Local Professor and Family Honored For Establishing Scholarship Fund

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Centenary College Associate Professor of Criminal Justice and Sociology Christopher Linne and his family recently received the Alumni Service Award from the County College of Morris (CCM) at its Scholarship Gala. 

CCM alumnus Linne; his wife, Jan; and daughter, Jennifer, who also graduated from CCM, established the Linne Family Scholarship through the CCM Foundation. The Scholarship supports a full-time out-of-county/state student majoring in Business Administration or Criminal Justice who demonstrates need and is planning to transfer to a bachelor’s degree program upon graduation.

After Christopher Linne earned his AS in Criminal Justice at CCM, he continued his studies at Centenary College, where he earned his BA in Sociology: Criminal Justice and MA in Leadership and Public Administration. He retired in 2002 as Captain of Investigations with the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office before he started his career at Centenary College. Professor Linne is the faculty advisor for the Sociology and Criminal Justice Club. He is also a member of the board of trustees of the Center for Evaluation and Counseling (a nonprofit mental health agency in Parsippany and Newton, New Jersey) and a former member of the Diocesan Review Board for the Diocese of Paterson.

Jennifer Linne received her AS in Business Administration from CCM.  She then graduated with a BS in Business Administration and MS in Business Management from the College of St. Elizabeth.  She is now a member of the CCM Alumni Board.  The Linne family resides in Hackettstown.

 “It is exciting that Professor Linne and his family were presented with this Alumni Service Award,” says Dr. James Patterson, Centenary College Provost and Chief Academic Officer.  “We are very thrilled to have one of our faculty members receive this honor, and we hope that the Linne Family Scholarship continues to benefit students.”