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2024-2025

LEGACY LIFETIME MEMBERS

 

GOLD LEGACY SOCIETY -  $25,000 

•  Gail and Larry Albert  
• Becky and Doug Montague
• Dr. Steven Moser
• Ms. Sandra and Dr. R. Greer Whitacre

SILVER LEGACY SOCIETY - $12,500

• Dr. Shannon Campbell
• Tammy and Arthur Martin
• Pam and Doug Rouse

 

BRONZE LEGACY SOCIETY - $5,000

• Alexander Brady Foundation
• Linda Boutwell-Griffith and John Griffith
• Jennifer Brannock and Dr. David R. Davies
• Dr. Amy Chasteen
• Iris Easterling
• Erin and Dennis Granberry
• Lt. Col. Jason Hillman
  in honor of Carole Marshall
• Amy and Don Hinton
• Carole Marshall 
  in memory of John Ivany Marshall
• Stace and Andy Mercier
• Drs. Stacey and Michael Miles
• Ruth and Dr. Lance Nail
• Dr. and Mrs. Joe Paul
• Eula and Dr. Roderick Posey
• Dee and Toddy Tatum 
   in memory of Dr. and Mrs. A.T. Tatum
• Becky and Doug Vinzant

ANNUAL MEMBERS

 

PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE - $5,000+

•  Cadence Bank
• Beverly Dale 

GRAND BENEFACTOR - $2,500

• Catherine and Donald Cotten
• Dr. and Mrs. Chris Winstead

BENEFACTOR - $1,000

• Myrle-Marie Bongiovanni    
• Gwen and Perry Combs
• Mo and Dick Conville
• Iris Easterling
• HCS Trading, LLC
• Dr. and Mrs. Lawrence Leader
• Jane and Charles Lewis
• The Linda Becker Smith Revocable Trust
• Joan and Cody McKellar
• Dr. Keith and Carolyn McLarnan
• Dr. Steven and Anita Murphey
• Dr. and Mrs. Tom Puckett
• Southern Miss Alumni Association
• Mrs. Sandra and Dr. R. Greer Whitacre

PATRON - $500

• Dr. Chris and Missy Crenshaw
• Drs. Jeremy Deans and Alyson Brink
• Allyson Easterwood
• Althea and Raoul Jerome
  in memory of Dr. Patricia Malone
• Lee-Way Financial
• Robert Lochhead
• John M. and Carolyn Lopinto Sr.
• Missy Warren McGee
• Mrs. Virginia M. Morris
• Kathryn and Robert Morrow
• Pinebelt Realty Enterprises, LLC and
• Mason and Magnolia Real Estate 
• Kathy and Randy Pope
• Rion Snowden Architect, PLLC
• Dr. Edward Sayre
• Russ Willis

DONOR - $250

• Linda and Larry Basden
• Mary Glenn and Todd Bradley
• Lt. Col. Raylawni Branch
• Drs. Marvin and Bitsy Browne Miller
• Rachel and Nicholas Ciraldo
• Joelle Crook 
  in memory of George T. Crook
• Kimberley Davis
• Beejee and Andy Dickson 
• Deanna Douglas
• Katherine and Chad Driskell
• Kim Gallaspy
• Cheryl L. Goggin
• Dr. and Mrs. Robert Heath
• Rebekah and Jeff Johnson
• Richard and Elizabeth Johnson
• Dr. Mike Lopinto 
  in honor of Carolyn and John Lopinto
• Tammy and Steve Mansfield
• Carole Marshall  
• Maureen K. Martin 
  in honor of Dr. and Mrs.
•  Aubrey K. Lucas
• Cody and Joan McKeller
• Dr. Colin and Mandie McKenzie
• Becky and Doug Montague 
• Drs. Suzanna and Andrew Nida
• Hal E. Odom
• Dr. Derek and Mrs. Stephanie Patton
• Denise and Richard Ratcliffe
• Mr. and Mrs. William K. Ray
• Dr. and Mrs. Douglas M. Rust
• Mary and Eric Sumrall
• Martha and Tommy Thornton
• Debra and Richard Topp 
• Carey and Sharon Varnado
• Sharon Weathersby

