The Richard and Helen Thomas Donor Gallery
Chicago Symphony Negaunee Music Institute
The Negaunee Music Institute connects individuals and communities to the extraordinary musical resources of Chicago Symphony. The following donors are gratefully acknowledged for making a gift in support of these educational and engagement programs.
$150,000 and above
| Lori Julian for The Julian Family Foundation |
| The Negaunee Foundation |
$100,000-$149,999
| Abbott Fund |
| Allstate Insurance Company |
| Megan and Steve Shebik |
$75,000-$99,999
| John Hart and Carol Prins |
| Barbara and Barre Seid Foundation |
$50,000-$74,999
| Anonymous | Ms. Deborah K. McNeil |
| BMO | Polk Bros. Foundation |
| Robert and Joanne Crown Income Charitable Fund | Michael and Linda Simon |
| Lloyd A. Fry Foundation | Lisa and Paul Wiggin |
| Judy and Scott McCue |
$35,000-$49,999
| Bowman C. Lingle Trust |
| National Endowment for the Arts |
$25,000-$34,999
| Anonymous | Margo and Michael Oberman |
| Carey and Brett August | Ms. Cecelia Samans |
| Crain-Maling Foundation | Shure Charitable Trust |
| Nancy Dehmlow | Gene and Jean Stark |
| Kinder Morgan |
$20,000-$24,999
| Anonymous | Mr. Philip Lumpkin |
| Mary and Lionel Go | PNC |
| Halasyamani/Davis Family | D. Elizabeth Price |
| Illinois Arts Council | Charles and M. R. Shapiro Foundation |
| Richard P. and Susan Kiphart Family | The George L. Shields Foundation, Inc. |
$15,000-$19,999
| Nancy A. Abshire | The Maval Foundation |
| Robert and Isabelle Bass Foundation, Inc. | Sandra and Earl Rusnak, Jr. † |
| Sue and Jim Colletti | Dr. Marylou Witz |
$11,500-$14,999
| Barker Welfare Foundation | Benjamin J. Rosenthal Foundation |
| Mr. † & Mrs. David A. Donovan | Ksenia A. and Peter Turula |
| Nancy and Bernard Dunkel |
$7,500-$11,499
| Anonymous | Mary Winton Green |
| Robert H. Baum and MaryBeth Kretz | King & Spalding LLP |
| Fred and Phoebe Boelter | The League of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association |
| The Buchanan Family Foundation | Mr. Glen Madeja and Ms. Janet Steidl |
| John D. and Leslie Henner Burns | Dr. Leo and Catherine† Miserendino |
| Mr. Lawrence Corry | Ms. Susan Norvich |
| Mrs. Carol Evans, in memory of Henry Evans | Ms. Emilysue Pinnell |
| Ellen and Paul Gignilliat | Mary and Joseph Plauché |
| Mr. & Mrs. Joseph B. Glossberg | Ms. Liisa M. Thomas and Mr. Stephen L. Pratt |
| Chet Gougis and Shelley Ochab | Theodore and Elisabeth Wachs |
$4,500-$7,499
| Dora J. and R. John Aalbregtse | Jill and Ginger Meyer |
| AMETEK Foundation | Stephen and Rumi Morales |
| Charles H. and Bertha L. Boothroyd Foundation | Drs. Robert and Marsha Mrtek |
| Ann and Richard Carr | The Osprey Foundation |
| Harry F. and Elaine Chaddick Foundation | Lee Ann and Savit Pirl |
| Ms. Dawn E. Helwig | Robert J. Richards and Barbara A. Richards |
| Mr. James Kastenholz and Ms. Jennifer Steans | Dr. Scholl Foundation |
| Dr. June Koizumi | Laura and Terrence Truax |
| Leoni Zverow McVey and Bill McVey | Mr. Paul R. Wiggin |
$3,500–$4,499
| Anonymous (2) | Charles and Carol Emmons |
| Mr. & Mrs. Paul Clusen | Judith E. Feldman |
| Mr. Clinton J. Ecker and Ms. Jacqui Cheng | Ms. Mirjana Martich and Mr. Zoran Lazarevic |
$2,500–$3,499
| Anonymous | Mr. & Mrs. Jeffery Piper |
| David and Suzanne Arch | Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Racker |
| Adam Bossov | Erik and Nelleke Roffelsen |
