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Spotlight on Laura Koerner

TFRW is proud to announce the appointment of Laura Koerner
to the Texas Veterans Commission by Governor Greg Abbott.

Laura was appointed to the Texas Veterans Commission by Governor
Abbott in June of 2018. Serving on this board gives her the opportunity to
advocate for Texas veterans and their earned benefits.

She is a former Naval Officer, serving as a Surface Warfare Officer. She
deployed on several several large ships, including the USS Enterprise,
helping maintain the ship’s nuclear reactors.

Laura holds a Bachelor’s Degree from the US Naval Academy and an M.S. in Nuclear Engineering from the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology and is a certified Project Management Professional. She remains part of
the Navy family as a Blue and Gold Officer at the US Naval Academy where she counsels, recruits, and interviews
local candidates on behalf of the Admissions Department.

Laura enjoys being an active volunteer on boards for military-related groups. She is also in political organizations
helping elected officials and candidates. In May 2017, Laura was elected Councilwoman, Place 4 for the city of Fair
Oaks Ranch, Texas, where she is an at-large representative for all city residents.

Laura Koerner lives in Fair Oaks Ranch with her husband, Mike, a retired Naval Officer, and twin daughters, Alexandra
and Eva. She is a valued member of the San Antonio Republican Women, serves on their Executive Board, and has
taken care of technical needs for the club.

2017 “10 Outstanding” Honorees

“10 Outstanding” Award

Attention All Club Presidents and Award
Chairmen!

One of the highest honors awarded by TFRW is the
“10 Outstanding” Award. It is the responsibility of the
local clubs to nominate someone from their club if they
have a member they believe should be considered for
this special recognition. This prestigious award will
honor ten of these outstanding members of the Texas
members are all previous “10 Outstanding” Honorees.
Federation of Republican Women at TFRW’s Biennial
To be considered, all nominations must be received
State Convention in Galveston, October 3-5, 2019. A
by Saturday, July 20, 2019. The application form for
federated local club may nominate only one woman,
“10 Outstanding” is on the TFRW website under Awards
and she must be a member of that club. Current elected
and Scholarships.
officers of the state board of the Texas Federation
of Republican Women and the National Federation
of Republican Women are ineligible. The nominee Jan Ott, Co-Chair
must not have previously received this award. The [email protected] | 281-859-6464
“10 Outstanding” Awards Committee Chairmen are
Patricia Harless, Co-Chair
appointed by the TFRW President, and the committee
[email protected] | 281-793-7914

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