DALLAS CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS FOUNDATION

FALL ISSUE 2005BEHIND THE SCENES • MARGOT AND BILL WINSPEAR OPERA HOUSE UNVEILING • IN THE WINGS

MILLION DOLLAR DONORS • UPDATE ON THE ARTS • GROUNDBREAKING CEREMONY • LEADING ROLES • THE MARQUEE

A Design I l l u m i n a t e d

Behind the Scenes

B Y B I L L L I V E L YFoundation President & CEO

The most successful capital campaigns in the history of American philanthropy have included in their chemistry, benchmarks quantifying their success and providing the impetus for continued progress. In this context, the next fourteen months will be among the most critical time in the operation of the campaign to build the Dallas Center for the Performing Arts. During this period, important benchmarks in the areas of design and construction, fundraising, financial management, communications and event production will need to be achieved in a timely sequence to proceed on schedule with the construction in late 2006 of the Center’s Margot and Bill Winspear Opera House and Dee and Charles Wyly Theatre. To address these opportunities and to focus the campaign’s resources and leadership in the most effective ways, the Dallas Center for the Performing Arts Foundation developed The Crescendo Plan, a strategic initiative embodying twenty-two sequenced action items, all of which need to be accomplished by the end of 2006. The word crescendo is a musical term indicating an increase in volume or intensity over a dedicated period of time. The Crescendo Plan articulates a dramatic increase in the intensity of the campaign to build the Dallas Center for the Performing Arts, including completion of the designs of the venues, construction of the Center’s underground parking facility, introduction of the Center’s logo and branding plan, production of extraordinary events this fall and beyond, celebration of groundbreaking and the beginning of construction, appointment of a qualified professional to manage the Center, and the generation of an additional $58 million in new gifts and pledges. The Crescendo Plan has three primary goals: to raise new gifts that will increase total funding to approximately 90% of the project’s total cost; to complete the designs of the venues, including the Winspear Opera House, Wyly Theatre, new Annette Strauss Artist Square, and Grand Plaza, and to construct the Center’s underground parking facility. Successful completion of The Crescendo Plan will position the campaign to advance on an accelerated schedule throughout the construction process, including the launch of the endowment component, implementation of the Center’s business plan and activation of preparations to open the venues concurrently in the fall of 2009. As we proceed with The Crescendo Plan, we do so with a profound appreciation for the more than 350 volunteers involved in the campaign and the seventy-four Dallas families and organizations who to date have made gifts of $1 million and above to help design and construct the Center. The campaign is on or ahead of schedule in all phases of its operation and The Crescendo Plan was designed to help us prepare for the construction phase of this important project.

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GS THE DALLAS FOUNDATION SPRING 2005 PHILANTHROPY FORUM

The Dallas Foundation, The Nasher Sculpture Center and the Dallas Center for the Performing Arts Foundation co-hosted the Dallas Foundation’s Spring 2005 Philanthropy Forum on May 9 at The Nasher Sculpture Center.

From left to right are MARY JALONICK, president of The Dallas Foundation; RAYMOND D. NASHER, chairman, board of trustees, Nasher Sculpture Center; ALINA ESQUIVEL and RUBEN ESQUIVEL, board member for the Dallas Center for the Performing Arts Foundation.

WINSPEAR OPERA HOUSE SCHEMATIC DESIGN UNVEILING

The architects from Foster and Partners with BILL WINSPEAR, Dallas Center for the Performing Arts Foundation board member and chair of the Winspear Opera House Facilities Committee, at the May 27 Winspear Opera House Schematic Design Unveiling. From left to right: SPENCER DE GREY, SIMON BOWDEN, JAMES MCGRATH, BILL WINSPEAR and BJORN POLZIN.

theatrical experience for both performer

and audience.

“As an important building within the Dallas

Arts District, the Winspear Opera House will

balance the need to provide a civic space that is

accessible and inviting with the demands of

creating an unrivaled performance venue of the

future,” said Mr. de Grey.

