MPR APM annual report JULY 2014 TO JUNE 2015 *Indicates deceased Italics denote new members

Legacy gifts received this year

Our sincere appreciation goes out to the families of the following individuals from whom MPR received legacy gifts in the last fiscal year.

Charlotte and Kenneth AlthoffSidonia Balke Elaine D. EricksonRuth E. HalversonRobert J. and Mary Jane Haugh Richard L. HubertyJohn C. SallStephen A. StollHenrietta P. Torgerson Carol Ann Wallace

Legacy Society membersAnonymous (52)Lois and Jerry AbrahamMark AddicksJeff AdrianCynthia AegerterSandra M. and Thomas AhlstromMary Therese Alberg Dennis AlbrechtThomas AllenAnnie Allen-WymanJulie Allinson and Paul D. EricksonDebra and Michael AlwinLaura E. AndersBolette S. AndersenLisa K. AndersenDavid and Marian AndersonHobart and Charlotte AndersonSigurd W. AndersonSuzanne and Tim AndersonRichard Charles Annett*Barbara AntonJean Murray and George HustonBarbara L. ApplebyA. Jerome Arneson and Maryjeanne

ArnesonEnnis Arntson and Patrice HedlundFrederick and Catherine AsherSarah Atkins and John HoggattMary AufderheideGlenn and Carolyn AyresJim Azarski and Nancy Werner-AzarskiSteve and Sharon BachmanGinger and Walt BaileyBashar BakdashCarole and Doug Baker Harold M. “Chip” Treen and Laura A. BakerNorman and Margaret BakerDr. Carol E. BallPhyllis BallataJohn and Cindy BanchyMary BangBrendan Bannigan and Kathleen

Just-Bannigan

Eric Weinberg and Susan BarrettKay and Tom BarrettGretchen BarsnessMarilyn and Merritt BartlettBradley and Mary Jo BeckKenneth BeckPamela J. BelknapCarol BellingSusan BenfieldKeith R. BensonBarbara BeresfordRay L. and Carol J. BergesonGayle A. BidneLeslie M. BlessingPamela BlixtPiero BocciarelliPaul J. BockDavid and Shari Boehnen Fred and Carolyn BogottJoel BoonSusan S. BorenTimothy BrackettLeila BrammerCarol BrandenburgSheryl D. BreenKenneth R. BrennenDr. and Mrs. Arnold BrierJeffery Scott Brockmann and Shane

SwansonWaltraud A. BrogrenPeter C. and Ellen T. BrownThelma and Bill BrysonIrene Bugge and Robin MaerckleinMarc and Tammy BumgarnerRonald M. and Kim M. BurdGene and Ann BurrishJames CallahanSally and Michael CareyBobbie Lou CarlsonNicky B. CarpenterMarjorie CarrJames and Kathryn CatalanoRuth Burstrom and Niels ChapmanDr. Kim and Dede Chart

René S. Chartier and Marilyn MortonGlenn T. ChoquetteAdrienne ChristiansenRoger ClarkRichard and Jean Illsley ClarkeMorgan Clifford Kellian D. ClinkMartha CohenSusan Colby and Larry Baill Janet M. Conn and Mike DebelakNichole CoonsKristin CophamStephen CouryTerry R. CoxKatherine CramBonnie Creason and Douglas GironReverend Jim and Jordel CreceliusCatherine F. Croghan and Kathryn

RobbinsCarol DalyJames P. and Therese A.* DanielGreg L. DavidsonBarbara Jo DavisMichael W. and Beth DavisCy and Paula DeCosseWilliam DehoffKaylo and Mike DemopoulosTerry DevittCarolyn and Alan DiamondEric DickCathy A. DiersJulia A. DillonJo Ellen DoebbertJoseph P. Donnelly Kathie Lee DormanenJudith E. and Robert N. DovenmuehlerEllen DresselhuisJoseph and Lois DuffyHeidi and Scott DulebohnDick and Sally DuncanJacquelin R. DunnRuth Caley Dunn and Steven WhiteMargaret E. DurhamJim and Sherri Dwyer

The Legacy Society MPR’s Legacy Society

recognizes the very special

donors who have included

MPR in their estate plans—

through wills, revocable

trusts, retirement accounts,

life insurance, and other

testamentary gifts—or have

established a charitable gift

annuity or charitable remainder

trust to benefit MPR. We

are immensely grateful to

these thoughtful donors who

have made such a powerful

commitment to the future of

MPR, its audiences and the

community.

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An MPR Trustee for 12 years, Paul says it has been gratifying to

“help guide an organization, like MPR, that’s doing something so

important for society.” In addition to their annual gift, he and

Mary have made an estate gift to ensure that MPR will continue

to benefit the community well into the future.

