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Rooted in Legacy, Growing Our Future The Draves Presidency begins

Dr. Patricia H. Draves 15th President of Monmouth College

LONG-TERM PARTNERSHIP

THIS IS THE 30TH YEAR that professors Mike Connell and Dick Johnston have been together in Monmouth’s business department, and it’s likely – given the popularity of their discipline – that they’re the duo that has taught the most students in the college’s 171-year history.

Other potential record partnerships include former faculty members Hal Loya and Gracie Peterson (a 36-year overlap in music); Harlow Blum and George Waltershausen (33 years in art); David Allison and Bob Buchholz (32 years in biology); Pete Gebauer and Richard “Doc” Kieft (31 years in chemistry); and Doug Spitz and Bill Urban (30 years in history).

“Dicky J is the most dynamic classroom teacher I’ve ever seen,” said Connell. “He calls on the students, he knows all their names. It’s his passion. I might make it easier on students, but Dicky J inspires our kids. He gets more thank-you letters from students than anyone I’ve seen.”

Johnston returned the favor. “Connell is a passionate lecturer with excellent material,” he said, before doling out praise for Connell’s BUSI 105 class—popularly known as “Connell’s class”—which he called “the epitome of what a liberal arts course should be. He integrates history with economic logic.”

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PRESIDENT Dr. Patricia Draves BOARD OF TRUSTEES Mark Kopinski ’79, Chairman Dr. Ralph Velazquez Jr. ’79, Vice Chairman Douglas R. Carlson ’66 Daniel Cotter ’88 Dan Dickson ’89 Dr. Harvey Echols ’81 Christine Beiermann Farr ’90 Robin Ottenad Galloway ’90 William J. Goldsborough ’65 Kevin Goodwin ’80 Augustin Hart III ’68 Mahendran Jawaharlal ’86 F. Austin Jones The Rev. Robert C. McConnell ’72 J. Alex McGehee ’81 Pamela Meanes ’90 Bradley C. Nahrstadt ’89 Gail Simpson Owen ’74 Anthony J. Perzigian ’66 Dennis M. Plummer ’73 Anita Ridge ’88 Tim Salier ’96 The Hon. John J. Scotillo ’72 Dr. Carlos F. Smith ’90 Nancy L. Snowden Mark E. Taylor ’78 Dwight Tierney ’69 Jean Peters Witty ’88

3 NEW LEADER TAKES THE STAGE Dr. Patricia Draves is formally installed as Monmouth College’s 15th president.

8 A HOMECOMING TO REMEMBER Old friends reunited and new friends were made during a weekend packed with events.

14 RECORD YEAR FOR GIVING A major gift of farmland was one of the highlights of the most successful fundraising year in college history.

FRONT COVER: Photograph by Kent Kriegshauser

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MISSION STATEMENT: Monmouth College provides a transformative educational experience within a caring community of learners. As a residential liberal arts college, we empower students to realize their full potential, live meaningful lives, pursue successful careers, and shape their communities and the world through service and leadership.

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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

TRANSFORMING LIVES HAS ALWAYS BEEN ‘THE MONMOUTH WAY’

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he story that follows this page dives into some of the details of the inauguration ceremony that kicked off our Homecoming weekend in early October.

It truly was a glorious day, with members of my family in attendance, along with various friends and alumni, former faculty colleagues and even one of my mentors at Monmouth, President Dick Giese, who then continued that role when I joined him on the administrative team at the University of Mount Union.

One of the mentors that both my husband, Jeff Draves ’85, and I had at Monmouth was the late Richard “Doc” Kieft, and he was one of several examples I used in my inauguration speech of what I called “The Monmouth Way.” Jeff was interested in science, football and having fun when he came to Monmouth, and I know he accomplished all three of those things here. But he accomplished so much more because of Doc, his chemistry professor who became his mentor.

Doc encouraged Jeff to dream bigger for himself, and I know he was proud of Jeff, who earned a Ph.D. in chemistry, had a career in academia and industry, and is a fantastic husband and loving dad.

Jeff embodies what we do at Monmouth. We transform lives and help students dream bigger, enabling them to achieve the potential they have within. It’s “The Monmouth Way.” I am a direct beneficiary, and I’ve witnessed firsthand the hundreds of lives he’s changed for the better as a college professor, many of those right here at Monmouth. Those transformations can be traced directly to Doc or, in other words, are rooted in legacy, which was part of the title of my speech.

Dick Giese and his wife, Sandy, are another example, and the simplest way to say it is that Dick did for me what Doc did for Jeff—he uncovered some of my potential I didn’t know was there. In other words, “The Monmouth Way.” The final example I used in my speech were students from the Monmouth biochemistry classes I taught

20 years ago—students who’ve gone on to do some wonderful, meaningful work.

In particular, I focused on three of my former students—Wendy Thomas ’04, Erron Deloney ’04 and Frank Clark ’02.

Wendy is one of the hardest workers I know. Nothing was stopping her from going to medical school.

She was also a mean barrel racer in rodeo and had a deep love of animals. While it took time, Monmouth helped Wendy discover her real passion —veterinary medicine—and she’s owned her own clinic since 2011.

Erron came to Monmouth with a goal to go into the FBI. He wouldn’t mind me saying he had some catch-up to do from his high school preparation, and his work ethic moved him to a space to do anything he wanted. He opened to new opportunities and is now a successful senior director at Eli Lilly, running their clinical data management program.

Finally, Frank—Mr. Liberal Arts. Frank came here wanting to be a doctor and stayed true to that. He moved on to Northwestern’s medical school and is now a psychiatrist in South Carolina, writing children’s books on positive self-image.

When I met these three, they were all determined but maybe didn’t have the confidence or depth of understanding of all they could accomplish. Our community of coaches, faculty and staff helped them uncover it—“The Monmouth Way” once again. And wow, what a difference they’re making in the world.

As you read the rest of this special donor issue, I hope you’ll think of the Monmouth mentors in your life, and the difference they helped make for you, whether you’re now 24 or 94. And I hope you’ll want to support your alma mater in some way— through gifts of time, talents or dollars—so that we can continue showing our current and future students “The Monmouth Way.”

President Patricia Draves

THE INAUGURATION OF PRESIDENT PATRICIA DRAVES

Entrusted with the Legacy With her hand on a Bible that belonged to Monmouth’s first President, David Wallace, Dr. Patricia Draves is sworn into office by Board Vice Chair Dr. Ralph Velazquez ’79.

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ctober 4 was a special day at a special place.

Monmouth College celebrated the 15th president in its 171-year history, inaugurating Dr. Patricia Draves in a ceremony on the plaza in front of Wallace Hall, a building named for the college’s first president, the Rev. David A. Wallace.

“I am filled with immense gratitude and a profound sense of responsibility,” said Draves. “It is not just a privilege to be your president; it is an honor to be entrusted with the legacy of Monmouth College—a legacy built on the

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unanimous choice of the college’s presidential search committee and took office in July. Before that, she was president of Graceland University in Lamoni, Iowa, for the last seven school years.

In her address, Draves said her top priorities are:

Among more than 80 alumni representing past graduating classes were, from left: Marnie Steach ’95, Shelley Brown Postin ’89 and Marybeth Dues Johnson ’93.

a focus on growth in enrollment and the resulting increase in revenue; a continued emphasis on integrating the overall Monmouth experience for students with the college’s excellent academic programs; expanding Monmouth’s “culture of connections” to “expand our classroom for our students”; keeping a Monmouth education affordable while delivering a quality education;

Former President Richard Giese (left), who spoke at the inauguration, is greeted by retired longtime admission representative Peter Pitts.

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ideals of scholarship, leadership, community, service and transformation of students.”

In a message titled “Rooted in Legacy, Growing Our Future,” Draves shared her vision for the college, all the while noting that it will be a group effort.

“We must cultivate a vision that honors our past while embracing the possibilities that lie ahead— together,” she said. “I envision a Monmouth College that is a beacon of academic excellence, celebrates the Monmouth experience, takes advantage of our outstanding location, and is a place where students from all backgrounds come together to learn, grow and challenge one another to reach their full potential.”

Five priorities A Rhode Island native, Draves is a former member of Monmouth’s faculty, serving alongside her husband, Jeff Draves, in the chemistry department from 2002–06.

Jeff is also an alumnus of Monmouth, graduating in 1985.

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and a “digital transformation” that will equip Monmouth students in an increasingly con- nected world.

“As we tackle these priorities, we come from a position of strength,” said Draves. “We have an abundance of blessings here that so many other campuses do not enjoy.”

Those blessings include a generous, loyal and supportive alumni base and a strong relationship with the surrounding community. That relationship was noted in their time at the podium

by Monmouth Mayor Rod Davies ’74 and by Richard Giese, Monmouth’s former president and Draves’ mentor at the University of Mount Union, where she was known as Dean Draves.

Another of the speakers who welcomed Draves was Kamea Graham ’26, who spoke on behalf of the student New presidential spouse Dr. Jeff body. While she was stay- Draves ’85 enjoys the festivities with former presidential spouse ing on campus this year Sandra Giese. as a participant in the Doc Kieft Summer Research Program, Graham met the new president.

“I found out how hilarious President Draves is, and also how refreshing her energy is,” said Graham. “She truly loves the students here.”

President Draves’s twin sons Benjamin (left) and William provided a touching but lighthearted moment, describing growing up in Monmouth under the supervision of a demanding but loving mother.

Other speakers at the ceremony were Dean Mark Willhardt on behalf of the faculty; Director of Athletics Roger Haynes ’82 on behalf of the staff; and Mark Tupper ’94 on behalf of alumni.

Monmouth alumni in attendance also included a large contingent of class representatives, all the way through students from each of the college’s four on-campus classes from 2025–28. Some of the classes, such as the years 1941–51, were represented from alumni outside of that class. The oldest alum representing their actual class was Ralph Whiteman ’52, while James Asplund ’54 and JoEllen Hamilton Dollinger ’58 also represented classes from that decade.

A highlight of the ceremony were remarks delivered by the Draves’s twin sons, Benjamin and William, who spent their youth in Monmouth. They told of loving notes left by their busy mother, instructing them to do chores but also to enjoy themselves. “These values instilled into us as teenagers, our mom carries with her today,” said Benjamin. “Working hard and showing up every day never has to be at the expense of having fun and finding joy in the everyday work. … You can expect a leader who works hard and makes sure that everyone is finding joy in the work as it happens.”

Deep roots, and an exciting future “Let us remember that while we honor our history, we must not be bound by it,” said Draves. “Monmouth College is a living, breathing entity, one that has the power to adapt and grow. Together, we will forge a path toward a future filled with promise, innovation and opportunity ­—a future that is rooted in our legacy while embracing the boundless potential of what is yet to come as we grow into our future.”

In the late 1980s, around the time that Draves was completing her Ph.D. at the University of Illinois, Biosphere 2 was launched. Draves mentioned the Arizona research facility in her speech on roots and growth, noting that trees at the experimental site “did not fully mature and would often fall over.”

“This was because in the enclosed environment, it lacked wind and other environmental stressors causing them to not develop strong enough root systems to support their weight,” she said.

Monmouth, on the other hand, “has endured and survived many stressors, growing deeper roots, and we have this amazing college as a result,” she said.

It’s a college with roots back to the mid-1800s, and with a new leader setting its course for the future.

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CAMPUS NEWS

Cutting a ribbon at the rededication of Stockdale Center are, from left: Cullen Marshall, Holly Tharp, President Draves, Carina Engst, Isabel Gimm and Karen Ogorzalek.

A ‘brighter, livelier’ Stockdale emerges after two-year renovation Nearly two full years after smoke damage from a fire caused its closing, Monmouth College’s Stockdale Center is not only back, but it’s better than ever.

A person who would know is Dean of Students Karen Ogorzalek, who was the first speaker as the college held a rededication ceremony Sept. 20 for the building, which is named in honor of the late Vice Adm. James Stockdale ’46 and his wife, Sybil. The ceremony kicked off the college’s celebration of Family Weekend.

One of Ogorzalek’s previous positions at Monmouth was director of the Stockdale Center. She praised the changes at what she called the “newly renovated space in the heart of campus.”

“Now, it’s truly a student center and space,” she said, before turning over the podium to Isabel Gimm ’25. Gimm, who serves as the lead mentor of the college’s prestigious Stockdale Fellows program, spoke of the many opportunities she’s had as a fellow.

“I’ve had countless opportunities for leadership and growth,” she said. “It’s helped me realize my full potential.”

Assistant Director of Fraternity and Sorority Life and Student Engagement Cullen Marshall ’22 first encountered Stockdale Center as a transfer student in the fall of 2020—a time when no building on campus was “normal” due to the pandemic. During his final semester in 2022, just as daily campus life was regain-

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ing that sense of normalcy, the Oct. 6 fire occurred.

“We’ve all made the best of it in the meantime, but luckily, that no longer needs to be the case,” he said. “The new and improved Stockdale Center is a brighter, livelier, more welcoming space.”

One of the many uses of the space is a meeting spot for Scots Student Senate, which was represented at the ceremony by its president, Carina Engst ’26, who appreciated that student input was solicited in the renovation.

“We aimed to capture a variety of student perspectives in the renovation design,” she said, noting that a new sensory room space is almost completed, as well as the popular Scotland Yard eatery and Scots Market.

During her time at the podium, Vice President for Business and Finance Holly Tharp thanked the many subcontractors for their help in the project and gave “a very special thank you” to the college’s food services provider, Aramark, for its willingness to work through the many logistical challenges of the past two years.

President Patricia Draves was the final speaker, thanking Tharp and Ogorzalek for their leadership on the project and stating that the ceremony was held at a very appropriate time.

“Stockdale Center is the living room for our students,” she said.

“Just like you have in your homes, it’s the family room where students can be together and relax. It’s very fitting that we rededicate it on Family Weekend.”

FROM PASSION TO PURPOSE

Fashion has always been a canvas for self-expression, and for Damarian Stark ’25, it has been a lifelong passion.

Growing up, Stark said he was like a fashion doll for his mother. This unique dynamic sparked his creativity and love for clothes. However, it wasn’t until a year ago that he decided to transform that passion into a professional venture, developing his own clothing brand, Nobody’s Favorite.

Stark’s journey into the world of fashion is deeply rooted in his belief that looking good translates into feeling good. He recalls how every time he wore a standout outfit, people would ask about his clothes.

“What really made me start my own brand, though, is that every time I wear an outfit someone asks about a certain article of clothing, or they ask about where I got the item from,” he said.

“So I just figured if I could get people interested in clothes I purchased from other people that maybe they would be interested in mine.”

His entrepreneurial spirit blossomed as he realized that he could turn his

flair for fashion into a business. With a strong foundation in leadership, and inspired by his upbringing and by his educational experiences at Monmouth, Stark is determined to make an impact in the fashion industry.

“I figured it’d be a great way to use some of the schooling I’ve had over the years as well as my natural leadership skills,” he said. “My Monmouth education has helped me with this endeavor a lot. The techniques I’m using to market my brand come from what I’ve learned here at Monmouth.”

The concept behind Nobody’s Favorite is deeply personal. The name embodies the essence of resilience and determination – a mantra that resonates with many. In Stark’s household, the phrase signifies the journey of the underdog, the one who often has to work twice as hard for success.

“It means you should tackle challenges head on and even though you might have to work way harder than others or feel unappreciated in your journey, that one day when you

NOBODY’S FAVORITE: Stark took a major step forward in launching his clothing line with a recent professional photo shoot featuring models showcasing his creations.

finally reach your goals, it’ll feel a million times better than someone who was just handed the same opportunity,” he said.

As he geared up for his first brand photo shoot in the Quad Cities, Stark said he was excited to showcase his designs through the lens of fellow Monmouth students. In a world that often prioritizes the mainstream, Stark’s message is clear: It’s not about being the favorite. It’s about making your own mark and inspiring others along the way.

—Jesia Choity ’27

Future accountant named Lincoln Laureate Although she’s a self-described “numbers girl,” accounting and Spanish double major Lea Selquist ’25 has enjoyed opportunities to exercise the other half of her brain in college.

In fact, her final act as a Monmouth student will also draw on the right side of her brain. Selquist will address her classmates at next May’s Commencement by virtue of her selection as this year’s Lincoln Laureate.

Each fall, an outstanding senior from each of the four-year degree-granting institutions of higher learning in Illinois is named a Student Laureate of the Lincoln Academy of Illinois.

“This has always been an honor I’ve looked up to and strived to achieve,” said Selquist. “I think of the past Lincoln Lau-

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reates during my time here, and they are such strong, intelligent women—people that I really look up to, people that I still stay in contact with and kind of idolize.”

Selquist is a recipient of the Monmouth College Presidential Scholarship and the

Nathan and Laura Gaskill Accounting Prize. She has also excelled in cocurricular activities, serving in such leadership roles as treasurer for Mortar Board, Order of Omega and Raices, the college’s Hispanic club. She has also held officer positions in Alpha Xi Delta and Panhellenic Council.

A member of the prestigious James and Sybil Stockdale Fellows, Selquist has served as a Scot Ambassador, an accounting tutor and an editor of the Midwest Journal of Undergraduate Research, all while balancing her commitment as a member of the Fighting Scots women’s soccer and lacrosse teams.

Selquist recently accepted a full-time position with RSM as an assurance associate and plans to sit for the certified public accountant examination in summer 2025.

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eartfelt hugs and handshakes, big smiles and laughter, and even a few tears were a major part of the weekend as Fighting Scots from around the nation and around the world gathered October 4–5 to celebrate Homecoming 2024.

By Barry McNamara Selected photography by Kent Kriegshauser

THE SCOTS SPIRIT STATUE is illuminated by fireworks following the Friday Night spirit shout at April Zorn Memorial Stadium, kicking off the Homecoming festivities.

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WHERE OLD FRIENDS STAND TRUE AND NEW ONES ARE FOUND

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evisiting the Monmouth College campus on a beautiful autumn weekend couldn’t help but warm the hearts of hundreds of returning Scots, but even more special was the opportunity to reunite with old friends.

Two of those friends were 2003 classmates Deon Dinsmore and Beau Hellman. An emotional Dinsmore presented his Fighting Scot baseball teammate for induction into the M Club Hall of Fame.

“I’m proud of you and what you’ve become, and I’m proud that you’re one of my best friends,” said Dinsmore at the Saturday morning ceremony in the Huff Athletic Center fieldhouse.

Hellman returned the favor.

“Deon was my age but quickly became like a big brother to me,” he said to the crowd, which included most of his former teammate Alan Betourne’s current Monmouth baseball squad. “If I wasn’t doing things right, Deon was there to let me know about it.”

Hellman also acknowledged his teammates, collectively.

“To my teammates—my brothers —thank you for four years of amazing baseball,” he said. “We learned the game, we had fun and we were good. Thank you for all your hard work and your friendships through the years. I truly love you guys.”

Several teammates of another of the inductees, soccer standout Samantha Barranco ’14, turned out, wearing special T-shirts to honor their friend.

The third inductee, Allison Devor ’13, said it felt “a bit weird” as she gave her speech, as she was used to sharing such honors with one or two of her talented throws teammates when it came time for podium recognition in track and field.

Former athletic standouts inducted into the M Club Hall of Fame were, from left: Samantha Barranco, Beau Hellman and Allison Devor.

Her presenter, current Scots head track coach Brian Woodard, said a letter he received from Devor when she graduated was a major influencing factor in his decision to remain in coaching for the past decade.

Hearing from the new president Homecoming festivities kicked off Friday with the inauguration of President Patricia Draves, who was a fixture at the rest of the weekend’s events, including the traditional parade down Broadway.

Monmouth’s 15th president concluded her inauguration remarks by calling upon the words of the college’s fourth president, Thomas Hanna McMichael, who was in office a century ago.

Emphasizing the need for a group effort in moving Monmouth forward, she said McMichael noted the college’s progress and growth were possible because “Old friends stood true and new ones were found.”

She touched on the subject of friendship again in her introductory remarks at Saturday’s Fraternity and Sorority and Life Hall of Fame ceremony.

“The friendships and the brotherhood and sisterhood started here last for decades,” she said. “I’m just looking around at all the people who’ve traveled hundreds of miles to support their brothers and sisters.”

An honoree who had just a short trip to the event was Brian Holland ’76, a member of Alpha Tau Omega who is now an attorney in Bushnell, Ill. He fondly recalled his days in ATO’s “house on the hill.”

Retired and current communications studies faculty Trudi Peterson and Chris Goble (center) reunite with members of the Class of 2014 Rachel Whitlock Kelleher, Anders Nelson, Ryan Kerr and Tessa Ginn.

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Clockwise, from top left: Stan Pepper ’76 is congratulated by President Draves for his induction into the Hall of Achievement; the Marshall/Kellogg/Peters/Witty family is recognized as Family of the Year; Nancy Snowden received the Distinguished Service Award; Trevor ’11 and Lauren Zak Newton ’11 receive the Young Alumnus Award; and Brian Holland ’76, Andy Kerr ’73 and Kristen Wyse Wagner ’11 are inducted into the Fraternity and Sorority Hall of Fame.

“You really get to know people when you live in the same house with them 24-7,” he said. “I would especially like to mention Mike Deam ’76, who preceded me as Worthy Master at the house, and Jim White ’77, who followed me. The advice, support and assistance that I got from both of them reinforced for me the importance of communication and continuity in preserving an organization.”

While introducing inductee and Zeta Beta Tau member Andy Kerr ’73, Chris Pio ’84 discussed meeting him for the

first time at his first Alumni Board meeting in 2015.

Along with another incoming board member that year, Craig Dahlquist ’78, Pio said he and Kerr “developed a bond that has changed my life.” He then introduced “my very dear friend,” who extolled the virtues of Greek life.

“Fraternities and sororities can do so much for you, and you can do so much for fraternities and sororities,” he said. “You can make friendships that last a lifetime, and you can continue making friends at events like this throughout your lifetime.”

As he talks with his former Monmouth classmates and fraternity brothers, Kerr said, “It’s as if no time has passed,” since his days as a student more than a half-century ago.

Also inducted for her service to Greek life was Kristen Wyse Wagner ’11, a member of Alpha Xi Delta who is in her ninth year serving as the organization’s director of education and leadership.

Members of the Class of 1984 celebrate their 40th reunion on the terrace of the alumni relations building.

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Other Homecoming highlights Several other alumni and friends of the college were honored during Friday’s Alumni Impact Awards ceremony, including successful CEO and Monmouth board of trustees member Stan Pepper ’76, who was inducted into the Hall of Achievement —the highest honor Monmouth College bestows upon its graduates.

“He has done all of this with unfailing integrity, wisdom, determination, generosity and a fierce commitment to serving the students of Monmouth College—those now and those to come,” said Vice President for Development and College Relations Hannah Maher in her introduction of Pepper.

While accepting the honor, Pepper delivered one of the lines of the weekend, saying, “A great college is not just a four-year experience. When done right, it should last a lifetime.”

Trustee Nancy Snowden received the Distinguished Service Award, and 2011 classmates Trevor and Lauren Zak Newton were honored with the Young Alumnus Award.

Trevor stated that Monmouth is a place where “real relationships” are formed. He also noted, “You return to Monmouth, and it’s better than you remember.”

The Marshall/Kellogg/Peters/Witty family received the Family of the Year Award. Twelve family members were in attendance, including Jane Marshall Kellogg ’72, who accepted the honor. The family, she said, “has both a tradition and a future here at Monmouth College, and we look with pride and confidence in both directions.”

Others honored at the ceremony were activist and Food Tank president Danielle Nierenberg ’95, Distinguished Alumnus, and business and economics professor Michael Connell, Hatch

Defensive back Nick Harris surprises President Draves with the game ball following the Scots 44–24 victory over Illlinois College.

Academic Excellence Award for Distinguished Teaching.

At Friday’s Spirit Shout, the Homecoming court was announced. Delaney Rexroat ’25 and Jaydon Wilbon ’25 were crowned queen and king. Carina Engst ’26 and Brayden Deem ’26 were named princess and prince.

Saturday afternoon, the Fighting Scots football team defeated defending Midwest Conference champion Illinois College 44–24 at April Zorn Memorial Stadium. Deem threw four touchdown passes, including three to Jackson Bergren ’25.

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HATCH AWARDS CELEBRATE AND Funded by the late W. Jerome Hatch ’57, the Hatch Awards were established in 2004 to recognize outstanding work by Monmouth faculty in the areas of teaching, scholarship and service. Here are this year’s recipients.

Connell focuses on developing ‘broadly educated’ graduates

Mike Connell believes that while educational methods are constantly evolving, basic truths never change.

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Professor Mike Connell’s ability to adapt and improve—along with the wisdom to hold on to bedrock principles—led to him receiving the college’s prestigious Hatch Award for Excellence in Teaching.

Dean of the Faculty Mark Willhardt mentioned that adaptability while introducing Connell at the Alumni Impact Awards ceremony during Homecoming Weekend.

“Mike was hired as a professor of economics,” he said.

“But he was really hired to build our business program into a home for great, student-centered teaching. He did that, and then did it again many times over the years as faculty came and went.”

There were other changes, as well, as Connell kept adapting and improving his craft.

“As I have grown as a teacher, my strategy in the classroom has changed,” he said. “Now I teach fewer things, bigger things, to enable students to understand those concepts intuitively. Over time, the details change, but the principles do not. A broadly educated person understands a few powerful, basic truths and applies them widely.”

During his Hatch Award acceptance speech, Connell shared his early experiences in higher education.

“I was a first-generation, clueless college student perfecting my party skills at Champaign-Urbana,” he said. “After a false start, I learned to enjoy the role of Fighting Illini honor student.”

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wrong end of the “publish or perish” spectrum. Lafayette College’s loss was Monmouth’s gain.

“Meeting (former Monmouth president) Bruce Haywood was a ‘road to Damascus’ moment for me,” said Connell, who joined the faculty in 1992 and has chaired the department, which now has more than 165 students, for most of that time. “During the job interview, I confessed my failure to publish. Bruce said words that changed my life: ‘I’m not hiring you to publish papers that no one will read. I’m hiring you to be the best teacher that you can be.’

I promised Bruce I would be that teacher, and to this day, I’m working to fulfill that promise.”

Connell said his life changed again as he began working with department colleague Rodney Lemon ’63.

“At Monmouth, I’ve learned to embrace the value of the liberal arts that I didn’t learn at Champaign,” he said. “I became a lifelong

learner. Rodney Lemon introduced me to the ideas of Friedrich Hayek and Austrian economics and changed my life again. … I believe that whatever success the business and economics program has had with our majors for 30 years stems directly from sharing new ideas with our students.”

What hasn’t changed during the past 30 years is Connell’s appreciation for students, a point that Willhardt made in his introduction, and one that’s clear to anyone who’s seen the 71-year-old professor waving the flag—quite literally, at football and basketball games—for his fellow Fighting Scots.

“He sees our students, he gets them and he has built his department time and again to serve their best interests,” said Willhardt.

“He has taught generations of students what love for one’s college can do, and how it should act, and how it can be embodied every day in every situation. Whether in the classroom or not, Mike embodies what excellence in teaching undergraduates can be.”

Braun takes extra steps to serve students With an office by two hallways and an elevator in the middle section of the middle floor, Jen Braun is in the center of it all in the bustling Center for Science and Business.

But that prime location is only one of several reasons why the kinesiology lecturer is so popular. And it’s that popularity that led to Braun being the most recent recipient of the Hatch Award for Distinguished Service.

With 75 student advisees, she currently mentors dozens more than her next-closest faculty colleague.

“She takes on an enormous advising load

and other service obligations because she cares deeply about our students and their well-being,” wrote her nominator.

“She alone advises more than 10% of our student body, and that doesn’t count all of the football players and other students who seek her out for informal advice.”

In fact, on the afternoon Braun was interviewed about her award, two “informal advisees,” seniors Jackson Bergren and Junior Sylvestre, were in her office.

“This is a hub,” Braun said of her office space. “I don’t know if it would be like this To her 75 advisees, Jen Braun is part “mom” and part academic adviser.

PROMOTE TEACHING EXCELLENCE if I were located in some other part of the building, like the third floor.”

“Yes, it would,” said Bergren, who along with Sylvestre stayed in the office for the interview, alternating turns with a Rubik’s cube, as the 13th-year faculty member also took a phone call, trying to resolve campus life issues for a few of her students.

Another reason for Braun’s popularity is the sport that Bergren plays. He’s a member of the Fighting Scots football team, which is coached by her husband, Chad Braun, and is more than 100 players strong.

“My style of advising is affected because of Chad and his schedule,” she said. “I don’t shut it down at 5, because in our house, work doesn’t stop at 5. I’ve adopted a similar philosophy and schedule to his.”

Braun’s nominator wrote, “She advocates for them, has tough-love conversations with them when they’re not living up to their potential, and provides a warm, welcoming place for them to just come in and chat, especially when they’re homesick.”

“To hear that is very humbling,” said Braun. “I feel like I learn as much from them as they do from me.”

Braun is not only humbled by the Hatch Award and the praise she’s received, but she also acknowledges that’s she not unique on Monmouth’s campus.

“It’s the model and culture of this place,” she said when talking about answering a student’s phone call at 9 p.m. on a Sunday. “I don’t feel like I’m alone in that. Most of the faculty here are super-caring individuals.”

“She not only advises in standard ways but also hosts out-of-state students at her home for holiday meals, sets up internships for students and even helps students iron graduation gowns, in a pinch,” said Dean Mark Willhardt.

OK, so maybe that last part makes her unique.

“Part of it is just being a mom,” said Braun, whose children are 21, 19, 16 and 14. “I help with the graduation gowns because I know, as a mom, I wouldn’t want my own child walking across the stage in a wrinkled gown.”

Simmons and Wright share award for scholarship and creative work A pair of faculty members who were recently promoted to full professor shared this year’s Hatch Award for Scholarship and Creative Work.

Classics professor Bob Simmons and English professor David Wright were the honorees.

“My scholarly efforts model for my students what I typically ask them to do in my classes, which is to use their analytical skills to work from existing material to create new knowledge,” said Simmons. “What they create is new, based on their previous knowledge, while what I try to create is new, based on the work of the worldwide community of scholars.”

To that end, Simmons authored Demagogues, Power, and Friendship in Classical Athens: Leaders as Friends in Aristophanes, Euripides, and Xenophon, which was published in 2023. The book examines ways in which a demagogic leadership style based on personal connection became ingrained in ancient Greece, drawing on close study of several genres of literature of the late 5th and early-to-mid 4th centuries B.C.E. Simmons not only models scholarly work for students but solicits their help, as well.

“Many classics student-workers have made many meaningful contributions to my publications,” he said. “Those students see firsthand the work and the process that go into adding new insights and perspectives to the established body of scholarly knowledge.”

For the past decade, Wright has brought talented authors to campus through the Writers@Monmouth series he started, and he’s also worked with scores of Monmouth students to find their voices.

But through it all, Wright is a talented writer himself.

“David’s production of poetry since he began at Monmouth in 2013 has been vast,”

wrote his nominator. “He has just continued to write, keeping at the process that leads to publication, providing a model that his students and peers can follow.”

Many of his efforts have produced award-winning work. In 2023, Wright’s The Darker Roads was a Midwest Writing Center Chapbook Contest finalist. Several individual poems, too, have placed well in contests, including three since 2020, and five of his poems have been chosen to appear in anthologies and textbooks during that time. One of his works was shared last year on the National Public Radio afternoon news program All Things Considered.

His most recent poetry collection, Kyrie for the Gut: New & Selected Poems, has been accepted for publication by Cascadia and is slated for release in late 2024 or in 2025.

“In my office, when I am surrounded or overwhelmed by books and stacks of papers to grade, I often open a blank document and begin to type,” said Wright. “What matters is the developed impulse to attend to the practice of writing, writing what I can and need to write. I want students, if they desire, to learn something like this. And how will they learn that if they never see it happen?”

Although both published authors, Bob Simmons, left, and David Wright remain passionate about engaging with students in their classrooms.

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GIFT OF FARMLAND HIGHLIGHTS RECORD FUNDRAISING YEAR

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ITH A TOTAL OF NEARLY $19 MILLION, Monmouth College established a new record for fundraising in a fiscal year, providing a win for the college in many more ways than one.

“How these labs are outfitted has evolved over the past few years to meet changing student technology needs,” she said.

“We are pleased to be able to provide these necessary updates for our students.”

Monmouth’s development team raised $18,952,396 for the year ending June 30. Vice President for Development and College Relations Hannah Maher reported the donations “supported 84 different operating funds and 69 unique funds in the endowment,” in addition to more than $2 million that came in the form of unrestricted Monmouth Fund gifts.

BRICK-AND-MORTAR PROJECTS

”Providing the Monmouth College experience to our students requires significant collaboration, numerous touch points and extensive knowledge sharing about various ways a donor can contribute,” said Maher. “Not only did we achieve a record amount in donations, but we also saw an increase in the number of donors compared to the previous year. It’s encouraging to see heightened attention and enthusiasm for Monmouth College.”

SUPPORTING ‘A QUALITY PRODUCT’

Monmouth College Board of Trustees member Austin Jones called the support for the school “contagious.”

“Given the current economic climate, the fundraising efforts of many institutions and charities have suffered, but the excitement for what is happening at Monmouth is contagious,” he said. “This success shows we have a loyal following of alumni, friends and family who can see that our professors, staff and administrators put in the hard work, providing the passion of our school, which produces a quality product for our students. That makes Monmouth strong now and into the future.”

The largest gift during the fiscal year came from the estate of the late Marilyn Johnston ’48, who made a gift of 780 acres of farmland in nearby Mercer County. Its value is nearly $12 million.

“The farmland gift was such a significant portion and helped establish this as our most successful year,” said Maher. “As with the other four farms we own, we don’t sell the land, we keep them working farms. They become part of our investment portfolio, which helps us diversify, especially when markets are volatile.”

But there were other very meaningful gifts, including another estate gift that will support enhancement to information technology and a related infrastructure update. Maher said some of the funds will be used to update Monmouth’s computer labs.

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“People often give to support brick-and-mortar projects,” said Maher, who pointed out that donor support was not required for the renovations at the Stockdale Center and April Zorn Stadium, which were covered by insurance money and a state grant, respectively.

But a brick-and-mortar project that does need donor support—and has been receiving it at a steady pace—is a pair of houses across the street from Wallace Hall that, after renovations, will become the homes of Sigma Phi Epsilon and Zeta Beta Tau fraternities.

“With a long history of Greek life on campus, our alums are excited about supporting that new look on Broadway—a modern-day Greek row for Monmouth College,” said Maher.

The ZBTs will live next door to Kappa Kappa Gamma in a house formerly occupied by Maher’s staff, while the SigEps will be in the former Presbyterian House.

Maher listed several other areas where recent gifts have been directed, including the annual senior class gift, which this year is providing for enhancements to the Stockdale Center renovation, such as games and gaming systems.

A new golf cart was purchased for the admission department, and programming in the Champion Miller Center and Summer Opportunities for Intellectual Activity—known as SOFIA—was also supported.

“A small group of donors also supports the Scots term trips, when faculty take a group of students abroad for a week or two at a time,” said Maher. “And there were other things here and there, such as gifts to support academic departments like chemistry and theatre.”

As Maher mentioned, some of the gifts supported the college’s endowment, which now stands at $142 million, in addition to a deferred gift registry that’s grown to more than $40 million.

“One hundred forty-two million is a strong number and a nice indicator that we’re doing well as an institution,” said Maher. “But even more, having the generosity and loyalty of so many alumni and friends gives us the ability to provide the Monmouth experience for the next generation of Fighting Scots. We’re continually grateful for the ‘thousand hearts’ devotion to the school we love so well.’”

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onmouth College gratefully acknowledges those who made gifts during the fiscal year of July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2024.

Monmouth College is committed to providing a transformative educational experience within a caring community of learners that empowers our students to realize their full potential, live meaningful lives, pursue successful careers, and shape their communities and the world through service and leadership. We rely on support from alumni, parents and friends to help carry out this important mission.

With your help, we are shaping a brighter future for the college and its students.

total donors to the annual fund

2,196

total donors

2,450

total of gifts to the annual fund

$2,776,209 total of all gifts

$18,952,396 We strive for accuracy in preparing this report.

If your name has been omitted or your gift incorrectly reported, please accept our sincere apology and contact us at 309-457-2231.

Office of Development and College Relations

2023 - 2024 Index McMichael Heritage Circle Lifetime Giving....................................................16 Planned Gifts and Bequests............................16 Endowed Gifts..................................................... 17 Capital Gifts.........................................................18 Employee Service...............................................18 The 1853 Society....................................................20 Restricted Gifts......................................................24 Loyal Scots Society...............................................34 Alumni Contributors............................................ 44 Constituent Groups Parents.................................................................54 Faculty and Staff............................................... 55 Friends.................................................................56 Businesses and Corporations........................59 Estates.................................................................59 Foundations, Scholarships, Trusts................59 Students..............................................................60 Honoraria.............................................................60 Memorial Gifts....................................................60 Organizations......................................................61 Alumni Board of Directors................................61 Trustees (Current and Emeriti)........................61 Memorial Commemorations............................61

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McMichael Heritage Circle Honoring the devotion of former presidents Jackson B. McMichael and his son, Thomas H. McMichael, who together served the College 42 years, the McMichael Heritage Circle recognizes our stewards that have contributed through significant gifts or service.

The Circle has five categories: lifetime giving, planned gifts and bequests, endowed gifts, capital gifts and employee service.

LIFETIME GIVING Donors with lifetime giving of $1 million or more from cash and/or planned gifts (Lifetime Giving donors are permanently acknowledged here.)

