VERIZON SCHOLARSHIP
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he Verizon Foundation focuses its grant-making on the issues of education/literacy and safety/health. “Our goal is to help people achieve the skills they need to live, learn and work in the 21st century,” writes Patrick Gaston, President of the Verizon Foundation. In the area of education/literacy, grant making targets student achievement, regardless of the student’s age. “We also recognize that students of different abilities will play a key role in society and in our business,” says Diana Vargas, an executive in Verizon’s corporate human resources office in Basking Ridge. “This scholarship program allows Verizon to give students with disabilities the recognition they deserve.” At Ramapo, the Verizon Scholarships benefit students registered with the Office of Specialized Services. Recipients must be majoring in business or computer science, fields which have direct relevance to Verizon’s core business values. Recipients must also be from states served by the company. David Romero is a sophomore from Oakland, NJ. He is majoring in Business Administation and has earned a 2.70 grade point average. David is a member of the ASB Dean’s Student Advisory Council and the Diversity Action Committee.
“This scholarship opens doors for me. It adds to my resume and presents academic recognition to me. It also opens potential employment opportunities withVerizon after graduation. I couldn’t be happier to be awarded this scholarship.” David Romero Ryan Wilson of Demarest, NJ is an Accounting major. His goal is to become a CPA. Ryan was named to the Beta Gamma Sigma International Honor Society, Golden Key International Honour Society, National Society of Collegiate Scholars, the Dean’s List and Alpha Lambda Delta. He also serves on the Dean’s Advisory Council in
the Anisfield School of Business and is proud of the Council’s involvement in the school’s accreditation process. “I believe it is extremely important for undergraduates to have work experiences to gain exposure to our global community.” Toward that end, Ryan’s worked as an accounting intern, an English teacher assistant in Chile and participated in a Deloitte Career Building workshop. Ryan, who has a 3.83 grade point average, is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Anthony Gatti is a freshman from Jersey City, NJ where he graduated from Hudson County Schools of Technology. At Ramapo Anthony is majoring in Mathematics. Brian Aceti is a senior majoring in Accounting who has earned a 3.03 grade point average. Brian was vice president of the Study Club on campus, and is a DJ for WRPR, the Ramapo radio station. He is from Pine Brook, NJ. Courtney Evan of Brick, NJ is an Accounting major. She is a member of the Accounting Club and Alpha Lambda Delta Honor Society and vice president of Community Service for the National Society of Collegiate Scholars. She is also active with Theta Phi Alpha sorority. Courtney, who has a 3.62 grade point average, plans to pursue a career in public accounting with the goal of establishing her own practice. She says, “Receiving this scholarship allows me to focus more on my academic career to pursue a degree in Accounting and a background in Finance and less on my financial situation as a college student.”
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