Ragamala Dance Company

Lead Commissioner:
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts 

Co-Commissioners:

The Harris Theater for Music and Dance

Hopkins Center for the Arts at Dartmouth College

Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for the Performing Arts at Cal State Northridge

Northrop at the University of Minnesota

With additional commissioning support from:

The Jay and Susie Gogue Performing Arts Center at Auburn University 

Meany Center for the Performing Arts at the University of Washington  

American Dance Festival

The Joyce Theater Foundation's Stephen and Cathy Weinroth Fund for New Work

Agni 
Soloist: Aparna Ramaswamy

The fire god, Agni, is the intermediary between Gods and humans, and a witness of our actions. The blessings of Agni are sought on all solemn occasions, including birth, marriage, and death. He is conceptualized in ancient Hindu texts to exist at three levels—on earth as fire, in the atmosphere as lightning, and in the sky as the sun. 

The banks of the Ganges River become the altar to worship the sun every morning, bringing light and life, an end to the actual and metaphoric darkness.

Sankalpam, Conviction to the Deity of Cosmic Balance
Soloist: Ranee Ramaswamy

As the veil of darkness lifts, we prepare to glimpse Shiva, the reigning deity of Varanasi.

The Power of the Ganges River
The Ganges River—mythologized as falling from heaven to earth—is a manifestation of Shakti, the female life-energy of Shiva. Bathing in the Ganges River is an essential daily act of the pilgrim in Varanasi, invoking the water as a giver of life, immortality, and healing.

The Myth of the Rivers
Soloist: Ranee Ramaswamy, Ashwini Ramaswamy, Aparna Ramaswamy
The Ganges is believed to feed thousands of rivers and water bodies, forever making the gods present and humans linked. 

In His incarnation as Vamana, Vishnu transformed into Trivikrama, lifting His left foot and, with His big toe, tearing the sheath of the universe and releasing Ganga from the heavens. Shiva calmed Her ferocious waters by trapping them in His hair, releasing Her in small streams.

As Vishnu’s incarnation of Krishna, He saved the Yamuna River. The water of the Yamuna seethed with the poison of the snake-demon, Kaliya. Nothing grew on the river bank; no bird or beast was spared. To save the river and the people, Krishna leapt onto Kaliya's head, assuming the weight of the whole universe, dancing the snake into submission.

Ganga as Mother Goddess 
Goddess Ganga is the liquid essence of life, the celestial river cascading from heaven to nourish humanity.

Goddess Ganga is worshiped through an immersive engagement with the river. The repetitive pouring of water by devotees recognizes the life-giving force of the water, the ability to wash away troubles, and the acceptance of old age and death. The devotee ultimately seeks the embrace of Mother Ganga to cross over into a place of joy after death.

Weaving Eternity
Soloist: Chaitra Chandrasekhar
“An extraordinary weaver has woven this shawl of life, by stretching the vertical threads of one's actions and the horizontal threads of destiny. This human body is a combination of past actions and destiny.”  
—15th c. Sufi poet Kabir Das of Varanasi

The Eternal Pilgrim
Soloist: Ranee Ramaswamy
The 5th century Bhakti poet Karaikal Ammayar is the symbol for the ‘Eternal Pilgrim.’ In her longing for Shiva, she yearned to shed her body—flesh, skin, and gender—to emphasize the true essence of her humanity.

I aspired to only one thing;
I settled on it and left the rest
I kept in my heart only that lord
whose crest bears the Ganga
whose matted locks
are adorned with the sun and moon
whose palm holds the flames—
and I have become his servant.

At twilight,
flawlessly in time to the rhythm
of heavenly drums
effortlessly bearing fire in his palm
the beautiful one dances.

The City of Shiva
Soloist: Aparna Ramaswamy
The cosmic dance of Shiva symbolizes the interplay of dynamic and static divine energy flow, containing the five principles of eternal energy—creation, preservation, destruction, illusion, and emancipation. 

The ecstatic pilgrimage journey begins and ends at the Kasi Vishweshvara temple—the center of Varanasi, a city where people surrender their earthly bodies to death and receive spiritual bodies like Shiva himself.

