Our Donors
Annual Fund
Ballet Memphis is incredibly grateful for the generosity of our Annual Fund Donors who collectively have helped to build this great organization one season at a time. Continued Annual Fund donations support our company dancers and dedicated staff, while also ensuring Ballet Memphis’ future as a local and national cultural leader.
$100,000.00+
ArtsMemphis
Friend of the Ballet
Hyde Family Foundation
$50,000-$99,000
Tennessee Arts Commission
$25,000-$49,000
AutoZone
FedEx
Gerber Taylor
Dianne & Myron Mall*
The Shubert Foundation
$10,000-$24,999
Carol & Bert Barnett*
Deborah & Bob Craddock*
The Estate of Sylvia Goldsmith Marks*
nexAir
Mr. & Mrs. Charles Osterbrink*
$5,000-$9,999
Anonymous*
Belz Foundation*
Martha & Jim Boyd*
Eric Clauson*
Carol Coletta & John Montgomery
Reed Cochran Consulting
Maria & Michael Douglass*
David B. Edmonds*
Formanek Foundation*
Grinder, Taber & Grinder, Inc.
Independent Bank
International Paper
Joseph's Stores
Faith & Leonard Kaye*
Mrs. Dorothy O. Kirsch*
The Kresge Foundation
Robert Loeb*
Maggie & Milton Lovell*
Gretchen & Kojo McLennon*
Dr. Gayle Minard*
Nike, Inc.
Cecile & Fred Nowak*
Anita & Tom Schmitt*
Self Foundation*
Shelley & Brett Shanaman*
The Henry Turley Foundation*
Catherine & Ryan Turner*
Mrs. Jeanne T. Varnell*~
$2,500-$4,999
Petra & Bo Adams*
Andrea Bienstock & Nathan Bicks*
BlueCross BlueShield of TN Community Trust
Judge & Mrs. Robert L. Childers*
Kay & Phil Coop*
LeeAnne Cox*
GantSystems, LLC
Dr. Aditya Gaur & Dr. Nehali Patel*
Kathy & J.W. Gibson*
Melissa & Tom Grimes*
Page Price Henrion*
Dr. Jeanne & Mr. Frank Jemison, Jr.*
Monica C. Jones*
Kim L. Lasko*
Sue & Steve Lightman*
Carol & Vincent Miraglia*
Carol & Mike Palazola*
Anne & John Robilio*
Debby & Stephen Schadt*
Carrie Stetler & Mary Haley*
Mr. & Mrs. Simon R.C. Wadsworth*
$1,000-$2,499
901 Parkinson's Fighters
Marnie & Eduardo Basco
Ruth T. Bernabe
Debbie & Richard Binswanger
Sheri & Ron Bishop
The Canale Foundation
Drs. Cathy Chapman & George Woodbury, Jr.
Robin & John Cocke
Barbara's Dancewear
Lucia Gilliland
Megan & Brett Grinder
Debi & Galen Havner
Dr. & Mrs. Henry G. Herrod
Beverly & Bill Hooker
Lynne K. Hostetler
Seiko Igarashi
Peggy & L.R. Jalenak, Jr.
Jeniam Foundation
Barbara B. Lapides
William C. Lawson
Debbie & Ron Lazarov
Elizabeth & Gerald Marshall
Laura & Montgomery Martin
Eric Mathews
Bobbie & Jim McLaughlin
Mr. & Mrs. Henry W. Morgan, Sr.
