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BEHIND THE SCENES
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ight years ago, a spark of an idea began as visionaries in our community came together to build one of the greatest performing arts centers in
the world. Over these last eight years, together we have
DEVELOPMENT M I LLION DOLL A R DONOR S / DIANE AND HAL BRIERLE Y CONTRIBUTE $8 MILLION TO CAMPAIGN
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iane and Hal Brierley, two of the Center’s earliest donors and longtime arts patrons, recently contributed an additional $6.4 million in new gifts to the Center’s campaign, bringing their total contributions to $8 million. In recognition of their generosity, two spaces of the Center will be named in their honor:
Diane and Hal Brierley Esplanade, the dramatic entrance of the Dee and Charles Wyly Theatre, and the Brierley Encore Suite, the elegant green room in the Margot and Bill Winspear Opera House.
surpassed many milestones: the Board of Directors was formed, world-renowned architects were chosen for the
IN RECOGNITION OF THEIR GENEROSITY, TWO SPACES OF THE CENTER WILL BE NAMED IN THEIR HONOR:
Center’s signature venues, the plans for these buildings
celebrated as the buildings were topped out. Throughout
DIANE AND HAL BRIERLEY ESPLANADE, THE DRAMATIC ENTRANCE OF THE DEE AND CHARLES WYLY THEATRE, AND THE BRIERLEY ENCORE SUITE,
this period, we have raised more than $334 million to
THE ELEGANT GREEN ROOM IN THE MARGOT AND BILL WINSPEAR OPERA HOUSE.
were unveiled, we gathered for the groundbreaking and
design and construct the Center, with all but $18 million funded through private donations. Now, we are a mere “Just as timing and momentum are critical for
12 months away from the most important milestone in
building a business, we believe they are essential
this project’s history—the Grand Opening of the Dallas
for the success of a major capital campaign. We are
Center for the Performing Arts.
pleased to help ensure that the campaign to build the Center remains on schedule as we reach its final
NOW, WE ARE A MERE 12 MONTHS
months,” said Hal Brierley. “Diane and I believe
AWAY FROM THE MOST IMPORTANT MILESTONE IN THIS PROJECT’S HISTORY—THE GRAND
the Center is living proof of the incredible level of pride and passion that the citizens of Dallas have for our community and for its performing arts.” Mr. and Mrs. Brierley have both been involved Photo: Kristina Bowman
OPENING OF THE DALLAS CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS. As the Grand Opening draws closer, there is still much work to be done. Construction of the Margot
Hal and Diane Brierley
with the Dallas Center for the Performing Arts since its inception, and both have played important roles for the Center, whether it be underwriting a celebrity appearance or making important decisions about the Center’s buildings.
and Bill Winspear Opera House and Dee and Charles
Mr. Brierley is a charter member of the Dallas Center for the Performing Arts Board of Directors and currently
Wyly Theatre continues on schedule and will progress
serves on the Communications, Transition and Grand Opening Committees. Mrs. Brierley is currently a member of
rapidly over the next 12 months as the distinguishing
the Center’s President’s Advisory Council and serves on the Wyly Theatre Facilities Committee.
features of these buildings take form—the striking
“My mother exposed me to the arts when I was a child and instilled in me a love for the arts that I’ve had all my
exterior red glass and massive Sky Canopy of the
life. When we moved to Dallas, we became passionate about the Dallas Theater Center, The Dallas Opera and
Winspear Opera House and the innovative aluminum
other arts organizations. What is so important about the Dallas Center for the Performing Arts is what will happen
skin of the Wyly Theatre, to name a few. Construction
on its stages—this new Center will
will also begin on the Annette Strauss Artist Square
allow performing artists to be the
and the Elaine D. and Charles A. Sammons Park.
best that they can be,” said Diane
Plans for the first season of programs, including Lexus
Brierley. The Brierleys’ support of the
Brinker International Forum are also taking shape and
Center extends beyond the capital
will be announced over the course of the next year. And
campaign to its ongoing operations.
fund-raising continues with some of the campaign’s
They are single-event sponsors for
greatest successes to date. This month, we announced
the first four years of the Brinker
a $15 million gift from Sammons Enterprises and an
International
Image: Luxigon
Broadway at the Center and the second season of the
$8 million gift from Diane and Hal Brierley. To ensure that the Center is fully funded by the end of 2009—a vital step for the future success of the Center—we must continue to raise funds diligently, with gifts at all levels
Rendering of the Diane and Hal Brierley Esplanade
Forum.
