DONORS

Through December 22, 2010

Diamond Circle $500,000+
Anonymous

Johnny Carson, Beverly Hills, CA

Mr. and Mrs. J. Robert Duncan, Lincoln
Richard D. Holland, Omaha

 

Platinum Circle $250,000-$499,000
Catherine and Terrence Ferguson, Omaha

Mammel Family Foundation, Omaha 

National Endowment for the Humanities D.C.
 

Gold Circle $100,000-$249,000
Cooper Foundation, Lincoln
Charles W. Durham Foundation, Omaha
Omaha Steaks International, Omaha
John F. and Nancy J. Wiederspan, Lincoln
Woods Charitable Fund, Inc., Lincoln

 

Silver Circle $50,000-$99,999
Harold W. and Marian B. Andersen, Omaha
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Campbell, Lincoln

Hawks Foundation, Omaha
Morrison Roberts Foundation, Hastings
Kiewit Companies Foundation, Omaha
James C. and Rhonda Seacrest, Lincoln

 

Cornerstone $25,000-$49,999
Bank of the West, Omaha

ConAgra Foods Foundation, Omaha

Mayor Margaret Hornady & Don David, Grand Island   

Dillon Foundation, Lincoln
Gloria and Roy Dinsdale, Palmer
John and Carmen Gottschalk, Omaha
Jane Renner Hood, Lincoln
Karen F. Levin, Omaha
Robert L. and Mary E. Nefsky, Lincoln
Murray and Sharee Newman, Omaha
Omaha World Herald Foundation, Omaha 
Pamela H. and Marcus J. Snow, Ashland 
William R. Patrick Foundation, Omaha
Gail and Michael Yanney, Omaha

Steward $10,000-$24,999
Abel Foundation, Lincoln
John and Catherine Angle, Lincoln
Bluecross Blueshield of Nebraska

E. A. and Betty Cook III, Kearney 
Gerald and Kit Dimon, Lincoln 
Kim and Tom Dinsdale, Grand Island

Joan Gibson and Donald Wurster, Omaha 
Maryanne and Bob Harry, Denver, CO 
Mr. and Mrs. Don Hinds, Fremont 
Kosman Inc., Scottsbluff 
Kathleen Kuszak, Omaha
Marc and Kathy LeBaron, Lincoln
Adah and Leon Millard Foundation, Omaha 
Marjorie Langhorst Trust, Omaha
Harlan Noddle & Joe Kirshenbaum, Omaha 

Diane Oldfather, Lincoln
Wallace and Martha Richardson, Lincoln
J. C. Seacrest Trust, Lincoln
Ann and Gene Spence, Omaha 
Willis A. and Janet S. Strauss, Omaha 
TierOne Bank Charitable Foundation
Dick and Marty Wikert, Fremont
Donna W. Woods, Lincoln
Zucker Fund/Omaha Community Foundation
 

Builder $5,000-$9,999
Bailey Lauerman, Lincoln
Mr. and Mrs. N. P. Dodge Jr., Omaha
N. P. Dodge Company, Omaha
Carol Gendler, Omaha
Susan Hoppe, Lincoln
Lincoln Financial Group Foundation, Omaha

Earl and Marilyn Mitchell, Norfolk 
Pegler Family Foundation, Lincoln

Esther and Raleigh Pilster, Omaha

Dan Semrad,Lincoln 
Ann and Frank C. Sidles, Lincoln

Tom & Sue Tallman, Lincoln
U. S. Bank Foundation, Omaha 
Paula and Woody Varner, Lincoln
 
 

Advocate $2,500-$4,999
Senator LaVon Crosby, Lincoln
Norman Geske, Lincoln
Burket Graf, Lincoln
Dale and Fern Olson, Fremont 

Senator and Mrs. Donald Pederson, Lincoln
Harry Richardson, Broken Bow
Trixie and Dave Schmidt, Lincoln

