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© 1998. Jim Mowbray. 

Friends of 

Great Smoky Mountains 

National Park 

2006 Annual Report 

Preserve. Protect. Provide.

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hroughout this publication, you’ll find many beautiful images of Great Smoky Mountains National Park. These photographs appear 

through the generosity of a number of individuals who hope that sharing their unique perspectives of Great Smoky Mountains National 

Park will remind others who love this vast national treasure of the importance in supporting its preservation and protection. Friends of 

the Smokies would like to thank the following individuals for lending their time and talent to enhancing our 2006 Annual Report: 

• Mrs. Trudi Dreyer for giving her husband Peter Dreyer’s entire 

photography collection to Friends of the Smokies, in his memory. 

• Jack Goodwin, volunteer photographer and supporter of the 

Get on the Trail hiking series. 

• Samuel Hobbs, Member since 2000, and Park enthusiast 

• Beth LaFontaine, Employee of Covenant Health, Get on the 

Trail’s presenting sponsor 

Autumn Color by Samuel Hobbs 

Happy Valley Overlook by Beth LaFontaine 

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Deer in Cades Cove by Jack Williams 

• Jim Mowbray, Appalachian Trail Ridgerunner in Great Smoky 

Mountains National Park 

• Jack Williams, Honorary Board Member, Friends of Great 

Smoky Mountains National Park 

• Friends of the Smokies Staff Members and National Park 

Service employees 

The Sinks Trail by Sarah Weeks 

View from Rich Mountain by Jim Mowbray 

Cades Cove Panorama by Peter Dreyer 

Frost at Gregory Bald by Jack Goodwin

MISSION STATEMENT 

BOARD OF DIRECTORS 

OFFICERS 

Chair: Mark Williams, Knoxville, TN 

Vice Chair: Stephen W. Woody, Asheville, NC 

President: Jim Hart, Knoxville, TN 

Secretary: Linda Ogle, Pigeon Forge, TN 

Treasurer: John Dickson, Asheville, NC 

HONORARY BOARD MEMBERS 

Sandy Beall, Maryville, TN 

Jack Williams, Knoxville, TN 

EMERITUS BOARD MEMBERS 

Barney Coulter, Waynesville, NC 

Natalie Haslam, Knoxville, TN 

Mary Johnson, Shady Valley, TN 

Kathryn McNeil, San Francisco, CA 

Judy Morton, Knoxville, TN 

John B. Waters, Jr., Sevierville, TN 

David White, Sevierville, TN 

Leon Jones, Wilma Dykeman Stokely, and 

Lindsay Young (deceased) 

Tennessee/Main Office 

Jim Hart, President 

3099 Winfield Dunn Parkway, Suite 2 

PO Box 1660 

Kodak, TN 37764 

Phone: (865) 932-4794 or 1- 800-845-5665 

Fax: (865) 933-7607 

E-mail: fotsmail@bellsouth.net 

The Mission of Friends of Great Smoky Mountains National Park 

is to assist the National Park Service in its mission to preserve and 

protect Great Smoky Mountains National Park by raising funds 

and awareness and providing volunteers for needed projects. 

MEMBERS 

Fred Alexander, Franklin, NC 

Mimi Cecil, Asheville, NC 

Kay Clayton, Knoxville, TN 

Vicky Fulmer, Maryville, TN 

Bruce Hartmann, Knoxville, TN 

Luke Hyde, Bryson City, NC 

Dale Keasling, Knoxville, TN 

Deener Matthews, Waynesville, NC 

Hal Roberts, Waynesville, NC 

Gary Wade, Emeritus Chair, Sevierville, TN 

FRIENDS STAFF 

President: Jim Hart 

Director of Development: Sarah Weeks 

Special Projects Director: Lauren Gass 

Office/Special Projects 

Coordinator: Kerri Considine 

Chief Financial Officer: Nan Jones 

Marketing Director: Holly Burcham 

North Carolina Office Manager: Elaine Stewart 

OFFICE INFORMATION 

North Carolina Office 

Elaine Stewart, North Carolina Office Manager 

160 South Main Street 

Waynesville, NC 28786 

Phone: (828) 452-0720 

Fax: (828) 452-0767 

E-mail: grtsmoky@bellsouth.net 

Friends Website: www.friendsofthesmokies.org 

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Mark Williams 

Chair, 

Board of Directors 


FROM THE FRIENDS 

2006 was a year of changes 

for Friends of the Smokies. 

The Friends’ Tennessee headquarters 

moved to a new location, 

after several years inside 

the former home of John B. 

Waters, Jr. (Board Secretary), 

which was converted into 

offices. This historic location 

in downtown Sevierville 

offered an inviting place to 

make new Friends throughout 

a five-year period of tremendous 

organizational growth. 

When Friends outgrew 

that space, the City of 

Sevierville offered a new home 

on the second floor of the 

Sevierville Chamber of 

Commerce Visitors’ Center. 

Downstairs is the Great Smoky Mountains Association’s 

bookstore (like those at the Park Visitors Centers in Cades 

Cove, Gatlinburg, Sugarlands, and Oconaluftee). With both 

Friends and the Association under one roof, the Sevierville 

Chamber of Commerce Visitor Center has become an important 

gateway for Park support. 

Last year also brought changes in the Board of Directors. 

Tennessee Supreme Court Justice Gary Wade was named 

Emeritus Chair following thirteen years of service, first as 

President and then as Chair of the organization. Justice Wade 

was instrumental in the establishment of Friends of Great 

Smoky Mountains National Park, and remains passionate 

about the protection of the Smokies. 

In accordance with the term limits contained in Friends’ 

by-laws, longtime board members Barney Coulter of North 

Carolina and Natalie Haslam of Tennessee transitioned to 

service as Emeritus Directors, and Tennessean Vicky Fulmer 

became an Honorary Board Member. These fine men and 

women continue their dedication to Park preservation, even 

as other great representatives fill their seats. Attorney Luke 

Hyde of Bryson City, NC, owner of the Calhoun House 

Historic Inn, and Bruce Hartmann of Knoxville, publisher of 

the Knoxville News Sentinel were elected to the Friends 

Board in November of 2006. 

Sadly, 2006 also marked the passing of two outstanding 

Park advocates and Emeritus Directors of Friends of the 

Smokies- Lindsay Young and Wilma Dykeman Stokely. Both 

made important contributions to the Friends’ work, and to 

many other philanthropic endeavors. They gave generously 

of their time and resources to make their communities, and 

the mountains that surround them, better places. Lindsay and 

Wilma were charter members of Friends, as well as founding 

board members, and they are deeply missed. 

While some things changed in 2006, others remained 

constant. Friends continued to be blessed with the support of 

more than 4,000 active members, more than 20,000 buyers of 

Friends’ specialty license plates in Tennessee and North 

Carolina, and the gift of over 3,000 volunteer hours. 

Through the generosity of all of these individuals, organizations, 

and corporations, Friends again contributed more than 

$1 million to projects and programs in Great Smoky 

Mountains National Park in 2006. 

The beauty of the mountains is constant, as is the purpose 

of Friends of the Smokies. Great Smoky Mountains 

National Park receives more than 9 million visitors annually, 

and there is no entrance fee. Help is always needed. Although 

not all donations to Friends are named in this report, on 

behalf of our board and staff, I would like to express our 

appreciation for every gift to preserve and protect Great 

Smoky Mountains National Park. 

Ralph Waldo Emerson 

once wrote, “Nothing was ever 

achieved without enthusiasm.” 

When I meet others who learn 

that I am on the board of 

Friends of the Smokies, they 

often share their own experiences 

in Great Smoky 

Mountains National Park. 

Our mountains are surrounded 

on all sides by communities of 

people who celebrate them, 

and look to them not only as 

fixed points in space that lay 

within view, whether rainy or 

sunny or covered in snow, but 

also as ever-present sources of 

happy memories which both 

ground and inspire their every- 

Stephen W. Woody 

Vice Chair, 

Board of Directors 

day lives. Their enthusiasm leads many to “give back” as it is 

so often called. People recognize that the mountains have 

given them important gifts like joy, peace, adventure, and 

knowledge, and they are compelled to support Great Smoky 

Mountains National Park through Friends of the Smokies as a 

way of showing their gratitude. 

As Chairman Mark Williams expressed, providing more 

than $1 million to Great Smoky Mountains National Park in 

2006 would not have been possible without the Friends’ members, 

sponsors, event attendees, and foundation partners. 

Friends of the Smokies is not merely a staff of seven and fifteen 

board members, Friends of the Smokies is an organization 

of thousands of people who are enthusiastic about preserving 

this special place which we all love and enjoy. 

I looked up the word “organization” on the Internet. 

There were many general definitions, but the one that seemed 

to best fit our purpose is from American Heritage Steadman’s 

Medical Dictionary which says “Something made up of elements 

with varied functions that contribute to the whole and 

to collective functions.” All of the contributions that Friends 

receives for the Park’s benefit illustrate this concept. From gifts 

of membership to auction purchases, from volunteers’ donations 

of time to tangible items given by corporate partners, it all adds 

up to the common purpose of working to preserve and protect 

Great Smoky Mountains National Park. 

Friends of the Smokies is a single organization that has 

succeeded in helping the Park due to the generosity of countless 

people, some of whom are anonymous. The visitors who 

drop money in Friends’ donation boxes throughout the Park 

are unknown. We do not have the names and addresses of 

many of our license plate holders in Tennessee and North 

Carolina, who make their purchases through state agencies. 

We want to express our appreciation to everyone who gives in 

support of the Park. 

Our last newsletter included an invitation for our members 

to share their stories, photographs, and memories with us 

from times spent in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. 

We’ve received a few of those, but we welcome many, many 

more. Some of those are included in this annual report, and I 

hope you’ll enjoy them as much as we have. 

Thank you for being a Friend of the Smokies. Please 

share your enthusiasm for supporting this “people’s Park” with 

others that you encounter who love these mountains. With 

your help, we can continue to achieve great things.

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Dale Ditmanson 

Superintendent 

Each year brings its 

share of highlights. Some of 

these events are long-awaited 

such as the birth of the 

Park’s new Twin Creeks 

Science and Education 

Center in February. Others 

are “bolts from the blue” 

such as the $783,906 donation 

that came as a result of 

a class action suit which had 

no connection to the Park 

or the Friends. 

When I was joined by 

Friends Board Chair, Gary 

Wade, President Jim Hart, 

representatives of the Great 

Smoky Mountains 

Association, and the City of 

Gatlinburg to break ground at Twin Creeks, we took the 

first step towards a vision that was born in the late 

1970’s. We recently ran across a 1978 news article 

which described the vital work that National Park 

Service scientists were doing to keep their fingers on the 

pulse of the Park’s ecosystem to ensure its protection. It 

went on to say that their lab facility – the same two historic 

cabins we now occupy – was “bursting at the 

seams”, but that a new lab was planned, with construction 

to start in 1979, and full completion expected in 

1985. 

The Park’s General Management Plan, published in 

1982, also called for a new lab at Twin Creeks, but those 

plans went unfulfilled. What made the difference that 

finally brought this critical need to reality after so many 

decades? We are convinced that the influence of the 

Friends played a critical role when they arranged to 

bring Senator Fred Thompson to visit to the existing 

Twin Creeks Lab. According to our Park staff, who guided 

the 6’6” Senator around the complex and down into 

the basement lab, he promptly bumped his head on the 

ceiling beams, looked around at the primitive conditions, 

and declared, “This is an embarrassment, that a 

national park of this stature should have facilities so substandard.” 

In 2006, individuals, corporations, and 

foundations representing 43 states and the 

District of Columbia made gifts to Friends of 

the Smokies, hailing from as far away as 

Camano Island, Washington, to as close as 

Gatlinburg, TN. Friends of the Smokies 

enjoys tremendous generosity from all across 

the country. Talk to your friends in Alaska, 

Hawaii, Idaho, Nevada, North Dakota, 

Rhode Island, and South Dakota about supporting 

Friends of the Smokies, so that we 

can boast members in every state! 

FOR THE PARK 

That visit prompted him, and subsequently Senators 

Frist and Alexander, to support a National Park Service 

funding request for a new lab. Later, when the time 

came to award the contract to begin work, the amount 

of federal funding available fell short of the lowest bid. 

So the Friends and the Great Smoky Mountains 

Association responded with donations that enabled us 

to award the contract, and the City of Gatlinburg agreed 

to install the water and sewer on a reimbursement basis 

at no cost up-front. 

Late in 2006 I again joined Justice Wade and Jim 

Hart to accept the huge check as a settlement of a class 

action lawsuit which found that thousands of consumers 

had been overcharged due to price-fixing in the polyester 

industry. Since these individual victims could not 

be compensated, Judge Richard Vance chose from 

among numerous worthy causes and directed the largest 

portion to the Friends. Plaintiff’s attorney, Gordon Ball, 

heartily approved of the choice and said, “With more 

than 9 million people visiting the Smokies each year, 

there’s no question that the Friends will be able to utilize 

the money to provide clear and long-lasting public 

benefit.” 

As the stewards of this internationally recognized 

national park, my staff and I are constantly aware of 

how valuable this Park is, and how vital the Friends 

have become in helping to protect it. So we sincerely 

appreciate when we see that our elected officials and 

neighbors in the community recognize the Park’s needs 

and act to help us to provide them. 

Glenn and JoAnne 

Marshall have been 

members of Friends of 

the Smokies since 

1995. Glenn sent this 

photo of Wild 

Columbine he spotted 

along the Chestnut Top 

Trail (*Please note, he 

observed Leave No 

Trace Outdoor Ethics 

by not picking the 

flower, but is “posing” 

it for the shot!) 

Top 10 States (# of donors) 

Tennessee- 2,509 

North Carolina- 684 

Georgia- 134 

Florida- 107 

Ohio- 106 

South Carolina- 77 

Alabama- 60 

Kentucky- 55 

Indiana- 54 

Illinois- 45 


Jack Williams 

2006 HIGHLIGHTS 

It was a dark and stormy night, but that did not stop more than 

100 of the Park’s best friends from bidding vigorously during the 9th 

annual Picnic in Pittman for the Park. It rained (torrentially). The 

wind blew (furiously). It hailed (hatefully). The power went out 

(and stayed out). But many of Friends’ supporters are outdoor 

enthusiasts who aren’t bothered by that kind of weather! Host Jim 

Ogle found a generator to keep things running smoothly, and when 

the power came back on at the end of the night, Friends had raised 

$95,000 for a number of important Park 

needs, including hemlock protection in the 

Greenbrier area of the Park, the Landon 

Caldwell scholarship fund at Tremont, and 

the Park’s Rocky Top Volunteer Trail Crew. 

Everything was dampened, except enthusiasm 

for preserving and protecting the Park! At 

right- Co-hosts Coach Philip and Vicky Fulmer 

with Jim Ogle and Coach Bruce Pearl. Steve 

Caldwell and Justice Gary Wade assist auctioneer 

G.H. Conner during the live auction. 

Sam Hobbs 


Jack Williams 

The premier auction item at the 2006 Evergreen Ball was the 1.5 

acre lot at The Estates at Norton Creek, adjacent to Great Smoky 

Mountains National Park. Representatives of Norton Creek, LLC, 

which gave the lot, are pictured here, (from left to right) Robin and 

DeAnn Turner, Cathy Ackermann and Tommy Walker, Regina and Jim 

Murray. Jim and Judy Griess, of Knoxville, placed the winning bid. The 

Evergreen Ball has become Friends’ largest single fundraising event, 

drawing the greatest number of Park supporters 

and raising the most money each 

year. This special evening of fundraising 

and friends-making would not be possible 

without all of the sponsors and volunteers 

who give generously to make it happen! 

For more information on the Evergreen 

Ball, contact Friends’ Special Projects 

Director Lauren Gass at (800) 845-5665. 

Jack Williams 

Jack Williams 

In 2006, Friends of the Smokies provided $10,000 in support of the 

Appalachian Bear Rescue center which rehabilitates orphaned and 

injured black bears for reintroduction into the wild, and works to educate 

the public about the dangers that humans can pose to bears. 

Friends also gave the Park nearly $4,000 to maintain food-cabling systems 

at all of the Park’s backcountry campsites, in order to break the 

cycle of bear exposure to human food, which leads to dangerous consequences 

for both bears and Park visitors. To learn more about how you can 

help protect black bears from people food and garbage, visit www.appalachianbearrescue.org.


The hemlock woolly adelgid is a destructive exotic invasive insect which threatens thousands of 

acres of eastern hemlock trees in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The adelgid arrived in Great 

Smoky Mountains National Park in 2002, and quickly moved to the top of the Park’s priority list due to 

the potential for devastation. Friends has made fighting the adelgid easier by providing nearly $1 million 

in four years for the ongoing battle. One of the major tools in the Park’s treatment arsenal is thousands of 

tiny predator beetles which feed on the hemlock woolly adelgid. These beetles are bred for the fight at 

the Lindsay Young Beneficial Insects Laboratory at the University of Tennessee, and then released into 

the Park to devour adelgids. By 2006, Friends’ support for the laboratory reached $236,000 over three 

years. Friends provided direct support totaling more than $137,000 to Great Smoky Mountains National 

Park in 2006 for hemlock treatment and extensive tree survey and monitoring work. In 2006, Friends of 

the Smokies’ support for the fight against the hemlock woolly adelgid was honored by the Association for 

Partners of Public Lands (APPL) with the top Partnership Award and the overall Excellence Award, 

along with the Great Smoky Mountains Association. 

