Kim Albano, ‘82

PROFESSOR: Harold Lieberman
(professor emeritus)

James Gibson, ’77

PROFESSOR: Anthony Tarallo
(professor emeritus, deceased)

Fran Hackett, ’80

DISTINGUISHED PROFESSOR:
Anthony Padovano
(literature and philosophy)

“He was a world class musician, a trumpet player. He was able to bring in other world-class musicians because he knew them, and he got them to come in and work with us. Harold always went the extra mile and was very caring and very smart. In fact, he came to my wedding.”

“He made it fun. He inspired you because of his belief in you. He came from the business world. I didn’t know what I was going to do or where I was going to go, but there was a guy I admired and looked up to, and as a result I kind of followed the lead that he provided.”

“When I saw him a few years ago I told him he used to make my head hurt. I think he really challenged us as students to really think, to really develop those analytical skills. I was mesmerized. I hung on every word.”

Fran Hackett, ’80

PROFESSOR: Cliff Peterson
(international politics)

Carolyn Merkel, ’78

PROFESSOR: Grace Borowitz
(emetrius)

Dr. Shakti Ramkissoon, ’99

PROFESSOR: Grace Borowitz
(emetrius)

“Just a fantastic professor, very approachable, very engaging, very much giving of himself to the students in terms of making his time available, providing me with individual feedback, the personal touch. You never felt like you were just passing through.”

“She was really helpful with me throughout my career, even long after I left Ramapo. She was sort of a yenta to everybody. She had more pictures of everybody than their mothers did. She was like the proud mom of thousands of students.”

“She was phenomenal. She was like a rock. If you needed a letter, you could go to her. If you needed advice, you could go to her. Even if you didn’t need advice, she was going to tell you what to do.”

Glenn Micalizio, ’96

Professor: Teodore Halpern
(emetrius)

Laura Wellington, ’87

Professor: Peter Hellawell
(retired, marketing)

“I came in as a biology major and it turns out the one who was closest to guiding my career was a physicist. He gave some lecture on electrodynamics my sophomore year. I went to my dad’s workshop and built an electric motor based on what he had told us that day. He really took a mentorship role, and I’ll never forget it.”

“He worked for Nabisco. He was hands-down the best teacher I ever had. You need to understand people to understand marketing, and he understood people. ”