ADLER ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP ACHIEVEMENT > PHILANTHROPHY > RECOGNITION The couple made a $2 million gift to establish the Adler Center for Nursing Excellence. The gift will fund the new home of the College’s highly-acclaimed and expanding nursing programs, as well as state-of-the-art labs to enhance the education of all science students. For their ongoing support and leadership, the College recognized the Adlers with honorary degrees in 1999.
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ogether, Elaine and Myron (Mike) Adler founded Myron Manufacturing Corporation in 1949, the same year they married. Myron is now an international mail-order firm that markets its products exclusively to other businesses and is one of the largest businesses in Bergen County. In addition to being successful entrepreneurs, the Adlers are committed community activists. Mrs. Adler is a member of the board at the Arnold P. Gold Foundation for Humanism in Medicine, the Center for InterReligious Understanding, the Community Resource Council, the Jewish Home and Rehabilitation Center and the USA Toy Lending Library Association. Mr. and Mrs. Adler have been honored by the Anti-Defamation League, United Jewish Association, Boys Town of Jerusalem, Bergen Community College, Hadassah, NJ Speech and Hearing Association and the National Aphasia Association.
Hazel Magbitang of Parsippany, NJ is a Nursing major. She is carrying two minors: Biology and Psychology. She is vice president of social media for the National Society of Collegiate Scholars, a publicist for the You’re Not Alone Anti-Bullying Club and a member of the Nursing Student Organization and Filipino-American Student Association. Hazel was inducted into the Alpha Lambda Delta Honor Society and the Golden Key International Honor Society. She volunteers at the library and hospital in her hometown. Hazel plans to become an Intensive Care Unit nurse and to pursue certification to become a registered nurse anesthetist. “Words cannot convey my gratitude to these very generous benefactors. The scholarship embodies all the hard work that I have accomplished and motivates me to academically expand my horizons,” she said. Hazel has a 4.00 grade point average.
After Mr. Adler suffered a stroke in 1993, the Adlers founded the Adler Aphasia Center in Maywood. This community-based center has received worldwide recognition for its programs for people with aphasia and their caregivers. They now also have a center in West Orange and one in their honor in Jerusalem.
“The scholarship has enabled my dream of being a Nurse become a reality. I can only hope that I can really help those most in need.” Hazel Magbitang
The Adlers have been involved with Ramapo College since the early 1990s. Mrs. Adler has provided leadership on the Board of Governors of the Ramapo College Foundation, and the Adlers’ support has strengthened countless programs at the College from the theater program to the Havemeyer Edible Garden. In 2007, the Adlers created this award, the College’s 100th endowed scholarship.
Emily Serge has earned a 3.37 grade point average in her Ramapo College career. A junior, Emily is majoring in Social Work with a minor in Substance Abuse. She is from Howell, NJ.
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