Winter 2016 Magazine

Annual Report

RAMAPO COLLEGE MAGAZINE

A DECADE OF

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from the office of the president PETER P. MERCER, Ph.D.

Dear Friends, There is much to be proud of at Ramapo College. During my decade of service at the College I have been immensely fortunate to see the shared vision of so many come to fruition.

From the strategic growth of our physical plant to the enthusiasm and rigor with which we deliver on our academic mission, the features of a Ramapo College education have led to our emergence as a top choice among prospective students and educators.

Our physical map has been transformed by significant projects including the Adler Center for Nursing Excellence, Anisfield School of Business, Salameno School of Humanities and Global Studies, Salameno Spiritual Center, Sharp Sustainability Education Center, residence halls, and the impressive renovations to our applied and social science instructional space and student social spaces. Further, we have been witness to the beautification of our bucolic surroundings via the cultivation of the sustainability wildflower meadow, the expansion of the Arch area and surrounding pavilion, and a refreshed wayfinding schema.

These enhancements to our campus foster, in so many significant ways, our ability to deliver on our academic promise. New and revitalized spaces have contributed to the robust growth of our graduate programs (now totaling eight), our student/faculty undergraduate research efforts, and our commitment to small class sizes focused on hands-on learning and interdisciplinarity.

Our efforts are admired not only by those whom we serve but also by those beyond our campus surrounds. The College continues to be favorably recognized by ranking agencies including Kiplinger’s Personal Finance, U.S. News and World Report, Washington Monthly, Victory Media’s Military Friendly Schools and Niche.com (#1 Dorms). In addition, we have received significant grant and philanthropic support from prestigious entities such as the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the National Institute of Health, and the National Science Foundation. These acknowledgements, and most important, those that come from our donors and alumni continue to be integral to our capacity to proudly serve as the state of New Jersey’s designated public liberal arts college.

It is, indeed, a privilege to serve as your President. Thank you for your commitment and contributions to Ramapo College’s past and future success.

Sincerely,

Peter P. Mercer, Ph.D. President, Ramapo College of New Jersey B

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in this issue COLLEGE EXECUTIVE OFFICERS Peter P. Mercer, Ph.D. President Beth E. Barnett, Ed.D. Provost Kirsten DaSilva Vice President for Administration and Finance Cathleen Davey Vice President for Institutional Advancement Christopher Romano, Ed.M. Vice President for Enrollment Management and Student Affairs Michael A. Tripodi Vice President and General Counsel BOARD OF TRUSTEES George C. Ruotolo, Jr. Chair

The Ramapo Roadrunners softball team welcomed back 2015 members for their annual alumni day and ring ceremony in October. The team won the New Jersey Athletic Conference Championship last spring, representing the first NJAC championship in program history.

BOARD OF GOVERNORS Ralph Mastrangelo Chair Carolyn Merkel ’78 Alumni Association Board, Chair Audrey Newman ’93 Friends of Ramapo, Chair

RAMAPO MAGAZINE STAFF Cathleen Davey Editor-in-Chief

JANUARY 2016 FEATURES

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A Decade of Excellence

Mary Cicitta ’07 Production Editor

DEPARTMENTS

Angela Daidone Copy Editor

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New Board of Trustees

Janelle Ferraro ’14 Graphic Designer

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New Leadership at the College

Carolyn Herring Photo Editor

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Grants and Endowments

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Pathways Program

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College Financials

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Foundation Financials

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Honor Roll of Donors

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Class Notes

Contributing Writers Angela Daidone Chris Hahn Rachel Pinton Contributing Photographers Alexandra Simone José Hernández ’98 This magazine can be made available upon request in alternate media. Requests should be directed to 201.684.7611.

Alumni contact and change of address: Pat Chang at 201.684.7731 Student Relations contact: Melissa Van Der Wall at 201.684.7513

Ramapo Magazine is produced by the Office of Communications and Public Relations.

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Peter P. Mercer discusses college life with Uma Joshi and Josef Weikl, both the Class of 2016.

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a decade of EXCELLENCE BY: CHRIS HAHN

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hen Peter Mercer is asked in what ways the Ramapo College student body has changed over the ten years since he was installed as the College’s fourth president, he responds with his signature deadpan humor.

“When I started here, prospective students were inclined to ask me whether they’d have their own bathroom,” Mercer says. “Five years later, they wanted to know if our business school was accredited.”

For the record: They would. And it is.

But upgraded dorms and an elevated stature for Ramapo’s business graduates just hint at the breadth of the College’s evolution during Mercer’s tenure. Mercer assumed the president’s office on July 1, 2005, which means he’s led the College for nearly a quarter of its existence. For Ramapo, it’s been a period of seismic changes—in its student body profile, its standing among peer schools, its fundraising prowess, and, perhaps most strikingly, in the very look of its 300-acre hillside campus.

A native of Canada, Mercer came to Ramapo from the University of Western Ontario, where he initially taught Law. Later he served as dean of the Law School and as a Vice President and General Counsel. (He’d learned about the Ramapo position from his brother-in-law, who lives in Mahwah.) His own academic bearing was defined by the liberal arts, so Ramapo seemed like a snug fit. “I believed—and do believe—the College had remarkable potential,” Mercer says, “and that it hadn’t received the recognition it really deserved as a fine liberal arts institution.”

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Those most familiar with Mercer’s tenure frequently cite his collaborative managerial style and his steadfast— and often self-deprecating—sense of humor. “I always think of Bill Clinton’s line when he was asked what it’s like to be president of the United States,” Mercer says.

“He said it’s like being president of a graveyard—you have a lot of people underneath you, but nobody’s paying attention.”

Around campus, Mercer has made himself a familiar figure. He and his wife, Jacqueline Ehlert, a dietician with a Ph.D. from Columbia, routinely open the doors to the Havemeyer House—the 166-year-old mansion that serves as the official residence of the Ramapo president—welcoming hundreds of faculty members, donors, administrators and students to more than 60 events a year. Three years ago, to commemorate the opening of the Adler Center for Nursing Excellence, they presided over a sit-down dinner for 78 guests.

“I don’t know any other president of a college who has had faculty in his house so often,” says Anthony Padovano, a distinguished professor of literature and philosophy who has been at the College since 1971.

Unless he’s traveling, Mercer attends every open house for high school seniors. “It’s important for prospective students and their parents to see the president, to see the provost and the dean, and other members of the senior team,” Mercer says, “so that when we say we’re concerned about giving you a good education, we’ve got some credibility.”

As a leader, he’s focused more on finding common ground with Ramapo’s constituencies, who include students, professors, administrators, staff, trustees, www.ramapo.edu

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“I have felt good about my ability to deal with all the presidents of the College,” Padovano says. “Of all of them, I thought that Peter’s been the one I’ve felt most at ease with.”

George C. Ruotolo, Jr., the chair of Ramapo’s Board of Trustees, says he’s been struck by Mercer’s humility. “I would say whatever ego he has—and I think he has a lot to be proud of in terms of his accomplishments—he does a very good job of keeping it in check,” Ruotolo says.

alumni, parents and donors. “You can’t just come in and decide you’re going to, by fiat, change things,” Mercer says. “I would describe it as the equivalent of punching a wall of foam rubber. You make an impression while your fist is in there, but you take it off for a second and the wall is exactly where it was. If you don’t care who gets credit for something, and I really don’t, I think it makes it easier to move ahead.”

Padovano, a founding faculty member, commends Mercer for his accessibility.

Mercer says his own experience as a college professor has helped him work with Ramapo faculty. “If you do have a criticism of the College or even something Peter has initiated,” Padovano says, “you’re able to sit down with him and talk about it without his feeling threatened or defensive. You get the impression that’s he’s listening so he can evaluate not just you but also himself.”

Ehlert says her husband’s straight-talking approach has aided his relations with the faculty. “He will lay out issues and then, in a very respectful way, seek their advice and propose his views of how things need to be approached,” she says. “He really seeks consensus, and people rally around that.”

Not long after Mercer and Ehlert arrived in Mahwah—they were married just six days before settling into the Havemeyer House—Mercer let it be known that he wanted to increase the racial and ethnic diversity of Ramapo’s student body while simultaneously raising the College’s academic standards. “Many people said you could do one,” Mercer says, “but not the other.” Ten years later, Ramapo, has done both. Today racial and ethnic minorities represent nearly 30 percent of the student body—a nearly 50 percent increase from ten years ago and a figure more closely aligned with New Jersey’s statewide population.

One factor has been a program begun several years ago to help students from low-income families stay in school and graduate. The program provides

Top Left: Professor Anthony Padovano, Peter P. Mercer and Theresa Padovano Bottom Right: Chair of the Board of Trustees, George C. Ruotolo, Jr., and President Peter P. Mercer

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additional funds for first-year students enrolled in Ramapo’s Educational Opportunity Fund (EOF) program, in which qualified, many first-generation, college students receive financial and academic assistance. Mercer noticed in his earliest years that a disturbing number of EOF students were not returning to Ramapo after their first year, while the graduation rate for EOF students lagged behind that of the overall student body. For many families, Mercer says, even with the financial aid given to EOF students, it posed a significant hurdle. He proposed using discretionary funds to eliminate that hurdle altogether and enable first-year EOF students to attend Ramapo cost-free.

“It was amazing what happened,” Mercer says.

“Retention and graduation rates improved to the same level as the rest of the student body, and they’ve stayed there.”

By any variety of measures, Ramapo has raised its national profile substantially during Mercer’s presidency. In 2011 the business school was formally accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business, the largest such accrediting agency. Worldwide, less than five percent of business schools have earned this distinction.

Earlier this year Kiplinger’s Personal Finance Magazine named Ramapo among the “100 Best Values in Public Colleges” nationwide, the tenth straight year that Ramapo has made the list. U.S. News & World Report also ranked Ramapo fifth among public institutions and 26th overall in its “Regional Universities North Rankings.”

Photo Courtesy: Thomas Mannion ’16

BUILDING UP

Laurel Hall - 2006

Anisfield School of Business - 2007

Salameno Spiritual Center - 2010

State support for Ramapo’s general fund has been sliced in half during Mercer’s tenure—from nearly 50 percent to about 25 percent. It’s a common trend among the states but one especially detrimental to a small, public liberal arts college with aspirations to raise its academic profile. “Asking people if they want to spend more money on higher education is kind of like asking them if they want to go to heaven,” Mercer says. “They say it’s a good idea, but not right now.”

Raising money, then, has become more important than ever. Under Mercer’s watch, Ramapo embarked on the most ambitious fundraising campaign in the history of the College. Some 13,500 donors contributed more than $56.1 million to the Further Our Promise Campaign for Ramapo College, or 40 percent more than the campaign’s $40 million goal.

Sharp Sustainability Education Center - 2012

“The money itself is extremely important, there’s no doubt about it,” Mercer says. “But it’s important not just for being a specific sum that you can apply for a Adler Center for Nursing Excellence - 2015

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Clockwise: Dr. Jacqueline Ehlert and President Peter P. Mercer at the 2008 Holiday Open House Millicent Anisfield, Dr. Mercer and Richard Anisfield at Mercer’s Inauguration in 2006 President Mercer with Zeta Beta Tau fraternity members raising money in support of the Children’s Miracle Network Richard McDowell ’77 and Tia Haywood ’08 with Peter P. Mercer at the EOF reunion in 2008 Vin Colman, Distinguished Citizens Dinner honoree and sponsor, Jean Colman, Dr. Jacqueline Ehlert and President Peter P. Mercer Dr. Mercer with daughter Imogen at the July 2009 Board of Governors Meeting

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particular expense. It’s important also for what it symbolizes. We can go to our faculty and our students and our prospective students and their families and our staff and say, people think enough of us to have given beyond the goal we set for our campaign. That does a tremendous amount for morale.”

During Mercer’s tenure, assets at the College Foundation grew by 218 percent. Restricted assets to primarily support student scholarships increased by 366 percent. The Endowment is now more than $16.1 million and provides over $500,000 for more than 350 named Foundation Scholarships.

Ramapo also made significant upgrades to its Salameno School of Humanities and Global Studies, science facilities, the Les Paul Music Production Studio, the Scott Student Center, the Bradley Sports and Recreation Center, Potter Library, and the Birch Mansion. All told, Ramapo has invested $438 million in renovations and new construction during Mercer’s tenure.

It’s an impressive figure, and a reminder of Mercer’s ethos of teamwork. “If you don’t like the people with whom you work with and you don’t like the environment in which you operate, you’ll never be as effective as you might otherwise be,” Mercer says. “And I genuinely like the people I work with.”

believed— and do “ Ibelieve —the College had remarkable potential.”

- President Peter P. Mercer

Ruotolo credits Mercer with playing a vital role in the campaign’s success. “He’s very good at presenting a vision for the future of Ramapo and getting people to want to affirm the vision through philanthropy,” Ruotolo says. “A lot of college presidents do it begrudgingly. Peter doesn’t do it begrudgingly. He does it with a purpose.”

The sweeping renovation of Ramapo’s campus over the past ten years has included new construction such as Laurel Hall, with 432 suitestyle dorm rooms; the Salameno Spiritual Center, a space for reflection by believers and humanists alike; the Sharp Sustainability Education Center, which is heated and cooled by a geothermal system; the Adler Center for Nursing Excellence, home to Ramapo’s highly regarded nursing program; and the Anisfield School of Business, home to its accredited business program.

Top Left: Dr. Mercer and the 2014 Women’s Basketball team Bottom Right: President Mercer and Dobromir Yordanov at Commencement 2015

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COLLEGE NEWS

NEW BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Charles H. Shotmeyer

Bartholomew J. Talamini

Susan A. Vallario

Ramapo College has named four members to its Board of Trustees during recent meetings. New trustees are Charles A. Shotmeyer, Bartholomew J. Talamini, Susan A. Vallario and Sharlene S. Vichness. In addition, Josef “Joey” Weikl ’16 was named Student Trustee and Stephen Geerlof was named Alternate Student Trustee for the 2015-16 academic year.

“As Chair of the Board of Trustees, I am very pleased to welcome Trustees Shotmeyer, Talamini, Vallario, and Vichness,” said George C. Ruotolo, Jr. “Their appointments to the Board enhance the diversity of our collective talents, experiences, and perspectives, which supports me and positions the Board to provide greater insight to, advocacy for, and oversight of Ramapo College.”

Charles H. Shotmeyer’s professional career spans three industries- energy, healthcare and banking. He is president of Shotmeyer Brothers, Inc., a New Jersey-based energy company.

His areas of expertise include financial management, commercial lending, feasibility analysis, budgeting, transaction structuring and analytical review. He is integrally involved in the development and structural phases of capital projects, asset review and financing options.

“As a life-long resident of Bergen County and an area business owner, I have watched Ramapo grow over the years,” said Trustee Shotmeyer.

“Its liberal arts mission is laudable particularly in times like these when communities and small business are increasingly tasked with thinking critically to arrive at solutions to shared challenges.”

Trustee Shotmeyer, of Hawthorne, N.J., is also involved in civic and non-profit organizations, including the Hackensack University Medical Center Foundation and the Northern New Jersey Council of the Boy Scouts of America, among others. He holds a B.S. and an M.A. from Babson College and resides in Bergen County with his family.

Bartholomew J. Talamini enjoyed a robust career as a public education professional in New Jersey, spending much of his career as a member of the Cliffside Park school district.

He maintains the following state certifications: Chief School Administrator, Superintendent of Schools (Finance), Administration/Principal Pre-K-12, Supervisor Pre K-12, Reading Specialist K-12 and teacher of social studies and English.

Sharlene S. Vichness

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“From having once assisted with coaching Ramapo’s basketball team to serving as a K-12 educator in the state, I am keen to bring an educator’s perspective to the Board’s deliberations,” said Trustee Talamini. “I think Ramapo has a wealth of talent. From what I can see, its students are top notch and the institutional mission is delivered by so many passionate and talented people—I look forward to including myself among them.”

Trustee Talamini, of Waretown, N.J., attended New Jersey City University, Montclair State University and Seton Hall University.

Susan A. Vallario began her professional life as a Land Use Specialist for the State of New Jersey at the Hackensack Meadowlands Development Commission. After attending law school, she practiced land use, corporate and commercial real estate law at Beattie Padovano in Montvale, N.J. Subsequently, as vice president and coowner of Kurt Versen Company, a family-held manufacturing firm in Westwood, N.J., she was responsible for human resources management, financial management and regulatory compliance.

"Ramapo College initially attracted me because I believe firmly in the value of a liberal arts education. Studies which emphasized critical thinking, research, and writing skills have helped me to navigate a varied career and problem-solve throughout my adult life,” said Trustee Vallario. “The dedication and creativity of Ramapo's administration and faculty impress me tremendously. I hope to add my efforts to theirs, working to provide our students a challenging, engaging experience that will enrich their lives and prepare them for rewarding careers."

Trustee Vallario, of Upper Saddle River, N.J., earned a J.D., magna cum laude, from Pace University School of Law, an M.A. in Social Relations and a B.A. in Government from Lehigh University. During 11 years on the Board of Directors of the Employers Association of New Jersey, Trustee Vallario served as the EANJ’s chair and as a member of its executive committee. She is a member of Valley Hospital’s Women for Health and an active supporter of the Community Food Bank of N.J. She and her husband, Nick, have recently endowed the Pathways Programs at the College.

Sharlene S. Vichness, of Roseland, N.J., is founder and president of Language Directions, LLC, since 2005. She is certified by the State of New Jersey, WBWNC and SBA as a 100 percent SEE PAGE 9

NEW LEADERSHIP AT THE COLLEGE

Christopher Romano

Melissa Van Der Wall

F. Shawn O’Neill

Romano named Vice President of Enrollment Management and Student Affairs Christopher Romano has been named Vice President of Enrollment Management and Student Affairs. In his role, Romano leads the division of Enrollment Management, including the offices of Admissions, Student Success, the Cahill Center for Career Development, Financial Aid, Marketing and Web Administration, Residence Life, the Educational Opportunity Fund (EOF) program, Public Safety, Athletics, Intramurals and Recreation, as well as the Division of Student Affairs. Romano also chairs the Strategic Enrollment Management Planning Committee.

Van Der Wall Appointed Dean of Students Melissa Van Der Wall has been named Dean of Students. In that role, she oversees the Office of Student Conduct, Center for Health and Counseling Services, Office of Specialized Services and the Center for Student Involvement.

Van Der Wall joined Ramapo College in 2004 as the Director of Student Conduct where she was responsible for the leadership and oversight of the student conduct process, supervised staff, created and assessed College policy, and is recognized for her work in helping to create the College’s Good Samaritan Policy and Behavioral Intervention Team.

O’Neill Named Director of Financial Aid F. Shawn O’Neill has been named Director of Financial Aid. Previously, he served as director of financial aid at Stevens

Harold Crocker

Nicole Morgan Agard

Institute of Technology, Hoboken, and Caldwell College, Caldwell, New Jersey. O’Neill earned his B.A. in business administration from Fairleigh Dickinson University and his MBA from Caldwell College. O’Neill and his wife, Kristie (nee Schoengrund), a Ramapo alumna from the class of 1999, reside in Hawthorne, New Jersey.

Crocker named Director of Athletics Harold Crocker was appointed Director of Athletics, Intramurals and Recreation. Crocker held the same position at The College of New Rochelle since 1998 where he oversaw six NCAA Division III programs. He managed and supervised the daily operations of the athletic department and the $28 million dollar state-of-the-art athletic facility which opened during his tenure. He earned his bachelor’s degree in physical education from Central Connecticut State University and a master’s degree in special education from The College of New Rochelle.

Morgan Agard Appointed Director of Employee Relations Nicole Morgan Agard was appointed Director of Employee Relations. Previously, she served as Employee Relations Coordinator in the New Jersey Governor’s Office of Employee Relations in Trenton, overseeing the collective negotiation agreements for represented Executive Branch employees and for represented employees at the nine state colleges and universities. Prior to working at the Governor’s Office, Morgan Agard served as Associate Counsel for the Elizabeth Board of Education.

NEW BOARD OF TRUSTEES CONTINUED ... women-owned business and listed as an Eligible Training Provider in the State of New Jersey. "As a graduate of a small liberal arts college, I am a lifelong, passionate believer in the enduring value of a solid liberal arts education,” said Trustee Vichness. “I wanted to become a trustee to "give back" and do what I can to enable others to receive the benefits of a strong liberal arts education by supporting Ramapo to the best of my ability and energy. I look forward to bringing my background as a language professional, entrepreneur, and civically involved woman to support the goals and mission of Ramapo College of New Jersey."

She attended William Smith College in Geneva, New York, receiving her Bachelor of Arts with majors in French and Spanish. A strong advocate of the liberal arts, Trustee Vichness is an experienced teacher, coach, and mentor. She is married to the Honorable Paul J. Vichness, Judge of the Superior Court of New Jersey.

College President Peter P. Mercer shared, “For the first time in a decade, we have a full complement of trustees and I feel very fortunate to have the benefit of their efforts and advice.”

More information on the Ramapo College of New Jersey Board of Trustees is available at www.ramapo.edu/board www.ramapo.edu

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FACULTY NEWS

ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND AWARDS Sociology Professor HENRI LUSTIGER THALER’S documentary film Memory After Belsen was awarded a “Starred Review” in the American Library Association’s Booklist, one of the highest-circulating educational review publications in America.

The film was awarded a Silver Remi Award at the WorldFest Houston international Film Festival and has been acquired by the Discovery Education Division Channel for streaming distribution rights in the USA and Canada. The film also won the Alan Fortunoff Humanitarian Award at the Long Island International Film Expo. His Re-imagining Social Movements: From Collectives to Individuals has been nominated by the prestigious French journal Panorama des Idées as one of the 100 most influential books in the Social Sciences in France for the year 2014.

Professor of Graphic/Multimedia Design, BONNIE BLAKE, was invited in June to present a paper and recent work at the MODE Summit, an international motion design consortium for professionals and educators who specialize in the area of motion design. Professor Blake’s paper, titled “Throw a Brick Out Your Window: Engaging Students’ Intuition, Experience and Senses in Creating Motion,” presented at the Royal Irish Academy in Dublin, Ireland, explored different aspects of motion design education and practice. The paper was also included in a peer-reviewed anthology of motion design research published by MODE.

ITAY GOREN, adjunct professor of music and accomplished pianist, played two concerts in Madrid, Spain, this summer. The first was at the Ateneo de Madrid, a beautiful and historic hall in the city. The second was at a summer outdoor festival. Among the highlights of Goren’s trip was meeting Elton John, who was also performing at the time in Madrid.

DONNA FLYNN, assistant professor of nursing, presented “All in! Enhancing NPD practice through a consortium of Magnet hospitals and Academia,” with several colleagues from area hospitals at the Association for Nursing Professional Development Conference in July in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Assistant Professor ANDREA CENTRELLA-NIGRO, Assistant Professor DONNA FLYNN, both of the Nursing program, and several others had an article published in the July 2015 American Journal of Nursing, entitled, “Effective Collaboration Among Magnet hospitals: A Win-Win for nurses and Institutions.”

ROSETTA D’ANGELO, professor of Italian, was among the newly elected ambassadors of the University of Urbino, Italy. The prestigious title was conferred to four American professors who exhibited an important presence on the Urbino campus, which is implementing a greater plan for international studies. Professor D’Angelo is president of the Association of Italian American Educators.

RAMAPO COLLEGE WELCOMES NEW FACULTY

(L-R): John McTighe, assistant professor of social work, Dr. Jacqueline Ehlert, President Peter P. Mercer and Benjamin Fine, assistant professor of computer science

Ramapo College is pleased to welcome new faculty members for the 2015-2016 academic year. “Each brings to Ramapo their subject matter expertise, a desire to promote learning, and real concern for our students,” said Provost Beth Barnett. “We are proud to add these individuals to our existing roster of faculty who serve as outstanding teachers, advisors and mentors to the Ramapo College students.”

MIKE BULLOCK joins the faculty as assistant professor of music in the School of Contemporary Arts. He will be teaching Music Production Technology, Recording Arts I and Electronic and Computer Music II. A graduate of Princeton University and The New England Conservatory of Music, Bullock received his Ph.D. in Electronic Arts at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He has taught at Hautes Écoles des Arts du Rhîn, The Pratt Institute and Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

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DANIELLE CATONA joins the faculty as assistant professor of communication arts in the School of Contemporary Arts and will be teaching Media Literacy and Speech. She earned her doctoral degree in communication from Rutgers University, her M.A. in communication from Pennsylvania State University and her B.A. from The College of New Jersey. Catona teaches and conducts research in the areas of persuasion, health communication campaigns and interpersonal communication.

ROSEMARY ERVIN will be teaching Financial Accounting and Federal Taxation in the Anisfield School of Business as an assistant professor of accounting. Ervin is a certified public accountant and retired partner with Hunter Group CPA LLC, Fair Lawn, N.J., where she is a consultant. She received a B.A. in economics an MBA in accounting from Fairleigh Dickinson University, Teaneck, N.J. BENJAMIN FINE has been appointed assistant professor of computer science in the School of Theoretical and Applied Science.

He will be teaching Introduction to Computer Science I and Data Structures and Algorithms. Fine earned his B.S. in computer science from the University of South Carolina and will be receiving his Ph.D. in computer science from Texas A&M University.

ANDY HADEL has been appointed assistant professor of communication arts in the School of Contemporary Arts. He will be teaching Fundamentals of Interactive Design and Web Design.

LONG-TIME FACULTY REMEMBERED Ramapo College lost beloved faculty members this past year.

GRACE BOROWITZ, professor of chemistry, joined Ramapo in 1973 and retired in 2002 after 29 years. She was a recipient of the Fred and Florence Thomas Faculty Award in 1981. “Grace was devoted to her students, many of whom continued to connect with her for years after they graduated,” said Dean Edward Saiff, adding that she also was the unofficial photographer for the School of Theoretical and Applied Science, taking pictures at many of the TAS events.

JOSEPH DALLON, JR., professor of biology, was with Ramapo for 34 years before retiring in 2008.

Professor Dallon developed the College’s plant science/ biology curriculum and carried out research in crop production. He was president of the Minority Faculty and Staff Association from 19901992 and 1998-2002 and served as Director of Study Abroad from 2002-2004.

“Joe loved to grow things,” said Dean Saiff. “He created a garden in the Visitor’s Circle and grew vegetables on campus on the site of the current Pavilion.”

Hadel earned a B.A. in French from the University of California Los Angeles and his M.A. in French literature from Middlebury College in Vermont that included significant course work at the University of Paris. He also holds an M.F.A. in digital design from City University of New York.

CATHY MORAN HAJO ’85 is the editor of the Jane Addams Papers Project at Ramapo College. Previously, she was associate editor at the Margaret Sanger Papers at New York University, producing microfilm, book and digital editions. She has a B.A. from Ramapo College and a Master’s and Ph.D. in history from New York University. Her research interests are women’s history and social history. She will be teaching a digital history course in the spring.

CAROLEE KLIMCHOCK is joining the faculty in the Salameno School of Humanities and Global Studies as an assistant professor of american studies. She will be teaching Intro to American Studies, Pursuing the American Dream, and U.S. History from 1865 to the Present. Klimchock graduated from the Yale American Studies program with a focus on the Gilded Age and performance studies. She also holds a B.A. from Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts, and a Master’s degree from the College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia.

JOSEPH ALBERT LEMAY, professor of international business and political science, was a founding faculty member of Ramapo.

He received The Fred and Florence Thomases Faculty Award and shared his talents with The Institute of New Dimensions, a program run by volunteers that provides college-level instruction to students 50 years and older.

In 2005, he was awarded Les Prix du Quebec by the government of Quebec for his contributions to the study of business in the Canadian province.

ROBERT J. SHINE, professor of chemistry and computer science, joined Ramapo College in 1971 and retired in 2009 after 38 years. He was a founding faculty member of the College and was honored at the Founders’ Day celebration in 2011. He was instrumental in establishing the chemistry curriculum in the School of Theoretical and Applied Science. “Bob also served with distinction as director of TAS from 19811984, and was an outstanding teacher,” said Dean Saiff.

ENRIQUE NUÑEZ returns to the Anisfield School of Business as an associate professor of management after having served for two years as a founding faculty member of an entrepreneurship center of another research university. Nuñez received an M.S. and Ph.D. from Stevens Institute of Technology, and has published research on pioneering innovation practices and entrepreneurship.

JOHN P. MCTIGHE joins the faculty as an assistant professor of social work in the MSW and BSW programs. He will be teaching Human Behavior in the Social Environment I, Diversity and Theory and Practice of Social Work I. He also maintains a private psychotherapy practice in northern New Jersey. McTighe earned a master of divinity from the Washington Theological Union and his M.S.W. and Ph.D. from New York University’s Silver School of Social Work. He is fluent in French and Spanish.

JOEL WEISSMAN joins the School of Contemporary Arts as an assistant professor of art. He will be teaching Beginning Sculpture and Intermediate Sculpture. Weissman received a BFA in ceramics from Montana State University and an MFA from Syracuse University. As an interdisciplinary artist, his projects span and blend together street art, video, photography, cast iron, performance and ceramics.

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STUDENT SUCCESS

HANDS ON EXPERIENCE FOR RAMAPO STUDENTS Ramapo College was founded on four educational pillars of international, intercultural, interdisciplinary and experiential learning, which provide students with a strong, holistic liberal arts education while on campus. This past spring and summer, Ramapo students supplemented their on-campus courses with extraordinary and exciting experiences outside of the classroom. They participated in research projects, study abroad coursework and internships at a variety of businesses and institutions in New Jersey, across the country and around the world.

