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2022 Annual Report

Legacy

2022 Hall of Fame Legends

John Arnold
Founder & Co-Chair, Arnold Ventures | Houston

Ric Campo
CEO & Chairman, Camden Property Trust | Houston

Whitney Wolfe Herd
Founder & CEO, Bumble Inc. | Dallas

Thomas O. Hicks
Chairman, Founder & Partner, Hicks Holdings LLC | Dallas

Jeffery D. Hildebrand
Executive Chairman & Founder, Hilcorp Energy Company | Houston

Paul W. Hobby
Founder & Managing Partner, Genesis Park | Houston

The 40th Anniversary Induction

On November 3, 2022, the Texas Business Hall of Fame hosted its 40th Anniversary Induction Dinner and Ceremony at the Hilton Americas in Houston, Texas. The ceremony, presented by Texas Capital Bank, featured our 2022 inductees: John Arnold, Ric Campo, Whitney Wolfe Herd, Thomas O. Hicks, Jeffery D. Hildebrand, and Paul W. Hobby.

The Induction Ceremony was a reminder that the entrepreneurial spirit is alive and stronger than ever in Texas. We heard the inspirational stories of our new inductees and the impact of their leadership. An important theme of the night was giving back to the community. Each of this year’s inductees were recognized not only for their success in business, but also their philanthropic and civic engagement. We hope guests left feeling inspired and energized. The proceeds raised from the dinner go towards TBHF’s Future Legends Scholar & Veteran Award Program, which provides funding and support to promising early-career entrepreneurs across the state.

You can watch the ceremony online here.

Ric Campo

“Everybody talks about the high points. They don’t talk about the challenges you had along the way and the problems you had to solve. But those challenges create value; they make us stronger and smarter.”

Whitney Wolfe Herd

“You do not have to fit in to stand out. You can be you and make it on your own terms.”

Jeffery D. Hildebrand

“Tonight is a celebration of Texas and what it offers businessmen and women who have an idea, the passion to pursue it, and are willing to put in the long hours to make it happen.”

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Texas Business Legends

Hall of Fame

2020 / 2021

Mark Cuban

John Paul DeJoria

John C. Goff

Morton H. Meyerson

Gerald Smith

Randall Stephenson

2019

Richard W. Fisher

George C. “Tim” Hixon 

Bill Miller Family

Kendra Scott

Robert F. Smith

Graham Weston

2018

Albert Chao

Dorothy Chao Jenkins

James Chao

T.T. Chao

Ernest (Ernie) Cockrell

Jim Crane

Jim McIngvale 

David Weekley

Richard (Dick) Weekley

Patricia Will

2017

Lucy Billingsley

David Bonderman

Forrest E. Hoglund

Stan Richards

Carl Sewell

Zale/Lipshy Families

2016

Warren E. Buffett

Charles E. Cheever, Jr.

Dian Graves Stai

Gordon V. Hartman

Gary C. Kelly

Charles T. Munger

Dennert O. Ware

2015

Greg Armstrong

Woody L. Hunt

Michael C. Linn

Harry Pefanis

Grady Rosier

Dan Wolterman

2014

Donald L. Evans

Gerald J. Ford

Douglas D. Hawthorne, FACHE

Trevor Rees-Jones

Harold C. Simmons

Kelcy Warren

2013

Charlie Amato

Tom Dobson

Gary Dudley

Paul Foster

Joseph M. “Jody“ Grant

H-E-B

Rex W. Tillerson

2012

Donald Adam

Frank A. Bennack, Jr.

Douglas L. Foshee

John L. Nau, III

Todd Wagner

2011

Barry G. Andrews

Colleen Barrett

Lee Roy Mitchell

Ross Perot, Jr.

Welcome Wilson, Sr.

2010

Carlos Alvarez

Robert Duncan

W.A. “Monty“ Moncrief

W.A. “Tex“ Moncrief, Jr.

