Annually, Rambo Masonic Lodge #426 in Dripping Springs identifies one member of the community to receive the Community Builder Award. In 2022, the award was presented to Dave Edwards.
The prestigious award was established by the Grand Lodge of Texas so that lodges can formally recognize an outstanding non-Mason, man or woman, who exemplifies Masonic character and has distinguished themselves through their service to the community, local and state governments, places of worship or to humanity at large.
After graduating from Texas Tech with a Bachelors of Business Administration Degree in Finance, Edwards began a banking career in community banks around the Houston area and eventually moved to San Marcos to help open a new bank. He moved to Dripping Springs in 1983 and continued his career in banking with the former Dripping Springs National Bank, now Wells Fargo Bank. He later worked at Broadway Bank in Dripping Springs and retired in 2016.
Edwards has always been involved in civic, nonprofit and church activities. In Dripping Springs, he served several terms on the board of the Chamber of Commerce, on the board of the Lions Club, as an active member of the Rotary Club and on the city’s Economic Development Committee.
“It’s my honor and privilege to present the award to Mr. Edwards, who has and continues to serve this community so well,” said Lodge Worshipful Master Pro Tem. Lynn Alderson at the ceremony.
Edwards has been married to his wife Becky for “only 53 years” and has two daughters, Kristi and Amy, who are both married and live in Austin. He also has four grandchildren aged 15, 13, 11 and 8.
Some of Edwards’ current activities include serving as chair of the city’s Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone, chairperson of Hometown Missions (a local nonprofit serving the housing needs of low-income residents), treasurer of the Board of Directors of Hill Country Senior Citizens Center and is elder of Hill Country Bible Church.
“Community Builders are often found in service clubs, public school systems, religious activities, and all kinds of volunteer work,” Alderson said. “They are everywhere you look but often go unseen.”
