Support from our alumni and friends transforms a College of Media education. Your belief in our students, academic achievements, and global presence affects our future.
* denotes President’s Council member
The College of Media Legacy Society
(July 1, 2025–June 30, 2026)
The College of Media Legacy Society acknowledges and honors those who have chosen to include the College of Media through a bequest, charitable trust, or other planned gift. Donors who remember the College of Media in their estate plans provide critical funding to establish scholarships, awards, fellowships, and other student and faculty support. The College of Media would like to recognize:
- Mrs. Ann E. Arellano
- Mr. Douglas L. Balz (dec) & Mrs. Jane Scholz
- Mrs. Suzanne W. Bates
- Prof. Denise D. Bielby
- Mr. Brian R. Bland
- Mr. Robert L. Boyle
- Mr. Dennis G. Frary
- Dr. Richard H. Gentry (dec) & Mrs. Diane Gentry
- Mr. Robert P. & Mrs. Joan R. Gundersen
- Ms. Mary L. Kandyba
- Mr. Jeffrey L. Katz
- Ms. Marilyn Miller Kaytor Estate
- Mrs. Kim O. Kellogg
- Mr. Jack M. & Mrs. Elizabeth F. Klues
- Dr. John L. Lastovicka
- Mr. David A. Manthey (dec) & Mrs. Diane A. Manthey
- Ms. Mary Lyn Miller
- Ms. Laura R. Oftedahl
- Mr. David & Mrs. Rita L. Pearson
- Ms. Cynthia Browne Placek
- Mrs. Nancy Ronald & Mr. Ronald L. Hartshorn
- Dr. James E. Ross
- Mr. Gary N. & Mrs. Linda K. Rowe
- Mrs. Sandra G. Stein
- Dr. Nancy J. Stephens
- Mr. Nathan A. Swanson
- Mr. David R. & Mrs. Susan D. Weigandt
- Mr. Joel D. & Mrs. Analee Weisman
Dean’s Society, Leadership Circle, Visionaries, Innovators, Advocates, and Friends Circle
(July 1, 2025–June 30, 2026)
The following list represents contributions to the University of Illinois College of Media (excluding WILL) from generous alumni and friends during the 2026 fiscal year. We are grateful for your support of our talented students and faculty and your commitment to the goals and mission of the College of Media. Members of the President’s Council are designated with (*). The President’s Council, the University of Illinois Foundation’s donor-recognition program for those who give at the highest levels, is reserved for donors whose outright or cumulative gifts total $50,000 or more.
Dean’s Society: $10,000 and above
Mr. Thomas D. Akeman
Mr. Daniel J. & Mrs. Nancy J. Balz *
Prof. Denise D. Bielby *
Mr. Richard H. & Mrs. Leslie A. Frank *
Mr. D. Neil Gissler & Mrs. Lynn Patton Gissler *
Ms. Helen B. Gray (dec.) & Mr. Harry J. Gray (dec.) *
Mr. Ronald L. Hartshorn & Mrs. Nancy A. Ronald *
Mr. Philip L. & Mrs. Irma Johnson *
Mr. Jack M. & Mrs. Elizabeth Klues *
Ms. Karen Lucas Petitte *