From time to time, Friends of the Smokies is the beneficiary of a very special type 

of gift -a planned gift- which is typically a contribution that comes from an individual’s 

estate. Such was the case with two extraordinary bequests totaling $55,000 in 2006 

from Theressa Brichetto, who wanted to provide for the Park upon her passing. 

The gifts will help refurbish exhibits at Sugarlands Visitor Center, which serves 

800,000 visitors annually as well as providing tree and shrub identification labels 

along the Fighting Creek Trail at Sugarlands. Planned giving is a very meaningful 

way to provide for Great Smoky Mountains National Park. To learn more, visit 

www.friendsofthesmokies.org/help.html or call Sarah Weeks, Director of Development 

at (800) 845-5665. 

Paul Bolstad, University of 

Minnesota, Bugwood.org 

Science education in Western North Carolina got a boost in late 

2005 with a three-year grant totaling $138,600 from the Burroughs 

Wellcome Fund. This grant follows an initial three-year $165,100 grant 

from Burroughs Wellcome in 2002. Both gifts support science education 

programs for middle and high school students in Western North Carolina. 

In 2006, nine paid interns worked at the Appalachian Highlands Science 

Learning Center at Purchase Knob alongside Science Coordinator, Paul 

Super. Aaron Patterson of Tuscola High School focused on the Vesper 

Sparrow, a grassland bird which had been found at Purchase Knob for several 

years. It was the only place it had been found reproducing in the Park. 

Aaron intended to study the behavior of the Vesper sparrow, but when he 

got started, the birds disappeared from Purchase Knob. His resultant 

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study on their departure suggested that the natural vegetation had grown 

too tall to be an ideal habitat. Young people are doing real science at Purchase Knob with the help of the Burroughs Wellcome 

Fund! Left- Summer interns Jacob Nichols and Aaron Patterson of Tuscola High School measuring a garter snake. 

The Richard Haiman National Park Foundation has been tremendously generous 

to Friends of the Smokies and Great Smoky Mountains National Park. 

They have been extremely helpful to the thousands of Appalachian Trail (A.T.) 

thru-hikers who trek through the Smokies each year. Through the support of the 

Foundation, eight of the Park’s fifteen backcountry shelters have been renovated 

into more hospitable and user-friendly stopovers along the A.T., even incorporating 

skylights into the redesign to allow more natural light to filter in. In 2006, 

the Richard Haiman National Park Foundation provided $11,000 to rehab the 

Cosby Knob Shelter, as well as $6,000 for improvements to the Cataract Falls 

Trail, and another $10,000 in support of the Parks as Classrooms program. This is 

the seventh straight year that the Foundation has supported the Parks as 

Classrooms program, which is a curriculum-based series of lessons presented to 

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thousands of elementary and middle school children in East Tennessee and 

Western North Carolina. The generosity of the Richard Haiman National Park Foundation is beneficial to many Park visitors, area 

residents, and Friends of the Smokies! 

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The 2006 holiday season brought tremendous tidings of great joy 

for Friends of Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Friends was the 

recipient of a huge settlement resulting from a class action lawsuit, 

which currently ranks as the largest single gift in Friends’ history. The 

original class-action civil lawsuit (Benson et al. vs. Alpek S.A. DE 

C.V., et al) was filed in Newport, Tennessee, and it focused on pricefixing 

and related matters within the polyester fiber industry. In early 

2006, the parties involved in the suit agreed to a settlement. Finding 

that it would be impractical to disburse the settlement proceeds to each 

individual who may have been affected by the matters at hand, Judge 

Richard Vance directed that the funds be disbursed to an entity that 

would use the proceeds for public benefit. Plaintiffs’ attorney W. 

Gordon Ball was gratified by Judge Vance’s decision that Friends of the 

Smokies would receive these proceeds, a total of $783,906.78. The 

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monies have been placed in the Smokies Fund endowment which provides 

long-term operating support for Friends of the Smokies. Left- Gordon Ball, Judge Richard Vance, Jim Hart, and Park 

Superintendent Dale Ditmanson receiving the check on December 11, 2006. 

What was once a summer home to Friends’ Emeritus Board Member 

Kathryn McNeil and the late Voit Gilmore has become an important 

residential learning center in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. 

The McNeil/Gilmore family donated the home and surrounding property 

to the Park in 2000; science education and research started there the 

same year. In 2006, renovations were completed and the Appalachian 

Highlands Science Learning Center celebrated its grand opening. The 

Center can now accommodate 8 residential researchers; boasts a 

kitchen, bath, laundry facilities, and internet access; and has a 50-person 

meeting room. Funding for the final stage of furnishing the facility 

was given by Kathryn McNeil in 2006 through a gift totaling more than 

$75,000. Important studies have been and will continue to be conducted 

there by scientists from all over the world. It is the base for the 

Burroughs Wellcome summer interns, and North Carolina teachers participate 

in teacher training workshops at the Center, made possible by a 

$105,000 four-year grant to Friends of the Smokies from GlaxoSmithKline. For more information visit 

http://www.nps.gov/archive/grsm/pksite/index.htm. 

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In 2006, Great Smoky Mountains National Park benefited from a collection 

of grants from the Alcoa Foundation totaling $76,750. The grants 

covered a variety of Park needs, ranging from $15,000 to Friends of the 

Smokies for the Parks as Classrooms program to $10,000 to the University of 

Tennessee in support of the Lindsay Young Beneficial Insects Lab and the 

ongoing fight to save the hemlocks, and $5,250 to Appalachian Bear Rescue 

for technology upgrades. Another grant for $12,500 went to the Great 

Smoky Mountains Association to help launch Smokies Life, a new Parkfocused 

magazine. The Alcoa Foundation has been invested in the preservation 

and protection of Great Smoky Mountains National Park for many 

years; their grant support makes a difference in the Smokies! Left- Ranger 

Heather Stehle presenting a Parks As Classrooms program at the Oconaluftee 

Visitors Center. 

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2006 HONOR ROLL OF SUPPORT 

In 2006, Friends of the Smokies received more than 5,000 gifts from nearly 4,100 donors. More than 20,000 people 

supported Friends of the Smokies through the specialty license plate programs in Tennessee and North Carolina. Last 

but not least, tens of thousands of people donated loose change and dollar bills into donation boxes located throughout 

the Park. It all added up to $2.9 million of support and revenue for Friends of Great Smoky Mountains National Park 

in 2006. And that figure does not include the many hours of volunteer assistance that are given throughout the year. 

While space does not permit us to list every donor, every gift, and every volunteer, each contribution plays an important 

role in preserving and protecting Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The Board of Directors and the staff at 

Friends of the Smokies thank everyone who helped us help the Park in 2006! 

FOUNDATIONS 

$50,000 - $75,000 

Aslan Foundation 

The North Carolina 

GlaxoSmithKline Foundation 

Richard Haiman National Park 

Foundation Inc. 

$25,000 - $49,999 

Alcoa Foundation 

Burroughs Wellcome Fund 

Cornerstone Foundation of 

Knoxville 

$10,000 - $24,999 

Clayton Family Foundation 

The Haslam 3 Foundation 

Paddison Charitable Foundation 

$5,000 to $9,999 

The Cobble Family Foundation, 

Inc. 

The William B. Stokely Jr. 

Foundation 

National Park Foundation 

NPF Aurora Foods Log Cabin 

Syrup Endowment 

$2,500 - $4,999 

Citigroup Foundation 

Lucille S. Thompson Family 

Foundation 

William E. & Audrine C. Honey 

Foundation, Inc. 

$1,000 - $2,499 

East Tennessee Foundation 

Ken & Deborah Wilson 

Foundation Inc. 

Lowe Family Foundation 

Niswonger Foundation 

$500 - $999 

Astre Foundation 

$100 - $499 

Cherokee Preservation 


Mills Family Foundation 

BUSINESSES 

$35,000+ 

Crown Park Resort 

$10,000 - $24,999 

Charles Blalock & Sons, Inc. 

Clayton Homes, Inc. 

Denark Construction, Inc. 

Home Federal Bank 

Pilot Travel Centers 

$5,000 - $9,999 

Asheville Savings Bank 

Citizens National Bank 

Holrob Investments, LLC 

Kelco Oil, Ltd. 

LeConte Lodge 

Nisus Corporation 

Scripps Financial Service Center 

Tanger Properties LP 

$2,500 - $4,999 

The Allergy, Asthma & Sinus 

Center 

Edison Park Restaurant 

First Tennessee Bank 

Heritage Log Homes 

Riverstone Realty, LLC 

Stowers Machinery Corporation 

The Swag Country Inn 

$1,000 - $2,499 

Barber McMurry Architects, Inc. 

Bass Pro Outdoor World, LLC 

Blalock Lumber Company, LP 

Blue Ridge Development, LLC 

Buckhorn Inn 

Coca-Cola Enterprises Bottling 

Companies 

Fairfield Resorts 

Five Oaks Development Group 

Martin & Company 

Mills Manufacturing 

Corporation 

Mountain Laurel Chalets, Inc. 

Mountain National Bank 

Norton Creek, LLC 

Sevierville Tax Service 

St. Mary’s Health System, Inc. 

$500 - $999 

ASG Incorporated 

Balsam Mountain Preserve, LP 

BB&T 

Charles Brooks Photography 

Christmas Place, Inc. 

Conner Family Properties 

Fairfield Inn 

The Happy Hiker 

Harrah’s Cherokee Casino 

Music Road Hotel LLC 

Oak Tree Lodge 

Parallax, Inc. 

Richardson Turner Construction 

Company, Inc. 

Ripley’s Aquarium of the 

Smokies 

Unique Mountain Properties 

Valley Forge Inn 

Verco Interiors 

YourSmokies.com 

$250 - $499 

Barge, Waggoner, Sumner & 

Cannon, Inc. 

Bristol & Bragg 

Consignment Furniture 

Emporium, Inc. 

James Fowler Finish Carpentry 

New Morning Gallery 

Perry’s Enterprises, Inc. 

Phil Lovelace & Associates 

Progress Energy Carolinas, Inc. 

Stansberry and Associates 

$100 - $249 

Agape Electric 

Beehive Outlet Store 

Bullock, Smith & Partners, Inc. 

Carl Hatcher Furniture Co. 

Carr Rehab, Inc. 

Country Clutter 

Environmental Adventure 

Company, LLC 

Great Smokys Realty LLC 

Greenbrier Valley Resorts 

Karen’s Jewelers 

Knoxville Convention Center 

Kubota Engine America 

Corporation 

Law’s Brickmill Market, Inc. 

Lucent Technologies 

Lynch Surveys LLC 

Martin Family Ford Lincoln 

Mercury, Inc. 

Mast General Store, Inc. 

Mercatus LLC 

Mountain Challenge 

Norris and Associates Engineers, 

Inc. 

Orange Tree Productions 

Rentenbach Engineering 

Company 

Sevier Title Inc. 

Site Maintenance, Inc. 

Switchback Trail Design 

Theme Resource Management, 

LLC 

WBIR - TV10 

MATCHING GIFT COMPANIES 

Friends of the Smokies thanks the 

following companies for providing 

matching gifts in 2006: 

Allstate Giving Campaign 

AXA 

Bank of America 

BellSouth Corporation 

The Boeing Company 

Denark Construction, Inc. 

Embarq 

Gannett 

GE 

GlaxoSmithKline 

IBM Corporation 

Mobil 

Pfizer 

Prudential 

UBS 

UnumProvident Corporation 

Verizon Foundation - Verizon 

Volunteers 

WBIR-TV 

Wachovia 

WellPoint 

ADDITIONAL PARTNERS 

$750,000+ 

Benson et al. vs. Alpek S.A. DE 

C.V., et al 

$10,000 - $24,999 


Association 

$5,000 - $9,999 

Blount County Government 

NC Division of Pollution 

Prevention & Environmental 

Assistance 

Tennessee Valley Authority 

For me, the good life is living among and caring for our 

Great Smoky Mountains. 

– Laura Soltis, Waynesville, North Carolina 

Friends of the Smokies 

$1,000 - $4,999 

AAA East Tennessee 

City of Pigeon Forge 

Smoky Mountain Convention & 

Visitors Bureau 

Tennessee Trophy Club 

West Knoxville Rotary Club 

$500 - $999 

Knoxville Garden Club 

Sevier County General Fund 

$100 - $499 

Alcoa Tennessee Credit Union 

Clear Creek Elementary School 

Discover Life in America 

Happy Hikers O’Conner Senior 

Center 

Historic Knoxville High Staff 

Local Motion Board of Directors 

Maryville College Division of 

Math & Computer Science 

Mountain Mamas 

Oak Ridge National Laboratory 

Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation 

Smoky Mountains Garden Club 

Slppery Rock University Park 

Ranger Society 

St. George’s Episcopal Church 

Thursday Hikers 

Walnut Free Will Baptist 

Church 

PARTNERS IN PHILANTHROPY 

Friends of the Smokies also thanks 

the following community 

foundations, gift funds, and 

businesses for facilitating more than 

$44,486 in contributions through 

donor-advised funds, gifts of stock, 

and other charitable gifts in 2006. 

AAA East Tennessee 

Blue Mountain Mist Country 

Inn 

Brewers Mountain Property LLC 

Buckhorn Inn 

Cornerstone Inn 

Community Foundation of 

Greater Memphis 


Greater Chattanooga, Inc. 


Middle Tennessee 


Dean Nicely 


Western North Carolina, Inc. 

Covenant Health 

East Tennessee Foundation 

Fidelity-Charitable Gift Fund 

Morgan Keegan & Company, 

Inc. 

Salisbury Community 


Sears Roebuck & Company 

Smoky Mountain Bed & 

Breakfast Association 

Synovus Trust Company 


Tidewater Jewish Foundation, 

Inc. 

UBS PaineWebber/UBS 

Financial Services, Inc. 

United Way 

United Way of Fox Cities, Inc. 

University Eye Surgeons, P.C. 

Winston-Salem Foundation 

MEMBERSHIP PARTNERS 

The following businesses generously 

participate in the Friends 

membership benefits program by 

extending discounts to members of 

Friends of the Smokies: 

Davy Crockett Mini Golf 

Dollywood and Dollywood’s 

Splash Country 

Eaglenest Entertainment 

Gatlinburg Lodging and 

Hospitality Association (participating 

members) 


Association 


Railroad 

Haywood County Hotel and 

Motel Association 

Knoxville Zoo 

Mast General Store 

Museum of Appalachia 

Ober Gatlinburg 

The Park Grill 

Pigeon Forge Hotel and Lodging 

Association 

Ripley’s Aquarium of the 

Smokies 

Ripley’s Believe It or Not 

Museum 

Ripley’s Haunted Adventure 

Ripley’s Moving Theater 

Sevierville Lodging Association 

Tennessee Smokies Baseball 

Club 

INDIVIDUALS 

Mountaintop Friends- 

$500,000+ 

Tennessee Specialty License 

Plate Supporters 

Friends of the Smokies would like 

to thank all of the Tennessee 

County Clerks and their employees 

for their help and support. 


$250,000+ 

Park Donation Box Contributors 


$175,000+ 

North Carolina Specialty 

License Plate Supporters 


to thank all of the employees of 

the tag offices in the North 

Carolina Division of Motor 

Vehicles for their support. 

Mountain Top Friends- 

$75,000+ 

Mr. and Mrs. John C. Griess, III 

Ms. Kathryn K. McNeil 


$50,000 - $74,999 

The Theressa Brichetto Estate 


$25,000 - $49,999 

Mr. and Mrs. James A. Haslam, II 

The Margaret B. Montgomery 

Trust 


$10,000 - $24,999 

Mr. and Mrs. Sidney A. Blalock 

Mr. and Mrs. Phillip E. Fulmer 

Mrs. Wilma M. Maples 

Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Muszik 

Mrs. Jean Ogle 

Mrs. Linda N. Ogle 

Mr. and Mrs. Bradford G. Stanback 


$5,000 - $9,999 

Mr. and Mrs. Charles C. 

Anderson, Jr. 

Mr. and Mrs. James D. Blalock 

Mr. and Mrs. Tutt S. Bradford 

Dr. and Mrs. Jefferson Chapman 

Mr. and Mrs. Christopher J. 

Gettelfinger 

Ms. Victoria Gillenwater 

Mr. and Mrs. James M. Hart 

Mr. and Mrs. Jon R. Lawler 

Mr. and Mrs. Eric D. Lee 

Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Lewis 

Rev. and Mrs. Daniel P. 