“Today, there is so much noise out there that you long for

someone who has done the homework and will give you a

balanced view, and MPR does that,” Paul says. “I’m going to

be especially dependent on MPR and NPR for the upcoming

presidential race. I’m counting on public radio to set the record

straight and bring some critical clarity to what’s out there.”

A regular listener to MPR News and The Current, Mary says one

of the things she loves most about MPR is “the serendipity’”

of tuning in and not knowing what’s coming. “Often I’m just

captivated by a story that’s not a calamity or a catastrophe.

And I love The Current’s morning coffee break. Just recently it

was ‘Songs about September,’ and one song after another was

just charming. It was a delight driving and listening.”

Paul and Mary Reyelts President’s Circle, Legacy Society

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Legacy Society continuedDr. Robert T. EaganJoan E. EckerlyKaren L. EckmanHugh and Joyce EdmondsonTom EdwardsLaVonne J. EllingsonRon L. EllingsonSharon ElliottRichard E. and Jean EngebretsonNancy R. EnglishHope B. EsparoliniWilliam EtterNancy Etzwiler and Dan O’NeillKathy FarnellJohn A. FellowsGertrude Hill ffolliottJohn FinebergBecky Mallory FinniganDrs. Lloyd A. and Patricia A. FishDr. Janice FlemingRobert Florence M.D.John and Hilde FlynnMaren FlynnConnie FooteMary Heer-Forsberg and Frank

ForsbergScott FossClare FossumJohn E. FrankJake Hurwitz and Doreen FrankelMarge and Dave FraserSara FreemanBarbara* and Bayard FrenchSharon FruetelRebecca A. FullerElizabeth GaalaasBruce L. and Alice K. GaarderNaomi M. GadesJoanne GaulPat Gavan and Stephen GordonScott GermanWilliam A. GerrellsBill and Paula GladeThomas W. and Lorna GleasonJanna GoerdtKevin Gordon and Michelle TraegerJon Kevin GossettWalter C. GraySusan Greer

Kevin and Jan GregersonKeith R. HackerWilliam G.* and Constance D.

HaddelandDavid and Virginia HahnLinda H. KellerElaine HalversonRuth E. Halverson*William H. HalversonMurill P. HalvorsonNancy H. HankeCarl and Mary HansenJanet and Glenn HansenDavid A. Hanson and Ivars A. EdensKathryn B. HansonStuart and Gail HansonJeannette HarringtonJohn W. HarrisKatherine HarrisNancy A. HarrisPamela M. HarrisAnna HarrissAmy J. Hasbargen and Lance M.

BreilandSusan J. HawkinsJennifer E. HawleyAllen W. HayesFlorence B. and Carter B. HedeenCheryl L. HeglandJulie F. HeilmanMichael HelffrichGregg and Shari HietpasBrenda HimrichDr. and Mrs. Walter A. HinckAlan and Judy HoffmanMartha Price HoffmanDiane and Tony HofstedeArthur L. HogensonOrville Hognander, Jr. Frederick* and Sandra HolbrookVirginia and Kristin HommeJanet HopperGeorge and Jane HovlandWilliam and Julie HowardFran HowleyRuth and John HussDorothy M. HustAnn HutchingsAmy HyattDr. Frank J. IndiharJeannie Inglehart

Helena E. Jackson and Doug DunhamRoseanne Joy JelacicBen and Aimee JohnsonJanice A. JohnsonTroy L. JohnsonMarilyn S. and William R. JolitzKyle W. JonesLinda Jones and Victoria Van SlykeCharles R. and Sally B. JorgensenMarilyn KaeliMark D. and Nancy L. KarasonLaurie E. KarnesLee and Judy KasterHarpreet KaurPatricia KeithKiki KelleyJerome F. KempGary and Shirley KerkowDorothy Hagey KettnerRobin Keyworth and Steven HaaslCourtney C. and Robert B. KiernatThomas C. and Patricia KingstonBob KinkadeAnthony L. KiorpesAaron and Dana KirkemoLynne Eaton KirklinEdward and Judy KishelSally and Bill KlingDean KnowlesSharon and Scott Knuth Tracy F. and James L. KochendorferArthur and Priscilla KourajianJanet Holtz KraemerJohn C. Kraning and Sharon A. SinclairLinda E. Krach and Robert L. KrielRev. Shalom KropflPaul and Linda KruegerMartha KunauMyron D. and Anita H. KuninMarilyn La BrecJoseph and Tara LaFerlaShanti J. Lakhan and Craig HansonLora LakinJane LansingSue and Lee LaRockMichael Larsen and Linda NelsonVirginia C. LarsenJames M. LarsonJeffrey W. and Dianne S. LarsonRosalind L. LaskinKaren Laukkonen

