Award Recipients

The Texas Business Hall of Fame congratulates all of our 2023 Award recipients for winning this prestigious honor.  This is a happy and proud moment for not just the recipient, but also for the friends and family.  Welcome to the Texas Business Hall of Fame organization.  We look forward to your involvement and watching your passion take you to new heights.

2023 Winners

The university of texas at austin

T.T. & W.F. Chao Chairman’s Award

james clarke


the university of texas at dallas

AT&T Future Legend First in Family Award (in honor of richard fisher)

ashlee green


SHAUN D. KENNEDY AWARD OF EXCELLENCE IN EMPATHY & INNOVATION

ryan saavedra


baylor university

AT&T FUTURE EXECUTIVE LEADER OF DISTINCTION AWARD (In honor of randall stephenson)

pegah janpak


united states veteran

the brett wiggs innovative leadership award

luke simianer


united states veteran

The Douglas L. Foshee Future Texas Legend Veteran Award

shane faucheux


united states veteran

Nau Future Texas Legend Marine Corps
Veteran Award

michael pleasant


united states veteran

The Greg Armstrong Future Texas Legend Veteran Award

craig cummings


united states veteran

Future Texas Legend army Veteran Award (in honor of james galloway)

jeremy lowell


Baylor University

The Paul Foster Future Texas Business Legend Award

zach carrell


Dallas Baptist University

The Mitchell Family Foundation Award

gavin duke


Dallas Baptist University

The Mitchell Family Foundation Award

zak kos


Dallas Baptist University

The Mitchell Family Foundation Award

ritesh rana


Lamar University

The Ben J. Rogers Award

cody tran


Rice University

T.T. & W.F. Chao Award

blake bunger


Sam Houston State University

The SWBC Foundation Award

kaeman perkins


Southern Methodist University

The Lucy Billingsley Future Texas
Business Legend Award

april kooiman


Southern Methodist University

The Robert H. Dedman Award

idowu itiola


St. Mary’s University

The William E. “Bill” Greehey Award

amanda uribe


Texas A&M University

The McFerrin Center for Entrepreneurship
Future Texas Business Legend Award (in honor of James Galloway ’29)

mike ashley


Texas A&M University

The William Zartler Future Texas Business Legend Award

katie calderon


Texas Christian University

Future Texas Business Legend Award

brent bousquet


Texas State University

THE ALAN & BARBARA DREEBEN FUTURE TEXAS BUSINESS LEGEND AWARD

cruz untz


Texas Tech University – free market institute

the mclane company reading program award

ryan hartman


Texas Tech University – rawls college of business

The Pefanis Family Award

krishan sachdev


Trinity University

The Doug & Martha Hawthorne Family
Fund Award

aj clark


trinity university

The Carlos & MalÚ Alvarez Award

gabe ogden


University of Dallas

The Mitchell Family Foundation Award

drew wooten


University of Houston

T.T. & W.F. Chao Award

diego de leon


University of North Texas

Future Texas Business Legend Award

asmara hagos


University of the incarnate word

the h-e-b award

marcos rodriguez


the University of Texas at arlington

the kelcy warren graduate fellowship for engineering

omar abdulla


the University of Texas at arlington

The Mitchell Family Foundation Award

justin childers


the University of Texas at austin

The Mike A. Myers Award

kevin long


the University of Texas at Dallas

The Mitchell Family Foundation Award

tamara marshall


the University of Texas at Dallas

The Mitchell Family Foundation Award

amir muriby


the University of Texas at Dallas

The Mitchell Family Foundation Award

tim reazor


the University of Texas Rio GrandE Valley

James and Kathleen Collins & Vantage Bank Texas Future Texas Business Legend Award

javi becerril


University of Texas – San Antonio

The Harvey Najim Future Texas Business Legend Award

anna almaraz


2023 AWARD FINALISTS

We would like to thank those listed below for participating in the 2023 Texas Business Hall of Fame Award interview process and congratulate them on being one of our finalists. You have accomplished so much and aspire to accomplish so much, and we applaud you for all that you have achieved.  We wish you every success and that your story continues to unfold in a way that not only brings you professional fulfillment but that also helps pave a better future for the state of Texas. Thank you for the time and effort you gave our organization in the application and interview process.  We were and remain truly honored by your participation.


Baylor University

Zach Carrell
Nick Madincea

Pegah Janpak

Taylor Rosenthal


Dallas Baptist University

Gavin Duke
Rebecca Halbert

Zak Kos
Alec McKisic

Ritesh Rana


Lamar University

Emmanuel Grandeza

Cody Tran

Andrew Zinck


Rice University

Taylor Anne Adams
Blake Bunger

Jenny Huang

Chinenye Ozougwu


Sam Houston State University

Morgan Haddock

Addison Houston

Kaeman Perkins


Southern Methodist University

John Bowers
Charlie Flores
Idowu Itiola

April Kooiman
Jude Lugo

Mason Morland
Seun Suberu


St. Mary’s University

Pete Pedrozo

Emmett Pena

Amanda Uribe


Texas A&M University

Mike Ashley
Katie Calderon

Cory Griswold
Carter Heath

Jesse Kluckman
Farid Seami


Texas Christian University

Brent Bousquet
Payton Cranford

Jonah Doddridge

Courtney Jordan


Texas State University

Mason Espedal

Ronnie Ray Garcia Jr.

Cruz Untz


Texas Tech University

Roque Alaniz
Taylor Brewster

Ryan Hartman
Krishan Sachdev

Panashe Siachitema
Carissa White


Trinity University

Vikas Amara
AJ Clark

Payton Ferguson

Gabe Ogden


University of Dallas

Paiten Baesa
Christian De Leon

Robert Murimi

Drew Wooten


University of Houston

Erik Cisneros

Diego De Leon

Tiffany Eunmuo


University of the Incarnate Word

Valeria Ramos Cruel

Elizabeth Gonzales

Marcos Rodriguez


University of North Texas

Abby Cawthon

Asmara Hagos

Robi Lane


University of Texas

James Clarke

Shane Faucheux

Kevin Long


University of Texas – Arlington

Omar Abdulla

Justin Childers

Layth Ibrahim


University of Texas – Dallas

Paul Azizpour
Isreal Flores-Arbolay
Ashley Green

Lani Kim
Tamara Marshall
Amir Muriby

Kyle Poerschke
Tim Reazor
Addison Steelman


University of Texas – Rio Grande Valley

Javi Becerril

Mauricio Pina

David Salinas


University of Texas – San Antonio

Anna Almaraz
Jaz Burgess

Jesse Guillen
Arnob Haque

Jorge Murillo


VETERAN Award finalists

Dale Betz
Craig Cummings
Nathan Donham

Justin Harlin
Margo Jordan
Jeremy Lowell

Michael Pleasant
Chris Robinson
Luke Simianer

Kris Vandenberg


EXCELLENCE IN EMPATHY & INNOVATION FINALISTS

David Aspinall

Molly Oshinski

Lamarque Polvado

Ryan Saavedra