Donors

Your 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 Aug 1, 2021 through Nov 18, 2022. This includes our Annual Fund and other special initiatives. In particular, we wish to express our gratitude to Mike and Kay Olthoff for their support of both our November-December and May-June Matching Challenge campaigns.

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
Jan & Laura Deur
Pat & Julie Donahue
Steve & Deb Olsen
Mike & Kay Olthoff
Jill Sanders

$5,000-$9,999
Anonymous (3)
Jon & Jane Blyth
Pete & Sherry Brown
George W & Lori Lynn Cannon III
Susan Cloutier Crain
Deborah DeVoursney
Douglas & Janet Hoch
Paul & Karen Jackson
Buzz & Wendy Kersman
Scott & Donna Lachniet
Ryan & Emily Leestma
Monica Morse
Jack & Becky Slimko
Peter M Turner
JoLee Wennersten
Marguerite & Kenneth Winter

$2,500-$4,999
Anonymous
Melisa Baker
Andy & Beth Buelow
Bonnie Borgeson
Michael Cerminaro & Connie Verhagen
Dr Mark D & Kristina M Clark
Mary Douville
Rob & Cathleen Dubault
William & Mary Lou Eyke
David F Gerdes & Carolyn Smith-Gerdes
Tilio Giacobassi Family
Bruce & Donna Hood
Park & Kacey Kersman
John & Jessie Martin
Joanna & Fred Norris
Frank & Emma Peterson
Denis & Barbara Potuznik
Kenneth & Chrissy Robison
Sawyer Family Fund of the Community Foundation for Muskegon County (CFFMC)
Tom Schaub & Mary Price
Michael & Marijean Smith
Michael & Corina Soimar
Scott Speck
Dr F Remington & Ginny Sprague
Susan & Stephen Struck
Marty & Heidi Sytsema
Liz & Tom Trzaska
Roger & Rebecca Tuuk
Elinore Verplank (Norna)

$1,000-$2,499
Anonymous (3)
Charles & Gloria Alstrom
Bruce & Paula Baker in memory of Robert Landman
Allen & Sandy Beck
Susan & Frank Bednarek Fund of the CFFMC
Bob & Charlotte Chessman
George & Deborah Chmelar
Don & Kathy Dahlstrom
Eric & Merica Dobry
Marcia D'Oyly
Kevin & Annette Even
Larry & Lynette Fife
Ron Fritz
Don Goodman
Linda Gregorian
Robert & Clara Harrell
Bill Haug & Jane Curtis
Kurt & Antoinette Hildwein
Dr Tom & Heidi Hill
Kathy L Hoogstra
Hugh & Barbara Hornstein
Stephen & Debra Jackson
Todd Jacobs
Charles & Vivian Johnson
Tom & Pat Johnson
Bari Johnson
Barbara Kelso
William and Jeanne Leaver Donor Advised Fund of Fremont Area Community Foundation
Jim & Mary Malek
Charles Matthews & Kay Cater Matthews in honor of Donald Matthews
Cindy Mazurek
Chris McGuigan & Gary Neal
Mark & Bonnie Meengs
Roger C Morgenstern
Scott & Janee' Musselman
Dale & Connie Nesbary
Perry & Deb Newson
Chris & Amy Olthoff
Steve & Kathleen Parker
Dr Richard & Nancy Peters
Ed & Judy Pietila
Gary & Beth Post
Terri Puffer
Susan Rehrer
David Roodvoets
John Saling & Diane Fischer
Wietse & Melanie Schaafsma
Gregg & Sue Slager
Dr Alan Steinman
Thomas & Nanci Stone
John & Mary Swanson
John and Sue Sytsema
Drs David & Linda Taylor
Dr Jane L Toot
LJ Verplank
Robert & Nancy Voyt
Michael & Patricia Wade
Jerry Wiersma
Judy Wilcox
Ellie Williams

$500-$999
Anonymous (2)
Sherri Balaskovitz
Cathy & Bernie Berntson Fund of CFFMC
Herb & Anne Bevelhymer
Fred & Ann Bleakley
Claudia Bryant
Gordon & Mary Buitendorp
Greta Bushnell
Darlene Collet
Valerie Church-McHugh & Fred McHugh
Fritz Coutchie
Dr Donald & Nancy Crandall
Deb Drake
Dale & Susan Ertzinger
Jackie Engel, CFP
Jean Enright
Eugene Fethke
Mary Anne Gorman
Mark & Jennifer Gross
Jan & David Harris
Theresa Hegedus
Greg & Debi Hillebrand
Cornelia Holley
Mary Ann Howe
Pat Hunt
Wilda James
Robert Johnson
Joel & Kathleen Jarvis
Tim & Catherine Kozal
Pete & Mimi Kunz
Joan La Mourie
Mr & Mrs Paul Ladas
Clara Lang
Kyle & Stacey Lohman
Stephanie McNamara & John Meulenberg in honor of Mike & Kay Olthoff
LeighAnn Mikesell & Ward LaDuke
Jason & Jamye Olthoff
Nick & Barb Pietrangelo
Sylvia Precious
Donna Little & Faye Redmond
Gretchen & Randy Rhoades
Clyde & Beth Rinsema
Dan & Sarah Rinsema-Sybenga
Dr Gary & Pennie Robertson
Laura Schultz
Allen & Mistelle Serio
Dan Sheldon
Carlo Spataro
Jane & Tim Stoepker
Clifford & Lucia Storr
Ann & Dan Tabor
George & Laura Thurlow
Don & Jane Tjarksen
Stacey Uganski
Sheryl Wescott
Harry & Julie Wierenga
Jonathan & Melissa Wilson
Dr Roy Winegar & Ms Barbara Klingenmaier
Jane J Wright
Robert & Joanne Zayko

