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Join our Community of Supporters

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.

2026-27 Season Opportunities 

All opportunities listed are available to all Friends of PRAx levels. 

Friends of PRAx Champagne Bar 

Join us at select performances for a complimentary Friends of PRAx Champagne Bar on the Mezzanine, featuring champagne, beer, cider and sparkling water. The bar opens 45 minutes before the concert, and reopens for intermission when there is one.   

Friends of PRAx Backstage Artist Receptions 

Join us for select artist meet-and-greets.    

Special PRAx Experiences and PRAx Schools Observations

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, Terri Homer, Kenneth S. Krane & Paula D. Krane, Brent D. Leback ’84 & Elaine Leback ’86, Nancy P. Lundeen '75, Ann Marek ‘83 & Ronald L. Marek, Betty Emery Miner, Edward J. Ray ’22 (Hon. Ph.D.), Patricia Valian Reser ’60, ’19 (Hon. Ph.D.), Patrick F. Stone ‘74 & Vicki Stone, Judith Atwood Youde '62 & James G. Youde '62​

Supporters: Diane Hallstrom & James A. Hallstrom ’74, Beth Hulsman & Jerry Hulsman ‘54, Ronald T. Iwasaki '67, Geraldine Olson, Bob Poole ’67 & Susan Hufford Poole ’69, Mary Ann Roberts '77 & Paul A. Roberts, Daniel A. Sanders, Sr. '75, Steve H. Strauss & Barbara J. Taylor, Jo Anne J. Trow

Contributors: Linda R. Ashkenas & Jeff Rodgers ’86, Dennis I. Hedges ’61 & Judy Martin Hedges ’64, Dena Keszler & Douglas A. Keszler, Barbara Hunderup Moon '69 & Dick L. Moon '70, Jayathi Y. Murthy & Sanjay Mathur, Elizabeth Ramirez, Tamara V. & Shawn L. Scoville, Matthew Smith & Rachel Smith, Bond Starker '69, Doug Tindall ’78 & Jana Tindall, Jo Anne J. Trow, Manuela Hoehn-Weiss and Dirk Weiss, Victoria Condor-Williams & Philip J. Williams 

Patrons: Meleah Skovlin Ashford ’83 & Scott Ashford ’83, Gary Atkins & Penny Yano Atkins ’79, Bobbi M. Bailey & John D. Bailey ’97, Matthew R. Baines, Lesa Banks '02 & Rick Banks, Sarah & Todd R. Bastian '99, Belinda Batten & Robert K. Paasch, Elizabeth '90 & Christopher A. Bell, Julianna Betjemann & Peter J. Betjemann, William G. Boggess & Leslie Davis Burns, Pamela J. Bottom & Dan L. Bottom, Bruce P. Bowlby '87 & Patricia Bowlby, Michelle Brown & Shane A. Brown ‘95, Jo Ellen Wayne & Alan Campbell, Judith J. de Szoeke '86 & Roland A. de Szoeke, Denise DeLuca & Thomas H. DeLuca, Ken Edwardsson & Sarah Edwardsson, Linda Kirk Fox ’77 & Wayne Fox, Corrine L. '89 & David H. Gobeli, James W. Good '76 & Janet C. Morlan '92, Grady Goodall & Miki Goodall, Earl A. Hadfield II ’63 & Linda Ann Hadfield ’63, Roy D. Haggerty & Amanda Larson, Gale Hazel '75 & Paul A. Hazel '75, Alan Helfen & Jane Helfen, Cathleen Hockman-Wert & David P. Hockman-Wert, Karen A. Hooker & Ken Provencher, Sunny Bak-Hospital & Justin Hospital, Jenda Johnson '92 & David R. Sherrod '79, James J. Kaminskas & Erica Powell, Janeanne M. Rockwell-Kincanon & Kerry H. Kincanon '01, Ms. Mari J. Kramer, Rebecca L. Landis & Lawrence A. Landis, Janet Larkin & Robert S. Larkin, Larry S. Lev & Ann L. Shriver, Julia A. Lont & Steven J. Lont '03, Carolyn Wipf Madsen ’83, Linda McGuire, Avie Meadows, Sarah M. Meigs & Andrew J. Meigs, Edward L. Miller & Karen Illman Miller ’72, Lawrence R. Rodgers & Susan J. Rodgers, Deborah A. Rose & Curtis G. Rose, James T. Searcy ’59 & Julie Davies Searcy ’63, Linda Seekatz & Richard Seekatz, David C. Servias ’22 & Lauren R. Servias, Bill Sissel '62, 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.