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RANEE RAMASWAMY and APARNA RAMASWAMY (Artistic Directors/Creators/Choreographers/ Principal Dancers) explore the dynamic tension between the ancestral and the contemporary, highlighting the fluidity between the secular and the spiritual, the inner and the outer, the human and the natural. Working in an intergenerational partnership between mother and daughter, their creative vision merges the rich traditions and deep philosophical roots of their Indian heritage with their hybridic perspective as first generation Indian-Americans. As protégés and senior disciples of legendary dancer/choreographer Padma Bhushan Smt. Alarmél Valli, known as one of India’s greatest living masters, Ranee and Aparna’s training in the South Indian classical dance form of Bharatanatyam is the bedrock of their creative aesthetic.

Among their recent awards and honors are a Bogliasco Foundation Fellowship (Italy), Guggenheim Fellowships, a Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Center Research Fellowship (Italy), and a 2020 McKnight Fellowship for Choreography. Their choreographic work has been commissioned by the Kennedy Center (Washington, D.C.), Lincoln Center (New York), American Dance Festival (Durham, NC), Walker Art Center (Minneapolis), International Festival of Arts & Ideas (New Haven, CT), and the Arts Center at NYU Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates), among others, and supporters of their work include the National Endowment for the Arts, National Dance Project, MAP Fund, and Doris Duke Charitable Foundation. They have developed work in residence at MANCC (the Maggie Allesee National Center for Choreography), the Arts Center at NYU Abu Dhabi, the Hopkins Center at Dartmouth, Northrop (Minneapolis), and during an NPN residency at The Yard.

Ranee currently serves on the National Council on the Arts, appointed by President Barack Obama. She is a recipient of a Doris Duke Performing Artist Award, a United States Artists Fellowship, a McKnight Distinguished Artist Award, a Bush Fellowship for Choreography, and 15 McKnight Artist Fellowships for Choreography and Interdisciplinary Art, among others. (www.raneeramaswamy.com)

Aparna is a recipient of a Doris Duke Performing Artist Award, a Joyce Award, a Bush Fellowship for Choreography, and four McKnight Artist Fellowships, among others. Most recently, she was named a recipient of a 2022 Distinguished Achievement Award from Carleton College. Described by The New York Times as “thrillingly three-dimensional… rapturous and profound,” she has been selected as one of Dance Magazine’s 25 to Watch and is an empaneled artist with the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR). Her projects include solo, evening-length works which have toured widely, nationally and internationally, and commissions from the American Dance Festival and the Silk Road Ensemble, among others. (www.aparnaramaswamy.net)

ASHWINI RAMASWAMY (Choreographic Associate/Dancer) has spent over 25 years studying Bharatanatyam from her gurus - her mother Ranee Ramaswamy, sister Aparna Ramaswamy, and the legendary Smt. Alarmel Valli of Chennai, India. The New York Times describes Ashwini as “weaving together, both fearfully and joyfully, the human and the divine.” As a founding member of Ragamala, she has toured extensively, performing throughout the U.S. and in Russia, Taiwan, Indonesia, Japan, the U.K, and India. Ashwini has received commissions from the SPCO’s Liquid Music Series, American Dance Platform, Macalester College, and Great Northern Festival, residencies at the Baryshnikov Arts Center (NYC), UNC Chapel Hill (North Carolina), and National Center for Choreography (OH), and support from the National Dance Project, MAP Fund, USArtists International, Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, South Asian Arts Resiliency Fund, a Jerome Hill Artist Fellowship, and McKnight Foundation Artist Fellowships for Dance and Choreography. Her choreography has been listed among the ‘Best of the Year’ in The Washington Post, the Minneapolis Star Tribune, Minnpost, and Big Dance Town. As a 2019 City Pages ‘Artist of the Year, Ashwini's work was highlighted for ‘illuminating Bharatanatyam’s future.” She is currently touring her most recent work, Let the Crows Come. (www.ashwiniramaswamy.com)

SMT. PREMA RAMAMURTHY (Composer) has been an outstanding vocalist and composer for more than four decades. She received intensive training under the great Maestro ‘Padmavibhushan’ Dr. Mangalampalli Balamurali Krishna, specialized in the art of ‘Pallavi singing’ from Vidwan Sri T. V. Gopalakrishnan, and learned the art of singing ‘Padams & Javalis’ from the veteran musician, Mrs. T. Muktha. An A-TOP Grade Artist of All India Radio and Doordarshan TV, she has won critical acclaim as a composer, and has performed in many of the top venues and festivals of India, the U.S., Europe, Asia, the Middle East, Australia, Mexico, and South Africa.

