The Institute of Technology is pleased to recognize the following individuals whose philanthropic gifts supported college research, students, faculty, and the academic program between July 1, 2006, and June 30, 2007. We are deeply grateful for every gift.
Members who made gifts during the fiscal year that ended June 30, 2007 are noted with (PC) for Presidents Club and an (HS) for Heritage Society following their names. Charter members of the newly established Dean's Club are noted with a (DC) following their names, The Dean's Club recognizes individuals who make annual gifts of $1,000 or more.
$1,000,000+
The late Edmond B. Franklin (PC)
$500,000 - $999,999
Wayland E. Noland (PC, HS, DC)
Roger M. and Irma R. Nordby (PC, HS, DC)
$250,000 - $499,999
Harold and Phyllis Conrad (PC, DC)
The late Dr. Sigmund J. Jacobs (PC)
$100,000 - $249,999
Arnold Family Foundation (PC, DC)
The late Eleanor Curry and the late Ezra B. Curry (PC, HS)
Robert A. and Mary S. Dinerstein (PC, DC)
Gary R. and Helen R. Dowling (PC, DC)
Richard and Patricia Kruger (PC, DC)
Daryl D. and Joan C. Nagel (PC, HS, DC)
Dr. F. Robert Naka and the late Patricia N. Naka (PC, HS, DC)
Lynn and Susan Orr (PC, DC)
$50,000 - $99,999
Dr. Newman and Lillian Bortnick (PC, DC)
Phyllis B. Branin (PC, HS, DC)
Mrs. Robert G. Bredeson and the late Mr. Robert G. Bredeson (PC, DC)
Robert B. and Marilyn M. Chapman (PC, DC)
Bobbie Huston Cronquist (PC, HS, PC)
Richard V. DeLeo and the late Shirley J. DeLeo (PC, HS, DC)
David E. Feinberg through the David E. Feinberg Family Fund, St. Paul Foundation (PC, DC)
Bianca M. Fine and the late William I. Fine (PC, DC)
Gershon “Gus” and Betty Gendler (PC, HS, DC)
Edgar E. Hardy and the late Catherine L. Hardy (PC, DC)
The Helena Foundation: James and Sylvia Earl (PC, DC)
Richard and Judy Hokanson (PC, DC)
Jung Hwa Lee (PC, DC)
Rose S. Ling and the late Dr. Joseph T. Ling (PC, HS, DC)
Dana R. Lonn (PC, HS, DC)
Dr. Robert V. Mattern (PC)
Dr. Andrew R. and Nancy I. McFarland (PC, DC)
Ardis H. Nier and the late Dr. Alfred O.C. Nier (PC, DC)
Russell J. Penrose (PC, HS, DC)
Professor Robert O. and Lillian B. Pepin (PC, HS, DC)
Peter F. Pierce through the Pierce Family Fund, Minneapolis Foundation (PC, HS, DC)
Roger O. Pilon (PC, HS, DC)
Ralph W. and Sharon G. Schulz (PC, HS, DC)
Cyril J. Silberman (PC, DC)
Frank D. Werner (PC, HS, DC)
Patrick J. Whitcomb and Patty A. Napier (PC, HS, DC)
Lloyd R. and Carol M. White (PC, DC)
Herbert E. Wright (PC, HS, DC)
$5,000 - $24,999
Dr. Lyman T. and the late Margaret Glockler Aldrich (PC, DC)
Alice Warren Gaarden Fund, Minneapolis Foundation (PC, DC)
Clifford I. Anderson (DC)
Paul and Evelyn Baran through the Paul and Evelyn Baran Fund-Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund (DC)
Dr. Michael Barany (PC, DC)
