LONG-TIME FACULTY REMEMBERED Ramapo College lost beloved faculty members this past year.
GRACE BOROWITZ, professor of chemistry, joined Ramapo in 1973 and retired in 2002 after 29 years. She was a recipient of the Fred and Florence Thomas Faculty Award in 1981. “Grace was devoted to her students, many of whom continued to connect with her for years after they graduated,” said Dean Edward Saiff, adding that she also was the unofficial photographer for the School of Theoretical and Applied Science, taking pictures at many of the TAS events.
JOSEPH DALLON, JR., professor of biology, was with Ramapo for 34 years before retiring in 2008. Professor Dallon developed the College’s plant science/ biology curriculum and carried out research in crop production. He was president of the Minority Faculty and Staff Association from 19901992 and 1998-2002 and served as Director of Study Abroad from 2002-2004. “Joe loved to grow things,” said Dean Saiff. “He created a garden in the Visitor’s Circle and grew vegetables on campus on the site of the current Pavilion.”
Hadel earned a B.A. in French from the University of California Los Angeles and his M.A. in French literature from Middlebury College in Vermont that included significant course work at the University of Paris. He also holds an M.F.A. in digital design from City University of New York. CATHY MORAN HAJO ’85 is the editor of the Jane Addams Papers Project at Ramapo College. Previously, she was associate editor at the Margaret Sanger Papers at New York University, producing microfilm, book and digital editions. She has a B.A. from Ramapo College and a Master’s and Ph.D. in history from New York University. Her research interests are women’s history and social history. She will be teaching a digital history course in the spring. CAROLEE KLIMCHOCK is joining the faculty in the Salameno School of Humanities and Global Studies as an assistant professor of american studies. She will be teaching Intro to American Studies, Pursuing the American Dream, and U.S. History from 1865 to the Present. Klimchock graduated from the Yale American Studies program with a focus on the Gilded Age and performance studies. She also holds a B.A. from Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts, and a Master’s degree from the College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia.
JOSEPH ALBERT LEMAY, professor of international business and political science, was a founding faculty member of Ramapo. He received The Fred and Florence Thomases Faculty Award and shared his talents with The Institute of New Dimensions, a program run by volunteers that provides college-level instruction to students 50 years and older. In 2005, he was awarded Les Prix du Quebec by the government of Quebec for his contributions to the study of business in the Canadian province.
ROBERT J. SHINE, professor of chemistry and computer science, joined Ramapo College in 1971 and retired in 2009 after 38 years. He was a founding faculty member of the College and was honored at the Founders’ Day celebration in 2011. He was instrumental in establishing the chemistry curriculum in the School of Theoretical and Applied Science. “Bob also served with distinction as director of TAS from 19811984, and was an outstanding teacher,” said Dean Saiff.
ENRIQUE NUÑEZ returns to the Anisfield School of Business as an associate professor of management after having served for two years as a founding faculty member of an entrepreneurship center of another research university. Nuñez received an M.S. and Ph.D. from Stevens Institute of Technology, and has published research on pioneering innovation practices and entrepreneurship. JOHN P. MCTIGHE joins the faculty as an assistant professor of social work in the MSW and BSW programs. He will be teaching Human Behavior in the Social Environment I, Diversity and Theory and Practice of Social Work I. He also maintains a private psychotherapy practice in northern New Jersey. McTighe earned a master of divinity from the Washington Theological Union and his M.S.W. and Ph.D. from New York University’s Silver School of Social Work. He is fluent in French and Spanish. JOEL WEISSMAN joins the School of Contemporary Arts as an assistant professor of art. He will be teaching Beginning Sculpture and Intermediate Sculpture. Weissman received a BFA in ceramics from Montana State University and an MFA from Syracuse University. As an interdisciplinary artist, his projects span and blend together street art, video, photography, cast iron, performance and ceramics.
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