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This list reflects gifts made between August 1, 2023 and August 28, 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)
J. Keith Auerbach

The late Robert Auerbach
Brooke Brown Barzun and Matthew Barzun
Edith Bingham
Nina Bonnie
Hans and the late Kathy Bruehl
Janet DenUyl
Mary Moss Greenebaum
Matthew and Lena Hamel
Paula and Frank Harshaw
Jim and Sara Haynes
Peter Ashby Howard and Jody Howard
The late Michael C. Jordan
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
Bruce Merrick and Karen McCoy
Jennifer A. Moore
Warwick Musson
Allison and Tom O’Grady
Ona Owen
James A. Pitt
Sharon and Henry Potter
Carol C. Pye
Shannon Ralston
Dr. Greg Brown and Scott Rogers
Ellen and Max Shapira
Julie and Chris Soluri
Pamela and Paul Thompson
The late Mary Rose Toebbe
James and Elizabeth Voyles
Jim and Marianne Welch
Martha and Kenneth Wertz
Cheri and Jim Whelan
Buck and Josie Wiseman
Grace Wooding

Director

Anonymous
Ralph and Tammy De Chabert
Donald G. Wenzel Jr. and Ronald L. Darnell
Frances Dumbaugh
Shirley Dumesnil
Linda and William Ellison
Sherry M. and Joseph Feldpausch
Ryan Burke and Rosanna Gabriele
Mallory Howell
Alfred and Anne Joseph
Lee and Rosemary Kirkwood
Dr. Alan Roth
Helen Starr
Bill and Mary Strench
Kenji and Kaori Tashiro
Carl and Ellen Thomas
Jane Welch
Maida Wood

Artist

John Downard and Mary Alexander
Cathy and Irving Bailey
Lee Purcell Best
Dr. Kimberly Boland
Walter Clare
Carolle Jones Clay and Kenneth Clay
Lee Dorsey
Cheryl and Eugene Gilchrist
Susan and William Grubbs
Dr. Mary Harty and Mr. James Harty
Leslie and John Smart

Pointe Society

Joe and Sue Albrechta
Gwen Anderson
David Atrostic
Miriam Ballert
Meredith Brown
David and Sonya Cook
Holly Brockman-Johnson and Steven Fick
Turney Berry and Kendra Foster
Carol Harper
Cheryl and Larry Hughett
Carey Pilo
Janet W. Rink
Marshall and Terrie Z. Sellers
Jamie and Alison Seward
Ali and Tyler Sharpe
Avani Singal
Kenney and Cathy Snell
Mary Stites
Joan Whittenberg

Dancer

The Honorable Jerry Abramson and Mrs. Madeline Abramson
Ann Taylor Allen
Michael G. Alt
Richard and Patricia Arrington
Kathleen Berger
Mary Bingham
Machiko Bruzina
Maria Ciliberti
Robert Cox
Bonnie Cress
Robert and Kathleen Daniels
Charles and Janet Dannaher
Marcia Dorman
Susan E. Ellison
Leslie and Gregg Fowler
Ms. Peggy Fowler
Mary and Thomas Hardin
Kimberly Hutchison
James R. Tompkins III
Albin B. Hayes, Jr.
Melissa Hincha-Ownby and David Ownby Jr.
Christopher and Alicia Krieg
Dr. Thomas Loeb
Fairleigh and Abby Lussky
Zach Wayne McClave
Dr. Roy Meckler and Mrs. Lynn Meckler
R. Charles and Sally Moyer
Martha Nichols
Mary and Ted Nixon
Lue and John Peabody
D. Patton Pelfrey
Sharon P. Pfister
Vicki and June Prince
Jahree and Byron Rager
Kathryn Shaver
Alynn and Andrew Sherman
Karen and Farrell Smith
Claire and Tonya Stivers
Louise Justice Pass and David C. Summers
Margaret Thomas
Rebecca Terry and Peter Thompson
Dr. and Mrs. David Tucker
William and Alice Walsh
Dr. Wayne Villanueva and Ms. Janet Witzleben
Dr. Richard Wolf and Mrs. Mary Wolf
Ann Zimmerman