Individuals

Robert J. Ardell ’62 and Elizabeth Ardell Nancy Glennie Beck ’53 and †Lawrence Beck David A. Bowers ’60 † Helen Brown ’23 † Peter H. Bunce and Gail Bunce David J. Byrnes ’72 and Elizabeth Byrnes † Keith B. Capron Stanley E. Chism ’63 and Karen Barrett Chism ’65 Ann Mack Collier ’63 and John L. Collier † Dorothy Peterson Dahl ’40 and †Arthur Dahl Anaclare Frost Evans ’63 † Virginia Brazelton Flynn ’29 † Virginia Hookham Frattinger ’65 and †Tom Frattinger William J. Goldsborough ’65 and Beverly Goldsborough Kevin M. Goodwin ’80 Joan Rezner Gundersen ’68 and Robert P. Gundersen † Ruth Lewis Harr ’23 and † Ronald E. Harr Walter S. Huff Jr. ’56 and Bonnie Lowrey Barbara Watt Johnson ’52 † Richard L. “Doc” Kieft † Harold W. Knapheide III and Ann Knapheide Mark S. Kopinski ’79 and Deborah Kopinski Karen E. Krueger ’72 † Dennis J. Lachel ’61 and Kathy Schuld Lachel † Petrene Lauritsen ’48 † William M. LeSuer ’42 and †B. Arlene Snow LeSuer ’42 † Karol Kluss Manley ’49

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Gerald A. Marxman ’55 Michael J. McGrath ’71 and Kathryn McGrath † M. Grigsby McNeely ’36 and †George B. McNeely † Lee L. Morgan and †Mary Morgan † H. Safford Peacock and †Betty Peacock † Richard S. Pepper and Roxie Pepper † Alvin T. Peterson ’60 † Harold A. Poling ’49 and †Marian Poling † Roger W. Rasmusen ’56 John M. Schultz and Elizabeth Schultz † Sherman U. Smith ’72 and Diane Smith Mark E. Taylor ’78 † George E. Trotter Jr. ’47 and †Maxine Murdy Trotter ’47 William L. Trubeck ’68 and †Judith Williams Trubeck ’69 † William H. Turnbull, Class of 1907 † Donovan D. Vance ’52 and †Elizabeth Davis Vance ’49 Fred Wackerle ’61 † Helen McNeel Wiener ’38 Viktoria Knapheide Wood Richard E. Yahnke ’66 and Lee Yahnke Steven Zaleski and Elizabeth Turnbull-Zaleski

Businesses, Organizations and Estates Anonymous Associated Colleges of Illinois Bernie and Helen Wiener Charitable Fund Caterpillar Matching Gifts Program Edward Arthur Mellinger Educational Foundation, Inc. Illinois Board of Higher Education Illinois State Grant Illinois State Scholarship Commission Knapheide Manufacturing Company Knapheide Truck Equipment Murdy Foundation, Inc. New Horizons Foundation, Inc. Pattee Foundation Pepper Family Foundation Roy J. Carver Charitable Trust Walter S. Huff Jr. Foundation

PLANNED GIFTS AND BEQUESTS

Documented planned gift of $10,000 or more

Individuals

Anonymous David W. Adolphson ’67 Gena Corbin Alcorn ’88 † Russell S. Andrews ’68 Robert J. Ardell ’62 and Elizabeth Ardell Robert M. Barton ’63 David R. Bates ’63 Reid K. Beveridge ’64

Richard L. Bivens ’61 and Mary Hunter Bivens ’63 Roy E. Bockler ’72 Carol West Boehme ’72 Mary Mitchell Bolton ’46 Gladys Bos Robert F. Bowen ’59 and Judith Bowen David A. Bowers ’60 J. David Boyd ’75 Margaret Bozarth ’61 Heinz J. Brisske ’71 and † Ellen Arkis Brisske ’71 Marilyn Rogers Brodd ’51 Gail Bunce James R. Bunn ’68 and Alice Young Bunn ’69 David J. Byrnes ’72 and Elizabeth Byrnes Douglas R. Carlson ’66 Barbara Berge Caufield ’58 Charles C. Chappell ’69 Stanley E. Chism ’63 and Karen Barrett Chism ’65 James R. Cole ’88 Tiffany Mekshes Cole ’89 Ann Mack Collier ’63 and John L. Collier Tony L. Cook E. Davis Coots ’65 and Nancy Yates Coots ’66 Mary Alexander Corrigan ’82 Charles Courtney Jr. ’57 Paula Cramer Robert A. Dahl and Kasim Baihaki James L. De Young and Janet De Young Burneta Burns Donges ’49 Marcia Brink Adair ’70 and Richard Edwards Anaclare Frost Evans ’63 Edward P. Farwell ’64 Susie Swanson FitzGerald ’71 and Curtis M. FitzGerald Pamela Fruth Barbara Whiteman Garland ’49 Ann Garry ’65 Kristyne Gilbert ’90 Marilyn Schlemmer Gillette ’52 William J. Goldsborough ’65 and Beverly Goldsborough Linda Groves Merle B. Growden Joan Rezner Gundersen ’68 and Robert P. Gundersen Pamela Ball Gustafson ’77 John E. Harmon ’68 Tina Hartwig ’68 Linda Henley Robert E. Hillison ’82 Robert Hoherd Sally Young Hoherd ’54 Nicole Olin Hroziencik ’11 Bill M. Hubbard ’62 and Marilyn Kessinger Hubbard ’64

* JOINT GIFT {spouse listed elsewhere} † DECEASED {from July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024)

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Linnea Hammarsten Ingold ’68 Barbara Watt Johnson ’52 Robert C. Johnson ’59 and Marilyn Schneider Johnson ’59 † Marilyn Johnston ’48 Timothy G. Keefauver ’80 and Susan Keefauver Andrew D. Kerr ’73 and Pamela Kerr Kenneth Martin Klein ’66 and Susan Peck Latham-Klein ’67 Darleen Scherer Knowles ’68 Mark S. Kopinski ’79 and Deborah Kopinski Leon A. Kraut ’67 and Laura Welti June Brown Kromberg ’48 Karen Krueger ’72 Kathy Schuld Lachel Vincent D. Mahoney Leland R. Marshall ’51 Phyllis Clindinin Martin ’53 Gerald A. Marxman ’55 Thomas F. Matthews ’61 and Patricia Matthews Emily Johnson Minor ’76 F. Grant Minor ’74 Carol Bryden Moore ’60 James W. Nelson ’60 and Beverly Nelson ’61 † Betty Weiss Oberstar ’43 Bruce C. Ogilvie ’68 and Rebecca Reedy Ogilvie ’69 Thomas A. Oswald ’67 † H. Safford Peacock Edward Petersen Walter H. Pfaeffle ’60 Jerri Picha ’75 Dennis M. Plummer ’73 H. Leonard Porter III ’67 and Mary Ellen Biciste Porter ’67 Charles L. Rassieur ’60 and Virginia Rassieur † Richard R. Reinhold ’50 Ruth Forsythe Robinson ’50 † Richard A. Romine ’55 Jean Ross ’58 Mary Ryder ’72 Elsie Cory Sadler ’49 John M. Schultz and Elizabeth Schultz Bonnie Bondurant Shaddock ’54 Dee Smith Shuff ’63 William M. Simpson ’65 and Joyce Simpson † Sherman U. Smith ’72 David L. Spears ’62 Karen Deen Squire ’62 † John M. Stack ’65 Mark E. Taylor ’78 Terry N. Thorstenson and Carol Thorstenson William L. Trubeck ’68 † William H. Turnbull, Class of 1907 Jane Turrel ’68 Peter E. Upton ’68

Pamela Slaughter Van Kirk ’76 and John Van Kirk Randall E. Vickroy ’76 Fred Wackerle ’61 Sandra Wallace William J. Wallace Karen Bush Watts ’65 and Daniel Watts Charles Thomas Weeks ’62 Larry L. Werts ’54 Carol Kemmerer Wetzel ’60 Paul L. White ’61 and Maryann White † Helen McNeel Wiener ’38 Payson S. Wild Jr. ’67 Jeanne Willhardt J. Mark Wilson ’78 Jean Peters Witty ’88 and Peter N. Witty Carolyn White Work ’59 and Stewart D. Work Richard E. Yahnke ’66 and Lee Yahnke

ENDOWED GIFTS Donors of $50,000+ in support of the College’s endowment for a faculty chair, professorship, student scholarship or other purpose

Individuals

Anonymous Steven Anacker Robert J. Ardell ’62 and Elizabeth Ardell David L. Arnold ’63 and Julie Caldwell Arnold ’65 Sandy Coursey Axline ’82 and William T. Axline Jr. ’58 Steven A. Azuma ’66 and Elaine Baer Azuma ’67 Glenn L. Beall ’56 David A. Bowers ’60 Margaret Bozarth ’61 William Cullen Bryant IV Thomas J. Cerkez III ’68 and Mary Eyre-Cerkez Robert Cerpa and Hope Cerpa Donald W. Chamberlin ’61 and Barbara Woll Chamberlin ’61 Stanley E. Chism ’63 and Karen Barrett Chism ’65 Ann Mack Collier ’63 and John L. Collier Edward DeLong Mr. and Mrs. John D. Diffenbaugh Anne Quinby Dyni ’56 Patricia Bolon Elmone ’77 David L. Evans Susie Swanson FitzGerald ’71 and Curtis M. FitzGerald Marie Foster William J. Goldsborough ’65 and Beverly Goldsborough Kevin M. Goodwin ’80 Merle Growden Tina Hartwig ’68

Report reflects gifts received between July 1, 2023, and June 30, 2024

William Heuerman and Sue Huseman James C. Hornaday ’61 William T. Irelan ’62 and Ines Irelan Jacobsen Family Fund Jane Jakoubek Irwin E. Kirk ’53 Ann Knapheide Kenneth H. Knox ’62 and Judith Knox Mark S. Kopinski ’79 and Deborah Kopinski Annie McGehee J. Alex McGehee ’81 and Liz McGehee Michael J. McGrath ’71 and Kathryn McGrath Cherry Lauder McIlvain ’47 Mary Grable McLeod ’87 and Kenneth McLeod Jerry K. Mitchell ’67 and Susan Mitchell Janet Forbes Myers ’68 and Lonn W. Myers L. Terry Oggel ’61 and Linda Oggel † H. Safford Peacock † Hugh M. Phelps ’63 and Norma Phelps Douglas B. Rankin ’79 and Tamyra Dixon Rankin ’81 Therese Worden Rankin ’00 and Jeffrey D. Rankin Marlyn Whitsitt Rinehart ’57 Margaret Evans Roberts ’58 and Ned C. Roberts Mary Schwind Bonnie Bondurant Shaddock ’54 Michael D. Silver and Suzanne Woll Dorothy Walker Skanderup ’50 Randal M. Smith and Lynda Smith William W. Smith and Eleanor Slunaker Smith David P. Spalding and Marianne Spalding Doris Speer Joseph O. Svoboda ’75 and Leslie Svoboda Derek Thomas and Sara Thomas Fred Wackerle ’61 Cynthia Waltershausen ’67 and George L. Waltershausen Ralph E. Whiteman ’52 and Martha Williams Whiteman Richard W. Whiteman ’64 and Harriet Southerlan Whiteman ’65 Ann Newton Wieland ’68 P. Andrew Wieland and Roxana Wieland † Catherine Axline Williams ’50 Jean Peters Witty ’88 and Peter N. Witty Ruth Wright Richard E. Yahnke ’66 and Lee Yahnke Gordon K. Young ’61 and Jane Corman Young ’61 Jackie Bell Zachmeyer ’89 and Michael Zachmeyer Steven M. Zaleski and Elizabeth Turnbull Zaleski

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Mc M ichael H eritage Circle ( ) continued

Businesses, Organizations and Estates Anonymous Alice Grooms Estate Anchor Lumber Do-it Center Anne G. Luce Estate ARJCO Foundation Ltd. Arminta C. Sheats Estate Arthur W. Brown Estate BBW Holdings, LLC Bernice L. Fox Estate Bernie and Helen Wiener Charitable Fund Charles Frederic Strong Estate Curt and Susie FitzGerald Foundation David A. Bowers IRA Donn and Beverlee J. Johnson Estate Edward Arthur Mellinger Educational Foundation, Inc. Edwin L. Johnson Trust Elizabeth Dean and Robert James Ardell Donor Advised Fund Elva B. Lucas Estate Eva Hanna Cleland Estate Frederick & Ann Niblock Estate Gayle Woods Estate Gibson Estate, John W. Gladys M. Morrow Estate Glen L. Pickens Estate Gordon Young IRA Greenridge Properties Hackbrush Family Trust Harr Decedents Trust Hearst Foundations Helen Dunbar Estate Helen R. Hicks Trust Estate Henry & Frances Jahn Trust J & L Freedom Foundation J & V Flynn Foundation Jacobsen Family Foundation James H. Ruble Family Trust Jane A. Graham Estate John E. Broming Estate Juanita W Reinhard Trust Judson W. Jones Estate Kellwood Foundation Lee L. Morgan Trust Estate Len G. Everett Estate Linda R. Buch Estate Lysle H. Morrow Estate Margaret Miles Estate Marion D. Boyer Estate Murdy Foundation, Inc. Myers Family Fund N. Barr Miller Estate National Cabinet Lock

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National Philanthropic Trust Nelson T. Potter Estate Oral C. Kost Estate Pattee Foundation Richard L. “Doc” Kieft Estate Ruth Finch Estate San Diego Foundation Sarah A. Ryder Estate Sindlinger Foundation Skanderup Family Fund Stanley Earl Chism IRA The Bebe Trust Virgil Boucher Estate Virginia B. Flynn Estate W. Jerome Hatch Living Trust Wallace B. Cleland Estate Waste Management, Inc. William M. LeSuer Estate Willis R. Boss Trust

CAPITAL GIFTS Donors of $50,000+ in support of a building, facility or other capital project

Individuals

Donna Mrkvicka Ardell ’63 Robert J. Ardell ’62 and Elizabeth Ardell † Nancy Glennie Beck ’53 David A. Bowers ’60 Gail Bunce David J. Byrnes ’72 and Elizabeth Byrnes Stanley E. Chism ’63 and Karen Barrett Chism ’65 Ann Mack Collier ’63 and John L. Collier Mary Niblock Crawford ’61 Jon E. Dahl ’75 and Barbara Dahl Robert A. Dahl and Kasim Baihaki Donald E. Fike William J. Goldsborough ’65 and Beverly Goldsborough Augustin S. Hart III ’68 and Rebecca Hart Walter S. Huff Jr. ’56 and Bonnie Lowrey James A. Hutchinson ’64 Mahendran K. Jawaharlal ’86 Barbara Watt Johnson ’52 Louise DuBois Kasch ’48 Ann Knapheide Mark S. Kopinski ’79 and Deborah Kopinski Alan V. Larson ’55 and Sally Smith Larson ’56 J. Alex McGehee ’81 and Liz McGehee Terry Medhurst Gary W. Melvin and Tess Melvin Daniel F. Palmer ’75 and Sheri Palmer † H. Safford Peacock J. Stanley Pepper ’76 and Christine Pepper Roxie Pepper † Hugh M. Phelps ’63 and Norma Phelps Jerri Picha ’75 Debra Jackowniak Scarlett ’95 John M. Schultz and Elizabeth Schultz Bonnie Bondurant Shaddock ’54

Mark E. Taylor ’78 William L. Trubeck ’68 Robert D. Tucker Jr. ’65 and Judith Hodges Tucker ’65 Fred Wackerle ’61 Viktoria Knapheide Wood Richard E. Yahnke ’66 and Lee Yahnke

Businesses and Organizations

Anonymous Arthur and Dorothy Dahl Trust Bernie and Helen Wiener Charitable Fund Bruning Foundation Bunce Charitable Lead Unitrust Caterpillar Matching Gifts Program CompX International, Inc. David A. Bowers Revocable Trust David Byrnes Revocable Living Trust DJB Properties LLC Edward Arthur Mellinger Educational Foundation, Inc. Ford Motor Company Fund Franklin H. and Ruth L. Wells Foundation Frederick H. Stanton Estate Gary W. Melvin Revocable Trust Illinois Clean Energy Community Foundation Jacobsen Family Foundation John McCune Charitable Trust Knapheide Manufacturing Company Knapheide Truck Equipment Kresge Foundation Midwest Bank of Western Illinois Murdy Foundation, Inc. New Horizons Foundation, Inc. Pattee Foundation Pepper Family Foundation R.J./D.L. Ardell Charitable Lead Trust Roy J. Carver Charitable Trust Sindlinger Foundation Terry E J Medhurst Trust Tri-City Electric Company Virginia B. Flynn Estate Walter S. Huff Jr. Foundation William M. Slayton Estate

EMPLOYEE SERVICE

Employees with 25 or more years of service Rajkumar Ambrose George F. Arnold Louise Barbaro-Medrano James E. Betts Mary Hanford Bianchi Michael J. Blaesing ’96 Harlow B. Blum Marjorie Bond Steven L. Buban Daryl B. Carr ’88 Susan Carrier Martha Carwile Jacquelyn Condon Michael L. Connell

* JOINT GIFT {spouse listed elsewhere} † DECEASED {from July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024)

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Kenneth L. Cramer Mindy Damewood Lynn Daw James L. De Young Christopher Fasano Peter A. Gebauer Donald L. Gladfelter ’77 Terry L. Glasgow Richard L. Griffiths Kathy Haas Farhat Haq William M. Hastings Roger D. Haynes ’82 Dian Henson Susan Holm Wanda Johnson † J. Prescott Johnson Richard G. Johnston Carolyn Kirk J. Rodney Lemon ’63 Stacy Ashton Lotz Thomas E. Lydic † Beth McCoy Mary McDermott Lee McGaan ’69 Kenneth G. McMillan William M. McNall ’81 R. Jeremy McNamara Cheryl Meeker Kristi Millar ’93 Terry L. Morris Jill Munson Karen Ogorzalek Mark S. Ogorzalek Sheri White Owen ’96 Trudi Peterson Vernon Peter Pitts Dana L. Poole Douglas B. Rankin ’79 Jeffrey D. Rankin Therese Worden Rankin ’00 Jayne Poland Schreck ’90 Joseph C. Schreck Patricia Ohler Shallenberger Kari Bailey Shimmin ’97 Thomas J. Sienkewicz Michael E. Sproston ’64 Nancy Burke St. Ledger ’69 Jeff L. Steele Carolyn Suda Judy Sullivan Mark L. Todd Marta Tucker Jacquelynn Urban William Urban William J. Wallace George L. Waltershausen Craig Watson Lyle L. Welch Jillana Wilson Brian K. Woodard ’97

DONOR PROFILE: IRA ROLLOVER

JOE SIMPSON ’66 Simpson came to Monmouth from the south side of Chicago after receiving a scholarship. He went on to earn a Ph.D. in theoretical chemistry from the University of Arkansas. The retired senior network engineer lives in Oxford, Ohio, with his wife of 54 years. The Simpsons have three children and five grandchildren.

THE GIFT: Simpson supports his alma mater through an IRA charitable rollover.

“My goal is to thank Monmouth by providing flexible and unencumbered funding,” he said. “It really isn’t a gift, just my way of recognizing the college’s impact on me. Anyone who received a solid liberal arts education from the college might wish to help Monmouth thrive and pass the blessings along.”

MONMOUTH MEMORIES: “Once at Monmouth I found a generous and nurturing

institution,” said Simpson. “When I requested to violate the scholarship conditions by moving off campus, my request was graciously granted, even though I was still eating meals on campus. I moved into Ms. Euler’s Party House with three companions. Ms. Euler traveled to Monmouth in a covered wagon and was an active member of the Billy Sunday Society. She didn’t serve alcohol, but baked wonderful pies.”

STORY TIME: Simpson said much of his career success was “due to my liberal

education at Monmouth College, not because of technical ability. Monmouth College had a profound impact on my life. She taught me how to think. She taught me that rules were important, but not to the exclusion of human values. I learned to generate the important questions and, often, how to answer them. I also learned to look for opportunities to help in the more general sense, rather than by simply carrying out my specified job responsibilities. ... I’m also indebted to my professors, including a remarkably patient English professor, demanding and actively engaged chemistry professors and a very demanding statistics professor.”

Report reflects gifts received between July 1, 2023, and June 30, 2024

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The 1853 Society Named to commemorate the year of Monmouth College’s founding, the 1853 Society recognizes alumni, parents, friends and organizations that make leadership annual gifts in support of the college. The society has five clubs, each representing a level of generous giving.

PRESIDENT’S CLUB $25,000 or more Individuals

Cynthia Benshoof David A. Bowers ’60 Margaret Bozarth ’61 Stanley E. Chism ’63 and Karen Barrett Chism ’65 Ann Mack Collier ’63 and John L. Collier Susie Swanson FitzGerald ’71 and Curtis M. FitzGerald William J. Goldsborough ’65 and Beverly Goldsborough John E. Harmon ’68 Augustin S. Hart III ’68 and Rebecca Hart Mahendran K. Jawaharlal ’86 Richard W. Karcher ’74 and Mary Karcher Andrew D. Kerr ’73 and Pamela Kerr Kenneth H. Knox ’62 and Judith Knox Mark S. Kopinski ’79 and Deborah Kopinski Karen Krueger ’72 Mary Litchfield † Robert L. Litchfield ’71 Courtney McGehee ’18 J. Alex McGehee ’81 and Liz McGehee Michael J. McGrath ’71 and Kathryn McGrath Stephen Dale Mey ’68 J. Hunter Peacock and Julie Peacock J. Stanley Pepper ’76 and Christine Pepper Ralph R. Velazquez Jr. ’79 and Jane Schneiter Velazquez ’81 Richard E. Yahnke ’66 and Lee Yahnke

Organizations and Estates

Anonymous Alvin T. Peterson Trust Ann M. Collier & John L. Collier Trust Clarks Fork Foundation Curt and Susie FitzGerald Foundation David A. Bowers Foundation David A. Bowers IRA Donald G. Whiteman Estate Ernest Crow Trust Frank M. Huff Trust Greenridge Properties H. Safford Peacock Estate Howard Hughes Medical Institute J & V Flynn Foundation Jawaharlal Charitable Trust

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John E. Harmon IRA Joyce Patterson Estate Karen A. Chism IRA Karen Krueger IRA Marilyn B. Johnston Estate Marilyn J. Hay Trust Midwest Bank of Western Illinois Our Giving Tree Pepper Family Foundation Richard E. Yahnke IRA Stephen Dale Mey IRA

DAVID WALLACE CLUB $10,000 to $24,999 Individuals

Robert J. Ardell ’62 and Elizabeth Ardell Steven A. Azuma ’66 and Elaine Baer Azuma ’67 Leonard J. Carlson ’88 and Helena Echols ’86 Charles C. Chappell ’69 Larry F. Clark ’65 and Barbara Trubeck Clark ’66 Robin Ottenad Galloway ’90 Nathan J. Gaskill ’04 and Laura Haumiller Gaskill ’05 William G. Hurckes ’81 and Yvonne Mensing Hurckes ’80 Jennifer Jacobsen Roger Jacobsen Patrick W. Lewis ’95 and Kristina Lewis Paul G. Luepke ’83 and Judi Poettgen Luepke ’83 Thomas S. Martin ’72 Larry E. Millikan ’58 and Jeanine Johnson Millikan ’61 Janet Forbes Myers ’68 and Lonn W. Myers Bradley C. Nahrstadt ’89 and Debra Snyderman Nahrstadt L. Terry Oggel ’61 and Linda Oggel Dennis M. Plummer ’73 and Carolyn Plummer Jean Hutchinson Randolph ’68 and Ross Randolph Robb A. Ruyle ’65 and Mary Ruyle Melissa Scholes ’97 William M. Simpson ’65 and Joyce Simpson Carol Veith Sorenson ’63 and Raymond E. Sorenson Theodore A. Tarkow Mark E. Taylor ’78 Karen Bush Watts ’65 and Daniel Watts

Organizations and Estates

Associated Colleges of Illinois

Augustin S. Hart IRA Carol Sorenson IRA Charles C. Chappell IRA Cline-Lofftus Foundation Council of Independent Colleges David A. Bowers Revocable Trust Dennis Plummer Charitable Fund Edward Arthur Mellinger Educational Foundation, Inc. Eleanor Ketcham Trust Jacobsen Family Foundation Kenneth H. Knox IRA L. Terry Oggel IRA Larry Millikan IRA Leona S. Vollintine Charitable Trust Lonn Myers IRA Margaret C. Bozarth IRA Mary Beth and R. Duncan Brown Charitable Fund Nahrstadt Family Fund Robin Galloway Donor Advised Fund Russell S. Andrews Estate The Benevity Community Impact Fund Donor Advised Fund William Simpson IRA

QUINBY CLUB $5,000 to $9,999 Individuals

Anonymous David W. Adolphson ’67 David L. Arnold ’63 and Julie Caldwell Arnold ’65 Anne White Beall ’67 and James F. Beall Lila Keleher Blum ’61 and Harlow B. Blum Lynda Pepper Bollman ’76 and Robert Bollman Douglas R. Carlson ’66 Robert Cerpa and Hope Cerpa Daniel A. Cotter ’88 and Ann Stites Cotter ’87 John A. Courson ’64 and Marcia Courson Michael D. Cryer ’99 and Christina Stob Cryer ’01 Jon E. Dahl ’75 and Barbara Dahl Craig A. Dahlquist ’78 John R. Darrah ’79 and Catherine Darrah Daniel W. Dickson ’89 and Pam Dickson Burneta Burns Donges ’49 Curtis C. Farr ’88 and Christine Beiermann Farr ’90 Margaret Deschwanden Foster ’52 Anita Ridge ’88 and David W. Greer Ross C. Hart ’73 John L. Hennessy Jr. ’68 Willis M. Hubbard ’62 and Marilyn Kessinger Hubbard ’64 F. Austin Jones and Kim Jones

* JOINT GIFT {spouse listed elsewhere} † DECEASED {from July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024)

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Kunal Kapoor ’97 and Monica Kapoor Daniel L. Keating ’83 and Jane Stevens Keating ’84 John A. Kemp ’82 and Reese Kemp Irwin E. Kirk ’53 Kenneth Martin Klein ’66 and Susan Peck Latham-Klein ’67 James R. Klusendorf ’61 Alan J. Landauer ’70 and Gail Anderson Landauer ’71 Robert “Cam” McConnell ’72 Michael B. McCulley ’70 Donald McKinley ’50 Mary Grable McLeod ’87 and Kenneth McLeod Ann Michael ’67 William G. Morgan ’64 Ellen Littler Perry ’59 Margaret Robb Petersen ’71 and Robert Petersen Charles M. Poeltler ’76 Robert G. Riley Jr. ’70 and Kay Riley Jeanne Gittings Robeson ’60 Timothy A. Salier ’96 Thomas A. Sargent ’85 and Crystal Krug Sargent ’85 Lee E. Schaeffer Jr. ’65 and Judith Maxwell Schaeffer ’65 Blair W. Schultz ’72 Robert J. Shriner Jr. Michael E. Sproston ’64 and Donna Schliffke Sproston ’66 Joseph O. Svoboda ’75 and Leslie Svoboda Thaddeus Tharp and Holly Tharp Dwight Tierney ’69 and Dina Nathanson William L. Trubeck ’68 Fred Wackerle ’61 Payson S. Wild Jr. ’67 and Linda Wild Jean Peters Witty ’88 and Peter N. Witty William A. Wolma ’67 and Frances White Wolma ’66 Gretchen Wright-Moore ’64 Clarence R. Wyatt and Lobie Stone Gordon K. Young ’61 and Jane Corman Young ’61 Robert A. Zika ’67 and Gail Hartong Zika ’66

Organizations and Estates

Anita Ridge and David Greer Donor Advised Fund Ann B. Michael IRA Beall Family Charitable Gift Fund Christine S. Fitzgerald IRA Compeer Financial David L. Arnold IRA Donna J. Sproston IRA Dwight Tierney IRA Exxonmobil Foundation Frederick W. Wackerle Charitable Fund

Gail Landauer IRA Gordon Young IRA Gretchen L. Moore IRA J & L Freedom Foundation James R. Klusendorf IRA John Hennessy IRA Johnson & Johnson Donor Employee Funds Johnson & Johnson Matching Gifts Program Jon E. Dahl IRA Kapoor Family Fund Kemp Family Charitable Fund Lee & Judith Schaeffer Jr. Charitable Fund McLeod Family Gift Account Michael and Christina Cryer Fund MTC Communications Payson S. Wild, Jr. IRA Riley Family Fund Robert and Gail Zika IRA Robert and Lynda Bollman Trust, a Donor Advised Fund Robert J. Ardell IRA Robert J. Shriner Jr. Charitable Fund Robert K. Garro IRA Ross C. Hart IRA Schwab Charitable Fund Smithfield Foods The RKC Fund Thomas J. Sienkewicz IRA Tri State Travel Yahnke Family Charitable Fund

FOUNDERS CLUB $2,500 to $4,999 Individuals Jeffrey J. Bakker ’90 and Cynthia Dorsch Robert M. Barton ’63 and Shirley Barton Bruce E. Birdsell ’69 and Serena Foote Birdsell ’70 Stephen M. Bloomer ’83 and Cheryl Youngren Bloomer John C. Carlson ’74 and Lynette Johnson Carlson ’74 G. Deeks Carroll Jr. ’62 and Bonnie Carroll Simon C. Cordery and Stacy Cordery Charles Courtney Jr. ’57 Thomas S. Davis ’62 and Julie Shaw Gene Dawson ’63 and Jane Wilson Dawson ’64 Daniel W. Dickson ’89 and Pam Dickson Marco T. DiGiorgio ’71 and Kristie DiGiorgio Sandra Johnson Dobras ’61 and Victor E. Dobras II Jeffrey A. Draves ’85 and Patricia Draves Robert C. Dyni ’83 Marcia Brink Adair ’70 and Richard Edwards Won Yang Everett ’68 and William W. Everett Donald L. Gladfelter ’77 John Goddard

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Linda Groves Robert H. Gwynn ’63 David W. Jackson ’69 and Catherine Mayer Jackson ’71 Kevin J. Kelley ’72 and Ronda Kelley Jane Marshall Kellogg ’72 and Buster L. Kellogg Jr. Margaret Will Lee ’71 Russell F. Marshall ’63 and Mary Bailey Marshall ’64 Frederick H. McDavitt ’61 R. Jeremy McNamara and Alice McNamara Jeffrey D. Miller ’84 William C. Murschel ’75 and Terry Burke Murschel ’79 Gary C. Niehaus ’74 and Paige Niehaus Julia Briggerman O’Hara ’62 and Daniel O’Hara Timothy L. Owen ’73 and Gail Simpson Owen ’74 Jason D. Paulsgrove ’03 and Jaclyn Paulsgrove Lisa Pepper ’87 Karen Williams Phinney ’84 Joanne Moy ’70 and Michael R. Robinson Robert C. Roush ’67 Wendell L. Shauman ’67 and Janet Agan Shauman H. Charles Stahmer ’73 Danette Bagley-Thierry ’86 and Robert K. Thierry III William B. Trent Jr. ’69 and Catherine Blake Trent ’70 Nick Tucker ’73 John Turnbull and Denise Turnbull William A. Turner ’93 Peter E. Upton ’68 Daniel S. Weber ’74 and Geralyn Pope Weber ’76 Paul L. White ’61 and Maryann White Peter Widolff ’88 and Angela Hart Widolff ’90 John H. Wierman ’66 David N. Willing ’59 and Winona Willing Mary Hollander Winter ’53 and Robert G. Winter ’53 George J. Wolcott Gordon B. Yocum ’73 and Bronwyn Yocum Ronald A. Zagorski ’65 and Eugenia Willman Zagorski ’65

Organizations and Estates

Advanced Plumbing & Mechanical, LLC Albert H. Stahmer Foundation Inc. Blair W. Schultz IRA Buchanan Center for the Arts Charlie’s Charities Country Financial David N. WIlling IRA Donald and Victoria Gladfelter Charitable Fund Fork Catering Co.

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Galesburg Community Foundation Gary C. Niehaus Revocable Trust Jeanne Robeson IRA Joanne G. Moy IRA John A. and Marcia H. Courson Revocable Trust John and Lynette Johnson Carlson Family Fund Julia A. O’Hara IRA Karen Bush Watts IRA Kenneth M. Klein IRA Marcia Adair IRA Marco T. DiGiorgio IRA Margaret Lee IRA McDonough District Hospital Midwest Uniform Supply OSF Healthcare Peter E. Upton IRA Robert C. Roush IRA Robert H. Gwynn IRA Robert M. Barton IRA Robert Winter IRA Russell Marshall IRA Thomas S. Davis Trust Victor E. Dobras IRA

MONMOUTH CLUB $1,000 to $2,499 Individuals

Anonymous Gena Corbin Alcorn ’88 David J. Alengo ’85 David K. Allen ’69 James W. Asplund ’54 and Wanda Asplund Brian M. Austin ’64 and Susan Austin G. Ronald Barshinger ’74 David R. Bates ’63 and Susan Bates Reid K. Beveridge ’64 and Eileen Beveridge James B. Bird ’72 Michael J. Blaesing ’96 and Julia Westby Blaesing ’95 DuFresne Penrod Blume ’91 Larry Blume Carol West Boehme ’72 Eric D. Boland ’95 and Jill Bowles Boland ’97 Kristyne Gilbert ’90 and Charles Duane Bonifer Carl A. Borine ’61 and Sharon Borine Robert F. Bowen ’59 and Judith Bowen Ronald L. Bowers and Jane Bowers Larry D. Brown ’65 and Janet Henning Brown ’64 Lyndea Dew Brown ’71 and Tary L. Brown Marilyn Clark Brownlie ’50 James R. Bunn ’68 and Alice Young Bunn ’69 Dale B. Buss ’78 Donna Martz Buss ’78 Judith Sluka Butcher ’63 Barbara Bolon Bye ’64 James L. Caldwell IV ’72 and Barbara Caldwell Jacquelyn Condon and Neal Heerwagen

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Mary Alexander Corrigan ’82 Joseph Cucci and Linda Cucci Neil A. Dahlstrom ’98 and Karen Dahlstrom William Stanley Daniel ’72 F. Garvin Davenport Jr. and †Bernice Davenport Cassie Zelinske Day ’95 and Ben R. Day James L. De Young and Janet De Young Carl J. Demas ’64 and Margaret Schneider Demas ’66 Donald L. Denney ’64 and Dorene Denney Larry R. Dew ’66 and Judith Burmeister Dew ’66 Lee D. Dobbins ’59 and Barbara Getty Dobbins ’59 Carol Clark Dotseth ’63 and Gregory M. Dotseth Alice Dunlap-Kraft ’75 and Robert Kraft Eric G. Ealy ’86 and Joan Chatfield Ealy ’86 Zak S. Edmonds ’08 and Nicole Mason Edmonds Kenneth A. Eiserman ’71 and Mary Ann Galusha Eiserman ’72 Rhoda Engel ’57 June Gustafson Erdmier-Salen ’52 Dwight R. Erskine ’67 Kellie Kohler Esters ’86 Susan Countryman Estes ’66 and Fredrick C. Estes Janet Forsythe Fishburn ’58 Frederick A. Fletcher and Jane Taylor Lyle E. Fogel Jr. ’67 and Dorothy Harris Fogel ’66 Debra Forsaith ’77 Jeffrey C. Fort ’72 and Diane Locandro ’75 Marie Foster Daniel M. Fowler ’72 and Julia Duffy Robert H. Frost ’66 and Linda Jungbluth Frost ’66 Terry F. Fruehauf ’76 Richard K. Fuller ’57 and Kathleen Fuller Susan Sandner Gibson ’81 Alan R. Gieryna ’74 and Mary Ann Kelly Gieryna ’75 Gary L. Gilliland ’65 Charles W. Goehl ’73 and Kim Goehl Nancee Griffith Merle B. Growden Pamela Ball Gustafson ’77 Sally Meaker Guth ’80 and John Guth Donald D. Hadsell ’75 and Lois Hadsell Margaret Hamil ’71 Scott A. Hamilton ’75 and Elizabeth Hamilton Carol Hansen Clifford K. Hastings ’97 and Ron Hoppe-Hastings Lon J. Helton ’72 and Anne Buckhouse Helton ’73 Gilbert Hennenfent and Victoria Hennenfent George K. Hess ’78 and Cathy Neese Hess ’80 Joel R. Hillison ’83 Robert E. Hillison ’82 and Keely Hillison Sarah Hoban Joshua E. Hornaday ’96 and Stacy Alderson Hornaday ’98 Deletra Cross Hudson ’92 Robert C. Hudson III ’75 and Sarah Young Hudson ’74 Geoffrey A. Iverson ’71 and Mary Cannon

Iverson ’72 Dan Jacobson Michael T. Jakubec ’90 Franklin K. Johnson ’76 and Michele Johnson Marybeth Dues Johnson ’93 and Paul Michael Johnson Stephen T. Johnson ’72 and Lucy Hyde Johnson ’72 Stephen D. Keithley ’72 and Cynthia Wead Keithley ’73 Denise Kellogg Frank P. Killey ’67 and Barbara Baughman Killey ’66 Glenn P. Kinder ’73 and Nancy Thompson Kinder ’73 Cynthia Koonce ’61 Kelly K. Kost ’83 and Holly Kost Randall R. Krafft ’79 Leon A. Kraut ’67 and Laura Welti Christopher Fredrick Lawson ’88 and Heidi Lawson Suellen Lee Peter A. Lipinski ’13 and Brittany Munson Lipinski ’13 Amy Longenbaugh ’95 Sonja Zedigian Lowry ’67 and Dennis Lowry Jeffery G. Maher and Hannah Reagor Maher Robert V. Main ’53 Pamela Cole Mayer Meskauskas Timothy J. McCabe ’81 and Laura McCabe Thomas L. McCaffrey ’73 Michael E. McCreight ’68 Stanley L. McKelvie ’64 and Sandra McKelvie Rodney J. McQueen ’62 and Diane McQueen James G. Mercer ’55 and Barbara Cook Mercer ’54 Jane Scherger Miller ’65 John I. Moore Jr. ’69 and Mary Moore Laura Moore Bruce H. Morrison ’70 Christie A. Nelson ’06 and Amanda Weck ’06 Cheryl Conaway-Nelson ’90 and John R. Nelson Jewel Price Nicholls ’50 Kathleen McLaughlin Nolin ’70 and Bruce Edmund Nolin Patricia Whitsitt Overbeck ’54 Edward W. Pailes Jr. ’84 and Martha Pailes Rodney H. Park ’75 and Amy McGlothlin Park ’78 Michelle Perry ’89 Anthony J. Perzigian ’66 and Donna Perzigian Dean E. Peterson ’64 and Suzanne Peterson † Hugh M. Phelps’63 and Norma Phelps Gregory S. Phillips ’82 and Rae Jean Meier Phillips ’82 Lawrence K. Pickett Jr. ’67 and Carolyn Cottrell H. Leonard Porter III ’67 and Mary Ellen Biciste Porter ’67 Jeffrey C. Potts ’74 and Christine Odell Potts ’74 Charles L. Rassieur ’60 and Virginia Rassieur Linda Reed ’69 Danny C. Richards ’65 and Anna Richards

* JOINT GIFT {spouse listed elsewhere} † DECEASED {from July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024)

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Marlyn Whitsitt Rinehart ’57 Edith Nichols Roberts ’56 John S. Romine ’55 Kimberly Furman Roolf ’80 and James Roolf Sara Ehrenberg Rosen ’70 Lucille Rupe ’65 Carla Sanders ’91 Susan Smallwood Schilson ’78 Michael A. Schmitz ’80 and Amy Johnson Schmitz ’88 Christopher C. Schwarz ’09 and Breanna Webb Schwarz ’09 Frank A. Schweda ’98 John Schwind John J. Scotillo ’72 and Nancy Scotillo Kristy Smith ’86 and Dave Scott Scott K. Shaw ’03 and Erin Hoffmeyer Shaw ’03 Charles B. Shawver ’76 Bruce A. Shepherd ’77 David Shragal and Julie King Thomas J. Sienkewicz and Anne W. Sienkewicz Joseph C. Simpson ’66 and Karen Simpson Robert L. Singer ’61 Richard J. Sirois ’84 Roger F. Slaboch ’75 Carlos F. Smith ’90 and Debra Smith Gregory A. Smith ’75 and Mary Smith Roger E. Smith ’60 and Sue Perrine Smith ’61 Nancy Snowden Byron Sondgeroth ’88 and Suzan Sondgeroth Dorothy Stack Spalding ’64 and Francis O. Spalding Michael T. Stauth ’69 and Jennifer Barnes Stauth ’69 Ralph E. Stephenson ’58 and Bonnie Stephenson Joanne Greer Stipp ’64 and James Stipp Lynn Stubblebine Roy J. Sye ’13 and Colleen Sinclair Sye ’13 Mark G. Thorn ’83 Mark T. Tupper ’94 and Tina Tupper Charles L. Turnbough Jr. ’69 Brian D. Valentini ’02 and Jaimie Gurney Valentini ’03 Randall E. Vickroy ’76 Eric J. Wagner ’72 Dennis E. Walker ’64 and Sandra Foreman Walker ’62 Mitchell Walker Cynthia Waltershausen ’67 and George L. Waltershausen Kelli Wefenstette ’07 R. Bruce Weiman ’76 and Debbie Weiman Roger E. Well ’86 and Dana Well John T. Welsh ’78 and Linda Retterer Welsh ’79 Carol Kemmerer Wetzel ’60 David R. Whitcomb ’72 and Dawn Darner Ralph E. Whiteman ’52 and Martha Williams Whiteman

DONOR PROFILE: DONOR ADVISED FUND

JOHN ’74 AND LYNETTE JOHNSON CARLSON ’74 John and Lynette met on campus, coming to Monmouth from Chicago and Waukegan, Ill., respectively. A government major, John earned an MBA from the Keller Graduate School in Chicago. He had a 32-year career in manufacturing management and, between active and reserve duty, a 26-year career in the U.S. Army. Lynette earned a business degree and worked in the accounting profession for five years before switching to education for the next quarter century. The Carlsons, who’ve been married 48 years, live in Orland Park, Ill. They have two children and five grandchildren.

THE GIFT: “I believe the Donor Advised Fund is a great vehicle for giving,” said John. “It can provide a positive tax advantage to you and is an easy way to make a donation with the funds that have been set aside.”

MONMOUTH MEMORIES: “A friend of mine from high school attended

Monmouth,” said John. “I visited campus and saw it had what I wanted.

Monmouth had a major I was interested in, access to the Army ROTC program and an active social life.” For Lynette, a strong family connection drew her to campus. “My mother and father, aunt and uncle, and cousins all attended Monmouth,” she said. “The school offered the classes I was interested in and had a teacher certificate education program.” Both were involved in Greek life, with John joining Theta Chi and Lynette in Kappa Kappa Gamma. As alumni, John and Lynette have volunteered for many college events and gatherings, serving on various reunion committees. They’ve attended many Homecoming weekends and return to campus when in the area.

STORY TIME: “I gained lifelong friends, a broad range of educational

opportunities while in school, and confidence for later in life that you could succeed,” said John, who has been on the college’s Alumni Board for many years. “Monmouth’s liberal arts curriculum gave me several classes outside my field that were fun and interesting.”

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Ann Newton Wieland ’68 Melissa Wieland Jane Batten Wild ’69 Kathryn Argentine Willhardt ’12 and Mark E. Willhardt Dennis A. Willig Jr. and Angela Willig James M. Wilson ’66 and Katherine Lepard Wilson ’67 David T. Workman and Linda Workman Jennifer Campbell Young ’91 and Jayson Young Steven M. Zaleski and Elizabeth Turnbull-Zaleski

Organizations and Estates

Anonymous Alice J. Bunn IRA Anonymous Alumni Benevity Community Impact Fund, Mastercard Blackbaud Giving Fund by its Agent Your Cause - Bayer Carol Dotseth IRA Caterpillar Matching Gifts Program Charities Aid Foundation of America State Farm Companies Foundation Chism Family Legacy Fund Clarity Group Midwest Classical Assoc of the Middle West & South Country Financial Services Country Financial Servs Cynthia Louise Koonce IRA Danny C. Richards IRA Dennis Walker IRA Dew Revocable Trust UTA Larry R. Dew Or Judith A. Dew Trustee Dorothy S. Spalding IRA Ealy Giving Fund Edward Jones Trust Co As Cust FBO Susy D Condon IRA Eric Wagner IRA Everence Foundation, Inc for Lucille Rupe Greg and Mary Ellen Smith Giving Account Hamil Charitable Account Fund James Caldwell IRA James G. Mercer IRA Jim and Jan De Young Charitable Trust John and Mary Moore Charitable Fund Joseph Cucci IRA Karen B. Simpson IRA Kellogg Printing Company L. Pepper Donor Advised Fund Land Management Partners, LLC Leon A. Kraut IRA Lila Blum IRA Lorain Jewel Nicholls IRA LPL Financial Services Mary Ann Eiserman IRA Merle B. Growden IRA Michael McCreight IRA Nancy Snowden Donor Advised Fund Phelps Family Fund

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Potts Family Foundation Ralph E. Whiteman IRA Robert Main IRA Rodney & Diane McQueen IRA Roger E. Smith IRA Rural Schools Collaborative, Inc. S L K Trust Security Savings Bank Southern Star Finishes, LLC Stanley & Marilyn Pilcher Family Trust Stephen and Lucy Johnson, IRA Stifel Investments Susan L. Klein IRA The Benevity Community Impact Fund, Microsoft

The Benevity Community Impact Fund, Aon Thomas McCaffrey Trust Tim and Susan Gibson Charitable Fund Vicki Hennenfent IRA Virginia Rassieur IRA Walker-Hoban Family Fund Warren County United Way Wieland Family Foundation William S. Daniel, Attorney At Law Yager Family Estate Trust Yourcause, As Agent for Blackbaud Giving Fund for Mastercard Impact Fund

R estricted Gifts

In addition to supporting the annual fund, donors also designate charitable contributions for specific purposes, endowed funds and capital projects.

