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BASF awards scholarships to Anthony Wayne High School students
Grants continue company’s science education focus
WHITEHOUSE, Ohio, May 4, 2005 -- BASF has awarded $1,000 college
scholarships to Anthony Wayne High School seniors Matthew Abbey
and Michael Chaka in recognition of their academic excellence in
science. Later this year, both students will attend Miami University
in Oxford, Ohio.
During the past 13 years, BASF has donated approximately $30,000
to help support college tuition for Anthony Wayne High School students.
To apply for this year’s scholarships, students were required
to submit a 500-word essay about hypothetical discoveries and patents.
The essays were judged by a group of BASF’s employees. Abbey
wrote about a process that helps reduce the cost of the use of steel,
while Chaka submitted an essay concerning a new chemical product
that can be used for the treatment of blurred vision.
“BASF has a strong commitment to supporting the communities
in which we do business and to supporting education as part of our
‘Helping Make Communities Better’ grant program,”
said Ken Perry, Technical Director for Automotive Refinish Operations
at BASF’s Coatings Technical Support Center in Whitehouse.
“We’re pleased to be able to support outstanding students
such as Matthew Abbey and Michael Chaka.”
BASF’s Whitehouse facility includes the company’s North
American Customer Service Center, Coatings Laboratories, and Application
and Training Center. With approximately 140 employees, the site
provides a wide range of research and development, technical, and
customer support services for BASF business groups.
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BASF Corporation, headquartered in New Jersey, is the North American
affiliate of BASF AG, Ludwigshafen, Germany. Rated in FORTUNE magazine
as America’s Most Admired Chemical Company, we employ about
10,000 people in North America and had sales of approximately $11
billion in 2004. For more information about BASF’s North American
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products, agricultural products and fine chemicals to crude oil
and natural gas. As a reliable partner to virtually all industries,
BASF’s intelligent solutions and high-value products help
its customers to be more successful. BASF develops new technologies
and uses them to open up additional market opportunities. It combines
economic success with environmental protection and social responsibility,
thus contributing to a better future. In 2004, BASF had approximately
82,000 employees and posted sales of more than $50 billion. BASF
shares are traded on the stock exchanges in Frankfurt (BAS), London
(BFA), New York (BF), Paris (BA) and Zurich (AN). Further information
on BASF is available on the Internet at www.basf.com.
For more information, contact:
Karl Schnapp
BASF
Whitehouse, Ohio
Tel: (419) 877-4309
E-mail: schnapk@basf.com
Glenn Majeski
BASF
Florham Park, N.J.
Tel: (973) 245-6070
E-mail: majeskg@basf.com
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