| Mr. Ray Capitanini | Mr. David Sandfort |
| Lisa Chessare | Gerald and Barbara Schultz |
| Mr. Ricardo Cifuentes | Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Scorza |
| Patricia A. Clickener | Jessie Shih and Johnson Ho |
| Mr. & Mrs. Dwight Decker | Dr. & Mrs. R. Solaro |
| David and Janet Fox | Carol S. Sonnenschein |
| Mr. † & Mrs. Robert Heidrick | Mr. † & Mrs. Hugo Sonnenschein |
| William B. Hinchliff | Ms. Joanne C. Tremulis |
| Michael and Leigh Huston | Mr. Peter Vale |
| Dr. Victoria Ingram and Dr. Paul Navin | Mr. Kenneth Witkowski |
| David † and Dolores Nelson | Ms. Camille Zientek |
$1,500–$2,499
| John Albrecht | Dr. Toni-Marie Montgomery |
| Mr. Edward Amrein, Jr. and Mrs. Sara Jones-Amrein | Mr. & Mrs. Robert S. Murley |
| Ms. Marlene Bach | Dianne M. and Robert J. Patterson, Jr. |
| Ms. Barbara Barzansky | Susan Rabe |
| Mr. & Mrs. William E. Bible | Mrs. Rebecca Schewe |
| Cassandra L. Book | Jane A. Shapiro |
| Mr. James Borkman | Mr. Larry Simpson |
| Mr. Donald Bouseman | Mr. Thomas Simpson |
| Ms. Danolda Brennan | Mrs. Julie Stagliano |
| Mr. Lee M. Brown and Ms. Pixie Newman | Michael and Salme Steinberg |
| Darren Cahr | Walter and Caroline Sueske Charitable Trust |
| Ms. Sharon Eiseman | Ayana Tomeka |
| Mr. Conrad Fischer | Ms. Betty Vandenbosch |
| Ms. Lola Flamm | Dr. Douglas Vaughan |
| Camillo and Arlene Ghiron | Ms. Mary Walsh |
| Merle L. Jacob | Mr. & Mrs. Richard Waxman |
| Mr. & Mrs. Norman Koglin | Abby and Glen Weisberg |
| Dona Le Blanc | Irene Ziaya and Paul Chaitkin |
$1,000–$1,499
| Anonymous | Timothy Lubenow |
| In memory of Martha and Bernie Adelson | Sharon L. Manuel |
| Ms. Rochelle Allen | Jacqueline Mardell |
| Altair Advisers LLC | Rosa and Peter McCullagh |
| Ms. Margaret Amato | Stephen W. and Kathleen J. Miller |
| Allen and Laura Ashley | Geoffrey R. Morgan |
| Tom Auchter | Mrs. MaryLouise Morrison |
| Howard and Donna Bass | Ms. Sylvette Nicolini |
| Paul Becker and Nancy Becker | Edward and Gayla Nieminen |
| Ann Blickensderfer | Ms. Kathy Nordmeyer |
| Dr. Martin Burke | Mr. † & Mrs. James Norr |
| Ms. Gwendolyn Butler | Mr. & Mrs. Julian Oettinger |
| Mr. Mark Carroll | Mr. Bruce Oltman |
| Mr. Rowland Chang | Ms. Joan Pantsios |
| Dr. Edward A. Cole and Dr. Christine A. Rydel | Christine and Michael Pope |
| Mr. & Mrs. Bill Cottle | Quinlan & Fabish Music Company |
| Alan R. Cravitz | Mr. George Quinlan |
| Ms. Pamela Crutchfield | Dr. Hilda Richards |
| Tom Draski | Dr. Edward Riley |
| DS&P Insurance Services, Inc. | Mr. & Mrs. Richard Rosenberg |
| Mr. Edward and Nancy Eichelberger | Mr. David Samson |
| Neil Fackler | Mr. & Mrs. Steve Schuette |
| Mr. & Mrs. Roger Gallentine | Stephen A. and Marilyn Scott |
| Ms. Nancy Garfien | Drs. Deborah and Lawrence Segil |
| Alan and Nancy Goldberg | Christina Shaver |
| Dr. Fred Halloran | Dr. Sabine Sobek |
| Mrs. Susan Hammond | Ms. Adena Staben |
| Dr. Robert A. Harris | Ms. Denise Stauder |
| Holy Trinity High School | Mrs. Pamela Stepansky |
| Mr. Ray Jones | Sharon Swanson |
| Charles Katzenmeyer | Ms. Cynthia Vahlkamp and Mr. Robert Kenyon |
| Randolph T. Kohler and Scott Gordan | Mr. David J. Varnerin |
| Howard Korey and Sharon Pomerantz | Mr. Eric Wicks and Ms. Linda Baker |
| The Lee Family | Joni Williams |
| Mr. † & Mrs. Gerald F. Loftus | Jane Stroud Wright |
† Denotes deceased
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