In order to secure long-term (and hopefully stable) funding for our research mission, RPQRR seeks to build an endowment fund of $5 million. The fund got a kick start thanks to Ft. Worth oilman (and avid quail hunter) W. A. "Tex" Moncrief, Jr. in 2008 with his donation for $1 million. Unfortunately (as we all know) the economic recession has stymied the fund's growth. I am glad to announce that we recently received an additional $250,000 for the endowment fund from an anonymous donor. Onward and upward!