Jean L. and the late James W. Birkenstock (DC)
William N. Blatt (PC, HS, DC)
Krzysztof K. Burhardt and April L. Spas through the K.K. Burhardt and A.L. Spas Fund, Ayco Charitable Foundation (DC)
William T. Burt (PC, DC)
Mao-Min Chen (DC)
Ronald and Janet Christenson (PC, DC)
H. Richard and Faith Coleman through the Coleman Family Foundation Inc. (PC, DC)
Donald H. and Sandra L. Craighead (PC, DC)
Dr. Robert D. and Jill DeMaster (PC, DC)
Donald O. Dencker (PC, DC)
Arthur E. Engvall (DC)
Harry J. Foehringer (PC, HS, DC)
John M. and Dorothy W. Grigsby (DC)
William H. Gumprecht (PC, HS, DC)
Harold and Eleanor Hamilton (PC, DC)
Eric W. Harslem (PC, DC)
Jeannette W. Hastings (DC)
Robert and Esther Helvig (PC, HS, DC)
Dr. Steven G. Hentges (PC, DC)
Dr. John D. and Barbara E. Holm (PC, HS, DC)
Professor and Mrs. Warren Ibele (PC, DC)
Tetsuo Kakehi (DC)
Kevin and A.J. KleinOsowski (PC, HS, DC)
Dr. Lester C. and Joan M. Krogh (PC, HS, DC)
Dr. Jan J. Laskowski and Dr. Sofia Milner Laskowski (PC, DC)
The late Jean R. and the late Bradford A. Lemberg
Rufus W. Lumry (DC)
Pat and Tom Madison (PC, DC)
Charles S. McCrossan (PC, DC)
Roy A. McKinnon (PC, HS, DC)
Russell J. and Carol J. McNaughton through the Russell and Carol McNaughton Fund, St. Paul Foundation (PC, HS, DC)
Robert R Melcher (PC, DC)
James S. and the late Barbara A. Meyer (DC)
Thomas J. Misa (DC)
The late Betty A. and the late Klein E. Mitchell
Drs. Shivram and Gale Murty (DC)
Richard K. and Barbara L. Nelson (PC, DC)
Kenneth E. and Marion S. Owens (PC, DC)
Robert K.K. Pang (PC, DC)
Edward D. Pierson (PC, HS, DC)
Edward W. and Cora L. Remus (PC, DC)
Dorene H. Scriven and the late L.E. Scriven (PC, DC)
Delores and the late Norman C. Silver (DC)
Dr. Thomas R. and Yolanda S. Stein through the Thomas and Yolanda Stein Fund, Ayco Charitable Foundation (PC, DC)
Curtis M. and Joyce P. Stendahl (PC, HS, DC)
Oakley W. and Susan G. Surine (PC, DC)
Wesley R. and Sonja M. Swanson (PC, DC)
George W. Taylor Charitable Trust (DC)
Dr. Leo J. and Joanne J. Thomas through the Leo J. and Joanne J. Thomas Fund, Ayco Charitable Foundation(PC, DC)
Dr. Leo D. and Bella L. Yau (PC, DC)
$1,000 - $4,999
Steven C. and Beverly K. Aanenson (PC, DC)
Laurence J. and Marguerite Adams (DC)
Walter L. Anderson (DC)
Craig R. Andersson (PC, DC)
James S. and Debbie Andrews (DC)
Daniel E. Arden and Anne E. Bather (DC)
William F. Aspray and Carol E. Voelker (DC)
Charles W. and Constance H. Bachman (DC)
Jeffrey T. Bakken and Linda L. Shaw (DC)
John J. Baldwin (DC)
William J. Benjamin (DC)
Karl E. and Kristin A. Bennett (DC)
Kristine M. Black and Jack W. O’Neal (PC, HS, DC)
Norris R. and Laurie A. Brand (DC)
Ann C. Brey (PC, DC)
Paul L. Buelow (DC)
George and Virginia H. Bugliarello (DC)
George L. and Joan Carlson (DC)
