The Presidents’ Society was established to recognize the exemplary financial leadership of those individuals who contribute $1,000 or more in support of The Simpson Fund during a fiscal year. The gifts generated from this group make up an impressive portion of Simpson’s overall annual giving.
The Presidents’ Society Membership Levels
Life Members
Individuals whose cumulative gifts to Simpson College for all purposes exceed $100,000.
Founder Members
Individuals who contributed $10,000 or more to The Simpson Fund during the 2017-2018 fiscal year.
Patron Members
Individuals who contributed $5,000 to $9,999 to The Simpson Fund during the 2017-2018 fiscal year.
Sustaining Members
Individuals who contributed $2,500 to $4,999 to The Simpson Fund during the 2017-2018 fiscal year.
Members
Individuals who contributed $1,000 to $2,499 to The Simpson Fund during the 2017-2018 fiscal year.
Associate Members
This membership includes alumni who graduated from Simpson fewer than twenty years ago and contributed $500 or more to The Simpson Fund during the 2017-2018 fiscal year.
New or reinstated members are indicated in bold type
Life Members ($100,000+)
Richard M. Barker
Michael W. and Amy Eason Bruns
Dr. Albert H. and Greta Bryan
Mr. and Mrs. Wayne L. Carse
Jerry L. and Sue Chicoine
Gary Gerlach and Dr. Karen A. Conner
Kenton and Christine S. Coons
James S. and Patty Cownie
D. Robert and Ardene Kildal Downing
Larry A. and LaVon Stark Ferger
Steven C. and Susan Galenbeck Fiterman
James W. and Allison Fleming
Mike and Mell Meredith Frazier
Dr. Michael G. and Barbara Gartner
Dr. Ben F. Gaumer and Gretchen Breedlove
Barbara Graham
Leon Langlitz and Denise Griffey
Dr. Joseph D. and Carolyn Miller Hall
Dr. Donna J. Helble
Mary K. Hicks
Sara Sigler Carpenter Hill
Steven M. and Sandra Hoskins
Mr. and Mrs. Fred S. Hubbell
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Jiovenetta
Russell E. and Lucile Sargent Johnson
Steven G. and Shannon Johnson
Mr. Gage A. Kent
Chuck and Roberta Starry Kerr
Mrs. Forest H. Klepinger
Thomas and Linda Koehn
Dr. Robert L. Larsen
John T. and Nancy Lawlor
Dennis M. Lawyer
May Melvin Legg
Mrs. Jeanne Levitt
Terrance J. and Joyce Lillis
Dr. Alan W. and Helene B. Magruder
Mary Rose Main
Barbara Soloth Miller
Dr. Leroy W. and Kathryn Fisher Moore Trent A. and Renee Borger Murphy
Dr. Owen J. and Doris Jean Newlin
Nick and Lizz Nichols
Karl W. and Carol Carlson Nolin
Jymm and Kathy Augustine Oplt
Bill and Jane McCoy Peterson
Nile D. and Terry Ramsbottom
James M. and Lillian Rydel Reed
Roger Brooks and Sunnie Richer
Craig R. and Kay Hartung Robinson
Charles E. Rohm
Gary L. and Dixie Allen Ruble
Lola Miller Rundle
Dr. Craig R. and Jodee Saunders
Barbara Worth Sayre
J. Thomas and Diana Schmidt
Drs. Robert and Rebecca Shaw
Dennis R. and Luana Shull
Doug and Carol Shull
Dr. Keith R. and Berniece Ruby Swanson
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas N. Urban
Joan Vander Werff
Mr. and Mrs. William F. Vernon Jr.
