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BEHIND THE SCENES
DEVELOPMENT M I LLION DOLL A R DONOR S / S H A N N O N A N D T E D S K O K O S / S K O K O S F O U N D AT I O N CONTRIBUTE $10 MILLION TO CENTER In April, the Center announced $10 million in new contributions from Shannon and Ted Skokos and the Ted and
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s the Center’s 2008 fiscal year draws to a close,
Shannon Skokos Foundation. In recognition of these generous gifts, the Center will name two performance spaces
and with the Center’s grand opening but 17
in honor of the couple:
months away, the final phase of the campaign to
build the Center has begun. At this momentous time
it is appropriate to pause to remember some of the campaign’s benchmark achievements this year, which are reflections of the work of a legion of volunteers and
THE SHANNON AND TED SKOKOS STAGE IN THE MARGOT AND BILL WINSPEAR OPERA HOUSE AND THE
SHANNON AND TED SKOKOS PAVILION AT ANNETTE STRAUSS ARTIST SQUARE.
the generosity of the Dallas community. Never until now in America’s history has a capital
“The Dallas Center for the Performing Arts will fill the void that has existed in our city for world-class performing
campaign to build cultural facilities raised 100 gifts of
arts facilities. When the Center opens, it will complete the Dallas Arts District and anchor downtown for the next 100
$1 million and more. To date, 120 Dallas families and
years,” said Shannon Skokos. “This is an incredible project with amazing people behind it, and we are thrilled to be a
organizations have made such gifts increasing total
part of it.”
funding to more than $298 million.
An attorney, Mrs. Skokos currently serves on the boards of the Dallas Center for the Performing Arts and the
The Center has purchased more than 96 percent of
Gateway for Cancer Research. She is also the founder and former executive director of the Miss Virgin Islands
the materials required to construct the venues, reducing
Scholarship Organization, a non-profit
significantly the potential for cost overruns during the
that funds college scholarships for
remainder of construction. In July, the Center will
women. She developed this project
complete its eighth fiscal year with a balanced budget,
through her ties to the Miss America
and campaign expenses continue to be contained to
Organization, which began after she
only five cents of each donor dollar.
was crowned Miss Arkansas in 1992. Ted
Skokos
practiced
law
in
Arkansas for 21 years. He is the founder of multiple telecommunications companies,
NEVER UNTIL NOW IN AMERICA’S HISTORY
including Aloha Partners LP, which
HAS A CAPITAL CAMPAIGN TO BUILD CULTURAL
aggregated the largest amount of 700
FACILITIES RAISED 100 GIFTS OF
MHz spectrum in the U.S. In February
$1 MILLION AND MORE. TO DATE,
2008, AT&T acquired all of the assets Photo: Ray Bryant
120 DALLAS FAMILIES AND ORGANIZATIONS HAVE MADE SUCH GIFTS INCREASING TOTAL FUNDING TO MORE THAN $298 MILLION.
of Aloha. Mr. Skokos is also a founder of 3F Therapeutics, Inc., a maker of heart valves, which merged in 2006 with ATS Medical, Inc., a publicly
Shannon and Ted Skokos at an April dinner at the Nasher Sculpture Center celebrating their gifts.
traded company on which he serves on
the board. He has served on several corporate and philanthropic boards and is a member of the Center’s President’s Nearly 1,500 season subscriptions have been sold to the 2008-2009 inaugural season of the Brinker International Forum. In April, the Center executed
Advisory Council. Relatively new to Dallas, Mr. and Mrs. Skokos work together on many of their current philanthropic endeavors, including the Dallas Center for the Performing Arts.
a contract with Shorenstein Hays Nederlander as a consultant for its Broadway series, with Lexus as title sponsor. This summer, the Center will activate a plan designed to transition from the capital campaign to managing and operating the facilities. The Center’s staff will relocate to offices downtown, near the Arts District, the business plan will be incrementally implemented and a new governance structure will be
“WE WERE DRAWN TO THE DALLAS CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS BECAUSE OF THE THOROUGH PLANNING THAT HAS OCCURRED FROM THE OUTSET OF THE PROJECT. THE RESULTS OF THOSE PLANNING EFFORTS ARE NOW BECOMING APPARENT AS THE BUILDINGS TAKE SHAPE AND THE OPENING OF THE CENTER DRAWS NEARER,”
“THIS CENTER WILL HAVE AN IMPACT ON THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY, AND WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO ALL OF THE PERFORMANCES THAT WILL TAKE PLACE IN THE CENTER’S VENUES.” SAID TED SKOKOS.
formalized. The Dallas Center for the Performing Arts 2008 fiscal year has been one of the most productive in
P I L L A R P RO G R A M / C A M P A I G N T O P S $ 2 M I L L I O N
the campaign’s operation. More than 20 new gifts of $1 million and above were committed during the year, including $10 million gifts from Nancy Hamon and
PILLAR ACTION TEAM MEMBERS, INCLUDING
Shannon and Ted Skokos/the Skokos Foundation.
