Class of 2018 Texas Business Legend Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale will be one of seven University of North Texas alumni who will be honored during the 2018 Distinguished Alumni Achievement Awards dinner next month. “Mack” will be one of two to receive the Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award. Other awards to be presented include the Distinguished […]
Month: September 2018
TBHF Legend T. Boone Pickens to be Awarded Lifetime Achievement Award by D CEO
D CEO is proud to announce that T. Boone Pickens will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award as part of the magazine’s 2018 Oil and Gas Awards program. The original wildcatter will be honored at an exclusive event in October. Dubbed the “Oracle of Oil” by CNBC and one of the 100 “Greatest Living Business Minds” […]
Why Jim Hackett’s ‘sacred mission’ led him from Anadarko’s boardroom to the classroom
HBJ Cover Story The former CEO of Anadarko left his corner office for a classroom — first as a student, then as an instructor —with the goal of creating better leaders. “It just shows you how life works out,” Jim Hackett said. “It’s these weird sine waves we have in our careers, where you think […]
Photos Now Available from the September “Portraits of Courage” Exhibit Event (Sept 6, Witte Museum)
Thank you for joining us at the Witte Museum in San Antonio! Follow the instructions below to view the photos. · Click HERE or cut and paste the website below · Click on ‘Events’ in the top-left · Scroll down and Click on ‘your event name’ (Texas Business, S.S. WItte Museum”) · Enter your email address · […]
TBHF Director Amanda Brock Appointed to Board for Macquarie Infrastructure Corporation (NYSE:MIC)
Macquarie Infrastructure Corporation Strengthens Board with Appointment of Two New Independent Directors, Including Amanda Brock, long time Director and 2018 Executive Committee Member of the Texas Business Hall of Fame Foundation. “…Brock brings more than two decades of experience in the energy industry and has spent her career focused in the global oil and gas, […]
TBHF Director Amy Chronis Named as One of Houston’s Outstanding Leaders in Finance
In September, Amy Chronis was named among the Houston Business Journal’s 2018 Women Who Mean Business Award Honorees. Amy has been a long-time member of the Texas Business Hall of Fame Board of Directors, having served on the Executive Committee for many years and as Houston Chairman. As managing partner of Deloitte, LLP, she is […]
TBHF Legend Carlos Alvarez Gives Texas Public Radio Multimillion-dollar Gift
Texas Public Radio Gets Multimillion-dollar Gift from Shiner Beer Magnate, Carlos Alvarez, TBHF Legend Class of 2010. Aug 15, 2018, 12:46pmCarlos Alvarez, chairman and CEO of The Gambrinus Co., has contributed $2 million to Texas Public Radio. Alvarez’s gift, the largest TPR has received in its 30-year history, will go a long way toward helping […]