The FIT Foundation Seventh Avenue at 27th Street, 227 West ENDOWMENTS 27th Street, 10001-5992, Edwin Goodman Endowment in (212) 217-4100 (Buying and Merchandising). In 1955, the fitnyc.edu/foundation Goodman family established an endowment The FIT Foundation secures financial of fashion in memory of Edwin Goodman, of support to advance FIT’s mission. Bergdorf Goodman. The endowment made possible the development of the Fashion Founded in 1944 as the Educational Business Management major. Foundation for the Fashion Industries, the FIT Foundation serves as an advisory and Emily Wilkens Chair in External fundraising arm to FIT, raising support Impressions. In 1965, the Board of for the college’s strategic priorities; Trustees of the Fashion Institute of building academic and creative excellence, Technology established a chair honoring empowering the student community, and Ms. Wilkens for her assistance and counsel working with industry leaders worldwide in founding a program to foster self- to build a culture of innovation and evaluation and self-improvement as steps entrepreneurship at FIT. The FIT Foundation toward social maturity. also serves as a vital conduit between FIT’s International Fabricare Institute alumni, friends, and donors, who further Endowment in Textile and Apparel Care the mission of the institution through their Technology. In 1966, the National Institute generous support of its students, schools, of Dry Cleaning established an endowment departments, and programs. in textile and apparel care technology. This The FIT Foundation is designated a tax- endowment helped to develop materials and exempt institution under Federal Internal programs for the distribution of information Revenue Service Code Section 501(c)(3). about servicing and maintaining fashion products to designers, manufacturers, and FIT aspires to meet the needs of every distributors, as well as maintenance of the student, to remove barriers to enrollment, Textile and Apparel Lab. and to ensure that an education is accessible to all admitted students, The Wool Bureau Endowment. In 1968, regardless of family income. The FIT The Wool Bureau, Inc., established an Foundation recognizes the urgent need endowment for the development of to substantially increase the amount a program to enrich knowledge and of financial aid available to students awareness of the utilization of wool and and actively engages alumni, friends, wool textile products in apparel and home foundations, fashion-related industries, furnishings. The endowment achieves these and corporations in support of generous objectives through teaching, through direct scholarships that provide an affordable applications in design and manufacturing educational experience to deserving technology, and through research involving students who contribute to the diversity wool and wool products. of FIT’s student body. The list of Trifari, Krussman and Fishel, Inc., commencement awards, loan funds, and Endowment in Jewelry. In 1975, the world- scholarships attests to their commitment to renowned jewelry firm of Trifari, Krussman the college. and Fishel, Inc., endowed a jewelry design laboratory in honor of the company’s 50th anniversary. The endowment is used to assist the program in Jewelry Design, which began in September 1975.

The FIT Foundation 1 The Shirley Goodman Resource Center The Mildred Custin Room. In 1986, family Endowment. In 1975, a resource center and friends of Mildred Custin, known as support fund was named and endowed to America’s “first lady” of retailing, endowed honor Shirley Goodman, executive vice funds to name and maintain a room in her president emeritus of FIT and executive honor. Today, the Mildred Custin Room is a director of the FIT Foundation (1949–91). highly used computer library resource lab. Today, the Shirley Goodman Resource Gustav Neimeyer Endowment in Jewelry Center houses the Gladys Marcus Library, Design. In 1988, the trustees of the Gustav The Museum at FIT, and the School of H. Neimeyer Memorial Education Fund Graduate Studies. voted to create a discretionary endowment The Revlon Endowment in Cosmetics with the remaining assets of the fund