Donors

The faculty, staff, and especially the students in the College of Fine Arts thank our generous donors for their contributions to the College and its five academic units from Jan. 1, 2023 through Dec. 31, 2023. Their incredible generosity has enhanced education, empowered many, and inspired us all. 

*Denotes donors who have deceased

Connoisseur ($25,000+)

• Anonymous
• Beesley Family Foundation
• Sandi Behnken
• Beverley Taylor Sorenson Foundation
• Lee H. Burke*
• Jana Christiansen-Stephens and Dale Christiansen
• Community Foundation of Utah
• Crocker Catalyst Foundation
• Carolyn Gardner and Kem Gardner, JD
• Libby Hunter
• James R. and Nanette S. Michie Foundation
• Janet Q. Lawson Foundation
• Joan and Tim Fenton Family Foundation
• John and Marcia Price Family Foundation
• Joseph and Kathleen Sorenson Legacy Foundation
• Kenneth P. and Sally Rich Burbidge Foundation I
• Adrienne* and Robert* Larson
• Meldrum Foundation
• James R. Michie and Judith C. Condie
• Neal and Sherrie Savage Family Fund
• Anne Osborn Poelman
• Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund
• J. & Jessie E. Quinney Foundation
• The Sorenson Legacy Foundation
• Roger and Mary Ann Thompson
• Zions Utah Bancorporation

Aficionado ($10,000-$24,999)

• American Opportunity Foundation
• ArtWorkds For Kids
• Daniel Beesley
• Sandra Brock
• Martha and Kent DiFiore, MD
• Perry Fine, MD and Susan Fine
• Ralph and Rosetta* Gochnour
• Gordon and Connie Hanks
• Hillcrest Investment Co.
• Kathie and Chuck Horman
• Joanne L. Schrontz Family Foundation
• Doug Jolley
• Lawrence T. and Janet T. Dee Foundation
• Marriner S. Eccles Foundation
• McCarthey Family Foundation
• Nancy Peery Marriott Foundation
• Laurie and George Ralphs
• The Schwab Fund for Charitable Giving
• Mack and Julia S. Watkins Foundation Trust

Benefactor ($5,000-$9,999)

• J. Bird Foundation
• Lynn Hales and Mary Hales, PhD
• Susan Stoddard Heiner and Blake T. Heiner
• Chris and Sandra Hemmersmeier
• Lee A. and Audrey M. Hollaar
• Gretchen and J. Craig* Jackson
• Kenneth P. and Sally Rich Burbidge Foundation II
• Markosian Auto
• Merit Medical Systems, Inc.
• Catherine and Gibbs* Smith

Patron ($2,500-$4,999)

• American Endowment Foundation
• Charities Aid Foundation America
• Lisa Chaufty and Miguel Chuaqui
• Genevieve Christianson and Shane Larson
• Susan Dillon and Joe Zeidner
• Lisa Eccles
• Emma Eccles Jones Foundation
• Lisa and Eric Evans
• Fidelity Investments
• Robert Gilchrist, JD and Mary Gilchrist
• Darla Gill and Pieter Unema
• Sarah Kurrus
• Herbert Livsey, JD* and Wilma Livsey, RN
• Lynn Bennion Foundation
• James Macken
• Mark Miller Subaru
• Judith and James McConkie
• Pat and Gene Ninomiya
• Patricia and Frank Pignanelli
• The Presser Foundation
• Jennifer Price-Wallin and Anthony Wallin, MD
• Harold Burton Foundation
• Lesli and Scott Rice
• Jim Robertston
• The Rodney Brady Family Foundation
• Salt Lake City Arts Council Foundation
• Catherine of Siena Catholic Newman Center
• Spencer F. and Cleone P. Eccles Family Foundation
• State Farm Companies Foundation
• Robert Stringham and Michelle Michie
• Marilyn and Paul* Whitehead

Advocate ($1,000-$2,499)

