Catherine Bardzell

Catherine Bardzell of Rutherford, N.J. is a Math and Education major with Biology minor and has maintained a 4.0 GPA. 

At Ramapo, she is active in the Honors program, Educational Opportunity Fund program, and the Ramapo College Sideline Cheerleading team. 

Catherine wishes to pursue a career as a math teacher as her calling in life is to help educate and support others. She hopes to build a connection and sense of community throughout her years at Ramapo and to continue to do so after graduation.

Awarded Scholarships

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2024

Milton M., Ph.D. & Granville C. Gittens EOF Scholarship

“Milt Gittens was a kind and supportive colleague and a tremendous role model to minority students and all who knew him,” says Professor Constance Crawford. Milton Gittens, Ph.D joined the Ramapo College faculty in 1973 and served as convener of the Management concentration of the Business Administration major for a number of years.

In 2004 Dr. Gittens received the Friends of the Educational Opportunity Fund Award. The year before, he was inducted into the Ramapo College Chapter of Delta Mu Delta National Honor Society for Business Administration.

Dr. Gittens created two endowed scholarships at Ramapo College through bequests left in his will. Both awards are intended to recognize students who are “descendants of slavery in the United States or Barbados in the West Indies.” This award is specifically for students registered with the Educational Opportunity Fund who “are from low-income communities.” The award is named for Dr. Gittens and his father, Granville Caldecott Gittens.

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Mahwah Regional Chamber of Commerce Scholarship

Founded in 1957, the Mahwah Regional Chamber of Commerce is a dynamic organization of 600 members representing 90 local communities. The primary objective of the Chamber is to be an advocate for the local business community and to promote the economic growth and development of all who live and work in the greater Mahwah region.

To support the Chamber’s commitment to ensure a well trained and educated workforce, the Chamber Board of Directors created an endowed scholarship fund in 1998. The Chamber scholarship provides an award each year to an individual who is an employee, child or sibling of a Chamber member. Ramapo College of New Jersey shares a strong partnership with the Chamber and is honored to administer this scholarship program.

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