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This list reflects gifts made between January 31, 2023 and January 31, 2024 from those who have agreed to be recognized. Every effort has been made to ensure that those recognized in all categories are accurate. To request a correction, please email contribute@louisvilleballet.org.

Starr Society

 

Anonymous (2)
Brooke Brown Barzun and Matthew Barzun
Edith Bingham
Nina Bonnie
The Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels
Janet DenUyl
Victoria and Paul Diaz
Matthew and Lena Hamel
Jim and Sara Haynes
Peter Ashby Howard and Jody Howard
Augusta Brown Holland and Gill Holland, Jr.
Alan and Shelly Kamei
Beth and Richard Klein
Lisa and Byron Leet
The late Dr. James B. and Mrs. Helen K. Longley
The Estate of James B. and Helen K. Longley
The late Dr. James B. and Mrs. Helen K. Longley
Warwick Musson
Allison and Tom O’Grady
Ona Owen
Sharon and Henry Potter
Carol C. Pye
Shannon Ralston
Mr. and Mrs. G. Hunt Rounsavall
Ellen and Max Shapira
Leslie and John Smart
Julie and Chris Soluri
Bill and Mary Strench
Carl and Ellen Thomas
Pamela and Paul Thompson
The Late Mary Rose Toebbe
James and Elizabeth Voyles
Jim and Marianne Welch
Martha and Kenneth Wertz
Buck and Josie Wiseman
Grace Wooding

Dancer

Hans and Kathy Bruehl
Ralph and Tammy De Chabert
Walter Clare
Frances Dumbaugh
Shirley Dumesnil
Sherry M. and Joseph Feldpausch
Paula and Frank Harshaw
Mallory Howell
Alfred and Anne Joseph
Lee and Rosemary Kirkwood
James Pitt
John Moore and Patti Pugh-Moore
Jane Welch
Cheri and Jim Whelan

Soloist

Erica Bachelor
Cathy and Irving Bailey
Carolle Jones Clay and Kenneth Clay
Donald G. Wenzel Jr. and Ronald L. Darnell
Lee Dorsey
Linda and William Ellison
Cheryl and Eugene Gilchrist
Susan and William Grubbs
Carol Harper
Dr. Mary Harty and Mr. James Harty
Merry-Kay and Steve Poe
Lee and John Stough

Pointe Society

Joe and Sue Albrechta
Anonymous
David Atrostic
Patricia W. Ballard
Miriam Ballert
Meredith Brown
David and Sonya Cook
Holly Brockman-Johnson and Steven Fick
Sandal H. Gulick
Regan and Matthew Nichols
Carey Pilo
Brenda Robertson
Marshall and Terrie Z. Sellers
Jamie and Alison Seward
Ali and Tyler Sharpe
Avani Singal
Helen Starr
Mary Stites
Linda DeRungs and William Thompson
Joan Whittenberg

Corps de Ballet

Michael G. Alt
Gwen Anderson
Richard and Patricia Arrington
Kathleen Berger
Lisa Biddle-Puffer
Mary Bingham
Machiko Bruzina
Alan and Sandra Bryant
Robert Cox
Bonnie Cress
Charles and Janet Dannaher
Dr. Jane Donovan and Dr. Walter Donovan
Rev. John G. Eifler
Susan E. Ellison
Turney Berry and Kendra Foster
Ms. Peggy Fowler
Nancy Martin and Fred Hendler
Cheryl and Larry Hughett
Mr. & Mrs. Junius W. Prince III
James R. Tompkins III
Albin B. Hayes, Jr.
Melissa Hincha-Ownby and David Ownby Jr.
Dr. Thomas Loeb
Fairleigh and Abby Lussky
Zach Wayne McClave
John McClendon
Dr. Roy Meckler and Mrs. Lynn Meckler
Jonathan Moody
Jennifer A. Moore
R. Charles and Sally Moyer
Martha Nichols
Mary and Ted Nixon
D. Patton Pelfrey
Sharon P. Pfister
Janet W. Rink
Dr. Alan Roth
Karen and Farrell Smith
Jane and Ted Smith
Kenney and Cathy Snell
Louise J. Pass and David C. Summers
Margaret Thomas
Dr. and Mrs. David Tucker
Elizabeth Vaughan
William and Alice Walsh
Dr. Richard Wolf and Mrs. Mary Wolf