for the Marketing. In 1980, the Revlon Corporation Jewelry Design Department. established an endowed fund to enrich The Colin Birch Memorial Window. In and extend the Cosmetics and Fragrance 1990, friends of Colin Birch, the display Marketing program. Each year, one student window artist at Bloomingdale’s for many is awarded the Revlon Commencement years, endowed funds to maintain FIT’s Award for Academic Achievement. display window on Seventh Avenue. This Jack C. Lebowitz Endowment in window and its ever-changing displays by Menswear. In 1981, the National Visual Presentation and Exhibition Design Association of Men’s Buyers students act as a living memorial to Mr. created an endowment in Menswear. The Birch. endowment honors the memory of Mr. Phillips-Van Heusen Endowment in Lebowitz, a former buyer at Macy’s. Menswear. In 1990, the Phillips-Van Norman M. Morris Endowment in Jewelry Heusen Corporation created an endowment Design. In 1981, Norman M. Morris, whose to enrich the program in Menswear. firm was the United States agent for Omega Lawrence Israel Lecture Series in Interior watches, established an endowed fund Design. In 1997, Professor Lawrence Israel, in Jewelry Design. The fund provides for architect and faculty member, established the inclusion of watch design within the an endowed fund for the Interior Design department’s program of study. Department to create the Lawrence Israel Scovill Endowment in Research and Lecture Series of distinguished design Design. In 1984, the Scovill Apparel professionals. Fasteners Group provided an endowment Mildred Rothman Endowment in for research in product design and Educational Skills. In 1998, this applications emphasizing fasteners endowment was bequeathed by Professor utilization. The chair of this endowment Mildred Rothman to be used for the benefit serves as the liaison between students and of students in Educational Skills. faculty and the fasteners industry. Elsa Peretti Professorship in Jewelry Intimate Apparel Endowment in Fashion Design. In 2001, Tiffany and Co. Design. In 1985, a league of corporation established the Elsa Peretti Professorship in and private sponsors, primarily in the Jewelry Design. On the occasion of the 25th intimate apparel industry, endowed funds to anniversary of its successful and rewarding develop an intimate apparel specialization collaboration with Elsa Peretti, Tiffany in the Fashion Design BFA program. Part created a perpetual fund for faculty salary of these funds is used for a yearly honor support in the Jewelry Design Department. scholarship and merit award for students At Ms. Peretti’s request, the endowment is studying intimate apparel.

2 The FIT Foundation established in honor of her long friendship Adele and Wesley Simpson Endowed and professional association with Samuel Scholarship (Fashion Design – Apparel Beizer, founding chairman of FIT’s Jewelry majors) Design Department. Adele C. Elgart Memorial Endowed Scholarship George T. Dorsch Fund. In 2002, the Adolph, Lily, and Peter Vogel Scholarship Estate of George T. Dorsch established an Alberto Lattuda Travel Scholarship endowment to enhance the History of Art Allan R. Johnson Scholarship (Fashion and Civilization Department. Business Management majors) Dr. Leonard Florence and Sy Steward Allan R. Johnson Scholarship (Fashion Global Scholars Endowment in Home Design majors) Products. In 2005, this endowment was Alumni Association Scholarship created to honor the contributions of two Andrew Rosen Scholarship (Fashion leaders in the field of home products. Business Management majors) This endowment enables Home Products Anglo Fabrics Endowed Scholarships Development students to participate in (Textile Development and Marketing majors) international trade shows and study abroad Anita James Rosen Endowed Scholarship programs. (Fashion Design majors) Ann Kissel Grun Endowed Alumni Alfred Z. Solomon–Janet A. Sloane Scholarship (Jewelry Design and Fashion Endowment Fund. In 2005, this endowment Design majors) was created to support the accessories Annette Green Honor Scholarship collection at The Museum at FIT. It will help (Cosmetics and Fragrance Marketing fulfill