
EVENT CHAIR
David McDavid
Friday, April 4, 2025 | 7:00PM
GILLEY’S DALLAS
1135 Botham Jean Blvd | Dallas, TX 75215
A NIGHT FIGHTING ALZHEIMER’S | SUPPORTING CARE PARTNERS
Cocktails & Silent Auction | Brain Games | Seated Buffet Dinner | Live Auction & Paddle Raise | Line Dancing and more!
ENTERTAINMENT BY
Breckenridge Band
HONORING
Venise Stuart
Founders Spirit Award
and
Karisti Julia
Amy Osler Spirit of Education Leadership Award
Complimentary Valet | Western Cocktail Attire - Boots & Jeans

IMPORTANT CONTACTS
EVENT CHAIR
David McDavid, Jr. | AWAREAffairUnderwriting@HASEvents.com
UNDERWRITING AND SPONSORSHIP QUESTIONS
Melinda Emmons and LuAnne Hobbs | AWAREAffairUnderwriting@HASEvents.com
EVENT & AUCTION QUESTIONS
Hamilton A Sneed | AWAREAffair@HASEvents.com
MEDIA ENQUIRIES
Sharon Adams | AdamsComm1@aol.com
For more information on joining Friends of AWARE, contact info@awaredallas.org
IMPORTANT CONTACTS
EVENT CHAIR
David McDavid, Jr.
AWAREAffairUnderwriting@HASEvents.com
UNDERWRITING AND SPONSORSHIP QUESTIONS
Melinda Emmons and LuAnne Hobbs
AWAREAffairUnderwriting@HASEvents.com
EVENT & AUCTION QUESTIONS
Hamilton A Sneed
AWAREAffair@HASEvents.com
MEDIA ENQUIRIES
Sharon Adams
AdamsComm1@aol.com
For more information on joining Friends of AWARE, contact info@awaredallas.org

HONORARY CHAIRS EMERITI
Sally and Forrest Hoglund
Lee Roy and Biddie Jordan
Venise and Larry Stuart
Todd Terry and Amy Terry Kriegel honoring the legacy of their mother, Ellen Terry
HONORARY CHAIRS
Bo and Jeff Parker
EVENT CHAIR
David McDavid, Jr.
ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Stacey Jones Angel
Sharon Ballew
Mari Epperson
Jolie Humphrey
Karen Koop
Ann McKinley
UNDERWRITING CHAIRS
Melinda Emmons
LuAnne Hobbs
UNDERWRITING COMMITTEE
Tamara O’Connor
Kim Rhone
Christie Schmitt
LIVE AUCTION CHAIRS
Stephanie Bray
Lacie Crow
Becky Mills
HOST COMMITTEE CHAIRS
Kim Barnes
Cindy Marshall
HOST COMMITTEE
Stacey Jones Angel
Sharon and Maurice Ballew
Marcia and Nick Beare
Patrice and Michael Beck
Laura and Dan Boeckman
Karen and Denis Boulle
Stephanie and Bennie Bray
Ashley and Brian K. Brown
Janet and Jack Broyles
Lori and Bill Bush
Karen and Mark Carney
Gail Plummer and John Cattaneo
Krystle and Chad Craycraft
Jan and Tom Daulton
Lisa Shardon and Angelo DeFilippo
Judy Diamond
Melinda and David Emmons
Mari and Don Epperson
Shannon and Todd Henderson
LuAnne and Rankin Hobbs
Jolie and Bart Humphrey
Elizabeth and Syd Hurley
Karisti and Luis Julia
Josey and Craig Kennington
Karen and Keith Koop
Libby & Murray McCabe
Ann and Mike McKinley
Becky and Marshall Mills
Mark Moussa
Joanne Mulcahy
Pamela and Len Musgrove
Susan and Richard Myers
Tamara and Tim O'Connor
Anne and Blair Oden
Regina Bruce and John Pickett
Pam and Steven Pluss
Mere and Scott Powell
Mary and Tim Rooney
Christie and Gregg Schmitt
Shannon and Craig Stamm
Venise and Larry Stuart
Janet and Ron Stukalin
Denice and Dale Swift
Barbara C. and Robert P. Sypult
Susan Lee Tacito
Cindy Marshall and Duc Tran
Lisa and Brad Walker
Catherine Weber
Donna and Herb Weitzman
Sheryl and Gary Wood
Lacey Young
AWARE PRESIDENT
Karen Koop
AWARE FOUNDING MEMBERS
Ruth Sharp Altshuler*
Cyndy Hudgins
Nancy Nelson*
Evelyn Ponder
Billie Leigh Rippey*
Anita Sampels
*deceased
HONORARY CHAIRS EMERITI
Sally and Forrest Hoglund
Lee Roy and Biddie Jordan
Venise and Larry Stuart
Todd Terry and Amy Terry Kriegel honoring the legacy of their mother, Ellen Terry
HONORARY CHAIRS
Bo and Jeff Parker
EVENT CHAIR
David McDavid, Jr.
ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Stacey Jones Angel
Sharon Ballew
Mari Epperson
Jolie Humphrey
Karen Koop
Ann McKinley
UNDERWRITING CHAIRS
Melinda Emmons
LuAnne Hobbs
UNDERWRITING COMMITTEE
Tamara O’Connor
Kim Rhone
Christie Schmitt
LIVE AUCTION CHAIRS
Stephanie Bray
Lacie Crow
Becky Mills
HOST COMMITTEE CHAIRS
Kim Barnes
Cindy Marshall
HOST COMMITTEE
Stacey Jones Angel
Sharon and Maurice Ballew
Marcia and Nick Beare
Patrice and Michael Beck
Laura and Dan Boeckman
Karen and Denis Boulle
Stephanie and Bennie Bray
Ashley and Brian K. Brown
Janet and Jack Broyles
Lori and Bill Bush
Karen and Mark Carney
Gail Plummer and John Cattaneo
Krystle and Chad Craycraft
Jan and Tom Daulton
Lisa Shardon and Angelo DeFilippo
Judy Diamond
Melinda and David Emmons
Mari and Don Epperson
Shannon and Todd Henderson
LuAnne and Rankin Hobbs
Jolie and Bart Humphrey
Elizabeth and Syd Hurley
Karisti and Luis Julia
Josey and Craig Kennington
Karen and Keith Koop
Libby & Murray McCabe
Ann and Mike McKinley
Becky and Marshall Mills
Mark Moussa
Joanne Mulcahy
Pamela and Len Musgrove
Susan and Richard Myers
Tamara and Tim O'Connor
Anne and Blair Oden
Regina Bruce and John Pickett
Pam and Steven Pluss
Mere and Scott Powell
Mary and Tim Rooney
Christie and Gregg Schmitt
Shannon and Craig Stamm
Venise and Larry Stuart
Janet and Ron Stukalin
Denice and Dale Swift
Barbara C. and Robert P. Sypult
Susan Lee Tacito
Cindy Marshall and Duc Tran
Lisa and Brad Walker
Catherine Weber
Donna and Herb Weitzman
Sheryl and Gary Wood
Lacey Young
AWARE PRESIDENT
Karen Koop
AWARE FOUNDING MEMBERS
Ruth Sharp Altshuler*
Cyndy Hudgins
Nancy Nelson*
Evelyn Ponder
Billie Leigh Rippey*
Anita Sampels
*deceased
THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS
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