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.
The Rutgers Oral History Archives keeps alive stories of Rutgers alumni and other World War II veterans, including those who stormed the beaches of Normandy in 1944 on D-Day, a key date on the road to Victory in Europe Day (VE Day), which celebrated its 80th anniversary on May 8.
Brisa De Angulo, whose life story is featured in an award-winning documentary, won a decades-long battle for legal reform in Bolivia that has had far-reaching influence on bringing sexual predators to justice worldwide. She will give the Rutgers Law School in Camden Commencement keynote address on May 22.
NBC News meteorologist Dylan Dreyer, co-host of 3rd Hour of TODAY and weekday weather correspondent and regular co-host for TODAY and Nightly News with Lester Holt, will give the Rutgers University School of Environmental and Biological Sciences (SEBS) keynote address on May 19.
Phil Scalo and Roberto Muñiz influence with compassion the care of millions in nursing homes, assisted-living facilities, and affordable housing for seniors, as well as others in need of aging services.
A forum hosted by the Rutgers School of Social Work’s Center for Research on Ending Violence recognized a gift in support of scholarships and honored a Rutgers alumna.