Two past members of the President George W. Bush administration will be in the spotlight for the World Affairs Council's 2022 H. Neil Mallon Award Dinner at the Fairmont Dallas on Wednesday, November 9. Dinner Co-Chairs Stephanie and Hunter Hunt and Ashlee and Chris Kleinert have just announced that the Honorable Jeanne L. Phillips will be this year’s awardee with Dr. … [Read more...] about JUST IN: Jeanne L. Phillips To Receive World Affairs Council’s 39th H. Neil Mallon Award
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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”
JUST IN: Klyde Warren Park Will Have Perot Power Chairing Its 2022 President’s Circle
After gifting Klyde Warren Park with $5M in December to name its children’s park after Park Co-Founders Sheila and Jody Grant, the Perot Family has stepped up again to support the Park. Putting Perot Power into fundraising for the Park, the family (matriarch Margot Perot and her offsprings and their spouses Nancy and Rod Jones, Suzanne and Patrick McGee, … [Read more...] about JUST IN: Klyde Warren Park Will Have Perot Power Chairing Its 2022 President’s Circle
Sarah And Ross Perot Jr. Hosted Crystal Charity Ball’s Circle of Angels Dinner With A “Legacy”
While the big draw for the 2021 Crystal Charity Ball’s Circle of Angels seated supper on Wednesday, October 27, was a “private viewing of Legacy Hall” at The Perot Companies' headquarters campus in Dallas, the event also afforded a chance for guests to enjoy a get-together with their hosts for the evening, Sarah and Ross Perot Jr. Sarah and Ross—he's chairman of The … [Read more...] about Sarah And Ross Perot Jr. Hosted Crystal Charity Ball’s Circle of Angels Dinner With A “Legacy”
MySweetCharity Photo Gallery Alert: 2021 Crystal Charity Ball Circle Of Angels
In years past the Crystal Charity Ball's Circle of Angels has provided some of North Texas' top-tier memorable spots like the estates of Nancy and Randy Best, Kathy and Harlan Crow, Mary Clare Finney, Joyce and Larry Lacerte and Elaine and Trevor Pearlman to celebrate the organization's most generous supporters for a seated supper. But this year the dinner took place in the … [Read more...] about MySweetCharity Photo Gallery Alert: 2021 Crystal Charity Ball Circle Of Angels
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
“Get Shift Done” Got It Done Thanks To A Couple Of Innovative Entrepreneurs And A Lot Of Smart Calls
Ross Perot Jr. was late getting to North Texas Food Bank (NTFB)’s Jan’s Garden late yesterday afternoon. He admitted that he’d “never really liked traffic ‘til currently, but now I see traffic and think ‘Wow, we’re getting back to normal.’” The occasion that drew Ross and other philanthropists and non-profits to the Plano site was the first anniversary of entrepreneurs … [Read more...] about “Get Shift Done” Got It Done Thanks To A Couple Of Innovative Entrepreneurs And A Lot Of Smart Calls
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
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
2018 Celebrating Women Luncheon Patrons Were Honored For Supporting Breast Cancer Research
It’s a funny thing about breast cancer. The disease isn’t picky. It doesn’t care if you were young or old, good or bad or even a woman. It just grinds away creating devastation in lives, whether it’s the patient's, the family's or future generations. That’s why the 2018 Celebrating Women Luncheon patron party on Tuesday, October 16, at Sara and Ross Perot Jr.’s … [Read more...] about 2018 Celebrating Women Luncheon Patrons Were Honored For Supporting Breast Cancer Research
2014 History-Making Texans Ruth Altshuler And Ross Perot Sr. Led A Dallas Invasion Of Austin
Dallas has gotten used to being invaded by Longhorns during Texas-OU weekend. Well, it was a Dallas invasion of Austin back on Saturday, March 1 (aka Texas Independence Day eve). The boldest faces of North Texas headed to The Bullock Museum in the state capital for a black-tie supper to celebrate Ruth Altshuler’s and Ross Perot’s receiving the History-Making Texas … [Read more...] about 2014 History-Making Texans Ruth Altshuler And Ross Perot Sr. Led A Dallas Invasion Of Austin