Honoring Endowed Scholarships

• The Dr. Howard Andrew Chamblin Memorial Physics Scholarship was established in 2006 by his parents, Ed and Caroline Chamblin, after his death in 2006. Dr. Chamblin was an Amarillo High School graduate. He earned a degree in mathematics from Rice University and a Ph.D. in theoretical physics from Cambridge University in 1997. He was a highly accomplished scholar and his work was regarded to be amongst the best in the field.

• The J. W. and Dorothy Clark Memorial Scholarship was established in 2003 in their honor by James R. and Barbara D. Clark. J.W. Clark was a lifetime farmer in Central Missouri and Dorothy Clark worked for 25 years in Saline County Agriculture Stabilization and Conservation Service Office assisting farmers with government farm programs.

• The Norman and Gladys Cleavinger Memorial Scholarship was established in 1981 by gifts from family, friends and other contributors who knew and wished to honor the memory of Norman and Gladys Cleavinger.

• The Cole Agriculture Scholarship was established in 2005 by Mr. Noel Andy Cole to support Agricultural students.

• The Coleman Associates Agricultural Endowment Scholarship was established in 1984 by gifts from Mr. and Mrs. Dale Coleman and others.

• The Cooper Crouse-Hinds Environmental Excellence Scholarship was established in 2001 by gifts from industry leader, Cooper Crouse-Hinds, to help support students in the Environmental Science programs.

• The Cowboy Roundup USA Ranch Management Scholarship was established in 2005 to support students from ranching families pursuing a college education.

• The Cowboy Roundup USA Ranch Management Scholarship II was established in 2006 to support a student from a ranch family pursuing a college education.

• The Robert Devin Scholarship was established in 2003. Robert Devin has served as county agent in Randall County for 18 years. Robert has two degrees from WTAMU. His career with Texas Cooperative Extension has spanned 31 years. During all those years, he has been involved with numerous 4-H club members.

• The John C. Duke Scholarship was established in 2021 by Velrick Wilson, Peggy Duke Urban, and family and friends in memory of John C. Duke ('77) to provide support to deserving agricultural business and economics or agribusiness students at WTAMU.
• John Charles Duke was born in Canadian, TX on Sept 6, 1953 and was a lifelong resident of Lipscomb County. John graduates from Darrouzett high school in 1972 and from WTAMU in 1977. While at WT, John was a member of Kappa Alpha Fraternity. John started his own farm/ranch operation after returning home from college. His other business interests included banking, oil and gas investments, and commodity trading. He was involved in numerous professional and charitable organizations and served on many boards. John was well respected by his peers and loved by all who knew him. John is survived by two sons, Brett and Cruise, who continue to operate the family ranch in Lipscomb Co.

• The Equine Championship Program Fund was established in 2019 by an anonymous WTAMU Alumnus and former member of the WTAMU Horse Judging Team to preserve and promote of the most notable university equine program in the US.

• The Equine Endowment Fund was established in 2019 to preserve and promote one of the most notable equine programs in the US.

• The Henry F. Fields Endowed Scholarship was established in 2021 in memory and honor of Henry F. Fields of Claude, TX.
• Henry attended WT Normal College on a football scholarship and graduated in 1938. He launched a successful teaching/coaching career followed by serving in WWII as an Army Officer. He became a respected farmer/rancher and family man. May each who earns this scholarship be blessed by not only a quality education but by the Christian values and integrity that dominated the life of Henry F. Fields.

• The First Choice AG Scholarship was established in 2008 to serve as a general scholarship fund for the department.

• The C.J Fowlston Scholarship Endowment was established in 1992 from gifts from family and friends of C. J. Fowlston to support students majoring in geology or related environmental areas.

• The Shawn Freytag Memorial Scholarship Endowment was established in 1999 by donations from the Southwest Chapter of the American Business Club in Amarillo and friends and family. The scholarship is to provide support to students majoring in Pre-Physical Therapy.

• The Kelsey Garrison Scholarship was established in 2020. Kelsey Garrison, a loving husband, son, brother, uncle and friend to many, was born in Amarillo, TX.  Kelsey rodeoed at WTAMU, where he graduated in 2008. Kelsey was a rodeo athlete, who loved calf-roping. He owned and operated KGMS, a custom harvest business and managed his own cow-calf operation. Kelsey was a man of God, a loving man, a cowboy and a big part of the agricultural industry in the Panhandle.