ACI’s Peer Mentoring Program Associated Colleges of Illinois

ACM One Time Grants GOOD Institute

Business Office, Professional Development Fund

Thaddeus Tharp and Holly Tharp

Campus Tree Fund

Amy Workman Scholarship

David T. Workman and Linda Workman

Athletic Meals Fund

David L. Arnold ’63 and Julie Caldwell Arnold ’65 David L. Arnold IRA Curtis C. Farr ’88 and Christine Beiermann Farr ’90

David W. Adolphson ’67

Capital Improvements Fund

Gene Dawson ’63 and Jane Wilson Dawson ’64

Carol J. Boehme Scholarship for Women Carol West Boehme ’72

Carol Veith Sorenson Scholarship

ATO House Fund

Carol Veith Sorenson ’63 and Raymond E. Sorenson Carol Sorenson IRA

Babette Buck and Fred Wackerle Endowed Scholarship

Champion Miller Fund for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Casey Emerson Shevokas

Frederick W. Wackerle Charitable Fund Fred Wackerle ’61

Barbara S. Walker ’50 Scholarship Sarah Hoban Mitchell Walker Walker-Hoban Family Fund Margaret Walker Wallace

Baseball Program Kimberly Moye

Basketball Program Dale Hull

Bowers Hall Endowed Maintenance Fund David A. Bowers ’60 David A. Bowers IRA

Brad Wefenstette Prize for Social Justice Kelli Wefenstette ’07

Borg-Warner Foundation Inc. Anthony David Bryant ’18 Frank Alexander Clark ’02 and Jennifer Clark Geoffrey M. Edwards ’03 and Christina Edwards Richard F. Harrod ’07 and Mollie Williams Harrod ’07 Richard A. Johnson ’70 and Lorraine Botticelli Johnson & Johnson Matching Gifts Program Michael B. McCulley ’70 Gerald Palomo ’79 and Michel Palomo The Benevity Community Impact Fund Donor Advised Fund The Benevity Community Impact Fund Microsoft Brian D. Valentini ’02 and Jaimie Gurney Valentini ’03

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Chaplaincy Program Laura Reason Carolyn Weber

Charles & Virginia Rassieur Prize

Charles L. Rassieur ’60 and Virginia Rassieur Virginia Rassieur IRA

Charles C. Chappell Scholarship Charles C. Chappell ’69 Charles C. Chappell IRA

Christine Swanson FitzGerald, Class of ’71, Endowed Scholarship Christine S FitzGerald IRA Curt and Susie FitzGerald Foundation Susie Swanson FitzGerald ’71 and Curtis M. FitzGerald

Class of 1962 Endowed Scholarship

G. Deeks Carroll Jr. ’62 and Bonnie Carroll Kenneth H. Knox ’62 and Judith Knox Larry G. Manning ’62 and Janet Pearson Manning ’62 The Benevity Community Impact Fund Donor Advised Fund

Class of 1963 Scholarship

Conny Davinroy Beatty ’81 and Daniel P. Beatty Shirley Service Culbert ’63

Class of 1967 Scholarship

Beth Guyer ’67 Robert A. Zika ’67 and Gail Hartong Zika ’66 Robert and Gail Zika IRA

Cline-Lofftus Foundation Scholarship Cline-Lofftus Foundation

Communications Department

Susan Countryman Estes ’66 and Fredrick C. Estes Mark S. Kopinski ’79 and Deborah Kopinski

Crotzer-Harmon Scholarship John E. Harmon ’68 John E. Harmon IRA

Dallas B. and Barbara A. Irelan Scholarship

William T. Irelan ’62 and Ines Irelan

Dave and Julie Arnold Scholarship

David L. Arnold ’63 and Julie Caldwell Arnold ’65 David L. Arnold IRA

Deletra (Cross) Hudson Scholarship Deletra Cross Hudson ’92

Department of Art

Brian M. Austin ’64 and Susan Austin Laura Cavanaugh ’86 William G. Coppard ’67

Hiroko Saito ’86 Stoneware Museum of Monmouth

Department of Biology

Jeffrey M. Dougherty ’98 and Stefanie Dougherty † Robert L. Litchfield ’71

Department of Capron Classics

Kayla Beadles ’17 Classical Association of the Middle West & South Judith Schneider Lilly ’67

Department of Chemistry

Stephanie Lankford Baker ’15 and Chance Baker Donald R. Paulson ’65 and Elizabeth Paulson Bradley E. Sturgeon and Katherine Sturgeon Sarah Crummy Wolek ’01 and Rich Wolek

Department of Education

Pamela Bowman Best ’89 and Thomas Best Jon Ferguson and Lori Ferguson John E. Harmon ’68 John E. Harmon IRA Gerald Palomo ’79 and Michel Palomo Mathew Underwood ’04 and Elizabeth Purdy Underwood ’04 Robert G. Yarde ’58 and Marilyn Yarde Judy Yeast

Department of History Anonymous Abbey Hardin ’08

Department of Music

Lyndon D. Meyer Kristeen Ford Peterson ’81 and Quentin J. Peterson William L. Trubeck ’68

Department of Philosophy & Religious Studies Ann Garry ’65 and †Robert Ashen

Department of Political Science Harrison D. Heilman ’10

Department of Psychology PSI CHI

Department of Theatre Buchanan Center for the Arts William S. Daniel ’72 Daniel Greising and Rebecca Greising James P. Hughes and Mary Hughes Kathleen Lowe-Arthur IRA † Kathleen Lowe-Arthur Ann Toal ’60 William S. Daniel, Attorney At Law Clarence R. Wyatt and Lobie Stone

De Young Theatre Arts Education Fund David De Young

Report reflects gifts received between July 1, 2023, and June 30, 2024

James L. De Young and Janet De Young Jim and Jan De Young Charitable Trust Christopher J. Pio ’84 and Bobbi Swarts Pio ’92

Diversity Intervention Scholarship Fund Stanley E. Chism ’63 and Karen Barrett Chism ’65 Karen A. Chism IRA

Diversity Programming and Academic Support Stanley E. Chism ’63 and Karen Barrett Chism ’65 Karen A. Chism IRA

Donald G. Whiteman Scholarship Fund Baldwin Park Residents Assoc.

Arthur Hale Curtis III Mr. and Mrs. David Didawick Donald G. Whiteman Estate Paul Franciscovich Bruce Iacobelli Carolyn Sellers David Whiteman ’66

Douglas R. Spitz Scholarship Marie Foster

Dr. Frederick and Phyllis Kaskel Biology Fund

Alice J. Bunn IRA James R. Bunn ’68 and Alice Young Bunn ’69

Dr. Steven A. ’66 and Mrs. Elaine Baer ’67 Azuma Scholarship

Steven A. Azuma ’66 and Elaine Baer Azuma ’67

Dream and Achieve Scholarship

Nathan J. Gaskill ’04 and Laura Haumiller Gaskill ’05

Dream and Achieve Scholarship - Bridge Nathan J. Gaskill ’04 and Laura Haumiller Gaskill ’05

Echols Family Endowed Prize

Leonard J. Carlson ’88 and Helena Echols ’86

Echols Family Prize

Leonard J. Carlson ’88 and Helena Echols ’86 Harvey L. Echols Jr. ’81 and Millicent Knight

Edna M. Kost Endowed Memorial Scholarship Kelly K. Kost ’83 and Holly Kost

English Department

Kathryn Argentine Willhardt ’12 and Mark E. Willhardt

F. Garvin and Katye L. Davenport Memorial Scholarship

Anonymous F. Garvin Davenport Jr. and †Bernice Davenport FALL 2024

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Facilities Small Equipment Fund Thaddeus Tharp and Holly Tharp

Faculty Development Fund

Mary Grable McLeod ’87 and Kenneth McLeod McLeod Family Gift Account

Field Bolon Scholarship Barbara Bolon Bye ’64

Fighting Scots Society

Anonymous Advanced Plumbing & Mechanical, LLC John A. Alexander ’64 and Jeannie Knox J. Steven Andrews Judith Bersted Andrews ’75 Anonymous Alumni Derek Archer ’97 Jerry D. Armstrong ’67 David L. Arnold ’63 and Julie Caldwell Arnold ’65 James W. Asplund ’54 and Wanda Asplund Asplund Farm Account Augustin S. Hart IRA Dominic N. Baliva Harold Peter Basler Jr. ’66 Conny Davinroy Beatty ’81 and Daniel P. Beatty Alan R. Betourne II ’05 and Lisa Betourne Mick Birkhofer ’73 and Brenda Birkhofer Madeline Blaesing ’24 Michael J. Blaesing ’96 and Julia Westby Blaesing ’95 Jason Blunck and Kristie Blunck Roy E. Bockler ’72 and Debbie Bockler Eric D. Boland ’95 and Jill Bowles Boland ’97 Nancy Boley Betty Jerden Bollman ’71 Kristyne Gilbert ’90 and Charles Duane Bonifer Gregory R. Bouslog ’07 David C. Bratten ’96 and Kimberly Bruetsch ’97 William B. Brooks Jr. ’86 and Jani Brooks Sally Ahrens Brown ’59 and Max A. Brown Terry P. Brown and Linda Brown J. Scott Brunswick ’71 and Lynn Brunswick BSN Sports Paul A. Bubb ’79 and Susan Bubb Kevin Caba and Emilee Renwick Donald L. Campbell ’69 and Penny Campbell Katelynn Propes Carter ’17 Caterpillar Matching Gifts Program Thomas J. Cerkez III ’68 and Mary Eyre-Cerkez Dennis C. Clark ’75 James R. Cole ’88 Tiffany Mekshes Cole ’89 Community National Bank

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Michael L. Connell and Linda Connell Dylan Thomas Cook Daniel A. Cotter ’88 and Ann Stites Cotter ’87 Country Financial Services Derrick Crims and Pamela Crims Craig A. Dahlquist ’78 Michael D. Danner ’91 and Julie Danner Danner Family Dentistry David B. Stimpson & Linda S. Stimpson Trust David L. Arnold IRA Gene Dawson ’63 and Jane Wilson Dawson ’64 Dennis J. Deegan ’66 Rafael C. Delgado ’05 and Kathryn Jackson ’05 Jeremy Dellavalle and Michelle Dellavalle Gregory I. Derbak ’75 and Laura Derbak Daniel W. Dickson ’89 and Pam Dickson Dan Dinges and Shauna Dinges John D. Downs ’88 and Carrie Downs Tyler Nash Dugan ’21 Lynne Talbott Dulin ’90 and Gary M. Dulin Eric G. Ealy ’86 and Joan Chatfield Ealy ’86 Jeffrey R. Earley ’76 Christine Vancura Easley ’80 Zak S. Edmonds ’08 and Nicole Mason Edmonds Andrew S. Elliott ’05 and Amanda Trotter Elliott ’08 James L. Elsey ’76 and Roxann Elsey June Gustafson Erdmier-Salen ’52 Ryan P. Evans ’04 and Meaghan Tobias Evans ’04 F&M Bank Marcene Holverson Farley ’84 Richard E. Farthing and Susan Farthing Samuel A. Ferguson ’81 and Pamela Batson Ferguson ’81 First Lutheran Church Scott D. Flynn ’06 Fork Catering Co. Kim Fornero Debra Forsaith ’77 Terry F. Fruehauf ’76 Clarissa Gentzler Vaughn R. Gentzler ’18 Matt O. Gillen and Jevanie Gillen Gary L. Gilliland ’65 Christine Winkelman Glasgow ’89 and Terry L. Glasgow John Goddard Joshua A. Graeber ’10 and Molly Stewart Graeber ’09 Benjamin A. Grethey ’00 Stan Grzywna and Debi Grzywna Raul Guillermo III ’25 Timothy M. Haak ’80 and Christine Haak Matthew J. Hammer ’06 and Robin Hammer Augustin S. Hart III ’68 and Rebecca Hart

Sally Hayes Hart ’10 and Will Hart Stephen R. Hartman ’92 and Karen Hartman Mary Auliff Havens ’72 and John P. Havens Roger D. Haynes ’82 Harrison D. Heilman ’10 Gilbert Hennenfent and Victoria Hennenfent Brian Henson and Kathryne Henson John W. Herman ’89 and Tammy Jefferson Herman ’93 Timothy Heslin II and Shane Heslin Ryan R. Hix ’14 and Kaley Corban Hix ’14 Mariah Hobson ’27 † Kirk A. Holman ’83 Payton D. Holmes ’17 and Aleeka Gentzler Holmes ’20 Ralph Houck and Kathryn Houck Innkeeper’s Coffee Michael T. Jakubec ’90 James R. Klusendorf IRA Kelly Patch Jenkins ’90 and Bill Jenkins Robert C. Johnson ’59 and Marilyn Schneider Johnson ’59 Ryan M. Johnson ’02 Brendan M. Jones ’24 Michael J. Jones ’99 and Miranda Jones Brian C. Jordan ’09 and Wendy Downing Michelle Merritt-Juszczyk ’89 and Don Juszczyk Jane Marshall Kellogg ’72 and Buster L. Kellogg Jr. Kellogg Printing Company Benjamin P. Ketchum ’16 and Jessica Irons Ketchum ’17 Jim Kinkaid and Stephanie Kinkaid Roberta West Kinney ’74 and Gary E. Kinney ’76 Jerry L. Kinney and Kristina Kinney Molly McNamara Klinger ’03 and Jacob Klinger Klingner & Associates. P.C. James R. Klusendorf ’61 Mark S. Kopinski ’79 and Deborah Kopinski M. Dean Kreps ’84 and Kathryn Kreps Ethan Scott Lafary ’15 and Erin Willhite Lafary ’15 Land Management Partners, LLC Emily Laughlin ’23 Patrick W. Lewis ’95 and Kristina Lewis Laura Liesman ’92 Martin C. Luehrs ’71 and Dawn Kirk Marilyn J. Hay Trust Marmon Renew Justin L. Martin ’07 and Hilary Leary Martin ’09 Ryan Michael Maxwell ’15 Molly Larcombe McCarthy ’03 and Justin McCarthy Michael E. McCreight ’68 Zachary B. McCrery ’16

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McDonough District Hospital Christopher McLaughlin and Deena Fisher McLaughlin Kenneth G. McMillan Barry J. McNamara and Vicki McNamara Renee Ischer Mecagni ’10 and Neil Mecagni ’10 Memorial Hospital Michelle Meyer Messman ’04 and Chad Messman Michael McCreight IRA Midwest Bank of Western Illinois Midwest Uniform Supply Travis M. Miller ’05 Andrew D. Moore ’09 and Jennifer Moore Melanie Moore Michelle Moy ’89 MTC Communications Harold Muegge and Maria Muegge Robin S. Murray ’84 Charline Clay Myers ’71 and Jeffrey L. Myers Dan A. Nolan and Kay Nolan Jeffrey Nowicki and Kathryn Nowicki Mark S. Ogorzalek and Karen Ogorzalek Thomas R. O’Hern ’19 Colby M. Oleson ’91 Benjamin M. Olson ’12 William Olson ’87 Blake Steven Orwig ’26 Steve Orwig and Ann Orwig OSF Healthcare John Osterlund and Beth Osterlund Our School Haus, Inc. Paul D. Rickey Farm Account Jason D. Paulsgrove ’03 and Jaclyn Paulsgrove Isabella Peetz ’23 Michelle Perry ’89 Joseph H. Pilger ’08 and Amanda Havens Pilger ’07 Christopher J. Pio ’84 and Bobbi Swarts Pio ’92 Porter-Hay Insurance Agency Inc. Michelle Brown Postin ’89 and Brett Postin Karen Friedrich Pyatt ’84 and Jerry Pyatt D. Pat Raftis ’05 Joshua M. Ragar ’06 and Sara Ragar Deborah Roter Rakestraw ’77 Jeffrey Joseph Rebholz ’07 Louis P. Richard ’55 and Sally Adams Paul D. Rickey ’76 Marlyn Whitsitt Rinehart ’57 Robert G. Thompson Trucking Heather Haines Roseman ’98 and Brian Roseman Brian J. Ross ’86 and Amber Ross Theodore R. Ross ’04 and Abigail Horneck

DONOR PROFILE: PLANNED GIVING

JEANNE GITTINGS ROBESON ’60 For many years, Jeanne was married to the late Don Robeson ’54 who, like Jeanne, came from a farm background in Warren County. After Don died in 2013, Jeanne married Lew Gould, an emeritus history professor at the University of Texas and the mentor of former Monmouth history professor Stacy Cordery. With encouragement from Lew and Stacy, Jeanne made a gift to create the college’s annual Wiswell-Robeson Lecture Series on agriculture.

THE GIFT: The Wiswell-Robeson Lecture was held for the eighth time in

September, and Jeanne also made a naming gift for the library of the Pi Beta Phi house, which was completed in 2016. Recently Jeanne documented a planned gift to support the Wiswell-Robeson Lecture. “I’ve been able to experience the joy of seeing the results of what I’ve given,” she said. “Pi Phi is near and dear to my heart, and I can see the library there, and I’ve been able to hear and see the ag lecturers. I like seeing what the money can do now. But recently as I think of the future of my lecture, I wanted to ensure it would live on indefinitely. By making my planned gift I have accomplished this and ensured my legacy will live on.”

MONMOUTH MEMORIES: After graduating from Galesburg High School,

Jeanne said, “I went with my twin sister to Iowa State, but I didn’t like it even a little bit.” She transferred to Monmouth and studied history, taking classes with Garvin Davenport and Doug Spitz. “I have fond memories of Doug Spitz, not only as a professor, but traveling with him on trips sponsored by Midwest Bank. He could always tell us more about where we were than the guides.”

STORY TIME: Jeanne’s grandmother, mother and daughter were all Pi Phi

members, and her connection to agriculture also spans several generations.

Her family’s Wiswell Farm—started by her great-great-grandfather—and Monmouth College both date back to the 1850s and, said Jeanne, “From 1888 on, the farm’s been managed and operated by women,” including her. The farm is located 2.5 miles south of nearby Cameron, and on the property is another location she supports, historic Silent Home Cemetery.

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Ross ’06 Robert C. Roush ’67 Thomas E. Roy ’73 George N. Ruglio and Tracey Ruglio Edward J. Ryan ’71 Erhard G. Saettler Timothy A. Salier ’96 Jennifer Erickson Sanberg ’10 and Benjamin C. Sanberg Eric A. Sarff ’76 and Julie Follett Sarff ’74 Matthew R. Schmidt ’14 and Emily Flint Schmidt ’16 Michael A. Schmitz ’80 and Amy Johnson Schmitz ’88 Kenneth Schneider and Vanessa Schneider Susan Rayniak Schneider ’69 Jayne Poland Schreck ’90 and Joseph C. Schreck John D. Schroeder ’68 and Helen Herriott Schroeder ’69 Joseph W. Schurr ’75 and Connie Schurr Megan Barber Sears ’02 and Jerry Sears Sentry Insurance Foundation, Inc. Thomas E. Shie and Dianna Shie Kari Bailey Shimmin ’97 and Henry R. Shimmin David Shragal and Julie King Emily Siefken ’16 Michael D. Silver and Suzanne Woll Simply Vein Ashley Sims ’05 Robert L. Singer ’61 SJW Enterprises LLC Market Alley Wines Allan W. Smith ’58 and Antoinette Smith Smithfield Foods Byron Sondgeroth ’88 and Suzan Sondgeroth Mark A. Soutsos and Eva Soutsos George D. Sprout and Peggy Sprout Kelly Stadter ’07 Douglas L. Stickels ’75 and Leslie Stickels Stifel Investments David B. Stimpson ’66 Robert F. Stinauer ’76 and Cheryl Stinauer Judith Blaich Stipp ’64 Haley Jones Stockton ’12 and Tyler Stockton Hilary Hawkinson Stott ’07 and Jacob T. Stott ’09 William Swarthout ’70 and Candace Pearson Swarthout ’70 Swarthout Revocable Trust Donald P. Tanney ’79 and Crystal Tanney The Benevity Community Impact Fund Donor Advised Fund The Benevity Community Impact Fund, Microsoft Wade A. Thiele ’20 and Elizabeth Hippen Thiele ’18

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James E. Thompson ’57 Tami Tisor ’86 Donald Treat Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Donald W. Treat Alison Trettin ’21 Tri-State Collision & Sales William A. Turner ’93 Heather Downing Turnquist ’99 and John M. Turnquist ’99 Philip D. Tweedy ’96 and Tory Tweedy William Urban and Jacquelynn Urban Brian D. Valentini ’02 and Jaimie Gurney Valentini ’03 Felicia Roberts Wachob ’09 and Glenn Ivan Wachob Jr. Eric J. Wagner ’72 Sarah Twomey Walters Warren County YMCA Susan Waschevski ’91 Joseph M. Welty ’78 and Jean Welty Shawn Wenkman and Lauren Witecha Wenkman M. Todd Wetterling ’93 and Vanessa Treat Wetterling ’96 Rodney Wiegand and Robyn Wiegand Richard A. Wilhelm ’70 and Alice Kough Wilhelm ’70 Dennis A. Willig Jr. and Angela Willig Warren J. Wilson ’74 and Lucinda Dunmire Wilson ’75 Douglas F. Winebright Brett D. Wolfe ’90 and Lisa Bitar Wolfe ’94 Brian K. Woodard ’97 and Stephanie Fritz Woodard ’03 Scott M. Woods ’89 and Kelly Kitterman Woods ’88 Bruce V. Work ’64 Nicholas J. Wright ’10 Clarence R. Wyatt and Lobie Stone Lance Q. Zedric ’83 and Ching Zedric

Football Program

Stephen M. Bloomer ’83 and Cheryl Youngren Bloomer Amanda Hutton ’95 Carolyn Weber

Football Stadium

The Benevity Community Impact Fund Donor Advised Fund The Benevity Community Impact Fund, Microsoft Brian D. Valentini ’02 and Jaimie Gurney Valentini ’03

General Capital Projects H. Safford Peacock Estate

General Library Books Fund

Alexis Zanis Carscadden ’06 and Jeremiah Carscadden Lorain Jewel Nicholls IRA Sonja Zedigian Lowry ’67 and Dennis Lowry Jeffrey A. Miles ’71 and Rebecca Miles Jewel Price Nicholls ’50 John Richard Sayre and Mary Phillips

Glen D. & Anita C. Rankin Memorial Scholarship

Douglas B. Rankin ’79 and Tamyra Dixon Rankin ’81

Goodall-Bowers Memorial Scholarship Scott Bond and Janey Bond Daniel H. Bowers and Michelle Bowers David A. Bowers ’60 Ronald L. Bowers and Jane Bowers David A. Bowers Foundation Scott and Janey Bond Trust

Gordon K. ’61 and Jane Corman ’61 Young Endowed Scholarship

Gordon K. Young ’61 and Jane Corman Young ’61 Gordon Young IRA

Graduate M Club Tri State Travel

Greek Life Support

Owen Rhys Mane-Davies ’23

Harlan G. Johnson Memorial Scholarship Franklin K. Johnson ’76 and Michele Johnson

Harlow and Lila Blum Art Scholarship Lila Keleher Blum ’61 and Harlow B. Blum G. Deeks Carroll Jr. ’62 and Bonnie Carroll Lila Blum IRA

Harlow and Lila Blum International Student Scholarship

Lila Keleher Blum ’61 and Harlow B. Blum Lila Blum IRA

Health Sciences Program

Ralph R. Velazquez Jr. ’79 and Jane Schneiter Velazquez ’81

Heimo and Eileen Loya Memorial Scholarship

Robert C. Hudson III ’75 and Sarah Young Hudson ’74

Highlander Hub - Student Success

Laura Feinberg ’78 Mark S. Kopinski ’79 and Deborah Kopinski Paul Stockhausen and Cheri Stockhausen YourCause/Blackbaud, LLC Trustee for Illinois Tool Works

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Highlanders Pipe & Drum Band

Karen Krueger Fund for Study Abroad

Home Again Prize

Kenneth ’62 and Judith Knox Chemistry Program

Trudi Steichmann Hansen ’91 YourCause, LLC Trustee for AbbVie Employee Engagement Fd H. Leonard Porter III ’67 and Mary Ellen Biciste Porter ’67

Homer L. Shoemaker Memorial Scholarship

Marco T. DiGiorgio ’71 and Kristie DiGiorgio Marco T. DiGiorgio IRA Frederick C. Pfaffmann ’65 and Christine Pfaffmann Pfaffmann Charitable Fund

Howard Hughes Medical Inst Grant Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Illinois Gamma Chapter of Sigma Phi Epsilon Endowed Fund Kenneth H. Knox ’62 and Judith Knox Russell S. Andrews Estate The Benevity Community Impact Fund Donor Advised Fund

Information Technology

H. Safford Peacock Estate Mahendran K. Jawaharlal ’86 Jawaharlal Charitable Trust

Insurance Premium Fund

Payson S. Wild Jr. ’67 and Linda Wild

Jacquelyn Condon Endowed Prize

Robert C. Dyni ’83 Paul G. Luepke ’83 and Judi Poettgen Luepke ’83

Jacquelyn Condon Prize

Conny Davinroy Beatty ’81 and Daniel P. Beatty Edward Jones Trust Co As Cust FBO Susy D Condon IRA Jacquelyn Condon and Neal Heerwagen

Janet Faulkner Memorial Scholarship

Margaret Hamil ’71 Hamil Charitable Account Fund Van D. Perrine ’70 and Jan Farnsworth ’71 Lynn Rosenow Seiwert ’71 and Lawrence Seiwert

Joyce L. Patterson Endowed Scholarship Joyce Patterson Estate

Kappa Kappa Gamma House Fund

John C. Carlson ’74 and Lynette Johnson Carlson ’74 Gene R. Dawson ’63 and Jane Wilson Dawson ’64 John and Lynette Johnson Carlson Family Fund Carla Sanders ’91

Karen Krueger ’72 Karen Krueger IRA

Kenneth H. Knox ’62 and Judith Knox Kenneth H. Knox IRA The Benevity Community Impact Fund Donor Advised Fund

Lee McGaan Speaker’s Showcase Prize Lee McGaan ’69

Leona Stanford Vollintine Charitable Trust Scholarships Leona S. Vollintine Charitable Trust

Library Gifts

Jeffrey A. Miles ’71 and Rebecca Miles

Linda R. Buch Scholarship

David L. Murray ’65 and Sandra Murray

Lobie Stone Visual Arts Scholarship Clarence R. Wyatt

Lon & Anne Helton Family Endowment for Radio & Broadcasting

Lon J. Helton ’72 and Anne Buckhouse Helton ’73

Lux Summer Theological Institute

Mark DeVries Jennifer Campbell Young ’91 and Jayson Young

Margaret C. Bozarth Scholarship Margaret Bozarth ’61 Margaret C. Bozarth IRA

Margaret Lord Music Scholarship

Benevity Community Impact Fund, Mastercard Lawrence K. Pickett Jr. ’67 and Carolyn Cottrell Yourcause, As Agent for Blackbaud Giving Fund for Mastercard Impact Fund

Marion Austin Jones Endowed Professorship in Theatre

Kyle J. Bradberry ’17 and Miranda Jones Bradberry ’17 Alyson Jones F. Austin Jones and Kim Jones Kelsey Jones McCulley Nick McCulley

Mark S. and Deborah Kopinski Scholarship in Engineering

Mark S. Kopinski ’79 and Deborah Kopinski

Marlyn Whitsitt Rinehart Lux Center Endowment Fund Robert “Cam” McConnell ’72

Marshall-Peters Science Scholarship Jean Peters Witty ’88 and Peter N. Witty

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Mary Beth and R. Duncan Brown Scholarship

Mary Beth and R. Duncan Brown Charitable Fund Lynn Stubblebine

Matilda J. Cerpa Scholarship Robert Cerpa and Hope Cerpa The RKC Fund

MC Student Emergency Fund

Mark S. Ogorzalek and Karen Ogorzalek

McGehee Family Scholarship

Greenridge Properties Courtney McGehee ’18 J. Alex McGehee ’81 and Liz McGehee

Midwest Journal of Undergraduate Research Stephen M. Bloomer ’83 and Cheryl Youngren Bloomer Joel R. Hillison ’83 Jani Reder-Gosser ’83

Monmouth College Campus Garden Marilyn J. Hay Trust

Monmouth College Pipe Band Stefanie Fitzsimons ’06 William L. Trubeck ’68

Monmouth Memorial Scholarship

Judy Borden Michael E. Holt Jane Seatter K. Michael Trevor ’64 and Susan Trevor

Moot Court Competition Prizes

Daniel A. Cotter ’88 and Ann Stites Cotter ’87 Kathryn Fitzsimmons Cross ’08 Bradley C. Nahrstadt ’89 and Debra Snyderman Nahrstadt

Morrill, Fox, Cleland, Kennedy and Zellers Endowed Fund for English and Theater Departments L. Terry Oggel ’61 and Linda Oggel L. Terry Oggel IRA

Mortar Board Scholarships

Sara Wyant ’70 and Dennis Ary Jeffrey J. Bakker ’90 and Cynthia Dorsch Lisa Hines Berg ’83 Blackbaud Giving Fund by its Agent Your Cause - Bayer Margaret Bozarth ’61 Denise Karczewski ’75 and Gary M. Briddick Caterpillar Matching Gifts Program Stanley E. Chism ’63 and Karen Barrett Chism ’65 Chism Family Legacy Fund L. Terry Cook ’91 and Karin Owrey Cook ’89

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Daniel A. Cotter ’88 and Ann Stites Cotter ’87 E. Kyle Davis ’93 and Ashley Davis Cassie Zelinske Day ’95 and Ben R. Day Larry R. Dew ’66 and Judith Burmeister Dew ’66 Dew Revocable Trust Larry R. Dew and Judith A. Dew Trustee Carol Clark Dotseth ’63 and Gregory M. Dotseth Jane Fort Edwards ’75 Marcia Brink Adair ’70 and Richard Edwards Tom Edwards Elizabeth Kline Elsbree ’04 and Branndon Elsbree Susan Countryman Estes ’66 and Fredrick C. Estes Won Yang Everett ’68 and William W. Everett Suzanne Snyder Fienning ’66 and Charles E. Fienning Robert E. Figge ’89 and Melinda Miller Figge ’91 Margaret Deschwanden Foster ’52 Robin Ottenad Galloway ’90 Susan Sandner Gibson ’81 Mary Auliff Havens ’72 and John P. Havens Christopher J. Heatherly ’94 and Molly Heatherly Stephen T. Johnson ’72 and Lucy Hyde Johnson ’72 Susan Bahnick Jones ’72 Brian D. Kimmel ’76 and Kathleen Clark Kimmel ’78 Lynn McGaan Knox ’61 Mark S. Kopinski ’79 and Deborah Kopinski Susan Kauzlarich Kuster ’66 Alan V. Larson ’55 and Sally Smith Larson ’56 David T. Long ’69 and Jean Walter Long ’69 Marcia Adair IRA James G. Mercer ’55 and Barbara Cook Mercer ’54 Virginia Haun Mittauer ’50 Tara Budde Peters ’96 Jerri Picha ’75 Kenneth R. Schoenig ’88 Harlan B. Scott II ’80 Richard T. Smith ’64 and Nancy Munn Smith ’66 Michael T. Stauth ’69 and Jennifer Barnes Stauth ’69 Judith Lips Stoffer ’62 and Paul Stoffer Susan B. Jones Living Trust Tim and Susan Gibson Charitable Fund George M. Tyler ’88 Ralph R. Velazquez Jr. ’79 and Jane Schneiter Velazquez ’81 Carol Anderson Vernon ’62 Karen Bush Watts ’65 and Daniel Watts Joseph M. Welty ’78 and Jean Welty Amy Workman ’97 Jackie Bell Zachmeyer ’89 and Michael Zachmeyer

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Mr. and Mrs. James C. Foster Scholarship

Margaret Deschwanden Foster ’52

Nahrstadt Mentorship Fund

Anonymous Bradley C. Nahrstadt ’89 and Debra Snyderman Nahrstadt Nahrstadt Family Fund

Nelson-Weck Scholarship

Christie A. Nelson ’06 and Amanda Weck ’06 Joan Wertz

NetVUE Program Development Grant Council of Independent Colleges

Ogilvie Scholarship

Bruce C. Ogilvie ’68 and Rebecca Reedy Ogilvie ’69

Olive Barrett Memorial Scholarship Jennifer Jacobsen Roger Jacobsen Jacobsen Family Foundation

Patsy Jo Beall Scholarship

Anne Bernhardt Marilynn Czosek Mr. and Mrs. Robert Dealey Moira Fearncombe Ramon Georges Bettie Graning Nancee Griffith Carol Hansen Helen Hansen Cynthia Harvey Isobel Wayrick IRA Dan Jacobson Denise Kellogg James Meinert Sharon Muller Tom E. Pitzer Gail Rotheiser Penny Rotheiser Larry Schneider Stanley & Marilyn Pilcher Family Trust Vera Voinovich Barry Warren Isobel Wayrick Dale A Wheeler Kenneth Worrell and Kelly Worrell Yager Family Estate Trust Mr. and Mrs. Howard Zavell

Paul and Maryann White Physics Scholarship

Paul L. White ’61 and Maryann White

Pre-Med Immersion Program

Ralph R. Velazquez Jr. ’79 and Jane Schneiter Velazquez ’81

Public Relations Prize Lee McGaan ’69

Quinby Family Scholarship Anne Quinby Dyni ’56

Quinby House

H. Safford Peacock Estate

Ray A. Schwind Scholarship John Schwind

Richard and Eloise Hutchinson Scholarship

Jean Hutchinson Randolph ’68 and Ross Randolph

Richard W. Karcher Scholarship

Richard W. Karcher ’74 and Mary Karcher

Robert and Linda Groves Scholarship Linda Groves

Robert and Lynda Bollman Scholarship Lynda Pepper Bollman ’76 and Robert Bollman Robert and Lynda Bollman Trust

Robert E. Acheson Scholarship Nancy Acheson McGaan ’60

Robert J. and Elizabeth Lee Ardell Endowed Scholarship

Brian A. Chabowski ’95 and Tiffany Ramsey Chabowski ’95

Robert L. Walker ’51 Scholarship Sarah Hoban Mitchell Walker Walker-Hoban Family Fund

Rural Schools Collaborative Fund Compeer Financial

Rural Teacher Initiative

Susan Sucharzewski Buresch ’80 and Michael A. Buresch Kellie Kohler Esters ’86 Joanne G. Moy IRA Joanne Moy ’70 and Michael R. Robinson Rural Schools Collaborative, Inc.

Ruth Waltershausen Prize in 3-Dimensional Art

Cynthia Waltershausen ’67 and George L. Waltershausen

Sarah Turner Shriner ’71 Scholarship Robert J. Shriner Jr. Charitable Fund Robert J. Shriner Jr.

Scholes Young Family Scholarship Melissa Scholes ’97

Scots Care Fund

Blackbaud Giving Fund by its Agent Your Cause - Bayer

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Cassie Zelinske Day ’95 and Ben R. Day John W. Larson ’02 Michael B. McCulley ’70 Richard A. Wilhelm ’70 and Alice Kough Wilhelm ’70 Clarence R. Wyatt and Lobie Stone

DONOR PROFILE: RECURRING GIFT

Senior Class Gift

Anonymous Janice Abel ’24 Gena Corbin Alcorn ’88 Salvador Bruno Alvarado ’24 Michael Gabriel C. Andal ’25 Kent Armstrong and Jennifer Armstrong Omar Arroyo ’26 Alejandro Arteaga ’25 Antonetta Axup ’18 Loren Michael Berberich ’24 Natasha Bernius ’25 Brendon P Bishop ’24 Madeline Blaesing ’24 Kristyne Gilbert ’90 and Charles Duane Bonifer Gary Parker Bonifer ’26 Mark A Borst and Lisa Borst Xandru Theodore Borst ’24 Nina Bozovic ’24 Braeden Brauman ’26 Alex B. Brooks ’13 and Clarissa Gardner Brooks ’13 Nicolas Daniel Brown ’27 Gerardo Caballero Jr. ’24 Luis Castillo ’24 Christopher Cornelius and Lisa Cornelius Grace Cornelius ’24 Patrick S. Corrigan ’13 Curtis L. Crum and Andrea Gillen Crum Cassie Zelinske Day ’95 and Ben R. Day Nehemiah G. DeClaw Benjamin Thomas Dorn ’24 Elizabeth Douglass ’24 Michael Douglass and Clarice Douglass Zak S. Edmonds ’08 and Nicole Mason Edmonds Jacob W Essex ’24 Noelle Faulk ’25 Jodi Forrester Grant Robert Foster ’24 Abigail Aileen Furness ’24 Anita Gandara ’24 Haley Johnston Gavin ’19 and Patrick C. Gavin Grace Gibbons ’24 Addison Gilstrap ’24 Audra Goach Madyson Goodwin ’24 Fatima Gutierrez ’24 Sarah Henderson Brian Henson and Kathryne Henson

KATIE SHIPP RUFENER ’13 Rufener came to Monmouth from Ladd, Ill., and enjoyed her experience so much that she stayed around for a few extra years, working with the development and college relations team. She’s currently the senior director of annual giving and advancement communications for the Phi Delta Theta Foundation. Her husband, Steven, has worked the past six years in agriculture manufacturing.

The newlyweds live in Monroe, Wis.

THE GIFT: Rufener supports the Monmouth Fund through an automatic monthly

withdrawal. “Monmouth gave me many of the best people in my life, and I hope that it can continue to do that for generations of future Scots,” she said. Rufener has learned through her fundraising career that gifts of all types are important.

“My gift is not large, but I know the impact that many people making small gifts can have on an organization. The most impactful thing every Scot could do is sit down once a year and consider what Monmouth gave to them, and then consider their own finances and make a donation within their means to the college.”

MONMOUTH MEMORIES: “The single most important thing I learned from

Monmouth came during my sophomore year when I was in an economics course and a political science course, learning about the same topic,” said Rufener. “The professors had very different perspectives on the topic, which I pointed out in class once. … While facts are facts, two people can look at the same set of data and pull out pieces that fit their story. It’s important to look at all the facts on both sides, and then analyze for yourself what data points you think are most relevant.”

STORY TIME: “The real decider for me (attending Monmouth) was actually an

undecided major session led by Professor (Mark) Willhardt. He started with some jokes, and then eventually went on to talk about how being undecided was a good thing, and that Monmouth would help us find our way. I believed him.”