BRANDON BASKETT ’16 (Engineering Physics) worked in the Drug Safety Operations Division of Celgene Corporation, in Summit, N.J., specifically in Safety Operations. Among his responsibilities were building a competency program for new hires into the Drug Safety Department, building a map of the company’s intranet site and assisting the employees working in training to fix "dead links" on the existing training programs.

Brandon also created the Internship Experience Club at Celgene.

ZACHARY BATREN ’16 (Environmental Science) had an internship with the New Jersey Audubon Society. Zach is an experienced field worker who has come back to college to get his degree in Environmental Science.

NATHANIEL BIRRER ’17 (Engineering Physics) accepted an internship at William and Mary College, Virginia, where he participated in high energy physics research. He was part of a group working on software and data analysis for the LArIAT neutrino detector project located at the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory in Chicago. LArIAT is a test run of a relatively new type of particle detector called a Liquid Argon Time Projection Chamber, which will eventually be used to study elusive particles called neutrinos. Nathaniel’s project involved conducting small-scale analysis and writing an algorithm to classify raw data files from the detector, allowing other analysts to easily select good data files for their projects.

CHRISTOPHER BOLTON ’16 (Engineering Physics) did an internship in the Physics Department of New Jersey Institute of Technology working with Dr. John Federici from NJIT and Associate Professor of Engineering Physics Caroline Brisson from Ramapo College. Christopher worked in the laboratory doing research for applications of terahertz radiation. Most of his time was spent modeling and optimizing geometries for a phase tunable metamaterial dichroic filter to be used in the terahertz spectrum of radiation.

JEREMY CALIBRI ’16 (Law and Society) had an internship that took him to the White House in Washington, D.C. Jeremy worked in the Office of Public Engagement, which creates and coordinates opportunities for direct dialogue between the Obama Administration and the American public. Jeremy’s responsibilities included assisting with various meetings and events for President Obama's liaison to the disabled community.

OLIVIA DUNN ’17 (Law and Society) completed an internship at Allen & Overy, an international law firm in Frankfurt, Germany. She worked on indentures, reviewed legal documents and assisted in legal research, all while improving her German language skills.

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Jeremy Calibri shaking hands with President Obama Princep Shah at Cliffs of Moher, Ireland

JASON MEJIA ’16 (Visual Arts/Fine Arts) created the painting that was featured in the Ramapo College inaugural Concours d’Elegance car show in June. Jason’s rendering of a Jaguar XK120 OTS in front of the College’s Havemeyer Arch captures the spirit of the event’s debut on the school’s campus. The painting was presented at a dinner reception to Christopher Turner, vice president of Prestige Management Services, the event sponsor.

PRINCEP SHAH ’17 (Business Administration) spent eight weeks at the University of Dublin, Ireland, for a combined study abroad/internship program. During the week, he worked at the Bank of Ireland, in Dublin, where he worked for the Sectors Division of the Business Banking Department. His work included doing market research on various investment opportunities for the bank. On weekends, he traveled throughout the country, studying its culture and history.

HALEY WIGHT ’16 (Physics) was selected for a research internship at Cornell University, New York. She received the first runnerup award for her presentation entitled "De Novo Assembly and Annotation of the Glomus Versiforme Genome." Haley’s project at Cornell included assembling the genome and identifying genes of a beneficial fungus Glomus versiforme, which can help reduce the use of phosphorus fertilizers when used in agriculture.

Above, Zachary Batren at his internship with the New Jersey Audubon Society Below, Jason Mejia with his painting at the inaugural Concours d’Elegance

ALEX GORANOV ’17 (Chemistry) accepted an international internship in Sydney, Australia, through Arcadia University and was a research assistant at Macquarie University’s Marine Ecology Group. He worked on the chemical aspects of marine pollution with microplastics and their transfer throughout the food chain. His thesis report on the subject won the 2015 Arcadia University and Garmelle Le Vin Memorial Research Award. Alex also studies applied marine research techniques through the School for Field Studies in the Turks and Caicos Islands where he conducted research on the effects of ocean acidification and illegal bleach use on the seagrass density in local fisheries.

MINGZHAO LIU ’16 (Physics) was selected for a research internship at Vanderbilt University, Tennessee. Her work included a high-end research project using bioinformatics techniques to develop computational models of antibodies against a Marburg virus. Similar to the Ebola virus, Marburg virus causes hemorrhagic fever and has no known treatment at present.

Above, Alex on a scientific dive off the coast of South Caicos Island Below, Haley Wight with her first runner-up award

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GRANTS

GRANTS AND ENDOWMENTS SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT GRANT WILL AID COMPUTER SKILLS Professor of Computer Science Amruth Kumar, in the School of Theoretical and Applied Science, was awarded $95,407 from the National Science Foundation for development of practice software for initial stages of algorithm formulation and computer program design. The grant will be distributed over two years.

Amruth Kumar with Thomas Harden, ’16 (standing) and Sujil Maharjan, ’17 (sitting)

GRANT ALLOWS FOR HANDS-ON STEM PROGRAMS WITH PATERSON STUDENTS Angela Cristini, professor of biology and assistant vice president of grants and sponsored programs, was awarded a threeyear grant totaling $552,800 by the Paterson Board of Education under the State of New Jersey School Improvement Program. The grant for the program, called the Middle School University (MSU), will allow the implementation of science programs in School 6 and New Roberto Clemente (NRC) Middle School, two of the poorest performing schools in Paterson.

The MSU staff and instructors of Ramapo College, in collaboration with administrators, faculty and staff of School 6 and NRC, will provide out-of-school experiences to enrich STEM instruction. These include trips to Ramapo College, the Meadowlands Environment Center and meeting with Paterson math/science high school students in the Upward-Bound Program. This summer, students got a snapshot of college life by meeting college students on campus, experiencing field work and interacting with scientists and engineers. Among the hands-on projects were gathering organisms from the pond on the College grounds and examining them in the science labs.

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Professor Kumar’s project is entitled “Collaborative research: Scalable Scaffolding of novice programmer’s learning and automated analysis.” He will collaborate with both the University of South Florida and University of Central Florida on this project.

“Since the proposed practice software targets the process of programming, it helps improve computation skills. Given the increasing importance of these skills for STEM majors, this has the potential to transform STEM education,” said Professor Kumar.

Students gather organisms at the College’s Kameron Pond

GRANTS AND ENDOWMENTS CONTINUED ...

RAMAPO COLLEGE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT OF THE HUMANITIES GRANT EXPLORES HISTORY OF THE HUDSON RIVER Ramapo College hosted more than 60 educators from 30 states and Puerto Rico for a workshop titled “The Hudson River in the Nineteenth Century and the Modernization of America.”

The workshop, offered in two week-long sessions, is part of the National Endowment for the Humanities’ (NEH) Landmarks of American History and Culture program for K-12 teachers. Meredith Davis, associate professor of art history, and Stephen Rice, dean of the Salameno School of Humanities and Global Studies, authored the grant to fund the workshop.

This is the third time Ramapo has received the prestigious NEH grant. Cumulatively, the grants exceed $500,000. The College previously received grants in 2011 and 2013 to sponsor the program.

Participants explored the Hudson River as an important site of American social and cultural activity in the nineteenth century. Faculty included top scholars on the Hudson River’s environmental and human history, and on literary and artistic treatments of the river, from Washington Irving to the famed Hudson River painters. Each session included visits to the significant sites along the river, including a boat journey through the Hudson Highlands.

TRANSFER STUDENTS BENEFIT FROM CONNECT PROGRAM EXPANSION The College received $225,000 over three years from EDUCAUSE to expand the Connect program among transfer students. Connect provides an early warning system to identify students in danger of failing and has other functions to promote student success. The project is a joint effort among the Center for Student Success, the Office of the Provost, Institutional Research and Information Technology.

The program has been designed to seek fulfillment of the promise of integrated planning and advising services (IPAS).

These services represent an approach to student success that promotes shared ownership for educational progress through holistic information and services that contribute to credential attainment, especially among disadvantaged students. IPAS is funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the Leona M. and Harry B. Hemlsley Charitable Trust.

SIMONS FOUNDATION AWARDS MATH GRANT Donovan McFeron, associate professor of mathematics in the School of Theoretical and Applied Science, has received a grant in the amount of $35,000 from the Simons Foundation. The title of the research program is “The Twisted Kahler-Ricci Hermitian Yang-Mills and Other Coupled Flows.”

The grant, given over a five-year period, is earmarked for fund collaboration, travel and research costs. The Simons Foundation supports basic and/or discovery-driven scientific research.

AUTHOR HECTOR TOBAR DELIVERS OPENING CONVOCATION ADDRESS Acclaimed author Hector Tobar delivered the keynote address at the Opening Convocation in September.

Tobar discussed his book, Deep Down Dark: The Untold Stories of 33 Men Buried in a Chilean Mine, and the Miracle That Set Them Free, a true account of the 2010 event that made international headlines. The book was a finalist for the 2014 National Book Critics Circle Award in the General Nonfiction category.

“It was important for me to tell this story in the words of the miners themselves,” said Tobar. “The mine became their church, a place to survive but also to unite and pray together. It’s a story of their hope and courage in the face of an unimaginable situation.”

AFRICANA STUDIES NOW IN SALAMENO SCHOOL FOR HUMANITIES AND GLOBAL STUDIES The Ramapo College Board of Trustees recently approved the relocation of the Africana Studies major and minor from the School of Social Science and Human Services (SSHS) to the Salameno School for Humanities and Global Studies (SSHGS). The move promises to strengthen Africana Studies at Ramapo and help achieve the College’s strategic goals related to advancing “Academic Excellence and Engagement,” cultivating and supporting “Diversity and Inclusiveness” and “Comprehensive Internationalization.”

SSHGS is a natural home for Africana Studies. The program’s two faculty members, Karl Johnson and David Colman, are historians by training and participate regularly in the History and American Studies convening groups. The appointment of Johnson and Colman to SSHGS reunite the Ramapo history faculty under one roof and provide Johnson, Colman and SSHGS with a wider range of curricular offerings. The move also achieves curricular alignment between the program and its home school and strengthens the program’s preexisting humanities and global emphasis. www.ramapo.edu

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FOUNDATION NEWS

PATHWAYS PROGRAM OFFERS PERSONALIZED TRANSITION OPPORTUNITIES Ramapo College’s mission is to provide every student with an excellent education and personal experience that will shape their lives and lead them on the road to success.

Now, thanks to the tremendous support of a most generous gift, there is a program in place that will help students develop a rich understanding of the career development process and promote self-awareness and experiential learning as they venture into life beyond Ramapo.

Nick and Susan Vallario have enthusiastically endowed five separate and unique Pathways Programs for each of the College’s schools to help every Ramapo student prepare for their post-graduation experience. Beyond the classroom, the students will be able to demonstrate that they can lead, can work well on a team and have real-world experience.

Ms. Vallario joined the College’s Board of Trustees in 2014.

“We are so grateful for Nick and Susan’s very generous gift, which will touch the life of every student at Ramapo. The program’s unique design, which is tailored specifically to a student’s major, will provide a tremendous opportunity for our undergraduates to explore their career options and ultimately become better prepared to successfully navigate the labor market before entering the workforce,” said Peter P. Mercer, President of Ramapo College.

The Career Pathways Program of the Anisfield School of Business, established in 2013, has helped business majors through hands-on activity and direct interaction with advisors in the Cahill Career Development Center. The Program, designed to help students secure internships while in school, has been met with outstanding success.

Sixty-nine percent of graduating seniors in 2015 participated in one or more co-ops and/or internships versus 55 percent in 2012. Professional full-time employment upon graduation also has increased, with 71 percent of graduating seniors securing professional employment before graduation, the highest level in the past five years. Effective fall 2015, completion of the Career Pathways Program is now a graduation requirement for every business major to help ensure all ASB graduates will “hit the ground running” as they launch their careers.

“Researchers Liu, Xu and Weitz found in 2011 that internships and other hands-on experiences serve as invaluable opportunities to socialize students into the norms of the workplace and technical competencies, as well as foster individual emotional sharing and growth,” said President Mercer. “The inclusion of the Pathways Program into the curriculum signals Ramapo’s commitment to our students’ academic success as well as the College’s approach to engaging students in meaningful experiences that foster a continuum of personal and professional 16

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learning. Through internships, study abroad programs, volunteer service, student leadership positions, valuable mentoring experiences and having the opportunity to complete undergraduate student – faculty research, our students gain the competitive edge.”

The ASB program is delivered in three sequential modules, tailored to the specific needs of the business student.

Module 1, “Career Assessment/Advising,” encourages students to engage in self-reflection using Focus2, a web-based career self-assessment tool that is invaluable in obtaining knowledge of various career opportunities relating to a student’s personal proficiencies, beliefs and interests. Upon completion of the Focus2, students meet in small group sessions with fellow business majors and an ASB career advisor to discuss ways to connect classroom learning with industry expectations.

Module 2 provides students with guided practice and feedback in communicating their attributes, skills and experiences relative to job requirements. In this module, students spend a significant amount of time writing a professional resume, creating a robust LinkedIn profile and developing a cover letter tailored to a specific job description.

Module 3, “Interview Practice,” focuses on transitioning from written to verbal communication, and prepares students to speak about their goals, education, skills, work interests and values with industry professionals. Specific activities in this module include researching a prospective employer, developing an introductory “elevator pitch” and conducting a practice interview using the Cahill Center’s video interviewing software, InterviewStream. Through these activities, students realize the value of being prepared and having an opportunity to practice interviewing while in a safe environment.

Pathways was introduced in the Salameno School of Humanities and Global Studies for the 2014-15 academic year -- but with a different approach that is tailored more to the goals of its students.

“Our students have different post-graduation goals from ASB students so Pathways has been designed to best suit their needs,” said SSHGS Dean Stephen Rice. “Quite often, they have more in mind than taking a straight career path.”

“The SSHGS Pathways Program focuses on assisting students on four main fronts,” Dean Rice said. *Career – geared for students who are aiming for a teaching or publishing career, for instance. “We help them focus on what they need to do while they’re here at Ramapo to best achieve that goal,” Dean Rice said.

David Ermann ’17, political science major with Annmarie Michalek, SSHGS Pathways Program Coordinator

*Graduate and professional school – “We show the students how to look at their options if they wish to pursue an advanced degree, such as an MFA or law degree,” Dean Rice said. *Service organization – students receive assistance in how to enlist in the Peace Corps, Americorps and other domestic and/or international service-organizations. *Transition time – “Not all students are necessarily ready to finish their studies and get right to work, and many of them leave college with a sense of uncertainty,” said Dean Rice.

“We let them know that it’s okay to feel that way, but we provide services and resources that they can explore during that transitional year. This gets to the heart of what college should be and supports a broader vision of the educational experience.”

The true testament of Pathways’ success has been the growing interest in our students from the employment community. The Cahill Career Development Center has reported a surge in recruitment this year, with a substantial increase in career fair participation and subsequent internship and full-time employment opportunities offered by local businesses and service organizations.

The most exciting outcome of the established Pathways Programs is that they serve as a model for Ramapo’s three other schools: the School of Theoretical and Applied Science

(TAS), the School of Contemporary Arts (CA) and the School of Social Science and Human Services (SSHS).

The Deans of TAS, CA and SSHS have begun mapping out preliminary goals and objectives for students, with ideas to meet the needs of majors whose disciplines are unique to their respective academic programs, such as acting, pre-law and nursing. For example, workshops, guest speakers and campus visits by professionals in the arts will help inspire students and provide motivation for their own job searches.

Students in SSHS majors may need assistance to prepare for graduate school requirements such as the LSAT or GRE. The TAS Pathways Program will help students preparing for careers in the science or health-related industries.

“Through their professional careers, Nick and Susan have witnessed first-hand the need for students to be better prepared as they compete to enter the workforce,” said President Mercer. “We thank them for their vision and belief that each and every student should be guided through that process of securing a great job or being accepted in their dream graduate program with a fellowship. Ramapo’s program is unique because our students are invited to be part of a four-year career plan that is designed by their dean and faculty to meet the needs of students from various disciplines and with various post-graduation goals.” www.ramapo.edu

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FOUNDATION NEWS

GRAF CHALLENGE Nancy and Joseph Graf, both ’93 graduates, initiated a unique fundraising challenge in June. The appeal tagged “25 Days, 250 Donors, $25,000,” was crafted to boost alumni participation in the Annual Fund.

newsletter. Ultimately, 266 new alumni donors had given $44,299. The breakdown of gifts resulted in $17,877 to the Annual Fund and an impressive $26,422 designated to the new ice hockey program that is slated to begin this winter.

The Grafs pledged to donate $25,000 if 250 new donors were added to the fundraising appeal in 25 days. Targeting new and recent graduates between June 5 and June 30, the appeal was accomplished entirely through social media and the Internet. A thriving online community responded to email blasts and social media appeals on platforms such as Facebook and LinkedIn, as well as the monthly alumni online

Joe Graf earned a B.S. in economics and Nancy received a B.S. in accounting. Joe is senior managing director at CarVal Investors. He is a former member of the Mahwah Planning Board and Nancy is an associate trustee of the Mahwah Schools Foundation. The Grafs have three children and live in Mahwah where they are active in the community.

DONATION FUNDS ARCHEOLOGY DIGS Thanks to wonderful support from former Board of Trustee Chair, Millicent G. Anisfield, two Ramapo College students participated in separate archaeological digs at Fort Caswell, North Carolina, and James Madison University’s Montpelier Archeology Field School, Harrisonburg, Virginia. History majors Margaret Szydlik ’17 and Samantha Sproviero ’17 found pieces of bones, bits of construction and roofing materials as well as bullets, porcelain and iron tools determined to be more than 200 years old. The students worked in the on-site archeology labs and gained valuable perspective to the detail that goes into preserving valuable historical artifacts.

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BUSINESS PARTNERS

RAMAPO COLLEGE STUDENTS BENEFIT FROM BUSINESS PARTNERS Ramapo College fosters and maintains strong relationships with the business community to enrich the curriculum and encourage practical experience as well as the study of theory. Through these liaisons, the College’s Foundation offers tangible benefits and privileges, tailored to each organization’s specific requirements – from the use of campus facilities to a priority in hiring students.

Ramapo College is happy to announce three new members to the Ramapo College Business Partners Program: Brandywine Senior Living, Dressbarn, and the Net-A-Porter Group.

As a new Business Partner, the College, in conjunction with Brandywine Senior Living, will offer the best in lifelong learning opportunities for the residents at the Mahwah facility. Brandywine Senior Living, a leading provider of quality care and services, is dedicated to promoting independence, dignity and individuality for its residents. The Mahwah community, which opened their doors in July 2015, offers luxury assisted living, state-of-the-art memory care and a vibrant and active lifestyle through active and engaging programs, including a partnership with Ramapo College.

environment that is friendly and trustworthy. As part of the Ascena Retail Group, Inc. family, Dressbarn remains customer centric, extremely sensitive to, and focused on the needs and desires of women and “tween” girls in the 21st century.

In the relatively short time that Dressbarn has been in the area, it has quickly established a strong partnership with the College and the surrounding community. This past year, Dressbarn became one of the many companies participating with the Anisfield School of Business and the MBA Capstone Course-Consulting Project, allowing small groups of secondyear students to spend the entire term working as consultants for area businesses.

A strong collaborator and supporter of the College, The NetA-Porter Group, the world’s premier online luxury fashion retailer, has supported the Distinguished Citizen’s Dinner and created innovative internship and employment opportunities for students. In concert with JerseyOn and the Mahwah community, Net-a-Porter provides job-training workshops geared toward helping the unemployed better their jobsearching skills.

Brandywine and Ramapo will develop and coordinate resident-faculty learning and enhanced academic and enrichment programs. Brandywine residents will also actively become part of the Ramapo campus life through access to the art gallery, library, film series, cultural and performing arts programs and special events.

With its United States headquarters in Mahwah, the NetA-Porter Group has a strong corporate commitment to the Mahwah community, demonstrating its vested interest in education while bringing jobs and internship opportunities to the area and highlighting the academic environment at the College.

Another new company joining the Business Partners Program is Dressbarn and its parent company Ascena Retail Group, Inc., which recently opened a new headquarters in Mahwah.

Dressbarn strives to maintain its distinctive position in the marketplace by providing its own private labels and contemporary fashions for women at great value in an

Ramapo College’s business partners foster a commitment to education and furthering students’ knowledge and hands-on experience while demonstrating how corporate leaders can enhance the college learning experience through publicprivate partnerships.

Dressbarn participated with the Anisfield School of Business and the Class of 2015 MBA Consort in the Capstone Course-Consulting Project at their Mahwah location. Front row (L-R): Damian Silbergleith Cunniff ‘15, Tim Landers, Ramapo Assistant Dean and MBA Program Director, Sharon Oeste, Dressbarn’s Director of Allocation. Back row (L-R): Jeffrey Radaker ’15, Maria Zaderey ’15, Meredith Palmer ’15, Chrissy Kensell, Dressbarn’s Senior Allocator, Trisha Coughlin, Dressbarn’s Director of Allocation and Suzanne Winter, Dressbarn’s Assistant Vice President of Allocation

(L-R): Michael McCarthy, Senior Director, Stryker Orthopaedics, a member of the Board of Governors and the Business Partners Chair, Honorable William Laforet, Mayor of Mahwah, Brenda Bacon, President and CEO of Brandywine Senior Living, Audrey Meyers, President and CEO of The Valley Hospital and Valley Health System, Cathleen Davey, Vice President of Institutional Advancement

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PLANNED GIVING

RIEDEL WINE EVENT The annual Planned Giving dinner, held at the Hackensack Country Club, Oradell, New Jersey, featured a wine tasting event by the Riedel Wine Glass Company. Fifty guests were treated to a demonstration explaining the relationship between the shape of a glass and our perception and enjoyment of wines, along with a chocolate tasting.

At the event, Ellen Dudas, director of planned giving, and Paul Miller, president of Wealth Preservation Solutions and member of the Ramapo College Board of Governors, gave a presentation on charitable giving and asset protection. The Office of Planned Giving helps donors select the best method of giving a future charitable gift.

These donations support student scholarships and faculty research projects as well as enhance campus facilities and programs.

(L-R): President Peter P. Mercer, Dr. Jacqueline Ehlert and William and Catherine Krame participate in the wine sampling at the event.

NEW LEGACY SOCIETY The Legacy Society recognizes alumni and friends who have created an endowment or who have provided for Ramapo College in their estate plans through wills, life income gifts, retirement plans, life insurance dedications and other planned gifts. Ramapo College is pleased to acknowledge the following for their generous gifts: TEODORO “TEDDY” HALPERN has

CHARLOTTE CYPHERS has created a

The JOYCE SCHADER Secular Humanist

created a new endowment at the

new endowment at Ramapo College

Scholarship, created in August 2014,

Ramapo College Foundation to fund

Foundation to fund the Daniel James

will benefit students in the School of

a scholarship that will help prepare

Rodriguez Scholarship. This scholarship

Theoretical and Applied Science.

students for professional and academic

will benefit students headed for careers

careers in the sciences and mathematics.

in the arts.

Halpern joined the Ramapo faculty

Ms. Cyphers created this endowment

of Annual Giving until her retirement

in 1974. He served the College as

in memory of her son, Daniel James

in 2015. Prior to working at Ramapo

a professor of physics, director and

Rodriguez, who passed away in October

College, Ms. Schader was a fundraiser at

dean of the School of Theoretical and

2014. Daniel attended Ramapo College

St. John’s University, the City College of

Applied Science, dean of schools and

for two years studying photography

New York and Brooklyn Law School.

vice president for Academic Affairs. His

before attending Rochester Institute

colorful, enthusiastic lectures made him

of Technology. “Daniel was a gifted

a much-loved professor and inspiration

photographer with strong portrait and

to his colleagues.

composition skills. He was a dedicated

When he retired in 2001, fellow faculty members, family and friends gathered to honor him at what became known as “Teddyfest!” Contributions from the event helped start a scholarship fund named in Teddy’s honor. The Halpern Award recognizes outstanding students in Engineering Physics in the School of Theoretical and Applied Science.

EMT and enjoyed his work in New Jersey, Florida and New York City,” Ms. Cyphers said. “More than anything, Daniel enjoyed traveling and meeting people from all walks of life. His collection of celebrity sightings and selfies was a personal point of pride.” To honor Daniel’s love of photography, this scholarship will provide funding for lab and material fees for Visual Arts majors in the School of Contemporary Arts.

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Ms. Schader served as the Ramapo College Foundation’s Associate Director

According to Ms. Schader, the award recognizes students who are committed to “bettering the world through applied science, and who are devoted to ethics and morals based on rationalism and humanism.”

BOARD MESSAGES

GEORGE C. RUOTOLO, JR., CFRE CHAIR, RAMAPO COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY BOARD OF TRUSTEES

“The Board engaged deeply in the College’s shared commitment to foster a safe campus for our students, faculty and staff.”

The Board of Trustees continues to keep the students of Ramapo College at the forefront of our work, and we took action on a number of academic enhancements during the 20142015 year. For example, the Master’s in Social Work program was launched, with a record number of applicants for the fall 2015 semester.

In addition, the Board approved new minors in Neuroscience and Earth Science, and the Africana Studies program was moved to the Salameno School of Humanities and Global Studies. Trustees are pleased to boast to our professional networks that Ramapo College is now a master’s granting institution, thanks to the approval of a change to the mission by the State Secretary of Higher Education.

to foster a safe campus for our students, faculty and staff. With the Board’s support, the administration embarked on a rigorous plan to strengthen our extensive programs and procedures related to sexual assault.

Former New Jersey Attorney General Anne Milgram led a review of College policies, and the College commissioned a study of its sexual assault prevention, alcohol abuse awareness and bystander intervention programs.

Recommendations from these reports were implemented during the year and will continue to be assessed in 2016. To these ends, the Board received professional development on topics such as Title IX, the Clery Act and emergency preparedness.

The Board also approved a series of capital improvement projects during the year. Those projects included a redesign of the food services in the Scott Student Center, residence hall renovations and improvements to the Birch Mansion and the courtyard between the G-and H-wings.

Finally, we bid a fond farewell to Patricia Kozakiewicz, who retired at the end of the year after more than 20 years as Executive Assistant and Board Liaison in the Office of the President.

In addition to moving forward on curricular and capital enhancements, the Board also engaged deeply in the College’s shared commitment

On behalf of the members of the Board, I would like to express my thanks to those whose financial and service contributions help us provide the best educational experience to Ramapo College’s students.

RALPH MASTRANGELO CHAIR, RAMAPO COLLEGE FOUNDATION BOARD OF GOVERNORS

“... generosity and loyalty of our supporters ... continue to shape the educational experiences and aspirations of Ramapo students”

The Ramapo College Foundation reached a number of significant milestones in 2015. Our “Further Our Promise” Comprehensive Capital Campaign reached more than $56.1 million, surpassing its original goal of $40 million.

Capital projects, funded by our most stalwart supporters, resulted in the completion of major initiatives such as the Adler Center for Nursing Excellence and the Anisfield School of Business, as well as upgrades across the campus. These projects could not have been completed without the incredible generosity and loyalty of our benefactors. At the close of fiscal year 2015, endowments stood at $16.1 million, with 16 new endowments. The generosity of our donors also helped fund more than 350 scholarships totaling over $509,000. Scholarships are becoming more critical than ever to help ease the financial burden of our deserving students.

More than 56 individual state, federal and private grant proposals were submitted, a 50 percent increase over the previous year.

Grants received from the U.S. Department of Education resulted in funding for the Office of Special Services and Ramapo College’s stewardship of science education in the poorest performing schools in Paterson. The faculty continues to pursue grant opportunities to enhance education and research, particularly undergraduate research with our students.

The wonderful generosity and loyalty of our supporters, from financial support, to gifts of time, talent and expertise, continue to shape the educational experiences and aspirations of Ramapo students. With the enduring support of our donors, we remain proud of our past and incredibly optimistic for the future of the College and our students.

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS Condensed Statements of Changes in Net Position, Include Component Unit, Fiscal Years ended June 30, (dollars in thousands) 2015 2014

RAMAPO COLLEGE Ranked by U.S. News & World Report as fifth in the Best Regional Universities North category for public institutions, Ramapo College of New Jersey is sometimes viewed as a private college. This is, in part, due to its unique interdisciplinary academic structure, its size of approximately 6,000 students and its pastoral setting in the foothills of the Ramapo Mountains on the New Jersey/New York border.

OPERATING REVENUE

Established in 1969, Ramapo College offers bachelor’s degrees in the arts, business, humanities, social sciences and the sciences, as well as in professional studies, which include nursing and social work. In addition, Ramapo College offers courses leading to teacher certification at the elementary and secondary levels. The College also offers eight graduate programs as well as articulated programs with Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New York Chiropractic College, New York University College of Dentistry, SUNY State College of Optometry and New York College of Podiatric Medicine.

