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Texas Cotton Ginners’ Association Endowed Scholarship

The Texas Cotton Ginners Association Scholarship Endowment was established they Texas Cotton Ginners Association in 2000. The scholarship is awarded to students in the Davis College of Agricultural Sciences & Natural Resources who have an interest and/or background in cotton.

Texas Cotton Ginners' Association has a long history of representing the cotton ginning industry and cooperating with other organizations throughout Texas and the United States to maintain the economic vitality and security of agriculture.

The membership of Texas Cotton Ginners' Association believes that when hard work is augmented by good cooperation and communication, all things are possible. It is upon this foundation that the organization was built over a century ago. They have traversed many years of challenges, and it is those years and those challenges that have made them strong, and that have prepared them for the even more difficult challenges that lie ahead.

The purpose of any worthwhile organization is to provide leadership for its members. TCGA is proactive on a number of issues ... and rather than follow ... the organization has chosen to be a leader in Texas agriculture. Whether representing its members at the State Capitol in Austin, or on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., TCGA can always be found in the forefront on any number of legislative and regulatory issues. The organization squarely confronts the many issues that face the industry.

Agriculture continues to be a work in progress. Research and education are a cornerstone of TCGA's work agenda. The organization cooperates with well known researchers to incorporate and move ideas into real working projects. They communicate with their membership to help them to implement the use of new tools through education; education about new technologies, about how to use these new technologies wisely and safely, and how to use them to improve the gin work environment.

Gin safety is not a passive issue at TCGA. The organization takes seriously its responsibility in helping its gin members address important safety issues. Gin plants incorporate a large number of machinery to process cotton, and some of these machines make the gin environment innately hazardous. TCGA helps gin managers to address safety issues through on-going education, and being an advocate for changes in the industry that improve worker safety.

The TCGA maintains a high standard work ethic that includes integrity, due diligence and hard work in their day-to-day activities. They are ever mindful that their membership base relies upon the organization to keep them informed with up-to-date information ranging from legislative efforts and regulatory matters, to worker safety and gin environments.

To support this scholarship, please visit the Texas Cotton Ginners' Association Endowed Scholarship gift page.

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