Duke Gardens Society
Duke Gardens Society is an important donor community that provides our most generous supporters the opportunity to make a deeper connection with, and contribution to, the mission of Duke Gardens. Membership in Duke Gardens Society is open to households who make a contribution of $1,000 or more annually to the Gardens’ Annual Fund, helping us invest in the future of this world-class botanic garden in the heart of Duke and Durham. These gifts were received during the 2020 fiscal year (July 1, 2019 – June 30, 2020).
Gardens Society Champions
$20,000 and up
- Anonymous Donor Advised Fund
- Cynthia & Richard Brodhead
- Stacy & Hyman Brody
- F. M. Kirby Foundation
- Nancy & Danny Katz
- Mary Duke Biddle Foundation
- Evelyn Rivers Wilbanks
Gardens Society Leaders
$10,000 and up
- Anonymous
- Sydney & Blake Bath
- Susan & Paschal Brooks
- Kim & Jeb Buck
- Eunice & Rob Burnett
- Pat & Chris Burns
- Marty & Jeff Gendell
- Jane & Dennis Gilmore
- Ana Homayoun
- Alice & Trig Horton
- Jeff & Carson Howard
- Christine & Joel Huber
- Carole Ann Klove
- Robyn Levy & James Weisz
- Christine Siegler Pearson
- Jo Powe & Tom McGuire
- Mary & Rob Ruggiero Jr.
- Barbara & Steven Tasher
Gardens Society Gold Patrons
$5,000 and up
- Lynn & Timothy Baxter
- Anne Louise & Matthew Bostock
- Jan Cook
- Mary & Charles Edgerton
- Leslie & Dan Gregg
- Sarah Johnson & David Lyon
- Mary & Jim Jones
- Karen & Jeff Kirby
- Catherine & Jason Klitenic
- Stacey Marshall & Daniel Feldstein
- Lois Pounds Oliver
- Kathy & John Piva
- Annette & Vincent Price
- Celestea Sharp
- Katy & Erik Simpson
- Susan Spiller & Jaime Guillen
- Rosemary & Jim Thomas
- Carroll & Jeffrey Welch
Gardens Society Silver Patrons
$2,500 and up
- Margaret Babb
- Brenda Brodie
- Kelly Davis
- Jennifer Chiu & Gregory Alexander
- Chicita Culberson
- Philip Erlenbach
- Cynthia Reynolds Farris & K. Nelson Farris
- Cavett & Barker French
- Elizabeth & Michael Gorman
- Jill & Richard Granoff
- Mary & Walter Johnson
- Kara & David Landers
- Penny & Bob Lieberberg
- Andrew Pearson
- Ann Pelham & Robert Cullen
- Kathryn & Jay Peters
- Doren Madey Pinnell
- Mary & Bob Price
- Christopher Reese
- Susan Shaw & Pelham Wilder
- Frank Sheeder
- Selah & William Sprinkel
- Lee & William Thomas
- Tim Warmath & Edward Comber
- Sterly Wilder
Gardens Society Bronze Patrons
$1,000 and up
- Diana Allen & Mark Brady
- Elizabeth & Alvin Alsobrook
- Nancy Anderson
- Marcia Angle & Mark Trustin
- Carol Robert Armstrong
- Sylvia & Edward Arnett
- Jacqueline & Edward Atkins
- Sarah & Gabor Balassa
- Placide Barada
- Robin Brody
- Eileen & Steven Brooks
- Stan Brown
- Delaina & Al Buehler
- Kathleen Capodice & David Hampe
- Susan & Gene Carlone
- Margaret & Henry Caughman
- Tessa Chamberlain & Eric Childs
- Charlotte & Jeff Clark
- Samantha & Daniel Claster
- Jane Clayton
- Rosemarie & Andre Clemandot
- Laura & Kevin Colebank
- Carol & Edward Cowell
- Anne Dowling & Derek Hess
- Evebell Dunham
- Carmen & David Durack
- Jennifer & Andrew Eimer
- Auston Esecson
- F.A. Bartlett Tree Expert Company
- Tina Falker & Russell Schoudt
- Sylvia & Ryan Fulton
- Ann & Cary Gravatt
- Leslie Graves
- Barbara & Ralph Goldstein
- Jessica & Bill Griesser
- Marie & Samuel Hammond
- Elizabeth & Edward Hanson
- Ginny & Doug Hastings
- Ruby & Lofton Holder
- Margaret Howard
- Tiffany & Kevin Hull
- Gail & Robert Jarrow
- Brenda & Howard Johnson
- Joseph Johnson Jr.