Mr. Jeffrey E. & Mrs. Kathryn A. Podjasek *
Ms. Marilynn R. Preston *
Mr. Douglas E. & Mrs. Lynne G. Winter *
Leadership Circle: $5,000 – $9,999
Mrs. Lauren A. Barnett & Mr. Richard J. Barnett (dec.) *
Mrs. Suzanne W. Bates & Mr. Drew Yanno *
Mrs. Katherine S. Coughlin Denny & Mr. Bradley J. Denny
Mrs. Susan F. Deihs & Mr. Randy R. Deihs
Mr. Edward L. Epstein
Mr. Robert E. Erickson
Mr. Tomlinson M. Holman & Mr. Fritz Koenig
Mr. Joseph V. Laxamana & Mrs. Denise Coiner
Ms. Cynthia Browne Placek *
Mrs. Cynthia & Mr. Peter C. Schliemann *
Visionaries: $1,000 – $4,999
Ms. Jill Wine-Banks & Mr. Michael Banks
Dr. Victor C. & Mrs. Ellen K. Bastron *
Ms. Linda M. Bergstrom
The Honorable Steven N. Berk & Mrs. Jennifer Chandler Hauge
Mr. William J. Bonansinga
Mr. Bryan W. & Mrs. Linda W. Brown *
Dr. Lauranne Buchanan
Mr. Hong Gen Chen
Dr. Kristan M. Cockerill *
Mr. Ben E. Dobbin & Mrs. Linda S. Park
Mrs. Linda & Mr. Michael J. Fisher
Mrs. Nancy E. Gallagher
Mr. G. Robert Hillman
Ms. Joyce E. Hodel
Mr. Murray C. Kalis
Dr. Karen A. & Mr. Daniel J. King *
Mr. David E. McCraw *
Mr. David & Ms. Emily Merjan
Mr. Alan R. Morris
Ms. Laura R. Oftedahl *
Dr. Frederick M. & Mrs. Linda M. O’Hara
Mrs. Diane E. Penny & Mr. Bernie Gancarz
Ms. Malini Ratnam & Mr. Girish Ratnam
Ms. Kathryn A. Reiser
Ms. Elaine Finney Sagers *
Mrs. Mary Lynch Snowdon & Mr. Andrew Snowdon
Mr. Paul S. Stanton
Ms. Susan L. Stapleton
Dr. Nancy J. Stephens
Mrs. Kathy L. & Mr. Douglas G. Stice
Mr. John J. Toomey
Mr. Greg T. & Mrs. Gloria Welch Towles *
Ms. Marsha J. Upson
Mrs. Diane K. & Mr. Patrick L. Wilkey
Mr. Kurt L. & Mrs. Cara R. Winter
Innovators: $500 – $999
Mr. Richard L. Adams & Mrs. Patricia A. Januszki *
Mr. Glenn & Mrs. Celeste Pomerantz
Mr. Charles & Mrs. Pamela M. Meyerson
Mr. Terry & Mrs. Abby J. Kasdan
Mrs. Marcia Thalhimer
Mrs. Margaret M. & Mr. Matthew F. Breslin
Mr. Harold R. & Mrs. Brenda J. Bruno
Mr. William E. & Mrs. Joan C. Geist *
Ms. Karina Anglada
Mr. Dale R. Haller
Ms. Raven L. Hill
Mr. David J. Hornung
Ms. Marilyn Miller Kaytor Estate
Mr. Kenneth R. Keller & Ms. Rose M. Frizzell
Mrs. Laura E. Larson & Mr. Jack H. Cage
Mr. Mark D. Ludwig & Mrs. Catherine L. Snapp
Ms. Robin Baumgarten
Mrs. Clarissa M. & Mr. Michael Ortiz
Mr. Roman M. & Mrs. Christine H. Paluta
Dr. Leonard N. & Mrs. Sharon L. Reid
Ms. Mary H. Sotir *
Mr. Bradley C. & Mrs. Susan M. Stillman
Ms. Elizabeth A. Terry
Mrs. Ann A. Urbanski
Mr. Andrew S. & Mrs. Jill M. Werner
Mr. Chidong Zhang & Mrs. Shuyi Chen
Mr. Richard A. Zoglin
Mr. Glen A. & Mrs. Judith A. Zumwalt
Advocates: $250-$499
Mr. William F. & Mrs. Joan M. Amideo
Mr. Thomas S. Barber
