Nebraska Cultural Endowment Donors

Through April 30, 2008

Diamond Circle $500,000+

Johnny Carson, Beverly Hills, Ca 
Mr. and Mrs. J. Robert Duncan, Lincoln, NE 

Platinum Circle $250,000-$499,000

Anonymous
Mammel Family Foundation, Omaha, NE
National Endowment for the Humanities, Washington, DC 

Gold Circle $100,000-$249,000

Cooper Foundation, Lincoln, NE
Charles W. Durham Foundation, Omaha, NE 
Omaha Steaks International, Omaha, NE
John F. and Nancy J. Wiederspan, Lincoln, NE
Woods Charitable Fund, Inc., Lincoln, NE

Silver Circle $50,000-$99,999

Harold W. and Marian B. Andersen, Omaha, NE
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Campbell, Lincoln, NE 
Hawks Foundation, Omaha, NE
Morrison Roberts Foundation, Hastings, NE
Kiewit Companies Foundation, Omaha, NE
James C. and Rhonda Seacrest, Lincoln, NE 

Cornerstone $25,000-$49,999

Bank of the West, Omaha, NE 
ConAgra Foods Foundation, Omaha, NE 
Don David and Mayor Margaret Hornady David, Grand Island, NE 
Gloria and Roy Dinsdale, Palmer, NE
John and Carmen Gottschalk, Omaha, NE
Karen F. Levin, Omaha, NE 
Robert L. and Mary E. Nefsky, Lincoln, NE
Murray and Sharee Newman, Omaha, NE
Omaha World Herald Foundation, Omaha, NE 
William R. Patrick Foundation, Omaha, NE
Gail and Michael Yanney, Omaha, NE
   

Steward $10,000-$24,999

Abel Foundation, Lincoln, NE 
John and Catherine Angle, Lincoln, NE
E. A. and Betty Cook III, Kearney, NE 
Dillon Foundation, Lincoln, NE
Gerald and Kit Dimon, Lincoln, NE 
Kim and Tom Dinsdale, Grand Island, NE
Maryanne and Bob Harry, Denver, CO 
Mr. and Mrs. Don Hinds, Fremont, NE 
Kosman Inc., Scottsbluff, NE 
Kathleen Kuszak, Omaha, NE
Marc and Kathy LeBaron, Lincoln, NE
Adah and Leon Millard Foundation, Omaha, NE 
Marjorie Langhorst Trust, Omaha, NE 
Harlan Noddle & Joe Kirshenbaum Foundation, Omaha, NE 
Wallace and Martha Richardson, Lincoln, NE 
J. C. Seacrest Trust, Lincoln, NE
Ann and Gene Spence, Omaha, NE 
Willis A. and Janet S. Strauss, Omaha, NE 
TierOne Bank Charitable Foundation, Lincoln, NE
Dick and Marty Wikert, Fremont, NE
Donna W. Woods, Lincoln, NE
Zucker Fund/Omaha Community Foundation, Omaha, NE

Builder  $5,000-$9,999

Bailey Lauerman, Lincoln, NE
Mr. and Mrs. N. P. Dodge Jr., Omaha, NE
N. P. Dodge Company, Omaha, NE
Carol Gendler, Omaha, NE
Joan Gibson and Donald Wurster, Omaha, NE 
Jane Renner Hood, Lincoln, NE
Lincoln Financial Group Foundation, Omaha, NE
Pegler Family Foundation, Lincoln, NE
Dan Semrad, Lincoln, NE 
Susan Semrad, Lincoln, NE 
Ann and Frank C. Sidles, Lincoln, NE
U. S. Bank Foundation, Omaha, NE 
Paula and Woody Varner, Lincoln, NE

Advocate $2,500-$4,999

Senator LaVon Crosby, Lincoln, NE
Norman Geske, Lincoln, NE 
Burket Graf, Lincoln, NE
Earl and Marilyn Mitchell, Norfolk, NE 
Dale and Fern Olson, Fremont, NE 
Esther and Raleigh Pilster Foundation, Omaha, NE
Harry Richardson, Broken Bow, NE
Pamela H. and Marcus J. Snow, Ashland, NE 
Tom & Sue Tallman, Lincoln, NE
Anne and Charles Trimble, Omaha, NE 
Richard and Karen Vierk, Lincoln, NE

