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Revision as of 22:07, 6 January 2007

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

This is an enumeration of notable people affiliated with Rutgers University, including graduates of the undergraduate and graduate and professional programs, former students, and former professors. Also included are characters in works of fiction (books, films, television shows et cetera.) who have been mentioned or were depicted as having an affiliation with Rutgers, either as a student, alumnus, or member of the faculty.

Some noted current faculty may be also listed in the main University article. Individuals are sorted by category and alphabetised within each category.

Presidents of Rutgers University

Main article: President of Rutgers University

The following nineteen individuals have served as President of Rutgers University from the creation of the office in 1785 to the present. Those enumerated below with their names emboldened were graduated from Rutgers.

President Birth Year–Death Year Years as President
1 Jacob Rutsen Hardenbergh (1735 – 1790) (1785 – 1790)
2 William Linn (1752 – 1808) (1791 – 1795)
3 Ira Condict (1764 – 1811) (1795 – 1810)
4 John Henry Livingston (1746 – 1825) (1810 – 1825)
5 Philip Milledoler (1775 – 1852) (1825 – 1840)
6 Abraham Bruyn Hasbrouck (1791 – 1879) (1840 – 1850)
7 Theodore Frelinghuysen (1787 – 1862) (1850 – 1862)
8 William Henry Campbell (1808 – 1890) (1862 – 1882)
9 Merrill Edward Gates (1848 – 1922) (1882 – 1890)
10 Austin Scott (1848 – 1922) (1891 – 1906)
11 William Henry Steele Demarest (1863 – 1956) (1906 – 1924)
12 John Martin Thomas (1869 – 1952) (1925 – 1930)
13 Philip Milledoler Brett (1871 – 1960) (1930 – 1931)
14 Robert Clarkson Clothier (1885 – 1970) (1932 – 1951)
15 Lewis Webster Jones (1899 – 1975) (1951 – 1958)
16 Mason Welch Gross (1911 – 1977) (1959 – 1971)
17 Edward J. Bloustein (1925 – 1989) (1971 – 1989)
18 Francis L. Lawrence (b. 1937) (1990 – 2002)
19 Richard Levis McCormick (b. 1947) (2002 – present)

Notable Alumni

Alumni who have served on the faculty of staff of Rutgers University are enumerated below with their names displayed in emboldened text.

Nobel laureates

Alumnus/Alumna Degree(s) and
Class Year(s)		 Achievements References
Milton Friedman A.B. 1932 Economist, Public Intellectual, winner of the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel (1976)
David A. Morse A.B. 1929 Director-General of International Labour Organization on whose behalf he accepted the Nobel Peace Prize (1969)
Selman Waksman B.Sc. 1915
M.Sc. 1916		 Professor of microbiology, discovered 22 antibiotics (including Streptomycin) and winner of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1952)

Arts (performing and visual) and entertainment

Athletics

Business

Education

Government, Law, or Public Policy

Historians

Journalism

Literature


Medicine


Religion

Science and Technology

Miscellaneous

Notable Faculty

Members or former members of the faculty whose names are emboldened were graduated from Rutgers.

Nobel laureates

Name Years on Faculty Achievements References
Toni Morrison – African-American Novelist (Beloved, Song of Solomon), Nobel Prize in Literature (1993), Pulitzer Prize for Fiction (1988)
Heinrich Rohrer 1961 – 1963 Physicist, winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics (1986)
Selman Waksman 1918 – 1958 Professor of Microbiology, discovered 22 antibiotics (including Streptomycin) and winner of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1952) [6]

Arts

Literature

Law School

Mathematics

Philosophy

Science and engineering

Social Sciences

History

Athletic coaches

Board of Trustees

Fictional characters

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "NFL Rutgers Search". NFL Players Association. Retrieved 2006-08-09.
  2. ^ a b c "MLB Player Search". Major League Baseball. Retrieved 2006-08-09.
  3. ^ "Carol T. Christ named 10th president of Smith College" (Press release). Smith College. 2001-07-30. Retrieved 2006-10-12. {{cite press release}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  4. ^ Friedman, Milton. "Nobel Prize Autobiography". The Nobel Foundation. Retrieved 2006-10-12.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Congressional Biography Directory". United States Congress. Retrieved 2006-08-09.
  6. ^ Biography of Selman Waksman at Nobel Prizes and Nobel Foundation website by the Nobel Foundation (no further authorship information available), accessed 05 January 2007.
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