Alexandra Davies

Alexandra Davies of Wayne, N.J. is a Literature major with a concentration in Creative Writing. She has a 3.63 GPA. She is a member of Sigma Tau Delta, the Literature Honor Society.  “I am passionate about writing and enjoy studying literature and theory.”

Alexandra is an active member of the Literature Club and works as an editor and research assistant for the Jane Addams Papers Project. In addition, Alexandra is co-editor of the student published poetry magazine, Sprezzatura. She also participated in the Fall 2017 Student Reading where she shared her poetry.

Off-campus, she held an internship as an editorial assistant at Rodman Media. After graduation, Alexandra hopes to continue writing poetry and further her literature studies by attending graduate school.

Awarded Scholarships

2018

Simon, Dr. Ernest Book Award

Dr. Ernest Simon was a professor of Literature at Ramapo from 1973 until his retirement in 1998. A group of his former students established this fund a number of years ago to honor their teacher and benefit Ramapo seniors in the Literature major. Dr. Simon appreciated the gesture and he and his wife Christiana contributed to the fund. Mrs. Simon further enhanced the fund after Dr. Simon’s death in 2003.

“One of the things I most enjoyed about Ernie Simon was that he never tired of sharing what he knew,” says his friend and colleague, Professor Ira Spar. “He approached our discussions, his teaching, and his students with the same energy that he gave to all that he did, and I count him among the best teachers Ramapo has ever had.”

This faculty-nominated award recognizes an outstanding Literature major who shows a “commitment to reading and research.”