IRVING, TX – The DFW Hospital Council (DFWHC) announced today that Duncan Webb will be the 2026 recipient of its Distinguished Health Service Award, an honor dating back to 1948. The award will be presented during DFWHC’s 78th Annual Awards Luncheon on October 16 at the Loews Arlington Hotel and Convention Center.

For more than 40 years, Webb has been a resident of Plano, Texas where he has been a practicing attorney. He is the sole shareholder of the law firm Webb & Webb, P.C. Today, he serves as the Collin County Commissioner for Precinct 4, a position he has held for more than 15 years.

A leader of his community, Webb served on the Medical City Plano Board of Trustees for six years, serving as Chair from 2010-2011. Webb was also elected to the Board of Trustees of the Plano Independent School District, serving four three-year terms. He also served as President of the Board from 2005-2008.

Webb has served on the City of Plano Library Advisory Board (Chair for two years); Assistance Center of Collin County Board (Chair for one year); The Classics Board (President for one year); Practical Parent Education Advisory Board; and the Plano Family YMCA Board. In 2020, he was honored by the Plano Chamber of Commerce and Leadership Plano with the Distinguished Leadership Award.

Webb and his wife, Beth, have two daughters, Heather and Melissa, both graduates of Texas A&M University. The Webb family was honored by the Plano Family YMCA as the 1997 Plano Family of the Year. In 2009, the Plano Chamber of Commerce selected Mr. and Mrs. Webb as “Plano’s Citizens of the Year.”

“I cannot think of a more accomplished and dependable community leader than Duncan Webb,” said Stephen Love, president/CEO of DFWHC. “The North Texas healthcare community and Collin County are indebted to his decades of leadership. His life serves as an example for all community leaders to follow. We are looking forward to honoring him.”

The Young Healthcare Executive of the Year and Kerney Laday, Sr. Trustee of the Year awards will also be presented during the Annual Awards Luncheon. An additional highlight will be the presentation of the Boone Powell, Sr. Award of Excellence to Barclay Berdan, the long-time CEO of Texas Health Resources. As announced earlier this year, Berdan will step down in September as one of the longest-serving CEOs of a major health system in North Texas.

Sponsored in part by Hall Render, Forvis Mazars and PwC, the event will begin with a reception at 11:00 a.m. followed by the luncheon and awards from 12 noon to 1:30 p.m. For information, please contact Chris Wilson at chrisw@dfwhc.org.

DFWHC is a 90 hospital and 90 associate member trade organization with more than 55 years of service to North Texas healthcare. Governed by a Board of Trustees made up of hospital executive officers, the hospital trade association is committed to the continuous improvement of patient care.

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IMMEDIATE RELEASE – August 12, 2026

CONTACT:
Chris Wilson, DFWHC
chrisw@dfwhc.org
972.719.4900