On Tuesday, January 8th, Representative Brian McCall was surprised at a private cocktail when past Citizen of the Year recipients honored him as the 2007 Citizen of the Year. The event was hosted by Phyllis and Bobby Ray in their home. David McCall, III, who also won the award in 1984, was there with his mother, Mrs. Nellie McCall, to congratulate Brian. With Brian’s announcement, the McCall family now has three Citizen of the Year recipients which began when patriarch David McCall, Jr. won the prestigious title in 1957 and again in 1973.

Other past recipients at the event were Senator Florence Shapiro, Fortino “Tino” Trujillo, Jim Boswell, Bobby Ray, James & Betty Bell Muns, Mary Anne Seale, Ted Dickey, Phil Dyer, Phil Wentworth, Jean Newman, Ralph Stow, Mayor Pat Evans, Andre Davidson, and Mary Jo Dean.

Representative McCall serves as a member of the Texas House of Representatives. He was elected in 1991 and has represented the areas of North Dallas, Frisco, Allen, and Plano. His current district is that of Plano. He has been recognized nationally for his efforts in the fields of bio-technology and technology.

A long-time civic community volunteer, McCall is founder and Chairman of the Board of The Empowerment Project, a non-profit organization that has sent over ten million dollars worth of math and science books to disadvantaged schools in the Republic of South Africa. The project is also helping to construct a library in Vietnam through the Libraries of Love organization, and has supported small business women and their families in Mexico through the Chiapas Project by making microfinance loans to small business women who qualify for the program. Additionally, The Empowerment Project has raised over $250,000 that provides direct support for the medical needs of children in North Texas.

Brian holds a Bachelors degree from Baylor University, a Masters degree from Southern Methodist University, spent a year as a Visiting Post-Graduate student at Oxford University, and earned a Doctor of Philosophy degree from the University of Texas at Dallas. He is an advisor to Guaranty Insurance and Quest Network Business Solutions.

Representative McCall will be honored at the Plano Chamber of Commerce Citizen of the Year Gala on Friday, March 28, 2008 at the Marriott-Legacy Town Center, sponsored by Medical Center of Plano. The Gala will begin with a V.I.P. cocktail party at 6:00 PM followed by dinner and program at 7:30 PM. For more information contact Judy Webster at 972-424-7547, ext. 224.