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Ralph Voorhees graduated from Highland Park High School in 1944 and Rutgers in 1948. The Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum in New Brunswick is named after his mother, and the Alan M. Voorhees Transportation Center is named for his brother. In his career, Ralph Voorhees worked as a broker and went on to become senior vice president of Paine, Webber, Jackson & Curtis, Inc. In 1986, Voorhees served as chair of the board at Middlesex General Hospital when it became Robert Wood Johnson. Recalling New Brunswick in the period before redevelopment, Voorhees describes different sections of the city, various institutions and the city government. He emphasizes that Johnson & Johnson’s staying in New Brunswick was critical to redevelopment. Voorhees was a key figure in the development of the arts in the city. As a testament to the success of the city’s revitalization, Voorhees lives in New Brunswick and frequents the George Street Playhouse and State Theater.
The Rutgers Oral History Archives is part of the Department of History at Rutgers University. Learn more at https://oralhistory.rutgers.edu/new-brunswick-redevelopment-oral-histories
Ralph Voorhees graduated from Highland Park High School in 1944 and Rutgers in 1948. The Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum in New Brunswick is named after his mother, and the Alan M. Voorhees Transportation Center is named for his brother. In his career, Ralph Voorhees worked as a broker and went on to become senior vice president of Paine, Webber, Jackson & Curtis, Inc. In 1986, Voorhees served as chair of the board at Middlesex General Hospital when it became Robert Wood Johnson. Recalling New Brunswick in the period before redevelopment, Voorhees describes different sections of the city, various institutions and the city government. He emphasizes that Johnson & Johnson’s staying in New Brunswick was critical to redevelopment. Voorhees was a key figure in the development of the arts in the city. As a testament to the success of the city’s revitalization, Voorhees lives in New Brunswick and frequents the George Street Playhouse and State Theater.
The Rutgers Oral History Archives is part of the Department of History at Rutgers University. Learn more at https://oralhistory.rutgers.edu/new-brunswick-redevelopment-oral-histories
