Six Alumni are Recognized for their Service to NJIT and Society

Six NJIT alumni, including an engineer who led an emergency response team in Haiti following the earthquake of 2010 and a pioneer in the green building movement, received achievement awards from the university’s Alumni Association this past weekend for their professional accomplishments, community engagement, and service to their alma mater.

The awards ceremony took place on campus amid the festivities of Alumni Weekend, which this year drew more than 300 NJIT graduates spanning seven decades, from the Class of 1944 to the Class of 2014, and from as far away as Texas and California.

“We look to honor people not just for their outstanding careers, but for their service to their communities and to the university as well,” said Anita Rubino ’83, chair of the alumni awards committee. “These graduates are a source of inspiration to our young alumni and students, who learn from them that an NJIT degree can lead to so many different experiences and achievements in life.”

One awardee was James A. Krucher, BSME ’73, of Clifton, an IT project manager for Johnson& Johnson, Inc., for his contributions to IT management, telecommunications and project management and his many contributions to NJIT who has served on several important committees for his alma mater, including the one that planned the development of the Warren Street Village Project.