• Anonymous
• LaMar Barrus, Jr., PhD
• The Benevity Community Impact Fund
• John Bennion, PhD and Elizabeth Bennion
• Kristine and Wayne Bradford
• Chamber Music Society of SLC Inc
• Norman and Gisela Chambers
• Thomas Coppin, MD and Joanne Coppin
• Daynes Music Company
• Allison and Andrew De Camara
• Ashby S. and Anne Cullimore Decker
• Paul Dorgan
• Mary Prater Doty, PhD and William Doty
• Mary and Kenneth Duncan
• Abby and Jerome Fiat
• Joan Firmage and John Firmage, Jr.*
• June Harral
• Tiffany Howard
• Joseph Jarvis, MD and Annette Jarvis, JD
• Lou and Kathie Leberti
• Donald and Mary Lloyd
• Angelica Matinkhah, MAR
• Donald Pedersen, PhD and Kathy Pedersen
• Wayne Petty, JD and Robyn Petty
• Sarah Projansky, PhD and Kene Ono, PhD
• Anne Riffey
• Bryon Russell, LLC
• Jean Sabatine
• John Scheib, PhD and Amy Scheib
• Seventeenth Street Storage Center L. C.
• Sarah Shippobotham
• Carolyn Smith
• Sudanese Community in Utah
• S. Charitable Gift Trust
• John Veranth, PhD and Martha Veranth
• Von and Virginia Whitby
• John and Joy Wisombe

Friends ($1-$999)

