The KSO recognizes contributions of $100 or more made to the Annual Fund. List current through October 2026. The KSO's Annual Fund provides the crucial, broad-base support necessary for inspiring mainstage performances, accessible community concerts, and impactful education programming.
$100,000+
Jim and Michell Clayton
Knoxville Symphony League
Tennessee Arts Commission
$50,000 - $99,999
Anonymous Donor
City of Knoxville
Lawson Family Foundation
Bill and Atie Rotmeyer
Alan and Sally Sefton
The Clayton Family Foundation
$25,000 - $49,999
Aslan Foundation
Steve and Ann Bailey
Boyd Foundation
Clayton Homes, Inc.
$15,000 - $24,999
Roy Cockrum
David and Annie Colquitt
Joe and Ruth Fielden
Richard Fox and Ralph Cianelli
Chris and Donna Kinney
Jon and Toni Lawler
Jay and Marga McBride
Pilot Company
Bill Riley
$10,000 - $14,999
Anonymous
Terry Anderson
Bill and Crissy Haslam Foundation
John and Stacey Brock
Clayton Volvo
Dalen Products
Mardel Fehrenbach
Catherine Hill
KaTom Restaurant Supply, Inc.
Mark and Catherine Mamantov
Maureen Dunn McBride and Neil McBride
Sheena M. McCall
Patrick McGlothin
Merchant and Gould
Michael and Judy Morman
Elizabeth Offringa
Joseph and Sharon Pryse
Quyn and Ayaz Rahman
Theresa Stone
Donna Wertz
Julia Caroline White
Tim and Amy Williams
$5,000 - $9,999
Anonymous Donor
Davis Allan and Teri Hodges
Moody Altamimi
Barbara W. Bernstein
Jarrod Blue and John Law
David and Lisa Bogaty
Jeff and Vicki Chapman
Jeffrey and Barbara Crist
Charles* and Lynne Harr
Charles R. Daily
Aram and Caraline Demirjian
East Tennessee Realtors
Emerson Reliability Solutions
Susan P. Evans
Mr. and Mrs. James A. Everett III
First Horizon Foundation
Rachel and Terry Ford
Sam and Ann Furrow
Nancy Gnilka
Anna Gray
James Grossen
James Haslam II
Judith A. Hector
Home Federal Bank
Angel Howard
Stephen and Carol Krauss
Doug and Carolyn Leahy
Jeffrey H. Lee
Sheryl Linck and Garry Conklin
Lindsay McDonough
Dr. Charmaine B. Mamantov
Martin Family Foundation
Mercedes-Benz of Knoxville
Michael and Jaan Kelly
Mostly Modern Projects
Cynthia Moxley and Alan Carmichael
Townes Osborn and Robert Marquis
Mark and Meredith Overholt
Pellissippi State Community College
Pinnacle Financial Partners
The Rotary Club of Knoxville
Zane and Teresa Scarlett
Suzanne Schriver and David Rechter
Richard C. Stone
Substance Abuse Fund for Education
The Nora Roberts Foundation
The Powell Foundation
Jane Venable
Vulcan Materials Company
Russ and Holly Watkins
John Winemiller and RJ Hinde
Dr. Sibyl Wray
$2,500 - $4,999
2 Anonymous Donors
Ralph and Marilyn Battistelli
Dr. Myrwood C. Besozzi
Steven and Mary Ellen Brewington
Caroline B. Buckner
Fred and Gina Buffum
C. Gayle Burnett
David and Kelly Chor
William and Vicki Christensen
Dr. Takeshi Egami
Susan F. French
Jenny Hines
Leslie Hull
Robert and Carney Ivy
Jeffrey and Michelle Johnson
Dr. Jeffrey H. Johnson
Karop and Marilyn Bavougian
Bill and Sandy Kennedy
Tom and Myra Kilgore
Mary Knepper
Dr. Rudolf Koester
Dr. James E. Lawler
Andrew MacDonald and Jacqueline Whittemore
Susan Parrott
Sara Phillips
Mary Bruckner Rayson
Terry W. Schultz
S. William Schwenterly
Top Knox Beauty Bar
Dean Shiflett and Kathy Stinnett
Luis and Kim Soltero
Laurence and Risë Tucker
Richard Whitmore
$1,000 - $2,499
2 Anonymous Donors
Ken Allum and Midge Bukovitz Allum
Jeff Arbital
Dustin and Michelle Bainbridge
Amy E. Bentley, MD
Larry and Linda Blair
Brian and Nancy Bosson
Randy and Jenny Boyd
Tom and Vickie Brandt
John and Sandra Butler
Edwina Carrington
Henry E. Christenberry III
Christopoulos & Kennedy Construction, Inc.
