Tiger Ball 2020 — Celebrating the Elegance of Japan
VIEW EVENT DETAILSSave the date for Asia Society Texas Center's annual gala, Tiger Ball 2020: Celebrating the Elegance of Japan! At this special evening, gather together in beautiful harmony alluding to the newly announced Reiwa 令和 era, to honor Houston's iconic champion for the arts and international luminary Lynn S. Wyatt.
Tiger Ball 2020 provides significant financial support for Asia Society's public programming. With limited seating, the festive evening event will once again take place at Asia Society in the Museum District. We look forward to a most memorable evening filled with exciting support for global engagement and cultural vibrancy within our great city!
Event Co-Chairs
Kathy & Marty Goossen
Akemi & Yasuhiko Saitoh
Honorary Co-Chairs
Kathy & Glen Yoshiaki Gondo
Wendy & Jeff Hines
Stephanie & Frank Tsuru
Brenda & Marc Watts
Donna Fujimoto Cole
Shota Kondo
Ticketing and Table Sponsorship
Join us for this special evening!
Ticketing and Table Sponsorship Form
Return completed form to Janine Mae Arostique, Development Coordinator, at [email protected].
Please contact Jenni Rebecca Stephenson, Director of Development, at [email protected] or 713.496.9909 with any questions.
Schedule
7:00 p.m. | Reception
8:00 p.m. | Seated Dinner
9:30 p.m. | Dessert and Dancing
7:00 – 10:00 p.m. | Auction
Black Tie or International Dress
Valet parking available.
Auction
During Tiger Ball, bid on fine jewelry, unique dining experiences, sports packages, and more!
Valet
Southmore Boulevard will be closed in front of Asia Society. Click here to download a PDF version of the directions and map.
Sponsors
YŪGEN (幽玄) — $100,000
Nancy C. Allen
SEIJAKU (静寂) — $50,000
Anne and Albert Chao
Richard Flowers | The Events Co.
Akemi and Yasuhiko Saitoh | Shintech
Stephanie and Frank Tsuru
United
IKI (粋) — $25,000
Eddie Allen and Chinhui Juhn
Aztec Events & Tents
Muffet Blake
BP America
Enterprise Products Partners, LP
ExxonMobil Corporation
The Friedkin Group | Gulf States Toyota
Kathy and Glen Gondo
Kathy and Marty Goossen
Wendy and Jeff Hines | Hines
Mitsubishi Corporation (Americas)
Louisa S. Sarofim
White & Case LLP
SHIBUI (渋い) — $10,000
The Aga Khan Council for Southwestern US
Asia Chemical Corporation
Donna F. Cole
Susie and Sanford Criner | Cece and Mac Fowler
Kevin Batchelor | Hines
Diane and Mike Cannon | Teri and Jeff Lee
Chevron
Monjula and Ravi Chidambaram
Molly and Jim Crownover
Daikin
Era Group Inc.
Faberge, Inc.
Foster LLP
Gilder Foundation
Marie and Vijay Goradia
Houston Methodist
Sabria and Kevin Lewis | Sidley Austin, LLP
Mandy and William Kao
Leela and Nat Krishnamurthy | Trini Mendenhall
Marek Family Foundation
New Era Life Insurance Companies
Pioneer Bank
Sylvia and Gordon QuN
Isla and T.R. Reckling
Nathalie and Charles Roff
Milton D. Rosenau, Jr. and Dr. Ellen R. Gritz
Susan and Fayez Sarofim
Chuu Jen and Paul Sheng | McKinsey & Co.
Sue and Randy Sim
Reginald and Leigh Smith
Y. Ping Sun and David W. Leebron | Rice University
Lulu Tang and Hugh Zhang | Katrina and Nick Peacock
Michelle and Rishi Varma
Vinson & Elkins LLP
Asha and Farid Virani
Wells Fargo
Additional Support
The Alkek and Williams Foundation
China General Chamber of Commerce – Houston
Carrie M. Horne
Laura and Thomas Hsu
Anne Mendelsohn
Marilyn Oshman | Oshman Foundation
Susanne and Wiliam E. Prichard III
Nancy and David Randall
Richard B. Finger Charitable Fund
Beth Robertson
Regina Rogers
Satellite Petrochemical USA Corp.
Jeri and Marc Shapiro
Phoebe and Bobby Tudor
Ann and Richard Vaughan
Mary and Roger Wallace
Cyvia Wolf
Host Committee
Sanober and Murad Ajani, The Aga Khan Council for Southwestern US
Satoru Akama, Daikin
Eddie Allen and Chinhui Juhn
Nancy C. Allen
Leah Barton and David Kim
Kevin Batchelor, Hines
Muffet Blake
Kristy and Chris Bradshaw, Era Group, Inc.
Diane and Mike Cannon
Tripp Carter
Anne and Albert Chao
Bill S. Chen and Mary D. Frazier, New Era Life Insurance Companies
Rose Chen and David Webster, Pioneer Bank
Monjula and Ravi Chidambaram
Donna Fujimoto Cole
Joan and Brad Corson, Exxon Mobil Corporation
Susie and Sanford Criner
Molly and Jim Crownover
Ann and Jay Cuclis, White & Case
Guanglei Cui, China General Chamber of Commerce – Houston
Carl and Mary Sapp Fischer
Lily and Charles Foster, Foster LLP
Cece and Mack Fowler
Kathy and Glen Gondo, Gondo Company, Inc.
Kathy and Marty Goossen
Marie and Vijay Goradia
Michelle and Hector Herrera
Wendy and Jeff Hines, Hines
Mandy and William Kao
Shota Kondo, Mitsubishi Corporation (Americas)
Dr. Dale G. Konicek and Sujuan He
Leela and Nat Krishnamurthy
Harriet and Truett Latimer
Teri and Jeff Lee
Sabria and Kevin Lewis, Sidely Austin LLP
TuJun Ma, Satellite Petrochemical USA Corp.
Sultana and Moez Mangalji
Marek Family
Rosine and David Matthews, Wells Fargo
Linda and Walter Reynolds
Laura and D. Bradley McWilliams
Trini Mendenhall
Mary Murrin, Chevron
Franci Neely
Duyen and Marc Nguyen
Katrina and Nick Peacock
Nathalie and Charles Roff
Milton D. Rosenau, Jr. and Dr. Ellen R. Gritz
David Ruiz, Bank of America
Akemi and Yasuhiko Saitoh, Shintech, Inc.
Louisa Stude Sarofim
Susan and Fayez Sarofim
Chuu Jen and Paul Sheng, McKinsey & Company
Sue and Randy Sim
Leigh and Reginald Smith
Yoon Smith, Faberge, Inc.
Frank Spillman, United
Y. Ping Sun and David W. Leebron, Rice University
Starlee Sykes and Alistair Vickers, BP America
Lulu Tan and Hugh Zhang
Tuu and Jim Teague, Enterprise Products Partners, LP
Stephanie and Frank Tsuru
Phoebe and Bobby Tudor
Michelle and Rishi Varma
Asha and Farid Virani
Denka Wangdi and Gil Coelho
Brenda and Marc Watts, The Friedkin Group l Gulf States Toyota
Andrea and Bill White
Margaret Alkek Williams
Shiang-Ling and George Yang, Asia Chemical Corporation
Beth and Mingda Zhao, Vinson & Elkins LLP
Event Details
1370 Southmore Boulevard
Houston, Texas 77004
713.496.9901