Young Scientists Honored at ExxonMobil Texas Science and Engineering Fair

More than two hundred bright, young Texans were recognized with awards
today at the ExxonMobil
Texas Science and Engineering Fair (EMTSEF), a four-day competition
that brings together top science fair winners from across the state.
Madeleine Ball of Dallas received Best of Fair in the senior division,
and Kaleigh Gallant and Emily Lowry, both of Frisco, won the top honor
for the junior division. The event was hosted by The
University of Texas at San Antonio at the Henry B. Gonzalez
Convention Center in San Antonio.

Madeline Ball (left), a senior at The Ursuline Academy in Dallas, took top honors at the Texas Science and Engineering Fair held in San Antonio. She is shown with Emily Snooks with ExxonMobil, who is the title sponsor of the event. More than 1,000 students from across the state competed in the annual contest. (Photo: Business Wire)

Students competed in two divisions ? junior (grades six through eight)
and senior (grades nine through 12) ? in one of 17 categories. Selected
from more than 1,000 entries, awards were given to first through fourth
place winners in each category as well as Grand Prize and Best in Fair
projects in each division.

Senior division Grand Prize winners received all-expense paid trips to
compete at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair May 8?13
in Los Angeles. The top 10 percent of competitors in the junior division
qualified to participate in the Broadcom MASTERS program.

'ExxonMobil is committed to encouraging the next generation of
scientists and engineers through initiatives such as the Texas Science
and Engineering Fair,? said Suzanne McCarron, general manager, public
and government affairs, Exxon Mobil Corporation. 'We are proud to
recognize their achievements and expect to see these brilliant, young
students at the forefront as our country tackles significant technology
challenges in the future.?

For the 11th consecutive year, ExxonMobil sponsored the state-level
competition and provided a grant of $75,000 that also funded a diversity
recruitment initiative to aid with project and travel expenses for those
students who would otherwise be unable to participate. The University of
Texas at San Antonio has hosted the fair since 2004 and the Texas
Science Careers Consortium has managed the fair since its inception 25
years ago.

'On behalf of UTSA, I′d like to congratulate the winners of this year′s
ExxonMobil Texas Science and Engineering Fair,? said Dr. George Perry,
dean, The University of Texas at San Antonio College of Sciences. 'We
are honored to host this outstanding competition and are continually
astonished by the ingenuity, creativity and hard work we see in their
projects. We also applaud the parents and teachers who provide support
and daily encouragement to these budding scientists.?

Students qualified to compete in the EMTSEF by being selected as the
Grand Prize winner or placing first, second or third in one of 12
regional fairs held throughout the state. Each regional fair is
sanctioned by Science Service, a nonprofit organization dedicated to
advancing the understanding and appreciation of science among people of
all ages.

Additional information on the 2011 ExxonMobil Texas Science and
Engineering Fair can be found at www.emtsef.org.

About ExxonMobil

ExxonMobil is the world's largest publicly traded international oil and
gas company, providing energy that helps underpin growing economies and
improve living standards around the world. ExxonMobil also engages in a
range of philanthropic activities that advance education, health and
science in the communities where ExxonMobil has significant operations.
In the United States, ExxonMobil supports initiatives to improve math
and science education at the K-12 and higher education levels. Globally,
ExxonMobil provides funding to improve
basic education, promote
women as catalysts for economic development, and combat
malaria and other infectious diseases in developing countries. In
2010, together with its employees and retirees, Exxon Mobil Corporation
(NYSE:XOM), its divisions and affiliates, and ExxonMobil Foundation
provided $237 million in contributions worldwide, of which $110 million
was dedicated to education. Additional information on ExxonMobil′s
community partnerships and contributions programs is available at www.exxonmobil.com/community.

About The UTSA College of Sciences

The University of Texas at San Antonio is one of the fastest growing
higher education institutions in Texas and the third largest of nine
academic universities and six health institutions in the UT System. As a
multicultural institution of access and excellence, UTSA aims to be a
national research university providing access to educational excellence
and preparing citizen leaders for the global environment. The UTSA
College of Sciences is changing the future of science by exploring new
frontiers in the fields of science and mathematics. As the third largest
academic college at UTSA, the college serves more than 5,000 students in
12 bachelor′s, nine master′s and five doctoral degree programs in the
departments of biology, chemistry, computer science, geological
sciences, mathematics and physics and astronomy. For more information,
visit www.utsa.edu/cos.

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For ExxonMobil

Jillian Fleming, 214-373-1601