W. Steven and Janet Mitchell Weeber
Maxine Smith Weinman
Fred W. and Emily Weitz
Dennis J. and Jane M. Whalen
Richard M. and Kim Willis
Founder Members ($10,000+)
D. Robert and Ardene Kildal Downing
Mike and Mell Meredith Frazier
Leon Langlitz and Denise Griffey
Mr. Mark J. Harris
Mr. and Mrs. Fred S. Hubbell
Mr. Gage A. Kent
Jerry L. and Karen Tannatt Lafferty
Dr. Leroy W. and Kathryn Fisher Moore
Dr. Owen J. and Doris Jean Newlin
James M. and Lillian Rydel Reed
Roger Brooks and Sunnie Richer
Charles E. Rohm
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas N. Urban
Richard M. and Kim Willis
Patron Members ($5,000-$9,999)
Col. Gerald L. Berry
Michael J. and Joyce DeVito
Rex A. and Brenda Bloom Engstrand
Steven C. and Susan Galenbeck Fiterman
Dr. Michael G. and Barbara Gartner
Carole Sue Mofle Gray Triplett
Mr. and Mrs. Terry W. Handley
Dr. John D. and Becky Hines
Chuck and Roberta Starry Kerr
Terrance J. and Joyce Lillis
Mary Rose Main
Barbara Soloth Miller
Trent A. and Renee Borger Murphy
Karl W. and Carol Carlson Nolin
Bill and Jane McCoy Peterson
Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. Riley Jr.
Gary L. and Dixie Allen Ruble
Roger L. and Elizabeth Searls
Roger and Sandra Spahr
James R. Tyler
Kirk and Janel Tyler
Maxine Smith Weinman
Dennis J. and Jane M. Whalen
Sustaining Members ($2,500-$4,999)
R. Jason Askelson
Kenneth J. and Kathy Barloon
Chuck and Linda Kildal Brice
Robert E. and Judith Camblin
Carolyn Cosgriff
Dr. Brian L. and Amy Jenkins Davison
Bryan and Kathryn Kessler Eells
John C. and Jessica Johannsen Espenmiller
Jeffrey M. and Sherry Gater
Honorable Darrell J. and Eve Goodhue
Dr. Joseph D. and Carolyn Miller Hall
Phillip E. and Patricia Harlow
Dr. Gary L. and Kamie Downing Haynes
Robert J. and Margo Heidemann
John W. Iles
Steven G. and Shannon Johnson
Ronald and Nancy Keller
Flora E. Kitzman
Dr. Robert L. Larsen
Robert L. and Shirley Lester
George D. and Deb Milligan
Jeffrey and Kathy Vaughan Missman
Nick and Lizz Nichols
Kaela Phillips
Nile D. and Terry Ramsbottom
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas L. Rechkemmer
Ryan Rippentrop and Dr. Gayette Grimm
Stephen D. and Ann Jennings Shepard
Dennis R. and Luana Shull
Dr. and Mrs. Jay K. Simmons
H. Richard and Kathryn Smith
Marvin Spear
James C. Spooner and Judy L. Quick
Dwight and Deanna Strable Soethout
Ed and Deb Tierney
Russell L. and Janet Vanderwerf
Drs. Stan Vriezelaar and Jaye Shyken
Members ($1,000-$2,499)
Jacob W. Abel
Todd M. and Amy Ahrens
Jack Aldinger
Rev. Arthur and Sherry Allen
James E. and Dee A. Allen
John G. and Kathy J. Arthur
Jacki Harrison Askelson
Sue Ellen Goode Ballard
Douglas J. and Mary Eckhoff Barakat
Kevin and Dawn Ashbaugh Barnes
W. Schafer and Ethel Reiss Bean
Dr. Brian M. and Susan R. Beard
Robert A. and Margo Keil Beaver
Martha S. Berryhill
Charles A. and Colleen Bingman
Ken and Rita Birkenholtz
Bennett and Jessica Christensen Boltinghouse
Rev. Tim and Michelle Bonney
Samuel R. and Brenda Born
Robert K. and Martha Stewart Bower
Benjamin and Kathryn Goodwin Brackney
Brian L. and Jennifer Vanek Bradway
Kay Bellman Braught
David C. and Billie Bruns
Dr. George W. and Harlene Buchanan