Harvey E. Najim

2009

James T. Hackett

Philip Romano

Jerry L. Susser

Sam J. Susser

Sam L. Susser

Martha Fuller Turner

2008

Dick Evans

Mike A. Myers

Glen E. Roney

Kern Wildenthal, MD, PhD

2007

Tom Benson

Dr. James R. Leininger

Paul J. Sarvadi

Clayton W. Williams, Jr.

2006

Joe B. Foster

Dennis E. Nixon

Lee R. Raymond

Corbin J. Robertson, Jr.

Jeff Sandefer

2005

Walter E. Johnson

Jerry Jones

T. Boone Pickens

Vin Prothro

Tim Word

2004

Tilman J. Fertitta

Matt F. Gorges

Peter Holt

Rosemary E. Kowalski

Lowell H. Lebermann, Jr.

2003

Baylor College of Medicine

Allen J. Becker

Dan L. Duncan

Reese M. Rowling

Robert B. Rowling

2002

Robert J. Allison, Jr.

Louis A. Beecherl, Jr.

William E. “Bill” Greehey

Lee William “Bill” McNutt, Jr.

Robert D. Rogers

2001

Stanford J. Alexander

Rod Canion

Don D. Jordan

Charles L. “Chuck” Watson

2000

Henry C. Beck, Jr.

Al Casey

A.R. “Tony” Sanchez, Jr.

Roger Staubach

H.B. Zachry, Sr.

H.B. Zachry, Jr.

1999

President George H.W. Bush

Tom Friedkin

The Caroline Rose Hunt Family

L. Lowry Mays

Louis M. Pearce, Jr.

Eckhard Pfeiffer

1998

Mary Crowley

Michael Dell

Harold Hook

S. Roger Horchow

Red MCCombs

1997

J.S. Abercrombie

Lamar Hunt

Robert C. McNair, Sr.

Fayez Sarofim

Edward E. Whitacre, Jr.

1996

Ebby Halliday Acers

Anne Windfohr Marion

Harry K. Smith

William T. Solomon

Lionel Sosa

1995

Joe L. Albritton

Governor Dolph Briscoe

Joe M. Dealey

Robert W. Decherd

William Stamps Farish

W. Carloss Morris

Stewart Morris

James M. Moroney, Jr.

1994

Comer J. Cottrell

Charles G. Cullum

Robert B. Cullum

John P. Harbin

George P. Mitchell

John V. Roach

1993

Aron S. Gordon

The Kruse Family

Robert M. Luby

Robert R. Onstead

Ambassador Robert S. Strauss

Ben Taub

1992

The Baird Family

Roy M. Huffington

Ray L. Hunt

Drayton McLane, Jr.

W. Ray Wallace

1991

John F. Baugh

Gordon A. Cain

Governor William P. Clements, Jr.

Thomas C. Frost

Howard R. Hughes, Jr.

Ben J. Rogers

1990

Jack S. Blanton

Norman Brinker

Edwin L. Cox

Cecil H. Green

Frank W. McBee, Jr.

1989

Albert B. Alkek

Perry R. Bass

Hugh Roy Cullen

Ben F. Love

MCHenry Tichenor

1988

John S. Justin, Jr.

Herbert D. Kelleher

George Kozmetsky

Frank W. Mayborn

Henry S. Miller, Jr.

1987

Lloyd M. Bentsen, Sr.

Robert H. Dedman

Gerald D. Hines

General Robert F. McDermott

Robert A. Mosbacher, Sr.

1986

Mary Kay Ash

Amon Carter, Sr.

Ray Ellison

H.L. Hunt

Ross Perot

1985

Trammell Crow

Judge James Elkins, Sr.

Walter M. Mischer, Sr.

Eddy C. Scurlock

Gus S. Wortham

1984

Monroe Anderson

William Clayton

J.M. Haggar, Sr.

Oveta Culp Hobby

Stanley Marcus

Clint W. Murchison, Jr.

Sid Richardson

John Shary

Joe C. Thompson

Sam Young, Sr.

Joe Zeppa

1983

George R. Brown

Herman Brown

Jesse H. Jones

J. Erik Jonsson

Robert Kleberg, Jr.

L.F. McCollum

W.D. Noel

Charles Tandy

Arthur Temple

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