TU College of Law to Announce Chesapeake Energy Scholars Program on Nov. 14

The University of Tulsa College of Law and Chesapeake Energy Corporation will announce the formation of the Chesapeake Energy Scholarship Program during a November 14 press conference. The event will be held at 11:30 a.m. in the Wm. Stuart Price and Michael C. Turpen Courtroom at John Rogers Hall, 3120 East Fourth Place.

Steadman Upham, TU President and Henry Hood, Chesapeake Energy Senior Vice President, will discuss details and introduce the first class of Chesapeake Scholars. A luncheon will follow the press conference.

The five-year partnership will allow the law school to strengthen its recruitment of students interested in careers in the oil and gas industry. Additionally, the company’s support will build a mentorship program and promote the mission of the school’s National Energy-Environment Law and Policy Institute (NELPI).

Three distinct areas will be addressed by the initiative, including student scholarships, curriculum enhancements and the establishment of a lecture series. This program is further strengthened by interdisciplinary options which will be available through the Energy Management Program in TU’s College of Business Administration and energy-related classes in the College of Engineering and Natural Sciences.

The Chesapeake Lecture Series will kick off this spring and highlight notable leaders in the energy field in academics, industry and public service. Speakers and date for the inaugural lecture will be announced at a later time.

Five students were chosen to make up the inaugural class of Chesapeake Scholars, while several additional course offerings in oil and gas are planned. The Chesapeake Scholars will be named at the press conference.

Media interested in attending the press conference should contact Jimmy Hart at (918) 631-2568 for further information. President Upham, Mr. Hood and the inaugural class of Chesapeake Scholars will be available for comment following the announcement.

The University of Tulsa, ranked among the Top 100 universities by U.S. News & World Report, provides educational opportunities to more than 4,100 students in the colleges of arts and sciences, business, law, and engineering and natural sciences. Students from across the nation and nearly 60 countries enjoy TU’s personalized attention, small class sizes and low student-faculty ratio. For more information, visit www.utulsa.edu.

Chesapeake Energy Corporation is the largest independent producer and third-largest overall producer of natural gas in the United States. Headquartered in Oklahoma City, the company's operations are focused on exploratory and developmental drilling and corporate and property acquisitions in the Mid-Continent, Fort Worth Barnett Shale, Fayetteville Shale, Permian Basin, Delaware Basin, South Texas, Texas Gulf Coast, Ark-La-Tex and Appalachian Basin regions of the United States. The company's Internet address is www.chkenergy.com.