We are pleased to announce that the 2024 Heartland Gala raised $1.7 million in support of Saint Luke's Mid America Heart Institute and Saint Luke’s Muriel I. Kauffman Women’s Heart Center.
Gala Committee Chairs announce the night's fundraising amount.
(Left to Right)
Yvonne Miller, CEO, Saint Luke’s Foundation and Saint Luke’s Health System Chief Development Officer; Kathy Nelson, President and CEO Kansas City Sports Commission and Visit KC; Julie L. Quirin, President BJC West Region; Ms. Julie I. Dennie-Kauffman; Tracy L. Stevens, MD, Medical Director, Saint Luke's Muriel I. Kauffman Women's Heart Center; and Marcia McCoy, Director, Muriel I Kauffman Woman’s Heart Center
Committee Chairs
Ms. Julia I. Dennie-Kauffman
Honorary Chair
Kathy Nelson
Event Co-Chair
President and CEO, Kansas City Sports Commission; President and CEO, Visit KC
Tracy L. Stevens, MD
Event Co-Chair
Medical Director, Saint Luke's Muriel I. Kauffman Women's Heart Center
Julie L. Quirin
President, Saint Luke’s (BJC Health System West Region)
Committee Members
Sue Bubb
Gail Dicus
Allen Dillingham
Peggy Dunn
Sue Ann Fagerberg
Michelle Haines, MD
Jessica Heimes, DO
Sandy Jackson
Shelle Jensen
Amy McAnarney
Marcia McCoy, RN, MSN
Matt McInnes
Sandra Price
Barbara Storm
James Uhlmann
Beth Zollars
Sponsors
Platinum Sponsor
The Van Tuyl Family in honor of Ruby Van Tuyl
Gold Sponsors
BJC Health System
JE Dunn Construction
John A. Marshall Co.
McInnes Group
The Leigh and Tyler Nottberg Family Foundation
P1 Construction/P1 Service
Sandra Price
World Wide Technology
Silver Sponsors
ACI Boland
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas City
In honor of Susan Blystone
Burns & McDonnell
Commerce Bank
David E. Ross Construction
Dillingham Family Foundation
Haverty Family Foundation
Ellen and Irv Hockaday
Kristen and Kenneth Huber, MD
Sandy and Roger Jackson, MD
Michael Main, MD
Mid America Heart & Lung Surgeons
The Nobles Family
Power Partners
Fred and Jami Pryor Foundation
Julie Quirin and Teri Miller
Saint Luke’s Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit and Cardiac Anesthesiology
Saint Luke’s Hospital Auxiliary
Saint Luke’s South Hospital Medical Staff
Mary Beth and Grover Simpson
Soli Printing
Barbara and Greg Storm
UMB Financial Corporation
Bronze Sponsors
BOK Financial
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner, LLP
Susan and Stephen Bubb, MD
Central Bank of the Midwest
Country Club Bank
Cruise Holidays of Kansas City
The Family of Michael Crump
Matthew Deedy, MD, and Carlos Rivas-Gotz, MD
Dignity Memorial
The Episcopal Diocese of West Missouri
EPR Properties
Melinda Estes, MD, and Harold Morris, MD
Cathy and Dan Flynn
Griffin Riley Property Group
Julie Hartung and Williams Gilbirds, MD
Hawthorn Bank
Jessica Heimes, DO, and Matt Peddie
Shirley and Barnett Helzberg Jr.
Friends of Isa Hodes
Humana
The Graham T. Hunt Family
Kessinger Hunter
Susie and Jason Krug
Anthony Magalski, MD
Mariner
McCarthy Building Companies
McCownGordon Construction
McMeel Family Foundation
Morgan Stanley
Kathy and Lance Nelson
Britton and Rick Norden
Molly and Bobby Olm-Shipman
Anne and Craig Patterson
Petersen Family Fund
Q39 Restaurants
Dr. Ed and Marie Robison Family
Saint Luke’s East Hospital Medical Staff
Saint Luke’s Hospital Executive Leadership Team
Saint Luke’s Physicians Group Department of Anesthesiology
Rebecca Sesler and Doug Worgul
Siragusa Family
Lee and Randy+ Smith
Donna Thomason
Diane and Kevin Trimble
Amy and James Uhlmann
University of Missouri-Kansas City
Laura Welch
Campbell Williams, MD, and Matthew Schwartz, MD
Beth and Bill Zollars
Fund-A-Need Lead Donors
Benefiting Saint Luke’s Muriel I. Kauffman Women’s Heart Center
CPKC – Canadian Pacific Kansas City
Sandy and Roger Jackson, MD
Maize Long
Anne and Craig Patterson
Mr. Dale Schwader
Short Family Foundation
Tracy Stevens, MD, and Brian Lee
Saint Luke’s Mid America Heart Institute is proud to be among the top programs in the region and just the third hospital in
the U.S. to achieve Comprehensive Cardiac Center certification
from The Joint Commission.
In 2023, we completed our 1,000th heart transplant, making us one of only 23 advanced programs to
have reached this milestone.
Thanks to the generosity of donors, we deliver the most advanced heart care
during more than 250,000 patient visits each year.