Michael L. and Barbara Burger
Jay R. and Katherine Byers
Dr. John W. and Nancy Byrd
Benjamin J. and Beth Eis Campney
Barbara Kennedy Case
Suzan Chastain
Brooke K. Christofferson
Geoffrey R. and Cynthia Christy
Dr. M. Wayne and Susan Clark
Elizabeth I. Clements
Hon. Richard B. and Christine Sieff Clogg
Craig C. and Kendra Collins
Larry E. and Mary Krabiel Cook
Rev. Christian T. and Anne Coon
Michael W. and Sue Coppess
Robert W. and Lynda L. Cox
Josh and Nicole Molt Crain
Robert W. and Clarice Shawhan Day
Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Dean
Kevin K. DeFord
Patrick J. DeMouth
Thomas and Margaret DeSio
Nicholas P. Dewey
Matthew J. and Letitia Dominick
Dr. Owen L. Duncan
Kent and Victoria Eaton
Rick W. Exline
Dr. Donald E. and Wendy Tutt Fenster
Charlie and Paige Fiedler
Dr. Jayna J. Fischbach
James W. and Allison Fleming
Michael and Dr. Andrea Breemer Frantz
Brady A. Fry
Dr. Brian D. and Tami Gale
Jane Templeton Gibb
Jared D. and Heidi Gillespie
Christopher J. Ginther
Christopher J. and Dawn Van Ryswyk Goodale
Kevin and Laurie Dowd Gowdy
Dr. Michael W. Graham
Dr. H. Roger and Martha Grant
Dr. Donald N. and Connie Wagner Gray
Jane E. Green
Patrick and Paula Witke Green
Bryan and Amy Usher Gregston
Kurt D. Gress, MD and Samuel Parkinson
Marlin and Elaine Gutzmer
Dr. Joel E. and Debra Kunkle Hade
Suzanne Buchanan Hadley
James E. and Susan Vogel Hamer
Bruce F. and Sharon Hann
Mr. and Mrs. Jordan B. Hansell
Eric J. and Courtney Swartz Hartman
Dr. Stephen Kennedy and Dr. Deanna B. Haunsperger
John A. and Lynne Hayes
Caleb A. Hegna
Rev. Richard L. and Joyce Heiss
Joseph E. and Christine Christenson Heller
J.D. and Sabrina Henning
Heidi S. Herzog
Rev. Dave L. and Dorothy Binau Higdon
Ryan R. and Sandra Hildreth
Mark Hill and Amy Anderson
Terry L. and Cheryl Meyerhoeffer Hinman
Catherine Head Hoch
Jared S. and Stacy Owens Holtgrewe
Dr. Campbell P. and Anne Howard
Eldon E. and Jodie Huston
G. Jake and Maureen Jacobson
Dr. Stephen G. and Sally Jennings
Mark L. and Michelle Nierling Jensen
Heecheon and Ann Jeon
Mr. Jack A. Jetmund
Grant N. and Jill Ramthun Johnson
Kenneth A. and Jo Johnson
Russell E. and Lucile Sargent Johnson
Tracy L. and Susan Juels
Beverly Kennedy Kabrick
Robert E. and Margaret Pullman Keller
Sean and Samantha Kennedy
Jo Ann McCoy Kent
Mr. and Mrs. Ank Kleis
Charles V. and Jean Kline
Thomas and Linda Koehn
Timothy G. Kreidler and Jan Smith
Phillip A. and Elizabeth Kuehl
Jerad D. and Kathryn Lally
Bob and Becky Lane
Dr. Everett L. Laning and Mary True
Joel E. Laufer
John T. and Nancy Lawlor
Michelle Archibald Leonard
Timothy and Julie Sherwood Leonard
Timothy Wilson and Dr. Heidi Levine
Kurt A. and Rose Bollin Loth
Judith Foster Lucas
Jason Luedtke and Kelley Bradder
Patrick and Ann Lyons
Dr. Alan W. and Helene B. Magruder
Sue Ellen Malmberg
William J. and Julie Marlin
Marleta Hill Matheson
Ronald A. and Carolyn Bakker Mathias
John G. and Margaret Olson McDonald
Robert S. and Linda Young McGregor
Alissa McKinney
Mac and Michelle Johnson McKinnon
David and Helen McNeill
Dr. James S. and Carol McQueen
M. Scott and Ann Melton
Bradley J. and Leah Willenborg Miller
Mark C. and Anne Miller
Marty M. and Deb Miller
