Supporters
The Board of Directors of The Buffalo Fine Arts Academy and the Albright-Knox Art Gallery extend deep gratitude to each of its generous donors who supported the gallery from July 1, 2011, to June 30, 2012.
The following list comprises those individuals, corporations, foundations, and other organizations that have donated at levels of $500 or more through gifts of all types, such as contributions to the Annual Giving Fund, membership, programs and events, endowment funds, capital funds, gifts of cash, gifts-in-kind, and appreciated stock. The names below appear in accordance with the preference noted by donors upon the time of their contributions.
Memorial Donations
In memory of Melissa W. Banta
In memory of Paul William Beltz
In memory of Pamela Bender
In memory of Armand J. Castellani
In memory of Natalie Forman
In memory of Anne Haughton
In memory of Dr. Richard “Dr. Jazz” Judelsohn
In memory of Randolph A. Marks
In memory of Terry Mills
In memory of Corrine Kraft O’Connor
In memory of Dorothy Phelan
In memory of Karin Roach
In memory of Harold Rochwerg
In memory of James Straka
In memory of Shirley Zemsky
Honoraria
In honor of the 150th Year Celebrations
In honor of Charlie Banta
In honor of Charlie and Penny Banta
In honor of Mrs. Neysa K. Davis
In honor of the Education Department and Jennifer Bayles
In honor of Catherine and Stephen Foley
In honor of Kate Foley
In honor of Mark and Ann Gabryszak
In honor of William N. Godin
In honor of Cheri W. Goldman
In honor of Louis Grachos
In honor of Amy J. Habib
In honor of David J. Laub
In honor of Randolph A. Marks
In honor of Pierre McAloon
In honor of Mariann Smith
In honor of Boots Teach
In honor of Leslie Zemsky
$100,000 or more
BlueCross BlueShield of Western New York
The Buffalo News
County of Erie
Peggy Pierce Elfvin
First Niagara
The Seymour H. Knox Foundation, Inc.
M&T Bank
Estate of Norman E. Mack
Michael A. McCarthy Charitable Remainder Unitrust
Moog, Inc.
New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
The John R. Oishei Foundation
$50,000–99,999
The Cameron and Jane Baird Foundation
Susan O’Connor Baird and Bruce Baird
Charles E. Balbach*
Catherine and Stephen Foley
Roberta and Michael Joseph
Jody and Gerald Lippes
New York State Council on the Arts
The Margaret L. Wendt Foundation
Leslie and Howard Zemsky
$25,000–49,999
Anonymous (2)
Penny and Charles Banta
Drs. Andy and Helen Cappuccino
Louis P. and Ann Louise Ciminelli
Delaware North Companies, Inc.
Alison and James Derrick
Lisa and Scott Friedman
Agnes Gund
Catherine Hamberger Charitable Lead Trust
Bonnie and Nick Hopkins
Hyde Family Charitable Fund (Martha and Tom Hyde)
Institute of Museum and Library Services
LAMAR Outdoor Advertising
Judith and Stanford Lipsey
Mark McCain and Caro MacDonald
Eric Mower + Associates
Carin and George Phillips
Lisa N. and Frederick G. Pierce
Corinne and Victor Rice
Rich’s Catering
Deborah Ronnen*
Eileen and Rupert Warren Charitable Fund
The William M. Wood Foundation
Carolyn and John Yurtchuk
$15,000–24,999
Ann and Bob Brady
Lori and Daniel Cantara
Mildred Bork Conners & Joseph E. Conners Fund
D-B Trust
Entercom Buffalo, LLC
Sally and Robert Gioia
Mary Jo and Peter Hunt
Connie and Seymour H. Knox IV
Victoria and Northrup R. Knox, Jr.
NOCO Energy Corp.
Chris O’Donnell
John R. and Karen L. Sanderson
$10,000–14,999
Anonymous
Estate of Theodore S. Bistany
Calspan
CTG
The Floristry
Mr. and Mrs. William Gisel, Jr.
Amy J. Habib
Hodgson Russ LLP
Holly and Jordan Levy
Deborah B. and Brian J. Lipke
Litelab
Dr. and Mrs. Robert Magoon
The Marks Family Foundation
Matrix Development Corporation
Barbara and Michael McQueeney
Moët Hennessy USA
Victoria Beck Newman and James Newman
Marcia and Alphonso O’Neil-White
Roche & Co. Ltd.
Scott and Rachel Stenclik
$5,000–9,999
Anonymous
Monica Angle and Samuel Magavern
Robert Bojdak and Sarah Williams Foundation
Buffalo Spree Magazine
Mr. and Mrs. George W. Couch III
Pamela Dinsmore
Mrs. Harold M. Esty, Jr.
