Honor Roll of Donors
The Newberry gratefully recognizes the following donors for their generous contributions received between July 1, 2017 and June 30, 2018.
THE ANNUAL FUND
The following donors generously made gifts to the Annual Fund and are recognized as members of the President’s Fellows.
President’s Cabinet ($25,000 and above)
Roger and Julie Baskes
Jan and Frank Cicero, Jr.
The Davee Foundation
Richard* and Mary L. Gray
Sue and Melvin Gray
Mark and Meg Hausberg
Victoria J. Herget and Robert K. Parsons
Ms. Elizabeth Amy Liebman
The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
Barry MacLean
Andrew and Jeanine McNally
David E. McNeel
Janis W. and John K. Notz, Jr.
Christine and Michael Pope
Sheli Z. Rosenberg and Burton X. Rosenberg
Mr. and Mrs. Rudy L. Ruggles, Jr.
The Smart Family Foundation of Illinois
Harold B. Smith
Carol Warshawsky
Anonymous
President’s Circle ($10,000 - $24,999)
Joan and William Brodsky
Mr. T. Kimball Brooker
Buchanan Family Foundation
Harve A. Ferrill
Julius N. Frankel Foundation
Joe and Madeleine Glossberg
Mr. Richard C. Godfrey
Dr. Hanna H. Gray
John R. Halligan Charitable Fund
Helen M. Harrison Foundation
Celia and David Hilliard
Robert A. and Lorraine Holland
Illinois Tool Works Foundation
Mr. Edgar D. Jannotta, Jr.
Kathryn Gibbons Johnson and Bruce Johnson
Claudia and Jeffrey Keenan
Mr. Jay F. Krehbiel
Mr. Stephen A. MacLean
Professor James H. Marrow and Dr. Emily Rose
Mr. Andrew R. McGaan
Cindy and Stephen Mitchell
Jean E. Perkins and Leland E. Hutchinson
Roy and Irene Rettinger Foundation
Mr. John P. Rompon and Ms. Marian E. Casey
John W. and Jeanne M. Rowe
Karla Scherer
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas C. Sheffield, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard D. Siragusa
Mr. David B. Smith, Jr., and Ms. Ilene T. Weinreich
Nancy and Richard Spain
Carl W. Stern and Holly Hayes
Liz Stiffel
Mr. Michael Thompson
Mr. and Mrs. Peter S. Willmott
Anonymous (3)
President’s Senior Fellows ($5,000 - $9,999)
Dr. and Mrs. Tapas K. Das Gupta
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher B. Galvin
James J. and Louise R. Glasser
Mrs. Mary P. Hines
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Keiser Donor Advised Fund
Professor Lawrence Lipking
Laura Baskes Litwin and Stuart Litwin
Mr. and Mrs. R. Eden Martin
David and Anita Meyer
Ken and Jossy Nebenzahl
Professor and Mrs. Larrance M. O’Flaherty
Col (IL) Jennifer N. Pritzker IL ARNG (Ret)
Martha Roth and Bryon Rosner
Junie L. and Dorothy L. Sinson
Carolyn and David Spadafora
Yellow-crowned Foundation
Anonymous
President’s Sustaining Fellows ($2,500 - $4,999)
Ann C. Bates Kittle
Joan and John Blew
Charles H. and Bertha L. Boothroyd Foundation
Dr. William H. Cannon, Jr., and Mr. David Narwich
Ms. Marcy Carlin
Holly and Bill Charles
Mr. Robert O. Delaney
Ms. Shawn M. Donnelley and Dr. Christopher M. Kelly
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas G. Fitzgerald
Professors Stephen and Verna Foster
Virginia Gassel and Belen Trevino
Mr. Thomas B. Harris
Drs. Malcolm H. and Adele Hast
Janet and Arthur Holzheimer
Professor and Mrs. Stanley N. Katz
Ms. Helen Marlborough and Mr. Harry J. Roper
Mr. and Mrs. David B. Mathis
Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. McCamant
Mr. and Mrs. Don H. McLucas, Jr.
Dr. Gail Kern Paster
James & Theodore Pedas Family Foundation
Father Peter J. Powell
Mr. Morrell M. Shoemaker
Mr. Brian Silbernagel and Ms. Teresa Snider
TAWANI Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Enrique J. Unanue
The Abra Wilkin Fund
Helen Zell
Anonymous
President’s Supporting Fellows ($1,500 - $2,499)
Mr. Gregory L. Barton
Dr. Stephanie Bennett-Smith
Mr. and Mrs. Dean L. Buntrock
Rob Carlson and Paul Gehl
The Chicago Literary Club
Ms. Jeanne Colette Collester
Nancy Raymond Corral
Mr. Michael L. Ellingsworth
Dr. Michael P. Fitzsimmons
Mr. and Mrs. Richard J. Franke
The Franklin Philanthropic Foundation
Ted and Mirja Haffner
Hjordis Halvorson and John Halvorson
Neil Harris and Teri J. Edelstein
Pati and O. J. Heestand
Edward C. Hirschland
Mr. D. Bradford Hunt
Jane and Don Hunt
Mrs. Karen Juvinall
Ivan and Kathy Kane
Jared Kaplan and Maridee Quanbeck
Dr. Walter S. Melion
Jackie and Tom Morsch
Dr. Karole Schafer Mourek and Mr. Anthony J. Mourek
Ms. Audrey A. Niffenegger
Ms. Sara N. Paretsky and Professor S. C. Wright
Joe and Jo Ann Paszczyk
Ms. Laurette Petersen
Dr. James Engel Rocks
Ms. Penelope Rosemont and Mr. Paul Sievert
Carol Sonnenschein Sadow
Sahara Enterprises, Inc.
