Donors

Your annual contributions to West Michigan Symphony help to sustain a vital community resource. Just over 60% of contributions to WMS come from individual patrons, with the remainder generated from corporate and foundation support. We extend our deepest appreciation to you for helping make WMS a cultural touchstone in our community.

The listings below represent total pledges and gifts by each patron household from
Dec 1, 2022 through Feb 1, 2024. This includes our Annual Fund, other special initiatives and events. In particular, we wish to express our gratitude to Mike and Kay Olthoff for their support of our November-December Matching Challenge campaign.

We have given careful attention to ensure a complete and accurate list. Please notify us
of any inaccuracies by calling 231.726.3231.

$10,000 and up
Anonymous (2)
Dr Mark D & Kristina M Clark
Susan Cloutier Crain
Jan & Laura Deur
Pat & Julie Donahue
Douglas & Janet Hoch
Jeffrey Lake Johnson
Clara Lang
Mike & Kay Olthoff
In memory of Fred Norris and Michael Soimar
Brad & Kathleen Playford
Jack & Becky Slimko
Peter M Turner
Roger & Rebecca Tuuk

$5,000-$9,999
Anonymous
George W & Lori Lynn Cannon III
Mary Douville
William & Mary Lou Eyke
James & Susan Geisler
Greg & Debi Hillebrand
Nelson & Elizabeth Huldin
Paul & Karen Jackson
Stephen & Debra Jackson
Buzz & Wendy Kersman
Kate Kesteloot Scarbrough
Daniel & Sheryl Kuznar
Scott & Donna Lachniet
Ryan & Emily Leestma
Patrick & Sheila Miller
Joanna Norris
Steve & Deb Olsen
Jill Sanders
Sawyer Family Fund of CFFMC
Sam Slaughter & Anne Lehker
Dr Michael & Marijean Smith
Scott Speck
JoLee Wennersten
Hazel Whittaker
In memory of Clara Lang

$2,500-$4,999
Anonymous
Krista Abbott
Melisa Baker
Pete & Sherry Brown
Andy & Beth Buelow
Darlene Collet
Don & Kathy Dahlstrom
In memory of Fred Norris, Matched by Charles Stewart Mott Foundation
Deborah DeVoursney
Larry & Lynette Fife
David F Gerdes & Carolyn Smith-Gerdes
Tilio Giacobassi Family
Hon Kathy L Hoogstra & Dr Robert Hoogstra
Amy & William Hosford
Happy 90th Birthday to Marlene Greiner
Charles & Vivian Johnson
Barbara Kelso
Chris McGuigan & Gary Neal
Roger C Morgenstern
Chris & Amy Olthoff
Jason & Jamye Olthoff
Frank & Emma Peterson
Tom Schaub & Mary Price
Laura Schultz
Dr Alan Steinman
Susan & Stephen Struck
Liz & Tom Trzaska
Jim & Linda Zolman

