2024 Burke Museum Report to the Community by burke-museum

2024 REPORT TO THE COMMUNITY

WE’RE RESOURCEFUL HERE AT THE BURKE.

Staff from around the building regularly amaze me with their creative solutions to some pretty specific problems. Did you know that you can make a last-minute gravity well out of a hula hoop and a piece of spandex? Or that pointy, flexible porcupine quills are a favorite tool for working with the smallest fossils under a microscope?

We’re also full of resources. Tiny tissue samples, bird wings, and baskets fill cabinets, shelves, and deep freezers. At the other end of the scale, full-size canoes and massive dinosaur jaws set the scene in exhibit spaces. Our collections contain vast stores of scientific and cultural knowledge and artistry and offer infinite possibilities and stories.

But our greatest resource is our community. As you’ll see in this report to the community, friends and supporters — like you! — generously provide time, enthusiasm, and countless other contributions that make the work of the museum possible and meaningful. Each year, your gifts allow us to meet essential community needs related to our mission — creating valuable opportunities for learning, inspiration, joy, and healing. Thank you!

Gabriela Chavarria Executive Director

VALUING OUR COMMUNITY

THOUGHTS FROM OUR BOARDS

Native American Advisory Board

The Burke is a shared resource for our diverse communities. We rely on the knowledge, innovation, history, and beauty that the scientific and cultural collections carry to inspire and inform the work of caring for our people and shaping a healthy future for us all. Thank you for the support that made these efforts possible again this year.

— Native American Advisory Board

Burke Museum Association

The Burke community is rich with talent. Staff, volunteers, and supporters all bring their collective best and, together, create a remarkable community where science, art, and culture thrive. We feel honored to work alongside the NAAB, and with the university and our diverse communities, to sustain the exciting programming, research, and collections work of the Burke, Washington’s official state museum. This past year, events like Behindthe-Scenes member night, Burke in Bloom spring fundraiser, “On Our Terms” film screening, and monthly Fossil Finders family programs represented some of the many opportunities the museum offered to learn, be inspired, feel joy, and heal. Your contributions continue to be essential to our success — thank you for all you do.

— Burke Museum Association

FISCAL YEAR 2024

YEAR IN REVIEW

84,565

74 VISITORS

WASHINGTON

STATE SCHOOL DISTRICTS SERVED

23% OF GENERAL VISITORS WERE YOUTH

20,000+

12,934

395 PUBLICATIONS cited Burke collections PEOPLE attended Burke events

YOUTH visited with their families

85,624 ITEMS added to the Burke collections

43 1,543 77

PRIVATE-EVENT BIRTHDAY PARTIES

1,764

MEMBERSHIPS SOLD

STUDENTS PER DAY used collections for classes

EDUCATORS participated in summer DIG Field School

556 BURKE BOX AND DIG BOX RENTALS

2,067

20% OF BURKE STORE VENDORS WERE NATIVE OR INDIGENOUS

STUDENTS AND FAMILIES attended UW Family Day at the Burke, hosted by the College of Arts and Sciences

33 BURKEMOBILE VISITS

EXPANDING ACCESS

FREE FIRST THURSDAY

The first Thursday of every month, admission to the museum is free for all. This day helps us meet our mission to care for and share natural history and culture collections with all people who have an interest in learning about the world around them.

Every first Thursday (and many other days!), our staff, students, and volunteers in the biology and fossil prep labs do their work in full view of visitors, offering unique opportunities for our guests to see how fossils and animal specimens are prepared, processed, and readied for research. Free First Thursday is supported by Made in Washington.

IN THE FOSSIL PREP LAB, there are countless fossils and new species being worked on behind the glass, but one of the most incredible discoveries this past year included what might be the small, articulated fish from the Hell Creek formation, found by chance mashed against a beautiful Triceratops skull.

IN THE BIOLOGY PREP LAB, the ornithology team worked on salvaged bird specimens from Singapore. From Oriental Pied Hornbills to Bluewinged Pittas, more than 40 birds were prepared and added to the museum’s collection! Mammal activity included preparing skulls from coyotes and raccoons recovered as part of a UW research project, and the herpetology (amphibians and reptiles) team prepared several large snakes from the Woodland Park Zoo.

13,530

FREE FIRST THURSDAY VISITORS

In FY24, the Burke welcomed representing 16% of all visitors.

“I loved seeing the work being done. It was like getting a special sneak peek behind the scenes. I wanted to watch all day long, to be honest.”

— VISITOR

BROADENING HORIZONS

BURKE EDUCATION

Transportation comes up again and again as one of the biggest barriers for schools that are hoping to visit the museum for a field trip. In FY24, we piloted a transportation subsidy program, making it possible for students who might not otherwise have had access to the Burke, to visit the museum.

This was the case with a group of high school students from Eastern Washington.

While they qualified for full financial assistance for the field trip itself, the group still needed to provide its own transportation. But, when they found out last minute that they had lost their transportation funding, the field trip was put on hold.

Using state proviso funding, the Burke was able to subsidize their transportation costs, leading to a meaningful and enriching experience for the students — and their guardians. The museum hopes to be able to offer more of this support in the future.

“Your assistance in securing the grant from your museum was invaluable and made this field trip possible…We brought 26 students and six parents, all of whom had an unforgettable day filled with discovery and inspiration. The opportunity to engage with the museum’s collections in such an interactive and supportive environment was a highlight of their school year.”

— HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER, EASTERN WASHINGTON

CELEBRATING THE SALISH SEA

SPECIAL EXHIBITION AND PROGRAMS

In June 2023, the Burke debuted the special exhibition We Are Puget Sound in partnership with Braided River Publishing and Washington Conservation Action. Based upon the book of the same name, the exhibit provided an in-depth look at the wildlife and living cultures of the Salish Sea, helping visitors better understand — and build a stronger connection to — the region. Related activities included a family day, member preview, webinars featuring exhibit partners, and an evening event that brought many new visitors to the museum.

Of the 140 “Pints” tickets purchased, PINTS FOR PUGET SOUND, a 21+ public program, represented the museum’s return to evening programs tailored for younger adults. The event was tied to the exhibition and featured salmon-safe beer, trivia, arts activities, and the opportunity to roam the museum at night.

40%

REPRESENTED FIRST-TIME BURKE VISITORS.

BRINGING SPIDERS OUT OF THE SHADOWS

STUDENT SPOTLIGHT

In 2024, Tianjia (Lily) Dong, a UW informatics and interdisciplinary honors student, collaborated with Melissa Frey, invertebrate zoology collections manager, and Rod Crawford, curatorial associate of arachnology, to bring the museum’s spider and harvestmen data to life for online visitors.

Using the digital tool that Lily created, visitors can now explore the data in our Arachnology Collection, visualizing where each species was collected, and access other data about each specimen. Lily, who graduated in 2024 and is now pursuing a master’s in digital studies at the University of Chicago, is inspired by the power of data and making connections across disciplines.

DID YOU KNOW?

Rod Crawford has been with the Burke for more than 50 years and, since 1971, has identified more than 600 spider species new to Washington state. As curatorial associate, he has built the most diverse and extensive arachnid collection (along with other invertebrates) in the Pacific Northwest. Boasting more than 214,000 spiders, the Burke’s collection is the second largest on the West Coast.

Tianjia (Lily) Dong

Melissa Frey and Rod Crawford

ENGAGING COMMUNITY

PUBLIC PROGRAMS

The Burke’s public programs provide an opportunity to dive deeper into a topic and hear directly from our researchers and scientists about their work.

DINO LECTURE

The Burke had the pleasure of hosting Dr. Jingmai O’Connor, associate curator of fossil reptiles at the Field Museum in Chicago, in June for a lecture titled “Winging It: The Evolutionary Journey of Birds.” In a lively and engaging presentation, O’Connor traced the evolution of these “living dinosaurs” over millions of years for a rapt audience that included a classroom of fourth graders from Cascadia Elementary School in Seattle.

DINO FEST

More than 1,700 people attended Dino Fest this year, a day full of microfossil sorting, dig pits, face painting, scientist showcases, and more!

ARCHAEOLOGY DAY

572 archaeology enthusiasts joined us for a day of fun for all ages on October 22, 2023. Participants learned about local archaeological sites, and field and lab techniques. Visitors were also treated to a demonstration of flintknapping (stone tool making). Interactive experiences included animal bone identification and shell sorting, among many other fun activities.

“That [lecture] was absolutely amazing! I was there with a group of fourth graders. It was past their bedtime, but they were riveted! Thank you!”

— ATTENDEE

BOOK PARTIES

Two Burke Museum alumnae published books this past year in association with University of Washington Press. Dr. Elizabeth Nesbitt, former curator of invertebrate paleontology and micropaleontology, released “Spirit Whales & Sloth Tales” in November, and Dr. Robin Wright, former director of the Bill Holm Center for the Study of Northwest Native Art, released “Skidegate House Models” in May. Fans of both authors attended events at the Burke to hear the authors speak and snap up signed copies of the books.

ADDING TO THE COLLECTIONS

EXCITING NEW ITEMS

Every year, new items are added to the Burke collections. Here are just a few of the many interesting and important specimens and pieces from FY24.

HERITAGE: ARTS & CULTURES

Seattle 2020 Protests, Alison Bremner (Tlingit)

Acrylic on Paper, 30” x 22.5”

“Seattle 2020 Protests” joins other works at the Burke by artist Alison Bremner (Tlingit), including “Troll II.” Bremner is one of six co-curators of the Northwest Native Art gallery, a Bill Holm Center grantee, and a regular guest in the Artist Studio.

“In 2020, when the nation was deep in protests, I started this painting. At the time, a friend of mine was attending the Seattle protests. I heard this story of their experience; They are Indigenous. At the protest they saw another Indigenous person, a stranger. In a moment of solidarity and recognition, the stranger shared a cup of coffee with my friend. That is the story of the painting, with the cup of coffee being depicted as its own little being, and a burning cop car.”

— ALISON BREMNER, TLINGIT ARTIST

PALEONTOLOGY

Ice Age baby tooth

This baby tooth — or what paleontologists would call a deciduous tooth — of a juvenile mastodon was found on the south end of Whidbey Island. It likely came from an animal that was less than three months old when it died. Like many specimens in our scientific collections, the tooth came to the museum by way of a member of the public who was beachcombing and reached out to the Burke with her find. The fossil contributes to the museum’s growing collection of Pleistocene, or Ice Age, megafauna from the Puget Sound region.

EXHIBITS

Large-format printer (AKA The Unpaid Printern)

Tucked away in the Exhibits shop is a new large-format printer, funded by a grant from the Hugh and Jane Ferguson Foundation. This behind-the-scenes gem is a work of art in its own way, and definitely a game changer: It offers the Exhibits team the freedom that comes with being able to print large-scale pieces inhouse. The printer also supports the museum’s broader goals related to sustainability by making it possible to easily and cost-effectively repurpose and recycle existing supplies and materials.

