Russell H. Perry Award
Established in 1988, the Russell H. Perry Award recognizes individual citizens for leadership in increasing public awareness of the need for and benefits of adequate highway and transportation facilities in the State of Texas. Nominees can come from anywhere in the state, with the exception of employees of the Texas Department of Transportation, the Texas A&M Transportation Institute, the Center for Transportation Research at The University of Texas at Austin, the Texas Railroad Commission, or the Texas Department of Public Safety. Individuals who qualify for the Gibb Gilchrist, Dewitt C. Greer, or Luther DeBerry award should not be considered for nomination. The award is administered by TTI through TTI’s Business Office. The recipient receives a plaque recognizing his or her leadership.
Call for Nominations [PDF, DOC]
Past Recipients
- 1989
Robert C. Lanier
Houston - 1990
David W. Glass
Owner, David Glass Motors
Paris - 1991
Heywood C. Clemons
Clemons Tractor Company
Fort Worth - 1992
Senator John Traeger
Seguin - 1993
Ray Stoker, Jr.
Odessa - 1994
Dick Harris
Amarillo, TX - 1995
Senator David Cain
Dallas, TX - 1996
Dave H. Abernathy
Mayor, Pittsburg, TX - 1997
Landon Alford - 1998
Tom Vandergriff
Tarrant County Commissioners’ Court Judge - 1999
Judge Lee Jackson
Dallas County - 2000
Louis A. Bronaugh
Mayor, Lufkin, TX - 2001
Bill Summers
CEO/President
Rio Grande Valley International Partnership - 2002
Charles R. Perry
Chairman of the Board
Avion Flight Centre - 2003
Audrey Daniels Kariel
Former Mayor of Marshall - 2004
John P. Thompson
County Judge, Polk County - 2005
Thomas Kornegay, P.E. P.P.M
Executive Director
Port of Houston Authority - 2006
Robert L. Nichols
Texas State Senator Elect, District 3
Jacksonville, TX
- 2007
Thomas L. Johnson, Jr.
Executive Vice President of the Associated General Contractors of Texas - 2008
John R. Butler, Jr.
Chairman, J. R. Butler and Company
Houston, TX - 2009
Nelson William Wolff
Bexar County Judge
San Antonio, TX - 2010
Stan Schlueter
Legislative Consultant
Austin, TX - 2011
Ed Emmett
Harris County Judge
Houston, TX - 2012
Judy Hawley
Commissioner, Port of
Corpus Christi Authority - 2013
The Hon. B. Glen Whitley
Judge, Tarrant County - 2014
John Willard Johnson
Johnson & Lindley, Inc. - 2015
Lawrence Olsen, Ret.
Vice President, Texas Good Roads - 2016
Hope Andrade
Via Board of Trustees - 2017
Judge Samuel L. Neal
(Lloyd Neal)
Nueces County, TX - 2018
U.S. Senator John Cornyn
of Texas - 2019
Gerry Schwebel
International Bank of Commerce - 2020
Joseph C. “Joe” Pickett
State Representative (Retired) - 2021
C. Michael Walton
University of Texas at Austin (Emeritus) - 2022
Dennis Christiansen - 2023
Phyllis Saathoff