Mary Jalonick for receiving the Junior League of Dallas’s 2025-2026 Sustainer of the Year award. She will be honored at JLD’s Milestones Luncheon in April 2026. Her work with the organization for over 55 years has included roles as treasurer and committee chair. Jalonick served as President & CEO of The Dallas Foundation for 30 years, opening doors for early childhood education through her tenure. She has also served on boards and councils for SMU, the University of Texas at Austin, and The Hockaday School.
Jim Moroney III for being honored with The Catholic Foundation’s annual award, which will be presented to him on Feb. 7, 2026, at the Foundation’s 43rd Award Dinner. Moroney, a retired publisher of the Dallas Morning News and chairman, president, and CEO of the News’ former parent company A.H. Belo Corporation, raised over $7 million to create the Institute for Homiletics at the University of Dallas, formed Cistercian’s alumnae association, and grew Young Catholic Professionals, the nation’s largest network of its kind. Moroney has also served on boards for St. Vincent de Paul, Catholic Charities Dallas, The University of Texas, and The Dallas Foundation.
Madison Shelby, a 2021 Hockaday School and 2025 High Point University cum laude graduate, for being awarded a Fulbright U.S. Student Award. Shelby will serve as an English Teaching Assistant (ETA) in South Korea, where she will draw on her academic background in Elementary Education and her passion for cross-cultural learning. During her time at High Point, Shelby served as a French tutor, completed a year-long student teaching placement in a fourth-grade classroom, and held multiple leadership roles, including serving as president of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Her Fulbright placement will allow her to teach English while also leading discussions on American culture, such as civil rights and the experiences of Black Americans.
— Compiled by Emily Zeigfinger and Claudia Carson-Habeeb
