Ocean County College Legacy Campaign

The need to leave a legacy is our spiritual need to have a sense of meaning, purpose, personal congruence, and contribution.

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LEAVING A LEGACY

Ocean County College is an institution that uses its resources carefully and prudently, yet also plans for growth and development so we are ready to meet the ever-evolving needs of the community.

You can help us achieve this goal by including the Ocean County College Foundation in your overall financial and estate plan. A planned gift can have immediate benefits for you and can help the Foundation prepare tomorrow’s students for the world.

LEGACY GIVING

Gain satisfaction from supporting a top-rated public

its mission of providing a first-class, affordable education to students from all walks of life.

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Your gift to the Ocean County College Foundation can allow you to hold an interest in that gift for your lifetime or for a specified term of years. After that time, the funds become available to the College.

You may get several tax advantages, including charitable deductions for income, gift, and estate taxes. In many cases, you may also avoid a capital gains tax. Please consult your tax advisor to determine what tax deductions may apply to you.

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The Foundation helps fund, for credit, Study Abroad opportunities for the students of OCC.

Featuring one of the most robust Study Abroad programs of any New Jersey community college, the Foundation helps fund for-credit Study Abroad opportunities for the students of OCC. Beyond foundation support, these amazing learning experiences are often made available to the general Ocean County community. Travel abroad trips include Discovering Ireland, Theatre in London, The Battlefields of Europe, and Morocco Mid/Near East Experience. Additional domestic and international trips are supported annually.

The Blauvelt Speaker Series

This speaker series is open to the public and boasts lively conversation, thoughtprovoking topics and meet and greet opportunities. The Blauvelt Speaker Series is funded in part by the generosity of the late Bradford Thomas & Eleanor G. Blauvelt and The Wintrode Family Foundation.

Past speakers include: Dr. Sanjay Gupta, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Jon Meacham, Erin Brockovich, Chrissy Metz, Temple Grandin, Secretary Jeh Johnson, Thomas L. Friedman and the world-renowned National Geographic Nat Geo Live Series.

From headliners at the Jay and Linda Grunin Center for the Arts to more intimate settings, the OCC Foundation invites intellectuals, entertainers, scientists, authors, and artists alike to participate in our Signature Blauvelt Speaker Series.

Dr. Sanjay Gupta Doris Kearns Goodwin Jon Meacham Misty Copeland

Chrissy Metz Temple Grandin

Secretary Jeh Johnson

Thomas L. Friedman

Photo Credit: Annie Liebovitz

Jay and Linda Grunin Center for the Arts

The OCC campus is the home of the Jay and Linda Grunin Center for the Arts – a performing arts center dedicated to providing art and entertainment to Ocean County and the greater New Jersey Shore. The Grunin Center features a full schedule of premiere acts from theatre, film, and dance and is also home to young performers from various educational performing arts organizations. The Garden State Philharmonic is the Orchestra-in-Residence at Ocean County College.

Robert J. Novins Planetarium

The Robert J. Novins Planetarium features the latest state-of-the-art projection technology to bring you the universe in innovative and exciting ways. The planetarium dome is a virtual 3-D video space that provides a wide variety of programs for children, adults, and astrophiles of all ages, with special opportunities for birthday parties, laser shows, school programs, and field trips for K-6 schools.

Viking

Ocean County College has a rich tradition of excellence in the classroom, community, and on the playing field. Quality team athletic programs have been the backbone of the college since its inception as the first county college in New Jersey in 1964. OCC Viking student-athletes are part of a program of state and national prominence. We have been consistently ranked among the top 10 community college athletic programs in the nation and have won national, regional, and conference awards for sportsmanship, community service, and academic and athletic excellence.

A rich tradition of excellence in the classroom, community, and on the playing field.

Veterans

OCC is committed to helping veterans succeed with our Veteran and Military Resource Center (VMRC). OCC’s VMRC provides social, educational, recreational, mentoring, advocacy, leadership, and academic support services designed to ensure veteran well-being, success, retention, and graduation.

A dedicated office and staff work exclusively with veteran and military-affiliated students to achieve their goals at the VMRC. Additionally, many of OCC’s faculty and staff are veterans themselves, so our students can be confident that we know what it takes to help veterans succeed.

