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TABLE OF CONTENTS Head Coach Phil Spiniello........................................................................ 2 Assistant Coaches...................................................................................... 3 2011-12 Season Review......................................................................... 4 International Swimming............................................................................ 5 Facilities........................................................................................................... 7 2012-13 Women’s Swimming & Diving Roster.......................... 9 Scarlet Knights.......................................................................................... 10 History of Rutgers Swimming........................................................... ..21 Awards........................................................................................................ ..24 Robert L. Barchi, President................................................................. 27 Tim Pernetti, Director of Athletics................................................... 28 University History........................................ .............................................30 Distinguished Alumni........................................ ......................................33 Swimming & Diving Quick Facts Location:..........................................................................................Piscataway, N.J. Enrollment: ..................................................................................................... 42,386 Founded:............................................................................................................... 1766 President:....................................................................................... Robert L. Barchi Athletic Director:............................................................................... Tim Pernetti Affiliation:...........................................................................................NCAA Division I Conference:.................................................................................................. BIG EAST Nickname:........................................................................................ Scarlet Knights Color:....................................................................................................................Scarlet Head Coach:.................................Phil Spiniello (Franklin and Marshall ‘03) Record at Rutgers:.............................................................. 13-6, Two Seasons Assistant Coach:................................................... Katie Robinson (Texas ‘04) .............................................................................................................. Second Season Diving Coach:....................................................................................Fred Woodruff ................................................................................................................... 19th Season Coordinator of Operations:.......................................................Karen Johnson 2011-12 Overall Record:...................................................................................9-2 2011-12 BIG EAST Record:..............................................................................4-0 2011-12 BIG EAST Finish:...........................................................................Eighth Home Pool:................................................Sonny Werblin Recreation Center Capacity:............................................................................................................... 1,200 Swimming Office Phone:........................................................... 732-445-0467 Swimming Office Fax:................................................................. 732-445-0474 Swimming SID:............................................................................ Caroline Rafferty Office Phone:.................................................................................. 732-445-7746 Office Fax:........................................................................................ 732-445-3063 E-mail:.................................................................... crafferty@scarletknights.com
Women’s Team Records
Women’s Pool Records
50 Freestyle Madison Kennedy (2007) 22.45 100 Freestyle Madison Kennedy (2007) 49.14 200 Freestyle Kelly Harrigan (2006) 1:47.37 500 Freestyle Kelly Harrigan (2003) 4:43.69 1,000 Freestyle Erin McIntyre (2002) 9:51.13 1,650 Freestyle Erin McIntyre (2002) 16:20.04 100 Backstroke Catherine Whetstone (2009) 53.11 200 Backstroke Kelly Harrigan (2006) 1:54.76 100 Butterfly Cat Whetstone (2007) 53.27 200 Butterfly Andrea Miller (2002) 2:00.80 100 Breaststroke Shayna Longacre (2008) 1:01.30 200 Breaststroke Patrisha Averill (2012) 2:15:33 200 Individual Medley Shayna Longacre (2008) 2:02.09 400 Individual Medley Erin McIntyre (2002) 4:16.89 200 Freestyle Relay Kennedy, Wright, (2006) Colavito, Harrigan 1:31.61 400 Freestyle Relay Whetstone, Kennedy, (2007) Dunphy, Bicknell 3:20.34 800 Freestyle Relay Parent, Wright, (2006) Bicknell, Harrigan 7:13.93 200 Medley Relay Whetstone, Longacre, (2009) Kesses, Lindblad 1:40.41 400 Medley Relay Harrigan, Dean, (2006) Bicknell, Kennedy 3:40.60 One Meter Diving-6 Dives Erin Saunders (2009) 302.70 Three Meter Diving-6 Dives Erin Saunders (2009) 312.07
50 Freestyle Madison Kennedy, RU (2005) 22.86 100 Freestyle Madison Kennedy, RU (2005) 49.87 200 Freestyle Kelly Harrigan, RU (2006) 1:47.37 500 Freestyle A. Steenvoorden, SAC (2008) 4:46.53 1,000 Freestyle A. Steenvoorden, SAC (2006) 9:52.82 1,650 Freestyle A. Steenvoorden, SAC (2008) 16:25.55 100 Backstroke G. Spofforth, UF (2009) 53.95 200 Backstroke G. Spofforth, UF (2009) 1:54.94 100 Butterfly Kelly Harrigan, RU (2005) 54.36 200 Butterfly K. Nelson, Penn State (2008) 1:58.48 100 Breaststroke J. Young Lee, Peddie (2008) 1:02.60 200 Breaststroke R. Soni, SAC (2004) 2:14.20 200 Individual Medley Tellegen, Miami (2001) 2:00.34 400 Individual Medley S. Proud, UF (2009) 4:11.97 200 Freestyle Relay RU (2005) 1:32:14 400 Freestyle Relay RU (2006) 3:24:98 800 Freestyle Relay RU (2005) 7:22:41 200 Medley Relay Florida (2009) 1:42.80 400 Medley Relay RU (2006) 3:42.52
The 2012-13 Rutgers University Swimming & Diving Media Guide is published by the Rutgers Division of Intercollegiate Athletics, Tim Pernetti Director. Writing, layout, and design by the Office of Athletic Communications. Editor: Caroline Rafferty Editorial Assistance: Hasim Phillips, Allison Miller, Jimmy Gill, Paige Schneider Layout & Design: Kevin Revoir Photography: Jim O’Connor, Patti Banks, Tom Ciszek
Office of Athletic Communications
The 2012-13 Rutgers University Swimming & Diving Media Guide has been compiled to assist the media with their coverage of the team. Updated statistics and information can be obtained throughout the season by contacting Caroline Rafferty, Athletic Communications Assistant, in the Office of Athletic Communications, at (732) 445-7746.
For additional information on Scarlet Knight Swimming and Diving, please visit our website at:
Rutgers Athletic Center 83 Rockafeller Road Piscataway, NJ 08854-8053 Office Phone:..............................................................................................................(732) 445-4200 FAX:.................................................................................................................................(732) 445-0474 Swimming Office:......................................................................................................(732) 445-0467
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COACHING STAFF
phil spiniello Head Coach
Rutgers swimming and diving ushered in a new era on July 7, 2010 as Phil Spiniello was named the seventh head coach of the 95-year-old program. Spiniello is now in his third year coaching the squad, and has made impressive strides with the Scarlet Knight program. In Spiniello’s first season at the helm, he coached the squad to be recognized as No. 1 in the nation in improvement on the week of Jan. 26, according to collegeswimming.com. In Spiniello’s second year with the program, the 2011-12 Scarlet Knights finished the season at 9-2 overall, and with a perfect 4-0 record in the BIG EAST. Spiniello spent the four seasons prior to Rutgers as an assistant women’s swimming coach at Princeton University, helping the Tigers to four Top 25 finishes at the NCAA Championships. “I am extremely excited and honored to be the next swimming and diving head coach at Rutgers University,” said Spiniello at the time of his hire. “It’s humbling to be afforded this opportunity with such an outstanding athletic department and University. I can’t wait to get started.”
with Spiniello’s assistance. The women’s team placed 12th at NCAAs in 2005 and 29th in 2006. The men’s side placed 20th at NCAAs in 2005 and 14th in 2006. A former collegiate swimmer, Spiniello was a four-year varsity letterwinner and two-time team captain at Franklin and Marshall College in Lancaster, Pa., from 1999-2003. He earned All-Centennial Conference honors and received the George McGinness Award for Outstanding Leadership as a senior. The Boston, Mass., native arrived in the Keystone State after attending Boston College High School, where he captured Boston Globe All-Scholastic accolades while helping the Eagles to three consecutive state swimming championships. Spiniello earned a Bachelor of Arts in history from Franklin and Marshall in 2003 before receiving a Master’s of Science in recreation management from Arizona State in 2006. Spiniello and his wife Trina currently resides in Piscataway, N.J. The Spiniello File
PERSONAL INFORMATION Birth Date: August 28, 1980 High School: Boston (Mass.) College High School Education: Franklin & Marshall College, B.A. History, 2003 Arizona State University, M.S. Recreation Management, 2006
Spiniello was instrumental in helping Princeton, which entered 2010-11 on a 30-meet win streak, to unprecedented success in recent years. In his four seasons alongside head coach Susan Teeter, Princeton finished in the Top 25 each year at NCAAs, captured three Ivy League Championships, was nationally-ranked annually and earned All-America honors in numerous individual events, as well as the 2008 800-free relay.
COLLEGIATE COACHING EXPERIENCE 2010-Present: Head Swimming & Diving Coach Rutgers University 2006-2010: Assistant Women’s Swimming Coach Princeton University 2004-2006: Assistant Men’s and Women’s Swimming Coach Arizona State University 2003-2004: Graduate Assistant Men’s and Women’s Swimming Coach Arizona State University
In addition to his work poolside, Spiniello served as recruiting coordinator and brought in the nation’s 14th-ranked recruiting class in 2008, according to CollegeSwimming.com.
POSTSEASON FINISHES AS AN ASSISTANT COACH 2010 (Princeton): 18th at NCAA Championships (Ivy League Champions) 2009 (Princeton): 18th at NCAA Championships (Ivy League Dual Meet Champions) 2008 (Princeton): 24th at NCAA Championships (Ivy League Champions) 2007 (Princeton): 24th at NCAA Championships (Ivy League Champions) 2006 (Arizona State): 29th (Women) at NCAA Championships 14th (Men) at NCAA Championships 2005 (Arizona State): 12th (Women) at NCAA Championships 20th (Men) at NCAA Championships
Princeton ended its 2010 campaign ranked atop the CollegeSwimming.com/CSCAA Mid-Major Rankings and finished 18th at the NCAA Championship meet for a second-consecutive season. The Tigers captured the Ivy League Championship for the third time in four years with Spiniello on staff, also winning league crowns in 2008 and 2007. All-America honors were in frequent supply with Spiniello on the deck, as Alicia Aemisegger earned accolades 13 times from 2007-10. During his tenure, Spiniello also directed the Princeton University Summer Swim Camp and served as head coach and director of the Tiger Aquatic Club.
What they Are Saying About PHIL SPINIELLO... Tim Pernetti - Rutgers University Director of Intercollegiate Athletics “We are thrilled to welcome Phil to the Rutgers family. He has proven to be one of the top young coaches in women’s swimming and diving and will no doubt drive this program on a path of excellence for our student-athletes and our University.”
Susan Teeter - Princeton University Head Coach
Spiniello began his collegiate coaching career at Arizona State University, first as a graduate assistant coach (2003-04), before serving as an assistant coach for the men’s and women’s swimming teams from 2004 to 2006. With the Sun Devils, his responsibilities included on-deck coaching of all athletes, recruiting and coordinating team travel. ASU’s men and women both had strong seasons in 2005 and 2006
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“Phil has been an amazing assistant, as well as a cherished member of the Princeton swimming and diving family. While we will miss his presence, coaching talent and professionalism, we know he has grown to be head coach material. Rutgers is truly lucky to have him to lead their program.”
Katie Robinson - Rutgers Assistant Swimming Coach “Phil is an exceptional coach, and I have already learned so much from him during my first summer at Rutgers. The passion he has for the sport and the way he empowers the women on the team is astonishing and something I aspire to do myself as a coach. I am blessed and thrilled to be a part of this talented coaching staff and am very much looking forward to the years ahead in coaching this team.”
COACHING STAFF ASSISTANT COACHES Fred Woodruff Diving Coach
Fred Woodruff, the 2008 BIG EAST Women’s Diving Coach of the Year, begins his 19th year at the helm of the Scarlet Knight divers. In the 2010-11 season, Woodruff guided Jen Betz to an NCAA Championship berth after placing second in the Zone A Diving Championship. In 2009-10, Woodruff led Erin Saunders to broken school records in both the one- and three-meter dives. In 2008, Woodruff guided Saunders to an individual diving title on the one-meter board at the BIG EAST Championships en route to being named the league’s top diving coach. A former diver and coach at Lehigh University, Woodruff has been coaching YMCA and USD age-group diving for 27 years. In 1983, Woodruff formed the Lords of the Boards Diving Team at the Somerset Valley YMCA in Bridgewater, NJ. By the summer of 1985, his divers were competing on the national level. He has produced 114 YMCA All-Americans, including six national champions. His LOB divers have made their mark on the Junior Olympic level as well, with 25 Region I champions, four zone champions and 25 Junior National qualifiers, including six finalists. He earned Region I Coach of the Year honors in 1988 and 1989. He served as Junior Olympic Chairman of the New Jersey Association of U.S.A. Diving for seven years and as Region I Chairman from 1997 until 1999. He is currently serving as treasurer of the New Jersey Association. In 1991, Woodruff was named the diving coach at Seton Hall University. That season, SHU had its first consolation finalist in diving at the BIG EAST Championships. The following year, he produced SHU’s first finalist in one-meter, three-meter, and platform, and qualified two divers for the NCAA Zone Championships. Woodruff joined the Scarlet Knight coaching staff in the fall of 1993. In his first season, he had two diving finalists at the 1994 Atlantic-10 Championships. A year later, RU divers dominated the 1995 A-10 Championships, earning both the men’s and women’s A-10 Diver of the Year awards. Following the A-10 Championships, his male A-10 Diver of the Year earned the same award at the ECAC Championships. Woodruff was named the 1995 ECAC Coach of the Year. Since its entrance into the BIG EAST Conference in 1995, Rutgers has had 30 finalists and 22 consolation finalists on one-meter, three-meter, and platform at the BIG EAST Championships. Each season, Woodruff has qualified divers for the NCAA Zone Championships. At the 1996 Zones, former RU record-holder Carrieann Eberhardt captured fourth place on the three-meter, qualifying her as the Zone A alternate to the NCAA Championships.
KATIE ROBINSON ASSISTANT COACH
Katie Robinson is now in her second season with Rutgers Swimming and Diving. Robinson arrived “On the Banks” after serving in the same capacity at the University of Virginia. Robinson was an 11-time All-American for the University of Texas from 200407, claiming the 100 yard butterfly title three times at the Big XII Championship. The Dillsboro, Ind. native set the conference record in the event as a senior. Serving as the team captain from 2006-07, Robinson also earned a spot at the NCAA Championship every year she was a Longhorn, helping Texas to four top-10 finishes, including sixth-place finishes in both 2005 and 2007. In 2004, Robinson reached the semifinals in the 100 butterfly at the Olympic Trials. She later competed in the 2008 Olympic Trials and placed 22nd after only three months of training, having taken a year off swimming prior to the competition. Robinson excelled academically for Texas as well, earning the Doc Neuhaus Endowed Presidential Scholarship after being named an ESPN Academic All-American Second Team honoree. A NCAA Female Athlete of the Year nominee for the Big XII Conference in 2007, Robinson was a four-time First Team Academic All-Big XII selection. With the Cavaliers since 2008, Robinson was responsible for training and recruiting men and women swimmers to the program. She also managed travel arrangements, created a budget, coached dryland activities and served as meet director for UVA. Prior to Virginia, Robinson worked as a graduate assistant coach with the University of Pacific men’s and women’s swimming teams. Robinson also has experience at the club level, serving as a coach for the Weiss and Weiss Aquatics Club and also at the Longhorn swim camp.
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2011-12 SEASON REVIEW Rutgers swimming and diving concluded its 2011-2012 season with an eighth place finish at the BIG EAST Championships under second year head coach Phil Spiniello. The squad finished 9-2 on the season with a perfect 4-0 record in the BIG EAST.
