BASF awards $28,000 in scholarships to local high school students

GEISMAR, LA, June 18, 2018 – BASF awarded scholarships totaling $28,000 to ten local high school seniors in Louisiana through the company’s local and corporate scholarship programs.

“BASF continues to fund scholarships so students have an incentive to excel in their education and pathways to successful careers,” said Tom Yura, BASF Senior Vice President and Geismar Site Manager. “Through BASF’s continued investment in local students, we are supporting our leaders of tomorrow.”

Eight scholarship recipients from high schools in Ascension Parish plan to pursue science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) related degrees. Each student received a $1,000 scholarship to apply toward college tuition. The scholarship winners in Ascension Parish include:

• Tate Broussard – St. Amant High School; Louisiana State University (mechanical engineering)
• Jadyn Rumfellow – St. Amant High School; Southeastern Louisiana University (chemical engineering)
• Margaret Britton – East Ascension High School; Mississippi State University (chemical engineering)
• Koby Caster – East Ascension High School; Louisiana State University (construction management)
• Whitney Baker – Donaldsonville High School; Louisiana State University (architecture)
• Trent Sullivan – Donaldsonville High School; Louisiana State University (pre-med)
• John Denig – Dutchtown High School; Louisiana State University (mechanical engineering)
• Chloe Williams – Dutchtown High School; Southeastern Louisiana University (mathematics/education)

In addition to the local program, a corporate scholarship program recognized academically talented children of BASF employees in the U.S. Two of the 20 national scholarships worth $10,000 ($2,500 for four years) were awarded to children of employees at BASF’s Geismar site. The corporate scholarship recipients include Michael Chima Mbagwu, son of Fabian O Mbagwu and Jackson Vicknair, son of Jennifer Vicknair.

• Michael Chima Mbagwu – Episcopal High School of Baton Rouge; Harvard University in Cambridge (Neuroscience)
• Jackson Vicknair –  Brother Martin High School in New Orleans; Louisiana State University (Politics)

For more information about BASF in Louisiana and jobs available, visit http://www.basf.us/la.

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Suggested caption: BASF recently awarded scholarships totaling $28,000 to ten local high school seniors and recognized them at a luncheon hosted by BASF leaders at the Geismar site. Pictured in the back row (left to right): Koby Caster (East Ascension High School), John Denig (Dutchtown High School), Michael Chima (Episcopal High School of Baton Rouge), Tate Broussard (St. Amant High School) and Jackson Vicknair (Brother Martin High School in New Orleans). Pictured in the front row (left to right): Chloe Williams (Dutchtown High School), Margaret Britton (East Ascension High School), Jadyn Rumfellow (St. Amant High School) and Whitney Baker (Donaldsonville High School). Not pictured: Trent Sullivan (Donaldsonville High School).

About BASF

BASF Corporation, headquartered in Florham Park, New Jersey, is the North American affiliate of BASF SE, Ludwigshafen, Germany. BASF has more than 18,200 employees in North America, and had sales of $17.9 billion in 2017. For more information about BASF’s North American operations, visit www.basf.com.

At BASF, we create chemistry for a sustainable future. We combine economic success with environmental protection and social responsibility. The more than 115,000 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 €64.5 billion in 2017. 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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