| Year |
Beneficiary |
Speaker |
Lead Chair |
Co-Chair |
| 2016 |
Dallas CASA |
Steve Pemberton
Chief Diversity Officer with Walgreens |
Cortland Kelly Grynwald
Council on Call |
Kara Altenbaumer-Price
USI Management & Professional Services Group |
| 2015 |
Helping Restore Ability |
Dick Hoyt |
Kelli Hinson
Carrington Coleman |
Cortland Kelly Grynwald
Newhouse + Noblin Legal and Executive Search |
| 2014 |
FEYW |
Viola Davis |
Dena Denooyer Stroh
Murchison Oil and Gas, Inc. |
Kelli Hinson
Carrington Coleman |
| 2013 |
Hope's Door |
Kathy Najimy |
Amy Stewart
Amy Stewart PC |
Dena DeNooyer Stroh
Murchison Oil and Gas, Inc. |
| 2012 |
Trinity River Mission |
Sonia Manzano |
Jennifer Trulock
Baker Botts, LLP |
Amy Stewart
Amy Stewart PC |
| 2011 |
Avance |
Laura Bush and Jenna Bush Hager |
Telisa Webb Schelin
Behringer Harvard |
Jennifer Trulock
Baker Botts, LLP |
| 2010 |
YMCA’s Nurse-Family
Partnership Program |
David L. Olds, PhD
(for Dr. Bruce Perry) |
Mary Scott
Baker Botts, LLP |
Telisa Webb Schelin
Behringer Harvard |
| 2009 |
Wednesday’s Child Benefit Corporation |
Antwone Quenton Fisher |
Carol D. Satterfield
Powell, Coleman & Arnold, LLP |
Mary Scott
Baker Botts, LLP |
| 2008 |
Vickery Meadow Learning Center |
Lisa Nichols |
Nicole T. LeBoeuf
Shackelford, Melton & McKinley, LLP |
Carol D. Satterfield
Powell, Coleman & Arnold, LLP |
| 2007 |
Campfire USA |
Robin Roberts |
Jennifer Evans Morris
Carrington, Coleman, Sloman & Blumenthal, LLP |
Nicole T. LeBoeuf
Campbell & LeBoeuf, PC |
| 2006 |
Family Gateway |
Gloria Allred |
Jill Bindler
McKool Smith, PC |
Jennifer Evans Morris
Carrington, Coleman, Sloman & Blumenthal, LLP |
| 2005 |
The Wilkinson Center |
Star Jones Reynolds |
Susan Paul Kravik
JPMorgan Chase |
Jill Bindler
McKool Smith PC |
| 2004 |
Community Partners of Dallas |
Jackie Joyner-Kersee |
Toni Scott Reed
Strasburger & Price, LLP |
Susan Paul Kravik
JPMorgan Chase |
| 2003 |
Gilda’s Club North Texas |
Jill Eikenberry
Michael Tucker |
Nikki N. Carmody
Carmody & James Law Firm |
Toni Scott Reed
Strasburger & Price, LLP |
| 2002 |
Our Friend's Place |
Carol Higgins Clark |
Beverly Bell Godbey
Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP |
Nikki N. Carmody
Carmody & James Law Firm |
| 2001 |
Special Care & Career Services |
Erin Brockovich Ellis |
Nancy Horton Burke
Fish & Richardson, PC |
Beverly Bell Godbey
Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP |
| 2000 |
I Have A Dream Foundation |
Alma Powell (Mrs. Colin Powell) |
Susan English Gross
Chase Bank of Texas, NA |
Nancy Horton Burke
Fish & Richardson, PC |
| 1999 |
The Housing Crisis Center |
Dr. Joyce Brothers |
Vicky Pogue Gunning
Locke, Liddell & Sapp, LLP |
Susan English Gross
Chase Bank of Texas, NA |
| 1998 |
Nexus |
Michel McQueen |
Michelle H. Mazzini
Alcatel Network Systems, Inc. |
Vicky Pogue Gunning
Locke, Liddell & Sapp, LLP |
| 1997 |
Young Audiences of Greater Dallas |
Beverly Sills |
Patricia Stanton
Baker & Botts, LLP |
Michelle H. Mazzini
Alcatel Network Systems, Inc. |
| 1996 |
Literacy Instruction for Texas |
Molly Ivins |
Cynthia Stevens
Vinson & Elkins, LLP |
Patricia Stanton
Baker & Botts, LLP |
| 1995 |
Dallas CASA |
Gov. Anne Richards |
Elizabeth Ruman Plumlee |
Cynthia Stevens
Vinson & Elkins, LLP |
| 1994 |
Camp John Marc |
Barbara Bush |
Karen Gren Johnson
Strasburger & Price, LLP |
Elizabeth Ruman Plumlee |
| 1993 |
Victims Outreach |
Marla Hanson |
Shawna Johannsen
Jenkins & Gilchrist, PC |
Karen Gren Johnson
Strasburger & Price, LLP |
| 1992 |
Bryan's House |
Sandy Duncan |
Shawna Johannsen
Jenkins & Gilchrist, PC |
Host Committee |
| 1991 |
Dallas Children's Advocacy Center |
Hillary Rodham Clinton |
Elizabeth Lang-Miers
Locke Purnell Rain Harrell, PC |
Host Committee |
| 1990 |
Incest Recovery Association |
Prudence Mackintosh |
Elizabeth Lang-Miers
Locke Purnell Rain Harrell, PC |
Sally A. Schreiber
Johnson & Gibbs, PC
(introduced speaker)
Host committee |
| 1989 |
Positive Enrichment for Teens ( a program of the YWCA of Metropolitan Dallas) |
Wilma Randolph |
Diane Pitts
Jenkins & Gilchrist, PC |
Host committee |
| 1988 |
Child Care Dallas |
Hon. Patricia Schroeder |
Regina Montoya
Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld |
Diane Pitts
Jenkins & Gilchrist, PC |
| 1987 |
The Dallas Women’s Foundation |
Marlyn Schwartz |
Regina Montoya
Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld |
Julie Lowenberg |