Chairperson:		Kathy Williams, Childress County
Members:		Nancy Chambliss, Gaines County
		Tanya Kiehne, Reeves County
		Darren Pruski, Bee County

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2009 Scholarship Recipients

TASCOE $1000 SCHOLARSHIP AWARDEES

Brooklee Raney Brooklee Raney is the 18 year old daughter of John and Becky Raney. Her father John is a retired CED from Cherokee, Anderson, and Rusk counties. Her mother Becky is a Family Consumer Science Teacher at Cushing High School. She has one brother Buck who is an SFA graduate. Brook is a 2009 graduate of Cushing High School. She is ranked 5 th in her class with a 4.0 GPA. During high school Brook has been very active in many activities including Bearkats Against Drugs, Spanish Club, Art Club, Science Club, and Fellowship of Christian Athletes all four years of high school. Brook has been a Student Council member for four years, serving as president her junior and senior years. She has also been a member of FCCLA (Family Career & Community Leaders of America) for four years serving as president her senior year. During her freshman, sophomore, and junior years she was very active in the FFA (Future Farmers of America) serving as an officer all three years. As a member of the FFA she participated on the Parliamentary Procedure Team and The Radio Team advancing to the district & area competitions. Brook has been a Varsity Cheerleader for four years and received the honor of All-American cheerleader for three. She also served as captain of the squad her senior year. Brook is a member and officer of the National Honor Society. She has served as a class officer all four years, and has also been active in U.I.L and Model United Nations. Brook has been a member of Who’s Who Among American High School Students, the Gifted & Talented program, and the National Achievement Academy for four years. She was recognized as a NOBLE scholar. During her junior year she received the Student Council, Cheerleading, and School Spirit Departmental Awards. Brook has been a member of the CHS track team for four years. She was named top female track and field athlete her sophomore and junior years. She was a regional qualifier in discus her sophomore year, and a regional finalist her junior year. She was also a regional qualifier in shot put her junior year. She is currently a regional qualifier in discus. Brook is very active in her community. She is an active member of the Lilbert United Methodist Church. She is a member of her church youth group and has served as a Sunday school teacher. She has also done plenty of volunteer work including helping with blood drives, assisting with the Adopt-a-highway program, helping with the community canned food drives, and helping with the local Angel Tree. During Hurricane Katrina she assisted with relief activities for evacuees. She has participated in the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life the last two years and Charisma’s Big Give through the Arthritis Foundation. She has also assisted with fund raisers for the American Heart Association and the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer foundation. She has worked full time for Jackson Distributors as a secretary for the past two summers. She also works for her church part-time cleaning and works for Raney’s Liquid Feed part-time. Brook plans to attend Lon Morris College in the fall and is very excited to be a Lon Morris Bearcat cheerleader. She plans to get her basics while attending Lon Morris, and then further her education at a four year university and receive at least a bachelor’s degree.

Cagen Blaine Denison Cagen is the 18 year old son of Billy Wayne Denison of Spur, and Debbie Owen of Abernathy. Billy Wayne is the CED in Dickens and Kent Counties. Cagen’s younger sister, Bailey, will be a sophomore at Abernathy High School. Cagen is a 2009 graduate of Abernathy High School. He has been a National Honor Society member since 2006. Some of Cagen’s scholastic honors include; English I Award, BCIS Award, Biology Award, One Act Play Award, Who’s Who & All American Scholar Award, and All State Football Academic Honorable Mention & All District Academic Teams. He has also served as the Treasurer of the National Honor Society his Senior year, Junior Class President, and Senior Class Vice President. His academic accomplishments helped him become a 2009 AHS Honor Graduate. Cagen’s extracurricular activities have included football as an all-district lineman, baseball, golf, track, power lifting, one act play, and science club. Cagen was selected by his coaches for the 2008 Football Leadership award and as the Varsity Boys Golfer of the Year in 2009. Cagen is very active with the youth of the Abernathy Church of Christ, and periodically, leads the congregational singing there. He also is involved with Abernathy High School’s Go Center where he assists other students with course work and college preparation. Cagen has also worked for various companies in Spur and Abernathy, including Frontier Hybrids Seed Company, Roofing, and as a ranch hand. Cagen’s hobbies include hunting, playing his guitar, and hanging out with his friends. Cagen has attained 18 hours of dual credit college from South Plains Jr. College, and is enrolled to begin college this fall at Texas Tech University. He plans on pursuing a degree in Biology, with a minor in Business, which will be the foundation degrees needed to obtain his goal of becoming a dentist.

Caitlin Huseman I am Caitlin Huseman, the 18-year old daughter of Virgil and Dianne Huseman. My mom is a program technician at the Castro County FSA office, and my dad works for the county. I am a senior at Nazareth High School. I have a brother, Evan, who attends West Texas A&M University and a sister, Kendra, who is attending Texas A&M University in College Station. I am ranked 3 rd in my senior class, maintaining a 3.97 GPA. During high school, I participated in varsity basketball for four years and varsity tennis for three years. I was Student Council President, National Honor Society Secretary, and copy editor of the yearbook my senior year. I was also involved in FFA and was an active member of Holy Family Catholic Church and its youth group. Some of the honors I have received are Who’s Who Among American High School Students, All-American Scholar, National Honor Roll, and National Science Merit Award. In basketball , I received numerous awards during my high school career. In 2006 I was a member of the Regional Finalist team and was voted All-District newcomer of the year. In 2007 I received All-District first team, TABC All-Region, was a member of our State Championship team and was named to the State All-Tournament team. I was All-District Defensive MVP and TABC All-Region in 2008. In 2009 I received All-District MVP and TABC All-Region. I was also selected to play in the Golden Spread All-Star basketball game. In tennis I was a Regional Qualifier in 2007, 2008, and 2009. I plan on attending Texas Tech University in the fall and major in Nursing. In the future, I hope to help others as a Registered Nurse.