WILLY CESSA (Scenic and Lighting Design) has worked as a director, light director, and light designer since 2001. In 2007, he met Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui in Paris for the project La Zon-Mai at the Cité Nationale de l’Histoire de l’Immigration. Since that time, they have collaborated on 13 projects for Cherkaoui’s Antwerp-based company Eastman. Additionally, he has worked with multiple renowned artists and institutions, including Yabin Wang, Aakash Odedra, Herman Diephuis, Esther Aumatell, Fanny de Chaillé, Damian Jalet, Le Centre Dramatique Régional des Pays de la Loire, Cie Les Aphoristes, Cie KLP, Danse l’Afrique Danse!, and Franck II Louise.

CHAITRA CHANDRASHEKAR (Dancer) is a disciple of Guru Dr. Mala Shashikanth and Guru Vid. Asha Ravindra, and has practiced and honed the art form of Bharatanatyam for over two decades, performing at prestigious cultural events and competitions from a young age. She completed major levels of examinations conducted by KSEEB (Educational Board of Karnataka) in India and attained pre-vidushi honorary title. She is currently an Apprentice with Ragamala, learning under Ranee Ramaswamy and Aparna Ramaswamy since 2020.

JESSICA FIALA (Dancer) began training with Ranee and Aparna Ramaswamy in 2006 and has performed with Ragamala throughout the US and in India, the UK, and the UAE. She holds an interdisciplinary master’s degree in museum studies and cultural studies from the University of Minnesota, with research published in the anthology The Ruined Archive and the journals Diálogos com a arte and the Journal of Somaesthetics. Fialais also a research associate at the consulting firm 8 Bridges Workshop.

SRI GUNTIPALLY (Dancer) has been learning Bharatanatyam under Ranee Ramaswamy and Aparna Ramaswamy since 2018. She is an Apprentice with Ragamala and has performed with the company at the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts. Guntipallygraduated high school in 2021 as valedictorian at Eagle Ridge Academy, a U.S. Presidential Scholar Candidate, and National Merit Scholar. She is attending the University of Minnesota to study Human Physiology, and aspires to be a dancing doctor.

RAMYA S. KAPADIA (Dancer) is a Knoxville-based Bharatanatyam dancer/choreographer and a Carnatic vocalist. Kapadiahas toured around the world to present solo and ensemble works and is a much sought-after vocalist and composer for Bharatanatyam dancers. She has received the Emerging Artist award, Choreography Fellowship and Individual Artist awards from the Durham Arts Council and the NC Arts Council and is a teaching artist with United Arts the Durham Arts Council.

TAMARA NADEL (Dancer) is a disciple of Ranee Ramaswamy and Aparna Ramaswamy and a founding member of Ragamala, performing throughout the U.S, India, Russia, Taiwan, Indonesia, Japan, and the U.K. She has received grants and fellowships from the McKnight Foundation, Jerome Foundation, and Minnesota State Arts Board, among others. Most recently, she was selected by the Conney Conference on Jewish Arts at UW-Madison to perform a solo choreographed for her by Ranee Ramaswamy, illuminating the synergies between Hindu and Jewish mystical traditions. Nadel is Ragamala’s Director of Institutional Development and board member of Minnesota Citizens for the Arts.

RADHIKA NAIDU (Dancer) joined Ragamala in October 2019 as a participant in the development of Fires of Varanasi. As an immigrant to the U.S. in her teens, and having visited Varanasi, she was particularly drawn to and inspired by Ranee and Aparna’s portrayal of the theme of this project through Bharatanatyam. In her spare time, Naidu is a practicing pediatrician.

