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Tables of Content

 

 

9th Annual Tables of Content

an Evening of Dinner and Conversation

Saturday, April 5, 2008

Collins Executive Education Center

3150 Binkley Avenue

 

6:00 pm

Cocktail Reception

Meet the Hosts

Silent Auction

 

7:30 pm

Dinner

Live Auction

Tickets are $150 per person. $75 per ticket is tax deductible.

Proceeds from this event benefit the annual Grants Program sponsored by the Friends of the SMU Libraries which supports the purchase of books, periodicals, electronic resources and other much-needed equipment and materials for all of the SMU libraries.

To make your reservation, please call 214.768.3225 or email cruppi@smu.edu.


 

 

 

2008 Table Hosts

For complete biographical information, click on each host's name.

Ed Biehl

Establishment of Green Chemistry in the Universities and Chemical Industries

 

Anne- Marie Carr

The Onus and the Obligation of Ownership: Cultural Patrimony in the 21st Century

 

Gary Cogill

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly in Reviewing Movies

 

David Dike

Texas Art from 1870 to 1950

 

Melissa Dowling

Tutankhamen and the Golden Age of Egypt

 

Tom Dunning

The Relationship between the Business Community and the City of Dallas: 1880s to present

 

Sally Dunning

Issues that Affect Domestic and International Adoptions in 2008

 

Dave Forehand

Showbiz Horticulture

 

Ben Fountain

Books and Reading in the Information Age

 

Mark Giminez

The Business of Books and Writing

 

Robert Haley

Gulf War Syndrome:  Brain Research in a Political Context

 

Nicola Longford

Meaning and Memory:  Exploring Historic Sites and Symbols

 

Paul Ludden

How to Build a Research University

 

Victor Marshall

Backstage at the Dallas Symphony

 

James Quick

Natural Hazards and Climate Change

 

Jerrie Marcus Smith and Allison Smith

Rediscovering Stanley Marcus

 

Matthew Wilson

Religion and the Presidential Campaign

 

Gerry York

The Matty Bell Years at SMU (1934-1964):  “Moanin’ Matty” to “The Great White Father”

 

 
 


Silent Auction

6:00 to 7:30 pm

This year's auction will once again feature a number of one-of-a-kind items including rare books and ephemera, original artwork and stunning jewelry. The silent auction will also feature gift certificates to your favorite restaurants, museum memberships, a number of decorative accessories and children's items. Following is a short list featuring just a few of the tremendous items donated to this year's auction. A complete list of items up for bid will be available at the event.

BOOKS

 

Stanley Marcus miniatures

 

Reflections of a Man: The Photographs of Stanley Marcus – signed

Donated by Jerrie Marcus Smith

 

A Catologue of Early Color Printing from Chiaroscuro to Aquatint – Colin and Charlotte Franklin 1977

 

Self-Portrait with Birds by John Graves - signed

Donated by Missy Collins

 

Tom Lea - Portfolio of Six paintings with an introduction by J. Frank Dobie - University of Texas Press

      

       Marco Polo from Venice to Xanadu - Laurence Bergreen - signed

 

“The Jumping Frog” by Mark Twain (Chelonidae Press 1985 limited edition, signed by Alan Robinson)

Donated by Charlotte Whaley

 

 

EPHEMERA

 

The Prints of Paul Klee James Thrall Soby - Museum of Modern Art (photo gravures)

Donated by Missy Collins

 

Signed photograph of Doak Walker

Donated by SMU Heritage Hall

 

"Prayer Books, Psalters & Hymnals" - Poster from the 1985 Rare Book Collection Exhibition

Donated by Bridwell Library

 

Peintures 1942-1945 Chagall - Les Editions de Chene

Donated by Missy Collins

 

ART

 

“Celebrate Texas” Jerry Bywaters poster signed by curators

Donated by Ellen Buie Niewyk

 

The Pen is Mightier than the Sword by Mark M. Kiselis

Donated by the artist

 

Muffy by Ann Cushing Gantz

Donated by the artist

 

 

JEWELRY

 

Earrings by Rebecca Collins

Donated by Mary Helen Bradford

 

Granulations earrings - pearls and gold

Donated by Ellen Buie Niewyk

 

Jade and silver bracelet

Donated by Lyn Harper