Halliburton Foundation endows engineering faculty chair at Texas A&M University

The Halliburton Foundation has endowed an engineering faculty chair at Texas A&M University for $1 million.

Sep 29th, 2009

Offshore staff

HOUSTON -- The Halliburton Foundation has endowed an engineering faculty chair at Texas A&M University for $1 million. Texas A&M University former students and friends of the university working at Halliburton assisted in contributions to the donation.

“We are most appreciative to Halliburton and its employees for choosing to make a wise investment in the future through this gift,” says Dr. G. Kemble Bennett, vice chancellor and dean of Texas A&M Engineering. “This endowment will provide the means to keep Texas A&M competitive in recruiting and retaining top faculty members who will enhance the educational experience of countless students studying under holders of the Halliburton Chair Professor.”

09/29/2009

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