THANK YOU, ACADEMY DONORS

As a nonprofit, your gifts are essential for our mission and the Academy thrives with your support. Every gift matters to us. Your donation to the Academy goes far beyond a membership level–your gift is an investment in the future of our community.

“It’s hard to believe that we have such a fantastic place to come together here in Lynchburg – a place where our children can learn to relate to each other and learn about the arts and teamwork. Every time I’m at the Academy, I’m simply in awe of what we have created and the Academy deserves our continued support.”
– Chal Nunn 

“The Academy brings such life and community to our beloved city! I love knowing my contribution supports an organization that not only brings arts to a diverse population, but showcases and enriches our growing downtown. Being an Academy donor instills in me a sense of pride and community.”
– Sydney Bolton 

DONOR RECOGNITION

The Academy is grateful for the support we received in 2023. Academy Members are recognized and honored in our Annual Report for their contributions between January 1 – December 31.

Perennial Society Members

The Perennial Society celebrates and honors those who contribute $2,000 or more to the Academy’s annual fund for programming and operating support.

Perennial Members

Level 7 Members $10,000+

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Melanie & Lynch Christian
Jill & John Fees
Frances J. Giles
Elizabeth & Michael Harrington
Christie & Kevin Hooper
Todd Leap & Mark Little
Robin & Rick Loving
Patricia Merryman
Vickie & Brian Runk
Mary & Rob Taylor
Sally & Davis Von Oesen
Randall & John Watts
Heather & George Zippel

Level 6 Members $5,000 - $9,999

Sharon Ainslie
Terry & Bob Brennan
Lynn & Jim Daly
Molly & Andrew Deppensmith
Rebecca A. Hawkins
Mary Ellen & Matt LaFreniere
Heather & Kenneth Leopold
Merideth & Mark Maslow
Leslie & Kimball Payne
Marc A. Schewel
Verna & Preston Sellers
Kelly & Kirk Tattersall
Kay & Kent Van Allen
Anitra B. Webster
Kenneth White

Level 5 Members $2,000 - $4,999

Susan & Jim Ackley
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Anonymous
Moira Rafferty & Robert Bass
Rose M. Blankenship
Carole H. & David L. Bowen
Betsy & Mike Brogan
Vivian & Howard Brown
Kitty & Wilton Burgess
Valerie & Jim Burruss
Randy Carr
Bettye & Al Chambers
Cornelia Christian
Julie Clark
Lucy & Robert Cook
Nancy & William Cook
Joy Hilliard & Tim Courville
Connie & Steve Crank
Joni & Carrington Crawford
Emily & Brian Crowder
Mary & Jud Dalton
Trudy & Jimmy Davidson
Nancy Harvey Davidson
Rosemary & George Dawson
Adgie & Alex Dirom
Teresa & Bertram F. Dodson, Jr.
Beth Doyle
Julie & Peter Doyle
Clarkie & Tom Eppes
Margaret Anne & Cap Eschenroeder
Ann & Rodger Fauber
Kathy & David Firth
Libby & Paul Fitzgerald
Charlynne M. Flippin
Anne & Jack Flippin
Matthew Forbes
Judy & David Frantz
Rebecca & Nick Frye
Doni C. Guggenheimer
Janie & Tom Hall
Aubrey C. Hord
Megan & Matt Huffman
Cinda & George Hurt
Crystal & Todd Irby
Elaine & Bill Johnson
Betsy & Hugh Jones
Sharan & Steve Julian
Sandra J. Kanehl
Ula & Alan Kauppi
Nancy & Bill Kershner
Kristen & Richard Kuk
Elizabeth B. Laundon
Gordon Leggett
Cheryl & Dean Lindeman
Catherine & Mike Madden
Sue & Brad Malcolm
Patti S. McCue
Kari & Edwin McIlvaine
F. Lee Morey
Alison Morrison-Shetlar & Robert Shetlar
Susan & John Mullin
Michael Nolan
Katy & Chal Nunn
Ellen & Thomas Nygaard
Whitney & Robert O’Brian
Becky & Bobby O’Brian
Cindy & Joseph Orchowski
Sue Ott Rowlands
Elaine & Corey Passman
Kappa McGee Peddy
Florence & Ned Perrow
Ellen & David Petty
Becky & Greg Porter
Dorothy & Clifton Potter
Michael & Brittany Powers
Mary Jane & Charlie Pryor
Pat & Reggie Pugh
Sandi & Jim Ramaker
Dana & Jim Redmond
Larry H. Redmond
Alexis V. Richards
Cary Roberts
Kandy & Rick Scruggs
Tami & Mike Shadler
Betsy & Ben Smith
Sunny Smith
Bill Stuart
Stephanie & Bob Sullivan
Joan & Ted Swanson
Sallie & Walker Sydnor
Sonji & Joseph Turner
Marjette & T. Upshur
Roger Vaden
Catherine Varner
Emily & Lynch Vranian
Christine & Dennis Vrooman
Robin & Jim Warner
Jessica & Drake Watts
Meredith & Stuart Whetsell
Alex & Sackett Wood
Marty & Jim Wright
Melinda & James Youngblood