Connor Clarke
Bill and Donna Cobble
Tom Cone
Caroline Cooley and James Kimble
Kenneth Creed
Robert R. Croley
Kim Cunningham
Larry and Terrissa Danner
David and Sandra Martin
Robert and Evelyn Davis
Jim and Joan Davis
Ronald R. Dawe
Herb and Kathryn Debban
Frank Stidham in memory of Billie Stidham
Don and Carole Heiser
Phyllis Driver
Charles and Nancy Dudney
William and Jenny Eversole
Howard and Sandra Kay Filston
Drs. George and Deborah Flanagan
Bruce and Greer Fox
Ms. Kathryn Kinnard Freeman
Ms. Denise Gough
Holly Gwin
Lane S. Hays
Gordon and Laurie Hendrich
Parks and Ann Hitch
Linda Holton
Ms. Alecia Hyatt
Travis and Mary Jackson
Decosta Jenkins
John and Anne Menna
William and Sally Johnson
Mary Kellogg-Joslyn
Mr. and Mrs. Paul J Kedrow
Ronald and Reba Kennedy
Russell and Jennifer Lamb
Sherri P. Lee
Lee and Leslie Toney
Jerry and Emily Lenn
Sande MacMorran
Maryville Kiwanis
Verna B. McLain
John David Miller
Ronald B. Moore
Katrice and Orlando Morgan
Olexander Motin
Mrs. Lynda Newton
Jim and Sandy Pease
Linda Phillips and Ken McFarland
Emily and Jim Plemmons
Michael and Nancy Preston
Ray Strong Family Fund
C.A. and Judy Ridge
Wayne and Margaret Ritchie
David Roberts
Thomas Russell
Craig and Sue Rylands
Michael Saltmarsh
Aundrea Scholem
Susan Seymour
Cory Siffring
Robert and Muriel Simpson
David D. Skidmore
John and Delores Sorey
Ken and Dee Stephenson
Vytautas strigunas
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Strong
Donna J. Terzak
Janet Testerman and Joey Creswell
Texas Instruments
John and Jill Tomlinson
Michael J Torano
Alice Torbett
Terry and Linda Tyler
Grady L. Williams
Teal and Kent Willoughby
Anthony and Lynn Wise
Yann and Joel Dryer
James and Linda Yates
Dr. Carol Akerman
$500 - $999
5 Anonymous Donors
Sandra Adame
Tommy and Midge Ayres
Nick and Diane Azelborn
Laura Bales
Connie Bawcum
Carrol Bingham
Harry and Michelle Bishop
Jonette Boekweg
Tom and Linda Bolen
Luke and Sarah Bollschweiler
Leonard and Gail Brabson
Gilbert and Mary Brown
David Butler and Ted Smith
Frances Butler
C. Howard Capito
Jim and Nancy Carmon
Dennis and Debbie Carper
Joseph and Posey Congleton
Mary Costa
David and Clare Crawford
Ralph Darnell and Charlotte Miller
Mary L. Daugherty
Kimberly Davis and Fred Sahms
Jack B. Draper
Daniel Drapp and Suzanne Fisher
David and Janet Dugger
Frances Dunn
Barbara Eager
Francie Elrod
Elsie Dodson Estate
Michael and Deborah Emery
Katie Ferraris
Paul and Marcia Fisher
Ted Flickinger and Julie Howard
Louis Gauci and Kathy Franzel-Gauci
Nancy Moore Goslee
Ross and Suzanne Graham
Michael and Mary Kay Greiner
Sarah and Jeffery Griswold
Louis Gross and Marilyn Kallet
Allan and Gail Grossman
Chad and Robin Grove
Ross and Mary Harding
Steven Hardison
Thomas and Shannon Haskins
James A. Hawk
Jennifer and Jack Hay
John and Linda Haynes
Kim and Jim Hays
Kevin and Erica Heinrich
Tommy Hemrick
James Henkel
Amy Herrell
Amy Morris Hess
Richard and Deanna Hill
Hodges, Doughty, & Carson, PLLC
Dan and Mary Holbrook
Dr. and Mrs. Arnold and Sharon Hudson
