Houston Chronicle Bay Area, Nov. 29, 2007 Proceeds totaling $100,000 from the annual Mardi Gras ball went to the first Paige and Tilman Fertitta Professorship benefiting the Department of Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation at UTMB. The San Luis Salute, hosted each year by the Fertittas, has raised money for UTMB since its inception in 1997.