52 Notable alumni of Fairleigh Dickinson University – Metropolitan Campus
Updated: June 13, 2026 EliteDegrees
Fairleigh Dickinson University – Metropolitan Campus is ranked #1,457 in the world and #354 in United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 52 notable alumni from Fairleigh Dickinson University – Metropolitan Campus sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with Fairleigh Dickinson University – Metropolitan Campus won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Jennifer Graylock
fashion photographer
photojournalist
journalist
photographer
Jennifer Graylock is an American fashion and entertainment photographer. Her work has been published in Vogue, Glamour, Us Weekly, People, TV Guide, and InStyle. In 2017, she won the Timothy White Award for Photography at the Hollywood Beauty Awards.
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2. Julia Ralph Scott
1982-. (aged 44)
association football player
Julia Ralph Scott is a Scottish female international football midfielder. She currently plays for Scottish Women's championship team Inverness Caledonian Thistle Women, having previously played in the FA WSL for Doncaster Rovers Belles. Ralph Scott made her senior Scotland debut in 2000 and made 14 appearances for the national team.
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3. Barry Stevens
1949-. (aged 77)
scientist
writer
entrepreneur
Barry Stevens is an American technology business developer, scientist, author, speaker and entrepreneur in technology-driven enterprises; Founder of TBD America Inc., a technology business development group (1997).
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4. Howard M. Guttman
1951-. (aged 75)
business consultant
Howard M. Guttman is an American management consultant and founder of Guttman Development Strategies, a consulting firm. Guttman is best known for his theories on corporate organizational hierarchies, positing that the traditional, top-down model of management is less effective than the horizontal, high-performance organization, where decisions are made by cross-functional teams with equal authority.
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5. Gale D. Candaras
1949-. (aged 77)
politician
Gale D. Candaras was a Democratic member of the Massachusetts Senate from 2006 to 2014, representing the First Hampden and Hampshire District. She is an attorney and a former five-term member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, where she served as a Division Leader.
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6. Bob Schmetterer
1943-. (aged 83)
chief operating officer
business executive
Bob Schmetterer is an American business executive and author. He is past chairman and CEO of Euro RSCG Worldwide and past president and COO of communications group Havas.
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7. Gilbert M. Gaul
1951-. (aged 75)
journalist
Gilbert Martin Gaul is an American journalist. He has won two Pulitzer Prizes and been a finalist for four others.
8. Harold C. Hollenbeck
1938-. (aged 88)
lawyer
judge
politician
Harold Capistran Hollenbeck is an American lawyer and Republican Party politician who represented New Jersey's 9th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives for three terms from 1977 to 1983.
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9. Mark A. Meyer
1946-. (aged 80)
economist
Mark A. Meyer is the founder and President of the Romanian-American Chamber of Commerce (1990) and the Moldovan-American Chamber of Commerce (1993). In recognition of his contributions to the business relations and cultural understanding between these respective nations and the United States, he was awarded Romania's National Order of Merit in the rank of Commander in 2004, and Moldova's highest...
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10. John W. Douglass
1941-. (aged 85)
John Wade Douglass is a retired Brigadier General, United States Air Force. He served as the United States Navy's Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Research, Development and Acquisitions) from 1995 to 1998. In 2012, Douglass ran for election to the United States House of Representatives for Virginia's 5th congressional district as a Democrat, losing to incumbent congressman Robert Hurt.
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11. Nader Sayegh
1952-. (aged 74)
politician
Nader J. Sayegh is a Jordanian-American politician, attorney, and educator from the state of New York. A Democrat, Sayegh has represented the 90th district of the New York State Assembly, based in Yonkers, since 2019.
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12. Clifford Meth
1961-. (aged 65)
comics critic
Clifford Meth is an American writer, editor, and publisher of dark fiction. His publishing imprint is Aardwolf Publishing. He has described his writings as "self consciously Jewish."
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13. Jedh Colby Barker
1945-1967 (aged 22)
military personnel
Jedh Colby Barker was a United States Marine Corps Lance Corporal who posthumously received the Medal of Honor for heroism during the Vietnam War in September 1967.
