Builders Association Presents Scholarships
The East Texas Builders Association (ETBA) proudly recognized and awarded eleven scholarship recipients at the August 6th dinner at Cassity Jones Building Materials. Thank You Cassity Jones Building Materials for hosting and sponsoring this special dinner for the last 10 years!!
The ETBA member companies that are represented by each of these recipients are: Austin Bank, Cassity Jones Building Materials, B & L Cabinet and Supply, HFH Construction, Galyean Building Solutions, East Texas Homes, Martin Marietta, Tessa Bradley Custom Homes, National Wholesale Supply, Andrew Traylor Custom Homes and Bockmon Knight & Traylor Insurance.
The James Kilpatrick Memorial Scholarship Fund was established in 2002 in memory of Mr. Kilpatrick. 100% of the net proceeds from ETBA’s Sporting Clays Tournament benefit the Kilpatrick Scholarship. The 2024 James Kilpatrick recipients are Danica Coffey, Emmaline Coffey, Bryan Murillo, Allison Robinson, Delia Fourie, Brenden Robertson, Mia Traylor, Macy Cobb and Macey Alston. Macey Alston received her James Kilpatrick Scholarship in memory of ETBA’s first female president and building industry trailblazer- Fran McDade.
The James Varner Memorial Scholarship was established in 2012 in memory of James Varner. The recipient of the 12th James Varner Scholarship is Luke Goforth. Chairman Robinson recognized the Varner family members that were present to witness the tenth James Varner Scholarship being awarded. The funds for this scholarship are raised through private donations and only one Varner Scholarship is awarded each year. The recipient is usually pursuing a career in the building industry and the recipient’s name is displayed on a plaque in the Board Room at the ETBA office.
ETBA has two other scholarships, the James Varner Memorial & Sam Clark Memorial. Both of these scholarships are funded through direct donations.
In 2022, a memorial scholarship was established to honor Sam Clark. Mr. Clark was a long-time builder member of the Association and ETBA President in 1999 and 2008. The 2024 recipient is Kinsley Rivers. The Sam Clark Scholarship is funded through memorial donations.
The East Texas Builders Association has awarded $209,000 in scholarships since 2002. This would not have been possible without each partner, donor and sponsor.
