Dan Cirucci: New Jersey Hall Of Fame's 2022 Inductees!

Wednesday, August 3, 2022

New Jersey Hall Of Fame's 2022 Inductees!

NEW JERSEY HALL OF FAME ANNOUNCES ITS INCOMING 2022 CLASS OF INDUCTEES

The New Jersey Hall of Fame (NJHOF) is thrilled to announce its 14th class of inductees, once again highlighting some of the state’s best and brightest.

The inductees showcase the wide-ranging talent of the Garden State, from former Eagles quarterback Ron Jaworski to comedian Chelsea Handler. Other inductees include singer-songwriter and drummer Max Weinberg.

The 14th Annual Induction Ceremony will be broadcast on My9NJ, on NJPBS, and on prominent social media platforms, making the event widely available to the public with the first air date in late October. The NJHOF will broadcast additional airings of the Induction Ceremony from early November to mid-November. Dates to be announced after Labor Day. This year’s ceremony will be virtual, but NJHOF officials look forward to holding a live ceremony in 2023.

“New Jersey is never at a loss for heroes and role models for coming generations,” says Jon F. Hanson, chairman of the NJHOF. “We are honored to celebrate the lives and contributions of these notable New Jersey luminaries throughout the state, at our terminals and Parkway service areas, and next year at our Entertainment and Learning Center at American Dream.”

The New Jersey Hall of Fame Class of 2022 is:

ARTS & LETTERS

Margaret Bourke-White*, Bound Brook, photographer and documentary photographer

Walter Dean Myers*, Jersey City, writer of children’s books and young adult literature

ENTERPRISE

Ralph Izzo, Cranbury, businessman, and former nuclear physicist

Dr. Roy Vagelos, Westfield, physician and business executive

The Unanue Family, Alpine, Ridgefield Park, founder of Goya Foods

PERFORMING ARTS

Chelsea Handler, Livingston, award-winning comedian, television host, best-selling author, and advocate

Max Weinberg, Newark, drummer, and television personality

PUBLIC SERVICE

Governor Richard J. Hughes*, Florence Township, lawyer, politician, and judge

Dorothea Dix, Trenton*, nurse, and advocate for mentally ill

SPORTS

Ron Jaworski**, Voorhees, former Philadelphia Eagles quarterback and National Football League (NFL) analyst

Heather O’Reilly, East Brunswick, professional soccer player, and three-time Olympic medalist

UNSUNG HEROES

NJ Medal of Honor Recipients

*Being honored posthumously.

**Previous inductee, but being formally inducted this year.

The 12 inductees in the five categories were chosen out of 50 nominees after a public vote.

We are thankful for the inspirational leadership of these Sponsors and Poster Campaign Partners in helping to tell the story

of New Jersey's Greatness.

LEAD SPONSOR:

Hackensack Meridian Health

MAJOR SPONSORS:

PSEG/PSEG Foundation • The State of New Jersey

FOUNDING SPONSORS:

Acrisure • Al Leiter Foundation • Bank of America •

The Buckelew Family Foundation • Business and Governmental Insurance Agency

The Charles Edison Fund • The Creamer Family Foundation • Edison Innovation Foundation

The Edwards Family • Genova Burns, LLC • Group One, LLC

The Hampshire Foundation Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey

The Munshine Group • NIP Group • NJEA • NJM Insurance Group

PNC Bank • Prudential Financial • PSEG • RWJBarnabas Health

Russo Development/Russo Family Foundation • Saddleback Real Estate Developers

Triple Five Group • Kim and Finn Wentworth

POSTER CAMPAIGN PARTNERS:

Applegreen • Battleship NJ • Interstate Outdoor • Meadowlands Chamber • NJDMV • Newark Liberty International Airport • NJ TRANSIT • NJ Turnpike Authority • New York Waterway

Port Authority of NY & NJ • Travel Plaza Media

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About Dan Cirucci

He's been cited by the late Rush Limbaugh, quoted in the New York Times, featured at Real Clear Politics and Lucianne.com and interviewed across all media.

He's Dan Cirucci, the founder and editor-in chief of the Dan Cirucci Blog, a Save Jersey blog columnist, frequent guest on the Matt Rooney radio show and one of the most widely honored public relations professionals in his field. He's also been a public relations consultant to numerous organizations and individuals and hosted The Advocates on RVN-TV.

Inducted into the Philadelphia Public Relations Hall of Fame, for many years he served as a Lecturer in Corporate Communication at Penn State University. A former President of the Philadelphia Public Relations Association (PPRA) he has lectured at Rowan University, Temple University, The College of New Jersey and Arcadia University. He has conducted workshops on public relations for thousands of participants throughout the nation and has taught countless others the art of public speaking. He has also advised numerous lawyers, judges, public officials and political candidates.

Cirucci is a prolific writer and his op-ed pieces have appeared in the Philadelphia Daily News, Philadelphia Inquirer, Courier-Post, Broad and Liberty and other print and online platforms.

A native of Camden NJ, Cirucci is a former President of the Philadelphia chapter of the International Association of Business Communicators. Cirucci served as Associate Executive Director of the Philadelphia Bar Association for nearly 30 years. He served as Chair of Penn State University's Professional Advisory Board for the Corporate Communication major at Penn State Abington and on the Pennsylvania Bar Association's Judicial Selection Commission.

He received his MA degree from Rowan University and his BA from Villanova University. He has been named a Distinguished Alumnus of Rowan's public relations program and received the E. A. "Wally" Richter Leadership Award, the highest honor from the National Association of Bar Executives' Communications Section. He has also been honored by numerous other local, state and national groups.

In his hometown of Camden, Cirucci taught fifth grade at the Ulysses Wiggins Elementary School named for the founder of the Camden NAACP. There he was one of the first teachers in the country to teach African-American history to inner city students. He later served as editor of a local weekly newspaper, as Assistant to the Township Manager of Cherry Hill Township and as Associate Director of Communications at the New Jersey State Bar Association.

Cirucci's passions include all things Italian, politics, the popular culture, books and authors, art, communication, music, theatre, movies, dining and travel.

He and his wife Carole have two grown children and seven grandchildren.

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