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14. Eric Jackson
1959-. (aged 67)
politician
Eric Jackson was the 48th mayor of Trenton, the capital of New Jersey, having assumed office on July 1, 2014 for a four-year term. In January 2018 he announced he would not seek re-election.
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15. John Kefalas
1954-. (aged 72)
politician
lobbyist
John Michael Kefalas is a politician in the U.S. state of Colorado. An educator and lobbyist before first running for the legislature in 2004, Kefalas defeated a Republican incumbent to win election to the Colorado House of Representatives as a Democrat in 2006. Kefalas won election to the State Senate in 2012 and represented Senate District 14 until early 2019....
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16. Tomer Chencinski
1984-. (aged 42)
association football player
Tomer Chencinski is a Canadian former soccer player who played as a goalkeeper. He played college soccer at Robert Morris University, where in 2004 he ranked 16th in the nation in saves per game, and at Fairleigh Dickinson University. He most recently played for Irish club Shamrock Rovers. He also played one match for the Canada men's national soccer team.
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17. Garry Kitchen
1958-. (aged 68)
engineer
programmer
Garry Kitchen is a video game designer, programmer, and executive best known for his work at Activision during the early years of the company's history. He has developed games for the Atari 2600, Commodore 64, Nintendo Entertainment System, and Super Nintendo Entertainment System, as well as co-founded Absolute Entertainment with ex-Activision developers. His port of Donkey Kong for the Atari...
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18. Desi Wilson
1969-. (aged 57)
basketball player
baseball player
Desi Bernard Wilson is an American former professional baseball player. He played part of one season in Major League Baseball for the San Francisco Giants in 1996, primarily as a first baseman. He also played one season in Japan with the Hanshin Tigers in 1998. He is currently the hitting coach of the Iowa Cubs, an affiliate of the Chicago...
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19. Loretta Weinberg
1935-. (aged 91)
politician
Loretta Weinberg is an American Democratic Party politician, who served as a member of the New Jersey Senate from 2005-2022, where she represented the 37th Legislative District. She also served as Senate Majority Leader. Weinberg served in the General Assembly before being selected to replace retiring Senator Byron Baer.
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20. Vince Naimoli
1937-2019 (aged 82)
businessperson
Vincent Joseph Naimoli was an American businessman, and the first owner of the Major League Baseball team the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.
21. Marques Townes
1995-. (aged 31)
basketball player
Marques Rashaad Townes Villar is a Dominican-American basketball player. He played college basketball for the Loyola Ramblers, after beginning his career with Fairleigh Dickinson.
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22. Andrea Crosariol
1984-. (aged 42)
basketball player
basketball coach
Andrea Crosariol is an Italian assistant coach and former professional basketball player and who last played for Pistoia Basket of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA). At 211 cm (6 ft 11 in), he plays the center position. In the years 2003–2006 he played for the Fairleigh Dickinson University in the NCAA's Northeast Conference.
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23. Gregory Olsen
1945-. (aged 81)
engineer
astronaut
entrepreneur
private astronaut
Gregory Hammond Olsen is an American entrepreneur, engineer and scientist who, in October 2005, became the third private citizen to make a self-funded trip to the International Space Station with the company Space Adventures.
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24. Ron Blomberg
1948-. (aged 78)
baseball player
Ronald Mark Blomberg, nicknamed "Boomer", is an American former professional baseball player and minor league manager. He played in Major League Baseball as a designated hitter, first baseman, and right fielder. He played for the New York Yankees (1969, 1971–1976) and Chicago White Sox (1978), and was the manager of the Bet Shemesh Blue Sox in the Israel Baseball League...
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25. Mensun Bound
1953-. (aged 73)
anthropologist
archaeologist
Mensun Bound is a British maritime archaeologist born in Stanley, Falkland Islands. He is best known as director of exploration for two expeditions to the Weddell Sea which led to the rediscovery of the Endurance, in which Sir Ernest Shackleton and a crew of 27 men sailed for the Antarctic on the 1914–1917 Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition. The ship sank after...