Lockwood and Darlene M. Carlson through the Lockwood and Darlene Carlson Fund, Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund (PC, DC)
John B. Cheung (DC)
Chii-Fa Chiou (DC)
Bruce A. Christensen (DC)
Harold S. Chung (DC)
Robert J. Collins (DC)
John A. Copper and Jane Dunning Copper (PC, DC)
Arthur J. Coury and Mary J. Howie through the Coury/Howie Family Fund-Fidelity Investment Charitable Fund (DC)
Howard W. and Mary S. Cox (PC, DC)
Paul A. Crowell (DC)
Graham B. Davis (DC)
Thomas J. Davis and Gail A. Bernstein (DC)
Rodney D. Dekruif (DC)
Kim R. Dockter (DC)
Lloyd A. Duscha (DC)
Edward H. Egan (DC)
Roger Eichhorn (DC)
Mitch J. Finne (DC)
Kimball Forrest (DC)
Agnes Gleysteen Fraser Estate (PC)
Leonard O. and Nancy M. Fritze (DC)
Bernard W. and Norma B. Gaffron (DC)
Theodore V. and Barbara A. Galambos (DC)
Gerda A. and the late Paul G. Gassman (DC)
Robert D. and Susan L. Gehrz (DC)
Barbara Gengler and Randy S. Weinberg (DC)
Paul L. Gibson (DC)
Richard and Cathy Giertsen (PC, DC)
Bruce Gilchrist (DC)
Lloyd W. Goerke (PC, HS, DC)
Martin A. and Norma Goetz (DC)
Robert P. Goldstein (DC)
Donald J. and Shirley A. Gorence (PC, DC)
James L. Grunnet through the Thomson Family Foundation, Capital Trust Company Delaware (DC)
Carlton K. Gutschick (DC)
Michael D. Hack (DC)
Bonnie C. Hagstrum (PC, DC)
Charles M. and Linda C. Hall (DC)
Christopher R. Hansen and Diana Schilke through the D. Schilke and C. Hansen Fund, Schwab Foundation Charitable Giving (DC)
Beverly J. and Thomas N. Harren (DC)
Richard J. and Nancy S. Hedger (DC)
Edmund D. Heerdt (DC)
Margaret G. Heppelmann and Michael Wacek through the Heppelmann Wacek Fund, Schwab Foundation Fund Charitable Giving (DC)
Ming-Guo Her and Ming-Yi Chung (DC)
Robert A. and Carol A. Hermes through the Robert and Carol Hermes Fund, University of Texas Foundation (DC)
Jerry G. and Leona Hillestad (DC)
Mark and Suzanne Hindermann (PC, DC)
Robert J. Hiti (DC)
Donald L. Hoagland (DC)
Cynthia and Elwood J. Holmberg (PC, DC)
Boyang Hong (DC)
Jennie H. and Fred F. Hsiao (PC, DC)
Chun Huh (DC)
Merlin W. Hunt (DC)
Susan C. and William D. Iverson (DC)
James A. Jensen and Laura M. Babcock (DC)
James R. and Sandy M. Johnson (DC)
Orville D. and Kathleen Johnson through the Orv and Kathy Johnson Short-Term Fund, St. Croix Valley Commitment Foundation (PC, DC)
Roy A. Johnson (DC)
Walter K. and Geneva L. Johnson (DC)
Mr. and Mrs. Wendell A. Johnson (PC, HS, DC)
Bruce R. Jones (DC)
Ruth V. Jones (DC)
Wayne D. Jorgenson (DC)
Harold B. and Ruth Kaiser (DC)
Edward P. Keenan (DC)
Kenneth H. Keller and Bonita F. Sindelir (PC, HS, DC)
Martin N. and Esther M. Kellogg through the Martin and Esther Kellogg Fund-St. Paul Foundation (PC, DC)
Sangtae and Lee J. Kim (DC)
John R. and Jean M. Kingery (DC)
Sally Gregory Kohlstedt and David L. Kohlstedt (PC, HS, DC)
Harold R. and Ida L. Kokal (DC)
