S h e d d A q u a r iu m 2 0 1 1 A n nu a l R epo r t
care, connect, conserve
Year at a Glance
A Message from
Aquarium Leadership
care, connect, conserve
mission
At Shedd, animals connect you to the living
world, inspiring you to make a difference.
values
Stewardship, quality, integrity, respect
leadership
Sarah Nava Garvey Chairman of the Board
Ted A. Beattie President/CEO
2011 attendance
2,120,900 guests
Most-attended cultural attraction with paid
attendance in the city of Chicago for 15 of the
last 21 years.
2011 funding
In 2011, the aquarium received funding from
earned revenue (81 percent), donations (10 percent)
and the Chicago Park District (9 percent). Shedd
Aquarium is a not-for-profit organization that has
been proudly serving the city of Chicago since 1930.
2011 budget
$52.3 million
Dear friends,
We are extremely pleased and proud of the
accomplishments achieved at Shedd Aquarium in
2011. With more than 2.1 million guests coming
through our doors last year, Shedd was once again
the top-attended paid cultural attraction in Chicago.
Our success was built on providing our audiences
with exhibits and programming that met and
exceeded their expectations for education and
entertainment. The primary focus of our year was
the much-anticipated Jellies special exhibit,
featuring more than a dozen species that continue
to mesmerize kids of all ages. Our Jazzin’ at the
Shedd series attracted thousands for music-filled
Wednesday evenings during the summer months,
and for the second consecutive year, our “Holiday
Fantasea” aquatic show enticed families to make
Shedd a part of their holiday traditions.
Of course, the 32,500 animals in our care are always
the main attractions. Many guests chose to “dive
deeper” with one of our Extraordinary Experiences:
the Trainer for a Day program and beluga encounters
had great appeal, and the popularity of the penguin
encounters far exceeded our expectations.
Conservation is an important part of our mission at
Shedd Aquarium. The Daniel P. Haerther Center for
Conservation and Research was established last year
to honor the legacy of Life Trustee Dan Haerther.
The center advances conservation and sustainability
programs both on site and in the field. The Great
Lakes initiative was solidified, and we look to make
an impact on the shores of Lake Michigan as well
as throughout the entire Great Lakes basin in the
coming years.
In 2011, the Trustees embarked on their first Board
retreat, sparking an even greater passion for Shedd
in support of its strategic direction. The Sea Jelly
Soirée Gala topped $1 million in contributed income
for Shedd’s coffers. The Auxiliary Board provided a new
sustainable awareness opportunity with its holiday
“Wreath-Cycled” program for area schoolchildren.
We are grateful for the generosity of our community
of contributors, who gave nearly $11.4 million to
the Annual Fund, and for the important continued
payments to the Making Waves capital campaign.
Critical support was received from individuals,
corporations, sponsors and foundations as well as
from government agencies including the Chicago Park
District, the City of Chicago and the State of Illinois.
These gifts provide a financial endorsement that
enables us to accomplish our goals and plan for the
future with confidence.
Through thoughtful planning and conservative
spending, we once again finished a successful
financial year. Looking at 2012 and beyond, we are
optimistic about the impact Shedd Aquarium can
have on each guest — in our building, at an outreach
event, or on our website. Thank you for your interest
and enthusiasm for Shedd Aquarium.
Sincerely,
Sarah Nava Garvey
Chairman
Ted A. Beattie
President/CEO
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Our Animals
at shedd, we care for 32,500
animals, representing 1,500
species from around the
world, each day.
Mesmerizing jellies
Jellies
Jellies special exhibit
They’re 95 percent water and 100 percent amazing:
the 14 species of sea jellies that have mesmerized
more than 1 million guests since Shedd’s Jellies special
exhibit opened on April 15, 2011. The popularity of this
striking exhibit — as evidenced not only by attendance
but also by the hundreds of jelly photos posted
by guests on Shedd’s Facebook page — warranted
extending the temporary installation through 2013.
The Jellies exhibit showcases these mysterious —
and often misunderstood — marine invertebrates
that have thrived without bones, blood, or a brain
for 500 million years. Guests have gained an
appreciation for how these tissue-thin creatures use
their venomous stings to immobilize and dispatch
far sturdier prey. And they’ve been awed by the
sheer diversity of shapes, sizes and colors, from the
moon jellies’ simple translucent disks to the nettles’
trailing fringes and frills, to jellies that need no
further description than their names: egg yolk,
lion’s mane, flower hat and blue blubber.
The sea jelly species roster varied throughout the
year as different types of jellies became available.
The special exhibits team of aquarists — already
accomplished in breeding moon jellies, Pacific sea
nettles and upside-down jellies — successfully bred
several more species, including spotted lagoon, blue
blubber, lion’s mane and umbrella jellies.
The Jellies special exhibit was sponsored by Walgreens
with additional support provided by James T. Hamman
Family, Maryellen and Richard Keyser, Bruce K. Lee Family,
Christopher J. Oates Family and Robert E. Stoettner Family.
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Our Animals
More new faces
In addition to the jellies species we bred, other
animals born or hatched at Shedd in 2011 included
a blue-spotted stingray and a black-tipped reef shark
in Wild Reef, three species of endangered Madagascar
mantella frogs in the Waters of the World galleries
and Magellanic penguins in the Abbott Oceanarium.
Shedd is already respected in the international
aquarium and zoo community for its successful
freshwater ray breeding program; the birth of the
marine blue-spotted ray is of special note because
Shedd is only the second aquarium in the world to
have successful reproduction with this species.
Our 1-ton male beluga whale, Naluark, is a proven
breeder who has sired three calves at Shedd. In
mid-2011, he took up temporary residence at Mystic
Aquarium in Connecticut. His move is one of the
carefully managed matches orchestrated by marine
mammal experts at Shedd and six other North
American aquariums and zoos that have partnered
in a very successful cooperative beluga breeding
program. Naluark will spend several breeding
seasons on the East Coast before returning to Shedd.
Blue-spotted stingray
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Our Guests
at shedd, animals connect you
to the living world, inspiring
you to make a difference.
Attendance
Shedd welcomed 2,120,900 guests from around
the world in 2011, the best-attended year for the
aquarium in the last decade. Shedd remains one
of the most-visited aquariums in the United
States, and it has been Chicago’s No. 1-attended
cultural attraction (with a paid admission) for
five consecutive years.
More than 4.35 million virtual visitors explored
Shedd through its website. While the majority
clicked in from locations throughout the United
States, Shedd also has a strong following in
Canada, Mexico, the United Kingdom and Spain.
Facebook fans number 85,000 and counting.
Special programs
Jazzin’ at the Shedd, which marked its 17th season
in 2011, continued to draw families, couples,
friends and jazz aficionados with its winning
combination of evening hours, reduced admission
and a lineup of Chicago’s jazz notables. The weekly
Wednesday-night jams were punctuated by the
fireworks show at Navy Pier. The popular event,
sponsored by Bank of America, drew more than
27,000 guests to Shedd.
Jazzin’ at the Shedd
Jellies special exhibit
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Our Guests
Accessible learning for all
Sixty-five percent of Shedd’s more than 2.1 million
guests last year visited free or at a discounted rate,
demonstrating the aquarium’s commitment to
be one of Chicago’s most accessible cultural and
educational organizations.
Schoolchildren are one of our priority audiences.