C. Charles Shoemaker and Lynne Friedewald, Hastings

Anne and Charles Trimble, Omaha 
Richard and Karen Vierk, Lincoln
 

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Patron $1,000-$2,499

Boyd and Shirley Adkinson, Benkelman

Lafe Anderson, Hastings

Meta and Ed Armstrong, Grand Island
Tim Austin and Megan Overby, Omaha
Marcia and Harley Bergmeyer, DeWitt
Blackwell Sanders Peper Martin LLP Omaha
David Catalan, Omaha 

Creigh Family Foundation, Omaha
R. Joe Dennis Foundation, Bellevue
Alice Dittman, Lincoln
Emspace Group, Omaha

Lana Lobsiger Flagtwet, Lincoln

Linda Hillegass & Jim McKee, Lincoln
Joyce and Jim Holtmeier, DeWitt
Andrew and Ellan Hove, Lincoln
Richard and Ann Hudson, Walton
Lawrence R. and Jeannette James, Lincoln
Jun and Ree Kaneko, Omaha
Dianne and Walker Kennedy, Lincoln

Louise and Doug Kent, Scottsbluff, NE

Jack and Stephanie Koraleski, Omaha 

Jan Korell, McCook
Graham and Sally Lusk, Omaha
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Maddux, Wauneta 
Joannie Medlock, Valentine

Janet D. Miller, North Platte

J. B. Milliken & Nana Smith, Lincoln

Tom Milliken, Fremont

Anne & John P. Nelson, Council Bluffs

Sam and Natalie Olson, Lincoln
Mrs. Edward Owen, Omaha 
Alexander Payne, Topanga, CA  
Dr. Oliver and Karen Pollak, Omaha
Tom and Harriet Potter, Lincoln
Robert and Eileen Raun, Minden
Ann and James Rawley, Lincoln
Doug Riley Family Foundation, Omaha
Nancy and Jack Schwertley, Norfolk 
Paul and Annette Smith, Omaha

Merle Stalder, Falls City

Stuart Foundation, Lincoln
Peter Suzuki, Elkhorn

Jann and Red Thomas, Omaha
Webster Family Foundation, Omaha

Ross W. and Judy A. Wilcox, Lincoln 
Suzanne and Audie Wise, Lincoln   

Friends of the Cultural Endowment
Tom and Jane Allman, Lincoln
Florence Amen, Lincoln
Karen S. Amen, Lincoln
American National Bank of Fremont
Rich Bailey, Lincoln 
Ellen W. Baldwin, Lincoln

Joseph Batorski

Don and Nancy Bell, Norfolk
Louise Bereuter, Alamo, CA 

Robert and JoAnn Berkshire, Omaha, NE
Mayor Christopher Beutler, Lincoln 
Dr. Brad and Karen Bigelow, Kearney 
Mr. and Mrs. Keith Blackledge, North Platte
Dottie Bowman, Kearney
Karen Brasee, Grand Island
Curt and Vicki Bromm, Wahoo

Senator Pam Brown, Omaha 
Diane Brownell, Lincoln
Sandi and Bill Bruns, Omaha 

Mary and Doug Campbell, Lincoln
Lucy Buntain Comine, Lincoln
Mr. and Mrs. Ulysses Carlini, Sr., North Platte
Rebecca Carr, Lincoln 
Senator Ernie Chambers, Omaha
Dr. Alva Clark, Omaha
Cloyd and Linda Clark, McCook
John and Sara Crook, Peru
Julie Diegel, Lincoln

Art and Rosemary Dobson, Lincoln
Diana Doyle, Omaha 

Jerry and Nancy Dulitz, Kearney
Nancy Duncan, Omaha 

C.K. Duryea, Omaha

Maurine Eckloff, Kearney

Senator Pat Engel, South Sioux City

Mimi and Dave Ernst, Columbus

Carl and Janet Eskridge, Lincoln
Michael and Rebecca Evers, Kearney 
Wendell and Sarah Fairbanks, Hastings
Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Fisher, Lincoln 
Michael J. Fitzgibbons, Scottsdale
Diane Dinndorf and Joe Friebe, Lincoln

