Melanie Robertson

Melanie Robertson of Cedarville, N.J. is a senior Law and Society major with a minor in Crime and Justice Studies. She has a 3.78 GPA and has been recognized on the Dean’s List throughout her academic career. As a first-generation college student, Melanie is proud to be graduating with her bachelor’s degree in just three years, rather than four.

At Ramapo, Melanie has founded and presided over the Law School Prep Club and was the editor-in-chief of the Ramapo Journal of Law and Society. She also served as a Resident Assistant for two years, winning the Overlook Staff Member of the Year award for the 2022-23 academic year. Additionally, Melanie was an involved member of the E-Board for the InterVarsity Christian Fellowship.

Melanie gained valuable off-campus experience through an internship at Robinson & Robinson, LLC, a law firm in Millville, NJ. Here, she served as a legal assistant, which led to her to be offered a paid position for her gap year.

Following graduation, Melanie will take a gap year to further gain hands-on skills while applying to law schools. Her goal is to begin law school in Fall 2025 and ultimately become an attorney specializing in Elder Law.

Awarded Scholarships

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2024

Anne Glickman Memorial Scholarship

Surely in Anne’s life and in her teaching,” wrote Ramapo College Vice President Pamela Bischoff, “we saw firsthand the value of experiential learning, of international, intercultural experiences and of the interdisciplinary approach to education we so value here.”

A member of the founding faculty of the College, Anne Glickman taught for more than 25 years in the School of Social Science and Human Services. Anne graduated from New York University Law School at a time when few women entered the profession and founded the Law and Society major at Ramapo College. She was active in the Legal Aid Society.

“She found time to be a voracious and discriminating reader, a tennis player, an experimenting chef, a peripatetic traveler, a pianist and a gardener,” continued Dr. Bischoff. “It is clear that her own professional and personal activities reflected the very mission of the College.”

At Anne’s death in 2000, her husband, Bernard, established this endowed scholarship in his wife’s memory. Colleagues, friends and family contributed to the fund, which recognizes outstanding female students majoring in Law and Society.

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Harwood Lloyd Scholarship

Two Harwood Lloyd attorneys – Kristine Denning and David Repetto – serve as members of the Ramapo College Foundation Board of Governors. The firm has been a supporter of the Foundation’s Annual Golf Outing, Distinguished Citizen’s Dinner and The Fund for Ramapo College.

Ms. Denning graduated from Ramapo in 1990 with a degree in Psychology, and is a partner in Harwood Lloyd’s Insurance Litigation Department with a concentration in fraud investigation and resulting litigation. She was honored as a Distinguished Citizen of the College in 2012. Mr. Repetto is a Co-Managing Partner at the firm. He practices primarily in the Wills, Trusts and Estates Department, concentrating on probate litigation, and his practice also includes business counseling, commercial litigation and land use and zoning law. To recognize its partners’ connection to Ramapo College, Harwood Lloyd established this endowed scholarship fund in 2012. Since Ms. Denning graduated from Ramapo with a major based in the School of Social Science and Human Services (SSHS), this scholarship recognizes an outstanding student in SSHS with financial need.

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