Our Donors
We recognize with deep appreciation the following individuals and institutions for their generous support through gifts that underwrote performances, gallery and pottery operations, arts education, scholarships, outreach programs, operations, and special projects during our most recent fiscal year.
Please contact our Development Team at (434) 528-3256, ext. 118 if we have omitted or incorrectly attributed your gift.
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.
Anonymous (3)
Jill & John Fees
Frances J. Giles
Elizabeth & Michael Harrington
Rebecca A. Hawkins
Jane Larkin
Todd Leap & Mark Little
Robin & Rick Loving
Patricia Merryman
Anonymous
Terry & Bob Brennan
Mary & Jud Dalton
Rosemary & George Dawson
Libby & Paul Fitzgerald
Jennifer & Watt Foster
Shea & Bo Gravely
Ula & Alan Kauppi
Joan MacCallum
Susan & John Mullin
Susan B. Piepho
Cary Roberts
Tami & Mike Shadler
Kelly & Kirk Tattersall
Mary & Rob Taylor
Kay & Kent Van Allen
Sally & Davis Von Oesen
Anitra B. Webster
Ernest Williams
Jane & Kenneth White
Heather & George Zippel
Anonymous
Susan & Jim Ackley
Sharon & Sandy Ainslie
Carole H. & David L. Bowen
Kitty & Wilton Burgess
Valerie & Jim Burruss
Randy Carr
Bettye & Al Chambers
Lucy & Robert Cook
Lynn & Jim Daly
Trudy & Jimmy Davidson
Adgie & Alex Dirom
MaryJane Dolan
Beth Doyle
Julie & Peter Doyle
Clarkie & Tom Eppes
Margaret Anne & Cap Eschenroeder
Ann & Rodger Fauber
Kathy & David Firth
Amy A. Gallagher
Gail & Rex Geveden
Debra & Rick Grooms
Doni C. Guggenheimer
Carolyn & Jack Hill
Mary Jane & Bill Hobbs
Christie & Kevin Hooper
Aubrey C. Hord
Cinda & George Hurt
Crystal & Todd Irby
Elaine & Bill Johnson
Betsy & Hugh Jones
Elizabeth B. Laundon
Madeline Miller & Gordon Leggett
Catherine & Mike Madden
Patti S. McCue
Anna & Paul McWane
Jean & Sam Meeks
Denise & Gary Mignogna
Khoi A. Nguyen
Katy & Chal Nunn
Ellen & Thomas Nygaard
Kristen & Mick O’Neill
Elaine & Corey Passman
Leslie & Kimball Payne
Hoa & James Peery
Ellen & David Petty
Becky & Greg Porter
Dorothy & Clifton Potter
Sarah & Andrew Proctor
Mary Jane & Charlie Pryor
Pat & Reggie Pugh
Dana & Jim Redmond
Larry H. Redmond
Kandy & Rick Scruggs
Verna & Preston Sellers
Betsy & Ben Smith
Charles R. Spencer, Jr.