Brannon Hulsey
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hydzik
Bruce Johnson and Brenda Evans
Howard and Susan Kastner
Steven and Jenny Kitts
Cindy Kraus
Michael Kull
Sid and Donna Law
Sung-Woo Lee and Mikeong Kim
Allison L. Lester
Mark and Peggy Littmann
Maria and Fred Schaffer Family Giving Fund
Mark and Patricia Eklund
Dolores Marsden
Keith and Leslie McAmis
Elizabeth Ivey McCowan
Michael and Tracey Belmont
Arthur and Judy Miller
Charlene Mischlich
William and Virginia Morrow
Dr. Caryn Wunderlich and Dr. Brian Murphy
Thomas and Carole Mustaleski
Katherin Norton
Stanley and Hei-Kyoung Park
Heikyoung Park
Donald and Carol Parnell
Dr. and Mrs. Neal and Elizabeth Peebles
Glenn and Sabrina Peterson
Thomas Pinkley
Martha and John Pittenger
Mr. & Mrs. John Porter
Judy Poulson
Jeff Preston
Trent and Anne Primm
James and Angela Pugh
Bretynn Race and William Scullin
Kimberly Ray
Marsha M. Reichle
Stephanie Repine
Bobby and B.K. Reynolds
Robin Kershner and Michael Dagne
Clifford and Margaret Rodgers
Bernard Rosenblatt
Patricia and Alan Rutenberg
Eugene and Elizabeth Sanders
Fred Schaffer
Roland Schneller
Dr. Nan Scott
LTC and Mrs. Bob Seaver
Ronald and Eleanor Sherrill
John and Kathleen Shilling
John and Linda Stebbins
Bob and Connie Steele
Betsy J. Stubblefield
The Clovelly Foundation
Joshua and Stephanee Thornton
TIS Insurance Services, Inc.
Georgiana Vines
Arpakorn Walker
Scot Williams and Martha Weeks
Lisa Collins Werner
White Family Giving Fund
Marshall and Clare Wilkins
Johnnie and Cynthia Williams
Jim and Elizabeth Williams
Georgia Wilson
Jerry and Christina Young
Carlos and Paromita Yunsan
Ray A. Zuhr
$250 - $499
6 Anonymous Donors
Robert and Weena Babcock
Sydney and Rebecca Ball
Dr. Kimberly Ballard
Kenneth and Opal Ballien
Laura Barnes
James and Cathy Barrett
Eleanor Barron
Finbarr Saunders and Ellen Bebb
Michael and Sue Beckley
Allen and Karen Bell
Bruce and Delores Benton
Edwin J. Best
Dianne Blane
Liesl Daly Bold
Harry Leon Boston III
Gary and Joan Boyd
Alison Boyer
Kevin Burdette
James Bussell
Buzz Buswell
Glenn and Phyllis Cada
Paul B. Cardali, MD
Willard Carr and Fay Bailey-Carr
Richard and Marjorie Carter
M. Christofferson
Kenneth and Dawn Coleman
Matt and Becky Collins
David and Carole Conklin
Maurizio Conti
Courtney Coplin
Ms. Nancy Crabtree
Jason and Amanda Curtis
Don and Lynn Dare
Timothy Dawson
Tony and Susanna Deaton
David and Denise Deibler
Spencer Devine
Paul Eas
East Tennessee Historical Society
Ms. Amy Easterly
Paul & Monika Easton
April Ella
Darrell and Katalin Elliott
Stacey Emison
Ted and Billy Jean Esch
Thomas Evans
Howard and Kristin Farrington
Doris Featherston
Joel Forker
Ken and Dianne Foster
Friends of the Knox County Public Library
Peter and Karen Gale
Michele Galindo
Wesley Goddard
Mitchell and Margaret Goldman
Joshua Goldman
Curtis and Tricia Gomulinski
Rebecca Grayson
Janette Greene
David and Ellen Greenwood
Miriam R. Griffin
Sam and Leslie Grigsby
Dale Grubbs
Rebecca Hancock
Drs. Patricia and David Harris, Jr.
