{"id":624,"date":"2021-10-22T15:54:00","date_gmt":"2021-10-22T15:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.tarleton.edu\/president\/?p=624"},"modified":"2026-01-30T10:52:53","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T16:52:53","slug":"president-james-and-first-lady-kindall-hurley-create-endowed-scholarship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/president\/2021\/10\/22\/president-james-and-first-lady-kindall-hurley-create-endowed-scholarship\/","title":{"rendered":"President James and First Lady Kindall Hurley Create Endowed Scholarship"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>STEPHENVILLE, Texas \u2014 President James and First Lady Kindall Hurley celebrated Homecoming weekend 2021 this afternoon with a $25,000 gift to support scholarships for Tarleton State University students. Inspired by their generosity, several benefactors stepped up to boost the donation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A first-generation university graduate from the coal mining region of Central Appalachia, Dr. Hurley says he and his wife are committed to educational opportunity for&nbsp;<em>all<\/em>&nbsp;students. \u201cThat\u2019s our passion. That\u2019s what drew us to Tarleton.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-query is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"wp-block-post-template is-layout-flow wp-block-post-template-is-layout-flow\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2197 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-in-the-news category-thank-you category-updates\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"924\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/president\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2021\/10\/6741-924x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Three people holding a large check for the Dr. James R. Kindall Hurley Scholarship, 1,000.\" class=\"wp-image-646\" style=\"width:445px;height:493px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/president\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2021\/10\/6741-924x1024.jpg 924w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/president\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2021\/10\/6741-271x300.jpg 271w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/president\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2021\/10\/6741-768x851.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/president\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2021\/10\/6741-1386x1536.jpg 1386w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/president\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2021\/10\/6741.jpg 1711w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 924px) 100vw, 924px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/president\/2026\/02\/12\/congressman-williams-secures-3-5-million-for-tarleton-state-universitys-innovation-and-incubation-hub-site-preparation\/\" target=\"_self\" >Congressman Williams Secures $3.5 Million for Tarleton State University\u2019s Innovation and Incubation Hub Site Preparation<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Republished From the Office of Congressman Roger Williams STEPHENVILLE, Texas \u2014 Congressman Roger Williams (TX-25) is proud to announce that $3.575 million in Community Project Funding has been secured for &#8230; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>More than 50 percent of Tarleton Texans are the first in their family to pursue a university degree, and almost 40 percent are Pell Grant eligible. The Dr. James and Kindall Hurley Scholarship Endowment will go annually to students with significant financial need.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cTarleton is a very special place, a first-choice destination for the brightest minds,\u201d Dr. Hurley said. \u201cKindall and I are deeply committed to doing everything we can to ensure these students receive the best education. A university degree will change their lives and the lives of their families for generations to come.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In accepting the Hurleys\u2019 donation, Tarleton Foundation President Rocky Hardin presented them a check for $61,000 in matching funds and encouraged Homecoming participants to make their own gifts, challenging them to give $100,000 in new scholarship support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe Hurleys\u2019 leadership and dedication deserve a tribute that matches their commitment,\u201d he said. \u201cMy hope is that every Tarleton graduate and friend will catch their vision.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Contribute to Tarleton scholarships at&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/donate.tarleton.edu\/o\/tarleton-university\/i\/evergreen\/\">donate.tarleton.edu<\/a>. Donors are encouraged to ask their employer about corporate matching opportunities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A founding member of The Texas A&amp;M University System, Tarleton transforms generations by inspiring discovery and leadership through teaching and research. Degree programs for more than14,000 students in Stephenville, Fort Worth, Waco, Midlothian, at RELLIS Academic Alliance in Bryan, and online emphasize real-world learning that addresses regional needs while sustaining the values of excellence, integrity and respect.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President James and First Lady Kindall Hurley celebrated Homecoming weekend 2021 this afternoon with a $25,000 gift to support scholarships for Tarleton State University students. Inspired by their generosity, several benefactors stepped up to match the donation with an additional $61,000. Presenting the check for the matching gift is Tarleton Foundation President Rocky Hardin.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":580,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"advgb_blocks_editor_width":"","advgb_blocks_columns_visual_guide":"","wds_primary_category":1,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[22],"class_list":["post-624","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-spotlight"],"acf":[],"author_meta":{"display_name":"Dr. James Hurley","author_link":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/president\/author\/hurley\/"},"featured_img":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/president\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2021\/09\/Fall-Campus-Water-Tower_8465-300x200.jpg","coauthors":[],"tax_additional":{"categories":{"linked":["<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/president\/category\/uncategorized\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Uncategorized<\/a>"],"unlinked":["<span class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Uncategorized<\/span>"]},"tags":{"linked":["<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/president\/category\/uncategorized\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">spotlight<\/a>"],"unlinked":["<span class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">spotlight<\/span>"]}},"comment_count":0,"relative_dates":{"created":"Posted 5 years ago","modified":"Updated 3 months ago"},"absolute_dates":{"created":"Posted on October 22, 2021","modified":"Updated on January 30, 2026"},"absolute_dates_time":{"created":"Posted on October 22, 2021 3:54 pm","modified":"Updated on January 30, 2026 10:52 am"},"featured_img_caption":"Water tower with Tarleton State University logo, surrounded by autumn trees.","series_order":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/president\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/624","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/president\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/president\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/president\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/18"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/president\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=624"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/president\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/624\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2181,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/president\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/624\/revisions\/2181"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/president\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/580"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/president\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=624"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/president\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=624"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/president\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=624"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}