JAMES DICK TO RECEIVE PRESTIGIOUS AWARD

  

Founder of the Round Top Festival Institute and pianist James Dick has been named to receive a prestigious award.   The Texas State History Museum Foundation has selected two outstanding Texans to receive the History-Making Texan Award at the Foundation’s 18th annual Texas Independence Day Dinner to be held on March 2 at the Bullock Texas State History Museum in Austin.  The other recipient is entrepreneur and a philanthropist Lyda Hill.  She founded one of the largest travel companies in the nation, and played a key role in the Fort Worth Stockyards revitalization.  The award recognizes living Texas legends whose contributions to the state and the nation have been truly historic and exceptional in scope.

James Dick established Round Top Festival Institute in historic Round Top in 1971. Dick, a concert pianist with a distinguished career, was uniquely qualified for the task of creating a 210-acre campus and organization to operate one of the major music festivals in the United States. Dick graduated from the University of Texas with special honors in piano in 1963. He received two Fulbright Fellowships for study at the Royal Academy of Music in London and private study with Sir Clifford Curzon, a major pianist of the twentieth century.

Previous recipients of the award include: Secretary James A. Baker III; Governor Dolph Briscoe; President and Mrs. George H.W. Bush; President George W. and Mrs. Laura Bush; Charles Butt; Earl Campbell, and Van Cliburn.  Since 2001, nearly 9 million visitors, including more than 1.2 million school children on field trips, have explored Texas history at the Bullock Texas State History Museum through award-winning exhibitions, interactive media experiences, and innovative educational programming. For more information, visit www.TheStoryofTexas.com to learn more about the Museum.