2024 Osher Fundraising Report

In consultation with the Osher Leadership Council, the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at the University of Richmond set its 2024 annual fundraising goals as follows:

• Dollar goal: $38,000
• Participation goal: 28% of the membership

Members donated generously, and we are pleased to report our 2024 year end figures:

• Dollars: $57,812 (52% over goal) to Osher in 2024
• Participation: 337 members in 262 households (89% of goal)

We are especially grateful to Osher members in five Osher households who, in 2024, created match challenges during UR Here Giving Day and during our fall annual fund campaign. All match dollars were released when members responded with their own gifts during these match times.

Here are some highlights from our 2024 fundraising campaign:

• 100% of the members of the Osher Leadership Council made a gift in 2024.
• Our first gift was on January 3, 2024 and our last gift on December 31, 2024.
• Gifts ranged from $10 to $5000, with the average household gift $220.
• More members gave in 2024 than any other year (13.1% over last year).
• More households gave in 2024 than any other year (11.5% over last year).
• More dollars were raised in 2024 than any other year (25.8% over last year).
• Members are giving tax savvy ways through qualified chartable distributions and appreciated stocks, creating win-win gifting.

The two new match challenges, and members’ responses to these, were incredible in more ways that we can express.

We are grateful for every gift, of all amounts, all year long. Money raised in 2024 supports special events, speaker travel expenses, our instructor and volunteer recognition gatherings, and it strengthens our financial reserves. We appreciate all members who give monetary gifts to support lifelong learning at the University of Richmond!

Honor Roll of Donors

Thank you to the following donors who contributed to Osher’s fundraising efforts. This list reflects gifts given through the end of 2024. Multiple year donors are noted by an asterisk (*).

• Becky Adams*
• Colleen and Steve Anders*
• Anonymous (3)
• Barbara and John Apostle*
• Cindy Arndt
• Anne Arnold
• Sharon Arnold
• Lewis Avery*
• Deanne and John Bailey*
• Wesley Ball
• Kathy and Steven Barley*
• John Barnes, Jr.
• Mary Barrett
• William Bateman*
• Bob Bayless*
• Dabney Beattie*
• Romney and Courtenay Beebe
• Dan Begley*
• Sharon Berry
• Kelly and Patrick Berryman*
• Betsy Blevins*
• Ruth Blevins*
• Judy and Bill Boland
• Freddy and Frank Boon
• Linda Borland*
• Carolyn and Ernie Bowen*
• Marie Boylan*
• Carol Boysen*
• Margaret Bradley*
• Barbara and Joe Brancoli*
• Sonya Brockstein*
• Pat and Dewey Brown*
• Jeff Brownstein*
• Joan and Ed Bruno*
• Deana Buck
• Frona and Allan Buffenstein*
• Richard Burton*
• Catherine Bush
• Diane Bussee*
• Linda and Harry Butler*
• Rebecca Bynum
• Donna Callery*
• Walter Calvin*
• Christine Campbell*
• Jim Carleton*
• Chris Carney*
• Bunny Caro-Justin*
• Norma Caruso*
• Lou Cei*
• Betsy and West Cobb*
• Elaine Leggett and Jim Cobb*
• Nancy and Ian Coddington*
• Sandy and Alan Corbett
• Denise Costa*
• Levonne Cousins*
• Tom Cox*
• Brenda and Steve Craig*
• Donald Creach*
• Teresa and Mike Cross*
• Susan and Michael Cummings*
• Beth Cuthbert*
• Suzanne and Brad Davenport*
• Cathy and Mark Devlin*
• Tanya Parker Dolphin*
• Susan and Mike Donnell
• David Dorfman*
• Gloria Dunham*
• Brenda and Bill Duttweiler*
• Martha and Jim Easton
• Marlene and Richard Ebert*
• Fran and Steve Ecker*
• Amy and Jeff Edwards*
• Catherine Englishman*
• Marilyn Erickson*
• Elsa and Marshall Ervine*
• Pam Farnham*
• Terry and Tom Fauerbach*
• Joan Faulkner*
• Elaine and David Fishman*
• Don Fleming, Jr.*
• Barbara and Horace Ford*
• Ken Gallaugher*
• Joyce Garner and Ray Sutton*
• Shelia Garris-Wallace
• Cheryl Genovese*
• Carol Gentry
• Ann and Peter Goodman*
• Emily Goodykoontz*
• Connie and Bill Gottwald
• Gail and Stuart Grandis*
• Michael Grow*
• Lisa and Rob Hafker*
• Steve Hamilton*
• Karen Hastings*
• Carol Valentine and Robert Heilman*
• George Hiller
• Susan and John Hilliard*
• Deborah and Daniel Hocutt*
• Karen and Barry Hofheimer*
• Ellen and Richard Hollands*
• Priscilla Horton*
• Wendy and Randy Howard*
• Kathie Howe*
• Teesie and Chris Howell*
• Becky and Tommy Hudson*
• Anne and Charlie Huffstetler*
• Margaret Hutchison*
• Cathy Ireland*
• Lisa Isbell*
• Tracey and Robert Ivey*
• Tobe and Jeff Jacoby*
• Nancy and Tom Jennings*
• Mimi Herington and Dave Johnson*
• Kitty Johnson*
• Janice Jones*
• Marty Jones*
• Barbara and Harry Kaplowitz*
• Jeff Keil*
• Kathy Kelley*
• Katherine Kennedy*
• Ralph Kidder*
• Amy King*
• Kathy King*
• Kay and Dennis King*
• Susan King*
• Linda and Michael Koch*
• Brian Krach
• Karen and Fred Kraegel*

