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Government Grant Awards to Ramapo College

Jean Balutanski Jean Balutanski, director of disabilities education at the Meadowlands Environment Center (MEC) received a National Science Foundation grant for her project, "MarshAccess." Funding of $852,276 over three years will allow Ms. Balutanski to create an array of accessibility programs at the MEC, test them, and share results with peers. Collaborators on this project are Angela Cristini and Victoria Madden.

Kathleen Burke Kathleen Burke, assistant dean of the Nursing Program received $90,000 from the New Jersey Commission on Higher Education for a summer nursing camp. The goals of the program are to increase the retention and graduation rates of nursing students.

Lawrence D'Antonio, Carol Fishberg Lawrence D'Antonio, professor of math and Carol Frishberg, professor of chemistry received $409,720 to implement the National Science Foundation's Robert Noyce Scholarship program. The program provides scholarship and support services for teacher education students specializing in math and science who spend the first two years of their teaching career in a high-needs district.

Jane Stein Jane Stein, Berrie Center director was awarded a multi-year general program support grant from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts. The amount of funding awarded in 2008 - 2009 was $28,547 which was used for artists' fees and marketing efforts in the Berrie Center.

Nancy Carr Nancy Carr, director of the Office of Specialized Services, received $50,000 from VESID, a New York State agency, to support adults with disabilities who seek to continue their education and obtain employment.

Angela Cristini Angela Cristini, director of the Meadowlands Center for Environmental & Science Education, received additional funding to extend the "Senior Environmental Experiences (SEE) project until May, 2009. Funded by the National Science Foundation, SEE is a $462,000 project to produce a series of interactive science experiences between seniors at extended care facilities and environmental experts at the Meadowlands Center.

Risa Gorelick Director of the First Year Writing program Risa Gorelick, received a $2,000 grant from Bedford/St. Martin's Press for the Research Network Forum, the nation's leading organization for college composition and communications professionals. Dr. Gorelick is chair of the Research Network Forum and funding will be used for the annual conference in San Francisco in March, 2009.

Amruth Kumar Amruth Kumar, professor of computer science, received a $400,929 grant from the National Science Foundation. Over the next four years Dr. Kumar will further develop Problets, an intelligent tutoring system he developed to teach programming concepts through problem solving.