Herb and Kathy Friedman, Lincoln

Emily Gloe, Fremont 

Gannett Foundation, Stuart, FL
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Goldstein, Omaha

Diane Gonzolas, Lincoln

Dr. and Mrs. William Griffin, Omaha
Thomas Grubaugh, Columbus
Carl Gustafson, Georgetown, CO
Raymond H. Haggh, Lincoln,
Robert S. Haller and Marcella Shortt, Lincoln
Brian and Carey Hamilton, Omaha
Mrs. Andrew Harsh
Michael A. Harsh, Omaha
Senator Paul Hartnett, Bellevue 
Kristi Hayek, Lincoln

Bruce and Carol Hendrickson, Holdrege 
Fred A. Henninger, Omaha
Mr. and Mrs. James Hewitt, Lincoln 
Mary Hillegass, Lincoln

Robert and Artie Hobbs, Kearney
Shari Hofschire, Omaha 
HunTel Systems, Blair

Steve and Sheri Idelman, Omaha
Susan Iniz
Julie and Mike Jacobson, North Platte 

Andrew Jameton, Omaha        

Senator James Jensen, Omaha

Senator Ray Janssen, Nickerson
Clinton and Patricia Jones, Kearney 
Kaslow Charitable Trust, Omaha

Ruth and James H. Keene III, Lincoln

Robert L. and Rossell N. Kelley, Scottsbluff

Russell and Barbara Kendle, Alliance

Senator Shelley Kiel, Omaha

Virginia Knoll, Lincoln

Dr. and Mrs. Robin Koozer/Hastings College

David and Vicki Krecek, Omaha

Kam-Ching and Yvonne Leung, Lincoln
Louis and Rose Leviticus, Lincoln

Wini Lipsey, Houston, TX
Peter and Diane Longo, Kearney 
Lotos Club, Lincoln
Cheryle Manasil, Omaha
Scott Matteson, Kearney 
Senator Gerald Matzke, Sidney
David Maurstad, Denver, CO 

Sandy McCarthy, Alliance
Jean and Jack McBride, Lincoln
Liz and Michael McCoy, Lincoln 
Lynn McNally, Lincoln
Bob and Angenette Meaney, Omaha

Mid-Nebraska Community Fnd, North Platte
Fran and Jerry Milder, Omaha
Modern Arts Midwest, Lincoln
Francis and Maxine Moul, Lincoln
Karen Mullen, Watertown, MA
Helen M. Nichols, Brock. NE
Robert and Victoria Northrup Lincoln

Paul O’Hara, Lincoln

Timothy and Molly O’Holleran, North Platte
Mary and Jorn Olsen, Hastings
Paul A. Olson, Lincoln

Cinda Orr, Kearney
Rev. Nita Hinds-Park and Dennis Park, Lincoln
William and Tamara Pauley, Juniata
Gretchen Peters, Gering

Mary Jane and Doug Peters,Jacksonville AL
Edward Polochick, Baltimore, MD
Senator Ronald Raikes, Lincoln
Mary Anne Ramge, Omaha 
B.J. Reed, Omaha
Stacy and Bob Ripley, Lincoln 
William B. and Marjorie M. Rist, Beatrice 
Ky and Jane Rohman, Lincoln
Jacquelyn Rosenlof, Kearney 

Jeanne and William Ross, Kearney

Joel Russell, Omaha 

Marilyn and Dr. Clyde Sachtleben, Hastings
Dr. and Mrs. Van Sandstedt, Hastings
Stephan A. Scherr, Hastings
Senator DiAnna Schimek, Lincoln
Mr. William Schlaebitz, Lincoln
Senator Jerry Schmitt, Ord

Joe and Sandy Shon, Scottsbluff
Bryan and Heather Schneider, Omaha
June and Paul Schorr, Lincoln
Amy Scott, Omaha
Eric Seacrest, North Platte 
SilverStone Group, Omaha
Thelma Simpson, Kearney 
Janice and Stanley Sipple, Lincoln
Smith Hayes, Omaha and Lincoln

