Honor Roll of Donors
The Newberry gratefully recognizes the following donors for their generous contributions received between July 1, 2019 and June 30, 2020.
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
Joan and William Brodsky
Jan and Frank Cicero, Jr.
The Crown Family
The Davee Foundation
Joan and Robert Feitler
Ms. Carla J. Funk
Alice and Richard Godfrey
Mrs. Mary L. Gray
Mark and Meg Hausberg
Victoria J. Herget and Robert K. Parsons
Celia and David Hilliard
Dr. Elizabeth Amy Liebman
The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
Janis W. and John K. Notz, Jr.
Christine and Michael Pope
Roy and Irene Rettinger Foundation
Sheli Z. Rosenberg and Burton X. Rosenberg
Mr. and Mrs. Rudy L. Ruggles, Jr.
Karla Scherer
Harold B. Smith
Mr. David B. Smith, Jr. and Ms. Ilene T. Weinreich
Carol Warshawsky
President’s Circle ($10,000 - $24,999)
Edith Rasmussen Ahern and Patrick Ahern
Mr. Gregory L. Barton
Mr. T. Kimball Brooker
Buchanan Family Foundation
Rob Carlson and Paul Gehl
Carton Family Fund
Mr. Lewis Collens
Ms. Celine Fitzgerald
Julius N. Frankel Foundation
Madeleine and Joe Glossberg
Dr. Hanna H. Gray
John R. Halligan Charitable Fund
Robert A. and Lorraine* Holland
ITW
Professor Lawrence Lipking
Barry MacLean
Mr. Stephen A. MacLean
Professor James H. Marrow and Dr. Emily Rose
Mr. Andrew R. McGaan
Andrew and Jeanine McNally
David E. McNeel
Ms. Mary Minow
Cindy and Stephen Mitchell
Dr. Gail Kern Paster
The Pattis Family Foundation
Jean E. Perkins and Leland E. Hutchinson
Mr. John P. Rompon and Ms. Marian E. Casey
John W. and Jeanne M. Rowe
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas C. Sheffield, Jr.
Adele Simmons
Mr. and Mrs. Richard D. Siragusa
Nancy and Richard Spain
Carl W. Stern and Holly Hayes
Liz Stiffel
Gail and John Ward
Yellow-crowned Foundation
President’s Senior Fellows ($5,000 - $9,999)
Tom and Melanie Berg
Mr. and Mrs. Edward M. Blair, Jr.
Charles H. and Bertha L. Boothroyd Foundation
Dr. and Mrs. Tapas K. Das Gupta
John and Michele Donley
Mr. and Mrs. Richard J. Franke
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher B. Galvin
James J. and Louise R. Glasser
Sue and Melvin Gray
Daniel Greene and Lisa Meyerowitz
Ms. Margarete K. Gross
Mrs. Mary P. Hines
Mr. and Mrs. R. Stanley Johnson
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Keiser Donor Advised Fund
Laura Baskes Litwin and Stuart Litwin
Mr. and Mrs. John W. McCarter, Jr.
Ken* and Jossy Nebenzahl
Professor and Mrs. Larrance M. O’Flaherty
Dr. Diana Robin
Martha Roth and Bryon Rosner
Mr. Brian Silbernagel and Ms. Teresa Snider
Carolyn and David Spadafora
Jan and Bruce Tranen
President’s Sustaining Fellows ($2,500 - $4,999)
Robert Beasecker and Erika King
Joan and John Blew
Dr. William H. Cannon, Jr. and Mr. David Narwich
Holly and Bill Charles
Nancy Raymond Corral
Ms. Shawn M. Donnelley and Dr. Christopher M. Kelly
Professors Stephen and Verna Foster
Alan and Carol Greene
Ted and Mirja Haffner
Adele* and Malcolm H. Hast
Janet and Arthur Holzheimer
Mr. and Mrs. John J. Jiganti
Jay F. and Sylvia Krehbiel
Ms. Helen Marlborough and Mr. Harry J. Roper
Ms. Helen McArdle
Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. McCamant
Mr. and Mrs. Don H. McLucas, Jr.
