University of Illinois Bands Fall Newsletter 2022

Dear Alumni and Friends of the Illinois Bands,

It is my privilege to write to you as the seventh director of bands at the University of Illinois. I am honored to join this tremendous community, engage with the incredible traditions, and continue building the legacy of the Illinois Bands. As a native of the Chicago suburbs, returning to my home state after spending the past seventeen years on the faculty of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro is a particularly special opportunity. I am grateful to be serving the University, College of Fine and Applied Arts, and School of Music. My wife, Gina, daughter, Sarah, and I moved to Champaign in July and we are enjoying all that the area has to offer. We look forward to meeting people and making new friends at rehearsals, games, and concerts in the coming months.

Much gratitude is owed to Steve and Beth Peterson for their incredible leadership and stewardship. They have been very generous and supportive of me as we build a bridge to the next phase of our historic program. Congratulations to them on their tremendous careers and their retirements.

Being able to work with Barry Houser every day is incredible. He is simply the best in the business! Barry and I worked during the summer to assemble a fantastic team of band conductors on interim appointments. We are happy to introduce Assistant Director of Bands Dr. Kimberly Fleming and Assistant Director of Athletic Bands Dr. Hannah Rudy. Welcome Kim and Hannah!

While there may be some new faces on the faculty in the historic Harding Band Building, the extraordinary tradition of excellence built over the past 154 years continues to thrive! Hundreds of students from across campus are participating in the Illinois Bands and making music in our building every day in the Marching Illini, concert bands, and athletic bands. Providing our students with amazing experiences that serve their needs is our highest priority. Our program is a model for other universities as we lead the way through our concert bands, athletic bands, music education program, and graduate conducting studio. Throughout this newsletter, you will see substantial evidence of the accomplishments of our program over the past year.

After arriving in Champaign, I visited a Summer Band rehearsal and guest conducted on the July Twilight Concert. The level of enthusiasm and passion for our Illinois Bands was incredible. The sustained success of our program and the quality experiences provided for our students is made possible by the generous support of our alumni and friends. Every contribution is greatly appreciated, and this newsletter highlights the many ways in which donor support has enhanced

program. Please look for information about new and ongoing opportunities to give.

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ILLINOIS BANDS

FACULTY & STAFF

DR. KEVIN M. GERALDI director of bands

As director of bands, Kevin conducts the Wind Symphony, leads the graduate wind conducting program, teaches courses in wind literature and conducting, and guides all aspects of the Bands program at the University of Illinois.

PROFESSOR BARRY L. HOUSER associate director of bands director of the marching illini

Barry directs all aspects of the Athletic Bands program and leads the famed Marching Illini. In addition, he serves as conducting area head for the School of Music, conducts the Wind Orchestra, and teaches courses in conducting.

DR. KIMBERLY FLEMING

assistant director of bands

Kim conducts the Hindsley Symphonic Band, Campus Band, and teaches courses in instrumental conducting and rehearsal methods.

DR. HANNAH RUDY

assistant director of athletic bands

Hannah assists with all aspects of the Athletic Bands and directs volleyball and basketball bands. In addition, she conducts the University Band and teaches courses in instrumental conducting and marching band techniques.

AARON KAVELMAN

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Aaron serves as instructor of the Marching Illini Drumline, assists with percussion for all bands, and manages the Illinois Bands Properties room, inventory, and staff.

REID LASLEY

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Reid has been part of the Illinois Bands program for seven years, and currently serves as field assistant with Marching Illini. Reid is currently ABD in trombone performance and works in the Grainger College of Engineering in engagement and alumni relations.

KAITLYN PUGH

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Kaitlyn, a former Marching Illini Color Guard captain, has returned this year to serve as MI guard instructor. She is also working full time as a math teacher at Urbana High School.

JOY McCLAUGHERTY business admin associate

Joy handles logistics for Illinois Bands events including the Illinois SuperState Concert Band Festival and the Illinois Band Conductors Symposium and oversees concert program and website content development. She also manages the Bands office and coordinates Bands student staffing.

GRADUATE TEACHING ASSISTANTS

INTRODUCING DR. KIMBERLY FLEMING, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF BANDS

Greetings alumni and friends of Illinois Bands! I’m excited to be serving as the assistant director of bands and honored to be joining the distinguished tradition and legacy of the Illinois Bands program. I look forward to working with my colleagues to provide enriching experiences for our students.

I recently completed my DMA in wind band conducting from the University of Michigan. Before my time in Michigan, I earned my MM in wind conducting from Northwestern University and taught high school band in Wauconda, Illinois. I’m excited to be back in Illinois and to reconnect with many of my former colleagues throughout the state.

Before moving to Illinois, I earned my BM in music education from Ithaca College and taught middle school band in New Jersey. I’m an active guest conductor and clinician, and my research focuses on making connections between ensemble conductors and music teacher educators, leading to presentations at the Society for Music Teacher Education Symposium and the Instrumental Music Teacher Educators Colloquium. I look forward to creating connections with Illinois Bands alumni and friends and becoming a part of the Illinois Bands community.

INTRODUCING DR. HANNAH RUDY, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF ATHLETIC BANDS

Hello everyone! I am thrilled to be serving the Illinois Bands as the assistant director of athletic bands. It is truly an honor to be part of the historic and prestigious Illinois Bands family.

I grew up in Georgia, where I most recently served as assistant director of bands at Kennesaw State University, working with the athletic bands, concert ensembles, and teaching music education courses. Prior to my graduate studies, I earned my BM in music education at the University of Georgia.

After teaching middle and high school band in Georgia, I earned my MM in wind band conducting and repertoire at the University of Colorado, and then completed my DMA in wind band conducting at the University of Oklahoma. During my time at OU, I began my research in artistic score study and ensemble engagement, which I continue to expand and share with the band and music education community. I am an active guest conductor, clinician, and adjudicator.

I look forward to being part of the long-standing traditions and working with the alumni and community to continue to uphold the distinguished reputation of the Illinois Bands. GO ILLINI!

JACOB ARCHE

Sterling Heights, Michigan

Jacob Arche is pursuing a master’s degree in music education at the University of Illinois and serves as a graduate teaching assistant for the Illinois Athletic Bands. Jacob earned his bachelor of science degree in microbiology with a minor in music from the University of Michigan in 2018. While at Michigan, Jacob was involved in several ensembles including the University Band, Michigan Basketball Band, and Michigan Marching Band.

MICHELLE BELL

Fairfax, Virginia

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Michelle earned her master of music degree in wind band conducting from the University of Minnesota. In 2018, she was appointed visiting assistant professor of music at Emory & Henry College in Emory. Michelle graduated from the University of Massachusetts–Amherst in 2011, earning her bachelor of music education degree as well as a commission as a second lieutenant in the Army National Guard.

ISAAC BRINBERG

Blacksburg, Virginia

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Isaac received his master of music degree in wind conducting at the University of Missouri–Kansas City Conservatory. At UMKC, he served as a band graduate teaching assistant and conductor for the Saxophone Ensemble. Isaac earned his bachelor of music education degree from the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music. Isaac then served as assistant band director at Discovery Middle School in Granger, Indiana, where he teamtaught concert band, jazz band, and served on the Penn High School marching band staff.

NATHAN MAHER

Arlington Heights, Illinois

Saxophonist Nathan Maher is currently pursuing a master of music degree from the University of Illinois under the tutelage of Debra Richtmeyer while also serving as a graduate teaching assistant for the Illinois Athletic Bands. He earned his bachelor of music education degree from the University of Illinois where he also acted as a teaching assistant to the award-winning saxophone ensemble.

