Last updated on August 10, 2026

We remember some of the many notable administrators, faculty members, and staff members who made a difference at Livingston College and in the Livingston alumni community. Brief notes and links to profiles with additional information are included.

Also see this page: In Memoriam: Alumni.

• Jerome Aumente (1937-2023, age 85): Founder of journalism departments at Rutgers’ Livingston College and School of Communication and Information. Founder and director of Rutgers’ Urban Communications Teaching and Research Center and Journalism Resources Institute. Recipient of Livingston Legacy Award (2011).
• Albert E. Blumberg (d. 1997, age 91): Philosophy professor; Official in the Communist and Democratic parties. Honorary member of the Livingston Alumni Association.
• George Warren Carey (1927-2012, age 85): Acting dean of Livingston College from 1973-1974. [No photo available.]
• Roger Cohen, RC’65 (1943-2022, age 78): Journalism professor at Livingston College. Honorary member of the Livingston Alumni Association. Recipient of Livingston Legacy Award (2013).
• Lora (Dee) Garrison (1934-2009, age 74): Professor of history and women’s studies. Honorary member of the Livingston Alumni Association.
• Melvin L. Gary (1938-2015, age 76): Psychology professor. Honorary member of the Livingston Alumni Association.
• Hilda Hidalgo (1928-2009, age 81): Chair of the Department of Urban Studies and Community Development at Livingston College. Founder of several community organizations. Gay-rights pioneer. Recipient of the Rutgers Presidential Award for Public Service.
  • In 2010, the Newark Public Library held a memorial for Hidalgo. Her donated papers are also available for review at the library.
  • In 2010, the City of Newark renamed a street for Hidalgo. Read the NJ.com (Star-Ledger) article, or see a PDF copy with additional photos.
• Richard F. Hixson (d. 2003, age 71): Chairman of the Livingston College/Rutgers journalism department. Namesake of a scholarship for undergraduate students in Rutgers’ School of Communication and Information.
• Briavel Holcomb (1942-2025, age 83): Professor of urban planning, geography, and women’s studies. From Rutgers’ Edward J. Boustein School of Planning and Public Policy: Obituary and more remembrances. Honorary member of the Livingston Alumni Association.
• Allen “Al” M. Howard (1938-2025, age 87): History professor at Livingston College. Obituary. Tributes from the Rutgers University History Department, the African Studies Association, and the H-Net Network on African History and Culture. Honorary member of the Livingston Alumni Association. Rutgers Oral History Archives interviews.
• W. Robert Jenkins (d. 2015, age 88): Dean of Livingston College from 1977-1990. Honorary member of the Livingston Alumni Association.
• Wells Hamilton Keddie (1925-2006, age 80): Professor Emeritus of Labor Studies and Employment Relations and Livingston College Fellow. Honorary member of the Livingston Alumni Association. Recipient of Livingston Legacy Award (2018, posthumous).
• Lynne M. Kellermann (d. 1986): Director of the Livingston College Honors Program. [No photo available.]
• John C. Leggett (1930-2020, age 90): Sociology professor. Honorary member of the Livingston Alumni Association.
• Ernest A. Lynton (d. 1998, age 71): Dean of Livingston College from 1965-1973. Honorary member of the Livingston Alumni Association.
• Patrick McCreary (LC’75, MGSA’79) (d. 2016, age 67): Theater technical director at Indiana University of Pennsylvania and formerly at Livingston College.
• Wilson Carey McWilliams (1933-2005, age 71): Political science professor and essayist. Recipient of Livingston Legacy Award (2015, posthumous). Honorary member of the Livingston Alumni Association.
• Emmanuel George Mesthene (d. 1990, age 69): Dean of Livingston College from 1974-1977.
• Edward G. Ortiz (1931-2010, age 78): Retired associate professor and chair of the Rutgers Department of Community Development. Recipient of the Livingston Legacy Award (2009). Honorary member of the Livingston Alumni Association.
• Henry A. (Hank) Plotkin (d. 2017, age 74): Executive Director of the New Jersey State Employment and Training Commission; formerly Assistant Professor of Political Science at Livingston College.
• Gerald Pomper (1935-2026, age 91): Board of Governors Professor of Political Science at the Eagleton Institute of Politics of Rutgers University (Emeritus); former Chair, Livingston College Political Science Department. “The dean of American political science.” Obituary. Remembrances from Rutgers Today, Rutgers’ Eagleton Institute of Politics, and New Jersey Globe.
• Felice C. Ronca (d. 1996, age 43): Assistant Dean for Curriculum at Livingston College. [No photo available.]
• Seth Scheiner (d. 2015, age 82): History professor and planner of Livingston College.
• David C. Schwartz (d. 2022, age 83). Political science professor at Livingston College.
• Shanti S. Tangri (d. 2024). Professor of Economics and South Asian Studies. Honorary member of the Livingston Alumni Association.
• Winston Edna Thompson (1933-2016, age 82): Associate Dean of Student Affairs at Livingston College.
• Paula Van Riper (1947-2015, age 67): Rutgers Assistant Dean and Director of Advising in the Office of Academic Services; formerly Livingston College Assistant Dean for Academic Policy.
• Emma Andrews Warren (d. 2025) (New Jersey College for Women/Douglass College, 1949): Kilmer Library Director. Honorary member of the Livingston Alumni Association.