August 25, 2009

Greetings!

Help recognize the movers & shakers of Brazoria County at the Brazoria County Business Hall of Fame.  Past recipients will also be recognized at this unsurpassed networking and recognition event.  Thursday, September 24th at 6:30 pm at the Lake Jackson Civic Center the following will be inducted: Freddie Brown of Freddie Brown's Auto Sales in Clute, John Greenberg of Brazoria Telephone in Brazoria, Joe Saladino of Joe's BBQ in Alvin & honor the life commitment of Ruth Weems Stanger Lauzon to the people of Brazoria County.  Scholarships will also be given to a student from each of the county High Schools as well as the honoring of companies for their volunteer service. Your business, too, can be a part of the celebration and join these great sponsors in the center of the evening's festivities. Sign-up at www.ja-brazoriacounty.org or 979-549-0800.  For program inclusion please sign-up by September 5th.

Event Benefactor

Reception Sponsor

Table Sponsors

(At time of printing)

BASF

Brazoria Telephone Company

Chevron Phillips

Commissioner Mary Ruth Rhodenbaugh

Representative Dennis Bonnen

Hometown Bank of Alvin

Nalco Company

Port Freeport

Ron Carter Automotive Dealerships

Shintech

TDEC, Inc.

Texas Gulf Bank, N.A.

Wells Fargo Advisors-Gary Foose

Other Donors

Bay Star Printing           Del Papa Distributing    Video WorX

All Sponsors will receive recognition in the Event Program, pre-advertising and throughout the evening. To be included in program, reservations are needed no later than September 5th.  Various sponsorship levels are available.  Sponsor tables are $1,000 and include seating for 8.

 The Brazoria County Business Hall of Fame

Thursday, September 24, 2009
6:00 pm - Special invite laureate reception

6:30 pm - Dinner & Program
* Individual Tickets are still available for $75 per person

Sincerely,

The Brazoria County Business Hall of Fame Committee

*Proceeds to fund financial literacy and workforce readiness programming for students at the eight school districts in Brazoria County.

August 10, 2009

Daeschner, Brown & Jagush elected to lead

local Junior Achievement chapter

Steve Carroll of Republic Waste steps down as chair of Junior Achievement of Brazoria County introducing newly elected officers of Junior Achievement (JA) at the Annual Meeting on July 15th.  Tim Daeschner of BASF was elected chairman, Jack Brown Retired County Official was elected Chair elect and Freddy Jagush of BASF was elected Secretary/Treasurer.  Officers took office July 15, 2009 for the 2009-2010 fiscal year.

Daeschner, already an active member of the local business and civic community, is a TES Design Manager at BASF.   Daeschner has been involved with JA since 2005   Daeschner is an active board member of Faith in Action, Pack 310 Cub Scouts, an after-school tutor and as a Junior Achievement classroom volunteer to several classes throughout the years.  Tim says, "Junior Achievement is an important program that prepares our Youth for theirs and our financial future.  We need community support for additional volunteers to reach more students."

Jack Brown, an active member of the county is a recently retired Judge for Brazoria County and will be on the ballot for District Clerk in the next general election.  Jack is an active member & volunteer of not only Junior Achievement but also Actions, Freeport Host Lions Club, Brazosport Medical Center and United Way of Brazoria County.

Jagush, an active member of the American Chemical Industry of Texas is the Procurement Hub Manager for BASF.  He has been active on the Junior Achievement board since 2007, serving as Secretary/Treasure this past year and teaching High School level Junior Achievement financial literacy classes for Brazosport ISD.   

"We are extremely pleased to have the experience, leadership and passion of these gentlemen on the board," Junior Achievement President Kim Effenberger says. "Their knowledge and skills will enable the organization to move forward and increase and enhance the impact Junior Achievement has on our youth."

Junior Achievement of Brazoria County has programs in every school district and most private schools in Brazoria County.  During the 2009-2010 school year, the nonprofit organization anticipates helping 6,000 plus students throughout Brazoria County.

Through a network of approximately 500 volunteers, Junior Achievement provides in-school and after-school programs in grades K-12 that focus on business, citizenship, economics, entrepreneurship, ethics, basic money management and career development.   For more information on Junior Achievement visit the website at www.ja-brazoriacounty.org or call 979-549-0800.

Date: June 2009

Nominees for the Brazoria County Business Hall of Fame Sought

The Brazoria County Business Hall of Fame committee is currently seeking nominations for individuals to be inducted into the Hall of Fame.  Nominated individuals should demonstrate a lifetime of business excellence, courageous thinking and actions, vision and innovation, Community mindedness and leadership that have led Brazoria County in a better and stronger direction.