Annual Members

Level 4 Members $1,000 - $1,999

Ellen & Lloyd Agnew
Betty & John Alford
Suha & Ala Alzaben
Peggy & Billy Andrews
Caroline J. Assent
Robin Bates
Debbie & Scott Brabrand
Pamela & Michael Bradford
Mary & Stuart Brust
Kathy & Bob Chase
Bruce Cheatwood
Bianca & Brent Childress
Carrie Cobb & Chris Parandian
Kim & Matt Combs
Karen & Drake Covey
Christina Delzingaro
Elaine M. Doran
Julie & Reid Ebert
Ann & Stephen Fabirkiewicz
John C. Farnandez
David Flippin
Robin & Nate Foutz
Jussara & Ismael Gama
Helen Gilmer
Patricia & Tony Gowen
Shea & Bo Gravely
Carey Gravely
Tony Guthrie
Karen Hall
Andrea & Allen Harris
Maria & Lucas Hayden
Donna & Robert Headley
Sarah & Tim Hellewell
Hermina & Donnie Hendricks
Jean Hoffman
Courtney & Ted Hunt
Terry & Phillip Jamerson
Ellen & Bill Jamerson
Cheryle & Lewis Johnson
Rachel & Robb LeMasters
Gairy Lynch
Ella & Mark Magruder
Gary E. Marple
Sandra & Aubrey L. Mason
Sally McBratney
Erin & Mac McWane
Anna & Paul McWane
Jean & Sam Meeks
Muriel Mickles
Jennifer Wills & Javaun Moradi
Susan & Richard Morris
Phyllistine & Samuel Mosley
Dorothy & Richard Niles
Neil Novak
Nancy & Peter O’Brien
Bill Overacre
William Perkins
Mae & John Pickford
Sarah & Andrew Proctor
Edna & Steve Puckette
Cyndi & Jeff Riley
Lori & Jon Roark
Leslie Salmon
Kerry & Jose Silva
Jennifer & Shep Sittason
Bill Skinner
Nelson Smither
Georgeann & Parks Snead
Diane Stroud
Elizabeth & Aaron Stroud
Betty & Bob Sullivan
Sophie & Michael Taylor
Stephanie Thomas
Deborah Tosi
Mary Lynn & Lee Tucker
Judy & John Walker
Diane & Billy Walker
Joseph Warren
Lynne & Frank Weinmeister
Helen & Tracy Wheelock
Mary Catherine Garrison & B. Marshall Wood
Trisha & Lester Wooldridge
Betsy & Dick Worthington

