14th Annual Leon Jaworski Award Recognizes Houston Volunteer.Business/Legal Editors HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 15, 2001 Daniel C. Arnold will receive the 14th Leon Jaworski Award at a March 6th Houston Club luncheon. The award recognizes a lifelong commitment to volunteer service in the Houston community. It is presented by the Houston Bar Association Auxiliary and is named for Leon Jaworski. Mr. Arnold has served as chairman of the board of trustees board of trustees Politics The posse of thugs who oversee an institution's administration. See Board of directors. , Baylor College of Medicine Baylor College of Medicine is a private medical school located in Houston, Texas, USA on the grounds of the Texas Medical Center. It has been consistently rated the top medical school in Texas and among the best in the United States. , since 1996 and has been a member since 1969. He served as chairman of the board of trustees, St. Luke's United Methodist Church United Methodist Church, in the United States, religious body formed by the union in 1968 of the Evangelical United Brethren Church and the Methodist Church (see Methodism). , 1997. He served as chairman of City-County Charity Hospital, Harris County Hospital District The Harris County Hospital District is a governmental entity with taxing authority that owns and operates three hospitals and numerous clinics throughout Harris County, Texas, including the city of Houston. , American Red Cross-Houston Harris Co. Chapter, Metropolitan Transit Authority, United Way and as a board member at Texas Medical Center. He served as president on the Thrift Institution Advisory Council Thrift Institution Advisory Council (TIAC) A council, established following the passage of the Monetary Control Act of 1980, whose purpose is to provide information and views on the special needs and problems of thrifts. to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System The managing body of the Federal Reserve System, which sets policies on bank practices and the money supply. , Washington, D.C. Truett Latimer, president of the Museum of Natural Science, will be the guest speaker at the luncheon. The annual award honors a member of the Houston Bar Association for uncompensated, non-Bar-related volunteer service, and nomination is itself a distinction. A committee of non-lawyer community leaders selects the honoree. This year's committee is composed of Chairman Steve Lufburrow, president, Goodwill Industries; Linda Lorelle, co-anchor, KPRC KPRC Kansas Polymer Research Center KPRC Ernest A. Love Field (airport) -- TV, Channel 2; Dr. William Hinson, senior pastor, First United Methodist Church First United Methodist Church is a common name for the first United Methodist church established in a particular locality. Many First United Methodist Churches exist around the world. ; Helen Dichoso, president, Allied Home Health & Allied Health Services; Erasno Teran, superintendent, H.I.S.D., North District; Amy Dunn Taylor, president, Houston Bar Association; and Sherryl Durkee, president, Houston Bar Association Auxiliary. Mr. Arnold is a native Houstonian and attended the University of Texas at Austin “University of Texas” redirects here. For other system schools, see University of Texas System. The University of Texas at Austin (often referred to as The University of Texas, UT Austin, UT, or Texas . He returned to Houston to practice law with Vinson & Elkins, became a senior partner and a member of the executive and management committees. He and his wife Beverly have three children, Mrs. Randy Helms, Mrs. Tom Martin and Steven Arnold, and seven grandchildren. Mr. Arnold joins thirteen previous award recipients: Thomas D. Anderson, Tom Martin Davis, Herman P. Pressler, William C. Harvin, Gibson Gayle, Jr., Gail Whitcomb, Sam W. Davis, Hon. Wyatt H. Heard, Searcy Bracewell, Charles Saunders, Bruce LaBoon, J. Kent Friedman and E. William Barnett. An 8-foot, 900-pound abstract bronze sculpture commemorating the award stands in the lobby of the downtown Harris County Family Law Center; it was the first art piece to be created specifically for a site in a Harris County facility. Titled "Family," the art represents a family enveloped within the protective arm of the law. It was designed by Houston artist Pat Foley, commissioned by the Houston Bar Association Auxiliary, and in 1988 presented to the city at the first award ceremony. Each recipient receives a small replica of the statue. Photo available upon request |
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