- Martha Ann Keels & Dennis Clements
- Thomas S. Kenan III
- Alex & John Ketner
- Ann & William Kirkland
- Jamie & Vance Kite
- Korin & Larry Korman
- Patricia & John Koskinen
- Paula & Michael Lau
- Polly & Bill LeFevre
- Ann Leininger & George Hugh
- Wei Li & Michael McDonald
- Carol & Kevin Louie
- Hank Majestic
- Christina & Brian Marchiel
- Sallie Maxwell & Marc Smith
- Katherine & Dusty Maynard
- Ross McKinney
- Margaret McKinney-Kane
- Betsy & Bragg McLeod
- Barbara & Todd McCallister
- Mary Dysart Metz
- Rebeccah & Harry Neff
- Charlotte Henshaw Newby
- Sean-Pat Oswald
- Carolyn Park
- Leslie & Kim Payne
- Joan & Lamont Powell
- Rebecca & Jim Prestwood
- Maureen & Michael Rhodes
- Carolyn & Paul Rizza
- Helene & Jonathan Rod
- Theo & Ronald Roddy
- Mae Rogers
- Mary & William Rooney
- Dawn & John Sadler
- Nancy Alyea Schiebel
- Mary Cawford Schneider & David Schneider
- Elizabeth & Michael Schoenfeld
- Dan Shiff
- Linda & John Sigmon
- Rebecca & Neal Simmons
- Sarah Smith
- Susan & Mark Stalnecker
- Alan Teasley & Andrew Wheeler
- Juli Tenney & Bill Reppy
- Phyllis Scholl Thomas & Alan Curtis
- Lyle & Peter Walter
- Elaine & Bill Watson
- Carolyn & Hunter Weimer
- Corinne & Scott Welsh
- Mary Lou & David Wertz
- Amy & Steven Williams
- Jennifer Scheid Williams & R. Sanders Williams
- Kim & Jacob Wood
- Patricia Workman
- Gene Zablotney
- Sara Zablotney & Matthew Solum
- Sophia Zeng & Matthew Ryan Straus
- Kimberly & Richard Zimlich
Duke Gardens Supporters
Gifts received during the 2020 fiscal year (July 1, 2019 – June 30, 2020) that support our capital projects, garden projects and endowments that leave a lasting legacy here at Sarah P. Duke Gardens.
$200,000+ Contributors
- Anonymous
- Eleanor and Robert DeVries
- Barbara and Amos Hostetter
- Bonnie & Jim Reiffel
$100,000+ Contributors
- Ellen & Rex Adams
- Mary Duke Biddle Foundation
- Ann Pelham & Bob Cullen
- E. T. Rollins Jr. & Frances P. Rollins Foundation
$50,000+ Contributors
- Eunice & Rob Burnett
- Dowd Foundation Inc.
- Stacy Rogers Golding & Robert Golding
- Lou Ann & David Heimbrook
- Mary Ann & Robert Huey
- Carson & Jeff Howard
- Helen Reed & Fred Jennes
- Maureen & Michael Rhodes
$25,000+ Contributors
- Albert Lee Family Trust
- Preston Broadwell
- Gretchen & Bud Dudley
- Ann & Cary Gravatt
- Karen & Jeff Kirby
- Margaret Rich
- Beth & Matthew Richardson
- Jennifer Scheid Williams & R. Sanders Williams
$10,000+ Contributors
- Kathleen Jacobson Allen
- Sydney & Blake Bath
- Lynne and Bill Bermont
- Frankie & Ed Boston
- Cynthia & Richard Brodhead
- Susan & Paschal Brooks
- Ruth & John Caccavale
- Dawn & James Didden
- Anne & Tom Harman
- Janet Hortin & John Geneczko
- Deborah Jakubs & Jim Roberts
- Carole Klove
- Joanne & Jack Lott
- Jim McMillin
- Simone & Christopher Meyer
- Carolyn & Wade Penny
- Rick Richardson
- Susan Ross & Tom Hadzor
- Kristin & Joe Stevens
- Teddy Taylor
- Marilyn Bell Wagner
- Corinne & Scott Welsh
- Ashley & Ashton Wiltshire
$5,000+ Contributors
- Jeb & Kim Buck
- Dalton Family Foundation
- Shirley Harr
- Rita Holloway
- Lee Clark Johns
- Mary Dysart Metz
- Sheila A. Mikhail
- Russell Nobles & Don Lasker
- Kathy & John Piva
- Mary & Bob Price
- Steve Pulling
- Molly Simes
- Barbara and Steven Tasher
- Meredith & David Thacker
$1,000+ Contributors
- Jan & Bill Brown
- Charlotte & Jeff Clark
- Victoria Clark
- Debbie & Wyatt Crumpler
- Chicita Culberson
- Ann & Jim Curry
- Larry T. Daniel
- Barbara Klove
- Hank Majestic
- Lyn Means
- Joan Mertens
- Janet & Rob Molinet
- Theo & Ronald Roddy
- Bert Welch
- Evelyn Rivers Wilbanks
Memorials
- Lewis Anderson G’33
- William Anlyan H’55
- Irene Bagwell WC’45
- Carol Ballard
- Robert Beber AB’55; JD’57
- Robert Behringer T’70, G’75
- Mary Ann Brown
- Susan Browning WC’71
- Edgar Bunce Jr. T’41
- Mary Bunce
- Raymond Burke T’55
- Martin Capodice
- Cesar Cauce T’75
- Betty Clark WC’50
- Lorraine Clark AB’48, P’78, GP’12
- George Corey T’69
- Edwin Speight Daniel Sr.
