List of The College of New Jersey alumni explained

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.

Clergy

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

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

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
			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				^[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

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

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
	1962	BA	Governor of New Jersey
Bill Flynn			New Jersey General Assembly and mayor of Old Bridge Township, New Jersey
Joe Howarth		BS	New Jersey General Assembly	^[26]
Enoch L. "Nucky" Johnson			Atlantic County Treasurer and sheriff, mobster, and political boss of Atlantic City	^[27]
Dick LaRossa			New Jersey Senate 1994–2000	^[28]
Gerald Luongo		B.A., M.A.	New Jersey General Assembly	^[29]
Gloanna W. MacCarthy			New Jersey General Assembly
Joseph R. Malone			New Jersey General Assembly 1993–2012	^[30]
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	^[31]
Verlina Reynolds-Jackson			New Jersey General Assembly	^[32]
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
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 2008–2013	^[34]
Madaline A. Williams			First African American woman elected to the New Jersey General Assembly	^[35]

Sports

Name	Class	Major	Notability	References
Melanie Balcomb			Head women's basketball coach at Vanderbilt University	^[36]
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	^[37]
Carmen Cincotti			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

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2012-02-07 . The Providence Journal | Rhode Island breaking news . 2012-06-09 . providencejournal.com.
2. Web site: Prof. Dr. Richard A. Swanson . 2012-06-09.
3. Web site: 10 February 2014 . (Nearly) 1,000 Miles with Comedian Jay Black - TheMarySue.com .
4. Web site: Mixed Signals and Alumni Put on Show – The Signal .
5. Web site: Jay Black's IMDB - IMDB.com . IMDb.
6. Web site: Patrick . Madeline M. . Autumn 2007 . Alumna wins 2007 Whiting Writers' Award . 14 December 2010 . TCNJ Magazine.
7. Web site: 2009-03-25 . College duo plays to packed house | The Signal . 2012-06-09 . Tcnjsignal.net.
8. Web site: 1990-02-04 . Home . 2012-06-09 . Jeff Feuerzeig.
9. https://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/28/realestate/28GH-Home.html Closing Up for the Summer – New York Times
10. Web site: Bros . The Lucas . 2020-06-04 . Our Brother Kaizen . 2020-06-12 . Vulture.
11. James Queally, Punchlines punch Mamawala's ticket to Atlantic City, The Signal (College of New Jersey newspaper), November 29, 2006
12. May 01, 2009, Lisa Rich, Trenton Times article quote=Mamawala, a senior at The College of New Jersey (TCNJ)... accessed Nov 7, 2012
13. Web site: Board of Directors . 2023-11-28 . Kevin John McAleese Memorial Scholarship Foundation . en-US.
14. Book: TCNJ Magazine . The College of New Jersey . 2024 . Fall . 29.1 . 41.
15. Web site: Kristen Hunt . 2021-05-07 . Former Miss New Jersey College Alumna Runs Successful Photography Business . 2023-02-25 . tcnjsignalnews.com.
16. Web site: Brickner-Wood . Brady . Jane Remover’s outer space . September 2, 2024 . The Fader.
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. Web site: 2011-05-09 . Balls Out Guest Of the Day: Tom Scharpling Demands That You Exalt Kevin Durant: The Q . 2012-06-09 . GQ.
19. Lloyd, Jack. "Sturdy Oaks And A Country Boy From Phila.", 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. Web site: MVhomepagePage . 2012-06-09 . Michaelvega.com.
22. Web site: David Karas . 4 October 2010 . TCNJ senior crowned Miss New Jersey . 2012-06-09 . NJ.com.
23. Web site: U.S. Senate: U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 117th Congress - 2nd Session . 2022-04-11 . www.senate.gov.
24. Web site: Lori Alhadeff Biography . 2019-01-31 . Broward Schools . en.
25. Web site: 1971-12-08 . Assemblyman Christopher J. Brown's legislative . 2012-06-09 . Njleg.state.nj.us.
26. http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/members/BIO.asp?Leg=378 Assemblyman Joe Howarth
27. Book: Ferry, Frank J. . Nucky: The Real Story of the Atlantic City Boardwalk Boss . 978-1-4835-4881-4 . 1010495792 . Frank J. Ferry.
28. Web site: Container Detail Page . 2012-06-09 . Our Campaigns.
29. https://web.archive.org/web/19980225004505/http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/html98/luongo.htm Assemblyman Gerald J. Luongo
30. Web site: Joseph Malone III – Biography – Project Vote Smart . 2012-06-09 . Votesmart.org.
31. Web site: Mussomeli, Joseph A . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080910054211/http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/biog/61861.htm . 2008-09-10 . 2012-06-09.
32. 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."
33. Web site: 2006-07-19 . State of New Jersey . 2012-06-09 . Nj.gov.
34. Web site: 1948-07-07 . Connie Wagner (D) . 2012-06-09 . Njleg.state.nj.us.
35. Web site: 1968-12-14 . Candidate – Madaline A. Williams . 2012-06-09 . Our Campaigns.
36. Web site: Melanie Balcomb profile . 2012-06-09 . Vucommodores.cstv.com.
37. Web site: 2010-08-19 . Alumni Corner September 2010 » From blue and gold to "Gang Green" . 2012-06-09 . TCNJ Magazine.
38. Web site: Biographies: Greg Grant, CEO/President . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110711091707/http://www.ggrant94ftinc.com/bios.htm . 11 July 2011 . 14 December 2010 . GGrant94ft, Inc.
39. Web site: 1985-11-16 . The College of New Jersey Athletics – 2009 Football Coaching Staff . 2012-06-09 . Tcnjathletics.com.
40. Panaccio, Tim (July 15, 1999). "Gene Hart, Longtime Voice of Flyers, Dies". The Philadelphia Inquirer: p. A1.
41. https://web.archive.org/web/20070927185811/http://www.wfan.com/pages/119291.php?contentType=4&contentId=234584 Tom McCarthy
42. Web site: May 2006 . Holly Black: Through the Maze . 14 December 2010 . Locus.
43. https://www.wrightlibrary.org/content/celebration-women-trudy-krisher A Celebration of Women with Trudy Krisher
44. Web site: 2001-11-06 . Poet gave words a stage - Philly.com . https://web.archive.org/web/20110726010946/http://articles.philly.com/2001-11-06/news/25321605_1_music-and-poetry-poetry-society-local-readings . dead . July 26, 2011 . 2012-06-09 . Articles.philly.com.