b'THE BUSH SCHOOL OF GOVERNMENT & PUBLIC SERVICEimprovement of society as a whole,award: the Class of 80 E. King Gill hesaid.TheBushSchooltakesSelfless Service Award. thisapproachevenfurthersince its mission encompasses the world.The12thManismorethanan The school prepares its graduates toathletic identity; its the core DNA serve in a nonpartisan manner. ofwhatTexasA&Mis,hesaid. Those traits, embodied in current As the president of Rocking J Oiland former students, are what sets and Gaswho dabbled in politicsthis university above all others. I and worked in gubernatorial cam- hope my scholarships help future paigns in California and Texas recipientsserveouruniversity, EDUCATINGJentsch had the opportunity to meetstate and nation with character and PresidentGeorgeH.W.Bushandrespect for our core values as well.his family. Ive always admired the Bush family and their accomplish-TOMORROWSments, he said. The Bush School was founded at Texas A&M because President Bush wanted it to be non-PUBLICpartisan and focused on service.Jentschs Bush School endowment SERVANTS isoneofmanyscholarships BUSH SCHOOL STUDENTS includingaPresidentsEndowed Scholarship and a Regents Schol-BY DORIAN MARTIN 06 arshipthat he has committed in a planned gift to the Texas A&MBY THE NUMBERSFoundation. After I graduated, I was presented with opportunities W illiam Bill Jentsch Jr. 80beyond my wildest dreams. At that ingbelieves in the power of unit- point, I made a promise to myself95%individuals with differing per- to try in some small way to support spectives to achieve common goals.future Aggies so they can have sim- employment rate within six Deeply saddened by the unrest ofilar opportunities, he said. todays political climate and con- months of graduationcerned about misleading informa- Jentschalsostrivestoleadby tion on social media, the Tomball,example through modeling selfless Texas,residentiscommittedtoservice in his daily life. For many educating future policymakers andyearsin addition to his own cur- 38public servants who embrace a col- rentscholarshipsinengineering, laborative, nonpartisan approach inbusiness, leadership and scienceaddressing the worlds most press- he has helped the Class of 1980 raiseU.S. states and D.C.ing issues. funds for numerous scholarships.representedHe recently helped spearhead the Toreinforcethisperspective,relocation of the E. King Gill Statue Jentschcreatedaplannedgiftinto an area near Rudder Fountain hiswilltoendowascholarshipand elevate its symbolism from self- 24atTexasA&MUniversitysBushless service in the athletic arena to School of Government and Publicselfless service for all Aggies.Service. The culture of Texas A&Mforeign countriesis based on the improvement of theThis led to the Class of 1980 fund- representedindividual in order to support theing the first Texas A&M core values 8 | TEXAS A&M FOUNDATION|OFFICE OF GIFT PLANNING'