$1,000-$2,499
Anonymous
Thank you Susan Cloutier Crain
Anonymous (2)
Cindy Ackerman
Charles Alstrom
Allen & Sandy Beck
Susan & Frank Bednarek Fund of the CFFMC
Jane Blyth
Janice Buck
Gordon & Mary Buitendorp
Andrew Busard
Michael Cerminaro & Connie Verhagen
Bob & Charlotte Chessman
Valerie Church-McHugh & Fred McHugh
Colin Billingsley
Amy Conn Tenny
In memory of Jeff Conn
Anne Dake
Eric & Merica Dobry
Marcia D'Oyly
Rob & Cathleen Dubault
Joel & Linda Engel
Robert & Jackie Engel
Kevin & Annette Even
Brian & Gwen Fosse
Evelyn Geile
Mark & Jennifer Gross
Carl & Sylvia Hansen
Robert & Clara Harrell
Bill Haug & Jane Curtis
Larry & Lari Hines
Bruce & Donna Hood
Richard & Holly Hughes
Pat Hunt
Ed Hunt & Nancy McCarthy
Wilda James
Christian Jansen-Yee
Joel & Kathleen Jarvis
Pat Johnson
Dick & Lynn Kamps
Heather Kettler
Rich & Nancy Klassen
Pete & Mimi Kunz
Paul & Patricia Ladas
Mark & Karla Lange
Estate of Joan Leder
Tim & Lynette Lipan
Jim & Mary Malek
John & Jessie Martin
Cindy Mazurek
Mark & Bonnie Meengs
Susan Meston
KN Literary Arts
On behalf of Amy Hosford
Bonnie Olson Memorial Fund
Denis & Barbara Potuznik
Terry & Joy Puffer
Susan Rehrer
Gretchen & Randy Rhoades
In memory of Fred Norris
David Ruck
John Saling & Diane Fischer
Wietse & Melanie Schaafsma
Josh & Amy Silvis
Ryan & Kris Sterkenburg
Drs David & Linda Taylor
LJ Verplank
Michael & Patricia Wade
Karen & John Wells
Melody & JR Whitby
Judy Wilcox
Ellie Williams
Dr Roy Winegar & Ms Barbara Klingenmaier
Marguerite & Kenneth Winter
Jan Witt
Tom & Jane Witt

$500-$999
Anonymous
In honor of Fred & Joanna Norris
Anonymous
Ross & Sandra Aden
Darlene Alt
Bruce & Paula Baker
In memory of JoAnn Landman
Herb & Anne Bevelhymer
Brian & Jill Boersema
Arthur & Marilyn Bolt
Ron & Ann Marie Brown
Ardy Bulthouse Kroes
In memory of Rodger Kroes
Curtis Chambers & Diana Wojton
George & Deborah Chmelar
Dr Donald & Nancy Crandall
Mary Theodore Danigelis
Chris Dean
Deb & Chris Drake
Amanda & Gregory Dykhouse
Jean Enright
Wallace & Jane Ewing
Mark Foreman
Charles & Lynn Freeman
Ron Fritz
Chip Furst
Chuck & Jeanne Gembis
Don Goodman
Brennen & Rachel Gorman
Kurt & Antoinette Hildwein
Cornelia Holley
Reedel & Rosie Holmes
Jonathon & Wendy Hoogstra
Donna Joyce
Denise Kwiecien
Joan La Mourie
Brian Leibrandt
Shelley Essebaggers Lewis
Pat Locke
Andy & Jill Maciejewski
Charles & Kay Cater Matthews
Paul & Winnie McNergney
Perry & Deb Newson
Eric & Jennifer Norris
 In memory of Fred Norris
Richard & Katie Norton
Dr Richard & Nancy Peters
Roy & Britta Bujak Portenga
Robert Pyka
Mike & Char Ratchford
Clyde & Beth Rinsema
Dan & Sarah Rinsema Sybenga
Dr Gary & Pennie Robertson
David Roodvoets
John & Elaine Severson
Mary Holmes Sorensen
Tom & Nanci Stone
Kim Suarez
John & Mary Swanson
John & Sue Sytsema
Dr Ryan & Heather Terlouw
Kathleen Torresen
Richard & Marge Tourre
Ed DeJong & Diane VanWesep
Elinore Verplank (Norna)
Sheryl Wescott
Jane J Wright

