Thank you to our generous SDSO Annual Fund Donors. This listing recognizes all donors who contributed to the Annual Fund during fiscal year 2026 (July 1, 2025-June , 2026) or have made a gift to the fiscal year 2027 Annual Fund through October 3, 2026.
Angel $10,000+
Miles and Lisa Beacom
Kameha and Randy Bell
Norman and Melanie Bliss
Dana and LaDawn Dykhouse
Dan and Arlene Kirby
Christine McGrann
Don and Ann Platt
Charles and Barbara Ann Yelverton
Benefactor $7,500–$9,999
Lisa and Tom Gerner
Paul and Claire Gillaspey
Dr. Dennis Knudson and Alma Kalleson
Scott and Marlys Lawrence
Shireen Ranschau
Golden Baton $5,000–$7,499
Matthew Barker
Dean Chadwell
Steve and Kris Egger
Mark and Mary Kay Fausch
Jose-Marie Griffiths
Maggie Harrington
Scott Henry and Terri Peterson-Henry
Boyd and Dody Hopkins
Joe and Jennifer Kirby
Steve and Suzie Kirby
Tom and Marv Looby
Mary McQuillen
The Trzynka/Marshall Family
Loren and Jean Tschetter
Kirke and DaNeil Wheeler
David and Candace Zeigler
Aficionado $2,500–$4,999
Ben and Sara Arndt
David and Lisa Bean
Dave Flicek and June Nusz
Mr. Robert Hoffman and Elizabeth Hoffman
Julie J. Iverson
Rich and Cindy Korman
Lane and Lindsay Lundeby
Patricia Masek
Rob and Mary Mastick
Kathleen Miller
Milt Mutch
Jeff and Cynthia Nelson
Tim and Christy Olson
Rodney and Ruth Parry
Liz Spivey and Dave Bergin
Christopher and Catherine Sumey
Jerry and Mary Pat Sweetman
Vance and Jana Thompson
Richard and Michelle Van Demark
Deborah Vander Woude and James Abbott
Tom and Kim Wadsworth
Virtuoso $1,500–$2,499
Micah and Jaclyn Aberson
Nora S. Abramson
David and Cheryl Boer
Kevin Carlson and Andrea Carlson
Ronald and Kathleen Christensen
David Earnest
Mary Eich
Lawrence and Suzanne Fuller
Lorna Gallanter
Pat Graham
Darin and Stefani Hage
Virginia Harrington
Karen and Steven Hartberg
Daniel and Catherine Heinemann
Richard and Gail Klein
Scott and Marilyn Korsten
David Lazoff
Kurt and Valerie Loudenback
James and Mindy Moore
L Bruce Nelson
Mike and Karen Pekas
Marlene Rance
Thomas and Susan Roust
Dave and Tammy Rozenboom
Max Sandlin and Stephanie Herseth Sandlin
Steve and Katherine Sanford
Chad and Dana Spanos
Jeanette Stowsand
Jennifer Teisinger
Joel and Lindsay Tjarks
Bob and Marilyn Van Demark
Norma and Chuck Wise
Shane Wuebben and Yannick Laroche
Maestro $1,000–$1,499
Anonymous
Anonymous
Marjorie J. Anderson
David and Marilyn Aronson
David Basel and Dayna Groskreutz
V.R. and Mary Brandenburg
Craig and Terri Carlson
Dick and Bev Casey
Thomas Chiu and So Young Kim
John and Marcine Forrette
Jerome and Mary Freeman
Brad and Candace Grossenburg
Charles and Lizbeth Gullickson
Doug and Anne Hajek
Colin Hall
Ronald and Marge Hegge
Darlys and Cathy Hofer
Anne Huff
Jane Justice
Audrey Kleinsasser
Dave and De Knudson
Donald Knudson
Amy Kurland
Eric and Jennifer Larson
David and Laurie Link
Elissa Loesch and David Leonard
Jack and Betty Marsh
Gene and Susan McGowan
Thomas Morris
Rolf Olson and Anne E Waltner
Steve Peterson
Franklin Pudas
Michael and Jennifer Puumala
Nick Ratzloff
Jay Reeve and Katherine Peterson
Steve and Tracie Rohlf
Bob and Lori Santella
Karen Schultz
A. Kent Scribner
Scott and Ronna Sletten
John Stengel and Katharine Johnson
Shirley Stenseth
Susan Teisinger
Robert and Joan Thimjon
Jon and Suzanne Veenis
John and Ramona Wade
Mary Jo Wegner Estate-SFACF
Advocate $500–$999
Mavis Amundson
Martha Baker
Taly Bialostocki
Carl Bruxvoort
Julie and Patrick Danielson
Virginia Dettman Estate
Jason and Kathie Douma
