List of Rider University people
This is a list of notable graduates of Rider University (formerly Rider College) in Lawrenceville, New Jersey.
Notable alumni
Business
- Alfred Altomari, MBA, former CEO of Barrier Therapeutics
- Ralph J. Anderson Jr., Partner of Friedman LLP[1]
- Stephen J. Cosgrove, Vice president, corporate controller, Johnson & Johnson.[2]
- Gary R. Effren, president of Akeena Solar[3]
- Neil B. Friedman, president of Mattel Brands[4]
- David T. Giddings, MBA, president and CEO of Digilab; former chairman, president & CEO of Diametrics Medical[5]
- Jack Goldstein, former president & COO of Chiron[6]
- John Guarino, CEO of Coca-Cola Refreshments Canada
- Richard A. Kohlberger, executive vice president, chief legal officer & secretary of UST[7]
- Thomas J. Lynch, CEO of Tyco Electronics[8]
- Thomas J. Marino, co-CEO of CohnReznick
- Carol Meyrowitz, CEO of TJX Companies
- Robert Miller, Canadian billionaire who founded Future Electronics[9]
- Peter J. Neff, MBA, former president & CEO of Genovo; former president of Rhone-Poulenc[10]
- Thomas O'Riordan, former CEO of American Sporting Goods[11]
- Donald Monks, Vice chairman & Chief Administrative Officer, The Bank of New York Mellon[12]
- Thomas McCabe, Vice President and Fiduciary Investment Officer, Merrill Lynch Bank and Trust Co. FSB[13]
- Charles H. Podowski, MBA, president & CEO of Auto Club Group Insurance[14]
- Mike Pulli, CEO of Pace plc[15]
- Michael Rosinski, CEO of Astoria Software.[16]
- George H. Sands, founder and former CEO of Hilton Reality
- Ronald Schlosser, chairman & CEO of Haights Cross Communications; former president & CEO of Thomson Learning[17]
- Robert Schimek, Senior Vice President & CFO, American International Group.[18][19]
- John T. Spitznagel, chairman & CEO of Oceana Therapeutics[20]
- Howard Stoeckel, CEO of Wawa
- Scott L. Tarriff, MBA, CEO of Eagle Pharmaceuticals; former CEO of Par Pharmaceutical[21]
- John R. Tracy, VP Finance, Motorola, Inc[22]
- Kenneth Yen, CEO of China Motor Corporation and Yulon
- Elliott Wahle, chairman & cofounder of Generation Capital; and chairman & CEO of Rustique Home Furnishings[23]
- Meg Walsh, president of Medscape Consumer, internationally recognized authority in e-health[24]
- Richard H. Wildnauer, MBA, former president and CEO of NeoStrata Company[25]
- Charles W Ziegler, Jr, President ZieglerWorld[26]
Government
- Antonio Arocho, an attorney and former chief operating officer of the Hispanic National Bar Association
- Milton Nathaniel Barnes, Liberian Ambassador to the United Nations
- Jack Casey, member of the New Jersey Senate and General Assembly
- Robert D. Clifton, member of the New Jersey General Assembly
- John F. Cordisco, former member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
- Frederick W. Donnelly, former Mayor of Trenton, New Jersey
- Eldridge Hawkins, Jr., Mayor of Orange, New Jersey
- Valerie Huttle, a Democrat who serves in the New Jersey General Assembly where she represents the 37th Legislative District
- Robert E. Grossman, Judge on the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of New York[27]
- Vincent Ignizio, member of New York City Council; former member of New York State Assembly
- Peter Inverso, former member of the New Jersey State Senate
- Edward von Kloberg III, infamous lobbyist
- Paul Kramer, member of the New Jersey General Assembly
- Gregory Lorjuste, Associate Director of Scheduling to United States President Barack Obama
- James J. McCullough, former member of the New Jersey State Senate
- Connie Myers, MA, former member of the New Jersey General Assembly
- Joseph A. Palaia, Monmouth County Freeholder, former member of the New Jersey General Assembly and New Jersey State Senate
- Michael T. Peifer, member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
- David Rousseau, MBA, former New Jersey State Treasurer during Jon Corzine Administration[28]
- Mark S. Schweiker, MA, 44th Governor of Pennsylvania
- Shirley Turner, MA, member & president pro tempore of the New Jersey State Senate
Sports
Baseball
- Jack Armstrong, former Major League Baseball pitcher; 1990 MLB All-Star and World Champion
- Kevin Barry, former Major League Baseball pitcher
- Al Downing, former Major League Baseball pitcher; 1967 MLB All-Star & Strikeout Champion; 1971 MLB Comeback Player of the Year
- Jim Hoey, current Major League Baseball relief pitcher
- Jeff Kunkel, former Major League Baseball player; 3rd pick of the 1983 MLB Draft by the Texas Rangers
- Danny Napoleon, former Major League Baseball outfielder
Basketball
- Dick Kuchen, former head basketball coach at Yale University and the University of California
- Digger Phelps, former Notre Dame Fighting Irish basketball coach; ESPN analyst; alumnus of Tau Kappa Epsilon Fraternity (TKE)
- Jason Thompson, current National Basketball Association center; 12th pick in the 2008 NBA Draft
Soccer
- Jim McKeown, a retired American soccer defender who played in the North American Soccer League.
