David Ray Dunnigan (’64), Dallas. David was committed to the journalism industry and the public relations industry, establishing The David Dunnigan Public Relations Endowed Scholarship, which provides support for public relations students in the Mayborn School of Journalism. He was a member of UNT’s Chilton Society and served on the Mayborn School of Journalism Advisory Board. He started his career as a staff reporter for the Galveston Daily News. After serving in the U.S. Army, he worked at The Dallas Morning News. He then went on to work in public relations and communications with numerous organizations and political candidates. He had a passion for serving his community and was president of organizations including the North Texas chapter of the Public Relations Society of America. For his contributions, he received a number of awards, including the PRSA Community Service Award, and he was named to the College of Fellows and a Paul Harris Fellow. The Greater Dallas Planning Council Dunnigan Engagement Award was created in his honor.
David Ray Dunnigan (’64), Dallas. David was committed to the journalism industry and the public relations industry, establishing The David Dunnigan Public Relations Endowed Scholarship, which provides support for public relations students in the Mayborn School of Journalism. He was a member of UNT’s Chilton Society and served on the Mayborn School of Journalism Advisory Board. He started his career as a staff reporter for the Galveston Daily News. After serving in the U.S. Army, he worked at The Dallas Morning News. He then went on to work in public relations and communications with numerous organizations and political candidates. He had a passion for serving his community and was president of organizations including the North Texas chapter of the Public Relations Society of America. For his contributions, he received a number of awards, including the PRSA Community Service Award, and he was named to the College of Fellows and a Paul Harris Fellow. The Greater Dallas Planning Council Dunnigan Engagement Award was created in his honor.
