In 1964, when the late Erik J. Jonsson was sworn in as Dallas major, Ashlee Hunt and Chris Kleinert were just toddlers. It would be years later that Ashlee and Chris would meet on a blind date and magic happened ... not just for their family, but for “doing good for Dallas.” So, the overwhelming requests to attend the J. Erik Jonsson Ethics Award Luncheon honoring Ashlee and … [Read more...] about J. Erik Jonsson Ethics Award Luncheon Move To A Bigger Venue Due To Honorees Ashlee And Chris Kleinert Draw
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MySweetCharity Photo Gallery Alert: J. Erik Jonsson Ethics Awards Luncheon – April 11, 2024
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
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
MySweetWishList: Opportunity SMU Fund
According to SMU Ignited Campaign Leadership Council Co-Chair Bob Dedman, “The gift of education is never returned, always appreciated and often passed on to the next generation. It can open doors, change lives and enrich our world. My wish list supports the gift of an SMU education by giving to the Opportunity SMU Fund. “Seventy percent of SMU students receive a … [Read more...] about MySweetWishList: Opportunity SMU Fund
JUST IN: SMU Joins Exclusive Company With Dedication Of Its New $13.5M, 50-Meter Outdoor Pool
Today's dedication of its new Holt Hickman Outdoor Pool means SMU joins schools like Auburn University and The University of Texas as one of the nation's few prestigious college institutions with both indoor and outdoor, 50-meter, long-course swimming pools in the same complex. The new pool at SMU's Robson and Lindley Aquatics Center was named for the late Holt Hickman, a … [Read more...] about JUST IN: SMU Joins Exclusive Company With Dedication Of Its New $13.5M, 50-Meter Outdoor Pool
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
Entrepreneur/Philanthropist Jack Knox “Ignites” His Love For SMU With A $11M Gift
Back in the 1960s, Jack Knox was that tall drink of water that any mom would have wanted for her daughter’s beau. With both a degree in English (1960) and a law degree from SMU (1963), plus chiseled good looks, diamond blue eyes and a dazzling smile, the Breckinridge native who was raised in Weatherford just shone when he walked into a room. And there was something about his … [Read more...] about Entrepreneur/Philanthropist Jack Knox “Ignites” His Love For SMU With A $11M Gift
JUST IN: Mary And Rich Templeton “Boldly Shape Tomorrow’s” SMU With A $20M Gift
Mary and Rich Templeton are the type of folks who people claim “got here as fast as they could,” despite not being born in Texas. And in their cases, it was following graduation from Union College that Rich joined Texas Instruments, while Mary went to work at GE in the early 1980s. As a result of their planting roots and raising a family in North Texas more than 40 years … [Read more...] about JUST IN: Mary And Rich Templeton “Boldly Shape Tomorrow’s” SMU With A $20M Gift
JUST IN: Innovative Community Advocate Peter Brodsky To Receive 2023 J. Erik Jonsson Ethics Award
While some may think that Peter Brodsky with his Yale education has had a pretty easy life as the step-grandson of the noted economist Peter Bernstein, they would be sadly mistaken. Growing up in Brooklyn, Peter experienced his mother being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis when he was 11 followed by his sister dying from an allergic reaction when he was 15. As a result of … [Read more...] about JUST IN: Innovative Community Advocate Peter Brodsky To Receive 2023 J. Erik Jonsson Ethics Award
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”