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EMPLOYEE WELL-BEING

Paul “PJ” Rougely Jr.—Southwest Division “The opportunities I have been blessed with in the
agriculture world have grown my knowledge in animal
PJ Rougely Jr. is interested in the U.S. Navy’s Nuclear
science and pushed me to set my goals high and work my
Operations Program. A student at McLennan Community
College in Waco, Texas, PJ hopes to transfer to Texas Tech way up,” she says. A graduate of Texas’ Como Pickton
High School, Kara now studies animal sciences and is on
University, where he wants to study chemical engineering.
The son of Mixer Truck Driver Paul Rougely Sr. and Carol the pre-veterinary track. “I plan to become a large animal
traveling veterinarian and work hand in hand with the
Rougely, PJ achieved high marks while attending Waco
High School. It was there that he developed a love for farmers who provide for us,” she says.
chemistry and physics, and attended an armed services
recruitment event that changed his life. “Through the
recruiters, I found out about the Nuclear Operations
program and knowledge I need to learn if I join up for that
job,” he says. “While researching further on my own, I
stumbled across chemical engineering, a nice blend of
chemistry (a bold passion of mine) and engineering.”

Paul Rougely

Kara Tifft—Southwest Division

As a child, Kara Tifft’s experiences in the agricultural space
left an impression. Now a student at Tarleton State
University in Texas, the daughter of Northeast Ready Mix
Cell Manager Kale Tifft and Misty Tifft says she’d love
nothing more than to become a veterinarian specializing in Kara Tift
the care of large animals like horses, cows and livestock.

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