2014-2015 Report of Giving

2014-2015 REPORT OF GIVING

Contents —

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letter from the head of school

02

board of trustees

12

Contributions by Giving Level

03

letter from the chairman

19

The Jack Mitchell Society

04

Incito Fund

21

Restricted Gifts

10

From the Prairie Fund Chair

23

Faculty & Staff

11

2014-2015 Annual Fundraising Summary

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Donor Spotlight:

25

donor lists

Chris Holterman ‘03 27

Volunteer Spotlight:

36

Parents Birthday Book Club

28

Alumni

29

Memorials

Amy (Smith) Karegeannes ‘94

Honorariums

Donor Spotlight:

Gifts in Kind 30

Sandy and Dennis Kontra

The 18th Annual Tee it Up for Kids Prairie School Golf Classic

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CONTRIBUTORS Editor: Aliya Pitts Designer: Austin Gundlach Photographers: John Bolton ‘71 Austin Gundlach Jeffery Wilson Photography

Authors: Callie Atanasoff Chris Fusco Cynthia Georgeson Austin Gundlach Jan Hagopian Cameron Sherber David Thome

The Prairie Premiere

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ON THE COVER: The Prairie student community forms a celebratory “50” on Founders’ Day

Letter from the Head of School FROM FOUNDERS’ DAY TO REUNION WEEKEND — Dear Prairie Community, My first year as Prairie’s Head of School was the most memorable of my 26-year career. Celebrating

our 50th year was an incredible immersion in all things Prairie past and present. It has been great

to meet so many alumni and their parents who returned to campus this year, and I continue to be

impressed with Prairie’s impact on generations of graduates and their families. It is inspiring to meet

our alumni and learn of their accomplishments around the world and in almost every imaginable career.

From organic farming to space exploration, from arts to the professions, from civil servants to CEOs,

our alumni are leaders in their fields living lives of purpose and curiosity.

From Founders’ Day through graduation and reunion weekend, it was a great year of celebration. We had amazing visiting artists and many fun parties, but what I enjoyed the most during the 50th

festivities was the shared joy I saw as people recounted their personal experience with The Prairie School.

“All of us are connected by the people who have committed their lives and careers to Prairie.”

A music class with Pat Badger, golf practice with Kevin Will, or advisory with Bonnie Benes: stories

like these were told over and over again, and listeners nodded and smiled as they recognized their own

memories among these tales. All of us are connected by the people who have committed their lives and

careers to Prairie. The faculty, staff and administration are dedicated to helping every student grow to

be his or her best self. Prairie faculty work hard every day to create a learning environment where our

students think critically, ask questions, imagine possibilities, find and create answers, build knowledge,

develop resilience, collaborate creatively, and strive for growth. Our students and alumni are thriving in large part because of the efforts of Prairie’s outstanding educators and we are fortunate to be a part of a

community created by generations of Prairie educators.

The philanthropy reflected in this report is due to the tremendous efforts of the Prairie faculty and the

loyalty their work inspires. Some of the most dedicated members of our community are the volunteers

who organized and produced the Golf Classic, Prairie Premiere and the Prairie Fund (formerly the

Annual Fund). The faculty and I truly appreciate their leadership, and we thank all of you who have

also supported the school through your volunteer efforts and philanthropy. It is an honor to be part of a learning community where so many are so generous.

Now, in my second year as Head of School, with an increasingly clear understanding of who we are

and where we come from, I look forward to continually working with all of you—our parents, alumni,

friends, faculty and students—to help our school thrive by working collectively and individually to grow

a little bit better each and every day as we move forward into our next fifty years.

Sincerely,

Nathaniel W. Coffman, Ed.D. Head of School

The Board of Trustees LEADERSHIP AT PRAIRIE — BOARD OF TRUSTEES John Batten ‘83 Nathaniel W. Coffman, Ed.D. - Head of School & President Susan Cook Richard Fiegel Robert Henzl - Secretary Steven Joost - Assistant Secretary / Assistant Treasurer Dave Johnson Imogene Johnson - Chairman Helen Johnson-Leipold ‘74 - Vice Chairman Christine Shields Kann

Brian Ketterer Gregory Mueller Pat Penman Ralph Perry - Treasurer John Rowland II ‘75 Richard Ruffo ‘83 Chris Ruud ‘89 Joe Veranth ‘80

Our deepest gratitude to our retiring trustees Patrick O’Brien and Patrick Rooney, whose impact at Prairie has been felt by all of us.

ADVISORS TO THE BOARD Manoj Babu Joshua Bloom, M.D. Kristin Chapman Kevin Cookman Stephen Lamberton ‘83, M.D. Amanda Madrigrano Terra Morris Mary Ringwalt

SCHOOL LEADERSHIP Nathaniel W. Coffman, Ed.D. - Head of School & President Everett McKinney - Associate Head of School & Upper School Head Steven Joost - Assistant Head of School for Finance-CFO/COO Aliya Pitts - Assistant Head of School for Community Relations Bonnie Benes - Middle School Head Kathryn Boero - Primary School Head

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Chantil Ruud Elizabeth Shaw ‘86 Brian Tippett Gregory Woodward

Letter from the Chairman A YEAR IN REVIEW — Dear Friends, At its core, Prairie is a family of teachers who care, parents who care and students who care about each other and making the world a better place. Together with our many supporters, we have made Prairie the special school it is: dedicated to each child’s success, committed to helping each and every one reach their own unique potential. This is the legacy celebrated by our yearlong golden anniversary series of events. On behalf of the Board of Trustees, a sincere thanks to the members of our 50th Anniversary Committee for everything they did to make this milestone year a memorable one.

“Your teachers believed in you and your dreams —nurturing your talents, encouraging your passions and helping prepare you to realize those dreams.”

Looking back on the many outstanding events of the past year, what stands out is the multigenerational interconnection among those who attended. Particularly during our Reunion Weekend, where alumni and their families – including their own children, parents and grandparents – eagerly shared their favorite Prairie stories and reminisced with former classmates and special teachers. Like the school itself, the relationships formed here were built to last and have stood the test of time.

So many have walked through our doors as children and gone on to build remarkable lives of purpose and achievement. Your teachers believed in you and your dreams – nurturing your talents, encouraging your passions and helping prepare you to realize those dreams. We are humbled by and so grateful for the support of all Prairie alumni in helping us continue to be a place where young people are inspired to reach for the stars.

Prairie has always been forward looking, eagerly embracing change and innovation and striving to be constantly better. That will never change. We want you to be as much a part of that future as you have been of our past.

Sincerely,

Imogene Powers Johnson Chair, The Prairie School Board of Trustees

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Incito Fund

HONORING THREE GREAT LEGACIES —

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hroughout its fifty-year history, The Prairie School has attracted a colorful array of outstanding teachers, coaches and advisors to ensure that students receive the finest education possible. It should come as no surprise, then, that the formal announcement of the school’s 2015 Honorary Alumni inductees prompted Jeff Joerres ’78 and Sarah Geenen Joerres ’79 to remember three individuals who helped define their time at Prairie. This trio of inspiring educators represents what the Joerreses describe as a “Trifecta of role modeling and inspiration.” Harold Swanson, Dick Zimmermann and Dave Drewek have touched countless lives during their tenures, and their decades of dedication set the stage for a generous gift from the Joerreses that pays tribute to their respective legacies.

This trio of

A natural leader, Jeff Joerres played a critical role in the remarkable growth of ManPowerGroup, a Milwaukee-based multinational human resource consulting firm, for over two decades. Since joining the company in 1993, Jeff has worn many hats – V.P. of Marketing and Senior V.P. of European Operations and Global Account Management. He was promoted to CEO in 1999, and in 2001, Jeff was named ManPowerGroup’s Chairman of the Board. In addition to his accomplishments at ManPowerGroup, Jeff is an active member of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago’s board of directors and serves on the boards of Artisan Partners, Johnson Controls, Western Union and the Committee for Economic Development (CED), while also chairing the Greater Milwaukee Committee’s Future Workforce Committee.

Joerreses

inspiring

educators

represents what the

describe as a “Trifecta of

role modeling

and inspiration.”

MR. HAROLD “SWANNY” SWANSON

Jeff attributes his confidence and follow-through to the time he spent at Prairie and the guidance of Harold “Swanny” Swanson. The South Milwaukee native was not only coached by Mr. Swanson, but he was driven to and from school each day by this beloved Prairie mainstay.

For four years, Jeff was part of the Swanson family commute – and the rides made an indelible impression. “The car rides were legendary,” remembers Jeff. “The Swanson kids and the athletes packed into the car for everything from life lessons, family-like fights, history lessons, tennis strategies or lectures depending on the day. It could have been a television sit-com: Swanny and the South Milwaukeeans.”

MR. DAVE DREWEK

Dave Drewek also had a tremendous impact on Jeff, who was convinced he had no talent for art upon arrival at Prairie.

However, under Dave’s guidance, the self-proclaimed jock was named Art Student of the Year two years in a row. “Mr. Drewek’s room was always a cool place to hang out,” muses Jeff. “The multitude of fascinating projects and hands-on activities drew students into learning and helped them hone skills they never knew they possessed.”

MR. DICK “Z” ZIMMERMANN

Sarah Geenen Joerres, a graduate of the Medical College of Wisconsin, is a Board Certified Physiatrist dedicated to helping her patients overcome debilitating spine, joint, muscle and nerve pain, effectively changing hundreds of lives for the better. Ever the go-getter, Sarah credits Dick “Mr. Z” Zimmermann with instilling a profound sense of confidence in her. As Sarah recalls, “When I came to Prairie, I knew nothing about audio-visual equipment, but Mr. Z made me feel like I could conquer the world.” Sarah particularly admired Mr. Z’s knack for challenging students and forming personal connections with them. This helped bolster achievement in the classroom and enabled students to excel at subjects they once struggled to understand.

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Incito (in-citō)

Latin origin: To set in motion; inspire, encourage.

THE GIFT

The Joerreses first met at Prairie, and the unforgettable experiences and meaningful relationships with these special educators inspired them to establish the Incito Fund for faculty development at the Prairie School. With schools across the country scrambling to attract and retain top-shelf talent, this fund positions Prairie to continue to compete and win in the race for world-class faculty. Drawing its name from the Latin word for “Inspire,” the Incito Fund began with an initial $50,000 gift honoring Harold Swanson, Dick Zimmermann, and Dave Drewek.

Faculty beneficiaries of the fund will receive significant awards in support of their professional development.

For Prairie’s 50th Anniversary Reunion Weekend, Jeff and Sarah described each honoree in a letter [D] (see next page) that recounted the ways these dedicated teachers had transformed the lives of their students. Jeff and Sarah’s time at Prairie – and their experiences with the Incito Fund’s honorees – inspired them to ensure that future generations of students are able to benefit from the guidance of such outstanding educators.

Alumni and friends of The Prairie School are invited and encouraged to join Jeff and Sarah in supporting this worthy effort.

Please contact Prairie’s Advancement Office at 262-752-2520 to learn more about the Incito Fund and how you can keep the Prairie dream alive for future generations.

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Photos of Jeff ‘78 [A] & Sarah (Geenen) ‘79 [B] Joerres [C] during their years at Prairie.

“Jeff and Sarah’s time at Prairie – and their experiences with the Incito Fund’s honorees – inspired them to ensure that future generations of students are able to benefit from the guidance of such outstanding educators.”

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The Prairie School has been blessed in many ways, but the most outstanding is the lifechanging cast of teachers. Coach Swanson, Mr. Zimmermann and Mr. Drewek are the trifecta of role modeling and inspiration. We regret not being able to be with you tonight, as it would have been uplifting to trade stories.

Many students would have been lucky to have one teacher affecting their life so profoundly – we had three. What is most interesting is that each of you are so different yet equally affected us with the same sense of passion, relentlessness and inspiration. Clearly Sarah and I were quite different in our motivations – the valedictorian and the jock.

I was fortunate to receive a scholarship to attend Prairie, but I lived in South Milwaukee.

Every day Coach Swanson picked me up and took me home for four years. The car rides were legendary. The Swanson kids and the athletes packed into the car for everything from life lessons, family-like fights, history lessons, tennis strategies or lectures depending on the day. It could have been a television sit-com: Swanny and the South Milwaukeeans. Those rides and your selflessness of making the gym available regardless of time has shaped me to this day. Thank you, Coach.

When Sarah was in Middle School she was set on a different course because of Mr. Z. He had high expectations yet an authentic empathy that instilled confidence in all of the Middle Schoolers, even the awkward ones like Sarah (her own words). Sarah knew nothing about audiovisual equipment or productions, but that didn’t stop Mr. Z from having Sarah feel like she could conquer the world. His way of challenging and connecting with each student contributed to their academic achievements in other classes. It is no surprise that Mr. Z went on to lead so many areas of Prairie School. Thank you, Mr. Zimmermann.

The Art Department at Prairie School is appropriately legendary and that’s because of Mr. Drewek. Mr. Drewek is the epitome of inspiration. A “jock” from South Milwaukee winning the art student of the year two years in a row, now that’s inspiration. The Art Department was clearly the cool place to hang out and it was for good reason – there was a neverending stream of projects and activities that drew you into learning. The construction of the glassblowing rooms, melting Coke bottles for glass (wow, we have come a long way), individual projects and, of course, the historic Haunted House. The massive haunted house also had a side benefit of some alone time with my high school sweetheart. (Sorry, Joe and Nancy.) Thank you, Mr. Drewek.

The American writer and teacher, William A. Ward said it best… “The mediocre teacher tells.

The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher INSPIRES.” Sarah and I are privileged and honored to establish a fund for the “Incito Award” (the Latin word for inspire) in tribute to Coach Swanson, Mr. Zimmermann and Mr. Drewek for excelling in the classroom and changing lives outside of the classroom. The Incito Award is to be given annually to the teacher(s) who demonstrate the traits and behavior of the three of you. Each Incito Award will fund a significant professional development activity for each recipient. Sarah and I envision this $50,000 gift as only the beginning and we encourage other alums and parents of alums to add to the fund in tribute to Coach Swanson, Mr. Zimmermann and Mr Drewek.

