List of The College of New Jersey alumni

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 NameClassMajorNotabilityReferencesJeffrey Tessler1975Political scienceCEO of Clearstream and former executive vice president of the Bank of New York

Clergy NameClassMajorNotabilityReferencesDavid RiceAntislavery Presbyterian ministerGeralyn Wolf1971M.A.Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Rhode Island

Education NameClassMajorNotabilityReferencesJean Broadhurst1892Botanist, bacteriologist, and professor at Teachers College, Columbia UniversityCraige B. Champion1984BAHistorian, classical scholar, and professor of ancient history at Syracuse UniversityArchibald GambleMAProfessor of oratory and English language at the University of PennsylvaniaRobyn E. HanniganBS BiologyPresident of Ursinus CollegeKaren Jobes1974PhysicsBiblical scholar, Gerald F. Hawthorne professor emerita of New Testament Greek and Exegesis at Wheaton CollegeElizabeth Eckhardt MayDean of the School of Home Economics at the University of ConnecticutMonica McLemoreNursingAssociate professor of Family Health Nursing at the University of California, San FranciscoDavid L. RichardsPolitical scientist and professor; co-founder of the CIRI Human Rights Data ProjectRichard A. SwansonOrganizational theorist and professorAdella WotherspoonEducationTeacher; youngest and last living survivor of the General Slocum ship disaster

Entertainment NameClassMajorNotabilityReferencesJay BlackStand-up comic and screenwriterJake BurbageEnglishActor, writer, director, and musicianSheila CallaghanAward-winning playwright and screenwriterStephen DadaianElectric and classical guitaristTony DeNicolaBS, MSJazz drummerJeff Feuerzeig Film director and screenwriter best known for The Devil and Daniel JohnstonWilliam GoldsteinComposer, recording artist, and improvisational pianistTom KraeutlerHome improvement broadcast journalist and authorClosing Up for the Summer – New York Times Kenny and Keith LucasAcademy Award-nominated writers and producers, best known for Judas and the Black MessiahAdam MamawalaStand-up comicJames Queally, Punchlines punch Mamawala's ticket to Atlantic City , The Signal (College of New Jersey newspaper), November 29, 2006May 01, 2009, Lisa Rich, Trenton Times article quote=Mamawala, a senior at The College of New Jersey (TCNJ)... accessed Nov 7, 2012Jessielyn PalumboBeauty photographer and Miss New Jersey USA Jane RemoverEngineeringMusician; attended for one semesterBrickner-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."Tom ScharplingProducer and radio hostRichard SterbanMember of The Oak Ridge BoysLloyd, 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."Ty TreadwayOne Life to Live soap star and host of Soap Talk on Soapnet cable channelSchaffer, 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."Julianna WhiteMiss New Jersey USA 2011

Law NameClassMajorNotabilityReferencesGeorgette Castner2002BSUnited States district judge of the United States District Court for the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey from 2022Jacqueline C. Romero1993BAUnited States attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

Politics NameClassMajorNotabilityReferencesLori AlhadeffMember of the Broward County School Board and founder of school-safety organization Make Our Schools SafeChristopher J. BrownNew Jersey General AssemblyMacDella CooperElectronic communicationsLeader of the Movement for One Liberia political partyMary-Kate FisherInternational StudiesActing chief of Protocol of the United StatesJames Florio 1962BAGovernor of New JerseyBill FlynnNew Jersey General Assembly and mayor of Old Bridge Township, New JerseyJoe HowarthBSNew Jersey General AssemblyAssemblyman Joe Howarth , New Jersey Legislature. Accessed August 19, 2016.Enoch L. "Nucky" JohnsonAtlantic County treasurer and sheriff, mobster, and political boss of Atlantic CityDick LaRossaNew Jersey Senate 1994–2000Gerald LuongoB.A., M.A.New Jersey General AssemblyAssemblyman Gerald J. Luongo, New Jersey Legislature, backed up by the Internet Archive as of February 25, 1998. Accessed June 10, 2010.Gloanna W. MacCarthyNew Jersey General AssemblyJoseph R. MaloneNew Jersey General Assembly 1993–2012Gabriela MosqueraPolitical ScienceNew Jersey General AssemblyJoseph A. Mussomeli1975BAU.S. ambassador to Slovenia, U.S. ambassador to Cambodia, and U.S. ambassador to the PhilippinesVerlina Reynolds-JacksonSociologyNew Jersey General AssemblyJohnson, 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."Jorge A. RodNew Jersey General AssemblyDonna Scheuren1991Business administrationPennsylvania House of RepresentativesErik K. SimonsenNew Jersey General Assembly and mayor of Lower TownshipBalvir SinghBoard of County Commissioners for Burlington County, New JerseyChristopher Smith1975BAUnited States House of RepresentativesWilliam A. StevensPresident of the New Jersey Senate; New Jersey attorney generalShirley TurnerEducationNew Jersey State Senate and New Jersey General AssemblyDaniel Van PeltCriminal justiceNew Jersey General AssemblyConnie WagnerNew Jersey General Assembly 2008–2013Madaline A. WilliamsFirst African American woman elected to the New Jersey General Assembly

Sports NameClassMajorNotabilityReferencesMelanie BalcombHead women's basketball coach at Vanderbilt UniversityJohn Beake1961General manager of the Denver Broncos of the National Football League 1985–1998Davy BisslikComputer scienceOlympic swimmer from ArubaTerry BradwayGeneral manager of the New York Jets 2001–2006Orlando CáceresWrestler who competed for Puerto Rico in the men's freestyle 57 kg at the 1984 Summer OlympicsYaevner, Harvey. "Trenton State's Caceres is looking for an upset", The Times, July 26, 1984. Accessed May 1, 2026, via Newspapers.com. "But in his latest pronouncement, the Trenton State College senior from Pemberton has the word in its ideal context.... Caceres, voted top wrestler in the NJSIAA as a Pemberton High senior, first chose Arizona when he had offers to go to any college, then saw the university give up the sport a year later."Carmen CincottiBiomechanical engineering Competitive eater and holder of multiple records in Major League EatingTristan H. CockcroftWriter for ESPN.com and co-host of the ESPN Fantasy Focus Baseball podcastGreg GrantFormer professional basketball playerEric HamiltonFootball coachDon HarnumCollege basketball coach and athletics administratorGene Hart1952BAHockey Hall of Fame broadcaster and former play-by-play voice of the Philadelphia FlyersPanaccio, Tim (July 15, 1999). "Gene Hart, Longtime Voice of Flyers, Dies". The Philadelphia Inquirer: p. A1.Hillary KlimowiczProfessional basketball playerTom McCarthy1990Radio play-by-play voice of the Philadelphia PhilliesTom McCarthy, WFAN. Accessed August 26, 2007.Chickie Geraci PoissonField hockey player and coachKathy Mueller RohanProfessional tennis player

Writing and journalism NameClassMajorNotabilityReferencesOscar Fay AdamsEditor and authorHolly BlackAuthor of The Spiderwick Chronicles seriesTrudy KrisherAuthorA 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."Geraldine Clinton LittlePoetJohn Stryker Meyernon-degreedNonfiction author and U.S. Army Special Forces combat veteranHooda Shawa QaddumiBA economics and political science; MEdAuthor of children's and young adult books, winner of the Sheikh Zayed Book Award

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