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first in 10 of the 11 races and swept both the one- and three-meter diving events. Mid-January, RU took a weekend trip to face two tough Virginia teams. The squad first traveled to Harrisonburg, Va., where they were handed their first loss of the season by James Madison, 161-139. Rutgers placed first in eight of 16 events, including three top-finishes by Trisha Averill (Renton, Wash.). In next-day action against Richmond the Scarlet Knights dropped a close meet 163-135. Despite finishing in the first-three spots on the one-meter event and taking three of the top-four spots in the three-meter event, RU couldn’t rebound from the day-before loss. For one final meet at home, Rutgers hosted a tri-meet against Fordham and Rider in late January. Rutgers swimming and diving capped off its regular season, bouncing back from previous-weekend losses with a pair of victories against Fordham, 180-120, and Rider, 221-74, on Senior Day at the RU Aquatics Center. The Scarlet Knights jumped out to a fast start in the meet and never let up, concluding the year with a 9-2 overall mark- the most wins for the program since the 2000-01 season.
To start out the preseason in 2011 Rutgers hosted its annual intraquad meet and the Sunny Werblin Invitational. At the SWRC Invite Rutgers took 16 first place finishes, including all four of the relay events. Senior Jacquelyn Ward (Berlin, N.J.) took first place in three individual races. On the diving side, junior Katie Kearney took first in the one meter dive, while freshman Nicole Honey (New Hyde Park, N.Y.) placed first in the three meter dive. The Scarlet Knights kicked off conference action, sweeping Villanova, Georgetown, and Connecticut at the Big East Quad meet on October 29, 2011. Patrisha Averill (Renton, Wash.) took first place on day one in the 200 breast and the 400 IM. She continued her success on day two with three more top finishes. Brianne Lindblad (Kent, Wash.) grabbed first place in backstroke while her two teammates followed in second and third. Rutgers next hit the water to continue their undefeated streak against the Wagner squad. The Scarlet Knights had nine different members of the team record a first-place finish on the night. RU continued its run in the early part of the season with a pair of victories over TCU (197-155) and Seton Hall (278-74). RU handed TCU its first loss of the season and the Knights fourth BIG EAST win of the season. At this event the team kicked off the meet by winning the 200 medley relay. This crew comprised of Brianne Lindblad, Patrisha Averill, Taylor Curado (Highlands, Colo.), and Mary Moser (Wyomissing, PA). The Rutgers diving team hosted the Galbraith Invite, coming in with second and third place finishes in the women’s one-meter board and first and second place finished in the three-meter event. For the lone meet of December, RU headed down the road to take a second place finish at the Big Al Open in Princeton, N.J. The Scarlet Knights racked up 638 points trailing only to the host squad Princeton (1103.5). Patrisha Averill set a new school record in the 200 breaststroke, taking a second place time of 2:15.23. RU dominated the platform event, taking the top-three spots. Rutgers took a month and a half off of competition but upon opening the second half of the season, the Scarlet Knights came back dominating with a 155-83 win over Bucknell. Rutgers touched the wall
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After day one at the BIG EAST Championships the RU squad sat in fourth, but eventually slipped to eighth where they would eventually end the meet. Four divers represented RU at the NCAA Zone A Championships, where Nicole Scott finished on the podium with a silver.
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RUTGERS INTERNATIONAL SWIMMING Several current and former Rutgers University women’s swimmers have had the chance to represent their country throughout the program’s history. Most recently, Rutgers newcomer Joanna Wu qualified in the 100 backstroke for the 2012 Olympic Trials. Additionally, current Rutgers standout Taylor Zafir, as well as graduated Scarlet Knights Catherine Whetstone, Shayna Longacre, Kasey Kesses, Kelly Harrigan, Megan Caylor, Brianne Lindblad and Sarah Bicknell battled for spots on the U.S. squad for the 2008 Olympics in Omaha, Neb. Rutgers international success dates back to 1972, as the firstever Rutgers female swimmer competed in the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich. Below represents a timeline of Scarlet Knights in red, white, and blue. Judy Mellick (‘72 Olympic Games) The first ever female swimmer at Rutgers University, Mellick competed in the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, placing fifth in the 100 meter breaststroke (1:16.34) and also racing on Team USA’s gold medal 400 medley relay (4:20.75). At Rutgers, Mellick helped pioneer a successful women’s swimming program, contributing to three consecutive undefeated seasons and earning All-Amerian honors before graduating in 1977. Seventeen years later in 1994, she was among those in the first class inducted into the Rutgers Olympic Sports Hall of Fame. Ellen Wallace (‘75 Pan American Games, World Championships) Wallace was a member of the U.S. Pan American Team that traveled to Mexico City, Mexico in 1975. At the games, she finaled in the 200 meter freestyle and 200 meter backstroke. Later that year, Wallace placed fourth in 200 backstroke (2:20.42) at World Championships in Cali, Colombia, and the following year, she just missed making the 1976 Olympic Team with a fourth place finish in the 200 backstroke at Olympic Trials. During her campaign “On the Banks,” Wallace was one of the charter members of women’s swimming at the university. She played a crucial role in Rutgers’ breakout dominance of the Eastern Conference, gaining All-American recognition in the process. Wallace was inducted into the Rutgers Olympic Sports Hall of Fame in 1996. Michelle DeFreese (‘04 FINA World Cup) DeFreese walked on to the Rutgers squad after swimming for a year at Montclair State University. Before she graduated, she claimed multiple BIG EAST titles as well as setting the Rutgers and BIG EAST records in the 100 yard butterfly (53.32) and in numerous relays. DeFreese qualified for the NCAA Championships twice, and was voted Most Inspirational by her teammates in two-consecutive years. Post graduation, DeFreese represented the Scarlet Knights at the 2004 Olympic Trials, finishing 10th in the 100 meter butterfly (1:01.18). Later in 2004, she topped off her competitive swimming career with a strong showing at the FINA World Cup in Daejon, Korea. She garnered a silver medal in the 50 meter butterfly (27.41) and a bronze in the 100 meter butterfly (1:00.70).
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RUTGERS INTERNATIONAL SWIMMING
Kelly Harrigan (‘07 World University Games) A highly decorated swimmer at both the conference and national levels, Harrigan was crowned a BIG EAST Champion 19 times—leaving multiple broken BIG EAST and school records in her wake—as well as qualifying for the NCAA Championships four times and competing at Olympic Trials in 2000, 2004 and 2008. She was a four-time All-American in the 100 and 200 yard backstroke, finishing as high as 3rd in the 200 (1:54.77) at the NCAA Championship in 2006. A year after graduation, Harrigan earned a spot at the U.S. World University Games which took place in Bangkok, Thailand in 2007. She claimed an individual gold medal in the 200 meter backstroke (2:11.48) at the Games, and also aided fellow teammates in snagging gold in the 800 meter freestyle relay - setting and resetting the World University Games Record in the event. Shayna Longacre (‘07 Japan International Grand Prix) Longacre got her first taste of international competition at the 2007 Japan International Grand Prix meet, held in Chiba, Japan. She represented the U.S. in both breaststroke events, recording a 15th place finish in the 100 meter (1:10.28) and a 19th place finish in the 200 meter (2:34.33). At Rutgers, Longacre has garnered multiple BIG EAST titles in addition to owning school records in the 100 and 200 yard breaststroke (1:01.30, 2:15.32) and the 200 yard individual medley (2:02.09). She was named to the All-BIG EAST Third Team as a senior in 2010. She competed in the 2008 NCAA Championships, earning honorable mention All-American honors with a 15th place finish in the 100 yard breaststroke. She also represented Rutgers at the 2008 Olympic Trials.
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Catherine Whetstone (‘07 Japan International Grand Prix) Whetstone earned a spot on the U.S. team that traveled to Chiba, Japan for the Japan International Grand Prix meet in 2007. She raced the 100 meter butterfly (1:00.60), finishing in the 21st place slot. Whetstone added many impressive academic and athletic accomplishments to her resume during her Rutgers campaign. Individually, she has collected BIG EAST gold medals in the 100 yard butterfly and backstroke events—setting the BIG EAST and school records in both (53.27 and 53.11). She is a two-time NCAA Championships qualifier with honorable mention All-American honors in the 100 yard butterfly. Whetstone earned All-BIG EAST Second Team honors as a senior in 2010. She was among those competing for Rutgers in the 2008 Olympic Trials. Outside of the sports arena, Whetstone has been honored with the Scholar-Athlete Sport Excellence Award and named Rutgers Woman of the Year after, among many other things, compiling a 3.918 GPA in the Rutgers School of Business.
FACILITIES Sonny Werblin Recreation Center: Home of the Scarlet Knights The Rutgers Swimming and Diving program has found a home at the Rutgers Aquatic Center, located in the Sonny Werblin Recreation Center on the Busch Campus. The building houses a competitive-size pool, which measures 50 meters by 25 meters in width. It also has one movable bulkhead, separating the swimming and diving areas. The pool has eight Olympic standard lanes. For collegiate and NCAA meets, the pool area can be converted to eight NCAA standard lanes with 10 warmup lanes. The diving area consists of two one-meter springboards, two three-meter springboards, and a 10-meter diving tower. There are three takeoff platforms which are five, seven and a half, and 10 meters in height. The depth of the diving area is 17 feet at its deepest and six feet at its shallowest. The L-shaped auxiliary pool is 30 feet by 60 feet with a movable floor, which can be raised to deck level. The other side is 30 by 90 feet. There are five lanes with a movable bulkhead.
Hale Center Along with the state of the art facilities at the Sonny Werblin Recreation Center, the Scarlet Knights also make use of all that the Hale Center has to offer. The Hale Center, also used by the football, lacrosse, soccer and field hockey teams enable the studentathletes to train, recieve treatment, and even go to study all in one convenient location.
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The Sonny Werblin Recreation Center can seat up to 1,200 spectators. There are 600 permanent chairs with backs, and 600 seats in roll-out bleachers. Additional seating is a possibility for the future. The main pool area is equipped with an electronic scoring board. This state-of-the-art center has been built with two sets of locker rooms, one to accommodate the varsity teams, and the other for general use. There are also trainer and medical rooms, an equipment room, a team meeting/conference room, and office space for the coaching staff. 足足 The Scarlet Knights moved into a brand new set of locker rooms in 2008 (as seen below).
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2012-13 RUTGERS SWIMMING & DIVING ROSTER
Name Caroline Carlisle Sarah Coyne Melanie Gaffey Lindsay Gibson-Brokop Brittany Guinee Olivia Harry Nicole Honey Katherine Kearney Greta Leberfinger Brogan Lee Victoria Maqueda Kara Millaci Mary Moser Sophie Newton Casey Penrose Allyson Perrotti Morgan Pfaff Chelsea Rolin Nicole Scott Joanna Wu Taylor Zafir
Event (s) Back/IM Free Free/Fly Back/Free Fly/Free Diving Diving Diving Breast Free/IM Breast/IM Fly/Back Sprint Free/Fly Fly/Free Distance Free/ IM/Fly Breast/IM IM/Back/Fly Free Diving Back/Free Breast/IM
Class So. Fr. Sr. So. Jr. Jr. So. Sr. So. So. Sr. Jr. Jr. Fr. Fr. Jr. Fr. So. So. Fr. Sr.
Hometown Holly Springs, N.C. Osceola, Ind. Bohemia, N.Y. Edmonton, AB, Canada Berkeley Heights, N.J. Rumson, N.J. New Hyde Park, N.Y. Mahwah, N.J. Chatham, N.J. Lindstrom, Minn. Los Alamos, N.M. Whitehouse Station, N.J. Wyomissing, Pa. Leesburg, Va. Tacoma, Wash. Branford, Conn. Red Lion, Pa. Saint-Lazare, QC, Canada Toronto, ON, Canada Kent, Wash. Wheaton, Ill.
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Caroline Carlisle
MELANIE GAFFEY
Holly Springs, N.C. Back/IM Sophomore
Bohemia, N.Y. Free/Fly Senior
2011-12 (Freshman): Ranked 10th in the 400 IM (4:44.69) and placed ninth in the 100 backstroke (1:00.23) in the BIG EAST Quad Event … Placed sixth in the 100 backstroke (1:00:17) against TCU and Seton Hall … Ranked fifth in 400 IM (4:42.01) against Fordham and Rider.
2011-12 (Junior): Ranked eighth in the 50 freestyle (24.96) at the BIG EAST Quad Event …Placed fifth in the 50 freestyle (24.99) against TCU and Seton Hall …Tallied season-best times of 24.48 in the 50 free and 53.20 in the 100 free at the BIG EAST Championships.
High School: Four-year member of the Middle Creek High School swim team … Earned team MVP honors three-straight years (2008-10) … Mustang Award Winner during her senior season … Received the 2011 Stamped Club Athletic Scholarship … A five-year member of the New Wave swim team … Named the Girls 16-18 MVP in 2010-11 … Posted 57.33 in the 100 back and 2:04.40 in the 200 back … Competed in the 400 IM with a personal best time of 4:31.31.
2010-11 (Sophomore): Placed third in the 200 free relay with a 24.51 split (1:37.77) at the Rutgers Invitational … Also competed in the 50 (25.11) and the 100 yard freestyle (54.11), as well as the 100 butterfly (59.41) at the Scarlet Knights event … Named to the BIG EAST Academic All-Star squad.
Personal: Born in Holly Springs, N.C. to Mary and Jon Carlisle … Has two older brothers … Member of the National Honor Society and the Math Honor Society … Graduated with High Honors … Major is undeclared. .
2009-10 (Freshman): Finished first with the 400 freestyle relay squad (3:28.21) and second individually in the 100 free (52.53) against UConn/Villanova … Also at the tri-meet, anchored in the 200 medley relay, which finished first, posting a time of 1:46.48 … Placed first in the 50 free (24.37) and second as the anchor of the 200 medley relay team (1:46.23) in the home win over West Virginia … At the Harvard Invitational, grabbed second in the 200 freestyle medley with a time of 1:36.19, first with the 800 freestyle relay squad (7:50.12), and seventh in the 100 free (53.75) … Against Wagner, placed first in 200 free … Swimming the 50 free against Maryland, finished third posting a time of 24.40 … Ranked seventh with the 400 free relay team (3:26.79) during the BIG EAST Championships. High School: Achieved top-five finishes at the N.Y. State Meet in the 200 free relay and the 100 free events … Swam at Junior Nationals in 2009, competing in the 50 free, 100 free, 50 fly, and 100 fly … Posted times of 23.80 in the 50 free, 52.70 in the 100 free and 56.70 in the 100 fly ... For the Connetquot Swim Club, helped her team to a third place finish at Suffolk County Championships. Personal: Parents are Jim and Iris … Has three siblings, Megan, Mikaila and Eric, all of whom swim … Fan of the European football team Manchester United … A Spanish major … Loves learning languages and hopes to one day be fluent in Spanish, Italian and Portuguese.
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Lindsay
Gibson-Brokop Edmonton, AB,Canada Back/Free Sophomore
2011-12 (Freshman): Placed first in the 200 backstroke (2:11.00) and ranked fourth in the 100 backstroke (1:01.20) against Wagner…Registered a season-best time of 28.80 versus the Seawolves…Took bronze in the 200 backstroke (2:08.48) against Bucknell…Took seventh in 100 freestyle (55.08) and sixth in 50 freestyle (25.18) against Fordham and Rider. High School: A 10-year member of the Edmonton Keyano Swim Club under head coach Steve Price … Compiled her best times in the 50 free (27.52), 100 free (59.98) and the 200 free (2:09.94), all on long courses … Also competed in the 100 back with a time of 1:07.19 (LC) … Won silver in the 4x200 at Mel Zajac International and at Alberta Provincials in the 50 back. Personal: Born in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada … Has a brother Andrew … Honors with Distinction at McNally Composite High School … Major is undeclared..
