Donors who support scholarships for higher education consistently designate their gifts for second-year students and above, subscribing to the theory that these students have demonstrated an academic track record that makes them deserving of scholarship support. In the case of Ken Possenriede (CC’82) and his wife Jennifer (DC’83), however, their longtime and generous scholarship assistance […]
Alumni Notes and Musings – Spring 2015
[Editor’s Note: These updates appeared in the Spring 2015 issue of Explorations, the magazine for alumni, donors, and friends.] Rick Snethen AG’43 was profiled recently in the Buffalo News series, “Saluting Our War Heroes.” The newspaper profiled Rick’s role as commanding officer in the Army Counter Intelligence Corps., as his unit successfully provided security for […]
Rutgers Forestry and Wildlife Management Graduate Selected to Lead National Park in Alaska Region
Rutgers graduate Ben Bobowski (CC ’91), who earned a bachelor’s degree in forestry and wildlife management, has been selected as the new superintendent of the Wrangell St. Elias National Park and Preserve, part of the National Park Service (NPS), in south central Alaska. Bobowski, who will soon begin his tenure in Alaska, is currently the […]
G. Joseph Pennucci (CC’84) Appointed Chief Probation Officer of Lynn District Court in Massachusetts
G. Joseph Pennucci, a 1984 graduate of Cook College, was appointed the Chief Probation Officer at Lynn District Court by the Massachusetts Commissioner of Probation Edward J. Dolan. Pennucci assumed his new role on February 8. Pennucci, who earned a bachelor’s degree in economics at Rutgers, is one of six newly appointed chief probation officers […]
Alumni Story: David Earl (CC’76) – True to His School
Many alumni support their alma mater with time, talent, and treasure. But few are as true to their school as David Earl, who started giving back to Rutgers shortly after his graduation in 1976 and has continued to this day. David is a section chief in the Office of Landscape Architecture of the New Jersey […]
Beyond Words: Carl Safina, GSNB’82,’87
Note: This article first appeared in the Winter 2016 issue of Rutgers Magazine. Years of studying animals at sea and on land convinced scientist Carl Safina that many creatures in nature think, express emotion and communicate. In his new book, Beyond Words: What Animals Think and Feel (Henry Holt and Company, 2015), Safina GSNB ’82, ’87 couples personal […]
Alumni Story: Roy DeBoer (GSNB’59) – His Presence Lives On
What is a legacy? It can be a bequest, as in a will. It can be a tradition that survives the test of time. It can be a body of work or set of values or an achievement that lives on after one retires or dies. In the case of the late Professor Roy H. […]
Alumni Story: Jessica Ware (GSNB ’08) – Chasing Dragonflies
Celebrated in art and literature over the centuries, dragonflies continue to fascinate people, and none more than Jessica Ware (GSNB-Entomology ’08). An assistant professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at the Rutgers-Newark College of Arts and Sciences, Jessica credits her Canadian upbringing for her passion for dragonflies. “I thank my grandparents, Gwen and Harold […]
Alumni Story: Daniel Mascarenhas (SEBS ’13) – Pairing Science and Service
Like many first-year students, Dan Mascarenhas was unsure of his life’s course. In high school, he had volunteered with the Emergency Medical Squad (EMS) in his hometown of Moorestown, New Jersey, as a community service activity and gravitated to “the high intensity and personal dedication required to serve and help patients in need.” So it […]
Alumni Story: Phillip Gordon (AG ’63) – On Point
[Editor’s Note: In the spring 2015 issue of the SEBS magazine Explorations, the 1963 alumni class correspondent shared Phillip Gordon’s recollection about living on the Douglass campus, a blizzard and eating with the young women of Douglass at the Douglass College dining hall – punctuating the tale with “What a misfortune!” Phillip contacted us to […]
