
Honor Roll of Donors
As partners in our ministry, they help make Concordia University Irvine one of America’s finest regional liberal arts colleges.
Thank You, Donors
On behalf of the students, faculty, and staff, it is an honor to express our sincere appreciation to these individuals, companies, organizations, and churches. As partners in our ministry, they help make Concordia University Irvine one of America’s finest regional liberal arts colleges. This Honor Roll of Donors reflects the value of gifts received between July 1, 2024, and June 30, 2025.
Donor Categories
Alumni
With a thankful heart, these alumni have blessed their alma mater with a gift in 2024-2025. Those alumni who have multiple degrees from Concordia are listed under their first degree year, with any additional degrees noted.
Class of 1980
- Mr. John A. Anderson, AA ’80
- Mrs. Paula E. Meyer, AA ’80
- Mrs. Catherine Leinhos, AA ’80
- Mrs. Ellen Pelzer, AA ’80
- Mr. Jon C. Pelzer, AA ’80
- Mrs. Linda J. Rosnau, AA ’80
Class of 1981
- Mr. Wade T. Janssen ’81
- Rev. Steven Leinhos ’81
- Rev. Alan P. Rosnau ’81
- Mrs. Conni Schramm ’81, M.A. ’92
Class of 1982
- Mrs. Robin Ertman Scott ’82
- Mrs. Pamela Wade ’82, M.A.Ed. ’95
Class of 1983
- Mrs. Janine Puls ’83
- Ronald A. Van Blarcom ’83
- Stephanie L. Van Blarcom ’83
Class of 1984
- Mr. George H. Brandon ’84
- Deputy James M. Matthews ’84
- Mr. Daniel W. Puls ’84
- Mr. Steven P. Schedler ’84
Class of 1985
- Mrs. Caryn Borland ’85
- Mrs. Karen L. Dueker ’85
- Rev. Man S. Kang ’85
- Mr. Douglas J. Mack ’85
- Mrs. Kathryn Melheim ’85
- Mr. Stuart M. Melhiem ’85
Class of 1986
- Mr. Paul Acuna ’86
- Ms. Cynthia R. Attebery ’86
- Dr. Daniel J. Baden ’86
- Mrs. Ruth Brandon ’86
- Ms. Elizabeth A. Brehm ’86
- Rev. Dr. Steven P. Mueller ’86
Class of 1987
- Mrs. Deanna Daum ’87
- Mr. Clarence L. Dent ’87
- Rev. Dr. Alfonso O. Espinosa ’87
- Mr. Nathan Kretzmann ’87
- Ms. Teri E. Sathoff ’87
Class of 1988
- Mr. Lawrence P. Dahlia ’88
- Ms. Lisa L. Miller ’88
- Mrs. Nina L. Mueller ’88
Class of 1989
- Mr. Daniel P. Klatt ’89
- Mr. Thomas P. Kostic, III ’89
- Rev. Chandara A. Lee ’89, M.A. ’99
Class of 1990
- Mr. Thomas Butz, M.A. ’90
- Mrs. Heidi A. Enge ’90
- Mrs. Corrie L. Klatt ’90
- Mrs. Hyun N. Neipp ’90
- Dr. John H. Randall ’90
- Mrs. Kimberly A. Randall ’90, MA Ed ’10
- Mr. David R. Stuewe ’90, M.A. Ed ’14
- Ms. Cindy Yik-Cheung ’90
Class of 1991
- Anonymous
- Mr. John J. Chapman ’91
- Mrs. Sarah M. Johnson ’91
- Ms. Joan E. Lilley, M.A. ’91
- Mrs. Julie Rivers Mann ’91
- Mr. Paul W. Neipp ’91
- Mrs. Joanne Roeder, MAED ’91
- Mrs. Cindy Schlichtemeier ’91
- Mr. Derek M. Whelply ’91
- Mrs. Natsuko S. Whelply ’91
Class of 1992
- Mrs. Jennifer M. Buchholz ’92
- Mr. Kurt S. Buchholz ’92
- Ms. Dawn M. Caron ’92
- Mrs. Mary Dahlia ’92
- Dr. Mary Fink, M.A. ’92
- Mr. Michael E. Fleischli ’92
- Mr. Thomas H. Harrison ’92
- Mr. Harry G. Hebel, Jr., M.A. ’92
- Mrs. Laura A. Siegert ’92, M.A. Ed ’01
Class of 1993
- Mrs. Heidi (Dietrich) de la Motte ’93, M.A. Ed ’98
- Mr. Ryan de la Motte ’93
- H.E. Durbin ’93
- Mr. Karl J. Fink, M.A. ’93
- Mr. Pablo Guzman ’93
- Mrs. Tanya C. Guzman ’93
- Mrs. Jennifer L. Jennings ’93
- Mr. Alvin L. Ludtke, M.A. ’91
- Mrs. Christine J. Schneider ’93
- Mrs. Julie K. Sugita ’93
Class of 1994
- Mrs. Elinor Courvoisier, M.A. ’94
- Mr. Duane J. DuPree ’94
- Rev. James D. Henkell ’94
- Mr. Eron J. Jacobson ’94
- Mr. Matthew H. Jennings ’94
- Mrs. Jenny Jordan, M.A.Ed. ’94
- Mr. Mark A. Klitzing, M.A. ’94
- Dr. Jason K. Neben ’94, M.A. Ed ’08
- Mrs. Julie E. Norwood ’94
- Dr. Marcelle D. Nuoffer ’94
- Mrs. Brenda Ruehs ’94
- Mr. Kristopher E. Schneider ’94
- Rev. Mark W. Siegert, M.A. Ed ’94, M.A. ’11
- Mr. Tetsuya Sugita ’94
Class of 1995
- Mrs. Luanne B. Brower ’95
- Mrs. Tammie Burkhart ’95
- Mr. Keith Christian ’95
- Mrs. Shelli R. Haynes ’95
- Mr. Travis M. Haynes ’95, M.A.Ed. ’00
- Dr. Lori A. Jaeger, M.A. Ed ’95
- Mrs. Karen L. Kjar ’95
- Ms. Monica M. Miner ’95
- Rev. Dr. Jonathan B. Ruehs ’95, M.A. ’15
- Dr. Melinda S. Schulteis ’95
- Dr. Michael W. Schulteis ’95, M.A.Ed. ’98
- Ms. Deborah R. Taylor ’95
Class of 1996
- Mrs. Christine M. Bishop ’96
- Mrs. Lyndsay Ermeling ’96
- Mr. Michael J. Fairchild ’96
- Mrs. Noël R. Fairchild ’96
- Mrs. Joann P. Freeman, M.A. ’96
- Mrs. Jenny Rong ’96
- Dr. David Rueter ’96
- Ms. Xavria A. Schwarz ’96
- Mrs. Casey J. Sitze ’96
Class of 1997
- Mr. Ryan P. Ermeling ’97
- Ms. Helen Jacobson ’97
- Ms. Shannon C. McNiel ’97
- Mrs. Denise R. Persichino ’97
- Mrs. Jo Ann Renken ’97. M.A. Ed ’08
- Mr. Rodney D. Sherman ’97
- Mr. Jacob C. Sitze ’97, M.A.Ed. ’07
- Mrs. Julie M. Taketa ’97
- Ms. Alissa J. Carlson ’97
- Mr. Michael S. Vick, M.A.Ed. ’97
Class of 1998
- Mr. Steve J. Bishop ’98
- Mr. Kyle J. Duport ’98, M.A. ’24
- Mrs. Rebecca Duport ’98
- Mrs. Linda Gardiner, M.A.Ed ’98
- Mr. Domingo Gomes ’98
- Mrs. Rachel Klitzing, M.A. ’98
Class of 1999
- Ms. Donna M. Anderson, M.A. Ed ’99
- Mrs. Katrina L. DuPree ’99
- Mrs. Erin K. Fitzgerald ’99, M.A.Ed. ’02
- Mrs. Robin E. Gomes ’99, M.A.Ed. ’07
- Mrs. Suzanne Hebel, M.A. Ed ’98
- Mrs. Christine M. Helton ’99
- Sandra K. Mercier ’99, M.A. Ed ’06
- Dr. Rebecca Peters, M.A.Ed ’99
- Mrs. Amber D. Poltl ’99
- Major (USA) Scott L. Robinson ’98
- Mr. Bryan K. Valentini ’99
- Mrs. Wendy D. Walker ’99
- Mr. Paul A. Zutz ’99
Class of 2000
- Rev. Quinton B. Anderson ’00
- Mr. Joel Burgess ’00
- Mrs. Genevieve S. Hanson ’00
- Nathan T. Mercier ’00, M.A. Ed ’06
- Mr. Kalim A. Scott ’00
- Mr. Matthew J. Walker ’00
Class of 2001
- Mrs. Summer Anderson ’01
- Mrs. Amanda L. Ferguson ’01
- Mrs. Andrea L. Rueter ’01
Class of 2002
- Anonymous
- Mrs. Carrie Leising ’02
- Ms. Amy E. Neben ’02, M.Ed. ’07
- Mrs. Christina Petteruto ’02
- Ms. Crystal Rosenthal ’02, MCAA ’07
- Mrs. Tamara L. Sauer ’02, MAOL ’18
- Ms. Cynthia M. Steinbeck, M.A. ’02
- Mr. Jeffrey Van Weelden ’02
- Mr. Ryan Wright ’02
Class of 2003
- Mr. Matthew Conrad ’03
- Mrs. Luci Flores de Apodaca, M.A.Ed. ’03
- Rev. Kevin De Hope ’03
- Mr. Nicholas Hanson ’03
- Mrs. Caley Larraga ’03
- Mrs. Kamara Manthe ’03
- Mr. Jeffrey L. McDaniel ’03, M.Ed ’07
- Mrs. Katie Montgomery ’03, M.Ed. ’06
- Mrs. Mary Roepke ’03
- Dr. Daniel G. Scott, MBA ’03
- Mrs. Kristen Sherman ’03
- Ms. Julia C. White ’03
Class of 2004
- Mr. Matthew S. Baldys ’04
- Mr. Kyle Carroll ’04
- Mr. Jonathan K. Howard ’04
- Mrs. Christina Hunt ’04
- Mr. Kelley G. Lawson ’04, M.A. ’08
- Rev. Jaime Nava ’04
- Mrs. Jennifer L. Perkins ’04, M.Ed. ’04
- Mr. Christopher Pond ’04
- Mrs. Anna Preus ’04, M.Ed. ’07
- Mr. Christopher K. Victor ’04, M.A. ’10
- Mr. John M. Will ’04
Class of 2005
- Mr. Torin D. Beeler ’05
- Mrs. Alison K. Conrad ’05
- Mrs. Sheri Esswein ’05
- Ms. Jennifer A. Jurgemeyer, M.Ed. ’05
- Mr. Scot J. Klein ’05
- Mrs. Lisa A. Molitor ’05
- Mrs. Katherine E. Pond ’05
- Mr. Timothy C. Pottoff ’05, M.A. ’22
- Mr. Jesus Rios ’05
- Mrs. Audra M. Smith ’05
- Mr. Brian D. Wittmayer ’05
Class of 2006
- Anonymous
- Mr. Wes Courvoisier, M.A.Ed. ’06
- Mrs. Tristen M. Holton ’06
- Mr. Daniel A. Jenkins ’06
- Mrs. Kelly Nava ’06
- Mrs. Jackie Oesch ’06
- Mrs. Valerie N. Penunuri ’06
- Mr. James A. Pevy ’06
- Mrs. Ashley L. Potthoff ’06
- Dr. Jacob A.O. Preus, IV, M.Ed. ’06
- Mr. Dwight E. Shackelford ’06
- Mrs. Naomi J. Youmans-Will ’06
Class of 2007
- Mrs. Laura J. Androsko, M.B.A. ’07
- Mrs. Kathleen Bennett, M.A.Ed. ’07
- Ms. Brittany E. Brown ’07
- Mrs. Ruth E. DeNault ’07, MBA ’09
- Ms. Judith A. Eastman, M.A.Ed. ’07
- Mr. Nicholas J. Holton ’07
- Dr. Edgar Lopez ’07, MBA ’09, Ed.D. ’20
- Ms. Loyda Morales ’07
- Ms. Stacie A. Raedel ’07
- Mrs. Emily J. Walter ’07
- Mr. Franklin Walter ’07
Class of 2008
- Mrs. Susan Caldwell, M.A. Ed ’08
- Mr. Codin Chiritescu ’08
- Ms. Evan K. Jones ’08
- Mrs. Brianna M. Montgomery ’08
- Mr. Jeffrey L. Patrick, M.B.A. ’08
- Mrs. Christina A. Shourds ’08
- Mrs. Jessica R. Stetson ’08
- Mrs. Debra L. Valentine, M.A.Ed. ’08
- Mrs. Janet E. Williams ’08
Class of 2009
- Mr. Kevin G. Brereton ’09
- Ms. Arely Cholula ’09
- Mrs. Kristine L. Dassero, M.A. Ed ’09
- Mrs. Maria J. Fischer ’09
- Mrs. Jacquelyn R. Franke, M.Ed. ’09
- Ms. Sarah L. Frudakis ’09
- Ms. Emily J. Hintz ’09
- Ms. Kimberly E. Kiser ’09, M.A.Ed. ’09
- Mr. Stephen H. Larson, M.A.Ed. ’09
- Mrs. Kristina M. Martin ’09
- Mr. Alexander D. Omel, MBA ’09
- Mrs. Joanna Rogers ’09
- Mrs. Alyssa J. Safty ’09
- Mr. Ryan S. Torrey ’09
- Mr. Roderic I. West ’09, M.A. ’11
Class of 2010
- Ms. Claudia Castaneda, M.A. Ed ’10
- Mr. Alexander M. Guebert ’10
- Mr. Bradley Knight ’10
- Mr. Edward Kwak ’10, MBA ’13
- Ms. Shelly Leeson ’10
- Mrs. Donna Lucas, M.A. ’10
- Ms. Elizabeth M. Marsh ’10
- Mrs. Lindsey N. Meyer ’10
- Mr. Andrew S. Parker ’10
- Mrs. Karen G. Worthington ’10, MBA ’12
Class of 2011
- Mr. George H. Allen, III ’11
- Mr. Alex R. Banegas ’11
- Ms. Heidi Blank ’11
- Mr. Marc Chapman ’11
- Mr. Ryan D. Day ’11, M.A. ’14
- Ms. Emily J. Eltiste ’11, MAOL ’18
- Ms. Melissa A. Flores, M.A. Ed ’11
- Mrs. Daniel M. Grabowski, M.A. ’11
- Mrs. Jennifer K. Harmell ’11
- Mrs. Crystal Knight ’11
- Mrs. Alison Lehnberg ’11, MBA ’14
- Mrs. Sheri E. Luedemann, M.A. ’11
- Mr. Jacob S. McBride ’11
