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
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Kathryn And Craig Hall To Receive 2021 H. Neil Mallon Award At Dinner Featuring Madeleine Albright As Keynote Speaker
Each year the World Affairs Council Dallas/Fort Worth’s H. Neil Mallon Award is presented “to individuals who have excelled at promoting the international focus of North Texas.” In the past its awardees have included L. Frank Pitts, R. Richard Rubottom, Ebby Halliday-Acers and Maurice Acers, Robert Crandall, David G. Fox, Robert Strauss, Annette Strauss, Stanley Marcus, … [Read more...] about Kathryn And Craig Hall To Receive 2021 H. Neil Mallon Award At Dinner Featuring Madeleine Albright As Keynote Speaker
Mark Cuban, Valerie Freeman and Roland Parrish To Be 2021 JAD Business Hall Of Fame Honorees
Like so many the Junior Achievement of Dallas team has had to “re-imagine” its annual Dallas Business Hall of Fame from in-person pressing the flesh with area leaders to virtually getting together at a distance. As always the big draw besides raising funds for JAD is the newest class members of the Hall of Fame’s laureates. And even a nasty old thing like COVID-19 couldn’t … [Read more...] about Mark Cuban, Valerie Freeman and Roland Parrish To Be 2021 JAD Business Hall Of Fame Honorees
A Passing: Carol Reed
In an era when larger-than-life blondes like Molly Ivins and Ann Richards were busting through Texas political glass ceilings with the three S’s — savviness, self-confidence and a sense of humor — Carol Reed commandeered everything from four-top table negotiations to plans that changed the face of North Texas. It was mesmerizing to watch her work a conference room. Like a … [Read more...] about A Passing: Carol Reed
Mike Rawlings Is The Man Of The Hour At The 36th Annual H. Neil Mallon Award Dinner
Tom Dunning seemed amazed. The longtime civic leader was looking on as a 17-piece mariachi band performed in the lobby of the Hilton Anatole, part of the entertainment for the 36th Annual H. Neil Mallon Award Dinner on Friday, November 1. "I've never seen a mariachi band that big!" Tom marveled, smiling slightly. While the group, called Mariachi Sol Azteca, was indeed large, … [Read more...] about Mike Rawlings Is The Man Of The Hour At The 36th Annual H. Neil Mallon Award Dinner
Area Philanthropists Celebrate Amazing $40M+ Campaign Achieved For Moody Center For Breast Health
Nancy Strauss Halbreich and Carol Seay looked like a couple of squeeze toys as guests congratulated them on their fundraising for the Parkland's Moody Center for Breast Health. The squeezing took place at Harlan Crow's library on Thursday, April 11. Thanks to a lead gift of $15M from the Moody Foundation and donations of $100K and more from Vicki and Peter Bartholow, … [Read more...] about Area Philanthropists Celebrate Amazing $40M+ Campaign Achieved For Moody Center For Breast Health
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
Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings Stars At ‘Grow The Grove’ Fundraiser For Cristo Rey Dallas College Prep School
There was a full house at Sixty Five Hundred on Saturday, November 17, when guests turned out to celebrate the Cristo Rey Dallas College Prep school and one of its biggest champions, Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings. The fundraiser, called "Grow The Grove: The Cocktail Party," was an homage not only to the Catholic school in the Pleasant Grove area of southeast Dallas, but to … [Read more...] about Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings Stars At ‘Grow The Grove’ Fundraiser For Cristo Rey Dallas College Prep School
Dallas Women’s Foundation Unveils A New Name And A Record Haul At Its 33rd Annual Luncheon
What do you get when you put together Roslyn Dawson Thompson, president and CEO of the Dallas Women's Foundation; Co-chairs Lael Brodsky and Tricia Miller and Honorary Co-chairs Matrice Ellis-Kirk and Ambassador Ron Kirk; and top sponsors like Presenting Sponsor Toyota, Target, Lyda Hill and Nancy C. Rogers? You get the foundation's 33rd Annual Luncheon on Wednesday, November … [Read more...] about Dallas Women’s Foundation Unveils A New Name And A Record Haul At Its 33rd Annual Luncheon
Change Of Plans Alert: Dallas Women’s Foundation 33rd Annual Luncheon Moves To November 7
In addition to North Texas simmering through the heatwave of 2018, it’s also juggling through a series of “change of plans.” Despite the 100-plus-degree temperatures, Dallas Women’s Foundation President/CEO Ros Dawson kept her cool when she got word that the Foundation’s 33rd Annual Luncheon keynoter Ava DuVernay wasn’t going to be able to make the Tuesday, October 30, … [Read more...] about Change Of Plans Alert: Dallas Women’s Foundation 33rd Annual Luncheon Moves To November 7
MySweetCharity Opportunity: Dallas Women’s Foundation’s 33rd Annual Luncheon
According to Dallas Women’s Foundation’s 33rd Annual Luncheon Co-Chairs Lael Brodsky and Tricia Miller, "We invite you to join us for a real blockbuster event on October 30 at Dallas Women’s Foundation’s 33rd Annual Luncheon! We are thrilled to feature Ava DuVernay, writer, producer and director whose work includes the award-winning Selma and 13th. Most recently, she … [Read more...] about MySweetCharity Opportunity: Dallas Women’s Foundation’s 33rd Annual Luncheon