Last year, Shedd served 59,163 Chicago Public Schools
(CPS) students and 119,821 more schoolchildren
from Illinois through its free-admission program
for all Illinois school groups. This amounts to nearly
$2 million in subsidized admissions.
School groups at Shedd
Shedd Aquarium has also teamed with Target to
provide economically disadvantaged schools in the
CPS system with financial assistance for field trips.
The Target Bus Fund program at Shedd provides
up to two buses a year per school for round-trip
transportation to the aquarium. The need is great, and
the program filled to capacity quickly.
Shedd offers 52 Community Discount days for all Illinois
residents, including school holidays and a week in June
following the end of the school year, to encourage
family visits. Last year, 252,745 people entered Shedd’s
aquarium galleries free of charge. The program was
generously sponsored by Ford Motor Company Fund,
the philanthropic arm of Ford Motor Company.
The aquarium also worked with the Chicago Public
Library to place admission passes in every branch.
All Chicago Public Library cardholders can use these
passes for free general aquarium admission for up to
two adults and four children.
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A. Watson Armour III Center
for Animal Health and Welfare
Aquatic Centers
in 2011, shedd strengthened
its capabilities in conservation
and animal care by organizing
its scientific staff and
programs within two new
aquatic centers.
The A. Watson Armour III Center for Animal
Health and Welfare enables Shedd to advance
its animal health and welfare practices at the
aquarium as well as expand its knowledge about
its animal collection through experiences with
wild populations. The center has three focus areas:
collection health, veterinary field services and
integrated animal care and planning.
The veterinary field services division is committed
to advancing preventive healthcare for both wild
and aquarium animals by sending our veterinary
team into the field with our researchers. With the
knowledge we are gaining, we can identify animals
and ecosystems in need of conservation help
immediately and anticipate and plan for health
challenges in the decades ahead.
The collection health division emphasizes
preventive medicine in maintaining a thriving
animal collection — and in the emerging field
of aquatic animal medicine, that’s no small feat.
Shedd’s veterinarians are at the forefront of that
field, gathering baseline health data for hundreds
of species, from crustaceans to cetaceans. What
they learn is shared through presentations and
publications that reach a global aquarium and
zoo audience.
The division of integrated animal care and planning
promotes interdepartmental efforts to maintain
our collection while minimizing our environmental
footprint. Shedd’s renowned breeding programs
are central to this goal, ensuring the collection’s
long-term health and reducing our reliance on
wild populations. We also further animal welfare
through innovative training programs, state-ofthe-art habitat design and conservation initiatives
such as sustainably raised food for the animals.
Shedd gratefully acknowledges the Armour family
and the estate of A. Watson Armour III for making
this center possible.
A tiny patient
Beluga ultrasound exam
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Aquatic Centers
Daniel P. Haerther Center for
Conservation and Research
With a generous gift from the Daniel P. Haerther
Charitable Trust, Shedd has been able to expand
the breadth and depth of its conservation and
research programs.
The establishment of the Daniel P. Haerther Center
for Conservation and Research consolidated Shedd’s
core conservation strengths: global field research,
on-site research, and conservation awareness and
action. The center enables Shedd to expand the
scope of existing projects and ensures the aquarium’s
capacity to respond to new conservation challenges,
guaranteeing Shedd’s continued leadership in saving
wild animals, both in our care and around the world.
In the global field research division, Shedd studies
the animals and ecosystems of regions reflected
in our collection. Shedd’s conservation initiatives
include monitoring invasive species in the Great
Lakes, protecting coral reefs in the Caribbean and
the Philippines, saving rare iguanas in the Bahamas
and collecting baseline data on a pristine river
ecosystem in Guyana.
Endangered
rock iguana
Shedd’s on-site research program pairs our staff
expertise, diverse animal collection and state-of-theart facilities with the expertise of collaborators from
universities, zoos and aquariums, and other scientific
organizations. The studies conducted at Shedd offer
important information about our aquarium animals;
they also can provide critical information that helps
conserve wild populations.
Closer to home, our conservation awareness and action
division shows the public how sustainable actions
can benefit animals and ecosystems in the wild. The
Great Lakes initiative champions personal stewardship
and encourages millions of individuals to protect the
lakes. Shedd’s Right Bite team partners with chefs,
restaurants and consumers to promote sustainable
seafood choices that make a difference for the world’s
oceans. In-house initiatives keep Shedd on the cutting
edge of sustainable operating practices.
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Our People
and Resources
at shedd, we manage our
resources prudently and
responsibly to ensure
the continued operation
and maintenance of the
aquarium for future
generations.
Fundraising
Annual Fund
Aquarium Leadership
It takes a lot to care for 32,500 animals, to engage
and educate 2 million guests each year and to
protect aquatic life in the Great Lakes and in
sensitive ecosystems around the world. Thanks
to our generous donors, loyal members and
dedicated staff and volunteers, 2011 was a very
successful year for Shedd Aquarium. Through the
generosity of our friends, we secured monies to
support the daily operations of the aquarium, to
build our endowment to support conservation and
research activities, and to complete major capital
projects that preserve the historic aquarium
building for future generations.
Supporters contributed more than $11.4 million to the
2011 Annual Fund — providing us with the resources
necessary to operate at our best each day.
With much gratitude for their leadership, vision and
stewardship of the institution and the animals in our
care, we acknowledge the following individuals for their
participation on the Shedd Board of Trustees in 2011.
Making Waves
Shedd Aquarium is renowned for its collection of
32,500 animals, representing 1,500 species from
around the world. But it takes people — 265 full-time
and 146 part-time employees, 870 volunteers and
up to 55 board members — to operate the aquarium,
from attending to the daily needs of our animals,
our guests and our landmark building to planning
and guiding a dynamic direction for the institution
long into the future. The events of 2011 proved that
the people who work at Shedd get it right, from field
research to animal births and from a hit special
exhibit to recognition as one of the Chicago Tribune’s
100 Top Workplaces.
In February 2011, co-chairs Mary and Steve Smith
announced the successful completion of Making
Waves, a five-year comprehensive campaign to
reimagine the iconic Abbott Oceanarium. In order
to keep the Shedd experience fresh, exciting,
informative and engaging, the aquarium launched
Making Waves — the largest campaign in the
institution’s history — in 2007. The Smiths and
their campaign cabinet reached out to Shedd’s
most avid fans, raising more than $80 million to
create new exhibits, enhance animal habitats,
build a larger endowment and provide new guest
amenities for this world-class facility. Through
this historic undertaking, Shedd ensures the
continued excellence of marine mammal care
for generations to come.
Legacy Gifts
The aquarium unveiled two named centers in 2011.
The Daniel P. Haerther Center for Conservation and
Research and the A. Watson Armour III Center for
Animal Health and Welfare honor the legacy of
two important champions of the aquarium.
Staff and Volunteers
Our volunteers donated a record 112,222 hours of
service to Shedd in 2011. Six volunteers have surpassed
5,000 hours of lifetime service, including one who has
dedicated more than 15,000 hours — the equivalent
of working full-time at Shedd for almost eight years.
Shedd inspires longevity, too: 12 volunteers have
been here 10 years, two have served for 15 years,
and three each marked 20 and 25 years as Shedd
volunteers in 2011.
board of trustees
Sarah Nava Garvey Chairman
Ted A. Beattie President/CEO
life trustees
Philip D. Block III
Peter B. Foreman
Marian Phelps Pawlick
William N. Sick
Stephen Byron Smith
trustees
Peter J. Bensen
Richard W. Burke, Sr.
