Reimagining the Alamo: The Alamo Endowment’s Role
Sponsored by the Alamo Endowment
The Alamo is one of the most important historical sites in the world with millions visiting it each year. Families come to learn about its days as a Spanish mission or to walk the ground Lt. Col. William Barret Travis did before he wrote his “victory or death!” letter. These hallowed grounds have a big story to tell, but after centuries of urban development, that story is often misunderstood. That is changing. It’s time to reimagine the Alamo. The State of Texas General Land Office, the City of San Antonio, and the private Alamo Endowment are teaming up to Reimagine the Alamo by developing a new master plan for the Alamo and surrounding acres.
About the Presenters
Becky Dinnin, Executive Director, Alamo Endowment
Becky Dinnin is the Executive Director of the Alamo Endowment and is appointed by the Commissioner as the Director of the Alamo. A native Texan, she can trace her family back to Independence, TX and Sarah Dodson who sewed one of the first Texas flags. Becky has spent almost 30 years in the private nonprofit sector. Dinnin received her Masters of Business Administration from SMU, and earned a BA in Journalism and Marketing from Baylor.
The Alamo Endowment was created by the Legislature in 2011 as a private 501©3 nonprofit organization with the sole mission to support the Alamo. Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush reconstituted the Board in 2015 to represent many of the most successful Texas business leaders across the state. These Texas Titans continue to be deeply involved today in the Master Plan process, in building support for the Alamo and working shoulder to shoulder to oversee the management of the Alamo Complex.
Gene Powell, Chairman, Reimagine the Alamo Management Committee
William Eugene “Gene” Powell earned a bachelor’s and master’s degree in Finance at The University of Texas at Austin while on a full athletic scholarship playing football under Coach Darrell K Royal. He served on The University of Texas System Board of Regents, from February 2009 until February 2015. During that time, he served as Chairman with the University of Texas System Board of Regents from 2011 through 2013. Powell is the founder of The Powell Companies real estate brokerage company and, co-founder of Bitterblue, Inc., real estate developers. Powell has served on the boards of several San Antonio organizations including the Real Estate Council, the Greater San Antonio Builders Association, the San Antonio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, the San Antonio Chamber of Commerce, the Responsible Growth Alliance, Los Compadres de la Missiones, and the Witte Museum.
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Gold Level Sponsors
Silver Level Sponsors
Applewhite-Clark Collection
Blackridge
Center for the Study of the Southwest, Texas State University
Friends of Clayton Library
Crinkstuff
David Furlow, P.C.
Dolph Briscoe Center for American History at the University of Texas-Austin
Frank & Carol Holcomb
Lyn & Tom Phillips
San Angelo Genealogical and Historical Society
Texas Society of Professional Surveyors
The San Antonio Conservation Society
University of Texas Press
Bronze Level Sponsors
TCU Press
Society of Southwest Archivists (SSA)
Texas Historical Foundation (THF)
The Portal to Texas History