Howard Hallam, chairman of the board

of the Dallas Center for the Performing Arts

Foundation, said, “The bold design for the

Margot and Bill Winspear Opera House is

a testament to the leadership, support and

teamwork of the Dallas community and the

many donors who have generously contributed to

the campaign to build the Center.”

Foster and Partners is an international studio

for architecture, planning and design led by

Norman Foster and based in London with

project offices worldwide. Since its foundation

in 1967, the practice has been responsible for

a strikingly wide range of projects, from urban

master plans, airports, offices and cultural

buildings to private houses and product design

including the London Headquarters for Swiss

Re, an international airport for Beijing and the

Hearst Headquarters tower in New York.

Spencer de Grey, principal architect for Foster

and Partners, unveiled an innovative design

for the Winspear Opera House that creates an

outstanding venue for opera, Broadway, ballet

and many other performances.

Organizationally, the Winspear Opera House

reinvents the conventional opera house, inverting

its closed hierarchical form to create a

transparent, publicly welcoming series of spaces

that wrap around the rich red drum of the 2,200-

seat auditorium. The ambition is to create a

building that will not only be fully integrated

within the cultural life of Dallas, but will

become a destination in its own right and will be

accessible to the public throughout the day.

In its front elevation the building is

transparent, its glass walls revealing views of the

public concourse, upper-level foyers and grand

staircase. Entered beneath a solar canopy, which

shades the outdoor spaces from the harsh Texas

sun, the transition from the Grand Plaza, through

the foyer and into the auditorium is designed to

heighten the drama of attending a performance,

in effect, to take the theater to the audience.

The auditorium will feel like a room – its

intimacy expressed by the special attention to

detail and finishes which improve the resonance

of the human voice and

allow the orchestra to sound

rich and complex, so that it

surrounds the audience and

fills the space.

There are means

to adjust the acoustic

performance with the use of

retractable screens, allowing

flexibility for amplified or

Broadway productions.

These systems, together

with the sound and

lighting, convey a sense of

immediacy to maximize the

THE MARGOT AND BILL WINSPEAR OPERA HOUSE UNVEILING

MAIN ENTRANCE OF THE WINSPEAR OPERA HOUSE

A capacity audience arrived at the Dallas Museum of Art’s Horchow Auditorium during the May 27 Spotlight Presentation Series to see the architects from Foster and Partners unveil the schematic designs for the Margot and Bill Winspear Opera House.

CUTAWAY OF THE MARGOT AND BILL WINSPEAR OPERA HOUSE

PARKING GARAGE

SOLAR CANOPY

FLORA STREET

MILLION DOLLAR DONORSALON USA, DAVID WIESSMAN AND JEFF MORRIS

Top executives of Alon USA, an oil refiner and marketer

with headquarters in Dallas, have made supporting the

arts the company’s philanthropic mission. Most recently,

Alon USA’s gift of $1 million to the Dallas Center for

the Performing Arts will help construct the Center and

establish the company as the presenting sponsor of the

Groundbreaking Ceremonies, November 10.

“The private sector in advanced countries has assumed the

responsibility to support the foundation of cultural projects,”

said David Wiessman, Alon Israel Group’s President and

CEO and leading shareholder, and Alon USA Executive

Chairman. “We have adopted it as our personal mission.”

Alon USA is a subsidiary of Alon Israel Group, the largest

services and trade company in Israel.

“I was impressed by the quality of the project,” Mr.

Wiessman said. “The architecture and uniqueness of the

facilities will bring world-scale stature to the Dallas Arts

District. We felt we must support this project as much as we

support world-scale arts in Tel Aviv and New York.”

Jeff Morris, Alon USA’s CEO, said, “The arts are equally as

important to a community as sports or other activities. Dallas

needs pre-eminent artistic facilities. This is why I admire

what the leaders of Dallas are doing and it is natural for us to

join this once-in-a-lifetime effort.”

