Ralph W. Voorhees Fellowships in Civic Engagement

The Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy announces the establishment of the Ralph W. Voorhees Fellowships in Civic Engagement. This program was established by the Voorhees family to honor Ralph W. Voorhees’ long commitment to community public service. A 1948 graduate of Rutgers University, Mr. Voorhees was senior vice president for investments at Paine Weber and served as chairman of the boards of United Way of Central New Jersey, Family Counseling Services of Middlesex County, the Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, and the New Brunswick Cultural Center. He has also been chairman of the board of the Rutgers University Foundation and served on the Rutgers University Foundation’s Board of Overseers. Mr. Voorhees has given generously to Rutgers and also supports Voorhees College, a historically black institution in South Carolina.

Each year, the Ralph Voorhees Fellowships in Civic Engagement will select five undergraduate students from any major at Rutgers, New Brunswick, who are dedicated to civic engagement. Fellows receive $2500 so they may participate in a credit-bearing partnernship with a non-profit or government organization in areas such as community development and planning, community-based education, housing and public transportation, public health and public policy.  Fellows will make a presentation on their experience at the end of the fellowship year in a public forum, and will serve as mentors future Fellows.

Questions? Contact: voorheesfellowship@policy1.rutgers.edu