Leasa, Taylor, and Kurt Butler |
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Taylor Butler ’19 has established the Leasa ’86 and Kurt ’86 Butler Scholarship in the Harold Vance Department of Petroleum Engineering to be used to provide one or more scholarships to full-time students in good standing who are pursuing an undergraduate degree in petroleum engineering at Texas A&M University.
Butler established the scholarship in honor of her parents and fellow Texas A&M petroleum engineering graduates, Leasa and Kurt, both class of 1986.
“I was fortunate to receive scholarships during my time as a student and knew I wanted to give back to the university through a scholarship endowment,” Butler said. “I chose to name it after my parents in honor of their 25th wedding anniversary and the influence they have in my life.”
Watching her parents work in the petroleum engineering discipline sparked her interest in the field, but it was the technology and problem solving that made her fall in love with it.
“I remember walking through Texas A&M’s campus with my parents on a petroleum engineering department tour while I was still in high school,” Butler said. “Seeing the labs and walking through the buildings my parents attended class in got me excited about studying petroleum engineering at Texas A&M.”
Butler was involved in the Society of Petroleum Engineers where she chaired an annual clay shoot fundraiser, served as the president of the Petroleum Engineering Honors Society and vice president of the Petroleum Ventures Program while attending Texas A&M.
“The department provided me with opportunities through my involvement in organizations and participation in internships to prepare me well for what I’m doing now in industry,” Butler said.
Butler established the scholarship in honor of her parents and fellow Texas A&M petroleum engineering graduates, Leasa and Kurt, both class of 1986.
“I was fortunate to receive scholarships during my time as a student and knew I wanted to give back to the university through a scholarship endowment,” Butler said. “I chose to name it after my parents in honor of their 25th wedding anniversary and the influence they have in my life.”
Watching her parents work in the petroleum engineering discipline sparked her interest in the field, but it was the technology and problem solving that made her fall in love with it.
“I remember walking through Texas A&M’s campus with my parents on a petroleum engineering department tour while I was still in high school,” Butler said. “Seeing the labs and walking through the buildings my parents attended class in got me excited about studying petroleum engineering at Texas A&M.”
Butler was involved in the Society of Petroleum Engineers where she chaired an annual clay shoot fundraiser, served as the president of the Petroleum Engineering Honors Society and vice president of the Petroleum Ventures Program while attending Texas A&M.
“The department provided me with opportunities through my involvement in organizations and participation in internships to prepare me well for what I’m doing now in industry,” Butler said.
How to Give
The 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 or would like more information on how you can give, please contact Thadd Hargett, senior director of development.