For the fortunate, there will be an occasion when their family, friends and associates will out her/him for being nerdy, telling the worst jokes — and being a true blessing. That occasion for Peter Brodsky took place at the J. Erik Jonsson Ethics Award Luncheon on Tuesday, March 21, in the Dallas Arts District Mansion ballroom. As Peter, … [Read more...] about 2023 Erik Jonsson Awardee Peter Brodsky Stressed The Essential Ingredient For Ethics Is Empathy
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MySweetCharity Photo Gallery: 2023 J. Erik Jonsson Leadership Award Luncheon
From all appearances, 2023 Erik Jonsson Leadership Awardee Peter Brodsky seemed a bit overwhelmed at the honor and the turnout for the SMU’s Cary M. Maguire Center for Ethics and Public Responsibility fundraiser on Tuesday, March 21. But looking over the crowd that included past awardees (David Brown, Janie Halbreich, Lyda Hill, Bobby Lyle, Caren Prothro, Michael Sorrell and … [Read more...] about MySweetCharity Photo Gallery: 2023 J. Erik Jonsson Leadership Award Luncheon
2022 J. Erik Jonsson Ethics Awardee Michael Sorrell Discussed The Ethics Of Convenience
Before the first guests arrived for the 2022 J. Erik Jonsson Ethics Award reception beginning at 11 a.m., much activity was already underway on Tuesday, April 12. Outside SMU’s Martha Proctor Mack Grand Ballroom, the latest cold front was knocking at the door. On the adjacent terrace, the high top tableclothes were flowing in the wind. Plan B was put into place with a couple … [Read more...] about 2022 J. Erik Jonsson Ethics Awardee Michael Sorrell Discussed The Ethics Of Convenience
2022 J. Erik Jonsson Ethics Awardee/Paul Quinn President Michael J. Sorrell Represents The Four L’s To A “T”
The 25th anniversary of SMU’s Cary M. Maguire Center for Ethics and Public Responsibility’s J. Erik Jonsson Ethics Award Luncheon is coming up on Tuesday, April 12, and will salute one of the area’s top educators — Paul Quinn College President Michael J. Sorrell, who could have easily taken a different turn in the road to be a highly paid corporate executive or an elected … [Read more...] about 2022 J. Erik Jonsson Ethics Awardee/Paul Quinn President Michael J. Sorrell Represents The Four L’s To A “T”
The Dallas Foundation Adds Four “Impact-Focused” North Texans To Its Board Of Governors
The Dallas Foundation Board of Governors Chair Dr. Michael Sorrell has announced that four “impact-focused North Texans” have joined the Board. The four including Robert (Bobby) Bisor, Susan Cordova, Jaimee Eddington and Kevin Murphy will join the current board members Lydia B. Addy, Steffen Fuchs, Chris Luna, S. Todd Maclin, Clint V. McDonnough, Mark Okada, … [Read more...] about The Dallas Foundation Adds Four “Impact-Focused” North Texans To Its Board Of Governors
JUST IN: Big Thought Is Thinking Big For Its 30th Anniversary Celebration
Back in 1989, two births were taking place. The first commercial internet service providers were popping. On the local scene Mitch Jericho and Edith O’Donnell founded Big Thought to “cultivate creativity and imagination in the lives of young people throughout Dallas.” Both bouncing babies have grown in importance and reach over the past 30 years. To celebrate Big Thought’s … [Read more...] about JUST IN: Big Thought Is Thinking Big For Its 30th Anniversary Celebration
2018 Texas Trailblazer Award Luncheon Connects Generations In The Battle Against Domestic Violence
It turned out that Paul Quinn College and the battle against domestic violence were only two degrees of separation for two on stage folks at The Family Place’s Texas Trailblazer Award Luncheon. But more about that later. Despite the slight drizzle and the 70-degree weather on Wednesday, September 26, the VIP reception commenced in the Omni Dallas Hotel’s Fair Park Room. The … [Read more...] about 2018 Texas Trailblazer Award Luncheon Connects Generations In The Battle Against Domestic Violence
Tamron Hall Is Returning To Her Old Broadcast Stomping Grounds To Be The Texas Trailblazer Luncheon Keynoter
When Tamron Hall was just a little gal growing up in Luling outside of San Antonio, she admitted that she was pretty inquisitive. Over the years, she discovered an inspiration. It was WFAA’s Iola Johnson, who was WFAA’s first African-American news anchor, desk-partnering with Tracy Rowlett, Troy Dungan and Dale Hansen, in the 1908s. Tamron set her sights on being a … [Read more...] about Tamron Hall Is Returning To Her Old Broadcast Stomping Grounds To Be The Texas Trailblazer Luncheon Keynoter