The South Dakota Symphony Orchestra would like to thank these generous individuals for their support of the SDSO for March 2025 through March 2026. The music you hear on stage and in our communities is possible thanks to our donors.
Angel $10,000+
Anonymous
Miles and Lisa Beacom
Norman and Melanie Bliss
Rosemarie and Dean Buntrock
Scott Henry and Terri Peterson-Henry
Dan and Arlene Kirby
Scott and Marlys Lawrence
Christine McGrann
T. Denny Sanford
Benefactor $7,500-$9,999
Kameha and Randy Bell
Lisa and Tom Gerner
Paul and Claire Gillaspey
Mary McQuillen
Don and Ann Platt
Charles and Barbara Ann Yelverton
Golden Baton $5,000-$7,499
Dr. Matthew and Rebecca Barker
Dean Chadwell
Dana and LaDawn Dykhouse
Steve and Kris Egger
Mark and Mary Kay Fausch
Joe and Jennifer Kirby
Tom and Marv Looby
Shireen Ranschau
The Trzynka/Marshall Family
Loren and Jean Tschetter
Kirk and Daneil Wheeler
David and Candace Ziegler
Aficionado $2,500-$4,999
James Abbott and Deborah VanderWoude
Ben and Sara Arndt
Keith and Glynn Bartels
David and Lisa Bean
Dave Flicek and June Nusz
Robert and Elizabeth Hoffman
Rich and Cindy Korman
Lane and Lindsay Lundeby
Rob and Mary Mastick
L Bruce Nelson
Jeff and Cynthia Nelson
Matthew Parker*
Rodney and Ruth Parry
Max Sandlin and Stephanie Herseth Sandlin
Christopher and Catherine Sumey
Jerry and Mary Pat Sweetman
Vance and Jana Thompson
Virtuoso $1,500-$2,499
Nora S. Abramson
Kevin and Andrea Carlson
Ronald and Kathleen Christensen
James Dover
Darin and Stefani Hage
Virginia Harrington
Karen and Steven Hartberg
Daniel and Catherine Heinemann
Steve and Suzie Kirby
Richard and Gail Klein
Dave and De Knudson
Scott and Marilyn Korsten
Jeff and Julie Lautt
David Lazoff
Kurt and Valerie Loudenback
James and Mindy Moore
Milt Mutch
Rolf Olson and Anne E. Waltner
Tim and Christy Olson
Mike and Karen Pekas
The Honorable Lawrence and Catherine Piersol
Marlene Rance
Thomas and Susan Roust
Dave and Tammy Rozenboom
Steve and Katherine Sanford
Chad and Dana Spanos
Liz Spivey and Dave Bergin
Joel and Lindsay Tjarks
Bob and Marilyn Van Demark
Norma and Chuck Wise
Maestro $1,000-$1,499
Anonymous
Marjorie J. Anderson
Steven Arbach
David Basel and Dayna Groskreutz
David and Cheryl Boer
V.R. and Mary Brandenburg
Carol Carlsen
Craig and Terri Carlson
Thomas Chiu and So Young Kim
Tim Dougherty and Karen Schreier
Jason and Kathi Douma
David Earnest
Mary Eich
Chuck and Diane Flohr
John and Marcine Forrette
Jerome and Mary Freeman
Lawrence and Suzanne Fuller
Lorna Gallanter
Pat Graham
Charles and Lizbeth Gullickson
DeLoris Gulson
Doug and Anne Hajek
Paul and Paige Hanson
Peter and Marilyn Hegg
Ronald and Marge Hegge
Darlys and Cathy Hofer
Jane Justice
Donald Knudson
Eric and Jennifer Larson
David and Laurie Link
Elissa Loesch and David Leonard
Lisa and Randy Marso
Mary Jo Wegner Estate
Gene and Susan McGowan
Thomas Morris
Steve Peterson
Franklin Pudas
Michael and Jennifer Puumala
Jay Reeve and Katherine Peterson
Steve and Tracie Rohlf
Bob and Lori Santella
Paul and Koni Schiller
Greg Schultz and Karen Devick Schultz
Scott and Ronna Sletten
Jennifer Teisinger and Chris Gripkey
Susan Teisinger
Robert and Joan Thimjon
Jon and Suzanne Veenis
Advocate $500-$999
Mavis Amundson
David and Marilyn Aronson