Joseph J. Kowalik (DC)
Paul G. and Kelly R. Koziol (DC)
Osamu Kudo (DC)
Ramanujachar Kumanduri and Cristina Romero through the Kumanduri Romero Family Fund, Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund (DC)
James C. Kuo (DC)
Mark D. Lagerquist (DC)
Teresa A. Lamb (DC)
Dr. Robert F. Lambert and the late June D. Lambert (PC, DC)
Ronald G. Larson (DC)
Douglas A. Lauffenburger (DC)
Judith P. and the late E. B. Lee (DC)
George R. and Audrey J. Leef through the Leef Family Charitable Fund, Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund (DC)
Lee-Chin H. and Chung W. Liu (DC)
James C. Loblaw (DC)
Seth E. Matters (DC)
Philip L. Matteson (DC)
Laurie G. McGinnis (DC)
The late Ruth A. McMahon
Richard W. and Carol F. McNamara (DC)
Willard Miller, Jr. (PC, DC)
Joseph A. Minahan (DC)
Richard M. and Judith A. Minday (DC)
Wolodymyr J. Minkowycz (DC)
James E. and Lorinda M. Mishek (DC)
Robert H. Moen (DC)
Douglas C. Mohl (PC, DC)
Neville R. and JoAnne U. Moody (DC)
Craig B. and Pamela W. Murchison (DC)
Clarence M. Nelson (DC)
Kaleung (Terry) Ng (DC)
Robert A. Novy (DC)
Kjell and Cheri Nummedal (DC)
Kenneth W. O’Brien (DC)
H. J. Osborn (DC)
Dean A. Ostlie (DC)
Drazen Ostovic (DC)
David C. Oswald (DC)
Hans G. Othmer (DC)
Shing I. and Jennie Ou (DC)
Michael C. Paddock (DC)
Susan V. Parsons (DC)
Nancy C. Pehrson (DC)
William T. and Joan T. Peria (DC)
Robert L. and Barbara J. Peterson (PC, DC)
Perry C. Plank (DC)
Sandy Kasma and Terry Qualey (PC, DC)
Henry W. Rahn (DC)
W. Harmon and Nell R. Ray (PC, DC)
Edward J. Regan III (DC)
Professor Malcolm and Carol Renfrew (PC, DC)
Peter and Diane Resch through the Resch Family Fund (DC)
Bruce A. and Joan M. Richard (PC)
Julius M. and Jean K. Rivkin through the Jean and Bud Rivkin Philanthropic Fund, Jewish Community Foundation (PC, DC)
Patricia A. Romanowski (DC)
Donald and Maryanne Ryks through the Demar Family Foundation Incorporated (DC)
Jacqueline and Richard Schmeal (PC, DC)
James D. Schoppenhorst (DC)
George F. Schuette (DC)
James W. and Mary Louise Sedin (PC, DC)
Alan E. and Linda J. Shapiro (DC)
Donald G. and Barbara A. Shelby (DC)
Scott E. Shjefte (PC, DC)
Orna Shulman (DC)
Edward and the late Idell B. Silberman (DC)
Navjot and Nithya K. Singh (DC)
David L. and Donna L. Sippel through the David and Donna Sippel Fund, Schwab Fund for Charitable Giving (DC)
Varalakshmi and the late George G. Sitaramiah (DC)
Professor John M. Sivertsen (PC, DC)
Russell H. and Mary A. Susag (DC)
William D. and Kathleen M. Tarara (DC)
Dr. Gary F. and Mary Ellen Teletzke (PC, DC)
Joseph P. Thomas (DC)
Dawn M. Tilbury (DC)
Erwin and Adelle Tomash through the Tomash Family Foundation (PC, DC)
Luong B. Tran (DC)
Frank Y. and Julie C. Tsai (PC, HS, DC)
Terry L. Vacek (DC)
Victoria K. Veach (DC)
Subbaraman Viswanathan (DC)
Brian J. Waibel (DC)
