of Rutgers College
- Michael R. Douglas — Director of New High Energy Theory Center and Sackler Prize winner
- Richard H. Ebright — Professor of Chemistry
- Helen Fisher — Research professor of anthropology
- Robin Fox — Professor of anthropology
- Apostolos Gerasoulis — Professor of Computer Science, creator of the Teoma/Ask search engine
- Chi-Tang Ho — Professor of food science and Stephen S. Chang Award for Lipid or Flavor Science winner
- Tomasz Imielinski — Professor of Computer Science.
- Paul B. Kantor — Professor of information science
- Leonid Khachiyan (deceased) — Professor of Computer Science, creator of the first polynomial time algorithm for linear programming
- Jozef L. Kokini — Professor of food engineering and Marcel Loncin Research Prize winner
- Alan Leslie — Professor of cognitive science and psychology
- Michael L. Littman - Professor of Computer Science
- Paul J. Lioy, Professor of Environmental and Occupational Medicine, UMDNJ – Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
- Lawrence Rabiner — Professor of electrical and computer engineering
- Robert Schommer (deceased) — astronomer, Professor of physics
- Myron Solberg (deceased) — Professor of food science, founding director of CAFT and Nicholas Appert Award winner
- Mario Szegedy — Professor of Computer Science, 2 time winner of Godel Prize
- Endre Szemerédi — Professor of Computer Science
- Lionel Tiger — Professor of anthropology
- Jay Tischfield — Professor of genetics
- Robert Trivers — Professor of anthropology and biological sciences and winner of the Crafoord Prize in Biosciences (2007)
- Kathryn Uhrich — Professor Chemistry, Area Dean of Mathematical and Physical Sciences
- Selman Waksman (deceased) — Professor of microbiology and winner of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1952)
Social Sciences
- Stephen Bronner — Professor of political science, comparative literature and German studies
- Arthur F. Burns — Professor of economics, 10th Chairman of the Federal Reserve
- Michael Curtis — Professor of political science
- Mason W. Gross (deceased) — Professor of Classics, President of Rutgers University (1959–1971)
History
- Peter Charanis - Voorhees Professor of History and notable Byzantine historian
- Lloyd Gardner — Mary and Charles Beard Professor of History and distinguished diplomatic historian
- Michael Kulikowski — Professor of history at the University of Tennessee and author of Late Roman Spain and Its Cities (Johns Hopkins University Press), 2004, and Rome’s Gothic Wars from the Third Century to Alaric (Cambridge University Press).
- David Levering Lewis (former) — Professor of History, twice winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography (1994 and 2001)
- Tomás Eloy Martínez — Professor of Latin American studies; Argentinian journalist and writer
- Said Sheikh Samatar — Professor of History
- Traian Stoianovich — Professor of History
Library and Information Science
- Paul S. Dunkin — Professor Emeritus of Library Services
Athletic coaches
- Dick Anderson (American football coach): football coach (1984–1989), also an assistant coach at Lafayette College, University of Pennsylvania and Penn State
- George Case: Baseball Coach (1950–1960) including 1950 College World Series berth. Former Major League Baseball player with the Washington Senators and Cleveland Indians and a four-time All-Star and six-time American League leader in stolen bases.
- Mike Rice
- George Sanford (coach) football coach (1913–1923)
- Greg Schiano
- Terry Shea football coach (1996–2000), later a coach with Kansas City Chiefs, Chicago Bear, Miami Dolphips, and St. Louis Rams.
- C. Vivian Stringer
- Dick Vitale assistant basketball coach (1970–72), later coach of the Detroit Pistons and a sports commentator
Fictional characters
- Todd Anderson, The Cookout
- Jackie Aprile, Jr., The Sopranos (Rutgers-Newark)
- Richard Cooper, I Think I Love My Wife[47]
- Jason Gervasi, The Sopranos (Rutgers-Newark)
- Harriet Hayes, Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
- Rufus Humphrey, Gossip Girl
- Neil Klugman, protagonist/narrator of Philip Roth's novel, Goodbye Columbus, winner of the 1960 National Book Award
- Liz Lemler, 30 Rock
- Mr. Magoo, 1950s cartoon character
- Lucy McClane, Live Free or Die Hard (Rutgers-Camden)
- Jason Parisi, The Sopranos (Rutgers-Newark)
- Oscar Wao, The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
Notes and references
- ^ Leadership on the Banks: Rutgers' Presidents, 1766–2004, biographical essays by Thomas J. Frusciano, University Archivist, published by Rutgers University Libraries. Originally published in The Journal of the Rutgers University Libraries, LIII, No. 1 (June 1991).
- ^ a b Autobiography of Milton Friedman at Nobel Prize / Nobel Foundation website, presumably by Milton Friedman, published by the Nobel Foundation (no further authorship information available), accessed 5 January 2007.
- ^ a b Autobiography of Heinrich Rohrer at the Nobel Foundation website, presumably by Heinrich Rohrer. Published by the Nobel Foundation (no further authorship information available), accessed 5 January 2007.
- ^ a b Biography of Selman Waksman at the Nobel Prizes / Nobel Foundation website. Published by the Nobel Foundation (no further authorship information available), accessed 5 January 2007.
- ^ "They're Accomplished, They're Famous, and They're MENSANS". Mensa Bulletin (476). American Mensa: p. 23. 2004. ISSN 0025-9543.
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- ^ Birkner, Michael J. McCormick of Rutgers: Scholar, Teacher, Public Historian (Greenwood Press, 2001), passim. ISBN 0-313-30356-8
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- ^ Biographical Note to the Carl R. Woodward Papers, published by Special Collections, University Archives, University of Rhode Island (no further authorship information available), accessed 6 January 2007.
- ^ Stewart Hoffman Appleby, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Accessed August 30, 2007.
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- ^ James John Howard, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Accessed August 30, 2007.
- ^ INTERVIEW WITH JACK H. JACOBS, Rutgers University, November 20, 2000. Accessed July 11, 2008. "JJ: ... Anyway, we moved to New Jersey in the mid-'50s, and my parents still live in the same house in Woodbridge. I went to Woodbridge High School, and then, from there, I went to Rutgers."
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- ^ David Samson, New Jersey Attorney General capsule bio. Accessed December 17, 2007.
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- ^ Rutgers School of Law- Newark. "Interview with Elizabeth Warren", Nov. 9, 2011. Accessed Nov. 19, 2011.
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- ^ Assemblywoman Barbara Wright, New Jersey Legislature backed up by the Internet Archive as of February 25, 1998. Accessed June 14, 2010.
- ^ http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batodonoides
- ^ http://www.nceas.ucsb.edu/~alroy/nam/trivia.html
- ^ A Bachelor of Arts diploma from Rutgers College can be seen hanging on the wall in the character's office.