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 (4)
Jill & John Fees
Frances J. Giles
Elizabeth & Michael Harrington
Todd Leap & Mark Little
Robin & Rick Loving
Patricia Merryman
Mary & Rob Taylor
Sally & Davis Von Oesen
Terry & Bob Brennan
Connie & Steve Crank
Jennifer & Watt Foster
Cheryl Giggetts
Rebecca A. Hawkins
Betsy & Hugh Jones
Ula & Alan Kauppi
Jane Larkin
Anna & Paul McWane
Susan & John Mullin
Cary Roberts
Verna & Preston Sellers
Tami & Mike Shadler
Kelly & Kirk Tattersall
Kay & Kent Van Allen
Anitra B. Webster
Jane & Kenneth White
Anonymous
Susan & Jim Ackley
Sharon & Sandy Ainslie
Carole H. & David L. Bowen
Betsy & Mike Brogan
Vivian & Howard Brown
Kitty & Wilton Burgess
Valerie & Jim Burruss
Candace & Peter Caprise
Randy Carr
Amy & David Carrier
Bettye & Al Chambers
Cornelia Christian
Lucy & Robert Cook
Joy Hilliard & Tim Courville
Joni & Carrington Crawford
Lynn & Jim Daly
Trudy & Jimmy Davidson
Nancy H. Davidson
Rosemary & George Dawson
Adgie & Alex Dirom
Mary Jane Dolan
Beth Doyle
Julie & Peter Doyle
Clarkie & Tom Eppes
Margaret Anne & Cap Eschenroeder
Ann & Rodger Fauber
Kathy & David Firth
Jenna & Ron Fisher
Libby & Paul Fitzgerald
Anne & Jack Flippin
Rebecca & Nick Frye
Gail & Rex Geveden
Shea & Bo Gravely
Doni C. Guggenheimer
Janie & Tom Hall
Maria & Lucas Hayden
Jennifer & Melvin Hinton
Mary Jane & Bill Hobbs
Christie & Kevin Hooper
Aubrey C. Hord
Cinda & George Hurt
Crystal & Todd Irby
Elaine & Bill Johnson
Nancy & Bill Kershner
Mary Ellen & Matt Lafreniere
Elizabeth B. Laundon
Gordon Leggett
Heather & Ken Leopold
Cecilia & Andrew MacCallum
Catherine & Mike Madden
Sue & Brad S. Malcolm
Patti S. McCue
Jean & Sam Meeks
Denise & Gary Mignogna
Christina R. Miller
Alison Morrison-Shetlar & Robert Shetlar
Katy & Chal Nunn
Ellen & Thomas Nygaard
Anne & Evan Ownby
Elaine & Corey Passman
Leslie & Kimball Payne
Florence & Ned Perrow
Ellen & David Petty
Becky & Greg Porter
Dorothy & Clifton Potter
Michael Powers
Mary Jane & Charlie Pryor
Pat & Reggie Pugh
Dana & Jim Redmond
Larry H. Redmond
Marc A. Schewel
Kandy & Rick Scruggs
Betsy & Ben Smith
Charles R. Spencer, Jr.
