Dr. A.C. “Buddy” Himes, left, dean of the SFA College of Fine Arts, and Nacogdoches Mayor Roger Van Horn, right, recognized sponsors of the 2012 Winner’s Circle awards, including Travis Clardy, who hosted the reception and fundraiser in his home, Kayla Rhodes, mortgage lender for Region’s Bank, Jan Dawley, branch service leader with Regions Bank, and Gary Stokes, CEO of Nacogdoches Medical Center. Other sponsors were Cal-Tex Lumber Company, First Bank and Trust and Flashback Café.