A most sincere thanks to all three, Jeff and Sarah

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From the Prairie Fund Chair —

Dear Friends: Although I myself am not a Prairie alumna, this school is incredibly important to our family.

My husband Chris graduated in the Class of 1989 and our three children – Jacob ‘17, Zach ‘19, and Caitlyn ‘21 – have attended Prairie since their kindergarten days. These connections have made me an enthusiastic chair of the Prairie Fund for the past two years, and I was excited by the prospect of reaching out to friends, alumni, parents and donors to learn more about their reasons for supporting this terrific institution.

“Our donors proved that, once again, we are part of an incredible community that cares deeply about our students.”

Since Chris is a Prairie graduate, he’s been bringing me to alumni celebrations ever since we moved back to Racine, well before our kids were born. I distinctly remember attending one such event when the entire Primary School was decorated in an Under the Sea theme, I believe as part of their Museum Project. To this day, I remember being incredibly impressed by the details of the display: it really felt as though you were walking under the ocean. Prairie has consistently lived up to that initial impression from the minute Jacob (our oldest) started here in 2004. I am amazed by the exposure my kids have to so many aspects of the world – they’re always commenting about things we see and places we visit, and inevitably when I ask, “How do you know about this?” they always say, “We talked about it at school.” It’s comforting to know that they are learning so much – and this is why the Prairie Fund is so important. Prairie is on the cutting edge of education, technology, fine arts, athletics and theater. As a community, we can continue to expand and improve all these aspects of the school through everyone’s ongoing support.

Over the course of the past year, I was thrilled to see that support increase – not only in amount, but by participation across almost all categories. From grandparents to alumni to current Prairie moms and dads, our donors proved that, once again, we are part of an incredible community that cares deeply about our students. As with all independent day schools, Prairie is a nonprofit organization that relies on philanthropic dollars to educate every child in the building. Many of the resources we might take for granted – the outstanding field trips, the hands-on science labs, the special guest speakers – are possible only because friends of Prairie make us a priority in their charitable giving.

Everyone here is deeply grateful to all of our donors – thanks to you, our faculty is able to continue to provide the excellent education The Prairie School has been known for over the past 50 years. I appreciate your investment in our children!

Warmly,

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2014-2015 ANNUAL FUNDRAISING SUMMARY —

PARTICIPATION Golf Premiere Annual Fund Restricted Imagine-Inspire-Transform Other Total

$80,984 $185,127 $508,301 $365,167 $980,034 $40,000 $2,159,613

DOLLARS BY CONSTITUENCY 2014-2015 Current Families 14%

Grandparents 31%

Alumni 6%

Friends 2%

Faculty & Staff 3%

Foundations & Corporations 38%

Past Families 6%

Contributions by Giving Level

The Prairie School is grateful to all of our donors, whose cumulative annual contributions for 2014-15 have been tallied below.

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1965 SOCIETY: $10,000 +

Mr. and Mrs. Patrick O’Brien

Molly Lofquist Johnson and Steve Johnson

Michael and Gloria Batten

Ralph D. and Mary Joy Perry

Dr. and Mrs. James Lynott

Rick and Jana Fiegel

The Helmut Wolfgang

Bob and Sally Henzl

Mr. Theodore O. Sokoly

Anonymous

Chris and Jill Osiecki

Ray and Mary Farley

Sealed Air Corporation

Brookwood Foundation

Schumann Foundation

Josephine P. and John J. Louis Foundation Amanda Madrigrano

Glenn Madrigrano, Jr.

The Kirsten and Emily Maki Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Terence S. Malone

Johnson Family Foundation

Mr. and Mrs. J. Joseph Veranth ‘80

SC Johnson

LIGHTHOUSE CIRCLE: $2,000 - $4,999

Greg and Sheryl Mueller

Dr. and Mrs. Andrew Alexander ‘87

PNC Financial Services, Inc.

Mrs. Imogene Johnson

SC Johnson Giving, Inc. Craig Leipold and

Helen Johnson-Leipold ‘74

Glenn and Barbara Madrigrano

Mr. and Mrs. James Andreucci

Mrs. Amy Giles-Maurer and

Anonymous

Mary Lou Moeller

Mr. and Mrs. Dennis R. Axelson

Racine Community Foundation:

Michael J. and Bonnie Benes

Mr. and Mrs. Patrick E. Rooney

Dr. Robert and Mrs. Natalie Bissegger

Al and Patty Ruud

Mr. and Mrs. David L. Clark

Ruud Family Foundation

Denman Insurance Services

Twin Disc, Inc.

Dr. Barbara Little Earnest ‘74 and

Mr. Steven Maurer

Dr. Michael and Heidi Mullane

Helen C. Smolenski Chamber Music Fund

Dr. Shahid Atcha and Dr. Mehjabein Khan BMO Private Bank

Mr. and Mrs. Steven Best

Richard Ruffo ‘83 and Diane Ruffo

Dan and Nan Bloch

Chris Ruud ‘89 and Chantil Ruud

Mr. Mark Denman

Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Siudak

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Drisner

FOUNDERS’ CIRCLE: $5,000 - $9,999

Mr. Royce Earnest

Educators Credit Union

Fitzpatrick, Cella, Harper & Scinto Mr. and Mrs. Drew Franklin

Mr. Manoj Babu and Dr. Sheryn Abraham

Chris and Martha Fusco

Mr. and Mrs. John H. Batten ‘83

Chad and Julie Giles

Mr. and Mrs. Caron Butler

Michael and Peggy Harris

James and Julie Coffman

Mr. and Mrs. Richard G. Jacobus

LuAnn and Lew Derrickson

Peter and Karen Jansson

Ms. Patti Goode

Johnson Bank

Jon Hendersen Real Estate Inc.

Joseph Kann and Christine Shields Kann

Mr. and Mrs. Brian Ketterer

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas King ‘78

Michael Banco and Hope Heaster

Mr. and Mrs. Mark Gelhaus

Mr. and Mrs. Bill Butler

Dr. and Mrs. Kenneth Gould

Bukacek Construction, Inc.

Mr. and Mrs. Jon Hendersen

Kevin and Noel Cookman

Richard G. Jacobus Family Foundation, Inc.

Dave and Mary Drewek

Randy and Anthi Jerow

Richard C. Gorton ‘78

Dave Johnson

Johnson Outdoors Inc.

Mr. and Mrs. H. William Keland ‘73

Mrs. Winifred Johnson-Marquart ‘77 and

Knight Barry Title Inc.

Mr. Michael Marquart

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Peter and Lisa Koleske

Dennis and Sandy Kontra

Gilson Mazetto

Jack and Dottie Moll

Dr. Scott Munro and Dr. Colleen Connor O & H Danish Bakery Ms. Patricia Penman

William and Catherine Perez Rafi and June Rafiullah

Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren, S.C. Mr. and Mrs. Bruce L. Renquist John Rowland ‘75

Steve and Karen Smith

Dr. and Mrs. James A. Toniolo Mr. and Mrs. David Turek

Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare

HEADMASTER’S CIRCLE: $1,000 - $1,999 7 Mile Fair, Inc.

Matt and Rita Andis Anonymous (2)

Sever and Andreea Antonescu-Turcu Dr. Loren and Mrs. Karen Ayres Mr. and Mrs. Craig Banfield

Michael and Kathryn Boero and Family Jim and Colleen Cairns Dick and Jo Carpenter

John and Kristin Chapman Dr. and Mrs. David Clark Nat and Laura Coffman

Mr. and Mrs. Bud Compher

Mr. and Mrs. David P. Cook Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Cousin

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Craig

Mr. and Mrs. Ratnang Desai

Draeger-Langendorf Funeral Home Dr. Paul Elcano

Mr. and Mrs. Adam Emery ‘93 Jerry and Lynn Franke

Scott and Susan Gaertig

Ralph and Jill Gentile

Anonymous (4)

Mr. and Mrs. Torben Ovesen

Mr. and Mrs. Peter Goodman

Mr. Christopher Antonneau

Mrs. Ursula Hamilton-Perry

Mr. and Mrs. John W. Georgeson Jeffrey and Michele Green

Mr. and Mrs. Todd Herndon

Mr. Christopher Adam Holterman ‘03 Majed and Reem Jandali Mrs. Kimberly Kane

Dr. Lyndsay N. Knoell and Dr. Wendy M. Knoell

Merll Korndoerfer

Mr. and Mrs. Ian Lang Lehmann’s Bakery

Mrs. Dorothy MacVicar

Ernie MacVicar ‘74 and Janice MacVicar McGadrey, LLP

Mr. Everett McKinney

Merchants Moving & Storage Co.

Neuberger Berman Group LLC Akemi and Darryl Babu ‘88

Patricia Badger and Adrianne Paffrath Mr. Lawrence Basil

Mr. Timothy Michael Batten ‘01 BlackRock, Inc.

Dr. and Mrs. Joshua A. Bloom Karen and Bill Boyd

Pam and Chip Brewer CRB Insurance

Carlson Racine Roofing

Susan Gittings Ernst ‘71

Ms. Abigail Fiegel ‘12 Richard Fortune and

Laura Narten and Family

Rifat Pamukcu, M.D. ‘75 and Lisa Brown

Design Partners, Inc

Mr. and Mrs. Nick Pitts

Charles and Alicia Gasser

Dr. Lawrence W. and

Dr. Michelle Snyderman Platt

Jerome and Joan Quets

Mr. and Mrs. William F. Rayne Dr. and Mrs. Eric Ringwalt

Mr. and Mrs. J. David Rowland Jim and Kelly Semrau

Jennifer Pichelman Sinnen ‘04 and Dan Sinnen

Dr. and Mrs. Richard Stoltenberg Mr. and Mrs. Jeremy Stump ‘96 Ms. Alisa Swire

John and Meg Rowland Daniels ‘82 Mr. and Mrs. David Santalucia

Mr. and Mrs. David A. Schneider Don and JoAnn Selmo Bob and Sue Siegert

Sandra Landreman-Smith ‘93 and William Smith

Mr. and Mrs. Ron Springer

Gus W. Ernst Jr. and

Ms. Alexandra Fiegel ‘07

Patina Solutions

Sandra Rogers ‘82

Russ and Becky Eichner

Richard Coates ‘72

Mr. and Mrs. Eric A. Olesen Jon and Suzanne Palmen

Reliable Property Services

Mike and Kim Smolko

Mark and Karen Fairbanks

Outsource America, Inc.

Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Reinhardt

Mr. and Mrs. Edward Close

Mark and Margie Michicich

Dr. and Mrs. Myron Mikaelian

Mr. E. Rodney Perry

Dave and Lori Foster

Carolyn Gittings Edwards ‘75 Ms. Karen Giuffre

Mr. and Mrs. Mike Greb Jan and Al Hagopian

Mr. and Mrs. Chad Hawkins Grunau Company, Inc.

Mr. and Mrs. Scott Hoffman

Mr. and Mrs. David Holland

Mr. and Mrs. David Isaacson

Mr. Scott Lanzon and Ms. Skye Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Jason Jossart Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Kalish

Mr. and Mrs. Greg Spino State Farm Companies

Galen and Michele Steig Mrs. Carmen Strmsek

Tim and Mary Jo Sullivan

Mr. and Mrs. Rick Sumner

Mr. and Mrs. Harold O. Swanson Mr. Michael Sweet

Ms. Carol Szulczewski

Thrivent Financial for Lutherans Dr. James and Deborah Tierney Dr. Jennifer Unger

We Energies Foundation Jennifer and Steve Waite James and Karen Walker

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Ware John and Carmen Warren

John and Jenifer Wietfeldt

Dr. and Mrs. John E. Windh Mr. and Mrs. Gregory York Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Zlevor

Amy Smith Karegeannes ‘94 and

HAWK CIRCLE: $200 - $499

Mr. Armen A. Vidian ‘88

Mr. and Mrs. Greg Kaser

Mr. and Mrs. Joel Adamczyk

Mr. and Mrs. Brian Weaver

Dr. and Mrs. Piotr Kolanowski

Anonymous (5)

Robert and Beth Taylor

Dr. and Mrs. Vahag Vartanian Kevin and Mary Wagers Mrs. Rhonda Williams

Mr. Jeffrey and Dr. Lisa Wolf Dan and Sharon Wrensch

Fred and Sandra Young ‘70

George Karegeannes

Knapp Manufacturing, Inc.

Michael and Angela Lambrecht Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Lynn

Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Madigan Robert and Katherine Madson Majic Enterprises

PRAIRIE CIRCLE: $500 - $999

Mr. Douglas Shimp and

Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Adamczyk

Racine Dental Group, S.C., Dr. Scott Munro

Dr. and Mrs. Dennis Andersen Matt K. and Lisa M. Andis Andis Corporation

Mrs. Shakila Manogaran Shimp ‘86

Debra and Ken Morrall

Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Mark H. Murphy Mr. and Mrs. Richard Null

Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Orlowski

Tom and Judy Addison Mr. Gary Akavickas

Todd and Tracy Albers

Mr. John and Mrs. Victoria Albert Mr. Ahmed Amin

Mr. and Mrs. Scott Anderson Mr. and Mrs. Edward Archie

Mr. and Mrs. Jason Atanasoff Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Bailey Mr. and Mrs. Doug Barnes

Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Barron Mr. and Mrs. Michael Bates

Mr. Guillermo Beade

Mr. and Mrs. James Ditter

Jason and Destiny Johnson

Mr. and Mrs. Ricardo Berger

Dr. and Mrs. Michael J. Drewek ‘84

Pat and Katie Johnson

Dr. and Mrs. Robert H. Becker Dr. and Mrs. Michael Birndorf Mr. Ben Boilek and

Mrs. Jeanette Dutton-Boilek

James Bolm

Ms. Stefanie Borzynski Meiri ‘97 Michael and Shay Borzynski Mr. James Broetzmann

Mr. and Mrs. T. Michael Brown Ms. Andrea Marie Bukacek ‘03

Mr. Alvaro Campos and Mrs. Karen Alvardo John and Terie Carpenter Mr. Steven Carter

Mr. and Mrs. Martin Cartwright Mr. and Mrs. Paul Chay

Jennifer and Rich Chiapete Mr. James Cheatham and Mrs. Carole Cianelli

Bob and Margie Clarke Keith and Anita Cruise Kim and Larry Cullen

Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Curty Dr. Marshall Cushman Gregory V. Davis ‘82

Mr. Miguel de Gracia

Mrs. Paula Garcia de Quevedo Dr. and Mrs. Mark DeCheck Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Decker

Mr. Domenico DeRango ‘04 Ms. Melissa DeRango ‘07

Dr. and Mrs. Anthony Deuster

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Mrs. Julia Dow

Mr. Mark Eckhardt

Mr. and Mrs. Peter Eitel Dr. Nichole Elcano

Mr. Garry and Dr. Mary Ellis Mary Ericson

Dr. and Mrs. William Falco Mr. and Mrs. Matt Felerski

Mr. Darrin Ferguson and Dr. Darnella Gist Mr. David Ferguson, Sr.