For
the
inaugural season of the Brinker International Forum, Diane and Hal Brierley have sponsored the
October 14 appearance of Beverly and Dereck Joubert, a National Geographic Live! event.
from across our community. Now is the time to help us
Residents of Dallas for more than 20 years, Diane and Hal Brierley have been strong supporters of the arts,
make the dream of the Dallas Center for the Performing
serving on the boards of numerous organizations. Mr. Brierley currently serves as chair of the Board of the Dallas
Arts truly a reality.
Symphony Association and as a member of the Boards of The Dallas Opera, AFI Dallas Film Festival, TACA,
This project would not be where it is
Baylor Health Care System Foundation, KERA-TV and the National Forest Foundation. Mrs. Brierley serves
today without our Board of Directors, President’s
on the Executive Boards of The Dallas Opera and Dallas Theater Center as well as the Boards of the Dallas
Advisory Council, donors and supporters throughout
Zoological Society, Dallas Arts District Alliance and Alzheimer’s Association. Mrs. Brierley was recognized for
the region. Together, we are now approaching the most
her contributions to the arts with the 2004 TACA Neiman Marcus Silver Cup Award.
exciting phase of the campaign and the beginning of a new era for Dallas. Let the countdown begin. Sincerely,
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ast winter, Barbara and Jon Page and Helen and Robert McGraw created and launched the Page/McGraw Challenge to encourage support of the Center through the Pillar Program, which raises gifts between $25,000 and $1 million.
Under the terms of the Page/McGraw Challenge, the two couples set out to raise $150,000 for the Center: $50,000
in new commitments and $50,000 in matching commitments each from the Pages and McGraws. The Challenge also affords these Pillar level donors the opportunity to be recognized collectively and permanently in the Center. The Challenge has enjoyed great success, surpassing its goal with 16 match-eligible gifts and nearly $175,000 raised to date. Bill Lively President and CEO
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DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION W Y LY T H E AT R E S U P E R S T R U C T U R E F L O AT S These temporary columns were required to stabilize the building until it reached its full height and all of the concrete decks forming the upper floors were poured. With the superstructure completed this summer, the six temporary columns were no longer necessary. The design
Photos: Jeffrey Buehner
and construction team, comprised of the
With all of the temporary columns removed, the upper floors of the Wyly Theatre float 30 feet above the ground, free of any structure in the corners.
W A crane pulls away one of the temporary support columns.
ith a
an
unprecedented
transparent
design
performance
hall
boasting at
best of the world’s engineering firms, architects and the general contractor, followed a carefully planned sequence for the removal of the temporary columns. Portable hydraulic jacks capable of lifting more than 400 tons each raised the
structure slightly, allowing the columns—weighing a total of
street
nearly 53 tons—to be removed. The two-day process went
level—achieved without any columns in the
exactly as planned. Now standing free of its temporary
interior of the hall and minimal support structure on the
columns, the transparency of the Wyly Theatre Potter
perimeter—the Dee and Charles Wyly Theatre is unique.
Rose Performance Hall is striking, with the upper floors of
The superstructure of the theatre consists only of six high-
the theatre hovering 30 feet above ground, supported only
strength concrete columns that extend the full height of the
by six sloped concrete columns, and nothing in the corners.
building and one concrete wall. However, until recently,
Watch video of the temporary columns being removed
the open design of the Wyly Theatre was obscured by
on www.dallasperformingarts.com in the new Experience
temporary steel support columns and masses of scaffolding.
the Center section.
Photos: Jeffrey Buehner
SIMMONS FAÇADE BEC OME S CL E AR
Top left: The exterior of the Winspear Opera House takes shape as the Simmons Façade is installed. Bottom left: The Seele crew meticulously installs each panel in the steel grid. Right: As each section of the Simmons Façade is completed, the scaffolding is removed, allowing for clear views into the loby.
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his summer, construction crews began the installation
inviting and less intimidating space.
