OPAS ENDOWMENT

The investment income from the endowment is devoted to student access and performance enhancement. The individuals, businesses and organizations listed below have contributed through gifts, pledges or planned gifts to the Endowment - ensuring a legacy of performing arts for TAMU students and the community.

Play a role in the OPAS legacy by pledging to the MSC OPAS Permanent Endowment. For additional information, please contact Becky Wade in the OPAS office at 979-845-1661.

MAESTRO - $100,000
Anonymous
The OPAS Guild
Bill and Linda Perry
In Loving Memory of Charles Zipp

STANDING OVATION - $50,000
Gaines and Susan West

ENCORE - $25,000
Don and Donna Adams
In Memory of Fred Anderholm
Abraham and Ruth Clearfield
Aggieland Credit Union
Dr. and Mrs. Robert M. Gates
Cully Lipsey
Gary and Lynn Martin
Florence and Bookman Peters
In Memory of Margaret M. Plum
Charitable Trust Bequest by Donald Plum
Pam and Jim Reynolds
Bonnie and Ron Robinson
Dr. J. Malon Southerland
Penrod S. and Ellen Thornton
Parten Wakefield
Valerie and David Woodcock
Margaret Ann Zipp

Applause - $1000-$5000
Iris S. Baker
Terri Becker
Craig Boleman and Kass Prince
Marvel Church ‘01
Susan and Patrick Clegg
Dallas and Alice Coate
Keith Cox ‘06
Mr. Bruce and Dr. Tamie Erratt
Sue & Charles Futrell
Mary “Mike” Hatcher
Chuck and Lorraine Hermann
Harrison E. Hierth
Frances Hudson
Mr. & Mrs. Emmett Hubbard Kennady
Raymond W. Loan and Judith W. Childs
Ramiro S. Martinez
Dr. and Mrs. Michael McLeod
Janet and David Mohundro
Jimmy and Sarah Nash
Anne and Kevin O’Neill
Nancy Parker
Della Pearson
Julie and Steve Porter
Katy and Buzz Pruitt
Season 33 OPAS Board
Robert and Mary Shutes
John E. and Netta J. Simek
Dr. Denise T. Smart
In Memory of Jean Stark
Debz De Freitas `88 and Steve Sweet `88
Chuck and Margie Taylor
Jenny Vorpahl
John and Carol Wagner
Elizabeth and Bill Ward
Ann Wiatt
Family and Friends of Chuck and Mary Jane Wiggins

VIRTUOSO - $15,000-$20,000
Michal Barszap, ITS Tours and Travel
Waltman & Grisham

BRAVO - $10,000
Charley and Lelia Bankson
Ginn and Anne Black
In Memory of Phillip B. Goode
Holly and Mark Monroe
MSC OPAS Student Committee
In Memory of Janet and John Otts `34, Given by John Otts, Jr. `70
Linda and Paul Parrish
In Honor of My Parents, E.B. “Chic” Sale and Gloria Stephan Sale, Given by Stephanie Wyndam Sale
Jim Singleton and Stephanie Sale
In Loving Memory of Becky Smith

SPECIAL ENDOWMENTS
MSC OPAS enjoys the support of special endowments for specific purposes. The individuals, businesses and organizations responsible for these special endowments have enhanced the OPAS student experience.

IN MEMORY OF PATRICIA STEHER PETERS
Endowment established for OPAS student leadership development

ASTIN CHARITABLE TRUSTS WELLS FARGO BANK TEXAS TRUSTEE
Established to provide OPAS students with fine arts leadership development and academic training opportunities

JOHN L. THORNTON PREMIER AWARD
Presented annually to the outstanding new member of the OPAS Student committee

OPAS JR PERMANENT ENDOWMENT
Established by The OPAS Guild to support OPAS JR and other programming for children

"OPAS enhances the quality of life in the Brazos Valley and it creates a special atmosphere which is unique among communities our size across the nation.”
-- Bookman and Florence Peters

“The arts play a vital role in our community, and OPAS has provided the leadership in bringing outstanding entertainment over the years comparable to the metropolitan areas. It has been rewarding to play a small role in promoting art and culture for our citizens. Through our various companies, we employ a significant number of individuals, and with Bryan/College Station being such a culturally-minded community, this greatly enhances the opportunity for hiring the most professional employees and associates from other areas.”
-- Don and Donna Adam

“I was impressed to see the men on the first truck into Kabul after the Taliban left were singing, after five years of imposed silence. Without music and the other arts, our souls would starve. Long live OPAS!”
-- Sara June Goode

“We support the OPAS Endowment because we support those things which are important in our lives…and OPAS is certainly that! Through the many OPAS performances that we have attended we have been entertained, exposed to the great diversity in the arts, and challenged to explore new ideas and perspectives. Yet there is another reason we believe supporting the Endowment is so important – and that is because of the impact this incredible program has on the students of Texas A&M. We can start with the students who have their first real exposure to the opera, ballet and the performing arts and the infuence this will have on them throughout their lives. Even more important to us is the tremendous opportunity the OPAS students have to learn, grow and develop as OPASites. Our investment in the OPAS Endowment is an investment in the future – ours and theirs!”
-- John and Carol Wagner