Elizabeth Hartigan Connelly
Eugene M. Cummings
Scott L. Dille
David L. Epstein
Tyrone C. Fahner
H. John Gilbertson Jr.
John J. Greisch
Brett J. Hart
Wallace L. Head
Quentin G. Heisler, Jr.
Daniel J. Hennessy
Kym M. Hubbard
Robert H. Jordan
Brian A. Kenney
Richard L. Keyser
Thomas N. King
Cary A. Kochman
David J. Koo
Anne E. Krebs
Donna LaPietra
Bruce K. Lee
Cheryl Mayberry McKissack
Andrew McNally V
Harvey L. Miller
J. Jay Miller
Wade D. Miquelon
Susan E. Morrison
Patrick J. Mullen
Christopher J. Oates
Ellen L. O’Connor
Jane B. Perkins
Bruce J. Piller
Ginevra Reed Ralph
Susan Regenstein
Marc E. Rothman
Gregory H. Sachs
John F. Sandner
David P. Scharf
Nancy S. Searle
Lloyd A. Semple, Jr.
Benjamin M. Shapiro
Sandra L. Simon
Mary S. Smith
Guy E. Snyder
Tracy Souder
William C. Steers
Jane Warner
Reeve Byron Waud
Donna Sims Wilson
honorary
trustees
Henry S. Bienen
Ronald L. Blake
William P. Braker
Ellen D. Caya
Stanton R. Cook
The Honorable Richard M. Daley
Stanley M. Freehling
J. Donald Higgins
Benjamin F. Lenhardt, Jr.
Roger F. Lewis
John Jeffry Louis III
Cordell Reed
Marjorie Reed
Anne O’Laughlin Scott
John A. Sivright
Jeffrey D. Steele
Robert J. Stucker
ex-officio trustees
The Honorable Rahm Emanuel
Mayor, City of Chicago
Josh Kolar
President, Auxiliary Board
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Donors and Partners
Sea Jelly Soirée
2011 Gala Committee
On June 11, 2011, Sea Jelly Soirée
Gala Chair Julie Hughes O’Connor
and the Gala Committee hosted
850 special friends for an evening
of dinner, dancing and… Jellies, of
course! Thanks to the generosity
of gala donors and sponsors, the
event raised more than $1 million
for our favorite schooling species —
the 300,000 schoolchildren who
visit Shedd each year.
Julie Hughes O’Connor Chairman
Laura Ferris Anderson
Mrs. Ted A. Beattie
Mrs. Robert A. Beatty
Mrs. Walter W. Bell
Mrs. Philip D. Block III*
Mrs. Richard J. Blommer
Ms. Dontrey Britt-Hart
Mrs. Michael J. Busch
Ms. Kimberly Carroll
Mrs. Thomas C. Clark
Elizabeth O’Connor Cole
Elizabeth Hartigan Connelly
Mrs. Alfred E. D’Ancona*
Mrs. David Devonshire
Mrs. Robin Blesi Doerge*
Mrs. David L. Epstein*
Mrs. William M. Feldman
Mrs. Michael Ferro
Mrs. Peter B. Foreman*
Mrs. William B. Gage Jr.
Sarah Nava Garvey*
Mrs. Sabrina P. Gracias
Mrs. John Greisch
Mrs. Matthew R. Halpin
Mrs. Brendan P. Head
Ms. Lisa Huff
Mrs. Jonathan F. Jackson
Dr. Ann L. Jones
Mrs. Robert H. Jordan
Mrs. Walter M. Kelly
Mrs. Thomas N. King
Mrs. Maryfran Klein
Mrs. R. Stribling Koster
Mrs. Robert D. Krebs*
Ms. Tracey Kritt
From left: Board Chair
Sarah & John Garvey
Trustee
Ellen & Jim O’Connor,
Julie & Jim O’Connor, Jr.,
Mary Ann & Brad Hughes
Ms. Donna LaPietra*
Mrs. Ian Larkin
Mrs. Richard Lobo
Mrs. John Mangel III
Mrs. W. David Mangel*
Cheryl Mayberry McKissack
Mrs. Andrew McNally V
Mrs. John Mengelt*
Mrs. Robert S. Morrison*
Mrs. Susan
Blankenbaker Noyes
Mrs. Fred J. O’Connor
Mrs. James J. O’Connor*
Mrs. Jay L. Owen, Jr.
Mrs. Albert Pawlick*
Mrs. Donald S. Perkins*
Mrs. George Phillips-Sorich
Mrs. John S. Reed*
Ms. Susan Regenstein
Mrs. Donald Rocap
Mrs. Randall S. Rogers
Mrs. Ronald A. Rolighed
Lydia Stamis Ryan
Nancy S. Searle*
Mrs. Lloyd A. Semple, Jr.
Mrs. William Sick*
Mrs. Stephen Byron Smith*
Mrs. Thomas Clybourn Smith
Colette Cachey Smithburg
Mrs. Guy E. Snyder
Mrs. Pedro Sotomil
Mrs. William F. Souder*
Mrs. Monica Thuet
Mrs. Steve Winter
Shedd’s new special exhibit also
inspired the Auxiliary Board’s
annual BLU event on Saturday,
July 3o. Cool Jellies… Hot Night
welcomed a record-breaking 1,000
guests, raising $160,000 to
support Shedd’s education and
conservation programs.
The Auxiliary Board, a dynamic
group of young civic leaders and
professionals, supports Shedd by
actively developing new sources
of support and increasing public
awareness of the aquarium’s
exhibits, research, conservation
and education programs.
*Past Gala Chairman
Representatives from
the 2011 Executive
Committee
executive committee
Josh Kolar President
Charlie Asfour
Susan Begley
Lindsey Dunn
John Hammond
Tom Hennessy
Caroline Schwalm
Andrew Sinclair
auxiliary board
Rebecca Asfour
Janet Barnes*
Megan Basten
Brad Beatty
Andrew Bleiman
Eric Broxterman
Mark Chrisman
Elissa Dactelides
Bill Drehkoff
Kerri Erb
Steve Fechheimer
Kelly FitzSimons
Cindy Flynn
Tom Foos
Tim Foufas
Dan Gibbons
Mike Gift
Julie Gish
Jonathan Graber
Susie Gura
Katy Hartnett
Julie Hawkins*
Susan Hedlund
John Hennegan
Tiffany Irving
Yusef Jackson
Michael Johns
Ashley Kalus
Chris Klingenstein
Chris Knappstein
Melissa Koch
Laura Kozloff
Alex Levy
Isaac Liberman
Lisa Liegl
Marcos Lopez
Raghav Mathur
Kevin Mehta
Laura Micheli
Duke Miglin
Tony Munroe
Michael Murphy
Bailey O’Connell
Brad Page
Steven Paramski
Toral Patel
Bill Pickrell
Elizabeth Pollock
Amy Radick
Megan Robb
Liz Ruane
Robert Sahadevan
G.P. Searle
Mariah Shaver
Alexa Shea
Claire Shehorn
Joseph Siprut
Abby Snyder
Claudine Tambuatco
Abigail Tompkins
David Trace
Melissa Trumbull
Tamer Tullgren
Melinda Turitz
David Ventura
Sarah Wuellner
Tom Wuellner
Rush Zimmerman
*2011 BLU Co-Chairs
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2011 Annual Fund Donors
We gratefully acknowledge the generous support of the
individuals, corporations, foundations and government
agencies that made contributions to the Annual Fund
between January 1 and December 31, 2011.
