The ADOLF I. DÖPFERT FOUNDATION
The ADOLF I. DÖPFERT FOUNDATION promotes teaching and research at the Hochschule der Medien, particularly in the field of print processing. Adolf I. Döpfert, honorary senator of the university and former managing partner of Stahl GmbH & Co. in Ludwigsburg, established the foundation in December 2001 with the aim of helping to ensure that graduates of the university are characterised by specialist knowledge, a desire to achieve and a cosmopolitan outlook. The foundation also finances a doctorate in this field.
Address:
Adolf I. Döpfert Stiftung an der Hochschule der Medien
Nobelstraße 10
70569 Stuttgart - Vaihingen
Tel.: +49 711 8923 2077
Email: doepfert-stiftung@hdm-stuttgart.de
Board of Trustees
The Board of Trustees is currently made up of the following members:
Prof Dr Alexander W. Roos
Rector of the Hochschule der Medien
Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Volker Jansen
Dean of Studies Print Media / Print and Media Technology
Erik Kurtz
Former Managing Partner Kösel GmbH und Co KG,
Altusried-Krugzell
Biography Adolf I. Döpfert
Adolf I. Döpfert, born on 30 April 1919 in Odenwald, was one of the outstanding entrepreneurs in the field of graphic engineering in Germany. In 1949, he and his partner Kurt Stahl founded Stahl GmbH & Co in Ludwigsburg. At that time, the graphic arts industry in Germany was at rock bottom. Many companies, especially bookbinderies, were cut off from their traditional machine and spare parts suppliers, which were located in East Germany.
Döpfert transformed his company from a supplier of folding machine spare parts into the world market leader in folding machine construction. With the acquisition of the largest American folding machine manufacturer Baumfolder (Sidney/Ohio, USA) and the Vereinigte Buchbindereimaschinenfabriken (VBF) in Ingersheim, he turned the company into a producer of high-performance book production systems.
He also developed the traditional Brehmer bookbinding machine factory in Leipzig into a successful company.
1996 Adolf I. Döpfert was elected the first Honorary Senator of the HdM by the Senate of the Hochschule der Medien.
In 2001, he established the ADOLF I. DÖPFERT FOUNDATION at the HdM. By example and deed, Adolf Döpfert thus placed himself at the forefront of those outstanding business personalities in Germany who see the future of the country in the active promotion of young people and talent.
In June 2005, he was awarded the Grand Medal of the Hochschule der Medien.
At the beginning of 1999, Döpfert retired from active business life. He died in Ludwigsburg in August 2007 at the age of 88.