Benefactor

Anonymous
Susan Brasch
Debrha Brock
Lyle Browne
Alan and Sandra Bryant
Brad Calobrace and Ricardo Calobrace
Eleanore Carter
Julie and William Churchill
Larry T. Sloan and Helen K. Cohen
Linda and Frederic Cowan
Dr. Tracy K’Meyer and Glenn Crothers
Don Daub
Laurie Duesing
Rev. John G. Eifler
Traci and John Eikenberry
Moira C. Fiedler
Ronald Gregg
Kathy and Noel Hall
Anne and Mike Hampton
Samuel F. Hodges
Richard Johnson
Jessi Jones
David and Karan Knight
Susan Hamilton and Ed Krebs
Stanley and Sally Macdonald
Hideo and Marysol Makimura
Carol Barr Matton
David Lipp and Laura Metzger
Guy and Elizabeth Montgomery
Ashley and Andrew Noland
Donna Moser Peak
Ebonie Pittman
Luke Powell
Courtney Smock and David Rowland
Ellen and Mark Sites
Linda and Christopher Valentine
Carol and Eddie Vetter
Larry Wandell
Merleta Weisert
John and Inez White
Skip White
Donald Whitfield
Nicholas Wilkerson
Mary and Orme Wilson
Denise Wilson
Kenneth and Michelle Yeargan

