Donors Leading the Way

Updated 3-30-2022

Epic Giving Society

($1,000,000 and above)

The L. E. Phillips
Family Foundation

Legend Giving Society

($500,000-$999,999)

Saga Giving Society

$250,000-$499,999

Thomas, Jill, & Janet Barland in honor of John C. Barland (1840–1928),
Civil War veteran & member of the first Library Board

Opus Giving Society

$100,000-$249,999

Dr. Louis G. Arnold
Charter Bank
Brady and Jeanne Foust
Jay and Rose Phillips Family Foundation
Kwik Trip, Inc
Lasker Jewelers
Don and Leatrice Mathison
Otto Bremer Trust
Jerry Shea, Heidi Atkins, Cooper, and Kiki Shea
Jerry Shea and Heidi Atkins, in memory of Kevin C. Shea
Ulrich Trust, in honor of Connie and Pat Ulrich
Ken and Roberta Vance
Anonymous Donor

Chronicle Giving Society

$50,000-$99,999

Dick and Marlene Cable Family Fund, in honor of book clubs everywhere, particularly the library’s Women’s Book Group (est. 1970)
David and Natasha Durnick
Friends of the L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library
Mark and Lois Helland
Amy and Cam Kalmon, in celebration of our mothers Janet A. Zais and Laura M. Kalmon
Dan and Debbie Market
Market & Johnson, Inc.
Michael and Jane O’Meara Family Fund
Charles and Helen Nordstrom
Orgel Wealth Management
Presto Foundation
Wipfli
Woodman’s Markets

Novel Giving Society

$25,000-$49,999

Crescendo Fundraising Professionals, LLC
Tom and Libby Gillett
Bob and Patty Glorvick
Richard and Nicolette Hanna
Ed and Beth Hicks
Kiwanis Club of Eau Claire
Brian F. and Mildred N. Larson
L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library Endowment Fund
Keith and Alison Martin
Carol and Rick Olson
Tim and Carol Olson
Gary and Margaret Pesicka
Pat and Sue Quinn
Ann Thornburg
Susan and Roger Tietz
John Urice and Penelope Kolloff
The Wildenberg Family (Joe, Catherine, Andrew, Bob, and Janine)
WIN Technology

Treatise Giving Society

$15,000-$24,999

Lloyd and Pat Everhart
Dr. Mark Gideonsen and Dr. Jennifer Eddy
Tess T. Goodwin
Dick and Karen Hebert
Bernard and Karla Hoefgen
Barbara Lee
Sherry Macaul
Jose and Zaida Ortiz
Eric and Arwen Rasmussen
Paula Utphall, in honor of children
Sally A. Webb, PhD

Sonnet Giving Society

$5,000-$14,999

American Phoenix
Mark and Kathleen Attermeier, in memory of Barbara and Ivy McNaughton
Emily Barnes and Brett Schroedel
Sandeep and Lopa Basu
Amy Benson
Michael and Mary Berg
William and Beth Blackburn
Boxx Sanitation, in memory of Rachel E. Studt
Rusty and Ann Brand
Susan J. Bruce, in memory of Robert L. Bruce
Nickolas and Regina Butler
Susan Carroll
Charles and Joanne Graaskamp Fund
Richard and Susan Cochrane
Carlyn Conway, in memory of William Conway
Eau Claire Community Foundation Create Culture Crowdfunding Award
Mark and Susan Edstrom
Robert and Melissa Eierman
Bill and Carol Gabler
Dr. Philip and Sheril Gilberstadt
Richard and Gail Halmstad
Cindy Hangartner
Herb and Mary Ann Hardebeck
Nathan and Kate Harris
Michael and Diane Hoadley
Rich and Patty Horecki
Steve and Eileen Immerman
Claire and Marjorie Johnson
Steve and Brenda Johnson
Dr. Steven and Mary Kapla
Kelly and Deborah Kavanagh
Dr. Ronald and Patricia Lange
John and Jane Lokken
The Meeks Family
Gregg and Emily Moore
Dr. William and Kathleen Morin
David and Janna Morley
Dr. Joseph and Mrs. Joyce Motto
Vinay and Angela Nijhawan
Nordson Foundation
Michael and Martha O’Halloran
Larry and Marie Past
Dr. Morris Pasternack and Mrs. Shelley Fredson
William and Barbara Pearson
Janney Randall, in honor of Grant Maierhofer
Jerry and Kathy Reinecke
Roger and Carol Resar
Dr. David Schifeling and Dr. Joan Hamblin
Jane W. Schley
Anton and Rae Schilling-Smets
Cindy L. Schlosser and Paul Wagner
Dr. Katherine Schneider
Security Financial Bank
Ron and Susan Candis Seningen
Steve and Kaye Senn
John and Lynnette Stoneberg
Student Transit—Eau Claire, Inc.
The Studt Family, in memory of Rachel Studt
Cathy Sultan
Roger and Mary Tlusty
Paul and Cheri Weinke
WNB Financial
Becky and Dave Wood
Dennis and Sue Zahrbock
Anonymous Donors

