HomeMy WebLinkAboutBarbara Althaus President's Call to Service Lifetime Achievement Award COLLEGE STATION
Anne Boykin, Heritage Programs
coordinator, recently presented
Barbara Althaus with the President's
Call to Service Lifetime Achievement
Award, a national honor offered in
recognition of her 4,040 hours of vol-
unteer service completed last year.
The majority of Althaus' work
involved extensive research on the
history of El Camino Real de los
Tejas, more commonly called OSR.
The research is part of a longterm
project to raise awareness of Texas' Conference Center.
only national historic trail. Established in 2003, the award is
In addition to her research, Althaus available annually to individuals,
volunteers many hours promoting groups and families who have met or
Brazos County history through her exceeded requirements for volunteer
work on the Brazos County Historical service and have demonstrated exem-
Commission and volunteering for her- plary citizenship through volunteering.
itage programs. As one of thousands of certifying
The ceremony was held during an organizations in the program, the city
Exploring History Lunch Lecture pro- of College Station confers the award
gram hosted by the city of College to recognize the outstanding achieve -
Station at the College Station ments of its volunteers.