2018 Tribute Campaign
News, Spring 2018

The women and girls listed below are being recognized for their contributions toward creating a community where every woman and girl has the opportunity to reach her full potential, while inspiring and influencing others. Those recognizing each honoree made a contribution in her name to the annual Tribute Campaign of the Women’s Fund of Omaha in 2018. To support the Women’s Fund, please visit www.OmahaWomensFund.org/donate
HONOREE | RECOGNIZED BY |
Jacqueline Almquist, PhD | Eric Ball |
Mallory Anderl | Charlie, Ben, and Teddy |
Maureen Anderl | Her Children and Grandchildren |
Kathy Andersen | April Koske |
Aileen (Penny) Anderson | Denise Hill |
Kim Armstrong | Rebecca Armstrong Langle |
Doris Barton | Michele Jensen |
June Bear | Anne Steinhoff |
Lynda Belcher | Megan Belcher |
Annie Bird | Esther H. Brabec |
Avery Black | Renee Black |
Rachel Bonnema, MD | Shannon Boerner |
Anne Bothe | Meghan Bothe |
Katie Brandert | Stephanie Gould |
Lesley Brandt | Renee Black |
Mary Lou Brasee | Polina Schlott |
Nichole Brauer | Crysta Price |
Anna Brewer | Cheri Duryea McPherson |
Rachelle Bruning | Jill Banaszak and |
Patricia Budler | Theresa Houston |
Tara Burnette | Robert Patterson |
The Honorable Laurie | Anne Steinhoff |
Smith Camp | Pat Kiscoan |
Judge Laurie Smith Camp | Gail Yanney |
Katie Torpy Carroll | Sally Torpy Duckworth |
Machaela Cavanaugh | Gretchen McGill |
Christine Cavley | Michael and Grace |
Kelly Cawcutt, MD | Shannon Boerner |
Annette Chang | Lorraine Chang |
Melanie Clark | Amy Chisholm |
Melanie Clark | Emiliano Lerda |
Melanie Clark | Michelle Zych |
Lauren Cole | Crysta Price |
Kara Covrig | Melanie Clark |
Kim Daniels | Megan Belcher |
Doris Deepe | Barbara Else |
Jennifer Deitloff | Megan Belcher |
Jesi DeWitt | Julie Dierberger |
Cheri Dickmeyer | Michelle Homme |
Cheri Dickmeyer | Michelle Thornburg |
Alyssa Dilts | Teresa Dilts |
Teresa Dilts | Alyssa Dilts |
Reese Dominique | Leslie Scofield |
Kate Dodge | L.B. “Red” Thomas |
Susie Dotson | Michelle Thornburg |
Deanne Doty | Michelle Zych |
Carolyn Dramen | Jessica Pate |
Katherine O’Connor Drews | Maureen O’Connor |
Angela Dunne | Megan Belcher |
Angela Dunne | Susan Koenig |
Beth Robinson Dunne | Megan Belcher |
Cheri Duryea McPherson | Djel Ann Brown |
Birch Thomas Dwyer | L.B. “Red” Thomas |
Audrey Else | Barbara Else |
Sally Else | Barbara Else |
Alicia Elson | Patricia Kearns |
Janyne Peek Emsick | Stephanie Gould |
Executive Committee | Michelle Zych |
Roxzanne Feagan | Melanie Clark |
Barbara Fitzgerald | Fran Root |
Renee Fry | Christine Cutucache |
Dr. Nicole Gilg Gachiani | Deborah Gilg |
Valeria Garcia | Polina Schlott |
Kristi Gibbs | Megan Belcher |
Edna Goff | Patricia Callone |
Kay Lynn Goldner | Elizabeth Campbell |
Jessie Gotsdiner | Lisa and Gary Gotsdiner |
Judy Gotsdiner | Lisa and Gary Gotsdiner |
Kate Gotsdiner | Lisa and Gary Gotsdiner |
Lisa Gotsdiner | Gary Gotsdiner |
Kathy Grandsaert | Fran Root |
Mariyah Millie Griffin | Cara Kirsch |
Magdalene W. Grimes | Jamesena Moore |
Kathleen Haack | Colleen Haack |
Theresa Haack | Colleen Haack |
Barb Haggart | L.B. “Red” Thomas |
Melinda Halvorson | Sara and Jim Masters |
Stacie Hamel | Jo Giles |
Cindy Hamell | Jeanee Weiss and |
Marg Harmelink | Rowen Baptiste |
Karen Hawkins | Megan Belcher |
Dolores “Granny | Esther H. Brabec |
Dee” Helman | Wendy Hamilton |
Mary Heng-Braun | Gail Yanney |
Susan Henricks | Patricia Kearns |
La Rue Hill | Maureen Anderl |
Lee Ann Hill | Denise Hill |
Andy Holland | Deb Love |
Tina M. Holmes | Heather Holmes |
Laurie Holt | Megan Holt |
Bonnie Horwich | Polina Schlott |
Lauren Huber | Melanie Clark |
Lauren Huber | Lindsey Miltner |
Emily Jensen | Michele Jensen |
Julie Jorgensen | Ayanna Boykins |
Penny Boykins | Ayanna Boykins |
Sally Kahre | Carolyn Diamond |
Maureen Kalkowski | Julie Kalkowski |
Patricia Kiscoan | Anonymous |
Becky Kotchian | Sarah Ann Kotchian |
Dr. Beverly Kracher | Susan Koenig |
Sharon Kroeger | Deborah Macdonald |
Kim Lamberty | Pat Lamberty |
Tess Larson | Roberta Wilhelm |
Jessica Lathrop | Catherine Mello |