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Leonardo Hernandez-Zuniga ’26 Troy Stuart Hippen ’22 Ralph Houck and Kathryn Houck Tyler Joseph Houck ’24 Nicole Hoyer ’24 Lillian Hucke ’24 Nyla Jackson ’24 Rocco Jackson and Deitra Jackson Karri Johnson Natalie Johnson Andrea Johnson-Ewing Brendan M. Jones ’24 Natalie King ’24 Brianna Kinkaid ’24 Mark S. Kopinski ’79 and Deborah Kopinski Tamara La Prad Claire LaBadie ’27 Payton Cerrano Lamb ’27 Derick Lavan Jr. ’24 Joan Law Skylar Law ’24 Lauren Lehmann ’24 Alondra Leon ’24 Emily Lewis ’25 Brian D Logan and Brenda Logan Eathan Michael Long ’24 Zackery L. Manley ’27 Michael B. McCulley ’70 Jacob R. McLean ’15 and Haleigh Garrett McLean ’15 Kane Steven Miller ’24 Miles Z. Miller ’08 and Laura Greenwood Miller ’10 Daniel E. Moersfelder and Anne Moersfelder Collin William Morris ’25 Kristi Mustain Tanya Blythe Mutton ’04 and Mark Mutton Andrew Preston Nickols ’26 Richard L. Paasch ’67 and Lee-Ann Wells Paasch ’68 Rahm George Pandey ’24 David Perez ’26 Lydia Perez ’24 Bryan C Peters ’22 and Shepherd Coventon Peters ’22 Kristeen Ford Peterson ’81 and Quentin J. Peterson Tucker John Peterson ’24 Corey Daniel Pevitz ’24 Jerri Picha ’75 Charles M. Poeltler ’76 Olivia Postin ’24 Jamison B. Reis ’26 Diamond Rideout ’24 Nicholas T. Robertson ’23

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Garrett Rossell ’25 Hannah Rossmiller ’24 Kevin Rossmiller and Wendy Rossmiller Sarah Saddoris ’24 Jennifer Erickson Sanberg ’10 and Benjamin C. Sanberg Kraig Allen Schipper ’24 Harold C. Schirmer ’87 Camden A. Schmidt Elizabeth Schmidt ’24 Helen Schremser ’26 Todd Schremser and Julie Schremser Thomas Joseph Schroeder ’24 Macaden Sepich ’26 Emma Seybold ’24 Jennifer Shimmin ’25 Cameron Michael Shook ’26 Kayla Short ’24 Yuvraj S. Sidhu ’24 Brandon M Spence ’24 Patrick David Streeter ’26 Joseph Martin Twardowski Jr. ’26 Brinton B. Vincent ’13 Eli Ryan Wills ’27 David C. Wright Clarence R. Wyatt and Lobie Stone

Short Term Study Trips

Clarks Fork Foundation Augustin S. Hart III ’68 and Rebecca Hart

Sigma Phi Epsilon House Fund

Gena Corbin Alcorn ’88 David J. Alengo ’85 Michael J. Anderson ’81 and Martha Eckhard Anderson ’83 Lewis B. Arnold ’60 David R. Bates ’63 and Susan Bates Scott A. Beeler ’98 and Tara Olson-Beeler ’00 David D. Biklen ’65 and Blanche Capilos Bruce E. Birdsell ’69 and Serena Foote Birdsell ’70 Richard L. Bivens ’61 and Mary Hunter Bivens ’63 Patricia Bolda Larry R. Bowden ’67 and Karen Bowden Kenneth E. Bowdish ’63 and Alice Bowdish David A. Bowers ’60 J. Scott Brunswick ’71 and Lynn Brunswick Charities Aid Foundation America Dennis C. Clark ’75 Shane R. Corcoran ’10 and Jessi Corcoran John R. Darrah ’79 and Catherine Darrah David A. Bowers Foundation David A. Bowers Revocable Trust Marco T. DiGiorgio ’71 and Kristie DiGiorgio Donald and Victoria Gladfelter Charitable Fund Samuel E. Dummer ’18 and Rebecca Dummer

Eric G. Ealy ’86 and Joan Chatfield Ealy ’86 Ealy Giving Fund Steven E. Enke ’70 Eric Wagner IRA Ryan James Finn ’26 Jeffrey C. Fort ’72 and Diane Locandro ’75 Donald L. Gladfelter ’77 Ethan Lee Glidden ’26 Jack Godlewski ’19 Colton E Gray ’24 Peter J. Grutzius ’87 Scott A. Hamilton ’75 and Elizabeth Hamilton Joshua E. Hornaday ’96 and Stacy Alderson Hornaday ’98 Kent Warren Huth ’27 J & L Freedom Foundation Riley L. Kalnins ’26 Elijah Brennan Kelly ’24 John A. Kemp ’82 and Reese Kemp Kemp Family Charitable Fund Kenneth E. Bowdish Trust Kenneth H. Knox ’62 and Judith Knox Leon A. Kraut ’67 and Laura Welti Larry J. Williams IRA Leon A. Kraut IRA Peter A. Lipinski ’13 and Brittany Munson Lipinski ’13 † Robert L. Litchfield ’71 Martin C. Luehrs ’71 and Dawn Kirk Terry A. Luetgert ’66 and Karine Luetgert Zachary Roy Lundquist ’24 Marco T. DiGiorgio IRA Harold A. Marsh ’65 Cullen Hayes Marshall ’22 Donald McKinley ’50 Rodney J. McQueen ’62 and Diane McQueen Mikael B. Mueller William C. Murschel ’75 and Terry Burke Murschel ’79 Bradley C. Nahrstadt ’89 and Debra Snyderman Nahrstadt Nahrstadt Family Fund Payson S. Wild, Jr. IRA Phelps Family Fund † Hugh M. Phelps ’63 and Norma Phelps Thomas G. Poeltler ’70 and Gini Poeltler William G. Pyatt ’75 and Brenda Pyatt Robb A. Ruyle ’65 and Mary Ruyle Thomas M. Saddoris ’80 and Heidi Schwab Saddoris ’82 Thomas A. Sargent ’85 and Crystal Krug Sargent ’85 Matthew P. Schaub ’99 and Wendy Wilhelm Schaub ’00 Anthony J. Schmidt ’99 Frank A. Schweda ’98

* JOINT GIFT {spouse listed elsewhere} † DECEASED {from July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024)

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Daniel M. Sfamurri Jr. ’75 and Margaret Sfamurri Wendell L. Shauman ’67 and Janet Agan Shauman Scott K. Shaw ’03 and Erin Hoffmeyer Shaw ’03 Bruce A. Shepherd ’77 Arnold Silvestri ’77 Zachary L. Stamp ’75 Michael T. Stauth ’69 and Jennifer Barnes Stauth ’69 Joseph O. Svoboda ’75 and Leslie Svoboda Roy J. Sye ’13 and Colleen Sinclair Sye ’13 The Benevity Community Impact Fund Donor Advised Fund Luke G. Thorn ’11 and Angie Morris Thorn ’11 Mark G. Thorn ’83 Steven C. Tisor ’82 William B. Trent Jr. ’69 and Catherine Blake Trent ’70 William A. Turner ’93 Harold G. Turvey ’78 and Jannis Turvey Eric J. Wagner ’72 David A. Wallace ’86 Douglas A. Wallace ’75 and Sally Carmichael Wallace ’69 Wilburn N. Wallace II ’75 Charles Thomas Weeks ’62 John T. Welsh ’78 and Linda Retterer Welsh ’79 Paul L. White ’61 and Maryann White Peter Widolff ’88 and Angela Hart Widolff ’90 John H. Wierman ’66 Payson S. Wild Jr. ’67 and Linda Wild Richard A. Wilhelm ’70 and Alice Kough Wilhelm ’70 Larry J. Williams ’62 and Connie Husser Williams ’64 R. Tracy Williams ’75 and Cynthia Williams Timothy Wolf ’89 and Maria Wolf Gerald L. Young ’66 and Gerry Young Ronald A. Zagorski ’65 and Eugenia Willman Zagorski ’65

SOFIA Program

Johnson & Johnson Donor Employee Funds Karen Bush Watts ’65 and Daniel Watts Karen Bush Watts IRA

Steven Roy Tarkow Prize Howard B. Tarkow Howard Tarkow IRA Theodore A. Tarkow

Student Recruitment Fund

Abigail Batson Kristyne Gilbert ’90 and Charles Duane Bonifer Kenneth Lee Broge ’22 Adam B. Carlson ’04 and Michelle Flaar Carlson ’04

Nicholas E. Carlson ’08 and Krystal Carlson Marla Clay ’87 Daniel A. Cotter ’88 and Ann Stites Cotter ’87 Curtis L. Crum and Andrea Gillen Crum Weston Deshon Jay Edmonds ’71 and Christine Zak-Edmonds Zak S. Edmonds ’08 and Nicole Mason Edmonds Marcia Brink Adair ’70 and Richard Edwards Priscilla Bussert Fanning ’66 Erica Flores William J. Goldsborough ’65 and Beverly Goldsborough Arnold Gonzalez Jr. ’90 and Sharon Gonzalez Thomas Gruby and Christina Gruby Brian Henson and Kathryne Henson Illinois Mutual Brian C. Jordan ’09 and Wendy Downing Jane Marshall Kellogg ’72 and Buster L. Kellogg Jr. Kellogg Printing Company Andrew D. Kerr ’73 and Pamela Kerr Natalie King ’24 Mark S. Kopinski ’79 and Deborah Kopinski Zoie Kruse ’24 Ethan Scott Lafary ’15 and Erin Willhite Lafary ’15 Penny Young Lefavour ’87 Darcie Levenson Stephanie Levenson Tara Todd Lewis ’03 and Greg Lewis Mary McGregor Luczu ’01 and Scott P. Luczu Emily Manassah ’18 David R. Mann ’95 and Elizabeth Doty Mann ’95 Marcia Adair IRA Michelle McBurney Frederick H. McDavitt ’61 Meredith McGary Brock A. McNinch Natalie Morrow Lori O’Brien Oetting ’90 and Lance Oetting Trevor P. Oetting ’17 Ben Orr J. Hunter Peacock and Julie Peacock Vernon Peter Pitts and Patricia Pitts Robert C. Roush IRA Robert C. Roush ’67 Mackenzie Whiteside Schleich ’17 and Austin Matthew Schleich Jayne Poland Schreck ’90 and Joseph C. Schreck Lea Selquist ’25 Blake A. Sondgeroth ’17 Byron Sondgeroth ’88 and Suzan Sondgeroth Mark E. Taylor ’78 Kelly Frericks Thannert ’05 and Marc Thannert William L. Trubeck ’68 Rylee Mann Ulfig ’21 and Tyler Brandon Ulfig ’20 Janice Ruglio Van Kuiken ’03 and Kirk Van Kuiken

Report reflects gifts received between July 1, 2023, and June 30, 2024

Ralph R. Velazquez Jr. ’79 and Jane Schneiter Velazquez ’81 Karen Bush Watts ’65 and Daniel Watts Virginia Hopf West ’70 Molly White ’25 Cody R. Whiteside ’14 Merideth Willett ’92 Jean Peters Witty ’88 and Peter N. Witty Emma Wolfe ’23 Clarence R. Wyatt and Lobie Stone Richard E. Yahnke ’66 and Lee Yahnke Yahnke Family Charitable Fund

Swimming and Diving Program

Dr. C. Thomas Rezner IRA Charles Thomas Rezner ’64 and Nancy Rezner

Theater Department Grant

Galesburg Community Foundation

Theatre Design Lab Equipment Fund

Anonymous Friends Alison Heaton Clark ’04 Dorian Kirkpatrick and Sarah Kirkpatrick Joseph H. Pilger ’08 and Amanda Havens Pilger ’07 Aaron J Reynolds and Rebekah Reynolds Susan Twomey ’76 Warren County United Way

Thomas and Anne Sienkewicz Endowed Fund

Thomas J. Sienkewicz and Anne W. Sienkewicz Thomas J. Sienkewicz IRA

Thomas and Anne Sienkewicz Fund

Thomas J. Sienkewicz and Anne W. Sienkewicz Thomas J. Sienkewicz IRA

Tom Johnson Scholarship

Edward Arthur Mellinger Educational Foundation, Inc.

Track and Field Program Deborah Sterett ’77

Unrestricted Endowed Scholarship Fund

Anonymous Gena Corbin Alcorn ’88 Ann B. Michael IRA Robert M. Barton ’63 and Shirley Barton Anne White Beall ’67 and James F. Beall Beall Family Charitable Gift Fund Daniel A. Cotter ’88 and Ann Stites Cotter ’87 Eleanor Ketcham Trust Gail Landauer IRA Gretchen L. Moore IRA Brenda Metternich Hoelscher ’05 and Frederick Hoelscher Victoria Birk Horneck ’80 Robert C. Johnson ’59 and Marilyn Schneider Johnson ’59 FALL 2024

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Alan J. Landauer ’70 and Gail Anderson Landauer ’71 Ann Michael ’67 Elizabeth Patterson ’63 Karen Williams Phinney ’84 Robert M. Barton IRA Joann Rompella Fred H. Rumney III ’64 and Leslie Williamson Rumney ’69 Ty Ink Promotions, Inc. Gretchen Wright-Moore ’64 Donna Zych ’65

Wackerle Career and Leadership Center Endowed Fund Russell Spence and Rhonda Spence

Wackerle Center

Russell S. Andrews Estate

William ’65 and Joyce Heald Simpson Endowed Scholarship Fund

William M. Simpson ’65 and Joyce Simpson William Simpson IRA

William and Yvonne Hurckes Emergency Endowed Fund William G. Hurckes ’81 and Yvonne Mensing Hurckes ’80

Wiswell-Robeson Lecture in Agricultural History Jeanne Gittings Robeson ’60 Jeanne Robeson IRA

Yahnke Business & Economics Endowed Internship Fund

Larry F. Clark ’65 and Barbara Trubeck Clark ’66 Richard E. Yahnke ’66 and Lee Yahnke Richard E. Yahnke IRA

ZBT House Fund

Jeffrey J. Bakker ’90 and Cynthia Dorsch Michael A. Berberich ’94 and Christine Berberich John B. Bergquist ’82 Charles Joseph Bonifer ’22 Edwin O. Brown ’86 and Deanna Walters Brown ’86 Susan Sucharzewski Buresch ’80 and Michael A. Buresch Dale B. Buss ’78 Donna Martz Buss ’78 Leonard J. Carlson ’88 and Helena Echols ’86 Michael S. Connors ’81 John Jeremiah Cotter ’19 Craig A. Dahlquist ’78 Bradley J. Foley ’95 Rodolfo De Jesus Garcia ’21 Ross C. Hart ’73

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George K. Hess ’78 and Cathy Neese Hess ’80 Geoffrey A. Iverson ’71 and Mary Cannon Iverson ’72 Andrew D. Kerr ’73 and Pamela Kerr Patrick W. Lewis ’95 and Kristina Lewis Douglas E. Liniger ’87 Cullen Hayes Marshall ’22 Richard A. Martin ’78 Timothy J. McCabe ’81 and Laura McCabe Michael J. McGrath ’71 and Kathryn McGrath Rodney H. Park ’75 and Amy McGlothlin Park ’78 Gregory S. Phillips ’82 and Rae Jean Meier Phillips ’82 Deborah Roter Rakestraw ’77 Ross C. Hart IRA Richard Schaller ’88 and Tracy Jones Schaller ’87 John E. Swanson ’14 Mark E. Taylor ’78 Nick Tucker ’73 Mark T. Tupper ’94 and Tina Tupper Gordon B. Yocum ’73 and Bronwyn Yocum

Loyal Scots Society

Established in 2015, the Loyal Scots Society recognizes individuals and organizations that contribute to Monmouth College in three or more consecutive fiscal years, thereby providing ongoing support to Monmouth College’s commitment to deliver a first-class academic and cocurricular educational experience to all its students.

30 OR MORE YEARS Individuals Anonymous Robert J. Ardell ’62 and Elizabeth Ardell David L. Arnold ’63 and Julie Caldwell Arnold ’65 James W. Asplund ’54 and Wanda Asplund Steven A. Azuma ’66 and Elaine Baer Azuma ’67 Karen Brown Baker ’64 and Ben H. Baker Lila Keleher Blum ’61 and Harlow B. Blum Carol West Boehme ’72 Robert F. Bowen ’59 and Judith Bowen David A. Bowers ’60 Barbara Divinsky Brundage ’60 Lucy Work Burroughs ’64 Judith Sluka Butcher ’63

Thomas J. Cerkez III ’68 and Mary Eyre-Cerkez Jacquelyn Condon and Neal Heerwagen Nancy Guilinger Coon ’62 and Richard A. Coon Shirley Service Culbert ’63 Margaret Blanchard Daiker ’56 Thomas S. Davis ’62 Charles D. Denniston ’54 Carl D. Diehl ’69 Sandra Johnson Dobras ’61 and Victor E. Dobras II Margaret Flick Droppa ’58 Anne Quinby Dyni ’56 Eric G. Ealy ’86 and Joan Chatfield Ealy ’86 June Gustafson Erdmier-Salen ’52 Kellie Kohler Esters ’86 John W. Evermon ’68 Martha Muirhead Felmley ’50 William P. Ford ’76 and Margaret Romano Ford ’76 Margaret Deschwanden Foster ’52 Terry F. Fruehauf ’76 Peter A. Gebauer and Janet Gebauer Gary L. Gilliland ’65 Donald L. Gladfelter ’77 Charles W. Goehl ’73 and Kim Goehl Kathryn Bunting Hamrin ’56 and Robert Hamrin Anne Harmon ’54 Gilbert Hennenfent and Victoria Hennenfent Richard J. Henry ’58 and Cheryl Henry James K. Hoffmeister ’53 and Marcia Kern Hoffmeister ’58 Elizabeth Fellowes Hunt ’74 and Ronald R. Hunt Edward A. Jones ’72 Jane Marshall Kellogg ’72 and Buster L. Kellogg Jr. Linda Blow Klabunde ’67 Kenneth H. Knox ’62 and Judith Knox Lynn McGaan Knox ’61 Kelly K. Kost ’83 and Holly Kost Leon A. Kraut ’67 and Laura Welti Alan V. Larson ’55 and Sally Smith Larson ’56 David B. Lieb ’68 and Shirley Lieb Jeffrey Mar ’57 and Gloria Mar Dianne Robison Marcell ’71 Gerald A. Marxman ’55 Brooks McDaniel and Linda McDaniel Barbara Ruettinger McQuillan ’59 Robert E. Meling and Carolyn Meling T. Larry Mell ’58 and Connie Mell

* JOINT GIFT {spouse listed elsewhere} † DECEASED {from July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024)

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James G. Mercer ’55 and Barbara Cook Mercer ’54 John I. Moore Jr. ’69 and Mary Moore Bruce H. Morrison ’70 Jill Munson Janet Forbes Myers ’68 and Lonn W. Myers Beverly Cain Nelson ’58 Lynn A. Nelson ’57 L. Terry Oggel ’61 and Linda Oggel Colby M. Oleson ’91 Ellen Littler Perry ’59 Vernon Peter Pitts and Patricia Pitts Dennis M. Plummer ’73 and Carolyn Plummer Dorothy Aszman Ricketts ’83 Marlyn Whitsitt Rinehart ’57 Margaret Evans Roberts ’58 and Ned C. Roberts Robert C. Roush ’67 J. David Rumbough Jr. ’65 Lee E. Schaeffer Jr. ’65 and Judith Maxwell Schaeffer ’65 William G. Schlobohm Jan Weshinskey Schons ’69 and Carl R. Schons Laura Epley Selken ’84 and Ronald Ray Selken Mark Shallenberger and Patricia Ohler Shallenberger Charles B. Shawver ’76 Linda Frautschy Sherman ’63 and Robert Sherman Diane Guzzi Shilton ’72 and Thomas Shilton Joseph C. Simpson ’66 and Karen Simpson William M. Simpson ’65 and Joyce Simpson Allan W. Smith ’58 and Antoinette Smith Carol Veith Sorenson ’63 and Raymond E. Sorenson Michael E. Sproston ’64 and Donna Schliffke Sproston ’66 John R. Steele ’63 Ralph E. Stephenson ’58 and Bonnie Stephenson Douglas L. Stickels ’75 and Leslie Stickels David B. Stimpson ’66 Judith Blaich Stipp ’64 Emily Hauge ’77 and Don C. Teel William B. Trent Jr. ’69 and Catherine Blake Trent ’70 William L. Trubeck ’68 Peter E. Upton ’68 Pamela Slaughter Van Kirk ’76 and John Van Kirk Virginia Hughlett Varce ’53

Carol Anderson Vernon ’62 Eric T. Vogt ’83 Fred Wackerle ’61 Joyce Hennenfent Walton ’53 Karen Bush Watts ’65 and Daniel Watts Ralph E. Whiteman ’52 and Martha Williams Whiteman Jill Petrie Whiteside ’70 and Dale Whiteside Payson S. Wild Jr. ’67 and Linda Wild Jean Peters Witty ’88 and Peter N. Witty David T. Workman and Linda Workman Richard E. Yahnke ’66 and Lee Yahnke Robert A. Zika ’67 and Gail Hartong Zika ’66

Businesses and Organizations Anonymous

25-29 YEARS Individuals

David W. Adolphson ’67 Gordon L. Amgott ’70 and Vicki Amgott Betty Babcock Rosalie Huff Barman ’66 and Ronald Barman Craig Behne and Christine Behne Eric D. Boland ’95 and Jill Bowles Boland ’97 Marjorie Bond Margaret Bozarth ’61 Marilyn Clark Brownlie ’50 Ann Mack Collier ’63 and John L. Collier Daniel A. Cotter ’88 and Ann Stites Cotter ’87 Charles Courtney Jr. ’57 Gary L. Daniels Brian W. Daw and Lynn Daw Cassie Zelinske Day ’95 and Ben R. Day Carol Clark Dotseth ’63 and Gregory M. Dotseth Thomas B. Doyle ’64 Arijit Dutta ’97 and Shabana Gidwani Jane Fort Edwards ’75 Elizabeth Giffen Ewell ’64 Donald S. Galitz ’56 William J. Goldsborough ’65 and Beverly Goldsborough Stanley Graham ’54 Anita Ridge ’88 and David W. Greer Robert H. Gwynn ’63 Jane Davis Harper ’48 Roger D. Haynes ’82 Robert C. Hudson III ’75 and Sarah Young Hudson ’74 Perry W. Johnson ’58 and Susan Kanter Richard A. Johnson ’70 and Lorraine Botticelli Kunal Kapoor ’97 and Monica Kapoor Irwin E. Kirk ’53 George D. Kulhanek ’80 and Debbra Taylor Kulhanek ’81

Report reflects gifts received between July 1, 2023, and June 30, 2024

Sean P. Maher ’95 and Shalaine Maher Rodney J. McQueen ’62 and Diane McQueen Ann Michael ’67 Kristi Millar ’93 Philip A. Muntzel ’62 and Barbara Muntzel Bradley C. Nahrstadt ’89 and Debra Snyderman Nahrstadt Jewel Price Nicholls ’50 Dan A. Nolan and Kay Nolan Kathleen McLaughlin Nolin ’70 and Bruce Edmund Nolin Eric J. Ostermeier ’92 and Melanie Burns Timothy L. Owen ’73 and Gail Simpson Owen ’74 Karen Williams Phinney ’84 Dana L. Poole and Janice Poole John S. Romine ’55 Warren A. Sanders ’60 and Martha Sanders John Richard Sayre and Mary Phillips Jayne Poland Schreck ’90 and Joseph C. Schreck Wendell L. Shauman ’67 and Janet Agan Shauman Dean A. Sipe ’74 and Ilene Sipe Richard T. Smith ’64 and Nancy Munn Smith ’66 Russell Spence and Rhonda Spence Judith Bradley Stevenson ’83 and Jeff Stevenson Thomas R. Weber ’67 and Julie Weber R. Bruce Weiman ’76 and Debbie Weiman J. Mark Wilson ’78 and Marsha Wilson George J. Wolcott

20-24 YEARS Individuals

Julie Anell ’00 Kevin S. Baldwin and Heather Henson Baldwin Harold Peter Basler Jr. ’66 Conny Davinroy Beatty ’81 and Daniel P. Beatty Robert H. Bischoff ’57 Michael J. Blaesing ’96 and Julia Westby Blaesing ’95 Arlene Dresmal Blewitt ’60 Harry C. Bollin ’63 and Melody Bollin Sarah Botkin ’98 Chad M. Braun and Jennifer Braun Terry P. Brown and Linda Brown Ralph D. Butler William Carter and Joy Carter Martha Carwile Simon C. Cordery and Stacy Cordery Craig A. Dahlquist ’78 Donald L. Denney ’64 and Dorene Denney

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Larry R. Dew ’66 and Judith Burmeister Dew ’66 Kevin R. Eckley and Lisa Eckley Geoffrey M. Edwards ’03 and Christina Edwards Susie Swanson FitzGerald ’71 and Curtis M. FitzGerald Frederick A. Fletcher and Jane Taylor Joan Gilmour Stephen H. Goss ’74 and Karen Goss Augustin S. Hart III ’68 and Rebecca Hart David A. Hartig ’74 and Barbara Hartig Mary Conway Harvey ’58 Matthew M. Hendon ’99 and Heather Sechrest Hendon ’00 John C. Hughes Sr. ’74 and Patricia Hughes Robert C. Johnson ’59 and Marilyn Schneider Johnson ’59 Charles H. Kellner ’66 and Judith Kellner Anne Irey Kohlmeyer ’58 and Dennis K. Kohlmeyer Joan Strand Kotz ’64 Suellen Lee Janet Link Leonard ’63 and Robert D. Leonard Jr. Sonja Zedigian Lowry ’67 and Dennis Lowry Russell F. Marshall ’63 and Mary Bailey Marshall ’64 Michael J. McGrath ’71 and Kathryn McGrath R. Jeremy McNamara and Alice McNamara Jeffrey D. Miller ’84 William G. Morgan ’64 Wayne K. Nelson ’77 and Mi Nelson Earl K. Paasch ’66 and Barbara Paasch Jerri Picha ’75 James E. Pilarski ’66 and Judith Anderson Pilarski ’66 Christopher J. Pio ’84 and Bobbi Swarts Pio ’92 Kathy Wolf Plath ’77 and Corey Plath Charles Thomas Rezner ’64 and Nancy Rezner Erhard G. Saettler Thomas A. Sargent ’85 and Crystal Krug Sargent ’85 George E. Schoenfeld ’50 Randall J. Slaboch ’76 James H. Sosnowski and Linda Sosnowski Kathryn Argentine Willhardt ’12 and Mark E. Willhardt Linda Cook ’77 and Oliver R. Williams Warren J. Wilson ’74 and Lucinda Dunmire Wilson ’75 Gordon K. Young ’61 and Jane Corman Young ’61

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Businesses and Organizations Anonymous Friends Cline-Lofftus Foundation Security Savings Bank

15-19 YEARS Individuals

Roy Evert Adolphson ’69 Kay Bagge Alden ’57 Kathryn Alexander ’75 Michael J. Anderson ’81 and Martha Eckhard Anderson ’83 Lewis B. Arnold ’60 Jeffrey J. Bakker ’90 and Cynthia Dorsch Vittorio Barrile ’67 and Marisa Barrile Stephen M. Bloomer ’83 and Cheryl Youngren Bloomer Scott Bond and Janey Bond Denise Karczewski ’75 and Gary M. Briddick Samantha Briones ’09 JoAnn Eisenman Britton ’71 and George T. Britton III Paula Rundell Brooks ’83 and Gerald Brooks Larry D. Brown ’65 and Janet Henning Brown ’64 Lyndea Dew Brown ’71 and Tary L. Brown James R. Bunn ’68 and Alice Young Bunn ’69 Barbara Bolon Bye ’64 Donald L. Campbell ’69 and Penny Campbell G. Deeks Carroll Jr. ’62 and Bonnie Carroll Robert Cerpa and Hope Cerpa Ryan Danzinger ’05 and Sherwin Chan Kathryn Cummins Cope ’58 Mary Alexander Corrigan ’82 Ryan S. Danzinger ’05 and Sherwin Chan Gene R. Dawson ’63 and Jane Wilson Dawson ’64 Roger J. DeDera ’56 and Louise DeDera Ronald K. DeMien ’67 and Judy Williams DeMien ’67 James Dodge and Constance Dodge Charles B. Doty ’59 Marcia Brink Adair ’70 and Richard Edwards Richard E. Farthing and Susan Farthing Edward P. Farwell ’64 Robert H. Feiertag ’61 John R. Foster Jr. and Annjanette Foster Susan Sandner Gibson ’81 Jerry L. Greer ’62 and Judith Greer Merle B. Growden Donald D. Hadsell ’75 and Lois Hadsell Susan Prochaska Hardie ’74 and Bradford Hardie

Mary Auliff Havens ’72 and John P. Havens Lynnell Kahler Havercamp ’71 Susan Higbee William T. Irelan ’62 and Ines Irelan David W. Jackson ’69 and Catherine Mayer Jackson ’71 Stanley D. Jenks and Kay Jenks Catherine Sanborn Johnson ’72 Stephen T. Johnson ’72 and Lucy Hyde Johnson ’72 Daniel L. Keating ’83 and Jane Stevens Keating ’84 Stephen D. Keithley ’72 and Cynthia Wead Keithley ’73 Mark S. Kopinski ’79 and Deborah Kopinski Susan Kauzlarich Kuster ’66 David T. Long ’69 and Jean Walter Long ’69 † Kathleen Lowe-Arthur Louise Laine Lubs ’71 and James C. Lubs Deborah Gruenau MacVey ’69 and Wayne MacVey Kathryn Mainz Carla Turner Makowski ’69 and Gary G. Makowski Leland R. Marshall ’51 Thomas S. Martin ’72 Robert “Cam” McConnell ’72 Frederick H. McDavitt ’61 Stanley L. McKelvie ’64 and Sandra McKelvie Robert D. McLaren ’66 and Bonnie Janicek McLaren ’68 Jean Beveridge Meyers ’59 Jeffrey A. Miles ’71 and Rebecca Miles Donald K. Morton ’66 and Peggy Morton Claudia Lawson Moss ’72 and Terry D. Moss James W. Nelson ’60 and Beverly Nelson ’61 Gary A. Neudahl ’77 Lori O’Brien Oetting ’90 and Lance Oetting Tamara Orte ’04 and Steven J. Orte Edward W. Pailes Jr. ’84 and Martha Pailes Gerald Palomo ’79 and Michel Palomo Mr. and Mrs. Francis Patch Peter L. Paulson ’75 and Julia Van Cleve Paulson ’75 Charles B. Peter ’74 and Roberta Mack Peter ’76 Jeffrey C. Potts ’74 and Christine Odell Potts ’74 Jean Hutchinson Randolph ’68 and Ross Randolph Linda Reed ’69 Louis P. Richard ’55 and Sally Adams Jeanne Gittings Robeson ’60 Kimberly Furman Roolf ’80 and James Roolf

* JOINT GIFT {spouse listed elsewhere} † DECEASED {from July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024)

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Heather Haines Roseman ’98 and Brian Roseman Brian J. Ross ’86 and Amber Ross Fred H. Rumney III ’64 and Leslie Williamson Rumney ’69 Blair W. Schultz ’72 Joseph W. Schurr ’75 and Connie Schurr John J. Scotillo ’72 and Nancy Scotillo Lynn Rosenow Seiwert ’71 and Lawrence Seiwert George M. Simmons ’67 and Ruth Simmons Robert L. Singer ’61 Byron Sondgeroth ’88 and Suzan Sondgeroth Michael T. Stauth ’69 and Jennifer Barnes Stauth ’69 Judith Lips Stoffer ’62 and Paul Stoffer Joseph O. Svoboda ’75 and Leslie Svoboda Mark E. Taylor ’78 Danette Bagley-Thierry ’86 and Robert K. Thierry III William A. Turner ’93 E. Jay Van Cura ’69 Janice Ruglio Van Kuiken ’03 and Kirk Van Kuiken Randall E. Vickroy ’76 Katharine Wakolbinger Welch ’73 and John Welch Joseph M. Welty ’78 and Jean Welty Joan Wertz Ann Newton Wieland ’68 Jackie Bell Zachmeyer ’89 and Michael Zachmeyer William F. Zimmerman ’73 and Sheryl Brinton Zimmerman ’72

Businesses and Organizations J & L Freedom Foundation J & V Flynn Foundation Midwest Bank of Western Illinois

10-14 YEARS Individuals Gena Corbin Alcorn ’88 David K. Allen ’69 G. Ronald Barshinger ’74 Robert M. Barton ’63 and Shirley Barton David B. Bates ’83 and Michele Bates Anne White Beall ’67 and James F. Beall Theresa Gondek Bebout ’05 and Benjamin R. Bebout Katherine Dunn Becker ’14 and Cale Becker Pamela Bowman Best ’89 and Thomas Best Hope Grebner Bibens ’11 and Robert Bibens

DONOR PROFILE: GIFT-IN-KIND John Turnbull (left) with Professor Michael Solontoi.

JOHN TURNBULL Turnbull has been a lifelong Monmouth resident, and he now leads the family business, Turnbull Funeral home. He picked up his hobby of astronomy thanks to his mother, Ruth Turnbull, who was a seventh-grade science teacher at Central Junior High School, just a couple blocks down East Second Avenue from the funeral home.

THE GIFT: Turnbull has owned several telescopes through the years, including

an 11-inch model that Monmouth College recently received from Turnbull as a gift-in-kind. The official name for the gift is a Celestron CPC 1100 GPS (SchmidtCassegrin) Telescope 11075-XLT. “It’s three pieces, and the pieces weigh about 45-50 pounds, so I hadn’t been using it in the past few years,” said Turnbull. “I wanted to try to find a home for such a nice instrument.” The donated model is what Turnbull called a “go-to” telescope. “You type in a number or a constellation, and it will turn and go to it and get it in the field,” he said. “That will be very helpful for students.”

THE GIFT’S IMPACT: Monmouth physics professor Michael Solontoi is thrilled

with the acquisition. “This fits a niche we didn’t have before,” he said. “Elevenand 12-inch telescopes are the biggest you can get that are still portable. This telescope is very, very portable, and it complements our ability to do outreach astronomy.”

STORY TIME: “There was a six-inch metal reflection telescope in the closet at

the school, and (my mother) picked up the pieces, straightened out the tube and got it up on a tripod,” said Turnbull. “She set it up in our south driveway here, and we got Saturn in it. She got me really hot on that, and I’ve loved looking at constellations, galaxies and nebulae ever since. ... A lot of people just take space for granted. But fortunately for me, I had a mother who put those things out there for me.”

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Bruce E. Birdsell ’69 and Serena Foote Birdsell ’70 Richard L. Bivens ’61 and Mary Hunter Bivens ’63 Rodney E. Bollman ’56 and Georgiana Bollman Carl A. Borine ’61 and Sharon Borine Ronald L. Bowers and Jane Bowers Gregory K. Bradley ’70 MaryLu Belcher Bretsch ’68 and Darwin Bretsch Patrick Briones and Tracy Briones William B. Brooks Jr. ’86 and Jani Brooks Joel E. Brotherton ’80 Christine Heaton Brown ’72 and Bruce Brown Sarah Maxwell Brown ’71 and K. Reagin Brown John C. Carlson ’74 and Lynette Johnson Carlson ’74 Nicholas E. Carlson ’08 and Krystal Carlson Glenn Catlett ’73 Roland J. Chilton ’52 Stanley E. Chism ’63 and Karen Barrett Chism ’65 Annabelle Clark William G. Coppard ’67 Matthew J. Coultrip ’02 Neil A. Dahlstrom ’98 and Karen Dahlstrom Sharon Avery Danner ’65 James L. De Young and Janet De Young Carl J. Demas ’64 and Margaret Schneider Demas ’66 Gregory I. Derbak ’75 and Laura Derbak Daniel W. Dickson ’89 and Pam Dickson Marsha Dopheide Dorothy Douglas George T. Dulee Jr. and Beth Dulee William J. Edwards ’67 and Dawn Edwards Jerald D. Eiserman ’68 and M. Simpson Eiserman ’68 John A. Elliott ’79 and Virginia Thake Elliott ’81 David R. Elmer ’73 and Donna Elmer Elizabeth Kline Elsbree ’04 and Branndon Elsbree Curtis C. Farr ’88 and Christine Beiermann Farr ’90 Michael Fisher and Heather Fisher Julie Collins ’84 and Tim Fitzgibbon Sara Tyson Fitzjarrald ’06 and Bryan Fitzjarrald Kim Fornero

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Cheryl Nowak Garrison ’71 and Keith Garrison Kathleen Trevor Garwood ’57 and Gary A. Garwood Nathan J. Gaskill ’04 and Laura Haumiller Gaskill ’05 Christopher J. Gavin and Lisa Gavin John K. Gerrity ’07 and Katie Gerrity Jack J. Glotfelty ’60 and Valerie Glotfelty Jane Gramkow Linda Groves David A. Grummitt ’61 and Janet Grummitt Joan Rezner Gundersen ’68 and Robert P. Gundersen Pamela Ball Gustafson ’77 Michelle Hall ’89 Margaret Hamil ’71 Scott A. Hamilton ’75 and Elizabeth Hamilton Carolyn Ellis Harrison ’71 and Edward H. Harrison Richard F. Harrod ’07 and Mollie Williams Harrod ’07 Stephen R. Hartman ’92 and Karen Hartman Donald Hartshorn and Mary Hartshorn Nancy Campbell Haynor ’68 and John Haynor Alice Goss Haznedl ’62 Jennifer Heiman ’04 Robert E. Hillison ’82 and Keely Hillison Patricia Ikan Sally Platt Ivy ’59 and Jesse W. Ivy Virginia Jacobson ’67 Robin Jarvis ’84 Dawn Johnson ’97 Judith Gardiner Johnson ’71 and Kevin M. Johnson Marybeth Dues Johnson ’93 F. Austin Jones and Kim Jones Michael J. Jones ’99 and Miranda Jones Lois Jornlin Nicole Kamzic ’15 Richard W. Karcher ’74 and Mary Karcher Andrew D. Kerr ’73 and Pamela Kerr James R. Klusendorf ’61 John T. Kreitler ’70 and Elizabeth Kreitler Alice Higgins Lawson ’73 Patrick W. Lewis ’95 and Kristina Lewis William Lotz and Stacy Ashton Lotz Debra Blatzer ’84 and Paul Ludkey Jeffery G. Maher and Hannah Reagor Maher Charles S. Marshall ’68 and Mary Marshall Richard Marshall and Ann McEntee Verna Lester Marshall ’68 Andrew P. Matykiewicz ’79

Timothy J. McCabe ’81 and Laura McCabe Christy Ogilvie McCreary ’90 and Dallas Kraig McCreary Michael B. McCulley ’70 Michelle Meyer Messman ’04 and Chad Messman Judy Minteer Pamela Marshburn Morgan ’70 Michelle Moy ’89 Susan Holland Murley ’70 David L. Murray ’65 and Sandra Murray Rodney Nord and Christine Nord Barry O’Brien and Mary O’Brien Mark S. Ogorzalek and Karen Ogorzalek Michael R. Osborn ’77 and Wendy Taeger Osborn ’80 Richard L. Paasch ’67 and Lee-Ann Wells Paasch ’68 Timothy A. Pahel Ann Boley Parker ’73 and Thomas Parker Elizabeth Patterson ’63 J. Hunter Peacock and Julie Peacock J. Stanley Pepper ’76 and Christine Pepper Van D. Perrine ’70 and Jan Farnsworth ’71 Michelle Perry ’89 Anthony J. Perzigian ’66 and Donna Perzigian Frederick C. Pfaffmann ’65 and Christine Pfaffmann † Hugh M. Phelps ’63 and Norma Phelps Lawrence K. Pickett Jr. ’67 and Carolyn Cottrell Joseph H. Pilger ’08 and Amanda Havens Pilger ’07 Thomas G. Poeltler ’70 and Gini Poeltler Jane Hartley Pratt Linda Baughman Pushaw ’71 and James E. Pushaw Therese Worden Rankin ’00 and Jeffrey D. Rankin William D. Rhodenbaugh ’60 and Judith Rhodenbaugh Danny C. Richards ’65 and Anna Richards Stephen L. Rider and Karen Rider Kevin R. Roberts Joanne Moy ’70 and Michael R. Robinson Gary Rohrer and Berta Rohrer Victoria Wheeler Romero ’70 and Colin A Romero Kathryn Shipp Rufener ’13 and Steven Allen Rufener Amanda Rush ’11 Jennifer Erickson Sanberg ’10 and Benjamin C. Sanberg

* JOINT GIFT {spouse listed elsewhere} † DECEASED {from July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024)

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Carl J. Schmidlapp III ’65 Michael A. Schmitz ’80 and Amy Johnson Schmitz ’88 Kenneth D. Schweitzer and Debra Schweitzer Kristy Smith ’86 and Dave Scott Peter R. Sheets and Mary Sheets Robert Holschuh Simmons and Michelle Holschuh Simmons Pamela Yuill Snyder ’79 and Bruce L. Snyder Joshua B. Spencer ’04 and Devon Townsend Spencer ’03 James L. Spiker and Barbara Spiker Karen Deen Squire ’62 Marnie Steach ’95 Janet Maginn Stevenson ’66 Rosalie Easdale Stoike ’61 Hilary Hawkinson Stott ’07 and Jacob T. Stott ’09 Glenn A. Stout ’88 Joseph L. Switzer and Marci Switzer Roy J. Sye ’13 and Colleen Sinclair Sye ’13 Kelly Frericks Thannert ’05 and Marc Thannert Kathryn Oliver Tribler ’60 Nick Tucker ’73 Ralph R. Velazquez Jr. ’79 and Jane Schneiter Velazquez ’81 Adam S. Volpp ’03 and Elizabeth Nendza Volpp ’03 Jane Martin-Watson ’70 and Robert I. Watson Jr. Robert C. Wegner ’74 Roger E. Well ’86 and Dana Well M. Todd Wetterling ’93 and Vanessa Treat Wetterling ’96 David R. Whitcomb ’72 and Dawn Darner John H. Wierman ’66 Jane Batten Wild ’69 David N. Willing ’59 and Winona Willing Douglas F. Winebright Clarence R. Wyatt and Lobie Stone Robert G. Yarde ’58 and Marilyn Yarde Gordon B. Yocum ’73 and Bronwyn Yocum Ronald A. Zagorski ’65 and Eugenia Willman Zagorski ’65 Steven M. Zaleski and Elizabeth Turnbull Zaleski

Businesses and Organizations Anonymous

5-9 YEARS Individuals Victoria Adeleye ’93 Carol Werdin Alfrey ’76 and Daniel A. Alfrey Laura Beck Anderson ’75 Andrew R. Anselmi ’13 and Brooke Anderson Anselmi ’13 Derek Archer ’97 Kent Armstrong and Jennifer Armstrong Brian M. Austin ’64 and Susan Austin Antonetta Axup ’18 Robert R. Ayers and Christine Ayers Kathleen Long Baum ’72 Angela Baumann ’18 Cindy Beadles Kayla Beadles ’17 Martha Beck Pamela Wyeth Bellm ’76 and Douglas E. Bellm Nancy Garretson Benzon ’64 and †Richard R Benzon Donald R. Beveridge ’59 Reid K. Beveridge ’64 and Eileen Beveridge Jennifer Hoekstra Bezenah ’92 and Todd L. Bezenah Daniel G. Bianucci ’66 and Joyce Bianucci David D. Biklen ’65 and Blanche Capilos Mick Birkhofer ’73 and Brenda Birkhofer Roger J. Blachek ’73 Raymond S. Bland ’79 and Kimberly Whowell Bland ’81 Nancy Blew Bruce W. Block ’74 E. Dean Blust and Jeanne Blust Roy E. Bockler ’72 and Debbie Bockler Susan Boland ’92 Lynda Pepper Bollman ’76 and Robert Bollman Kristyne Gilbert ’90 and Charles Duane Bonifer Agnes Boock Larry R. Bowden ’67 and Karen Bowden Robert H. Brink ’68 Alex B. Brooks ’13 and Clarissa Gardner Brooks ’13 Sally Ahrens Brown ’59 and Max A. Brown Wade R. Brown ’07 and Abby Brown Kevin Caba and Emilee Renwick James L. Caldwell IV ’72 and Barbara Caldwell Carole Riester Callahan ’69 Ann Callaway Polly Armstrong Campbell ’52 Harold F. Campbell ’52 and Patricia Campbell

