Wednesday, April 16, 2025
11:30 am – Registration | 12:00pm – Program
Royal Sonesta Houston
2222 West Loop South
Houston, TX 77027
Join us as we honor individuals and organizations who have given exemplary service to make Houston a safer place to live, work, learn, and play.
2025 HONOREES
THE JOHNNY KLEVENHAGEN AWARD
K9 Rocky, U.S. Marshals Service
THE FENNER WELLER AWARD
April Aguirre
THE LEIV PLATOU AWARD
Deborah Duncan, KHOU-TV, Great Day Houston Host
THE CORPORATE CITIZEN AWARD
Lisa and Michael Holthouse, Holthouse Foundation for Kids
THE SAFE SCHOOL AWARD
Justin J. Watt Foundation
THE WOMEN WHO SHAPE HOUSTON AWARD
Frances Moody Buzbee
PARTNER OF THE YEAR AWARD
Jordan Seff and Vanessa Ames
THE DAVE WARD EXCELLENCE IN MEDIA AWARD
Shelby Hodge, Social & Lifestyle Editor, PaperCity Magazine
THANK YOU TO OUR LUNCHEON UNDERWRITERS!
SAFETY PARTNERS
Frances Moody Buzbee
Jordan Seff and Vanessa Ames
SAFETY CHAMPIONS
Brigitte & Bashar Kalai/Alicia & Lance Smith
Strake Foundation
SAFETY SUPPORTERS
Stacy & Jason Johnson / MetroNational
Tena & Tyson Faust and Tama Lundquist & Dr. Peter Farrell
SAFETY FRIENDS
CenterPoint Energy
Houston Police Officers’ Union
Meg and Dick Weekley
PPI Security
Scott and Lindsay Aronstein / Connectivity Source
Sheridan & John Eddie Williams
Susan and Jim Baker
Whitney Lawson
FRIENDS
Patricia and Tom Ritter
United Protective Services
COLLABORATORS
Akash Patel
Alejandro Nazario
David Willms
Beth Arlington
Carol Sawyer
Cathy and John Crapitto
Chris Massey
Crystal Collier
Dr. Karen Jaggers
Elizabeth Stephens
James W. Woodruff
Jeff and Sonya Vaden
Jeff Stearns
Jill and Charlie Talisman
Jim and Laurie Thompson
John and Anna Reger
Justin Vickrey
Kese Smith
Larissa Lindsay
Leslie Mogil
Lisa Graham-Garza
Marion and Dennis Schepps
Melissa Le Nicol
Mike and Michelle Heinz
Mr. H. Talbot Cooley
Peta-gay Ledbetter
Randy and Trisha Pollard
Ray Wathen
Robert and Sharon Ray
Robert Clay and Dana Barton
Shana Jones
Sheri and Ronny Cortez
Steve & Christine Johnson
Taste of Texas
The Klevenhagen Family
Travis Dorroh
Vernon and Marcia Sevier, Jr.
Wendy Baimbridge
*As of 4/11/2025