Marilyn LawrenceWilly and Kacie M. LeeJoseph and Frances* LeekChristine LeickRoss E. and Bridget E. LevinRhoda and Tom LewinBeth Ann LewisCaryn E. LindsayDavid and Shirley LingoNicholas Kinsey and Dee Anderson

LongDana R. LonnAndy and Dian LopezDiane Dobitz and Jean LovettCharles and Megan LukePaul C. LundBeverly A. LutzLee Lynch and Terry SaarioMargaret MacRaeKaren C. MadridMelvyn D. and Janet MagreeKathryn Harwig and Loren MagsamNorie MahowaldMary Ellen MalkasianAnn C. ManningGail Manning and David RichardsJudith and Todd MarshallMary K. MartinJon D. and Haidi MasleySydney and James MasseeDr. Thomas E. and Leone J. MauszyckiCatherine A. MayerThomas R.* and Barbara L. McBurneyClara M. UelandMichael W. and Kay McCarthyBarbara McGraw and Steve Mosow Thomas and Hannah McGraw-DzikSusan and Thomas McGuireRonald D. McKelveyAnne McKinseyBill and Martha McLaughlinMary K. McLeodJon and Debra McTaggartMary and Bob MerskyDr. Jan MeyerWilliam and Vicki MichaelisRuth Mickelsen and Bill ManningDiana M. MiniTerry Mistalski and Daryl TimmerPatricia Weinzierl MolineMarti Morfitt and Patrick Weber

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Lisa Mueller and Laurie Hamre Rita MuellerLuann MullerWayne MundayDorothy and Miles* MurphyBetty Myers Shaban NazarianDiana F. NelsonGertrude D. NelsonJanice M. and Arthur I. NelsonMarybeth NelsonShirley NelsonDr. and Mrs. Frederick Nemer James H. NeppBrian and Kathleen NeugebauerRobert J. Nielsen Dean M. NolzJohn L. NybergNicoli L. ObstarczykPatricia O’Day and John GrabowskiPaul Odegaard and Christine SomaLinda Odegard and Harlan CavertSusan OhnesorgeDiane E. OlsonRonald O. OlsonSandra K. Olson, Ph.D.Ted Olson and Chris BellefeuilleMarc P. OndrechenGreg W. OnstadChelsey OosterhuisDavid and Stephanie OskieDoug and Phyl OstergrenKris PalfeSureshbabu N. Ahanya and Surekha

PalreddySteven Paul and Kirsten Jean PardoeRon ParkerBetty PatscheMelinda M. PavekBill and Barbara Pearce Bob PearsonDean K. and Julie B. PenkNorm PerrillNadine PetersonSandra H. and Aaron C. PetersonRichard and Nancy PflagerCarolyn and Jeff PiephoJoanna Lukens PierceLucia PiersonSandy PietronRobin Pillmann

Tad and Cindy Piper Marvin Plakut and Darvia HeroldJoseph Plante and Eric NeumannDavid and Gaylene PorettiDwight and Chris PorterJoanne D. PowerJudith and Nickolas PriadkaBrian and Trish Huberty ProkoschGary W. and Kathleen ProppDr. Linda MagdsickCecil C. RamnaraineRonald L. RamsayThue and Uttara RasmussenKevin M. and Denise D. ReillyJames L. ReiningerRobert E. RemingtonJulianne C. RennerPaul and Mary Reyelts Ann and Thomas RiderKristen RiehleTom and Diane RifkinKevin R. RisnerCindy RobeckMarcia L. RobértBruce G. RobinsonThomas RochonRichard J. Roles and Karen J.

MarinovichAnn K. RombergLiane RoselJane RosemarinSusan RostkoskiPhil and Evelyn RuggieroDaniel Ruh and Nancy StewartLeAne H. and Bruce RutherfordMary Ann Sachs and Robert PehamClayton D. SankeyDeborah SarkasBob and Gail SaterMorgaine SattvaKevin and Leela ScattumWard C. SchendelBarbara L. ScheubleConstance Lee ScheurerGerald W. and Joetta H. SchlabachGerry Schmidt Nick and Karen SchmitSherrill SchottlerCecilia Elaine SchrenkerKarla SchroderRobyn and Richard Schroeder

Russell P. SchweihsLois SchwobPenelope SciallaCharlotte M. SeguinMarcel Luc SellBeth SelvigTheano D. SigforddickMiriam G. Simmons and James L.

