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The Alex Khowaylo Scholarship

Alex Khowaylo was a winner at the Ramapo College Foundation Golf Outing last summer. He donated his cash prize back to the College to create this scholarship, which recognizes academically talented students with financial need.


    2013 Recipients

    Zak Kays

    Zak Kays is a senior majoring in Economics. His grade point average is 3.88. Zak earned an associate’s degree at Sussex Community College before enrolling in Ramapo. He worked at Weis Markets near his hometown of Franklin, NJ, but stopped working to focus on his school work. “I am working hard on my studies because I hope to become a member of the Beta Gamma Sigma honor society before I graduate,” he says.

    The scholarship has provided me with the determination to continue to improve not only in class, but also in life.

    Chase Burns

    Chase Burns of Sussex, NJ is a Social Work major with a minor in Psychology. Her goal is to work with and advocate for adolescents in the foster care system. “They face the most adversity in terms of being adopted into permanent, healthy homes,” she said. She would also like to increase the societal support these youths receive. Chase’s experiences are preparing her to reach her goal. She earned an associate degree in Human Services and Liberal Arts from the County College of Morris. She then took a semester off to build houses in Thailand with Habitat for Humanity. At Ramapo College, she was an intern with the Division of Child Protection and Permanency through a program called the Baccalaureate Child Welfare Education Program. Completing the internship enabled Chase to begin a career with the division this past January. “Attending college is not just a choice for me,” she said. “It is a critical necessity to establish the professional capabilities to pursue my dreams of helping to change the atmosphere of the child welfare services in our society.” Chase graduated with a 3.98 grade point average.


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