Tuition, net

$55,825

$55,291

Auxilary, net

35,649

35,517

Federal, state and local grants and contracts

14,714

15,189

Other operating

7,224

4,275

Total Operating Revenue

113,412

110,272

OPERATING EXPENSES Instruction 48,194 47,673

The College’s financial report includes three basic financial statements: the Statements of Net Position, the Statements of Revenues, Expenses, and Changes in Net Position, and the Statements of Cash Flows which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America as promulgated by the Government Accounting Standards Board. These statements present the College’s operations on a consolidated basis and focus on assets, liabilities, revenues, expenses and cash flows on an entity-wide basis.

Presented below are condensed versions of these statements. The full College financial statements including footnotes notes can be found on the College website: www.ramapo.edu/controller/financial-reports/

Institutional support and Auxiliary

37,750

35,089

Operating and maintenance and depreciation

26,207

25,459

Student services

13,394

13,319

Other operating expenses

7,563

7,008

Total Operating Expenses

133,108

128,548

Operating Loss

(19,696)

(18,276)

State appropriations

16,130

16,130

State fringe benefits

21,420

23,982

Investment income/(expense), net

(10,614)

(8,618) 31,494

Non Operating Revenue (Expenses)

In fiscal year 2015, the College implemented Government Accounting Standard Board Statement No. 68, which resulted in the College recording a deferred outflow of $3.4 million, a net pension liability of $78.4 million and a deferred inflow of $2.4 million.

Condensed Statements of Net Position, Includes Component Unit, at June 30, (dollars in thousands) 2015 2014 ASSETS Cash, cash equivalents and short term investments

$63,952

Total receivables and other current assets

5,612

$53,993 5,852

Deposits held by Trustees

37,041

56,565

Net Non-Operating

26,936

Capital gift

16,864

-

Increase in Net Assets

24,104

13,218

Balance beginning of year

142,376

129,158

Cummulative effect of change in accounting principle

(73,135)

-

Balance end of year $93,345 $142,376

Condensed Statements of Cash Flow, College Only, Fiscal Years ended June 30, (dollars in thousands)

2015 2014 2013 Net cash (used in) provided by Operating activities

Total Current Assets 106,605 116,410 Investments, at fair value 18,988 21,776

Noncapital financing activities

Non-current receivables, net and other

4,488

4,889

Plant facilities, net

323,736

299,349

Investing activities

Capital financing activities

Net decrease in cash Total Non-Current 347,212 326,014 Cash - beginning of year Total Assets $453,817 $442,424 Cash - end of year Deferred outflows of pension resources 3,426

LIABILITIES Accounts payable and accrued expenses

$17,752

$18,154

Other current liabilities

7,891

7,469

Long-term liabilities, current portion

7,496

8,982

Total Current Liabilities

33,139

34,605

Other liabilities

4,508

4,566

Long-term debt

245,519

260,877

Net pension liability

78,354

-

Total Non-Current Liabilities

328,381

265,443

Total Liabilities

$361,520

$300,048

NET ASSETS Deferred inflows of pension resources

2,378

-

Invested in Capital Assets, net of related debt

25,981

32,396

Restricted

21,973

23,309

Unrestricted 45,391 Total Net Position

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$93,345

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86,671 $142,376

$(9,671)

$(5,988)

41,235

44,230

$(4,803) 40,617

(22,932)

(58,436)

(30,082)

278

343

135

8,910

(19,851)

5,867

52,798

72,649

66,782

$61,708

$52,798

$72,649

ECONOMIC FACTORS THAT WILL AFFECT THE FUTURE The major components of RCNJ’s operating revenue have changed over time. State support, as a percentage of the total revenues, has been declining over the last several years. The operating state appropriation was flat again this year, as it has been for the last several years. Operations at the College are negatively impacted by constrained state support.

The College faces limited expense flexibility as salaries and benefits are the largest expenses the College has, and the State controls salary and benefit negotiations for a majority of employees at the College. New Jersey continues to face challenging economic times including the underfunding of the State’s pension plan. These economic factors may affect future appropriations to the College, and reduced appropriations may place an increased burden on tuition and fees to fund the operating costs.

Enrollment is expected to grow modestly over the next few years, which should ease the pressures slightly. It is important for Ramapo to continue to sustain strong operating cash flows in order to meet its heavy debt obligations. The College will continue to seek new and enhanced revenue streams and operating efficiencies to maintain its ability to increase total net assets to meet the needs of its students. The College remains committed to its mission of serving the educational needs of New Jersey.

RAMAPO COLLEGE FOUNDATION FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS The mission of Ramapo College Foundation “is to provide resources that make the difference in Ramapo College of New Jersey’s quest for educational excellence.”The Foundation, established in 1971 as a nonprofit corporation, is a 501(c)(3) charitable institution. Its purposes include providing funds to Ramapo College for student scholarships, educational programs, faculty development and research, community programs, construction projects, capital needs, and other College activities for which state funds may not be sufficient or available.

all have a dedicated, specifically designed by each dean and his faculty, Pathways Program whose focus is on student success beyond college, with careers, graduate programs, service experiences and gap-year opportunities. The growth in the endowment also surpassed the yearly goal and is in line to meet the strategic goals set both by the Foundation and College. This is despite the 5% average spend rate, as compared to the average of 4.1% for all public institutions (according to National Association of College and University Business Officers fiscal 2014 statistics).

The Foundation’s financial report includes three basic financial statements: the Statements of Net Assets, the Statements of Activities, and the Statements of Cash Flows, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America as promulgated by the Financial Accounting Standards Board. Presented below are condensed versions of these statements. The full Foundation financial statements including footnotes notes can be found on the College website:

The Grants Office had a successful year, despite the restructuring of the Meadowlands grant, securing more than 15 new grant awards in Fiscal 2015. This includes a new project with the Paterson Board of Education, impacting approximately 700 middle school students.

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Condensed Statements of Activities, Fiscal Years ended June 30, (dollars

in thousands) 2015 2014

OPERATING SUPPORT AND REVENUE FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS In Fiscal 2015, the Foundation was delighted to complete its Further our Promise Capital Campaign in December 2014. The campaign, which was publicly announced in November 2011, was to raise $40 million, a goal that was later increased to $50 million. As seen in the chart below, the Foundation surpassed that revised goal, bringing in more than $56 million to support capital growth, grant activity, scholarship and endowments as well as unrestricted funds which allow the Foundation to provide additional support to the College. The Foundation’s financial position continues to be strong although the market did not continue its double-digit returns in Fiscal 2015, with a return of 1.37%, the endowment balance increased to more than $16 million. In Fiscal 2015, there were 16 new endowments created, including four established by College members, bringing in more than $600,000 in permanent funds, and pledges of $780,000 expected in future periods.

Condensed Statements of Net Assets, at June 30, (dollars in thousands) 2015 2014

ASSETS Cash and cash equivalents

Donations 2,902 1,904 Contributed service revenue

1,367

1,324

Fundraising events, net

372

245

Grants 1,044 1,786 Other

257

251

Investment income (loss), net

220

2,418

Total Support and Revenue

$6,162

$7,928

Payments to College

2,059

2,062

Contributed service expenses

1,367

1,324

Foundation operations

160

141

Scholarships and awards

598

549

Expenses for restricted and College grants

1,455

1,937

EXPENSES

Other expenses

307

202

Total Expenses Change in Net Assets

$5,946 $216

$6,215 $1,713

22,254

20,541

NET ASSETS Beginning of year

$2,236

$1,179

Grants and accounts receivable, and other assets

622

1,365

Unconditional promises to give, net

5,695

5,935

End of year $22,470 $22,254

Condensed Statements of Cash Flow, Fiscal Years ended June 30,

Investments 16,096 15,892 (dollars in thousands) Total Assets $24,649 $24,371

Net cash (used in) provided by LIABILITIES Accounts payable other liabilities

266

222

Due to Ramapo College of New Jersey

1,674

1,658

Annuities payable

239

237

Total Liabilities

2,179

2,117

Total Unrestricted Net Assets

Operating activities

$(207)

$(138)

Investing activities

(280)

(226)

(5)

Financing activities

1,544

454

614

Net (decrease) increase in cash Cash - beginning of year

NET ASSETS 1,558

1,447

Temporarily restricted

8,287

9,726

Permanently restricted

12,625

11,081

Total Net Assets Total Net Asset & Liabilities

22,470 $24,649

22,254 $24,371

ENDOWMENTS AND GRANTS The Foundation is pleased to report that three additional Pathways Program Endowments were set up, and these new programs will be planned and implemented this year in the School of Contemporary Arts, Social Science and Human Services, and Theoretical and Applied Sciences as a result of a $1 million commitment. The College’s five schools now

2015 2014 2013

Cash - end of year

$(1,090)

1,057

90

(481)

1,179

1,089

1,570

$2,236 $1,179 $1,089

FUTURE OUTLOOK Continued emphasis will be placed on endowment growth and planned giving legacy programs, securing significant capital and programmatic support to renovate academic facilities, and increase annual fund participation levels. The Foundation is working to meet the goals of its five year Strategic Plan (2014-2018), along with its commitments to the College’s Plan. Specifically, the Foundation will strive to increase its operational support, endowment corpus and grant revenues by 5% annually. Additionally, the Foundation looks to bring in close to $7 million for capital projects with new donations and pledge payments received over the next five years, to mirror the College’s growth plan. www.ramapo.edu

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CAPITAL PROJECTS

CAPITAL PROJECTS Gifts and multi-year pledges to Capital Projects, including the Adler Center for Nursing Excellence, the Anisfield School of Business, Athletic Capital Funds, Bill Bradley Sports and Recreation Center, Capital Equipment, H-Wing Renovation, the Salameno Spiritual Center, the Salameno School of Humanities and Global Studies, Sharp Sustainability Education Center and Theoretical and Applied Science Building $1 MILLION AND ABOVE Anonymous Anonymous Elaine & Myron* Adler Millicent G. & Richard C.* Anisfield Ina Anisfield Meyers* Theresa A. & Lawrence Salameno $500,000 - $999,999 Marion C. ’80 & John P. Dugan The William & Catherine Krame Family Foundation Sharp Electronics Corporation $250,000 -$499,999 Elizabeth M. & Ralph M. Mastrangelo Theresa & Anthony Padovano Alfiero and Lucia Palestroni Foundation, Inc. Florence & Murray Sabrin Vitus F. Stablein ’76* $100,000 - $249,999 Stephen and Mary Birch Foundation Century 21 Construction Corp.

CIT Group Daniell Family Foundation, Inc. Timothy Finley ’94 Follett College Stores Corporation Inserra ShopRite Supermarkets, Inc. Marino Family Pamela & W. Peter McBride Holly & Paul D. Miller $50,000 - $99,999 BD Basic Home Infusion Christine ’74 & Adalgery Beck Fred J. Brotherton Charitable Foundation Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund Konica Minolta Photo Imaging USA KPMG Foundation Kathleen & Carlo Mainardi Sharon G. Pierson & Bernard J. Milano Emily Kosstrin Mann & Samuel Mann Eileen & Roy Putrino Sodexo Dining Services, Inc. Rosellen & Mark A. ’79 Yamout $25,000 - $49,999 David & Eleanore Rukin Philanthropic Foundation Rebecca Kraus* Nancy & Robert Kossowsky Jelena Pjesivac-Grobvic ’03 & Dragoslav Grbovic ’03 Prestige Family of Fine Cars PSE&G Foundation Judith & Francis Rodriguez

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Walter L. Santner ’75 Sony Electronics Inc. TD Bank H. Marina ’87 & William P. Topken $10,000 - $24,999 A. L. Levine Family Foundation, Inc. Alfred J. Battaglia* Pamela & Henry* Bischoff William W. Briggs* Victoria H. & James V. Bruni Linda L. & William Dator Cathleen Davey & Raymond Corbett, Jr. Joseph A. De Angelis Diane P. ’85 & Brian M. Flynn Bonnie Driskill Franklin* & John B. Franklin Google, Inc. Jewish Community Foundation Kurt Versen Company Nancy Mackin & Timothy Robinson Rose* & Andrew Mainardi, Jr.* Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark Alice & Thomas P. Palmer Simon M. Posen Joyce & Thomas J. Srednicki Verizon Communications Carolyn M. Merkel ’78 & Larry A. Wilson $5,000 - $9,999 All Star Baseball Camp Bergen Raiders Soccer Club Joeen M. Cianella Coach USA Cosmos Soccer Donna C. & Brian Gibson Hudson City Savings Bank Patricia & Robert Kozakiewicz Marriott Business Services Playtex Products, Inc. Sanyo Semiconductor Corporation Cipora Schwartz Schwartz Family Foundation UBS United Way of Morris County $2,500 - $4,999 Kathleen F. & Todd Austin Nancy L. Boone Peter Breihof Shirlee M. & Robert T. Caruso Coca-Cola Bottling Company of New York Eventide Kathleen & Ronald J. Kase Mahwah Bar & Grill Michael Wilson Environmental Horticulture Rosa I. & William Mulryan, Jr.

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Daryl & Steven Roth Foundation Rodney D. Smith Student Activities Revenue Management $2,499 AND BELOW Ioana D. Agams Anne B. Alford In Honor of Cathleen Davey Douglas J. Arnold Christine A. Baker Gordon Bear Paul Beaupain Jody Berkowitz Anne Boland & John Tomasicchio Karen B. Booth Suzanne Bonnici Gail & Wally Brady Deborah J. & John Bright In Honor of Kathleen Burke Deirdre Burke Bright In Honor of Kathleen Burke Caroline Brunson In Honor of Kathleen Burke Kathleen M. Burke Joaquin Calderon Miki L. Cammarata Catholics at Ramapo United John Cassidy John R. Celentano Joseph V. Celentano Becky & Robert J.* Cella Karen & Frederic C. Champlin III Anne & Pat Chang Carol F. Cohen Victoria L. Colman ’04 Con Edison Angela Cristini Beatrice Cronin Joe Curley August Daquila Elizabeth R. Del Tufo Janet ’87 & John Dengel Robert G. Dente ’92 Linda Diaz Robert Dilly Martin Dollinger, Esq. / Dollinger & Dollinger Eugene S. Dubicki Joan C. & Thomas W. Dunn John J. Durkin In Honor of Daniel Schenker Dorothy Echols Tobe Martha Ecker Claudia & Dominic Esker Robert G. & Jane V. Engel Foundation Field Pro Enterprises Margaret Finberg Donna L. Flynn Kathleen L. Fowler* Letizia Gambrell-Boone Susan C. ’92 & Gerald Geltman Ronald Giampaolo Peter C. Goetz ’89 Susan Gluchanicz Frances K. ’80* & David R. Hackett Howard Herr Venus Hewing Ivy League Ltd Inc. Nancy Jaeger Judith E. Jeney Neil Juilian ’80 Eric F. Karlin Sigmund A. Kay

Robin N. ’98, ’02, ’07 & Kevin M. Keller KKTT Restaurant Corp.

Isabel Kurlan In Honor of Judith Rodriguez Maria & Paul Krupin Michael T. Laheney ’83 Miles Lazerwitz Ronald F. Luino Victoria H. Madden George Mader Eugene Marshall Kevin McDaniel Moe’s South West Grill Nadine M. ’90 & Woodford J. Mooers III Jeffrey Nightingale NSJ Associates North Jersey Premier Soccer Academy Raymond Ocasio Paragon Federal Credit Union Joseph R. Patane Steven L. Pease Brenda Perkins Steve Perry Evelyn H. & W. Sandborn Pfeiffer Prudential Foundation Emma C. Rainforth Joanne & Wayne Richman Phyllis & Richard Roberts Rolex Watch USA, Inc. Corliss I. Rosenkranz Roberta & Edward Saiff Ellen & John Senese Ryan Seu Frances Shapiro-Skrobe & John Skrobe Mark Singer Samuel R. Schnydman Stephanie Spratley Jamie & Bryan J. ’98 Steros Susy E. ’81 & Fernando* Suarez Michael Tirri United Parcel Service Tanya ’02 & Michael ’01 Washington Wilbur G. Malcolm Foundation Lou Wilcox Thomas Williams Maureen C. & Thomas A. Zelante THE FOLLOWING DONORS MADE GIFTS TO THE LAWRENCE AND THERESA SALAMENO SPIRITUAL CENTER: Shirlee M. & Robert T. Caruso In Memory of Anne B. Zocco Cathleen Davey & Raymond Corbett, Jr. In Memory of Jeanette Weisberg Saiff John B. Franklin In Memory of Bonnie Driskill Franklin Robyn Herbst In Memory of Bridget Ryan Kathleen & Ronald J. Kase In Memory of Bridget Ryan Phyllis & Richard Roberts In Memory of Jeanette Weisberg Saiff Roberta & Edward Saiff In Honor of Joe & Moira LeMay THE FOLLOWING DONORS MADE GIFTS TO THE ADLER CENTER FOR NURSING EXCELLENCE: Millicent G. & Richard C.* Anisfield In Honor of Jerry Bellete

* Deceased

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THE RAMAPO COLLEGE LEGACY SOCIETY Legacy Society members are a special group of donors who have created endowments or who have provided for Ramapo in their estate plans through wills, charitable gift annuities and other planned gifts. Their legacies will provide future support for Ramapo College students. Legacy Society members receive communications from the President throughout the year and are invited to special events and programs including the annual Legacy Society Dinner. They are also recognized annually in the Honor Roll of Donors, unless they choose to remain anonymous.

Elaine & Myron* Adler Philip M. Anderson & Ruth Zowader Millicent G. & Richard C.* Anisfield Ina Anisfield Meyers* Mary & Vincent Annunziato Ligia & Bernardo Arce Jeanette B. Aronow* Kathleen ’02 & Michael W. Azzara Beth E. Barnett Karen A. Barr Davenport ’85 Alfred J. Battaglia* Christine ’74 & Adalgery Beck Julie Beiersdorf Susan & David H. ’85 Berntsen Eileen Bibas ’93 Joyce & Alexander Biener Pamela & Henry* Bischoff Marilyn & Martin* Blauer Nancy L. Boone ’07 William W. Briggs Antonietta Brower ’02 Ted Buczek* Gregory Z. Bukstein* Carole Campana Charles Carreras Shirley M. & Robert T. Caruso Frima Christopher Joyce & Paul Christopher Linda Palazzotto Cioppa Marilyn J. Clark ’79 Beatrice Cronin Charlotte Cyphers Anthony J. De Carlo ’77 Sofia W. Dembia* Eileen T. & Stephen G. Dormer Marion C. ’80 & John P. Dugan Carol G. Duncan Joan & Thomas W. Dunn Jacqueline Ehlert & Peter P. Mercer Naomi ’79 & Alan Epstein Anna M. Farneski John B. Franklin Sandra & William J. Frech Daniel Furphy ’92 Jackie D. ’75 & Paul* Garber Emily Geltman* Susan C. ’92 & Gerald Geltman Milton Mack Gittens* Bernard Glickman Salma M. & Marc S. Goldstein Michele A. & Allan B. Gorab Pritam S. Grewal Stephanie & John V. Guiliana William K. Gumpert*

Legacy Society member and Dean of TAS, Edward Saiff, welcomed guests during the tour of the new Adler Center for Nursing Excellence and renovated G-Wing at the legacy dinner.

Max Habernickel Frances K. ’80* & David R. Hackett Teodoro & Marta Halpern Judie & Joseph A. Haynes Heather A. Hemphill ’05 Jacqueline B. Hemphill Ann & Robert B. Hiden, Jr. Carol Hovanec Marion ’80 & Derek Hughes Mary M. ’82 & Joseph A. Ippolito David Jacowitz ’00 Barbara & Richard Johnson Meena M. ’92 & Mukul Joisher Joyce S. Schader* Ellen & Jeffrey Kaiden Julia Keay-Chanes ’81* Jacob Kossowsky ’10 Nancy & Robert Kossowsky Nicole Kossowsky Frank P. Kraus Rebecca H.* & Frank P.* Kraus Eileen & Joseph M. Leone Linda & Maury Lesser Robert E. Liessem Robert E. Liessem, Jr. Paula L. & Ned Lipes Kim Lynch Nancy Mackin & Timothy Robinson Patricia & Donald J. Maddi Kathleen R. & Carlo Mainardi Tammy & Jonathan N. ’93 Marcus Anthony J. Marino Elizabeth M. & Ralph M. Mastrangelo Wendy & Roger McNeill Carolyn M. Merkel ’78 & Larry A. Wilson Sharon Pierson & Bernard J. Milano Holly & Paul D. Miller Margaret V. Mullen Gensch & Al Gensch Lillian & Frank Mutter Rosalind & Arnold K. Mytelka Dorothy S. Neff Audrey I. Newman ’93 Theresa & Anthony Padovano Judith Peck Debra M. Perry ’85, Esq. Ann Marie Potanka Laurie & George* Potter Rosemary Raciti Stanley Richmond Beate S. Riesterer Barbara M. & Robert* Ripston Nancy Mackin & Timothy Robinson Judith Martinez Rodriguez & Francis J. Rodriguez

Lara Rodriguez Roslyn & Josef* Ross Sharon & David Rubin Lisa Ann Ryan ’84 Florence M. & Murray Sabrin Roberta & Edward Saiff Theresa A. & Lawrence Salameno Ruth & Theodore* Sall Kathy L. Schulz ’83 Josephine Scully Lauren & Peter J. ’00 Seminara Nancy W. & Harry Silver Christiana Simon Rachel & Jason F. ’93 Simon James J. Sorace ’84 Joyce & Thomas J. Srednicki Vitus F. Stablein ’76* Jamie & Bryan J. ’98 Steros Suzanne K. Sykes ’06 Patricia Ann Tarallo Adele Thomas Reuben Thomas* Florence Thomases* Fred Thomases* H. Marina ’87 & William P. Topken Susan A. & Nick Vallario Babette M. Varano ’83 Donna & Stephen D.* Warren Andrea & Jeffrey A. ’73 Warren Leonard Weis Elaine B. Winshell Anonymous (3) * Deceased

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PROMISES FURTHERED BY PHILANTHROPY

Gala

THE CAPITAL CAMPAIGN APPRECIATION

Friday, December 4, 2015

CLOCKWISE Dr. Peter P. Mercer and Dr. Jacqueline Ehlert Robert Tillsley, Bernard Milano, Susan Tillsley and Sharon Pierson Joanne Ruotolo and Chair of the Board of Trustees George C. Ruotolo, Jr. Vice Chair of the Board of Trustees William Dator, Linda Dator, Nancy Kossowsky and Robert Kossowsky Vice Chair of the Board of Governors Debra Perry ’85, Esq., and Immediate Past Chair of the Board of Trustees AJ Sabath ‘93 Alumni at the gala Honorable Paul J. Vichness and Board of Trustees member Sharlene Vichness, Board of Trustees member Susan Vallario and Nick Vallario Francesca Calabrese ’06 and Secretary of the Board of Governors Theresa Salameno Associate Professor of Vocal Music Lisa Lutter directed CantaNOVA Board of Trustees member Vin Colman and Jean Colman, Board of Trustees member Charles Shotmeyer and Darlene Shotmeyer, Cathleen Davey and Ray Corbett, Jr.

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HONOR ROLL OF DONORS

ENDOWMENTS & SCHOLARSHIPS The following are contributions received during fiscal year 2015 (July 1, 2014 - Jun 30, 2015) to support endowments and scholarships.

AFT Endowed Scholarship Ramapo College AFT Local 2274 Philip M. Anderson Memorial Endowment Philip M. Anderson & Ruth Zowader

Carole Campana Scholarship Endowment Eileen A. Quaglino In Honor of Wanda Kosinski Linda G. & Kendall B. ’74 Smith In Honor of Carol Campana

Anisfield School of Business Annual Scholarship Gail P. & Wally Brady In Honor of Steven Genzer Mathew J. Palmer Malavika Sundararajan

Professor Robert J. Christopher Memorial Scholarship Frima Christopher Michael R. Christopher Nina J. Christopher Noam Christopher

Annual Scholarship A & A RRPN Association Alpha Lambda Delta Anonymous Donor III Bergen County Federation of Sportsmen’s Clubs Gail P. & Wally Brady Kathleen M. Burke Thomas J. Butler ’08, ’11 In Honor of Asha Mehta Andrea M. Centrella-Nigro In Honor of Asha Mehta Maria L. Fuhrman & Richard M. Cuttler Una Doddy Don Manzo Memorial Fund Inc. Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund Patricia D. ’99, ’05 & Steven ’74 Fonder In Honor of Asha Mehta Susan C. Gluchanicz José R. Hernández ’98 Carolyn L. Herring Amy Hershberger Linda Kavan Lakeland Bank The Landsberger Foundation Stephen J. Larson Eva M. Ogens Ivy N. Payne ’12 Ramsey Veterinary Hospital, PA Anne M. ’04 & Scott Smith Dorothy & Harvey H. Starr Janet Stern Y.W.C.A. of Bergen County

Marilyn J. Clark Scholarship Marilyn J. Clark ’79 Gordon Wicker

Kathy Azzara Endowment Kathleen ’02 & Michael W. Azzara Hudson City Savings Bank Senator Byron M. Baer Memorial Fund David Baer Barbara Barnett Memorial Scholarship Endowment Beth E. Barnett Michael Colaizzi BD Minority Scholarship Endowment BD Benko Endowment Scholarship Cathleen A. Benko ’85 Henry Bischoff Award for Excellence in Teaching Endowment Martha Ecker David Blauer Memorial Scholarship Marilyn Blauer BMW of North America, LLC Scholarship Fund BMW of North America LLC

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Seyma O. Levine Sandra H. & John D. Martin Irene Montella Dorothy S. Neff Audrey I. Newman ’93 & John McKendry Lucile & John Nicolaysen Ellen O’Rourke & Kieran Scott Karen & Page Pennell Sarah Gordon & James V. Recktenwalt Stanley Richmond Judith Martinez Rodriguez & Francis J. Rodriguez Joanne Santoro Jo Anne M. & Richard C. Zellers Jackie & Paul Garber Scholarship Fund Jackie D. Garber ’75

Contemporary Arts Pathways Program Susan A. & Nick Vallario

Geltman Art Scholarship Fund Susan C. ’92 & Gerald Geltman

Stephen J. Dormer Memorial Scholarship Endowment Eileen T. & Stephen G. Dormer

Fran Hackett Nursing Scholarship Frances K. ’80* & David R. Hackett Prudential Foundation

Bonnie Driskill Franklin Memorial Scholarship Endowment John Franklin Millea Bros. Ltd.

