History-Making Texan Award
History-Making Texan Award
The Texas State History Museum Foundation at its annual gala presents the History-Making Texan Award to 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.

History-Making Texan Award Recipients
Videos about our honorees are found at links below.
2005 President and Mrs. George H.W. Bush and Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson
2006 Mr. Walter Cronkite and Dr. Michael DeBakey
2007 Governor and Mrs. William P. Clements Jr. and Mr. Herb Kelleher
2008 Governor Dolph Briscoe and Mr. Darrell K Royal
2009 Mr. Van Cliburn and Lieutenant Governor Bill Hobby
2010 President George W. and Mrs. Laura Bush
2011 Ms. Barbara Smith Conrad, Dr. Denton Cooley and Mr. Gerald Hines
2012 Secretary James A. Baker III and Ambassador Robert S. Strauss
2013 Mr. Eugene F. Kranz and Mr. George P. Mitchell
2014 Mrs. Ruth Collins Altshuler and Mr. Ross Perot
2015 King Ranch and Dr. John Mendelsohn
2016 Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison and Mr. Bob Schieffer
2017 Earl Campbell and Nolan Ryan
2018 Nancy Ann & Ray Hunt and Lee Trevino
2019 Charles Butt and Leonardo “Flaco” Jiménez
2020 James P. Allison, Ph.D. and Edith and Peter O'Donnell
Videos about our honorees are found at links below.
2005 President and Mrs. George H.W. Bush and Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson
2006 Mr. Walter Cronkite and Dr. Michael DeBakey
2007 Governor and Mrs. William P. Clements Jr. and Mr. Herb Kelleher
2008 Governor Dolph Briscoe and Mr. Darrell K Royal
2009 Mr. Van Cliburn and Lieutenant Governor Bill Hobby
2010 President George W. and Mrs. Laura Bush
2011 Ms. Barbara Smith Conrad, Dr. Denton Cooley and Mr. Gerald Hines
2012 Secretary James A. Baker III and Ambassador Robert S. Strauss
2013 Mr. Eugene F. Kranz and Mr. George P. Mitchell
2014 Mrs. Ruth Collins Altshuler and Mr. Ross Perot
2015 King Ranch and Dr. John Mendelsohn
2016 Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison and Mr. Bob Schieffer
2017 Earl Campbell and Nolan Ryan
2018 Nancy Ann & Ray Hunt and Lee Trevino
2019 Charles Butt and Leonardo “Flaco” Jiménez
2020 James P. Allison, Ph.D. and Edith and Peter O'Donnell