MEDIA ADVISORY, Oct. 22, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) --
WHO: Texas Business Hall of Fame Foundation
WHAT: Texas Business Hall of Fame 22nd Annual Induction Dinner
For 22 years, the Texas Business Hall of Fame Foundation
has honored the best of Texas' past and present business
leaders, and inspired the leadership of the future.
Please join us as we celebrate our legacy of perpetuating
and inspiring the values of entrepreneurial spirit,
personal integrity and community leadership in all
generations of Texans.
2004 Inductees to the Texas Business Hall of Fame:
-- Tilman J. Fertitta, chairman, president and chief
executive officer of Landry's Restaurants, Inc.,
a Houston, Texas-based restaurant enterprise, which
owns and operates over 300 restaurants across the
United States.
-- Matt F. Gorges, Rio Grande Valley food processor
of products including, meat, seafood and vegetables.
-- Peter M. Holt, chief executive officer of HOLT CAT,
the largest Caterpillar dealership in the United
States, headquartered in San Antonio and chairman
and chief executive officer of Spurs Sports &
Entertainment.
-- Rosemary E. Kowalski, founder and chairman emeritus
of The RK Group, an award-winning San Antonio-based
catering business.
-- Lowell H. Lebermann, Jr., chairman of Centex
Beverage Inc., a wholesale distributor of Miller
Brewing Company products and imported beverages in
Austin, Texas.
Bios and photos available at
http://www.texasbusiness.org/about/events.html
Additionally, the foundation will honor 13 graduate
students working toward their master's degrees in
business administration at Texas colleges and
universities, awarding each a $5,000 scholarship.
To date nearly $2 million in scholarships has been
awarded to Texas scholars.
WHERE: Hyatt Regency Hill Country Resort
9800 Hyatt Resort Drive, San Antonio, TX
WHEN: Thursday, October 28, 2004
Scholar Luncheon: 12:00 Noon - 2:00 p.m.
Induction Dinner 6:00 p.m. Reception
7:00 p.m. Dinner and Induction Ceremony
RSVP: Please contact Gael Sandoval, International Meeting Managers
at (248) 217-4794 (cell) or (713) 993-9433 (office)