Photograph of a man (left) and a woman (right) at the 2008 Emerald Ball. They are standing side by side, facing the camera and smiling.

Photograph of a man (right) and a woman (left) at the 2008 Emerald Ball. They are standing side by side, looking at the camera and smiling.

Photograph of a man (left) and a woman (right) at the 2008 Emerald Ball. They are standing side by side, looking at the camera and smiling. A glass of wine is sitting on a table in front of each of them. Members of the UNT Brazilian Ensemble can be seen walking in the background of the photograph.

Photograph of a man (right) and a woman (left) at the 2008 Emerald Ball. They are standing side by side, looking at the camera and smiling. They are each wearing a black western hat.

Photograph of a man (right) and a woman (left) at the 2008 Emerald Ball. They are standing side by side, looking at the camera and smiling. A projection of the event logo can be seen on a wall in the background of the photograph.

Photograph of three attendees conversing at the 2008 Emerald Ball. A man (center) and a woman (right) can be seen standing side by side, looking at another woman standing across from them. They are both smiling. The other woman can be seen on the left side of the photograph with her back turned to the camera. Other event attendees can be seen conversing in the background.

Photograph of a man (left) and a woman (right) dancing during a performance by Asleep at the Wheel at the 2008 Emerald Ball. The couple can be seen facing each other, holding hands. The woman is looking out to the left of the camera and smiling. Dr. Gilda Garcia can be seen dancing behind them on the right side of the photograph. Other event attendees are sitting around dining tables in the background.

Photograph of a man (right) and a woman (left) posing on a red carpet at the 2008 Emerald Ball. The woman is looking at the camera with a straight face, and the man is smiling. They are interlocking arms. A white canopy with curtains has been pitched over the red carpet. Three staff members can be seen standing at the starting end of the carpet in the background of the photograph.

Photograph of Dr. Gilda Garcia (left) with another woman (right) at the 2008 Emerald Ball. They are standing side by side, looking at the camera and smiling. The woman has her right arm around Garcia's shoulders.

Photograph of Dr. Gilda Garcia (right) dancing with another woman (left) during a performance by Asleep at the Wheel at the 2008 Emerald Ball. The couple can be seen facing each other in the center of the photograph, looking toward the camera and smiling. Their hands are resting on each other's arms. Another couple can be seen dancing behind them on the left side of the photograph. Attendees are sitting around dining tables in the background.

Photograph of Dr. Gilda Garcia (right) dancing with another woman (left) during a performance by Asleep at the Wheel at the 2008 Emerald Ball. Garcia can be seen in the center of the photograph, facing to the right of the camera and smiling. She is raising her right arm in the air to hold the hand of the woman next to her. She appears to be twirling. The other woman can be seen on the left side of the photograph, facing in the same direction. Other event attendees are sitting around dining tables in the background of the photograph.

Photograph of Eddie Rivers performing with Asleep at the Wheel at the 2008 Emerald Ball. Rivers can be seen in the center of the photograph, looking down at the steel guitar in front of him. He is playing the instrument with both hands. David Sanger can be seen playing drums in the background on the left side of the photograph.

Photograph of Elizabeth McQueen (right) and Jason Roberts (left) performing with Asleep at the Wheel at the 2008 Emerald Ball. The pair can be seen standing side by side, facing to the left of the camera and singing into microphones. McQueen is playing an acoustic guitar. Roberts is playing the fiddle.

Video of the 2008 Emerald Ball hosted by the University of North Texas. Footage includes speeches by UNT President Gretchen Bataille and Emerald Eagle Scholar Antoinette Muldrow, as well as a performance by Trevor Neal and Roberto Arriola, who were also participants in the Emerald Eagle Scholars program.

Photograph of Gretchen Bataille, President of UNT (center), and musician Ray Benson (left) with a group of unidentified individuals at the 2008 Emerald Ball. Members of the group can be seen in a hallway with their backs turned to the camera, and appear to be walking.

Photograph of UNT President Gretchen Bataille (left) with another woman (right) at the 2008 Emerald Ball. The pair can be seen standing on stage in the center of the photograph, smiling. Bataille is resting her left hand on the other woman's left shoulder. She is holding a sheet of paper in her right hand.

Photograph of UNT President Gretchen Bataille sitting at table 1 during the 2008 Emerald Ball. Bataille can be seen in the center of the photograph, looking at the camera. She appears to be laughing. A man can be seen in the foreground on the right side of the photograph, but is out of focus. Other event attendees are sitting around dining tables in the background.

Photograph of UNT President Gretchen Bataille sitting at table 1 during the 2008 Emerald Ball. Bataille can be seen in the center of the photograph, looking to the right of the camera. A man and woman are sitting across from Bataille in the foreground with their backs turned to the camera. They are out of focus. Other attendees can be seen sitting around another dining table in the background.

Photograph of UNT President Gretchen Bataille (right) conversing with a man (left) and a woman (center) at the 2008 Emerald Ball. Bataille and the man are standing side by side with their backs turned to the camera. They are looking over at each other and smiling. The second woman is standing across from them in the center of the photograph, looking at Bataille and smiling. A police officer and another man can be seen standing in the background of the photograph.

Photograph of Gretchen Bataille (center) conversing with a man (right) and a woman (left) at the 2008 Emerald Ball. The man and woman are standing across from Bataille with their backs turned to the camera. Bataille is looking at the man and motioning with her left hand. She appears to be speaking.

Photograph of UNT President Gretchen Bataille speaking at the 2008 Emerald Ball. Bataille can be seen standing on stage in the center of the photograph, behind a microphone. She is looking to the left of the camera and smiling. A man can be seen in the background on the left side of the photograph, and a woman can be seen on the right.

Photograph of UNT President Gretchen Bataille with guests at table 19 during the 2008 Emerald Ball. Bataille can be seen standing in the center of the photograph, looking down at a woman who is sitting. The woman is looking up at her and smiling. A man is standing next to Bataille on the right side of the photograph, facing to the left of the camera. He is also looking down at the woman. A second man is sitting at the table on the left side of the photograph, looking at the camera with a straight face. Two more guests are conversing at the table in the bottom left corner of the photograph. Other event attendees can be seen sitting around dining tables in the background.

Photograph of UNT President Gretchen Bataille with guests at table 19 during the 2008 Emerald Ball. Bataille can be seen standing in the center of the photograph, looking at the man next to her and smiling. The man is standing on the right side of the photograph and appears to be speaking. Another man and woman are sitting at the table on the left side of the photograph, looking up at the man who is talking. Other event attendees can be seen sitting around dining tables in the background.

Photograph of UNT President Gretchen Bataille (2nd left) with Chancellor Lee Jackson (2nd right) and two others at the 2008 Emerald Ball. They are standing side by side, looking at the camera and smiling. A banner hanging behind the group reads, "UNT [--] University of North Texas [--] Discover the power of ideas."