TAB Dallas Chapter to Honor 2003 Distinguished Business Leader Ray Hunt, Chairman, Hunt Consolidated Inc.Business Editors DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 29, 2003 The Dallas chapter of the Texas Association of Business (TAB) and presenting sponsor Baylor Health Care System announced today that Ray Hunt, Chairman of Hunt Consolidated, will be honored as the 2003 Distinguished Business Leader at a September 25th luncheon. Additional sponsors include Burson-Marsteller, Centex, Challenger Gray and Christmas, Inc., Dallas Business Journal, Ebby Halliday Ebby Halliday (born March 9, 1911) is an American realtor who founded Ebby Halliday Realtors, which now sells more homes than any other broker in Texas and ranks No. 23 in the nation. , EDS (Electronic Data Systems, Plano, TX, www.eds.com) Founded in 1962 by H. Ross Perot (independent candidate for the President of the U.S. in 1992), EDS is the largest outsourcing and data processing services organization in the country. , ExxonMobil, Hillwood, Southern Methodist University Southern Methodist University, at Dallas, Tex.; United Methodist; coeducational; chartered 1911. The school's facilities include laboratories for electron microscopy and stable isotopes, a museum of paleontology, and a graduate research center. and the Staubach Company. For six years, TAB has recognized Texas business executives who exhibit strong leadership skills, promote ethical business practices and contribute to the local community with the Distinguished Business Leader Award. Past recipients are Dick Cheney, Herb Kelleher Herbert D. Kelleher (born March 12, 1931) is the co-founder, Chairman and former CEO of Southwest Airlines (based in the United States). Kelleher was born and raised in Haddon Heights, New Jersey. , Ebby Halliday, Norm Brinker, Robert Dedman and Earl Nye. This year's award recipient, Ray Hunt, has worked for Hunt Oil Company for 45 years and currently serves on the board of directors for EDS, Halliburton, King Ranch King Ranch, c.1,000,000 acres (404,700 hectares), S Tex., SW of Corpus Christi with headquarters at Kingsville, Tex.; one of the largest ranches in the world. It has several divisions, of which the best known is Santa Gertrudis, the "home" ranch. , Inc. and PepsiCo. He has been inducted into the Dallas and Texas Business Halls of Fame and is a recipient of the Woodrow Wilson Center for International Studies Award for Corporate Citizenship Corporate Citizenship The extent to which businesses are socially responsible in meeting legal, ethical and economic responsibilities placed on them by shareholders. The aim it to create higher standards of living and quality of life in the community in which it operates, while . "Ray Hunt is an exemplary recipient for the Distinguished Business Leader award," said TAB's Dallas chapter president Andrew Jackson of Bravo BRAVO Cardiology A clinical trial–Blockade of the GP IIB/IIIA Receptor to Avoid Vascular Occlusion– which evaluated lotrafiban in preventing strokes and acute MI. See GP IIB/IIIA. Technical Resources. "He exhibits the qualities of a leader, and sets a standard for the Texas business community." The Distinguished Business Leader Award luncheon will be held at the Renaissance Hotel-Dallas (2222 Stemmons) on Thursday, September 25 at 12 noon. Registration begins at 11:30 a.m. For ticket information please call 1-800-856-6721, ext. 113. About the Texas Association of Business Founded in 1922, TAB is a broad-based organization representing more than 140,000 Texas employers and 200 local chambers of commerce. With state headquarters in Austin and a regional office in Dallas, TAB is the leading organization for Texas employers. TAB speaks out for Texas businesses in Austin and Washington, D.C. and in this community. It is an organization out on the front lines, advocating for every issue that impacts Texas business, to ensure that the voice of area businesses is heard. |
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