Phillips 66 Gives $500,000 To Support Texas A&M University

Phillips 66 presented a check for $500,000 to the Texas A&M Foundation on Friday to benefit the SHIELD Scholars Program as well as engineering and business programs at Texas A&M University. A portion of the funds will also go toward the Texas A&M Economics Society within the College of Liberal Arts.

“We’ve built a strong pipeline at Texas A&M, recruiting many Aggies that will help us all prosper, both now and in the future,” said Clayton Reasor, senior vice president, Investor Relations, Strategy & Corporate Affairs.

Phillips 66 is a growing energy manufacturing and logistics company with high-performing midstream, chemicals, refining and marketing and specialties businesses. The company, headquartered in Houston, employs several hundred Aggies.

A predominant portion of the company’s gift to Texas A&M will support the new SHIELD Scholars Program, which awards $3,500 scholarships to full-time students majoring in disciplines recruited by Phillips 66 and who demonstrate leadership abilities, involvement in student and professional organizations and an interest in a career in the energy industry. In addition to financial support, SHIELD Scholars participate in enrichment activities such as career development, leadership seminars, lecture series, community service and visits to Phillips 66 locations. Texas A&M is one of 10 universities participating in the program.

“We’re thankful to Phillips 66 for its generous support and for the enduring relationship we have had with its predecessor companies,” said Texas A&M Foundation President Ed Davis. “The addition of the SHIELD Scholars Program will provide exciting opportunities to Texas A&M students in engineering, business and economics.”