Kris Kristofferson to be honored at gala Posted: Tuesday, February 14, 2012 8:00 pm By: By The Associated Press NASHVILLE (AP) — Kris Kristofferson will be honored by the T.J. Martell Foundation at a fundraising gala March 26 in Nashville. The singer-songwriter-ac-tor will receive the Frances Williams Preston Lifetime Music Industry Award at a fundraising gala to benefit medical research focused on finding cures for leukemia. Others to be honored include music industry executive Joe Galante; Gaylord Entertainment president and CEO Colin Reed; businessman and health care advocate Tom Cigarran; and Dr. C. Wright Pinson of Vanderbilt University, a pioneer in liver transplants. Published in The Messenger 2.14.12 |