List of The College of New Jersey alumni

Following is a list of notable alumni of The College of New Jersey, previously called Trenton State College and New Jersey State Normal School.

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 who is 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]
Jessielyn Palumbo Beauty photographer and Miss New Jersey USA [14]
Jane Remover Musician [15]
Tom Scharpling Producer and radio host [16]
Richard Sterban Member of The Oak Ridge Boys. [17]
Ty Treadway One Life to Live soap star and host of Soap Talk on Soapnet cable channel [18]
Michael Veg Actor [19]
Julianna White Miss New Jersey USA 2011 [20]

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 [21]
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 [22]
Christopher J. Brown New Jersey General Assembly [23]
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 [24]
Bill Flynn New Jersey General Assembly and mayor of Old Bridge Township, New Jersey
Joe Howarth BS New Jersey General Assembly [25]
Enoch L. "Nucky" Johnson Atlantic County Treasurer and sheriff, mobster, and political boss of Atlantic City [26]
Dick LaRossa New Jersey Senate,from 1994 to 2000 [27]
Gerald Luongo B.A., M.A. New Jersey General Assembly [28]
Gloanna W. MacCarthy New Jersey General Assembly
Joseph R. Malone New Jersey General Assembly from 1993 until 2012 [29]
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 [30]
Verlina Reynolds-Jackson New Jersey General Assembly [31]
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 f
Balvir Singh Board of County Commissioners for Burlington County, New Jersey
Christopher Smith 1975 BA United States House of Representatives [32]
William A. Stevens President of the New Jersey Senate and New Jersey Attorney General [33]
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 from 2008 to 2013 [34]
Madaline A. Williams First African American woman elected to the New Jersey General Assembly [35]

Sports edit

Name Class Major Notability References
John Beake 1961 General manager of the Denver Broncos of the National Football League from 1985 to 1998
Davy Bisslik Computer science Olympic swimmer from Aruba
Terry Bradway General manager of the New York Jets from 2001 to 2006 [36]
Melanie Balcomb Head women's basketball coach at Vanderbilt University [37]
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 [38]
Eric Hamilton Football coach [39]
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 [40]
Hillary Klimowicz Professional basketball player
Tom McCarthy 1990 Radio play-by-play voice of the Philadelphia Phillies [41]
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 [42]
Trudy Krisher Author [43]
Geraldine Clinton Little Poet [44]
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

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