New Year Brings New Beginnings for More Than 300 Chicago Public School Students Awarded $18.5 Million in Scholarships

Corporate sponsor Siemens Building Technologies helps local Chicago students attend the Historically Black College and University of their choice in 2008 


BUFFALO GROVE, Ill., Jan. 9  /PRNewswire/ -- More than 300 students from Chicago Public Schools (CPS) received the gift of opportunity this holiday season when millions of scholarship dollars were announced at the annual CPS College Fair and Reception. CPS students with at least a 3.0 GPA and a 21 ACT score sat with their cheering families as representatives from 24 Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) all over the United States announced full and partial scholarships on stage.

The college fair and reception are a collaboration between CPS and Siemens Building Technologies. This is the fourth year the two organizations have worked together to host the scholarship reception. Both CPS and Siemens hope to provide local students with a chance to go to the college or university of their choice without the financial burden of private tuition and or out-of- state living expenses.

"When a company like Siemens and Chicago Public Schools join forces, it helps us [the HBCU community] to optimize resources. We have to build public- private partnerships," said Dr. Beverly Wade Hogan, President of Tougaloo College, an HBCU in Mississippi.

"Siemens has a vested interest in an educated society. By engaging in this partnership with CPS, we hope to motivate students and give them a chance to succeed," says Jeff Carroll, a Siemens account executive who also received a CPS education.

As a leading provider of energy and environmental solutions, building controls, fire safety and security systems solutions, Siemens Building Technologies, Inc., makes buildings comfortable, safe, secure and less costly to operate. With U.S. headquarters in Buffalo Grove, Ill., Siemens Building Technologies employs 7,200 people and provides a full range of services and solutions from more than 100 locations coast-to-coast. Worldwide, the company has 28,000 employees and operates from more than 500 locations in 51 countries.

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