PPG Donates $5,000 to Women in Engineering Program
CIRCLEVILLE, OH – The PPG Industries Foundation donated $5,000 to the Women in Engineering (WiE) Program at The Ohio State University to support the 2011 WiE CHEER (CHEmical Engineering Rocks!) summer program for girls about to enter ninth grade. The grant was made on behalf of PPG Industries’ coatings manufacturing facility in Circleville, OH.
“We thank PPG for its support of WiE CHEER, which offers young women a chance to learn about chemical engineering concepts as well as real-world practices,” said Shawna Fletcher, Associate Director of Outreach for The Ohio State University. “The program engages students at a crucial point in their educational trajectory, as they are about to start high school. It’s great for them to get to meet chemical industry professionals, such as the PPG employees who came to see the participants’ final project presentations.”