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ExxonMobil announced today that more than $7.7 million has been donated to 79 colleges and universities in Texas through the ExxonMobil Foundation�s 2007 Educational Matching Gift Program. ExxonMobil employees, retirees, surviving spouses and directors contributed $2.2 million to Texas institutions of higher education in 2007, which was matched by the ExxonMobil Foundation with more than $5.5 million in unrestricted educational grants. The Educational Matching Gift Program is one of the most generous of its kind in the United States, matching gifts to affiliated higher education institutions by employees and retirees on a 3-to-1 basis. Since its inception in 1962, the program has provided more than $372 million to higher education in the United States. ExxonMobil Foundation funds math and science programs to respond to the nation�s growing need to produce more engineers and scientists and to develop more highly qualified math and science teachers. To assist with these efforts, the Foundation is encouraging college and university presidents to allocate a portion of the unrestricted matching funds to existing or new programs which provide teachers with professional development opportunities, train new math and science teachers, and support women and minority science and engineering programs. �For more than 40 years ExxonMobil�s employees and retirees have demonstrated their commitment to institutions of higher education through their generous contributions through the Educational Matching Gift Program,� said Kenneth P. Cohen, vice president for public affairs, Exxon Mobil Corporation, and chairman, ExxonMobil Foundation. �These donations provide universities throughout the nation an opportunity to enhance their current educational programs and to achieve new levels of excellence.� Under the Educational Matching Gift Program, ExxonMobil provides the 3-1 matching funding for donations of up to $7,500 a year to colleges and universities with which employees or retirees are affiliated. The affiliation requirement is waived for gifts to the United Negro College Fund, the Hispanic Scholarship Fund and the American Indian College Fund. About ExxonMobil Foundation ExxonMobil Foundation is the primary philanthropic arm of the Exxon Mobil Corporation in the United States. The Foundation and the Corporation engage 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 and combat malaria and other infectious diseases in developing countries. In 2007, together with its employees and retirees, Exxon Mobil Corporation, its divisions and affiliates, and ExxonMobil Foundation provided $207 million in contributions worldwide, of which $70 million was dedicated to education. Additional information on ExxonMobil�s community partnerships and contributions programs is available at www.exxonmobil.com/community. Attachment: List of Texas colleges and universities receiving grants from the ExxonMobil Foundation Educational Matching Gift Program Texas Colleges and Universities Receiving ExxonMobil Foundation Educational Matching Gift Grants � Abilene Christian University Alvin Community College Angelo State University Austin College Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary Baylor College of Medicine Baylor University Blinn College Brite Divinity School College of Biblical Studies College of the Mainland Cy-Fair College Dallas Christian College Dallas Theological Seminary East Texas Baptist University Episcopal Theological Seminary of the Southwest Hardin Simmons University Houston Baptist University Howard Payne University Institute of Christian Studies Jacksonville College Jarvis Christian College Kilgore College Lamar University Le Tourneau University Lee College Lon Morris College McMurry University Midland College Midwestern State University Our Lady of the Lake University Panola College Prairie View A&M University Saint Mary�s University Sam Houston State University Schreiner College South Texas College of Law Southern Methodist University Southwestern Adventist College Southwestern Assemblies of God University Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary Southwestern University St. Edward�s University Stephen F. Austin State University Tarleton State University Texas A&M University Texas A&M University�Commerce Texas A&M University�Corpus Christi Texas A&M University-Galveston Texas A&M University�Kingsville Texas Christian University Texas Lutheran University Texas Southern University Texas State University at San Marcos Texas Tech University Texas Woman's University Trinity University Tyler Junior College University of Dallas University of Houston University of Houston-Clear Lake University of Houston�Downtown University of Mary Hardin-Baylor University of North Texas University of St Thomas University of Texas - MD Anderson Cancer Center University of Texas - School of Nursing University of Texas at Arlington University of Texas at Austin University of Texas at Dallas University of Texas at El Paso University of Texas at San Antonio University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston University of Texas Pan American University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas University of Texas at Tyler University of the Incarnate Word Wiley College William Marsh Rice University