Professor Jean M. O’Brien
Father Peter J. Powell
Dr. James Engel Rocks
Sahara Enterprises, Inc.
Morrell M. Shoemaker*
Mrs. Anne D. Slade
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wedgeworth, Jr.
Mr. Paul R. Wiggin and Mrs. Lisa Wiggin
Thomas K. Yoder
Mr. Robert J. Zarse
Helen Zell
Anonymous (2)
President’s Supporting Fellows ($1,500 - $2,499)
Dr. Ellen T. Baird
Mr. Charles T. Cullen
Kimberly A. Douglass
Dr. Lynne E. Fisher
Dr. Michael P. Fitzsimmons
The Franklin Philanthropic Foundation
Mr. Martin A. M. Gneuhs
Mr. and Mrs. William Goldberg
Hjordis Halvorson and John Halvorson
Cheryl and Hill Hammock
Mr. William M. Hansen and Ms. Jaime L. Danehey
Mr. Thomas B. Harris
Pati Heestand
Ms. Kay D. Hinn
Edward C. Hirschland
Mr. D. Bradford Hunt
Jane and Don Hunt
Mr. and Mrs. Martin D. Jahn
Mrs. Loretta N. Julian
Jared Kaplan and Maridee Quanbeck
Professor and Mrs. Stanley N. Katz
Ann C. Bates Kittle
Mr. and Mrs. William F. Mahoney
David and Anita Meyer
Jackie and Tom Morsch
Mr. Charles H. Mottier and Mr. Philip J. Vidal
Dr. Karole Schafer Mourek and Mr. Anthony J. Mourek
Ms. Sara N. Paretsky
Ms. Laurette Petersen
Meredith Petrov
Nancy and Alan Petrov
Ben and Nancy Randall
Mr. Charles R. Rizzo
Joanne C. Ruxin
Rosemary J. Schnell
Ms. Alice Schreyer
Stephen A. and Marilyn Scott
Junie L. and Dorothy L. Sinson
Ms. Grace K. Stanek
Christian Vinyard
Diane and Richard Weinberg
Robert Williams
Nora L. Zorich and Thomas W. Filardo
Anonymous (4)
RESTRICTED GIFTS
The following donors made gifts to specific projects, programs, and fundraising events.
$25,000 and above
Paul M. Angell Family Foundation
Roger and Julie Baskes
Joan and William Brodsky
Mr. T. Kimball Brooker
Nancy Raymond Corral
Glasser and Rosenthal Family
Sue and Melvin Gray
Victoria J. Herget and Robert K. Parsons
Celia and David Hilliard
Robert A. and Lorraine* Holland
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
The Jack Miller Center
Mr. John Monroe
Monticello College Foundation
National Endowment for the Humanities
Ken* and Jossy Nebenzahl
Jerome and Elaine Nerenberg Foundation
Northern Trust
Roy and Irene Rettinger Foundation
Sheli Z. Rosenberg and Burton X. Rosenberg
Karla Scherer
Rosemary J. Schnell
Harold B. Smith
Mr. David B. Smith, Jr. and Ms. Ilene T. Weinreich
Terra Foundation for American Art
Anonymous (2)
$10,000 - $24,999
Edith Rasmussen Ahern and Patrick Ahern
Bulley & Andrews LLC
Jan and Frank Cicero, Jr.
Professor James H. Marrow and Dr. Emily Rose
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
The Siragusa Family Foundation
Sotheby’s
Anonymous (1)
$5,000 - $9,999
Mr. and Mrs. Edward M. Blair, Jr.