Illinois Bands… leading into the future with a rich tradition and legacy.

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GRADUATE TEACHING ASSISTANTS & ILLINOIS EVENTS

ANDREW

Macomb, Illinois

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Andrew McGowan is a contemporary performing artist pursuing a master of music degree from the University of Illinois. He holds a diploma in band instrument repair from Minnesota State College Southeast and a bachelor’s degree from Illinois State University where he studied music composition, euphonium performance, and took additional classes in conducting and music education.

LORRAINE MONTANA

Ellicott City, Maryland

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Lorraine is currently a candidate for a master of music degree in trombone performance at the University of Illinois and a graduate assistant with the Illinois Athletic Bands. Lorraine received her bachelor of music education from the University of Maryland, where shere played with the Symphony Orchestra, Wind Orchestra, Wind Ensemble, Pep Band, The Mighty Sound of Maryland Marching Band, and was named to the 2020 CBDNA Eastern Intercollegiate Band.

JEREMY SISON

Glendale Heights, Illinois

Jeremy received his bachelor of music education degree with a minor in wind conducting from the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University where he studied trombone with M. Dee Stewart. Previously, Jeremy taught for eight years at Bowling Green Middle School and High School in Bowling Green, Ohio. He taught beginning band, two middle school bands, high school concert band, marching band, pep band, and middle and high school jazz bands.

LUCAS YOAKAM

Humboldt, Iowa

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Lucas Yoakam is currently a first-year DMA student at the University of Illinois, where he studies trumpet with Dr. Amy Gilreath. Prior to coming to the University of Illinois, he received his master of music degree in trumpet performance from Texas State University and his bachelor’s degree in music education from Iowa State University. Lucas studied trumpet with Dr. Keith Winking and Dr. James Bovinette, and orchestral repertoire with Dr. Bob Cannon.

ILLINOIS MARCHING BAND CHAMPIONSHIPS

We are very proud and excited to present the 51st Annual Illinois Marching Band Championships this fall! IMBC provides participating marching bands with feedback from the nation’s finest adjudicators, relevant and educational evaluation rubrics, and the thrill of performing in historic Memorial Stadium on the campus of the University of Illinois!

Participation is open to the first forty-two Illinois high school marching bands that are divided into six classifications based on IHSA school enrollment. Join us October 22nd for an amazing day of Illinois high school marching bands and your Marching Illini. You can learn more about this event and see who is participating at https://bands.illinois.edu/imbc.

ILLINOIS SUPERSTATE CONCERT BAND FESTIVAL

FRIDAY–SATURDAY, MAY 5–6, 2023

After three long years, we were finally able to hold the SuperState Concert Band Festival once again this past May. Middle school/junior high and high school bands from all over Illinois vie for the opportunity to perform in the stunning Foellinger Great Hall at the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts. Next year’s SuperState Concert Band Festival is scheduled for Friday–Saturday, May 5–6, 2023. Registration will open Thursday, December 1, 2022. More information and deadlines can be found at https://www.bands. illinois.edu/superstate-2022-1

ILLINOIS BAND CONDUCTING SYMPOSIUM

FRIDAY–SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 10–11, 2023

We look forward to welcoming guest clinician Dr. Mallory Thompson on February 10–11, 2023, for this two-day symposium covering conducting, rehearsal techniques, repertoire, pedagogy, and educational philosophy specifically designed for current band directors and conducting students. Dr. Thompson is director of bands, professor of music, coordinator of the conducting program, and holder of the John W. Beattie Chair of Music at Northwestern University. Registration for next year’s symposium will open on Thursday, December 1, 2022.

BETH & STEVE PETERSON RETIREMENT CONCERT

DEAR FRIENDS,

How fast seven years can go!

It seems like only yesterday

I was gearing up for my first newsletter and first year at Illinois. As I write this final note to you, I must admit I am not missing the annual knot in my stomach that would normally be forming right about now. But there are SO many things I will dearly miss about Illinois: Thursday night rehearsals in the stadium, the incessant metronome outside my office window for the drum line, my nod to Mr. Harding and Hindsley every time I drove past their headstones on Fourth Street, the great talks and special memories alumni would share with me along the way, the march to the stadium (I’ll never forget it!), the incredible concerts in our world-class concert hall, the countless rehearsals in Harding 141 that were always the highlight of my week, the priceless interactions with our amazing Illinois students, and, of course, the great joy of my daily work with the best band faculty and staff anywhere.

These Illinois years were the best times one could ever hope for. After forty-three years of teaching, 412 concerts,1784 pieces, and sixth-four new commissions, it feels like the time is right to move on to life’s next phase. It has been the privilege of my life to serve as the sixth director of bands at this, our iconic institution, and I will be forever grateful to have been entrusted with the leadership of the Illinois Bands during

this time. Together, we have accomplished a great deal. I am very comfortable saying that the Illinois Bands are in great shape.

Thanks to your support of our work, our students are afforded a word-class music experience while they are here at this world-class university. I am absolutely thrilled with the new faculty that will be joining us this fall. They are all extremely talented, and I could not have possibly asked for a better successor than Kevin Geraldi. He is perfectly equipped to lead this great organization into its bright future. Of course, Barry Houser will continue to do his amazing work as associate director of bands, director of athletic bands, and chair of the conducting area for the School of Music. I shall miss him greatly. Thanks to everyone for your support over the past years.

On a personal note, Beth and I have moved to our happy place— Colorado—where we join her dad, my mom, our two children, a couple of siblings, and many friends who made it here before we did. While it has never officially been home, it had felt like it for quite some time. We both hope to remain very active in the band world we love so much. We look forward to seeing you in the future, as we hope to return to Illinois often. My most sincere thanks to the faculty, staff, and students who made my tenure at Illinois simply the best. When I look back at my career, I feel like the luckiest guy around. All the best to each of you.

With true Illini Spirit, Steve Peterson Former Director of Bands

I LOVED my time at Illinois and I am grateful to all of you for your support during my seven years with Illinois Bands. In addition to missing you, I will miss the concerts, rehearsals, and conducting classes. I will also miss collaborating with the music education majors to help them find their best student teaching placement.

I am super excited for the next chapter in Illinois Bands history and wish Kevin Geraldi the best of luck as the new director of bands. I first met Kevin at an American Bandmasters Association conference several years ago. After sharing information about our

backgrounds, we realized that his father, Matt Geraldi, was my beginning band director and trumpet teacher in the mid 1970s. Steve and I are proud to share that Kim Fleming and Mike Vecchio, both new faculty members in Bands and Music Education respectively were students of ours at the Ithaca College School of Music. Our band world is amazingly small and wonderful.

I wish you all the very best and hope to see you at a football game, Illinois event, or on the hiking trails of Colorado in the years to come!

Beth Peterson

Former associate director of bands

ILLINOIS EVENTS

ILLINOIS WIND SYMPHONY PRESENTS HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL CONCERT FOR AMERICAN BANDMASTERS ASSOCIATION

The Illinois Wind Symphony, under the direction of Stephen Peterson, was invited to present a concert on March 3, 2022, at the National Convention of the prestigious American Bandmasters Association, held on the campus of Butler University in Indianapolis.

The event, which was shared with the Indiana University Wind Ensemble, was highly lauded by all who attended. The American Bandmasters Association is the most prestigious band organization in the world. Membership is by invitation only. Illinois directors A. A. Harding, Mark Hindsley, Harry Begian, Gary Smith, and Linda Moorhouse are all former presidents of the ABA.