BARBARA AND JON PAGE (PICTURED LEFT),
The Winspear Opera House and Wyly Theatre were
HOSTED 14 EVENTS IN THE PREVIEW CENTER SINCE
topped out, title sponsors were confirmed for the
THE PROGRAM LAUNCH IN OCTOBER. THE PILLAR
Brinker International Forum and the Lexus Broadway
PROGRAM HAS RAISED MORE THAN $2.1 MILLION
operation will begin with a solid foundation.
IN GIFTS AND PLEDGES SINCE ITS INCEPTION. Photo: Kristina Bowman
series and the final fiscal year in the campaign’s
Bill Lively President and CEO
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DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION
Photo: Foster + Partners
T H E G R A N D S TA I R O F T H E M A R G O T A N D B I L L W I N S P E A R O P E R A H O U S E R I S E S
Elevation of the Winspear Opera House lobby, showing each level of the Grand Stair. Top right: The steel structure of the Grand Stair is already in place. Bottom right: A rendering of the completed Grand Stair
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eandering around the curves of the red glass drum
surrounding Performance Park through the 60-foot Annette
the Grand Stair rises a total of 47 feet. The steel treads of
of the Margaret McDermott Performance Hall,
and Harold Simmons Signature Glass Façade, setting the
the staircase will be covered with a charcoal-gray Basaltina
the Grand Stair will be a prominent feature of
stage for the drama of the events happening within the
stone from Italy. The Stair’s clear glass balustrades, made of
the lobby of the Winspear Opera House, as it rises from
Winspear Opera House. Each section of the Grand Stair
low iron glass to maximize transparency, create unimpeded
the lobby to the highest tier. More than just the physical
will offer a different perspective of the surroundings, both
views of the red glass drum.
connection between each level, the Grand Stair, with its
inside and outside the building, with sweeping views of
The main steel structure of the Grand Stair is already
open design, will allow people to interact with one another
Performance Park, Wyly Theatre, Annette Strauss Artist
complete and can be seen from the Center’s Web cam at
across all levels of the hall—the place to “see and be seen” in
Square and downtown Dallas.
www.dallasperformingarts.org.
the lobby of the Winspear Opera House. The full length of the Grand Stair will be visible from the
Comprised of four sections that connect each level of the hall from the Parterre Level to the highest seating level,
Photo: Kristina Bowman, Jeffrey Buehner
D E E A N D C H A R L E S W Y LY T H E AT R E T O P S O U T
Charles Wyly, with his wife Dee, signals the crane operator to lift the Topping Out beam. Top left: The 35-foot beam is covered with signatures of all involved in the project. Bottom left: The beam is in place at the highest point of the Wyly Theatre.
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n May 8, the construction site of the Dee and Charles
contributions totaling $20 million from Dee and Charles
members Bess Enloe and Deedie Rose, who both played
Wyly Theatre took on a celebratory air: hundreds
Wyly and Cheryl and Sam Wyly.
essential roles in the selection of the architects for the Wyly
of Dallas Center for the Performing Arts Board
As guests entered the tent, each person signed the
Theatre and throughout the design process, commented
members, donors, city officials and design and construction
35-foot long steel Topping Out beam. The beam was painted
on the significance of the moment as well as the impact the
team members filled a large tent on the edge of the site for a
bright green to match the color of the theatre chairs that will
innovative building will have when open in October 2009.
close-up view of the Topping Out of the Wyly Theatre.
eventually fill the Potter Rose Performance Hall.
