The Illinois College Society recognizes philanthropic leaders who support student success through their financial support and personal involvement. Investments made by Illinois College Society members ensure that the College realizes its vision to build an international reputation for inspiring achievement and empowering students to make a difference in the world. Listed below are lifetime members, who have made gifts totaling more than $100,000, as well as annual members who joined the Society by making a gift of $1,000 or more between June 1, 2025 and May 31, 2026.

Lifetime Members

Terry and Mary Beth Airsman
Airsman Hires Funeral Homes
Dr. Khalaf Al Habtoor H’10
Al Habtoor Group
Susan Allen H’09
Carol Altomare
Ameren Illinois Act On Energy
American Endowment Foundation
Drs. Jay R. Anders ’79 and Susan Pratt ’80
Kathryn Sue Anderson ’53*
Archer Daniels Midland Co
Associated Colleges of Illinois
Association of the Open Mind and Spirit, Inc.
Ryan ’97 and Laura Barke
Bill Batson ’50
Mike ’86 & Lis Lonson Bauersachs ’85
Gerry ’78 and Mary Ann Beard
Joy French Becker ’67 H’15
John and Stephanie Bellatti
Marcia Billhartz
Toni Blankmann ’74 and Bob Weiner
Steve and Patricia Bone
Bound To Stay Bound Books
Jim ’66 and Kaye Bruner
Marcella Bramley Burrus ’71
C.A.C.H.E.
Barrett and Susie Callaghan
Caterpillar Foundation
Dennis Backstrom and Elaine Chapman
Janet Williams Chipman ’75
Cornelsen Charitable Foundation
Council of Independent Colleges
Frank and Judy Cummings
Charles Cunningham
Bill Curry ’71
Dale and Deborah Smith Foundation
Davee Foundation
Harmon H’09 and Millie Deal
Jeff and Joan Mitchell DeBoer H’14
Delta Foundation
Department of Justice
Dr. Scholl Foundation
Del ’72 H’24 and Lisa Dunham
Ernst & Young Foundation
Jack ’61 H’07 and Doris Gustine Fairfield ’62
Barbara A. Farley
Fidelity Foundation
Mike ’92 and Beth Doty Fletcher ’92
Dick Fry
General Electric Foundation
Jim ’61 H’11 and Cathy Green
Joel ’66 and Elise Leaks Harmon ’69
Neal ’60 and Dianna Hart
Gary ’74 H’24 and Debra Kurtock Haynes ’76
Health Resources & Services Administration
Henry Luce Foundation
Duane ’71 H’20 and Sharon Hess
John Hinde
Vicki Hood
Roger Huson ’50
Illinois Bell Telephone Co
Illinois Board of Higher Education
Illinois Prairie Community Foundation
Illinois Valley Paving
ITT Industries
Khalaf Ahmad Al Habtoor Foundation
Christopher and Kathrn Kirt
Helen Robinson Kohr ’47*
Kresge Foundation
John Kurtock ’47*
Richard H. Levi
Levi, Ray & Shoup Inc.
Bob ’65 and Ann Lindquist
Margaret A. Cargill Foundation
Patrick H’09 H’26 and Rosanne Mathis
Greg ’88 and Liz Airsman May ’91
Marge and Michael Meier
Memorial Health
David ’72 and Ellen Rammelkamp Miller ’72
Steven ’77 and Betsy Huss Mills ’77
Jim Mills ’56
Monticello College Foundation
National Endowment for Humanities
National Philanthropic Trust
National Science Foundation
Conrad ’65 and Judy Noll
North Central College
Steve H’07 H’25 and Maggie Oetgen
Ron Pearce
Doris Prather
Tom ’76 and Linda Forsaith Purves ’76
Cathy Randall
George F. Reilly ’56*
Reynolds Consumer Products
Carol Rieken ’63
Nancy Ray Ross ’65
Tom Ryder
Jim ’69 and Mary Marshall Scheider ’72
Hank ’73 and Martha Bryan Schmitt ’73
Joan Pedersen Schulz ’63
Shell Oil Company Foundation
Phil Shelton ’65
Herb ’58 and Judee Sherman
Sherman Department Stores
Deborah Klang Smith ’75 and Henry Dale Smith, Jr.*
Jim ’82 and Lisbeth Enz Spradlin ’83
State Farm Companies Foundation
Jean Coultas Statler H’09 H’25
Guy and Edie Sternberg
Loreli Steuer H’13
Synod of Lincoln Trails
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
Ross Thomas ’18
Bobby H’09 H’17 and Erin Thomson
Stephen Tillery ’72
Katherine Thompson Tillery ’74 H’11 and Tony Maruca
Tracy Family Foundation
U.S. Department of Commerce
United Church Board for Homeland Ministries
US Bank Trust and Wealth Management
US Department of Education
US Department of Housing/Urban Development
Jonathan Utley ’63 H’07
Vanguard Charitable Endowment
Jim ’65 H’15 and Joan Voyles
Dan ’69 and Lynne Oberlander Walters ’69
Gene ’63 and Lyn Wells
George H’19 and Diane Zelcs