$100-$499
Anonymous (8)
Krista Abbott
Dave & Bonnie Adamczak Brown
Ross & Sandra Aden
Joanna Alfredson
Michael Anderson & Brooke Kieft-Anderson
Tim & Cheryl Arter
Margo Atwell
Larry & Sandy Austin
Bill Baldridge
Travis Barkel
Stephen & Martha Bartlett
Greg Bassett
Gary Beatty
Theodore & Joanne Bensinger
Carl & Bonnie Bergman
Robert & Cindy Birtles in memory of Jon Chesney
Andrew Bissonnette
Greg & Kara Black in honor of Fred and Joanna Norris
Isabelle Blake-Evans
Arthur & Marilyn Bolt
Greg Borgman
Monica & Matthew Bowen
Mary & Bob Boyer
Jerry & Marcia Brichan
Ron & Ann Marie Brown
Michael & Joanna Buboltz
Brett Burza
Joe & Natalie Carmolli
Ray Chaplin
Alyson Chapman
Rudy & Pat Chmelar
E Jane Connell & Steven W Rosen
Roger Cooper
Ryan & Angela Corbin
Keith & Sue Corbin
William & Carol Cross III
Jared & Bethany Cramer
David & Marie Culver
Steve & Darleen Dangel
Ian K Davis
Garry & Carolyn DeBoer
Kurt & Cheryl Deford
Paula DeGregorio & Frank Galante
John & Jan Ditmar
Michael & Nancy Dodge
Brad Doriot
Karen & Herb Driver
Bruce & Esther Drukker
Dennis & Barbara Dryer
Joel Dulyea
Amanda & Gregory Dykhouse
Bruce & Linda Eckerman
Kath & Greg Edwards
Joel & Linda Engel
Harold & Mary Englund
Tim & Anne Erickson
Bob & Ann Erler
Wallace & Jane Ewing
Randy & Lynnel Filbrandt
Bobby Fisher
Charles & Patti Fisher
Roberta Fleischmann
William Fohlbrook & Vicky Thalen
Dale & Bridget Fox
Brenda Freye
James & Susan Geisler
Chuck & Jeanne Gembis
Jeff Gietzen
Tonya Gonzalez
Marjorie Gorajec
Thom and Judy Gouwens
LaDon Gustafson in honor of Susan Bissell
Revs Susan & Jerry Hagans
Virginia Hague
Jeff & Gail Hall
Kirk Hallman & Dawn Boston
Kathleen Harwood
Hayner Consulting and Management Services, LLC
Patricia Hesling in memory of Jon Chesney
Thomas & Rita Higgins
Roberta Hilleary
Sandra Hinterman
Bud & Shelly Hoffman
in memory of Jon Chesney
Gwen Hoffman
Jonathon & Wendy Hoogstra
William Horne
Mary Anne & Thom Hornik
Marcia Hovey-Wright & Ernie Boone
Richard & Holly Hughes
John & Jane Humphrey
Jose & Sue Infante
Don & Penny Johnson
Robert & Susan Johnson
Donna Joyce
Connie Karry
Loretta Kasprzyk
Karen Kayes
David & Allison Keessen
James Kendra
Kate Kesteloot Scarbrough
Francine Kieft
Louie & Earlaine Kiel
Gloria Klinger
Randy & Debra Knapp
Vicki Kraus
Jeanne Kuharivicz Bleich
Robert & JoAnn Landman in memory of Robert Landman
Mary & Greg LaGuire
Pam Lascko
Phyllis Laurin
Mark Leonard in honor of Steven and Kitty Leonard
Corena Leutscher
Patricia Locke in honor of Arturo Ziraldo
Lori & Dave Loring
Deborah Margules
Rondalyn Marron
Michael Martin
Shirley McIntire
Jack McKeough
John & Cindy McKinnon
Paul & Winnie McNergney
Carole Meade
Mr. and Mrs. Graydon Megan
Alice Meldrum
Susan Meston
Alice Michaud
Rich & Teresa Micheil
Patrick & Sheila Miller
Sarah Miller
Roger & Jane Missimer
Vern Molitor
Rhonda Myers
Matt & Laurel Nease
Phil Nehar
John & Mary Nonhof
Eric Norris in honor of Fred & Joanna Norris
The Gerber Foundation
Dr C Michael & Mary O'Brien in honor of Fred & Joanna Norris
Jim & Ruthann Olthoff
Merilee & Kenneth Otto
Richard A. Pardini
Daniel & Dominga Partenio
Thomas Pascoe
Bill & Erika Paulson
Gay C Petersen
David & Beth Pickard
Irene Pierson
Barb Pitcher
Brad Playford
Roy & Britta Bujak Portenga
Albert & Elizabeth Posthuma
Margaret Price
C. Bruce & Shirley Privacky
Bruce & Mari Rice
Gail Ringelberg
Bruce & Judy Rollston
Susan Rositch
Karl & Barbara Rowe
Andy & Shelly Rush
James M. Rynberg
Bob & Bobbi Sabine
Stephen & Susan Salisbury
Marc Sawyers & Alicia Gregorian Sawyers
Jane Appleton Schapka
Duane & Susan Schecter
Stephen Schmidt
Jim Schmidt
Gwynne & Steve Schoff
Pat & Ed Schroeder
Sue Schuiteman
John Selmon
Jocelyn Shaw & Doug Hannink
Thomas & Suzanne Shepherd
Colleen & Joseph Skendzel
Joanie Smith
Hayden Smith
Gayle Speck in honor of Andy Buelow
Susan Sridharan
Catherine Steed in memory of Jon Chesney
Anbritt & Darlene Stengele
Bill Papo & Julie Stewart
James & Nancy Stier
Eileen Stoffan
Ted & Judy Stojak
Heather Storck
George & Dottie Strabel
Julie Stuberg
Verne & Janet Sutherland
Howard & Marilyn Swanson
Mona Thelen
Kathleen Torresen
Richard & Marge Tourre
Brandon Turnbull
Pastor Bill & Bev Uetricht
Stephen Vallier
John Van Walsum
Bridget VanDerhoff
Phillip VanderPol
Nancy & Gerrit Vanderwest
Ed DeJong & Diane VanWesep
Tom Vitale
Tim Volkema
Bill & Shirley Walther
Matt Wansten
Daniel & Barbara Weikel
Dan & Nancy Weller
Brewster & Mary Ellen Willcox
Dick & Marilyn Witham in memory of Nancy Kieft
Witt Buick
Joe & Cindy Wolff in memory of Loopo the clown
Jessica Wolin and Frank Crownover
Jon J & Cathy Workman
Seth York
Douglas & Jennifer Zwemer

