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The Angelina County Business Hall of Fame program is designed to honor past prominent business leaders who have made extraordinary contributions to Lufkin/Angelina County and earned the respect of the local community.
To be considered as a Hall of Fame Laureate, an individual’s record of business achievement must demonstrate excellence in the following general categories: business excellence; entrepreneurial spirit; courageous thinking and action; inspiring leadership; community impact; positive role model; enduring accomplishments; and local influence. Hall of Fame Laureates are individuals whose work moved the Lufkin/Angelina County community in a better, stronger direction. This honor is given posthumously.
No more than five individuals will be inducted annually. Nominations will remain on file for five years. The Selection Committee will be most concerned with “why this person should be honored as a member of the Angelina County Business Hall of Fame.”
Current Members of the Angelina County Business Hall of Fame
Class of 2009 | ||
Walter C. Trout1874-1947 — Trout moved to Lufkin from Wisconsin and began selling sawmill equipment. When sawmills began to decline, Trout invented the first enclosed gear oil well pumping unit in 1922 and turned a small foundry into Lufkin Industries, Inc., which is today a worldwide producer of oil field equipment. |
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Ernest L. Kurth1885-1960 — In the 1930s, Kurth, son of an East Texas sawmill owner, became the impetus for the creation of the Southland Paper Mills, Inc., the first mill to produce newsprint from southern pine fiber. The mill provided a new era of jobs and growth for East Texas and Angelina County. |
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Arthur Temple, Jr1920-2006 — Temple built upon the assets of Southern Pine Lumber Company, founded by his grandfather T.L.L. Temple, to create one of America’s leading forest products companies providing widespread jobs and growth for East Texas, including Angelina County. |
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The 2010 Presenting Sponsor is:
Lufkin/Angelina County Economic Development Partnership
