Bill Rickett
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Monday, February 18, 2019
STEPHENVILLE, Texas —Tarleton State University’s annual gala Saturday featured awards to past students and friends of the university, but the overarching sentiment of the event was one of generosity.
The estate of Leveta Hord was recognized for a bequeath of more than $230,000. The donation will fund a scholarship created in 2013 for nursing students.
Hord’s niece, Amanda Hord Treece, was on hand at the gala to represent her aunt’s estate.
“I was excited to be invited to such an event,” she said of her first experience at the annual celebration.
Treece, who earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Tarleton, is a credit analyst for Members Trust Federal Credit Union in Stephenville.
She said her aunt treasured learning above all else.
“She valued education and she really understood how important the nursing program is, not just to students working toward their degrees, but to patients who need quality care.”
Tarleton was the beneficiary of another sizable donation in 2018 when Bill and Marsha Rickett donated $200,000. The gift will go toward two areas of the new Fort Worth campus, the Bill and Marsha Rickett Library and Student Commons.
Tarleton,founding member of The Texas A&M University System, provides a student-focused, value-driven education marked by academic innovation and a dedication to transform today’s scholars into tomorrow’s leaders. It offers degree programs to more than 13,000 students at Stephenville, Fort Worth, Waco, Midlothian, RELLIS Academic Alliance in Bryan, and online, emphasizing real-world learning experiences that address societal needs while maintaining its core values of tradition, integrity, civility, excellence, leadership and service.
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