CONSERVATION LEADERSHIP
Plant conservation research and education are at the heart of the science initiative. The Daniel F. and
Ada L. Rice Plant Conservation Science Center will provide Chicago Botanic Garden scientists with more tools to address the environmental challenges we face today and train those who assume that responsibility in the future. The following individuals, corporations, and foundations have generously supported the science initiative with gifts of $1,000 or more through October 30, 2009.
Leadership Commitments
$5,000,000 and above
Daniel F. and Ada L. Rice Foundation
$2,000,000 – $4,999,999
Sue and Wes Dixon
The Grainger Foundation
The Harris Family Foundation:
Caryn and King Harris
Katherine Harris
Toni and Ron Paul
Linda and Bill Friend
Stephanie and John Harris
Leslie Riedel and Scott Friend
Pam and Joe Szokol
$1,000,000 – $1,999,999
Abbott Fund
Ellis Goodman Family Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. William J. Hagenah
Hunter Family
Josephine P. & John J. Louis Foundation
The Negaunee Foundation
Susan and Roger Stone
Helen and Richard Thomas
Woman’s Board of the Chicago Horticultural Society
$500,000 – $999,999
Baxter International, Inc.
Mr. Leonard Lavin
Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin F. Lenhardt, Jr.
Ernest P. Waud III
$250,000 – $499,999
Anonymous (1)
Willard and Sally Aaron
The Buchanan Family Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. James J. Glasser
Pamela and Roger Hull
Illinois Clean Energy Community Foundation
Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, Bureau of Tourism
McKenna Foundation
National Science Foundation
Cathy and Bill Osborn
Dr. Scholl Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. David Byron Smith
Howard J. and Paula M. Trienens
Ms. Susan A. Willetts and Mr. Alan K. Pritz
Ms. Nicole S. Williams and Dr. Lawrence Becker
$100,000 – $249,999
Anonymous (1)
Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Carr III
Chris and Henry Chandler
Mr. and Mrs. Byram E. Dickes
Robert F. Finke and Carol L. Keenan
Nancy Gidwitz and Jeff Grossman
Glasser and Rosenthal Family
John and Jean Greene
Mrs. Max A. Hart
Beverly and Richard Joutras
Mary L. and Robert C. McCormack
George and Julie Peinado
The Siragusa Foundation
Mary Jane* and Albert H. Slepyan
Todd and Liz Warnock
$50,000 – $99,999
The George Bodeen Family
Mr. and Mrs. John H. Bryan
Mr. and Mrs. John V. Crowe
Ginny and Peter Foreman
Mr. and Mrs. James R. Foster
Dorothy H. Gardner
Robert D. Hevey Jr. and Constance M. Filling
Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, Bureau of Energy and Recycling
Mr. and Mrs. M. James Leider
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew McNally IV
Kitty and Bill Moeller
Dr. M.J. Pomeranz
Elizabeth and Charles Schroeder
Ms. Scotty Searle
Tawani Foundation
Underwriters Laboratories Inc.
$25,000 to $49,999
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph W. Behrens
Francis Beidler Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. John C. Colman
Tom and Annette Freyman
Goldman, Sachs & Co.
Jack and Ginny Hotaling
Mr. and Mrs. John L. Howard
Joan M. Johnson and Family
Lake Forest Garden Club
Barbara Wu and Eric & Eliot Larson
Mr. Bruce and Ms. Laura M. Linger
Malott Family Foundation
Chauncey and Marion D. McCormick Family Foundation
Jane Mueller
Homi and Anne Patel
Dorothy B. Rothschild Memorial Fund
Mr. and Mrs. Harrison I. Steans
A Friend of the Woman's Board
Peggy and Art Wood, Wood Family Foundation
$10,000 to $24,999
Anonymous (2)
Judy and Arthur Abt
Bessemer Trust
Mr. and Mrs. Harrington Bischof
Mary and Carl Boyer
Catherine and Michael Busch
Mrs. Beverly J. Bystricky
Mr. J. Melfort Campbell
Susan and Michael Canmann
Mr. and Mrs. Julien H. Collins, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Crowe
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher A. Deveny
Mr. and Mrs. James W. DeYoung
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Donahoe
Peter and Shana Ellis
John D. Fornengo
Garden Guild of Winnetka
Kathi S. Grant
Dewitt and Parke Holland Foundation
Barbara Jane Irwin and Robert Romo
Nancy Witte Jacobs
Susan and Gordon Keiser
Mrs. Arthur R. Kneibler
Madeleine and Jim McMullan
Mr. Ronald E. Meissen, Ph.D.
Edward and Lucy Minor
Mr. Ralph Thomas O'Neil
Mr. and Mrs. Jay L. Owen, Jr.
Mrs. Edward King Poor III
Harriet and Joey Resnick and Family
Mr. and Mrs. Stuart L. Scott
SEAL Analytical, Inc.
Sophia and Jon Siskel
Mrs. Jackson W. Smart, Jr.
Stanley Smith Horticultural Trust
Mr. and Mrs. Henry P. Wheeler
$5,000 to $9,999
Amsted Industries Foundation
Steve Ball and Les Everett
James and Roberta Boudreau
Brigandi & Associates, Inc.
Ceres Foundation
Joyce E. Chelberg
Mary Cary and Gary Coughlan
Jill and Bob Delaney, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Gregoire
Mr. and Mrs. Mark W. Haller
Kris S. Jarantoski
Greg Mueller and Betty Strack
The Nissly Family
Mr. and Mrs. John E. Preschlack
Ms. Holly B. Rothschild
Mr. Lee J. Strauss
Dale and Kim Visokey
$1,000 to $4,999
Anonymous (5)
Lynn M. Abrahamson
Carnot and Luceile Allen Foundation
Mr. Andrew C. Armishaw
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Barra
Alvin H. Baum Family Fund
Mr. and Mrs. Philip D. Block IV
George W. Blossom III
Mrs. Carl J. Bohne, Jr.
William and Nancy Brown
Mr. and Mrs. John H. Buehler
Dr. and Mrs. Robert W. Carton
Mr. and Mrs. Kent Chandler, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Timothy C. Coleman
Corlita R. Cramer
Mr. and Mrs. John F. Cregan
Carla M. Dehmlow
Mr. Robert J. Elliot
Garden Club of America
Mr. Robert J. Giblichman
HSBC-North America
Dr. Kayri Havens
Ms. Sandra Shane-Dubow and Mr. Chip Hay
Mr. and Mrs. Patrick J. Haynes III
Ms. Alice B. Hayes
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas D. Heath
Sharon S. Holihan
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen C. Hough
Betsy and Jack Karp
Carolyn and Howard Katz
Mr. and Mrs. John A. Kelly, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Koepfgen
Mr. and Mrs. Martin J. Kozak
Brooks and Howard Morgan
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas C. O'Neil
John and Amy Porter
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Juliet K. Priebe
Ms. Alice B. Rapoport and Mr. Michael A. Sachs
Mr. and Mrs. S.P. Sawyer
Mr. and Mrs. Allan P. Scholl
Mr. and Mrs. David Shelby
Margie and Jerry Strauch
Louise Ingersoll Tausché
Wayne D. Watson, Ph.D./The City Colleges of Chicago
Alice Pirie Wirtz
*deceased
