At the time Pinchot was serving as Bernhard Fernow 's successor as Chief of the Division of Forestry ( predecessor of the U.S. Forest Service , USFS ) .
At the urging of Yale alumnus Gifford Pinchot , his parents endowed the two - year postgraduate program .
At the time alumnus was serving as Bernhard Fernow 's successor as Chief of the Division of Forestry ( predecessor of the U.S. Forest Service , USFS ) .
At the urging of Yale alumnus Gifford Pinchot , his parents endowed the two - year postgraduate program .