Missouri Southern Foundation’s Major Giving Society
In honor of the vision of its founders and of the outstanding leadership and service of friends and donors, the Missouri Southern Foundation established the Missouri Southern Lantern Society. Through the Lantern Society, the MSSU Foundation recognizes individuals and organizations that have contributed significant private resources to improve educational opportunities for students at Missouri Southern State University.
New membership in the Lantern Society is currently granted to donors whose cumulative giving to the Missouri Southern Foundation totals $10,000 or more.
Giving societies recognize cumulative giving levels through January 15, 2025 and will be updated each spring.
* = Leveled up members
+ = New members
University Fellows' Circle
Donors giving gifts of $1,000,000+
Individuals
Bill & Tracy Gipson
David & Debra Humphreys
Organizations
Freeman Health System
Leggett & Platt
Mercy Hospital Joplin*
Robert W. Plaster Foundation
Governors' Circle
Donors giving gifts of $250,000 - $999,999
Individuals
Rod & Janice Anderson*
Jim Brown
Steve & Sharon Chandler
Perry & Kim Davis
Daryl & Patricia Deel
Ralph Gray
Marsha Gray
Mike LaFerla
Don & Gloria LaFerla
Rick & Cheryl Schooler
Anne Sharp*
Ronnie & Mary Simpson
Bryan & Leticia Vowels
Dot Willcoxon
Felix & Margaret Wright
Organizations
Fred and Rebekah Hughes Charitable Trust
Helen S Boylan Foundation
K. D. & M. L. Steadley Trust, Bank of America, N.A., Trustee*
Lemons Family Charitable Trust*
Liberty Utilities-Empire District
McCune-Brooks Healthcare Foundation
Southwest Missouri Bank*
Founders' Society
Donors giving gifts of $100,000- $249,999
Individuals
Ken Bado
Sallie Beard*
Richard & Christine Beydler
Joe Braun
Scott & Kit Brothers*
Ken & Deanna Caviness
Curt & Kristie Crossland*
Jim & Chéri Dawson*
Russ & Wendy Fugate*
Jim & Sue Goodknight*
Ed & Alison Hershewe*
Julio & Vivian León*
Larry & Donna McIntire*
Brad & Anita Oplotnik*
Rocky & Pam Overman*
Dick & April Rasmussen
Henry Robertson
Trula Shipman*
Russell & Gail Smith
Dan & Jeanette Stengel
Don & Christy Swanson*
Debbie Thompson
Brandon & Erin Weaver
Kay Wells
Organizations
American Ramp Company+
Big Brothers*
Bill’s Electric+
C. W. Titus Foundation
CFI
Crossland Construction Co.*
Dorothea B. Hoover AAUW Foundation
H.E. Williams
Hiland Dairy Foods
Joy Spiva Cragin Charitable Trust
McCune-Brooks Regional Hospital Trust+
People’s Bank Of Seneca*
RE Smith Construction Co*
Roper Auto Group
Ruth I. Kolpin Foundation
Presidents' Society
Donors giving gifts of $50,000 - $99,999
Individuals
Russ & Suzy Alcorn*
Ross Babbitt
Ron & Paula Baird
Glen & Sue Barnett
Vincent & Karen Beckett*
Beverly & Ken Block
Trey Boucvalt
Gay Burns*
Deron Burr*
Don & Bonnie Cox*
Steve & Donna Cupp
Rick & Mary Davidson+
Gene & Laurie Delano
Fred Horst & Marilyn Dishman-Horst
Steven & Debbie Dodson
Rudy & Dorothy Farber*
Mike & Virginia Gray*
Robert & Marilyn Holscher
Brian & Amy Ipsen*
Jim & Brenda Jackson
