On the evening of Wednesday, September 4, Methodist Health System Foundation President Jim Johnston was talking with former Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings at a patron party in the middle of The Library of Kathy and Harlan Crow. The reason Rawlings, Johnston and other guests were gathered in the library: the 61st Dallas mayor had been selected to receive the foundation's 2019 Robert … [Read more...] about Robert S. Folsom Leadership Award Patron Party Lauds Mike Rawlings, ‘The Best Mayor We’ve Ever Had’
R. Gerald Turner
MySweetCharity Photo Gallery: 2019 Robert S. Folsom Leadership Award Patron Party
Kathy and Harlan Crow’s The Library was the ideal place for the Robert S. Folsom Leadership Award Dinner patron party on Wednesday, September 4. After all, 2019 Awardee Mike Rawlings had made no secret of the importance that he placed on education during his years as Dallas mayor. With a stellar crowd including past award recipients like David Miller, Bobby B. … [Read more...] about MySweetCharity Photo Gallery: 2019 Robert S. Folsom Leadership Award Patron Party
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
ProtectHER Awards—And A Zany ‘Waiter’ Act—Enliven New Friends New Life’s 20th Anniversary Platinum Dinner
On the ground floor of the strikingly modern Hunt Consolidated building in downtown Dallas, the movers and shakers were out in force on the evening of Thursday, November 8. They'd gathered for New Friends New Life's 20th Anniversary Platinum Dinner, an important occasion for a consequential group of top sponsors—and an event that turned out to be leavened with some unexpected … [Read more...] about ProtectHER Awards—And A Zany ‘Waiter’ Act—Enliven New Friends New Life’s 20th Anniversary Platinum Dinner
‘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
Patron Partiers Get An Update On The Meadows Museum’s Inaugural Masterpiece Gala—And A Goody Bag Including Some Spanish Cosmetics
When around 65 people gathered at SMU's Meadows Museum on Tuesday, September 11, for a patron party to promote the museum's upcoming fundraising gala, many of them were drawn to a commercial display at one end of the room for Natura Bissé cosmetics. If the display seemed a little out of place at a museum dedicated to Spanish art, it actually wasn't. It seems that Natura … [Read more...] about Patron Partiers Get An Update On The Meadows Museum’s Inaugural Masterpiece Gala—And A Goody Bag Including Some Spanish Cosmetics
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
JUST IN: SMU’s Dedman School Of Law Gets A $4M Gift Resulting In The Robert B. Rowling Center For Business Law and Leadership
And North Texas philanthropy continues to simply amaze. A combined gift of $4M for SMU’s Dedman School of Law has just been revealed. Thanks to $1M from the Dedman Foundation and $3M from Mr./Mrs./Miss Anonymous, the center will “train the next generation of prominent legal and business leaders and influence national conversations surrounding business and corporate law.” Ah, … [Read more...] about JUST IN: SMU’s Dedman School Of Law Gets A $4M Gift Resulting In The Robert B. Rowling Center For Business Law and Leadership