2004 Awards

Awards from the Native American Law Section

2004 Awards

Awards from the Native American Law Section

Carole Keeton Strayhorn, Tom Diamond Award

Carole Keeton Strayhorn was the first woman in history elected Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts. She was re-elected Comptroller in 2002 with the highest vote total of any winning statewide elected official in Texas and more votes than any woman candidate nationwide of either party. She is a common sense conservative, education watchdog, and “One Tough Grandma — watching out for Texas.”

Strayhorn began her career as a public school teacher. Her lifelong record of achievement and public service is rooted in her passion for education.

Often called a trailblazer, Strayhorn has a resume full of “firsts” — first woman president of the Austin School Board, and first woman president of the Austin Community College Board of Trustees; first woman mayor of Austin, and the only mayor elected for three successive terms; first woman in history elected Texas Railroad Commissioner — and was re-elected in 1996 with the highest vote total in a statewide contested race.

Carole Keeton Strayhorn
Tom Diamond Award

Carole Keeton Strayhorn was the first woman in history elected Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts. She was re-elected Comptroller in 2002 with the highest vote total of any winning statewide elected official in Texas and more votes than any woman candidate nationwide of either party. She is a common sense conservative, education watchdog, and “One Tough Grandma — watching out for Texas.”

Strayhorn began her career as a public school teacher. Her lifelong record of achievement and public service is rooted in her passion for education.

Often called a trailblazer, Strayhorn has a resume full of “firsts” — first woman president of the Austin School Board, and first woman president of the Austin Community College Board of Trustees; first woman mayor of Austin, and the only mayor elected for three successive terms; first woman in history elected Texas Railroad Commissioner — and was re-elected in 1996 with the highest vote total in a statewide contested race.

 

Wade Wilson, Lifetime Achievement Award

Wade Wilson
Lifetime Achievement Award

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