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*
- Michael C. Kirk & Julia Turtle Kirk
- Linda Ward O’Hara
- Charles L. Parcell & Alice C. Parcell
- Diane Gray Quinn
- 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.
Bernstein-Rein Advertising, Inc.
Callahan Creek
Grapevine Designs
Kansas Newspaper Foundation
William T. Kemper Foundation
Kirk Foundation
KU Endowment
Muller Bressler Brown
Peter M. and Barbara A. Macdonald Charitable Foundation
Trusler Foundation Inc.
Kara L. Gerwin and Torey S. Gerwin
Charlotte Kirk Howard & W. Jeffrey Howard
Donald A. Hunter
William C. Johnson Jr. and Fran O'Brien Johnnson
Elizabeth A. Leech & Steven C. Frazier
Carole Jackson Moreno
Gerald F. Seib & Barbara Rosewicz
Brian A. Bracco and Sarah Wallace Bracco
Ann M. Brill, PhD
Craig J. Campbell & Lisa M. Campbell
Carl V. Ceder
James T. Chastain
CDR Daniel G. Felger, USN, Retired, and Jean Herz
Michael J. Happe & Shannon M. Fitzsimmons-Happe
Robert D. Karwath Jr.
Blaine L. King & Lyndel S. King
Joan S. Murphy
Rev. Julie Johnson Staples & Brent Staples
Paul David Walker Jr. and Barbara W. Walker
Danforth W. Austin & Gail Davenport Austin
Stephen D. Edwards & Donna J. Edwards
Eric M. Morgenstern & Shanny R. Morgenstern
Leonard P. Alfano & Deborah Taylor Alfano
Robert R. Basow & Lynn A. Basow
Don E. Black & Susan J. Black
Stephanie K. Blackwood
Ryan D. Blethen
Dorothy A. Bowles
Lisa Massoth Brinig & Brian P. Brinig
Dinah Swinehart Brock
Kathleen M. Conkey
Thomas P. Cook
Kyle T. Craig & Elyse Winick Craig
Paul I. Dinovitz & Cathy Dinovitz
John J. Egan
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
Thomas C. Hansen
Roy W. Heatherly & Beth G. Heatherly
Lindalyn L. Hutter
Richard J. Kastner & Susan M. Kastner
Sarah R. Kessinger
Kristin R. Kurtenbach
Madelyn Brite Larkin & Wilbur D. Larkin
Nick Laurent & Janet Nab Laurent
Evie Lazzarino
Norman G. Magnuson Jr. & Daphne Polatty Magnuson
Clancey Maloney & Jack Kendal Horner, PhD
Daniel B. Marshall III
Stephen L. Martino & Beth Martino
Mark B. McMaster
Katherine A. Means
David A. Mikols & Julie Updegraff Mikols
Rand Mikulecky & Susan Pott Mikulecky
Janet M. Miller
Edward D. Moore
James E. Obermaier & Sally J. Perkins, PhD
David F. Olson & Bobbi J. Olson
Marilyn Zook Petterson & Michael T. Petterson
Mary Ann Powell & Nick Powell
Sally L. Reece
Laura J. Roddy
Kathleen A. Saunders & Ronald K. Saunders
Hyunjin Seo
Susanne M. Shaw
Daniel J. Simon Jr. & Heidi J. Simon
Frank Slover & Deborah W. Slover
Heather M. Smith
Terri Hill Snyder & Steven A. Snyder
Mary Sullivan & Jerry L. Sullivan, EdD
Carlos R. Tejada & Nora Tejada
Lorie Walker Worner & Rick Worner
Marlin G. Zimmerman & Susie Zimmerman
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.
