Mary Frances Clarke and the founding Sisters shared a vision to serve and enrich a new generation of students through education. Nearly 175 years later, Clarke remains devoted to that vision and to the BVM core values of freedom, education, charity and justice that are the hallmark of a Clarke education. Now is your opportunity to become part of that vision through a gift to the Founders' Society.
Your annual membership in the Founders' Society, with a gift of $1,000 or more to the Clarke Fund, directly impacts the affordability of Clarke's distinctive education rooted in the BVM tradition--opening the doors of a Clarke education to the most deserving and determined students.
For each year of membership, Society members will receive a custom medallion commemorating people, places and events from Clarke's historic past and present. In addition, all Founders' Society members will receive exclusive Presidential updates, invitations and recognition on campus and in the annual Honor Roll of Donors.
The entire amount of your Founders’ Society gift will directly benefit deserving students thanks to the generosity of our trustees who have underwritten all expenses related to the Founders’ Society, including the commemorative medallion collection.
Make an online gift today or call (888)225-2753 for more information.
2013 FOUNDERS' SOCIETY MEMBERSHIP (as of April 24, 2013)
Mary Frances Clarke Circle
For Clarke Fund support of $10,000 or more
The Butler Family Foundation*
Iowa College Foundation*
Dorice Schiller McNeill '61 and Corbin McNeill
Donna Wahlert '86 and Bob Wahlert*
Rob and Agnes Wahlert*
Mary Ann Froslie Wilens '63 and Gene Wilens*
Margaret Mann Circle
For Clarke Fund support of $7,500 to $9,999
Tri-State Travel*
Eliza Kelly Circle
For Clarke Fund support of $5,000 to $7,499
Susan Matheson Allen '71 and Jay Allen*
Pam Zwack Beaver '67 and John Beaver*
Elizabeth Bartels Bray '52
Tim and Chris Conlon*
Geri Brennan Frommelt '78 and Paul Frommelt*
Great River Oral Surgery
Carolyn Sanders Haupert '66 and John Haupert*
Pat Spaight Kaliban '55 and Bob Kaliban*
John and Jane Kiefer*
Alice Wilgenbusch Kirpes '61 and Bob Kirpes
Nancy Swift Klauer '67 and Jim Klauer*
Sharon Kress '69 and Keith Cook*
Mercy Medical Center Dyersville
Jim and Marita Theisen*
Rose O’Toole Circle
For Clarke Fund support of $2,500 to $4,499
Ed and Shirley Babka*
Bernadene Raftis Clemens '46
Dupaco Community Credit Union*
Carolyn Fitzgerald Gantz '70*
Lyle A. Gassmann, Sr.*
Mary Jean Schmidt Gregory '79 and Dick Gregory*
Craig and Patty Herther
Sue McGovern Juergens '69 and Steve Juergens*
Louise Glunz Beer Inc.
Louise Schuster Ottavi '59 and Joseph Ottavi*
Therese Mackin, BVM '50*
Prudential Financial*
John and Donna Schmidt*
Spahn & Rose Lumber Co.*
Susan Wahlert*
Mary Weller '52*
Celine Wolfe Wicks '60*
RADM Ronald C. Wilgenbusch, USN (Ret.) and Judy Wilgenbusch*
Catherine Byrne Circle
For Clarke Fund support of $1,000 to $2,499
Young alumni receive full recognition in the Catherine Byrne Circle with support of:
$250 or more – for traditional undergraduate alumni of the last one-five years
$500 or more – for traditional undergraduate alumni of the last six-ten years
Mafalda Layman Benchea '41
Rita Brennan Berens '68 and Richard Berens*
Cathy Fraher Bergmann '82 and Peter Bergmann*
Suzanne Diers Blouin '67 and Mike Blouin*