The following donors made gifts in memory of Fran Hackett to the Fran Hackett Nursing Scholarship Commercial Flooring Solutions LLC Ritta S. & Thomas C. Kazanjian

Carol Duncan Scholarship Award Carol G. Duncan Carol Duncan Scholarship Endowment Carol G. Duncan Crane Fund for Widows and Children Scholarship Fund Crane Fund for Widows & Children

The following donors made gifts in memory of Fran Hackett to the Fran Hackett Service to America Scholarship Endowment Cathleen Davey & Raymond Corbett, Jr. Thomas Leane Maria & Robert Plucinsky Carol & Robert Schwarzlow Judith & Ralph Scognamillo

Daniel J. Cronin Memorial Endowment Cynthia A. Cappell ’83 Law Office of Cynthia A. Cappell, LLC Beatrice Cronin Mary Anne & Jerome S. Cronin Barbara A. Davis-Wendt Priscilla & Sergio Sedita Marion Terenzio

Hackett Cape May County Scholarship Endowment Frances K. ’80* & David R. Hackett Prudential Foundation

Empathy Scholarship Robert C. Sproul

Haiti Scholarship Fund Joanne Caselli ’04, ’08 Tracy Y. Davis Mary Ellen & Michael Dudas Dorothy Echols Tobe & Walter Tobe Mark S. Howenstein Clyde Johnson Eric F. Karlin Lisa M. Lutter Kersaint Saint Fleur Warner Wada Brittany A. Williams-Goldstein

EOF Endowment Anita L. Stellenwerf Mary K. & Salvatore J. Fanale Scholarship Endowment Maryellen & Wayne Licker Robert B. Farneski Memorial Scholarship Endowment Anna M. Farneski Kay Fowler Memorial Endowment Robert Dilly Friends of Ramapo - Contemporary Arts Endowment Laura M. Arata ’05 Paula & Charles Carreras Nicole Cicalo-DeCaro Margaret V. Mullen Gensch & Al Gensch Doris & Peter C. Griffin Mary M. & Joseph ’82 Ippolito Robin N. ’98, ’02, ’07 & Kevin M. Keller

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Hackett Family Scholarship Endowment Frances K. ’80* & David R. Hackett In Honor of Amanda Smith

Cara Mychelle Hirschman Scholarship Endowment Elizabeth Blunt Richard C. Rosenberg In Memory of Janet Wilder Marion Hughes Endowment David M. Hatwell Marion ’80 & Derek Hughes Malcolm McLeod Tracey McLeod Cameron Ormiston Josephine Saunders

JDK Scholarship Endowment Nancy & Robert Kossowsky David & Eleanore Rukin Philanthropic Foundation Drs. Ellen & Jeffrey Kaiden Urban Educator Scholarship Endowment Ellen & Jeffrey Kaiden Dr. Gary Kettlitz Memorial Scholarship Endowment Mark S. Howenstein James A. Woodley Becky and Frank Kraus Endowed Scholarship Rebecca H. Kraus* The following donors made gifts in memory of Becky Kraus to the Becky and Frank Kraus Endowed Scholarship Donna C. & Gary S. Balkema Barbara Abney Bolger Nancy & William P. Brotherton Linda M. & Philip Cennerazzo Christine Crane Cathleen Davey & Raymond Corbett, Jr. Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund Susan & Mario Fusco Luis Garcia Janet Greene Joan S. Hickey Patrick Hughes Mary Coker Joslin Michael J. Kraus Patricia Low Pamela & W. Peter McBride Martha J. & John A. Palmer Martha S. & Edward P. Palmer Jan Stransky George M. Webster Jeanette Krieger Mytelka Scholarship Rosalind & Arnold K. Mytelka Diane Yudkowitz Garvin Lally Writer’s Scholarship Endowment Alanna J. Lally Georgina E. Lally ’96 Andrew David Lesser ’03 Endowment Linda & Maury Lesser Celia B. Mendelsohn Kevin Loncto Scholarship Award Endowment Altona Blower & Sheet Metal Rose Blacklock Jonathan Bodner Michael John Connelly Bill Daner Alice M. Dominguez Charles Forman Forman Holt Eliades & Yougman LLC IWIRC-New Jersey Network Valbona Kaba Erin J. Kennedy Kreinces Rollins & Shanker, LLC Patricia Long Kim Lynch, Esq. Laura Mariani Palisades Levity Live, LLC Tina Rysio Elizabeth R. Tible

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Mackin-Robinson Endowment Judy Ann Valyo In Honor of Timothy Robinson

Dr. Judith Peck Scholarship Endowment Judith Peck

Maddi Endowment Patricia & Donald J. Maddi

Sharon G. Pierson Endowment II Kevin Zayed

Mahwah Regional Chamber of Commerce Scholarship Endowment Mahwah Regional Chamber of Commerce

Founding President George T. Potter & Laurie Potter, Ph.D. Endowment Laurie Potter

Debra McGuire Perry Family Debra M. Perry ’85, Esq. Colin R. McNeill Memorial Endowment Matthew Billig Lizabeth M. & George E. Kloak Play For Your Cause ZogSportsNJ

Prestige Family of Dealerships Endowed Scholarship Dockery Family Foundation Lexus Pursuit of Potential Prestige Management Services Provost Service Award for Faculty Endowment Beth E. Barnett

Rev. William Mercer Scholarship Endowment Jacqueline Ehlert & Peter P. Mercer

R & N Family Scholarship Endowment Nancy & Robert Kossowsky David & Eleanore Rukin Philanthropic Foundation

Carolyn Merkel & Larry Wilson Endowment Carolyn M. Merkel ’78 & Larry A. Wilson

Sebastian J. Raciti Scholarship Endowment Rosemary Raciti

Eugene Morrow Memorial Scholarship Endowment Margaret V. Mullen Gensch & Al Gensch Herman D. Mytelka Memorial Scholarship Fund Rosalind & Arnold K. Mytelka Diane Yudkowitz NDK Perseverance Scholarship Endowment Nancy & Robert Kossowsky David & Eleanore Rukin Philanthropic Foundation Audrey I. Newman Endowment Audrey I. Newman ’93 & John McKendry Anthony and Theresa Padovano Lecture Series Endowment Theresa & Anthony Padovano Parent’s Council Scholarship Endowment Lisa J. ’86 & Andrew ’86 Antropow BD Foundation Sarah Beane Ricca & Joseph Ricca Crane Foundation, Inc Deborah & Frederick Criscione Theodora & Robert B. Culbertson Hudson City Savings Bank Kathleen B. & James C. Kranz Debora Markiewicz & George Michael Marilyn & Michael Mateen Jamie & Martin McLoughlin Merck Company Foundation Lisa & Joe Mercurio Elaine Morales & Jacques Bramhall IV Kathy T. & Michael G. Natoli Janice & David Paulussen Margaret S. Plumhoff Florio ’86 & Joseph V. Florio ’86 Louise & Peter Riccobene Florence A. & Steven Scrivo Joanne S. & Kevin L. Smith Connie & Andrew Stewart Lynne Thompson & Richard Talian UBS Employee Giving Programs UBS Financial Services, Inc. Carla & David Vogel

Ramapo College Class of 1973 Endowment Leo J. Campbell ’73 Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund In Memory of Joseph Ulrich* Michael C. Simon ’73 Ramapo College EMT Endowed Scholarship Heather A. Hemphill ’05 The Retired Faculty and Staff Scholarship Endowment Marion S. Berger In Memory of Grace Borowitz* Pamela Bischoff Kendra C. Bischoff & Edward Hannaway Stiglitz In Memory of Henry Bischoff* Carole Campana Charles Carreras Karen & Frederic C. Champlin, III Catherine Collins Beatrice Cronin Martha Ecker In Memory of Henry Bischoff* Maureen & Arthur M. Felix David Freund Susan C. ’92 & Gerald Geltman Teodoro & Marta Halpern Lois Harasek James B. Hollenbach, Jr. Mitchell Kahn Stephen I. Klein Ramona L. Kopacz In Memory of Henry Bischoff* Richard Langheim Moira Kathleen* & Joseph* Lemay Carol Ann ’00 & William A. Lindsay In Memory of Henry Bischoff* Nancy Mackin & Timothy Robinson Kathleen & Carlo Mainardi Anna M. Murray Ann-Marie Nazzaro In Memory of Henry Bischoff* Anita L. Oneglia Clifford Peterson Sharon & David Rubin Roberta & Edward Saiff In Memory of Moira LeMay* Robert A. Scott Robert J. Shine* Rita & Gerald Tepper

Daniel James Rodriguez Scholarship Endowment Apple Inc. Charlotte Cyphers Lenox School Sunshine Committee Veronica Schubert Ross Family Survivor to Survivor Scholarship Endowment Linda Anzinger Shelley Benjamin In Memory of Josef Ross* Susan W. & Peter Diamond In Honor of Benjamin Ross & Family Sarah Ross Benjamin Judith Lee Rotz Willie & Hertha Rubel Memorial Scholarship Endowment AT&T Foundation Rachel & Jason F. ’93 Simon Ryan-Webber Family Scholarship Lisa Ann Ryan ’84 Saiff Family Scholarship Endowment Roberta & Edward Saiff In Honor of Ivan Saiff Salameno School of Humanities and Global Studies Pathways Program Susan A. & Nick Vallario The following donors made gifts in memory of Theodore Sall to the Joseph & Jennie Sall Memorial Scholarship End owment Bette & Mark Biddelman Nancy Sall & David A. Brogno Ruth Sall Joanne Zornow Joyce Schader Secular Humanist Scholarship Joyce S. Schader* Carol Schaefer Human Services Award Carol D. ’84 & Charles V. Schaefer Shepherd Foundation Scully Performing Arts Endowment Mary C. Crowley Joan Larkin Elizabeth Schuman Seminara Family Endowment Lauren & Peter J. ’00 Seminara Morgan Stanley Social Science and Human Services Pathways Program Susan A. & Nick Vallario Student Affairs Division Scholarship Endowment Jill C. Brown Ramona L. Kopacz Debra L. Lukacsko Megan L. Priddy Angelo Tarallo Memorial Scholarship Endowment Patricia Ann Tarallo Theoretical and Applied Science Pathways Program Susan A. & Nick Vallario

The following donors made gifts in memory of Lorne Weems to the Lorne Weems EOF Scholarship Association of Latinos Moving Ahead Sharon Batson Pamela Bischoff Louise & Rene Bosolet Corinne S. Bronder ’11 Brothers Making A Difference Kathleen M. Burke Johnie M. Burton Lorraine Caggiano Marion G. Cameron Staci A. & Paul Cameron Linda & Lewis M. Chakrin Clover Cole Sheila Colon ’08 Dorothy Echols Tobe & Walter Tobe Elim Christian Fellowship Yosayra F. Eusebio ’05 Wilkis Figuereo ’03 Benny Gladman Dolores Hartshorn LaSaundra Haynes Christine Hewitt Shirley Knight Ramona L. Kopacz Barbara M. La Robardier David A. Levi Jacinta Lorrick Debra L. Lukacsko Simone Mack-Bright Nancy Mackin & Timothy Robinson Santa ’80 & Richard ’77 McDowell Emma & Keith McFayden Nicole Mejia ’11 Ilene Miner Wendy & William Moore Rosa I. & William Mulryan, Jr. Samy A. Mustafa Edna Iris Negron Latoya L. Nelson ’14 Sekema L. Newton Diana M. Nunez ’13 Doris Oginn Nicole Pacheco ’02 Brenda Perkins Steven Perry Alfred Emerson Prettyman Jody Prysock Ramapo College Peer Facilitation Program Solaz Roberts Crystal D. Romero ’11 Gerilee V. Rosado ’13 Theresa A. & Lawrence Salameno Victor Sanabriga ’03 Joyce S. Schader* Cheryl Schwartz Anita L. Stellenwerf Natasha M. Stone ’11 Marie & Raymond Taylor Nicole Videla Nathalie Waite Brown ’98 Shirley Weems Juanita & Walter Weems Sherryl D. Weems Jane & Rory Weems Lisa Weems Kennedy Viva L. White ’01 Daniel R. Wilson ’12 Rodney D. Wood Adrian Wood Armaan L. Wood Jo Anne M. & Richard C. Zellers Elaine B. Winshell Scholarship Endowment Elaine B. Winshell

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RESTRICTED GIFTS Following are contributions received during the 2015 fiscal year (July 1, 2014 - June 30, 2015) Adler Center for Nursing Excellence Andrea M. Centrella-Nigro Stephanie Ann Cronin ’14 Juanito & Ludivina Laqui Joan L. Richards Ann & Chris TenHoeve In Honor of Joan DePietro

Anisfield School of Business Kyle Boettke ’01 Christina Chung Susan P. Eisner In Memory of Kay Fowler*

Exxon-Mobil Foundation Jessica R. Finaldi ’11 ’14 Sandra & William J. Frech Joseph G. Guissarri ’10 Christopher Howard ’99 Kevin J. Koch ’12 Linda & Richard J. ’89 LeMond Domenica & Daniel J. Letinski

In Honor of Matthew ‘10 & Lisa Letinski ‘10

Kristie L. O’Neill ’99 Laura & Stephen Plessner Cynthia A. Stille Melvin M. Thomas

Art Gallery-Donation Jonathan Demme Elizabeth Firestone Graham Foundation Carole Rodman Library Donation Brian D. Carenza John A. Gronbeck-Tedesco Elizabeth Siecke Grants Walter & Louise Sutcliffe Foundation Havemeyer Edible Garden Nutrition Program Christine Atlee Teresa J. Battaglia Paul M. Coraggio ’11 Sonja & Joseph Cullaro Daniell Family Foundation, Inc. Joan L. Dator Cathleen Davey & Raymond Corbett, Jr. David & Eleanore Rukin Philanthropic Foundation Joan C. & Thomas W. Dunn Aureliana & Wolfgang Ehlert Jacqueline Ehlert & Peter P. Mercer Barbara & Robert P. Evans Anna M. Farneski Lori A. Feery Diane P. ’85 & Brian M. Flynn Sandra & William J. Frech Pamela Goldman Salma M. & Marc S. Goldstein Frances K. ’80* & David R. Hackett Margaret A. Henry ’75, ’00 & Steven H. Wagner ’75 Patricia E. & William F. Kohlman Nancy & Robert Kossowsky Catherine & William Krame Elizabeth M. & Ralph M. Mastrangelo Pamela & W. Peter McBride Patricia Murphy Lisa & Daniel J. Peterson Eileen & Roy Putrino Ellen Reinkraut Joyce & Thomas J. Srednicki Diane Stripe Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program Madeleine & Brad Williams

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Holocaust Center AT&T Foundation Cynthia Becher Gertrude & Robert Bennett Phil Berkowitz Tami & Mark A. Berman S J. Birenbaum Pamela Bischoff Stan Blumenfeld Janet M. Bober The Brook Fund Inc. Paula & William Cantor Sylvia & Leonard Cohen In Honor of Ernest Haas

Lisa J. & Alan O. Cohen Sherrie L. & Jeffrey M. Cohen Dorie J. & Seth F. Cohen Lindsay S. Cohen Congregation B’Nai Israel Robert A. M. Coppenrath Florence N. & Robert G. Corsello In Honor of Ernest Haas

David & Eleanore Rukin Philanthropic Foundation Ingrid & William Erber In Honor of Ernest Haas

Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund Sharon Z. Fried Friends of the Library of River Edge Egon Fromm Karen & Dror Futter Sandra & Erwin M. Ganz C. Douglas Gluck ’77 Herb Goldberg Paul L. Gross The Gross Foundation Marianne & John Gunzler Myrna & Ernest Haas Andrew Haas Miriam & Albert Horowitz Jewish Communal Fund Tamar & Jack Joffe Kathleen & Ronald J. Kase Nancy & Robert Kossowsky Lee Lasher LFL Veritas, LLC In Honor of Ernest Haas

Rochelle Luks Florette & Ronald B. Lynn Nancy Mackin & Timothy Robinson Susan & Arthur W. Markowitz Joseph J. Mello Carol & Martin Meyer In Honor of Ernest Haas

Jerrell C. & Warren K. Montouri Joanne M. & Lawrence R. Moretz Barbara & Philip Moss Lotte & Larry Pick Stanley Richmond In Honor of Michael Riff

Michael Richmond River Dell Hadassah River Edge Cultural Center, Inc. Roslyn Ross Sharon & David Rubin Rickee N. Rudowitz Ruth Susnick & Peter Safirstein Ruth & Irwin Schneider Schwab Charitable Fund Schwartz Family Foundation Laura Marie ’98 & Robert W. ’98 Sek Martin Shugar In Honor of Ernest Haas

Sisterhood of Temple Emanuel Lillian & Melvin R. Solomon Alfred Strauss Edith Strauss-Goldsmith Temple Beth Haverim

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Temple Beth Or Temple Beth Sholom of Pascack Valley Temple Emanuel of Pascack Valley Temple Israel and Jewish Community Center The Edward and Florence Paley Foundation UJA Federation of Northern New Jersey United Way of Bergen County In Honor of Ernest Haas

Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program Barron S. Wall Susan Wallenstein Michele Weiss Karl & Naomi Weisstuch Weitzenhoffer Seminole Foundation Wells Fargo Foundation Seymour H. Wigod Lauren Winogron ’06 Ice Hockey Club DJ Graphics, LLC David B. Janos Dianne T. Sushko O’Keefe ’79 & Dennis J. O’Keefe ’77 Kevin M. Russell Krame Center for Contemplative Studies and Mindful Living Chantal Doktor Aysu Bayrakci ’15 Amanda I. Beecher Jill C. Brown Sandra F. Cohen ’76 Julia A. Fitzgerald Judith L. Green Maureen & David Haight Patricia A. Hanratty Catherine & William Krame William & Catherine Krame Family Foundation Jeanne Lachs & Robert Wiener Mahwah Township Board of Education Mary Ann Marcus Gerry & John Mc Conkey Maria Claudia Montes ’14 James Morley ’79 Kathy T. & Michael G. Natoli Northern Highlands Regional High School District Ivan Orellana, Jr. Jamie & Frank Paparozzi Kelly A. Peterfriend Manuel Ramirez Michaela Redden Radine & Wayne Schneider Mahmoud M. Soliman Maribel Tapia ’14 Theresa Temple Carolyn Tucci William J. Warrick ’12 Allan M. Wiener Christine Zimmermann President’s Committee on Campus Sustainability Kirsten Ann DaSilva Sandra L. Diaz In Honor of Kirsten DaSilva

Amy Hershberger Gina Mayer-Costa Ashwani Vasishth Beth R. Walkley Eric M. Wiener

Readings at Ramapo Series Lisa M. Cassidy James S. Hoch Yvette L. Kisor Stephen P. Rice

Restricted Donation Millicent G. Anisfield Bergen Highlands Ramsey Charitable Foundation Bergen Highlands Ramsey Rotary Club Amy Bravo ’03 Charles Koch Foundation Lidia ’81 & Mike Abrams Frank and Lydia Bergen Foundation Franklin Lakes Lions Club Nancy A. ’93 & Joseph D. ’93 Graf Robin N. ’98, ’02, ’07 & Kevin M. Keller Ben Levy Michele A. Miller ’09 Sheila & James Pfafflin Sharp Electronics Corporation Susan A. & Nick Vallario Salameno School of Humanities and Global Studies Patricia M. Ard Lisa M. Cassidy Helen A. Grey ’09 Cathy Moran Hajo ’85 & Nabil Hajo Susan Hangen Yvette L. Kisor Melissa A. Andersen ‘09 & Steven M. Pardalis ’09 Stephen P. Rice Bernard R. Roy Kathleen O. ’87 & Edward A. ’85 Shannon In Honor of Anthony Padovano

Jeremy M. Teigen

School of Contemporary Arts Melissa A. Andersen ’09 & Steven M. Pardalis ’09 Bonnie L. Blake Meredith Davis Janet ’87 & John Dengel Tessa & Joseph V. ’87 DePierro Frank Diliberto ’97 Katherine P. Polatsek Eggleston ’05 & Tryon Eggleston ’03 Frances C. ’77 & Juan ’77 Ibanez Peter R. Jones Eleanor M. Miltner ’07 Jacquelyn M. Skrzynski Dorothy Dwyer Szefc ’85 & John Szefc School of Social Science and Human Services Laura D. Brovich ’03 Brian P. Chinni Dana M. Muth ’12 School of Theoretical and Applied Sciences Amanda I. Beecher Julia A. Fitzgerald Patricia D. ’99, ’05 & Steven ’74 Fonder Maxim J. Goldberg-Rugalev Clyde Johnson Katarzyna Potocka Jennifer ’06 & Ronald A. Merlino John R. Moran ’04 Eugene Ottens ’82 Joseph C. Pelleteri ’94 Susan P. Petro In Honor of Fernando Suarez*

Holly R. Sorenson ’12 Yan Xu Specialized Services Ramona L. Kopacz

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ANNUAL FUND The following donors are recognized for gifts received during the 2015 fiscal year (July 1, 2014 – June 30, 2015).

STEPHEN & MARY BIRCH FELLOWSHIP The Stephen & Mary Birch Fellowship of the Annual Fund recognizes leadership-level gifts of $500 or more and helps the College continue to build a solid foundation of support that inspires our students to excel. It encourages our alumni, parent, faculty, staff, and friends of the College to give generously.

Birch Fellowship - Trustee Society GIFTS OF $5,000 OR MORE Marilyn J. Clark ’79 David & Eleanore Rukin Philanthropic Foundation Mara & Ronald E. ’86 DePoalo Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund Nancy A. ’93 & Joseph D. ’93 Graf Nancy & Robert Kossowsky Liberty Mutual Insurance Group Audrey I. Newman ’93 & John McKendry Joanne S. & Kevin L. Smith James J. Sorace ’84 Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program

Birch Fellowship - President’s Council GIFTS OF $2,500 TO $4,999 Eileen Comerford ’80 & James Carr Guardian Life Insurance Company Ann & Robert B. Hiden, Jr. Walter A. Jamros ’95 Maxim A. Konstantinovski Emily Kosstrin Mann & Samuel Mann Mann Family Foundation In Memory of Fran Hackett*

Tammy & Jonathan N. ’93 Marcus Elizabeth M. & Ralph M. Mastrangelo

Birch Fellowship - Cabinet’s Society GIFTS OF $1,000 TO $2,499 Lisa J. ’86 & Andrew ’86 Antropow Ranjan R. Basu ’88 Sarah Beane Ricca & Joseph Ricca Susan H. Bonanno ’93 Elaine Morales & Jacques Bramhall IV Jean & Vincent P. Colman Joan M. Coughlan ’85 Deborah & Frederick Criscione Theodora & Robert B. Culbertson Margaret S. Plumhoff Florio ’86 & Joseph V. Florio ’86 Marie Elizabeth Gomez ’00 Eileen M. ’79 & Robert Hammond Judie & Joseph A. Haynes Hudson City Savings Bank Ingersoll-Rand Company Johnson & Johnson Michael Kelly Georgia Keresty ’85 Mary Ann & Paul Kezmarsky KPMG Foundation Kathleen B. & James C. Kranz Debora Markiewicz & George Michael Diane & Alfred A. Mateo ’85 Jamie & Martin Mc Loughlin Jacqueline Ehlert & Peter P. Mercer Merck Company Foundation Lisa & Joe Mercurio Sharon Pierson & Bernard J. Milano Nationwide Foundation

Kathy T. & Michael G. Natoli Karen L. & Kevin P. Norton Novartis Foundation Susan C. Osgood Alice & Thomas P. Palmer Janice & David Paulussen Michele & David M. Repetto, Esq. Louise & Peter Riccobene Stanley Richmond In Honor of Jo Anne Zellers

Loryn P. Riggiola ’85 Theresa A. & Lawrence Salameno Florence & Steven Scrivo Barbara & Warren E. Shafer ’76 Judy & Thomas J. Shara Nan E. Simon & Richard A. Catanese Connie & Andrew Stewart George P. Tabback ’82 UBS Financial Services, Inc. Nancy & John R. ’79 Van Der Wall Carla & David Vogel Warner Wada Lynne Thompson & Richard Talian

Birch Fellowship - Scholar’s Society GIFTS OF $500 TO $999 Cynthia & David Alai AT&T Foundation BD Foundation Bergen Barracuda Swim Team Biogen Idec Foundation Trudy Burckes Hardy ’91 Pamela A. Lewis-Cantor ’93, ’97 & Howard Cantor Diane & Edward V. Chapel ’77 In Honor of Bernard Langer

Nicole Cicalo-DeCaro Mary Sue Coscia ’00 Crane Foundation, Inc Angela L. Cristini & Robert Lazell ’82 Linda L. & William F. Dator Dator Team, LLC Cathleen Davey & Raymond Corbett, Jr. Evangelia P. Davis Jeanine Mahon Dawkins ’94 & Keith M. Dawkins ’94 Monique Dolecki ’01 & Al DeCarlo Ennead Architects, LLP

SENIOR LEGACY DRIVE Included in this list is the Senior Legacy Drive of the Annual Fund, a longstanding tradition that supports the Annual Fund and unites the senior class while encouraging these new graduates to give back to the College that has given so much to them.

Donald La Greca Karen P. Lynch ’94 Carolyn M. Merkel ’78 & Larry A. Wilson Susan P. & Guy N. Molinari Roger J. Muller, Jr. ’79 Theresa M. Napolitano ’92 Linda M. Neilson ’03 Kevin M. O’Connell ’82 Diederik G. Olijslager ’90 Joan N. ’98 & Mahendra Parekh Nicola & Timothy J. Parker ’91 Prudential Foundation Deborah A. Richin Joanne P. Roukens ’77 Dorian C. Rush McClintock ’83 & Scott McClintock David R. Russell ’09 Joshua A. Sarfity ’99 Rachel & Jason F. Simon ’93 TIAA-CREF Employee Giving Campaign Judith & Robert Trubac UBS Employee Giving Programs United Way of Bergen County Verizon Foundation Susan & Joseph Zitolo

Arch Club GIFTS OF $250 TO $499 Kimberly A. Albano ’82 Thomas L. Ammazzalorso ’95 Diane & Ian E. ’92 Anderson BASF Corporation Andrea Weinberg Bass ’80 & Brian G. Bass ’79 Erin N. Boland ’03 Antonietta ’02 & Michael Brower Cynthia A. Cappell ’83 Anne & Pat Chang Chicago Bridge & Iron Company Barbara & William Cornfield Helen & Fred J. Damiano Anne V. DeGroot Arthur J. DeMaio ’84 Karen & Gerald C. ’75, ’01 Dey

Joan & Thomas W. Dunn, Esq. Nancy & Harold Ellebracht Christine Moore Gabriel ’81 & Michael Gabriel Angela C. & Sean R. ’95 Henderson Lisa Hewitt ’04 Jeanmarie K. ’83 & Rick Holm Melissa M. Horvath-Plyman Imagery Print & Advertising Stephen A. Insdorf ’94 Mary M. Ippolito ’82 Mohammed Iqbal ’03 Satish K. Kauta ’95 Gurvinder Khaneja Kenetha L. Kilmurray ’82 Natalie & John R. Kuhles Amruth Kumar Jeanne Lachs & Robert Wiener Linda & Richard J. LeMond ’89 Joanne Cucco Marino ’79 & Thomas J. Marino, Jr. Pamela & W. Peter McBride Janet & Gary Montroy Morgan Stanley Susan A. Murray ’94 New York Life Insurance Company Richard I. Nussbaum ’73 Kim & Christopher Ochlan MaryPat A. Olivarius-Imlah ’79 Peter Pastras ’81 Laura L. Penna ’09 Debra M. Perry ’85, Esq. Susan Pitt ’77 Professional Code Consultants, LLC Donna Hawthorne Quinn ’80 & Michael J. Quinn Samantha R. Sheehan ’09 & Christopher D. Romano Lisa Ann Ryan ’84 June M. Sambrowski & James Davidson Paul M. Sbrocco ’77 Justine L. Schaub ’93 Scott D. Shapiro ’81 Rita J. Shea-Van Fossen Stephen J. Sondey

In Memory of Fernando Suarez*

Katiria E. Espada ’06 Marian S. & Thomas ’94 Filan Suzanne M. Flaton Origenes ’83 Goldman Sachs & Co. Salma M. & Marc S. Goldstein Dorothy & William ’79 Gonzalez Frances K. ’80* & David R. Hackett Elizabeth A. ’92 & Gregory W. Harz Catherine & Mark Hilbush Sally J. & Silvio Ingui Andrew D. Jackel ’93 Ira Kaltman, Esq. Laura Kawecki Roberts ’81 Donna A. ’77 & Harold M. Knutsen

(L-R): Michele Repetto, Thomas P. Palmer and Alice K. Palmer attended the annual Stephen & Mary Birch Fellowship Reception in September.

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Century Club GIFTS OF $100 TO $249 Alma ’82 & Thomas Abrams Suzanne N. ’83 & Charles Adrion Advanced Parking Concepts, LLC Erika B. Agatone ’04 Air Brook Limousine Barbara Alcock ’78 Bernardo Almonte In Memory of Fernando Suarez*

America’s Charities Dawn K. Hanna-Amodio ’86 & Mark W. Amodio ’86 Kathleen Andree Cuneo ’04 Maryann Arcaro & Mark J. Barbaro Barbara Auerbach In Honor of Max Auerbach

Audrey & Raymond Bacci Claudia ’97 & Nader T. ’89 Bakhtiary Bank of New York Mellon Corporation Maxim Bantis ’10 Joan & Francis P. Baratta Baron Financial Group LLC In Memory of Robert Shine*

Jaime ’00 & Joshua ’99 Barrett Basic Home Infusion Yin & Werner A. Becker Arlene & Albert Beckman Mary A. Bedder ’85 Ann-Marie A. Behringer ’82 & Richard G. Arnold Eleana & Bernard ’89, ’02 Bernesser Noreen ’76 & Neil H. ’80 Best Andrea L. Bills-Hoilett ’01 Renee A. & Joseph C. ’88 Binetti Nathan R. Birmingham ’15* Lisa M. ’89 & Andrew L. ’89 Borbely Amanda R. Bordfeld Ferguson ’08 Randolph P. Bortz Gail P. & Wally Brady Ellen D. Deckoff & David B. Bregman Cathleen & John G. ’75 Brewster Mark Brndjar Yvonne Brown ’93 Celine & Richard A. ’82 Burch Kelly & Craig Butler Vincent P. Cannillo Dorothy & Hugh M. ’80 Carola Christopher M. Caselli ’02 Rocco Cassano Stephanie L. & Vito Chirichella William E. Christian ’99 Elaine E. ’91 & George Cimis Karen & Kenneth J. ’15 Clark Keith A. Clayton ’01 Coca-Cola Company Sandra F. Cohen ’76 Carol F. Cohen Kathleen Morris & Daniel Colavito Community Foundation of NJ Naomi & Alan Epstein Fund Joseph F. Connell Eileen & Michael Conner Donna & Peter J. ’87 Connolly Linda & Richard Conti Christopher Conway Jessica A. Crane ’06 Stephanie Ann Cronin ’14

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Jan B. Crumb ’92 Sonja & Joseph Cullaro Marlene & Gerald Culotta Jane & John L. ’81 Daneu Elana & Raymond Goldberg Kirsten Ann DaSilva In Memory of Fran Hackett*

Patricia & Nicholas Davino Gina & Hilario De Guzman Maria & Steven J. ’82 Defrank Linda Rose DeLoretto ’76 Lore Denver-Basil Wendy & Rick DeSilva Cathleen & Michael DeStasio Marilyn ’83 & Cosmo DeSteno DFIO LLC Theresa A. & David A. Dinkel Zachary C. Dorfman ’11 William J. Downey Jane E. Drew ’74 DSM Group Inc. Sean P. Duffy ’85 Helen R. Dumont ’80 Kathryn Dundorf ’78 David W. Dunn ’84 Karen D. & Frank H. Earl Lynn & Patrick English Naomi ’79 & Alan Epstein Susan & Stephen A. ’73 Erny Claudia M. & Dominic Esker In Memory of Lorne Weems*

Kevin J. Williams* ’74 & Timothy J. Eustace ’78 Barbara & Michael Fedorchak Lenacinth & Andrew D. ’89 Feingold Joanne R. Festa Thomas J. Fierro ’15 Jo-Anne & Thomas Fierro James E. Finch ’77 Stephanie L. Finno ’10 Dianne & Michael Fiorino Helene Fishman ’78 & Abraham Fishman Julia A. Fitzgerald Kellie & Dennis J. ’87 Foerter Patricia D. ’99, ’05 & Steven ’74 Fonder Barbara A. Fordyce ’77 & Robert Dahl Rita ’83 & Robert L. Fortunato Jill L. Freudenfels Stanley ’06 Denise & Anthony Frisoli Wendi ’96 & Michael Furman Margaret & Joseph Gadaleta Jessica M. Gaeta ’09 Susan E. Gallagher Linda R. Gallo ’81 Donna C. & Brian Gibson Charles R. Givonetti ’84 Roberta F. ’80 & Morton Goldstein Sharon A. Gordon ’90 & Christoph W. Friedman Norina & Biagio Gorga Margaret & Donald W. ’80 Griego Patricia Gruber ’76 Susan & Vincent Guida Victoria Haas ’80 Cathy Moran Hajo ’85 & Nabil Hajo Jane L. Hammett ’97 William A. Hanisch, Jr. ’79 Barbara E. ’82 & Kenneth P. Hastie Gregory J. Hazley ’10 Terry Anne & Thomas M. ’75 Hewitt, Sr. Erica & Mark A Higuera ’95 Sarah M. Hilderbrand ’11 Mary Ann & Larry Hildebrand Kathleen & John Hildin Marcia & Jeffrey K. ’78 Hill Carol & Richard L. ’86 Hines

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The Walt Disney Company Foundation Patricia J. Timony ’99 David L. Vernon Stephanie Smith & Russell B. Walther ’79 Erica L. Wardle ’01 Andrea B. ’80 & Brian G. ’79 Bass Eileen M. ’77 & Cyrus Whitney

The 2015 Ramapo Run with Color 5K exceeded its $5,000 fundraising goal for the Annual Fund.

