After a distinguished career spanning more than fifteen years at Rutgers University, Kathleen John-Alder, associate professor in the Department of Landscape Architecture, is retiring, effective July 1. She leaves behind a legacy of scholarship, teaching and professional leadership that has shaped generations of students and advanced the field of landscape architecture.
Effective January 1, George Hamilton, extension specialist in pest management and professor in the Department of Entomology, retired from Rutgers University, concluding a distinguished 38-year career marked by excellence in extension, research, teaching and service to the university and the agricultural community.
Effective January 1, Carl Pray, Distinguished Professor in the Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics, retired from Rutgers University, concluding a remarkable 40-year career defined by scholarship, global engagement and service for the greater good.
Karyn Malinowski, equine sciences extension specialist and professor, retired on June 30, after 47 years at the Rutgers School of Environmental and Biological Sciences.
Joel Flagler, Rutgers Cooperative Extension (RCE) Agricultural and Natural Resources agent in Bergen County and professor in the Department of Plant Biology, retires effective March 1.
Dr. Mike Westendorf, Animal Sciences Extension Specialist and Professor, retired on January 1, 2025, after 31 years at the Rutgers School of Environmental and Biological Sciences.