HERBARIUM

What’s up, Buttercup?

This year, the Burke Herbarium added Ranunculus basalticus (basalt buttercup) to the collections. While ranunculus flowers seem ubiquitous in the Pacific Northwest springtime, this cheerful yellow species’ limited geographic presence raises conservation concerns, as it has only been observed in South Central Washington. As a species new to Western science, the addition of this specimen highlights the role that the Burke plays in documenting and describing biodiversity in our state. Visit the buttercup and many other plants from the collections on the Herbarium website.

SHIFTING THE WAY WE WORK

BURKE EQUITY AND INCLUSION

“WIDEN THE FRAME” INSTALLATION

In February, we unveiled “Widen the Frame,” a Burke-created installation that encouraged visitors to reflect upon the role that museums play in shaping the perceptions of visitors and staff. Narrated by staff, students, and community partners, the project featured several examples of how the museum is shifting the way it works to be more accessible and inclusive.

“ON OUR TERMS” VIDEO SERIES

Co-produced by the Burke’s own Aaron McCanna and Timothy Kenney, “On Our Terms” explores the meaning behind commonly used equity and inclusion terms such as decolonization and consultation. Twelve people were included in the video who were asked the meaning of 10 words. Participants included staff, Burke Native American Advisory Board members, University of Washington students, and community partners.

Top row, left to right: Rachael Tamngin, Justice McNeeley, Polly Olsen, Mary Jane Topash, Eric Alipio Bottom row, left to right: Sarah Gould, Yellowash Washines, Roldy Ablao, Mercedes Luna, Muindi Fanuel Muindi, Jessica Rubenacker, Ron Eng

FRIENDS OF THE BURKE

DONOR IMPACT

SUPPORTERS MAKE A DIFFERENCE

Going above and beyond is the norm for our donors. One such person is Janice Anderson, whose support of the Burke stretches back to 2009. Since then, through memberships and gifts to the Annual Fund, she has contributed to an invaluable pool of unrestricted resources that makes programs of all types possible, and widely accessible. Thank you, Jan!

“Just a note to say how impressed I am with what you are doing at the Burke Museum. I first visited the museum with my class when I was in the fourth grade at Interlake Elementary. It was a classic building with some dark and scary corners. When I became a teacher, I brought my class of first graders to see the museum. It was wonderful and an excellent experience for them. Our focus at that time was natural history and Indigenous peoples. After returning to school for my master’s, I enjoyed the museum again. Now I watch the online classes, or talks. They are terrific. Thanks for all your good work.”

— JANICE ANDERSON, DONOR

SUSTAINING THE BURKE

BURKE BOARDS

Native American Advisory Board

The NAAB was busy this past year developing policies related to a Mellon Foundation grant and consulting on collections to ensure that tribal perspectives were a part of the process. We’re thankful for the time that NAAB members give to the Burke, particularly their assistance with the challenging and ongoing process of defining what authentic organizational consultation looks like.

Burke Museum Association

In FY24, the Burke Museum Association continued to advance the mission of the museum in myriad ways — behind the scenes and out in the world — from necessary infrastructure like grant management software to community-growing events like the Burke in Bloom fundraising dinner celebration. We are grateful for the BMA’s commitment to strengthening the museum’s ties with our diverse communities and making it possible to raise the funds critical to the work taking place in every corner of the museum.

MANAGING THE BUDGET

BURKE MUSEUM FISCAL YEAR 2024 • PERIOD ENDING 6/30/2024 REVENUE (000)

EXPENSES (000)

BURKE MUSEUM ASSOCIATION

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Hunter Jeffers, President

Ellen Look, Vice President

Tiffany Clark, Treasurer

Heather Coldwell, Secretary

Elise Hebb, Past President

Brittany Bakken

GeriAnn Baptista

Lester Brown

Mike Bruemmer

Dwane Chappelle

Anne Delaney

Ellen Ferguson

Cezanne Garcia

Indira Gillingham

Lauren Guzauskus

Leslie Kincaid-Lawrence

Janine Ledford

Kristin Luttinen

Joe McKinstry

Conor Myhrvold

Kisha Xiomara Palmer

Darcy Paschino

Kristina Sumner

Kirsten Turner

Brian Vautour

ADVISORY COUNCIL

Greg Blume

Jan Creighton

George W. Counts

Mary Dunnam

Sheila Edwards Lange

Leonard Forsman

Alicechandra Fritz

Michael Garvey

Sydnie Heberling

Chris Hurley

John Howell

Ron Irving

Ed Marcuse

Eleanor Nolan

John Pohl

John Price

Brent Reys

Jennifer Schubert

Brian Screnar

Spencer G. Smith

Susie Stoller

David Towne

William Urschel

Steve Whiston

Rebecca Wilson

Melissa Yeager

Erin Younger

EX OFFICIO MEMBERS

State of Washington

The Honorable Jay Inslee, Governor

University of Washington

Ana Mari Cauce, UW President

David Zeeck, Chair, Board of Regents

Dianne Harris, Dean, College of Arts & Sciences

NATIVE AMERICAN ADVISORY BOARD

Warren KingGeorge, Chair

Muckleshoot Indian Tribe

Annette “Nettsie” Bullchild

Nisqually Tribe

Josephine “JoJo” Jefferson

Swinomish Indian Tribal Community

David “Yellowash” Washines

Yakama Nation

Dr. Miranda Belarde-Lewis Zuni/Tlingit

Jacqueline Cook

Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation

Bobbie Conner

Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation

Teara Farrow Ferman

Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation

Janine Ledford

Makah

Connie McCloud

Puyallup Tribe of Indians

Adam Osbekoff

Unangan (Aleut)

Brandon Reynon

Puyallup Tribe of Indians

Lena Tso

Lummi Nation

Arlene Wheeler

Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe

THANK YOU DONORS

With deep gratitude, we recognize the generosity of our committed donors who supported the Burke in the past fiscal year.

