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, 2022 and May 31, 2023.

Lifetime Members

Terry & Mary Beth Airsman
Airsman Hires Funeral Homes, Inc.
Dr. Khalaf Al Habtoor H’10
Douglas & Susan Allen H’09
Ameren Illinois Act On Energy
Sue Anderson ’53
Archer Daniels Midland Co
Mark Arroll ’56
The Associated Colleges of Illinois
Association of the Open Mind & Spirit, Inc.
Bill Batson ’50
Gerry ’78 & Mary Ann Beard
Joy French Becker ’67 H’15
John & Stephanie Bellatti
Marcia Billhartz
Toni Blankmann ’74 & Bob Weiner
Steve & Patricia Bone
Bound To Stay Bound Books, Inc.
Jim ’66 & Kaye Bruner
Marcella Bramley Burrus ’71
Barrett & Susie Callaghan
Bob ’74 & Janet ’75 Chipman
Council of Independent Colleges
Charles & Kathryn Cunningham
The Davee Foundation
Harmon Deal H’09 & Millie Deal
Joan H’14 & Jeff DeBoer
Delta Foundation
Del ’72 & Lisa Dunham
Ernst & Young Foundation
Jack ’61 H’07 & Doris Gustine Fairfield ’62
Dr. Barbara A. Farley
Fidelity Foundation
General Electric Foundation
Dr. Jim ’61 H’11 & Cathy Green
Joel ’66 & Elise ’69 Harmon
Dr. Neal ’60 & Dianna Hart
Dr. Gary ’74 & Debra Kurtock Haynes ’76
Duane ’71 H’20 & Sharon Hess
Bill ’66 * & Vicki Hood
Dr. Roger Huson ’50
Illinois Board of Higher Education
Illinois Prairie Community Foundation
Illinois Valley Paving Company
Dorothy Ivemeyer ’61
John Kurtock Jr ’47 & Doris Kurtock *
Dick Levi
Levi, Ray & Shoup Inc
Bob ’65 & Ann Lindquist
Margaret A. Cargill Foundation
Greg ’88 & Elizabeth Airsman May ’91
Bill Merris ’56
David ’72 & Ellen Rammelkamp Miller ’72
Martha Behr Miller ’48
Steven R. ’77 & Betsy Huss Mills ’77
Judge Richard Mills ’51 H’03
Jim Mills ’56
National Endowment for Humanities
NCAA Program
North Central College
Steve & Maggie Oetgen
Doris Prather
Drs. Susan L. Pratt ’80 & Jay R. Anders ’79
Tom ’76 & Linda Forsaith Purves ’76
Bob ’67 & Cathy Randall
Reynolds Consumer Products
Carol Rieken ’63
Nancy Ross ’65
Jim ’69 & Mary Marshall Scheider ’72
Bellatti, Barton, Cochran & White, LLC
Dr. Scholl Foundation
Shell Oil Company Foundation
Herb Sherman ’58
Deborah Klang Smith ’75 & Mr. Henry Dale Smith, Jr.
Jim ’82 & Lisbeth Enz Spradlin ’83
State Farm Companies Foundation
Jean Coultas Statler
Guy & Edie Sternberg
Dr. Axel H’13 & Loreli Steuer H’13
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
The Farmers State Bank & Trust Co.
The Monticello College Foundation
Ross Thomas ’18
Bobby H’09 H’17 & Erin Thomson
Stephen M. Tillery ’72
Katherine Tillery ’74 H’11
U.S. Department of Education, OPF
US Bank
Dr. Jonathan Utley ’63 H’07
Jim ’65 H’15 & Joan Voyles
Dan ’69 & Lynne Oberlander Walters ’69
George H’19 & Diane Zelcs

Annual Members

Beecher Club

Ryan '97 & Laura Barke
Cheri Callahan Bustos '83 & Gerry Bustos
Bill Curry '71
Golden Gate Capital
Wayne '53* & Patricia Hannah
Ernie Hildner
Jack Mann '74
National Council of Farmer Cooperatives
Curt '66 & Meg Pradelt
Schwab Charitable
Mark '72 and Kathy '72 Strawn
Tracy Family Foundation
David Truesdell

The Yale Band Club

June '79 & Darryl Beard
Bob Bonjean Jr. '78 & Carolyn Bonjean
Tim '01 & Stephanie Chipman
Michael '92 & Beth Doty  Fletcher '92
Dr. Dick & Heidy Fry
Dr. William '63 & Sandra Selcke Gussner '65
Greg '80 & Kendra Langdon
Carla Malottke
Joanna Marker '02 & Eric Dettmann
Patrick H'09 & Rosanne Mathis
Bill Maxey '75
Bob '78 & Sherry Moore
Preston Newell '65
Tom '80 & Ann Bishop Prather '80
Mark and Marty Sinclair
Takako Soma
Marietta Thompson
Thrivent Financial
Visa
Joyce P. Wogan '77
Valery Stull Zellmer '74 & David Zellmer