Ms. Marsha W. Ginsberg and Mr. Gordon M. Sayre
Ms. Alice Schreyer
Tom and Nancy Swanstrom
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wedgeworth, Jr.
Diane and Richard Weinberg
Thomas K. Yoder
Anonymous (3)
RESTRICTED GIFTS
The following donors made restricted gifts to the Newberry’s endowment, book funds, genealogy, fellowship program, and other projects.
$25,000 and above
Roger and Julie Baskes
Joan and William Brodsky
Mr. T. Kimball Brooker
Chicago Free For All Fund at The Chicago Community Trust
Nancy Raymond Corral
The Davee Foundation
The Grainger Foundation
Dr. Hanna H. Gray
Sue and Melvin Gray
Mr. Wallace H. Griffith*
Professor Barbara A. Hanawalt
Victoria J. Herget and Robert K. Parsons
Celia and David Hilliard
Illinois Tool Works Foundation
William T. Kemper Foundation
Mr. Leonard A. Lauder
Mr. Julius Lewis*
Ms. Elizabeth Amy Liebman
Barry MacLean
Professor James H. Marrow and Dr. Emily Rose
Andrew W. McGhee*
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
The Jack Miller Center
Marion S. Miller*
Mary Alice Molloy*
Mr. John Monroe
Monticello College Foundation
National Endowment for the Humanities
Ken and Jossy Nebenzahl
Jerome and Elaine Nerenberg Foundation
Janis W. and John K. Notz, Jr.
Dr. Gail Kern Paster
The Pritzker Foundation
Roy and Irene Rettinger Foundation
Sheli Z. Rosenberg and Burton X. Rosenberg
Karla Scherer
Harold B. Smith
Nancy and Richard Spain
Terra Foundation for American Art
Estate of Roger J. Trienens
Mr. David L. Wagner* and Ms. Renie B. Adams
Anonymous
$10,000 - $24,999
Paul M. Angell Family Foundation
Dr. Bernard J. Brommel
Bulley & Andrews LLC
Jan and Frank Cicero, Jr.
Ms. Patricia B. Daley
Mark and Meg Hausberg
Walter E. Heller Foundation
Janet and Arthur Holzheimer
Jenner & Block LLP
Mr. and Mrs. John J. Jiganti
Samuel H. Kress Foundation
The Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation
Mazza Foundation
Andrew and Jeanine McNally
David and Anita Meyer
Cindy and Stephen Mitchell
Jean E. Perkins and Leland E. Hutchinson
John W. and Jeanne M. Rowe
Dr. Scholl Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Richard D. Siragusa
$5,000 - $9,999
Clarita E. Boldt*
Robert A. and Lorraine Holland
Mr. and Mrs. R. Stanley Johnson
Mr. Stephen A. MacLean
National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, Chicago Chapter
Peoples Gas
Christine and Michael Pope
The Protestant Episcopal Theological Seminary in Virginia
Mr. John P. Rompon and Ms. Marian E. Casey
Joanne C. Ruxin
Siragusa Family Foundation
Mr. David B. Smith, Jr., and Ms. Ilene T. Weinreich
Society of Mayflower Descendants in the State of Illinois
Peggy Sullivan
Jacqueline Vossler
Diane and Richard Weinberg
Robert Williams
$1,500 - $4,999
Ms. Elaine Cohen and Mr. Arlen D. Rubin
Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany
Professor and Mrs. Gerald A. Danzer
Bob Donnelley
Ms. Ruthanne Dunn
Jane and Don Hunt
Ms. Priscilla Totten Jarvis
Ms. Marcia Slater Johnston
Mrs. Madeline Rich
Ms. Penelope Rosemont and Mr. Paul Sievert
Ms. Alice Schreyer
Society of Colonial Wars in the State of Illinois
Carolyn and David Spadafora
Ms. Elizabeth Teich
Mr. John Totten
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wedgeworth, Jr.
Anonymous (2)
SOCIETY OF COLLECTORS
The following individuals contributed $5,000 or more for the acquisition of materials for the Newberry’s collection or contributed materials to the collection valued at $5,000 or more.
Roger and Julie Baskes
Joan and John Blew
Rob Carlson and Paul Gehl
Nancy Raymond Corral
Mr. Michael Ehrmann
Victoria J. Herget and Robert K. Parsons
Celia and David Hilliard
Robert A. and Lorraine Holland
Janet and Arthur Holzheimer
Mr. and Mrs. R. Stanley Johnson
Barry MacLean
Professor James H. Marrow and Dr. Emily Rose
David and Anita Meyer
Mr. John Monroe
Ken and Jossy Nebenzahl
John K. Notz, Jr.
