Environment school nets $2 million
Grant money to strengthen ties with Yale College
A father-son pair of executives at General Cigar Co., Inc. -- Edgar Cullman, Sr. '40 and Edgar Cullman, Jr. '68 -- have donated $2 million to the School of Forestry and Environmental Studies.
The money is earmarked to support teaching in Yale College and the environmental studies major, Cullman, Jr. said. The bulk of the donation has been transferred to the University, and environment school officials said the rest is expected to arrive shortly. The money will be set aside in an endowment fund, where interest will generate revenue perpetually.
"This is a gift that would...
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