BASF awards $10,000 in scholarships to four LSU engineering students

GEISMAR, LA, November 3, 2015 – BASF recently awarded $10,000 in scholarships to four engineering students at Louisiana State University (LSU) in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. BASF awards scholarships annually to top-performing students in the fall semester as part of the company’s education outreach and workforce development efforts.

"BASF is investing in the future of our industry and our state by helping engineering students continue their studies at LSU," said Tom Yura, Senior Vice President and Manager of the BASF site in Geismar, Louisiana. "Through our continued partnership with LSU's College of Engineering, we promote career opportunities that are available at BASF and provide hands-on learning and mentoring opportunities for students.”

Four winning students will receive a $2,500 scholarship from BASF. Grants are awarded to students who maintain excellent grade-point averages and are active in campus and community organizations. The scholarship winners are:

• Matthew Benoit is a junior electrical engineering major from River Ridge, Louisiana and a graduate of Brother Martin High School in New Orleans. He interned with Laitram Machine Shop and worked for the LSU Civil
  Engineering Transportation Department for two years and currently serves as a community assistant for Sterling Burbank. He is active in the Tiger Athletic Foundation and is a former member of the LSU Men's Club volleyball team. He participated in the Labor of Love community service project for six years.
  
  
• Giuliano "Jake" Campesi, a junior chemical engineering major and business administration minor, is a graduate of Catholic High School in Baton Rouge and a National Merit Scholar. He has maintained a 4.0 GPA since fall 2014 and is a member of Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honorary Society and Phi Kappa Phi. He was awarded the LSU Flagship and Global Leaders scholarships, and has served as a research assistant in the Cain Department of Chemical Engineering and an intern for NFR BioEnergy in White Castle, Louisiana.
  
  
• Justin Nhan of Shreveport, a graduate of Caddo Magnet High School, is a sophomore chemical engineering major. He is a member of Society of Peer Mentors, American Institute of Chemical Engineers, Tiger Transition Team and LSU Men’s Club soccer team. He is also a volunteer tutor for the English as a Second Language program through the Honors College.
  
  
• Garrett Sibley, a junior mechanical engineering major, was valedictorian at St. Thomas More Catholic High School in Lafayette, Louisiana. His honors include LSU Chancellor’s Honor Roll, Alpha Lambda Delta, LSU Flagship Scholar Resident, Alumni Global Leaders Award and Balanced Man Program semi-finalist. He is a member of the LSU Triathlon Team, a pilot and a musician.  
  
  

“BASF is a long-time supporter of our students," said LSU College of Engineering Interim Dean Judy Wornat. "By presenting scholarships here at LSU, BASF is investing in the next generation of future leaders and engineers."

About BASF

BASF Corporation, headquartered in Florham Park, New Jersey, is the North American affiliate of BASF SE, Ludwigshafen, Germany. BASF has more than 17,000 employees in North America, and had sales of $20.6 billion in 2014. For more information about BASF’s North American operations, visit www.basf.us.

At BASF, we create chemistry – and have been doing so for 150 years. Our portfolio ranges from chemicals, plastics, performance products and crop protection products to oil and gas. As the world’s leading chemical company, we combine economic success with environmental protection and social responsibility. Through science and innovation, we enable our customers in nearly every industry to meet the current and future needs of society. Our products and solutions contribute to conserving resources, ensuring nutrition and improving quality of life. We have summed up this contribution in our corporate purpose: We create chemistry for a sustainable future. BASF had sales of over €74 billion in 2014 and around 113,000 employees as of the end of the year. Further information on BASF is available on the Internet at www.basf.com.

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