A Year of Giving
FACULTY AND STAFF WHO SPONSOR SCHOLARSHIPS
Ramapo College is incredibly fortunate that so many people from every
constituency - alumni, board members, faculty, staff, parents and friends
of the College - all generously support our needs and priorities.
The Ramapo College Foundation is thankful to its donors who provide
their philanthropy through annual gifts, capital pledges, annuities,
bequests, life insurance and by supporting our special fund raising events.
(L-R): Rev. Dr. Vernon C. Walton, chair of the Ramapo
College
Board of Trustees, U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency
administrator Lisa Jackson and
President Peter P. Mercer at
the fall 2007 groundbreaking
of the Sharp Sustainability
Education Center.
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(L-R): President Peter P. Mercer, Cathleen
Benko, '85,
vice chairman and chief talent
officer of
Deloitte LLP
and Cathleen Davey,
vice president of institutional advancement,
following a talk
given by Ms. Benko at
the
UPS Women's Leadership Development
Committee hosted at
Ramapo College in
November. UPS is a
longtime business partner
of the College.
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 (L-R): Millicent Anisfield, Frances Hackett '80 and
Richard Anisfield enjoying the November Legacy
Society Annual Dinner.
Both have created endowments
to support students in the Anisfield School of Business, American and International Studies,
need-based merit awards and for students who have served in the military.
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(L-R): Mark Yamout, '79, and Professor of
Business Administration and Law Tony LaManna,
at the
Delta Mu Delta Honor Society Dinner in April.
Mark was inducted into the national Honor
Society
as an honorary member.
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Professor Emeritus Timothy Robinson and Dean of Students
Nancy Mackin
established an endowed scholarship offered to
support students formerly in foster care to help them pursue
their education.
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Dr. Murray Sabrin, professor of finance and his wife, Florence, established an
endowment to benefit the Center for Business Excellence at the Anisfield School
of Business, which will be used for scholarships, faculty research and community
outreach.
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The Babette and Raymond Brown Endowed Scholarship fund was established
by Babette Varano,
assistant vice president of institutional effectiveness and
planning, to honor her parents. The scholarship recognizes and supports Ramapo
College students who demonstrate an international perspective
in their studies.
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(L-R): Ramapo parents, Stephanie
and John Guiliana, at
the Legacy Dinner in November 2008.
The Guilianas
established the Guiliana Family Endowment to support
undergraduates who wish to
pursue graduate school.
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(L-R): Ted Buczek and Dan Grossano. Dan was the
2008 recipient of the Police Officer Michael J. Buzcek
Scholarship which was established in honor of Ted's son.
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The Daniel J. Cronin Memorial Endowment was established by
his wife, Director of Human Resources Bea Cronin, and his
family and friends
to honor the life of Daniel Cronin, a Ramapo
alumnus and poverty and family law attorney who worked
for Bergen County Legal Services.
The scholarship supports
students dedicated to public service.
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The Elizabeth Mainardi Endowed Scholarship Fund was established by Dr. Carlo and
Kathleen Mainardi, Ramapo's senior director of development, to honor Kathleen's
mother-in-law for her profound influence on her son's decision to become a physician.
The award benefits
Ramapo students who intend to pursue a career in health
care, particularly medicine or nursing. (Pictured): Kathleen and Dr. Carlo Mainardi
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The Anthony and Theresa Padovano Lecture Series endowment will provide an
ongoing source of funding for a lecture series on issues of peace and interreligious
dialogue. Dr. Padovano is a distinguished professor of literature and philosophy.
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