
Visionary leaders recognized the extraordinary features of the Smoky Mountains and championed the movement to create Great Smoky Mountains National Park in 1934. Today, Friends of the Smokies honors the distinguished group of donors who, year after year, help protect, preserve, and provide for this national treasure that belongs to us all. The 1934 Society leads this continued legacy of stewardship and philanthropy.
Gifts of $1,000 or more given on an annual basis qualify you to join the 1934 Society and enjoy its benefits.
Benefits
-Listed by name in Friends of the Smokies annual report
-Listed by name on Friends of the Smokies website
-Invitation to three special park experiences annually

There is strength in numbers. 1934 Society gifts ensure Friends of the Smokies will remain a strong park partner for decades to come. The society’s name hearkens back to the establishment of Great Smoky Mountains National Park and the community leaders who stood together in their vision of a strong, healthy destination beloved by millions of visitors each year. NPS Photo.
2024-25 Members of the 1934 Society
Anonymous
Cathy Ackermann
Brent Adcock
Larry Ammons
Matt and Andi Anderson
Kevin and Irene Anton
David and Sydney Atkinson
Scott Bane and Brad Hunt
Wilford and Rosemary Bane
Emily Baskin
Beth Bauer
Shane Benson
Tim and Jennifer Bent
Lee and Linda Berry
Patricia Bible
Bill and Leah Horton
Carrol and Sandra Bingham
Donald Bishop
Julie Blalock and Rick McFalls
Carolyn Boles
Richard and Jean Botto
Jeffrey and Dawn Bounds
Donald Box
Sharon Boyce and Jack Woodall
Dan and Kathy Brooks
A.C. and Michelle Buchanan
Tina D. Burkhart
Ben Burnette Jr.
Janet Burns
John Buso
Robert and Janet Campbell
James and Nancy Carmon
Justin Carter
Charles and Margaret Hollowell
Jeff and Julie Chitwood
Janice Kay Clayton
John and Doris Clayton
Louise Collier
David and Annie Colquitt
George G. Conner Jr.
Julia Cooper
Susan K. Cooper
Renee Corbin
William and Patsy Cork
Mike and Cindy Corn
Joe and Jenny Costner
Kasie Cousino
James Robert Crossland
Paul Curry
George and Nancy Dailey
Jerry and Nancy Daves
Kirby and Ann Davis
George and Donna Deichert
William and Penny Dickason
Dale and Suzanne Ditmanson
Bob and Joy Dixon
Norman and Lee Ann Dobbs
Frank and Maria Dolbow
Dooley and Kyri Tombras
Ann Ellington Duncan
Bill and Linda Dwyer
Burton Dye
Anne Deeley Easterly
Lamar and DeEtta Eberhardt
Peter Engeler
Rita Englum
Carl and Julie Falk
Shaidnagle Luckey Family
Kyle Felts
Kevin Fitzgerald and Cyn Slaughter
Edward and Pam Fleming
Jeff and Melanie Flickinger
Ted Flickinger and Julie Howard
Thomas and Anna Ford
Margaret and Mac Foster
Elizabeth M. Fox
Thomas and LaVona French
Bradley Fricke and Jennifer Still
James and Anita Fullerton
Phillip and Victoria Fulmer
Riser Family Fund
Williams Family Fund
Mary Galbraith
Greg Gambrell
Richard and Phaye Geiger
Peter and Jasmin Gentling
Brenda and Scott Gerding
Steven Gigliotti
George and Lena Giles
Julian and Betty Gissel
Doris Gove and Jeff Mellor
Alida Grady
Joseph Graham
Kevin Graham
Ray and Kim Greer
Donald and Judith Grisby
Matt Guffey
Scott Guthrie
Kristen Hammett
Grant and Ann Hansen
Laura Harrill
John and Fran Harris
Jim and Jan Hart
Jay and Susan Hawthorne
Michael Hawthorne
David Heald and Sue Harris
Margaret Helton
