Bulletin
Endowed Scholarships and Grants
Cvi Abel Memorial Scholarship (2003)Gift of Jack Abel.
Walter H. Aldridge (1936)
Gift of Walter H. Aldridge.
Alvey-Ferguson Company Scholarship (1948)
Gift of the Alvey-Ferguson Company.
Erwin H. Amick Memorial Scholarship (1970)
Gift of various donors for students in chemical engineering and applied chemistry.
Nathaniel Arbiter Scholarship (1985)
Gift of various donors in honor of Professor Nathaniel Arbiter for graduate and undergraduate students in the Henry Krumb School of Mines in the following specializations in order of preference: mineral beneficiation, mines, and physical metallurgy.
Attardo Scholarship (1999)
For needy and deserving students in the Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science. Gift of Michael J. Attardo (1963).
Jee Yin and Choi Heung Au Scholarship Fund (2002)
Gift of Michael M. Au (1990) to support undergraduate scholarships at The Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science, with a preference to be given to needy and deserving students who have graduated from Stuyvesant High School in New York City.
Frank and Harriet Ayer Scholarship (1977)
Bequest of Frank A. Ayer. Graduates of Deerfield Academy are given first preference.
Cesare Barbieri Scholarship (1953)
Gift of Cesare Barbieri Fund.
William S. Barstow Scholarship (1935)
Gift of William S. Barstow.
Edwin D. Becker Scholarship Fund (1993)
Gift of Edwin D. Becker (1956). Preference is given to students from the Rocky Mountain states.
John E. Bertram Memorial Scholarship (1990)
Gift of Mrs. Lucy Bertram and friends in honor of John E. Bertram. Awarded to students in electrical engineering or computer science.
Jerry and Evelyn Bishop Scholarship (1984)
Gift of Jerry (1942) and Evelyn Bishop for students in the Combined Plan Program. Preference is given to students in the program who attended Columbia College.
Paul H. Blaustein Scholarship (1994)
Gift of Barbara Blaustein, Stacey Blaustein Divack and Joshua Divack.
Philip P. Bonanno Scholarship (1999)
Donated by Philip P. Bonanno (1955), Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund. Awarded to a deserving undergraduate.
Cornelius A. Boyle Scholarship (1962)
Bequest of Cornelius A. Boyle.
Lauren Breakiron Fund (1999)
For a student continuing in The Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science. Preference given to United States citizens. Gift of Lauren P. Breakiron (1956).
Edwin W. and Mary Elizabeth Bright Scholarship in Mechanical Engineering (1985)
Gift of Edwin W. (1942) and Mary Elizabeth Bright. Awarded to a deserving mechanical engineering student who is a native-born U.S. citizen.
Lewis G. Burnell Memorial Scholarship (2001)
Gift of Roger W. Burnell in memory of his father, Lewis G. Burnell. Income to award an annual scholarship to a needy and deserving undergraduate student in The Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science.
Burns and Roe, Arthur J. Fiehn Scholarship (1989)
Gifts from various donors in memory of Arthur J. Fiehn (1946).
Byron Fellowship (1980)
Bequest of Verna and Oscar Byron (1914).
Samuel J. Clarke Scholarship (1960)
Bequest of Agnes Robertson Clarke.
Class of 1885 (1910)
Gift of the Class of 1885 School of Mines in commemoration of the twenty-fifth anniversary of their graduation.
Class of 1889 (1939)
Gift of the Class of 1889 College and Engineering.
Class of 1900 (1940)
Gift of the Class of 1900 College and Engineering.
Class of 1902 (1952)
Gift of the Class of 1902 College and Engineering.
Class of 1906 (1940)
Gift of the Class of 1906 in honor of Frank D. Fackenthal (1906).
Class of 1907 (1937)
Gift of the Class of 1907. Preference is given to sons and descendants of class members.
Class of 1909 (1959)
Gift of the Class of 1909 in honor of John J. Ryan.
Class of 1913 (1963)
Gift of the Class of 1913 in commemoration of the fiftieth anniversary of their graduation.
Class of 1914 (1937)
Gift of the Class of 1914 College and Engineering for a pre-engineering or prearchitecture student.
