Jump to content

List of The College of New Jersey alumni

Add links
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The College of New Jersey is a public university in Ewing Township, New Jersey. It was previously called Trenton State College and New Jersey State Normal School. Following are some of its notable alumni.

Business

[edit]
Name Class Major Notability References
Jeffrey Tessler 1975 Political science CEO of Clearstream and former executive vice president of the Bank of New York

Clergy

[edit]
Name Class Major Notability References
David Rice Antislavery Presbyterian minister
Geralyn Wolf 1971 M.A. Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Rhode Island [1]

Education

[edit]
Name Class Major Notability References
Jean Broadhurst 1892 Botanist, bacteriologist, and professor at Teachers College, Columbia University
Craige B. Champion 1984 BA Historian, classical scholar, and professor of ancient history at Syracuse University
Archibald Gamble MA Professor of oratory and English language at,the University of Pennsylvania
Robyn E. Hannigan BS Biology President of Ursinus College
Karen Jobes 1974 Physics Biblical scholar, Gerald F. Hawthorne professor emerita of New Testament Greek and Exegesis at Wheaton College
Elizabeth Eckhardt May Dean of the School of Home Economics at the University of Connecticut
Monica McLemore Nursing Associate professor of Family Health Nursing at the University of California, San Francisco
David L. Richards Political scientist and professor; co-founder of the CIRI Human Rights Data Project
Richard A. Swanson Organizational theorist and professor [2]
Adella Wotherspoon Education Teacher and youngest and last living survivor of the General Slocum ship disaster

Entertainment

[edit]
Name Class Major Notability References
Jay Black Stand-up comic and screenwriter [3][4][5]
Jake Burbage English Actor, writer, director, and musician
Sheila Callaghan Award-winning playwright and screenwriter [6]
Stephen Dadaian Electric and classical guitarist [7]
Tony DeNicola BS, MS Jazz drummer
Jeff Feuerzeig Film director and screenwriter best known for The Devil and Daniel Johnston [8]
William Goldstein Composer, recording artist, and improvisational pianist
Tom Kraeutler Home improvement broadcast journalist and author [9]
Kenny and Keith Lucas Academy Award-nominated writers and producers, best known for Judas and the Black Messiah [10]
Adam Mamawala Stand-up comic [11][12]
Kiplee Bell Morris BA Clinician, caregiving advocate, Miss Philadelphia and host of CarePOD podcast [13][14]
Jessielyn Palumbo Beauty photographer and Miss New Jersey USA [15]
Jane Remover Engineering[16] Musician [17]
Tom Scharpling Producer and radio host [18]
Richard Sterban Member of The Oak Ridge Boys [19]
Ty Treadway One Life to Live soap star and host of Soap Talk on Soapnet cable channel [20]
Michael Veg Actor [21]
Julianna White Miss New Jersey USA 2011 [22]

Law

[edit]
Name Class Major Notability References
Georgette Castner 2002 BS United States district judge of the United States District Court for the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey from 2022 [23]
Jacqueline C. Romero 1993 BA United States attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

Politics

[edit]
Name Class Major Notability References
Lori Alhadeff Member of the Broward County School Board and founder of school-safety organization Make Our Schools Safe [24]
Christopher J. Brown New Jersey General Assembly [25]
MacDella Cooper Electronic communications Leader of the Movement for One Liberia political party
Mary-Kate Fisher International Studies Acting Chief of Protocol of the United States
James Florio 1962 BA Governor of New Jersey [26]
Bill Flynn New Jersey General Assembly and mayor of Old Bridge Township, New Jersey
Joe Howarth BS New Jersey General Assembly [27]
Enoch L. "Nucky" Johnson Atlantic County Treasurer and sheriff, mobster, and political boss of Atlantic City [28]
Dick LaRossa New Jersey Senate 1994–2000 [29]
Gerald Luongo B.A., M.A. New Jersey General Assembly [30]
Gloanna W. MacCarthy New Jersey General Assembly
Joseph R. Malone New Jersey General Assembly 1993–2012 [31]
Gabriela Mosquera Political Science New Jersey General Assembly
Joseph A. Mussomeli 1975 BA U.S. Ambassador to Slovenia, U.S. Ambassador to Cambodia, and the U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines [32]
Verlina Reynolds-Jackson New Jersey General Assembly [33]
Jorge A. Rod New Jersey General Assembly
Donna Scheuren 1991 Business administration Pennsylvania House of Representatives
Erik K. Simonsen New Jersey General Assembly and mayor of Lower Township
Balvir Singh Board of County Commissioners for Burlington County, New Jersey
Christopher Smith 1975 BA United States House of Representatives [34]
William A. Stevens President of the New Jersey Senate and New Jersey Attorney General [35]
Shirley Turner Education New Jersey State Senate and New Jersey General Assembly
Daniel Van Pelt Criminal justice New Jersey General Assembly
Connie Wagner New Jersey General Assembly 2008–2013 [36]
Madaline A. Williams First African American woman elected to the New Jersey General Assembly [37]