Lisa & Gerald Stinnette
Elizabeth & Aaron Stroud
Bill Stuart
Sallie & Walker Sydnor
Roger Vaden
Robin & Jim Warner
Randall & John Watts
Meredith & Stuart Whetsell
Alex & Sackett Wood
Mina & Robin Wood
Melinda & James Youngblood
Annual Members
Anonymous
Ellen & Lloyd Agnew
Betty & John Alford
Tera & Ben Auch
Diana & Fred Baldwin
Laurie & David Black
Mary Morris Booth
Donna & Brian Bowen
Debbie & Scott Brabrand
Pamela & Michael Bradford
Louise & Buck Bradley
Vivian & Howard Brown
Mary & Stuart Brust
Amy F. Carrier
Regina & Dennis Carter
Spas & Bruce Christian
Cornelia Christian
Joni & Carrington Crawford
Nancy H. Davidson
Betty D. Edmunds
John C. Farnandez
Judy & David Frantz
Rebecca & Nick Frye
Polly & Bob Garbee
Leigh & Billy Giles
Helen Gilmer
Rie & Eddie Godsey
Maria & Lucas Hayden
Donna & Robert Headley
Hermina & Donnie Hendricks
Megan & Matt Huffman
Courtney & Ted Hunt
Libby & Harry Jarrett
Ashley & Geoffrey Kershner
Nancy & Bill Kershner
Rosellyn & Don Kidd
Bill Leach
Judy & Doug Lee
Rachel & Robb LeMasters
Catherine W. Lynn
Ella & Mark Magruder
Sue & Brad S. Malcolm
Sandra & Aubrey L. Mason
Bill McBratney
Middy & Justin McCarthy
Jennifer Wills & Javaun Moradi
Susan & Richard Morris
Phyllistine Mosley
Fanny Mosley
Dorothy & Richard Niles
Peggy & Bill Nolley
Becky & Bobby O’Brian
Whitney & Robert O’Brian
Nancy & Peter O’Brien
Bill Overacre
Staci & Jay Parker
Kappa McGee Peddy
Donald G. Pendleton
Kirk Perrow, III
Janice & Reg Puckett
Edna & Steve Puckette
Benjamin Reagan
Lori & Jon Roark
Stevie & Dan Savage
Robert E. Scheppegrell
Marc A. Schewel
Jennifer & Shepherd Sittason
Georgeann & Parks Snead
Charles R. Spencer, Jr.
Margi & Rob Vaughn
Jessica & Drake Watts
Betsy & Dick Worthington
Marty & Jim Wright
Anonymous
Ala Alzaben
Peggy & Billy Andrews
Mary & Terry Babbitt
Laren & Sam Baum
Betsy & George Beam
Baron C. Becker Sr.
William Franklin Billingsley, III
James Blackburn
Jane & Bob Bowden
Louise & Malcolm Campbell
Dr. John Capps
Kathy & Bob Chase
Ida Cole
Karen & Drake Covey
Ellen A. Demsky
Marge C. Dillard
Loretta Doty
Julie & Reid Ebert
Anja & John Falcone
Charlotte Fischer
Holly & Dan Frazier
MayMay & Garland Gay
Nancy Gray & Jean Stewart
Ka Lee & Jeremy Gustafson
Sarah & Tim Hellewell
Cynthia & Jim Hicks
Elaine & Myles Jackson
Emily & Fritz Jenkins
Sandra J. Kanehl
Ronald J. Karlin
Tina & Skip Kughn
Cathy Grossman & Jeffrey Kushinka
Jennipher & Mike Lucado
Karen & Allen Majewski
Sarah P. McBratney
Hart S. Milam
Barbara & Norman Moon
Tiffany & Chad Mooney
Robert U. Pauley, Jr.
Christiane Ploch & Joseph Wawro
Michael Powers
Margaret Putnam
Christine & Michael Rooney
Carole M. Royer
Anne & David Royer
Patricia & Matt Schewel
LaTonia & Ronnie Shoultz
Kate & Walker Sigler
Robin & John Steckley
Brude Stoever
Joan & Ted Swanson
James S. Wade
Nollner & Smokie Watts
Edward Wayland
Lynne & Frank Weinmeister
Norma & John White
Leah & Scott Wiebe
Trisha & Lester Wooldridge
Anonymous (2)
