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Citizen of the Year Award

Collin Invite Proof 1-02

Monday, February 26, 2024
Odessa Marriott Hotel & Conference Center
305 E. 5th Street

The Odessa Chamber of Commerce is proud to honor Collin M. Sewell as the 2024 Citizen of the Year Honoree. With decades of service to the Odessa community through business and volunteerism, Collin was chosen by a panel of Odessa Chamber leaders to receive this distinguished award.

Honorees


2024 Honoree Collin M. Sewell

Collin M. Sewell

Collin Sewell is a son, husband, father, leader, and entrepreneur. His responsibilities span from serving his family to leading a team of over 700.   Collin finds his roots in two hardware store families in the late 1800s and early 1900s. His great-grandfather, Edward Franklin Sewell, started selling Ford Model Ts from his hardware store in 1911.  As the Great Depression took its toll in 1929, E.F. loaded up his family and headed west for a new start.  In 1935, The Sewell family began their next chapter of the car business in Odessa, Texas.  Brothers, Woody and Carl Sewell, purchased Sewell Ford in 1935.    Four generations and over one hundred years later, Collin Sewell is now the Proprietor of The Sewell Family of Companies which includes:
  • Sewell Ford
  • Sewell Lincoln
  • Sewell BMW of the Permian Basin
  • Sewell Cadillac of the Permian Basin
  • Sewell Buick GMC of Midland
  • Sewell Chevrolet GMC of Andrews
  • Sewell Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram
  • Press Cafe
  • The Boardroom
  • F. Outfitters
  • The Parks Legado Town Center
  Collin’s leadership in his family’s automotive dealerships and his people-focused efforts consistently promote living a life in service to others.   Collin currently serves as:
  • Chairman – IDEA Public Schools
  • Founder and Co-Chair- The Education Partnership of the Permian Basin
  • Founder and Co-Chair- Opportunity Odessa
  • Member- EQUIP Global Leadership
  • Member- The John Maxwell Leadership Foundation
  His past service includes:
  • Two-term President of The National Dealer Council for Ford Motor Company
  • Two-term President of The Education Foundation of Odessa
  • Member of Growing Leaders founded by Dr. Tim Elmore
  • Member of The Lincoln National Dealer Council
   

Previous Honorees


  • 2022 - David D. Duree
  • 2021 - Healthcare Professionals at Medical Center Health System and Odessa Regional Medical Center
  • 2019 - David Boutin
  • 2018 - Kirk Edwards
  • 2017 - Gregory D. Williams, Ed. D.
  • 2016 - Sondra Eoff
  • 2015 - Minka Sibert
  • 2014 - Dr. W. David Watts
  • 2013 - Tryon D. Lewis
  • 2012 - Renee Henderson Earls
  • 2011 - Frosty Gilliam, Jr.
  • 2010 - Jack Wood & Don Wood
  • 2009 - C. R. “Dick” Saulsbury
  • 2008 - Fred M. “Mickey” Jones
  • 2007 - W.R. “Bro” Hill
  • 2006 - Daniel J. Hollmann
  • 2005 - Virgil Trower
  • 2004 - Dr. James B. Goates
  • 2003 - Murray A. “Drew” Crutcher & John Landgraf
  • 2002 - Peggy Dean
  • 2001 - C. Richard “Dick” Sivalls
  • 2000 - Bill & Jane Hext
  • 1999 - Mike Atkins
  • 1998 - Jay Alvey
  • 1997 - Bob Barnes
  • 1996 - Buzz Hurt & Betsy Triplett-Hurt
  • 1995 - Ted G. Roden
  • 1994 - Lorraine Perryman
  • 1993 - Larry Melton
  • 1992 - Natalie Rothstein
  • 1991 - Raymond C. Stoker, Jr.
  • 1990 - Ronald L. Fancher
  • 1989 - Jan Fisher
  • 1988 - Richard “Dick” Gillham
  • 1987 - Glen Atkins
  • 1986 - J.L. “Barney” Barnett
  • 1985 - William “Bill” Holm
  • 1984 - Grace King
  • 1983 - E.M. “Ernie” Schur
  • 1982 - Charles R. Perry
  • 1981 - Dr. H.E. Hestand
  • 1980 - W.L. “Bill” Pettit
  • 1979 - Don R. Williams
  • 1978 - A.R. “Happy” Dyer
  • 1977 - Bill G. Elms
  • 1976 - Tom “Pinkie” Roden
  • 1975 - R.F. “Rudy” Juedeman
  • 1974 - Jim Reese
  • 1973 - Gayle B. Dishong
  • 1972 - A.K. Barlow
  • 1971 - H.S. “Duke” Samson
  • 1970 - Dan Hemphill
  • 1969 - Dr. Jack Rodgers
  • 1968 - Jack Logan
  • 1967 - W.O. Shafer
  • 1966 - O.F. Blank
  • 1965 - Charles B. Perry
  • 1964 - Dr. W.C. Strickland
  • 1963 - E.G. Rodman
  • 1962 - W.D. Noel
  • 1961 - John Ben Shepperd
  • 1960 - J.L. “Dusty” Rhoades
  • 1959 - H.H. “Pat” Simmons
  • 1958 - T.B. “Buck” Harris

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