Wed, 2023-03-01
George Robert Tackett, a graduate of Fairmont Senior High School, has created a scholarship for graduates of his alma mater wishing to attend Fairmont State University. Tackett gifted $26,000 to Fairmont State University to establish the G. Robert Tackett, Class of 1948 Scholarship Endowment.
After his high school graduation in 1948, Tackett briefly attended Fairmont State College before enlisting in the United States Air Force in 1950 to serve during the Korean War. Four years later, Tackett returned stateside to Stead Air Force Base in Reno, Nevada, where he made his home.