CONSOL Gives to Business & Industry Campaign
Fairmont State was presented with a check for $25,000 from CONSOL Energy, Inc. The
gift supports the institution's area of greatest needs and opportunities, The Fairmont
State Futures Fund.
"Fairmont State produces some of our best employees," says Thomas F. Hoffman, Vice
President-External Affairs.
"We are committed to investiture which supports our community and provides opportunity
for our employees and their families. Our field is highly competitive and technologically
complex, and Fairmont State responds by providing excellent workforce development
programs and high caliber graduates."
CONSOL Energy, Inc., has been a long time supporter of Fairmont State. The company
first began donating to the institution in 1962. Supporting the mining and technology
programs offered at Fairmont State, the company created the Consolidation Coal Company
Scholarship Fund in 2002. The scholarship is available to any technology student attending
Fairmont State University or Fairmont State Community & Technical College.
"CONSOL has provided continued investment leadership as a member of innovation and
influence: Business and Industry for Fairmont State," says K. Jean Ahwesh, Executive
Director of the Fairmont State Foundation, Inc.
"We are fortunate to have such a committed and influential partner in education."
The mission of the Fairmont State Foundation, Inc. is to support, through ethical
stewardship, the mission of Fairmont State University and Fairmont State Community
& Technical College. The Foundation will identify, establish and cultivate meaningful
relationships with Fairmont State alumni and potential and existing funding constituencies
to meet contributor needs while securing funds and supporters for priority objectives
identified by the Board of Directors.
To create an endowed scholarship or join CONSOL as a partner in innovation and influence:
Business and Industry for Fairmont State, contact K. Jean Ahwesh, Executive Director
of the Fairmont State Foundation, Inc., at (304) 367-4009 or toll free at (866) 372-2586.