For a full listing of our generous donors and partners,
please visit www.sheddaquarium.org/2011donorhonorroll.
Individuals and Family
Foundations
steward
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen P. Bent
Family of Barry Crown
Paul Galvin Memorial Foundation Trust
Sarah and John Garvey
Mr. John J. Greisch
Daniel P. Haerther Trust
Mr. and Mrs. Richard L. Keyser
Bruce K. and Jennifer L. Lee
The Robert M. and Diane v.S.
Levy Family Foundation
The Josephine P. and
John J. Louis Foundation
Harvey L. Miller Supporting Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Morrison
PFK Family Foundation
J.B. and M.K. Pritzker Family Foundation
Reed Family Foundation
Ms. Susan Regenstein
Mr. and Mrs. Patrick G. Ryan, Jr.
Nancy S. Searle
Shaw Family Supporting Organization
Bill and Stephanie Sick
Stephen Byron Smith Family
Souder Family Foundation
Ventana Charitable Foundation
Jane L. Warner
conservator
Anonymous
Stuart and Jesse Abelson Foundation Trust
Dan and Mary Armour and Family
Mr. and Mrs. Gregory W. Baird
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Bensen
Mr. and Mrs. Kelley A. Bergstrom
Mr. and Mrs. Philip D. Block III
Mrs. Lauran Bromley and
Mrs. Myrna Bromley
Buchanan Family Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Richard W. Burke, Sr.
Mrs. Thomas C. Clark
Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Connelly
Eugene M. Cummings
D & R Fund
David and Paula Esptein
Ty and Anne Fahner
Mr. and Mrs. Michael W. Ferro, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Frain
Mr. and Mrs. Brent Gledhill
The Bruce T. Halle Family Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Matthew C. Harris
Mr. and Mrs. Brett J. Hart
Wallace and Audrey Head
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hostetler
Dr. H. Fisk Johnson III
Dr. Ann L. Jones and Mr. Gregory K. Jones
Brian A. Kenney
Tara and Cary Kochman
David and Lesly Koo
Anne E. and Robert D. Krebs
MakeItBetter
Jack and Goldie Wolfe Miller Fund
CJ Oates and Dr. Heather Heiberger
Ellen and Jim O’Connor
Marian Phelps Pawlick
Jane and Don Perkins
The Regenstein Foundation
The Rothman Family
Mr. Gregory H. Sachs
Sage Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. John Sandner
Mr. and Mrs. David P. Scharf
Mr. and Mrs. Michael D. Searle
and the Searle Family Trust
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd A. Semple, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Stucker
Jamie and Robert Taylor
Mr. and Mrs. Mike Zafirovski
guardian
Anonymous
Mr. E. M. Bakwin
Mrs. Carol Bernick
Mr. and Mrs. John A. Canning, Jr.
Mr. Timothy G. Carroll
Mrs. Gary Comer
Mrs. Laura Armour Cook
Mr. and Mrs. David W. Devonshire
Kandye and Scott Dille
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Doerge
Ms. Monica Donath and
Mrs. Patricia Donath
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Ellis
Mrs. Jerome L. Ettelson
Mr. and Mrs. William M. Feldman
J.E. Fehsenfeld Family Foundation
in memory of Lisa Gottemoller
Ms. Noelle Ferwerda
Mr. and Mrs.* Stanley M. Freehling
Kathryn and John Gilbertson
Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan C. Hamill,
Hamill Family Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Hammond III
Susan and George Heisler
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel J. Hennessy
Gretchen M. Hoffmann and
Joseph S. Doherty
The Hunter Family
Robert H. and Sharon L. Jordan
Mr. and Mrs. Michael L. Keiser
Dr. and Mrs. Alan C. Keyes
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas N. King
Mr. and Mrs. R. Stribling Koster
Mr. Charles W. Lake Jr.
Lefkofsky Family Foundation
Mark and Debbie Lindner
Mrs. Robert R. Lipsky
Mr. and Mrs. John Jeffry Louis III
Robert and Judy Marth
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew McNally V
Mr. and Mrs. J. Jay Miller
Wade and Claudia Miquelon
Mr. and Mrs. Jay L. Owen, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce J. Piller
Mr. and Mrs. John Shedd Reed Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald A. Rolighed
Linda E. Salisbury
Rose L. Shure
Mr. John A. Sivright
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Smithburg
Guy and Linda Snyder
Mr. and Mrs. William C. Steers, Jr.
Tawani Foundation
Rose and Robert Wagner
Mr. and Mrs. Reeve Byron Waud
Mr. and Mrs. Steve Winter
James M. Woodbury
fellow
Anonymous
Mr. and Mrs. Adam M. Aron
The Barr Fund
Alvin H. Baum Family Fund on
behalf of Mr. and Mrs. Joel Friedman
Penny and Ted A. Beattie
Eric, Nancy, Nic and Nate Beaumont
Donna and Ed Becht
Dolan E. Beckel
Dr. John and Jean Beckerman
Ms. Susan P. Begley
The Belsley Family
Mr. and Mrs. William P. Braker
Castaways Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Henry T. Chandler
Joyce Chelberg
Mr. Nathaniel P. Clapp
Ms. Emily Clark
Combs Family Foundation
Mr. Stanton R. Cook
Amy and Joel Cowen
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred E. D’Ancona III
Richard A. Ditton
Deborah and Garry Eades
The Friedman Family
Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Gable
Joyce and Timothy Greening
John and Dana Hagenah
Ms. Julie M. Hawkins
HBB Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Yale Henderson
Mr. Thomas Hennessy
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Holzheimer
Kate and Jonathan Jackson
John and Laurel Kasang
Klingenstein Family
Mr. and Mrs. Joshua P. Kolar
Mr. Alex Levy
Ms. Lisa Liegl
Marcie and Mike Love
Ms. Susan Luciu
Mr. and Mrs. Timothy J. Malloy
Sandy and Jerry Manne
Dan and Magdalena Mathews
Mr. and Mrs. Michael A. Miles
Timothy P. and Paulette M. Moen
Mr. John C. Mommsen, Jr.
Mr. Mike Murawczyk
Mr. and Mrs. John D. Nichols III
Mr. Wilfred Noel
Mr. and Mrs. Randy Papineau
Carol Glass Pollock
Ms. Barbara Race
Mr. and Mrs. L. Keith Reed
Mr. Peter Shedd Reed
Rothman Family Foundation
Robert Sahadevan and Lisa Huff
Karen and Frank Schneider
Mr. and Mrs. George E. Schwandt
Mr. and Mrs. Stuart L. Scott
Gideon P. Searle
Mrs. William L. Searle
Jeanine M. Sheehan
Louis and Nellie Sieg Fund
Julie and Brian Simmons
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas C. Smith
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Stemwedel
The Stewart Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Robert D. Stuart, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward F. Swift III
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Thuet
David D. Trace
Ed Uihlein Family Foundation
Tom and Wendy Watkins
Ms. T. Geitel Winakor
Mrs. George B. Young
Barbara Zenner
aquarium council
Anonymous (2)
Mr. and Mrs. Chris Abbinante
Elizabeth Anderson, M.D.
