Marianne Brennan

Marianne Brennan of Dumont, NJ is a Literature major with a minor in psychology. She has a 3.6 grade point average. Marianne is a member of Sigma Tau Delta International English Honor Society, The National Society of Collegiate Scholars, and Chi Alpha Epsilon.

In her junior year, she was a part of the editorial staff for Ramapo’s literary magazine Trillium. This past summer, Marianne interned at the Worth Pinkham Memorial Library in Ho-Ho-Kus, NJ.  She plans to earn her masters in Library Science, and become a librarian. Marianne has a passion for reading and writing.

Awarded Scholarships

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2016

Potter, George T. Founding President and Laurie Potter Ph.D.

The Founding President George T. Potter and Laurie Potter Ph.D. Scholarship was started in 2009. As Ramapo College’s inaugural president, George Potter played the role of academic visionary, overseeing scores of founding faculty members, construction of a brand new campus and the establishment of the academic values that now define the College.

George Potter was born in England, the son of a boatman. He earned degrees from Stanford Hall, Loughborough and Oriel College, Oxford, where he developed adult education and extension programs. He continued this work at the University of Alberta in Canada, then helped plan the new Grand Valley State College in Michigan, where he progressed to vice president for Academic Affairs. It was from this position that he took the post of president at the experimental Ramapo College of New Jersey.

From the beginning, Dr. Potter and his wife Laurie championed programs that increased access to Ramapo for women, veterans, minorities and people with disabilities. Mrs. Potter, in particular, was instrumental in making sure that persons with disabilities felt welcome at Ramapo and helped launch what is now the Office of Specialized Services. The College’s academic buildings were constructed to be accessible to persons with disabilities, well before the Americans With Disabilities Act required such measures.

At his death in 2009 friends, family and former colleagues of Dr. Potter contributed to this endowed scholarship fund. The purpose of the fund is to recognize outstanding upperclassmen registered with the Office of Specialized Services who intend to continue their education in graduate school, or  are currently attending a Ramapo College Graduate program.

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2015

Franklin Lakes Lions Club Scholarship

The Franklin Lakes Lions Club is part of an international organization whose mission is to provide volunteers for the improvement of the community. Since 1927 the Lions Club has had a particular focus on restoring sight and preventing blindness. Recently, the members of the Franklin Lakes Lions Club voted to distribute funds to Ramapo College students for scholarships, in particular for students with a vision impairment.

The recipient of the Franklin Lakes Lions Club award is selected by staff in the Office of Specialized Services.