An alumnus and first-generation college student who benefitted from financial support when he was a student gives back generously to the university.
Expanding on the robust success of Rutgers Takes the Garden State networking events, alumni are invited to volunteer for Rutgers Serves the Garden State, an evening of service fighting hunger on Thursday, September 25.
Rutgers alumnus W. Robert Howarth has been designing and donating custom mouthguards and providing emergency dental services to Scarlet Knights athletes for 26 years. His passion shows no signs of abating.
When New Jersey teens age out of the child welfare and foster care system, they often lose access to food, housing, and transportation, as well as academic and professional connections. A Rutgers program supported by donors, including a recent $100,000 gift from two alumni, helps undergraduates who have experienced the child welfare system or homelessness.
Dan DiFilippo has been re-elected to serve as chair of the Rutgers University Foundation Board of Directors, continuing in the leadership role he began last year.
Rutgers President William F. Tate IV today appointed Keli Zinn, a collegiate athletics leader with 20 years of power conference experience and a proven track record of transforming championship-level programs, as director of Intercollegiate Athletics for Rutgers-New Brunswick.
Members of Rutgers Health Service Corps also offer conversation and smiles
Nominations for the next class of inductees into the Rutgers University Hall of Distinguished Alumni will be accepted through August 15.
Yanela Frias, who holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Rutgers University–Newark and an MBA from the Rutgers Business School, was the first woman to be named CFO of Prudential Financial, which has deep ties to the university. In May, she delivered the business school’s MBA and Graduate Program Convocation address in Newark.