Donation supports UPB Energy Institute
Pitt-Bradford has received a $250,000 gift from Harry R. Halloran Jr., board chair and owner of American Refining Group, in support of the regional campus’s Energy Institute.
In recognition of this and previous gifts, the institute will be named the American Refining Group/Harry R. Halloran Jr. Energy Institute.
The funds raised will be used to create a dedicated lab space for biodiesel and other energy-related technology ventures, develop a four-year major in energy technology and support the local oil and gas industry through the campus’s two-year petroleum technology program and other workforce development training.
Earlier gifts from Halloran included $500,000 in 2007 to create the institute and support scholarships and the donation of 140 acres of property on West Corydon Street.
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