2017/18 ANNUAL REPORT

Photo by Brad Cansler THE CSO’S MISSION IS TO INSPIRE, ENGAGE, AND ENRICH THE GREATER CHATTANOOGA COMMUNITY THROUGH MUSIC AND MUSIC EDUCATION. CSO BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Board Officers Directors President: Don McDowell Warren Barnett Don McArtor Katherine Sutton Vice-President: Kim Gavin George S. Clinton Eddie McCrary Linda Thompson Secretary: Susan Rich Jo Coke Claudia Moore Danny Waxenberg Treasurer: Mike Cooper Katie Engels Sheri Peck Harriett Whitaker Past President: Spencer McCallie Linda Friberg Jean Rader Jeffrey Wilson Bill Green Les Roddy Kyle Wilson Jeannine Grogg Ulrich Rodemann Kristen Holritz Mark Siedlecki Eva Jo Johnson Tyler Siira Bryan Kelly Mark A. Smith Daisy Maurya-Ballard Pat Starke

FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD

Dear CSO Friends, At a CSO Chamber concert, the individual taking the seat next to me introduced herself as a professional musician, a cellist, visiting from Lincoln, Nebraska. She was in Chattanooga for a family event and, thanks to some free time, was able to attend a CSO Chamber concert. Our brief conversation stopped as Kayoko entered and started conducting. After the concert, the cellist turned and said to me, “What a performance! Does Chattanooga realize how lucky they are to have such a great orchestra?”

I think about this comment often and wonder what that musician would think if she also knew about the CSO’s deep involvement in the community. In addition to Masterworks and Pops concerts at the Tivoli and Chamber concerts at Chattanooga State, CSO musicians performed in almost 30 schools last year with the CSO’s top rated education programs reaching over 26,000 students. In fact, CSO quintets performed/taught more than 100 times last year. Besides schools, city parks, neighborhood centers, hospitals, and nursing homes were all sites of free CSO performances. We are especially proud of our creative aging program where quintets perform for elderly communities in remote, rural areas. Those programs, coupled with our Sensory Friendly performances targeting families with children having atypical developments such as autism and Down syndrome, allow the CSO to reach those often isolated from the Arts.

With more than eight decades behind us, we want to expand our reach even further to impact more of our community. Whether it is new audiences, new venues, new education programs, or new partnerships, we intend to take the CSO to the next level. Thanks to patrons like you, who generously invest in the CSO, we will continue to expand our leadership in the Arts in both Chattanooga and the region.

Sincerely,

Don McDowell Board President 33 FROM THE MUSIC DIRECTOR

Dear Friends,

Thank you for your warm support and enthusiasm during the Chattanooga Symphony & Opera’s 2017/18 season.

Last season we had many spectacular performances, including our fall special event featuring Béla Fleck and his Juno Concerto. For the Barnett & Company Masterworks Series, we performed Mahler’s First Symphony “The Titan”, Rachmaninoff’s Symphonic Dances, Stravinsky’s Petrushka, and Berlioz’s Symphonie Fantastique. The CSO Chorus joined us on a number of beautiful performances including Poulenc’s Gloria, Borodin’s Polovtsian Dances, and Whitacre’s Five Hebrew Love Songs in our Conversant Group Chamber Series. We also featured some exciting and phenomenal soloists, Benjamin Karp with Tan Dun’s Crouching Tiger Concerto, Soovin Kim on Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons, Cahill Smith on Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 22, Frank Almond on Bernstein’s Serenade for Violin, Strings and Percussion, and our very own Principal Flute Kristen Holritz on Nielsen’s Flute Concerto.

Our Luken Holdings Pops Series, primarily conducted by Principal Pops Conductor Bob Bernhardt - who celebrated his 25th year with the CSO - brought Music City to the Scenic City with Music City Hitmakers, celebrated the women who changed Rock and Roll forever with Women Rock and included local favorites, Home for the Holidays and Big Band Fever.

Thank you again for your continuing support and love for the CSO. I hope you enjoyed the CSO’s 2017/18 season, and I look forward to sharing more thrilling music with you in the 2018/19 season and beyond.

