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Indianapolis, July 12, —Stephen “Tio” and Janell Kleberg of Kingsville, Texas, are recipients of the North-American Interfraternity Conference Foundation’s (NICF) Outstanding Philanthropist Award in recognition of their lifetime generosity to the Phi Delta Theta Foundation.

Tio joined the Texas Epsilon Chapter of Phi Delta Theta at Texas Tech University where he met his wife Janell.

They both served in the Army before embarking on a career of business and civic affairs in Kingsville. A rancher by trade, Tio’s career has centered around the world-famous King Ranch of South Texas.

Tio began serving as a Phi Delta Theta Foundation Trustee in ; in , he was named Chairman of the Foundation’s “Building on the Bond” Capital Campaign.

This laser-focused effort aimed to increase the Foundation’s endowment from just above $5 million to more than $20 million by The Klebergs helped the campaign meet its goal two years ahead of schedule.

When Tio and Janell agreed to support the campaign, t