Tradition dictates that each performing band use guest conductors for most of the program. Along with Stephen Peterson, conductors included Barry Houser, associate director of bands at UIUC; Paula Holcomb, director of bands at SUNY Fredonia; Cynthia Johnston Turner, dean, faculty of music, Wilfrid Laurier University; James F. Keene, former director of bands at UIUC; Beth Peterson, associate director of bands at UIUC; and Gary Smith, former associate director of bands at UIUC.

This performance enhanced Illinois Bands unsurpassed legacy of leadership through national appearances. The most recent was a performance of the Illinois Wind Symphony at the College Band Directors National Association Convention in Tempe, Arizona in 2019.

ALUMNI & HOMECOMNING

A MESSAGE FROM ILLINOIS BANDS ALUMNI PRESIDENT, MAUREEN DURACK

Dear Alumni Band Members:

Greetings to our Band Alumni, families, friends, University of Illinois faculty, staff, and students! I hope this finds you well.

We are thrilled to welcome our new director of bands Kevin Geraldi and new assistant band directors Kim Fleming and Hannah Rudy. The Band Alumni are looking forward to working with Barry Houser and this amazing team in 2022 and beyond. We are also looking forward to introducing them at Homecoming.

Homecoming 2021 was a terrific event highlighted by our alumni tailgate hosted in Grange Grove. We welcomed more than 200 alumni and their families and friends to this event and had nearly 200 alumni who joined us on the field and for various Homecoming festivities over the weekend. Thank you to everyone who came out and a big thank you to all of our Alumni Band Board volunteers and for the Marching Illini parents who helped out as well.

The Band Alumni joined the Department of Music and Dr. Jeffrey Sposato, director of the School of Music, in honoring Steve and Beth Peterson as they retired in May 2022. We were treated to a beautiful concert and then hosted a reception with the Band department afterwards. Thanks to all the alumni who attended this event. We will miss you, Steve and Beth!

Recently, the Band Alumni participated in the “First Annual” Alumni Band Camp event featuring our participation in the Pride of Illinois Ceremony. This ceremony included a very heartfelt welcome by Barry Houser and a musical serenade of the incoming band members by their fellow Marching Illini. Although the weather was a disappointment, the alumni who were able to attend enjoyed the evening and agreed that this

should be an annual event. Band Camp was then topped off with an ice cream treat provided by the very generous donations of several of our Band Alumni. It was the perfect way to enjoy the final day of pre-season prep and the Marching Illini members were very thankful!

We are looking forward to a fun and busy Homecoming 2022 weekend as the University combines the Homecoming celebration with Foundation Weekend. The Illinois Foundation is celebrating the successful completion of their huge fundraising campaign and the Marching Illini will be a big part of the festivities planned. Homecoming 2022 includes many of the traditional activities, but also includes participation in the Friday night celebration outside Memorial Stadium featuring the Marching Illini, fireworks, a street fair and more!

more information on Homecoming 2022, please visit:

Thank you to our Band Alumni Board volunteers for all of the work, ideas, and support that you provide to our Illinois Band program and the Band Alumni. As always, a huge thank you to Barry Houser, Joy McClaugherty, and the staff and faculty of the Band Department and School of Music. Your hard work and dedication to this University and its students are unmatched.

If you would like to volunteer to serve on the Band Alumni Board or work with us on any of our future events, please email uibandsalumni@gmail. com. It takes many hands and we appreciate your involvement in whatever way you are able.

Maureen Durack

University of Illinois Band Alumni Board

MARCHING ILLINI

A MESSAGE FROM THE DIRECTOR OF THE MARCHING ILLINI, BARRY L. HOUSER

Greetings from the iconic and historic Harding Band Building!

What a year it has been. We have traveled and experienced many transitions, departures, celebrations, arrivals, and many emotions along the way. We celebrate the retirement of Steve and Beth Peterson as they start a new chapter in Colorado. During their time at Illinois, they elevated the quality of our ensembles, the music education experience, and the culture of the University of Illinois Bands. They were and will continue to be impactful mentors, educators, conductors, and simply amazing people who cared deeply about each person they came into contact with. We will miss them dearly but wish them well in Colorado—and extend an open invitation to return for any of our events or just to visit anytime.

We welcome three outstanding new faculty to the Harding Band Building this fall. After a very quick search, we hit a true grand slam with the hire of Kim Fleming, assistant director of bands and Hannah Rudy, assistant director of athletic bands. They are impacting our program positively in their short time at Illinois already. In addition, we conducted a national search for the seventh director of bands at the University of Illinois. We are elated to welcome Kevin Geraldi and his wonderful wife Gina and daughter Sarah. Kevin brings a wealth of experience, knowledge, and vision for the future of Illinois Bands. Personally, I have enjoyed and look forward to working with our new faculty this year.

Before I share more about Band 154 and the 2022 season, I want to share my sincere gratitude to our staff who assisted in getting us through some major transitions and changes this summer and fall. Joy McClaugherty continues to juggle more items each day and does it with a smile on her face. Aaron Kavelman has contributed significantly with regard to percussion on both the concert and marching band areas. A B1G thank you to our fantastic grad students: Michelle Bell,

Isaac Brinberg, and Jeremy Sison for their tireless work in assisting me this past spring and summer. Together, we were able to keep the ship sailing forward!

Now we shift to #band154 and the 2022 edition of the Marching Illini. We are so grateful that we have been able to get the band together for the kick off the 154th season of the Nation’s Premier College Marching Band, the Marching Illini. The musicality, The System, energy, and culture of excellence that is created by the Marching Illini continues to enhance the University of Illinois and the experience of our fans, friends, alumni, and students.

As we start this season with True Illini Spirit and an ATTITUDE OF GRATITUDE, I want to thank you for contributing to our March Forth campaign. The 2022 campaign smashed all previous fundraising records for this event! Your generous donations are being used daily and will benefit the students in the Marching Illini for years to come.

We have a busy year ahead—our complete schedule can be found at https://marchingillini.com, and in this newsletter. Some highlights include seven home games in Memorial Stadium, a trip to Pontiac, Illinois over the Labor Day weekend, performing an exhibition performance for the Chicagoland Marching Band Festival, a return to Soldier Field for a Bears halftime show, and a road trip to Ann Arbor, Michigan for the ILLINOIS vs Michigan game.

We continue to march for dear ole’ Illini and hope you will join us for any of these events this season. Our ATTITUDE OF GRATITUDE continues to spill over with a remarkable season and year upon us. Take care, stay well, and GO ILLINI!

With True Illini Spirit!

Barry L. Houser Director of Marching Illini Associate Director of Bands

Developing leaders for the future… the rich Illinois Bands tradition lives on!

MARCHING ILLINI

PATRICK DUNCKER

Patrick Duncker attended Champaign Central High School in Champaign, Illinois where he served as drum major for two years. He is a senior studying oboe performance. Patrick has been a member of the Marching Illini since his freshman year, marching in the tenor saxophone section. This fall will be his first season serving as drum major for the Marching Illini. Patrick has his Smith Walbridge Clinics Drum Major First Class in the traditional style.

MATTHEW FELBEIN

Matthew attended Naperville Central High School in Naperville, Illinois where he was a member of the Marching Redhawks for four years, serving as drum major for two years. He is a sophomore studying choral music education and has been a member of the Marching Illini since his freshman year when he was in the mellophone section. This fall is his first season serving as drum major. Matthew also serves on the Marching Illini’s Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Access (DEIA) committee. Outside of band, he is a brother of Kappa Kappa Psi, the national honorary band fraternity, and music director for Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, the men’s music fraternity. In addition, Matthew has received his Drum Major First Class in the corps style at Smith Walbridge Clinics.

