January 27, 2004

BATTELLE ESTABLISHES ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY SCHOLARSHIPS AT HAMPTON UNIVERSITY

HAMPTON,Va.-- Recently, Battelle established two Battelle scholarships at $10,000 each for minority students at Hampton University's School of Engineering and Technology. Battelle was pleased to learn that Christopher Barr was selected as one of the two scholarship recipients. Christopher is a second-year electrical engineering student from Indiana. The scholarship award was presented by Frank M. Dirren, Vice President and General Manager for Battelle's Navy Market Sector. Currently, Hampton University and Battelle are searching for a qualifying student for the second award.

Battelle is a global leader in science and technology. It develops and commercializes technology and manages laboratories for government and commercial customers. Headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, Battelle and the national labs it manages or co-manages have 16,000 staff members and conduct more than $2.7 billion in annual research and development. Battelle innovations include the development of the office copier machine (Xerox), pioneering work on the compact disc, and medical technology advancements.

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