| − | In 1932, Abraham graduated from [[Texas Tech University]] in Lubbock, at which he played on the Texas Tech Red Raiders college [[football]] team and was the business manager of ''The Daily Toreador'', the college student newspaper. He helped to launch the Texas Tech Red Raiders Club and was part of the commission which created the Texas Tech Dad's Association, since renamed the Texas Tech Association of Parents. At the time of his death, Abraham was believed to have been the oldest living Texas Tech letterman.<ref name=obit/><ref name=rvmuseum/> In 1981, both Tom and Malouf Abraham were named "Distinguished Alumni" of Texas Tech. Tom Abraham was the first Texas Tech graduate to have received a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from the institution. In 1981, a $5,000 annual scholarship was established in his honor by his brother, Malouf Abraham, Sr. (1915-1994), and sister-in-law, Iris Lewis Abraham (1918-2001).<ref>"Abraham Brothers Honored by Texas Tech", ''Canadian Record'', September 24, 1981, p. 14.</ref> The Tom Abraham Graduate Fellowship began with a $65,000 initial donation. More than a dozen of the Hemphill County Abrahams attended or graduated from Texas Tech, as did Tom Abraham's two daughters and son.<ref name=textechbus>"Three Generations of Abrahams Attend Texas Tech", ''Texas Tech Business'', Winter 1984, pp. 14-15.</ref> | + | In 1932, Abraham graduated from [[Texas Tech University]] in [[Lubbock]], at which he played on the Texas Tech Red Raiders college [[football]] team and was the business manager of ''The Daily Toreador'', the college student newspaper. He helped to launch the Texas Tech Red Raiders Club and was part of the commission which created the Texas Tech Dad's Association, since renamed the Texas Tech Association of Parents. At the time of his death, Abraham was believed to have been the oldest living Texas Tech letterman.<ref name=obit/><ref name=rvmuseum/> In 1981, both Tom and Malouf Abraham were named "Distinguished Alumni" of Texas Tech. Tom Abraham was the first Texas Tech graduate to have received a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from the institution. In 1981, a $5,000 annual scholarship was established in his honor by his brother, Malouf Abraham, Sr. (1915-1994), and sister-in-law, Iris Lewis Abraham (1918-2001).<ref>"Abraham Brothers Honored by Texas Tech", ''Canadian Record'', September 24, 1981, p. 14.</ref> The Tom Abraham Graduate Fellowship began with a $65,000 initial donation. More than a dozen of the Hemphill County Abrahams attended or graduated from Texas Tech, as did Tom Abraham's two daughters and son.<ref name=textechbus>"Three Generations of Abrahams Attend Texas Tech", ''Texas Tech Business'', Winter 1984, pp. 14-15.</ref> |