Donor Lists
Lifetime Donors
We gratefully recognize the individuals and corporations/foundations who have generously donated $250,000 and above to the University of Kansas William Allen White School of Journalism and Mass Communications.
Corporate/Foundation Donors:
- Estate of Mary Jane Floersch
- The Freedom Forum
- William Randolph Hearst Foundation
- John S. & James L. Knight Foundation
- Louis L. & Adelaide C. Ward Foundation
- McCormick Foundation
Individual Donors:
- Malcolm W. Applegate & Constance L. Applegate
- Mary D. Austin*
- Dennis N. Branstiter*
- Richard C. Clarkson
- Hubert M. Floersch, M.D.* & Mary Haynes Floersch*
- John P. Kaiser* & Mary S. Kaiser*
- Linda Ward O’Hara
- Charles L. Parcell & Alice C. Parcell
- Robert P. Sigman*
- Oscar S. Stauffer* & Cornelia Stauffer*
- John H. Stauffer Sr. & Barbara E. Stauffer
- Ruth Granger Stauffer*
- William Keith Swinehart Sr. * & Maxine Swinehart*
- Louis L. Ward* & Adelaide C. Ward
- Norris S. Wooldridge* & Helena L. Wooldridge*
*Indicates the donor is deceased.
This listing is for lifetime donations, not donations made just within the calendar year. This list of donor names is strictly for the purpose of acknowledgement by the School of Journalism. Any other use is unauthorized. Although every effort has been made to ensure the completeness and accuracy of this listing, errors may occur.
Deans Club
Deans Club members are those generous alumni who give back to the William Allen White School of Journalism and Mass Communications with a contribution of $1,000 or more annually.
These contributions are crucial to the success of the J-School and provide unrestricted support for the J-School’s initiatives. Matching gifts from corporations are included as part of Deans Club contributions.
“Without the support of our Deans Club members, we wouldn’t be able to provide the exceptional level of service that students and alumni deserve,” Journalism Dean Ann Brill said.
Deans Club dollars fund special initiatives in the School of Journalism, including:
- Providing funds for student travel
- Hosting special events for students and faculty
- Funding for student and faculty achievement awards
- Recruiting and retaining faculty
- Providing scholarship support for students
- Hosting visiting professionals who speak with students and faculty
- Giving students and faculty the opportunity to take part in special educational programs
Deans Club Giving Levels:
- Ambassador Level: $10,000 and above
- Benefactor Level: $5,000 to $9,999
- Patron Level: $3,000 to $4,999
- Member Level: $1,000 to $2,999
The following are donations made during the 2015 calendar year.
Barkley
Bernstein-Rein Advertising, Inc.
Caplin Foundation
Grapevine Designs
The Greater Kansas City Community Foundation
Internet Ad Pros
Kansans for Derek Schmidt
Kansas Newspaper Foundation
McGrew Real Estate
Muller Bressler Brown
Peter M. and Barbara A. Macdonald Charitable Foundation
Sullivan Higdon & Sink
Kent Anderson & Wendee Anderson
Carl V. Ceder
John J. Egan
CDR Daniel G. Felger, USN, Retired & Jean Felger
Charlotte Kirk Howard & W. Jeffrey Howard
Donald A. Hunter
Elizabeth A. Leech & Steven C. Frazier
Carole Jackson Moreno
Kevin L. Newell & Adrian M. Newell
Brian S. Purdy & Leslie Howell Purdy
Diane Gray Quinn & Thomas H. Quinn
David Seaton & Callie Seaton
Gerald F. Seib & Barbara Rosewicz
John S. Suhler & Charlotte Thompson Suhler
Ann M. Brill, PhD
Craig J. Campbell & Lisa M. Campbell
James T. Chastain
Shirley Bush Helzberg & Barnett C. Helzberg Jr.
William C. Johnson Jr. & Fran O'Brien Johnson
Blaine L. King & Lyndel S. King
Suzanne Parsonage Miller
Rev. Julie Johnson Staples & Brent Staples
Craig A. StockBrian A. Bracco & Sarah Wallace Bracco
Susanne M. Shaw
Leonard P. Alfano & Deborah Taylor Alfano
Danforth W. Austin & Gail Davenport Austin
Robert R. Basow & Lynn A. Basow
Dorothy A. Bowles
Lisa Massoth Brinig & Brian P. Brinig
Paul L. Buller & Beverley J. Buller
Kathleen M. Conkey
Jay H. Cooper & Valerie Wolf
Lannie L. Dawson
Paul I. Dinovitz & Cathy Dinovitz
G. Thomas Eblen & Jean Kygar Eblen
Stephen R. Ellsworth & Barbara Ellsworth
John A. Frazee
Mugur V. Geana & Anca Geana
Malcolm D. Gibson & Joyce L. Gibson
Robert H. Giles & Nancy M. Giles
Cathy L. Gleason & Daniel J. Gleason
John & Dorothy Hall
Roger W. Heineken
Raymond J. Hummert & Mary L. Higgins Hummert, PhD
L. Gail Johnson
Blaine C. Kimrey & Laura Green Kimrey
Madelyn Brite Larkin & Wilbur D. Larkin
Jane Larson Lee & John P. Lee
Susan Lynn & Brian D. Wolfe, MD
Stephen L. Martino & Beth Martino
Katherine A. Means
David A. Mikols & Julie Updegraff Mikols
Janet M. Miller
Eric M. Morgenstern & Shanny R. Morgenstern
Eric Morgenthaler
Patricia Jean Musick
Darell F. Norris & Thordis M. Norris
Anne Sigman O'Brien
David F. Olson & Bobbi J. Olson
Marilyn Zook Petterson & Michael T. Petterson
Mary Ann Powell & Nick Powell
Joseph V. Rebello
Sally L. Reece
Kathleen A. Saunders & Ronald K. Saunders
Lisa S. Scheller & Fred Scheller
Daniel J. Simon Jr. & Heidi J. Simon
Frank Slover & Deborah W. Slover
Gary M. Smith & Janet M. Cinelli
Heather M. Smith
Michael G. Snider & Julie Snider
Terri Hill Snyder & Steven A. Snyder
Mary Sullivan & Jerry L. Sullivan, EdD
Michael J. Vrabac & Mary S. Vrabac
Mary Thornbrugh Witwer & Paul G. Witwer
Lorie Walker Worner & Rick Worner
Alison A. Young
Erin Hummert Young, MD & Garrett B. Young
Stephen L. Young
Joel D. Zeff & Susan Zeff
The above list of donor names is strictly for the purpose of acknowledgement by the School of Journalism. Any other use is unauthorized. Although every effort has been made to ensure the completeness and accuracy of this listing, errors may occur.