81 feet, will raise open to a height of 23 feet, providing the
of the Annette and Harold Simmons Glass Façade, the
The Simmons Glass Façade is a grid of enormous clear
lower level café and upper level restaurant areas of the lobby
exterior wall of the Margot and Bill Winspear Opera
panels framed by thin steel supports. The glass panels have
House that gently wraps the grand lobby and provides a
a high performance solar coating as well as the protection
The glass panels were manufactured by Seele, a
dramatic view of the red glass drum. The Simmons Façade
of the soon-to-be-erected massive Sky Canopy soaring out
German company known for its innovative glass façade and
creates transparency, a key element of the Foster + Partners
from the Winspear Opera House, allowing the building to
roof structures, including Apple Stores around the world.
design for the Winspear Opera House, providing clear views
be more energy efficient. On the east side of the building,
from both inside and outside the building, creating a more
three sections of the glass wall, spanning a total width of
with al fresco dining options during mild weather.
M I N O R I T Y A N D W O M E N - O W N E D B U S I N E S S E N T E R P R I S E ( M W B E ) C O N T R A C T O R S P O T L I G H T: H A L E Y- G R E E R , I N C . for the Performing Arts, recently began the installation
Letitia Barker and members of the Haley-Greer team with the red glass of the Winspear Opera House
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in the country, with more than 400 employees.
of one of the future signatures of the Dallas skyline:
Projects with world-renowned architects are nothing
the red glass cladding of the Winspear Opera House
new for Haley-Greer. In addition to working with the
Margaret McDermott Performance Hall.
Foster + Partners team on the Winspear Opera House,
Dallas-based Haley-Greer is a building envelope
Haley-Greer has also installed curtain wall systems for
contractor, installing high performance curtain wall
Renzo Piano’s Nasher Sculpture Center, Cesar Pelli’s
and window wall systems. The company’s president,
Chevron Building in Houston and the new Cowboys
Letitia Barker, was the first Haley-Greer employee
Stadium in Arlington, designed by HKS.
when the firm was founded in 1979. After working on
“It is meaningful for us to be involved in iconic
aley-Greer Inc., one of the MWBE (Minority
other projects around the country, she returned to
projects,” said Ms. Barker. “The Winspear Opera
and Women-Owned Business Enterprise) firms
Haley-Greer in 1995. Working primarily in Texas, the
House will be a jewel of Dallas, and we are thrilled to be
engaged in the construction of the Dallas Center
company is now one of the top 10 curtain wall installers
a part of this project.”
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As some of the world’s great cities are measured by their notable cultural
CENTER NAMES PARK IN HONOR OF EL AINE D. AND CHARLES A . SAMMONS
resources, so too are great cities known for their greener resources, their more natural assets—parks. The visionaries behind the Dallas Center for to build state-of-the-art performance spaces; they also wanted to create
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much-needed outdoor spaces in the dense urban environment. As a result
Sammons Enterprises, Inc.
the Performing Arts dreamed of having both. Not only did they want
he Center recently announced the naming of the Elaine D. and Charles A. Sammons Park (formerly known as Per formance
Park) in honor of a new $15 million gift from
of these plans, the Center will include the largest park in downtown
This new $15 million gift, the largest ever made by Sammons Enterprises, underscores
Dallas. The 10-acre Elaine D. and Charles A. Sammons Park, will be a
the tradition of philanthropy of both the
people place, a place to enjoy nature, to dine, to meet friends, to relax and,
Sammons
in Annette Strauss Artist Square, to enjoy performances—all in the heart
company founded by Charles Sammons. Mar y
family
and
the
Dallas-based
Anne Cree, daughter of Charles Sammons
of the city.
and long-standing member of the Center’s Board of Directors, carries on the family legacy of philanthropy in Dallas. She and her husband, Richard, are one of the Center’s Founding Families, contributing $3 million to the campaign. Sammons Enterprises, which celebrates its 70th anniversar y this year, has a long histor y of suppor ting nonprofits, par ticularly
in
the
areas
of
healthcare,
education and the underser ved, in addition to the ar ts, following the example established by Mr. Sammons and under the current direction of Elaine Sammons, chairman of the company.
