Giving to the CSO means supporting a vibrant community of musicians, students, music-lovers, and volunteers... all working, learning, playing, and enjoying the incredible art form of live symphonic music - together. Thank you for your continued support!
Listed below are donors who have given to the CSO's Annual Fund or other giving from December 17, 2023 through December 17, 2024.
Despite our best efforts, names are sometimes misspelled or omitted.
Please contact Cathy Dreger at cdreger@chattanoogasymphony.org if corrections need to be made.
Conductor Circle ($25,000+)
ArtsBuild
Benwood Foundation
Robert Finley Stone Foundation
City of Chattanooga
Ms. Kim Gavin **
Lillian L. Colby Charitable Foundation
Lyndhurst Foundation
Cherie C. Martinez
Mary and Don McDowell
Susan and Steve Rich
Tennessee Arts Commission
Concertmaster Circle ($10,000+)
Bank of America
Barnett & Company, Inc.
Community Foundation of Greater Chattanooga
First Horizon Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Olan Mills
Dr. and Mrs. Walter Parkhurst
The Tucker Foundation
Ms. Sharon Westlake
Berton and Harriett Connor Whitaker
Symphony Circle ($5,000+)
Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee
Compass Commissioning & Design
Dr. & Mrs. Theodore Feintuch
Daidee Springer and Steve Hollingsworth
Mrs. Ruth Ludwig
O'Shaughnessy and Carter
Pinnacle Financial Partners
Catherine Smith
Concerto Circle ($2,500+)
Ruzha and Clif Cleaveland
Coca-Cola Bottling Company
Jo Coke
Carole Daniel
Michelle Ruest and Richard Gossett
Ms. Martha Mackey
Shay and Amy Mahone
Neil A. Panzier
Ms. Kay Sanford
Alice & Alfred Smith
Dr. Harvey Solomon and Diana Long
Dr. Sibyl Wray
Patron Circle ($1,000+)
Athens Distributing
Dr. Charlie and Nancy Belin
BlueCross BlueShield Blue Care
Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Bowers
Bob & Nora Bernhardt
Wade and Brenda Brickhouse
John and Ellyn Brooks
Elizabeth Caldwell
The Caminez Family
Tonya and Barry Cammon
Frank and Elizabeth Caperton
CHI Memorial
Harris Daniel
Patricia Daniel
Alice Marie Clark and Barny Danks
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph H. Davenport III
Elder's Ace Hardware
VADM and Mrs. Ronald M. Eytchison
Mr. and Mrs. Russell Friberg
Drs. Jeffrey and Monica Gefter
Gowin Law
John Giblin and Karen Diamond
William and Twyla Green
Dr. and Mrs. Stephen Hawkins
Holly Haynes
Rita Heckrotte and Jim Roxlo
Douglas & Mimi Jones Hedwig
Carl and Paula Henderson
Terri and Craig Holley
Tal Hurley
Husch Blackwell
Skip and Joi Ireland
Bill and Bennie Johnson
Nancy R. Jolley
Candy Kruesi
Beverly and Douglas Kutz
Fast Cat Freight
Sara and Spencer McCallie
Mr. and Mrs. Scott McKenzie
David Messina
Ms. Gayle Mingledorff
Linda D. Morris
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Moss
Opera Volunteers International
David and Linda Pennebaker
Mr. Roger Phillips and Ms. Kim Terry
Tony and Tracie Powers
Helen S. Pregulman
John C Reis and Sheila St Aubin
Isaac Stroupe
Mr. Del Sudkamp
Tennessee River Dental, PLLC
The Generosity Trust
Rick & Jean Volkwein
Joan Williams
Kathy and Turner Wood
Friends and Supporters Circle ($250+)
Anonymous
Dr. Mario Abril
Kathy Allison
BeCaffeinated
Bluff View Art District
Mike and Cathy Boettner
Ricky Bowers and Dan Treder
Robert and Norma Bowers
Brooker Construction Group
Ms. Margaret Buchanan
Chattanooga Ear, Nose & Throat
William Chimiak
Nancy J. Collum
Crissy Condrey*
John and Kristen Davis
Dr. and Mrs. Tim Davis
DC and Cathy Dreger
Vera Dumancic
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Faulkner
Drs. Cristina and Radian Florea
Sam and Sarah Gowin
Dr. Susan Gridley
Tom and Marion Griscom
Jeannine and Gary Grogg
Lina Hart
George Hazard
Peter & Clare Hetzler
Vivian and Martin Hershey
Robert and Margaret Hill
Herb & Brenda Hooper
Suzie Howick
Hannah Hunter
Imbibe Liquor
Ms. Eva Jo (Saddler) Johnson
Mr. Chuck Jones and Ms. Carla Askonas
Ginny & Tim Kelly
Mr. Richard Krabbendam
LTC (R) Lisa Lemza & LTC (R) Mike Shillinger
Rebecca Levings
Karen and Keith Lloyd
Peter Masic, Sr.
