Lifetime Giving Society

Bold indicates new and moved members as of June 30, 2024.

The Lifetime Giving Society recognizes the cumulative giving of the College’s benefactors. The Society comprises five giving circles, the names of which reflect an iconic feature or location on the Muhlenberg College campus. In 2022, a fifth circle was added at the $2,500,000 threshold as a result of the tremendous generosity of donors to Boundless: The Campaign for Muhlenberg.


Select a lifetime giving level:

Bell Tower Circle

Lifetime Giving of $2,500,000 and above


Anonymous (2)
The Atlantic Philanthropies
William H. and Bernice C. Burdette
Richard F. Brueckner '71 P'04 P'10 and Laurie Cameron Brueckner '72 P'04 P'10
Gerald '79 and Cathleen Fahy
John M. P'96 and Barbara S. Heffer P'96
James R. '66 and Debra A. Lentz
Forrest G. '35 and Dorothy J. Moyer
National Science Foundation
The Donald B. and Dorothy L. Stabler Foundation
Harry C. Trexler Trust
Richard D. Williams '39

Red Door Circle

Lifetime Giving of $1,000,000 - $2,499,999


Anonymous (3)
Dexter and Dorothy Baker
The Dexter F. and Dorothy H. Baker Foundation
Thomas O. Burkholder '70 and Judith A. McDonald Burkholder '71
The Century Fund
City of Allentown
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Richard C. Crist Jr. '77 P'05 P'09 and Cynthia L. Crist P'05 P'09
William F. Deibert Jr. '46 P'71 and Alma E. Deibert P'71
John A. Deitrich '35
Sallie B.S. Dubbs
Educational Resources Group
Gerald A. '80 P'11 P'14 and Carol Galgano P'11 P'14
Lee A. '31 and Virginia R. Graver AW'31
Julie Pfanstiehl Hamre '72 and John J. Hamre
Paul M. Humanick '41
The Kresge Foundation
John D. Ladley '70 P'01 and Diane R. Schmidt Ladley '70 P'01
Lake Road Foundation
Michael J. P'10 P'13 and Lisa Leffell P'10 P'13
Carmine A. Licursi '51
Theodore T. Lithgow Jr. '53 P'76 and Sara Lithgow AW'53
David M. Long Jr. '51 P'81 and Donna Rae Long P'81
Franz E. Marschall '60
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
William D. '49 GP'97 and Virginia D. Miers GP'97
Donald P. '28 and Sara K. Miller
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Northeastern Pennsylvania Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Edward H. '42 and Lois Robertson
Sodexo Dining Services
United States Department of Education
Robert C. Wood and Ilene Hochberg Wood

Academic Row Circle

Lifetime Giving of $500,000 - $999,999


Anonymous (2)
Robert H. Agnew
Air Products
The George I. Alden Trust
Harold B. Benjamin '42
Walter S. '22 and Margaret E. Berger '38
Tammy L. Bormann '83 P'16 and Mark J. Paris '80 P'16
Frank R. '38 and Jean Boyer AW'38
Alvin H. Butz, Inc.
Linda M. Speidel Cenci '75 P'06 and Victor S. Cenci P'06
Davenport Family Foundation
The Arthur Vining Davis Foundations
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
James Galgano '78 P'08 and Cheryl A. Frenzel Galgano '78 P'08
Malcolm J. Gross '62 P'94 P'02 and Janet L. Gross P'02
David E. Haight Jr. P'92 and Maureen Haight P'92
Edwin P. '64 and Sandra Hoffman AW'64
Jeffrey S. Hoffman P'10 and Nancy Prentis Hoffman P'10
Sandra Schuyler Jaffee P'04 and Carl D. Jaffee P'04
Jewish Federation of the Lehigh Valley
Astrid Johnson
Wayne R. Keck '44 P'67 GP'91 GP'94
Robert D. Kerstetter '35
Emily E. Kirschman
Helen Lahm P'80
Karl M. Lehr '36
Mike Lipton
Raymond W. McDaniel Jr. P'17 and Lori R. Buchbinder P'17
Wilmer K. Meitzler '32
Thomas W. Mendham '63 P'91 and Harriet P. Worthington Mendham '63 P'91
William G. '42 and Beatrice Moser
Oak Foundation
Karl A. '54 P'92 and Ruth Van S. Peckmann AW'54 P'92
Douglas J. Peebles '87 and Elaine C. Luglio Peebles '87
The Prosser Trust Grant
Conrad W. '34 and Grace Raker
Robert R. Ranken '49
Ralph W. Schaffer
Donald T. P'90 GP'12 and Anne Shire P'90 GP'12
Southeastern Pennsylvania Synod, ELCA
Michael Alan '73 and Jennifer W. Stein
Harold L. Stenger Jr.
Sam Stovall '77 and Debra (Higgins Nagy) Stovall '77
Thrivent Financial
Donna Bradley Tyson '78 and Alan L. Tyson '78
Timothy P. Walbert '89
Wells Fargo
Harold S. '52 and Mary Anne Weiss
Barry Weshnak '66 and Carol Anne Cawley Weshnak
Milton W. Wood and Evelyn S. Rabenold-Wood
Wallace C. Worth Jr. '48 and Eileen A. Worth