Matthews 

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph May 

Mr. and Mrs. Gordon S. Nelson 

Mr. Isaac Ogle 

Mr. James D. Ogle 

Mr. and Mrs. Robin Turner 

Mr. and Mrs. David V. White 


$2,500 - $4,999 

Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Barnes 

Mr. and Mrs. Sandy Beall 

Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Britton 

Mr. and Mrs. William Y. Carroll, 

Sr. 

Mr. and Mrs. Bradley Currey, Jr. 

Mr. and Mrs. Sam H. Curtis 

Mr. and Mrs. James E. Goddard 

Mr. Kevin Lusby 

Mr. and Mrs. Michael 

McClamroch 


Peter Dreyer 

Mr. and Mrs. Victor H. McLean, 

III 

Ms. Julie Anne Morton 

Mr. and Mrs. Jim Murray 

Mr. and Mrs. Bill Parsons 

Mr. and Mrs. W.P. Partridge 

Mr. and Mrs. Wright Tisdale, Jr. 

Justice and Mrs. Gary R. Wade 

Mr. Tommy Walker and Mrs. 

Cathy G. Ackermann 

Mr. and Mrs. Lynn T. Webb 

Mrs. Barbara Jo Y. Whitman 

Ms. Maureen K. Wilder 

Mr. and Mrs. Earl S. Worsham 


$1,000 - $2,499 

Mr. and Mrs. Frank M. Addicks 

Mr. Mike Akers and Ms. Lea 

White 

Dr. Jack M. Barlow and Ms. 

Diane Humphreys-Barlow 

Mr. and Mrs. William Baxter 

Mr. Garland C. Black, III 

Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Bolze 

Ms. Janet Bower 

Mr. Randall D. Boyd 

Mr. Michael S. Brown and 

Ms. Betty Evans 

Mr. and Mrs. Darby A. Campbell 

Mr. and Mrs. William Y. Carroll, Jr. 

Mr. and Mrs. Raymond A. Clark 

Mr. and Mrs. Bill L. Cobble 

The Honorable and Mrs. Robert 

P. Corker, Jr. 

Mrs. Angelia H. Correll 

Dr. and Mrs. Larry L. Craft 

Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Daves 

Mr. Pete DeBusk 

Mr. and Mrs. Rob E. DeLozier, Jr. 

Mr. Larry Estes 

Mr. and Mrs. Jim Ethier 

Mr. and Mrs. Carl R. Falk 

Ms. Pamela P. Fansler 

Mr. Philip A. Francis, Jr. 

Mr. and Mrs. William J. Fry 

Mr. Steve Grabenstein and 

Ms. Sarah Oram 

Mrs. Betty Gratton 

The Honorable and Mrs. 

William E. Haslam 

Dr. and Mrs. James E. Henry, Jr. 

Mr. and Mrs. Ted G. Hercutt 

Mr. William S. Jenkins 

Ms. Mary H. Johnson 

Dr. and Mrs. Joseph E. Johnson 

Mr. and Mrs. David P. Jones 

Mr. and Mrs. Dale A. Keasling 

Mr. and Mrs. Joe Keener 

Mr. Bill Kilpatrick 

Ms. Carolyn M. King 

Ms. Maribel W. Koella 

Mr. and Mrs. Richard F. 

LaRoche, Jr. 

Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Lee 

Dr. Stephen J. Lewis and 

Dr. Marcy G. Lewis 

Mrs. Magdalene P. Liles 

Mr. Peter Madan 

Mr. Milton McNally and Ms. 

Melinda Meador 

Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Melton 

Mr. Marvin T. Merritt 

Mrs. C. Marie Moberly 

Mr. and Mrs. Paul Moody 

Ms. Elise M. Morvant 

Mr. and Mrs. Conley H. Murrell 

Ms. Ann K. Nitzan 

Mr. Mark Oldham 

Ms. Carol A. Parson 

Mr. and Mrs. Mark D. Peacock 

Mr. and Mrs. Mack B. Pearsall 

Mr. and Mrs. Tom Quinley 

Mr. and Mrs. Richard E. Ray 

Mr. and Mrs. J.H. Roberts, Jr. 

Mr. and Mrs. Cowan Rodgers, III 

Mr. and Mrs. Jim M. Rose 

Mr. and Mrs. James Q. Sidwell, Jr. 

Mr. and Mrs. Harry W. Stowers, Jr. 

Mr. Tony Sweet 

Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Swift 

Mr. and Mrs. William R. Thiele 

Mr. and Mrs. Jon C. Throntveit 

Mr. and Mrs. James I. Vitali 

Mr. John B. Waters, Jr. 

Mr. Alan Willett 

Mr. and Mrs. Al Williams 

Mr. and Mrs. Mark K. Williams 

Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Williams 

Cascade Friends- $500 - $999 

Mr. Edward S. Albers, Jr. 

Mr. and Mrs. Bob Anderson 

Mr. and Mrs. Mark A. Anderson 

Mr. and Mrs. Samuel E. Beall, Jr. 

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Beckwith 

Ms. Berta M. Bergia 

Ms. Danielle Bernstein 

Mr. John Beuerlein 

Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Bivens 

Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Blalock 

Mr. and Mrs. Bob Bradley 

Mr. and Mrs. William G. 

Brownlow 

Mr. and Mrs. James H. Burbank 

Ms. Sandra K. Burdick 

Dr. John M. Burkhart and Dr. 

Laura B. Powers 

Jack Goodwin 

Mr. John N. Caldwell 

Mr. and Mrs. Steve Caldwell 

Mr. and Mrs. Dale M. Chernich 

Mr. and Mrs. James L. Clayton 

Mr. and Mrs. Jennings E. Cline 

Mr. and Mrs. Lanis L. Cope 

Supt. and Mrs. Dale Ditmanson 

Ms. Nancy Dixon 

Mr. Leon Downey 

Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Egli 

Mr. and Mrs. Paul J. Enander 

Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Engelhart 

Mr. and Mrs. James A. Everett, III 

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas L. Ferriter 

Assistant Superintendent Kevin 

FitzGerald and Mrs. Cynthia 

Slaughter 

Mr. and Mrs. Ted L. Flickinger, Jr. 

Mr. and Mrs. William L. Foster 

Mr. and Mrs. James S. Gilliland 

Ms. Pierette Gordon 

Mr. and Mrs. Pete Hailey 

Mr. J. Parks Hitch 

Mr. and Mrs. David Hoffer 

Mr. and Mrs. Joe Hollingsworth, Jr. 

Mr. and Mrs. Doug Huffaker 

Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Hultgren, Jr. 

Mr. Robert W. Hutson 

Mr. and Mrs. Jack L. Kile 

Mr. and Mrs. Kevin W. Kilpatrick 

Mr. and Mrs. John B. Kincaid 

Mr. and Mrs. Kevin L. Kirkland 

Mr. and Mrs. David Kleshinski 

Mr. and Mrs. Gene Koonce 

Mr. and Mrs. John Lansing 

Mr. Steven R. Legg 

Mr. and Mrs. James London 

Mr. William A. Loy 

Mr. Richard H. Maddux, Jr. 

Mr. Dan R. Mayo 

Mr. and Mrs. James W. 

McBrearty 

Environmental stewardship at TVA starts with being a good 

neighbor because the quality of the region’s environment is a 

reflection on all of us. The Friends of the Smokies gives us – as 

companies and as individuals – a way to show how much we 

appreciate and value the national treasure that is the Great Smoky 

Mountains National Park. 

– Tom Kilgore, President and Chief Executive Officer, 


Mr. and Mrs. Bruce McGraw 

Mr. and Mrs. Jack L. Miller, Jr. 

Mr. and Mrs. Ardis H. Oakes 

Ms. Antoinette O. Ogle 

Mr. and Mrs. Bud C. Ogle 

Dr. G. Stephen Ollard 

Mr. Lewis P. Orans 

Rep. and Mrs. J. D. Overbey

Mr. and Mrs. William M. 

Postlewaite 

Ms. Kimberly Ray 

Dr. Steve Rhodes 

Mr. Daniel Riddle 

Mr. and Mrs. Patrick M. Roddy 

Ms. Teresa Rosher 

Mr. and Mrs. Frank Rothermel 

Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey D. Sarson 

Ms. Susan E. Scarafia 

Mr. and Mrs. Richard D. 

Scarbrough 

Mr. Joseph Sechler 

Mr. and Mrs. Jim R. Shelby 

Ms. Donna Shine 

Mr. and Mrs. George Shiner 

Mr. and Mrs. Mike Shular 

Mr. and Mrs. David F. Smith 

Mr. and Mrs. James F. Smith, Jr. 

Mr. and Mrs. Fred J. Stanback 

Mr. and Mrs. Eugene L. 

Strickland 

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Templin 

Mr. and Mrs. Frank A. Tucker, Jr. 

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Urbanik, II 

Mr. and Mrs. David E. Warwick, Jr. 

Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Watson, Jr. 

Mr. and Mrs. Donald G. White 

Mr. and Mrs. David Willard 

Mr. and Mrs. Bob Willcoxon 

Mr. and Mrs. Jack E. Williams 

Mr. and Mrs. Geoff A. Wolpert 

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Yarbrough 

Evergreen Friends- 

$250 - $499 

Mr. Dwight G. Allen 

Mr. and Mrs. Virgil D. Allen 

Mr. George T. Anderson, Jr. 

Dr. and Mrs. John Anderson 

Mr. and Mrs. William E. Arant, Jr. 

Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Askew 

Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. 

Atchley, Jr. 

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas M. Ayres 

Mr. Charles D. Barber 

Mr. Weaver C. Barksdale 

Mr. Dan Barnett 

Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Beatty 

Ms. Nancy E. Belcher 

Mr. Charles Manneschmidt and 

Ms. Linda Billman 

Mr. and Mrs. Raymond K. 

Boardman 

Mr. and Mrs. Steve Boles 

Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Bosse 

Mr. and Mrs. Ron Bowling 

Mr. Joel P. Boylan and Ms. 

Rowena R. Sim 

Mr. and Mrs. David Brinkley 

Dr. and Mrs. H. T. Brock, Jr. 

Mr. and Mrs. David A. Brown 

Mr. Michael W. Brown 

Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Brush, Jr. 

Mr. and Mrs. Jack C. Burgin, Jr. 

Ms. Joan S. Butefish 

Dr. Bill M. Campbell and Dr. 

Mary Campbell 

Mr. and Mrs. Robert D. 

Campbell 

Mr. C. Howard Capito 

Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Carr 

Ms. Judith M. Carson 

Ms. Betsy L. Child 

Mr. and Mrs. Harold H. 

Clemmons 

Mr. Stephen P. Cobb 

Mr. and Mrs. Allen Coggins 

Mr. and Mrs. Walter G. Cole, Jr. 

Dr. and Mrs. Robert H. Collier, Jr. 

Ms. Diana Condon 

Mr. Craig Cooper 

Mr. and Mrs. Frederic L. Coover 

Dr. and Mrs. Myron L. Coulter, 

Ed D 

Ms. Patricia A. Cowan 

Jack Goodwin 

Mr. and Mrs. Michael T. 

Crawford 

Dr. Reid Crumpton 

Ms. Lois G. Cruze 

Ms. Kerri Culp 

Dr. and Mrs. Charles E. 

Cummings 

Mr. and Mrs. Robert 

Cunningham 

Mr. and Mrs. George A. Dailey 

Ms. Hester A. Daves 

Mrs. Kathleen H. Davis 

Dr. Douglas Dodd and Dr. Susan 

Dodd 

Mr. and Mrs. Leon C. Downey 

Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Drown 

Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Dula 

Mr. and Mrs. Cecil G. Estill 

Mr. and Mrs. Fred R. Feder 

Mr. Edward R. Fleming 

Mr. Robert D. Flodstrom 

Mr. and Mrs. E. Bruce Foster, Jr. 

Mr. and Mrs. Ed Franklin 

Mr. and Mrs. Wayne H. 

Freeman 

Mr. and Mrs. Mark W. Fuhrman 

Mr. and Mrs. James Gass 

Mr. and Mrs. Steven J. Gigliotti 

Mr. and Mrs. John Gill 

Dr. and Mrs. James T. Goodwin 

Mr. and Mrs. Richard E. Guthrie 

Mr. and Mrs. Herb M. Handly 

Dr. and Mrs. W. F. Harris 

Mr. Kenneth B. Hawkins 

Mr. and Mrs. Kelly Headden 

Mr. and Mrs. Steve Heatherly 

Mr. Chuck Hendricks 

Ms. Janet Herrin 

Mr. and Mrs. Bon D. Hicks, Jr. 

Mr. and Mrs. Ronald J. Hill 

Dr. and Mrs. Edwin L. Holland 

Mr. and Mrs. Ben W. Hooper, III 

Mr. and Mrs. Kevin R. Howard 

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas R. Howell 

The Doctors Huddleston 

Mr. Broussard Hundley 

Dr. and Mrs. Fred J. Hurst 

Ms. Vera L. Hyman 

Mr. and Mrs. Richard M. Imbrey 

Mr. and Mrs. David P. Ivey 

Mr. George D. Ivey 

Mrs. Mary P. James 

Mr. and Mrs. Joe Johnson 

Ms. Jane Johnston and Ms. 

Diane Johnston 

Mr. and Mrs. Alan Jones 

Mr. and Mrs. David T. Jones 

Mr. and Mrs. Tracy Kea, Jr. 

Mr. and Mrs. David B. Kerr 

Ms. Emily B. Kile 

Mr. and Mrs. Mike King 

Mr. Michael D. King 

Mr. and Mrs. Bradley H. Kopf 

Mr. John Kornya 

Dr. Kamilia Kozlowski and Prof. 

David Sylwester 

Mr. Franklyn Kraus 

It is a breathtaking sight to be on Fontana Lake and see the 

beautiful, undeveloped mountains of the Great Smokies. My 

family has many wonderful memories of hiking, fishing and 

camping in the park, which I hope can be preserved for the 

enjoyment of generations to come. 

– Jeff Henderson, Waynesville, North Carolina 

Mr. Donald G. Kumorek 

Mr. and Mrs. Jack D. Lail 

Mr. and Mrs. Larry T. Layne 

Ms. Annette H. Levin 

Mr. and Mrs. Bill H. Lewis 

Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Lloyd 

Mr. and Mrs. Daniel J. Lonon 

Ms. Chris Lotti 

Mr. Chad W. Love 

Mrs. Lydia S. Macauley 

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Magill 

Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Martin 

Mr. David Martin 

Mr. and Mrs. James M. Massey 

Mr. and Mrs. John D. Mayo 

Mr. and Mrs. Paul A. Mays 

Mr. and Mrs. Steven McBride 

Mr. Phillip McCampbell 

Mr. Jerry O. McDuffie 

Dr. and Mrs. Victor W. 

McLaughlin 

Mr. and Mrs. J. David 

McWhorter 

Mr. and Mrs. James R. Merriman 

Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Minteer 

Mrs. Ellen Mitchell 

Mr. and Mrs. Pat W. Moore 

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas T. Moore, Jr. 

Dr. Rhea Morgan 

Mr. and Mrs. Ken Murphy 

Dr. and Mrs. William S. Muse, Jr. 

Ms. Emmy L. Myers 

Mr. and Mrs. John L. Neely, III 

Mr. and Mrs. William E. 

Newman 

Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Oakley 

Mr. and Mrs. Michael C. Ownby 

Mr. and Mrs. Mike Padgett 

Mr. and Mrs. Chris Patrick 

Mr. and Mrs. James L. Patton, Jr. 

Mr. and Mrs. Walt Petersen 

Mr. and Mrs. Carl Peterson 

Mr. and Mrs. Bob E. Petrone 

Mr. and Mrs. Carl A. Pierce 

Mr. James Place 

Mr. and Mrs. Randall R. Pope 

Mrs. Patricia Postma 

Mrs. Christina M. Powers 

Dr. and Mrs. Stephen C. Prinz 

Mr. and Mrs. Robert T. Purifico 

Mr. Tim Raines 

Mr. and Mrs. James C. Ramsey 

Mr. and Mrs. John T. Rapien 

Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Reece, Jr. 

Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Reyes 

Rev. and Mrs. A. R. Rizner 

Mr. and Mrs. Jon G. Roach 

Ms. Leslie Roberts 

Dr. and Mrs. Paul A. Robinson 

Mrs. Michele H. Rosado 

Mr. and Mrs. James R. Runkle 

Dr. and Mrs. J. P. Ruyl 

Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Schmid 

Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Schultz 

Ms. Virginia A. Schwamm 

Ms. Sally U. Scruggs 

Mr. and Mrs. Frances Shepherd 

Mr. and Mrs. Paul Sherbakoff 

Mrs. Herbert H. Slatery, Jr. 

Mr. and Mrs. James J. Stanek 

Mr. Steven L. Stephenson 

Ms. Jennie G. Stewart 

Ms. Amy C. Styles 

Mr. and Mrs. Myrl E. Suddarth 

Dr. William Sullivan and 

Dr. Mary Kay Sullivan 

Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. Tate 

Ms. Carol Thompson 

Mr. and Mrs. Ray Trine 

Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Underwood 

Mr. and Mrs. Harry T. Valentine 

Mr. Freeman Van Wickler 

Mr. Doug Vanderbilt 

Dr. and Mrs. Marvin H. Vickers, Jr. 

