New Jersey Hall of Fame Announces Class of 2019-2020 Nominees

New York Giants Quarterback Eli Manning, actors Danny Aiello and John Amos , concert promoter John Scher, and musical entertainers Cissy Houston, Paul Anka, George Benson, and Mary Chapin Carpenter are among 50 nominees for the New Jersey Hall of Fame Class of 2019-2020, the hall announced today. A virtual ceremony is planned for October.

 There are five categories for its Class of 2019-2020: Arts & Letters, Enterprise, Performing Arts, Public Service, and Sports. Public voting is now underway online at njhalloffame.org/2019-nominee-voting/.  

“We have inducted heroes from all walks of life into the New Jersey Hall of Fame,” said Jon F. Hanson, chairman of the NJHOF. “This year’s class of nominees reflect the varied accomplishments and backgrounds that have characterized the hall of fame since its formation.”

  The public is encouraged to visit the NJ Hall of Fame website to cast their vote for a nominee in each of the five categories listed below. Full biographies of the nominees, as well as online voting, can be found at njhalloffame.org/2019-nominee-voting/.   The 12th class of inductees will be announced in July.

Arts & Letters	Public Service	Enterprise
Charles Addams	Richard Stockton	Borg Family
Stephen Crane	William Paterson	Linda Bowden
Joyce Kilmer	William Livingston	James Burke
Fran Lebowitz	Alfred Driscoll	Fairleigh Dickinson
John Forbes Nash	Sister Jane Francis Brady	Denise Morrison
Dr. George Theophilus Walker	Dr. Virginia Apgar	Steve Kalafer
Gay Talese	Milton Friedman	Henry Rowan
Mort Pye	Martin Dempsey	Joe Simunovich
Anne Morrow Lindbergh	Michael Chertoff	John Scher
Paula Kassell	Margaret Bancroft	Paul Volcker
Performing Arts
Danny Aiello	Sports
John Amos	Eli Manning
Paul Anka	Craig Biggio
Buddy Hackett	Rick Barry
Cissy Houston	Gerry Cooney
Ernie Kovacs	Tim Howard
Nelson Family (Ozzie, Harriet & Ricky)	Vivian Stringer
Flip Wilson	Mike Trout
Mary Chapin Carpenter	Monte Irvin
George Benson	Bob Mulcahy
	Sue Wicks