{{short description|American beverage businessman}} {{Infobox officeholder |name = John Nau |image = Assignment- 48-DPA-05-12-08 K Pres Am Event WH) Preserve America Presidential Awards event at the White House, (with Advisory Council on Historic Preservation Chairman John Nau III - DPLA - 89fc85ceb04a0b68cf6d0f76bd08ce47.JPG |caption = Nau in 2008 |office = Chair of the [[Advisory Council on Historic Preservation]] |president = [[George W. Bush]]<br>[[Barack Obama]] |term_start = November 2001 |term_end = June 2010 |predecessor = Catherine Slater |successor = [[Milford Wayne Donaldson]] |birth_date = |birth_place = |death_date = |death_place = |party = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] |education = [[University of Virginia]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]]) }} '''John L. Nau III''' is an American businessman who is the chairman and CEO of Silver Eagle Beverages. He served as chairman of the [[Advisory Council on Historic Preservation]] during the administrations of [[George W. Bush]] and [[Barack Obama]].
==Biography== Nau was the chairman and CEO of Silver Eagle Beverages, one of the largest [[Anheuser-Busch]] distributors in the nation.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.breweryage.com/pdfs/MBA_10.2008_nau.pdf |title=Distributor Profile: John L. Nau III |accessdate=2009-07-25 |last=Schuhmacher |first=Harry |date=October 2008 |work=Brewery Age |publisher=MODERN BREWERY AGE LLC }}</ref> Silver Eagle employs more than 500 employees who service a territory that includes the greater San Antonio area in Bexar County and extends over 12 additional counties in southwest Texas. Silver Eagle Beverages distributes [[Grupo Modelo]] beers, a broad selection of national and local craft beers and several non-alcohol beverages and waters.
Nau’s commitment to service is apparent through a broad spectrum of participation in civic, community, and philanthropic organizations in Texas and throughout the country. His current involvement includes Chairman of the [[Texas Historical Commission]], [[National Park Foundation]] Board of Directors, [[American Battlefield Trust]] Board of Directors, Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library Foundation Board of Directors, Andrew Jackson Foundation Board of Trustees, [[Baylor College of Medicine]] Board of Trustees, [[Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History]] Board of Trustees, Honorary Trustee of [[Texas Heart Institute]], Honorary State Trustee for the San Antonio Parks Foundation, Board of Directors, [[Thomas Jefferson Foundation]] ([[Monticello]]), Advisory Council Member to the Center for Big Bend Studies and [[George W. Bush Presidential Center]] Executive Advisory Council. He also serves as a board member for Friends of Vicksburg National Military Park, Houston Police Foundation, San Antonio Zoo and The Admiral Nimitz Foundation. He previously served as a member of the [https://uh.edu/advancement-alumni/get-involved/leadership-volunteers/board-of-visitors/ University of Houston Board of Visitors] from 2014-2016.
Nau has a personal interest in American history, and he has served as chairman of the national [[Advisory Council on Historic Preservation]], from 2001 to 2010,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.achp.gov/members.html |title=ACHP:John L. Nau III |accessdate=2009-07-24 |date=2009-07-24 |work=Advisory Council on Historic Preservation Official Web Site |publisher=Advisory Council on Historic Preservation |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090814080639/http://www.achp.gov/members.html |archive-date=2009-08-14 |url-status=dead }}</ref> a position appointed by the President of the United States. He also served as chairman of the [[Texas Historical Commission]], from 1995 to 2009, a position appointed by the Governor of Texas.
He is a graduate of the [[University of Virginia]], where he earned a Bachelor of Arts with a history major and formerly served on the board of visitors, a position appointed by the governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia. He also serves as vice chairman and on the executive committee for the University of Virginia Capital Campaign. The Corcoran Department of History building at UVA is named Nau Hall after he provided a lead $11 million gift as part of a larger $44 million commitment toward the study of democracy and history.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-05-20|title=Nau Foundation Gift Fuels $44 Million Investment in UVA Democracy Projects|url=https://news.virginia.edu/content/nau-foundation-gift-fuels-44-million-investment-uva-democracy-projects|access-date=2022-01-28|website=UVA Today|language=en}}</ref> In 2023, Nau was reappointed to the Board of Visitors by Governor [[Glenn Youngkin]].<ref>{{Cite web |date= |title=John L. Nau III |url=https://bov.virginia.edu/people/john-l-nau-iii |access-date=11 November 2024 |website=University of Virginia Board of Visitors}}</ref>
Nau has been a major contributor to the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]], particularly [[Republican Party of Texas|Texas Republicans]]. Nau has served as the national finance chairman of Texas Senator and former [[National Republican Senatorial Committee|NRSC]] Chairman [[John Cornyn]].<ref name=Cornyn>{{cite news|last=Drucker|first=David M.|title=NRSC Plan Gets Freshmen Involved|url=http://www.rollcall.com/issues/56_85/-203500-1.html|accessdate=15 October 2013|newspaper=Roll Call|date=17 February 2011}}</ref> Nau is also a major contributor to [[American Crossroads]]<ref name="American Crossroads">{{cite news|last=Slater|first=Wayne|title=With super PAC, Karl Rove takes his Texas donor list national|url=http://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/headlines/20120211-with-super-pac-karl-rove-takes-his-texas-donor-list-national.ece?action=reregister|accessdate=15 October 2013|newspaper=Dallas Morning News|date=11 February 2012}}</ref> and Texas Governor [[Greg Abbott]].<ref name=Abbott>{{cite news|title=George P. Bush raises major dollars from outside Texas, thanks to Bush family network|url=http://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/headlines/20130716-george-p.-bush-raises-major-dollars-from-outside-texas-thanks-to-bush-family-network.ece|accessdate=15 October 2013|newspaper=Dallas Morning News|date=16 July 2013}}</ref> Nau resides in Houston, Texas. He has two daughters and five grandchildren. He also owns 9.mesa ranch in west Texas It is 87 thousand Acres of unmarked land. The manager of the ranch is Roy Avila.
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