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SIGMA ANNOUNCES 2008 PAY IT FORWARD SCHOLARSHIPS

$28,000 Will be Awarded to Thirteen Recipients!

WASHINGTON – January 9, 2008 – The Society of Independent Gasoline Marketers of America (SIGMA) is pleased to announce that a total of $28,000 will be awarded to 13 different deserving students as part of the 2008 Pay It Forward Scholarships.

Thanks to the generous sponsorships by Energy Recruiters, Inc. (ERI); DTN; and Caliber Consulting, a total of $28,000 in scholarship funds will be awarded this year. ERI contributed $20,000 to this year's scholarship, while DTN contributed $5,000 and Scholarship Coordinator Ken Gunn from Caliber Consulting contributed $3,000.

"What fun it is to make the call and tell a student they have been awarded a scholarship. They provide their time in volunteering; we reward that effort with a scholarship. It is a win-win situation!" said Gunn.

There will be one $4,000 recipient, four $3,000 recipients, four $2,000 recipients and four $1,000 recipients. The 13 scholarships will be awarded to the chosen candidates in early September 2008. "SIGMA is pleased to offer a scholarship program designed to assist in the education of marketers' employees, their children and dependents of employees," said SIGMA Executive Vice President Kenneth A. Doyle.

The 2008 Pay It Forward Scholarship application and all required papers must be typewritten or printed legibly and postmarked and submitted to the Share Group Coordinator by August 15, 2008. For more information about eligibility requirements, please visit the Scholarship page.