Dr. Teik C. Lim is the 9th President of New Jersey Institute of Technology and also holds the title of Distinguished Professor of Mechanical Engineering. Prior to joining NJIT on July 1, 2022, Dr. Lim led the University of Texas at Arlington (UTA) as interim president from 2020-2022 and was Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs at UTA from 2017-2020.

Dr. Lim’s career has spanned from the private sector to university administration. He worked as an engineer at Structural Dynamics Research Corporation before joining The Ohio State University Center for Automotive Research as a research scientist. He taught at the University of Alabama beginning in 1998, as associate professor, before joining the University of Cincinnati in 2002, where he advanced from associate professor to professor to department head and to associate dean for graduate studies and research before, ultimately, being named Dean of the College of Engineering and Applied Science.

Dr. Lim earned his Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering (ME) from Michigan Technological University, his Master of Science in ME from the University of Missouri-Rolla, and his Ph.D. in ME from The Ohio State University.

Dr. Lim is internationally recognized as a leading scholar in the field of structural vibrations and acoustics as well as modeling and simulation technology. He was named a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors in 2018. He is Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and of the Society of Automotive Engineers, from which he received numerous research and teaching awards such as the Arch T. Colwell Merit Award in 2003 and the Ralph R. Teetor Educational Award in 2002. Dr. Lim also was recognized with the Thomas French Alumni Achievement Award in 2010, the GearLab Distinguished Alumnus Award in 2017, and the Distinguished Alumni Award for Academic Excellence in 2019 from his alma mater, The Ohio State University.

Newark Technical School
Newark College of Engineering
New Jersey Institute of Technology

Charles A. Colton
1885-1918

Daniel Hodgdon
1918-1920

Allan R. Cullimore
1920-1947

Robert W. Van Houten
1947-1970

William Hazell, Jr.
1970-1975

Saul K. Fenster
1978-2002

Robert A. Altenkirch
2002-2011

Joel S. Bloom
2011-2022

Hon. Philip D. “Phil” Murphy
ex-officio
Governor of the State of New Jersey
 
Hon. Ras J. Baraka
ex-officio
Mayor of the City of Newark
 
Robert C. Cohen ’83, ’84, ’87 (Chair)
President, Digital Robotics and Enabling Technologies
Stryker Orthopaedics

Norma J. Clayton '81 (Co-Vice Chair)
VP of Learning, Training & Development (Retired)
The Boeing Company

Nicholas M. “Nick” DeNichilo '73, '78 (Co-Vice Chair)
President & Chief Executive Officer
Mott MacDonald
 
Diane Montalto '82 (Co-Vice Chair)
President
DSA Engineering, LLC

Dhiraj Shah ‘00H ​(Co-Vice Chair)
Founder and Chief Executive Officer
AVAAP

Demetrios “Jim” Stamatis '85 (Co-Vice Chair)
CEO
Louis Berger (A WSP Company)

Dr. Jason R. Baynes
Founding Member/ Manager
Baynes Orthopaedics

Elisa Charters '92, '93
President
Latina Surge National

Gary C. Dahms, PE, PP, CME
President and CEO
T&M Associates

Richard M. "Rich" Maser '73
Executive Chairman
Maser Consulting P.A.

Dennis M. Toft, Esq.
Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi PC

Robert Medina ’75 (Chair)
Founder
Medina 43 Business Strategies, LLC

Kenneth M. Colao ’77 (Co-Executive Vice Chair)
President
CNY Group

Arthur A. Kapoor (Co-Executive Vice Chair)
Chief Executive Officer and Founder
HEALTHEC

Kenneth Alexo, Jr., Ph.D.
President, Foundation at NJIT
Vice President, Development & Alumni Relations
NJIT

Teik C. Lim, Ph.D.
President
NJIT

Catherine Z. Brennan
Secretary, Foundation at NJIT
Senior Vice President for Finance and Chief Financial Officer

Steven Annunziato ’82
Financial Advisor
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc.