Monica & Philip Abatecola
Lucy & William Aiken
Ilga & Bill Baker
H. Brock Barkley, Jr.
Victoria Bartholomew & Jordan Reeves
Judy & T.C. Berryman
Andrew Beverly
Terry & Bill Bodine
Camille Alexander & James Boniface
Bethany Brinkman
Nancy & Doug Brockman
Cynde & John Buckles
James Burnette
Gerry & Howard Butler
Margie B. Callahan
Mary Chamberlin & Parker Campanella
Jennifer & Shane Claiborne
Jessica & Nathan Clarkson
Emily Cochenour
Lois & Mark Coward
Amy & Jimmy Davis
Cassidy & Matt DeWitt
Ann Echols
Brenda & Bob Elliott
Susan & Matt Foster
Patty & Cholly Fox
Linie & Mac Frankfort
Edward E. Frisa
Laura & Kerry Gateley
Jodi & Mike Gillette
Sarah & Tim Gosnell
Anna Leigh Greene
Sarah & David Guza
Chip Harvey
Jessica & Dave Henderson
William G. Henderson
Anne & William Hoskins
Vicki & Loyd Jennings
Robert J. Kaiser
Kelly & Martin Knight
Frieda & Gerald Krohn
Lydia Langley
Margaret & Rodney Laughon
Sally & Bob Leslie
Lisa & T.J. Liston
Mary & Joe Loiselle
Ann & George Luedke
Julie McAuley Gonzalez
Susan & Norwood Morrison
Beth & Stephen Mullen
Mary Barney & David Neumeyer
Kristin & Peter Newby
Beth Packert & Rich Burke
Debra & Roger Pede
Purnell H. Pettyjohn
Donna & Gregg Phelps
Sarah & Peter Ploch
Gail & Norman Porter
Michael Powers
Anita Schmidt & Scott Rankins
Priss & Bill Riley
Diane & Mott Robertson
Maria Rowan
Sharon Sale
Peggy & Wayne Schwartz
Sandra & Thomas Scott
Ann H. Shenigo
Kerry & Jose Silva
Jeanell R. Smith
Schuyler & Ryan Somers
Tobi Jaeger & Eric Spain
Norma W. Stein
Ellen Stinnett
Shelley & John Stone
Dorothy M. Swain
Bill Symonds
Giles Sydnor
Sonia & Prescott Terrell
Dabney & Mike Treacy
Joseph Tucker
Kathy & Gary Urquhart
Gail & Luke Van Dyke
Kim & Jeremy VandeBogart
Janie & David Vaughan
Ashley-Rae & Jeremy Vaughan
Melissa Ventre
Jessica & Peter Ward
Laura Simms Webb
Phebe & Bill Wescott
Patty & Ken West
Karen & Richard Whitehill
Judy & Roger Winters
David Allison
Linda Andrews
Sallie Anthony
Sieglinde Arras
Hannah Arrington
Mike Austin
Julia & Philip Baker
Barbara & Robert Baker
Dori & Lincoln Baker
Joy & Robert Bashore
Sue & Gerry Bass
Robin Bates
Gigi & Ted Batt
Sara Beck & Park Chisolm
Elizabeth-Reid Becker
Linda & Dave Berg
Debra Bernardi
Traci & Mikael Blido
Emily Bradshaw
Paddy D. Braunstein
Amy Brown
Winston W. Burks
Margaret Burton
Scott Campbell
Anita Carbonell
Samantha & James Citty
Crystal A. Collette
Patricia & Edwin Cozart
Doris & Hal Craddock
Isabella & Joe Crouch
Emily & Brian Crowder
Constance W. Dahlberg
Catherine & Randall Dalton
Gayle & Michael Daly
Antonio M. Davis
Leslie & Gene Davis
Ted Delaney
Dennis Dexter
Peggy & Glenn Dillon
Lisa C. Dirom
Theodore B. Falls
Marion & James Farmer
Jean & Kiah Ford
Samantha & Robb Foster
Jane C. Francis
Patricia Franklin
Rachel & Ryan Gagen
Karen Campbell & Bob Galloway
Edgardo E. Gamis
Nancy & Bob Glenn
William S. Gregory
Angelia Guthrie
Carol & Norman Hammer
Cheryl Hawkins
Marie Hawkins
Diane C. Hewett
Meggin Hicklin
Lynn & Rudy Hilt
Gabriel Holliday