Image: Foster + Partners
“The employees of Sammons Enterprises
The sprawling lawns of Sammons Park shaded by the massive canopy of the Winspear Opera House create an ideal setting for festivals, connecting to performances in Annette Strauss Artist Square.
are honored to continue Mr. Sammons’ legacy of giving generously to the communities where his companies conducted business,” said Rober t Korba, CEO of Sammons Enterprises. “We are par ticularly delighted that, through our gift, the Center’s Park will be named in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Sammons. Sammons Park will provide a destination for all the
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esigned by landscape architect Michel Desvigne
for community festivals and concerts and was renamed to
people of Dallas to enjoy, including families,
of Paris in collaboration with JJR of Chicago,
honor Annette Strauss in 1998. The new Strauss Square
event patrons, students and the individuals
Sammons Park will feature sprawling lawns with
will honor the legacy of Annette Strauss and will continue
who work and live downtown.”
natural gardens of native perennials and grasses that
in the tradition of the original space, becoming the premier
will create points of color in every season. Canopies of
outdoor performance space in downtown, meeting the needs
mature trees will provide shade to the lawns; a reflecting
of the community. With a permanent pavilion, Strauss
pool suggests respite. Portions of Sammons Park will also
Square will also expand its programming to feature top-tier
benefit from the shade of the sprawling four-acre Sky
popular entertainment, family programs and more.
Canopy reaching out from the Winspear Opera House,
The Center engaged Foster + Partners, under the
creating a pleasant environment year-round. Movable
direction of Pritzker Prize-winning architect Norman
tables and chairs scattered throughout Sammons Park, as
Foster, to design the new Strauss Square to complement
well as outdoor seating at the Winspear Opera House café,
the design of the Winspear Opera House. Nestled on the
will offer inviting spaces, day and night.
western lawn of the Winspear Opera House, the Shannon
THROUGH OUR GIFT, THE CENTER’S PARK WILL BE NAMED IN HONOR OF MR. AND MRS. SAMMONS. SAMMONS PARK WILL
PROVIDE A DESTINATION FOR ALL THE PEOPLE OF DALLAS TO ENJOY.
Modeled after today’s most vibrant parks, like Bryant
and Ted Skokos Pavilion at Strauss Square and portions of
Park in New York City and Millennium Park in Chicago,
the lawn will be shaded by the massive Sky Canopy. The
Sammons Park will host events like community festivals
raked lawn, designed for ideal sightlines, will accommodate
Charles Sammons, orphaned at the age of
and neighborhood runs. Annette Strauss Artist Square, the
audiences of up to 5,000, making it the largest of the
11 and raised by an aunt and uncle in Plano,
outdoor amphitheatre within Sammons Park, will feature
Center’s venues. The Foster + Partners team worked
began his entrepreneurial endeavors in Dallas
a variety of open-air events, ranging from popular and
closely with Michel Desvigne and JJR to create a seamless
at age 19. In 1938, he founded Reser ve Life
classical concerts and
flow between the blankets of green between the Sammons
Insurance Company, a stock-life insurance
dance festivals to family
Park and Strauss Square.
company that, by 1962, would evolve into
programs.
Images: Top, Foster + Partners, Bottom, Luxigon
WE ARE PARTICULARLY DELIGHTED THAT,
Strauss Square namesake Annette Strauss championed the Arts District as Mayor of Dallas.
The Skokos Pavilion will have a permanent sound
Sammons Enterprises, a holding company to
The namesake of
system that focuses sound to the performance lawn, as
facilitate ownership of his various companies.
Strauss Square, the
well as equipment to rig lighting and scenery. In addition,
At one point, Sammons Enterprises included
beloved late Annette
Strauss Square will include permanent and temporary
ever ything from financial ser vices companies
Strauss, was a passionate
restrooms, equipment storage areas and a designated
to hotel proper ties to bottled water and was
supporter and fund-
truck dock, allowing for performance equipment to
one of the first investors in cable television.
raiser for the arts in
be loaded in and out more quickly. These features will
Today, Sammons Enterprises is a diversified
Dallas. The first woman
transform Strauss Square into a first-class outdoor space
holding company which employs more than
elected as Mayor of
for performing arts productions, creating an experience for
4,300 in the United States, Mexico and the
Dallas, Annette Strauss
audiences and performers alike that is unrivaled in the area.
United Kingdom and is one of the largest
was also one of the
Strauss Square will complete the vision for Sammons Park,
privately held companies in Dallas.
great champions of the Dallas Arts District. Annette Strauss
bringing performances into nature for all to enjoy.