Level 3 Members $500 - $999

Julie & Will Andrews
Anonymous
Sallie & Mike Anthony
Mary Stuart & Thomas Battle
Olivia & Kyle Beavon
Mary & David Bice
Sallie C. Blosser
Sara W. Bond
Diane Brillheart
Samantha & Derrick Brown
Susan & Doug Brown
Valerie Buda
Ed Burnette
Nicole & Ben Burris
Margie Callahan
Nancy J. Cameron
Mary Chamberlin & Parker Campanella
Regina & Dennis Carter
Sarah B. Clark
Ida Cole
Trish D. Crowe
Laura & Jess Crumbley
Sally Curtis & William Sellari
Gayle & Michael Daly
Ricky Davis
Kimberly Diello
Marge C. Dillard
Ellen & Erik Dorman
Christina Dray
Sarah & Jim Dunstan
Anja & John Falcone
Holly & Dan Frazier
Blair Godsey
Becky Green
Andrea & Jeremy Greenmun
Ka Lee & Jeremy Gustafson
Lanaux & Carter Hailey
Joyce Hamilton
Chip Harvey
Christopher Heppner
Mary Jane & Bill Hobbs
Kellea Hogan
Tina Johnson-Brebner
Kensie Johnson
Ashley & Geoffrey Kershner
Angie & Ted Kraje
Tina & Skip Kughn
Kimberly Lankford
Beverley & Rodney Laughon
David M. Levy
Farah & Dudley Marks
Debbie Martin
Ruth Mast
Phil Mauger
Middy & Justin McCarthy
Sara M. McElwee
Linda Milam
Martha & Terry Miller
Laura & Mark Miner
Susan D. Molumphy
Norman Moon
Mike Morris
Susan & Larry Moxley
Lucy & Justin Mutch
Kristen & Mick O’Neill
Linda & Robert Palmer
Cassandra Pawlak
Carter & Bill Paxton
Gregory R. Plasters
Christiane Ploch & Joseph Wawro
Kate & Will Poats
Susan & Eames A. Powers
Monica & John Prahinski
Janice Puckett
Margaret R. Putnam
Kate Rock
Carole M. Royer
Anne & David Royer
Stevie & Dan Savage
Patricia & Matt Schewel
Yvonne Z. Schewel
Peggy & Wayne Schwartz
Gertrude & Thomas Shahady
Anna Smalls
Amanda & Ian Smithson
Mollie & Ray Snead
Sherry Stafford
Edgar S. Sydnor Jr.
Anne Talley
Anne & Rodney Taylor
Jasmine and Joseph Tucker
Kathy & Gary Urquhart
Shannon & Mike Valentine
Kim & Jeremy VandeBogart
Ashley-Rae & Jeremy Vaughan
Melissa Ventre
Liz & Scott Wade
Corinne & Massie Ware
Michael & Dinah Watson
Marty & Jimmy Watts
Nollner & Smokie Watts
Jeanette & Glenn Wertz
Kennon & Charles White
Taylor & Patterson Wilhelm
Anne & Bunny Wood
Mina & Robin Wood

