Newell Brands Commits $1 Million to STEM Education at Morehouse College
January 12 2017 - 9:00AM
Business Wire
Company reinforces support of education
Strengthens science, technology, engineering
and mathematics skills in future workforce
Newell Brands Inc. (NYSE: NWL) today committed $1 million to
Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia, to enhance its curriculum in
the fast-growing science, technology, engineering and mathematics
(STEM) fields.
“At Newell Brands, we make life better for hundreds of millions
of consumers every day, where they live, learn, work, and play,”
said Newell Brands CEO Michael Polk, who serves on the Morehouse
College Board of Trustees. “We are proud to help Morehouse students
learn the valuable skills they need to succeed in the future.”
The donation, a continuation of the company’s long-standing
support of Morehouse, will advance the College’s STEM programs and
position students for success in STEM-related careers.
“As Morehouse College begins its 150th year, we still have work
to do in helping to make sure our students are prepared to take on
the rising number of STEM-related jobs in this country,” said
Morehouse College President John Silvanus Wilson Jr. “We
appreciate Newell Brands’ commitment to Morehouse and
this gift, which will strengthen our continued work of
producing leaders in the STEM disciplines.”
For more than a decade, Newell Brands’ philanthropic initiatives
have been dedicated to educating the workforce of tomorrow in the
communities it serves. The company employs approximately 57,000
employees around the world.
About Newell Brands
Newell Brands (NYSE: NWL) is a leading global consumer goods
company with a strong portfolio of well-known brands, including
Paper Mate®, Sharpie®, Dymo®, EXPO®, Parker®, Elmer’s®, Coleman®,
Jostens®, Marmot®, Rawlings®, Oster®, Sunbeam®, FoodSaver®, Mr.
Coffee®, Rubbermaid Commercial Products®, Graco®, Baby Jogger®,
NUK®, Calphalon®, Rubbermaid®, Contigo®, First Alert®, Waddington
and Yankee Candle®. For hundreds of millions of consumers, Newell
Brands makes life better every day, where they live, learn, work
and play.
This press release and additional information about Newell
Brands are available on the company’s website,
www.newellbrands.com.
About Morehouse College
Ranked America’s fifth “Most Entrepreneurial College” by Forbes
Magazine in 2015, Morehouse College is the nation’s largest liberal
arts college for men. Founded in 1867, the College enrolls
approximately 2,100 students and historically has conferred more
bachelor’s degrees on black men than any other institution in the
world. Morehouse College has produced more Rhodes Scholars than any
other HBCU. Prominent alumni include Martin Luther King Jr., Nobel
Peace Prize laureate; Dr. David Satcher, former U.S. Surgeon
General; Shelton “Spike” Lee, American filmmaker; Maynard H.
Jackson, the first African American mayor of Atlanta, Ga.; and Jeh
Johnson, the Secretary of Homeland Security.
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Investor
Contact:Newell Brands Inc.Nancy O’Donnell,
770-418-7723Vice President, Investor
Relationsnancy.odonnell@newellco.comorMedia Contacts:Newell Brands Inc.Tom
Sanford, 973-600-3880Vice President, Global
Communicationstom.sanford@newellco.comorWeber ShandwickLiz Cohen,
212-445-8044liz.cohen@webershandwick.com
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