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Adam B. Carlson ’04 and Michelle Flaar Carlson ’04 Laura Cavanaugh ’86 Bruce Chapman Charles C. Chappell ’69 Kaitlyn Washburn Cockerham ’14 and Tyler Cockerham David Compton and Patricia Compton L. Terry Cook ’91 and Karin Owrey Cook ’89 John A. Courson ’64 and Marcia Courson Paula Cramer Kathryn Fitzsimmons Cross ’08 Curtis L. Crum and Andrea Gillen Crum Carrie Dunne Daly ’81 William Stanley Daniel ’72 Jason R. Dare ’99 and Stephanie Orsi Dare ’99 F. Garvin Davenport Jr. and †Bernice Davenport E. Kyle Davis ’93 and Ashley Davis Stanley B. Dawson ’70 and Mary Dawson Michael S. Deam ’76 and Karen Deam Rafael C. Delgado ’05 and Kathryn Jackson ’05 Marco T. DiGiorgio ’71 and Kristie DiGiorgio Lee D. Dobbins ’59 and Barbara Getty Dobbins ’59 John D. Downs ’88 and Carrie Downs Lynne Talbott Dulin ’90 and Gary M. Dulin Alice Dunlap-Kraft ’75 and Robert Kraft James Dunn and Patricia Dunn Jeffrey R. Earley ’76 Christine Vancura Easley ’80 Harvey L. Echols Jr. ’81 and Millicent Knight Zak S. Edmonds ’08 and Nicole Mason Edmonds William L. Ellefson ’69 Andrew S. Elliott ’05 and Amanda Trotter Elliott ’08 James L. Elsey ’76 and Roxann Elsey Eric Engstrom Dwight R. Erskine ’67 Susan Countryman Estes ’66 and Fredrick C. Estes Scott C. Estler ’76 Won Yang Everett ’68 and William W. Everett Trevor Ewell Abigail Fafoglia ’95 Christopher Fasano and Catherine Fasano Jon Ferguson and Lori Ferguson Anita Fillman Neil Finlen and Lynda Finlen † Karen Sundberg Finn ’60 Janet Forsythe Fishburn ’58 Lyle E. Fogel Jr. ’67 and Dorothy Harris Fogel ’66

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Bradley J. Foley ’95 Carl B. Forkner ’80 and Joanne Forkner Louis A. Foster ’51 and Ruth Foster Daniel M. Fowler ’72 and Julia Duffy Richard K. Fuller ’57 and Kathleen Fuller Douglas W. Funk ’74 James W. Gee Jr. ’64 and Patricia Gee Alan R. Gieryna ’74 and Mary Ann Kelly Gieryna ’75 Matt O. Gillen and Jevanie Gillen Christine Winkelman Glasgow ’89 and Terry L. Glasgow Audra Goach John Goddard Gregory C. Golembe ’71 Arnold Gonzalez Jr. ’90 and Sharon Gonzalez Daniel Greising and Rebecca Greising Shirley Morrow Grieme ’54 Timothy M. Haak ’80 and Christine Haak Mary Johnson Hanlin ’66 Christopher J. Heatherly ’94 and Molly Heatherly Sarah Henderson Elaine Hubbell Herzog ’71 and Michael Herzog George K. Hess ’78 and Cathy Neese Hess ’80 Erik C. Hoffer ’08 and Karah Goetschius Hoffer ’08 Steven Hoffman ’69 and Letitia Keating Hoffman ’72 Judy Hogfeldt ’75 Sally Young Hoherd ’54 Brian P. Holland ’76 and Carrie Holland Payton D. Holmes ’17 and Aleeka Gentzler Holmes ’20 James P. Hughes and Mary Hughes Dale Hull William G. Hurckes ’81 and Yvonne Mensing Hurckes ’80 H. Richard Jewell ’70 and Ann Ludlow Franklin K. Johnson ’76 and Michele Johnson Brian C. Jordan ’09 and Wendy Downing Michelle Merritt-Juszczyk ’89 and Don Juszczyk Martin L. Katz ’72 and Michele Spleha Katz ’73 Jeffrey K. Kelleher ’13 and Rachel Whitlock Kelleher ’14 John R. Kelly ’52 Jennifer Wheeler Kerch ’12 and Ryan Kerch Jan Kiley Brian D. Kimmel ’76 and Kathleen Clark Kimmel ’78 Glenn P. Kinder ’73 and Nancy Thompson Kinder ’73

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Kenneth Martin Klein ’66 and Susan Peck Latham-Klein ’67 Kent H. Kniep ’80 Kelly Simpson Knitter ’89 and Kevin Richard Knitter Elizabeth Kopping R. David Korngruen ’76 Alice Dunlap-Kraft ’75 and Robert Kraft Tim Kramer and Lori Walters Pamela Murray Kuby ’85 Ashwani Kumar Tamara La Prad Ethan Scott Lafary ’15 and Erin Willhite Lafary ’15 William H. Lafayette Jr. ’77 John W. Larson ’02 Margaret Will Lee ’71 Christopher J. Lemon ’80 Peter L. Leverenz ’69 and Frances Biedenstein Leverenz ’72 Tara Todd Lewis ’03 and Greg Lewis Maureen Smiley Liesman ’60 Judith Schneider Lilly ’67 Donald E. Lindblad ’71 Ronald J. Lindsay ’56 and Carol Lindsay Evelina Lipecka ’06 † Robert L. Litchfield ’71 Brian D Logan and Brenda Logan Amy Longenbaugh ’95 Martin C. Luehrs ’71 and Dawn Kirk Paul G. Luepke ’83 and Judi Poettgen Luepke ’83 Robert V. Main ’53 Heather Fottler Mangian ’77 and John Mangian Annette Carson Manthei ’94 and Randy Manthei Gary D. Martin ’76 and Janet Martin Michael E. McCreight ’68 Robert C. McCulloch ’61 Elizabeth Steffy McDonald ’71 and James L McDonald Lee McGaan ’69 James N. McInnes ’48 Christopher McLaughlin and Deena Fisher McLaughlin Kenneth G. McMillan Barry J. McNamara and Vicki McNamara Lyndon D. Meyer James D. Millar ’64 and Victoria Millar Miles Z. Miller ’08 and Laura Greenwood Miller ’10 Michael S. Mimnaugh ’71 and Gayle Mimnaugh

Glen Misek and Laurel Kilpatrick Virginia Haun Mittauer ’50 Maribeth Novak Mohan ’71 and James J. Mohan Laura Moore Paul K. Moye ’61 and Beverly Linnihan Christie A. Nelson ’06 and Amanda Weck ’06 Cheryl Conaway-Nelson ’90 and John R. Nelson Julia Briggerman O’Hara ’62 and Daniel O’Hara Fiona Loomes O’Laughlin ’95 and Sean D. O’Laughlin John Osterlund and Beth Osterlund Patricia Whitsitt Overbeck ’54 Richard L. Owens Jr. ’87 and Beth Owens Louise Pacholik ’73 Linda Park William E. Parker ’77 Megan Sluis Parsons ’01 and Nathan J. Parsons Craig A. Patterson ’72 and Kathleen Patterson Kristeen Ford Peterson ’81 and Quentin J. Peterson William C. Porter Jr. ’73 Janet Jones Presley ’55 McKenzie Price Barbara Provus Megan Carlson Prueter ’08 Michael Quagliano ’83 D. Pat Raftis ’05 Joshua M. Ragar ’06 and Sara Ragar Deborah Roter Rakestraw ’77 Douglas B. Rankin ’79 and Tamyra Dixon Rankin ’81 Charles L. Rassieur ’60 and Virginia Rassieur Annette Thrift Ray ’57 Tamee Sterett Renwick ’84 David A. Riggs ’87 and Elizabeth Baumann Riggs ’89 Brenda Robinson-Young Robert H. Roggeveen ’72 Joann Rompella Joel A. Sage ’04 and Tara Ferruzza Sage ’04 Nancy Sager-Ruggles ’70 Betty McClure Salisbury ’61 Joan Nickel Sanders ’64 Marsha Miller Schierbeck ’58 Susan Smallwood Schilson ’78 Rosemary Bryce Schintzius ’73 Kenneth Schneider and Vanessa Schneider Susan Rayniak Schneider ’69 Kenneth R. Schoenig ’88

* JOINT GIFT {spouse listed elsewhere} † DECEASED {from July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024)

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Mary Scotillo ’10 Rosemary Lai Sheeler ’03 Thomas E. Shie and Dianna Shie Robert J. Shriner Jr. Mary Carlson Shull ’76 and Bob L. Shull Alexander Simmons Benedict Simmons David Simmons Marc Simmons Todd A. Skrivseth and Sarah Skrivseth Paige Halpin Smith ’09 and Henry Smith Thomas J. Snee and Julia Druckmiller Nancy Snowden Lucas K. Sondgeroth ’20 Claudia Kinne Spotts ’68 and James Spotts Kelly Stadter ’07 H. Charles Stahmer ’73 Scott D. Stanton ’73 and Kristen Campbell Stanton ’82 Deborah Sterett ’77 Joanne Greer Stipp ’64 and James Stipp Haley Jones Stockton ’12 and Tyler Stockton Lynn Stubblebine Tara Sturgeon ’19 James A. Syrett ’58 Jeani Randall Talbott ’95 and Mark W. Talbott Donald P. Tanney ’79 and Crystal Tanney Thomas C. Taylor ’70 and Carole Taylor James E. Thompson ’57 Paul M. Thompson ’66 and Carole Thompson Dwight Tierney ’69 and Dina Nathanson Gina Tillman ’96 Tami Tisor ’86 Ann Toal ’60 Melinda Todd ’08 Margaret Marra Treggett ’71 Mark T. Tupper ’94 and Tina Tupper Heather Downing Turnquist ’99 and John M. Turnquist ’99 Philip D. Tweedy ’96 and Tory Tweedy George M. Tyler ’88 Brian D. Valentini ’02 and Jaimie Gurney Valentini ’03 † Joyce Van Cura Brinton B. Vincent ’13 Kristen Wyse Wagner ’11 and Craig E. Wagner Dennis E. Walker ’64 and Sandra Foreman Walker ’62 Carol Mullen Walsh ’73 and Stephen L. Walsh Kelli Wefenstette ’07 Linda Strassenburg Weitz ’74

Kenneth L. Wherry ’73 Jennifer Widmer ’87 Richard A. Wilhelm ’70 and Alice Kough Wilhelm ’70 Merideth Willett ’92 Lori Willhite Lana Williams Dennis A. Willig Jr. and Angela Willig Michael T. Wilmoth ’06 and Taylor Wilmoth Gary L. Wimer ’65 and Judith Wimer K. Scott Wiswall ’00 and Jonathan Wiswall William A. Wolma ’67 and Frances White Wolma ’66 Charles L. Wolters ’71 Brian K. Woodard ’97 and Stephanie Fritz Woodard ’03 Bruce V. Work ’64 David Work and Frances Work Carolyn White Work ’59 and Stewart D. Work Gretchen Wright-Moore ’64 Janis Wunderlich Judy Yeast Linda Yelm Charles Youdris Jr. ’64 Sarah Young Jane Inness Youngquist ’61 Sara Youngs ’08

Businesses and Organizations Anonymous Albert H. Stahmer Foundation Inc. Ann B. Michael IRA Anne Harmon IRA David A. Bowers IRA David L. Arnold IRA Edward Arthur Mellinger Educational Foundation, Inc. James R. Klusendorf IRA Jeanne Robeson IRA Karl K. Taylor IRA Leon A. Kraut IRA Lorain Jewel Nicholls IRA Merle B. Growden IRA Prairie Vista Farm Ralph E. Whiteman IRA Stephen L. Rider DDS Steven Hoffman IRA Stewart Work IRA Thomas B. Doyle IRA Vicki Hennenfent IRA Wieland Family Foundation William S. Daniel, Attorney At Law

Report reflects gifts received between July 1, 2023, and June 30, 2024

3-4 YEARS Individuals Anonymous Janet Lunsmann Acker ’63 Ann Quick Akers ’74 Gary K. Allen ’55 and Annetta Allen Carl W. Anderson ’59 and Maryellen Anderson Mary Flautt Anderson ’81 Sara Wyant ’70 and Dennis Ary Stephanie Lankford Baker ’15 and Chance Baker Alison Barrington ’22 David R. Bates ’63 and Susan Bates Nancy Douglass Bell ’56 Robert T. Berendt ’61 and Sara Probert Berendt ’63 Charles E. Berg ’72 and Nancy Berg Lisa Hines Berg ’83 Brent A. Birkhoff ’85 and Tina Birkhoff Madeline Blaesing ’24 James Arthur Blischke ’59 and Alathea Blischke Robert H. Block Jr. ’68 DuFresne Penrod Blume ’91 Nancy Boley Charles Joseph Bonifer ’22 Brian Alan Bossert and Pam Bossert James T. Briscoe ’73 and Vicki Lowder Young ’74 Susan Sucharzewski Buresch ’80 and Michael A. Buresch Douglas R. Carlson ’66 Leonard J. Carlson ’88 and Helena Echols ’86 Emily Caron ’10 Katherine Grant Cazalet ’04 and Brett Cazalet Kyle Ray Christensen ’09 and Madelyn Ethington ’09 Larry F. Clark ’65 and Barbara Trubeck Clark ’66 John C. Clifford IV ’10 Michael L. Connell and Linda Connell Lora Litchfield Corban ’81 and Kenn R. Corban Brian Corn and Catherine Stark-Corn Patrick S. Corrigan ’13 Glenn Dagenais ’74 Robert A. Dahl and Kasim Baihaki Richard L. DePuy ’69 Mark DeVries Judith Randall Dickinson ’62 and Robert G. Dickinson Richard A. Dorn ’61 and Diane Dorn Cynthia Drea Robert C. Dyni ’83

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Tom Edwards Kenneth A. Eiserman ’71 and Mary Ann Galusha Eiserman ’72 John R. Elia ’70 and Andrea Hinman Elia ’70 Rhoda Engel ’57 Gary W. Evans ’69 and Barbara Evans Samuel A. Ferguson ’81 and Pamela Batson Ferguson ’81 Sharon Zipse Fesler ’65 and Wayne F. Fesler Robert E. Figge ’89 and Melinda Miller Figge ’91 Debra Forsaith ’77 James C. Free and Gladys Free Robert H. Frost ’66 and Linda Jungbluth Frost ’66 Howard A. Fulford ’63 Robin Ottenad Galloway ’90 Haley Johnston Gavin ’19 and Patrick C. Gavin Shirley Hansen Gibb ’59 Dean A. Graves ’60 Albert F. Greene ’06 and Tiffany Greene Benjamin A. Grethey ’00 Mark E. Grover Stan Grzywna and Debi Grzywna Sally Meaker Guth ’80 and John Guth Trudi Steichmann Hansen ’91 John E. Harmon ’68 Ross C. Hart ’73 Harrison D. Heilman ’10 John L. Hennessy Jr. ’68 Brian Henson and Kathryne Henson Emily Henson ’23 William L. Hesseltine ’71 and Toni Kauzlarich Hesseltine ’72 Gayla Smith Hiar ’73 Troy Stuart Hippen ’22 Matthew M. Hoag ’04 Ralph Houck and Kathryn Houck Willis M. Hubbard ’62 and Marilyn Kessinger Hubbard ’64 Deletra Cross Hudson ’92 Amanda Hutton ’95 Michael T. Jakubec ’90 Denzel B. Johnson ’19 † Delores Johnson Christopher Johnston and Angela Johnston David W. Jones ’62 Daniel R. Kane ’13 and Erin Kane Doris Kelleher

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Stephen H. Kellogg ’78 and Lynne Walker Kellogg ’78 Jeffrey L. Kiner ’69 Jim Kinkaid and Stephanie Kinkaid Jerry L. Kinney and Kristina Kinney Molly McNamara Klinger ’03 and Jacob Klinger Karen Krueger ’72 Robert E. Kukla ’68 and Judith Kukla Michael J. Lafferty ’65 and Ann Murphy Lafferty ’65 Alexander M. Lindsay ’68 and Judith Lindsay Patricia Baird Link ’60 Kenneth W. Livermore Ellin McDougall Loveless ’61 Mary McGregor Luczu ’01 and Scott P. Luczu Peter H. Lufler ’70 and Kathleen Lufler Kathleen Yarger Lupont ’98 Amy Lythgoe Jamie Blaine Mammen ’04 Helen Pollack Mandel ’69 and Eric Mandel Cullen Hayes Marshall ’22 Christine Pinkston McCarrell ’79 James F. McKinley Jr. ’64 Mary Grable McLeod ’87 and Kenneth McLeod Brock A. McNinch Angela Kemper McTernen ’98 Stephen Dale Mey ’68 Oliver L. Mitchell ’59 and Anita Slebos Mitchell ’60 Pamela Larson Moore ’88 J. Anthony Morgan ’81 and Mary Morgan Gary C. Niehaus ’74 and Paige Niehaus Patricia McClinton Nolte ’62 Michelle Nutting ’11 Trevor P. Oetting ’17 William Olson ’87 Donald R. Paulson ’65 and Elizabeth Paulson Gary Pearson ’83 and Laura Stella Pearson ’83 Tara Budde Peters ’96 Charles M. Poeltler ’76 H. Leonard Porter III ’67 and Mary Ellen Biciste Porter ’67 William G. Pyatt ’75 and Brenda Pyatt Nicholas T. Robertson ’23 Melinda Hall Robertson ’60 Carolyn Wade Rollins ’70 Sara Ehrenberg Rosen ’70 Kevin Rossmiller and Wendy Rossmiller Thomas E. Roy ’73 Edward J. Ryan ’71 Hiroko Saito ’86

Megan Schaefer ’02 Harold C. Schirmer ’87 Mackenzie Whiteside Schleich ’17 and Austin Matthew Schleich Matthew R. Schmidt ’14 and Emily Flint Schmidt ’16 Melissa Scholes ’97 Christopher C. Schwarz ’09 and Breanna Webb Schwarz ’09 Carl Shaub ’73 Barbara West Shea-Smucker ’71 Kari Bailey Shimmin ’97 and Henry R. Shimmin Emily Siefken ’16 Elizabeth Silas ’86 Jay S. Silhanek ’56 and Diane Silhanek Ashley Sims ’05 Roger F. Slaboch ’75 George D. Sprout and Peggy Sprout David Streeter and Barbara Streeter Lorrie Stoll Strohschein ’93 and Brian Strohschein William Swarthout ’70 and Candace Pearson Swarthout ’70 Edward C. Tews ’82 and Jean Michael Tews ’83 Thaddeus Tharp and Holly Tharp Charles L. Turnbough Jr. ’69 John Turnbull and Denise Turnbull Sarah Zanger-Venvertloh ’06 and Lee Venvertloh Felicia Roberts Wachob ’09 and Glenn Ivan Wachob Jr. Mitchell Walker Margaret Walker Wallace W. Thomas Wallace Jr. ’59 Sarah Twomey Walters Charles Thomas Weeks ’62 Molly White Paul L. White ’61 and Maryann White Cody R. Whiteside ’14 Melissa Wieland Mary Hollander Winter ’53 and Robert G. Winter ’53 Sarah Crummy Wolek ’01 and Rich Wolek Scott M. Woods ’89 and Kelly Kitterman Woods ’88 Donna Zych ’65

Businesses and Organizations Advanced Plumbing & Mechanical, LLC Alice J. Lawson IRA Augustin S. Hart IRA Bill Ellefson IRA

* JOINT GIFT {spouse listed elsewhere} † DECEASED {from July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024)

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Community National Bank Danny C. Richards IRA David N. WIlling IRA Dr. C. Thomas Rezner IRA F&M Bank Gordon Young IRA Howard A. Fulford IRA James Caldwell IRA James G. Mercer IRA Joanne G. Moy IRA John E. Harmon IRA Karen A. Chism IRA Karen Bush Watts IRA Kellogg Printing Company Kenneth M. Klein IRA Kenneth W. Livermore IRA Land Management Partners, LLC Lila Blum IRA Lonn Myers IRA Marcia Adair IRA Marco T. DiGiorgio IRA Margaret C. Bozarth IRA Payson S. Wild, Jr. IRA Richard E. Yahnke IRA Robert C. Roush IRA Robert G. Thompson Trucking Russell Marshall IRA Sharon Z. Fesler IRA SJW Enterprises LLC Market Alley Wines Smithfield Foods Southern Star Finishes, LLC Stephen Dale Mey Stifel Investments Susan L. Klein IRA Ty Ink Promotions, Inc. William Simpson IRA

DONOR PROFILE: S T UDENT PRIZE

LENNY CARLSON ’88 AND HELENA ECHOLS ’86 Carlson and Echols met at Monmouth, where Echols studied speech, communication and theater arts and Carlson majored in computer science. The couple, who live in the historic Pullman neighborhood of Chicago, have been married for 30 years and have two children. Echols is a contract attorney, while Carlson works in the information security field.

THE GIFT: Echols and Carlson are funding a prize for minority students. “The

inflationary costs of higher education have skyrocketed over the decades,” said Echols. “My family and I want to help lighten the burden of the financial responsibility that future minority students seeking a college degree will bear. … We all have been supported so much by those who went before us; now it’s our turn to support those who come after us.”

MONMOUTH MEMORIES: “My older brother, Harvey, attended Monmouth and was an admission counselor for MC my senior year of high school,” said Echols. “I visited campus a number of times while he was attending and always enjoyed it. I loved the beauty of the campus and the air of community that I felt.” As a student, she said she “was able to spread my wings and try new activities, find new interests. The variety of classes that I took helped me to develop and hone skills that I still use in my career and daily life. Most importantly, I made deep and abiding lifelong friendships.”

STORY TIME: “College can be a difficult and expensive road for many

students, especially for minority students,” said Echols. “When I was growing up, I was fortunate to have parents who deeply valued education and who helped my siblings and me to find the right paths for each of us to travel, despite the financial costs. They knew that what I would learn at college and what I would experience would help to mold me into a better person, and that has stood me in good stead over the years.”

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A lumni Contributors CLASS OF 1941

CLASS OF 1952

Alumni of Record: 1 Participation Rate: 100%

Alumni of Record: 48 Participation Rate: 19%

Highlanders Club $100-$249

Quinby Club $5,000-$9,999

Mary Rowley Kauzlarich

CLASS OF 1948 Alumni of Record: 19 Participation Rate: 11%

Highlanders Club $100-$249 Jane Davis Harper James N. McInnes

Karlee Buhman Babcock Shirley Morrow Grieme Sally Young Hoherd

Margaret Deschwanden Foster

Monmouth Club $1,000-$2,499

June Gustafson Erdmier-Salen * Ralph E. Whiteman

Scots Club $500-$999

CLASS OF 1949 Alumni of Record: 32 Participation Rate: 6%

Highlanders Club $100-$249

Burneta Burns Donges

Highlanders Club $100-$249 Dorothy Kern Behnke

CLASS OF 1950

David Wallace Club $10,000-$24,999

Alumni of Record: 28 Participation Rate: 29% Anonymous

* Mary Hollander Winter * Robert G. Winter

Scots Club $500-$999

Monmouth Club $1,000-$2,499

Martha Muirhead Felmley

Robert V. Main

Highlanders Club $100-$249

Highlanders Club $100-$249

Pipers Club $1-$99 * Louis A. Foster

* James K. Hoffmeister Virginia Hughlett Varce Joyce Hennenfent Walton

Alumni of Record: 49 Participation Rate: 20%

Monmouth Club $1,000-$2,499

Scots Club $500-$999 Anne Harmon

Tartan Club $250-$499

Stanley Graham * Margaret Hendren Lee

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Alumni of Record: 53 Participation Rate: 21% Edith Nichols Roberts

Scots Club $500-$999 * Roger J. DeRera Anne Quinby Dyni

Tartan Club $250-$499 Donald S. Galitz

Highlanders Club $100-$249 Nancy Douglass Bell * Rodney E. Bollman Margaret Blanchard Daiker * Sally Smith Larson * Ronald J. Lindsay * Jay S. Silhanek

CLASS OF 1954

* James W. Asplund * Barbara Cook Mercer Patricia Whitsitt Overbeck

CLASS OF 1956 Monmouth Club $1,000-$2,499

Marilyn Clark Brownlie Jean Price Nicholls

Leland R. Marshall

Kay Bagge Alden * Kathleen Trevor Garwood

* Gary K. Allen * Alan V. Larson Gerald A. Marxman

Founders Club $2,500-$4,999

Tartan Club $250-$499

Pipers Club $1-$99

CLASS OF 1953

Monmouth Club $1,000-$2,499

Marilyn Rogers Brodd

Robert H. Bischoff Lynn A. Nelson * Martha Woods Porter Annette Thrift Ray

Highlanders Club $100-$249

Irwin E. Kirk

Scots Club $500-$999

* Louis P. Richard

Janet Jones Presley

Donald McKinely

Alumni of Record: 37 Participation Rate: 8%

Alumni of Record: 30 Participation Rate: 23%

CLASS OF 1958

Quinby Club $5,000-$9,999

CLASS OF 1951

Highlanders Club $100-$249

Tartan Club $250-$499

Quinby Club $5,000-$9,999

Virginia Haun Mittauer

CLASS OF 1955

Barbara Atkinson Bailey * Harold F. Campbell Roland J. Chilton

Presidents Club $25,000 or more

Pipers Club $1-$99

Charles D. Denniston

Scots Club $500-$999

Alumni of Record: 37 Participation Rate: 16%

George E. Schoenfeld

Tartan Club $250-$499

* Louette Hartmann Ames * Jeffrey Mar James E. Thompson

* James G. Mercer John S. Romine

Tartan Club $250-$499

* Richard K. Fuller Marlyn Whitsitt Rinehart

Pipers Club $1-$99

Monmouth Club $1,000-$2,499

John R. Kelly

Margaret Turnbull Blakely Polly Armstrong Campbell

Quinby Club $5,000-$9,999

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Pipers Club $1-$99

* Kathryn Bunting Hamrin

CLASS OF 1957 Alumni of Record: 64 Participation Rate: 20%

Founders Club $2,500-$4,999 Charles Courtney Jr.

Monmouth Club $1,000-$2,499

Alumni of Record: 65 Participation Rate: 31% * Larry E. Millikan

Monmouth Club $1,000-$2,499 Janet Forsythe Fishburn * Ralph E. Stephenson

Scots Club $500-$999

* Margaret Evans Roberts

Tartan Club $250-$499 * Allan W. Smith

Highlanders Club $100-$249 Mary Conway Harvey * Richard J. Henry * Marcia Kern Hoffmeister * Perry W. Johnson * Susan Gingrich Jones * Anne Irey Kohlmeyer * T. Larry Mell Daniel L. Moon Beverly Cain Nelson Marsha Miller Schierbeck James A. Syrett * Robert G. Yarde

Pipers Club $1-$99

Kathryn Cummins Cope Margaret Flick Droppa *Glenn A. Olson

CLASS OF 1959 Alumni of Record: 87 Participation Rate: 26%

Quinby Club $5,000-$9,999 Ellen Littler Perry

Rhoda Engel

* JOINT GIFT {spouse listed elsewhere} † DECEASED {from July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2024}

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Founders Club $2,500-$4,999 * David N. Willing

Monmouth Club $1,000-$2,499 Anonymous * Robert F. Bowen * Barbara Getty Dobbins * Lee D. Dobbins

Scots Club $500-$999

* Marilyn Schneider Johnson * Robert C. Johnson Barbara Ruettinger McQuillan

Tartan Club $250-$499 * Carl W. Anderson George A. Francis * Carolyn White Work

Highlanders Club $100-$249 Donald R. Beveridge * James Arthur Blischke Charles B. Doty Shirley Hansen Gibb * Sally Platt Ivy * David G. Johnson Jean Beveridge Meyers * Oliver L. Mitchell W. Thomas Wallace Jr.

Pipers Club $1-$99

* Sally Ahrens Brown * Marjorie Schroeder Lazar

Dean A. Graves Nancy Acheson McGaan * Anita Slebos Mitchell * William D. Rhodenbaugh Ann Toal Kathryn Oliver Tribler

CLASS OF 1962

Pipers Club $1-$99

David Wallace Club $10,000-$24,999

Alumni of Record: 86 Participation Rate: 29%

Presidents Club $25,000 or more * Kenneth H. Knox

Arlene Dresmal Blewitt Patricia Baird Link

* Robert J. Ardell

CLASS OF 1961

* Willis M. Hubbard

Alumni of Record: 114 Participation Rate: 27%

Presidents Club $25,000 or more Margaret Bozarth

David Wallace Club $10,000-$24,999 * Jeanine Johnson Millikan * L. Terry Oggel

Quinby Club $5,000-$9,999 * Lila Keleher Blum James R. Klusendorf Fred Wackerle * Gordon K. Young * Jane Corman Young

Founders Club $2,500-$4,999 * Sandra Johnson Dobras Frederick H. McDavitt * Paul L. White

Quinby Club $5,000-$9,999 Founders Club $2,500-$4,999 * G. Deeks Carroll Jr. * Thomas S. Davis * Julia Briggerman O’Hara

Monmouth Club $1,000-$2,499 * Rodney J. McQueen * Sandra Foreman Walker

Scots Club $500-$999 * Larry J. Willilams

Tartan Club $250-$499

* William T. Irelan * Janet Pearson Manning * Larry G. Manning Karen Deen Squire * Judith Lips Stoffer Charles Thomas Weeks

Highlanders Club $100-$249

Robert H. Gwynn * Russell F. Marshall

Monmouth Club $1,000-$2,499 * David R. Bates Judith Sluka Butcher * Carol Clark Dotseth † Hugh M. Phelps

Scots Club $500-$999

* Mary Hunter Bivens * Kenneth E. Bowdish Shirley Service Culbert * Janet Link Leonard

Tartan Club $250-$499 * Harry C. Bollin * Patricia Morse Lyall Elizabeth Patterson

Highlanders Club $100-$249 * David R. Acheson Janet Lunsmann Acker * Sara Probert Berendt Howard A. Fulford * Philip G. Killey Jr. John R. Steele

Pipers Club $1-$99

* Linda Frautschy Sherman Betty Claassen Veihman

CLASS OF 1964

Jeanne Gittings Robeson

* Richard L. Bivens * Beverly Nelson

* Nancy Guilinger Coon * Judith Randall Dickinson * Jerry L. Greer Alice Goss Haznedl Wesley Jaeger David W. Jones * Philip A. Muntzel * Patricia McClinton Nolte Carol Anderson Vernon

Monmouth Club $1,000-$2,499

Tartan Club $250-$499

Pipers Club $1-$99

Founders Club $2,500-$4,999

Robert H. Feiertag

*Melinda Schneider Roehlr

Highlanders Club $100-$249

CLASS OF 1963

Monmouth Club $1,000-$2,499

CLASS OF 1960 Alumni of Record: 94 Participation Rate: 23%

Presidents Club $25,000 or more David A. Bowers

Quinby Club $5,000-$9,999

* Charles L. Rassieur * Roger E. Smith Carol Kemmerer Wetzel

Scots Club $500-$999

Maureen Smiley Liesman * James W. Nelson Walter H. Pfaeffle

Tartan Club $250-$499

Melinda Hall Robertson * Warren A. Sanders

Highlanders Club $100-$249 Lewis B. Arnold Barbara Divinsky Brundage † Karen Sundberg Finn * Jack J. Glotfelty

Monmouth Club $1,000-$2,499 * Carl A. Borine Cynthia Koonce Robert L. Singer * Sue Perrine Smith

Scots Club $500-$999

* Robert T. Berendt * Richard A. Dorn * David A. Grummitt Lynn McGaan Knox * Gary L. Larson * Thomas F. Matthews Janet Brownlee Miller * Paul K. Moye Rosalie Easdale Stoike Jane Inness Youngquist

Pipers Club $1-$99

Ellin McDougall Loveless Robert C. McCulloch Betty McClure Salisbury

Report reflects gifts received between July 1, 2023, and June 30, 2024

Alumni of Record: 127 Participation Rate: 21%

Presidents Club $25,000 or more * Stanley E. Chism * Ann Mack Collier

David Wallace Club $10,000-$24,999 * Carol Veith Sorenson

Quinby Club $5,000-$9,999 * David L. Arnold

Founders Club $2,500-$4,999 * Robert M. Barton * Gene R. Dawson

Alumni of Record: 208 Participation Rate: 19%

Quinby Club $5,000-$9,999

* John A. Courson * Marilyn Kessinger Hubbard William G. Morgan * Michael E. Sproston Gretchen Wright-Moore * Jane Wilson Dawson * Mary Bailey Marshall

* Brian M. Austin * Reid K. Beveridge * Janet Henning Brown Barbara Bolon Bye * Carl J. Demas * Donald L. Denney * Stanley L. McKelvie * Dean E. Peterson * Dorothy Stack Spalding * Joanne Greer Stipp * Dennis E. Walker

Scots Club $500-$999

Elizabeth Giffen Ewell Edward P. Farwell

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Alumni

Contributors (class of 1964, continued) Joan Strand Kotz * Charles Thomas Rezner * Connie Husser Williams Bruce V. Work

Tartan Club $250-$499 * Karen Brown Baker Lucy Work Burroughs Thomas B. Doyle James F. McKinley Jr. * Richard T. Smith Judith Blaich Stipp

Highlanders Club $100-$249 * James W. Gee Jr. * James D. Millar

Pipers Club $1-$99

* John A. Alexander Nancy Garretson Benzon * Mary Neahr Pawloski * Fred H. Rumney III Joan Nickel Sanders * K. Michael Trevor * David J. Yez Charles Youdris Jr.

CLASS OF 1965 Alumni of Record: 155% Participation Rate: 22%

Presidents Club $25,000 or more * Karen Barrett Chism * William J. Goldsborough

David Wallace Club $10,000-$24,999 * Larry F. Clark * Robb A. Ruyle * William M. Simpson * Karen Bush Watts

Quinby Club $5,000-$9,999 Anonymous * Julie Caldwell Arnold * Judith Maxwell Schaeffer * Lee E. Schaeffer Jr.

Founders Club $2,500-$4,999 * Eugenia Willman Zagorski * Ronald A. Zagorski

Monmouth Club $1,000-$2,499 * Larry D. Brown Gary L. Gilliland Jane Scherger Miller * Danny C. Richards Lucille Rupe

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Tartan Club $250-$499

Scots Club $500-$999

* H. Quinn Anderson * Daniel G. Bianucci * Catherine Cumming MacKenzie * Robert D. McLaren * James E. Pilarski * Judith Anderson Pilarski * Nancy Munn Smith * Paul M. Thompson

* Douglas S. Carolus * David L. Murray J. David Rumbough Jr.

Tartan Club $250-$499 * David D. Biklen Sharon Avery Danner Carl J. Schmidlapp III Donna Zych

Highlanders Club $100-$249 * Sharon Zipse Fesler Ann Garry * Ann Murphy Lafferty * Michael J. Lafferty Harold A. Marsh * Donald R. Paulson * Frederick C. Pfaffmann * Joseph L. White

Pipers Club $1-$99

Lorraine Goldstein Van Akkeren * Gary L. Wimer

CLASS OF 1966

Highlanders Club $100-$249 * Rosalie Huff Barman Harold Peter Basler Jr. * Suzanne Snyder Fienning Mary Johnson Hanlin * Charles H. Kellner Susan Kauzlarich Kuster * Gordon R. Lanning * Donald K. Morton * Earl K. Paasch Janet Maginn Stevenson David B. Stimpson David Whiteman * Gerald L. Young

Pipers Club $1-$99

Alumni of Record: 169 Participation Rate: 26%

Dennis J. Deegan

Presidents Club $25,000 or more

CLASS OF 1967

* George M. Simmons * Thomas R. Weber

Tartan Club $250-$499 * Larry R. Bowden * Judy Williams DeMien * Ronald K. DeMien * William J. Edwards Virginia Jacobson

Highlanders Club $100-$249 William G. Coppard * Thomas E. Dickson Beth Guyer * Jerry D. Howell Linda Blow Klabunde Peter D. Knox * John P. Wayne

Pipers Club $1-$99

Jerry D. Armstrong Judith Schneider Lilly * Richard L. Paasch

CLASS OF 1968 Alumni of Record: 200 Participation Rate: 22%

Presidents Club $25,000 or more

Alumni of Record: 155 Participation Rate: 25%

John E. Harmon * Augustin S. Hart III Stephen Dale Mey

* Steven A. Azuma * Barbara Trubeck Clark

David Wallace Club $10,000-$24,999

David Wallace Club $10,000-$24,999

Quinby Club $5,000-$9,999

Quinby Club $5,000-$9,999

* Richard E. Yahnke

David Wallace Club $10,000-$24,999

* Elaine Baer Azuma

Douglas R. Carlson * Kenneth Martin Klein * Donna Schliffke Sproston * Frances White Wolma * Gail Hartong Zika

Founders Club $2,500-$4,999 John H. Wierman

Monmouth Club $1,000-$2,499 * Margaret Schneider Demas * Judith Burmeister Dew * Larry R. Dew * Susan Countryman Estes * Dorothy Harris Fogel * Linda Jungbluth Frost * Robert H. Frost * Barbara Baughman Killey * Anthony J. Perzigian * Joseph C. Simpson * James M. Wilson

Scots Club $500-$999

Priscilla Bussert Fanning * Terry A. Luetgert

* Janet Forbes Myers * Jean Hutchinson Randolph

David W. Adolphson * Anne White Beall * Susan Peck Latham-Klein Ann Michael * Payson S. Wild Jr. * William A. Wolma * Robert A. Zika

Quinby Club $5,000-$9,999

Founders Club $2,500-$4,999

Monmouth Club $1,000-$2,499

Robert C. Roush * Wendell L. Shauman

Monmouth Club $1,000-$2,499 Dwight R. Erskine * Lyle E. Fogel Jr. * Frank P. Killey * Leon A. Kraut * Sonja Zedigian Lowry * Lawrence K. Pickett Jr. * H. Leonard Porter III * Mary Ellen Biciste Porter * Cynthia Waltershausen * Katherine Lepard Wilson

Scots Club $500-$999 * Vittorio Barrile

John L. Hennessy Jr. William L. Trubeck

Founders Club $2,500-$4,999 * Won Yang Everett Peter E. Upton

*James R. Bunn Michael E. McCreight Ann Newton Wieland

Scots Club $500-$999

Jennifer Lauer Bevington * Nancy Campbell Haynor David J. Kingsley * Charles S. Marshall Verna Lester Marshall Jane Turrel

Tartan Club $250-$499

* MaryLu Belcher Bretsch Sally Fenn DeVries * Joan Rezner Gundersen * Bonnie Janicek McLaren

* JOINT GIFT {spouse listed elsewhere} † DECEASED {from July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2024}

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* Bruce C. Ogilvie

Highlanders Club $100-$249 Robert H. Brink * Thomas J. Cerkez III John W. Evermon * Allan R. Fierce * Thomas N. George * Robert E. Kukla * Theresa Grozik Lanning * David B. Lieb * Alexander M. Lindsay * John D. Schroeder * Claudia Kinne Spotts * Diane Whitt White

Pipers Club $1-$99

Robert H. Block Jr. * Jerald D. Eiserman * M. Simpson Eiserman Robert W. Harrington Jr. Linnea Hammarsten Ingold * Lee-Ann Wells Paasch * Barbara Annis Simons Marcia Balstrode Wolf

CLASS OF 1969 Alumni of Record: 277 Participation Rate: 16%

* Jean Walter Long Lee McGaan * Rebecca Reedy Ogilvie

Highlanders Club $100-$249 Barbara Allen Leonard Brokaw * Rebecca Keefe Brown Carole Riester Callahan Carl D. Diehl Jeffrey L. Kiner * Deborah Gruenau MacVey * Helen Pollack Mandel Daniel K. McMichael Susan Rayniak Schneider * Jan Weshinskey Schons * Helen Herriott Schroeder Richard T. Von Pein

Pipers Club $1-$99

Roy Evert Adolphson Christopher D. Bowers * Peter L. Leverenz * Carla Turner Makowski * Leslie Williamson Rumney * Sally Carmichael Wallace * David J. Ward

CLASS OF 1970

Charles C. Chappell

Alumni of Record: 242 Participation Rate: 18%

Quinby Club $5,000-$9,999

Quinby Club $5,000-$9,999

David Wallace Club $10,000-$24,999

* Dwight Tierney

Founders Club $2,500-$4,999 * Bruce E. Birdsell * David W. Jackson * William B. Trent Jr.

Monmouth Club $1,000-$2,499 David K. Allen * Alice Young Bunn * John I. Moore Jr. Linda Reed * Jennifer Barnes Stauth * Michael T. Stauth Charles L. Turnbough Jr. Jane Batten Wild

Scots Club $500-$999 William L. Ellefson * Gary W. Evans * Mark M. Goodman Mary Wood Paul E. Jay Van Cura

Tartan Club $250-$499 * Donald L. Campbell Richard L. DePuy * Steven Hoffman * David T. Long

* Alan J. Landauer Michael B. McCulley * Robert G. Riley Jr.