Class of 1950 Endowed Scholarship (2000)
Gift of members of the Class of 1950 in commemoration of the fiftieth anniversary of their graduation. Awarded to a deserving undergraduate.
Class of 1952 Endowed Scholarship (2002)
Established by Alexander Feiner to be awarded to a deserving undergraduate.
Hugo Cohn Scholarship (1984)
Awarded annually with preference given to electrical engineering students. Gift of Hugo Cohn (1909).
Herbert J. Cooper Scholarship (1999)
Gift of Mrs. Deborah Cooper and the Estate of Herbert J. Cooper (1946). Awarded to a deserving undergraduate.
Milton L. Cornell Scholarship (1958)
Gift of various donors in memory of Milton L. Cornell.
Paul and Lillian Costallat Scholarship (1972)
Gift of Paul and Lillian Costallat.
Frederick Van Dyke Cruser Scholarship (1980)
Bequest of Maude Adelaide Cruser. For students in chemical engineering with financial need.
Cytryn Family Endowed Scholarship (2002)
Gift of the Cytryn Family Fund to provide financial aid to deserving undergraduates.
Frank W. Demuth Scholarship (1965)
Bequest of Frank W. Demuth (1914).
Freda Imber Dicker Endowed Scholarship Fund (2000)
Gift of Dr. Stanley Dicker (1961) in honor of the hundredth anniversary of his mother’s birth (March 5, 1900).
Jack Dicker Endowed Scholarship (2003)
Gift of Dr. Stanley Dicker (1961) in honor of his father, to support a deserving junior or senior in the Department of Biomedical Engineering.
James and Donna Down Scholarship (1997)
Gift of James (1973) and Donna Down to be awarded annually to a deserving minority undergraduate who has demonstrated academic achievement.
Stancliffe Bazen Downes Scholarship (1945)
Bequest of Bezena Treat Downes Merriman in honor of her brother, for a student in civil engineering.
Brooke Lynn Elzweig Scholarship (2002)
Gift of Gary Elzweig (1977). Income to support an annual scholarship for a deserving undergraduate student with high financial need.
Jack B. Freeman Scholarship (1994)
Supports an undergraduate at SEAS who also plays varsity baseball. Gift of Jack B. Freeman (1955).
Pier-Luigi Focardi Scholarship (1964)
Bequest of Clara G. Focardi.
Ford/EEOC Scholarship
Designated for minorities and women. Preference is given to Ford employees, their spouses, or children.
Z. Y. Fu Scholarship (1993)
Gift of The Fu Foundation for undergraduate scholarship support for the School of Engineering and Applied Science.
General Motors Scholarship
Designated for minorities and women. Preference is given to General Motors employees, their spouses, or children.
Alger C. Gildersleeve Scholarship (1955)
Bequest of Josephine M. Gildersleeve, in honor of Alger G. Gildersleeve (1889).
Frederick A. Goetze Scholarship (1960)
Gift of William A. Baum, in honor of the former Dean of the School of Engineering.
Sarah E. Grant Memorial Scholarship (1997)
Gift of Geoffrey T. (1982) and Annette M. Grant in memory of their daughter, Sarah, to be awarded annually to a deserving undergraduate who has demonstrated academic achievement.
Adam R. Greenbaum Memorial Scholarship Fund
Established in memory of Adam R. Greenbaum by his parents, relatives, and friends following his death in February 2001, when he was a sophomore. The scholarship is given to a SEAS sophomore who was named to the Dean’s List as a first-year, as Adam was, with a preference to students from New Jersey and New York.
Luther E. Gregory Scholarship (1963)
Bequest of Luther E. Gregory (1893).
Robert Gross Fund (1999)
Gifts of friends of Robert Gross. For an applied physics student.
Wallace K. Grubman-Graham Scholarship (1998)
Gift of Wallace Grubman (1950) and the Grubman Graham Foundation to support an undergraduate student in chemical engineering.
Lawrence A. Gussman Scholarship (1987)
Gift of Lawrence Gussman (1938). Awarded annually to students studying computer science.
Ralph W. Haines Scholarship (2002)
Gift of Ralph W. Haines (1969) for needy and deserving students in The Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science.
A. A. Halden Scholarship (1962)
Established by bequests from Dorothy C. Halden and Barbara Schwartz in memory of Alfred A. Halden.
