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Louise Frankfurt

1920 - 2017
Design; Philanthropy
USA USA

Personal Information

Born: 1920

Died: 2017

Country of Birth: USA

Nationality: USA

Ethnicity: White

Education

University of Illinois 1940s

"None found"

— Louise Frankfurt

Professional Life

Field of Study: Design; Philanthropy

Institution/Corporation: Charitable Produce Center of Dallas; Alternative Medical Research Foundation of Texas; Common Cents Dallas;

Degrees & Memberships: Member: Endowment Foundation Board of Golden Acres; Foundation Board of Trustees of the Jewish Federation of Greater Dallas; Board of Governors of the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel; Board of North Texas Food Bank; Board of Thanks-Giving Square;

Awards & Achievements

Awards: Who's Who in the south & Southwest; Who's Who of American Women; Civic Service Award, Akiba Academy; Association of Fundraising Professionals Outstanding Philanthropists; Annual Spirit of ThanksGiving Award

Achievements: 1994, Louise established the Charitable Produce Center of Dallas at the North Texas Food Bank & funded it for the 1st 6 months; was in charge of the design studio at Page Boy Maternity Wear; Founder and President of the Alternative Medicine Research Foundation of Texas; created Common Cents Dallas in 1998, which teaches philanthropy to students of all grade levels in the Dallas Independent School District;

founded the dance troupe "Always on Sunday Line Dancers"

was responsible for introducing yoga breaks at Page Boy Maternity Wear, a company founded by her 2 older sisters Edna & Elsie where she was the head of the design studio

was the facilitator in persuading Hutchins State Jail to raise fresh produce for the food bank

always had a deep interest in holistic medicine and was constantly looking for new and innovative ways to improve health and well-being

established the Louise Gartner Hyperbaric Oxygen Center at Baylor Hospital in 2002