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| [[Toni Morrison]] || – || [[African-American]] Novelist (''[[Beloved (novel)|Beloved]]'', ''[[Song of Solomon (novel)|Song of Solomon]]''), [[Nobel Prize in Literature]] (1993), [[Pulitzer Prize for Fiction]] (1988) ||
| [[Toni Morrison]] || – || [[African-American]] Novelist (''[[Beloved (novel)|Beloved]]'', ''[[Song of Solomon (novel)|Song of Solomon]]''), [[Nobel Prize in Literature]] (1993), [[Pulitzer Prize for Fiction]] (1988) ||
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| [[Heinrich Rohrer]] || 1961 – 1963 || Physicist, winner of the [[Nobel Prize in Physics]] (1986) ||
| [[Heinrich Rohrer]] || 1961 &ndash; 1963 || Physicist, winner of the [[Nobel Prize in Physics]] (1986) || <ref>[http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/physics/laureates/1986/rohrer-autobio.html Autobiography of Heinrich Rohrer] at the Nobel Foundation website, presumably by Heinrich Rohrer. Published by the Nobel Foundation (no further authorship information available), accessed 05 January 2007.</ref>
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| '''[[Selman Waksman]]''' || 1918 &ndash; 1958 || Professor of [[Microbiology]], discovered 22 antibiotics (including [[Streptomycin]]) and winner of the [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine]] (1952) || <ref>[http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/medicine/laureates/1952/waksman-bio.html Biography of Selman Waksman at Nobel Prizes and Nobel Foundation website] by the Nobel Foundation (no further authorship information available), accessed 05 January 2007.</ref>
| '''[[Selman Waksman]]''' || 1918 &ndash; 1958 || Professor of [[Microbiology]], discovered 22 antibiotics (including [[Streptomycin]]) and winner of the [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine]] (1952) || <ref>[http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/medicine/laureates/1952/waksman-bio.html Biography of Selman Waksman at Nobel Prizes and Nobel Foundation website] by the Nobel Foundation (no further authorship information available), accessed 05 January 2007.</ref>

Revision as of 22:24, 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 who did not graduate or receive their degree, presidents of the university, current and former professors, as well as members of the board of trustees and board of governors, and coaches affiliated with the university's athletic program. 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 alumni and faculty may be also listed in the main Rutgers University article or in some of the affiliated articles. 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) [1]
David A. Morse A.B. 1929 Director-General of International Labour Organization on whose behalf he accepted the Nobel Peace Prize (1969) [2]
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) [3]

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) [9]
Selman Waksman 1918 – 1958 Professor of Microbiology, discovered 22 antibiotics (including Streptomycin) and winner of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1952) [10]

Arts

Literature

Law School

Mathematics

Philosophy

Science and engineering

Social Sciences

History

Athletic coaches

Members of the Board of Trustees and Board of Governors

Fictional characters

References

  1. ^ Milton Friedman autobiography at Nobel Prize / Nobel Foundation website, presumably by Milton Friedman, published by the Nobel Foundation, accessed 05 January 2007.
  2. ^ Presentation Speech for 1969 Nobel Peace Prize at Nobel Foundation website. q.v. footnote marked "*" which states: "She then presented the Nobel medal and diploma to Mr. David A. Morse who, as director-general of the ILO, made a brief speech of acceptance on behalf of the ILO." Published by the Nobel Foundation, accessed 05 January 2007.
  3. ^ Biography of Selman Waksman at Nobel Prizes and Nobel Foundation website by the Nobel Foundation (no further authorship information available), accessed 05 January 2007.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "NFL Rutgers Search". NFL Players Association. Retrieved 2006-08-09.
  5. ^ a b c "MLB Player Search". Major League Baseball. Retrieved 2006-08-09.
  6. ^ "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)
  7. ^ Friedman, Milton. "Nobel Prize Autobiography". The Nobel Foundation. Retrieved 2006-10-12.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Congressional Biography Directory". United States Congress. Retrieved 2006-08-09.
  9. ^ Autobiography of Heinrich Rohrer at the Nobel Foundation website, presumably by Heinrich Rohrer. Published by the Nobel Foundation (no further authorship information available), accessed 05 January 2007.
  10. ^ 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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