Sports

[edit]
Name Class Major Notability References
Melanie Balcomb Head women's basketball coach at Vanderbilt University [38]
John Beake 1961 General manager of the Denver Broncos of the National Football League 1985–1998
Davy Bisslik Computer science Olympic swimmer from Aruba
Terry Bradway General manager of the New York Jets 2001–2006 [39]
Carmen Cincotti Biomechanical engineering Competitive eater and holder of multiple records in Major League Eating
Tristan H. Cockcroft Writer for ESPN.com and co-host of the ESPN Fantasy Focus Baseball podcast
Greg Grant Former professional basketball player [40]
Eric Hamilton Football coach [41]
Don Harnum College basketball coach and athletics administrator
Gene Hart 1952 BA Hockey Hall of Fame broadcaster and former play-by-play voice of the Philadelphia Flyers [42]
Hillary Klimowicz Professional basketball player
Tom McCarthy 1990 Radio play-by-play voice of the Philadelphia Phillies [43]
Chickie Geraci Poisson Feld hockey player and coach
Kathy Mueller Rohan Professional tennis player

Writing and journalism

[edit]
Name Class Major Notability References
Oscar Fay Adams Editor and author
Holly Black Author of The Spiderwick Chronicles series [44]
Trudy Krisher Author [45]
Geraldine Clinton Little Poet [46]
John Stryker Meyer non-degreed Nonfiction author and U.S. Army Special Forces combat veteran
Hooda Shawa Qaddumi BA economics and political science; MEd Author of children's and young adult books, winner of the Sheikh Zayed Book Award

