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GSSM Foundation Receives $5,000 from URS Washington Division

December 20, 2007

The South Carolina Governor's School for Science and Mathematics (GSSM) Foundation is pleased to announce a $5,000 contribution for residential scholarships from the URS Washington Division in Aiken.

Located in Hartsville, GSSM is a public, residential high school for academically talented juniors and seniors. The annual fee is just $1,125 per year, yet 20 percent of students require partial or full scholarships.

"The URS Washington Division and its heritage companies have always supported the sciences with student scholarships, university funding and special programs," said E. Preston Rahe, Jr., President of the URS Washington Division's Energy and Environment Business Unit. "Our employees who will operate the advanced energy systems of tomorrow are entering secondary school today. It is critical to attract the best and brightest to programs like the Governor's School."

The Washington Division of URS Corporation is a single-source provider of planning, engineering design, construction, technical, management, and operations and maintenance services to public and private sector clients worldwide. The Washington Division has approximately 25,000 people at work providing integrated engineering, construction, and management solutions to markets including: power; environmental management; defense and threat reduction; oil and gas processing; mining; industrial facilities; transportation; and water resources.

For more information on the South Carolina Governor's School for Science and Mathematics, please contact Jacqulyne Pouncey at the GSSM Foundation.




Outside the Washington Center for Performing Arts -- Kim Bowman, executive director of the SC Governor's School for Science and Mathematics Foundation, receives a $5,000 check from E. Preston Rahe, Jr., President of the URS Washington Division's Energy & Environment Business Unit in Aiken.  The donation from the Washington Foundation will provide scholarships for disadvantaged students to attend GSSM.