Please Join Us for a Luncheon Honoring
Ruth Sharp Altshuler
You are Cordially Invited Wednesday, September 6, 2017 Omni Dallas Hotel
and Members of the Tocqueville Society
Wednesday, September 6 11 AM Doors Open 11:45 AM Luncheon Begins 1 PM Luncheon Concludes Omni Dallas Hotel 555 South Lamar Street
with Campaign Chairman
Troy Aikman
Recognizing 2017 Decades of Distinction Award Recipients
Luncheon Presented by
Margaret McDermott Margot Perot Special Announcement by
Kelly H. Compton, Caren Prothro, and Carolyn Perot Rathjen Complimentary Valet Parking
Event Host Committee
30th Anniversary Luncheon Chairs
Roger Horchow Regen and Jeff Fearon Lizzie and Dan Routman Event Sponsor
Sara and Gary Ahr Robbi Luxbacher and Steve Alaniz Kara and Dan Aptor Jim Berry Della and Bob Best Gina and Ken Betts Lisa J. Bottle Millie and Allan Bradley Robin Bray and David Kis Lisa and Rick Bridwell Diane and Hal Brierley Becky Bright Dee Brown Laura and Christopher Cervantes Jennifer and Scott Chandler Kelly H. Compton Lisa and Clay Cooley Stacey and Kenny DorĂŠ
Laura and Jason Downing Gwen and Lel Echols Steve Eppig Rachael and Pat Faubion Carole and Richard Fedock Debbie and Manny Fernandez Carol and Don Glendenning Cecily and Scott Gooch Cindy and Chuck Gummer Susan and Ralph Hawkins Cynthia Hayes Bettye and Darryl Heath Caroline Rose Hunt Charlene and Rod Lake Scarlet S. Landry Amy and Pete Lerma
Leadership Sponsors Della and Bob Best Diane and Hal Brierley Fluor Corporation Sarah and Alan Losinger
Ruth Sharp Altshuler Tocqueville Society Chairs
Barbara and Steve Durham Caren and Pete Kline Debra and Ken von Storch 10th Anniversary Women of Tocqueville Chairs
Kristy and Raymond Faus
Michelle and William Lockhart Sarah and Alan Losinger Cyndy Malone Carol and Kevin March Lynn and Allen McBee Cassandra and Bill McKinney Lori and Robb McWilliams Maribess and Jerry Miller Minda and Gary Moor Laura and Scott Moore Claudia and Christopher Morrow Anne and Alan Motsenbocker Neena Newberry Pamela A. Osborne Shay Phillips Caren Prothro Barbara and Stan Rabin Carolyn Perot Rathjen Michelle and Bill Riddell Stephanie and Phil Ritter
Elizabeth and Christian Ryan Jennifer and Edward Sampson Kit and Kemp Sawers Jan and Mike Sharry Ruth Skinner Sarah Soong Deb SoRelle and Brian Lindley Shanna Steen Blake Stephenson Samantha and Ryan Suchala Debra and Paul Tagg Debbie Taylor Mary and Rich Templeton Michelle and Scott Vopni Terri and Mike West William White, Jr. Exa Whiteman Susan and Randy Wilhoit Margaret Reid Windham Linda Yohe
Troy Aikman Troy Aikman is the 2017-2018 United Way of Metropolitan Dallas Campaign Chair. A member of the United Way Foundation of Metropolitan Dallas Board of Directors, Mr. Aikman served alongside Dr. Kenneth Cooper as a founding co-chair of United Way’s Healthy Zone Schools program, and, in 2015, he co-chaired the United Way’s 90th anniversary celebration with Charlotte Jones Anderson. In 2016, the Troy Aikman Foundation committed gifts totaling $1 million to establish United Way of Metropolitan Dallas’ first-ever donor advised fund. Mr. Aikman has managed successful ventures in broadcasting and real estate since his retirement following a 12-year career with the Dallas Cowboys, when he became one of only four quarterbacks to guide his team to victory in three Super Bowls (XXVII, XXVIII and XXX). With play-by-play announcer Joe Buck, he is a game analyst for the NFL on FOX’s No. 1 broadcast team.
Margaret McDermott Margaret McDermott is a civic leader, philanthropist, patron of the arts and educational champion long committed to improving the lives of North Texans. In 1955, she and her late husband Eugene McDermott, co-founder of Texas Instruments, established The McDermott Foundation, which has given millions of dollars in support of educational, cultural, social, and other civic ventures. Mrs. McDermott has received organizations, including honorary membership to the American Institute of Architects, the Linz Award, the Texas Medal of Arts Award and the Santa Rita Award, the highest honor bestowed by the University of Texas Board of Regents. The Margaret McDermott Bridge was named in her honor by the City of Dallas. She celebrated her 103rd birthday in February.
2017 Decades of Distinction Award Recipients
Ruth Sharp Altshuler Ruth Sharp Altshuler is a Dallas icon whose life has embodied the spirit of generosity and caring for more than five decades. In 1986, she founded the United Way Leadership Circle, handwriting more than 100 letters requesting donations and ultimately generating more than $1 million. The Leadership Circle was later renamed the Ruth Sharp Altshuler Tocqueville Society. That same year she became the first woman to chair the United Way annual campaign. Mrs. Altshuler served as honorary chair of the United Way of Metropolitan Dallas’ 90th anniversary celebration, and today serves as a co-chair of the Unite Forever campaign and as a member of Women of Tocqueville. She has received numerous awards and honors in recognition of her volunteer leadership of United Way and other philanthropic organizations.
