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8th Annual Boss Of The Plains Award At The National Ranching Heritage Center
8th Annual Boss of the Plains Award Dinner
and dedication of the Mary Belle Macy Gallery
honoring Robert Macy of Post, Texas.

Saturday, June 10, 2006
National Ranching Heritage Center

6:30 p.m. Macy Gallery Dedication
7 p.m. Reception
7:30 p.m. Dinner and Award Presentation

Tickets $50 each or Reserved Tables for six $400

Click on the link below to make your reservations
RSVP by June 6, 2006

The annual Boss of the Plains Award is named for
Stetson's first Western hat and recognizes those
who have been instrumental in the financial support
and success of the National Ranching Heritage
Center.

A descendant of Texas rancher John B. Slaughter,
Macy is a 1960 Texas Tech animal science
graduate, who excelled on the tennis court. He
could have chosen a professional tennis career but
instead put his education to work running the Macy
Ranch.

That work is continued now by his son, Mike and
his wife, Kellie, and their children Aaron and
Brogan, who live on the ranch near Post, Texas.
Macy's daughter, Sharla Duncan, and her husband,
Randy, reside in Lubbock with their children Brady
and Macy.

Bob and Debbie Macy divide their time between
their homes on the Macy Ranch and at Horseshoe
Bay in Central Texas. Aside from his ranching
interests, Bob and Debbie provide support and
leadership to several institutions, including Texas
Tech University and the Ranching Heritage
Association, a non-profit corporation supporting the
National Ranching Heritage Center.

As a member of the Ranching Heritage Association
and the National Advisory Board, Bob Macy
provided significant funding toward completion of
the $3.7 million Christine DeVitt Wing. In recognition
of his mother's love for art and photography, he
also established a gallery in her memory.

Mary Belle Lott Macy was an early force in the
support of the National Ranching Heritage Center.
She was also an active volunteer, donating her
time and telling stories about the historic structures.

"It was a perfect outlet for a woman who was
always smiling and loved to talk," Macy said. Mary
Belle and her only sibling, John, were partners in
the original U Lazy S Ranch until Jan. 1, 1965,
when it was split apart. Bob took over management
of the western part of the property, which formed
the Macy Ranch.

"Mother always had an interest here at the National
Ranching Heritage Center, and being from a
prominent ranching family, she liked what was
being done here to preserve the heritage that was
left to her and the other Slaughter heirs," Macy said.

If you have any questions, call Whitney King Barron
at (806) 742-2498 or e-mail whitney.barron@ttu.edu

3121 Fourth Street, Lubbock, Texas 79409
http://www.nrhc.ttu.edu/boss2006.html
Posted:
5/22/2006

Originator:
Whitney Barron

Email:
whitney.barron@ttu.edu

Department:
NATL RANCHING HERITAGE CTR


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