Michael G. Hitchcoff ’13 Horizon Foundation for New Jersey Christopher Howard ’99 Angelyn M. ’12 & John P. ’01, ’05 Hunter Mary C. ’90 & Curtis A. Hutchins Lauren E. Imperiosi ’10 Ofira Zaken & Zeev Israel Karen ’12 & Roger C. ’09 Jans Elizabeth & Robert Jennee Carlos Jimenez Jasmina ’02, ’05 & Robert ’07, ’10 Josic Judy & Cerilo M. Julianda Scott A. Kalchstein Sandi-Ellen & Jonathan ’79 Kaplan Viola Kaps ’79 & Gustav Kaps Judith C. Karius ’00 David N. Kasperowicz ’86 Zachary J. Katz ’15 Lisa & Neal Katz Matthew T. Kaulius ’05 Louis A. Kern ’13 Sentelle O. Kinard ’77 Randall P. Kirkpatrick ’77 Heather Klatt ’00 Cornelius R. Klepper ’87 Lynn C. & Thomas J. Kluepfel Susan L. Kobler ’76 & Scott A. Kobler Kevin J. Koch ’12 Christina Alyse Kosakowski ’08 Patricia C. Callahan & Asher E. Kramer ’75 Mary & Keith D. ’73 Kulin Louis B. Kwiatkowski ’94 Colette & Craig M. ’74 Lacaruba Jennifer & Timothy Landers Rosemarie & Theodore E. ’76 Lang Michael T. LaPorta ’07 Cynthia & Joseph Lapp Hildy J. Larson Zampella Eileen LaTorre Zulmira & Joaquim ’95 Laureano Maria Teresa & Paul N. ’86 Leckner Valerie Leibowitz ’93 Lorraine & Randolph J Lenk Susan Goodstadt-Levin & Robert I. Levin Laura & Eugene A. ’80 Lewis Huiping Li Linde North America, Inc. Michele & Scott Lingle Christina N. Long ’13 Heather L. ’95 & Matthew ’95 Lorenzo Eileen M. Loughman ’84 & William F. Sabino

Katherine & David M. ’82 Lydon Dorothy & James C. ’76 Lydon Tanaugee N. Lynch ’06 Julie & Steven Lyons Rose & Louis Ma In Memory of Fernando Suarez*

Darren Magarro Rita & Pedro Magbitang Lelette ’75 & Allen Magrini Kevin J. Mahla ’81 Susan Major Theresa P. Mancini-Petermann Dominic Manzo ’11 Maria L. Marte ’03 Tracey Noland Martin ’95 & Jeffrey S. Martin ’95 Rafael Martinez ’92 Maria Mastrobuono Kristan L. Mathews ’98 Donna Maurice-Hoffman ’90 Michael McCambridge Virginia ’96 & William McCandless Kimberly McDonough In Memory of Fernando Suarez*

Frederick McGarril ’00 Gudelia & Michael ’03 McKiever Carol & Stewart Mensing Robert Mentore Kelly Menzel ’94 Matthew Meola ’09 Mary Ellen Mertz ’84 Carter Jones Meyer Petra & Walter P. Meyers Julie & Albert H. Miller Alison J. Miller ’05 Joseph D. Misrendino Sally Moore & Dennis Ng Denise & Charles ’94 Moscatello Kathleen P. ’97 & Robert C. Moskin Margaret V. Mullen Gensch & Al Gensch Patricia G. & Lester S. ’78 Mulligan Rosa I. & William Mulryan Jr. Vera M. & Mark E. ’89 Murphy Susan & Theodore ’05 Mussano Catherine & James Napolitano Claire & Steven Napolitano Massimo Napolitano Jill & Joseph Nardello Frances C. ’96 & James Nash Eilon D. Natan ’09 April J. Naturale ’82 Network for Good New Jersey Employees Charitable Campaign

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David J. O’Brien ’85 Christine M. O’Brien ’89 Patrick J. O’Brien III ’94 Kevin M. O’Dea ’96 Sara Oh & Warren C. DePope Beverly S. O’Hearn ’93 Denise & R. Dennis O’Keefe Ulla Olson ’01 Kristie L. O’Neill ’99 Karen Wilkening-Orfe & Daniel F. Orfe ’78 Ellen O’Rourke & Kieran Scott Thomas A. Owen Lorin Page ’81 Annmarie & Thomas John Palmer Julia & Robert Palmeri Purvi B. ’01, ’04 & Bijal Parekh Carol Parker ’13 Frank J. Pascrell Gwyneth E. Patterson Stephen Pelletier ’81 Eufemia & Limuel Penaflor Jessica Maria Perez ’15 Teresa & Michael Picillo Laura & Stephen Plessner Diane & Steven Polevoy Joan E. Poortstra ’84 Michael D. Potter Jean & James J. Przyborowski Eleanor Pulis Eileen & Roy Putrino David J. Ramella ’81 Valerie & Robert J. Ratner Gail & David M. ’90 Reardon Christine & Kenneth J. ’76 Remo Linda ’05 & Jules Reppert Judith Martinez Rodriguez & Francis J. Rodriguez Kimberly A. Rogalsky ’13 Stephen J. Roma Cindy Romero Gallagher Christina M. Rosas ’99 Elaine & John R. ’83 Rowin Anne Ryan Lori Salerno Andrea O. Sappleton Gale & Kevin Saracinello Nicholas Sardone ’80 Denise A. Sayers-Branca ’88 & Richard L. Branca Joyce S. Schader* In Memory of Fran Hackett*

Jacqueline A. Schaefer ’12 Lynne C. & Charles E. Schoenfeld Helen ’98 & Karl Schoenknecht Kathy L. Schulz ’83 Carl J. Schwaighofer ’75 Tracy & Richard S. ’80 Schweighardt Kim & Vincent Sciancalepore Pat & Al Sebolao Mary Jeanne ’96 & Tim Semsey Ellen & John Senese Kevin Sheehan ’75 Jamie L. Sheridan Sridevi Shivarajan Karl M. Soehnlein ’81 Ana & Harry Sokoloff Lisa S. & Stephen R. Solomon Kathleen Spero Jacqueline & William Spiezia Thomas K. Spillane ’84 Jacqueline & Scott W. ’79 Stahlmann Standard Employee Giving Campaign Andrea L. Stead ’07 Charles Steindel Diana Agnes Stephen ’83 Jamie & Bryan J. ’98 Steros

Christopher S. Stone ’14 Sarah O’Connor Stragazzi & Matthew Stragazzi ’89 Edith & Edward Strang Jennifer ’84 & William B. Sullivan Bartholomew J. Talamini Jeffrey R. Tarleton Susan & Robert Tillsley Gladys M. Torres-Baumgarten Toys “R” Us, Inc. Michael A. Tripodi Timothy P. Truby ’94 Carolyn Tucci Louise R. Tuchman ’86 Lucette Tulp ’02 Valley Spirits Beatrice ’77 & Arthur Van Eck Kathleen Van Elswyk Patricia ’89 & Reid L. Vaspol Robert Vassallo ’78 Rita Seay-Veca ’75 & Robert Veca ’80 Christy Venarchick ’06 Emil Venere ’77 Sharlene S. Vichness Munish Vij ’04 Alexander B. Walsh ’96 Ginny & John F. Ward Christin Alyssa Warner Joan E. & Mark R. Warner Luann Weis Judith ’75 & William Weisbuch David Wekselblatt Barbara A. Wellman ’86 Lorre Strain Welsh Elizabeth S. Wiener ’13 Myra & Ira Wiener Lester H. Williams ’80 Veronica Wisniewski ’98 Jennifer A. Wolgemuth & Bryan D. Glass Kathryn & Pasquale Yaccarino Kathryn G. Yeaton Thomas A. Zahuta Angela & Paul Zapka Maureen C. & Thomas A. Zelante, Esq. Jo Anne M. & Richard C. Zellers Kathryn L. Zeno Jay A. Zimmer ’74 Jane P. Zuroff ’90

Crimson Club GIFTS UP TO $99 Nicole Z. Abdon Diane B. ’87 & David Abis Gabriela Abreu Angelo Abreu ’08 Itati P. Aburto ’15 Rikki Abzug Gianna C. Acevedo ’15 Sasha Claire Acevedo ’15 Lisa A. ’85 & Douglas Adams Aaron A. Adams ’13 Bryan M. Adams ’15 Cheryl A. Adamski ’04 Elaine & Myron* Adler Kadiann Faith Afflick Justin Michael Afflitto ’15 Delina E. Agnosteva ’11 Joseph Agosta, Jr. Marissa Jane Ahearn ’15 Eileen ’94 & John Ahle Melissa M. Albano ’15 Michael C. Albert ’15 John Albora Elida Maria Alfaro ’15 Katrine Aliha Beck ’97 & Christopher L. Beck ’97

Randall and Sophie Brewster at the 33rd Annual Distinguished Citizens Dinner in March

Cynthia & Mark Allen Danielle B. Alliegro Nicole M. Alliegro ’14 Karen & Dominador Almeda America Al-Moustafa Kimberly Mae G. Alo ’15 Jeremy R. Alosio ’15 Tamira D. Alston ’15 Solange A. Alvarado ’15 Jason R. Amabile ’15 Josephine Amato Kate Jesse Ambrosio ’15 Abigail J. Ameri ’15 William Robin Amesbury ’15 Kathleen Ancuta Susan ’82 & Bruce J. Anderson Raymond C. Anderson ’15 Kate V. Anderson ’15 Kristen V. Andrada ’15 P. Wayne Andre ’76 Alyson V. Angstreich ’11 Nicole C. Anouge ’15 Thomas L. Antola ’11 Terry & Jeff Antoniewicz Robert Anthony Antoniewicz ’15 Thomas A. Antuofermo ’15 Alexis Amber Appezzato ’15 Melissa E. Apriceno ’15 Lisa & George M. ’84 Apriceno Danya M. Arabi-Katbi ’15 Brittany A. Aran ’15 Kevin T. Arbadji ’15 Chantal Doktor Anthony R. Arena ’15 Tamsen J. ’92 & Joseph Ariganello Annie Arjarasumpun ’15 Douglas J. Arnold ’84 Judy Sondej & Neri Navas Aroche Paul Arvary ’13 Ella S. Ashabi ’15 Anthony Assante ’15 Kimberlee M. Augis Jacqueline A. ’10 & Daniel Auriemma Meghan M. Aussenheimer ’15 Susan D. Austin ’97 Diane Denise Bachmansky ’76 Paula & Leonard Bacino Cameron A. Baher ’15 Alexandria Claire Bailey ’14 Sharry Baker ’80 & David A. Merker ’78 Alec Andrew Balestra ’15 Blair Nicole Ballin ’15 Katie E. Balsamo ’15 Rajintha Bandaranayake ’04 Joseph S. Banes ’15

Lydia L. Banes-Kievit ’77 & Judy Banes Anne & Charles A. ’92 Banham Danielle M. Bara ’15 Francesca R. Baratta ’13 Jeremy W. Barbara Andrew Barbetta ’85 Persia & Kenneth A. ’81 Barile Frances & Howard R. ’97 Barkin Karen A. BarrDavenport ’85 Justin O. Barredo ’15 Debbie Barrese Danielle M. Barrese ’10, ’14 Karina O. Barreto Jessica L. Barrows ’15 John C. Bartell ’15 Nicole J. Bartuccelli ’02 Naomi L. Bastedo ’05 Joshua James Bastin ’15 Kyle L. Baton ’15 Stephanie P. Bauer ’15 Jane T. Baumann ’74 Aysu Bayrakci ’15 Carolina I. Bayuelo Geraldine ’77 & Thomas P. Beatty Kasey L. Beatty ’15 Amanda I. Beecher Richard Henry Belar ’15 Samantha R. Belfer ’13 Tara A. Belits ’11 Linda M. Bell ’85 Brittney Victoria Bellomo ’15 Christian C. Beltran ’02 Michael J. Bender ’94 Jeffrey M. Bendett ’15 Cathy F. Benson Frank Berardo Harriet & Robert A. ’90 Berger Anne Berlin ’15 Paola S. Bermedo-Sturla ’15 Chayanne G. Bermudez ’15 Jessica A. Bermudez Jonathan Bernal ’13 Brianne Bernardo ’15 Barbara A. Bernesser Misrendino Nancy J. Bernet Nicholas A. Bernice ’02 Andrew Bernstein ’04 Karley D. Berrios ’15 Jenna Faith Bessemer ’15 Theresa & Louis M. Bevilacqua Justin M. Bevilacqua ’15 Shilpa Bhoopalam ’15 Susan Biegen ’15 Matthew John Biggiani Aziz L. Bilah Elizabeth Frances Biroc ’15

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Margaret ’01, ’11 & Timothy Bischoff Mary Ann Bischoff & Brian J. Kuehnapfel ’75 Jennifer ’93 & Phillip Bishop Hayley Nicole Bishop D’Ahna Marie Bishop ’15 Tracy Elizabeth Black ’15 Carol A. Blakeslee ’11 Eileen Blauvelt In Memory of Fernando Suarez*

Caitlin K. Bloomer ’15 Laurie & Clark Bloomer Wendy D. Blum ’15 Bob Squire Painting and Landscaping Daniel Joseph Boffa ’15 Taylor P. Boffalo ’15 Jessica Bogdan ’15 Johanna E. Bogdanow ’15 Brenna D. Bohny ’06 Martha H. Bohorquez ’75 Christina Gabrielle Bonanni ’15 Lynn M. Bonanno Angelo C. Bonnici ’11 Marissa C. Boretz ’15 Courtney E. Borovskis ’15 Lynsey K. Boss ’15 Mary Boutin ’06 Joslynn I. Bowers ’80 Jill & Terence P. ’90 Brady Angelica F. Branco ’15 Matthew J. Brandt ’15 Arlene & Ronald Brantner Thomas M. Brattvet ’79 Emily Anne Brawer ’15 Whitney A. Breckenridge ’10, ’15 Donna Y. Brennan ’91 Megan S. Breznak ’15 Juliet Broderick ’04 Dorothy ’99 & Milton ’77 Brodkowitz Geraldine S. Brophy ’77 Alexander R. Brown ’15 Melinda & Robert Brown Sarah Ashley Brown Richard L. Brown In Memory of Fernando Suarez*

Alexa C. Brown ’15 Jill C. Brown Akeem D. Brown ’15 Kayla M. Brozyna Kathleen Kessler Bruinooge ’86 & David Bruinooge Robert A. Bruno ’82 Robert Bruno ’07 Gina M. Bruno Coatsiana L. Brutus Carol Bryceland ’94 Elaine L. Buccisano-Wraga ’85 &

Stephen Wraga Jenna Bucino ’15 Ann C. ’84 & Carmen A. ’88 Bufardeci Jennifer Bumbico ’07 Carly A. Buonocore ’15 Kimberlyn Burgos Letitia Burke ’15 Timothy J. Burns David J. Burt Carol Burton-Gorman ’85 & Robert Gorman Samantha R. Buse Luis Ivan Bustamante ’00 Karlee Raynor Butler ’13 Sharon Butler ’84 Diane L. ’81 & Michael J. ’83 Byrne Alexa R. Cabiaza ’15 Carolina Cabral ’04 Mayra R. Cabrera ’15 Lavinia & Joseph Calaceto Laura Elizabeth Calandra ’15 Kimberly Clarke Caleca ’15 Danielle F. Caliolio ’15 Megan P. Callahan ’03 Brittany Rae Callahan ’15 Gabrielle M. Caltabiano ’15 Eileen M. Cameron ’11 Lauren E. Camillone ’15 Amanda C. Campanelli ’15 Joanne R. & Paul V. Campanelli Jennifer Marie Campanelli ’15 Janet Campbell ’81 James A. Campbell Penelope & Thomas Campbell Jacquelyn & Walter A. Camuso Olga & Thomas Joseph Candela Thomas E. Candela ’15 Michael D. Cannavale ’15 Richard T. Cannici ’15 Brooke Ashley Capasso ’15 Monique Cappuzzo ’15 Nicholas Hunter Caprio ’15 Kristin L. Caputo ’08, ’15 Cathleen F. Carbillas ’15 Ashley L. Carvagno ’10 Diana Casciello Steven N. Casella ’15 Tara E. Casella ’15 Joanne Caselli ’04, ’08 Caitlin M. Casey ’11 Aleksandr C. Casucci ’15 Angelica F Cedeno Rita T. Cella-Reseska ’83 Jillian N. Cener ’15 Alexandra Nicole Cerbone ’15 Maria & Joseph Cerbone John L. Cerf

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Kristen Nicole Cerf ’14 Debra Cerruti Gail M. Cerutti ’05 Arely B. Cesti ’15 Emma Sushila Chainani ’15 Lillian & Michael Chakonis Peter Chang ’15 Elizabeth Chaparro ’15 Amanda & Craig Chapman Cathryn R. Chapman ’15 Roselaure Charles Lies E. Chartier Denise M. Chavanne Amy Cheifetz ’15 Thomas L. Chenoweth ’95, ’04 Karen & Frank V. Chibaro Kathleen Joy Ching Brian P. Chinni Caroline L. Chinungo ’06 Julia R. Chirichella Adam W. Chirlin ’15 Brandon Christensen ’14 John Church ’12 Marie A. Ciampi ’15 In Memory of Fran Hackett* In Honor of Joyce Schader*

Christopher C. Ciani Donna Ciccone Jennie Ciccone ’00 Ciccone Counseling Associates, LLC Janine M. Cicio ’05 & William Colyer ’04 Marie E. Cicirello ’76 Mary L. Cicitta ’07 Matthew L. Cicitta Mark E. Ciocco ’97 Robert J. Cipolli ’79 Angie Y. Cisneros ’15 Regina L. Clark Julia M. Clinton ’15 Elvera Coakley ’80 Jennifer H. Cohen ’10 Lauren S. Cohen ’11 Erica Colavito ’15 Thomas V. Colella ’15 Erin Colfax ’09 Nancy J. ’89 & Daniel Collentine Colleen M. Darcy ’04 Annmarie Collina ’15 Alissa Nicole Collito ’15 Kristina M. Colon ’15 Michael W. Colton ’15 David Comer Elizabeth T. Connelly ’83 Lisa A. Conry Kayla Consalvo ’15 Marina N. Consalvo ’15 Alice T. Conway ’77 Joseph M. Conway ’05 Deshawn M. Cook ’07, ’11 Kayla Michelle Cook ’15 Danielle Nicole Cookson ’15 Dayton C. Cooper, Jr. Lindsay C. Cooper ’15 Danielle Emmamarie Corcione ’15 Alexander J. Cordaro Renee M. Cornelia ’15 Jacqueline Montero-Cornella ’76 & Ronald Cornella ’76 Steven C. Corodemus ’80 Kristina N. Corrado ’15 Gina & Salvatore Corrado Blake Austin Corrao ’15 Gianna Eva Cortazzo ’15 Patricia Cortazzo Janice & Manuel R. Corte Brian H. Corvino Marianna L. Cosentino ’15

Lavinia M. Couture ’15 Christina Coviello ’15 Felicia M. ’86 & Stephen C. Cowie Shelly-Ann A. Coy ’15 Regina & Paul Criscione Laura C Criscione Michael A. Cristantiello ’12 Linda Crittenden Vanessa Sharde Crosby ’13 Roseanne & Robert P. Crowe Katherine M. Cruise ’13 Mary Cruise Meghan F. Cruise ’15 Margarita Elizabeth Cruz ’15 Alexis Lynn Cucinella Jacqueline K. Culbertson ’15 Sarah P. ’84 & Daniel J. Culkin Alyssa J. Cullere ’15 Ashley M. Cummings ’13 Lindsay A. Curasco ’15 Leslie M. Curran Anthony S. Cusmano ’15 Cavanaugh Albert Cutler ’15 Hillary A. Cwirko ’15 Cameron K. Daggett ’87 Michael B D’Alessio Melissa Karen D’Amelio ’15 Andrew Douglas D’Angelo ’15 Cara M. Daniello ’15 Diane & Paul ’82 Dannenfelser Alexis Rae D’Annunzio ’15 Therese Ann Danza ’15 Frank A Dapolito Frank Dapolito Anthony E. Darakjy ’15 Leigh Darden ’07 In Memory of Lorne Weems*

Nancy & David D’Argenio Robert D’Argenio ’15 Elissa D’Aries ’15 Heather M. Darley ’15 Jenny R. ’08 & Ryan Darlington Marybeth ’00 & Stephan Darnobid Monica Darsan ’06 Christine P. Davis ’08, ’15 Dana M. Day ’15 Rachel A. Day ’13 Heather N. De Bel ’15 Sherri De Carlo Thomas De Carlo John De Groot Ellie A. De Ianni Yissely L. De Leon ’15 Enrico De Luca ’15 Kevin J. De Maio ’15 Lyndsi Marie De Norchia ’15 Michelle M. De Santis ’15 Annette & Matthew A. ’11 De Sciora Michael Steven De Stasio ’15 Shanna L. Dean ’15 Juliska Dejesus ’15 Crystal DeJesus Yolanda del Amo In Memory of Fernando Suarez*

Lilian Del Castillo ’83 Daniel J. Delaney ’15 Ysabel Margarita Dela-Riva ’15 Eric C. Delgado ’15 Nicholas Della Penna ’15 Dominick Della Penna Neil Della Torre Susan Delsandro Mitchel A. Deltuvia ’15 Laura Deluca ’84 Deluxe Check Printers Foundation Rubina Demirjian ’15 Tyler D. Demmerle ’15

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President’s Parents Council members, seen here at their April 2015 year-end meeting held at the historic Havemeyer House, provide gifts which support both the Annual Fund and the Parents Council endowment.

Janet ’87 & John Dengel Lauren B. Dooley ’05 Clifford R. Denis ’15 Sarah A. Dennis ’15 Laura J. Dennis Colleen & Robert G. ’92 Dente Dolores & Neil DeNuzzie Joseph Vincent DePierro Justin M. Derringer ’08 Deutsche Bank Americas Foundation Caroline L. Devoe ’13 In Honor of Zachary & Evan Bowler

Kathryn & James E. ’84 Devonmille Mark J. Di Donato ’15 Cassandra M. Di Martino ’15 Paul A. Di Matteo ’15 Aileen Di Meola John V. Di Nunzio ’15 Mary Catherine Di Pasquale ’15 Adele Diana Justine Diaz ’15 Sandra L. Diaz In Memory of Fran Hackett*

Tony Dicken ’15 Katherine R. Didonato ’15 Patrick J. Digangi ’15 Linda Digruttila Richard J. Dilorenzo Andrew DiMatteo Anthony L. Diminno ’15 Mary C. Dinos ’98, ’10 Giovanna Dionisio ’15 Dina M. Discepolo ’15 Alvin Dixon ’10 Mollie T. Dlugasch ’15 Deanna M. Doctor ’14 Maria & Gregory J. Doctor Kelly Jan Dodd ’15 Jennifer Dolph ’15 Dorothy Jane Donovan ’95 Lauren E. Donovan Melanie Dougherty & Craig Ambrosio Gina M. ’07, ’14 & Anthony A. ’05 Dovi In Memory of Fran Hackett*

Judith M. Dragone ’11 Meghan M. Dransfield ’15 Agata S. Drapala ’15 Diane & Tim Drew Karla ’81 & Patrick T. ’81 Drumm Linda & David Dublirer Ryan M. Dublirer Joshua Dubnick ’79 Mary Ellen & Michael Dudas Bridget M. Duffy ’15 Geralyn & Joseph F. ’81 Duffy

Kelsey Ann Duffy ’15 Maureen A. ’84 & Jeffrey Duffy Sean P. Duffy ’15 Diane Duffy Alexis R. Duke Christian J. Duncan ’15 Casey D. Dunn ’10 Michael C. Dunn ’15 Laura E. Dunphy ’15 Sarah E. Durando Rachel L. Durschlag Maureen Duthie Kylie H. Dykstra Henry G. Dziemian ’85 Matthew Frank Earl Matthew Alden Earle ’10 James Patrick Eberhardt ’15 Brian K. Eccles Amanda Edson Angela Rose Edson ’15 Kristina Page Edwards John J. Eggert Emily N. Egner ’15 Samantha L. Eichmann ’15 Lisa D. Eisenhauer Anne E. Greenip Donna Elazar ’15 John Elfers Mark G. Ellebracht ’15 Venetta Ellerbe ’03 Kristin Ellerthorpe ’15 Shakira Nowell Ellington ’02 Olivia A. Elliott ’15 Sandra K. Elliott ’08 Laura ’82 & Paul Ellis Nadin Elmas ’12 Christopher B. Emch ’14 Stephanie J. Encarnacion ’15 Jose Encarnacion Michelle Elizabeth Encarnacion-Pozo ’15 Wendy Lynn & Steven P. Englander Leslie & Steven Engleberg Deborah & Bryan L. ’78 English Paul Ensmann Karen & Jan T. ’87 Enthoven Patricia Platt Epstein ’81 & David Epstein Melanie Rose Eskin ’15 Matthew Esparza Catherine Anne Esposito ’15 Lisa & Michael A. Esposito Lillian Essex ’78 Danielle K. Esten ’10 Ghislaine Eustache ’15 Jacqueline & Peter Evangelista Nicole Evangelista ’15

Dorothy M. ’86 & Ralph E. Faasse Meg & Howard C. ’78 Fabian Ashley A. Facciola ’15 Lisa Fader Mark D. Falcon ’07 Megan E. Falcone ’15 Laurie Falcone Stephen M. Fallon ’15 Dina Marie Falzarano ’15 Judy G. Falzarano Caisy Lynn Elizabeth Falzone ’15 Barbara ’95 & Robert A. Faresich Brianna M. Farulla ’15 Laura A. Faulkner ’10 Jamie Fechtmuller ’15 Kimberly A. Federico ’15 Karen Federico Charles M. Feinroth ’15 Alexia L. Feldman ’15 Kevin M. Fennessy ’83 Meghan Fenton Ariela Fermin ’15 Caitlyn Ann Ferrara ’15 Patricia A. ’83 & Louis Ferrari Larry J. Ferrier Christina M. Gray ’07 Corey C. Fetzer ’15 Diane & Guillermo Fiallo Kathryn Rose Fiallo ’13 Janeth Figueroa Emily B. Filocco Jennifer A. Finaldi ’09 Geraldine A. Finlayson ’15 Alyssa N. Finnegan ’15 Jonathan Fishbein ’15 Barbara A. Fisher ’80 Kathleen K. Fitzgerald ’15 Siobhan R. Fitzpatrick ’09 Doris D. & Vincent J. Flaccomio Lisa M. Flanagan ’15 Jessica L. Flannery ’15 Anne Marie Flatekval Claudia M. Flores ’15 Joanne Florio ’81 Michael V. Fober ’90 Colleen T. Fogarty ’15 Janet & David G. ’75 Fogel Robert C. Fohrmeister Maria P. Foley ’15 Melissa N. Foley ’15 Tyler Anderson Fontan ’15 Lori E. Force ’96 Stephen Aaron Force ’15 Larissa V. Forese ’15 John P. Forestieri Four Star Real Estate & Construction, LLC Laura Fracchia Riviello ’02 Tara K. Franchi Pamela J. & Richard J. Franke Jacquelyn K. Franklin ’15 Rachel L. Frascella ’15 Bryan John Frasciello ’15 Carol Frasciello Diane L. & Gary D. ’01 Frasco Kelly Ann Freer ’15 William Fritzky Alicia M. & Gene N. ’76 Frosini Anna Maria Fucci ’15 Lauren A. Fuhring ’15 Aidan Francis Fulton ’15 Beth & Michael L. Funge Anita & Mark Funston James P. Furgeson G & R Pork Store Provisions, Inc. Raymond Gacita ’15 Jenna L. Gaffney ’15 Maryanne & Kevin J. Gaffney