Peter Folliard
Tom and Ann Garry
Arnold and Lynne Garson
Vance and Sherry Goldammer
Susan Gray ∫
Nicole Grossenburg and David Paulson
Paul and Paige Hanson
David and Mary Hartley
Deborah Haylor
Garry and Dianne Jacobson
Harvey and Mary Jewell
Richard Jorgensen
Craig and Gail Kennedy
Soching Kornbluth
David Larsen and Karen Heiling
Laura Larsen
Don Levsen
Rodney and Carol McGinnis
Dr. Jawad Nazir
Hoang Nguyen
Elizabeth Osheim
Judith Payne
Scott and Gayle Pearson
Marian and Andrea Petrasko
Karen Pratt
Elizabeth Sandager
Kate B. Showers
Charline Smith Estate
Misti Snow
Jon and Cate Sommervold
Rick Van Dam and Leah Van Dam
Champion $250–$499
Dennis Bruns
Gideon and Amy Carlisle
Paul and Mary Ellen Connelly
Ronald and Lexia DeWit
Gail Fuller
Marcella Heath
Chris and Mary Kolsrud
George and Kay Lundberg
Blair and Julie Metzger
James and Marilyn Nyberg
Ruth Olsen
Frank and Dee Owens
Cynthia Roy
Ronald Saidikowski
Jane Schaefer
Robert and Nancy Stanek
Stuart Wenzel and Sheryl Faber
Norman and Kathleen West
James and Karri Wiederrich
Debbie and Matt Witte
Friend $1–$249
Nancy Adair
Fred and Sue Aderhold
Bob Adney
Steve Ahrendt
Catharine Anderson
Anna Bahnson
Bernie Bahnson
Keith and Glynn Bartels
Alyssa Bauer
Tamara Bauer
James Berdahl
Larry and Anita Bierman
Eric and Michelle Bierstedt
Richard Bonander and Tamara Ford
Kendra Brown
Jerry Chaon
Renee Christensen
Michael Costanzo
Rachel Costello
Robert Cropp
Ron and Marlene Daale
Daniel Drenkow
Pamela Ephgrave and John Mallek
Sheryl and Stuart Faber
Paulette Fischer
Barb and Gary Fish
Elizabeth Flavell
Carol Flynn
Dr. Caitlin M. Gale
Ioana Galu ∫
Twila Gibbens
Delta David and Angela Gier
Mark and Stacy Gross
Joel Gullickson
Nancy and Mark Hallenbeck
Peter Harvey
Joan Hegerfeld-Baker
John Hegg
Karen Hohman
Ted and Becky Hollan
Allan and Peggy Holte
Tex and Jo Hoy
Mary Ihli
Mitch Jackson and Kristine Moberg
Thomas Jacobson
Paul and Susan Jensen
Al and Carol Johnson
Cynthia Johnson
Dorothy Johnson
Jerome Kappes
Toni King
Cheryl Koch
Jane Koch
Mervin Kramer
Muriel Larson
Robert Leacock
William and Lorrae Lindquist
Linda and Donald Lobue
Adam and Angela Loftesness
Edward Markward
Ellie Marshman
Steve Matzner and Jetty Duffy-Matzner
Jerry and Ruthi Menken
Jeannie Meyer Hoagland
Gail Meyer-Deelstra
Julie Morren
David Morris
John and Valoy Nordlie
Joan Ochi
Suzanne Olsen
James Olson
Betty Ordal
Arlene Pearsall
Mary Perry
Ed and Char Peters
Robert Peterson
Laura and Stephen Phen
Pauline Poletes
Margaret Preston
Wesley and Valerie Putnam
Andrew Reinartz
David and Rina Reynolds
Rex and Margie Rolfing
Richard and Mary Ryrholm
Gonzalo and Lois Sanchez
Robert and Deborah Schaub
Rick Schlapkohl
Dan Schoen
Greg Schultz and Karen Devick Schultz
Cindy Sieber
Dave Sonnichsen and Pam Sonnichsen
Aimee Spahr
Suzannah and Craig Spencer
Victoria Sportelli
Mark Stevens
Alyssa Strachota
Leigh Talley
Gerhild Tamura
Jennifer Tschetter
Bonnie P. Ulrich
Merrill and Sandi Van Gerpen
Richard and Marilynn Viehweg
Denny Vogel
Joel and Deanna Wehrspann
Kevin Whittle, M.D.
Dale and Judy Winter
Larry and Judi Zikmund
Nancy Zimney
Italicized-name indicates SDSO Visionary Donors
Our Visionaries are donors who have made a three year commitment to the SDSO Annual Fund. These donors ensure the sustainability and growth of the SDSO.
∫-indicates SDSO Sustainers.
Symphony Sustainers are a special group of donors who make recurring monthly gifts to the SDSO.
Bold-name indicates SDSO musician
*-Indicates in kind donors