BASF awards $16,000 in scholarships to nine Ascension Parish high school students

GEISMAR, LA, July 26, 2022 – BASF awarded scholarships totaling $16,000 to nine Ascension Parish high school seniors who plan to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) and to one high-achieving student who received a BASF national corporate scholarship.

“This scholarship program demonstrates BASF’s dedication to encouraging students in our area to pursue careers in STEM as well as fostering opportunities for local talent to consider jobs within the manufacturing industry,” said Jerry Lebold, Senior Vice President and General Manager of BASF’s Geismar site. “We are proud of each of these students who work incredibly hard and demonstrate exceptional aptitude to succeed in their field of choice. We hope to one day recruit them and others to work and serve as leaders at BASF.”

Each student received a $1,000 scholarship from BASF to apply to college tuition. The scholarship winners include the following students:

• Zyriel Brewer – Donaldsonville High School; Baton Rouge Community College (nursing)

• Yennes Muhanad – Donaldsonville High School; Louisiana State University (software engineering)

• Abby Claire Lobell – Dutchtown High School; Louisiana State University (chemical engineering)

• Toby Latino – Dutchtown High School; Louisiana Tech University (electrical engineering)

• Alicia Stanga – East Ascension High School; Louisiana State University (environmental architecture)

• Israel Martinez Manzano – East Ascension High School; university to be determined (civil engineering)

• Skyler Stewart – St. Amant High School; Louisiana State University (business and engineering)

• Vincent LaValle – St. Amant High School; Louisiana State Univeresity (environmental science)

Students were recognized in June at a scholarship luncheon hosted by BASF.

In addition to the local program, a corporate scholarship program recognizes academically talented children of BASF employees in the U.S. The program is administered through Scholarship America and the National Merit Scholarship Corporation. One of the 20 national scholarships worth up to $8,000 was awarded at the event:

• Leighton Flanagan – Dutchtown High School; Louisiana State University (environmental engineering), daughter of BASF Employee James Flanagan, Jr.

 

For more information about BASF in Louisiana, visit www.basf.us/la.

 

About BASF

BASF Corporation, headquartered in Florham Park, New Jersey, is the North American affiliate of BASF SE, Ludwigshafen, Germany. BASF has more than 16,700 employees in North America and had sales of $25.9 billion in 2021. For more information about BASF’s North American operations, visit www.basf.com/us.

At BASF, we create chemistry for a sustainable future. We combine economic success with environmental protection and social responsibility. Around 111,000 employees in the BASF Group contribute to the success of our customers in nearly all sectors and almost every country in the world. Our portfolio comprises six segments: Chemicals, Materials, Industrial Solutions, Surface Technologies, Nutrition & Care and Agricultural Solutions. BASF generated sales of €78.6 billion in 2021. BASF shares are traded on the stock exchange in Frankfurt (BAS) and as American Depositary Receipts (BASFY) in the U.S. Further information at www.basf.com.