Amanda Williams

Amanda Williams of Hillsborough N.J. is a Political Science major at Ramapo College, with a 3.9 major GPA. She is a Dean’s List student and executive member of the Pi Sigma Alpha Honors Society at Ramapo. 

On campus, Amanda is most proud of founding and serving as president of the Ramapo College Progressives. In her time, the political club connected with school offices, other organizations, and charities, to foster student education and civic involvement, and serve the community.  

While a student, Amanda spent her summer as an intern at the U.S. Department of Transportation – NHTSA and continues to work for NJDOT. 

Upon graduation, Amanda hopes to continue working on infrastructure policy, focusing on research and innovation to implement changes that save lives and improve communities. 

Awarded Scholarships

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2023

Richmond, Clara and Morton Scholarship Endowment

Morton Richmond, an impoverished 23-year old, immigrated from Russia in 1926. He married Clara Richmond, who was born in Clinton, CT, and the two were married for 62 years. Morton became a prominent real estate investor who owned properties in Brooklyn, The Bronx and Queens, NY. In addition to managing her husband’s office, Clara was a homemaker who raised her four sons in New Rochelle, NY. She was also a talented mezzo-soprano who performed in numerous community productions and conducted the Women’s Westchester Chorale.

Mr. Richmond passed away in 2002 at the age of 100, and Clara died at age 98 in 2017.

Their son Stan is a longtime member of the Ramapo College Foundation Board of Governors, and serves on the board of the Friends of Ramapo.

He created this scholarship to honor the memory of his parents, and to support students who are interested in understanding the origins, theory and practice of international human rights and the treatment of genocide as a crime under international law.