Scott Murray with 10 of the 13 students selected by the DFW Scholarship Fund to receive a scholarship to the college of their choice, during a celebration in their honor on August 13. Studying a wide variety of topics—education, finance, animation, accounting, and more—all are very motivated young men and women who will help shape our next generation in a passionate, positive, productive way!!
The annual Unsung Hero Award Gala is a premier fundraising gala and major social event focusing on raising awareness of the need and benefits of a higher education for students served by DFW Scholarship Fund and the contributions of our North Texas community.
Unsung Hero Award Gala Event Gallery
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Presenting sponsor Ron Haddock, center, presenting the Inaugural Unsung Hero Award to Scott Murray, left, with program emcee and sponsor Jim Keyes Scholarship Fund founder Hank Alterman (left) with wife, Susan, standing next to awardee Scott Murray with wife, Carole, event sponsors Margo and Jim Keyes, and presenting sponsor Ron HaddockScott and Carole Murray, center, with daughter, Stephanie, left, and son, Doug, with his wife KatieElizabeth Polanco, MD (left), next to event chair, Bob Hopkins, with Bob Whisnant and Nancy KnoxEvent sponsors Chad and Tammy Hennings (left) with guests Michelle and Chase Morris Event sponsor Stratton Horres (far left) standing next to sponsor Kenneth Cooper, MD, next to guests Timmy Newsome, former Dallas Cowboys running back, and Ron Taylor Marilyn Augur, left, with event sponsors Sara and David MartineauEvent sponsors Millie Cooper, right, with Myrna and Bob SchlegelEvent donors Norman and Chela Abdallah Scott Murray’s family members Mary Ann and Doug StoneEvent sponsors Steve and Barbara DurhamCarole and Scott Murray with Donny Anderson, former NFL GreatFund partner and event sponsor UNT Dallas—represented by Monica Williams, PhD (second from left), vice president for university advancement and president of UNT Dallas Foundation, and university president Bob Mong (second from right)—along with former Denver Broncos player Ronnie Robinson and the City of Dallas’ workforce development czar Lynn McBee, PhD
