The J. G. “Get” Watson Scholarship Endowment was established by Daniel and Cheryl Brackeen and friends and family of Get Watson in 2005. The scholarship is awarded to students in the Davis College of Agricultural Sciences & Natural Resources with preference to students from the Amarillo area. Recipients must be majoring in Interdisciplinary Agriculture or Agricultural Communications who are certifying and plan to teach public school agricultural science as a first preference. Second preference is for students majoring in Food Science.

Get graduated from Texas Tech University in 1955 with a Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Education. He served as the Vocational Agricultural teacher from 1957 to 1990 and inspired many students through his value of hard, honest work and a college education. He was a member and advisor of the Texas FFA and served as advisor of the Area One Association. He was also the past president of the Lions Club and member of the Carson Masonic Lodge. He passed away at the age of 76 in February 2009.

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Contact

Alex Yack
Alex.Yack@ttu.edu
Senior Director of Development
806.742.2802

Matt Williams
matt.williams@ttu.edu
Associate Director of Development
806.742.2802

Tanner Rex
tanner.rex@ttu.edu
Assistant Director of Development
806.742.2802