Chevron Phillips Chemical Awards 2009-2010 Dependents' Scholarships
THE WOODLANDS, Texas (April 23, 2009) - Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LP (Chevron Phillips Chemical) announced today it has awarded its 2009-2010 Chevron Phillips Chemical Dependents' Scholarships to 29 outstanding students. The annual scholarship program offers new scholarships to employees' dependents, including 25 undergraduate scholarships and 4 graduate scholarships.
"Education is a top priority at Chevron Phillips Chemical," said Government and Community Affairs Manager Linda Koenig. "We are proud of the successes of our employees' children and are pleased to invest in their future through this scholarship program."
During the scholarship selection process, students' academic records are carefully reviewed, as well as other factors, including leadership and participation in school and community activities, special honors, work experience, stated goals and aspirations, and unique personal or family circumstances. Scholarship applicants are also asked to provide recommendations from their advisers, teachers or employers.
These new scholarship recipients join the 75 current students who are helping fund their education through Chevron Phillips Chemical scholarships. The company will award a total of $208,000 in scholarships during the 2009-2010 school year.
2009-2010 Scholarship recipients:
Melissa Carvell | Heather St. Pierre | Ryan Reynolds |
Kalen Conerly | Ona Stern | Kourtney Smart |
Ryan Eichelberger | Casey Collins | Alina Steger |
Cody Ford | Sara Ege | Haleigh Still |
Allison Grider | Rachel Ezell | |
Erin Jones | Leah Frazier | |
Stephanie Jones | Blake Hubbard | |
Elizabeth Madden | Larry Jones | |
Adam Mitchell | Erik Lord | |
Veronica Royall | Sarah McCauley |
This year's recipient of the Rodney Gott Memorial Scholarship was additionally announced: Bethany Waterman will receive a $5,000 scholarship for the 2009-2010 school year.
About Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LP
Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LP (Chevron Phillips Chemical) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LLC, one of the world's top producers of olefins and polyolefins and a leading supplier of aromatics, alpha olefins, styrenics, specialty chemicals, plastic piping and polymer resins. The LLC and its affiliates own over $6 billion in assets, generate $13 billion in annual revenue and employ over 5,000 people at 35 manufacturing facilities in nine countries. Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LLC is equally owned by Chevron Corporation and ConocoPhillips, and is headquartered in The Woodlands, Texas. For more information about Chevron Phillips Chemical, visit www.cpchem.com.