Gary Kettlitz was a beloved member of the faculty in the Anisfield School of Business (ASB) for 13 years. He was a member of an ad-hoc group of faculty who played tennis every week. He had a strong interest in social justice and demonstrated a desire to make the...

As a student, Dr. James Clark experienced onerous requirements for scholarships that he was awarded. He declined a scholarship to Harvard University because of its demeaning demands. Years later, when Dr. Clark was a trustee of Ramapo College, he communicated to his...

Dr. Judith Peck served as a member of the Ramapo College faculty since the College first opened its doors in the early 1970s. An accomplished professional sculptor, Dr. Peck has exhibited her work throughout the New York metropolitan area and beyond with pieces in...

Richard Russo earned a Ph.D. in Archeoastronomy, combining his passions for astronomy and Mayan culture. He shared this passion with Ramapo students as an adjunct professor of astronomy, a position he held for 30 years. While teaching at Ramapo, Dr. Russo was a “very...

The Drs. Daniel and Aneesha Jean EOF Advantage Scholarship was established in 2017 by Newark native Dr. Daniel Jean EOF ‘97, and his wife, Paterson native, Dr. Aneesha Jean ’00. It is to provide funding to highly motivated EOF students who originate from the Jeans’...

Dr. Finley is an anesthesiologist practicing at Holy Name Medical Center in Teaneck, NJ. He graduated from Ramapo in 1994 and UMDNJ in 1998. He did his residency at Drexel University College of Medicine. For several years, Dr. Finley has traveled to Haiti as a...

The goal of the Dugan Community Scholars program is to recognize Ramapo students who are dedicated to positive social change in urban communities. The award was created by Marion Dugan, an alumna of Ramapo College who graduated in 1980 with a degree in Metropolitan...

The Edward W. and Stella C. Van Houten Memorial Fund will provide need-based scholarships.

Eileen Comerford ’80 earned a B.S. in Economics and business administration. She is currently a Regional Coordinator for the NJ Office of the Long-Term Care Ombudsman, having served as a volunteer advocate for 11 years. She is also retired Director of Municipal...

Kathleen Mainardi and her husband Carlo created this endowed scholarship fund in 2003 as a gift to Carlo’s mother, Elizabeth. Kathleen retired in 2012 as assistant vice president in the Ramapo College Division of Institutional Advancement. In creating the endowment,...

When Mrs. Emily Geltman attended commencement with her son and daughter-in-law, an employee of the College, she was so impressed with the enthusiasm and accomplishments of the Educational Opportunity Fund (EOF) students that she established an endowed scholarship...

The Educational Opportunity Fund (EOF) Program Advisory Board is a group of local business leaders, College faculty and community activists who serve as a link between the program and the outside community. This scholarship endowment was created with proceeds from...

Ernst Aronsohn was born in 1917 in the town of Posen, in what is now Poland. At the onset of World War ll he was in school in Italy, and because of his Jewish faith could not return home to his family, who later perished under the Nazis. Instead, Mr. Aronsohn went...

“Before her death Evelyn Aronow worked tirelessly on behalf of disabled persons in the State of New Jersey and beyond,” says Lisa Cohan Aronow. In 1973 Evelyn’s article, “Forces In Motion,” was published by the National Easter Seal Society for Crippled Children and...

Footstar, which operated footwear departments in K-Mart and Rite Aid stores on the West Coast, was a long-standing supporter of Ramapo College. Meldisco, a subsidiary of Footstar, was located close to the College in Mahwah, NJ. Meldisco began supporting Ramapo in...

Forvis Mazars is an international audit, accounting and consulting business formed in June 2024 by an agreement between Mazars and Forvis. Combined, the firms operate in the US and over 100 other countries, being among the top 10 global audit firms by revenue at the...

The Founding President George T. Potter and Laurie Potter Ph.D. Scholarship was started in 2009. As Ramapo College’s inaugural president, George Potter played the role of academic visionary, overseeing scores of founding faculty members, construction of a brand new...

This scholarship was created by the family of Adam Foye ’23, whose grandmother Donna Joyce was a huge supporter of education, working as an aide, special education teacher, and social worker. She returned to college as a single mother, put her four children through...

Frances Hackett began her education at Ramapo College in 1973 as a full-time student and left the following year to join Prudential Financial. She returned in 1976 and continued part time, graduating from Ramapo in 1980 with a degree in Business Administration and...

The Hackett HGS Scholarship was started by Frances K. Hackett, who graduated from Ramapo in 1980 with degrees in Business Administration and American Studies. Ms. Hackett began working at Prudential in 1974 and had a distinguished career at the company where she ...

Fran Hackett has established many other endowed scholarships at Ramapo College. The awards recognize students who are enrolled in the School of American and International Studies and the Anisfield School of Business, students who are members of the armed forces, and...

Like many people, Fran Hackett faced health challenges. Ms. Hackett recognized that the supportive care of nurses affected her well being and her outlook on life. This innate humanism in her nurses’ care prompted Ms. Hackett to create an endowed scholarship for...

The Frank E. and Lillian A. Mutter Scholarship is one of the largest endowed scholarship programs at Ramapo. The Mutter Scholarships evolved through the efforts of Mr. Arthur Campbell, the Mutters’ attorney and executor of Mr. Mutter’s will. A long-time resident of...

This scholarship was established in 2012 by Frank Potanka’s family. Frank’s daughter Kristen is a 2010 graduate of Ramapo College. When they created the award, the Potanka family wrote, “Frank M. Potanka was a loving father, husband, and firefighter. He was a brave...

Ramapo College benefited from the foresight and commitment of two long- time Bergen County residents, Fred and Florence Thomases. Mrs. Thomases was a member of the founding Ramapo College Board of Trustees, entrusted with the mission of creating Ramapo College and...

The Friends of Ramapo, founded to expand communications and foster greater understanding between Ramapo College and neighboring communities, supports the College in numerous ways. The Friends of Ramapo sponsor cultural events, reflecting the members’ interests in...

The Friends of Ramapo, founded to expand communications and foster greater understanding between Ramapo College and neighboring communities, supports the College in numerous ways each year. Through the Friends’ Endowed Scholarship Fund, scholarships are awarded to...

In 2012 the Friends of Ramapo decided to use proceeds from fundraising events over the past few years to establish an endowed fund to permanently benefit the Ramapo College community. To honor the Friends’ strong interest and support of cultural events on campus, the...

Gail Brady served as a member of the Ramapo College Board of Trustees for 19 years beginning in 1993 and starting in 2002 served a term as the Chair of the Board. Mrs. Brady was senior vice president, chief financial officer, and treasurer of Elizabethtown Water...

Garvin Lally graduated from Ramapo in 1984 and became a freelance writer. He started as an Economics major and graduated with a degree in Communications. The oldest of five children, his sister Gina recalls that he published a paperback book of poetry. He met his...