Hershey Matheny
Alice McCallie
McCallie School Development Office
Estate of Dr. Robert D. McCashin
George and Mary McCleskey
Sarah & Bob McKenzie
The Eric and Linda McLean Family
Microsoft Corporate
Shirley Miller
Norman Oien
Mr. and Mrs. Cody Ortenzo
James E. Patching
Antine Rieger
Dr. and Mrs. Glenn N. Pomerance
Public House
Mary Yerina and Bob Redfield
Ann and Robert Reid
Eloise and Mickey Robbins
Robinson Real Estate
Anne and Bob Roza
Tom and Casie Runkle
Dr. Janice Ryberg
Judith Sachsman
Alison and Sean Sexter*
Mary Lucile Sharp
Mr. Steve Sherman
Lana Sherrell and Chyna Blair*
Mark and Jenni Smith
Dr. James and Mrs. Jen Stanfield
Ruthie Stoner*
Caitlyn Sudkamp*
Janis F. Swanson
Clark and Judy Taylor
Diana and Michael Tritapoe
Claire Tuley*
Mrs. Betsy Tuller
Dr. and Mrs. Mel Twiest
Jim and Susan Von Gremp
Barbara Voss
Walmart
Rob and Nora Williams
Steve and Sandy Zabel
Mr. and Mrs. Larry A. Zehnder
Donor Circle ($50+)
Anonymous
Jim and Tina Adams
Charlotte and Ray Adkins
Charles and Eugenia Allderdice
Cyndi Allen
B. Lee Anderson
Martha Anderson
Gale and Robert Audier
Tom and Jane Aylward
Terry Baker
Mercedes Bartow
Stephen R. Beckham
Rowena L. Belcher
Cristina Bernal Sease
Phyllis Best
Greg and Helen Breter
Pat & Nina Brock
Mr. & Mrs. Paul Brock, Jr.
Ann Brown
Mr. Taylor Brown
Edward Burwitz
Hannah Byland
Amelia Campbell
Emily Campbell
Beverly Capper
Judge and Mrs. Bill Carter
Roland Carter
Linda and Vincent Cater
Chattanooga Women's Golf Association
Tom and Mary Beth Clark
Mr. Michael and Stephanie Clarke
Ron and Martha Colvin
Drs. Paul and Ana Cornea
Ann Darrington Crane
Douglas Craven
Susan M. Crawford
Cindy Crittenden-Henderson
Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Cunningham
Dianne Debter
Ralph Decicco
Karen Diamond
Arthur and Carol Doucette
David Elam
Priscilla Estrada
Kimberly Fiorello
Ward Fleissner and Paula M. Berard
Food City
Mrs. Janice Fortune
David & Sandy Franklin
Pauline Fuggazzotto
Myra and Lee Fuller
Jennie and Benjamin Gentry
Jeff and Bridget Gibson
Mr. and Mrs. Tim Glascock
Mark Gluckner
Sylvia and Bob Goodyear
ElizaBeth Gorden
Mr. Phillip and Mrs. Barbara Gordon
Allison Gorman
Sam and Sarah Gowin
Dr. Susan Gridley
Jeannine and Gary Grogg
The Gutierrez Fernandez Family
Kaye Hagadorn
Ms. Dorothy Hallman
Harriet Hamilton
Stephanie Hardin
Dr. David & Annabell Harr
Nancy Hayes and Dock Smith
Marcus Hedwig & Cassandra Barboe
Mary Helms
The Hendricks Family
Vivian & Martin Hershey
Paul K. Hesselink
Brittany Hicks
Tim Hinck
Christian Horvath & Selina Duncan
Suzie Howick
Michael Hoy
Mrs. Margaret Hubbuch
Hannah Hunter
Mrs. Martha Huskins
Donna and Jeffrey Jaffee
Judith Jaeger and Dan Stein
CDR Edward Jewell
Ron and Janet Jobe
Grant Johnson
Liza and Alston Johnson
LouAnn Johnson
Paul Johnson III
Richard and Victoria Johnson
Ginny Kelly
Mark and Jean Kelly
Lisa Kennedy
Mary and David Ketchersid
John Kilkenny
Kenneth & Theresa Kitchell
David and Marcia Kling
Mirai Kobayashi
Harvey Knotts
Richard and Lori Krabbendam
D. Michael Kramer
Kelli Kyle
Gary & Millie Lander
DiAnna Lee
Jenny Lee
Robert and Lisa Lee
Rebecca Levings
Norris & Billie Little
Karen and Keith Lloyd
Georgia Lowrance
Max Marler, Jr.
