5 from NJIT Recognized as Champions of the C-Suite
New Jersey Institute of Technology has several of its own honored in ROI-NJ’s inaugural Champions of the C-Suite.
President Teik C. Lim and alumni Marjorie Perry, LeRoy Jones, Jeff Milanaik and Board of Trustees member Gary Dahms are among the honorees.
Lim, NJIT’s first president of color, is a patent-holding engineer. His career has spanned the private sector as an engineer at Structural Dynamics Research Corporation to academia starting out as a research assistant at The Ohio State University. Lim went on to lead the University of Texas at Arlington (UTA) as interim president after serving as the university’s provost and vice president for Academic Affairs. He became NJIT’s ninth president last year.
Perry is president and CEO of MZM Construction Co. in Newark, N.J. She was elected chair of the Board of Overseers in 2018, making her the first woman and African American to assume that role; she’s now a chair emerita and continues to serve as an Overseer. Perry earned an MBA from NJIT’s Martin Tuchman School of Management in 2005.
Jones, partner of 1868 Public Affairs, earned an MBA from MTSM in 2000. He served four terms in the New Jersey General Assembly and on the State House Commission.
Milanaik, partner, Northeast region of Bridge International, graduated in 1980 with a bachelor of science in mechanical engineering. Milanaik opened the Northeast region office in Parsippany, N.J. in 2014 and is responsible for the acquisition and development of investment-grade industrial buildings that provide opportunities to add value.
Dahms is president, chair and chief executive officer of T&M Associates, a national consulting, environmental, engineering and construction management company. He is responsible for the diversification of T&M’s core services and the introduction of emerging services.
A total of 150 honorees, who work in sectors such as construction, transportation, financial services and education, will be feted at a gala in November.