Mr. and Mrs. Rick Fields

Mr. and Mrs. J. Thomas Giles III

Mr. Donald Gloo and Ms. Julia Oas Mr. Alec Granger

Mari and Jason Grobschmidt Mr. and Mrs. Jay Gueldner Mr. Daniel Hagerman

Mrs. Sara Luther Hagerman Mr. Kevin S. Hall ‘85

Anthony Braun and Kathy Hart-Braun Mr. Jeffery Held ‘70

Mr. and Mrs. Gary Henseler Mr. James F. Herre ‘82

Hostak, Henzl & Bichler, S.C. Mr. Nigel Hughes

Mrs. Melissa Gray

Nancy and Warren Icke Dr. Akiko Inoue

Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Isaacson ‘96 Tom and Pat Isaacson

Johnson Outdoors Inc. Matching Gifts

Mr. Odinn Johnson

Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Jones Mr. David Kaissling

Mr. Thomas V. and Lucy T. Kandathil Ms. Geraldine Kapluck

Ms. Katherine N. Keland

Dr. Tom and Carol Keller

Drs. Marc and Debbie Kennedy

Mr. and Mrs. Scott Kogutkiewicz The Krenzke Family

Dr. Kumar and Dr. Iyer

Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Kumer Mrs. Lauren Lackey Mr. Jim Ladwig

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Laing

Steve Lamberton ‘83 and Jackie Lamberton Mr. Brian Langendorf Ms. Amy Larsen ‘73 Ms. Amy Joy Lasee

Mr. and Mrs. Oleg Latyshev

Mr. and Mrs. Raymond C. Leffler Kristin Lelsz (Bahr) ‘86

Mr. and Mrs. Darwin Lewis Mr. and Mrs. Duane Luick Ann Tottingham Maccani

Dr. and Mrs. Jonathan Main Mr. and Mrs. Robert Malik

Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Maris Mr. Mark Martin

Mr. and Mrs. Mike Marz Dorothy McCurdy

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Merletti Blaine and Mary Metzger

Madhav and Shubha Mhaskar

John and Patti Stracke Kenneth Swanson and

Barbara Hoppa-Swanson

Microsoft Corporation

Diane and Robert Wagner

Matt and Pat Montemurro

Barbara S. Walter

Alan and Melissa Mills Mrs. Meagan Moore

Mr. Matthew Markiewicz Paul and Sheena Moore

Mr. and Mrs. Bradley Morris John F. Navratil ‘78

Jeff and Lisa Neubauer

Dori and Mark Panthofer

Mr. and Mrs. Steven Patkus

Dr. and Mrs. John Patterson

Mr. and Mrs. Willard T. Walker Mr. and Mrs. Brian Warner Jessica Lisabeth White ‘99 Ben and Katie White

Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Will Mr. Binshen Wu

Mrs. Jessie Zhang Mr. Robert Wyer Ms. Judy Yan

Mr. Dean Arnose

Mr. and Mrs. Yfrach Artsy

Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Atanasoff Mr. and Mrs. Karl Atanasoff Mr. and Mrs. Mike Ault Mr. Randy Aviles

Ms. Kathryn Axelson ‘07

Maria and Nicholas Azarian Mrs. Michele Babu Ms. Shirley Bailey

Dan and Ann Bankenbush Ms. Jennifer Banker

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Baradic Mrs. Helen Baran

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Pittelkow

RED & BLUE CIRCLE: $5 - $199

Sarah Barbian

Dr. Peter Rayne ‘79 and Jessie Rayne

Anonymous (6)

The Bascones Family

Mr. David Rennie

Mr. Ed Agnew

Mr. and Mrs. Rob Pitts Dr. Mark Rehorst

Scott and Kara Reske

Mr. and Mrs. Stephane Reverdy Mr. and Mrs. Robert Richter

Mr. Hilary Rinke and Ms. Leah Nemetz Thomas J. Rodgers II ‘99 and Family Rockwell Automation

Raana C. Rafiullah Saric ‘81 Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Savas Ms. Wendy Schaefer

Nich and Shannon Schafer John and Ellen Schmidt

Steve and Kathy Schroeder Mr. Marcelo Stefani

Ms. Nancy Adams Ms. Perla Aguilar

Mr. and Mrs. Ron Ahlensdorf, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Albano Mr. and Mrs. Richard Albers Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Algrim Mr. Eric Anderson

Mr. and Mrs. John Anderson

James and Natalie Andreucci

Mr. and Mrs. Gus Antonneau Mr. Luis Araujo and

Mrs. Isabella Vecchionacce

Mr. and Mrs. John Barnharst Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Barth Mr. and Mrs. Don Bates

Mr. and Mrs. Tim Baumstark The Behrends Family Ms. Allena Berry ‘08

Mr. and Mrs. George Berryman Ms. Jessica Johnson

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Best Cherie Bethke

Mr. Tim Bever

Mr. and Mrs. Seth Bigelow ‘78 Mr. and Mrs. Don Biggott Alan and Marty Biland

Mr. John Arganian

Helen Verbrugge Arkema ‘83

[A] 7/8 Grade Musical “Disney’s The Little Mermaid Jr.”

Ms. Wendy Bishop

Mike Davenport

Dr. Eduardo Garcia-Novelli and

Tom and Theresie Bode Family Fund

Mrs. Jacquelyn Davis

Mr. and Mrs. David Garner

Michael J. Degenhart ‘80

Ms. April Giesfeldt

Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Blenke Mr. and Mrs. Paul S. Boese Ms. Jane Boorse

Anne Booth and Charles Trainer Boy Scout Troop 117

Mr. and Mrs. Chuck Brandt Mr. and Mrs. Duane Brasch

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Breitsprecher Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Brouillard Mr. Oscar Brusha Mrs. Nancy Buck

Ms. Barbara Bullock

Mr. and Mrs. James Bykowski

Mr. and Mrs. Christopher C. Cape ‘81 Mr. and Mrs. Ed Carriveau

David and Joanne Carstens Mr. Dennis Casey

Mr. and Mrs. David Castaneda Mr. and Mrs. James Castaneda Mr. and Mrs. Frank Catrine John and Barbara Chapko

Mr. and Mrs. John Chapman David and Lynnette Chars

Ms. Anne Christman and Mr. Ken Krueger Mark Chulew ‘72 and Stacey Chulew Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Cifuno

Mr. and Mrs. Terry Ciszewski Mr. and Mrs. David Clark

Mr. and Mrs. Henry Clark Mr. Kyle Clark ‘06

Richard (Chip) Clark and

Melanie Hammond Clark

Mr. Jeff Clausen

Mr. and Mrs. Steve Close Ms. Jennifer Cobb

Mr. Jonathan Cushman

Ms. Elizabeth Davis

Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Debernardini Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Dennee Ms. Mirella DeRango ‘02 Mr. Robert DeRango Mr. Tom DiSalvo

Ms. Melissa Dixon

Mrs. Melanie Domer Brianna Doyle

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Driscoll Mr. and Mrs. Jim Eastman Kevin and Lisa Eaton

Mr. and Mrs. Darwin Ebert Tim and Julie Eckert Mr. Mark Edwards

Mr. and Mrs. Larry Ellis

Mr. and Mrs. David E. Elowson Bob and Kathy Emery

Mr. and Mrs. Dave Engstrom

Mr. and Mrs. Steve Engstrom

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Eperjesy Ron and Jeanne Ernst Mr. Robert Ertl

Mr. and Mrs. Craig Eshelman Mr. Mathieu Evans ‘08 Mr. Steve Falbo

Ms. Teresa Falco

Mr. and Mrs. Aldo Fallico Mr. and Mrs. Brian Fenkl Ken and Pam Ferentchak

Mr. and Mrs. Brent Finkenbine

First Weber Group Foundation, Inc. Ms. Kathy Follette

Mr. Craig Ford and

Mrs. Nancy Witkofski-Ford

Ms. Gretchen Coffman

Dr. and Mrs. Robin Ford

Mr. Ron Cooke

Mr. and Mrs. Chuck Foster

Mrs. Richard Cofran

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Cookman Mr. and Mrs. Mike Cortez

Mr. and Mrs. John Corveleyn Douglas and Becky Coy Mr. Aleks Cukic

Kim and Dave Forsman Nathan Paul Franke ‘99

Matthew Dylan Frankovis ‘99

Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Fredenburgh Ms. Brenda Frederickson and Mr. Jerry Bruegleman

James P. Cummings

John and Abigail French

Mr. Dale Czarnecki

Mrs. Bonnie Friday

Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Cupp Mr. George Daher and

Mrs. Annemarie Bashour-Daher

Mr. and Mrs. John Dana Mr. David Dauchy and

Mrs. Michelle Dauchy

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Sandy and Peter Freres

Ms. Sarah Friday ‘91 and Mr. Jon Fredrickson Mr. and Mrs. Marc Frosch

Mrs. Carey Fry ‘89 and Mr. Robert Fry Mr. Berlin Funderburg Liz Gabriel ‘86

Dr. Maria Fiocchi

Mr. and Mrs. Dennis E. Gease Ms. Kristina Gile

Mr. Marcelo Ginestel GlaxoSmithKline

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Glines Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Goeke John and Kim Goelz

Mr. and Mrs. George Gorton IV Mr. and Mrs. Joel Goyette

Mr. and Mrs. Mike Graham Ms. Kimberly Granger Mr. Robb Granger

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Grasso Mr. and Mrs. Joe Grauwels Ms. Rebecca Greasby

Josh ‘92, Debbie ‘94 and Daniel ‘97 Green Mr. and Mrs. Gary Gregerson Dr. and Mrs. Gary Grove Mr. Gary Guckenberger Mr. Austin Gundlach

Ms. Ellen Gvozdenovic Mr. Fred Hackbarth

Mrs. Jean Hagemann

Mr. and Mrs. Will Hagen Ms. Bonita Hahn Ms. Martha Hall

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Hamilton

Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Hammer Douglas and Susan Hanna Mr. Carlton Hansen Ms. Anita Hardin

Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Hartig ‘76 Mr. and Mrs. Bill Hatseras

Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hawkins Dr. Christopher Hays

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Heaps

Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Heath Mary and Owen Heath Mr. Don Heck

Charles and Kathryn Heide

Mr. and Mrs. Ed Heidemann

Mr. and Mrs. John Hendersen Mr. and Mrs. Henke Mueller Mr. Bob Henken

Col. and Mrs. Gary Herndon

Frank J. and Saundra R. Herre Mr. and Mrs. Roger Higgs Mr. and Mrs. Louis Hills Ms. Maren Hills Mr. Thayer Hills

Ms. Dawn Haggerty

Mrs. Alta Holland

Mr. and Mrs. Steve LaLonde

Ms. Irene Michna

Mr. and Mrs. Buz Holum

Liz Laine Reps, Inc.

Shazia Rafiullah Miller ‘85

Mr. and Mrs. James Holub Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Holum Ms. Linda Hoover

Mr. and Mrs. David Horvath Mr. and Mrs. Vic Howard Mr. Paul Huff

Mr. and Mrs. Harold Huizinga Mr. and Mrs. Derek Hunt

Mr. and Mrs. George Huxhold Mr. Jim Hyttel

Ms. Susan L. Inbusch Ms. Grace Ingham

Mr. Dominic Inouye Ms. Mary Jacobs Mr. Al Jaeger

Ed and Camille Guion

Demitri Edward Jerow ‘10 Mrs. Cindi Johnson

Mr. and Mrs. John O. Johnson Mrs. Pam Johnson ‘73 Mr. Scott Johnson Mr. Dave Jolie

Matthew John Joost ‘09 Steve and Cindra Joost Ms. Claudia Kalinoski Mr. Don Kamm

Mr. Nick Karegeannes

Mr. and Mrs. Allan Karp

Mr. and Mrs. G. Frederick Kasten Mr. Aram Katerdjian

Mr. and Mrs. Ralph and Chesterlyn Kelsey Mrs. Nollie Kennedy Dr. Robert Keough

Mr. and Mrs. Abdul Khan

Hannah Lane and Peter Sattler Mr. and Mrs. Frank Langel

Mary Sue and Gary Langendorf

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Langendorf Ms. Mary Larsen

Mr. and Mrs. Omar Latif Dr. Grant Latimore

Mr. and Mrs. Henry Laudenbach Ms. Diann Lebow

Mr. Matthew Leffler ‘06

Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Leinweber

Mr. and Mrs. Wolfgang Leitheiser Lennox International Inc. The Lescher Family Ms. Susan Lescher

Ms. Claire Levandowski Jim and Debbie Lewis

Mr. and Mrs. Don Libby Chris Lieberman

Jim and Rachel Lochtefeld Elizabeth Long

Mr. Larry Lopez

Mr. and Mrs. Andy Lorentz Mr. Robert Lowry Mr. David Lucht

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Lundberg Mr. Bonny Luter

Dr. and Mrs. James Lynott

Mr. and Mrs. Ryan MacDougall Mrs. Nancy Mackey Mrs. Dolores Maki Mr. Dennis Maller

Mrs. Sandra Malm

Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Mikaelian Tim and Rose Monfeli Ms. Sally Moore

Ms. Ana Moreno

Mr. and Mrs. Joe Moselle

Mr. and Mrs. Francis Mosher Ms. Fiona Murphy

Mrs. Jitender Nagra Paul and Liz Nass

Mr. and Mrs. John Nikitas

Mr. and Mrs. Masako Nishikiori Dr. and Mrs. Ned Novsam

Mr. and Mrs. Corey Oakland Diane and John Oakland

William A. and Roseann Ogden Mr. Bill Olive, Sr.

