J. Robert Hillier, FAIA, was named national chair of the Campaign for Albert Dorman Honors College at Celebration, the annual black-tie event for NJIT, on Nov. 12, 2004. Hillier, who has built one of the largest architectural firms in the country and has long been a dedicated friend of NJIT and Albert Dorman Honors College, chairs the college's Board of Visitors and is a member of the NJIT Board of Overseers. >>

A group of alumni from the Albert Dorman Honors College at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) visited the university to speak to students about the skills needed to succeed professionally.  The 16 alumni, all of whom graduated from the Albert Dorman Honors College, met with students in round table discussions focused on careers, education and academic majors. The graduates also spoke about internships and research opportunities available at their companies.  >>

Honors College alumni currently working in  professional careers returned to NJIT on September 22, 2004 to participate in “Passing the Torch of Knowledge,” a roundtable colloquium for undergraduates. >>

A group of 20 Albert Dorman Honors College (ADHC) Scholars visited Washington, DC on March 19 and 20, 2004 at the special invitation of Congressman Donald M. Payne. The students were accompanied by three ADHC staff members, including Dr. David Reibstein, associate dean; Shane Williamson, assistant dean for academics; and Lois Chipepo, assistant to the dean. “The students had a more comprehensive and personal visit than that of the ordinary tourist,” said Dr. Reibstein.  “In addition to insight into the workings of the federal government, the students also learned about the many career opportunities in government for graduates with technical degrees.” >>

J. Robert Hillier, one of the nation’s leading architects, was named National Chairman of the Campaign for Albert Dorman Honors College at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT).   The fundraising campaign for the Dorman Honors College, which Hillier will lead, hopes to raise $20 million for an endowed scholarship fund. Hillier, a Princeton-based architect, was named chairman of the campaign during NJIT’s recent benefit dinner, called Celebration. >>

Lisa Kardos, a senior majoring in chemical engineering at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), will graduate on May 26, with a myriad of awards and accolades.   Kardos, of Cranford, an Albert Dorman Honor’s College student with a grade point average of 3.7 in chemical engineering, was recently named the Newark College of Engineering’s outstanding female engineer.  She is president of the Dorman Honor’s College student council, and treasurer of Omega Chi Epsilon - the chemical engineering honor society.  She is a member of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE), the Society of Women Engineers and Tau Beta Pi, an engineering honor society. She was the student speaker at the 2002 NJIT Celebration Scholarship fundraising event and assisted in recruiting women students to NJIT. She served on a strategic-planning taskforce at NJIT. >>

Jennifer Dorn, a senior at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), began life never dreaming she would one day graduate with distinction, and a host of awards, from a top engineering school. >>

Daniel Perez, a senior at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) who recently received two of NJIT’s top academic awards, will attend MIT this fall on full scholarship to study chemical engineering.   “Danny is the first graduating senior from our department to be directly admitted to the doctoral program at MIT in at least 20 years,” said Basil Baltzis, Ph.D., chairman of the Otto York Department of Chemical Engineering at NJIT.  “We are very proud of him and certain he will have an outstanding career.” >>

Shane Williamson, a counseling expert with a diverse background in business administration and multi-cultural education, has been named assistant dean for academics at the Albert Dorman Honors College. >>

At 18, Karisa Solt will be the youngest student ever to graduate from New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT). Karisa, who will graduate on Jan. 30 with a degree in Biomedical engineering, is also the university’s valedictorian. She’s already been accepted on a full scholarship to medical school, and what’s more, she’s accomplished all this having never attended high school and having gone just two years to a grammar school.  >>

James A. Kennedy, chair of the Board of Trustees at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), brought his 97-year old father to campus with him. Standing before a group of students, Kennedy recalled how his father, also named James A. Kennedy, never had the chance to attend college. “My father’s formal education ended in eighth grade,” Kennedy said. “Yet he went on to work at Bell Labs, in both Murray Hill and Holmdel, and was able to hold his own with scientists there. Had my father been able to afford to have gone to a college such as NJIT, in those days known as Newark College of Engineering, God knows what his career could have been.” >>