Rowan University - Notable Alumni

Notable Alumni

• Jessica Boyington, Miss New Jersey USA 2006
• Kyle Cassidy, best-selling author and photographer
• Betty Castor, Florida politician and former president of the University of South Florida
• Adam Chazen, Emmy Award winner for Visual Effects on HBO's Game of Thrones
• Jack Collins, college basketball coach and Speaker of the New Jersey General Assembly
• Julie Ann Dawson, horror fiction writer and small press publisher
• Scott DePace (B.A., Communications, 1991) TV director, The Howard Stern Show
• Steve Dildarian, creator of HBO animated series The Life & Times of Tim
• Ric Edelman (1980), nationally known financial planner and radio host
• Stink Fisher, football player and actor in movies such as Invincible and The Longest Yard
• Jamie Ginn, Miss Delaware 2006
• Dino Hall, American football player
• Robert Hegyes, actor and former co-star of Welcome Back, Kotter known for his role as Juan Epstein. Robert was a professor at his alma mater in the early-to-mid 1990s.
• Allen Helbig, artist, animator, photographer, body painter, and web designer
• Trymaine Lee (B.A. 2003), Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter
• Fred H. Madden (born 1954), New Jersey State Senator and former superintendent of the New Jersey State Police
• Marilyn Marshall, R&B, jazz, recording artist
• Soraida Martinez, painter, creator of Verdadism art
• Lindsey Petrosh (B.A. 2011), Miss New Jersey USA 2012
• Mary Previte (born 1932), author of Hungry Ghosts, served in the New Jersey General Assembly representing the 6th legislative district from 1998 to 2006.
• Patti Smith, American musician, singer, and poet, member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
• Shaun T, American fitness trainer and choreographer, host of Hip Hop Abs
• James L. Usry (M.A., 1971), first African American Mayor of Atlantic City, New Jersey