Mr. and Mrs. Bill Vinson 

Mr. and Mrs. James F. Vlna 

Mr. Mark Waggoner 

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Wainner 

Mr. and Mrs. Larry Waters 

Mayor and Mrs. Michael Werner 

Mr. and Mrs. David P. West 

Mr. and Mrs. Landon A. Wetzel 

Mr. Michael L. Wetzel 

Ms. Jennifer A. Wiggins 

Ms. Betty A. Williams 

Mr. and Mrs. Mark Wilson 

Mr. Ronnie Womack and Mr. 

Robert Temple 

Ms. Nancy R. Wood 

Mr. Richard Wood 

Mr. and Mrs. Bill Woodrick 

Mr. and Mrs. Stephen W. Woody 

Dr. Anna M. Yoakum 

Ms. Laura L. Ziegler 

Creekside Friends- 

$100 - $249 

Mr. Harvey H. Abernathy 

Ms. Louise P. Abernathy 

Ms. Dawn B. Adams and Mr. 

David Schirokauer 

Mr. Don V. Adams 

Mr. Tommy G. Adams 

Mr. and Mrs. William C. Adams 

Mr. Ben H. Adler 

Mr. Joseph W. Alderman and 

Mrs. Rose A. Jurgonski 

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph H. Alexander 

Dr. Joseph M. Almand, Jr. 

Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Alspector 

Dr. and Mrs. Jose G. Amador 

Mr. and Mrs. James P. Anderson, IV 

Mr. and Mrs. John E. Anderson 

Mr. and Mrs. John S. Anderson 

Mrs. Nancy G. Anderson 

Mrs. Wanda B. Anderson 

Mr. and Mrs. Monty C. Andrews 

Mr. and Mrs. Daniel K. Anglin 

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Armour 

Ms. Phyllis M. Artabasy 

Ms. Lucretia Atterson 

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Aumen 

Mr. and Mrs. James J. Autry 

Dr. Robert B. Avery and Dr. 

Shirley B. Avery 

Ms. Carla K. Babyak 

Ms. Lisa Bacon 

Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Baggett, Sr. 

Mr. and Mrs. Hop Bailey 

Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Baird 

Mr. and Mrs. Dott A. Baker 

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Baker 

Mrs. Lillian Baker 

Mrs. Tena S. Baker 

Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Bakley 

Mr. and Mrs. Brian W. Barker 

Mr. Steve Barron and Ms. Karen 

Eberle 

Dr. and Mrs. Fred J. Barry 

Mr. and Mrs. Boyce Bartlett 

Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Bartlett, III 

Dr. and Mrs. John R. Bates 

Mr. Paul Bates and Mrs. Anne 

Bridges 

Mr. H. D. Batson 

Mr. and Mrs. Doug Baumgartner 

Ms. Victoria Bayless 

Ms. Catherine S. Beals 

Mr. and Mrs. David F. Bebell 

Mr. and Mrs. Sam F. Beck 

Mr. and Mrs. Allan F. Bednar 

Ms. Belinda Beeler 

Dr. and Mrs. Michael B. Beeler 

Mr. D. M. Beene 

Mr. and Mrs. D. R. Beeson, Jr. 

Mr. Jim Bemiller and Mrs. Missy 

K. Bemiller 

Mrs. Laura Benn 

Ms. Deborah J. Bennett and Ms. 

Margaret Bennett 

Mr. and Mrs. Grady L. Bennett 

Ms. Wendy Bennett 

Mr. and Mrs. G. King Benson 

Mr. and Mrs. Bernard E. Bernstein 

Mr. and Mrs. Cotton Berrier 

Ms. Sarah R. Berrier 

Ms. Anita S. Berry 

Mrs. Billie Berry 

Mr. and Mrs. John S. Berry 

Mr. and Mrs. Dan D. Beverly 

Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd V. Bible 

Mr. Morgan Biggs 

Mr. and Mrs. William E. Bihl 

Mr. Lee Bilderback 

Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Billingsley 

Mr. & Mrs. Peter F. Bird, Jr./ 

The Bird Family Advised Fund 

of The Community 

Foundation of Middle 

Tennessee 

Mr. and Mrs. J.E. Birdwell 

Mrs. Nancy Bissell 

Mr. Sonny Bivens 

Mrs. Patti G. Blackman 

Mrs. Donald Blake 

Mr. Bryan Blakney and Ms. 

Melanie Sitzlar 

Ms. Tasha Blakney 

Mr. and Mrs. Doug Blalock 

Ms. Sylvia Blanc 

Ms. Dianne Blane 

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Blazer 

Mrs. Donna W. Bletner 

Mr. Cameron Blevins 

Mr. and Mrs. James S. Bogard 

Mr. and Mrs. Jack Boggs 

Mr. Ted Bogue 

Mrs. June E. Bolton 

Mr. and Mrs. James L. Boren, Jr. 

Mr. Kenneth R. Borisch 

Dr. and Mrs. Allen C. Bowers 

Ms. Diane P. Bowman 

Ms. Sharon E. Boyce 

Dr. and Mrs. Daniel M. Boyd 


Peter Dreyer 

Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Bozeman 

Dr. Charles H. Bozeman, II 

Mr. David D. Bradley and 

Ms. Amy J. Dawson 

Mr. Hoyt J. Bradley, Jr. 

Mr. John W. Brady 

Ms. Kathryn J. Brandstetter 

Mr. Michael J. Braun 

Mr. and Mrs. Charles P. Breeding 

Mr. Matthew Breeding 

Ms. Irene W. Brehm 

Dr. Elaine G. Breslaw 

Mr. Max E. Brewer 

Mr. and Mrs. William Brickeen 

Mr. and Mrs. Ron Bridgeman 

Ms. Patricia A. Bright 

Mr. and Mrs. Dan Brooks 

Ms. Patsy K. Brooks 

Mr. Rhett Brooks 

Mr. and Mrs. George Brown, III 

Mr. J. B. Brown, Jr. 

Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Brown, III 

Mr. Thomas A. Brown 

Mr. Tom S. Bruce, Jr. 

Mrs. Carline C. Bryant 

Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Buchanan, III 

Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Buchanan, Sr. 

Mr. and Mrs. Ray E. Buchanan 

Mr. and Mrs. Clay H. Buckner, Jr. 

Mr. and Mrs. Edward R. Buckner 

Mr. Bobby Keith Buff 

Mrs. Holly S. Burcham 

Ms. Josephine T. Burchfiel 

Mrs. Margaret Burke 

Dr. and Mrs. Norvel L. Burkett 

Mr. and Mrs. Vance Burkey 

Mr. Steve Burman 

Mr. and Mrs. Ben A. Burnette, Jr. 

Mr. James F. Burns, II 

Ms. Tammy Burns 

Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Burwell 

Ms. Nancy W. Butler 

Ms. Ruth Butterfield 

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas M. Byar 

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas V. Byerley 

Mr. Grady Byrd 

Ms. Monique L. Byrnes 

Mr. and Mrs. Jimmie E. Cain, Jr. 

Mr. and Mrs. Kelly Calhoun 

Dr. and Mrs. Henry A. Callaway, Jr. 

Ms. Caryn Cammarata 

Ms. Judy H. Campbell 

Mr. and Mrs. William E. Campbell 

Mr. and Mrs. Geoff Cantrell 

Dr. Julia A. Capps and Mrs. Nell 

Capps 

Mayor and Mrs. Roy G. Cardwell 

Mr. Russell Carlton 

Ms. Susan Carmichael 

Mr. and Mrs. James F. Carmon 

Mr. and Mrs. David W. Carr 

Dr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Carson 

Mr. Todd J. Cartner 

Mr. James A. Casada 

Mr. and Mrs. Art Cathers 

Mr. and Mrs. Richard C. Cawood 

Mr. Nicholas G. Cazana 

Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Chambers 

Mr. Russell G. Chambers 

Mr. and Mrs. Gordon W. 

Chandler, III 

Ms. Joanne Chapple 

Dr. and Mrs. Stuart Chasan 

Mr. Matthew W. Chatfield 

Jeff and Deb Chenault 

Mr. and Mrs. Allen Chesney 

Mr. and Mrs. Edd Christopher, 

C.P.A. 

Mr. and Mrs. Steve E. Clabo 

Mr. and Mrs. Herbert C. Clark 

Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Clark 

Mr. and Mrs. Peter Claussen 

Mr. Warren A. Cleveland 

Mr. and Mrs. Alan R. Click 

Mr. and Mrs. David L. Click 

Mr. and Mrs. Howard Clinton 

Mr. and Mrs. Jerry D. Cloyd 

Dr. and Mrs. H. C. Coghlan 

Ms. Deborah Cohen 

Mr. Kenneth M. Colburn 

Ms. Peggy Cole 

Mrs. Bonnie S. Cole-Horne 

Mr. and Mrs. Homer R. Coleman 

Ms. Myra Collins 

Mr. Robert O. Collins 

Mr. and Mrs. Scott Collins 

Mr. and Mrs. Townsend Collins, Jr. 

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Collister 

Mr. Richard V. Comiso 

Ms. Jacinda P. Cone 

Mr. and Mrs. Joe P. Congleton 

Mr. and Mrs. Lee Congleton 

Mrs. M. Evelyn Cook 

Ms. M. Evelyn Cooke 

Ms. Anessa F. Coonce 

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas L. Copas 

Ms. Mary M. Corbett 

Mr. Lee Cord 

Mr. and Mrs. David A. Cort 

Mr. David M. Cosgrove 

Mr. and Mrs. Ed M. Cotter 

Mr. and Mrs. Dal M. Covington 

Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Cox 

Mr. Arnold Craig 

Mr. and Mrs. Bob Craig 

Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth T. Creed 

Ms. Betsey Creekmore 

Ms. Ruthellen Crews 

Mr. and Mrs. Steve Crews 

Ms. Beth Crippen and Mr. Chris 

Siebens 

Mrs. Henrietta M. Croker 

Mr. Jason A. Crouch and 

Ms. Moya G. Myers 

Mr. and Mrs. Phil R. Crye, Jr. 

Mr. and Mrs. Phil Crye 

Mrs. Teresa D. Culp 

Ms. Naomi H. Cunningham 

Mrs. Kathleen L. Cuppy 

Mr. and Mrs. Dennis A. Cureton 

Mr. and Mrs. Randall Curnow 

Ms. Alma M. Curtis 

Mr. and Mrs. Cromer Curtis 

Mrs. Hazel L. Curtis 

Ms. Virginia E. Dagley 


The Great Smoky Mountains are like anything else you love; you 

protect them and assume the responsibility to make them 

financially sound. The “FRIENDS” committed to the Park are a 

fraternity of folks that have the same passion to preserve, protect 

and provide to maintain this relationship. 

– Sam & Jody Curtis, Madisonville, Tennessee 

Ms. Faye Daniel 

Sheriff David E. Davenport 

Mr. and Mrs. Barry K. Davis 

Ms. Charlotte M. Davis 

Dr. James W. Davis, Jr. 

Ms. Sue J. Davis 

Mr. and Mrs. Tom M. Davis 

Mr. Henry C. Dawson, Jr. 

Mr. and Mrs. John T. Dawson, Jr. 

Mr. and Mrs. Rayburn H. Dean 

Mr. Robert A. Dean 

Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey DeGroat 

Ms. Melanie Deitz 

Mr. and Mrs. Ross Denslow 

Ms. Jane S. Depew 

Mr. James A. Derrigan 

Mr. and Mrs. Michael DeVoto 

Mrs. Jacquelyn J. Devries 

Mr. and Mrs. Carl Dew 

Ms. Wanda T. DeWaard 

Mr. and Mrs. John B. Dickson 

Mr. Joseph Dillon 

Mr. Raleigh C. Dixon 

Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Dockery 

Mr. and Mrs. William H. Dodson 

Mrs. Gloria Donoher 

Dr. and Mrs. Matthew Doppelt 

Dr. and Mrs. Donald K. Dougall 

Mr. and Mrs. Gary S. Doughty 

Mrs. Wanda G. Douglas 

Mr. Steven Dronen 

Mr. Benson Dubois 

Dr. and Mrs. Dennis H. Duck 

Mr. and Mrs. David T. Duncan 

Ms. Irene Duncan 

Mr. and Mrs. Donald E. 

Dunning, Jr. 

Mr. Raymond E. Durkee 

Mr. and Mrs. Omer O. Dyer 

Ms. Bette L. Dziedzic 

Mr. and Mrs. Marvin L. Eaves 

Mr. and Mrs. William R. Eberle 

Ms. Susan Edelman 

Ms. Petra Edge 

Mr. and Mrs. John H. Edwards 

Ms. Karen P. Ellingson 

Ms. Mertie R. Elliott 

Mr. Bobby R. Ellis and 

Ms. Cathie Ingram 

Ms. Claudia Elrod 

Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. Ely, Jr. 

Ms. Susan M. Emert 

Mr. and Mrs. Ronnie P. Emonet, Jr. 

Ms. Amy Encarnacion 

Mr. Edward L. Evers 

Ms. Ruth Z. Ewald 

Eugene and Patricia Ewell 

Mrs. Kristine M. Ewton 

Mr. David L. Fahey 

Dr. and Mrs. Robert M. Failing 

Mr. and Mrs. Dale Fain 

Dr. James E. Fair, III 

Ms. Pamela S. Farrar 

Mr. and Mrs. Roy E. Farrar, Jr. 

Mr. and Mrs. Johnny W. Farris 

Mrs. Patti S. Farris 

Dr. and Mrs. R. K. Farris 

Mr. Benn E. Fass 

Mr. and Mrs. Delmo Faulkner 

Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Felton, III 

Mr. and Mrs. David O. Fenn 

Ms. Mary J. Ferguson 

Mr. J. D. Ferrell 

Mr. and Mrs. James C. Fields 

Mr. and Mrs. Tony Fields 

Mr. and Mrs. Louie C. Finley 

Mr. and Mrs. Albert A. Fisher 

Mrs. Ernest Fitton 

Mr. and Mrs. Randy Fluharty 

Ms. Shirley Flynn 

Ms. Suzanne Fontenot-Williams 

Mrs. Linda L. Ford 

Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Ford 

Mr. and Mrs. James W. Forney 

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Fortner 

Ms. Jane C. Fowler 

Mr. and Mrs. Samuel F. Fowler, Jr. 

Mr. and Mrs. Ronnie Fox 

Mrs. Janet H. Francis 

Ms. Mary C. Frank 

Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Frazee 

Mrs. Karen B. Frazier 

Ms. Karen E. Free 

Mr. and Mrs. Donald W. Freeman 

Mrs. Betty D. Frierson 

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Frink 

Dr. and Mrs. Stefan H. Fromm 

Mr. and Mrs. James D. Froyd 

Dr. Vicki Funk 

Mr. Don M. Gaddy 

Dr. and Mrs. Rick Gallaher 

Mr. and Mrs. Harold F. Gallivan, III 

Mr. and Mrs. Mark Galloway 

Mr. Lee Galloway and 

Ms. Nancy Thompson 

Mr. and Mrs. Jim Garner 

Dr. and Mrs. Mark B. Garrett 

Mr. and Mrs. Don Garrott 

Mr. and Mrs. George Gasper 

Ms. Sandra E. Gates 

Ms. Daphney S. Gaw 

Dr. and Mrs. Dennis E. Geagan 

Ms. Laura Gearhiser 

Dr. and Mrs. Peter Gentling 

Mr. and Mrs. Dale Gentry 

Mr. and Mrs. Bruce H. George 

Mr. and Mrs. James A. Gerding 

Mr. and Mrs. Carl Gibson 

Mr. and Mrs. Lamar Gibson 

Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Gibson 

Ms. Helen C. Gift 

Mr. and Mrs. Phil Gilbert 

Dr. James W. Giles and 

Ms. Donna J. Kraemer 

Dr. and Ms. Robert E. Giles, Jr. 

Mr. James M. Gilmer 

Mrs. Barbara H. Gilstrap 

Mr. and Mrs. David C. Gingrich 

Mr. and Mrs. Duane Gingrich 

Mr. and Mrs. Fred E. Gladding 

Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Glawe 

Mr. and Mrs. James E. Goff 

Mr. John L. Goforth 

Mr. Robert J. Goodwin 

Mr. W. A. Goodwin 

Mr. and Mrs. James Gordon 

Mr. and Mrs. James Gorman 

Mr. and Mrs. Allan S. Goss 

Mr. and Mrs. Charles J. Grabarczyk 

Mrs. Patti Grady 

Ms. Jenny Graham 

Mr. and Mrs. Randal O. Graham 

Mr. and Mrs. Chris Grant 

Ms. Barbara Gray 

Mrs. Mary E. Gray 

Mr. and Mrs. Michael E. Gray 

Mr. and Mrs. James F. Green 

Mr. and Mrs. H.R. Greene, Jr. 

