Grace Foundation Names Scholarship Recipients.COLUMBIA, Md. & LAKE CHARLES, La. -- Ten high school graduates have been selected as recipients of 2009-2010 Grace Foundation Scholarships, awarded annually by the Grace Foundation, the philanthropic affiliate of global specialty chemical and materials company W. R. Grace & Co. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :GRA). The recipients are from Louisiana, Maryland and Pennsylvania with each receiving $2,000 to cover tuition and related fees for their first year of full-time study. The students are planning to pursue degrees as varied as criminology, elementary education, engineering and nursing. Each scholarship may be renewed in future years (contingent upon satisfactory academic performance) up to a maximum of $8,000 per student. "We are proud to support these talented and dedicated individuals in their academic pursuits," said W. Brian McGowan, Chairman of the Grace Foundation and Senior Vice President for W. R. Grace & Co. "They represent the next generation of business and community leaders that our collective future depends on." The four recipients from Louisiana are: Allison L. Champagne Allison lives in Lake Charles and graduated from Alfred M. Barbe High School, also in Lake Charles. She will be studying Nursing at Louisiana State University Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, generally known as Louisiana State University or LSU, is a public, coeducational university located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and the main campus of the Louisiana State University System. in Baton Rouge. Corey L. Crosby A resident of Westlake, Corey graduated from Westlake High School Westlake High School may refer to:
Lake Charles can also refer to Lake Charles, Nova Scotia a lake in the Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia Lake Charles . Andres E. Espitia Andres graduated from DeQuincy High School and will be working towards a degree in Engineering at McNeese State University. Haleigh L. Portinause A cum laude graduate of Sam Houston High School Sam Houston High School may refer to a high school in the United States, named after Sam Houston:
The five recipients from Maryland are: Jennifer A. Izquierdo Jennifer lives in Glen Burnie and graduated from Seton Keough High School Seton Keough High School is located in Baltimore, Maryland. It is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Baltimore. The Seton Keough High school is an All-Girls Private, Roman-Catholic High School in Baltimore, Maryland. in Baltimore. She has been accepted to the University of Maryland University of Maryland can refer to:
Darbi R. Jones A resident of Pasadena, Darbi graduated from Chesapeake Senior High, also in Pasadena. She will begin her Marine Biology studies at the University of Miami This article is about the university in Coral Gables, Florida. For the university in Oxford, Ohio, see Miami University. The University of Miami (also known as Miami of Florida,[2] UM,[3] or just The U in Florida this fall. Mika S. Rhabb Mika graduated from Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart (previously known as Stone Ridge Country Day School) is a prestigious Pre-K through 12 independent, Catholic school for girls located in Bethesda, Maryland, in the Washington, DC suburbs. in Bethesda and will study Radiology at Villanova University in Villanova, Pennsylvania. Connie Shih A resident of Clarksville, Connie graduated from River Hill High School, also in Clarksville, and will go to the University of Maryland in College Park. Madeline P. Vincent A resident of Woodbine, Madeline graduated from Glenelg High School Glenelg High School is located in the Western portion of Howard County, Maryland. The second school in Howard County, after Howard High School, Glenelg opened its doors in 1958. in Glenelg and will go to the University of Pennsylvania (body, education) University of Pennsylvania - The home of ENIAC and Machiavelli. http://upenn.edu/. Address: Philadelphia, PA, USA. in Philadelphia. The recipient from Pennsylvania is: John D. Poling III An Eagle Scout, John lives in Garnet Valley and graduated from Garnet Valley High School in Glen Mills. He will begin his Pre-Med studies at Susquehanna University in Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania. In addition to the new scholarships, the Grace Foundation is also funding 27 renewal scholarships. The Grace Foundation Scholarship Program was established in 1989 to support the sons and daughters of Grace employees in the United States and Canada. It is independently administered by Scholarship America, a department of Scholarship Management Services, a national nonprofit educational support and student aid service organization. The parents of this year's new recipients have collectively worked at the company for 128 years. Scholarship recipients are selected based on a combination of factors, including academic performance and participation in school and community activities, work experience and recommendations. To date, $1.5 million in scholarships have been awarded. Established in 1961, the Grace Foundation makes financial donations to charitable organizations and educational institutions in the United States and Canada. Support is provided to organizations based in areas where Grace has a significant employee presence, as well as to programs that represent exceptional opportunities to improve the quality of life. Grace is a leading global supplier of catalysts and other products to petroleum refiners; catalysts for the manufacture of plastics; silica-based engineered and specialty materials for a wide range of industrial applications; sealants and coatings for food and beverage F&B is a common abbreviation in the United States and Commonwealth countries, including Hong Kong. F&B is typically the widely accepted abbreviation for "Food and Beverage," which is the sector/industry that specializes in the conceptualization, the making of, and delivery of foods. packaging, and specialty chemicals, additives and building materials for commercial and residential construction. Founded in 1854, Grace has operations in over 40 countries. For more information, visit Grace's web site at www.grace.com. |
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