Ms. Kirsten Anderson
Charles and Rebecca Asfour
Janet A. Barnes
Mr. Peter Barrett
Mr. William C. Bartholomay
Sharon and Henry Bartsch
Jennifer G. Baryl
Dr. Ilze K. Berzins
Andrew and Lillian Bleiman
Mr. and Mrs. Philip D. Block IV
Mr. and Mrs. George H. Bodeen
Drs. Linda and Michael Bresolin
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Brown
Mr. and Mrs. Roger Brown
Mr. and Mrs. John Bryan
The Buettner Family Foundation
for Leigh and Al Buettner
Matthew and Jennifer Burden
Ellen and William Caya
Ms. Mia Celano and Mr. Noel L. Dunn
Mr. Chris Choi
Mr. Sherman Chong and
Mary-Beth Golden
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Chun
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Cole
Mr. Thomas Conrad
Patricia Cox, Katie and Will Hunckler
Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Crawford, Jr.
Mrs. Sandra K. Crown
Mr. and Mrs. Robert O. Delaney, Jr.
Kimberly Hamill Dietz and Jay Dietz
Brian K. Dominick
Mr. William D. Drehkoff and
Ms. Kate Protextor
Jim Drury
Timothy S. Eisler
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Fatur
Mary and Bruce Feay
Mr. and Mrs. Steven Fechheimer
Patricia and William Feller
Mrs. Margaret A. Ferron
Kelly FitzSimons
Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Flynn
Ms. Susan Beal-Frangella and
Mr. Patrick Frangella
Rhoda Lea and Henry S. Frank
Ms. Joanne B. Friedland
Mr. Mark Gavril
Roger Germann, Jr. and Laura Zaremba
The Gillette Foundation
Julie A. and Ryan S. Gish
Mr. and Mrs. James J. Glasser
Mr. and Mrs. Richard C. Godfrey
Mr. Jonathan Graber and Ms. Jill Scott
Mr. and Mrs. John K. Greene
Mrs. Paul W. Guenzel*
Mary E. Harland
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Z. Hayward, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Brendan Head
Mr. and Mrs. Gary E. Heath
Ms. Kristen Hertel and Mr. Muneer Satter
Janet L. Hessing
Mr. and Mrs. J. Donald Higgins
Ms. Laura Hill and Mr. Ted Wynnychenko
Mr. John L. Hines
John and Susan Holtrup
Dr. Maria R. Hrycelak
Susan and Tex Hull
Judy and Verne Istock
Thayer and Chris Jabin
Anne Kaplan
Mr. and Mrs. Walter M. Kelly
Ms. Katherine Klement
Dan Kobayashi and Kobotech
Ms. Gera-Lind Kolarik
Helen and Bernard Kozloff
Family Foundation
Joanne C. and Kevin A. Krakora
Mr. and Mrs. Brett Kreisman
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey A. Laborsky
Mrs. Mary E. Lane
Allen LaPointe
Mr. and Mrs. Richard C. Lee
Mr. Todd Leedy
Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin F. Lenhardt, Jr.
Brooke and Jonathan Lyon
Mr. and Mrs. Puneet Mansharamani
The Marek Family
Ms. Michelle Maton and
Mr. Mike Schaeffer
Donald J. McDowell II
Ms. Michelle McIntosh
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald McKee
Mr. P. Douglas McKeen
Mr. and Mrs. Charles P. McQuaid
Mr. and Mrs. John R. Montgomery III
Patrick and Katherine Mullen
Ms. Lou Mullins*
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen J. Nasser
Ms. Kathleen Nieder and Mr. John Gilmore
Mr.* and Mrs.* Arthur C. Nielsen, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard C. Notebaert
Mr. and Mrs. Harry D. Oppenheimer
Mr. and Mrs. Bradford Page
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Parish III
Mr. and Mrs. Robert P. Perkaus, Jr.
Mrs. Marianne F. Perkins
Ms. Catherine F. Quinlan
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Raimondi
Mr. Jack and Dr. Anne Grall Reichel
Merle Reskin
Stephen and Miriam Ritchie
Lynne King Roberts
Julie and Don Rocap
Linda and Harold Rosenson
Ms. Holly Bea Rothschild
Ms. Ann Hughes Ryan
Mrs. Gerda Schild
Mr. Todd Searle
Eileen Semeniuk
Ms. Alexandra Shea and Mr. Aaron Colin
Sheffield Foundation
Joyce M. Simon and Douglas E. Emde
Andrew F. and Celia M. Sinclair
Kathleen and Walter Snodell
Sommer Family Foundation
Mrs. Nancy A. Spore
Kathy and Jef Stewart
Liz StiffelMr. and Mrs Robert N. Szalay
Ms. Peri Taylor
Tamer Tullgren
Mr. and Mrs. L. Byron Vance III
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph V. Van Cura, Jr.
Ellen and Robert Vladem
Therese Wareham
Dr. Erma Washington and
Ms. Erin A. Campbell
Dr. Catherine L. Webb
Mrs. Margaret Westbrook
Mrs. Frank O. Wetmore II
Ms. Jean Ann White
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Shane and Vicki Wietbrock
Ms. Linda S. Wong
Mr. and Mrs. J. Nelson Wood
Tom and Sarah Wuellner
Mr. and Mrs. William Zigterman
ambassador
Anonymous
Mrs. Margaret Adreani and
Ms. Tricia Adreani
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Bandauskas
Mr. and Mrs. Bradford L. Beatty
Mr. and Mrs. Bradley Bell
Mr. Edward Bleka
George W. Blossom III* Fund at
The Chicago Community Trust
Gieriet and Ted Bowen
Mr. and Mrs. James E. Bramsen
Mr. and Mrs. William M. Brown
Mr. and Mrs. John D. Burns II
Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Cornog
Mr. William D. Cox, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Stanley R. Day
Ms. Diana DeBoy
Mr. and Mrs. Leslie P. Degroot IV
Mr. and Mrs. Gregory O. Dickens
Ms. Naomi Donnelley
and Mr. Joseph Butler
Mr. Frank E. Doyle, Jr.