Essay Giving Society

$1,000-$4,999

Rebecca Mattson
William and Laura McCullough
Robert and Mary McDougall
Susan McLeod
Marjorie K. McManus
Nick and Sally Meyer
Jessica and Joshua Miller
Thomas Misfeldt and Lisa Stark
Annie and Jack Misurek
John Moseng
Angela and Carl Mothes
Donald Mowry and Martha Munger
John and Meri-Jo Mueller
Marlin and Lois Mueller
Shaughnessy and Katie Murphy
Nana and Papa, in honor of Daniel, Kacy, Kali, Westley, Joshua, Ethan, and any future grandbabies
Linda and Scott Nicastro
Ned and Terri Noel
Tim and Terri Nordin
North Country PPC, LLC, in honor of Emily and Mark Twesme and girls
Robert Noyce
Oakleaf Surgical Hospital
Stacey and Tim O’Brien
Elaine Olson
Becky and Jeremy Ostedt
Karen Overhulser
Robert and Juanita Peck
Gregory and Jeanne Peterson
Mitch and Barbara Piper
Poquette, Donnellan & Schlewitz Law, LLC
Jack and Lois Postlewaite
John and Sharon Price, in memory of Nona Hanson
David and Cindy Rasmussen
Jordan and Jessica Reed and family, in honor of Annamae Reed
Ben and Courtney Reich
Barry and Pam Rhodes
Tim and Dianne Robertson
Dr. William Rupp and Dr. Janice Clarke
Tom and Susan Rusboldt
Mary Ryan-Miller and Thomas Miller
Larry Sagen, in memory of Jeremy P. Sagen
John and Tami Satre
Jane Schley
Diane Schulz Fritz
Flo Sheridan
Dan and Judy Shuck
Lissa and Thomas Siedow
Kaia Simon
Richard Smith and Pat McKearn
Dorothy Sorlie and James Urness, in memory of Tom Atkinson. “Well done, my son.”
Sandi Stanton
State Farm Insurance
Dr. Jeff and Missy Stepanek
Michael and Robin Stoessel
Dr. James and Karen Storlie
Robin Swain and Donald Baughman
The Terrence and Carol Grimm Fund, in memory of Rachel E. Studt
Cheryl Thiede
Jon Thorpe and Suzette Peltier, in memory of Dr. Sarah Burgess
Judy Tulgren
Steven and Suzanne Waldusky
Jonathan and Jennifer Webb
Sally A. Webb, PhD
Donald and Kathleen Weber
Brenda Weisenbeck
David and Gloria Weiss
Frederick Wesner, in honor of Monica Donnellan
Pamela and Mike Westby
P.R. and M.N. Whitis
Annis and Mark Williams
Don and Jan Wisner
Helen and Norbert Wurtzel, in honor of our children and grandchildren
Xcel Energy
Dr. Blenda Yun and Lane Biggs, in memory of Dr. Sarah Burgess
Keith and Debra Zehms
Wayne and Cecelia Zorn, in memory of Anthony T. Nowak
Anonymous Donors
Anonymous Donor, in honor of the fabulous staff of the L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library
Anonymous Donor, in honor of my dad Milton and my mom Elnora Siker

We are also grateful to the rest of our Story Builder donors!