the museum’s mission to educate majors) students and the general public about the Antonio Lopez Alumni Scholarship (Fashion artistic, historical, and social significance of Illustration majors) fashion. Apparel Guild Endowed Scholarship SCHOLARSHIPS (Fashion Business Management majors) Scholarship gifts help further FIT’s mission Arthur Englander Memorial Scholarship by providing life-changing financial support (marketing majors) to qualified students. Full and partial Arthur R. Rolofo Scholarship scholarships are available to full-time Bergdorf Goodman Scholarship Fund students offering evidence of financial need (Fashion Business Management majors) and academic merit. A limited number of Bernard G. Cohn Memorial Honor partial scholarships have been established Scholarship (Fashion Business Management for matriculated evening and weekend majors) students who demonstrate financial need. Bernice and Milton Stern Scholarship A number of scholarships provided by the Bessie and Barnet Ginsburg Family friends and families of FIT are awarded— Memorial Scholarship based on aptitude, need, and/or scholastic Bill Carone Memorial Endowed Scholarship achievement—to students who have (Fashion Business Management majors) completed a year of study at FIT. Some Bloomingdale's Annual Scholarship of these are limited to specific criteria (Fashion Business Management majors) established by the donor. Memorial Fund Borg Fabrics Endowed Scholarship (Fashion Financial Aid Scholarships Design – Apparel majors) NAMSB Scholarship Fund (1998) Brunschwig & Fils Endowed Honor (Menswear majors) Scholarship (Interior Design majors) Abe Schrader Corporation Scholarship Buick Design Endowed Scholarship (Fashion Design majors) C. Rosen Scholarship (Fashion Design Abraham L. Blumenfeld Endowed majors) Scholarship (Menswear majors) Carl Rosen Scholarship (Fashion Design majors)

The FIT Foundation 3 Carleton Woolen Mills, Inc., Endowed Endowing Excellence Scholarship Fund Scholarship (Textile/Surface Design majors) Etienne Aigner Endowed Scholarship Carole Gottlieb Lang Memorial Scholarship (Accessories Design majors) (Fashion Business Management majors) Fabergé Design Endowed Scholarship Carolee Scholarship Faie J. Joyce Endowed Scholarship Catherine Kelly Memorial Scholarship (Graduate Studies) (Fashion Business Management majors) Fairchild Publications Endowed Cato-Howard Davidowitz Scholarship Fund Scholarship (Advertising and Marketing (Fashion Business Management majors) Communications majors) Cato-Murray Turkel Scholarship Fund Fashion Group Foundation Scholarship (Fashion Business Management majors) (Fashion Design – Apparel majors) Charles Nolan Scholarship Fund (Fashion Fashion Group/Isabel and Ruben Toledo Design majors) Scholarship (Fashion Design – Apparel Colbert Foundation Endowed Scholarship majors) David B. Weiss Memorial Fashion Services Network Scholarship David Dubinsky Foundation Endowed Fifth & Pacific Foundation Scholarship Scholarship (Fashion Design – Apparel Fifth & Pacific Foundation Scholarships I majors) and II David Mercer Scholarship (Fashion Fifth & Pacific Foundation/Harold Brawer Business Management majors) Memorial Scholarship David Schwartz Foundation Scholarship Fifth & Pacific Scholarship (Direct and (Fashion Design majors) Interactive Marketing majors) David Zelinka Endowed Scholarship Fifth & Pacific Scholarship in Honor of (Fashion Design – Apparel majors) Annette Green (Cosmetics and Fragrance Davidow Suits, Inc., Endowed Scholarship Marketing majors) (Fashion Design – Apparel majors) Fifth & Pacific Scholarship in Honor of Delores Zuckerman Gewirtz Scholarship Dillard's (Fashion Design majors) (Fashion Design or Textile/Surface Design Fifth & Pacific Scholarship in Honor of majors) Shirley Goodman (marketing majors) Dianne Rubinfeld Scholarship Fund Filene’s Charitable Foundation Endowed (Fashion Business Management majors) Scholarship (Fashion Business Management Dorothy Ross Memorial Scholarship majors) (Advertising and Marketing Financo, Inc., Scholarship Communications majors) FIT Alumni Association Scholarship E. Susan Johnson Scholarship (Advertising FIT General Scholarship Fund and Marketing