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26. Vito Russo
1946-1990 (aged 44)
actor
screenwriter
film historian
writer
activist
Vito Russo was an American LGBT activist, film historian, and author. He is best remembered as the author of the book The Celluloid Closet (1981, revised edition 1987), described in The New York Times as "an essential reference book" on homosexuality in the US film industry. In 1985, he co-founded the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD), a media...
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27. Michael C. Stenger
1950-2022 (aged 72)
peace officer
Michael Conrad Stenger was an American law enforcement officer who served as the 41st Sergeant at Arms of the United States Senate from April 16, 2018, to January 7, 2021.
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28. Katlyn Chookagian
1988-. (aged 38)
Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner
kickboxer
karateka
mixed martial arts fighter
Katlyn Cerminara is an American professional mixed martial artist. She formerly competed in the Bantamweight division and currently competes in the women's Flyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).
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29. D. C. Fontana
1939-2019 (aged 80)
writer
science fiction writer
screenwriter
story editor
Dorothy Catherine Fontana was an American television script writer and story editor, best known for her work on the original Star Trek series.
30. Richard Codey
1946-2026 (aged 80)
politician
funeral director
Richard James Codey was an American politician who served as the 53rd governor of New Jersey from 2004 to 2006. A member of the Democratic Party, he served in the New Jersey Senate from 1982 to 2024 and as the President of the Senate from 2002 to 2010. He represented the 27th Legislative District, which covered the western portions of...
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31. Darren Young
1983-. (aged 43)
actor
professional wrestler
Frederick Douglas Rosser III is an American professional wrestler and trainer. He is signed to New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where primarily performs on the Strong brand. He is also a trainer at the NJPW Academy and a former Strong Openweight Champion. He is best known for his time with WWE under the ring name Darren Young.
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32. Christine O'Donnell
1969-. (aged 57)
politician
writer
journalist
Christine Therese O'Donnell is an American conservative activist in the Tea Party movement best known for her 2010 campaign for the United States Senate seat from Delaware vacated by Joe Biden.
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33. Reinaldo Marcus Green
1981-. (aged 45)
screenwriter
film director
film screenwriter
film producer
actor
Reinaldo Marcus Green is an American director, producer and writer. His films include Monsters and Men (2018), Joe Bell (2020), and Bob Marley: One Love (2024). His 2021 film King Richard was nominated for Best Picture at the 94th Academy Awards. He also served as director and producer on the miniseries We Own This City (2022).
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34. Seth Greenberg
1956-. (aged 70)
basketball coach
basketball player
Seth Vincent Greenberg is an American college basketball broadcaster who works as an analyst for ESPN.
35. Ben Weinman
1975-. (aged 51)
guitarist
record producer
Benjamin A. Weinman is an American musician, most-notable for being the lead-guitarist and primary songwriter of the mathcore band the Dillinger Escape Plan (DEP). He is the founder and sole constant member of the DEP, he is currently playing rhythm guitar with the crossover thrash band Suicidal Tendencies and lead guitar in the progressive rock supergroup Giraffe Tongue Orchestra.
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36. John Legere
1958-. (aged 68)
businessperson
John Legere is an American businessman, former chief executive officer (CEO) and president of T-Mobile US. He previously worked for AT&T, Dell, and Global Crossing. He resigned as CEO following the approval of the merger of T-Mobile and Sprint.
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37. Lisa Blunt Rochester
1962-. (aged 64)
politician
congressional staff
Lisa LaTrelle Blunt Rochester is an American politician serving since 2025 as the junior United States senator from Delaware. From 2017 to 2025, she served as the U.S. representative for Delaware's at-large congressional district. A member of the Democratic Party, she is the first woman and first African American to represent Delaware in both chambers of Congress.
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38. Alejandro Bedoya
1987-. (aged 39)
association football player
Alejandro Bedoya is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for the Philadelphia Union of Major League Soccer, and serves as their captain.
