2016-17 ANNUAL REPORT

CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION CAMPUS MEDIA OPPORTUNITIES CAREER PREPARATION A MESSAGE FROM DEAN HARDIN

Dear Alumni and Friends, What a landmark year! A transformational gift and our name change are, of course, our biggest stories. We are proud to become the namesake for Donald P. Bellisario, a 1961 graduate whose life story and accomplishments inspire us to help each student “reach for the stars, not for the ceiling,” to borrow a line from “Quantum Leap.”

Our approach is one that focuses on three key areas — our 3C’s: Strong classroom experiences; exciting campus media opportunities, and second-to-none career preparation.

This report focuses on how we put the 3C’s into action for our students.

I hope that as you read this, your pride and your commitment to the Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications deepens. I also hope that you’ll help share our story! A version of this report may be found online at bellisario.psu.edu/annualreport.

As always, I’m eager to hear from you.

Sincerely,

Marie Hardin [email protected] / @mariehardinpsu TABLE OF CONTENTS

The Bellisario Gift...... 3 Commitment to Excellence...... 11 Classroom Instruction...... 5 Commitment to Service...... 13 Campus Media Opportunities...... 7 Alumni Engagement...... 15 Career Preparation...... 9 Honor Roll...... 17

DONALD P. BELLISARIO COLLEGE OF COMMUNICATIONS 2 GIFT ANNOUNCED APRIL 21, 2017 “This is the greatest day in our history. The success Don Bellisario has achieved makes all of us aspire to be greater ourselves. And the investment that he has already made in our College and our students has helped inspire a vision that this unprecedented gift will empower us to fulfill.” – Dean Marie Hardin

DONALD P. BELLISARIO $30 MILLION GIFT

$5 million for scholarships for undergraduate students; $5 million for the creation of the Donald P. Bellisario Media Center in Willard Building; $20 million endowment for programs and facilities, including undergraduate programs and support for faculty chairs and professorships

3 2016-17 ANNUAL REPORT Donald P. Bellisario Media Center August 2017: Benchmarking, facility tours Fall 2017: Architect approval by Board of Trustees Timeline December 2018: Construction begins May 2020: Donald P. Bellisario Media Center opens

BELLISARIO FILE: • Born August 8, 1935 • Moved to Hollywood in 1977, • Served in Marines (1955-59), working as a writer and discharged as a sergeant and story editor for “Black Sheep awarded the Marine Corps Good Squadron.” Conduct Medal. • Creator of many hit TV shows • Earned journalism degree from including “Magnum, P.I.” (1980), Penn State in 1961, completing a “Quantum Leap” (1989), “JAG” college career that had started (1995) and “NCIS” (2003). before he entered the service. • Married to Vivienne Bellisario. • First job with the Centre Daily • Made $1 million gift to Penn Times. State through the Trustee • Fifteen-year career in Matching Scholarship advertising (Lancaster, Program in 2006. Pennsylvania, and Dallas).

Additional Support $1 million gift from alumnus Stanley Degler endowed the Stanley E. Degler Washington Program, which began its third decade of serving students during the 2016-17 academic year. Gifts of $275,000 and $10,000 from alumna Ellen Foster endowed the Foster-Foreman Conference of Distinguished Writers and served as additional support to the Lawrence G. Foster Award for Excellence in Public Relations, respectively. Alumnus Stanley E. Degler

DONALD P. BELLISARIO COLLEGE OF COMMUNICATIONS 4 CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION A commitment to classroom instruction represents the core of our mission. Our world class faculty utilize state-of-the-art classrooms — as well as non-traditional settings through “embedded courses” and numerous real-life applications — to provide students with a strong educational experience.

MIN XIAN CLASS OF 2017 / GUANGZHOU, CHINA

After arriving at Penn State sight unseen four was a peer mentor, worked in the dining halls and years ago, Min Xian finished her career as a completed several internships, all while making student marshal at commencement in May. the most of her time with faculty members like Online research led her to the University (“I took senior lecturer Curt Chandler. “The thing about a leap of faith,” she said), and her combination of him is that every student is his favorite,” she said. persistence and talent enabled her to thrive. She “He is patient and caring to all his students.”

