August 27, 2007

  • College of Engineering Staff, Including Dean Zaki Bassiouni (center) gather with Shell Oil Company representatives to receive the donation
At a check presentation on Friday, August 24, the LSU Foundation received a $134,000 philanthropic donation from Shell Oil Company, from which $64,000 was designated specifically for Departments in the College of Engineering. College of Engineering Dean Zaki Bassiouni joined LSU officials in welcoming Liesl Leopard, LSU campus manager for Shell, as well as other Shell representatives. As part of her presentation Leopard spoke how “LSU and Shell are on same track to meet future challenges through recruiting top students in the field.” Following the reception, specific Departments met with Shell representatives to discuss future collaborative efforts to benefit students and faculty.
  • Chemical Engineering was given $20,000 for the refurbishment and upgrade of the ChE laboratory and computing equipment.
  • Electrical Engineering received $5,000 to be used for upgrades to three workstations for digital and power laboratories.
  • Mechanical Engineering (ME) received $20,000 for continued support for the ME graduate program and to continue an existing program for internships with Shell.
  • The Minority Engineering Program will use their $14,000 donation to fund Recruitment into Engineering of High Ability Multi-Cultural Students (REHAMS), a summer program for talented high school minority students with an aptitude for engineering.
  • Petroleum Engineering was given $5,000 to assist with a production lab class of RTC instructors, and to help support senior projects by providing funds for design and computer support.
Shell has a solid relationship with LSU. Recruiting heavily at 21 core schools, LSU is the top school they hire from outside of Texas. Since 2000, Shell has hired 68 LSU students—consisting of full-time employees and interns. According to Carol Lanier, Shell Graduate Recruit and University Relations Contact, “the company looks for candidates with a high GPA, a high level of skills and achievements, as well as the ability to absorb and analyze information.” Recently, Shell Oil placed a full-page advertisement in the Daily Reveille, recognizing their newest employees from LSU:
  • Kenneth Aucoin         Mechanical Engineering
  • Brandon Devillier       Mechanical Engineering
  • Richard Green           Chemical Engineering
  • Matthew Guidry         Mechanical Engineering
  • Delaney Mitchell        Electrical Engineering
  • Delwyn Mitchell         Environmental/Health Safety Engineering
  • John Rhodes            Environmental/Health Safety Engineering
  • Brad Theriot             Mechanical Engineering

In Louisiana, Shell has over 4,000 employees, two refineries, two chemical plants, more that 300 stations, a pipeline network and a corporate office in New Orleans. Shell Oil Company is active in over 130 countries and territories and employs 108,000 people worldwide. Shell consists of the upstream businesses of Exploration & Production and Gas & Power, as well as the downstream businesses of Oil Products and Chemicals. Their interests in other industry segments are Renewables, Hydrogen and CO2. For more information on Shell, visit their website at www.shell.com.

Article by Mimi LaValle, LSU college of Engineering, 225-578-5706, mlavall@lsu.edu

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