- Mrs. Briana N. McBride ’11
- Mrs. Bethany J. McDaniel ’11
- Mr. Justin W. McPherrin ’11
- Ms. Cierra J. Saenz ’11
- Rev. Adam D. Stetson ’11
Class of 2012
- Mr. Jonathan W. Bennett ’12
- Ms. Kathleen S. Charchenko ’12
- Mr. Anthony Del Real, M.A.Ed. ’12
- Mr. Matthew Fahey, MCAA ’12
- Mr. Kevin C. Lewis ’12
- Mr. Matthew T. Marrujo ’12, MCAA ’17
- Mr. Devon A. Molitor ’12
- Mr. Justin Solis ’12
- Ms. Erin L. McIntire ’12
- Ms. Amanda E. Wallace ’12
- Ms. Rebecca L. Warsinski ’12, M.Ed ’16
- Mrs. Courtney B. Wright ’12
Class of 2013
- Mrs. Lydia Garcia Bergman ’13
- Mr. Peter T. Brecht ’13
- Mrs. Heather L. Chatwin ’13
- Mr. Tovar G. Hernandez ’13
- Mr. Justin A. Hodges ’13, MBA ’15
- Mr. Ted M. Hoffmann, M.A. Ed ’13
- Mrs. Leann Luchinger, M.A. ’13
- Mrs. Morgan L. Sapien ’13
- Ms. Bryana R. Simpson ’13
- Mr. Joseph P. Turgeon, M.A. ’13
Class of 2014
- Mrs. Sarah N. Anderson ’14, MAOL ’19
- Mr. Dennis J. Anderson ’14, MCAA ’20
- Mr. Trever N. Benjamin ’14
- Mrs. Rachel Brecht ’14
- Mrs. Emily B. Broome ’14
- Dr. Jacquiline L. Brown, MAEd ’14, Ed.D. ’21
- Mr. Ryan A. DiMascio ’14, M.A. ’17
- Mr. Douglas Dueker ’14
- Ms. Megan M. Elwood-Miranda ’14
- Mrs. Melissa Evans ’14
- Mr. Tyler Fewins ’14
- Mrs. Christine E. Fewins ’14
- Mr. Caesar Gomez ’14
- Mr. Wesley L. Gong ’14, M.A. ’17
- Mrs. Jenna S. Haley ’14, ’15
- Mr. Karl Hoenecke, MBA ’14
- Mr. Stephen P. Kelemen, M.A. ’14
- Mr. Steven E. Mack, M.A.Ed. ’14
- Mrs. Haley P. Marrujo ’14, MBA ’15
- Ms. Shelley L. McMackin, M.A. Ed ’14
- Ms. Roza Ouladi, MBA ’14
- Ms. Rachel A. Prentice ’14
- Mrs. Emily R. Rush ’14, ’16
- Mr. Daniel J. Shine ’14
- Mr. Thomas K. Stangl ’14, MBA ’15
- Ms. Kathleen Ann L. Sagun ’14
- Mr. Jonathan R. Wright ’14, M.A. ’16
- Ms. Stephanie M. Park ’14
Class of 2015
- Mr. John S. Bornhop ’15
- Mr. Ivan Bustos ’15
- Mr. Erik G. Der ’15
- Mrs. Katelyn R. Der ’15
- Mr. Scott T. Esswein ’15
- Mr. Matt E. Horton, Jr. ’15
- Ms. Ellen J. Johnson ’15, M.A. ’17
- Mrs. Irmina C. Manzano, M.A.Ed. ’15
- Mr. Marc Nelson, MBA ’15
- Ms. Amanda R. Harris ’15
- Mr. Patrick S. Ortiz, Jr. ’15
- Mr. Charles Scott, M.A. ’15
- Mr. Jerry K. Thor, MCAA ’15
- Mr. Nathan Varosh, MCAA ’15
- Ms. Tomomi G. Watanabe ’15
Class of 2016
- Mr. Jared Arteaga ’16
- Ms. Chelsea D. Ballew ’16
- Ms. Megan E. Feuerstein ’16, MCAA ’19
- Mrs. Jessica G. Fink ’16
- Mr. Ryan W. Fink ’16
- Mrs. Sherie L. Gross, M.A.Ed. ’16
- Mr. John C. Hill ’16
- Ms. Kimberly Inglis ’16
- Mr. Jolinko S. Lassiter, M.A. ’16
- Mrs. Samantha N. Leanza Ortiz ’16
- Mrs. Taylor A. Lepore ’16
- Mr. Brian R. Long, M.A.Ed. ’16
- Ms. Kierney Loucas ’16
- Ms. Marissa M. Machado ’16
- Mr. Jorge I. Montoya, M.A.Ed. ’16
- Mrs. Karey M. Osuna, M.A. ’16
- Mr. Kellen W. Richards ’16
- Mr. David A. Slater ’16
- Mr. Micah B. Stork, M.A.Ed. ’16
- Ms. Elnaz Taherizadeh Marvast, MBA ’16
- Mr. Joseph B. Thompson, Jr. ’16, MCAA ’18
- Ms. Kathryn N. Velichko ’16
- Mr. Chad J. Whiteaker ’16, MCAA ’17
Class of 2017
- Ms. Lillea A. Acasio ’17
- Ms. Erika A. Boychenko ’17
- Mr. Ryan G. Caverly ’17
- Mr. Cameron J. Cooper ’17
- Mr. Blake A. Cornwell, MBA ’17
- Mr. John A. Dowd ’17
- Mrs. Ariana Esswein ’17
- Mrs. Madeline D. Gong ’17
- Dr. Marilyn Q. Hande, M.A.Ed. ’17, Ed.D. ’21
- Mrs. Taylor Holland ’17
- Mr. Matthew P. Jaeger ’17
- Mr. Shismar D. Johnson, MCAA ’17, M.A. Ed ’18
- Ms. Kaylee J. Kastrup, M.A. ’17
- Mr. Ryan L. Land ’17
- Mrs. Kristen D. Lewis ’17
- Ms. Elisabeth A. Mullins ’17
- Mr. Albert J. Moolick, MCAA ’17
- Rev. Timothy P. Norton, M.A. ’17
- Mr. Jeffrey H. Peek, M.A. ’17
- Mrs. Cindy J. Quillin, M.A. Ed ’17
- Mr. Micah L. Sialana ’17
- Ms. Kathy S. Stark, M.A.Ed. ’17
- Mr. James Swain, M.A.Ed. ’17
- Mr. Izaya D. Vande Guchte ’17
- Ms. Fumi Ashley F. Wada ’17
Class of 2018
- Ms. Maria E. Cisneros, M.A.Ed. ’18
- Mrs. Alissa J. Collier ’18
- Ms. Nancy A. Conklin, M.A.Ed. ’18
- Mr. Anthony Draper ’18
- Mrs. Claire E. Draper ’18
- Ms. Brehz Dulac ’18
- Ms. Ashley J. Earles ’18
- Ms. Yasmin Gonzalez ’18
- Mr. Jonathan J. Herkins, MBA ’18
- Mr. Hunter M. Holland ’18
- Ms. Sunday B. Jaramillo, M.A.Ed. ’18
- Mr. Hyung K. Kim ’18
- Mr. Richard H. Lewis ’18
- Ms. Laura R. Mietzner ’18, ’20
- Mr. Dillon M. Millar ’18
- Mr. Benjamin J. Muldoon ’18
- Ms. Raquel Porter ’18
- Mr. Mark T. Streb, M.A. ’18
- Mrs. Yvette K. Stuewe, M.A. Ed ’18
- Ms. Dr. Leslie C. Theorema, MAEd ’18, Ed.D. ’21, MAEd ’24
- Ms. Cheryl L. Todd, MAOL ’18
- Ms. Grace J. Tom ’18
- Rev. James B. Toma, M.A. ’18
- Ms. Jessica M. Wilson ’18
Class of 2019
- Dr. Francisco J. Alonso, Ed.D. ’19
- Mrs. Amanda T. Barrett, MAOL ’19
- Mrs. Anna C. Bloomfield, M.A. Ed ’19
- Ms. Conni A. Collins, M.A. Ed ’19
- Ms. Victoria De La Rosa ’19
- Ms. Sydney Elliott ’19
- Mr. Ryan M. Ferguson ’19
- Ms. Callie J. Fleury, M.A.Ed. ’19
- Mr. Daniel D. Grove, M.A. Ed ’19
- Mr. Thomas Haun, M.A.Ed. ’19
- Mr. Jakob M. Hexberg ’19, MBA ’21
- Mrs. Arianna Keyser ’19
- Mrs. Eun Chu Kim, M.A. ’19
- Ms. Terrie N. Lohmeyer, M.A.Ed. ’19
- Mr. Kieran McVeigh ’19
- Mr. Andrew J. Nelson, M.A. ’19
- Mr. Tim J. Nolan, M.A. ’19
- Mr. Alejandro J. Peraza ’19
- Ms. Anne Sahlberg, M.A.Ed. ’19
- Mr. Robert Sauer, MCAA ’19
- Ms. Meredith F. Scarpato, MBA ’19
- Mr. Daniel C. Sineway, MCAA ’19
- Ms. Elsa M. Strysko ’19
- Ms. Elizabeth Thomas, M.A. Ed ’19
- Mr. Kirk S. Van De Walker ’19
- Ms. Yanli Zhang, M.Ed. ’19
Class of 2020
- Mr. Gio Brito ’20
- Mr. Maverick A. Donohue ’20, M.A. ’22
- Mr. Haloa M. Dudoit ’20, MCAA ’22
- Ms. Maria V. Flores, MCAA ’20
- Ms. Mackenzie T. Graham ’20
- Mrs. Jennifer Griffith, MCAA ’20
- Mr. Shane Hersh ’20
- Ms. Michelle C. Hoff ’20
- Mr. Clayton Kritzer ’20
- Ms. Lindsey Megee ’20 , MPH ’20
- Mr. Andrew G. Perry, M.A. ’20
- Ms. Caitlin Pryor ’20
- Ms. Stephanie N. Ruelas ’20, M.Ed. ’23
- Ms. Kathryn Rush, M.A.Ed. ’20
- Mr. Spencer Stueve, M.A. ’20
- Ms. McKinsey T. Thorpe ’20, MCAA ’22
- Ms. Amy Tsang, MAOL ’20
- Mrs. Madeline West ’20
- Mr. Alexander J. Zalasky ’20, MBA ’21
- Mr. Juan G. Zuniga, Jr. ’20, MCAA ’22
Class of 2021
- Ms. Ashley Davis ’21
- Ms. Kalin A. Deluna ’21
- Mr. Shay K. Douphner ’21
- Ms. Amy Fawcett, M.A. ’21
- Ms. Melonie Grasty-Vazquez, M.A. Ed ’21
- Ms. Elizabeth K. Lang, M.A. Ed ’21, M.A.Ed. ’22
- Ms. Lauren Lopez ’21, MBA ’23
- Mr. Jonathan A. Luna ’21
- Mrs. Tammie McCoy Ramirez, M.A. ’21
- Ms. Vianna E. Payne, M.A.Ed. ’21
- Mr. Parker Pedicord ’21
- Mrs. Kirstie J. Skogerboe ’21
- Mr. David T. Sussman ’21
- Ms. Michaela N. Vanderklugt ’21, M.A. ’22
- Mrs. Daniela Wright, M.A. ’21
- Mr. Justin S. Wood ’21
- Ms. Kiara L. Zuniga ’21
Class of 2022
- Mr. Christopher K. Ahlm, M.A. ’22
- Mr. Hector Arteaga ’22
- Mr. Gunnar D. Ashmon ’22
- Ms. Alexis C. Barner Colino, M.A.Ed. ’22
- Ms. Anna Bidondo ’22
- Mr. Keegan C. Bloomfield, MCAA ’22
- Ms. Tatiana D. Cava ’22
- Ms. Kaylee R. De La Motte ’22
- Mr. Jacob Dunagin ’22
- Ms. Avery Casteel ’22, MBA ’24
- Mr. Salvador Jimenez, MS ’22
- Mr. Benjamin M. Johnson ’22
- Mr. Evan Larsen, M.A. ’22
- Ms. Matina M. Lauer, M.A.Ed. ’22
- Ms. Huali McCollough ’22
- Mrs. Leticia Medley, M.A.Ed. ’22
- Ms. Kayla C. Newman ’22
- Mr. Ryan O’toole ’22
- Mr. Will Perry, MECC ’22
- Mr. Thomas Ricci ’22
- Ms. Dawn Ringo, MAOL ’22
- Mr. Tyler Schweickert ’22
- Ms. Sydney Sprinkle ’22, M.A. ’24
- Mr. Steve Stokes, M.A. ’22
- Ms. Rachel E. Tillmann ’22
- Ms. Kathryn K. Timmerman ’22, MCAA ’23
- Ms. Mary Turner, M.A.Ed. ’22
- Ms. Veronica L. Wood ’22
- Dr. Christy L. Wood, Ed.D. ’22
- Ms. Bianca Ziemann, M.A. ’22
Class of 2023
- Alex O. Adekanmbi, MBAP ’23
- Rev. James Bowes, M.A. ’23
- Ms. Danielle L. Cole ’23
- Mr. Michael Dixon, II ’23
- Blair Fong, MSCE ’23, MSCA ’24
- Ms. Camryn M. Hamaguchi ’23
- Mr. Gregory Hamberlin ORGL ’23
- Ms. Emma Lee ’23
- Ms. Dawn B. Leslie ’23
- Mr. Brett H. Lux ’23
- Ms. Marienz Sarah F. Malig ’23
- Ms. Candice M. Morgan EARC ’23
- Mr. Tony Oliveri ’23
- Ms. Jori R. Paradis ’23
- Ms. Samantha P. Pierce ’23
- Mr. Benjamin Read ’23
- Mr. Anthony Rizk ’23
- Ms. Ruby Sanchez ’23
- Mr. Calvin M. Schonebaum ’23
- Rodrigo Selingardi MACO ’23
- Mr. Seth Skogerboe ’23
- Mr. Ryan Soo ’23
- Ms. Sheri Ann M. Tengan ’23
- Ms. Julia Tougas ’23
- Ms. Taylor Urrutia ’23
- Emery M. Vergara SCRC ’23
- Shane Wallace ’23
- Kassidy Wu ’23
- Mr. Mike Yeh, MHA ’23
Class of 2024
- Fernando Aguirre ’24
- Mr. Luke P. Belden ’24
- Jacob Bereskin ’24
- Dr. Shawn Boyd, Ed.D. ’24
- Ms. Katlin Entrup ’24
- Bernadette Forbeck, M.A. ’24
- Mr. Zachary K. Fujii ’24
- Melinna Galbraith ORGL ’24
- Mr. Juan Sebastian Garcia Castillo ’24
- Mr. Tristan Greshake ’24
- Ms. Madeline L. Jahshan ’24
- Mr. Domenyk Jara ’24
- Melissa Johnson MACO ’24
- Elise Laws CRMS ’24
- Ms. Megan Liddicoat ’24
- Mary Loy, M.A. ’24
- Makua Marumoto ’24
- Mr. Umberto M. Moreno Garcia MACO ’24
- Mr. Liam T. Roberts ’24
- Mr. Larado Robinson, MAOL ’24
- Joan Roueche, M.A. ’24
- Ms. Sofia Saldana, M.A. ’24
- Ms. Cheryl Shady, M.A. ’24
- Mrs. Lauren Siegman ’24
- Ms. Myna Simmons CRMS ’24
- Marla D. Stein CIRC ’24
- Ms. Ta’iuta C. Uiagalelei ’24
- Ms. Madison L. Urrutia ’24
- Kristen Van Tuyl, M.A. ’24
Art Patrons
The Art Patrons support academic excellence and the visual arts at Concordia University and we are grateful to the following donors.