Artist

Ann Taylor Allen
Dr. Brian Berger
Troy Bowers
Susan Brasch
Debrha Brock
Lyle Browne
Brad Calobrace and Ricardo Calobrace
Jamie and David Calzi
Eleanore Carter
Julie and William Churchill
Larry T. Sloan and Helen K. Cohen
Linda and Frederic Cowan
Dr. Tracy K’Meyer and Glenn Crothers
Robert and Kathleen Daniels
Marcia Dorman
Laurie Duesing
Traci and John Eikenberry
Moira C. Fiedler
Leslie and Gregg Fowler
Ronald Gregg
Kathy and Noel Hall
Anne and Mike Hampton
Mary and Thomas Hardin
Samuel F. Hodges
Kimberly Hutchison
Richard Johnson
Jessi Jones
Susan Hamilton and Ed Krebs
Christopher and Alicia Krieg
James D. Ludwig
Stanley and Sally Macdonald
Hideo and Marysol Makimura
Carol Barr Matton
David Lipp and Laura Metzger
Guy and Elizabeth Montgomery
Ahley and Andrew Noland
Lue and John Peabody
Donna Moser Peak
Ebonie Pittman
Luke Powell
Katy Rahla
Courtney Smock and David Rowland
Tina and Geoff Schnuerle
Izabella Smith
Kentuckiana Suzuki Strings
Kate and Lee Tucker
Linda and Christopher Valentine
Eddie and Carol Vetter
Larry Wandell
John and Inez White
Donald Whitfield
Nicholas Wilkerson
Eleanor Wilson
Mary and Orme Wilson
Dr. Wayne Villanueva and Ms. Janet Witzleben
Ann Zimmerman

