William Paterson University - Notable Alumni

Notable Alumni

  • Richie Adubato, was a basketball coach in the National Basketball Association
  • Will Pesce Ex-CEO of Wiley
  • Eric Alexander, jazz musician.
  • Carl Allen, jazz drummer
  • Ronald M. Berkman, president, Cleveland State University
  • Kevin Burkhardt, field reporter, New York Mets, SNY.
  • Tom Brislin, is an American keyboardist, vocalist, songwriter, and producer.
  • Joe Clark, author, speaker, educator known for his overhaul of Eastside High School made famous by the Morgan Freeman movie "Lean on Me"
  • Christos Cotsakos, founder, chairman and CEO of Pennington Ventures, LLC, and co-founder and chairman of Mutasian Entertainment, LLC, former CEO of E*TRADE Group.
  • Rod Daniels, Anchorman for WBAL-TV Channel 11 in Baltimore.
  • Tom Fitzgerald, journalist, emmy award winner.
  • Rob Fusari, class of 2008, Grammy Award-winning music producer & songwriter for Lady Gaga.
  • Horace Jenkins, former NBA player.
  • Herb Perez, won the United States’ only Gold Medal in the Olympic Sport of Taekwondo
  • Joseph D. Pistone, class of 1965, a.k.a. "Donnie Brasco", FBI agent who infiltrated the Bonanno crime family.
  • Ray Toro - Lead guitar and backing vocalist for American rock band My Chemical Romance.
  • Dick Vitale, legendary sports broadcaster (graduate degree).
  • Clinton Wheeler, former NBA player.
  • Ian Ziering, class of 1988, cast of Beverly Hills, 90210.
  • Tom Leaman, class of 2008 - Baseball fan
  • Sammi Giancola - Cast member on Jersey Shore

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