Gabriela Ulloa

“As a first generation student I hope to one day continue my studies in graduate school or law school,” says Gabriela Ulloa. Gabriela is an International Studies major and a student in the Educational Opportunity Fund Program (EOF) and Honors Program. She has a 3.97 GPA and is a member of the Alpha Lambda Delta National Honor Society for First Year-Students.

Gabriela has been active in several organizations, including Leaders in Service and Community Service of the Association of Latinos Moving Ahead (ALMA). She is also an Honors Program E-Board Member and serves as an EOF Peer Mentor on campus, as well as a Student Aide at the Testing Center. Additionally, this past summer she was a Supplemental Instructor for the incoming EOF class. Gabriela is from Union City, N.J.

Awarded Scholarships

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2019

Gittens, Milton and Granville EOF Scholarship

“Milt Gittens was a kind and supportive colleague and a tremendous role model to minority students and all who knew him,” says Professor Constance Crawford. Milton Gittens, Ph.D joined the Ramapo College faculty in 1973 and served as convener of the Management concentration of the Business Administration major for a number of years.

In 2004 Dr. Gittens received the Friends of the Educational Opportunity Fund Award. The year before, he was inducted into the Ramapo College Chapter of Delta Mu Delta National Honor Society for Business Administration.

Dr. Gittens created two endowed scholarships at Ramapo College through bequests left in his will. Both awards are intended to recognize students who are “descendants of slavery in the United States or Barbados in the West Indies.” This award is specifically for students registered with the Educational Opportunity Fund who “are from low-income communities.” The award is named for Dr. Gittens and his father, Granville Caldecott Gittens.

Weems, Lorne EOF Scholarship

The Educational Opportunity Fund (EOF) Alumni Board set aside a portion of its fundraising proceeds to establish an endowed fund to benefit Ramapo College’s EOF students. The members of the Board decided to utilize the endowment for scholarships and recognize students who are active volunteers. Candidates must be committed to community service “that benefits society as a whole and/or the College community.” The recipient is selected by the Scholarship Committee of the Alumni Board and the director of the Educational Opportunity Fund.

The Board renamed the award The Lorne Weems EOF Scholarship in 2014 following the sudden death of Mr. Weems, director of EOF.   Mr. Weems, who worked at Ramapo for 18 years, was a tireless advocate for the students in the program. Under his leadership a number of new initiatives were started for EOF students and alumni, including the creation of an Alumni Advisory Board, a push to have more EOF students study abroad, a monthly newsletter and mentoring programs for students in business, the arts and social science.

This scholarship will ensure that Mr. Weems’ memory will live on.

Century 21 Study Abroad Scholarship

Century 21 is one of the top general contracting and construction management firms in New Jersey, as evidenced in projects such as Newark’s Riverfront Stadium and Newark Beth Israel Medical Center. The company has been a generous supporter of the College since 1999, in the area of student scholarships as well as the Distinguished Citizens Dinner and the Ramapo College Foundation Golf Outing. In 2016, the College presented Anthony J. Marino, Founder, and CEO, with the Havemeyer Presidential Leadership Award for his generous support and advocacy.

This award was created by Mr. Marino and his family to provide opportunities for Ramapo students to study abroad. (Pictured with Mr. Marino is his daughter Barbara, who also actively supports the College and its programs).