District 16 Texas Star Award

The Texas Star Awards were established in 1995. They honor those Unit volunteers who work so steadfastly at the Unit level to promote Bridge and to further Unit activities. Selection is made by the Unit Board of each Unit and the awards are traditionally presented during the February Lone Star Regional.

Much like the Oswald and Jim Jacoby Service Award, the Texas Star Awards are meant to go to worthy volunteers. Unlike the Jacoby Award, they go to unit-level workers for service performed in their own units. The decision on who is to get the award in a particular unit is left to the Board of Directors of that Unit. The Unit Board then merely informs the Texas Star Award Committee of the decision.

Guidelines for the Texas Star Award are posted here.

Recipients by year are shown below.

2011

2010

2009

2008

2007

2006

2005

2004

2003

  • Unit 172 Margaret Higgins
  • Unit 174 Toni Snow
  • Unit 176 Jack Rollier
  • Unit 183 Dee Berg
  • Unit 187 Don And Evelyn Guynn
  • Unit 207 Trish Kane
  • Unit 209 Clarence Marley
  • Unit 233 Joann Satterthwaite
  • Unit 353 W. R. Bob Cunningham

2002

  • Unit 174 Shirley McKee
  • Unit 176 Tom Moore
  • Unit 187 Frank Howard
  • Unit 197 Mozella Tew
  • Unit 207 Scott Humphrey
  • Unit 209 Sandy Rea
  • Unit 353 Elizabeth Meux

2001

  • Unit 172 Willson Davis, Jr.
  • Unit 176 Linda (Lucky) Snyder
  • Unit 187 Phyllis and Jack Mehrens
  • Unit 197 Sally Luttrell
  • Unit 207 Kevin Perkins
  • Unit 209 Jean Pistole
  • Unit 233 Helen Levy
  • Unit 353 Kathleen Brown

2000

  • Unit 172 Doyle Nichols
  • Unit 174 Don Timko
  • Unit 176 D. K. Witt
  • Unit 187 Bill and Marilyn MacDonald
  • Unit 197 Charles (Chuck) Puschnig
  • Unit 207 George Watkins
  • Unit 209 Joyce Weaver
  • Unit 224 Howard Wilkins
  • Unit 237 Jesse Lee Avinger
  • Unit 353 Leon J. Vaccarella

1999

  • Unit 172 Darlene Riely
  • Unit 174 Barry Hagedorn (Posthumously)
  • Unit 183 Tom Hughes
  • Unit 187 Mary Tryer
  • Unit 197 Martha Bowes
  • Unit 207 Marguerite Wright
  • Unit 209 Ruth Fahrig
  • Unit 224 Pat Wilson
  • Unit 225 Cleo Tucker
  • Unit 353 Wanda Gaynor

1998

  • Unit 172 San Antonio: Carol Campbell
  • Unit 174 Houston: Eric Snow
  • Unit 176 Dallas: Louise Childs
  • Unit 183 Fort Western: Joan Long (posthumously)
  • Unit 187 South Texas: Jeri Alkek
  • Unit 207 Texas Capitol: Lois Smith
  • Unit 209 Greater Permian Basin: Babe Griffin
  • Unit 224 Fort Phantom: Sam Wellhausen and Nina Peebles
  • Unit 207 Texas Capitol: Lois Smith

1997

  • Unit 172 San Antonio: Diane Olson
  • Unit 174 Houston: Evelyn Hopson
  • Unit 183 Fort Western: Mary Jane Orock
  • Unit 197 Llano Estacado: Sandi Krahmer
  • Unit 207 Texas Capitol: Roy Robak (posthumously)
  • Unit 209 Greater Permian Basin: Joe Salman

1996

  • Unit 172 San Antonio: Al Lochli
  • Unit 174 Houston: Billie Kitchens
  • Unit 187 South Texas: Fran Hillen
  • Unit 201 Sabine Neches: Harold Baker
  • Unit 207 Texas Capitol: Millie Sherrod
  • Unit 209 Greater Permian Basin: Sue Gardiner
  • Unit 225 East Texas: Oleta Hall

1995

  • Unit 172 San Antonio: Barbara Parker
  • Unit 174 Houston: Jo Sykes
  • Unit 187 South Texas: Roma & Stanley Marshall
  • Unit 197 LLano Estado (Lubbock): Betty Lowmiller
  • Unit 207 Texas Capitol: Joan Adair