Sarah Elizabeth Clyde Named 75th Rose Queen
(Staff Photo by Mark Roberts)
Sarah Elizabeth Clyde was named queen of the 2008 Rose Festival during a short press conference Friday January 4, 2008 at the Rose Museum.
By JOYCE TURNER
Community Editor
Heritage, legacy and tradition were key words Friday evening as Texas Rose Festival President James Chester Wynne III announced Sarah Elizabeth Clyde, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Clyde IV, of Tyler, will reign as queen of the 2008 Texas Rose Festival.
Wynne spoke during a press conference at the Tyler Rose Museum before the Winter Gala fundraiser to benefit the museum.
Miss Clyde will serve as an ambassador for the festival and the rose industry for the year, which will be highlighted by the 75th Texas Rose Festival, to be held Oct. 16-19 in Tyler.
Miss Clyde, whose family has a longstanding relationship with the festival throughout its 75-year history, said words could not express "how honored and thrilled" she is to be chosen to serve as the 2008 rose queen, and it is "a privilege I will not take for granted."
Community Editor
Heritage, legacy and tradition were key words Friday evening as Texas Rose Festival President James Chester Wynne III announced Sarah Elizabeth Clyde, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Clyde IV, of Tyler, will reign as queen of the 2008 Texas Rose Festival.
Wynne spoke during a press conference at the Tyler Rose Museum before the Winter Gala fundraiser to benefit the museum.
Miss Clyde will serve as an ambassador for the festival and the rose industry for the year, which will be highlighted by the 75th Texas Rose Festival, to be held Oct. 16-19 in Tyler.
Miss Clyde, whose family has a longstanding relationship with the festival throughout its 75-year history, said words could not express "how honored and thrilled" she is to be chosen to serve as the 2008 rose queen, and it is "a privilege I will not take for granted."
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"Let us remember to express our gratitude to the Lord for one of His most beautiful creations," Miss Clyde said.
Wynne also announced Elizabeth Katelyn Horton, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth D. Horton, of Tyler, will serve as duchess of the rose growers for 2008.
Miss Horton, whose family roots go deep in the rose-growing industry, said she is "extremely honored to have the privilege of serving" as the duchess of the rose growers for 2008. She said it is her turn to "embrace this legacy" as she becomes an ambassador for the rose industry and the Rose Festival.
Wynne said "A Royal Tribute to the Rose" will be the theme for the 75th festival.
"From roses to royalty, the 2008 Texas Rose Festival will be a celebration of tradition and community spirit that began as a dream in 1933. It will be a magical, memorable tribute to the legacy of the Texas Rose Festival, the Tyler rose-growing industry, and our national flower, the rose," Wynne said.
Wynne also announced Elizabeth Katelyn Horton, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth D. Horton, of Tyler, will serve as duchess of the rose growers for 2008.
Miss Horton, whose family roots go deep in the rose-growing industry, said she is "extremely honored to have the privilege of serving" as the duchess of the rose growers for 2008. She said it is her turn to "embrace this legacy" as she becomes an ambassador for the rose industry and the Rose Festival.
Wynne said "A Royal Tribute to the Rose" will be the theme for the 75th festival.
"From roses to royalty, the 2008 Texas Rose Festival will be a celebration of tradition and community spirit that began as a dream in 1933. It will be a magical, memorable tribute to the legacy of the Texas Rose Festival, the Tyler rose-growing industry, and our national flower, the rose," Wynne said.
(Spotted administrator Judith Highsmith)
Rose Queen Sarah Elizabeth Clyde is shown with her father, Tyler Morning Telegraph publisher Nelson Clyde IV and a festival participant.
ROSE QUEEN
Miss Clyde is a 2007 honors graduate from Grace Community High School, where she was a National Honor Society member and a Who's Who Among American High School Students. Miss Clyde has a passion for fine arts, apparent through her extracurricular activities and awards. She received the choir's Director's Choice Award, the Cougar Award for Fine Arts, was choir leader, played the "Fairy Godmother" in her high school's 2007 production of "Cinderella" and received the highest markings in a small and large ensemble in a Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools (TAPPS) Choir competition.