Steve & Debi Koelkebeck
Doug & Cindy Lawson*
John & Christy Lindsay*
Ida Ruth Locarni*
John & Renee Motazedi*
Kenneth & Gail Ochs
Jerry & Nancy Perry
Patty Richard
Troy & Jenny Richards*
Chris & Ruth Roessler
Hal & Ruth Roper*
Bill & Nydia Rowe
Tom & Karen Rutledge
Marty & Kim Schoenthaler*
Ryan Sprowls+
Janice Steele
Troy & Kristin Stovern
Joan Taylor
Jeff & Lauren Taylor*
Joel & Dianne Tupper
Mike Wheeler
Tony Williams
Mark Williams*
Floyd & Jane Wiss*
Organizations
Arvest Bank
Eagle-Picher Industries
Freeman Johnson Trust
Marco Group
MSSU Alumni Association
MSSU Biology Department
Nexstar Broadcasting
Paragon Architecture
Sign Designs*
Soroptimist Club of Joplin
Tedford Insurance+
The Forte Institute+
The Joplin Globe
TrueNorth Wealth & Impact
UMB of Carthage
1937 Society
Donors giving gifts of $25,000-$49,999
Individuals
Gary & Debbie Aggus+
Jana Allison*
Joe & Melody Balentine*
Chris & Lynda Banwart
Jack Belden
Lance & Sharon Beshore*
Steven & Barbara Bock+
Gary Bradshaw*
Michelle Brekken*
Bill & Kathy Brewster*
Judy Brown
Donna Browne
Jennifer Burr
Lois Buzzard
Mike & Leigh Carter
Kathleen Castagno
Steve & Patty Chenault*
Chris & Christine Churchwell
Linda Cobine
Scott Cragin*
Jack & Teri Crusa
Bryce & Pamela Darnell
Doug & Karla Darnell*
Janice Denney
Myrna Dolence
Bonnie Douglas
Jeff & Nancy Dymott*
Pat & Kim Earl
Kent & C. B. Eastman*
David & Christina Eddy*
T. Mark & Denise Elliott*
Jeff England+
Julia Fahrig*
Mark & Suzanne Flanegin
James Foster
Brian & Amanda Fronzaglia
David Frye
Connie Godwin
Nancy Good
Sue Headley+
Randy & Susan Hill*
Brad & Sue Hodson*
Jim & Delores Honey
Dale & Joetta Hutchings
Steven Jaccaud
Charles & Karen Kemp*
Richard & Theresa Kenney
Bill Kumbier
Virginia Laas*
Scott & Cindy Liebenguth
Rob & Karen Lieurance
James & Barbara Lyall
Cary & Veronica Marion*
Debbie McCoy
Charles & Donna McGinty
John & Nancy Messick*
Ron & Becky Mitchell*
Mike & Susan Moore
Sandie Morgan
Joe & Rebecca Newman
Wes & Jennifer Ogden
Bob & Jo Oldt
Andrea Pence
Sharon Plummer*
Mike Pound & Lee Elliff Pound
Charles Pruitt
Bill & Cindy Putnam
Noble Rajanayagam & Monicca Shanthanelson*
Brad Reeves
Charles & Cynthia Rodgers
Benji & Patty Rosenberg
Ramesh & Kumudini Shah+
Phil & Tiffany Slinkard
Rod Smith
Dan & Melanie Stanley*
Constance Stephens+
Carolyn Trout*
Dean & Mary Van Galen*
Sherry Vincent
Doris Walters
Steven & Marci Warren
Clifford & Pam Wert*
Brett & Sara Wilson+
Mike & Kelly Wilson
Barbara Windle
Organizations
Allen McReynolds Trust
Beimdiek Insurance
Brad Reed Memorial Fund
Childress Royalty Company
Christopher Foundation*
Downstream Casino Resort*
Flex-O-Lators
Forvis Mazars Group
Gaskill Memorial Trust*
Images in Tile, LLC
Jack Henry & Associates
Joplin Elks Lodge No. 501
Kiwanis Club of Joplin
Missouri Eagle, LLC
Ozark Center*
SideCars Inc./ TruWarranty+
Southwest Missouri Dental Society
The Insurancenter
Walton Family Foundation
Gold Society
Donors giving gifts of $10,000 - $24,999
Individuals
Keith & Alice Adams
