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Texas A&M San Antonio Foundation announces Dream Maker recipient and scholarship fundraiser

WHAT: The Texas A&M San Antonio Foundation is proud to announce its fifth annual Dream Maker Scholarship Luncheon on October 7, its major event to raise scholarship support for students of Texas A&M University-San Antonio. The Foundation will honor legendary coach and former Texas A&M University System Regent Gene Stallings with the Dream Maker Award.

A member of the Texas A&M System Board of Regents from 2005-2011 and a distinguished alumnus of Texas A&M University, Stallings is best known for his legendary talent for coaching football. He led the University of Alabama team to a 13-0 season with a Sugar Bowl win over Miami to be named the consensus national champion in 1992. He served as head coach of his alma mater from 1965-1971. He helped the Dallas Cowboys win Super Bowl XII and has been inducted into numerous halls of fame, including the College Football Hall of Fame in 2010. Stallings is also a published author and received an honorary doctorate degree from Harding University.

The Dream Maker Award, established in 2009, honors community members for their significant contributions to education and in making the dream of a higher degree possible for thousands. Past honorees include former Texas Secretary of State John and Ida “Weisie” Steen and Peggy and Dan Allen Hughes, Jr. in 2013; Peter Holt in 2012; Dr. Carl F. Raba in 2011; and Lowry Mays in 2010.

WHO: Bartell Zachry, Jr., chairman of Zachry Group, Inc., is serving as honorary chair of the Dream Maker Scholarship Luncheon. Dr. Maria Hernandez Ferrier, president of Texas A&M University-San Antonio, and Mark Outlaw, chairman of the Texas A&M San Antonio Foundation, will host various city and county dignitaries and other guests.

WHEN: Tuesday, October 7. Registration at 11:30 a.m. Program and Award Ceremony at 12 p.m.

WHERE: Pearl Stables, 303 Pearl Pkwy, San Antonio, TX 78215

For more information on tickets and sponsorship opportunities, visit www.tamsaf.org