The Urban Land Institute of Northern New Jersey has honored NJIT adjunct professor and attorney Jerry Fitzgerald English as “Land Use Educator of the Year” for her 23 years of leadership and service to the environmental sector especially within the region. >>

A structural engineer and world-renowned expert on how structures respond to natural disasters, M. Ala Saadeghvaziri, PhD, a professor at NJIT, has been named a Fellow by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). Saadeghvaziri, of Basking Ridge, researches the effect upon buildings and other structures due to time, usage and loadings or the outcome of disasters such as earthquakes or explosions. >>

Eladio Ruiz 3rd '87, director of special events at NJIT, designed custom floral arrangements for the Tony Awards^® ceremony on June 15 at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. For the sixth year, Ruiz’s arrangements, complete with top hats, gold stars and ribbons printed with musical staffs, graced the stars’ dressing rooms, talent check-in and other areas. Marking 62 years of excellence on Broadway, the Antoinette Perry “Tony” Awards are bestowed annually on theatre professionals for distinguished achievement.  Photo: Shevett Studios >>