Joanne C. Ruxin
Dr. Rod Swantko
Diane and Richard Weinberg
Mr. David B. Smith, Jr., and Ms. Ilene T. Weinreich
Harold B. Smith
Jacqueline Vossler
NEWBERRY LIBRARY AWARD DINNER
The following individuals and organizations purchased tables in support of the 2018 Newberry Library Award Dinner, which was held on April 23, 2018 in honor of Carla Hayden, Librarian of Congress.
Roger and Julie Baskes
Bulley & Andrews LLC
Victoria J. Herget and Robert K. Parsons
Celia and David Hilliard
Jenner & Block LLP
Andrew and Jeanine McNally
Cindy and Stephen Mitchell
Janis W. and John K. Notz, Jr.
Jean E. Perkins and Leland E. Hutchinson
Christine and Michael Pope
Sheli Z. Rosenberg and Burton X. Rosenberg
Liz Stiffel
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wedgeworth, Jr.
Diane and Richard Weinberg
Mr. and Mrs. Peter S. Willmott
PARGELLIS SOCIETY
The following corporations contributed $2,500 or more to the Newberry Library and are recognized as members of the Pargellis Society.
Bulley & Andrews LLC
W.W. Grainger, Inc.
Illinois Tool Works
Jenner & Block LLP
Peoples Gas
Anonymous
HERITAGE AND GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY
The following lineage and genealogical organizations have made gifts that help the Newberry preserve our cultural heritage for future generations.
National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, Chicago Chapter
Society of Colonial Wars in the State of Illinois
Society of Mayflower Descendants in the State of Illinois
BLATCHFORD SOCIETY
The following individuals have included the Newberry in their estate plans or life-income arrangements. The Newberry recognizes them for their continued legacy to the humanities.
Mrs. L. W. Alberts
Mr. Adrian Alexander
Rick and Marcia Ashton
Constance Barbantini and Liduina Barbantini
Dr. David M. and Mrs. Susan Lindenmeyer Barron
Roger Baskes
Ann C. Bates Kittle
Peter Blatchford
John C. Blew
Dr. Edith Borroff
Bernard J. Brommel
Mr. Richard H. Brown
June Buller
Michelle Miller Burns and Gary W. Burns
Dr. William H. Cannon
Rob Carlson
Reverend Dr. Robert B. Clarke
Mrs. David L. Conlan
Mr. Charles T. Cullen
Professor Saralyn R. Daly
Magdalene and Gerald Danzer
Mr. Gordon R. DenBoer
Susan and Otto D’Olivo
Donna Margaret Eaton
Laura F. Edwards
Mr. George E. Engdahl
Lyle Gillman
Louise R. Glasser
Mr. Donald J. Gralen
Margarete Gross
Dr. Gary G. Gunderson
Hjordis Halvorson and John Halvorson
George Leonard and Susan Hanes-Leonard
Neil Harris and Teri Edelstein
Adele Hast
Mark and Meg Hausberg
Celia and David Hilliard
Ms. Sandra L. Hindman
Robert A. and Lorraine Holland
Mrs. Judith H. Hollander
Janet and Arthur Holzheimer
David M. and Barbara H. Homeier
Louise D. Howe
Mary P. Hughes
Kathryn Gibbons Johnson
Ms. Marcia Slater Johnston
Karen Krishack
Larry Lesperance
Professor Carole B. Levin
Joseph A. Like
Dr. Audrey Lumsden-Kouvel
Nancy J. Lynn
Carmelita Melissa Madison
Suzette Mahneke
Heidi Massa
Ms. Valerie S. Mathes
Mary Morony
Mrs. Milo M. Naeve
Ken and Jossy Nebenzahl
Ms. Audrey A. Niffenegger
Janis W. Notz
Joan L. Pantsios
Joe and Jo Ann Paszczyk
Jean E. Perkins
Ken Perlow
Dominick S. Renga, M.D.
Mr. T. Marshall Rousseau
Rosemary J. Schnell
Helen M. Schultz
Stephen A. and Marilyn Scott
G. Shiman
Mr. Morrell M. Shoemaker
Alyce K. Sigler
Dr. Ira Singer
Mr. and Mrs. Richard D. Siragusa
Susan Sleeper-Smith
Harold B. Smith
Rebecca Gray Smith
Zella Kay Soich
Carolyn and David Spadafora
Mr. Angelo L. and Mrs. Virginia A. Spoto
Joyce L. Steffel
Peggy Sullivan
Tom and Nancy Swanstrom
Don and Marianne Tadish
Mrs. Sara D. Taylor
Tracey Tomashpol and Farron Brougher
Jim and Josie Tomes
Professor Sue Sheridan Walker
Diane Weinberg
Willard E. White
Robert Williams
Mrs. Erika Wright
James and Mary Wyly
Anonymous (11)
* Deceased