Founders Club $2,500-$4,999 *Marcia Brink Adair *Serena Foote Birdsell *Joanne Moy *Catherine Blake Trent

Monmouth Club $1,000-$2,499 Bruce H. Morrison * Kathleen McLaughlin Nolin Sara Ehrenberg Rosen

Scots Club $500-$999

Steven E. Enke * John T. Kreitler * Candace Pearson Swarthout * William Swarthout

Tartan Club $250-$499

* Gordon L. Amgott * James L. Chrisler * H. Richard Jewell Pamela Marshburn Morgan * Thomas G. Poeltler * Alice Kough Wilhelm * Richard A. Wilhelm

Report reflects gifts received between July 1, 2023, and June 30, 2024

Highlanders Club $100-$249 Gregory K. Bradley Mary duBois Carrothers * Stanley B. Dawson * Andrea Hinman Elia * John R. Elia * Lauren Brenneman George * Mary Martin Graham * Richard A. Johnson * Peter H. Lufler * Jane Martin-Watson Susan Holland Murley * Van D. Perrine Nancy Wiese Radosta Carolyn Wade Rollins * Victoria Wheeler Romero Nancy Sager-Ruggles * Thomas C. Taylor Virginia Hopf West * Jill Petrie Whiteside * Sara Wyant

Pipers Club $1-$99 Juliet Jaques Ira Rifken

CLASS OF 1971 Alumni of Record: 319 Participation Rate: 13%

Presidents Club $25,000 or more

* Charline Clay Myers Alan P. Rogers * Lynn Rosenow Seiwert

Highlanders Club $100-$249

* Betsy Heller Biddle * JoAnn Eisenman Britton * J. Scott Brunswick * Jay Edmonds * Jan Farnsworth * Cheryl Nowak Garrison Lynnell Kahler Havercamp * Elaine Hubbell Herzog * William L. Hesseltine * Martin C. Luehrs Dianne Robison Marcell * Elizabeth Steffy McDonald *Maribeth Novak Mohan *Linda Baughman Pushaw Edward J. Ryan Barbara West Shea-Smucker Charles L. Wolters

Pipers Club $1-$99 * Jeffrey A. Miles

CLASS OF 1972

Alumni of Record: 278 Participation Rate: 15%

Presidents Club $25,000 or more Karen Krueger

* Susie Swanson FitzGerald † Robert L. Litchfield * Michael J. McGrath

David Wallace Club $10,000-$24,999

Quinby Club $5,000-$9,999

Robert “Cam” McConnell Blair W. Schultz

* Gail Anderson Landauer * Margaret Robb Petersen

Founders Club $2,500-$4,999 * Marco T. DiGiorgio * Catherine Mayer Jackson Margaret Will Lee

Monmouth Club $1,000-$2,499 * Lyndea Dew Brown * Kenneth A. Eiserman Margaret Hamil * Geoffrey A. Iverson

Scots Club $500-$999

Gregory C. Golembe Donald E. Lindblad * Louise Laine Lubs Margaret Marra Treggett

Tartan Club $250-$499

Betty Jerden Bollman * Sarah Maxwell Brown * Carolyn Ellis Harrison * Judith Gardiner Johnson * Michael S. Mimnaugh

Thomas S. Martin

Quinby Club $5,000-$9,999

Founders Club $2,500-$4,999 *Kevin J. Kelley *Jane Marshall Kellogg

Monmouth Club $1,000-$2,499

James B. Bird Carol West Boehme * James L. Caldwell IV William S. Daniel * Mary Ann Galusha Eiserman * Jeffrey C. Fort * Daniel M. Fowler * Lon J. Helton * Mary Cannon Iverson * Lucy Hyde Johnson * Stephen T. Johnson * Stephen D. Keithley * John J. Scotillo Eric J. Wagner * David R. Whitcomb

Scots Club $500-$999

*Roy E. Bockler *Christine Heaton Brown

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Contributors (class of 1972, continued) Catherine Sanborn Johnson * Richard L. Williams

Tartan Club $250-$499

* Charles E. Berg * Mary Auliff Havens * Letitia Keating Hoffman Edward A. Jones * Claudia Lawson Moss

Highlanders Club $100-$249 * David P. Biddle * Toni Kauzlarich Hesseltine Susan Bahnick Jones * Martin L. Katz * Craig A. Patterson Robert H. Roggeveen * Diane Guzzi Shilton *Sheryl Brinton Zimmerman

Pipers Club $1-$99

Kathleen Long Baum Ruth Barry Hund * Frances Biedenstein Leverenz

CLASS OF 1973

*Ellen Voegele Chrisler *William J. Maakestad

Highlanders Club $100-$249

* Mick Birkhofer Glenn Catlett William N. Fenney III * Michele Spleha Katz Ann Doherty Kramer William C. Porter Jr. Rosemary Bryce Schintzius * Scott D. Stanton * Carol Mullen Walsh * Katharine Wakolbinger Welch Kenneth L. Wherry * William F. Zimmerman

Pipers Club $1-$99

Ross C. Hart

Founders Club $2,500-$4,999

Alumni of Record: 283 Participation Rate: 11% * Richard W. Karcher

* John C. Carlson * Lynette Johnson Carlson * Gary C. Niehaus * Gail Simpson Owen * Daniel S. Weber

Monmouth Club $1,000-$2,499

Scots Club $500-$999

* Charles W. Goehl * Anne Buckhouse Helton * Cynthia Wead Keithley * Glenn P. Kinder * Nancy Thompson Kinder Thomas L. McCaffrey

Scots Club $500-$999

Louise Pacholik Thomas E. Roy Carl Shaub * Donna Czajka Williams

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Jerri Picha * Daniel M. Sfamurri Jr. * R. Tracy Williams * Lucinda Dunmire Wilson

Tartan Club $250-$499

Kathryn Alexander Judy Hogfeldt * Julia Van Cleve Paulson * Peter L. Paulson * William G. Pyatt Zachary L. Stamp Wilburn N. Wallace II

*Susan Prochaska Hardie *David A. Hartig *Warren J. Wilson

Highlanders Club $100-$249 Laura Beck Anderson Dennis C. Clark Jane Fort Edwards * Denise Karczewski * Joseph W. Schurr

Tartan Club $250-$499

Bruce W. Block * Lloyd H. Fish Douglas W. Funk * Charles B. Peter Garrett C. Waecker

Pipers Club $1-$99

Highlanders Club $100-$249 Ann Quick Akers

* Alice Dunlap-Kraft * Mary Ann Kelly Gieryna * Donald D. Hadsell * Scott A. Hamilton * Robert C. Hudson III * Diane Locandro * Rodney H. Park Roger F. Slaboch * Gregory A. Smith

Scots Club $500-$999

Monmouth Club $1,000-$2,499 G. Ronald Barshinger * Alan R. Gieryna * Sarah Young Hudson * Christine Odell Potts * Jeffrey C. Potts

Alumni of Record: 240 Participation Rate: 14%

Monmouth Club $1,000-$2,499

CLASS OF 1974

* Timothy L. Owen H. Charles Stahmer Nick Tucker * Gordon B. Yocum

CLASS OF 1975

* William C. Murschel

Founders Club $2,500-$4,999

Quinby Club $5,000-$9,999

Judith Collins Glenn Dagenais Dan duBois * Stephen H. Goss * Roberta West Kinney * Julie Follett Sarff Linda Strassenburg Weitz * Vicki Lowder Young

Founders Club $2,500-$4,999

Presidents Club $25,000 or more

*Dennis M. Plummer

Pipers Club $1-$99

* Jon E. Dahl * Joseph O. Svoboda

Presidents Club $25,000 or more

David Wallace Club $10,000-$24,999

* John C. Hughes Sr. * Elizabeth Fellowes Hunt * Dean A. Sipe Robert C. Wegner

Quinby Club $5,000-$9,999

Roger J. Blachek * James T. Briscoe * David R. Elmer Gayla Smith Hiar Alice Higgins Lawson Nancy Hayward Macari * Ann Boley Parker

Alumni of Record: 258 Participation Rate: 15% *Andrew D. Kerr

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Tartan Club $250-$499

Judith Bersted Andrews Christopher W. Campbell * Gregory I. Derbak

* Randall Seals * Douglas L. Stickels * Douglas A. Wallace

CLASS OF 1976

Alumni of Record: 195 Participation Rate: 15%

Presidents Club $25,000 or more * J. Stanley Pepper

Quinby Club $5,000-$9,999 * Lynda Pepper Bollman Charles M. Poeltler

Founders Club $2,500-$4,999 * Geralyn Pope Weber

Monmouth Club $1,000-$2,499 Terry F. Fruehauf * Franklin K. Johnson Charles B. Shawver Randall E. Vickroy * R. Bruce Weiman

Scots Club $500-$999

* Pamela Wyeth Bellm * James L. Elsey * Brian P. Holland Paul D. Rickey Randall J. Slaboch

Tartan Club $250-$499

*Margaret Romano Ford *William P. Ford *Brian D. Kimmel *Gary D. Martin *Roberta Mack Peter *Robert F. Stinauer *Pamela Slaughter Van Kirk

Highlanders Club $100-$249 * Carol Werdin Alfrey * Michael S. Deam Jeffrey R. Earley * Alan R. Farris Susan Twomey

Pipers Club $1-$99

Scott C. Estler R. David Korngruen * Eric A. Sarff * Mary Carlson Shull

CLASS OF 1977 Alumni of Record: 177 Participation Rate:10%

Founders Club $2,500-$4,999 Donald L. Gladfelter

Monmouth Club $1,000-$2,499 Debra Forsaith Pamela Ball Gustafson

* JOINT GIFT {spouse listed elsewhere} † DECEASED {from July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2024}

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Bruce A. Shepherd

Scots Club $500-$999

* Kathy Wolf Plath Deborah Roter Rakestraw

CLASS OF 1979

Pipers Club $1-$99

Alumni of Record: 140 Participation Rate: 12%

Joel E. Brotherton Christine Vancura Easley

Presidents Club $25,000 or more

CLASS OF 1981

Tartan Club $250-$499

William H. Lafayette Jr.

* Mark S. Kopinski * Ralph R. Velazquez Jr.

Highlanders Club $100-$249

Quinby Club $5,000-$9,999

* William D. Alexy * Linda Cook * Heather Fottler Mangian * Michael R. Osborn William E. Parker Arnold Silvestri

Pipers Club $1-$99 * Emily Hauge * Wayne K. Nelson Gary A. Neudahl Deborah Sterett

CLASS OF 1978

Alumni of Record: 156 Participation Rate: 13%

* John R. Darrah

Founders Club $2,500-$4,999 *Terry Burke Murschel

Monmouth Club $1,000-$2,499 Randall R. Krafft * Linda Retterer Welsh

Tartan Club $250-$499

* Raymond S. Bland Andrew P. Matykiewicz John Davis Small II * Donald P. Tanney

Highlanders Club $100-$249

Mark E. Taylor

* Paul A. Bubb * John A. Elliott * Gerald Palomo * Emily Vlahos Rehn

Quinby Club $5,000-$9,999

Pipers Club $1-$99

David Wallace Club $10,000-$24,999

Craig A. Dahlquist

* Christine Pinkston McCarrell * Douglas B. Rankin * Pamela Yuill Snyder

Alumni of Record: 171 Participation Rate: 13% * J. Alex McGehee * Jane Schneiter Velazquez

Alumni of Record: 172 Participation Rate: 15%

David Wallace Club $10,000-$24,999

David Wallace Club $10,000-$24,999

* William G. Hurckes

Monmouth Club $1,000-$2,499 Susan Sandner Gibson * Timothy J. McCabe

Scots Club $500-$999 * Michael J. Anderson

Tartan Club $250-$499

* Conny Davinroy Beatty * Kimberly Whowell Bland * Harvey L. Echols Jr. * Pamela Batson Ferguson * Samuel A. Ferguson James J. Schiro

Highlanders Club $100-$249

* Lynne Walker Kellogg * Stephen H. Kellogg * Dean A. Oester * Joseph M. Welty * J. Mark Wilson

Monmouth Club $1,000-$2,499

Pipers Club $1-$99

Tartan Club $250-$499

Scots Club $500-$999

Scots Club $500-$999

* Kathleen Clark Kimmel

Highlanders Club $100-$249 * Barbara Clement Alexy Richard A. Martin * Harold G. Turvey † Leonard A. Wcislo

Pipers Club $1-$99

* Terry Brooks Campbell Laura Feinberg

CLASS OF 1980 Alumni of Record: 157 Participation Rate: 11%

David Wallace Club $10,000-$24,999

*Sally Meaker Guth *Cathy Neese Hess *Kimberly Furman Roolf *Michael A. Schmitz *Carl B. Forkner Victoria Birk Horneck

* Tamyra Dixon Rankin Mark Wharton Reid

CLASS OF 1982

* Daniel L. Keating

Founders Club $2,500-$4,999 * Stephen M. Bloomer Robert C. Dyni

Monmouth Club $1,000-$2,499

Joel R. Hillison * Kelly K. Kost Mark G. Thorn

Scots Club $500-$999

* Martha Eckhard Anderson † Kirk A. Holman Dorothy Aszman Ricketts Eric T. Vogt

Tartan Club $250-$499 † Matthew J. McDonald

Highlanders Club $100-$249 * David B. Bates Lisa Hines Berg * Paula Rundell Brooks * Gary Pearson * Laura Stella Pearson Michael Quagliano Janice Reder-Gosser * Jean Michael Tews

Pipers Club $1-$99

Monmouth Club $1,000-$2,499

CLASS OF 1984

Highlanders Club $100-$249

Mary Alexander Corrigan * Robert E. Hillison * Gregory S. Phillips * Rae Jean Meier Phillips

Report reflects gifts received between July 1, 2023, and June 30, 2024

Quinby Club $5,000-$9,999

Quinby Club $5,000-$9,999 * John A. Kemp

* Susan Sucharzewski Buresch * Timothy M. Haak * Sandra Tirpitz Haman * George D. Kulhanek * Wendy Taeger Osborn * Thomas M. Saddoris Harlan B. Scott II

* Judi Poettgen Luepke * Paul G. Luepke

* Traci Whyte Abbott * Leslie James-Cook * Judith Bradley Stevenson * Lance Q. Zedric

Alumni of Record: 166 Participation Rate: 8%

Tartan Club $250-$499 Kent H. Kniep Christopher J. Lemon

Lori Kaunzinger Phillips Geraldine Miller Wetzel

CLASS OF 1983

*Yvonne Mensing Hurckes

Dale B. Buss Donna Martz Buss * George K. Hess * Amy McGlothlin Park Susan Smallwood Schilson * John T. Welsh

Pipers Club $1-$99

Presidents Club $25,000 or more

Mary Flautt Anderson Michael S. Connors * Lora Litchfield Corban Carrie Dunne Daly * Virginia Thake Elliott * George W. Gaulrapp * Debbra Taylor Kulhanek * J. Anthony Morgan * Kristeen Ford Peterson

Monmouth Club $1,000-$2,499

* Kristen Campbell Stanton * Edward C. Tews Steven C. Tisor

Tartan Club $250-$499 Roger D. Haynes

Highlanders Club $100-$249 John B. Bergquist Michael E. Magner * Heidi Schwab Saddoris

Alumni of Record: 181 Participation Rate: 13%

Quinby Club $5,000-$9,999 * Jane Stevens Keating

Founders Club $2,500-$4,999 Jeffrey D. Miller Karen Williams Phinney

Monmouth Club $1,000-$2,499 * Edward W. Pailes Jr.

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Contributors (class of 1984 continued) Richard J. Sirois

Scots Club $500-$999 Robin Jarvis * Robert E. Pearson * Christopher J. Pio

Tartan Club $250-$499 * Kathleen Fries Raices

Highlanders Club $100-$249 * Debra Blatzer * Julie Collins Mark A. Ferin Amber Hogan-Spoon * M. Dean Kreps Rebecca Chisholm Rennard Tamee Sterett Renwick Kimberlie Bollman Squier

Pipers Club $1-$99

Teresa Hollinrake Carrigan Marcene Holverson Farley * Diane Soady Griffin Robin S. Murray * Karen Friedrich Pyatt * Laura Epley Selken

CLASS OF 1985 Alumni of Record: 152 Participation Rate: 7%

Quinby Club $5,000-$9,999

* Helena Echols

Founders Club $2,500-$4,999

Monmouth Club $1,000-$2,499

Quinby Club $5,000-$9,999

* Leonard J. Carlson

* Eric G. Ealy * Joan Chatfield Ealy Kellie Kohler Esters * Kristy Smith * Roger E. Well

Scots Club $500-$999 * William B. Brooks Jr.

Tartan Club $250-$499

*Deanna Walters Brown *Edwin O. Brown *Brian J. Ross

Highlanders Club $100-$249

* Jane King Pearson

Highlanders Club $100-$249 * Brent A. Birkhoff * Patty Perkins Kenney Pamela Murray Kuby Kathryn West

Quinby Club $5,000-$9,999

Pipers Club $1-$99

Lisa Pepper

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CLASS OF 1989 David Wallace Club $10,000-$24,999 * Bradley C. Nahrstadt

Tartan Club $250-$499

Quinby Club $5,000-$9,999

Peter J. Grutzius Douglas E. Liniger

*Daniel W. Dickson

Highlanders Club $100-$249

Harold C. Schirmer David K. Taylor Ronald L. Wallace

* Laura Martin Marquardt * Sean O’Leary * Kelly Kitterman Woods

Alumni of Record: 184 Participation Rate: 11%

William Olson * Richard L. Owens Jr. * David A. Riggs

Pipers Club $1-$99

Mahendran K. Jawaharlal

George M. Tyler

Alumni of Record: 168 Participation Rate: 10%

CLASS OF 1986 Presidents Club $25,000 or more

Scots Club $500-$999

* Paula Danforth Bowling * John D. Downs Sandra Johnson MacMillan Pamela Larson Moore * Richard Schaller

Susan Witort O’Connell

Alumni of Record: 144 Participation Rate: 12%

David Wallace Club $10,000-$24,999

Highlanders Club $100-$249

Marla Clay Penny Young Lefavour * Tracy Jones Schaller * Gail Cook Simpson * Gregory Simpson Jennifer Widmer

Pipers Club $1-$99

Monmouth Club $1,000-$2,499

Pipers Club $1-$99

* Ann Stites Cotter * Mary Grable McLeod

CLASS OF 1990 Alumni of Record: 150 Participation Rate: 11%

James R. Cole Kenneth R. Schoenig Glenn A. Stout

CLASS OF 1987

* Pamela Bowman Best * Karin Owrey Cook * Robert E. Figge Michelle Moy * Michelle Brown Postin Angela Cummings Shriver * Timothy Wolf * Scott M. Woods

* Peter Widolff

Tartan Club $250-$499

Hiroko Saito

Pipers Club $1-$99

Founders Club $2,500-$4,999

Laura Cavanaugh Elizabeth Silas Tami Tisor David A. Wallace

Founders Club $2,500-$4,999

Scots Club $500-$999

* Daniel A. Cotter * Curtis C. Farr * Anita Ridge * Jean Peters Witty

Gena Corbin Alcorn * Christopher Fredrick Lawson * Amy Johnson Schmitz *Byron Sondgeroth

Scots Club $500-$999

David J. Alengo

Alumni of Record: 156 Participation Rate: 14%

David Wallace Club $10,000-$24,999

Founders Club $2,500-$4,999

Monmouth Club $1,000-$2,499

CLASS OF 1988

* Danette Bagley-Thierry

* Crystal Krug Sargent * Thomas A. Sargent * Jeffrey A. Draves

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David Wallace Club $10,000-$24,999

Robin Ottenad Galloway

Quinby Club $5,000-$9,999 * Christine Beiermann Farr

Founders Club $2,500-$4,999 * Jeffrey J. Bakker * Angela Hart Widolff

Monmouth Club $1,000-$2,499

* Cheryl Conaway-Nelson * Kristyne Gilbert Michael T. Jakubec * Carlos F. Smith

Tartan Club $250-$499 * Lynne Talbott Dulin

Highlanders Club $100-$249

* Sarah Skov Hennemann * Kelly Patch Jenkins * Christy Ogilvie McCreary * Lori O’Brien Oetting * Jayne Poland Schreck * Kristin Themanson Sorensen * Brett D. Wolfe

Pipers Club $1-$99

* Arnold Gonzalez Jr.

CLASS OF 1991 Alumni of Record: 147 Participation Rate: 9%

Monmouth Club $1,000-$2,499

Monmouth Club $1,000-$2,499 Michelle Perry

DuFresne Penrod Blume Carla Sanders * Jennifer Campbell Young

Scots Club $500-$999

Scots Club $500-$999

Tiffany Mekshes Cole * Christine Winkelman Glasgow * John W. Herman * Michelle Merritt-Juszczyk * Elizabeth Baumann Riggs

Highlanders Club $100-$249 Lisa Jackson Brown Michelle Hall * Kelly Simpson Knitter * Jackie Bell Zachmeyer

*Michael D. Danner

Highlanders Club $100-$249 Trudi Steichmann Hansen * W. Christopher Hennemann Colby M. Oleson * Peter F. Sorensen Susan Waschevski

Pipers Club $1-$99

* L. Terry Cook * Melinda Miller Figge

* JOINT GIFT {spouse listed elsewhere} † DECEASED {from July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2024}

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Thomas W. Hasson * Dawn O’Leary

CLASS OF 1992 Alumni of Record: 167 Participation Rate:7%

Monmouth Club $1,000-$2,499 Deletra Cross Hudson

Scots Club $500-$999 * Bobbi Swarts Pio

Tartan Club $250-$499 * Stephen R. Hartman Laura Liesman

Highlanders Club $100-$249 * Jennifer Hoekstra Bezenah Susan Boland * Eric J. Ostermeier Merideth Willett

Pipers Club $1-$99

Charles K. Burton * Todd Halihan * Charlene Faughn Hickling * John N. Hickling

CLASS OF 1993 Alumni of Record: 142 Participation Rate: 6%

Founders Club $2,500-$4,999 William A. Turner

Monmouth Club $1,000-$2,499 * Marybeth Dues Johnson

Scots Club $500-$999

* E. Kyle Davis * Tammy Jefferson Herman Kristi Millar

Tartan Club $250-$499

Victoria Adeleye * Lorrie Stoll Strohschein

Highlanders Club $100-$249 * M. Todd Wetterling

Pipers Club $1-$99

Pipers Club $1-$99

Yi Li Pamela Cook Orwig

David Wallace Club $10,000-$24,999

Alumni of Record: 194 Participation Rate: 11%

Quinby Club $5,000-$9,999

David Wallace Club $10,000-$24,999 * Patrick W. Lewis

Monmouth Club $1,000-$2,499

* Julia Westby Blaesing * Eric D. Boland * Cassie Zelinske Day Amy Longenbaugh

Scots Club $500-$999 Bradley J. Foley

Tartan Club $250-$499

* Fiona Loomes O’Laughlin * Jeani Randall Talbott

Highlanders Club $100-$249 * Brian A. Chabowski * Tiffany Ramsey Chabowski Abigail Fafoglia Amanda Hutton * Sean P. Maher Debra Jackowniak Scarlett Angelo D. Shaw Marnie Steach Jolene Whisler

Pipers Club $1-$99

* Deanna Marchand Baele * David R. Mann * Elizabeth Doty Mann * Julie Crisco Ricketts

CLASS OF 1996 Alumni of Record: 132 Participation Rate: 7%

Quinby Club $5,000-$9,999 Timothy A. Salier

Monmouth Club $1,000-$2,499

* Martha Muhlena Halihan

CLASS OF 1994

Scots Club $500-$999

Alumni of Record: 117 Participation Rate: 6%

Tartan Club $250-$499

* David C. Bratten

Monmouth Club $1,000-$2,499

* Philip D. Tweedy

Tartan Club $250-$499

Tara Budde Peters * Korine Steinke Wawrzynski * Vanessa Treat Wetterling

* Christopher J. Heatherly * Annette Carson Manthei

Highlanders Club $100-$249 *Michael A. Berberich *Lisa Bitar Wolfe

Alumni of Record: 173 Participation Rate: 7%

CLASS OF 1995

* Michael J. Blaesing * Joshua E. Hornaday

* Mark T. Tupper

CLASS OF 1997

Highlanders Club $100-$249

Pipers Club $1-$99 Gina Tillman

Report reflects gifts received between July 1, 2023, and June 30, 2024

Melissa Scholes

* Kunal Kapoor

Monmouth Club $1,000-$2,499 * Jill Bowles Boland * Clifford K. Hastings

Scots Club $500-$999 * Kimberly Bruetsch

Tartan Club $250-$499

* Matthew M. Hendon * Matthew P. Schaub * Heather Downing Turnquist * John M. Turnquist

Highlanders Club $100-$249 * Jason R. Dare * Stephanie Orsi Dare * Michael J. Jones * Ann McClung Klungseth * Seth A. Klungseth Carmelita Ellis Torregano

Pipers Club $1-$99

Tartan Club $250-$499 * Arijit Dutta Dawn Johnson

* Kari Walters Froebe Timothy R. Mottaz Anthony J. Schmidt

Highlanders Club $100-$249

CLASS OF 2000

Derek Archer * Kristan Sedam Creek * Kari Bailey Shimmin * Brian K. Woodard

Pipers Club $1-$99 Amy Workman

CLASS OF 1998 Alumni of Record: 274 Participation Rate: 5%

Monmouth Club $1,000-$2,499 * Neil A. Dahlstrom * Stacy Alderson Hornaday Frank Schweda

Alumni of Record: 248 Participation Rate: 4%

Scots Club $500-$999 Benjamin A. Grethey * K. Scott Wiswall

Tartan Club $250-$499

Julie Anell * Heather Sechrest Hendon * Wendy Wilhelm Schaub

Highlanders Club $100-$249 * Tara Olson-Beeler * Andrew R. Tyra

Pipers Club $1-$99

Scots Club $500-$999 Allyson Behm * Lisa Laird Strawn

* Kent D. Froebe * Stefanie Riemer Mills * Therese Worden Rankin

Tartan Club $250-$499

CLASS OF 2001

Highlanders Club $100-$249

Alumni of Record: 257 Participation Rate: 2%

Michael E. Rosenstiel

* Scott A. Beeler Sarah Botkin * Jeffrey M. Dougherty Kathleen Yarger Lupont Angela Kemper McTernen

Pipers Club $1-$99

Jennifer Cameron * Heather Haines Roseman Anita Sherman

CLASS OF 1999 Alumni of Record: 262 Participation Rate: 5%

Quinby Club $5,000-$9,999 * Michael D. Cryer

Quinby Club $5,000-$9,999 * Christina Stob Cryer

Tartan Club $250-$499

* Megan Sluis Parsons

Highlanders Club $100-$249 * Mary McGregor Luczu * Abby Pollentier Tyra * Sarah Crummy Wolek

CLASS OF 2002 Alumni of Record: 255 Participation Rate: 4%

Monmouth Club $1,000-$2,499 * Brian D. Valentini

Tartan Club $250-$499 Matthew J. Coultrip

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Contributors (class of 2002 continued)

Highlanders Club $100-$249 Sandra Bennin * Frank Alexander Clark John W. Larson Megan Schaefer

Pipers Club $1-$99

Ryan M. Johnson Anthony T. Miles * Megan Barber Sears * Katharine Pearce Shaver

CLASS OF 2003 Alumni of Record: 231 Participation Rate: 9%

Founders Club $2,500-$4,999 * Jason D. Paulsgrove

Monmouth Club $1,000-$2,499 * Erin Hoffmeyer Shaw * Scott K. Shaw * Jaimie Gurney Valentini

Scots Club $500-$999

* Geoffrey M. Edwards * Janice Ruglio Van Kuiken

Highlanders Club $100-$249 Jeremy R. Carrier * Tara Todd Lewis * Molly Larcombe McCarthy * Molly McNamara Klinger Mikael B. Mueller Andrew Y. Rubia Amy Fraser Sowinski * Stephanie Fritz Woodard

Pipers Club $1-$99

* Kristin Whitver Fouts * Katherine Thayer Rogers * Michael P. Salanitro Rosemary Lai Sheeler * Devon Townsend Spencer * Adam S. Volpp * Elizabeth Nendza Volpp

CLASS OF 2004 Alumni of Record: 270 Participation Rate: 10%

David Wallace Club $10,000-$24,999 * Nathan J. Gaskill

Scots Club $500-$999 Jennifer Heiman

Tartan Club $250-$499

Jamie Blaine Mammen * Michelle Meyer Messman

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Highlanders Club $100-$249 * Adam B. Carlson * Michelle Flaar Carlson * Katherine Grant Cazalet * Elizabeth Kline Elsbree * Megan Soper Krisher * Tanya Blythe Mutton * Elizabeth Ruebush Oblinger * Joel A. Sage * Tara Ferruzza Sage

Pipers Club $1-$99

* Amanda Weck

*Joshua M. Ragar

Highlanders Club $100-$249

CLASS OF 2009

Stefanie Fitzsimons

Tartan Club $250-$499 * David Joseph Danaher * James T. Dibble Evelina Lipecka * Ryne A. Sherman

Anonymous Alison Heaton Clark * Elizabeth Liput Cook * Thomas F. Cook II Jennifer Davis * Meaghan Tobias Evans * Ryan P. Evans Matthew M. Hoag * John W. Huxtable * Tamara Orte * Theodore R. Ross * Joshua B. Spencer * Elizabeth Purdy Underwood * Mathew Underwood

Pipers Club $1-$99

CLASS OF 2005

Kelli Wefenstette

David Wallace Club $10,000-$24,999 * Laura Haumiller Gaskill

Scots Club $500-$999

* Theresa Gondek Bebout

Tartan Club $250-$499 * Rafael C. Delgado * Kathryn Jackson Travis M. Miller

Highlanders Club $100-$249 * Anna Beasley Dibble * Andrew S. Elliott Benjamin M. Hickerson Megan Merritt * Michael P. Oblinger Ashley Sims Troy D. Stark * Kelly Frericks Thannert

CLASS OF 2007 Alumni of Record: 276 Participation Rate: 5%

Alumni of Record: 247 Participation Rate: 6%

Monmouth Club $1,000-$2,499

* Breanna Webb Schwarz * Christopher C. Schwarz

Tartan Club $250-$499

* Andrew D. Moore * Margaret Scudella Ramirez

Highlanders Club $100-$249 * Molly Stewart Graeber * Brian C. Jordan * Hilary Leary Martin * Jacob T. Stott * Felicia Roberts Wachob

Pipers Club $1-$99

Highlanders Club $100-$249

CLASS OF 2010

* Wade R. Brown * Justin L. Martin * Amanda Havens Pilger * Lee M. Radford * Hilary Hawkinson Stott

Alumni of Record: 262 Participation Rate: 5%

Scots Club $500-$999 Nicholas J. Wright

Pipers Club $1-$99

Highlanders Club $100-$249

Gregory R. Bouslog * Mollie Williams Harrod * Richard F. Harrod Jeffrey Joseph Rebholz Kelly Stadter * Ian Douglas Wallace

Emily Caron John C. Clifford IV * Shane R. Corcoran * Joshua A. Graeber Harrison D. Heilman * Jennifer Erickson Sanberg Mary Scotillo

CLASS OF 2008

Pipers Club $1-$99

* Zak S. Edmonds

Scots Club $500-$999

* Erik C. Hoffer * Karah Goetschius Hoffer

Tartan Club $250-$499

Kathryn Fitzsimmons Cross

Highlanders Club $100-$249

CLASS OF 2006

Monmouth Club $1,000-$2,499

* John K. Gerrity

Monmouth Club $1,000-$2,499

Pipers Club $1-$99

Alumni of Record: 241 Participation Rate: 6%

Samantha Briones * Kyle Ray Christensen * Madelyn Ethington * Paige Halpin Smith * Caitlin Bastiaans Short

Monmouth Club $1,000-$2,499

Alumni of Record: 273 Participation Rate: 5%

* Alan R. Betourne II * Ryan S. Danzinger * Brenda Metternich Hoelscher * Rhian Droy Lewis D. Pat Raftis * Ashlee Somogyi Wallace

* Christie Nelson

* Alexis Zanis Carscadden * Sara Tyson Fitzjarrald Scott D. Flynn * Albert F. Greene * Matthew J. Hammer * Abigail Horneck Ross * Michael T. Wilmoth * Sarah Zanger-Venvertloh

Tartan Club $250-$499

Alumni of Record: 221 Participation Rate: 9%

Pipers Club $1-$99

Jennifer Drendel Burdette * Nicholas E. Carlson * Miles Z. Miller Melinda Todd

Scots Club $500-$999

* Amanda Trotter Elliott Abbey Hardin * Joseph H. Pilger Megan Carlson Prueter Sara Youngs

* Sally Hayes Hart Jessie Carpenter Howes * Neil Mecagni * Renee Ischer Mecagni * Laura Greenwood Miller

CLASS OF 2011 Alumni of Record: 266 Participation Rate: 3%

Scots Club $500-$999 * Angie Morris Thorn * Luke G. Thorn

Tartan Club $250-$499 * Hope Grebner Bibens Amanda Rush

* JOINT GIFT {spouse listed elsewhere} † DECEASED {from July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2024}

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Highlanders Club $100-$249 * Kristen Wyse Wagner

Pipers Club $1-$99

Laurel Buckley Abraham James M. Fry Michelle Nutting

CLASS OF 2012 Alumni of Record: 259 Participation Rate: 3%

Monmouth Club $1,000-$2,499 * Kathryn Argentine Willhardt

Scots Club $500-$999 Benjamin M. Olson Edward W. Wimp

Tartan Club $250-$499 * Haley Jones Stockton

Highlanders Club $100-$249

* Melinda Craddock Dixon * Zachary T. Dixon * Kaley Corban Hix * Ryan R. Hix * Christina Durante Smith * Jonathan P. Steben John E. Swanson * Stevie Croisant Thieme Cody R. Whiteside

CLASS OF 2015 Alumni of Record: 256 Participation Rate: 4%

Highlanders Club $100-$249 Ryan Michael Maxwell * Haleigh Garrett McLean * Jacob R. McLean

Pipers Club $1-$99

Samantha Bundy * Ian L. Smith

* Stephanie Lankford Baker * Stephanie O’Dell Hagemann * Elizabeth Meyer Ireland Nicole Kamzic * Erin Willhite Lafary * Ethan Scott Lafary

CLASS OF 2013

CLASS OF 2016

Samantha Jagust * Jennifer Wheeler Kerch

Pipers Club $1-$99

Alumni of Record: 279 Participation Rate: 5%

Monmouth Club $1,000-$2,499 * Brittany Munson Lipinski * Peter A. Lipinski * Colleen Sinclair Sye * Roy J. Sye

Tartan Club $250-$499 * Jeffrey K. Kelleher

Highlanders Club $100-$249 * Andrew R. Anselmi * Brooke Anderson Anselmi * Alex B. Brooks * Clarissa Gardner Brooks

Pipers Club $1-$99

Patrick S. Corrigan * Daniel R. Kane Jennell Oddo * Kathryn Shipp Rufener Brinton B. Vincent

Alumni of Record: 261 Participation Rate: 2%

Scots Club $500-$999

* Benjamin P. Ketchum

Highlanders Club $100-$249 * Emily Flint Schmidt

Pipers Club $1-$99

Pipers Club $1-$99

* Kaitlyn Washburn Cockerham

Pipers Club $1-$99

Antonetta Axup Anthony David Bryant Vaughn R. Gentzler * Abigail Baldocchi Gertz * Michael E. Gertz * Alec J. Higgs * Mallory Misener Higgs Emily Manassah Liam R. Merritt * Elizabeth Hippen Thiele

CLASS OF 2019 Alumni of Record: 195 Participation Rate: 4%

Tartan Club $250-$499 Carl M. O’Connor

Highlanders Club $100-$249 John Jeremiah Cotter Jack Godlewski Thomas R. O’Hern

Pipers Club $1-$99

CLASS OF 2022 Alumni of Record: 193 Participation Rate: 6%

Scots Club $500-$999

Cullen Hayes Marshall

Highlanders Club $100-$249 Troy Stuart Hippen

Pipers Club $1-$99

Alison Barrington Charles Joseph Bonifer Alexander Jerome Brock Kenneth Lee Broge Natalia Garcia Liam Thomas Meyer Mikayla Moore-Kaczmarek * Bryan C. Peters * Shepherd Coventon Peters

CLASS OF 2023 Alumni of Record: 206 Participation Rate: 3%

* Haley Johnston Gavin Denzel B. Johnson Tara Sturgeon

Highlanders Club $100-$249

CLASS OF 2020

Nicholas T. Robertson

Pipers Club $1-$99

Jacob J. Durdan

Scots Club $500-$999

Highlanders Club $100-$249

Jessica Irons Ketchum

Alexander C. Martin

CLASS OF 2024

Pipers Club $1-$99

Pipers Club $1-$99

Alumni of Record: 149 Participation Rate: 36%

CLASS OF 2018

* Katherine Dunn Becker * Sara Frakes Reinhardt * Matthew R. Schmidt

Devon L. Brooks Madison Doss * Samuel E. Dummer

Tyler Nash Dugan Carly Dunham Savannah Franklund Gunnar Steven Leaf Rebecca Quick Alison Trettin * Rylee Mann Ulfig

Scots Club $500-$999

Highlanders Club $100-$249

* Rachel Whitlock Kelleher

Highlanders Club $100-$249

Pipers Club $1-$99

Alumni of Record: 308 Participation Rate: 3%

CLASS OF 2017

Tartan Club $250-$499

Alumni of Record: 250 Participation Rate: 6%

Angela Baumann Tessa Jones

Emily Henson Emily Laughlin Owen Rhys Mane-Davies Isabella Peetz Reid P. Sondgeroth Emma Wolfe

Zachary B. McCrery Emily Siefken

Kayla Beadles * Kyle J. Bradberry * Miranda Jones Bradberry Katelynn Propes Carter * Payton D. Holmes Trevor P. Oetting * Mackenzie Whiteside Schleich Blake A. Sondgeroth

CLASS OF 2014

Tartan Club $250-$499

Alumni of Record: 285 Participation Rate: 6%

Presidents Club $25,000 or more Courtney McGehee

Report reflects gifts received between July 1, 2023, and June 30, 2024

Alumni of Record: 205 Participation Rate: 4%

* Aleeka Gentzler Holmes Benjamin Nelson Lukas Peter Nilsson Hadley Smithhisler Lucas K. Sondgeroth * Wade A. Thiele * Tyler Brandon Ulfig

CLASS OF 2021 Alumni of Record: 206 Participation Rate: 4%

Highlanders Club $100-$249 Rodolfo De Jesus Garcia

Pipers Club $1-$99

Janice Abel Salvador Bruno Alvarado Loren Michael Berberich Brendon P. Bishop Madeline Blaesing Xandru Theodore Borst Nina Bozovic Gerardo Caballero Jr. Emilie Cain Luis Castillo Grace Cornelius Benjamin Thomas Dorn Nehemiah G. DeClaw Elizabeth Douglass

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Alumni

Contributors (class of 2024 continued) Jacob W. Essex Grant Robert Foster Abigail Furness Anita Gandara Grace Gibbons Addison Gilstrap Grace Goodrich Madyson Goodwin Colton E. Gray Fatima Gutierrez Tyler Joseph Houck Nicole Hoyer Lillian Hucke Nyla Jackson Brendan M. Jones Elijah Brennan Kelly Natalie King Brianna Kinkaid Zoie Kruse Derick Lavan Jr. Skylar Law Lauren Lehmann Alondra Leon Eathan Michael Long Zachary Roy Lundquist Kane Steven Miller Rahm George Pandey Lydia Perez Tucker John Peterson Corey Daniel Pevitz Olivia Postin Diamond Rideout Hannah Rossmiller Sarah Saddoris Kraig Allen Schipper Camden A. Schmidt Elizabeth Schmidt Thomas Joseph Schroeder Emma Seybold Kayla Short Yuvraj S. Sidhu Brandon M. Spence

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Constituent Groups PARENTS OF CURRENT AND FORMER STUDENTS President’s Club $25,000 or more

J. Alex McGehee ’81 and Liz McGehee J. Stanley Pepper ’76 and Christine Pepper

David Wallace Club $10,000-$24,999 * Robert J. Ardell ’62 William G. Hurckes ’81 and Yvonne Mensing Hurckes ’80 Larry E. Millikan ’58 and Jeanine Johnson Millikan ’61 Jean Hutchinson Randolph ’68 and Ross Randolph

Quinby Club $5,000-$9,999

Daniel A. Cotter ’88 and Ann Stites Cotter ’87 F. Austin Jones and Kim Jones Thomas A. Sargent ’85 and Crystal Krug Sargent ’85 Jean Peters Witty ’88 and Peter N. Witty Gordon K. Young ’61 and Jane Corman Young ’61

Founders Club $2,500-$4,999

Stephen M. Bloomer ’83 and Cheryl Youngren Bloomer Won Yang Everett ’68 and William W. Everett John Goddard Jane Marshall Kellogg ’72 and Buster L. Kellogg Jr. Margaret Will Lee ’71 Daniel S. Weber ’74 and Geralyn Pope Weber ’76

Monmouth Club $1,000-$2,499

Anonymous Michael J. Blaesing ’96 and Julia Westby Blaesing ’95 Kristyne Gilbert ’90 and Charles Duane Bonifer Mary Alexander Corrigan ’82 Joseph Cucci and Linda Cucci * Frederick A. Fletcher * Sally Meaker Guth ’80 Ralph Houck and Kathryn Houck Geoffrey A. Iverson ’71 and Mary Cannon Iverson ’72