Laura & Darrell St. John
Lisa & Gerald Stinnette
Elizabeth & Aaron Stroud
Bill Stuart
Stephanie & Bob Sullivan
Sallie & Walker Sydnor
Roger Vaden
Robin & Jim Warner
Randall & John Watts
Meredith & Stuart Whetsell
Alex & Sackett Wood
Phyllis B. Workman
Marty & Jim Wright
Melinda & James Youngblood
Heather & George Zippel
Annual Members
Anonymous (2)
Ellen & Lloyd Agnew
Betty & John Alford
Suha & Ala Alzaben
Tera & Ben Auch
Heather & John Barnard
Mary Stuart & Thomas Battle
Laurie & David Black
Rose M. Blankenship
Mary Ann & William Booz
Donna & Brian Bowen
Debbie & Scott Brabrand
Pamela & Michael Bradford
Louise & Buck Bradley
Mary & Stuart Brust
Regina & Dennis Carter
Carrie Cobb & Chris Parandian
Kim & Matt Combs
Cheryl & Michael Davis
John C. Farnandez
Judy & David Frantz
Mary Catherine Garrison & B. Marshall Wood
Leigh & Billy Giles
Helen Gilmer
Rie & Eddie Godsey
Patricia & Tony Gowen
Carey Gravely
Donna & Robert Headley
Hermina & Donnie Hendricks
Megan & Matt Huffman
Sandra J. Kanehl
Ashley & Geoffrey Kershner
Judy & Doug Lee
April & Will Likins
Ella & Mark Magruder
Susan & Peter Manion
Sandra & Aubrey L. Mason
Bill McBratney
Amanda McClung
Kari & Edwin McIlvaine
Jennifer Wills & Javaun Moradi
Susan & Richard Morris
Fanny Mosley
Phyllistine & Samuel Mosley
Brad Muroski
Peter Newby
Dorothy & Richard Niles
Whitney & Robert O’Brian
Bill Overacre
Staci & Jay Parker
Kappa McGee Peddy
Hoa & James Peery
Donald G. Pendleton
Kirk Perrow, III
Sarah & Andrew Proctor
Janice & Reg Puckett
Edna & Steve Puckette
Benjamin Reagan
Jane & Steve Rennyson
Alexis V. Richards
Lori & Jon Roark
Patricia & Matt Schewel
Jennifer & Shep Sittason
Georgeann & Parks Snead
Joan & Ted Swanson
Mary Lynn & Lee Tucker
Sonji & Joseph Turner
Margi & Rob Vaughn
Emily & Lynch Vranian
Judy & John Walker
Helen & Tracy Wheelock
Mina & Robin Wood
Trisha & Lester Wooldridge
Betsy & Dick Worthington
Peggy & Billy Andrews
Mary & Terry Babbitt
Betsy & George Beam
Baron C. Becker Sr.
William Franklin Billingsley III
J. Leslie Binns & Phillip J. Reiman
James Blackburn
Betty Lynn & John Blanks
Sallie C. Blosser
Jane & Bob Bowden
Robin & Dickie Burge
Barbara & Carl Calandra
Louise & Malcolm Campbell
Sarah & John Capps
Kathy & Bob Chase
Ida Cole
Nancy & William Cook
Karen & Drake Covey
Frances & Joe Crouch
Emily & Brian Crowder
Laura & Jess Crumbley
Kristin & Lewis Dabney
Gayle & Michael Daly
Cynthia Deutsch
Marge C. Dillard
Anja & John Falcone
Holly & Dan Frazier
MayMay & Garland Gay
Lauren Beach & Don Giles
Blair Godsey
Becky Green
Nancy Hardison
Sarah & Tim Hellewell
Cynthia & Jim Hicks
Elaine & Myles Jackson
David N. James
Emily & Fritz Jenkins
Cheryle & Lewis Johnson
Kensie Johnson
Ronald J. Karlin
Brenda & Doug Kincaid
Amy & Scott Kowalski
Tina & Skip Kughn
Cathy Grossman & Jeffrey Kushinka
Honesty Liller
Jennipher & Mike Lucado
Joan MacCallum
Karen & Allen Majewski
Kris & Dennis Marcinik
Hart & Nick Milam
Martha & Terry Miller
Norman Moon
Tiffany & Chad Mooney
Mike Morris
Susan & Larry Moxley
Robert U. Pauley, Jr.