• The S. L. and Mildred Garrison Scholarship was established in 1994 by gifts from S. L. and Mildred Garrison.  The scholarship is to provide support to graduate students studying agriculture with a preference for dryland agriculture and feedlot management studies.

• The Geology Merit Scholarship was established in 1967 by Dr. and Mrs. Frank W. Daugherty. The scholarship was created to support students majoring in Environmental Sciences with a focus on Geology.

• The Dr. Thomas S. and Helen Gerald Scholarship Endowment was established in 1993 with an initial gift by Dr. and Mrs. Gerald, with additional gifts from family and friends. The scholarships focus on supporting students majoring in pre-medicine or pre-dental.

• The Gladwin Gillispie Scholarship Endowment was established in 1993 by an initial gift from Gladwin and Lydia Gillispie to support students in agriculture majors.

• The Bob Givens Memorial Agriculture Scholarship Endowment was established in 2000 by gifts from friends of Bob Givens. The scholarship is focused on supporting students majoring in Agriculture.

• The Gene and Eleanor Glazener Endowed Scholarship in Agriculture was established in 2003 from a gift by Mrs. Eleanor Glazener in memory of her husband Mr. Gene Glazener.

• The Tommy Grant Memorial Scholarship Endowment was established in 2011 by friends and family of Tommy Grant to support Agricultural Science students. Mr. Grant owned and operated Grant Construction beginning in 1984 and served on the executive board of the Tri-State Fairgrounds for over a decade. The endowment will serve as a lasting honor to Tommy's memory. Preference will be given to children of employees of Grant Construction.

• The Great Plains Ag Credit Endowed Classroom was established in 2012 by the Great Plains Ag Credit. Their relationship and involvement extends from being a sought-after employer for WT graduates to directly supporting WT students through scholarships and this endowed classroom. Great Plains employees are also impacting WTAMU through their service on a number of volunteer boards and through the five offices serving a 20-county area of the TX Panhandle.

• The Greater Texas Foundation - Cowboy Roundup USA Removing Educational Barriers Scholarship Endowment was established in 2007 in partnership with the Greater Texas Foundation through their 2007 "Removing Educational Barriers" initiative.

• The Jimmie Green Scholarship Endowment Fund was established in 1974 by former students and friends of Professor Jimmie Green. The scholarship supports students in Plant Science majors.

• The Dr. Dee and Joan Griffin - VERO Pre-Veterinary Medicine Scholarship Endowment was established in 2018 by Dr. Dee and Mrs. Joan Griffin, who moved to Canyon to assume the director role in the Veterinary Education Research and Outreach (VERO) Center. The scholarship will focus on supporting pre-veterinary education students. The Griffin's sincere hope is that the recipient of this scholarship will fall in love with their life's work and that it may include veterinary medicine in the individual's contribution to God's world.

• The Spicer Gripp Memorial Scholarship Endowment was established in 1999 as the Spicer Gripp Rodeo Scholarship by the Spicer Gripp Memorial Roping Foundation. The proceeds and donations of the Spicer Gripp Memorial Roping Foundation and Friends of Spicer's were the source of funding gifts.

• The Spicer Gripp Rodeo Scholarship was established in 1995 by proceeds and donations of the Spicer Gripp Memorial Roping event, and by friends of Spicers. Scholarship awards students of demonstrate performance and leadership in rodeo activities.

• The Craig Ray Hamman Memorial Scholarship Endowment was established in 1992 by gifts from family and friends of Craig Hamman. The scholarship focuses on students majoring in geology, geoscience or related environmental disciplines.

• The Bobby Hanna Memorial Scholarship in Agriculture Endowment was established in 2015. Mr. Bobby Hanna, a 1964 graduate of West Texas State University grew up in Texas Panhandle berg of Turkey. An active member of the WTSU Beef Livestock Judging Team garnering many team championships including the Chicago National Show in 1963. Mr. Hanna, an agronomist was a long term employee of the Natural Resource Conservation Service Office and was active in the lives of high school FFA students in any community he served.

• The Ralph Harbin Memorial Scholarship Endowment was established in 1985 by gifts from family and friends of Ralph Harbin. The scholarship supports students in Agricultural majors.

