195:(UTMB) at Galveston established the H. L. Kemper Award in honor of Kempner's support for the hospital. He was also the first recipient of the award. The Kempner Award honors outstanding contributions to support the recruitment and retention of medical students from minority racial/ethnic backgrounds. UTMB annually presented the award at the Harris L. Kempner Award Banquet honoring graduating seniors from minority racial/ethnic backgrounds.
86:. His long-term engagement in the H. L. Kempner Company, the family cotton company founded by his grandfather, began when he graduated from college. For several decades, Kempner helped lead activities at the company focused on the export of cotton to worldwide companies; recognizing his efforts, he rose to the position of president.
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Services Council in Galveston and as a member of the Texas Judicial Council. In 1947, she chaired the Disaster Relief Committee of the
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American Cotton Shippers Association. Through these roles, Kempner advocated in
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