$100-$499
Anonymous (7)
Anonymous
In memory of Robert & JoAnn Landman
Lionel & Contessa Alexander III
Lee Anderson
Margo Atwell
Larry & Sandy Austin
Barbara Bates-Lalick & Martin Lalick
Thomas & Muriel Beattie
In memory of Fred Norris
Gary and Carol Beatty
Sherry Albertie Becker
Amy Bensinger
David & Sue Bird
William Black
In memory of Fred Norris
Jeanne Kuharivicz Bleich
Aaron & Amy Bodbyl-Mast
David & Karen Booth
Dr Mary & Robert Boyer
Bill & Sue Brookstra
Michael & Joanna Buboltz
Marie Bustin
Ray & Theresa Chaplin
Rudy & Pat Chmelar
Richard & Gay Cole
Robert & Diane Collier
In memory of Fred Norris
E Jane Connell & Steven W Rosen
William & Carol Cross III
Jessica Wolin & Frank Crownover
David Culver
Kurt & Cheryl Deford
Dean Denman & Gale Ford
In memory of Janie Denman
Larry DeVoogd
Greg & Judith DeWeerd
David and Dortha DeWitt
Joyce Downing
In memory of Clara Lang
Judy Draper
Karen & Herb Driver
Bruce & Esther Drukker
Dennis & Barbara Dryer
William & Donna Eckert
James Edmonson
Kath & Greg Edwards
Bethann Egan & Len Lieffers
Harold & Mary Englund
Cork Farkas & Kathy Mauck
Eugene Fethke
Bobby Fisher
Charles & Patti Fisher
Carla Flanders
Roberta Fleischmann
Manley Ford
Mr & Mrs Peter M Friar
Bruce Froelich & Margot Haynes
Paula DeGregorio & Frank Galante
Marisol Garcia Linstrom
Marjorie Gorajec
Mary Anne Gorman
Ann Gorter
LaDon Gustafson
Rev Jerry & Rev Susan Hagans
Virginia Hague
Jeff & Gail Hall
Craig & Carolyn Hart
In memory of Fred Norris
Patricia Hesling
Dan & Celeste Hibler
Roberta Hilleary
Gwen Hoffman
Mary Anne & Thom Hornik
Marcia Hovey-Wright & Ernie Boone
Mary Ann Howe
John & Jane Humphrey
Nicholas Huryk
Katherine & Kenneth Jacobs
Ken James
Robert & Susan Johnson
Robert E. Johnson
Natalie Johnson & Dana Pink
In memory of Donna Little
Lamar and Diane Jordan
Connie Karry
Francine Kieft
Louie & Earlaine Kiel
Randy & Debra Knapp
Thomas Knight
Meghann Kruse
Children of James & Susan Geisler
In honor of their parents on their 53rd Anniversary
Jeff & Jody Lewis
Lloyd & Mildred Lindland
In memory of Fred Norris. A talented musician and champion of music.
Dale Lowder
Mark Luttenton
William & Mary Macleod
Sandy Majeski
Deborah Margules
Shirley McIntire
John & Cindy McKinnon
Mr and Mrs Graydon Megan
Rich & Teresa Micheil
Roger & Jane Missimer
Amanda Moblo
John & Barbara Mullally
Matt & Laurel Nease
Kathryn L Neumann
Susan and Tyler Newton
In memory of Herb and Ellie Hoeker.
Thanks for instilling in us appreciation for this kind of music.
Carol Norris
In honor of Fred and Joanna Norris
David Olsen
Garry & Charlotte Olson
Henry & Mollie Osborn
In memory of Fred Norris
Richard A Pardini
Gay C Petersen
David & Beth Pickard
Nick & Barb Pietrangelo
Albert & Elizabeth Posthuma
C Bruce & Shirley Privacky
Rev William Randall
David Redmond
In memory of Donna Little
Faye Redmond
Robert & Sharon Remmerde
In honor of Fred Norris, friend and multi-talented musician.
Bruce & Mari Rice
Christine & Marv Robere
Kathy & Mike Rohlman
Bob & Bobbi Sabine
Duane & Susan Schecter
Gwynne & Steve Schoff
Pat & Ed Schroeder
Lee & Sandra Schuitema
Sue Schuiteman
In memory of Clara Lang
John Selmon
Jocelyn Shaw & Doug Hannink
Colleen & Joseph Skendzel
Hayden Smith
Helen & Jay Smith
Joanie Smith
Nancy Spargo
In memory of Fred Norris.
It is an honor to support the continued activities of the symphony he loved so dearly.
Michael & Cindy Stevens
James & Nancy Stier
Eileen Stoffan
Clifford & Lucia Storr
George & Dottie Strabel
Julie Stuberg
Verne & Janet Sutherland
Howard & Marilyn Swanson
Marty & Heidi Sytsema
Ann & Dan Tabor
In memory of JoAnn Landman
Judy Theune
Sera Thompson
In memory of Fred Norris
George & Laura Thurlow
Judith Tierney
Scott Timmer
Charles & Susan Rogalla Tindall
David & Mary Turbessi
Brandon Turnbull
Sandra Tyrrell
In memory of Fred Norris
Catherine & Chris Uganski
Stephen & Valerie Vallier
John Van Walsum
Phillip VanderPol
Nancy L Vanderwest
Bill & Shirley Walther
Matt & Cheryl Wansten
Dan & Nancy Weller
Jenny Wilkes
Brewster & Mary Ellen Willcox
Jonathan & Melissa Wilson
Norman Young
Robert & Joanne Zayko
Lori Zeman
Raimonds T Ziemelis
Douglas & Jennifer Zwemer

