The College of New Jersey - Notable Alumni

Notable Alumni

  • The College of New Jersey Alumni

  • James Florio, the 49th Governor of New Jersey, graduated from TCNJ in 1962.

  • Chris Smith, U.S. Representative for New Jersey's 4th congressional district.

  • Joseph A. Mussomeli, the U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Slovenia.

  • David L. Richards, Associate Professor of Political Science and Human Rights at the University of Connecticut.

  • Holly Black, author of The Spiderwick Chronicles, a series of children's fantasy books.

  • Sheila Callaghan, award-winning playwright and screenwriter.

  • Tom McCarthy, sports broadcaster.

  • Stephen Dadaian, is an electric and classical guitarist.

Politics and government
  • Jim Florio (B.A., 1962), Governor of New Jersey, 1990–1994.
  • Christopher Smith (B.S., 1975), United States Congressman representing New Jersey's 4th congressional district.
  • Joseph A. Mussomeli (B.A., 1975), is an American diplomat. Current Ambassador to Slovenia as well as former Ambassador to Cambodia and the Philippines.
  • William A. Stevens, jurist and Republican Party politician who served as President of the New Jersey Senate and New Jersey Attorney General.
  • Connie Wagner, Democratic Party politician, who has served in the New Jersey General Assembly since January 8, 2008, where she represents the 38th legislative district.
  • Christopher J. Brown, Republican Party politician who has served in the New Jersey General Assembly since January 2012, representing the 8th legislative district.
  • Joseph R. Malone, Republican Party politician who served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1993 until 2012, representing the 30th legislative district.
  • Dick LaRossa, Republican Party politician who served two terms in the New Jersey Senate, from 1994 to 2000, where he represented the 15th Legislative District.
  • Gerald Luongo (B.A., M.A.), Republican Party politician who has served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1998 to 2000.
  • Madaline A. Williams, first African American woman elected to the New Jersey Legislature.
Arts and entertainment
  • Holly Black (B.A., 1994), author of The Spiderwick Chronicles series: Valiant : A Modern Tale of Faerie; Tithe: A Modern Faerie Tale; and Ironside: A Modern Faery's Tale, among others.
  • Jeff Feuerzeig, film director and screenwriter best known for The Devil and Daniel Johnston.
  • Sheila Callaghan (B.A., 1995), award-winning playwright and screenwriter.
  • Geraldine Clinton Little, poet
  • Adam Mamawala, stand-up comic
  • Tom Kraeutler, home improvement broadcast journalist and author.
  • Ty Treadway, One Life to Live soap star and host of Soap Talk on Soapnet cable channel.
  • Michael Vega, actor
  • Tom Scharpling, producer and radio host.
  • Stephen Dadaian, electric and classical guitarist.
  • Kirk Smith, bass player
  • Tom McCarthy, radio play-by-play voice of the Philadelphia Phillies.
  • Juda Bennett, author, a literary theorist and assistant professor of English at The College of New Jersey.
Others
  • David L. Richards, Associate Professor of Political Science and Human Rights at the University of Connecticut.
  • Richard A. Swanson, organizational theorist and Distinguished Research Professor of Human Resource Development and the Sam Lindsey Chair at the University of Texas at Tyler, known for his synthesis work on the financial research related to human resource development.
  • Geralyn Wolf (M.A., 1971), Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Rhode Island.
  • Julianna White, holds the title of Miss New Jersey USA 2011.
  • Terry Bradway, General Manager of the New York Jets from 2001-2006.
  • John E. Beake, General Manager of the Denver Broncos from 1984-98.
  • Greg Grant, former NBA player.
  • Gene Hart (B.A., 1952), Hockey Hall of Fame broadcaster and former play-by-play voice of the Philadelphia Flyers.
  • Melanie Balcomb, is the Head Women's Basketball Coach at Vanderbilt University.
  • Eric Hamilton, American football coach.

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