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KRISTINA BOWMAN Big Hearts for Big Thought Chairmen Leigh Anne & Doug Haugh W ords of appreciation and swinging music reeled at Big Thought's 25th Anniversary Gala at the Adolphus Hotel. Honorary chairmen Caren Prothro and Nita Clark, plus chairmen Leigh Anne and Doug Haugh, honored Big Thought cofounders Mitch Jericho and Edith O'Donnell with a custom award made by jewelry designer Matthew Trent. The evening's soundtrack was provided by the Jazz Ensemble from the Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts. Celebrating the quarter century: Big Thought president and CEO Gigi Antoni, Melissa McNeil, Mark Melton, Mary McDermott Cook, Terry Steele, and Jenkins Hulsey. Meredith Crawford Honorary chairmen Nita Clark, Caren Prothro Mitch & Eugene Jericho Eric Fuller, Aleta Stampley Tammy & Will Hartnett