High School Graduation Reception

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Saturday, May 1, 2010

11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Hosted at UT Dallas



Presenting Sponsor



Agenda:-: a.m. Registration

:-: a.m. Gloria Campos

Co-Anchor of WFAA-TV News

Welcomes Guests and

Makes Opening Remarks

:–: a.m. Je Morris

President of Alon USA

: a.m.–: a.m. Dr. David Daniel

President, UT Dallas

:–: a.m. Terry Steele

Manager, IBM Corporate Citizenship

and Corporate Aairs

: a.m.–: p.m. Eddie Deen

Founder, Eddie Deen Catering

:–: p.m. Gloria CamposDelivers Keynote Speech

:-: p.m. Sandra G. Chavarria

President & CEO, CISDR

Karl Schmalz, Asst. General Tax Counsel,

Exxon Mobil Corporation & CISDR Board Chair

Makes Closing Remarks,

Recognizes Sponsors & Mike Modano

Rae Drawing for Autographed Book –

Dollars and an Idea by Sam Wyly

MenuGrilled Chicken and Beef Burgers

Potato Chips

Country Lemonade & Water

Ice Cream donated by Blue Bell

Chip & Cookie Cookies by Wally Amos

Lunch Underwritten by Turner Construction Company



Gloria Campos is anchor of WFAA News

8, as well as the producer of “Wednes-

day's Child” on WFAA-TV in Dallas.

Throughout her career, Campos has won

numerous awards, including the lifetimeachievement award from the Dallas Press

Club and the 1997 achievement award

from Women in Film. She was ranked as

one of the state's most inuential

Hispanic women in 1996 by Texas

Hispanic magazine. Campos is a three-

time recipient of the TV/Broadcast News Award of Excellence,American Women in Radio and Television Dallas-Fort Worth

Chapter. She will be named to the National Hispanic Journalists

Hall of Fame in June and will be inducted April 2011 to the Texas

Intercollegiate Press Association’s Hall of Fame.

Though she is a successful career woman, Gloria Campos is also

devoted to her family. Campos enjoys being mother to twin sonsGreg and Tony. She has been married to her husband, freelance

writer and sports broadcaster Lance Brown, for more than 20 years.

In her free time, Campos enjoys reading, gardening, movies and

antiquing. She has an extensive buttery pin collection, which she

wears on-air occasionally. She also volunteers for non-prot

groups, like CISDR, that focus on education and women and family

issues. Campos is a proud honorary lifetime member of the Texas

PTA, an honor she received for volunteering to speak at career

days, inspiring the next generation of journalists.



Je Morris, President & CEO of Alon USA,has served on the CISDR Board of Directorsfor the past years. Embracing the ideathat the success of our schools lies not onlywith students, parents and dedicatededucators but also with partners in theprivate sector, Mr. Morris established theCISDR Endowment with a ,, giftfrom Alon USA, as an innovative model forbusiness and philanthropic communitiesto work hand-in-hand to benet publicschoolchildren.

The CISDR Endowment is a separate (c) organization designed to

provide nancial support and long-term stability to CISDR. Its purposeis to help ensure that the organization provides on-campus academicsupport and social services to at-risk children in the greater Dallasarea for the long term. Mr. Morris currently serves as President of theCISDR Endowment Board of Trustees and as Legislative Liaison for theCISDR Board of Directors. He provides in-kind support through AlonUSA’s lobbyist and personally advocates for CIS and CIS Dallas Regionto state legislators in an eort to obtain additional statewide support

for the at-risk students served by this proven dropout preventionorganization.

Since , Mr. Morris has been President & CEO of Alon USA wherehe oversees Alon USA’s businesses, which include four reneries,pipeline operations, terminal networks, asphalt production andbranded fuel-marketing activities. In this capacity, Mr. Morris focuseson growth and acquisition opportunities for Alon USA.

A seasoned professional with more than years of experience, Mr.Morris began his career with FINA in . He is a graduate of Texas Tech University where he earned a bachelor’s degree in ChemicalEngineering in . An active alumnus, he is recognized as a Texas Tech Distinguished Engineer. In April , he was named CIS TexasBoard Member of the Year.



David E. Daniel is the fourth president

of The University of Texas at Dallas. He

received his bachelor's, master's, and

Ph.D. degrees in engineering from

The University of Texas at Austin, and

served on the faculty at UT Austin

from 1980 to 1996. In 1996, he moved

to the University of Illinois, finishing

his service there as Dean of Engineer-

ing before being appointed UT Dallas'

president in 2005.

During his presidency, UT Dallas has doubled its research

expenditures, initiated or completed $300 million of

construction of new buildings, added 23 new degree

programs, raised $125 million in private funds, and won two

national collegiate championships in chess.