With the building at its full height, the structural steel
Surrounded by members of his family, Center Board
City officials, including Mayor Tom Leppert and
frame of the Wyly Theatre is nearly complete and, within
member Charles Wyly gave the cue for a crane to lift the
Arts District Coordinator Veletta Forsythe Lill, were also
the next few months, the temporary columns currently
1,200-pound steel beam 132 feet into the air—the highest
on site to celebrate the end of vertical construction of the
supporting the structure will be removed.
point of the superstructure of the Wyly Theatre, named for
Wyly Theatre. Board chair Howard Hallam and Board
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TRANSPA In October 2009, visitors to the Dallas Arts District will stand on Flora Street and gaze directly into the two signature venues
“ORGANIZATIONALLY, THE WINSPEAR OPERA HOUSE REINVENTS THE CONVENTIONAL TYPOLOGY OF THE OPERA HOUSE, INVERTING ITS CLOSED, HIERARCHICAL FORM TO CREATE A TRANSPARENT, PUBLICLY WELCOMING SERIES OF SPACES, WHICH WRAP AROUND THE RICH RED GLASS DRUM… DESIGNED TO HEIGHTEN THE DRAMA OF ATTENDING A PERFORMANCE IN EFFECT, TO TAKE THE THEATRE TO THE AUDIENCE.”
Photo: Foster + Partners (left), Luxigon (right)
FOS T E R + PA RT NE RS
Left: The 60-foot Annette and Harold Simmons Signature Glass Façade allows for unimpeded views of the Winspear Opera House lobby from the surrounding Performance Park. Right: The Potter Rose Performance Hall of the Wyly Theatre is surrounded by glass walls, giving artistic directors the flexibility to use the city as a backdrop, and allowing for passers-by to see the inner workings of the Wyly Theatre.
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Photo: Foster + Partners (left), Luxigon/JJR (right)
PARENCY of the Dallas Center for the Performing Arts—the Margot and Bill Winspear Opera House and the Dee and Charles Wyly Theatre.
“THE DESIGN FOR THE DEE AND CHARLES WYLY THEATRE ORGANIZES SUPPORT SPACES VERTICALLY… NO LONGER OBSCURED BY FUNCTIONAL PROGRAM, THE THEATRE IS LIBERATED, ALLOWING THE PUBLIC TO LOOK IN ON PERFORMANCES AND THEATRE-GOERS TO LOOK OUT ON THE CITY.” O F F IC E F OR M ET R OPOLITAN ARCHITECTURE (O MA)
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n October 2009, visitors to the Dallas Arts District will
The soaring 60-foot high glass façade of the Winspear
Foster + Partners for concerts and festivals), can also be used
stand on Flora Street and gaze directly into the two
Opera House will not only provide stunning views of downtown
for outdoor broadcasts of the performances happening inside
signature venues of the Dallas Center for the Performing
Dallas from inside the lobby, but also will allow pedestrians
the Winspear Opera House, further breaking down barriers
Arts—the Margot and Bill Winspear Opera House and
outside to view the activities within the lobby. An operable
and allowing greater access to the performances on stage.
the Dee and Charles Wyly Theatre. The architects of
section of the Annette and Harold Simmons Signature Glass
By blurring the lines between the buildings and the
these buildings—Foster + Partners for the Winspear
Façade will raise open 23 feet, erasing any physical boundary
surrounding Performance Park, making the buildings
Opera House and REX/OMA for the Wyly Theatre–take
between indoors and outdoors.
transparent and open, the architects have designed a Center
dramatically different approaches to their work. And their
The Wyly Theatre uses the idea of transparency in an even
buildings at the Center will be used for different purposes:
more radical way, transforming the Potter Rose Performance
The architecture of the Dallas Center for the Performing
the 2,200-seat (with capacity up to 2,300) Winspear Opera
Hall into a fishbowl, almost entirely surrounded by 30-foot
Arts is a tangible manifestation of the Center’s aims—to provide
House for opera, ballet and Broadway performances and
glass walls. This unprecedented level of transparency in a
spaces that allow North Texas audiences to experience the arts
the 600-seat Wyly Theatre for classical and experimental
theatre will allow for the surrounding environment to become
in a new way, to make these spaces accessible to all. From opera
theatre and modern dance. In spite of these differences,
a part of the performance space, and give passers-by views of
to ballet, experimental theatre to Broadway shows, lectures to
the architects arrived at designs that share an important
the performers inside the hall. A large section of the glass wall
outdoor concerts, the Center will offer something for everyone,
thread: the element of transparency. At street level, both the
will pivot open, literally connecting the programming in the
from dining at the Winspear Opera House café to spending
Winspear Opera House and Wyly Theatre will be wrapped
performance hall to the outside environment.
an afternoon in the Center’s Performance Park.
in glass, creating inviting, welcoming spaces.
that will be alive, both inside and outside.
