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2004 Benefitting St. David's Root Cause Project

St. David's Foundation devotes earnings of the St. David's hospitals to a dual mission of improving access to health care and addressing the root causes of health care. The Root Cause Project, created by St. David's, addresses underlying problems that lead to illness in order to improve community health. A visionary program with the potential to influence generations, Root Cause focuses on identifying the behaviors, attitudes and social conditions that contribute to poor health, and then mobilizes community residents to develop solutions and enact positive change. It is a long-term project designed to have lasting impact on our community with measurable results.

2004 Table Hosts

Lidia Agraz Vice president of government relations and public affairs in Central Texas for Time Warner Cable, Women in Communications' 2004 Communicator of the Year and a proud native of Guadalajara, Mexico

Edwin S. Barker Planetary astronomer in the Orbital Debris Program Office at NASA's Johnson Space Center, longtime solar system researcher at The University of Texas McDonald Observatory and expert on the atmosphere of Mars

Louis Black Co-founder and editor-in-chief of the Austin Chronicle, senior director of SXSW, Inc. (directly responsible for the annual SXSW Film Festival) and founding board member and past president of the Austin Film Society

Sinclair Black Principal in Black & Vernooy, the firm behind some of Austin's most striking architectural landmarks including Central Market and the new AMLI Residential downtown; highly regarded for his contributions to urban Austin's quality of life

Paul Carrozza Founder of RunTex, the biggest store in the country dedicated to running, and projects such as RunTex Events, which funds charities, and the RunTex Marathon Kids Program to help young people build stamina and health

Mark Yale Harris Now a highly regarded sculptor whose work is represented by galleries and found in collections throughout the U.S.; previously the successful hotel developer behind the Red Roof Inns and AmeriSuites chains

William Wayne Justice Federal judge known for his landmark rulings protecting the rights of the poor and the politically powerless; 1942 graduate of The University of Texas School of Law, whose Justice Center for Public Interest Law was named for Judge Justice this year

Karen Kuykendall "Actress, singer, bon vivant," as the Austin American-Statesman described her, as well as award-winning performer, tremendously popular cabaret artist and tireless advocate for the arts in Austin

Nancy Noches Perhaps better recognized as Nancy Todd, the little girl whose mother was the first plaintiff in Brown et al. v. Board of Education, the case that 50 years ago outlawed segregation in the public schools

Sylvia Orozco Founder and executive director of downtown Austin's Mexic-Arte Museum, the Official Mexican and Mexican American Fine Art Museum of Texas, and a well-known muralist and respected speaker on the arts

Randi Shade Co-founder of Charitygift, an innovative Website that fosters charitable giving online, as well as executive director of the Austin Entrepreneurs Foundation and former executive director of the Texas Commission on Volunteerism and Community Service

Gerald Torres H.O. Head Centennial Professor in Real Property Law at The University of Texas at Austin School of Law, member of the American Law Institute and the Council on Foreign Relations and former Deputy Assistant Attorney General in the U.S. Department of Justice

Theodore J. Wardlaw President, Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary and a consummate Presbyterian who has served the Church as pastor of parishes throughout the country and in many leadership roles

Melba and Ted Whatley Advocates for education and the arts who serve many institutions and organizations, she as a longtime trustee of St. Edward's University and he as a member of the board of People's Community Clinic and Breakthrough, to name only a few

Fred Zipp A 25-year veteran of daily newspaper journalism, the last four as managing editor of the Austin American-Statesman; also former news editor and metro editor of the Palm Beach Post

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