The Hamann Scholarship (1970)
Bequest of Adolf M. Hamann (1910).
Alfred M. and Cornelia H. Haring Scholarship (1965)
Gift of the Aeroflex Foundation for an annual scholarship in the School of Mines.
H. Field Haviland Scholarship Fund (1988)
Scholarships to be awarded equally between The Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science and Columbia College. Bequest of Henry F. Haviland (1902).
Harold T. Helmer Scholarship (1965)
Bequest of Harold T. Helmer.
David Bendel Hertz College/Engineering Interschool Scholarship (1989)
Gift of David B. Hertz (1939). Awarded in alternate years to the College and to the Engineering School to a student electing to receive a B.A. from Columbia College and a B.S. from The Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science.
Edward Gurnee Hewitt Scholarship (1980)
Bequest of Mary Louise Cromwell.
Prentice Hiam Memorial Scholarship (2007)
Gift of Atul Khanna (1983). Preference given to students of Indian descent.
James T. Horn Scholarship (1938)
Gift of Sarah L. and Mary T. Horn, in memory of their brother, James T. Horn (1884).
Richard and Janet Hunter Scholarship (2000)
Gift of Richard (1967) and Janet Hunter. Scholarship awarded to 3-2 program participants entering the School of Engineering and Applied Science, with prefereces given to graduates from Whitman College.
Jonathan Lewis Isaacs Memorial Scholarship (2001)
This scholarship was endowed in 2001 by Gary F. Jonas ’66 and Jonathan L. Isaacs ’66 as the Future Entrepreneurs Scholarship to acknowledge the thirty-fifth anniversary of their graduation from Columbia School of Engineering and Applied Science. On April 30, 2003, Mr. Isaacs died at the young age of fifty-seven, and the scholarship was then renamed in his memory by Gary F. Jonas, with the support of Jon’s wife, Charlotte Isaacs.
Sheldon E. Isakoff Endowed Scholarship Fund (2000)
Gift of Sheldon E. (1945) and Anita Isakoff. Awarded to a deserving chemical engineering undergraduate.
Alfred L. Jaros Memorial Scholarship (1967)
Gift of various donors, in memory of Alfred L. Jaros (1911).
Cavalier Hargrave Jouet Scholarship (1941)
Bequest of Belinda Hearn Jouet, in memory of C. H. Jouet (1882).
Alfred E. Kadell Scholarship (1995)
Bequest of the Estate of Alfred E. Kadell (1921).
Wayne Kao Scholarship (1988)
Awarded annually to undergraduate students. Gift of Mabel C. Kao in memory of Wayne Kao (1949).
Stanley A. and Minna Kroll Scholarship for Engineering and Computer Science (1987)
Gift of Stanley A. Kroll (1928). For undergraduates who are studying electrical engineering or computer science.
Henry Krumb Scholarship (1945)
Gift of Henry Krumb for annual scholarships in mining engineering, metallurgy, and ore dressing.
Jacob Kurtz Memorial Scholarship (1982)
Gift of Kulite Semiconductor Products, Inc., and Kulite Tungsten, for undergraduates, preferably studying in the fields of metallurgy or solid-state physics. In memory of Jacob Kurtz (1917).
Ronald A. Kurtz Scholarship Fund (1990)
Gift of Kulite Tungsten.
Lahey Scholarship (1932)
Bequest of Richard Lahey.
Charles and Sarah Lapple Scholarship (2004)
Bequest from the Estate of Charles E. Lapple and Sarah V. Lapple to be used to provide scholarships to deserving undergraduate students in The Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science. The students receiving the scholarship shall be designated Lapple Scholars.
Frank H. Lee Memorial Scholarship for Combined Plan Students (1986)
Awarded annually to a student in the Combined Plan Program in honor of Professor Frank H. Lee.
James F. Levens Scholarship (1973)
Bequest of Ola Levens Poole for students in chemical engineering and applied chemistry.
George J. Lewin Scholarship (1965)
Gift of George J. Lewin (1917) and friends. Preference given to hearing-impaired students.
Alvin and Richard H. Lewis Scholarship
Gift of Alvin and Helen S. Lewis in memory of their son, Richard Lewis (1963).