Artist Square first opened in 1991 as a temporary venue
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RICHARD A. FRELING Richard Freling, a long-time leading Dallas attorney, is Of Counsel with the international law firm, Jones Day. His involvement with the Dallas Center for the Performing Arts began four years
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ast fall, the Center began its Step into the Spotlight campaign which targets gifts from $1 to $2,500 and reaches donors across North Texas. Among the first new Spotlight donors are Gail and Richard Sachson, longtime supporters of the arts in Dallas. Ms.
Sachson, in particular, has had a lifelong passion for the arts. “I grew up in New York, where
ago when he became a member of the Governance
the arts permeate your entire world,” she said. “The arts community is the soul of the city and
and Operations Committee and served also on the
can help us all envision what we want to be.”
Broadway Subcommittee. He subsequently joined
In the 30 years that Ms. Sachson has lived
the Center’s Board of Directors.
in Dallas, she has continuously sought ways to
As someone who has for many years been intimately involved with the arts in Dallas,
share her passion for the arts with others. She
Mr. Freling said, “The Dallas Center for the Performing Arts represents the fulfillment
teaches in the continuing education program at
of a 30-year vision for the Arts District. It will be a magnet not only for opera and theatre
SMU’s Meadows School of the Arts. She has
lovers, but for a much broader community who will flock to the Center to enjoy all of
led art-focused tours of not only Dallas and
the cultural opportunities at the different venues. The Center will complement The
Fort Worth, but also Santa Fe, New York and
Meyerson, the Dallas Museum of Art and the Nasher Sculpture Center, and together
Los Angeles through her company, Ask Me
they constitute perhaps the most extraordinary concentration of arts institutions in the
About Art. A freelance writer, she has written
United States.”
about the local arts community for People
Mr. Freling previously served as chair of the Dallas Symphony Association and
Newspapers and contributes to KERA’s new
as a director on the Boards of the SMU Willis M. Tate Distinguished Lecture Series,
Gail Sachson
St. Mark’s School of Texas and The Greenhill School. He currently serves on the
as a member of the Public Art Committee and as vice chair for the Dallas Cultural Affairs
Brinker International Forum Board of Advisors as well as the Boards of the Dallas
Commission. In this role, she is the liaison for the Dallas Theater Center, Dallas Museum
Symphony Foundation, AFI Dallas Film Festival and the Center for American and
of Art and the Dallas Arts District Alliance.
International Law.
Art&Seek blog. Ms. Sachson currently serves
Ms. Sachson commented, “How could you not want to get involved with the Center?
LINDA K AO A native of Taiwan, Linda Kao moved to Dallas with her parents as a teenager in the early 1970s. Her mother, a Chinese brush painter, and father cultivated her interest in the arts from an early age, encouraging her interests in painting, singing and ballet. “The arts have made me who I am, enriching my life and giving me an appreciation for different world views,” said Ms. Kao. “The study of art has changed
This is a rich time for our city, and the magic right now is with the Dallas Center for the Performing Arts. When it opens, the Center will be where our city’s creative energies lie and will bring great vitality to Flora Street.” Gail Sachson is also a painter and recently began to take courses in performance art, combining her loves of visual arts and theatre. She is a member of the Center’s President’s Advisory Council and a Board member of the Dallas Fort Worth World Affairs Council. For more information on the Spotlight campaign or to make a donation, please call 214.954.9925, ext. 291 or email danielle.austry@dallasperformingarts.org. Donate online at www.dallasperformingarts.org.
the way I approach life.” Ms. Kao has worked to find career opportunities that combine her interests of internationalism, promotion of her Asian heritage and the creation of new business opportunities. She is currently the assistant dean of global operations for the Cox School of Business at SMU. In this role, she develops and manages international opportunities for MBA and undergraduate students. “A great city needs a great arts community. The Dallas Center for the Performing Arts will put Dallas on par with the great arts capitals of the world,” said Ms. Kao.
UPCOMING EVENTS F I R S T L O O K D AY S Join us for an open house and free tours of the Dallas Center for the Performing Arts Preview Center.
Linda Kao is a member of the Center’s President’s Advisory Council and serves on the Communications Committee. She is also on the Board of Trustees of the Dallas Museum of Art and the City of Richardson Arts Commission. Ms. Kao is an active member of the
Friday, November 7, and Saturday, November 8 11 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Dallas Committee on Foreign Relations and the Dallas Assembly, and past chair of the Greater Dallas Asian-American Chamber of Commerce.
