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THE SAM RAYBURN FOUNDATION

The late Sam Rayburn, Speaker of the U.S. House of
Representatives, had a strong interest in American agriculture and
sponsored or co-sponsored many pieces of legislation designed to
benefit the farmer and enhance rural life in America. The Sam
Rayburn Foundation, a non-profit organization is dedicated to
perpetuating.Mr. Rayburn's desire to improve farm productivity and
related food science and technology. The Foundation, in cooperation
with the College of Sciences and Technology at East Texas State
University at Commerce, has established the Sam Rayburn Research
and Educational Center. Located in Bonham, the Center contains
research laboratories, lecture rooms, and community meeting
facilities. It is situated on the Rayburn homestead with
approximately 100 acres available for experimental plots.
The Sam Rayburn Foundation has recently established the Buster
Cole Graduate Research Fellowship and provides a number of
competitive Undergraduate Research Assistantships in Food
Science and Technology for study at East Texas State University at
Commerce and support of faculty projects at the Sam Rayburn
Research and Educational Center at Bonham, Texas.

"PLANT AVINE ON MY
GRAVEANDSEEITCLASP
IT'S HANDS WITH JOY"
THOMAS VOLNEY MUNSON
(1843 - 1913)

ETSU, an Equal Opportunity University, complies with all federal requirements prohibiting
discriminatory activities.

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