The entire NJIT community mourns the passing of Albert Dorman ’45, ’99 HON. The founding benefactor of the Albert Dorman Honors College (ADHC) passed away last November at the age of 97. Dr. Dorman graduated NJIT first in his class at the age of 19, with a B.S. in mechanical engineering. 

Dr. Dorman served his country as a member of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. At 29, he was the civil engineer of record for Disneyland. In 1954, he founded his own civil engineering firm and went on to become the founding chair and CEO of AECOM. He was the author of more than 20 scientific papers and was a member of the National Academy of Engineering, a Fellow of the American Institutes of Architecture, and an honorary member of the American Society of Civil Engineers.

In 1995, Dr. Dorman’s leadership and support led to the elevation of NJIT’s successful honors program into its first named college. It is thought to be the first honors college at a public polytechnic university. ADHC now boasts more than 6,000 alumni. Describing the success of the graduates of his namesake college, Dr. Dorman observed, “To me, that is a greater reward than almost anything. That’s why the ‘Albert Dorman’ isn’t the important thing. It’s the ‘Honors.’”

At the 25th anniversary of ADHC, Dr. Dorman reiterated:

“I want to challenge all of you to become committed; to augment your technical skills with other skills; to make it a lifelong duty to help define and achieve important social as well as scientific goals [and] an action plan for the common good.”

President Teik C. Lim noted that “Dr. Dorman embodied the best of what NJIT strives to develop in all of our students. The Dorman Honors College will stand as an enduring tribute to his many professional achievements and his steadfast dedication to education, to our university community, and to society as a whole.”

Dr. Dorman is survived by his wife Joan, three children, three grandchildren and a sister.

On-campus celebrations of his life took place April 24 - 26.

_{Photo Caption: Joan and Albert Dorman at the 25th anniversary of ADHC.}