Brittany Guinee Berkeley Heights, N.J. Fly/Free Junior 2011-12 (Sophomore): Placed ninth in the 500 freestyle (5:14.12) at the BIG EAST Quad Event…Ranked second in the 200 butterfly (2:12.96) against Wagner…Placed fourth in the 200 butterfly (2:06.62) at James Madison…Placed 11th in the 200 butterfly with a career-best time of 2:02.78 at the BIG EAST Championships…Also clocked career-best times in the 100 butterfly (56.28) and the 500 free (5:03.62) at the conference event. Prior to Rutgers: Participated for one season with the Loyola University Maryland swim team … Finished in sixth in the 100 Fly and ninth in the 200 Fly while competing in the MAAC Championships in 2011 … Is in the top-five all-time at Loyola in the 100 Fly and 200 Fly. High School: Four-year member of the swim team at Mount Saint Mary Academy under the helm of Kevin Mahoney … N.J. Prep State Champion in the 500 Free … First Team All- County in the 500 Free … First Team All-Area (200 Free), Second Team All-State (Medley Relay) and All Non-Public (500 Free, Medley Relay and Free Relay) … Earned Mount Saint Mary Athlete of the Year during her senior season … Somerset County record holder in the Medley Relay … MSMA team captain … All-American in the Medley Relay … Competed with the Somset Hills YMCA and is a 15-time Y Nationals Qualifier in the short course and long course … 2010 YMCA Nationals finalist in the 200 Fly … Finished second at the 2010 N.J. YMCA State Championship in the 200 Fly … Ranked #10 in YMCA National Top 16 in 200 Fly with a time of 2:06.55 … Posted a 0:58 in the 100 Fly, 5:11 in the 500 Free and 1:55 in the 200 Free. Personal: Born in Berkeley Heights, N.J. … Sisters Eileen and Meghan are both swimmers … Daughter of Jim and Geraldine Guinee … Was on the Honor Roll in every semester at Mount Saint Mary Academy.
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Olivia harry
Nicole Honey
Rumson, N.J. Diving Junior
New Hyde Park, N.Y. Diving Sophomore
2011-12 (Sophomore): Provided depth to the roster, but did not see major action as a member of the diving team due to injury . 2010-11 (Freshman): Provided depth to the roster, but did not see major action. High School: Two-year letterwinner at Rumson Fair-Haven Regional High School … Participated in the N.J. Meet of Champions in 2009 and 2010 … A 2009 NCSA Junior Nationals qualifier in the 50 and 100 freestyle, 200 free relay, 200 IM relay, 400 free relay … Won the 50 freestyle at Shore Conference Championships with a time of 24.82 and ranked fourth in the 100 freestyle with a time of 54.43 … First Team All-Shore in the 50 free … Swam with the New Jersey Race Club from 2008-10 under head coach Andreas Roestenberg … NCSA Junior Nationals qualifier in 2009. Personal: Daughter of Alan and Susan Harry … Father is a RU alum … Older sister of Deanna … Major is undeclared.
HARRY
2011-12 (Freshman): Placed third in the one-meter (236.60) and three-meter dive (262.80) at the BIG EAST Quad Event … Ranked fifth on one-meter board semifinal (234.70) and placed second in the three-meter semifinal (286.30) at the Galbraith Invitational …Took silver, scoring a season-best 195.85 points, in the platform event at the Big Al Open and placed third (260.55) in the one-meter dive …Finished sixth in the platform exhibition (160.85), 11th in the one-meter dive (237.65) and eighth in three-meter dive (211.85) at the BIG EAST Championships …Tallied 217.40 on the three-meter board in the Zone A Diving Championships. High School: Three-year member of Herricks High School’s swim team under head coach Paige Cullen … Two-time All-American … Broke a county record … Placed second at States as a senior … A four-time AAU National Qualifier for the Long Island Divers … Age Group National Qualifier. Personal: Born in New Hyde Park, N.Y. … Daughter of Donald and Nancy Honey … Has a sister studying at Michigan State University … Major is undeclared.
KEARNEY
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KATIE Kearney
Greta Leberfinger
Mahwah, N.J. Diving Senior
Chatham, N.J. Breaststroke Sophomore
2011-12 (Junior): Ranked third in one-meter dive (240.44) at Wagner …Placed second in one-meter semifinal (256.65) at the Galbraith Invitational …Took the seventh spot on one-meter board (243.15) at the Big Al Open …Grabbed the top spot in the one-meter dive scoring 264.70 against Richmond …Took gold on the one-meter board with a career-best 288.65 against Fordham and Rider …Took ninth in the one-meter dive (246.70) at the BIG EAST Championships …Placed 29th with 213.35 in the one-meter event at the Zone A Diving Championships. 2010-11 (Sophomore): Placed third in the one meter dive, posting a 235.85 and a 198.40 in the three meter at the BIG EAST Quad event … Finished second against WVU in the one meter (265.80) … Grabbed ninth (235.35) in the one meter dive at the Frank Elm Invite … Ranked eighth with a 237.75 in the one meter at the Big Al Open … Finished sixth out of 34 divers in the one meter at the BIG EAST Championship with a 257.25 … Named to the BIG EAST Academic All-Star squad. 2009-10 (Freshman): Finished eighth in both the one and three meter dives at the Galbraith Invitational with scores of 412.20 in the one meter and 442.60 in the three meter.
Previous School: A transfer from Marist College … Named Freshman of the Year … took gold in the 200 breast, 200 IM, and 200 and 400 medley relays at MAAC Conference Championships … Three-time MAAC Swimmer of the Week ... Holds records in the 100 breast (102.17), 200 medley relay, and 400 medley relay. High School: Four-year member of the Chatham High School swim team … Led the state championship squad as captain, all-time female high point scorer, and MVP her senior year … Named First Team All County in the 100 breast … Named Independent Press Athlete of the Month her junior year … Olympic Trials qualifier in the 100 breast (1:11.88) … Swam for Peter Barry at Somerset Hills YMCA … Five-time YMCA short course and long course qualifier … Took bronze in the 200 breast (2:16.75) and finished fourth in the 100 breast (1:03.95) at YMCA Short Course Nationals her senior year … qualified for USA Junior Nationals in the 100 and 200 breast. Personal: Born August 25, 1993 ... Daughter of John and Roseanne Leberfinger ... Native of Chatham, N.J., ... Has one older sister, Ali, who is the captain of the College of Charleston swim team ... Plans to major in psychology.
High School: Named National Interscholastic Swimming Coaches Association (NISCA) All-American … Claimed third place for Immaculate Heart Academy at the New Jersey State Championship her senior year … Earned All-Non-Public First Team Honors for the state of New Jersery … Three-time Star Ledger Diver of the Year … Competed for the VBA Diving club team. Personal: Daughter of Thomas and Debora Kearney … Only daughter with four brothers … Entering her ninth year of diving … Majoring in anthropology.
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Brogan Lee Lindstrom, Minn. Free/IM Sophomore
Victoria Maqueda Los Alamos, N.M. Breast/IM Senior
2011-12 (Freshman): Placed third in 400 IM (4:45.38) at Wagner …Clocked in with a season-best time of 10:42.93 in the 1000 free at the BIG EAST Quad Event.
2011-12 (Sophomore): Ranked sixth in the 100 breaststroke (1:08.71) at James Madison …Had a season-best time of 25.87 in the 50 free against Fordham and Rider.
High School: Section 5A Swimmer of the Year during her senior campaign … All-State in 2010 and 2011 … Posted school records in three of four high school seasons … MVP and State Qualifier for three-straight years … North Suburban All-Conference honors since her sophomore season … North Suburban All-Conference Honorable Mention during her freshman season … 2010-11 Short Course State Champion in the 500 free and 1650 free as a member of the Edina Swim Club … Posted best times of 1:55.02 in the 200 free (2:13.03 LC), 4:59.42 in the 500 free (4:34.72 LC), 10:25.54 in the 1000 free (9:26.18 in 800 free LC) and 17:11.93 in the 1650 free (18:08.16 in 1500 free LC).
2010-11 (Freshman): Competed in the 200 yard freestyle (2:04.23) at the BIG EAST Quad event … Finished fifth in the 500 yard freestyle (5:40.41) and in the 1000 yard freestyle (11:37.77) at West Virginia … Touched the wall at 1:06.99 in the 100 yard breaststroke and at 2:26.86 in the 200 breast at the Frank Elm Invite … Placed second in the 100 breast (1:09.34) and fifth in the 100 yard freestyle (57.05) against Wagner … Named to the BIG EAST Academic All-Star squad.
Personal: Born in Lindstrom, Minn. … Daughter of Brett and Laura Lee … Has one brother … Earned Academic Achievement Award at Chisago Lakes High School … Graduated with honors from high school … Received Student of the Month honors … Major undeclared.
High School: Two-year letterwinner for Los Alamos High School … State Champion in the 100 breast in 2008-2009 and 2009-10 … Named team captain in 2009-10 … Swam for Los Alamos Aquatomics (USA Swimming) for nine years … Owns three state records and won multiple state championships with the club team. Personal: Only child of Claudia Aprea and Ricardo Maqueda … Graduated high school with honors and an AP Scholar with Distinction … A New Mexico Star Scholar … Major is undeclared.
MAQUEDA
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Kara Millaci
Mary Moser
Whitehouse Station, N.J. Fly/Back Junior
Wyomissing, Pa. Sprint Free/Fly Junior
2011-12 (Sophomore): Added depth to the roster, but did not see major action. 2010-11 (Freshman): Competed in the 100 and 200 yard backstroke, finishing at 1:05.86 and 2:22.27, respectively at the BIG EAST Quad event … Also participated in the 100 (1:03.29) and the 200 butterfly (2:22.39) at the quad event … Placed sixth in the 100 (1:03.54) and the 200 yard butterfly (2:18.14) at WVU … Placed third in the 200 yard butterfly (2:16.30) against Wagner … Qualified for the BIG EAST in the 100 butterfly and the 200 butterfly, touching the wall at 59.69 and 2:09.39, respectively … Named to the BIG EAST Academic All-Star squad. High School: Swam for Hunterdon Central ... Ranked fourth in the 100 yard butterfly at the Skyland Conference Girls Swimming Championships with a time of 1:00.99 ... 2008-09 Hunterdon Warren Champion in the 100 butterfly and as part of the 200 medley and free relay squads ... Qualified for the N.J. State Championships in the 100 fly, 200 medley relay and 200 free relay. Personal: A Whitehouse Station, N.J. native … Daughter of Tony and Laurel Millaci … Majoring in marine and coastal sciences.
MOSER
2011-12 (Sophomore): Placed fifth in 100 freestyle (52.84) and the 100 butterfly (58.54) at the BIG EAST Quad Event … Also took bronze in the 50 freestyle (24.50) at the conference quad event …Took second in 100 freestyle (52.86) at James Madison …Ranked third in the 50 freestyle (24.43) and 100 freestyle (52.77) against Richmond …Was a regular member of the RU freestyle and medley relay teams. 2010-11 (Freshman): Ranked second in the 50 yard freestyle (25.09) and third in the 100 free (55.33) at the Sonny Werblin Invitational … Placed first with the 200 freestyle relay team (1:38.46) against West Virginia … Competed in the 200 yard medley relay, finishing third with a time of 1:47.19 at the Frank Elm Invite … Finished third with the 200 free relay team with a 24.47 split (1:37.77) at the Rutgers Invitational … Placed fifth in the 200 butterfly at the RU Invite, touching the wall at 2:07.03 … Helped the 200 medley relay team drop three seconds in the first day of the BIG EAST Championships with a 23.47 split, as the team finished at 1:42.36 for sixth place … The team’s second swimmer in the 800 free relay in day one of the BIG EAST Championship, helped the team slim 29 seconds off its seed time to finish seventh with a time of 7:27.85 … Took seventh in the 400 free relay at the BIG EAST Championship with a time of 3:26.22 … Named to the BIG EAST Academic All-Star squad. High School: Pennsylvania AA High School State Champion in the 50 free and 100 free with winning times of 23.36 and 50.82, respectively … High School All-American … Swam for the YMCA of Reading and Berks County and was coached by Kim Evans. Personal: A Wyomissing, Pa. native … Daughter of Robert and Claire Moser … Major is undeclared.
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AllYson Perrotti
Chelsea Rolin
Branford, Conn. Breast/IM Junior
Saint-Lazare, QC, Canada Free Junior
2011-12 (Sophomore): Placed sixth in 100 breaststroke (1:07.26) and seventh in the 200 breaststroke (2:26.42) at the Big East Quad Event …Placed fifth in the 200 breaststroke (2:25:43) against James Madison. 2010-11 (Freshman): Placed second in the 100 breast, finishing in 1:08.45 at the Sonny Werblin Invitational … Finished the 100 breast in 1:07.85 in the BIG EAST Quad event … At the Frank Elm Invite touched the wall at 2:25.84 in the 200 yard breaststroke … Named to the BIG EAST Academic AllStar squad. High School: Holds the Branford High School record in the 100 breaststroke with a time of 1:06.13 … All-American Consideration in 2008 … Academic All-American … Swam for the Branford Rec Stingrays, coached by George Miles and Cliff Johnson. Personal: A Brandford, Conn. native … Daughter of Peter and Dawn Perrotti … Major is undeclared.
SCOTT
2011-12 (Sophomore): Placed fifth in 1000 freestyle (10:27.95) and ranked eighth in 200 freestyle (1:55.99) at the BIG EAST Quad Event … Recorded a season-best time of 52.83 in the 100 free at the quad conference event …Was a regular member of the RU freestyle relay team. 2010-11 (Freshman): Debut came at Maryland where she earned two first place finishes, including a 14 second victory in the 800 meter freestyle (9:02.26) … Placed first in the 400 meter free (4:27.35) and second in the 200 free relay against the Terrapins … Finished third in the 1650 free, touching the wall at 17:04.47 at the Rutgers Invitational … The team’s third swimmer in the 800 free relay in day one of the BIG EAST Championship, helped the team slim 29 seconds off its seed time to finish seventh with a time of 7:27.85 … Touched the wall fourth at 16:34.17 in the 1650 freestyle at the BIG EAST Championship … Took seventh in the 400 free relay at the BIG EAST Championship with a time of 3:26.22 … Made an NCAA B cut time at the BIG EAST Championship … Named to the BIG EAST Academic All-Star squad. High School: Attended Westwood High School and John Abbott College … Swam the entire 2009-10 season without a loss, winning 19 individual races … Also anchored her relay teams to an undefeated season … Captured six gold medals at the Provincial Championships and was a league All-Star … Set two Cegep Provincial records as well as four John Abbott swimming records … Team captain … Earned John Abbott ‘Most Outstanding Performance’ for a female athlete. Personal: Comes to New Jersey from Saint-Lazare, QC, Canada … Daughter of Richard and Shannon Rolin … Major is undeclared.
