Aspire Higher Society – Conservatory
Thank you to the many donors who are helping to restore the Conservatory’s auditorium so future generations may enjoy this grand historic space. Through significant lead gifts, donors joining the Take A Seat! Initiative and grant support, many renovation projects will be completed this academic year.
Aspire Higher Society – Conservatory
Lead Donors: $10,000 +
| Anonymous Individuals | Mary Clare Murphy Ariens, 1955 | Mary Ann Kelly Hellmann, 1964 |
| Karen Skinner Lafkas, 1965 and Robert Lafkas | Mahaffey Family Foundation | Kathryn Martin, Ed.D., 1963 |
| Marianne Desautels Mahaffey, 1969 and Mark Mahaffey | Maureen Phillips, 1966 | Marcia Reder Schmidt, 1972 and Jerome Schmidt |
| Sisters of Providence |
Front Row Donors: $5,000 +
| Anonymous Individuals | Michelle Tesar Barrentine, 1978, 2016G | Mary Barrett, 1965 |
| Nancy Bright Boesenberg, 1970 | Catherine Cunningham, 1965 and Roz Gallo | Bernadette Newland Heitzman, 1976 and David Heitzman |
| Martha Rumely Kuehn, 1969 and Henry Kuehn | Charles Lafkas | Mary Catherine Rettig Overbeck, 1965 and John Overbeck |
| Mary Hogan Weber, 1975 and Robert Weber, Jr. | In Memory of Cathie Rodefer, 1969 |
House Row Donors $2,500 +
| Mary Nicklies Hawley | Katherine Kelley | Jane Jones Lane, 1967 |
| Mary Kay Campbell Watson, 1969 and John Alan Watson |
Four-Seat Donors $1,000 +
| Jane O’Brien Argento, 1968 and Phillip Argento | Nancy Beckerich, 1990 and Terence P. Hickey | Mary Berkebile, 1965 |
| Ruth Berkebile, 1965 | Mary Howard Brown, 1957 and Bartholomew Brown | Margaret Curley Burk, 1966 and Donald Burk |
| Noreen Dennehy Jasinski | Sally Smith Feder, 1970 and Michael Feder | Andrew and Sarah Fossum |
| Barbara Martin Fossum, 1965 and Lavern Fossum | Larry Gildersleeve | Anne Becherer Hambly, 1969 and Lawrence Hambly |
| Margaret Harrison, 1976 | Mary Holtz Hathorn, 1966 | Jeanie Reime Heller, 1970 |
| Sarah Powley Hopf, 2002 and Eric Hopf | Rita Devine Horan, 1982 and Mark Horan | Kathryn Ellen Jasinski, 1979, 2002G |
| Janet Scoggin Kerner, 1963 and William Kerner | Dottie King Ph.D. and Wayne King, 2014G | Denise King Maddux, 1964 |
| Vicky Gordon Martin | Laurie Mayers, 1980 and Joseph White | Elizabeth Borders McAndrews, 1965 and Mike McAndrews |
| Margaret McCormick-Platz, 1988, 2021G and Anthony Platz | Margaret McElroy, 1963 | Susan Walker McGee, 1965 and Edward McGee |
| Carol Kobar Moulton, 1966 and Michael Moulton | Nancy Flak Nation, 1966 and Fred Nation | Kymberli Huet Payonk, 1986 and Richard Payonk |
| Carmen Piasecki, 1970 | Maureen Deaver Purcell, 1970 and John Purcell | Sheila Kelley Smock, 1966 and John Smock |
| Judy and John Sonderman | Geraldine Spinella, 1972 and Bridget Cahill | Judith White Stoffel, 1966 |
| Catherine Schueth Thomas, 1988 and William Thomas, III | Justine and Jay Thompson | Michele and James Whitehead |
| Elizabeth Wimberg, MD, 1952 | Celebrating the 60th Reunion of 1962 |
Seat Donors $300 +
| Kristina Allen, 2013 | Leisa Utsler Anslinger, 1979 and Steven Anslinger | Theresa Niles Arness, 1977 and Michael Kohtz |
| Christina Bahl, 1965 and John Garnett | C. Matthew Balensuela | Beverly Birk-Cutshall, 1971 and Philip Cutshall |
| Ann Sharrer Bokermann, 1966 and William Bokermann | Michael Boswell | Sharon Boyle |
| Carol Alt Bruick, 1972 and Kenneth Bruick | Janet Clark, Ph.D. and Daniel Clark, Ph.D. | Ann Stumpf Clem, 1970 and D. Bruce Clem |
| Marie Nohl Comer, 1981 and Frank Comer | Lynda Paschke Cox, 1964 and Anthony Cox | Marsha Duvall Davis, 1969 and James Davis |
| Anthony and Mary Dinkel | Lois Guertin Doherty, 1954 and Cyril Doherty | Martha Walker Dooley, 1961 and David Dooley |
| Penny Higgins Dunham, 1969 and William Dunham | Karen and Brian Dyer | Eli Lilly and Company |
| Mary Rehorst Engelkamp, 1962 and Glenn Engelkamp | Marcia Eppich-Harris, 1998 | Amy Melinda Frakes, 1994 |
| Kristy and Kenneth Fry | Judith Kresach Galligan, 1975 and Thomas Galligan | Rory Elizabeth Gillingham, 1996 |
| Mary Gillooly, 1970 | Anita Greer, 1980 and Bill Gatian | Celestine Hamant, 1962 |
| Regina and Patrick Harkins | Jena Worland Hartman, 1971 and Dale Hartman | Judith Coulup Hund, 1987, 2013G and Mark Hund |
| Karen Aeschliman Hurley, 1989 and Brian Hurley | Sue Ellen Stoltz Keller, 1975 | Timothee Maloy Keys, 1969 |
| Patricia McDonald King, 1957 | Judith Cronin Krugman, 1969 and Murray Krugman | Ellen Narolewski Lau, 1958 |
| Dennis Lavery | Linda Lewis Mayer, 1966 and Richard Mayer | Charles Nicklies |
| Lois Patton Olzawski, 1949 | Margaret Mathews O’Neill, 1964 and Patrick O’Neill | Suzanne Fick Palm, 1969 and William Palm |
| Agnes Louise Piszczek, 1959 | Elizabeth Dietzen Purcell, 1984 and Philip Purcell | Tracy Collings Richardson, Ph.D., 1988 |
| Marcia Chester Richey, 1962 and Wayne Richey | BJ Riley, 2016, 2023G and Mary Riley | Audra Simel, 2001 |
| Renata Maddux Sledge, 2001 and Rory Sledge | Lynn Morrow Slegel, 1968 and Wayne Slegel | Mary Ann O’Brien Tierney, 1960 |
| Susan Starr Tomaszewski, 1969 | Mary Elizabeth Usher, 1970 | Jaclyn and Aaron Walters |
| Theresa Rosner White, 1963 | Gail Baker Zwaska, 2001 and Bob Zwaska |