COLLEGE STATION — An $11,000 scholarship with matching College of Agriculture Development Council funds has been donated to Texas A&M University.
Bob and Margaret Palm of Nacogdoches are providing the scholarship to students in the department of poultry science.
Bob Palm is the senior vice president for Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation and a 1965 graduate of Texas A&M.
Palm said that it was not difficult to convince his wife, who is a graduate of Stephen F. Austin State University, that the money should be donated to Texas A&M. They donated the money because they love Texas A&M and it is one of the ways they can show their appreciation.
“We wanted to give more than just our time,” Palm said. Time is something that the Palms have definitely given to A&M. Last year, they were named Texas A&M Parents of the Year.
Palm said that he and his wife wanted to help future graduates who have not been as financially fortunate as they have. He said that money is an investment — deposited where it will get the best return.
“As far as I am concerned, A&M is a heck of a return,” Palm said.
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