Mr. and Mrs. Kester H. Greene, Jr. 

Mr. and Mrs. Todd Greene 

Mr. and Mrs. Daniel A. Greengold 

Mr. and Mrs. David Greenwood 

Mr. Jeffrey W. Greer 

Mr. and Mrs. Gene E. Greer 

Ms. Nancy H. Gregor 

Ms. Clementine W. Gregory 

Dr. and Mrs. Mark Grenkoski 

Mr. Stanley Griffin 

Mr. Jason Groover 

Mr. and Mrs. Mike Gross 

Ms. Heather Grossnickle 

Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Grubb 

Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Guillaume 

Ms. Marie K. Guinn 

Mr. and Mrs. James R. Gundy 

Ms. Kathleen Gurbin 

Honorable and Mrs. James M. 

Hackworth, Jr. 

Mr. and Mrs. Roger Hale 

Mr. and Mrs. Carl H. Hall 

Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Hall 

Mr. and Mrs. Gene Hall 

Mr. and Mrs. Stanley S. Hall 

Mr. and Mrs. Steven S. Hall 

Mr. and Mrs. Chris Halouma 

Ms. Kathy A. Hamill 

Mrs. Helen Hammer 

Mr. and Mrs. Bill J. Hancock 

Ms. Thelma Hancock 

Ms. Dorothy Hankins 

Dr. and Mrs. William P. Harbin 

Dr. and Mrs. F. Payne Hardison 

Ms. Mildred S. Hargraves 

Mrs. DeWilda Harless 

Mr. Ben Harrell and Ms. Kathy 

Owen Wallace 

Ms. Anne Hart 

Ms. Jennifer Hart 

Mr. Joseph Harwood 

Mr. and Mrs. Paul N. 

Haubenreich, Sr. 

Mr. and Mrs. Kent Hawkins 

Ms. Susan Hawkins 

Mr. W. T. Hawkins 

Mr. William B. Hawkins 

Mr. Eaddy W. Hayes 

Mrs. Lane Hays 

Mr. and Mrs. Paul D. Head 

Mr. and Mrs. Paul Hebert 

Ms. Liz Heid 

Ms. Peggy Heilig 

Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Henderson 

Mrs. Martha Henderson 

Mr. and Mrs. Steven B. Hendrix 

Mr. and Mrs. Phillip L. Henebry 

Mr. and Mrs. Mark Henegar 

Mr. Stanley Henry 

Ms. Kimberly K. Henry 

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Hermann 

Mr. and Mrs. Egbert M. Herring, III 

Dr. Hortense Hester 

Mr. and Mrs. Harold Hicks, Jr.

Mrs. Jean C. Hicks 

Ms. Susan Hicks 

Mr. and Mrs. John Hilbrandt 

Mr. and Mrs. Paul J. Hilchey 

Mr. and Mrs. Richard W. Hill, 

C.P.A. 

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hill 

Mr. and Mrs. David D. Hilton 

Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Hinson 

Mr. and Mrs. Darrell W. Hodge 

Mr. and Mrs. Gregory A. Hoff 

Ms. Frances Hoffman 

Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Holbrook 

Mr. John L. Holland 

Mr. and Mrs. Peter G. Holloway 

Mrs. Mary Bond Holt 

Mr. Lambert Hooper 

Ms. Julia O. Hope 

Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Hoppe, Jr. 

Mr. and Mrs. Jim Hopper 

Mr. and Mrs. Richard O. Hostetler 

Mr. Benjamin C. Houck 

Dr. and Mrs. W. G. Howard 

Dr. Mark B. Hoyle 

Ms. Suzanne Hughes 

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas G. 

Hughes, Jr. 

Mr. and Mrs. Steiner M. Humerick 

Dr. and Mrs. James C. Hung 

Mr. and Mrs. Russell Huntsinger, Jr. 

Mrs. Barbara Hurst 

Mr. Howard B. Hurt 

Mr. and Mrs. Barry Hutchins 

Mr. and Mrs. James D. Hutchins 

Ms. Charlotte Hutchison 

Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Hutchison 

Mrs. Evelyn S. Irwin 

Ms. Frances Isaacs & Associates 

Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Jackson 

Ms. Josephine H. Jackson 

John C. Jacobs 

Mr. and Mrs. Loren A. Jahn 

Ms. Fidelia V. Jahna 

Ms. Leslie L. James 

Mr. and Mrs. Ross L. Jamison 

Mr. and Mrs. John J. Jaqua, Jr. 

Mr. and Mrs. Bob Jarnagin 

Mr. Jerry T. Jascomb 

Mrs. Amy Y. Jenkins 

Mr. and Mrs. Jerry E. Jenkins 

Mr. and Mrs. Ray Jenkins 


William L. Jenkins 

Ms. Barbara Jensen 

Ms. Elizabeth Johns 

Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Johnson 

Mr. and Mrs. James W. Johnson 

Ms. Linda K. Johnson 

Mr. and Mrs. Nelson C. 

Johnson, Jr. 

Mr. Charles P. Johnston 

Mr. and Mrs. James M. 

Johnston, III 

Ms. Deanna Jones 

Ms. Janice A. Jones 

Ms. Patricia C. Jones 

Mr. and Mrs. John H. Jordan 

Mr. and Mrs. Steven H. Jordan 

Mr. and Mrs. Terry Jordan-Henley 

Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Juengling 

Mr. and Mrs. Norman Kallemeyn 

Mr. and Mrs. Anderson Kane 

Mr. and Mrs. Howard F. Kastner, Jr. 

Mr. and Mrs. Daryle Keck 

Mr. and Mrs. Richard J. Kelly 

Mr. Stan Kelly 

Ms. Susan J. Kendall 

Mr. and Mrs. James R. Kendig 

Mr. Barron D. Kennedy, IV 

Mr. and Mrs. John P. Kennedy 

Mr. John M. Kennerly 

Mr. and Mrs. Horace Kent 

Mr. and Mrs. Frank J. Kern 

Ms. Esther J. Kerr 

Ms. Shirley Whitney Kerr 

Mr. and Mrs. Robert K. Kesling 

Mr. and Mrs. Keith Ketterman 

Mr. and Mrs. James A. Killeffer 

Mr. and Mrs. Bob Kimzey 

Mr. and Mrs. M. B. King 

Ms. Sherri A. King 

Ms. Elizabeth C. Kinyon 

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph B. Kirk, Jr. 

Mr. and Mrs. David C. Kocher 

Mr. William Kopinski 

Mr. Jacob D. Kortz 

Ms. Dianne L. Kosmala and 

Ms. Dianna Fuller 

Mr. William L. Kovacich 

Mrs. Karen S. Kressel 

Mr. and Mrs. Richard J. Krieg 

Mr. Richard T. Kubota 

Mr. and Mrs. Richard E. Ladd 

Mr. and Mrs. James T. Lambiase 

Ms. Carol E. Lammers 

Mr. and Mrs. Scott A. Lamp 

Ms. Becky Lane 

Mr. Jack H. Lane 

Ms. Kim Lane 

Ms. Bonnie R. Lang and Mr. 

Andrew Umphlett 

Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. Large 

Ms. Darlene Lasley 

Mr. Roderick L. Law 

Mr. and Mrs. John W. Lawhon, Jr. 

Mr. and Mrs. John Lawless 

Mrs. Elizabeth S. Lawrence 

Mr. and Mrs. Daniel J. Lawson 

Ms. Barbara Layman 

Ms. Lisa Leatherman 

Ms. Marie H. Ledgerwood 

Mr. and Mrs. Rodney Leftwich 

Ms. Beth Leibowitz 

Mr. and Mrs. Carl F. Leitten, Jr. 

Mr. and Mrs. Frank E. Lewis 

Ms. Jan Lewis 

Ms. Martha Lewis 

Mr. and Mrs. Tom Lillestolen 

Ms. Elizabeth H. Lillie 

Mr. and Mrs. Larry E. Livingston 

Ms. Mary Ann Lochner 

Mr. and Mrs. Richard S. Lord 

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Lorenz 

Mr. Donald K. Lorenzo 

Mr. and Mrs. Hal Loss 

Mr. and Mrs. Todd Loveday 

Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Lowrie 

Ms. Ruth P. Lucas 

Ms. Judy H. Luetkemeyer 

Ms. Kris Lutz 

Mr. Richard MacDonald 

Ms. Magdalene T. Mack 

Mr. William Mackie 

Mr. and Mrs. Bob G. Maddin 

Mr. Steven M. Madera 

Mr. and Mrs. Roger L. Madson 

Ms. Margaret A. Maher 

Mr. Dan R. Manis 

Ms. Arline Mann 

Ms. Janet Mann 

Miss Margery A. Manville 

Mr. and Mrs. George Marion 

Mr. James R. Marney 

Mr. and Mrs. Glenn G. Marshall 

Mr. and Mrs. James E. Martin 

John and Lillian Mashburn 

Mr. and Mrs. Gary L. Mathes 

Mrs. Loretta A. Matthews 

Ms. Brenda Maupin 

Mr. Edward B. Maupin, III 

Mrs. Deborah W. May 

Mr. and Mrs. Richard M. Maybin 

Rev. and Mrs. Charles Maynard 

Mr. and Mrs. Y.J. McAndrew 

Ms. Elizabeth H. McArthur 

Mr. and Mrs. Jim McBride 

Mrs. Angie F. McCamy 

Mr. and Mrs. Rick McCarroll 

Mr. and Mrs. David R. McClellan 

Mr. and Mrs. Matthew S. 

McClellan 

Mr. and Mrs. Raymond 

McClinton 

Mrs. Mary McClure 

Mr. and Mrs. G. W. McCoig 

Mr. and Mrs. Mark McCown 

Mr. and Mrs. Patrick McCoy 

Mr. David McCoy and 

Ms. Barbara Ferrell 

Dr. and Mrs. William J. McCoy, III 

Ms. Betty C. McCrary 

Mrs. Joyce I. McCroskey 

Mr. and Mrs. Dean E. McCumber 

Mr. John McCurry 

Dr. and Mrs. Edgar L. McDaniel, Jr. 

Mr. and Mrs. Edward D. 

McDowell, Jr. 

Farah and Terry McGhee 

Mr. and Mrs. George McGoldrick 

We are honored to support Friends of the Smokies by our Tanger 

8K Run for the Park race fund-raiser. The Great Smoky 

Mountains National Park is the reason that we are a successful 

tourism area. This is a great organization that does so much to 

keep the Smokies the most visited national park. 

–Judith Huskey, Tanger 5 Oaks, Sevierville, Tennessee 

Mr. and Mrs. Justin McGoldrick 

Mr. Thomas McGovern 

Mr. and Mrs. Glen S. McGroom 

Mr. and Mrs. David W. McGuire 

Mr. and Mrs. John McKay 

Mr. and Mrs. Gerald G. McKinney 

Ms. Rachel McKinney 

Dr. and Mrs. Fred McLean 

Mr. and Mrs. Max McLeod 

Mr. and Mrs. Jim McMahon 

Mr. and Mrs. William M. 

McMaster 

Mr. and Mrs. Stuart P. McNiell, Jr. 

Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. McNutt 

Mrs. Edna Mae McNutt 

Mrs. Jeanne Meador 

Ms. Betty Melrose 

Ms. Peggy Melville 

Dr. and Mrs. Charles W. Mercer 

Dr. and Mrs. O. L. Merritt 

Mr. Larry M. Metcalf 

Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Mierke 

Ms. Connie Mikeal 

Mr. and Mrs. Arthur C. Miller 

Mr. and Mrs. Bob Miller 

Mr. and Mrs. David Miller 

Mr. and Mrs. James R. Miller 

Mr. and Mrs. Edward E. Mills 

Mr. and Mrs. Jack Mills 

Mr. and Mrs. Vance Milten 

Ms. Frances Mincey 

Mr. and Mrs. Clayton J. Minchew 

Mr. and Mrs. Conrad H. Minnich 

Mr. and Mrs. Michael A. Minter 

Mrs. Jewell R. Mitchell 

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Mitchell 

Mr. Eugene M. Monger 

Sheriff and Mrs. Bruce R. 

Montgomery 

Mr. and Mrs. Fred H. Moody, Jr. 

Ms. Ellen S. Morar 

Dr. M. E. Morgan 

Mr. and Mrs. Joel V. Morris, Jr. 

Mrs. Suzanne Morrison 

Ms. Julie Anne Morton 

Mr. Donald J. Mueller, Jr. 

Ms. Roberta L. Mueller 

Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Mullins 

Mr. and Mrs. Stephen W. Mullins 

Mr. James E. Mullis 

Mr. and Mrs. Dennis A. Mummert 

Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Murphy 

Ms. Sheila H. Murphy 

Mr. William W. Murphy 

Ms. Gail Myers 

Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Myrick 

Mr. Henry Naff 

Ms. Elke Narten 

Ms. Sandy Neale 

Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth M. Nelson 

Dr. and Mrs. James S. Netherton 

Mr. and Mrs. Ralph E. Newman, Jr. 

Mr. and Mrs. Donald W. Newton 

Dr. Daniel Newton and Dr. 

Kristi Newton 

Ms. Kathy Niccum 

Mr. and Mrs. Gary A. Nicholds 

Mr. John L. Nichols 

Mr. and Mrs. Ken Nichols 

Mr. and Mrs. Scott M. Niswonger 

Mr. and Mrs. Dan Noe 

Ms. Alice R. Noggle 

Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Norman 

Ms. Martha L. Norton 

Ms. Flo P. Norville 

Ms. Marian E. Oates 

Mr. and Mrs. Bobby J. Ogle 

Mr. and Mrs. Mack Ogle 

Mr. and Mrs. David U. O’Kain 

Ms. Nancy J. Olsen 

Mr. and Mrs. Byron J. O’Quinn 

Mr. and Mrs. Richard G. 

Orander, Jr. 

Mr. and Mrs. Mark Ortlieb 

Dr. and Mrs. Charles I. Osman 

Mrs. Carol S. Owens 

Mrs. Kathleen R. Pacetti 

Mr. and Mrs. William W. Page 

Mr. Lewis Paisley 

Ms. Sylvia Pardo 

Mr. and Mrs. Calvin M. Parham 

Mr. Chad A. Parker 

Ms. Evelyn Parker 

Mr. and Mrs. John W. Parker 

Ms. Joan Parks 

Mr. Michael S. Parlier 

Mr. D. Parrett, II 

Mrs. Jo S. Parris 

Ms. Mary Patrick 

Mr. James L. Patton 

Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Paul 

Jack Goodwin 

Ms. Marion Pavur 

Ms. Margaret Payne 

Mr. Howard A. Pearson 

Mr. Erin Peitso 

Mr. and Mrs. Peter Pellegrini 

Mr. Timothy Pennell 

Mr. Dick Penner 

Annie, Jean and Fred Peretz 

Mr. and Mrs. George Perry 

Mr. Kerry Person 

Mr. and Mrs. Louis S. Philhower, Jr. 

Mrs. Linda B. Pickel 

Mr. and Mrs. Gary L. Picou 

Dr. and Mrs. Leonard B. Pilkington 

Dr. and Mrs. Frank H. Pinkerton 

Mrs. Janet Pinson 

Ms. Anna R. Piper 

Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Pitney 

Mr. and Mrs. William B. Pitts 

Mr. Robert C. Pletz 

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Poole 

Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Poppe 

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Porter 

Mr. and Mrs. Ronald M. Potter 

Mr. and Mrs. Rick Poulson 

Mr. and Mrs. Russell Powell 

Mr. and Mrs. Gregg Price 

Ms. Sharon Price 

Dr. Mark Prince 

Mr. James N. Proffitt, Jr. 

Ms. Margherita R. Proietto 

Mr. Ted Proudfoot 

Mr. and Mrs. William A. Pryor 

Mr. and Mrs. Ron Rader 

Mr. and Mrs. Jan D. Ragsdale 


Michael R. Ragsdale 

Mr. George B. Rawls, Jr. 

Dr. and Mrs. John R. Ray 

Mr. and Mrs. Brownlee Reagan 

Mrs. Frances Reagan 

Mr. and Mrs. Carlos Reed 

Dr. Richard K. Reed 

Mr. Anderson Reeves 

Judge and Mrs. Lyle Reid 

Mr. Robert D. Reily 

Mr. and Mrs. William G. Rellar 

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Remine 

Mr. and Mrs. Grady W. Renfro 

Ms. Laura J. Renfro 

Ms. Mildred C. Reynolds 

Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Ribble 

Mr. and Mrs. George J. Rick 

Ms. Donna Rickard 

Ms. Jeanette Riedy 

Dr. and Mrs. Jack T. Roberts, Jr. 