4Culture

Tatianna Abrahamson

Samantha Abshire

Bella Acharya

John & Anne Adams

Karen Adams

Bilan Aden

Maya Adrian

Giselle Aguilar

Marianna Alexandersdottir

Stanislav Altgovzen

Lynne Alverson

Chap & Eve Alvord

Brian Anderson

Marina & Christian Anderson

Janice Anderson

Suzanne & Marvin Anderson

Susan Anderson

Phoebe Andrew

Rebecca Andrews-Shane & Scott Shane

Anonymous (14)

Clayton Antieau

Susan & Aaron Aragaki

Maria Isabel Arcelus de Diego

Ainara Arcelus

Almudena Arcelus

Evelyn Arrigoni

Jennifer Arrington-Korek

ArtsFund

Bonnie Ashleman

Kym Aughtry

Roxana & Thomas Augusztiny

Audra Aulabaugh

Rebecca Avants

Diane & Jean-Loup Baer

Bruce & Della Balick

Anaya Balter

Paul Banko

Michelle Banks & Joe Platzner

Paul Bannick

GeriAnn Baptista & Jason Allan

Jennifer Barber

Christopher Barkley

Lisa McCroskey & Chad Barnes

Brian Barr

Jane & Peter Barrett

John & Sue Bassett

Gretchen Bauer

Ashley Baxter

Cheryl & Patrick Bayle

Katrina Beach

Katey Bean

Kathryn Beck & John Hatten

Sue Becker

Paul Belanger

Danilynn Benavente

Julia Bent

Rebecca Benton*

Julie & Ed Berg

Susan Bergquist

Katie Bergstrom

Michael Bildstein

Adele & John Bingham

Sharon Birks & Robert Reed

Audrey Black

David Black

Inez Black

Luther Black & C. Christina Wright

Sarah Blackstone

Jane Blackwell

Mara Blair

Shawna Bliss

Ron & Sue Bockelman

The Boeing Company

Wilbert Bohn

Hilary Bolles

Heatherly Born

Galina Borodyansky

Ronald Bosi

Hamida Bosmajian

Natasha & John Bostic

Toni & Tom Bostick

Linda & Frank Bothwell

Jody Bourgeois

Sandra Bowman

Jeff Bradley & Anne Hocking

Annie Breckenfeld

Christopher Brown

Lester Brown & Amber Shelton

Shantay Brown

Skyler Brown

Zachary Brown

Andrew Bruce & Deborah Donnell

Shannon Bruce

Mike & Sarah Bruemmer

Amy Bryant

Carmen Buck

Carlyn Buckler

Jeanne & Jim Burbidge

Judy Burnside

Daniel V. Byrne

Melissa Cahoon

Ky Calder

Dianne Calkins

Wendy Call

Pamela Camp

Tom & Sonya Campion

Richard & Charlotte Canning

Kristelle Cariaga

Paul Carlson & Shawn Hanson

John & Emily Carpenter

Frank Carstensen

James Carter

Robert & Sharon Carter

Julie & Ross Case

Steven & Elizabeth Cedergreen

Bria Chakofsky-Lewy

Erica Chao

Helen Chappell

Dwane & Angela Chappelle

Caryn Charpier & John Alexander

Ariel Chavan

Gabriela Chavarria

Prabhjyot Chawla

Arnie & Helen Cherullo

Michael Chew

Lisa Chick

Daniel Chirot

Frank Chopp Jr. & Nancy Long

Jon & Joan Christoffersen

Daniel & Sandra Ciske

City of Seattle Department of Education & Early Learning

Clarius Group, LLC

John & Judy Clark

Laurie & Wayne Clark

Ocean Clark

Dorothy Clarke

Columbia Sportswear

Bruce & Lou Colwell

Jane Conway

Beth Cook & Ken Sparks

Diane Cooley

Patrick & Grace Cooley

Cooper-Newell Foundation

Deborah Cornue

Wendy Costello

Meg Covington

Jeremiah Cox

Corient

Emily Craig

John Creighton

Bob Crittenden

Carolyn Crockett & Robert Brooks

Alan Croft

Colin Cross & Nicholas Weir

Laurette Culbert

Suzanne Cunliffe

Jade D’Alpoim Guedes

Michael & Isolde Dagg

Stan Dahlin

James Davenport

Elisabeth David

Davis Wright Tremaine, LLP

Joe Davis

Judy & Richard Davis

Lindsay Davis

John Dawson

Eileen de la Cruz & Todd Gunderson

Ann De Lancey

Taylor Dean

Anne Delaney & Brad Bashaw

Betsy Dennis

Jeff Diamond

David & Helen Dichek

Horatiu Dicher

Rick & Kerry Dillhoff

Thomas & Juliann Dillhoff

The Discuren Foundation

Dia Dissmore & John Glynn

Jennifer Dixon & Brian Carmichael

Cathy Doane

David Dobak

Charles Dodd

Karen Domino & Gene Brenowitz

Louise & James Doyle

Amy Driggers-Janof

Richard Droker & Sharon Baker

Kjersten Dubuque

Anthony Ducharme

Sandra Dunn

Sharon Dunn

Mary & James Dunnam

Lydia Dunning

Peter Dunwiddie & Elizabeth Bell

Paul Early

Colleen Echohawk & Matthew Hayashi

Dillon Edwards

Gretchen Eldridge

