Scholar Award Announcement
Veteran Award Announcement
The Texas Business Hall of Fame congratulates all of our 2021 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.
Rice University
T.T. & W.F. Chao “chairman’s” award
SophiA Fitz Randolph
University of Texas at San Antonio
AT&T Future Legend First in Family
Award (in honor of Richard Fisher)
Devanshi Yogeshkumar Patel
Texas A&M University
The Brett Wiggs Innovative Leadership Award
Tokunbo Falohun
University of Texas
The Mitchell Family Innovative Leader
Honorary Award
Jaideep Patil
Baylor University
Future Texas Business Legend Award
Keisha Riser
Dallas Baptist University
The Mitchell Family Foundation Award
Grace Elizabeth Elliott
Dallas Baptist University
The Mitchell Family Foundation Award
Forest Shoults
Houston Baptist University
The Stewart Morris Award
Chelsea Lester
Lamar University
The Ben J. Rogers Award
Dion Tran
Rice University
T.T. & W.F. Chao Award
Garrett Robert Neville
Sam Houston State University
The SWBC Foundation Award
Shannon Martin
Southern Methodist University
The Lucy Billingsley Future Texas
Business Legend Award
IREWOLE AKANDE
Southern Methodist University
The Robert H. Dedman Award
RUAN Justus MEINTJES
St. Mary’s University
The Carlos & MalÚ Alvarez Award
Daniela Maria Duran Garcia Prieto
St. Mary’s University
The William E. “Bill” Greehey Award
Tarah Williams
Texas A&M University
The McFerrin Center for Entrepreneurship
Future Texas Business Legend Award
William Chase Kammerer
Texas Christian University
Future Texas Business Legend Award
Austin Davis
Texas Southern University
Future Texas Business Legend Award
kordel johnson
Texas State University
Future Texas Business Legend Award
Joshua Travieso
Texas Tech University
The Pefanis Family Award
Darce Ross
Trinity University
The Doug & Martha Hawthorne Family
Fund Award
Matthew Spencer Hood
University of Dallas
The Mitchell Family Foundation Award
Zara Atiq
University of Dallas
The Mitchell Family Foundation Award
Dustin Mathis
University of Dallas
The Mitchell Family Foundation Award
John Paul Thomas
University of Houston
T.T. & W.F. Chao Award
Anil Gurung
University of the Incarnate Word
The H-E-B Award
Luis Aaron Jimenez Guillen
University of North Texas
Future Texas Business Legend Award
Juanika K. McClendon
University of Texas
The Mike A. Myers Award
B. Patrice Bartlett
University of Texas – Dallas
The Mitchell Family Foundation Award
Mercedes Johnson
University of Texas – Dallas
The Mitchell Family Foundation Award
Rohit Shenoy
University of Texas – Rio GrandE Valley
James and Kathleen Collins & Vantage Bank Texas Future Texas Business Legend Award
Alejandra Jimenez
University of Texas – San Antonio
The Harvey Najim Future Texas Business Legend Award
David Robinson, Jr.
Veteran
University of Texas
The Douglas L. Foshee Future Texas Legend Veteran Award
Justin Bradshaw
Veteran
Rice University
Nau Future Texas Legend Marine Corps
Veteran Award
Steve Jimenez
Veteran
Bunker Labs
The Greg Armstrong Future Texas Legend Veteran Award
Robert E Strong, Jr.
Veteran
University of Texas
Future Texas Legend Veteran Award
Travis P. Washington
2021 AWARD FINALISTS
We would like to thank those listed below for participating in the 2021 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
John Hamilton, MD
Stephanie Janousek
Keisha Riser
Dallas Baptist University
Nate Antionch
Hannah Cooper
Grace Elliott
Jessicca Fragoso
Zac Funderburk
Luisa Gonzalez
Anushka Kumar
Andres Lesmes
Forest Shoults
Houston Baptist University
Marsha Leitzke
Chelsea Lester
Eliot Levin
Lamar University
Juan Carrillo
Sydni Doiron
Farouk El-Houbi
Dion Tran
Rice University
Jasmine Johnson
Garrett Neville
Sophia Fitz Randolph
Sam Houston State University
Jonathan Kinsey
John Koester
Rochelle Korpi
Southern Methodist University
Irewole Akande
Elias Ellefsen
Valencia Harris
Ruan Meintjes
Ryan Parker
Abbey Smith
St. Mary’s University
Nadia Carrasco-Vasquez
Daniela Duran
Danielle Hass
Linda Morissette
Nicholas Ramos
Tarah Williams
Texas A&M University
Michael Cunningham
Paige Harris
William ‘Chase’ Kammerer
Texas Christian University
Austin Davis
Heath Jordan
Cynthia Lemus
Texas Southern University
Myunique Johnson
Kordel Johnson
Carissa Reese
Texas State University
Soofia Aleem
Carolina Aricano Arocha
Joshua Travieso
Texas Tech University
Alehandra Jimenez-Schivley
Darce Ross
Austin Turner
Trinity University
William Bentley
Spencer Hood
Jack Janezic
University of Dallas
Zara Atiq
Shamsuddin Bharwani
Jessie Cleveland
Lauran Fuller
Jack Gallant
Kevin Henry
Nicolas Hovde
Dustin Mathis
John Paul Thomas
University of Houston
Janam Bhatt
Anil Gurung
Brandon Kabre
University of the Incarnate Word
Luis Aaron Jimenez Guillen
Olga Rodriguez
Imani Stewart
University of North Texas
Charles Goodrich
Juanika McClendon
Joshua Osuch
University of Texas
Charles Baronette
Patrice Bartlett
Christopher Carl Sundberg
University of Texas – Arlington
Gohar Azeem
Vijetha Badiadka
Bradley Hannum
University of Texas – Dallas
Ryan Harrison
Mercedes Johnson
McClellan Johnston
Stanford Mahlatini
Christopher Oliver
Rohit Shenoy
University of Texas – Rio Grande Valley
Natalia De La Garza
Alejandra Jimenez
Haydn Michael Jones
University of Texas – San Antonio
Cecilia Flores
Devanshi Patel
David Robinson, Jr.
VETERAN Award finalists
David Kyle Phipps
Baylor University
Joshua Knowlton
Lamar University
Steven Jimenez
Rice University
Weston Kuenstler
Texas Christian University
Chris Matos
Texas Christian University
Justin Bradshaw
University of Texas
Travis Washington
University of Texas
Kolby Vaverka
Southern Methodist University
Jorge Arocha
Sam Houston State University
Aaron Buchanan
Texas A&M University
Juston Braden
University of Houston
Robert Strong, Jr.
Bunker Labs