Texas “Do-ers” Award

William Douglas Newby

• HOME: Dallas, Texas
• AGE: 36
• PROFESSION: Restoration Real Estate Broker
• HOBBIES: When the “urban cowboy” craze ended, my country band, Willie D and the Didlers, had to start playing for free.
• LAST BOOK READ: Chicago Architecture – Eighteen Seventy Two to Nineteen Twenty Two:Birth of a Metropolis edited by John Zakofsky and America Observed by Alistair Cooke
• LATEST ACCOMPLISHMENT: Wrote and produced The book Older Neighborhoods of Dallas
• WHY I DO WHAT I DO: With a degree in social science and a graduate degree in public administration, I determined that I could better exploit my academic background and impact city planning and policy from the base of my own business.
• WHAT PHRASE BEST DESCRIBES YOU: Ex aequo et bono
• PROFILE: Persistent and creative in fields not known for these qualities.

Dewar’s is proud to honor Texas “Do-ers” – Individuals who have provided Inspiration and leadership to the community through outstanding performance in business, civic, cultural or philanthropic activities.