Every year SMU’s J. Erik Jonsson Ethics Award Luncheon benefiting the Maguire Center for Ethics and Public Responsibility has been sold out. But this year, due to the honorees being philanthropic sweethearts Ashlee and Chris Kleinert, who have been kick-starters for everything from Ruthie’s For Good to the Boulevard Collective, organizers found themselves moving the … [Read more...] about MySweetCharity Photo Gallery Alert: J. Erik Jonsson Ethics Awards Luncheon – April 11, 2024
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JUST IN: Ashlee And Chris Kleinert Named 2024 J. Erik Jonsson Ethics Awardees
Over the past 27 years, SMU's Cary M. Maguire Center For Ethics And Public Responsibility has shone a light on "individuals who epitomize the spirit of moral leadership and public virtue" at its J. Erik Jonsson Ethics Award Luncheon. Recipients have included Peter Brodsky, Michael Sorrell, Nancy Strauss Halbreich, Bobby Lyle, Terry Flowers and Lyda Hill, to name a few. It … [Read more...] about JUST IN: Ashlee And Chris Kleinert Named 2024 J. Erik Jonsson Ethics Awardees
New Friends New Life Celebrates 25 Years With Kerry Washington At A Sold-Out Luncheon
It was 25 years ago that a group of women at Preston Road Church of Christ decided to do more than acknowledge the sex trade industry. While it wasn’t as headline-making as other issues of the late 1990s, it was more than an eye-opening situation. It was a blight that needed to have light shone on how women and even children were being victimized by a multimillion-dollar … [Read more...] about New Friends New Life Celebrates 25 Years With Kerry Washington At A Sold-Out Luncheon
2023 Erik Jonsson Awardee Peter Brodsky Stressed The Essential Ingredient For Ethics Is Empathy
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
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
Genesis Luncheon’s Michael Bolton Branded Domestic Violence As A Human Rights Issue
As the crowd of Genesis Luncheon VIPs gathered just outside the Anatole's Wedgwood Room, the Chantilly Ballroom was in the final stages of setting up. But even after that last piece of silverware was in place, the staff stood in place. For on the stage was Michael Bolton singing “Beautiful World.” As his voice filled the room, the staff was mesmerized for their own private … [Read more...] about Genesis Luncheon’s Michael Bolton Branded Domestic Violence As A Human Rights Issue
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
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
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
In Accepting The J. Erik Jonsson Ethics Award, St. Philip’s School Headmaster Terry Flowers Thanked The Four “G’s” In His Life
The J. Erik Jonsson Ethics Award Luncheon presented by the Cary M. Maguire Center for Ethics and Publicon Wednesday, March 23, at Belo Mansion was a bit of a surprising event. Filled to the max with friends, family and fans of honoree Terry Flowers, many just thought they knew the man, who as headmaster has led the development of one of South Dallas’ shining stars — St. Philips … [Read more...] about In Accepting The J. Erik Jonsson Ethics Award, St. Philip’s School Headmaster Terry Flowers Thanked The Four “G’s” In His Life