Mr. David L. Bither
Mr. Otha L. & Mrs. Teri M. Brandon
Mr. Jeffrey M. Brody & Ms. Joyce E. Brown
Ms. Patricia A. Chicoine & Mr. James M. Sczudlo
Mr. Gregory J. Czernik
Mrs. Jennifer J. & Mr. Sam Essak
Mr. Lee M. & Mrs. Deborah Finkel
Dr. Ulrike Gretzel & Mr. Robert Kozinets
Mr. Robert P. & Mrs. Joan R. Gundersen *
Mrs. Michelle L. & Mr. Peter F. Hoffman
Mr. David R. Jern
Mr. Russell C. & Mrs. Marlo D. Jones
Mr. Jeffrey L. & Mrs. Mollie Katz
Mr. Daniel C. Lee *
Mr. Bruce H. & Mrs. Cheryl A. Little *
Mr. Harley J. & Mrs. Katherine Manning
Mrs. Kay S. & Mr. Joseph J. McElroy
Mrs. Sharon & Mr. John M. Niemet
Mrs. Cynthia A. & Mr. Steven J. O’Dell
Mr. Peter A. & Mrs. Debra J. Petges
Mr. Henry E. & Mrs. Laurie R. Reich
Mrs. Jennifer & Mr. Peter Robson
Ms. Patricia G. Solomon
Mr. Donald & Mrs. Marilouise Torrant
Ms. Kimberly J. Villanueva & Ms. Sarah L. Laiennaro
Mrs. Nancy B. & Mr. Kenneth P. Walker
Ms. Renate Wasserman
Mrs. Sarah C. & Mr. Kenneth E. White
Mrs. Anne M. & Mr. Stephen G. Woodward
Friends Circle: $1 – $249
Ms. Diane L. Alblinger
Mr. John C. & Mrs. Jennifer M. Ambrose
Mr. Wayne J. Andrews
Mr. James M. Andrews
Mrs. Leonora R. & Mr. Larry Anton
Ms. Ann E. Arellano *
Ms. Nancy N. Arndt
Mrs. Geraldine R. & Mr. Robert F. Baader
Mr. Robert D. Bakus
Mr. Edward L. Bannon
Father William R. Bates
Mrs. Kim S. & Mr. Andrew Bauman
Mrs. Rachel L. & Mr. Robert J. Beck
Mr. James A. Beckwith & Mrs. Sandra A. Kofler
Mrs. Laura J. & Mr. Steven J. Benson
Mrs. Elizabeth A. & Mr. Gregory R. Berger
Mr. Brian R. & Mrs. Jeanne C. Bland
Ms. Carole J. Bolster
Mr. Jason C. & Mrs. Patricia L. Bramhall
Mr. Bob & Mrs. Carla Breisch
Dr. Betty L. Broom
Mrs. Elizabeth F. & Mr. Daniel J. Brudos
Ms. Kimberly D. Brun
Mrs. Margaret C. Buel *
Dr. Peggy J. Burke *
Mr. Walter & Mrs. Sandra Butenschoen
Mr. Ronald W. Cerutti Jr. & Mrs. Leticia Cerutti
Mr. Kenneth H. Chang & Mrs. Ling Chen
Ms. Melanie C. Chapman
Mr. Patrick J. & Mrs. Nancy M. Chesley
Mrs. Nancy J. & Mr. Dennis K. Christianson
Mr. Joseph W. & Mrs. Anna R. Cohen
Ms. Deborah S. Cohen
Ms. Adriana E. Colindres
Mr. Jack J. Colwell
Mrs. Holly B. & Mr. John T. Conroy
Mrs. Pamela & Mr. John P. Craig
Mr. Robert P. & Mrs. Yvonne M. Crawford
Mr. Brian T. Cudiamat
Mr. Kevin & Mrs. Laurie J. Cullen
Mrs. Sandra L. M. & Mr. Joseph F. Cyze
Mr. Stewart K. & Mrs. Judith I. Dan
Mr. William D. & Mrs. Julenne Davey
Mr. Andrew & Mrs. Adrianne A. Davis
Mrs. Joy A. & Mr. Maarten P. de Vries
Mr. Leslie E. & Mrs. Constance M. Deatherage
Mr. William Deihs
Mr. Ronald G. & Mrs. Colleen M. Dudzik
CAPT Laurence A. Dwyer
Ms. Michelle F. Dybal & Mr. William J. Kosik
Dr. Matthew C. Ehrlich
