This past year, 196 Society members and friends remembered the Society’s Foundation with nearly $45,500 in contributions that will support accounting students at 14 colleges and universities throughout Nebraska. Thank you to everyone on the following Foundation Honor Roll for helping to ensure the pipeline of new CPAs will continue to flow in Nebraska!
$5,000 & More
- Dennis & Cathy Blackman, Omaha
- Deloitte, Omaha
$1,000 to $4,999
- Anonymous
- Ryan L. Burger, Lincoln
- Mark F. Duren, Bennington
- David A. Emry, Omaha1
- HBE LLP, Lincoln, Norfolk & Omaha2
- E. Lyle Kinley Jr., Omaha
- Donald D. Kluthe, Omaha
- Lockwood Foundation, Scottsbluff
- Mark F. Manning, Crete
- Matthew R. & Teri Mercer, Elkhorn
- Patrick A. & Cheryl L. Meyer, Lincoln
- J. Edmund & Thelma D. Miller Fund at the Lincoln Community Foundation, Lincoln
- Tricia K. Riggins, Gretna
- Michelle R. Thornburg, Omaha
- Thomas J. Von Riesen, Omaha
- Sean & Rebecca L. “Becky” Wolfe, McCook
$500 to $999
- Anonymous
- John W. & Elizabeth “Ibby” Hancock, Omaha
- Kendra Scott LLC, Omaha
- Patrick J. Lavelle, Omaha
- Mary L. Reiser, Gretna
- William E. “Bill” Stevens, Elkhorn
$100 to $499
- Ritch A. Bahe, Lincoln
- Julie D. Bauman, Falls City
- Michaela M. Belatti, Omaha
- Robert E. Bendig, Fremont
- Jane Branscombe Smith, Lincoln
- Aundrea C. Bricker, Omaha
- C. David “Dave” Bruce, Omaha
- Maria L. Carlson, Omaha
- Janalee “Jan” Crouch & Bruce J. Snyder, Lincoln4
- Lori J. Druse, Lincoln
- Ronald L. “Ron” & Sheila Ecklund, Henderson, NV2
- Lorraine A. Egger, Ashland
- Kevin J. Furey, Omaha
- Michael D. Gorka, Lincoln
- Sandra Gruntorad, Lincoln2
- Dennis J. Guinn, Omaha
- Cindy M. Heider, Omaha
- Janet Johnson, Lincoln2
- Dean J. Jungers, Bellevue
- Kimberly A. Keller, Lincoln
- John L. Kopecky, Omaha
- Douglas J. Lacey, Omaha
- James C. & Ginny Lee, Papillion4
- Gary & Cynthia Love, Lincoln2
- Neal D. Lyons, Lincoln
- Bruce L. Meister, Lincoln
- Eric J. Mortensen, Broomfield, CO
- Lori K. Mueller, Omaha
- Douglas D. “Doug” Rieger, Columbus
- Michael P. “Mike” & Beth Ripp, Phoenix, AZ
- Darlene R. Rohlfsen, Omaha
- Michelle K. “Shelle” Sagar, Gretna
- Jeffrey M. “Jeff” Scherer, Beemer
- James D. “Jimmy” Schulz & Sarai Douglas‑Schulz, Lincoln2
- Gerald L. Sobotka, Norfolk
- Teanne T. Spinharney, La Vista
- Dan & Rose Vodvarka, Lincoln3
- Philip A. “Phil” Waldron, Lincoln
- Patricia E. “Trish” Wangler, Omaha
- Gary D. Wasserman, Omaha
- Rodney D. “Rod” Wolf, Ogallala
- Ralph & Judith Wylie, Kokomo, IN4
- Scott D. Yank, Lincoln
Up to $99
- Judith A. “Judy” Ackland, Gretna
- Jonathan D. “Jon” Alderson, Omaha
- Barbra J. Baker, Omaha
- Ted O. Batchelder, Greensboro, NC
- Susan P. Baumert, Omaha
- Steve M. Bazis, Omaha
- Patrick E. “Pat” Beans, Lincoln
- Anne E. Begley, Omaha
- Terri Beigh, Rockledge, FL
- Richard J. “Rich” Benda, Omaha
- Darren M. Bennett, Elkhorn
- Robert H. “Bob” Berger, Omaha
- Lauren E. Bond, Omaha
- Michael P. Boyle, Seattle, WA
- Frank H. Burnham, Bennington
- Beth A. Byrne, Papillion
- William R. Cenovich, Omaha
- Steven R. Chambers, Omaha
- Gordon R. Cook, Parkville, MO
- Philip C. Crosland, Bennington
- Michael T. DeFreece, Omaha
- Clint J. Eikmeier, Omaha
- Ashley A. Englund, Hastings
- Claire E. Ethington, Omaha
- Justin R. Fitchner, Raymore, MO
- Edward J. “Ed” Fitzpatrick, Elkhorn
- Robert D. & Theresa M. Flynn, Lincoln4
- Alan J. Fredricks, Omaha
- Jake Fricke, Lincoln
- Billy J. Friesen, Lincoln
- Matthew J. “Matt” Gaebler, Omaha
- Bruce L. Ginsburg, Denver, CO