John A. Esty
Robert J. and Martha B. Fierle Foundation
Bobbie Foshay
Robert K. Freeland
Goldwater Family Foundation
Hiscock & Barclay, LLP
The JS Ten Trust
Cindy and Francis Letro
Bill and Linda Magavern
Maid of the Mist Corporation
NEPC LLC
Margie and Sandy Nobel
Christi and Bruce Reinoso
Sara and Robert Skerker
Elizabeth Gould Vales
The Weissman Family Foundation
$2,500–4,999
John K. Bace and Melissa T. Balbach
Barbara and Brian Baird
Charles U. Banta
Jennifer Bayles and Robert Steinfeld
Howard E. and Mary F. Bell
Mary K. and Raymond F. Boehm
Ann N. Bonte
Gary and Willow Brost
Buffalo Bills Youth Foundation
Buffalo Cardiology & Pulmonary Associates
Buffalo State College Foundation
Capital Fence Co., Inc.
Victoria and William Cherry
Charles G. Duffy III
Todd Epsten and Susan McCollum
Dr. and Mrs. Robert P. Gatewood, Jr.
Gary and Sarah Godshaw
Sylvia Golden
Marie S. and Frederic K. Houston
Daniel and Leslie Keane
LPCiminelli Inc.
Mitchell and Joan Markow
Carol and Scott McFarland
Microsoft Corporation
Carol and Reg Newman
North American Breweries
Madeline and Edward Pesanti
Sara and Mario Rodriguez
Sanderson Wealth Management, LLC
Mr. and Mrs. Leon H. Smith III
Karen and Frederick Spaulding
Samuel Ward
The Watt Family Foundation
Will Poultry Company
Mike Zemsky
$1,000–2,499
Anonymous
Drs. Amy and Julio Alvarez-Perez
Amigone Funeral Home, Inc.
Geoff Badner and Susan Shaughnessy
Ansie S. Baird
Jennifer and Carl Teo Balbach
Drs. Kevin and Elizabeth Barlog
Elizabeth and John Bauman
Mary and Sheldon Berlow
Dr. Clara D. Bloomfield
Elizabeth M. Blum
Tanya Bonakdar
Donald K. Boswell
Arthur Bronson and Catherine T. Wettlaufer
Amy and Joseph Bueme
Lucy and John L. Butsch
Marjorie and John Buyers
Drs. Ann Marie Carosella and Jeffrey M. Lackner
Casady Design
Max and Ramey Caulkins
Christie’s
Carol and Robert Chur
Ciminelli Real Estate Corporation
Nan and Will Clarkson
Amy Clifton and Theodore B. K. Walsh
Rebecca and William B. Collins
Elizabeth B. Conant and Camille Cox
Conax Technologies LLC
Dr. Carl A. and Nanette Contino
Estate of Virginia P. Copland
Elaine I. and Arthur W. Cryer
Richard W. Cutting
Ann S. Daughton
Robert and Doris Drago
Ecology and Environment, Inc.
Anne D. Ehrlich and R. Alfred Wodehouse
David Elias/Alesco Advisors LLC
Jessica and Matthew Enstice
Families of FANA, WNY
Michael and Loretta Fitzpatrick
Ilene and Peter Fleischmann
Ruth and Robert Fleming
Mr. and Mrs. Peter B. Flickinger
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas R. Flickinger
William S. Flickinger
Laurie and Kent Frey
Sarah Fallon and John Fudyma
Galerie Lelong
Laurie F. Garrison and Randall S. Hansen
Robert D. Goldfarb
Goldman Titanium, Inc.
Sarah Goodyear
Goya Foods Great Lakes
Carin and Gary Greenfield
The Hahn Family Foundation
Shaheen and Riyaz Hassanali
Jane and John Hettrick
Dr. Muriel A. Howard and Albert R. Howard
James Howell and D. Joy Howell*
Diane and John Hurley
Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. A. Irwin
Charlotte Jackson*
Susan and Edwin Johnston
D. Bruce and Gail Johnstone
Peter Jones and Deborah Russell
J.P. Bullfeathers
Drs. Barbara and Richard Jurasek
Christina and Ludvik Karl
Alison and Kevin Keane
Mr. and Mrs. Kevin W. Kennedy
Diane S. Knox
Lindsey and Christopher Koch
Valerie R. Koch
Debbie and Eric Koessler
Tara-Jeanne and Matthew Kosloski
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew L. Kresse
Paul and Claudine Kurtz
Steve Lakomy, M.D. and Cheryl Lyles
Estate of Albert H. Laub
Fern and Joel Levin
Inez S. and Jack Lippes
John Lipsitz and Maria Scrivani
Karin Lowenthal
Magavern Magavern Grimm LLP
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Makara
Mr. and Mrs. William Markel
Elsie P. and Lucius B. McCowan Private Charitable Fund
Katherine and Brendan McDonagh
Mr. and Mrs. Sheldon Merritt
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lang Miller
The Montgomery Family Foundation
Joseph Mosey
Kevin Murrett
Niagara Falls Redevelopment, LLC
Alexandra B. and Frederic P. Norton
Cheryl and Arthur Orlick
The Pearce Family
Mr. and Mrs. Richard C. Penfold
The Penn Schoellkopf Fund, Inc.