Marco Elenes

Kate Elliott

Kit Ellis

William & Virginia Ellis

Lynda Emel & Carter Bentley

Encourage & Impact Foundation

Jim & Lynn Erckmann

Kathi Erickson

Shelley Evans

Stephen Evans

Evolving Earth Foundation

Jennifer Faubion & Amit Ranade

Brian Faudree

Ellen Ferguson

The Hugh & Jane Ferguson Foundation

Jennifer & Andrew Feucht

Kimberly Fields

Kathy & David Finholm

Sam Finkle

Laada Bilaniuk & Ben Fitzhugh

Andrew & Jen Flannery

Laurie Fleek

Lydia Flora Barlow & Rick Barlow

Jeanette Mills & Dale Flynn

Linda Foley

Connor Folsom

Joan & Howard Fox

Jamie & Kyle Franceschina

Janice Frans

Kira & Benjamin Franz-Knight

Melissa Frey & David Robichaud

Raymond Frey

David Friedman

Lloyd & Janet Frink

Phillip & Noreen Frink

Kristin & Todd Frossmo

Anne Fruge

Kai Fujita

Sarah Gage

Daniel Gamash

Alina Ganenkova

Cezanne Garcia & David Grossman

Heidi Garcia

Jean Gardner

Nancy Garland

Mike & Lynn Garvey

Mimi Gates

Colleen & Michael Gaylord

Paula Gembala

Katharyn Alvord Gerlich

Michelle Gern

George Ghali

Lucca Giannechini

David Giblin & Julie Monahan

Katie Gibson

Milton Gil Higareda

Indira Gillingham

Matthew Gimbut

Angela Ginorio

Andrew & Lori Glass

Catherine Gleason & Wayne Johnson

Johnny Goforth

Harvey Golden

Pamela Stewart & Julie Golding

Dr. Richard & Ginger Goldman

John Goodfellow Jr. & Barbara Peterson

Linda Goodman

Leslie Grace*

Claire & Paul Grace

Robin Graham & Brooke Miller

Elinor Graham & Steven Gary

David Granger

Mimi Green

John Griffiths & Hazel Singer

David Gross & Kristine Vassar

Mark Groudine & Cynthia Putnam

James Grubb

Tim Gunstone

Zack Gushurst

Lorna Guthrie

Allison & Paulo Gutscher

Lauren Guzauskas & Brandon Crook

Ernest & Barbara Gylland

Jennifer Hahn

Timothy Bates & Susan Hamilton

Judith Hance

Aaron & Ashley Hannon

Dick & Marilyn Hanson

Daniel Harbaugh

Sasha Harmon

Dianne Harris & Lawrence Hamlin

Helen Harris

Matt Harris & Gina Fridley

Kristi Harson-Faver

Diane & Randy Hart

Catherine Hartwell

Michele Hasson

Jane Hastings

Roberta & Tom Hawkins

Kelly & Lisa Hayes

Matt Hayes

Mike Hayes & Mary Moser

Lori & Rob Healy

Nicholas & Cassie Heaton

Sherri Heck

Garrett Heckert

Colleen Heckman

Vivian Henderson

Henry Luce Foundation

Bridger Herman

Jeff Herman

Susan Herring

Betsy Hess

Daniel & Merisa Heu-Weller

Homer & Linda Hickam

Katherine Himstedt

Cody Hinchliff

Tom & Arline Hinckley

Ruth Hinz

Ki Hirose

Elizabeth Hitchings

Isabelle Hitzel

Jacqueline Hobbs

Janka Hobbs

Roger Hockett

William Hodge

Carla Holm & David Martens

Karen Holm & Robert Walker

Martha Holm

Sarah Holt

Rayna & Jay Holtz

Alexis Hope

Christopher Hopkins

William Horder

Lillian Horita

Ken Horwitz

David Hosford

Catherine Hovanic & William Brookreson

Dariia Hrytsyuk

Heather Hsu

Amy Huang

Harriet Huber

Margaret & Richard Hudson

Kazi Huque

Carl & Kathryn Hurley

Christine Hurley & Marlys Erickson

Forrest Hutter

Inger Hutton

Dwight & Tricia Hyland

Mari Imaizumi

April & Dave Ingle

Institute of Museum and Library Services

John Irby

Ron & Gail Irving

Arthur & Glenda Israel

David & Danette Iyall

Trudi Jackson

Christina Jallings

Keith & Carol James

David Janecky

Todd & Elizabeth Janssen

Garfield & Cindy Jeffers

Hunter Jeffers

Michael Jeffers & Hope Aldrich

Linda & Ernst Jensen

Sally & Warren Jewell

Donald Jewett

Samson Jinks

Mary Johanson

Estate of Murray & Sherry Johnson

Tyler Johnson

Shirley Johnston

Terry & Michael Jones

Pat Jones

Chris Jonsson

David Jump

Herbert Kai

Jack Kaldowski

Gunter & Gertrud Kaldschmidt

Lynn Kamplain

Joni Kamrar

Kevin Kane

Kristin Karlinski & Sam Birchman

William Karp

Harold Kawaguchi & Shaun Hubbard

Wistar & Edmond Kay

Kemper Freeman Foundation

Linda Kent & James Corson

Leslie Kincaid-Lawrence & Nicholas

Lawrence

