Carlton Schwab

PRESIDENT / CEO 1011 San Jacinto, Suite 650
Austin, Texas 78701
(512) 480.8432 Phone
(512) 472.7907 Fax

www.texasedc.org
carlton@texasedc.org

Volunteer Industrial Developer of the Year Award


Volunteer Industrial Developer of the Year Award (VIDY)

From 1967 to 1994, the TEDC honored the contributions of local volunteers through its Volunteer Industrial Developer of the Year Award (VIDY). Previous recipients of the VIDY Award include:

1967 Robert Cargill, Longview
1968 William Albert Miller, Navasota
1969 Lucas H. McCelvey, Temple
1970 Ken Ward, Ennis
1971 Ken Perry, Big Spring
1972 Benton Donegan, Seguin
1973 Embry Ferguson, Corsicana
1974 Eric Swenson Jr., Spur
1974 Paul Moffitt, McAllen (Special)
1975 Don McClatchy, Olney

For Cities Over 50,000 Population   

1976 Gen. Robert McDermott, San Antonio
1977 Harold Jones, Wichita Falls
1978 Charles H. Priddy, Midland
1979 W. Erie White, Wichita Falls
1980 Ray Clymer Jr., Wichita Falls
1981 Sam Stennis, Amarillo
1982 Joe A. Koesel, Midland
1983 Billy Willig, San Angelo
1984 John Davis, Waco
1985 A. Truett Baucum, McAllen
1986 George Gabriles, Freeport
1987 James C. Yarbrough, Beaumont
1988 Mike Blum, McAllen
1989 James H. Hurst, Longview
1990 James Toal, Fort Worth
1991 Kenneth E. Ruddy, Beaumont
1992 Governor Ann Richards, Austin
1993 Drayton McLane Jr., Temple
1994 Senator Bill Ratliff, Austin

For Cities under 50,000 Population  

1976 Earl Galipp, Schulenburg
1977 Walter Knorpp, Clarendon
1978 Oliver Albritton Jr., Corsicana
1979 Dr. Louis Gibson, Corsicana
1980 Lee D. "Dick" Wooley, Cisco
1981 Granvill Hahn, Big Spring
1982 H.D. David, Saginaw
1983 W.P. Ludwig Jr., Georgetown
1984 Cliff Johnson, DeSoto
1985 Medlen Carpenter, Plainview
1986 Ronald Cowen, Daingerfield
1987 Raymond L. Walston, Conroe
1988 Thomas White, Corsicana
1989 Charles H. Green, Denison
1990 Roy A. Baze, Snyder
1991 William W. Bell, Brownwood
1992 Don Rabon, Terrell
1993 Dr. E.T. Boon, D.D.S., Allen
1994 Howard Maddera, Levelland