Earl B. Boyanton, a native of Port Arthur and a 1958 Graduate 

of Thomas Jefferson High School, has been named one of DC Velocity 

Magazine's The News /Sunday, August 10, 2008 "Rainmakers," for his 

standard of excellence in leadership in his work at The Department 

of Defense. Boyanton's title is Assistant Deputy Under Secretary of 

Defense for Transportation Policy. According to DC Velocity's citation, 

Boyanton "has oversight responsibility for the biggest transportation 

organization in the world." The magazine annually selects 12 professionals 

from the distribution and related industries, based upon their lasting 

contributions to the logistics field. These men are the "thought leaders" 

of the profession, and come from all areas of distribution. 

Earl Boyanton's background is military; he is a retired Air Force Colonel.

Earl Boyanton was a member of the All-District offense that took the Port 

Arthur Thomas Jefferson High School Yellow Jackets to the State Final game 

in 1957. 

After high school, Earl went to The University of Texas at Austin, where

he earned his MBA and received the Dean's Award for Academic Excellence. 

He and his wife, Penny, have four grown children, and eight grandchildren.
 
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August 10, 2008