Friday, February 6, and Saturday, February 7 11 a.m. – 3 p.m.
NANCY A. NASHER The arts have always been an integral part of Nancy
The Preview Center is located on the mezzanine level of the Trammell Crow Center, 2001 Ross Avenue.
Nasher’s life. Her parents, Patsy and Raymond Nasher, passed on to her their love of the arts, filling their home with some of the finest examples of modern and contemporary sculpture in the world. That collection
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is now exhibited at the Nasher Sculpture Center, celebrating its fifth anniversary this month with a special exhibition entitled In Pursuit of the Masters: Stories from the Raymond and Patsy Nasher Collection. “The Nasher Sculpture Center was a catalyst for new development in the Dallas
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arts,” said Nancy Nasher. In addition to serving on the management committee of the Nasher Sculpture Center, Ms. Nasher is also president and CEO of NorthPark Development Company. NorthPark Center, one of the nation’s top shopping destinations, stands apart from other retail centers for its commitment to the arts. Ms. Nasher joined the Dallas Center for the Performing Arts Board of Directors in 2007. In addition to her work with the Nasher Sculpture Center, she has also served on the Boards of the Dallas Symphony Association, the Dallas Museum of Art and the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University.
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IN THE WINGS
Board member Roger Staubach and his wife Marianne hosted the Center’s Board of Directors at their home to celebrate the conclusion of another successful fiscal year. From left: Gerard and Lisa Arpey, Dallas Center for the Performing Arts Board member; Marianne and Roger Staubach, Board member; and Ana and Don Carty, Board member
Photo: Kristina Bowman
B R I N K E R I N T E R N AT I O N A L F O R U M L A U N C H E S W I T H C A R L R E I N E R & M A R T I N S H O R T: A C O N V E R S AT I O N
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B O A R D O F D I R E C T O R S C E L E B R AT E S L A N D M A R K Y E A R AT H O M E O F M A R I A N N E A N D R O G E R S TA U B A C H
Comedy legends Carl Reiner and Martin Short provided a laugh-filled evening for the first Brinker International Forum event sponsored by Jones Day. Backstage, they joined title sponsor Brinker International’s chairman emeritus Norman Brinker and chairman, president and CEO Doug Brooks. From left: Carl Reiner, Toni and Norman Brinker, Doug Brooks, Martin Short and Holly Brooks
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ENSEMBLE BOARD OF DIRECTORS Howard Hallam, chair*
David Biegler
Linda Pitts Custard*
Trevor Fetter
Karen Katz
Maribess Miller*
Frank Risch
John Tolleson
Caren H. Prothro, vice chair*
Daniel D. Boeckman
John Dayton*
Richard A. Freling
Jim Keyes
Jeff D. Morris
Dr. Marvin E. Robinson
Dr. R. Gerald Turner
Elaine B. Agather
Harold M. Brierley
Robert H. Dedman, Jr.
Nancy Halbreich
Barbara Thomas Lemmon
D. Roger Nanney*
Deedie Rose*
Martin J. Weiland*
Denny Alberts
Doug Brooks
John R. Eagle*
Frederick B. Hegi, Jr.*
William H. Lively*
Nancy A. Nasher
Ken Schnitzer
Laura B. Whitley
Lisa Arpey
Donald J. Carty
Matrice Ellis-Kirk*
Doug Houser
Nancy Cain Marcus
Erle Nye
Shannon B. Skokos
Dr. Kern Wildenthal
Theresa Badylak
Jeanne Marie Clossey*
Bess Enloe*
John Howell
Jay Marshall
Sarah Perot*
Roger Staubach
Donald Winspear
Dolores G. Barzune
John T. Cody, Jr.
Roger Enrico*
Gene Jones
Thomas H. McCasland, Jr.
Howard Rachofsky*
Ronald G. Steinhart
Charles J. Wyly, Jr.