• Andi and Greg Kuhn*
• Jeff Kuhn
• Jessica Kyles*
• Annette Lacek
• Joan and Alan Langer*
• Don Lee*
• Ben Lewis*
• Judy Levine-Maizels*
• Trish Little-Taylor* 
• Barbara Lockard*
• Terry Long*
• Susan and Bart LoPresti*
• Alka and Prakash Lothe*
• Suzanne and Tim Lough
• Jean Lum*
• Douglas Mack*
• Debbie and John Mahone*
• Amy and Rick Maitland
• Joan Maitre*
• Ginnie Manuel*
• Vivian Marcoccio
• Janet Marcus*
• Sandi Markham*
• Diane Mast*
• Cheryl Matt*
• Marybeth Matthews*
• Marla and Bill McAllister*
• Lynn McCashin*
• Mike McCue*
• Leigh McDonald
• Connie Harvey and Jim McNeil*
• Joyce and Brian McNeil*
• David Messenger*
• Al Meyer*
• Celeste and Don Miller*
• Claire and Robert Mills
• Jan Mirmelstein*
• Martha Moore
• Nancy and Russ Morrison*
• Wanda Moser*
• John and Katherine Munro*
• Mary Murphy*
• Janet and Donald Murray*
• Bonnie and Jim Narduzzi*
• Bobbette Newsome*
• Linn and Bill Niehaus
• Jill Novak
• Ellen and Richard November*
• Candace O’Connor*
• Ann and David Oakes*
• Pam and George Pangburn*
• Mary Pasco*
• Mary and Bill Pawelski*
• Alison Shapiro and Dick Pennock*
• Deborah Perkins*
• Robert Perrow*
• Ray Pettway*
• Sheryl Phillips*
• Lee Ann and Bill Pickering*
• Carol and Steve Pietryk
• Martha and George Pittaway*
• Chaya and Alan Pollack*
• Carol Rauschberg*
• Lucretia McCulley and Daniel Ream*
• Paula Rhoads
• Nan Riggs
• John Roberts*
• Jacky Robinson*
• Brenda and Aploonio Rosalez
• Mike Roscoe*
• Sonnie Rosemond*
• Carole Royall*
• Gail Rucker*
• Faith Sartoris*
• Patricia and Hall Schilbe*
• Toni Schmiegelow*
• Anita Schneider*
• Ruth and Mike Schoenhaut*
• Jim Schuyler
• Jane and Maurice Schwarz*
• Sharon Scinicariello
• Tony and Nancy Scrimizzi*
• Bette Shiflett*
• Anne and Bob Shotwell*
• Ellen Shuler*
• Peter Sizemore*
• Nell and Chris Smith*
• Laura Soles*
• Anna Spencer
• Carolyn Spencer
• Lou Stafford
• Libby and Michael Stern
• Gregory Tait*
• Catherine and Derek Taylor*
• Doris Thrift*
• Marina and John Treadway
• Mary-Jo Sisson Vaughan and Robert Vaughan*
• Ann and Ralph Vazquez*
• Ed Villanueva*
• Joan and Geoff Viol*
• Alice and Chris Waagen*
• Ellen Walk*
• Tom Walsh
• Carol Wampler*
• Sherrye Ward*
• Anne Waring*
• Vickie Warren
• Sandie and Bob Warwick*
• Peggy and Bruce Watson*
• Diane Weakley*
• Anne and Bill Wescott*
• Cathy White*
• Jane Dowrick and Michael Whitlow*
• Nanette and Richard Whitt*
• Robb Wieczorek*
• Pam Wiegardt*
• Janet Winslow*
• Jack Williams
• Beth Williamson Ayers*
• Sara and Claude Wilson*
• Joyce Winter
• Amelia Wolfe*
• Susan and Tom Wood*
• Elisabeth Wray*
• Jerry Wyatt
• Peggy Young*

Gifts in Memory

Our thanks for gifts made in memory of the following individuals:

• Polly Brickman
• Dennis Cogswell
• Iulia Demian
• William Hafker
• Vivian Marcoccio
• Vickie Oakley
• Susan Opedyke
• Bill Rauschberg
• Leslie Rose
• Ed Wray

Note: While the University of Richmond Osher Lifelong Learning Institute has made every effort to ensure the accuracy of this listing, we would appreciate you notifying Osher of any errors or omissions by contacting Amy Edwards, Stewardship Assistant.