Ellis Club

TD Ameritrade
Greg '74 & Tonya Johnson Baise '76
Ross '13 & Danielle Barker
Jeff '78 & Marty Huss Boss '78
H.O. '72 & Jane Jondro Brownback '72
Chevron Foundation
George & Barbara Clark
George '59 & Pamela Dow
Stephen Evans '68
Reverend Dr. John H'09 & Betty Kay
Doug & Mary Mason
Francine '74 & Roderick Mundy
Charles '72 & Jennifer Murphy
Northwestern Mutual Life
Harold and Kathryn Oakley
Dr. Catherine O'Connell & Matthew Schultz
Joseph '69 & Ardith Opferman
Frederic & Jan Pigott
Marilyn '66 & Kenneth Pomeroy
Dave '83 & Peggy Beckmeyer Ringhausen '85
Charles and Rachel Mayhew Robison
Winston Rogers III '82
Hank '73 & Martha Bryan Schmitt '73
Brian & Marilyn Smith
Matt Thompson
Twyford BBQ and Catering
Suzanne Hartman Verticchio '67 & Michael Verticchio

 

Lippincott Club

Agrivest, Inc.
Thomas Alcott
Elizabeth Aldridge
Nicole Tucker Alexander '99 & Brad Alexander
American Industrial Partners
Dr. Wally Anderson
Reg '71 & Jane Ankrom
Richard '56 & Sylvia Bagby
Michael Baise '75
Richard '73 & Joanne Bales
Bradley '81 & Alesha Bartholomew
Dr. Jim '68 & Marge Arkema Bateman '68
Doug '66 & Beverly Baumann
Sandy Stallings Bellatti '70
Paul '66 & Michelle Morin Bellerjeau '69
Nanette Bess '78
Scottie '91 & Diane Darush Bevill '81
Laurie Black '84
David Blackorby and Elizabeth Piontek
BLDD Architects
Ryan Blesse '13
Cheryl '64 & Daniel Boehmke
Arlin '03 & Emily Welch Boles '03
Richard Bonjean
Scott and Samantha Boston
Bob '86 & Jeanne McNeely Bruner '86
Monica Pitman Bucek '86 & Scott Bucek
Mark and Hayley Burr
Gary Byers '72
Joe Calmese '07 and Marilu Torres
Capital Group Companies
Katie Carls
Carpenters Local 270
Dan '59 & Edith Drum Castrodale '59
Elaine Chapman and Dennis Backstrom
Dr. Delinda Chapman '69 & Marco Molder
Andrew '04 and Alicia Chipman
Ralph '52 & Elizabeth Christison
David '68 & Alicia Parrott Claypool '68
Dick '63 & Donna Cody
Marsha Corey
Corporate Responsibility
Jeff & Addie Coultas
Gary Curtis '57
Susan Damsgaard-Brand '81
James & Joanna Davis
Scott' 80 & Brenda Schone Dean '80
Daniel '78 & Joan Moore Doerfler '79
John '71 & Cindy Hazlet Dooling '73
Brian Dougher '97
James Downer '66
Mike '78 & Barb Jackson Edwards '80
James '62 & Ann Elliott
Dennis & Carol Elpers
Roger L. Engels '62
Don '70 and Kathy '66 English
Larry '74 & Ann Erwin
Ann Erwin
Diane '70 & V Evans
Robert W. Fanning '53
Farm Credit Illinois
Glenn Fernetti '02
First Presbyterian Church
Emmi Hauser Fischl '44
Michael Fletcher
Steve Flynn '70
Jeremy '99 & Jessica Flynn
Tim '92 & Valerie Taylor Flynn '94
Jerry '70 & Luana Meinders Flynn '71
Geoffrey Frank
Charles W. Frank
Andrea Fraizer '00
Mark '73 & Jane Frech
Glenn '70 & Donna Gabanski
Doug '72 and Gail '72 Goodman
Brooke & Josh Gronewold
Jean Guilmartin '73
Luiz '90 and Celina Guimaraes
Marc '67 & Manju Hapke
Dr. Donald '66 & Pearl Newberry Hawrysz '64
Alban Haxhinasto '02 & Elizabeth French Becker
Michael '82 & Laurie Newman Hayes '82
Jim '73 & Nancy Heafner
Mary E. Hengels '72
Ken '74 & Sara Hieke
Robert & Jean Hill
Elizabeth Horton Hilleke '83 & Russell Hilleke
Matt '76 & Diane '76 Hollendonner
Steve ‘71 & Janet Waddill Hopper ‘72
Edmund '74 & Nancy Drake Hull '73
David Hultgren and Christy Schisler
Steven Hunt '74
Shelley Marie Hutchinson '77
Illinois Orchid Society, Inc.
