DBU REPORT 4 More than 1,200 people attended the DBU Leadership Gala Dinner, which was held at the Hilton Anatole Hotel in Dallas. 35th ANNUAL DBU LEADERSHIP GALA an Evening of Celebrating Leadership On November 21, DBU hosted the DBU Leadership Gala, a dinner designed to honor outstanding business and civic leaders in North Texas by presenting the Russell H. Perry Free Enterprise Award and the Tom Landry Leadership Award. This year, both awards were presented to Dr. David B. Walls, President and CEO of Austin Industries. Prior to the program, Patriots past and present gathered with friends of DBU to mingle in the beautiful Hilton Anatole Hotel foyer. At seven o’clock, attendees made their way to the ballroom, and DBU students Jacob Strong and Cora Hudgins opened the evening by extending a word of welcome. Following the introduction, a greeting was given by the Chair of the Dinner Pete Delkus, WFAA-TX Chief Meteorologist and DBU Trustee. The evening’s Pledge of Allegiance was led by former Russell H. Perry Free Enterprise Award Recipient Ken Cooper, followed by the singing of the National Anthem led by the DBU Grand Chorus and then a prayer of invocation by Scott Turner, current Chair of the DBU Board of Trustees. Later, DBU students Jeselyn Foster and Cole Dodson introduced the musical performance by the DBU Grand Chorus under the direction of Dr. Bob Brooks, DBU Professor of Music and Director of Ensemble Arts. Following the choir’s performance, attendees heard a word from DBU President Dr. Adam C. Wright as well as the introduction of this year’s honoree by Honorary Dinner Chair Tom Leppert, a former recipient of the Russell H. Perry Free Enterprise Award. Dr. David B. Walls serves as the President and CEO of Austin Industries, the parent company to Austin
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