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BBYF to Honor Bob Schieffer Nov. 14 |
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 The Bobby Bragan Youth Foundation will honor longtime CBS News anchor Bob Schieffer at the 2012 Lifetime Achievement Award Gala in November. The 21st anniversary gala will be held Wednesday, November 14th at Ridglea Country Club in Fort Worth.
“The Bobby Bragan Youth Foundation feels very privileged to have the opportunity to honor someone of Mr. Schieffer’s stature at our annual gala,” said 2012 Gala chairman Chris Lewis. “The selection of Mr. Schieffer as this year’s honoree has particular significance for the foundation, given his friendship with Bobby Bragan and his position as a favorite son of Fort Worth, an honor which Bobby and Bob shared.”
Schieffer grew up in Fort Worth and graduated from North Side High School and Texas Christian University (TCU). In 2005 TCU created the Schieffer School of Journalism in his honor. After graduating from TCU, he served in the U.S. Air Force as a captain and information officer. After his military service Schieffer joined the Fort Worth Star-Telegram as a reporter and later worked at WBAP-TV (Ch. 5), before joining CBS in the late ’60s. In 1965, during his term with the Star-Telegram, Schieffer was the first reporter from a Texas newspaper to report from Vietnam.
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2012 BBYF Scholarship Celebration |
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 This year's Bobby Bragan Youth Foundation scholarship winners and finalists were honored Sunday, April 15th on the campus of the University of Texas at Arlington. This year saw a record 225 finalists who participated for the chance to receive a $2,500 scholarship--a 19% increase in participation over last year. Ultimately, 37 winners were chosen from the finalist pool.
Ivan Tolbert, a graduate of Fort Worth's O.D. Wyatt High School and Louisiana State University provided entertainment prior to the Celebration. Ms. Maria Sanchez, Assistant Superintendent, Secondary School Leadership for the Fort Worth ISD was special guest speaker.
This year's scholarship winners and finalists received a preview of what their high school experience will be like as they listened to a roundtable discussion with four Kennedale High School students, all of whom were past winners of a BBYF scholarship. Click "read more" to view more photos.
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BBYF Honors Bob Simpson at Gala |
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 Fort Worth businessman and philanthropist Bob Simpson was the honoree at the BBYF's Lifetime Achievement Award Gala Nov. 10 at Ridglea Country Club in Fort Worth.
After accepting the Lifetime Achievement Award, Simpson sat down with Rangers' President Nolan Ryan and emcee Chuck Morgan for an interview.
Throughout the years the Bobby Bragan Youth Foundation has honored some of the biggest names in sports and philanthropy, including baseball greats Hank Aaron, Joe DiMaggio, and Willie Mays; golf legend Byron Nelson; and Dallas Cowboys legends Tom Landry and Roger Staubach. BBYF has recently narrowed its focus to honoring area philanthropists, beginning with the selection of T. Boone Pickens as honoree of the 2010 Lifetime Achievement Award Gala.
Gala Coverage
FWST: Rangers owner Simpson mixes humor, advice at Bragan Gala
FWST: Rangers owner Bob Simpson has reason to be thrilled
Fort Worth Business Press: Simpson to receive lifetime achievement award
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BBYF Announces 2012 Scholarship Winners |
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 March 2, 2012 – The Bobby Bragan Youth Foundation has released the names of this year’s winners of a $2,500 college scholarship. These 37 students, who will receive their scholarship upon completion of high school and enrollment in college, were chosen from a record number of 225 finalists. The foundation was able to award an additional three scholarships this year given the success of its annual Bobby’s Designated Hitters campaign.
The Bobby Bragan Youth Foundation is unique in that it chooses to award scholarships to deserving students while they are in the 8th grade, just prior to their entrance into high school, at a critical juncture in their academic career. By focusing attention on the availability of aid for merit at the middle school level the foundation hopes to inspire students to plan for higher education, dedicate themselves to work hard to reach that goal, and push them to seek out additional aid at an earlier stage in their lives.
“We were very impressed with the caliber of this year’s applicants,” said Tracy Taylor, chairman of the BBYF scholarship committee. “The record number of applications and their quality is a wonderful tribute to Bobby Bragan and his vision for encouraging students to pursue higher education.”
Click "Read more" to see a list of the students who have been named 2012 scholarship winners
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BBYF Board Member Co-Authors Robinson Memoir |
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 Congratulations to Bobby Bragan Youth Foundation board member Paul Rogers on the publication of Eddie Robinson's memoirs, written by Paul in collaboration with Mr. Robinson.
Mr. Robinson was a four-time All-Star and played in two World Series. He later went on to work as general manager for the Texas Rangers and Atlanta Braves.
A book signing was held at SMU on Feb. 10 with Eddie, Paul, former American League President Dr. Bobby Brown, and Rangers' TV broadcaster Tom Grieve
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