Top Presidents

Joseph Nyre President Seton Hall University In an extraordinary gesture, Nyre and his wife, Kelli Nyre, made a $500,000 gift to the school to underwrite scholarships for students and innovative research and instructional activities of faculty. Bruce MurphyLamont...

Eugene Cornacchia President Saint Peter’s University Under his leadership, school has initiated the institution’s first doctoral programs and established three of its four schools (business, nursing and education) — and has set fundraising records. Christopher CapuanoChris Eisgruber  

Patrick Leahy President Monmouth University Has helped school attract the most diverse and academically prepared classes in its history while positioning Monmouth as a national brand by joining the Colonial Athletic Association, one of the nation’s top...

Tony Iacono President County College of Morris Has led CCM to being a comprehensive college focused on the needs of the community, benefiting many diverse individuals. School is recognized as a leader in advanced manufacturing education. Ali HoushmandCindy...

Lamont Repollet President Kean University In his first two years at the school, Kean was named the state’s first Urban Research University, acquired the John S. Watson Institute, launched partnerships with the New York Jets and New...

Kathryn Foster President The College of New Jersey TCNJ is a highly regarded top-value school on the East Coast. Foster has helped it achieve that status with women in nearly every key leadership position, a refreshing (and...

Nancy Cantor Chancellor Rutgers University – Newark Made Rutgers-Newark a state and national model of how universities can help transform cities, serving as an anchor of the collaborative that is bringing the public, private and nonprofit sectors...

Jonathan Holloway President Rutgers University The head of the state’s flagship university always will have a prominent place on this list. Holloway, through hiring and polices, is slowly putting his stamp on Rutgers, a university that many...

Cindy Jebb President Ramapo College of New Jersey A military veteran who came to the school last year after serving as a dean at West Point, Jebb already is making her mark with a series of initiatives...

Teik Lim President New Jersey Institute of Technolog Granted, he’s new to the job — but simply taking the reins of such a STEM-centric superpower in education that is highly connected to the N.J. business community is...