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Nicole Scott
TAYLOR ZAFIR
Toronto, ON, Canada Diving Junior
Wheaton, Ill. Breast/IM Senior
2011-12 (Sophomore): Took fourth earning 234.85 points in one-meter dive and fifth on the three-meter board (243.05) at the BIG EAST Quad Event …Took second, scoring 295.40 in the three-meter event at the Big Al Open …Finished in the top spot in the platform event (235.65) against Bucknell …Took third in the three-meter dive (298.57) and second in the one-meter with a season-best 296.92 against James Madison …Recorded a career-best score of 311.70 points on the three-meter board in the tri-meet against Fordham and Rider … Placed sixth earning final points of 251.80 in the one-meter, earned bronze in the platform exhibition (190.80), and ranked ninth in the threemeter dive (249.00) at the BIG EAST Diving Championships … Took silver in the platform event (523.00) and 12th on the three-meter board (531.85) at the Zone A Diving Championships … Missed out on the finals of the one-meter dive by .05 points at the Zone A Diving Championships, finished 19th 2010-11 (Freshman): Placed third in the three meter at the BIG EAST Quad event with 265.40 points … Grabbed first place in the one meter and three meter dive against WVU, with 284.17 and 278.02, respectively … Finished first in the platform dive (251.95), third (267.05) in the three meter dive and fifth (244.50) in the one meter dive at the Frank Elm Invite … Placed second in the platform dive (259) and fourth in the one meter dive (269.25) at the Big Al Open in Princeton … Earned a second place finish in the three meter against Maryland … Grabbed fourth in the one (256.75) and the three meter dive (255.80) at the Rutgers Invitational … At the BIG EAST Championship finished ninth in the three meter (283.70) and 13th in the one meter (233.10) … Named to the BIG EAST Academic All-Star squad. High School: Trained with the Etobicoke Diving Club in Toronto … Attended Don Mills Collegiate Institute in June 2010 … Canadian Junior National qualifier from 2007-09 … Placed as high as eighth in the country on the platform … Atlantic One Meter Champion … Qualified for Senior Nationals in 2008 and 2009 … Honor roll student.
2011-12 (Junior): Ranked fifth in 200 IM (210.96), fourth in 200 breaststroke (2:24.13) and third in 400 IM (31.13) at the BIG EAST Quad Event…Ranked eighth in the 400 IM (4:24.99) at the BIG EAST Championship. 2010-11 (Sophomore): Posted a third place finish in the 200 breast (2:28.74) in the Sonny Werblin Invitational … Finished the 200 yard breaststroke in 2:26.08, also competed in the 200 and 400 yard IM touching at 2:10.33 and 4:36.10, respectively in the Frank Elm Invite … Competed in the 200 breast (2:21.68), the 200 IM (2:09.17) and the 400 IM (4:30.79) at the Rutgers Invitational … The team’s final swimmer in the 800 free relay in day one of the BIG EAST Championship, helped the team slim 29 seconds off its seed time to finish seventh with a time of 7:27.85. 2009-10 (RS-Freshman): Finished fourth in the 400 IM with a time of 4:29.33 against UConn/Villanova … Against West Virginia, placed first in the 200 breaststroke (2:22.16) and second in the 100 breast (1:06.69) … At the Harvard Invitational, ranked fifth in the 400 IM (4:28.98), and eighth in the 200 breast (2:27.60) … Touched the wall first in the 100 breaststroke (1:05.78) and 200 breaststroke (2:19.77) and second in the 200 IM in the meet at Maryland … At the Swim World Carnival, finished third with the 400 medley relay team, posting a time 3:55.26 … At the BIG EAST Championship, notched a 13th-place finish in the 200 breaststroke (2:20.01). 2008-09 (Freshman): Redshirted season due to injury. High School: Named team’s Most Valuable Player at Wheaton High School in 2006 and 2007 … Olympic Trial qualifier … Swam for the Wheaton Swim Club. Personal: Daughter of Chris and Rebecca Del Galdo … Has one older sister, Lauren, who swims for Eastern Michigan University … Started swimming at eight years old … Major is undeclared.
Personal: A native of Toronto, Canada … Daughter of Malcolm and Cheryl Scott … Major is food science.
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SARAH cOYNE
Sophie Newton
Osceola, Ind. Free Freshman
Leesburg, Va. Fly/Free Freshman
High School: A member of the Penn High School swim team since 2008…Two-time team MVP…Team captain at Penn HS…A 14-time First Team All-Northern Indiana Conference…Five-time high school state finalist…Finished fourth in the state for the 50 freestyle and fifth in the 100 freestyle … Member of the fourtime senior state relay teams…First Team All-State in the 50 freestyle, the 200 freestyle relay and the 400 freestyle relay… Second Team All-State in the 100 freestyle…Led her team to a third place overall finish at states, the second best finish in school history…Holds five school records…Holds three club records as a member of the Penn Aquatics Club (2002-12)… Named Burger King/WSBT Student-Athlete of the Week... Awarded the WHME Student-Athlete of the Month. Personal: Born April 18, 1994 ... Daughter of Susan and Tom Coyne ... Has two brothers, Tom and Michael ... Plans to major in anthropology.
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High School: A three-year member of the Loudoun County High School swim team … Three-time state qualifier … A team captain during her senior season where she placed third in the 50 free and fifth in the 100 butterfly at AA States … Won the District Title in the 50 free and the 100 butterfly in final season … Placed third at regionals in the 200 free and second in the 100 butterfly …Currently holds seven out of eight individual school records and was a member of all three of the school record relay times…Three-time team MVP … Swam for the Curl Burke Swim Club the past two years … Junior National Qualifier in the 100 and 200 butterfly and the 50 free … Named a USA Swimming Academic All-American and awarded the Loudoun County Academic Excellence Award … A four-time Honor Roll member. Personal: Born March 16, 1994 ... Daughter of Mark and Maureen Newton ... Has a brother, Mark ... Plans to major in chemistry.
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casey penrose
Morgan pfaff
Tacoma, Wash. Distance Free/ IM/Fly Freshman
Red Lion, PA. IM/Back/Fly Freshman
High School: Swam for Peninsula HS during her freshman season (Bellarmine Prep did not offer swimming), finishing fourth in the 200 IM and 11th in the 500 freestyle … As a sophomore at Peninsula, finished third in the 200 IM and fifth in the 500 freestyle … Competed for Stadium HS during her senior season, placing third in the 200 IM and the 500 freestyle and first in the 200 freestyle relay … A Junior National and National qualifier … A member of the King Aquatic Club. Personal: Born May 16, 1994 ... Daughter of Matt and Diana Penrose ... Plans to major in business and journalism.
High School: Spent three years as a member of the Red Lion swim team … Four-time High School All-American … Three-time USA Scholastic All-American … All-State in the 200 IM and the 100 back …Took silver at states in the 100 back and bronze in the 200 IM …Three-time MVP and Swimmer of the Year … District III record holder in the 100 back and pool record holder in the 200 IM, 100 back and 100 butterfly … School record holder in the 200 IM, 100 back, 100 butterfly, 100 freestyle and the 200 freestyle … A member of the York YMCA, where she was a Summer Junior National Qualifier and a two-time Shipley Distinguished Athlete Award. Personal: Born March 21, 1994 ... Daughter of Rebecca and Todd Pfaff ... Plans to major in exercise science.
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Joanna wu Kent, Wash. Back/ Free Freshman High School: A member of the Kent-Meridian High School swim team all four years…Three-time team MVP…Qualified for the Washington State Championships all four years…Placed in the top-eight in all individual events since her sophomore season… Awarded the Paul Robeson Scholar Athlete Award and the AAUW Scholar-Recognition…Reveived the International Baccalaureate Diploma Candidate…Swam for KING Aquatic Club for 10 years…Qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympic Trails in the 100 backstroke. Personal: Born July 12, 1994 ... Daughter of Kin and Priscilla Wu ... Plans to major in physical therapy.
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RUTGERS SWIMMING & DIVING - A HISTORY OF SUCCESS
In its 94-year history, the Rutgers Swimming and Diving program has been under the direction of just seven head coaches - James H. Reilly (1916-1957), Otto H. Hill (1957-1961), Frank W. Elm (1961-1993), Elizabeth Blau (1993-1996), Rick Simpson (1996-1997), Chuck Warner (1997-2010) and now Phil Spiniello (2010-present). Rutgers Swimming has enjoyed a proud history of success, achievement and one of the finest sports traditions “on the Banks.” Compiled after researching years of Scarlet yearbooks and Targums, this history is only a limited glimpse into the 94-year old tradition and recognizes only a very few of the hundreds of athletes who trained, competed and contributed to the fine tradition of Rutgers Swimming. 1916-1930 Rutgers Swimming began in 1915 upon the completion of the Ballantine Gym with a $30,000 donation by Mrs. Ballantine for a pool addition. The pool was dedicated March 10, 1915 with a “gala” meet starring National Champion, world record holder and two-time Olympian (1908 and 1912) James Reilly (1997 Rutgers Olympic Sports Hall of Fame Inductee). Reilly was promptly hired as the “swim instructor” and four decades of excellence began. Reilly also presided over the new Eastern Collegiate Swimming Association from 1920 until 1927, with Rutgers compiling a record of 48 wins and only nine losses. Leo Geibel (‘23), also an AAU Champion, won the 220 free in the National Intercollegiates and set intercollegiate records in the 150 backstroke and 440 free. George Kojac (‘31) continued his national and world record-setting performances on campus and off. He represented the U.S. in the 1928 Olympics in Amsterdam, winning gold medals in the 100 backstroke and 800 free relay. He won the 100 free title at the 1931 NCAAs and combined with Bill Marquette (‘30) and John Dryfuss (‘32) for a world record in the 300 medley relay. 1930-1961 The Ballantine Gym was destroyed by a fire in the early morning of Jan. 30, 1930, necessitating construction of a new facility. “Borrowed” sites such as the New Brunswick YMCA and Princeton University were used for swimming until the College Avenue Gym opened on March 11, 1932, with a huge “Aquatic Carnival.” In the 1930s, Walter Spence (‘34), a 1997 Rutgers Olympic Sports Hall of Fame inductee, began his career “on the Banks.” Spence was an AAU Champion and a Canadian Olympian. He won the 100 free in three consecutive NCAA Championships and combined with Walt Ashley (‘35), Ted Brick (‘34) and Norm Kramer (‘33), for a winning freestyle relay in the 1933 NCAAs. The 1930-33 teams boasted an overall record of 21-4. Later, Rutgers hosted the 1938 NCAA Championships at the “state of the art” College Avenue facility.
Frank Elm and Judy Melick, the first Rutgers Female Swimmer.
From 1940-42 the Scarlet Knights registered a 22-6 record. The teams were led by AAU champ, Chuck Gantner (‘44), who used the “new” breaststroke technique that eventually became the butterfly in 1954. Gantner was an Eastern Champion, National Champion and one-time world record holder. 1946-1956 saw continued successes with the teams recording an overall record of 64 wins against only nine losses. All-American Bob Nugent (‘52), a 1997 Olympic Sports Hall of Fame inductee, epitomized the era. Earning First Team All-American honors in ‘49, ‘50 and ‘51, Nugent was 1948 Eastern Champion in the 100 free, and an NCAA finalist in both 1950 and 1951. Reilly left Rutgers with an enviable record of 240 wins and 92 losses. His teams recorded five undefeated seasons, and twelve seasons of only one loss, an overall .722 percentage. He was a recognized leader in the sport, having coached Olympians and world record holders during his long tenure at Rutgers. Riley was recently inducted into the Rutgers Olympic Sports Hall of Fame. Head coach Otto Hill, led the Rutgers men from 1957-1961. 1961-1991 Frank Elm was appointed head coach in 1961 after Otto Hill was promoted to Athletic Business Administrator. Elm came to Rutgers as a successful AAU Coach, New Jersey Interscholastic Champion, All-American from Indiana University and swimmer-coach in the Marine Corps. From 1961-72 the Scarlet Knights enjoyed 11-straight winning seasons, with an overall 79-42 record. The creation of the Eastern Seaboard Championships in 1965 brought the Scarlet Knights to a new level. Swimmers Bill Clark (‘63), Larry Jones and John Wasylyk (64), Don Galluzzi and Marty Flickenger (‘65), and diver Roy Nichols (‘64) (Eastern Champion and NCAA top-eight finisher) were the top performers. In 1968, Rutgers was fourth in the prestigious Easterns with
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Frank Elm was a coach of the 1964 U.S. Olympic Team, of which Sue PittAnderson and Ginnie Duenkel were members.