Communications majors) Francesca S. Joelson Scholarship Fund Echo Design Group (Fashion Design majors) Ed Kavanaugh and Stanley Kohlenberg Frank Olive Memorial Fund (Accessories Scholarship (Cosmetics and Fragrance Design majors) Marketing majors) Fred Pomerantz Honor Scholarship (Fashion Edward Weissman Endowed Scholarship Design – Apparel majors) (Production Management majors) Frederick Atkins, Inc., Endowed Scholarship Edwin A. Goodman Endowed Scholarship (Fashion Business Management majors) Eli Elias Endowed Scholarship (Production General Mills/David Crystal, Inc., Management majors) Scholarship (Fashion Design – Apparel Ellen Alpert Scholarship Fund majors) Elliot Lippin Scholarship Fund George J. Greenberg Endowed Scholarship Elsa Peretti Endowed Scholarship (Jewelry (Fashion Business Management majors) Design majors) George S. Kaufman Endowed Scholarship Elsa Peretti/Tiffany & Co. Scholarship George S. Kaufman Scholarship (Jewelry Design majors) Gerald & May Ellen Ritter Memorial Emanuel and Mabel Weintraub Scholarship Scholarship (Fashion Design – Apparel (Production Management majors) majors)

4 The FIT Foundation Gershon & Judith Lieber John Fabian Endowed Scholarship (Fashion Gerson & Judith Leiber Endowed Design – Knitwear majors) Scholarship (Accessories Design majors) John G. Ledes Endowed Honor Scholarship Gerta Pomerantz Fund (Fashion Design– (Cosmetics and Fragrance Marketing Apparel majors) majors) Gianni Versace Memorial Fund (Fashion John J. Pomerantz (I) Endowed Scholarship Design majors) (Fashion Design – Apparel majors) Gimbel Brothers–Saks Fifth Avenue John J. Pomerantz (II) Scholarship Fund Endowed Fund (Fashion Business (Fashion Design – Apparel majors) Management majors) Joseph A. Coleman, MD–Maidenform Giorgio Armani Fashion Corp. Endowed Scholarship (Fashion Design – Apparel Scholarship (Menswear majors) majors) Giorgio Di Sant’Angelo Memorial Endowed Joseph Calio Memorial Scholarship Fund (Fashion Design majors) (Technical Design majors) Harvé Benard Endowed Scholarship JP Stevens & Co., Inc., Scholarship Hazel Bishop Endowed Scholarship (Textiles majors) (Cosmetics and Fragrance Marketing JPMorgan Chase Scholarship (formerly majors) Chemical Bank) Headwear Association Scholarship Judith & Burton Resnick Scholarship (Accessories Design majors) (Fashion Design majors) Helen Galland/Baker Scholarship Judith Ripka Scholarship (Jewelry Design Henry R. Kravis Scholarship (Textiles majors) majors) Jules Yuckman Memorial Endowed Hoechst Celanese Endowed Scholarship Scholarship (Textile/Surface Design majors) (Textile/Surface Design majors) Julian R. Geiger Scholarship (Business and Hoechst Fibers, Inc., Endowed Scholarship Technology majors) (Textile/Surface Design majors) Kaufhof Scholarship (Business and I. Kleinfeld and Sons Endowed Scholarship Technology majors) (Fashion Design majors) Kate Spade and Company Scholarship Ira Guilden Memorial Endowed Scholarship Kayser-Roth Foundation Endowed (Fashion Design majors) Scholarship Ira Hechler Scholarship Laurence C. Leeds Endowed Scholarship Jacalyn E. S. Bennett Endowed Scholarship Laverne Neil Memorial Scholarship (Fashion Design majors) Lee and Marvin Traub Scholarship Fund Jack Fenstermacher Endowed Scholarship (marketing majors) (Fashion Illustration majors) Leo and Elly Honig–Anglo Fabrics Jacklyn L. Nemrov Scholarship Scholarship Jaclyn, Inc., Scholarship (Accessories Leonard W. Pollatschek Memorial Design majors) Scholarship (Menswear majors) Jan Law Scholarship Fund (Fashion Design Leslie Blodgett Endowed Scholarship – Intimate Apparel majors) (Business and Technology majors) J. C. Penney Endowed Scholarship (Fashion Leslie Fay, Inc., Endowed Scholarship Business Management majors) (Fashion Design – Apparel majors) Jean Claude Mastroianni (Fashion Design Lion Brand Yarn Co. Endowed Scholarship majors) (Textile Development and Marketing majors) Jean Wallrapp Memorial Scholarship Lord & Taylor Scholarship (Fashion Jerome and Simona Chazen Scholarship Business Management majors) Jerry Silverman, Inc., Endowed Scholarship Louise Dahl-Wolfe Endowed Scholarship (Fashion Design – Apparel majors) Fund (Photography majors) Joel B. Wigler Memorial Scholarship Lynn and Carl Goldstein Endowed (Fashion Business Management majors) Scholarship (Home Products Development John E. Reeves Scholarship (Textile majors) Development and Marketing majors)

