Texas Independence Day 1836-2016 BULLOCK TEXAS STATE HISTORY MUSEUM TWELFTH ANNUAL GALA
THE TEXAS STATE HISTORY MUSEUM FOUNDATION INVITES YOU TO THE TWELFTH ANNUAL Texas Independence Day Dinner WITH THE PRESENTATION OF THE HISTORY-MAKING TEXAN AWARD TO Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison AND Bob Schieffer FEBRUARY 24, 2016 BOB BULLOCK TEXAS STATE HISTORY MUSEUM AUSTIN, TEXAS 7:00 PM RECEPTION 8:00 PM TEXAS INDEPENDENCE DAY DINNER BLACK TIE
Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison Bob Schieffer Provided leadership as a public servant for two decades, including in the U.S. Senate Served as Ranking Member on the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation and the Appropriations Subcommittee for Commerce, Justice and Science Forbes Magazine's World's 100 Most Powerful Women, 2005 Inducted into the Texas Women's Hall of Fame Served as anchor and moderator of Face the Nation for 14 years CBS News chief Washington correspondent for 33 years Won eight Emmys and two Sigma Delta Chi awards Selected as Broadcaster of the Year by the National Press Foundation Inducted into the Broadcasting and Cable Hall of Fame Outstanding Alumna, University of Texas, 1995 Women's Foreign Policy Group Inaugural Congressional Leadership Award U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Lifetime Achievement Award, 2012 Woodrow Wilson Award for Public Service, 2003 Honored with the establishment of the Kay Bailey Hutchison Center for Energy, Law and Business at the University of Texas Recipient of the Anti-Defamation League s Hubert Humphrey First Amendment Award Selected as the outstanding journalist of the year by the New York-based Respect for Law Alliance, Inc. Designated as a Living Legend in 2008 by the Library of Congress Honored with the naming of the Bob Schieffer College of Communication by his alma mater Texas Christian University
Underwriters of the Texas Independence Day Dinner February 24, 2016 List as of January 11, 2016 LONE STAR SUPPORTER U.S. Trust Bank of America Private Wealth Management, Mark Benson SAM HOUSTON SPONSORS Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Blakemore Charla Borchers Leon Bud Light / Silver Eagle Distributors Buena Vista Foundation CenterPoint Energy, Inc. H-E-B Sarita and Bob Hixon / Julie and Pat Oles / Karen and Karl Rove / Lindsay and Ford Smith IBC Bank Ambassador and Mrs. Lyndon L. Olson FRIENDS OF 1836 Mary Anderson Abell / Peggy Carr Atmos Energy John and Jane Barnhill Michelle K. Brock Jan Bullock and Robert Green / Kimberly and Jim Taylor Vivien and H. Scott Caven Dian Graves Owen Foundation ExxonMobil Frost Louise and Guy Griffeth Laurence and Susan Hirsch Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison Tamara and Richard King IV / Pam and Richard Leshin Mel and Annette Klein / Regina Rogers Locke Lord LLP Luther King Capital Management Margaret and Jim Perkins St. David's HealthCare Strake Foundation Judy and Charles Tate Texas Christian University Spoetzl Brewery MUSEUM SUPPORTERS AND SPECIAL FRIENDS Herndon Family Foundation Barbara and Gerald D. Hines Mr. and Mrs. John H. Massey Margot and Ross Perot Mike and Mary Terry
Texas State History Museum Foundation Board & State Preservation Board OFFICERS Jeff Bonham, Austin, President Robert B. Barnes, Austin, President-Elect & Treasurer Richard L. Leshin, Corpus Christi, Vice President Shannon Janek, Austin, Secretary Jane Barnhill, Brenham, 2016 Gala Chair TRUSTEES G. Hughes Abell, Austin Mark Benson, Houston, TX/Newport Beach, CA Bruce Blakemore, Dallas Charla Borchers Leon, Victoria Michelle K. Brock, Midland Jan Felts Bullock, Austin Susan Combs, Austin Tim Crowley, Austin Patricia Hamilton Dewhurst, Houston Louise Griffeth, Dallas Sarita Hixon, Armstrong Karen Johnson, Lakeway Richard King IV, Austin Truett Latimer, Houston Brian McLaughlin, Midland Therese Migala Moncrief, Fort Worth Carla Moran, Lubbock Julie Jones Oles, Austin Kay Woodward Olson, Waco Margaret Perkins, Tyler Deborah Raynor, Dallas Karl Rove, Austin Jimmy Westcott, Dallas EX-OFFICIO Victoria Ramirez Director, Bullock Texas State History Museum John Sneed Executive Director, State Preservation Board Jacqui Schraad Executive Director, Texas State History Museum Foundation ADVISORY BOARD John Crain, Dallas Dealey Decherd Herndon, Austin Pam Willeford, Austin STATE PRESERVATION BOARD MEMBERS The Honorable Greg Abbott Governor, Chairman The Honorable Dan Patrick Lieutenant Governor, Co-Vice Chairman The Honorable Joe Straus Speaker of the House, Co-Vice Chairman The Honorable Kelly Hancock Texas Senate The Honorable Charlie Geren Texas House of Representatives Iris H. Moore Public Board Member
Past Recipients of the History- Making Texan Award History-Making Texan Awards recognize living Texas legends whose contributions to the state and the nation have been truly historic and exceptional in scope and nature. Honorees are selected for extraordinary accomplishments within their field and community. 2005 President and Mrs. George H. W. Bush Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson 2006 Mr. Walter Cronkite Dr. Michael DeBakey 2007 Governor and Mrs. William P. Clements Jr. Mr. Herb Kelleher 2008 Governor Dolph Briscoe Mr. Darrell K Royal 2009 Mr. Van Cliburn Lieutenant Governor Bill Hobby 2010 President George W. and Laura Bush 2011 Mrs. Barbara Smith Conrad Dr. Denton A. Cooley Mr. Gerald Hines 2012 Secretary James A. Baker III Ambassador Robert S. Strauss 2013 Mr. Eugene F. Kranz Mr. George P. Mitchell 2014 Mrs. Ruth Collins Altshuler Mr. Ross Perot 2015 Dr. John Mendelsohn King Ranch