Emily R. Haun
Dennis and Kathleen Hayward
Neil and Catherine Heatherly
Tracy Henderlight
Bruce and Catherine Henschen
Henschen Family Fund
Mac and Michelle Humphrey
Samantha Hurst
Mark and Hope Ingram
Stephanie Jahn
Tom and Patrica Janney
James and Deborah Jones
Matt and Cathryn Kaye
Errol and Karen Sue Keith
Rosa Kennedy
Andreas Kerstens
John and Lynn Kirchner
Donald and Donna Kirkland
Barbara Klever
Gary Klipple
Volkmar Koehler and Patricia Kouach
Dr. and Mrs. Michael Kropilak
Jeremy LaDuke
Michael Lancaster
Peter and Fawn Landrum
LaPorte Family Foundation, LTD Fund
Brian and Melody LaRose
Edith Lashmit
Judith and David Lee
Kimberly LeRoy
James and Kristen Lewis
Mr. and Mrs. James A. Ley
Harvey and Marilyn Liberman
Heather Lin
Jackie Livesey
Amber Lockwood
Anita Lovin
Ken Lowery
Dr. Wei Lu
Mr. Philip Malach
Reinhold and Karen Mann
Edward Mann
Virginia Shalibo Marsh
Richard and Camille Matlock
Cara May
Ron and Jean Mayer
Angela McFadden
Mary McGehee
Drs. Wayne and Sylvia McLaurin
Randy and Jan McNally
Dan and Amy Meadows
Michael and Nancy Miller
Arthur and Katherine Moore
Rebecca Moses
Gary and Lynda Mullinax
Janet Murray
Marshall and Virginia Myer
Robert N. Nelson
Helen Nicholson
Kathleen Norris
Michael O'Connell and Mary Jane Keim
Dr. Mary Nelle Osborne
Jon and Sandy Parham
Edward and Corinne Patrick
Michelle Pavelka
Victor Perezz and Flora Perez
John and Sandy Peterson
Ian Pickel
Wilfred Post
Randall and Donna Riggs
Jeonalyn Rasheed
Carole C. Reeves
Rolland and Joan Regester
Kerry Remp
Colby Reynaud
Christian Reynolds
C. Richard and Beverley Hammond
Dr. Lee L. Riedinger
Randall and Donna Riggs
Lindy Riley
Samuel C. Robinson
Alison Rosen
Patricia P. Roush
Dr. P. L. Rowlett
David and Jennifer Rugg
Julia Ryder
Sue S
Carolyn Schwenn
Douglas and Shirley Selby
David and Linda Sellers
Mark and Lucy Sieger
David and Ruth Silseth
Jack Singleton
Stanley A. Smith
Angela Smith
Alan Solomon, M.D.
Kathryn and Paul Sommerfield
Larry A. Stanifer
LTC & Mrs. Samuel L. Steele
Robert Swintosky
Stephanie T
Daniel Taddie
David Tallent
Katie Talley
Herbert H. Tamer
Michael and Dena Teague
Judy Terwilliger
The Melrose Foundation, Inc.
Harry L. Thomas
Bonnie Tomlinson
Melissa Teng Towle
Don Townsend
Rodman Townsend Jr.