POORNA KUMAR

Poorna attended Metea Valley High School in Aurora, Illinois where she served as drum major for one year. She is a sophomore pursuing a dual degree in community health and trombone performance. Poorna has been a member of the Marching Illini since her freshman year, marching in the trombone section for one year. This fall is her first season serving as a drum major of the Marching Illini. She is a brother of the Kappa Kappa Psi Nu Xi chapter and currently serves as the alumni relations officer. Poorna also serves as a health communications intern at the University of Illinois.

ILLINOIS BANDS CONCERT SCHEDULE & AWARDS

ILLINOIS CONCERT BANDS SCHEDULE

FALL 2022

SEPTEMBER

30 Illinois Wind Symphony 7:30 PM

OCTOBER

7 Wind Orchestra and Hindsley Symphonic Band 7:30 PM

NOVEMBER

4 Illinois Wind Symphony 7:30 PM

10 University Band with Normal Community High School Band 7:30 PM

16 Wind Orchestra and Hindsley Symphonic Band 7:30 PM

DECEMBER

2 Illinois Wind Symphony with O’Fallon High School Band 7:30 PM

SPRING 2023

FEBRUARY

24 Illinois Wind Symphony 7:30 PM

MARCH

1 Wind Orchestra and Hindsley Symphonic Band 7:30 PM

APRIL

6 Illinois Wind Symphony 7:30 PM

21 Wind Orchestra and Hindsley Symphonic Band 7:30 PM

29 Campus Band and University Band 7:30 PM

MAY 3 Illinois Wind Symphony 7:30 PM

5–6 Illnois SuperState Concert Band Festival All Day

A.A. HARDING AWARD

Scott Patrick Augustine, DMA ’22

EDMUND C. WILLIAMS FOR EXCELLENCE IN BANDS AWARD

Jamal Kwesi Jabaar Brown, MM ’22

Andrew Joseph Buckley, MM ’22

Bailye Elizabeth Hendley, MM ’22

GUY M. DUKER SYMPHONIC BAND AWARD

Jakobe Henry, MM ’22 Noah Livingston, AD candidate Ashley Watkins, DMA candidate Michael Wostmann, BM ’22

MARK H. HINDSLEY SYMPHONIC AWARD Christine Elizabeth Breeden, BM ’22

Becca Lynn Frederick, MM ’22 (pictured) Joseph Goldstein, DMA candidate

JAMES F. KEENE OBITUARY

James F. Keene retired from the University of Illinois in 2008, where he held the titles of director of bands and Brownfield Distinguished Professor of Music. Appointed in 1985, he was only the fourth to hold the director of bands position since 1905.

During his tenure at Illinois, the Symphonic Band and Wind Symphony, under his direction, were selected to perform for every major music conference in the US, toured throughout the US and Europe, and his ensembles performed in America’s most prestigious concert halls including several appearances at historic Orchestra Hall in Chicago, as well as Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center in New York.

His ensembles produced an extensive recording series on several labels. These recordings have been broadcast on National Public Radio in the US, as well as such diverse places as the United Kingdom, Tokyo, Warsaw, Tel Aviv, Sydney and on Vatican Radio. Prof. Keene was past-president of the American Bandmasters Association and served as chairman of the board of directors.

He was a past-president of the National Band Association, having previously held several other NBA offices. Additionally, he was a member of the board of directors of the historic Goldman Memorial Band of New York City as well as a frequent guest conductor of that iconic ensemble.

For several years, he was chairman of the ABA/Ostwald Composition Contest and was a member of the editorial board of The Journal of Band Research. Up until his death, he served on the board of directors of the John Philip Sousa Foundation.

In addition to membership in several professional and honorary societies, Prof. Keene was an Evans Scholar, past-president of the Champaign Rotary Club, and a Paul Harris Fellow of the Rotary International Foundation. In 1993, he was named honorary member of the board of directors of the International Percy Grainger Society and was presented with the coveted Grainger Medallion in recognition of his noted performances of Grainger’s music in recordings and on five continents.

In 2002, he was named honorary life member of The Texas Bandmasters Association, only the fifth person so honored in their sixty-five-year history, and in 2009, he was installed into the Bands of America Hall of Fame in Indianapolis, Indiana. In 2013, he was

honored as International Outstanding Bandmaster of the year by Phi Beta Mu in a ceremony at the Midwest International Band and Orchestra Clinic in Chicago, and in 2018, he was presented with The Midwest Clinic Medal of Honor.

Professor Keene earned undergraduate and graduate degrees from the University of Michigan, where his major professors included Dr. William D. Revelli, Elizabeth Green and Larry Teal. Previous to his appointment at the University of Illinois, Professor Keene taught at all levels, including building nationally-recognized programs at East Texas State University (now Texas A & M–Commerce) and at The University of Arizona.

He was in constant demand as conductor, clinician, and adjudicator of bands and orchestras, appearing in those capacities in forty-five states and on five continents. Jim Keene’s true loves were his wife Alice, their son Sean, his two granddaughters, every aspect of teaching and making music, mentoring future music educators, and the game of golf.

He grew up in a rough neighborhood in Detroit but was resourceful and found a way to earn money by caddying at the Western Golf and Country Club in Redford, Michigan. Because of his skill and work ethic as a caddy, he was awarded an Evan’s Scholarship which provided him full tuition and housing at the University of Michigan. He loved the integrity and history of the game. That integrity clearly carried over into his teaching and conducting. In retirement, Jim was invited to become a member of the Royal Dornoch Golf Club in Dornoch, Scotland, a membership he maintained for the last eight years.

Jim leaves behind his wife of forty-eight years, Alice Keene; son, Sean Patrick Keene; and granddaughters, Kylie Charra Keene and Olivia Grace Keene. He is also survived by his sister, Phyllis Keene Kuzdel. Jim is predeceased by his parents, Orville and Lucille Keene; sisters, Patricia Keene and Janet Keene Connally; and brother, Jerome Keene.

If you wish to honor the memory of Professor Keene and help provide new music for future generations of bands, please consider donating to the University of Illinois Foundation for the benefit of the James F. Keene Bands Commission Fund.

SALLY EMRICH PIERCE AND C. DAVID PIERCE SCHOLARSHIP

A PIERCE FAMILY LEGACY

BY KATIE PIERCE, ERIC PIERCE, AND DAVID ALLEN

Last spring, Illinois Bands named Mike Tuleo as the first winner of the Sally Emrich Pierce and C. David Pierce Scholarship. The new scholarship endowment was established by David Pierce BME ’54, MME ’55 along with family members and friends in loving memory of Sally Emrich Pierce BME ’53, MME ’55 (1932–2021). Married for sixty-seven years, Sally and David continued their contributions to the worlds of music and education for decades to come upon leaving the Illinois Bands program.

The new scholarship will be awarded each year to an undergraduate student studying music education who works on the Illinois Bands student staff and displays outstanding musicianship.

David and Sally both played in the Illinois Concert Band directed by Mark Hindsley. Sally was placed as principal baritone as a freshman. David, a year younger, started in one of the other bands on trombone. David was moved to the Concert Band his junior year. David and Sally both worked at the original band building. Sally was a copyist, handwriting parts for Mark Hindsley and David worked in the properties department with Eldon Oyen. They first met when David surprised Sally in the hallway with a cymbal crash! David regretting it immediately, seeing how Sally was so startled.