The FIT Foundation 5 Macy's New York Endowed Scholarship National Millinery Planning Board (Fashion Business Management majors) Scholarship Maidenform, Inc., Scholarship (Fashion Neiman Marcus Endowed Scholarship Design — Apparel majors) (Accessories Design majors) Marco Wachter Memorial-Mondo, Inc., New York Times Honor Scholarship Scholarship (Advertising and Marketing Margo Scavarda and Lawrence Aiken Communications majors) Scholarship (Cosmetics and Fragrance Norman V. Wechsler Scholarship (Fashion Marketing majors) Business Management majors) Maria Spagnola Alaya Scholarship Fund Ok Cha Lee Mason Endowed Scholarship Marie Auyang Scholarship Fund (Technical Pantone, Inc., Scholarship Design majors) Pat Sandler Memorial Alumni Scholarship Marie B. Simms Endowed Scholarship (Fashion Design majors) Marion and Myron Alexander Endowed Patty and Jay Baker Scholarship Fund Scholarship (Textile Development and (Business and Technology majors) Marketing and/or Textile/Surface Design Paul Hellman Foundation Scholarship majors) Paul Honig Endowed Scholarship Marvin Feldman Endowed Scholarship Peggy Ward/Macy's Scholarship (Fashion Marvin Feldman Memorial Scholarship Fund Business Management majors) Maurice Bidermann Endowed Scholarship Petrie Stores Endowed Scholarship (Menswear major) (Fashion Business Management majors) May and Samuel Rudin Foundation Pierre Cardin Scholarship (Fashion Design Scholarship majors) May Department Stores Scholarship Raincheetahs by Naman Scholarship Melanie Amariglio Endowed Scholarship (Fashion Design – Apparel majors) (Fashion Design majors) Reeves Brothers Foundation Scholarship Melvin E. Dawley Endowed Scholarship (Textile Development and Marketing majors) (Fashion Business Management majors) Regines Scholarship (Fashion Design Melvin E. Kleeblatt Endowed Scholarship majors) (Fashion Design – Apparel majors) Reliance Group Holdings, Inc., Scholarship Michael Kors Endowed Scholarship (Fashion Design majors) (Fashion Design majors) Retail Brand Alliance Endowed Scholarship Michele Marzigliano Memorial Scholarship Revlon Foundation Scholarship (Cosmetics (arts majors) and Fragrance Marketing majors) Milliken & Company Scholarship Revlon Linda Harris Endowed Scholarship Milton J. Cassell Memorial Scholarship (Cosmetics and Fragrance Marketing (Menswear majors) majors) Monique Recant Memorial Endowed Richman Family Foundation Scholarship Scholarship (Home Products Development majors) Morris Camhe Endowed Scholarship Robert Chavez and Annette Green Endowed (Fashion Design majors) Honor Scholarship (Cosmetics and Mortimor H. April Endowed Scholarship Fragrance Marketing majors) (Fashion Business Management majors) Robert J. Suslow Endowed Scholarship Myron H. Blumenfeld Endowed Honor Fund (Fashion Business Management Scholarship (Cosmetics and Fragrance majors) Marketing majors) Robert Lagary Memorial Scholarship NAMSB Scholarship Fund (Menswear or Robert Rose Scholarship (Jewelry Design Fashion Design majors) majors) Nancy Greer, Inc., Endowed Scholarship Robert Stock Endowed Scholarship Fund Nancy Yedlin Alumni Scholarship (Menswear majors) National Board of Coat and Suit Industry Roger Caracappa Scholarship (Cosmetics Scholarship and Fragrance Marketing and Management or Packaging Design majors)

6 The FIT Foundation Rose Wells Bing Endowed Scholarship Westpoint Stevens Endowed Scholarship (Fashion Business Management majors) (textile majors) Ruben Cruz Scholarship Fund William Lauder Scholarship Fund Russ Togs, Inc., Scholarship (Textiles (Cosmetics and Fragrance Marketing majors) majors) Rwitobrato Datta Scholarship William Randolph Hearst Foundation Samuel and Sara Golub Scholarship Wool Bureau Endowed Scholarship (Textile/ (Fashion Design majors) Surface Design majors) Samuel L. Deitsch Scholarship YMA Endowed Scholarship (Textile/Apparel Sandra and Arthur Tauber Endowed majors) Scholarship (Home Products Development Zelinka-Matlick, Inc., Endowed Scholarship