David & Glenda Austin
Richard Barker
Kenneth Barnes
Stephen & Madalyn Bazzano+
Sam & Julie Beakey
Donald & Marilyn Beck+
Randy & Nancy Bell+
Elizabeth Betebenner
Bernard & Jewell Bettasso+
Dennis & Sue Boehne+
Scott & Darla Boudreaux
Stephen & Hillary Boyd+
Randy & Judy Braun
Deborah Brown
Maria Bruggeman
Jared & Laura Bruggeman
Sherry & Chuck Buchanan
Gary Bandy & Doris Carlin+
Patty Chardon
Jeneane Chartier
Chick Chickering
Larry & Rhonda Clark+
Anita Clark
Chad Clay
Phil & Johannah Close
Charles & Norma Cook+
Robert Corn
Larry & Karen Cowger
Christy Cragin+
Mike & Juanita Cragin+
Doug & Pam Crandall
Stephen & Stephanie Crane*
Bennie & Shonda Crossland
Melissa Cupich
Gay Currence+
Larry & Elizabeth Deffenbaugh
Julian & Linda Delzell
Jon Dermott*
Doug & May Doll
Tim Doss+
Martha Duke+
Chris & Robyn Dumm
Gary & Suzy Duncan
Steve Edgerley+
Paul & Sandy Edgerley+
Ron Fauss
Tony & Jeanne Feather+
Scott & Jill Fields
Matt & Tracy Flanigan
James & Leigh Frogge+
Darren & Denise Fullerton
Chuck & Lori Good*
Mike & Sheila Goodpaster
Tucker & Whitney Hagedorn
Carlos & Susan Haley
Lynn Hayworth
Bob & Judy Headlee+
Konrad & Barbara Heid*
Steve & Marilyn Henderson
Tom & Mary Lynn Herrod+
Terry Hess
Troy & Susan Hill
Sam & Pam Holmes
Stephanie Holscher Bear
John & Janet Johnson+
James & Carole Johnson
David Jones
Stephen Jones+
Maridan Kassab
Dee Kassab
Bob & Candy Kelly
Ron & Carolyn Lankford
Bryan & Leslie Larson
Mike Lawson
Jack Lemon
Pat Lipira+
David & Melissa Locher
Andrea Logan
Tim & Tanya Luther+
Joe Lyon & Mariann Morgan+
Jeffrey & Kathryn Macomber
Alan & Lori Marble
Kyle Mayden+
Doug & Robin McCallister+
Myron & Janet McKinney
Jason & Kristi Mickey
Steve & Vicky Mieseler
Rilla Miller
Kevin & Tracy Minear
Gary Moss+
Terry Neff
Gary & Joncee Nodler
Frank & Debra O’Brien+
Vernon & Joy O’Dell+
Dean & Martha Oglesby+
Edward & Elaine Pachlhofer+
Pedro Pantoja
Kevin & Jenny Parker+
Billy & Dana Parker
Mark & Deborah Patterson
Todd & Nikki Pefferman
Carolyn Prater
Donald & Donna Pritchard
William Rainey
Philip & Michelle Ramirez+
Ben Reed
Ronnie & Pamela Ressel+
John & Nancy Richardson
Julia Robbins
Justin & Leslie Roberts
Kevin & Carol Roller
Scott & Mary Pat Rosenthal+
Larry & Gloria Sanborn
Mark & Karen Sandridge
Lacey Scheirer+
Zach Scheirer
Rosemary Schwab
Donnie & Pat Simpson
Larry & Donna Snyder
Bruce & Carmen Speck
Ryan & Amanda Stanley+
Logan & Emily Stanley+
Terry Stults
Sandra Swanson
Peter Swenson & Maria Wiss+
Jason & Lily Talley+
Martha Thomas+
Scott & Tammy Trent
Nick & Teyoni Tuck
Warren & Gloria Turner
Nancy Underwood
Terry Wachter+
Scott & Christina Wade
Richard & Sue Walter
Frank & Karen Washburn+
Sylvia Weed
Tom Wells
Jonathan & Julie Wengert
Blaine & Amy White+
Michael & Elizabeth Williams
Linda Williams
Steve Williams
Kyle Wilson
Brian Workman
David Wright
Ed & Susan Wuch
Rob & Bridget Yust
Organizations
Allgeier Martin and Associates, Inc+
Ash Grove Charitable Foundation
Blevins Asphalt Construction Co
Brett Wilson D.D.S., LLC.
