U.S. Oral Surgery Management (USOSM) President and CEO Richard Hall has received an Ernst & Young LLP Entrepreneur of the Year 2025 Southwest Award, which honors visionary leaders of high-growth companies driving innovation, growth and prosperity for future generations.

“I have great respect for Ernst & Young. In addition to being one of the world’s largest accounting and consulting firms, it has developed a well-earned reputation for excellence across multiple industries,” said Hall. “Ernst & Young has been recognizing some of the world’s best and brightest entrepreneurs for 40 years, and I’m deeply honored to be recognized alongside them as one of this year’s Southwest regional award winners.”

The Ernst & Young Southwest region award program includes candidates from North Texas, Arkansas, Oklahoma and Wichita, Kansas. Regional winners were selected by an independent panel of past winners, top CEOs and business leaders. Judges evaluated candidates on long-term value creation, entrepreneurial spirit, purpose-driven commitment and significant growth and impact.

A seasoned healthcare executive with more than 40 years of knowledge and executive experience, Hall provides USOSM with visionary leadership and strong strategy execution. Hall joined USOSM in February of 2018 as employee No. 3 and has shepherded the Irving-based company through its early growth and continued development, helping to shape USOSM’s vision and trajectory. Under his leadership, USOSM has grown to include more than 220 locations with 260+ surgeon partners in 29 states.

Over the course of his career, Hall has held nine executive level roles in venture capital or private equity organizations and has worked with 13 different firms. Prior to joining USOSM, Hall served as president and CEO of Oncology Services International, the world’s largest independent services organization specializing in radiation therapy equipment. While there, Hall guided the company through a significant transformation and successful sale to a prominent, private equity firm.

Prior to that, he served as president of Alliance Oncology and senior vice president of business development, marketing and physician recruitment for US Oncology. In addition, he served as COO of PatientKeeper, president of the acute care division at McKesson Corporation and owner/chair of BrightStar Care. Hall began his career with American Hospital Supply, a company well respected for developing healthcare services leaders.

Hall currently serves on the boards of USOSM, Sevaredent and Christine’s Hope for Kids. In addition, he is a member of the Board and Executive Committee of the Association of Dental Support Organizations, and the Healthcare Services Advisory Council for RiverGlade Capital and MB Global Partners.

A former U.S. Marine, Hall is actively involved with several nonprofit organizations that support veterans and the families of fallen and disabled service members, including Folds of Honor, The Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation and Operation Restore Oral Health. Hall earned his bachelor’s degree in healthcare administration from Penn State and is a graduate of Duke University’s executive healthcare program.

On June 11, the EMPOWER Adoptions team, in partnership with Embrace Texas, hosted a heartfelt Child to Family Connections event featuring 32 children currently waiting to be adopted. Thanks to generous table sponsors, each child was celebrated with a personalized table filled with their favorite things, creating a joyful and welcoming environment.

The Permanency and CASA teams shared the children’s stories with prospective adoptive families, resulting in 78% of the children receiving at least one inquiry. This means 25 children are now closer to finding their forever homes.

The event highlighted the impact of community collaboration and compassion in helping children connect with loving families.

Major League Cricket returns to North Texas as the undefeated Texas Super Kings take on the San Francisco Unicorns in their first home match of the 2025 season. Taking place Friday, June 20 at 7:00 PM at the Grand Prairie Cricket Stadium—located at 1600 Lone Star Parkway in Grand Prairie, TX—this high-stakes matchup brings major energy to one of the fastest-growing sports scenes in the U.S.

As the third season of Major League Cricket gets underway, excitement is building locally and nationally. Cricket is the second most popular sport in the world, and this match offers fans and media a unique opportunity to witness the sport's rise firsthand in a dedicated, world-class stadium built specifically for professional T20 league play.

For more information about the match, teams, and the 2025 season, visit the official Major League Cricket website at www.majorleaguecricket.com.

Texas Women’s Foundation, a leading organization that advances leadership and economic opportunities for Texas women and girls, announces the launch of its Executive Leadership Accelerator (ELA)—a bespoke leadership experience designed exclusively for senior-level executive women preparing for partner or C-suite roles. Karen Hughes White, Texas Women’s Foundation president and CEO, shared this news at the D CEO Women’s Leadership Symposium on June 17.

Grounded in research and purposefully built for deep personal and professional growth, the Executive Leadership Accelerator blends immersive leadership development, 1:1 executive coaching, and a mission-aligned capstone project—creating a powerful, cohort-based experience for women preparing for higher levels of leadership and impact in their careers and communities. Most importantly, it supports Texas Women’s Foundation’s commitment to investing in women’s lifecycle leadership development.

Texas Women’s Foundation’s Executive Leadership Accelerator will be delivered in a hybrid format combining immersive in-person and virtual sessions, personalized leadership assessments, and powerful networking opportunities with support from an executive sponsor. Participants will also collaborate on a capstone project that puts leadership into action, while championing the mission of Texas Women’s Foundation.

Those interested in applying should meet these criteria:

• Senior-level leaders with 15+ years of experience in for-profit Texas organizations who are preparing for partner or C-suite roles.
• Executives currently leading business units or strategic initiatives with significant P&L responsibilities; and
• Experienced leaders identified as “ready now” or “ready next” for key leadership roles.

Hughes White added, “The Executive Leadership Accelerator is designed with a bold vision: to drive meaningful, systemic change for leaders and the organizations they serve, while advancing Texas Women’s Foundation’s mission through every participant’s journey. Women occupy only 28% of the top executive positions in Texas, so that showed us this program is needed to help that number increase.”

Applications will be accepted now through August 25. The program will kick off in October and run through May 2026. For more information and to apply, visit www.txwf.org/executiveleadershipaccelerator or email leadership@txwf.org.  

The program is designed and delivered by Challenger, Gray & Christmas in partnership with Texas Women’s Foundation. This strong collaboration highlights the Foundation’s continued commitment to accelerating women’s leadership and advancing equity across Texas.

About Texas Women’s Foundation: 

Texas Women’s Foundation (TXWF) raises funds from a broad base of donors, including individuals, foundations and corporations. These resources support more than $6 million in investments each year that advance economic security and leadership for Texas women and girls through research, advocacy, grantmaking and leadership programs. Since its inception in 1985, TXWF has invested nearly $85 million in Texas women and girls. As the organization prepares to celebrate its 40^th year, the need to build #StrongWomenBetterWorld has never been more critical. 

The Foundation’s statewide research on the issues impacting Texas women and girls provides corporate, state and local decision-makers and lawmakers with critical data to inform policies, practices and programs across the state. Its advocacy, grantmaking and leadership programs support solutions that help Texas women and girls survive and thrive. In addition, Texas Women’s Foundation is an acknowledged leader and advocate in the impact investing movement, deploying 100 percent of its invested assets – endowments, operating investments and donor-advised funds – in a portfolio that yields strong financial returns and social benefits to women and girls. For more information, visit www.txwf.org, Facebook, X, LinkedIn or Instagram or donate.