At first, Sally rebuffed David’s requests to go out on a date with him. She replied to him, “No strings attached.” For several rehearsals after hearing this response, David carried a string with him to every rehearsal. During the rests and stoppage in rehearsals, David could be seen playing with a piece of string. Finally, Sally relented. They were married in December 1953.

Sally received the A.A Harding Award in 1953, with her name engraved onto a plaque that is still on display in the hallway of the Harding Band Building. Her other accomplishments at Illinois included her participation and service as president of the Alpha Lambda Delta chapter of Sigma Alpha Iota and her participation in the Oratorio Society. The rest of her music career focused on teaching piano and baritone, while also playing baritone in the Woodstock City Band for a spectacular thirty years. In 2012, composer Timothy Mahr composed “Löwenzahn March” on a special commission by Sally’s family for her eightieth birthday.

David also played in the football band known today as the Marching Illini. The football band went to the 1952 Rose Bowl, where David remembers leading cheers from the front of the band, cheers that were

caught on television. The game was the first-ever national telecast of a college bowl game. On the return trip from the Rose Bowl, the football band members pooled their lunch money to take a detour to the Grand Canyon—a decision David says was worth every penny.

After getting his master’s degree, David worked in a small school for a year. At the end of that first year, in the was drafted. He served in the United States Army for eighteen months. Upon his discharge, David and Sally moved to Woodstock, Illinois where David taught middle school band and eventually became the director of bands at Woodstock High School. He taught there until his retirement in 1988. David was also the director of the Woodstock City Band for over twenty-five years.

All four of David and Sally’s sons went on to study at Illinois and were in the Illinois Bands. David Michael (BM ’79, MM ’80, DMA ’86), John (BM ’80, MM ’82), and Eric (BM ’83, MM ’85) graduated with degrees in bassoon, voice, and oboe, and Kirk (BS ’86) studied computer science. David Michael joins his mother, Sally, on the wall in the Harding Band Building as another recipient of the A.A. Harding Award.

Almost seventy years later, Kathryn (Katie) Pierce, granddaughter of David and Sally, enrolled in the Illinois music education program and is soon to graduate with the same degree as both David and Sally. She walks by Sally’s plaque on the walls of the Harding Band Building, and plays and works in some of the same rooms where her grandparents met and worked for years. Katie not only strives to uphold the tradition, excellence, and loyalty to her school, but to her grandparents who came before. The world she will enter as a teacher will be vastly different than the one David and Sally entered, but the Illinois legacy is and always will be, steadfast.

C. David Pierce (seated) with son Eric and granddaughters Katie, Meghan, and Margot

(L to R) Katie Pierce, David Pierce (by W.E.G. Thomas Photography), Sally and David Pierce in 1953 (by W.E.G Thomas Photography)

YOUR GIFT MATTERS

SUPPORT ILLINOIS BANDS

For over 150 years, our bands have developed a storied history with an important role to play across the entire University of Illinois campus and beyond. Your support in the form of financial donations plays a critical role in integral program enhancements that we continue to make available for our exceptional students, staff, and faculty. Over the years, we have gained new instruments, scholarships, facilities upgrades, technology, and general program support and continue to do so with your loyal help!

If you haven’t visited the Harding Band Building for a while, we suggest that you drop in to see how great it looks and sounds. Proudly displayed in the main hallway is a plaque featuring a growing list of Illinois Band Loyalty Society donors. In addition to gifts of $500 and above, we have included those who have committed to an estate bequest or planned gifts to Illinois Bands on this important list. We hope you will help us maintain our excellent band program through your financial support. If you would like to learn more about the impact your financial contributions can make, please don’t hesitate to contact me with your questions regarding support for Illinois Bands.

Sincerely,

DAVID ALLEN ’92, ’94, ’96 (Trombone)

Director of Advancement (217) 333-6453, allend@illinois.edu

OUR DONOR FUNDS—PICK ONE OR GIVE TO BOTH

MARCH FORTH—A DAY OF GIVING SUCCESS

We would like to thank all of those who contributed to our March Forth efforts over the years. In its fourth year, our March Forth fundraiser on March 4th, 2022 earned over $74,000 towards support for the Marching Illini.

(521 donors)

(517 donors)

(375+ donors)

(150+ donors)

Watch for our March Forth 2023 information coming soon!

MARCHING ILLINI SCHOLARSHIP FUND MAKES PROGRESS AND HELPS OUR MEMBERS!

We encourage you to support one of our two main funds: our Loyalty Annual Fund which supports all facets of our Illinois Bands program from the Marching Illini to our various concert ensembles, including the Illinois Wind Symphony, Wind Orchestra, Hindsley Symphonic Band, Campus Band, University Band, and Summer Band; and the Marching Illini Fund, which supports all aspects of operations for the Marching Illini. In addition, there are many other funds through which you can support Illinois Bands. For a complete list of funds, please visit www.bands.illinois.edu/giving

Directors of the Marching Illini have always dreamed of the possibility of supporting their students at the highest level. We have received over $150,000 in gifts providing a foundation on which we can build. Ultimately, our goal is to build a $1,000,000 endowment in order to award a $500 scholarship to each of our senior members.

See page 10 for information about our Marching Illini Scholarship recipients for 2022.

We believe that building the future starts with rewarding Illinois Loyalty! Please consider making a gift today!

future…

rich Illinois Bands tradition lives

DONATIONS JULY 1, 2021–JUNE

Note: : Donors who have generously given $500 or more between July 1, 2021 and June 30, 2022 represent the members of our Illinois Band Loyalty Society and will be listed on the Donor Board in the Harding Band Building. Contact David Allen for more information at allend@ illinois.edu or 217-333-6453.

All names are listed in alphabetical order, unless requested otherwise.

WAYS TO GIVE:

Give online at bands.illinois.edu : select “Giving” from the navigation on the home page.

Give via check: make checks payable to UIF/Illinois Bands. Note “Loyalty Fund,” “Marching Illini Fund,” or other fund in the check’s memo area.

To discuss other ways you can support the Illinois Bands program, please contact David Allen at allend@ illinois.edu or 217-333-6453.

THE FOLLOWING HAVE CHOSEN TO SUPPORT ILLINOIS BANDS THROUGH A BEQUEST OR OTHER PLANNED GIFT:

David Bruns & Leigh Deusinger

Timothy Daughters & Barbara Duffield

James Frame & Candace Penn Frame

Kathleen Harvey Donald Houpt & JoAnn Unsell Houpt

Larry Houtz

Allen Kleinbeck

Michael Konrad

Holly (Acker) & Kenneth Mathiesen Donna & Mark Rolih Janet & Richard Schroeder Deborah & David Trotter

$10,000+

Cynthia Capek & Edward Harvey Jim Dixon & Kathie Lockhart Erin & James Lowe Elizabeth & Peter March Martha & Craig Schiele

$5,000-9,999

Sandra Casserly Maureen & Christopher Durack Suzanne & George Pagels Roberta & William Potsic Gayl Pyatt

$2,500-4,999

Niki & John Devereux

David Dungan & Mary Granato Dungan Gladys & Harry Frost Melva Gage & Edgar Madsen Deb & Bill Harrison Kathleen Harvey Susan & James Hatfield Julie & William Jastrow Tiffany & Bill Lesiecki Nicole & Steven Stricker Cheryl & Russell Weber

$1,000-2,499

David Adams

Bill Alberth & Patricia Robb Valerie & Bryan Bagg Sarah & Carl Buerger Michelle Corlew Jennifer & John Currey Jo Ellen DeVilbiss Linda & Roger Fornell Sarah & Michael Gamage Sheryl & Donald Harkins John Heath Clifford Johnson & Cristina Medrano-Johnson David Jones & Renata Moore-Jones Hiromi & Masahito Kagawa