- James R. “Jim” Greisch, Omaha
- Nathan R. “Nate” Hagge, Omaha
- Thomas T. “Tom” Hansen, Wayne
- Norman R. “Norm” Hedgecock, Lincoln
- Margie J. Heller, Bennington
- Donald R. “Don” Herz, Lincoln
- Robert L. Hollingsworth, Omaha
- Zachary T. “Zach” Holm, Omaha
- Candice J. Holscher-Jacobsen & Steve L. Jacobsen, Lincoln4
- Karmen E. Hoxie, Mound, MN
- David A. Huss, Miami, FL
- Michael D. “Mike” James, Omaha
- Sandra L. Jensen, Blair
- Todd M. Johnson, Seward
- Michael C. “Mike” King, Ashland
- Lorraine M. “Lori” Kolasinski, Omaha
- Lawrence R. “Larry” Kopsa, Lincoln
- Maggie L. Kothe, Roseland
- Deborah M. “Debbie” Krambeck, Omaha
- James R. “Jim” Krieger, Lincoln
- Patrick J. “Pat” Lacy, Omaha
- Keeley K. Lammers, Omaha
- James R. “Jim” Lance, Nebraska City
- Jack G. Lengemann, Papillion
- Roger J. Levering, Aurora
- Ronald D. Liesveld, Lincoln4
- Gustavo F. “Gus” Lima, Omaha
- Jane A. Little, Lincoln
- Brian M. Lodes, Papillion
- Kathryn C. “Kay” Maresh, Valparaiso
- Melissa E. Massey, Omaha
- Kimberly K. McCormick, Omaha
- Julie A. McCoy, Fort Calhoun
- Shawn W. McDonald, Omaha
- Joseph J. Meduna, Lincoln
- Steven C. “Steve” Megel, Wilmette, IL
- Kyle T. Meister, Omaha
- Darrell A. Metcalf, Omaha
- Phillip D. Meyers, Paradise Valley, AZ
- Andrew T. Miller, Elkhorn
- Robert J. Mitchell, Omaha
- James I. Moock, Lincoln
- John T. Morey, Omaha
- Jared P. Moscrip, Lincoln
- Janice R. “Janny” Mullen, Omaha
- Thomas H. “Tom” Neidhardt, North Platte
- Mark O. Neumeister, Edmond, OK
- Randal D. Niewedde, Hastings
- Otoniel Ojeda-Alvarez, Omaha
- Tumi J. Oluyole, Omaha
- Jerry C. Pape, Elkhorn
- Ismael Pascual, Omaha
- Maria H. Pauley, Omaha
- Heather L. Pemberton, Auburn
- Donald L. Piersol Jr., Lincoln4
- Mark E. Preston, Omaha
- Joseph J. Pritchard, Spalding
- Gordon K. Quitmeyer, Lincoln
- Radcliffe Gilbertson & Brady, Lincoln4
- Carley Raneri, Omaha
- Karen B. Rhoads, Kearney
- R. Lee Richardson, Omaha
- Alison R. Riha, Garland
- Kirk R. Rowland, Papillion
- Stephanie Rastetter, Bellevue
- Brian D. Runge, Lincoln
- Kyle G. Schlautman, Omaha
- Charles J. “Chuck” Schmaderer, Omaha
- Kathrine S. Schroeder, Kearney
- Maurice L. Shanley, Omaha
- Bryan E. Slone, Omaha
- Michael J. Smith II, Omaha
- Larry E. Socha, Omaha
- Shirley A. Spieker, Omaha
- Kristin A. Stagemeyer, McCook
- William A. “Bill” Startzer, Omaha
- Robert B. “Bob” Sundquist, Lincoln
- Patrick L. “Pat” Thomazin, Lincoln
- Robert B. Thompson, Port Orange, FL
- Curtis J. Thompson, Oak
- Bill Thoms, Omaha
- Richard J. “Rick” Tiwald, Des Moines, IA
- Cleo C. Toelle, Beemer
- Quynh Tran, Papillion
- Beverly A. Traudt, Lincoln4
- Elizabeth D. “Liz” Tritsch, Elkhorn
- John A. Troshynski, Omaha
- Lee Kent Van Horn III, Blair
- Dana J. Weber, Scottsbluff
- John K. Wilson, Waterloo
- Lawrence E. Ziska Jr., Omaha
NOTE: The 2024 Foundation Honor Roll includes contributions made from Jan. 1, 2024, through Dec. 31, 2024.
- This donation was made in memory of Ronald F. “Ron” Ueberrhein and Herman D. Weist, who were chairmen of the Nebraska Society of CPAs in 1983 and 1973, respectively.
- This donation was made in memory of Dale E. Gruntorad, who was chairman of the Nebraska Society of CPAs in 1978.
- This donation was made in memory of Dale E. Gruntorad and Ronald F. “Ron” Ueberrhein, who were chairmen of the Nebraska Society of CPAs in 1978 and 1983, respectively.
- This donation was made in memory of Ronald F. “Ron” Ueberrhein, who was chairman of the Nebraska Society of CPAs in 1983.