Sykes Family Scholarship
Suzanne Sykes and her late husband, Donald, founded Marpac Industries Inc. in 1967. Marpac manufactured custom plastic containers for specialty chemicals, with offices in Waldwick, NJ and manufacturing sites in New York, California, Oklahoma and Ireland. After...
TD Bank Scholarship in Honor of James Napolitano
At the Annual Distinguished Citizens Dinner in 2003, the Ramapo College Foundation was pleased to recognize executives of TD Bank (then Commerce Bank) and the Bank’s many years of service to the community and to Ramapo College. That night the Bank announced the...
Teddy Halpern Endowed Scholarship
Teodoro (Teddy) Halpern joined the Ramapo faculty in 1974. He served the College as a professor of physics, director and dean of the School of Theoretical and Applied Science, dean of schools and vice president for Academic Affairs. His colorful, enthusiastic...
The Ann and Karl Steinberger Memorial Award
Ann and Karl Steinberger were the parents of Dr. Eva M. Ogens, a professor in Ramapo College’s Teacher Education program. They were both from different parts of Germany, where their ancestors had resided for centuries. When the Nazis came to power, both were forced...
Thomas Brigliadoro Memorial Book Award
Thomas B. Brigliadoro (“Tommy”) earned a B.S. from the Anisfield School of Business at Ramapo in Business Administration with a concentration in Marketing. He went on to earn a Master of Science in Management from NJIT in 1995. He achieved tremendous success in...
Thomas Joseph Franzese Memorial Scholarship
Thomas Joseph Franzese (TJ) was a graduate of Don Bosco Prep and attended Union College and Ramapo College. His family has honored his memory by creating the Thomas Joseph Franzese Foundation, which has partnered with Ramapo College to provide housing and need-based...

Toni Brower '02 Scholarship
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Union Foundation Scholarship
The Union Foundation provides grants for endowment and capital projects, with particular emphasis on projects in Union County, New Jersey. “Preference is given to organizations … which show efforts to encourage individuals to help themselves.” In 1999 the Warren, New...

Various Visual Arts Scholarship
Robin Keller holds multiple degrees from Ramapo College: a bachelor’s in computer science, a bachelor degree in fine arts, and a master’s in business administration. She has worked at Ramapo College since 2001, when she started in the Information Technology...

Warner Wada Visual Arts Senior Thesis Exhibition Prize
Warner Wada, a photographer/artist, served as professor of fine arts in the School of Contemporary Arts at Ramapo College of New Jersey from September, 1979 until his retirement in December 2019. He was also an active member of many governance committees at the...
Warren Family Scholarship
Jeffrey Warren was a member of Ramapo’s first graduating class, receiving a bachelor’s degree in 1973. He went on to leadership positions at Hackensack University Medical Center, Cathedral Healthcare System, Parke-Davis, and Pfizer and is presently the principal of...
William and Sandra Frech Scholarship Award
William Frech, Ph.D. is a retired professor of International Business at Ramapo College and a Fulbright Scholar. Dr. Frech’s teaching interests are the cross cultural aspects of international business and international risk management issues, among others. He and...

William 'Don' Manzo Memorial Music Scholarship
William “Donnie” Manzo graduated from Ramapo College in 1977 with a degree in history. He was a talented, dedicated musician who played a number of instruments and taught guitar. At the age of 16 Donnie and his friends started a band that performed together for 30...
William W. Briggs Scholarships
A former executive with ITT Industries, William Briggs audited courses at Ramapo for 20 years. The courses he took reflected a diversity of interests and ranged from contemporary Africa, Italian, Gerontology and Meteorology, among others. He became a member of the...
Willie and Hertha Rubel Memorial Scholarship
Jason Simon ’93 and his wife Rachel established this scholarship in memory of Jason’s grandparents. Willie Rubel understood the challenges of adjusting to a new environment, as he was an immigrant to the United States during WWII and narrowly escaped persecution in...

Wojciechowski-Dembia Scholarship
Sofia Wojciechowski was born in 1917, the oldest of four children of Polish immigrants. Sofia grew up in Mahwah, NJ and in 1945 married Edward Dembia, a purchasing agent for Maxwell House Coffee. Together they built a home in Mahwah. Sofia worked as a legal...