Patron

Joshua Abell
Sarah Acland
Sandy Adams
McCauley Adams
Marian Adell
Cheryl L. Akridge
Katherine Alaks
John Downard and Mary Alexander
Danny Alexander
Starr Peters and Jesse AlFord
Marguerite Allen
Penny Von Allmen
José Almaguer
Patty Anderson
Anonymous
Anonymous
Anonymous
Anonymous
Todd and Jennifer Antz
Kelli Archer
Phillip Velinov and Natalia Ashikhmina
Kameron Atkinson
Emmarose Atwood
Isolde Aubuchon
Erin and Joe Avdevich
Ruby Badaracco
Katherine Nicholas and Wade Bailey
Kathleen Bailey
Courtney Baird
Geraldene Bannister
Kim Barber
Joe Bargione
Lynne Baron
Ariane Barrie-Stern
Beverly Barringer
Mike and Judy Beach
Michael Bennett
Jeffrey M. Bernhardt
Debbie Berry
Lee Purcell Best
Ayrica Bishop
Patrick Bisig
Jennifer Blair
Nathan Bland
Anne Blayney
Randy Blevins
Rina Bloch
Emily Board
Ada and Kenneth Boatright
Victoria Boggs
Dr. Kimberly Boland
Andrew Bollinger
Kate Dobbins Bonner
June and Thomas Brady
Linda L. Braun
Rachel Brewer
Joyce and Edward Bridge
Doris Bridgeman
Jacqueline Brill
Kathryn and Paul Brotzge
Bart Brown
Kevin Brown
Ellen T. Brown
Rachel Bucio-Grote
Nancy Buechler
Laura Burke
Rhonda Burks
Dr. Crump Baker and Dr. Alta Burnett
Courtney Burnett
David Burton
Beth Bussell
Ronald and Elizabeth Butler
Jamie Jarboe and Douglas Butler
Russell Byrd
Jeffrey Call
Charles F. Callihan
Michael Campbell
Valerie Campbell
Evelyn Canales
Elizabeth Carlson
Christine Carrigan
Thomas Carson
Michelle Carter
Ralph and Betty Cash
Joshua Castlen
Johnathan Caudill
Jeffrey Cavanaugh
Dr. Raymond Chastain
Belinda Chavez
Mike and Sue Chmilewski
Dr. Elizabeth Christoff
Suzanne Ciotti
Yolanda Clark
Deanna Clark
Denise Clayton
Irene Cohen
Christopher Colon
Danelle and Doug Colwell
Carole Concors
Paul Conner
Samantha Constantine
Chase Cook
Adrah Cook
Martha and Graham Cooke
Ezra Cooper
Gregory N. Corby
Kathryn Cornwell
Isabel Corominas
Allan and Gretchen Cowen
Paige Cox
Carter and Margaret Craddock
Elana Crane
Brian Creech
Virgina B. Cromer
Brian Cronquist
Dana Cross
David Crowley
Kristen Crumpton
Greg Cullison
Sharon and Marissa Cundiff
Robert Curran
Amy R. Currie
Helen Daigle
Brenda Daniels and Jefferson Dalby
Liesa Daly
Tim Daniel
Lexa Daniels
Jenny Davis
John Dawson
Thomas Dearmond
Christopher Deaton
Lydia Deegan
Tedi Deitrich
JoAnna Dejean
Amy Delaney
Jen Deluca
Christine Denton
Austin Desjardins
Ciara Devine
Shelley Dewig
Ann S. Dobbs
Patrick and Laurel Doheny
Jefferey Donnici
Clare Dougherty
Melissa Draut
Rebecca Duncan
Teresa Dunlap
Danielle Pelfrey Duryea
Eric A. Eatherly
Jamie Edlin
Elise Elder
Jim Gibson and Glen Elder
Mary A. Elder
Nick Elder
Dr. Leza Eldorado
Sebastian Eliot
Jennifer Englert-Copeland
Ashley Erk
Michele Espinosa
Susanna Evans
Erin and Mitchell Evans
Mary C. Evers
Betty Everson
Gauss Family
Patricia Fantoni
Sam Farmen
Debra Farmer
Carolyn Farthing
Ann Faurest
Farrah Ferriell
Tony Ferry
Paula Filspart
Erika Finkle
Matt Firestone
Annie Fisk
Linda T. Fitts
Maureen Fitzgerald
Judge Paula Fitzgerald
William Fleming
Mary Beth Fletcher
Mrs. Karen Maghoul and Dr. Michael Flynn
Connie Fondong
Andrew Forsythe
Eliot Frakes
Kristen Frarey
Rob and Amy Frederick
Leanne French
Dr. Jamie Furlong-Dillard
Barbara Gamble
Amelia Gandara
Susan and Terry Gardner
Adrianna and Robert Garrett
Evelyn O. Gayhart
Cindy Gerlach
Steve Von Gerlachter
Margaret Gerstle
Dr. Erica Gettis
Steve Giacobbe
Robert Gieszl
Abbie Gilbert
Alex Gilmore
Glenn Glaser
Stephanie Glasford
Linda and Stuart Goldberg
Jane Goldstein
Jan Gonder
Richard and Daneen Good
Benjamin Graft
Lillie Graham
Scott Gray
Daniel Green
Claire Greenlee
Teresa Greer
Jim and Pat Greer
Maggie Griesbeck
Claudia Grillo
Andrea Griswold
Benjamin and Mary Groeschen
Yvonne Groves