Joan Kjos
The Klages Family
Michelle Klass
Gary and Cora Klawiter
Gary and Cora Klawiter, in memory of Jean Nemitz
Jeff and Leose Koenig
Jim and Margaret Koerner
Victoria Kohlhepp
Ray and Chris Kondrasuk
Paul and Janet Kosower
Kathy Kovell
Lloyd and Vicki Kragenbring, in memory of Collin Kragenbring
Mary and Jim Kreilich
Patricia and Doug Kress
Erin Kriener
Rose Krumenauer-Lessard
Callie Grace Krzyzaniak
Rob and Bobbie Kuchta
Steven and Geraldine Kurtz
Jill and Chico LaBarbera
Scot LaFaive
Lakeshore Elementary School PTO, in honor of Lakeshore Elementary School
Dr. John and Ann Lamoureux
John and Ann Lamoureux, in memory of Rachel E. Studt
Denise Lapoint
John and Margie Larsen
Kurt and Kris Lauer
Michelle Lavoll
John and Judy Layde
John and Judy Layde, in memory of Dr. Sarah Burgess
Paulis and Irene Lazda
Mary Ann Lehner, in memory of Rachel E. Studt
Mary L. Lehner, in memory of Rachel Studt
Lein Law Offices, in memory of Rachel E. Studt
David Lendle
Ned and Jill Lenhart, in honor of Grace, Clara, and Thea Lenhart
Michael Lenroot
C. L. Lewis
Barbara and Neil Liljander
Sarah and Timothy Lilly
Christopher and Jana Lind
Chris and Anne Lindahl
Eric and Susan Lindquist
Kate Lindsay
Ashley Loos
Ms. Yia Lor, in honor of Ivy Hartman
Evelyn Lucarelli
Brooke Ludwig
David Lundberg
David Lundberg, in memory of Jason Daniels
Nancy Lynch
Michael and Mary Ann Lynnes
Shilpa Maddikunta and Anjali Maddikunta
Denise Madland
Carmen Manning and Mark Mathias
Larry and Mary Marino
Mary Marino
Don and Patricia Marjala
Jill and Karl Markgraf
Deborah Marshall
Dennis and Deb Mathson
Richard and Kathleen Matter
Kathleen and Michael Mauer
Mary Mayer
Sean McAleer
Margaret M. McBride
William and Catherine McCann
W McDermott,
Lynnette K. McFadyen, in memory of Rachel Studt
Ann McKinley
Carling McLaughlin
George and Lynne McLeod, in memory of Rachel E. Studt
Ronald and Georgia Mehr
James and Patricia Menard
Larry and Dawn Menard, in memory of Larry Menard
Nate and Sara Meyer
Dick and Kay Meyers, in memory of Rachel Studt
Scott Meyers and Jodi Johnson-Meyers, in memory of Thomas and Cheryl Johnson
Mary Mihajlov
Andrea Miller and J. Michael Peterman
Ms. Margo A. Miller, in memory of Catherine Burke
Richard and Nancy Miller, in honor of Ann Ryan
William P. Mills
Barbara Misselt, in memory of Margaret Odegard
Jane and John Modjeski
Carol and Gary Mooney
Mark and Winnie Morse
Mark and Winnie Morse, in memory of Nona Hanson
Owen and Jan Moyer
Joseph and Megan Munger
Jill Myers
Leah Myers
Dorothy Ann Nelson
Neil and Mary Nelson
Peter and Barbara Nelson
John and Joan Nicholas
Kristin Nickel, in memory of Nona Hanson
Timothy and Martha Nieman
Ronald and Yvonne Nixdorf, in memory of Rachel E. Studt
Jesica M. Nkouaga
Angeline Noble, in honor of Sara Meeks (Edustaff Employee)
Matt Norland, in memory of Rachel Studt
Laurie Norstedt
Northwestern Mutual
Emma O’Brien, in memory of Dianne Rhein
Karen Oday
Michael and Martha O’Halloran, in memory of Carolyn Johnson
C.H. Olson
Susan Olson
Owen O’Meara, Juniper, Beatrix, and Quillan O’Meara Niblack
Melani Orendorff, in memory of Mark Orendorff
Joseph Orser
Jan Marie Otterhold, in memory of Ann C. Larson
Krister Paakkonen
Jason Palecek
Carol J. Parsons
Jerry Parsons
Molly Patterson
Kate Paulson
Sue and Doug Pearson
Luanne Perry
Gretchen Peters
Karen Peters
Laurie Peterson
Patricia I. Peterson
David Peuse, in memory of Rachel E. Studt
William Phillips and Eva Santos-Phillips
Robert and Judith Pielhop, in memory of Rachel E. Studt
Nikki Jean Pieper
Cathy Pierzina and Doug Lucas
Roger and Diane Pomplun
Jack and Lois Postlewaite, in memory of Carolyn Johnson
Lois Postlewaite
Ron and Dianne Powers
Ken Presley and Linda Presley
Prevea Occupational Health and Urgent Care (Rice Lake), in memory of Rachel Studt
Prevea Occupational Medicine, in memory of Rachel Studt
Prevea Therapy Institute, in memory of Rachel E. Studt
Doris E. Prindle
Jack and Margaret Quaid