Annual Members

Beecher Club
Carlos Alvarez ’69
ASIANetwork
Ayco Charitable Foundation 
Scott and Samantha Boston 
H.O. ’72 and Jane Jondro Brownback ’72 
George and Barbara Clark 
Mary and Alex Cole 
Roberta Crosby 
Jim ’62 and Ann Elliott 
Jerry Flynn ’70 and Luana Meinders Flynn ’71 
Jean Guilmartin ’73 
Ernie Hildner 
Steve ’74 and Jean Meyer Hunt 
Jewish Community Foundation 
Jim DuVall and Charlene Childers Kornoski-DuVall ’70 
Julie Ann Kurtock ’74 
Heather Loy ’91
Judith Schauerte Martin ’64 
Jack McCarty ’65 
Rick ’85 and Natalie Meidel 
Peggy Ong ’49* 
Susan Slocum Pecaro ’76 
Tom ’80 and Ann Bishop Prather ’80 
Leslie Proksa 
Renaissance Charitable Foundation 
Thomas Schorle ’72 
Cathy DeChant Schowengerdt ’75 
Carol Stein 
Rob H’25 and Lauren Thomas
Dave Truesdell 
David and Valery Stull Zellmer ’74

 

The Yale Band Club

AA Harvey Foundation 
Doug Baumann ’66 and Beverly Bredehoeft Baumann 
Darryl and June Taylor Beard ’79 
Sandy Stallings Bellatti ’70 
Bob ’78 and Carolyn Bonjean 
Jeff ’78 and Marty Huss Boss ’78 
Frank Bridgewater ’72 
Joe Calmese ’07 and Marilu Torres Torres 
Community Foundation of East Central Illinois 
Sandy Selcke Gussner ’65 
Stevan and Cathy Hackett 
Robert Hassenger 
Matt ’76 and Diane Taylor Hollendonner ’76 
Joyce Hutchinson 
Julia Geer Johnson ’85 
Helen Cole Kuhn 
Joanna Marker ’02 and Eric Dettmann
David Marshall 
Bill Maxey ’75 
Bob Moore ’78 
Kate O’Connell and Matthew Schultz 
Joseph ’69 and Ardith Opferman 
Pershing 
Phi Alpha Literary Society 
Ann Schulhofer 
Kevin ’80 and Rita Mueller Schultz ’80 
John and Kay* Shaner
Jim Spizzo ’74 and Joanne Spatz Spatz 
Marietta Fletcher Thompson 
Twyford BBQ & Catering 
Vicki Hinck VanTuyle ’73 
Visa 
Walton and Co. 
Richard ’62 and Joanne Barnes Woodruff

Ellis Club

Reg ’71 and Jane Ankrom 
Greg ’08 and Katie Miller Astroth ’09 
David Blackorby 
Eddie ’70 and Sandra Carpenter 
Dick ’63 and Donna Cody 
Kathy Colwell ’74 
James and Peggy Davidsmeyer 
George ’59 and Pamela Dow 
Dennis and Carol Elpers 
Steve Evans ’68 
Geoffrey Frank 
Greater Horizons 
Russell* and Beth Horton Hilleke ’83 
Dr. Betty Jacobsen ’56 and John Rohsenow 
Bruce ’76 and Jill Schuller 
Kinnett George ’78 and Helen Levi 
Dr. William ’59 and Nancy Logan 
Carla Malottke 
James ’94 and Colleen Bauer Miller ’95 
Rod and Francine Fitt Mundy ’74* 
Preston Newell ’65 
Northwestern Mutual Life 
Kenneth and Marilyn Cors Pomeroy ’66 
Rudy ’66 and Meg Pradelt 
Marsha Prater 
Charles ’74 & Deborah Rammelkamp 
Winston Rogers III ’82 
Brian and Marilyn Smith 
Steve ’70 and Sara Hedrick Tavender ’70 
Evan Thomas ’65 and Ann Smith Thomas ’66 
Louis ’67 and Marty Summers Vache ’67 
Judge Joe Vassar ’67 
Michael and Suzanne Hartman Verticchio ’67 
Tom Vujovich 
Mark ’70 and JoEllyn Welch 
Ray ’78 and Deb Baker Wellman ’78 
Amy Wilson ’93 and RJ Stewart