Lynelle Mason
The Maximus Jones Raynor Foundation
Mack and Diane McCarley
Mr. and Mrs. George E. McGee
Stella McHugh
Nancy McLoda
Dr. Jonathan McNair
Elizabeth McSweet
Milk and Honey
Gloria Miller and David Bowman
Jennifer & Jay Mills
Chelsy Millsaps
Dr. C. Ben and Nancy Mitchell
Patrick and Jane Mitchell
CA and W. Moore
Mr. Sanders Moore
Michelle Fernandes & Konrad Motzek
Donald Murphy
Leonard Murray
Deborah Mynatt
Ansley Neel
Niedlov's Bakery
John & Laurel Niemeyer
Ruth and Fred Obear
Mark and Arden Oglesby
Peter and Donna Palmer
Christine Park and Eric Ewing
Pam and Richard Park
Jenks and Harriett Parker
Martha Parker
Boyd Patterson
Joe Pedigo
David and Linda Pennebaker
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Peterson
Performing Arts League
Piedmont Macon Anesthesia Group
Ms. Katherine Prior
Sandy Probst
Richard Ralston
George Randall
Brad Respess
David & Brooke Ritterbush
Eloise and Mickey Robbins
Cynthia Robinson
Mr. Hal Robinson
Marjorie Rose
Donna Royer
Pat Roza and Mike Davis
Kathryn Schoenbrod
Gary Scott
E. Martin Sesek
John and Sandy Shadden
Marlene Shaner
Ms. Helen Burns Sharp
Elisabeth Sheldon
Shannon Simpson
Ellis Smith
Stephen & Margaret Smith
Kathy Spake
Mrs. Louise Spector
Lisa and Chris St. Charles
Dr. Gary Stafford
Gerry Stephens
Jan and Max Stewart
Dr. Connie Stone
Ruthie Stoner
Charlene Strickland
Ms. Barb Storm
Virginia Strom
Bryony Stroud-Watson
Issac Stroupe
Steven Swafford
Tom Swanson
James and Nancy Teague
Lloyd & Madeline Thieman
Dr. Bruce Thompson
Dr. and Mrs. Richard Urban
John Veasey
Rheba Vetter
Marie Viall
Andy Walker
Steven and Todd Warrick
Betsy Washburn and Christina Parkhurst
Mr. and Mrs. Stroud Watson
Dr. Joseph Wehrmeyer
Charles Wheeler
Everett and Kathy Whitaker
Carson Whitmore
Carl and Lynda Whittimore
Elizabeth Williams
Frederick & Carmen Williams
Robert Williams
Ms. Lillie M. Wills
Linda Wilson
Camille Winningham
Cynthia and Daniel Wolcott
Terry Worley
Karen Wyatt
Mary Yerina and Bob Redfield
Faith Young
Steve and Sandy Zabel
Mr. and Mrs. Larry Zehnder
*Overture Young Professionals
IN TRIBUTE
(6/1/24- 12/16/24)
In honor of Taylor Brown
Dr. Jonathan McNair
In honor of Karen Dickhut
Catherine Boettner
In honor of Amy Mahone
Anonymous
Barbara and John Popoli
Carl Whittimore
In honor of Paul Powers
McCallie School Development Office
Mercedes Bartow
In honor of Ilya Ram
Drs. Jeffrey and Monique Gefter
In honor of H.P. Rees
Ashley Rees
In honor of Bryony Stroud-Watson
Tom and Jane Aylward
In honor of Mary Lynn Wilson
Karen Diamond
Unspecified honorees
Barbara Edwards
Meghan Graybeal
Mary Anne Hensley
Christina Nicole McTaggart
In memory of Jay Craven
Mr. and Mrs. David Pennebaker
In memory of Margot B. Marler
Max Marler, Jr.