Dr. John Pickens
Dorothy Gunther Pugh & Robert Pugh
Mr. & Mrs. Raymond E. Schultz
Bruce R. & Jane Scharding Smedley
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Roland Spore III
Courtnay & Kyle Veazey
Carol & Charles Westbrook
Gay & Mike Williams
The Estate of Mr. & Mrs. Charles L. Wurtzburger
$500-$999
Anonymous
Leigh & Rob Abbay
Melissa Bongiolatti
Ritche Manley Bowden
Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Bowman
Rose Merry Brown & Aron Livnah
Mr. & Mrs. Joel W. Brown
Gloria & Steven Burk
Dr. Carey Faber Campbell
Dr. Taylor Cupples
Melanie & John Duncan
Kristen & Jeremy Fisher
Mr. & Mrs. William Galbreath
Nancy & Art Graesser
Edith Kelly-Green
Andrea & David Harano
Beth & Jeff Hedge
Gina & Brian Heim
Andrew & Michelle & Caroline Hunt
Julie & Edwin Hussey
Kassidy Johnson
Dr. Adriane Johnson-Williams & Trinette Johnson-Williams
Jane & Robert Jones
Mr. & Mrs. James Keras
Holley Phelps McGehee
Betsy McStay
Susan & RJ Moskop
Mullinax Family
Kathy Niekrasz
Lorol M. Phillips
Charlie Ryan
Linda & Ron Sklar
Lola & Gary Swanson
Grace & Raghu Vedala
Amelia M. Thompson
Dr. Benton M. Wheeler
Mrs. G.B. Wilson, III
S.H. Woods
Melva Zanella
$499 & Below
Anonymous
Mr. & Mrs. Ed Adams in Memory of Carole Clark
Cathy L. Allen
Belinda & Calvin Anderson
Jen Anderson
Gisele Annoh
Dr. Frank A. Anthony
Dee & Bill Armstrong
Wayne Arney
Gregory A. Austin
Mary Autry
Dr. & Mrs. James Bailey
Chris Balton
Lisa Barden
Savannah Bearden
Charles Belenky
Susan & Walter Bell
Mr. & Mrs. Gary Bentley
Ann & Peter Benvenuto
Joan & Jacob Biddle
Dr. Jerry Billmeier
Betsy Black
Allison & Will Bladt
Daniel Bastardo Blanco
Bambi & William Boywid
Anne Brewer
Katie Prestigiacomo Brezina
Ruby Bright
Becca & Jason Brink
Cathy Brooks
Amanda, Dan, Elise & Eva Bureau
Kenneth Burnett
Kelly & Jim Burrow
Eleanor Cahill in Memory of Carole Clark
Lisa Cain
Karen Campbell
Koral Campbell
Jeanne Gray Carr
Beth & Frederick Carter
Dr. Joy Casama
Elizabeth Cato
Emma Caufield
Dr. Robert Cavanagh
Susan Chase
Gloria & Irvine Cherry
Ashley Chiozza
Drs. Carol & David H. Ciscel
Lisa Clapper
Sofia Claude
Deborah Clubb & David Wayne Brown
Amy & David Cluck
Paula & Avrahm Cohen
Taylor Coleman
Community Security, LLC
Maria Cortes
Elizabeth Cranwell
Mary F. Crawford, D.D.S.
Creative Aging Memphis
Mrs. Claire S. Crews
Mr. & Mrs. David Crippen
Julie & Dana Criswell
Colette & Gary Christie
Angela Cromeans
Sylvia & Teddy Crum
Rebecca & Mike Culbertson
Christopher Dakin
Caitlin Daley & Steve Wold
Barbie & Ray Dan
Ms. A.J. Daneman
Ranae A. Daniel
Mr. & Mrs. James Zekharyah Davis
Diane's Art, Gift & Home
Mary Dillard & Brandon Partee
Gloria Dobbs
Mr. & Mrs. Henry P. Doggrell
Melissa Dunn & James Brooks
Sally & Martin Duffy
Christina & Thieu Dupre
Laura & John Engretson
Alison England
Rebecca & Kevin England
Erica Ervin
Rebecca Fagan
Lisa & Al Farlow
Myca Ferguson
Donna & Emerald Fernandez
Becky & Walter Fields
Lisa Fields
Janet Flowers in Memory of Carol Clarke
Mrs. Bradley King Fogelman
Liz & Eric Fonville
Susan & Brad Foster in Honor of Jill & Simon Wadsworth
Nancy Foster
Elizabeth & Ben Fox
Marybeth & John Francisco
Stan Franklin
Sunny Franklin
Mr. & Mrs. William Fredrick in Memory of Peggy Gunther
Pily & Stuart Frisch
Juan J. Fuentes
Kate Furst
Elizabeth Garat
Mery Getar
Angela Ghoreishi
Debra Ann Giammona
Kristy Lynn Gibbs
The Gilmers
Angela Godbold
Sondra L. Goldstein
Mr. & Mrs. Robert D. Gooch III
Sarah Lillian Goralewski
Jerry Gorman
Gray Family
Kathy Spiers & Jack Green
Mr. & Mrs. Steve Greer
Jannica Gregory
Maggie & Joey Griesbeck
Danielle Griffin
Phyllis Guenter
Jackie Guidroz
Stacy & Tony Gunderman
Jessica Guthrie
Jenny & Ellie Haddad
Mr. & Mrs. Josh Hall
Dorothy Hamer
Carol & Jerry Harber
Cary Hart
Ashawandi Hayes
Gil Hayes
M. Denise Headin
Mandy Heath
Jamie Heisler
Dr. & Mrs. Miria Biller Hendrickson
Sarah Hess
Leslie Hipp
Lauri Holland
Andrea & David Holman
Mr. & Mrs. Walter N. Holmes
Ann Horner
Valorie & Jon Horner
Tara & Patrick Horton
April Huffines
Mr. & Mrs. Robert C. Hug, Jr.