Patron

Anonymous (4)
Jennifer Aam
Joshua Abell
Sarah Acland
McCauley Adams
Marian Adell
Danielle Adsit
Cheryl L. Akridge
Katherine Alaks
Danny Alexander
Starr Peters and Jesse AlFord
Marguerite Allen
Penny Von Allmen
Patty Anderson
Luis Andrade
Todd and Jennifer Antz
Kelli Archer
Phillip Velinov and Natalia Ashikhmina
Isolde Aubuchon
Erin and Joe Avdevich
Katherine Nicholas and Wade Bailey
Kathleen Bailey
Courtney Baird
Daniella Ballestes
Geraldene Bannister
Lynne Baron
Ariane Barrie-Stern
Beverly Barringer
Mike and Judy Beach
Alma Benedict
Michael Bennett
Diana Bentz
Jeffrey M. Bernhardt
Debbie Berry
Ayrica Bishop
Jennifer Blair
Nathan Bland
Anne Blayney
Randy Blevins
Rina Bloch
Emily Board
Victoria Boggs
Andrew Bollinger
Theresa Brady
June and Thomas Brady
Linda L. Braun
Rachel Brewer
Joyce and Edward Bridge
Doris Bridgeman
Jacqueline Brill
Kathryn and Paul Brotzge
Ellen T. Brown
Kevin Brown
Nancy Buechler
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
Evelyn Canales
Elizabeth Carlson
Christine Carrigan
Thomas Carson
Linda Carter
Michelle Carter
Ralph and Betty Cash
Johnathan Caudill
Jeffrey Cavanaugh
Mike and Sue Chmilewski
Dr. Elizabeth Christoff
Deanna Clark
Denise Clayton
Toni Clem
Christopher Colon
Carole Concors
Samantha Constantine
Martha and Graham Cooke
Gregory N. Corby
Kathryn Cornwell
Isabel Corominas
Allan and Gretchen Cowen
Paige Cox
Elana Crane
Brian Creech
Virgina B. Cromer
Brian Cronquist
Kristen Crumpton
Sharon and Marissa Cundiff
Amy R. Currie
Helen Daigle
Brenda Daniels and Jefferson Dalby
Liesa Daly
Tim Daniel
Lexa Daniels
Mary Davis
Lydia Deegan
JoAnna Dejean
Philip DeLaney
Amy Delaney
Christine Denton
Shelley Dewig
Ann Dobbs
Patrick and Laurel Doheny
Clare Dougherty
Melissa Draut
Rebecca Duncan
Teresa Dunlap
Danielle Pelfrey Duryea
Jamie Edlin
Jim Gibson and Glen Elder
Mary A. Elder
Nick Elder
Dr. Leza Eldorado
Ashley Erk
Michele Espinosa
Paul Ethridge
Erin and Mitchell Evans
Betty Everson
Gauss Family
Patricia Fantoni
Debra Farmer
Carolyn Farthing
Ann Faurest
Farrah Ferriell
Tony Ferry
Patience and Erica Fields
Matt Firestone
Annie Fisk
Linda T. Fitts
Maureen Fitzgerald
Judge Paula Fitzgerald
Mary Beth Fletcher
Mrs. Karen Maghoul and Dr. Michael Flynn
Connie Fondong
Bonnie Fonseca-Greber
Andrew Forsythe
Kristen Frarey
Carolyn Free
Leanne French
Elizabeth Gallacher
Susan and Terry Gardner
Cindy Gerlach
Steve Von Gerlachter
Margaret Gerstle
Steve Giacobbe
Robert Gieszl
Glenn Glaser
Linda and Stuart Goldberg
Jane Goldstein
Jan Gonder
Richard and Daneen Good
Kristal Goodman
Benjamin Graft
Claire Greenlee
Teresa Greer
Jim and Pat Greer
Maggie Griesbeck
Claudia Grillo
Benjamin and Mary Groeschen
Elizabeth Grube
Mary Beth Gulick
John and Rebecca Guthrie
Jennie Hahn
Andrea Halbert
John Hale
Marie Haley
Amy and Adam Haley
Bill and Judy Haliday
Julia K. Hall
Edwin Hamblin
Mark Hammond
Sarah and Donald Harlan
Marcia Lee Harlow
Nancy Harris
Hal Hauck
Jacqueline Hayden
Joseph Hayden
Alethea Hayes
Carol W. Hebel
Marty and Steve Hedgepeth
Mary Helfrich
Ingrid Hernandez
Mary L. Herrmann
Jaime Heun
Cara Hicks
James Hilton
Casey Hinkle
Kevin Hinton
Kathy Hogan
Aubrey Holle
Abbie Holliday
Amanda Egan and Kelly Hollingsworth
Tamy Ford Holmes
Shayda Honda
Marianne Hopewell
Joe and Terresa Hopkins
Jill Hoskins
Thomas House
Jo Nell House
Kelly Huber
Tre Huddleston
Jessica K. Huff
Sheryl Huffaker
Jon Huffman
Judith and Brad Hughes
Jodi Hugues
Louis Humes
Thomas and Deborah Ice
Paul Tigue III
James Inge and Catherine Gaglio Inge
Beth Jacobson
Carol Jankowski
Jill and Franklin Jelsma
Alice Johnson
John Johnson
Christine and John Johnson
Tiffany Johnson
Anthony and Marilyn Johnston
Leland Jolgren
Hugh Jones
Lucy Jones
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
Douglas Kloos
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
Bruce and Nancy Laferre
Charlotte Lail
Amy and Matt Landon
Gary and Amy Langston
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
Stephanie Letson
Rylan Lewis
Dwayne Likens
Ruddy Lisher
Michael Losavio
Bruce and Judy Lowe
David Reed and Catherine Luckett
Joseph Lyons
Cynthia Mahin
Paul Manning
Christopher Manzo
John Martin
Elizabeth Mathes
Linda Mattingly
Michelle Maxim
Robbyn and Samuel McClain
Edie McClellan
Patricia and Kevin McDowell
Alex McGhee
Elizabeth McGinnis
Jim McGown
Maggie McIntyre
Talleri McRae
Isabelle McRae
Kenneth and Phyllis McWilliams
Kelly Meadway
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
Jamie Morgan
Scott and Yvette Morris
Jill Morzillo
Beth Munnich
Pat and Adele Murphy
Randy Myer
Tammie Myers
Mary B. Nash
Pamela Nation
Emily Neat
Karen and Ray Nethery
Marrtha Newman
Jenny Nirmaier
Deedra Njuguna
David and Teresa Noe
Donald Norman
Sharon Nuss
The Obenaufs
Joy O’Bryan
David O’Connell
Emily O’Dell
Sarah and Charles O’Koon
Dr. Naomi Oliphant
Keith and Kim Osborne
Mary and Patrick O’Shea
Will Ousley
Joanna Overstreet
Father Troy Overton
Margaret Peavy
Dana Pelfry
Tara Gardner Perry
Thomas and Mary Peters
James Peterworth
Rebecca and Brad Phillips
Leigh Pittman
Dr. Norman Pointer and Mrs. Susan Pointer
Kara Price
Dennis Puffer
Jessica Purser
Gerardo Rachumi
Ann Ramser
Audra Rankin
Stephanie and Alex Ranquist
Angela Rea
Britney Rec
Rita Recktenwald
Rachel Redden
Katherine Peterson and Robert Redmon
Mary Alice Reese
Gingie Reisz
Sarah H. Rhyne
Shelly Rich
Darlene Rich
Katherine Biagi-Rickert and Tony Rickert
Mary Ann Ridge
Veronica Riggs
Sandy Ringer
Amy Ritchie
Julia Roberts
Lynda M. Robertson
Michelle Rodgers
Michael Rohner
Jesse Rollin
Suzanne and Phillip Ronninger
Anna Rosales-Crone
Shahara Ross
Betty S. Rothwell
Robert and Mary Rounsavall
Carrie Row
Javan Roy-Bachman
Ellen R. Rudd
Talley Russell
Karl Ruttan
Colleen Ryan
Louise Sachs
Vernon Sandell
Sarah and Ross Sanderson
Robin Schalda
Amy Scheinler
Maria Scherer
Susan Schiller
Melissa Ann Schmitt
Shirley Schneringer
Frances Schnuerle
Tina and Geoff Schnuerle
Sheila Schroeder
Donna Schuster
Shannon Scroggins
Brianna Seidt
Dale Senior
Elizabeth Senn
Laura Senti
Charlynn Shapiro
Stella and James Shawgo
Sari and Mark Shenkman
Jasmine Shepherd
Cary and Cheri Shields
Kathryn Sides
Mel Simon
Julia Simons
David Sinclair
Andy Perry and John Sistarenik
Charles Skaggs
Mike Slaton
Elizabeth Fitzgibbons and Danny Slaton
Paula Sleeman
Jeffrey Smith
Jonathan and Stephanie Smith
Daniel Moyers and Barbara Smith
Ashley and Nathan Smith
Kelli Smith
Kimberly Smith
Emily Smith
Brennan Sneed
Catherine Snyder
Tom and Sue Sobel
James and Nan Spalding
Laura Spaulding
Lucy Spickard
Nick Gaglio, Sr.
Terry and Edgar Stanton
Clare Starling
Dr. Victoria Statler
Curtis Stauffer
Alison and Bill Stemler
Mr. David Stierle
Kama Stigall
Ted and Joan Stone
Jessica Stone
Lindsay Stone
Lee and John Stough
Gordon and Catherine Strauss
Cady Q. Stribling
Brian Strunk
Douglas and Laura Sullivan
Rosalie Surtees
Vincent Tanamachi
Jill Tarvestad
Kim Taylor
Rachael Terry
Rachel Terry
Leigh-Anna Terry
Amy Tevlin
Jacob Theisen
Christopher Thomas
Dr. Joseph Thompson and Mrs. Ann Thompson
Carol K. Thompson
David and Diane Thurmond
Linda Tiller
Kelly Timple
Dr. Ashley King Tinsley
Lacey Trautwein
Kate and Lee Tucker
Brad Turner
Gwathmey and Ginny Tyler
Elizabeth Vaughan
Denisha Vaughn
Ellen Venhoff
Jane Vetrhus
Inta K. Voight
Jeanne Vuturo
Melanie Wachsman
Harold Wainwright
Kalynn Walls
Ross and Kandice Walton
Nicole Walton
Tammi Walts
Brandt Wamsley
Shanna Ward
Suzanne M. Warner
Niles Welch and Ann Waterman
David Weaver
Mark and Judith Webster
Amy Wells
Mary Jo Wetzel
Leon Wheeler
Kay Whelan
Michelle Black White
James and Carole Whitledge
Betsy Whittemore
Brigid Wickson
Susan Wilburn
Janelle Wilhelm
Kay Wilkinson
Mary Beth Williams
Nicole Williams
Bradley and Beth Williamson
Lance Williamson
Laurel Wilson
Nancy and Thomas Woodcock
Anne and Edward Wunsch
Christine Wyrrick
Margaret Young
Judith and John Youngblood
Gail Zeh
Julie Zoeller

