Houston, Texas – May 18, 2015 – Westlake Chemical Corporation (NYSE:WLK) announced today that they recently notified 41 college-bound students of employees that they are recipients of a Westlake Scholarship beginning the fall term of 2015.
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.
David R. Hansen, Westlake’s Senior Vice President of Administration stated in describing this year's applicants, “For the 19th 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 2015 has a GPA of 3.8 and ranks in the top 14% of their senior class. This includes four students who ranked number 1 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.”
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Sabrina Lakhdhir Tyler Sutherland Rachel Northcutt Ellie Lovett Alexandra Evans Barrett Blackburn Chad Duncan Trevor Bunte Jordyn Jackson Madison Vaughn Ryan Mathis Lexie Myers Anna Sloan Andrew Granstaff Cheyenne Schmuck Kaycia Bennett Joel DeRobertis Jolie Gilbert Aashal Dave Alexis Shockley Ian Huff Jacob Brinks Matthew Frahlman Aishwarya Juttu Justine Montgomery Carter Vosters Maddison Cholley Calli Dupont Allie Young Brooke Drost Austin Bourgeois Addilyn Poole Hunter Forman Alicia Mouton Michael Breaux Landon Dore Christian Bel Amy Huynh Nesley Fabro Colton Bryson Ashlyn McConaha |
Amin Lakhdhir Brooks Sutherland Michael Ford Mickeal Lovett Joshua Mayo Steve Blackburn David Duncan Bruce Bunte Jeffrey Jackson Timothy Vaughn Todd Mathis Ronald Myers Clay McClanahan Kerry Hill Brian Schmuck Jason Bennett Gerard DeRobertis Dennis Gilbert Ambarish Dave Chris Shockley Brandan Huff TJ Brinks Mike Frahlman Vijay Juttu Mark Montgomery Jeffry Vosters Casey Cholley Jeffrey Dupont Stephen Young Rahn Drost Aaron Bourgeois Tara Poole Robin Forman Tim Mouton Swinford Breaux Chad Dore James Bel Tin Huynh Nestor Fabro Thomas Spears Paul McConaha |
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