The Seinfeld Ambassador Scholar program offered through a generous gift from Syracuse University Life Trustee Judith Greenberg Seinfeld ’56 is available to part-time, undergraduate students studying through the College of Professional Studies. Selected scholars are awarded a $4,000 scholarship and serve as champions for non-traditional student participation, engagement and belonging in all aspects of academic life at Syracuse University.
Judith Greenberg Seinfeld ’56 embodies a simple but powerful credo: Never Give Up. Her own journey as a trailblazer, philanthropist, and advocate for education inspires the Seinfeld Ambassador Scholars to persevere, engage and champion the potential of every student.
Background
One of the most significant driving themes in Judy Seinfeld’s life is freedom. Her lifelong journey reflects her drive to earn and celebrate what freedom means to her. In today’s world, education offers the freedom of choice, the power to pursue a career and the ability to choose how you accomplish your educational goals. As part of that expression, the Seinfeld Ambassador Scholar program was created.
The College of Professional Studies provides pathways for students to reclaim their freedom to earn a college education, even if they once thought that opportunity had passed them by. The College of Professional Studies strives to meet students where they are and create the conditions for their academic, personal, and professional success. The Seinfeld Ambassador Scholar program provides students at the College of Professional Studies the opportunity to tell their story and shine a light on nontraditional pathways to education and freedom many students thought has escaped them.
APPLY FOR THE SEINFELD AMBASSADOR SCHOLAR PROGRAM
Deadline approaching: Application materials are due May 9, 2025.
If you would like to learn more about the Seinfeld Ambassador Scholar Program please email seinfeldscholar@syr.edu with your questions.
Scholarship Details
Scholarship award for College of Professional Studies undergraduate students who have been enrolled for a minimum of two consecutive semesters and have at least 12 credits earned. Minimum GPA requirement of 2.7
Awardees will receive a $4,000 scholarship with the first half distributed after successful completion of BPS 300 Seinfeld Ambassadors Program: Business and Community Engagement. Class will be completed in the fall semester and paid for by the scholarship. The second half will be distributed at the end of the spring semester.
About Judith Greenberg Seinfeld ’56
Judith Greenberg Seinfeld is president of Heritage Management Co. LLC, a real estate investment, development and management company, which is based in Ridgewood, New Jersey, and has been in business for three generations since 1924. She has been involved with the purchase, sale, land-use planning and financing of office and industrial properties throughout the country since 1989.
Prior to joining Heritage, Seinfeld was founder and president of Judith Greenberg Gallery, a jewelry design and manufacturing company. Her creations were displayed and sold at art galleries throughout the U.S. from 1983-96. Seinfeld also was a principal of Balenciaga Perfumes International, where she was senior vice president in charge of sales for the U.S., Puerto Rico and Canada.
Seinfeld is former president of the women’s division of the board of trustees of the Jewish Federation of Northern New Jersey and former president of the board of directors of the Young Men’s Hebrew Association of Bergen County, New Jersey.
A veteran of the stage, Seinfeld is co-founder of the Nantucket Comedy Festival, a founding member of The Nantucket Project and a member of the board of directors of the Theatre Workshop of Nantucket, where she is also a member of the executive committee. Among the plays she has produced are The Ferryman, winner of the 2019 Tony Award for Best Play; The Last Confession, starring David Suchet; and Transport, premiered by the Irish Repertory Theatre in New York City in 2014; and Leopoldstadt which won the TONY for Best Play in 2023.
Seinfeld earned a bachelor’s degree from Syracuse University’s School of Education in 1956 and a master’s degree in administration from Teachers College, Columbia University, in 1957.
Seinfeld serves on the Board Academic Affairs and Facilities Committees as a Life Trustee participant. She was a Voting Trustee from 2002-14, vice chair from 2006-10 and chair of the Academic Affairs Committee from 2007-11. Her Syracuse University service includes having been a chair of the School of Education Board of Visitors. She previously served on the School of Architecture Advisory Board.
She has provided lead gifts for the establishment of the Seinfeld Housing Initiative, the Judith Greenberg Seinfeld Distinguished Fellowships and the Judith Greenberg Seinfeld Prize for Creative Teaching Endowment. She has supported other initiatives in the School of Architecture (including a book series on modern American housing), the School of Education, the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, the College of Visual and Performing Arts, University Lecture Series, and alumni relations.
Judith Seinfeld is the mother of Jeffrey Greenberg, the late Steven Greenberg and grandmother to Serena Greenburg. She resides in Saddle River, New Jersey, and Nantucket, Massachusetts.
