Lamar State College Orange hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony to unveil the new Hands-On-Training (H.O.T) Unit for Process Technology students Wednesday.
The unit was built by Polaris EPC and purchased through a $1.325 million dollar donation from by Golden Triangle Polymers. Additionally, a customized control system by Scallon Controls was purchased for the unit.
Representatives from Chevron Phillips and Qatar Energy, who partnered to create GTP were there to address the crowd as well as LSCO President Dr. Tom Johnson.
Johnson said when he came to LSCO he was committed to making the campus 50% skills and 50% classroom and he feels they have reached the goal citing the amount of hands on job available in the area. He added that the new unit is 24 feet long, 35 feet high and 11 feet wide.
CP Chem President and CEO Steve Prusak reminded the audience that the $8.5 billion Golden Triangle Polymer Plant will employee 500 full time employees after more than 4500 build the facility. He added that they’ve estimated that the facility will generate $50 billion worth of economic value for the community.
Golden Triangle Polymers officials have said having access to an educated and trained local workforce is key to their long-term success and they value their relationship with LSCO.
Sabeur Mansar of Qatar Energy said working with LSCO was close to his heart because his father was an educator and he knows how important it is to have a solid educational foundation.
Above: There to cut the ribbon were L to R: County Judge John Gothia, Prusak, Mansar, Johnson, and Cheryl January of LSCO who was instrumental in getting GTP to make such a large donation.
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