FOUNDERS AWARD
Our 2024 - 2025 Founders Award was presented to
Mr. Garry Weber at our Annual Meeting in May.
Congratulations!
Congratulations!
Established in 1996 by the Women's Council, the Founders Award annually recognizes individuals whose dedication and volunteer contributions have made a monumental impact on the growth and prominence of the Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden.
Founders Award Honorees
1995-1996 Mrs. Nell Denman* and Mr. Jim Coker*
1996-1998 None due to Garden Gala
1998-1999 Mrs. Mary Nell Rogers* and Mr. Ralph Pinkus*
1999-2000 Mrs. Mary Silverthorne* and Mr. Robert K. Hoffman*
2000-2001 Mr.* and Mrs. Jim Lake ( Barbara) and
Mrs. Amelia ((Mimi) Lay Hodges*
2001-2002 Mr.* and Mrs.* Trammell Crow (Margaret) and
Mr. Pat Spillman
2002-2003 Mr. Naud Burnett II
2003-2004 Mr. John Watson*
2004-2005 Mr. Robert L. Thornton III
2005-2006 Mrs. Orien L. Woolf*
2006-2007 Mrs. Willis R. Cowlishaw (Patricia)
2007-2008 Mr.* and Mrs. Claude R. Wilson, Jr. (Emilynn)
2008-2009 Mrs. Richard Cree (Mary Ann)
2009-2010 Mrs. Howard M. Meyers (Rory)*
2010-2011 Mr.* and Mrs. Willard Baker (Martha)
2011-2012 Mr. Stephen A. Coke
2012-2013 Mrs. Lawrence Marcus (Shelby)
2013-2014 Mr. and Mrs. Tom McCasland (Phyllis)
2014-2015 Ms. Caroline Rose Hunt*
2015-2016 Ms. Kathleen Cunningham
2016-2017 Mrs. Richard L. Brown (Carole Ann) and
Mrs. Dale Cunningham (Claire) *
2017-2018 Mr. Dave Forehand
2018-2019 Mrs. Michael L. McCullough (Jo Anne)
2019-2020 Mrs. Robert J. Bigham, Jr. (Barbara)
2020-2021 Ms. Mary Brinegar
2021-2022 Mrs. Maurice Ballew (Sharon)
2022-2023 Mrs. Allan Meltzer (Dorothea)
1996-1998 None due to Garden Gala
1998-1999 Mrs. Mary Nell Rogers* and Mr. Ralph Pinkus*
1999-2000 Mrs. Mary Silverthorne* and Mr. Robert K. Hoffman*
2000-2001 Mr.* and Mrs. Jim Lake ( Barbara) and
Mrs. Amelia ((Mimi) Lay Hodges*
2001-2002 Mr.* and Mrs.* Trammell Crow (Margaret) and
Mr. Pat Spillman
2002-2003 Mr. Naud Burnett II
2003-2004 Mr. John Watson*
2004-2005 Mr. Robert L. Thornton III
2005-2006 Mrs. Orien L. Woolf*
2006-2007 Mrs. Willis R. Cowlishaw (Patricia)
2007-2008 Mr.* and Mrs. Claude R. Wilson, Jr. (Emilynn)
2008-2009 Mrs. Richard Cree (Mary Ann)
2009-2010 Mrs. Howard M. Meyers (Rory)*
2010-2011 Mr.* and Mrs. Willard Baker (Martha)
2011-2012 Mr. Stephen A. Coke
2012-2013 Mrs. Lawrence Marcus (Shelby)
2013-2014 Mr. and Mrs. Tom McCasland (Phyllis)
2014-2015 Ms. Caroline Rose Hunt*
2015-2016 Ms. Kathleen Cunningham
2016-2017 Mrs. Richard L. Brown (Carole Ann) and
Mrs. Dale Cunningham (Claire) *
2017-2018 Mr. Dave Forehand
2018-2019 Mrs. Michael L. McCullough (Jo Anne)
2019-2020 Mrs. Robert J. Bigham, Jr. (Barbara)
2020-2021 Ms. Mary Brinegar
2021-2022 Mrs. Maurice Ballew (Sharon)
2022-2023 Mrs. Allan Meltzer (Dorothea)
2023-2024 Mr. Warren Johnson
2024-2025 Mr. Garry Weber
*Deceased
*Deceased