Mr. Louis Roberts 

Mr. William Robertson 

Mr. Douglas O. Robinette 

Mr. and Mrs. A. Jude Robinson 

Mr. and Mrs. Barry L. Robinson 

Mr. Blake Robinson 

Mr. and Mrs. Will Robinson 

Mrs. Helen M. Rodgers 

Mr. Ramon F. Rodriguez 

Mr. and Mrs. David P. Roe 


Dr. and Mrs. Mark Rorie 

Al and Terry Rose 

Mr. and Mrs. Jack Rose 

Ms. Judith W. Ross 

Mr. and Mrs. Howard E. Rosser 

Mr. and Mrs. Richard B. Rothrock 

Ms. Mary B. Rowe 

Mrs. Lolita Roy 

Mr. and Mrs. Keith D. Rugel 

Mr. and Mrs. James W. Rugh 

Mr. and Mrs. John R. E. Ruhl 

Mr. Kevin Ryan 

Mr. and Mrs. Ronald L. Ryan 

Mr. Jeremy Sacharnoski 

Ms. Cindy Satterfield 

Mr. and Mrs. Bob Schaich 

Mr. and Mrs. Carroll J. Schell 

Mr. Rene Schmidt 

Mr. and Mrs. William H. Schmidt 

Mr. and Mrs. Hank Schmitt 

Mr. and Mrs. Al Schmutzer 

Ms. Drusilla Scott 

Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Searcy 

Mr. Michael J. Searcy and 

Ms. Cheryl E. Light 

Ms. Janie E. Seat 

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas G. Sellars 

Mr. and Mrs. David C. Sellers 

Mr. O. R. Sellers 

Mr. Mark T. Shannon 

Mr. C. W. Sharp 

Vice Mayor and Mrs. Jerry Shattuck 

Mr. and Mrs. David M. Shehan 

Mr. Perry M. Shell 

Mr. and Mrs. Lee E. Shelton 

Mr. Thomas Shepherd 

Dan and Mary Ann Shields 

Mr. Ernest L. Shipe, Jr. 

Mr. and Mrs. David E. Shuck 

Mr. and Mrs. Fred D. Shults 

Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth R. Silence 

Mr. and Mrs. Dennis M. Silvis 

Mr. and Mrs. Howell G. Simerly 

Mr. and Mrs. Drew Simmons 

Mr. William R. Simms 

Mr. and Mrs. Ken Simonis 

Mr. and Mrs. Martin J. Skinner, Sr. 

Mr. and Mrs. Michael A. Slawecki 

Mrs. Margaret A. Sliger 

Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Sloane 

The Honorable and Mrs. Duane 

Slone 

Ms. Rebecca Slone 

Mr. and Mrs. Ben B. Smith 

Mr. Frederic Smith 

Mrs. Johneta L. Smith 

Mr. Mark E. Smith 

Mr. and Mrs. Marvin N. Smith 

Mr. and Mrs. Milton Smith 

Mr. and Mrs. Paul F. Smith 

Mr. and Mrs. Philip J. Smith 

Mr. and Mrs. Steve Smith 

Mr. Ray Smyre 

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Snead 

Mr. and Mrs. Terry Snider 

Mr. and Mrs. Roger Snyder 

Dr. Doug Sofer 

Ms. Diana Sorensen 

Dr. Jonathan Sowell 

Mr. Brian Spalding 

Ms. Lisa J. Sparkes 

Mr. and Mrs. James E. Spiegel 

Dr. and Mrs. Paul Spray 

Mr. and Mrs. Larry D. Stair 

Mrs. F. W. Stallmann 

Mr. Vance Stamps 

Ms. Becky Starnes 

Mr. and Mrs. James H. Steed, Jr. 

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph F. Steele 

Mrs. Martha V. Stepp 

Mr. and Mrs. Carroll P. Sterne 

Mr. John S. Stevens 

Mr. and Mrs. William R. 

Stevenson, Jr. 

Mr. and Mrs. Joe N. Steward 

Mr. and Mrs. David M. Stewart 

Mr. and Mrs. Larry W. Stewart 

Ms. Peggy L. Stewart 

Mr. Rodney Stewart 

Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Stormes 

Ms. Annette Strpko and Mr. 

Gary Guy 

Mr. Ted Stryk 

Mr. and Mrs. Austin P. Stubblefield 

Mr. and Mrs. Tim Stump 

Dr. Tara Sturdivant 

Mr. and Mrs. Hubert M. Styles 

Ms. Jo Suggs 

The Honorable and Mrs. Don 

Sundquist 

Mr. and Mrs. David C. Swann 

Mayor and Mrs. Joseph A. Swann 

Mr. Charles W. Swanson and 

Mrs. Pamela Reeves 

Mr. and Mrs. Greg Swartz 

Ms. Tara M. Swartz 

Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Sweet 

Mr. Warren Takala 

Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Tansil 

Capt. and Mrs. Lee A. Tarlton 

Mr. and Mrs. William M. Tate 

Mr. and Mrs. Samuel H. Taylor 

The Great Smoky Mountains National Park 

is a refuge for the landscape and culture 

that defines our region and is the backbone 

for our economy. It is more important than 

ever that we give generously to protect our 

park given the increasing development all 

around it. We invest to preserve our past, 

protect our future and remind ourselves just 

how important our Smoky Mountains are to 

us every time we give to the Friends of the 

Smokies. 

– Geoff Wolpert, 

Gatlinburg, Tennessee 


Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Tebbetts 

Mr. and Mrs. Roy M. Tedrick 

Mr. and Mrs. James A. Temple 

Mr. Bailey Terry, Jr. 

Mr. and Mrs. John W. Testerman 

Mr. John Z. C. Thomas 

Ms. Lois R. Thomas 

Mr. and Mrs. Marvin R. Thorpe, Jr. 

Mrs. Margaret Timme 

Mr. and Mrs. Jim Tipps 

Mr. and Mrs. Steve Tipton 

Mr. Michael Toomey and 

Ms. Lydia Birk 

Mr. Anthony J. Torres, Jr. 

Mr. and Mrs. Dalton Townsend 

Mrs. Robyn Townsend 

Mr. and Mrs. Harold Trapp 

Dr. Jo A. Trentham 

Mr. and Mrs. Richard P. Trotman 

Dr. and Mrs. David Trotter 

Mr. and Mrs. Tom Trotter, Sr. 

Dr. and Mrs. Richard Truluck 

Mrs. Sue Tucker 

Mr. and Mrs. Mike Turley 

Mr. and Mrs. Avery L. Tyler 

Mr. and Mrs. Mark Tyson 

Mr. and Mrs. Edward Umbach 

Dr. and Mrs. Fred M. Valentine 

Mr. and Mrs. William M. Van 

Voorhis 

Mr. and Mrs. Paul Vandermeer 

Mr. Denty P. Vaughn, Sr. 

Mr. and Mrs. Stan Veltkamp 

Mr. William D. Vines, III 

Ms. Rhonda Vineyard and 

Mr. Stan Hackworth 

Mr. and Mrs. Jeremy R. Voigtmann 

Mrs. Betty C. Voorhis 

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Voris 

Ms. Paula R. Voss 

Dr. and Mrs. Dwight R. Wade, Jr. 

Mr. Kenneth R. Wade and 

Mrs. Marion Paul 

Dr. Jeff Wadsworth and Ms. Jerre 

McCulley 

Mr. Mark L. Wagner 

Mr. William R. Wahl 

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Waikel 

Mr. C. A. Wall 

Mr. and Mrs. John O. Wallace 

Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Wallace 

Mrs. Candy Wansley 

Ms. Cheryl V. Ward 

Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Ward 

Mr. and Mrs. Leonard H. 

Waring, III 

Mr. and Mrs. Keith K. Warren 

Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth S. Warren 

Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Warren 

Ms. Dorothy B. Webb 

Mr. and Mrs. Julian T. Webb 

Mr. Mel Webb 

Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Webb, Jr. 

Mr. and Mrs. Donald R. Weber 

Mrs. Gertrude A. Webster 

Ms. Kate D. Welch 

Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth V. Weller 

Mr. and Mrs. Fred Welling 

Ms. Pamela K. Wells 

Mr. Blaine S. West 

Mr. Gary M. West 

Mr. and Mrs. Richard W. 

Westbrook 

Mrs. Polly S. Whaley 

Ms. Barbara W. Wheeler 

Mr. and Mrs. Peter White 

Ms. Genevieve W. Whitmire 

Mr. Allen Wight 

Ms. Adelaide L. Wigren 

Sam Hobbs 

Mr. and Mrs. John E. Wilbanks 

Ms. Jane C. Wilkenloh 

Mrs. Ila Wilkerson 

Mrs. Dorothy J. Wilkinson 

Mr. and Mrs. Bill G. Williams 

Mr. and Mrs. George F. 

Williams, Jr. 

Mr. Jerry L. Williams 

Mr. and Mrs. John W. Williams, Jr. 

Mr. and Mrs. William B. 

Williams, III 

Mr. and Mrs. George C. 

Williamson 

Ms. Dorothy Willocks 

Dr. David G. Wilson, III 

Ms. Esther D. Wilson 

Mr. and Mrs. Fred Wilson, Jr. 

Ms. Janell D. Wilson 

Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth F. Wilson 

Mr. and Mrs. Michael R. Wilson 

Mr. and Mrs. Dennis J. Winner 

Ms. Ruth Wodock 

Mr. and Mrs. Cary Wolfenbarger 

Dr. and Mrs. Raphael Wolpert 

Mr. and Mrs. Charles L. Wood 

Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Wood, III 

Mr. and Mrs. James H. Woodard 

Ms. Joanne L. Woods 

Mr. Peter Wooten and 

Mrs. Renata Soto 

Mr. Stuart Worden 

Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Wright 

Mr. and Mrs. Jess Wrinkle 

Mrs. Jo T. Wykoff 

Mr. and Mrs. James Wylie 

Mr. and Mrs. Keith Yahr 

Mrs. Ramona Yarbrough 

Mr. and Mrs. George D. Yardley 

Mr. and Mrs. Bill Yett 

Mr. and Mrs. Gerald B. Young 

Ms. Virginia E. Young 

Mr. William O. Young 

Mr. and Mrs. Steven P. Yurkovich 

Ms. P. Claire Zahn 

Ms. Margaret Zainer 

Ms. Jessica Zelesky 

GIFTS-IN-KIND 

Friends of the Smokies thanks the 

following individuals, businesses, 

and organizations for their in-kind 

gifts in 2006- everything from food 

and beverages for special events to 

auction items to donations of 

services and equipment to help us 

keep our operating costs down. 

To all of our in-kind donors, 

thank you for helping us help 

the Smokies! 

272 Salon 

A&G Fashion Outlet 

A+ Office Place 

About You Salon & Day Spa 

Mrs. Cathy Ackermann and Mr. 

Tommy Walker 

Adidas America 

Adventure Science Center 

Affordable Fabrics and Interiors 

Allied Music Instructors 

American Laser Centers 

American Park Network 

Mr. and Mrs. James P. Anderson, IV 

Dr. and Mrs. John Anderson 

Appliance Discount Center 

Mr. Rufus Ashworth 

Atrium Flowers 

Aubrey’s Restaurant Group 

Mr. and Mrs. Art Baker, 

Computers 

Mr. Robert Batey 

Mr. and Mrs. William Baxter 

Bearden Decorating Center 

Bella Salon & Spa 

Ben & Jerry’s (Knoxville) 

Bennett Galleries 

Beverage Control, Inc. 

Bistro at the Bijou 

Blue Ridge Mountain Sports 

Bon Vivant 

Dr. and Mrs. Allen C. Bowers 

Braden’s Fine Furnishings 

Bradley’s Chocolates 

Bravo Cucina Italiana 

Broadway of Knoxville 

Mr. and Mrs. Dan Brooks 

Mr. Michael W. Brown 

V. C. Brownlie 

Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Brush, Jr. 

Mr. and Mrs. Theodore C. Brush 

Buddy’s Bar-B-Q 

Butterfly Gap Retreat Bed & 

Breakfast 

Cakes with Character 

Mr. and Mrs. Steve Caldwell 

Canvas Hair Design 

Carl Hatcher Furniture Co. 

Ms. Mimi Cat 

Ms. Lea Cavender 

Cha Cha’s 

Chariots of Hire 

The Charlie Daniels Band 

Cheekwood Museum 

Cherokee Distributing Company 

Co. Inc. 

The Chop House 

Christmas Place, Inc. 

Church Mouse Gallery 

Ms. Diana Clampitt 

Clarence Brown Theatre 

Clarion Inn Willow River 

The Cleveland Browns 

Clothes by Mertie 

Coca-Cola Enterprises 

Mr. and Mrs. Fred Cole 

Mr. G. H. Conner and 

Ms. Debby Proffitt 

Connor Concepts 

The Country Music Hall of Fame 

The Creel 

Crown Park Resort 

Crowne Plaza 

Cupid’s Petals

Mr. and Mrs. Sam H. Curtis 

D & V Distributing 

Mr. Nick Deal 

Deroyal Industries 

Mr. and Mrs. Bud Dietrich 

Dinwiddie Distribution 

Company, Inc. 

DIY Network 

The Donut Friar 

Dove Hill 

Ms. Trudy N. Dreyer 

Earth to Old City 

Elizabeth Ellison Watercolors 

Estates at Norton Creek 

Everett Street Diner 

Five Oaks Development Group 

Fixin’ 2 Rain 

Flowers of Gatlinburg 

Fresh Produce Sportswear 

Frist Center for the Visual Arts 


G&B Tobacco Company 

Gallo Wine Estates 

Gatlinburg Chamber of 

Commerce 

Mr. Samuel F. George 


Association 


Railroad 

Green Valley Creative Catering 

Green Hills Grille 

Mr. and Mrs. Todd Greene 

The Todd Greene Agency, LLC 

Gulf and Ohio Railways 

Mr. Jeff Hale 

Mr. Mike Hammond 

The Happy Hiker 

Harry & David 

Mr. and Mrs. James M. Hart 

Ms. Laura Hart 


Hemlock Inn 

Mr. Peter Hillary 

Mr. and Mrs. David D. Hilton 

Historic Botel 

Holston Hills Country Club 

Mr. and Mrs. David Howard 

Indian River Marina 

Indianapolis Colts 

Initially Amy Fay 

Inn on Biltmore Estate 

IRONIC 

J. B. Waters, Sr. Trust 

J. Claxton 

Jacksonville Jaguars, LTD 

Jerry’s Artarama 

Mrs. Janice Jones 

Judy Dodd Catering 

Kansas City Chiefs Football Club 

Kelco Oil, Ltd. 

Mr. Randy T. Keller 

Ms. Pam Kelly 

Klutterman Office Equipment 

Knox County Sheriff’s Office 

Knoxville Dermatology 

Group/Medi Spa 

Knoxville News-Sentinel 

Knoxville Symphony Orchestra 

Koret 

Sam Hobbs 

Lange’s Liquor Store 

Leaf & Ale, Inc. 

Ms. Sherri P. Lee 

LeSportsac Factory Outlet Store 

Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Lewis 

Ms. Ann H. Linebaugh 

Little River Outfitters 

The Lodge at Buckberry Creek 

Lola B. 

Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Long 

Loews Vanderbilt Plaza 

M. S. McClellan 

Mr. & Mrs. Peyton Manning 

Maplehurst Inn 

The Maples Tree 

Massage Therapy Clinic 

Mr. Howard Massey 

Mayfield Dairy 

Ms. Sandra McLean 

McScrooge’s Wine Boutique and 

Liquor Warehouse, Inc. 

Miami Dolphins Ltd. 

Monster Truck Rides 

Morgan Keegan Private Banking 

Ms. Julie A. Morton 

Mr. Tablecloth 

Music for a Song 

Nama Sushi Bar 

Natural Resources Recovery 

New York Jets, LLC 

Nike Factory Outlet Store 

The North Face 


Mrs. Linda N. Ogle 

Old Edwards Inn and Spa 

One Day Resume 

Oodles 

Ms. Deborah J. Orsburn 

P.F. Chang’s China Bistro 

Pancake Pantry 

The Park Grill 

The Patio 

PDS (Progressive Design 

Specialists) 

Coach and Mrs. Bruce Pearl 

Persian Rug Gallery 

Personalities 

Pigeon River Pottery 

Dr. and Mrs. John C. Rader, D.D.S. 

Regal Entertainment Group 

Rex Howard’s Landscaping 

Richards Design Group 

Richmont Inn 

Ripley’s Aquarium of the Smokies 

Mr. and Mrs. Bill Robinson 

Rocky Top Tours 

Ms. Debbie Rose 

Rouser Company 

Royal Gallery of Oriental Rugs 

Salon Barnes & Barnes 

Mr. Jim Sams 

Samuel Franklin Home Interiors 

San Diego Chargers 

Scripps Networks 

Ms. Trisha Selgrath 

Sevier County Animal Clinic 

Mr. and Mrs. Stanley F. Smartt 

Smoky Mountain Outfitters 

Smoky Mountain Pottery 

Smoky Mountain Tanning Salon 

The park has given me and my family years of enjoyment and great 

memories. Giving back through my involvement with FOTS is the 

least I can do to help. Some of my most memorable days have been 

hiking and biking in the park. We have an amazing national treasure 

in our back yard and I'm happy to have the opportunity to help 

preserve it. I love supporting Friends of the Smokies. 