Sincerely,

Kayoko Dan

Music Director & Conductor Photo by Brad Cansler CSO MUSICIANS*

VIOLIN VIOLA FLUTE TRUMPET Holly Mulcahy, Concertmaster Robert Elder, Principal Kristen Holritz, Principal David Hobbs, Principal Joshua Holritz, Associate Megan Chisom Nora Kile Clayton Chastain Concertmaster Tamara Hobbs OBOE & ENGLISH HORN TROMBONE Nicholas Naegele, Assistant Susan Kemp Robert Burks, Principal Douglas Warner, Principal Concertmaster Metiney Moore Teresa Spilko Michael Carver Charles Dixon Casie Runkle Carey Shinbaum, English Horn Prentiss Hobbs Jesse Kasinger Gabriel Schlaffer Calvin Lewis CLARINET TUBA Mark Reneau CELLO Robert West, Principal Neil Konouchi, Principal Rafael Veytsblum Eric Reed, Principal Steve Tonkinson TIMPANI Spencer Brewer Emily Bowland, Bass Clarinet Colin Hartnett, Principal Annie Camp † VIOLIN II BASSOON Nicholas Gold PERCUSSION Sheri Peck, Principal Eric Anderson, Principal Daniel Holloway Chad Crummel, Principal Mary Benno Jessica Findley Suzanne Sims David Pedigo Brian Cook G. Eddie McCrary, Contrabassoon Anne Hendrix DOUBLE BASS HARP FRENCH HORN Rebecca James Taylor Brown, Principal Caroline Brown Hudson, Principal Gordon James, Principal Rachael McFarlane Dexter Bell Cristian Codreanu KEYBOARD Lee Smith Jonathan McWilliams Angela DeBoer Alan Nichols, Principal Jennifer Whittle James Stroup Joseph Demko *section musicians are listed alphabetically, not by seat order † leave of absence

CSO CHORUS Darrin Hassevoort, Chorus Director Mary Lynn Wilson, Chorus Administrator SOPRANO ALTO TENOR BASS Marianna Allen Susan Brinker Thomas Adolph Bart Boyd Nancy Berg Bonnie Bryant Chris Asmussen Thomas Brown Ashley Marie Coffey Susan Crawford Justin Carter William Chimiak Nancy Collum Kristen Davis Jim Magnuson Matthew Donnelly Corinne Cooze Wendy Davis Daniel Perez Tim Gibbons Ellen Cummings Ruth Gonter Duane Pontak Stephen Hawkins Danielle Foster Morgan Gray BW Ruffner Brent Harwell Sarah Glenn Rita Heckrotte Steve Russell Tal Hurley Susan Haisley Kasandra Helms Bob Sauser William LaPoint Melinda Hightower Melody Horne Caleb Sexton Bob McKenzie Ella Porter Ivey Greta Jansen Bill Slack George Mosley April Lane Rebecca Levings Art Southerlin Bruce Owen Rosemary Lee Sandra Lewis Mary Lynn Wilson Duane Pontak Charity Loos Georgia Lowrance Bob Roza Tricia Magnuson Janelle Martin Kellen Shiles Hope Mosley Jordan Otis John Stone Betty Anne Neal Lara Pietrantone George Taylor Lydia Reed Cecilia Piotter John Van Winkle Julie Roberts Jenni Smith Alan Wells Rhoda Ruffner Lena Van Horn Aimee Seheult Lizette Williams-Marlow Dale Thomas Judy Zehnder Bonnie Wright-Woodward

5 FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Dear CSO Supporters,

First, let me thank you for your support of the Chattanooga Symphony & Opera. We truly couldn’t do what we do without you. Our 2017/18 season celebrated 85 years of serving the greater Chattanooga community with orchestral music and programs. We are proud of our long-standing heritage of being one of Chattanooga’s artistic pillars. We look forward to the next 85 years!

The 2017/18 season had many exciting moments. Some of my favorites included performances of Vivaldi’s Four Seasons, Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 22, Berlioz’s Symphonie Fantastique, Women Rock, Bugs Bunny at the Symphony II, and celebrating Bob Bernhardt’s 25 years with the CSO at his Bob’s Favorite’s concert. I am reminded each season why I am so lucky to work in this field. The music, the people, and the community continue to inspire me week in and week out. I hope that this Annual Report will provide you a glimpse of all that we were able to accomplish this past season. It truly takes a community to make this happen – musicians, staff, board, volunteers, donors, subscribers, corporate and foundation supporters, community partners, and so many more.

As we look ahead, we look to expansion and growth. We want to continue to do what we’ve done well over the past 85 years, but to now expand by reaching new audiences, growing our education and engagement programs, and strengthening our partnerships. We’re ready to take the CSO to the next level, and with your continued support, we know that we can accomplish great things.