Ron Beneke
Mary Anne Cree
Ruben E. Esquivel*
Robert L. Kaminski*
Michael F. McGehee
Leonard Riggs, Jr., MD
Paul Stoffel
*Executive Committee
PRESIDENT’S ADVISORY COUNCIL Linda Pitts Custard, chair
Norman Brinker
Jennifer Eagle
Paul W. Harris
Mary Noel Lamont
Michael L. Meadows
Jan Pruitt
Mary K. Suhm
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Toni Brinker
John Egan
Tom D. Harris
Ann M. Lardner
Patricia B. Meadows
Stephan Pyles
Emily Summers
Janet H. Albers
Crawford Brock
Fran Eichorst
Orrin Harrison
Patricia Ann LaSalle
Su-Su Meyer
Cindy Rachofsky
Jack D. Sweet
Joseph Alcantar
Dr. Anne Bromberg
Richard D. Eiseman, Jr.
Paula B. Harrison
Wright L. Lassiter, Jr.
Jan Miller
Carol Reed
Ann Swisher
Mary Anne Alhadeff
Benjamin Brooks
Charles W. Eisemann
Jess Hay
Alexandra Lavie
Joyce Mitchell
Robert S. Rendell
Barbara Sypult
Billy Allen
Bob Buford
Molly Engles
Amy D. Hegi
Carole Lee
Ruth Ann Montgomery
Delia M. Reyes
Buddy Teaster
Allie Beth Allman
Stuart M. Bumpas
James R. Erwin
Jan Hegi
Stan Levenson
R. J. Moshay
Peggy Riggs
Lisa Y. Thierry
Ruth Altshuler
Mary Frances Burleson
Hector Escamilla, Jr.
Libby Hegi
Richard Levin
Anne Motsenbocker
CiCi Rojas
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Charlotte Jones Anderson
Bruce Calder
Alina R. Esquivel
Lisa Hembry
Carol Levy
Robert H. Mow, Jr.
Catherine M. Rose
Brad Todd
Giselle Antoni
Nancy Carlson
Dawn Estes
Tom Hicks
Peter C. Lewis
Maria Munoz-Blanco
Tracy Rowlett
Debbie Tolleson
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Laura V. Estrada
Marguerite Steed Hoffman
Veletta Forsythe Lill
Scott Murray
Capera Ryan
Gail Turner
Kim J. Askew
Ana M. Carty
Robert A. Estrada
Amy L. Hofland
Liz Minyard Lokey
Charlene Nanney
Deborah C. Ryan
Ronald Unkefer
Marilyn Augur
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Jeanne Fagadau
Brooke H. Hortenstine
Wendy Lopez
Kathy L. Nealy
Gail Sachson
Annette Vaughn
Scott L. Austin
Elliot R. Cattarulla
Vernon E. Faulconer
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Sarah Losinger
Dana Nearburg
Marcy Sands
Bea Wallace
Norman P. Bagwell
Joleen Chambers
Dean Fearing
Lyria Howland
Gregory Louvier, Sr.
Dr. Albert W. Niemi, Jr.
Charles Santos
Sarah L. Warnecke
Ray Balestri
George V. Charlton
Melissa Fetter
Kristi Sherrill Hoyl
David M. Love II
Todd R. Nordeen
Lisa Schnitzer
Hattie Wayne
Nancy Barry
Joe Chow
Todd Fiscus
Sydney Huffines
Michael Lunceford
Lydia Novakov
Howard Schultz
Tucean Webb
Alice W. Bass
Brent E. Christopher
Edward M. Fjordbak
Kenneth H. Hughes
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Rev. Elzie Odom, Jr.