Charity Helvie
Stefanie Hess
Earl Hewlette
Robert and Margaret Hill
Ruthie and Larry Hoffman
Keith and Jacqueline Holdbrooks
Fred and Theresa Holtzclaw
Lindsay and Zach Howell
Richard Howitt
Robert W. Hutson
Stephanie Hyder
Jodie and Andy Lamon
David and Jeanne Claire Jones
Nan and Alan Jones
Dale and Barbara Keasling
Paul Kent
Rebecca Kent
Joe and Kathy Kimbrough
Mike and Amye King
Linda Kinsinger and Russell Harris
David and Nancy Kleshinski
Mike and Pamela Knies
David Kocher
Jennifer Kopf
Dianne Kosmala and Dianna Fuller
Richard T. Kubota
Sue Lambert
Ray and Geraldine Larson
Rodney Lawler
Carlene LeCompte
Marie H. Ledgerwood
Joe and Debbie Lelonek
Lisa Lemza
Jamey Leseueur
Ann Lindsay
Landon Linton
Peter Lloyd and Diane Morris
Donald and Cynthia Lorenzo
Les and Catherine Love
Allegra Lueck
Bryan MacKinnon
Robert and Brenda Madigan
David and Annette Mallory
Charmaine B. Mamantov
Mary Lou and John Maples
Paul Maples
Frank A. March
David and Sandy Martin
John and Lillian Mashburn
John and Dee Mason
Dan and Deener Matthews
William and Ruth Maul III
Maureen Dunn McBride
Mark McCarty
Martha and Matthew McClellan
Hugh and Charlene McCoy
Fred and Laura McLean
Terri McLean
Robert Menasco
Karen and Mark Milani
Leo Millstein
William and Patrice Minteer
Jennifer Mirza
Mark and Donna Mooney
Doug and Ariana Moore
Bill and Ginny Morrow
Juanita Morrow
James Myers
Sarah Narjes
Eugene and Lee Naughton
Sandy Z. Neale
Kathryn and Mark Niemeyer
Dennis and Carol Oakley
Jake and Katherine Ogle
G. Stephen and Debbie Ollard
Margie Parrott
Susan Partridge
Larry Wayne Pearce
Bob and Margaret Petrone
John and Cindy Pfaff
Steve and Janice Pierce
David and Bobbie Polacsek
Mark Pope
Meridith and Robert Powell
Stephen and Helen Prinz
James N. Proffitt Jr.
Joe and Sharon Pryse
Sue Pukall
Randy and Tracy Purcell
Mildred and Charles Queen
Beth and John Ransom
John and Nancy Ray
Ronald and Camelia Ray
Mark and Olivia Rechter
Brent Redstone and Anne Vanderwerken
Alfred and Jeanne Redwine
Steve and Sandy Reynolds
Bill and Alexa Riley
Joanne Rogers
James and Louise Rugh
Kenneth and Patra Rule
Allen and Mary Schultz
Shawn Serbin
Rhonda M. Shoffeitt
Sophie Silcox
Michael and Gigi Simonis
James Forest Smith Jr.
Robert and Betsy Smith, Jr.
Heath and Dana Soehn
Forrest Spencer
Lee and Sandra Squires
Fred and Alice Stanback
Debbie and Daniel Starnes
Audrey T.S. Stelson
Paula and Dana Stephens
Ed and Diane Straker
David Stubbs and Terry Matre
James and Kay Stueve
Donna Sublett
Tara and Jeffrey Wiese
Alex and Emily Taylor
Larry and Mary Taylor
Karl J. Thomas
Tom Trotter, Sr.
William Trushel
Margaret A. Turner
Anonymous Unknown
Gwen Vacek
Harry and Sara Valentine
Adrian Vassallo
David C. Verble
Gary and Sandy Wade
John D. Walker
Dan Ward
David and Charlotte Warner
Laura Webb and John Hoskins
Donald R. Weisbaker
Michael Wetzel and Carol Endres
Ronnie and Camille Wheeler
James and Georgiana Whitley
Don and Julie Whitted
Jacqui Whittemore and Andrew MacDonald
Rit and Carolyn Will
Mark and Kristin Williams
Timothy and Amy Williams
Eileen P. Wilson
Cynthia Witt
Cary and Libby Wolfenbarger
Tim and Marilyn Wright
Richard and Deborah Yarbrough
Steven P. Yurkovich
Joel and Kathy Zachry
1934 Society members have given cumulative direct donations totaling $1,000 or more annually.