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By Diane Couzens |\u00a0 Spring 2026<\/em><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][owl_social_share_button twitter=”off” pinterest=”off” email=”on” button_shape=”circle” show_label=”off” hover_animation=”rotate” alignment=”right” use_original_colors=”off” custom_color=”#F3F3F1″ custom_hover_color=”#D7D2CB” custom_text_color=”#862633″ custom_text_hover_color=”#711421″ spacing=”6px” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”||-10px|15px|false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”||-10px|15px|false|false” custom_margin_phone=”|||0px|false|false” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|phone” custom_padding=”||0px||false|false” link_option_url_new_window=”on” custom_css_main_element=”display: inline-block;” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/owl_social_share_button][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Copy1″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” z_index=”500″ custom_padding=”63px||0px||false|false” collapsed=”on” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” max_width=”824px” custom_padding=”0px||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Ed Chapel \u201977 holds a special place in the Ramapo College community. For 28 straight years, and 37 years in total, he consistently has donated to his alma mater through the Ramapo College Foundation. This makes him one of the most dedicated alumni supporters in college history.<\/p>\n \u201cIf not for Ramapo, I would not be who I am today,\u201d Chapel says with a warm smile. He admits he was \u201ca terrible student in high school. All I wanted to do was work and play ice hockey.\u201d He wanted to be baker and worked many late hours at the Purity Bakery in Westwood, preparing the shop for the morning bakers. His parents were firm about his education, however, and Chapel landed at Ramapo.<\/p>\n Despite what he called his \u201cless-than-stellar\u201d academic history, Chapel was highly motivated once he arrived at Ramapo. He excelled both in the classroom and on the ice. He recalls, \u201cIt was such a varied curriculum and that is the strength of the Ramapo education. And playing hockey made my college experience even more rewarding.\u201d A sociology major, Chapel fondly remembers taking a wide range of courses that he noted gave him the ability to think from multiple perspectives. By his senior year, he had received the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Scholar-Athlete award for his academic achievements and ascended to be captain of the hockey team.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Full-Width quote section” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”||||false|false” custom_padding=”0px||0px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ make_equal=”on” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”#F3F3F1″ width=”100%” max_width=”2560px” module_alignment=”center” custom_margin=”0px|0px|0px|0px|false|false” custom_padding=”0px|0px|0px|0px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Oswald||||||||” text_text_color=”#862633″ text_font_size=”43px” text_line_height=”1.4em” header_5_font=”Oswald|||on|||||” header_5_font_size=”21px” header_6_font=”Oswald||||||||” header_6_font_size=”15px” custom_padding=”2vw|3vw|2vw|6vw|true|false” custom_padding_tablet=”4vw|6vw|2vw||false|false” custom_padding_phone=”|10vw||10vw|false|true” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” text_font_size_tablet=”43px” text_font_size_phone=”32px” text_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n \u201cIt was such a varied curriculum and that is the strength of the Ramapo education. And playing hockey made my college experience even more rewarding.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” background_image=”https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/343\/2026\/04\/Sping-2026_Ed-Chapel-and-Ice-Hockey-team.jpg” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_divider show_divider=”off” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”13vw||13vw||true|false” custom_padding_tablet=”27vw||27vw||true|false” custom_padding_phone=”” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text ul_item_indent=”50px” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Roboto Slab||||||||” text_text_color=”#545658″ text_font_size=”14px” background_color=”rgba(255,255,255,0.71)” custom_padding=”|||1vw|false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” positioning=”absolute” position_origin_f=”bottom_left” position_origin_r=”bottom_left” width=”100%” position_origin_a=”bottom_left” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n Ed Chapel, fourth from right.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Copy1″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”63px||63px||false|false” collapsed=”on” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” max_width=”824px” custom_padding=”0px||27px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” header_font_size=”62px” header_line_height=”1.2em” header_2_font=”Oswald|||on|||||” header_2_text_color=”#862633″ header_2_font_size=”50px” header_2_line_height=”1.1em” header_3_font=”Oswald|||on|||||” header_3_text_color=”#862633″ header_3_font_size=”40px” header_3_line_height=”1.2em” header_4_font=”Oswald|||on|||||” header_4_text_color=”#25282A” header_4_font_size=”30px” header_4_line_height=”1.2em” header_5_font=”|800|||||||” header_5_text_color=”#862633″ header_5_font_size=”24px” header_5_line_height=”1.1em” header_6_font=”|700|||||||” header_6_text_color=”#25282A” header_6_font_size=”22px” header_font_size_tablet=”50px” header_font_size_phone=”48px” header_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” header_2_font_size_tablet=”36px” header_2_font_size_phone=”” header_2_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” header_3_font_size_tablet=”28px” header_3_font_size_phone=”” header_3_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” header_4_font_size_tablet=”28px” header_4_font_size_phone=”” header_4_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” header_5_font_size_tablet=”” header_5_font_size_phone=”” header_5_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Chapel continued his success after Ramapo, going on to earn his doctorate in sociology. As he completed that degree, he made his first donation: $30 to the Fund for Ramapo College. He kept giving, and since 1998, he has made a gift every year. He directs his support among a few causes that matter most to him, especially the Ice Hockey Club Team.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_3,1_3″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” max_width=”824px” custom_padding=”0px||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” header_font_size=”62px” header_line_height=”1.2em” header_2_font=”Oswald|||on|||||” header_2_text_color=”#862633″ header_2_font_size=”50px” header_2_line_height=”1.1em” header_3_font=”Oswald|||on|||||” header_3_text_color=”#862633″ header_3_font_size=”40px” header_3_line_height=”1.2em” header_4_font=”Oswald|||on|||||” header_4_text_color=”#25282A” header_4_font_size=”30px” header_4_line_height=”1.2em” header_5_font=”|800|||||||” header_5_text_color=”#862633″ header_5_font_size=”24px” header_5_line_height=”1.1em” header_6_font=”|700|||||||” header_6_text_color=”#25282A” header_6_font_size=”22px” header_font_size_tablet=”50px” header_font_size_phone=”48px” header_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” header_2_font_size_tablet=”36px” header_2_font_size_phone=”” header_2_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” header_3_font_size_tablet=”28px” header_3_font_size_phone=”” header_3_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” header_4_font_size_tablet=”28px” header_4_font_size_phone=”” header_4_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” header_5_font_size_tablet=”” header_5_font_size_phone=”” header_5_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n \u201cI give to ice hockey because \u2026 it was a big part of what made Ramapo so special and what made me so motivated to do well academically.\u201d<\/p>\n Now retired, Chapel had a career that included working in survey research, statistics and sampling, eventually rising to serve as a vice president for technology at multiple institutions of higher education and being one of the founders of a technology network consortium. He continues to go to Ramapo\u2019s hockey games and is in touch with many of his teammates. He kept skating after college, playing ice hockey until he was 59. \u201cFalling on hard ice at that age with a back injury was tougher!\u201d he says.<\/p>\n About his incredible dedication, Chapel said, \u201cRamapo is my first and most genuine commitment. I hope my story resonates with and motivates other alumni to give. It\u2019s just that simple.\u201d<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/343\/2026\/04\/Edward-Chapel_NJEdge2.jpg” alt=”Ed Chapel \u201977, wearing a suit with his arms crossed.” title_text=”Edward-Chapel_NJEdge2″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text ul_item_indent=”50px” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Roboto Slab||||||||” text_text_color=”#545658″ text_font_size=”14px” text_line_height=”1.4em” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Ed Chapel \u201977, courtesy of NJEdge.net<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Back To Homepage Spring 2026″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” background_enable_color=”off” use_background_color_gradient=”on” background_color_gradient_direction=”45deg” background_color_gradient_stops=”#f3f3f1 0%|#fcfffd 100%” background_color_gradient_start=”#f3f3f1″ background_color_gradient_end=”#fcfffd” background_enable_image=”off” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” custom_padding=”0px||0px||false|false” top_divider_color=”#ffffff” top_divider_height=”86px” top_divider_arrangement=”above_content” top_divider_style_tablet=”” top_divider_style_phone=”” top_divider_style_last_edited=”on|phone” top_divider_height_tablet=”52px” top_divider_height_phone=”25px” top_divider_height_last_edited=”on|phone” border_color_all=”#2f2f2f” border_width_top=”1px” border_color_top=”#f3f3f1″ global_module=”8106″ saved_tabs=”all” collapsed=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” background_enable_color=”off” background_enable_image=”off” background_size=”initial” background_position=”center_left” z_index=”349″ max_width=”1024px” custom_padding=”15px||20px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Oswald|||on|||||” text_text_color=”#862633″ text_font_size=”24px” link_text_color=”#25282a” transform_scale_linked__hover=”off” transform_translate_linked__hover=”off” custom_margin=”6px|||||” text_font_size_tablet=”” text_font_size_phone=”21px” text_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}” transform_styles__hover_enabled=”on|hover” transform_scale__hover_enabled=”on|hover” transform_translate__hover_enabled=”on|desktop” transform_rotate__hover_enabled=”on|desktop” transform_skew__hover_enabled=”on|desktop” transform_origin__hover_enabled=”on|desktop” transform_translate__hover=”-5px|0px” custom_css_after__hover_enabled=”on|hover” link_text_color__hover_enabled=”on|hover” link_text_color__hover=”#c41e1e”]<\/p>\n\n
Ed Chapel \u201977<\/h5>\n