• The Vernon H. Harman Endowed Scholarship in Agriculture was established in 2012 by gifts from V. H. Harman '54 in honor on his father Vernon H. Harman '29 to provide scholarship support to deserving agriculture students. Vernon H. Harman served as the President of the WT Alumni Association Board in 1955-56 and was recognized as a Graduate of Distinction by the WT Department of Agricultural Sciences in 1994. Mr. Harman experienced tremendous success in the grain business, but was also very passionate about education. He assisted Buff Morris in the development of the Opportunity Plan, Inc, which now manages over $25 million in funds for scholarships.

• The Vernon Harman Professorship in Dryland Farming was established in 2019 by V.H. Harman ('54) in honor of his father, Vernon H. Harman ('29), to provide support to a deserving agriculture faculty member at WTAMU.
• Vernon H. Harman served as the President of the WT Alumni Association Board from 1955 to 1956 and was recognized as a Graduate of Distinction by the WT Department of Agricultural Sciences in 1994. Mr. Harman experienced tremendous success in the grain business, but was also very passionate about education. He assisted Buff Morris in the development of Opportunity Plan, Inc., which now manages over $30 million in funds for scholarships.

• The Willis E. Harrison, D.D.S. Scholarship was established in 2001 by the Harrison Family to provide scholarships to pre-dental major students.

• The Jody Hart Memorial Rodeo Scholarship was established in 1996 from gifts from the friends and family of Jody Hart. The scholarship supports students involved in rodeo activities.

• The Dr. Dean Hawkins Agricultural Scholarship was established in 2018. Dr. Hawkins was known for his distinguished career as a reproduction physiologist in the cow-calf industry and for his commitment and dedication to WTAMU. He served as the Department Head of the Department of Agricultural Sciences from 2009-2014. In 2015, he began serving as Dean of the Paul Engler College of Agriculture and Natural Sciences. He played a key role in the Paul Engler gift to the College in 2017 as well as oversight of the construction of the AG Sciences Complex.

• The Gary & Linda Hinders Scholarship was established in 2020 by Gary ('81) and Linda ('84) Hinders, both proud alumni of WT. As community leaders, they have each had a significant impact on the Canyon community and the Texas Panhandle.

• The John Allan and Mary Hoyt Hoover Endowed Scholarship in Agriculture was established in 2019 to support students majoring in Agricultural Sciences.
• Mr. and Mrs. Hoover came from farming and ranching backgrounds and valued education. Mr. Hoover was a cattleman and Mrs. Hoover was employed at WT for over 30 years. They loved WT and loved WT students. Students lived in the cottage behind their home. Mrs. Hoover also served as the International Student Coordinator. Their home was always open to WT students.

• The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Endowment for Excellence was established in 1980 by donations from the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo to support students in Agricultural Sciences with scholarships.

• The Dr. Terry A. Howell, Sr. Agricultural Scholarship was established in 2013 by friends and colleagues of Dr. Howell upon his retirement of USDA-ARS. At the time of his retirement, Dr. Howell served as the Research Leader and Supervisory Agricultural Engineer at the Conservation & Production Research Laboratory in Bushland.

• The Jack T. Hughes Endowed Scholarship was originally established as the Jack T. Hughes Anthropology Fund by gifts to WT's Anthropology program in 1997. The scholarship supports students seeking education in the Environmental Sciences.

• The Douglas Josserand Memorial Scholarship was established in 1991 by gifts from Milton and Betty  Rudder and other contributors who have known and loved Douglas Josserand.

• The Gary Kriegshauser Memorial Scholarship was established in 2017 by his sons and supported by friends, family and industry colleagues. Gary Kriegshauser spent most of his life in Deaf Smith County. He worked for and eventually bought out his father-in-law's (Ira Scott) seed company (Scott Seed Company) and owned it for 20 years before selling it to his own sons, Coby and Chad who represent the third generation of family ownership. Mr. Kriegshauser continued to farm and ranch until his death in 2014. He was a leader in the industry, passionate about agriculture production and loved by his community.

• The Tom Kritser Scholarship was established in 1983 by gifts from his family to support students planning a career in wildlife management.

• The C. M. Kuhlman Memorial, Provost's Leadership Scholarship was established in 1996 by family and friends to honor the memory of Mr. C. M. Kuhlman. The scholarship awards students interested in production agricultural sciences.

• The C. M. Kuhlman Memorial Rodeo Scholarship was established in 1996 by gifts from friends and family of C. M. Kuhlman. Scholarships support students who demonstrate performance and leadership in rodeo activities.

