Kemper Gala 2022
The 2022 gala celebrated the full spectrum of life and the alchemy that emerges when you join your community with your unique qualities and individual perspective. Through a prism we can appreciate the dazzling array of color that is always present within a single beam of light.
Supporters of this event play a key role in ensuring Kansas City has access to world-class exhibitions of contemporary art and programs for all ages and abilities—all free of charge. This year’s event raised more than $440,000 for the museum.
Event Sponsors
Diamond
Kemper Family Foundations
Sapphire
Matt Smith and Lindsey Patterson Smith
Ruby
Jack & Karen Holland
Bebe & Graham Hunt
Muriel McBrien Kauffman Family Foundation
SpecChem / Liz & Greg Maday
Jane Voorhees
Emerald
Murphy-Hoffman Company
Opal
Spencer Fane LLP
Thomas and Sally Wood Family Foundation
Topaz
JE Dunn Construction Company
Bradley W. and Linda J. Nicholson Foundation
UMB Financial Corporation
Quartz
American Century Investments
Hugh & Cynthia Andrews Family Fund
Kenneth & Lisa Block / Block Real Estate Services
Lynn & Lance Carlton / Burns & McDonnell
Burns & McDonnell Foundation
ECCO Select
J. Scott Francis, Francis Family Foundation, and Susan Gordon
Christy and Bill Gautreaux
Halls Kansas City
Cliff & Bonne Illig Family Foundation
Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
Linda Lighton and Lynn Adkins
McCown Family Foundation
Palle and Dennis Rilinger
John and Marny Sherman
Mary and Gary Wolf
Amber
Barkley
Diane Botwin and Mike Vessels
Brian and Francie Bradley
CBIZ and Mayer Hoffman McCann P.C. – Brent Wilson
Ellen and Jamie Copaken
Lucy and Fred Coulson
Creative Planning Insurance LLC
Emily and Wes Fehsenfeld
Theresa and Brad Freilich
Norm Fretwell and Bev Haskins
John and Ellen Goheen
Dr. Jeffrey Goldstein and Kim Klein Goldstein
Pam and Gary Gradinger
Shirley and Barnett C. Helzberg Jr.
Anne N. Hickok
Amy and Paul Holewinski Family Fund
Hufft
International Architects Atelier / Elizabeth and Majid Amirahmadi
Brad and Jane Kleindl
Linda and Bill Kornitzer
Jan Kyle Design & Dr. Wayne Hunthausen / Westwood Animal Hospital
LMG Construction
Adam and Sarah LaBoda
Damian Lair
Jim and Stephanie Lawrence
Lindsay and Lee Major
Jason and Kat Norris
Jo Ann and William Sullivan
Kent Sunderland and Hannah Snider
UCM Alumni Association
Brian Williams
Toma & Andy Wolff
Patty & Tom Wood
Donors
Melinda L. Beal
Dr. and Mrs. Steven B. Geduldig
Donald J. Hall
Terry and Peggy Dunn
Mrs. Beth Ingram
Special Thanks
Café Ca Phê
Café Sebastienne
F&R Imports
KC Smoke Burger
IN Kansas City
Lon Lane’s Inspired Occasions
MAKE Digital, Social Media
MEDiAHEAD—Kat McDaniel, Invitation Printing
Pinnacle Imports
Ragusa’s
Studio Dan Meiners, Décor
Chris Millspaugh Design, LLC, Design
Walter & Ferris—Chadwick Brooks, Production and Entertainment
Gala Ambassadors
Since 2014, a group of valuable supporters who served in leadership roles for past annual Galas have joined together to form Kemper Ambassadors. This auxiliary group of volunteers stay involved with Kemper Museum as advocates and fundraisers, sharing their leadership experience with current and future leaders of the event.
Christine and Don Alexander
Kathleen Aylward *
Jo Ann * and Fred Ball *
Brooke Barrier
Tom and Linda Beal
Elizabeth Bennett
Beverly Pierson Bradley
Karl Bublitz
Tim Butt
Lynn Carlton
Eileen and Byron * Cohen
Gaye and Mark Cohen
Ann Cooling
Susie and Tom Corbin
Rachael and Kanon Cozad
Cheryl and Chris Davis
Peter and Michelle deSilva
Lena and Dan Dickinson
Keely Edgington
Irene and Saul Ellis
Emily Uhlmann Fehsenfeld
Scott Francis
Theresa and Brad Freilich
Lisa Garney
Christy and Bill Gautreaux
Courtney Goddard
Pam and Gary Gradinger
Laura Greenbaum
Paul Gutiérrez
Jill Hall
Marilyn Hebenstreit
Scott Heidmann and Ken Petti
Sally Hilkene
Denise and Tom Holcom
Karen and Jack Holland
Katherine Holland
Carol and Dennis * Hudson
Bebe Hunt
Sharron Hunt
Laurie Ingram
John and Trudy Jacobson
Jackie Johnson
Michele and Harvey Kaplan
Julia Irene Kauffman
R. Crosby Kemper, Jr *
Megan and Mariner Kemper
Diana Kline
Kim Klein
Ada Koch
Nancy and Herb Kohn
Stacey and Mike Koon
Linda and William Kornitzer
Gayle Krigel
Jan Kyle
Damian Lair
Kelly and Jon Lambert
Linda Lighton and Lynn Adkins
Jo * and Bob * Loyd
McClain Bryant Macklin
Liz and Greg Maday
Lindsay and Lee Major
Cathy and Mark Maslan
Dan Meiners
Kat McDaniel
Jean and Tom McDonnell
Lauren Merriman
Holly Mihalovich
Jerry * and Margaret * Nerman
Jeannette Nichols
Linda and Brad Nicholson
Jill Norden *
Barbara Buell Novaria *
Hallie Hudson Peavey
Wendy Powell
Mike and Kathy Rainen
Anne Scharf
Cathy Schultz
Cathy and Fred Seligson
Laura Shultz
Lynnette and Norm Siegel
Debbie Simpson
Helane Smith
Matt Smith and Lindsey Patterson Smith
Jane and Josh Sosland
Jo Ann and Bill Sullivan
Sue Trucksess
Paul Uhlmann, Jr. *
Ann and Frank Uryasz
Jane Voorhees
Kim Weinberger
Brooke Runnion Weinstein
Katie Wendel
Helen and Frank Wewers
C. Stephen Metzler * and Brian D. Williams
Carolyn Williams *
Mary Kemper Wolf
Toma and Andy Wolff
Dolly Wood
* Gone but not forgotten
Event Leadership
Honorary Chairs
Liz and Greg Maday
Matt Smith and Lindsey Patterson Smith
Co-Chairs
Elizabeth Bennett
Paul Gutiérrez
Gala Committee
Chadwick Brooks
Brittany Coale
Ellen and Jamie Copaken
Mark Cordes
Crissy Dastrup
Katherine Fox
Lisa Garney
Paul Gutierrez
Andrea Kirsch
Kim Klein
Ada Koch
Jan Kyle
Betsy Lummis
Mary Malabanan
Kat McDaniel
Dan Meiners
Anna Petrow
Katrina Revenaugh
Rachel Sexton
Mary Kemper Wolf