Level 2 Members $200 - $499

Monica & Philip Abatecola
Lucy & William Aiken
Courtney & John Alford
Heather Allen
Anonymous
Deborah A. Armstrong
Scott E. Ashman
David A Bailey
Finis H. Southworth
Tracy & Albert Baker
Paula A. Banks
Gigi & Ted Batt
Betsy & George Beam
Jaclyn Beard
Sara Beck & Park Chisolm
Carolyn P. Becker
Anna & Tom Bentson
Debra Bernardi
Judy & T.C. Berryman
Robin & William Blackman
Libby & Richard Blanton
George L. Blondino, Jr.
Patricia & Gary Blount
Terry & Bill Bodine
Martha & Dennis Booker
Jane & Bob Bowden
Patricia M. Bower
Alice & Charlie Boyd
Patricia E. Bradbury
Nancy & Doug Brockman
James Burnette
Gerry & Howard Butler
Daryl Calfee
Lonnie I. Calhoun
Anne & Bill Calohan
Karen Campbell & Bob Galloway
Rachel Case
Alisha Childress
Samantha & James Citty
Jessica & Nathan Clarkson
Lucia & Steve Coates
Constance Costas
Lois & Mark Coward
Rachael Cox
Laura & John Craddock
Breanne Crandall
Terence Cronin
Stephen P. Crosby
Kathy Cudlin
Delores R. Davis
Amy & James Davis
Cynthia Deutsch
Carl DeWitt
Laura & Don Doebler
Arlene Domaleski
Roy E. Doss
David Duby
Katherine Hughes & Bert Dunn
Ann Echols
Brenda & Bob Elliott
Kit & Pam Emert
Carla & Joseph Fedeler
Paul Feinman
Linie & Mac Frankfort
Rachel & Ryan Gagen
Susan M. Gallaher
Patty & Mitch Garbee
MayMay & Garland Gay
Ashley Gil
Lauren Beach & Don Giles
Sally & John Gilkey
Jodi & Mike Gillette
Jacquie Glanz
Rie & Eddie Godsey
Diane Gorman
Sarah & David Guza
Victoria Harper
Kristan O. Helms
Sheri Hollingsworth
Virginia E. Holt
Polly King & Van Holton
Betsy & Dennis Howard
Celia J. Hudnall
Sandra K. Jackson
Heidi & Blitz James
Susan Jennings
W.G. Jennings
Lori Johnson
Kate Justice
Robert J. Kaiser
Ashleigh Karol
Peggy C. Karpenske
Patty & Conrad Kauppi
Ashley & Zachary Keesee
Kelly & Martin Knight
Amy & Scott Kowalski
Lydia Langley
Glen Lawhorne
Dina Gregory & David Lee
Judy & Doug Lee
Dena & Michael Lee
Sally & Bob Leslie
Lisa & T.J. Liston
Mary & Joe Loiselle
Kathryn J. Lowry
Shirley Sutherland Lynde
Catherine W. Lynn
Cecilia & Andrew MacCallum
Luke J. Malloy
Patricia Marshall
Brianna Martin
JoAnn B. Martin
Mary Burleigh & Kenneth Martin
Julie McAuley Gonzalez
Michael P. Mccain
Langhorne L. McCarthy
Denise & Travis McDonald
Julianne & Dwain McMullen
Carol Mello
Celonia Merrill
Linda Miller
Margaret & Chris Millson-Martula
Tiffany Lyttle & Chad Mooney
Martha & Jerry Moore
Trisha & Woody Moore
Laura & John Morgan
Mercedes & Leyburn Mosby
Beth & Stephen Mullen
Margi & Jim Murphy
Amy L. Napior
William Henry Neal
Susan & Robert Neiss
Mary Barney & David Neumeyer
Elizabeth & Stephen Newby
Joshua D. Newman
Andrew Pantana
Deborah Parkins
Claudia & Tulane Patterson
Annette & Dennis Payne
Lila & Mark Peake
Debra C. Penn
Gisela & Jurgen Pest
Augustus A. Petticolas, Jr.
Ruth Pillow
Nicole Plucker
Karen H. Pollok
Carol J. Pomper
Gail & Norman Porter
Kathryn & Richard Pumphrey
Shereen Ramos
Anita Schmidt & Scott Rankins
Lisa Reed
Debbie Repass
Corean & Anthony Reyes
Ann Richards
Larry Roberts
Mona & H.C. Rudder
Lisa Schenkel & Gregory Crandall
Margaret Schmitt
Stefanie Schmitz
Claus Schmnetkamp
Sandra Scott
Deirdre & Sam Serio
Charlene & Edward Shallock
Carolyn Shepherd
Rick R. Smith
Joanne & Gary Snyder
Finis H. Southworth
Donna St.Clair
Stacey St. Clair
Valerie St. John
Douglas E Stabile
Judy & Dick Stowers
Andrea Swift
Bill Symonds
Sonia & Prescott Terrell
Persis & John Tinsley
Robert V. Turman
Ann Van de Graaf
Gail & Luke Van Dyke
Catherine & Neil Vance
Lisa & Robert Vogel
Christina Wagner
Kate & Chuck Wall
Mollie & Stephen Watts
Sheila & Doug Webb
Phebe & Bill Wescott
Patty & Ken West
Norma White
Carole Stalling Whittle
Leah & Scott Wiebe
Alex Wilgus
Gwen G. Windle
Daniel B. Wood
Izzi Diaz Young
Elizabeth & Jesse Zellner