- Edwin Speight Daniel Jr.
- Faye Tyson Daniel
- Ruby Thompson Daniel
- William DeMeritt III
- Michael Doherty E’19
- Dave Dolan T’81
- Larry Elliott
- Mary Emler
- Callista Loder Farahany
- Richard Fillmore
- George Floyd
- Jene Goshaw
- Margaret Grigg WC’56
- Archie Hammond
- Lorice Hammond
- Shirley Heckert
- Isabelle Heenen
- Rob Hiaasen
- Betsy Hood
- Barbara Kahan
- William Kane
- Eileen Kite
- Stuart Kobak
- Bonita Laettner
- Ann Majestic T’74; JD’82
- Kimberly Marotta
- Ruth Campbell Martin
- Mavis Mayer
- Margaret McKinney
- Carolyn Mercer
- Jack Mercer T’42
- Walt Metz, Jr. E’65, G’68
- Horst Meyer
- Ruth Mary Meyer
- Jon Dean Milligan
- Cindy Moushegian
- David Mulbah
- Barbara Newborg
- Nora Nicholson
- Stacey Ohno
- Nancy Pendley
- Sheldon Pinnell T’59
- Sandra Porter
- Joan Pucci
- Sheila November
- James Richmond T’53
- Nolan Rogers A.B’53, P’87
- Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans WC’39
- Tianjian Shi
- Small Family
- George Smith
- Emory Sourbeer T’79
- Gloria Storer WC’43
- Martha Swaim
- Julie Trask
- Malcolm Tyor M’46
- Augie Urban
- Joseph Wenneman
- Richard M. White E’46
- Warren Wickersham T’60
- George Wilbanks T’53, M’56
- Donald Wilson
- Gloria Wilson
- Morrow “Woody” Woodburn
- Jean Worthington T’89
- Polly Wriston
- Michael Yarborough T’77
Honors
- Sophie Allen T’16
- Sue Avery
- Lisbeth Futterknecht Angst
- Cindy Brodhead
- Richard Brodhead
- Asher Jacob Brody
- Matt Brooks AB’04; MBA’09; JD’09
- Melissa Brooks
- Joelle Chafiian
- Barbara Childs WC’61
- Banks Clark B.S.E.’78, M.B.A.’84, P’12
- David Dolan T’81
- Eugene Downs Jr. G’12
- Hilary Anne Kurtz Elf
- Jackie Finley
- Joel Fleishman
- Evelyn Fogarasi
- Katherine Gauld A.B.’61, P’85, P’88, P’93
- Medha Gautam
- Jeff Gendell T’81
- Jan Gilchrist
- Ann Gray Harvey G’82
- Deena Hill
- Paul Jones
- Daniel Kahn
- Bill LeFevre
- Ann Majestic T’74, L’82
- Alice McKenzie
- Walter Metz Jr. E’65, G’68
- Cheryl Meyer
- Richard Miller
- Katherine Bunting Randolph B.S.N.’58, P’82, P’87, GP’10, GP’11
- Jeni Reeves
- Richard Riddell
- Mackenzie Roberts T’19
- Rachel Robinson
- Thomas Schultz G’73
- Theresa Semel
- Alice Smith P’99
- Allen Smith P’99
- Dotman Smith
- Smitty Smith
- Amy Sternstein
- Betty Sugarman
- Barbara Tasher
- Len Thomas
- Debara Tucci M.B.A.’12
- Karen Webbink
- Mark Webbink
- Roy Whitaker P’07
- Linda Whitson WC’62
- Hope Valley Garden Club
- Nursing Class of 1969
- Reunion Class of 2014
- Reunion Class of 2009
- Reunion Class of 2006
- Reunion Class of 2005
- Reunion Class of 2000
- Reunion Class of 1995
- Reunion Class of 1990
- Reunion Class of 1988
- Reunion Class of 1984
- Reunion Class of 1978
- Reunion Class of 1970
- Reunion Class of 1966
- Reunion Class of 1965