Elizabeth Grube
Mary Beth Gulick
Kathy Gundersen
John and Rebecca Guthrie
Jennie Hahn
Andrea Halbert
Marie Haley
Amy and Adam Haley
Julia K. Hall
Bill and Judy Halliday
Mark Hammond
Sarah and Donald Harlan
Marcia Lee Harlow
Katherine Harney
Dr. Michael Harris
Ida Harris
Nancy Harris
Sloan Harrison
Matthew Hartlage
Chris Hartman
Jacqueline Hayden
Alina Klimkina and Lon Hays
Carol W. Hebel
Marty and Steve Hedgepeth
Mary Helfrich
Ingrid Hernandez
Mary L. Herrmann
Dr. Erin Herstine
Jaime Heun
Cara Hicks
James Hilton
Casey Hinkle
Kevin Hinton
Tristan Hobbs
Kathleen Hogan
Justin Michael Hogan
Ivan Holden
Aubrey Holle
Abbie Holliday
Tamy Ford Holmes
Moriah Ogilvie and William Holton
Marianne Hopewell
Joe and Terresa Hopkins
Jill Hoskins
Jo Nell House
Thomas House
Kelly Huber
Tre Huddleston
Jessica K. Huff
Sheryl Huffaker
Jon Huffman
Judith and Brad Hughes
Jodi Hugues
Louis Humes
Thomas and Deborah Ice
James Inge and Catherine Gaglio Inge
Margaret Ivie
Shannon Jacobs
Beth Jacobson
Carol Jankowski
Jill and Franklin Jelsma
Amber Johnson
Kim Johnson
John Johnson
Christine and John Johnson
Alice Johnson
Tiffany Johnson
Anthony and Marilyn Johnston
Leland Jolgren
Danielle Jones
Lucy Jones
Helen Starr Jones
James T. Engle Jr.
George R. Wathen, Jr.
Benjamin Martinez, Jr.
Ramir Arboleda, Jr.
Sandra and Harry Kahne
Donna Kamas
Robert Kapfhammer
Kelly Kapp
Elizabeth and Richard Kaukas
Michael Kavich
William Kavich
Sandra Richardson and Don Keeling
Lauren Kehr
Julia Kendrick
Ashley Thursby Kern and Harald Uwe Kern
Jennifer King
Monica Kiper
Rowan Kirkpatrick
Douglas Kloos
Gail Koach
Brenda Kocher
Marilyn and Phillip Kohl
Donald Kolb
Samantha Koon
Dawn Koontz
Alan Kopp
Karen Koshewa
David Niehaus and Angela Koshewa
Ed and Angela Kowalski
Maggie Kowalski
Marcella Kragel
Kathleen Kronauer
Erika Krzton-Presson
Paul Kustes
Linda Labbadia
Charloptte Lail
Amy and Matt Landon
Julia Lang
Katherine Langan
Gary and Amy Langston
Abigail Lare
Jordyn Lashley
Richard Badaracco and Jo Lawless
Robert Lawless
Joyce Lawrence
Tyler Lawrence
Kateryna Sellers and Pete Lay
Van Anh Le
Gerri Leffingwell
Ronald Lehocky
Brian Leist
Stephanie Letson
Stanley and Kathy Levinson
Rachel Lewis
Rylan Lewis
Dwayne Likens
Ruddy Lisher
Brooklyn Lopez
FEAT of Louisville
John Lovett
Bruce and Judy Lowe
David Reed and Catherine Luckett
Joseph Lyons
Hassan Mahdav
Amy Manzella
Christopher Manzo
John Martin
Beth Mathes
Elizabeth Mathes
Linda Mattingly
Michelle Maxim
Nathan McAdam
Maureen McCall
Robbyn and Samuel McClain
Edie McClellan
Sydney McClure
Patricia and Kevin McDowell
Jennie McGee
Alex McGhee
Elizabeth McGinnis
Jim McGown
Maggie McIntyre
Valery McMann
Talleri McRae
Isabelle McRae
Holland and Tippi McTyeire
Kenneth and Phyllis McWilliams
Kelly Meadway
Kathleen Meffert
Lopa Mehrotra
Dr. Melissa Melford
Emma Melo
Ben Van Meter
Gail Michael
Leslie S. Miguel
Robert and Marilee Miller
Dr. Sean Miller
Cindy Miller
Cameron Milligan
Loren Bingham Mills
Lisa Mingus-Tullis
Carolyn Mitchell
Cecilia Ann Mitchell
Adrienne Mitchell
Guy and Genevieve Montgomery
Meredith Moore
Scott and Yvette Morris
Jill Morzillo
Beth Munnich
Pat and Adele Murphy
Randy Myer
Tammie Myers
Mary B. Nash
Pamela Nation
Karen and Ray Nethery
B. Travis Newman
Marrtha Newman
Skyler Nguyen
Anna Nigh
Jenny Nirmaier
Deedra Njuguna
Donald Norman
Sharon Nuss
The Obenaufs
David O’Connell
Emily O’Dell
Anna Ogi
Brianna O’Grady
Dr. Naomi Oliphant
Brenda Ortiz
Keith and Kim Osborne
Mary and Patrick O’Shea
Will Ousley
Joanna Overstreet
Father Troy Overton
Janthida Page
Jeanette Pawlowski
Margaret Peavy
Dana Pelfry
Lynn Pereira
Tara Gardner Perry
Thomas and Mary Peters
James Peterworth
Rebecca and Brad Phillips
Anthony Piagentini