Vicki & James King

Deborah & Robert Knetzger

Allan Knight

Jonathan Knight & Linda Quan Knight

Kevin Knudson

Alan Knue

Jean & David Koewler

Denise Konakis

Martha Kongsgaard & Peter Goldman

Brian & Erin Kraemer

Darlene & Kerry Krenzke

Laura Krinsky

Matthew Kujawa & Saori Tachibana

Tom & Jeannie Kundig

Peter Kunstadter

Kimberly Lacy

Edward Lalonde

Emily Landau

Howard Langeveld

Susan Langsley

Margaret & James Lauer

Gary & Mary Laursen

Albert & Suzanne Lawrence

Cindi Laws

Thien-Y Thi Le & Daniel Wu

Adam & Anne Leaché

John Leacox

Joyce Lem

Jake Leno

Lenore Hanauer Foundation

Noah Leonard

Philippe LeTourneau & Janna Rolland

Dawn Leverett

Austin Lewis

Kris Lewis

Ryan Libby

Charlie Lieu

Corina & Greg Linden

Jacob Lipman

James Lithgow

Gary Livingston & Eileen McLanahan

Dixie & David Llewellin

Robin Llewellyn

Jack Lloyd

John & Karen Loeser

Devonshire Lokke

Ellen Look & Tony Cavalieri

Misty Louie

Jason & Jennifer Love

Anne Lovinger Earhart

Fabienne Lucas

Lucky Seven Foundation

Cynthia Luksus & Bill Deters

Lummi Nation

Dennis Lund & Martha Taylor

Kristin & Scott Luttinen

Douglas & Karen Macduff

Made in Washington

Christmarie Madera

Gary & Molly Madson

Brian Magana

Sara Magee

Thea & Eric Maia

Aleksa Manila

Edgar & Linda Marcuse

David & Arlene Mari

Marrella Fund

Sally Martin

Vicki & George Martin

Nastassia Masalkova

Katherine & Pete Maslenikov

Adrielle Massey

Yannick Matthews

Robert Matteri

Ellen Maxson

Michelle Mayther

Douglas & Joyce McCallum

Sean McCanna

Ann McCartney & Norman Lindquist

Maizie McClellan

Ashley McClelland

Wendy & Thomas McClure

Lisa McCluskey & Kevin Small

Calmar McCune

Elizabeth McDaniel

Susan McDougall & David Biek

Andrea McFadden

Paul & Anna McKee

Lynn McKiernan Ngari

McKinstry Stauffer Yang Construction

Jill & Joseph McKinstry

Rosa So & Rick McLaughlin

Deborah McLean

David McMillan

Doug & Thelma McTavish

Susan & Robert Mecklenburg

Akshay Mehra

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

Katie & Steven Messick

COMMEMORATIVE GIFTS

in honor of Rebecca Andrews

Mark Kernaghan in honor of Rosanna & Bob Bailey

Maia Nakashima in memory of James William Bee

Stephen Kenagy & Annette Bee in memory of Patrice Benson

Jocelyn Phillips & Warren Bakken in memory of Rex Buck

Ellen Look & Tony Cavalieri in memory of Ken Davis

Sharon Birks & Robert Reed in memory of Sally Dow

Stephan Brown in honor of Ron Eng

Linda & David Crafts in honor of Ellen Ferguson

Robert & Micki Flowers in honor of Ellen Ferguson

David & Chris Towne in memory of Sally F. Fitch

James Fitch in honor of Cory Fortin

Spencer & Patricia Smith in honor of David Giblin

Anonymous in memory of Pat Courtney Gold

Pinky & Kelly Beymer in memory of Ellen & Ralph Gustafson

Dale Tilson in memory of Marie Halverson

Roxana & Thomas Augusztiny

in memory of Marie Halverson

Sarah Cox in memory of Marie Halverson

Ellen Ferguson in memory of Marie Halverson

Molly & Robert Reischling in memory of Marie Halverson

Sally & David Wright in memory of Marie Halverson

Wyman Youth Trust in honor of Bill & Marty Holm

Corinne Waters in memory of Bill Holm

Emily Hartley in honor of Riley Howard

Christina Simpson in honor of Christine Hurley

Richard Marks & Spring Zoog in honor of Isabelle

Charles Eder in honor of Bridget Johnson

Kathy Johnson in honor of Kirk Johnson

Susan Langsley in honor of Mark Kernaghan

Rebecca Andrews-Shane & Scott Shane in memory of John Kincaid & Bill Holm

Jane Plath in memory of John Kincaid

Scott & Lois Howell in honor of John Kincaid

Jean & David Koewler in memory of Don Knoke

James Duemmel in memory of Don Knoke

Noel Knoke in memory of Estella Leopold

Jennifer Ruesink & Alan Trimble in honor of Ellen Look

Marijane England in memory of Miriam & V. Standish Mallory