Janet and Craig Duchossois
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Eisen
The Estrada Family
Mr. and Mrs. Craig R. Eyler
Mr. William Gardner
Mr. and Mrs. Michael M. Gibson
Mr. and Mrs. John Giese
Mr. and Mrs. James Grimm
Mr. and Mrs. Anuj Gupta
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Gustafson
Mr. and Mrs. Charles C. Haffner
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Haffner
Janet and Matthew Halpin
Mr. Corwith Hamill
Kent Hardy
Ms. Alice Harper
The Irving Harris Foundation
Mr. Wildman Harrold
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Hartman
Ms. Kathryn Hartnett
Mr. John M. Hennegan
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas H. Hodges
Mr. John D. Jawor
Mr. John W. Jordan II
Ms. Emily Kane
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Keiser
Ms. Diane Kelley
and Mr. Gaynor Kelley
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas M. Kinney
Rene and Bruce Lauer
Mr. and Mrs. Sheldon Leibowitz
Mr. Darrell Looney and
Ms. Shermian Woodhouse
Barbara and James MacGinnitie
Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Makarski
Mr. and Mrs. W. David Mangel
Ms. Bess C. McCord
Dr. and Mrs. Anthony McCrovitz
John and Etta McKenna
Mr. and Mrs. Eric McKissack
Steven A. Melnyk
Mr. and Mrs. Arvind Movva
Mr. and Mrs. William Mowry
New Prospect Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Todd Novak
Dr. and Mrs. John Obert-Hong
Mr. and Mrs. James O’Brien
Charlene Olson and Christopher Olson
Mr. and Mrs. Gerald J. Osher
Mr. and Mrs. Keith Pederson
Mr. Ashish Prasad
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Quazzo
Margaret E. Robb
Roberts Family Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Morton Rosen
Bonnie and Michael C. Rothman
Mr. Jack W. Schuler
Mr. and Mrs. Irving Seaman, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Segal
David and Judith L. Sensibar
Mr. John G. Sickle
Mr. Howard B. Simpson
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Skoglund
Mr. Joseph R. Snipp
The Solot Family Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Phillip L. Stern
Mrs. Kimberly Stewart
Mr. and Mrs. Kevin L. Stoeckel
Mr. and Mrs. Bert O. Sullivan, Jr.
Tony and Jennifer Surma
Mr. and Mrs. Greg Szydlowski
Raven Tarpley
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Thomas
Dr. Jeffrey M. Tilkin
Howard Trienens
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher P. Valenti
Mrs. Frederick G. Wacker
Dr. Deborah E. Weber
and Dr. Norman Chapman
Mrs. Florence F. Wheeler
Ms. Mary A. Wheeler
Howard L. Willett Foundation, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Tim Zoph
leadership partner
Abbott and the Abbott Fund
Bank of America
Coca-Cola Refreshments
ComEd, An Exelon Company
Illinois Department of Natural Resources
PNC and The PNC Foundation
Toyota
United Airlines
United States Department of Commerce
Walgreens
grand benefactor
The Brinson Foundation
Institute of Museum and Library Services
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
The John D. and Catherine T.
MacArthur Foundation
McCormick Foundation
Polk Bros. Foundation
Sodexo
Target
The Walton Family Foundation
benefactor
ArcelorMittal
Ernst & Young
Lloyd A. Fry Foundation
Kraft Foods
Motorola Solutions Foundation and
Motorola Mobility Foundation
National Marine Sanctuary Foundation
patron
Anonymous
Baxter International, Inc.
Crown Family Philanthropies
Discover Financial Services
Ford Motor Company Fund
GATX Corporation
Joseph L. & Emily K. Gidwitz
Memorial Foundation
Goldman Sachs & Company
HSBC – North America
Illinois Clean Energy
Community Foundation
Illinois Tool Works Foundation
Macy’s
McDonald’s Corporation
SAP North America, Inc.
Dr. Scholl Foundation
The Siragusa Foundation
UBS
United States Environmental
Protection Agency
Whole Foods Market
partner
Anonymous (2)
Bloomberg
Chicago Community Trust
Cibo Matto at the Wit Hotel
Kenneth Griffin on behalf of Citadel
City Pass, Inc.
Credit Suisse
Crispin Porter & Bogusky
Exelon Corporation
The Field Foundation of Illinois, Inc.
Julius Frankel Foundation
Gilt City
Graff
John R. Halligan Charitable Fund
Helen M. Harrison Foundation
Herrick Foundation
KPMG LLP
Navistar, Inc.
Northern Trust
The Albert Pick, Jr. Fund
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
S&C Electric Foundation
Tenneco, Inc.
W.W. Grainger, Inc.
The Mohamed bin Zayed Species
Conservation Fund
associate
Anonymous
A.G. Cox Charity Trust
Akzo Nobel, Inc.
American Zoo and Aquarium Association
Amsted Industries Foundation
Anixter
Aurelio’s Pizza
Automatic Building Controls
Bears Care
Bell & Anderson, LLC
Big Fish Farms
Big Jones
Blackman Kallick
The Brickman Group
Calumet City Plumbing Co., Inc.
Cellar Advisors
Chicago Board Options Exchange
Choose to Shine
Citi
Cream Cake Co.
Dirk’s Fish and Gourmet Shop
Disney Wildlife Conservation Fund
Drinker Biddle and Reath
Earth Share of Illinois
Eurest Services
Event Network, Inc.
Fellowes, Inc.
Fifth Third Bank
Fish Bar
FONA International, Inc.
The Georges Family Foundation, Inc.
GKN Foundation
Leo S. Guthman Fund
Haigh Enterprises, Ltd.
Heaven Hill Distillery
The Walter E. Heller Foundation
Hoellen Family Foundation
Hubbard Inn
Jim Beam Brands
JW MedSpa Plastic Surgery
Kato Wines of New Zealand
Key Bank Capital Markets
Lockwood Restaurant & Bar
Loeber Motors, Inc.
Lower Electric
Magners Irish Cider
Mayer Brown LLP
McKinsey & Company, Inc.
Mechanical Services Associates Corp.
The Melting Pot
Mercadito Hospitality
Mesirow Financial
Mionetto USA
Mobile Giving Foundation
Monterey Peninsula College
More Cupcakes
Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP
Nicor Gas
Peapod, LLC
Peoples Gas Light and Coke Company
Prairie Grass Cafe and Prairie Fire
Prince Charitable Trusts
Reyes Associates, Inc.
River North Sales & Service
Roka Akor
Sahara Enterprises, Inc.
Sara Lee Corporation
and the Sara Lee Foundation
Charles & M.R. Shapiro Foundation, Inc.
Shaw’s Crab House
Shure Incorporated
Sidley Austin Foundation
Silliman Alumni International,
Chicago Chapter
SimEx
Smithereen Pest Management
Sullivan’s Steakhouse
Sunda – New Asian Restaurant
Texas de Brazil
The Tokarz Group Advisors LLC
Trump International Hotel &
Tower Chicago
Turner Construction Company
Underwauder Productions
USG Corporation, Inc.
Vedder Price P.C.
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We gratefully acknowledge
the generous support of the
corporations and foundations
that made contributions to
the Annual Fund through their
matching-gift programs between
January 1 and December 31, 2011.
Abbott
Anonymous
ArcelorMittal
Arch Insurance Group, Inc.
AT&T Foundation
Automatic Data Processing, Inc.
Bank of America Foundation
Bank of Montreal
Baxter International, Inc.
C.B. Fleet Company, Inc.
Caterpillar Foundation
Chevron Humankind Corporation
CNA Foundation
Corning Incorporated Foundation
Discover Financial Services
Eli Lilly and Company Foundation
Emerson
ExxonMobil Matching Gift Program
FM Global Foundation
GE Foundation
Goldman Sachs & Company
Google Matching Gifts Program
IBM Matching Grants Program
Illinois Tool Works Foundation
Intuit Foundation
JC Penney Company Fund
KeyBank Foundation
Kirkland & Ellis
McDonald’s Corporation
Microsoft Matching Gifts Program
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney
Motorola Mobility Foundation
National Republic Bank of Chicago
New York Life
Northern Trust
Pepsico Foundation
The Prudential Foundation Matching Gifts
The SAP Charitable Fund
Sara Lee Foundation
Shavlik Technologies
Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation
Texas Instruments Foundation
Trans Union
UBS Foundation USA
Verizon Foundation
VMware Foundation
W.W. Grainger, Inc.