– Nancy Daves, Knoxville, Tennessee 

Southern Fried Hair Design 

Stages West 

Starbucks 

Mr. and Mrs. William B. Stokely, III 

Mr. Tommy Stokes and 

Mrs. Vivian Gillespie Stokes 

Stokes Lighting Center 

Stone River Hardwoods 

Ms. Felicia Stover 

Suntrust (East TN Marketing 

Department) 

Tadpole Accessories 

Tampa Bay Buccaneers 

Tanger 5 Oaks 

Tea at the Gallery 

Tennessee Titans 

Mr. and Mrs. Mack Tenney 

Terri Waters Gallery 

Tessa’s Nails & Day Spa 

Mr. and Mrs. Tom Tinker 

Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Tino 

Totes 

Touch Therapy Center 

Treasures in Earthen Vessels 

Trinkets by Julie Galbaugh 

Triple “C” Distributing 

Company 

Mr. and Mrs. Tom Trotter, Sr. 

Trotter & Associates Architect 

Tulip 

Mr. and Mrs. Robin Turner 

Ultra 

University of Tennessee 

Department of Athletics 

Van Scoy Diamonds 

Vern Hippensteal Gallery 

Villeroy & Bach 

Virginia’s Framery 

Volunteer Athletics Scholarship 

Foundation 


Washington Redskins 

WBIR-TV 

Mr. and Mrs. Jack E. Williams 

Mr. and Mrs. David R. Wilson 

Ms. Eileen P. Wilson 

Winstar Farm LLC 

WIVK 

WNC Tents, Inc. 


Mr. Peter Wooten and Mrs. 

Renata Soto 

Mr. and Mrs. Earl S. Worsham 

The Wort Hotel 

Yee Haw Industries 

Young, Williams, Kirk & Stone, PC 

Zales Outlet 

TRIBUTE GIFTS 


to thank all of the individuals, 

businesses, foundations, and 

community partners that paid 

tribute to the following people 

through their gifts to Friends of 

the Smokies in 2006. 

In Honor Of… 

Senator and Mrs. Lamar Alexander 

Ms. Carol Ali 

Mr. J.D. Amstutz 

Mr. Joe W. Anderson 

The Staff of Appalachian 

Highlands Science Learning 

Center at Purchase Knob 

Mrs. Louise S. Barker 

Mr. and Mrs. Samuel E. Beall, Jr. 

Mr. Luke Bell 

Mr. and Mrs. Reaves Bingham 

Mr. Thomas Boring 

The Boyer Family 

Mr. and Mrs. Perry Burchfield 

BWXT Y-12 

Mr. and Mrs. James M. Callaway 

Mr. David Cate 

Ms. Lisa Cline 

Ms. Marie Colvin 

Mrs. Ijie Conner 

Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Cooper 

Mr. and Mrs. Michael T. Crawford 

Reverend Larry Dial 

Mr. David Disney 

Ms. Kristi Disney 

Mr. and Mrs. Marvin L. Eaves 

Mrs. Patricia A. Evans 

Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm Fontenot 

Mr. and Mrs. George Frazier 

Mr. Huchie French 

The Friends of the Smokies’ Staff 


Mrs. Brenda Hagedorn 

Mrs. Chloe A. Harrington 


Mr. and Mrs. Bo Henry, Jr. 

Dr. Donald Henson 

Mr. and Mrs. Bill Hill 

Ms. Carol Hood 

Mr. and Mrs. Brian Hoogesteger 

Mr. George D. Ivey 

Mr. and Mrs. John Jabaley 


William L. Jenkins 

Mr. and Mrs. Bill Jennings 

The Killebrews 

Ms. Brenda Kiselburg 

Mr. John Lane 

Ms. Erika Larsen 

Ms. Betty J. Law 

Dr. Ed Lehman 

Dr. William C. LeNoir 

Mr. Bill Little 

Mr. & Mrs. Tom Lockett 

Mr. Jason Love 

Mrs. Wilma M. Maples 

Mr. Doug Martin 

Reverend and Mrs. Daniel P. 

Matthews 

Ms. Betty McMahan 

Mr. and Mrs. Steve McMahon 

Mrs. Beulah Mills 

Mr. and Mrs. Doug Nelson 


Dr. and Mrs. Robert Overholt 

Mr. Robert Rankin 

Mr. Richard E. Ray 

Bert Reed 

Mr. and Mrs. Grady W. Renfro 

Leslie, Doug, and Jim Roberts 

Mr. Patrick M. Roddy 

Ms. Susan Sachs 

Dr. Charlie Shanks 

Mr. and Mrs. Gary Stadler 

Ms. Cynthia Steverson 

Ms. Ruby D. Strickland 

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Strong 

Mr. and Mrs. Austin P. 

Stubblefield 

Mr. Paul Super 


Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Wallace 

Mr. Rob Wallace 

The Pets of Mrs. Arthur B. 

Wardner 

Mr. and Mrs. Nelson E. Wilkins 

Mr. Bill G. Williams 

Mr. Jack E. Williams 


Mrs. Earl S. Worsham 

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Zappa 

In Memory Of… 

Mr. William H. Acton 

Mr. Eugene Adam 

Mrs. Harriett Albers 

Ms. Willa Ames 

Mr. Michael K. Ballew, Sr. 

Miss Louise Barber 

Mr. Ken Bell 

Mr. August W. Blum 

Mr. Clarence Bowers 

Mr. James W. Braden, Jr. 

Ms. Theressa Brichetto 

Mr. John Brodie 

Mrs. Frances Brooks 

Mr. David Brown 

Mr. Sam Buff 

Landon Caldwell 

Mr. Hugh M. Calloway, Sr. 

Mr. Troy Carr 

Mr. Ralph R. Carter, Jr. 

Mr. Andrew J. Chandler 

Mr. Vince Cirincione 

Mr. Shawn Clanton 

Mr. Howard Conway 

Mr. Charles Counts 

Mr. Tom Cronan 

Mr. Robert L. Crossley 

Ms. Georgia Crowe 

Mr. and Mrs. John Crowley 

Mr. Dan Culp 

Mrs. Thelma L. Czado 

Ms. Elizabeth Davidson 

Mr. John A. Davis 

Adam C. Dean 

Mr. Tom Dean 

Mrs. Nelda Dillon 

Mr. Grayson K. Dobyns 

Mr. Brian Donerly 

Mrs. Lola M. Douglass 

Mrs. Eva Duckett 

Mr. Wayne Dziminsky 

Mr. Frank H. Easterday 

Mr. John H. Ellis 

Mrs. Harriett M. Estes 

Mr. Al Eversman 

Mrs. Roberta F. Flodstrom 

Mr. Les Force 

Mrs. Ruby M. Fox 

Mr. Thomas M. French 

Mr. George Fry 

Mrs. Ruth Galyon 


Mr. Charles L. Garren 

Mr. James R. Gentry 

Ms. Nancy Getour 

Mrs. Ruthie C. Gibson 

Dr. Voit Gilmore 

Mr. Earl Gray 

Ms. Jennifer K. Green 

Mr. Kristofer Green 

Mr. Mark E. Hannah 

Ms. Nancy Hare 

Mrs. Patricia P. Hargrove 

Mr. James Harrell 

Mr. Lyle Harris 

Mr. Fred Hart 

Mr. Aloysius J. Higgins 

Mr. Jim Highsmith 

Mrs. Lois L. Hilbert 

Mr. R.L. Holt 

Mr. Marvin Horner 

Mr. Jason Houck 

Mrs. Mildred S. Huff 

Ms. Anne Hughes 

Mr. David E. Ingle 

Mrs. Gladys Ingle 

Ms. Lauren Jenkins 

Ms. Ruth B. Johnston 

Mr. Don Jones 

Mrs. Lori Jones 

Mr. Ronald Kannady 

Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Keeble 

Mr. Glen Kemnitz 

Mr. Herbert J. Kerr 

Mr. John A. Kerr 

Mr. Jung Thee Kim 

Mr. & Mrs. Edward Knight 

Mr. Joe Kolodski 

Mr. Arney Kovin 

Mr. Murray Kovler 

Mrs. Hazel M. Lawhon 

Ms. Helena Lawhon 

Mrs. Nell S. Lewis 

Mr. Roger C. Loncteaux 

Mrs. Doris Lynn 

Mrs. Erma Marney 

Ms. Emra F. Martin 

Mr. Troy Martin 

Mr. Herman E. McCall 

Mr. Bill McCullough 

Mr. Jack McCutchan 

Mr. John McGowan 

Mr. Paul McKenzie 

Mr. Jack McNab 

Mr. Jerry Mikeal 

Mr. Orson K. Miller 

Ms. Margaret B. Montgomery 

Mr. Tom Montgomery 

Mr. John D. Moore 

Mr. Kenneth R. Newton 

Mrs. Patsy Nichols 

Mr. Tom Ogle 

Mrs. Marjorie Overbay 

Mr. Orville Parton 

Mr. and Mrs. Sam Patterson 

Ms. Carolyn R. Payne 

Ms. Wanda Petrocy 

Mrs. Tammy Phillips 

Ms. Patricia Picou 

Ms. Stephanie Pinnick 

Mr. Tommy Pyle 

Ms. Christine Rickman 

Mr. Robert Ringham 

Ms. Lyn Rogers 

Mrs. LaFaye V. Ross 

Mr. Lorand Russell 

Mr. Frank Rust 

Ms. Pam Ruttenbur 

Mr. Gene Ryan 

Ms. Traci Scott 

Mr. Art Seabury 

Ms. Louise Sentell 

Mr. Norman D. Sheeler 

Mr. Everett Sherrick 

“Granny” Shiflett 

Mr. Robert L. Simmons 

Ms. Louise Smith 

Mrs. Rae Smith 

Mr. Fred Speer 

Mrs. Garnett A. Spencer 

Mr. Clyde Stephens 

Ms. Margaret Stevenson 

Mr. Ron Stewart 

Mr. Richard Stokes 

Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Stupka 

Ms. Kitty Sullivan 

Mr. Jerry Taylor 

Mr. Glenn Thomas 

Mr. and Mrs. Odie Tidwell 

Mr. Glenn C. Trantham 

Ms. Tanya Van Der Heyde 

Mrs. Kate Reagan Wade 

Mr. Duward Walker 

Ms. Jean B. Walker 

Mrs. Patsy Waters 

Ms. Ailene Watt 

Ms. Mary E. Wayland 

Mr. Bradley A. Weaver 

Mr. George T. Weaver 

Ms. Florence Webb 

Mr. Harry Weiss 

Mr. Billy Welch 

Mr. Bruce J. Whaley 

Ms. Katrina Wilson 

Mrs. Sandra Wilson 

Mr. Dennis Wolfenbarger 

Ms. Lucy Wood 

Mrs. Betsy Worden 

Mr. Lindsay Young 

I came to Bryson City eight years ago to rent 

a place in the Smokies for three months, 

only to buy a chalet overlooking these beautiful 

mountains. Not knowing a soul, I was 

fortunate to meet a gal who belonged to 

the "Seniors Hiking Club". For the past 8 

years, I have enjoyed tremendously hiking 

the Smokies from one end to the other for 

nine months of the year!! Every season has 

different beautiful wildflowers. I'm truly 

grateful! ‘Nothing could be finer than to be 

in Carolina ... in the Smokies!’ 

– Barbara Martin, Bryson City, 

North Carolina 


FRIENDS IN ACTION- 

OUR VOLUNTEERS 

In 2006, more than 85 people 

volunteered more than 3,105 hours 

of their time to help Friends of the 

Smokies. Whether they assisted 

with office management, the 

annual telethon, or other special 

events, our volunteers made a 

tremendous contribution to both 

Friends of the Smokies and Great 

Smoky Mountains National Park. 

Using figures derived from the 

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 

the non-profit group Independent 

Sector estimates the value of 

volunteer time in 2006 at $18.77 

per hour. Using that figure, our 

volunteers contributed the equivalent 

of $58,281 to Friends of the 

Smokies in 2006. 

THANK YOU, 

VOLUNTEERS! 

We couldn’t do it without you! 

The following individuals 

volunteered 5 hours or more with 

Friends of the Smokies in 2006: 

Nancy Anderson, 10 hours 

Valerie Anderson, 6 hours 

Joanne Bednar, 24 hours 

Joan Boyle, 26 hours 

Chuck Budnik, 72 hours 

Marlene Budnik, 79 hours 

Ellie Burbank, 642 hours 

Jim Burbank, 17 hours 

Sara Bush, 77 hours 

Mary Ann Charters, 15 hours 

Amanda Chrouser, 61 hours 

Sean Considine, 7 hours 

Susan Duncan, 14 hours 

Joe Dunn, 36 hours 

Mary Dunn, 36 hours 

Paul Forrest, 12 hours 

Tom Garrett, 23 hours 

Anderson Gass, 5 hours 

Allan Goss, 787 hours 

Diane Goss, 128 hours 

Bob Groat, 77 hours 

Donna Groat, 82 hours 

Dorothy Haislip, 7 hours 

Randy Harrison, 83 hours 

Phyllis Henry, 6 hours 

Robert Hutson, 6 hours 

Chrissy Johnson, 5 hours 

Carol Kashmer, 29 hours 

Bob Kurzynske, 16 hours 

Mary Kurzynske, 16 hours 

Kathleen Lamont, 7 hours 

Pam Leming, 5 hours 

Ed McDowell, 7 hours 

Lisa McMahan, 15 hours 

Doc Morrow, 103 hours 

Susan Morrow, 107 hours 

Janie Murphy, 8 hours 

Bo Prevost, 13 hours 

Ray Sellers, 82 hours 

Laura Soltis, 17 hours 

Larry Stewart, 37 hours 

Marita Vornehm, 178 

Erin Willis, 6 hours 

Eileen Wilson, 226 hours 

Friends Across the Mountains 

Telethon Volunteers = 154 hours! 

Special thanks to the volunteer 

teams from First Tennessee Bank 

and Home Federal Bank for 

once again giving their time to 

the Friends Across the 

Mountains Telethon! 

Sam Hobbs 

EVERGREEN BALL LEADERSHIP 


to thank the following individuals 

for their outstanding dedication to 

the success of the 2006 Evergreen 

Ball; the Evergreen Ball Leadership 

Committee and Trailblazers 

contributed countless hours in 

support of Friends and the Park: 

Ball Co-Chairs- 

Patty Lewis and Kathy May 

Immediate Past Co-chairs: 

Amye King and LeaAnne 

Williams 

Auction Committee: 

Stacie Keller, Silent Auction 

Co-chair 

Anne Hart, Silent Auction 

Co-chair 

Anne Brush, Wine Auction 

Co-chair 

Mike Nelson, Wine Auction 

Co-chair 

Heather Powell, Live Auction 

Chair 

Tracey Belmont, Silent 

Auction Program Chair 

Melinda Kirk, LeaAnne 

Williams, Susie Brown, Stacy 

Flick, Karla Halcomb, Amye 

King, Serita Lewis, Danielle 

Mathews, Jessica Zelesky 

Decorations Committee: 

Whitney Webb 

Favors: 

Prissy Emonet 

Food and Beverage: 

Nancy Daves 

Event Management: 

Debbie Wilkins and 

Melanie Sitzlar 

Trailblazers: 

Mike & Ashley Baisley, Bryan 

Blakney, Megan Burroughs, 

Ellen Brown, Kathleen Callen, 

Jacquelyn Craddock, Logan 

Cardwell, Preston Cloud, 

Lindsay Cloud, Laura Comas, 

Vee Congleton, Hester Daves, 

Whitney Gallardo, Alyson 

Gourley, David Gram, David 

& Nancy Gray, Jill Hanggi, 

Kimberlee Harris, Jennifer 

Haub, Karmin Helton, Alexis 

Henslee, Tanya Johnson, Paula 

King, Joe & Melinda Kirk, 

Wendy Laug, Jennifer 

Milligan, Kelly McCarter, 

Rachel McCulley, Scott & 

Aimee McIlveen, Henry Naff, 

Jamie Nelson, JoAnn 

Newsome, Donna Norton, 

Laura Odom, Rebecca Pierce, 

Julie Piller, Andrea Reyes, 

Heather Rigsby, Sarah Schow, 

Sally Scruggs, Johnathan 

Sitzlar, Allison Sprouse, Anne 

Sweeney, Nancy Sweeney, 

Candace Lewis Wright, Paul 

& Judith Moody, Susie Brown 

VOLUNTEERS-IN-PARKS (VIPS) 

In Great Smoky Mountains 

National Park 2,318 people 

volunteered more than 117,285 

hours directly with the Park 

through the Volunteers-In-Parks 

(VIP) program in Federal Fiscal 

Year 2006 (October 2005 – 

September 2006). Their labor is 

equivalent to 56 full-time staff 

positions, or $2,115,821. VIPs 

help monitor stream health, 

pick up litter, repair and improve 

trails, conduct living history 

demonstrations, provide 

information to visitors, and so 

much more. They include individuals, 

couples, families, Boy Scout 

troops, school groups, civic groups, 

and various other combinations. 

