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At a reception on the SMU campus, the Cox School teamed with co-sponsor Behringer Harvard to recognize and reward the top three corporate teams in four categories: Fastest Team, Most Teams, Youngest Team and Oldest Team. Winning teams received a range of prizes as well as checks totaling $35,000. At the reception, the checks were presented to Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children on behalf of the winning companies. Details of the awards are as follows:

Fastest Team

• 3rd place – HBK Team Blue Agave received a check for $1,000.
• 2nd place – Bain received a check for $2,500.
• 1st place - BNSF received a $5,000 check for winning the relay in a time of two hours, 43 minutes, and 15 seconds, along with a $2,500 certificate for a SMU Cox Executive Education program. The BNSF Foundation matched the $5,000 donation to the hospital, making the total amount $10,000 given in the team's honor.

Most Teams

• 3rd place – L3 received a check for $1,000.
• 2nd place – Bain received a check for $2,500.
• Tied 1st place – Behringer Harvard, with 10 teams, received a check for $4,500 and a certificate for a table of eight at the SMU Cox Spring 2008 Business Leaders Spotlight.
• Tied 1st place – TXU, with 10 teams, received a check for $4,500 and a certificate for a table of eight at the SMU Cox Spring 2008 Management Briefing Series
  

Youngest Team

• Tied 3rd place – RTKL Associates received a check for $500.
• Tied 3rd place – First Southwest Company received a check for $500.
• 2nd place – Bain received a check for $1,500.
• 1st place – Johnson & Johnson, with an average of 22, received a check for $2,500 along with SMU Cox t-shirts and caps.
  

Oldest Team

• 3rd place – TXU Energy received a check for $500.
• 2nd place – U.S. STEEL received a check for $1,500.
• 1st place – UREF, with an average age of 62 years, received a check for $2,500 along with SMU Cox leather portfolios.

 
 “The Cox School was honored to co-sponsor the Corporate Relay Challenge with Behringer Harvard at the 2007 Wellstone’s Dallas White Rock Marathon,” said Albert W. Niemi, Jr., dean of SMU Cox. “We are committed to strengthening the community in which we live and work, and this event allows us to do so by supporting the noble work of Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children.”

“In creating the Corporate Relay Challenge, the marathon board of trustees sought out world-class corporate partners who shared a common vision for the event and understood the positive impact it would have on participating companies, their employees and, most importantly, the children at Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children,” said Chuck Dannis, chairman of the 2007 Wellstone’s Dallas White Rock Marathon. “The partnership between SMU Cox and Behringer Harvard allowed us to reach new heights this year in terms of participation. And, because prize money donations were given to more than just the fastest team, the Corporate Relay Challenge allowed numerous corporate participants to make meaningful contributions to the hospital and have a lot of fun at the same time.”

About Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children

Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children is one of the nation’s leading pediatric centers for the treatment of orthopedic conditions, certain related neurological disorders and learning disorders, such as dyslexia. There is no charge to patient families for treatment at the hospital, and admission is open to Texas children from birth to 18 years of age. For more information, to volunteer or to make a donation, please call (214) 559-5000 or (800) 421-1121 or visit www.tsrhc.org.

About SMU Cox

SMU’s Cox School of Business offers a full range of business education programs, including BBA, full-time MBA, Professional MBA (PMBA), Executive MBA (EMBA), Master of Science in Management (MSM), and Executive Education. The school also offers a number of unique resources and activities for students, ranging from its Business Leadership Center (BLC), Caruth Institute for Entrepreneurship, Maguire Energy Institute, and American Airlines Global Leadership Program (AAGLP) to its Associate Board executive mentoring program and an international alumni network with chapters in more than 20 countries. SMU Cox is ranked among the top business schools nationally and internationally by major publications, including BusinessWeek, The Economist, Financial Times, Forbes, The Wall Street Journal, and U.S. News & World Report. For more information on the Cox School, go to www.smucox.com.

About Behringer Harvard

Behringer Harvard is an integrated commercial real estate company investing in assets domestically and internationally. The company offers strategic real estate fund opportunities across a wide spectrum of investment styles for retail investors, as well as domestic and international institutions, through its real estate investment trusts, partnerships, joint ventures and proprietary program structures. For more information, call toll-free 866-655-3600 or visit www.behringerharvard.com.