Art Connoisseur Circle, Gifts of $5,000-$9,999
- Anonymous
Director’s Circle, Gifts of $500-$999
- Mr. Steve ’98 & Mrs. Christine Bishop ’96
- Mr. & Mrs. Randall Cummings
- John & Linda Friend
- Dr. Bret & Mrs. Myra Taylor
Ambassador’s Circle, Gifts of $250-$499
- Dr. & Mrs. Curt W. Cattau
- Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Partner’s Circle, Gifts of $100-$249
- Rev. Dr. Jonathan ’95, M.A. ’15 & Mrs. Brenda Ruehs ’94
Friend’s Circle, Gifts of $25-$99
- Dr. Tom & Mrs. Kristina Mueller
Congregations
The following churches shared their blessings with the University during the 2024-2025 academic year.
- Abiding Savior Lutheran Church, Lake Forest, CA
- Atonement Lutheran Church, Glendale, AZ
- Bethany Lutheran Church, Long Beach, CA
- Christ Lutheran Church, Boulder City, NV
- Christ Lutheran Church, Brea, CA
- Concordia Lutheran Church, Chula Vista, CA
- Crown Of Life Lutheran Church, Sun City West, AZ
- Faith Lutheran Church, Capistrano Beach, CA
- Faith Lutheran Church, Sequim, WA
- First Lutheran Church, Lake Elsinore, CA
- Fountain Of Life Lutheran Church, Sun City, AZ
- Friendship Celebration Lutheran Church, Meridian, ID
- Gethsemane Lutheran Church, La Crescenta, CA
- Gethsemane Lutheran Church, Tempe, AZ
- Hephatha Lutheran Church, Anaheim, CA
- Hope Lutheran Church, Glendora, CA
- Immanuel Lutheran Church, Riverside, CA
- Light of Christ Lutheran Church, Irvine, CA
- Light of the Hills Lutheran Church, Cameron Park, CA
- Mountain View Lutheran Church, Las Vegas, NV
- Our Redeemer Lutheran Church, Winnetka, CA
- Our Savior Lutheran Church, Arcadia, CA
- Peace Lutheran Church, Santa Ana, CA
- Pilgrim Lutheran Church, Santa Monica, CA
- Redeemer Lutheran Church, Huntington Beach, CA
- Rockharbor Church, Costa Mesa, CA
- Salem Lutheran Church, Orange, CA
- St. James Lutheran Church, Imperial Beach, CA
- St. John Lutheran Church, Covina, CA
- St. John’s Lutheran Church, Orange, CA
- St. Luke Lutheran Church, Mesa, AZ
- St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Holtville, CA
- St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Orange, CA
- St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Pomona, CA
- St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, San Diego, CA
- The Gathering Lutheran Church, Long Beach, CA
- Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, Palo Alto, CA
- Trinity Lutheran Church, Paso Robles, CA
- Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church of Anaheim, Anaheim, CA
- Zion Lutheran Church, Georgetown, TX
Corporations
The following companies and organizations, often at the direction of a committed friend of the university, have blessed Concordia University Irvine with a gift in 2024-2025.
- 23 Bayporte Associates, Inc.
- Adrenaline Lacrosse
- Airtech International, Inc
- Allergan, Inc.
- Alsop & Associates
- American Endowment Foundation
- Angels Baseball LP
- Aquarium of the Pacific
- Asset Mark Trust Co.
- Beta Beta Beta Biological Society
- Boeing Gift Matching Program
- Bowers Museum
- Buku Events, LLC
- C.W. Driver
- Campus Jack’s LLC
- Chapman Baseball Compound, LLC
- Charles Schwab
- Chick-fil-A
- Children’s Museum at La Habra
- Cigna Health and Life Insurance Company
- City National Grove of Anaheim
- Comerica Wealth Management
- Concordia Publishing House
- Costco Wholesale Executive Matching Program
- Crean Foundation
- Cueva Entertainment
- CyberGrants, LLC
- Eagle Basketball Inc.
- Ecologic Furniture
- Ferrilli
- Festival of Arts
- Fidelity Investments
- Frisby Cellars
- Give Lively Foundation Inc.
- Go Kart World
- Golden Spoon Frozen Yogurt
- GroupRaise.com
- Harrah’s Laughlin Hotel & Casino
- Henley Foundation
- Hilton Garden Inn Irvine OC Airport
- Hofman Hospitality Group
- Holiday Skate Center
- ICP Solutions Inc
- In-N-Out Burger
- Irvine Lanes
- Irvine Marriott Hotel
- JR Urrutia Consulting, Inc.
- Kanahoma, LLC
- Kidspace Museum
- Lacrosse Academy OC, LLC
- Laguna Art Museum
- Leavened Bread, Inc
- LPL Financial
- Lutherans For Life
- Lyon Air Museum
- Marc Weisberg Photography
- Mission San Juan Capistrano
- Morgan Stanley
- Musick, Peeler and Garrett LLP
- National Financial Services LLC
- Newport Landing Whale Watching
- Newport Rib Company
- Nixon Presidential Library & Museum
- Nothing Bundt Cakes
- OC Vibe
- Ocean Institute
- Oppenheimer & Co., Inc.
- Orange County Community Foundation
- Pacific Campus Services, Inc.
- Pacific Gas and Electric Company
- Pacific Symphony
- Pershing, LLC
- Peterson Automotive Museum
- Planes of Fame Air Museum
- Presbyterian St. Luke’s Medical Center
- Pretend City Children’s Museum
- PRP Wine International
- Raymond James Global Account
- Riverside Aquatics Water Polo
- Sand Storm Lacrosse
- Santa Ana Zoo
- Santa Anita Park
- Santa Barbara Museum of National History
- Schwab Charitable Fund
- Sea World
- Segerstrom Center for the Arts
- Sesame Place San Diego
- Sgt. Pepperoni’s Pizza
- SoCalGas
- South Point Hotel
- Spectrum Investment Advisors
- Spirit Cruises
- Stacker & Associates
- The Kroger Co.
- The McCarron Family Trust
- Thrivent Charitable Impact & Investing
- Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
- TIAA
- Titan HST
- Topaz Systems, Inc.
- Trader Joes
- Trans-Sierra Investments, Inc.
- Trump National Golf Course
- U.S. Bank
- USS Midway Museum
- Vanguard Charitable
- Viant Technology
- Vital Energy Inc.
- Warne Family Charitable Foundation
- Wells Fargo Bank
- Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC
- YourCause
- Zoomars at River Street Ranch
Endowments
We are grateful for these donors whose gifts support an endowment at Concordia and leave a legacy of giving in perpetuity.
Gifts of $1M+
- Estate of Barbara Robinson
Gifts of $500,000-$999,999
- Estate of Mrs. Mary Jean Spallino
Gifts of $100,000-$249,999
- Estate of Rev. Warren & Mrs. Nylene Naegele
Gifts of $50,000-$99,999
- Charles Schwab
- Fidelity Investments
- Mr. & Mrs. David Melilli
- Renaissance Charitable Foundation, Inc.
- Estate of Mrs. Patricia A. Schutte
- Mr. & Mrs. Mitchell Thiessen
- Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth W. Voertman
Gifts of $25,000-$49,999
- The Gathering Lutheran Church
- Mrs. Cheryl Keithly
- National Financial Services LLC
- Dr. Russell & Mrs. Susan Ness ’98, MBA ’01
- Mrs. Gail Rahn
- Estate of Mrs. Mary Louise Stevens
- Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
- Estate of Mr. Donald & Mrs. Beverly Tietjen
Gifts of $10,000-$24,999
- Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey S. Aschbrenner
- Asset Mark Trust Co.
- Ms. Barbara Carter
- Mr. & Mrs. Rick Chan
- Estate of Mrs. Lillian W. Greenlee
- Estate of Mr. John Herklotz
- Mr. & Mrs. Harold M. Hoch
- Mrs. Marjorie Loppnow
- Mr. Jim Rowe
- Vanguard Charitable
- Mr. James ’92 & Mrs. Kris Vitale
- Rev. & Mrs. Mark J. Wikstrom
- Mrs. Ridell Wright ’96
Gifts of $5,000-$9,999
- Anonymous
- Rev. Dr. Kenneth † & Mrs. Kenneth W. Behnken
- CyberGrants, LLC
- Dr. William & Linda Heide
- Mr. & Mrs. David Leichtfuss
- Mr. Thomas & Dr. Deb Mercier
- Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Millan
- Estate of Dr. Glenn & Dr. Dorothy Molyneaux
- Rev. Dr. & Mrs. Shang Ik Moon
- Mr. Andrew G. Perry, M.A. ’19
- Mrs. Sherry Preus
- David & Heather Schautschick
- Schwab Charitable Fund
- CDR & Mrs. Arthur Terrell
- Mr. & Mrs. Ryan Wright ’02
Gifts of $2,500-$4,999
- Anonymous
- American Endowment Foundation
- Mr. Earl Bengel
- Mr. & Mrs. Gary Borning
- Mr. & Mrs. Dennis L. Cox
- Crown Of Life Lutheran Church
- Mrs. Sue Fleischli
- Estate of Wilmer & Elsie Koerwitz
- National Christian Foundation
- Mrs. Chris Ohlendorf
- Mr. & Mrs. Harold L. Prange
- Mr. Gerald ’93 & Mrs. Denise Ruud
- Mr. Luther & Dr. Londa Skov
- Mr. & Mrs. Lonnie E. Spharler
- Ryder Wade Foundation, Inc.
- Mrs. Martha Wade
- Mr. & Mrs. Gary Wade
- Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Willett
Gifts of $1,000-$2,499
- Anonymous
- Dr. Marian Baden
- Dr. & Mrs. Curt W. Cattau
- Mr. & Mrs. James A. Friebus
- Mr. & Mrs. Dale Gerling
- Mrs. Audrey Henry ’93
- Mr. Don W. Hilgendorf
- Mr. & Mrs. Steve Jin
- Mr. & Mrs. Richard D. Johnson
- Mr. & Mrs. Andrew M. Kvalheim
- Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey C. Matson
- Dr. Robert L. Meyer
- Dr. Barbara Morton
- Mr. Frank R. Naumann
- Mr. Paul R. Prentice
- Raymond James Global Account
- Dr. Kent & Mrs. Cindy Schlichtemeier ’91
- Mr. & Mrs. David Shore
- Mr. & Mrs. Ronald L. Silva
- Rev. Dr. & Mrs. Walter C. Tietjen
- Ronald A. ’83 & Stephanie L. Van Blarcom ’83
- Mr. & Mrs. Richard J. Wendt
Gifts of $500-$999
- Anonymous
- Rev. Dr. & Mrs. Glenn Fluegge
- Mr. Harry, M.A. ’92 & Mrs. Suzanne Hebel, M.A. Ed ’98
- Mr. Jonathan ’04 & Mrs. Christina Howard
- Mr. & Mrs. Donald B. Johnson
- Lt. Col. Eric D. Karge and Dr. Belinda Karge
- Mr. Richard ’18 & Mrs. Kristen Lewis ’17
- Mr. & Mrs. Ralph Lewis
- Mrs. Marlene Ludwig
- Mr. & Mrs. David Manske
- Rev. Dr. & Mrs. Peter A. Meier
- Mr. & Mrs. Daniel C. Pond
- Mr. & Mrs. J. David Theis, Jr.
- TIAA
- Ms. Barbara Weymouth
- Dr. Audrey G. Williams
- Mr. & Mrs. Gerald O. Zedlitz
Gifts of $250-$499
- Mr. Robert Bachman
- Rev. Dr. & Mrs. Kenneth W. Behnken
- Mr. James A. Brauer, Jr.
