The Ramapo College of New Jersey Staff Recognition Program recognizes excellence and extraordinary effort demonstrated by Ramapo College employees.

Staff Excellence in Service Award Recipients

• 2023: Meghan Gregory, Roger Jans, Jack Nesmith, Veronica Olshefski, Ivan Velasquez,
• 2022: Tracey Bender, Center for Student Success; Tibor Csokasi, George T. Potter Library; Carolyn Ucci, Admissions; The Instructional Design Center
• 2020 & 2021: Diane Couzens, Office of the Provost; Kathleen Farina, Nursing Program; Gurvinder Khaneja, Institutional Research; Debra Lukacsko, Health Services; Gina Mayer-Costa, Environmental Health & Safety; and ITS Department
• 2019: Asha Mehta, Nursing; Joe Niclas, Admissions; Banner 9 Implementation Team including Arjun Bastola, Mike Bauer, Bob Brown, Sandy Cohen, Jeff Delos Santos, Robin Keller, Purvi Parekh, Jeff Rutkowski, Pratik Surti
• 2018: Tim Babasade, Information Technology; Brian Goldberg, Ansifield School of Business; Douglas Lawrence, Facilities Management
• 2017: Rajesh Adhikari, Roukema Center; Deirdre Lynch, Anisfield School of Business

Staff Leadership Award Recipients

• 2023: Rajesh Adhikari, Kevin Brenfo-Agyeman, Anthony Casilli, Anthony Dovi
• 2022: Lisa Ambrose, Enrollment Management; Arjun Bastola, ITS; Lisa Boettger, Public Safety; William Holmes, Public Safety; Aaron Lorenz, School of Social Science and Human Services
• 2020 & 2021: Rick Brown, Center for Student Involvement; Jan Koslowsky, Athletics; Juan Carlos Merello, Facilities Building Services; and Melissa Van Der Wall, Student Affairs
• 2019: DJ Pinton, Athletics; Valerie Hunter, Benefits; Fernanda Papalia, Office of the Registrar
• 2018: Cardacia Davis, Social Work; Chuck McBreen, Athletics; Jill Pierson, Registrar’s Office
• 2017: Beth Foster, Registrar’s Office; Paul Pittman, Contemporary Arts; and Ray Fallon, Instructional Design

Staff Team Project Award

• 2023: Multi-Cultural Center Committee included Richard Brown, Deirdre Foreman, Keivon Hemmings, Cesar Leon, Jineane Miller Lajam, Nicole Morgan Agard, Rachel Sawyer-Walker, EDIC
• 2022: The Vaccine Enforcement Implementation Team including Arjun Bastola, Joe Connell, Sandy Cohen, Rob Doster, Beth Foster, Lisa Gonsisko, Robin Keller, Debra Lukacsko, Tim Osborne, Fernanda Papalia, Nicole Pedoto, Rachel Sawyer, Eddie Seavers, Kate Skrobala, Lisa Sprague
• 2020 & 2021: The Course Mod App Team including Arjun Bastola, Michael Bauer, Sandra Cohen, Diane Couzens, Beth Foster, Scott Frees, Robin Keller, Fernanda Papalia; The MSCHE Self-Study Steering Committee including Dorothy Echols Tobe, Gurvinder Khaneja, John McTighe, David Nast, Stephanie Sarabia and Michael Unger; and The Pandemic Assessment Team including Harold Crocker, Michael Cunningham, Jeff Dannhardt, Virginia Galdieri, Susan Gaulden, Lisa Gonsisko, Judy Green, Melissa Horvath, Debra Lukacsko, Gina Mayer-Costa, Timothy Osborne, Melissa Van Der Wall
• 2019: No Awardee
• 2018: The Roadrunner Collegiate Recovery Housing Team including Claudia Esker, Judith Green, Daniel Roche, Cory Rosenkranz, and Lisa Gonsisko
• 2017: The Wellness Coalition including Susan Auger, Abbe Benowitz, Marianne Dunn, Sarah Dwyer, Ebony Jackson, Megan Kearney, Melissa Lewis, Francine Quintano, Rachel Marko, Tara Sager, Peter Shalit, and Hilary Westgate
• 2016: The Business Outreach Team including Mary Cicitta, Sandra Diaz, Rosa Diaz-Mulryan, Danielle Graziani, Jose Hernandez, Melissa Horvath-Plyman, Robert Josic, Timothy Landers, Patricia Laprey, Alexandra Simone, Debra Stark, Lori Walker, Charless Willett, and Rayna Wendell
• 2015: The Connect Implementation Team including Sandra Cohen, Joseph Connell, Tim Haase, Bill Johnston, Yvette Kisor, Aaron Lorenz, Robert Mentore, Tracey Pastorini, Christopher Romano, Jacquelyn Skrzynski, and Jeremy Teigen