BASF awards $25,000 in scholarships to three students from Washington County

Students will participate in summer internships with BASF

MCINTOSH, AL, May 23, 2017 -- BASF recently awarded $25,000 in college scholarships to three local students. The scholarships cover tuition and fees at Coastal Alabama Community College (CACC) for four semesters. In addition, BASF offered each student a summer internship position at the McIntosh site.

“BASF is committed to providing students in our communities with opportunities to learn about careers in the chemical industry,” said Jason Slinkard, Site Director of the BASF site in McIntosh. “Our scholarship and internship programs support nurturing the future leadership of our industry.”  

BASF awarded William Phillips, a graduate of Washington County High School, and Donovan Smith, a graduate of Leroy High School, each a $10,000 scholarship toward their studies in chemical process technology. Jaylon Busby, a graduate of Fruitdale High School, received $5,000 from BASF to support his second year at CACC, where he also studies chemical process technology.

BASF’s McIntosh site offers two-year scholarships annually for students participating in the chemical process technology program at CACC. The two-year degree program prepares students for jobs in the chemical industry. Scholarships are awarded based on a student’s academic accomplishment, testing, and an interview.

During their internships at BASF, Phillips, Smith and Busby will complete shift work and participate in supervised, on-the-job activities with operators who work in the site’s production units. They will focus on learning about safety procedures and equipment reliability.

For more information about careers at BASF, visit http://careers.basf.us.

For a press photo, please click on the following link: https://www.basf.com/press-photos/us/en/photos/2017/05/05-23-17_CACC3.jpg

Suggested caption: BASF awarded Donovan Smith, pictured at the left table, and William Phillips, pictured at the right table, each a $10,000 scholarship for their studies in chemical process technology at Coastal Alabama Community College. Not pictured: Jaylon Busby will receive $5,000 from BASF to complete his second year of studies in chemical process technology at Coastal Alabama Community College.

About BASF

BASF Corporation, headquartered in Florham Park, New Jersey, is the North American affiliate of BASF SE, Ludwigshafen, Germany. BASF has more than 17,500 employees in North America, and had sales of $16.2 billion in 2016. For more information about BASF’s North American operations, visit www.basf.us.

At BASF, we create chemistry for a sustainable future. We combine economic success with environmental protection and social responsibility. The approximately 114,000 employees in the BASF Group work on contributing to the success of our customers in nearly all sectors and almost every country in the world. Our portfolio is organized into five segments: Chemicals, Performance Products, Functional Materials & Solutions, Agricultural Solutions and Oil & Gas. BASF generated sales of about €58 billion in 2016. BASF shares are traded on the stock exchanges in Frankfurt (BAS), London (BFA) and Zurich (BAS). Further information at www.basf.com.

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