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.

2023 Gala: Lisa Cooley (Event chair), Admiral Bill McRaven (Honoree), Jan Bullock (Event honorary chair)

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       Mr. Earl Campbell and Mr. Nolan Ryan
2018       Mrs. Nancy Ann and Mr. Ray L Hunt and Mr. Lee Trevino
2019       Mr. Charles Butt and Mr. Leonardo “Flaco” Jiménez
2020       James P. Allison, Ph.D. and Mrs. Edith and Mr. Peter O'Donnell
2021       Mr. Ben Crenshaw and Mr. Tom Kite
2022       Mr. James Dick and Miss Lyda Hill
2023       Admiral William H. McRaven and Roger Staubach
2024       The Honorable Alberto R. Gonzales and Dr. Kern Wildenthal
2025       Michael Dell and Susan Dell

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