• Anonymous
• Adobe Systems Inc
• Rebecca Aguilar
• Ava Ahn
• Grant and Maria Ahn
• Sheila Ainlay and Michael Steiner
• Amy Akin
• Alf Engen Ski Museum Foundation
• Brady and Carol Allred, DMA
• Mark and Kileen Alston
• Kevin Alvarez
• Courtney Ansell
• Stephanie Argoitia, JD; MSW and John Argoitia
• Arkansas Community Foundation
• Ashlie Arkwright
• Michelle and Craig Armstrong
• Sidney and Thomas Armstrong
• Lisa Arnett
• Jack and Marie Ashton
• Yvette Atkin
• BAE Systems
• Claire Baker
• John Ballenot and Susan Reinhard
• Rae Barnes
• Mandi Barrus
• Edward Bateman
• Denise Bégué
• Devon and Jake Barnes
• Evan Beesley
• Jacque Bell and Barton Poulson
• Joyce and Roebrt* Bennett
• Daniel and Tricia Bergeson
• Carol Bergstrom and Mark Bergstrom, PhD
• Arthur and Christy Bishop
• William Blycker
• Jordan Boge
• Leslie and Dwayne Bolton
• Jerome and Beth Boresow
• Sherryl and Harvey Boyd
• Blake Bratcher and Kyle Adcock
• Tracy Breinholt
• Ann Brown
• Sonja Brown
• Helen Browning and Eugene Browning, USN (Ret.)
• Tucker Buehner
• James Burdette and Beverly Ashby
• Susan Burke
• Susan Burnap
• Dillan Burnett
• Megan Cabell
• Café Zupas
• Craig Caldwell
• Jennifer L. Campagna
• Claire Campbell
• Priscilla Campbell, CPA
• Zara Campbell
• Emma Capen
• Sarah Carlquist, JD
• Jennifer and Gary Carlson
• Cade Carter
• Sean Carter
• CENGAGE Learning
• Kendal Cervantes
• Kristie and Jackson Chambers
• Ian Chang
• Nico Cheek-O’Donnell and Sydney Cheek-O’Donnell, PhD
• Cynthia Chen
• Heather Cheng
• Alexandra Cherenson
• James Chipman
• Chipotle Mexican Grill
• Kim Christopherson
• Lee and Valarie Chung
• Gwen and Gary* Church
• Juan Claudio and Kade Clark
• Randy and Tamralynn Clark
• Edie Clarke
• Ann Cluff
• Steve and Susan Colburn
• Ruth Coleman
• Paige Coletta
• Carol Contino
• Elijah Cook
• Paula Cook, MD and Robert Cook
• Jennifer and John Corbett
• Alene K. Corbridge
• Brianne Corbridge
• Sherry Cordova
• Thomas Costello
• Olivia Cortez
• Janet Cox
• Joshua Craft and Elizabeth Craft, PhD
• Ralph and Lisa Crimi
• Elisabet Curbelo González, PhD
• Olivia Custodio
• Kathleen Daigle
• Kenneth Daigle
• Kyler Dale
• Eric and Sina Dalley
• Samuel Dalton
• Brenda Daniels
• David Dean and James McAndrew*
• Peggy de Azevedo
• Haley De Camara
• James and Monica DeGooyer
• Deseret Book Company
• Mya Dixon
• Michele Dorman
• Guiana Dornfest
• Dalton and Joanna Driggers
• Caden and Amrita Dullum
• ECS Publishing Corp.
• Elise Dunaway
• Ivonna Earnest
• Eastern Arts Society
• Jennifer Ehlers and David K. Ehlers, Jr.
• Eric Eide, PhD and Shellie Eide
• Joan* and Edwin Eliason
• Emily Emmer
• Todd and Jeannette England
• Elaine Englehardt, PhD
• Jeffrey Enquist, JD
• Claudia Escobar
• Michael Evans
• Tom Farmer, III
• Kimberly Feldman
• Matthew and Pamela Fellerhoff
• David and Marsha Fetzer
• Emeri Fetzer
• Shelby Fisher
• Mia Fleming
• Edward Folts
• Melissa Fonnesbeck
• Bret and Tawnya Fox
• Fred Franzwa
• Judith and Bruce Frumker
• Joshua Funderburk
• Norma Gabriel
• Fiona Galvin
• Madilynn Gamaunt
• Emily Gardner
• Corey Garff
• Dana Germaine
• Melissa Gilchrist
• Noelle and Gary Glade
• Royden and Rebecca Glade
• Michelle Glenn
• Gregory Gochnour, MD and Caitlin Gochnour
• Dale and April Goddard
• Steven Goemaat
• Marina and Elenor Gomberg
• Andrea and Gossels Maguire
• Roxanne Gray
