John Nau

John L. Nau III (Col ’68 L/M) is chairman of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation. In October, he and former First Lady Laura Bush received the John H. Chafee Trustees Award for Outstanding Achievement in Public Policy from the National Trust for Historic Preservation for their leadership in developing and promoting the Preserve America program. The National Trust presented the award at its 2009 National Preservation Conference in Nashville, Tenn. The former longtime chairman of the Texas Historical Commission, Mr. Nau was appointed chairman of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation by President George W. Bush in 2001. Along with Mrs. Bush, Mr. Nau is credited with guiding the widespread and influential preservation initiative with the Preserve America program.