Wm. Wrigley, Jr. Company Foundation
We gratefully acknowledge the
following donors who supported
the Making Waves campaign with
a gift of $2,500 or more through
May 2011.
grand benefactor
Anonymous
Abbott and the Abbott Fund
The Harvey L. Miller Family Foundation
benefactor
Bellebyron Foundation
The Grainger Foundation
Daniel P. Haerther Trust
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel J. Hennessy
Illinois Tool Works Foundation
Estate of Charles W. Lake
McCormick Foundation
John Shedd Reed*
The Regenstein Foundation
Bill and Stephanie Sick Family
Stephen Byron Smith Family
Sodexo
patron
Anonymous
Mr. and Mrs. Philip D. Block III
The Brinson Foundation
David and Paula Epstein
The John D. and Catherine
T. MacArthur Foundation
Northern Trust
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Byron Smith
Mr. and Mrs. David Byron Smith
sponsor
Eugene M. Cummings
Sarah and John Garvey
GATX Corporation
Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan C. Hamill,
Hamill Family Foundation
Illinois Department of Commerce
and Economic Opportunity
Mr. and Mrs. Richard L. Keyser
Anne E. and Robert D. Krebs
Prince Charitable Trusts
Searle Family Trust
Souder Family Foundation
Mr. Charles R. Walgreen Jr.*
steward
Anonymous (2)
Auxiliary Board of
John G. Shedd Aquarium
A. Montgomery Ward Foundation
Delany Charitable Trust
Ty and Anne Fahner
FedEx Corporation
Kathryn and John Gilbertson
Mr. John J. Greisch
Wallace and Audrey Head
Susan and George Heisler
Tara and Cary Kochman
KPMG LLP
Bruce K. and Jennifer L. Lee
Otto W. Lehmann Foundation
Merge Foundation Fund at
The Chicago Community Trust
Wade and Claudia Miquelon
Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Morrison
Marian Phelps Pawlick
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce J. Piller
Estate of Sidney L. Port
David* and Grace Y.* Rose
Mr. Gregory H. Sachs
Sara Lee Foundation
Benjamin and Dawn Shapiro
Mrs. Rose L. Shure
The Siragusa Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. John P. Tague
UBS
contributor
Anonymous
Penny and Ted A. Beattie
Dr. John and Jean Beckerman
Seth L. Bent
Mr. and Mrs. Kelley A. Bergstrom
Mrs. Carol Bernick
Mr. and Mrs. William P. Braker
Buehler Family Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Henry T. Chandler
Joyce Chelberg
Mr. Raymond M. Chin
Mrs. Thomas C. Clark
Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Connelly
Vivian E.* and Ross I.* Conner
Mrs. Sandra K. Crown
In memory of Harriet and C.L. Dennis
Mr. and Mrs. David W. Devonshire
Kimberly Hamill Dietz and Jay Dietz
Kandye and Scott Dille
Joan McCormack Ferrill
W.W. Grainger, Inc.
Ms. Barbara J. Green*
Mr. and Mrs. John K. Greene
Hunter Family Foundation
Robert H. and Sharon L. Jordan
Mr. and Mrs. Richard L. Joutras
Mr. and Mrs. Michael L. Keiser
Brian A. Kenney
David and Lesly Koo
Marcie and Mike Love
David and Deborah MacKenzie
McKenna Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew McNally V
Jack and Goldie Wolfe Miller Fund
Timothy P. and Paulette M. Moen
Patrick and Katherine Mullen
Ms. Lou Mullins*
Ellen and Jim O’Connor
Jane and Don Perkins
Mr. and Mrs. John C. Pope
The Rothman Family
Shaw Family Supporting
Organization
Guy and Linda Snyder
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey D. Steele
Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Stucker
United Airlines
Mr. and Mrs. Reeve Byron Waud
befriend a beluga
Anonymous
Elizabeth Anderson, M.D.
Mr. and Mrs. Bradford L. Beatty
The Belsley Family
Mr. George W. Blossom III
Mr. and Mrs. George H. Bodeen
Gary, Judy, Alex and Sydney Bronner
Ellen and William Caya
CME Group Foundation
Allyson and John Daily
Duchossois Family Foundation
Mrs. Jerome L. Ettelson
Jamee C. Field
Marcia Forcey
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Frain
Julie A. and Ryan S. Gish
Mr. and Mrs. John T. Golitz
Joyce and Timothy Greening
Mr. and Mrs. Charles C. Haffner
Mr. and Mrs. Matthew C. Harris
Helen M. Harrison Foundation
Gretchen M. Hoffmann
and Joseph S. Doherty
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hostetler
Michael and Carla Johns
John and Laurel Kasang
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas N. King
Julie and Scott Moller
Monarrez Family
Cordell and Bernice Reed
Merle Reskin
Mr. and Mrs. Dominic Salvino
David and Judith L. Sensibar
Joyce M. Simon and Douglas E. Emde
Donna Sitkiewicz and Kevin Martin
Maureen and E.B. Smith
The Yerrick Family
show stopper
Anonymous
Jennifer G. Baryl
Mr. and Mrs. Philip D. Block IV
Drs. Linda and Michael Bresolin
Brock Family Foundation
Mr. Timothy G. Carroll
Combs Family Foundation
Stephen and Maria Conlon
Tony Crowe and
Melanie Wojtulewicz
John and Jennifer Dean
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Delfini
Shawn M. Donnelley and
Christopher M. Kelly
Ms. Kimberly Duchossois
Lindsey P. Dunn
Ms. Sheryl L. Enders
Mr. Michael J. Esposito
Timothy Foufas
Mr. and Mrs.* Stanley M. Freehling
John and Dana Hagenah
Mr. and Mrs. James T. Hamman
Ms. Alice Harper
Doris A. Jones and Family
Klingenstein Family
Robert W. and Amy L. Krebs
Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin F. Lenhardt, Jr.
Brooke and Jonathan Lyon
The Mohn Family
Donna T. Myers and
Aaron Lebovitz
Drs. Don and
Angela Normoyle
Jeffrey Ollada
Jim and Ginevra Reed Ralph
Ken Ramirez
Mr. and Mrs. Aldo Ruffolo
John and Alice Sabl
Mr. and Mrs. David P. Scharf
Mr. and Mrs. George E. Schwandt
Scuba Emporium
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd A. Semple, Jr.
Joseph and Antonia Siprut
Michael, Renee, Alana and Caroline Slade
Barbara J. and Brian J. Stockton
Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Stoettner
Mr. and Mrs. Robert D. Stuart, Jr.
