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Roger Owensby (left), Assistant Professor and Department Chair of Mining Engineering Technology at Bluefield State College, and Dr. Don Smith, Interim Vice President for Academic Affairs, recently accepted a $20,000 donation from CONSOL, Inc. in support of BSC’s mining engineering technology program. |
( Bluefield)—CONSOL, Inc. recently made a $20,000 donation in support of Bluefield State College’s mining engineering technology program. Roger Owensby, Assistant Professor and Department Chair of Mining Engineering Technology at BSC, and Dr. Don Smith, Interim Vice President for Academic Affairs, received the CONSOL gift during a brief ceremony at the College.
Since 1980, CONSOL has supported BSC’s mining engineering technology program on a continuing basis. The most recent gift brings to approximately $200,000 the total amount of CONSOL’s contributions to the program. More than 90 BSC students have benefited from CONSOL’s scholarship support over the past quarter century, and more than 60 BSC graduates have accepted employment with CONSOL.
CONSOL also makes available special scholarships for minorities and women. These scholarships are granted individually as students are recruited and choose careers in the mining industry.
School of Engineering Technology & Computer Science Website
January 5, 2006
For additional information, contact Jim Nelson/Media Relations
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