WHO
Taylor Breen of Fort Worth’s South Hills High School was named the recipient of the 2008 Davey O’Brien High School Scholarship by the Davey O’Brien Foundation.

WHAT
Established in 1986, the Davey O’Brien High School Scholarship has provided more than $450,000 in scholarships to outstanding high school seniors in the North Texas area. Recipients are chosen on the basis of scholastic achievements, community service, character, leadership and varsity sports participation and receive a $20,000 scholarship to the college or university of their choice. The Foundation will also award a $1,000 scholarship to each of the five finalists. The scholarship is underwritten by Cantey Hanger and Frost Bank.

EVENT DETAILS
Breen was announced the winner during the Foundation’s 2nd Annual Davey O’Brien High School Scholarship Luncheon at The Fort Worth Club on January 20, 2009.

FINALISTS
Drew Albert, J.J. Pearce High School
Morgan Bentz, Richland High School
Casey Collins, Bishop Lynch High School
Kelsey Musselman, Parish Episcopal School
Kevin Pohler, Fort Worth Country Day

 

 Left to right: Casey Collins (finalist), Taylor Breen (scholarship recipient), Morgan Bentz (finalist), Scott Murray (emcee/O’Brien Board member), Drew Albert (finalist), Kelsey Musselman (finalist) and Kevin Pohler (finalist)

From left to right: David O’Brien, Jr. (chairman of the Davey O’Brien High School Scholarship Selection Committee) and Taylor Breen (scholarship recipient)

For high resolution or additional photos, please submit your request to Media@DaveyOBrien.org.

WINNER
In a class of 280, Taylor Breen is the top-ranked student at Fort Worth’s South Hills High School. She was named a National Merit Commended Scholar, National Hispanic Scholar, AP Scholar in four categories, Venture Scholar and was twice included in the Who’s Who Among High School Students. Taylor has also proved herself to be a talented individual outside of the classroom. She has competed in varsity tennis, volleyball and soccer year-round throughout her time at South Hills. Over the past few years, Taylor has been recognized by coaches as having “challenged herself to become a leader among her peers,” a goal which was met when her teammates elected her captain of the tennis team. She also leads her team as co-captain of the volleyball team. She currently serves as president of the Student Council, treasurer of her Class Council, vice president of the National Honor Society and is the Youth Board Cultural Orientations officer for Fort Worth Sister Cities International.

CORPORATE PARTNERS FOR THE LUNCHEON
The Foundation would like to extend a special thank you to The Fort Worth Club, Marvin Electronics and Murray Media for their support of the luncheon, as well as to Cantey Hanger and Frost Bank for underwriting the scholarship.

 

ABOUT THE DAVEY O’BRIEN FOUNDATION
The Davey O’Brien Foundation (the Foundation) was founded in 1977 to honor and remember the strong character and leadership of football great, Davey O’Brien. Widely known for its Davey O’Brien National Quarterback Award, the Foundation recognizes champions on and off the field through national awards programs encouraging academic and career success. The Foundation has given away more than $750,000 in scholarships and university grants to help high school and college athletes transform leadership on the field to leadership in life. More information about the Foundation can be found at www.DaveyOBrien.org.

ABOUT CANTEY HANGER
Cantey Hanger, established in 1882, is a full-service law firm headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas and represents clients in the following practice areas: Commercial Litigation; Corporate, Banking & Real Estate; Bankruptcy; Health & Insurance Law; Labor Relations; Tax & Estates; Public & Regulatory. It also has offices in Dallas and Southlake. For more information, go to www.CanteyHanger.com.

 

ABOUT FROST BANK
Frost is the banking, investments and insurance subsidiary of Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc. (NYSE: CFR), a financial holding company headquartered in San Antonio, with assets of $14.1 billion at September 30, 2008. The corporation provides a full range of business and consumer banking products, investment and brokerage services, insurance products and investment banking services. Frost operates more than 100 financial centers across Texas in the Austin, Corpus Christi, Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston, Rio Grande Valley and San Antonio regions. Founded in 1868, Frost is the largest Texas-based banking organization that operates only in Texas, with a legacy of helping Texans with their financial needs during three centuries. For more information, visit www.FrostBank.com.

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