About Bill Stoudt


Cameron, Bill & Suzanne Stoudt

• 55 year-old Gregg County businessman; resident of Longview for 34 years
• Married to Suzanne ( Teacher in Longview Independent School District)
• One daughter (Cameron)
• 1971 Graduate of Georgia State University with a BBA
• Member of Trinity Episcopal Church in Longview

• Chairman, Northeast Texas Air Care Board
• Former Director, City of Longview Higher Education Council
• Former Director, Gregg Count Airport Economic Development Board
• Former Director, Texas Eastman Community Advisory Board
• Director, Regions Bank
• Former Chairman, Longview Economic Development Corporation
• Former Board Member, Longview University Center Foundation/University of Texas
• Former President, Lake Cherokee Water Development
• Former Chairman, Regional Community Foundation
• Former Chairman, Gregg County Appraisal Board
• Director, Centurion Club - non profit fund for officers & families killed in the line of duty

• Co-Founder/Director, Boys and Girls Club of Gregg County
• Former Director, Junior Achievement
• Member, Rotary Club of Longview
• Board Member, Gladewater Roundup Rodeo
• Former Chairman & Co-Founder, Great Texas Balloon Race, Inc.
• Three-time Recipient, Longview City Council Certificate of Appreciation for Service to the City
• 2004 Regional Leadership Award presented by the East Texas Council of Governments
• 2002 VFW Citizen Acheivement Award
• 1993 President's Award, Longview Chamber of Commerce
• 1985 Ambucs Progressive Leadership Award
• 1983 Gregg County Sheriff's Department Certificate of Appreciation
• 1980 Longview Jaycees Distinguished Service Award
• 1979 Man of the Year, Longview Museum and Arts Council
• 1978 Blue Blazer Award, Longview Chamber of Commerce

• Strong supporter of former Presidents Ronald Reagan & George Bush, President George W. Bush, U.S. Senators Kay Bailey Hutchinson & John Cornyn, Texas Governor Rick Perry, Texas Lieutenant Governor David Dewhurst, Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott, State Comptroller Carole Keeton Strayhorn, Senator Kevin Eltife, Representative Tommy Merritt and Gregg County Republican officeholders.