For 25 years North Jersey Media Group staff worked closely with Ramapo College faculty member Helen Burchell to implement The Record Debate Classic. Each year debate team members from high schools throughout Bergen County competed in this prestigious event to hone...

Each year parents of current Ramapo College students have the opportunity to give to this special endowed fund that provides a scholarship to a Ramapo student. The award is administered by the President’s Parents Council, a group of parents who take an active role in...

The Peer Facilitation Program aims to help first-year students transition to the Ramapo College community. In addition to being one of the first resources introduced to first-year students, the Peer Facilitators spend the entire first semester with their designated...

Pedro Hernandez ’03 created this award to show his support for Educational Opportunity Fund (EOF) students. He named the award for a West New York educator, Pete Jackman, who introduced Pedro to Ramapo College and has served as a mentor and friend. Mr. Hernandez is a...

Philip M. Anderson III, Ph.D. a professor of Physics, joined the faculty of Ramapo College in 1990. He received a B.S. in Physics from Widener University and an M.S.E.E., Ph.D. from Drexel University. Dr. Anderson passed away on September 9, 2024. His research...

Michael John Buczek attended Ramapo College and then went on to become a New York City Police Officer in Washington Heights in Manhattan. After answering a routine call on October 18, 1988, Officer Buczek and his partner stopped four men who were fleeing from a drug...

The President’s Cabinet is made up of the top leadership of the College. On special occasions members of the group decided to donate to a scholarship fund as a meaningful way to honor a member’s birthday or celebrate a holiday. The President’s Cabinet Scholarship is...

Prestin Walter Moore was tragically taken from his family in an automobile accident on his way to visit family in Mahwah for Thanksgiving, 2015. Prestin was just 12 years-old and had a heart of gold. Prestin’s aunt, a Ramapo College staff member, along with family...

The Robert J. Christopher Memorial Scholarship honors the long and positive relationship between Robert J. Christopher (1937-2006), a distinguished professor of literature and Ramapo College of New Jersey. For 32 years, Dr. Christopher served as an academic...

In recognition of the long lasting and profound impact a community college can have on individuals, Professor Franschman and her husband, Milton Irizarry, are proud to offer a scholarship for a Ramapo social work student who transferred from Bergen Community College....

At the 2011 Distinguished Citizens Dinner the Ramapo College Foundation honored Ralph Izzo, the Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Public Service Enterprise Group (PSEG). As part of his remarks, Mr. Izzo noted the commitment to sustainability and...

Purvi Joisher Parekh ‘01 ’04 graduated from Ramapo College with Latin honors with a degree in Information Systems and later earned an MBA. Her sister Manshi Joisher Mehta ’02 also graduated from Ramapo with Latin honors (magna cum laude) with a degree in Information...

Pushparanee Ganesan was a remarkable woman, wife, and mother. After moving to the United States from Sri Lanka, she attended Ramapo College in 1990 and completed an Accounting Certificate, which enabled her to secure a position at the Bank of New York in Suffern,...

Ralph Mastrangelo joined the Ramapo College Foundation Board of Governors in 2004, and during his time served as Chair, Governor-at-Large, and as a highly active member of the Investment, Audit, and Executive Committees. Motivated by their deep passion for Ramapo’s...

Ramapo College graduated its first students in 1973. At the 2013 commencement ceremonies, the Class of 1973 received special recognition to mark the 40th anniversary of their graduation. In honor of this milestone event, Leo Campbell Ed.D. and a member of the Class...

This fund was created in 2005 with contributions from employees of the College. Each year gifts from faculty and staff in all units and divisions help to grow the endowment, which is designed to benefit a student who contributes to the Ramapo College community. Make...

This award was created Ramapo College Foundation to help fund admissions scholarships for students in the School of Theoretical and Applied Science. Make a Donation

The mission of the Ramapo College Foundation is to “provide the resources that make a difference in Ramapo College’s quest for education excellence.” A critical means of fulfilling this mission is to provide scholarships for outstanding freshmen. The Board of...

Heather Hemphill ’05 was an active member of the Ramapo College Emergency Medical Squad starting in her freshman year in Spring 2002. She served as the Squad’s Assistant Chief from the Fall of 2003 until her graduation in the Spring of 2005. Heather and her family...

During the 2021-22 academic year, and continuing into the summer of 2022, a task force composed of Ramapo faculty, staff, and students gathered to research the history of the College and the land it sits on, to explore the College’s relationship with the Ramapough...

The intent of the R and N Family Scholarship is to benefit Ramapo College students who are involved in their communities and who have financial need. The R and N Scholarship is an endowed award that was started in 2008 by Robert and Nancy Kossowsky, whose son Jacob...

Multiple donors provide funds to help students with costs associated with study abroad experiences. Make a Donation

The Association of Retired Ramapo College Faculty and Staff Scholarship will be offered to one undergraduate student each year who has demonstrated concrete accomplishments in an unpaid formal leadership position within a Ramapo College recognized or registered...

Father of Ramapo College President Dr. Peter P. Mercer, Reverend William D. Mercer was a beloved priest of the Anglican Church of Canada. At his death at age 97 in 2013 he was celebrating his 75th year as a priest. Reverend Mercer was known for his keen wit and...

The Roadrunner Financial Group (RFG) is a student club, operating as a Student-Managed Investment Fund, actively managing a $60,000 portfolio on behalf of the Anisfield School of Business. The mission of the Roadrunner Financial Group is to provide a valuable...

This scholarship was established by Lies Chartier ‘P22 and her brother, Kenneth Greenquist, in honor of their late parents, Robert “Bob” and Tess Greenquist. Bob and Tess grew up during the Great Depression in hard-working, loving families with limited financial...

Robert B. Farneski, Sr., was the father of Anna Farneski, formerly the Assistant Vice President, Governmental Relations at Ramapo College. Mr. Farneski was a beloved father and husband who was committed to helping others through his service in the United States...

Robert Giaimo was a Ramapo College theater major who tragically lost his life in a car accident after the Spring, 2004 graduation ceremony, where he had performed with Voices, a College choral group. “Robert’s great love was technical theater and he was greatly...

Robert G. Ripston was an executive at General Electric for 20 years before joining Ingersoll-Rand in 1973. Mr. Ripston also served as a director and former chairman of the Commerce and Industry Association of Northern New Jersey and vice president of the Bergen...