* Leon A. Kraut ’67 Stanley L. McKelvie ’64 and Sandra McKelvie Jane Scherger Miller ’65 John I. Moore Jr. ’69 and Mary Moore Cheryl Conaway-Nelson ’90 and John R. Nelson Gregory S. Phillips ’82 and Rae Jean Meier Phillips ’82 Linda Reed ’69 John J. Scotillo ’72 and Nancy Scotillo David Shragal and Julie King Byron Sondgeroth ’88 and Suzan Sondgeroth Mark G. Thorn ’83 Cynthia Waltershausen ’67 and George L. Waltershausen Roger E. Well ’86 and Dana Well * Martha Williams Whiteman Dennis A. Willig Jr. and Angela Willig David T. Workman and Linda Workman Steven M. Zaleski and Elizabeth Turnbull-Zaleski

Scots Club $500-$999

Anonymous Chad M. Braun and Jennifer Braun Michael D. Danner ’91 and Julie Danner Anne Quinby Dyni ’56 Joan Gilmour Christine Winkelman Glasgow ’89 and Terry L. Glasgow † Kirk A. Holman ’83 Victoria Birk Horneck ’80 Michelle Merritt-Juszczyk ’89 and Don Juszczyk Janet Link Leonard ’63 and Robert D. Leonard Jr. Maureen Smiley Liesman ’60 Kristi Millar ’93 Anthony E Oakson and Brenda Oakson Christopher J. Pio ’84 and Bobbi Swarts Pio ’92 Dorothy Aszman Ricketts ’83 David A. Riggs ’87 and Elizabeth Baumann Riggs ’89 Joseph M. Welty ’78 and Jean Welty

R. Tracy Williams ’75 and Cynthia Williams

Tartan Club $250-$499

Raymond S. Bland ’79 and Kimberly Whowell Bland ’81 Betty Jerden Bollman ’71 Terry P. Brown and Linda Brown Sharon Avery Danner ’65 Jeremy Dellavalle and Michelle Dellavalle Lynne Talbott Dulin ’90 and Gary M. Dulin Mary Auliff Havens ’72 and John P. Havens Dale Hull Judith Gardiner Johnson ’71 and Kevin M. Johnson * Brooks McDaniel Robert D. McLaren ’66 and Bonnie Janicek McLaren ’68 Harold Muegge and Maria Muegge Rodney Nord and Christine Nord Bruce C. Ogilvie ’68 and Rebecca Reedy Ogilvie ’69 Mr. and Mrs. Francis Patch Thomas G. Poeltler ’70 and Gini Poeltler Peter R. Sheets and Mary Sheets Robert F. Stinauer ’76 and Cheryl Stinauer Donald P. Tanney ’79 and Crystal Tanney Heather Downing Turnquist ’99 and John M. Turnquist ’99

Highlanders Club $100-$249

John Asplund and Julie Asplund Mr. and Mrs. Craig Bauer Martha Beck * Christine Behne Dorothy Kern Behnke ’49 Michael A. Berberich ’94 and Christine Berberich Jason Blunck and Kristie Blunck Nancy Boley * Rodney E. Bollman ’56 Mark A. Borst and Lisa Borst Patrick Briones and Tracy Briones Steven L. Buban Laura Cavanaugh ’86 Brian Corn and Catherine Stark-Corn Christopher Cornelius and Lisa Cornelius

* JOINT GIFT {spouse listed elsewhere} † DECEASED {from July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2024}

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John Cromien and Ann Cromien James Dodge and Constance Dodge Michael Douglass and Clarice Douglass Cynthia Drea George T. Dulee Jr. and Beth Dulee James Dunn and Patricia Dunn Jon D. Durdan Jr. and Julie Durdan Jay Edmonds ’71 and Christine Zak-Edmonds Alan R. Farris ’76 and Sarah Farris Anita Fillman Neil Finlen and Lynda Finlen Michael Fisher and Heather Fisher Matt O. Gillen and Jevanie Gillen Mary Martin Graham ’70 and Stephen W. Graham Jr. Jane Gramkow Daniel Greising and Rebecca Greising Thomas Gruby and Christina Gruby Stan Grzywna and Debi Grzywna Timothy M. Haak ’80 and Christine Haak Mary Johnson Hanlin ’66 Brian Henson and Kathryne Henson Timothy Heslin II and Shane Heslin Amber Hogan-Spoon ’84 James P. Hughes and Mary Hughes John C. Hughes Sr. ’74 and Patricia Hughes Amanda Hutton ’95 Rocco Jackson and Deitra Jackson Stanley D. Jenks and Kay Jenks Karri Johnson * Richard A. Johnson ’70 Andrea Johnson-Ewing Christopher Johnston and Angela Johnston Mary Rowley Kauzlarich ’41 Anthony D. Kozelichki and Linda Kozelichki Pamela Murray Kuby ’85 Gordon R. Lanning ’66 and Theresa Grozik Lanning ’68 Brian D. Logan and Brenda Logan Amy Lythgoe Sean P. Maher ’95 and Shalaine Maher Stuart McKirdy and Ellen McKirdy Christopher McLaughlin and Deena Fisher McLaughlin Barry J. McNamara and Vicki McNamara Lyndon D. Meyer Glen Misek and Laurel Kilpatrick

Kimberly Moye Lynn A. Nelson ’57 Lori O’Brien Oetting ’90 and Lance Oetting Reid Olson and Maureen Olson Steve Orwig and Ann Orwig Kristeen Ford Peterson ’81 and Quentin J. Peterson Vernon Peter Pitts and Patricia Pitts Dana L. Poole and Janice Poole Gary Rohrer and Berta Rohrer Kenneth Schneider and Vanessa Schneider Jan Weshinskey Schons ’69 and Carl R. Schons * Jayne Poland Schreck ’90 Todd Schremser and Julie Schremser Kevin Shaw and Susan Shaw Thomas E. Shie and Dianna Shie Kari Bailey Shimmin ’97 and Henry R. Shimmin Gregory Simpson ’87 and Gail Cook Simpson ’87 Hillis Skov Mark A. Soutsos and Eva Soutsos George D. Sprout and Peggy Sprout Marnie Steach ’95 Bradley E. Sturgeon and Katherine Sturgeon Mr. and Mrs. Donald W. Treat Susan Twomey ’76 Don L. Voss and Brooke Voss Joseph L. White ’65 and Diane Whitt White ’68 David Whiteman ’66 Rodney Wiegand and Robyn Wiegand Brett D. Wolfe ’90 and Lisa Bitar Wolfe ’94 Brian K. Woodard ’97 and Stephanie Fritz Woodard ’03 Linda Yelm

Pipers Club $1-$99

Betty Babcock Cindy Beadles Nancy Garretson Benzon ’64 * Thomas Best E. Dean Blust and Jeanne Blust Brian Alan Bossert and Pam Bossert Ann Callaway William Carter and Joy Carter Martha Carwile

Report reflects gifts received between July 1, 2023, and June 30, 2024

David Compton and Patricia Compton Michael L. Connell and Linda Connell Leslie James-Cook ’83 and Tony L. Cook Kerry M Coyne and Tracy Coyne Derrick Crims and Pamela Crims Gary L. Daniels Dan Dinges and Shauna Dinges Kevin R. Eckley and Lisa Eckley Jerald D. Eiserman ’68 and M. Simpson Eiserman ’68 Brian Enburg and Carla Enburg Vicki Fogle John R. Foster Jr. and Annjanette Foster Jill Franklund Clarissa Gentzler Donald Hartshorn and Mary Hartshorn Susan Higbee † Delores Johnson Doris Kelleher Mark Kimzey and Linda Kimzey Joan Law Alice Higgins Lawson ’73 Peter L. Leverenz ’69 and Frances Biedenstein Leverenz ’72 Kathryn Mainz David R. Mann ’95 and Elizabeth Doty Mann ’95 Grady E. Miller and Linda Miller Daniel E. Moersfelder and Anne Moersfelder Melanie Moore Kristi Mustain Jeffrey Nowicki and Kathryn Nowicki Barry O’Brien and Mary O’Brien Michelle Brown Postin ’89 and Brett Postin Karen Friedrich Pyatt ’84 and Jerry Pyatt Therese Worden Rankin ’00 and Jeffrey D. Rankin Stephen L. Rider and Karen Rider Brenda Robinson-Young Kevin Rossmiller and Wendy Rossmiller George N. Ruglio and Tracey Ruglio William G. Schlobohm Kenneth D. Schweitzer and Debra Schweitzer Randall Seals ’75 and Linda Seals Faith Selzer

Mark Shallenberger and Patricia Ohler Shallenberger Peter D. Smithhisler and Christina Smithhisler James H. Sosnowski and Linda Sosnowski David Streeter and Barbara Streeter John Thornton and Karen Thornton Lowell Trammell and Karen Trammell William Urban and Jacquelynn Urban Lori Willhite Carl Williams and Lana Williams Randall K. Winbigler and Janice Winbigler Scott M. Woods ’89 and Kelly Kitterman Woods ’88 Judy Yeast

FACULTY AND STAFF Quinby Club $5,000-$9,999 * Thomas A. Sargent ’85 * Holly Tharp Clarence R. Wyatt

Monmouth Club $1,000-$2,499 Gena Corbin Alcorn ’88 * Michael J. Blaesing ’96 * Charles Duane Bonifer * Zak S. Edmonds ’08 * Hannah Reagor Maher Laura Moore * Amy Johnson Schmitz ’88 * Mark E. Willhardt

Scots Club $500-$999

* Chad M. Braun * Jennifer Braun * Stephanie Kinkaid Cullen Hayes Marshall ’22 * Michelle Merritt-Juszczyk ’89 Kristi Millar ’93 * Karen Ogorzalek * Mark S. Ogorzalek Joan Wertz

Tartan Club $250-$499

James R. Cole ’88 * Lynne Talbott Dulin ’90 * Lori Ferguson Roger D. Haynes ’82 Sarah Henderson Stephanie Levenson * Jeani Randall Talbott ’95 * Heather Downing Turnquist ’99

Highlanders Club $100-$249

* Kevin S. Baldwin

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C onstituent Groups (faculty and staff continued) Vanessa Campagna * Michelle Flaar Carlson ’04 * Andrea Gillen Crum * Heather Fisher * Jevanie Gillen Troy Stuart Hippen ’22 Elizabeth Kopping Ashwani Kumar Tamara La Prad * Tara Todd Lewis ’03 * Stacy Ashton Lotz * Christopher McLaughlin * Deena Fisher McLaughlin * Barry J. McNamara Brock A. McNinch Jill Munson * Lori O’Brien Oetting ’90 Timothy A. Pahel * Dana L. Poole * Jennifer Erickson Sanberg ’10 Megan Schaefer ’02 * Jayne Poland Schreck ’90 * Kari Bailey Shimmin ’97 * Robert Holschuh Simmons * Todd A. Skrivseth Marnie Steach ’95 * Bradley E. Sturgeon * Marci Switzer * Timothy J. Tibbetts * Lori Walters * Brian K. Woodard ’97 Linda Yelm

Pipers Club $1-$99

Dominic N. Baliva Saadullah Bashir Abigail Batson * Alan R. Betourne II ’05 * Jeanne Blust Agnes Boock * Nicholas E. Carlson ’08 Martha Carwile Ryan Colclasure * Michael L. Connell * Lynn Daw Weston Deshon Eric Engstrom * Christopher Fasano Erica Flores Jodi Forrester * John R. Foster Jr. Grace Gibbons ’24

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Audra Goach * Sharon Gonzalez Mark E. Grover * Mollie Williams Harrod ’07 Emily Henson ’23 * John W. Huxtable ’04 Natalie Johnson Elijah Brennan Kelly ’24 * Kristina Kinney Kristy Krisher Petra Kuppinger Michelle McBurney Meredith McGary * Neil Mecagni ’10 Melanie Moore * Emilee Renwick Kevin R. Roberts Katherine Wall * Kelly Kitterman Woods ’88 David C. Wright Janis Wunderlich

Robert and Hope Cerpa * Marcia Courson * Barbara Dahl * Catherine Darrah * David W. Greer * Monica Kapoor * Reese Kemp * Kenneth McLeod * Dina Nathanson * Robert Petersen * Kay Riley Robert J. Shriner Jr. * Thomas J. and Anne W. Sienkewicz * Leslie Svoboda * Lobie Stone * Thaddeus Tharp * Linda Wild * Peter N. Witty

Founders Club $2,500-$4,999

FRIENDS President’s Club $25,000 or more Cynthia Benshoof * John L. Collier * Curtis M. FitzGerald * Beverly Goldsborough * Rebecca Hart * Mary Karcher * Pamela Kerr * Judith Knox * Mary Litchfield * Deborah Kopinski * Liz McGehee * Kathryn McGrath J. Hunter and Julie Peacock * Lee Yahnke

David Wallace Club $10,000-$24,999 * Elizabeth Ardell Jennifer Jacobsen Roger Jacobsen * Kristina Lewis * Lonn W. Myers * Debra Snyderman Nahrstadt * Linda Oggel * Carolyn Plummer * Mary Ruyle * Joyce Simpson * Raymond E. Sorenson Theodore A. Tarkow * Daniel Watts

Quinby Club $5,000-$9,999 * James F. Beall * Harlow B. Blum * Robert Bollman

* Shirley Barton * Bonnie Carroll Simon C. and Stacy Cordery * Pam Dickson * Kristie DiGiorgio * Victor E. Dobras II * Cynthia Dorsch * Patricia Draves * Richard Edwards Linda Groves * Ronda Kelley R. Jeremy and Alice McNamara * Daniel O’Hara * Michael R. Robinson * Janet Agan Shauman * Julie K. Shaw * Robert K. Thierry III John and Denise Turnbull * Maryann White * Winona Willing George J. Wolcott * Bronwyn Yocum

Monmouth Club $1,000-$2,499 * Wanda Asplund * Susan Austin * Susan Bates * Eileen Beveridge Larry Blume * Sharon Borine * Judith Bowen Ronald L. and Jane Bowers * Tary L. Brown * Barbara Caldwell Jacquelyn Condon and Neal Heerwagen * Carolyn Cottrell

* Karen Dahlstrom * Dawn Darner F. Garvin Davenport Jr. † Bernice Davenport * Ben R. Day James L. and Janet De Young * Dorene Denney * Gregory M. Dotseth * Julia Duffy * Nicole Mason Edmonds * Fredrick C. Estes Marie Foster * Kathleen Fuller * Kim Goehl Nancee Griffith Merle B. Growden * John Guth * Lois Hadsell * Elizabeth Hamilton Carol Hansen Gilbert and Victoria Hennenfent * Keely Hillison Sarah Hoban * Ron Hoppe-Hastings Dan Jacobson * Michele Johnson * Paul Michael Johnson Denise Kellogg * Holly Kost * Robert Kraft * Heidi Lawson Suellen Lee * Dennis Lowry * Jeffery G. Maher Pamela Cole Mayer Meskauskas * Laura McCabe * Diane McQueen * John R. Nelson * Bruce Edmund Nolin * Martha Pailes * Donna Perzigian * Suzanne Peterson Norma Phelps * Virginia Rassieur * Anna Richards * James Roolf John Schwind * Dave Scott * Karen Simpson * Debra Smith * Mary Smith Nancy Snowden * Francis O. Spalding * Bonnie Stephenson * James Stipp Lynn Stubblebine * Jane Taylor

* JOINT GIFT {spouse listed elsewhere} † DECEASED {from July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2024}

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* Tina Tupper Mitchell Walker * Debbie Weiman * Laura Welti Melissa Wieland * Jayson Young Steven M. Zaleski and Elizabeth Turnbull-Zaleski

Scots Club $500-$999

* Sally Adams * Marisa Barrile * Benjamin R. Bebout * Douglas E. Bellm Mr. and Mrs. William Benge Nancy Blew * Debbie Bockler Scott and Janey Bond * Alice Bowdish Brechnitz Group of Raymond James * Jani Brooks * Bruce Brown * Joyce Carolus * Julie Danner * Ashley Davis * Louise DeDera * Christina Edwards * Roxann Elsey * Barbara Evans Trevor Ewell * Joanne Forkner * Dee Garretson Christopher J. and Lisa Gavin Peter A. and Janet Gebauer Ramon Georges * Else Goodman * Bradford Hardie * Barbara Hartig * John Haynor * Carrie Holland Patricia Ikan Alyson Jones * Jim Kinkaid * Elizabeth Kreitler Kenneth W. Livermore * James C. Lubs * Karine Luetgert * Mary Marshall Robert E. and Carolyn Meling * Sandra Murray * Paige Niehaus * Beth Owens * Corey Plath Laura Reason * Nancy Rezner * Ned C. Roberts John Richard Sayre and Mary Phillips

* Margaret Sfamurri * Ruth Simmons Sharon Stangenes * Jeremy Strawn †Joyce Van Cura * Kirk Van Kuiken Margaret Walker Wallace Sarah Twomey Walters Isobel Wayrick * Julie Weber * Marsha Wilson * Jonathan Wiswall

Tartan Club $250-$499

* Carl S. Ames * Vicki Amgott * Maryellen Anderson * Terry Anderson Anonymous Friends Kent and Jennifer Armstrong * Ben H. Baker * Daniel P. Beatty * Nancy Berg * Joyce Bianucci * Robert Bibens * Melody Bollin * Karen Bowden * Darwin Bretsch * K. Reagin Brown Ralph D. Butler * Penny Campbell * Blanche Capilos * Gary M. Dulin * Dawn Edwards Moira Fearncombe * Jon Ferguson * Sharon Fish * Katie Gerrity * Shabana Gidwani Matthew A. Gornick * Robert P. Gundersen * Edward H. Harrison * Karen Hartman * Molly Heatherly * Ines Irelan Lois Jornlin * Millicent Knight Alan J. Kulczewski * William C. Lee * Ann Ludlow * H. James Lyall * Grant MacKenzie * Randy Manthei * Gloria Mar * Janet Martin * Linda McDaniel * Chad Messman

Report reflects gifts received between July 1, 2023, and June 30, 2024

* Gayle Mimnaugh Judy Minteer * Jennifer Moore Mikael B. Mueller * Terry D. Moss * Jeffrey L. Myers * Sean D. O’Laughlin John and Beth Osterlund * Nathan J. Parsons Jane Hartley Pratt * Brenda Pyatt * Sara Ragar * Jose Raices * Randall James Ramirez * Amber Ross * Martha Sanders * Lawrence Seiwert Michael D. Silver and Suzanne Woll * Antoinette Smith * Tyler Stockton * Paul Stoffer * Brian Strohschein * Mark W. Talbott * Carole Thompson * Tory Tweedy * John Van Kirk Barry Warren Dale A. Wheeler * Jean Wolf * Stewart D. Work Kenneth and Kelly Worrell Sarah Young

Highlanders Club $100-$249

* Constance Acheson * Daniel A. Alfrey * Annetta Allen Keiko Alphs Frank Argentine * Dennis Ary † Robert Ashen Robert R. and Christine Ayers * Heather Henson Baldwin * Ronald Barman * Michele Bates * Cale Becker * Craig Behne Anne Bernhardt Carol Beveridge * Todd L. Bezenah * Brenda Birkhofer * Tina Birkhoff * Alathea Blischke Patricia Bolda * Georgiana Bollman * Lorraine Botticelli Daniel H. and Michelle Bowers

* Anthony Bowling * Gary M. Briddick * George T. Britton III * Gerald Brooks * Abby Brown * Duane Albert Brown * Lynn Brunswick * Susan Bubb * Michael A. Buresch * Melanie Burns * Patricia Campbell * Brett Cazalet Bruce Chapman * Jennifer Clark Janet Conner * Richard A. Coon * Kenn R. Corban * Jessi Corcoran Paula Cramer * Jeff Creek * Curtis L. Crum Arthur Hale Curtis III Robert A. Dahl and Kasim Baihaki * Kathy Danaher * Mary Dawson Mr. and Mrs. Robert Dealey * Karen Deam * Robert G. Dickinson * Kathleen Dickson Mr. and Mrs. David Didawick Marsha Dopheide * Diane Dorn * Stefanie Dougherty Dorothy Douglas * Wendy Downing * Carrie Downs * Rebecca Dummer Tom Edwards * Branndon Elsbree * Mary Eyre-Cerkez Richard E. and Susan Farthing Jeannette Feeheley * Wayne F. Fesler * Charles E. Fienning * Lisa Fierce * Tim Fitzgibbon Mr. and Mrs. James H. Foglesong Kim Fornero Paul Franciscovich James C. and Gladys Free * Keith Garrison * Karrie Gaulrapp * Patricia Gee * Valerie Glotfelty * Judith Greer * Janet Grummitt Candi Helsel-Wilk

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C onstituent Groups (friends continued) * Cheryl Henry * Michael Herzog Michael E. and Theresa Holt * Vicki Howell * Ronald R. Hunt Bruce Iacobelli * Jesse W. Ivy * Bill Jenkins * Nancy Johnson * B. Rees Jones * Miranda Jones * Susan Kanter * Judith Kellner * James E. Kenney * Ryan Kerch Jan Kiley * Ellen Killey * Dawn Kirk * Jacob Klinger * Kevin Richard Knitter * Dennis K. Kohlmeyer Mr. and Mrs. Curtis J. Kramer * Tim Kramer * Kathryn Kreps * Judith Kukla * Winnie Larson * Greg Lewis * Shirley Lieb * Carol Lindsay * Judith Lindsay * Beverly Linnihan * William Lotz † Kathleen Lowe-Arthur * Scott P. Luczu * Paul Ludkey * Kathleen Lufler * Wayne MacVey * Shalaine Maher * Eric Mandel * John Mangian Richard Marshall and Ann McEntee * Patricia Matthews * Justin McCarthy * Dallas Kraig McCreary * James L. McDonald * Christopher McLaughlin Kenneth G. McMillan * Connie Mell * Victoria Millar * James J. Mohan * Mary Morgan

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* Peggy Morton * Barbara Muntzel * Mark Mutton Dan A. and Kay Nolan * Lance Oetting * Barbara Paasch * Michel Palomo Linda Park Amy Parker * Kathleen Patterson * Elizabeth Paulson * Quentin J. Peterson * Christine Pfaffmann Tom E. Pitzer * Janice Poole * Richard N. Porter Barbara Provus * James E. Pushaw * Denise Radford * Mark Rehn * Joe Reinhardt * Judith Rhodenbaugh * Colin A Romero Gail Rotheiser Erhard G. Saettler * Benjamin C. Sanberg Mr. and Mrs. Bill Schinzer Larry Schneider * Joseph C. Schreck * Connie Schurr Jane Seatter * Georgena Sherman * Thomas Shilton * Henry R. Shimmin * Diane Silhanek * Michelle Holschuh Simmons * Ilene Sipe * Sarah Skrivseth James L. and Barbara Spiker * James Spotts * Paul and Cheri Stockhausen * Katherine Sturgeon * Joseph L. Switzer * Carole Taylor * Marc Thannert * Jannis Turvey * Glenn Ivan Wachob Jr. * Craig E. Wagner * Stephen L. Walsh * Robert I. Watson Jr. * Matthew Wawrzynski * Linda Wayne * John Welch Karen White * Dale Whiteside * Oliver R. Williams * Rich Wolek

David and Frances Work * Marilyn Yarde * Gerry Young * Michael Zachmeyer Mr. and Mrs. Howard Zavell * Amy Zesbaugh

Pipers Club $1-$99

* James Abbott J. Steven Andrews Betty Babcock * Lyle Baele * Chance Baker Baldwin Park Residents Assoc † Richard R. Benzo * Lisa Betourne Ruchi Joshi Bhardwaj * Jeanne Blust Marjorie Bond Judy Borden * Max A. Brown Robert Budach and Anne Giffey * Kevin Caba * Len V. Campbell * Krystal Carlson * Jeremiah Carscadden Sofia Castagna * Sherwin Chan Annabelle Clark * Tyler Cockerham Jessica Coleman Hastings Marilynn Czosek * Brian W. Daw David De Young Cathy DePaolo * Laura Derbak Weston Deshon Mark DeVries Mr. and Mrs. John M. Dew * Donna Elmer * Catherine Fasano * Bryan Fitzjarrald * Annjanette Foster Kailey Foster * Ruth Foster * Michael Fouts Mr. and Mrs. Larry Funk * Gary A. Garwood * Patrick C. Gavin * Karen Goss Bettie Graning * Tiffany Greene * John B. Griffin * Bryant Hagemann * Robin Hammer * Robert Hamrin Helen Hansen * Will Hart

Cynthia Harvey * Frederick Hoelscher * Amanda Hetzel Huxtable * Steve Ireland * Erin Kane * Jerry L. Kinney Dorian and Sarah Kirkpatrick Kanan Kishimoto * Jeannie Knox * Jeff Lazar Darcie Levenson * Neil Lewis * Gary G. Makowski * Peter Marquardt Sr. * Mark McCarrell Kelsey Jones McCulley Nick McCulley James Meinert * Rebecca Miles * Walter Mills III Sharon Muller * Mi Nelson * Gladys Olson Mr. and Mrs. John Olszewski Ben Orr * Steven J. Orte * Thomas Parker * Richard Pawloski * Brett Postin McKenzie Price Aaron J. and Rebekah Reynolds * Dudley Ricketts * Russell Rogers Joann Rompella * Brian Roseman Penny Rotheiser * Steven Allen Rufener * Sarah Doyle Salanitro * Austin Matthew Schleich * Jerry Sears * Ronald Ray Selken Carolyn Sellers * Mark Shallenberger * Brandon T. Shaver * Robert Sherman * Chris Short * Bob L. Shull Alexander Simmons Benedict Simmons David Simmons Marc Simmons * William Simons * Henry Smith Thomas J. Snee and Julia Druckmiller * Bruce L. Snyder Russell and Rhonda Spence

* JOINT GIFT {spouse listed elsewhere} † DECEASED {from July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2024}

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Mindy Starson * Megan Rooney Steben * Jeff Stevenson * Leslie Stickels Kathleen Stroman Howard B Tarkow Jeff Taviner * Don C. Teel * Nick Thieme Donald Treat Jr. * Susan Trevor * Lee Venvertloh Vera Voinovich * Susan Ward Carolyn Weber Shawn Wenkman and Lauren Witecha Wenkman * Taylor Wilmoth * Judith Wimer Douglas F. Winebright * Maria Wolf * Margaret Yez * Ching Zedric

BUSINESSES AND CORPORATIONS Advanced Plumbing & Mechanical, LLC Asplund Farm Account Associated Colleges of Illinois Blackbaud Giving Fund by its Agent YourCause - Bayer Blackbaud Giving Fund by Its Agent, YourCause - Chevron Breedlove’s Sporting Goods BSN Sports Caterpillar Matching Gifts Program Charities Aid Foundation America Clarity Group Midwest Community National Bank Compeer Financial Compton Accounting Country Financial Services Danner Family Dentistry Exxonmobil Foundation F&M Bank First Lutheran Church Fork Catering Co. Greenridge Properties Howard Hughes Medical Institute Illinois Mutual Innkeeper’s Coffee J & L Strawn Construction Johnson & Johnson Donor Employee Funds Johnson & Johnson Matching Gifts Program Kellogg Printing Company Klingner & Associates. P.C.

Land Management Partners, LLC LPL Financial Services Marmon Renew McDonough District Hospital Memorial Hospital Midwest Bank of Western Illinois Midwest Uniform Supply MTC Communications OSF Healthcare Our School Haus, Inc. Paul D. Rickey Farm Account Porter-Hay Insurance Agency Inc. Prairie Vista Farm Robert G. Thompson Trucking Security Savings Bank Sentry Insurance Foundation, Inc. Simply Vein SJW Enterprises LLC Market Alley Wines Smithfield Foods Southern Star Finishes, LLC State Farm Companies Foundation Stephen L. Rider DDS Stifel Investments TBK Bank The Benevity Community Impact Fund Microsoft The Benevity Community Impact Fund, Aon The Benevity Community Impact Fund, Intel The Benevity Community Impact Fund, Veeva The Farris Law Office Tri State Travel Tri-State Collision & Sales Ty Ink Promotions, Inc. William S. Daniel, Attorney At Law Writelatex Limited YourCause, As Agent for Blackbaud Giving Fund for Mastercard Impact Fund YourCause, LLC Trustee for Chevron Matching Employee Fund YourCause/Blackbaud, LLC Trustee for Illinois Tool Works

ESTATES Donald G Whiteman Estate H. Safford Peacock Estate Joyce Patterson Estate Marilyn B. Johnston Estate Russell S. Andrews Estate

Report reflects gifts received between July 1, 2023, and June 30, 2024

FOUNDATIONS, SCHOLARSHIPS, TRUSTS & DONOR ADVISED FUNDS Albert H. Stahmer Foundation Inc. Alice J. Bunn IRA Alice J. Lawson IRA Alvin T. Peterson Trust Anita Ridge and David Greer Donor Advised Fund Ann B. Michael IRA Ann M. Collier & John L. Collier Trust Anne Harmon IRA Augustin S. Hart IRA Beall Family Charitable Gift Fund Benevity Community Impact Fund, Dominion Energy Benevity Community Impact Fund, Mastercard Bill Ellefson IRA Blair W. Schultz IRA Block Family Giving Fund Bonnie J. McClaren IRA Borg-Warner Foundation Inc. Bruce and Christine H Brown IRA Carol Dotseth IRA Carol Sorenson IRA Charles C. Chappell IRA Charlie’s Charities Chism Family Legacy Fund Christine S FitzGerald IRA Clarks Fork Foundation Cline-Lofftus Foundation Curt and Susie FitzGerald Foundation Cynthia Louise Koonce IRA Danny C. Richards IRA David A. Bowers Foundation David A. Bowers IRA David A. Bowers Revocable Trust David B. Stimpson & Linda S. Stimpson Trust David L. Arnold IRA David M. and Sally DeVries Family Charitable Fund David N. WIlling IRA Dean A. and Nancy Graves Living Trust Dennis Plummer Charitable Fund Dennis Walker IRA Denniston Revocable Trust Dew Revocable Trust Donald and Victoria Gladfelter Charitable Fund Donna J. Sproston IRA Dorothy S. Spalding IRA

Dr. C. Thomas Rezner IRA Dwight Tierney IRA E. Jay Van Cura MD Charitable Fund Ealy Giving Fund Edward Arthur Mellinger Educational Foundation, Inc. Edward Jones Trust Co As Cust FBO Susy D Condon IRA Elaine H. Herzog IRA Eleanor Ketcham Trust Eric Wagner IRA Ernest Crow Trust Everence Foundation, Inc for Lucille Rupe Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC Francis W. Patch IRA Frank M. Huff Trust Frederick W. Wackerle Charitable Fund Gail Landauer IRA Galesburg Community Foundation Gary C. Niehaus Revocable Trust George A. Francis Revocable Trust Gift4Giving Program Gordon Young IRA Greg and Mary Ellen Smith Giving Account Gretchen L. Moore IRA Hamil Charitable Account Fund Hardie Family Giving Fund Howard A. Fulford IRA Howard Tarkow IRA Isobel Wayrick IRA J & B Nelson Family Revocable Trust J & L Freedom Foundation J & V Flynn Foundation Jacobsen Family Foundation James Caldwell IRA James G. Mercer IRA James R. Klusendorf IRA Jan Kiley IRA Jane Pratt IRA Jawaharlal Charitable Trust Jeanne Robeson IRA Jim and Connie Dodge Giving Fund Jim and Jan De Young Charitable Trust Joanne G. Moy IRA John A. and Marcia H. Courson Revocable Trust John and Lynette Johnson Carlson Family Fund John and Mary Moore Charitable Fund

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C onstituent Groups (foundations continued) John E. Harmon IRA John Hennessy IRA Jon E. Dahl IRA Joseph Cucci IRA Julia A. O’Hara IRA Kapoor Family Fund Karen A. Chism IRA Karen B. Simpson IRA Karen Bush Watts IRA Karen Krueger IRA Karl K. Taylor IRA Kathleen Lowe-Arthur IRA Kemp Family Charitable Fund Kenneth E. Bowdish Trust Kenneth Eiserman IRA Kenneth H. Knox IRA Kenneth M. Klein IRA Kenneth W. Livermore IRA L. Pepper Donor Advised Fund L. Terry Oggel IRA Larry J. Williams IRA Larry Millikan IRA Lee & Judith Schaeffer Jr. Charitable Fund Leon A. Kraut IRA Leona S. Vollintine Charitable Trust Lila Blum IRA Lonn Myers IRA Lorain Jewel Nicholls IRA Marcia Adair IRA Marco T. DiGiorgio IRA Margaret C. Bozarth IRA Margaret Lee IRA Maribeth Mohan IRA Marilyn J. Hay Trust Mary Ann Eiserman IRA Mary Beth and R. Duncan Brown Charitable Fund McLeod Family Gift Account Merle B. Growden IRA Michael and Christina Cryer Fund Michael McCreight IRA Nahrstadt Family Fund Nancy Snowden Donor Advised Fund Our Giving Tree Payson S. Wild, Jr. IRA Peggy Morton IRA Pepper Family Foundation Peter E. Upton IRA Peter Gebauer IRA Pfaffmann Charitable Fund Phelps Family Fund

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Picha Giving Fund Pledgeling Foundation Potts Family Foundation Ralph E. Whiteman IRA Richard E. Yahnke IRA Richard Lowell Bivens IRA Riley Family Fund Robert and Gail Zika IRA Robert and Lynda Bollman Trust Robert C. Roush IRA Robert H. Gwynn IRA Robert J. Ardell IRA Robert J. Shriner Jr. Charitable Fund Robert K. Garro IRA Robert M. Barton IRA Robert Main IRA Robert Winter IRA Robin Galloway Donor Advised Fund Rodney & Diane McQueen IRA Roger E. Smith IRA Ross C. Hart IRA Russell Marshall IRA S L K Trust Sanford Living Trust Schwab Charitable Fund Scott and Janey Bond Trust Sharon Z. Fesler IRA Shirley Culbert IRA Simmons Charitable Fund Stanley & Marilyn Pilcher Family Trust Stephen and Lucy Johnson, IRA Stephen Dale Mey IRA Steven Hoffman IRA Stewart Work IRA Susan B. Jones Living Trust Susan L. Klein IRA Swarthout Revocable Trust The Benevity Community Impact Fund Donor Advised Fund The RKC Fund Thomas B. Doyle IRA Thomas J. Sienkewicz IRA Thomas McCaffrey Trust Thomas S. Davis Trust Tim and Susan Gibson Charitable Fund United Way of Greater Rochester Trevor & Elizabeth Ewell Donor Advised Fund Vicki Hennenfent IRA Victor E. Dobras IRA Virginia Rassieur IRA Walker-Hoban Family Fund Wieland Family Foundation William Simpson IRA Wiswall Giving Fund Yager Family Estate Trust

Yahnke Family Charitable Fund YourCause, LLC Trustee for AbbVie Employee Engagement Fund

STUDENTS Highlanders Club $100-$249 Kent Warren Huth Riley L. Kalnins

Pipers Club $1-$99

Michael Gabriel C. Andal Omar Arroyo Alejandro Arteaga Natasha Bernius Gary Parker Bonifer Braeden Brauman Nicolas Daniel Brown Miracle Cassidy Dylan Thomas Cook James Dylan Duvall Noelle Faulk Ryan James Finn Ethan Lee Glidden Isaac Guadarrama Raul Guillermo III Thomas Patrick Henson Leonardo Hernandez-Zuniga Mariah Hobson Ema Huizenga Claire LaBadie Payton Cerrano Lamb Emily Lewis Zackery L. Manley Anna McCarty Collin William Morris Natalie Morrow Madilyn Myers Andrew Preston Nickols Cassandra Nolasco Blake Steven Orwig David Perez Ryan L. Phillips Eric M. Pio Jamison B. Reis Nathan A. Robinson Garrett Rossell Helen Schremser Lea Selquist Macaden Sepich Casey Emerson Shevokas Jennifer Shimmin Cameron Michael Shook Patrick David Streeter Joseph Martin Twardowski Jr. Molly White Eli Ryan Wills

HONORARIA Debra Amador David A. Bowers ’60 Derek Shannon Chandler ’26 Jamie Cucci ’07 Olivia Dinges ’26

Patricia Draves Alexander Charles Dye ’26 Savannah Franklund ’21 John W. Huxtable ’04 Kelly Simpson Knitter ’89 Celeste Lythgoe ’24 Calista Lythgoe ’26 Michael B. McCulley ’70 R. Jeremy McNamara Tucker John Peterson ’24 William Eugene Plumley ’25 Kayla Jones Rosselli ’11 Robert A. Ruglio ’08 Karen Ruglio ’12 Hadley Smithhisler ’20 Larry S. Sterett ’56 Lobie Stone Lyndsey Stone Tumbleson Tara Sturgeon ’19 Janice Ruglio Van Kuiken ’03 Clarence R. Wyatt

MEMORIAL GIFTS Priscilla Trubeck Adolphson ’70 Eric S. Anderson ’75 Russell S. Andrews ’68 Mary Bailey Bailey-Haywood ’76 John K. Baumann ’57 George M. Bersted ’42 Glenn R. Carlson ’78 Matilda Giannone Cerpa ’42 Hal Devore Elizabeth Johnson Dew ’41 Robert H. Dunlap ’42 Christopher D. Edmonds ’74 John J. Feeheley ’52 Lynda Doi Fick ’70 Harold Keith Follett ’51 Howard E. Gladfelter ’50 F. William Graue Jr. ’63 Martha Hamilton Theodore A. Hartridge ’71 Jane Woods Hobson ’54 Ronald Ikan ’63 Harlan G. Johnson Marion Austin Jones ’50 Grace McLaughlin Jones ’51 Robert D. Jornlin ’61 George T. Kauzlarich ’41 Susan McDougall Kennedy ’52 Richard L. “Doc” Kieft Frances Brent Killey ’32 Robert L. Litchfield ’71 David D. Long Kathleen Lowe-Arthur Matthew J. McDonald ’83 Margaret-Jean Thompson Newman ’51 John S. Niblock ’58 Terry R. Park ’62 James C. Paul ’69

* JOINT GIFT {spouse listed elsewhere} † DECEASED {from July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2024}

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H. Safford Peacock Grace Gawthrop Peterson ’22 William Reichow Richard D. Rompella ’66 Roger P. Sander ’78 John R. Shunick ’54 Sherman U. Smith ’72 John M. Stack ’65 E. Paul Suhs ’75 Steven R. Tarkow ’71 Mary Work Theis ’42 Samuel M. Thompson ’24 Nadine Regel Thorn ’85 John E. Tullmann ’05 Sara Jane Mears Warfield ’56 Bradley M. Wefenstette Mr. and Mrs. Robert West Donald G. Whiteman ’49 Gary D. Willhardt ’59 Carol Dettman Wolcott ’63 Minna Fricke Work ’33 J. Richard Work ’43 Raymond P. Work ’33 Evelyn Ruskin Work ’37 Robert M. Work Jr. ’32

Scots Club $500-$999

ORGANIZATIONS

Anthony David Bryant ’18 Denzel B. Johnson ’19 * Ann Boley Parker ’73

Buchanan Center for the Arts Classical Association of the Middle West & South Council of Independent Colleges Crane Lake Game Preserve GOOD Institute Hawthorne Club PSI CHI Rural Schools Collaborative, Inc. Stoneware Museum of Monmouth Warren County United Way Warren County YMCA

* Roy E. Bockler ’72 Bradley J. Foley ’95 Robin Jarvis ’84 * Christopher J. Pio ’84 Edward W. Wimp ’12

Tartan Club $250-$499 * Hope Grebner Bibens ’11 Tessa Jones ’18 Jeffrey K. ’13 and Rachel Whitlock ’14 Kelleher * Margaret Scudella Ramirez ’09

Highlanders Club $100-$249 * Wade R. Brown ’07 Benjamin M. Hickerson ’05 * Jennifer Wheeler Kerch ’12 Evelina Lipecka ’06 * Jacob R. McLean ’15 * Sara Frakes Reinhardt ’14 Angelo D. Shaw ’95 * Kristen Wyse Wagner ’11 Jolene Whisler ’95

Pipers Club $1-$99

TRUSTEES AND TRUSTEES EMERITI President’s Club $25,000 or more

* Andrew D. Kerr ’73

David A. Bowers ’60 * Karen Barrett Chism ’65 * William J. Goldsborough ’65 * Augustin S. Hart III ’68 Mahendran K. Jawaharlal ’86 * Mark S. Kopinski ’79 * J. Alex McGehee ’81 * J. Hunter Peacock * J. Stanley Pepper ’76 * Ralph R. Velazquez Jr. ’79 * Richard E. Yahnke ’66

Quinby Club $5,000-$9,999

David Wallace Club $10,000-$24,999

ALUMNI BOARD OF DIRECTORS President’s Club $25,000 or more

Craig A. Dahlquist ’78 * John C. Carlson ’74 * Gene R. Dawson * Wendell L. Shauman ’67 Nick Tucker ’73

* Robert J. Ardell ’62 Robin Ottenad Galloway ’90 * Bradley C. Nahrstadt ’89 * Dennis M. Plummer ’73 * William M. Simpson ’65 Mark E. Taylor ’78

Monmouth Club $1,000-$2,499

Quinby Club $5,000-$9,999

Founders Club $2,500-$4,999

Deletra Cross Hudson ’92 * Marybeth Dues Johnson ’93 * Christopher C. Schwarz ’09 * Roy J. Sye ’13 * Mark T. Tupper ’94

Douglas R. Carlson ’66 * Daniel A. Cotter ’88 * John A. Courson ’64 * Daniel W. Dickson ’89 * Christine Beiermann Farr ’90

Report reflects gifts received between July 1, 2023, and June 30, 2024

* F. Austin Jones * John A. Kemp ’82 Robert “Cam” McConnell ’72 Michael B. McCulley ’70 * Anita Ridge ’88 Timothy A. Salier ’96 * Dwight Tierney ’69 William L. Trubeck ’68 Fred Wackerle ’61 * Jean Peters Witty ’88

F. William Graue Jr. ’63

Founders Club $2,500-$4,999

Robert D. Jornlin ’61

*Gail Simpson Owen ’74

Monmouth Club $1,000-$2,499 * Anthony J. Perzigian ’66 * John J. Scotillo ’72 * Carlos F. Smith ’90 Nancy Snowden * Ralph E. Whiteman ’52

Tartan Club $250-$499

* Harvey L. Echols Jr. ’81 * William T. Irelan ’62

Highlanders Club $100-$249 * Robert A. Dahl Gerald A. Marxman ’55 * Jackie Bell Zachmeyer ’89

Memorial Comemoration

Alumni, parents and friends who died during the last fiscal year for whom gifts were made in their memory are listed here, along with those who contributed to memorials.