The Brazoria County Business Hall of Fame honoring this year’s Laureates is scheduled for Thursday, September 17, 2009 at the Lake Jackson Civic Center.   The Brazoria County Business Hall of Famers include:  2000-Jack Garrett, H.H. McClure, Ravi Singhania, J.L. Wilson. 2001-Dr. A.P. Beutel, C V Coppinger, Clyde W. Neal, Roger Peterson. 2002- Raymond L. Burroughs, W V (Buster) Curry, James E. Collins, David L. Smith. 2003- Julia May, Donald Nigbor, John T. Suggs, Sands S. Weems, III. 2004 – Joe A. Denton, Robert E. Franklin, Mary Ruth Rodenbaugh, Doyle L. Swindell. 2005- Ollie Maricle, Ernie Rae, Pete Reixach, Sehon Warneke. 2006- H.H. Monical, Lynn L Monical, Millicent Valek, Dr. Rodney Allbright, Dr. Bob Schwebel. 2007 – John Fuchs, Jack Reid, Dr. Cornell DeWitt, and Donna Ruth Loggins.  2008 – Clyde Cone, Jody Droege, Billy McIntyre and Tom Rich.

 The nomination form can be downloaded from the JA website.  www.ja-brazoriacounty.org (click events, Hall of Fame, form at bottom) or email your request to jaofbrazoria@sbcglobal.net   Please call 979-549-0800 for additional information.

Date: June 23, 2009                                                

The “Who’s Who” of Local Industry

Supporting Junior Achievement

The 19^th annual Junior Achievement “Who’s Who” Golf Classic took place at the Wilderness Friday, June 19th with more than 300 braving the heat to support local youth.  Title sponsor for the event was Gulf States, Inc. Front nine sponsor – TDECU, Back Nine sponsor-Brazoria Valve & Fitting, luncheon sponsor-Texas Gulf Bank and hole in one sponsor Bobby Ford.  This year’s tournament co-chaired by Jim Heath of Gulf States, Inc. and Tom Rich of ConocoPhillips was the most successful tournament in JA history bringing in over $63,000.  A lot of this years success can be contributed to our “Magnificent Seven.”  Thanks goes out to Gary Crabtree, Gary Hockstra, Jim Hodges, Larry Labay, Tom Rich, Gerald Roberts and Matt Sebesta and the winning companies of Excel Maintenance, Gulf States, ICS, JV Industrial, LJA Engineering & Surveying, Perdue Brandon Fielder Collins & Mott‚ Ref-Chem and Wolfenson Electric.

Proceeds of the event will go a long way in providing organizational support for the thousands of area students participating in Junior Achievement programs annually.  The original goal of Junior Achievement is to help students to understand business, personal finances and appreciate free enterprise, while promoting entrepreneurship, economic self-determination and workplace skills to play an active role in our increasingly global economy. The programs are designed to “fit into” the existing school curricula and add to its learning experience. Young people will receive the skills they need to succeed in a business environment once they enter the workforce and personal financial skills necessary to become a self-supporting adult.

The “Who’s Who” golf classic winners are:

1st Place Low Gross Morning Team - HydroChem consisting of Don Millet, Bart Gliatta, Dave Myslenski and mark Barker.

1st Place Low Gross Afternoon Team from Meuller Manufacturing consisting of Ken Mueller, Rick Vallot, Kasey Freeze & Kive Kolo.

1st Place Low Net Morning Team - Miken Specialties which included: Ronnie Dunn, Kevin Heble, Charlie Lyster & Hennie Kriel.

1st Place Low Net Afternoon Team – DSM Nutritional including: Robert Surratt, Rodney McWhorter, Tracy Schroll & Mike Keen.

2nd Place Morning Team – RPM Services consisting of  Tommy French, Joe Davis Rusty French & Chris Heinemeyer

2nd Place Afternoon Team  - Wholesale Electric included: Jaci Reese, Sherman Carr, Jimmy Jacob & Randy Frankum.

3rd Place Team Morning Team – Excel Maintenance consisting of Richard Monical, Trevor Thompson, Jim Hodges & Greg Monical.

3rd Place Afternoon Team – Neuerburg Chiropractic consisting of Chris Neuerburg, John Montgomery, Ryan Birdsong, Matt Allen.

Glenn Wilson, playing for Sprint Waste Services, took home the Men’s Longest Drive plaque for the morning flight.   Danny Beck playing individually took home the Men’s Longest Drive plaque for the afternoon flight.

Ladies' Longest Drive winner for the morning flight was Pam Arnett playing with Taper Lok.  Ladies' Longest Drive winner for the afternoon flight was Jaci Reese playing on the Wholesale Electric team. 

Men's Closest-to-the-Pin morning winner was Jeff Bilyea playing with LJA Engineering & Surveying.  Men's Closest-to-the-Pin afternoon winner was Butch Murrell of Diversified Plant Services.

Thank you to Event Sponsor – Gulf States, Inc, TDECU, Brazoria Valve & Fitting, Texas Gulf Bank, Bobby Ford and all of our awesome sponsors and the local community leaders who came out to support Junior Achievement at this event.  A special thank you also goes out to our Golf Committee Co-chairs Jim Heath & Tom Rich and committee members Jack Brown, Gus Campos, Tim Daeschner, Deanna Fuchs, Freddy Jagush, Kevin Moriarty, Marinell Music, Rich Raun, and Lynne Robbins.  And of course the 50 plus volunteers for all the blood, sweat and tears on Junior Achievement’s behalf.