WASHINGTON -- The Society of Gasoline Marketers of America (SIGMA) has announced the recipients of the 2009 SIGMA Share Group Pay It Forward Scholarships. The Pay It Forward scholarship is available to company employees and families of SIGMA regular members. Recipients are chosen based on community involvement and meeting a minimum grade point of 2.5.
Thanks to the generous sponsorships by Energy Recruiters (ERI) $10,000; Telvent DTN $5,000; and Caliber Consulting $3,000, a total of $18,000 was awarded to 9 deserving students.
One $4,000 scholarship was awarded to Jenna [image-nocss] Conan of Plaid Pantry. Two $3,000 scholarship recipients were Amy Craig of Downs Energy and Tara Vanden Elsen of Design Air. Two $2000 scholarship recipients were Amanda Carls of Growmark and Emily Parks of Growmark. Three $1,000 scholarship recipients were Stephanie Aldecoa of Stinker Stores, Brock Wootton of XTR Energy, Nicole Wright of Evergreen FS and Chet Kresge of Shipley Group. SIGMA said that it extends it congratulations to all recipients of the Pay It Forward Scholarship. More information about the scholarship program is available on SIGMA's website, www.sigma.org.
Energy Recruiters (ERI) specializes in recruitment for the petroleum industry, covering the complete transportation fuels supply chain from manufacturing through marketers, retailers andend users. Our mission is to deliver experienced professionals who bring technical and leadership qualities necessary to achieve goals and shape the future.
DTN, a private company based in Omaha, Neb., isa leading business information services company focused on agricultural, energy and environment business markets. The company delivers business-critical information to more than 700,000 subscribers across its vertical markets.
Caliber Consulting is an organizational and operational consultant working with marketers to adjust their company business model to meet the ever changing market.
SIGMA is a national trade association representing independent motor fuel chain retailers and marketers, both branded and unbranded. Representing more than 260 member companies, SIGMA's mission is to benefit our members by helping them improve their ability to succeed in a free and fully competitive market for transportation fuels.
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