List of Rider University people
This is a list of notable graduates of Rider University (formerly Rider College) in Lawrenceville, New Jersey.
Notable alumni
Business
- Carol Meyrowitz, CEO of TJX Companies
- Robert Miller, Canadian billionaire who founded Future Electronics[1]
- Kenneth Yen, CEO of China Motor Corporation and Yulon
Government
- Antonio Arocho, attorney and former chief operating officer of the Hispanic National Bar Association
- Milton Nathaniel Barnes, Liberian Ambassador to the United Nations
- Jack Casey, member of the New Jersey Senate and General Assembly
- Robert D. Clifton, member of the New Jersey General Assembly
- John F. Cordisco, former member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
- Frederick W. Donnelly, former Mayor of Trenton, New Jersey
- Eldridge Hawkins, Jr., Mayor of Orange, New Jersey
- Valerie Huttle, Democrat who serves in the New Jersey General Assembly where she represents the 37th Legislative District
- Robert E. Grossman, Judge on the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of New York[2]
- Vincent Ignizio, member of New York City Council; former member of New York State Assembly
- Peter Inverso, former member of the New Jersey State Senate
- Marvin Keller, Pennsylvania State Representative and Senator
- Edward von Kloberg III, infamous lobbyist
- Paul Kramer, member of the New Jersey General Assembly
- Gregory Lorjuste, Associate Director of Scheduling to United States President Barack Obama
- James J. McCullough, former member of the New Jersey State Senate
- Connie Myers, MA, former member of the New Jersey General Assembly
- Joseph A. Palaia, Monmouth County Freeholder, former member of the New Jersey General Assembly and New Jersey State Senate
- Michael T. Peifer, member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
- David Rousseau, MBA, former New Jersey State Treasurer during Jon Corzine Administration[3]
- Mark S. Schweiker, MA, 44th Governor of Pennsylvania
- Shirley Turner, MA, member & president pro tempore of the New Jersey State Senate
Baseball
- Jack Armstrong, former Major League Baseball pitcher; 1990 MLB All-Star and World Champion
- Kevin Barry, former Major League Baseball pitcher
- Al Downing, former Major League Baseball pitcher; 1967 MLB All-Star & Strikeout Champion; 1971 MLB Comeback Player of the Year
- Jim Hoey, former Major League Baseball relief pitcher
- Jeff Kunkel, former Major League Baseball player; 3rd pick of the 1983 MLB Draft by the Texas Rangers
- Nick Margevicius, Major League Baseball pitcher for the Seattle Mariners
- Danny Napoleon, former Major League Baseball outfielder
Basketball
- Dick Kuchen, former head basketball coach at Yale University and the University of California
- Digger Phelps, former Notre Dame Fighting Irish basketball coach; ESPN analyst
- Jason Thompson, former National Basketball Association power forward/center; 12th pick in the 2008 NBA Draft; current player with Fenerbahce Men's Basketball
Soccer
- Jim McKeown, retired American soccer defender who played in the North American Soccer League.
- Bobby Smith, National Soccer Hall of Fame member; former NASL and U.S. National defender
- Florian Valot, current midfielder for New York Red Bulls
Other sports
- Nick Catone, Male Athlete of the Year (2004); retired professional MMA fighter formerly competing in the UFC's Middleweight Division[4]
- Jazmine Fenlator, Female Athlete of the Year (2006 and 2007); U.S. Olympic bobsled pilot at 2014 Winter Olympics at Sochi, now competes for her father's Jamaica National Team
- Caroline Lind, MBA, Olympic Gold Medal rower at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing
- Carmelo Marrero, wrestler; professional mixed martial arts fighter[5]
Media & Entertainment
- David Bird, financial journalist
- John Bundy, magician with two appearances on the Late Show with David Letterman
- William Mastrosimone, playwright
- James Morgart, horror film director, producer, screenwriter, actor, and critic
- Roberta Naas, journalist
- Joanne Nosuchinsky, actress (summa cum laude[6]) - The Awesome 80s Prom (Off Broadway), Miss New York USA 2013, Fox News Channel contributor, former occasional fill-in host for the network's overnight Red eye program and contributor to Sunday night's, The Greg Gutfeld Show, on Fox
- Tom Papa, comedian and host of NBC's The Marriage Ref
- Barbara Park, author of children's books
- Gerald Peary, American film critic, who has been a reviewer and columnist for the Boston Phoenix since 1996. Former Acting Curator of the Harvard Film Archive
Other
- Arthur Katalayi, MA, senior adviser and global ambassador at Giving Back to Africa
Notable faculty
- Sally Brophy (1928–2007), television actor of the 1950s and 1960s, instructed theater arts at Rider for two decades. She was a graduate of the Royal Academy in London, England.
- Jack Sullivan, American literary scholar, essayist, author, editor, musicologist, and short story writer.
References
- https://www.forbes.com/lists/2009/10/billionaires-2009-richest-people_Robert-Miller_CC30.html
- Duane Morris Partner Appointed U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge for the Eastern District of New York
- "Rider Hosts N.J. Treasurer, M.B.A. Alumnus David Rousseau". Archived from the original on 27 May 2010. Retrieved 20 June 2010.
- "Nick Catone UFC Bio". Retrieved 1 January 2014.
- "Carmelo Marrero MMA Bio". Retrieved 1 January 2014.
- Joanne Nosuchinsky: 5 things you didn't know...
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