As the fifth president of the University, John R. Kirk was considered an innovative educator and a national leader for educational excellence. The Kirk Society recognizes and honors individuals who perpetuate his commitment to education through their efforts to advance Truman State University. Annual membership is granted to alumni and friends of the University who provide support for the Truman State University Foundation.
John R. Kirk Society
The John R. Kirk Society
Individuals
President’s Level ($50,000 and above)
Brian and Cynthia Gardner
Lyle Ingraham†
Joseph Jr.† and Myrtle† Mrskos
Sandra Reavey†
Dean’s Level ($25,000 - $49,999)
Rebecca and J. Burleigh† Arnold
George Eichman
Drew and Katherine Giardina
Kevin and Nancy Harrison
Sharron and Larry† Quisenberry
Kate Sutter
Dean’s Fellow Level ($10,000 - $24,999)
Bill and Gabrielle Allen
Jennifer and Denis Austin
Calaneet Balas and David Neumann
Mark Barner
Donald Belford
Fred and Cleone Black
Catherine Bradley Merrick and Nathan Merrick
Steve and Cheryl Cozette
Dorothy Dieckman
Robert and Rita† Elsea
Amanda and Justin Gioia
Pat and Joe Hays
Dennis and Suann Hohn
Lavonne Johnson Verby and John Verby
Steve and Katherine Justice
Nancy Lewis
Earl† and Edna† Ludlow
Alice McEwen
Ken and Kathy Rickli
Mitch and Denise Teal
Adrienne and Bob† Webb
Terry and Faye Whitworth
Bill Woodall
Distinguished Professor Level ($5,000 - $9,999)
Susan Ballard
Scott and Amy Beattie
Nishant and Danielle Bhajaria
Laura Beth Cleveland
David and Ellen Clithero
Ranessa Cooper
Ann Covington
Leona Cozean†
Gail Crump
Dana† and Sarah Delaware
Steven Farmer
Chuck and Colleen Foudree
Carrie and Leo† Funk
Charles and Connie Funk
Paul Garnett
Mary and Charles Giovannini
Duane and Joy Hercules
Austin and Elizabeth Hills
Thomas Kuhn
RJ and Lisa Lindstrom
Jeff and Renee Linnemeyer
Jerry and Karen Mayhew
Linda Miller and Tim† Duperron
Brian Nikulski and Gail Paarmann-Nikulski
Dalton and Jennifer Powell
Mari Rave
Jason and Christina Reinberg
Colleen Ritchie
Thomas and Vicki Roberts
Lisa and Jason Rollison
Linda Rutz
Thomas and Nicole Schuette
Jason and Janeen Turk
Ann Wiesler
Barbara and Jack Witte
Professor Level ($2,500 - $4,999)
Jim and Jane Argo
S. Kay and Thomas† Baird
Randy Brock
Joshua and Julie Burgdorf
Barry† and Marilyn Cadoff
Elizabeth Clark
Ian Delinger
Mike and Melissa Garzanelli
Marianna Giovannini
Benjamin and Debra Goodier
Stephen and Emily Gross
Tyler and Hope Harms
Dolfi Jr. and Lisa Herscovici
Todd and Carolyn Holcomb
Michael and Sandra Holper
Michele Hoyne and Bruce Williams
Ernie and Deadra Hughes
Judy and Stephen† Hull
Paul and LuAnna Klote
Lisa and John Kralina
Paul and Barbara Krebs
Brian and Ame Krippner
Paul and Jill Krupela
Mike and Ros Kucera
Jerald and Donna Liss
Anson Long-Seabra
Matt and Amanda Mehner
Cassandra and Adam Meschke
Ann and Gary Patterson
Eric and Catherine Patterson
Susan Plassmeyer
Atirek and Ashley Ritani
Randa Rawlins and Blaine Einspahr
David and Karen Rieger
Kara Rieger
Mary and Jim† Russell
Will and Debbie Sass
Mark and Jill Schell
Peggy Schoen and W. Scott Simmer
Mike and Melissa Shine
Jerree and Elizabeth Stroh
Gaylah and Werner Sublette
Dawn and Andrew Tartaglione
Richard and Kathleen Theriault
Jim and Sherri Tichenor
Steve Toomey
Mike and Terri Wilson
James and Jennifer Zeck
Member Level ($1,000 - $2,499)
Von and Debbie Abbott
K.J. Abel and Corey Ruch
Scott Alberts and Hyun-Joo Kim
Robert† and Lucille† Alexander
Jack and Meryl Atterberry
Donna and Wayne† Bailey
Timothy and Amy Bartlett
Brian and Neely Basich
Daniel and Julia Basler
JJ Bickers II
Lindsay Blick
David and Judy Bondurant
Melba Bowen
Donald and Dixie Boyce
Chett and Suanna Breed
Jeffrey Brown and Stacey Deere Brown
Diane and Brian Brueggeman
David and Carrie Bryner
Jeffrey and Tami Bulman
Piroska and Carlos Campo
Gary and Denise Carmichael
Brittainy Cavender and Patrick Nakashima-Moran
Daniel and Sarah Chavez
Jim and Mindy Cherrington
Steven Chester
Chi and Candace Cheung
Victor Childers
Phil and Jenn Christofferson
Walter and Abby Coats
Betty and Stephen Coats
Paula Cochran
Linda Colton
Sal Costa
Wayne and Marilyn Creason
Andrew and Erika Crossett
Jason and Laura Cruse
Bill Curtis
Bob and Jane Dager
Sue Davis
Jeffrey and Tiffany Davis
Kathleen Dawson
Josh and Ashton Dempsey
Keri and Neal Dermer
Koleta Dines
Josh and Mindy Dobereiner
Judy and Tom† Duden
Jack and Cathy Dvorak
