The Student Press Law Center gratefully acknowledges the generous contributions of the following institutions and individuals without whose support defending the free press rights of student journalists would be a far more difficult task. As a not-for-profit organization, the SPLC is entirely dependent on donations from those who are committed to its work. All contributions are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.
Featured Donor
This month’s featured donor is SNworks.
2013 Contributors
Freedom Fighters ($10,000 or more)
American Society of Newspaper Editors
Ethics and Excellence in Journalism Fund
Gannett Foundation
Journalism Education Association
McCormick Foundation
Yellow Chair Foundation
Student Voice Champions ($5,000 to $9,999)
Equity Foundation
Thomas Eveslage
Hugh Hefner Foundation
Kent State University
Charles Moore
National Scholastic Press Association
Sigma Delta Chi Foundation
Western Assoc. of Univ. Publications Managers
Free Press Protectors ($1,000 to $4,999)
Blue Valley West High School
John Bowen
Candace Bowen
Dorothy Bowles
Patrick Carome
College Media Association Inc.
Kathleen Criner
John Rory Eastburg
Frost Brown Todd LLC
Garden State Scholastic Press Association
Mark Goodman
Tim Hiestand
Illinois College Press Association
J.E.A. N.C.
Kansas Associated Collegiate Press
Kansas Scholastic Press Association
Kent State University Foundation
Jennifer J. Kiel
Frank LoMonte
LSU Foundation
Lumina Foundation
Mary McClymont
Jennifer McGill
Michigan Interscholastic Press Association
Southern University Newspapers
Andrew Stark
Asbill & Brennan Sutherland
The Daily Tar Heel
University of South Carolina
University of Wisconsin
Washington Journalism Education Association
Thomas Whitehead
Student Voice Advocates ($500 to $999)
Logan H. Aimone
American Bar Association
Ellen Austin
Colorado High School Press Association
Florida Scholastic Press Association
Kelly Furnas
Joe Geist
Diana Hadley
Herff Jones Inc
Illinois Community College Journalism Association
Jack Kennedy
Aaron Manfull
Ted McConnell
Monta Vista High School
Tom Nelson
Quill & Scroll
Jamie Raskin
Kathy Schrier
Mary Stapp
Rosalind Stark
Mark Stodder
Susan Tantillo
Township H.S.
Kayla Vaughan
Kurt Wimmer
LeAnne Wiseman
Association for Education in Journalism & Mass Communication
First Amendment Friends ($100 to $499)
Marc Abrams
Maryam Ahranjani
Miriam Ascarelli
Gary Baer
Manolo Barco
Barbara Bateman
Stephen Bates
Dennis Bautista
Chrissy Beck
Joanne Beck
Hazel Becker
Michael Beder
Lawrence Bellinger
Angela Bird
Robert Bluey
Jane Blystone
Sarah Bodney
Karen Bosley
Jessica Bowen
Lee Brooks
Steve Brown
Louis Bubala
Bucknell University
Judith Buddenbaum
David Bulla
Rich Cameron
Mathew Cantore
Chris Carroll
Jerry Ceppos
Kristin Clyde
Kevin Cobb
Bob Corn-Revere
Lori Dann
John Davis-Malloy
Devine High School
Monica Dias
Carol Knopes Donlan
Duke University
Jerry Dunklee
Georgia Dunn
Eastern Illinois University
Virginia Edwards
Jane Eisner
Paul Elitzik
Sharron Elsen
Emory University
Susan Enfield
Joseph Esposito
Susan Everett
Nicholas Ferentinos
Andrew Ferguson
Julie Ferguson Queen
Foundation for Individual Rights in Education
Margaret Fisher
Marsha Flora
Ann Franke
Maureen Freeman
Lee Freeman
Judy Freiberg
Megan Fromm
Barry Fruitman
Fulton Montgomery Community College
Sue Gill
Grand Valley State University
Granite Bay High School
Susan Griffin
Martin Gugino
Homer & Lee Ann Hall
Randal Hamm
Emily Harris
Laurel Heenan
Marina Hendricks
Carole & Kent Henning
Dale Herbeck
T.G Hiestand
Mark Hinueber
Toby Hollander
Julie Horger
Indiana University.
