E. Douglas McLeod, Galveston :: and his wife, Joan, received the inaugural George P. Mitchell Mardi Gras Award. A lawyer and former state legislator, Doug co-wrote the original financing plan for Galveston’s 1986 Mardi Gras and chaired the coalition that revised the plan in 2004. He was a founding member and twice president of the Knights of Momus. Joan has been K.O.M. royalty trustee for 27 years.