The South Dakota Symphony Orchestra would like to thank these generous individuals for their support of the SDSO Annual Fund for November 2024 through November 2025. The music you hear on stage and in our communities is possible thanks to our donors.
Angel $10,000+
Miles and Lisa Beacom
Rosemarie and Dean Buntrock
Scott Henry and Terri Peterson-Henry
Dan and Arlene Kirby
Scott and Marlys Lawrence
James and Christine McGrann
T. Denny Sanford
Benefactor $7,500-$9,999
Kameha and Randy Bell
Lisa and Tom Gerner
Paul and Claire Gillaspey
Mary McQuillen
Charles and Barbara Ann Yelverton
Golden Baton $5,000-$7,499
Dr. Matthew and Rebecca Barker
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
David and Candace Ziegler
Aficionado $2,500-$4,999
James Abbott and Deborah VanderWoude
Keith and Glynn Bartels
David and Lisa Bean
Dave Flicek and June Nusz
William and Kathy Harris
Robert and Elizabeth Hoffman
Boyd and Dody Hopkins
Rich and Cindy Korman
Lane and Lindsay Lundeby
Rob and Mary Mastick
James and Mindy Moore
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
Ben and Sara Arndt
Kevin and Andrea Carlson
Thomas Chiu and So Young Kim
Ronald and Kathleen Christensen
Martin and Amy DesLauriers
James Dover
Lorna Gallanter
Darin and Stefani Hage
Virginia Harrington
Daniel and Catherine Heinemann
Steve and Suzie Kirby
Richard and Gail Klein
Dave and De Knudson
Donald Knudson
Scott and Marilyn Korsten
Jeff and Julie Lautt
Kurt and Valerie Loudenback
Milt Mutch
Tim and Christy Olson
Mike and Karen Pekas
Marian and Andrea Petrasko
The Honorable Lawrence and Catherine Piersol
Marlene Rance
Thomas and Susan Roust
Dave and Tammy Rozenboom
Steve and Katherine Sanford
Liz Spivey and Dave Bergin
Robert and Joan Thimjon
Joel and Lindsay Tjarks
Bob and Marilyn Van Demark
Tom and Kim Wadsworth
Maestro $1,000-$1,499
Marjorie J. Anderson
Steven Arbach
David Basel and Dayna Groskreutz
James and Susan Berdahl
V.R. and Mary Brandenburg
Susan Buhl
Carol Carlsen
Tim Dougherty and Karen Schreier
Jason and Kathi Douma
Mary Eich
Chuck and Diane Flohr
John and Marcine Forrette
Jerome and Mary Freeman
Lawrence and Suzanne Fuller
Pat Graham
Brad and Candance Grossenburg
DeLoris Gulson
Doug and Anne Hajek
Paul and Paige Hanson
Peter and Marilyn Hegg
Darlys and Cathy Hofer
Jane Justice
Donald Knudson
Eric and Jennifer Larson
David and Laurie Link
Elissa Loesch and David Leonard
Jack and Betty Marsh
Lisa and Randy Marso
Mary Jo Wegner Estate
Steve and Mary Lynn Myers
Rolf Olson and Anne E. Waltner
Steve Peterson
Franklin Pudas
Michael and Jennifer Puumala
Nick and Samantha Ratzloff
Jay Reeve and Katherine Peterson
Bob and Lori Santella
Paul and Koni Schiller
Greg Schultz and Karen Devick Schultz
A. Kent Scribner
Scott and Ronna Sletten
Chad and Dana Spanos
John Stengel and Katharine Johnson
Jennifer Teisinger and Chris Gripkey
Susan Teisinger
Richard and Michelle Van Demark
Jon and Suzanne Veenis
Ron Williamson
Jo Wohlenberg
Advocate $500-$999
Anonymous
Mavis Amundson
David and Marilyn Aronson
Taly Bialostocki
Mark and Jean Bubak
Dick and Bev Casey
David Earnest
Susan Ferdon
Pete and Jennifer Folliard
Tom and Ann Garry
Arnold and Lynne Garson
Vance and Sherry Goldammer