Tom Jacobs
Holly-Katherine Johnson
Paul Kandell
Kristie Kemper
Jane Kirtley
Tybie Kirtman
Adam Kissel
Harry Kloman
Alex Koroknay-Palicz
William Kountz
L. Klopfer
La Costa Canyon HS
Michael LaChance
Alexis Lambert
Susan Lampros
David Langlois
Patrick Larkin
Brittany Lauro
Leonardo Da Vinci Middle School
Long Island University
Louisville SPJ
Anthony Mauro
Georgia Mavromihalis
David McCraw
Adrienne McCurdy
Amy Medlock-Greene
Kent Middleton
Martha Milner
Missouri Interscholastic Press Association
Diana Mitsu Klos
Monarch High School
Rivka Monheit
William Monroe
Monroe Doctrine
Beatrice Motamedi
Mark Newton
Janet & Gene Nuse
Ed O’Brien
Gloria Olman
Dale Petty
Mark A Plenke
Mark Popovich
Virginia Postrel
Laura Prather
Harry Proudfoot
Janette Ralston
Neil Ralston
Judson Randall
John David Reed
Riverside City College
M. Robyne
Rock Canyon Publications
Kristy Roschke
Andrea Rosen
Geanne Rosenberg
Cathy Ruffing
Tonda Rush
Kelli Sager
James Salzer
San Francisco Penisual Press Club
Saratoga High School
Rodney Satterthwaite
Beverly Schnabel
School Newspapers Online
Brian Schraum
Kevin Schwartz
Tracy Sena
Alice Senturia
Nancy Jane Shestack
Leslie Shipp
Shoreline Community College
Harvey Silverglate
Rebecca Small
Helen Smith
Dianne Smith-Harper
Society of Professional Journalists — Florida
Margaret Sonntag
South Hadley High School
Howard & Juanita Spanogle
St. Louis University
Isadore Starr
Jeremy Steele
Jeffrey Tamarin
The Judicial Learning Center
The Unfiltered Lens
Amanda Thrash
John Timpe
Hope Tinker
Mary Beth Tinker
Lenny Tinker
Charles Tobin
Erik Ugland
University of Georgia
IndianaUniversity
Lorraine Urogdy Eiler
Fern Valentine
Suzanne Van Steenbergen
Dan Viets
Thomson Von Stein
Glenn Wallach
Terry Walz
Dineen Wasylik
Stephen Wermiel
Western Kentucky University
Dick Westheimer
Jim & Janet Westwood
Lew Wheaton
Louis White
Theresa White
Whitney High School Student Media
David Wilke
Leza Witherington
Paul Wright
Susan Zake
Corinna Zarek
Kim Zarkin
Kelly Zwagerman
Missouri Press Foundation
Virginia Association of Journalism Teachers
2012 Contributors
Freedom Fighters ($10,000 or more)
American Society of Newspaper Editors
Journalism Education Association
Park Foundation
McCormick Foundation
Ethics and Excellence in Journalism Found
Yellow Chair Foundation
Student Voice Champions ($5,000 to $9,999)
Anonymous
Herb Block Foundation
Hugh Hefner Foundation
Kent State University
Western Association of University Publications Mananagers
College Media Advisers
Anonymous
Sigma Delta Chi Foundation
Western Association of University Publications Mananagers
Free Press Protectors ($1,000 to $4,999)
Dorothy Bowles
Patrick Carome
Garden State Scholastic Press Association
Kansas Scholastic Press Association
Lumina Foundation
Quill & Scroll
Mark Stencel
Mark Stodder
The Daily Tar Heel
Univision
Thomas Whitehead
Jennifer and David Kiel
Southern University Newspapers
Richard Fitz
John Bowen
Illinois College Press Association
Frank LoMonte
Society for Collegiate Journalists
Asbill & Brennan Sutherland
Mark Goodman
Fund for Investigative Journalism
Kathleen Criner
Kansas Associated Collegiate Press
LSU Foundation
Andrew Stark
National Scholastic Press Association
Washington Journalism Education Association
David Lee Adams
Student Voice Advocates ($500 to $999)
Association for Education in Journalism & Mass Comunication
Diana Hadley
Illinois Community College Journalism Association
Lesley Marcello
Redwood High School
Rosalind & Martin Stark
Logan H. Aimone
Paul Ryan Gunterman
Florida Scholastic Press Association
Colorado High School Press Association
Thomas Eveslage
First Amendment Friends ($100 to $499)
lan Heider
William Allen
Hazel Becker
Robert Bluey
