If the Olympics organizers are ever shopping for a special events expert, SMU VP of Development and External Affairs Brad Cheves should be their go-to-man. For Friday’s announcement of the wallet-busting, $1.5B "SMU Ignited: Boldly Shaping Tomorrow" campaign, he and his team managed to pull off a mega launch utilizing the university's iconic Dallas Hall as the backdrop for … [Read more...] about SMU Launched Its $1.5B Campaign With Dallas Hall Serving As A Backdrop At High Noon
Caren Prothro
JUST IN: Hoblitzelle Foundation Adds Two New Board Members And Elects Its First Female Chair
Despite COVID-19 seeming to dominate headlines, area foundations are making news themselves. The latest is the generous Hoblitzelle Foundation that has just revealed three newsworthy developments. First is that Karen Shuford has just been elected to be the Foundation’s first female chair in its 78-year history. Other officers elected to three-year terms are Jere Thompson Jr. … [Read more...] about JUST IN: Hoblitzelle Foundation Adds Two New Board Members And Elects Its First Female Chair
2019 Crystal Charity Ball Platinum Circle Dinner Provided A Feast Of Catching Up
For the first time since temperatures hit the century mark, gents were having to pull out their best ties for an evening event on Thursday, September 5. The occasion was the 2019 Crystal Charity Ball Platinum Circle Dinner at the Dallas Country Club. The annual dinner underwritten by Comerica is considered a warm-up for the CCB Ten Best Dressed Fashion two-day events. As emcee … [Read more...] about 2019 Crystal Charity Ball Platinum Circle Dinner Provided A Feast Of Catching Up
Nancy Strauss Halbreich Accepts 2019 J. Erik Jonsson Ethic Award With A World-Class Grace
As the Texas Rangers were kicking off the last season at Globe Life Park against Chicago Cubs on Thursday, March 28, the SMU campus was filling with Lexuses, Mercedes and all types of high brows. It’s too bad the Rangers didn’t have Nancy Strauss Halbreich batting. In addition to being SMU’s 2019 J. Erik Jonsson Ethics Awardee, she literally proved to be the MVP at the annual … [Read more...] about Nancy Strauss Halbreich Accepts 2019 J. Erik Jonsson Ethic Award With A World-Class Grace
‘Color Of Dreams’ Featured Dali, Debussy And Dance At Meadows’ Inaugural Masterpiece Gala
If your idea of a good time is blending fine art, dance, and music with great food, all in the name of a worthy cause, you should have been at the inaugural Masterpiece Gala at the SMU Meadows Museum on Saturday, October 13. Called "The Color of Dreams," the classy event was inspired by the art of Salvador Dali, whose Surrealist paintings were on display at the museum (and … [Read more...] about ‘Color Of Dreams’ Featured Dali, Debussy And Dance At Meadows’ Inaugural Masterpiece Gala
JUST IN: Lyda Hill Pledges $5M Gift, Plus Another $5M Challenge Grant, For New Junior League Of Dallas Centennial Endowment Foundation
Entrepreneur and philanthropist Lyda Hill, a granddaughter of the legendary oilman H.L. Hunt, credits the Junior League of Dallas with showing her "the other side" of the community years ago, inspiring her to a heightened social consciousness. This evening she helped repay the organization, which announced that Hill had pledged a lead gift of $5 million to establish the … [Read more...] about JUST IN: Lyda Hill Pledges $5M Gift, Plus Another $5M Challenge Grant, For New Junior League Of Dallas Centennial Endowment Foundation
JUST IN: $5M Gift From Rich And Mary Templeton Will Bolster Southern Methodist University’s Lyle School Of Engineering
It was standing room only at Southern Methodist University's Caruth Hall this morning, when it was announced that Rich and Mary Templeton had committed $5 million for research at SMU's Lyle School of Engineering. The institution's "largest endowment research gift ever," according to SMU President R. Gerald Turner, the commitment includes $4 million for an endowment and $1 … [Read more...] about JUST IN: $5M Gift From Rich And Mary Templeton Will Bolster Southern Methodist University’s Lyle School Of Engineering
Moody Coliseum Scores High Marks As The Setting For Bobby Lyle’s Receiving The J. Erik Jonsson Ethics Award
When the announcement was made that the J. Erik Jonsson Ethics Award Luncheon was being moved from SMU’s grand ballroom to Moody Coliseum a couple of weeks before the presentation to Bobby Lyle on Thursday, March 29, a few eyebrows were raised. Perhaps it was long ago memories of proms being held in high school gyms that triggered images of metal folding chairs around bare … [Read more...] about Moody Coliseum Scores High Marks As The Setting For Bobby Lyle’s Receiving The J. Erik Jonsson Ethics Award
Top-Tier Types Celebrated First Lady Of Dallas Philanthropy Margaret McDermott’s Receiving Center For BrainHealth’s Legacy Award
The Brook Hollow parking lot looked like the world’s most luxurious car lot with Bentleys, top-tier Mercedes and cousins like Range Rovers, Lexuses and Cadillacs on Tuesday, November 14. No, it wasn’t a glamorous car convention. It was the Center for BrainHealth’s Legacy Award Dinner honoring North Texas First Lady of Philanthropy Margaret McDermott. While Margaret tends to … [Read more...] about Top-Tier Types Celebrated First Lady Of Dallas Philanthropy Margaret McDermott’s Receiving Center For BrainHealth’s Legacy Award
MySweetCharity Photo Gallery Alert: Center For BrainHealth’s Legacy Award Dinner
If anyone mistakes the Center for BrainHealth types as strictly cerebral types, who sit around and use four syllable words, they definitely need to rethink that train of thought. Need proof? Well, Brook Hollow was filled to the max with North Texas’ extreme boldfacers for the Legacy Award Dinner on Tuesday, November 14. And what else would one expect when the … [Read more...] about MySweetCharity Photo Gallery Alert: Center For BrainHealth’s Legacy Award Dinner
Junior Leaguers Grand Slammed Milestones Luncheon With Awardees Caren Prothro, Linda McFarland And Venus Williams
The Junior Leaguers had pulled out all the guns for The Milestones Luncheon on Wednesday, November 16, at the Hilton Anatole. JLD President Bonner Allen and Luncheon Co-Chairs Amanda Shufeldt and Pat Prestidge had their over-the-top game plan in order, so they wisely booked the Chantilly Ballroom to accommodate the expected 1,500 guests. And that game plan was built … [Read more...] about Junior Leaguers Grand Slammed Milestones Luncheon With Awardees Caren Prothro, Linda McFarland And Venus Williams