{"id":1455,"date":"2018-10-25T13:19:04","date_gmt":"2018-10-25T17:19:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/foundation\/?page_id=1455"},"modified":"2026-02-20T10:31:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T15:31:09","slug":"carolyn-merkel","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/foundation\/governors\/carolyn-merkel\/","title":{"rendered":"Carolyn Merkel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Carolyn Merkel\u2019 78, <\/strong>Consultant, Mariner Analytical LLC<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/199\/2018\/10\/DCD-SB-Merkel-3.5.16-024.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-1456 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/199\/2018\/10\/DCD-SB-Merkel-3.5.16-024-230x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"222\" height=\"290\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/199\/2018\/10\/DCD-SB-Merkel-3.5.16-024-230x300.jpg 230w, https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/199\/2018\/10\/DCD-SB-Merkel-3.5.16-024.jpg 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 222px) 100vw, 222px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Dr. Merkel owns Mariner Analytical, a consulting firm for the food, beverage and pharmaceutical industries.\u00a0 Prior to starting her business, she worked for McNeil Nutritionals (J&amp;J) with the team that developed the low-calorie sweetener, Splenda, as well as at Pepsi.\u00a0 She is a member of the American Chemical Society, the Institute of Food Technologists and Sigma Xi, the scientific honor society. \u00a0Dr. Merkel is a recipient of the YWCA Tribute to Women in Industry award.\u00a0\u00a0 She has been an assistant troop leader for the Girl Scouts.\u00a0 Carolyn is now the former President of the Alumni Association board.\u00a0 She serves on the School of Theoretical and Applied Science alumni advisory board and is former chair.\u00a0 Dr. Merkel was honored as a Distinguished Citizen in 2003 and was awarded the President&#8217;s Award of Merit in 2004.\u00a0\u00a0 She earned a B.S. in Chemistry from Ramapo College, an M.S. in technology management from NJIT and a Ph.D. in chemistry from Columbia University. 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