Dahne Award Funds to be Contributed in Memory of Psychology Student

In 2008, TCNJ’s Department of Psychology was awarded the Mildred Dahne Award for Faculty Excellence. The department has decided to designated its $8,000 prize to the Laurie Ann Mandara Scholarship Endowment Fund for psychology, said Pete Manetas, TCNJ’s vice president for development.

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In 2008, TCNJ’s Department of Psychology was awarded the Mildred Dahne Award for Faculty Excellence. The department has decided to designated its $8,000 prize to the Laurie Ann Mandara Scholarship Endowment Fund for psychology, said Pete Manetas, TCNJ’s vice president for development.

Laurie Ann Mandara passed away on September 29, 2006, early in her senior year, after a lengthy battle with lymphoma. She was a member of the Psychology Club and the Psi Chi Honor Society for psychology.

Manetas said that Mandara’s fellow classmates have already donated more than $6,000 toward the scholarship fund as well. Between these contributions and others from members of the psychology pepartment, the scholarship fund is within $3,000 of officially being endowed, Manetas said.

For more information regarding the Mildred Dahne Award and the Department of Psychology, visit the Web site at http://psychology.department.tcnj.edu/.