ExxonMobil Diversity in Engineering Scholars Honored
November 14, 2005
ExxonMobil, in its commitment to excellence and advocacy of diversity in engineering, hosted a brunch for the ExxonMobil Diversity in Engineering Scholars on Saturday, November 5 th at Juban’s restaurant. Working as a corporate citizen, meeting worldwide energy demand in an economically, environmentally, and socially responsible manner, ExxonMobil has established a $250,000 scholarship to benefit LSU engineering undergraduates. In the three years since the program’s inception, the following students were honored for their retention and academic success: Olugbenga Ajala, Jr., Ashlon Albert, Johnathan Hills, Calvin McKnight, Gaston Major, Robert Ruiz, Cedric St. Julien, Brian Taylor, Judith Udeke, Daniel Underwood, and William Warner.
The scholarship has been developed by ExxonMobil Corporation to assist LSU in attracting talented minority students from Louisiana and abroad to complete a Bachelor of Science degree in engineering. The target group consists of incoming freshmen, having an ACT score of at least 26, who have graduated in the top 25 percent of their high school class. Once selected, these ExxonMobil Scholars are given a renewable annual scholarship stipend of $4,500, granted they remain full-time students in the engineering discipline, while maintaining a 3.0 or better grade point average. Scholars also receive support through the Mentor-Protégé program which pairs students with ExxonMobil personnel who then provide them with guidance and assistance in their freshman and sophomore years. Academic planning and monitoring, as well as regular meetings with academic counselors, are also aspects of the program which enable frequent checks on academic progress and professional development.
For the past three years, the College of Engineering has distributed more than $110,000 in scholarships to LSU students through the ExxonMobil Diversity in Engineering Program. Thanks to the continued success, the LSU College of Engineering and the Minority Engineering Program have been able to recruit and retain the industry’s future leaders.