Hawks Quindel, in memory of Rachel E. Studt
Ann and Tiit Raid
Donna and Peter Raleigh
Gary and Mary Rambo, in memory of Rachel Studt
John and Betsey Reagan
Donald and Jayne Reck, in honor of Eau Claire PEO Chapter CH
Delores Redman, in memory of Mildred and George Redman
Stephannie Regenauer
Gary and Jacqueline Reich, in memory of Nona Hanson
Jeff and Cathy Reitz
Roxann Rice, in memory of Elizabeth Rice
Michael and Michelle Richards, in memory of Rachel E. Studt
Randy Richter
Randy and Martha Richter
Kristin Ritland Pressler, in memory of Rachel E. Studt
Dave and Jane Rockwell
Jonathan and Ann Roe, in memory of Rachel E. Studt
Lori Roholt, in honor of Noah’s Ark Preschool and ECE staff at Trinity Lutheran Church
Lori Roholt, in honor of Dave and Karen Roholt
Joseph and Evelyn Rohrer
Carrie and Chad Ronnander
Mary L. Rosolack
Lois Rottier
Mark Ruddy and Patricia Scott
Joan and Jerry Rusch
Richard and Elizabeth Ryberg
Anna Rybicki
Katherine A. Ryder, in memory of Carole Johnson
St. Edward’s Montessori School
Thomas and Kristen Sandager, in memory of Rachel E. Studt
Amy and David Schaefer
Jim and Susan Schansberg, in memory of Eric Mark Schansberg
Anton and Rae Schilling-Smets, in memory of Doris
Crystal Schmidt
Marvin and Sue Schmit, in memory of Rachel Braaten Studt
Jack Schneider, in memory of Bonnie Starns
Linda Marie Schneider
Mary Schwebach
Ronald and Susan Candis Seningen, in memory of Marilyn Nordstrom
Dennis and Luanne Shea, in honor of Harry and Marian Feck
Jim and Sue Shea
Bill Simon
Kelley Simon
Juelie Sires, in memory of Robert J. Gehrke
Isa and Jesse Small
Dayna Smith, in memory of Rachel E. Studt
Julie A. Smith
Margaret Soderberg
The Sparks Brady Family
Spectrum Insurance Group
Rich Spindler and Mary Canales
Sherry and John Sprague
Dale and Jacquie Staebell
Mark and Amy Steigerwald
Dean S. Steines and Ann Gordon
Barb Steinseifer, in memory of Lillian Korbel
Larry and Linda Stelter
Nathaniel Stewart
Laura Stoland and Ira Rosenblatt, in memory of John Stoland
Nathan Stremcha, in honor of Lydia Monk
John and Libby Stupak
Terre and Ken Sullivan
Terry and Marilyn Sullivan
Allen and Tina Susedik
Cheryl Sutter
Philip Swanhorst
Jan Swanson
Richard Swanson and Joanne Mellema
Ken and Sarah Szymanski
Ellen Terwilliger, in honor of Hanna Terwilliger
Steve and Ellen Terwilliger
Jodi Thesing-Ritter
Diane Tillung
Donna Thompson
Mary and Roger Tlusty
Logan Toftness
Dave and Connie Turner
Sarah Tweedale
Mark and Kathryn Vaughn
Katie Venit
Claudia Vlcek
David and Margaret Wallace
Pamela Wall
James and Elaine Ward
Johanna Warloski
Mrs. Charlene M. Warner
Darcy and Kimera Way
Donald and Kathleen Weber, in memory of Sarah Burgess
Terry Weld
Charles Wells
Chuck and Debbie Wells
Terry Wells, in honor of Peggy Ward
Elizabeth Wesner
Laura Westlund, in memory of Rachel E. Studt
Cindy Westphal, in memory of Nona Hanson
Drs. Ben and Lori Whitis
Ben and Lori Whitis and family, in memory of Rachel Studt
Marilyn Wickre
John and Kathryn Wile
Annis and Mark Williams, in memory of Olive E. “Pete” Swanson
Carla Williams, MD, in memory of Dr. Sarah Burgess
Denny and Brenda Williams
Patricia Williams
Don and Marnee Willson-Broyles
Kate Wilson and Brian Doxsie
Kim Wilson
Elmer and Millie Winters, in honor of Elmer A. Winters
Wisconsin Independent Network, LLC
Robert Wojnowski
Jayne Woodburn
Alexander and Mariana Wopat
Rebecca Workman
Barbara Young
Nancy and Bob Yule
Dick and Diane Zahorik
Tom and Shelia Zahorik
Alberta Zais, in memory of Janet Zais
Wayne and CeCelia Zorn, in memory of Leon D. Provost
Anonymous Donor, in honor of Carol Gabler
Anonymous Donor, in memory of Glen Eggleston Jr.
Anonymous Donor, in memory of Jean Nemitz
Anonymous Donor, in honor of Joan Wheeler
Anonymous Donor, in honor of Karen Gjersvig
Anonymous Donor, in honor of Kathy Goss
Anonymous Donor, in memory of Reta
Anonymous Donors
Anonymous Donors, in memory of Rachel E. Studt