Patron $1,000-$2,499

Anonymous
Meta and Ed Armstrong, Grand Island, NE
Tim Austin and Megan Overby, Omaha, NE
Marcia and Harley Bergmeyer, DeWitt, NE
Blackwell Sanders Peper Martin LLP, Omaha, NE
David Catalan, Omaha, NE 
R. Joe Dennis Foundation, Bellevue, NE 
Alice Dittman, Lincoln, NE 
Emspace Group, Omaha, NE
Joyce and Jim Holtmeier, DeWitt, NE
Andrew and Ellan Hove, Lincoln, NE
Richard and Ann Hudson, Walton, NE
Lawrence R. and Jeannette James Foundation, Lincoln, NE 
Jun and Ree Kaneko, Omaha, NE 
Dianne and Walker Kennedy, Lincoln, nE 
Graham and Sally Lusk, Omaha, NE
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Maddux, Wauneta, NE 
Janet D. Miller, North Platte, NE 
Tom Milliken, Fremont, NE 
Anonymous
Mrs. Edward Owen, Omaha, NE 
Alexander Payne, Topanga, NE  
Senator and Mrs. Donald Pederson, Lincoln, NE 
Tom and Harriet Potter, Lincoln, NE
Robert and Eileen Raun, Minden, NE
Ann and James Rawley, Lincoln, NE
Doug Riley Family Foundation, Omaha, NE
Trixie and Dave Schmidt, Lincoln, NE
Nancy and Jack Schwertley, Norfolk, NE 
Joannie Shephard, Valentine, NE
Charles Shoemaker and Lynne Friedewald, Hastings, NE 
Stuart Foundation, Lincoln, NE
Peter Suzuki, Elkhorn, NE 
Jann and Red Thomas, Omaha, NE
Webster Family Foundation, Omaha, NE
Ross W. and Judy A. Wilcox, Lincoln, NE 
Suzanne and Audie Wise, Lincoln, NE   

