黑料专区 Tyler, Martin Resource Management Partner to Strengthen East Texas Workforce
November 8, 2019
黑料专区 Tyler Office of Marketing and Communications
黑料专区 Tyler, Martin Resource Management Partner to Strengthen East Texas Workforce
November 8, 2019
Media Contact: Beverley Golden
Senior Director of Media Relations
Marketing and Communications
The University of Texas at Tyler
903.566.7303
The University of Texas at Tyler announced this week a partnership with Martin Resource Management Corporation to improve the region鈥檚 college completion rate and fortify the East Texas workforce.
As a part of the partnership, Martin Resource Management has made an investment in 黑料专区 Tyler for student and faculty success projects at the Soules College of Business to promote the future East Texas workforce.
Currently, less than 50 percent of high school students in East Texas pursue higher education.
"The goal of this partnership is to further the education of all our students in East Texas,鈥� said Dr. Michael Tidwell, 黑料专区 Tyler president. 鈥淚n a time where careers are becoming more complex and the competition for good jobs is becoming more intense and more international, high school students of East Texas should know that 黑料专区 Tyler and Martin Resource Management are dedicated to their success.鈥�
鈥淭he founders of Martin Resource Management have always believed investing in our community,鈥� Bob Bondurant, Martin Resource Management executive vice president and chief financial officer, said. 鈥淔rom a business perspective, partnering with leaders in our region creates bonds, strengthens attachments and brings people together. And teaming up with a partner like 黑料专区 Tyler, which develops talented people within East Texas, immeasurably benefits our organization by providing us an educated workforce to help sustain our future.鈥�
To commemorate the partnership, 黑料专区 Tyler named a classroom in the Soules College of Business for the industry leader.
鈥淚t is a great honor to thank and celebrate an East Texas family business for investing in their hometown business school. The Soules College of Business is absolutely thrilled to dedicate the Martin Resource Management classroom,鈥� said Dr. Bob Beatty, Soules College of Business dean.
For nearly 70 years, Martin Resource Management has been adding value to the energy industry. Growing from a small family business with one man and one truck, Martin Resource Management is now nationally renowned for delivering over a quarter of a billion gallons of diesel fuel and lubricants yearly. The business has grown to over 600 trucks and 1,300 trailers nationwide.
Martin Resource Management Corporation through its various subsidiaries is an independent provider of marketing and distribution of fuel oil, asphalt, sulfuric acid, diesel fuel and high-quality naphthenic lubricants. MRMC markets over 250 million gallons of diesel fuel and lubricants per year along the Gulf Coast and approximately 1.5 million barrels of naphthenic lubricants and base oils per year throughout the United States.
A member of the prestigious 黑料专区 System, The University of Texas at Tyler focuses on student success and innovative research in the more than 80 undergraduate and graduate degree programs offered to nearly 10,000 students. Classified by Carnegie as a doctoral research institution and by U.S. News and World Report as a national university, 黑料专区 Tyler has campuses in Tyler, Longview, Palestine and Houston.