Thank you to our Create Culture Crowdfunding donors who raised a cumulative $13,384

Ray and Christine Kondrasuk
Roger and Barb Koski
Rob and Bobbie Kuchta, in honor of Bryony, Finn, Lilly, and Greta
Christopher and Jana Lind
Sandra Lindow
Tania Mathews
Kathleen E. Mauer
Joanne Mellema
Thomas Miller and Mary Ryan-Miller
William P. Mills, in memory of Bob and Mary Mills
Barb and Ron Misselt
William and Barbara Pearson
Chris Poppe
David and Cindy Rasmussen
Stephannie Regenauer
Rob Reid
Roxann Rice
Randy and Martha Richter
Jim Roden
John and Pam Roffler, in memory of Mary Roffler, daughter
Anna Saari
Brandon and Brenda Scheurer
Carolyn M. Schwaderer
Jeff Shafer
Sue and Jim Shea
Lissa and Tom Siedow
Suzanne Smith
Lawrence and Melodie Sprecher
Ann Heywood and Gene Stanley
Allen and Christine Susedik
Bruce Taylor and Patti See
UW–Eau Claire Foundation
Jennifer Von Klein
Connie Fick and Dan Weber
Cynthia Winn
Julie Woodruff
Dennis Yakesh, in memory of Charlotte Ager
Jennifer Zemple
Anonymous
Anonymous, in memory of Christopher Tarbox
Anonymous, in memory of Kathleen Moore