GARRETT SOUR (Dancer) is a classical Cambodian dancer under the master teacher, Yousedy Peov and is a principal dancer and assistant instructor with Wattanak Dance Troupe. Sour has also trained in different dance styles competing in many different competitions across the nation and has performed in South Korea representing the USA in the 13th Gangneung International Junior Art Festival. When Sour is not dancing, he is working towards his undergraduate degree at the University of Saint Thomas.

ALAN TSE (Dancer) is a creative soul expressing his artistic skills through design, dance, and yoga. Born and raised in Hong Kong, Alan moved to the Twin Cities two decades ago. He has danced with Sole to Soul Dance Conversion, Ballet of the Dolls, and MotionArts, and has performed in works by Myron Johnson, Jim Liberthal, Pam Gleason, and more. Tse is currently a company member of Continental Ballet Company.

PREETHY MAHESH (Vocal) is a Carnatic musician who has been accompanying eminent dancers since 2002. She owes her art to her respected gurus Sri DK Jayaraman and Sri S Kalyanaraman. A graded artist of All India Radio she has performed extensively as a soloist and has recorded multiple commercially-available albums of dance music. She has performed in some of the world’s best theatres with accomplished artists such as Priyadarsini Govind, Shobana, Padmabhushan Alarmél Valli, Revati Ramachandran, Parvati Ghantasala, The Dhananjayans, and Ragamala. In recognition of her contribution to the art, has been honored her with the titles Gana Kokilam, Sangeetagna, and Nritya Sangeeta Varshini.

LALIT SUBRAMANIAN (Composer/Vocal) is a vocalist proficient in both the South Indian (Carnatic) and North Indian (Hindustani) styles of Indian classical music. He is the disciple of renowned Carnatic musicians Tiruvarur Sri S. Girish and Neyveli Sri R. Santhanagopalan, and renowned Hindustani musician Pandit Shekhar Kumbhojkar. Subramanianhas won multiple awards and performs at various venues in the U.S. and India, both as a solo vocalist and as an accompanist for dance performances. He also plays the mridangam and the tabla and has trained under tabla artist Pandit Anand Godse. He has been a junior artiste at All India Radio as a Hindustani vocalist, and holds a graduate degree in Carnatic music from India. Subramanian has been working with Ragamala Dance Company since 2008.

C.K. VASUDEVAN (Nattuvangam) is student of renowned Carnatic percussion maestro, Sangeetha Kalanidhi Dr. Umayalpuram Sivaraman, and has been trained by Padma Bhushan Smt. Alarmél Valli in the art of nattuvangam. Mr. Vasudevan has provided vocal support to several renowned dancers at the major festivals and theatres of India, and in Europe, the U.S., Canada, Japan, Southeast Asia, and the Middle East. He has a diploma in mridangam from the Tamil Nadu Government Music College, and is a recipient of multiple honors, including the Vaadhya Kalaimani, Laya Kala Sironmani, and Rukmani Thala Samuthiram awards and the title Laya Vidyadara. 

S. SAKTHIVEL MURUGANANTHAM (Mridangam) has been a preeminent performer on the mridangam, specializing in the accompaniment of classical dance, for 34 years. He learned by traditional Gurukulavasam under the great Guru Shri Mayavaram G. Somasundaram Pillai and later under Guru Shri Bakthavatchalam, and Guru Shri M. Balachander. Mr. Muruganantham  has accompanied preeminent dancers at leading festivals and theaters in India and worldwide, including Dr. Vyayanthimala Bali, Padmabhushan Alarmél Valli, Shri Leela Samson, and Priyadarshini Govind, and great gurus such as Shri K.J. Sarasa, Shri Udupi Lakshmi Narayan, and Shri Narasimhachari. His titles include Laya Vidhyadhara from Smt. Alarmel Valli’s Deepashika, Natya Sangeetha Kala Bharathi from Bharath Kalachar, Laya Kala Vipanchee from Vipanchee Trust, Laya Kala Ratna, Laya Sironmani, and Mridanga Mamani.

