TUCKER, Ga. — Tommy and Chantal Bagwell have presented a $1 million gift to the USPOULTRY Foundation to endow the Leland Bagwell Education and Innovation Fund.
The fund is in memory of Leland Bagwell, founder of American Proteins and past chairman of Southeastern Poultry & Egg Association (now USPOULTRY), and recognizes the many contributions the former vocational agriculture teacher and leader made to the poultry industry. The $1 million gift will offer young people the opportunity to be a part of the poultry industry with a focus on innovation, education and providing opportunities to lower income students.
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