Bright Futures Joplin+
Cardinal Scale Manufacturing Co.
Club 609+
Commerce Bank of Joplin
Delta Kappa Gamma
Dogwood Trails
Edward Jones Home Office+
Frank Fletcher Toyota
Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 27+
H Keith Williams Revocable Trust
Heart of America Beverage
Joplin Golf Foundation
Joplin Professional Social Workers+
Joplin Sports Authority+
Joplin Supply Co
Joplin TriState Chapter 197, IMA
Karen Rutledge Insurance Agency
KOAM-TV
Mid-Missouri Bank
Midwestern Interactive, LLC+
MSSU School of Business
National Board for Respiratory Care+
Schmidt CPA’s & Advisors+
Soroptimist Club of Carthage
Standard Transportation Services
TAMKO Building Products.
The Hershewe Law Firm, P.C.
The Law Firm of Christopher W. Dumm
Tri-State Motor Transit Co.
US Bank of Joplin
William T Kemper Foundation
Green Society
Donors giving gifts of $5,000 - $9,999Individuals
Larry Abernathy
Sarah Angelette
Tom & Jane Atkinson
Don Bauer & Beth Barlet
David Bixler
O.D. & Beverly Blue
Karen Bradshaw
L.R. & Rosalee Buehner
Bill & Toni Burlingame
Robert & Ann Carter
Martha Chase
Jeannine Coles
Dean & Nancy Collins
Sue Cooper
Tom & Cindi Cox
Howard Curl
Walter Dandridge
Aldo Dominguez
Mary Elick
P.A. & Shirley Esch
Ted & Debra Evans
Brad & Jimmye Fagan
Ric Gibbons
Roger & Kreta Gladden
Leon & Gloria Glover
Jim & JoAnn Graffam
Zachary Grant
William & Jennifer Gray
Jim & Sharon Gray
Skip & Kandi Hale
Keith Hankins
Ray & Cindy Harding
Christi Harper
Patsy Harrell
Cristina Hernandez
Christy Herrin-Hamilton
James & Barbara Hicklin
Rose Higgins
Ruth Ann Hodson
David Hokanson
Jeff Hollis
Gwen Hunt
Tony Ishmael
Claude & Gloria Jardon
Mike Jennings
Denver & Danita Johnson
Alton Jones
Michael Kelly
Nancy Knost-Righthouse
Jerry & Betty Laflen
Nancy Laptad
Craig & Denise Lipsey
Bill Martz
Kent & Jackie McIntire
Gina Miller
Samuel & Denise Miller
Richard & Cindi Miller
Samuel & Deborah Miller
Donald Mills
Charles Nodler
Janice Oldham
Amber Phipps
Brenda Pitts-Davison
Rob Robertson
Will & Cheryl Roderique
Mark Rosin
Ron & Marilyn Schultz
Richard Scott
Mike & Helen Shore
Brent & Shari Smith
Jeffrey Smith
Mitchell & Deborah Stinnett
Richard & Marilyn Taylor
Paul & Laura Teverow
Charlotte Thelen
John & Harleen Tiede
Karen Tuggle
Stephen & Dana Walstad
Lorraine Whittington
Daniel Whitworth
Jane Wyman
