Aware Affair 2026

We are grateful for the following leadership for AWARE Affair 2026!

HONORARY CHAIRS EMERITI

Sally and Forrest Hoglund
Biddie Jordan honoring the legacy of Lee Roy Jordan
David McDavid honoring the memory of Kim McDavid
Venise and Larry Stuart
Todd Terry and Amy Terry Kriegel honoring the legacy of their mother, Ellen Terry

2026 HONORARY CHAIRS

Sheryl and Gary Wood

2026 EVENT CHAIRS

Katie and Neal Doherty
Heidi and Cole Snadon

2026 ADVISORY COMMITTEE

Stacey Jones Angel
Sharon Ballew
Mari Epperson
Jolie Humphrey
Karen Koop
Ann McKinley

2026 UNDERWRITING CHAIRS

Cathy and Bill Davis

2026 LIVE AUCTION CHAIRS

Merritt and Taylor Russ

2026 HOST COMMITTEE CHAIRS

Jennifer Burns
Lora Farris

2026 HOST COMMITTEE

Stacey Jones Angel
Sharon and Maurice Ballew
Abbey and Bater Bates
Stephanie and Bennie Bray
Janet and Jack Broyles
Cathy Bruff
Lori and Bill Bush
Karen and Mark Carney
Gail Plummer and John Cattaneo
Emily and George Collins
Megan Davis
Wes Davis
Judy Diamond
Beth and David Dike
Alison and Edward Doherty
Melinda and David Emmons
Mari and Don Epperson
Lora Farris
Diane Fullingham
Julia and Hank Glasgow
Lynn Bergman-Goldfarb and Barry Goldfarb
Diana and Steve Hamilton
Dr. and Mrs. W. Robert Hudgins
Jolie and Bart Humphrey
Elizabeth and Syd Hurley
Diane and Daryl Johnston
Karisti and Luis Julia
Josey and Craig Kennington
Karen and Keith Koop
Beth and Mark Layton
Dawn and Tom Lynn
Melissa Sherill Martin and Ross Martin
Ann and Mike McKinley
Lindsey and Michael Miller
Becky and Marshall Mills
Susanna Gibb and Joe Nemmers
Sheridan and Bryan T. Reeder
Toni and Phil Sanders
Stephanie Smith
Venise and Larry Stuart
Barbara C. and Robert P. Sypult
Cindy Marshall and Duc Tran
Andy K. and Dr. Patrick M. Walsh
Catherine Dickson Weber
Christine and Greg Wood

2026 AWARE PRESIDENT

Karen Koop

AWARE FOUNDING MEMBERS

Ruth Sharp Altshuler*
Cyndy Hudgins
Nancy Nelson*
Evelyn Ponder
Billie Leigh Rippey*
Anita Sampels

*deceased

IMPORTANT CONTACTS

UNDERWRITING AND SPONSORSHIP QUESTIONS

AWAREAffairUnderwriting@HASEvents.com 

EVENT & AUCTION QUESTIONS

Hamilton A Sneed, AWAREAffair@HASEvents.com

MEDIA ENQUIRIES

Sharon Adams, AdamsComm1@aol.com

For more information on becoming a Friend of AWARE, please contact info@awaredallas.org