With appreciation,

Samantha Teter Executive Director

Kayoko Dan Music Director & Conductor Bob Bernhardt Music Director Emeritus & Principal Pops Conductor Samantha Teter Executive Director Matthew Hubbard Development & Special Events Manager Andre Charitat Marketing & Communications Manager Kathy Allison Operations Manager Candice Ortenzo Patron Services Manager Staci Spring Education & Community Engagement Manager Stephanie Pearson Youth Orchestras Manager Darrin Hassevoort Director of CSO Chorus Eric Anderson Orchestra Personnel Manager Megan Chisom Orchestra Librarian Gary Wilkes CSOYO Symphony Conductor Sandy Morris CSOYO Philharmonic Conductor Floy Wang CSOYO Prelude and Etude Conductor 6 CSO STAFF James Durham Stage Manager/Technical Director CSO FINANCIALS

CSO OPERATING REVENUE 2017 2018 Earned Income $ 980,966 $ 867,990 Contributed Income, Grants and Fundraising Projects $ 1,201,480 $ 1,071,751 Investments $ 523,592 $ 796,452 CSOYO $ 90,901 $ 81,574 OPERATING REVENUE TOTAL $ 2,796,939 $ 2,817,767

CSO OPERATING EXPENSES 2017 2018 Production and Performance $ 1,790,660 $ 1,664,357 Marketing and Box Office $ 323,154 $ 273,314 Fundraising and Development $ 113,604 $ 61,854 Administrative $ 313,347 $ 464,730 CSOYO $ 83,889 $ 72,848 TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES $ 2,624,654 $ 2,537,103

TOTAL OPERATING REVENUES $ 2,796,939 $ 2,817,767 TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES $ 2,624,654 $ 2,537,103 NET GAIN/LOSS FROM OPERATIONS $ 172,285 $ 280,664

Total Assets, May 31 $ 2,933,207 $ 3,127,428 Total Liabilities, May 31 $ 554,930 $ 468,487 Total Net Assets, May 31 $ 2,378,277 $ 2,658,941

$81,574 $867,990 $796,452 FY2018 OPERATING REVENUE Earned Income - 30.08% Contributed Income, Grants, Fundraising projects - 38.04% $1,071,751 Investments - 28.27% CSOYO - 2.89%

$72,848 $464,730

$61,854 FY2018 OPERATING EXPENSES Production, Performance, and Education - 65.60% $1,664,357 $273,314 Marketing and Box Office - 10.77% Fundraising and Development - 2.44% Administrative - 18.32% CSOYO - 2.87%

2018 numbers are from the audit document provided by Johnson, Murphey, Wright. For a complete review of CSO financial statements, including the 2018 audit and 990 report to the IRS, please contact 7 our office, or visit chattanoogasymphony.org. OUR IMPACT: EDUCATION & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

85 YEARS 29 SCHOOLS featured the CSO String & Wind of inspiring, engaging, Ensembles through the Ensembles in Schools program. These concerts and enriching the demonstrate musical concepts and expose students to classical music in greater Chattanooga a fun and interactive environment. community through music and music education.

13 COUNTIES were visited by the CSO’s String & Wind Quintets through various community engagement and outreach initiatives. Many of these counties are rural, with attendees having never been exposed to orchestral music.

6,824 STUDENTS became composers and learned about the instruments of a symphony orchestra through the CSO’s annual Young People’s Concert.

24 COMMUNITY CENTERS hosted the CSO’s String & Wind Quintets as they performed free of charge at Erlanger Hospital, the AIM Center, Creative Discovery Museum, and in local churches, libraries, and nursing homes. STRINGS IN SCHOOLS In conjunction with the Fletcher Bright Fund for Strings, the CSO continued to support five string programs in local elementary schools, fostering a love of string music from an early age.

INSTRUMENT PETTING ZOO Through this program, local music teachers are able to utilize the CSO’s collection of petting zoo instruments for use in their classrooms as a hands-on teaching tool. The CSO also brings the Instrument Petting Zoo to various community and family events. SPOTLIGHT TALKS The CSO presented six Spotlight Talks before Barnett & Company Masterworks concerts. These talks regularly featured guest artists and provided patrons with an in-depth look at the pieces being performed that evening. SENSORY FRIENDLY CONCERTS The CSO is committed to serving all audiences and presented a four-concert series designed especially for children with special needs that may prevent them from enjoying a regular concert. These performances allowed for movement and interaction, all while providing a space for easy listening and a break from stimulation if needed.

