2023 – Neal Jeffery, Assoc Pastor, Prestonwood Baptist Church and former QB for Baylor & San Diego Chargers (NFL)
2022 – Debbie & Jarrad Stuart, Minister to Women, Green Acres Baptist Church (Tyler) Texas Filter Company
2021 – Darren Woodson, Partner ESRP and former Dallas Cowboy & All Pro Safety
2020 – COVID Shutdown
2019 – Virginia Prodan, Author & Speaker, Human Right Attorney Safeeya, Speaker & Evangelist
2018 – Kelly Shackelford, CEO & President of First Liberty Institute
2017 – Lt Col Allen B. West, Army Veteran & Former Congressman
2016 – Debbie Stuart, Director of Ministry Initiatives, Hope for the Heart Wylie
2015 – Terdema L. Ussery III, President & CEO of Dallas Mavericks
2014 – Pete Delkus
2013 – June Jones
2012 – Kenneth W. Starr
2011 – J. C. Watts
2010 – Scott Turner
2009 – Frank Lazarus
2008 – Pat Summerall
2007 – Scott O’Grady
2006 – Dr. Kenneth Cooper
2005 – Cindy Brinker Simmons
2004 – Gerald Turner
2003 – Albert Black
2002 – (J. McDonald) Don Williams
2001 – Zig Ziglar
2000 – James Baker (wife, Susan actually spoke in his place)
1999 – Chan Gailey
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2024 Speaker
Jon Lineberger
Jon Lineberger serves as the President of Texas for ACE Scholarships, an organization with a mission to provide children of lower-income families with scholarships to attend private K-12 schools and to advocate for expanded school choice. Previously Jon served as the Chief Administration Officer at Prestonwood Christian Academy and as an Assistant Vice President at Dallas Baptist University where he continues to teach in the Graduate School of Leadership. Jon is the author of a book titled, “What God Did With A Mess Like Me.” Jon has been married to Gina for 24 years and they have three children; a daughter at Texas A&M, a daughter that’s a senior at Prestonwood heading to Texas A&M, and a son that’s a freshman at Prestonwood.