Siddhartha Bala ‘96H
Head of Product Management/Strategy, Public Cloud
BNY Mellon

Atam Dhawan, Ph.D.
Interim Provost and Senior Executive Vice President
NJIT

Angelo Del Russo ‘82
Founder and CEO
Del-Sano Contracting Corp.

Alfred A. De Seta ’84, ‘86
Partner
Robin Hood Ventures

Albert A. Dorman ’45 ‘99HON
Founding Chairman (Ret.)
AECOM

Jonathan Echeverria '03
Managing Director, Global Markets Technology
Bank of America

Kim Felix
SVP, Enterprise Technology
The Walt Disney Company

Donald Flood ’87, ’95
Associate Vice President, Business Unit Manager
Dewberry

Carlos Fonseca
Founder and CEO
Dental Tourism Colombia LLC

Charles M. Forman, Esq. ‘72
Founder
Forman Holt

Caren L. Freyer
Regional Public Affairs Manager
PSEG Services

John J. Fumosa ’74
Vice President and District Manager (Ret.)
Gilbane Building Company

David T. Gockel ’81
President and Chief Executive Officer
Langan Engineering & Environmental Services, Inc.

Daniel A. Henderson
Chief Executive Officer (Ret.)
Intellect Wireless

Emil C. Herkert (Emeritus)
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (Ret.)
Hatch Mott MacDonald Infrastructure and Environment

J. Robert Hillier ‘17HON
Principal
Studio Hillier

Sonya Kakkar, Ph.D.
Regional Quality Head, Biotech Operating Unit
Pfizer Inc.

Ralph Maddalena ’75, ‘77
Retired President, NSB Global Solutions LLC
Retired Executive, ExxonMobil Corporation

John McCann
Chairman, JMC Enterprises
Retired CEO, Quanta Services
Retired VP, Bechtel Telecom, Power, Canada

Raymond J. McGowan ’64
Executive Vice President (Ret.)
ExxonMobil Chemical Company

Pascal Montilus ’87
Vice President, Global Home Care Supply Chain
Colgate-Palmolive Company

Patrick J. Natale ’70, ‘75
Executive Director
United Engineering Foundation

Kathleen Natriello
Partner
Fortium Partners, LP

George M. Newcombe, Esq. ’69
Partner (Ret.)
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

Brett Newton
Executive, South Region Platform Leader
Avande

John H. Olson ’61, ’66
Managing Director, Northeast Region (Ret.)
Morgan Stanley

Michael Pages
Banker and Executive Director
J.P. Morgan Private Bank

Marjorie A. Perry ’05 (Chair Emerita)
President and Chief Executive Officer
MZM Construction & Management

Paul V. Profeta
President
Profeta Urban Investment Foundation

Philip L. Rinaldi ’68, ’77 (Emeritus)
Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (Ret.)
Philadelphia Energy Solutions

Mark Romanski
Vice President and General Manager
Turner Construction Company

Gregory Sauter
Founder
Smart City Works

Steve B. Saperstein ’84 (Emeritus)
Overseers Co-Executive Vice Chair
President
Linvale Consulting, LLC

John W. Seazholtz ’59 (Chair Emeritus)
Chairman of the Board (Ret.)
Westell Technologies

Stephanie Tonic
Senior Vice President, Northeast Region
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.

Martin Tuchman ’62
Chief Executive Officer
Kingstone Capital V

Kim Vierheilig '99H, '00
President - Buildings Facilities
STV Incorporated

Robert E. Ward '00
Former CEO and Chair
Eloxx Pharmaceuticals

Joseph T. Welch, III ’62 (Emeritus)
Division President (Ret.)
BD

Teik C. Lim, Ph.D.
President

Atam P. Dhawan, Ph.D.
Interim Provost and Senior Executive Vice President

Catherine Brennan
Senior Vice President for Finance and Chief Financial Officer

Andrew P. Christ, P.E
Senior Vice President for Real Estate Development and Capital Operations