Leigh Pittman
Rhonda and Michael Plunkett
Dr. Norman Pointer and Mrs. Susan Pointer
MaryAnne Potter
Kara Price
Lynne Priest
Scott and Molly Prince
Dennis Puffer
Ann Ramser
Audra Rankin
Stephanie and Harold Ranquist
Angela Rea
Britney Rec
Rita Recktenwald
Rachel Redden
Katherine Peterson and Robert Redmon
Mary Alice Reese
Gingie Reisz
Nicholas Renn
Roy Reyes
Sarah H. Rhyne
Shelly Rich
Darlene Rich
Celeste Richter
Katherine Biagi-Rickert and Tony Rickert
Mary Ann Ridge
Elijah Riggs
Veronica Riggs
Sandy Ringer
Amy Ritchie
Julie and Jonathan Roberts
Julia Roberts
Miriam Robertson
Lynda M. Robertson
Amy Robinson
Bryan Robinson
Michelle Rodgers
Tomas Rodriguez
Michael Rohner
Jesse Rollin
Suzanne and Phillip Ronninger
Anna Rosales-Crone
Shahara Ross
Betty S. Rothwell
Bill F. Routh
Carrie Row
Javan Roy-Bachman
Ellen R. Rudd
Karl Ruttan
Colleen Ryan
Chase Ryan
Louise Sachs
Vernon Sandell
Dr. Mary Ann Sanders and Dr. Gregory Sanders
Sarah and Ross Sanderson
Daniel and Juanita Santos
Robin Schalda
Amy Scheinler
Susan Schiller
Zenet Schissler
Lexi Schladenhauffen
Melissa Ann Schmitt
Shirley Schneringer
Frances Schnuerle
Sheila Schroeder
Donna Schuster
Shannon Scroggins
Brianna Seidt
Elizabeth Senn
Laura Senti
Kayce Sexton
Charlynn Shapiro
Angela Shaw
Stella Shawgo
Sari and Mark Shenkman
Jasmine Shepherd
Cary and Cheri Shields
Jessica Shreve
Kathryn Sides
Barbara Sigler
Dr. Quinn Silverleaf
Mel Simon
Julia Simons
David Sinclair
Janna Singleton
John Sistarenik
Jeremy Skaggs
Charles Skaggs
Mike Slaton
Elizabeth Fitzgibbons and Danny Slaton
Dr. Leslie Y. Smith
William Smith
Jonathan and Stephanie Smith
Ashley and Nathan Smith
Kimberly Smith
Emily Smith
Jeffrey Smith
Daniel Moyer and Barbara Smithh
Gregory Smithkier
Brennan Sneed
Catherine Snyder
Tom and Sue Sobel
Casey Sokoler
Gary Sommer
Aileen Song
Paul Song
Hyun-Gun Song
James and Nan Spalding
Laura Spaulding
Shelby Nicole Spencer
Sheila Spencer
Laura Spragens
Nick Gaglio, Sr.
Terry and Edgar Stanton
Clare Starling
Dr. Victoria Statler
Curtis Stauffer
Arthur Stein
Robbie Steiner
Alison and Bill Stemler
Mr. David Stierle
Kama Stigall
Cara Stoess
Ted and Joan Stone
Jessica Stone
Bailey Stone
Lindsay Stone
Gordon and Catherine Strauss
Cady Q. Stribling
Ryan Strickland
Deanna Stroud
Brian Strunk
Brian Strunk
Douglas and Laura Sullivan
Rosalie Surtees
Jack Sutton
Miyako Tachibna
Jan Taktin
Vincent Tanamachi
Jill Tarvestad
Kim Taylor
Liane Taylor
Rachel Terry
Leigh-Anna Terry
Amy Tevlin
Jacob Theisen
Andrew Thiesing
Alex Thomas
Christopher Thomas
Joseph and Ann Thompson
Carol K. Thompson
Greg Thompson
David and Diane Thurmond
Linda Tiller
Kelly Timple
Dr. Asley King Tinsley
Gavin Tolle
Lacey Trautwein
Todd Traylor
Jenna Trumm
Gwathmey and Ginny Tyler
Vince Ulmer
Denisha Vaughn
Ellen Venhoff
Jane Vetrhus
Inta K. Voight
Jacob Voss
Jeanne Vuturo
Melanie Wachsman
Harold Wainwright
Nicci Waldschmidt
Amy J. Walker
Kennisha Walker
Tyler Wallace
Kalynn Walls
Ross and Kandice Walton
Nicole Walton
Tammi Walts
Brandt Wamsley
Shanna Ward
Julia Warfield
Suzanne M. Warner
Niles Welch and Ann Waterman
David Weaver
Mark and Judith Webster
Daniel and Sally Weinberg
Merleta Weisert
Amy Wells
Mary Jo Wetzel
Leon Wheeler
Kay Whelan
Michelle Black White
Carole and Larry Whitledge
Betsy Whittemore
Brigid Wickson
Susan Wilburn
Janelle Wilhelm
Kay Wilkinson
Angela Williams
Mary Beth Williams
Nicole Williams
Bradley and Beth Williamson
Lance Williamson
Denise Wilson
Laurel Wilson
Nicholas Wolf
Nikki Wolf
Kimberly Wolford
Nancy and Thomas Woodcock
Emily Woodhouse-Bliss
Kathryn Wright
Anne and Edward Wunsch
Christine Wyrrick
Michelle and Kenneth Yeargan
Judith and John Youngblood
Kirk Zaine
Eve Zartman-Ball
Julie Zoeller

