Jennifer Robertson is the keeper of the Big Cat Falls exhibit at the Philadelphia Zoo. She is among the alumni acting as stewards and interpreters of nature, serving in New York City, South Dakota, and Camden. For alumna Jennifer Robertson, working at the Philadelphia Zoo isn’t like herding cats; it is herding cats. Big ones. As keeper of the Big Cat Falls […]
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Jennifer Robertson CC’97, Keeper of the Big Cats
If you’re a zookeeper assigned to the big cat exhibit (think lions, tigers, leopards, jaguars) you are expected to develop a relationship with the animals, even a 350-pound lion. How do you do that? “Very slowly,” said Jennifer Robertson CC’97, permanent keeper at the KeyBank Big Cat Falls exhibit at the Philadelphia Zoo. There are […]
Alumni Notes and Musings – Fall 2016
[Editor’s Note: These updates appeared in the Fall 2016 issue of Explorations, the magazine for alumni, donors, and friends.] Herbert L. Ramo AG’50, Chatham, NJ, stays active with Rutgers as a member of the Oral History Archives. He will be celebrating his 60th anniversary with his wife Diana, according to Class of 1950 correspondent Allen […]