Nearly half of the cost of Knight Hall comes from the generosity and support of the great friends of the Merrill College. To date, we have raised more than $11 million of the $14 million in private funds needed for the construction and outfit of the new journalism building. Here are some of the largest donors to date:
» $5 million
John S. and James L. Knight Foundation
» $2 million
The Merrill Family Foundation
» $500,000 to $1 million
Ethics and Excellence in Journalism Foundation
The Herb Block Foundation
» $250,000 to $500,000
Abell Foundation
Ralph and Carlotta Crosby
Richard Eaton Foundation
» $100,000 to $249,999
Philip L. Graham Fund
» $50,000 to $99,999
Reese and Cheree Clegorn
The Gazette
Marion Poynter
Eugene L. Roberts Jr.
Adele Chidakel Schwartz
Times Mirror Foundation
John D. Worthington, IV
» $25,000 to $49,999
Jerome M. and Karen Ceppos
Ray E. Hiebert and Sheila Gibbons Hiebert
John A. Jenkins
Frank Quine and Mary Ellen Doran-Quine
Scripps Howard Foundation
John J. and Christine Seng
» $10,000 to $24,999
John S. and Lee Carroll
Lucinda Fleeson
Jane E. Healy
Karen Gray Houston
Tom and Debra Kunkel
Andrews McMeel Universal Foundation
John McMeel
Maria Recio
Lee Thornton
» $5,000 to $9,999
Clint Bucco
Carol J. Horner
Max and Peggy King
Frank Langfitt and the Thomas & Carolyn Langfitt Family Foundation
William K. and Diane Marimow
James M. and Diana Naughton
DeWayne Wickham
» $2,500 to $4,999
Maurine Beasley
Bonnie L. Bernstein
Mark R. Bowden
James M. and Beth S. Desimone
Peggy and John Dotson
Gene Foreman
Douglas Kneeland
Joe Lelyveld
Bob Rosenthal
Kelly Marie Stepno
» $1,000 to $2,499
Frank E. and Maggie Allen
Josephine E. and H. Brandt Ayers Foundation
Anthony F. Barbieri, Jr.
Michael and Pamela Bennett
William Bride, III
Mark D. Coplin
Frances K. Dauth
J. Lowe Davis
Christopher Ender
Edwin O. Guthman
Glenn R. Guzzo
Raymond B. and Donna Holton
Sue Kopen Katcef
Donald Kimelman
Henry S. Klibanoff
Alex S. Jones
Michael Leary
L. John and Lois Martin
Jack Nelson and Barbara Matusow
Dan Mercelo Parkins
Norman Pearlstine
Linda L. Ringer
Vernon Douglas Robinson
John Seigenthaler
Matthew C. Sheehan
Linda Steiner
Carl Sessions Stepp
Patricia Yu
