THE
WOODLANDS, Texas, April 25,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- On Tuesday, Huntsman Corp.
awarded 19 scholarships to Spring Independent School District (ISD)
seniors pursuing four-year university degrees, or vocations in
science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM).
During its annual Huntsman Scholarship awards ceremony at the
Randall Reed Center at Planet Ford Stadium, 16 scholars received
$5,000 awards – renewable up to four
years by maintaining a 3.0 grade point average – and three
vocation-track students received $1,000, renewable up to two years. More than 100
guests attended the reception, which included scholars and their
families; Huntsman associates and officers; Chairman, President and
CEO Peter Huntsman; Spring ISD
educators and leadership; school board members; and Spring ISD
Superintendent, Dr. Lupita
Hinojosa.
"It was almost five years ago that we first met here to talk
about a partnership with Huntsman," Hinojosa said, mentioning how
the district originally proposed alternative programs before
Huntsman came back with a proposal for a scholarship program.
"(Huntsman leaders) asked 'What would make the biggest impact on
students?' and they decided to directly invest in you, the
students, and put the money exactly where it makes a
difference."
The Huntsman Scholarship Program is only available at Spring ISD
and is now in its fourth year. According to data available on
Spring ISD's website, the district comprises 43 campuses and more
than 34,000 students, and approximately 90% of students are
classified as minority enrollment; 88% are economically
disadvantaged. Peter Huntsman,
the event's keynote speaker, who flew in from Europe only hours earlier to speak to the
scholarship winners, said it was the students' industriousness that
earned their place in the room Tuesday night.
"Don't thank me, don't thank the company – thank yourself.
You did the work," Huntsman said, continuing, "All of you are here
tonight because you have three great things working on your behalf:
Parents and family who care about you, good friends, and educators
who care about your future."
Huntsman encouraged the scholars to continue to work hard as
they go out into the world, to wisely reflect on their career
paths, seeking not the highest-paying, but most-rewarding jobs upon
graduation.
"Whatever you do in life, be passionate about it," Huntsman
said. "And as you go through life, be as grateful as you can.
Always have gratitude for those who support you."
University Scholarship Winners:
Dekaney High School
Aaliyah
Banks
America Lerma
Braxton Morgan
Anthony Russell
Spring High School
Kemira Edwards
Cassidy Layne
Jashaun Richard
Nevaeh Taylor
Charity Briscoe (Trade)
Westfield High School
Ashley Nguyen
Chibuike Okoye
Tina Tran
Crystal Vazquez
Jamie Peterson (Trade)
Wunsche High School
Jian
Rover De Lara
Patricia Garcia Rios
Temitope Johnson
Daniel Quilantan
Skye Fellows (Trade)
About Huntsman:
Huntsman Corporation is a publicly traded corporation
headquartered in The Woodlands,
Texas, in the United States of
America. Huntsman is a global downstream, differentiated,
and specialty chemicals company. For more than 50 years, we have
been using science and ingenuity to innovate and create products
that enable more sustainable and comfortable lives for millions of
people around the world. In 2023, Huntsman had more
than 6,000 associates working in nearly 60 manufacturing, research
and development (R&D), and operations facilities in 25
countries. Through our three divisions, we produce approximately
6,250 products to serve a broad and diverse range of consumer and
industrial end markets including aerospace,
transportation, building and construction, consumer goods,
energy and fuels, and food preservation. For more
information about Huntsman, please visit
www.huntsman.com.
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