Donavon Hughes
Dr. Caitlin Hurley
JoAnn & Raymond Igharas
Lisa & Matt Isbell
$499 & Below Cont.
Dr. Neelam Jain
India Johnson
Tressa Valentine Johnson
Joanne Jones
Mariko Kaji
Mr. & Mrs. Eugene Ray Katz
Marie B. Kazyak
Lauren Kennedy & Ben Stanley
Jennifer Kim & Takumi Matsuzawa
Ann Knox
Louisa Koeppel
Kathi & Robert Kores
The Kroger Company
Christina Kurdilla
Caitlin Maureen Lamb
Demetra Lawrence
Lindsay & Buck Lawson
Jennifer Lechner
Philip & Jennifer Arden Lindsey
Katherine Liu
Linda Loerzel
Jennifer & Brett Lofton
Kofi Okobi Lucas
Shea Lucenti
Michael Lupher
Melanie Lynn
Jamie MacDougall
Magdovitz Family Foundation
Irwin Alice Magevney
Carol Mahaltic
Benjamin Makino
Evelyn & Jerome Makowsky
Andrew Mall
B. Lee & Susan Mallory
Mr. & Mrs. Lewis F. Mallory, Jr in Memory of Carole Clark
Marino Family
E. Neville Mayfield, Jr.
Carolyn & Scott McCormick
Lauren Bradshaw McCracken
Joseph McDaniel
Julia & Doug McDonald
Dr. Ronald Paul McDonald
Kathleen McElroy & Sam White
Harriet & John McFadden
Amanda McGriff
Elza McKenna
Michael Medcalf
Natalie & Patrick Miller
Abbay & Warren Milnor
David Mirvis
Megan Monteen
Willa Moon
Mr. & Mrs. Walker E. Morris, Jr.
Laura & Andrew Murray
Whitney Neal
Keara Nevels
Regina & Bob Newman
Katie Hobson Novikoff in Honor of Brandon & Ginny Ramey
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas D. Oates
Maggie Olswanger
Dr. & Mrs. James C. Paavola
Marina Pacini
Vanessa Pafford
Karen Parker
Sunita Patel
Dr. & Mrs. Majid Paydar
Mary Cate & Joseph Peris
Heather Petersen
Linda & Van Phillips
Susan Gail Pittman
August Marc Plourde
Jeffrey W. Posson
The Powells
Jessica Quinn
Virginia & Brandon Ramey
Mary Montedonico Reed
Jane Hope Rehm
Theresa Remick
Karen & Murray Riss
Paul Rhodes
Dan Rojcewicz
Elizabeth Rouse
Judith Ruiz
Katja Russell
Jennifer Russell
Mr. & Mrs. Lance Russell
James Rutledge
Karen Saenz
Dr. & Mrs. Joseph K. Samaha
Erin Schifeling
Autumn & Jimmy Scott
Ryan Sellers
Courtney Sievers
Casey Sigler
Barrie Simpson
Virginia & Will Sharp
Ranish Singh
Linda Skitka & Bill McCready
Celinda Smith
Janine Smith
Maggie Smith
Stacey Smith
Mrs. Hubert Spears
Dr. Frances B. Spiller
Jessica Lynn Stacy
Mary Katherine & Elmer Stout
Anne C. Stubblefield
Brittany Sugg
Alice Tadlock
Becky Tatum
Jessica & Rock Taveau
Sam Teitel
Elizabeth Thomas
Shields Thompson
Dr. Ina Tonkin
Anna Tuttle
Allison Tyson
United Way of the Mid South
Dr. Lisa Usdan
Jordan Huntze Walker
Teresa Ward
Watkins, Ward & Stafford, PLLC in Memory of Carole Clark
Stephen Watts
Judy Weatherly
Jessica Webb
Alison Weems
Mr. & Mrs. Mark Wender
John Christopher White
Meredith White, Anne Hamer, Lisa Benge & Kim Baker
Catherine Wiener
Crys Wiley
Carole Williams
Deanne Williams
John Williams
Pat & Billie Worley
Jocelyn Wurzburg
Mr. & Mrs. Arthur L. Yeates
Kathy & Barry Yoakum
Ruth & Scott Young
*Denotes a dancer sponsor
~Deceased
Capital Campaign
With continued gratitude to the donors of Ballet Memphis’ Vision for Growth Campaign for helping to bring Ballet Memphis into the heart of the arts district. This transformational support elevated Ballet Memphis’ physical and cultural impact both locally and nationally.