The open-air Annette Strauss Artist Square (designed by
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S P O T L I G H T C A M PA I G N / M A R Q U E E C I R C L E L A U N C H In her many roles as a civic leader and community volunteer, Veletta Lill has been instrumental in shaping the Dallas Arts District. A former Dallas City
Councilmember
representing
the
Arts
O
n
April
30,
Leadership
the Arts
Class of 2008 of the
North Texas Business for
District, Ms. Lill oversaw the expansion of the
Culture and Arts (NTBCA)
District to its current boundaries, establishing it
hosted a party launching
as the largest urban arts district in the country.
Marquee Circle, the Dallas
Recently appointed by Mayor Tom Leppert as
Center for the Performing
Arts District Coordinator, Ms. Lill is now actively
Art’s inaugural membership
engaged in bringing the institutions that comprise the District together as a cohesive
organization for professionals
neighborhood.
seeking an active role in
Photo: Steve Foxall
V E L E T TA F O R S Y T H E L I L L
“When the Nasher Sculpture Center opened in 2003, it brought renewed energy to
supporting the performing
the Arts District. The Dallas Center for the Performing Arts will take that energy to new
arts. More than 500 guests
heights and solidify Dallas’ position as a leading cultural city,” said Ms. Lill, a member
mingled at The Morton H.
of the Center’s President’s Advisory Council. “The icons of modern architecture have
Meyerson Symphony Center among works from the Texas Sculpture Association with
worked or are working in Dallas today. This assembly of architecture will cause people to
special performances by Lone Star Wind Orchestra, Dallas Black Dance Theatre and
see Dallas in a new light.”
The Dallas Opera.
Veletta Lill is currently involved with numerous urban planning and arts organizations,
Marquee Circle, co-chaired by Nancy Gray of Ellen Tracy and Maribeth Peters
including the Board of Advisors of the National Trust for Historic Preservation and the
as Chair of the Board of Directors for the Parkland Foundation.
Having lived in Vienna, Moscow, Buenos Aires,
Center through educational
THAT WILL NOT ONLY OFFER DIVERSE
and social activities. “The
said Mr. McGehee. “Dallas will be known for its
AFTER THE CENTER’S GRAND OPENING
Arts with an international perspective. “When the
thriving arts community, and our city will become an international destination.” Michael McGehee is president and CEO of the WillMac Group of Companies, which pursues technologies that enhance oil and gas production. His entrepreneurial endeavors have led him from his native Jackson, Mississippi to destinations around the globe. A graduate of Southern Methodist University, Mr. McGehee and his wife, Ann Swisher, now call Dallas home. They
Dallas
PROGRAMMING, BUT WILL BE A SOLID
Center opens, Dallas will be exposed to the world,”
approaches the Dallas Center for the Performing
will foster the goals of the
FLOOR OF BUILDING AN ORGANIZATION
SOURCE OF SUPPORT FOR THE DALLAS CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS BEFORE AND
Hong Kong and now Dallas, Michael McGehee
of Ellen Terry Realtors,
WE ARE THRILLED TO BE AT THE GROUND
Board of Directors of AFI Dallas International Film Festival. In addition, Ms. Lill serves
MICHAEL FEILD MCGEHEE
Tommy Tompkins, corporate community co-chair of the Marquee Circle Steering Committee, and Pat Porter, executive director of NTBCA
Center
Performing
for
Arts
the will
infuse new vitality into the Dallas arts community, and Marquee Circle will play an important role in furthering the mission of the Center,”
said Ms. Gray. “We are thrilled to be at the ground floor of building an organization that will not only offer diverse programming, but will be a solid source of support for the Dallas Center for the Performing Arts – before and after the Center’s grand opening,” said Mrs. Peters. Marquee Circle membership begins at $300. For more information or to join, please call 214.954-9925, ext. 291 or e-mail marqueecircle@dallasperformingarts.org.
are involved in many community organizations that reflect their common interests, including the Dallas Center for the Performing Arts. “All of Dallas will be able to enjoy and learn from the programs at the Center, but for young people especially, the beauty of the performing arts can have a great impact,”
UPCOMING EVENTS
added Mr. McGehee.