Level 1 Members $75 - $199

 Rebecca J. Reid
Adrienne Allen
Alana Revely
Alicia Schneider
Amy Shrock
Angela & Manfred Mibus
Angela Gough
Angela Gray
Anna-Liisa & Jeff Rosner
Anne & Sandy McKenna
Anne McDaniel
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Anonymous
Anthony Smith
Archer & Billy Hunt
Barbara & James D. Williamson
Barbara D Okes
Belinda Boscardin
Benjamin Reagan
Beth Knabel
Bethany & Josh Brinkman
BJ Mcgraw
Brenda Bryant
Brenda P. Adams
Brenda Tanner & Russell James
Brian Marker
Brianne Friberg
Carey C. Whitehead
Carolyn Burnette
Carolyn P. Mahone
Carrie & John Gregory Brown
Catherine & Randall Dalton
Charlotte Fischer
Cheryl Rogers
Christina Bowen
Christina Dray
Cindy R Caldwell
Cynthia Scruggs
Dale Nichols
Dana Goetz
David Allison
David B. Cundiff
David Perault
David W. Midkiff
Debra & Roger Pede
Dee Parsons
Diane & Mott Robertson
Diane Mezzano
DK Leach
Donna & Brian Bowen
Donna & Robert Leveque
Donna C. Storm
Donna Duff
Donna Harris
Dorothy Watts
Dr. Regina Auth
Edward Novak
Elaine Lee
Elinor Ann & Joe Clark
Elizabeth Freeman
Ellen & Richard Saunders
Ellen & Vikas Prabhakar
Ellen Tinnin
Emily Sporn
Erica & Christopher Lemasters
Gail Johnson & Frank West Morrison
Gail L. Harris
Garry Evans
Gary W. Case
Gayle Puckette
Gaynelle L. Hart
Gena & Bill O’Keefe
Georgie & Eldon Easter
Gerald F. Dansby
Geri Thilking
Gretchen & Tom Morgan
Hellen & Billy Carrington
Herbert F. Price Jr.
Ida Proco
Isaac Mensah
James E. Brizard
James H. Mundy
James Watkins
Janet Bradley
Janie & David Vaughan
Jeanell R. Smith
Jeffery E. Hume-Pratuch
Jennifer L. Lord
Jenny A. Davis
Jim Wilson
Jocelyn Estes
Jody H. Turner
Joel Hesch
John Hoffmeister
Joyce & Russ Voelker
Judith G. Wilson
Judy & Vince Sawyer
Julia & Philip Baker
Kakie & Bob Richards
Karen & Lawrence Bowden
Karen & Randy Nelson
Karen Carter
Karen L. Miller
Katherine Scott
Katheryn & Hampton Brown
Kathie Avital
Kathleen Stafford
Kay & Jimmy Green
Kaye Mitchell
Kayla R Stanley
Ken G. Smith
Kenda English
Kervinie M. Alexander
Kim & Dan Stiffler
Kristen Wallin
Kristin & William Ogden
Kristin Shockey
Larry Shanaberger
LaTonia & Ronnie Shoultz
Laura & John Casler
Laura & Robert Bailey
Laura & Will Farmer
Laura Henry-Stone
Laurel & Chuck Greif
Laurie Harris
Laverne K. Reid
Leighton B. Denham
Leslie & Gene Davis
Libby Barksdale
Linda & Dave Berg
Linda Andrews
Linda Cyr
Linda Fowler
Linda Harris
Lucecita Rodriguez
Lucy Hurlbut
Lynn & Rudy Hilt
Lynn & Steve Vessells
Lynn Shapiro
Margaret D Mundy
Marie Hawkins
Marie Tomlin
Marion & James Farmer
Marion A. Patterson
Marjorie Hamilton
Mark A. Phillips
Mark Poole
Marta Browning
Martha Maxey
Mary & Earl Guthrow
Mary Babbitt
Mary Niagro
Mary Purcell
Maryann Dupes
Melodie Fletcher
Michael D. Potter
Michael J. Bender
Michael P. Clements
Michael P. Collard
Molly Roper Jenkins
Morgan Holt
Mr. Art Costan
Mr. Carl Williams
Mr. Chris Williams
Mr. Robert Aronstam
Mr. Robert Austin
Mrs. Janice Marston
Mrs. Kendra Harvey
Ms. Kimberlee Torres
Ms. Lisa Broughman
Nancy & Al Koes
Nancy & Bob Glenn
Nancy Mcandrew
Nelson B. Reynolds
Nicole A. Smith Boyd
Nina Garrett
Nita R. Beverly
Norah L. Jones
Patti Dunnavant
Pattie Ames
Patty & Cholly Fox
Paul D. Johnson
Paul F. Caskey
Paul G. Saunier
Paul Webb
Paula & Joseph Wyatt
Paula Cooper
Peggy & Glenn Dillon
Peter Haas
Phoebe & Scott Hyman
Phyllis & Graham Hollenbeck
Rachel L. Noel
Rebecca & Allan Howerton
Rebecca Whitt
Reginald Bennett
Richard M. Neth Sr.
Richard Rose
Richie M. Langhorne-Queen
Samantha Russell
Sandra Sloan
Sandy & Gene Wolanski
Sandy Slack
Sarah & Andrew Proctor
Sarah & Lyons Davidson
Sarah J. Ewers
Scott Beebe
Shanda & Garnett Horner
Sheila J. Harvey
Shirley A. Huffman
Sonja F. Allen
Spearman Artistry
Stanley Levinson
Stephanie & Ken Patchell
Stephanie Iannuzzi
Stephen Blair
Stephen Carpenter
Steve Farrar
Steve Scoles
Steve Willis
Steven E. Lacy
Susan & Keith Leazer
Susan & Kevin Cope
Suzanne M. Franklin
Sydney & Hunter Retan
Tammy K. Brown
Taryn Thomas
Terri Campbell
Terry R. Hester Rose
Theresa D. Ferguson
Thomas T. Bryant
Tim Smith
Timothy McGinness
Tracey & Kyle Langseth
Traci & Carey Martin
Valerie A. Vance
Valerie Poindexter
Vanessa Gable
Vicki Barrett
Victoria Bartholomew & Jordan Reeves
Wendy Andrews
Wendy Hall
William Aldrich
William Evans
William Franklin Billingsley III
Wilson Acevedo
Winston W. Burks
Virginia Royal
Kristi Sharp
Melva Shelor
Christine Shutt
Clay Skelton
Dana Silva
Rachel Smith
Cindy & Dan Sweeney
Rabbiea & Steven Tyson
Darlene Wallace
Nina A. Wannebo
Tara & Bart Warner
Sheila Zentmeyer
Mary & Marc Zoccola

