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 2018-2019 fiscal year.
Patron Members
Individuals who contributed $5,000 to $9,999 to The Simpson Fund during the 2018-2019 fiscal year.
Sustaining Members
Individuals who contributed $2,500 to $4,999 to The Simpson Fund during the 2018-2019 fiscal year.
Members
Individuals who contributed $1,000 to $2,499 to The Simpson Fund during the 2018-2019 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 2018-2019 fiscal year.
New or reinstated members are indicated in bold type
Richard M. Barker
Carol Booth
Michael W. and Amy Eason Bruns
Dr. Albert H. and Greta Bryan
Jimmie Lou Carse
Jerry L. and Sue Chicoine
Gary Gerlach and Dr. Karen A. Conner
Kenton and Christine S. Coons
James S. and Patty Cownie
Lelah Eastwood Pote Crockett*
D. Robert and Ardene Kildal Downing
Larry A. 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
Mary K. Hicks
Sara Sigler Carpenter Hill
Steven M. and Sandra Hoskins
Mr. and Mrs. Fred S. Hubbell
Dr. Stephen G. and Sally Jennings
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
Terrance J. and Joyce Lillis
Dr. Alan W. and Helene B. Magruder
Mary Rose Main
Barbara Soloth Miller
George D. and Deb Milligan
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
Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. Riley Jr.
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
Mr. and Mrs. Randy Seberg
Drs. Robert and Rebecca Shaw
Dennis R. and Luana Shull
Doug and Carol Shull
Dr. Keith R. and Berniece Ruby Swanson
James R. Tyler
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
Christopher C. and Juli Holmes Willeman
Richard M. and Kim Willis
Founder Members
Individuals who contributed $10,000 or more to The Simpson Fund during the 2018-2019 fiscal year
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. Owen J. and Doris Jean Newlin
James M. and Lillian Rydel Reed
Roger Brooks and Sunnie Richer
Charles E. Rohm
James R. Tyler
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas N. Urban
Richard M. and Kim Willis
Patron Members
Individuals who contributed $5,000 to $9,999 to The Simpson Fund during the 2018-2019 fiscal year
Dr. Stephen G. and Sally Jennings
Douglas J. and Mary Eckhoff Barakat
Col. Gerald L. Berry
Rex A. and Brenda Bloom Engstrand
Steven C. and Susan Galenbeck Fiterman
Dr. Michael G. and Barbara Gartner
Carole Sue Mofle Gray Triplett
Dr. Joseph D. and Carolyn Miller Hall
Mr. and Mrs. Terry W. Handley
Dr. Gary L. and Kamie Downing Haynes
Dr. John D. and Becky Hines
John W. Iles
Terrance J. and Joyce Lillis
Mary Rose Main
George D. and Deb Milligan
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
James C. Spooner and Judy L. Quick
Kirk and Janel Tyler
Dennis J. and Jane M. Whalen
Sustaining Members
Individuals who contributed $2,500 to $4,999 to The Simpson Fund during the 2018-2019 fiscal year
Kenneth J. and Kathy Barloon
Bennett and Jessica Christensen Boltinghouse
Benjamin and Kathryn Goodwin Brackney
Chuck and Linda Kildal Brice
Robert E. and Judith Camblin
Dr. Brian L. and Amy Jenkins Davison
Michael J. and Joyce DeVito
John C. and Jessica Johannsen Espenmiller
Dr. Donald E. and Wendy Tutt Fenster
Honorable Darrell J. and Eve Goodhue
Jane E. Green
Bruce F. and Sharon Hann
Phillip E. and Patricia Harlow
Robert J. and Margo Heidemann
Steven G. and Shannon Johnson
Ronald and Nancy Keller
Flora E. Kitzman
Thomas and Linda Koehn
Robert L. and Shirley Lester
Jeffrey and Kathy Vaughan Missman
Dr. Leroy W. and Kathryn Fisher Moore
Nick and Lizz Nichols
Kaela Phillips
Nile D. and Terry Ramsbottom
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
Dwight and Deanna Strable Soethout
Ed and Deb Tierney
Russell L. and Janet Vanderwerf
Drs. Stan Vriezelaar and Jaye Shyken
Robert E. and Karen Williams
Members
Individuals who contributed $1,000 to $2,499 to The Simpson Fund during the 2018-2019 fiscal year
Jacob W. Abel
Todd M. and Amy Ahrens
Jack Aldinger
Rev. Arthur and Sherry Allen
Chad L. Alley
John G. and Kathy J. Arthur
R. Jason Askelson
Leslie I. Babich
Kevin and Dawn Ashbaugh Barnes
Daryl and Jo Ann Hasty Beall
W. Schafer and Ethel Reiss Bean
Dr. Brian M. and Susan R. Beard
Robert A. and Margo Keil Beaver
Eric J. and Peggy Bennett
Dr. Donald Berg
Martha S. Berryhill
Charles A. and Colleen Bingman
Ken and Rita Birkenholtz
Rev. Tim and Michelle Bonney
Samuel R. and Brenda Born