5 2016-17 ANNUAL REPORT • Senior lecturer John Beale named recipient of University-wide Student Marshals: Atherton Award for Teaching Excellence Spring 2017: Lindsay Miller, • Assistant professor Yael Warshel earned second place in international Jesse Pepperman, Sabriana teaching contest, sponsored by the Association for Education in Pimentel, Emma Shellhamer, Journalism and Mass Communication Danielle Wegman, Min Xian • Harold F. Martin Graduate Assistant Outstanding Teaching Award, Fall 2016: Sabrina Evans Azeta Hatef Summer 2016: Brittney Lee • Djung Tchoi Graduate Teaching Award, Sushma Kumble and Chun Yang Senior lecturer John Beale

8 students spent a week in Baltimore, 50 students earned certificates for reporting on gentrification in the completing academic requirements of the inner city as part of a multimedia John Curley Center for Sports Journalism storytelling partnership with Morgan 223 students completed an international State University experience 240 course sections with 20 or fewer students offered during the academic year

500,000 combined miles traveled by 10 days spent by nine-student team in students and faculty for “embedded Rio covering the Paralympics as part courses” — which combine semester-long, of a partnership with The Associated on-campus instruction with hands-on, Press (making their content available intensive work on location — as worldwide) and the University of Georgia journalism students traveled to Panama, 961 undergraduate students earned film-video and telecommunications countries represented among 11 degrees students to Hungary, and media studies members of the graduating Class of 2017 students to South Africa 2,709 students in the Donald P. Bellisario 21 states represented among members College of Communications during the $1 million-plus, value of equipment of the graduating Class of 2017 2016-17 academic year (ad/pr 716, comm available for student use, including 22 percent of Bellisario College students 877, film-video 94, journalism 543, media cameras, lights, microphones and from underrepresented groups studies 138, telecommunications 341) much more

Student Body: 68% female / 32% male

• Minor in digital media trends and analytics launched • Two majors, advertising/public relations and journalism, among top 12 in students enrolled at Penn State • Two online programs developed to address timely topics (digital multimedia design, underway; and digital media and journalism, beginning summer 2018)

DONALD P. BELLISARIO COLLEGE OF COMMUNICATIONS 6 CAMPUS MEDIA OPPORTUNITIES With 29 communications-specific clubs and organizations in the Bellisario College, as well as some 900 clubs at Penn State, students have many opportunities to complement what they do in class with professional, or just fun, experiences.

MARTIN KASSALEN CLASS OF 2018 / PITTSBURGH

Some of the best Bellisario College students are expertise and website design for other units busy, and that’s certainly the case with Martin on campus. He, and others like him, enhance Kassalen. A senior public relations major, he their educations with work in campus media complements his classroom work as a Student opportunities. It can be fun, too — especially with Council officer and as a dance marathon things like “Pie a Professor,” a fundraising effort volunteer. He serves as a campus rep for The executed by Kassalen and the Student Council Princeton Review and provides social media this past year.

7 2016-17 ANNUAL REPORT THON Webcast: 128 countries tuned into some part of the 46-hour Penn State Dance Marathon (THON) webcast produced by communications students, with more than 19,000 viewers watching during the final hour.

5 consecutive years members of the Student Film Organization have visited the Sundance Film Festival 9 consecutive years that CommRadio students have covered the NFL Draft on location 11 projects completed by CommAgency, a student-run production agency overseen by a full-time faculty director, in its inaugural year of operation

12 consecutive years communications 500, another capacity students have produced the live stream crowd, visited the of the Penn State Homecoming Parade State Theatre for the annual Blue and White 16 films (10 documentaries, three Film Festival, which experimental and three narrative) showcases student- screened at State Theatre during annual produced films Blue and White Film Festival showcasing student-produced work

Hollywood Program

CommRadio, the student driven internet radio station, launched an app that makes student coverage of Penn State varsity sports as well as news and talk programming available on any mobile device.

8 communications students conducted undergraduate research thesis presentations during an annual Scholars Roundtable. Topics included Top-three regional finish by students in The Nittany corporate social responsibility, media framing, profitable journalism in Group as they compete in American Advertising the digital age, search engine optimization and Super Bowl commercials. Federation National Student Advertising Competition.