• Sam Gray
• Timothy and Vasyl Green
• Kent Greene, JD and Jan Greene
• Molly Gregersen
• Rebekah Guerra
• Brendan M. Guiliano
• Jennifer Guiliano
• Patrick Guinn
• Will Gustave
• Kimberly Hacking
• Henning Haffner
• Robert Haise
• Amanda Hales, DMA
• Kristine Halverson
• Larry Hancock
• Eric and Pamela Handman
• Ronald Haffner
• Troy Hagemeyer
• Don Hale
• Ashlen Hancock
• Dana Hansen
• Kristine Hansen
• Hugh and Leslie Hanson
• Caitlyn Harris
• Jonnie Hartman
• Gregory Hatch, MLS and Terry Kogan, JD
• Frederick Hawkes
• Jennifer Haymond
• Kiley Hernandez
• Raymond Hernandez
• Gerald Hewes
• Susan Hickenlooper, PhD and Charles Hickenlooper
• Rebecca Hickox
• Christina Higdon
• Carey Hilbert
• David Hill, JD and Erika Hill
• Holly Hilton
• Brenda Hocking
• Stephen and Patricia Hodson
• Aaron Hoenig
• John Hollenhorst
• Michele and Lawrence Holzman
• Hannah Hornberger
• Julie and Daniel Horning
• Deborah and Richard Hoyt
• Madison Hozdic
• Grace Hurley
• Cameran Hurst
• Sybil Huskey and Michael Lavine
• Catherin Iguchi
• Intel Corporation Corporate Office
• Jackman Music Corporation
• Thomas* and Jennifer Jackson
• Mary Jefferson
• Linda Jellison
• Douglas Jensen
• Setsuko Makino Jensen
• Jacy Job
• Aaron Johnson
• David Johnson
• George Johnson, IV
• Lisa and Thomas Johnson
• Mica Johnson
• Xan Johnson, PhD
• Benjamin Johnston
• Constance and Paul Johnstron
• Brian Jurena
• Michael Kalm, MD and Janet Mann*
• Manami Kawai
• Janet and John Kazwell
• Elizabeth Kearsley
• Angela and Seth Keeton
• Paul Keir
• Safia Kelle and Lester Keller, PhD
• Marilee Keys and Bruce Lindsey
• Roger Kiers
• Alice King
• Elease King
• Carolyn Kipp and Carman Kipp, JD*
• Christian Kline
• Shaylee Kluber
• Marsha Knight and Leigh Selting
• Keiko Knode
• Bob Knous
• Kathy Knowlton and Joseph Knowlton, JD*
• Hannah Kojouri
• Angela Kourtoglou
• Stanley and Eileen Kraczek
• Kristin Krause
• Beth Krensky, PhD and Edward Gorfinkle
• Tyler Kunz
• Kendal Kuper
• Marie Lafleche
• Keith and Michele Lampers
• Lorraine and Matthew Larson
• Paul and Sharon Larson
• Madison Lawrence
• Kathie and Lou Leberti
• Elizabeth Leckie, PhD
• Lenore Lewis
• Sheryl Ligon
• Noah Lillie
• Colleen and Douglas* Livsey
• Anna Locke
• Gayle and JJ Lockwood
• Diane Loeffler
• Eliza Lord
• Robert Loynd
• LPL Financial
• Stephen Lucich
• Andy Luo
• Frank Lynch
• Kayla Madsen
• William Maguire
• Mussa Mahitula
• Maggie Maierle
• Bridget Malin
• Brian and Erika Manternach
• Lee Manwaring
• Michael Marriott and Juan Sanchez
• Walter Mason, JD
• Xochitl Marquez
• Kim Martinez
• Zoey Marty
• Dustin Matinkhah
• Samantha Matsukawa
• Michael and Mary Mattsson
• Lynn and Ellen Maxfield
• Maywood Music LLC
• Magda McDonald
• Maureen McGill
• Clarita Mele
• Kaylee Meyers
• Scott Mietchen
• Mightycause Charitable Foundation
• Lisetta Miles
• Corey Miller, MD and Nancy Miller
• Gil Miller
• Roger Miller
• Marry Millyard
• Dixie Moore
• William and Chari Moreton
• Eric and Emilie Morgan
• Justin Morgan
• Kim Morris and Rheba Vetter, PhD
• Emily Mostue
• Logan Muncey
• Michelle Murday, MD and Sean McMillian, MD
• Melonie Murray, PhD and Steve Murray
• Matt and Traci Myers
• Nathanael Myers
• Traci and Matt Myers
• Apryll Nakamura
• Samantha Nakken
• Jay and Sandhya Narasipura
• Andrea Nelson
• Catherine and Jacob Nelson
• Isabel Nieves