He has advocated widely for UT Dallas to become one of thenation's top research universities, focusing on hiring excep-

tional faculty members, attracting top students, delivering a

quality education, expanding diversity, and partnering with

the community in research, education, outreach, the arts,

and technology commercialization. The approach that he

suggested for creating more top-tier research universities in

Texas gained widespread support that led to two legislative

initiatives that pumped more than $500 million of state funds

into this effort. His work on this legislation led to his being

named a finalist for “Texan of the Year” by the Dallas Morning

News in December, 2009.



Terry SteeleManager, Corporate Citizenship

IBM

Terry Steele

Terry Steele joined IBM in Kansas City in 1967

after attending the University of Missouri at

Kansas City and majoring in accounting.

He held several accounting and

communications positions in IBM before

being named in 1983 as manager,

Communications Programs for the IBM

Information Network, Tampa, Florida.

In 1989, Terry became the Communications

manager for IBM’s Mid-America Area in

Kansas City covering four states and a year later moved to Dallas

to become Communications manager for IBM’s Southwestern Area

covering nine states.

In 1991, Terry became the Community Relations manager for Dallas

and Ft. Worth. In 1995, Terry broaden his responsibility as the Area

Community Relations manager in IBM’s Southwestern marketing

geography covering nine states. In 2000, Terry was promoted to

Corporate Community Relations manager in the Southwest with

community responsibility for ten states and 20,000 employees. In

2005, Terry was named regional manager, Central, with community

responsibility for seventeen states and 40,000 employees. On June 30,2006, Terry ocially retired from IBM, but returned the next day in a

contractor role as Corporate Citizenship and Corporate Aairs manager

in Dallas and Ft. Worth.

Terry is on the board and past chairman of the board of directors for

the Volunteer Center of North Texas; is on the board of directors for

the Volunteer Council of Tarrant County; on the board of directors

for Grapevine Relief and Community Exchange (GRACE); is on the“education and workforce advisory council” for the Greater Dallas

Chamber; is a member of the United Way of Metropolitan Dallas

“volunteer engagement cabinet”; and is on the UTA School of

Education Visiting Committee. He is also active in his church currently

serving on the Outreach Committee and is an Eucharist Minister Lead

and a Sacristan.



E d d i e D e e n F o u n d e r

E d d i e D e e n C a t e r i n g

E d d i e D e e n i s a p r o u d T e x a n , b o r n i n

1 9 5 6 , w h o g r e w u p o n a w o r k i n g R a n c h

i n W i l l s P o i n t , T e x a s . F r o m a n e a r l y a g e ,

h e l e a r n e d t h e v a l u e o f h a r d w o r k ,

d e t e r m i n a t i o n a n d f r i e n d s h i p . I n 1 9 7 9 ,

E d d i e g r a d u a t e d f r o m T e x a s A & M U n i v e r s i t y w i t h a d e g r e e i n A g r i c u l t u r e .

A f t e r r e t u r n i n g h o m e i n 1 9 8 0 , E d d i e

o p e n e d h i s fi r s t r e s t a u r a n t o n t h e s h o r e s

o f L a k e T a w a k o n i . A t t h a t t i m e , E d d i e

b e g a n a p p l y i n g s c i e n t i fi c m e t h o d s t o

t h e m e a t s m o k i n g p r o c e s s . T h i s c a r e f u l a t t e n t i o n t o d e t a i l

b r o u g h t E d d i e D e e n f a m e n o t o n l y s t a t e w i d e , b u t a l s o n a t i o n a l l y a s t h e t o p b a r b e c u e c a t e r e r i n T e x a s .

F o r t h e p a s t 3 0 y e a r s E d d i e h a s b e c o m e a n a m b a s s a d o r o f T e x a s

h o s p i t a l i t y a n d f o o d . A f t e r b e i n g c h o s e n t o c a t e r G o v . G e o r g e

B u s h ' s 1 9 9 4 I n a u g u r a t i o n , t h e b u s i n e s s fl o u r i s h e d . S i n c e t h e n

E d d i e h a s c a t e r e d 4 o t h e r i n a u g u r a t i o n s , b o t h g u b e r n a t o r i a l a n d

p r e s i d e n t i a l , m a n y c h a r i t a b l e g a l a s , a l l a r o u n d t h e w o r l d t o S w i t z e r l a n d a n d M a u r i t i u s , w e d d i n g s , c o r p o r a t e c o n v e n t i o n s a n d

e v e n t o h i s f a m i l y a t h o m e e a c h e v e n i n g .

I n 2 0 0 0 , E d d i e b e g a n v i s i t i n g h o m e l e s s s h e l t e r s i n t h e D a l l a s a r e a

t o s e e k a n d u n d e r s t a n d t h e u n d e r l y i n g c a u s e o f t h i s e p i d e m i c .

H e c o n t i n u e d o n t o c o n d u c t c l a s s e s a t t h e M L K c e n t e r t e a c h i n g

i n d i v i d u a l s h o w t o o v e r c o m e p a s t c o n d i t i o n i n g w h e n r e p e a t e d l y

fi n d i n g t h e m s e l v e s i n c o n t a c t w i t h t h e l a w .

