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TWA offers several membership options. The membership year is from September 1st to August 31st. However, members may join at any time. Dues must be paid in a lump sum or quarterly installments. A sustaining membership is also available, in which memberships will automatically renew each September and may be canceled at any time. See the Executive Committee and member list.
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Membership Levels
Legacy Council Membership
- $2500 per year
- NEW Opportunity to invite TWO 501(c)(3) organizations to apply for grant funding
- Opportunity to vote on grants
- Invitation to Annual Meeting
- Invitation to attend annual trips
- Invitation to Texas Cultural Trust events
- Name recognition on website
- Name recognition on biennial Texas Medal of Arts Award program
- Invitation to additional Legacy Council only activities during Annual Meeting
- Invitation to Legacy Council only trips
- NEW Complimentary Partner in the Arts Patron Level Membership
- NEW Opportunity to provide art and culture related content for the Texas Cultural Trust newsletter
- Two Complimentary tickets to Texas Young Masters Program and Reception
- Two Complimentary tickets to Texas Medal of Arts Awards Show (does not include dinner)
Regular Membership
- $1200 per year
- Opportunity to invite 501(c)(3) organizations to apply for grant funding
- Opportunity to vote on grants
- Invitation to annual meeting
- Invitation to attend the annual fall trip
- Invitation to Texas Cultural Trust events
- Name recognition on website
- Name recognition on biennial Texas Medal of Arts Award program
Mother/Daughter Membership*
- $1500 per year
- Opportunity to invite 501(c)(3) organizations to apply for grant funding
- Opportunity to vote on grants
- Invitation to annual meeting
- Invitation to attend the annual fall trip
- Invitation to Texas Cultural Trust events
- Name recognition on website
- Name recognition on biennial Texas Medal of Arts Award program
*Special introductory membership available for the first year of membership only; renewals will be at full rate for each member. Additional daughters $500/each.
Junior Membership**
- $750 per year
- Opportunity to invite 501(c)(3) organizations to apply for grant funding
- Opportunity to vote on grants
- Invitation to annual meeting
- Invitation to attend the annual fall trip
- Invitation to Texas Cultural Trust events
- Name recognition on website
- Name recognition on biennial Texas Medal of Arts Award program
** Junior membership available to women age 40 and under.
2020 – 2021 Executive Committee
Judy Robison
Chair, El Paso
Linda LaMantia
Vice-Chair, Laredo
Leslie Blanton
Immediate Past-Chair, Houston
Lisa Ivie Miller
Membership Chair, Austin
Charlotte Tripplehorn
Membership Vice-Chair, Fort Worth
Janis Brous
Membership Vice-Chair, Fort Worth
Isha Rogers Santamaria
Nominating Chair, El Paso
Sharron Buschman
Nominating Vice-Chair, Houston
Eleanor “Muffin” Lemak
2020 Annual Meeting Chair, Dallas
Nancy Seliger
Grants Chair, Amarillo
Sharon McCullough
Grants Vice-Chair, Dallas
Eliza Duncan
Governance Chair, Houston
Chrissy Kleberg
Governance Vice-Chair, Austin
Tania Schwartz
Board Liaison, El Paso
Sara Morgan
Legacy Chair, Houston
