Alumnus wants UB to continue to thrive

Erich Bloch, B.S. '52, cares about students. He cares so much that he established a $1 million unitrust at the University at Buffalo School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) to support undergraduate fellowships and graduate assistantships through the Erich Bloch Scholarship & Graduate Assistantship Fund.

Bloch is a Distinguished Fellow at the Council on Competitiveness in Washington, D.C., a nonprofit organization that advises industry and the federal government on the long-term effectiveness of American economic policy.

Up to $100,000 a year will be used for scholarships for deserving undergraduate students and/or assistantships for merited graduate students. Some of the proceeds also may be used to support special non-recurrent educational activities that prepare students for a career in engineering.

“I am eager to see UB continue to thrive,” said Bloch, who was first chair of the Dean’s Advisory Council for the UB School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. “I received an excellent undergraduate education, and I hope to help the university continue to serve deserving students. The School of Engineering and Applied Sciences is particularly high on my list of priorities.”

At the council, Bloch focuses on improving the ability of American companies and workers to compete in world markets and to maintain a rising standard of living in the United States. He also is a principal in The Washington Advisory Group LLC, a high-powered consultancy that provides strategic counsel and management consulting to the leaders of companies, universities, governments and nonprofit organizations. 

Bloch is a long-time supporter of UB. A prior gift he gave in his granddaughter’s name sponsors 10 annual engineering scholarships for minority students.