top six performances by Bob Chenaux (‘66), in the 1650, Dave Feigley (‘66) in diving, sprinters and All-Americans Bruce Ball (‘67) and Dick Woodrow (‘66) and Peter Hibbard (‘67), Eastern Champion in diving. Rutgers’ success in the Easterns continued with John Hannan (‘68) scoring in the 1650, 500, and 200 fly while Jim Rose (‘67), Elliot Cheneaux (‘68), Jim Parkinson (‘70), Jose Ferraioli (‘69), Dave Helming (‘71) and divers Peter Leitner (‘70) and Ted Doeing (‘72) contributed to the team’s efforts. Ferraioli, and the Cheneaux brothers represented native Puerto Rico in Olympic competition. Gregg Anderson ‘70 (Rutgers Olympic Sports Hall of Fame Inductee) was the leading point-scorer for the Scarlet Knights in the late 60s. He was named AllAmerican in both 1968 and 1969 in the 200 backstroke and won three Eastern Championships while qualifying to compete in the NCAA’s. The 70’s are best known for the inclusion of women in the RU program. Olympian Judy Mellick (‘77), became the first female member of the Rutgers team and the first woman to compete with men. Mellick was among the pioneers as newly-coed RU embarked on a successful women’s athletic program. In recognition of her contributions, Mellick was inducted into the first class of the Rutgers Olympic Sports Hall of Fame. Rutgers women’s swimming exploded on the scene with three consecutive undefeated seasons, 1975-1977, and a dominance of Eastern Championships. The RU women were the only Eastern team to place in the top ten at the 1977 Nationals. Fifteen swimmers earned All-American recognition. Judy Mellick, Ellen Wallace, Debbie Franks, Maureen Mortell and Robin Locklair were among leaders, champions and stars of their era. Wallace later represented the U.S. at the Pan-Am Championships and has been inducted into the Rutgers Olympic Sports Hall of Fame. A 1997 inductee into the Rutgers Olympic Sports Hall of Fame is Tiny Condrillo Randazzo who was a consistent scorer in
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Eastern Championships, top six finisher in Nationals and two time All-American. In the 70’s Elm had a 70-20 win/loss record with the women’s program. Frank Elm best described the 80’s when he retired in 1993. In an interview he said, “There have been so many highs and lows over the years. The lows were not winning too much, especially during the 80’s when basically we had no scholarship help and our pool was antiquated. We couldn’t attract anybody, so it was really difficult to hang in there and keep going,” (Star Ledger, April 30, 1993). But the Scarlet Knights did keep going and continued with a proud and competitive decade. The 80’s saw mostly .500 seasons for both men and women, but the teams were spirited and competitive. The 1987-88 season saw five school records broken. James McGuckin received the unprecedented awarding of both the James H. Reilly trophy and August Heintzmann awards. Swimmers Ron Farina, Peter Loftus and Ted Zlydaszek combined to lead the men to an 8-2 record and set eight school records in 1989. Long-awaited news that a new facility would actually be built aided Coach Elm in recruiting. Elm recruits Jeff Farschon, Larry Page, and Tim Berlin led the Scarlet Knights’ rebuilding efforts. Atlantic 10 Champions and school record holders Farschon and Page were named Swimmers of the Year in the Atlantic 10 Conference. Elm retired after 31 years at the helm of Rutgers swimming. He led the efforts to construct the “state of the art” swimming facility which is part of the Sonny Werblin Recreation Center on the Busch Campus. The facility, located just west of the football stadium, was completed in 1991. Elm enjoyed two seasons in the swimmers’ new home before retiring. 1993 to present Elizabeth Blau, an Elm assistant, became the head coach in 1993 and led the team in its transition from the Atlantic 10 Conference to the tougher and faster BIG EAST. Scarlet Knight swimmers in 1994 went 7-2 in men’s competition, and 4-5 in women’s contests. Nine school records
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fell that season. Diving coach Fred Woodruff was named Atlantic 10 Diving Coach of the Year in 1995. Interim Coach Rick Simpson led the 1996-97 Scarlet swimmers as Rutgers hosted the BIG EAST Championships at the Werblin Center. The season was highlighted by a first-ever victory over Army. In 1997, California transplant and well-known coach Chuck Warner took over the building process at Rutgers. Warner began the process of re-building a championship program and continuing the storied success of Rutgers swimming. In 1998-99, the men’s team jumped from 10th to fifth at the BIG EAST Championships and in 1999-2000, the women vaulted from ninth to second at the conference championships, the most dramatic leap of any team in the BIG EAST. For his efforts, Warner was named BIG EAST Women’s Coach of the Year, following a season that saw his women’s squad finish with a 7-2 overall mark and shatter 20 school swimming and diving records. This feat, along with the 6-3 mark posted by the men’s squad, which finshed third in the conference, served as tangible proof that Rutgers swimming was on the rise on a conference and national level. In 2002-03 the women’s team finished third in the conference, and broke all but two school records. The women’s team also saw its first ever qualifier for the NCAA Championship meet in Erin McIntyre. Erin made the “A cut” in the 1650 freestyle, and also qualified for the 400IM and 500 freestyle. A year later, the women jumped to second in the conference and Warner was once again named BIG EAST Coach of the Year. The 2004-05 season was highlighted by the remarkable individual accomplishments of All-American Kelly Harrigan and senior Sean Smith, who both came away with BIG EAST Most Outstanding Performer honors a the conference championship meet. Both the men’s and women’s squads finished in third place, behind only Notre Dame and Pittsburgh, and are poised to remain at the top of the conference standings for years to come. The 2005-06 season, arguably one of the most successful under Coach Warner, was highlighted by the team’s second-place finish at the BIG EAST Championships and 18th-place showing at the NCAA Championships, the highest team finish in the program’s history. The Rutgers University swimming and diving team added yet another successful season to the programs storied history during the 2006-07 season. The team demonstrated the programs growing success by winning six straight dual meet competitions to end the season with a 6-1 record overall and a 3-0 mark in BIG EAST competition. The Scarlet Knights once again placed 2nd in the BIG EAST Championships and managed a 22nd place finish at the NCAA Championships. In 2008 the Scarlet Knights captured three indi-
vidual first-place finishes at the BIG EAST Championships and two swimmers advanced to the NCAA Tournament. Shayna Longacre garned Honorable Mention All-American honors with her performace at the NCAA Tournament. Additionally, numerous former, current and future Scarlet Knights competed at the 2008 Olympic Trials in Omaha, Neb. In 2009, Catherine Whetstone earned a trip to the NCAA’s after earning the gold at the BIG EAST Championships - and setting a new meet record - in the 100 backstroke After the 2010 season, a new era was ushered in with the hiring of head coach Phil Spiniello. Spiniello saw great improvements in his squad during his first year with the Scarlet Knights. Senior Jen Betz made the trip to the NCAA Division I Women’s Swimming and Diving Championship at the University of Texas in Austin, following a second place finish at the Zone A Diving Championship. In Spiniello’s second year ar the helm, he led the team to its best record since 2001. The 9-2 Scarlet Knights went undefeated in the BIG EAST posting a perfect 4-0 record.
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RUTGERS SWIMMING & DIVING AWARDS august w. henizman jr. memorial trophy (Inspirational) 1933 Walter Ashley ‘35 1934 Walter Spence ‘34 1935 Edward Simpson ‘34 1936 Frederick L. Faulkner ‘37 1937 G. Doane McCarthy ‘37 1938 Kenneth MacWhinney ‘38 1939 William S. Lakamp Jr. ‘39 1940 James T. Barnes ‘40 1941 Roberg G. Faulkner ‘41 1942 Leonard Zubko ‘42 1943 Ralph J. Buratti ‘44 1948 Alvin Benedict ‘49 1949 James F. McNeil ‘50 1950 William Irwinë 50 1951 Joseph P. Kohut ‘53 1952 Robert E. Nugent ‘52 1953 Edward S. Nelson ‘54 1954 Jerome C. Dodgen ‘55 1955 William J. McGugan ‘55 1956 Richard D’accardi ‘56 1957 Charles J. Mooney Jr. ‘57 1958 Ernest A. Lotito ‘58 1959 Douglas W. Nabholz ‘59 1960 Robert Fenstermaker ‘60 1961 Joseph E. Smith ‘61 1962 Monroe C. Nichols ‘63 1963 William M. Clark ‘63 1964 Lawrence C. Jones ‘64 1965 Martin M Flickinger ‘65 1966 David A. Feigley ‘66 1967 Bruce N. Ball ‘67 1968 John W. Hannan ‘68 1969 Paul E. Liniak ‘69 1970 Gregg R. Anderson ‘70 1971 David S. Helming ‘71 1972 Randall J. Burton ‘72 1973 Daniel E. Wolfred ‘74 1973 Matthew S. Whalen ‘74 1974 Mark Carawan ‘75 1975 Henry P.E. Fryczynski ‘77 1976 William T. Zenga ‘77 1977 William T. Zenga ‘77 1978 Carl Minnis ‘78 1979 Gary Pabst ‘79 1980 Gerald Dawson ‘82 1981 Stephan Nagle ‘81 1982 Joe Jankewicz ‘82 1982 Gerry Dawson ‘82 1983 Thomas J. Good ‘84 1984 Scott H. Dunn ‘85 1984 Bruce T. Matthews ‘84 1985 James McGuckin ‘85 1986 Fred Oberkehr ‘87 1987 James Quackenbush ‘87 1989 Richard Andrews ‘91 1990 Grant Hodgson ‘88 1990 Ronald Farina ‘92 1991 Vince Labella ‘92 1992 Todd Lewandowski ‘93 1993 Tim Berlin ‘96
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Tim Berlin ‘96 Lawrence Page ‘95 Kevin Dunn ‘96 Matt Tevald ‘96 Tom Chapman ‘97 Jungbin Song ‘98 Scott Pusey ‘00 Michael Jorosz ‘99 Brendan Bernard ‘02 Michael Kush ‘03 Nathan Ilnicki ‘04 Nathan Illnicki ‘04 Chris Farrell ‘06 Jon Mammano ‘05 Katie Kuczmarskki ‘06 Laura Fabiano ’07 Erin Saunders ‘10 Tracy Dimond ‘10 Brianne Lindblad’12/ Trisha Averill’12 Brianne Lindbald ‘12
RUTGERS ALUMNI SWIMMING AWARD (leadership) 1983 Mary Manley 1983 Eileen Hughes 1984 Jennifer Lathrop 1985 Sharon Petropoulos 1986 Rebecca L. Evans 1987 Laura Myers 1988 Mary Sue Sheehan 1989 Kelly Fleming 1989 Kelly Fleming 1990 Kelly Fleming 1991 Kelly Fleming 1992 Suzanne Herman 1993 Jennifer McIlvaine 1994 Virginia Fry 1995 Jennifer Drogan 1996 Jennifer Drogan 1997 Brenda Amerman 1998 Brenda Amerman 1999 Tiffany Sawin 2000 Ellie Engle 2001 Patricia Olson 2002 Regan Madonia 2003 Class of 2003 2004 Casmera Wick 2005 Kelly Roche 2006 Bobby Daplyn 2007 Katie Kuczmarski 2008 Cat Hetzel 2009 Linda Tate 2012 Taylor Curado FEMALE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR 1996 Tiffany Sawin 1997 Ellie Engle 1998 Megan Harris 1998 Patricia Olson 1999 Angell Morse 2000 Casmera Wick
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Erin McIntyre Samantha Caetano Molly Jones Kelly Harrigan Sarah Gault Catherine Hetzel Madison Kennedy Shayna Longacre Kirsten Fontana Brianne Lindblad Brittney Kuras Chelsea Rolin Brittany Guinee Nicole Honey
MOST VALUABLE MEMBER (women) 1986 Catherine Clark 1987 Laura Myers 1987 Lisa Silverman 1988 Kelly Fleming 1989 Mary Sue Sheehan 1989 Robyn Snyder 1990 Karen Livingston 1991 Jacqueline Terreri 1992 Sherrie Zeilke 1992 Tara Yalante 1993 Sherrie Terreri 1993 Anne Fletcher 1994 Jennifer McIlvaine 1995 Carrieanne Eberhardt 1996 Carrieanne Eberhardt 1997 Carrieanne Eberhardt 1998 Ellie Engle 1999 Angell Morse 2000 Erin McIntyre 2001 Erin McIntyre 2002 Erin McIntyre 2002 Casmera Wick 2003 Kelly Harrigan 2004 Kelly Harrigan 2005 Kelly Harrigan 2006 Kelly Harrigan 2007 Madison Kennedy 2008 Shayna Longacre 2009 Catherine Whetstone 2010 Catherine Whetstone 2011 Jaquelyn Ward 2012 Trish Averill Jacque Ward DIVER OF THE YEAR 1998 Michael Jarosz 1999 Michael Jarosz 2000 Joe Petrini ‘03 2001 Joe Petrini ‘03 2002 Joe Petrini ‘03 2003 Kelly Gerhardstein ‘04 2004 Kelly Gerhardstein ‘04 2005 Jared Bench ‘05 2006 Meghan Senso 2007 Andre Watson 2008 Erin Saunders
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Erin Saunders Erin Saunders Jen Betz Nicole Scott
DIVER ROOKIE OF THE YEAR 1998 Kathleen Greslik 1999 Lindsey Gronlund 2000 Kristin Figueroa 2001 Kelly Gerhardstein 2001 Matthew Kittle 2002 Matthew Kittle 2003 Olivier Giron 2004 Jared Bench 2005 Tyler Beckenbach 2006 Meghan Senso 2007 Erin Saunders 2008 N/A 2009 Jennifer Betz BURIAN AWARD FOR ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE 2005 Joe Mammano 2006 Jonathan Hupp 2007 Bobby Daplyn 2008 Angelina Colavito 2009 Jessica Burnett 2010 Denise Letendre 2011 Kirsten Fontana JAMES H. REILLY TROPHY (MVP) 1964 Robert G. Cheanaux 1965 Richard H. B. Woodrow 1966 Bruce N. Ball 1967 John W. Hanna 1968 Gregg R. Amderson 1969 Jose Ferraoli 1970 Randall J. Burton 1971 David S. Helming 1972 Ross C. Houser 1973 Mark Carawan 1974 Jeffery H. Bush 1975 Henry Fryczynski 1976 Charles F. La Due 1977 Gary J. Pabst 1978 Stephan Nagle 1979 Stephen Nagle 1980 Stephen Nagle 1981 Ron Borchers 1982 Tim Joyce 1983 Bruce T. Matthews 1984 Richard H. Dilzer 1985 James McGuckin 1986 James Quackenbush 1987 Dave Schiller 1987 Fred Oberkehr 1998 William Cummings 1989 James Teipel 1990 Peter Lpftus 1991 Kenneth Matin 1992 Larry Page 1993 Larry Page
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Jeff Farschon Jeff Farschon Larry Page Kevin Dunn Matthew Tevald Matther Tevald Dennis Matulewicz Brendan Laracy Brendan Laracy Brendan Laracy Sean Smith, Matthew Campbell Matt Campbell Ivan Morse, Sean Smith
MEYER AWARD (leadership) 1997 James Russell 1998 Michael Haro 1999 Dennis Matulewicz 2000 Scott Pusey 2001 Brandon Sullivan 2002 Daniel Samarov 2003 Robert Binz 2004 Robert Binz 2005 Sean Smith 2006 Johnathn Hupp Adam Papendick 2007 Bobby Daplyn 2011 Kirsten Fontana
Rutgers All-Time Swimming Award Winners Olympians James Reilley George Kojac ‘31 Walter Spence ‘34 (Canada) Bob Chenaux ‘66 (Puerto Rico) Jose Ferraioli ‘69 (Puerto Rico) Judy Mellick ‘77 world record holders James Reilly Clarence Ross ‘23 (Masters Age Group) George Kojac ‘31 Bill Marquette ‘30 John Dryfuss ‘32 Chuck Gantner ‘44 International swimming hall of fame Clarence Ross ‘23 aau champions Leo Geibel ‘23 Walter Spence ‘34 Chuck Gantner ‘44 eastern champions Richard Levis ‘28 Bob Nugent ‘52 Peter Hibbard ‘67 (Diving) Gregg Anderson ‘70 National Champions James Reilly Bob Galbraith ‘24 (Diving) Leo Geibel ‘23 Walter Spence ‘34 Harry Lewis ‘28 (1926-28) George Kojac ‘31
MALE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR 1996 Matthew Smith 1997 Dennis Matulewicz 1998 Adam Herman 1999 Brendan Laracy 2000 Tim Harris 2001 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Matthew Campbell Nathan Ilnicki Ivan Morse Ryan Campbell Bobby Daplyn Scott Thompson Class of 2009 Cole Courtamance, Tyson Slesnick
ROBERT E. GALBRAITH DIVING AWARD 2011 Jen Betz
Ed Tilley ‘29 Bob Johnson ‘29 Frank Johnson ‘30 Walt Ashley ‘35 Ted Brick ‘34 Norm Kramer ‘33 Chuck Gantner ‘44 all-americans Bob Nugent ‘52 (1949, ‘50, ‘51) Gregg Anderson ‘70 (1968, ‘69) Judy Mellick ‘77(Diving) Ellen Wallace Debbie Franks Maureen Mortell Robin Locklair Eugenie Condrillo Randazzo Erin McIntyre (2002) Kelly Harrigan (2004, 2005, 2006) HONORABLE MENTION ALL-AMERICANS Erin McIntyre (2001, 2002) Casmera Wick (2002) Samantha Caetano (2002) Molly Jones (2002) Kelly Harrigan (2003) Allyson Parent (2006) Ashley Dunphy (2006) Laura Wright (2006) Madison Kennedy (2006, 2007) Catherine Whetstone (2007) Shayna Longacre (2008)
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D r . R obert L . B arc h i President of the University Robert L. Barchi is the 20th president of Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, a position he assumed on September 1, 2012. From 2004 to 2012, Dr. Barchi served as president of Thomas Jefferson University, nationally regarded as a top university dedicated to health sciences education and research. Previously, he was provost and chief academic officer of the University of Pennsylvania, where he had responsibility for Penn’s 12 schools, their academic programs, athletics, students, and faculty. Dr. Barchi began his academic career in 1972 on the Penn faculty. He founded the university’s Department of Neuroscience, was chair of Penn’s Department of Neurology, and for more than a decade was director of its Mahoney Institute of Neurological Sciences. Appointed provost and chief academic officer in 1999, he recruited new leadership for nine of the twelve schools at Penn and established a number of university-wide interdisciplinary educational and research institutes. Dr. Barchi assumed the presidency of Thomas Jefferson University in 2004. Under his leadership, the university grew from three to six schools, including the establishment of the Jefferson School of Pharmacy. During his eight-year presidency, enrollment across Jefferson increased more than 50%, fundraising doubled in spite of the economic downturn, and 22 new endowed professorships and 50 endowed scholarships were established. He also oversaw the transformation of the institution’s urban environment into a vibrant university campus. Throughout his career, Dr. Barchi has been active as a clinical neurologist and as researcher in the fields of neuroscience and neurology. In 1993, he was elected to the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences for his work on the structure and function of voltage-gated ion channels. He is also a member of the American Society for Clinical Investigation and the Association of American Physicians, and is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Barchi received his B.S. and M.S. degrees from Georgetown University, and Ph.D. and M.D. degrees from the University of Pennsylvania.