Sarah Bodney
Lee Brooks
Chris Carroll
Cynthia Crothers-Hyatt
Nerissa Ediza
Sharron Elsen
Thomas Engleman
Dwight Evans
Susan Everett
Adele Garber
Emily Gerston
Michele Green
Robert Greenman
Kathleen Neumeyer
John Kelley
Tybie Kirtman
Carole Lange
Patrick Larkin
Leah Larson
Lewiston High School
Anthony Mauro
Linda Mercer
Montgomery Blair HS
Andi Mulshine
New York Press Association
Mark A Plenke
Therese Putz
John David Reed
James Salzer
San Francisco Penisuala Press Club
Leslie Shipp
Staples High School
Reginald Stuart
Joan Swenson
Leanne Tippett-Mosby
Fern Valentine
Wendy Wallace
Stephen Wermiel
Westlake High School
Josh Moore
John W Wheeler
Manolo Barco
Bucknell University
Jack Dimond
Fulton Montgomery Community College
Georgia Highlands College
GW Hatchet
Michelle Harmon
Bryce McNeil
Martha Milner
Missouri State
Otterbein University
The Pitt News
Evelyn Stevens
Student Publications
San Marcos Texas State University
The Unfiltered Lens
Indiana University
Mattie Watson
Miriam Ascarelli
Michelle Breidenbach
Judith Buddenbaum
Beatrice Motamedi
Bruce Plopper
School Newspapers Online
Tracy Sena
Charles Tobin
Louis Bubala
David Bulla
Monica Dias
Kristie Kemper
Katharine Martin
Kent Middleton
Lori Oglesbee
Judson Randall
Charles C Smith
Howard & Juanita Spanogle
Susan Tantillo
Joseph Tomain
Robert Willis
Susan Smith
Lew Wheaton
Missouri Interscholastic Press Assoc.
Joanne Beck
Jerry Ceppos
Kristin Clyde
Columbus North High School
Madeleine Corson
John Rory Eastburg
Jason Eshleman
Joseph Esposito
Nicholas Ferentinos
Homer & Lee Ann Hall
Dale Herbeck
Illinois Journalism Education Association
David Langlois
Mary Stapp
honda Guess
S. Interscholastic Press Association
Rebecca and Larry Sipos
South Carolina Scholastic Press Association
Amanda Thrash
NCCJ of Piedmont Triad
Pennsylvania School Press Association
Combined Federal Campaign United Way
David McCraw
Ronald D. Johnson
2011 Contributors
Freedom Fighters ($10,000 or more)
Yellow Chair Foundation
Ethics and Excellence in Journalism Foundation
McCormick Foundation
Journalism Education Association
Newman’s Own Foundation
Sigma Delta Chi Foundation
Student Voice Champions ($5,000 to $9,999)
College Media Advisers Inc.
IRE-Investigative Reporters & Editors
National Scholastic Press Association
Kent State University
Free Press Protectors ($1,000 to $4,999)
American Society of News Editors
Andrew Stark
Western Association of University Publications Managers
College Newspaper Business & Advertising Managers
Association for Education in Journalism & Mass Communication
Frank LoMonte
Louisiana State University Foundation
Kansas Associated Collegiate Press
Kansas Scholastic Press Association
Mark Goodman
Lumina Foundation
Robert Bertsche
Society for Collegiate Journalists
Lesley Marcello
Seth Szold
Charles Tobin
Illinois College Press Association
John Bowen
Kathleen Criner
Quill & Scroll
Mark Stodder
Southern California Journalism Education Association
Thomas Whitehead
The Daily Tar Heel
Dorothy Bowles
Patrick Carome
Caesar Andrews
Ohio Scholastic Media Association
Student Voice Advocates ($500 to $999)
Washington Journalism Education Association
Florida Scholastic Press Association
Garden State Scholastic Press Association
Colorado High School Press Association
Ball State University
Candace Bowen
Western Carolina University
Rosalind & Martin Stark
Beacon Press
Logan H Aimone
Virginia Edwards
Indian High School Press Association
Laura Prather
Kelly Furnas
Illinois Community College Journalism Association
First Amendment Friends ($100 to $499)
Tom Nelson
Education Writers Association
David McCraw
Missouri Interscholastic Press Association
Jen Sansbury
Society of Professional Journalists
Kernel Press Inc.
