COLUMBIA MO – The MFA Oil Foundation has awarded a grant to Culver-Stockton College to assist with purchasing academic student loaner laptops. The MFA Oil Foundation provides support to nonprofit organizations that are working to improve communities where MFA Oil has
a significant concentration of members and employees. Since it was established in 1998, the MFA Oil Foundation has awarded more than three million dollars in grants. MFA Oil Senior Director of Employee Engagements and Culture Tom May described the MFA Oil Foundation as “a program that allows our company to give support back to the rural communities that are the foundation of our business. The grants the Foundation awards help support many youth programs and organizations active in addressing and solving community problems and improving the quality of life.”
About MFA Oil Company
MFA Oil Company, formed in 1929, is a farmer-owned cooperative with more than 40,000 members. MFA Oil is the ninth-largest propane retailer in the United States. The company supplies fuels, lubricants, and propane to customers in Missouri, Arkansas, Indians, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Oklahoma, and Tennessee. Through a subsidiary, MFA Oil operates Break Time convenience stores in Missouri and Big O Tires franchises in Missouri, Arkansas, and Kansas; a solar panel company, BluSphere Energy; and APM, a wholesale fuel distributor. For more information about MFA oil, visit www.mfaoil.com.
About Culver-Stockton College
Culver-Stockton College, situated on 140 acres in Canton, Missouri, atop The Hill
overlooking the Mississippi River, was founded in 1853 by members of the Disciples of
Christ Church. Today, more than 1,000 students from around the world shape their
futures in academic excellence with opportunities in 80 majors and minors, four
graduate programs, 19 NAIA inter-collegiate athletics, 35 diverse student organizations,
and many campus-life events.
Contact the Marketing & Public Relations Office, at pr@culver.edu or 573-288-6000 ext. 6728 for more information.
NOTE: A number that appears immediately after a person’s name (i.e. Jane Doe ’18) is a reference to the year that person earned their bachelor’s degree from Culver-Stockton.