Karl & Susan Mallory

in memory of Stuart Markow

Mark Darrach in memory of Rebecca McGoodwin

Michael C. McGoodwin in memory of Donald Mitchell

Pamela Mitchell in memory of Berl Nussbaum

Karen Nussbaum in memory of Vickie Pankretz

Douglas Pankretz in memory of John Putnam

Christopher Brown in memory of Alan Rabinowitz

Andrea Rabinowitz in memory of Brooks Ragen

Suzanne Ragen in memory of Wes & Barb Roberts

Annie Roberts in honor of Erika Shira

Alanna Nelson in memory of Mark Stephen Souder

Thandi Onami in honor of Cathryn A. Sprague

Brinton Sprague in honor of Julie Stein

Ellen Ferguson in honor of Julie Stein

Sharon Birks & Robert Reed in honor of Julie Stein

Wyman Youth Trust in honor of the leadership of Bob Wiley and Julie Stein

Chick & Linda Hodge in memory of Dr. Daniel Stuntz

Michael & Frances Beug in memory of Lois Van der Vieren

Monica Van der Vieren in memory of Wesley Wehr

Lisa Barksdale in memory of Wesley Wehr

Katherine Reed

GIFTS TO THE COLLECTIONS

Kym Aughtry

Kathryn Bunn-Marcuse

Robert C. Carver

Eric & Camilla Chastain

Ruth Chopp

David Coates Family

Gerry & Fran Conley

Estate of Mary Culp

Robin & Dr. John Mark Dean

Dominic & Margaret DiMare

Jeffrey Steven Ellis

Lawrence Epstein

Equinox Research & Consulting International, Inc.

The Esbenshade Family

Marlene Giedd-Clark & Jack Giedd-Clark

Leslie Grace*

Lynn Martin Graton

Jill Green

Sven Haakanson

Judith Hance

Jane Hastings & Norman Johnston

Robert L. Hawkins

Violet Hover

Dana Hufford

Gordon Janow

San-Chin & Ellen Kao

James F. Keller & Leonard Cebula

Bella Yongok Kim

Lewis County

Louise Lindgren & David Cameron

Candace Lower

Luz Mangaser

Phillip Markley

Stephanie C. Marvin, DDS

John Marzluff

Ashley McClelland

Doug & Thelma McTavish

Methow Conservancy

Heather Kim Metrokin Cannon

Bonnie Monroe

Orville & Carolyn Murphy

Allen & Amy Musikantow

Howard & Elmyra Nelson

Patricia Nilsson

Diane Noel

Dick & Judy Osborn

Lizabeth Osnes

Sierra Paine

Charles & Gayle Pancerzewski

Ruth Pelz

City of Renton

Pat & Kitte Robins Family

Susan Rogers & R. Bruce Barrus

Lucy & Jerome Rose

Diana Ryesky & Gerald Delay

Diane Rzegocki

Ann Marie Schneider

Seattle Public Utilities

Norma Shainin

Port of Skagit

Skagit Land Trust

Richard L. Smith

Sharon Sneddon

David Stinson & Barbara Rogers Stinson

Gerald Richard Sutherland

Sally & Bill Tantau

Sharon & Art Tenhouse

Marjorie “Maggie” Walker

Susan Way & Clark Sorensen

E. Kim Weers

Robin Weintraub

Whatcom County

Katherine E. Wildermuth & John Jamison

Robert Wiley*

Nina Wolsk & Scott Henderson

Rhoda Yarkin Karusaitis & the Yarkin Family

Melissa Young

COMMEMORATIVE GIFTS

TO THE COLLECTIONS

in honor of Rebecca Andrews

Mark Kernaghan in honor of Dominique Alhambra, Rebecca Andrews, Molly Winslow

Mark Kernaghan in memory of Ben Davidson

Mark Kernaghan

in honor of Sandra & William J. Dunn, Jr.

Mark Kernaghan in memory of Leslie Grace

Rebecca W. Andrews in memory of Dr. Alan J. Kohn

Nancy Kohn in memory of Kate Morgan

Mick Fish in memory of Rodney Nyhus

Roger Nyhus in honor of Anna Sloan

Marilyn Sloan in memory of Sharon Stewart

Lawrence Robinson in memory of Emilia E. Van Weel

Kees Van Weel in memory of Dr. Pieter B. Van Weel

Kees Van Weel in memory of Elizabeth “Betty” Wilson and Christine Sorrill

Joe & Monica Wilson

IN-KIND GOODS AND SERVICES

Alaska Airlines

Bumbershoot Music & Arts Festival

Burke Museum Association

Deep Eddy Vodka

Pagliacci Pizza

Pursued by Bear

Rooster Rabbitt LLC

Solea USA

The Finch Walla Walla

Tuxedos N’ Tennis Shoes Catering

MADRONE CIRCLE

Madrone Circle donors have made a bequest to the museum in their estate plans.

Patrick Ashley

Roxana & Thomas Augusztiny

Ron & Maureen Bell

Sharon Birks

Jan Carline & Carol Sue Ivory-Carline

Bruce & Mary-Louise Colwell Jr.