Joseph Rodriguez Joseph is the 18 year old son of Tanya and Zane Kiehne and Peter Rodriguez. Tanya is the CED in Reeves/Loving County. Joseph has a one brother and one sister. Andre is currently enrolled at San Angelo State University and Emily is a freshman at Pecos High School. Joseph will be a 2009 graduate of Pecos High School and plans to attend Texas A&M University in the fall, where he will pursue a degree in Animal Science. He is ranked 6 th in his class of 156 with a GPA of 3.92. Joseph has been an active member of the National Honor Society and has received numerous awards for his outstanding achievements. Joseph was the recipient of Region 18 Outstanding Student of the Year award for achieving the highest standards for academic performance and a record of outstanding leadership. Joseph was also named Chamber of Commerce Student of the Year for the 2008/09 school year. Joseph has held many offices during his high school career and most recently Senior Class President, National Honor Society Secretary, Latin Club President, FFA District Vice President, and FFA Chapter President. Through FFA Joseph has been a member of several successful leadership and judging teams, having qualified for state 5 times in four years. Joseph is also quite active in sports as he has participated in Football, Basketball and Track all four of his high school years and has been honored with such awards as Academic All District in basketball and Academic All State in football. Joseph has also been an active member of the community participating in the Meals on Wheels program, Coaching Little Dribblers youth basketball, Campus Crime Stoppers and provided stage help for the Golden Girl Revue Pageant. He is a member of St. Catherine’s Church where he participated in youth programs and served many years as an Altar Server.

Trevor Thompson Trevor is the 17 year old son of Todd and Janie Thompson. Janie is a PT in the Swisher County FSA Office in Tulia. Trevor has one older brother, Tyler, 22, who is in graduate school at Texas Tech University. They are active members of the First United Methodist Church of Tulia where Trevor is active in many activities and the “Elevate” Praise Band. Trevor will graduate from Tulia High School in 2009 as Valedictorian. During high school, in addition to taking dual-credit classes, he has also served as President of National Honor Society his senior year and has been on Student Council for four years. He was a state qualifier in Business Professionals of America his junior and senior years and lettered in football, track, and cross-country, being a discus regional qualifier two years. He has also been active in 4-H and his community, serving two years on the Tri-State Fair Junior Board of Directors. He attended National 4-H Congress, National 4-H Leadership Conference, and has held many offices in his local 4-H club and the Swisher County 4-H Council. He has enjoyed traveling to many livestock shows with swine and goats, and has been active in many community service projects and mission trips. Trevor will be attending Texas Tech University in the fall with the intent of pursuing a degree in Mechanical Engineering with a minor in Spanish.

Stefen Miles Tucker Stefen is the 17 year old son of Mark and Misty Tucker. He is a senior at Wheeler High School. While attending Wheeler High Stefen has been active in many extra-curricular activities. Stefen has participated in the Fort Worth Livestock show, the San Angelo Livestock show, the Houston Livestock show, and the San Antonio Livestock show, where he has won numerous awards. He is currently an active member of FFA and is seeking election to a Texas State FFA Office. Stefen has also participated in varsity golf for four years and qualified for the regional tournament three years. He has also served four years on student council and three years in the National Honor Society. Outside of high school Stefen is an active member of Boy Scout troop 472 where he will soon reach the rank of Eagle Scout. He is also an active member of his church. Stefen's plans for the future include attending South Plains College majoring in Animal Science/Pre-Vet. While there he plans on being an active member of the Livestock judging team. Eventually Stefen plans to attend veterinarian school. He plans to seek a career as a large animal veterinarian.

FANTASCOE $750 SCHOLARSHIP WINNER

Robert Edward “Bud” Matus, III Robert Edward “Bud” Matus, III is the 18 year old son of Harlen and Donna Moore and Bobby Matus. His step-father, Harlen, is a program technician from Vernon, Wilbarger County FSA. His mother is the marketing manager for Santa Rosa Telephone Cooperative in Vernon, and his father is a farmer. Bud is a 2009 honor graduate of Vernon High School, ranking in the top 10% of his class with a 3.75 GPA. Bud maintained an “A” average from elementary through high school and received Perfect Attendance awards for several of those years. A member of the Jr. National Honor Society and the National Honor Society, he received Academic Excellence in both French and History and received Academic Recognition in Calculus and Science. During high school he was active in FFA as a livestock judging team member, Parliamentary Procedure team member and radio broadcast team member. He also held office in the French Club, was a member of the Rodeo Club and Project Celebration and Key Club. He participated in football, basketball and baseball until his junior year at which point he decided to concentrate on team roping. Involved in 4H, Bud was State of Texas 4H Reserve Champion Team Roper in 2006. Bud was also the county Horse Club president in 2008-2009, showed market steers at Wilbarger County for 10 years and showed Polled Herefords at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo and the Fort Worth Jr. Livestock Show. He participated in the Wilbarger County 4H Team Penning for 5 years, winning County and District several of those years. His penning team was among the finalist at the 4H state level in Abilene for 4 years. Bud was also involved in the 4H livestock judging team (district and state level) and trap shoot team for Wilbarger County. Bud was also a member of the 4H Exchange Group that cruised to Progresso and Cancun, Mexico. Bud is an active member of the Fargo Methodist Church, and has volunteered service hours with the Vernon Lions Club, Meals-on- Wheels and Relay for Life. He has been employed by Wilson Farms, Ronnie Wilson owner, since June of 2008. Bud has been accepted to Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, TX where he plans to further his education this fall majoring in Agriculture.

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