That was evident again last week when Chevron Corp.'s global marketing president, Shariq Yosufzai, class of '74, presented a $1,325,750 check to Texas A&M University President Elsa A. Murano.
Chevron's gift will support the petroleum engineering department's Drilling and Completions Lab, the Environmental Health and Safety Management Program of the Texas A&M Health Science Center and other earth science and information technology programs at the College Station campus.
Chevron, the second-largest integrated energy company in the United States, is based in San Ramon, Calif., and engages in every aspect of the crude oil and natural gas industry in more than 100 countries.
The company has given more than $30 million to Texas A&M, and Murano said its commitment extends beyond supporting students.
Chevron also has a recruitment program that provides a strong employment pipeline for students after graduation. More than 650 Texas A&M graduates are employed by Chevron, including more than 160 who were recruited and hired during the last two years.
Chevron recruits graduates in disciplines such as information technology, engineering, finance, geology and process safety, and its employees also participate in career fairs and speak to student organizations.
"Texas A&M has long enjoyed loyal support from Chevron and its employees in a variety of academic disciplines and through our career center," Murano said.
"We value our strong relationship with Chevron as we work together to find solutions for our global energy needs today and for future generations."
In recent years, Chevron has made significant contributions to Texas A&M to support bio-energy research in agriculture and engineering.
Last year, Chevron gave more than $4 million through the Texas A&M Foundation to the departments of petroleum and civil engineering, geology and telecommunications. The gifts support scholarships, faculty chairs, professorships and graduate fellowships.
The company's largest gift was $2.5 million in 2008 from Chevron Energy Technology Co. to create an endowment for the Chevron Project Management Fund and support A&M's Engineering Project Management Certificate. The funds will be used for scholarships for fourth-year undergraduates, graduate fellowships and faculty awards, curriculum support, distance learning and classroom resources.
Chevron also supports student organizations such as the National Society of Black Engineers and discipline-specific societies such as the American Institute of Chemical Engineers.
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