- Mr. Michael ’96 & Mrs. Nodl Fairchild ’96
- Mr. Michael ’96 & Mrs. Noël Fairchild ’96
- Rev. Dr. & Mrs. Loren T. Kramer
- Pershing, LLC
- Rev. Mark, M.A. Ed ’94, M.A. ’11 & Mrs. Laura Siegert ’92, M.A. Ed ’01
- Rev. & Mrs. Richard H. Tietjen
- Capt. & Mrs. Wallace Turner
Gifts of $100-$249
- Mr. & Mrs. Philip M. Amt
- Rev. Dr. Scott & Mrs. Ann Ashmon
- Dr. Jeff and Mrs. Holly Held
- Mrs. Judith Koch-Jones
- Mr. Nathan ’87 & Mrs. Terri Kretzmann
- Ms. Traese Kuhl
- Rev. Dr. David & Mary Loy
- Mrs. Julie Rivers Mann ’91
- Mrs. Julie Mann ’91
- Rev. Dr. & Mrs. Michael Middendorf
- Rev. Dr. Steven ’86 & Mrs. Nina Mueller ’88
- Rev. Timothy, M.A. ’17 & Mrs. Heidi Norton
- Rev. Alan ’81 & Mrs. Linda Rosnau, AA ’80
- Mr. & Mrs. Donald H. Schulteis
- Dr. Michael ’95, M.A.Ed. ’98 & Dr. Melinda Schulteis ’95
- Estate of Mr. Clayton & Mrs. Velma Sutton
Gifts of $25-$99
- Mr. Lawrence ’88 & Mrs. Mary Dahlia ’92
- Dr. Mary Kay Park
- Ms. Lisa Schulz
- Mr. & Mrs. Gerald Seaman
- Mr. Albert Cochran
- Rev. & Mrs. Louis Bier
- Mr. Michael, M.A.Ed. ’97 & Mrs. Kathy Vick
List of Endowments
- The Alan A. Acker Sr. Endowment
- Alive in Christ Endowment
- All Nations Endowment for the Cross-cultural Ministry Center
- The Alumni Scholarship Endowment
- Armed Services Award Scholarship Endowment
- Paige Armh3-Maltos Scholarship Endowment
- The Aschbrenner Family Endowment
- The C. Neil Ash Family Endowment
- The Baden Scholar Endowment
- The Lillie Thomsen Baker Endowment
- The Howard Baumgarten Memorial Endowment
- The Fern G. and R.C. Benner Scholarship Endowment
- Bergman Family Scholarship Endowment
- The Dr. & Mrs. Carl W. Berner, Sr. Christian Stewardship Endowment
- The Board of Regents Scholarship Endowment
- James & Renata Bond Endowment
- BMC Building Endowment
- Gary & Judith Borning Scholarship Endowment
- The Tom and Yoko Boucher Scholarship Endowment
- The Brase Family Endowment
- The James A. and Lois A. Brauer Scholarship Endowment
- Leonard & Clara Brauer Scholarship Endowment
- The Annemarie E. & Kristina Elizabeth Bridges Memorial Endow
- The John & Ruth Briel Scholarship Endowment
- Bristor Endowment
- Brumfield Family Endowment
- Roger & Carol Burtner Endowed Professorship in Physical Sciences
- CCC Scholarship Endowment
- The CA-NV-HI District Future Church Worker Endowment
- The Campbell Family Endowment
- The Capital Expansion Endowment
- The Herbert & Ruth Carver Scholarship Endowment
- The Casper Family Endowment
- Waldo Cloeter Lutheran School Educator Scholarship Endowment
- The Concordia Fund Endowment
- The Concordia University Irvine Student Aid Endowment
- The Concordia University Pre-Seminary Endowment
- Cornelius Family Endowment for Servant Leadership
- The Dorothy Kraft Cotora Endowment
- The Cox Family Endowment
- CU Portland Athletic Scholarship Endowment
- CU Portland Lutheran Teachers Scholarship Endowment
- CUP Scholarship Endowment
- Dahlgren Family Scholarship Endowment
- The Olive M. Davis Endowment
- The William and Leona DeJager Endowment
- The Alwin and Anna Dierker Endowment
- The H.E. Durbin Family Endowment
- The Ebel Family Endowment
- The Eddy Scholarship Endowment Fund
- Ed.D. Dream Scholarship Endowment
- Wayne & Linda Eidsmoe Scholarship Endowment
- Enactus Endowment
- The Beata Farner Scholarship Endowment
- Anne Faust Memorial Scholarship Endowment
- The Ernest L. W. Feil Endowment
- The Gene and Ruth Ferg Family Endowment
- The Dayle Fischer Music Endowment
- Henry & Laverne Fischer Scholarship Endowment
- Foltin Family Future Pastor Scholarship Endowment
- For the Sake of the Church Endowment
- The Frick Family Endowment
- FCCI Endowment
- The Thomas & Verna Frinell Family Endowment
- The Vivian P. Gardner Scholarship Endowment
- Ken & Jean Gerling Music Assistance Endowment
- The Win and Mary Elizabeth Girbony Endowment
- The Del and Marianne Glanz Endowment
- The Nancy R. Goddard Fund for Christian Educators
- Golden Eagle Athletic Fund Endowment
- The Stanley A. Golnick Memorial Endowment
- The Edward E. and Lorraine Grafe Endowment
- The John and Lillian Greenlee Endowment
- Arthur H. & Jeanne A. Greenlund Scholarship Endowment
- The Ellen Greenlund Endowment
- The Grimm Family Endowment
- Ray and Helen Grimm Memorial Endowment
- Gruenhagen Family Endowment
- The Hancock/Willett Family Endowment
- The Hartmann Library Endowment Fund
- Dr. William J. Heide Church Music Scholarship Endowment
- Dee & Doy Henley Family Endowment
- The Harold M. & Edith M. Henry Scholarship Endowment
- The Dale Melbourne Herklotz Music Scholarship Endowment
- The Lorena Jedele Herrig Scholarship Endowment
- The Hess Family Endowment
- The Barbara Hildenbrand Scholarship Endowment
- The Elmer C. and Paula M. Hilgendorf Endowment
- Don and Marie Hilliard Endowment
- Dr. Julia Hinrichs Pretzer Endowment
- H. Henry Hirsch Memorial Scholarship Endowment
- Harold M. & Catherine C. Hoch Scholarship Endowment
- Holmes Scholarship Endowment
- The Hovik Family Scholarship Endowment
- Howard-Prange Family Music Scholarship Endowment
- Mark & Lauri Howell Music Scholarship Endowment
- George Ick Endowment
- Mr. Wade ’81 & Mrs. Michelle L. Janssen Endowment
- The Harvey & Muriel Jorgensen Scholarship Endowment
- Sandra Kay (Wrede) Jurkowski Music Scholarship Endowment
- The Kahre Family Scholarship Endowment
- Keithly Family Scholarship Endowment
- The Eldor H. Kiewel Endowment
- The Phil Klusman Memorial Endowment
- Cortez and Doris Knorr Scholarship Endowment
- The Leslie B. and Marguerite G. Knox Family Endowment
- Koerwitz Endowment
- The Koerwitz Family Scholarship Endowment
- The Edward R. and Imogene C. Kramer Endowment
- Loren & Arlene Kramer Scholarship Endowment
- The Arnold M. and Mairiam E. Krueger Endowment
- The Willard and Miriam Laatz Family Scholarship Endowment
- John N. Laesch Memorial Endowment
- The Donald C. and Wanda M. Lahn Endowment
- Livoni Scholarship Endowment
- The Tom & Marge Loppnow Scholarship Endowment
- Lu Family Scholarship Endowment
- The Garth Ludwig Memorial Scholarship Endowment
- The Lutheran Brotherhood Chaplaincy Endowment
- Lutheran Brotherhood Endowment for the Lutheran Students
- Lutheran Churchworker Scholarship
- Lutherland of the West Scholarship Endowment
- Clara Meta Lutz Scholarship Fund
- The Donald and Diane Majer Endowment
- Rev. Dr. Charles & Barbara Manske Scholarship Endowment
- The Mary Martha Scholarship Endowment
- Harold and Elma Mattfeld Endowment
- The Elmer and Ruth Matthias Endowment
- The James F. and Mary Jean McCarron Endowment
- John & Dorothy Meiling Scholarship Endowment
- Joel Menzel Memorial Scholarship Endowment
- The Michalko Family Endowment
- The Missionary Children Endowment
- Glenn and Dorothy Molyneaux Scholarship Endowment
- The Moon Family Endowment
- Wilfred H Mueller Scholarship Endowment
- The Naegele Family Endowment
- Naomi Ruth Scholarship Endowment
- The Naumann Scholarship Endowment
- Dr. Russell L. Ness & Susan L. Ness Scholarships Endowment
- The Frank A. and Dorothy B. Newberry Endowment
- The Harvey and Della Niermeier Scholarship Endowment
- The Nilson Family Scholarship Endowment
- The Donald and Marion Norris Endowment
- The Numrich Family Endowment Scholarship
- Robert & Dorothy Nutto Endowed Chair of Pastoral Theology
- The Tom & Chris Ohlendorf Endowment
- The Frank and Eleanor Ohlson Endowment
- Irwin and Nancy Osbon Endowment
- Our Faith Lutheran Cross Cultural Ministry Endowment
- The Overway Family Scholarship Endowment
- Paape Endowment
- The Palisades Lutheran Church Parish Music Endowment
- The Panzer Family Scholarship Endowment
- The Claudine S. Parker Endowment
- The Pfotenhauer Family Scholarship Endowment
- The Raymond G. and Mary A. Piller Endowment
- Janet Pillette Scholarship Endowment
- Jacob & Sherry Preus Family Scholarship Endowment
- Pastor Paul Priesz Endowment
- Prince of Peace Lutheran Church Endowment
- The Gail Rahn Scholarship Endowment
- Rev. Dr. James Rahn Memorial Scholarship Endowment
- Dr. Richard O. & Irene Reinisch Scholarship Endowment
- Reiser-Schulteis Scholarship Endowment
- The Bill & Barbara Robinson Veterans Endowment
- Calvin & Arlene Rohrs Scholarship Endowment
- Paul & Louise Roock Scholarship Endowment
- The John Rooney and Sharon Herman Family Endowment
- The James R. & Phyllis D. Rowe Scholarship Endowment
- The Lawrence and Amanda Roykouff Endowment
- The Ruegger Family Endowment
- The David Rumsey ’86 Honor Chemistry Endowment
- The Ruth F. Russell Endowment
- Eugene & Ethlyn Sabin Scholarship Endowment
- The Schautschick Family Endowment
- The Roy L. and Louise C. Schinnerer Endowment
- Dr. Kent Schlichtemeier Legacy Scholarship
- The Alice Schmidt Church Worker Scholarship Endowment
- Walter & Eileen Schneider Scholarship Endowment
- The Dan and Ann Schoof Endowment
- Dr. Martin and Conni Schramm Scholarship Endowment
- Paul and Cathy Schroeder Family Endowment
- The Ruth C. Schroeder Endowment
- The Schulteis Family Endowment
- Marlin W. and Donna D. Schulz Family Endowment
- Schumm Endowment
- The Patricia A. Schutte Endowment
- Senior Class Legacy Scholarship Endowment
- The Servant Leadership Institute Endowment
- Luther J. Skov & Londa L. Borer-Skov Scholarship Endowment
- Sonnenburg Endowment
- The Bill Spasoff Memorial Endowment
- Lon and Jean Spharler Endowment
- Sports Management Scholarship Endowment
- Earl and Eileen Steffes Endowment
- Rev. George L. & Mrs. Hazel Steinbeck Memorial Scholarship Endowment
- Mary L. Stevens Scholarship Endowment
- Student Mission Trips Endowment
- Clayton & Velma Sutton Scholarship Endowment
- Teachers of Tomorrow Scholarship Endowment
- Theater & Film Artist Scholarship Endowment
- The J. David and Susan M. Theis Music Endowment
- The Mitch & Donna Thiessen Scholarship Endowment
- The Tietjen Family Endowment
- Together We Are One Library Endowment
- Treichler Family Endowment
- Harry and Caroline Trembath Endowed Professorship
- Trinity Walnut Creek Legacy Scholarship Endowment
- Elwood Tysor Volleyball Endowment
- Roy Uecker Scholarship Endowment in Theology
- Uhlig Family Scholarship Endowment
- The Vitale Family Endowment
- The Voertman Family Scholarship Endowment
- Ryder Wade Memorial Scholarship Endowment
- Kenneth A. Walker Athletics Scholarship Endowment
- The Marie Weichhold Scholarship Endowment
- Wendt Family Scholarship Endowment
- Westerkamp Family Endowment
- The Charles T. and Opal B. Wheat Endowment
- The Herbert H. Wiedenmann Endowment
- The Wikstrom-Hendrikson Scholarship Endowment
- Carl & Marie Wilder Scholarship Endowment
- The Marcus Nelson Wills Memorial Endowment
- The Dr. Audrey & Herm Williams Endowment
- Winger Endowment
- The Erich and Alma Winger Endowment
- The Lorraine C. Wiro Endowment
- The Eldred and Gladys Wolf Scholarship Endowment
- The Worthington Family Scholarship Endowment
- George W. Wright Scholarship Endowment
- Marion & Dorothy Wuertz Scholarship Endowment
- Mr. Gerald & Mrs. Norma Zedlitz Scholarship Endowment
- The George Zehnder Church Music Endowment
Estate Gifts
During 2024-2025, gifts were received from the following estates.
Gifts From Estates
- Estate of Mr. Richard Bristor
- Estate of Mr. Paul & Mrs. Mabel Ebel
- Estate of Maxine Bernhardt Goldbeck
- Estate of Mrs. Lillian W. Greenlee
- Estate of Mr. John Herklotz
- Estate of Ms. Edna Housman
- Estate of George Ick
- Estate of Wilmer & Elsie Koerwitz
- Estate of Mr. Harold & Mrs. Elma Mattfeld
- Estate of Mrs. Elvina Miller
- Estate of Dr. Glenn & Dr. Dorothy Molyneaux
- Estate of Rev. Warren & Mrs. Nylene Naegele
- Estate of Mr. Ozzie and & Mrs. Nan Osbon
- Estate of Julia Hinrichs Pretzer
- Estate of Barbara Robinson
- Estate of Roland Schroeder
- Estate of Mrs. Patricia A. Schutte
- Estate of Mrs. Mary Jean Spallino
- Estate of Mr. Earl & Mrs. Eileen Steffes
- Estate of Mrs. Mary Louise Stevens
- Estate of Mr. Henry & Mrs. Violet Stuckert
- Estate of Mr. Clayton & Mrs. Velma Sutton
- Estate of Mr. Donald & Mrs. Beverly Tietjen
Faculty & Staff Giving
In addition to their time and their talents, Concordia University Irvine is blessed to have dedicated staff and faculty who have made a gift in 2024-2025.
