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RBF Dome NFP

Board of Directors \ Contributors

Richard Buckminster Fuller

to make the world work for 100% of humanity in the shortest possible time, through spontaneous cooperation, without ecological offense or the disadvantage of anyone.

The Fuller Challenge

Board of Directors


Elizabeth Donoghue
President

Stephen Schauwecker
Treasurer

Judy Ashby
Secretary

Ben Lowder
Member

Weston Stoeger new president

WM Weston Stoerger
Member

Larry Busch
Member

Cary O'Dell
Member

Jason Wonnell
Member

Steve Gariepy
Member

Nolan Hapeman
Member

Aur Beck Member

Image coming soon

Mark Bradley Member

Mike Chervinko Member

Image coming soon

Board of Directors


  • Elizabeth Donoghue | President
  • Stephen Schauwecker | Treasurer
  • Judy Ashby | Secretary
  • Weston Stoerger | Member
  • Larry Busch | Member
  • Benjamin Lowder | Member
  • Jason Wonnell | Member
  • Cary O'Dell | Member
  • Nolan Hapeman | Member
  • Steve Gariepy | Member
  • Aur Beck | Member
  • Mike Chervinko | Member
  • Mark Bradley | Member

  • Bill Perk | Founder | 1926 - 2022
  • Jon Davey | President for 20 years | 1952 - 2023

Restoration Leaders


  • Thad Heckman (Architect)
  • Edward Cook (Construction Manager)

Advisory Members


  • Joe Clinton
  • Shirley Sharkey
  • Medard Gabel

Thank you...

We would like to thank all those who have been a part of bringing the Dome as close to its original state as possible.

The variety of contributions made for us to continue to reach our goal include individuals and businesses donating:

Time

Financing

Labor

Supplies

Talent

Everyone contributing to the preservation of Bucky's Dome over the years all have one thing in common; the desire to be a part of sharing and promoting R. Buckminster Fuller's enduring legacy.


Mickey Mitchell and Bill Perk

Mickey Mitchell previous owner of the Bucky Dome Bill Perk, Founder of RBF Dome NFP

While so many have been involved in this vitally important preservation, the Dome probably would not be here today if it were not for Bucky's colleague and friend, and the RBF Dome NFP founder Bill Perk. In 2002 Bill purchased the Dome from Mickey Mitchell, who had originally purchased it from Bucky and Anne in September 1973.

The Fuller Family

The Fuller family has been generous in assisting with the progress.

Jamie, Bucky and Anne's grandson, has made a generous donation of over 3,000 volumes of Fuller's books with about 1,000 of them returning to the Dome Library. The other 2,000 are being cataloged at SIU's Morris Library.

Bucky's daughter Allegra Fuller Snyder, is gathering up many of her parent's possessions that she had inherited, so they can return to their original home, Bucky and Anne's Dome Home.

Bucky and Anne with Evelyn and George Anselvicius. It is one of the many images taken by Ben Gelman, who's work chronicled the 12 years Bucky and Anne lived in Carbondale.