Dr Pepper Museum - Special Events

MUSEUM HONORED FIVE PRESIDENTS OF DR PEPPER

The Dr Pepper Museum recognized the achievements of five former presidents of the Dr Pepper Company on Friday, May 30, 2008 with a gala dinner and concert at the Waco Hilton. Over 185 people attended, and country music superstar Lee Greenwood, best known for his platinum hit, God Bless the USA, provided entertainment.

“Mr. W. W. ‘Foots’ Clements, Mr. John Albers, Mr. True Knowles, Mr. Jack Kilduff and Mr. Mike McGrath each played important roles in the growth of the Dr Pepper brand along with the creation and development of the Dr Pepper Museum and Free Enterprise Institute,“ stated Jack N. McKinney, Executive Director of the museum. Larry Young, President and CEO of Dr Pepper Snapple Group, said "We're proud to recognize these great men who have meant so much to Dr Pepper through the years. We have tremendous respect for Foots and what he accomplished during his career. His success with Dr Pepper inspires us to this day."

The dinner and concert began a weekend of events and activities that included the opening of a new permanent exhibit at the Dr Pepper Museum. The exhibit, designed and constructed by the Richardson, Texas based design firm, Museumscapes, contains a biography of Mr. Clements highlighting his career with the Dr Pepper Company through video interviews, free enterprise computer games, and a recreation of Mr. Clements’ office at the Dr Pepper Company. The Saturday festivities began at 8:30 AM with breakfast and a ribbon cutting at the Dr Pepper Museum. The exhibit opened to the public at 11:00 AM.

The Free Enterprise Institute’s new exhibit W. W. “Foots” Clements: Dr Pepper Salesman exhibit is a wonderful addition to the third floor of the Museum,” commented Jack N. McKinney, Executive Director. “Our daily visitors will enjoy the story of this great man and our school groups will be educated and entertained by his free enterprise example. We were excited to honor Mr. Clements especially since he was such a driving force behind the move to open the Dr Pepper Museum over seventeen years ago.”