Taly Bialostocki
Carl Bruxvoort
Mark and Jean Bubak
Dick and Bev Casey
Peter and Jennifer Folliard
Tom and Ann Garry
Arnold and Lynne Garson
Vance and Sherry Goldammer
David and Mary Hartley
Deborah Haylor
Boyd and Dody Hopkins
Garry and Dianne Jacobson
Harvey and Mary Jewell
Craig and Gail Kennedy
David Larsen and Karen Heiling
Laura Larsen
Kathleen Miller
Tom Ohnstad
Elizabeth Osheim
Scott and Gayle Pearson
Marian and Andrea Petrasko
Susan Piercy
Karen Pratt
Kay Reinartz
A. Kent Scribner
Misti Snow
Jeanette Stowsand
Rick and Leah Van Dam
John and Ramona Wade
Stephen and Janis Yarbrough
Champion $250-$499
Paul and Mary Ellen Connelly
Ronald and Lexia DeWit
David and Julie Elson
Susan Keith Gray
Catherine Ann Lacey
Don Levsen
Bruce and Diane Mair
Blair and Julie Metzger
Gail Meyer-Deelstra
James and Marilyn Nyberg
Ruth Olsen
Frank and Dee Owens
Judith Payne ꭍ
Jane Schaefer
Robert and Nancy Stanek
Glenda Stene
Merrill and Sandi Van Gerpen
Norman and Kathleen West
James and Karri Wiederrich
Friend $1-$249
Nancy Adair
Fred and Sue Aderhold
Bob Adney
Catherine Anderson
Bernie Bahnson
Amy Barnett
Tamara Bauer
Alyssa Bauer
Larry and Anita Bierman
Eric and Michelle Bierstedt
Richard Bonander and Tamara Ford
Neil and Mary Ellen Bowes
Robert and Miriam Broin
Kendra Brown
K.C. and Irene Chang
Jerry Chaon
Renee Christensen
Jean Costello
Ron and Marlene Daale
Tom and Pat Dempster
Ed Elkins
Pamela Ephgrave and John Mallek
Sheryl and Stuart Faber
Barb and Gary Fish
Elizabeth Flavell
Carol Flynn
Peggy Frost
Ioana Galu ꭍ
Tom and Marilyn Gannon
Twila Gibbens
Laverne Graber
Mark and Stacy Gross
Nancy and Mark Hallenbeck
Peter Harvey
Marcella Heath
Joan Hegerfeld-Baker ꭍ
John Hegg
Meg Hentges
Ted and Becky Hollan
Tyler Holmquist
Allan and Peggy Holte
Tex and Jo Hoy
Mary Ihli
Thomas Jacobson
Mark Jameson
Dawn Jamison
Paul and Susan Jensen
Sandy Jerstad
Dorothy Johnson
Ronald and Sandra Johnson
Annamarie Johnson
Al and Carol Johnson
Sharon Johnson
Earl and Kathy Kemp
Ardelle Kleinsasser
Jane Koch
Duane Larson
Patrick and Kaye Lawler
Robert Leacock
Dan and Donna Leininger
William and Lorrae Lindquist
Dale and Kathlee Lobue
George and Kay Lundberg
Edward Markward
Steve Matzner and Jetty Duffy-Matzner
Todd Meierhenry
Marge Mellendorf
Jerry and Ruthi Menken
Julie Morren
David Morris
Michael and Janice Mullin
Reynold Nesiba
John and Valoy Nordlie
Joan Ochi
Suzanne Olson
James Olson
Betty Ordal
Arlene Pearsall
Mary Perry
Robert Peterson
Laura and Stephen Phen
Pauline Poletes
Margaret Preston
Eric and Ruth Raveling
Andrew Reinartz
David and Rina Reynolds
Lois Roelofs
Rex and Margie Rolfing
Denise Rotert
Richard and Mary Ryrholm
Gonzalo and Lois Sanchez
Robert and Deborah Schaub
Rick Schlapkohl
Cindy Sieber
Randy and Susan Simonson
Ann Smith
David and Pamella Sonnichsen
Suzannah and Craig Spencer
Victoria Sportelli
Leigh Talley
Bette Theobald
Paula and Carl Treiber
Michael and Joan Trumm
Bonnie Ulrich
Richard and Marilynn Viehweg
Denny Vogel
Tom and Kim Wadsworth
Tom and Kathy Walsh
Joel and Deanna Wehrspann
Doug and Laurie Wernke
Kevin Wittle, M.D.
Ron Williamson
Dale and Judy Winter
Jeffrey and Susan Winters
Debbie and Matt Witte
Theresa Zaske
Larry and Judy 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