Houston, Texas – May 6, 2016 – Westlake Chemical Corporation (NYSE:WLK) announced today that they recently notified 50 college-bound students of employees that they are recipients of a Westlake Scholarship beginning the fall term of 2016.
This annual award of scholarships continues Westlake's on-going support of the higher education endeavors for high school students of Company employees. Scholarships are generally renewable for up to four years of undergraduate study provided the student maintains specific high academic standards.
Joel Gray, Westlake's Vice President of Human Resources stated in describing this year's applicants, "For the 20th consecutive year we are pleased to recognize and reward high-achieving college-bound students of our employees. We believe this important tradition has a positive impact in our communities and our workplace. The competition for these scholarships is consistently strong and the applicants are some of the most outstanding students in each of the communities in which we operate. The average recipient for 2016 has a GPA of 3.66 and ranks in the top 23% of their senior class. This includes five students who ranked number one in their class. Moreover, many of these scholars have made significant contributions through numerous volunteer and civic activities. We congratulate the students and their parents for the significant accomplishments in the classroom and the communities in which they live."
| Student | Employee | Location |
| Julia Adams Audree Carner Trace Colson Te'a Fehrenbacher Alyssa McKinney Logan McKinney Morgan Midyett Blake Schanbacher Jillian Winn Samuel T. Wurtman Stephen Wurtman Anna Zenker Sydney Bruckschen Catherine Cai Morgan Cornett Ashley Eads Hannah Hodges Maddisen Huff Noah Kenner Lauren Kimberly Madison Lipsey Sana Shaukat Samantha Stringer Garrett Tuin Olivia Alexander Evan Blackmer Denee' Delcambre William Ertell Logan Fox Emma Griffin Landon Hill Celine Hoffpauir Lindsey Irwin Caleb Jacobs Hunter Keehnen Kaley LaRocca Corey Leger Stephanie O'Blanc Isaiah Roy Koleton Sanders Lindsey Thompson Allison Vincent Alaina Wilson Raiya Yon Dalton Daniels Tiffany Faber Austin Miguez Jonathan Rauscher Hannah Thomas-Garner Brittany Weiderhold | David Minor Timothy Carner Matthew Colson Renia Rogers James McKinney Brentley McKinney Ryan Midyett Gary Wicker Chad Barrett Samuel M. Wurtman Samuel M. Wurtman Kevin Zenker Carol Walters Zhiziong Cai Randall Cornett Robert Eads James Hodges IV Brandan Huff Andrew Kenner Eric Kimberly Douglas Lipsey Irum Shaukat William Stringer Brian Tuin Rex Alexander Leo Blackmer Damon Delcambre William Ertell III Nicholas Fox John Griffin Ryan Hill George Hoffpauir Troy Irwin Morgan Jacobs Joshua Thomson Brian LaRocca James Leger Curtis O'Blanc Eric Roy Michael Sanders Bryan Thompson Donald Vincent Brian Mayo Kong Yon Sean Gajewsky Glenn Faber Harlan Miguez David Rauscher Jeffrey Garner Joshua Clapper | Calvert City Calvert City Calvert City Calvert City Calvert City Calvert City Calvert City Calvert City Calvert City Calvert City Calvert City Evansville Houston Houston Houston Houston Houston Houston Houston Houston Houston Houston Houston Houston Lake Charles Lake Charles Lake Charles Lake Charles Lake Charles Lake Charles Lake Charles Lake Charles Lake Charles Lake Charles Lake Charles Lake Charles Lake Charles Lake Charles Lake Charles Lake Charles Lake Charles Lake Charles Lake Charles Lodi Longview Longview Longview Longview Longview Valley Forge |
Westlake Chemical Corporation (WLK)
Westlake Chemical Corporation is a manufacturer and supplier of petrochemicals, polymers and building products with headquarters in Houston, Texas. The company’s range of products includes ethylene, polyethylene, styrene, propylene, caustic, VCM, PVC resin and PVC building products, including pipe and specialty components, windows, and fence. For more information visit the company’s web page at www.westlakechemical.com.