{"id":294088,"date":"2014-03-08T08:56:03","date_gmt":"2014-03-08T14:56:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ktbb.com\/post\/?p=294088"},"modified":"2014-03-11T02:30:53","modified_gmt":"2014-03-11T07:30:53","slug":"several-honored-at-texas-legacy-scholarship-fundraiser","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/?p=294088","title":{"rendered":"Several Honored at Texas College Legacy Scholarship Fundraiser"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ktbb.com\/post\/?attachment_id=294089\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-294089\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ktbb.com\/post\/wp-content\/media\/2014\/03\/thumb_texascollege-seal.jpg\" alt=\"thumb_texascollege-seal\" width=\"136\" height=\"120\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-294089\" \/><\/a>TYLER &#8212; Honorees from near and far, including a legendary football coach, were recognized Friday night at Texas College&#8217;s annual Legacy Scholarship Fundraiser at Harvey Convention Center.  According to the event&#8217;s program booklet, the college stages the yearly gala &#8220;in recognition of great support,&#8221; celebrating &#8220;individuals and organizations who have given unselfishly of themselves for a better Texas College and a better city of Tyler.&#8221; The fundraiser continued its tradition of adding a touch of Hollywood to the proceedings, welcoming back actor Marc Gomes as honorary host.  Gomes also appeared last year, and previous Legacy events have featured movie star Danny Glover.   <!--more--> <\/p>\n<p>This year&#8217;s honorees:<\/p>\n<p>Rev. Ralph E. Caraway, Sr. &#8211; senior pastor of St. Louis Baptist Church, developer of various service ministries, former city councilman, member of several boards and committees<\/p>\n<p>Rev. Orenthia Mason &#8211; pastor of Cole Hill CME Church, coordinator of alumni affairs and external relations at Texas College, president of the Tyler ISD Board of Trustees, longtime educator and community servant<\/p>\n<p>Mark McDaniel &#8211; Tyler city manager, elected Mountain-Plains Region vice president for the International City-County Management Association, named the state&#8217;s 2010 City Administrator of the Year, past president of the Texas City Management Association; educator, community volunteer<\/p>\n<p>Barry Switzer &#8211; philanthropist and championship football coach (University of Oklahoma and Dallas Cowboys); coached current TC head football coach George Cumby at OU<\/p>\n<p>Jerry Woolverton &#8211; president of Texas Bank and Trust in Tyler, educator, TC board member, community volunteer, winner of several local awards<\/p>\n<p>All honorees appeared at the gala and offered comments.  The five TC students named as 2014-2015 scholarship recipients were Dejesus Adufuye, Houston Creighton, Lechelle Jackson, Bruno Cuhna, and Terence Washington.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TYLER &#8212; Honorees from near and far, including a legendary football coach, were recognized Friday night at Texas College&#8217;s annual Legacy Scholarship Fundraiser at Harvey Convention Center. 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