Business and civic leader Thomas M. Dunning of Lockton Dunning Benefit Co. received the 31st Henry Cohn Humanitarian Award of the Anti- Defamation League at a dinner in his honor last Thursday.

Mr. Dunning was honored in "recognition of his distinguished service and inspiring leadership in preserving liberty, counteracting bigotry and advancing the cause of human rights, dignity and equal opportunity," said dinner chairman George W. Bramblett Jr. of Haynes and Boone LLP.

The Anti-Defamation League is one of the country's largest civil rights and human relations organizations.

Major sponsors of the dinner included:

$10,000: Peter Brodsky, Joe Colonnetta and Andrew Rosen/HM Capital Partners; Haynes and Boone LLP; David Dunning/United Commercial Development; Thomas O. Hicks/Hicks Holdings LLC; Susan and Laurence E. Hirsch; Ray Hunt/Hunt Consolidated Inc. and Hunt Oil Co.; Barbara and Stan Rabin; and Natalie and Lawrence Rosenbloom.

$7,500: Andrews Kurth LLP; Bob Shapard/Oncor; Robbie and John Raphael; Shari and Jay Tobin; and Deedie and Rusty Rose.

$6,000: American Airlines; Sam Moore/Clover Partners; Commercial Metals Co.; Ronald A. Rittenmeyer/EDS; Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP; Joanne and Steve Levy; Richard A. Massman; Erle Nye; Lillian and Jon Pinkus; Mr. and Mrs. Carl Sewell/Sewell Automotive Cos.; Michael B. Schiff; Trisha Wilson/ Wilson & Associates.

$4,000: Susie and John Adams; Naomi Aberly and Laurence Lebowitz; Austin Industries; Baylor Health Care System; The Beck Group; Joan Berger; Doug Brooks/Brinker International; Rebecca and Ken Bruder; Jim Coleman/ Carrington, Coleman, Sloman & Blumenthal LLP; Stephen Butt/Central Market; Coley Clark/ Banctec; Chuck Gummer/ Comerica Bank.

Ted Strauss/Compass Bank; Lockton Dunning Benefit Co.; ExxonMobil Corp.; Joe Funk; Paul Gardner/Silver Tree Partners; Fred Hegi/Wingate Partners; Joan and Howard Katz; Robert and Howard Hallam/Ben E. Keith Co.; Karen Katz/Neiman Marcus; Leonard M. Riggs Jr.; Helen and Frank Risch; Rozanne and Billy Rosenthal/Penrose Group LLC; Howard Schultz.

Florence and Howard Shapiro; Colleen and Bill Shirley and Pam and Richard Squires; William T. Solomon; Gilbert Aranza/ Star Concessions Ltd; Roger Staubach/The Staubach Co.; Karla and Larry Steinberg; Tim Wallace/Trinity Industries; Tom Quirk and Scott Flannery/United Healthcare; Vinson & Elkins; John L. Ware/21st Century Group LLC; Abe Zale Foundation; and Jolene and Harv Weisblat.

Jay Tobin is chairman of ADL's Dallas regional board, and Mark L. Briskman is regional director.