It took him 16 years of studying part time on nights and weekends while working full time and raising a family to complete his engineering degree at UB, but Felix Smist, B.S. ’65, of North Tonawanda, N.Y., kept at it. To honor his father and help students who experience similar situations, Felix’s son James Smist, B.S. ’80, and his wife, Mary, have established the Felix Smist Scholarship at UB with their gift of $30,000.
| MoreWhen I started the Ph.D. program at UB in American Studies, I had the Schomberg Fellowship. That’s one of the things that made me stay at UB after taking my master’s. I’m grateful to the Schomberg... | More
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