ExxonMobil Honors Local Hispanic Students for Outstanding Achievements in Engineering and Mathematics

* Three Washington, D.C.-area high school students win awards and scholarships
for science education
* Hispanic Heritage Youth Awards encourage academic achievement in science
education
* ExxonMobil has contributed more than $1.4 million over nine years

WASHINGTON--(Business Wire)--
Three local Hispanic high school seniors have been honored for their
achievements in engineering and mathematics by ExxonMobil and the Hispanic
Heritage Awards Foundation.

Award recipients Kathleen Ferraren from TJ High School for Science and
Technology, Julius Vazquez attending Thomas S. Wootton High School and Elisa
Jacome of Walt Whitman High School were recognized as the 2009 Gold, Silver and
Bronze Medallion winners of the Hispanic Heritage Youth Awards. A regional
awards ceremony was held June 9th on Capitol Hill.

Ferraren received a $3,000 scholarship as the Gold Medallion winner; Vazquez
received $2,000 as the Silver Medallion winner and Jacome received $1,000 in
educational grants as the Bronze Medallion winner. The award winners are three
of 18 Hispanic high school seniors from the Washington, D.C.-areawho were
recognized for individual achievements and strong commitments to their community
and their heritage.

"We congratulate all of the winners for their outstanding accomplishments --
academically and as role models for their peers," said Rex W. Tillerson,
chairman and chief executive officer of Exxon Mobil Corporation.

"ExxonMobil is a proud sponsor of the Hispanic Heritage Youth Awards and its
efforts to honor and promote our next generation of math and science leaders
from the Hispanic community."

This is ExxonMobil`s ninth year as sponsor of the national award and 12 regional
awards and has provided $1.4 million in support since partnering with Hispanic
Heritage Youth Awards.

ExxonMobil will present the 2009 national winner in Engineering and Mathematics
with an additional $15,000 educational grant.

The Hispanic Heritage Youth Award program offers educational grants to Hispanic
high school seniors in 12 cities: Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami,
New York City, Philadelphia, Phoenix, San Antonio, San Diego, San Jose, Calif.
and Washington, D.C. Award recipients are chosen by regional selection
committees based on their academic achievement, community service, category
focus and an essay about the important role their heritage played in their
success.

Studies have shown that the United States will face a critical shortage of
engineers, scientists and other technically trained workers in the near future.
To help address the nation`s math and science crisis, ExxonMobil supports
programs and organizations such as the National Math and Science Initiative
(NMSI) that focus on improvements in these areas from pre-school through higher
education.

About Exxon Mobil Foundation:

ExxonMobil Foundation is the primary philanthropic arm of the Exxon Mobil
Corporation in the United States. The Foundation and the Corporation engage in a
range of philanthropic activities that advance education, health and science in
the communities where ExxonMobil has significant operations. In the United
States, ExxonMobil supports initiatives to improve math and science education at
the K-12 and higher education levels.

Globally, ExxonMobil provides funding to improve basic education and combat
malaria and other infectious diseases in developing countries. In 2008, together
with its employees and retirees, Exxon Mobil Corporation, its divisions and
affiliates, and ExxonMobil Foundation provided $225 million in contributions
worldwide, of which more than $89 million was dedicated to education. Additional
information on ExxonMobil`s community partnerships and contributions programs is
available at www.exxonmobil.com/community.

About the Hispanic Heritage Youth Awards:

The Hispanic Heritage Youth Awards were created in 1998 by the Hispanic Heritage
Awards Foundation in an effort to recognize and celebrate the achievements of
Hispanic high school seniors across the nation and promote them as role models
for their peers.

Throughout the United States, a total of 216 Regional Youth Award winners-three
students in each of six categories in 12 cities-will be honored and receive
educational grants during special ceremonies. Subsequently, one National Youth
Award Winner will be chosen from the pool of regional winners in each category
and will receive an additional educational grant, a laptop computer, a free trip
to the National Youth Award presentation and to the national Hispanic Heritage
Awards ceremony in Washington, D.C where they will be presented with their award
on stage. For more information visit www.HispanicHeritageAwards.org.

for ExxonMobil
Kim Quirk/Jillian Fleming, 214-636-3018

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