Alumni Association President Knauff Joins Board of Trustees

Carol Knauff, MBA’78 (Flor), president of FDU’s Alumni Association Board of Governors, will officially represent the more than 115,000 FDU alumni worldwide as a member of FDU’s Board of Trustees.

She is a member of the FDU NOW Campaign Steering Committee, has served on the President’s Advisory Council and is a member of the board of the Friends of Florham.

Nick Agostino, left, BS’78 (Metro), MS’97
(Metro), University College (Metro), who
completed his two-year term as president of
the Alumni Association Board of Governors,
passes the gavel to the new president, Carol
Knauff, MBA’78 (Flor), who also serves as a
member of the FDU Board of Trustees.

Okang McBride, director of alumni relations (Metro), said, “Carol will have my unwavering support during her tenure as president. Our FDU alumni will benefit from her direction and leadership.”

In 2008, Knauff and her husband established the Knauff Family Endowed Scholarship in honor of the Alumni Association Board of Governors.

Knauff has received a number of awards recognizing her service to the University, including the Elia G. Stratis CASTLE Award in 2007 and The PINNACLE Award in 2002. The Elia G. Stratis CASTLE Award is the highest award given by the Alumni Association. The acronym CASTLE represents Commitment, Allegiance, Support, Teamwork, Leadership and Enthusiasm, all qualities Knauff demonstrated during her years at FDU, both as a student and an alumna. The PINNACLE Award acknowledges the contributions and achievements of its most distinguished alumni.

In addition to her MBA from FDU, Knauff also holds an MS in engineering management from the University of Missouri at Rolla and a BS in electrical engineering from the Pennsylvania State University.

She worked for AT&T for 28 years, retiring as president of AT&T International, where she was responsible for all operations outside the U.S. Knauff and her husband, Jeffrey, have two children.