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