Cheyenne Grace Galante ’15 Anthony Galante Cindy J. ’96 & Ives ’98 Galarcep Evan M Gallagher Brittany A. Gallahue ’15 Alexis N. Gallinger ’15 Michael A. Galluccio ’04 Kevin Raymond Galvin ’15 Nicole H. Gama ’15 Emily R. Gang ’15 Mary & Keith Gang Lisa Gangala ’03 Sarah N. Garas ’15 Barbara Garcia David W. Garcia Monica D. Garofalo ’91 Bruce A. Gaunt ’80 Romina Gebolys ’01 Heather A. Geer ’15 Alyssa S. Gehringer ’15 Sarah & Jeff A. Gehringer Jacqueline S. Geiger ’07 Lisa N. Gelalia ’15 Nicole A. Gentile ’15 Stephen B. Genzer In Honor of Gail & Wally Brady

Carol & William A. ’90 George Lisa J. Gering ’78 Julie Anne Gerwald ’15 Aria Ghahari ’15 Justin T. Gianelli ’15 Catherine & Nicholas ’01 Giglio Antonella R. Gilfillan ’04 Cathy & Joseph F. ’92 Gilligan Lauren D. Giordano ’08, ’15 Dominga Giron Daniel L. Gladston P Lucas Gluszak Linda & Kenneth ’74 Gobbo Kelsey J. Goddard ’10 Mary Jane Goff Parker B. Goins ’15 Danielle J. Gold ’15 Maxine R. Gold Arlene K. Goldberg ’84 Douglas S. Goldberg ’79 Holly Goldfarb Jacqueline & Ira ’92 Goldklang Jordan D. Goldklang ’15 Jacqueline Goldklang Sharon & David Goldstein Linda S. Gonska Lenora Ann Gonzales ’98 Amanda Leigh Gonzalez ’15 Ileana A. Gonzalez ’15 Michelle A. Gonzalez ’15 Rocio & Adolfo F. Gonzalez Stephanie M. Gonzalez ’15 Rosemarie Gonzalez Gregory F. Goode ’15 Matthew J. Goode ’15 Beatrice Graham Rose Agatha ’14 & Wycliffe Graham Marta E. Granados ’14 Gai & Mark W. Grannon Robert H. Grant ’83 Lois Gray ’04 Madison Nicole Gray ’15 Paulette ’99 & Anthony Gray Antonette D. Graziadio ’15 Michelle Rose Greco ’15 Christine A. Green ’15 Jeremiah C. Green ’15 Zachary M. Green ’15 Phyllis Greenberg ’93 Patricia D. ’79 & Jasper Greene Stacy B. ’93 & Andrew Greenhut

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Marissa A. Greenfield ’15 Noeline ’97 & Peter A. Grefrath Meghan R. McDonough Brenda L. Griepenburg ’15 Doris & Peter C. Griffin Sheila ’78 & John Griffin James M. Griffith Diane & Robert Grimaldi Jillian E. Grimaldi ’12 Robert Grimaldi Jane ’83 & Lawrence Grinch Lisa M. Grinder ’04 David C. Gritschke ’81 David Michael Grom ’15 John A. Gronbeck-Tedesco Jean & William ’75 Groth Brandon J. Gruber ’15 Yasmarie Guadalupe ’12 Karen & Leonard J. ’81 Guardino Tania Y. Guerrero ’15 James R. Guggiari ’15 Melissa L. Guida Natalie R. Guidice ’15 Dukens Guillaume Edward O Guillen Vincent T. Guinta ’15 Kayleigh V. Gumbrecht ’15 Kathleen Gumbrecht Melanie Gumbrecht Albert E. Gumbs Andrew C. Gunn ’14 Joan & Barry N. Gustafson Rachel D. Guzzo ’15 Cole J. Habersham ’15 Alexander Justyn Habura ’15 Tana ’82 & George Hacken Shirley A. Hackney ’76 Kelly Talbot Haggerty ’15 Maureen Haight Nicole M. Haines ’15 Rebecca J. Halleran ’15 Kimberly K. Halloran ’15 Esther Han ’15 Melissa ’86 & Roger Hanham Laura J. ’96 & Kurt T. ’81 Hanisch Derrick Michael Hanke ’15 Midge Hanlon ’86 Patricia A. Hanratty Ryan M. Hansen ’15 Florence & Larry Hanz Olivia K. Hanz ’11 James M. Hardgrove ’15 Brittney L. Harraka ’11, ’15 Donna M. Harris ’82 Jeannie Harris Larry Harris ’77 Larry M. Harris ’07 Grace Harris Christina Harrison Kathie Hart Ryan Edward Hartline ’15 Christina M. Hartman ’89 Peggy Hartog Lea M. Hartung ’15 Roger Harvey Heather Leigh Hastings Zachary Nicholas Hathaway ’15 Mark D. Hatton Michael P. Hausch ’15 Kimberley A. Hausheer ’15 Drew Victor Havens ’15 Eric Haye Amy M. Hayenhelm ’85 & Patrick O’Connor ’79 Lauren R. Hayes ’77 Gerard Healy Erin Nicole Healy

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Kelsey M. Heckmann ’12 Robert Heimbuch Carol M. Henderson ’75 David C. Henry ’77 William O. Henry ’15 Henry A. Herrera ’15 Stacey Hersh-Ehling & Ernest H. Ehling ’86 Amy Hershberger Douglas J. Hervey ’15 Katherine E. Herzog ’15 Farshid Sheikhzadeh Hessari Michael T. Hettinger ’13 Charles P. Hickey ’15 Michele Hickey Kelsey Elizabeth Higgins ’13 Gadareth Anthony Higgs ’08 Michael J. High ’15 James A. High Kelsey Ann Hildin ’15 Jean Hippolyte ’05 Laura A. Hitchcock ’94 Sandra K. ’98 & Edward Hoff Debra ’80 & Raymond G. ’80 Hofmeister Lauren A. Holden ’15 Ashley N. Holl ’15 Christine A. Holl ’15 Kathryn & Peter Holland Kelsey L. Holland ’15 Megan M Holloway Donna Holloway Donna ’82 & Kenneth Hook Ryan C. Hopp ’15 Carol ’06 & Kenneth Hopper Howard Horowitz Melissa Rose Horta ’15 Melyssa A. Horton ’15 Paula Howard Lisa M. & Wayne W. Howell, Sr. Wayne W. Howell ’15 Sabrina & Irving Huang Edith N. Melendez ’15 Jenny N. Hubert Stephen J. Hudik Paris E. Hughes Ajeldin T. Huit ’14 Michael R. Hulbert ’15 Michelle A. Cappell Christopher Kent Humphreys ’13 Wendy S. Hunt ’06 Frank D. Hunter ’84 Maryann Hurley ’84 Akram Hussain ’15 Lynne C. ’87 & Richard Hutnik William Huysers Timothy I. Hwang Denise T. Hylton-Passmore ’03 Amanda M. Iannuzzi ’15 IBM Corporation Carol Ichinco Jessica L. Ihle Christina M. Ilacqua Roman Imperatore ’15 Lorraine & Ralph A. Imperatrice Catherine A. ’91 & Christopher Inskeep Melanie Rose A Intal Christopher C. Irving ’04 Robin Ellis Ivey ’15 Joshua S. Jacobson ’12 Dale ’81 & Gary D. Jacques Fetchner Jadotte ’99 Valerie & Anthony Jannicelli ’76 Brittney S. Jemas ’15 Courtney Marie Jemas ’15 Donna & Nick Jemas Melanie Grace Jensen ’15 Jaclyn V. Jerkovich ’15

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Connor A. Jewett ’15 Ryan J. Jockel ’15 Tanisha Jodice ’15 Lee-Anna Yolanda John ’15 Sharon John ’15 Sonya John Natalie K. ’83 & Arne R. Johnsen Avis Johnson ’75 Michelle L. Johnson Chantelle Kay Johnson Meena M. ’92 & Mukul Joisher Colleen S. Jones ’15 Denise Jones Anthony J. Jordan ’15 Claire & Mark Jordan Jacqueline Rose Jordan ’15 Kristina Cassandra Jordan ’15 Estelle Lasswell Jospe Cyril C. Julianda ’15 Jessica C. Julianda Rosalind Julius Mickel ’07 Samantha Alexa Justiniano ’15 Yadin L. Kadosh ’15 Biley S. Kakou ’15 Michelle Kalaskey Joan ’87 & Fouad Kaldawi Catalina Kane ’15 Shannel M. Kane ’13 Michelle T. Karakkat ’15 Melanie & Kevin J. ’76 Kavanaugh Sandra L. Kaye ’77 Lauren K. Keane ’15 Emelia Kearney Samantha T. Keastead ’15 David A. Keator ’15 Ian M. Keller ’08 Laura J. Keller ’09 Lauren M. Keller ’15 Robin N. ’98, ’02, ’07 & Kevin M. Keller Christine A. Smyth Kelly ’89 & Joseph P. Kelly ’89 Kathryn L. Kelly ’15 Andrew J. Kenlon ’15 Kristin M. Kenneavy In Memory of Fernando Suarez*

*Brianne K. Kennedy ’15 Colleen Kennedy-Akers ’81 Tara C. Kennette ’15 Sarah Christina Kenyon ’15 Sean P. Keough ’15 Kathleen & William ’75 Kerwin Judith Keyes ’00 Shauharda Khadka ’15

Shaima Khinjani ’11 Megan A. Kierce ’15 Seung-Sup Kim Siyoung Kim Lauren D Kimball Diane ’96 & John King Hannah M. King Andrew S. Kirshteyn ’15 Jackie Carroll Kisor ’15 Yvette L. Kisor Susan & Joseph Kleczynski Deborah Kline Kelly S. Klingman ’15 Kyle Stephen Klitch ’15 Alexis O. Klubeck ’15 Samantha A. Kluepfel Michael E. Knef Valarie M. Knef Shirley Knight In Memory of Fernando Suarez*

Heather ’02 & Ilya Knizhnik Carol Kobbe ’85 Matthew J. Kobza ’14 Jacqueline & Gary Koenig Cathy Koeppen Steve Koeppen Chris Kokkinakis Ryan Joseph Konrad ’15 James Kort ’08 Kathleen E. DiBartolomeo Kelly M Koss Toni Kowalczyk ’04 Batia Kramer ’89 Jaclyn M Krausman Erin Krebs Kelly Bernadette Krisza ’15 Cassandra C. Krupski ’15 Julia R. Kruse ’15 Haven Marina Krynicky ’15 Claire C. ’81 & Kurt J. Kuehn Rebecca A. Kuehner ’11 Melissa M. Kuhta ’15 Brian Kukutschka ’12 Susan B. Kurzmann Kaitlynn Kusant ’15 Tracy Danielle La Manna ’15 Tanis La Manna Gary La Neve Barbara M. La Robardier William Labos Aris P. Ladas ’15 Peter Ladas Katelyn Marie Laeyt ’15

Bill and Marina Topken ’87 with student trustee, Josef Weikl’ 16 (center) at the Legacy Society Convocation Reception

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Deborah Laeyt Laura H. Lai-Minteer ’02 Alex G. Lake ’15 Lakeside Counseling Center Geri Landau Squire ’74 & Lee Squire Heather M. Landfield ’15 Annette ’82 & Jack R. Landis Kevin R. Landmesser ’15 Amy A. Lando ’15 Michael E. Landshof ’11 Christopher M. Landzert ’15 Nancy Landzert Katherine A. Lane ’15 Edward Lane Catherine K Lane James E. Langan ’15 Stephanie Langner ’15 Joshua James Langreder Glenny E. Lapaix ’07, ’15 Elizabeth R. Lapham Kathy Lapolla Devon P. Lappin ’15 Patricia M. Laprey Cara A. Larson ’13 Lauren A Laskowski Andrew F. Latincsics ’89 Mary & John A. ’77 Latini Krista Ann Lavender ’15 Jessica Agnes Lawrie ’15 Stephen Le Christina Leber ’01 Bonnie Leff Amanda J. Legoskey ’13 John A. Legrande ’83 Alexandra M. Lehaf ’15 Karin Lehr Sanna P. Lemmetti ’01, ’09 Christopher J. Lenk ’15 Richard Leonard Dana E. Leonardi ’04 Katherine A. Levering ’09 Ira Levinton ’76 Amanda L. Lew ’15 Laura & Gary F. ’82 L’Heureux Alan Lieberman Gloria E. Lieto ’15 Robert R. Lillis ’78 Thomas Lillis ’77 Jaclyn S. Lima ’15 Garett Dean Lindenberg ’15 Gary Lindenberg Francesca L. Lio ’15 Kevin Liptak ’04 Brittany A. Lissemore ’14 Ted S. Liszewski ’92 Diana Lita ’15 Shenji Liu Alexander Aleksandrovich Livadchenko ’15 Suzanne M. Livingston ’15 Dana Lobenberg ’15 Jeremy Louis Lobenberg ’15 Sarah A. LoFaso ’87 Kirk Lofberg ’03 Lisamarie Loguidice ’15 Noreen Loguidice Bridget C. Lohmeyer Deidra Lohwin Sabrina N. Loiacono Edwin Loiseau Kenneth A. Loiterman ’15 Mary Ann ’93 & Edward Long Christopher P. Longano ’13 Caroline Fabri Lopes ’15 Thalia I. Lopez ’15 Wilfredo Lopez ’15 Stephanie Lopez

Nina E. Lopiccolo ’15 Linda G. Loree ’73 Kaiti Elizabeth Loughlin ’15 Jeri-Lynn Loughlin Cecilia Louie ’14 Kelly A. Loveman ’15 Dawn K. Lozada Nicholas Chase Lubertazzi ’15 Sara C. Luby Kathryn Lucas Christian Tower Lucca ’15 Pamela Lucca & Justin Morris Kimberly E. Lucchesi ’15 Jeffrey P. Ludwig ’09 Henry C. Luensmann ’88 Kimberly Marie Lukacs ’15 Kenneth C. Lumpkin Joshua D. Luster ’15 Vivian & Patrick Luterzo Richard M. Lutz Veronica & Frank C. ’86 Lutz Kenneth J. Lyons ’76 Anita & William J. ’79 Lytle Juliet B. Macey Kelly Lynn Mack ’15 Carmen Maddalena Nicholas Madensky ’01 Charlyn B. Magat ’08, ’14 Joanne Mahler ’85 Matthew J. Mahler ’15 Kyle J. Mahoney ’15 Mahwah Township Board of Education Kelly Maizenaski ’04 Donna M. Majuri Gabriel Makar ’15 Michael S. Makar ’15 Kristen Kowalski & Daniel Makoski ’05 Carlos Maldonado Dmitri Malikhin ’02 Barak I. Malkin ’08 Robert A Malm Leslie M. Malone ’93 Lauren R. ’79 & Todd ’79 Malora Brittany L Mancini Leesa & Andrew J. ’75 Manderano Tiffany A. Mangan ’15 Jonathan B. Mangel ’15 Anna M. Manioudakis ’15 Robin & Kenneth W. ’84 Manna Margie Mansueto Melissa A. Manzella ’07 Allison N. Marcus ’15 Mary Ann Marcus Theklie & Loukas Maritsas Rose Marie Mark ’05 Samantha L. Markowski ’15 Brooke A. Marks ’15 Jacob Louis Marks ’15 Caroline Eleanor Marotta ’15 Catherine Marotta ’75 Jacqueline Elinor Marron Megan R. Marsh ’12 Claire ’85 & Peter ’84 Marshall Peter Marshall Alyssa A. Martin ’15 Ronald C. Martucci Gregory V. Mascola ’15 Elizabeth Ann Masters Chelsea Leigh Masterson ’15 Brittney M. Mastrangelo ’15 Gina M. Mastriani ’15 Eric J. Mastrolia ’09 Marilyn & Michael Mateen Arline Mateo Christine Mathewson ’00 Brittany Lee Matsko Michael C. Mattera ’15

President Peter P. Mercer, Paul and Holly Miller, and Dr. Jacqueline Ehlert at the Twelfth Annual Legacy Society Dinner in November

Christine Mattera Michele A. Mattia ’15 Dolores L. Mattiello ’85 Jennifer L. Matuszkiewicz ’98 Cassandra Maurer Childs ’80 Alyssa M. Maurin ’15 Alexia J. Mavros Margaret D. Mayer ’15 Zoila R. Mayorga Paige Michael Mazur ’15 Julia A. Mazza ’15 Michael Mazza Brian J. McAteer ’15 Kaitlyn E. McCaffrey ’14 Gerry & John McConkey Elizabeth A. McCourt ’15 Tara J. McFadden Emily M. McFadden Ryan P. McGilloway ’15 Ellen Mc Gilloway Tabitha C. McGuire ’15 Meghan B. McKeary ’13 Dana E. McKenna Erin E. McKenna Michael W. McLean Bryanne Mary McMillen ’15 Rebecca McNeil Kelly C. McNulty Susan ’73 & Peter McCabe Catherine E. McCarthy ’15 Adele McCullum Mary & Ken McDonald Mary A. McDonald Thomas J. McDonnell ’10 John McEwan Theresa & George ’85 McEwan Barbara McFadden Sharon McGahee Sharon McGeough-Chapman Thomas C. McGillick ’79 James Mcguire Crystal McGuire Colin J. McHugh ’15 Patrick B. McHugh ’86 Patricia H. McHugh Christopher K. McKenna ’12 Jean McNamara ’03 Michelle A. McNeir ’93 Delaney Jordan Meade ’15 Gabrielle Krishan Meade ’15 Marguerite Meade Desiree S. Mehta ’05 Manshi ’02 & Apurva Mehta Kristine Meindl ’15

Nicole Mejia ’11 Rosalie Mendel ’86 Betty J. Mendez ’15 Camile M. Menendez ’13 Cindy & Alan Merker Elinor R. Merl ’73 Alicia T. Mertrud ’15 Joseph Edward Mesiano ’15 Caitlin N. Metcalfe ’15 Jody L. Cuttitta Dr. Glenn C. Micalizio ’96 Maria L. Miceli-Jacobson ’95 Danielle N. Michaels ’15 Lindsey Mary Michaliszyn ’15 Samantha J. Mickendrow ’10 Theresa & John Mickendrow George C. Middleton ’87 Middleton Builders, Inc. Michael Mikhail ’15 Holly & Paul D. Miller Patrice V. ’88 & Ronald D. Miller Rae F. Miller ’06 Rosemary B. ’99 & Paul T. Miller Sestina R. ’10 & Steven ’05 Miller Nicolle S. Milstein ’15 Megan R. Minneci ’15 Erica M. Minoui ’15 Melissa A. Miranda Salvatore B. Misuraca Melissa F. Mitariten Joann Frijia Mitchell & Bruce Mitchell ’04 Zita F. ’99 & Gabriel Mobayed Stephen M. Molchan Barbera M. Hopp Joseph T. Monaco ’85 Joost Willem Monen In Memory of Fernando Suarez*

Michael A. Montalto ’15 Mariel Jade Montana ’15 Shirley A. Montanari ’97 Maria Claudia Montes ’14 Sarah D. ’88 & Alonzo ’76 Moody Alan J. Mooiman ’10 Angela M. Moore Colleen E. Moran ’15 Lisa Castorino Moran ’85 & Laurence J. Moran ’86 Margaux Morato ’15 Mary & Andrew J. Morel Mary Morel Brittany ’11 & Kevin Morgan Joanne Morgan ’89 Megan Kristine Morgan ’15

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George Morimoto ’01 Suzanne M. Morin ’15 James Morley ’79 Barbara & Gilbert H. ’85 Morris Jordan S. Moses ’15 Courtney L. Mower ’15 Mary Ann & Gary Mower Gary Mower Christopher H. Mui ’15 Jaimee Mulholland ’13 Ju-Nie Shen & Eugene W. Muller ’78 Abbe Mulroy Edward Muniz Anne & Michael Murphy Kathleen P. Murphy ’78 Kevin Edward Murphy ’15 Brianne M. Murphy Christopher Joseph Murray ’15 Kevin A. Murray ’15 Patricia & Dennis Murray Gina Musella ’04 Stefanie B. Muth ’15 Amanda Marie Muti ’15 Christopher William Myerjack ’15 Joseph Myerjack Susan M. Nadolny Ravneet K. Nagi ’07 Josephine & Peter Nagle Margaret L. Nagle ’15 Florine Nandrajog Nikhil N. Nandrajog ’15 Priya P. Nanwani ’99 Clare F. Naporano Robert B. Naranjo ’10 Joanne & James ’84 Nardello Joseph M. Nasello ’15 Tyler Marie Natale ’15 Daniel T. Natan Mindy A. Natelli ’12 Alyssa A. Nathanson ’15 Jaclyn P. Natoli ’15 Mariana Navarro ’15 Danielle G. Neary Edna Iris Negron In Memory of Fernando Suarez*

Hassan M. Nejad Caroline Elizabeth Nelson ’15 Frances Nelson ’07 Jill Barnes Nelson ’76 & John T. Nelson Donna Ensmann Michelle L. Neumyer ’04 Deonia ’00 & Richard T. Neveu Kenneth F. Newbauer Yvelisse Ng ’15 Debra A. Nickles ’11 Erica M. Nilsen ’15 Karen Nishinaga ’15 Martin Daniel Noah ’14 Charles E. Noble Ronald E. Nocek ’15 Kimberly L. Nocella ’15 Jeffrey J. Nolan ’12 David Nicholas Nole ’15 Jessica H. Noon ’15 Daniel Patrick Noonan Lynn B. Norcia ’78 Kaitlyn A. Norell ’15 Northern Highlands Regional High School District Joyce A. Notte Michael S. Novak ’05, ’15 Nicole R. Nugent ’15 Mariela Idalia Nunez ’15 Christian N. Ocampo Nicole K. Occhino ’11 Corey L. O’Connell ’10

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Amy M. Hayenhjelm ’85 & Patrick O’Connor ’79 Stephanie A. O’Connor Brielle L. Ocot ’10 Colleen Odell Enosh O. Odera Kelly E. O’Dowd ’15 Kaitlin A. O’Leary ’15 Kristen A. O’Leary ’06 Nicholas W. Olejnik ’78 Lucy & Juan Oloriz Nicholas M. Olsen ’15 Christine O’Neill Vandersnow ’06 Anthony R. Onorati ’15 Richard M. Onorevole ’76 Alyson Oostdyk Ivan Orellana Stephanie L. Orlando ’14 Gregory J. Osborn ’86 Margaret Ostlund ’73 Gina & Michael O’Toole Troy A. Overby ’13 Kimberly R. ’02 & Matthew J. Paccione Jonelyn R. Planillo-Pachay ’09 & Franklin S. Pachay Jr. ’08 Marifel Kathrina Nicolas Pacheco ’15 Jaclyn Paciello ’15 Amy E. Paffenroth ’93 & Stephen M. Lijoi ’78 Edward A. Pajak ’80 Maria Abey Palakudiyil ’15 Laura & Edward D. Palazzo Marina C. Palladino ’15 Meredith L. Palmer ’15 Adam R. Palmeri ’15 Deborah & Robert Palu Kelsey Michelle Panella ’15 Paul Papadopoulos ’97 Jamie & Frank Paparozzi Jenna L. Paparozzi ’15 Megan Ashley Parker ’12 Jairo Leon Parra ’15 Annmarie Paskovich ’15 Grace V. Pasquali ’15 Lauren M. Passucci Taylor N. Pastorini Karen Patey Sarro Amanda J. Patterson ’13 Sarah Margaret Paul ’15 Rosemary Paulison Carol L. & Dale H. Paulus Jacqueline Nicole Pavlik ’15 Anita V. Pazcoguin ’06, ’09, ’10 Alba Domenica Pazmino Jon Pearlman Rosemary & Joseph Pecoraro Amber E. Peet ’15 Karen & John P. Pela ’84 Beth Tansey Peller Suzanne Pendergast Jared E. Penn ’15 Rafaelina Peralta Blanca B. Perdomo ’15 Bethsaida B. Perez ’12 Sergio Perez ’15 Yanirys J. Perez ’15 Benito J Perez Artdalis Perez Figueroa ’15 Maria Perrelli Jody Alan Perrett ’15 Scott Anthony Peschiani ’15 Kelly A. Peterfriend Gregory J. Peterson ’02 Karen A. Peterson ’15 Shayna J. Peterson ’15 Patricia & John P. ’74 Petrone Dawn Petrucci

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(L-R): Margaret Mullen Gensch, Dorothy Neff and Elaine Adler at the fall Legacy Society Convocation Reception

Kathleen M. Petruchkowich ’14 Brian M. Petty ’15 Aurora Anne Pfefferkorn ’15 Pfizer Foundation Courtney D. Phillip ’15 Denise Phillip Teresa N. Phung ’15 Ursula Pico-Reinacher ’98 Andrea B. Pisello ’15 Vincent Pittaro ’07 Vlado Pjesivac ’07 Jelena Pjesivac-Grbovic ’03 & Dragoslav Grbovic ’03 Ariella Louise Planas ’15 Belinda Planas Joanne & Donald Ploch ’99 Renee E. Ploger ’15 Plymouth Rock Foundation Liselotte Pobieczky ’95 & Sieglinde Lehmann Michele ’80 & Charles S. ’80 Podgurski Michelle L. Poggi ’15 Joan M. ’77 & Michael Policastro Robert C. Policht ’15 Ruth A. Polifrone ’01 Carol N. Pollin ’88 Rebecca Pomares Jessica L. Pontes-Smith ’09 & Justin B. Smith ’09 Amanda P. Pontone ’15 AnnMarie Pontone Veljko Popov ’98, MD Pamela & Thomas Popp Ryan Patrick Porter ’15 Nancy J. Post ’85 Dana C. Potts ’08 Marjorie Potts Mary Jane & Richard Potts Bryan Richard Potts John William Predale ’15 Jayne & Marc I. ’75 Press Julia M. Preziosi Tema Price ’80 Rita & Michael A. ’81 Pritchard Sarah G. Prizzi ’15 Ann Prizzi Diana & Stephen Propper Jessica O’Brien Pulsfort ’15 Christina A. Punla ’15 Robyn C. Puso ’15 Casey A Pustelniak Natalie M. Quinones ’15 Penelope M. Quinton ’15 Ana Bella & Griswold Quirolgico John D. Quirolgico ’15 Griswold Quirolgico Lynnamair Quiroz ’08 Claudia C. Quitt ’15

April M. Radican ’01 Erica Rahman Manuel Ramirez Rebecca Ramos Jasmine A. Ramos-Ortiz ’15 Melissa Michelle Ransome ’15 Michaela Redden Travis J. Redmond ’12 Diane V. ’89 & Neil Reed Shayna A. Reed ’15 Russell Reinhardt Ann Marie ’97 & Andrew ’94 Remias Michael J. Renowden Courtney M. Renz ’15 David Andrew Resnick ’15 Jaclynn R. Resnick ’15 Analisia Reyes ’11 Carl A. Reyes ’15 Carolina Marisol Reyes ’15 Lauren A. Reynolds ’05 Catherine A. Ricca ’15 Sherry & Steven J. ’76 Richards Stephen Richards ’15 Charles J. Ricketts ’15 Deborah Lee Riedel ’84 & Robert Riedel Jeff F. Riggitano ’15 Pamela A. Riley-Jones Adam R. Rinaldi ’13 Edie M. & Ralph A. Rinaldi, Jr. Janine M. Rinaldi ’12 Thomas J. Rinaldi ’05 Cheryl Ringelheim ’78 Jessica Danielle Rinzuello ’15 Richard James Rioux ’15 Richard F. Rioux Patrick J. Risi ’15 Sharon Rist Eric D. Rittenhouse ’11 Jessica L. Ritter ’15 Ryan William Ritter Kimberly S. Rivadeneira Ariana V. Rivera Taylor Dawn Rizza ’15 Anthony J. Rizzo ’15 Margaret A. ’78 & John R. ’77 Rizzo Darice Ann ’89 & Scott Roberts Gail D. Robertson ’14 ’11 Robin M. & Bruce D. ’86 Robertson Catalina Robles ’15 Bertha E. Robles-Giron ’15 Anthony C. Rock ’06 Carla R. Rodriguez ’15 Gloria Rodriguez ’15 Marisol T. Rodriguez ’15 Carol Ann Rogaski ’10 Maureen Roger Marie & Manuel J. Rojo

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Gabriella R. Romagnuolo ’15 Crystal C. Roman ’15 Dominick J. Romano ’15 Samantha L. Romano ’15 Jennifer D. Romanoff David Jonathan Romero ’15 Matthew J. Rooney ’15 Joanne & James E. Rose Laurie & Duane Rose Russell B. Rose Bradley Raymond Rosenberg ’15 Kelsey M. Rosko ’15 Jessica L. Ross ’15 Kearstin A. Ross ’15 Kimberly A. Ross ’93 Rosanne Rosty Lisa Rotundo James Rotundo Iteona Roundtree ’15 Christine M. Rowland ’15 Alex S. Rowlett ’15 John L. Ruddy ’15 Daniel A. Rudnitsky Scott E. Ruel ’15 Lorraine Russo ’78 Meghan Elizabeth Ryan ’15 Luan Sabani ’11 Fariba Sadeghi Keimya D. Sadeghi ’15 Linda E. & Harold J. ’77 Sadlock Claudina L Safargar Roberta & Edward Saiff Asal Salah ’15 Rita ’03 & Robert Salemo Matthew R. Salerno ’15 Maria L. Sallustio ’12 Amanda K. Sambucini ’15 Muneshwar M. Samlall ’15 Irina Samoila ’15 Francis Luis V. San Andres Ashlyn Marie Sanabria ’15 Jennifer ’96 & Bryan Sandmann Shannon M. Sansone ’15 Victoria E. Santiago Adele Santo Samantha Santo ’15 Joanne Santoro Lauren B. Santoro Victoria A. Santos ’15 Alexis Santos Karina Santos Maria & Michael Santucci Andrew Sanyan Cristina Saravia ’15