Faculty & Staff Giving
- Dr. Kellie Albrecht
- Mr. George H. Allen, III ’11
- Mr. Ken Ammann
- Rev. Quinton B. Anderson ’00
- Mrs. Sarah N. Anderson ’14, MAOL ’19
- Mrs. Ashlie J. Siefkes-Andrew
- Anonymous
- Mrs. Ann M. Ashmon
- Rev. Dr. Scott A. Ashmon
- William Ayala
- Ms. Nicole K. Ballestero
- Mrs. Amanda T. Barrett, MAOL ’19
- Mrs. Kathleen Bennett, M.A.Ed. ’07
- Mr. Michael K. Bergler
- Ms. Anna Bidondo ’22
- Mr. Keegan C. Bloomfield, MCAA ’22
- Mrs. Megan J. Christensen Bouslaugh
- Mr. John Brunk
- Ms. Cara J. Buenaventura
- Mrs. Tammie Burkhart ’95
- Dr. Michael L. Busch
- Mr. Jim Chang
- Ms. Jo Ellen Chatham
- Mrs. Heather L. Chatwin ’13
- Mrs. Patti Cotton
- Dr. Amanda Croll
- Bruce Dannemeyer
- Mrs. Kristine L. Dassero, M.A. Ed ’09
- Mr. Ryan D. Day ’11, M.A. ’14
- Mr. Erik G. Der ’15
- Mr. Timothy J. Detviler, Jr.
- Mr. Stephen T. Dierker
- Mr. Kenneth H. Dillinger
- Mrs. Jane Doherty
- Mrs. Carrie Donohoe
- Mrs. Rebecca Duport ’98
- Rev. Dr. Paul Elliott
- Ms. Emily J. Eltiste ’11, MAOL ’18
- Rev. Dr. Alfonso O. Espinosa ’87
- Mr. Matthew Fahey, MCAA ’12
- Ms. Lorie Ferrer
- Ms. Megan E. Feuerstein ’16, MCAA ’19
- Mr. Karl J. Fink, M.A. ’93
- Rev. Glenn Fluegge
- Dr. Gilbert Fugitt
- Mrs. Robin E. Gomes ’99, M.A.Ed. ’07
- Mrs. Jennifer Griffith, MCAA ’20
- Mr. Alexander M. Guebert ’10
- Mr. Konrad Hack
- Mrs. Jennifer K. Harmell ’11
- Dr. Christian Hauser
- Dr. Jeff Held
- Dr. Teresa Hess
- Mr. Karl Hoenecke, MBA ’14
- Dr. Carol F. Holt
- Pastor Dave Housholder
- Mrs. Barbara B. Howard
- Mr. Jonathan K. Howard ’04
- Ms. Patricia A. Hunt
- Dr. Lori A. Jaeger, M.A. Ed ’95
- Mr. Timothy Jaeger, L.M.C.’87
- Mrs. Caroline Janik-Wong
- Mr. Steve Jin
- Ms. Ellen J. Johnson ’15, MCAA ’16
- Ms. Evan K. Jones ’08
- Dr. Belinda Karge
- Ms. Mari Kawano
- Dr. Brenda L. Keck
- Mrs. Eun Chu Kim, M.A. Ed ’18
- Mr. Donald L. Kollmorgen
- Mr. Edward Kwak ’10, MBA ’13
- Mrs. Michelle S. Laabs
- Mrs. Diana L. Landis
- Mrs. Francene LaPoint
- Ms. Emma Lee ’23
- Dr. Eun-Jeong Lee
- Ms. Dawn B. Leslie ’23
- Mr. Richard H. Lewis ’18
- Mr. Edgar Lopez ’07, MBA ’09
- Rev. Dr. David Loy
- Mrs. Amy Lucker
- Dr. Kenneth E. Mangels
- Julie Melberg
- Sandra K. Mercier ’99, M.A. Ed ’06
- Mrs. Lindsey N. Meyer ’10
- Mrs. Nicole A. Michaelis
- Rev. Dr. Michael Middendorf
- Mr. Raul D. Morales
- Dr. Sara C. Morgan
- Mrs. Autumn Mortenson
- Rev. Dr. Steven P. Mueller ’86
- Dr. Thomas O. Mueller
- Mrs. Holly D. Murillo
- Dr. Christine Murray
- Dr. Jason K. Neben ’94, M.A. Ed ’08
- Dr. Dina Neeman
- Mr. Mark D. Newmeyer
- Dr. Nancy H. Nguyen
- Mr. Samuel U. Nordrum
- Ms. Amanda R. Harris ’15
- Mr. Timothy J. Odle
- Mr. Tony Oliveri ’23
- Dr. Terry D. Olson
- Dr. Mary Kay Park
- Ms. Christiana Z. Patton
- Dr. Matthew Paylo
- Mr. Roger A. Philips
- Dr. Kellie L. Playter
- Ms. Regina M. Powers
- Mrs. Melissa Pulis
- Dr. John H. Randall ’90
- Mrs. Alicia Redira
- Mr. Randall Rheinheimer
- Mrs. Anna Rhodes
- Rev. Dr. Robb C. Ring
- Ms. Crystal Rosenthal ’02, MCAA ’07
- Mrs. Linda Rudolph
- Rev. Dr. Jonathan B. Ruehs ’95, M.A. ’15
- Mrs. Andrea L. Rueter ’01
- Ms. Sofia Saldana
- Ms. Ruby Sanchez ’23
- Mrs. Tamara L. Sauer ’02, MAOL ’18
- Dr. David M. Savinsky
- Dr. Kent Schlichtemeier
- Mrs. Yi Schuler
- Dr. Melinda Schulteis ’95
- Dr. Michael W. Schulteis ’95, M.A.Ed. ’98
- Ms. Clarissa Y. Shan
- Rev. Mark W. Siegert, M.A. Ed ’94, M.A. ’11
- Mr. Lori Siekmann
- Mr. Seth Skogerboe ’23
- Mr. Justin Solis ’12
- Dr. Kaitlyn C. Stafford
- Mrs. Stephanie K. Staley
- Dr. Rebecca A. Stanton, T.C. ’95
- Mrs. Julie K. Stiegemeyer
- Mr. Spencer Stueve, MCAA ’19
- Mrs. Yvette K. Stuewe, M.A. Ed ’18
- Mr. Joshua R. Tallman
- Dr. Michael A. Thomas
- Ms. Elizabeth Thomas, M.A. Ed ’19
- Dr. Kerri L. Tom
- Mr. Joseph P. Turgeon, M.A. ’13
- Ronald A. Van Blarcom ’83
- Ms. Elizabeth Vega
- Dr. Heather Vezner
- Tony Vezner
- Mr. Curtis Visca
- Dr. Catherine Webb
- Mr. Edward D. Willett
- Mr. Matt Wingert
- Mrs. Karen G. Worthington ’10, MBA ’12
- Mr. Tyler P. Zarubin
Friends of Concordia
The Friends of Concordia raise funds for the university that complement funding from other sources. Donors are recognized and honored for sharing the vision of a Christian University dedicated to faithfulness and excellence. Gifts are used to support a variety of needs on campus.
Faithful Giving Circle, Gifts of $500 to $999
- Ms. Kathryn Abele
- Mr. & Mrs. Joe Acosta
- Mr. Paul Acuna ’86
- Gary & Mary Allen
- Rev. Quinton ’00 & Mrs. Summer Anderson ’01
- Mrs. Ashlie J. Siefkes-Andrew
- Mr. Daniel Angius
- Anonymous
- Mr. & Mrs. Naveed Anwar
- Ms. Judi Bailey
- Mrs. Carla Beddome
- Mr. Torin D. Beeler ’05
- Mr. & Mrs. Frank Beniche
- Mr. & Mrs. Michael K. Bergler
- Ms. Rocel Blackett
- Mr. Gregory Boerwinkle
- Ms. Marianna Bolman
- Mr. & Mrs. Mark C. Borcherding
- Mr. Lee A. † & Mrs. Amy S. Bramson
- Mr. George ’84 & Mrs. Ruth Brandon ’86
- Rev. & Mrs. Jason J. Bredeson
- Mr. & Mrs. Richard Bridgford
- Mr. Ryan Brown
- Mr. & Mrs. Dave Brown
- Lt. Mitch Buchannon
- Mr. Kurt ’92 & Mrs. Jennifer Buchholz ’92
- Ms. Cara J. Buenaventura
- Mr. Micheal Caira
- Mr. & Mrs. Steven Chabin
- Mr. & Mrs. Jason Cheung
- Ms. Kerrie Ching
- Dr. & Mrs. Richard Leitz
- Ms. Kellie Cowan
- Mr. & Mrs. John F. Craemer
- Dr. & Mrs. Rick Cummings
- Dr. Ziad Dahdul
- Mr. Lawrence ’88 & Mrs. Mary Dahlia ’92
- Mr. & Mrs. Michael Delgado
- Mr. Stephen T. Dierker
- Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth H. Dillinger
- Mr. & Mrs. Ryan & Jennifer Eisberg
- Mr. Christopher & Mrs. Heidi Enge ’90
- Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Esswein
- Mr. Karl, M.A. ’93 & Dr. Mary Fink, M.A. ’92
- Mr. Ryan ’16 & Mrs. Jessica Fink ’16
- Mrs. Erin K. Fitzgerald ’99, M.A.Ed. ’02
- Mr. & Mrs. Michael P. Fitzsimons
- Rev. Dr. & Mrs. Glenn Fluegge
- Mr. Edward Foote
- Mr. Mike Fountain
- Mr. & Mrs. Marco Fragnito
- Mrs. Jacquelyn R. Franke, M.Ed. ’09
- Rev. & Mrs. Kenneth W. Frese
- Mr. Paul Gilster
- Golden Spoon Frozen Yogurt
- Mr. John C. Gong, Jr. ’17
- Mr. James Gonzalez
- Mr. Todd Moritz & Mrs. Sarah Grack-Moritz, M.A.Ed. ’04
- Mr. & Mrs. John A. Graham, Jr.
- Ms. Maggie Griesse
- Mr. Pablo ’93 & Mrs. Tanya Guzman ’93
- Mrs. Jane Hamilton-Balboni
- Mr. & Mrs. James E. Hansen
- Mr. & Mrs. Jacob Hardey
- Mr. Oscar Harrison
- Ms. Neesa Hart
- The Rev. Dr. Bruce & Judy Hartung
- Mr. & Mrs. Jeff Hatz
- Dr. & Mrs. Christian Hauser
- Mr. Harry, M.A. ’92 & Mrs. Suzanne Hebel, M.A. Ed ’98
- Dr. Jeff and Mrs. Holly Held
- Mrs. Michelle Helton
- Ms. Anna Hess
- Mr. John C. Hill ’16
- Mr. & Mrs. John A. Hine, Jr.
- Mr. & Mrs. Robert C. Hintz
- Ms. Leslie Hoy
- Mr. Jason Robbins & Mrs. Sua-Yu Hsu
- ICP Solutions Inc
- Irvine Valley College Foundation
- Mr. & Mrs. Donald B. Johnson
- Mr. Derek Kaczmarek
- Lt. Col. Eric D. Karge and Dr. Belinda Karge
- Mr. & Mrs. Gulam Khan
- Mr. Thomas P. Kostic, III ’89
- Mr. Quentin Kuhl
- Ms. Cecilia Kusuma
- Mr. & Mrs. Keola Lana’i
- Rev. & Mrs. Michael R. Lange
- Mr. Sunguk Lee & Mrs. Hiyojin Lim
- Mrs. Carrie Leising ’02
- Mr. Richard ’18 & Mrs. Kristen Lewis ’17
- Mr. & Mrs. Ralph Lewis
- Dr. & Mrs. Larry W. Luby
- Rev. Glenn & Donna Lucas, M.A. Ed ’09
- Lutherans For Life
- Mr. & Mrs. David Madison
- Mr. Jim Madrid
- Mr. Srinjoy Maji
- Mr. James Maki
- Dr. & Mrs. Kenneth E. Mangels
- Mr. & Mrs. David Manske
- Mr. Matthew ’12, MCAA ’17 & Mrs. Haley Marrujo ’14, MBA ’15
- Mr. & Mrs. Shawn A. McLauchlan
- Rev. Dr. & Mrs. Peter A. Meier
- Mr. & Mrs. Ken Menke
- Mr. & Mrs. Dennis Meyer
- Mr. Tom & Mrs. Brianna Montgomery ’07
- Ms. Jungyeon Moon
- Mr. Patrick Moore
- Mr. Ernesto Moreno
- Mountain View Lutheran Church
- Rev. Dr. Steven ’86 & Mrs. Nina Mueller ’88
- Dr. Christine Murray
- Musick, Peeler and Garrett LLP
- Mrs. Najera Luna
- Dr. Dina Neeman
- Dr. Mark D. Newmeyer
- Ms. Amy N. Nguyen
- Mr. & Mrs. Matthew Oppedahl
- Our Savior Lutheran Church
- Mr. & Mrs. Chad Overacker
- Mr. Dennis Parker
- Mr. & Mrs. Steve Peery
- Mr. & Mrs. Eric M. Peters
- Dr. Timothy & Dr. Rebecca Peters, M.A.Ed ’99
- Pilgrim Lutheran Church
- Ms. Joan B. Prior
- PRP Wine International
- Mr. Michael & Mrs. Cindy Quillin, M.A. Ed ’17
- Mr. Christian & Mrs. Valerie Ramirez ’15
- Mr. & Mrs. Scott Reed
- Mr. & Mrs. Steve Reneker
- Jason and Sylvia Robles
- Mr. Mark Rosol
- Mr. John Safanda
- Mr. James † & Mrs. Grace Saldaña
- Mr. & Mrs. Chris Scheer
- Mr. Richard Schmid
- Mr. & Mrs. Scott Schuster
- Ms. Norma Sernka
- Kimber & Scott Severson
- Rev. Mark, M.A. Ed ’94, M.A. ’11 & Mrs. Laura Siegert ’92, M.A. Ed ’01
- Ms. Erin Slessor
- Mr. Devin Smiley
- Ms. Marie Snyder
- South Point Hotel
- St. James Lutheran Church
- Presbyterian St. Luke’s Medical Center
- State Farm Companies Foundation Matching Gift Program
- Ms. Jennifer Stein
- Mr. & Mrs. Gerald J. Stock
- Mrs. Alberta Strelow
- Mr. & Mrs. Christopher Texter
- Mr. & Mrs. J. David Theis, Jr.