Ms. Rosemary Orlowski Dr. Franklin Osanka

Mr. Matthew Oscarson

Keith and Melody Owsley

Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Palka Ms. Kathy Palmen

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Pantoga

Mr. and Mrs. Randall Parman

Ms. Kate Paupore and Mr. Roger Mayer Kevin and Chris Pearson

Mr. and Mrs. Chris Peery

Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Pehlivanian Ms. Barbara Pelton

Ms. Katherine Penman ‘06 Ms. Michelle Penman ‘07

Mr. W. David Perez ‘91 and Mrs. Nicole Perez

Catherine M. Marbach and

Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Perez

John and Jacki Kirt

Mr. and Mrs. Steve Marsteller

Ms. P.A. Petersen

Mr. and Mrs. Mel Knick

Mr. and Mrs. Tom Maurer

Mr. Robert Kinney

Margo “Nannie” Klobuchar Mr. Parker Kohl

Julie E. Leiber Kollwelter ‘01 Mr. Paul Kolodny and

Mrs. Renee Foy-Kolodny

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Konsinowski Mr. and Mrs. John Korndoerfer Wolf and Karen Korndoerfer Mrs. Dorothy Kozlik

Mr. and Mrs. Alan Kraszewski Mr. Kevin Krueger

Mr. Dick Kudia and Ms. Sarah Hile Ms. Brianna Kunstman

Mr. and Mrs. Glen Kurhajec Mr. and Mrs. James Ladwig Mr. and Mrs. Jim Ladwig

James S. Symanski

Mr. and Mrs. Paul Marz Mr. and Mrs. May

Ms. Anna Lisa Mazzone

Tom and Colleen McCarthy

Dennis and Cathy McCombs

Mr. and Mrs. Michael McDermott Rev. and Mrs. Mark McDonough Ms. Carol McGowan Ms. Melissa McLain Ms. Julie McMahon

John McNulty, Ph.D.

Mr. and Mrs. Drew McPhee Tony and Abbey Mente Ms. Ann Meredith

Mr. Duke Meredith

Ms. Brenda Metzler

Mr. and Mrs. Rufus Perry

Mr. and Mrs. Bob Peterson Mr. Francis Peterson

Mr. and Mrs. Don Pfaffl

Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Philippi Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Piché

Ms. Alice Place and Mr. Marcelo Ginestal Dick and Sheila Polzin

Mr. and Mrs. Jim Poplawski Ms. Karen Poppy

Mr. and Mrs. Scott Porter Ms. Luella Puumala

Mr. and Mrs. Giovanni Quattrone Mr. Jim Quinn

Rapids Business Center

Dr. and Mrs. Kenneth Raskin

Mr. Ayden Rattle

Mr. Paul Sloth and Kelsey Hills

Mr. Helmut Wagner

Ms. Ellen Raue

Jim and Joyce Smith

Mr. and Mrs. David Wait

Ms. Barbara Raue Jim and Jane Raufus

Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Rayburn Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rech

Mr. and Mrs. Harold Reddick

William Reid ‘73 and Nicole Reid Mr. and Mrs. Earl Reinhardt Mr. and Ms. Thomas Renner Peggy Renquist Johnson ‘87 Mr. Jim Reynolds

Allyson and Eric Smalley Mr. and Mrs. Lee Smith

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Smith Ms. Toni Alicia Smith ‘84

Mr. and Mrs. Burt Wahlburg Dr. Edward and Mrs. Janna Waldeck Betsy Rowland Walton ‘77 and Michael Walton

Mr. and Mrs. Willie Smith

Mrs. Nancy Warner

Ms. Jean Stapelman

Ms. Dianne Weaver

Mr. Nick Sretenovich

Ms. Kristin Chylla ‘01 Matthew and

Rebeccah Steffensen Schmidt ‘03

Tracy and Dennis Waters Drs. Jean Weaver and Francis Peterson

Mrs. Elizabeth M Pricco Weber ‘00 and Mr. Joseph Weber

Mr. and Mrs. Paul Ricco

Dr. Elizabeth Nicole Steffensen ‘04

Mr. and Mrs. John Wehinger

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ringwalt

Mr. and Mrs. Ron Steimle

Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Westerfield

Owen J. Rice ‘77

Mrs. Karen Ritter

Jerry and Carla Rivera Ms. Kathy Robledo

Mr. and Mrs. Ed Rollman Mrs. Theresa Rooney Ms. Barbara Rork

Mr. and Mrs. Mark Rosenquist

Mrs. Lindsay Brewer Roskovensky ‘02 Mr. and Mrs. Joe Rosplock Mr. Harlan Rothmeyer

Linda Steffensen

Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Stevens Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Stewart

Mr. and Mrs. David Stoltenberg Mr. and Mrs. Richard Stoner Mr. and Mrs. Ken Stouwie Mrs. Ellen Strmsek

Mr. and Mrs. Fred Sturm Mr. Scott Sutcliffe

Mr. Bruce Coventry and

Mrs. Robin Sutherland-Coventry

Mr. Tony Rottino

Mr. and Mrs. Chuck Svoboda

Mr. and Mrs. Joe Salazar

Ms. Patricia Syring

Mr. and Mrs. Dick Ruetz Mrs. Helen Schaefer

Mr. and Mrs. Brad Schafer Jeremy Allen Schiele ‘03

Amy and Geoff Schiveley

Rev. and Mrs. Peter Schmidlkofer

Dr. and Mrs. Stephen Schmidt ‘85 The Wm. Schnell Family Mr. and Mrs. Bill Scholz

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Schommer Mr. and Mrs. Gary Schonert

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Schuelke Mr. and Mrs. Dean Schultz

Mr. and Mrs. Peter Schwalbe Mr. and Mrs. William Seidel Ms. Betty Shannon

Mr. and Mrs. Klay Shannon Ms. Pauline Sharp

Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Shipe

Mr. and Mrs. William Shirley

Dr. and Mrs. Howard W. Short

Mr. Sying Shun and Ms. Sherry Liu Estelle Siegman

Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Sierszyn Mr. and Mrs. Skorski

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Bill and Michelle Sweetman Mr. Cornelus Talma Mrs. Dawn Tepper

Mr. Andre Tcheordikian

Ms. Anneliese Thomason Ms. Allison Thornbrugh Mrs. Carol Thurber

Timer’s of Racine, Inc.

Dr. and Mrs. Myron Topalian Mr. and Mrs. Paul Uebe Ms. Elda Vail

Ms. Barb Vallner

Ms. Jennifer Van Dinter ‘93

Mr. and Mrs. William Van Lopik Mr. and Mrs. Larry VanEss Ms. Patty Vanko

Mr. Jim Vass and Mrs. Marion Dow-Vass Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Venn

Mr. and Mrs. Byron Verheyen Mr. and Mrs. Steve Verheyen Mrs. Janet Vetrovec Mr. Gary Vividan

Ms. Stephanie Voiles

Katherine Little Vollmer ‘71

Dr. and Mrs. Indur Wadhwani

Wells Fargo Matching Gift Program Dr. Rebecca Wheeler Ms. Evelyn White

Mr. and Mrs. John White

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Wienke Eric and Marcia Wilks

Dave and Kathryn Winnen Ms. Alison Wojahn

Mr. and Mrs. Lee Woodward

Donald and Mary Jo Woodward Mr. and Mrs. Russell Wortley

Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Wotapka

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Wuebker Mr. and Mrs. Carl Wulff

Chao-Ying and Ming Yan Mr. Stephen L. Yates ‘87 Mr. and Mrs. Todd Yde

Zimmerman Architectural Studio Richard and Karen Zimmermann The Zivan Family

Lynn and Neal Zobel

Mr. and Mrs. Roger Zogg

Mike and Linda Zolnosky Mr. Luis Zunzunegui

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Zupfer

DONOR SPOTLIGHT – CHRIS HOLTERMAN ‘03 Chris Holterman ‘03 has a special connection to The Prairie School. His mother, Wendy Will, was a beloved Spanish teacher for twenty-eight years. Although she passed away in 2009, Chris still donates to a scholarship fund in her name to honor her memory.

“Prairie was her life,” he said. “She was devoted to the school. Even at the end of her life, she went to work every day and shared her passion.”

Chris’s dual commitment to both his mother’s memory and the school is a reminder of the many ways to support Prairie. While the Prairie Fund supplements everything from faculty development to classroom supplies, there are dozens of ways to make more targeted gifts. For example, the Thank a Teacher Campaign allows alumni and parents to recognize the faculty who impacted their lives the most, while the annual Tee It Up for Kids Golf Classic raises funds for need-based scholarships. Donors may also request that their contributions be used in specific curricular areas such as technology, athletics, for a particular subject or even in one of the three divisions.

Chris directs his gifts to the Wendy Will Scholarship, which goes to an Upper School student enrolled in Spanish. He acknowledges that his contributions aren’t huge – but he gets satisfaction knowing that the money he gives instills his mother’s devotion to learning in students who may never have had her in class.

“I went to Prairie for 15 years,” he said. “It was a huge part of my childhood and young adulthood. Teachers like my mother were a big reason that I got a great education, and it’s important that other kids get the same opportunities.”

The Jack Mitchell Society

The Jack Mitchell Society, named for Prairie’s first Head of School, honors those who have made a charitable gift to the Prairie Fund for five or more consecutive years. We appreciate the following donors’ commitment to continuing Jack Mitchell’s legacy by supporting our students with the same loyalty, enthusiasm and generosity of spirit he showed during his tenure.

— Bold print denotes those new to the Jack Mitchell Society in FY 2015

Joel, Meirong and James Adair Tom and Judy Addison

Mr. and Mrs. John and Victoria Albert Dr. and Mrs. Andrew Alexander ‘87 Matt and Rita Andis

Mr. and Mrs. James Andreucci

Anonymous (4)

Michael and Kathryn Boero and Family

Akemi and Darryl Babu ‘88

James Bolm

Mr. and Mrs. Dennis R. Axelson Michael Banco and Hope Heaster Michael J. and Bonnie Benes Alan and Marty Biland

Dr. Robert and Mrs. Natalie Bissegger Dan and Nan Bloch

Dr. and Mrs. Joshua A. Bloom

Mr. and Mrs. Paul S. Boese Mr. James Broetzmann

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Brouillard Mr. & Mrs. T. Michael Brown Mrs. Virginia Buhler

Mr. Alvaro Campos and

Mrs. Imogene Johnson

Paul and Liz Nass

Dick and Jo Carpenter

SC Johnson Giving, Inc.

Mr. and Mrs. Ted Nielsen

Mrs. Karen Alvardo

Mr. and Mrs. James Castaneda Mr. and Mrs. John Chapman John and Kristin Chapman Mr. and Mrs. Paul Chay

Mark Chulew ‘72 and Stacey Chulew Bob and Margie Clarke Richard Coates ‘72

Mr. and Mrs. David P. Cook Kevin and Noel Cookman

Richard G. Jacobus Family Foundation, Inc. Gregory V. Davis ‘82

Dr. and Mrs. Michael J. Drewek ‘84 Mr. and Mrs. Michael Driscoll Mr. and Mrs. Robert Drisner Mr. and Mrs. Jim Eastman

Mr. and Mrs. Darwin Ebert Tim and Julie Eckert

Educators Credit Union Mary Ericson

Ron and Jeanne Ernst

SC Johnson

Johnson Outdoors Inc.

Mr. Thomas V. and Lucy T. Kandathil

Joseph Kann and Christine Shields Kann Mr. and Mrs. Greg Kaser

Mr. and Mrs. H. William Keland ‘73 Dr. Tom and Carol Keller

Knight Barry Title Inc. Peter and Lisa Koleske

Dennis and Sandy Kontra Merll Korndoerfer

Phillip and Tracy Lancour Ms. Amy Larsen ‘73

Mr. and Mrs. Raymond C. Leffler Bob and Becky Lehner, Jr. Craig Leipold and

Helen Johnson-Leipold ‘74

Jim and Debbie Lewis Mr. Royce Earnest

Dave and Lori Foster

Katherine Little Vollmer ‘71

Nathan Paul Franke ‘99

Mrs. Rita Lowry

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Fransway

Mrs. Carey Fry ‘89 and Mr. Robert Fry Liz Gabriel ‘86

Scott and Susan Gaertig

Kathryn and Chuck Gagliardi Dr. and Mrs. Kenneth Gould

Mari and Jason Grobschmidt Mr. and Mrs. Gary Henseler

Jim and Rachel Lochtefeld Mrs. Dorothy MacVicar Amanda Madrigrano

Glenn Madrigrano, Jr.

The Kirsten and Emily Maki Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Robert Malik

Mr. and Mrs. Terence S. Malone Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Manning Mr. Douglas Shimp and

Mrs. Shakila Manogaran Shimp ‘86

Bob and Sally Henzl

Catherine M. Marbach and

Mr. James F. Herre ‘82

Mrs. Winifred Johnson-Marquart ‘77 and

Ms. Susan L. Inbusch

Dr. Suzanne Mattox

Mr. and Mrs. David Isaacson

Rev. and Mrs. Mark McDonough

Frank J. and Saundra R. Herre Nancy and Warren Icke Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Isaacson ‘96 Tom and Pat Isaacson

Majed and Reem Jandali James Janssen

Peter and Karen Jansson Randy and Anthi Jerow Dave Johnson

James S. Symanski

Mr. Michael Marquart

Dorothy McCurdy

Blaine and Mary Metzger

Mark and Margie Michicich Alan and Melissa Mills Jack and Dottie Moll

Matt and Pat Montemurro Greg and Sheryl Mueller

Dr. Michael and Heidi Mullane

Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Mark H. Murphy

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Mr. and Mrs. Patrick O’Brien Ms. Kara Ohnstead ‘03 and Mr. Mike Ohnstead

Chris and Jill Osiecki

Knapp Manufacturing, Inc.

