Michelle and Brooks Herring |
Image: Courtesy of Brooks Herring
Michelle Scudder ’80 and Brooks W. Herring ’80 have established the Michelle S. ’80 and Brooks W. Herring ’80 Endowed Scholarship. Distributions from their generous endowment will be used to provide one or more scholarships to full-time students in good standing pursuing an undergraduate degree in chemical engineering at Texas A&M University.
Both Michelle and Brooks attended Texas A&M, along with their two sons, Mason and Marshall. Brooks said he was determined to be a chemical engineer and attend Texas A&M because it had a strong reputation as a top-notch engineering school. “My father had also attended A&M for a year in 1947, and he was always a strong Aggie fan,” he said.
Although Brooks’ parents weren't able to complete their college education, they made sure that their two sons had a path to complete theirs. “That was an enormous blessing that has allowed me and Michelle to work around the world and experience a great diversity of cultures and business practices,” he said. “It has been a terrific experience that has resulted in friendships across the world.”
Michelle and Brooks hope their scholarship will allow students to complete their chemical engineering degree at Texas A&M, and that in turn leads to a fulfilling professional career of their own.
“Aggie engineers have such great opportunities to help make our world a better place through their professional and personal service,” Brooks said. “The high-quality chemical engineering education I received in the College of Engineering changed the course of my life, and we want to help provide that same opportunity to others.”
Michelle and Brooks both graduated from Texas A&M in 1980, Michelle with her degree in journalism and Brooks with his in chemical engineering. While attending school, Brooks was president of the MSC, chair of MSC Town Hall and served on the Student Engineers Council, while Michelle was the chair of MSC Town Hall. Their youngest son, Mason ’07 has a degree in agricultural economics, and later graduated from the South Texas College of Law in 2010. Marshall ’09 graduated from the Mays Business School Professional Program in Accounting (PPA) in 2010 with a bachelor’s degree in accounting and a master’s degree in management information systems.
Both Michelle and Brooks attended Texas A&M, along with their two sons, Mason and Marshall. Brooks said he was determined to be a chemical engineer and attend Texas A&M because it had a strong reputation as a top-notch engineering school. “My father had also attended A&M for a year in 1947, and he was always a strong Aggie fan,” he said.
Although Brooks’ parents weren't able to complete their college education, they made sure that their two sons had a path to complete theirs. “That was an enormous blessing that has allowed me and Michelle to work around the world and experience a great diversity of cultures and business practices,” he said. “It has been a terrific experience that has resulted in friendships across the world.”
Michelle and Brooks hope their scholarship will allow students to complete their chemical engineering degree at Texas A&M, and that in turn leads to a fulfilling professional career of their own.
“Aggie engineers have such great opportunities to help make our world a better place through their professional and personal service,” Brooks said. “The high-quality chemical engineering education I received in the College of Engineering changed the course of my life, and we want to help provide that same opportunity to others.”
Michelle and Brooks both graduated from Texas A&M in 1980, Michelle with her degree in journalism and Brooks with his in chemical engineering. While attending school, Brooks was president of the MSC, chair of MSC Town Hall and served on the Student Engineers Council, while Michelle was the chair of MSC Town Hall. Their youngest son, Mason ’07 has a degree in agricultural economics, and later graduated from the South Texas College of Law in 2010. Marshall ’09 graduated from the Mays Business School Professional Program in Accounting (PPA) in 2010 with a bachelor’s degree in accounting and a master’s degree in management information systems.
Giving with a purpose
The Texas A&M College of Engineering is one of the leading engineering programs in the United States, ranking first in undergraduate enrollment and ninth in graduate enrollment. Endowments supporting the students in the college have an immeasurable impact on their education. If you are interested in supporting the College of Engineering and its departments or would like more information on how you can give, please contact Haley Jennings, director of development.