- TIAA
- Ms. Alissa J. Carlson ’97
- Mr. & Mrs. James C. Tomlin
- Mr. & Mrs. Philip Trinh
- Trump National Golf Course
- Ms. Kimberly Turk
- Capt. & Mrs. Wallace Turner
- Mrs. Barbara Violette
- Ms. Ling Wang
- Mr. & Mrs. David A. Warsinski
- Mr. & Mrs. Carl M. Warvarovsky
- Mr. David & Mrs. Michele Weaver ’90
- Mr. & Mrs. Lanis G. Webb
- Ms. Barbara Weymouth
- Ms. Lorene Wiebe
- DeVon and Lynette Wiens
- Dr. Audrey G. Williams †
- Mr. Brian D. Wittmayer ’05
- Mr. & Mrs. Rick Xiong
- YourCause
- Mr. & Mrs. Gerald O. Zedlitz
- Zion Lutheran Church
Ambassador Giving Circle, Gifts of $250 to $499
- Mr. & Mrs. Ricardo Acevedo
- Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Addington
- Mrs. Dorothy M. Ahlers
- Anonymous
- Mr. Robert Bachman
- Mr. Baruch & Ms. Navarro
- Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Benefeito
- Ms. Shannon Berry
- Mr. & Mrs. Bryce Bervig
- Beta Beta Beta Biological Society
- Bethany Lutheran School
- Mr. & Mrs. Chris Blem
- Mr. James A. Brauer, Jr.
- Mr. & Mrs. Jon Brubaker
- Mr. & Mrs. Donald Busse
- Ms. Sylvia Caneva
- Mr. & Mrs. David Carreras
- Mr. & Mrs. Jeff Carver
- Mr. Ryan G. Caverly ’17
- Ms. Catherine Chambers
- Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Charles
- Mr. & Mrs. Mark Cheney
- Christ Lutheran School
- Mr. Chu & Ms. Liu
- Mrs. Lynn L. Cloeter
- Ms. Conni A. Collins, M.A. Ed ’19
- Mrs. Patti Cotton
- Ms. Heather Coughlin
- Mr. Brett Cowan
- Mr. Mark Cretz
- Cueva Entertainment
- Mr. & Mrs. Brian Cullen
- Mr. & Mrs. Randall Cummings
- Mrs. Kristine L. Dassero, M.A. Ed ’09
- Mr. James & Mrs. Deanna Daum ’87
- Mr. & Mrs. Lorne Debaun
- Ms. Debbie Dela Cruz
- Mr. Ryan A. DiMascio ’13, MCAA ’16
- Mr. Trevor W. Dixon
- Ms. Adriana Dominguez
- Mrs. Carrie Donohoe
- Mr. Zach Dunagin
- Mr. Jacob Dunagin ’22
- Mr. Kawano & Ms. Eijima
- Rev. Dr. & Mrs. Paul Elliott
- Ms. Emily J. Eltiste ’11, MAOL ’18
- Mr. Edward & Dr. Eveline Eng
- Ms. Connie Ezell
- Mrs. Genevieve Fabrizius
- Ms. Jacqueline Fahey
- Mr. Michael ’96 & Mrs. Nodl Fairchild ’96
- Mr. Michael ’96 & Mrs. Noël Fairchild ’96
- Faith Lutheran Middle and High School
- Ferrilli
- Mr. Steven Fillmore
- Ms. Maria V. Flores, MCAA ’20
- John & Linda Friend
- Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Frydendall
- Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Galbraith
- Mr. & Mrs. Theodore Gleason
- Mr. Domingo ’98 & Mrs. Robin Gomes ’99, M.A.Ed. ’07
- Grace Lutheran School
- Ms. Maria M. Grieve
- GroupRaise.com
- Mr. & Mrs. Jacob Groves
- Hon. Andrew Guilford
- Mr. & Mrs. Robert Gustavson
- Mr. & Mrs. Larry Hamilton
- Mr. & Mrs. Marcus Harris
- Mr. & Mrs. Harry Hartstein
- Mr. & Mrs. Robert Harvey
- Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Hatfield
- Ms. Tara Heckel
- Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan D. Held
- Mr. & Mrs. Marty Henderson
- Ms. Valerie Hernandez
- Mr. Gary & Dr. Teresa Hess
- Kurt & Alice Hinrichs
- Mr. Justin A. Hodges ’13, MBA ’15
- Mr. Nicholas ’07 & Mrs. Tristen Holton ’06
- Mr. Vincent Inga
- Mr. Michael Irvine
- Mr. Matthew ’17 & Mrs. Jessica Jaeger
- Mr. & Mrs. David J. James
- Ms. Catherine Keane
- Mrs. Arianna Keyser ’19
- Mr. & Mrs. Christopher King
- Mr. & Mrs. Charles F. Klein
- Mr. Bradley ’10 & Mrs. Crystal Knight ’11
- Ms. Meredith Kolasa
- Rev. Dr. & Mrs. Loren T. Kramer
- Mr. & Mrs. Domingo Lafon
- Mr. & Mrs. Robert H. Lange
- Mr. David C. Lassanske
- Mr. & Mrs. Scott Leslie
- Ms. Joan E. Lilley, M.A. ’91
- Mr. Kirt Little
- Mr. & Mrs. Roy Litzenberg
- Ms. Michelle Lobello
- Dr. Edgar Lopez ’07, MBA ’09, Ed.D. ’21
- Mr. Clyde & Mrs. Sandee Mann
- Irvine Marriott Hotel
- Mr. John Martinez
- Mr. & Mrs. Christopher May
- Mr. & Mrs. Michael McCoy
- Mr. Brian McGuire
- Mr. Mike McMoil
- Ms. Maria Medina-Im
- Mr. & Mrs. Andrew A. Meehan
- Rorik & Julie Melberg
- Mr. & Mrs. David Merrill
- Rev. & Mrs. Richard Z. Meyer
- Mr. & Mrs. Chris Michaelis
- Mr. & Mrs. Michael Mira
- Mr. Devon ’12 & Mrs. Lisa Molitor ’05
- Ms. Sandra Morgan
- Dr. Thomas Mucha
- Ms. Amy E. Neben ’02, M.Ed. ’07
- Mr. & Mrs. Carlos Nodarse
- Mr. Deshon Norris & Ms. Amanda R. Harris ’15
- Mr. & Mrs. Francisco Nunes
- Ocean Institute
- Mr. Alex Olsen
- Mr. Andrew ’10 & Mrs. Tanya Parker
- Mr. Will Perry, MECC ’22
- Pershing, LLC
- Rev. James ’06 & Mrs. Paula Pevy
- Dr. Kellie & Mr. Tim Playter
- Mr. & Mrs. David Plaza
- Mr. Chris & Mrs. Amber Poltl ’99
- Dr. Jacob, M.Ed. ’06 & Mrs. Anna Preus ’04, M.Ed. ’07
- Prince of Peace Christian School
- Mr. & Mrs. Carl Prior
- Mr. & Mrs. Paul Purcell
- Mr. Isaac J. Regenstreif
- Mr. & Mrs. Micheal Rick
- Mrs. Elaine C. Rubke
- Ms. Sofia Saldana
- Mr. & Mrs. Donald Salladin
- Mrs. Danya Sarsour
- Mr. & Mrs. Brian Rhodes
- Mr. Robert, MCAA ’19 & Mrs. Tamara Sauer ’02, MAOL ’18
- Scott & Nickie Schalliol
- Dr. John P. Schuelke
- Sea World
- Sesame Place San Diego
- Ms. Clarissa Y. Shan
- Ms. Jody Sharp
- Mr. & Mrs. Charles S. Shinn
- Mr. & Mrs. Brad Sims
- Mrs. Marlette Slates
- Smart & Final Charitable Foundation
- Spectrum Investment Advisors
- St Johns Lutheran School
- St. John’s Lutheran School
- St. Paul’s Lutheran School
- St. Peter Ev. Luth. School
- Mr. Scott Stiller
- Ms. Debbie Sturgill
- Mr. & Mrs. Joshua R. Tallman
- Mr. Randy Talmage
- Ms. Cherie Thompson
- Rev. & Mrs. Richard H. Tietjen
- Mr. Jeremy ’00 & Dr. Kerri Tom
- Trinity Lutheran Church
- Ms. My Vo
- Mr. & Mrs. Terrance Warren
- Ms. Rebecca L. Warsinski ’12, M.Ed ’16
- Ms. Betty Ann Welland
- West Portal Lutheran School
- Mr. & Mrs. Mark Wheeler
- Mr. & Mrs. Ralph Whitcher
- Mr. John ’04 & Mrs. Naomi Will ’06
- Dr. Elizabeth Witt
- Mr. Glen & Mrs. Karen Worthington ’10, MBA ’12
- Ms. Lily Wu
- Mr. Byron Yakimow
- Ms. Cindy Yik-Cheung ’90
- Yuma Lutheran School
- Mr. Alan Zacharias
- Mr. & Mrs. Patrick J. Zalasky
- Mr. Alexander J. Zalasky ’20, MBA ’21
- Mr. Tyler P. Zarubin
- Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church of Anaheim
- Mr. Juan G. Zuniga, Jr. ’20, MCAA ’22
- Mr. Paul A. Zutz ’99
Gift in Kind
Gifts in Kind are donations of non-cash items that the university may use to further its mission. Examples include art, sports equipment, vacation packages, gift cards, catering, lab equipment, musical instruments, and much more. We thank these donors for their donation of non-cash items.
Gift in Kind
- Ms. Geraldine Anderson
- Angels Baseball LP
- Anonymous
- Aquarium of the Pacific
- Ms. Judi Bailey
- Bowers Museum
- Mr. & Mrs. Greg Brown
- Mr. & Mrs. Dave Brown
- Chick-fil-A
- Children’s Museum at La Habra
- City National Grove of Anaheim
- Crean Lutheran High School
- Ms. Joycelyn Fawaz
- Festival of Arts
- Mrs. Sue Fleischli
- Frisby Cellars
- Go Kart World
- Golden Spoon Frozen Yogurt
- Harrah’s Laughlin Hotel & Casino
- Dr. & Mrs. Christian Hauser
- Hilton Garden Inn Irvine OC Airport
- Hofman Hospitality Group
- Holiday Skate Center
- In-N-Out Burger
- Irvine Lanes
- Irvine Marriott Hotel
- Kidspace Museum
- Mr. Clayton Kritzer ’20
- Laguna Art Museum
- Lyon Air Museum
- Mr. Jim Madrid
- Marc Weisberg Photography
- Mr. Mike McMoil
- Mission San Juan Capistrano
- Mrs. Autumn Mortenson
- Newport Landing Whale Watching
- Newport Rib Company
- Nixon Presidential Library & Museum
- Nothing Bundt Cakes
- OC Vibe
- Ocean Institute
- Mr. & Mrs. Johnny “Ace” Palmer
- Mrs. Conya Pembroke
- Peterson Automotive Museum
- Planes of Fame Air Museum
- Pretend City Children’s Museum
- PRP Wine International
- Mr. Helfried † & Mrs. Sylvia Rahlfs
- Mr. Christian & Mrs. Valerie Ramirez ’15
- Santa Ana Zoo
- Santa Anita Park
- Santa Barbara Museum of National History
- Mr. & Mrs. Chris Scheer
- Sea World
- Sesame Place San Diego
- Sgt. Pepperoni’s Pizza
- South Point Hotel
- Spirit Cruises
- Mr. Steve Schedler ’84 & Ms. Cynthia Steinbeck, M.A. ’02
- Trader Joes
- Trump National Golf Course
- USS Midway Museum
- Dr. Heather & Mr. Tony Vezner
- Zoomars at River Street Ranch
Golden Eagle Athletics Club
These faithful donors support the tradition of excellence in Eagle Athletics at Concordia University Irvine, helping us be competitive in NCAA Division II athletics.
Golden Eagle Athletics Club Soaring Eagle, Gifts of $25,000 to $49,999
- Anonymous
- Mr. & Mrs. Halden Miller
- Mr. & Mrs. Robert Pelascini
- Renaissance Charitable Foundation, Inc.
- U.S. Charitable Gift Trust
Golden Eagle Athletics Club Screaming Eagle, Gifts of $10,000 to $24,999
- Sand Storm Lacrosse
Golden Eagle Athletics Club Super Star, Gifts of $5,000 to $9,999
- Mr. & Mrs. Calvin M. Arnold
- Eagle Basketball Inc.
- Fidelity Investments
- Mr. & Mrs. Paul R. King
- Mr. & Mrs. John J. McHugh
- Mr. & Mrs. Eddie Voortman
Golden Eagle Athletics Club All American, Gifts of $2,500 to $4,999
- Adrenaline Lacrosse
- Mr. & Mrs. John D. Alsop
- Alsop & Associates
- Buku Events, LLC
- Ms. Lorena Gomez
- Mrs. Peggy Hallerberg
- Lacrosse Academy OC, LLC
- Newport Rib Company
- Mr. Thomas ’14, MBA ’15 & Mrs. Autumn Stangl
- Mr. & Mrs. Dirk Stoddard
- Mr. & Mrs. John Ursini
- Mr. & Mrs. Francis Ursini
Golden Eagle Athletics Club MVP, Gifts of $1,000 to $2,499
- American Online Giving Foundation, Inc.
