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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