RAMANATHAN KALAIARASAN (Violin) is the son of distinguished Mirudanga Vidwan Sangeetha Bhusanam Professor Thiru A.S. Ramanathan. A disciple of Smt. Dhanadevi Mithradeve, he graduated with honors from Annamalai University, Chidambaram, India, with the title of ‘Sangeetha Bhushanam.’ He has over 25 years’ experience accompanying leading dancers in India and abroad, and recording music and dance DVDs for E- Parampara Infotainment and Swathi Soft Solutions. He is a permanent staff member/performer with Padmabhushan Sri. V.P.Dhananjayan and Smt Shantha Dhananjayan’s Bharatha Kalanjali. His honors include Best Violin Artist for Dance from Sri Krishna Gana Sabha, Best Accompanying Artist for Dance from VDS Arts Academy, and the Sudharani Raghupathy Endowment Award for senior musician from Natyarangam—the dance wing of Narada Gana Sabha, Chennai.

SRUTHI SAGAR (Flute) has earned a place for himself in the field of Carnatic Music. A disciple of Kalaimamani Dr. Sunder for more than fifteen years, he had his initial training on the Flute from Shri B. V. Balasai and his father Shri Sudarsana Rao. Sruthi Sagar has performed at prestigious venues and festivals throughout India and is a recipient of the Air India Radio first prize and other coveted awards such as Kuzhal Isai Chelvan, Yuva Kala Bharathi, and Yuva Kala Vipanchee. Since 2005, Sruthi Sagar has been a Central Government scholarship awardee, and recipient of a Young Achievers Scholarship conferred by the Government of India. He has performed at the Olympic Games in London as part of the STACCATO Band.

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• Gordon Rouse and Sylvia Beach
• Catharine Ruther and David Vanney
• Phyllis Saltzman
• Kathleen Schou
• Dr. Darlene Sholtis and Dr. Heino Beckmann
• John and Kelly Wheaton
• Mark Wright and Elizabeth Walton

100+

• Anonymous
• Paul Aslanian
• Thomas and Jill Barland
• Sharon Bigot
• Jeanne Blaskowski
• David Braslau
• Kristen Brogdon
• Mark and Karena Casey
• JaNan Cavanaugh
• Russell Cowles
• Virginia Dale
• Sandra Dale
• Timothy and Judith Dove
• William Durfee and Devorah Goldstein
• Marcia and Berkan Endres
• Kathy Gremillion
• Richard Gwynne
• David and Julie Hartung
• Joyce and Eugene Haselmann
• Annemarie Herrlich
• Patricia Herrmann
• Christina Herzog
• Gayle Hjellming
• Richard Hruby and Kimberly Broderick
• Kimberly Hutchens
• Janet Johnson
• Tovio Kallas and Beatrice Holton
• Micki and Neil Kay
• Warren and Patricia Kelly
• Randy Kish
• Christina Kraft and Nelson Capes
• Alan and Peggy Lathrop
• James and Sharon Lewis
• Barbara Lind and Craig Poeschl
• Kimberley MacLennan
• Holly Manning
• Candice and Gerald Matykowski
• Kenneth and Judith Matysik
• George and Orla McClure
• Margaret Moutvic-Wasz
• Michael and Lisa Nekich
• Jenine Nordquist
• Jennifer and William Neujahr
• Donald Ofstedal
• Field and Cynthia Olson
• David Pace
• David and Mary Parker
• Jacob Rabinowitz
• Holly Radis-McCluskey and Glen McCluskey
• John Reay and Karen Hanson
• Bridget and David Reddan
• Debra Reischl
• Julia Sand
• Kari Schloner
• Dan Sheehan
• John Shreves
• Jan and Alan Sickbert
• Wendy Steele
• Jon Thomas
• Cindy Tong and Robert Denison
• Ertugrul and Karen Owens Tuzcu
• John Van Bogar
• Cheryl Wall
• Michael Weinbeck
• Cathy Westrum and Annelynn Westrum
• Monica Winker-Bergstrom
• Millie Woodbury
• Roger Worm