MASTERCLASSES Throughout the season, guest artists and 6,824 STUDENTS conductors gave masterclasses, lectures, and presentations at various schools became composers and learned about the instruments including CCA, GPS, and Lee University. of a symphony orchestra through the CSO’s annual Young People’s Concert. PLAY ALONG WITH THE CSO For the 6th year, the CSO sponsored a Play Along with the CSO concert, which invited community musicians to play with the orchestra during concerts at the Chattanooga Market. Twenty-five community musicians (and one dog!) signed up to play, and the audience participated on kazoos during “Colonel Bogey”. 9 9 CSO MUSIC EDUCATION & COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS

AIM Center East Lake YFD Center Sale Creek Middle/High School Alexian Village of Tennessee East Ridge Elementary School Sequatchie County Senior Citizen Center Allen Elementary School East Side Elementary School Signal Centers, Inc. Alpine Crest Elementary School Eastgate Senior Center Silverdale Baptist Academy Arnold Elementary School Englewood Elementary School Siskin Children’s Institute Barger Academy of Fine Arts Erlanger Medical Mall Soddy Elementary School Big Ridge Elementary School Ernest L. Ross Elementary South Pittsburg Elementary School Black Fox Elementary First Tennessee Pavilion Southern Oaks Assisted Living Bledsoe County Senior Citizens Center George R. Stuart Elementary School Spring Creek Elementary School Blythe Bower Elementary School Girls Preparatory School St. Nicholas School Boyd Buchanan School Graysville Elementary School St. Paul’s Episcopal Church Bradley Healthcare & Rehab Center Griffith Elementary School St. Peter’s Episcopal School Bradley-Cleveland Senior Activity Gruetli-Laager Senior Citizens The Bright School Brainerd Baptist Church Harrison Elementary School The Camp House Mission Preschool Brainerd Baptist School Hixson Elementary School The Montessori School Brainerd Presbyterian Church Hopewell Elementary School Thrasher Elementary School Calvary Chapel Chattanooga Joyland Kids Kastle Tiger Creek School Calvin Donaldson Elementary Lakeside Academy of Math, Science & Technology Tommie F. Brown International Academy Cat Clinic of Chattanooga Lee University Trion High School Catoosa County Library Little Miss Mag Early Learning Center University of the South Charleston Elementary School Lookout Mountain Elementary School Valley View Elementary School Chattanooga Center For Creative Arts Mayfield Elementary School Volkswagen Chattanooga Chattanooga Christian School McMinn County Senior Citizens, Inc. Wallace A. Smith Elementary School Chattanooga Market Meigs County Senior Adult Center Washington Alternative Learning Center Chattanooga Public Library Michigan Avenue Elementary School Waterville Elementary School Chattanooga School for the Arts & Sciences Middle Valley Elementary Wauhatchie School Chattanooga School for the Liberal Arts Monteagle Assembly Whitwell Elementary School Chattanooga State Community College Normal Park Elementary School Whitwell Middle School Clifton Hills Elementary School North Cleveland Church of God Whitwell Senior Center Collegedale Public Library North Hamilton Elementary School Wolftever Creek Elementary School Copper Basin Senior Center North Lee Elementary School Woodmore Elementary School Cowan Elementary School North River Civic Center Woodstation Elementary School Creative Discovery Museum Oak Grove Elementary School Daisy Elementary School Orchard Knob Elementary School Dalton Middle School Park View Elementary School Dawn School Prospect Elementary School Dayton City School Red Bank Elementary School Dug Gap Elementary School Rhea Richland Senior Neighbors Dupont Elementary School Ringgold High School East Brainerd Elementary Rivermont Elementary School East Lake Academy of Fine Arts Saddle Ridge Elementary and Middle School

