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New scholarship for ME undergraduates
W. Andrew "Andy" Jones '88 Memorial
Scholarship announced to honor avid Hokie

Nancy and Bob Bolt of Tampa, Florida, have established a scholarship in memory of their son, Andy
Jones, who received his Bachelor of Science degree
in Mechanical Engineering from Virginia Tech in 1988.
An avid Hokie and lover of Blacksburg, he was also a
member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and Phi Delta Theta fraternity. He earned a
Master of Business Administration degree from the
University of Houston in 1993.
As a mechanical engineer for Shell Oil Company in
Houston, Andy began his career at the Deer Park Refinery. While working at Shell for more than 25 years,
Andy’s many promotions at Shell included the position
of Global Engineering and Maintenance Services Team
Leader, where he was responsible for projects at 28
world-wide manufacturing plants with an annual budget of more than $2 billion. At the time of his death in
2013, at the age of 47, Andy was the Cost Leadership
Manager at Deer Park Refinery, one of the largest
refineries in the U.S. There he found creative ways of
reducing costs while balancing the interests of both
Shell and its outside vendors. According to a co-worker, Andy’s gift for finding savings was legendary.
Andy was a member of the Board of Trustees of the
National Center for Construction Education Research, a
national organization for curricula development, craft
training, and certification. He was also Chairman of
the Houston Business Roundtable, an industrial association of construction users that promotes safe and
cost effective design, procurement, construction, and
maintenance practices.
Andy was extraordinarily responsible, self-disciplined, generous and passionate about helping people
less fortunate than himself. It is in the spirit of remembering Andy’s work ethic, his nature of helping others,
and his appreciation of what Virginia Tech gave him,
that his parents have set up a scholarship in his name
providing for an annual award of $10,000 payable
semi-annually.

Individuals interested in making a
donation to the W. Andrew "Andy"
Jones '88 Memorial Scholarship can
click the link below. After entering
a gift amount, choose "College of
Engineering" as the area of benefit;
and then choose "In Memory of" and
finally, add "Andy Jones Memorial
Scholarship"

To donate click here