Ridgewood May 22, 2013 THE VILLADOM TIMES II • Page 9 David F. Bolger, Ridgewood philanthropist and chairman of the Bolger Foundation, has received an honorary doctor of humane letters from William Paterson University. He was honored last week at the 2013 WPU commencement, which was held at the Izod Philanthropist David Bolger receives pair of honors Center in East Rutherford. Bolger’s leadership gift to WPU funded the creation of the Nel Bolger, R.N. Nursing Laboratory. This patient simulation lab allows nursing students to learn in a facility that replicates hospital and clinical environments. Bolger has also provided the university with a challenge grant to support the refurbishment of Hobart Manor. The oldest building on the campus, Hobart Manor is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Bolger has also been named an ambassador of philanthropy by the Sarasota Healthcare Foundation. This honor is conferred upon those whose gifts have had a significant, documented impact on medical care within the community and beyond. Bolger recently provided $2.6 million to the Sarasota Healthcare Foundation for Sarasota Memorial’s new Urgent Care Clinic in Gulf Gate, Florida. Over the years, the honoree’s foundation has supported numerous community efforts, including projects at the Ridgewood, Glen Rock, and Midland Park libraries and is now refurbishing the vintage barn on the Marlow Park property to be used as the headquarters for the Midland Park Ambulance Corps and for a community center. The foundation has also provided funding to the Ridgewood and Midland Park police and fire departments, and to the Valley Hospital. The Bolger Foundation is also a David F. Bolger major contributor to the Christian Health Care Center, West Bergen Mental Health Care, and Bolger’s alma mater, the Northfield Mount Herman School in Massachusetts. Bolger is a graduate of the University of Pittsburg and a veteran of the United States Air Force.