Southeast Texas P-16 Council

The Total Port Arthur Refinery and Deep Conversion Project DCP has donated $30,000 to both Lamar State College – Port Arthur and to Lamar Institute of Technology to benefit local students.

Pat Avery, Human Resources and Communications Manager at the refinery, presented the checks to the two college presidents to go toward valuable scholarships.

“It is important to support individuals not just in our industry, but in every career choice that promotes growth in our community,” Avery said.

Total is expanding its Port Arthur refinery, the largest investment the company has ever made into one single refinery.  The work is scheduled for completion in 2011. At it’s peak the project employed 4,700 construction workers.

The Beaumont Foundation has established five scholarships for students who plan to attend Lamar Institute of Technology, Dr. Paul Szuch announced .

The scholarships will be awarded to students who plan to study law enforcement, homeland security, criminal justice, process operating technology, instrumentation technology or other related petrochemical areas at LIT.

The three scholarships for students who plan to study within the Department of Public Service and Safety will be awarded in honor of C. Edward Keller. The two scholarships for students pursuing process operating technology or other petrochemical-related fields are named in honor of Jon Huntsman Sr.

Each scholarship is for $4,000 a year, renewable for up to two years. The deadline for applications is May 17.

LIT is the first two-year college to receive scholarships from the Foundation.

Interested students may find information about the scholarships and a printable scholarship application at www.bmtfoundation.com

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