In addition to Miss Clyde's choral accolades, she was a 2005 District Spelling Champion, was the features editor and grammarian for the Cougar Times, was a mock trial participant, a 2006 National Youth Leadership Forum on Medicine participant at UCLA, and was recipient of the Association of Christian Schools International Distinguished High School Scholar Award for Fine Arts, Academics and Christian Service. She also has been honored as a 2007 Rotary Scholar.
Miss Clyde is actively involved in her community as a volunteer for the Texas Rose Festival Association, the Salvation Army, Meals On Wheels and Hospice. She attends Green Acres Baptist Church and was the recipient of the Windsor Distinguished Award as a Junior Symphony League member.
Miss Clyde served as a junior hostess for the Queen's Tea, was an attendant in 1996 for Queen Anna Elizabeth Clyde and was a dresser for attendant Grace Knight in 2006. She attends Texas Christian University and is the Kappa Kappa Gamma 2008 philanthropy chair.
Miss Clyde's family history in the festival dates back to 1939. Many women in her family have served as queen of the festival, including her cousin, Katherine Clyde Ramsey, 1967; great-aunt, Eloise Clyde Chandler, 1974; cousin, Lora Beth Clyde Arnold, 1988; aunt, Anna Clyde Malone, 1996; and, in 1963, her great-aunt Carole Clyde Wilson served as princess.
Miss Clyde's extended family has served 11 times as ladies-in-waiting, three times as duchesses, 12 times as escorts and her great-grandfather presided over the festival in 1947.
In addition to Miss Clyde's choral accolades, she was a 2005 District Spelling Champion, was the features editor and grammarian for the Cougar Times, was a mock trial participant, a 2006 National Youth Leadership Forum on Medicine participant at UCLA, and was recipient of the Association of Christian Schools International Distinguished High School Scholar Award for Fine Arts, Academics and Christian Service. She also has been honored as a 2007 Rotary Scholar.
Miss Clyde is actively involved in her community as a volunteer for the Texas Rose Festival Association, the Salvation Army, Meals On Wheels and Hospice. She attends Green Acres Baptist Church and was the recipient of the Windsor Distinguished Award as a Junior Symphony League member.
Miss Clyde served as a junior hostess for the Queen's Tea, was an attendant in 1996 for Queen Anna Elizabeth Clyde and was a dresser for attendant Grace Knight in 2006. She attends Texas Christian University and is the Kappa Kappa Gamma 2008 philanthropy chair.
Miss Clyde's family history in the festival dates back to 1939. Many women in her family have served as queen of the festival, including her cousin, Katherine Clyde Ramsey, 1967; great-aunt, Eloise Clyde Chandler, 1974; cousin, Lora Beth Clyde Arnold, 1988; aunt, Anna Clyde Malone, 1996; and, in 1963, her great-aunt Carole Clyde Wilson served as princess.
Miss Clyde's extended family has served 11 times as ladies-in-waiting, three times as duchesses, 12 times as escorts and her great-grandfather presided over the festival in 1947.
(Staff Photo by Mark Roberts)
Sarah Elizabeth Clyde, from left, James Wynne, III., and Elizabeth Katelyn Horton pose together at a Rose Festival news conference Friday January 4, 2008 at the Rose Museum.
DUCHESS
Miss Horton is a 2007 honors graduate of Van High School, where she was a longtime member of the marching band, varsity cross country team and varsity track team. During Miss Horton's senior year of high school, she was a member of the Mixed Varsity Choir, the English Club, the Key Club, the FCA and was varsity cross country captain and co-captain of the varsity track team. She attends Tyler Junior College and plays trumpet in the Apache Band.
Miss Horton has a long family history with the rose industry. Her great-grandfather, the late Starley Hand Sr., began growing roses in 1938, served on the board and helped organize the Texas Rose Research Foundation in 1946. Her grandfather, Starley Hand Jr., along with his wife, Faye, formed Hand Rose Farms, which received the Gold Medal Award for Quality and Excellence from Monde Selections of Brussels, Belgium, in 1982. Many women in her family have served as duchess of the rose growers, including great-aunt, Rosemary Hand Dawsey, 1958; mother, Starla Hand Horton, 1974; cousin, Amanda Huggins, 1993; cousin, Allison Hand, 2004; and sister, Stacy Ann Horton, 2005. Many other members of her family are members of The Friends of the Rose and several have served as volunteers for the Texas Rose Festival.