Lippincott Club

Agrivest, Inc. 
Thomas Alcott 
Wally Anderson 
Andy and Julie Applebee 
Michael Baise ’75 
Greg ’74 and Tonya Johnson Baise ’76 
Dick ’73 and Joanne Bales 
Brad ’81 and Alesha Bartholomew 
Jim ’68 and Marge Arkema Bateman ’68 
Bruce ’73 and Jenny Morris Beal ’73 
Bob ’81 and Harriet Rae Beard 
Paul ’66 and Michelle Morin Bellerjeau ’69 
Scott ’86 and Kari Calbreath Belobrajdic ’87 
Scottie ’91 and Diane Darush Bevill ’81 
Laurie Black ’84 
BLDD Architects INC. 
Daniel and Cheryl Lamont Boehmke ’64 
Arlin ’03 and Emily Welch Boles ’03 
J.C. and Sue Brenton 
Bob ’86 and Jeanne McNeely Bruner ’86 
Gerry and Cheri Callahan Bustos ’83
Nick Bustos ’10 
Gary Byers ’72 
Katie Carls 
Jenny Faith Carrell ’99
Jay and Amy Pearson Carriger ’92 
Dan ’59 and Edith Drum Castrodale ’59 
Cboe Global Markets 
Century Hospitality LLC 
Chancer, LLC 
Delinda ’69 and Marco Molder 
Tim ’01 and Stephanie Elpers Chipman 
Andrew ’04 and Alicia Donald Chipman 
Ralph ’52* and Elizabeth Christison 
Community Foundation for the Land of Lincoln 
Steve Copeland ’80 and Angela Beard Copeland 
Marsha Corey 
Matt ’06 and Jennifer Cors 
Jeff and Addie Coultas 
Jim ’06 and Rachel Cender Cowgill ’08 
James and Joanna Davis 
Scott ’80 and Brenda Schone Dean ’80 
Steve Dobbs and Pilar Dobbs 
Daniel ’78 and Joan Moore Doerfler ’79 
John Dooling ’71 and Cindy Hazlet Dooling ’73 
Jim Downer ’66 
Cole and Kristen Duke 
Jimmy Duncan ’76 
Eaton Corporation 
Edward Jones Trust Co 
Roger ’62 and Nancy Moore Engels 
Don ’70 and Kathy Romang English ’66 
Larry Erwin ’74 
V. and Diane Mensel Evans ’70 
Ginny Bramley Fanning ’75 
RJ Fehl 
Gloria Dimmitt Ferguson ’60 
Glenn Fernetti ’02 
Field Level Agriculture, Inc. 
First Presbyterian Church 
Mark ’75 and Karenanne Fitzsimmons 
Steve Flynn ’70 
Adam ’00 and Sarah Ford 
Andrea Frazier ’00 
Glenn ’70 and Donna Thomsen Gabanski 
Doug ’72 and Gail Graves Goodman ’72 
Great Southern Life Insurance Company 
Elise Griffin ’24 
Luiz ’90 and Celina Guimarães 
Daniel Hackett ’10 
Marc ’67 and Manju Hapke 
Doug Hardwick ’70 
Wes ’99 and Mary Mollet Harris ’01 
David Hart ’58 
Don ’66 and Pearl Newberry Hawrysz ’64 
Alban Haxhinasto ’02 and Elizabeth Becker 
Jim ’73 and Nancy Heafner 
Mary Tierney Hengels ’72 
Jeffery and Patsy Hanes Henson ’80 
Jon and Gail Hepner 
Ken Hieke ’74 
Craig and Jessica Dermody Higgs ’99 
Robert and Jean Hill
Kristan Becker Hoffman 
Steve ’71 and Janet Waddill Hopper ’72 
David Hultgren 
Shelley Hutchinson ’77 
International Business Machines Corp 
Bob Jenkins ’65 
The Estate of JoAnne Durkee 
Howard Johnston ’73 
Kent ’69 and Cheryl Jones 
Jedd and Amy Rourke Jones 
Reverend Dr. John H’09 & Betty Kay 
Pat ’67 and Betsy Ryan Kennedy ’73 
Catherine Habecker Kenny 
Donald ’75 and Cathy Kensell 
Mike ’75 and Edie Andrews Kindermann ’75 
Curt ’79 and Laurie Mohr Kleckler 
Mike ’07 and Amy Anderson Kralik ’12 
Chuck Krell ’65 and Reva Krell 
