The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 96, No. 15, Ed. 1, Wednesday, October 17, 2007 Page: 8 of 10
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wondering who the Cham-
ber of Commerce had cho-
sen for the annual award
he marveled at how closely
the unrevealed recipient's
life resembled his own.
"(The presenter be-
gan reading the narrative
about who the recipient
was and I was sitting
there thinking 'I've done
that.' And then I began
thinking 'Oh my good-
ness this is me'" said Dr.
Royce Money president of
the university.
Indeed the recipient
was Dr. Money.
Money was awarded
Abilene's Outstanding
Citizen of the Year In
the presence of members
from the Chamber of Com-
merce local businessmen
colleagues friends and
even his family who had
traveled to Abilene for the
special occasion.
Attendee Michelle Mor-
ris vice president for uni-
versity relations was one
of several ACU employees
who knew beforehand
that Money had been se-
lected for the award and
was Invited to take part in
the evening's events.
"I sat near his grand-
kid" Morris said. "They
at quietly and they were
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so patient. It was fun to
watch them and to hear
them say 'Hey are they
are talking about granddad
yet?' It was well deserved."
From his work at
Abilene's United Way to
his involvement in the
Chamber of Commerce
where he has served on
the board for 17 years
Money has been an active
citizen in this West Texas
community for some time
now and his accomplish-
menu were more for-
raallv acknowledged this
month as Money Joined a
collection of exceptional
Abilene individuals who
have received this .award.
"Because of its breadth
and contribution to busi-
' "Dr. Money is a quiet leader who just calls people to
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ness it is one of the high-
est honors that a citizen of
Abilene can get" said Mike
McMahan president of the
Chamber of Commerce
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he Chamber of
Commerce began
presenting the Out-
standing Citizen of
the Year award in 1946
and past recipients in-
clude Kenneth T. Murphy
chairman of the board of
directors of First Financial
Bankshares. lease Fletch-
er president emeritus of
Hardin-Simmons Unlver-
sity and Dr. John Stevens
former ACU president.
While many people in
an array of professions
have been chosen as Out-
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Commerce Outstanding Citizen of
standing Citizen of the
Year Money said as a
leader in higher educa-
tion he was honored to
receive this award from
the Chamber of Com-
merce and honored to
accept the award from
Fletcher another leader
in higher education
"Higher education is
an enormous part of
Abilene" Morris said as
she mentioned how the
economics the arts and
the volunteer needs of the
community are affected by
the' universities. "I think
it's completely appropri
ate that an individual of
higher education would
receive this award. The
Chamber' of Commerce
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thinks economics but
the universities improve
Abilene's quality of life "
McMahan explained
that the award isn't given
to the person who has
done the most through-
out a single year but
rather the Outstanding
Citizen award is present-
ed to an individual who
has worked for consecu-
tive years to make a last-
ing impact in Abilene.
And Money has con-
tributed plenty. The ACU
president has served on
the NCAA Council worked
as the chair of Indepen-
dent Colleges and Univer-
sities and authored two
books to name several of
his accomplishments.
excellence."
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But those who know Mon-
ey won't hear him bragging
about his work ethics his
achievements or even the
award he recently received.
Instead Money choos-
es to lead by example.
"Dr. Money is a quiet
leader who Just calls peo-
ple to excellence" Morris
said "He is very humble
and we all know how
much good he has done
here but he doesn't talk
about it much."
Still Money said he is
grateful for the e-mails
and the letters he has re-
ceived since receiving the
recent award.
"When you wind up on
the front page of the paper
it's hard to keep it a se-
cret" Money said. "But peo-
ple have sent me dippings
out of the Abilene Report-
er News and I got a nice
plaque that's at home."
Morris expressed what
an honor it was to see the
Chamber of Commerce
recognize a person who
the ACU community
views as a great leader
and a great Individual.
"We're all very proud of
him and for him" Morris
said. "If you look at the
other people who have
been named throughout
the years he's right up
there with them."
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