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.

The guidelines for the Texas Star Award are posted in the D-16 Library pages.

The other District 16 Service is the Oswald and James Jacoby Service Award awarded annually for District efforts.

Receiving their awards were:

Unit 172, San Antonio - Doug Cross

Unit 174, Houston - Lew Levy

Unit 176, Dallas - Gerrie Owen

Unit 183, Fort Western (Fort Worth) - Mary Hoger

Unit 187, South Texas (Corpus Christi) - Bobbie Walker

Unit 197, Llano Estacado (Lubbock) - Mary Hildebrand

Unit 201, Sabine Neches (Beaumont/Orange) - Tipton Golias

Unit 205, Amistad (Guadalajara, Mexico) - Don Ross

Unit 207, Texas Capital (Austin) - Rosemary Kelley

Unit 209, Greater Permian Basin (Midland/Odessa) - Jimmie Penn

Unit 224, Fort Phantom (Abilene) - Pat and Delbert Hess

Unit 233, Central Texas (Waco) - Richard Cunningham

Unit 237, Magic Valley (McAllen/Harlingen) - Andrea Klein

Receiving their awards were:

Unit 172 - Janise Saul, San Antonio

Unit 173 - Mauro Viale, Mexico

Unit 174 - Dick Hess, Houston

Unit 176 - Ann Roberts, Dallas

Unit 183 - Dewitt Hudson, Fort Worth

Unit 187 - Bob Gerberich, Corpus Christi

Unit 197 - Inez Kindle, Lubbock

Unit 201 - John Smalley, Beaumont

Unit 204 - Joe Bailey, San Angelo

Unit 205 - Marcia Sommers, Mexico

Unit 207 - George Pisk, Austin

Unit 209 - Aggie Anguish, Permian Basin

Unit 224 - Jackie Sonnenburg, Abilene

Unit 225 - Emily Leake, East Texas

Unit 233 - Richard Wall, Waco

Unit 237 - Herman Westbrook, Magic Valley

Unit 353 - Shirley Bond, Wichita Falls

Receiving their awards were:

Unit 172 - David Hadden

Unit 174 - Bruce Slomka

Unit 176 - LaRue Stott

Unit 187 - Dee Schade

Unit 197 - Alice Alene Floyd

Unit 207 - Steve Bruce

Unit 209 - Roberta Bacon

Unit 233 - Raby Smalley

Unit 353 - Bill Kleinecke

Receiving their awards were:

Unit 174 - Arlene Weingarten

Unit 176 - Dorsey Shaw Hensel

Unit 183 - Steve Shirey

Unit 187 - Martha DeCou

Unit 197 - Rose Terry

Unit 207 - Marilou Powell

Unit 209 - Teri Tedford

Unit 225 - Dottie Pirkle

Unit 233 - David Pennington

Unit 353 - Susan Brower

Receiving their awards were:

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

Receiving their awards were:

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

Receiving their awards were:

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

Receiving their awards were:

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

Receiving their awards were:

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

Receiving their awards were:

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

Receiving their awards were:

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

Receiving their awards were:

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

Receiving their awards were:

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