Relevé Society

Abbie Gilbert
Alice Johnson
Amelia Gandara
Brian Strunk
Claudia Grillo
David Thurmond
Denise Wilson
Emmarose Atwood
Harold Wainwright
James Pitt
Jo Lawless
Joseph Lyons
Julie Soluri
Justin Michael Hogan
Kim Taylor
Marianne Hopewell
Mel Simon
Pete Lay
Sonya Cook

Arabesque Society

Anonymous (6)
Lee Purcell Best
The late Elaine Bornstein
Jamie Jarboe and Doug Butler
Walter B. Clare
The late Dr. James B. and Mrs. Helen K. Longley
The late Betty J. and David Mills
Martha Nichols
D. Patton Pelfrey
Leslie and John Smart
The late Mary Rose Toebbe
James and Elizabeth Voyles

In-Kind

Adam Lawson
Advanced Business Solutions
Ashley Rountree and Associates
Brightside Foundation Inc.
Carmichael’s Bookstore
Cerity Partners
Crumbl Cookies
Dentons Bingham Greenebaum
Doe Anderson
Duplicator Sales & Services
Eric Allgeier
Eurotard Dancewear
FEAT of Louisville
Fieldtrip
Frost Brown Todd
Heaven Hill Brands
Heine Brothers Coffee, Inc.
Heritage Wine and Spirits
Highland Cleaners
John and Leslie Smart
Joseph Frasnelli
Mari Organized
Mr. Donald G. Wenzel, Jr and Mr. Ronald L. Darnell
Muth’s Candies
Olmsted Parks Conservancy
Poe Companies
Sean Cantrell, son of Artist Jim Cantrell
Sherwin Williams
Signarama
Tandem Public Relations
United Direct Solutions
Vivid Impact
WLOU
Whiskey Row Hotel Collection:
Hotel Distil
Moxy
Aloft
Homewood