SchenzRhonda SimonsonLisa SinclairLinda S. and Jesse G. SinghMr. and Mrs.* R.J. SivertsenAnn SkoglundJulie SlappNancy SlaughterStephanie SmallJoan T. SmithMorgan SmithJeanette SobaniaKatherine SobieckJames E. SorensenOscar J. and Laurel SorlieNancy K. SpannausJudy G. Falconer SrsenKathleen A. StackCarol L. and Richard E. StahlKarl Starr and Christopher Jan HaugVickie StaudteEllen SteinDiane StelterFred B. Sternhagen and Jolene

Beckman-SternhagenAlicia E. StewartKathleen StokkerDana Marie and Kelsi JoAnne-DotEve

StubbenStephanie SulenticMolly SullivanDennis SutliffPatricia Ann SwansonNancy SweetJim SwindalDiane F. SymeHarley TateJoseph and Lisa ThiegsClaire Anne ThoenMargaret A. and Geoff W. ThomasKay M. and Gary ThompsonSharon and Bill TorodorThomas D. and Pat Trautman

Barbara E. TrethewayEvelyn TurnerEmily Anne Staples Tuttle FundRuth E. UlvogDonald P. UntiedtAl and Karen ValeriusDr. Stephanie Van D’ EldenKim Vandenberg Stephen VitvitskyJane Voglewede and David AbbottSteven E. VogtJoanne and Philip* Von BlonScott VrchotaEdward and Carol WagnerRichard and Kyla WahlstromLaraine WalkerPauline A. WalleSusan WallerDiana and Steven WarnerR. Karl and Jo F. WatkinsRev. LeeAnne WatkinsKarel M. WeigelMary Lou WernerSeth E. WernerKristen and Kyle WeslohDave and Judy WesterPat Whitcomb and Patty NapierErica WhittlingerNeil and Julie WilliamsThomas Williams and Sandra Bentley-

WilliamsTom Albin and Julie WilliamsRev. Thomas E. WinklerFrank and Laurel WinsorJean C. WirsigCol. and Mrs. Nat and Harri WisserMichael and Donna WolstedBernard and Jane WorthK.P. WorthingtonPeter T. and Suzanne WyckoffRandi S.N. Yoder and Michael J. HenleyIvar Archer ZemmelsRichard ZgodavaFred J. and Roxanne E. Ziecina Jane ZilchSally and Steve ZorichRuth and Dale ZschocheAllen and Phyllis Kuehl Zumach

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Endowed Funds – Supporting the Service You Love MostSeveral donors have taken advantage of a

new opportunity to provide lasting support

for the MPR programming they love the

most by creating named endowed funds.

We’re thrilled that the generous donors

listed here have established endowed funds

to benefit MPR and our audiences for years

to come. Their gifts will be permanently

invested along with the general MPR

endowment assets, but are dedicated to

specific purposes directed by each donor.

A portion of the endowment fund value

(currently 5%) is distributed each year for

the purposes designated by the donors.

The original gifts remain invested with the

objectives of preserving the principal and

growing both the fund and distributions in

perpetuity.

You can create a named endowed fund that

reflects your MPR interests and passions

with a commitment of $100,000 or more

through lifetime or estate gifts. Learn more

at mpr.org/namedendowment

We are honored and gratified to recognize the following Endowed Funds committed in FY15:

David and Shari Boehnen Endowed Fund for Classical Performance Programming

George and Jane Hovland MPR Endowed Fund for Investigative and Political Journalism

Penelope Scialla Fund for MPR News Investigative Reporting

Irma Wyman Endowed Fund for Classical Education

Endowed Funds established

or committed prior to FY15:

Therese and James Daniel Endowed Fund for Classical MPR

Marolyn Halverson Endowed Fund for Classical and Choral Music

William Kling Founders Endowment for the Creative Advancement of Public Media

Kevin and Leela Joseph Scattum Endowed Fund for Classical MPR

Fred J. and Roxanne E. Ziecina Endowed Fund for MPR News and STEM Coverage

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Their car radios are programmed to MPR News, The Current

and Classical MPR for both Rochester and Twin Cities’ stations,

but Fred and Roxi are mostly avowed news junkies who

find stories about science and technology topics especially

interesting. Roxi even sets her phone alarm for Fridays at 1 p.m.

so she won’t miss an episode of Science Friday.

As a reflection of their values and the legacy they’d like to leave,

the couple recently designated an estate gift to establish the

Fred and Roxanne Ziecina Endowed Fund for MPR News and

STEM coverage. Each year in perpetuity, the fund’s distribution

will support reporting on topics in science, technology,

engineering and math.

“MPR is where I get a lot of science and technology information.

That information is so often essential to understanding

alternatives and solutions to the complicated issues we’re

facing today,” says Fred. “People need that kind of information

in order to be informed citizens and knowledgeable voters.”

Their fund also supports MPR News continuing to provide

essential context beyond the headlines. “MPR tells you what

happened, why it’s important, why you need to know, and what

people are doing about it. That’s so important,” adds Roxi.

Fred and Roxi Ziecina Legacy Society – Named Endowment for MPR News and STEM reporting