DONALD P. BELLISARIO COLLEGE OF COMMUNICATIONS 8 CAREER PREPARATION With a three-member staff focusing exclusively on internships and career services and a database of more than 3,500 internship sites, as well as the University’s strong alumni network, the Bellisario College provides opportunities and resources for students to jump start their careers.

ADRIANA LACY CLASS OF 2018 / PHILADELPHIA

Students who thrive in the Bellisario College three internships — her latest was with Axios, do so because they have a plan. Count Adriana a media company that covers business, media Lacy among the planners. She has taken every trends, politics and technology — and she’s a opportunity to build the depth and breadth of campus editor for HuffPost and editor-in-chief her skills while at Penn State. From social media of The Underground. It’s a lot, but it’s also part of and branding to graphic design, photography and a plan that will culminate next spring when she writing, she’s working on it all. She’s completed graduates and starts her career.

9 2016-17 ANNUAL REPORT 441 for-credit internships completed

2 students selected for the highly competitive MLB.com internship program

2 students (the maximum possible) among 50 nationally honored by the American Advertising Federation through its Most Promising Minority Program

JobExpo: 75 companies, 175 recruiters, 540 students • Success in the City: 75 companies, 200 recruiters, 420 students

A half-dozen students participated in a sports-related partnership and covered the Two national political conventions, Republican in Cleveland and Democratic in Philadelphia, covered by Pittsburgh Pirates’ teams of communications students as part of partnerships home opener. with various media organizations, providing hands-on experience and unrivaled opportunity

DONALD P. BELLISARIO COLLEGE OF COMMUNICATIONS 10 COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE Penn State’s commitment to excellence starts with our world-class faculty and moves forward with our students, as evidenced by our many national awards and honors. We are the only school in the Northeast and the only school in the Big Ten with a top-5 overall average finish this past decade in the Hearst Foundation Journalism Awards Program.

11 2016-17 ANNUAL REPORT Bellisario College Deans’ Excellence Awards

• Tara Wyckoff, Teaching • Chris Maurer, Faculty Affiliate • Lee Ahern, Service • Katie O’Toole, Faculty Affiliate • Anne Hoag, Service • Kyrie Harding, Staff Award • Michael Schmierbach, Creative Activity • Brian Shoenfelt, Staff Award • Will Yurman, Integrated Scholarship

STUDENTS FACULTY Associate professor • Caroline Miller, Student Academy • ICA B. Aubrey Fisher Mentorship Award, Russell Frank earned Award Semifinalist, “Radiant” Mary Beth Oliver first place in the • ICA Fellow, S. Shyam Sundar Society of Professional • William Randolph Hearst Foundation Journalists, Keystone Journalism Awards Program, seventh • Big Ten Academic Alliance Department Chapter Spotlight place overall finish; individual national Executive Officers Program, Fuyuan Shen finalist, Carter Walker Contest in the • Fulbright Scholar, Azeta Hatef Commentary-Non Daily Category. 5 students earned awards in the Broadcast Education Association Super- Regional Creative Works Competition

7 students whose work was honored UNIVERSITY AWARDS with National Academy of Television • Staff Support Award, Brenda Johnson Arts and Sciences, College/University Production Awards • John W. Oswald Award, Journalism, Speech and Mass Media, Courtney Testa • Council of College Multicultural Leadership Award, Way Paver Award, Joseph Selden 9 first-place finishes in Society of Professional Journalists Region 1 Mark • Multicultural Research Center, Student Leadership Award, Anita Nham of Excellence competition • Graduate Student International Research Award, Jenna Grzeslo

Society of Professional Journalists, 2016 Mark of Excellence National Winner, Television News and Feature, “Victoria Square,” # by Scott Cikowski 1 An outtake from Cikowski’s documentary “Victoria Square” DONALD P. BELLISARIO COLLEGE OF COMMUNICATIONS 12 COMMITMENT TO SERVICE The impact of the Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications goes far beyond the classroom. Our people, with their work in the academy and in the community, consistently set themselves apart as leaders, researchers and volunteers in a manner that reflects on the Bellisario College and the University.

