Sara Catherine Lichon

Sara Catherine Lichon of Long Valley, N.J. is a History major and International Studies minor. She has a 3.958 GPA, and is a member of various honors societies, including Phi Alpha Theta (history honors society) and Sigma Iota Rho (international studies honors society.)

At Ramapo, Sara Catherine has been active in the College Honors Program, Global Roadrunners, and the female barbershop quartet, Orchidstra, where she serves as the business manager. Through the Honors Program, Sara Catherine has attended multiple conferences at both the regional and national levels. In April 2017, she published a paper titled “Identity Crisis: How the Outcome of the Cold War Affects our Understanding of the Crisis in Ukraine” in the undergraduate research journal Augsburg Honors Review. She is currently working on a thesis focusing on the Scottish independence movement in the age of Brexit, which was inspired by a study-abroad program she attended in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Sara Catherine also works for the Jane Addams Papers Project as a research assistant, and has an internship at Congressman Josh Gottheimer’s district office. She has also interned at the Washington Township (Morris County) Municipal Building. After graduation, Sara Catherine plans to pursue a career in government and continue her education through a Master’s program in public administration.

Awarded Scholarships

2018

Palazzotto, Dominick Scholarship

This scholarship will be awarded in Spring 2024. Please check often for application opening dates. 

One of the founding members of the Ramapo College faculty, Dominick Palazzotto served Ramapo in a number of capacities, most notably as director of the School of International Affairs, director of American and International Studies and convener of the History faculty. “Most important,” wrote Sydney Weinberg, a fellow History professor, “Dom was a master teacher who cared deeply about the students he worked with during his many years at Ramapo.” Contributions from Ramapo faculty, staff, alumni and members of Professor Palazzotto’s family created this endowed fund, which honors his memory while recognizing outstanding students in history.