Corporate and Institutional Donors

$10,000+

The Ainslie Foundation
The Al Stroobants Foundation
The Easley Charitable Trust
Genworth Foundation
Greater Lynchburg Community Foundation
Harry C. & Jenny W. Hartless Philanthropic Fund
Helen S. and Charles G. Patterson, Jr. Charitable Foundation Trust
Julia And Tunnicliff Fox Charitable Trust, Bank Of America, N.A., Trustee
Mustaches 4 Kids
Virginia Commission for the Arts

$5,000 - $9,999

City of Lynchburg
The Community Foundation of Richmond and Central VA
Lynchburg City Schools Education Foundation
McKinnon and Harris Inc.

$2,000 - $4,999

Bethea S. Owen Trust
Freedom First
L3Harris Foundation
Lynchburg Aesthetics
Merryman Charitable Foundation
Randolph College
Watts Petroleum

$1,000 - $1,999

Electronic Design & Manufacturing
Genworth Foundation Matching Gift Program
McKesson Foundation
Old Dominion Box Company Foundation, Inc.
Virginian Hotel
Wiltshire Charitable Fund

$500 - $999

Baird Foundation, Inc.

$75 - $499

Lynchburg Hillcats
Pacific Life Foundation
PLDR Law
United Health Foundation

We sincerely apologize if we’ve omitted or incorrectly attributed your gift.

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