“The CSO has been an invaluable resource for my music classroom. The Young People’s concerts help my students make connections to things we are already discussing in the classroom such as instrument families and sound science. The Instrument Petting Zoo has also become a hit with my students. They ask me to bring it back year after year! Some of them are even asking to join middle school band programs because of an instrument they tried out and loved! I am so thankful for all that the CSO does to reach our students and support music teachers!” - Mary Lauren Rethorn 10 Music Teacher, Lookout Mountain School Sale Creek Middle/High School Sequatchie County Senior Citizen Center Signal Centers, Inc. Silverdale Baptist Academy Siskin Children’s Institute Soddy Elementary School South Pittsburg Elementary School Southern Oaks Assisted Living The CSO Youth Orchestras program served 211 talented instrumental musicians ages 7-18 in the Spring Creek Elementary School St. Nicholas School Chattanooga area (representing 40 different schools) this past season. Under the direction of Gary St. Paul’s Episcopal Church Wilkes, Sandy Morris, and Floy Wang, the Youth Orchestras presented five formal concerts, the St. Peter’s Episcopal School The Bright School Singing Christmas Tree concert in collaboration with the Chattanooga Boys Choir, and a Chamber The Camp House Mission Preschool Ensemble Dessert Concert. CSOYO Manager Staci Spring moved into the position of Education & The Montessori School Thrasher Elementary School Community Engagement Manager for the CSO in December and Stephanie Pearson was hired as Tiger Creek School CSOYO Manager and Chamber Ensemble Coordinator in January. Tommie F. Brown International Academy Trion High School University of the South The Fall Concert at Ringgold High School featured Ewan Manalo, winner of the annual CSOYO Valley View Elementary School Volkswagen Chattanooga Concerto Competition, performing the first movement of Dvorak’s Concerto for Cello in B minor. The Wallace A. Smith Elementary School Washington Alternative Learning Center annual Side-by-Side concert with the CSO and Kayoko Dan took place on February 25 at the Tivoli Waterville Elementary School Theatre. The Winter concert at Brainerd Baptist Church on March 5 featured Christy Song, concerto Wauhatchie School Whitwell Elementary School competition runner up, performing the Violin Concerto in D Major by Tchaikovsky. The Spring concert, Whitwell Middle School held on May 7 at the Tivoli Theatre, featured all four orchestras and concluded with the exciting Whitwell Senior Center Wolftever Creek Elementary School Firebird Suite by Stravinksy. Woodmore Elementary School Woodstation Elementary School The CSOYO Chamber Ensemble program was restarted in January with a string quartet, a woodwind quintet, and a brass quintet. These ensembles performed in the lobby of the Tivoli prior to CSO Barnett & Company Masterworks concerts in the spring and also presented a Dessert Concert on April 22 at First Christian Church. The string quartet was featured at the Chattanooga Market prior to the Play Along with the CSO concert on May 6.

11 11 CELEBRATING 85 YEARS

The Chattanooga Symphony traces its roots to an enterprising group of young people looking for an opportunity to play classical music together. Led by Melvin Margolin, several recent graduates and students from Chattanooga High School, joined by a few adult musicians in town, gave the first concert of the Chattanooga Symphony on November 5, 1933. Near the same time, a remarkable pair of musicians was escaping from Nazi Germany and bringing their expertise with them to Tennessee. Dr. Werner Wolff and his wife Emmy Land Wolff had been fixtures in German opera houses. They founded the Chattanooga Opera Company along with Dorothy Hackett Ward from the University of Chattanooga, mounting a production of Il Trovatore with local singers in February, 1943. In 1985, the Chattanooga Symphony and the Chattanooga Opera merged, becoming the Chattanooga Symphony and Opera Association (CSOA), the first and only symphonic and opera organization of its kind in the United States at that time. Vakhtang Jordania served as the Conductor and Artistic Director from 1985 to 1991. Bob Bernhardt joined the CSO as Music Director in 1992, and we celebrated his 25th year with the CSO during the 2017/18 Season. The 2011/12 season marked the first for CSO’s Music Director & Conductor, Kayoko Dan. Dan is the youngest conductor in the CSO’s history, as well as the first female to serve in this role. The 2017/18 Season celebrated 85 years of bringing classical and orchestral music to the greater Chattanooga community and we are excited to look to the future as we continue the legacy of bringing quality orchestral music to the greater Chattanooga community.

12 REACHING NEW AUDIENCES

The Chattanooga Symphony & Opera was excited to present Bugs Bunny at the Symphony II in March of 2018. A concert that fused classical music and animation, Bugs Bunny at the Symphony II projected iconic Looney Tunes characters on-screen as the cartoons were accompanied by the CSO.

