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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

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

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

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

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
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
Christopher J. Brown New Jersey General Assembly
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
Bill Flynn New Jersey General Assembly and mayor of Old Bridge Township, New Jersey
Joe Howarth BS New Jersey General Assembly
Enoch L. "Nucky" Johnson Atlantic County Treasurer and sheriff, mobster, and political boss of Atlantic City
Dick LaRossa New Jersey Senate 1994–2000
Gerald Luongo B.A., M.A. New Jersey General Assembly
Gloanna W. MacCarthy New Jersey General Assembly
Joseph R. Malone New Jersey General Assembly 1993–2012
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
Verlina Reynolds-Jackson New Jersey General Assembly
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
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
Madaline A. Williams First African American woman elected to the New Jersey General Assembly

Sports

Name Class Major Notability References
Melanie Balcomb Head women's basketball coach at Vanderbilt University
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
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
Eric Hamilton Football coach
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
Hillary Klimowicz Professional basketball player
Tom McCarthy 1990 Radio play-by-play voice of the Philadelphia Phillies
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
Trudy Krisher Author
Geraldine Clinton Little Poet
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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