Herbert “Ed” Turk |
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Angie ’99 and Doug Turk ’99 have established the Herbert “Ed” Turk Endowed Scholarship in honor of Doug’s late father. Distributions from this endowment will be used to provide one or more scholarships to full-time students in good standing pursuing an undergraduate degree in electrical engineering at Texas A&M University.
Herbert "Ed" Turk passed away in December 2020 and is survived by his son, Doug '99, daughter-in-law, Angie '99, and their children. Doug and Angie established the scholarship with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering in honor of Ed's lifelong interest in rural power system design and operation that he shared with his son and grandchildren. Although Ed did not attend Texas A&M, he was a proud Aggie dad.
Born on a cotton farm in rural Hill County, Ed spent over 45 years in the service of rural electric cooperatives in Texas, both as an employee and a consultant. His son Doug followed in his footsteps and graduated from Texas A&M with his degree in electrical engineering in 1999 and is currently the CEO of Sam Houston Electric Cooperative. His wife Angie also graduated from Texas A&M in 1999 with her degree in health.
Herbert "Ed" Turk passed away in December 2020 and is survived by his son, Doug '99, daughter-in-law, Angie '99, and their children. Doug and Angie established the scholarship with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering in honor of Ed's lifelong interest in rural power system design and operation that he shared with his son and grandchildren. Although Ed did not attend Texas A&M, he was a proud Aggie dad.
Born on a cotton farm in rural Hill County, Ed spent over 45 years in the service of rural electric cooperatives in Texas, both as an employee and a consultant. His son Doug followed in his footsteps and graduated from Texas A&M with his degree in electrical engineering in 1999 and is currently the CEO of Sam Houston Electric Cooperative. His wife Angie also graduated from Texas A&M in 1999 with her degree in health.
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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 Hannah Walker-Simonds, assistant director of development.