C I T YA R T S C E L E B R AT I O N
Mr. McGehee joined the Center’s Board of Directors and Brinker International Forum Board of Advisors in 2007. He is also a member of the Executive Board of Directors for the SMU Cox School of Business.
FRANK RISCH
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he Dallas Center for the Performing Arts Preview Center will be open during the CityArts Celebration, presented by TXU Energy, in the Dallas Arts District.
Saturday, June 14, and Sunday, June 15 11 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Theatre has played an important part in the lives of Frank Risch and his wife, Helen, since they attended their first play together as college students. Since that time, they have been regular theatre-
The Preview Center is located on the mezzanine level of the Trammell Crow Center, 2001 Ross Avenue. (The building can be entered from Flora Street, one of the main streets of the festival.)
goers wherever they have lived, from New York to London to Athens and Seattle. When they moved to Dallas more than 17 years ago, they quickly became loyal patrons of the Dallas Theater Center and other Dallas arts organizations. “The Dallas Center for the Performing Arts will be of tremendous importance to the city of Dallas beyond the individual performances we will soon be able to enjoy. For generations to come this beautiful Center will provide the meeting place for bringing us together as a community,” said Mr. Risch. “We are moved by the fact that the people of Dallas have committed to this project and that support for the campaign has come from so many.” Mr. Risch, retired vice president and treasurer of ExxonMobil Corporation,
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PROGRAMMING C E N T E R T O P R E S E N T L E X U S B ROA DWAY S E R I E S / E X P A N S I V E L E X U S S P O N S O R S H I P O N E O F C E N T E R ’ S L A R G E S T “We are delighted the Dallas-Fort Worth Lexus Dealer Association will be the title sponsor of the Center’s Broadway series and a leading corporate sponsor for the Dallas Center for the Performing Arts. Lexus believes this is a vitalizing partnership that brings together two organizations devoted to providing unparalleled experiences for their patrons,” said Ken Schnitzer. “With 17 months until the Center opens, we hope Lexus’ commitment to bring this Broadway series to Dallas increases anticipation of the Center’s debut.” The Center will announce the 2009-2010 inaugural Lexus Broadway series later
Photo: Jeffrey Buehner
this year. In addition to the title sponsorship of the Broadway series, the Dallas-Fort Worth Lexus Dealer Association (Lexus) sponsorship will benefit multiple areas of the Center’s operations. The five-year Lexus sponsorship is one of the Center’s first, and ultimately the largest corporate sponsorship.
Carl Sewell, president and CEO of Sewell Automotive Companies and a member of the Dallas Center for the Performing Arts President’s Advisory Council, and Ken Schnitzer, chairman of Park Place Dealerships and Dallas Center for the Performing Arts Board member, were instrumental in bringing together Lexus and the Center.
vehicle of the Center, will have Photo: Good Fulton & Farrell
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Lexus will also be the official
hen the Dallas Center for the Performing Arts opens in 2009, it will present some of the greatest Broadway shows at the Margot and Bill Winspear Opera House, with Lexus as title sponsor of the new series. The Center recently
engaged Shorenstein Hays Nederlander (SHN) as consultants to help bring the best Rendering of one of the Center’s two underground parking garages.
Broadway productions to the Winspear Opera House. Based in San Francisco and New York, SHN is one of the most highly regarded theatrical entertainment companies in the
naming rights to the Center’s two underground parking garages and will sponsor valet parking at the Center. Through
an
innovative
alliance with the Center’s resident companies, Lexus
nation, and is owned by veteran Broadway producers Carole Shorenstein Hays and Robert
will also become the official vehicle of The Dallas Opera, Dallas Theater Center, Texas
Nederlander of the legendary Nederlander family Broadway theatre dynasty.
Ballet Theater, Dallas Black Dance Theatre and Anita N. Martinez Ballet Folklorico.
SHN consistently delivers the ultimate Broadway experience, fostering new works and
“The Dallas-Fort Worth Lexus Dealer Association is proud to announce this relationship
spearheading world-class productions in its role as a major force on the national stage.
with the Center and its resident companies. The Center, along with the resident companies,
SHN presented the world premieres of Mamma Mia, Wicked, White Christmas and
shares a commitment to quality that aligns with the Lexus brand and will provide first-class
Martin Short’s Fame Becomes Me and launched the national tours for Proof, Avenue Q
experiences to the Dallas community,” said Carl Sewell. “Our hope is that this sponsorship
Contact, The Light in the Piazza and Jersey Boys. In recent years, SHN has also presented
provides a new level of support to the resident companies, resulting in a greater overall
some of the top Broadway productions, including The Producers, The Drowsy Chaperone,
impact on Dallas arts organizations.”
