ExxonMobil Foundation gives nearly $170k to CMU Programs
Adam Dove
Jun 26, 2019
Source: CMU Scott Institute for Energy Innovation
CMU Scott Institute for Energy Innovation Executive Director Anna Siefken, ExxonMobil Americas Strategic Global Accounts Sales Manager William Wang, Head of CMU Department Chemical Engineering Anne Robinson
On June 3rd, William Y. Wang (E’87), ExxonMobil’s Americas Strategic Global Accounts Sales Manager, presented Carnegie Mellon University institutions with a total of $169,044. These funds represent the Foundation’s three-to-one match of donations made to CMU by ExxonMobil employees, retirees, and surviving spouses with ties to Carnegie Mellon, in association with the Foundation’s 2018 Educational Matching Gift Program.
The university plans to allocate a significant portion of ExxonMobil’s total contribution to the Department of Chemical Engineering (ChemE). The deep relationship that exists between ExxonMobil and the ChemE Department has produced many qualified engineers over the years, focused on meeting the growing demand for cost-effective energy around the world while managing the risks of climate change. It is through the generous contributions of these alumni and their families that this gift was made possible.
CMU and ExxonMobil share a commitment to research opportunities with faculty and students.
Anne Robinson, Department Head, CMU Department of Chemical Engineering
“CMU and ExxonMobil share a commitment to research opportunities with faculty and students,” says Dr. Anne Robinson, head of the department of chemical engineering. “ExxonMobil has worked most closely with CMU’s Process Systems Engineering Group in Chemical Engineering, and has been a corporate member with the Center for Advanced Process Decision-Making consortium for decades. The many ExxonMobil employees who are CMU alumni have been great at connecting CMU graduates with employment and internship opportunities at ExxonMobil.”
The ExxonMobil Foundation works to improve U.S. math and science education by supporting programs that benefit both students and teachers. ExxonMobil employees, retirees and surviving spouses donated nearly $18 million to institutions of higher education in 2018, which is being matched by the ExxonMobil Foundation with educational grants totaling more than $32 million. Mr. Wang presented the funds at a ceremony hosted by the CMU Wilton E. Scott Institute for Energy Innovation.