Moore also received the Dr. Raul Ornelas Lifetime Music Achievement Award from the Beaumont Jazz and Blues festival in 2015. He was a trumpet major at Lamar University in Beaumont, where he studied music under Dr. Jimmy Simmons and Raul Ornelas. A longtime member of the CMA Board of Directors (since 1989), Mr. Moore was elected President in 2008 and Chairman in 2009. Moore was honored as a distinguished Lamar University Distinguished Alumnus Graduate in 2010. He is currently enjoying “self-unemployment” as philanthropist, active real estate developer, real estate investing and restaurants. Moore married Lamar University sweetheart, music graduate, Charmione Moore and has three grown sons Remick, Sterling and Hunter and one grand-daughter EVER!...
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Suffice it to say, I feel pretty special to have been in the presence of a man who has the integrity to have built a global business from humble beginnings – he has the greatest family- I know most of them, here in Texas, and if I can be 1/10 the person that Steve Moore is, I think I will be leaving a great legacy, I know he sure is. Rock and Roll, Country, His Relationship with His Maker & His Need to Help Others…. That’s definitely a BRAND that stands out. As Steve told me, “The tallest nail gets hit first. I haven’t personally sought press for myself, just as when I was CEO of the CMA, it was never about me, it was about the position, THE CHAIR, and what it represented….”
That’s what makes Steve the Tallest Nail in my book, his humility, transparency and creative streak that has allowed him to mitigate risks that seem to be paying off for the world.