ExxonMobil and Its Employees Contribute More Than $4.6 Million to Texas Colleges and Universities; 73 Texas Institutions to Receive Educational Matching Gift Grants.Business Editors IRVING, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 17, 2003 ExxonMobil announced today that more than $4.6 million has been donated to 73 colleges and universities in Texas The following is a list of colleges and universities in the U.S. state of Texas. Private and Public liberal arts colleges
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 2002, which was matched by the ExxonMobil Foundation with more than $3.4 million in unrestricted educational grants to those institutions. 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 $266 million in gifts 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 combined contributions of ExxonMobil and its employees, retirees, surviving spouses and directors provided more than 900 colleges and universities across the country with more than $22.4 million. Individual donations totaled $6.1 million, and the ExxonMobil Foundation matched that number with an additional $16.2 million in unrestricted grants. "We are proud that ExxonMobil employees have remained steadfast in their commitment to higher education by donating nearly as much to their colleges and universities as they did last year, despite the difficult economic times we are all facing, " 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. "We applaud and honor that commitment at ExxonMobil with a 3-to-1 match, the largest educational matching gift program in the country. We feel the combined efforts of the people of ExxonMobil and the ExxonMobil Foundation truly define our collective dedication to education." Under the ExxonMobil Foundation's Educational Matching Gift Program, a donor can give up to $5,000 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 $15,000. The affiliate 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. Among the 73 Texas colleges and universities receiving grants are: Baylor University Baylor University, mainly at Waco, Tex.; coeducational; chartered and opened 1845 by Baptists (see Baylor, Robert E. B.) at Independence, moved 1886 and absorbed Waco Univ. (chartered 1861). The library has a noted Robert Browning collection. , Jarvis Christian College This article or section needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. , Lee College, Rice University, Southern Methodist University Southern Methodist University, at Dallas, Tex.; United Methodist; coeducational; chartered 1911. The school's facilities include laboratories for electron microscopy and stable isotopes, a museum of paleontology, and a graduate research center. , Texas A&M University, Texas Tech University, University of Houston, and The University of Texas at Austin “University of Texas” redirects here. For other system schools, see University of Texas System. The University of Texas at Austin (often referred to as The University of Texas, UT Austin, UT, or Texas . ExxonMobil Foundation is the primary philanthropic phil·an·throp·ic also phil·an·throp·i·cal adj. 1. Of, relating to, or marked by philanthropy; humanitarian. 2. Organized to provide humanitarian or charitable assistance: arm of the Exxon Mobil Corporation in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . 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 dissemination Medtalk The spread of a pernicious process–eg, CA, acute infection Oncology Metastasis, see there on selected topics of national interest to the energy industry. Focus areas include education, health and environment. In 2002, ExxonMobil Foundation, Exxon Mobil Corporation, and its divisions and affiliates provided $98 million in contributions worldwide, with more than $41 million dedicated to education. Attachment: List of Texas colleges and universities receiving ExxonMobil Foundation Educational Matching Gift Program Grants.
Texas Colleges and Universities
Receiving ExxonMobil Foundation Educational Matching Gift Grants
Abilene Christian University Southwestern Baptist Theological
Angelo State University Seminary
Austin College Southwestern University
Austin Graduate School of Theology St. Edward's University
Austin Presbyterian Theological St. Mary's University
Seminary Stephen F. Austin State University
Baylor College of Medicine Tarleton State University
Baylor University Texas A&M University
Brite Divinity School Texas A&M University - Commerce
College of Biblical Studies - Texas A&M University - Galveston
Houston Texas A&M University - Kingsville
Concordia University at Austin Texas Christian University
Dallas Baptist University Texas Lutheran University
Dallas Christian College Texas Tech University
Dallas Theological Seminary Texas Woman's University
East Texas Baptist University Trinity University
Hardin-Simmons University Tyler Junior College
Houston Baptist University University of Dallas
Howard Payne University University of Houston
Huston-Tillotson College University of Mary Hardin-Baylor
Jarvis Christian College University of North Texas
Lamar University University of Saint Thomas
Lee College University of Texas at Arlington
Lon Morris College University of Texas at Austin
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center University of Texas at Dallas
McMurry University University of Texas at El Paso
Midland College University of Texas at San Antonio
Our Lady of the Lake University University of Texas at Tyler
Panola College University of Texas Health Science
Prairie View A&M University Center at San Antonio
Rice University University of Texas Medical Branch
Sam Houston State University at Galveston
San Jacinto College University of Texas - Pan American
Schreiner University University of Texas of the Permian
South Texas College of Law Basin
Southern Methodist University University of Texas Southwestern
Southwest Texas State University Medical Center at Dallas
Southwestern Adventist University University of Texas - School of
Southwestern Assemblies of God Nursing
University University of the Incarnate Word
Western Texas College
Wiley College
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