- Anonymous
- Mr. Chris Buchbinder
- Mr. & Mrs. Fernando Cabaccang
- Mr. Arthur Cambeiro
- Mr. & Mrs. Glen Campbell
- Chapman Baseball Compound, LLC
- Chick-fil-A
- Mr. & Mrs. Shawn A. Diamond
- Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan Doering
- H.E. Durbin ’93 Family
- Mr. & Mrs. Blaine Edwards
- Ms. Dana Galluppi
- Mr. John Garvish
- Mr. & Mrs. Philip Grant
- Ms. Rose Greenawalt
- Hilton Garden Inn Irvine OC Airport
- Mr. & Mrs. Cornelis Koelmans
- Mr. Eric Lee
- Dr. & Mrs. David J. Leland
- Dr. & Mrs. David L. Maggard, Jr.
- Mr. Jeffrey ’03, M.Ed ’07 & Mrs. Bethany McDaniel ’11
- Mr. & Mrs. Eric Noyes
- Mr. Robert H. & Mrs. Susan Odle ’86
- Dr. Terry & Mrs. Michele Olson, TC ’02
- Pacific Gas and Electric Company
- Sgt. Pepperoni’s Pizza
- Mr. Ron Spitler
- Mr. & Mrs. Michael W. Vanderklugt
- Mr. Christopher ’04, MCAA ’10 & Mrs. Sara Victor
- Mr. & Ms. Dan Welden
- Mr. Jim Yokoi
Golden Eagle Athletics Club Captain, Gifts of $500 to $999
- Mr. & Mrs. Joe Acosta
- Mr. & Mrs. Forrest Anderson
- Mr. Daniel Angius
- Anonymous
- Mr. Raymond A. Bosch
- Lt. Mitch Buchannon
- Mr. & Mrs. Steven Chabin
- Charles Schwab
- Ms. Kerrie Ching
- Mr. Tom Dominguez & Dr. April Lopez
- Mr. & Mrs. Ryan & Jennifer Eisberg
- Golden Spoon Frozen Yogurt
- Mrs. Michelle Helton
- Mr. John C. Hill ’16
- Mr. & Mrs. John A. Hine, Jr.
- Mr. & Mrs. Robert C. Hintz
- Mr. Derek Kaczmarek
- Mr. Thomas P. Kostic, III ’89
- Mr. & Mrs. David Madison
- Mr. James Maki
- Mr. Ernesto Moreno
- Mr. & Mrs. Jeff Morgan
- Mr. & Mrs. Timothy J. Odle
- Mr. & Mrs. Chad Overacker
- Mr. & Mrs. Steve Peery
- Presbyterian St. Luke’s Medical Center
- Mr. & Mrs. Steve Reneker
- Mr. John Safanda
- Wayne & Madonna Saxton
- Dr. Daniel, MBA ’03 & Dr. Mary Scott
- Kimber & Scott Severson
- Ms. Erin Slessor
- Mr. Devin Smiley
- Ms. Marie Snyder
- Mr. & Mrs. Christopher Texter
- Dr. Michael and Kim Thomas
- Ms. Alissa J. Carlson ’97
- Mr. & Mrs. James C. Tomlin
- Mr. David & Mrs. Michele Weaver ’90
- Mr. & Mrs. Lanis G. Webb
- DeVon and Lynette Wiens
- Mr. & Mrs. Rick Xiong
Golden Eagle Athletics Club Teammate, Gifts of $250 to $499
- Mr. & Mrs. Ricardo Acevedo
- Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Addington
- Mr. & Mrs. Rick Anderson
- Mr. & Mrs. Chris Blem
- Mr. & Mrs. Jon Brubaker
- Mr. & Mrs. Jeff Carver
- Mr. Ryan G. Caverly ’17
- Ms. Conni A. Collins, M.A. Ed ’19
- Mr. Brett Cowan
- Mr. & Mrs. Brian Cullen
- Mr. & Mrs. Lorne Debaun
- Ms. Debbie Dela Cruz
- Mr. Ryan A. DiMascio ’13, MCAA ’16
- Mr. Trevor W. Dixon
- Ms. Adriana Dominguez
- Mr. Kawano & Ms. Eijima
- Ms. Connie Ezell
- Ms. Jacqueline Fahey
- Mr. Mike Fountain
- Mr. & Mrs. Marcus Harris
- Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Hatfield
- Ms. Tara Heckel
- Ms. Valerie Hernandez
- Ms. Anna Hess
- Mr. Nicholas ’07 & Mrs. Tristen Holton ’06
- Ms. Catherine Keane
- Mr. Quentin Kuhl
- Mr. Rob MacDonald
- Mr. & Mrs. Christopher May
- Mr. & Mrs. Michael McCoy
- Ms. Maria Medina-Im
- Mr. & Mrs. Andrew A. Meehan
- Mr. & Mrs. Michael Mira
- Mr. James † & Mrs. Grace Saldaña
- Mr. & Mrs. Donald Salladin
- Mr. & Mrs. Brad Sims
- Smart & Final Charitable Foundation
- Ms. Debbie Sturgill
- Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
- Mr. Joseph, MCAA ’13 & Mrs. Taylor Turgeon
- Ms. Betty Ann Welland
- Mr. & Mrs. Mark Wheeler
- Mr. Glen & Mrs. Karen Worthington ’10, MBA ’12
Great Commission Society
Members include those friends of the university who have remembered Concordia University Irvine in their estate plans or who have set up a life income agreement with Concordia as the beneficiary.
We are grateful for these donors who joined the Great Commission Society this last year.
- Rev. Dr. Kenneth † & Mrs. Kenneth W. Behnken
- Dr. Michael & Mrs. Michele Busch
- Mrs. Eunice A. Dexter
- Mr. Duane ’94 & Mrs. Katrina DuPree ’99
- Mr. Ryan S. Torrey ’09 & Mrs. Shelby Jones
- Mr. & Mrs. Ryan Millar
- Mr. & Mrs. Robert Plowman
- Mr. & Mrs. Ian Rosnau
- Mr. Lauren ’97 & Mrs. Dorothy Walter ’97
- Ms. Rebecca Zielke
Graduates of the Last Decade (GOLD)
Graduates of the last decade are alumni who graduated in the last ten years. These recent graduates qualify for Pacesetter benefits when they give $500 cumulative across campus, rather than the traditional membership requirement of $1,000 per year. We thank these donors for supporting Concordia so early on in their careers.
GOLD Alumni Pacesetters, Gifts of $500-$999
- Mrs. Jessica Fink ’16
- Mr. Ryan Fink ’16
- Mr. John C. Hill ’16
- Ms. Elizabeth K. Lang, M.A. Ed ’21
- Mrs. Kristen Lewis ’17
- Mr. Richard Lewis ’18
- Mr. Mike Yeh, MHA ’23
GOLD Alumni Golden Pacesetters, Gifts of $1,250 or more
- Mrs. Ariana Esswein ’17
- Mr. Jakob M. Hexberg ’19, MBA ’21
- Mr. Clayton Kritzer ’20
- Mr. Andrew G. Perry, M.A. ’19
- Mr. Tyler Schweickert ’22
- Mr. Chad J. Whiteaker ’16, MCAA ’17
- Mrs. Daniela Wright, M.A. ’21
Music Patrons
The Music Patrons support academic excellence and the Lutheran tradition of music at Concordia University Irvine. We are grateful to these donors.
Music Philanthropist’s Circle, Gifts of $25k+
- Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Biang
Music Virtuoso’s Circle, Gifts of $10,000 to $24,999
- Asset Mark Trust Co.
- Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan K. Bartels
- Mrs. Conya Pembroke
- Dr. & Mrs. Carl Weinert, Jr.
Music Benefactor’s Circle, Gifts of $5,000 to $9,999
- Anonymous
- Drs. Stephen & Jacqueline Brown
- Mr. Thomas, M.A. ’90 & Mrs. Helga Butz
- Charles Schwab
- Ms. Joycelyn Fawaz
- Mark & Lauri Howell
- National Financial Services LLC
- Mr. & Mrs. Craig W. Olson
- Olson Family Foundation
- Mr. Stephan Schliebe
- Mrs. Mary K. Schlueter
- Dr. James & Mrs. Lahoma Schulze
- Rev. Dr. & Mrs. Larry Stoterau
- Vanguard Charitable
Music Maestro’s Circle, Gifts of $2,500 to $4,999
- Bruce & Debbie Dannemeyer
- Mr. & Mrs. Thomas E. Davis
- Paul Multari & Lynn Gardner
- Dr. William & Linda Heide
- Wanda Lahn
- Mr. Paul R. Prentice
- Schwab Charitable Fund
Music Loyalty Circle, Gifts of $1,000 to $2,499
- American Online Giving Foundation, Inc.
- Dr. Marian Baden
- Mrs. Yoko Boucher
- Dr. Michael & Mrs. Michele Busch
- Mrs. Marilyn Dow Byrne
- Campus Jack’s LLC
- Mr. Neal DeLoye
- Peter & Kitty Fyfe
- Mr. & Mrs. Dale Gerling
- Mr. Tim & Mrs. Susan Guebert
- Mr. Nicholas ’03 & Mrs. Genevieve Hanson ’00
- Mr. & Mrs. Gregory Hill
- Susan and Mark Hirzel
- Mrs. Barbara Hochgesang
- Drs. Avak & Barbara Howsepian
- Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Keller
- Mr. & Mrs. James Klingler
- Mr. & Mrs. Robert Ludwig
- Pat & Chris Olsen
- Mrs. Joanne Roeder, MAED ’91
- Mr. Scott & Mrs. Robin Ertman Scott ’82
- Dr. Peter & Mrs. Kathryn Senkbeil
- St. John’s Lutheran Church
- Mr. & Mrs. Christopher Symank
- Wells Fargo Bank
Music Director’s Circle, Gifts of $500 to $999
- Dr. Marina A. Ball
- Ms. Neesa Hart
- The Rev. Dr. Bruce & Judy Hartung
- Paul & Kristen Schmidt
- Dr. Daniel, MBA ’03 & Dr. Mary Scott
- Steve & Diane Sonnenberg
- Dr. Bret & Mrs. Myra Taylor
- Dr. Michael and Kim Thomas
Music Ambassador’s Circle, Gifts of $250 to $499
- Mrs. Dorothy M. Ahlers
- Anonymous
- Ms. Judi Bailey
- Dr. & Mrs. Curt W. Cattau
- Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Charles
- Cueva Entertainment
- Mrs. Kristine L. Dassero, M.A. Ed ’09
- Mr. Edward & Dr. Eveline Eng
- Ms. Maria M. Grieve
- Dr. & Mrs. Christian Hauser
- Dr. Jeff and Mrs. Holly Held
- Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan D. Held
- Mr. & Mrs. Robert H. Lange
- Mr. Clyde & Mrs. Sandee Mann
- Rorik & Julie Melberg
- Mr. & Mrs. Paul Purcell
- Mr. James † & Mrs. Grace Saldaña
- Ms. Norma Sernka
- Rev. Mark, M.A. Ed ’94, M.A. ’11 & Mrs. Laura Siegert ’92, M.A. Ed ’01
- Rev. Phillip & Mrs. Mary Sipes
- St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
- Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
- Mr. Byron Yakimow
- Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church of Anaheim
Music Partner’s Circle, Gifts of $100 to $249
- Ms. Alice Beltran
- Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Blake
- Mr. Chu & Ms. Liu
- Mr. Lawrence ’88 & Mrs. Mary Dahlia ’92
- Ms. Marilyn K. Dielmann
- Mr. & Mrs. Austin Eaton
- Mr. & Mrs. Steven Endicott
- Mr. & Mrs. Bill Even
- Rev. Dr. & Mrs. Robert Holst
- Dr. Lori, M.A. Ed ’95 & Mr. Timothy Jaeger, L.M.C.’87
- Mr. Daniel ’06 & Mrs. Laura Jenkins
- Mr. & Mrs. Simon Liao
- Light of Christ Lutheran Church
- Ms. Joan E. Lilley, M.A. ’91
- Charles and Jill Maggs
- Del & Linda Meyer
- Ms. Linda Minde
- Mr. Michael & Mrs. Katie Montgomery ’03, M.Ed. ’06
- Pershing, LLC
- Mrs. Sharon Rasmussen
- Ms. Bernadine Rothlisberg
- Kathryn G. Rowley, Ph.D.
- Mr. & Mrs. Donald H. Schulteis
- Dr. Michael ’95, M.A.Ed. ’98 & Dr. Melinda Schulteis ’95
- Ms. Charlotte Schultz
- Mr. & Mrs. William F. Sparks, Jr.
- Ms. Cynthia S. Taylor
- Mr. John Tysor
- Ms. Lisa M. Vogt
- Mrs. Sally von Zirngibl
- Mr. & Mrs. Edward Werner
- Mr. John ’04 & Mrs. Naomi Will ’06
- Mr. William F. Wrede
- Ms. Cindy Yik-Cheung ’90
Music Friend’s Circle, Gifts of $25 to $99
- Ms. Nesa Anderson
- Ms. Karen L. Andresen
- Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Bailey
- Mr. Charles & Mrs. Luanne Brower ’95
- Mr. & Mrs. Y Chae
- Mr. David Davenport
- Ms. Kate Dickinson
- Mr. & Mrs. Roland H. Dowling
- Ms. Julie Draper
- Ms. Marjorie Eide
- Ms. Mary E. Elvick
- Ms. Eden Escobedo
- Rev. & Mrs. Robert Fickenscher
- Mr. George, M.A. ’93 & Mrs. Ellen Geisler
- Ms. Sharon R. Guilliams
- Ms. Lydia Hernandez
- Ms. Helen L. Jacobson ’97
- Ms. Sunny Leos
- Mr. Richard ’18 & Mrs. Kristen Lewis ’17
- Mr. Alvin, M.A. ’91 & Mrs. Martha Ludtke
- Dr. Tom & Mrs. Kristina Mueller
- Mr. & Mrs. Todd Peapenburg
- Mr. Kemricky Philossaint
- Ms. Carol Pickford
- Ms. Elizabeth Ramsey
- Ms. Fran Sanders
- Mr. & Mrs. Dan Schield
- Ms. Sheilah Svennungsen Gall
- Mr. & Mrs. John Thoelke
- Ms. Martha L. Toft
- Ms. Elizabeth Vega
- Ms. Patricia A. Weber
- Mr. Derek ’91 & Mrs. Natsuko Whelply ’91
Pacesetters
The Concordia University Foundation established the Pacesetter Program as a means of recognizing and honoring donors who share the vision of this Christian University, which is dedicated to faithfulness to Christ Jesus and to academic excellence. A donor who has contributed $1,000 or more to any area on campus is recognized as a Pacesetter. For this support, the students, staff, faculty, alumni, campus regents, trustees and volunteer leaders are eternally grateful.
