Education Worth Entry Fees For Tate Stratton
Sometimes a reward is received when least expected. That’s the case for bull rider Tate Stratton, Yukon, OK. Last week the Texas A & M Club of Del Rio, TX thought the December 2007 Animal Science graduate of Texas A&M should be rewarded. Stratton was notified of two surprises. One, the Del Rio, TX A&M Club was so impressed that a fellow Aggie had actually paid for his college education riding bulls that they wanted to show their respect by paying his entry fees in the 32^nd George Paul Memorial Bull Riding in Del Rio, TX May 2-3, 2009. Second, they decided this was a young man that represented the best in the Aggie tradition of self reliance so; they not only invited him to speak at their annual Aggie Muster, April 21, but, are sending a private plane to pick him up in Stephenville, TX on the 21^st. Following his speech to the club, he will then be flown to his next rodeo event the following day in Lufkin, TX. From there he heads to a rodeo in Corpus Christi, TX, then on to California for a series of rodeos and bull ridings.
 Stratton is currently ranked in the top 25 of Championship Bull Riding (CBR), the Tuff Hedeman organization that is the sponsoring association of the 32nd George Paul Memorial Bull Riding. He is ranked number 8 for the Professional Rodeo Cowboy’s Association (PRCA) world bull riding title. When contacted about the offer by the Del Rio A & M Club, the 5?, 160 pound bull rider was somewhat surprised. “I never dreamed that a local Aggie club would do something like this (pay my entry fees).?He continued, “Since I was about 8, I wanted to go to Texas A & M.?The Stanley New Mexico native never waivered in his desire to be an Aggie and (more)