The Past President's Dinner is held annually in December to honor the Club's immediate Past President, as well as all of the former Club presidents, for their hard work and dedication to the Fort Worth/Tarrant County A&M Club. It is also at this event that the proposed Board of Directors for the following year is formally approved.
2009 Past Presidents Event
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Featuring Guest Speaker:
Porter S. Garner III ‘79
President and CEO
The Association of Former Students
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Honoring:
Preston M. Geren, Jr. ‘45
Lifetime Achievement Award Winner
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Thursday, December 10, 2009
6:00 p.m. – Social hour
7:00 p.m. – Dinner
7:30 p.m. – Program
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Ridglea Country Club
3700 Bernie Anderson Avenue
Fort Worth, Texas 76116
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$35.00 per person
Complimentary wine and beer will be available during the social hour.
Please respondby Thursday, December 3rd to
David Palmer ’92 at dpalmer@mph-law.com or (817) 255-9102.
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2009 Guest Speaker
Mr. Garner is the president and CEO of the Association of Former Students. He graduated from Texas A&M University in 1979 with a B.B.A. in Marketing. He began his career with Hughes Tool Company before joining The Association’s staff as Field Director in 1981. In January 2000, Porter became only the sixth professional Executive Director of The Association in its 130-year history. Today, he is leading initiatives to enhance Association services and broaden the organization’s reach and relevance to the worldwide Aggie Network. As President and CEO, Porter serves as a non-voting member of The Association’s Board of Directors and Executive Committee, working closely with the Board to ensure that donated funds are used in the most efficient and effective ways to benefit Texas A&M and the Aggie Network.