Nacogdoches County Chamber Annual Meeting

The Nacogdoches County Chamber of Commerce celebrated
its 84th Annual Meeting and Banquet on October 11, 2005, at the
Fredonia Hotel. Special awards were given to the Fredonia
Hotel as Small Business of the Year, Memorial Hospital as Large Business of the Year, ATHENA Award - Judge Sue Kennedy, and Citizen of the Year - Bryant Krenek.

Photo IDs:
Incoming Chair John Ruckel, left, receives the
gavel from 2004-05 Chair Gary Justice

From left, Fredonia Hotel Manager Jim Boiles, Bryant Krenek,
Memorial Hospital CEO Tim Hayward, hospital
board chair Annie Hoya, and Judge Sue Kennedy.

From the Daily Sentinel's Johnny Johnson:
Teamwork was the theme Tuesday night at the
84th annual membership banquet for the Nacogdoches County
Chamber of Commerce.
Citizen of the Year Bryant Krenek related a story of a farmer
and his blind mule, who could single-handedly pull a bogged down
vehicle out of mud — but only if the farmer made the mule think
that other mules were pulling with him. "We can pull a lot harder when we feel like we're part of the team," he said.
It was part of the secret Krenek said former mayor A.L. Mangham
Jr. passed on nearly 30 years ago, when Krenek first came to
Nacogdoches. "He shared his secret of success — it's all about teamwork," Krenek
said. "And when I look out at you tonight, teamwork is what comes to mind."
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