Student Spotlight

Ryan Gale is a senior Criminology major and is scheduled to graduate in May, 2012. As a Sophomore, Ryan was named a Jeffrey R. Ralston Foundation Scholar and most recently, as a Junior, was selected as a Jeffrey R. Ralston Foundation Crime Analytics Fellow. Ryan is a member Alpha Phi Sigma, the national criminal justice honor society. Ryan has been invited to join Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest, largest, and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines, limiting invitations at The College to the top one percent of the junior class. It is one of the highest academic honors a student at TCNJ can receive.  He has held internships with the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office, the New Jersey State Police and the Attorney General’s Office of the State of New Jersey. Ryan is also a member of the Criminology Student Association and is a Bonner Community Scholar.  Ryan has been accepted into Masters programs at Cambridge University, Oxford University, and the University of Pennsylvania.  Ryan will be attending the University of Pennsylvania in August 2012 where he will earn the Master of Science degree in Criminology.  In the future, Ryan looks to pursue a career in state or federal law enforcement, while considering continuing his studies in graduate school.