The Larry Sims Agriculture scholarship was established by Marchia Sims, a retired ASU-Beebe employee of 26 years, alumni of ASU-Beebe and wife of the late Larry Sims. In 2005, Mr. Sims passed away suddenly, and she wanted to leave a legacy in loving memory of her husband. The Larry Sims Agriculture scholarship, which began in 2005, is available to any Arkansas High School graduate that is a sophomore at ASU-Beebe majoring in agriculture. Larry W. Sims was from Austin and was a 1959 graduate of Cabot High School. Mr. Sims was an alumnus of ASU-Beebe attended from 1959-1961, and transferred to Arkansas State University graduating in 1963 with a degree in agriculture. After graduation, he then went on to be a field inspector for the Arkansas State Plant Board for over thirty-eight years.