AGGIE MOM SCHOLARSHIP
INFORMATION
The Aggie Moms’ Scholarship application is now available
and can be downloaded at: www.sanangeloaggiemoms.org
The scholarships awarded are for $1,000 for the academic year
2004-2005. A student must have completed 2 full semesters at Texas
A&M
University and be from the San Angelo and vicinity area. The scholarship
winners will be announced at the May meeting. The deadline to apply
is April 26, 2004.
TUTORIAL SCHOLARSHIP - Criteria
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We have 60 scholarships of $50 each on a first come, first serve
basis.
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It is necessary for the scholarship to be requested in advance
by e-mail to Kay Young at bkhyoung@wcc.net. Please put “Tutorial
Scholarship” in the subject line area of the email.
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Any student from our area enrolled at Texas A&M University
may apply.
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The tutorial scholarship will be valid from the day issued until
May 14, 2004.
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It will be advertised by publishing it on the web, e-mail, newsletter,
distributed with the food coupons and area newspaper.
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We must have the student’s name, mailing address, parent’s
address and student id for the tutorial coupon.
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The student can only use tutorial sources listed on the coupon.
TEXAS A&M ORGANIZATIONS
Aggie Moms still have $900 budgeted that can be sent to organizations
at Texas A&M. The club will be voting on which organization
to send this money to at the April 15 meeting. Some suggestions
are Saddle & Sirloin, COSGA, RES Week, Big Event, Band Hall,
Intern Program, Horticultural Society, Film Service, Student
Government, Singing Cadets, Horse Judging Team, and Livestock
Judging Team. If you have one that you would like to be considered,
please let Paula know before the meeting on Thursday.
AGGIE MOM BOUTIQUE & COOKBOOKS — April 16-18
Aggie Mom Boutique is held during Parent’s Weekend on Friday
and Saturday, April 16 and 17. Ginger Bruton will be taking our
cookbooks down to sell during this time. If any of you are planning
on traveling to A&M for Parent’s Weekend and can help
out at any time, please let Ginger know (949-0395 or 949-2050).
Also, if any of you have cookbooks that need to be sold, please
let Ginger or Paula (659-8537) know ASAP so that they can be picked
up and taken to College Station.
MUSTER TRADITION — April 21
In the beginning Aggies gathered together on June 26,1883 to
live over again their college days, the victories and defeats won
and lost upon the drill field and in the classroom. By April
21, 1903, this annual gathering evolved into a celebration of
Texas Independence on San Jacinto Day. These early meetings included
field games and banquets for Aggies to reflect and celebrate
their memories of Aggieland. 'Let every alumni answer a roll
call' wrote the former students. It was not until 1922, however,
that April 21 became the official day of events for all Aggies,
thus, the annual tradition of Muster was born. The March 1923
Texas Aggie urged, 'If there is an A&M man in one-hundred
miles of you, you are expected to get together, eat a little,
and live over the days you spent at the A&M College of Texas.'
Still remembering and honoring the time spent in Aggieland, the
tradition of mustering has grown in strength, meaning, and spirit.
By 1929, meeting had grown worldwide, and in 1942 Aggie Muster
gained international recognition. Twenty-five men, led by General
George Moore '08, mustered during the Japanese Siege of the Philippine
island of Corregidor. Knowing that Muster might soon be called
for them, these Aggies embodied the essence of commitment, dedication,
and friendship - the Aggie Spirit. They risked their lives to honor
their beliefs and values. That small group of Aggies on an outpost
during World War II inspired what has developed into one of our
greatest traditions.
Today Muster is celebrated in more than 400 places world-wide,
with the largest ceremony on the Texas A&M campus in College
Station. The ceremony brings together more Aggies, worldwide, on
one occasion than any other event.
Century-old roots provide the basis of Muster as Aggies know it
today. It has changed, yet the Spirit in which it was established
remains the same. Since the beginning, every Aggie has lived and
become a part of the Aggie Spirit. What is felt today is not just
the love of a fellow Aggie, it is the spirit of hundreds of thousands
of Aggies who have gone before. Muster is how that Spirit is remembered
and will continue to unite Texas A&M and the Aggie family.
A&M may change, but the Spirit never will.
San Angelo’s Muster will be held at the Angelo State Alumni
Center on the Corner of University and Jackson at 6:30 p.m. The
speaker will be J.D. Steward '88. If anyone is interested in attending
this year’s San Angelo Muster, contact Sandra McClintock
'77 at ed.mcclintock@udfc.com
MAY & AUGUST 2004 GRADUATES
If you have an Aggie graduating in May or August, please call
Paula Sweeten at 658 7015. If you are leaving a message, please
be sure
to include your Aggie’s name and class year (which is not
necessarily the year they graduated!) Be sure to add them to Aggie
Mom Brags laneewarrrick@aggienetwork.com and let us know what their
plans are after graduation.
DOOR PRIZES
Everyone loves door prizes – and we need donations! If you
are in Aggieland during Parent’s Weekend and see something
that you would like to receive (in the $5 range), please bring
it to Debbie Lisoski at the next meeting.
E-MAIL ADDRESSES
If you plan to change your email address, be sure to let Lanee
Warrick know so that you will continue to get newsletters and
notices: laneewarrick@aggienetwork.com
MAY MEETING & SPEAKER
The May meeting will be held on Thursday, May 20 at 6:30 p.m.
Mike Boyd will be the speaker for this meeting. Please feel free
to
invite your family. We will be having a pot-luck meal.
CALLING ALL SCRAPBOOKS
Some of the scrapbooks for the past few years are missing. If
anyone has any of these, please let Paula Sweeten (659-8537) or
Judy
Williams (378-8631) know so that they can be picked up.
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Susan
Becker Garcia '04 (Aggie Mom, Nancy Hruska Becker) will graduate
May 14.