THE TRANSITION FROM MILITARY TO CIVILIAN LIFE CAN BE ONE OF THE MOST DIFFICULT CHALLENGES VETERANS FACE.

Workforce and

Education

The OCC Department of Workforce and Professional Education’s business engagement team works with large and small public entities and private employers to provide training for employees and management, customized to an employer’s individual needs. In many cases, these programs are grant-funded and tuition-free. The OCC Foundation provides additional grant support to students enrolled in WPE certificate programs in the Health Sciences generously underwritten by the H. Hovnanian WPE Grant at Ocean County College.

Ocean County College is home to the only two-year college sailing program in the Northeast!

The OCC SAFE Sailing program is dedicated to the proposition that sailing is for everyone! We offer a fun, beginner sailing experience to the community that is directed towards non-sailors using fully accessible docks and boats for people unfamiliar with sailing and boating.

OCC’s Intercollegiate Sailing Team is topranked in New Jersey and competes against schools like Monmouth, UPenn, Delaware, Villanova, Drexel, and Princeton. The College is committed to providing a first-class sailing experience and training ground for our future skippers and crew members in Ocean County.

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VISION

Grunin Foundation

In 2014, The Grunin Foundation made a $5.75 million donation to Ocean County College, establishing The Jay and Linda Grunin Center for the Arts and transforming the performing and visual arts at the College and in the community.

In addition to presenting world-class performers, the Grunin Center provides students and local talent with a venue to display and hone their skills while benefiting and enriching the cultural life of our New Jersey Shore residents.

COMMUNITY

Hovnanian Foundation

In 2018, The Hirair and Anna Hovnanian Foundation made a $3.75 million donation to OCC to support the College’s Health Sciences in both degree and certificate programs alike. The state-of-the-art H. Hovnanian Health Sciences building is home to OCC’s highly sought-after Nursing and Health Sciences programs.

Wintrode Family Foundation

In 2021, The Wintrode Family Foundation made a $2 million donation to establish the Roberta W. Wintrode Memorial Fund to honor the memory of a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and friend, Roberta W. Wintrode. Roberta’s love for education, biology, nursing, and the arts was present in every aspect of her career and avocation.

This donation is intended to immediately impact the students of Ocean County College by providing support to all opportunities of educational and intellectual value.

Gale G. Wayman

The Gale G. Wayman Fund for the Education of Women was established in 2022 through a generous testamentary gift. This fund will support women’s education at Ocean County College through curricular and co-curricular offerings, including scholarships, travel experiences, and co-curricular experiences, such as research projects, conference attendance, and programming.

Scholarships

• 100 Women

• 200 Club of Ocean County, David Ascione Memorial Scholarship

• Adele E. Harrison Memorial Scholarship Fund

• Agape, Stamos Family Scholarship

• Allan Peter Furrevig Scholarship

• Alfred and Barbara Longo Graduating Scholarship

• Alumni Fund for Academic Excellence

• Barbara R. Wheeler Fund for International Education

• Bathgate, Wegener & Wolf Scholarship Fund

• Botein Family Scholarship

• Bradford T. Blauvelt Fine & Performing Arts Fund

• Bradford T. Blauvelt Memorial Scholarship

• Carleen Sterling Orsi Memorial Award

• Carluccio, Leone, Dimon, Doyle & Sacks, L.L.C. and Stephan & Judith Leone Scholarship