Carl Kretzer ’69 
Blaine and Louann Simpson Krogman ’80 
Michelle LaFayette ’95 
Michael and Kary Lansden 
Pete Leonis ’88 
Jerry Lieb ’77 
Lincoln Investment Planning, LLC 
Kevin and Theresa Lister ’81 
Julie Bodam Macartney ’98 and Erich Hoberg 
Mark ’82 and Susan Mann 
Bill and Pat Margenau 
Mickey ’79 and Laura Armstrong Marks ’80 
Jerry Mason ’70 and Penny Friedlander Friedlander 
Kent and Sue Massie 
William ’75 & Vicki Mattingly 
Terry ’68 and Susan Berg Maulding ’69 
Betty McKinley 
Kim Merchant ’94* 
Mark and Ann Burford Merchlewitz ’80 
Merrill a Bank of America Company 
Bert ’59 and Martha Miller 
Adah Mitchell 
Tom Murgatroyd ’70 and Lora Pond Murgatroyd ’69 
Chuck ’72 and Jennifer Murphy 
Randal Musch ’72 
NAMI West Central Illinois 
Richard and Judith Luckenbach Nelson ’81 
Darlene Nelson ’70 
Daniel and Shelly Newton 
Gray ’99 and Lauren Noll 
Donald ’65 & Nancy Kelly Nortrup ’62 
Joe Paldo ’73 
Chuck ’70 and Annie Parker 
Kelly Payne ’02 
Bob ’71 and Dee Dee Erwin Pearson ’70* 
Scott and Jennifer Norris Peterson 
Mark ’69 and Jill Maynard Peterson ’69 
John ’68 and Iris Lugo 
Claudia Woodman Predmore ’80 
Linda Newman Price ’70 
Todd ’95 and Kim Langenhorst Pryor 
Ed Puck ’62 and Marge Ewert Puck ’65 
Jeff ’77 and Hilda Miller Radcliffe ’77 
Brandon ’07 and Kristen Prief Reed ’07 
Terry ’77 and Becky Bastert Reuschel 
Meghan Roman 
Doug ’79 and Brenda Buchhett Rupp 
Jack ’66 and Susan Kincheloe Russel ’66 
Jack Russell 
Richard and Megan Russo 
Bob ’62 and Barbara Fischer Sawyer ’64 
Ronald Schaulat ’80 
Bob ’74 and Mary Schillerstrom 
Lori Schisler ’87 
Jack Schmitt ’59 and Evelyn Schmitt 
Dan ’05 and Susan Bergen Schoenleber ’07 
Cathyrn Schowengerdt ’74 
Tom ’74 and Susan Zeigler Scott ’75 
Luke Scroggins-Zellers ’08 and Cody Zellers 
Don ’50* and Faith Metzler 
Semla ’51 
Andrew Shanahan 
Nancy Noll Shaver 
Florence Shipowick 
Ann Fusselman Showalter ’67 
Bob and Karen Sibert 
Kent ’81 and Kelly Neese Siltman ’84 
Annette Simmons ’86 
Rick and Sally Stuber ’82 
Andy ’86 and Lori Petermeyer Smith ’88 
Paul and Almut Spalding 
Clayton and Rebecca Spencer 
Al ’62 and Nancy Strack 
Jim and Rachelan Bienert Stronach ’76 
Dale Summers ’65 
T. Rowe Price Program for Charitable Giving 
Justin and Natalie Thomas 
Christopher Lu and Kathryn Thomson 
Maryon Ripple Tilley 
Liz Tobin and Steve Hochstadt 
Ben ’05 and Courtney Tobin 
Donald and Alice Tracey 
Kate VonDeBur ’14 
Rick ’66 and Josephine Vuylsteke 
Joe Wall ’70 
Joshua Walters ’13 
Susan Weersing 
Chris Weller ’96 
Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC 
Wells Fargo Educational Matching Gift Program 
Dane and Krysten Wendell 
Jay ’81 and Shelley Smith Wessler ’81 
Michael and Linda Cox White ’73 
Toby ’79 and Cindy North Wilson ’82 
Terence and Joyce Dunn Wogan ’77 
Emmanuelle Wolf 
David ’86 and Karin Zink

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