He has addressed in-service programs, athletic banquets, student assemblies, commencement exercises, workshops, chamber of commerce banquets and churches in more than 1,000 Texas communities. Numerous presentations have been for Texas Education Service Centers.

Two groups hearing Dr. Newbury time and again have designated him as an Honorary Life Member of their organizations. These are National Congress of Parents and Teachers (PTA) and Phi Theta Kappa, national junior college honors fraternity. He was the first alumnus of Howard Payne University to return there as President, and his 12-year tenure as CEO at Howard Payne is third-longest in the school's 112-year history. In 1995, he was honored to speak at the annual meeting of the Baptist General Convention of Texas in San Antonio.

Cited as "outstanding alumnus" of HPU in 1972, he was named Chancellor of the school in 1997. Though retired from educational administration, he retains the title of Chancellor.

He has spoken on several occasions for the West Texas Chamber of Commerce, and now has addressed more than 200 annual banquets in the United States. He also conducts seminars to stimulate community pride, and speaks for chamber boards at planning retreats. One West Texas community invited him back for its annual banquet for four consecutive years.

These Chamber of Commerce engagements have led him down numerous speaking trails of other organizations, including United Way Kick-Off Programs. He regularly served as emcee for Fort Worth's annual United Way luncheon which was carried on live television.

Hundreds of organizations hearing Dr. Newbury are from the business and corporate world. Banking and other financial groups have heard him at national, state and local levels, including the University of Wisconsin School of Banking.   Deeply involved in the health professions throughout his career, Dr. Newbury has served on local hospital boards. Audiences have included virtually all health-care organizations at state, regional and local levels, including the Texas Hospital Association and the Texas Association of Hospital Governing Boards.

Since 1970, Dr. Newbury has been invited to hundreds of sports-related banquets, conventions and assemblies. Included have been keynote addresses for annual conventions of the National Conference of High School Directors of Athletics, Athletic Directors of the Southwest and twice for the Texas High School Coaches' Association. He addressed the President's Dinner of the Cotton Bowl Athletic Association, with a "very best" description offered by CBAA President John Field Scovell.  He was guest speaker at Baylor University's football banquet celebrating the Bears' first Southwest Conference Football Championship in 50 years, causing Coach Grant Teaff to say…"totally lived up to expectations…most fun I have ever had at a banquet…"

Little wonder that Dr. Newbury's speaking talents are well-known. While in college, he was sports editor of the college newspaper, sportswriter for the local newspaper and sports director for the radio station. During a six-year stint as Publicity Director of the Lone Star Conference, he hosted a syndicated weekly radio program with LSC coaches; it was carried by radio stations across Texas.

As a writer, broadcaster, high school basketball official and speaker, Dr. Newbury's love for sports and student athletes has been evident. During a six-year period early in his career, he closed out a daily radio sports broadcast with this statement: "That's the story of sports for today. Remember, if you can't play a sport, you can be one-and a good one!" And this he still believes.

INFORMATION ABOUT MR. LYNDY PHILLIPS

Lyndy has entertained audiences since the age of seven. He began performing in school plays and community melodramas. In high school, Lyndy participated in UIL competitions in prose reading, poetry and one-act plays. He attended college on an acting scholarship at Amarillo College.

As a child, Lyndy became interested in sleight of hand while watching magicians on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson. It wasn't until age fifteen that he performed his first comedy magic show for an audience of 250 people. Today, Lyndy has become a skilled sleight of hand artist and performer that has been said to rival many Las Vegas performers. He has the unique ability of combining humor and audience interaction with his sleight of hand; making his presentations entertaining, funny and encouraging.

Lyndy's sense of humor is refreshing and clean. Having inherited his story telling abilities from his father, Lyndy not only loves to hear a good story but equally loves telling them. From parasailing behind a '69 Ford pickup at age nine to being a husband and father, Lyndy shares stories that make you laugh and learn.

Being a licensed and ordained minister, Lyndy enjoys encouraging people with his laughter, comedy sleight of hand and simple life truths. His audiences are diverse: children, teenagers, adults, corporate executives, prisoners, janitors, military, associations, churches, schools, and more. Lyndy not only entertains audiences, but he desires to leave them better equipped and encouraged to finish this race called "life." He is a champion at coming alongside people and encouraging them of their personal value, influence and potential.

Lyndy served over 12 years as a full-time student minister and over 4 years as a part-time associate pastor.

Lyndy lives in Amarillo, Texas, with his wife and son. His daughter attends college in Tennessee.

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