George Foster, CBC / CHairman of the Board
Well-known in industry circles, He's A mentor to all.
A Certified Business Communicator (CBC), George couples marketing savoir-faire with salt-of-the-earth sensibilities.
George consults, advises and encourages clients and employees since found Foster Marketing in 1980. Foster Marketing celebrated its 40th anniversary in 2020.
He has served on the boards of the Houston ANA/BMA, the Acadiana Advertising Federation (AAF), the University of North Texas (UNT) Mayborn School of Journalism (Chairman from 2018-20). In 2004, he was the recipient of AAF’s prestigious Silver Medal Award for excellence in the field of advertising. In 2009, he was presented with the BMA Lifetime Achievement Award for his 30 years of contributions to the marketing industry. And, in 2019, he was named an Outstanding Alumnus of UNT.
Besides ANA/BMA, he is an active member of the American Marketing Association (AMA), the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) and the American Association of Drilling Engineers (AADE).
He has a bachelor’s degree in journalism from North Texas State University (now UNT), with a marketing minor; and he funds two Foster-endowed journalism scholarships at UNT.