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Substantial scholarships for CNA students


11/22/2007 9:11:42 AM


Margot Bruce O’Connell, Public Affairs with ExxonMobil, presents Corinne Dunne, VP of Development/College Advancement at College of the North Atlantic (CNA), with a cheque for $50,000. The endowment will combine with the existing Hibernia Management Development Company Ltd. fund to support scholarships for Petroleum Engineering Technology students at CNA.

ExxonMobil, the lead partner in the Hibernia project, is contributing $50,000 to College of the North Atlantic's (CNA) awards program.

ExxonMobil’s endowment of $50,000 will combine with the existing Hibernia Management Development Company Ltd. (HMDC) fund to support annual scholarships for students enrolled in the Petroleum Engineering Technology program at CNA.

"ExxonMobil Canada is proud to provide scholarships for students at College of the North Atlantic," says Glenn Scott, president of ExxonMobil Canada. "Supporting the college makes sense because it helps students reach their potential and it ensures industry has a highly educated workforce to draw from in the future. In fact, graduates from the college are working in ExxonMobil operations in Newfoundland and Labrador – and around the world."

Over the years, ExxonMobil has hired Petroleum Engineering Technology graduates as well as graduates from various other disciplines including Mechanical, Electrical and Instrumentation.

In addition, the company hires students to work offshore in Operations during the summer.

“Our latest endeavour has been an apprenticeship program that we initiated just last year,” says Scott. “The six students we started with last summer have now all been hired into full-time roles.”

ExxonMobil has working interests in world-class projects in Eastern Canada, including Hibernia and Terra Nova offshore Newfoundland and Labrador, and the Sable Offshore Energy Project offshore Nova Scotia.

“It is these partnerships with industry that enhance the value of education from Newfoundland and Labrador’s public college,” says CNA President Jean Madill, “as they not only show confidence in our programming with such endowments and scholarships, but also recognize the quality of training, as these companies continue to employ our graduates.”

The ExxonMobil/HMDC endowment fund continues to accrue interest and create an ongoing, growing scholarship reserve

College of the North Atlantic has a history of providing world-class programming at its 17 campuses in Newfoundland and Labrador and one in the Middle East State of Qatar, and today provides more than $330,000 in scholarships and awards annually.
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For more information contact:

Tanya Alexander
Public Information Officer
College of the North Atlantic
709 643.7928

Or

Margot Bruce-O'Connell
Public Affairs
ExxonMobil
709 778.7222