Cardinal and Grey Circle

Lifetime Giving of $250,000 - $499,999


Anonymous (2)
Arthur A. '53 P'84 GP'13 and Phoebe J. Altman P'84 GP'13
Muhlenberg College Alumni Association
Everett D. Arndt '72 and Deborah Merrill Arndt '73
Marguerite E. Baur
Carl S. Beck '32
Eric L. Berg '78 and Claudia Bowman Berg
Emilie L. Bittner
Kim D. Bleimann '71
Leonard D. Boclair Jr. '57 and Helene B. Boclair
Sandra L. Smith Bodnyk '73 and Michael J. Bodnyk Sr. '72
Charles M. Bolich
Lance R. Bruck '89 P'21 and Michal Katz P'21
Hubert H. Bury '35 P'69
William B. Butz Memorial Fund
John D. Carapella '34
Edward M. Davis Jr. '60 and Anne L. Davis
The Dionne Foundation, Inc.
Dr. George R. '53 GP'20 GP'22 and Sandra H. Eichler GP'20 GP'22
Helen M. Esterly
Clair F. Fetterhoff
Kenneth G. '57 and Esta Friedman
Barbara Freid Gottesman in Memory of Stephen H. Wallach '48
Paul J. '39 and Mary Rita Grotzinger
Wilson F. Gum Jr. '61 and Barbara Jane Gum
David E. Haight III '92 and Susan L. Haight
Hearst Foundation, Inc.
Earl S. Heffner Jr. '53 and Kay Heffner AW'53
Hillel: The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life
Peter W. P'12 and Eileen Keeler P'12
F.M. Kirby Foundation, Inc.
John Knox '39 and June W. McKee AW'39
Truman L. Koehler Sr. '24 P'52 and Miriam E. Koehler P'52
Truman L. Koehler Jr. '52 P'79 and Marcia A. Koehler P'79
J. Clarence Kramer Trust
Jan L. Larsson
Lehigh Valley Health Network
Brian D. Luing '92 and Tara L. Zdanowicz Luing '94
Friends and Family of James J. and Helen L. Malatack
Blake C. Marles '74 P'02 and Marilyn L. Macknik Marles '75 P'02
Joan F. Marx '77 and Ludwig Schlecht
Paul B. Miller
Florence E. Mock '33
William T. Morris Foundation
John Munchak Jr. '40
Edgar P. '61 and Carol C. Nace
Robert S. Newhard '41
Suzanne Altman Offit '84 P'13 and Andrew S. Offit P'13
Pepsi Beverages Company, a Proud Partner
The Pew Charitable Trusts
Susan Kienzle Pobjoy '73 and Graham Pobjoy
Jeffrey R. Porphy '89
Maxine Rabinowitz
William J. '49 and Theodora Raines
John H. '24 and Margaret Repass
Richard P. '79 and Theresa Romeo
John B. Rosenberg '63 and Stephanie Lambert
Donald Rothfeld '59
Sentience Foundation
Service Electric Cable TV in Memory of John Walson Jr.
Service Electric Company
David S. '98 and Mara Silber
Paul A. Silverman '78 and Denise A. Heier Silverman '79
James A. Skidmore Jr. '54 and Peggy Young Skidmore
Mitchell J. '83 and Pamela J. Slater
Wilson C. '34 and Emma M. Snyder
William B. P'99 P'03 and Margaret F. Sordoni P'99 P'03
Steven R. '87 and Farrel Starker
Lawrence and Rebecca Stern
Elizabeth M. Swint
TKE Zeta Eta Alumni Association, Inc.
Ronald S. Treichler '57
Karen White Wagoner '71 and Donald H. Wagoner
Dr. Norman M. '37 and Edna F. Warner
W. Clark Wescoe '41
Lyle A. Williams
Franklin J. Wolfe Jr. '41

