25 notable alumni U.S. News #85

Notable Alumni of New Jersey Institute of Technology

Notable alumni of New Jersey Institute of Technology include Wally Schirra (NASA astronaut, naval aviator and test pilot), Victor J. Stenger (Particle physicist, philosopher and author) and Beatrice Hicks (Engineer and owner of Newark Controls Company).

College data and admissions

Alumni list

Politics and law

Ellen M. Pawlikowski 1956–

Retired four-star general of the US Air Force
Kenneth A. Gibson 1932–2019

36th Mayor of Newark, New Jersey

Bachelor of Science · Civil engineering
Funsho Williams 1948–2006

Nigerian politician and former Lagos State Commissioner
Paul Sarlo 1968–

New Jersey state senator

Bachelor of Arts, Master of Arts · Civil engineering

Business

Jim Stamatis 1958–

Former soccer player, CEO of Louis Berger Group
Tan Yu 1927–2002

Chinese-Filipino businessman and philanthropist

Science and academia

Wally Schirra 1923–2007

NASA astronaut, naval aviator and test pilot

Also attended: United States Naval Academy
Victor J. Stenger 1935–2014

Particle physicist, philosopher and author

Also attended: University of California-Los Angeles
Beatrice Hicks 1919–1979

Engineer and owner of Newark Controls Company

Bachelor of Science · Chemical engineering

Also attended: Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Stevens Institute of Technology, Hobart and William Smith Colleges
Pierre Ramond 1943–

Physicist who initiated superstring theory

Also attended: Syracuse University
John J. Mooney 1930–2020

Chemical engineer, co-inventor of the three-way catalytic converter

Also attended: Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus, Seton Hall University
A. Michael Noll 1939–

Engineer, former dean of USC Annenberg School

Also attended: New York University
Bruce Jackson 1936–

Folklorist, documentary filmmaker, University at Buffalo professor
T.J. O'Malley 1915–2009

Aerospace engineer who launched John Glenn's orbital flight

Arts and media

Grace Hartigan 1922–2008

Abstract expressionist painter of the New York School

Spouse: Winston Harvey Price (Princeton University)
Yuriy Tarnawsky 1934–2025

Ukrainian-American poet, writer and linguist

Also attended: New York University
Rah Digga 1974–

Rapper and actress, member of Flipmode Squad

Also attended: New York Film Academy
Adejoke Tugbiyele 1977–

Nigerian-American visual artist and activist

Bachelor of Science · Class of 2002

Also attended: Maryland Institute College of Art

Sports

Orange Cassidy 1984–

Professional wrestler signed to AEW

Bachelor of Science · Architecture · Class of 2007
Chico Borja 1959–2021

Soccer player and coach
Nemanja Milošević 1987–

Montenegrin professional basketball player

Also attended: Western Kentucky University
Isaiah Wilkerson 1990–

Former professional basketball player
Diego Willis 1999–

Mexican professional basketball player
Damon Lynn 1995–

Former basketball player and NCAA three-point scoring leader

Other fields

Bernice Falk Haydu 1920–2021

Aviator and World War II Women Airforce Service Pilot

From Wikidata “educated at” records (including people who attended without graduating), ordered by the number of Wikipedia language editions. Degrees and years follow Wikidata and are left out where it has none.

Alumni network

Colleges that share the most alumni with New Jersey Institute of Technology (people who attended both).

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