51³ÉÈË Society
“In some sense you are giving back to what was given to you as a student or as a young person when you give to 51³ÉÈË. And you are paying something forward for future generations. The money that we give to 51³ÉÈË has a direct impact on the lives of students. These students are going to become the leaders and the practitioners in their professions; we are bettering the world every time we better a student at 51³ÉÈË."
Investments made by 51³ÉÈË Society members ensure that the College realizes its vision to build an international reputation for inspiring achievement and empowering students to make a difference in the world. Listed below are lifetime members, who have made gifts totaling more than $100,000, as well as annual members who joined the Society by making a gift of $1,000 or more between June 1, 2022 and May 31, 2023. Learn more about the 51³ÉÈË Society at .
*denotes those who have passed away
Lifetime Members
Terry & Mary Beth Airsman
Airsman Hires Funeral Homes, Inc.
Dr. Khalaf Al Habtoor H’10
Douglas & Susan Allen H’09
Ameren Illinois Act On Energy
Sue Anderson ’53
Archer Daniels Midland Co
Mark Arroll* ’56
The Associated Colleges of Illinois
Association of the Open Mind & Spirit, Inc.
Bill Batson ’50
Michael ’86 & Lisa Bauersachs ’85
Gerry ’78 & Mary Ann Beard
Joy French Becker ’67 H’15
John & Stephanie Bellatti
Marcia Billhartz
Toni Blankmann ’74 & Bob Weiner
Steve & Patricia Bone
Bound To Stay Bound Books, Inc.
Jim ’66 H’12 & Kaye Bruner
Marcella Bramley Burrus ’71
Barrett & Susie Callaghan
Caterpillar Tractor Company
Bob ’74 H’23 & Janet ’75 Chipman
Council of Independent Colleges
Frank E. Cummings
Charles & Kathryn Cunningham
The Davee Foundation
Harmon Deal H’09 & Millie Deal
Joan H’14 & Jeff DeBoer
Delta Foundation
Del ’72 & Lisa Dunham
Ernst & Young Foundation
Jack ’61 H’07 & Doris
Gustine Fairfield ’62
Dr. Barbara A. Farley
Fidelity Foundation
General Electric Foundation
Dr. Jim ’61 H’11 & Cathy Green
Joel ’66 & Elise ’69 Harmon
Dr. Neal ’60 & Dianna Hart
Dr. Gary ’74 & Debra Kurtock Haynes ’76
Duane ’71 H’20 & Sharon Hess
John Patterson Hinde
Bill ’66* & Vicki Hood
Dr. Roger Huson ’50
Illinois Board of Higher Education
Illinois Prairie Community Foundation
Illinois Valley Paving Company
Dorothy Ivemeyer* ’61
John Kurtock Jr ’47
& Doris Kurtock*
Richard H. Levi
Levi, Ray & Shoup Inc
Bob ’65 & Ann Lindquist
Margaret A. Cargill Foundation
Greg ’88 & Elizabeth Airsman May ’91
Memorial Health
Bill Merris ’56*
David ’72 & Ellen Rammelkamp Miller ’72
Martha Behr Miller* ’48
Steve ’77 & Betsy Huss Mills ’77
Judge Richard Mills* ’51 H’03
Jim Mills ’56
National Endowment for Humanities
NCAA Program
Conrad ’65 and Judy Noll
North Central College
Steve & Maggie Oetgen
Doris Prather
Drs. Susan L. Pratt ’80 & Jay R. Anders ’79
Tom ’76 & Linda Forsaith Purves ’76
Bob ’67 & Cathy Randall
Reynolds Consumer Products
Carol Rieken ’63
Nancy Ross ’65
Jim ’69 & Mary Marshall Scheider ’72
Bellatti, Barton, Cochran & White, LLC
Dr. Scholl Foundation
Shell Oil Company Foundation
Phil Shelton ’65
Herb Sherman ’58
Deborah Klang Smith ’75 & Henry Dale Smith, Jr.
Jim ’82 & Lisbeth Enz Spradlin ’83
State Farm Companies Foundation
Jean Coultas Statler
Guy & Edie Sternberg
Dr. Axel H’13 & Loreli Steuer H’13
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
The Farmers State Bank & Trust Co.
The Monticello College Foundation
Ross Thomas ’18
Bobby H’09 H’17 & Erin Thomson
Steve Tillery ’72
Katherine Tillery ’74 H’11
U.S. Department of Education, OPF
US Bank
Dr. Jonathan Utley ’63 H’07
Jim ’65 H’15 & Joan Voyles
Dan ’69 & Lynne Oberlander Walters ’69
George H’19 & Diane Zelcs
2022-2023 Members
Ryan ’97 & Laura Barke
Cheri Callahan Bustos ’83 & Gerry Bustos
Bill Curry ’71
Golden Gate Capital
Wayne ’53* & Patricia Hannah
Ernie Hildner
Jack Mann ’74
National Council of Farmer Cooperatives
Curt ’66 & Meg Pradelt
Schwab Charitable
Mark ’72 and Kathy ’72 Strawn
Tracy Family Foundation
David Truesdell and Jean Harlow-Truesdell*
June ’79 & Darryl Beard
Bob Bonjean Jr. ’78 & Carolyn Bonjean
Tim ’01 & Stephanie Chipman
Michael ’92 & Beth Doty Fletcher ’92
Dr. Dick & Heidy Fry
Dr. William ’63 & Sandra Selcke Gussner ’65
Greg ’80 & Kendra Langdon
Carla Malottke
Joanna Marker ’02 & Eric Dettmann
Patrick H’09 & Rosanne Mathis
Bill Maxey ’75
Bob ’78 & Sherry Moore
Preston Newell ’65
Tom ’80 & Ann Bishop Prather ’80
Mark and Marty Sinclair
Takako Soma
Marietta Thompson
Thrivent Financial
Visa
Joyce P. Wogan ’77
Valery Stull Zellmer ’74 & David Zellmer
TD Ameritrade
Greg ’74 & Tonya Johnson Baise ’76
Ross ’13 & Danielle Barker
Jeff ’78 & Marty Huss Boss ’78
H.O. ’72 & Jane Jondro Brownback ’72
Chevron Foundation
George & Barbara Clark
George ’59 & Pamela Dow
Stephen Evans ’68 H’09 H’22
Reverend Dr. John H’09 H’22 & Betty Kay
Gregory F. Malerich ‘69
Doug & Mary Mason
Francine ’74 & Roderick Mundy
Charles ’72 & Jennifer Murphy
Northwestern Mutual Life
Harold and Kathryn Oakley
Dr. Catharine O’Connell & Matthew Schultz
Joseph ’69 & Ardith Opferman
Frederic & Jan Pigott
Marilyn ’66 & Kenneth Pomeroy
Dave ’83 & Peggy Beckmeyer Ringhausen ’85
Charles and Rachel Mayhew Robison
