Louis Maraj

Louis Maraj is a poet and is pursuing a triple major that includes communication arts with a concentration in writing; literature with a concentration in creative writing; and social science with a concentration in culture and identity. He is applying to graduate programs in creative writing. Louis has written numerous poems as part of an Honors seminar and he is “interested in the sonnet and the numerous ways it can be manipulated, fashioned and shaped within its tight sound structure.” Louis is from Trinidad and Tobago and is in his senior year at Ramapo. He has earned a 3.65 grade point average.

Awarded Scholarships

2009

Lally, Garvin 84 Writer's Scholarship

Garvin Lally graduated from Ramapo in 1984 and became a freelance writer. He started as an Economics major and graduated with a degree in Communications. The oldest of five children, his sister Gina recalls that he published a paperback book of poetry. He met his wife, Julie on a business trip to China, while working and writing for a college life magazine called DORM.

Tragically, Garvin died at age 28 in an airplane crash in Chile, South America in 1991. His wife Julie established this scholarship in Garvin’s memory to perpetuate his love for writing and for Ramapo College. Gina says Garvin would deeply encourage any student that has a passion for writing to do so. “It is a powerful vehicle for self-expression that can not only be beneficial to the writer, but also can give others an intimate experience, understanding, hope, laughter, love, and so much else.”

Candidates must demonstrate a strong interest in writing, literature or poetry.