Helen E. Petrill
Mae & John Pickford
Christiane Ploch & Joseph Wawro
Sarah & Peter Ploch
Susan & Eames A. Powers
Monica & John Prahinski
Margaret R. Putnam
Alison & Jason Richardson
Carole M. Royer
Anne & David Royer
Leslie Salmon
Stevie & Dan Savage
Yvonne Z. Schewel
Peggy & Wayne Schwartz
Kate & Walker Sigler
Amanda & Ian Smithson
Robin & John Steckley
Nancy Gray & Jean Stewart
Brude Stoever
Shelley & John Stone
Diane & Gary Stroud
Stephanie Suter
Kathleen Terrell & Dave Spangler
Kathy & Gary Urquhart
Melissa Ventre
Diane & Billy Walker
Jessica & Drake Watts
Nollner & Smokie Watts
Kennon & Charles White
Heidi & Thomas Wigboldy
Anonymous (2)
Monica & Philip Abatecola
Lucy & William Aiken
Stephanie & Alexi Anastasio
Sallie & Mike Anthony
Tracy & Albert Baker
Ilga & Bill Baker
H. Brock Barkley, Jr.
Victoria Bartholomew & Jordan Reeves
Debra & David Bernardi
Judy & T.C. Berryman
Darlene & Joe Nigro
Deliece & Fred Blanchard
Terry & Bill Bodine
Camille Alexander & James Boniface
Patricia M. Bower
Patricia E. Bradbury
Terry & Matthew Bright
Bethany & Josh Brinkman
Nancy & Doug Brockman
Samantha & Derrick Brown
Ed Burnette
James Burnette
Johanna & Daryl Calfee
Margie B. Callahan
Mary Chamberlin & Parker Campanella
Colleen & Ryan Campbell
Samantha & James Citty
Jennifer & Shane Claiborne
Jessica & Nathan Clarkson
Lucia & Steve Coates
Emily Cochenour
Odette & Tom Collins
Lois & Mark Coward
Laura & John Craddock
Sallie & Ted Craddock
Kathy Cudlin
Sally Curtis & William Sellari
Sarah & Lyons Davidson
Gena & Bill Davidson
Amy & James Davis
Cassidy & Matt DeWitt
Zilphy & James Dillard
Sarah & Jim Dunstan
Julie & Reid Ebert
Ann Echols
Brenda & Bob Elliott
Zel Farrow
Jeffrey Fedorko
Susan & Matt Foster
Patty & Cholly Fox
Linie & Mac Frankfort
Edward E. Frisa
Jussara & Ismael Gama
Patty & Mitch Garbee
Sally & John Gilkey
Jodi & Mike Gillette
Marsha & Robert Gillette
Michelle & Gregory Goodwin
Winston & Roger Green
Anna Leigh Greene
Pegeen Griessmayer
Ka Lee & Jeremy Gustafson
Sarah & David Guza
Rebecca Hanna
Lynn A. Hanson
Chip Harvey
Peter Helvie
William G. Henderson
Lindie Honsberger & Matthew Forbes
Anne & William Hoskins
Brenda Tanner & Russell James
Vicki & Loyd Jennings
Cindy & Steve Jester
Robert J. Kaiser
Stephanie & Dave Keebler
Kelly & Martin Knight
Linda & Paul Kolodny
Frieda & Gerald Krohn
Lydia Langley
David Lee
Dena & Michael Lee
Sally & Bob Leslie
Lisa & T.J. Liston
Mary & Joe Loiselle
Ann & George Luedke
Catherine W. Lynn
Jennifer & Keith Mann
Elizabeth & Gage McAngus
Julie McAuley Gonzalez
Katharine & Ed McCann
Beverly & Jim McCloskey
Denise & Travis McDonald
Julianne & Dwain McMullen
Laura & John Morgan
Mercedes & Leyburn Mosby
Beth & Stephen Mullen
Susan & Robert Neiss
Peggy & Bill Nolley
Arline & Donald Ore
Debra & Roger Pede
Whitney & Ashby Perrow
Dawn Perry
Sara Peterson