Conducted by Emmy Award™ winner George Daugherty, and created and produced by Daugherty and Emmy Award™ winning producer David Ka Lik Wong, Bugs Bunny at the Symphony II brought new audiences to the CSO with 50% of those that attended Bugs Bunny at the Symphony II being new to the organization. “Bugs Bunny at the Symphony II was a programmatic success,” states CSO Executive Director, Samantha Teter. “Our goal was to attract new patrons to the CSO and that was certainly what we saw at the concert. The Tivoli was filled with concertgoers of all ages and everyone had a great time. We had overwhelmingly positive feedback from the concert and we look forward to seeing these new patrons at CSO concerts throughout the 2018/19 season.”

13 TM & © Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. (s18) 2017/18 INDIVIDUAL DONORS Conductors Circle ($25,000+) Pris and Robert Siskin Southern Community Bank Fletcher Bright Alice and Alfred Smith Daidee Springer & Steve Hollingsworth Ms. Kim Gavin Mr. Del Sudkamp Daniel Anthony-Ignatius Swanger Alice P. Lupton Deborah and Wayne Wilhelm Lena Dot and Bob Templeton Mary and Don McDowell Danny and Jennifer Waxenberg Mr. and Mrs. Olan Mills, II Symphony Circle ($1,000+) Mr. & Mrs.Dan Williams, Jr. Susan and Steve Rich Anonymous (3) Dr. Sibyl Wray Peter Arrowsmith Ms. Kay Sanford Mitchell and Hazel Bell Concertmaster Circle ($10,000+) Dr. & Mrs. William M . Blackman Sustainer Circle ($500+) Russell & Linda Friberg Clinton M. Blumer Anonymous (2) Pat Starke Jerry & Betty Bohannon Dr. and Mrs. Andres Alisago Jr. Rick & Jean Volkwein Alice Brackett Mr. & Mrs. Max Bahner Ellyn and John Brooks Stephen and Bonnie Black Crescendo Circle ($5,000+) Elizabeth Caldwell Mrs. Nancy Bryan Anonymous (2) Robert Caldwell William & Martha Carriger Norma Anderson Jo Coke Mr. & Mrs. William E.Chapman Jr. Alan and Marilyn Bonderud Dr. Paul and Darlia Conn Mr. and Mrs. Mike Cooper Rick & Jean Botto Ashley & Ward Davenport Mel and Eleanor Cooper Ruzha and Clif Cleaveland VADM and Mrs. Ronald M. Eytchison Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Cronan Dr. & Mrs. Theodore A. Feintuch Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Faulkner Ralph P. Decicco Dr. and Mrs. Charles Landis, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Bob Franklin Ron and Mary Earl Mrs. Jacqueline Marschak Drs. Jeffrey and Monica Gefter P.F. Eisenhardt and S. M. Fish William & Sara McDonald Richard Gossett and Michelle C. Ruest Dr. Gaylord French Dr. & Mrs. Walter Parkhurst Grace M. Russell Scholarship Fund Marion and Tom Griscom Mr. Mark Siedlecki and The William and Twyla Green Ms. Rita Heckrotte & Mr. Jim Roxlo Mrs. Jeannine Grogg Rev. Erik Broeren Mr. and Mrs. Carl Henderson Dr. and Mrs. Stephen Hawkins Harriett and Berton Whitaker Robert and Margaret Hill Dr. Douglas & Mimi Jones Hedwig Mr. & Mrs. William F. Johnson Terri and Craig Holley Bryan and Mindy Kelly First Chair Circle ($2,500+) Tal Hurley Pat & Jerry Keran Nora S. and Bob Bernhardt Jane and Jim Fitzpatrick Mr. and Mrs. Lowry F. Kline Mrs. Claire Binder Nancy R. Jolley Kent, Melissa and Alexandra Blye Sandy Krawchuk & Stephen Benton Mr. Ben Landress Brenda and Wade Brickhouse Candy Kruesi Mr. Michael Loftin David and Judy Britain Mr. and Mrs. Ian Leavy Walter William Melnyk and Pat & Nina Brock Mr. and Mrs. Thomas M. Lester Glyn Ruppe-Melnyk Frank and Liz Caperton Walter & Ruth Ludwig