Nomination of Joan Kline for the - Historic Ryan Place

Nomination of
Joan Kline
for the
Sponsored by the City of Fort Worth
and the Fort Worth League of Neighborhood Associations

2008 Ben Ann Tomayko Award
This award recognizes an individual that has gone above and beyond in their years of
service to neighborhoods and best represents the spirit of volunteerism. It is named
after one of the founders of the Fort Worth League of Neighborhoods who was a true
pioneer for neighborhoods. ~Open to Fort Worth League of Neighborhood members only~
Individual you are nominating: Mrs. Joan Kline
Understanding that this award is for years of service and not a single project or event,
please describe how this person has provided years of service to our neighborhoods.
It is an honor that Ryan Place has the opportunity to nominate Joan Kline for the 2008 Ben Ann
Tomayko Award. Joan, matriarch of her family, her business; and the Ryan Place neighborhood, has
devoted her life to her husband and children; and to the betterment of the City of Fort Worth.
Moving into a declining neighborhood with her husband, Art, in the mid 1960’s, the Klines made a
home for their nine children. Art and Joan worked together revitalizing their house as well as the Ryan
Place neighborhood. Mrs. Kline was one of the founders of the Ryan Place Improvement Association,
the first neighborhood association in Fort Worth. The initial victory for the association was preventing
the City from making two neighborhood streets into one-way North and South bound thoroughfares.
This became the foundation of many RPIA accomplishments and other many endeavors performed by
Joan Kline.
Joan, at 79, has let “things that she has a great passion for” guide her life. Her selfless devotion is a gift
that she gives to her community and the city that she lives in and loves. Recognized for her years of
dedication to many endeavors she recently received the Historic Preservation Great Steward Award, in
2008. Additionally, she has received the Great Women of Texas, 2007 Legacy Award; Fort Worth
Texas Magazine, 40 Women who Run Our City, in 2004; Kline/Watts Citizen Advocate Award, Fort
Worth South, Inc., in 2002; United Hispanic Council, Gilbert Garcia Amiga Award, in 2000; and
Historic Preservation Lifetime Achievement Award, in 1992. In 2001, Mrs. Kline was honored by the
Fort Worth Independent School District by dedicating the Joan Kline Building located on the E. M.
Daggett Montessori Campus.
If one had had the foresight to log the volunteer hours that Mrs. Kline would give over 35 years of
community service, the sum would no doubt be many thousands. As a member, advisor, chairperson,
Director, or President of more than forty organizations, associations, charities, and activities, Joan has
generously contributed her time and energy. Joan Kline personifies the spirit of Ryan Place, not only
enriching our lives but all residents of the city of Fort Worth. Her family and the communities that hold
her in their hearts will be the recipients of Mrs. Kline’s talents, knowledge, and energy for generations to
come.
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Vita
Joan Kline
Positions:
1990 – Present, President, Kline & Co, Commercial & Investment Realtor;
1984 – 1990, Partner, Line & Lasko, Commercial & Investment Realtor;
1980 – 1984, Program Coordinator, Rosemont Community School;
1973 – 1980, Homemaker, Mother of nine children;
1949 – 1953, Radiological Technologist, St. Joseph Hospital
Professional Involvement:
Greater Fort Worth Association of REALTORS:
1982 – Present, Member;
1991 – 1994, Board of Governors, Commercial Investment Division; and
1990 – 1994, Professional Standards Committee
Independent Commercial Real Estate Associtation:
1987 – 1996, Founding Member; and
1987 – 1989, Legislative Affairs Committee
CCIM, North Texas Chapter:
1983 – 1996, Member; and
1987 – 1989, Legislative Affairs Committee
National Association of REALTORS:
1982 – Present, Member
Honors:
Great Women of Texas
2007 Legacy Award Recipient
Fort Worth Texas Magazine
2004, 40 Women who Run Our City, Recipient
Kline/Watts Citizen Advocate Award Fort Worth South, Inc.
2002, Recipient
Fort Worth Independent School District
Joan Kline Building Dedication
2001, E. M. Daggett Montessori Campus
United Hispanic Council, Gilbert Garcia Amiga Award:
2000, Recipient
Historic Preservation Lifetime Achievement Award:
1992, Recipient
Charles D. Tandy Commercial REALTOR of the Year Award:
1991, Nominee
1990, Nominee
Newsmaker of the Year, Fort Worth Press Club:
1975, Nominee
Civic Involvement:
Historic Southside, Inc.:
2009 – Present
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The Multicultural Alliance:
2008 – Present
Tarrant County Community Development & Housing:
1998 – Present
Historic Landmarks, Inc.:
1996 – Present
Cancer Care Services board and Advisory Council:
1995 – Present
Fort Worth South:
1994 – 2005
Southside Medical District:
1994 – Steering Committee
Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce:
1990 – 1992, Executive Committee
South Area Chamber of Commerce:
1990 – 1992, Chairperson;
1985 – 1994, Board of Directors
Crime Task Force, South Area Chamber of Commerce
1990 – 1992, Chairperson
Spinks Airport Task Force:
1992 – 1994
Fort Worth Historic Preservation Awards Committee:
1988 – 1993, Chairperson;
1988 – Present, Member
National Conference of Christians and Jews
1993 – 1999, Board of Directors
Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport Chaplaincy, Inc.