Bill and Mairzy Truex
Nancy Van Hook
Willam Vinson
Michelle Volk
Laurie Wallace
Miao Wan and Jindong Tan
Berta Ward
Jennifer and Martin Williamson
Michelle Wolff
Richard and Carla Woodard
Olivia Yates
Kevin Ye
Carol B. Yoakley
Kristi Younkin
Bin and Yuan Zhao
$100 - $249
9 Anonymous Donors
Edna V. Abary
Allyson Adolphson
Charles and Amy Aiken
Glenn and Janice Allgood
Peter Alliman
Tina Amick
Nancy Azalone
Frances Archer
Ronald and Shirley Auble
Dr. Rosanne S. Barker
Don Barkman
Nathaniel Bass
Marvin and Sue Beard
Lawrence and Charlene Becker
John and Connie Begovich
Judith Mayquand & Jack Benhayon
Paul Benson
James E. and Judith Bentley
Justin Berry
William Bickford
Thomas and Donna Biggs
Les Bischoff
Michael and Wendy Bittel
H. Brook Blair
Tasha Blakney & Michael Rogers
Anonmyous
James and Constance Brace
Richard and Emily Braswell
Catherine I. Brewer
Donna JG Brian
Ralph and Mary Brockett
Jeanie Brown
William Brumit
Jack and Karen Brunner
Danny and Mary Bryant
Rebecca Bryant
Kevin Buchmeier
Charles and Marion Burger
Jane Caldwell
Anthony and Vicki Callahan
Tracy Carico
Richard and Roberta Carlin
Scott Carpenter
Julie Carter
Timothy and Jackie Carty
James and Carey Ann Chambers
Jonathan Chenette
Patti Claire
Brooks and Karen Clark
Litton and Nancy Cochran
Ben Colby
Michael and Christine Collins
Bryan and Ruth Cook
Barbara Cope and Rebecca Leffredo
Robert and Sandra Counce
Russ Covington
Richard and Susan Cowan
Richard and Linda Cramer
Maria Petsola-Crawley
Bryant and Johnnie Creel
Cynthia Crosby
Elaine Crowder
Marcy Cummings
Maryanne Cunningham
Debbie Cutler
Ray and Peggy Dalton
Tanya Daugherty
James and Valerie Davis
Joseph and Jayne De Fiore
Scott Denley
Susan Denlinger
Lucinda O. Denton
Gail Disney
Lois Doane
Jerry and Gwen Dobson
Richard and Lauren Dodson
Theodore Dreiser
James and Elizabeth Driscoll
Bernard and Linda Ducamp
Carlton Ealy
Allan and Donna Ellstrom
Craig Emerson
Vickie W. Ennis
Tanda G. Eroh
Mr. and Mrs. Wayne and Vicki Everbach
June and Lee Ezman
Pamela P. Fansler
Michael and Patricia Ferkany
Kimberly Fiedler
Richard Fillingham
William Fitton
Dr. William Folley and Dr. William Myers
Thomas and Anna Ford
Elizabeth Ford and Mike Driskill
Sheila Franklin and Stan Shue
Dr. and Mrs. John R. Frazier
Steve & Carrie Fronek
Michael Powers Fuller
Alfredo Galindo
Mike and Jean Galyon
Fred Gibson
James Kelly Giffen
Ann Giffin
Ira R. Gladson
Gloria Gaskin
Charles W. Goan
Regina Goldman
Laura M. Goss
Laura Gotcher
Alida Graves
Charles and Barbara Greenblatt
Mary Sue Greiner and Sam Young
Grier Novinger
Laurie Griffin
Manfred Grote
John and Dorothy Habel
Arthur and Gail Hafner
Eric Haley
Christine Hamilton
David and Margaret Hardin
Rebecca Harper
Elkton and Tamara Harrington
Mary Ann Harrison
Mark Harrison
Kevin and Paula Haub
Sharon Hawkey
Howard and Nancy Haysom
Ms. Kendra Hendon
Lorie Henley
James and Donna Henry
Patsy Henson
Paula Hickey
Christopher and Sheila Hill
Eric and Denise Himmelreich
Janice D. Hixson
Colleen Hoar
Douglas Hodson
John and Terri Hopkins
John Hopkins
David and Cynthia Hopper
Don and Mary Horton
Don and Ruth Horton
Devera Howard and Lynvel Lay
Harold and Harriet Howell
Sue Humble
Sarah Hunter
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey and Mary Van Hyning
Martha and Lee Ingram
Nicki Inman
David and Janice Ishee
Susan Jacox
Gail Jarvis & John R Cate
Jeffrey and Evelyn Johnson
Tim Johnson
A.
