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Board of Trustees Journal of the Clark, Volume 15 as of December 31, 2014 Campaign for the Clark continued Gilda and Henry Buchbinder Michael Ann Holly, Keith Moxey, and Kelly Pask and Richard Rand Peter S. Willmott Frank Martucci Mary Carswell Judith and Frederick Buechner Nick Holly in memory of Alexander Holly Sally and Lamson Rheinfrank President Ancramdale, New York Honorary Trustee Madeline Burke-Vigeland and Nils Vigeland Janet and Edwin Hopton Rise ARCADIS Chicago, Illinois New York, New York Hiram Butler and Andrew Spindler-Roesle Christina and Russell Howard MC and Eric Roberts Alix and Brian Cabral Kristen Johanson and Tom Green Ann and Alfred Ruesch Paul Neely Mary Jo and Russell Carpenter Isabel F. Jacobs William T. Ruhl Frederick W. Beinecke Scottsdale, Arizona Jane Forbes Clark Carr Hardware Edwin and Lola Jaffe Joan and Michael Salke New York, New York Honorary Trustee Jane and Michael Cary Christopher and Joan Jones Mimi and Morty Schapiro Sandra M. Niles Cooperstown, New York Susan Brissette and David Cass Rachel and Mike Judlowe Barbara and Al Schiavetti José E. Fernández Sherborn, Massachusetts Kay and Elliot Cattarulla In memory of Philip and Pokey Kalker Dr. and Mrs. David Schottenfeld Robert J. Geniesse Julie and Stuart Chase Lisbeth Tarlow and Stephen Kay Dr. and Mrs. R. Michael Scott San Juan, Puerto Rico Honorary Trustee Christie’s Howard A. (Woody) Knight and Family Irwin and Bernice Shainman Francis Oakley Washington, DC The Ciulla Family Joan and Paul Kopperl Mary Anne and Bob Sharkey Michael Govan Williamstown, Massachusetts Richard and Robin Clutz Julie Kosarin Jennifer and David Sims Los Angeles, California Elizabeth Cohen Jessie Kravitz Wendy and John Skavlem Robert G. Scott George D. Kennedy In honor of Harriet and Lou Cohen Robert S. Lach Patrice and Malcolm Smith Family Honorary Trustee Naples, Florida Ileen and Leonard Cohen Inge-Lise and John Lane Soling Family Foundation Diane Halvorsen Winnetka, Illinois Tilly and Lola Mullen Colaizzi Martha and Frederick W. Lapham, III Wayne and Deborah Sprague Darien, Connecticut Susan, Jack, Genevieve, and Michelle Conklin John and Della Leathers Margery and Lewis Steinberg Scott Schweighauser Linda Conway Natalie and George Lee Jane and Win Stuebner Roger Mandle Lake Forest, Illinois David and Connie Coolidge James and Mary Leitch Julia Bowen and Brad Svrluga O. Andreas Halvorsen Jr. Honorary Trustee Liz and Tom Costley Robert Loper Irving J. Tanzman Darien, Connecticut South Dartmouth, Massachusetts D. Cutillo and B. Pinsonnault Josiah and Penny Low All the Tarseses Denise R. Sobel Marisa and Hugh Daley David and Polly Macpherson Peter and Jessica Tcherepnine John W. Hyland Jr. New York, New York Henry A. Millon Robert Dance Gayle and Roger Mandle Lee Venolia and John Thoman New York, New York Peggy and Gordon Davis J. H. Maxymillian, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. John W. Thoman, Sr. Honorary Trustee Catharine Deely Theodore and Melva Max Jeffrey Thomas David H. Troob Washington, DC Casimir de Rham Jr. Diane and Phil McAvoy Barbara and Michael Twomey Patrick J. Landers New York, New York Carol and Archer des Cognets David McCreary In memory of Helga H. Valigorsky New Canaan, Connecticut Penny and Foster Devereux Nancy J. McIntire Jane and David Vermilyea James E. Moltz Carol and Herbert Diamond Wendy and Gage McWeeny In memory of Alona D. Walden