Purnell H. Pettyjohn
Donna & Gregg Phelps
Gail & Norman Porter
Kathryn & Richard Pumphrey
Anita Schmidt & Scott Rankins
Ann Richards
Susie & Todd Richards
Priss & Bill Riley
Diane & Mott Robertson
Maria Rowan
Sharon Sale
Sandra Scott
Deirdre & Sam Serio
Chuck Sharbaugh
Shannon & David Shaw
Ann H. Shenigo
LaTonia & Ronnie Shoultz
Kerry & Jose Silva
Lysa SlayAnh-Thu & Jonathan Smith
Karen Smith
Schuyler & Ryan Somers
Norma W. Stein
Ellen & Joe Stinnett
Martha & Raymond Stokes
Dorothy M. Swain
Giles Sydnor
Bill Symonds
Sonia & Prescott Terrell
Stephanie Thomas
Persis & John Tinsley
Dabney & Mike Treacy
Robert V. Turman
Gail & Luke Van Dyke
Ashley-Rae & Jeremy Vaughan
Janie & David Vaughan
Kate & Chuck Wall
Jessica & Peter Ward
Joseph Warren
Laura Simms Webb
Jeanette & Glenn Wertz
Phebe & Bill Wescott
Patty & Ken West
Norma & John White
Leah & Scott Wiebe
Judy & Roger Winters
Anne & Bunny Wood
Jennifer Woofter
David Allison
Linda Andrews
Hannah Arrington
Mike Austin
Laura & Robert Bailey
Julia & Philip Baker
Libby Barksdale
Joy & Robert Bashore
Sue & Gerry Bass
Gigi & Ted Batt
Sara Beck & Park Chisolm
Elizabeth-Reid Becker
Scott Beebe
Linda & Dave Berg
Mark M. Bogia
Anna & Patrick Bolling
Martha & Dennis Booker
Emily Bradshaw
Paddy D. Braunstein
Amy Brown
Brenda Bryant
Winston W. Burks
Margaret Burton
Anne & Bill Calohan
Karen Campbell & Bob Galloway
Scott and Allyssa Campbell
Anita Carbonell
John Carrington
Paul F. Caskey
Laura & John Casler
Carol Caswell
Brady F Childress
Michael P. Clements
Diane J Collins
Susan & Kevin Cope
Doris & Hal Craddock
Constance W. Dahlberg
Catherine & Randall Dalton
Antonio M. Davis
Delores R Davis
Leslie & Gene Davis
Hilda C. Davis
Myra & Bob Dendy
Dennis Dexter
Anne & Wilson Dickerson
Peggy & Glenn Dillon
Lisa C. Dirom
Maegan & Jonathan Fallen
Theodore B. Falls
Marion & James Farmer
Laurel & James B. Feinman
David Ferris
Charlotte Fischer
Jean & Kiah Ford
Geralyn Fortney
Patty & Cholly Fox
Patricia Franklin
Sandra Freels
Brianne Friberg
Brian Friend
Edgardo E. Gamis
Laura & Kerry Gateley
Jonathan A. Giles
Jodi & Mike Gillette
Nancy & Bob Glenn
Jane Green
Whitney & William Gregory
Laurel & Chuck Greif
Karen Hall
Judith & James Handel
Cheryl Hawkins
Marie Hawkins
Joel Hesch
Diane C. Hewett
Jan & Fred Hickey
Meggin Hicklin
Lynn & Rudy Hilt
Gabriel Holliday
Shanda & Garnett Horner
Marjorie Huiner
Archer & Billy Hunt
Phoebe & Scott Hyman
Jeanne Irving
Tammy Jamerson
Molly Roper Jenkins
Susan Jennings
Stephanie Johnson
Suzanne & Stephen Johnson
Holly Jones
Karen & David Jones
Karla & Lucas Jones
Marcy Jones
Norah L. Jones
Allison Jordan
Patty & Conrad Kauppi
Carolyn & Roger Keeling
Nancy & Al Koes
Joanne R. Langford
Margaret & Rodney Laughon
Susan & Keith Leazer
Pamela & Stanley Levinson
Kris & Matthew Lloyd
Lynn Long
Karen & Rodney Lorence
Carol Maddox
Deirdre Maddox
