Dr. Skip Sullivan, president of Alfred State, said, “Our
college is grateful to the Garman Family Foundation and the Community
Foundation for Greater Buffalo for providing us with this grant to help bolster
and grow our HVAC program on our Wellsville campus. Their support is greatly
needed and appreciated, and we thank them for their generosity.”
Provost Dr. Kristin Poppo said, “Alfred State is in the
midst of a significant renovation of our former building trades facility to
house our growing HVAC program. This grant from the Garman Foundation will
allow us to begin work on the senior laboratory. This is the second grant from
the Garman Foundation to our trades programs and we deeply appreciate their
generosity. This project has also received awards from both the SUNY
Performance Improvement Fund for a clean energy lab and the Oishei Foundation
for the first-year plumbing lab. These improvements will allow us to double the
size of our program.”
Jeffrey Stevens, dean of the School of Applied Technology,
said, “The Garman Family Foundation grant has afforded us the catalyst to be
able to expand our program to service the demands of the industry for skilled
HVAC technicians. Thanks to their support, we are now able to graduate an
additional 20 students each year. The program expansion to 40 HVAC graduates is
very exciting and the Garman grant award has helped make this possible.”
The Garman Family Foundation is committed to helping
organizations that address the mental health, physical wellness, and education
of individuals with a preference for women and children.
For more than a century, the Community Foundation for
Greater Buffalo has enhanced and encouraged long-term philanthropy in the
western New York community. A 501 (c)(3) organization, the Community
Foundation’s mission is: Connecting people, ideas and resources to improve
lives in western New York. Established in 1919, the Community Foundation has
made the most of the generosity of individuals, families, foundations and
organizations who entrust charitable assets to the Community Foundation’s care.
Learn more at cfgb.org.
