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, CEO of UTMB Galveston, and Dr. Christopher Johns-Krull, Executive Vice President for Research at Rice University.
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.
Centerpiece Sponsor
Valet Sponsor
Parting Sweets Sponsor
Video Sponsor
Benefactor
Eddie Allen, Anne Chao & Donna Cole
Patron
Bellows Construction
Beth Wolff Realtors
BlueCross BlueShield of Texas
Deloitte
HCA
Houston First
Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo
Mary Bass
Memorial Hermann
Regina Rogers & Y. Ping Sun
Reliant, an NRG Company
Patti and Richard Everett
Phoebe and Bobby Tudor
Port Houston
Stan and Reinnette Marek
Supporters
Amegy Bank
Amy and Jonathan Homeyer
Bush & Ramirez
Catherine Clark Mosbacher
Downey Bridgwater
Elizabeth and Peter Wareing
John Nau
Karen and Roland Garcia
Melinda and Jeffrey Hildebrand
J. Michael Trevino
Suzan Deison
Host Committee Chair
Linda Ewing
Host Committee
Carol Sawyer