New Year Brings New Beginnings for More Than 300 Chicago Public School Students Awarded $18.5 Million in Scholarships
January 09 2008 - 1:37PM
PR Newswire (US)
Corporate sponsor Siemens Building Technologies helps local Chicago
students attend the Historically Black College and University of
their choice in 2008 BUFFALO GROVE, Ill., Jan. 9 /PRNewswire/ --
More than 300 students from Chicago Public Schools (CPS) received
the gift of opportunity this holiday season when millions of
scholarship dollars were announced at the annual CPS College Fair
and Reception. CPS students with at least a 3.0 GPA and a 21 ACT
score sat with their cheering families as representatives from 24
Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) all over the
United States announced full and partial scholarships on stage. The
college fair and reception are a collaboration between CPS and
Siemens Building Technologies. This is the fourth year the two
organizations have worked together to host the scholarship
reception. Both CPS and Siemens hope to provide local students with
a chance to go to the college or university of their choice without
the financial burden of private tuition and or out-of- state living
expenses. "When a company like Siemens and Chicago Public Schools
join forces, it helps us [the HBCU community] to optimize
resources. We have to build public- private partnerships," said Dr.
Beverly Wade Hogan, President of Tougaloo College, an HBCU in
Mississippi. "Siemens has a vested interest in an educated society.
By engaging in this partnership with CPS, we hope to motivate
students and give them a chance to succeed," says Jeff Carroll, a
Siemens account executive who also received a CPS education. As a
leading provider of energy and environmental solutions, building
controls, fire safety and security systems solutions, Siemens
Building Technologies, Inc., makes buildings comfortable, safe,
secure and less costly to operate. With U.S. headquarters in
Buffalo Grove, Ill., Siemens Building Technologies employs 7,200
people and provides a full range of services and solutions from
more than 100 locations coast-to-coast. Worldwide, the company has
28,000 employees and operates from more than 500 locations in 51
countries. For more information on Siemens Building Technologies,
visit: http://www.us.sbt.siemens.com/home.asp. DATASOURCE: Siemens
Building Technologies, Inc. CONTACT: Erin Dulaney of Siemens
Building Technologies, Inc., +1-847-941-5971, Web site:
http://www.sbt.siemens.com/ http://www.us.sbt.siemens.com/home.asp
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