Presidents:
1990-1992 Joni Cohan
1992-1994 Phyllis Bernstein
1994-1996 Jody Platt
1996-1998 Maddy Unterberg
1998-2000 Kathy Freeman

In 1990, Mayor Annette Strauss, an NCJW member, welcomed the delegates to the last NCJW Southern District Convention. Evening Branch presented Norma McCorvey in a pro-choice program. Professional Branch had a Sunday brunch program with investigative journalist Laura Miller, who, in 2002, would become the third Jewish woman to be mayor of Dallas. The 1992 New Project Search Committee formed Safeguards for Seniors, a program that educates seniors on the proper use of their medications, and it officially opened its doors in 1993. Also in 1993, Section presented a forum, “Juggling Jobs and Family: Making it Work at Work,” as part of NCJW’s National Day of the Working Parent. The Marriott companies in the Dallas- Ft. Worth area were co-sponsors.

The Parkland Hearing Screening Project to test the hearing of newborns at Parkland Hospital was initiated in 1993. The program is still receiving accolades today. And in 1994, Section pioneered KIDS IN COURT, a program to prepare children who must give testimony in criminal trials. The Kids in Court project was presented an award by the Dallas County District Attorney’s Office for exemplary service to children preparing to give testimony in abuse cases. Section received The Dallas Southwest Osteopathic Physicians, Inc. their coveted Humanitarian of the Year Award.

During the years 1995 to 1999, the Rabin Peace Fund sent three Dallas high school students to Israel. A $10,000 grant from Dallas Southwest Osteopathic Physicians enabled this program. (Program is currently on hold due to the violence in the Middle East.)

The Leadership Development Group was initiated in 1997 with fifteen members committing themselves to a year of learning about NCJW and the Dallas community. In each succeeding year, another group has participated in this program. Section and Junior league convened “Literacy: Can Dallas Read the Future?” in 1998. Texas First Lady Laura Bush was the keynote speaker. This conference won the LIFT Key Award for Community Outreach.