The NJIT Athletic Hall of Fame was founded in 1986 by then-director of athletics. J. Malcolm Simon in conjunction with the NJIT Alumni Association. The purpose was to honor those former Highlander athletes, coaches and friends who have distinguished themselves during their time at the university or thereafter.
The first class of inductees included mulit-sport standout John Walsh '66, soccer all-American Hernan "Chico" Borja '81, beloved coach and professor Joseph M. Fitzgerald, and long time director of athletics Robert Swanson. Simon, also the shcool's all-time winningest coach, was himself inducted upon his retirement as athletics director in 1994. In all, 44 individuals and three teams were honored through 1996.
After a five-year hiatus, the Hall of Fame was revived in 2002 by current athletics director Lenny Kaplan. When the Class of 2006 is welcomed, the Hall's membership will stand at 59.
2007 Hall of Fame Induction Release
Selection Criteria and Process
| Hall of Fame Roster | ||||||
| Name | Graduation Year | Contribution | Sport(s) | Years | Year of Induction | |
| Fred "Coach" Bauder | --- | Coach | M-Basketball | 1932-61 | 1989 | |
| Andrew I. Bakun | 1982 | Athlete Asst. Coach |
Men's Soccer Men's Soccer |
1978-81 1990-91 |
2005 | |
| Myron Bakun | 1967 | Athlete | Men's Soccer | 1964-66 | 1991 | Raymond E. Blum | 1950 | Distinguished Alumni | Speed Skating Cycling |
--- | 1996 |
| Hernan "Chico" Borja | 1981 | Athlete | Men's Soccer | 1977-80 | 1986 | |
| David Crimmins | 1952 | Athlete | Men's Fencing | 1948-52 | 2007 | |
| Gregory "Egor" Bornako | 1970 | Athlete | Men's Fencing | 1966-70 | 1987 | |
| Hamilton V. Bowser | 1952 | Athlete | Men's Fencing | 1948-52 | 1989 | |
| Thomas Bradley | 1978 | Athlete | Men's Swimming | 1974-78 | 1990 | Andrew D. Brown | 1960 | Athlete | Men's Soccer | 1956-59 | 2006 |
| Edward Cruz | 1963 | Athlete | Men's Soccer | 1959-62 | 1995 | |
| Marilyn E. Dawson | 1986 | Athlete | W-Volleyball W-Basketball Softball |
1982-86 | 1991 | |
| Carmine P. DeNicola | 1978 | Athlete | Baseball | 1975-78 | 2005 | |
| Louis DeVito | 1960 | Athlete | Men's Soccer Men's Fencing |
1956-60 | 1992 | |
| Joe A. Dias | 1977 | Athlete | Men's Soccer | 1973-76 | 1993 | Eugene M. Drury | 1963 | Athlete | Men's Tennis | 1960-63 | 1988 |
| Katherine Eng | 1993 | Athlete | Women's Volleyball | 1989-92 | 2007 | Yves Etienne | 1979 | Athlete | Men's Volleyball | 1976-78 | 1990 |
| Gilbert F. Fehn | 1940 | Athlete | M-Basketball Men's Tennis |
1936-40 | 1992 | |
| Joseph M. Fitzgerald | --- | Coach Asst. Coach |
M-Basketball M-Basketball |
1961-66 1952-61 |
1986 | |
| Seymour "Zoom" Fleisher | 1951 | Athlete | M-Basketball | 1947-51 | 1992 | |
| Salvatore A. Gagliardo | 1985 | Athlete | M-Basketball | 1981-85 | 1995 | |
| Thomas G. Gallagher | 1985 | Athlete | M-Basketball | 1981-85 | 1991 | |
| Arnold L. Giovannoli | 1953 | Athlete | M-Basketball | 1950-53 | 1993 | |
| Herb Iris | 1951 | Benefactor | --- | --- | 2007 | |
