Motiva Enterprises awarded $235,000 in scholarships to 46 Southeast Texas high school students as part of the Motiva Excellence in Education Scholarship program. Students received funding to aid in their pursuit of a science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) or business-related undergraduate, associate, or vocational degree.

Scholarship recipients and their families were honored during Motiva’s Excellence in Education Banquet, held on April 30, at the Carl Parker Center on Lamar State College – Port Arthur’s campus. Motiva’s President and CEO Jeff Rinker and Executive Vice President of Operations Jeff Newman presented students with their awards followed by closing remarks from Executive Vice President of Human Resources Kimberly Green.

Since the inception of its scholarship program, Motiva has awarded more than $3.6 million in higher education funds to local students, reinforcing the Company’s long-standing commitment to education and training initiatives, workforce readiness, and community development and outreach.

To be eligible for the program, students must be accepted to a four-year or two-year degree program at an accredited college, vocational school, or university. Scholarship recipients are selected based on academic achievements, extracurricular activities, community service, and teacher recommendations.

Motiva's Profile

Headquartered in Houston, Texas, Motiva refines, distributes and markets petroleum products throughout the Americas. The company’s Port Arthur Manufacturing Complex in Port Arthur, TX, is comprised of North America’s largest refinery with a total throughput of 730,000 barrels per day, the largest base oil plant in the western hemisphere, and an integrated chemical plant. Under exclusive long-term brand licenses with Shell and Phillips 66 (for the 76^® brand), Motiva proudly supplies high-quality refined fuel products to branded, and unbranded, wholesalers across the nation. Collectively, Motiva’s commercial operations supply 10 billion gallons of fuel and base oil annually. Motiva is wholly owned by Aramco, one of the world’s largest integrated energy and chemicals companies.