While the Pulp and Paper Advisory Board welcomes gifts from all donors, there are specific criteria for board membership. There are four classes of board member:

Corporate Members

Any corporation in the pulp and paper industry, the industry’s supply chain and related industries can become a corporate member. Each corporate member makes a minimum annual gift of $5,000 or more.

Each corporate member designates a representative to serve on the Advisory Board. Corporate members donating at higher levels are eligible for further member benefits.

For more information, contact Shannon Lora.

Corporate Contributors

This class includes any corporation making an annual gift of less than $5,000.

Individual Members

Individual members are faculty, friends, alumni and other donors who support the paper science and engineering program with an annual gift of $500 and above.

Individual Contributors

This group includes any individual making an annual gift of less than $500.

Member funds provide support for:

• Attracting students into paper science and engineering to prepare them for careers throughout the entire supply chain of the pulp and paper industry
• Providing financial assistance in the form of scholarships, foreign travel assistance, internships, etc. to qualified paper science and engineering students
• Helping the university attract and maintain high-quality faculty and staff to teach and support paper science and engineering students 
• Encouraging graduate study and research with fellowships and special research grants for candidates qualified for postgraduate work
• Partnering with faculty and administrators in the development of the curriculum and supporting new areas of instruction with technical advice and financial assistance
• Providing funding for equipment and facility improvements

For Information on becoming a member of the NC State Pulp and Paper Advisory Board, contact Allen Sanders.