DRAEHN AND THIELEMANN NAMED MAN AND WOMAN OF THE YEAR
The Man and Woman of the Year were announced at Tuesday night’s Washington County Chamber of Commerce Banquet. Being honored as Woman of the Year was Dr. Heather Thielemann. She is President of the Washington County Game Changers organization, Chairman of Brenham Maifest, a Vice-President at Sam Houston State University, and active with many Brenham charities. During her acceptance she recalled a memory from her childhood:
Honored as Man of the year is longtime Brenham Pediatrician Dr. Donald Draehn. Draehn talked about how people in this community shaped his life:
Barbara Wilganowski was honored as this year’s Blue Blazer of the Year.
Keynote Speaker for the evening was Dr. Henry Musoma, a professor at the Mays School of Business at Texas A&M. He shared his incredible life story of growing up in Africa and coming to America, earning his Doctorate, and now teaching at Texas A&M. His entire presentation can be heard below.