“The generous $1 million gift from Alon USA to help

build the Center and underwrite the groundbreaking

ceremonies is a very generous and timely gift, and we are

truly grateful,” said Howard Hallam, Chairman of the Board

of Directors of the Dallas Center for the Performing Arts

Foundation and coordinator of the Dallas Arts District.

Mr. Wiessman, a native Israeli, supports the “Warm

Home” program in Israel, which provides housing and care

for displaced children. He is also a major supporter of the

Israeli Philharmonic Orchestra, the Israel Cancer Association,

and provides a permanent art gallery for Israeli sculptors and

painters in his headquarters.

Mr. Morris, a native Texan, is a longtime supporter of

Communities in Schools Dallas Region, in which Alon USA

recently founded the CIS Endowment with a $1 million gift.

Alon USA also supports the Trinity River Project.

ACTOR TOMMY LEE JONES NAMED GUEST CELEBRITY FOR GROUNDBREAKING CEREMONIES Academy Award winner Tommy Lee Jones will join the Groundbreaking Ceremonies for the Dallas Center for the Performing Arts at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, November 10 on the Center’s future site on Flora Street. Mr. Jones has long ties to the city and will make special remarks about the importance of the Center to Dallas and the positive impact it will have here and throughout the region.

“We are on the threshold of a magnificent change to the cultural landscape of Dallas. The groundbreaking ceremony will celebrate the commencement of this renaissance, while paying special tribute to those who helped to bring the vision of the Center and the splendor of the 25-year dream of the Dallas Arts District to life,” said Howard Hallam, Chairman of the Foundation’s Board of Directors and coordinator of the Dallas Arts District. “Having Academy Award-winning celebrity Tommy Lee Jones celebrating with us at this momentous occasion will make it even more remarkable. He is an outstanding actor with a true appreciation of the cultural arts in Dallas.” Mr. Jones was awarded the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for his uncompromising portrayal of U.S. Marshal Sam Gerard in the box office hit The Fugitive in 1994. He also received a Golden Globe Award as Best Supporting Actor for this role. Three years before, he received his first Oscar nomination for his portrayal of Clay Shaw in Oliver Stone’s JFK. He recently directed and starred in the neo-Western, The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada, which debuted in competition at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival and won Best Actor. Mr. Jones was born in San Saba, Texas and attended St. Mark’s School of Dallas. Key dignitaries, including U.S. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison, Mayor Laura Miller and Deputy Mayor Pro Tem Dr. Elba Garcia, will join Mr. Jones in making remarks about the Center’s impact on Dallas.

G r o u n d b r e a k i n g

C e r e m o n y

UPDATE O N T H E A R T SI am excited and honored to have been elected

to the Dallas City Council representing District 14,

home of the Arts District. We owe my predecessor, Veletta Lill, a debt

of gratitude for her exceptional service on behalf of the arts, and I look

forward to continuing her commitment to the arts community.

Dallas will be transformed over the next decade, due in large part

to the incredible changes underway in the Arts District. New and

renovated venues, a remodeled Arts Magnet High School, new mixed-

use development and a park over Woodall Rodgers are all on the

horizon. What an incredible time to be in Dallas!

Lastly, on behalf of the City of Dallas, I want to say thank you to

the leadership, volunteers and supporters of the Dallas Center for the

Performing Arts. They have been remarkably successful in garnering

private support to reshape our Arts District, and we are deeply

appreciative of your efforts. I look forward to working with you as we

transform our great city.

Councilwoman Angela Hunt’s column, “Update on the Arts,” will appear in each edition

of Stages, the official newsletter of the Dallas Center for the Performing Arts Foundation.

