Tom Maniscalco says his father had always wanted him to earn a degree from the school
- Tom Maniscalco, of Garfield, N.J, is about to become the oldest graduate in Rutgers University history
- Maniscalco, 85 — who already has three degrees from other institutions — will be receiving a master’s in engineering
- This is a full-circle moment for Maniscalco, who initially attended Rutgers over 65 years ago but dropped out at the time
An 85-year-old man is about to become the oldest graduate in Rutgers University history.
Tom Maniscalco, 85, of Garfield, N.J., initially dropped out of Rutgers over 60 years ago, leaving school with one semester short of graduation, according to a profile in NJ.com.
After spending several years in the workforce, Maniscalco returned to school and received his bachelor’s degree from New York University. He then went on to attain a master’s of science in mechanical engineering and a working engineer’s doctorate…