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Wayne and Jeanne Quinton of Seattle, Washington, are dedicated fans of BYU Television. Even in their vacation home in the mountains of Idaho, they were determined to receive BYU Television and worked with local technicians until they were able to achieve that goal. They often study in the mornings with the scripture roundtables, and Jeanne does the new Total Body Workout. Wayne and Jeanne scarcely watch programming on any other stations, except the news and BYU sports.

Wayne was raised in Rigby, Idaho. Seven days after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, he reported to work for the Boeing Aircraft Company in Seattle. At age 21 he was put in charge of preliminary tool planning for the B-29's bomb bay. From 1950 to 1961, Wayne was head of the Biomedical Engineering Department at the University of Washington, where he pioneered and built 44 medical devices, including the treadmill for exercise stress testing of cardiac patients, open-heart equipment to treat cardiovascular problems, gastrointestinal biopsy devices, shunts, oxygenators, catheters and equipment to treat chronic kidney failure. In 1961, Wayne founded Quinton Instrument Company and sold it 30 years later. By then, it had achieved a worldwide presence. Last year, the University of Washington honored him with the title "Father of Biomedical Engineering." Wayne has run 19 marathons and enjoys boating and building things.

Jeanne was raised in Wyoming and Salt Lake City, Utah. She earned a master's degree in Early Childhood Education and has held "Cousins Camp" each summer for the last 17 years for their grandchildren. She enjoys music, interior design and homemaking. Jeanne has run 9 marathons. One of her great joys was teaching early-morning seminary for 12 years. Jeanne thrives on organizing family events and fundraising for worthy causes. Last year, she and Wayne became very interested in organizing political events.

Wayne and Jeanne have served on the Presidents' Leadership Council since Rex Lee was at BYU's helm. (It was the "Lighting the Way Campaign" at that time.)

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Mr. and Mrs. Alan and Karen Ashton*
Mr. Howard Anderson
Mr. William Bangert
Ms. Melanie Bastian*
Mr. and Mrs. Ray and Janette Beckham
Mr. and Mrs. H. Brent and Bonnie Beesley
Mr. and Mrs. Angus and Jenny Belliston
The Bertin Family Foundation
Mr. Francis Black
Ms. Elon Bragg
Mr. and Mrs. George and Brenda Brimhall
Mr. and Mrs. William and Cheryl Bryant
Mr. and Mrs. William and Patricia Child*
Mr. Lance Chournos
Mr. and Mrs. Dean and Afton Christensen
Mr. and Mrs. Ward and Verona Cottrell
Mr. and Mrs. Bradley and Michele Creer*
Mr. and Mrs. Robin and Elizabeth Day
Mr. and Mrs. Dana and Chris Doggett*
Ms. Elizabeth Doty
Ms. Alice Edvaldson
Mr. and Mrs. John and Annette Erickson
The Fanwood Foundation
Mr. Scott Felsted
Mrs. Leah Felt
Mr. and Mrs. Alan and Sharon Folkman
Mr. and Mrs. Sid and Mary Foulger
Ms. Afton Gardner
Mr. and Mrs. David and Nancy Gardner
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Mr. and Mrs. Ralph and Carol Hardy
Holmes Family Foundation
Thomas and Lucille Horne Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. E. Virgil and Ann C. Howell
Mr. David Johnson
The Ron and Linda Jones Family Foundation
Ms. Patricia Lanier
Mr. and Mrs. Alan and Leslie Layton*
Mr. and Mrs. Robert and Patricia Lichfield
Mr. and Mrs. Larry and Mereel Linton
Mr. Roy H. King
Mr. and Mrs. Derek and Colleen Marquis
Mr. and Mrs. Rex G. and Ruth M. Maughan
Ms. Elaine Michaelis
Mr. and Mrs. Martin and Virginia Mitchell
Mr. and Mrs. Wilford and Foresta Nielson
Mr. and Mrs. Ray and Tye Noorda
Robert F. Ogden Estate
Dr. James and Susan Ogilvie
Ms. Elly Oschewski
Mr. and Mrs. R. Don and Shirley Oscarson
Mr. and Mrs. David and Marie Patterson
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph and Darcee Pergler
Mr. Victor G. Petersen
Mr. and Mrs. John and Carmen Pingree
Mr. and Mrs. Kyle and Brenda Powell
The S. J. & Jessie E. Quinney Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Wayne and Jeanne Quinton
Mr. and Mrs. Leon and Sylvia Ricks
Mr. and Mrs. Richard and Kristee Roach
Ms. Marilyn Roberts
Mrs. Hildegard Scheuber
Mr. and Mrs. Richard and Wynnette Searle
The Semnani Foundation
Mr. Dave Shelby
Mr. and Mrs. Richard and Shellie Silliman
Mr. and Mrs. Edward D. Smith
Ms. Kathryn Stamey
Mr. Steve V. Stanley
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth and Peggy Stevens Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. David and Mary Ward*
Ms. Susan Warnock
C. Scott and Dorothy Watkins Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Wayne and Leslie Webster
Mr. and Mrs. David and Rachel Weidman
The Wilson Family Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Robert and Christi Worsley*
Worth of a Soul Foundation*
and Other Anonymous Donors

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