It’s a date: Center will break ground Nov. 10

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MARTIN J. WEILAND

Marty Weiland is one of the true veteran supporters of the Dallas Center for the Performing Arts Foundation. His service dates back to the days when a handful of people, including Kern Wildenthal, Bill Winspear, John Dayton, Bess Enloe and Deedie Rose, helped create the Foundation to raise funds for the performing arts center project.

“It’s amazing to see what has been accomplished in the last four years,” he said. “I don’t know where else you could receive this level of private support for the arts.” As a board member, Mr. Weiland has played a key role in the Foundation’s efforts. He has served as Secretary of the Board of Directors, worked on the Governance, Operations and Management Committee and is a member of the Winspear Opera House Facilities Committee. As Chairman, President and CEO of Northern Trust, Mr. Weiland believes in the cultural arts as a strong economic generator for Dallas. He is Chairman of The Dallas Opera and credits local real estate legend Henry Miller Jr. for his longtime involvement in civic projects. Mr. Weiland also serves on the boards of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Dallas Arboretum, Science Place and Dallas Historical Society.

the marqueeDEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT TERMS REACHED BETWEEN CENTER AND CITY On May 25, 2005, the Dallas City Council unanimously approved terms to be incorporated into the use and

development agreements to be executed between the City and the Dallas Center for the Performing Arts Foundation.

The agreements affirm the process by which the City and the Foundation will work together throughout construction

of the Center and the ways the Center will be governed, managed, maintained, operated and supported by the

City following its construction. The terms of the agreement are

consistent with the way the City of Dallas currently supports the

operations of other City-owned cultural facilities.

“The Dallas Center for the Performing Arts is a wonderful gift

to the people of this community,” said Dr. Elba Garcia, Dallas City

Councilwoman and Mayor Pro Tem. “When the performing arts

center is completed, Dallas will have the finest cultural arts facilities

in the world. This is going to be a gathering place – not only for

local residents, but for visitors from throughout the nation.”

FOUNDATION PRESIDENT AND CEO BILL LIVELY AND DALLAS CITY COUNCILWOMAN DR. ELBA GARCIA.

FOUNDATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS Howard Hallam, Chair* Caren H. Prothro, Vice Chair* Elaine B. Agather Denny Alberts Lisa Arpey Dolores G. Barzune David Biegler Daniel D. Boeckman Harold M. Brierley Donald J. Carty Jeanne Marie Clossey* John Cody Mary McDermott Cook Mary Anne Cree Linda Pitts Custard* John W. Dayton* John Eagle Matrice Ellis-Kirk* Bess Enloe* Roger Enrico* Ruben E. Esquivel* Kathleen M. Gibson* Nancy Strauss Halbreich Fred Hegi Doug Houser John Howell Gene Jones Robert L. Kaminski* Barbara Thomas Lemmon William H. Lively* Nancy Cain Marcus Maribess Miller* Harvey R. Mitchell D. Roger Nanney* Erle Nye Sarah Perot* Howard Rachofsky* Geoffrey P. Raynor Leonard Riggs Dr. Marvin E. Robinson Deedie Rose* Lynn Flint Shaw* Roger Staubach Ronald G. Steinhart John Tolleson Dr. R. Gerald Turner Martin J. Weiland* Dr. Kern Wildenthal Dr. William W. Winspear* Charles Wyly * Foundation Executive Committee Members

CITY RELATIONS COMMITTEE Lynn Flint Shaw, Chair Dolores Barzune Howard Hallam Lisa Limoges ++ William H. Lively Ronald G. Steinhart ++ ex officio Member

COMMUNICATIONS COMMITTEE Ruben E. Esquivel, Chair Lisa Arpey Nancy Barry Dolores Barzune Harold M. Brierley Jeanne Marie Clossey Mary McDermott Cook Nancy Strauss Halbreich John Howell Phillip Jones Barbara Thomas Lemmon Lisa Limoges ++ Kevin Martin Dr. Marvin E. Robinson Les Tanaka Ann Williams ++ ex officio Member

CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE Robert L. Kaminski, Chair Gabriel Barbier-Mueller Douglas T. Curtis ++ John W. Dayton Bess Enloe Howard Hallam Ken Hughes D. Roger Nanney Howard Rachofsky Deedie Rose Dr. William W. Winspear Charles Wyly ++ ex officio Member

CORNERSTONE ACTION TEAM COMMITTEE Sarah Perot, Chair Elaine B. Agather Daniel D. Boeckman Donald J. Carty Matrice Ellis-Kirk

Elisabeth Galley ++ Nancy Strauss Halbreich Howard Hallam Fred Hegi Howard Rachofsky Roger Staubach ++ ex officio Member

DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE Caren H. Prothro, Chair Denny Alberts Daniel D. Boeckman John Eagle Bess Enloe Roger Enrico Elisabeth Galley ++ Howard Hallam Doug Houser Gene Jones William H. Lively Maribess Miller Sarah Perot Leonard Riggs Deedie Rose Ronald G. Steinhart John Tolleson Bea Wallace ++ ex officio Member

FINANCE AND INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE D. Roger Nanney, ChairDenny Alberts David BieglerCullum ClarkDr. Joseph M. GrantHoward Hallam Fred HegiRobert L. KaminskiBarbara Thomas LemmonHarvey R. MitchellRobert C. Qualls ++Ronald G. SteinhartJohn Tolleson Marty Weiland++ ex officio Member

FLAGSHIP CORPORATE ALLIANCE ACTION TEAM COMMITTEE Maribess Miller, Chair Elisabeth Galley ++Kathleen M. GibsonD. Roger NanneyRoger Staubach ++ ex officio Member

LOGO AND BRANDING COMMITTEE Ruben E. Esquivel, Chair Richard BakerJohn W. DaytonJohn EagleGregg EnglesHoward HallamJim KeyesLisa Limoges ++William H. LivelyHoward RachofskyDeedie Rose ++ ex officio Member

NAMING THRESHOLD COMMITTEE Caren H. Prothro, ChairRuth AltshulerHarold Brierley Mary Anne CreeLinda Pitts CustardJohn W. Dayton Elisabeth Galley ++Howard HallamWilliam H. LivelyNancy Cain MarcusDeedie Rose ++ ex officio Member

NATIONAL CELEBRITY FORUM COMMITTEE Matrice Ellis-Kirk, ChairToni BrinkerDelin BruAna CartyDarlene Galassi CassLinda Pitts Custard Bess EnloeMelissa Fetter Dr. Elba GarciaNancy Strauss HalbreichPhillip JonesLisa Limoges ++William H. LivelyNancy Cain MarcusMichael RawlingsNick ShepherdEmily SummersAnn Williams ++ ex officio Member

NOMINATING COMMITTEE Kathleen M. Gibson, ChairElaine B. Agather Doug HouserWilliam H. LivelyErle NyeGeoffrey P. RaynorLeonard Riggs Dr. Marvin E. Robinson Lynn Flint Shaw Roger StaubachDr. R. Gerald Turner

OPERATIONS AND PROGRAMMING COMMITTEE Roger Enrico, ChairDavid Biegler Hal BrierleyDonald J. Carty John Cody David CourtJohn W. Dayton Zenetta Drew ++Mark Hadley ++Howard HallamRichard Freling Robert L. Kaminski William H. LivelyHarvey R. Mitchell Erle Nye Geoffrey P. RaynorDeedie RoseKaren Stone ++Dr. R. Gerald TurnerMartin J. WeilandDr. Kern WildenthalDr. William W. WinspearGary Wortley ++Charles Wyly ++ ex officio Member