Chew Street Circle

Lifetime Giving of $100,000 - $249,999


Anonymous (9)
Donald B. '50 and Donna Albert
Robert E. P'13 and Lisa D. Alpert P'13
Martin V. Alonzo Jr. '78
Amersham Biosciences Corporation
John S. Ammarell Jr. '41 and Florence Ammarell
The Annenberg Foundation
The Arcadia Foundation
Clement B. P'89 and Ruth E. Asbury P'89
Association of Independent Colleges and Universities of Pennsylvania
AT&T
Margaret Ann Bachert
Kenneth M. '75 P'16 and Margaret Bahrt P'16
Frank Baldino Jr. '75 and Sandra Baldino
Charles L. Barndt '27
Donna K. Bausch '79
Amy C. Valli Bennett '98 and James Bennett
Timothy A. Birch '80
Bruce A. '77 and Lynn Bird
Steven R. P'13 and Marjorie L. Black P'13
Richard J. Blank Jr. '86 and Ana Blank
John W. Blend III '68 and Connie Blend
Edward J. Bloch, M.D. '65
Richard A. Bodenweiser '51
Edward H. Bonekemper III '64 and Susan L. Bonekemper
J. Ralph Borneman Jr. '60
David M. Brenner '85
Dr. Charles M. and Elna R. Brooks
Paul C. '53 GP'09 and Joan W. Brucker GP'09
KeriLyn C. Burrows '72
P. Roger Byer '67
Kevin Canavan P'10
Penn B. Chabrow '59 and Sheila S. Chabrow
Chiang Ching-Kuo Foundation International
Martin D. and Beth Cohen
Marion Fritch Clewell
County of Lehigh
Stephen P. Crane '77
Barbara Fretz Crossette '63
Caroline A. Curran
Ward M. Dahlander
Charles A. Dana Foundation
Alan H. '63 and Deanna DeCherney
Glenn A. Deibert '68
Mary Jane DePaul-Nehring '76 and Robert E. Nehring Jr. '76
Alfred J. DeRenzis '67
H. Warren Dimmig '42
Jay Alan '67 and Dr. Faith M. Divisek AW'67
John E. P'95 and Marie A. Dowling P'95
Michael J. Doyle Jr. '94 and Bret G. Kobler '94
Curtis G. Dretsch
Duggan & Marcon, Inc.
John M. P'77 and Jerine Dunham P'77
Frederic H. Eidam '25
Steven M. Eisenhauer '77
Susan C. Ettelman Eisenhauer '77
Gary P. Escandon
Marjorie Ettinger
Lona M. Farr '62 P'94 and David V. Voellinger
Ella E. M. Faust
Guy E. Fessler Jr. '52
Gregory J. Fox '76
Bernard '35 and Muriel Frank
Jeanne R. Freeman
Stuart W. '75 and Marjorie Freiman
Robert E. Garis '45
Fannie M. Gernet
Chris M. '04 P'09 and Bonnie Getz P'09
Herbert E. Gishlick '60
Robert T. Gleichmann '87 and Sharon Peifer Gleichmann '89
Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Network
Robert J. Goodliffe '84
Robert A. Greiner '72 and Kathryn M. Dougherty Greiner '73
William P. Griffin Jr. '37
Alan B. '83 and Julie Gubernick
Deborah E. Haight
Kathleen E. Harring and John Wittenbraker
Maynard L. Harring, M.D.
John N. Hartman '75
Alfred K. Hettinger '57
William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
Nathan B. '61 and Kathleen H. Hirsch
Charles H. Hoch Foundation
Holiday Hair Fashions
Nancy Hutton '75 and Larry Wissow
Herbert L. and Mina Hyman
Lawrence A. P'15 and Hannah M. Jacobs P'15
Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research & Development, L.L.C.
Joseph H. '53 and Barbara Jorda
David K. '66 and Linda M. Kaugher
Brian L. Keck '74 and Patricia J. Perkins Keck '72
William E. '51 and Jeanne F. Keiter
Mel Kessler '59
Kift-Mullen Memorial Foundation
Bruce G. Kilroy '71 and Cynthia Vander Horn Kilroy
Manfred Kimmle '64
Lane A. Kistler and Wilson S. Kistler Jr.
Jeffrey D. '79 and Martina C. Koehler
Wolfgang W. '57 and Miriam Koenig
Richard J. P'94 and Susan Kogan P'94
Neil D. Koppenhaver '54
Alfred Kramer '31
Glenn S. '70 P'95 GP'24 and Kristea I. Kratzer P'95 GP'24
Lee A. '59 P'85 GP'21 and Barbara Kreidler P'85 GP'21
Robert J. Kressler '30
William J. Kuhns '40 and Gloria Cormack
Jon F. '57 P'84 GP'14 and Janeen S. LaFaver P'84 GP'14