Andrew Sariyan ’15 Jan K. Sarnowski Deborah L. Sauter ’15 Zachary R. Savacool ’15 June & Michael Savianeso Gianna M. Savittieri ’15 Lauren L. Sayegh ’15 Samar & Elias Sayegh Rebecca C. Scairpon Melissa L. Scalia Kristin A. Scarcella ’15 Julianne D. Scarola ’10, ’12 Robert Joshua Schaefer ’15 Loretta & Paul Schatz Sara K. Schatz ’15 Stephanie A. Scheeler Renan K. Scheffer Margaret ’82 & Thomas Scheulen Phyllis ’87 & Herman Schipper James C. Schlaier ’15 Derek S. Schlieman ’14 Robert J. Schloss ’77 Gudrun ’91 & Conrad Schmidt Timothy D. Schnaars Josette & Michael Schneider Radine & Wayne Schneider Courtney N. Schofield ’15 Joan B. Schofield Brittany F. Schroeder ’15 Louise Caromil Schultz ’90 & William D. Schultz ’81 Andrew F. Schulze ’12 Marisa B. Schussler ’15 Laura & John ’01 Schwartz Laura & Russ Schwartz Donald H. Schwenker ’83 Melissa L. Scianna Sadie P. Sciarrillo Barbara L. ’87 & Robert M. Scola Mia S. Scolpino Dean M. Scordilis ’15 George C. Scordilis Annmarie & Robert Scorzo Stephen M. Scorzo ’14 Cameron J. Scott ’15 Gwenda & Gerald M. Scott Kevin C. Seabrook John W. Seaman ’15 Nicole P. Sebastiano Steven Sedlak Emily A. Segreto ’15 Jeffrey Harris Seidenberg ’15 Carol & Joseph Seminerio Jenna C. Seminerio

The 2015 Performing Arts Dinner Series sponsors (middle and right) Roy and Eileen Putrino, share the evening with President Peter P. Mercer

Richard Sensbach ’15 Emily M. Serge ’15 Khali Vanessa Serna Nicole Marie Settecasi ’15 Robert W. Sewell ’15 Daniel J. Sewnig ’15 Vidhi ’02 & Kunal Shah Clifton E. Shambry, Jr. ’12 Kathleen O. ’87 & Edward A. ’85 Shannon Eileen T. ’79 & James B. Sharp Dana Catherine Shea ’15 Kristen Elizabeth Shea ’15 Janice Shea Patrick Joseph Sheehan ’15 Sahar Aqeel Sheikh ’15 Linda C. Sherwin Carole J. ’06 & Eddie Shipman Linda & Paul C. ’84 Shnyer Majorie Shovlin ’85 Beth & Michael D. ’91 Shumer Susan & Todd ’80 Siben Amanda J. Siciliano ’15 Marcellino A. Signorelli ’15 Damian A. Cunniff ’03, ’15 Breanna Lee Silva ’15 Melissa E. Silverman ’15 Brian J. Silvestri ’15 Kimberly Ann Simon ’15 Alexandra T. Simone Samantha N. Simone ’15 Nikolette Taylor Sirawsky ’15 Christine & James Sirica James Sirica Kimberlee M. Sisto Kenneth J. Skoog Nanoy Skoog Stephen J. Skop Mark S. Skowronski Kathrynn P. Sleight ’15 Joan A. Sloane ’73* Benjamin J. Smaldino ’10 Angela Smith Hollie M. Smith ’15 Kerry L. Smith ’09 Nancy A. Smith ’03 Trevor D. Smith Zachary T. Smith Lisa & Kenneth Smolinski Thomas A. Smolinski ’15 Daniel A. Snow ’15 Vitaliya Sobol ’15 Jennifer M. Sobolewski ’15 Candice Christine Soder ’15 Dianna & James Soder Philip E. Sokoloff ’15 Joseph J. Sole ’15 Mahmoud M. Soliman Stephanie Arielle Solomon ’15 Eugene K. Song ’15 Mark C. Sorenson Sheila N. Soriano ’15 John J. Sorrentino ’15 Stephanie & Robert Sosnowski Melissa M. Sourbis ’14 Nicholas Michael Sourbis ’15 Micael Pires Sousa ’15 Stephanie Lynn Souza ’13 Christopher Thomas Spadaccini ’15 Calvin Michael Spann ’15 Catherine R. Sperry ’15 Ellen Sperry Sean M. Spiller ’05 Lorraine H. Spivak ’83 Sarah E. Springer Frank ’82 & Scott Frank

Matthew J. Squillace ’15 Robert C. Squire ’77 Joyce & Thomas J. Srednicki Lauren G. Stallone ’15 Gabrielle M. Stampe Debra J. Stark ’02 Caitlin Ashley Stedge-Stroud ’15 Janel L. Stedtler ’10 Jamie A. Stein ’15 Janet Stern Elizabeth Stewart ’15 John C. Stewart ’15 Joseph Cecil Stewart Joan & Thomas M. Stolz ’77 Paula D. Straile-Costa In Memory of Fernando Suarez*

Ashley Stuart John D. Stuart Brandon M. Stueben ’15 Richard J. Suarez ’15 Deborah Sully Selfi Sulo ’15 Kathleen B. Suplicki ’92 Camille Supplee ’83 Barbara Surace Mary & Robert Sutherland Kelsey A. Sutherland Kylie R. Suydam ’15 Marion ’82 & John Sweeney Suzanne K. Sykes ’06 Krisztina Szabo ’15 Jennifer M. Szabo-Kaufman ’08 Christine Szodoray ’89 Dawn Tabasco Elizabeth R. Tahan ’15 Kristen Rist Tahan ’15 Christina L. Talarico ’12 Jason A. Tancer ’15 Skip Tanis Tanis Hardware Corporation Maribel Tapia ’14 Sara Marie Tarangelo ’15 Nicole C. Tarantino Sabrina Taranto ’05 Cynthia & Robert W. Tarr Joseph T. Tarr ’12 Dean J. Tarta ’15 Micaela A. Tarzian ’01 Saundra Tatum Kyle L. Taylor ’15 Suzanne & Robert B. Taylor ’96 Margaret A. Tedesco ’15 Theresa Temple Connor J. Ten Hoeve ’15 Barbara & Jaco B. ’82 Ten Hove Michael B. Tenny ’06 Michael J. Terebush ’15 Jessica R. Terracciano ’15 Lorie Terracciano Diane J. Terraccino ’76 Joan Terry ’80 Patrick M. Thaw Helene Theofanous Sheryl Thomason ’03 Carl J. Thompson ’15 Kathleen & Harry S. ’85 Thomson Donna Tirone Kubicki Colleen E. McGuire ’09 Maria D. Tisi Jordan M. Toczynski ’15 Krystle Xerise Toledo ’15 Kristen M. Tomasicchio ’10 Cathy & Garry ’88 Tonnon Erik A. Topp ’15 Rosalind Tornese Gina Toro

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Brenda M. Torres ’11 Victoria R Torrillo Marie & James Towey Debora L. ’99, ’07 & Gerald R. Tracey Danielle Traynor ’15 Thomas J. Tresente Theresa & Russell J. Tricoli Pamela M. Trobiano ’15 Carmen Y. Trujillo ’15 Sofia Trujillo-Gomez ’15 Kathleen Krehlik Trusewicz ’78 & Michael W. Trusewicz Thomas J. Tsotas ’15 Satoshi Tsuboi ’92 Ellen Hope Tuckman ’78 & Alan Tuckman Melanie F. Tuero ’15 Stefanie A. Tufaro ’15 Tuguldur Tungalag ’07 Genna M. Turci ’15 Angelina Turro Michael Joseph Tursi ’15 Selime Tutkun ’09 Tara R. Tyrrell ’15 Ewelina Tyszka ’15 John H. Tyszkiewicz Lauren T Ullman April V. Umali ’15 Lydia Vacante Samantha Adele Vacante ’15 Cecilia Rose Vacca ’15 Alexia R. Valentine ’15 Elisa Anne Valeo ’13 Jessica L. Valla ’15 Kim & Thomas Villa Marni Vallorano ’15 Rachel Nicole Valovcin ’15 Sharon D. Van der Veen ’94 Dona M. Van Dyke ’92 Felicia Van Ostenbridge Justin Edward Van Ostenbridge ’15 J. Dolores Van Saders Meryl Van Sickle ’15 Priscilla ’86 & Peter F. ’87 VanAulen Ludmila Vandalovsky ’09 Joyce A. VanDyke ’86 Jessica L. Vangelas ’15 Christine & Mark J. ’80 Vankampen Daniel J. Vanostenbridge Maral Varjabedyan ’13 Aleksandar V. Vasilev ’15 Alexandra L. Vasquez ’15 Joseph R. Vazza ’15 Gabrielle N. Vecchio ’15 Lidia Vega Mihail Z. Velikov ’10 Alba Veliu ’15

Linda & Thomas E. ’80 Venator Lisa M. Venezia ’00 Cristhian J. Vera ’15 Alyssa L. Verdon ’12 Jenna Marie Victory ’15 Christo B. Videlov ’15 Erika L. Viggiano ’15 Anthony Adolfo Vigna ’15 Samantha L. Vigna Heather R. Villa ’05 Duane C. Villa Connie & Andres Villaluna Courtney P Villaluna Margaret A. Villarosa-Soldano ’94 & Victor Soldano Edward Villegas Rachael A. Viscusi ’14 Eric Christopher Vitale ’15 Kendyl M. Voli ’15 Philip K. Wade Richard L. Wagner ’83 Dawn E. Wakefield ’03 Ashley M. Walker ’15 Melissa M. Wallace ’15 Rosemarie ’82 & John P. Wallace Kathleen P. Walsh ’87 Lisa & Edward Walsh* Nicholas G. Walsh ’15 George J. Walsh Stacia E. Walsh Mosier ’76 Linda & Timothy J. ’81 Walz Erik Wang In Memory of Fernando Suarez*

Gail Wanger Jennifer P. Wankmuller Stephen Wannemacher Cristina A. ’06 & Mark W. ’07 Ward Katelyn M. Ward ’15 Kelli V. Ward ’15 Leah R. Warner In Memory of Fernando Suarez*

Mark R. Warner William J. Warrick ’12 Gregory P. Washburne ’07 Trevor Lawrence Waters ’15 Jeremy M. Watson ’15 Lori & Dane Weber Rebecca May Weber ’15 Patricia Ann Weeks ’10 Susan & David P. Weidele Miriam H. Weinberg Danielle L. Weingand ’15 Sophi R. Weitz ’85 Cynthia Wellins ’96 Sharon J. ’01 & R. N. Wells Rayna J. Wendell Kevin W. Weydig ’15

(L-R): Josef Weikl ’16, Megan Patel ’17, Jonathan Marcus ’93, Audrey Newman ’93, Eileen Comerford ’80 attended the Student Philanthropy event in November.

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Wharfside Chiropractic Center, Inc Jason W. Whelpley ’11 Asa Z. Whitaker ’15 Casandra Marie White ’15 Nancy ’00 & John J. White Viva L. White ’01 Dana N. White Marquita Denise Whitehead ’08, ’15 Margaret & Willard F. Whitney, Jr. Jeanette C. Widensky ’15 Michael R. Wiebusch ’07 Carol Wiedemann John Wiedemann Allan M. Wiener Aloha M. Wilkins ’14 Kristin M. Will ’09 Annemarie ’80 & Roland Williams Cathy & John Williams Felicia Marie Williams ’15 Brittany A. Williams-Goldstein Amanda Jayne Wilson ’15 Kevin M. Wilson ’15 Michael Wilson ’04 Troy A. Wilson Rhonda Wilson-Duncan Barbara & Donald B. ’77 Winget Caroline A. Winter ’95 Francis Witham Nancy Wittenberg & Glenn Van Sickle Samantha J. Wittenberg Brian Matthew Wlodawski ’15 Linda J. Wolfson Rachel J. Wood ’15 Brianne Marie Woods ’13 Thomas Woodward ’92 Kathleen & Glenn C. ’81 Worman Frank R. Wortmann Brian Martin Writt ’15 Karina E. Ycaza-Salazar ’15 Sun Ah Yeo ’15 Elainey M. Yerger ’15 Mark Younan ’15 Matthew R. Young ’08 Mary Rose ’00 & Lawrence Younghouse In-Jeong Yun ’15 Patricia & Thomas Zachmann Tara B. Zahorenko ’15 Christopher J. Zak ’01 Edwin Zambrano ’05 Adam M. Zandonella ’15 Nicole A. Zaros ’11 Christina N. Zarrello ’07 Max Zeigerman ’15 Andrew T. Zienowicz ’15 Linda Zienowicz Elise C. Zimmerman ’15 Christine Zimmermann Amanda C. Zipf ’15 Lori J. Zuccola Judith & Howard D. Zuckerman ’73 Tyler Austin Zurzolo ’15

AT H L E T I C HALL OF FAME

Kurt T. Backlund ’10 Jim Barrow Bob Squire Painting and Landscaping Kiyolena & Perry Borch Kelly Brown Anne & Pat Chang Diane & Edward V. ’77 Chapel Megan & Arthur ’74 Chill Janet Citro Thomas A. Colavito ’83 Tammy & Robert Craig Carol & Michael ’80 Cutruzzula John De Groot DJ Graphics, LLC Shane E. Donohue ’09 James G. Doyle Geralyn & Joseph F. ’81 Duffy Terry Eleftheriov Jamie L. England ’09 Elizabeth F. ’83 & Gary G. ’83 Esposito Kathleen Finnegan ’80 Kristopher E. Fraser ’09 Carlys M. Fraser Shandra N. Fraser Charles J. Gordon Robert A. Hogan ’76 Peggy & Richard J. Jagodzinski David B. Janos Brett A. Killman Danny Lee Kate A. Levin ’05 Phil Lucca Robert M. Martin ’80 Harry Maynes Erica L. Moore ’06 Wayde P. Moore Margaret & Thomas ’76 Moriarty Joanne & James ’84 Nardello Fred A. Newman Dianne T. Sushko O’Keefe ’79 & Dennis J. O’Keefe ’77 Danah & Garret S. ’82 Orr Robin & Clifford B. Ostlund Lindsey Ott Mary & Brian T. Reid Richard R. Rohlfs David T. Ross ’09 Kevin M. Russell Constance & J. Timothy Sensor Susan & Todd ’80 Siben Donna ’78 & Mark Singer Robert C. Squire ’77 David A. Storch ’80 Thomas E. Suarez Kathleen H. & Robert J. Swanton Carol & Thomas R. Swanton Leonora & James Swanton Neil Swanton Ian R. Tighe ’11 Theresa & Russell J. Tricoli Jamie L. Turnage Nancy & David Turnage Sue & Kerry E. ’76 Uhler Donald J. Vanderbeck Thomas M. White ’04 Barbara & Donald B. ’77 Winget Virginia Zsuffa

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BUSINESS PARTNERS

MATCHING GIFTS

Businesses of all sizes invest in themselves as well as Ramapo College by making an annual contribution to the Business Partners Program. This unrestricted income provides grants for faculty and increases scholarship funds for worthy students.

The following companies and foundations match gifts made to Ramapo College, increasing the overall contribution. We are grateful for the support and generosity.

Adelhardt Construction Corporation Ascena Retail Group Inc. Beattie Padovano Counselors at Law Daniell Family Foundation, Inc. DialAmerica Marketing, Inc. Konica Minolta Business Solutions USA Inc Holly & Paul D. Miller NELSON & Associates, Inc.

New Jersey Manufacturers Insurance Company Sharp Electronics Corporation Sodexo Inc. Stryker TD Bank United Parcel Service Vault Structures, Inc

RAMAPO ROADRUNNERS

AT&T Foundation

BASF Corporation

BD Foundation

Biogen Idec Foundation

Chicago Bridge & Iron Company

Coca-Cola Company

Crane Foundation, Inc

Deluxe Check Printers Foundation

Deutsche Bank Americas Foundation

Exxon-Mobil Foundation

Goldman Sachs & Co.

Guardian Life Insurance Company

Horizon Foundation for New Jersey

Hudson City Savings Bank

Ingersoll-Rand Company

Johnson & Johnson

KPMG Foundation

Lexus Pursuit of Potential

Linde North America, Inc.

Merck Company Foundation

Nationwide Foundation

Novartis Foundation

Pfizer Foundation

Plymouth Rock Foundation

Prudential Foundation

Standard Employee Giving Campaign

The Walt Disney Company Foundation

TIAA-CREF Employee Giving Campaign

Toys “R” Us, Inc.

UBS Employee Giving Programs

Verizon Foundation

Wells Fargo Foundation

Ramapo students excel in and outside the classroom. The following individuals contributed to Ramapo athletics: BASEBALL

ROADRUNNER ATHLETICS GENERAL FUND

AT&T Foundation Mark A. Tibak '95

MEN'S SOCCER Elizabeth Caraballo '01 & Guido Alberti '03

MEN'S TENNIS Lisa & Juan E. ‘77 Arroyo Susan & Robert Tillsley

SOFTBALL Bridgette D. Quimpo Barbara & Robert E. Roth In Memory of Melissa Roth

SWIM TEAMS

Michael R. DiBartolomeo '03 Michael Eineker Kathleen Finnegan '80 Michael J. Jackson Lizabeth M. & George E. Kloak Jane P. Koeniges Jan D. Koslowsky Theresa & Vincent Lombardozzi Richard Martin Chuck J. McBreen Luis A. Pomales Megan L. Priddy Carol Ann Rooney Joan & Thomas Schofield Abby L. Shiffler Cathleen Van Itallie

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Olivia K. Hanz '11 Neil D. Julian Lauren Marie Morgan '13 NSJ Associates

William and Catherine Krame created the Krame Center for Contemplative Studies and Mindful Living? Come listen to Sharon Salzberg talk about “Practicing Self-Compassion to Connect with Others” on April 20, 2016 at 7 p.m. For more information about the Krame Center and to register for this event, please visit www.ramapo.edu/kramecenter

KRAME CENTER

for Contemplative Studies and Mindful Living at Ramapo College

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FRIENDS OF RAMAPO An organization founded to expand communications and foster greater understanding between Ramapo College and the neighboring communities, the Friends of Ramapo hosts cultural events for the community and provide scholarships to students with outstanding academic achievements.

Tugba Akyol Aileen Alicandri Jay Almour Edwin Carey Anderson Anitha Appalaneni Laura M. Arata ’05 Armine Arustamyan Joan Atlas Kahn Martin Bagno Nancy Baldwin Debra Bassin Cathy F. Benson Thomas J. Bizub Sharon J. Bonanno ’01 Janina & Andrew Boral Rohit Borker Anne P. Bosch Michelle A. Bosso Margaret Bough Sheryl Brie Cynthia & Wayne Burmaster Lisa Calianese Patricia Cally Elizabeth Camp Martha D. Cannon Peggy Capomaggi Jennifer L. Carcara Robert J. Carnevale Charles Carreras Anthony Cavlov Hoon Nee Cha Jane A. & Okey E. Chenoweth, Jr. Ellen Chewcaskie Anjana R. Chhabra Shuiha A. Chin Nicole Cicalo-DeCaro Pamela A. Ciofalo Patricia & Craig Clifford Kelly Coleman ’92 Danyel Competiello David Lindsay Conner Fred Conti Dan Coughlin Ariadne Cousoulas Brad Crimi Mary Cronan Edith Delacruz Nilam Desai Upasna Dhupar Donna Dorsey Dream Makers, Inc. Maria H. Dunne Mary Durner Nolan Bette S. Ehrenberg Jaime Elliott Julia Evdokimova Chris Farrell Francesca Fear Iain D. Fisher Myrna Wigod Fleischer Anita & Mark Funston Gustavo Garcia Susan Gerace Ann Gevorgian Salma M. & Marc S. Goldstein Christine Gorman

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Doris & Peter C. Griffin Laura Gruber Stephany Gubler Geraldine & Mark R. ’80 Hahn Laurie Hamm Nevine M. Hanna Megan Hanys Thomas F. Haughey Merele Hewson Hank Hirsch Robert Hoffer Donna & Donald S. Hoitsma Preet M. Hooda Diane Hoody Patricia Horodnik Elaine B. Howe Christine Huggard Mary M. Ippolito ’82 Laura Irizar Arata Tanja & Eric Israel Boris Itman Maureen Kayal Lindsey Kearl Patricia Kebrdle Maureen Kelaher Stephen R. Kelleher Robin N. ’98, ’02, ’07 & Kevin M. Keller Mary Ann & Paul Kezmarsky Soo Young Kim Kirsten A. & Stephen M. Kincade Kathryn King Anne Kinnear K-IV Enterprises LLC Richard Kleinman Margaret A. Kutner Roxanna Kwasniak Kirsten Lambert Nancy & Ward C. Laracy Ping Lei Seyma O. Levine Jun Li Olga Linetski Damaris A. Lounsbury Matilde Louro Mary Lyons Kim & Thomas Kim Tami Mackle Chandra Maddali Kamyar Malakuti Nick Maniaci Joseph C. Manus Tammy Marcus Peter J. Margaritondo Michele Marker Sandra H. & John D. Martin Patricia Matrone Joe Mazen Gerry & John Mc Conkey Eileen & Joseph McCarthy Shannon McLaughlin Catherine McNerney Rosetta C. McNicholas Uma Meganthan Lenora Meyer Carol C. Meyers Nicole Minetti

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Woven Treasures: Selections from the Collection of Ira and Rebecca Spar opened in the Pascal Gallery at the College in November.

Irene Montella Laila Moolji Sally Moore & Dennis Ng Sesha Mudumbi Mary M. Mullaney Margaret V. Mullen Gensch & Al Gensch Dorothy S. Neff Audrey I. Newman ’93 & John McKendry Lucile Nicolaysen Kimberly Noncarrow Michele & Robert Novak Elissa J. & Jeffrey M. Nuremburg Lori Nyhuis Julisa Ockert Patrick O’Hagan Christine M. & Edwin N. Ordway, Jr. Ellen O’Rourke & Kieran Scott Mark C. Paccione Julia Pallone Kathy & Alfred Pastore, Jr. Sujata Patel Vidhi Patel Karen Pennell Teresa S. & Michael Peri Lisa & Daniel J. Peterson Ursula Pico-Reinacher ’98 Alison & Neil Pilaar Arthur A. Pilat Darnell S. Pickney Nancy & Joseph Plasencia Anne Powley Perry Primavera Cindy & Peter Pupalaikis Vijay Pyreddy Carol A. Raff James V. Recktenwalt Deborah A. Richin Edward M. Richmond Michael Richmond Stanley Richmond Elisa Rivero Judith Martinez Rodriguez & Francis J. Rodriguez Constance Rosenblum Denise Roth Rena Rothman Ed Ruthberg Ewa Rutkowska Rebecca L. Sachs Suzanne U. Samuels Supreeya Sansawat Joanne Santoro Allison & Adam Schlackman

Suzanne B. Schnaars Wendi Seelin Olga & Russ Semeran James D. Sheehan Lana Sherman King Melissa Shiel Carol & Dan Shoenholz Elissa J. Silverman Joy A. Simha Merrill Simpson Ellen L. Singer Brian Skaff Joan Skudera Evelyn F. & Ted Slockbower Martin L. Smithline Gabrielle Soll Connie & Joseph R. Spezia Kathleen & Mitch Spichiger John Sputz Elizabeth & Thomas Stacey Richelle Stein Kathleen & Richard Stewart Robert S. Stoklosa Karen Stratis Laura Strickland Susan Swofford Maxim Syrnev Alexander Tan Cathleen Toomey H. Marina ’87 & William P. Topken Noreen & Edward Twiss Cagla Ural Jean & Bernd Ustorf J. Dolores Van Saders Constantine G. Vasiliadis Frank J. Vitale Anna C. Wagner Patricia A. Watson Leslie E. Weinberg Mark Weiner Michael R. Wilder Janet S. & William Williamson, Jr. Alice Winberry Laura Winberry Gloria & Raymond Wong Paul Wong Karen Yip Grace E. Young Slawomir Zaglewski Richard T. Zamler Nancy & Nick Zanki Angela & Paul Zapka Jo Anne M. & Richard C. Zellers Emmett Zettler Patricia Zoeller

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33RD ANNUAL DISTINGUISHED CITIZENS DINNER

The 33rd Annual Distinguished Citizens Dinner

EVENT SPONSORS BD PriceWaterhouseCoopers, LLP

DINNER SPONSORS Jean & Vincent P. Colman Orange & Rockland Utilities, Inc. Stryker

VICE CHAIRS Inserra Supermarkets, Inc. McCarter & English, LLP Myron & Elaine Adler Private Foundation O’Connor Davies, LLP United Parcel Service Valley Health System

CORPORATE SPONSORS BMW of North America LLC Curtis Circulation Company Horizon Blue Cross and Blue Shield of NJ Konica Minolta Business Solutions USA Inc Lakeland Bank Net-A-Porter, LLC Sodexo Inc.

BENEFACTORS Alfiero and Lucia Palestroni Foundation, Inc. Gina M. ’07, ’14 & Anthony A. ’05 Dovi Frances K. ’80* & David R. Hackett Harwood Lloyd, LLP Lawrence R. Inserra Emily Kosstrin Mann & Samuel Mann Mann Family Foundation Elizabeth M. & Ralph M. Mastrangelo Pamela & W. Peter McBride Carolyn M. Merkel ’78 & Larry A. Wilson Lucia Palestroni Florence M. & Murray Sabrin

Darlene & Charles H. Shotmeyer Shotmeyer Brothers Inc TD Bank

PATRONS ABC News Cynthia & David Alai Bernadette M. & Peter E. Alcide All Star Baseball Camp Linda & Alex Arns Beth Barnett Beattie Padovano Counselors at Law Yin & Werner A. Becker Holly & John Benge Bergen Brick & Tile Company Beverly Hills Hand Car Wash & Detailing Theresa & Louis M. Bevilacqua Bradford Renaissance Portraits William T. Brennan Cathleen & John G. ’75 Brewster Trudy Burckes Hardy ’91 Anthony Cambria ’93 Center for Innovative & Professional Learning Linda & Lewis M. Chakrin Anne & Patrick Chang Marie A. Ciampi ’15 Citizen Watch Company of America, Inc. Harlan Coben Michelle Cole Norberto ’02 & James Norberto Walter L. Colman Eileen Comerford ’80 & James Carr Commerce Enterprises Inc Howard Conkling Linda & Richard Conti Cathleen Davey & Raymond Corbett, Jr. Cosmos Soccer Angela L. Cristini & Robert Lazell ’82 Sonja & Joseph Cullaro Jeff Dannhardt Linda L. & William F. Dator

Jeanine ’94 & Keith ’94 Dawkins Stephen DelVecchio Sandra L. Diaz Disney World Community Relations Disney Worldwide Services, Inc Doherty Enterprises, Inc Double Tree Hotel Brendan Dougher Gina M. ’07, ’14 & Anthony A. ’05 Dovi Mary Ellen & Michael Dudas Joan & Thomas W. Dunn, Esq. Jacqueline Ehlert & Peter P. Mercer Fairway Market Palma Florio Diane P. ’85 & Brian M. Flynn Follett Ramapo Book Store Ellen & Vincent Forlenza Susan C. Gluchanicz Judie & Joseph A. Haynes Carolyn L. Herring Ann & Robert B. Hiden, Jr. Catherine & Mark Hilbush Hilton Pearl River Robin L. G. Hollander Hy-Line Cruise Indian Trail Club JP Patti Tecta America, LLC Ellen & Jeffrey Kaiden Adrienne Kantrowitz Mary Ann & Paul Kezmarsky Lizabeth M. & George E. Kloak Catherine & William Krame Kramer Portraits Jennifer & Timothy Landers Darren Lilley Linett and Harrison Advertising Inc. Antoinette & Ronald F. Luino Rose* & Andrew Mainardi, Jr.* Richard Martin Elizabeth M. & Ralph M. Mastrangelo Michelle & Michael McCarthy Judith M. & John P. McElligott Dana P. McIlwain

Janice & Steve Meisel Joyce Menegus Nicole Metzger Moe’s South West Grill Janet & Gary Montroy Margaret V. Mullen Gensch & Al Gensch Rosa & William Mulryan Myriad Hospitality Corp Claire & Steven Napolitano New Jersey Devils New York Football Giants, Inc. New York Jets LLC New York Red Bulls New York Water Taxi and Circle Line Downtown Audrey I. Newman ’93 & John McKendry Nickelodeon Networks Mark Niehaus Eva M. Ogens Sandra Olszak Susan C. Osgood Outback Steakhouse Paper Mill Playhouse Jessica R. Patterson ’09 Ann Payne Debra M. Perry ’85, Esq. Lisa & Daniel J. Peterson Rachel L. ’01 & Damian J. ’99 Pinton Pole Position Raceway Professional Code Consultants, LLC Eileen & Roy Putrino Lauren Putrino Donna Hawthorne Quinn ’80 & Michael J. Quinn Michele & David M. Repetto, Esq. Peter W. Rice Rivara’s Restaurant Sheryl J. Robinson Bagalio Samantha R. Sheehan ’09 & Christopher D. Romano Joanne & George C. Ruotolo, Jr. Lisa Ann Ryan ’84 Florence M. & Murray Sabrin Roberta & Edward Saiff SEIKO Corporation of America Lauren & Peter J. ’00 Seminara Ellen & John Senese Judy & Thomas J. Shara Sharp Electronics Corporation Mark D. Simon SNS Architects & Engineers Somerset Patriots James J. Sorace ’84 Joyce & Thomas J. Srednicki Statue Cruises, LLC Sweatworks Bartholomew J. Talamini Merle Taylor The Ride Treby Spanedda Interiors Michael A. Tripodi Tucs Cleaning Services Inc Susan Anisfield Vallario & Nick Vallario Valley National Bank Robert A. Vandenbergh David L. Vernon Michael J. Vessa Sharlene S. Vichness Mark Weismiller Wyckoff Personal Training Joseph Yallowitz David S. Yanagisawa Karen & Bill Young Barry Zawacki Maureen C. & Thomas A. Zelante, Esq.