Kenneth Alexo, Jr., Ph.D.
Vice President for Development & Alumni Relations
President of the Foundation

Marybeth Boger, Ph.D.
Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students

Joseph Wilson
Interim Vice President for Human Resources

Holly Stern, J.D.
General Counsel and Vice President, Legal Affairs

Ed Wozencroft
Vice President for Digital Strategy and Chief Information Officer

Angela Garretson, Ph.D.
Chief External Affairs Officer

Matthew Golden, Ed.D.
Chief Communications and Marketing Officer
Strategic Initiatives

Katie Hageman
Chief of Staff

David E. Jones, Ed.D.
Chief Diversity Officer

Lenny Kaplan
Associate Vice President/Director of Athletics

Susan Gross
Vice Provost for Enrollment Management

Kevin Belfield
College of Science and Liberal Arts

Gabrielle Esperdy
Hillier College of Architecture and Design, Interim

Craig Gotsman
Ying Wu College of Computing

Louis Hamilton
Albert Dorman Honors College

Moshe Kam
Newark College of Engineering

Oya Tukel
Martin Tuchman School of Management

Year preceding name of institution marks date of founding

1766
RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY
Jeffrey Robinson
Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor

1829
ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
Ryne Raffaelle
Vice President of Research, Associate Provost

1855
KEAN UNIVERSITY
Lamont Repollet
President

1855
THE COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY
Kathryn Foster
President

1855
WILLIAM PATERSON UNIVERSITY
Joshua Powers
Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs

1856
SETON HALL UNIVERSITY
Katia Passerini
Provost and EVP

1867
CENTENARY UNIVERSITY
Bruce Murphy
President

1867
DREW UNIVERSITY
Alexander Rudniy
Professor

1867
BLOOMFIELD COLLEGE
Marcheta Evans
President

1870
ST. JOHN’S UNIVERSITY
Nancy Kaplan
Vice Provost, Academic Engagement

1870
STEVENS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
Beth McGrath
Vice President for University Relations and Chief of Staff

1870
STEVENS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
Sheraine Gilliam
Vice President of Human Resources and Chief HR Officer

1870
UNION COUNTY COLLEGE
Margaret McMenamin
President

1891
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
Haimin Wang
Alumni

1899
SAINT ELIZABETH UNIVERSITY
Michele Connahan
Alumni

1900
CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY
Genoa Warner
Alumni

1908
MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY
Jonathan Koppell
President

1964
OCEAN COUNTY COLLEGE
Amir Sadrian
Associate Vice President of Academic Affairs

1965
BERGEN COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Emily Vandalovsky
Dean of Mathematics, Science and Technology Division

1966
ESSEX COUNTY COLLEGE
Augustine Boakeye
President

1967
BROOKDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
David Stout
President

1968
PASSAIC COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Steven Rose
President

1969
RAMAPO COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY
Nicole Morgan-Agard
Chief Equity and Diversity Officer

1972
THOMAS EDISON STATE UNIVERSITY
Merodie Hancock
President

Newark College of Engineering
Carolina Yanez
Coordinator for Infrastructure and Outreach

J. Robert and Barbara A. Hillier College of Architecture and Design
Allison Lim
Student Engagement Coordinator

College of Science and Liberal Arts
John Wolf
Assistant Dean

Martin Tuchman School of Management
Lilia Lozarito
Senior Academic Advisor

Albert Dorman Honors College
Burcak Ozludil
Associate Dean

Ying Wu College of Computing
Michele Bell
Director of Academic Advisement

The Mace
The mace, used today as a symbol of authority invested in the president by the Board of Trustees, is the institution's most sacred symbol of office. Dating back to medieval times, it was used by civil officers and bodyguards. Originating from fasces used during the Roman Empire to restore order and implement court-ordered punishment, fasces were carried in processions adorned with laurel on festive occasions and draped in cloth for mourning. Maces were also used in consecration ceremonies and to protect the pope, cardinals and bishops. In time, it became a staff borne by, carried before, or placed near a magistrate or other dignitary as an ensign of his royal authority.