Phillips Lytle, LLP
Karen L. Podd
Katrina and Joshua Pollack
Barbara and William J. Regan, Jr.
Paula Joy and John Reinhold
Susie and Rick Rieser
Amy Habib Rittling and Mark Rittling
François Rochon
Joan Lyke Roebuck
Maureen and Richard Saab
Matthew P. Schaab
Paula and Richard Shotell
Shuman Family Foundation
SignCrafters
William C. Smith
Mr. and Mrs. John F. Somers
Janet G. Stenger
Gary R. Sutton
Cheryl and James Swiezy
Mr. and Mrs. Peter R. Travers, Jr.
Univera Healthcare
University at Buffalo Neurosurgery, Inc.
Joseph Varga
Michal and James M. Wadsworth
Walsh Insurance Group
Connie and Jack Walsh
Lisa and Peter Walsh
Dorothy Westhafer
Brummitte Dale Wilson, M.D.
Wayne and Janet Wisbaum
James J. Yelland
Ms. Randi Zemsky
Zenger Group
$500–999
Anonymous
Vera B. Arrison
Barbara T. and Douglas H. Baker
Melissa W. Banta
Dr. and Mrs. Joseph R. Berardi
Margaret B. Binette
Dr. Howard T. Blane
Katherine Stevenson Braen and Richard Braen
Buffalo Bills
Virginia and Hazard Campbell
Joseph and Susan Cardamone
Mr. T. Chris Castellani
Dr. Craig Chertack and Dr. Ellen Sterman
Nancy and Clayton Cheyney
Chiampou, Travis, Besaw & Kershner LLP
Mr. and Mrs. Terrence M. Connors
Mary W. L. Cowan
James F. Cunning and Jean McGarry
Laurie Dann and Thomas Hunt
Clotilde Perez-Bode Dedecker and Adrian F. Dedecker
Delaware Camera
Adele and George DeTitta
Deborah A. DiMatteo
Concetta and Robert Dwyer
Jeanne C. Eaton
Lynda and Robert Engel
Elizabeth S. and Robert A. Evans
Dr. Megan O. Farrell
The Fatta Foundation
Fitness Institute & Pilates Studio
Arthur Fleischer, Jr.
Margaret Frainier
Dr. Jerold Frakes and Dr. Cristanne Miller
Mr. Ronald L. Frank and Ms. Anne Schneider
Pat and Richard Garman
Joan and Theodore Geier
Bonnie Gordon and John Pfahl
Susan P. Graham and Jon C. Kucera
Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Greene
Jacqueline and William Gurney
Mark R. Hammer
Daniel and Barbara Hart
Karen and Edward Healy
Tracy and Barry Heneghan
Allison and Richard Hopkins
Mrs. L. Nelson Hopkins, Jr.
Nancy and Myron Hunt
Maureen and John Hurley
Hyatt’s All Things Creative
Christiane V. Jaccard
Linda A. and Kenneth R. Kahn
Jerald and Terri Katz Kasimov
James Kelly Contemporary, Santa Fe
Juliet E. Kline
Janet Knapp
Mrs. Seymour H. Knox III
Laura and William Koenig
Mrs. Ruth L. and Dr. Michael Kozower
Dr. and Mrs. Kenneth A. Krackow
C. F. and A. F. Kurtz
Jane and William Lawrence
Elizabeth and Harold Leader
Judy and Heath Lendon
Joelle and Gerald Logue
Robert Longo
Olga and Theodore Lownie
Thomas Lunt and Audrey Lunt
Anthony M. Masiello
The Mentholatum Company
Tami Meretsky and Adam Zinkin
Elizabeth and John Mitchell
Dr. and Mrs. Herman S. Mogavero, Jr.
H. Ernest II and Reverend Ellen M. Montgomery
Sharon and Robert Napier
Marcy and Mike Newman
Dr. and Mrs. James P. Nolan
Mrs. Georgina F. Polokoff
Zhanna and Val Racine
Kay and Douglas Reed
Roach, Brown, McCarthy & Gruber, P.C.
Kimberly and Charles Rogers
Karen and Willard Saperston
Susan B. Schoellkopf
Sherry and Ronald Schreiber
Catherine and Larry J. Skerker
Reverends Stephen J. S. Smith and Sarah Buxton-Smith
Jeanne and Robert Spampata
Judith and Harry Stainrook
Nancy and Gregory Stevens
Joseph R. Takats Foundation
Carrie and Charles Telford
Timothy Tevens
Susan and John Thomas
Dr. Garin Tomaszewski
U*C Coatings Corporation
Helen C. Vafiopoulos
Phyllis and Dirk VanDeMark
Margaret and Lawrence Whistler
Whitten Arts Foundation
WNED-TV, WNED-FM, WBFO-FM
Jeannine Yager-Aiello
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