Our Mission
The Father of the Year Awards’ mission is
simple. Honor fathers and raise
funds for children’s charities.
Our event was founded in 1976 by
apparel legend Sylvan Landau. Since its
founding, the Father of the Year Awards
has grown from a modest event with a few
hundred people to an annual celebration
of fatherhood. At that first event $500
was raised to begin a trust for the
Davis quintuplets, who were born to a
Dallas family struggling to make ends
meet. To date, the Father of the Year
Awards has contributed almost $4 million
for over 30 area children’s charities.
The Father of the Year Awards is a 501
(c)(3) charitable organization governed
by a volunteer committee comprised of
business leaders from various
professions throughout the Metroplex and
beyond.
Our Annual Honorees
Each year, we continue the tradition of
annually celebrating the accomplishments
of three outstanding dads and what their
own style of fatherhood contributes to
the growth and encouragement of their
children and the children of our
community.
We are proud of our impressive list of
former Father of the Year honorees.
Each of our honorees share in the
mission of charting a course for our
children to reach their dreams and to
help them build their bridge to a bright
future. We applaud their
accomplishments.
The Charities We Help
This unique event
benefits Children’s Medical Center of
Dallas, Cook Children’s Medical Center,
East Dallas Community School,
Educational First Steps, Father Of
The Year Scholarship, Happy
Hill Farm Academy/Home, Ronald McDonald
House, and Texas Scottish Rite Hospital.
Each of these charities serve as an
extension of the arms of loving fathers
to protect and guide our children
through adversity to health and to their
own personal best. We are proud to
support their year-round work and
dedication to their own special mission
for our children.
Contact
Us
To reach Father of the Year Awards
Call 214.665-9538 or e-mail
info@fatheroftheyearawards.org
Sylvan Landau,
Founder of the Father of the Year Awards
The Father of the Year Awards was established in 1976 by Dallas men’s apparel legend Sylvan Landau to
honor exceptional fathers for their dedication to family life and community
service. The first few years of
contributions established a successful educational fund for quintuplets born
to the Jerry Davis family and has progressed to raise over $3.5 million for
local children and family-related charities.
Mr. Landau continues to serve as the Founding Chairman of the 2007
Father of the Year Luncheon. Our special thanks to Sylvan for his leadership
and the legacy of philanthropy he has inspired.
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In 1976, the
inaugural
Father of
the Year
Awards
Program
helped the
Davis family
who had been
financially
challenged
with the
birth of
quintuplets.
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2009
Father of
the Year
Awards
Committee
Greg
Sampson
2009
Event
Chairman
Attorney
at Law,
Passman
& Jones
Sylvan
Landau,
Founding
Chairman
Executive
Vice
President,
Retail
Development,
Dallas
Market
Center
Dan
Garton
Executive
Vice
President,
Marketing,
American
Airlines
Jim
Krohn
Chief
Financial
Officer,
Lottery
Dynamics,
LLC.
Chad
Lacerte
Project
Manager,
Matthews
Southwest
Ralph
LaRovere
Retired,
Vice
President
of
Merchandising,
JCPenney
Company,
Inc
Justin
H. Lonon
Executive
Director,
Public &
Governmental
Affairs,
Dallas
County
Community
Colleges
Steve
Lossing
DMM/DVP
Men's
Furnishing
&
Accessories,
JCPenney
Company,
Inc.
Scott
Murray
Senior
Vice
President,
Murray
Media
Jim
Myers
Retired,
Assistant
Head
Football
Coach,
Dallas
Cowboys
Bob
Teeter
Madison
Realty
Investors
Jay C.
Thompson
Landmark
Bank
Vice
President,
Trust
and
Asset
Management
Scott
Thompson
President,
Zoom.7,
Inc.
Cary
Turner
Executive
Vice
President/CFO,
Pier 1
Imports
Jerry
Walker
President,
CHG
Cityplace
Bill
Winsor
President
& CEO,
Dallas
Market
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