Corporate, Arts Council
& Foundation Donors

$10,000 and up
City of Muskegon
Community Foundation for Muskegon County
Embark Financial Services
Fremont Area Community Foundation
Grand Haven Area Community Foundation
Harbor Steel & Supply Corporation
Hines Corporation
Howmet Community Fund of the CFFMC
Leonel L. & Mary Loder Fund
Meijer Foundation
Michigan Arts & Culture Council
Smith Haughey Rice & Roegge
Webb Chemical Service Corporation

$5,000-$9,999
Adelaide Pointe
Charles Stewart Mott Foundation
DTE Energy Foundation Fund
JSJ Foundation Fund
Muskegon Community College
RENK America
Samuel L. Westerman Foundation
Shoreline Insurance Agency, Inc.
Smith Davis Morse Group
The Gerber Foundation
The Leonard Luxury Apartments
Trinity Health
Warner Norcross + Judd LLP
West Shore Bank
Women's Division Chamber of Commerce

$2,500-$4,999
Consumers Energy
Fifth Third Bank
Grand Valley State University
Howmet Aerospace
i'move
Lake Michigan Credit Union
Lorin Industries
Mart Dock Corporation
Mary C Payne Fund of the CFFMC
PNC Bank
Raymond James
Scherdel Sales & Technology

$1,000-$2,499
Ann & Bud Eichmann Fund of the CFFMC
Billie Klont Greinke Memorial Fund of the CFFMC
Cofessco
Hazekamp's Premier Foods
Tyler Sales
John L. Wheeler Memorial Scholarship Fund of the CFFMC
Laketown Family Dental

$500-$999
Shape Corporation

Past Chairs Committee
The Past Chairs Committee provides ongoing guidance, advocacy and support to the WMS long after its members’ terms are completed. WMS thanks and honors these individuals for their generosity, collective wisdom and continuing leadership.

Tim Arter
Pete Brown
Marcia D’Oyly
David Gerdes
Holly Hughes
David Hogan
Pat Hunt
G Thomas Johnson
Wendy Kersman
Clara Lang
Deb Newson
Kay Olthoff
Mike Olthoff
Sylvia Precious
Chip Sawyer
Ann Tabor
Peter Turner
Jane Wright

Block Underwriters
Consumers Energy
Grand Valley State University
Lake Michigan Credit Union
Lorin Industries
Michael & Kimberly Martin (Endowed) Muskegon Community College
Steve & Deb Olsen
Mike & Kay Olthoff
Mary Price & Tom Schaub
Scherdel Sales & Technology
Shoreline Insurance Agency
Jack & Becky Slimko
Smith, Haughey, Rice and Roegge
Trinity Health
Tyler Sales
Warner Norcross + Judd LLP