Margot perot Margot Perot is a graduate of Goucher College, where she was presented with an honorary doctorate in 2014. She taught elementary school for three years. She and her husband, Ross, have lived in Dallas since 1957. They have five children and 16 grandchildren. Mrs. Perot is the immediate past Board chair of the Dallas Museum of Art. She is a life member of the Salvation Army National Advisory Board, and past chair and life member of the Advisory Board of the Dallas County Salvation Army. She was a Founding Member of the Salvation Army Women’s Auxiliary in Dallas County. Mrs. Perot is a past Board Chair and Life Trustee for The Hockaday School. She is on the Advisory Board of The Perot Museum of Nature and Science, and currently has memberships in the Junior League of Dallas, The Shakespeare Club, and the Salvation Army Women’s Auxiliary. Mrs. Perot’s history with the United Way goes back to 1987 when she chaired the first dinner for Dallas Tocqueville Society members. In 1991, she was presented with the Alexis de Tocqueville Award.
United Way Funded Service Providers 2nd Saturday | Achieve | Adaptive Training Foundation After-School All-Stars North Texas | Akola Project American Red Cross – North Texas Region Assistance Center of Collin County | AVANCE-Dallas Baylor Health Care System Foundation | Baylor University | Beacon Hill Preparatory Institute Big Brothers Big Sisters Lone Star | Big Thought | Bonton Farms Boy Scouts of America, Circle Ten Council | Boys & Girls Clubs of Collin County Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Dallas | Bryan’s House | Cafe Momentum Callier Center for Communication Disorders | CASA of Collin County CASA of Denton County | Catholic Charities of Dallas Center for Employment Opportunities | ChildCareGroup Children First Counseling Center | Children’s Advocacy Center for Denton County Children’s Advocacy Center of Collin County | Children’s Health System of Texas Christian Community Action | City Year | CitySquare | Commit!2Dallas Communities In Schools of North Texas | Communities In Schools of the Dallas Region Concord Missionary Baptist Church | Dallas Afterschool Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Society | Dallas Area Habitat for Humanity Dallas Center Early Childhood Intervention | Dallas Challenge Dallas Children’s Advocacy Center | Dallas Furniture Bank Dallas Methodist Hospitals Foundation | Dallas Services | Dallas Teacher Residency Denton County Friends of the Family | Education is Freedom Foundation Education Opens Doors | Equal Heart | Family and Child Guidance Centers Family Compass | Farmers Assisting Returning Military (FARM) | First3Years Foundation Communities | Frontiers of Flight Museum | Galaxy Counseling Center Genesis Women’s Shelter & Support | Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas Girls Incorporated of Metropolitan Dallas | Goodwill Industries of Dallas H I S Bridge Builders | Habitat for Humanity Greater Garland | Health Services of North Texas Hope Clinic of Garland | Hope Cottage Pregnancy and Adoption Center Hope’s Door New Beginning Center | Housing Crisis Center | Interfaith Family Services Irving Cares | Jewish Family Service | Jubilee Park & Community Center Corporation Junior Achievement of Dallas | KIPP Dallas-Fort Worth | LaunchAbility Los Barrios Unidos Community Clinic | Lumin Education Maurice Barnett Geriatric Wellness Center | Meals on Wheels of Collin County Mental Health America of Greater Dallas | Mercy Street | Mesquite Social Services Metro Dallas Homeless Alliance | Metrocrest Services | Mi Escuelita Preschool Mosaic Family Services | My Possibilities | National Audubon Society New Friends New Life | Nexus Recovery Center | NHP Foundation North Dallas Shared Ministries | NPower | Parkland Center for Clinical Innovation Parkland Foundation, on behalf of Parkland Health & Hospital System | PediPlace Per Scholas | Plano ISD Education Foundation | Principal Impact Collaborative Prism Health North Texas | Prison Entrepreneurship Program | Project Transformation Rainbow Days | Readers 2 Leaders | Reading Partners | Real School Gardens Reasoning Mind | Resource Center of Dallas | Rockwall County Helping Hands | SafeNight Samaritan Inn | ScholarShot | Skratch | Society of St. Vincent de Paul Diocesan Council of Dallas Southern Methodist University | Southwestern Diabetic Foundation, Camp Sweeney Spark 101 | Texas Muslim Women’s Foundation | Texas New Era Center The Community Council of Greater Dallas | The Concilio | The Family Place The Salvation Army DFW Metroplex Command | The Senior Source The Turning Point (Rape Crisis Center of Collin County) The Visiting Nurse Association of Texas | The Warren Center | Transformance Trinity River Mission | Turtle Creek Manor | Uplift Education | Upswing | Vogel Alcove We Teach Science Foundation | Wilkinson Center | WiNGS | YMCA of Metropolitan Dallas Young Women’s Preparatory Network | Youth With Faces
Ruth Sharp Altshuler Tocqueville Society This year marks the 30th anniversary of the Ruth Sharp Altshuler Tocqueville Society, which recognizes donors with an unsurpassed dedication to the community. Named to honor longtime Dallas philanthropist, the Ruth Sharp Altshuler Tocqueville Society is composed of civic and business leaders whose vision for North Texas is matched only by their generosity. The Society’s 900+ members each contribute $10,000 or more annually to bring hope, provide essential aid, and shape the future of our region. The Women of Tocqueville is an inclusive network of business leaders, entrepreneurs and community leaders within the Ruth Sharp Altshuler Tocqueville Society. Established in 2007, the 139 founding members Celebrating its 10th anniversary, the Women of Tocqueville continues to produce visible impact in Education, Income and Health in North Texas.
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