Presented as a class gift in the early 1950’s, the mace is thirty inches in length, made of wood and metal struck in silver and cast in bronze.Its head is marked by the seal of the university at the time of its presentation. The mace is adorned with tassels representing the colleges and degrees awarded by the university.

The Presidential Medallion
The use of medallions or large medals, as symbols of office and authority, is also a tradition stemming from medieval times. The presidential medallion of the university is struck in silver and cast in bronze. It is worn about the neck by the president of the university on ceremonial occasions. The Presidential Medallion used today consists of two plates. The first plate is a replica of the medallion presented to the university in 1968 by the Alumni Association bearing the university seal at the time. The second plate bears the official university seal today.

Academic Apparel
The pageantry and tradition of college ceremonies originated over 800 years ago in medieval universities of Europe. These early universities were bodies or guilds of students who took their name from the Latin word universitas, meaning a number of persons associated into one guild or community. These guilds were dedicated to the mastery of the arts and sciences.

Academic caps, gowns and hoods developed gradually from the long flowing robes that the teachers wore to protect themselves from the cold of the medieval buildings.As the scholars of the time were usually clerics, their robes differed little from those used by the church orders. Slowly, certain styles were designated for the universities. Hoods were originally fashioned after the monk’s cowl. The cap,with its tassels, evolved from the skull caps of the scholar-monks. In France, where the degree system probably began,wearing the cap and gown marked the formal admission of the student to the body of masters. Today, academic regalia is standardized by the American Intercollegiate Code.

In the United States, it is traditional for academicians to wear the gown and hood of the university where they received their highest degree. The gowns of bachelor’s and master’s degree candidates are usually unadorned, whereas those for the doctoral degree are faced down the front with velvet and feature three velvet bars on the sleeves. The hood, a triangular fold of cloth worn over the back of the gown, is faced with colors which signify the field of study in which the degree is earned. The colors of the lining are those of the college or university which granted the degrees. The length of the hood increases with each higher degree. The cap may be the stiff-crown style mortarboard or the soft tam. The tassel for bachelor’s and master’s is black or color appropriate to the major; those of doctor’s are black or golden.

To Alma Mater fair and great,
our voices now we raise,
Our gratitude we demonstrate,
Her steady voice we praise.
Her challenge on us never fails,
a world of knowledge calls.
In heart and mind,
our trust we’ll bind
to our NJIT.
We’ll hold her memory ever dear,
Her spirit we’ll revere.
To her we’ll promise loyalty,
our own NJIT.

Dr. Kevin Belfield is Dean of the College of Science and Liberal Arts and Distinguished Professor in the Department of Chemistry and Environmental Science at NJIT. Belfield is an inductee into the National Commission of Cooperative Education Co-op Hall of Fame, a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, a fellow of the American Chemical Society, and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry. His research interests range from developing contrast agents for early cancer detection and new paradigms for photodynamic cancer therapy and 3D high density optical data storage.

Belfield has over 250 publications, holds over a dozen U.S. patents and serves on several editorial advisory boards of scientific journals. Most recently, Belfield is PI of a grant from the National Science Foundation entitled “Chemistry, Sustainability and the Circular Economy”, which aims to prepare Chemistry PhD graduates to formulate impactful research questions to address some of society’s greatest challenges.

Appointed by Governor Murphy, Shawn M. LaTourette is responsible for formulating statewide environmental policy while directing programs that protect public health and ensure the quality of New Jersey’s air, land, water and natural and historic resources.

A lawyer and policymaker with more than 20 years of experience in environmental protection, LaTourette began his career defending victims of toxic exposure, including organizing and advocating for the needs of vulnerable New Jersey communities whose drinking water was contaminated by petrochemicals. Throughout a career shaping environmental law and policy, he has served in executive roles and as a trusted adviser to governments, community and non-profit organizations, and leaders in industry and infrastructure, while also litigating high-stakes lawsuits involving environmental, energy and public health concerns.

