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ESF Inspired Giving
Christina Hudson Kohler graduated from ESF in 2011 with a B.S. in Environmental Studies, Policy, Planning, and Law—an academic focus that came from deep within.
SRC Fellowship Supports Ph.D. Student in Battle Against Mosquitoes as Disease Carriers
Robert Moesch, who is one year into his doctoral studies in organic chemistry of natural products, said his work is focused on confirming the compound’s structure and synthesizing it.
Scholarship Eases Financial Burden as ‘Jet’ Lewis Builds a Busy Life
Lewis, sophomore environmental biology major from Murrieta, California, recipient of a National Scholarship from ESF.
Donor Profile: Jesse and Betsy Fink
As part of ESF’s 2025 Be Mighty campaign, the Finks have doubled their contributions to The Betsy and Jesse Fink Career Development Program at ESF, which they founded in 2018.
$500,000 Gift Funds Initiative on Conserving Private Land
A $500,000 gift from the Fuller Center for Productive Landscapes has established a new initiative at ESF, devoted to exploring with both students and landowners the conservation opportunities that exist on privately held land.
Donors’ Passion for St. Lawrence River Leads to TIBS Endowed Scholarship
A first-of-its-kind scholarship to benefit students studying at the station from Nels and Deborah Magnuson
ESF Pilots Sloan Foundation Program
The SIGP funding was secured through the efforts of the ESF Office of Development, with the participation of Distinguished Teaching Professor Robin Kimmerer, an enrolled member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation and founding director of ESF’s Center for Native Peoples and the Environment (CNPE).
2 Alumni Support Career Program with $250,000 Gift
ESF’s career development program has been buoyed by a $250,000 gift from alumni Jesse Fink and Betsy Mitchell-Fink.
ESF Calling!
ESF’s Annual Fund callers remain hard at work during the academic year. The dedicated students connect with ESF families and alumni raising money that supports ESF’s Annual Fund.
ESF College Foundation Fundraising Success
The ESF College Foundation is celebrating a successful fundraising year after bring in more than $4.9 million in fiscal 2020-21. During a difficult time, the ESF community stepped up to ensure that our students and faculty had the support that they needed.
Extraordinary Aid Fund Makes Difference for Students
The College received a special $100,000 matching gift that allowed donations to the Extraordinary Aid Fund through 2020 to have double their impact. The gift, from Sam and Carol Nappi, supported the growing demand for financial aid as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Loyalty Society Honors Long-Term Donors
The ESF College Foundation has established a new recognition program — the ESF Loyalty Society, which recognizes the commitment and contributions of donors who make the ESF College Foundation part of their philanthropy year after year.