William H. and Janet L. Warner (DC)
Randy S. Weinberg and Barbara Gengler (DC)
James F. Werler (DC)
Stuart R. and Joni Werner (DC)
Florence C. and the late John E. Wertz (DC)
Maurice L. Whitaker (DC)
Robert D. White (DC)
Barbara and John Winters (DC)
David J. and Barbara J. Yarusso (DC)
Ivy Yates (DC)
Alwin C. Young and So Lian Tio (DC)
Robert J. and Lorene W. Youngquist (PC, DC)
William Zimmermann (DC)
$500 - $999
John B. Ahlquist
Jeffrey L. Allen
Rolf F. and Doris E. Amundson (PC,HS)
Stuart S. and Wilma G. Antman
Donn R. Armstrong
Francis E. Ashford
Kurt A. Banaszynski
Nicholas J. and Nancy F. Barsic
Robert J. and Marilyn J. Bateman
Robert L. and Karen E. Bauer
James M. Belz
Carl S. Benson
William N. and Katie Bernard
Dr. Dorothy Andrew Bird Estate (PC)
Cynthia M. Birkholz
Peter R. Bjornberg
John W. Bleskacek
Brian E. and Erica D. Blizil
Ernest J. Bootz
Robert W. Borre
James S. Bradley
Christopher L. Bretoi
Paul D. Brey
Dale A. Britzius
Richard A. Budde
Conway C. and the late Doris M. Burton
Louis B. and Maureen M. Bushard
Terri L. and Bruce Butler
David C. Callaway
The late Charles W. Carlson
Jon A. Carlson
Jeffrey A. Chard
Dean B. and Shirley J. Chenoweth
Sze-Foo and Chiu-Ying Chien
Byong K. Cho
Tze-Yao and Margaret S. Chu
Linda A. and Henry W. Cohen
Dwayne R. Colvin
Heidi Crandall
John B. and Mary Jean Custer (PC, HS)
Rollin J. Dennistoun
Alex F. Dietz
John W. and Mitzi L. Dillingham
Timothy G. and Linda J. Doyle
Robert E. and Jennifer A. Eggers
Gilbert L. Eian
Lavon Engen and the late Jim Engen (PC, HS)
Gail G. Engerholm
Dwight D. Erickson
Jon A. Faue
Lyle D. Finn
Jay A. Fisher
David P. Fleming
Kenneth E. and Adele A. Floren
Bradley A. and Arlene T. Forrest
Barry J. Fowler
Ronald M. and Jacque F. Frazzini
Sanjay Garg
Mark E. Garscia
Robert W. Gatz
Randall F. and Leslie A. Geerdes
Daniel P. and Kathleen M. Getman
Raymond C. and Lanae C. Giese
James L. and Julie Gilkinson
Gregory E. and Lynn M. Gilligan
Anatoly Glagolev
David M. and Ann L. Gordon
Jeffrey A. Gorski
Gary J. Goth
Donald C. and Germaine E. Grant
Robert J. Green and Erin L. George
Kevin M. Gromley and Nancy J. Scott
Richard J. Grutkoski
Robert C. Hain
Kenneth W. and Suanne B. Hallberg (PC)
Gordon A. Halseth
Jay R. Hamann
J. S. Hamilton
Julius A. and Cheryl Hanna
Paul R. Hanson and Yu Mi Ahn
Ieva O. and George E. Hartwell
Professor Dennis A. Hejhal (PC)
John M. and Victoria Helgeson
Jamie A. and Judy Henderson
Brian E. Henry
Ralph J. Herbert
Mary C. Hessburg
I.C. and Kimi Hisatsune
John W. Hjerpe
Jeanne L. Hladky and Bartley C. Johnson
Robert A. Holdahl
Paul A. Holte (PC)
Richard A. and Margery Hoppin
Rebecca C. and Thomas R. Hoye
Peter J. and Bronwen E. Hudleston
Wendell L. and Judith M. Hung
Anne M. Jackson
Thomas J. Jeffrey
Samson A. Jenekhe
Eugene C. and Marjorie Johnsen
Archie H. and the late Maxine S. Johnson
