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Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, has produced numerous alumni who have achieved high levels of success in their chosen fields. All told, Rutgers has over 400,000 living alumni around the world, more than 200,000 of whom presently live in New Jersey.
2012 INDUCTEES Dennis M. Bone, RBS’84, President of the newly organized Verizon New Jersey in 2000. Guided Verizon through a decade of progressive change, including the launch of an advanced fiber-optic network (FiOS) that revolutionized telecommunications in New Jersey and nationwide. Brigadier General Flora D. Darpino, CLAW’86, In 2003,lead the rebuilding of Iraq’s legal system from the ground up during her first of two tours of duty. Darpino’s brave leadership and legal prowess helped to lay the foundation for the people of Iraq to begin transforming their nation. George C. Hill, CCAS’61, A renowned researcher in the field of molecular biology and biochemistry of African trypanosomiasis, or “African sleeping sickness,” Hill and his laboratory colleagues were the first to grow in culture the disease’s causative agent. This opened the door for expanded research that led to life-saving drug discoveries. Kathryn L. Holloway, CCAS’80, neurosurgery pioneer broke ground in medicine by developing a new approach to deep brain stimulation (DBS), which treats Parkinson’s disease and other movement disorders. David E. Schuller RC’66, Oncologist who is internationally renowned for his lifesaving developments in treating cancers of the head and neck. He chaired the research leadership team that changed the standard of care for the second most common malignancy in the world, nearly doubling survival rates.
PREVIOUS INDUCTEES Judge Abraham Abuchowski, CCAS ’70, GSNB ’75, Created drugs to treat childhood diseases and later founded Enzon, Inc. (2002) Roger G. Ackerman, Eng ’60, GSNB ’62, Corning visionary who specialized fiberoptics for internet systems. (2001) Martin Agronsky, RC ’36, Distinguished Journalist; Emmy Winner. He died in 1999 at age 84. (1995) Phillip Alampi, Ag ’34,GSE ’45, NJ Secretary of Agriculture. He earned 146 awards, including an honorary doctorate from Rutgers in 1969. He died in 1992 at age 79. (1994) Walter G. Alexander II, COE ‘43, The first black man to graduate from the College of Engineering in 1943 and the first black man to be appointed to New Jersey's State Board of Dentistry in 1972. (2009) Adrienne Scotchbrook Anderson, DC ’45, LHD ’91, Engineer; Chair, Board of Governors (1993) Richard L. Aregood, CCAS ’65, Pulitzer Prize-Winning Journalist (1993) Jerome Aresty, RC '51, Developed Alfred Dunner Inc, a major sportswear firm in 1964. The company rose to the top of the
fashion industry and currently has annual sales of nearly $100 million. Aresty has since retired from the business and concentrates his efforts on supporting several philanthropic organizations; chief among them is Rutgers. The state-of-the-art Aresty Amphitheater at Rutgers Stadium a prime example of his generosity. He passed away on June 5, 2009. (2007) Richard H. Askin Jr., RC ‘69, Askin served as chairman and CEO of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, also served as president and CEO of Tribune Entertainment Company. (2008) Alice Aycock, DC ’68, Fine Arts Professor, Sculptor, Awarded National Endowment for the Arts (1993) Margaret C. Ayers, DC ’63, Philanthropist, activist, Executive Director of the Robert Sterling Clark Foundation. (1998) Mary L. Baglivo, RC ‘79, CEO and chair of the Americas at Saatchi & Saatchi, she has a seat on the Worldwide Executive Board and is responsible for the largest agency within the global network as well as Saatchi’s Latin American and Canadian regions. member of the American Advertising Federation Hall of Achievement and the 2007 Woman of the Year title by Advertising Women of New York. She sits on the Rutgers University Foundation Board of Overseers, serving as chair of The Rutgers Fund. She also supports the Mary L. Baglivo Scholarship in the School of Communications, Information and Library Studies. (2008) Charles Bailey, RC ’30, Heart Surgeon who developed new instruments for heart surgery. Passed away in 1993. (1991) Sol J. Barer, Graduate School-NB ‘74, Served as Celgene Corporation’s chairman and CEO. (2008) Harland Bartholomew, Eng ’1911, City planner. President of Harland Bartholomew & Associates. He died in December 1989, a few months after his 100th birthday. (1998) Mario F. Batali, RC ’82, Highly-regarded chef with 14 restaurants, eight cookbooks, popular television programs, and philanthropy. (2004) Julia Baxter-Bates, DC ’38, Civil rights activist, the first African-American student admitted to Douglass College and was a Research Director for New York NAACP (1996). Died in 2003. Fannie Bear Besser, NLaw ’20, Lawyer. Earned the governor's Alice Paul Humanitarian Award for professional performance that in 1989, She died in 1992. (1992) Felix M. Beck, SB ’49, GSM ’53, President of the Mortgage Bankers of America in 1983 and 1984. He also served as chair
and CEO of Margaretten Financial Corporation and Margaretten & Company, Inc. (1998) Elise Biorn-Hansen Boulding, DC ’40, Sociologist, peace scholar, and activist, Nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize. (1994) Samuel G. Blackman, RC ’27, GSNB ’30, AP Journalist who broke Lindbergh kidnapping story. Retired in 1969 to direct the American Press Institute. He passed away in 1995. (1997) Elizabeth Blume-Silverstein, NLaw, 1911, Member of the first graduating class of Rutgers School of Law-Newark. She Died in 1991. (2001) F. Herbert Bormann, Ag ’48, Renowned Ecologist and past president of the Ecological Society of America and a member of
CELEBRITY CHEF MARIO BATALI the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the National Academy of Science. (1988) Douglas P. Boyd GSNB ’68, CEO of TeleSecurity Sciences Inc. and the holder of 13 U.S. patents. (2010) Joseph P. Bradley, RC 1836, President Ulysses S. Grant appointed him to the U.S. Supreme Court in 1870, where he served until his death in 1892. (1991) Floyd H. Bragg, RC ’36, Chairman, He served as chair of Rutgers' Board of Governors and of the Rutgers University Foundation Board of Overseers, as well as president of the Rutgers Alumni Association. (1991) Philip Milledoler Brett, RC 1892, New York City Lawyer and former Rutgers President from 1930-1932. Died in 1960 at the age of 89. (1998) Leonie Milhomme Brinkema, DC ‘66, SCILS ’70, Legal professional who led the conviction of three men who were directly involved in the attacks on Sept. 11. (2004) Avery F. Brooks, LC ’73, MGSA ’75, Actor, Director, Teacher. starred as Captain Sisko, the main character in the TV series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. Awarded William Shakespeare Award for Classical