PRESIDENT’S ADVISORY COUNCIL* Lindalyn AdamsAllie Beth AllmanRuth AltshulerFather Ramon AlvarezCharlotte Jones AndersonGiselle AntoniMarilyn H. AugurL. Scott AustinShelle BagotNorm BagwellRichard BakerFred Ball, Jr.Ann Barbier-MuellerAlice BassDr. Joanne Stroud BilbyLucy BillingsleyKathryne S. BishopJan BlackBeth Ann BlackwoodLaura BoeckmanMarla BooneTalmage BostonDenis J. BoulleDelilah H. BoydEric BraussGillian BreidenbachDiane BrierleyNorman BrinkerToni BrinkerDr. Anne BrombergBob BufordStuart M. BumpasMary Frances BurlesonBruce CalderNancy CarlsonSis CarrDianne CashDarlene Galassi CassJohn R. Castle, Jr.Elliot R. Cattarulla George V. CharltonBrent ChristopherNita Prothro ClarkGail CookDavid CourtMary Lee CoxSally CullumKevin CurleyAllen CustardLevi H. DavisLucille DiDomenicoLowell C. Duncan, Jr.Jane C. DunneSally DunningJennifer EagleJames R. ErwinLaura V. EstradaVernon E. FaulconerJuan FauraEdward M. FjordbakRebecca Enloe FletcherNash FloresDr. Terry J. FlowersNita Ford

Judith GausnellGloria McCall GodatDorothy G. GoddardCarmen GodwinRandall G. GossDr. Joseph M. GrantKelly GreenCandice J. HaasFanchon HallamPaul W. HarrisOrrin HarrisonJess HayAmy HegiJan HegiLibby HegiJennifer HouserSydney HuffinesAngela HuntCaroline Rose HuntTavia S. HuntGregory HustisMary JalonickDr. Franklyn G. JeniferGraeme JenkinsMichael A. JenkinsJames M. JohnstonGene JonesPhillip JonesRichard L. JonesKim Hiett JordanKate Crosland JuettSue R. JusticeMargo R. KeyesJack M. KinnebrewJohn J. KleinAnn M. LardnerStan LevensonVeletta Forsythe LillAndrew LittonLiz Minyard LokeySarah LosingerDavid M. Love, IIDr. Bobby B. LyleGail MaddenJoy S. MankoffCheryl MansourSara MartineauAnita N. MartinezTom H. McCasland, Jr.Mike McCulloughMargaret McDermottLinda McFarlandJanie Strauss McGarr Ellen McStayPatricia B. MeadowsLinda MetcalfSu-Su MeyerTincy MillerCynthia R. MitchellJoyce MitchellSusan Byrne MongtomeryFrancie Moody-Dahlberg Dr. Mike MosesScott MurrayFrank A. NaboulsiAndrea NasherRaymond D. NasherDana NearburgLydia Haggar NovakovPatricia M. PattersonDr. Sheron C. PattersonGinnie PayneRena PedersonSarah PerotJan PickensNelda Cain PickensDr. Alfonso E. Pino, IIICharles H. PistorJudy PollockAnn PomykalDana PorterCarol PostonDarryl PoundsCindy RachofskyBetty RegardRobert S. RendellPeggy RiggsLillie T. RomanoMarcy SandsKenneth SchnitzerJohn M. Scott, IIIDiane ScovellCarl SewellJudy SkinnerWilliam T. SolomonJackie M. StewartDonald J. Stone Rev. L. Charles StovallDiana Strauss Sara StroudTheodore H. StraussEmily SummersJack D. SweetBetty SwitzerBarbara SypultLes TanakaHarry TannerDr. Gail Thomas

Debbie TollesonTerdema UsseryAnnette VaughnLillian Delgado VecchiarelliArturo ViolanteBea WallaceSarah WarneckeTucean WebbDonald WeeksHerbert D. WeitzmanJimmy WestcottMichael WheelerDonna WilhelmAnn WilliamsJamie WilliamsJ. McDonald WilliamsSharon WorrellMichael Wylie *As of 8-23-05

