To date, the Friends of the Theatre have sold 55 seats in a fundraising effort to buy 400 new seats for the theatre in Main Hall.  Theatre seats have been named in memory or in honor of someone.

Donors and friends attended the April 19th affinity group event – dinner/show of Oklahoma, and there was an unveiling of named theatre seats plates in Main Hall with a champagne toast by Co-Chair Lisa DeRespino Bennett '85 and a speech by  Gary Sullivan, director and department chair of the Theatre department.  Poster boards will be displayed inviting theatre goers to name a seat, as well as playbill inserts at all shows. 

 

Lisa DeRespino '85 Bennett toasts the crowd at the April 2007 Dinner and a Show Oklahoma thanking those who have contributed to the Theatre Seat Campaign.

 

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Wagner College would like to acknowledge the following donors who have generously contributed to name a theatre seat: 

Anonymous Donors (4)

Dr. J. Keith & Jean Addy

Dr. Ronald & Nancy Avis

Dr. Victor & Kimberly Avis

Luisto C. & Odette Banzon

Julia Barchitta ‘64

Dr. Walter H. Baumhoff ’59

Carol Bierman

Lisa M. DeRespino Bennett ’85 & Thomas Bennett

John J. ’62 & Carol Campi

Eleanor Conforti

John R. Cronin

Bethanne Denker

Aletta Kipp Diamond ’65 & Robert Diamond

James F. ’68 & Constance Elliman

Caroline Petosa ’71 & Joseph Ferreri

Donald M. Fox ’64

Eric M. Gansberg, Esq. ’80 & Paula M. Caglianone

Dr. Thomas and Lucille Galligan

Sheldon L. & Jeanne C. Gottlieb

Perry ’50 & Harriet Grover

Dr. James '74 and Joyce Rina '75 Guariglia

Jay P. ’67 & Marianne T. Hartig

Jeanne S. & William F. Herrick

Peter Hudson '72

Margaret D. Kelly ’79

Rita B. King ’62 & Timothy W. Keneipp

Christopher J. Landy ‘91

Eva Lazar Laszlo 

Nancy J. Erkman Loddigs '65

Donald J. & Jeanmarie R. Mason 

Christian W. Miller ’84 M’88

Louis and Marsha Meyer

Alden & Jane Munson

Robert S. ’50 & Susan Muriel Peirano

Angela & Frank Pfisterer

Susan B. Quilty

Matthew and Kathleen Radek

 Norman & Susan Reid

Dr. Margaret Bambuch Buck Reynolds ’40 H’98

Anthony G. Ricotta ‘81

Dr. Maureen L. Robinson ’67 H’03 & Derish Wolff

William H. & Dixianna Roelofs

 Samuel and Arlene Scollar

Richard Southern

Dr. Donald W.  Spiro ’49 H’88 &

Dr. Evelyn Lindfors Spiro ’49 H’92

Jean Unhjem

Paul & Regina Vance

Alan & Nancy Watson

Bobby M’61 & Allan Weissglass

Dr. Egon O. ’49 & Katherine Kuhn M’67 Wendel

Stacey D.Whelan

William C. Wilkens M’91

Frederick C. Williamson, Jr. ’64 & Dee Williamson

 

Click here to view the Friends of the Theatre poster in support of the theatre seat campaign