Born and raised in New Jersey, LaTourette graduated magna cum laude from Rutgers University and earned his law degree summa cum laude from Rutgers Law School, where he was the class salutatorian and the recipient of multiple environmental and governance awards, and published scholarship on environmental law, natural resource damage and climate issues.

Chris Testa is a Supervising Administrative Analyst in the New Jersey Office of Emergency Management (OEM). He is the civilian manager of the Hazard Mitigation Unit, which is housed within the Recovery Bureau of the New Jersey State Police. The Unit currently administers over $400M in FEMA grants distributed across all 21 of NJ’s counties. Chris also coordinates Hazard Mitigation Planning at the local level, supplying technical assistance and reviewing plans prior to submission to FEMA. Mr. Testa was OEM’s lead in the development of the 2014 and 2019 NJ State Hazard Mitigation Plans. He has a BS in Environmental Studies from Stockton University, and a MS in Environmental Policy Studies from NJIT. Prior to his work with the NJSP, he was employed by specialty contractor Henkels and McCoy as an Environmental Manager on PSEG Electrical Transmission projects. Following DR-4021, the remnants of Hurricane Irene, Chris worked as a Community Hazard Mitigation Planner for FEMA. Prior to that, he was Special Projects Coordinator for the Hunterdon County Soil Conservation District.

Dr. Maurie Cohen is a professor and chair of the Department of Humanities & Social Sciences at NJIT and director of its Science, Technology and Society program. He is a co-founder and Management Team member of the Future Earth Knowledge-Action Network on Systems of Sustainable Consumption and Production and a co-founder of the Sustainable Consumption Research and Action Initiative . Cohen is also the Editor of Sustainability: Science, Practice, and Policy , an open-access journal dedicated to the wide dissemination of academic research and professional insights on sustainability science and studies.

Cohen has published a number of books on sustainability and environmental policy, and holds a master's degree in urban and regional planning from Columbia University, and a Ph.D. in regional science from the University of Pennsylvania.

Ken Colao is a recognized leader and entrepreneur in the construction industry with more than 40 years of experience as a principal of several major firms, working on domestic and international high-profile projects.

As Founder, President, and CEO of CNY, Ken leads an innovative solutions-oriented Manhattan-based company that is credited with leading change in the industry, including “open shop” construction that changed an otherwise all-union New York City labor marketplace for large-scale development. Ken enthusiastically challenges the norm, creating value and leading CNY with a purpose that demonstrates how businesses can be a force for good. An early adopter of ESG and SDG initiatives in the construction industry, he drives CNY management to deliver its proven best practices and expertise, including its social standards for equity and inclusion, technical excellence, sustainability practices, and its objective to attain “B” Corp status.

An engineer with a BSCE degree from the New Jersey Institute of Technology, Ken serves as Vice Chairman of the Board of Overseers for NJIT and Chairs the Board of Advisors for the Hillier School of Architecture and Design and has received the University’s Alumni Achievement Award and is among its Top 30 Influencers. He also serves as Vice Chairman on the Board of Governors for the New York Building Congress. Ken has been an active member of YPO for 30 years serving on boards of YPO Metro, Metro Gold, and Big Apple Gold, as well as championing the 2021 YPO CIN first Global Digital Roundtable on ESG—An Emerging Influence in our Society, Industry, and Businesses and is the current Chair of CIN.

Ken was named EY Entrepreneur of The Year ® in 2017 for the New York Region in the Real Estate, Construction, and Hospitality category. EY’s global program recognizes individuals who excel in innovation, financial performance, and personal commitment to their businesses and communities.

