THE BATTALION
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1981
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Staff photo by Becky Swanson
sketches customers bring in and from his imagination.
Several of his pieces are in the Memorial Student Center.
By TINA LINCH
Battalion Reporter
Jack Abbott began making furn
iture five years ago in an ll-by-16
bam about 10 miles outside of
Bryan. Today, Abbott owns and
operates an expanding custom
furniture business.
Abbott said his popularity is
due to the quality furniture he
makes from real wood.
“Disposable furniture days are
drawing to a close,” he said.
American domestic hardwoods
are used in his furniture and
Abbott said the hardwood supply
is good, even though some people
think there may be a shortage of
hardwood.
One of Abbott’s local custom
ers, Jan Hunter, had been unable
to locate good hardwood furniture
in the Houston area when she and
her husband visited Abbott’s
store. Abbott and the couple drew
a sketch and chose wood for the
“reasonably priced” bed which
Hunter describes as a “conversa
tion piece.”
Like Hunter, most customers
have a vision of a certain type of
furniture. Popular pieces include
stereo centers, desks, dinette
tables and chests of drawers.
Few of Abbott’s pieces are ori
ginal designs, but he modifies
basic designs to the customer’s
needs and personality. Abbott
said he enjoys the “challenge of
getting to know his customers,”
which enables him to create furni
ture specifically for them.
Abbott describes his furniture
as useful and practical but main
tains that useful can be beautiful.
He graduated from Texas A&M
University in 1977 with a degree in
building construction and subse
quently worked several years for a
building contractor. At that point,
Abbott felt a spiritual need to
change his work and “doors began
to open’
he said.
to his current business.
Abbott attributes his success in
business and personal life to his
relationship with Jesus Christ and
said he hopes to do something use
ful for his fellow man through his
work.
Abbott’s shop. Jack Abbott
Handcrafted Furniture, is located
at 3605 A South College Ave.
ompetition under way
for 516 Fulbright Grants
By CATHY CAPPS
Battalion Reporter
^Competition is under way for
Fulbright Grants in graduate and
performing arts study abroad for
(hi 1982-83 academic year.
■Approximately 516 grants to 50
countries will be awarded for gra
duate study or research in acade-
mn fields and professional train-
ingin the creative and performing
arts to students across the coun
try, Mona Rizk-Finne, Study
Abroad Coordinator at Texas
A&M University said.
T Ronald Kresta, a 1981 Texas
I A&M graduate in modern lan-
IWages.Kwon the Fulbright Grant
for 1981-82 and is now studying in
[fGennany, Rizk-Finne said.
Five types of Fulbright Grants
are offered with varying benefits.
The Fulbright Full Grant includes
round-trip transportation, lan-
; feuage courses, tuition, books, in-
I prance and expenses for one per
son for one academic year. Other
j grants offered are in conjunction
with foreign governments and
| universities, or provide partial
fixed-sum payment or travel ex
penses.
]*rhe grants were established
[ under the Mutual Educational
and Cultural Exchange Act of
1961, The program is supported
if foreign governments, universi-
| tie- and private donors, the coor
ator said.
ompetition for the annual
fards is conducted by the Insti
tute of International Education.
■To be eligible for the Fulbright
[Grant, applicants must be U.S.
ptizens and must generally hold a
Ibachelor’s degree or its equivalent
pefore the beginning date of the
grant, Those inelligible include
[Candidates holding a Ph.D at the
| time of application, except for cer
tain awards, and students who
e been doing graduate work in
Jcountry for six months or more
(firing 1981-82.
|Creative and performing arts
udents do not need an undergra-
liate degree, but must have four
Tars of professional study or
buivalent experience. Social
d beinf^rork applicants must have a Mas-
application.
Further information and
brochures are available in the
Study Abroad Office.
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must be an M.D. at the time of
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