Hotel Information

For your convenience, we have reserved room blocks at two hotels for the night of September 24. These rooms will be held through September 5, but please make your reservations soon as the room blocks may fill quickly.

Double Tree by Hilton Hotel – Milwaukee Downtown: Double and King rooms available. $159/night for up to 2 guests. $10 for each additional guest. Valet parking $20/night. Click here to make your reservation online or call 414-273-2950 – group name “International Crane Foundation – George Archibald’s 70th Birthday.” A credit card number is required with all reservation requests.

Hilton Milwaukee City Center: Standard Single and Standard Double rooms available. $159/night. Overnight parking $10/night. Call 414-935-5940 to make your reservation and share group name “International Crane Foundation.” A credit card number is required with all reservation requests.

Thank you to our generous donors!

$400,000+
Robert Dohmen and the Dohmen Family Foundation

$100,000+
Sandra and Steven Becker

$50,000+
Mary Mills Dunea
Diane Dahl and Thomas Dunkel
Reinhardt H. and Shirley R. Jahn Foundation

$20,000+
Kenneth Dubke
Nina Griswold
Patricia Manigault

$10,000+
Arlyne and Robert Gibbs
Jo Ann & Richard Beightol Foundation
Paul King
Nancy Ranney Levi and David Levi
Patti and Jack McKeithan
Joan Olsen-French
Kathleen D. Ryan
Kathryn Scheer
Ireene Sullivan
Ann and Hall Healy and the Winona Corporation

$5,000+
Anonymous (3)
Margaret and Lawrence Benjamin
Anne Bolz
Erica P. John Fund
Nancy Roehr and Steven Euller
Nancy Leonard and Urban Lehner
Nimick Forbesway Foundation
Mary and Howard Phipps, Jr.
Janet and Andrew Raddatz
Victoria Shaw
Patricia and Timothy Tuff
Karen and Martin Voss

$2,500+
Anonymous
Roberta and Ira Asher
Karen and Joseph Branch
Susan and Sanford Carnahan
Bettie Cartwright
Rita and James Crimmins
The Donnelley Foundation
Karen and Eric Ende
Carol Fleishauer
Kathy and Rick Fox
Joanne and Dennis Geiler
Heidi Wilde and Kennedy Gilchrist
Heidi Heller Kiesler
Beatrice A. Kabler
Larry and Carol Klapmeier
Nancy and John Merrill
Darla D. Moore
Jocelyn Spitz-Nebenzahl and Kenneth Nebenzahl
Margery Nicolson, Ph.D.
Regina Phelps and David Kieffer
Ellen Reintjes and Don Tatzin
Jennifer P. Speers
Susan and Terry Wolkerstorfer

Special thanks to the event sponsors:

Audio visual compliments of Studio Gear

Cocktail hour compliments of Team Ethiopia! – Joanne and Denny Geiler & Karen and Joe Branch

Staff attendance compliments of an Anonymous Board Director & Anne and Hall Healy

Table wine compliments of Automation Arts

George Archibald Endowment for Conservation Leadership 

As George celebrates his 70th birthday this year, he is as busy as ever – traveling to remote corners of the world to continue his life’s work. With every trip and every encounter one thing remains constant – George discovers, nurtures, and inspires the conservation leaders of the future.

George has just one birthday wish, but we need your help to grant it. He wants to ensure that the global conservation leadership he has built over a lifetime will continue. Forever. Please wish George a very happy birthday by using the reply card to donate to the George Archibald Endowment for Conservation Leadership!

Click here to learn more about conservation leadership.