In memory of Henri Moehring
Claudia Moehring
In memory of David Pedigo
Joe Pedigo
Piedmont Macon Anesthesia Group
In memory of Tiny Pullin
Job Reed
In memory of Richard Ralston, Jr.
Cynthia Robinson
In memory of Bill Royer
George Hazard
Ms. Suzie Howick
In memory of David Sachsman
Judith Sachsman
In memory of Ruth Seiden
John Reis
In memory of Sherlin Totten
Melissa Faulkner
In memory of Ray Veasey
John Veasey
Support from corporate partners provides essential funding for the CSO. From concert and event sponsorships to program advertising, multiple opportunities are available and can be tailored to fit any company’s desired level of involvement and reach.
To learn about how your business can partner with our orchestra to inspire, engage, and enrich the greater Chattanooga community, contact:
Paul Powers Director of Development
ppowers@chattanoogasymphony.org
Season Sponsors ($25,000+)
U.S. Department of Treasury
William L. Montague Jr. Performing Arts Fund
Corporate and Foundation Partners ($10,000+)
Tucker Foundation
Gold Sponsors ($5,000+)
and Amy Mahone
McAllester Fund
Silver Sponsors ($2,500+)
Bronze Sponsors ($1,500+)
Corporate Sponsors ($1,000+)
Additional Corporate Support
Athens Distributing
Bank of America
Chambliss, Bahner & Stoephel
Chattanooga Whiskey
Food City
GE Foundation
Imbibe Liquor
Party Bites Catering
Tennessee River Dental, PLLC
The CSO’s endowment plays a vital role in providing financial support and stability that furthers our mission: to inspire, engage, and enrich the greater Chattanooga community through music and music education. The CSO’s endowment provides a steady, stable, and predictable revenue stream that allows us to plan for the future.
We gratefully acknowledge and appreciate the support of families and friends who choose to support the CSO in perpetuity. Gifts may be made in memory or honor of a loved one. For more information about planned gifts to establish named funds, chair sponsorships, or other designated gifts, please contact Paul Powers, Director Development,
ppowers@chattanoogasymphony.org
Named Endowed Funds
The Samuel S. Binder, M.D. Endowment Fund
The Ruth S. and A. William Holmberg Endowment Fund
The Marguerite Lehmann Endowment Fund
The Margaret V. Noone Endowment Fund
The Julius Solomon Spector Endowment Fund
The Harry R. White Family Endowment Fund
The Heritage of Music Endowment Fund
The Robert Bernhardt Fund for Guest Artists
The Fletcher Bright Fund for Strings
Molly Sasse French Endowment Fund
John L. and Norma B. Anderson Endowment Fund
Assistant Principal Flute / Piccolo Chair
John T. Allen Piano Fund
Annual Designated Gifts
Norma and Olan Mills II
Principal Oboe Chair
Endowment Gifts
Alice Lupton
Thomas McLaren
Reverend Joel W. Murchison
Graham Fowler Estate
Thomas Wolfe
Sandy Morris - CSOYO Scholarship
You can make the ultimate investment in the CSO by remembering us in your will. While this costs nothing to you today, it helps ensure the ongoing positive impact that the CSO makes in our community. By remembering the CSO with a Planned Gift, you will be recognized as a member of the Encore Society. For more information about becoming a member of the Encore Society, please contact Paul Powers, Director of Development
ppowers@chattanoogasymphony.org
Warren Barnett
Stephen & Bonnie Black
John & Ellyn Brooks
Jo Coke
Peggy Davis
Linda and Russell Friberg
Kimberly Gavin in memory of Chuck Gavin
Steve & Caroline B. Hudson
Bryan and Mindy Kelly
Martha Mackey
Spencer and Sara McCallie
Mary and Don McDowell
Susan E. Rich
Mary Lucile Sharp
Harriett and Berton Whitaker