Don and Jennifer Murphy Dr. & Mrs. Morrow Chamberlain, II Tresa and Franklin McCallie Gladys & Ned Mynatt Mr. and Mrs. George S. Clinton Virgil & LaFonde McGee Margy Oehmig Malcolm Cross Mr. and Mrs. Bob McKenzie Mr. Roger Phillips Kayoko Dan and Andrew Temple Mr. and Mrs. Scott T. McKenzie Ms. Helen Burns Sharp Carole J. Daniel Ms. Ann Miller Mary Lucile Sharp Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Davenport, III Darrell and Claudia Moore Bob and Linda Thompson Tim and Barbara Davis Mr. and Mrs. Robert Moss Steve & Joan Tonkinson Delores & Harvey Howalt Ruth and Fred Obear Diana and Michael Tritapoe Joy and Gerry Jones David & Ann Pope Mr. Robert Thomas Wolfe Peggy Jones Richard Ralston Lee and Cartter Patten Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Knoll Ann & Robert Reid Ms. Martha Mackey Ulrich Rodemann & Teresa Patron Circle ($250+) Cherie C. Martinez Taylor-Rodemann Dr. Mario Abril Spencer & Sara McCallie William A. Royer Tom Antoniel Sharon Mills BW & Rhoda Ruffner Madge Askonas Ted and Mary Navarre Moore Mr. and Mrs. William Russell Jack Barker Robert and Barbara Oldham Mr. and Mrs. Tyler Siira Mr. & Mrs. B. W. Baucom Neil A. Panzier Mark and Jenni Smith Guy and Judy Beaty Jim and Jo Pennington Dr. Harvey Solomon and Diana Long Mr. and Mrs. Thilo H. Best Dr. Tomas C. Hernandez and Tim and Kerry Sorrell Dr. and Mrs. John F. Boxell Dr. Keith S. Reas 14 Mrs. Priscilla Caine Lynn W. Cooper John and Sandy Shadden Mrs. Marie Campbell Paul & Ana Cornea Mr. and Mrs. Gene Shiles Emily & Paul Campbell Cindy Crittenden-Henderson Mr. Thomas Shuler Judge and Mrs. Bill Carter Elizabeth Crumbliss Fred and Carol Shumaker Eric Chandler Ms. Jamie Curtis Mr. and Mrs. G.B. Sisson John and Kristen Davis Ruth Hines Dickson Frank Smith Dr. Ann Foltz Ryan and Christa Dingman Steven Smith David Franklin Dr. and Mrs. Carl Dyer Paula Southwood Phillip and Barbara Gordon William Eiselstein Mr. and Mrs. Michael St. Charles Pamela C. and Gary R. Helton Katie Engels Ms. Sonya St. Cin-Haddock Dr. & Mrs. Herbert L. Hooper, Jr. Rita and Richard Foster Mr. Christopher Stearns Dan & Linda Keeney Sue & John Gee Lloyd & Madeline Thieman L. Keith Lloyd Ms. Cynthia Gehl Phillip & Dale Thomas Peter & Dainy Masic Dorothy Griggs Gordon & Linda Utgard George and Mary McCleskey Dr. and Mrs. James L. Gumnick Mark & Elizabeth Vanderschaaf Roger A. Meyer, Ph.D. Kaye Hagadorn Mrs. Paul J. Viall, Jr. Shirley Miller Mr. and Mrs. James B. Hall Audrey Voskuil Mr. Leonard Murray Mr. and Mrs. James P. Halstead Stroud and Cynthia Watson Yuji & Alison Noma Mrs. Terue Hitachi Ms. Sharon Westlake James E. Patching Ms. Margaret Hubbuch Charles Wheeler Mr. and Mrs. David Patton Prestine and Hunter Huckabay Mr. and Mrs. William A. White Helen Pregulman Berneet Kaur Frederick & Carmen Williams Diane and David Reed Ms. Ann Keown Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Wilson Les Roddy David and Marcia Kling Steve and Laurie Ziegler Cheryl C. Rogers Richard and Lori Krabbendam Stephen & Margaret Smith Anne and Bob Roza Ms. Etsuko Lammon Thomas and Glenda Sajwaj Gary and Millie Lander Friend Circle ($50+) Douglas and Gerre Schwert Mr. and Mrs. William Latimore, III Anonymous (8) Clark and Judy Taylor Dr. Hal and Merrill Levine Mr. and Mrs. William M. Barker Samantha Teter and Joel D. Scribner Rebecca Levings Kathrine Barry Barbara Walton Gene and Carolyn Linn Mr. John Behrmann