Business Activities
Chairman, McLane Group, Temple, TX
Chairman & CEO, Houston Astros Baseball Club, Houston, TX
Education
1954 Graduated Yoe High School, Cameron, Texas
1958 B.B.A., Baylor University
1959 M.B.A., Michigan State University
Industry Involvement
1959-1994 McLane Company – President & CEO 1965-1994
1986-1988 Chairman, National American Wholesale Grocers Association
1970-1971 President, Texas Wholesale Grocers Association
1994-present McLane Group, L.P.
Honors
1985 Boy Scouts of America Silver Beaver Award Recipient
1985 Award for Management Excellence and Achievement-University of Georgia, School of Business
1987 Arthur Young/VENTURE Magazine Entrepreneur of the Year Award
1988 Boy Scouts of America Silver Antelope Award
1989 Boy Scouts of America Distinguished Citizen Award, H.O.T. Council
1990 American Achiever Award, National American Wholesale Grocers Association
1990 Baylor University, Distinguished Alumni Award
Anti-Defamation League of B’nai B’rith
Food Distributor Man of the Year. New York City
1991 Baylor University, W.R. White Meritorious Service Award
1992 Texas Business Hall of Fame Foundation Honoree
1993 Texas A&M University, College of Business Administration and Graduate School of Business,
Master Entrepreneur of the Year
1997 Michigan State University, Honorary Doctorate Degree
1997 American Academy of Achievement – Golden Plate Award
1998 Food Distributors International Herbert Hoover Food Industry Award
2000 Houston Community Partners, Father of the Year Award
2004 Boy Scouts of America Silver Buffalo Award Recipient
Current Activities
Chairman Board of Trustees, Scott & White Memorial Hospital
Executive Committee Member, Major League Baseball
V.P. of Executive Board, Boy Scouts of America National Board
Member, National Board of Governors, Cooper Institute for Aerobics Research
Board Director, The Bush School of Government & Public Service -Texas A&M University.
Board Director, Greater Houston Partnership
Board Director, United Way of the Gulf Coast of Texas
Member, Baylor Board of Regents
Past Activities
1978 Chairman of the Board, Temple Chamber of Commerce
1981 President, Baylor University Development Council
1983-1984 Chairman, United Way Campaign, Temple, Texas
1985-1989 Member Texas State Board, Mental Health and Mental Retardation
1987 Chairman, United Way, Temple, Texas
1991 Honorary Campaign Chairman, United Way, Temple, Texas
1990-1994 Vice-Chairman & Director, Wal*Mart Stores, Inc
1993-94 Chairman of the Board, Children’s Miracle Network
1994-1997 Chairman, Pacesetter Campaign –United Way, Gulf Coast-Houston
2002-2004 Chairman of the Board of Regents, Baylor University
Family
Wife: Elizabeth
Son: Drayton McLane, III – Married, Amy
Son: Denton McLane – Married, Amy
Church Member, FBC, Temple, TX, Deacon & Past Chairman of Deacon Board
Address Business: McLane Group, 4001 Industrial Blvd., Temple, TX 76503