Ms. Michele R. Eisele
Ms. Mary Jane Ferguson Johnson
Ms. Mary Lynn Ferkaluk
Mrs. Beth M. Finke & Mr. Michael P. Knezovich
Mrs. Mary A. & Mr. Nathan L. Fleming
Ms. Kathleen L. Florio
Mr. Donald C. & Mrs. Megan Forti
Mr. Jingxiang Gao
Ms. Amy L. Garant *
Mrs. Antonina M. & Mr. John Bollwark
Mr. Robert R. & Mrs. Lynn P. Gerches
Ms. Janice D. Goldberg
Dr. Gary R. & Mrs. Marla F. Goldstein
Ms. Karen R. Goodman & Mr. Robert T. Joseph
Mr. Gary S. & Mrs. Julianne P. Graessle
Mr. Murray B. & Mrs. Anita H. Greenberg
Mr. Matthew D. Griswold
Mr. Robert J. & Mrs. Marilyn Gunthner
Mrs. Allison A. Halliday
Mrs. Kathleen A. & Mr. Jeffery M. Hammes
Mr. Richard L. Hare
Mr. Gerald A. & Mrs. Nancy J. Hartmann
Mr. James H. & Mrs. Linda C. Hazlewood
Mr. David L. Heim
Ms. Mary K. Heitzman & Mr. Gordon T. Morris
Mrs. Laurie R. & Mr. Henry H. Henderson
Mrs. Patricia A. Hess
Ms. Shannon C. Hogan
Mr. George H. & Mrs. Janice A. Holland
Mr. Michael Holzhauser-Alberti
Mr. Mark I. Holzman & Mrs. Kathryn L. Witt
Mr. Terrence L. Hughes *
Mr. Michael Imrem
Ms. Deanne M. Johnson
Mrs. Beth & Mr. Tracy G. Jones
Mr. Raymond C. & Mrs. Janet W. Jones
Mr. Kenneth R. & Mrs. Pamela D. Kalthoff
Ms. Paula R. Kamen
Dr. Paulette D. Kilmer
Ms. Linda S. Kleczewski
Mr. David J. & Mrs. Linda Kravitz
Mr. David J. & Mrs. Ann C. Kurlinkus
Mr. Lawrence K. & Mrs. Kristi A. Labiak
Mrs. Cynthia J. Lake
Mr. Lynn P. Landberg
Mr. Jay S. Larson
Ms. Mary J. Lee
Ms. Joy D. D. Lindsey
Mr. James R. & Mrs. Marjorie Lundgren
Ms. Renee A. Mailhiot
Ms. Susan S. Marks
Ms. Alice E. Martin
Mrs. Taylor N. McCarthy
Mr. John R. McClelland
Ms. Kendall R. Mills
Mr. Andre D. P. Mitchell
Mr. Gary Moitozo
Ms. Maria T. Mooshil & Mr. Daniel Steenstrup
Mrs. Sarah C. Morris
Ms. Kathy Morris
Mrs. Susan K. & Mr. Michael Mumm
Mr. Robert J. & Mrs. Margaret M. Musur *
Dr. Michelle R. Nelson & Prof. Lawrence C. Angrave
Ms. Kristin L. Nevius
Dr. Michael C. & Mrs. Elizabeth Nielsen
Mrs. Susan L. Niemeyer & Mr. Jung-Hwan Hwang
Mr. Salvatore A. & Mrs. Jill I. Nudo
Ms. Linda L. Nulle
Mrs. Shirley L. & Mr. John P. O’Connell
Mr. Gary A. & Mrs. Ann S. Olson
Mr. John E. Olson
Mr. David T. & Mrs. Marilyn H. Overturf
Mrs. Anne M. Pachciarek & Mr. Perry W. Ergang
Mr. Larry J. & Mrs. Lynda K. Pearson
Mr. Michael G. Peskura
Mr. Thane E. Peterson
Mrs. Barbara S. Poleskey *
Mrs. Susan & Mr. Reuben G. Pomerantz
Mr. Michael K. & Mrs. Kimberly A. Preston
The Honorable Robert W. Pritchard & Dr. Mary E. Pritchard
Mrs. Ada R. & Mr. Beryl P. Rabinowitz
Mr. Charles L. & Mrs. Rebecca Rasberry
Ms. Janet Neiman Reed & Mr. Robert Reed
Dr. Brandon S. & Mrs. Judith M. Rubens
Ms. Karen A. Rugen
Mr. William R. Rumbler