Ms. Sue Anne Wells Ms. Georgia Lowrance Helena Binder & Jim Zien Ms. Charlotte Youngblood Margot and Max Marler Travis and Pat Boles Sydney and Nicola Crisp Dendy Marshall Ms. Barbara Bye Mr. and Mrs.Thomas May Nancy J. Collum Stan and Betsy McCright Supporter Circle ($100+) Alison Sexter Janet McInturff Anonymous (6) Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Cunnigham Jennifer & Jay Mills Charlotte Adkins Ms. Norina De Rose Ida R. Minor Stan Allen Karen Diamond Patrick and Jane Mitchell Howard Arbuckle Mr. David Diercks Gregory Morgan Mr. and Mrs. James Bailiff Mr. Tony Duke Sandy & Ron Morris Mary Florence and Dr. Stan Benson Karen Gamble and Mike Gaal Beverley Moye Ray & Rosmarie Bertani Ms. Denise Gammel Reverend Joel W. Murchison Jane and Bob Berz Ms. Betsy Goodfellow John & Laurel Niemeyer Greg and Helen Breter Mrs. Margaret Greene Mr. Thomas Niessen Mr. & Mrs. Paul Brock, Jr. Ms. Charlene Griffin Adam, Julia, and Aidan Noll Mr. Taylor Brown Mr. Neil Groothuis Norman Oien Mr. and Mrs. Richard Buhrman John D. Gunn Peter and Donna Palmer Thomas Bumgardner Diane Harney Louisa Tucker Parsons Mrs. Arthur Burns, Jr. Page & David Houseman Mr. David Patterson Nicklus Caplenor Mrs. Vanda Ingham Meg Pearce Scott and Beverly Capper Ms. Dean Jackson David and Linda Pennebaker Mary R. Carlson Ms. Eva Jo Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Brad Pope Dan Carroll Frank & Dorothy Jump Mr. John C. Reis Edward A. and Barbara D. Chapman Ms. Mabry J. King Dr. Marilyn Rogers Bill Chimiak Ms. Patricia McCleese Mr. John Romano Connie Clark Ms. Liz McNelly Mr. Thomas Royer Mr. and Mrs. C. Gregory Coggin Network for Good Louise A. Russell Charles D. Cook Brenda S. Nunn Mrs. Kathryn Sellers 15 2017/18 INDIVIDUAL DONORS cont. Lee and John C. Parham S. Jean Carmichael Cassandra Gross Amanda Pettit-Shaheen Mr. Mitch Carter Raymond Grossman Mr. Brent Pincelli Mr. Thomas Carter Mary-Clarke Guenther Mr. George Piper Matthew Chen Larry and Judy Haight Ms. Carol A. Putnam Mrs. Harriet Q. Chipley Irene Hamilton Linda Rath Ms. Sandra Clariday Chris Hammitt Ms. Linda M. Rice Ashley Closson Ann Hansford Mr. & Mrs. Andrew J. Sanislo Charles Coffelt Mr. Chad Harris James and Jen Stanfield Philip and Joanna Cook Candice and Robert Hays Mr. Charles Stephens Keith Cooley Margaret Hays Mr. Hunter E. Swink Krista Cope Nicholas Heger Ms. Kathy Tugman Mrs. Darrington Crane Jeanne Helms Ms. Edna Varner Susan Crawford Mr. Ed Helton Mr. and Mrs. Phil Whitaker Christopher Cunningham Paula Henry Ms. Carol White Ms. Patricia Cunningham Lisa Hess Kyle and Rebecca Wilson Mr. and Mrs. James H. Davis Greg Highwood Roger Davis Autumn Hindman Ms. Cindy Dearing Mrs. Angela Apablaza Follower Circle ($1+) Darren DeBaillon John Horn Anonymous Craig Deimling Susan Howick David Aborn Sally & ArtDickerson Ms. Jane Hubbard Ms. Sherry Actkinson Robert and Stacy Divine Mr. Matthew Hubbard Jim and Tina Adams Thomas Dixon Karl Hunt Lindsay Akins Dr. Amy Doolittle Ms. Mary Kelso-Hunter Mrs. Eugenia Allderdice Janelle Dosbon Sarah Hurt Cathy Andrews Anissa Downey Valkyrie Hyde Linda Anthony Holger Dressel Catherine Inskeep Christopher Asmussen Stephanie Edmondson Roby Isaac Marie Awad Tamara Edwards Janelle Ivey Kareem Azzouz Marcia Van Egmond Andria Johnson Jessica Baker Carol Eimers Brandy Johnson Leslie Bannier Mr. & Mrs. Jim Eldridge Byron E. 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