Thomas Keegan & Nancy Moskowitz

Jennifer & David Knickel

Kelly & David Koster

Lynda & Claude McKibben

Virginia & John Mead

Margene & Peter Pappas

Margaret & Robert Pattison

Marjorie Perrino

Kimberly & Anthony Perry

Rebecca & Verlin Richardson

Donna & Mark Rolih

Susan & Paul Schlesinger

Janet & Richard Schroeder

Julie Somogyi

Cheryl & Robert Summerer

Amy & Eric Tamura

Jon Toman

Deborah & David Trotter

Phillip Whipple

Karen & William Winget

$500-999

Jill & Philip Arkin

Larry Ashley

Brenda Brak & Dale Hallerberg

Jill & Joseph Bonucci

Barbara & Harold Breece

Marta Brinberg

Heather & David Chichester

Amy & Timothy Connelly

John Davidson & Shirley Schaeffer

Kenneth Davis

Carolyn & Patrick Donnelly

James Emme

Lauren Emme

Sandra Ettema & Steven Everitt

Katherine & Robert Evans

Linda & Werner Gieseke

Sarah Good & Mark Mosley

Andrew Groharing

Marie & Garry Gutgesell

Michelle & John Hackett

Joseph Hanley & Kristy Mardis

Christine & Bruce Hegemann

Elizabeth Hindsley

Lori & Reiner Hinner

Anne & Colin Holbrook

Cynthia & Robert Hormell

Collin & Victoria Huart

Sara & Andrew Isbell

Heather & Eric Johnson

Patricia Justice

Elizabeth Kean & Marion O’Leary

Linda & David Kranz

Joan & Ronald Larner

Brandi & Jason Lowe

Nancy & Marshall Mabie

Kameron & Edmund March

Julia & Michael Maschek

YOUR GIFT MATTERS

Carlye & Timothy McGregor

Kristine & Ian McPheron

Robert Morgan

Linda & Clifford Nelson

Carol Oberg

David O’Connor & Caroline West

Rebecca & Jeffrey Olson

Elizabeth & Don Palmer

Amy & Dennis Pessis

Pamela & Joseph Rank

Julie & Gregory Reckamp

Joyce Kim-Rohrer & Jeffrey Rohrer

Leslie & Paul Rudolph

Gwyn & David Schramm

Meenal Sethna

Amanda & Benjamin Shanbaum

Vicki & Steve Stalcup

Patricia & James Swan

Kimberly & Jeffrey Wahl

Nancy & John Whitecar

Susan & Mark Wisthuff

Sallie Wolf

Joy & Jim Woolley

Cheryl & James Wormley

$250-499

Marsha & Larry Ackerman

Teresa & Eduardo Acuna

Sharon & Theodore Barczak

Sue Bergstrom

Susan & Richard Biagi

Thomas Bieber & Barbara Petro

David Bruns & Leigh Deusinger

Christina Buckley

Christy Claus & Jeremy Hicks

Therese & Jeffrery DeMouy

Cathy & Gerald Ditto

Julie & Jeffrey Dreebin

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Sara Emme

Breanne Ertmer

Aldena & Rodney Everhart

Michael Folliard & Christina Klintworth

Jennifer Fuller

Bernie Gancarz & Diane Penny

Margaret & Edward Germain

Margaret Ghering

Tina & Brian Gieseke

Robert Gray & Kathleen Merner

Linda & Charles Gullakson

Mary & Richard Haines

Nancy & William Hammitt

Kaye & Chris Heinhold

Marlene Helgesen

Denise Hodges

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Gail & William Jindrich

Alice & Rick Joellenbeck

Rebecca Larsen

Diane & James Lauridsen Ann & Doug Lee

Tammy & Daniel Lezotte Laura & Blake Linders

Joanne & Daniel Lockard Laura Luckadoo Nancy & Steven Magee Kevin Marchi Deborah & Ricky Mason Linda & David Maurer

Amy McArthur & William Theisen Lois & Joseph Morrow Marian & Steve Mueller

Jeffrey Murley Jane & Roger Naeseth

Diane & Thomas Newkirk Susan & K. D. O’Leary Lisa Parekh Ann Pastrovich

Katherine Pickard

Theresa & Andrew Piotrowski

Rowena & Samuel Rea

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Lisa & Joseph Sanstrom Bruce Scafe

Gracie & John Scambiatterra Rosemary & Randall Scholl Katherine & Joseph Schrepfer Patricia & Dennis Schwarzentraub Arthur Sievers

Dawn & Brent Sinclair Brenda & Dale Slack

Elizabeth & Christopher Spytek Jennifer & Franklin Stanhope Mariann & Patrick Stanton Charles Swaringen Marie Swenson

Tanya & Michael Taylor Dennis Thiel

Martha & Dale Traxler

Karyl & Walter Tyler Jennifer & Matthew Vande Wiele Eric Whitaker Michael White Susan & Rodney Williams Lori & Gregory Yuccas Mary & Darryl Zettle Xiaoni Zhang

$100-249

Donna & William Alberth Judy & Stephen Altaner Gail Alwan

Jennifer & Timothy Anderson Greg Anderson Ian Anderson Patricia Angeja

Joseph Anthony & Laura Reynolds Angela Arnold Karen & Allan Atchison Sally & Kevin Baltz Lisa-Ann & Robert Barnes Holly & Allen Barr

Jeanne Bauer & Michael Hamlette Raymond Baum Shirma & Napoleon Bayna James Beckwith & Sandra Kofler Carol & Robert Behnke Michelle & David Bellia Rebecca & Nolan Bello Linda & Allen Berry Andrea Biernacki