Patti Selander Eylar and Charles Gardner
Ms. Celine Fitzgerald
Janet and Arthur Holzheimer
Samuel H. Kress Foundation
Mr. Stephen A. MacLean
Mr. Frank McBath
Christine and Michael Pope
Society of Mayflower Descendants in the State of Illinois
Dr. Christine M. Sperling
Mr. and Mrs. Peter S. Willmott
$1,500 - $4,999
Rob Carlson and Paul Gehl
Caxton Club
Episcopal Diocese of Southern Ohio
General Society of Colonial Wars
Alan and Carol Greene
Ms. Kay D. Hinn
Hoellen Family Foundation
Jane and Don Hunt
Mr. and Mrs. William F. Mahoney
National Society Daughters of the American Revolution
Society of Colonial Wars in the State of Illinois
Nancy and Richard Spain
Sulzer Family Foundation
Jacqueline Vossler
Anonymous (1)
SOCIETY OF COLLECTORS
The following donors contributed $5,000 or more for the acquisition of materials for the Newberry’s collection.
Roger and Julie Baskes
Rob Carlson and Paul Gehl
Nancy Raymond Corral
Celia and David Hilliard
Janet and Arthur Holzheimer
Professor James H. Marrow and Dr. Emily Rose
Ken* and Jossy Nebenzahl
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
ITW
Northern Trust
Sahara Enterprises, Inc.
Anonymous (1)
HERITAGE AND GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY
The following lineage and genealogical organizations made gifts to help the Newberry preserve our cultural heritage for future generations.
General Society of Colonial Wars
National Society Daughters of the American Revolution
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
Dr. David M. and Mrs. Susan Lindenmeyer Barron
Roger Baskes
Peter Blatchford
John C. Blew
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
Magdalene and Gerald Danzer
Mr. Gordon R. DenBoer
Mr. Andrew K. Dolan
Susan and Otto D’Olivo
Donna Margaret Eaton*
Laura F. Edwards
Mr. George E. Engdahl
Ms. Carla J. Funk
Susan and Vincent Furman
Lyle Gillman
Louise R. Glasser
Mr. Donald J. Gralen
Margarete Gross
Dr. Gary G. Gunderson
Hjordis Halvorson and John Halvorson
Professor Neil Harris and Ms. Teri J. Edelstein
Adele Hast*
Mark and Meg Hausberg
Trudy and Paul Hawley
Celia and David Hilliard
Robert A. and Lorraine* Holland
Mrs. Judith H. Hollander
Janet and Arthur Holzheimer
Louise D. Howe
Mary P. Hughes
Kathryn Gibbons Johnson
Ms. Marcia Slater Johnston
Dr. Victoria Kirkham
Ann C. Bates Kittle
Karen Krishack
George Leonard and Susan Hanes-Leonard
Larry Lesperance
Professor Carole B. Levin
Joseph A. Like
Professor Lawrence Lipking
Mr. and Mrs. William Locke
Dr. Audrey Lumsden-Kouvel
Nancy J. Lynn
Mr. Stephen A. MacLean
Carmelita Melissa Madison
Mrs. Suzette Mahneke
Dr. Debra N. Mancoff
Dr. Guy A. Marco
Heidi Massa
Ms. Valerie S. Mathes
Mary Morony
Mrs. Susan T. Murphy
Mrs. Milo M. Naeve
Ms. Shanti Nagarkatti
Ken* and Jossy Nebenzahl
Ms. Audrey A. Niffenegger and Mr. Eddie Campbell
Janis W. Notz
Joan L. Pantsios
Joe and Jo Ann Paszczyk
Jean E. Perkins
Ken Perlow
Mr. and Mrs. Michael A. Pope
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
Tom and Nancy Swanstrom
Don and Marianne Tadish
Mrs. Sara D. Taylor
Tracey Tomashpol and Farron Brougher
Jim and Josie Tomes
Mr. J. Thomas Touchton
Professor Sue Sheridan Walker
Diane Weinberg
Willard E. White
Robert Williams
Mr. and Mrs. Peter S. Willmott
Drs. Richard and Mary Woods
Lucia Woods Lindley
Mrs. Erika Wright
James and Mary Wyly
Anonymous (12)
* Deceased