Ashley Scott Rankin is chair of this year’s event, which already has raised more than $952,000, with Anita Arnold and Su-Su Meyer serving as co-chairs. In addition to the onstage Rice-O’Donnell conversation, the program will include remarks by Ronald DePinho, M.D., president of MD Anderson.
Presenting Sponsors are Andrews Distributing and AT&T. Red Carpet Underwriters are Sewell Automotive (valet), Northern Trust Company (reception), Ernst & Young (VIP photos) and The Rosewood Corporation (event favors).
MD Anderson Cancer Center Board of Visitors member Lyda Hill, of Dallas, who conceived the idea for A Conversation with a Living Legend® in 1990, is a Premier Sponsor at the $75,000 level.
Other major supporters include:
Gold Sponsor ($25,000):Rouse Foundation and Friends (Mr. and Mrs. John Borders, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hortenstine, Mr. and Mrs. Terry Kafka, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Popham) Corrigan Family HoldingsAl G. Hill Jr. FamilyLouise H. MoffettJan and Bob PickensMr. and Mrs. T. Boone PickensPlains Capital BankThe Alinda Hill Wikert FoundationWWWW Foundation
Silver Sponsor ($15,000):Exxon MobilCami and John C. GoffBarbara Thomas and Mark L. LemmonLeonard Golf LinksElizabeth and Don O'NealAnnette SimmonsSuEllen and John Wilson
Bronze Sponsor ($10,000):Juli and Bob Harrison/Jean and Erik Hansen/Heather and Scott AlexanderEdwin L. CoxEnergy Transfer PartnersFluor CorporationLindy HannaGene and Jerry JonesJames F. Justiss Jr.Shirley and William S. McIntyreJere W. ThompsonKathy and Rodney Woods
Since the event originated in 1990, Dallas- and Fort Worth-area business and community leaders have devoted countless hours to producing A Conversation With a Living Legend®, raising more than $15.2 million for MD Anderson. Volunteers across the country have adopted the successful interview format to raise more than $33.5 million in such cities as Washington, D.C., Houston, Las Vegas, San Antonio and Atlanta.
“I’m honored to chair this annual event, which rallies the generous, leading citizens of North Texas to help save lives by raising funds and awareness to help accomplish MD Anderson’s mission of Making Cancer History®,” said Rankin.
Dr. Rice served as the 66th U.S. Secretary of State from 2005 to 2009. She was the second woman and first African-American woman to hold the post. Dr. Rice also was the first woman to hold the position of assistant to the president for national security affairs, under President George W. Bush from 2001 to 2005. She is a professor of political economy in the Graduate School of Business and of political science at Stanford University.
Emmy award-winning journalist Norah O’Donnell is co-host of “CBS This Morning,” substitute anchor for “Face the Nation” and a contributor to “60 Minutes.” Prior to joining ‘‘CBS This Morning’’ in 2012, she served as CBS News Chief White House Correspondent. O’Donnell worked for more than a decade at NBC News, where she covered the Pentagon, Congress, and the White House. In 2014, she was named ‘‘Broadcaster of the Year’’ by the New York State Broadcasters Association.
For information on A Conversation With a Living Legend®, call 866-262-9029 and press 4 to leave a message or email [email protected].
RSS