Previous Award Recipients

Trustee of Free Enterprise Award is University of the Southwest's most distinguished award and is given for outstanding business achievements, for an established reputation for conducting responsible and ethical business practices, for community leadership, and for investment of time and resources toward the preservation of a free society.

Past Recipients


  1980 - Ben Alexander   2000 - Talbot & Dorothy McCormick
  1981 - Larry White   2001 - Peyton Yates
  1982 - Cecil Brown   2002 - Jack Daniels
  1983 - Robert M. Moran   2003 - Charley Smith
  1984 - Bill Daniels   2004 - Betty King
  1985 - Finn Watson   2005 - Buster Goff
  1986 - Joan M. Tucker   2006 - Farris Nelson
  1987 - Don Maddox   2007 - Nolan H. Brunson
  1988 - Thelma Linam Webber   2008 - James Tyler
  1989 - Zearl T. Young   2009 - Bobby Wallach
  1990 - Al Arnold   2010 - C. Gene Samberson
  1991 - Robert O. Anderson   2011 - Raye P. Miller
  1992 - Jean Gray   2012 - Ted McVay
  1993 - Bonnie A. Moran   2013 - James W. Francis
  1994 - Kenneth J. Fadke   2014 - Gary Schubert
  1995 - William G. McPheron   2015 - Dr. Lynn & Nancy Shaw
  1996 - S.P. Yates    2016 - Monty Newman
  1997 - Don Kidd & Gary Don Regan   2017 - James H. Britton
  1998 - James R. Miller   2018 - Paul Campbell
  1999 - Samuel S. Spencer, Jr   2019 - To Be Announced