In May, the New Jersey Hall of Fame held its second annual induction gala at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark. The newest additions to the New Jersey Hall of Fame were Bud Abbott and Lou Costello, Jon Bon Jovi, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Althea Gibson, Jerry Lewis, Guglielmo Marconi, Phil Rizzuto, Paul Robeson, Carl Sagan, Walt Whitman, William Carlos Williams, and Senator Bill Bradley. Additionally, 1st Lt. Brian Brennan was presented with the first-ever Unsung Hero Award.