CONSOL, Inc. Presents $25,000
Scholarship Donation to
Bluefield State College
Mining Engineering Technology Program

CONSOL, Inc. recently made a $25,000 donation in support of Bluefield State College’s mining engineering technology program.  Pictured (left-to-right) during a brief ceremony at the College during which the CONSOL gift was received are: Roger Owensby, Department Chair of Mining Engineering Technology, Dr. Albert Walker, BSC President, Gerald Kowzan, CONSOL’s Manager of Human Resources, Dr. Don Smith, BSC Vice President, Academic Affairs/Provost)

(Bluefield)—CONSOL, Inc. recently made a $25,000 donation in support of Bluefield State College’s mining engineering technology program.  Gerald Kowzan, CONSOL’s Manager of Human Resources, made the presentation to Dr. Albert Walker, BSC President, Roger Owensby, Department Chair of Mining Engineering Technology, Frank Hart, Dean/BSC School of Engineering Technology and Computer Science, and Dr. Don Smith, BSC Vice President, Academic Affairs/Provost, during a brief ceremony at the College.
Since 1980, CONSOL has supported BSC’s mining engineering technology program on a continuing basis.  This most recent gift brings to more than $250,000 the total amount of CONSOL’s contributions to the program.  Nearly 100 BSC students have benefited from CONSOL’s scholarship support over the past 27 years, 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.

December 13, 2007