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Growing up on a dairy farm in Wisconsin, Lance Marquardt became interested in science as he watched the impact of selective breeding of cows and crops.

Nearly 30 years later, the Kean graduate has traded the rustic outdoors for work in a lab. 

Playwright and Kean University alumnus Benjamin V. Marshall ’73 brought the dramatic history of a New Jersey abolitionist to life for audiences at the Bauer Boucher Theatre Center on Kean’s Union campus.

Sayreville School Superintendent Richard Labbe, Ed.D., intended to be a sports broadcast journalist but changed career plans when he took a job as an assistant high school football coach and substitute teacher.

Beth Giannobile ’09 knows the joys and challenges of caring for a child with disabilities, having spent years securing support services for her daughter, who is on the autism spectrum and nonverbal.

Tomeeko Hunt ’04 M.A. has a dynamic philosophy as principal of Leonard V. Moore Middle School in Roselle: think innovatively, decide boldly and act quickly.

Kean University’s Class of 2024 has big plans after graduation. Find out what’s in store for our newest alumni, including medical school, law school and jobs in business, aeronautics and more. Kean’s world-class programs helped put them on the path to their dream careers.

Janiah Fladger ’24 always envisioned having a career in health care when she was growing up, but it wasn’t until she arrived at Kean University that she found her true calling in public health and reproductive justice.