Ten Students Receive College Scholarships
From West Texas Agricultural Chemicals Institute

Writer: Tim W. McAlavy, (806) 746-6101, t-mcalavy@tamu.edu

LUBBOCK -- The West Texas Agricultural Chemicals Institute (WTACI) today awarded 10 college scholarships
totaling $7,500 at its 50th annual educational conference at the Lubbock Memorial Civic Center.

Founded here in 1953, the institute is a consortium of educators, producers, chemical company dealers and
representatives, and other agribusiness leaders. The institute focuses on promoting environmentally sound use of
pesticides and other ag chemicals needed in high-yield agriculture.

Since 1983, the institute has presented more than $55,000 in college scholarships (funded by its conferences and
gifts) to more than 60 agriculture students attending several universities.

This year’s scholarship recipients included five undergraduate graduate students. They are:

     •    James W. Humphreys, a wildlife and fisheries major at Texas Tech, $500.
     •    Jeffrey Kleypas, an agronomy student at Texas Tech, $750.
     •    Daniel Olivier, an agronomy student at Texas Tech, $1,000.
     •    Kelsey L. Overton, a horticulture major at Texas Tech, $500.
     •    Joshua Tunnell, an agriculture development student at Texas A&M University, $750.

The institute also awarded five scholarships to graduate students. Graduate recipients included:

     •    Brent Burns, an agronomy student at Texas Tech, $750.
     •    Edsel Bynum, Jr., an agronomy student at Texas Tech, $1,000.
     •    Jason Jerrell, an integrated pest management major at West Texas A&M University, $750.
     •    Alan Peters, an agronomy student at Texas Tech, $750.
     •    Wesley Ralston, a crop science major at Texas Tech, $750.