WINTER 2023-2024 5 Dr. Adam C. Wright, Bob Lilly, Roger Staubach, and Kaye Dawn and Holt Lunsford Scott Turner The DBU Grand Chorus, under the direction of Dr. Joshua Brown, DBU Director of Choral Studies and influence. Passionate about developing servant leaders, Jim and Sally helped establish Nation Hall, which houses the Gary Cook School of Leadership at DBU. Jim and Sally have also served on the DBU Board of Trustees, and Sally has previously served as president of the DBU Women’s Auxiliary Board. Bob Lilly, affectionately known by many as “Mr. Cowboy,” is a beloved Dallas Cowboys defensive lineman with a 14-year career on America’s team under the leadership of Coach Landry. In 1980, Lilly was the first Dallas Cowboy to be inducted into the Professional Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio. Sporting News also named Lilly as number 10 of the 100 greatest NFL players. “Our DBU Mission is to prepare Christ-centered servant leaders for a world in desperate need,” says Dr. Adam C. Wright, DBU President. “I look forward each year to have the opportunity to honor distinguished individuals who exhibit the kind of exemplary and faithful leadership we want to be true of our students and future graduates. Jim and Sally Nation and Bob Lilly are dear friends and supporters of DBU’s mission, and it was a privilege this year to recognize them for their outstanding public witness as Christian leaders.”
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