Katherine Diaz

Barbara Eddy

Kathi Erickson

Ellen Ferguson

Richard & Mary Kay Hansen

Jane Hastings

Marty Holm

Jennifer Hunter

Mary & Fred Lanouette

Ronda Larson

Omar Lee

Linda & David Leisy

Louise B. Wenberg-Luce

Karl & Susan Mallory

Charles Milford

Jeanette Mills & Dale Flynn

Sarah Parrington

Sievert Rohwer

Jay & Barbara Schwantes

John Whiteaker

Beverly Witte

SUPPORTING MEMBERS

Blake Anderson

Nicholas Anderson

Roger & Lori Anderson

Colleen & Will Babcock

Steven Bass & Suzanna Darcy

Peter & Leslie Bateman

Paul Beaudet & David Wertheimer

Glen & Susan Beebe

Herbert & Karen Berry

Judith Bezy & Kanezo Domoto

Karin Blakley

Teresa & Andrew Bliss

P. Dee Boersma & Sue E. Moore

Patricia Borman

Katherine Buker

Victoria Buker

Cynthia Cannon

Edward Carpenter

Alaina Carr

Dawn Carr

Jennifer Chartraw

Luis Chavarria

Iwen Chiu

Oliver Cobb

Joseph Corboy

Stacey Crawshaw & Jeff Lewis

Laura & Stephen Day

Andrew Denzel

Jake Denzel

Dana Divens & George Staggers

Susan Douglas

Sarah Dow & Andrew Graham

Deborah Dwyer & Jay Field

Deborah & Peter Erickson

Gail Erickson & Phil Lanum

Barbara & Tim Fielden

Brenda Fong

Carole Fuller

Jarrett Raymond Gaddy

Lynda Gilman

Peggy Glick

Adam Goldstein

Robert Harris & Leslie Boies

Wesley & Molly Hays

Emerson Heald

Kim Heidebrink & Victoria Poage

Elizabeth Hetrick

Nancy & Charlie Hogan

Greg Hollowoy

Elsie & Stephen Hulsizer

Ralph & Marie Jackson

Bruce & Joanne Jones

Betty Josephson

Robert Keefer

Susan Keefer

Maude Laslie

Sarah Lawer & Francis Guanco

Jean Lee

Becky Liebman

Tate Linden

Joanne Lipson

Philip Liu

Yunyang Liu & Jerry Chen

Emrys Lynch

Alison Maki

Karen Malen-Hogle & Paul Hogle

Deborah Maranville

Peter & Janice Mathisen

Martha Maurer

Colene McKee & Bill Denzel

Connie McKibben

Edith Miller

Laura & Andrew Miller

Pamela Mitchell

Suzanne Montedonico

Ray & Sue Mooers

Claudia Noyes

Karen Oliver & David Phinney

Jose & Dorrena Ortega

Isabella Parsons

Sandra Parsons

Carl Peterson

Judy Pigott

Herb & Lucy Pruzan

Maria Raducanu & Humberto Gamboa

William & Barbara Rayburn

Darren & Deanna Redick

Mark & Rebecca Rees

Tarina Reichert

James Reid

Kristi Rennebohm & Eldon Franz

Megan Richards

Glenn Richardson

Paula Riggert

Nancy Ritzenthaler & Albert Odmark

Teresa Rodriguez & Joe LePla

Kevin Rooney & Merry Lewis

Kevin Ruddell & Heather Kroll

Anne & Steve Sarewitz

Betsy & Jason Schneier

Julia Sensenbrenner

Andrew Sliwinski

Juliet Smith

Pat Soden

Miriam Sterlin

Rachel Stoermer & Toby Latin-Stoermer

Jon Struss

Michele & Paul Stutzman

Brenda Sullivan

Tamlyn Thomas

Gayle & Jack Thompson

Elizabeth Thompson McCone &

Philip McCone

Lauren Tran

Jonathan Turner-Lipson

John Urdal & Claire Elam

Vineet Wahi & Tamara Smith

Caroline & Oliver Whitehead

Kirsten Wilhelm & Carl DeVault

Mitchell Witkowski

Lucy Wolf

Sally & Richard Wolf

Dylan Wollett

Karen Zagona & Heles Contreras

VOLUNTEERS

John Alexander

Christopher Angkico

Zeke Augustine

Roxana Augusztiny

David Ausmus

Jerry Austin

Art Baldwin

Jennifer Barber

Michelle Barboza

Allison Bigelow

Chris Blakeley

Benjamin Bland

Natalee Bozzi

Samuel Bradford

Jan Bragg

Ari Brown

Becky Bruscas

Vincent Bruscas

Maria Buckner

Shawn Canonizado

Jan Carline

Arion Chao

Lin Coker

Carla Conway

Chris Cook

Susie Cook

Jay Cornish

Liz David

Lee Ellis

Mary Fisher

Lawrence Friedman

Kai Fujita

Joe Gibbs

Amanda Godfrey

Gabriel Goncalves

Rebecca Gordon

Jill Green

Cat Grubin

AnaLuisa Gutierrez

Anthony Hernandez

Rachel Hoffman

Jacob Joens-Poulton

Emily Johnson

Kelly Kadlec

Mary Claire Kendall

Chris Klassen

Katelyn Knapp

Clara Kreutziger

Daniel Lahn

Ben Lee

Ben Lefebvre

Tristan Levine

Bird Lindquist

Philip Lindquist

Crystal Liston

Gary Livingston

Carly MacConnell

Gretchen Marks

Ellen Maxson

Austin May

Wendy McClure

Doug McTavish

Felix Mercado Flores

Mel Milnes

Nikolas Moore

Daniel Mount

Logan Ostendorf

Miranda Otjen

Guy Paquin

Valerie Paquin

Nicholas Peterson

Jake Pohs

Erika Price

Jean “Prim” Primozich

Maya Ramadurai

Lynda Raymond

Mike Rich

Meredith Rivin

Henry Rosato

Diana Ryesky

Lawr Salo

Sebastian Salter

Sophia Samant

Roxanne Sanders

Jennifer Sassano

Katherine Schaffer

Della Scott

Laurel Sercombe

Deborah Sheppard

Michael Sidell

Lesly Silva

David Slager

Christina Stuhl

Mark Terry

Susan Torgerson

Linda Vangelos

Luke Walko

Lisa Wallace

Susan Way

Jade Wells

Jennifer Wells

Margee Will

Kaela Wuesthoff

Anna Xie

Yiqi Xu

*Deceased

We have made every effort to be thorough and represent each name accurately. If you note an error or omission, please contact the Burke Development office at burkedev@uw.edu so that we can correct your listing.