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Welcome to DeBusk Foundation. We have funded programs for Gifted and Talented scholars for over 20 years. Each summer, hundreds of bright kids get together at host schools to learn Arts, Sciences, Mathematics, Robotics, Leadership, and more. The classes are fun and the teachers are dynamic! You wouldn't want to miss out on the experience whether you are attending, teaching, or visiting.
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Manuel DeBusk passed away peacefully on October 24, 2011 at the age of 97. During the 30 years in which he actively participated as the President of the Board and then as a Director, more than 12,000 gifted and talented children have been awarded scholarships for enrichment courses. Mr. DeBusk will be missed by all of the lives he touched and dearly remembered for his generosity, integrity, and wonderful sense of humor. There's no telling how many people will be enriched as a result of his and Edith's vision of doing something good for others. I know he touched my life and made me a better person. He may have touched yours, too. He paid it forward in more ways than can possibly be counted. He said it would trickle down from where he started, so that our future leaders could some day do great things for others. Mr. DeBusk once referred to all of the gifted and talented children as "budding geniuses".
~Kari Kolber, Secretary of the Board
Go to http://lubbockonline.com/obituaries/2011-10-28/manuel-debusk?v=1319765551
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MISSION
DeBusk Foundation provides grants of financial assistance to gifted students 12 years of age and under. Grants will be limited to the state of Texas and priority will be given to established organizations engaged in education.
Grants will be made to educational organizations only for the purpose of direct enrichment of gifted students. The foundation will not normally consider such items as funding of land and improvements, buses for transportation or teacher training.
Programs seeking funding must have a specific process for identifying gifted students. One criterion that MUST be met is a ranking in the 95% or above on a standardized achievement test, creativity test, or reasoning test. Additional criteria may be used by individual programs.
Funding will be for summer programs only. Gifted students are to attend only one summer program per year.
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