majors) (Fashion Design – Apparel majors) Sidney Bernstein Scholarship Zina Sisman Levy Memorial Endowed Splash Swimwear Endowed Scholarship Scholarship (Textile/Surface Design majors) (Fashion Design majors) Departmental Scholarships Spring Mills, Inc., Scholarship (Textile/ Surface Design majors) Ann and Harvey Zlesnick Endowed Stan Filonovich Scholarship Scholarship (Home Products Development) Sterling National Bank Student Success Arthur Price Memorial Scholarship (Textile Scholarship Development and Marketing) Student-Faculty Corporation Scholarship Barbara & Arnold Cohen Endowed Suzy Perette, Inc., Endowed Scholarship Scholarship Breakfast 2003 Endowed (Fashion Design – Apparel majors) Scholarship (Home Products Development) TDA/Bruce Roberts Scholarship (Textile Breakfast 2004 Endowed Development and Marketing majors) Scholarship (Home Products Development) The /Arthur Ortenberg Breakfast 2005 Endowed Scholarship Given by Fifth & Scholarship (Home Products Development) Pacific (Advertising and Marketing Carole Sloan Scholarship (Home Products Communications majors) Development) The Liz Claiborne/Arthur Ortenberg Catherine Torelli Scholarship (Cosmetics Scholarship Given by Fifth & Pacific and Fragrance Marketing majors) (Fashion Design majors) Christine Pratt Home Products Alumni The Liz Claiborne/Arthur Ortenberg Scholarship (Home Products Development) Scholarship Given by Fifth & Pacific David, Ruth & Howard Israel Scholarship (Illustration majors) (Fashion Design – Children's Wear) The Liz Claiborne/Arthur Ortenberg Dr. Leonard Florence and Sy Stewart Scholarship Given by Fifth & Pacific Global Scholarship Fund (Home Products (Production Management majors) Development) Tiedemann Trust Endowed Scholarship Ellis Family Endowed Scholarship (Toy TJX/Jack Lindner Scholarship (Fashion Design) Design and Fashion Business Management European Wax Center "Unapologetic You" majors) Scholarship (Cosmetic Fragrance and Tokai Womens Jr. College Scholarship Marketing) Valerie N. Steele Memorial Scholarship Felice and Al Lippert Endowed Scholarship Fund Fund (Fashion Business Management) Vidal Sassoon Scholarship George T. Dorsch Scholarship Fund (Art Vittorina Rolofo Scholarship History) Walter Richardson Memorial Scholarship Gokhan-Kucuk Endowed Scholarship (Fashion Business Management majors) (Liberal Arts) Walter Riedler Scholarship Fund Har-Even Memorial Fund Warnaco Scholarship Fund Harriet and Charles Stern Sustainable Werner Klaas Scholarship Fund (Textile Interior Environments Research and Design Development and Marketing majors) Scholarship Award (Interior Design)

The FIT Foundation 7 Henry Doneger Scholarship Fund (Fashion Business Management) Henry Wolf Presidential Scholars Study Abroad Scholarship, Presidential Scholars Interior Design Alumni Scholarship Award (Interior Design) ITM Departmental Scholarship Fund (International Trade and Marketing) Jacqueline Pomeranz Memorial Scholarship (International Trade and Marketing) Jane Scott Memorial Endowed Scholarship (Cosmetics and Fragrance Marketing) Jasha Ghitis Endowed Scholarship (Fashion Design) Jean LaBue Endowed Scholarship in Memory of Sophie LaBue (Fashion Design – Intimate Apparel) Jenny Brill Scholarship Fund (Accessories Design) Jerry & Saskia McDaniel Scholarship Fund (Communication Design) John Szarkowski Scholarship Award in Photography Joe Powers Memorial Scholarship Fund (Visual Presentation and Exhibition Design) Julius H. Gewirtz Endowed Scholarship (Fashion Business Management) Kim Pinto Scholarship (Fashion Business Management) Lawrence J. Israel Interior Design Scholarship (Interior Design) Lester Gribetz Endowed Scholarship (Home Products Development) Martin Paul Kahn Endowed Scholarship (Fashion Design – Children's Wear) Michael and Susanna Steinberg Endowed Scholarship (Home Products Development) Michael Fux Endowed Scholarship (Home Products Development) New Times Group ITM Scholarship (International Trade and Marketing) Patricia Zipprodt Endowed Scholarship (Fashion Design – Costume Design) Saturday Live/Nancy Yedlin, Precollege Warnaco/Gromek (International Trade and Marketing)

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