Cindy Schwartz
Patty A. Weiland
Cindy Benavides
Natalie Chu
Rebecca Enloe Fletcher
Angela Hunt
Gail Madden
Jay Pack
John M. Scott III
Herbert D. Weitzman
Sally B. Berry
Nita Prothro Clark
I.D. “Nash” Flores III
Caroline Rose Hunt
Joy S. Mankoff
Barbara Page
Diane Scovell
Julia C. Wellborn
Angela Berry-Roberson
Patti Cody
Nita Ford
Mark Huntley
Cheryl Unis Mansour
Patricia M. Patterson
Carl Sewell
Royce West
Gil J. Besing
Cynthia Comparin
Eddie Freeman
Gregory Hustis
David S. Margulies
Virginia Payne
Bart Showalter
Jimmy Westcott
Lucy Billingsley
Devin Cox
Leah Fullinwider
Hal Jackson
Sara T. Martineau
Connie Pearcy
Shelle Bagot Sills
Kimberly Schlegel Whitman
Kathryn S. Bishop
Gail B. Cook
Duncan Fulton III
Mary Jalonick
Anita N. Martinez
Rena Pederson
Judy Skinner
David Wiessman
Nancy Bittner
Janie Dunne Cooke
Reginald Gates
Graeme Jenkins
Carol Y. Marvin
Lucilo Peña
Ted Skokos
Marnie Wildenthal
Jan Hart Black
Mary Lee Cox
Judith Gausnell
Willis Johnson
Holly Mayer
Katherine Perot
Henry L. “Bud” Smith
Donna M. Wilhelm
Laura Boeckman
Trammell S. Crow
Gina Ginsburg
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Gray Mayes
Margot Perot
William T. Solomon
Ann Williams
Bill Bogart
Sally G. Cullum
Gloria McCall Godat
Phillip Jones
Lynn McBee
Jan R. Pickens
Luis Spinola
J. McDonald Williams
Marla Boone
Kevin Curley
Randall G. Goss
Kim Hiett Jordan
Phyllis McCasland
Nelda Cain Pickens
Joanna St. Angelo
Mary Williams
Talmage Boston
Allen W. Custard
Dr. Joseph M. Grant
William B. Jordan
P. Mike McCullough
Dr. Alfonso E. Pino III
Andre Staffelbach
Laura Wilson
Denis J. Boulle
Gregory T. Davis
Charles L. Greco
Kate Juett
Grace McDermott
Charles H. Pistor
Aleta Stampley
Brandt Wood
Dr. José Antonio Bowen
Levi H. Davis
Kelly Green
Sue R. Justice
Margaret McDermott
Wayne Placide
Patricia Magnone Stanton
Jonas Woods
Ed H. Bowman
Arlene Dayton
Candice J. Haas
Linda Kao
Clint McDonnough
Maria Martineau Plankinton
Jackie Miller Stewart
Rex H. Wooldridge
Delilah H. Boyd
Rachael Dedman
David Haemisegger
Margo R. Keyes
Linda B. McFarland
Judy Pollock
Gayle B. Stoffel
J. Michael Wylie
Eric Brauss
William R. Dillon
Jeremy L. Halbreich
Curtis King
Janie Strauss McGarr
Ann Pomykal
Donald J. Stone
John L. Zogg
Gillian M. Breidenbach
Patricia Miller Donosky
Fanchon Hallam
Jack M. Kinnebrew
Nancy C. McGee
Jimmy Porch
Diana Strauss
William A. Brewer III
Lowell Duncan
Donna D. Halstead
Wayne R. Kirkham, M.D.
Don McKneely
Patricia A. Porter
Theodore H. Strauss
Diane Brierley
Jane C. Dunne
Phyllis Hammond
John J. “Jack” Klein
Ellen McStay
Darryl D. Pounds
Dr. Joanne Stroud
Becky Bright
Sally Dunning
Dr. Sam T. Hamra
Ben D. Kohnle
Michael J. McWay
Amy Prestidge
Sara Stroud
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Bill Custard
Richard A. Freling
Margo R. Keyes
Maribess Miller
Diane Scovell
Mary Watson
Jeremy L. Halbreich, chair
William A. Brewer III
Nancy M. Dedman
Leah Fullinwider
John J. “Jack” Klein
Lydia Novakov
Peggy Sewell
Garry Weber
Jeanne Marie Clossey, vice chair
Harold M. Brierley
Rachael Dedman
Gina Ginsburg
Alexandra Lavie
Marshall Payne
Gloria McCall Snead
Laura B. Whitley
Janet H. Albers
Robbie Briggs
Tom Dunning
Greg Greene
Wendy Lopez
Margot Perot
Gayle B. Stoffel
Kimberly Schlegel Whitman
Mary Anne Alhadeff
Toni Brinker
Jennifer Eagle
Dr. Sam T. Hamra
Joy S. Mankoff
Marie L. Perry
Ann Swisher
Donna M. Wilhelm
Pierce M. Allman
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Tim Eller
Caroline Rose Hunt
George T. Manning
Cindy Rachofsky
Roger F. Thomson
James F. Young
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Doug Brooks
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Harriet Jeffers
Nancy Cain Marcus
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Debbie Tolleson
Marilyn Augur
Nancy Carlson
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Gene Jones
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Bea Wallace
Joel Austin
Brent E. Christopher
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