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SAVE THE DATE

27TH ANNUAL GOLF OUTING The list below acknowledges those who supported the 27th Annual Golf Outing which took place on July 21, 2014. The FY 2016 Annual Report will acknowledge those who supported the 28th Annual Golf Outing which took place on July 20, 2015.

EVENT SPONSORS Century 21 Construction Corp Anthony J. Marino

DINNER SPONSOR BMW of North America LLC

HOLE IN ONE & SKILLS CHALLENGE SPONSOR Prestige BMW

GOODY BAG SPONSOR DialAmerica Marketing, Inc.

LUNCHEON SPONSOR Stryker

RECEPTION SPONSOR Inserra Supermarkets, Inc.

DRIVING RANGE SPONSOR O’Connor Davies, LLP

AWARDS SPONSOR SEIKO Corporation of America

CART SPONSOR United Parcel Service

PLATINUM SPONSORS Harwood Lloyd, LLP Lakeland Bank

GOLD SPONSORS Cambridge Construction Management Indian Trail Club

TEE AND GREEN SPONSORS Canoe Brook Management, LLC DAF Products Inc. Fidelity Investments Lawrence R. Inserra

JMF Properties, LLC Johnston Communications McCarter & English, LLP Greta & Robert W. ’94 Taylor Trinity Contracting , Inc.

PARTICIPANTS / DONORS Cynthia & David Alai All Star Baseball Camp Bartson Fabrics, Inc. Bradford Renaissance Portraits Gail P. & Wally Brady Cathleen & John G. ’75 Brewster Nancy & William P. Brotherton Trudy Burckes Hardy ’91 Calandra Products, Inc. Campbell Fire Protection Mr. & Mrs. Edmund P. Cancelmo Anne & Pat Chang Clifton Mirror & Glass Co. Coca-Cola Bottling Company of New York Jean & Vincent P. Colman Comerro, Coppa Architects, PC Daniel G. Connelly Kelly & Frank Conway Mary Conway County Concrete Corp County of Bergen Mr. & Mrs. Robert L. Curry John G. Daniello Mr. & Mrs. William F. Dator Cathleen Davey & Raymond Corbett, Jr. Frank Di Giacomo Sandra L. Diaz Doherty Enterprises, Inc Kathleen Donovan Mary Ellen & Michael Dudas Grace & Robert W. Duffy, Jr. Mark Ellwanger Essex Oncology of North Jersey Fairway Market

Ramapo College Honors Anthony J. Marino at 28th Annual Golf Outing Ramapo College held its 28th Annual Golf Outing at North Jersey Country Club, Wayne, N.J. The College presented Anthony J. Marino, Founder and CEO of Century 21 Construction, with the Havemeyer Presidential Leadership Award for his generous support and advocacy of Ramapo College. At Ramapo, Century 21 Construction built several residence halls, the parking garage, the Bill Bradley Sports and Recreation Center, the Trustees Pavilion and, most recently, the Adler Center for Nursing Excellence.

“I’m so honored to be here today,” said Mr. Marino, whose family, friends and professional colleagues attended the event. “I have to say, at the end of the day, of all the clients I’ve worked with, there have been none finer than Ramapo College. President Mercer has taken Ramapo to another dimension and I’m proud to be part of it.”

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Frank Flanagan Diane P. ’85 & Brian M. Flynn Hon. Scott Garrett Grant Industries P.E. Guerin Frances K. ’80* & David R. Hackett Susan Hardy Terry Anne & Thomas M. ’75 Hewitt, Sr. Ann & Robert B. Hiden, Jr. Julie & Jay D. Johnson Joseph R Loring & Associates, Inc JP Patti Tecta America, LLC Ira Kaplin Yosh Kawada Marc Keane Kellogg’s Cornelius R. Klepper ’87 Lucie Kloak Lizabeth M. & George E. Kloak Kramer Portraits Kathryn Kruckel Margi & Michael Lemaire Eileen & Joseph M. Leone Let It Grow, Inc Life Fitness David Lobosco Robert Lockwood Patricia & Donald J. Maddi Mahwah Ford Sales & Service Mandelbaum Salsburg PC Richard Martin Mason Jar Elizabeth M. & Ralph M. Mastrangelo Anthony Mazza Michelle & Michael McCarthy Monica Casey Holly & Paul D. Miller Mitchell Giurgola Architects LLP Moira McBride Murphy Myron Toback, Inc Claire & Steven Napolitano National Food Trading Corporation

Join Ramapo at the 29th Annual Fondation Golf Outing on Monday, July 18, 2016 at the North Jersey Country Club. For information, email lkloak@ramapo.edu or call 201.684.6834.

Oakland Wine & Liquors Bob O’Mara OritaniBank Charitable Foundation Alice & Thomas P. Palmer Pantheon Capital, LLC Purvi B. ’01, ’04 & Bijal Parekh PepsiCo, Inc. Debra M. Perry ’85, Esq. Christopher Pompeo Michael Presti Eileen & Roy Putrino Yolla & William D. Rahal Michele & David M. Repetto, Esq. Ridgewood Country Club Membership Committee Rockland Boulders Baseball George C. Ruotolo, Jr. Lisa Ann Ryan ’84 Sansone Auto Mall Paul Scarduffa Ellen & John Senese Judy & Thomas J. Shara Kevin C. Shea Scott Smith Smith-Sondy Asphalt Construction Company SNS Architects & Engineers Somerset Patriots Joyce & Thomas J. Srednicki Rose M. & Robert W. Stubbs TD Bank The Little Orchestra Society Michael A. Tripodi Suzanne & Christopher Turner UBS Financial Services, Inc. Valley Health System Valley National Bank David L. Vernon Stephen Walkiewicz Mary & Andy Ward Madeleine & Brad Williams Zach Painting

(L-R): President Peter P. Mercer presents Anthony J. Marino with the Havemeyer Presidential Leadership Award, joined by Board of Trustee Vice Chair William Dator and Board of Governors Chair Ralph Mastrangelo.

The annual event raised more than $117,00 from the 130 golfers who participated to benefit the Ramapo College Foundation and supports student scholarships.

The generous sponsors for the Golf Outing included: Century 21 Construction and the Marino family (Event Sponsor); Fidelco Realty Group (Premier Sponsor); Stryker (Luncheon Sponsor); Inserra ShopRite Supermarkets (Reception Sponsor),

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TD BANK SUMMER CONCERT SERIES The July 2014 TD Bank Summer Concert Series at the Ramapo College bandshell featured a mix of entertaining rock and pop tribute bands. An estimated 15,000 guests enjoyed outstanding performances outside on the bandshell lawn over the four consecutive weeks. The Concert Series is hosted by Ramapo College and sponsored by TD Bank with additional support from Liberty Mutual Insurance, Rockland Electric and the Friends of Ramapo.

SPONSOR TD Bank

DONORS Nicole Cicalo-DeCaro Siham Daoud Dator Team, LLC E Z Roses Friends of Ramapo Doris & Peter C. Griffin

Guitar Center, Inc. Joshua A. Kates Liberty Mutual Insurance Group Margaret V. Mullen Gensch & Al Gensch Orange & Rockland Utilities, Inc. Ellen O’Rourke & Kieran Scott Stanley Richmond Joanne Santoro Angela & Paul Zapka

The 16th Annual Performing Arts Dinner Series provides scholarships and helps the students of Ramapo enhance their educational experience.

2015 PERFORMING ARTS

DINNER SERIES SERIES RECEPTION SPONSORS Lawrence R. Inserra Inserra Supermarkets, Inc.

PERFORMANCE SPONSORS Elaine & Myron* Adler Wendy & Rick DeSilva Liberty Hyundai Liberty Subaru Sharp Electronics Corporation

SERIES DINNER SPONSOR Eileen & Roy Putrino

BENEFACTORS

The College is truly grateful to TD Bank and all of its sponsors for their generosity in making the Summer Concert Series special.

Brandywine Senior Living LLC Linda M. & Philip Cennerazzo Marilyn J. Clark ’79 Linda L. & William F. Dator David & Eleanore Rukin Philanthropic Foundation Rima & Allen M. Demby Sandra & Bill Frech Frances K. ’80* & David R. Hackett Mary Ann & Paul Kezmarsky Nancy & Robert Kossowsky Eileen & Joseph M. Leone

Elizabeth M. & Ralph M. Mastrangelo Pamela & W. Peter McBride Moira McBride Murphy Alice & Thomas P. Palmer Phyllis M. & Robert M. Quinn Judith Martinez Rodriguez & Francis J. Rodriguez Florence M. & Murray Sabrin Joyce & Thomas J. Srednicki Ann & Peter M. Swist Valley National Bank Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program Linda P. & Henry P. Wasserstein George M. Webster

PATRONS Stephanie & Phillip A. Battista Gail P. & Wally Brady Lynda A. & Dennis A. Dwyer Kathleen B. & James C. Kranz Patricia & Frederick F. McCarthy Janet & Gary Montroy Audrey I. Newman ’93 & John McKendry; Lisa & Daniel J. Peterson

The winning foursome from Harwood Lloyd includes (L-R): David McBride, Mike Brady, Dave Repetto (far right) and Gregg Llardi (not pictured). Frank Conway, golf committee cochairperson, (second from right) joined the golfers at the awards dinner following the outing. As winners of our tournament Gregg Llardi and David McBride qualified in the BMW Cup in Pinehurst, N.C.

DialAmerica (Bag Sponsor), BMW of North America, LLC (Dinner Sponsor), UPS (Cart Sponsor), O’Connor Davies (Driving range Sponsor), SEIKO Corporation of America (Awards Sponsor) and Prestige BMW/Prestige Mini (Hole-in-One Sponsor).

Platinum Sponsors were Harwood Lloyd, LLC, Johnston Controls and JMF Properties. Gold Sponsor was Lakeland Bank.

Ninety vintage, classic and collectible cars were featured in the exclusive Concours D’Elegance, that drew more than a thousand spectators to campus.

CONCOURS D’ELEGANCE

Dockery Family Foundation Hackensack University Medical Center Lincoln National Life Insurance Company Prestige Management Services Timothy Schwartz

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CLASS NOTES

WHERE WE ARE

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what we are up to 1974

JANE E. DREW (Economics) has joined Wells Fargo Advisors in Portland, Ore. as a senior financial advisor. She has had a 35-year career in financial services. Jane previously served as a senior financial advisor and wealth manager for Merrill Lynch and for Smith Barney.

She holds a master’s degree in economics from Fairleigh Dickinson University and is a chartered retirement planning counselor and chartered retirement plan specialist.

Jane also is involved in the community, serving on the board of directors of Girl Scouts of Oregon and SW Washington as well as on the advisory board for Girl Scouts Beyond Bars. She created a mentoring program for Portlandia Club Inc., a local nonprofit women’s professional organization.

1977

EVAN WEINER (Contemporary Arts) appears in the documentary, “The Sons of Ben,” about a group of Philadelphia soccer fans who work to bring an MLS team to the city. Weiner was

interviewed about the film recently at its Philadelphia premiere.

1980

BRIAN P. SCANTLEBURY (History) has been named deputy manager for the Township of Montclair.

Prior to this appointment, Brian was the founder/CEO of a consulting firm and held several public posts, including councilman-atlarge and deputy mayor for the Township of Montclair, assistant commissioner of finance and administration for the New Jersey Department of Transportation and deputy chief of staff to former Governor Christine Todd Whitman.

1981

MARY J. MCDONOUGH (Political Science) has been named provost at Berkeley College. She joined the faculty in 2000 and has taught general business subjects. She has also served as vice president of academic affairs. She holds a master’s degree in human resource management from

Upsala College and a doctoral degree in human resource development from the University of Nebraska.

GLENN C. WORMAN (Business Administration) has been named executive vice presidentfinance at National Holdings Corporation, a NASDAQ-traded financial services company headquartered in Manhattan.

Previously, Glenn was chief financial officer-Americas at ICAP.

1982

JOYCE LAVACCA COHEN (Business Administration) authored an article, “Women and Marriage in Contemporary China,” published by the University of Pennsylvania’s Penn Asian Review. It examines the effects of China’s one-child policy, particularly how it has led to a revival of second-class legal status for women.

KEITH EDGETT (Chemistry) has been named vice president of research and development at Carma Laboratories, Inc., where he is responsible for leading all facets of product development, global regulatory compliance

and product innovation. Prior to his appointment, he was vice president of research and development at eos Products, LLC.

1996

DANIEL J. BROWN (Information Systems) has been appointed municipal court prosecutor by the City of Clifton. Dan has worked as a public defender in Clifton and Passaic and has operated a private law practice. He earned his law degree from Rutgers University School of Law.

LOUIS PEPE (International Business and Business Administration) is the new president of the New Jersey Association of School Business Officials (NJASBO) for the 2015-2016 academic year. He is a registered school business administrator and serves as assistant superintendent for business for the City of Summit Public Schools.

1997

KATRINE ALIHA BECK (Political Science) has joined the law firm of Bleakley Platt

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President Peter P. Mercer and the Ramapo College Alumni Relations Office welcomes its newest corporate alumni group from Withum, Smith & Brown.

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The Media, Broadcasting and Advertising Alumni Reception was held in June at Viacom Headquarters in New York City.

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focuses her practice on land use law and redevelopment.

Friends of Ramapo members of all ages enjoyed a "Brazilian Percussion" workshop taught by Director Amarildo Costa.

& Schmidt, LLP as a partner in the Litigation Practice Group.

Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Beck was a partner at Wilson Elser, a large national defense law firm. Katrine received her J.D. from Albany Law School where she served as articles editor for the Albany Law Journal of Science and Technology.

JOSH COGDILL (Business Administration) has been appointed principal of Verona High School. He began his career as a finance and web design teacher before becoming assistant principal at both Randolph High School in Morris County and Westwood Regional Jr./Sr. High School in Bergen County. He holds a master’s degree in educational leadership from New Jersey City University. Josh resides in Cranford with his wife and two sons, where he is involved in the community.

ROBERT E. KAUFMAN (Psychology) was recognized

by Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage as one of its top affiliated sales associates for the month of March 2015.

Kaufman has been a real estate professional for 15 years and specializes in real estate consulting, working with sellers and buyers, residential appraisals, tax appeals and providing options for investors.

HEATHER K. SCULTHORPE (Biology) was named a 2015 “Top Dentist” by NJ Monthly magazine. Dr. Sculthorpe runs Your Child’s Smile, a pediatric dental practice in Franklin Lakes.

JOHN E. BORMANN (MSET) has

CPA (Accounting) has been named a director with Ostrow Reisin Berk & Abrams, Ltd., (ORBA), one of Chicago’s largest public accounting firms.

Renee has been with ORBA since 2005.

been appointed superintendent of the Rumson School District.

He had been chief school administrator of the Spring Lake School District for four years. Dr. Bormann is a recipient of the Milken Family Foundation National Educator Award and is a two-time recipient of the Governor’s Teacher Recognition Award. He earned a B.S. in environmental science from Rutgers University, an M.A. in educational leadership from Georgian Court University and an Ed.D. from St. Peters University.

LAUREN G. HAMMERLE

CHRISTINA L. CUCCI (MSET)

(Business Administration) owns and manages Precision Pilates Studio in Ridgewood. She lives in Ridgewood with her husband and four children.

was selected to participate in the American Library Association’s (ALA) 2015 class of emerging leaders. Christina has been a school library media specialist for four years at the Robert D. Reynolds School in Upper Saddle River.

She completed her library studies at Rutgers University.

She was the 2013 recipient of the Villy Gandhi Leadership Training Scholarship given by the New Jersey Association of School Librarians. She is a trustee of the NJASL and a member of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology.

1999

RENEE ANDREWS-TUSHINSKI,

2000

CHELSEA BINNS (Law & Society) has joined St. John’s University as assistant professor in the Departments of Criminal Justice, Legal Studies and Homeland Security. Chelsea recently earned her Ph.D. in criminal justice from the Graduate Center at CUNY.

MEL CARRILLO (Nursing)

1998

2003

received the Nurse Administrator of the Year Award from the Philippine Nurses Association of America at its annual convention in Oahu, Hawaii on July 25, 2015. Mel is president of the organization’s Southern California Chapter. He has won many professional awards during his 15-year nursing career. Mel is currently a care experience leader with Kaiser Permanente in Los Angeles.

LISA JOHN-BASTA (Law and Society) has been named to the 2015 NJBiz “Forty under 40” list. Lisa is counsel to Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi, PC, in West Orange, N.J. She

HEATHER MCDERMOTT (MSET), a science teacher at Glen Rock High School, received the 46th annual Robert H. Ax Award. The award was established in 1969 in honor of the school’s founding principal. Recipients are chosen by their peers and honored for their teaching excellence.

2005

JEFFREY C. SHERMAN (Psychology) has been promoted to sales and service manager at TD Bank’s Hackensack location. He joined TD Bank in 2001 as a teller and later served as head teller

and senior customer service associate before becoming assistant manager at the Mahwah location.

2006

PATRICK J. LEE (MSET) has been named principal of the Abraham Lincoln Elementary School in Wyckoff. Patrick joined the school district in 2004 as a science teacher at Dwight D. Eisenhower Middle School. He was named assistant principal at the school in 2012.

AARON M. SELTZER (Communication Arts) is now senior graphic designer for Cox Media Group’s KIRO TV in Seattle, Wash. Prior to joining Cox Media Group in 2008, Aaron freelanced for CNBC in N.J. and later in Fla.

2008

JONATHAN E. PAWSON (Communication Arts) is a motion graphics designer for ABC News in Manhattan.

He creates graphics for Good Morning America, World News, Nightline, 20/20 as well as special programming. He holds an M.S. in Digital Imaging & Design from New York University.

CHRIS WOODFORD (Literature), along with KYLE MAHONEY (Business Administration, 2015), has been named a cross-country coach in the North Jersey Interscholastic Conference this fall. Chris teaches science at Cresskill High School. He served as head indoor coach last year and as an assistant in the spring for the past seven seasons. He will be girls spring head coach.

2009

D. CHARLES COOPER IV (History) recently received a master’s degree in library & information science from Drexel University. He is a librarian at the Cumberland County Library in Bridgeton, N.J.

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FRAN HACKETT REMEMBERED Ramapo College mourned the loss of longtime friend, leader and benefactor Frances K. Hackett ’80 who passed away in May. Fran began her education at Ramapo in 1973 as a full-time student, leaving in 1974 to join Prudential Insurance Company and returning in 1976 as a parttime student to complete her degree. She received her B.S. in Business Administration and American Studies in 1980.

Fran retired from Prudential Group Insurance as the Vice President of Administration and the Office of Servicemembers Group Life Insurance, where she was responsible for every active and retired member of the armed services and their families. She was proud to serve on the White House Advisory Committee to evaluate the veteran hospitals and rehabilitation centers across the nation, and was honored to serve as Prudential’s liaison to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

BARBARA A. DECKER (MSET) has returned to Sparta Township Public Schools as business administrator and board secretary. Barbara had been assistant business administrator in Sparta for three and a half years before working for the Pequannock School District. She also served for two years as business administrator and board secretary in the Morris County School District.

For five years, she taught business courses in the Vernon Township School District.

NORMAN RASMUSSEN (Contemporary Arts) is now the annual giving and special events officer at Storm King School, an independent high school in Cornwall-on-Hudson, N.Y.

2010

ALAN J. MOOIMAN (Communication Arts) recently joined Mozilla Foundation as a web developer. The Foundation promotes openness, innovation and participation on the Internet. Previously, Alan was a web developer for Weill Cornell Medical College and for

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E*TRADE. He recently gave his first talk on the future of CSS at CascadiaFest in Northwest Washington State.

2012

ALEXANDRA J. ALACASTER (Law and Society) recently joined the U.S. Capitol Police as an officer after completing training programs at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center in Glynco, G.A. and the Capital Police Training Academy in Cheltenham, M.D. Prior to and during her time at Ramapo College, Allie was a member of the Allendale Ambulance Corps and volunteered as an Allendale EMT.

KATIE BRANAGAN (Psychology) earned a master’s degree in social work from Adelphi University in May 2015. She now works as a social worker for the Institute of Family Health’s Care for the Homeless Program.

KRISTENELLE B. CORONADO (Communication Arts) is now a designer at International

Ramapo College Magazine | Winter Annual Report FY15

Fran strongly supported the College as a member of the Strategic Planning Executive Committee in 2002, the Presidential Search Committee in 2004 and the Business School Dean’s Alumni Advisory Board, of which she was the founding chairperson.

For the Foundation, Fran shared 15 years of outstanding board leadership beginning on the School of Administration and Business Advisory Board in 2000, then serving on the Alumni Association Board of Directors until 2005. She served on the Board of Governors for the past 10 years, including three years as Chair.

She received the Ramapo College Foundation’s Mission Award in 2008; the President’s Award of Merit at Commencement in 2007 and was honored at the Distinguished Citizens Dinner in 2004.

Fran’s commitment has had an incredible impact on the College, especially to its students. She created nine endowed scholarships that reflect her life’s passions.

A West Milford native, Fran lived in South Plainfield with her husband, Dave, and son, David.

Futures in Seattle, Wash.

Kristenelle has completed projects for the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Viacom, Concur and many others.

CHRISTOPHER JOLIN (MSET) received the 2015 Bergen County Teacher/Educational Services Professionals Recognition Award by the Oakland board of education and Bergen County. Chris teaches chemistry at Indian Hills High School in Oakland.

CHELSEA MCLEISH (Theater) is exhibitor services coordinator for Kallman Worldwide, Inc. She recently helped organize the U.S. Pavilion at the Paris Air Show and can also be seen as the spokeswoman in a current Liberty Hyundai commercial.

VINNY PARISI (Communication Arts) was featured in an article in the June 16, 2015 edition of Mahwah Patch about his role as editor-in-chief of Independent Gaming Magazine.

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MATTHEW J. GIULIARI (Communication Arts) is a designer at Intentional Futures in Seattle, Wash. Matt has completed projects for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Microsoft, Intuit and many others.

MEGHAN MCKEARY (History) completed her two-year commitment with Teach for America. She continues to teach third grade at a charter school in Newark. She recently began pursuing a master’s degree in curriculum and teaching at Columbia University’s Teachers College.

WENDY A. SIMONE (Environmental Studies) has been promoted to water superintendent of the Passaic Valley Water Commission.

She had been supervisor of operators at the Commission.

JAKE R. SILVERMAN (Communication Arts) is art director at Havas Worldwide, a global healthcare advertising agency in Manhattan. He works

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on the Toujeo account, creating ads and other materials to market their insulin pen. He has also worked for Harrison and Star (part of Omnicom Group Inc.) as an art apprentice and junior art director.

Administration) married Noelle Hartzman on Sept. 27, 2014 in Bethlehem, Pa. Daniel is employed as a healthcare recruiter at Maxim Healthcare Services.

DANIELLE O. VAN KAMPEN (Theater) has joined the cast of “Joyce Kilmer on Stage,” a collection of episodes about the famous Mahwah poet. It is being produced by the Joyce Kilmer Society of Mahwah and was presented at the Mahwah Public Library on Sunday, October 11, 2015. Danielle is the founder and president of the Per4ming heARTS Theater Company, a musical production company.

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ALEXA MARQUES (Environmental Studies) has been named executive director of the Teaneck Creek Conservancy. She will also begin a graduate program in sustainability at Montclair State University in the fall.

MALCOLM MINOR (Theatre) has been accepted to the Actors Studio Drama School at Pace University for fall 2015 where he will pursue his M.F.A.

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MARINA CONSALVO (Communication Arts and Sociology) recently joined Sealed Air Corporation in Saddle Brook as a sales support coordinator. Sealed Air is a Fortune 500 company which manufactures specialty packaging products.

DANIELLE CORCIONE (Communication Arts, Literature) has moved to a small town outside of Lincoln, Neb. to work as a reporter at the Voice News, a local newspaper.

IN MEMORIAM

DANIEL H. COX (Business

MARY DIPASQUALE (History) presented a paper at the annual Canadian Society for Italian Studies Conference in Sorrento, Italy in June 2015. Her paper, titled, “Italian Women and La Guerra Totale,” focused on the lives of Italian women on the home front during World War I. Professor Rosetta D’Angelo assisted Mary with her research.

KYLE J. MAHONEY (Business Administration), along with CHRIS WOODFORD (Literature, 2008), has been named a cross-country coach in the North Jersey Interscholastic Conference this fall.

KATEY SLEIGHT (Environmental Studies) has been named the 2015 recipient of the Land Conservancy of New Jersey’s Richard M. Sargent Jr. Internship Award, named after a former Conservancy trustee. Katey has worked as an environmental educator at the Meadowlands Environmental Center and has volunteered as a citizen journalist for online news outlets and as a farm crew member with the Mahwah Environmental Volunteer Organization (MEVO). Katey began an internship with the Englewood Cliffs Shade Tree Commission in August 2015.

MARRIAGES 2002

BETTE FARBER (International Business) married DANIEL N. SMITH (Business Administration, 1999) on May 2, 2015 in Avon-by-the-Sea, N.J. They were introduced by a business school professor during his office hours in 1999.

Bette works in acquisition management, and Daniel, in property management.

OLANREWAJU OWOYELE (Accounting) and DEBORAH AJAGBE (Social Science, 2013) were married on June 13, 2015. The couple resides in Hackensack.

JAMES W. GRACE ’73 KEVIN J. WILLIAMS ’74 DOLORES A. WEBER ’75 FRANCES K. HACKETT ’80 THOMAS M. KEARNEY ’80 WALTER D. LUCEY ’84 RICHARD G. GREENHALGH ’85 BRUCE MAVUS ’98 LATRICIA MAHEE ’01

BIRTHS

NATHAN R. BIRMINGHAM ’15

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KEVIN J. WILLIAMS earned

DANA (CAMERON) HAWLEY (Business Administration) and BRIAN HAWLEY (History and Political Science) welcomed their first child, Harper Marjorie, on February 5, 2015.

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CHRISTINE SKIMELIS (Accounting) and her husband, John, welcomed their first son, Logan Alexander, on October 5, 2014.

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ALLYSON WEINKOFSKYMCKENNA (History) and her husband, Alex McKenna, welcomed a son, Jaxson Leroy, on July 3, 2014. Jaxson joins big brother, Aiden.

a B.A. in psychology in 1974. He was married to Dr. Timothy J. Eustace (B.A., psychology, ’74), a chiropractor and N.J. State Assemblyman representing the 38th District. Kevin and Tim, along with their sons, were longtime volunteers with Rotary International's Kenya Project which supports a Masai elementary school, building classrooms, digging wells and providing food and healthcare. In 1999, Tim and Kevin were presented with the New Jersey Lesbian & Gay Coalition Honor Award for their work with gay families adopting children.

LONGTIME FRIEND REBECCA “BECKY” KRAUS, of Mahwah, passed away in 2015. Becky was a longtime friend of the College and in 1988, she and her late husband, Frank, created the Frank and Rebecca Kraus Endowed Scholarship Fund, that benefits an upperclassman who is a campus leader. Becky was an emerita member of the Friends of Ramapo Board, having served for many years.

In 1995, she received the Distinguished Citizens Award. Becky also was involved in the community in a variety of ways. She served as president of the Mahwah Women’s Club, president of the Mahwah branch of the Valley Hospital Auxiliary and chair of Kurth Cottage Tea Room for the Valley Hospital Auxiliary. www.ramapo.edu

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As a student governor, I plan to help fulfill the mission of Ramapo and its strategic plan as well as educate my peers on the importance of philanthropy.”

Meg Patel ’17 Student Board of Governor Hometown: Freehold, N.J. Major: International Business Minor: Political Science

Meg Patel ’17

Alumni, parents, faculty, staff and friends like YOU, play an important role in Ramapo’s success. Throughout the years, gifts to the Annual Fund have supported student scholarships and enhanced academic programs. Just as important, gifts to the Annual Fund have turned hopes and dreams into realities for Ramapo students.

Please support the 2015-16 Annual Fund today and provide more students with a chance to realize their full potential.

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