Retail, Store Manager of the Year 2023

Carleton Dunn is the recipient of this year’s Store Manager of the Year Award. This award recognizes a manager for outstanding store performance. For fiscal year 2023, Carleton’s financial results were exceptional. He and his team grew an Inclusive Access program from...

Retail, Store Manager of the Year 2021

The Store Manager of the Year for 2021 is Christine King, store manager at East Central University Campus Store (ECU) in Ada, Oklahoma. Congratulations Christine! Presenting the award in this year’s retail division virtual annual meeting, Darren Croom, TBC president,...

Retail, Store Manager of the Year 2020

Sarah Benavidez (top left) with mom and sisters In May 2015 Sarah joined TBC as the shipping & receiving coordinator and coordinating manager for three seasonal pop-up stores at Coastal Bend College Bookstore. During that time Sarah took the opportunity to learn...

Elaine T. Brown Spirit Award 2020

Mark Ruiz (right), Central Regional Manager, with family.   The 2020 Elaine T. Brown Spirit Award recipient is Mark Ruiz, Regional Manager, Central Region. Mark embodies the service-excellence spirit, and is highly regarded by his customers and peers. Mark goes...