Alcoa Foundation Helps Fund Chair at Florida A & M University.Business Editors PITTSBURGH--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 30, 2003 Alcoa Alcoa U.S. company, the world's largest producer of aluminum. Established in Pittsburgh, Pa., in 1888, it adopted the name Aluminum Co. of America in 1907. Alcoa introduced aluminum foil in 1910 and found uses for aluminum in the emerging aviation and automobile industries. Foundation announced today that it joined a consortium of corporations to create and fund a chair in the School of Business and Industry at Florida Florida, state, United States Florida (flôr`ĭdə, flŏr`–), state in the extreme SE United States. A long, low peninsula between the Atlantic Ocean (E) and the Gulf of Mexico (W), Florida is bordered by Georgia and A & M University in the name of the retiring dean of the business school, Sybil C. Mobley. Alcoa Foundation will give a total of $100,000 over two years for continuing support of business education. "Florida A & M's School of Business and Industry is regarded by the corporate community as one of the premier institutions of higher education higher education Study beyond the level of secondary education. Institutions of higher education include not only colleges and universities but also professional schools in such fields as law, theology, medicine, business, music, and art. in preparing graduates with the skills and competencies needed for success in business administration and accounting," says Kathleen W. Buechel, president of Alcoa Foundation. "Through this effort we hope to continue to enhance a proven educational institution's work." Alcoa and Alcoa Foundation have a longstanding relationship with Florida A & M University through various avenues, including the Campus Partnership Program, Internships, and Gift Matching programs. Established in 1952, Alcoa Foundation is a global resource that actively invests in improving the quality of life in more than 29 countries around the world where Alcoa operates. The Foundation's grants address global and local need in Areas of Excellence that include: Conservation and Sustainability, Global Education and Workplace Skills, Business and Community Partnerships and Safe and Healthy Children and Families. For more information about Alcoa Foundation, visit www.alcoa.com under Community. Alcoa is the world's leading producer of primary aluminum, fabricated fab·ri·cate tr.v. fab·ri·cat·ed, fab·ri·cat·ing, fab·ri·cates 1. To make; create. 2. To construct by combining or assembling diverse, typically standardized parts: aluminum and alumina alumina (əl  `mĭnə) or aluminum oxide, Al2O3, chemical compound with m.p. about 2,000°C; and sp. gr. about 4.0. , and is active in all major aspects of
the industry. Alcoa serves the aerospace, automotive, packaging,
building and construction, commercial transportation and industrial
markets, bringing design, engineering, production and other capabilities
of Alcoa's businesses as a single solution to customers. In
addition to aluminum products and components, Alcoa also markets
consumer brands including Reynolds Wrap(R) aluminum foil Noun 1. aluminum foil - foil made of aluminumaluminium foil, tin foil foil - a piece of thin and flexible sheet metal; "the photographic film was wrapped in foil" , Alcoa(R) wheels, and Baco(R) household wraps. Among its other businesses are vinyl siding Wikipedia is not the place for advertisement or self-advertising. Vinyl siding, first introduced to the exterior cladding market in the late 1950s, is an alternative to aluminum siding, fiber cement siding, and timber siding. , closures, precision castings, and electrical distribution systems for cars and trucks. The company has 127,000 employees in 40 countries. For more information go to www.alcoa.com |
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