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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1978 Awards presented Thursday to senior citizensday, May 14, 1476 Awards D.A. Anderson, Inger Garrison, J.C. "Jack" Miller and Mrs. Roy Nichols received Out- standing Older Texans Awards Thursday during a reception sponsored by the Retired Senior Citizens Volunteer Program (RSVP) in First Presbyterian Church. Anderson, former mayor of College Station, was recognized for his service to the community, both as an elected official 'and Mrs. Roy Nichols volunteer. Currently, Anderson is a volunteer in the RSVP program, president of the College Station Chapter of the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP), vice president of the Brazos Valley Arts Council and a member of several other community organizations. Anderson is the author of a forestry textbook and forestry curriculum guide. He recently completed a book "Trees and Wood - plants of the Bible." Anderson was nominated by the College Station Chapter of the AARP. ted Thursday to senior citizen . . Inger Garrison presen D.A. Anderson Inger Garrison, nominated by the League of Women Voters of Brazos County, is a consultant in cultural affairs for the Arizona Commission on Arts and Humanities and Indian art co- coordinator for the western United States. She will represent the United States at the World Craft Council in Kyoto, Japan, in Sep- tember. Garrison is chairman of the art committee of the Fine Arts group and Clay People. She is also a member of the advisory committee for the Brazos County multi -use facility` and the Urban Art steering committee for the city of College Station. She publishes a regional newsletter -for the American Craft Council and serves on the board of the Contemporary Art Institute for the Museum of Northern Arizona in Flagstaff. She wrote the "Living History" for the National Park Service which involves art and cultural demonstrations by indigenous people in the areas of the Smokey Mountains, the Grand I Canyon and the Pecos Mountains. Jack Miller was recognized by the RSVP Council for his con- ' tributions to agriculture in Brazos County. He is a member of the Brazos County Beef Ad- visory Committee, Brazos County Soil Conservation District, Brazos County Chapter of the American Red Cross and the Rotary Club. In addition to volunteer activities, he and his wife raise beef cattle on Millerhill Farm, five miles north of Bryan. Miller is active in the United Way Fund drives, He has collected funds from familes in the Tabor community and served on the borad of directors of the Bryan- Brazos County United Way. He was also a member of the board of directors of the Brazos County Chanter of the American Red Cross from 1971 to 1977. He provided leadership in establishment of the Blood Drive and in landscaping the grounds of the chapter house. - In 1976, Miller was presented the Alumni Citation of Merit by the University-of Missouri for outstanding achievement and meritorious service in agriculture and to his community. Since 1972, Miller has served as consultant to the TAMU Department of Animal Science in the preparation of educational material on beef production in the tropics. Dr. and Mrs. Miller host international students attending Texas A &M University in their home and assist entering fresh- man students at TAMU through 'an annual scholarship. Miller was nominated for the honor by Aline and Roy Snyder. Mrs. Nichols, nominated by the Brazos Valley Home Economic Association, was recognized for her service to the community as a volunteer and a professional staff member with the Texas Extension Service. Nichols was a home agent in South Texas until her retirement in 1970. In Bryan - College Station, she is a member of the Home Economics Association, American Violet Association, Extension Service Club and National Association of Retired Federal Employees and HARP. Over 350 Senior Citizens have participated in 12 trips for members of the AARP in Bryan - College Station. She . planned a variety of tours ranging in length from one day to four days. Destinations in- cluded a trip to the Panhandle to see the Texas Pageant, a trip through the southern states including tours of Bellingrath Gardens and Hodges Gardens, trips to Houston to see Lawrence Welk and Holiday on Ice, tours of Austin and a trip on the Delta Queen. She is also an active member of First United Methodist Church. Also recognized during the reception were the Sherwood Volunteers. E.P. Sulik, administrator of Sherwood Health Care Facility, received a cer- tificate in recognition of Sherwood's service as an RSVP Volunteer Work Station for five years. The American Red Cross presented a certificate to Shirley Plapp, director of the RSVP program, in recognition of the services of RSVP volunteers. Sherwood Volunteers recognized Thursday in- cluded Matilda .Jones, Myrtle Maxey, Betty Jackson, Emma Blue, Betty Johnson and Faye Roney. Also recognized were the Rev. Tom Morris, Julia Rouse, Lucio Gonzales, Emma Krenek, Bernice Koxlowski, Mary Ann Barth, Carrie Truitt, Matilde Navarro, Elesio Alvarez, Ortilla Davilla, Daria Badillo, Maria Lara, Ida Tracey, Alfredo Garza and Cliff Lopez. Also honored were Elnora Neal, Louise Lopez, Bertha Mathis, Topaz Hughes, Belle Crowder, J.M. Goodman, Dorothy Goodman, Lupe Rodriguez, Tennie Mc- Donald, Lucille Weaks, Bartola Ramirez, Lula Mae Perrone and Nicolasa Vivero. Others were Ruth Rector, Hallie Loughridge, Deola Spencer, Augustina Munoz, Ruth Collins; Bertha Samuels, - Sadie Murray, Annie Wesley, Clara Figures, Monnie Thompson, Edward Neal, Ida Hightower, Symantha Cooper, Minerva Booker and Ruby Devrow.