Young Audiences of Houston Honor Dr. Stephen Klineberg

HOUSTON, TX – Arts education organization Young Audiences of Houston will honor Dr. Stephen Klineberg, Rice University Professor and Co-Director of the Kinder Institute for Urban Research at its annual gala on April 16, 2014, at the River Oaks Country Club. For gala tickets and sponsorship opportunities, please contact Tessa Pearson at 713-520-9267.

Each year Young Audiences of Houston recognizes an outstanding Houstonian for his or her part in positively impacting the lives of Houston-area youth. Previous honorees have included Mark Wallace, CEO of Texas Children’s Hospital and a long-time Young Audiences collaborator, and Beatrice Graham, a leader on the Young Audiences of Houston education committee. Dr. Klineberg, who received an M.A. in Psychopathology from the University of Paris and a Ph.D. in Social Psychology from Harvard, was selected for his work on the Houston Arts Survey, an unprecedented survey of Harris County residents’ attitude toward the arts and a useful tool for arts and arts education advocates.

Honorary co-chairs of this year’s gala, Bourbon Street Boogie, are Bobby and Phoebe Tudor, Houston philanthropic leaders known for their dedication to arts and education causes. Mr. Tudor serves as the Chairman and CEO of Tudor, Pickering, Holt & Co., LLC., and Mrs. Tudor is a preservation and restoration advocate who received the 2013 Mayor’s Citizen Award for Historic Preservation. Bourbon Street Boogie offers an evening of live arts entertainment, a seated dinner, and the sights and sounds of New Orleans. Sharon Bryan is serving as chair of the gala.

About Young Audiences of Houston: Founded in 1956, Young Audiences of Houston is an independent chapter of Young Audiences, Inc., the nation’s leading arts-in-education nonprofit organization, and first organization to be awarded the National Medal of Arts. Now in its 58th year, Young Audiences of Houston implements nearly 2,000 programs each year with a roster of 183 artists that reaches over 239,720 students and teachers annually at schools, libraries, community centers, and hospitals, with limited programming for college and adult continuing education programs, Young

Audiences of Houston primarily serves children Pre-K through the 12th grade within the boundaries of the 53 greater Houston area districts including the counties of Montgomery, Liberty, Walker, Brazoria, Fort Bend, and Galveston.