Planned Giving
Tulip Poplar Society
Members of the Tulip Poplar Society are Spalding donors who have chosen to leave a legacy with the university through our planned giving program. By planning for their futures, they are ensuring the future of Spalding and making college affordable for our students.
Named for the century old tulip poplar tree in our mansion courtyard – a gift from the first graduating class of Nazareth College in Louisville – the Tulip Poplar Society honors our most committed donors. Just as the tree will continue to provide shade and shelter, the Tulip Poplar Society will continue to assist the university in providing quality education for future students.
Tulip Poplar Society membership recognizes the legacy of these donors not only for supporting Spalding, but also for inspiring generosity in others. Society members receive invitations as honored guests to Spalding gatherings and special private events as well as recognition in digital and print donor honor rolls.
† indicates deceased
Anonymous (4)
Elmer Lucille Allen ’53
Nikki Jo Atencio ’18
Dr. S Pearson Auerbach † & Minx Auerbach †
George Bagby †
Bertha † & Harry Bailen †
Ester F. Bentley ’41 †
Ann Teresa Berry ’22 †
Jean Bivens ’61 † & Robert Bivens
Marie E. Bloemer ’47 †
Cindy L. Brady ’13
Lee Andra Bridgewaters ’13 ’16
Joanna Agnes Burke †
Larry Butterfield
Anson E. † & Katherine G. Christian †
Henry Clay
Marianna Cody †
Jean † and Lewis D. Cole †
Martha ’49 † & William C. Colleran, Jr.†
Verna Lee Craig ’00 †
Anne Blincoe Conboy †
Constance Conroy ’75 & Arthur Crawley
Dr. C. Jane Davis ’37 †
Martha Dilger ’67 †
Margaret Grosjean Dotts ’51 †
Mildred A. Dougherty ’42
Margaret H. Doyle †
Martha Ann Yarber Driscoll ’48 †
Ellen T. Dunbar ’77 †
Thelma Dunlevy ’60
Alice H. Eigelbach ’26 †
Dr. J. Jerome Fargen †
Mary Lynn Fields, SCN ’71 †
Jeffrey George ’17 & Michael Troy Fischer-Smith
Donald & Mary Susan Fishman
Carolyn Dawn Flynn ’12
Beulah Fontaine ’44 †
Joe French †
Mary Anne Fueglein ’37 †
Marylou Lambert Gardner ’68
Catherine Lashy Gibson ’03
Don J. Glaser †
Nancy L. Graeser ’52 †
Bert Griffin ’18 and Misty Griffin, DMD
Mary Margaret Hardiman ’43 †
Margaret Hargrove †
Mary C. P. Hilger ’44 ’71 †
Dorothy Keeton Hindman †
Mark ’03 & Julie Hohmann
Lawrence † & Ruth Hollander †
Leslie B. ’71 & Fred Horenburger
Nancy M. Hoskins ’55
Margaret C. Hubbuch ‘49 †
Martha C. Radike Jesse ’41 †
Robert B. Johnson
Louise Kannapell ’29 †
Mary J. Kearney †
Rita M. Kearns †
Mary E. Roach Kidder ’47 †
Carolyn A. Kiesling ’64 †
Charlene W. Kimbro ’17
Gretchen † and Benjamin Koo, Ph.D., P.E. †
Kaylin Renee Kraft ’21
Thor Laugesen †
Angela Leet
Craig G. Leland †
Jane Hsu Li ’56 †
John Link †
Nancy T. Lyons ’33 †
Amanda J. Lucas ’14
Martha Maloney ’59 †
Edith L. Mann †
Ann Martin ’37 †
Phoebe L. Masters ’67 †
Richard Charles & Patricia Whyte Masters †
Allyson Nicole Mattingly
Tori Murden ’05 & Mac McClure
Josephine McGuire ’36 †
Katharine M. McNelis ’24 †
Lisa Ann Mead ’90 †
Shirley M. † & William J. Merke †
Dr. Kathryn Mershon ’67
Llillian C. Milanoff ’03 †
Faith Allison Miller ’25
Freddie V. Moffett ’66 †
Annie M. Moore †
Jeanne Mueller ’48 †
Mary Margaret Murphy ’37 †
Marie M. Niescier ’44 †
Dorina Miller Parmenter
Mary Louise Payne †
Vera C. Perrella †
Stephanie Powelson, Ed.D. ’96 & Thomas H. Tucker II
Simone M. Rageot ’54 †
Rosemary F. Ranger ’62 †
Dr. Donald & Patricia Rankin
Merle E. Robertson †
Joseph Louis Ruley †
Jennifer Marie Russell ’16
Mary Willa Schaeffer ’53 †
Aleen M. ’43 † & Paul W. Schreiber †
Alma Jean Sheeran †
Rita J. Shrader ’94
Sylvia L. Simon ’62
William B. Sisco †
Gene M. Smith ’72 & Robert Atcheson
Mary Elinor Smith ’35 †
Thomas Jacob Smith †
Helen Spry ’44 ’58 †
Dr. Laura ’03 & Dr. Randy Strickland
James M. Thornton †
Evelyn Lou Topcik ’80 †
Mareta F. Turner ’60
Dr. Mary T. Titzl †
Alice Wagstaff Verostko ’41 † & Roman Verostko †
Mary C. Vessels ’75 †
Lorena C. Vincent ’28 †
Letitia L. Walter ’57
Patricia Wathen ’49 †
Sarah Jane West
Augusta M. Wheeler-Wood ’53 ’60 †
Matthew S. Whisman
Dick and Ardi Wilson
Karen Lynn Wilson-Wickliffe and Eugene Bernard Wickliffe
Kathleen ’79 and Charles Willenbrink
Carl H. † & Mary C. Osbourn Wolford ’59 †
Byron Wunderlich
Jane Yen ’56