Robert D. Lilley Memorial Scholarship and Fellowship (1988)
For students who are in their final year of the 3-2 Combined Plan Program and who have a commitment to community service.
Bruce and Doris Lister Endowed Scholarship (2000)
Gift of Bruce A. Lister (1943, 1947) to support a needy and deserving undergraduate student in The Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science.
Donald D. MacLaren Scholarship (1995)
For an undergraduate student who is studying biochemical engineering. Established by Donald D. MacLaren (1945).
Manelski Family Scholarship (2004)
Gift of Darren E. Manelski (1991) to support needy and deserving students of The Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science.
Ernest Marquardt Scholarship (1968)
Bequest of Ernest Marquardt (1912).
Louis F. Massa Scholarship (1952)
Bequest of Louis F. Massa (1890).
Ralph Edward Mayer Scholarship (1924)
Contributed by friends in memory of Professor Ralph Edward Mayer.
Henry Michel Scholarship (2005)
Gift of Mrs. Mary-Elizabeth Michel in memory of Henry Michel (1949). Scholarship awarded to deserving undergraduate students with preference given to civil engineering majors.
Stuart Miller Endowed Scholarship in Engineering (2003)
Gift of Stuart Miller, to be used to provide support for an undergraduate engineering student.
Frank C. Mock and Family Scholarship (1987)
Bequest of Frank C. Mock (1913). For students in electrical engineering with financial need.
A. Peers Montgomery Memorial Scholarship (1990)
Gift of the family of A. Peers Montgomery (1926).
John J. Morch Scholarship (1963)
Bequest of John J. Morch.
Seeley W. Mudd Scholarship (1958)
Gift of the Seeley W. Mudd Foundation. Several awarded annually for maintenance, not for tuition. Recipient must be a U.S. citizen, and his or her grandfather must have been born a U.S. citizen. Special application required.
Frederick Noel Nye Scholarship (1971)
Bequest of Frederick Noel Nye (1927).
Parker Family Endowed Scholarship (2001)
Gift of Peter D. Parker (1972, 1974). Income to award an annual scholarship to a needy and deserving undergraduate student in The Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science.
Robert I. Pearlman Scholarship (1989)
Gift of Robert I. Pearlman (1955). Awarded annually to students in the School of Engineering and Applied Science. Preference is given to students from single-parent households.
Robert Peele Scholarship (1925)
Gift of E. E. Olcott (1874).
Brainerd F. Phillipson Scholarship (1936)
Gift of an anonymous donor in memory of Brainerd F. Phillipson.
Andre Planiol Scholarship (1967)
Bequest of Andre Planiol for a student from France.
Roy Howard Pollack Scholarship (1998)
Bequest of Roy Howard Pollack to be used for scholarships for junior or senior students in The Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science.
Polychrome-Gregory Halpern Scholarship
For graduate and undergraduate students in chemical engineering and applied chemistry.
Professor William H. Reinmuth Scholarship (1988)
Gift of Curtis Instruments, Inc., awarded in alternate years to Columbia College and the Engineering School. Preference will be given to college students studying chemistry and to engineering students studying electrochemistry. Established in honor of Professor William H. Reinmuth.
Kevin T. Roach Endowed Scholarship (2003)
Gift of Kevin T. Roach (1977). Income to provide tuition assistance to undergraduate students in engineering at Columbia University.
The Frederick Roeser Fund for Student Aid (1934)
An annual loan to help pay educational expenses, which is awarded to students chosen by the Committee on Scholar-ships. The amount is individually determined and is to be repaid only if and when the student can do so without personal sacrifice. Repayments go into the Frederick Roeser Research Fund for research in physics and chemistry.
Edgar Lewisohn Rossin Scholarship (1949)
Bequest of Edgar L. Rossin, to provide a scholarship for students in mining engineering.
Harry B. Ryker (1947)
Bequest of Miss Helen L. Ryker in memory of her brother, Harry Benson Ryker (1900).
Thomas J. Sands Endowed Scholarship Fund (2001)
Gift of Thomas J. Sands to support a scholarship for a needy and deserving undergraduate student at The Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science.