Russell S. Andrews ’68

Marco T. DiGiorgio ’71 and Kristie DiGiorgio

Mary Bailey-Haywood ’76

Kenneth E. Bowdish ’63 and Alice Bowdish Kenneth E. Bowdish Trust

Jane Woods Hobson ’54 Amy Parker

Grace McLaughlin Jones ’51

Randall K. Winbigler and Janice Winbigler Lois Jornlin

Robert L. Litchfield ’71

Mr. and Mrs. William Benge William Stanley Daniel ’72 Cathy DePaolo Mr. and Mrs. Larry Funk Matthew A. Gornick Candi Helsel-Wilk Mr. and Mrs. John Olszewski Mr. and Mrs. Bill Schinzer William S. Daniel, Attorney At Law

David D. Long

Judy Borden Michael E. Holt Jane Seatter K. Michael Trevor ’64 and Susan Trevor

Kathleen Lowe-Arthur Carolyn Weber

Matthew J. McDonald ’83

Traci Whyte Abbott ’83 and James Abbott Gary Pearson ’83 and Laura Stella Pearson ’83

H. Safford Peacock

John K. Baumann ’57

Brechnitz Group of Raymond James Crane Lake Game Preserve J. Hunter Peacock and Julie Peacock Jeanne Gittings Robeson ’60

Glenn R. Carlson ’78

William Reichow

Hawthorne Club

David A. Riggs ’87 and Elizabeth Baumann Riggs ’89 Terry Brooks Campbell ’78 and Len V. Campbell

Hal Devore

Jeanne Gittings Robeson ’60

Elizabeth Johnson Dew ’41

Keiko Alphs Lyndea Dew Brown ’71 and Tary L. Brown Mr. and Mrs. John M. Dew Mr. and Mrs. Curtis J. Kramer Pledgeling Foundation Sharon Stangenes Kathleen Stroman

Jeanne Gittings Robeson ’60

Sherman U. Smith ’72

Greg and Mary Ellen Smith Giving Account Gregory A. Smith ’75 and Mary Smith

John M. Stack ’65

Dorothy Stack Spalding ’64 and Francis O. Spalding Dorothy S. Spalding IRA

Sara Jane Mears Warfield ’56 Jeanne Gittings Robeson ’60

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SCOTSPORTS Stories by Barry McNamara

MAKING HER POINT Hansen part of Fighting Scots gridiron history with PAT

and said, ‘You’re up.’ She ran out there and knocked it through. It was awesome.

What’s cool about it is it’s not a gimmick.

It’s not a publicity stunt. She’s a legitimate kicker. Everything that she’s done, she’s earned.”

Been there, done that Hansen is no stranger to booting the oblong pigskin through the uprights, estimating she’s done it thousands of times. She began kicking for Pekin High School’s football team in the 2021 season, and between that year and the next, she made more than 100 PATs, including one that will live a long time in PHS lore.

“My junior year, we were in a tie game in the playoffs, and I made a kick to win the game,” she said, noting it was not only her biggest kick, but perhaps her strongest. “That was probably the best kick of my life. I really hit it well.”

To be specific, the kick provided the tie-breaking point against Normal Community in the second round of the 2022 Illinois Class 7A playoffs. The 32–31 victory kept the Dragons’ unbeaten season going another week.

Now that she’s in the scorebook in the

Hansen eyes the ball as she prepares for her historic kick in September.

W

hen the Fighting Scots scored their final touchdown in the fourth quarter of their 52-6 victory over Lawrence University on Sept. 21, coach Chad Braun elected not to send out the Midwest Conference’s reigning Special Teams Player of the Week, Cody Szelc, to tack on his seventh extra point of the day.

Instead, Braun gave a freshman a chance to do something that hadn’t been done in 136 years of Fighting Scots football, and she delivered.

That’s right—she.

Mylee Hansen, who earlier in the day had been a starting center back for the Scots women’s soccer team against Illinois Wesleyan University, came on

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for the extra-point attempt and drilled it through the uprights with 6:06 remaining.

‘This has got to go in’ “Coach had mentioned something about the possibility at practice, but it was kinda vague—like ‘It could be happening’ kind of deal,” said Hansen.

“But I really didn’t know until about two seconds before I went in. The only people who knew were (teammate/kicker) Alec (Hesson) and the coaches. They were like, ‘Mylee! Mylee! Go out there!’ Everything went pretty good. I just remember thinking, ‘This has got to go in.’ It definitely could’ve been better, but it went in.”

“I don’t think she was ready for it,” said Braun. “I just ran down the sideline

Also an accomplished center back for the Scots, Hansen had competed on the soccer field the morning of her football PAT.

college game, she can’t seem to stop. The day after she made history against Lawrence, she went a perfect 10-for-10 on extra points in Monmouth’s junior varsity season opener against St. Ambrose University and also had some strong kickoffs. For context, only one Scots kicker, Kyle Tuor in 2008, has ever made 10 PATs in a game at the varsity level.

Coincidentally, Tuor was also a golfer and played two sports in one season for the Scots.

Media sensation A political science major who plans to pursue a law degree, Hansen is already comfortable talking to the media. She was often interviewed during her days on

Pekin’s football team, and those requests came in again mere hours after her historic kick.

“I got a lot of texts congratulating me,” said Hansen of the response, three days later. “I was on an out-of-state podcast yesterday, which I’ve done before, and the Peoria Journal-Star called me the night of. ... My dad geeks out about all that stuff. I have very supportive parents.”

Hansen has already experienced plenty of athletic highlights, but she still has six sports seasons as a Fighting Scot ahead of her—three in both football and soccer.

So yes, the talented freshman with the strong right leg has made her point, but there may be many more to follow.

When her kicking days are over, Hansen has her eye on earning a law degree.

A ‘BIG BANG’ THEORY:

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ooper Pauley is looking to make a “big bang” with the Fighting Scots men’s and women’s cross country teams.

seven of a possible eight MWC team titles. “When I graduated, I didn’t think I’d ever be back on a regular basis again. To be back here on a daily basis is pretty surreal and incredible. I just love this campus so much ... it was something I couldn’t pass up.”

Both of Pauley’s teams beat three other MWC schools at the conference meet. The goal now is jump over another three or four teams and “get back in upper echelon of the conference,” he said. “That’s where we need to be and where we can be with the talented group of individuals that we have right now.”

Long-term over the next four or five years, the Scots coach said the goal is “winning a conference championship. It hasn’t been done in a long time, and we want to get over that hump.”

This year, on the women’s side, sophomores Samantha Costello and Melissa Bivolarov placed in the 30s, setting themselves up for all-conference finishes in the second half of their careers. Their classmate, Xander Stoub, who placed 30th, is in a similar position on the men’s team, and so is freshman Fernando Avila Rubio, who was slowed by an injury at the MWC meet but had been running well all season.

“Mentally, our team knows how to work, so when the new freshmen come in next season, our returners will be able to say, ‘Come train with me,’ and they’ll do a very good job with that type of leadership,” said Pauley.

And finally, a less serious question for the newest member of Monmouth’s coaching staff. Does anyone ever mention fictional TV character Raj Koothrappali around him?

“Yes, people do bring up The Big Bang Theory to me,” said Pauley with a smile. “It gets on my radar a decent amount of time. My parents actually love the show.”

Coach Cooper Pauley’s influence will keep cross country on the rise

Pauley, a standout for the Scots when he was a Monmouth student, took the reins just days before the start of this season. He knew that major impact wouldn’t happen this fall, as he inherited a very young roster, but the 2018 alum is confident he can return the program to the heights he experienced as a Scot, and beyond.

Monmouth’s men finished second in the Midwest Conference his junior season, with Pauley turning in a fourth-place, all-conference finish.

This fall, Pauley’s first teams both placed sixth out of nine teams at the MWC meet, which was held in Appleton, Wis. Will Plumley, who ran to an all-conference 14th-place finish, is one of two seniors on the Scots’ combined roster. Eight Scots who are due to return next fall clocked season-best times at the meet.

“I felt very good about it,” said Pauley of his team’s performance. “Both teams improved throughout the year. The work they’ve put in and the effort they’ve given has really laid a good foundation for the next few years.”

Pauley returned to his alma mater from State Fair Community College in Sedalia, Mo., where he coached both of the Roadrunners teams to Region XVI team championships last fall.

“This campus meant so much to me,” said Pauley, who will also coach the distance runners on the Scots’ indoor and outdoor track teams. While he was on the track team, the men won

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Janet Forsythe Fishburn of Racine, Wis., has authored her fourth book, The German Lutheran World of Kate Hummel: The Demise of Lutheran Pietism. “It was inspired by a diary kept by my husband’s great-grandmother in 1858,” said Fishburn, a professor emerita of teaching ministry at Drew University Theological School in Madison, N.J.

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David Biklen of West Hartford, Conn., was recently appointed to the committee of the Uniform Law Commission that is drafting a uniform law to incorporate the federal Indian Child Welfare Act into state law. ULC commissioners will lead the two-year drafting project, working with the participating tribes and tribal leaders. The ULC provides states with non-partisan legislation that brings clarity and stability to critical areas of state statutory law. Biklen was first appointed a ULC commissioner by Connecticut’s governor in 1982. A 1968 graduate of the University of Virginia School of Law, Biklen served for more than 22 years as executive director of the Connecticut Law Revision Commission.

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Recently, Gary Sears was one of three people to receive the Distinguished Service Award from the International City & County Management Association, which has a membership of more than 10,000 city managers across the U.S. and other countries. During a career that spanned 44 years, Sears worked as a professional for five municipalities in Colorado—Loveland, Greeley, Silverthorne, Glendale and Englewood.

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1976

David Schwartz of Scottsdale, Ariz., is president of Wounded Woman Warriors, an organization to help veterans with fun family activities.

1977

Kevin Kaihara of Westchester, Ill., enjoys playing the ukulele in a senior group.

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1984

Chris Pio of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, has authored the fourth book in his series on college nicknames and mascots, focusing on NAIA schools. Titled Mustangs, Mariners and Moose: Nicknames and Mascots of the NAIA and Other NonNCAA Groups, the book is available on Amazon.

1988

Dan Cotter of Chicago was named president of the National Conference of Bar Presidents. He was also the recipient of one of the Chicago Bar Association and the Chicago Bar Foundation’s 2024 John Paul Stevens Awards, which are named in honor of the late Supreme Court Justice, who was a native Chicagoan. The awards are meant to honor attorneys and judges who have, according to the CBA and CBF, demonstrated the highest commitment to integrity and public service throughout their careers. Cotter is a partner at Dickinson Wright PLLC, focusing on a variety of areas of corporate law and litigation.

1998

Jane Carlson, a regional reporter for Tri-States Public Radio, came home with several awards from the Illinois News Broadcasters Association’s Crystal Mic Award competition. Carlson won first place in both the Best Reporter and Use of Sound categories. A story about a Monmouth youth in need of a new space helped her win in both categories, and she was also cited for her reporting on Colony Church in Bishop Hill, the Galesburg Community Foundation’s Hunger Collaborative and a middle school book brigade that helped move collections to Galesburg’s new library.

Mark Sandstrom, who’s had a highly successful career as an Illinois high school boys basketball coach in Abingdon and, currently, Columbia, winning more than 450 games, was inducted into the Monmouth-Roseville Hall of Achievement in September.

2000

Kevin Williamson of Macomb, Ill., is a seventh grade English and language arts teacher.

2005

Megan Soper Krisher of Dunlap, Ill., is a risk and compliance manager at Caterpillar.

2008

Rachel Atherton of Denver, Colo., is an associate vice president and senior client solutions director for Robert Half, a recruitment and employment agency. Her February wedding was held in a castle in the Austrian Alps.

Kyle Tutt was named the head football coach at Plano (Ill.) High School.

2011

John Stanford ’17 performed the National Anthem at the opening night of the Republican National Convention in July.

Emily Barks Van Egmond of Ogden, Iowa, is a biology, anatomy and physiology teacher at Greene County High School. She’s been appointed a Teacher Leader, serving on her building’s leadership team and mentoring new teachers.

2014

Kylie Eaton Smith of Carpentersville, Ill., is a teacher and instructional coach in the U-46 school district in suburban Chicago.

2016

Emily Siefken Garrett of Columbia, Mo., is the director of volleyball operations at the University of Missouri.

2017

John Stanford of Milwaukee, Wis., sang the national anthem on the opening night of the Republican National Convention in July.

2018

Jutoria Aaron is a program manager at Future Founders in Chicago, supporting middle and high school programming by delivering the organization’s entrepreneurship curriculum, managing school and community partnerships, and engaging volunteers.

Jasmine Arias-Martinez of Chicago is the senior assistant director of finance for Marriott International.

2019

Eric Oliphant is a treatment plant chemist for the Galesburg (Ill.) Sanitary District.

Kaelin Sommer Schaffner of Highlands Ranch, Colo., is an application specialist for Press Ganey, a leading healthcare consulting firm.

Dayton Stanford ’17 and Ashley Cuddy live in Oswego, Ill. Dayton is a security engineer for Current Technologies and Ashley recently accepted a new position as a physical therapist at Luries Children’s Hospital in Chicago.

2020

Will Carius has returned to the Klosterneuburg Dukes for the 2024–25 season after averaging 18.3 points and 5.8 rebounds for the Basketbol Super Ligi team last season. Klosterneuburg won the regular season title and Carius was named to the Eurobasket.com AllAustrian League Second Team.

2021

Rebecca Quick of Monmouth designed and painted a large outdoor mural in downtown Roseville, Ill., celebrating the town’s culture, heritage and community pride. The project was part of the public art initiative of the Buchanan Center for the Arts, where Quick is a resident artist.

2022

Celia Rodriguez of Lincoln, Ill., is the marketing director at AAA Windows,

Siding & Roofing, where she’s also a customer care specialist.

Samantha Weidman of Urbana, Ill., is a social worker for the Rantoul school district. Earlier this year, she completed her master’s degree in social work from the University of Illinois.

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Patrick Johnston of Chicago is a financial representative with Northwestern Mutual.

2024

AJ Furness has settled in the St. Louis area in St. Charles, Mo., where she is the facility manager for Midwest Pool Management.

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Katt Liebano Quintana is an administrative assistant for Beacon of Hope. She also runs the family business, Monmouth Bouncy House Rentals.

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WEDDINGS & BIRTHS

Above: Newlyweds Julia and Seth emerge triumphantly from Dahl Chapel.

By Barry McNamara

The couple’s classmates and best friends, Alex Houseal and Emma Johanns, assisted in the wedding ceremony as, respectively, the officiant and a bridesmaid.

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Ravioli plays role in alumni wedding ceremony on campus

T

he “spaghetti kiss” in Lady and the Tramp is an iconic moment from a love story on the big screen.

For 2021 Monmouth classmates Julia Sterr and Seth King, their memorable pasta was ravioli.

Julia explained how the Italian dish fits into their love story, which they celebrated June 8 with a wedding on the campus where they met.

“After we graduated, I started medical school at the University of Illinois College of Medicine in Rockford,” she said. “Seth moved there with me, and he found a job selling insurance.”

As Julia was making her way through her first two years of med school, Seth earned a master’s degree in education, and he found a job teaching middle school social studies in the Stark County school district in Toulon, Ill., about 100 miles south of Rockford.

“I got sad that he was moving out,” said Julia. “I got a bowl of ravioli and sat down and cried. He walked up to me and proposed.”

The moment was everything Julia had imagined— well, almost everything—as she’d always hoped for a small, personal, private proposal.

After she said an emphatic “Yes!,” Seth countered with, “You smell like ravioli.”

Back to the beginning Before there was Italian, there was Spanish, which was the class that Julia and Seth both took the spring semester of their freshman year. That’s where they met, and they were nudged forward in their relationship by classmate Emma Johanns.

Johanns was already in a relationship at the time with another member of the Class of 2021, Alex Houseal. For the rest of their time at Monmouth, the couples enjoyed regular get-togethers and playing board games. They grew so close that Johanns was one of Julia’s bridesmaids and Houseal was the officiant of the wedding, even wearing a kilt for the occasion.

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“That was a little goofy, but very us,” said Julia.

Julia and Seth were then in the Johanns-Houseal wedding, which came three weeks later on June 29 in Ames, Iowa.

Highlights from the day Before Houseal officiated the ceremony in Dahl Chapel and Auditorium, Julia and Seth did a “first look” photo op in front of Wallace Hall.

“I hid out in a classroom in Wallace, and then I went outside and came up behind him and tapped him on the shoulder,” said Julia. “He jumped and did a full 180, and we were laughing. Those are some of my favorite pictures, and Wallace Hall is just gorgeous.”

In addition to Houseal’s kilt, the Fighting Scots influence was felt as retired professor Tim Tibbetts played the bagpipes.

“That was actually my bridal march,” said Julia. “Seth wanted bagpipes at the ceremony. I’ve never been to a wedding with bagpipes. It was very Monmouth.”

The couple also enjoyed how Dahl Chapel served as a middle ground between being married in a church or outside at a “destination” setting.

Julia and Seth honeymooned in Door County, Wis., where they embraced its small-town feel, exploring the area, antiquing and playing plenty of mini-golf.

For the rest of the summer, Julia and Seth were based in the home they bought in the Stark County community of Wyoming, but there might be more time apart in their future, depending on where Julia is placed for her fourth-year family medicine residency. Nearby Peoria would be ideal, but the couple has successfully navigated two years of the distance issue and are prepared to meet that reality again.

Meanwhile, they already have plenty of great memories as a couple to relive, including a very special return trip to campus.

“Our wedding was fantastic,” said Julia. “I’m super grateful that we had the wedding at a place that means so much to both of us. It was everything we wanted it to be. All our friends and family said it was a beautiful ceremony.”

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Marriages 2008 Rachel Atherton and Joshua Massey February 2, 2024 2016 Emily Siefken and Brady Garrett July 1, 2023 2018 Jasmine Arias and Victor Martinez July 5, 2024 2019 Ashley Cuddy and Dayton Stanford ’17 September 28, 2024 Martiza Moraila and Eric Oliphant September 3, 2022 Kaelin Sommer and Derek Schaffner August 25, 2023 2021 Emma Johanns and Alex Houseal June 29, 2024 Julia Sterr and Seth King June 8, 2024 2022 Celia Rodriguez and Christopher Maldonado June 1, 2024 Samantha Weidman and Will Best ’20 May 28, 2022

RACHEL ATHERTON ’08 AND JOSHUA MASSEY

Future Scots 2012 Megan and Sean McNamara a daughter, Ella Sue July 9, 2024 2013 Molly and Aaron Bubb a son, Carter David March 3, 2023 2014 Hollis Hanson-Pollick and Chris Falkenrath a daughter, Marin August 29, 2024 Kylie Eaton Smith and Ryan a daughter, Elena Leighanne August 13, 2024 2018 Isabella Kosier and Tyson Brown a son, Archer August 29, 2024

ELLA SUE McNAMARA (with big sister Lizzie)

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IN THE SCOTLIGHT

New book celebrates Komatsu Monmouth grad had remarkable influence on Japanese-American history

It’s not the first time Wilson has taken a deep dive into an historical subject.

Born during World War II in Moline, Ill., Monmouth alumnus has authored a book on another Wilson grew up in the lingering shadgraduate of his alma mater—a man who left an indelible ows of that era. An urge to better grasp stamp on U.S.-Japan relations, and a man whose story the fuses that sparked WWII led to his contains valuable lessons for today’s world.

2015 book, Churchill and Roosevelt: The Houston-based author James Mikel Wilson’s newest book, Big Sleepover at the White House, which The Cherry Tree Weeps for Me: A Quest for The Dawn of Peace, is WILSON earned an Author Academy Award. “a tale of resilience, sacrifice and unwavering dedication to Wilson traces his interest in history to a legendary Monmouth peace and democracy” that tells the story of 1910 Monmouth graduate Takashi Komatsu. professor. Over four decades, his work in internation“When I first heard about Takashi Komatsu, a al marketing and personal travel took him to five man who loved the U.S. and Japan, I knew it was continents, 33 countries and 48 states. Wherever important to share his remarkable story,” said he went, Wilson craved to understand the history, Wilson, a 1966 graduate whose book is availculture and politics of each place. For that insaable in paperback and as an eBook. tiable hunger, he “blames” one person, the late Wilson said Komatsu figured promihistory professor Mary Crow. nently into how two nations, “once bitter “She traveled the world and brought it back to enemies, became friends and perhaps best allies,” her students in living color, using dramatic verbal recounting the human intervention, sacrifice and skills and a clumsy slide projector,” said Wilson. emotional investment that occurred to heal old “Professor Crow ignited my curiosity in world wounds and forge mutually beneficial friendships. affairs and even influenced my style of storytelling.

The Cherry Tree Weeps for Me traces KomatHer exams were more about how history spoke to the su’s extraordinary journey as he rose to the head present than remembering dates and places.” of a large shipping company in Japan, befriended Based on Komatsu’s unsettled youth, no one could the heir to the last shogunate and the U.S. ambassador, Takashi Komatsu envision his role in raising Japan from the ruins of World as a Monmouth and became a respected international businessman and College student War II to a global economic powerhouse. In 1899, a statesman. The reader can follow Komatsu as he risked 12-year-old Komatsu embraced his country’s pursuit of incarceration and assassination, making choices to defy military joining the modern world and boldly migrated alone to New York rulers and right-wing extremists as they, in Wilson’s words, “inCity. Trying to get ahead, he sought refuge in the YMCA while sidiously edged Japan toward war and devoured a democracy.” working grueling hours for a demanding import merchant.

Komatsu’s extraordinary journey had an impactful stop in Komatsu’s faltering aspirations were reignited when a ChrisMonmouth, which was described in a review by 1988 Monmouth tian woman missionary stepped forward to redirect his life to a graduate Dan Cotter. small Midwestern town—Monmouth. A decade later, Komatsu “Wilson puts on full display in this book his liberal arts made his first major mark, delivering his famous 1911 commenceeducation to tell the story not only of the unsung hero, Takashi ment address at Harvard University, titled “The Dawn of Peace,” Komatsu, but of the history of the relationship between Japan which, said Wilson, “foretold the difference he would eventually and the United States,” Cotter wrote. “He ties together these make in the well-being of others.” threads and alerts us to the incredible coincidences that took “My wife (Kathy Lepard Wilson ’67) and I will gift all royalplace. These included living next door to a curious younger boy in ties from the book to Monmouth,” said Wilson. “It was the college Monmouth who would later become responsible for one-half of that changed the arc of Takashi’s young life, equipping him to the U.S. occupation of Japan and, by happenstance, cross paths deliver his ‘Dawn of Peace’ commencement address. More than with Komatsu in Tokyo after 35 years of separation. They would a century later, Monmouth continues to transform lives, as it did collaborate to begin reconstruction, and their sons would become ours.”

Monmouth College classmates after the war.”

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Wilson describes his biography of Komatsu as “a work of creative, narrative non-fiction,” marrying actual historical accounts and illustrations with imagined dialogue and situations.

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1944

Jean Walker Laxson, 101, of Boise, Idaho, died in September 2024. A sociology major, she was a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma. Before raising five children, she worked for Pricewaterhouse and as a medical secretary. She was preceded in death by her husband of 75 years, Bill Laxson ’43.

1949

Vi Van Zelst Orr, 97, of West­ chester, Ill., died Oct. 19, 2024. She studied psychology and was a member of Pi Beta Phi before transferring to Northwestern University. Her true calling was bringing people together to serve the mentally ill, especially through the National Alliance on Mental Illness. Among her initiatives were starting a birthday gift program for residents and getting some of their poetry published.

Marion Danielson Peace, 96, of St. Paul, Minn., died Aug. 21, 2024. A member of the synchronized swim team and Kappa Kappa Gamma, she graduated with a degree in English. She taught kindergarten for many years throughout the United States as she and her family moved for her husband’s career with Conoco.

1950

Dorothy Walker Skanderup of San Mateo, Calif., died July 20, 2024. A member of the synchronized swim team and Kappa Kappa Gamma, she graduated with a degree in psychology. Skanderup was a corporate treasurer with Decker Electric Co.

1952

Marta Searle Atchison, 93, of Portland, Ore., died March 16, 2024. She graduated with a degree in biology and was a member of Alpha Xi Delta. After receiving an advanced degree in pharmaceutical science from the University of the Pacific, she entered that career field.

Harold Young, 94, of Monmouth died Aug. 29, 2024. He worked on his family’s farm raising grain and livestock, retiring in 1992.

Young also sold mini-bikes, ATVs and, later, recreational vehicles and ran Young’s Luxury Limousines. He and his late wife of 70 years also owned two calliopes and took them to events and parades throughout the Midwest for nearly 40 years. Survivors include his daughter Patty Hasenstein ’80.

1953

Mary Alice Lambert, 92, of Plainfield, Ill., died July 18, 2024. She studied home economics.

Lambert was preceded in death by her

husband, with whom she farmed in what is now the very busy Weber Road area. The couple also operated Lambert Airfield, and Mary Alice ran two Plainfield gift shops for three decades.

1954

Karlee Buhman Babcock of Madison, Wis., died Aug. 11, 2024. She studied biology for two years and was a member of Kappa Delta before completing her degree at Colorado State University. She also earned a master’s degree at Penn State University before working for 47 years at the University of Wisconsin’s McArdle Laboratory for Cancer Research.

Charles Denniston, 92, of Williamsburg, Iowa, died in September 2024. He followed his father, a 1920 graduate of Monmouth, to campus and was a member of Crimson Masque and Tau Kappa Epsilon. He graduated with a degree in business and then earned a master’s degree in hospital administration from the University of Iowa.

He was an administrator at several major Midwestern hospitals before returning to his hometown of Newton, Iowa, to become president of Denniston & Partridge Co. Robert Wyatt, 92, of The Villages, Fla., died April 15, 2024. A member of the swim team and Tau Kappa Epsilon, he graduated with a degree in geology. Wyatt also served as the college’s unofficial school photographer, a talent he carried with him throughout his life. He had a 40-year career as a real estate appraiser in the Illinois communities of Glenview and Rockford, retiring in 2001.

1957

Barbara Rahn McKellar, 89, of Vandalia, Ill., died July 18, 2024. A cheerleader and a member of Kappa Delta, she graduated with a degree in English. McKellar was a teacher in Vandalia before raising her two children, including Michael McKellar ’85, who survives. She was preceded in death by her husband of 61 years, Todd McKellar ’55.

Janice Singelman Mitchell, 88, of Me­ nomonee Falls, Wis., died Aug. 10, 2024.

She graduated with a degree in history, laying the foundation for a lifelong commitment to learning and culture, including her dedication to Palos Village Players Community Theatre.

1958

Joan Beck, 87, of Orange, Calif., died Jan. 11, 2024.

She graduated with a degree in sociology and was a member of Pi Beta Phi.

Joseph Ramsdale, 87, of Aurora, Colo., died July 31, 2024. He graduated with a degree in economics and was a member of the Oracle staff and Alpha Tau Omega. Ramsdale was a Navy officer and aviator who served with distinction during the Vietnam War. He became a commercial pilot for Continental and United Airlines. Survivors include sisters Louis Ramsdale Daw ’50, Mary Ramsdale Dunlap ’52 and Margaret Ramsdale Alford ’55.

1959

Carolyn Lundell Linde, 85, of Glen Ellyn, Ill., died July 17, 2024. A member of the synchronized team, she graduated with a degree in elementary education. Linde had a long teaching career at Northwest Elementary School in Evergreen Park, Ill. Laurie Bernklau McLallen, 86, of Northfield, Ill., died June 24, 2024.

She pledged as a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma before transferring to Northwestern University and earning a nursing degree. McLallen was a longtime member of the Visiting Nurses Association, including a term as president.

Margaret Knapp Nixon, 87, of Seaford, Del., died Aug. 17, 2024. A member of several college honor societies, she graduated magna cum laude with a degree in religious studies. Encouraged by a Monmouth professor, she attended Harvard Divinity School, earning a master’s degree in theology. While her husband was the minister at Seaford Presbyterian Church, Nixon ran its educational programming among a variety of other duties, forming an inseparable team with her husband. She also served as the office manager at St. John’s Methodist Church in Seaford. She earned a master’s degree in clinical counseling from Wilmington College and became a bereavement counselor. Nixon later worked as a project manager for Habitat for Humanity.

1962

Robert Pierce of Boulder, Colo., died July 9, 2024. He graduated with a degree in geology and was a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon. Pierce earned a Ph.D. from the University of Illinois and taught geology there for a few years before teaching at the University of Florida and, for 30 years, at Eastern New Mexico University, retiring in 2012.

David Spears, 84, of Acton, Mass., died in Aug. 2024. He graduated with a degree in physics and was a member of Alpha

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Tau Omega. Spears earned a master’s degree in physics at Dartmouth College and a Ph.D. in solid-state physics from Purdue University. His thesis work there resulted in 10 publications and received a prize for Purdue’s best doctoral thesis. A leader and award-winning scientist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Spears had numerous patents, including the invention of X-ray lithography and imaging arrays for hazardous gas detection. He authored more than 50 papers on infrared detectors and detector applications.

1963

Hugh Phelps, 82, of Topsham, Maine, died July 16, 2024. A member of the choir and Sigma Phi Epsilon, he graduated with a degree in chemistry after spending his junior year abroad at the American University of Beirut. Phelps completed medical school at the University of Colorado and spent a year as a medical officer with the 82nd Airborne in Vietnam. After short stints in California and Colorado, Phelps settled in Maine and had a long career as a radiation oncologist.

1965

Alan Etzbach, of Naperville, Ill., died Sept. 29, 2024. He graduated with a degree in physics and was a member of the wrestling and golf teams and Sigma Phi Epsilon. Etzbach earned a master’s degree in physics from Northeastern Illinois University and taught physics at three suburban high schools—including 30 years at Naperville Central—before retiring in 2004.

Thomas Smith, 80, of Grapevine, Texas, died March 9, 2024. A member of the tennis team and Tau Kappa Epsilon, he graduated with a degree in economics. Smith worked in marketing in Chicago, New York City and the Twin Cities before settling in the Dallas/ Fort Worth area, where he eventually started his own company, Creative Coatings and Composites.

1966

Doug Borcherdt, 80, of Northbrook, Ill., died Aug. 1, 2024. He graduated with a degree in Spanish and was a member of the Octopus Club and Alpha Tau Omega. Borcherdt taught Spanish in Wisconsin and Michigan.

1967

Kenneth Smith, 79, of Elgin, Ill., died Nov. 23, 2022, after a courageous battle with Parkinson’s disease. He graduated with a degree in English and was a member of choir and Tau Kappa Epsilon. An Army veteran who served

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in Vietnam, Smith enjoyed a varied career that included being a disc jockey, radio show host, stand-up comedian, actor, model, sales representative and voice-over narrator.

Bruce Pierce, 78, a lifelong resident of Gloucester, Mass., died July 4, 2024. For many years, he worked at Genzyme in Cambridge, Mass.

Warren Swet z, 79, of W ind ha m, Maine, died Oct. 18, 2024. A member of Theta Chi, he graduated with a degree in government, then earned a master’s degree in public administration from Kent State University. Swetz, who worked for the state of Maine, was preceded in death by his wife of 53 years.

Ron St. George, 76, of Kingston, Mass., died in October 2024. He played middle linebacker on Fighting Scots teams that went a combined 21-4-1, earning the team’s defensive player of the year honor as a senior. The sport of football would define his identity for the rest of his life. Named a four-time Coach of the Year by both the Boston Herald and Boston Globe, St. George coached his teams to seven state championship games and a state title in 1990. Elected to the Massachusetts High School Football Coaches Hall of Fame in 2010, he was one of the 10 winningest coaches in state history.

1968

Jack McDonald, 78, of Milo, Mo., died Oct. 17, 2024. He transferred to Monmouth from Centerville Community College and was a member of the football team, graduating with a degree in elementary education. He taught and coached in the Huntley (Ill.) school district for 10 years, then worked for Dale Electronics and for 3M, starting in Norfolk, Neb., and working 19 years with the company in Nevada, retiring as a department manager.

McDonald also volunteered for the Nevada Griffons, a collegiate summer baseball team.

1969

John Wall, 77, of Sheridan, Ind., died Oct. 10, 2024. He graduated with a degree in physics and was a member of Crimson Masque. Wall was a system administrator for Bell Telephone, IBM and Comcast, and he was a member of the team that developed the 9-1-1 emergency system. Survivors include his wife of 54 years, Cornelia Kelly Wall ’69.

1971

Ellen Arkis Brisske, 75, of Waynesville, N.C., died July 3, 2024, after a two-year battle with cancer.

After starting college at the University of Illinois, she transferred to Monmouth, where she was a member of the swim team and Kappa Delta, graduating with a degree in physical education. Her teaching career in the 1970s included serving two schools in Hampton, Va., in their first year of integration. She also taught in the Crete-Monee district in Illinois. She and her husband of nearly 51 years, Heinz Brisske ’71, who survives, also lived two decades in Scottsdale, Ariz.

John Ireland, 75, of Rochester, N.Y., died Sept. 2, 2024, after a long illness. He graduated with a degree in biology. The majority of his career was spent as a lab technician with Eastman Kodak, and Ireland also worked at the University of Rochester, Highland Hospital and Ward’s Natural Science.

1973

Kelly Camp of Harvard, Ill., died Aug. 14, 2024. He graduated with a degree in physical education and was a member of Alpha Tau Omega and the undefeated 1972 football team.

Camp, who held a master’s degree from Concordia University, was a teacher and coach, including in Marengo, Ill., where he led the team to the 1992 state championship game. The program established the Kelly Camp Leadership Award in 2008. In retirement, he owned Revolution Golf HD in Harvard and Beaver Creek Golf Course in Capron.

1974

Patricia Gamelin 72, of Mountain Home, Ark., died Aug. 6, 2024. She had a 30-year career with the Internal Revenue Service.

1975

Jeannine Reade, 72, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died June 29, 2024. She graduated with a degree in English and was a member of Crimson Masque. Later, she earned an associate degree in horticulture from Kirkwood Community College in Cedar Rapids, where she worked for Frank Magid Associates, a market research company.

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Lynda Pepper Bollman, 69, of Inverness, Ill., died Sept. 5, 2024. She studied art and was a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma. She had many family ties to Monmouth, including siblings Stan Pepper ’76 and Lisa Pepper ’87, and she served as president of the Pepper Family Foundation, an appropriate vehicle for her generous and philanthropic nature.

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1978

Barbara Pullen Gawthrop, 89, of Monmouth, died June 7, 2024. A non-traditional student, she also had a nursing degree from Carl Sandburg College and a master’s degree in gerontology from Western Illinois University. Gawthrop worked at Warren Achievement Center in Monmouth and at several area hospitals. Survivors include a daughter, Carrie Gawthrop Kauck ’88.

Neil Hanson, 68, of Michigamme, Mich., died July 1, 2024. A member of the football team and Alpha Tau Omega, he studied psychology. Hanson was a floor manager on the Chicago Board of Exchange and clerk for Michigamme Township. In between those jobs, he served several businesses in Marquette County as an adviser and manager. Survivors include his wife of 49 years, Kathryn Bauer Hanson ’79.

1983

Kirk Holman, 62, of Normal, Ill., died July 2, 2024, after a short battle with cancer. A member of the baseball and football teams and Tau Kappa Epsilon, he graduated with a degree in gov-

ernment before earning his law degree from the University of Illinois-Chicago. Holman worked for more than 35 years as an attorney, last working at the Bloomington firm of Livingston, Barger, Brandt & Schroeder, where he was a partner. Survivors include his sons, Austin Holman ’19 and Garrett Holman ’21.

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Natalie Giannini Meierdirk, 36, of Richmond, Ill., died Sept. 12, 2024. She majored in business administration and was a member of the volleyball and softball teams. She worked for 13 years at Uline Shipping Supplies.

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Tucker Peterson, 22, of Stronghurst, Ill., died Oct. 5, 2024. He graduated magna cum laude with a degree in business administration and was a member of several musical ensembles.

Peterson worked as a data processor at Raritan State Bank and also edited books for a national publishing company. Survivors include his mother, Kris Ford Peterson ’81, and he had several other Monmouth family connections.

Word has also been received of the following deaths: Gerald Allin ’55 of Renton, Wash., who graduated with a degree in philosophy, died during the COVID pandemic.

Bill Haas, 75, of Monmouth, died Sept. 18, 2024. A retired postal worker, he delivered mail for Monmouth College. Survivors include his wife of 46 years, longtime athletics secretary Kathy Haas, and a daughter, Kristy Haas Mueller ’05.

Paul Lyddon, 92, of Honolulu, Hawaii, a music professor at Monmouth from 1960– 1965, died May 10, 2024. He spent the bulk of his teaching career at the University of Hawaii-Manoa.

James Spiker, 93, of Eagle, Colo., a former trustee of the college from 1979–1992, died Aug. 10, 2024. Part of his career was spent as CEO and chairman of Farmers and Merchants State Bank in Bushnell, Ill. Don Simmons, 86, of Biggsville, Ill., who ran the heating plant at Monmouth College for many years, died Oct. 14, 2024.

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EXPERIENCE AND LEADERSHIP FOR OUR TIMES

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his issue of Monmouth College Magazine features the inauguration of Dr. Patricia Draves as the 15th president of Monmouth College. The historic celebration included the impressive, formal procession of the faculty in full academic regalia and representatives of alumni from previous classes, with the bagpipes leading the way, adding familiar, emotional sounds to the festive event. It was a glorious day.

A great college like Monmouth is made up of at least six major components: engaged and inquisitive students; a talented and committed faculty; a supportive and capable staff; a forwardthinking board of trustees; enthusiastic alumni worldwide; and a community that meaningfully partners with the college.

All of these constituents were present as participants in the grand ceremony, and their involvement is evidence that Monmouth College continues as an outstanding environment for student growth and development.

With all these pieces in place, it is an opportune time to welcome a new, deeply experienced, and already proven president to lead Monmouth into an even brighter future. Dr. Draves comes to Monmouth already knowing it firsthand, since Pat and her husband, Jeff, were hired to the chemistry faculty at Monmouth in 2002. Jeff, an alum of Monmouth, emerged from a national search and was selected to join the faculty. During the recruitment of Jeff, it became known that Jeff’s multi-talented wife, Pat, also a prominent chemist, was available to join Jeff on the faculty. What a coup it was for Monmouth to hire both Jeff and Pat! Accompanying them were their daughter, Alison, and their twin sons, William and Benjamin, who then grew up in the Monmouth community.

Both Jeff and Pat were amazing teachers and mentors. Pat took a leadership role among the faculty, being elected to the Faculty Senate. She became involved in searches for new faculty and administrators, experiences that began to prepare her for a career in higher education administration.

Pat gained additional, valuable experience as an academic vice president and dean at the University of Mount Union. In that role, she demonstrated outstanding leadership traits, including vision, creativity, intelligence and drive. Among her many accomplishments as a dean were enhancing and modernizing curricula, developing graduate programs, overseeing a

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IT ALMOST SEEMS AS IF DR. DRAVES IS MEANT TO BE THE PRESIDENT OF MONMOUTH COLLEGE AT THIS TIME IN ITS HISTORY.”

BY RICHARD GIESE

Giese (left) and Draves reunited at her October inauguration.

nationally-successful athletic program, and participating in a campus-wide effort to increase enrollment.

Dean Draves then became President Draves, presiding over Graceland College, a small, private college located in a small town in rural Iowa, with many similarities to Monmouth.

During her successful, eight-year tenure there, Graceland made impressive strides, particularly in structuring an innovative curriculum and working to stabilize enrollment and financial operations. Graceland provided President Draves with great experience successfully presiding over a growing and innovative college.

It almost seems as if Dr. Draves is meant to be the president of Monmouth College at this time in its history. She knows Monmouth from the inside as a faculty member. She has been an accomplished leader at two other colleges. She is an innovative planner, a successful fundraiser and a committed proponent of the liberal arts. Already President Draves is working with the six key constituent groups mentioned above—students, faculty, staff, board, alumni and city residents. Moreover, President Draves is a product of smalltown, rural mid-America and thrives in this environment.

This edition of Monmouth College Magazine also recognizes those who have actively supported the college with their generous gifts. It remains critical that we continue to invest in Monmouth and its students. Without our support, a Monmouth education would be out of the realm of possibility for many students who would benefit and thrive here.

As a former president of Monmouth, I thank you for prioritizing the college in your philanthropy and encourage you to continue, and even enhance, your commitment to this great institution. As you get to know to President Draves, I expect you will be caught up in her enthusiasm for what Monmouth College is and what it can become as it grows in prominence and service. We wish her the best as she works with all of us to move Monmouth College forward.

Dr. Richard Giese was the 12th president of Monmouth College, serving from 1997–2005. He was then president of the University of Mount Union in Ohio until his retirement in 2015.

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