Dr. Barbara Little Earnest ‘74 and

Matthew Dylan Frankovis ‘99

Adriana and Pablo Nunez

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas King ‘78

Mr. and Mrs. Brian Ketterer

Rick and Jana Fiegel

Jerry and Lynn Franke

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Null

O & H Danish Bakery

Mr. Werner Leipold

Donna Fontana

Mr. and Mrs. John Nikitas

Keith and Sharon Kennedy

Ray and Mary Farley

Ms. Alexandra Fiegel ‘07

Mrs. Sara Neubauer

Mr. and Mrs. Eric A. Olesen Mr. and Mrs. Mike Palazzola

Rifat Pamukcu, M.D. ‘75 and Lisa Brown Kevin and Chris Pearson Ms. Patricia Penman

Ralph D. and Mary Joy Perry Dr. Lawrence W. and

Dr. Michelle Snyderman Platt

Ms. Luella Puumala

Jerome and Joan Quets

Shazia Rafiullah Miller ‘85

Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Rayburn

Dr. Peter Rayne ‘79 and Jessie Rayne Mr. and Mrs. William F. Rayne Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rech

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ringwalt Mrs. Karen Ritter

Mr. and Mrs. Patrick E. Rooney

John and Meg Rowland Daniels ‘82 Mr. and Mrs. J. David Rowland John Rowland ‘75

Richard Ruffo ‘83 and Diane Ruffo Al and Patty Ruud

Dr. and Mrs. Raymond Rybicki Francisco and Alix P. Sanchez

Rev. and Mrs. Peter Schmidlkofer John and Ellen Schmidt

Mr. and Mrs. David A. Schneider Mr. and Mrs. Don Schneider Brian Selmo ‘96 and

Suzanne Gasiorkiewicz Selmo ‘98

Don and JoAnn Selmo

Ms. Toni Alicia Smith ‘84

Mr. and Mrs. Ron Springer State Farm Companies

Dr. Elizabeth Nicole Steffensen ‘04 Robert and Dawn Stepien

Mr. and Mrs. David Stoltenberg John and Patti Stracke The Swager Family

Mr. and Mrs. Harold O. Swanson Ms. Alisa Swire

Robert and Beth Taylor

Dr. James and Deborah Tierney

Mr. and Mrs. Willard T. Walker

Mr. Jeffrey and Dr. Lisa Wolf

Ms. Barb Vallner

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Ware

Dan and Sharon Wrensch

Dr. and Mrs. James A. Toniolo

Mr. and Mrs. J. Joseph Veranth ‘80 Helen (Verbrugge) Arkema ‘83

Dr. and Mrs. Indur Wadhwani Kevin and Mary Wagers

James and Karen Walker

Barbara S. Walter

John and Carmen Warren We Energies Foundation John Whaley

John and Jenifer Wietfeldt

Norma Wood ‘72

Mr. and Mrs. Carl Wulff

Fred and Sandra Young ‘70

Richard and Karen Zimmermann

Dave and Kathryn Winnen

Restricted Gifts —

7 Mile Fair, Inc.

Ms. Mary Jacobs

Mr. and Mrs. Mark Rosenquist

Anonymous (2)

Mrs. Imogene Johnson

Chris Ruud ‘89 and Chantil Ruud

AbbVie Foundation Matching Grant Plan Mrs. Michele Babu

Patricia Badger and Adrianne Paffrath Ms. Jennifer Banker

Dr. and Mrs. Robert H. Becker Michael J. and Bonnie Benes Dan and Nan Bloch Ms. Jane Boorse

Boy Scout Troop 117

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Breitsprecher Mrs. Nancy Buck

Johnson Bank SC Johnson

SC Johnson Giving, Inc. Ms. Claudia Kalinoski

Ms. Katherine N. Keland Knight Barry Title Inc.

Julie E. Leiber Kollwelter ‘01 Dennis and Sandy Kontra

Steve Lamberton ‘83 and Jackie Lamberton Craig Leipold and

Helen Johnson-Leipold ‘74

Mr. and Mrs. J. David Rowland Raana C. Rafiullah Saric ‘81 Amy and Geoff Schiveley

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Schommer Don and JoAnn Selmo Ms. Pauline Sharp

Dr. and Mrs. Howard W. Short Estelle Siegman

Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Siudak

Racine Community Foundation:

Helen C. Smolenski Chamber Music Fund

Mr. and Mrs. Ed Carriveau

Ms. Claire Levandowski

Ms. Jean Stapelman

Mr. James Cheatham and

Mr. David Lucht

Ms. Alisa Swire

Mr. and Mrs. Frank Catrine Mrs. Carole Cianelli

Mr. and Mrs. David P. Cook Dr. Marshall Cushman

Mr. and Mrs. Jim Eastman

Mr. and Mrs. Craig Eshelman Ken and Pam Ferentchak Sandy and Peter Freres Mrs. Bonnie Friday

Ms. Sarah Friday ‘91 and Mr. Jon Fredrickson Jeffrey and Michele Green

Josh, Debbie and Daniel Green GlaxoSmithKline

Josephine P. and John J. Louis Foundation Dennis and Cathy McCombs Mr. Everett McKinney Ms. Brenda Metzler Mary Lou Moeller

Jack and Dottie Moll

Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Mark H. Murphy John F. Navratil ‘78

Outsource America, Inc.

Mr. and Mrs. Randall Parman William and Catherine Perez Dr. Lawrence W. and

Dr. Michelle Snyderman Platt

Ms. Martha Hall

Dick and Sheila Polzin

Mr. Christopher Adam Holterman ‘03

Ms. Barbara Raue

Bob and Sally Henzl

Mr. and Mrs. James Holub Mr. and Mrs. Vic Howard

Mr. and Mrs. Harold Huizinga Ms. Susan L. Inbusch

Tom and Pat Isaacson

Rafi and June Rafiullah Ms. Ellen Raue

Ms. Kathy Robledo

Thomas J. Rodgers II ‘99 and Family Mrs. Theresa Rooney Ms. Barbara Rork

Mr. and Mrs. Harold O. Swanson Ms. Elda Vail

Mr. and Mrs. Larry VanEss Mrs. Janet Vetrovec

Donald and Mary Jo Woodward Mr. and Mrs. Russell Wortley Mike and Linda Zolnosky

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Zupfer

A [A] Teacher Rick Craig works with Middle School students in the robotics lab.

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Faculty & Staff

In 2014-15, Prairie was proud to announce that 100% of our employees made a charitable contribution to the Prairie Fund.

— Todd and Tracy Albers

Mr. Austin Gundlach

Ms. Alice Place and Mr. Marcelo Ginestal

Mr. and Mrs. Jason Atanasoff

Anthony Braun and Kathy Hart-Braun

Mr. Hilary Rinke and Ms. Leah Nemetz

Anonymous

Maria and Nicholas Azarian

Patricia Badger and Adrianne Paffrath Dan and Ann Bankenbush Sarah Barbian

Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Barth

Jan and Al Hagopian

Mr. and Mrs. Henke Mueller Mr. and Mrs. Scott Hoffman

Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Holum Kenneth Swanson and

Barbara Hoppa-Swanson

Michael J. and Bonnie Benes

Mr. Dominic Inouye

Ms. Jessica Johnson

Matthew John Joost ‘09

Ms. Allena Berry ‘08 Cherie Bethke

Michael and Kathryn Boero and Family Mr. James Broetzmann

Mr. and Mrs. T. Michael Brown John and Terie Carpenter

Jennifer and Rich Chiapete Ms. Jennifer Cobb

Mr. Jonathan Cushman

Nat and Laura Coffman

Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Cousin Douglas and Becky Coy

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Craig Mike Davenport

Ms. Elizabeth Davis

Ed and Camille Guion

Steve and Cindra Joost John and Jacki Kirt

Peter and Lisa Koleske

Ms. Brianna Kunstman

Mr. and Mrs. Steve LaLonde

Hannah Lane and Peter Sattler

Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Leinweber

Molly Lofquist Johnson and Steve Johnson Elizabeth Long

Ann Tottingham Maccani

Mr. and Mrs. Ryan MacDougall Mr. and Mrs. Robert Malik

Catherine M. Marbach and James S. Symanski

Brianna Doyle

Mr. and Mrs. Steve Marsteller

Mr. Mark Edwards

Rev. and Mrs. Mark McDonough

Kevin and Lisa Eaton Mr. Robert Ertl

Mr. Mathieu Evans ‘08

Mark and Karen Fairbanks Mr. and Mrs. Brian Fenkl Mr. and Mrs. Rick Fields

Dr. Eduardo Garcia-Novelli and Dr. Maria Fiocchi

Kim and Dave Forsman

John and Abigail French Sandy and Peter Freres

Chris and Martha Fusco

Charles and Alicia Gasser Ms. Kristina Gile

Mr. and Mrs. Joel Goyette Ms. Rebecca Greasby

Mari and Jason Grobschmidt

Tom and Colleen McCarthy Mr. Everett McKinney Ms. Melissa McLain

Tony and Abbey Mente Alan and Melissa Mills Mrs. Meagan Moore

Mr. Matthew Markiewicz Paul and Sheena Moore Ms. Ana Moreno

Debra and Ken Morrall Paul and Liz Nass

William A. and Roseann Ogden Mr. Matthew Oscarson

Keith and Melody Owsley Dori and Mark Panthofer

Mr. and Mrs. Steven Patkus Mr. and Mrs. Nick Pitts

Jim and Jane Raufus

Jerry and Carla Rivera

Mr. and Mrs. David Santalucia Nich and Shannon Schafer

Rev. and Mrs. Peter Schmidlkofer Mr. and Mrs. Klay Shannon

Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Sierszyn Allyson and Eric Smalley Galen and Michele Steig Mr. and Mrs. Paul Uebe

Mr. Jim Vass and Mrs. Marion Dow-Vass John and Carmen Warren Tracy and Dennis Waters

Drs. Jean Weaver and Francis Peterson Mr. and Mrs. Brian Weaver Dr. Rebecca Wheeler

Ben and Katie White

Eric and Marcia Wilks

Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Will Ms. Alison Wojahn Mr. Robert Wyer

Chao-Ying and Ming Yan Lynn and Neal Zobel

Parents

Thank you to the parents of our current students, whose charitable giving to The Prairie School signifies their confidence in our mission and work.

— Todd and Tracy Albers

Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Curty

Mr. and Mrs. Jon Hendersen

Mr. and Mrs. Scott Anderson

Mrs. Paula Garcia de Quevedo

Mr. and Mrs. David Holland

Dr. and Mrs. Andrew Alexander ‘87 Mr. and Mrs. James Andreucci Anonymous (12)

Sever and Andreea Antonescu-Turcu Mr. Christopher Antonneau Mr. Luis Araujo and

Mrs. Isabella Vecchionacce

Mr. and Mrs. Yfrach Artsy

Dr. Shahid Atcha and Dr. Mehjabein Khan Akemi and Darryl Babu ‘88

Mr. Manoj Babu and Dr. Sheryn Abraham Michael Banco and Hope Heaster Mr. and Mrs. Craig Banfield Mr. Lawrence Basil

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Bates

Mr. and Mrs. John H. Batten ‘83 Mr. and Mrs. Tim Baumstark The Behrends Family

Mr. and Mrs. Ricardo Berger Mr. and Mrs. Steven Best

Mr. Miguel de Gracia

Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Debernardini Dr. and Mrs. Mark DeCheck Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Decker

Dr. Akiko Inoue

Kevin and Lisa Eaton Tim and Julie Eckert

Mr. and Mrs. Peter Eitel Dr. Nichole Elcano Dr. Paul Elcano

Mr. Garry and Dr. Mary Ellis

Mr. and Mrs. Adam Emery ‘93 Mr. and Mrs. Steve Engstrom

Michael and Shay Borzynski

Mr. and Mrs. T. Michael Brown

Mr. Alvaro Campos and Mrs. Karen Alvardo Mr. and Mrs. Christopher C. Cape ‘81 John and Terie Carpenter

Mr. and Mrs. Martin Cartwright Mr. and Mrs. David Castaneda John and Kristin Chapman

Jennifer and Rich Chiapete Dr. and Mrs. David Clark

Mr. and Mrs. Edward Close Nat and Laura Coffman

Kevin and Noel Cookman

Mr. and Mrs. John Corveleyn Mr. and Mrs. Richard Craig Keith and Anita Cruise Kim and Larry Cullen

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Mr. and Mrs. David Isaacson Jason and Destiny Johnson Pat and Katie Johnson

Mr. Scott Lanzon and Ms. Skye Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Jones

Mr. and Mrs. Jason Jossart Mrs. Kimberly Kane

Amy Smith Karegeannes ‘94 and George Karegeannes

Dr. and Mrs. William Falco

Mr. and Mrs. Greg Kaser

Mr. and Mrs. Brent Finkenbine

Mr. and Mrs. Abdul Khan

Mr. Darrin Ferguson and Dr. Darnella Gist Dr. Eduardo Garcia-Novelli and Dr. Maria Fiocchi

Dave and Lori Foster

Mrs. Jeanette Dutton-Boilek

Barbara Hoppa-Swanson

Ms. Melissa Dixon

Dr. and Mrs. Anthony Deuster

Tom and Theresie Bode Family Fund

Ms. Stefanie Anne Borzynski ‘97

Kenneth Swanson and Mr. Paul Huff

Mr. Craig Ford and

Mr. Ben Boilek and

Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Holum

Mr. and Mrs. Ratnang Desai

Dr. and Mrs. Michael Birndorf

Dr. Robert and Mrs. Natalie Bissegger

Mr. and Mrs. Todd Herndon

Mrs. Nancy Witkofski-Ford

Drs. Marc and Debbie Kennedy Dr. Lyndsay N. Knoell and Dr. Wendy M. Knoell

Dr. and Mrs. Piotr Kolanowski Mr. Paul Kolodny and

Mrs. Renee Foy-Kolodny

Mr. and Mrs. Drew Franklin

The Krenzke Family

Mr. and Mrs. Marc Frosch

Mr. and Mrs. James Ladwig

Ms. Sarah Friday ‘91 and Mr. Jon Fredrickson Scott and Susan Gaertig

Charles and Alicia Gasser

Mr. and Mrs. Mark Gelhaus Ralph and Jill Gentile Chad and Julie Giles

Mr. Donald Gloo and Ms. Julia Oas John and Kim Goelz

Mr. and Mrs. Peter Goodman Dr. and Mrs. Kenneth Gould Mr. Alec Granger

Ms. Kimberly Granger

Dr. Kumar and Dr. Iyer

Steve Lamberton ‘83 and Jackie Lamberton Michael and Angela Lambrecht Mr. and Mrs. Ian Lang Mr. Brian Langendorf

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Langendorf Ms. Amy Joy Lasee

Mr. and Mrs. Omar Latif

Mr. and Mrs. Oleg Latyshev

Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Leinweber Craig Leipold and

Helen Johnson-Leipold ‘74

Mr. and Mrs. Mike Greb

The Lescher Family

Mrs. Sara Luther Hagerman

Jim and Rachel Lochtefeld

Mr. Daniel Hagerman

Anthony Braun and Kathy Hart Braun Mr. and Mrs. Chad Hawkins Dr. Christopher Hays

Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Heath

Jim and Debbie Lewis

Molly Lofquist Johnson and Steve Johnson Mr. Robert Lowry

Dr. and Mrs. James Lynott

Mr. and Mrs. Ryan MacDougall

Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Madigan

Mr. and Mrs. Chris Peery

Ms. Alisa Swire

Glenn Madrigrano, Jr.