Peter K. Scaturro Scholarship Fund (1997)
Gift of Peter K. Scaturro (1982, 1985) to be used to support scholarships to students in SEAS or Columbia College, with preference given to scholar-athletes from Archbishop Molloy H.S. in Briarwood, Queens, NY.
Mark Schlowsky-Fischer Scholarship (2005)
Gift of George Schlowsky (1965) in memory of Mark Schlowsky-Fischer (1997). Scholarship awarded to deserving undergraduate students with preference given to computer science majors.
Ralph J. Schwarz Scholarship (1993)
Gift of the Class of 1943 and other donors in memory of Ralph J. Schwarz (1943). To be awarded to academically outstanding students who require financial aid.
David C. and Gilbert M. Serber Memorial Scholarship (1950)
Gift of the Serber family, for a student in civil engineering, in honor of David Serber (1896).
Varsha H. Shah Scholarship (2003)
Gift of Hemant and Varsha Shah to support undergraduate female minority students.
Jared K. Shaper Scholarship
For deserving and qualified candidates for degrees in engineering.
Silent Hoist and Crane Company (1950)
Gift of the Silent Hoist and Crane Company.
David W. Smyth Scholarship (1957)
Bequest of Mrs. Millicent W. Smyth, in memory of her husband, David W. Smyth (1902).
Gene F. Straube Fund (2007)
Gift of Gene F. Straube (SEAS 1950, CC 1949). The fund shall provide scholarships to undergraduate students who graduated from a high school or prep school in northern California, and who are pursing studies in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or computer science.
Steve Tai and Kin-Ching Wu Endowed Scholarship Fund (2001)
Gift of Steve Tai (1980) for an annual scholarship to a needy and deserving undergraduate student at The Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science.
Tai Family Scholarship (2003)
Gift of Timothy Tai to be used to support Asian students demonstrating financial need and outstanding academic potential, with preference given to Hong Kong, Taiwanese, mainland Chinese, and Chinese-American applicants for admission. A T. Tai Family Scholar will be named in a first-year class, and with suitable academic achievement and continuing need, would retain that honor until graduation.
Grace C. Townsend Scholarship (1941)
Bequest of Miss Grace C. Townsend.
Theodosios and Ekaterine Typaldos Endowed Scholarship Fund (2000)
Gift of Andreas (1969) and Renee Typaldos and the Community Foundation of New Jersey. Awarded to deserving undergraduates. Preference is given to Greek-American students.
Upton Fellowship
For the children of employees of D. C. Heath and Company of Lexington, Massachusetts.
Kenneth Valentine Memorial Scholarship (1986)
Bequest of Julia H. Valentine, in memory of Kenneth Valentine (1914). Awarded annually with preference given to students in chemical engineering.
Frank Vanderpoel Scholarship (1936)
Bequest of Frank Vanderpoel.
William E. Verplanck Scholarship (1957)
Gift of Mrs. T. Bache Bleecker and Edward F. Verplanck (1912) in memory of their father, William E. Verplanck (1876).
Arnold Von Schrenk Scholarship (1943)
Bequest of Mrs. Helen von Schrenk in memory of her husband, Arnold von Schrenk.
George Wascheck Scholarship
Bequest of George Wascheck (1926).
J. Watumull Scholarship (1989)
For students in the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences and in the Engineering School who are of East Indian ancestry.
Wells and Greene Scholarship
Bequest of Josephine Wells Greene.
Herbert A. Wheeler Scholarship (1923)
Gift of Herbert A. Wheeler.
Frederick C. Winter Scholarship (1966)
Gift of various donors in memory of Frederick C. Winter (1943).
William F. Wurster Scholarship (1974)
Awarded to a student of chemical engineering and applied chemistry. Gifts of William F. Wurster (1913).
Robert H. and Margaret H. Wyld Scholarship
Gift of Robert H. (1904) and Margaret H. Wyld.
Max Yablick Memorial Scholarship (1986)
Bequest of Max Yablick (1914). Awarded annually with preference given to graduates of Hebrew day schools and to students in the Combined Plan Program with Yeshiva University.
Theresa Ann Yeager Memorial Scholarship (1983)
Gift of the family of Theresa Ann Yeager (1981) to support a woman who is enrolled in The Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science.