Friends of the Cultural Endowment

Tom and Jane Allman, Lincoln, NE
Florence Amen, Lincoln, NE
Karen S. Amen, Lincoln, NE 
American National Bank of Fremont, Fremont
Rich Bailey, Lincoln, NE 
Ellen W. Baldwin, Lincoln, NE
Don and Nancy Bell, Norfolk, NE
Louise Bereuter, Alamo, CA 
Mayor Christopher Beutler, Lincoln, NE 
Mr. and Mrs. Keith Blackledge, North Platte, NE 
Joseph Boatorski
Karen Brasee, Grand Island, NE
Senator Pam Brown, Omaha, NE 
Diane Brownell, Lincoln, NE
Sandi and Bill Bruns, Omaha, NE 
Lucy Buntain Comine, Lincoln, NE 
Mr. and Mrs. Ulysses Carlini, Sr., North Platte, NE
Rebecca Carr, Lincoln, NE 
Senator Ernie Chambers, Omaha, NE 
Dr. Alva Clark, Omaha, NE
Cloyd and Linda Clark, McCook, NE
John and Sara Crook, Peru, NE
Julie Diegel, Lincoln, NE
Diana Doyle, Omaha, NE 
Nancy Duncan, Omaha, NE 
Senator Pat Engel, South Sioux City, NE
Mimi and Dave Ernst, Columbus, NE
Carl and Janet Eskridge, Lincoln, NE
Michael and Rebecca Evers, Kearney, NE 
Wendell and Sarah Fairbanks, Hastings, NE
Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Fisher, Lincoln, NE 
Michael J. Fitzgibbons, Scottsdale, AZ
Diane Dinndorf Friebe and Joe Friebe, Lincoln, NE
Herb and Kathy Friedman, Lincoln, NE 
Robley Garrigan
Arnold and Lynne Garson, Sioux Falls, SD
Emily Gloe, Fremont, NE 
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Goldstein, Omaha, NE
Diane Gonzolas, Lincoln, NE
Thomas Grubaugh, Columbus, NE
Carl Gustafson, Georgetown, CO
Raymond H. Haggh, Lincoln, NE 
Robert S. Haller and Marcella Shortt, Lincoln, NE
Brian and Carey Hamilton, Omaha, NE
Mrs. Andrew Harsh
Michael A. Harsh, Omaha, NE 
Senator Paul Hartnett, Bellevue, NE 
Bruce and Carol Hendrickson, Holdrege, NE 
Fred A. Henninger, Omaha, NE
Mr. and Mrs. James Hewitt, Lincoln, NE 
Linda Hillegass and Jim McKee, Lincoln, NE
Mary Hillegass, Lincoln, NE
Shari Hofschire, Omaha, NE 
HunTel Systems, Blair, NE
Anonymous
Susan Iniz
Julie and Mike Jacobson, North Platte, NE
Andrew Jameton, Omaha, NE 
Senator Ray Janssen, Nickerson, NE 
Senator James Jensen, Omaha, NE
Clinton and Patricia Jones, Kearney, NE 
Kaslow Charitable Trust, Omaha, NE
Ruth and James H. Keene III, Lincoln, NE
Russell and Barbara Kendle, Alliance, NE 
Senator Shelley Kiel, Omaha, NE 
Dr. and Mrs. Robin Koozer/Hastings College, Hastings, NE
David and Vicki Krecek, Omaha, NE 
Kam-Ching and Yvonne Leung, Lincoln, NE
Louis and Rose Leviticus, Lincoln, NE
Peter and Diane Longo, Kearney, NE 
Lotos Club, Lincoln, NE
Scott Matteson, Kearney, NE 
Senator Gerald Matzke, Sidney, NE 
David Maurstad, Denver, CO 
Jean and Jack McBride, Lincoln, NE
Anonymous
Liz and Michael McCoy, Lincoln, NE 
Lynn McNally, Lincoln, NE
Bob and Angenette Meaney, Omaha, NE
Modern Arts Midwest, Lincoln, NE
Fran and Jerry Milder, Omaha, NE
J B Milliken & Nana Smith, Lincoln, NE
Francis and Maxine Moul, Lincoln, NE
Karen Mullen, Watertown, MA
Helen M. Nichols, Brock, NE
Robert and Victoria Northrup, Lincoln, NE
Mary and Jorn Olsen, Hastings, NE 
Paul A. Olson, Lincoln, NE 
Cinda Orr, Kearney, NE
Rev. Nita Hinds-Park and Dennis Park, Lincoln, NE
William and Tamara Pauley, Juniata, NE
Gretchen Peters, Gering, NE
Dr. Oliver and Karen Pollak, Omaha, NE
Edward Polochick, Baltimore, MD 
Senator Ronald Raikes, Lincoln, NE
Mary Anne Ramge, Omaha, NE 
Stacy and Bob Ripley, Lincoln, NE 
William B. and Marjorie M. Rist, Beatrice, NE 
Ky and Jane Rohman, Lincoln, NE
Jacquelyn Rosenlof, Kearney, NE 
Marilyn and Dr. Clyde Sachtleben, Hastings, NE 
Dr. and Mrs. Van Sandstedt, Hastings, NE
Stephan A. Scherr, Hastings, NE 
Senator DiAnna Schimek, Lincoln, NE
Mr. William Schlaebitz, Lincoln, NE
Senator Jerry Schmitt, Ord, NE 
Bryan and Heather Schneider, Omaha, NE
June and Paul Schorr, Lincoln, NE 
Amy Scott, Omaha, NE
Eric Seacrest, North Platte, NE 
SilverStone Group, Omaha, NE
Thelma Simpson, Kearney, NE 
Janice and Stanley Sipple, Lincoln, NE
Paul and Annette Smith, Omaha, NE
Connie Spellman, Omaha, NE
Anthony and Katherine Starace, Lincoln, NE 
Senator Deb Suttle, Omaha, NE 
Carol and Thomas Svolos, Omaha, NE 
Lorraine and Fred Teller, Hastings, NE
Ric and Patricia Teller, Santa Clarita, CA 
Gary and Eloise Tesar, Omaha, NE 
Bette Anne and Hal Thaut, Beatrice, NE
Lawrence B. Thomas, Omaha, NE 
Senator Nancy Thompson, LaVista, NE
Pat and Tom Thompson, Bassett, NE 
Charles Trimble/Red Willow Institute, Omaha, NE
Judy Ueda, Omaha, NE 
Dr. Jerry and Mary Vaughan, Broken Bow 
Senator Floyd Vrtiska, Table Rock, NE 
Tom and Sue Weidner, Omaha, NE
Senator Jerry Willhoft
Verna and Robert A. Wolfe, York, NE 
Irene Zimmerman, Battle Creek, NE 
Meredith Zutavern, Dunning, NE


