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The Patricia Valian Reser Center for the Creative Arts is more than a building—we are a network that activates creative expression. Our work is made possible by the generous donors who make amazing arts experiences possible for all at OSU and the communities we serve.
Friends of PRAx Corporate Sponsorship Endowment & Major Gifts Give Now
Friends of PRAx Gift Levels & Benefits
The Friends of PRAx group recognizes annual donors who help activate the power of the arts and humanities at OSU and bring transformative arts to our communities. And as a Friends of PRAx donor, you will get to know fellow supporters, enjoy elevated arts experiences and receive updates about ticket sales and upcoming events.
You can make a gift to join Friends of PRAx anytime and enjoy these benefits for the remainder of the current season and the next one. For more information, contact Lauren Servias at the OSU Foundation.
Patron | $1,000
- Advance season announcement.
- Ticket presale (two weeks in advance of general availability).
- Free ticket exchanges.
- Invitation to Friends of PRAx reception(s).
Contributor | $2,500
All Patron benefits, plus:
- Pre- and post-performance VIP hospitality at select events.
Supporter | $5,000
All Contributor benefits, plus:
- Pre-event recognition at a PRAx event and in promotional materials.
Benefactor | $10,000
All Supporter benefits, plus:
- Director’s Invitations for events, travel and other PRAx experiences.
Thank you to our Current Friends of PRAx
Benefactors: George F. Detrick, Kelly K. Douglas & Eric H. Schoenstein ’88, Gretchen Heesacker Evans ’69 & Richard B. Evans ’69, Judy Mellenthin Gaulke ’65 & Michael R. Gaulke ’68, Diane Hallstrom & James A. Hallstrom ’74, Kenneth S. Krane & Paula D. Krane, Brent D. Leback ’84 & Elaine Leback ’86, Betty Emery Miner, Edward J. Ray ’22 (Hon. Ph.D.), Patricia Valian Reser ’60, ’19 (Hon. Ph.D.), Patrick F. Stone ‘74 & Vicki Stone
Supporters: Terri Homer, Beth Hulsman & Jerry Hulsman ‘54, Geraldine Olson, Bob Poole ’67 & Susan Hufford Poole ’69, Steve H. Strauss & Barbara J. Taylor
Contributors: Linda R. Ashkenas & Jeff Rodgers ’86, Dena Keszler & Douglas A. Keszler, Kristina Gehring May ’93 & Mark R. May, Mary Ann Roberts '77 & Paul A. Roberts, Tamara V. & Shawn L. Scoville, Bond Starker '69, Victoria Condor-Williams & Philip J. Williams
Patrons: Gary Atkins & Penny Yano Atkins ’79, Bobbi M. Bailey & John D. Bailey ’97, Matthew R. Baines, Lesa Banks '02 & Rick Banks, Belinda Batten & Robert K. Paasch, Julianna Betjemann & Peter J. Betjemann, William G. Boggess & Leslie Davis Burns, Bruce P. Bowlby ’87 & Patricia Bowlby, Michelle Brown & Shane A. Brown ‘95, Lisa Kosiewicz Doran & Toby G. Doran '95, Ken Edwardsson & Sarah Edwardsson, Linda Kirk Fox ’77 & Wayne Fox, James W. Good ’76 & Janet C. Morlan ’92, Grady Goodall & Miki Goodall, Dennis I. Hedges ’61 & Judy Martin Hedges ’64, Alan Helfen, Cathleen Hockman-Wert & David P. Hockman-Wert, Karen A. Hooker & Ken Provencher, Sunny Bak-Hospital & Justin Hospital, James J. Kaminskas & Erica Powell, Larry S. Lev & Ann L. Shriver, Julia A. Lont & Steven J. Lont '03, Carolyn Wipf Madsen ’83, Ann Marek ‘83 & Ronald L. Marek, Gordon Matzke & Mary Ann Matzke, Linda McGuire, Rev. Arthur Mills and Thea Mills, David G. Myers & Dana Reason, Marnie B. Noble, Renee C. Pearson '75, Elizabeth Ramirez, Lawrence R. Rodgers & Susan J. Rodgers, James T. Searcy ’59 & Julie Davies Searcy ’63, Linda Seekatz & Richard Seekatz, David C. Servias ’22 & Lauren R. Servias, Doug Tindall ’78 & Jana Tindall, Jo Anne J. Trow, Sandra J. Willis
Corporate Sponsorship
PRAx sponsors are businesses, organizations, and philanthropic supporters. When you become a sponsor, you join a select group of leaders who make dynamic arts series and seasons at PRAx possible while also visibly demonstrating your support to the community. Corporate sponsorships are available for individual concerts and whole seasons, as well as for an array of special initiatives, and include a variety of benefits for the sponsor.
Contact Peter Betjemann, Patricia Valian Reser Executive Director at [email protected].
All sponsorships must comply with IRS qualified sponsorship payment rules and university policies. The fair market value of sponsor benefits may reduce the tax-deductible amount of sponsorship payments.