Michael L. and Keri Hansaker Miller
Dr. Joe K. and Barbara Moody
Richard E. and Joy Morrison
Alejandro and Karen De La Cruz Munoz
Melvin and Bonnie Nichols
Chris and Jacqueline Niemeyer
Rush C. and Elizabeth Raymond Nigut
John R. and Jackie Norris
Matt and Dr. Tammy Schumacher O'Brien
Matthew T. and Randa Olson
Jymm and Kathy Augustine Oplt
Dr. Richard R. Patrick
Mark and Karla Peiffer
George L. and Margaret Bethke Peirce
Jeff and Mary Petersen
H. Jeff and Jill Peterson
Ms. Kitty Picken
Leroy K. and Mary Joyce Pickett
James and Judith Lynch Pohlman
Donni Popejoy
Dr. Stanley C. and Stephanie Westrum Quick
John M. Rasmussen
Chad and Lauren Zimmerman Rasmussen
Barbara Barker Rauch
Christopher Redenius and Keri Bodensteiner
Shirley Brodersen Ross
Travis J. and Jenise Rychnovsky
Dr. Joel and Heidi Rhine Ryon
Michael A. Sadler
Dean and Nancy Wright Sandstoe
Barbara Worth Sayre
John A. and Katherine Dunlavy Schmidt
Dr. Mary Sconiers-Chapman
Scott R. and Denise Shaffer
Dr. and Mrs. Thomas C. Shandley
Trevor L. and Heidi Begley Shaner
Christopher R. Shaver
Cathy Niemeyer Shell
Roger A. and Mary Shepherd
Richard J. and Dr. Patricia A. Singer
Dr. David C. and Mary Jo Girdner Smith
Spencer L. Way and Dr. Kristin N. Smith
Howard C. and Margaret Watson Soroos
Stephen and Dr. Cindy Muenchrath Spady
Donald D. Stanley and Debra A. Moore
Dr. Larry L. and Carol Van Bergen Stewart
R. Dean Stickler
Rosanne K. Storjohann
Bruce and Dr. Stephanie Fagen Stouder
Doug and Jill Stroebele Struyk
Dr. Keith R. and Berniece Ruby Swanson
Dustin L. and Shauna Kalmoe Thomas
Jim and Julia Thorius
Michael and Cara Underwood
Stephen VanDever
Ronald R. and Linda Vinson
Carl B. and Susan Lamb Voss
Mark and Charlene Vukovich
Maryel Waddill
Drs. Aaron Waggie and Gabriel Schifman
Drs. Werner Kolln & Murphy Waggoner
Robert E. and Susanne VanZandt Wagner
Timothy R. Warrick
Barry G. and Kara Waugh
Marvin A. Wauters
Fred W. and Emily Weitz
David W. Whalen
John P. and Jolie Whitesell
Christopher C. and Juli Holmes Willeman
Robert E. and Karen Williams
Jan S. and Phyllis Moreland Wilson
Jeffery L. and Yolanda Wilson
John Wilson
Dr. John W. Epperson and Mairi L. Winslow
Roger and Jan Winslow
A. Roger and Darlene Stout Witke
Todd D. and Coreen Hjort Witke
Karen Hughes Witzleben
Sumner and Karen Worth
William and Dr. Maribeth Wright
Cole and Pam Leahigh Zimmerman
Associate Members ($500-$999)
Nickolas J. and Elizabeth Ehlers Andersen
Christine Averweg
Jonathan C. and Mara LeHew Bailey
Nathaniel R. and Andrea Boulton
Daniel W. and Rebecca Carver
Logan E. and Katherine M. Edel
Andy C. and Erin English
Grant W. Fjetland
Mr. and Mrs. Shawn M. Hancock
Dr. John and Kimberly Birkenholtz Hembry
Paul S. Hengesteg
Dr. Harvey Giller and Barbara L. Hirsch-Giller
Walter G. Long
Benjamin T. Lucas
Andrew W. Luse
Patrick and Robin Drey Maher
John H. and Melissa Mannetter Norem
Dr. Christopher and Jerisa Sadler Pierson
Ann Walusek Powell
Dr. Angela Ryan Saettele
Trent and Rebecca McLain Shaner
Joseph A. and Molly Swenson Sorenson
Gregory V. and Mindy Marks Stieber
Steve and Rebecca Grinager Trefz
Teressa N. Weigel
Stephen Wenzel and Stephanie Robl
Luke and Hannah Willenborg Wickham