Luke J Malloy
Amy & Brian McAvoy
Liane M McCready
Amanda & Nate McGovern
Cayla McHaney
Nancy & Jay McKee
Carol Mello
Dianne & Wil Mendel
Diane Mezzano
Angela & Manfred Mibus
David W. Midkiff
Margaret & Chris Millson-Martula
Pamela & Mike Minkler
Sonya J Mohr
Martha Moore
Gretchen & Tom Morgan
Gail & Paul Mudrick
Margi & Jim Murphy
Christian D. Neal
William Henry Neal
Rebecca & George Neilans
Margaret Niblett
Sharon & Ken Nolen
Edward Novak
Kristin & William Ogden
Jason Oliver
Shelly & Robert Ore
Deborah Parkins
Kenneth Patchell
Brooke Patterson
Ashley Pearson
Bobbi Peters
Dawn A. Peterson
Susan & Tom Pettyjohn
Ruth Pillow
Nicole & Christopher Plucker
Karen H. Pollok
Michael D. Potter
Kathleen & Myrlon Pressly
Ethel Reeves
Corean & Anthony Reyes
Kakie & Bob Richards
Jessica & Chris Riddick
Maria & Dennis Roberts
Scott Robertson
Anna-Liisa & Jeff Rosner
Emily Rudich
Deneen & Stephen Safritt
Mort Sajadian
Judy & Vince Sawyer
Robert Schloesser
Charlene & Edward Shallock
Lynn Shapiro
Walter J. Siehien
Kirk Sinclair
Sandy Slack
Cheryl & G.T. Sligh
Sandra Sloan
Greg Slominski
James Smith
Joanne & Gary Snyder
Jannett Spearman
Elise Spontarelli
Valerie St. John
Michelle Wingo-Stebbings
Kurt Stecher
Susan Stengel
Amanda Stiff
Kim & Dan Stiffler
Donna C. Storm
June & Albert Taylor
Miriam V. Taylor
Elizabeth Thomas
Hazel Thompson
Donna & E.C. Tibbs
Jennifer Tinoosh
Pamela Trent
Ava Trill
Karin Truitte
Jasmine & Joseph Tucker
John M. Turner
Catherine Vance
Janie & David Vaughan
Mrs Holly Veloso
Lynn & Steve Vessells
Joyce & Russ Voelker
Lisa & Robert Vogel
James Watkins
Michael & Dinah Watson
Dorothy Watts
Mollie & Stephen Watts
Marta & Bill Weis
Jeremiah White
Carey C. Whitehead
Carole Stalling Whittle
Marion Wilhelm
Lauren Williams
Linda S. Williams
Barbara & James D. Williamson
Steve Willis
Sandy & Gene Wolanski
Paula & Joseph Wyatt
Denise L. Yannone & Stephen Batt
Tyler Young
Corporate and Institutional Donors
Genworth Foundation
Greater Lynchburg Community Foundation
Harry C. & Jenny W. Hartless
Philanthropic Fund
Pacific Life Foundation
Richard Gwathmey and Caroline T. Gwathmey Memorial Trust
The Community Foundation of Richmond and Central VA
Virginia Commission for the Arts
Ainslie Foundation
BWXT PAC Match Program
McKinnon and Harris Inc.
Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation
Bethea S. Owen Trust
Lynchburg Ready Mix Concrete Co., Inc.
Merryman Charitable Foundation
John T. Blanks, Insurance
L3Harris Foundation
Old Dominion Box Company
Foundation, Inc.
Stewart Langley Properties
Appomattox Glass and Storefront
Central Virginia Counseling
Delaware Community Foundation
McKesson Foundation
Wiltshire Charitable Fund
Baird
Greif
Meadowlands Restoration, LLC
Stifel Financial Corp
Theatre Restoration Donors
View the list of Historic Academy Theatre restoration fund contributors.