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National Wild Turkey Federation gift to fund endowed, annual scholarship
With a commitment of $25,000, the Greater Jackson Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation recently established the Boyd Burrow Greater Jackson Chapter National Wild Turkey Federation Endowed Scholarship.
In 1990, a group of Jackson-area sportsmen concerned about the future of wild turkey in Mississippi formed the Greater Jackson Chapter. After becoming one of the state's best fund-raising conservation organizations, producing hundreds of thousands of dollars for state and national turkey research, the Greater Jackson Chapter, led by long-time member and passionate turkey hunter Boyd Burrow, sought ways to raise revenue for more instate
projects. Thus was born the Wild Turkey Scramble golf tournament in 1994.
Upon Burrow’s sudden death in 1996, the tournament was renamed the Boyd Burrow Memorial Wild Turkey Scramble, with the goal of using proceeds to establish a scholarship program. In 2004, after its most successful year, the Greater Jackson Chapter established the Boyd Burrow Greater Jackson Chapter NWTF Endowment Fund at Mississippi State University’s College of Forest Resources.
Boyd Burrow Greater Jackson Chapter National Wild Turkey Federation scholars must be full-time students at MSU enrolled in the college. Students must be classified as sophomores, juniors or seniors and demonstrate acceptable academic achievement and show promise of an outstanding career in forestry, wildlife and fisheries, or forest products.
The Greater Jackson Chapter of the NWTF also established the Boyd Burrow Greater Jackson Chapter NWTF Annual Scholarship which will be awarded until the endowed scholarship is fully funded and can be awarded.
The NWTF is a 525,000-member, grassroots, nonprofit organization with members in 50 states, Canada and 11 other foreign countries. It supports scientific wildlife management on public, private and corporate lands, as well as wild turkey hunting as a traditional North American sport.
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Find out more ways to give by visiting the MSU Foundation at msufoundation.com
Thank you for your interest in giving to the College of Forest Resources. Establishing a scholarship is a 10-step process, outlined below. If you have any questions, please contact one of our Directors of Development.
- Contact the College of Forest Resources to discuss interest.
- Receive sample gift agreement from the College of Forest Resources and develop selection criteria.
- Return gift agreement to the College of Forest Resources with selection criteria and other information indicated. We will create a new gift agreement that indicates the donor's wishes. Academic area and scholarship office may proof and edit also.
- The College of Forest Resources will return the edited gift agreement to the donor for signature.
- Once the signed gift agreement is received from the donor, document is routed for academic signature (if appropriate) and MSU Foundation signature.
- MSU Foundation distributes copies of signed gift agreement to all parties (original is kept on file at the MSU Foundation).
- Donor contributions are received and designated to donor scholarship.
- After earnings accrue, or annual funds are available, the College of Forest Resources Scholarship Committee awards scholarship based on the gift agreement selection criteria.
- Students receive the scholarship through the university comptroller (scholarship money is applied to tuition, not awarded directly to student).
- Student is encouraged to write donor a letter of thanks.
There are numerous ways to give to Mississippi State and the College of Forest Resources:
- Outright gifts - generate the most immediate return for your contributions.
- Planned gifts - allow you to achieve personal benefits while simultaneously providing invaluable support to the university.
- Naming Opportunities - a variety of options exist for donors who wish to pursue naming opportunities.
- Donor Advised Fund - allows the donor to make recommendations on donation disbursement.
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