• The C. M. & Herbert Kuhlman Beef Cattle Production Scholarship was established in 2005 by the Kuhlman family to support students interested in the pursuit of careers in the production of beef cattle.

• The Gary and Debbie Kuhlman endowed Rodeo Scholarship was established in 2021 to support the rodeo team in recruiting and attracting good students and team members.
• Gary and Debbie Kuhlman have been heavily involved with the rodeo team at WT for many years. They were instrumental in getting the C. M. Kuhlman Three Star Memorial Rodeo event started, which is a fundraiser for the WTAMU Rodeo Team.

• The Joe and Kay Magee Ag Scholarship was established in 2018. Joe and Kay Bradley Magee are graduates of WTSU. Kay's paternal grandparents came to Castro County in 1925 and Joe's maternal great-grandparents, George and Nannie Sitter, established the Sitter Ranch, south of McLean in Donley and Collingsworth Counties in 1899. Their families have a combined 212 years of agriculture production in the Texas Panhandle. Joe and Kay's children are carrying on the family tradition by representing the 5th generation of AG involvement.

• The 2nd Joe and Kay Magee Ag Scholarship II was established in 2018 to support students majoring in Agricultural Sciences with preference given to graduates of McLean High School.

• The Matthews Rodeo Scholarship was established in 1995 by an original gift from Kade Matthews and friends of rodeo and the WTAMU Rodeo Club to support students who demonstrate outstanding performance and leadership rodeo activities.

• The Dr. David Miller Memorial Scholarship was established in 2000 by gifts from Mrs. Lydia Miller and friends and family of Dr. Miller to support students with a pre-medicine major.

• The Greg and Denise Mills Memorial Scholarship Fund was established in 1988 by gifts from Cactus Feeders.

• The Bobbe Rule Murphy Scholarship was established in 2020 to support students pursuing agriculture or agricultural related field.

• The Dr. Robert and Dorothy Neblett Scholarship was established in 1991 by gifts from family and those who have affection for Robert and Dorothy to support pre-medicine students.

• The Filogomes Alves de Carvalho Neto Memorial Scholarship was established in 2014 by family and friends. Filo was a native of Brazil and a 2008 Animal Science graduate. This scholarship was created to support students majoring in Animal Science.

• The No Borders Scholarship was established in 2011 by Dr. Bonnie Pendleton to assist with the recruitment of the best and brightest students from coast to coast.

• The John Phillip Notestine Scholarship was originally established in 2002 by Gail and John Notestine in honor of their son, Phillip, B.S. Geology ('84).

• The Panhandle Geological Society Endowment Scholarship Fund was originally established by the Panhandle Geological Society in 1978 to support students pursuing a career in Environmental Sciences or Geology.

• The Panhandle Plains Local Section of the American Chemical Society Scholarship was established in 2018 by the local chapter of the Panhandle Plains

• The Panhandle Livestock Association Frederic C. Schmidt Scholarship was established in 1995 from gifts from the Panhandle Livestock Association in support of students pursuing studies in agriculture.

The Rachel Quest Memorial Scholarship was established in 2007 by family and friends in loving memory of Rachel Quest ('04).

Mary Rachel Quest was an excellent student at WTAMU. She completed a degree in Equine Industry and Business, was a successful member of the Equestrian and Judging Teams, and was a member of the National Reining Horse Association Champion Horser Judging Team in 2002. While representing WT nationally on the Western and Hunter teams, Rachel was the IHSA (Intercollegiate Horse Show Assoc.) Regional and Zone Champion Hunter rider and Top Ten in Hunter Equitation on the Flat and Over Fences at the IHSA National Championship show in 2001. In 2003, Rachel was Reserve National Champion in Hunter Equitation Over Fences at the Varsity Equestrian National Championship. Rachel served as an Agricultural Ambassaor and President of the Horsemen's Association. She was named a WTAMU Athletics' Scholar Athlete, member of the Deans Honor Roll, and member of the Alpha Zeta before graduating in 2004. While at WT, Rachel served as an AQHA International Horsemanship Clinician for AQHA/WTAMU in England, Sweden, and Denmark in 2001. Following graduation, Rachel was an accomplished equestrian, winning countless awards as a professional trainer in the US Equestrian Federation (USEF). Rachel's students from across the state admired her and will "ride on" with sytle because of her instruction. She brought out the very best in her students and their horses. In additional to her training activities, Rachel was recently showing jumping horses across the country at the elite "Grand Prix" level.