Miss Horton has a long family history with the rose industry. Her great-grandfather, the late Starley Hand Sr., began growing roses in 1938, served on the board and helped organize the Texas Rose Research Foundation in 1946. Her grandfather, Starley Hand Jr., along with his wife, Faye, formed Hand Rose Farms, which received the Gold Medal Award for Quality and Excellence from Monde Selections of Brussels, Belgium, in 1982. Many women in her family have served as duchess of the rose growers, including great-aunt, Rosemary Hand Dawsey, 1958; mother, Starla Hand Horton, 1974; cousin, Amanda Huggins, 1993; cousin, Allison Hand, 2004; and sister, Stacy Ann Horton, 2005. Many other members of her family are members of The Friends of the Rose and several have served as volunteers for the Texas Rose Festival.
(Spotted photo by Judith Highsmith)
Festival participants are shown in this group photo taken Friday, January 4, 2008.
TYLER COURT
The 13 ladies-in-waiting who will serve in the 2008 Texas Rose Festival are Amanda Harvey Blomdahl, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Smith Blomdahl; Kathryn Anne Brelsford, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. William G. Brelsford; Kara Marie Calhoun, daughter of Dr. Kirk and Dr. Jeanette Calhoun; Claire Elizabeth Cannan, daughter of Elizabeth Lawrence Berry and Mr. and Mrs. Parker Snider Cannan; Kara Elyse DeShazo, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Kyle L. DeShazo; Lindsey Marie Lansford, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Danny G. Lansford; Courtney Elizabeth Martin, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Reid W. Martin; Sarah Tyler McCauley, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Brent R. McCauley; Cynthia Lynn Sanford, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Clyde Fagg Sanford III; Desiree Nicole Smith, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Michael P. Smith; Laurel Shea Strawn, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Mark Strawn; Melissa Marie Wisenbaker, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Royce Wisenbaker Jr.; and Mary Caroline Young, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Carl Young.
Queen's attendants for the 2008 festival are James Michael Clyde, son of Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Clyde IV; Abigail Slade Clyde and Lauren Ferrell Clyde, daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Clyde; Elizabeth Anne Schoenbrun, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Mano Schoenbrun; and Hanna Claire Waits, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Scott Waits.
Queen's attendants for the 2008 festival are James Michael Clyde, son of Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Clyde IV; Abigail Slade Clyde and Lauren Ferrell Clyde, daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Clyde; Elizabeth Anne Schoenbrun, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Mano Schoenbrun; and Hanna Claire Waits, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Scott Waits.
(Staff Photo by Mark Roberts)
Sarah Elizabeth Clyde, right, briefly speaks at a news conference after being named the 2008 Rose Festival queen.
COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Officers of the 2008 festival are Wynne, president; Bradley W. Brookshire, vice president-Coronation; Christopher Shirley Simons, vice president-rose activities, Rose Show; Thomas Boyd Ramey III, vice president-Distinguished Guests, Vespers Services, Men's Luncheon; Laura Waits, administrative assistant; Kevin Braughton, Strutters; and Julie Kidwell Ischy, executive director. Other TRF committee chairmen are Coronation co-chairs, Mary Ann Cozby and Jennifer Smith; and Royalty co-chairs, Julie Thompson and Sarah Bryan.
Officers and directors of the 2008 Tyler Rose Museum Board are Lonny Uzzell, president; Billie Hartley, vice president; Henry M. Bell III, secretary; William L. Long, treasurer; Mrs. Ischy, executive director and curator; Kathy Babin, John F. Bufe, Larry Burks, Charles Childers, Jerry Cole, Mrs. Fairfax Fair, Louise Griffeth, Martha Key, Laverne Madlock, Cary Nix, Jill Ramey, Mary John Spence and Carrie Wolf.
The Winter Gala was handled by Tyler firm dot the i.
Officers and directors of the 2008 Tyler Rose Museum Board are Lonny Uzzell, president; Billie Hartley, vice president; Henry M. Bell III, secretary; William L. Long, treasurer; Mrs. Ischy, executive director and curator; Kathy Babin, John F. Bufe, Larry Burks, Charles Childers, Jerry Cole, Mrs. Fairfax Fair, Louise Griffeth, Martha Key, Laverne Madlock, Cary Nix, Jill Ramey, Mary John Spence and Carrie Wolf.
The Winter Gala was handled by Tyler firm dot the i.
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