Connie Spellman, Omaha  
Carl Spelts, Kearney
Anthony and Katherine Starace, Lincoln

Sandra Schroeder, NorfolkJennifer Severin
Senator Deb Suttle, Omaha
Carol and Thomas Svolos, Omaha 
Lorraine and Fred Teller, Hastings
Ric and Patricia Teller, Santa Clarita, CA 
Gary and Eloise Tesar, Omaha 
Bette Anne and Hal Thaut, Beatrice
Lawrence B. Thomas, Omaha 
Senator Nancy Thompson, LaVista
Pat and Tom Thompson, Bassett 
Charles Trimble/Red Willow Institute, Omaha
Stanley M. Truhlsen Family, Omaha

Judy Ueda, Omaha 
Dr. Jerry and Mary Vaughan, Broken Bow

Irving and Gail Veitzer, Omaha 
Senator Floyd Vrtiska, Table Rock
Dayle Wallien, Scottsbluff

Tom and Sue Weidner, Omaha

Whelan and Scherr, Hastings
Senator Jerry Willhoft

Mrs. Kathy Wilson, Omaha
Verna and Robert A. Wolfe, York
Gary Zaruba, Kearney
Irene Zimmerman, Battle Creek 
Meredith Zutavern, Dunning


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

Tal Anderson    

    from Maryanne and Bob Harry, Denver

David J. Barker
    from Sally and Jack Campbell, Lincoln

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

Mary Dorwark    

     from Maryanne and Bob Harry, Denver

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

James A. Eisentrager
     from Suzanne Wise, Lincoln

Martha Greer
     from Sally and Jack Campbell, Lincoln

Mildred Fuchs

     from Maryanne and Bob Harry, Denver

Rose Marie Harsh    

     from C.K. Duryea, Omaha

Marietta Holmstedt     

     from LaVon Crosby, Lincoln

Floyanne Hough     from Nadine Murray, Seattle, WA     from Ann and Ken Stinson, Omaha     from Mr. and Mrs. Erik P Wagner, Omaha

Charles Jones
     from Jann & Red Thomas, Omaha

Joyce Mammel     

     from Maryanne and Bob Harry, Denver, CO
Harlan Noddle
     from Maryanne and Bob Harry, Denver, CO
Harry Richardson 
     from Jack and Sally Campbell, Lincoln
     Amy Lamphere, Lincoln
     Bob and Mary Nefsky, Lincoln 
     Fred and Lorraine Teller, Hastings 

Pat Ruppe
     from Bob and Maryanne Harry, Denver, CO
Ome and Honor Shoemaker
     from Robin and Ann Koozer, Hastings
Bob Simon 
     from Jennifer Severin

Lorraine D. Teller

     from Kathy and Herb Friedman, Lincoln     from Ann and Robin Koozer, Hastings     from Karen Levin, Omaha          from Sharee and Murray Newman, Omaha

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

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

Thomas C. "Chip" Woods 
     from the Cooper Foundation, Lincoln
     Maryanne Harry, Denver
D. B. "Woody" Varner 
     from the Cooper Foundation, Lincoln

Paula and D.B. "Woody" Varner
     from Sally and Jack Campbell
Janice Campbell Witteborg
     from Bob and Mary Nefsky, Lincoln
S.N. "Bud" Wolbach
     from Pamela H. and Marcus J. Snow 

 

In Tribute To

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

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

Karen Levin
    From Gretchen and Bill Peters, Gering

   Red Willow Institute/Charles Trimble, Omaha

Fred and Lorraine Teller
    From Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Lipsey

    Herb and Kathy Friedman, Lincoln 
    Arnold and Lynne Garson, Louisville, KY 
   

    Mary and Jorn Olsen, Hastings
    Ric and Patricia Teller, Santa Clarita, CA

Don and Jody White, 50th Wedding Anniversary   

      From LaVon Crosby, Lincoln
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