The 1911 Group
The 1911 Group is a curated community of accomplished SMU alumni driving business and leadership across Dallas–Fort Worth. Members gain access to exclusive luncheons featuring prominent speakers from business and sports, private dinners at top Park Cities restaurants, and a 300+ member alumni directory to expand both personal and professional networks. With monthly gatherings and over fifteen signature luncheons each year, The 1911 Group fosters genuine connections, collaboration, and idea exchange among SMU’s most driven alumni.
The 1911 Group
Latest Episodes
The Art of Building Brands and Communities
Morganne Stewart is a creative strategist, entrepreneur, and marketing leader with more than a decade of experience building brands, leading high-impact initiatives, and connecting business, creativity, and community. She is the founder of Morg...
Inside the Growing Ceramics Scene in Dallas | Marcello Andres Ceramics
This week on SMU Stories, we sat down with SMU alum Marcello Andres Ortega, founder of Marcello Andres Ceramics and a Dallas-based ceramic artist redefining functional design.After earning his degree in economics and finance from SMU, M...
Building Legacies That Last: Inside Boswell PLLC | Aubrey Boswell
This week on SMU Stories we sat down with Aubrey Boswell (’06, ’09), an alumnus of Southern Methodist University Cox School of Business and Dedman School of Law, and Founder of Boswell PLLC, to talk about estate planning, probate, and high leve...
Inside Shug’s Bagels: Building a Dallas Staple | Justin Shugrue
This week on SMU Stories we sat down with Justin Shugrue (’17), an SMU Cox School of Business alumnus and Founder of Shug’s Bagels, to discuss his transition from finance to establishing a Dallas staple.Originally from Westchester, New Y...
SMU Alum Ryan Ball (’08) on Buying and Transforming Rockwall Services
This week on SMU Stories we sat down with Ryan Ball (’08), an SMU Lyle School of Engineering alumnus and CEO of Rockwall Services, to talk about his path from engineering to entrepreneurship.Ryan shares how his mechanical engineering deg...