Underwauder Productions
Dr. Lori R. Vallelunga
Dr. Deborah E. Weber and
Dr. Norman Chapman
Mr. and Mrs. William Zigterman
partner in play
Dave and Katie Alexander
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald L. Anderson
Kal and Tina Anglewicz and Family
Charles and Rebecca Asfour
Mr. and Mrs. George M. Bard
Ms. Lara M. Barouski and
Mr. Doug J. Dussman
Ms. Mary Beske and Ms. Jill Beske
The Robert Thomas Bobins Foundation
Ms. Jean M. Broom
Matthew and Jennifer Burden
Robert and Laura Chen
Mrs. Kristen Chun and
Mr. Richard Chun
Ms. Lorel M. Collis
Amy and Joel Cowen
Meghan Curran
Julie Carter
Michelle and Christopher DeMent
Mr. William D. Drehkoff and
Ms. Kate Protextor
Mr. and Mrs. Jason R. Duck
Dennis Dunn
Therese and Jim Fauerbach
The Fedesna Family
Patricia and William Feller
Alana and Ciara Fennessy
Ms. Susan Beal-Frangella
and Mr. Patrick Frangella
Roger Germann, Jr. and
Laura Zaremba
Mr. and Mrs. Scott Gerrick
Mr. Sherman Chong and
Mary-Beth Golden
Dr. Rifat Gorener and Vildan Gorener
Matthew and Rosa Habiger
Mr. and Mrs. Gary E. Heath
Mary Ann and Robert Hennessy
Janet L. Hessing
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Hollingsworth
Dr. Maria R. Hrycelak
Susan and Tex Hull
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Hutchinson
Mrs. Robert C. Hyndman
Thayer and Chris Jabin
Jonathan and Kate Jackson
Mrs. Judy J. Jones: Grandchildren
Hannah L., Mackenzie A.,
Olivia R. and Ethan C.
Jeffrey and Cynthia Jones and Family
John D. Kann Family
Dr. Darius Keblinskas and
Dr. Claudia Hawkins
Leslie Kelley III Family
Mr. and Mrs. Walter M. Kelly
The Kennedy Family
Debra Kerr and Steven D. Thompson
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Kerulis
Sean and Sarah Khan
Joshua P. Kolar
Mr. David Kreisa
Mrs. Mary E. Lane
Allen LaPointe
Ms. Susan Luciu
Ms. Mary Elizabeth Mako
The Marek Family
Robert and Judy Marth
Ms. Deidre C. McCoy
Cheryl Mell
Steven A. Melnyk
Ms. Opal M. Nealy
Mr. Joseph Nixon
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Nordlund
Ron Nuce and Vince Salvati
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Paoletti
Dr. and Mrs. Jay U. Patel
Rich and Corinne Peters
Dr. Caryn Poll and Dr. Adam Lyon
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Raimondi
Mr. Gustavo Ramirez
Drs. Davendra and Japhia Ramkumar
Nancy and Warren Rasmussen
Mr. and Mrs. Alejandro Reynoso
River North Sales & Service
Ann Robertson
Ms. Debran Rowland and Mr. Luke Hanley
Robert Sahadevan and Lisa Huff
The Schmeltz Family
Mr. and Mrs. Allan P. Scholl
Bryan Schuetze, Anna Kunz and Nola
Mrs. William L. Searle
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Segal
Mr. and Mrs. Milan B. Sekulic
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Eileen Semeniuk
Ms. Alison Shapiro and
Mr. Scott D. Stoolmaker
Mr. and Mrs. W. Patrick Shropshire
Mr. and Mrs. David and Amy Silverman
Andrew F. and Celia M. Sinclair
Heather A. Smith
The Solot Family Foundation
Richard A. and Annette M. Steinke
Mr. and Mrs. Keith Stelter
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Stemwedel
Paul and Linda Thistlethwaite
Dr. Casey Thomas
Steve and Megan Tooker
Melissa and Bill Tortorici
Mr. and Mrs. M. Jay Trees
Jennifer and Robert Van Valkenburg
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Wallace
The Wallenstein Family
Mrs. Frank O. Wetmore II
Jane Whitehead and Randy Hogancamp
Kevin Willis
Dr. and Mrs. Roland W. Winterfield
Ms. Linda S. Wong
Mrs. George B. Young
Barbara Zenner
Mrs. Lisa Zepeda
We gratefully recognize the
following donors who have made
gifts to Shedd’s endowment funds
through outright contributions,
grants and estate gifts. Their
enduring commitment will
help to ensure Shedd’s future
for many generations.
guarantor
A. Watson Armour III
Mary R. Shedd
benefactor
Mary and John P. Bent
The Chicago Community Trust
Dr. Irene Neuhauser Gustus
Daniel P. Haerther Charitable Trust
Mr. Charles W. Lake Jr.
Paul H. and Theo H. Leffmann
Ann and Robert H. Lurie Foundation
The John D. and Catherine T.
MacArthur Foundation
patron
Helen M. Freund
Helen Shedd Keith
Josephine P. and John J. Louis Foundation
The Siragusa Foundation
steward
Anonymous
Vera C. Chapman
Bruce M. Ganek
Otto W. Lehmann Foundation
Mr. Sidney L. Port
David and Grace Y. Rose
Valerie A. Rusek
Lydia and John S. Schweppe
Rose L. Shure
Rose and Robert Wagner
Mr. Charles R. Walgreen Jr.
Mrs. Carmen W. Walsh
Mr. Charles H. Wilson
sponsor
Mr. Thomas C. Clark
Vivian E. and Ross I. Conner
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert B. Fried
Ms. Barbara J. Green
Mr. Arthur G. Hailand Jr.
Anne and Morrison Waud
contributor
Anonymous
Mr. and Mrs. Walter H. Gansberg
Jane H. Gurney
Estate of Esther Hurst
Mrs. John W. Leslie
Marie L. Miske
Mrs. Eric Oldberg
Joseph Jeffrey Shedd
Ms. Elizabeth Stein
donor
Gladys A. Eckfeldt
Merrill H. Knotts
Mr. Edgar W. Trout
Joyce A. Zawila
Shedd Aquarium honors the
memory of the following donors
who provided generous support
through their estate plans between
January 1 and December 31, 2011.
A. Watson Armour III
Charles W. Lake
The following individuals
have made provisions for
Shedd in their estate plans.
Anonymous (4)
Penny and Ted A. Beattie
Mr. Dolan E. Beckel
Mr. and Mrs. Philip D. Block III
Mr. George W. Blossom III*
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen F. Condren
Amy and Joel Cowen
Mrs. Sandra K. Crown
Paula and David Epstein
Mr. Carl B. Fausey
Mary and Bruce Feay
Mr. and Mrs.* Stanley M. Freehling
Ms. Betty K. Goldberg
Joyce and Timothy Greening
Mr. Richard Halvorsen
Wallace and Audrey Head
George and Susan Heisler
Mr. Thomas E. Holechko
Mr.* and Mrs. Richard L. Joutras
Mr. Stuart Kane
Mr. Leonard Kouba
Barbara Bloom Kreml
Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin F. Lenhardt, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. William R. Livengood
Mike and Marcie Love
The Harvey L. Miller Family Foundation
Mr. Tony Natale
Ms. Jo Ann Noble
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Pawlick
Rich and Corinne Peters
Ms. Catherine F. Quinlan
Mr. and Mrs. John Shedd Reed Jr.
Mr. Peter Shedd Reed
Ms. Anita J. Rogers
Ms. Kristine L. Rull
Mrs. Gerda Schild
Mr. and Mrs. Stuart L. Scott
Shaw Family Supporting Organization
Rose L. Shure
Mr. and Mrs. Scott Sparacio
Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Stucker
Emily J. Su and Wayne Soong
Mr. Gerard A. Swick
Mr. and Mrs. Jay Thomas
Mrs. Valerie L. Vance
Mr. Walter Voelker
Rose and Robert Wagner
Kent, Stacey* and Margaret Weimer
Zigterman Family Trust
*Deceased
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