CONTRIBUTOR - $150

• Anonymous
• Dr. Jenna and Mr. Daniel Barton
• Dennis Baum
• Mitch and Marcia Cochran
• Dr. Veronica Dzugan
• Barbara Jane Foote
• Howard and Liz Fromkin
• John and Susan Howell
• LuAnn Knight
• Lorinda Krhut
• Vicki R. Leggett
• Milo McCarthy
• Bebe McLeod and Bill McLeod
  in memory of Dr. John A. McLeod III
• LTC and Mrs. E. Walker Nordan
• Betty and Bob Press
• George and Jann Puckett
  in honor of DeAnna Douglas
• Ann and Bill Simmons
  in honor of Dr. Jay Dean and Dr. Mary Ann Kyle
• Carol and Ken Simpson
• David Sliman
• Nancy Steen
  
  

FRIEND - $50

• Anonymous Donors
• Elizabeth and Chris Bedenbaugh
• Drs. Diana and Joshua BernsteinDr. 
• Cherie and Mr. Lance Bowe
• Joe Brumbeloe
• Darcie Conrad
• Jennifer Courts
• Mr. and Mrs. Charles Daughdrill
• Bethanie and Jerry DeFatta
• Diane Dobson
• Ellen Price-Elder
• Carol and Gardner Fletcher
• Lauren and J.R. Gerhart
• Harry and Marcia Goff
• Heather and Ken Graves 
  in memory of Jeremy Lespi
• Bridget Hayden
• Brenda Hesselgrave
• Clark and Kathia Hicks
• Emily and Dale Holmes
• Dr. Luis A. Iglesias
• Jane W. Jones 
• Nicolle Jordan and Tom O’Brien
• Linda and Mike Kuykendall
• Karen LeBeau
• Hsiaopei Lee
• Linde and Jeff Lynn
• Marcos MachadoJackie and Ben McIlwain
• Louise and John MeyerDanilo Mezzadri
• Dr. Mark Miller
• Jeremiah Parker
• Terry and Julie Puckett
• Julie Reid
• Sherrie Mitchell Richmond
• Mark Rigsby and Melanie Eubanks
• Barbara Ann Ross
• Dr. Alexander Russakovsky
• Joseph Steadman
• Susan Straus
• Lorraine A. Stuart
• Jennifer Torres
• Joanne Tran
• Donnie and Barbara Tynes
• Brittney Westbrook
• Cory R. Williams
• Dr. John Wooton

PARTNERS FOR THE ARTS BOARD MEMBERS

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

• Kelly Anne Nordan, Chair
• Amy Hinton, Immediate Past Chair/Interim Vice Chair
• Vacant, Vice Chair
• Vacant, Executive Secretary/Treasurer
• Dean Chris Winstead, Executive Director

GOVERNING BOARD

• Den Baum
• Raylawni Branch
• Andrea Hendrickson Ford
• Robert Heath
• Jason Hillman
• Jamie Moore Jiménez
• Althea Jerome
• Carole Marshall
• Mandie McKenzie
• Russ Willis

School of Music Advisory Board

• Dr. Colin McKenzie
• Dr. Mike Lopinto
• Dr. Kimberley Davis

School of Performing and Visual Arts Advisory Board

• Meg Brooker
• Dr. David Coley
• Jacob Cotton

Creative Writing Advisory Board

• Dr. Matt Casey
• Dr. Olivia Clare Friedman
• Dr. Angela Ball
• Dr. Luis Iglesias

Media and Entertainment Arts Advisory Board

• Dr. Ed Simpson
• Dr. John Meyer

As of December 31, 2025
To request a correction to this list, call Partners for the Arts, at 601.266.5095 or kate.smithFREEMississippi.