Dr. Omowunmi “Wunmi” Sadik is developing innovative technologies for improving human health, food safety and the environment through her research into biological sensors, surface chemistry, electrochemistry and nanostructured conducting polymers. She co-founded the Sustainable Nanotechnology Organization, which is building support for science and promoting the understanding of its broader relevance to society.

She holds five patents for her work on biosensors and nanostructured membranes, has published over 200 peer-reviewed works with 400 invited lectures and conference contributions. Her inventions are driving changes in areas such as dentistry, pain management and counterterrorism. She is also the director of NJIT’s BioSensors Materials for Advanced Research & Technology (BioSMART) Center.

She received her Ph.D. in Chemistry from the University of Wollongong in Australia, and was a National Research Council postdoctoral fellow at the U.S. EPA. She has held appointments at Harvard University, Cornell University and the Naval Research Laboratory.

Sadik is a fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry, The American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering, The African Academy of Sciences, Jefferson Science Fellow, Brian O'Connell Distinguished Fellow and Sigma Xi Distinguished Lecturer. She received the SUNY Chancellor's Award for Research & Creative Activities. She is the recipient of a NSF Discovery Corps Senior Fellowship.

Chao Yan’s company, Princeton NuEnergy has received National Acclaim for its Lithium-Ion battery recycling processes, a key aspect of the environmental dilemma — what happens to our smartphone and laptop batteries once we’re done with them? While the move to rechargeable batteries has reduced the reliance on the old-fashioned batteries, global e-waste from the discarded tech could reach a whopping 74 million metric tons by 2030.

The Princeton University-based startup, founded in 2019, was awarded the 2021 U.S. National Grand Prize by CleanTech Open, the world’s largest clean technology accelerator program, for its novel recycling strategies on lithium-ion batteries found in everything from iPhones to Tesla.

Princeton NuEnergy’s solution involves a novel plasma-based purification technology. With the company’s improved process over old recycling technology, valuable materials such as cathode and anode can be recycled, restored and reused with a fraction of the steps typically involved.

Yan’s company has received backing from Princeton’s IP accelerator program, grant funding from the U.S. Department of Energy, and a new partnership with the Fortune Global 500 company Wistron Corp. on a “Lithium-Ion Battery and Kickoff Pilot Project,” giving Yan recycling infrastructure to form key partnerships with major companies utilizing Li-Ion tech.

Michel Boufadel is a distinguished professor of civil and environmental engineering and director of NJIT’s Center for Natural Resources (CNR). Boufadel received his B.S. in civil engineering at Jesuit University in Lebanon, and his M.S. and Ph.D. at University of Cincinnati.

CNR specializes in assessment and remediation studies of pollution in natural settings and the evaluation of natural resources for the potential production of energy, particularly renewable energy. It is internationally known for its long-term studies of the Exxon Valdez oil spill in Alaska and the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and its efforts in dealing with Hurricane Sandy. Boufadel has been an active participant on many national committees on the environment, and prolific researcher with a statewide water quality improvement effort among the most recent grant-funded projects.

Boufadel is an expert on water, energy and water technology who brings insights into oil spills, hurricanes and global warming. His research examines sustainability, environmental engineering and science and water resources and hydraulics.

John Cays is Associate Dean for Academic Affairs at the Hillier College of Architecture and Design. John holds a Bachelor of Science in Architecture from the University of the Arts and Master of Architecture degree from Princeton University. He is a recognized sustainable design professional. John co-founded GRADE Architects, an architecture and interior design firm in NYC. Prior to that John was as a project manager at Robert A.M. Stern Architects. John has been active in various academic and professional associations, including serving as Northeast Regional Director for the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture from 2014 – 2017 and as a Director on the National Architectural Accrediting Board from 2017 – 2020. He currently serves on the SIGGRAPH Education and DEI Committees and is a current Board member of the American Center for Life Cycle Assessment. John was the 2021 recipient of the ACLCA Education LCA Leadership Award. He is the Author of An Environmental Life Cycle Approach to Design: LCA for Designers and the Design Market published by Springer Nature.