Archie L. and Louise M. Johnson
Bruce D. and Janine Johnson
Sandra L. Johnson
Thad C. and Suzanne M. Johnson
Thomas M. Johnson
Susan D. Jones
Daniel L. Joynt
Girish R. Kamath
Arnold E. Kelley
John W. Kerr
Thomas A. Kestner
John B. Kiely
Robert N. Kisch
Barbara E. and Charles F. Kolpin
Joan S. Korek
David M. and Carmela S. Kranz
Gary J. Kurowski
Catherine Minkel La Freniere
Lorraine L. and James P. La Roy
Blake E. and Julia J. Larson
Gordon M. and Betty K. Lee
John A. Levorsen
Gordon C. Lewis
Jianjun Li and Nan Wang
Arnold A. Liebman
Harry W. Lienke
Yung-Jen and Shu-Fen Lin
Raymond W. and Louise Lindsey through the Louise and Ray Lindsey Fund, Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund
Harold R. and Charlotte A. Lindstrom
Vernon E. Lippert
Chang Liu and Yuan Wang
Yu-Ying Liu
Scott P. and Maritoni Luetgers
Norton C. Lyman
Chris and Kathleen Macosko
Karl W. and Carolyn A. Magnuson
Juri Matisoo
Kevin C. Matthews (PC)
Bruce R. McClintick and Carol J. McClintick
John J. and Nancy T. McFeters
Laurie G. McGinnis
David M. and Cyndi K. Meier
John W. and Judith M. Meisner
Nancy K. Mizuno
Scott E. Morgan
Mary H. and the late Kotaro Murai
Walter P. Murphy
Kelton T. and Jon E. Noring
Tom H. Ohren
Roger K. Olen
Austin C. Olson
Richard F. and Carolyn A. Palas
George W. Parshall
Bernard Paul (PC)
Professor Allan E. Pearson (PC)
Elliott and Diana Perovich
Bradford J. Peterson and Susan M. Rockwood
James A. Peterson
Douglas J. and Tracey A. Petesch
Joseph P. and Mary A. Porwoll
Cindy A. Quehl and Richard A. Matthews
Ravi Rajamani and Meera Nanda
Rodney B. Rask
Edward W. Reed
Daniel H. Rich
Michael J. Riley
Louis A. and Emmanelle Rose
Thomas J. and Gwynn S. Rosen
Duane L. and Patricia L. Rosenberg
Jerry M. Rovner
Derek A. Salzman
Dean E. Schiro
Robert W. Seidel
Lynne T. Sergi
Carol C. and William E. Seyfried
Deborah A. Shands and Douglas R. Roble
Cyril E. Sheehy
Jack E. Shemer
Gary W. and Joann L. Sjolander
Michael G. Sloan
Gayle P. Solheim
Xiaohui (Max) Song and Min Xie
Fotis Sotiropoulos
Clarence W. Spangle
David J. and Rita J. Starz
John A. and Jane Stiehl
Neil P. Stuber
Roger H. and Helga S. Stuewer
Ganesan and Chitra Subramanian
Paul W. and Betty K. Tamm
James E. Taylor
Brent P. and Amy K. Theisen
Michael J. and Rebecca Thyken
Gordon E. and Elaine M. Tinker (PC)
John M. Torkelson
Lawrence R. Valencourt
Steve A. and Julie L. Vanderboom
Arvind and Karen K. Varma
The late Margaret and the late Francis Vojta (PC, HS)
Venugopal Vuruputur
James J. and Elizabeth R. Wade
Robert E. and Patricia Walrath
Yuan Wang and Chang Liu
Joseph T. and Carolyn L. Warden
Winthrop F. and Linda K. Watts
Thomas H. Weber
Stephen J. Wernersbach
John A. Wertz
Judy L. Westby
James P. Wire
Frederic G. and Robin Withington through the Frederic and Robin Withington Fund (PC)