Dallas Museum Receives $50-Million

The Museum of Nature and Science, in Dallas, received a $50-million gift from Margot and H. Ross Perot’s five children.

Full-text article by Michael Granberry is available via the Dallas Morning News, 5.31.08.

Texas Foundation Names New Leaders

The Southwestern Medical Foundation, in Dallas, has announced Kern Wildenthal, retiring president of the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, as its new president, and William T. Solomon as its new chairman of the board.

Full-text article available via the Dallas Morning News, 5.18.08.

T. Boone Pickens pledges $10 million to Dallas' Museum of Nature & Science

T. Boone Pickens, whose career as a businessman and entrepreneur has taken him from oil and gas exploration to investing heavily in wind power, has announced he is donating $10 million to the Museum of Nature & Science for a new, 150,000-square-foot facility in Victory Park.

Full-text article by Michael Granberry via the Dallas Morning News, 2.27.08.