1992 – 1994, Board of Directors
Tarrant County Housing Partnership:
1991 – 1993, Board of Directors
Catholic Diocese of Fort Worth:
1987 – Present, Board of Conciliation and Arbitration
Historic and Cultural Advisory Board, City of Fort Worth (Landmark Commission)
1985 – 1989, Advisory Board;
1986 – 1989, Vice President
I-CARE (Citizens Advocates for Responsible Expansion)
1984 – Present, Liaison Officer
Historic Preservation Council for Tarrant County:
1981 – 1990, Board of Trustees
Fort Worth Housing Task Force:
1986
Circle Theater:
1989 – 1993, President;
1987 – 1993, Board Member
Equitable Bank, N.A.:
1989 – 1994, Advisory Board
Historic Southside, Inc.:
1987 – 2005, Vice President;
Board of Directors
Rotary Club of Fort Worth:
1988 – Present, Member
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Kids First, Inc.
1988 – 2002, Board of Directors
Women’s Policy Forum: Charter Member
1987 – Present, Member
1988 – 1989, Board of Directors
Catholic Charities:
1982 – 1989, President
1980 – 1988, Board of Directors
Historic Southside Business Association
1983 – 1988, Executive Committee
Bridge Association, Urban Ministries:
1979 – 1983, Board of Directors
Ryan Place Improvement Association:
1979 – Present, Founding Member
FWISD Bilingual Education Advisory Council:
Charter Member
Inner City Task Force, City of Fort Worth:
1977 – 1978
Mayor’s Council on Youth Opportunities
1973 – 1978, Education Committee
Southside Area Ministries:
1973 – 1978, Board of Directors
Open space and Community Facilities Committee: Chairperson
1969 – 1973, Southside Sector Plan
Involvement/Accomplishments:
Ryan Place:
‣ Ryan Place Improvement Association – one of the founders;
‣ City alley abandonment;
‣ Traffic Control on Elizabeth Blvd;
‣ Candlelight Christmas in Ryan Place, Inc. Period Streetlights project;
‣ Daggett School Park, 1981;
‣ Triangle Park – From the Fort Worth Business Press June 11,1974
Headline: “She’s a Better Trader,” “Housewife Negotiates Land Deal”
Fort Worth Star-Telegram “Housewife Successful In Land Bargaining”
On the same day, issue was labeled as “fuss.”
‣ Bicentennial Project planting 794 Italian Cypres trees on Eighth Ave.;
‣ 1979 Elizabeth Blvd Historic District – Began in 1974 as a reaction to Zoning Changes applied
for to allow one prominent home on Elizabeth Blvd to be used as a Social Services Agency and
the other as a halfway house for women transitioning from prison.
‣ Sector Planning Committee – Sector IV Chair
Community:
‣ Rosemont Community School;
‣ Firehall Park in Fairmount;
‣ I-CARE (lowering of I-30 overhead);
‣ Montgomery Plaza;
‣ Redevelopment of Magnolia Avenue;
‣ Community Development Housing;
‣ Our Lady of Victory redevelopment (listing agent and co-founder Victory Arts Center, LP)
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Personal:
Birthdate:
Residence:
October 28, 1930, Dalton, Georgia
1215 Elizabeth Blvd.
Fort Worth, TX 76110
817.923.5287
Husband: Arthur F. Kline, Sr., 01/29/1929 – 03/06/2006
Children: Arthur F. Kline, Jr., 1953;
Anne K. Linch, 1954;
Jane F. Kline, 1956;
Mary K. Castleberry, 1958;
Margery K. Blake, 1959;
Joseph P. Kline, 1962;
John A. Kline, 1963;
Ruth K. Kline, 1965; and
Sara K. Kline, 1967
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For clarification or explanation, the judges may need to contact you. Please give us
your contact information below.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Name: Mariann Taccia, 2 nd Vice President, RPIA, and CCRP President
Address: 1315 Elizabeth Blvd.
Phone: 817-921-9976
Email: mariannt@hawkpci.net
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