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Thaler, Daniel S. Memorial Scholarship

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The Daniel S. Thaler Memorial Scholarship was created by Daniel’s parents, Bruce Thaler and Elaine Silverstein.

Daniel earned his degree in History at Ramapo College in 2012. “Ramapo was a place where Dan truly came into his own. His professors brought out something in him that we (and he) hadn’t seen before,” said his father, Bruce Thaler. While at Ramapo, he excelled in his classes, particularly history, and earned induction into Phi Alpha Theta, an international history honor society.

Upon Daniel’s death in 2022, this endowed scholarship was established in his name. It is intended to recognize outstanding students majoring in History.

  • History major
  • GPA 3.0 or above
  • Chosen by History Convening Group

This scholarship is not awarded through the application process.


2024 Recipient

Stefanie Viera

Stefanie Viera of New Milford, N.J. is a History major with a minor in Latino(a) and Latin American Studies. She has a 4.0 GPA and has been on the Dean’s List for the entirety of her time at Ramapo, in addition to being recently inducted into the Alpha Lambda Delta Honor Society as President and the Alpha Alpha Alpha Honor Society. 

At Ramapo, Stefanie has been active in the Student Ambassador Program and the Student Government Association, in which she recently started the position as the Secretary of Service. She also is employed on campus at the Jane Addams Papers Project. 

Over the summer, Stefanie completed an internship with the American Red Cross Greater New York Region in the Disaster Workforce Engagement department. During this time, she was able to take part in the behind-the-scenes humanitarian work while also spearheading a Volunteer Newsletter. 

After graduation, Stefanie plans to obtain her masters degree in Human Rights, after which she would like to travel and eventually pursue a career in humanitarian work, mainly focusing on helping refugees. 



2023 Recipient

James Jackson

“I love working with people and want to give back to the world since I have been so fortunate in life,” says James Jackson. James is a History major with a minor in Psychology. He has a 3.9 GPA, is a member of the Honors College, and has made the Dean’s List every semester.

James is the co-president of the Indoor Soccer Club and the president of the Global Roadrunners. He also works as a student researcher in the Jane Addams Center. James has interest in urban planning, sustainability, and politics.

He is from Hopewell, N.J.


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