(PDF) (DOC) (JPG)December 22, 2016

MAHWAH, N.J. – The Office of Admissions at Ramapo College of New Jersey recently named the recipient of the Nancy Jaeger Award for Excellence in Counseling at the annual College Counselor Luncheon held in Friends Hall.

Karen Simmons, a counselor with New Brunswick High School, was chosen for the 2016 award. She was selected from dozens of counselors who have “gone above and beyond to continually connect great students with Ramapo College,” said Director of Admissions Peter Rice.

“We are delighted and proud to honor a wonderful counselor like Karen.  She is wonderful representative of Ramapo and a guiding light to the thousands of students she has counseled throughout her career,” Rice said.

Simmons also is a 1986 graduate of Ramapo College.

Ramapo Admissions Counselor Priyanka Singh is the College’s assigned representative to New Brunswick High School and visited the school earlier this year to meet with interested students.

“When I first spoke with Ms. Simmons, she proudly mentioned she was a fellow alumna of Ramapo College. She was extremely excited to have me meet with her students at New Brunswick High School and talk to them about opportunities they can take advantage of at Ramapo, just as she did during her time here as a student,” Singh said.

This is the third year Ramapo has bestowed the award, which was named for the College’s former Director of Admissions, who fostered close relationships with guidance counselors across the state over her nearly 40-year career at Ramapo College.

More than 100 counselors from high schools in New Jersey, New York and surrounding states joined Ramapo College students and staff from student-based offices for the luncheon.

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About Ramapo College

Ramapo College of New Jersey is the state’s premier public liberal arts college and is committed to academic excellence through interdisciplinary and experiential learning, and international and intercultural understanding. The comprehensive college is situated among the beautiful Ramapo Mountains, is within commuting distance to New York City, was named one of the 50 Most Beautiful College Campuses in America by CondeNast Traveler, and boasts the best on-campus housing in New Jersey per Niche.com. Established in 1969, Ramapo College offers bachelor’s degrees in the arts, business, data science, humanities, social sciences and the sciences, as well as in professional studies, which include business, education, nursing and social work. In addition, the College offers courses leading to teacher certification at the elementary and secondary levels, and offers graduate programs leading to master’s degrees in Accounting, Applied Mathematics, Business Administration, Contemporary Instructional Design, Computer Science, Creative Music Technology, Data Science, Educational Leadership, Nursing, Social Work and Special Education, as well as a Doctor of Nursing Practice.

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