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ith great fanfare, Brinker International CEO Doug Brooks unveiled, one-byone, the star-studded 2008-2009 inaugural season of the Brinker International Forum on February 20, 2008. More than 150 people attended the Hollywood-
he Dallas Center for the Performing Arts recently hosted national and international media in New York City for a rare briefing of the Center by all of the design architects. The architects, including Norman Foster and Spencer de Grey of Foster + Partners,
Rem Koolhaas of OMA and Joshua Prince-Ramus of REX, and landscape architect
themed soirée at F.I.G., generously hosted by Museum Tower and catered by Stephan
Michel Desvigne presented their designs to arts and architecture critics from prominent
Pyles. Brinker International Forum Board of Advisors chair Jeremy Halbreich joined
national publications, including TIME, Newsweek and Architectural Record.
Doug Brooks and the Museum Tower co-developers— Dan Boeckman, a Dallas Center for the Performing Arts Board member, John Sughrue, Lyle Burgin and Greg Greene in
Lyle Burgin, President’s Advisory Council member Stephan Pyles and Brinker Forum Board of Advisors member Greg Greene
Photo: Chris Lee
Photo: Seve Foxall
celebrating the much-anticipated announcement.
Norman Foster of Foster + Partners in London and Rem Koolhaas of OMA in Rotterdam
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ENSEMBLE BOARD OF DIRECTORS Howard Hallam, chair*
Daniel D. Boeckman
John Dayton*
Richard A. Freling
Jim Keyes
Jeff D. Morris
Frank Risch
John Tolleson
Caren H. Prothro, vice chair*
Harold M. Brierley
Robert H. Dedman, Jr.
Nancy Halbreich
Barbara Thomas Lemmon
D. Roger Nanney*
Dr. Marvin E. Robinson
Dr. R. Gerald Turner
Elaine B. Agather
Doug Brooks
John R. Eagle*
Frederick B. Hegi, Jr.*
William H. Lively*
Nancy A. Nasher
Deedie Rose*
Martin J. Weiland*
Denny Alberts
Donald J. Carty
Matrice Ellis-Kirk*
Doug Houser
Nancy Cain Marcus
Chuck Norris
Ken Schnitzer
Laura B. Whitley
Lisa Arpey
Jeanne Marie Clossey*
Bess Enloe*
John Howell
Jay Marshall
Erle Nye
Shannon B. Skokos
Dr. Kern Wildenthal
Dolores G. Barzune
John T. Cody, Jr.
Roger Enrico*
Gene Jones
Thomas H. McCasland, Jr.
Sarah Perot*
Roger Staubach
Donald Winspear
Ron Beneke
Mary Anne Cree
Ruben E. Esquivel*
Robert L. Kaminski*
Michael F. McGehee
Howard Rachofsky*
Ronald G. Steinhart
Charles J. Wyly, Jr.
David Biegler
Linda Pitts Custard*
Trevor Fetter
Karen Katz
Maribess Miller*
Leonard Riggs, Jr., MD
Paul Stoffel
*Executive Committee
PRESIDENT’S ADVISORY COUNCIL Linda Pitts Custard, chair
Toni Brinker
Fran Eichorst
Orrin Harrison
Patricia Ann LaSalle
Su-Su Meyer
Cindy Rachofsky
Jack D. Sweet
Lindalyn Adams
Crawford Brock
Richard D. Eiseman, Jr.
Paula B. Harrison
Wright L. Lassiter, Jr.
Jan Miller
Carol Reed
Ann Swisher
Janet H. Albers
Dr. Anne Bromberg
Charles W. Eisemann
Jess Hay
Alexandra Lavie
Joyce Mitchell
Robert S. Rendell
Barbara Sypult
Joseph Alcantar
Benjamin Brooks
Molly Engles
Amy D. Hegi
Carole Lee
Ruth Ann Montgomery
Delia M. Reyes
Buddy Teaster
Mary Anne Alhadeff
Bob Buford
James R. Erwin
Jan Hegi
Stan Levenson
R. J. Moshay
Peggy Riggs
Lisa Y. Thierry
Billy Allen
Stuart M. Bumpas
Hector Escamilla, Jr.