Golden Pacesetter, Gifts of $250,000 or more
- Mr. Michael & Mrs. Caryn Borland ’85
- Estate of Maxine Bernhardt Goldbeck
- Estate of Mrs. Elvina Miller
- Estate of Barbara Robinson
- Mr. Paul A. & Mrs. Cathy † Schroeder
- Estate of Mrs. Mary Jean Spallino
- Mr. & Mrs. Charles Zhang
- The Zhang Trust
Golden Pacesetter, Gifts of $100,000 to $249,999
- Airtech International, Inc
- Charles Schwab
- Crean Foundation
- Mr. & Mrs. William R. Dahlgren
- Fidelity Investments
- Mr. & Mrs. David Melilli
- Estate of Rev. Warren & Mrs. Nylene Naegele
- Renaissance Charitable Foundation, Inc.
- Estate of Roland Schroeder
- Mr. & Mrs. Mitchell Thiessen
- Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
- Warne Family Charitable Foundation
Golden Pacesetter, Gifts of $50,000 to $99,999
- Asset Mark Trust Co.
- Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Biang
- Comerica Wealth Management
- The Gathering Lutheran Church
- Mrs. Cheryl Keithly
- Ms. Donna Kelsey
- Kramer Family Foundation
- LCMS Foundation
- National Financial Services LLC
- Estate of Julia Hinrichs Pretzer
- Estate of Mrs. Patricia A. Schutte
- Estate of Mrs. Mary Louise Stevens
- Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth W. Voertman
Golden Pacesetter, Gifts of $25,000 to $49,999
- Mr. & Mrs. John D. Alsop
- American Endowment Foundation
- Anonymous
- Mr. & Mrs. Henry J. Aschbrenner
- Mr. & Mrs. Ronn C. Cornelius
- Drs. Neil & Robin Cowen
- Mrs. Eunice A. Dexter
- Estate of Mr. Paul & Mrs. Mabel Ebel
- Mr. Brian & Mrs. Nicole Frasz ’04
- Fred and Trisha Gebhardt
- Dave & Pamela Hemker
- Mr. & Mrs. Ramsey Israwi
- Mr. Scot ’05 & Mrs. Andrea Klein
- James & Deborah Klein Family Foundation
- Mrs. Deborah Klein
- Dr. & Mrs. Kurt J. Krueger
- Mr. & Mrs. Halden Miller
- Dr. Russell & Mrs. Susan Ness ’98, MBA ’01
- Pacific Campus Services, Inc.
- Mr. & Mrs. Robert Pelascini
- Pragmaclin Research Inc.
- Mrs. Gail Rahn
- Schwab Charitable Fund
- Segerstrom Center for the Arts
- Estate of Mr. Donald & Mrs. Beverly Tietjen
- U.S. Charitable Gift Trust
- Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC
Golden Pacesetter, Gifts of $10,000 to $24,999
- Alsop & Associates
- Anonymous
- Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey S. Aschbrenner
- Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan K. Bartels
- Mr. & Mrs. Phil Bellomy
- Bethany Lutheran Church
- Mr. & Mrs. Darren Carson
- Ms. Barbara Carter
- Mr. & Mrs. Rick Chan
- Mr. Gary Couch
- Mr. Ryan ’97 & Mrs. Lyndsay Ermeling ’96
- Mrs. Sue Fleischli
- Garth & Claudia Flint
- Mr. & Mrs. Dale Gerling
- Dr. & Mrs. Delbert Glanz
- Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey S. Gordon
- Estate of Mrs. Lillian W. Greenlee
- Henley Foundation
- Mr. Doy Henley
- Mrs. Marion Hentz
- Estate of Mr. John Herklotz
- Mr. & Mrs. Harold M. Hoch
- Mr. & Mrs. Robert Horn
- Mark & Lauri Howell
- Mr. Tab & Mrs. Sarah Johnson ’91
- Mr. J. Darrow Johnson
- Mrs. Linda K. Koch
- LCMS Pacific Southwest District
- Mr. & Mrs. Ronald R. Levesque
- Lutheran Church Extension Fund
- Mr. & Mrs. Kevin McCafferty
- The McCarron Family Trust
- Mr. & Mrs. John J. McHugh
- Estate of Dr. Glenn & Dr. Dorothy Molyneaux
- Morgan Stanley
- Dr. Jason ’94, M.A. Ed ’08 & Mrs. Amber Neben
- Mr. & Mrs. Craig W. Olson
- Mr. & Mrs. Johnny “Ace” Palmer
- Mrs. Conya Pembroke
- Mr. Christopher ’04 & Mrs. Katherine Pond ’05
- Mrs. Joanne Roeder, MAED ’91
- Mr. Jim Rowe
- Sand Storm Lacrosse
- Mrs. Dianne Schautschick, T.C. ’93
- Mr. Steve Schedler ’84 & Ms. Cynthia Steinbeck, M.A. ’02
- St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
- Rev. Dr. & Mrs. Larry Stoterau
- Estate of Mr. Henry & Mrs. Violet Stuckert
- Dr. & Mrs. John Townsend
- Vanguard Charitable
- Viant Technology
- Mr. James ’92 & Mrs. Kris Vitale
- Dr. & Mrs. Carl Weinert, Jr.
- Rev. & Mrs. Mark J. Wikstrom
- Mr. & Mrs. Darryl R. Wold
- Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Woods
- Mrs. Ridell Wright ’96
Theatre Patrons
The Theatre Patrons support academic excellence and theatrical activities at Concordia University and we are grateful to the following donors.
Theater Executive Producer’s Circle, Gifts of $5,000 or more
- Anonymous
- Asset Mark Trust Co.
- Ms. Donna Kelsey
- Dr. & Mrs. Carl Weinert, Jr.
Theater Loyalty Circle, Gifts of $1,000 to $2,499
- Mr. & Mrs. Marvin Mangahis
- Dr. Peter & Mrs. Kathryn Senkbeil
- Mr. & Mrs. Mark and Lori Siekmann
- Dr. Heather & Mr. Tony Vezner
Theater Director’s Circle, Gifts of $500 to $999
- Anonymous
- Dr. Marina A. Ball
- Ms. Rocel Blackett
- Mr. & Mrs. Robert Bouslaugh
- Fidelity Investments
- Mr. Jonathan ’04 & Mrs. Christina Howard
- Dr. & Mrs. Larry W. Luby
- Mr. & Mrs. Shawn A. McLauchlan
- Paul & Kristen Schmidt
- Dr. Bret & Mrs. Myra Taylor
- Dr. Michael and Kim Thomas
Theater Ambassador’s Circle, Gifts of $250 to $499
- Dr. & Mrs. Christian Hauser
- Mr. & Mrs. Domingo Lafon
- Mr. Jeremy ’00 & Dr. Kerri Tom
Theater Partner’s Circle, Gifts of $100 to $249
- Anonymous
- Mr. Spencer D. Blair
- Mr. & Mrs. Paul Buehler
- Mr. & Mrs. Mark Cheney
- Ms. Paige Craig
- Mr. Lawrence ’88 & Mrs. Mary Dahlia ’92
- Mr. & Mrs. Kyle Davis
- Mr. William & Mrs. Melissa Evans ’14
- Dr. Lori, M.A. Ed ’95 & Mr. Timothy Jaeger, L.M.C.’87
- Ms. Joan E. Lilley, M.A. ’91
- Mr. Paul & Mrs. Amy Lucker
- Mrs. Autumn Mortenson
- Mr. & Mrs. Michael Parra
- Mr. Robert & Mrs. Elizabeth Pimentel ’10
- Mr. & Mrs. Mario Rocha
- Mrs. Yi Schuler
- Mr. & Mrs. Donald H. Schulteis
- Dr. Michael ’95, M.A.Ed. ’98 & Dr. Melinda Schulteis ’95
- Mr. & Mrs. Roger W. Watson
- Ms. Cindy Yik-Cheung ’90
Theater Patrons – Friend’s Circle, Gifts of $25 to $99
- Mr. Phuong Baker
- Mr. Stephen Broussard
- Mr. Anil Chatterjee
- Ms. Lorie Ferrer
- Mr. & Mrs. Larry Fritz
- Mr. George, M.A. ’93 & Mrs. Ellen Geisler
- Mr. & Mrs. Charles E. Lehman
- Ms. Marienz Sarah F. Malig ’23
- Ms. Michelle Mangano
- Ms. Jodie Minkin
- Dr. Tom & Mrs. Kristina Mueller
- Rev. Jaime ’04 & Mrs. Kelly Nava ’06
- Ms. Samantha P. Pierce ’23
- Mr. & Mrs. Gary St. Clair
- Mr. Sebastian Szydlo
Volunteers
Concordia is grateful for these dedicated volunteers who give of their time and talents to support the university and its mission.
Board of Regents
- Chairman: Ryan P. Ermeling ’97, Founder of College Athletics Video Streaming Provider
- Vice Chairman: David J. Hemker, Ph.D., Senior VP/ Chief Technology Officer, Lam Research Corporation (Ret.)
- Secretary: Anthony Harnack, Wellington Foods Incorporated
- Jeffrey Beavers ’89, Ed.D. ’23 Teacher/Executive Director, Crean Lutheran High School, Irvine, CA
- Jason J. Bredeson, Pastor, Trinity Lutheran Church, Sacramento, CA
- Neil Cowen, Senior Management in Biotech Industry
- Matthew Flandermeyer, Business Owner
- Michael E. Gibson, President, Pacific Southwest District, LCMS
- Laura G. Hemminger, Director, Y4Life, Lutherans for Life
- Scott Klemsz, Pastor, Our Savior Lutheran Church, Salinas, CA
- Glenn Lucas, Senior Pastor, Abiding Savior Lutheran Church and School, Lake Forest, CA
- Michael McThrow, AI researcher, Fujitsu Research of America
- Paula Meyer ’80, Attorney, President, Paula E. Meyer & Associates
- Craig Olson, Retired CEO/CFO, International Bakery Supplier
- Xavria Schwarz ’96 Principal, Christ Lutheran Church and School, La Mesa, CA
- Mary Scott, Chief Executive Office, Orange Lutheran High School
- Mike Von Behren, Advisory, President, northwest District, LCMS
- Rachel Klitzing, MAEd ’98, Advisory, Executive Director of School Ministries, Pacific Southwest District LCMS
- Michael Lange, Advisory, President, California-Nevada-Hawaii District, LCMS
- David Leichtfuss, Ex Officio, Chairman, Concordia Foundation Board of Trustees
- James Maxwell ’05, Advisory, President, Rocky Mountain District, LCMS
- Michael Thomas, Ex Officio, CUI President
Board of Trustees
- Chairman: David Leichtfuss, President, Braodview mortgage (Ret.)
- Vice Chairman: Chris Pond ’04, Director of Sales Planning & Analytics, Allergan
- Secretary: Cheryl M. Keithly, Business Owner, Keithly Williams Seeds
- Treasurer: Paul A. Schroeder, Owner, Schroeder Management Company
- Paul Belden, Investment Executive, WLA Investments, Inc.
- Ronn C. Cornelius, Managing Partner at Montauk TriGuard Funds
- Garth K. Flint, Partner, Founder, Beacon Pointe Advisors
- Ramsey Israwi, Executive, Thrivent Financial
- Cathy Joeckel, Manager, Oil & Gas Entities
- Sarah Johnson ’91, former educator
- Ron Levesque, Executive Vice President, Tha;es-Raytheon Systems Company (Ret.)
- Leann Luchinger, M.A. ’13, Communications Director (ret.), Christian author
- Dianne Schautschick, Educator (Ret.)
- E. Steven Sonnenberg, Business Owner, Sonn Associates
- Donna Thiessen, Human Resources Consultant
- James N. Vitale ’92, Systems Manager, TGS Management Company
- Pamela Frese Wade ’82, M.A. ’95, Business Executive, Pamela Wade Consulting
- Pam Wheeler, Senior Vice President, Kimco Staffing Services, Inc. (Ret.)
- Tim Jaeger, Ex Officio, Concordia Vice President for University Advancement
- Michael A. Thomas, Ex Officio, Concordia University Irvine President
- Bryan Valentini ’99, Ex Officio, Concordia Alumni Association President
Alumni Board of Directors
- President: Bryan Valentini ’99
- Vice President: James Morrison, MBA ’17
- Secretary: Brian Moore, MBA ’12
- Henry Alonzo, MBA ’09
- Sarah Anderson ’15, MAOL ’20 (Staff Representative)
- Natalie Annunziato ’25 (ASCUI President)
- Jared Arteaga ’16
- Kaylee de la Motte ’22
- Daniel Jenkins ’06
- Kelley Lawson ’04, MA ’08
- Sandra Mercier ’93, MAEd ’06 (Faculty Representative)
- Amy Neben ’02, M.Ed. ’07
- Raquel Porter ’18
- Meredith Scarpato, MBA ’19
- Elizabeth Thomas, MAEd. ’19, Ed.D. ’23
- Jerry Thor, MCAA ’16
- Cheryl Todd, MA ’18
- Brittany Torres, ABSN ’25 (Nursing Representative)
- Savanna Winchel ’22
- Michael Zangl, MCAA ’15, MSCE ’19
- Tamara Sauer ’02, Mail ’18, Ex Officio, Staff
- Matt Wingert, Ex Officio, Staff
† denotes deceased