Leslie Blanton
Legacy Vice-Chair, Houston
Laura Matz
Travel Chair, Austin
Jan McKee
Travel Vice-Chair, Fort Worth
2020 – 2021 Members
Legacy Members
Anita Arnold, Dallas
Marilyn Augur, Dallas
Barbara P. Averitt, Dallas
Amy Barbee, Austin
Jill Bee, Dallas
Rosanna Blalock, Houston
Leslie Blanton, Houston
Sharron Buschman, Houston
Robin Carreker, Dallas
Nora Castro, Johnson City
Sandra L. Chunn, Houston
Annie Cullen, Victoria
Patsy Donosky, Dallas
Eliza Duncan, Houston
Mindy Ellmer, Austin
Sondra Eoff, Odessa
Clayton Erikson, Houston
Catharine Faulconer, Houston
Karen Foster, El Paso
Susanne Galtney, Houston
Ruthie Gessinger, Houston
Linda Gibbons, Dallas
Merrill Hafner, Houston
Margaret Hodge, Amarillo
Dawn Kelley, Lubbock
Barbara Lake, Fredericksburg
Linda LaMantia, Laredo
Elia Mares, El Paso
Kimberly Martin, Houston
Laura Matz, Austin
Jan Mckee, Fort Worth
Sara Morgan, Houston
Sharon Oeschger, Amarillo
Janna Paulson, Austin
Margot Perot, Dallas
Judy Robison, El Paso
Dede Rogers, El Paso
Isha Rogers Santamaria, El Paso
Karen Rove, Austin
Members
Lauren Anderson, Houston
Lynne Averett, Houston
Mary Ann Barbier-Mueller, Dallas
Jil Barnes, Fort Worth
Nancy Bass, Dallas
Connie Beck, Fort Worth
Ginger Blanton, Houston
Laurie Blum, Fort Worth
Chrissy Borskey, Austin
Paula Brockway, Fort Worth
Sherry W. Brown, Dallas
Lisa Butler, Marble Falls
Terri Byrne, Lubbock
Shannon W. Callewart, Dallas
Jeanne Campbell, Dallas
Mary Campbell, Corpus Christi
Wendie Cook, Canadian
Kimberly Darden, Fort Worth
Mitzi Davis, Fort Worth
Rachael Dedman, Dallas
Jayne Duryea, Beeville
Aurora Farthing, Lubbock
Pamela Fielding, Johnson City
Jill Fortney, Fort Worth
Ginger G. Francis, El Paso
Kelley Frost, San Antonio
Gay Gaddis, Austin
Ginger H. Gearheart, Fort Worth
Linda Gladden, Austin
Beth Granger, Austin
Birgit Green, Lubbock
Deborah Greer, Corpus Christi
Carol Heller, Dallas
Reta Hirsch, Lubbock
Karen Hixon, San Antonio
Sonja Holt, Austin
Kay Howell, Fort Worth
Mary Huddleston, Dallas
Libby Hunt, Dallas
Kathleen Irvin Loughlin, Austin
Kathleen Keating, Victoria
Anne Kinder, Houston
Pamela R. Krick, Fort Worth
Mary Lamar Leyendecker, Laredo
Brooke Lively, Fort Worth
Karen Matthews, Dallas
Vicki McLaughlin, San Antonio
Nancy Moorman, San Antonio
Nancy Murray, Longview
Patty D. Nail, Dallas
Michaelene Norton, Houston
Karen Oswalt, Austin
Shannon Pana, Fort Worth
Martha Peterson, Houston
Beth N. Phillips, Fort Worth
Mary Lou Pringle, Houston
Margaret A. Purse, Dallas
Jean Roach, Fort Worth
Matilda Rodgers, Fort Worth
Pamela Sengelmann, Houston
Sally Shafer, Dallas
Anne B. Shahan, San Angelo
Jennifer Stevens, Austin
Kathy Taylor, Austin
Ginny Tigue, Colleyville
Cheryl R. Votzmeyer, Corpus Christi
Allison Whitaker, Victoria
Andrea White, Houston
Pam Willeford, Austin
Carolyn Wittenbraker, Dallas
Trisha Wilson, Dallas
Jerry Ann Woodfin Costa, Houston
Mother-Daughter Members
Gloria Hicks, Corpus Christi
Debbie Hicks Layton, Corpus Christi
Emily McDermott, Fort Worth
Anne Skipper, Keller
Junior Members
Caroline Haley, Austin
"We're so grateful that we have someone like the staff at Austin Classical Guitar. Without them, and without the grant, we wouldn't be able to have those resources."
Paul Crockett
Director of Orchestras and Classic Guitar, Akins High School