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Allen Foundation Scholarship

The Allen Foundation was established by the late Alton Allen and his wife, Silvia, who serves as trustee. Alton Allen was an engineer with a degree from Columbia University. He founded the A.K. Allen family of companies. The companies include Allenair Products, which manufactures cylinders, valves and related products and Allen Avionics, a manufacturer of aviation components. The scholarship recognizes an outstanding student in the Engineering Physics major, a major closely aligned with the Allen Company’s business.

  • Nominated by faculty.

2014 Recipients

Andrew DeStefan

Andrew DeStefan of Montvale, NJ is an Engineering Physics major. He has participated in faculty/student research with Professor Philip Anderson and presented his work at the TAS Research Symposium in spring 2013. Andrew plans to attend graduate school to pursue a master’s degree in Physics. The senior has earned a 4.00 grade point average.

Yunjie Xu

Yunjie Xu, a native of China, is an Engineering Physics major. He has participated in faculty/student research with Professor Philip Anderson and presented his work at the TAS Research Symposium in spring 2013. A senior, Yunjie has a 3.60 grade point average.

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Jillian Hauck

Jillian Hauck of Stanhope, NJ is a Engineering Physics major. She helped develop and test the lab manual for Ramapo College’s Experimental Research Methods course. During the summer of 2013, she was selected as a physics intern at New Jersey Institute of Technology. A senior, Jillian has earned a 3.58 grade point average. She plans to attend graduate school and study Medical Physics next year.


Shauharda Khadka

Shauharda Khadka, an international student from Nepal, is an engineering physics major and mathematics minor. He has a 3.96 grade point average.
At Ramapo, he has worked with Catalin Martin, Ph.D. to assist in developing highly sensitive magnetic susceptometer using tunnel diode resistors. He also worked as an intern at the Biological Microsystems Laboratory at University of Illinois-Chicago to develop microfluidic devices to achieve oxygen gradients for biological applications. Shauharda is president of the Engineering Physics Club.
Shauharda plans to attend graduate school to study robotics and automation research.


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