Nicole Grossenburg
David and Mary Hartley
Ronald and Marge Hegge
Garry and Dianne Jacobson
Harvey and Mary Jewell
Craig and Gail Kennedy
Laura Larsen
David Larsen and Karen Heiling
Patrick and Kaye Lawler
David Lazoff
Rodney and Carol McGinnis
Gene and Susan McGowan
John McIntyre
Tom Ohnstad
Elizabeth Osheim
Scott and Gayle Pearson
Birgit Peterson
Susan Piercy
Karen Pratt
Kay Reinartz
Elizabeth Sandager
Jon and Cate Sommervold
Jeanette Stowsand
Rick and Leah Van Dam
James and Karri Wiederrich
Stephen and Janis Yarbrough
Harriet Yocum
Champion $250-$499
Nancy Adair
Dick and Jane Bohy
Ronald and Lexia DeWit
Jeanne Ekholm
David and Julie Elson
Pamela Ephgrave
Tammy Hanson
Cynthia Johnson
Ronald and Sandra Johnson
Annamarie Johnson
Catherine Ann Lacey
Don Levsen
Bruce and Diane Mair
Blair and Julie Metzger
Gail Meyer-Deelstra
Michael and Janice Mullin
James and Marilyn Nyberg
Ruth Olsen
Frank and Dee Owens
Judith Payne ꭍ
Glenda Stene
Jane Utecht
Merrill and Sandi Van Gerpen
John and Ramona Wade
Norman and Kathleen West
Friend $1-$249
Fred and Sue Aderhold
Bob Adney
Catherine Anderson
Bernie Bahnson
Martha Baker
Amy Barnett
Tamara Bauer
Alyssa Bauer
Lois Beckstrand
Judy and Charles Berdahl
Larry and Anita Bierman
Richard Bonander and Tamara Ford
Neil and Mary Ellen Bowes
Robert and Miriam Broin
Robert Caselli
K.C. and Irene Chang
Jerry Chaon
Renee Christensen
Durwood and Kathrine Clauson
Jean Costello
Ron and Marlene Daale
Tom and Pat Dempster
Melody DeWit
William and Rosemary Draeger
Ed Elkins
Amy Engebretson
Sheryl and Stuart Faber
Barb and Gary Fish
Carol Flynn
Robert Frieberg
Peggy Frost
Dr. Caitlin M. Gale
Ioana Galu ꭍ
Tom and Marilyn Gannon
Brian Gatzke
Laverne Graber
Nancy and Mark Hallenbeck
Peter Harvey
Benjamin Hasche
Marcella Heath
Joan Hegerfeld-Baker
John Hegg
Meg Hentges
Tyler Holmquist
Allan and Peggy Holte
David Horn
Tex and Jo Hoy
John Hutchinson and Deb McIntyre
Mary Ihli
Thomas Jacobson
Mark Jameson
Dawn Jamison
Paul and Susan Jensen
Sandy Jerstad
Ronald and Sandra Johnson
Al and Carol Johnson
Sharon Johnson
Susan Keith Gray
Earl and Kathy Kemp
Cory Kerkvliet
Doosook Kim
Jane Koch
Cheryl Koch
Sue A. Lang
Duane Larson
Dan and Donna Leininger
William and Lorrae Lindquist
George and Kay Lundberg
Steve Matzner and Jetty Duffy-Matzner
David Mavity
Patrick and Bobbi McGowan
Todd Meierhenry
Marge Mellendorf
Jerry and Ruthi Menken
Julie Morren
David Morris
Reynold Nesiba
John and Valoy Nordlie
Joan Ochi
Suzanne Olson
Emily Olson
James Olson
Betty Ordal
Eric Parry
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
Rick Schlapkohl
Cindy Sieber
Randy and Susan Simonson
Ann Smith
David and Pamella Sonnichsen
Suzannah H. Spencer
Victoria Sportelli
Mark Stevens
Leigh Talley
Blaine Thatcher
Bette Theobald
June Thormodsgard
Paula and Carl Treiber
Michael and Joan Trumm
Bonnie Ulrich
Jeff and Brianna Venekamp
Richard and Marilynn Viehweg
Denny Vogel
Edward Wallace
Tom and Kathy Walsh
Joel and Deanna Wehrspann
Stuart Wenzel and Sheryl Faber
Doug and Laurie Wernke
Kevin Wittle, M.D.
Dale and Judy Winter
Jeffrey and Susan Winters
Debbie and Matt Witte
Elizabeth York and Josh Schwalbach
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