Paul and Judy Jorden
Lydia Jurand
Stephen Kabalka
Doug and Peggy Kahr
Michael and Sarah Kane
Tom and Jerre Karl
Robert Kell
Dan and Julia Kelley
Richard and Sarah Kelso
Ed and Mary Ann Kenik
Melanie Kerley
Lorenz J. Kertz
Kevin Murphy Charitable Fund
Amazing Gracie
Mark King
Peggy Klein
Donald H. Klein
Joel Kleinman
Robert and Debbie Klena
Charles and Diane Kocal
Matthew Kremer
Aparna Krishnan
Daniel and Beth Kucsmas
Glenda Langenberg
Aldis and Susan Lapins
William and Janet Larson
Florence Larson
Pam Leavy
Alfred M. Legendre
Janice M. Legg
Mallory and Jesse Lehn
Thomas Lemond
Hugh and Barbara Lewis
Deborah Lewis
Michael and Nancy Lofaro
Lucile and Ed Mathews
Milaray Mann and Richard Belz
Mike and Gail Maples
Francine Marasco
Caroline Marney
Nicolai and Irina Martovetsky
Bob Massengill
Larry C. Masters
Robert Richmond and Kathleen Mavournin
Gail S. Mays
Perry and Jo Ann McCallen
Jeanette Mccarthy
John McCauley
Patrick and Melissa McCoy
Joan and John McDonald
Janet McGaha
Kathy & Ed McGinley
Frank and Carol McKenzie
Ruth Hubbell McKey
Steven and Jeri McNeany
George McNutt
Judith Meyer
Eric and Lori Meyers
Karen Gahl-Mills
Lloyd and Nancy Montgomery
Anna Moore
Joel and Linda Morris
Gary and Elaine Mount
Mr. and Mrs. David and Ella Mowrer
Debbie and Dug Moye
Gary and Joan Mulliner
Ibbie and John Muntz
Melanie and Thomas Neal
Amy & Scott Newby
Patrick O'Brien
Mary Odom
Robert O'Donnell
Beverly C. Ogle
Dr. and Mrs. Kenneth O'Kelley
Martha Olson
Joyce Ouimet
Ralph Paden
Jeanine Panarelli
Glenda Parker
Judith Pedas
Holly Perrin
Bill and Julie Perry
Charles Perry
Roena Peters
Cathy Petty
Pamela Pickens
Gary and Helen Picou
Ronald Plybon
Larry Pollock
CJP Advisory
William and Frances Potter
Mr. James Price
Tim and Betsy Priest
John and Jacquelynne Prince
Vladimir Protopopescu
David and Melody Pyman
David and Susan Rankin
David and Tamra Ray
Thomas and Judy Rechenbach
William Reda
Leslie Reeves
Roger and Pam Riedel
Pamela Perrin-Riedel
Sarah Risdahl
Dan Robbins
Ryan Robe
Susan Roberts
Mr. Jack Robertson
Dennis Rowe
Sandra Sanders
Sam Sasser
Jeffrey and Lisa Schlactus
Peter Schwartz
William Schwindt
David and Gayla Seale
Matthew Seaver
Courtney Shea
John and Rose Sherwood
Bill and Suzanne Shinn
Kim Sidorski
Dr. Pamela Siergiej
Russell and Roberta Simmons
Kelley Weatherley-Sinclair
Rebecca Smeltzer
Sharon Smith
Michael Smith
Ms. Celia Smith
Marette and Roy St. John
Daniel and Beth Stainforth
John Stanley
Bear Stephenson
Jeanette M. Stevens
Clark and Judith Stewart
Mrs. Nancy Stewart
Tim Stovall and Hona Lee Stovall
David and Shannon Sumner
John and Karen Sundback
Eric Sundstrom
Margaret Suttie
Mr. and Mrs. Gary and Sharon Swigart
Rebecca A. Taylor
Bill and Jo Terry
Sushrut Thakar
Morgan Thomas
Gerald and Alice Thornton
Samuel Tipton
Michael Toomey and Lydia Birk
Kimberly Gwinn and Steven Trotter
Mary Alice Tucker
Dr. Thomas Ungs
University of TN Campus Chest
Josh Vandergriff
Rochelle Veum
Coppley and Betty Vickers
Linda Vopal
Ms. Leah Cox and Mr. Alan Wallace
William and Sally Walter
Anne M. Warwick
Katherine Wasmund
Anita Webb
Diane White
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey and Karen White
Michael and Shelley Wieting
Steve and Janis Wilkinson
Frank and Debra Williams
Emily Williams
Sensible Concrete - Jeremy and Amy Williams
Zack and Mary Williamson
Robert Willis
William and Shannon Wilson
Jackie Wilson
Teresa Wilson
Eleanor Wistrom
Michael and Elizabeth Wright
Anthony Wylie and Kathleen Riordan
Liza Zenni