William Ungar

William Ungar (born January, 1913 in Poland) is a Holocaust survivor who came to America in 1946, arriving on May 20 aboard the SS Marine Flasher. He founded the National Envelope Corporation in 1952, after graduating from the City College of the City University of New York with a degree in Mechanical Engineering. He grew his company into one of the largest privately owned producers of envelopes in the United States. He is a dedicated philanthropist. His memoir, published in 2000 by the University Press of America, is entitled Destined to Live. He was honored with an Honorary Doctorate of Human Letters from Queens College and has received numerous awards for his accomplishments, both in the world of business and in the world of philanthropy, including the Ellis Island Medal of Honor, the America Business Achievement Award, being named the 1996 National Entrepreneur of the Year, the 1996 New York City Master Entrepreneur of the Year Award, the NCCJ Brotherhood Award, and the 2008 Envelope Manufacturers Association Founders Award, among others.^[1][2]

References

1. ^ "William Ungar". Ellis Island Medal of Honor. National Ethnic Coalition. http://www.neco.org/awards/recipients/wungar.html. Retrieved 9 February 2010. 
2. ^ "Queens College Announces William and Jerry Ungar Professorship in Jewish Studies". Press release (The City University of New York). October 13, 2006. http://www1.cuny.edu/mu/forum/?p=898. Retrieved 10 February 2010. 

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