Event Info: Tue, April 09, 2024 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM CT
Special Guests:
Ann and Bob Lilly Honorary Chairs
Scott Murray CEO of Murray Media
Rudy Gatlin The Gatlin Brothers
Burton Gilliam Actor
Legendary Cowboys In Attendance
Timmy Newsome
Tony Hill
Drew Pearson
Doug Donley
Kenneth Gant
Gala at the Star!
We honored the recipients of the inaugural Legacy of Leadership Award.
Celebrating Our Fall 2022 Scholarship Awardees
Scott Murray with 10 of the 13 students selected by the Scott Murray Scholarship Foundation to receive a Fall 2022 scholarship to the college of their choice, during a celebration in their honor, August 13, 2022. 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 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 Scott Murray Scholarship Foundation and the contributions of the Texas community.
2021 Unsung Hero Award Gala Event Gallery
Click any image to begin the slideshow of photos from our 2021 event.
Presenting sponsor Ron Haddock, center, presenting the Inaugural Unsung Hero Award to Scott Murray, left, with program emcee and sponsor Jim Keyes Scott 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 GreatFoundation 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