• Tenzin Norgyal
• Wilma and Kenneth* Odell
• Larry Ogden, JD and Judith Ogden
• Evelyn Oliveira
• Flavio and Kim Orlandini
• Ross Owen and Larry Herndon
• William Pagan-Perez
• Anil Kumar Palaparthi, PhD
• Panda Restaurant Group, Inc
• Melissa Panek
• Christy Patton
• Christopher and Gabriela Pavia
• Performing Dance Center
• Irene Peters
• John Peterson
• William Peterson
• Lorena Petronis
• Adam Pfost
• Sara Pickett
• Mary Helen Pitman
• Marla Polk
• Matthew Price
• April Radford
• Kathryn Ragland
• Kristi Ragsdale
• George and Karen* Raine
• Jose and Claudia Ramirez
• Jack Rampton, MD and Itha Rampton
• Brianne Reed
• Natalie Regan
• Gayle and Steve Reiber, PhD
• Joe Rejsek
• Claudia Restrepo Guzman, DMA
• Connor Rickman
• Michael and Anne* Riordan
• Christopher Rodgers
• Kelsey Rodgers
• Fernanda Rodriguez
• Lavinia Roe
• Steven Roens, DMA and Cheryl Hart
• Ryan Roggensack and Lala Phunkhang
• Patricia Rubley and Raymond Rubley, Jr.*
• Marijne Rushing
• Autumn Ryskoski
• Jaime Ryskoski
• Phyllis Safman, PhD
• Jade Sakelaris
• Leila Salari
• Joshua Salmanson
• Sofia Sant’Anna-Skites
• Jeffrey Sawaya
• Scharine Family Trust
• Richard Scharine, PhD and Marilyn Scharine
• Brent Schneider and Kim Blackett
• Mark and Mary Schneider
• Mark Schneller and Patti Bollenbaugh
• Maureen and David Scott
• Chriss Secrest
• Lynnea Shafter
• Jent and Gregory Shaw
• Lezlie Sherry
• Jeffrey Shields
• Kelsi Shields
• Isabel Shimanski
• Terry and Junnie Shiotani
• Glenda Shrader
• Susan Shurtz
• Jim Simmons
• Reshma Singh
• Cindy Skaggs
• Sylvia and Gary Skeen
• Richardo Sepulveda
• Diane Smith
• Miche Smith
• Paige Smith
• Robert Smith
• Marion and James Smith
• Patricia Smith and Homer Smith, MD
• Anne Robson Smock
• Kathleen Snow, PhD and Stephen Snow
• Ela Solmsen
• Hillary Sorensen
• Jeff Sorensen
• Sandra Sowerby and Melvin Sowerby, Jr.*
• Dolores Spacek
• Erin Speer
• Andy Speirs
• State of Utah
• Brett Nelson Stippich and Melissa Nelson-Stippich
• Samantha Stone
• Kennedy Story
• Jessie and Brian Strike
• Andrew and Alice Sullivan
• Sean Sullivan
• Geoffrey Sutyak
• Keily Tafiti
• Palemia and Kimberly Tafiti
• Cassie Taylor, DMA and Britt Taylor
• Frederick Terry and Laura Everett
• Dennis and Margaret Tesch
• Monica Thayer
• Clinton Thomas
• Troy and Stephanie Thomas
• Jennifer Thompson
• Nolan and Ashley Thompson
• Ashley and Nolan Thompson
• Ashley Thomson
• Ingo Titze, PhD
• Amanda and Roger Tolbert
• Ben Tomlin
• Diana Tran
• Henry Tran
• Joseph Tuinei
• Julianne Turner
• Madeline Ussery
• Keilah Van Hees
• Lennon and Meleah Vaughan
• Nicole Vernon
• Arthur Veenema
• Janella Vigil
• Carolyn Hunter Walsh and Richard Walsh
• Catherine and Chris Wagner
• Christ and Catherine Wagner
• Rollie Wagstaff
• Madison Warnock
• Wells Fargo & Company HQ
• Wilfred Weeks, Jr.
• Frank Weinstock
• Thomas Welsh, PhD and Sue Carpenter
• West Point Ballet Academy
• Mary Whitaker, AuD and Warren Whitaker
• Isabelle White
• Sierra Willis
• Leanna and Kenneth Willmore
• West Willmore
• Douglas Wilson
• Sarah Wissel
• Lawrence and Maida Withers
• Todd and Heidi Woodbury
• Debora Wrathall
• John Wright-Costa, DMA and Julie Wrist-Costa
• Keith Yezer
• Aaron Young
• Bill Young
• Jason Yu
• Carolyn and Gary Yurkovich
• ZAO Asian Cafe
• Catherine and Zavis Zavodni
• Christopher Zawislak