Diamond Angels
Muriel McBrien Kauffman Foundation
Dr. Michael and Mrs. Ginger Frost

Golden Angels
Mrs. Ann Dickinson
Maureen and Richard Durwood
Anne and Howard Elsberry Family Foundation
Mrs. Beth Ingram
Dr. Revis C. Lewis
Mr. Edward P. Milbank
Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences
Richard J. Stern Foundation for the Arts, Commerce Bank, Trustee

Silver Sponsors
Mr. and Mrs. R. Phillip Bixby
Hyatt Regency Crown Center
Jim and Sonya Nutter

Bronze Sponsors
DST Systems, Inc.
Ever Glades Fund
Stueve Siegel Hanson LLP

Major Table Sponsors
Margaret and Donald Austin Family Foundation
Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Kansas City
Commerce Bank
Amy and David Embry
Jack and Trudy Gabriel
Mr. and Mrs. Donald J. Hall
Halls
Lathrop & Gage LLP
Millie Moorman and Marsha Moorman
Jody Tillotson
Mr. and Mrs. C. Humbert Tinsman, Jr
Ursula Terrasi - Scandia Down & Home

Table Sponsors
J. Scott Francis/Francis Family Foundation
Kansas City Chiefs
Legacy School of the Arts/Dr. Ernest and Diane Neighbor
Husch Blackwell Sanders LLP
McCownGordon Construction/Patrick McCown
RubinBrown, LLP
Roswitha and Kenneth Schaffer
Mary and Don Smith
Sally Wood

Benefactors
Anonymous
Mr. Doug Anning and Mr. Kirk Isenhour
The Atterbury Family Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. C. Bruce Barksdale
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Baty
Eugene Bileski and Diane Krizek
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Bondi
Lynne and Peter Brown
Nancy and Matt Buchmann
Donna and Ed Carper
Cardiovascular Imaging Technologies/Dr. James Case and Ms. Tricia O’Connell
Mr. Steve Chick
Dr. and Mrs. Ed Christophersen
Country Club Bank
Una and Morton Creditor
Mr. and Mrs. Steven J. Dillman
Pat Durkin
Fred D. Fowler, MD
Mary Beth and James Gentry
Webb R. Gilmore
Amy and Lee Greif
Marie and Woody Haynes
Mr. and Mrs. Ryan Henne
Joyce Holland
Roger and Sandy Jackson
Kitchens By Kleweno/Randall and Sheila Sisk
Jan and Dave King
Mr. and Mrs. H. Elvin Knight, Jr.
Bill and Regina Kort
Dr. and Mrs. Robert Littlejohn
Connie and Phil Mangiaracina
Elaine and Benjamin Mann
Barbara Hall Marshall
John and Sue Massman
Albert and Sandra Mauro
Jacquie McKinney and Alvin Hooker
Mr. and Mrs. John Middelkamp
Susan and Rick Miller
Karen and Lynd Mische
Sherrill Mulhern
Mrs. Jeanette Nichols
Dick and Doris Noon
Stephanie and Craig O'Dear
Drs. Bobby and Eleanor Patton
Jeanette and Kevin Prenger
Carl and Mary Privitera
Michelle and Chuck Ritter
Dr. and Mrs. Nelson R. Sabates
Mark Sappington and David McGee
Patricia and Arthur D. Scott, Jr.
Dr. Richard F. Seitz
Sherilyn Seitz
J. Michael Sigler
Ray and Arlyn Silvey
David L. Simpson, II
Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Siragusa
Mary and Don Smith
Dr. Robert and Mrs. Kit Smith
Suzanne Shank and Martin Smoler
Drs. Michael and Michella Stiles
Frank and Evangeline Thompson
Joan and Robert Thompson
US Bank
Bill and Ronda White/White & Associates Real Estate Services
Christine Thomas Yonke

Patrons
Jacob F. May, Jr. and Rosalie Pompushko

Special Acknowledgements
The Members of the Lyric Opera Circle
Administrative Staff of the Lyric Opera of Kansas City
AARTVARK/Sharon Murray
Ambience Furs
Dave Stephens Band
Beau Bledsoe
Keith Phares
Harvest Productions
Ward Holmquist/Artistic Director and Conductor, Lyric Opera
Hyatt Regency Crown Center/Rusty Macy, Kelly Toboja, Chef Frank Majowicz
Evan Luskin/General Director, Lyric Opera
Studio Dan Meiners
Midwest Embroidery Company/Jim Mooney
David Riffel Photography
Judy Williams Photography
Sara Bower Youngblood
SOLI PRINTING/Sayoko Enomoto Hood
Ursula Terrasi/Scandia Down by Terrasi Home
The Independent/Jenny Hughes and Laurie Ingram