The Educational Trust began in 1988 by Mark Grubbs. Mark and his wife, Amy, were co-executive directors of the Dude Ranchers’ Association and former dude ranch owners. Mark’s dream was to establish a fund to give scholarships to young people who wanted to be in the Dude Ranch industry. The scholarship fund has been administered by our Executive Director (s) and the Educational Trust Board of Directors from it’s inception to the present.
Each year the DRA Educational Trust awards scholarships to college students who will perpetuate the dude ranch industry. Since the first scholarship was awarded for the 1990-1991 school year, the Educational Trust has awarded over $167,000.
For more information and the current list of recipients go to the Educational Trust Scholarship Program