Patricia Brennan '73*
Lindsey Brown Schieffer '07 and Chris Schieffer
Joanne M. Burrows, SC*
Beth Brown Butler '60 and Fran Butler
Kathy Cahill '67*
Bill and Marietta Carroll*
Emily Chew and Bob Murphy
Frank and Theresa Cicciarelli
Marriann Kalina Cole '75 and Grady Cole*
Conlon Construction Co.*
Steve and Lorrie Conlon*
Kathleen Corrigan '85*
Mary Rose Corrigan-Psihoyos '04 and Gus Psihoyos
Cottingham & Butler Insurance Inc.*
Kate Davy '71
Diamond Jo Casino*
Patti Pederson Donlon '61
Dubuque Bank & Trust Co.*
Patricia Mangold Duggan '44*
Maurine Mackin Elliott '63*
Rich and Rae Ewers*
Jill Armstrong Faber '57 and Denis Faber*
Kay McTigue Filice '70*
Bonnie Fitzgerald*
Bernadine Fleury '60
Floorshow Companies Inc.*
Flynn Family Foundation
Kathy Cassidy Frasco '60 and John Frasco
Mike and Kathy Fuhs
Janet Vander Heyden Furman '62 and Brian Furman
Catherine Cassidy Gallagher '50 and Ed Gallagher*
Daniel and Linda Gantz
John Glunz*
Hon Mai Lam Goodman '58 and Joseph Goodman*
Joan Delaney Grossman '50 and Greg Grossman
Kim Esser Hall '79 and Glen Hall*
Elaine Lynch Hegmann '60
Bob and Marilyn Hoefer*
Jean Lennon Johnson '64 and G. Patrick Johnson
Patricia Hostert Kearns '74 and Thomas Kearns
Velma Miller Kinney '42
Bob and Judy Klauer*
Roger Klauer*
Toni Klingler '90 and Mac Klingler*
Jill Hallahan Kramer '68 and James Kramer*
Krause Gentle Foundation
William and Barbara Kruse
Judy Stilling Kuhlmann '71 and Richard Kuhlmann*
Linda Laufenberg '98 and Jan Scott
Roberta Lavin*
Dorothy Pannkuk Lemke '79 and Duane Lemke*
Joanne Minnehan Lonergan '76 and John Lonergan
Rose Nederheiser Manak '51 and Joseph Manak*
McAllister & Quinn
McCoy Group*
Dick McKay
Hugh McKee*
McKesson Relay Heath*
LeNae DeSotel McNulty '62 and Bill McNulty*
Adam Mennig '08
The Metrix Company*
Midwest Business Products*
Bob and Donna Miller*
Kylee Miller '12
Mary Jane Spencer Miller '46*
Jane Cowlishaw Monaghan '62 and Edward Monaghan*
Mary Minnehan Moothart '72 and Tim Moothart*
Mary Ellen Hood Murphy '60
Jeanne Nagle '64*
Diana Borst Nawrocki '58 and Ronald Nawrocki*
Mary Wirsching Newhouse '66 and James Newhouse
Paulson Electric Co. of Dubuque*
Kate Roland Pease '68 and Howard Pease
Michael Pedersen '00
Elizabeth Petty '81 and Karen Milner*
Rose Mary Vito Pratt '69 and Robert Pratt*
Printers Plus Inc.
Jeanne Powers Quann '66 and Brendan Quann*
Gilbert and Marie Redelman*
John Richter*
Mary Madden Rooney '61 and John Rooney
Diane Boge Sass '75 and James Sass
Ellen Burke Sayer '70 and Scott Sayer*
SC Ministry Foundation*
Susan Duffy Schaffrath '67 and James Schaffrath
Mary Schmid*
Jim and Ann Schmitt
Marie Bohan Schmitz '47*
Margaret Kretschmer Schmitz '52*
Sheryl Anne Schulte '71 and Jeanne LaVigne*
Jane Daly Seaberg '78 and Doug Seaberg*
Sedona Staffing Services Inc.
Deirdre Lagen Segerson '51*
Rosemary McGuirk Sheehan '60 and James Sheehan
Kathryn Cass Siebenaller '80 and Mark Siebenaller*
Melissa Sinno '94 and Abdul Sinno
John and Mary Stavnes*
Rose Mary Ritts Stelter '50
Kathleen Stephenson '70 and Jim Colberg
Jackie Brodnax Turner '67*
Sheila Turney '71
Jim and Diane Thompson*
Susan Voss Webb '62 and Bill Webb
Phil and Joan Weber*
Robin Slota Winkle '83 and John Winkle
Jeff Wood '03*
Karen Brown Young '73 and Terry Young*
Kate and Matt Zanger*
Pat and Janet Zuccaro
*Denotes membership for two consecutive years.