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39. Jeff Van Drew
1953-. (aged 73)
politician
Jefferson H. Van Drew is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for New Jersey's 2nd congressional district since 2019. He was elected as a Democrat but joined the Republican Party in 2020.
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40. Steve Lonegan
1956-. (aged 70)
politician
Steven Mark Lonegan is an American businessman and politician who served as mayor of Bogota, New Jersey, from 1996 to 2007. He was also the Republican Party's nominee in the 2013 Special Senate election in New Jersey, which he lost to Cory Booker.
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41. Shavonda E. Sumter
1974-. (aged 52)
politician
Shavonda E. Sumter is an American Democratic Party politician who represented the 35th Legislative District in the New Jersey General Assembly from 2012 to 2026.
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42. Jim Boyd
1956-. (aged 70)
politician
Jim Boyd is an American actor and former TV news anchor and reporter for WCVB-TV.
43. Peggy Noonan
1950-. (aged 76)
journalist
writer
Margaret Ellen Noonan is an American weekly columnist for The Wall Street Journal and contributor to NBC News and ABC News. She was a primary speechwriter and Special Assistant to President Ronald Reagan from 1984 to 1986. Five of Noonan's books have been New York Times bestsellers. Noonan was nominated for an Emmy Award for her work on America: A...
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44. Zygi Wilf
1950-. (aged 76)
lawyer
entrepreneur
Zygmunt "Zygi" Wilf is an American billionaire businessman and real estate developer. He is the chairman and co-owner of the NFL's Minnesota Vikings and the majority owner of Major League Soccer's Orlando City SC.
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45. Janeen Uzzell
engineer
Janeen Uzzell is an American global technology executive and CEO of the National Society of Black Engineers.
46. Tom Marino
1952-. (aged 74)
lawyer
politician
Thomas Anthony Marino is an American politician and attorney, who served as a United States representative from Pennsylvania from 2011 to 2019. He represented the 10th congressional district from January 3, 2011 to January 3, 2019, and the 12th district from January 3 to January 23, 2019, when he resigned to work in the private sector. A member of the...
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47. Mel Schrieberg
1942-2017 (aged 75)
Melvin Schrieberg was an American businessman, best known for co-founding Election.com, where he acted as the project manager for the first major political election ever run over the internet, the Arizona Democratic Primary of 2000, won by Al Gore. He later served as acting Chief Executive Officer of SpiralFrog, one of the first ad-supported free music services during 2007-2008.
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48. Mary Pat Angelini
1954-. (aged 72)
politician
Mary Pat Angelini is an American Republican Party politician who served in the New Jersey General Assembly for the 11th legislative district from 2008 to 2016.
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49. Bobby Dyer
1950-. (aged 76)
politician
Robert M. Dyer is an American politician serving as the mayor of Virginia Beach, Virginia since 2018. A Republican, he served as a member of the city council for 14 years prior to his election as mayor. Dyer has also been a physical therapist for over 40 years and a professor of government at his alma mater, Regent University. He...
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50. John Gottman
1942-. (aged 84)
writer
psychotherapist
psychologist
university teacher
John Mordechai Gottman is an American psychologist and professor emeritus of psychology at the University of Washington. His research focuses on divorce prediction and marital stability through relationship analyses. Gottman's work is centered on the field of relationship counseling: enhanced relationship functioning and mitigation of behaviors detrimental to human relationships. Gottman's work has also contributed to the development of important...
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51. Majid Ghassemi
1952-. (aged 74)
banker
economist
manager
Majid Ghassemi is an Iranian banker, business magnate, and investor. Ghassemi originally established his reputation as the governor of Central Bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran, from 1986 to 1989.
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52. Lily Albino Akol Akol
politician
Her Excellency Lily Albino Akol Akol is a South Sudanese politician who holds the constitutional post of National Deputy Minister of Information and Communication. She also serves as a Member of the South Sudan National Dialogue Steering Committee. She is the director of communication for the South Sudan Women empowerment network, and is an assistant professor at the University of...
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