John R. Kirk Society

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.

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.