How One New Jersey Businessman Helped Bridge the Autism Services Cliff sam.starnes@rutgersfoundation.org For New Jersey businessman John Vaccaro, raising a son with autism has meant years of legal battles, epic school commutes, and relentle…
sam.starnes@rutgersfoundation.org One of the best graduation gifts for the 18,160 members of the Rutgers Class of 2026 is their network of fellow alumni, now more than 600,000 strong. Their insights and experience offer a wealth of guidance…
Rutgers Grad Scores World Cup Leadership Role allison.freeman@rutgersfoundation.org As Lauren Nathan-LaRusso strategized with former Gov. Phil Murphy’s administration on the best way to present the New York New Jersey partnership as a host
New York City Health Commissioner Credits His Success to Rutgers sam.starnes@rutgersfoundation.org The commissioner of the nation’s oldest and largest public health department believes he might not be working to protect the well-being of mo…
Eliminating Barriers for Graduate Students allison.freeman@rutgersfoundation.org After caring for and ultimately losing her almost 3-year-old daughter Penelope to cancer in 2021, Cassandra Izquierdo changed her path to devote her life to ch…
Nineteen years passed between Jim Rhodes’ freshman year and his graduation from Rutgers–Camden that was his launching pad for a successful career in government and insurance. As an alumnus, he devoted countless hours to volunteering for the…
Rutgers provided financial aid and scholarships to James F. Dougherty, enabling him to earn two Rutgers degrees and launch a rewarding career as a veterinarian. In the decades since, he has been unwavering in his support of the university t…
‘A Groundbreaking Scientist, an Exceptional Educator, and a Generous Alumnus’ sam.starnes@rutgersfoundation.org George C. Hill, a 1961 graduate of Rutgers University–Camden who went on to an exceptional career that included conducting groun…
Rutgers Alumnus Driving Innovation in Renewable Energy and Technology sam.starnes@rutgersfoundation.org Will Paxton’s path to playing a role in renewable energy began at Rutgers. Today, Paxton ENG’08, GSNB’13, ’15 is leading advancements in…
sam.starnes@rutgersfoundation.org When Rasheemah-Renée Austin graduated from St. Vincent Academy in Newark in 2022, she never dreamed that she would one day study in Greece and learn about the olive oil industry. But that is exactly what th…
‘Rutgers legitimized me as an artist’ sam.starnes@rutgersfoundation.org Singing, dancing, acting. Performing was all Kevin Goetz did as a child—all he loved, all he ever wanted to do. In elementary and high school, he spent summers in the 1…
A Gift of Song to Rutgers Students sam.starnes@rutgersfoundation.org W.J. Brad Bradhering enjoys attending the annual Christmas in Carol and Song concert at the Kirkpatrick Chapel, which is decked out for the holidays with glistening trees