Paul Wilson
Pennsylvania School Press Association
Reginald Stuart
Illinois Journalism Education Association
Mary Arnold
Joseph Esposito
Nicholas Ferentinos
Educational Media Company at Virginia Tech
Kevin Corcoran
Amanda Thrash
Southern University Newspapers
Saratoga High School
Steve Nash
Howard & Juanita Spanogle
Columbus North High School
Susan Tantillo
Tonda Rush
Kristie Kemper
Monica Dias
Anthony Mauro
Judson Randall
Ronald E Johnson
Homer & Lee Ann Hall
Mark A Plenke
Wayne Pollock
Georgia Dunn
William Allen
Virginia Association of Journalism Teachers
Judith Buddenbaum
Rosalind Schliske
Journalism Education Association of Northern California
University of Hawaii
Manolo Barco
Mark Webber
Bradley Arendt
John Timpe
David Armstrong
Bryce McNeil
Grand Valley State University
Brian Crews
Ferris State University
California State University-San Marcos
John W Wheeler
Gary Baer
Stephen Wermiel
Henry Weinstein
Paul Bauer
Robert Becker
Robert Bluey
Sarah Bodney
Karen Bosley
Carl Stano
Michelle Breidenbach
Charles C Smith
Charles Sennet
James Salzer
Connie Ruggles
Eric Robinson
Rochelle Ripple
Kathleen Regan
John David Reed
Janette Ralston
Francis Quine
Peter Canfield
Charles Donaldson
Mark Popovich
Pleasant Grove High School
Gloria Olman
Matt Chayes
Lori Oglesbee
Darryl Compton
William Moran
Kate McLaughlin
Mary Stapp
Susan Everett
Rebecca Feeney
Mary Leonard
John Kittross
Tybie Kirtman
Kathleen Neumeyer
Marsha Flora
Ann Franke
Lee Freeman
Richard Jones
Maureen Freeman
Robert Greenman
Dale Herbeck
Carla Harris
2010 Contributors
Freedom Fighters ($10,000 or more)
McCormick Foundation
Yellow Chair Foundation
Student Voice Champions ($5,000 to $9,999)
College Media Advisers
Hugh Hefner Foundation
Journalism Education Association
Free Press Protectors ($1,000 to $4,999)
Candace Bowen
John Bowen
Mark Goodman
Mike Hiestand
Jostens
Kansas Associated Collegiate Press
Frank D. LoMonte
Walsworth Publishing Company
Western Association of University Publications Managers
Thomas Whitehead
Student Voice Advocates ($500 to $999)
Tom Eveslage
Garden State Scholastic Press Association
Northwest Scholastic Press
Lori Oglesbee
Radio Television Digital News Foundation
Society for Collegiate Journalists
Rosalind & Martin Stark
University of Iowa
First Amendment Friends ($100 to $499)
Ian Robert Armistead
Benn Law Firm
Beverly Keneagy Brown
Karen Bosley
Cal. State Univ.-San Marcos
Jerry Ceppos
Shawn Chen
Madeleine Corson
Mark Davis
Charles Donaldson
Joseph Esposito
Susan Everett
Findlay High School
Paul Ryan Gunterman
Alan Heider
Nancy Hudak
Tom Hutchinson
Illinois Journalism Education Association
Ronald E. Johnson
John Kittross
David Langlois
Liberty High School
David McCraw
Michigan Interscholastic Press Assoc.
Missouri Press Foundation, Inc.
National Scholastic Press Association
Nebraska Journalism Education Association
New York Press Association
Peninsula Press Club
Wayne Pollock
Harry Proudfoot
David Randall
Shawnee Mission North High School
Rebecca Sipos
Reginald Stuart
Susan Tantillo
Stephen Thurston
Virginia Association of Journalism Teachers
Mark Webber
John W. Wheeler
Esther Wojcicki