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TIM PERNETTI DIRECTOR OF INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS A New Jersey native with a strong passion for his alma mater, Tim Pernetti has come full-circle in becoming one of the nation’s youngest leaders in college athletics. A former student-athlete “On the Banks”, Pernetti was named Rutgers’ sixth Director of Intercollegiate Athletics on February 26, 2009. He oversees 24 men’s and women’s intercollegiate teams in New Brunswick, a larger number than fielded at most of the university’s peer institutions. Pernetti has been influential in the world of college athletics since he received a bachelor’s degree in journalism and mass media from Rutgers in 1993, and a master’s degree in communication in 1995. Pernetti’s influence on Rutgers Athletics has been immediate – from the key coaching hires of Mike Rice (men’s basketball), Dan Donigan (men’s soccer) and Brian Brecht (men’s lacrosse) – to securing the first two naming rights partnerships in Rutgers Athletics history. Under his leadership, Rutgers inked a 10-year naming rights deal with High Point Solutions to acquire the naming rights for Rutgers Stadium, along with a 10-year contract with Audi for the Audi Rutgers Club at High Point Solutions Stadium. Both deals have netted the Department of Athletics nearly one million dollars in new revenue to the annual budget. Two other key objectives on Pernetti’s watch were to secure a new food vendor for Rutgers Athletics and secure an all-sports shoe and apparel deal for the department. Pernetti led the charge to bring Sodexo to Rutgers as the exclusive concessionaire and caterer for the Athletics Department. The 10-year agreement will enhance the gameday experience, significantly increase revenues to Athletics, and fund future capital improvements at High Point Solutions Stadium and the RAC. He further directed negotiations with Nike to execute the first-ever all-sports shoe and apparel deal for all 24 sports at Rutgers. The five-year agreement worth approximately $5.2M in equipment and apparel will provide state-ofthe-art apparel for all Rutgers student-athletes. During his introductory press conference, Pernetti spoke about his vision to build a broadband network to deliver hundreds of live events. That promise has blossomed into RVision, powered by ScarletKnights.com, as RVision has streamed hundreds of live
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events per year, including unprecedented live game coverage for many of the Scarlet Knights Olympic Sports. Prior to returning to Rutgers, Pernetti was the Executive Vice President, Content, for CBS College Sports Network. In that role, he oversaw the rights and relationship business, on-air talent, and all network programming and content on air, online and across all distribution platforms for the nation’s first company dedicated to college sports. Pernetti helped to build the CBS College Sports Network, previously CSTV, prior to its launch in 2003, and has played a critical role in establishing it as the multi-media leader in college sports programming, content, news and information. He was a recipient of the prestigious Sports Business Journal Forty under Forty Award, and the Multichannel News 40 under 40 Award both in 2008. Charged with developing relationships, acquiring rights and creating multi-platform original programming for the first ever 24-hour sports college sports network, Pernetti successfully navigatedthrough a complicated web of media rights deals to come up with new ways toserve college sports fans. Pernetti worked closely with the NCAA and hundreds of schools in every major conference, securing over 2,500 hours ofevent programming each year and multiple NCAA Championships
29 across 35 men’s and women’s sports. Pernetti was in charge of the CBS College Sports Network exclusive long-term agreements with the US Naval Academy, Mountain West Conference, Conference USA, and the Atlantic 10. Further, he managed company relationships with more than 30 conferences and thousands of institutions. Pernetti remains most proud of establishing a strong relationship in women’s collegiate sports including the establishment of a women’s basketball game of the week package in 2004 with the Big East Conference. In 2006, Pernetti spearheaded a landmark multi-media partnership with the NCAA to make CBS College Sports Network the home of Division II Sports. The innovative deal effectively increased the scope and reach of NCAA Division II sports with hundreds of games now available nationally via the broadcast network and online. Pernetti’s commitment to providing greater exposure to women’s and under-served sports is evidenced by the network’s unprecedented coverage of lacrosse and volleyball, among others. He has also been at the forefront of the development and creation of the Collegiate Nationals, which crowns champions in dozens of high endurance sports, and innovative original production including CBS College Sports Network’s groundbreaking NCAA March Madness Central, NCAA March Madness Highlights on CBS College Sports,
and the WIRED franchise which gives viewers an inside look at games and events through wireless microphones on coaches during game action. Prior to joining CBS College Sports Network, Pernetti served eight years at ABC-TV and ABC Sports most recently as Director of Programming, where he was integral in acquiring, managing and developing several ABC Sports properties including college football, the Bowl Championship Series, and college basketball. For five years, Pernetti handled relationships and negotiated television rights with all of the major collegiate conferences. As a student at Rutgers, Pernetti was a four-year letterwinner at tight end on the Rutgers football squad. He was also the color commentator for Rutgers Football on the Rutgers Football Radio Network and announced weekly NFL games nationally on Sports USA Radio. A resident of Oakland, N.J., Pernetti is married to the former Danielle Bahto. His wife also graduated from Rutgers and was a letterwinner on the women’s lacrosse team. Danielle and Tim are the proud parents of their three children – Max, Conor and Natalie. In his spare time Pernetti is the Commissioner of Oakland (N.J.) Recreation Youth football program, serves on the Board of Directors of the Reed Academy (a school in Oakland serving children with autistic spectrum disorder), and has been named a member of the NY/NJ Super Bowl Host Committee for Community Engagement.
ATHLETIC ADMINISTRATION
Jason Baum Sr. Associate Director of Athletics/ Communications
Brian Colvin Associate Director of Athletics/ Finance & Administration
Doug Fillis Sr. Associate Director of Athletics/ Administration
Kathleen Hickey Sr. Associate Director of Athletics/SWA
Douglas Kokoskie Sr. Associate Director of Athletics/ Operations
Dr. Robert Monaco Associate Director of Athletics/ Sports Medicine
Nick Ojea Associate Director of Athletics/ Compliance
Janine Purcaro Chief Financial Officer for Intercollegiate Athletics
John Ternyila Sr. Associate Director of Athletics/Finance
Shawn Tucker Assistant Director of Athletics/ Student-Athlete Development
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30 A BRIEF HISTORY Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is one of the leading universities in the nation. The university is comprised of 28 degree-granting divisions; 10 undergraduate colleges, 10 graduate schools, and eight schools offering both undergraduate and graduate degrees. Six are located in Camden, eight in Newark, and 13 in New Brunswick and one in Newark and New Brunswick. Rutgers has a unique history as a colonial college, a land-grant institution, and a state university. Chartered in 1766 as Queen’s College, the eighth institution of higher learning to be founded in the colonies, the school opened its doors in New Brunswick in 1771 with a handful of first-year students. During its early years, the college developed as a classic liberal arts institution. In 1825, the name of the college was changed to honor a former trustee and Revolutionary War veteran, Colonel Henry Rutgers. Rutgers College became the land-grant college of New Jersey in 1864, resulting in the establishment of the Rutgers Scientific School, featuring departments of agriculture, engineering, and chemistry. Further expansion in the sciences came with the founding of the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station in 1880, the College of Engineering (now the School of Engineering) in 1914, and the College of Agriculture (now the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences) in 1921. The precursors to several other Rutgers divisions were also established during this period: the College of Pharmacy (now the Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy) in 1892, the New Jersey College for Women (now Douglass Residential College, part of the School of Arts and Sciences) in 1918, and the School of Education (now Graduate School of Education) in 1924. In 1924, Rutgers College officially became Rutgers University; a reflection of the institution’s rapidly expanding number of schools and academic programs. Early in the century, Rutgers had begun offering educational opportunities to women when the New Jersey College for Women was founded in 1918, and to adult learners when University College, an evening division, was established in 1934. After World War II, enrollment exploded as Rutgers admitted all qualified candidates under the GI Bill. Rutgers was becoming an institution for all people, and in 1945 and 1956, state legislative acts formally designated Rutgers as The State University of New Jersey. A flurry of expansion ensued. The University of Newark (now Rutgers–Newark) joined Rutgers in 1946, followed by the College of South Jersey (now Rutgers–Camden) in 1950. An ambitious building program added libraries, classrooms, and student housing across the three regional campuses. In 1969, Livingston College opened, providing a co-educational residential experience with a special commitment to diversity. Graduate education in the arts and sciences grew through the establishment of the Graduate School–New Brunswick, the Graduate School–Newark, and the Graduate School–Camden. Professional schools were formed to serve students in the fields of business; communication, information, and library studies; criminal justice; education; fine arts; law; management and labor relations; nursing; planning and public policy; psychology; public affairs and administration; and social work. Meanwhile, as industry and government sought partners in solving problems and advancing knowledge, the concept of the research university emerged. In 1981, Rutgers adopted a blueprint for its transformation into a major public research university. With increased support from state, federal, and corporate partners, Rutgers’ strength in research grew dramatically. In 1989, in recognition of its enhanced stature, Rutgers was invited to join the prestigious Association of American Universities, an organization comprising the top 61 research universities in North America. Today, professors and students work in more than 200 specialized research centers, unraveling mysteries in marine sciences, early childhood education, neuroscience, advanced materials, climate change, nutrition, homeland security, transportation, stem cells, and many other areas that can improve life both in New Jersey and around the world. A 2007 major reorganization of undergraduate education in New Brunswick reinvigorated the undergraduate experience for both students and faculty by combining the traditions and strengths of four undergraduate liberal arts colleges—Douglass, Livingston, Rutgers, and University—into a single School of Arts and Sciences. With 28 schools and colleges, Rutgers offers more than 100 undergraduate majors and more than 180 graduate and professional degree programs. The university graduated more than 13,000 students last year, and has more than 400,000 living alumni residing in all 50 states and on six continents. Rutgers also sponsors community initiatives in all 21 New Jersey counties. Universitywide, new degree programs, research endeavors, and community outreach are in development to meet the demands of the 21st century. Today, Rutgers continues to grow, both in its facilities and in the variety and depth of its educational and research programs. The university’s goals for the future include the continued provision of the highest quality education, along with the increased support of research and commitment to public service to meet the needs of society.
RUTGERS AT A GLANCE • Chartered in 1766 as Queen’s College, Rutgers is the eighth oldest college in the nation. • Rutgers was designated The State University of New Jersey by legislative acts in 1945 and 1956. • Rutgers is New Jersey’s largest public research university and is located on three regional campuses in Camden, Newark, and New Brunswick/ Piscataway. • Rutgers was named New Jersey’s land-grant university in 1864 and has a special responsibility for serving the needs of the state. • Rutgers is a member of the Association of American Universities (AAU), a highly selective organization comprised of the 61 leading research universities in North America.
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31 • There are 28 degree-granting schools and colleges, offering more than 270 total bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral and professional degree programs. • Rutgers is one of New Jersey’s major employers with more than 13,000 full-time faculty and staff (full- and part-time). • For every dollar New Jersey invests in Rutgers, the university channels $6 into the state’s economy. The University’s 2009 economic impact report showed that Rutgers and its faculty, staff, students and visitors channel $3.8 billion in direct and indirect spending into the state economy – more than six times the state’s $595.3 million investment in the university. • With holdings of more than 3.6 million volumes, the Rutgers library system ranks among the nation’s largest. • Rutgers enrolls more than 58,000 students, including more than 43,000 undergraduates and 14,000 graduate students. • More than 13,000 students earned a degree from Rutgers in the 2011-2012 academic year. • The university has more than 400,000 living alumni; 200,000 alumni reside in New Jersey. • In 2008, the Middle States Commission on Higher Education reaccredited Rutgers for the next 10 years.
TEACHING AND LEARNING • Rutgers faculty include an Abel Prize winner, Fulbright Scholars, Guggenheim Fellows, members of the American Academy of Arts and Science, fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, a National Endowment for the Arts “Jazz Master” and winners of many other prestigious awards and grants. • Rutgers History Professor Annette Gordon-Reed was awarded the 2009 Pulitzer Prize in history for her landmark work, The Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family (W. W. Norton, 2008). • The graduate philosophy department is ranked third in the English-speaking world by the Philosophical Gourmet Report. • Rutgers Business School-Newark and New Brunswick (RBS) is uniquely positioned at the epicenter of global business – just under 20 minutes from New York City – giving students easy access to leading global corporations to build lasting relationships. RBS delivers cutting-edge curricula that combine the mix of business and science required by today’s employers. • RBS is consistently ranked as the top business school in New Jersey and among the top three in the Greater New York Metropolitan area. The Executive MBA is ranked 24th in the U.S. by The Financial Times and the Master of Quantitative Finance is among the top 10 programs nationally, as ranked by Wall Street executives. The MBA program was ranked 30th in the country for the employment rate of its graduates three months after graduation by U.S. News & World Report. To meet rising demand, a new on-year MBA track was created for students with advanced standing. • In Newark, the business school resides in a new state-of-the-art building which opened in 2009. In New Brunswick, a new building will open in 2013 as the center of a new Livingston Professional Campus, accommodating the massive growth in the new four-year undergraduate program. • The Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy is ranked third among the nation’s top graduate programs in urban planning according to a survey by Planetizen, a Los Angeles-based planning and development network.
RESEARCH • Streptomycin, the first effective cure for tuberculosis, and other potent antibiotics were discovered at Rutgers by Professor Selman Waksman and his students in the 1940s. Waksman received the Nobel Prize for his important contributions to medicine. • The Rutgers Stem Cell Research Center, part of the Division of Life Sciences of the School of Arts and Sciences, is located in Nelson Laboratories on the New Brunswick campus where its mission is to support research with human embryonic stem cells for Rutgers University researchers and collaborators. • The Rutgers Cell and DNA Repository is a valuable resource for researchers around the world studying the role heredity plays in such complex genetic diseases as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, autism, Alzheimer’s, alcoholism, diabetes, and Tourette’s syndrome. • The Protein Data Bank, based at Rutgers, is the international repository of three-dimensional protein structures. With $30 million in federal funding, the data bank provides vital information on more than 82,500 proteins and other macromolecules for scientists working to design more effective treatments for disease. • Rutgers’ Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences ranks fourth among the top oceanographic research institutions in the world, according to a recent poll conducted by Thomson Reuters. • The Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, the only public pharmacy school in New Jersey and one of the top institutions of its kind in the nation, ranks in the top 15 percent among pharmacy schools nationwide in research dollars awarded by the National Institutes of Health with $7.6 million of funding awarded to the school in 2009. • Rutgers holds more than 600 United States patents, half of which have been issued in the last decade. To date over 80 start-up companies have been created based on Rutgers technologies; three-quarters of these are New Jersey - based. • Rutgers is a partner in the Southern African Large Telescope, one of the world’s largest optical telescopes and the southern hemisphere’s newest eyeon-the-sky.