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "The Providence Journal | Rhode Island breaking news". providencejournal.com. February 7, 2012. Retrieved June 9, 2012.
  2. ^ "Prof. Dr. Richard A. Swanson" (PDF). Retrieved June 9, 2012.
  3. ^ "(Nearly) 1,000 Miles with Comedian Jay Black - TheMarySue.com". February 10, 2014.
  4. ^ "Mixed Signals and Alumni Put on Show – The Signal". October 2, 2012.
  5. ^ "Jay Black's IMDB - IMDB.com". IMDb.
  6. ^ Patrick, Madeline M. (Autumn 2007). "Alumna wins 2007 Whiting Writers' Award". TCNJ Magazine. Retrieved December 14, 2010.
  7. ^ "College duo plays to packed house | The Signal". Tcnjsignal.net. March 25, 2009. Retrieved June 9, 2012.
  8. ^ "Home". Jeff Feuerzeig. February 4, 1990. Retrieved June 9, 2012.
  9. ^ Closing Up for the Summer – New York Times Archived October 17, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
  10. ^ Bros, The Lucas (June 4, 2020). "Our Brother Kaizen". Vulture. Retrieved June 12, 2020.
  11. ^ James Queally, Punchlines punch Mamawala's ticket to Atlantic City Archived March 31, 2016, at the Wayback Machine, The Signal (College of New Jersey newspaper), November 29, 2006
  12. ^ May 01, 2009, Lisa Rich, Trenton Times article Archived December 4, 2014, at the Wayback Machine quote=Mamawala, a senior at The College of New Jersey (TCNJ)... accessed Nov 7, 2012
  13. ^ "Board of Directors". Kevin John McAleese Memorial Scholarship Foundation. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
  14. ^ TCNJ Magazine. Vol. 29.1 (Fall ed.). The College of New Jersey. 2024. p. 41.
  15. ^ Kristen Hunt (May 7, 2021). "Former Miss New Jersey College Alumna Runs Successful Photography Business". tcnjsignalnews.com. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
  16. ^ Brickner-Wood, Brady. "Jane Remover's outer space". The Fader. Retrieved September 2, 2024.
  17. ^ Brickner-Wood, Brady. "Jane Remover's outer space The 19-year-old songwriter and producer is making visionary, genre-defying music from her childhood bedroom.", The Fader, February 22, 2023. Accessed April 23, 2023. "This time last year Jane was studying engineering at The College of New Jersey, sharing a cinder block-walled dorm room with a random roommate."
  18. ^ "Balls Out Guest Of the Day: Tom Scharpling Demands That You Exalt Kevin Durant: The Q". GQ. May 9, 2011. Retrieved June 9, 2012.
  19. ^ Lloyd, Jack. "Sturdy Oaks And A Country Boy From Phila." Archived March 15, 2016, at the Wayback Machine, The Philadelphia Inquirer, February 22, 1991. Accessed November 13, 2013. "The remaining member of the Oaks, Richard Sterban, is a native of Camden who graduated from Collingswood High School and attended Trenton State College."
  20. ^ Schaffer, Michael D."Tapped by Merv, a host with the most", The Philadelphia Inquirer, September 11, 2007. Accessed April 23, 2023. "Treadway was good enough to win a scholarship to Rider University, where he stayed for a year before transferring to the College of New Jersey."
  21. ^ "MVhomepagePage". Michaelvega.com. Retrieved June 9, 2012.
  22. ^ David Karas (October 4, 2010). "TCNJ senior crowned Miss New Jersey". NJ.com. Retrieved June 9, 2012.
  23. ^ "U.S. Senate: U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 117th Congress - 2nd Session". www.senate.gov. Retrieved April 11, 2022.
  24. ^ "Lori Alhadeff Biography". Broward Schools. Retrieved January 31, 2019.
  25. ^ "Assemblyman Christopher J. Brown's legislative". Njleg.state.nj.us. December 8, 1971. Retrieved June 9, 2012.
  26. ^ United States Congress. "James Joseph Florio (id: F000215)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
  27. ^ Assemblyman Joe Howarth Archived September 20, 2016, at the Wayback Machine, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed August 19, 2016.
  28. ^ Ferry, Frank J. Nucky: The Real Story of the Atlantic City Boardwalk Boss. ISBN 978-1-4835-4881-4. OCLC 1010495792.
  29. ^ "Container Detail Page". Our Campaigns. Retrieved June 9, 2012.
  30. ^ Assemblyman Gerald J. Luongo, New Jersey Legislature, backed up by the Internet Archive as of February 25, 1998. Accessed June 10, 2010.
  31. ^ "Joseph Malone III – Biography – Project Vote Smart". Votesmart.org. Retrieved June 9, 2012.
  32. ^ "Mussomeli, Joseph A". Archived from the original on September 10, 2008. Retrieved June 9, 2012.
  33. ^ Johnson, Brent. "Meet N.J.'s newest Assembly member", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, February 15, 2018. Accessed February 15, 2018. "Reynolds-Jackson is a graduate of Trenton Central High School and has a bachelor's degree in sociology from Trenton State College -- now the College of New Jersey -- and a master's degree in administration from Central Michigan University."
  34. ^ United States Congress. "Christopher Henry Smith (id: s000522)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
  35. ^ "State of New Jersey". Nj.gov. July 19, 2006. Retrieved June 9, 2012.
  36. ^ "Connie Wagner (D)". Njleg.state.nj.us. July 7, 1948. Retrieved June 9, 2012.
  37. ^ "Candidate – Madaline A. Williams". Our Campaigns. December 14, 1968. Retrieved June 9, 2012.
  38. ^ "Melanie Balcomb profile". Vucommodores.cstv.com. Retrieved June 9, 2012.
  39. ^ "Alumni Corner September 2010 » From blue and gold to "Gang Green"". TCNJ Magazine. August 19, 2010. Retrieved June 9, 2012.
  40. ^ "Biographies: Greg Grant, CEO/President". GGrant94ft, Inc. Archived from the original on July 11, 2011. Retrieved December 14, 2010.
  41. ^ "The College of New Jersey Athletics – 2009 Football Coaching Staff". Tcnjathletics.com. November 16, 1985. Retrieved June 9, 2012.
  42. ^ Panaccio, Tim (July 15, 1999). "Gene Hart, Longtime Voice of Flyers, Dies". The Philadelphia Inquirer: p. A1.
  43. ^ Tom McCarthy, WFAN. Accessed August 26, 2007.
  44. ^ "Holly Black: Through the Maze". Locus. May 2006. Retrieved December 14, 2010.
  45. ^ A Celebration of Women with Trudy Krisher, Wright Memorial Public Library. Accessed April 23, 2023. "She graduated from the College of William and Mary with a BA in English and received her master's degree from The College of New Jersey."
  46. ^ "Poet gave words a stage - Philly.com". Articles.philly.com. November 6, 2001. Archived from the original on July 26, 2011. Retrieved June 9, 2012.
[edit]
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_The_College_of_New_Jersey_alumni&oldid=1287919967"