Entries Solicited for 2006 Mobil Delvac Agriculture Scholarships; Scholarship Program Offered to College Agriculture Students Nationwide

Scholarship winners will be selected from responses to one of twoessay categories and one photo/graphic category centered on thisyear's theme of "Maximizing the Efficiency and Performance of FarmEquipment."

"ExxonMobil has long been recognized for its leadership ineducation," said Vernon Solis, commercial vehicle lubricants advisor,ExxonMobil Lubricants & Specialties. "Continuation of the Mobil DelvacAgricultural Scholarship program is another example of that commitmentto education and to our support for the future of U.S. agriculture.Each year the program has generated significant interest from collegestudents and agriculture professors, as evidenced by the number ofinsightful entries received from students across the nation.

"As we begin our fourth year, we are proud that Mobil DelvacAgriculture Scholarships have been awarded to 11 students from 10different universities in 10 different states."

Judged by a panel of agriculture industry experts, submissions forthe Mobil Delvac Agricultural Scholarship can be entered in one ofthree categories:

Essay 1:

The Mobil Delvac brand was introduced 80 years ago and has clearlywithstood the tests of time. Is there a correlation between equipmentlongevity and farm longevity?

Essay 2:

The Mobil Delvac brand was introduced 80 years ago. Were equipmentmaintenance decisions any more critical in that era that they aretoday?

Photo/Graphic:

"Submit an original photo or drawing, along with 100 words orless, depicting a result of effective equipment maintenance."

The deadline for application is August 1. Applications must besubmitted to ExxonMobil CVL Marketing, 3225 Gallows Road, Room6C-0420, Fairfax, VA 22037.

For applications, official rules and more information for thisyear's Mobil Delvac Agricultural Scholarship program, visitwww.mobil.com/agri. Additional information about Mobil lubricants canbe found on the Internet at www.mobil.com.

ExxonMobil, Mobil and Delvac are registered trademarks of ExxonMobil Corporation or one of its subsidiaries.

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Past winners of Mobil Delvac Agriculture Scholarships:
Year Name School
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2005 Chris Brubaker Penn State University
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2005 Jarrod Jackson Utah State University
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2005 Chlodys Johnstone University of Kentucky
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2004 Allison Ericksen University of California (Davis)
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2004 Beverly Cox Virginia Tech
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2004 Casey Marstaller Virginia Tech
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2004 Patrick Glaspie University of Arizona
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2003 Chris Eggerman Southwest Missouri State University
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2003 Kristen Evatt University of Arkansas
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2003 Emily Hurtgen Cornell University
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2003 Cortney Peissig Michigan State University
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