Mrs. Janice G. & Mr. Irwin J. Saltz
Mr. Lawrence A. Sandler
Ms. Bernice E. Schelkopf
Ms. Andrea E. Schelkopf
Mrs. Judith K. & Mr. Jack J. Schindler
Mr. Bernard A. & Dr. Kim Y. Schoenburg
Ms. Suzanne Schoij
Mrs. Georgia M. & Mr. Kyle Schreiner
Mr. Gary L. Secor & Mrs. Barbara A. Serle
Mr. Joel C. & Mrs. Nancy J. Seiboldt
Mrs. Rebecca L. & Mr. Robert E. Shaw
Mrs. Marilyn A. & Mr. Jeffrey A. Sherman
Mrs. Danielle M. & Mr. Brian Short
Mr. Franklin R. Shuftan & Mrs. Judith Jakush
Mr. Michael D. & Mrs. Sallie M. Sienza
Mr. Steven J. Silverman
Mrs. Rebecca S. & Mr. Michael J. Simpson
Mrs. Moira K. & Mr. Steven J. Skinner
Mr. Thomas J. Slavin
Mrs. Jutta W. & Mr. Ronald A. Spanke
Mrs. Elizabeth H. & Mr. Roger A. Stafford
Mr. Zachary A. & Mrs. Melissa E. Stambor
Mrs. Susan M. Sternberg & Mr. Richard Hopper
Mr. Paul J. Stolarczuk & Mrs. Jacqueline A. Riddell *
Ms. Haley Strusiner
Mr. Joel A. & Mrs. Amy Sucherman
Mr. Martin J. Suffield
Mrs. Dorit R. & Mr. Michael B. Suffness
Ms. Maggie Taft
Mr. Geoffrey M. & Mrs. Jami Lynn F. Thomas
Mr. Robert H. Thornberry
Mr. Robert M. & Mrs. Julie A. Van Antwerp
Ms. Linda A. Wedenoja
Mr. Phillip A. & Mrs. Lee Ann R. White
Mr. Donald W. Wilcox
Mr. Robert K. & Mrs. Janice B. Williams
The Honorable Patrick Windhorst & Mrs. Holly M. Windhorst
Mr. Thomas E. Winski
Mrs. Donna S. Wolin-Lesk & Mr. Sherwin M. Lesk
Ms. Whitney Wyckoff & Mr. Andrew Roehl
Mr. Ervin E. & Mrs. Joyanna H. Wyne
Mr. Kenneth E. Yednock & Mrs. Shara D. Hubble
Mr. Richard R. & Mrs. Lorecei C. Zaker
Mr. Eugene F. Zelek & Mrs. Margaret A. Christie
Organization Gifts
Dean’s Society: $10,000 and above
A-Mark Foundation
Chicago Community Trust
DAFgiving360
Fidelity Investments HQ
Jack M. Klues & Elizabeth F. Klues Family Foundation
Joyce Foundation
Richard & Leslie Frank Charitable Foundation
Sarah Min & Matt Pincus Foundation
Leadership Circle: $5,000 – $9,999
Refinitiv
Visionaries: $1,000 – $4,999
Benevity Community Impact Fund
Caterpillar Foundation
Deloitte Foundation
Hill Snowdon Foundation
Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust
Princeton Area Community Foundation
Innovators: $500 – $999
Ayco Charitable Foundation
Charles G. Thalhimer & Family Foundation
International Business Machines
Takeda Pharmaceuticals North America
Temple Shalom Brotherhood
William Randolph Hearst Foundation
Advocates: $250 – $499
Apple
Northern Trust Corporation
Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance
Vanguard Charitable
Friends Circle: $1 – $249
Gingerich Farms
Hartmann Farms
Renaissance Charitable Foundation
Seismic Software
Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.