The First Tee of Greater Austin 9 Core Values Awards are presented annually to honor Austinites who embody and exemplify the Nine Core Values at the heart of its Life Skills Curriculum.
Wednesday, March, 7, 2012, 11:30am
Hyatt Regency Austin208 Barton Springs Road
Austin, TX 78704
The 9 Core Values Award Winners 2012:
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Honesty Regent, Texas Southern University, President Mount Sinai Christian Academy, President of Tuskegee Alumni club of Central Texas, Director of West Minister Manor, Barbara Jordan Trust. Within his church, Sam serves as a deacon, teaches Stewardship and Financial Peace University classes. He is an active member of Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity. Full bio>>
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Responsibility Alan Graham is the president of Mobile Loaves and Fishes, a social profit enterprise that delivers meals to homeless and working poor people on the streets of Austin, San Antonio and New Orleans. Founded in 1998 by Graham and five friends, MLF has served more than 600,000 meals. Full bio>>
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Sportsmanship Marian Dozier Chairman, Austaco, Inc. Marian Dozier was born in a small town in Oklahoma to parents of modest means. Her father was a high school principal so Marian acquired her sense of the value of education and sportsmanship early on. Growing up in a small town also gave her a vantage point for understanding the challenges faced by some of her neighbors and the opportunities others made for themselves. And those lessons stayed with her through her lifetime. In March of 1998, Marian and her husband Dick purchased thirty-nine Pizza Hut restaurants in the Central Texas Area which they operated until 2005. Full bio>>
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Judgment
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Perseverance Prior to retirement, Jo Anne Christian was the Vice President and General Counsel for George Christian, Inc. She is also a leader in Austin’s arts community. A highly respected lawyer, Christian worked at the Texas Supreme Court, as Assistant General Counsel at the U.S. Information Agency in Washington, D.C., then in mediation and as a legislative consultant for the Texas Association of Defense Council. Full bio>>
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Integrity Superintendent, Round Rock Independent School District Dr. Chávez served as Superintendent of Schools for the Corpus Christi Independent School District in July 2001. In February 2006 he was hired as Superintendent of the Round Rock Independent School District. Dr. Chávez believes that “Equity, Efficiency and Excellence” are hallmarks of a successful partnership among families, staff and patrons in any educational system. Full bio>>
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Respect Dr. Trauth is very active both in civic projects in Central Texas and in higher education organizations on the state and national levels including the Austin Area Research Organization, the Austin Chamber of Commerce, KLRU, Southwest Research Institute and the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges. Full bio>>
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Confidence Allyson Peerman is AMD's Corporate Vice President of Public Affairs, responsible for the company's Government Affairs, Community Affairs and Corporate Responsibility efforts worldwide. In this role, Allyson oversees the company's public opinion matters, issues management, charitable giving, external affiliations, education issues, and corporate responsibility leadership. In her role as President of the AMD Foundation, Allyson provides strategy and tactical counsel for AMD's successful games-based learning initiative, AMD Changing the Game, which inspires youth to learn critical STEMskills through the development of social issue games. Full bio>>
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Courtesy Bobbie joined St. David’s Foundation in August 2008 as Vice President for Grants and Community Programs. She oversees the Foundation’s $40+M grant making process – funding 55 community non-profit organizations, as well as leading the Foundation’s mobile dental program, which provides free dental care to low income children in six school districts. Bobbie is very involved in the Austin community and has served on boards of numerous non-profit and civic organizations. Full bio>> |
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Leadership Julia Spann has served as the Executive Director of SafePlace in Austin, Texas, since July 2005. SafePlace provides comprehensive sexual assault and domestic violence services in Austin, Texas. Julia was an important part of SafePlace's history and development in her time with the agency from 1995-2002 when she served as Chief Program Officer Full bio>> |