SERVICE TO NEW JERSEY • Rutgers’ Center for Government Services trains New Jersey’s municipal employees to better serve their constituents and trains approximately 20,000 annually through 16 separate programs and 600 courses. • Rutgers Continuing Education offers more than 4,000 course sections with 120,000 annual enrollments. Courses are offered in every county in New Jersey. • The Office of the New Jersey State Climatologist at Rutgers is the state’s official weather resource. • Each year on a single Saturday in the spring, Rutgers opens its doors to the world for “Rutgers Day.” More than 250,000 people have visited the five New Brunswick campuses during the event the last four years to celebrate the institution’s three-part mission of teaching, research and service. “Rutgers Day,” which made its debut in 2009, is an expansion of the successful annual New Jersey Folk Festival and Ag Field Day programs.
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rutgers administrative officers Robert L. Barchi, Ph.D., President Richard Edwards, Ph.D., Interim Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs Jonathan R. Alger, J.D., Senior Vice President and General Counsel Bruce C. Fehn, B.S., C.P.A., Senior Vice President for Finance and Administration David L. Finegold, Ph.D., Senior Vice President for Lifelong Learning and Strategic Growth Initiatives Gregory S. Blimling, Ph.D., Vice President for Student Affairs Leslie A. Fehrenbach, B.S., Secretary of the University Carol P. Herring, B.A., President for Rutgers University Foundation; Executive Vice President for Development and Alumni Relations Peter J. McDonough Jr., B.A., Vice President for Public Affairs Kim Manning, M.B.A., Vice President for University Relations Courtney O. McAnuff, M.P.A., Vice President for Enrollment Management Michael J. Pazzani, Ph.D., Vice President for Research and Economic Development Tim Pernetti, M.C.I.S., Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Wendell E. Pritchett, Ph.D., J.D., Chancellor, Rutgers–Camden Barry V. Qualls, Ph.D., Vice President for Undergraduate Education Donna Thornton, M.P.A., Vice President for Alumni Relations Nancy S. Winterbauer, Ed.D., Vice President for University Budgeting Philip L. Yeagle, Ph.D., Interim Chancellor, Rutgers–Newark
BOARD OF GOVERNORS 2012-13 Ralph Izzo, Chair Gerald C. Harvey, Vice Chair Robert L. Barchi, ex officio Anthony J. DePetris Mark P. Hershhorn M. William Howard, Jr. Gordon A. MacInnes Joseph J. Roberts, Jr. John F. Russo, Sr. Kenneth M. Schmidt Daniel H. Schulman Candace L. Straight
Paul Panayotatos, Faculty Representative Samuel Rabinowitz, Faculty Representative Joseph T. Cashin, Student Representative OFFICERS OF THE BOARD Bruce C. Fehn, Treasurer Leslie A. Fehrenbach, Secretary Mary Claire Brennan, Assistant Secretary
BOARD OF TRUSTEES 2012-13 Dudley H. Rivers, Jr., Chair Margaret T. Derrick, Vice Chair Dorothy W. Cantor, Vice Chair Robert L. Barchi, ex officio Sol J. Barer Felix M. Beck, Emeritus Gregory Bender Andrew S. Berns William E. Best Joan L. Bildner, Emerita Michael A. Bogdonoff Floyd H. Bragg, Emeritus Gregory Q. Brown Dominick J. Burzichelli John Herbert Carman, Emeritus Peter Cartmell, Emeritus Kevin J. Collins, Emeritus Hollis A. Copeland Steven M. Darien Marisa A. Dietrich Carleton C. Dilatush, Emeritus James F. Dougherty Robert P. Eichert, Emeritus Evelyn S. Field, Emerita Lora L. Fong Jeanne M. Fox, Emerita John R. Futey Albert R. Gamper, Jr. Ronald J. Garutti Ronald W. Giaconia, Emeritus Rochelle Gizinski, Emerita Evangeline Gomez
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Leslie E. Goodman, Emeritus Joyce W. Harley M. Wilma Harris John A. Hendricks Robert A. Hering Mark P. Hershhorn Carleton A. Holstrom, Emeritus M. William Howard, Jr. John D. Hugelmeyer Frank B. Hundley Ralph Izzo Paul B. Jennings, Emeritus Nimesh S. Jhaveri Roberta Kanarick Tilak Lal Walter L. Leib, Emeritus Richard A. Levao, Emeritus Jennifer Lewis-Hall Christine M. Lomiguen Debra Ann Lynch Gordon A. MacInnes Duncan L. MacMillan Rashida Y. V. MacMurray Iris Martinez-Campbell Carol Ann Monroe Robert E. Mortensen Patricia Nachtigal, Emerita Gene O’Hara, Emeritus John A. O’Malley Dean J. Paranicas, Emeritus Jose A. Piazza Sidney Rabinowitz
George A. Rears Norman Reitman, Emeritus Joseph J. Roberts, Jr. Alejandro Roman John F. Russo, Sr. Louis A. Sapirman Kenneth M. Schmidt Richard H. Shindell Susan Stabile Dorothy M. Stanaitis, Emerita Robert L. Stevenson Sandy J. Stewart Candace L. Straight Heather C. Taylor Anne M. Thomas, Emerita Michael R. Tuosto, Emeritus Laurel A. Van Leer Lucas J. Visconti Martha A. Cotter, Faculty Representative Menahem Spiegel, Faculty Representative Katherine Rose E. Yabut, Student Representative OFFICERS OF THE BOARD Bruce C. Fehn, Treasurer Leslie A. Fehrenbach, Secretary Mary Claire Brennan, Assistant Secretary
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DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI 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 fiberoptic 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.
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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
MARIO BATALI CELEBRITY CHEF philanthropy. (2004) Julia Baxter-Bates, DC ’38, Civil rights activist, the first AfricanAmerican 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 Margretten & 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 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 Theater in 2007. (1993) Charles H. Brower, RC ’25, CEO, BBD&O; Chair, Board of Governors. He was inducted into the American Advertising Federation’s Hall of Fame in 1981. Passed away in 1984. (1993) Arthur R. Brown, Jr. GSNB ’77, Gov. Tom Kean named him New Jersey’s Secretary of Agriculture in 1982. (2002) Greg Brown LC’82, Co-CEO of Motorola Inc. and chief executive officer of Motorola’s Broadband Mobility Solutions business. (2010) Lester R. Brown, Ag ’55, Global Environmentalist and joined the U.S. Department of Agriculture in 1959. Founder and president of Earth Policy Institute. Former President World Watch. (1995) Wayne R. Bryant, CLAW ‘72, Former New Jersey state senator (1995-2008) and Attorney (2005) Frank R. Burns, Ed ’49, GSE ’64, Former Head Football Coach. Inducted into the Rutgers Football Hall of Fame in 1989. (1993) Ruth Ann Burns, DC ’67, GSNB ’75, Former vice president and director of Educational Resource Center for Thirteen/ WNET. (1989) John J. Byrne, Jr., RC ’54, Chairman & CEO of Fund American Enterprises, Inc.; Former Chairman & CEO of GEICO Corporation. (1996)
William T. Cahill, CLaw ’37, New Jersey Governor. He died in 1996. (1990) Patricia Smith Campbell,DC ’63, Research scientist with ALZA, pioneered the development of the technologies that allow treatments by using adhesive patches to deliver a controlled dose of medicine through the skin. (2004) Dorothy W. Cantor, Graduate School of APP ‘76, Became the first person with a Psy.D. degree and the first woman clinician to lead the American Psychological Association. Served as president of the American Psychological Foundation since 2001. (2009) James Dickson Carr, RC 1892, Lawyer; First African-American Graduate. Died in 1920. (1991) Clifford P. Case, RC ’25, Former Congressmen and U.S. Senator. Passed away in 1982 (1988) Ida L. Castro, GSNB ’78, NLaw ’82, Chairwoman of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, She became the first Latina commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Personnel in 2002, a position she held until 2007. (1999). Stanley F. Cherrie, RC ‘64, A member of the Rutgers baseball and football teams who went on to become an officer in the U.S. Army where he rose to brigadier general and had two assignments in Vietnam. Earned the Distinguished Superior Service Medal before he retired from the U.S. Army in April 1998. (2007) Deron L. Cherry, Cook ’81, Former football great, business entrepreneur, Co-owner NFL football team. Inducted into the Rutgers Football Hall of Fame in 1993. (2000) Jay Chiat, Educ ’53, Influential advertising giant, a trailblazer whose creative genius revolutionized his industry. (2000) Carol Teda Christ, DC ‘66, Tenth president of Smith College, one of the largest women’s colleges in the nation. She was inducted into the Douglass Society in 2001. Died in April 2002. (2003) John P. Clum, RC 1874, American frontiersman, was acting governor of New Mexico territory. Died in 1932. (1996) Stanley N. Cohen, RC ’56, Geneticist and author, He was inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame for his DNA research and received National Medal of Science in 1986 from President Reagan. (1994) Barbara Bell Coleman, Newark College of Arts and Sciences ’74, Former President of the Boys and Girls Clubs of Newark. (2004) Kevin J. Collins, NLaw ’64, Attorney, investment banking authority. He has served as chair of the Rutgers Board of Governors and Board of Trustees, and the Rutgers University Foundation Board of Overseers. (1998) David L. Cowen, RC ’30, GSNB ’31, Pharmaceutical Historian and former chairmen at the Council of the Institute of Pharmacy. Passed away in 2006. (1992) Spencer R. Crew, GSNB P73, ’79, Executive director and CEO of the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center in Cincinnati, Ohio. (2003) James Cullen, RC ’64, Business executive and former president of Bell Atlantic Enterprises, New Jersey Bell, and the Bell Atlantic Corporation. (2002) Robert Curvin, NCAS ’60, SSW ’67, Served as President of Greentree Foundation. (1995) James Cusumano RC’64, GSNB’68, Chairman of Chateau Mcely, an award-winning hotel and retreat center, as well as founder of Chateau Wally Films and Catalytica Inc. Kristin Davis Mason Gross ‘87, Became a household name for her portrayal of Charlotte York in Sex and the City, the HBO series. Won or were nominated for numerous awards. (2009) William H.S. Demarest, RC 1883, Rutgers University President. Died in 1956. (1992)
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ACTRESS CALISTA FLOCKHART Simeon DeWitt, RC 1776, George Washington’s Chief Geographer. Died in 1834. (1995) Junot Díaz RC’92, Writer whose 2007 novel, The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, won a Pulitzer Prize, National Book Critics Circle Award, and Dayton Literary Peace Prize. (2010) Robert A. Druskin, RC ’69, Former COO of Citigroup Inc. Now Chairman of E*Trade Financial Corporation. Established the Harriett and Robert Druskin Endowed Scholarship in 2001, which aids students who face financial challenges. He received the 2001-02 Rutgers University Medal for Philanthropic Excellence. Member of the Board of Trustees. (2007) Rene J. Dubos, GSNB ’27, Bacteriologist; Environmentalist. Wrote 20 books, including So Human An Animal, for which he won a Pulitzer Prize for nonfiction in 1969. Died in 1982. (1992) Alfred A. Edmond Jr. RC’83, Editor-in-chief of BlackEnterprise. com, senior vice president of Earl G. Graves Publishing Co. Inc., and a member of the Black Enterprise editorial board. (2010) Janet Evanovich, DC ’65, Author of the popular comedy-crime novels featuring bounty hunter Stephanie Plum, on the New York Times best-selling list. (2002) Mark Fields RC’83, Executive vice president of Ford Motor Company, Ford’s president of The Americas, and a respected visionary in the automobile industry Calista Flockhart, MGSA ’88, Became a household name, having starred for five years in the highly rated television show Ally McBeal. Won the 1998 Golden Globe award and a 1999 Emmy for outstanding comedy series. Stars on ABC drama Brothers and Sisters. (2003) Jim Florio, CLaw ’67, Former Congressmen, New Jersey Governor and chair of the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York. (1995) Sharon A. Fordham, DC ’75, CEO of WeightWatchers.com, Inc. (2003) Jeanne M. Fox, DC ’75, CLaw ’79, Environmentalist, Feminist, former president of the state’s Board of Public Utilities who serves as Commissioner. Former Regional Administrator for U.S. EPA. (1997) Frederick T. Frelinghuysen, RC 1836, Senator, U.S. Secretary of State. Died in 1885 (1990) Milton Friedman, RC ’32, Economist and he won the Nobel Prize for economics in 1976. Passed away in 2006. (1987) C. Reed Funk, GSNB ’62, Joined Cook College as an instructor in 1956 and led one of the world’s most productive turf grassbreeding programs for 34 years. Inducted into inventors Hall of Fame, recipient of US Department of Agriculture’s Distinguished Service Award for Agricultural Research. (2002) Albert R. Gamper, Jr., UCN ’66, President and CEO of The CIT Group until 2004, charter member of the Rutgers Board of Trustees, a member of the Board of Governors and the Board Overseers. (1999) James J. Gandolfini, RC ’83, Starred in the Emmy-award winning HBO series, the Sopranos which earned him numerous Emmy, Screen Actors Guild, and Golden Globe awards and nominations. (2004) Ronald W. Giaconia, RC ‘58, Retired president of Giaconia Life Associates, Inc. A former baseball player who created the Ron and Toni Giaconia Endowed Scholarship for Rutgers baseball players. His various philanthropic efforts earned him the Silver Keystone Award from the Boys & Girls Clubs of America. He was also the former chair of the university’s Board of Trustees and vice chair of the Board of Governors. He received a Meritorious Service Award in 1993 and a Loyal Sons of Rutgers Award in 1998. (2007) Louis Gluck, RC ‘48, Considered the father of Neonatology. Died in 1997. (2005) Arthur M. Goldberg, RC ’63, Former President & CEO of Park Place Entertainment Corp., Bally Total Fitness Holding Corp. and chairman of DeGiorgio Company. Goldberg died in 2000. (1999) Bernard R. Goldberg, RC ‘67, Author, Television journalist, Real Sports with Bryan Gumbel. Has won a total of eight Emmy awards. (2005) Matthew Golombek, RC ’76, Geologist, senior research scientist at NASA. (1998) Michael Gottlieb, MD, RC ’69, Co-founder of the American Foun-