• Carmela J. Saxton Memorial Scholarship

• Catherine M. Don Diego Memorial Scholarship

• Central Ocean Business Association Scholarship in Business

• Central Ocean Rotary Club of Toms River

• Charles J. Doran Memorial Scholarship Fund

• Charles Purgavie Memorial Scholarship

• Charles Read Memorial Music Scholarship

• Christopher Calderone Memorial Scholarship

• Clayton N. Sterling Memorial Scholarship Fund

• D. W. Smith, P.A. Scholarship Fund

• Dr. Stephen Kubow Memorial Scholarship

• Devon Bond Scholarship Fund

• Dollars for Scholars Fund

• Doris Geyer Memorial Nursing Scholarship

• Dorothea Brayden Johnson Memorial Scholarship for Nursing

• Douglas C. King Memorial Graduate Fund

• Douglas C. King Memorial Scholarship

• Dr. Albert Gibbins Music Scholarship

• Dr. Albert Socol Memorial Scholarship Fund

• Dr. Blackwell Sawyer Memorial Fund

• Dr. Charles J. Abeles Memorial Fund

• Elmo T. Samuel Memorial Scholarship

• Ernest A. & Marie T. Wehner Memorial Fund

• Fine & Performing Arts Fund

• Frank Richetti, Sr. Memorial Scholarship

• Frank W. Sutton, Jr. Memorial Scholarship

• G. Haines and Evelyn H. Grove Memorial Scholarship

• G. Luther Cox Memorial Scholarship Fund

• Gerald A. Ciuba Memorial Scholarship Fund

• Geraldine Gibbins Music Scholarship

• Guy H. Eriksen Memorial Scholarship

• Harry David Sussna Memorial Award

• International Graduating Award

• Jack Meyer Environmental Science Scholarship

• JF Party Dragon Charity

• Jacqueline S. Baer Memorial Nursing Scholarship Fund

• James F. Foley Nursing Scholarship

• James C. Kellogg Scholarship

• Janet Thompson Memorial Award

• Janis Neary-Zimmerman Memorial Nursing Scholarship

• Jeffrey K. Stein Memorial Scholarship Fund

• Jennie Horne Cece Award

• Jesse Schulman Nursing Scholarship Fund

• Joan M. Kenneally & William J. Kenneally Scholarship

• Joanne Reynolds Marketing Scholarship

• John Pillarella Scholarship

• John A. Schenone Memorial Scholarship

• Jon H. Larson, Ph.D. Presidential Scholarship

• Joseph & Lydia Cilento Art Scholarship

• Joseph & Lydia Cilento Music Scholarship

• Joseph A. Citta Fund

• Joseph E. Thompson Art Scholarship

• Joseph E. Thompson Music Scholarship

• Joseph Quattrock Memorial Scholarship

• Joyce Previte Memorial Scholarship

• Julie Foukarakis Memorial Scholarship

• Kathleen Bogajevski Elliot Nursing Scholarship

The OCC Foundation awards scholarships to assist Ocean County residents attending Ocean County College in support of their direct educational expenses. Endowed and Named Scholarships include:

• Kenneth Beck Memorial Scholarship

• Kotzas-Demos Scholarship

• Lakeland Bank Scholarship

• Lataro Family Scholarship

• La Verne Weigold Memorial Fund

• Lawrence E. Bathgate, II Scholarship Fund

• M. Cucolo Memorial Scholarship

• M. William Gilbert Excellence in Engineering Scholarship

• Marilyn Kralik Named Honorarium Scholarship

• Monmouth Academy Performing Arts Fund

• Monmouth Ocean Development Council

• NJ Association of Public Accountants Fund

• NJ Natural Gas Scholarship

• Ocean County Council PTA

• Ocean County Council PTA - Elsie Kelber Memorial

• Ocean County Mayors’ Association

• OceanFirst Scholarship

• Operation Ocean Heroes Scholarship

• Peter M. and Mildred J. Galanti Nursing Scholarship

• Philip G. Zitelli Scholarship in Leadership

• Ravindra Agrawal Memorial Scholarship

• Roberta W. Wintrode Memorial Scholarship

• Robert J. Novins Memorial Scholarship

• Robert J. Schmertz Memorial Games Fund

• Sambol Scholarship Fund

• Senator John F. Russo Scholarship

• Sheldon Linz Memorial Scholarship Fund

• Sydney S. Green Memorial Scholarship

• The Bertha J. Lindberg Scholarship

• The D’Onofrio Scholarship

• The Frank J. Citta Memorial Scholarship Fund

• The Hirair and Anna Hovnanian Scholarship

• The Lomell-Ewart Scholarship

• The Mary Zerby Memorial Scholarship Fund

• The Ocean County College Foundation General Scholarship

• The Ocean County College Foundation Nursing Scholarship

• The Paul Family Scholarship Fund, In Memory of Joyce Previte

• William Fisher Memorial Scholarship Fund

• William T. Hiering Memorial Scholarship Fund

• William T. Hiering SunGard/Collegis

• Willy P. Hess Memorial Scholarship

SCHOLARSHIPS

GIVING

Your support of the Ocean County College Foundation will make a lasting impression in the hearts and minds of local students and residents. This opportunity to make a transformational gift will help our community and change countless lives for the better.

FUTURE

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