Ravinia 2023 Issue 2

Special Gifts LEADERSHIP DONORS BMO Winnie & Bob Crawford Elizabeth Crown & Bill Wallace In Honor of Sandra K. Crown Edwardson Family Foundation Samuel S. & Dorothy R. Haber Foundation Miriam U. & H. Earl Hoover Foundation Hunter Family Foundation ITW Chris & Elise Klein Mr. & Mrs. Robert D. Krebs Joseph & Helene Lachman Liz & Eric Lefkofsky Estate of Beatrice C. Mayer Tera & Richard McBlaine Harold M. & Adeline S. Morrison Family Foundation The Negaunee Foundation Christopher Noon Northwestern Medicine Estate of Samuel H. Press Stephen & Susan Rappin Ravinia Associates Board Ravinia Women’s Board John Snyder & Mignon Dupepe Heather Steans & Leo Smith Jennifer Steans & James Kastenholz Ms. Robin Steans and Mr. Leonard Gail Pamela B. & Russ M. Strobel Audrey L. Weaver BUILDING THE FUTURE OF REACH TEACH PLAY LEADERSHIP DONORS We are grateful to the following donors for their gifts of $50,000 or more to the Building the Future of Reach Teach Play Capital Campaign. These gifts were received between October 1, 2021, and May 30, 2023. Anonymous Megan P. & John L. Anderson Sarah & Larry Barden Susan & Don Civgin The Winnie & Bob Crawford Foundation Sandra K. Crown Living Trust Lynn Donaldson & Cameron Avery Edwardson Family Foundation Ms. Venita E. Fields & Mr. Lonnie Hampton Betsy & Arthur Holden Miriam U. & H. Earl Hoover Foundation Hunter Family Foundation Mr. &Mrs. Thomas B. Hunter III ITW Chris & Elise Klein Mr. & Mrs. Robert D. Krebs Lefkofsky Family Foundation Susan & Richard Levy Tera & Richard McBlaine Kenneth & Jodi Meister Mary Moreland & Daniel Jenks Harold M. & Adeline S. Morrison Family Foundation The Negaunee Foundation Christopher Noon O’Leary-Gill Foundation Stephen & Susan Rappin Ravinia Women’s Board Onnie & Steven Scheyer John Snyder & Mignon Dupepe Heather Steans & Leo Smith Jennifer Steans & James Kastenholz Ms. Robin Steans & Mr. Leonard Gail Pamela B. & Russ M. Strobel Audrey L. Weaver ENDOWMENT & FIXED ASSET FUND DONORS We are grateful to the following donors for their gifts of $300 or more to the Fund to Assure Ravinia’s Future, the RSMI Endowment Fund, Building the Future of Reach Teach Play, or Ravinia’s Fixed Asset Fund. These gifts were received between October 1, 2021, and May 30, 2023. Anonymous (2) ElevenEleven Foundation/ Jim & Wendy Abrams Megan P. & John L. Anderson Sarah & Larry Barden Jean & John Berghoff Judy & Merrill Blau Ms. Stephanie Borash Shanelle Brown Mr. & Mrs. Jerome A. Castellini Chevron Humankind Susan & Don Civgin Jane B. Colman Charlotte Hughes & Christopher Combs Marc & Sandra Cordova Micek Winnie & Bob Crawford The Crown Family Elizabeth Crown & Bill Wallace In Honor of Sandra K. Crown The Dancing Skies Foundation Bobbie & Charlie Denison Jeanne & Tom Denison Mr. & Mrs. Christopher A. Deveny Annette Dezelan Missy & Bruce Ettelson Mr. Clifton L. Fenton & Mrs. Judy Wallis Fenton Fund at The Chicago Community Foundation The Ferdon Family Ms. Venita E. Fields & Mr. Lonnie Hampton Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas Fink Ms. Patricia Fosmoe David & Heather Gaspar