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2025 Dinner and Conversation
November 13 @ 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
$1000
We invite you to join us in honoring George A. DeMontrond, III with the Eugene H. Vaughan Civic Leadership Award at our signature event, Dinner & Conversation, on Thursday, November 13, 2025, at River Oaks Country Club from 6-9 p.m.
Center for Houston’s Future President & CEO David Gow will lead a dynamic conversation titled “Unleashing the Power of Our Brains” with distinguished speakers
Dr. Jochen Reiser, MD, PhD
President of The University of Texas Medical Branch and CEO of UTMB Health System
Prof. Christopher M. Johns-Krull, PhD
Interim Executive Vice President for Research at Rice University
Dr. Jamie McCarthy, MD
Executive Vice President and Chief Physician, Memorial Hermann Health System
About the Eugene H. Vaughan Civic Leadership Award
The Vaughan Award, named after the Center for Houston’s Future’s founder, Eugene H. Vaughan, recognizes individuals whose lifetime of work has helped shape the future of the greater Houston region and has had a significant impact benefiting all residents.
George is a proud alumnus of the Center for Houston’s Future’s Business/Civic Leadership Forum (Fall 2003). He previously served as the Chairman of the Center’s Board and has been instrumental in ensuring the success of its mission.
Clare Sullivan Jackson, Founder and CEO of Sullivan Group, and Raye G. White, Executive Vice President of Fayez Sarofim & Co., will co-chair our annual community engagement and thought leadership event.
Celebrating 25 Years of Impact
In celebration of the Center’s 25th anniversary, this evening will also recognize the “Top 25” most impactful alumni of the Business/Civic Leadership Forum’s 1400+ graduates including Ric Campo, Anne Chao, Y. Ping Sun, Bobby Tudor, and more.
Join us in celebrating the remarkable contributions to the greater Houston region!
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Have Questions?
For more information, please contact Mary Doughtie, Director of Development, at 713-844-9362 or mdoughtie@futurehouston.org.
Presenting Sponsor
Raye G. White
Legacy Underwriter
The Marek Family
VIP Reception Sponsor
Valet Sponsor
Parting Sweets Sponsor
Video Sponsor
Hors D’Oeuvres Sponsor
Benefactor
Eddie Allen, Anne Chao & Donna Cole
The Greg & Mari Marchbanks Family Foundation
Patron
Ally
Amegy Bank
The Baldwin Group
Bellows Construction
Beth Wolff Realtors
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas
Board of Directors of the Brain and Behavior Research Foundation
Camden
CenterPoint Energy
Deloitte
Excargo
HCA
Houston First
Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo
Mary Bass
Memorial Hermann Health System
Nabors
Nan & Co. Properties
Patti and Richard Everett
Phoebe and Bobby Tudor
Portfolio Reinsurance Co.
Port Houston
Regina Rogers & Y. Ping Sun
Reliant, an NRG Company
RoadVantage
The Vaughan and Cox Families
UTMB Health
Supporters
Amy and Jonathan Homeyer
Billy Burge
Boston Consulting Group
Bush & Ramirez
Catherine Clark Mosbacher
Carla and Cole Dawson Family
Catholic Charities
Cindy and Ignacio Pujol
Clare and Steve Jackson
Cullen Geiselman
David Baldwin
Debra Dunn
Diane and John Chaney
E3 Electric
Eileen and Richard Rau
Elizabeth and Peter Wareing
French- American Cultural Foundation
Ginger and Bob Smith
Heather and Jeff Firestone
The Hobby Family Foundation
Houston Area Urban League
Hunton Andrew Kurth
Jan Bres
Jeanne-Mey Sun
J. Michael Trevino
Jim Ajello
John L. Nau, III
Karen and Roland Garcia
Kathy and Brent Smolick
Kathy and Dick Vermillion
Kathy and Marty Goossen
Kerri and Downey Bridgwater
KPMG
Linda Ewing
Mark Barineau
Mary and John Eads
Melinda and Jeffrey Hildebrand
McKinsey Health Institute
Paula Sutton and Bill Gross
Sissie and Grady Roberts
St. Arnold Brewing Company
Susie Peake
Suzan Deison
Tellepsen Family Fund
Vicki and Bob Harvey
Willie J. Alexander
Host Committee Chair
Linda Ewing
Host Committee
Carol Sawyer