Daniel Blake

Courtney Blankenship Alesia Bock

Mary Ann Boggs

Roy Bond Matthew Bonderski & Hannah Kuhl Kerri & Jeff Boone

Tamara Bouseman

Donna & Jerome Brand

Sandra & Gregory Briolat

Mari Brown Chandor & Stebbins Chandor

Craig Brown

Stephanie & Jeffrey Bryk

Margaret & Kenneth Buel

Barbra & Brad Burch

Deane Brown & Stephen Eisenstein

Amy & Jason Burrows

Ralph Butler

Rebecca Campbell & Eric Walters

Karen Capria

Laverne & David Carlson

Pat & Joseph Carr

Margaret & Ross Cavitt

Janis Chadsey & Al Davis

Susan & Steven Chamberlin

Megan Christ

Molly & Anthony Cinnamon Frank Ciszewski

Roger Clark & Fredric Hoffman

Karen Clausius & Douglas Fitzgerald

Amy & Thomas Clark

Kathleen & Wayne Corley

Gary Cortright & Marlene Koncel

Shelly & James Costabilo

Margaret & James Cross

Cathy & Bob Crowley

Caroline Cvetkovic & Douglas Litteken

Betsy Kaplan Cytron & Ron Cytron

Michael Davis & Barbara Hutchinson

Nancy DeHaan

Debra Carlson-Dembowski & David Dembowski Diane Denault

Conor Desmond

Vince Devito

Elise & Jose Diaz

Irene & Russell Dieterich

Barbara Di Eugenio & Milos Zefran

Tony Diiulio

Mary & John Dimit

Mable & Charles Dixon

Scott Dodd

Pamela & David Dodson

Jill & Jeffrey Dorries

Jean Driscoll

Drs Battistoni & Beam

Scott Duff

Marilyn Duginger

Russell Duszak

Spencer Ejupi

Myra Epping & Jim Redlich

Susan & Allen Feige

Paula & Marshall Felbein

Diane Fey

Barbara & Robert Fisher

Sarah & David Fodor

DONATIONS JULY 1, 2021–JUNE 30, 2022

Christ Forte

James Frame & Candace Penn Frame

Lisa & Andrew French

Tracy Friedman

Karrin & Bret Frost

Sandra & Michael Frost

Laurie & Steven Fumarolo

Leslie & Kent Geibel

Dorothy Gemberling

Angela & Glenn Gentry

Donald Gibson & Juan Salas

Daniel Gilpin

Joseph Dale Goble

Eric Gobst

Erica & Kevin Golden Margaret & Andrew Gregory

Lisa Groharing

Carol & Walter Gruchala

Salvatore Guagliardo

Kathleen Guarna & Matthew Johnson

Amy & Mark Gurra

Gregory Haar

Rebecca Hahnfeld

Michael Hall

Ami & David Handler

Susan & Michael Haney

Mary & Matti Harm

Julia Hart

Karen & Joseph Hartman

Kimberly & James Hastings

Michael Heaton

Michael Hebert

Marguerite & Lloyd Hedges

Denise Hegemann

Desiree Helgren & Keith Anderson

Judy & Richard Helm

Leanna Helmuth

Heather & Dana Hermanson

Edward Hernandez

Anthony Hish

Jennifer & Scott Hommema

Carolyn Horne & James Roberts

June & Robert Hortin

Abigail & Barry Houser

Luanne & Brian Howard

Kari & Kevin Hunter

Greta & Timothy Huseman

Cary Izzi & Sharon Klein

Johns Revocable Family Trust

Gordon Johns

Audrey & Andrew Johnson

Bruce Johnson

Nancy Johnson

Kathryn & Richard Johnston

Carolyn & John Jones

Theresa Jordan & Merrick Kossack

Carol & Clarence Josefson

Thomas Jozefowicz

Elizabeth & James Jozefowicz

Melissa & Patrick Jung

Michael & Cheryl Kahn

Pamela & Howard Kaufman

Becky & James Kehias

Cynthia & Robert Kennedy

Delbert Ketteman

Thais Kibler

Soo Chil Kim & Kyung Sook

Yoon Kim Karen Kimball

Timothy King

Vicki King

Kirkland & Ellis

Heather Klem

Karen & Matthew Klickman

Melissa & Matthew Knapik

Megan & Thomas Kostal

Mary Koterba

Nancy & Bradley Krumpolz

Kenneth Krynicki & Victoria WalterKrynicki Sara & George Kuhns Ann & David Kurlinkus

Steve Lange

Tammy Lange Casandra & Kenneth Larvenz

Tara Latto

Karen & Patrick Layng

Karrilynn Le Blanc Linda & Russell Leigh Jean Lemke

Audrey & Mark Levin Gabriel Lewis Mark Lindvahl

Martha & Susan Lingle Coradel & William Little

Jann & Brian Lumbrazo Tiffany & Brian Macke Janet & Stephen Madden Susan Marchi

Linda Martin

Donna & Peter Marzek Deborah & Randal McBride Terence McBurney Anne & Stephen McClary Kelly & Danny McFarlin Julianne McKinzie Cherise & Christopher Mead Cynthia & Earl Meister Lorraine & Robert Merker John Meyer George Meyer Bonnie & Brian Mitchell Nikki & Don Mittel Willaim Moore Mary & Brian Moore Susan & Truman Moore Anne & Tom Morel Susan & Andrew Nakagi Kyle Neilson Keith Nelson

Dawn & Matthew Neumann

Kim Nickelson & Louis Sguros Michelle & William Nielsen Mary & Gerald Norton

Paula Novak

Karen & Steven Novy

Rachel & James Nowakowski Valerie & Thomas Oakley Roberta & Albert Panozzo Erin & Ramon Pasetes Laurel Passantino

Lisa & Todd Patterson Miriam & Greg Pendleton Erin Leuschel ‘ Perzov & David Perzov Karen Pfeiffer Barbara Piazza

Regina Pietrzak Rae Ann Piotrowski

Diane & Michael Potts Joann & Douglas Purcell Kathleen & Benjamin Ramp Maureen Reagan & Bruce Zimmerman Amy & David Reeter

Jack Rich

Diedra Richards Carole & Adam Richardson Joann & Luzern Richter Nancy Rogers Kathryn Rouker

Holly Rush Donna & Gerard Sabo Steven Sabourin Emily & Jon Salvani Rafael Salvani

Aaron Saucedo

Kimberly & Raul Saucedo Diane & Chris Sawall Sarah & Joel Schad Janice Papineau-Schafer & Scott Schafer

Terra & Robert Schaller Margaret Scharfenberg Norma & Steven Schehl Joan & Tyler Schehl

Kathleen & Gregory Schissler Tobie Schroeder

Patricia & Wallace Schroth Cheryl & Steven Seibert Durba Sen

Camille & Dean Shoucair Amy & Joshua Shrout Jeffrey Sibley Ned Siegel Erika & David Sieh Dan Simmons

