Join Brushwood Center's
live-streamed Smith Nature Symposium Series
August 13 – October 9, 2020
Support Thrive Together, Brushwood Center’s
COVID-19 crisis response for a more
just and sustainable future.
Honoring Sue Halpern and Bill McKibben
ABOUT THE SMITH NATURE SYMPOSIUM
Brushwood Center at Ryerson Woods hosts the 37th annual Smith Nature Symposium in memory of the significant civic legacy of Hermon Dunlap and Ellen Thorne Smith, who donated their land and cabin to help form Ryerson Woods. Hermon, or Dutch, was chair and CEO of Marsh & McLennan, and led The Chicago Community Trust, Newberry Library, and many other Chicago Institutions. Ellen was a philanthropic leader and champion of nature with organizations such as The Field Museum and Chicago Zoological Society. She authored the book Chicagoland Birds: Where and When to Find Them. Proceeds from the Smith Nature Symposium support Thrive Together, Brushwood Center's COVID-19 response for a more just and sustainable future.
Brushwood Center at Ryerson Woods hosts the 37th annual Smith Nature Symposium in memory of the significant civic legacy of Hermon Dunlap and Ellen Thorne Smith, who donated their land and cabin to help form Ryerson Woods. Hermon, or Dutch, was chair and CEO of Marsh & McLennan, and led The Chicago Community Trust, Newberry Library, and many other Chicago Institutions. Ellen was a philanthropic leader and champion of nature with organizations such as The Field Museum and Chicago Zoological Society. She authored the book Chicagoland Birds: Where and When to Find Them. Proceeds from the Smith Nature Symposium support Thrive Together, Brushwood Center's COVID-19 response for a more just and sustainable future.
THANK YOU SPONSORS
GOLD SPONSOR
Adele Simmons
Adele Simmons
SILVER SPONSORS
Lele and Henry Barkhausen
Amy and Robert Heinrich
Melanie and Ed Ranney
Jean Meilinger and John Schneider
Lele and Henry Barkhausen
Amy and Robert Heinrich
Melanie and Ed Ranney
Jean Meilinger and John Schneider
FRIEND SPONSORS
Barbi and Tom Donnelley
Donna and Anders Gustafsson
Judy and Tony Iacuzzi
Pat and John Leonard
Jackie Ramdin-Johnson and Carl Johnson
Judy and John McCarter
Lorra Rudman
Judith Stockdale and Jonathan Boyer
A. Gail Sturm and William Sturm
Martha Twaddle and Tom Millar
AMBASSADOR SPONSORS
Jerry Adelmann
Tina and Terry Haight
Jonathan Huisel
Nick Bothfeld and Bobby Brown
Joan and Russell Game
Brooke and Peter Hecht
Arica Hilton
Heidi Kiesler
Celine Lillie
Karen and Bob Lewis
Valerie and Michael Lewis
Linda and Lydon Neumann
Francie Shaw and Bob Perelman
John Rogner
Julia Sierks
Jane and Les Sturgeon
Janet Angel Welch
Sandi and David Whitmore
Deborah and Michael Zimmerman
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MEDIA SPONSORS
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IN-KIND SPONSORS
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The Rotary Club of North Chicago
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This program is possible thanks to support from:
HOST COMMITTEE
Lele and Henry Barkhausen
Barbi and Tom Donnelley
Amy and Robert Heinrich
Judy and Tony Iacuzzi
Patricia and John Leonard
Mike Levin
Jean Meilinger and John Schneider
Jacalyn Ramdin-Johnson and Carl Johnson
Vicky and George A. Ranney, Jr.
Lorra Rudman
Judith Stockdale and Jonathan Boyer
Adele and John Simmons
A. Gail and William Sturm
Martha Twaddle and Tom Millar
Lele and Henry Barkhausen
Barbi and Tom Donnelley
Amy and Robert Heinrich
Judy and Tony Iacuzzi
Patricia and John Leonard
Mike Levin
Jean Meilinger and John Schneider
Jacalyn Ramdin-Johnson and Carl Johnson
Vicky and George A. Ranney, Jr.
Lorra Rudman
Judith Stockdale and Jonathan Boyer
Adele and John Simmons
A. Gail and William Sturm
Martha Twaddle and Tom Millar