Illinois Women's Golf Association
Robert '65 & Barbara Jenkins
Jewish Community Foundation
Kent '69 & Cheryl Jones
Susan Kaley '73
Michael '64 & Linda Kehart
Mark & Lisa Kilian
William '75 & Edith Andrews Kindermann '75
Bruce '76 & Jill Kinnett
Curt '79 & Laurie Kleckler
Helen Robinson Kohr '47
Charlene Kornoski-DuVall '70 DuVall & Jim DuVall
Chuck '65 & Reva Krell
Louann Simpson Krogman '80 & Blaine Krogman
John '64 & Dee Olson Krugler '64
Helen Kuhn
Rob Lamont '61
Peter Leonis '88
George '78 and Helen Levi
Kevin Lister '81
Dr. William '59 & Nancy Logan
Heather S. Loy '91
LP Real Estate, Inc.
Bob Lukeman '51
Mark '82 & Susan Mann
Michael '79 & Laura Armstrong Marks '80
Judith Martin '64
Jerry Mason '70 & Penny Friedlander
Dr. William '75 & Vicki Mattingly
Terry '68 & Susan Berg Maulding '69
Bradley Mayhew
Jack McCarty '65
Betty McKinley
Jonathon & LeeAnne McTamney
Rick '85 & Natalie Meidel
Kim Merchant '94
Ann Burford Merchlewitz '80 & Mark Merchlewitz
Bert '59 & Martha Miller
Adah Mitchell
June Mundinger
Col. Tom '70 & Lora Pond Murgatroyd '69
Randal L. Musch '72
Darlene Nelson '70
Judith Luckenbach Nelson '81 & Richard Nelson
Daniel Newton
Jolene Norris
Ms. Mary L. Norton
Donald Norton, Jr
Donald Norton, Sr
Capt. Donald '65 & Nancy Kelly Nortrup '62
Connie Norwood
Caryl O'Keefe '71
Carolyn Opferman-Barrett '79
Emily Osburn
Joseph Paldo '73
Chuck '70 & Annie Parker
Kelly M. Payne '02
Bob '71 & Dee Dee Erwin Pearson '70
Mark '69 & Jill Maynard Peterson '69
Carole Dyer Pohlman '74
John Porter '68 & Iris Lugo
Joyce Pratt P'80 P'82
Claudia Predmore '80
Leslie Proksa
Todd '95 & Kim Pryor
Psi Chi, The International Honor Society in Psychology
Jeff '77 and Hilda '77 Radcliffe
Charles '74 & Deborah Rammelkamp
George Reardon
George Reilly '56
Renaissance Charitable Foundation
Terry '77 & Becky Reuschel
Earlom Rives '66
Meghan Roman
Doug '79 & Brenda Rupp
Jack '66 & Susan Kincheloe Russel '66
Tom Ryder
Charlene Sampson '74
Bob '62 & Barbara Fischer Sawyer '64
Robert '74 & Mary Schillerstrom
Lori Schisler '87
Daniel '05 & Susan Bergen Schoenleber '07
Thomas Schorle '72
Cathy DeChant Schowengerdt '75
Kevin '80 & Rita Mueller Schultz '80
Joan Pedersen Schulz '63
Kris & Amy Robson Schwiderski '91
Don '50 & Faith Metzler Semla '51
Joseph '63 and Barbara Shanahan
Florence Shipowick
Ann Fusselman Showalter '67
Robert L. Sibert
Kent '81 & Kelly Neese Siltman '84
Sally '82 & Rick Smith
Dr. Clayton & Rebecca Spencer
Al '62 & Nancy Strack
Rachelan Bienert Stronach '76 & Jim Stronach
Dale E. Summers '65
Douglas '64 & Martha Sutton
Steve '70 & Sara Hedrick Tavender '70
Sarah Thomas
John '74 & Shirley Coad Thompson '74
Elizabeth Tobin & Steven Hochstadt
Ben Tobin '05
Donald & Alice Tracey
Louis '67 & Marty Summers Vache '67
Vicki Hinck VanTuyle '73
Martha Thomason Varble '61
Judge Joe Vasser '67
Venice Area Orchid Society
Verizon Foundation
Joshua Walters '13
Mark '70 & JoEllyn Welch
Christopher Weller '96
Dr. Debra Baker Wellman '78 & Raymond Wellman '78
Wells Fargo Educational Matching Gift Program
Dane and Krysten Wendell
Jay '81 & Shelley Smith Wessler '81
Linda Cox White '73 & Michael White
Jeff '75 and Jane Williamson
Thomas '79 & Cynthia North Wilson '82
Geraldine McMahan-Wilson
Richard '62 & Joanne Woodruff
David '86 & Karin Zink