Up to $99

• Atashi Acharya
• Kent Akervik
• Gerald and Georgianna Allan
• Arthur and Charlet Allen
• Jean Anderson
• Marcia Anderson
• Michael and Jessica Austin
• Kevin and Shirley Arms
• Peter Bartholome
• Todd Barton
• Austin Beatty
• Michael Blomberg
• Tierra Boose
• Jason Borah
• Mary Boyer
• Patti Brase
• Kathryn Bredemus
• Philip Briggs
• Clifford Brody
• Nancy Brown
• Justin Burke
• Thomas Cabaniss
• Patricia Cagle
• Mary Campbell
• Philippe Catalan
• Fay Chang
• Karen Charles
• Mary Ann and Stephen Chicoine
• David and Nancy Claussen
• Deborah Clendenning
• Beverly Connolly
• Jeanne and David Cornish
• Scott Cragle
• Charlotte Curry
• Neal Cuthbert and Louise Robinson
• Cynthia Daggett
• Emily Dail
• Andre Delattre
• Soleil Des Lauriers
• Cindy Devoy
• Vicki Donatell
• Byron Douglass
• Robert Dufault and Ann Wilcox
• Nancy Duffy
• Lee Dunn
• Jill and Ralph Dupslaff
• Jean Durades
• Frances Durkin
• Alisa Eland
• Kristin Elizondo
• Susan Elsner
• Barbara and Gerald Erickson
• Tamara Eristavi
• Valerie Fazedin
• Elizabeth Fleck
• Debra and Phillip Ford
• Judith Franklin
• Kirk Froggart
• Candance Gossen
• Michael Green and Jane Powers
• Jane Greenberg
• Amanda Grimm and Steven Pope
• Birgit Grund
• Julie Hagemann
• Nils and Heather Halker
• Urbae Hall
• Amy Handelsman
• Jim Hartmann and Michelle Miles
• Jean Haskell
• Richard Haskin
• Cari Hatcher
• Deborah Hennrikus
• Patrick and Kimberley Higgins
• John Hofstede
• Janet Horvath
• Ramona Jacobs and Charles Christianson
• Karin Jacobson and Adam Chapweske
• Ann Jaede
• Jay Jaffee and Wendy Friede
• Bill Jones
• Michael Kanner
• Anna Kerben
• Cassandra Kiehn
• Milo Kim
• Nancy Klausner
• Amy Kosari
• Connie Kuhn
• Arnold Kvam
• Roberta Lamps
• Carol Larson
• Linda Leamer
• Kathryn LeFevere
• Jane Leonard and Lori Lippert
• Elizabeth Ler
• Debra Lex
• Michelle and Kevin Lian-Anderson
• Kathryn Lien
• Kristine Loh
• Ann Loushine-Thomsen
• Marcelienne and Roger Lundquist
• Dianne and Don MacLennan

Up to $99 (continued)

• Kyle Maltz
• Kathryn Manger
• Judy Marcouiller
• Nancy Marcy
• Cynthia Marsh and C.W. Vandersluis
• Susan McNamara
• Margaret Michaelson
• Sanjay Mishra
• Jill Mitchell
• M Valeriana Moeller
• Eric Molho
• Karen Moon
• Daniel Moore
• James Moore
• Ayaka Moriyama
• Summer Morrison
• Ann Mosey
• Chuck Munro
• Bridget Murphy
• Amy Nelson Sander
• Lloyd Nestrud
• Shelley and James Nichols
• Libby Nickel
• Linda and Larry Nielsen
• Nina Norum
• James and Sarah Novotny
• Kristine Olson
• Sandra Olson
• Lynn O’Neal
• Barbara Owens
• Nicolas Paredes Sepulveda
• Ann and Bill Parker
• Judith Parr
• Helen Paul
• Mike Payer
• Matthew Peak
• Marjorie Pearson
• Christina Peterson
• Edward Peterson
• Greg and Rebecca Phelan
• Charisse Pickron
• Holly Pike and Joseph Klein
• Cathy Poff
• Claudia Poser and Ronald Ofstead
• James Potter
• Nancy Price
• Rebecca Quaid
• Mark Rekow and Lynn Mader
• Melanie Richards
• Piper Ritter
• Mary Roberts and Edward Kraft
• Susan Roberts
• Robyne Robinson
• Yvonne Rode
• Susan Rohde
• Susan Rose
• Irina Rukina
• Makie Sanchez
• Edward Sarnoski
• Rebecca Scherpelz
• Robin Schow
• Thomas Scott
• Cynthia Sharon
• Elizabeth Sharpe 
• Michele and Chris Shepherd
• Rebecca and John Shockley
• Kevin Silverstein and Karen Tang
• Carol Skinner
• Emily Soltis
• Patricia Stankovich
• Kathleen Stanley
• Nanette Stearns
• Kate Stolpman
• Vicki Strahan
• George Swan
• Toni Taylor
• Marie-Luise and Anita Teigen
• Ivette Tejeda
• Connor Theisen
• Kay Troan
• Nancy Tykwinski
• Brandon Ure
• Alla Valdberg
• Tatiana Valdberg
• Ann Van de Winckel
• Frank Van Tongeren
• Bill Venne and Douglas Kline
• Carolyn Wahl
• Brian and Katherine Weitz
• Andrew Welken
• Helen and Paul Wells
• Curtis West
• Susan Wiste
• Allie Wolf
• Rachel Wolff
• Winifred Wu and Robert Lund
• Yuhsuan Yeh
• Mary Zilge
• Margaret Zoerhoff
• Roberta Zohara

