Dealey Decherd Herndon (born January 10, 1947) is a

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. She was inducted into the

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in 2000. The daughter of H. Benjamin Decherd Jr., she was born Dealey Decherd. Her brother

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is a retired media business owner. Herndon is a graduate of the

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. She was executive director of the

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from 1991 to 1995. From 1995 to 2006, she was president of the project management and construction management firm Herndon, Stauch & Associates which oversaw s number of restoration projects including the

George W. Bush Childhood Home Bush Family Home State Historic Site is a historic house that was home to former U.S. Presidents George W. Bush and George H. W. Bush from 1951 to 1955. It is located at 1412 W. Ohio Ave. in Midland, Texas. The home was built in 1939 and was p ...

and the Caldwell County Historic Courthouse. She was project coordinator for the Texas State History Museum. She was awarded the Texas Medal of Arts in 2003. She served as president of the Heritage Society of Austin and of the Texas State History Museum Foundation. Herndon was also president of the board of directors of the Friends of the Governor’s Mansion and chair of the board of trustees for

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. She has served on the board of directors of

A. H. Belo DallasNews Corporation, formerly A. H. Belo Corporation (), is a Dallas-based media holding company of The Dallas Morning News and Belo + Company. The current corporation was formed when Belo Corporation separated its broadcasting and publi ...

Corporation since 2007.

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