Mary Charest

Senior Mary Charest is a literature major with a theater minor from Ramsey, New Jersey. In 2005, she was inducted into Sigma Tau Delta Literature Honor Society. Mary has participated in the Ramapo College of New Jersey Mentoring Program and is encouraging congressional support for the Legal Aid for Victims of Domestic Violence. In addition, Mary has several short stories and plays being considered for publication/production. A staged reading of her one-act play, “Body Shop,” will be performed by the Catherine Lindsey Actors/Playwrights Workshop of Darien, Connecticut this summer.

Awarded Scholarships

2009

Dugan, Marion C. Scholarship

Marion Dugan and her husband Pat are former long-time residents of Mahwah. When her children were older, Marion enrolled at Ramapo College to take the final courses required to earn her bachelor’s degree. She graduated in 1980 with a degree in Metropolitan Studies/Public Administration.

Mr. and Mrs. Dugan are the co-founders of Charity Navigator, which they founded in 2001. Charity Navigator provides free, unbiased ratings on more than 7,000 American charities. Marion also was a member of the Mahwah Board of Education for 13 years and served as president for two years. She served on the Ramapo College Foundation Board of Governors and chaired the Allocations Committee.

“When I was a student at Ramapo I saw the financial need among students, especially in their junior and senior years,” says Marion. She was particularly struck by the dedication some students gave toward earning a degree, especially returning adult students with children.

To recognize such dedicated students, Mrs. Dugan established this endowed scholarship fund in 2005. The award benefits seniors of any major who demonstrate financial need.