Michael Conforti Honorary Trustee The Dobbins Foundation Gordon and Sigrid McWilliams Delia Marshall and Thomas Wallace Paul LeClerc ex officio Darien, Connecticut Kate and Jerry Dudding Peter Mehlin in memory of Ted and Judith and Lawrence Weber New York, New York Williamstown, Massachusetts Patton Linder, Addison, and Olivia Eakin Helen Mehlin Cheryl Westall In memory of Don Westall Françoise Ray Marilyn Ellingwood Ruth and Stephen Melville Carolyn Seeley and Malcolm Wiener Martha Berman Lipp Adam F. Falk Honorary Trustee Judith A. Ensign in memory of Daniel Jay Dr. David and Sue Metzner Elizabeth N. and Charles M. Wilds and Nora Ensign Daniel M. Meyers and James C. Pugliese Donna Wiley and Neal Abraham New York, New York ex officio Coppet, Switzerland Carl S. Erickson Ellen M. Miller Kathryn and John Winant Williamstown, Massachusetts Mary Ann and Edgar Fauteaux Judith and Henry Millon Denise and David Wohabe Michael R. Lynch Fiona Morgan Fein Magda and Gus Mininberg Emese and James Wood New York, New York Rita Feldman Marjorie Mitchell Diane Wortis and Joe Bozza Tracy and Joseph Finnegan Audrey Clarkson and Harry Montgomery In memory of Dorothy R. and In memory of Mary Ames Flynt Lisa and Justin Moore Andrew P. Zoito, Sr. by her Children Kathleen Morris and Robert Kraus Andrew P. Zoito, Jr. Betty and Jack Fontaine Bernadette and Patrick Moxey Beth and Martin Zubatkin Audrey and Ralph Friedner Jerry and Shirin Nash Anonymous Claire Geller-Kolchetski Jay and Mercedes Nawrocki Jane and Robert Geniesse Ann and Matthew Nimetz Grace Glueck and Milton Freudenheim Thomas Capen Nye Bob and Elizabeth Gniadek Claire-Ann and Francis Oakley Hannah and Peter Goodale Charles and Lisa O'Brien Wendy and Peter Gordon Mari Omiya Clifford and Ginny Granger Donna Peck in honor of Nellie Bly, John, Lisa Green and William Dacey and Lula Bly Langdon Howard and Francine Groverman Edie and Edward Pennell Christel Hagen Abigail Sturges and Daniel Perry Joanne and Richard Hahn Stephen and Patricia C. Peters In memory of Bridget Watkins Hannock Perri Petricca and Michelle Thorpe Jessica and Matt Harris Jean Picard Nancy Harvin Marci and Sandy Plumb In memory of Jim and Jane Heekin Cornelia and William Prime Maureen and Paul Hickey Ramelle and Michael Pulitzer, Jr. High Meadow Foundation Thomas Pulling CLARK CAMPAIGN FOR THE CLARK CLARK SOCIETY MEMBERS SPECIAL GIFTS July 1, 2013–June 30, 2014 July 1, 2013–June 30, 2014 BENEfactORS With gratitude to the major donors whose significant contributions endowed leadership positions, as of June 30, 2014 made possible the growth of the Clark’s campus, and strengthened its collections and programs. The Clark proudly acknowledges the annual operating support of the many individuals, founda- The Clark recognizes with gratitude the many individuals, foundations, and businesses tions, and businesses that have made gifts to the Institute as members of the Clark Society. that have made gifts to the Institute. In recognition of the generous benefactors whose gifts have advanced the Clark’s Daphne and Robert McGill In memory of Janet Ley Donors of $25,000 and above Mary and James Cooper Suzanne and David McCollum Donors mission and fostered the Institute’s growth. J. Dinsmore Adams Jr. Kathy and Philip McKnight Founders Circle Scholars Circle Allen & Company, Inc. Debra Johnson Diane and Andreas Halvorsen John Maxon Ackerly Liz and Tom Costley Daphne and Robert McGill Candace and Frederick Beinecke