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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.

Gianna Glatz,  field hockey goalie who in 2022 helped lead the Scarlet Knights to the university’s first Big Ten team championship in Rutgers’ athletics history, played for the USA Field Hockey U-21 Women's National Team

A generous bequest from a Scarlet Knights alumnus more than four decades ago supports student-athletes while allowing business students who manage the endowment to earn valuable hands-on experience.