Harold and Rosemary Beaird in honor of Preston Haynes

Preston Haynes graduated from TJC in 1949 and was a member of the first Apache Band in 1947. He was a long-time pupil of Doc Witt, the founding director of the band. He played trumpet in both the Tyler High School Band and the TJC Apache Band.

In 2015, Harold and Rosemary Beaird established eight Presidential Honors Scholarships, including this one, funded in part from the estate of their late daughter, Beverly Ann Beaird, a former educator. Beverly graduated from Stephen F. Austin State University with a teaching degree and taught elementary school in Houston and Tyler for many years. Beaird’s Presidential Honors Scholarships honor individuals who have been influential in the continued success and growth of Tyler Junior College and the TJC Apache Band.