| Elizabeth M. Goldrick Pitt | 1990 | Athlete | W-Volleyball W-Basketball Softball WTennis |
1985-90 | 1995 | |
| Wendy A.Gruenewald | 1997 | Athlete | Softball W-Basketball W-Volleyball W-Soccer |
1992-96 | 2003 | |
| Jay W. Haase | 1975 | Athlete | Men's Fencing | 1971-75 | 1988 | |
| Kenneth W. Hammond | 1979 | Athlete | Men's Soccer | 1974-77 | 2003 | |
| Andy Handwerker | 1963 | Athlete | Men's Soccer | 1959-62 | 2002 | |
| Paul C. Hausser | --- | Administrator Coach Coach |
--- Fencing Baseball |
1953-91 1954-88 1953-72 |
1990 |
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| Ali Hubey | 1972 | Athlete | Men's Soccer | 1968-71 | 1990 | |
| Fabian Hurtado | 1975 | Athlete | Men's Soccer | 1970-73 | 1987 | Nicholas J. Kaminsky | 1978 | Athlete | Baseball | 1975-78 | 2006 |
| Raymond P. Kasbarian | 1966 | Founder/Athlete | Judo | 1962-66 | 1989 | |
| Robert Shelby Ketzner | --- | Coach | Rifle | 1962-86 | 1987 | |
| Alex Khowaylo | 1969 | Athlete | Men's Soccer | 1960-63 | 1996 | |
| Charles "Tudy" Lubetkin | 1953 | Athlete | M-Basketball M-Track |
1949-52 | 1994 | |
| Robert K. Lynch | 1984 | Athlete Coach |
M-Fencing M-Fencing |
1977-80 1986-91 |
1993 | |
| Dan MacDonald | 1984 | Athlete | Baseball | 1981-84 | 1991 | |
| Richard J. Olsen | 1969 | Athlete | M-Basketball | 1965-69 | 1988 | |
| George R. Olsen | 1977 | Athlete | Baseball | 1974-77 | 1987 | Raymond V. Paulius | 1985 | Athlete | Men's Soccer | 1980-83 | 2006 |
| Warren E. Rogers | 1988 | Athlete | M-Basketball | 1983-87 | 1993 | |
| Rudy Romulus | 1991 | Athlete | M-Volleyball | 1988-91 | 1996 | |
| Paul A. Sarlo | 1992 | Athlete | Baseball | 1989-91 | 2005 | |
| John "Gene" Schmid | --- | Coach Asst. Coach |
Baseball Baseball |
1973-97 1968-72 |
2002 | |
| J. Malcolm Simon | --- | Coach Athletic Director |
M-Soccer --- |
1955-83 1983-94 |
1994 | Peter J. Skurla | 1941 | Athlete | Basketball | 1937-41 | 1992 |
| Robert F. Swanson | --- | Athletics Director | --- | 1947-82 | 1986 | |
| Lawrence P. Tosato | 1956 | Athlete | M-Basketball Baseball |
1952-56 | 1987 | |
| Robert Taetzsch | 1952 | Athlete | Men's Fencing | 1948-52 | 2007 | |
| William Taetzsch | 1952 | Athlete | Men's Fencing | 1948-52 | 2007 | |
| Jeffrey Tubello | 1976 | Athlete | Rifle | 1972-76 | 1988 | |
| Nevea C. Van Wright | 1997 | Athlete | W-Basketball | 1991-96 | 2005 | |
| John J. Walsh | 1966 | Athlete | M-Soccer M-Basketball Baseball |
1962-66 | 1986 | |
| Frank Wasniewski | 1980 | Athlete | M-Tennis | 1977-80 | 1990 | |
| Bob Welgos | 1962 | Athlete | M-Basketball Bowling |
1959-62 | 2005 | |
| Myron S. Worobec | 1966 | Athlete | M-Soccer | 1962-65 | 1994 | |
| Yoshisada Yonezuka | --- | Founder Coach |
Judo | 1962-?? | 1991 | |
| Werner Zorn | 1962 | Athlete | M-Soccer | 1958-61 | 1988 | |
| 1960's Men's Soccer Team | NAIA co-national champion | |||||
| 1981-82 Men's Basketball Team | NJIT's first ECAC & IAC champion | |||||
| 1982 Baseball Team | NJIT's second ECAC & IAC champion | |||||
