About the SPPF
Since 1960, the SPPF has given students over $4 million in scholarships.
Our Foundation: A Timeline
1911
The New York State College of Forestry was founded with Syracuse University in 1911 to address issues in the forestry industry. Students attended classes at Syracuse University until Bray Hall was finished in 1917 on the current ESF campus next to SU.
1920
The Paper Science & Engineering Department was created in 1920. In the late 1940s, two out of three of the first female graduates from the New York State College of Forestry graduated with degrees in Paper Engineering.
1967
The first endowed scholarship was contributed by the D.S. and R.H. Gottesman Foundation in 1967.
1960
In 1960, paper industry professionals formed the Syracuse Pulp & Paper Foundation to create a pathway for skilled young workers.
1972
In 1972, Ira D. Wallach, president of the Gottesman Foundation, offered to arrange a $10,000 endowed scholarship if at least four other companies would contribute similar amounts. Seven founders scholarships were established that year, officially creating the SPPF’s Endowed Scholarship Program.
2020
In 2020, the Paper Engineering program at SUNY College of Environmental Science & Forestry celebrated it’s 100 year anniversary!
Today
The Paper Engineering major is now a part of the recently established Chemical Engineering Department at SUNY ESF.
The SPPF provides full-tuition scholarships and grants to approximately 25 students, along with additional opportunities for those completing the Management Minor, and to students across campus who complete internships within the paper industry.
1940s
In the late 1940s, two out of three of the first female graduates from the New York State College of Forestry graduated with degrees in Paper Engineering.