Koch Names 2002 Scholarship Winners

April 2002

Koch Foundation, Inc.

The selection committee, consisting of the President of UE, President of USI, the Bishop of Evansville and the Evansville Vanderburgh School Superintendent, met today for awarding the Koch Foundation Scholarships and made the following awards:

William Anthony Wargel, son of Bill Wargel, Project Manager at GKS was awarded the Robert L. Koch Scholarship. He is a student at Mater Dei High School. He plans to study Mechanical Engineering in College.

Ashley Lynn Cooper, daughter of James Cooper, 1st shift Lead Layout Technician in Gibbs' Comac division was awarded the Mary L. Koch Scholarship. Ashley is a student at Henderson County and she plans to study science in college with an emphasis on biology.

The parents of the winners have been notified and their award letters are in the mail. Also letters have been sent to all other applicants thanking for their participation and informing them of the decisions.

This year the Foundation received applications from children who had a parent working at the following subsidiaries: 4 from Gibbs, 3 from GKS and 1 from Uniseal.

Each Scholarship Award is for a total of $10,000 paid over four years of school. Details of the scholarship and its payments can be found on the Koch Foundation web site: http://www.kochenterprises.com/corporate/scholarship.htm

Contact: Linda Wilson, Grants Coordinator, 812-465-9800