- Bobby Smith, National Soccer Hall of Fame member; former NASL and U.S. National defender
Other sports
- Nick Catone, Male Athlete of the Year (2004); professional MMA fighter formerly competing in the UFC's Middleweight Division[29]
- Caroline Lind, MBA, Olympic Gold Medal rower at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing
- Carmelo Marrero - wrestler; professional mixed martial arts fighter[30]
Media & Entertainment
- David Bird, financial journalist
- John Bundy, magician with two appearances on the Late Show with David Letterman
- William Mastrosimone, playwright
- James Morgart, Horror film director, producer, screenwriter, actor, and critic
- Roberta Naas, journalist
- Joanne Nosuchinsky, actress (summa cum laude[31]) - The Awesome 80s Prom (Off Broadway), Miss New York USA 2013, Fox News Channel contributor, former occasional fill-in host for the network's overnight Red eye program and contributor to Sunday night's, The Greg Gutfeld Show, on Fox
- Tom Papa, comedian and host of NBC's The Marriage Ref
- Barbara Park, an author of children's books
- Gerald Peary, an American film critic, who has been a reviewer and columnist for the Boston Phoenix since 1996. Former Acting Curator of the Harvard Film Archive
Other
- Arthur Katalayi, MA, senior adviser and global ambassador at Giving Back to Africa
Notable faculty
- Sally Brophy (1928–2007), a television actor of the 1950s and 1960s, instructed theater arts at Rider for two decades. She was a graduate of the Royal Academy in London, England.
- Jack Sullivan, an American literary scholar, essayist, author, editor, musicologist, and short story writer.
References
- ^ Friedman: Ralph J. Anderson Jr.
- ^ http://www.rider.edu/172_1785.htm
- ^ Forbes: Gary R. Effren
- ^ BusinessWeek: Neil B. Friedman
- ^ LipoScience: Board of Directors: David T. Giddings[dead link]
- ^ Forbes: Jack Goldstein
- ^ ZoomInfo: Richard A. Kohlberger
- ^ Forbes: Thomas J. Lynch
- ^ http://www.forbes.com/lists/2009/10/billionaires-2009-richest-people_Robert-Miller_CC30.html
- ^ Forbes: Peter J. Neff
- ^ Forbes: Thomas O'Riordan
- ^ http://www.rider.edu/139_7397.htm
- ^ http://www.rider.edu/172_1785.htm
- ^ BusinessWeek: Charles H. Podowski
- ^ Pace plc: New Chief Executive Officer Appointment
- ^ Astoria Software: About Us: Management Team: Michael Rosinski
- ^ HAIGHTS CROSS COMMUNICATIONS NAMES RONALD SCHLOSSER CHAIRMAN AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
- ^ http://www.rider.edu/172_1785.htm
- ^ http://www.rider.edu/139_7397.htm
- ^ Oceana Therapeutics: Management Team: John T. Spitznagel
- ^ Forbes: Scott L. Tarriff
- ^ http://www.rider.edu/172_1785.htm
- ^ Generation Capital: About: Elliott Wahle
- ^ BusinessWeek: Meg Walsh
- ^ Wildnauer Named to Board of Directors by EuroMed
- ^ Rider Entrepreneurial Studies Newsletter
- ^ Duane Morris Partner Appointed U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge for the Eastern District of New York
- ^ Rider Hosts N.J. Treasurer, M.B.A. Alumnus David Rousseau
- ^ "Nick Catone UFC Bio". Retrieved 1 January 2014.
- ^ "Carmelo Marrero MMA Bio". Retrieved 1 January 2014.
- ^ Joanne Nosuchinsky: 5 things you didn't know...