Anonymous
Reade Adams
Katherine Anderson
Terry and Vicki Anderson
Pat Andrle
J. Michael Barone
Karen and Alan Beck
Mark Bergaas and Mark Ceilley
Carol Bessler
Fred and Cynthia Betz, In Honor of Esther Stocke
Dean Billmeyer
Joyce Brown
Drs. Robert Bruininks and Susan Hagstrum
Francis Carter
James Commander
Scott Cragle
William and Virginia Craig
Dee Ann and Kent Crossley
Thomas Dillon
Sheena Dufresne
Laura and Tim Edman
David Fiebiger
Peter Fiore
Catherine Fischer
Deborah Ford
Susan Foster
Salvatore Franco

Judith Franklin
Reid Froiland
Maiken Givot
Karen Grasmon
Marilyn Haight
Nils and Heather Halker
Thomas Hanna
Jeffrey Helgerson
Helen Hillstrom
Janet Hively
Anna Iltis
Charlie Johnson
Susan Keljik
Mark Kieffer
Joseph Kuznik
Arnold Kvam
Carol Leach
Kristin Lefferts
James Lehmann
Kathryn Lien
Ronald Low
Peter Lund
Stephanie McDonald
Alfred and Ann Moore
Daniel Moore
Darcia Narvaez
Paul Nasvik
Pamela Neuenfeldt and Don Williams

Don Notvik
Steve Oakley
Paul Olsen
Steve Panizza
Robert Paschke
Daniel Peterson
David and Margaret Peterson
Chia-Hsing Pi
Holly Radis-McCluskey and Glen McCluskey
Jane Rosemarin and Val Lardwehr
Bruce Schelske
Connie Schuelka
Richard M. Schulze Family Foundation
John Sebolt
Nancy Shallcross
Rebecca and John Shockley
Foster Solem
Chris Solheid
Laurine Speltz and Denis Ryono
Richard Steege
Paul Stever
William Tajibnapis
Nicole Thomas
Curtis Trout
John Vilandre
Michael Volna
Nancy Wellington
David and Rachelle Willey

J. Michael Barone
Cynthia Betz
Dean Billmeyer
Kristen Brogdon
Dr. Robert Bruininks
Dee Ann Crossley
Laura Edman
Cathie Fischer
Nils Halker
Cari Hatcher
David Jensen
Helen Jensen
Pamela Neuenfeldt
Kari Schloner

Cynthia Betz
Jeff Bieganek, Chair
Kristen Brogdon
Dr. Robert Bruininks
John Conlin
Deb Cran
Susan DeNuccio
Karen Hanson
Cari Hatcher

Jill Hauwiller
Bob McMaster
Katheryn Menager
Cory Padesky
Holly Radis-McCluskey
Gary Reetz
Robyne Robinson
Kari Schloner
Donald Williams