E d d i e i s t h e p r o u d f a t h e r o f fi v e , a n d t h e g r a n d f a t h e r o f C e s s i e ,

A c e , a n d D a l l e n . E d d i e a n d h i s w i f e A l l i s o n r e s i d e i n R o c k w a l l w i t h

t h e t h r e e y o u n g e r c h i l d r e n . E d d i e e n j o y s p l a y i n g t h e p i a n o ,

r e a d i n g , w r i t i n g a n d s h a r i n g w i t h o t h e r s t h e p r i n c i p a l s o f l i f e !

Eddie DeenFounder

Eddie Deen Catering

Eddie Deen is a proud Texan, born in

1956, who grew up on a working Ranch

in Wills Point, Texas. From an early age,

he learned the value of hard work,

determination and friendship. In 1979,

Eddie graduated from Texas A&MUniversity with a degree in Agriculture.

After returning home in 1980, Eddie

opened his first restaurant on the shores

of Lake Tawakoni. At that time, Eddie

began applying scientific methods to

the meat smoking process. This careful attention to detail

brought Eddie Deen fame not only statewide, but also nationallyas the top barbecue caterer in Texas.

For the past 30 years Eddie has become an ambassador of Texas

hospitality and food. After being chosen to cater Gov. George

Bush's 1994 Inauguration, the business flourished. Since then

Eddie has catered 4 other inaugurations, both gubernatorial and

presidential, many charitable galas, all around the world toSwitzerland and Mauritius, weddings, corporate conventions and

even to his family at home each evening.

In 2000, Eddie began visiting homeless shelters in the Dallas area

to seek and understand the underlying cause of this epidemic.

He continued on to conduct classes at the MLK center teaching

individuals how to overcome past conditioning when repeatedly

finding themselves in contact with the law.

Eddie is the proud father of five, and the grandfather of Cessie,

Ace, and Dallen. Eddie and his wife Allison reside in Rockwall with

the three younger children. Eddie enjoys playing the piano,

reading, writing and sharing with others the principals of life!



Thank you CISDR,

for 25 years

of service to

Dallas students!

_ _ _

Turner is proud to support

Communities In Schools

Dream Big Gala

2001 N Lamar, Ste 100, Dallas, TX 75202

Building the Future of Dallas

Congratulations CISDR Seniors!from

Turner Construction Company

Communities In Schools Dallas Region

25 Years of Service to our Community

Proudly Supports



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B a r b a r a H u n t C r o w

B o a r d o f D i r e c t o r s

O c e r s

K a r l S c h m a l z , C h a i r

C h a r l e s A . F e r n a n d e z , V i c e C h a i r

W i l l i a m H . W a l l a c e , V i c e C h a i r A n t o n i o P e c i n a , S e c / T r e a s

M e m b e r s A t L a r g e

C r a i g A n d e r s o n

G l e n n A n d e r s o n

M i k e C o u r y

M a r i e D i a z

B i l l G u e s s

J a c k H a y e s

N a n c y H u

K a t h r y n H u n t e m a n

B l a k e L e w i s

C a r r i e N a j i m M a t t h i e s e n

J e M o r r i s

B e c k y M u r p h y

M a t t P a p e n f u s

J o h n B . S c o t t

B e t s y W h i t a k e r

C h a c e W h i t t i n g t o n

P r e s i d e n t & C E O S a n d r a G . C h a v a r r i a

L i t t l e r M e n d e l s o n , P r o B o n o L e g a l C o n s u l t a n t s

B i l l L i v e l y , P r o B o n o M a j o r G i f t s C o n s u l t a n t

Congratulations

Seniors!Communities In Schools Dallas Region, Inc.

A year-long celebration presented by



25th Birthday Presenting Sponsor

Alon USA

25th Birthday Honorary Chair

Barbara Hunt Crow

Board of Directors

Ocers

Karl Schmalz, Chair

Charles A. Fernandez, Vice Chair

William H. Wallace, Vice ChairAntonio Pecina, Sec/Treas

Members At Large

Craig Anderson

Glenn Anderson

Mike Coury

Marie Diaz

Bill Guess

Jack Hayes

Nancy Hu

Kathryn Hunteman

Blake Lewis

Carrie Najim Matthiesen

Je Morris

Becky Murphy

Matt Papenfus

John B. Scott

Betsy Whitaker

Chace Whittington

President & CEOSandra G. Chavarria

Littler Mendelson, Pro Bono Legal Consultants

Bill Lively, Pro Bono Major Gifts Consultant



Gloria Campos, Keynote Speaker and Emcee

Special Guest Speakers Je Morris

Dr. David Daniel

Terry Steele

Eddie Deen

Catered lunch provided by

Eddie Deen

Blue Bell Ice Cream

Chip & Cookie Cookies by Wally Amos

Thank you to our Presenting Sponsor

Alon USA

and our sponsors

IBMTurner Construction Company

Cognizant Technology Solutions

Mike Modano, Dallas Stars #9

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