Arts and Humanities Education Fund

Memorial Gifts from the Cooper Foundation, Lincoln, NE 
          D.B. "Woody" Varner
          Thomas C. "Chip" Woods
Memorial Gift from the Woods Charitable Fund Inc., Lincoln, NE
           E.N. "Jack" Thompson 
TierOne Charitable Foundation, Lincoln, NE
Donna W. Woods, Lincoln, NE 

Heritage and Legacy Society

These donors have made irrevocable planned gifts or have included the Nebraska Cultural Endowment in their estate plan:

Harold W. and Marian B. Andersen, Omaha, NE
Jack and Sally Campbell, Lincoln, NE 
J. Robert and Karen Duncan, Lincoln, NE 
Janice Hinds, Fremont, NE 
Jane Renner Hood, Lincoln, NE 
Karen F. Levin, Omaha, NE 
Robert L. and Mary E. Nefsky, Lincoln, NE 
Ann O’Hara, Omaha, NE
Jackie Rosenlof, Kearney, NE 
John F. and Nancy J. Wiederspan, Lincoln, NE  
 

In Memory

David J. Barker
    from Sally and Jack Campbell, Lincoln, NE

Governor Robert Crosby
     from Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Fisher, Lincoln, NE

Noel David Eberspacher
     from Robley Garrigan
     Mrs. Andrew Harsh
     Michael A. Harsh, Omaha, NE 
     Susan Iniz

James A. Eisentrager
     from Suzanne Wise, Lincoln, NE

Martha Greer
     from Sally and Jack Campbell, Lincoln, NE

Charles Jones
     from Jann & Red Thomas, Omaha, NE

Harlan Noddle
     from Bob and Maryanne Harry, Denver, CO

Harry Richardson 
     from Jack and Sally Campbell, Lincoln, NE
     Amy Lamphere, Lincoln, NE 
     Bob and Mary Nefsky, Lincoln, NE 
     Fred and Lorraine Teller, Hastings, NE 

Ome and Honor Shoemaker
     from Robin and Ann Koozer, Hastings, NE

Bob Simon 
     from Jennifer Severin

E. N. "Jack" Thompson 
     from Mr. and Mrs. Jack Campbell, Lincoln, NE 
     LaVon Crosby, Lincoln, NE 
     Gerald and Kit Dimon, Lincoln, NE 
     "Ladies of the Club", Lincoln, NE 
     Carl Gustafson, Georgetown, CO
     Jane Renner Hood, Lincoln, NE 
     Bob and Mary Nefsky, Lincoln, NE 
     Mr. and Mrs. James A. Rawley, Lincoln, NE
     Martha and Wally Richardson, Lincoln, NE 
     Ky and Jane Rohman, Lincoln, NE 
     Fred and Lorraine Teller, Hastings, NE 
     Bette Anne Hal Thaut, Beatrice, NE 
     Pat and Tom Thompson, Bassett, NE 
     Ross and Judy Wilcox, Lincoln, NE 
     Woods Charitable Fund, Lincoln, NE

Katherine (Katie) Thompson 
     from Kit and Gerald Dimon, Lincoln, NE 
     Sally and Jack Campbell, Lincoln, NE

Thomas C. "Chip" Woods 
     from the Cooper Foundation, Lincoln, NE
     Maryanne Harry, Denver, CO

D. B. "Woody" Varner 
     from the Cooper Foundation, Lincoln, NE

Paula and D.B. "Woody" Varner
     from Sally and Jack Campbell

Janice Campbell Witteborg
     from Bob and Mary Nefsky, Lincoln, NE

S.N. "Bud" Wolbach
     from Pamela H. and Marcus J. Snow, Ashland, NE
 

In Tribute To

Howard and Barbara Dinsdale
    From Kim and Tom Dinsdale, Grand Island, NE 

Robin Koozer
    From Maggie, C.J., and Ann Kooser, Hastings, NE

Fred and Lorraine Teller
    From Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Lipsey
    Herb and Kathy Friedman, Lincoln, NE 
    Arnold and Lynne Garson, Sioux Falls, SD
    Mary and Jorn Olsen, Hastings, NE
    Ric and Patricia Teller, Santa Clarita, CA

Karen Levin
    From Gretchen and Bill Peters
    Red Willow Institute/Charles Trimble, Omaha, NE


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