Union Pacific Foundation Continues The Principals' Partnership in Utah Public High Schools

The Principals’ Partnership and Nonprofit Organizations in Utah Receive $339,100 from Union Pacific Foundation

Omaha, Neb., March 10, 2008 – Union Pacific Foundation is granting $339,100 to fund The Principals' Partnership and projects submitted by nonprofit organizations in Utah.

The Principals' Partnership, the signature giving program of Union Pacific Foundation, will continue to serve as a professional resource to 78 public high school principals in Utah. This is the fifth year the program has been in Utah.  Additionally, the Foundation is providing grants to 17 nonprofit organizations in the state.

"Union Pacific continues our association with the great organizations located where our employees live and work because we know they help make those communities a better place," said Bob Turner, president of Union Pacific Foundation. "We are also very proud of our award winning program that supports public high school principals called The Principals' Partnership. Union Pacific created The Partnership because we believe strong leaders build strong schools and ultimately, stronger communities."

The Principals' Partnership assists approximately 1,000 principals with responsibilities for more than 1 million students. The six-year-old program helps fulfill principals' leadership needs through a number of opportunities, including research, networking and workshops. Instead of a one-size-fits-all approach, the Partnership starts with the professional needs of each principal and offers an individually customized program to meet those needs. The program is offered at no cost to the school, the district or the principal.

The Principals' Partnership was created seven years ago and is offered to public high school principals in key communities served by Union Pacific. The program extends to principals in Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Oregon, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

2008 Foundation Grants - Utah
Recipient City
Rocky Mountain Care Foundation Bountiful
Wagon Land Adventure Foundation Logan
Milford Area United Way Milford
The Boys & Girls Clubs of Weber- Davis Ogden
Greater Ogden Community Nature Ctr Ogden
Habitat for Humanity International Orem
The Grand Theatre Foundation Inc Salt Lake City
United Way of Salt Lake Salt Lake City
Utah Foundation Salt Lake City
Girl Scouts of Utah Salt Lake City
Utah Symphony & Opera Salt Lake City
Nature Conservancy Salt Lake City
Crossroads Urban Center Salt Lake City
Tree Utah Salt Lake City
Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Salt Lake Salt Lake City
Center for Documentary Arts Salt Lake City
Community Health Centers Inc Salt Lake City
The Principals' Partnership
Participating School City
American Fork Senior High School American Fork
Beaver Junior  Senior High School Beaver
Bountiful High School Bountiful
Viewmont High  School Bountiful
Box Elder High School Brigham City
Clearfield High School Clearfield
Delta High School Delta
CBA Center Delta
Delta Technical Center Delta
Dugway High School Dugway
Tintic Junior Senior High School Eureka
Millard High School Fillmore
Bear River High School Garland
Grantsville High School Granstville
Lone Peak High School Highland
Canyon Heights Alternative High School Kaysville
Davis High School Kaysville
Mountain High School Kaysville
Kearns Senior High School Kearns
Layton Senior High School Layton
Northridge High School Layton
Lehi Senior High School Lehi
Cyprus Senior High School Magna
Hillcrest High School Midvale
Milford Junior Senior High School Milford
Creekside High School Murray
Murray High School Murray
Juab High School Nephi
Ben Lomond High School Ogden
Bonneville Senior High School Ogden
Ogden High School Ogden
Two Rivers High School Ogden
Washington High School Ogden
Weber Senior High School Ogden
East Shore High School Orem
Mountain View Senior High School Orem
Orem Senior High School Orem
Timpanogos High School Orem
Fremont High School Plain City
Pleasant Grove Senior High School Pleasant Grove
Lighthouse Alternative Price
Carbon High School Price
Independence High School Provo
Provo High School Provo
Timpview High School Provo
Riverton High School Riverton
Northern Utah Academy for Math, Engineering and Science Roy
Roy High School Roy
Brighton Senior High School Salt Lake City
Central High School Salt Lake City
Cottonwood Senior High School Salt Lake City
East High School Salt Lake City
Granite Senior High School Salt Lake City
Hartvigsen School Salt Lake City
Highland High School Salt Lake City
Horizonte Instruction Training Center Salt Lake City
Olympus Senior High School Salt Lake City
Skyline Senior High School Salt Lake City
West High School Salt Lake City
Alta High School Sandy
Jordan High School Sandy
Jordan Technical Center Sandy Campus Sandy
Valley High School Sandy
Bingham High School South Jordan
Stansbury Park High School Stansbury Park
Syracuse High School Syracuse
Taylorsville Senior High School Taylorsville
Tooele High School Tooele
Tooele High School South Campus Tooele
West Desert School Trout Creek
Wendover High School Wendover
Copper Hills High School West Jordan
Itineris Early College High School West Jordan
Jordan Applied Technology Center West Jordan
West Jordan High School West Jordan
Granger Senior High School West Valley City
Hunter High School West Valley City
Cross High School Woods Cross

The Union Pacific Foundation grants to nonprofit organizations support education, health and human services, and charitable outreach, and reflect Union Pacific Foundation's 49-year tradition of supporting community and civic programs.

Union Pacific Foundation

The Union Pacific Foundation is the primary philanthropic arm of Union Pacific Corporation. The Foundation has distributed funds since 1959 to qualified organizations in communities served by Union Pacific. The Foundation is not endowed, but is funded each year from the operating profits of Union Pacific Corporation. Much of the foundation's philanthropic support is directed toward The Principals' Partnership, its signature giving program. Union Pacific believes principals who are effective leaders build strong schools, which in turn produce solid citizens, workers and adults. When that happens, we all benefit.

About Union Pacific

Union Pacific Corporation owns one of America's leading transportation companies. Its principal operating company, Union Pacific Railroad, links 23 states in the western two-thirds of the country and serves the fastest-growing U.S. population centers. Union Pacific's diversified business mix includes Agricultural Products, Automotive, Chemicals, Energy, Industrial Products and Intermodal. The railroad offers competitive long-haul routes from all major West Coast and Gulf Coast ports to eastern gateways. Union Pacific connects with Canada's rail systems and is the only railroad serving all six major gateways to Mexico, making it North America's premier rail franchise.

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