Award for Outstanding Leadership (up to 20 leaders total may be selected for this award, approximately 4-5 per class year): This award is for students who demonstrate exceptional campus leadership. Awards will be selected by class year (First-Year Student, Sophomore, Junior, and Senior)  for RCNJ campus involvement, academics, and leadership.

Jerome Lee Memorial Award for Outstanding Leadership (up to 3 leaders will be selected for this award): The Jerome Lee Memorial Award for Outstanding Leadership is named in honor of the Director of the Student Center who died in 1995. Jerome Lee valued high ethical and moral standards and gladly extended his capacity for human love to all those with whom he came in contact. Applicants for the Jerome Lee Memorial Award should demonstrate in their work within the co-curriculum leadership through grace, human kindness, and the art of gentle persuasion—all traits which characterized Jerome’s work. To be eligible students must be seniors with a graduation application on file for January 2025, May 2025 or plan to graduate August 2025.

The Pillars Award (up to 3 leaders will be selected for this award): This prestigious award honors those senior student leaders who have demonstrated over the course of their career at Ramapo College outstanding leadership, a strong commitment to the mission of the College, and dedication to fostering a positive and inclusive living and learning environment. The recipient should be considered by others to be the product and embodiment of the four Ramapo pillars of interdisciplinary curriculum, international education, intercultural understanding and experiential learning.  To be eligible students must be seniors with a graduation application on file for January 2025, May 2025, or plan to graduate August 2025. The criteria for consideration are as follows:

• Outstanding contributions to the quality of campus life through sustained participation in co-curricular activities and/or programs.
• Improvements in the college community through initiation of services or programs which support the college’s mission and strategic plan.
• Distinctive service to the student body through exceptional performance in an established position, whereby the manner in which the duties of that office were discharged have a substantial impact on the quality of student life and campus climate.
• Performance, leadership, communication, and commitment that reflects the ideals of the four pillars of Ramapo which may be viewed here: ramapo.edu/about/mission/

Outstanding Leadership by a First-Year Student

Franco Miyashiro
Samantha Schley

Outstanding Leadership by a Sophomore Student

Desiree Bounds
Faith Duncan
Luanne Hernadez
Daniel Rajakumar
Stephen Raymond
Chantalle Reyes
Abigail Rojas

Outstanding Leadership by a Junior Student

Saadat Chowdhury
Nikita Hanover
Gloria Jeong
Sharleen Lee
Victor Oluwagbemi
Ekaprana Ramesh
Naydelin Reyes Rodriguez
Larissa Wade

Outstanding Leadership by a Senior Student

Chloe Carter
Nashari Payano
David Ripinsky
Madison Weeks
Madeline Zech

Niki Bajracharya
Matthew DiPietro
Katherine Morales
Maya Peacock

Maxianne Best
Allison Contreras
Jasmine Jones
Jenna Vesey