PARAMUS, N.J. – Since its establishment in 1988, only 43 Bergen Community College faculty members have earned the rank of “professor emeritus” – an honor recognizing significant contributions in the classroom and community. Retired professors Marjorie Webster and Charles McNerney, Ph.D., entered the elite group at a May 9 luncheon ceremony hosted by their peers. During her 39-year career at the College, Webster, of Bergenfield, served as the Faculty Senate secretary for 25 years and led commencement 2013 as the grand marshal. McNerney, of Tuxedo Park, N.Y., began at Bergen in 1969 and helped lead the College into the computer age; he stands as one of the first instructors to teach online. Both have continued to serve the institution by founding the Retired Employees Association with fellow retiree Peggy O’Neill.
Bergen Community College (www.bergen.edu) based in Paramus is a public two-year coeducational college, enrolling nearly 17,000 students at locations in Paramus, the Philip J. Ciarco Jr. Learning Center in Hackensack and Bergen Community College at the Meadowlands in Lyndhurst. The College offers associate degree, certificate and continuing education programs in a variety of fields.
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