Herbert and Jackie Eggerding
Carol and Scott Ellis
Greg and Dawn Epp
Robert and Ruth Evans
Bob Fenlon
Monica Foster
Matthew and Elizabeth Franker
Ron and Elsie Gaber
John Gadbois
Kim and Benjamin Garwitz
Lauren and Bret Gramlich
Gary and Carla Grewe
John Griesedieck
Carol and Perry Hackett
Phil Hall
Kimberly Harding
Charles Heckert
Jason and Jessica Hill
Ryan Hoak
David and Connie Hoffman
James and Mary Kay Hogan
Eric and Penny Holm
Denise Howard and Michael Belef
Keith and Marilyn Humphrey
Dale and Beth Isley
Sharon and Edward James
Marty Jayne and Nancy Burns
Richard and Laura Johns
Austin Jones and Melynne Harrison Jones
Patrick and Tina Joyce
Steve and Traci Kaupas
Emily and Robert Kelchen
Richard and Theresa Kenney
Derek and Kelli Kent
Michael and Michelle Klotzbach
Marilyn and David Koehler
Robert Koogler and Cynthia Redelsperger
Derek and Jennifer Korte
Bonnie and Kevin Kuebler
Mary and James† LaBorde
Rob Layne II
Kam Lee
Laura Liu and Doug Griffith
Patrick Lobert and Bertha Thomas
Jerry and Nita Long
Bill and Carol Lovegreen
Miles and Nancy Lovelace
Carolyn Lucas
John Lundgren
Larry and Jill Lunsford
Jim and Carol Magruder
DeAnn Malone
Russell and Mary Marshall
Issa and Charlotte Mayahi
Mike and Janet McClaskey
Ellen and Kevin McLain
Elizabeth Medina
Greg and Donna Meier
Paul and Gwen Middeke
John Millemon and Marilyn Herridge
Mark and Sarah Miller
Kevin Minch
Toni Monroe
Scott and Rhonda Monroe
Salvatore Montalbano
Chris and Erin Moore
Jack and Jan Moore
Brian and Jennifer Moore
Sam Murphey
Clint and Leigh Nelson
Eric and Kristin Neuhauser
Shawn and Tracey Nichols
Brenda and Leslie Niemeyer
Tom and Maria O’Brien
Dan and Sharon O’Donnell
Wayne and Susan O'Neal
Susan and Joseph Orr
Thomas Palmatier
Eric and Nora Patterson
Tom Peterson and Danielle Barriuso
Joan and Joseph Peterson
Stephen and Sally Phillips
Becky and Steven Pike
Wayne Potter and Mariella Mecozzi
Geraldine and Michael† Ready
David and Carol Rector
Shari and James† Reinhard
Jack Reiske
Jeffrey and Marilyn Romine
Sydney Ross
John and Carol Rucker
Michael Sanders and Cynthia Faur
George and Diane Schulte
Stephanie Schwarz
Joan and Eugene Sehl
Alve Shelton
David and Mary Shively
Eric Short
Ryan and Lauren Shreve
Parks Smith and Barbara Weber
Derek and Sandra Smith
Mike Starcevich
Nathan and Erin Stark
Bob and Carol Stephens
Blake and Katelyn Stevens
Rob and Jenny Stilley
Corey Then and Lauren Desantis-Then
Sarah and Scott Theriault
Matthew and Andrea Thompson
James and Keri Towry
Eric and Jennifer Turner
Kevin Urbatsch and Michele Fuller
Tony and Dana Vazzana
John and Jo Ann Walter
Lynn and Angie White
Timothy and Michelle Wilson
Kimberly Wilson
Shirley and William Winthrop
David Woods and Julie Mills
Eleanor Yackley
James and Stephanie Zaner
Associate Level ($500 - $999)
Cheryl Cragg
Joseph Koppenhaver
Wayne and Peggy† Moore
Pat and Judy O’Rourke
Edward† and Carol Schneider
Rebecca and Jim Studer
The John R. Kirk Society
Corporations and Foundations
Kirk Society President’s Level: ($50,000 and above)
Dean’s level: ($25,000 - $49,999)
Dean’s Fellow Level ($10,000 - $24,999)
Enterprise Holdings
John and Vera Jo Surbeck Trust
KPMG
Northeast Missouri State Bank
Distinguished Professor ($5,000 - $9,999)
Emery Sapp and Sons, Inc.
Ernst & Young
Garmin International, Inc.
IUVO Constructum, LLC
The David & Linda Swain Foundation
Truman Men's Soccer Alumni, LLC
Professor Level ($2,500 - $4,999)
Andrew Range Memorial Fund NFP
Kirksville Kiwanis Club
Safety National
Shelter Insurance
The Boeing Company
Society Member Level ($1,000 - $2,499)
A.T. Still University of Health Sciences
Alpha Chi Sigma Fraternity Gamma Theta Chapter
American Century Investments
Arch Resources
BNSF Railway Company
Cardinal Investment Advisors, LLC
City of Kirksville
Commerce Bancshares Foundation
Conklin Family Foundation
Consolidated Restaurant Development Company
COUNTRY Financial
Eli Lilly and Company
FORVIS
H & R Block, Inc.
Leidos
Lovegreen Ford Chrysler
Microsoft Corporation
New Horizons Support Foundation Inc
New York Life Insurance Foundation
Patke Lawn Services LLC
Piper Sandler Companies
Robert Half
Samson Energy Company
St. Thomas More Catholic School
Star Royalty Company, LLC
State Farm Insurance
The Baxter International Foundation
The Chevron Companies
Truist
Truman State University Northeast Missouri Alumni Chapter
UHY Advisors, Inc.