Leah Lindstrom

Leah Lindstrom of West Milford, N.J. is a History major with minors in Political Science and Human Rights and Genocide Studies. She has a 3.97 GPA and is a member of the Honors Program.

At Ramapo, Leah is part of the Peer Facilitation Program and Democracy Matters, where she serves as co-intern. She also has several on-campus jobs, including Student Aide for the Admissions Office and Office of Specialized Services, and serves as a Research Assistant for a project on Holocaust survivors.

Leah is also an active member of the New Jersey Coalition Against Human Trafficking, where she recently interned. She applies her knowledge of history to her passion for human rights, and plans to do this throughout her life. 

“The scholarships I have earned will help me achieve my goal of a doctorate degree, so I can continue to research human rights issues and help make the world a better place.”

Awarded Scholarships

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2018

Hackett West Milford Scholarship

Fran Hackett ’80 grew up in West Milford, NJ as did her husband, David Hackett. “As an alumna of both West Milford Township High School and Ramapo College, I recognize the value of the education from both of these institutions and want to help ensure that other West Milford students have the opportunity to enjoy the educational enrichment that is available through Ramapo College,” she said.

Each of their families has long-standing ties in the town: Ms. Hackett’s grandfather owned the first grocery store in town. “My paternal family and Dave’s maternal family go back at least 200 years,” she said. Both sides of the family tree still live in West Milford.

Warren, Stephen D. Memorial Scholarship

Stephen Warren joined the Ramapo College community in 2006 as Comptroller for the Ramapo College Foundation. He brought many years of experience in higher education to the Foundation, and became an asset to the Foundation Board of Governors and administration with his impressive depth of knowledge. “Business was what he did every day and it was his life,” says Donna Warren, Steve’s wife of 23 years. “But his interest, one of his loves, was history. The other was astronomy, which he had little time to pursue.” To honor Steve’s memory, his commitment to Ramapo College, and his interests, the Stephen D. Warren Memorial Scholarship will be used to benefit students majoring in History and students with an interest in astronomy.