Mr. E. Rodney Perry

Ms. Anneliese Thomason

Amanda Madrigrano

Robert and Katherine Madson Dr. and Mrs. Jonathan Main Mr. Douglas Shimp and

Mrs. Shakila Manogaran Shimp ‘86

Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Maris

Mr. and Mrs. Steve Marsteller Mr. and Mrs. Mike Marz

Mrs. Amy Giles-Maurer and Mr. Steven Maurer

Gilson Mazetto

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Merletti

Madhav and Shubha Mhaskar Mark and Margie Michicich

Dr. and Mrs. Myron Mikaelian Alan and Melissa Mills

Paul and Sheena Moore

Mr. and Mrs. Bradley Morris Greg and Sheryl Mueller

Dr. Scott Munro and Dr. Colleen Connor Ms. Fiona Murphy

Mrs. Jitender Nagra

Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Perez Mrs. Ursula Hamilton-Perry Mr. and Mrs. Scott Porter

Mr. and Mrs. Giovanni Quattrone Jerome and Joan Quets

Dr. and Mrs. Kenneth Raskin Dr. Mark Rehorst

Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Reinhardt Scott and Kara Reske

Dr. and Mrs. Eric Ringwalt

Richard Ruffo ‘83 and Diane Ruffo Chris Ruud ‘89 and Chantil Ruud Mr. and Mrs. David Santalucia Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Savas Steve and Kathy Schroeder Jim and Kelly Semrau

Mr. and Mrs. Klay Shannon

Mr. Sying Shun and Ms. Sherry Liu Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Siudak

Mr. Paul Sloth and Kelsey Hills

Sandra Landreman-Smith ‘93 and William Smith

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Null

Steve and Karen Smith

Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Orlowski

Mr. and Mrs. Greg Spino

Mr. and Mrs. Corey Oakland Mr. Matthew Oscarson Chris and Jill Osiecki

Mr. and Mrs. Torben Ovesen Keith and Melody Owsley Jon and Suzanne Palmen

Dori and Mark Panthofer

Dr. and Mrs. John Patterson

Mike and Kim Smolko

Dr. and Mrs. Richard Stoltenberg Mrs. Carmen Strmsek

Mr. and Mrs. Jeremy Stump ‘96 Tim and Mary Jo Sullivan Mr. Bruce Coventry and

Ms. Patricia Syring

Dr. and Mrs. James A. Toniolo Mr. and Mrs. David Turek Mr. and Mrs. Paul Uebe

Dr. and Mrs. Vahag Vartanian

Mr. Jim Vass and Mrs. Marion Dow-Vass Mr. and Mrs. J. Joseph Veranth ‘80 Mr. and Mrs. Steve Verheyen Kevin and Mary Wagers

Jennifer and Steve Waite James and Karen Walker

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Ware

Mr. and Mrs. Brian Warner John and Carmen Warren

Drs. Jean Weaver and Francis Peterson Mr. and Mrs. Brian Weaver Ben and Katie White

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Wienke Mrs. Rhonda Williams

Mr. Jeffrey and Dr. Lisa Wolf

Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Wotapka Mr. Binshen Wu

Mrs. Jessie Zhang

Chao-Ying and Ming Yan Ms. Judy Yan

Mr. and Mrs. Todd Yde

Mr. and Mrs. Gregory York The Zivan Family

Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Zlevor

Mrs. Robin Sutherland-Coventry

Bill and Michelle Sweetman

Birthday Book Club

The importance of reading is paramount in any child’s life, and we appreciate those parents and grandparents who supported our Birthday Book Club in 2014-15 – thereby offering our Student Research Center (SRC) the opportunity to supplement its collection.

— Ms. Nancy Adams

Mr. and Mrs. Edward Archie

Mr. and Mrs. George Berryman

Mr. and Mrs. Ron Ahlensdorf, Sr.

Mrs. Michele Babu

Mr. and Mrs. Don Biggott

Mr. and Mrs. John Anderson

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Baradic

James and Natalie Andreucci

Mr. and Mrs. Don Bates

Ms. Perla Aguilar

Mr. and Mrs. Mike Ault

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Albers

Ms. Shirley Bailey

Matt and Rita Andis

Mr. and Mrs. John Barnharst

Mr. and Mrs. Gus Antonneau

Michael and Gloria Batten

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Best

Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Blenke James Bolm

Mr. and Mrs. Chuck Brandt Mr. and Mrs. Duane Brasch

Mr. Oscar Brusha

Ms. Anita Hardin

Mrs. Dolores Maki

Mr. and Mrs. James Bykowski

Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hawkins

Mr. and Mrs. Paul Marz

Ms. Barbara Bullock

Dick and Jo Carpenter

David and Joanne Carstens

Mr. and Mrs. John Chapman

Ms. Anne Christman and Mr. Ken Krueger Mr. and Mrs. David Clark

Mr. and Mrs. Henry Clark Mr. and Mrs. Steve Close Ms. Gretchen Coffman Mrs. Richard Cofran

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Cookman Mr. and Mrs. Mike Cortez

Mr. and Mrs. John Corveleyn Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Cupp Mr. Dale Czarnecki

Mr. and Mrs. John Dana

Mr. and Mrs. Bill Hatseras

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Heaps Mary and Owen Heath

Charles and Kathryn Heide

Mr. and Mrs. Ed Heidemann

Mr. and Mrs. John Hendersen Col. and Mrs. Gary Herndon Mr. and Mrs. Roger Higgs Mr. and Mrs. Louis Hills Ms. Maren Hills Mr. Thayer Hills

Ms. Dawn Haggerty Mrs. Alta Holland

Mr. and Mrs. Buz Holum Kenneth Swanson and

Barbara Hoppa-Swanson

Mrs. Jacquelyn Davis

Mr. and Mrs. David Horvath

LuAnn and Lew Derrickson

Mr. and Mrs. George Huxhold

Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Dennee Mr. and Mrs. Robert Drisner Mr. and Mrs. Jim Eastman Mr. and Mrs. Larry Ellis

Mr. and Mrs. David E. Elowson Bob and Kathy Emery

Mr. and Mrs. Dave Engstrom

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Eperjesy Ms. Teresa Falco

Mr. and Mrs. Aldo Fallico Mr. David Ferguson, Sr. Ms. Kathy Follette

Dr. and Mrs. Robin Ford

Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Fredenburgh Mr. Berlin Funderburg

Mr. and Mrs. David Garner

Mr. and Mrs. J. Thomas Giles III Ms. Karen Giuffre

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Glines Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Goeke

Mr. and Mrs. George Gorton IV Mr. and Mrs. Mike Graham

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Grasso Mr. and Mrs. Joe Grauwels

Mr. and Mrs. Gary Gregerson Dr. and Mrs. Gary Grove Mr. Gary Guckenberger Ms. Ellen Gvozdenovic Mr. Fred Hackbarth

Mrs. Jean Hagemann Ms. Bonita Hahn

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Hamilton

Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Hammer

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Mr. and Mrs. Derek Hunt Ms. Grace Ingham

Mrs. Cindi Johnson

Mrs. Imogene Johnson

Mr. and Mrs. John O. Johnson Mrs. Pam Johnson ‘73 Mr. Don Kamm

Ms. Geraldine Kapluck Mr. Nick Karegeannes

Mr. and Mrs. Allan Karp

Mr. and Mrs. Ralph and Chesterlyn Kelsey Mrs. Nollie Kennedy Dr. Robert Keough Mr. Robert Kinney

Margo “Nannie” Klobuchar Mr. and Mrs. Mel Knick

Mr. and Mrs. Alan Kraszewski

Mr. Dick Kudia and Ms. Sarah Hile Mr. and Mrs. Glen Kurhajec Mr. and Mrs. Jim Ladwig

Mr. and Mrs. Frank Langel

Mary Sue and Gary Langendorf Ms. Mary Larsen

Dr. Grant Latimore

Mr. and Mrs. Henry Laudenbach Ms. Diann Lebow

Ms. Susan Lescher

Mr. and Mrs. Don Libby

Mr. and Mrs. Andy Lorentz Mr. and Mrs. Duane Luick

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Lundberg Mr. Bonny Luter

Dr. and Dr. James Lynott Mrs. Nancy Mackey

Glenn and Barbara Madrigrano

Mrs. Sandra Malm

Mr. and Mrs. Tom Maurer Mr. and Mrs. May

Ms. Carol McGowan

John McNulty, Ph.D.

Mr. and Mrs. Drew McPhee Ms. Irene Michna

Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Mikaelian Ms. Sally Moore

Mr. and Mrs. Joe Moselle

Mr. and Mrs. Francis Mosher Mrs. Jitender Nagra

Mr. and Mrs. Masako Nishikiori Diane and John Oakland Mr. Bill Olive, Sr.

Ms. Rosemary Orlowski

Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Palka Ms. Kathy Palmen

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Pantoga

Ms. Kate Paupore and Mr. Roger Mayer Kevin and Chris Pearson

Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Pehlivanian Ms. Barbara Pelton

Mr. and Mrs. Rufus Perry

Mr. and Mrs. Bob Peterson Mr. Francis Peterson

Mr. and Mrs. Don Pfaffl

Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Piché

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Pittelkow Dick and Sheila Polzin

Mr. and Mrs. Jim Poplawski Ms. Karen Poppy

Ms. Luella Puumala

Mr. and Mrs. Harold Reddick Mr. and Mrs. Earl Reinhardt Mr. Jim Reynolds

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Richter

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ringwalt Mrs. Karen Ritter

Mr. and Mrs. Ed Rollman

Mr. and Mrs. Joe Rosplock Mr. and Mrs. Joe Salazar Mrs. Helen Schaefer

Mr. and Mrs. Brad Schafer Mr. and Mrs. Bill Scholz

Mr. and Mrs. Gary Schonert

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Schuelke Mr. and Mrs. Dean Schultz

Mr. and Mrs. Peter Schwalbe Ms. Betty Shannon

Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Shipe

Mr. and Mrs. William Shirley Mr. and Mrs. Skorski

Mr. Paul Sloth and Kelsey Hills Jim and Joyce Smith

Mr. and Mrs. Lee Smith

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Smith Mr. and Mrs. Willie Smith

Mr. and Mrs. Ron Springer Mr. and Mrs. Ron Steimle

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Stoner Mr. and Mrs. Ken Stouwie Mrs. Ellen Strmsek

Mr. and Mrs. Fred Sturm

Mr. and Mrs. Chuck Svoboda Mrs. Carol Thurber

Dr. and Mrs. Myron Topalian

Anne Booth and Charles Trainer Ms. Barb Vallner Ms. Patty Vanko

Mr. and Mrs. Byron Verheyen Mr. Helmut Wagner

Mr. and Mrs. Burt Wahlburg Mr. and Mrs. David Wait Mrs. Nancy Warner

Ms. Dianne Weaver

Mr. and Mrs. John Wehinger

Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Westerfield Ms. Evelyn White

Mr. and Mrs. John White

Dave and Kathryn Winnen

Mr. and Mrs. Lee Woodward

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Wuebker Mr. and Mrs. Roger Zogg

VOLUNTEER SPOTLIGHT – AMY (SMITH) KAREGEANNES ‘94 Purchasing a new home involves dutiful research, careful consideration and trust — both in your final decision and in the person who guided you on your journey. The same could be said for a family contemplating The Prairie School for their child. In each situation, the most important resource is the relationship generated between individuals, and no one understands this better than Amy (Smith) Karegeannes ‘94.

A current Prairie parent, Amy is also one of the most well-known realtors in the Racine area. When she and her husband, George, moved back to Racine from Michigan fifteen years ago, the real estate business seemed like an ideal part-time job for a busy parent. Her passion for her new role, though, made her one of the top agents in her office and as her family grew — she now has three daughters, Olivia ‘15, Sophia ‘19 and Ella ‘26 — so did her ability to devote more time to her career.

Enthusiasm, positive energy and authenticity have become Amy’s markers for success, and they are evident in every client relationship she pursues.

The strengths she displays in her profession are just as valuable at Prairie. Amy has dedicated her spare time to serving as an unofficial Prairie advocate, a volunteer position that really has no end time or day off. She is continuously promoting Prairie, encouraging families new to the area to visit and often taking time out of her day to personally escort a family to campus for a tour.

In 2015, Amy became an advisor to the Board of Trustees, a role that testifies to her passion for and dedication to Prairie.

Amy also has served on the Prairie Fund committee, educating fellow parents about the importance of giving back to the school. Additionally, she has volunteered for numerous soccer games during Olivia’s time at Prairie and played the part of varsity team mom for Olivia’s senior year in 2015. With her two younger children still at the school, you will likely find Amy assisting with volleyball games for Sophia or attending Ella’s field trips as a chaperone.

Amy continuously takes time to make sure those around her feel welcomed and connected — something she sees as a hallmark of the Prairie experience.

“There is such a sense of family at Prairie. It’s hard to explain but once you’re there, you feel it.” During her years at The Prairie School, that sense of community began in the classroom, where dedicated faculty made every child a priority — and that same feeling abounds today for her own children. She has come full circle — from student to parent to Prairie advocate, Amy has truly come home.

