Faculty emeritus Dr. Glen E. Gresham says that his 20 years at UB were “the high point in my career."
| Moreby J. Grant Hauber
I went to school on the GI Bill. I didn't have family backing; I was on my own. You had to know what you wanted to do because you didn't have the money to start over. I took four years of classes in two years, plus summer classes and a couple of courses at night.
I took three years of English classes to improve my writing ability and my understanding of what I read. During one semester, the teacher, Dr. Sine, used the Bible as a textbook. He wanted us to use our imagination to enlarge upon a story. We would hand in the assignments on Thursday and he would read them over the weekend, then he picked out four or five and brought them to school to discuss on the following Tuesday. One time he chose one of mine. I had used a word he didn't understand: I was trying to say that I thought the story was bologna, and he laughed. To have the professor you admire going over your work and giving a response is very important. It must be; I remember his name 50 years later.
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Rose Ellerbrock never attended college. She says she “always wanted to go to college, but there was no money during the Depression.” Her parents passed away when she was young, and Ellerbrock, who was born and raised on Buffalo’s West Side, had to fend for herself. After she graduated from high school, she took an office job but needed to make more money. Ellerbrock ended up at Trico Products, then an employer of more than 5,000 people with five plants in the Buffalo area, and worked there for 41 years.
As she got older, she began thinking of the future. A friend suggested that she invest in UB. Her brother went to UB on the GI Bill and a good friend also was an alumnus, so Ellerbrock felt well acquainted with the school. After her initial donations, Ellerbrock established a planned gift.
“It's a charitable remainder trust, and it's just like putting your money in the bank," she said. "You still get money back on your investment. I won't know what the future brings, so this is the best option for me."