COLLEGE STATION — A three-year grant totaling $150,000 from Cargill, an international marketer and processor of agricultural, financial and industrial commodities, has been given to support student and academic programs in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Texas A&M University.
This grant designates $75,000 for technology enhancements in the Department of Animal Science, $50,000 for improvements in the Department of Agricultural Economics and $25,000 for a Student Endowment Fund within the College that supports student participation in professional development opportunities.
Dr. Edward A. Hiler, Vice Chancellor for Agriculture and Life Sciences at Texas A&M said, “We greatly appreciate Cargill’s commitment to the Agriculture Program at Texas A&M University. Their support of our faculty and students will have a tremendous impact on our program. It will help us improve the quality of our teaching and the opportunities for our students. We look forward to a long, mutually rewarding relationship with Cargill.”
Part of this grant was issued on May 31, 2000. Additional payments will be issued by May 1, 2001 and May 1, 2002, respectively.
This grant is made possible by the Cargill Higher Education Initiative, which seeks to build relationships with key schools that provide value to Cargill businesses. The idea of Cargill donating money was created several of years ago by John Windwehen, the district general manager of Cargill-Animal Nutrition Division.
Texas A&M University has become one of our core university that we recruit from. We have always had a good track record in getting outstanding graduates to work for us, Windwehen said. Our main driving force is to help teachers teach and students learn. It is also our way of saying thank you to Texas A&M University for turning out top graduates.
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