[1][2][3][4] In 1989, Governor William P. Clements, Jr. appointed him to a six-year term as a commissioner of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.
[3][4][6] He is a founding director of the International Rhino Foundation, and Chairman Emeritus of the Board of the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth.
[4] In 1991, under the presidency of Benno C. Schmidt, Jr., he donated $20 million to Yale University to start a new program in Western civilization.
[1][4] Ramona Seeligson Bass grew up in a family for which Thoroughbred racing was an important part of life.
[13] In partnership with the renowned Claiborne Farm and Adele Dilschneider, Ramona Bass owned the 2009 Railbird Stakes winner, Witty.
[14] She owned and raced Avenge whose wins included back-to-back editions of the Grade 1 Rodeo Drive Stakes in 2016 and 2017.