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November 7, 2008
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
BP Presents $50,000 Check to CSU
Dominguez Hills
to Start New BP Scholarship
(Carson, CA) – Walter
Neil, director for public relations for BP Carson Refinery, presented
a check yesterday in the amount of $50,000 to California State
University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) to create the BP Scholarship.
The donation was made during the College
of Business Administration and Public Policy’s annual awards
luncheon, at which BP was honored as Organization of the Year.
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| Walter Neil, director of public
affairs for BP presents a check to CSUDH President Mildred
Garcia. |
In presenting the check, Neil talked of
BP’s strong support
of CSU Dominguez Hills and its mission to educate the local community.
The check represents a continuation of that commitment, he said.
“BP believes that investing in Cal State University, Dominguez
Hills is money well spent,” Neil said. “It is an investment
in this community, an investment in the promising students here,
and an investment in the future.”
The $50,000 BP Scholarship will provide five $2,000 scholarships
annually over a five-year period to first-time freshman or community
college transfer students living in Carson, Long Beach or Wilmington
who seek degrees in either chemistry, physics, mathematics, business
administration or environmental sciences. The first scholarships
will be awarded for fall 2009.
“We are so grateful for this donation to start a new scholarship
for our students,” CSUDH President Mildred García
said. “BP understands that our institution and students are
critical to the local workforce and economy, and this is a great
example of the community and business partnerships that we value.”
For information on scholarships at CSUDH, call (310) 243-2000
or visit www.csudh.edu/fin_aid/scholarships.htm.
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About BP— BP
is one of the world’s largest energy companies, whose
family of brands includes Amoco, am/pm, ARCO, BP, and Castrol.
As the leading producer of oil and natural gas in the United
States, and the country’s largest investor in energy
development, BP has invested about $30 billion in the U.S.,
including major investments to increase existing energy sources,
extended energy supplies, and develop new low-carbon technologies.
The BP Carson Refinery has been an integral member of the Los
Angeles and South Bay business community since 1923. Located
on more than 630 acres of land, the refinery currently supplies
about 25 percent of the Los Angeles gasoline market. For more
information, visit www.bp.com/us.
About
CSU Dominguez Hills -- California
State University, Dominguez Hills is a highly diverse,
urban university located in the South Bay, primarily
serving the
Los Angeles metropolitan area. The university prides itself
on its outstanding faculty and friendly, student-centered
environment.
Known for excellence in teacher education, nursing, psychology,
business administration, and digital media arts, new degree
programs include computer science, criminal justice,
recreation and leisure
studies, social work, and communication disorders. On campus
is the Home Depot Center, a multi-purpose sports complex
that hosts
world-class soccer, tennis, track and field, lacrosse, and
cycling.
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