The Walter E. Schmid Family Foundation Scholarship

The Walter E. Schmid Foundation was established and funded by Mr. Walter E. Schmid. In 1959, together with James Meters, Mr. Schmid founded Chemical Design Inc. (CDI) in Lockport, where the company still operates today. CDI specializes in the purification of gases and liquids using molecular sieves and other catalysts. Mr. Schmid developed many new processes that are still used in chemical plants today. One of these technologies was a leap forward in safety and reliability for air separation plants; another is critical for growing silicon for use in solar cells and computer chips.

Criteria:
This scholarship is for an incoming first-year student from Western New York entering the Two-Year Engineering Science Program at SUNY Erie who has demonstrated high academic achievement in high school and entrepreneurial interests. It is renewable for ONE additional year, provided the recipient maintains a 2.5 GPA and remains in good academic standing.

*MUST be a WNY resident. If no qualified incoming first-year student from Western New York is identified, a student from outside WNY may receive the award.