The Earl Reynolds Memorial Rodeo Scholarship was established in 2020.

Earl Reynolds was born to Ed and Helen Britt Reynolds in Canyon, TX. The family ranched in the Texas Panhandle and New Mexico. Earl graduated from West Texas High School in 1947. He was a team roper on the West Texas State College (now WTAMU) Rodeo Team. In 1950, Earl won the Collegiate Team Roping World Championship at the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association (NIRA) Finals Rodeo in San Francisco. He spent the remainder of his life doing what he loved best: ranching, farming and raising a family in Randall County, Texas.

The Smallwood Leadership Scholarship was established in 2002 in support students majoring in Agricultural Sciences.

Dr. Charles M. Smallwood served as the first Dean of the WTAMU College of Agriculture from 1971 - 1978. He joined WT faculty as Department Chair of the Department of Agriculture in 1958. Smallwood was instrumental in helpful WT obtain the Nance Ranch and was the driving force behind the creation of the Equine Center.

The Texas Livestock Marketing Association Pre-Veterinarian Scholarship was established in 2019 to support agriculture students majoring in Pre-Vet specialization, studying to be large animal veterinarians.

Texas Livestock Marketing Association and its affiliate, National Finance Credit Corporation of Texas, were founded by ranchers as a cooperative in 1930. The organization serves Texas ranchers in marketing their livestock and providing a reliable source of production financing for their credit needs.

The Rusty Tinnin/ Bell Ranch Working Cowboy Scholarship was established in 2006 in memory of Johnnie Dwayne (Rusty) Tinnin who was born in Floydada, Texas and dedicated his entire life to the ranching business in West Texas and Eastern New Mexico. He was a 1962 graduate of West Texas State College (WTSU) with a degree in Animal Science. He was a member of the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity and was very involved in various civic and business organizations.

Upon graduation from college Rusty became the assistant manager and within five years the manager of a large ranch north of Amarillo, called Coldwater Cattle Co. In 1986 he became general manager of the historic Bell Ranch in Eastern New Mexico, which he managed until his passing in 2006. He was always very interested in the welfare of his employees and stressed the importance of an education to the ranch families. Rusty was an active member of the "Western Ranch Managers Group" which is comprised of large working ranch managers throughout North America. He was a charter member of "The Outfit" and very involved in the Working Ranch Cowboys Association. Rusty was well known in the ranching industry, being an active member of the AQHA, TX & SW Cattle Raisers Assoc., NM Cattle Growers, and the National Cattlemen's Beef Association. His strong leadership, business savvy, cowboy lifestyle, and ranching knowledge now become part of the great Western Heritage, of which he was so proud.

The Richard and Mary West Traylor Professorship in AG Education was established in 2019 by a generous contribution by the Traylors in memory of Geneva Schaeffer and in honor of Stanley Schaeffer. Mr. Schaeffer directed funds to create an endowed professorship in Mr. and Mrs. Traylor's name. Mary West Traylor was a dear friend of Geneva Schaeffer.

Mary Nan West, Mary West Traylor's mother, was the first woman to become the President of the Texas A&M Board of Regents, and was serving in that capacity when WT joined the A&M System. She was instrumental in the university being able to retain "West Texas" in the name.

The Dr. Donald L. Williams Agriculture Scholarship was established in 2008.

A native of White Deer, Dr. Williams received his bachelors and masters degrees from WTAMU. He attended the University of Tennessee where he received a Ph.D. in Agriculture Economics. He returned to his alma mater and began teaching the fall of 1973. Dr. Williams educated students from the TX Panhandle and High Plains area for 34 years. He had experience in everything he taught from farming and feeding cattle to commodity trading.

In 1985, Dr. Williams began a student travel program which gave local agriculture students the opportunity to visit New York, Chicago, and various European destinations He was the long-time advisor of the Agribusiness Club and coach of the Agribusiness Quiz Bowl team. Dr. Williams' emphasis was always on his students. Those who took his classes became a part of his family.

The Ed and Patrecia Wright Agriculture Support Fund was established in 2009 by the generous support of Ed and Patrecia Wright in their wish to facilitate broad financial support in all areas of the Agricultural Sciences Department.

Mr. Wright graduated from WT in 1970 with a degree in Animal Science. Ed and his wife, Patrecia have supported WT athletics and agriculture for more than two decades.