Alumni

We appreciate the support of our alumni, who know firsthand the power of a Prairie education.

— 1970s

Helen Verbrugge Arkema ‘83

Mr. Jeffery Held ‘70

Dr. and Mrs. Michael J. Drewek ‘84

Gus W. Ernst, Jr. and

Mr. Kevin S. Hall ‘85

Katherine Little Vollmer ‘71

Dr. and Mrs. Stephen Schmidt ‘85

Richard Coates ‘72

Kristin Lelsz (Bahr) ‘86

Fred and Sandra Young ‘70 Susan Gittings Ernst ‘71

Ms. Toni Alicia Smith ‘84

Shazia Rafiullah Miller ‘85

Mark Chulew ‘72 and Stacey Chulew

Liz Gabriel ‘86

Mrs. Pam Johnson ‘73

Mr. Douglas Shimp and

Ms. Amy Larsen ‘73

Dr. and Mrs. Andrew Alexander ‘87

Dr. Barbara Little Earnest ‘74 and

Mr. Stephen L. Yates ‘87

Craig Leipold and

Mr. Armen A. Vidian ‘88

Ernie MacVicar ‘74 and Janice MacVicar

Chris Ruud ‘89 and Chantil Ruud

Mr. and Mrs. H. William Keland ‘73 William Reid ‘73 and Nicole Reid

Mrs. Shakila Manogaran Shimp ‘86

Peggy Renquist Johnson ‘87

Mr. Royce Earnest

Akemi and Darryl Babu ‘88

Helen Johnson-Leipold ‘74

Mrs. Carey Fry ‘89 and Mr. Robert Fry

Carolyn Gittings Edwards ‘75

Rifat Pamukcu, M.D. ‘75 and Lisa Brown John Rowland ‘75

Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Hartig ‘76 Anonymous

Mrs. Winifred Johnson-Marquart ‘77 and Mr. Michael Marquart

Owen J. Rice ‘77

Betsy Rowland Walton ‘77 and Michael Walton

Mr. and Mrs. Seth Bigelow ‘78 Richard C. Gorton ‘78

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas King ‘78 John F. Navratil ‘78

Dr. Peter Rayne ‘79 and Jessie Rayne

1980s

1990s Mr. Scott Lanzon and Ms. Skye Johnson

Ms. Sarah Friday ‘91 and Mr. Jon Fredrickson Mr. W. David Perez ‘91 and Mrs. Nicole Perez

Josh Green ‘92

Mr. and Mrs. Adam Emery ‘93 Mr. Odinn Johnson

Sandra Landreman-Smith ‘93 and William Smith

Ms. Jennifer Van Dinter ‘93 Debbie Green ‘94

Amy (Smith) Karegeannes ‘94 and George Karegeannes

Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Isaacson ‘96 Mr. and Mrs. Jeremy Stump ‘96

Michael J. Degenhart ‘80

Ms. Stefanie Anne Borzynski ‘97

Mr. and Mrs. Christopher C. Cape ‘81

Michael and Shay Borzynski

Gregory V. Davis ‘82

Nathan Paul Franke ‘99

Sandra Rogers ‘82

Thomas J. Rodgers II ‘99

Mr. and Mrs. J. Joseph Veranth ‘80 Raana C. Rafiullah Saric ‘81

Daniel Green ‘97

(Mike ‘99 / Shay ‘00)

Mr. James F. Herre ‘82

Matthew Dylan Frankovis ‘99

John and Meg Rowland Daniels ‘82

Jessica Lisabeth White ‘99

Mr. and Mrs. John H. Batten ‘83

Steve Lamberton ‘83 and Jackie Lamberton Richard Ruffo ‘83 and Diane Ruffo

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2000s Mrs. Elizabeth M. Pricco Weber ‘00 and Mr. Joseph Weber

Mr. Timothy Michael Batten ‘01 Julie E. Leiber Kollwelter ‘01 Ms. Kristin Chylla ‘01

Ms. Mirella DeRango ‘02

Mrs. Lindsay Brewer Roskovensky ‘02 Ms. Andrea Marie Bukacek ‘03

Mr. Christopher Adam Holterman ‘03 Jeremy Allen Schiele ‘03 Matthew and

Rebeccah Steffensen Schmidt ‘03

Mr. Domenico DeRango ‘04

Jennifer Pichelman Sinnen ‘04 and Dan Sinnen

Dr. Elizabeth Nicole Steffensen ‘04 Anonymous

Mr. Kyle Clark ‘06

Mr. Matthew Leffler ‘06

Ms. Katherine Penman ‘06 Ms. Kathryn Axelson ‘07

Ms. Melissa DeRango ‘07 Ms. Alexandra Fiegel ‘07 Mr. Mathieu Evans ‘08

Matthew John Joost ‘09

2010s Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Adamczyk ‘10 Demitri Edward Jerow ‘10 Ms. Abigail Fiegel ‘12

UPCOMING ALUMNI EVENTS ALUMNI FUTSAL TOURNAMENT January 2, 2016 Get a team together and compete against other alumni in this exciting, fast-paced game! Organize your own team or contact us and we’ll help you put one together.

BADGER BASKETBALL IN MADISON March 2, 2016 Join fellow alumni and a surprise Prairie guest for food and fellowship — and to watch the last Badger men’s basketball game of the season as Wisconsin travels to Minnesota.

Viewing location to be announced.

SPRING TRAINING IN PHOENIX March 2016 Take me out to the ballgame! Join us to watch the Milwaukee Brewers at spring training. Game date and further details to come.

REUNION WEEKEND 2016 June 10 & 11, 2016 The graduation of the Class of 2016 will kick off a weekend of fun with classmates and friends. Special alumni activities will take place on Saturday, June 11, including a concert in honor of longtime Prairie faculty member Pat Badger.

For more information, please contact Jan Hagopian, Alumni Relations Manager (jhagopian@prairieschool. com / 262-752-2533).

Memorials

The following individuals were memorialized by a contribution to The Prairie School in 2014-15.

—

Michael Batten Gerald Buck Jeri Cushman John S. Degenhart Cathy Dugdale John B. Gittings Kenneth Jensen Samuel C. Johnson Bill Nahikian Arne Moeller Paul M. Ritter Thor Swanson Richard Swire Wendy Will

Honorariums

Donors to Prairie honored the following people with a charitable gift in 2014-15.

—

Pat Badger Dave and Sue Cook Imogene Johnson

Gifts in Kind

The following donors contributed a tangible item or service to Prairie in the 2014-15 school year.

— Mr. and Mrs. Joe Fallico Craig Leipold and Helen Johnson-Leipold ‘74 Carrie T. Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Brian Ketterer Ann Tottingham Maccani Dori and Mark Panthofer Mr. and Mrs. Steven Patkus

The 18th Annual Tee it Up for Kids Prairie School Golf Classic

Prairie’s Tee it Up for Kids Golf Classic has been a long-standing tradition that, over the past eighteen years, has raised over $1,500,000 towards our school’s financial aid program. Thanks to a team of dedicated volunteers and donors, the 2014 Golf Classic netted $80,984 in support of deserving students who would otherwise be unable to afford the full cost of tuition.

— 2014-2015 COMMITTEE Kevin Cookman

Peter Olesen ‘05

Rick Fiegel

Chris Ruud ‘89

Melissa Dixon

Dave Johnson

EVENT SPONSORS

Richard Ruffo ‘83 Jeff Wolf

PNC Financial Services, Inc.

Ms. Melissa DeRango ‘07

Matt and Rita Andis

Ms. Patricia Penman

Mr. Robert DeRango

BMO Private Bank

Racine Dental Group, S.C., Dr. Scott Munro

Pam and Chip Brewer

Reliable Property Services

CRB Insurance

Ruud Family Foundation

Design Partners, Inc.

State Farm, Brian Ketterer

Educators Credit Union

Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare

Gus W. Ernst, Jr. and

GOLFER SPONSORS & DONORS

Ameriprise, Ms. Melissa Dixon

Patina Solutions

Andis Corporation

Ralph D. and Mary Joy Perry

BlackRock, Inc.

Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren, S.C.

Bukacek Construction, Inc.

The Ruffo Family

Carlson Racine Roofing

Salotto Zarletti

Draeger-Langendorf Funeral Home

Twin Disc, Inc.

Carolyn Gittings Edwards ‘75 Susan Gittings Ernst ‘71

Fitzpatrick, Cella, Harper & Scinto Grunau Company, Inc.

The Henderson Family: Jon, Pam and Hayden Johnson Bank

Johnson Outdoors Inc. Mrs. Imogene Johnson SC Johnson

Lehmann’s Bakery Craig Leipold and

Helen Johnson-Leipold ‘74

Majic Enterprises McGadrey, LLP

Auntie Lu Lu, Mary Lou Moeller Jeff and Lisa Neubauer

Neuberger Berman Group LLC Newport Builders, Inc.

O & H Danish Bakery

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Todd and Tracy Albers Mr. Eric Anderson

Mr. and Mrs. James Andreucci Mrs. Natalie Andreucci Anonymous

Helen Verbrugge Arkema ‘83 Mr. Dean Arnose Mr. Randy Aviles

Michael J. and Bonnie Benes Alan and Marty Biland

Michael and Kathryn Boero and Family Mr. Dennis Casey

Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Cifuno Mr. Jeff Clausen

James and Julie Coffman Nat and Laura Coffman Mr. Ron Cooke

Kevin and Noel Cookman Mr. Aleks Cukic

Ms. Mirella DeRango ‘02 Tim and Julie Eckert Mr. Steve Falbo

Rick and Jana Fiegel

Mr. and Mrs. Brent Finkenbine Dave and Lori Foster

Mr. and Mrs. Drew Franklin

Ms. Brenda Frederickson and Mr. Jerry Bruegleman

Chris and Martha Fusco Ms. April Giesfeldt

Dr. and Mrs. Kenneth Gould Mr. and Mrs. Mike Graham Mr. Robb Granger

Mr. and Mrs. Will Hagen Mr. Carlton Hansen

Michael and Peggy Harris Mr. Don Heck

Mr. Bob Henken

Ms. Linda Hoover Mr. Jim Hyttel

Mr. and Mrs. Richard G. Jacobus Mr. Al Jaeger

Randy and Anthi Jerow

Johnson Outdoors Inc. Matching Gifts Dave Johnson

SC Johnson Giving, Inc. Mr. Scott Johnson Mr. Dave Jolie

Mr. Aram Katerdjian

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Konsinowski

Steve Lamberton ‘83 and Jackie Lamberton

Mr. Matthew Leffler ‘06

Dom DeRango ‘04

Gregg and Terrie Maki

Jana Fiegel

Mr. Larry Lopez

Mr. Dennis Maller

Mrs. Winifred Johnson-Marquart ‘77 and Mr. Michael Marquart

Ms. Anna Lisa Mazzone

Mr. and Mrs. Michael McDermott Mr. Everett McKinney Ms. Julie McMahon Ms. Ann Meredith

Mr. Duke Meredith Ms. Fiona Murphy

Mr. and Mrs. Patrick O’Brien Ms. P.A. Petersen Mr. Jim Quinn

Mr. Harlan Rothmeyer Mr. Tony Rottino

Mr. and Mrs. Dick Ruetz Al and Patty Ruud

Jonathan Ernst Rick Fiegel

Chris Fusco

Chris Goller

Kenneth Gould Al Hagopian

Henry Hissrich Michael Harris David Isaacson Jean Jacobsen

Dave Johnson Kurt Kamm

Sarah Gittings Kazanecki ‘77 Pete Koleske

Matthew Larsen Gregg Maki

Winifred Johnson-Marquart ‘77 Myron Mikaelian

Sealed Air Corporation

Alan Mills

Jennifer Pichelman Sinnen ‘04 and

Doug O’Connor

Mr. and Mrs. William Seidel Dan Sinnen

Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Siudak Mr. Nick Sretenovich Mr. Michael Sweet Ms. Alisa Swire

Mr. Andre Tcheordikian Ms. Allison Thornbrugh

Thrivent Financial for Lutherans Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Venn Mr. Gary Vividan

Ms. Stephanie Voiles

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Ware

Wells Fargo Matching Gift Program Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Will

Mr. Jeffrey and Dr. Lisa Wolf

Matt Montemurro Peter Olesen ‘05

Michael Palazzola Kevin Rasmussen David Ross

Richard Ruffo ‘83 John Rybak

Chantil Ruud

Chris Ruud ‘89 Dan Sinnen Dan Siudak

Doug Sharrott Steve Warner Kevin Will Jeff Wolf

Mr. and Mrs. Todd Yde

Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Zlevor

GOLFERS Greg Anderegg

James Andreucci Bindu Bamrah

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Michael Benes

20TH ANNUAL TEE IT UP

Sequoya Borgman

FOR KIDS GOLF CLASSIC

Michael Boero Jim Cairns

James Coffman

Garrett Koncan

Kevin Cookman Noel Cookman

Kathy Ciszewski

The Prairie Premiere

A 50th anniversary happens only once in a lifetime, and this year’s Prairie Premiere was a throwback to its founding days in 1965. Guests enjoyed vintage elegance while raising their paddles for the most worthy of the school’s causes: scholarships and financial aid. The 2015 Premiere dinner and auction netted $185,127 for the tuition assistance fund, and none of this would have been possible without the event’s tireless leadership team, the countless student and adult volunteers who worked to make the night a success, and the hundreds of donors and friends whose generosity made this Premiere one for the record books.

2014-2015 PREMIERE LEADERSHIP TEAM Pamela Cartwright

Pam Hendersen

Jan Hagopian

Terra Morris

Sue Gaertig

BUSINESSES

Jenny Herndon

Nicholette Reinhardt Barb Schneider

DC Interiors

Plumb Gold

Alpaca Art

Dogs in Detail

Preservation Racine

Andis Company

First Class Horse Complex

Apple Holler Restaurant

Gastrau’s Golf Center

Beaute on the Square

HANmade Milwaukee

Bradford Portraits

Hobnob Restaurant

Bryerlane Pet Resort

Hot Shop Glass

Buffalo Wild Wings

Jeffrey Wilson Photography

Camp Anokijig

Johnson Outdoors

Catering by Chef John

Katie’s Canine Klubhouse

Castle Lanes

Mad Science

Chef David’s Catered Events

Meadowbrook Country Club

Chien Coature

Milwaukee Admirals

Adventure Rock

Disney

Ameriprise Financial

envi ultra lounge

Andrea’s

Funky Hannah’s

Ayra’s Liquor and Cigars

Global Sporting Safaris

Body Wellness

Hitters Baseball Academy

BRT Aerials

Home Improvements by Dennis

Buckets Pub

Ives Grove Golf Links

Caledonia Fire Department

Jockey International

Campus Quilts Co.

