PRIOR EVENTS, 2008

The Houston Illini scholarship is given annually to the top student from our area bound for the University of Illinois. Awarded on the basis of the student’s academic and leadership potential, this year’s scholarship is $2,000, and is supported by each club member's dues.  Please join us at the scholarship banquet to congratulate this year's winner, which will be held on Sunday, May 18th. 

We are delighted to announce that our speaker will be Ronald E. Yates, Dean of the College of Media (formerly College of Communications).  Since being named Dean in 2004, Yates has guided the College through several significant changes, including the transition from a 2-year to a 4-year college; doubling of the student population from 550 to more than 1,000; the creation of a $1 million dedicated Student Services Center in the former basement of Gregory Hall complete with four professional advisers, a data and records administrator and a career services staff; and most recently, the name change from College of Communications to College of Media. Currently, the college is the process of creating a new Department of Media and Cinema Studies and is in the concept stage of designing a new building. Yates joined the University of Illinois as Journalism Department Head in 1997 following a distinguished career with the Chicago Tribune as an award-winning foreign correspondent, writer and editor. Dean Yates' topic will be Looking for Trouble: The Wild, Wacky, Wonderful Life of a Foreign Correspondent.

LOCATION:

Scholarship Banquet Location:
Jasper's in the Woodlands
9595 Six Pines Drive, Suite 900
The Woodlands, TX  77380
281-298-6600
 
Overlooking Market Street Central Park, Jasper's Restaurant is a beautiful, private location. The banquet will be held in the private upstairs dining room.
 
MENU SELECTION:
 
Appetizers:

Smoked Chicken Nacho with Cilantro Pesto

Wood Grilled Salmon with Lemon Cream Cheese
   
First Course (choose one):
 
Jasper's Greens with Caramelized Shallots,
  Candied Pecans and Blue Cheese

Jasper's Caesar Salad
    with Focaccia Croutons and Roasted Peppers
 
Second Course (choose one):
 
Texas Peach Barbecued Pork Loin
  with Bourbon Creamed Corn and Tobacco Onions
 
Almond-Crusted Rainbow Trout
  with Cauliflower Potatoes and Sweet Pepper Butter Sauce
 
Hickory Grilled Flat Iron Steak
  with Grilled Portobello Whippers  
 
Third Course (choose one):
 
Butterfinger Crème Brulee
    with Homemade Butterfinger 

Jasper's Vanilla Dessert Toast
    a la Mode with Candied Pecans and Bananas
 
Beverages
Soft Drinks
Iced Tea
Cash Bar
 
Additional Information

Service charge and sales tax are included in the price - $30 per person.
Goody Bag at each place setting
Large, private upstairs room

The facility, food, and service were well-received and enjoyed by those who attended last year's banquet.
 
For Restaurant Information, including online directions, please see
http://www.jaspers-restaurant.com/woodlands/