Virginia E. Holt
Shanda & Garnett Horner
Marjorie Huiner
Archer & Billy Hunt
Arnulfo Jacinto
Tammy Jamerson
Molly Roper Jenkins
Karla & Lucas Jones
Holly Jones
Marcy Jones
Karen & David Jones
Patty & Conrad Kauppi
Carolyn & Roger Keeling
Drew E. Kiernan
Lauryn King
Nancy & Al Koes
Win & Warren Koontz
Amy & Scott Kowalski
Jeffrey Lane
Susan Leazer
Michael Lee
Elaine Lee
Cheyenne E. Lewis
Lynn Long
Aphrodite Lutz
Deirdre Maddox
Carol Maddox
Luke Malloy
Debbie Martin
Kayley D. Mayhew
Amy & Brian McAvoy
Liane McCready
Amanda & Nate McGovern
Ms. Cayla McHaney
Carol Mello
Pamela & Mike Minkler
Sonya J. Mohr
Jennifer Monroe
Kaye & Ben Moomaw
Martha Moore
Laura & John Morgan
Gretchen & Tom Morgan
Susan Neiss
Kristin & William Ogden
Shelly & Robert Ore
Wendy Panuska
Deborah Parkins
Jo & Howard Parks
Kenneth Patchell
Ashley & Andrew Pearson
John Pickford
Ruth Pillow
Nicole & Christopher Plucker
Richard B. Poe
Mary Purcell
Sarah Raessler
Kendall Ray
Misty Reed
Ethel Reeves
Nina Rezai
Nancy Richards
Jessica & Chris Riddick
Maria & Dennis Roberts
Anna-Liisa & Jeff Rosner
Ellen Ross
Lao Rubert
Deneen & Stephen Safritt
Mort Sajadian
Judy & Vince Sawyer
Sally & Jeff Schneider
Len Scoggins
Edward W. Shallock
Lynn Shapiro
Cheryl & G.T. Sligh
Joanne & Gary Snyder
Jannett Spearman
Elise & Adam Spontarelli
Valerie St. John
Michelle Wingo-Stebbings
Kurt Stecher
Amanda Stiff
Diane Stroud
Stephanie & Bob Sullivan
June & Albert Taylor
Miriam V. Taylor
Kathleen Terrell
Persis & John Tinsley
Sergei Troubetzkoy
Karin Truitte
John M. Turner
Lynn & Steve Vessells
Joyce & Russ Voelker
Lisa & Robert Vogel
Michael & Dinah Watson
Dorothy Watts
Mollie & Stephen Watts
Jeanette & Glen Wertz
Jeremiah White
Carole Stalling Whittle
Monica & Jeff Wiley
Steve Willis
Mary Catherine Garrison & B. Marshall Wood
Lisa Woodall
Paula & Joseph Wyatt
Kathy J. Younger
Institutional Donors
The Community Foundation of Richmond and Central VA
The Easley Charitable Trust
Genworth Foundation
Greater Lynchburg Community Foundation
Harry C. & Jenny W. Hartless Philanthropic Fund
Pacific Life Foundation
Virginia Commission for the Arts
The Ainslie Foundation
Baird Foundation, Inc.
McKinnon and Harris, Inc.
Pettyjohn, Wood & White, Inc.
Bethea S. Owen Trust
Electronic Design & Manufacturing
Greater Lynchburg Community Foundation
The Boyd & Joan Kelly Charitable Foundation
Lynchburg Ready Mix Concrete Company, Inc.
Merryman Charitable Foundation
BWXT PAC Match Program
Dodson Pest Control
L3 Harris Foundation
McKesson Foundation
Mustaches 4 Kids
Old Dominion Box Company Foundation, Inc.
Scott Insurance
Stewart Langley Properties
Watts Petroleum
Wiley/Wilson
Wiltshire Charitable Fund
Bright Funds Foundation
Jamerson-Lewis Construction
Moore & Giles, Inc.
WNRN
Lynchburg City Strings
The Water Dog
Network for Good
Oakwood Garden Club
Whitehall Framing, LLC
Theatre Restoration Donors
The list of contributors to the Historic Academy Theatre restoration fund can be found here.
Last updated February 21, 2022
