The reception was held at
The Landing at Southwest Airlines in Dallas.
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Texas PTA President Pam Meyercord,
Cindy Randle with Carrollton-Farmers Branch
ISD, Steve Knagg with Garland ISD, and Friends
board member Larry Ascough. |
Larry Payne, President of
Houston Habitat for Humanity and Friends
board member, opens the reception with
a few thoughts and a prayer for public
schools.
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About 200 guests attended
the reception.
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About 200 guests attended
the reception.
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Scott Milder, President
of Friends of Texas Public Schools, points
out that there never was a so-called “Golden
Era” in education, showing a Life
Magazine from 1958 with a front page headline
that reads “Crisis in Education”.
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Colleen Barrett,
President of Southwest Airlines and featured
speaker
for the reception, talks about the importance
of public education. |
Charles Butt makes a few comments after
receiving the award. Click
here to read comments |
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About 200 guests attended
the reception. |
Stephen Butt, Senior Vice President of Central
Market, and about 20 others from H-E-B and
Central Market attended to see Mr. Butt receive
his award. |
About 200 guests attended
the reception. |
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| Charles Butt makes a few comments after
receiving the award. Click
here to read comments |
Charles
Butt, Chairman and CEO of H-E-B, gives “thumbs
up” to Scott and Leslie Milder, founders
of Friends of Texas Public Schools.
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| Larry Payne, President of the Houston Habitat
for Humanity and Friends board member, congratulates
Charles Butt on his award. |
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Presenting the Friend of the Year award
to Charles Butt are Leslie Milder, Friends
cofounder, Southwest Airlines President Colleen
Barrett, and Friends President and Cofounder
Scott Milder. |
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| Southwest Airlines President Colleen Barrett
admires the Friend of the Year award with
recipient Charles Butt, Chairman and CEO,
H-E-B. |
Charles Butt listening to Dr. Shirley Neeley
at the podium, with his Friend of the Year
award sitting in front of him. |
Scott and Leslie Milder, founders of Friends
of Texas Public Schools, draw names for the
raffle prizes. |
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Dr. Shirley Neeley, Texas
Commissioner of Education, closes the reception
program with congratulatory remarks to Friend
of the Year, Charles Butt.
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Pam Meyercord, Texas PTA President, Friends
board member Larry Ascough, and Garland ISD’s
Steve Knagg congratulate Charles Butt. |
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Chuck Tull, candidate for state representative,
with Scott Milder, President, Friends of
Texas Public Schools. |
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