Walter Pugsley was a farmer near Daleville in southwestern Delaware County. In 1984, Harman Pugsley, Walter's son and the owner of a plumbing supply business, established a scholarship fund in memory of his father. The endowment is split with some proceeds being directed toward students from the region of Indiana where the Pugsleys farmed.

• This scholarship is awarded annually on the basis of merit and/or demonstrated need of an agriculture student studying abroad for at least eight weeks.