ExxonMobil, Employees, Retirees Donate More Than $642,000 to North Carolina Colleges and Universities; Educational Matching Gift Grants Presented to 33 North Carolina Institutions.IRVING, Texas Irving (pronounced 'er-ving') is a city located in the U.S. state of Texas within Dallas County. According to the 2000 U.S. Census, the city population was 191,615; the 2006 estimate was 201,927 according to the North Central Texas Council of Governments, and 196,084 according to -- ExxonMobil announced today that more than $642,000 has been donated to 33 colleges and universities in North Carolina The following is a list of colleges and universities in the U.S. state of North Carolina. University of North Carolina system
Area, 52,586 sq mi (136,198 sq km). Pop. 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 2005, which was matched by the ExxonMobil Foundation with $475,000 in unrestricted educational grants. Initiated in 1962, the ExxonMobil Foundation's Educational Matching Gift Program matches gifts to higher education on a 3-to-1 basis and has provided more than $323 million to higher education in the United States Higher education in the United States refers to colleges and universities within the United States. Overview The American university system, like the American educational system in general, is highly decentralized because the U.S. . This year, the program's combined contributions provided 908 colleges and universities across the country with more than $30 million. Individual donations totaled $9 million, and the ExxonMobil Foundation matched that number with an additional $21 million. "For more than forty years ExxonMobil and its employees have demonstrated their commitment to institutions of higher education through our Matching Gifts Program," said Kenneth P. Cohen cohen or kohen (Hebrew: “priest”) Jewish priest descended from Zadok (a descendant of Aaron), priest at the First Temple of Jerusalem. The biblical priesthood was hereditary and male. , vice president for public affairs Those public information, command information, and community relations activities directed toward both the external and internal publics with interest in the Department of Defense. Also called PA. See also command information; community relations; public information. , Exxon Mobil Corporation Exxon Mobil Corporation U.S.-based oil and gas company formed in 1999 through the merger of Exxon Corp. and Mobil Corp. It has investments and operations in petroleum and natural gas, coal, nuclear fuels, chemicals, and ores. , and chairman, ExxonMobil Foundation. "Each year, the generosity of our employees has enabled hundreds of universities across the nation to enhance their current educational programs to achieve new levels of excellence." Under the ExxonMobil Foundation's 2005 Educational Matching Gift Program, a donor can give up to $7,500 a year to colleges and universities with which he or she is affiliated and the Foundation matches those gifts on a 3-to-1 basis up to $22,500. The affiliation requirement is waived for gifts to the United Negro College Fund The United Negro College Fund (UNCF) is a Fairfax, Virginia-based American philanthropic organization that fundraises college tuition money for African-American students and general scholarship funds for 39 historically black colleges and universities. , the Hispanic Scholarship Fund, and the American Indian American Indian or Native American or Amerindian or indigenous American Any member of the various aboriginal peoples of the Western Hemisphere, with the exception of the Eskimos (Inuit) and the Aleuts. College Fund. ExxonMobil Foundation is the primary philanthropic arm of the Exxon Mobil Corporation in the United States. The Foundation engages in a broad range of philanthropic activities focusing on the communities where Exxon Mobil Corporation has significant operations. In addition, the Foundation supports research and dissemination on selected topics of national interest to the energy industry. Focus areas include education, health and environment. In 2005, Exxon Mobil Corporation, its divisions and affiliates, and ExxonMobil Foundation provided $133 million in contributions worldwide, with $42 million dedicated to education. Additional information on ExxonMobil's community partnerships and contributions programs is available at http://www.exxonmobil.com/community. Attachment: List of North Carolina colleges and universities receiving grants from the ExxonMobil Foundation Educational Matching Gift Program. North Carolina Colleges and Universities Receiving ExxonMobil Foundation Educational Matching Gift Grants Appalachian State University Belmont Abbey College Brevard College Cape Fear Community College Catawba College Davidson College Duke University East Carolina University Fayetteville State University Forsyth Technical Community College Gardner-Webb University Greensboro College Guilford College Isothermal Community College Johnson C. Smith University Lees-McRae College Lenoir-Rhyne College Mars Hill College Meredith College North Carolina A&T State University North Carolina State University Pfeiffer University Queens University of Charlotte Salem College Sandhills Community College Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary St. Andrews Presbyterian College University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University of North Carolina at Greensboro University of North Carolina at Charlotte University of North Carolina at Wilmington Wake Forest University Warren Wilson College |
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