Friends of the Smokies thanks 

all the volunteers for their assistance 

in preserving and protecting 

the Smokies! 

The following individuals and 

groups volunteered more than 100 

hours through the VIP program in 

Federal Fiscal Year 2006: 

Kim Adank, 480 

Adopt-A-Trail- Program 

Orientation, 152 hours 

Adopt-A-Trail, 2,360 hours 

Americorps, 1,789 hours 

Zane Ardary, 224 hours 

Appalachian Trail Student 

Conservation Associates Trail 

Crew, 1,536 hours 

Appalachian Trail Brush Busters, 

301 hours 

B.W. Ausborn, 192 hours 

Irene Ausborn, 151 hours 

Backcountry Horsemen of North 

Carolina, 744 hours 

Backcountry Horsemen of North 

Carolina, Spring Clearing, 

1,348 hours 

Jane Bedford, 270 hours 

Roby Bedford, 256 hours 

Susy Belmont, 480 hours 

Benton McKay Trail 

Association, 360 hours 

Jesse Berryhill, 467 hours 

Leslie Bilbrey, 1,899 hours 

Merwyn Borders, 200 hours

Mike Braun, 864 hours 

Bud Broaddus, 344 hours 

Konnie Broaddus, 344 hours 

Meghan Bruckse, 800 hours 

Boy Scouts of America Troop 

#957, 144 hours 

Boy Scouts of America Troop 

c/o Eric Bettis, 142 hours 

Katherine Budzinski, 105 hours 

Jim Burbank, 295 hours 

Carol Ann Burrell, 529 hours 

Stephen Burrell, 529 hours 

BWXT Y-12 Volunteers, 567 hours 

Cades Cove Preservation 

Association, 472 hours 

Lisa Cain, 320 hours 

Johnny Caldwell, 696 hours 

Susie Caldwell, 360 hours 

Jan Caughron, 116 hours 

Laura Childers, 480 hours 

Edwin Claggett, 104 hours 

Levedah Claggett, 104 hours 

Rosa Kent Clanton, 138 hours 

William Ray Clanton, 458 hours 

Carla Clifford, 112 hours 

Mike Clifford, 112 hours 

Adam Coe, 680 hours 

Tim Cole, 216 hours 

Mary Beth Conville, 276 hours 

Hilda Corey, 235 hours 

Wayne Corey, 238 hours 

Jean Cornelius, 241 hours 

Jerry Cornelius, 257 hours 

Adelphia Davis, 157 hours 

Lucy Davis, 148 hours 

Sid Davis, 208 hours 

Thomas Davis, 157 hours 

Kevin Devine, 1,280 hours 

Discover Life In America 

Researchers, 3,852 hours 

Mark Dotson, 214 hours 

Environstudies, 100 hours 

Sheila Evans, 212 hours 

James Foster, 130 hours 

Amy Foutch, 480 hours 

Abby Furnish, 480 hours 

George Gatlin, 335 hours 

Joyce Gatlin, 335 hours 

David Gayhart, 128 hours 

Barbara Glass, 407 hours 

Michael Glass, 407 hours 

Tyler Gnegy, 241 hours 

Robin Goddard, 516 hours 

Allan Goss, 329 hours 

Ellie Grace, 248 hours 

Mark Green, 480 hours 

Kerri Greenberg, 480 hours 

Dave Gregory, 126 hours 

Joe Gregory, 385 hours 

Patricia Gregory, 385 hours 

Fred Griffin, 735 hours 

Millie Griffin, 719 hours 

Paul Hadala, 1,437 hours 

Emmett Hall, 608 hours 

Wanda Jean Hall, 571 hours 

Ken Hardy, 143 hours 

Tom Harrington, 1,450 hours 

Frances Hensley, 283 hours 

James Henson, 176 hours 

Sheila Henson, 176 hours 

Troy Henson, 272 hours 

David Higgins, 583 hours 

Ann Hill, 317 hours 

Ann Houghton, 193 hours 

Francis Howard, 520 hours 

Janet Howard, 520 hours 

Adam Hundertmark, 480 hours 

Barbara Hunter, 361 hours 

Larry Hunter, 361 hours 

Norma Idom, 424 hours 

Impact Associates, Inc., 126 hours 

Frank Jasolka, 194 hours 

Peggy Jasolka, 212 hours 

Rachel Jessup, 480 hours 

Judith Johns, 225 hours 

Don Jones, 431 hours 

Shirley Jones, 271 hours 

Kephart Prong Shelter 

Renovation Project, 432 hours 

Harry Kidwell, 318 hours 

Barbara Kimbrel, 332 hours 

Regina Kinton, 120 hours 

Knoxville Police Department- 

Explorer Unit, 168 hours 

Claudia Konker, 1,551 hours 

Martina Kortner, 480 hours 

Corey Krabill, 248 hours 

Elisabeth Kwak-Hefferan, 283 hours 

Buck Lambdin, 376 hours 

Billy Lane, 219 hours 

Mark Lanter, 123 hours 

Dan Lawson, 325 hours 

Robin Lenner, 545 hours 

Michael Levi, 188 hours 

Wendell Liemohn, 151 hours 

Bob Lochbaum, 233 hours 

Morton Lloyd, 511 hours 

James Malia, 358 hours 

Sandra Maple, 373 hours 

William Maple, 359 hours 

John Marcelle, 471 hours 

Phyllis Martens, 199 hours 

Dennis McAdams, 378 hours 

Nora McAdams, 218 hours 

Carol McBride, 231 hours 

Jim McBride, 284 hours 

Tommy Messer, 280 hours 

Sarah Mistak, 286 hours 

Linda Montgomery, 1,064 hours 

James Moon, 581 hours 

Jan Moon, 581 hours 

Jane Morgan, 222 hours 

Mike Morgan, 275 hours 

Joel Morris, 184 hours 

Jim Mowbray, 646 hours 

Dee Murphy, 129 hours 

John Neuffer, 980 hours 

Bobby Joe Norman, 168 hours 

Raymond Palmer, 719 hours 

Margaret Patrick, 480 hours 

Herb Payne, 129 hours 

Jake Payne, 356 hours 

Ray Payne, 425 hours 

Ray Peebles, 116 hours 

Christina Perez, 578 hours 

Frederick Petrini, 140 hours 

Lois Petrini, 140 hours 

John Peychal, 257 hours 

Gee Phillips, 136 hours 

James Phillips, 360 hours 

Larry Phillips, 274 hours 

Pi Beta Phi Elementary, 820 hours 

Helen Picou, 115 hours 

Alice Pine, 261 hours 

Tom Pine, 275 hours 

Casey Pittman, 160 hours 

Joann Pralle, 190 hours 

Charlotte Prewitt, 480 hours 

Purposeful Living Center, 156 hours 

Adam Reimer, 480 hours 

Katy Render, 280 hours 

David Reppert, 985 hours 

Arlene Reynolds, 139 hours 

Jim Riggs, 352 hours 

Joyce Riggs, hours 

Gerald Rinehart, 488 hours 

Mary Rinehart, 488 hours 

Rodney Rochelle, 397 hours 

Rocky Top Trail Crew, 2,338 

hours 

Mark Rodgers, 245 hours 

Deane Kim Ross, 238 hours 

Loren Ross, 238 hours 

Nicole Sabo, 144 hours 

Patty Sanford, 479 hours 

Anita Schweinsburg, 135 hours 

Bob Schweinsburg, 135 hours 

David Scott, 618 hours 

Spencer Sells, 155 hours 

Scott Shapiro, 246 hours 

Bob Shuler, 243 hours 

Graeme Sieber, 226 hours 

John Sloan, 148 hours 

Chris Smallwood, 500 hours 

Edgar Ray Smith, 221 hours 

Robert Smith, 192 hours 

Shirley Smith, 105 hours 

Smoky Mountain Hiking Club 

Appalachian Trail 

Maintainers, 

4,237 hours 

Smoky Mountain Trail Riders, 

Spring Clearing, 263 hours 

Myron Stanton, 394 hours 

Paul Stanton, 396 hours 

Anna Marie Stefanick, 521 

hours 

Frank Stefanick, 286 hours 

James Stokes, 264 hours 

Student Conservation 

Association Volunteers, 2,580 

hours 

Katie Swick, 240 hours 

Mickey Sylvester, 109 hours 

Robert Taylor, 739 hours 

Shirley Taylor, 616 hours 

Carolyn Templeton, 519 hours 

Lois Thomas, 282 hours 

Crystal Thompson, 480 hours 

Gay Thompson, 536 hours 

George Stan Totten, 290 hours 

Janice Tucker, 345 hours 

W.D. Tucker, 358 hours 

Gloria Jean Turner, 326 hours 

Richard Turner, 305 hours 

UT English Language Institute, 

120 hours 

Gitte Venicx, 487 hours 

Tom Wainner, 483 hours 

Carla Walden, 490 hours 

Don Walter, 129 

Amy Ward, 480 hours 

Warren Wilson College, 364 

hours 

Cassie Werne, 504 hours 

Gary Westley, 158 hours 

Missy Whitt, 110 hours 

Albert Wiberley, 172 hours 

Kathy Wilbanks, 299 hours 

Alma Williams, 188 hours 

Evelyn Williams, 136 hours 

Gale Williams, 136 hours 

Wendell Wisener, 455 hours 

John Wood, 190 hours 

Nancy Wyatt, 352 hours 

Ray Wyatt, 352 hours 

Mickey Young, 336 hours 

Pam Younger, 144 hours 

Patricia Younger, 160 hours 

John Zilvinskis, 280 hours 

Peter Dreyer 

We would also like to thank the 

following groups for their volunteer 

assistance in Great Smoky 

Mountains National Park 

in 2006: 

Backcountry Horsemen of 

Tennessee 

Boys & Girls Club of Great 

Smoky Mountains 

Brownie Troop #660 

Boy Scouts of America, 

Pack #59, Den 4 

Boy Scouts of America Troop #115 




Cherokee Challenge 

Christ Lutheran Church 

Experience Your Smokies 

Faith Lutheran Church 

Farragut Rotary Club 

First Baptist Church of 

Gatlinburg 

Gatlinburg Rotary Club 

Girl Scouts of America Troop 

#321 


Geocaching Club 

Haywood Trail Riders 

Horizon Christian Academy 

Jefferson County High School 

Knoxville Police Department, 

Search and Rescue Team 

Mountain Laurel Chalets 

Nordic Ski Patrol 

Park School of Buffalo, NY 

Ripley’s Entertainment 

Sevier County Democratic Club 

Sevier County High School 

Smoky Mountain Trail Riders 

TWRA Technicians 

University of Tennessee 

Western Carolina University 

Trail Tamers 


FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 

The amounts presented here are derived from audited financial statements of Friends of Great Smoky Mountains National 

Park for the years ending December 31, 2006 and December 31, 2005. There are slight variances in the figures due to rounding. 

Copies of the complete audited financial statements of Friends of Great Smoky Mountains National Park are available 

upon request. 

Statement of Financial Position 

Year Ended December 31, 2006 December 31, 2005 

Assets 

Current Assets 

Cash and cash equivalents $2,825,986 $1,642,646 

Prepaid Insurance $5,017 $5,017 

Prepaid Expenses $42,013 $16,718 

Pledges Receivable $38,100 $123,300 

Accounts Receivable $150,925 $202,675 

TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS $3,062,041 $1,990,355 

Long-term Pledges Receivable $25,000 $88,100 

Equipment, net of accumulated depreciation $80,299 $24,293 

Other Assets 

Beneficial interest in assets held by others $183,555 $161,974 

Deposits $775 $875 

TOTAL OTHER ASSETS $184,330 $162,849 

TOTAL ASSETS $3,351,670 $2,265,597 

Liabilities and Net Assets 

Current Liabilities 

Accounts Payable $1,102 $2,744 

Deferred Revenue $32,690 -0- 

TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES $33,792 $2,744 

TOTAL LIABILITIES $33,792 $2,744 

Net Assets 

Unrestricted $1,099,736 $907,943 

Temporarily Restricted $1,956,871 $1,120,885 

Permanently Restricted $261,271 $234,025 

TOTAL NET ASSETS $3,317,878 $2,262,853 

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND ASSETS $3,351,670 $2,265,597 

Statement of Activities 

Year Ended December 31, 2006 December 31, 2005 

Support and Revenues 

Contributions and Grants $1,996,448 $1,535,104 

Less amounts designated by donors for other organizations ($101,721) ($110,283) 

Tennessee License Plate Revenues $486,930 $560,189 

North Carolina License Plate Revenues $190,480 $147,780 

Special Events $219,339 $160,687 

In-kind Contributions $50,676 $130,308 

Investment Income $80,320 $46,463 

Other $18,645 $20,338 

TOTAL UNRESTRICTED SUPPORT, REVENUE AND OTHER 

$2,941,117 $2,490,587 

Expenses 

Program Services (Park projects & related support) $1,287,489 $1,665,398 

Management and General $315,255 $279,514 

Fundraising $283,349 $227,113 

TOTAL EXPENSES $1,886,092 $2,172,024 

18 Friends of the Smokies / Annual Report 2006

A Junior Ranger 

Graduates to Junior 

Conservationist 

Preserving the Park’s eastern hemlock trees is 

important to many people who love the Smokies. The 

trees play an important role in the balance of life in the 

Park, helping to cool streams where the native brook 

trout are making a comeback, providing shady spots for 

an abundant variety of wildflowers to flourish in every 

season, and serving as a nesting place for several species 

of songbirds. Park rangers emphasize the hemlocks’ 

importance to participants in the Junior Ranger program, 

and one young man was inspired to do what he 

could to help. 

While there were many notable contributions to 

the help save the hemlocks in 2006, a very special contribution 

came from a young man from Ohio named 

Devin who learned about the hemlocks’ plight through 

the Junior Ranger program in Great Smoky Mountains 

National Park. Devin performed various communityservice 

projects in his hometown to raise money to help 

save the hemlocks. He recycled aluminum cans. His 

family skipped their weekly trip to the movies, and 

instead added their ticket money to the effort. They 

also developed a special jar where they collected monetary 

penalties for, well, cursing. Devin’s actions became 

the basis for his annual 4-H project. When he was 

done, he presented $240.40 to Friends of the Smokies! 

With 14,000 acres of predominate hemlock forest in 

the Smokies, some with trees towering more than 160’ 

high and more than 400 years old, it is easy to see that 

tremendous resources are needed to tackle the hemlock 

woolly adelgid. Recent estimates provided by the Park 

illustrate the costs involved in the effort- 

■n■n Foliar treatment (spraying technique)= $85 per acre 

■n■n Soil injection= $17 per 20” of tree 

■n■n Trunk injection= $58 per 20” of tree 

■n■n Biological control= $1.00 per beetle 

Friends’ Marketing Director Holly Burcham with Devin 

In addition to Devin’s hard work on behalf of the 

hemlocks, Friends also received several outstanding contributions 

for the effort in 2006, including $50,000 from 

Lindsay Young’s Aslan Foundation, $11,797 from the 

Great Smoky Mountains Association from the sale of 

hemlock t-shirts, $10,000 through the Salisbury 

Community Foundation from Mr and Mrs. Bradford 

Stanback, $1,000 from James Vitali, $700 from Tony 

Sweet, and $500 from both the Astre Foundation and 

the Knoxville Garden Club. The Park’s fight against 

the hemlock wooly adelgid continues in 2007 and 

beyond, as does the need for funding to support the 

Park’s efforts. 

Friends of the Smokies deeply appreciates all of the 

support from the individuals, corporations, foundations, 

and partners named in this report, as well as every gift 

that has been made to help preserve and protect Great 

Smoky Mountains National Park since Friends was 

founded in 1993. It has all added up to more than $21 

million in fourteen years. As the Park nears its 75 th 

Anniversary in 2009, we hope that our foundation of 

support will continue to grow, so that the Park’s next 75 

years will contain many more stories of successful partnership 

with those who are passionate about its preservation. 

Thank you for your support! 

I made my first trip to the Smoky Mountains at about age 5, and my family fell in love with the 

area. It became a major destination for vacation travel most every year thereafter. I grew up 

camping and driving the Cades Cove loop, and continued that tradition as I married and we 

reared our children. We recently enjoyed taking our grandbabies for the first time, a memorable 

event for me. We feel we cannot truly say we have been to the Smoky Mountains if we do not get 

to drive the loop at least once during our trip. The Cove is such a special place, regardless of the 

season, with the abundance of wildlife, wildflowers, mountain views, and history. Over the years, I 

regularly read about the Cove, then later the Friends organization, and always felt led to make contributions 

every time we drove through there, as an example to the cars following behind us and 

sort of like a tithe to a place that had become so very special to us. I was happy to learn about 

the opportunity to join Friends and help as a volunteer with events such as Spring Wildflower 

Pilgrimage, and am so proud to be a member. It is an organization dear to my heart simply 

because I love the Cove and the Smoky Mountains 

– Nancy Anderson, Fairhope, Alabama

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