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FABULOUS PHOENICIANS
Billie Jo and Judd Herberger What is your hometown and how long have you lived in the Valley? Billie Jo: Southern California. I moved here in 1969. Judd: Moved to Scottsdale in 1947. I am still here. In Phoenix society, what people have inspired you? Billie Jo: Kax Herberger, Nancy Joaquim, Marcia Roth and Patsy Lowry. Judd: My parents, Bob and Kax Herberger, the Walter Bimson family, the Rosenzweig family and Richard Mallery.
What is something people may not know about you? Billie Jo: I was and still am a surfer girl. Judd: In 1962 I held the world record in a home-built 4-cylinder dragster. What is your favorite guilty food item? Billie Jo: French fries. Judd: Anything smoky and salty. What three Valley events have you chaired or worked on in the last decade? Billie Jo: Valley Youth Theater, Phoenix Theatre and the Herberger Theater Center. Judd: Heart Ball, Key to the Cure and Release the Fear. Do you have a favorite Valley restaurant? Both: Elements at the Sanctuary on Camelback Mountain. What’s the best book you’ve read in the last year? Billie Jo: “With All My Might,” an autobiography by Erskine Caldwell. Judd: “A Short History of Nearly Everything” by Bill Bryson. What was your most embarrassing moment? Billie Jo: I’m embarrassed to say that I can’t think of one. Judd: Asking a lady’s due date only to find out she had gained 30 pounds. What people, living or dead, would you invite to dinner? Billie Jo: Goldie Hawn, Kimberly Engert, Elizabeth Weber, Anne Robbs, Edith Kunz, Zondra Rhodes and Leila Winssinger. Judd: My parents, my great-grandfather Conrad Herberger, Michelangelo, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Edison and Ayn Rand. What’s your motto? Billie Jo: Hold everything with an open hand. Judd: Try anything and do everything.
Photos by Scott Foust, Image-Industry
The Fabulous Phoenician Award was initiated in 1985 to pay tribute to Valley philanthropists. Previous honorees are: Thelma Kieckhefer (1985), Virginia Piper (1985) and Peggy Aste (1985), Newton Rosenzweig (1986), G. Robert Herberger (1987), Herbert K. Cummings (1988), Eleanor Libby (1989), Barbara Bonoff (1990), Gordon Galarneau Jr. (1991), Bruce T. Halle Sr. (1992), Eddie Basha (1993), Nick Balich (1994), Robert Norris (1995), Donald L. Ulrich (1996), John Teets (1998), Sam Eichenfield (1999), Herman Chanen (2000), William (Bill) Pope (2001), Sandra Baldwin (2002), Priscilla and Michael Nicholas (2003), Jeanne and Gary Herberger (2004), Hugh and Ruth Downs (2005), Lattie and Elva Coor (2006), Marguerite and Jack Clifford (2007), Claudia and Paul Critchfield (2008), Carole and Bob Machiz (2009), U.S. Airways (2010), and Bill Shover (2011), Stevie and Karl Eller (2012).
INTRODUCING THE 2013 TRENDSETTERS Since the early 1980s, Trends magazine has selected 10 women for their outstanding civic and charitable contributions. These women have proven their dedication and staying power in the charitable community through a wide variety of philanthropic efforts. We feel they are a great inspiration to others. Each woman selected will be honored by the community at Evening of Trends 2013, held this year on Sept. 28 at the Arizona Biltmore Resort in Phoenix. Join us in celebrating their accomplishments in the following pages. Congratulations ladies! You deserve this.
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