Giving Back to ERFEG

There are many ways to make donations to the SUNY ESF Department of Environmental Resources and Forest Engineering (ERFEG). Below each of our current funds are described. These funds support a variety of departmental efforts, including undergraduate scholarships, faculty support, research and graduate student training, and student outreach and service activities. You may provide a gift of any dollar amount, or a pledge to make a financial donation in the future. We also are interested in gifts of equipment, land, and other non-monetary donations. To make a secure online donation, click on the link below. For questions regarding your donation, please contact Dana Piwinski (ERFEG Class of 1980), ERFEG’s Development Officer, at dpiwinski@esf.edu or (315) 470-6538. Thanks in advance for your generosity, which strengthens our department and provides resources for us to continue our pursuit of faculty and student excellence.

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Environmental Resources and Forest Engineering Funds:

• ERFEG Undergraduate Scholarship Fund
  This fund provides direct financial support to undergraduate students within ERFEG. The quality of our undergraduates continues to grow, and this fund provides an opportunity to reward student excellence. Examples of this fund’s uses include the annual Faculty and Alumni Scholarship, travel support to conferences, and other financial support to undergraduate students.
• Endowed Faculty Chair in ERFEG
  The Endowed Faculty Chair in ERFEG fund provides support to ERFEG Faculty members. This goal of this fund is to strengthen SUNY ESF’s leadership role in crucial environmental fields, promote relationships between faculty and engineering practitioners, and expand our research and curricular efforts in ecological design, environmental resources, and sustainable systems. Examples of this fund’s uses include research equipment purchases, travel support, and other financial support to aid ERFEG Faculty members.
• William L. Johnson Fund for the Mapping Sciences
  This fund is named after Bill Johnson, a longtime ERFEG Professional Staff member who was dedicated to the general field of Geospatial Engineering and the Mapping Sciences. ERFEG continues to have a strong program in Geospatial Engineering, and this fund provides research and graduate student support in this general area. Examples of this fund’s uses include the support of graduate student conference and research travel, remote sensing and GIS software and hardware purchases, graduate student scholarships, and other financial support to aid research in Geospatial Engineering.
• James M. Hassett Laboratory Fund for the Study of Hydrology and Hydraulics
  This fund is named after Jim Hassett, who supported ERFEG as a faculty member and Chair for many years. Jim was dedicated to the field of Water Resources Engineering, and our new Hydrology and Hydraulics Laboratory is named in his honor. This fund supports this new laboratory, as well as graduate students and research efforts in Water Resources Engineering at SUNY ESF. Examples of uses of this fund include maintaining and purchasing equipment for the Hydrology and Hydraulics Laboratory, graduate student conference and research travel, graduate student scholarships, and other financial support to aid research in Water Resources Engineering.
• SUNY ESF’s Engineers Without Borders
  SUNY ESF’s Engineers Without Borders (EWB) is a group of dedicated undergraduate and graduate students who are committed to providing technical assistance to worldwide developing communities to improve the quality of life. This student run organization is composed primarily of ERFEG students, and has focused most of their efforts on water supply, water treatment, and hydropower projects in Central America. Uses of this fund are to support student travel and equipment and supplies to aid in ongoing EWB activities.