The Lafond Family '18
Carl A. '59 P'95 and Alice Tina Lam P'95
Kenneth P. Lambert '39
In memory of Kyle M. Larsson '81, founder of Lamatek, Inc.
Dante '78 P'22 and Seval LaRocca P'22
J. Michael and Kimberly R. Lawrie
Barry H. P'12 and Sindy Liben P'12
Earl W. Lichtenwalner '50
Christian R. and Mary F. Lindback Foundation
Barbara Gum Lindsey '63 and David Allen Lindsey
Renville C. Lund
Earlin H. '49 and Anna D. Lutz AW'49
Meghan C. Breinig MacConnell '04 and The Alfred O. Breinig Foundation
Eleanor Anderson Maren
Coach Frank and Carroll Marino
C. Paul '36 and Eleanor Matthiesen
Timothy S. P'19 and Kathleen N. Mazur P'19
Alfred P. McKeon '85 P'15 and Lisa M. Luposello McKeon '85 P'15
Pauline Mengel
Merck Company Foundation
Edward C. Meyer Jr. '59
Clair D. '59 and Anne Pool Miller
In memory of Constance Lewis Miller '62
Marshall S. '56 and Margaret Ann Miller
Robert K. Miller '23
Nancy L. '84 and James R. Miltenberger
The Montgomery-Duban Family
The Morning Call
Melissa Morrow '02 and The Morrow Foundation
Charles E. '42 and Joanne S. Mortimer
Helen A. Moyer
George Mozurkewich Jr. '75
Robert R. Mumma '44
Carl O. Nelson
David J. '67 and Lois C. Nowack '94
Robert C. Nuss, M.D. '58
Beatrice O'Donnell P'10
Elsie M. Ohl
Wayne F. Oplinger '62 and Joanne Ormond Oplinger '61
Joan R. Paregol
William Peake '56 P'80
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission
Daniel J. Petruzzi '40 and Francine Frugone Petruzzi
Aaron Plum
The Posen Foundation
Elizabeth Powers
PPL Corporation
Karl R. Reichstadter '63
Bruce W. Reitz Jr. '70
John H. '47 P'85 and Martha B. Reumann P'85
James A. P'76 and Marjorie W. Reynolds P'76
Henry R. P'69 and Ruth S. Richards P'69
The Rider-Pool Foundation
Erna J. Hilliard Rodgers '64
Allen H. Roth '25
Alan C. P'13 and Rungnapa Routh P'13
In Memory of Frederick E. Ruccius Jr. '49
Joseph Ruhe
E. Eugene '47 and Lois Rupert AW'47
Samuels Family Foundation
Sandoz Foundation of America
Arthur A. Scavone '81 and Anne R. Hoyt
George L. Schindler '58
Walter W. Schray Jr. '51 and Susan R. Schray
Brian J. Schulte '80
Richard B. '50 and Patricia D. Schumacher
Donald E. Seeger '48
Ronald W. '54 and Susan Ann Shane
Carl and Anne Shumaker in Memory of George H. Abel Jr. '44
Stanley D. Sloyer '58
G.N. Russell Smart
Robert J. Snyder '38
Duane G. Sonneborn Jr. '62 and Lynn B. Sonneborn
Naomi Spankowitch
Beth Anne Spanninger '72
Walter O. Staehle '76 P'04 and Loran Duemmel Staehle '75 P'04
Joanne K. Hock Steele '75 and Donald Steele Jr.
Sarah Mueller Stegemoeller '75 and Mark A. Stegemoeller
Student Government Association
Kathryn P. '99 Hon. and Arthur R. Taylor
Andreas H. '82 and Tracy A. Teich
David M. P'14 and Ellen K. Teitelbaum P'14
Donald S. Travis '68
Diane Cicchino Treacy '70 and Thomas Treacy
C. DeForrest Trexler '60
Donna Schultz Van Fleet '68
Ann Verderame
Paul L. '71 and Sally Vikner
Albert L. Wagner Jr. '44
Stephen H. Wallach '48
Richard T. '43 and Jean E. Weidner
Edward and Jean B. Weiner
Walter W. Weller Jr. '44
Paul M. '27 and Minn Claire White
Kyle W. Will
Richard L. '56 and Suzanne S. Williams
Dr. Daniel J. Wilson and Dr. Carol Shiner Wilson
Merle D. '61 and Nancy E. Wolfe
Woman's Auxiliary of Muhlenberg College
Richard S. '41 and Gloria I. Worsley
Anna Zieger P'56 P'62
Mark Eliot Zuckerman M.D. '78
Mark L. Zwanger '78 and Malcolm Kram
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Address Muhlenberg College Office of Donor Relations 2400 Chew Street Allentown, PA 18104