Relevé Society

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

Arabesque Society

Anonymous (3)
Lee Purcell Best
The late Elaine Bornstein
Jamie Jarboe and Douglas Butler
Walter Clare
Dr. Claudia Crump
John Cummins
Susan Grubbs
The late Michael C. Jordan
The late Dr. James B. and Mrs. Helen K. Longley
The late Betty and David Mills
Martha Nichols
D. Paton Pelfrey
Ronald Rubin
Leslie and John Smart
Lee and John Stough
The late Mary Rose Toebbe
James and Elizabeth Voyles

In-Kind

Anonymous
Adam Lawson
Ashley Rountree and Associates
Asia Institute Crane House
Brightside Foundation Inc.
Debbie Berry
Dentons Bingham Greenebaum
Eric Allgeier
Eurotard Dancewear
FEAT of Louisville
Fleur de Lis Communications
Heaven Hill Brands
Heine Brothers Coffee, Inc
Highland Cleaners ” Official Partner of Louisville Ballet”
Jim and Sara Haynes
John and Leslie Smart
Jon Carloftis Fine Gardens
Jonathan Huffman
Kroger
Muth’s Candies
Olmsted Parks Conservancy
PARC
Paul Manning
Prepping with Peppers
Sean Cantrell
Signarama “Official Partner of Louisville Ballet”
KORT Physical Therapy
The Sherwin-Williams Company
United Direct Solutions “Official Partner of Louisville Ballet”
Vivid Impact
WLOU
Zachary Wardlaw
Whiskey Row Hotel Collection
Hotel Distil • Moxy • Aloft • Homewood