Libby Hegi
Richard Levin
Anne Motsenbocker
CiCi Rojas
Dr. Gail Thomas
Allie Beth Allman
Mary Frances Burleson
Alina R. Esquivel
Lisa Hembry
Carol Levy
Robert H. Mow, Jr.
Catherine M. Rose
Brad Todd
Ruth Altshuler
Bruce Calder
Dawn Estes
Tom Hicks
Peter C. Lewis
Maria Munoz-Blanco
Tracy Rowlett
Debbie Tolleson
Charlotte Jones Anderson
Nancy Carlson
Laura V. Estrada
Marguerite Steed Hoffman
Veletta Forsythe Lill
Scott Murray
Capera Ryan
Gail Turner
Giselle Antoni
Sis Carr
Robert A. Estrada
Amy L. Hofland
Liz Minyard Lokey
Charlene Nanney
Deborah C. Ryan
Ronald Unkefer
Robin Arena
Ana M. Carty
Jeanne Fagadau
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David M. Love II
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Todd Fiscus
Sydney Huffines
Michael Lunceford
Lydia Novakov
Howard Schultz
Tucean Webb
Ray Balestri
Joe Chow
Edward M. Fjordbak
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Cindy Schwartz
Patty A. Weiland
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Brent E. Christopher
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Jay Pack
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Herbert D. Weitzman
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Joy S. Mankoff
Barbara Page
Diane Scovell
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Nita Ford
Mark Huntley
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Patricia M. Patterson
Carl Sewell
Royce West
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Patti Cody
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Gregory Hustis
David S. Margulies
Virginia Payne
Bart Showalter
Jimmy Westcott
Angela Berry-Roberson
Cynthia Comparin
Leah Fullinwider
Hal Jackson
Sara T. Martineau
Connie Pearcy
Shelle Bagot Sills
Kimberly Schlegel Whitman
Gil J. Besing
Gail B. Cook
Duncan Fulton III
Mary Jalonick
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Rena Pederson
Judy Skinner
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Lucy Billingsley
Janie Dunne Cooke
Reginald Gates
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Carol Y. Marvin
Lucilo Peña
Ted Skokos
Marnie Wildenthal
Kathryn S. Bishop
Mary Lee Cox
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Willis Johnson
Holly Mayer
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Henry L. “Bud” Smith
Donna M. Wilhelm
Nancy Bittner
Trammell S. Crow
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Gwendolyn Jones
Gray Mayes
Margot Perot
William T. Solomon
Ann Williams
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Sally G. Cullum
Gloria McCall Godat
Phillip Jones
Lynn McBee
Jan R. Pickens
Luis Spinola
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Laura Boeckman
Kevin Curley
Randall G. Goss
Kim Hiett Jordan
Phyllis McCasland
Nelda Cain Pickens
Joanna St. Angelo
Mary Williams
Bill Bogart
Allen W. Custard
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William B. Jordan
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Dr. Alfonso E. Pino III
Andre Staffelbach
Laura Wilson
Marla Boone
Gregory T. Davis
Charles L. Greco
Kate Juett
Grace McDermott
Charles H. Pistor
Aleta Stampley
Brandt Wood
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Levi H. Davis
Kelly Green
Sue R. Justice
Margaret McDermott
Wayne Placide
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Jonas Woods
Denis J. Boulle
Arlene Dayton
Candice J. Haas
Linda Kao
Clint McDonnough
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Rex H. Wooldridge
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J. Michael Wylie
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William R. Dillon
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Ann Pomykal
Donald J. Stone
John L. Zogg
Eric Brauss
Patricia Miller Donosky
Fanchon Hallam
Jack M. Kinnebrew
Nancy C. McGee
Jimmy Porch
Diana Strauss
Gillian M. Breidenbach
Lowell Duncan
Donna D. Halstead
Wayne R. Kirkham, M.D.
Don McKneely
Patricia A. Porter
Theodore H. Strauss
William A. Brewer III
Jane C. Dunne
Phyllis Hammond
John J. “Jack” Klein
Ellen McStay
Darryl D. Pounds
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Stephan Pyles
Emily Summers
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Margo R. Keyes
Maribess Miller
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William A. Brewer III
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John J. “Jack” Klein
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Peggy Sewell
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Marie L. Perry
Ann Swisher
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Tim Eller
Caroline Rose Hunt
George T. Manning
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Joel Austin
Brent E. Christopher
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