Barbara and Don McLucas Thomas Baron Frederick Ley Dena and Felda Hardymon Sharman and David Altshuler Karin and Richard Counts Nancy J. McIntire Candace and Frederick Beinecke, Joan Benjamin and Laurence Cherkis Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Paul and Carmela Haklisch Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP Jeannene Booher Barbara and John Craig Christine and Edward McKenna The Prospect Hill Foundation Roz and Wally Bernheimer James and Barbara Moltz Isabelle L. Makepeace Trust Maria Penberthy Eleanor Briggs Marisa and Hugh Daley Kathy and Philip McKnight Elizabeth and Henry Morris Burrows Mary Kontarasis and Thomas Branchick Anne and Charles Mott Clark Circle Jane Gaillard and Gary Knisely Joyce Poff Robert and Martha Berman Lipp Michele Moeller Chandler and Barbara Dau Barbara and Don McLucas Mary and Robert Carswell The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation Paul Neely Delaney and Bruce Lundberg Oralie Thurston Robert and Doris Fischer Malesardi G. Donald Chandler, III Peggy and Gordon Davis Wendy and Gage McWeeny Jane Forbes Clark, Fernleigh Foundation Susan and Duncan Brown Evelyn Stefansson Nef Katherine and Frank Martucci In memory of Helga Valigorsky Sylvia and Leonard Marx Stacy and Eric Cochran Penelope and Foster Devereux Peter Mehlin Robert Sterling Clark Foundation The Brown Foundation Inc. of Houston The Scott Opler Foundation Inc. Osher Lifelong Learning Institute Jon Valigorsky Paul Neely Mary and Henry Flynt Carol and Herbert Diamond Maud Merton Delphine and Douglas Daft Charles E. Buckley Katherine and Bo Peabody at Berkshire Community College In memory of Andrew P. and Dorothy R. Dotty and Lionel Goldfrank The Dobbins Foundation Dr. David and Sue Metzner Mary Jane and José E. Fernández Elizabeth and Henry Morris Burrows The Prospect Hill Foundation Private Art Dealers Association, Inc. Zoito Sr. Michael Gordon Elizabeth and Jonas Dovydenas Daniel Meyers and James Pugliese The Florence Gould Foundation Mary and Robert Carswell Milton and Dorothy Sarnoff Raymond Foundation Sterling Circle State Street Corporation Andrew Zoito Valerie and George Kennedy Paul and Carmela Haklisch Eakin Patton Family Caroline and Jeremiah Milbank Chara and John Haas Michele Moeller Chandler and in memory of Sandy and Lynn Laitman Susan and Patrick Landers Margaret and Richard Kronenberg Francesca Eastman and Edward Goodstein Ellen Miller Diane and Andreas Halvorsen G. Donald Chandler III Carol and Joe Reich Foundation Contributors Donors to the Library Collections Susan Baker and Michael Lynch Kate and Chet Lasell Beth and Kevin Ellingwood Audrey Clarkson and Harry Montgomery Dena and Felda Hardymon Jane Forbes Clark Barbara and James Richardson Asian Cultural Council James S. Ackerman Barbara and James Moltz Ann and Matthew Nimetz Lee Elman Lisa and Justin Moore Irene M. Hunter In memory of Sterling and Francine Clark Georgeanne and Jean Rousseau E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Foundation Rael Artel The Pumpkin Foundation, Joe and Susan Paine Judith Ensign Leslie and Richard Morgenthal Valerie and George Kennedy The Robert Sterling Clark Foundation Jheri and A. William Rutter Cultural Council of Northern Berkshire Cezar Bartholomeu Carol Reich The Claudia and Steven Perles Family Karen and Adam Falk Kate and Hans Morris June K. Lauzon Paula and Charles Collins Sophie U.
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