PPG Foundation Donates $40,000 to NDSU Foundation and Alumni Association to Benefit Coatings and Polymeric Materials Department at North Dakota State University

Gifts support establishment of and scholarships for new professional
graduate degree

PITTSBURGH–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The PPG Foundation has donated $40,000 to the NDSU Foundation and Alumni
Association to benefit the Coatings and Polymeric Materials Department
at North Dakota State University to help establish and provide
scholarship funding for a professional Master of Science program in
color technology. This new program will complement the university’s
long-standing coatings and polymeric materials program, which is one of
few programs in the world that provides academic research and education
focused on polymer organic coatings.

A $30,000 PPG Foundation grant made on behalf of PPG’s (NYSE:PPG)
science and technology function is helping to cover infrastructure,
equipment, faculty and other costs related to establishing the program,
and an additional $10,000 grant will establish a PPG scholarship fund
for the program.

Dean C. Webster, department chair, coatings and polymeric materials,
said NDSU is creating the program to help address a need industrywide
for trained graduates.

“There is currently a need for an academic program in the U.S. offering
training in color technology, because there is a great demand from
employers like PPG to fill color-science roles in the paints and
coatings, cosmetics, plastics, and agriculture industries, to name just
a few,” he said. “We are very grateful for PPG’s support in helping us
establish the need across many industries for degreed color scientists,
and for the grants the PPG Foundation provided to support our new
program and help satisfy this need.”

PPG scientists have actively served on the NDSU Coatings and Polymeric
Materials Industrial Advisory Board over the years, joining other
coatings industry representatives to help guide the department’s
curriculum. This advisory board encouraged the addition of a color
science program at NDSU, and last year, PPG members led a forum in which
learning objectives for the color technology program were established.

“PPG values North Dakota State University’s coatings and polymeric
materials department because it helps prepare students for careers that
relate directly to PPG’s business,” said Bill Eibon, PPG director of
technology acquisition for automotive coatings, and an NDSU advisory
board member. “We’re excited to help NDSU launch its color technology
program and look forward to seeing how future graduates will advance the
practice of industrial color science.”

The PPG Foundation aims to bring color and brightness to PPG communities
in the United States. By investing in educational opportunities, we help
grow today’s skilled workforce and develop tomorrow’s innovators in
industries related to coatings and manufacturing. Plus, we empower PPG
employees to multiply their impact for causes that are important to them
by supporting their volunteer efforts and charitable giving. Learn more
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About North Dakota State University

North Dakota State University is distinctive as a student-focused,
land-grant, research university, an economic engine that educates
students, conducts primary research, creates new knowledge and advances
technology. NDSU is listed at 84 among 395 public universities based
NDSU’s research expenditures reported to the National Science
Foundation. In addition, NDSU is listed in the National Science
Foundation’s top 100 in several areas, including: agricultural sciences,
social sciences, physical sciences, chemistry, psychology and computer
sciences. The university provides affordable access to an excellent
education at a top-ranked institution that combines teaching and
research in a rich learning environment, educating future leaders who
will create solutions to national and global challenges that will shape
a better world. To learn more, visit www.ndsu.edu.

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Contacts

PPG Media Contact:
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Corporate
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