Mr. & Mrs. Mark D. Gerstein Ms. Carrie Grady Grainger Mr. Pedro A. Guerrero Mr. & Mrs. Lou S. Harrison Jeff & Kathryn Haydon Betsy & Arthur Holden Drs. Courtney & Carmen Hollowell Donald J. Holmberg & Karen Morgan Holmberg Michele & Troy Ihlanfeldt ITW Welz Kauffman & Jon Teeuwissen The Kellogg Company Chris & Elise Klein James & Carol Klenk Emily & Christopher Knight Mr. & Mrs. Robert D. Krebs Liz & Eric Lefkofsky Susan & Richard Levy Mayer Brown LLP Tera & Richard McBlaine Mr. & Mrs. John W. McCarter Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Alan G. McNally Kenneth & Jodi Meister Dr. Toni-Marie Montgomery J. Clifford Moos Trust Ms. Iliana A. Mora & Mr. Bodee Kittikamron Mary Moreland & Daniel Jenks The Negaunee Foundation Christopher Noon O’Leary-Gill Foundation Mr. &Mrs. Christopher Paquette Estate of Samuel H. Press Stephen & Susan Rappin Ravinia Women’s Board Gloria & Dan Reisner Wendy Schenker Onnie & Steven Scheyer Dr. Scholl Foundation Mr. & Mrs. John A. Schweig Richard & Leslie Sevcik Beverly & Myron Shapiro Eugene & Marlene Shapiro Mrs. Eugene F. Sikorovsky John Snyder & Mignon Dupepe Mr. & Mrs. Judson Snyder Kerry Spaven Heather Steans & Leo Smith Jennifer Steans & James Kastenholz Ms. Robin Steans & Mr. Leonard Gail Steven & Susan Steinmeyer Mr. & Mrs. John A. Stepan Mr. & Mrs. Loren Stone Pamela B. & Russ M. Strobel Mr. Daniel Teichman Herbert S. Wander Revocable Trust Ms. Debra Warweg Audrey L. Weaver Steven B. Weinstein Western Union Foundation Randy & Lisa White Wintrust Financial Corporation Paul & Mary Yovovich EDWARD GORDON SOCIETY Memorializing the longtime executive director of Ravinia, the Edward Gordon Society recognizes donors who have provided for Ravinia in their estate plans. We thank all Edward Gordon Society members for their steadfast commitment to Ravinia’s future. To learn more about the many ways to name Ravinia in your estate plans, please contact Lisa Connolly at 847-266-5494 or lconnolly@ravinia.org . MARION LLOYD CIRCLE Established in memory of the distinguished chairman of Ravinia from 1971 to 1975, the Marion Lloyd Circle recognizes Edward Gordon Society members who have designated one or more major planned gifts to Ravinia valued at or exceeding $100,000. We are sincerely grateful to the Marion Lloyd Circle members for their exemplary generosity. Anonymous (2) Judy & Merrill Blau Dinah Jacobs Castle Mr. Terrence M.W. Ellsworth Mr. & Mrs. Maurice F. Fulton Robert H. Glaze Marsha & Michael Goldstein Mrs. Dorothy G. Harza Wm. P. Hauworth II Jack Kanuk & Richard Foster Howard Kaspin Mr. & Mrs. John P. Keller Esther G. Klatz Mr. Steven F. Krause & Mrs. Patricia A. Krause Michael E. Lavin Dr. Sheldon H. Marcus Sharon & Eden Martin Dave & Emily Merjan Mr. Newton N. Minow John & Kim Taylor Dr. Marylou Witz Nancy Zadek PROMISED GIFT MEMBERS Anonymous (3) Marilynn Alsdorf In memory of Mrs. C.F. Andes Charles J. Balkin III Mr. & Mrs. Murray Beck Mr. J. Salvatore L. Cianciolo Mrs. George H. Conrad Mrs. Wayne Dailey Mr. & Mrs. Donald R. Dann Mrs. Evelyn M. Edidin Mr. Robert Elisberg Janice Ferri Esser