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dation for AIDS Research. He received Lifetime Science Award from Center for Study of Immunology and Aging. (1996) William Elliot Griffis, RC 1869, Educator, Targum Founder. Died in 1928. (1990) Jean Coughlan Griswold, DC ’52, GSE ’56, Founder & CEO, Special Care, Inc. (1995) Richard M. Hale, AG ’44, GSNB ’48, Industrialist, Community Leader, Chairman & CEO of Halecrest Company. Served as president of New Jersey Aggregates Association and founded New Jersey Alliance for Action. Died in 2004. (1997) Elizabeth Cavanna Harrison, DC ’29, Author of more than 80 books. Harrison died in 2001 at age 92. (1990) Terry Hart, GSNB ’78, Astronaut, awarded National Defense medal. (1994) Douglas R. Heir, CLaw ’85, Lawyer, Writer. One of the world’s greatest wheelchair athletes, he has won more than 300 gold medals. (1987) John J. Heldrich, UCNB ’50, Former member of Executive Committee & Board of Directors, Johnson & Johnson. (1995) George William Hill, RC 1859, World-renowned astronomer in celestial mechanics. Received gold medal from the Royal Astronomical Society of London in 1887 and the Damoiscan Prize of the Paris Academy of Sciences. Died in 1914. (1996) Washington C. Hill, CCAS ‘61, One of the foremost perinatologists in the world and a leading expert on maternal-fetal medicine. Chair of the department of obstetrics and gynecology and director of Maternal-Fetal Medicine at Sarasota Memorial Hospital in Florida. (2006) Garret A. Hobart, RC 1863, U.S. Vice President. Died in 1899 (1990) Arthur J. Holland, UCNB ’54, GSNB ’59, Mayor of Trenton for 26 years. Died in 1989. (1990) Richard J. Hughes, NLaw ’31, New Jersey Governor. Served as assistant U.S. attorney for the District of New Jersey, and as a judge on the Mercer County Court Bench, the state Superior Court, and later in the state Appellate Division. Died in 1992. (1987) William J. Hughes, RC ’55, CLaw ’58, Former Democratic Congressman and ambassador to Panama (1995-1998). (1997) Mir A. Imran, SOE ‘77, Renowned scientist and prolific inventor who developed the world’s first automatic implantable defibrillator, a device that has saved more than two million lives since 1981. He is also the founder and CEO of InCube Laboratories, Inc. (2009) Jerry Izenberg, NCAS ’52, Sports Writer, Newark Star-Ledger. A member of the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Hall of Fame. Emmy Award winner for producing “A Man Named Lombardi” (1991) Ralph Izzo, Business School ‘02, Ralph Izzo has been chairman, president, and CEO of PSEG (Public Service Enterprise Group) since 2007. In 2007, NJBIZ named PSEG New Jersey Corporation of the Year for its financial stability, leadership on environmental issues, and commitment to the state. (2009) Jack H. Jacobs, RC ’66, GSNB ’72, Col. Jack Jacobs, who entered military service through Rutgers ROTC, earned the Congressional Medal of Honor in 1969, the nation’s highest military award, for exceptional heroism on the battlefields of Vietnam. He also holds three Bronze Stars and two Silver Stars. Herb Jaffe, NCAS ’54, Former Legal Affairs Editor, Newark StarLedger. He is a two-time winner of the American Bar Association’s Certificate of Merit in Journalism. (1991) Paul “Pete” Jennings, RC ’45, Cardiologist, educator, author. (1998) Edward M. Jordan, LC ’77, National Basketball Association Player, Coach. Former coach of the NBA’s Washington Wizards and Philadelphia 76ers. (2004) Samuel B. Judah, RC 1816, First Jewish graduate of Rutgers. He served as Speaker of the House from 1840–41. President Andrew Jackson appointed him U.S. District Attorney for Indiana in 1829, a position he held until 1833. Died in 1869. (199 Robert E. Kelley, Ed ’56, Lieutenant General of the U.S. Air Force, Vietnam War hero, co-captained the football team, was All-American in lacrosse, and was inducted into the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame. (1999) James P. Kelly, UCN ’73, Retired Chairman and CEO for United Parcel Service. (2001) Ricardo M. Khan, RC ’73, MGSA ’77, Founder/ Director of Crossroads Theatre. (1992) Alfred J. Kilmer, RC ’08, Heroic World War I soldier-poet, he left a rich legacy of books and poetry, the most famous, “Trees”. On July 30, 1918 he was killed in action. (2000) William English Kirwan II GSNB, ‘62, ’64, Former President of Ohio State University and the University of Maryland. (2000) David Lloyd Kreeger, RC ’29, Lawyer, Art Collector. Purchased and built Government Employees Insurance Company (GEICO) in 1948. Died in 1990. (1988) Alfred C. Koeppe, NCAS ’69, Served as president and CEO of New Jersey Bell and retired in 2003 as president and COO of The Public Service Electric & Gas Co. President and CEO of Newark Alliance. (2003)
Frederick J. Kroesen, RC ’44, CC ’80, LHD ’84, Four-Star General, Commander NATO European Forces until 1983. Currently chairman of the Board of Military Professional Resources, Inc. Vice president of the American Security Council Foundation. (1993) Alexander S. Kroll, RC ’62, Retired Chairman & CEO of Young & Rubicam, Inc., Henry Rutgers scholar & All-American football player. He was inducted into the Rutgers Football Hall of Fame, the national College Football Hall of Fame, and the American Advertising Federation’s Hall of Fame. (1996) Barbara J. Krumsiek, DC ’74, Resident, CEO, and vice chair of the Calvert Group, Ltd. (2000) Irwin M. Lachman, School of Engineering ‘52, Member of a research team at Corning Glass Works (now Corning Inc.), Received the 2003 National Medal of Technology and was also inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame in 2002. (2007) Clifton R. Lacy, Livingston College ’75, Former senior vice president for medical affairs and chief of staff at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital. In 2004, Lacy was named president and CEO of RWJ University Hospital and in 2006, he left that position to develop and direct the new Institute for Disaster and Terror Medicine UMDNJ-RWJ Medical School and RWJ University Hospital. (2004) Louis Lasagna, RC ’43, Acknowledged as the “father of clinical pharmacology.” His 1954 paper on the placebo response was cited by The Lancet as one of the landmark papers of the twentieth century. Died in 2003. (2002) Jaynee La Vecchia, DC ’76, NLaw ’79, New Jersey Supreme Court Justice, recipient of NJ Women Achievement Award and Frannie Bear Besser Award for Public Service. (2001) Laurance Leeds, School of Eng. ‘34, Integral the introduction of television on a mass scale and the use of radar during World War II. Died in 1997. (2006) Irwin Lerner, SB ’51, GSM ’58, Served as President and CEO of Hoffmann-LaRoche during. Oversaw passage of the landmark Prescription Drug User Fee legislation. (2000) Gerald H. Lipkin, NCAS ‘63, CEO of Valley National. Chairman and president of the bank’s board of directors. (2006) Edward V. Lipman, Ag ’33, GSNB ’39, Corporate Board of Directors, Ocean Spray. Died in 1998. (1995) Jacob G. Lipman, RC 1898, Dean, College of Agriculture, Director of N.J. Agricultural Experiment Station. Died in 1939. (1992) Robert E. Lloyd, RC ‘67, Prominent figure in Rutgers basketball history, having led the team to its first post-season appearance in 1967 while being named the school’s first All-American. A member of the Rutgers Basketball Hall of Fame and his was the first jersey retired by the university. CEO of several software companies, retiring in 1996 to devote more time to The V Foundation for Cancer Research, of which he has been chairman since its inception in 1993. The V Foundation, which has raised more than $70 million and awarded research grants in 37 states and the District of Columbia, was established by ESPN and the late Jim Valvano RC’67—Lloyd’s roommate, teammate, and friend—to support “the brilliant researchers that will eventually find cures for cancer.” Prior to his business career, Lloyd played two years for the NBA’s New Jersey Nets. He then launched a successful sales and marketing career. (2008) Virginia Long, NLaw ’66, New Jersey Supreme Court Justice. (2001) Leonor F. Loree, RC 1877, Railroad magnate, Influential Rutgers Trustee. Died in 1940. (1997) Duncan L. MacMillan, RC ‘66, Designed computer systems by which the Bloomberg Company uses to disseminate information and communicates data. Member of the Rutgers University Foundation Board of Overseers. (2006) Beverly L. Malone, GSNB ’72, CEO of the National League for Nursing. Served as president of the American Nurses Association from 1996–2000. Named one of the “Top 100 Most Influential African-Americans” by Ebony magazine. (2000) George W. Mamo, Camden Arts and Sciences ’76, COO and vice president of International Fellowship of Christian and Jews. Former vice president for administration of Feed the Children, an international relief organization. George W. Mamo, COO and vice president of International
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2004, she became president of Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee. (1994) Remigio U. Pane, RC ’38, Professor of Italian. Died in 2000. (1992) Herbert Pardes, RC ‘56, President and CEO of New York-Presbyterian Hospital and New York-Presbyterian Healthcare System. Served as director of the National Institute of Mental Health and U.S. Assistant Surgeon General. President of the American Psychiatric Association. He was elected to the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences, the Sarnat International Prize in Mental Health, and the U.S. Army Commendation Medal. (2008) John A. Pino, AG ‘44, GSNB ‘51, Scientist, Humanitarian (2005) Robert Pinsky, RC ’62, US Poet Laureate. Has received dozens of prestigious citations and awards from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Guggenheim Foundation, and the American Academy of Arts and Letters. (2002) Jules L. Plangere Jr. RC’44, Former publisher and board chair of New Jersey’s Asbury Park Press, which won several top awards under his leadership Clark V. Poling, RC ’33, World War II Chaplain. Passed away in 1943. (1990) Sylvia B. Pressler, NLaw ’59, Presiding Judge, New Jersey Superior Court, Appellate Division. Retired in 2004. (2002) Clement A. Price, GSNB ‘75, History professor at RutgersNewark for 37 years and since 2002, has served as a Board of Governors Distinguished Service Professor. (2006) Paris Qualles, RC ’74, Screenwriter and producer-director for television, his TV movies include the “The Tuskegee Airmen,” which won an Emmy in 1995, and, “The Color of Friendship,” which won an Emmy for “Outstanding Children’s Program” in 2000. (2001) Sheryl Lee Ralph, RC ’75, Originated the role of Deena Jones in the musical Dreamgirls, which earned her a Tony Award nomination and a Drama Desk Award nomination for best actress. Is also a mainstay on TV, most recently as a cast member of Moesha. (2002) Norman Reitman, RC ’32, Cardiologist, awarded Rutgers Medal in 1990. (1992) Thomas A. Renyi, RC ’67, GSM ’68, Chairman and CEO of The Bank of New York Company Inc, the nation’s oldest bank. Retired as the president of The Bank of New York Mellon in 2008. (2002) Paul Robeson, RC ’19, Actor, Singer, Social and Political Activist. Died in 1976. (1987) Eduardo C. Robreno, Claw ’78, Lawyer with Justice Department’s Antitrust Division and practiced with two Philadelphia law firms. (2002) Alvin J. Rockoff, RC ’49, Community leader, former Chairman of Rutgers Board of Governors (1997) Peter W. Rodino, Jr., NLaw ’37, LLD ’75, U.S. Congressman for four decades. Died in 2005. (1993) Joseph H. Rodriguez, CLaw ’58, First Hispanic judge of U.S. District Court for NJ, Public advocate & defender. (1996) John S. Ruggieri, CCAS ’68, Sold his interest in Comar Inc., a leading pharmaceuticals container manufacturer, and bought a 50,000-acre ranch in Kenya, thus preventing its subdivision and preserving its function as a migratory route for elephants and a shelter for zebras, gazelles, lions and giraffes. (2003) Philip S. Schein, RC ‘61, Professor, Cancer researcher. Ranked as one of the 120 best doctors in America. (2005) Barry Schuler, RC ‘76, Founded Medior Inc., a multimedia design firm. Became AOL’s chair and CEO until 2003. He is the chairman and CEO of Raydiance. (2006) Peter Schultz, GSNB ’67, One of the key inventors of the century, propelled us all into the Information Age when he and two colleagues invented an optical fiber that has become the basis of the Information Superhighway (2000) James Schureman, QC 1775, Revolutionary War hero, served as the New Jersey delegate to the Continental Congress (1786), the first federal congress (1989-91). Former New Brunswick Mayor. Died in 1824. Gregory Kellam Scott, Ag ’70, GSE ’71, Youngest and first African-American Justice on Colorado Supreme Court (1997) George Segal, GSNB ’63, Sculptor. Died in 2000. (1987) Michael Shaara, RC ’51, Pulitzer Prize winning author for The Killer Angels; also wrote For Love of the Game, which later became a movie. Died in 1988. George Henry Sharpe, RC 1847, 1850, Raised a regiment, the 120th New York, and commanded it during fighting in the Fredericksburg, Va., area during the Civil War. Served as a Rutgers College trustee until his death in 1900. (2006) Joan Snyder DC’62, MGSA’66, Groundbreaking visual artist and 2007 MacArthur Fellow, celebrated for her vibrant paintings and her leading role in feminist art Carole Frandsen St. Mark, DC ’65, President of Growth Management. Former President & CEO, Pitney Bowes Business Services (1995)
NBA COMMISHIONER DAVID STERN Raymond O. Stark, RC ’35, He is one of Hollywood’s most successful producers, as well as a philanthropist. His classic films include “Funny Girl,” “The Goodbye Girl,” “The Way We Were,” “The Sunshine Boys” and “Steel Magnolias.” Led Ray Stark Productions and the Fran and Ray Stark Foundation until his death in 2004. (2001) David Stern, RC ’63, Commissioner of the National Basketball Association; under Stern’s leadership, the NBA has added several franchises, enjoyed an increase in revenues, expanded its national television exposure dramatically, launched the WNBA, and created the National Basketball Development League. (1999) Terry Stewart ENG’69, ED’69, President and CEO of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, the nonprofit organization promoting the preservation and the study of rock music’s impact on our world Jeffrey A. Torborg, School of Education 1963, Former Rutgers All-American, 10-year Major League veteran and Major League manager who caught three no-hitters and was named the American League Manager of the Year in 1990. (2004) Robert Torricelli, RC ’75, NLaw ’77, United States Senator from 1997-2003, founded Rosemont Assoc. in 2003. (1998) William Trager , RC ’30, His seminal research in the laboratory culture of malarial parasites will surely lead to the development of a life-saving vaccine to conquer malaria. Died in 2005 at age 94. (2000) James Valvano, RC ’67, Legendary basketball coach at North Carolina State and later a sports announcer, established The V Foundation which has awarded more than $45 million for cancer research. Died in 1993 at age 47. Luke Visconti, Cook ‘82, Co-founded Diversity Inc in 1998. Helped form the DiversityInc Foundation. (2007) Harry J. Volk, RC ’27, SL-N ’30, Executive and philanthropist, revolutionized the insurance and banking industries. Founder of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and the Los Angeles Music Center. (2003) Foster Voorhees, RC ‘1876, As New Jersey’s governor, implemented reforms that benefited orphans, improved conditions for prison inmates, and protected the environment. Died in 1927. (2000) Ralph W. Voorhees, Educ ’48, Retired Senior VP of Paine Webber, Inc.; Former business manager of Peddie & Lawrenceville Schools (1996) Selman A. Waksman, RC ’15, Microbiologist, Nobel Laureate. Died in 1973. (1987) Monroe E. Wall, Ag ’36, GSNB ’38 and ’39, Cancer Researcher. Died in 2002. (1994) David A. Werblin, RC ’31, Corporate Executive, Sportsman. When the American Football League’s New York Titans were up for sale in 1963, Werblin and four partners acquired the franchise for $1 million and renamed it the New York Jets. Died in 1991. (1990) Susan J. Wicks, CC ‘88, International and WNBA All-Star (2005) Melanie L. Willoughby, RC ‘76, For 17 years, Willoughby served as president of the New Jersey Retail Merchants Association. Sr. VP NJ Business and Industry Assoc. (2005) Donna L. Wong, College of Nursing ‘70, Developed the Wong/ Baker FACES Pain Rating, the international standard for assessing children’s pain. First recipient of the Audrey Hepburn/Sigma Theta Tau International Award. Died in May 2008. (2007) H. Boyd Woodruff; College of Agriculture ‘39, Graduate School - New Brunswick ’42, Discovered actinomycin, which sparked a revolution in world medicine and agriculture. (2004) Carl R. Woodward, RC ‘14 and ’19, President of University of Rhode Island who contributed extensive writings about the College of Agriculture and NJ agriculture. Died in 1974 at age 84. (1999) Adelaide Marcus Zagoren, DC ‘40, Served for 26 years as the Associate Alumnae of Douglass College. Trustee and president of the Blanche and Irving Laurie Foundation. (2006) William B. Ziff Jr., RC ‘55, Developed Ziff-Davis Publishing Company into a highly successful niche media empire that included PC Magazine. Named executive of the year by Magazine Publishers of America. Died in 2006. (2008)
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