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Lufkin businessman receives Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ development award

December 19, 2013
Stephen Greak of Lufkin, Stephen F. Austin State University alumnus and business development director at 300 Mile Investments Ltd., was the recipient of the Nancy C. Speck Development Award presented at the 25th annual Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Gala Dec. 14. Pictured (from left) are Jill Still, Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ vice president for university advancement; Bud Wright, Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµSU Foundation chairman; Greak; Dr. Baker Pattillo, Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ president; and Steve McCarty, chairman of the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Board of Regents.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas - Stephen Greak of Lufkin, Stephen F. Austin State University alumnus and business development director at 300 Mile Investments Ltd., was the recipient of the Nancy C. Speck Development Award presented at the 25th annual Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Gala Dec. 14.

Greak is a member of the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Alumni Foundation Board of Directors and a lifetime member of the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Alumni Association. He is an avid supporter of the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ golf team and the Gerald W. Schlief School of Accountancy. In 1992, he earned a Bachelor of Business Administration from Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ where he majored in accounting.

"Mr. Greak's most notable contributions have come in the form of financial support and volunteer efforts toward cancer research conducted by Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ's National Center for Pharmaceutical Crops, which is housed in the Arthur Temple College of Forestry and Agriculture," said Jill Still, Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ vice president for university advancement.

"He has set a very high standard of support at Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ, providing a model of alumni giving for others to follow, and he is most deserving of this special recognition," she said.

The Nancy Speck Award was established in 2009 to recognize dedicated volunteers, students or faculty and staff members who have assisted in advancing the university's mission through development methods. Speck served as vice president for university advancement at Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ and was a faculty member in the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ.





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