Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
AMARILLO — The Texas Tech University School of Veterinary Medicine on Wednesday unveiled the name of its equine skills lab -- The Allsup Family Charitable Foundation Equine Clinical Skills Lab.
The event honored the Allsup Family Charitable Foundation for the donation of $1 million and the legacy of Allsup Convenience Store founder Lonnie Allsup and family.
“There’s a real alignment of their values and the purpose and the mission of this school,” said Texas Tech President Lawrence Schovanec on the donation. “That is to serve rural communities -- West Texas, eastern New Mexico -- to support the large animal industry that is important to this part of the state.”
Guy Loneragan, dean of the School of Veterinary Medicine, said the labs have everything needed to teach students about advanced equine medicine and surgery. “We are so fortunate to have a state of the art facility like this. What the gift today allows us to do is to take it to the next level,” Loneragan said.
School officials said the donation will provide veterinary students with world-class hands-on education in horse medicine.
Lonnie and Barbara Allsup of Clovis operated hundreds of Allsup’s convenience stores throughout the High Plains for decades. Lonnie Allsup died in 2018 at age 84.
