4-H’ers awarded $2.4M in scholarships at Texas 4-H Roundup

Contact: Sarah Hamm, 979-845-1213, sarah.hamm@ag.tamu.edu

COLLEGE STATION — Texas 4-H’ers took home more than $2.4 million in scholarships during the 71st annual Texas 4-H Roundup held at Texas A&M University recently.

In all, the 4-H Youth Development Foundation distributed more than 200 scholarships to outgoing 4-H members, said Sarah Hamm, executive director of the Texas 4-H Foundation.

The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo provided 70 $20,000 scholarships, making them this year’s largest group contributor to Texas 4-H scholarships. Richard Wallrath donated 35 $10,000 scholarships from the Richard Wallrath Educational Foundation, making his foundation the largest individual contributor. Additionally, the San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo awarded $272,000 through a total of 25 scholarships.

“Texas 4-H Roundup is the pinnacle event for all of Texas 4-H, with more than 4,000 participants in approximately 50 diverse competitions throughout the week-long event,” Hamm said. “The majority of the events require each individual or team to qualify at the county and district level.”

4-H is the nation’s largest youth development and empowerment organization with more than 65,000 youth are enrolled members of 4-H community clubs in Texas. Another 850,000 Texas youth get involved in 4-H through educational opportunities at school, in after school programs, or at neighborhood or youth centers. Youths who attend 4-H Roundup are able to display the leadership skills, citizenship development, team building and competition skills learned throughout the year.

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