Texas Tech University

Southwest Meat Association Suppliers Fund Scholarship

The Southwest Meat Association Suppliers Fund Scholarship was established in 2009 by the Southwest Meat Foundation, Inc. to provide scholarships to currently enrolled junior or senior Animal Science majors with a minimum GPA of 2.5 who have demonstrated participation in extracurricular activities and expressed an interest in the meat industry.

The Southwest Meat Association was founded in 1957 by a group of Texas meat packers who came together to form an organization that would unite packers/processors with the goal of promoting goodwill, friendship, education, legislation, and better labor relations within the meat industry. The association was formally incorporated as the Texas Independent Meat Packers Association and has evolved through several names into the association it is today. SMA provides information and assistance to packer and processor members across the country, with a scope far exceeding that with which SMA was founded. While the industry operates in an unprecedented regulatory environment, it is increasingly important to establish links with companies of similar interests, and working together, influence positive public policy and promote business growth for the mutual benefit of all members.

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Contact

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

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

Shelbey Havens
shelbey.havens@ttu.edu
Assistant Director of Development
806.834.1108