Corporate, Arts Council & Foundation Donors

$10,000 and up
Community Foundation for Muskegon County (CFFMC)
DTE Energy Foundation Fund
Harbor Steel & Supply Corporation
Hines Corporation
Leonel L & Mary Loder Fund of the CFFMC
Meijer Foundation
Michigan Arts & Culture Council
Nichols
Warner Norcross + Judd LLP

$5,000-$9,999
Fifth Third Bank
Fremont Area Community Foundation
The Gerber Foundation
Howmet Community Fund of the CFFMC
JSJ Foundation Fund
Muskegon Community College
RENK America
Samuel L. Westerman Foundation
Smith Haughey Rice & Roegge
Trinity Health
Women's Division Chamber of Commerce

$2,500-$4,999
Active Manufacturing Corp
Arconic
Consumers Energy
Core Realty Partners
Embark Financial Services
Grand Valley State University
Lake Michigan Credit Union
Lorin Industries
Hammond, Martin & Associates, Merrill— A Bank of America Company
Raymond James
Sand Products Corporation Fund of the CFFMC
Shoreline Insurance Agency, Inc

$1,000-$2,499
Billie Klont Greinke Memorial Fund of the CFFMC
F Martin & Dorothy A Johnson Family Fund of GHACF
Grand Haven Area Community Foundation (GHACF)
Mary C Payne Fund of the CFFMC
Newkirk Electric
Port City Ventures
Sparta Community Foundation

$500-$999
Ann & Bud Eichmann Fund of the CFFMC
Charles Stewart Mott Foundation
Comerica Bank
Gentry Real Estate LLC
John L Wheeler Memorial Scholarship Fund of the CFFMC
Tyler Sales

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
Fred Norris
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
Muskegon Community College
Steve & Deb Olsen
Mike & Kay Olthoff
Mary Price & Tom Schaub
Shoreline Insurance Agency
Smith, Haughey, Rice and Roegge
Michael & Corina Soimar
Trinity Health
Warner Norcross + Judd LLP