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Press Release from TPC-Group

July 12, 2012 by in Important RemindersNeighborhood News

 

 

 

 

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact:         Sara Cronin

Phone:            713.475.5243

 

 

TPC GROUP AWARDS $42,000
IN ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIPS TO LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES

HOUSTON (Thursday, July 12, 2012) – TPC Group recently announced the recipients of this year’s Mark of Excellence Scholarship Program.  Ms. Thao Nguyen and Ms. Crystal Jenkins, graduates of Chavez High School, in the Houston Independent School District, have each been awarded a four-year, $20,000 scholarship.  Mr. Vicente Rodriguez, also a Chavez High School graduate in Houston’s east end, was awarded a $2,000 scholarship in recognition of his successful completion of the Genesys Works internship program with the Company.

 

Ms. Nguyen will attend the University of Houston where she will pursue a degree in geology.

 

Ms. Jenkins will attend the University of Houston where she will pursue a degree in education.

 

Mr. Rodriguez will attend the University of Houston – Downtown, where he will pursue a degree in chemical engineering.

 

The Mark of Excellence Scholarship Program is designed to recognize seniors who plan to pursue degrees in engineering, math, science or education.  The Company’s scholarship program builds on a solid foundation of community involvement and support of initiatives that seek to improve and promote educational advancement, environmental responsibility and the overall sustainability of the community.

 

Since 2006, TPC Group has awarded more than $454,000 in academic scholarships to graduating high school seniors across southeast Texas.

Headquartered in Houston, Texas, and with an operating history of over 68 years, the Company has manufacturing facilities in the industrial corridor adjacent to the Houston Ship Channel, Port Neches and Baytown, Texas and operates a product terminal in Lake Charles, Louisiana. TPC Group Inc. is a leading producer of value-added products derived from niche petrochemical raw materials, such as C4 hydrocarbons, and provider of critical infrastructure and logistics services along the Gulf Coast region. The Company sells its products into a wide range of performance, specialty and intermediate markets, including synthetic rubber, fuels, lubricant additives, plastics and surfactants.  For more information, visit the Company’s website at http://www.tpcgrp.com.