Conoco To Sponsor Executives In Amos Tuck Minority Business Program.Business/Energy Editors HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 8, 2000 Conoco Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :COCA) (NYSE:COCB) has awarded two scholarships to executives of minority businesses to attend the 2000 Amos Tuck Amos Tuck (1810-1879) was a political figure in New Hampshire, credited by some New Hampshire sources as a founder of the Republican Party. Early life and education Minority Business Executive Program at Dartmouth College Dartmouth College, at Hanover, N.H.; coeducational; chartered 1769, opened 1770, the ninth colonial college (see Wheelock, Eleazar). Originally a men's college, Dartmouth began admitting women in 1972. . The scholarships were awarded following the executives' nomination by Conoco business units in Oklahoma and Texas as part of the company's 28-year-old Supplier Diversity Supplier Diversity is a business program that encourages the use of previously underutilized minority owned vendors as suppliers. It is not directly correlated with supply chain diversification, although utilizing more vendors may enhance supply chain diversification. Program. Barry Keeler Keel´er n. 1. One employed in managing a Newcastle keel; - called also keelman ltname>. 2. A small or shallow tub; esp., one used for holding materials for calking ships, or one used for washing dishes, etc. , president of Cust-O-Fab Inc. of Ponca City, Okla., and Susan L. Kolb, marketing specialist at ZSL ZSL Zoological Society of London (UK) ZSL Zero Slot LAN ZSL Zylog Systems Limited (Edison, New Jersey) Inc. of Zapata, Texas, were selected from the five nominations submitted by Conoco businesses in the U.S. to be considered for the scholarships to the prestigious Amos Tuck program. Keeler and Kolb will attend the five-day Amos Tuck program that provides an opportunity for key minority suppliers to enhance their strategic management and financial skills. After graduation, they will become part of the Amos Tuck Minority Business Alumni Association and part of a national alumni network that can lead to additional growth opportunities. "Conoco's minority supplier diversity program dates back to 1972," said Cathy Wining, Conoco general manager of materials and services. "Initially, we launched the program to demonstrate our commitment to minority suppliers and to help them improve their services and offerings. Over the years, we have discovered that Conoco has benefited from the improved services and we are fully convinced that these scholarships are true `win-win' propositions," Wining added. Cust-O-Fab, a heat exchanger and pressure vessel manufacturer, has been a valued supplier to Conoco since 1974. The company has provided fabrication fabrication (fab´rikā´sh  n),n the construction or making of a restoration. and tank services to Conoco's businesses throughout the Rockies, Mid-Continent and Gulf Coast business units. ZSL Inc. provides oilfield and construction services to Conoco's exploration and production business in South Texas. Conoco is a major, integrated energy company active in more than 40 countries. |
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