The Henry A. Wright Memorial Scholarship Endowment was established by family and friends of Henry A. Wright in memory of Henry in 1994. The scholarship is awarded to junior and senior students who are majoring in the Department of Range and Wildlife Management.

Dr. Henry A. Wright was born June 1, 1935 in Modesto, California and died October 23, 1994 in Lubbock, Texas. Dr. Wright was a Horn Professor at Texas Tech University and served a Chairman of the Department of Range and Wildlife Management from 1980 to 1990.

Without question Henry's research in the use of prescribed burning on rangeland revolutionized traditional brush and weed control. Through his research, extension efforts, classroom education, and special workshops, fire became an accepted ecological tool used to control brush and weeds on rangelands and to restore grasslands as we believe they once existed. His legacy is evidenced by the many students that he trained who became leaders in a natural resource profession.

Dr. Wright and his wife Janet had four children -- Their oldest is a son Michael, then a daughter Sandy, third is a son Paul and their youngest child is another son, Trent.

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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