P. Z. & David Sinclair Janet & John Skadden Katharine & Terry Slocum Mary & Ken Slonneger Susan & Kevin Small

Rebecca & Mark Smith

Christina & Alan Sodetz

Kathleen & Paul Sons

Tracy & James Spade

Gail & Joseph Spytek

Wendy & Brian Stabler

Holly Stalcup

Monica & Michael Stengel

Jeffrey Stephens

Jennifer Stephens

Barbara & Robert Stiehl

Lauren & Lawrence Stoner

M. S. & James Straub

George Strombeck

Aparna Sunder Morgan Sutherland

Marlene & Laurence Svab

Jennifer & John Tenuto

Sarnai & Luke Tessitore

Stephanie & John Tharp

Hannah Tharp

Bruce Tomkins

Barbara & Rand Toney

Diane Toohill

Mary & Robert Towner

Ruth & Jeffrey Trimble

Tracy Tringali

Sarah & Michael Uchic Janine & Daniel Valkema

Pamela & Michael VanBlaricum

William Vanoss

Maria & Donald Vasich

Jean & Gregory Verklan

Patricia Vogenthaler

Nancy & Douglas Wachob

Michael Waldbusser

Polina & Richard Waller

George Weedon

Alan Wesa

Emily Wickstrom

Ronda Wilkes

Hiroko & Robert Williams

Lorraine & Kenneth Wistrom

Michael Wood

Kimberly & Daniel Wurl

Krystyne & Joseph Zakosek

Valerie & Keith Zar

Laurel Carney-Zelko & Frank Zelko Ellen Zindel

Joan & Roger Zmrhal

$1-99

Betty & David Allen

John Altadonna

David Althaus & Angie Anderson-Althaus Grace Althaus

Betsye Altschul

Dennis Anderson & Randy Kalal

Patricia & Mark Anderson

Annmarie & Walker Anfield

YOUR GIFT MATTERS

Shelley & Alan Davis Danielle Debulgado

Felicia Spinelli-Dixon & Richard Dixon Susan & Steven Donnell Carl Dumoulin

Raymond Duncan James Duncker

Pamela & Matthew Dunn

Austin Durflinger

Darlene & Ronald Dymerski Jordan Dziura

Cheryl Eames

Kenneth Edwards

Eleanor & William Elliott

Devon & Andrew Embery Gail & Stephen Enda Jacquelyn Evers

Erica & Jaime Faulhaber Arturo Fernandez Kristen Fisher

Karen Jablecki & Carol Matthies

Meghan Jain

Patricia & Edward Jarot

Shannon & Jeff Jarot

Jeannine Jezowski

Judith & Aaron Johnson

Jen Johnson

Christine Jones

Richard Jorgensen

Derek Justmann

Therese & Donald Kaap

Melissa & Jeffrey Kallis

Linda Karlen

Marcia Karol

Deborah & Stephen Kasak

Amy & Ken Kazin

Robert Kelleher

Carrie & David Kelly

Judy Kelly

Shawn Kenney

Pamela & Linn Arbogast

Alyssa Arkin

Rachel Ashton

Connie & Minor Avery

Raymond Baker

Sherry & Kirk Banner

Manav Bansal

Norma Bean Michelle Bell

Sheryl Bell

Johnell Bentz & Laura Stevens

Carol Benzing

Renee Berrigan

Carol & Spencer Berry

Rebecca Bigelow & Ian Brooks

Marcy & Eric Biletzky

Peter Biletzky

Lisa & Frank Bischoff

Ada & William Bleecker

Deborah & Paul Boehm

Ishan Bogetto

Jane Bonaldi

Deborah Boswell & John Gardner

Andrea & Craig Bovard

Hannah Bovard

Robert Bradtke & Lynn Grabher Bradtke

Susan Bramstedt

Sarah Breaz

Cindy & Terry Brennan

Lynnette Brent

Isaac Brinberg

Susan Bro

Tyler Brock

Karen Brown

Melissa & Robert Buckley

Doreen Buckmore

Maureen & Christopher Buti Kimberly & Kevin Butler

Linda Byrom

Neal Cammy

Nancy & Fernando Campos

Ann Lopez-Caneva & Daryl Caneva Royalin Carlson Cynthia Carter Michael Casey Sue & George Caton Stephanie Cesna

Judith & Steve Chapleau Matthew Chesner Katrina & Deon Chester Mary Ann Christenson Diane & Charles Christoe Jeanette & David Clark Valerie & John Clark Kim Cobb

Ann Coddington & Robert Petersen Richard Cohen & Gitte Hansen Sharon Condon

Brandon Copp Janelle & Paul Corn

Jennifer Cowan

Carol Cradick

Ian Crane

Heather Crooks Florence Cullerton Matthew Currey Kathryn Currey Michelle Czyz

Walter Daehler Mary Dailey & Timothy Stephens Victoria Danner Timothy Daughters

Carrie & Timothy Fogle Jeanette & Jason Folkenroth Chris Forthmann & Sara Ward Sarah Frachey Joan Frank Danielle Friedlieb Catherine Friedman Daniel Fujii Deepa Fulton

Amy Garant Mary & Michael Gasparac Ellen Gayde Julia Ghering Maureen & Todd Giardina Michelle & Aidan Gilbert Deborah & Jon Gilliland Susan Goetz John Golemo

Norma & Charles Gordon Elizabeth & Donald Greeley Matthew Griswold Kimberly Guse Micki Hallam Emily Harrison Lawrence Hart George Hast Kimberly Hatcher Holly & Justin Hayna Steve Henning Laura Herrero Kathleen & Jonas Heuer Kristina & Eric Hoerner Jeffrey Hoerr Nancy & A. B. Hoffman Gary Hollander Lisa Hopkins Barry Sharon Huff Janet Hulet Cathy Hunsaker & Mark Wiemold Kendra & David Iffland

Jennifer & Scott King Kathy Kingston & Bret Marsolf Morgan Kish

Tara Kleber

David Kline

James Knapp Cory Kniepp Marion Kocolowkski

Melissa Kocolowski

Susan Kolar

Andrew Koster

Lella Kramka Kelly & Eric Kuchefski Paul Kunkel

Ellen Kuroghlian

Stefanie Ladao & Gregory Malek

Celeste & Mike Lake Michael Lane

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Michele Lantvit

Doria LaPapa Jennifer Lask

Reid Lasley

Warren Lavey & Holly Rosencranz

Susan Lee & James Lund

Karin Lee

Janet & Michael Leroy

Anita & Joseph Lieb

Laura & Jeffrey Lies

David Lofy

Christina Lohrberg

Susan & Robert Losby Jeremy Loui

Cheryl & Robert Lucas

Vicotria & Theodore Ludkowski

Denise & Rick Luksetich

Lawrence Lundquist

Karen Lyvers

Alberto Macin

DONATIONS JULY 1,

Carol & Gregory Macola

William Madsen

Mason Manint

Cheryl & Ivan Mark

Melissa Martier

Lisa & James Martin

Kimberly Maude

Richard Mazzolini

Candice McCafferty

Joy & Ralph McClaugherty

Dana McCormick & Brooke Wiseman

Maria & Timothy McHenry

Michael McIntosh

Angela & Robert McMahon

Ann & Daryl McNabb

Craig McPherson

Alethea Merelos

Debra & Donald Meyer

Michael Meyer

Laura Middaugh

Polly Middleton

Christine & William Miller

Cynthia & Todd Miller

Marian Milling

Jeffrey Mitchell

Karen & Daniel Moffett

Carrie Molloy

John Morgan Wendi Muise

Dawn Munson

John Musgrove

Susan Bundy-Myrow & David Myrow

Yuta Nakamura

Laura & Veat Neal

Matthew Nee

Angela Nelson

Sharon Neumann

Jennifer Nevius

Jan Niccum

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Kathleen O’Connell

Jackie Olin

Annette & Kenneth Olson Nancy & Joel Ottosen

Karen & Daren Perrero

Marcia & Eric Pierce

Cynara Pierzina

Rheya Pigors

Josh Piotrowski

Megan Polte

Justin Poole

William Pritchard

Sarah Rabin

Amy & Robert Raczka Divya Rea

Diana & Timothy Reincke

Lee & Vernon Reinert

Nancy & Steve Remish

Kyle Rhoades

Jackie Richmond Stewart Roberts

Jodeen & J. D. Rogers

Susan & Marc Rohde

Jane & Joseph Rolland

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William Roloff & Joselle Ulin-Roloff

Anne Roloff & David Smith Megan & Paul Rosenbaum Cassie Rosenberger Michelle & Daniel Rowin Dawn Ruch Diane & Michael Sakach Jennifer Salmi William Saluski Myles Salvani Lily Salvani Rebecca Salvani

Julie & Mark Samaras

Tatiana Schaffer

Marie & Joe Schrepfer Beverly & Kurt Schroeder

Therese Schwerzler

Stephanie & Dustin Seifert Tobi & Arnout Sellekaerts Beth Shackelford Suzanne Shell Ann & Philip Sidock Julie & Earl Simmons Ellen Singer

Rajesh Singh

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Roy Wollen

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Carol & Mark York

Susan Young

Sally & Stephen Zahos

Patrick Zelko

Heather Zelko

Jaqueline & Alan Zelkowitz

ORGANIZATIONS & MATCHING GIFTS

$10,000+

Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund

$5,000-9,999

Abbott Fund

Benevity Community Impact Fund

$1,000-2,499

DuPage Medical Group Matching Gift Program

Retirement Research Foundation

State Farm Companies Foundation Matching Gift Program

$500-999

Chicago Illini Club

ExxonMobil Foundation

JP Morgan Chase Foundation NVIDIA

$250-499

Deloitte Foundation Matching Gift Program

Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Pfizer Foundation

Schwab Charitable Fund

$100-249 Bayer Boeing MetLife Foundation

Russell Leigh & Associates

Shure

Walt Disney Foundation

$1-99

Expedia KPMG US Foundation

KPMG Foundation Matching Gift Program

PNC Foundation

Villa Medical Arts Wells Fargo Foundation

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