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Texas A&M University-Kingsville plans President's Legacy Ball

KINGSVILLE (March 15, 2004) --- Six former presidents will join Texas A&M University-Kingsville’s president and first lady, Rumaldo and Teresa Juarez, when they host the President’s Legacy Ball Saturday, March 20, 2004 in the Grand Ballrooms of the Student Union Building.

The evening will feature dinner, dancing and a silent auction, and the unveiling of plaques for the Legacy Wall of Honor. The wall is a tribute to all individuals, families, corporations and foundations that have made cumulative donations of more than $100,000 to the university.

Former presidents joining the festivities are Dr. Kay Clayton, interim president in 2001-2002, Lt. Gen. Marc Cisneros, president from 1998-2001, Dr. Manuel Ibanez, president from 1989-1998, Dr. Steven Altman, president from 1985-1989, Dr. Duane M. Leach, president from 1977-1980, and Dr. Gerald B. Robins, president from 1973-1977.

Musical entertainment will be provided by The Pictures, the Austin variety dance group selected by President George W. Bush to play at both his gubernatorial and presidential inaugurations.

The Legacy Society, created to recognize the generosity of individuals, corporations and foundations who have given individual or cumulative donations to A&M-Kingsville in an amount equal or greater than $100,000, will be unveiled with a series of plaques acknowledging The AEP Foundation, The American Petroleum Institute, The Amoco Foundation, Barnes & Noble College Booksellers, Mr. & Mrs. Lee M. Bass, The Behmann Brothers Foundation, The Elliott & Adelle Bottom Family, The B.C. & Addie Brookshire Kleberg County Charitable Foundation, The Brown Foundation, Celanese, Illa & Jim Clement Family, Martin & Melinda Clement, The Coastal Bend Community Foundation, The Coates Foundation, Edwin M. DeMouche, Jonathan Dodd, Ira & Edward Donovan, The Frank H. & June S. Dotterweich Memorial Trust, The ExxonMobil Foundation, Maxine & Lucien Flournoy The Fondren Foundation, T. Dan Friedkin, The D.D. Hachar Charitable Trust, H-E-B, Joe Marlin Hilliard, The Tim & Karen Hixon Foundation, The Holt Foundation, The Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo, The Hubert Family, The Killam Family Foundation Trust, The King Ranch Family Trust King Ranch Inc., Kleberg First National Bank, The Caesar Kleberg Foundation for Wildlife Conservation, Robert J. Kleberg & Helen C. Kleberg Foundation, Mr. Ken Leonard of L&H Packing, The Marathon Oil Foundation, Dr. William D. Martin, Dr. & Mrs. Fred H. McIntire, The Laurence & Pat McNeil Foundation, The Meadows Foundation, The National Council for Minorities in Engineering, Henry Nelson, The Palmer Foundation, Carl & Barbara Paul, Sarah & Frances Porter, The Greater Houston Chapter of Quail Unlimited, The Ed Rachal Foundation, Hattie P. Reese, The Alice Gertrudis King Kleberg Reynolds Foundation, Jack Russell, The San Antonio Livestock Exposition, Walter Sells, South Texas Celebrity Weekend, Dr. Richard Sugden, Mildred M. Talbert, Trial Lawyers for Youth Education Foundation, Walter Umphrey, Ben F. Vaughan III, The Walton Family Foundation, The Robert Welch Foundation, Jack R. & Loris J. Welhausen, Neva & Wesley West Foundation, and The Yarborough Foundation.

Underwriters for the event are Silver Legacy Patrons: Mr. and Mrs. Henry Bynum, Coldwell Banker Homestead and Integrity Developer Group, Mrs. Maxine Flournoy and Kleberg Bank; Legacy Patrons: Mrs. Mary Ann Brookshire, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Fugate, H-E-B, Harold Hees and Butch Pressley, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Price, Mrs. Jean Claire Turcotte; and Patrons: Mr. and Mrs. Tobin Armstrong and Mr. and Mrs. Merle Muckleroy.

Individual tickets are $100. For information, call 361-593-4191.

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