Community Support

2025-2026 Concert Sponsors

We gratefully recognize donors who have made sponsorship gifts for the performances of the 2025-2026 season.

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ORCHESTRA CIRCLE SPONSORS
^{($10,000 sponsorships)}

Byron and Jeanne Balbach
^{(Happy Birthday, America!)}
Anastasia Economy
in memory of James Economy
^{(The Thrill of the Orchestra)}

CONDUCTOR’S CIRCLE SPONSORS
^{($5,000 sponsorships)}

Carl and Nadja Altstetter
^{(Happy Birthday, America!)}
Janice Bahr and Erwin Hoffman
^{(ConcertoFest Baroque Concert)}
Helen and Gene Grandone
^{(Good Tidings! Holiday Concert)}
Richard and Judith Kaplan
^{(CUSO Youth Concerts at KCPA)}
Anne and David Sharpe
^{(Verdi’s “Requiem”)}
Iris Swanson
^{(Verdi’s “Requiem”)}
Ruth Wyman
^{(Happy Birthday, America!)}

SYMPHONY CIRCLE SPONSORS
^{($2,500 sponsorships)}

Walter and Marguerite Maguire
^{(The Thrill of the Orchestra)}
Walter and Jane Myers
William and Wilma O’Brien
^{(Good Tidings! Holiday Concert)}
Papp Family Trust, Tracy Shiffer
^{(Good Tidings! Holiday Concert)}
Kip and Janet Pope
^{(Good Tidings! Holiday Concert)}
Virginia Waaler
in memory of Jack Waaler
^{(Happy Birthday, America!)}

GUEST ARTIST SPONSORS
^{($2,000 sponsorships)}

Susan and Gerald Crawford
^{(Laura Strickling, soprano
Verdi’s “Requiem” )}
Russel and Elaine Peppers
^{(Timothy Ehlen, piano
The Thrill of the Orchestra)}

UNDERWRITER SPONSORS
^{($2,000 sponsorships)}

Jane and Christian Scherer
^{(CUSO Youth Concerts at KCPA)}

Maestro Circle Donors

We gratefully recognize donors who are supporting the current 2025-26 season with their gifts of $1,000 or more made from April 4, 2025, through April 22, 2026.

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LIFETIME SPONSORS
Carl and Nadja Altstetter
Byron and Jeanne Balbach
Margaret and Michael Grossman
Lois Gullerud and the late Ernest Gullerud

SPONSORS | $5,000 & above

Carl and Nadja Altstetter
Janice Bahr and Erwin Hoffman
Byron and Jeanne Balbach
Anastasia Economy
Gene and Helen Grandone
Richard and Judith Kaplan
Walter and Jane Myers
Anne and David Sharpe
Iris Swanson
The Meyer Charitable Foundation
Ruth Wyman

BENEFACTORS | $2,500 to $4,999

Lippold and Beth Haken
Walter and Marguerite Maguire
William and Wilma O’Brien
Papp Family Trust, Tracy Shiffer
Kip and Janet Pope
Virginia Waaler

UNDERWRITERS | $1,000 to $2,499

Adrian Bettridge
Joyce Burdge
David and Janet Butler
Jamie and Amy Chesser
Susan and Gerald Crawford
The late Diane Dold
Ann Einhorn
Terry and Barbara England
Susan Feldman
Mary Gentry
Marne Helgesen
Peter and Joan Hood
Jan Houston
Jeffrey and Patricia Kirby
Gerri Kirchner
Jon Liebman
James and Karen McKechnie
George and Elizabeth Miley
Rudi and Armine Mortimer
Barry and Terrie Pelham
Russ and Elaine Peppers
Ronald and Linda Roaks
Robeson Family Benefit Fund
Anne Robin
Jane and Christian Scherer
Andy and Charlotte Schuchart
Annilee Shaul
Millie Sims
Stephen Sligar
Evan Tammen
Linda Tammen
Kathryn Tongue
Art and Shirley Traugott
Stella and Max Volk
Ashton and June Waller
Harold and Elaine Yoon

Donors

The Champaign-Urbana Symphony Orchestra warmly thanks these community members and organizations who are supporting the current 2025-26 season with their gifts made from April 4, 2025, through April 22, 2026.

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PATRONS | $500 to $999

FRIENDS | $250 to $499

FANS | $100 to $249

SUPPORTERS | to $99

MEMORIAL AND HONOR GIFTS

In Memory of Ronayne “Ron” Cowan
Anastasia Economy
Gerri Kirchner
Walter and Jane Myers
Iris Swanson
Jane Swarr
Peter Tomaras

In Memory of Eric Dalheim
Barbara Dalheim

In Memory of Diane Dold
Lyle and Paulette Brock
Susan and Andy Crawford
Sharon Dold
Gerri Kirchner
Walter and Jane Myers
Russel and Elaine Peppers

In Memory of James Economy
Anastasia Economy

In Memory of Wolfgang Haken and Anna-Irmgard Haken
Lyle and Paulette Brock
The Family of Diane Dold

In Honor of Barbara Hedlund
Armgard Haken
Lippold and Beth Haken

In Memory of Helen Jahn
The Meyer Charitable Foundation

In Memory of Patrick Laughlin
Rosemary Laughlin

In Memory of Walter McMahon
Carl and Nadja Altstetter
Byron and Jeanne Balbach
Mars Gentry
Gerri Kirchner
Priscilla Kron and Gerald Frye
Walter and Jane Myers
Alice Vernon

In Memory of Joan Mary Shack
Daniel Michelson

In Memory of Claire Skaperdas
Walter and Jane Myers

In Memory of Case Sprenkle
Walter and Jane Myers

In Memory of Ina Tomaras
Peter Tomaras

In Memory of Jack Waaler
Byron and Jeanne Balbach
Kenneth and Mary Beth
Mary Gentry
Gregory and Rhonda Gilmer
Linda Goble
Brenda Kimble
Gerri Kirchner
Walter and Jane Myers
Nancy Rader
Sharon Scott
Annilee Shaul

In Memory of Dan Wheatman
Susan and Gerald Crawford