Jose’s Blue Sombrero

Casa Capri

Lornacopia

Chay’s Tae Kwon Do

Mark Lenz Orthodontics

Chick-Fil-A

Midwest Twister Gymnastics

Citrine Professional Skincare,

Mocha Lisa’s Coffee House

City Tins

Monkey Joe’s

COREvantage

O & H Danish Bakery

Dance Arts Center

Palmen Motors

Massage and More

Moles & Ferri Orthodontics

Classic Coatings

Northern Lights Gallery

Crossfit Oak Creek

Over Our Head Players/Sixth Street Theatre

Dawn Patel Art

Personal Touch Flowers by Julie Pink Magnolia Pixologie

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Prairie School

Racine Area Soccer Association Racine Art Museum

Racine Country Club Racine Curling Club Racine Cyclery

Racine Family YMCA

Racine Gymnastics Center Racine Marriott

Racine Tennis Club

Rasmussen Diamonds Razor Sharp Fitness

Reefpoint Brew House Rustic Road Brewery Ruud Lighting

Salute Restaurant

Sanders Paint and Wallpaper

Sebastian’s Fine Food and Spirits Service Painting Corporation Shedd Aquarium Skatetown

Stefan’s Soccer

Stein’s Aircraft Services

StoneFire Pizza Company Swimtastic

Tacos el Rey Tazinos Inc.

Tenuta’s Delicatessen The Grill The Vine

Trattoria Di Carlo at

Meadowbrook Country Club

TruColors Organic Beauty Bar

Urban Trends Salon & Spa

First Weber Group

Shorewest - Pamela Cartwright

Victory Lane Car Wash

Jonathan D. Main, M.D. /

Unger Eye M.D.

Vero International Cuisine Wing Stop

Jeffrey Leavell, S.C.

Comprehensive Orthopaedics

Woofdorf-Astoria Dog Hotel and Day Spa

Kenneth Gould, DDS

Worzella Photography

Law Office of Julius Andriusis

World Class Outdoor Lighting Yardarm Bar and Grill Yoga Roots

ADVERTISERS CliftonLarsonAllen CRB Insurance

Dermatology Associates of Wisconsin

Kranz, Inc.

Maresh-Meredith and Acklam Funeral Home Mark Lenz Orthodontics

Midland Packaging and Display Moles & Ferri Orthodontics Newport Builders

Optimex Solutions

Racine Dental Group

Shorewest - Amy Karegeannes

Tuna Traffic

Wells Fargo Advisors

Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare - All Saints

SPONSORS A & E Tools

Borzynski’s Farm and Floral Market Bukacek Construction

Children’s Medical Group CJW, Inc.

Design Partners Incorporated H. Fisk Johnson

Hansen Interiors

Johnson Bank

John and Terie Carpenter

Ms. Patti Goode

Merchants Moving & Storage Company

Jean Chambers

Dr. and Mrs. Kenneth Gould

Jon Hendersen Commercial Real Estate SC Johnson

State Farm Insurance: Brian Ketterer Twin Disc

Zimmerman Architectural Studio

INDIVIDUAL DONORS Mr. and Mrs. Joel Adamczyk

Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Adamczyk Mr. Ed Agnew

Todd and Tracy Albers

Dr. and Mrs. Andrew Alexander ‘87 Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Algrim Matt K. and Lisa M. Andis Anonymous (8)

Sever and Andreea Antonescu-Turcu Mr. and Mrs. Edward Archie Mr. and Mrs. Yfrach Artsy

Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Atanasoff Mr. and Mrs. Jason Atanasoff Mr. and Mrs. Karl Atanasoff

Mr. and Mrs. Dennis R. Axelson Dr. Loren and Mrs. Karen Ayres BMO Private Bank

Akemi and Darryl Babu ‘88

Mr. Manoj Babu and Dr. Sheryn Abraham Mr. and Mrs. Craig Banfield Marcia Banike

Mr. and Mrs. Doug Barnes

Michael and Gloria Batten

Mr. and Mrs. John H. Batten ‘83

Mr. Timothy Michael Batten ‘01 Mr. and Mrs. Tim Baumstark Michael J. and Bonnie Benes

Mr. and Mrs. Ricardo Berger Ms. Jessica Johnson

Tim and Lynn Bever

Dr. and Mrs. Michael Birndorf

Michael and Kathryn Boero and Family Mr. Ben Boilek and

Mrs. Jeanette Dutton-Boilek

Michael and Shay Borzynski Karen and Bill Boyd

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Brouillard Ben and Emily Bruno

Ms. Andrea Marie Bukacek ‘03 Mr. and Mrs. Bill Butler

Mr. and Mrs. Caron Butler Kim Butler

Mr. and Mrs. Christopher C. Cape ‘81

Mr. and Mrs. Martin Cartwright John and Kristin Chapman David and Lynnette Chars

Jennifer and Rich Chiapete

Mr. and Mrs. Terry Ciszewski Mr. and Mrs. David L. Clark Dr. and Mrs. David Clark

Mr. and Mrs. Edward Close James and Julie Coffman Nat and Laura Coffman

Mr. and Mrs. Bud Compher

Mr. and Mrs. David P. Cook Kevin and Noel Cookman

Mr. and Mrs. John Corveleyn

Mr. Bruce Coventry and Mrs. Robin Sutherland-Coventry

Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Cousin

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Craig Keith and Anita Cruise

Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Curty Mr. David Dauchy and

Mrs. Michelle Dauchy

Mr. Miguel de Gracia

Mrs. Paula Garcia de Quevedo

Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Debernardini Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Decker

Mr. Domenico DeRango ‘04 Ms. Melissa DeRango ‘07

Mr. and Mrs. Ratnang Desai

Dr. and Mrs. Anthony Deuster Mr. Tom DiSalvo

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Drisner

Dr. Barbara Little Earnest ‘74 and Mr. Royce Earnest

Russ and Becky Eichner

Mr. and Mrs. Peter Eitel

Mr. and Mrs. Adam Emery ‘93

Mr. and Mrs. Mike Greb Mr. Daniel Hagerman

Mrs. Sara Luther Hagerman Jan and Al Hagopian

Michael and Peggy Harris

Mr. and Mrs. Chad Hawkins

Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Heath Mr. Jeffery Held ‘70

Mr. and Mrs. John Hendersen

Jon Hendersen Real Estate, Inc. Hostak, Henzl & Bichler, S.C. Mr. and Mrs. Todd Herndon

Mr. and Mrs. Scott Hoffman

Mr. and Mrs. David Holland

Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Holum Dr. Akiko Inoue Jaya Iyer

Lisa Jansen

Johnson Bank Dave Johnson

Mrs. Imogene Johnson

Jason and Destiny Johnson

Molly Lofquist Johnson and Steve Johnson Mr. Odinn Johnson

Pat and Katie Johnson

SC Johnson Giving, Inc.

Mr. Scott Lanzon and Ms. Skye Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Jones

Mr. and Mrs. Jason Jossart Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Kalish Mrs. Kimberly Kane

Joseph Kann and Christine Shields Kann Mr. and Mrs. Greg Kaser

Drs. Marc and Debbie Kennedy Dr. Lyndsay N. Knoell and Dr. Wendy M. Knoell

Andrea Fahnrich

Mr. and Mrs. Scott Kogutkiewicz

Ray and Mary Farley

Mr. and Mrs. John Korndoerfer

Dr. and Mrs. William Falco Mr. and Mrs. Matt Felerski Mr. and Mrs. Brian Fenkl

Mr. Darrin Ferguson and Dr. Darnella Gist Rick and Jana Fiegel

Mr. and Mrs. Drew Franklin Mr. and Mrs. Marc Frosch Chris and Martha Fusco Scott and Susan Gaertig

Charles and Alicia Gasser

Mr. and Mrs. Mark Gelhaus

Peter and Lisa Koleske The Krenzke Family Mr. Kevin Krueger

Dr. Kumar and Dr. Iyer Mr. Jim Ladwig

Michael and Angela Lambrecht Mr. and Mrs. Ian Lang

Mr. and Mrs. Oleg Latyshev

Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Leinweber Craig Leipold and

Helen Johnson-Leipold ‘74

Ralph and Jill Gentile

Liz Laine Reps, Inc.

Mr. Marcelo Ginestel

Mr. and Mrs. Duane Luick

Mr. and Mrs. John W. Georgeson

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Mr. and Mrs. Peter Goodman

Mr. Robert Lowry

Dr. and Mrs. James Lynott

Ivan and Jennifer Payes

Mike and Kim Smolko

Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Madigan

Ms. Katherine Penman ‘06

Mr. and Mrs. Greg Spino

Mr. and Mrs. Ryan MacDougall

Glenn and Amanda Madrigrano, Jr. Robert and Katherine Madson Dr. and Mrs. Jonathan Main

Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Maris

Gilson Mazetto and Ana Toillier Mr. Everett McKinney

Mrs. Stefanie Borzynski Meiri ‘97 and Mr. Yoav Meiri

Merchants Moving & Storage Co. Ann Merletti

Microsoft Corporation

Dr. and Mrs. Myron Mikaelian Alan and Melissa Mills

Matt and Pat Montemurro Mrs. Meagan Moore

Mr. Matthew Markiewicz Paul and Sheena Moore

Mr. and Mrs. Bradley Morris Greg and Sheryl Mueller

Dr. Michael and Heidi Mullane

Dr. Scott Munro and Dr. Colleen Connor Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Mark H. Murphy Mr. and Mrs. Patrick O’Brien Mr. and Mrs. Corey Oakland

William A. and Roseann Ogden Dr. Franklin Osanka

Chris and Jill Osiecki

Mr. and Mrs. Torben Ovesen Jon and Suzanne Palmen

Dori and Mark Panthofer

Mr. and Mrs. Chris Peery

Ms. Michelle Penman ‘07 Ms. Patricia Penman

Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Perez Mr. E. Rodney Perry

Mrs. Ursula Hamilton-Perry

Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Philippi

Mr. Theodore O. Sokoly

Galen and Michele Steig Mrs. Carmen Strmsek

Mr. and Mrs. Jeremy Stump ‘96 Mr. and Mrs. Rick Sumner Kenneth Swanson and

Barbara Hoppa-Swanson

Mr. and Mrs. Nick Pitts

Bill and Michelle Sweetman

Rapids Business Center

Dr. and Mrs. James A. Toniolo

Mr. and Mrs. Rob Pitts Dr. Mark Rehorst

William Reid ‘73 and Nicole Reid

Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Reinhardt Mr. and Ms. Thomas Renner

Mr. and Mrs. Bruce L. Renquist Mr. and Mrs. Paul Ricco

Dr. and Mrs. Eric Ringwalt

Mr. Hilary Rinke and Ms. Leah Nemetz Richard Ruffo ‘83 and Diane Ruffo Ruud Family Foundation

Mr. and Mrs. David Santalucia Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Savas Ms. Wendy Schaefer

Nich and Shannon Schafer

Mr. and Mrs. David A. Schneider

Jennifer Pichelman Sinnen ‘04 and Dan Sinnen

Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Siudak

Sandra Landreman-Smith ‘93 and William Smith

Steve and Karen Smith

Ms. Carol Szulczewski

Mr. and Mrs. David Turek Dr. Jennifer Unger

Dr. and Mrs. Vahag Vartanian

Mr. and Mrs. J. Joseph Veranth ‘80 Mr. Armen A. Vidian ‘88

Diane and Robert Wagner Jennifer and Steve Waite James and Karen Walker

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Ware John and Carmen Warren Tracy and Dennis Waters

Mr. and Mrs. Brian Weaver Jessica Lisabeth White ‘99 Ben and Katie White Ms. Judy Yan

Mr. and Mrs. Gregory York

Zimmerman Architectural Studio Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Zlevor

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DONOR SPOTLIGHT – SANDY & DENNIS KONTRA The youngest of Sandy Kontra’s three children graduated from The Prairie School 25 years ago, but she and her husband Dennis remain steadfast in their financial support.

At first, it was because they wanted their grandchildren to have the same opportunities their children had. But when their grandchildren ended up living hundreds – even thousands – of miles away, Sandy and Dennis kept on giving so that those opportunities could go to other people’s grandchildren instead.

“Prairie was one of the reasons we chose to come to Racine after Dennis finished his medical residency in Milwaukee,” she said. “Our children were very young, but a friend told us that Prairie was just starting its Early School Program. When we brought Shayla to be tested, we were impressed.”

“Sandy and Dennis kept on giving so that those opportunities could go to other people’s grandchildren.”

The decision to enroll Shayla paid off, as Sandy said all three of her children – Shayla, Gretchen and Paul – attended from Early School through 12th grade and left well prepared for both college and life.

Great teachers played an important role. “Shayla teaches math, and she credits her seventh-grade math teacher, Bruce Campbell,” Sandy said. “Of course there were excellent teachers in high school, but he was the one who opened up Shayla’s interest in math.”

Shayla went on to earn a master’s degree in mathematics, while Gretchen pursued a law degree and Paul studied economics and geography, earned his master’s degree and served in the Peace Corps before joining the professional world.

The Prairie School also provided Sandy’s children with terrific life experiences, such as the spring Interim Program, that exposed them to a broader world and helped mold their character.

“There was a trip to France, and one of my kids worked at the Smithsonian Institute for a week,” Sandy said. “One took a trip to the Grand Canyon, and I chaperoned.”

She still fondly recalls her children’s days at The Prairie School, and while she won’t necessarily be adding new memories of her own, she’s happy to help other people have the chance to do so.

“Dennis and I believe it’s important that we have a school like Prairie in Racine,” she said. “Every community needs strong schools with wonderful teachers and programs that introduce students to a broader world.”

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