Ms. Nadine Ferguson Mrs. Zollie S. Frank Susan & Sy Frolichstein Mike & Lynn Froy Jean & Robert Gelbort Mrs. Samuel Gershuny Mr. & Mrs. Paul C. Gignilliat Mr. &Mrs. Donald F. Goldsmith Mr. & Mrs. Bruce K. Goodman Mrs. Millard J. Grauer J. Brian Greis, MD Julie & Parker Hall Mr. & Mrs. Richard C. Halpern Mrs. David J. Harris Mr. & Mrs. Thomas D. Heath Jay & Judy Heyman Edith Hicks Stuart Kane Gerry & Steve Keen Mr. & Mrs. Brian R. Kenney Ms. Patricia J. Klemz Dolores Kohl Kaplan Mrs. Helen J. Kohr Mr. & Mrs. Martin J. Koldyke Mrs. Frederick H. Kortlander Ms. Louella Krueger Ward Ms. Alice Kurland & Mr. Ernest A. Grunsfeld III David A. Lawrence, PhD Amy & Donald Lubin Mr. & Mrs. Lowell B. Mason Jr. Howard M. McCue III Dorothe Melamed Dr. & Mrs. Jack L. Melamed Mrs. Marcia Melamed Rob, Susan & Christopher Meyer Marnie M. Miller Mr. &Mrs. Edward A. Nieminen Mr. & Mrs. Charles D. O’Kieffe L.M. Overend Marian Tyler Pawlick Maxine R. Philipsborn Sue N. Pick Dale & Betsey Pinkert Mr. & Mrs. Robert L. Rain Mrs. Mary Reusché Mr. James S. Rosenbaum Suzanne Samuels Sue & Bill Samuels Ms. Deborah Sherrock & Mr. Charles Ted Allen Mr. &Mrs. Eugene F. Sikorovsky Fay Stern Dr. Gerald Sunko Ember Swanson-Jesunas Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Tucker Mrs. Elizabeth Upjohn Mason Mr. Robert F. VanderSchaaf Linda & Payson Wild Mrs. Ann S. Wolff ESTATE & TRUST MEMBERS Anonymous Bruce R. Bachmann Marshall & Arlene Bennett Bernbaum Family Charitable Fund Jacqueline Brumlik Trust Dorothy Cahn Trust Sandra K. Crown Living Trust Estate of John E. Deimel Estate of Edward I. Elisberg Enivar Charitable Fund, In Memory of Mrs. Leonard S. Florsheim Jr. Estate of Lynette Flowers Elaine Frank Fund Estate of Joan S. Freehling Estate of Stanley M. Freehling Mr. & Mrs. Maurice F. Fulton Mrs. Bruce K. Goodman Estate of Edward Gordon, late Executive Director of Ravinia Ernest A. Grunsfeld Jr. Trust Estate of Ernest A. Grunsfeld III Estate of Hugh Johnston Hubbard Mr. Morris A. Kaplan Roberta A. Kapoun Discretionary Supplemental Needs Trust Estate of Marion M. Lloyd Estate of Eloise W. Martin Estate of Beatrice C. Mayer The Harvey Medvin Trust Jack Melamed Beneficiary Distribution Estate of Hugo J. Melvoin J. Clifford Moos Trust Estate of Bruce P. Olson Mrs. Dean B. Phemister Trust Thomas F. Pick Trust Estate of Samuel H. Press Estate of Michael G. Rahal Kenneth S. Recu Trust Milton H. and Lillian Z. Schwartz Family Fund Estate of Helene E. and Arthur W. Segil Alfred L. Siegel Estate of Charles John Starcevich Mr. and Mrs. John N. Stern Estate of Howard A. Stotler Virginia C. Vale Revocable Trust Michael D. Vogan Trust Herbert S. Wander Revocable Trust Estate of William D. Weaver RAVINIA.ORG • RAVINIA MAGAZINE 57 It was love at first sight when Morry and I met each other at a Ravinia Board of Trustees meeting. We were married soon after, sharing many musical evenings at the festival. He surprised me on our fifth anniversary with the beautiful circular garden near the Martin Theatre with a sign he composed: “To Ravinia - - Where We Met”. DOLORES, RAVINIA LIFE TRUSTEE