Robert K. and Martha Stewart Bower
Brian L. and Jennifer Vanek Bradway
Kay Bellman Braught
David C. and Billie Bruns
Michael L. and Barbara Burger
Dean V. and Jody Burtch
Jay R. and Katherine Byers
Dr. John W. and Nancy Byrd
Benjamin J. and Beth Eis Campney
Barbara Kennedy Case
Brooke K. Christofferson
Dr. M. Wayne and Susan Clark
Elizabeth I. Clements
Hon. Richard B. and Christine Sieff Clogg
Craig C. and Kendra Collins
Kenneth and Karna Converse
Larry E. and Mary Krabiel* Cook
Rev. Christian T. and Anne Coon
Michael W. and Sue Coppess
Carolyn Cosgriff
James S. and Patty Cownie
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
Bryan and Kathryn Kessler Eells
Rick W. Exline
Charlie and Paige Fiedler
Dr. Jayna J. Fischbach
James W. and Allison Fleming
Michael and Dr. Andrea Breemer Frantz
Brady A. Fry
Tabitha L. Galloway
Jeffrey M. and Sherry Gater
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
Patrick and Paula Witke Green
Bryan and Amy Usher Gregston
Kurt D. Gress, MD and Samuel Parkinson
Jeff Greteman
James E. and Susan Vogel Hamer
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
Ryan R. and Sandra Hildreth
Mark Hill and Amy Anderson
Terry L. and Cheryl Meyerhoeffer Hinman
Catherine Head Hoch
Charles R. Holt
Jared S. and Stacy Owens Holtgrewe
Eldon E. and Jodie Huston
G. Jake and Maureen Jacobson
Mark L. and Michelle Nierling Jensen
Heecheon and Ann Jeon
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
Klay A. Kane
Sean and Samantha Kennedy
Jo Ann McCoy Kent
Chuck and Roberta Starry Kerr
Mr. and Mrs. Ank Kleis
Drs. Werner Kolln and Murphy Waggoner
Drs. B. Waine and Stephanie Kong
Timothy G. Kreidler and Jan Smith
Robert A. and Cynthia Martin Kresse
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
Timothy J. and Debra Schulz Lehman
Michelle Archibald Leonard
Timothy and Julie Sherwood Leonard
Timothy Wilson and Dr. Heidi Levine
Judith Foster Lucas
Patrick and Ann Lyons
Dr. Alan W. and Helene B. Magruder
William J. and Julie Marlin
Jay T. and Brenda Marshall
Marleta Hill Matheson
Ronald A. and Carolyn Bakker Mathias
James T. and Kara Mathis
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
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
G. Larry and Sharon Owens
Dr. Richard R. Patrick
Mark and Karla Peiffer
George L. and Margaret Bethke Peirce
Jeff and Mary Petersen
Leroy K. and Mary Joyce Pickett
James and Judith Lynch Pohlman
Donni Popejoy
Richard H. Post
Dr. Stanley C. and Stephanie Westrum Quick
John M. Rasmussen
Chad and Lauren Zimmerman Rasmussen
Barbara Barker Rauch
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas L. Rechkemmer
Christopher Redenius and Keri Bodensteiner
Shirley Brodersen Ross
Travis J. and Jenise Rychnovsky
Dr. Joel and Heidi Rhine Ryon
Dean and Nancy Wright Sandstoe
Dr. Craig R. and Jodee Saunders
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
Roger A. and Mary Shepherd
Paula R. Sliefert
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
Roger and Sandra Spahr
Donald D. Stanley and Debra A. Moore
Dr. Larry L.* and Carol Van Bergen Stewart
R. Dean Stickler
Steven L. Stolen and Rob MacPherson
Rosanne K. Storjohann
Bruce and Dr. Stephanie Fagen Stouder
Gary L. Streaty
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
Mr. Kirk D. Van Vleet
Dr. Stephen F. and Heather VanBuren
Stephen VanDever
Darek D. and Carol Harbison VanKirk
Ronald R. and Linda Vinson
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
Stephen Wenzel and Stephanie Robl
John P. and Jolie Whitesell
Christopher C. and Juli Holmes Willeman
Jan S. and Phyllis Moreland 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
This membership includes alumni who graduated from Simpson fewer than twenty years ago and contributed $500 or more to The Simpson Fund during the 2018-2019 fiscal year
Jonathan C. and Mara LeHew Bailey
Nathaniel R. and Andrea Boulton
Daniel W. and Rebecca Carver
Brian R. Depew
Logan E. and Katherine M. Edel
Andy C. and Erin English
Grant W. Fjetland
Dr. Shawn M. and Molly A. Hancock
Christopher J. Hanson
Kyle M. Liske
Walter G. Long
Andrew W. Luse
Scott A. Miller
Bradley J. Oen
Dr. Grant E. Peterson
Dr. Angela Ryan Saettele
Joseph A. and Molly Swenson Sorenson
Christine Stortenbecker
Teressa N. Weigel
Luke and Hannah Willenborg Wickham
-New or reinstated members are indicated in bold type
-*Deceased