NJIT Mourns Death of Alumnus Vincent Naimoli '62
Vincent Naimoli, a 1962 graduate of the Newark College of Engineering (now New Jersey Institute of Technology) and namesake of the Naimoli Family Athletic and Recreational Facility, has died. He was 81.
Naimoli attended Notre Dame as an undergraduate on a Navy ROTC scholarship before earning double master's degrees at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) and Fairleigh Dickinson University (FDU). He later launched a successful career as CEO of Anchor Glass and served other Fortune 500 corporations in various corporate capacities. Naimoli became a turnaround specialist transforming struggling organizations into successful entities. He is most often recognized for his success in bringing to fruition Major League Baseball's Tampa Bay Rays as the original owner of the expansion team in 1995. Naimoli also served as chairman or participant on several financial, athletic and academic committees, was named Florida Entrepreneur of the Year in 1995, "Bridging the Bay" Award in 1996, a Champion of Higher Independent Education in Florida, was the recipient of NJIT's outstanding alumnus award and an honorary doctorate from NJIT, among other recognitions.