Kimball Lauritzen | Anonymous |
Leadership Team of Women’s Fund Circles | Erin McArthur |
Elaine Litton | Erin McArthur |
Mary Lopez | Esther H. Brabec |
Linda Love, EdD | Shannon Boerner |
Dianne Lozier | Susan Toohey |
Dianne Lozier | Gail Yanney |
Isabella Luzarraga | Sally Torpy Duckworth |
Julie Luzarraga | Sally Torpy Duckworth |
Naomi Lyon | Erin McArthur |
Naomi Lyon | Lindsey Miltner |
Joan Macdonald | Deborah Macdonald |
Terry Macdonald | Deborah Macdonald |
Emily Mailhiot | Crysta Price |
Meghan Malik | Crysta Price |
Kara Markin, MD | Shannon Boerner |
Joan McGill | Jessica Pate |
Makayla McMorris | Gail Yanney |
Maddie McPherson | Cheri Duryea McPherson |
Leslie Pieper McQueen | Laurie Pieper |
Lisa Meehan | Melanie Clark |
Sue Mehaffey | Carolyn Diamond |
Esther G. Mejia | Dulce Sherman |
Sarah Miller | Stephanie Gould |
Sarah Moore | Megan Belcher |
Rose Moritz | Kathy Moritz Byrnes |
Susan Morris | Gail Yanney |
Tess Moyer | Roberta Wilhelm |
Claire Mueller | Mom and Dad |
Katherine Mueller | Mom and Dad |
Lisa Murray | Crysta Price |
Marianne Murray | Maureen O’Connor |
Elizebeth Murphy | Jo Giles |
Andrea Nash | Melanie Clark |
Evelyn Thomas Nickerson | L.B. “Red” Thomas |
Jessica Pate | Esther H. Brabec |
Elizabeth Patterson | Robert Patterson |
Ruby Pedersen | Ann Pedersen |
Jeanette Peyton | Sarena Dacus |
Angie Phillips | Debra Manning |
Kari Potts | Megan Belcher |
Ericka Price | Crysta Price |
Amanda Randall | Her Adopted Sister |
Crystal Rhoades | Denise Powell |
Peggy Rivedal | Jillian Bateman |
Lauren Robertson | Sharon Robino-West |
Macy Robertson | Sharon Robino-West |
Christine Robino | Sharon Robino-West |
Kerry Rodabaugh, MD | Libby Crockett |
Lauren Pieper Roeder | Laurie Pieper |
Debra Romberger, MD | Shannon Boerner |
Lisa Roskens | Patricia Kearns |
Mindy Ruffalo | Carolyn Diamond |
Carol Russell | Lorraine Chang |
Sharon Rysavy | Wendy Patterson |
Jennifer Jensen Sandhu | Michele Jensen |
Terri Schrager | Polina Schlott |
Lisa Schulze | Jay Wexler |
Kathy Seaman | Dominique Sierra |
Katie Shalev | George and Sofia |
Dr. Sasha Shillcutt | Deborah Gilg |
Betiana Simon | Esther H. Brabec |
Kari Simonsen, MD | Shannon Boerner |
Lynn Skank | Jen Pavkov |
Thomasina Skipper | Greta Ritchie |
Annette Smith | Esther H. Brabec |
Lynn Andersen Smith | Calli Hite |
Lisa Spivey | Ashlei Spivey |
Sr. Maryanne Stevens | Gail Yanney |
Eleanor Swanson | Tracy Zaiss |
Nicole Theophilus | Megan Belcher |
Jann Thomas | L.B. “Red” Thomas |
Nancy Thomas | L.B. “Red” Thomas |
Gretchen Thomas | Susan Koenig |
Connie Tompkins | Wendy Townley |
Marge Torpy | Julie Luzarraga |
Mary Townley | Wendy Townley |
Patricia Townley | Wendy Townley |
Sheila Vakili | Megan Belcher |
Mary Vandenack | Cheri Duryea McPherson |
Evelyn Veach | Her Proud Daughter |
Mary Belle Venditte | Her Brother, Charlie |
Bev Walker | L.B. “Red” Thomas |
Alexandra Warren | Aileen and Thomas H. Warren |
Jessica Warren-Teamer | Aileen and Thomas H. Warren |
Valerie Weber, MD | Shannon Boerner |
Jeanee C. Weiss | Margie Dumas-Hill |
Anne Kenney Weitz | Her Daughter-in-Law |
Kate Weitz | Her Proud Mother-in-Law |
Katie Weitz | Her Proud Mother |
Meredith Weitz | Her Proud Mother-in-Law |
Eloise White | Her Proud Grandmother |
Amy Wiechmann | Megan Belcher |
Tiffany Williams | Jeanee Weiss |
Keri Halvorson Wilson | Sara and Jim Masters |
Jacqueline Case Wiseman | Tracy Zaiss |
Women’s Fund Amazing Staff | Danielle Conrad |
Women’s Fund Public Awareness & Policy Teams—Tiffany Seibert Joekel, Jill Heggen, Ingrid Hofeldt, Ndu Kowa, Elle Mostek, and Jen Pavkov |
Erin McArthur |
Women’s Fund Staff | Clare Hiyama |
Maggie Wood | Erin McArthur |
Caren Woodruff | Jessica Pate |
Lynn Woodruff | Cheri Duryea McPherson |
Erin Wrage | Deborah Macdonald |
Therese Yakel | Susan Koenig |
Kristae Zandbergen | Polina Schlott |
Michelle Zych | Renee Black |
Michelle Zych | Melanie Clark |
Michelle Zych | Emiliano Lerda |
Michelle Zych | Erin McArthur |
Michelle Zych | Cheri Duryea McPherson |
Michelle Zych | Gail Yanney |
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