PRICING COMMITTEE David Court, ChairMary McDermott CookMaribess MillerDr. Kern WildenthalDr. William W. Winspear

SITE DESIGN COMMITTEE Howard Rachofsky, ChairDaniel D. BoeckmanMary BrinegarMary McDermott CookMary Anne CreeDouglas T. Curtis ++John W. DaytonBess EnloeKen HughesMelissa McNeilLee PapertDeedie RoseLizzie RoutmanFrederick SteinerEmily SummersBetty Switzer ++ ex officio Member

SPECIAL EVENTS CONCEPT COMMITTEE Jeanne Marie Clossey, ChairCharlotte Jones AndersonLisa ArpeyJanie CookNancy Strauss HalbreichGene JonesLisa Limoges ++Sara MartineauJoyce MitchellFrancie Moody-DahlbergLyn MuseSarah PerotMyrna Schlegel ++ ex officio Member

WINSPEAR OPERA HOUSE FACILITIES COMMITTEE Dr. William W. Winspear, ChairEric BraussBruce CalderBob CarrelJohn Cody Douglas T. Curtis ++John W. DaytonRuben E. EsquivelJohn Gage ++Jeffrey A. Innmon ++Harvey R. MitchellJoyce MitchellDarryl PoundsKaren Stone ++Martin J. WeilandDr. Kern Wildenthal ++ ex officio Member

WYLY THEATRE FACILITIES COMMITTEE Bess Enloe, ChairLarry AngelilliTony AtkissDiane BrierleyMary McDermott CookDouglas T. Curtis ++Arlene DaytonMark HadleyJohn HowellKate Crosland JuettMichael Korns++Mark LaytonJohn LevyChris LunaNancy Cain MarcusDeedie Rose Lynn Flint ShawSarah WarneckeAnn WilliamsCharles Wyly ++ ex officio Member

Leading Roles

NANCY STRAUSS HALBREICH

Nancy Strauss Halbreich has worked on worthy causes and charitable events all of her adult life. Her mother, the late former Dallas Mayor Annette Strauss, served as a good role model. But Nancy has blazed out on her own, making a positive difference in important assignments that range from the presidency of Charter 100 to co-chairing the Neil Mallon dinner for the World Affairs Council.

Despite a fast-paced busy schedule, she says her greatest rewards today are coming from her work with the Dallas Center for the Performing Arts Foundation. As a member of the Foundation’s Special Events Concept Committee, she is closely involved in preparations for the Center’s November 10 Groundbreaking celebration. “I think the Dallas Center for the Performing Arts is going to take this city to whole a new level,” Ms. Halbreich said. “The new Center will make Dallas a huge tourist attraction.” With a newly renovated Annette Strauss Artist Square part of the plans for the Center, she said she has a “vested interest” in the project’s success. But Ms. Halbreich is particularly pleased that the Center is reinvigorating Dallas’ “can do” spirit at a critical time in the city’s history.

MARIBESS MILLER

Maribess Miller is playing a pivotal role in persuading the business community to become more involved in efforts to build the Dallas Center for the Performing Arts. Ms. Miller, who is office managing partner of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, believes strongly in the philosophy of corporate giving to worthwhile programs and projects. That is why she stepped up to be a founder of

the Flagship Corporate Alliance, an initiative offering companies of all types and sizes an opportunity to participate in the early stages of the fundraising campaign for the $275 million performing arts center. Alliance Members contribute between $100,000 and $500,000, and the Alliance has already raised more than $2.6 million. “The Dallas Center for the Performing Arts is going to be a big driver of economic development,” she said. “Having world-class cultural facilities will put us in a different league as far as attracting new business.” Ms. Miller is a key supporter of the Center. She serves on the Governance, Operations and Management Committee, and the Development Committee of the Dallas Center for the Performing Arts Foundation, and offices directly across the street from the construction site. “Our company chose to be in the Trammell Crow Center partly because of all that will be happening in the Arts District,” she said.