Friend of the Ballet
Anonymous
Ms. Libby Aaron
Dr. James (Bo) Adams
Cathy L. Allen
American Contract Bridge
League Charity Foundation
archimania
ArtsFirst-First
Tennessee Foundation
ArtsMemphis
AutoZone
Mrs. Ben Baer
Victoria Baird
Carol & Bert Barnett
Marnie & Eduardo Basco
Belz Foundation
Peter & Ann Benvenuto
Andrea Bienstock & Nathan Bicks
Debbie & Richard Binswanger
Ron & Sheri Bishop
Mr. & Mrs. David Bodenheimer
Martha & Jim Boyd
Cindy & Kevin Brewer
Thomas W. Briggs Foundation
Drs. M. Teresa Brooks &
Thane E. Duncan
Burch Porter & Johnson, PLLC
Gloria & Steven Burk
Susan & Rice Byars
Campbell Clinic Orthopaedics
Karen & Phil Campbell
Canale Foundation
The Chemaitilly Family
Buck & Pat Clark
Eric Clauson
Dr. Anne W. Connell
Kay & Phil Coop
LeeAnne & Tommy Cox
Elizabeth Cranwell
Mary F. Crawford, D.D.S.
Dr. Saryn & Mr. Erik Doucette
Suzanne & Jonathan Ellenthal
Justine, Cindy & Sam Ettingoff
Lisa & Al Farlow
FedEx
Sonya & James Fleck
Liz Fonville
Juan Fuentes & Robert Thompson
GantSystems, LLC
Kim & John Gaskill
Dr. Aditya Gaur & Dr. Nehali Patel
Jannica & Tim Gregory
Tom & Melissa Grimes
Grinder, Taber & Grinder, Inc.
Sue & Frank Guarino
Debi & Galen Havner
Hemline | Tailored Brand Strategies
Page Price Henrion
Dr. & Mrs. Henry G. Herrod
Lynne & John Hostetler
Loren & Elizabeth Huie
Hyde Family Foundation
Raymond & JoAnn Igharas
Monique & Charles Jalenak
Peggy & LR Jalenak, Jr.
Jeniam Foundation
Whitney Jo
Jane & Bob Jones
Gene & Carol Katz
Anne Keeney
Liz & Kevin Keough
Penny & Jim Keras
Mrs. Dorothy O. Kirsch
The Klyce Family
Barbara A. Lapides
Ricky & Kathy Leigh
Lexington Asset Management, LLC
Sue & Steve Lightman
Marissa Lima
Maggie & Milton Lovell
Melissa Luck & Will Payson
Michael Lupfer
Malco Theatres, Inc.
Andrew Mall
Dianne & Myron Mall
Sylvia Goldsmith Marks
Dr. & Mrs. Santos F. Martinez
Eric Mathews
Jason Mayse
Methodist Le Bonheur
Healthcare
Carolyn & Scott McCormick
Julia & Douglas McDonald
Holley & Lucius McGehee
Gretchen & Kojo McLennon
Linda & Major McNeil
Dr. & Mrs. Thomas W. Monaghan
R J & Susan Moskop
Bob & Regina Morrison Newman
Leah & Jackie Nichols
Cecile & Fred Nowak
Mr. & Mrs. Charles Osterbrink
Erin Ostrow
Janet Parke
Marina Pacini & David McCarthy
Dr. Lindsay E. Pate
Dr. & Mrs. Majid Paydar
Plough Foundation
Patricia A. Possel
Robert & Dorothy Gunther Pugh
Dr. Steven N. Rice
Steven Ross & Dorothy Northern
Dr. Emily “Boo” Ruch
Peggy Seessel
Self Foundation
Shelley & Brett Shanaman
Nancy & Sam Shanaman
Andrea & Monica Stacy
Eunice Tenent
Amelia Thompson, Janet Ware Thompson & Arienne Thompson Plourde
Ann & Henry Turley
Jeanne T. Varnell
Courtnay & Kyle Veazey
Jill & Simon Wadsworth
Donna J. Ward
Gay & Mike Williams
Teresa, Helen, Anne &
Dana Williams
Justin Willingham
Dr. & Mrs. Frederick Wittber