13th annual Penn State Powwow, 3 nationally recognized communications professionals (Ann Barkelew of FleishmanHillard, Dick Martin of AT&T and Alan Murray of Fortune Magazine) the University’s signature honored by the Arthur W. Page Center for Integrity in Public Communication at diversity event, coordinated by inaugural awards program at the Grand Hyatt in New York City John Sanchez, associate 10 faculty members and 14 graduate students provided presentations, served as panelists and participated in workshops at the annual conference of the professor of journalism, draws International Communication Association hundreds of participants and 11 different Penn State units participated in annual entrepreneurship retreat presenters from across the coordinated by Anne Hoag, associate professor of telecommunications and country and thousands of director of the University’s entrepreneurship minor attendees from central 20 years of expertise, service and research for Institute for Information Policy 21 papers presented by Bellisario College of Communications researchers at the Pennsylvania and beyond. Association for Journalism and Mass Communication conference, with three among best in their respective divisions

13 2016-17 ANNUAL REPORT Creation of Science Communication Program Dean Marie Hardin (bellisario.psu.edu/scicomm) under the direction of Lee Ahern is the president-elect Lee Ahern, Colleen Connolly-Ahern and Jennifer Hoewe, author “Article for the Association of the Year” for communicating science issues by Communicating Science, Health, Environment and Risk – a division of the Association for Education in for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication. The article Journalism and Mass (Worldviews, Issue Knowledge and the Pollution of a Local Science Environment) was published in Science Communication. Communication

NATIONAL AWARDS Award for Excellence in Coverage of Youth Sports • “The 100-Yard Deception,” Christopher Baxter and Matthew Stanmyre, NJ Advance Media Bart Richards Award for Media Criticism • David Folkenflik, NPR GUEST LECTURES AND SPEAKERS 100 Years of the Pulitzer Prize • Barbara Laker, Philadelphia Daily News • Jacqueline Larma, Associated Press • Bill Marimow, The Philadelphia Inquirer • Wendy Ruderman, Philadelphia Daily News Ben Bronstein Lecture in Ethics and Public Relations • Alan Marcus, SHIFT Communications Curley Center Conversation • Julie DiCaro, Kevin Merida ESPN The First Amendment and Diversity Post-Election Panel Discussion • Rob King, ESPN and Inclusion Panel Discussion • Kevin Cirilli. Bloomberg News • Joel Litvin, • Carla Pratt • Victor Romero • Casey McDermott, New Hampshire former NBA • Robert Richards • Stephen Ross Public Radio president of • Anna Orso, billypenn.com league operations Foster-Foreman Conference • Abe Madkour, of Distinguished Writers Science Communication Guest Lecturer SportsBusiness • Kevin Merida, The Undefeated • Ian Urbina, The New York Times Alan Marcus Journal • Elisabeth Rosenthal, Kaiser • Sarah Spain, ESPN Health News • Dan Treadway, The Players’ Tribune ‘Go Freelance!’ Keynote Address Faculty and Staff • George Steinmetz, photographer Diversity, Heritage Month Guest Lecturers 25 Years of Service • Mike Bremer, American Pavilion Guest Lecturers Rob Frieden Worldwide Student Program • Jose Antequera Guzman, Colombia • Ivey DeJesus, PennLive.com activist Retirements • Mark R. Lindsay, entertainment • Carol Guzy, freelance photojournalist Jane Agnelly executive Oweida Lecture in Journalism Ethics • Chenits Pettigrew, artist, producer, Bob Baukus • Marty Baron, The Washington Post entrepreneur and educator, Maria Cabrera-Baukus Soul Science Lab Pockrass Memorial Lecture John Dillon • Srivi Ramasubramanian, Texas A&M • Mara Einstein, Queens College • Helle Strandgaard Jensen, Aarhus Bill Mahon Norman Eberly Professorship Lecture University • Michael Hilzik, Los Angeles Times Susan Strohm • Dannagal Young, University of Delaware

DONALD P. BELLISARIO COLLEGE OF COMMUNICATIONS 14 ALUMNI ENGAGEMENT Committed alumni consistently give back of their talent and time, supporting the Bellisario College by participating in events on and off campus, in group or individual settings. The dedication of those people provides a prime example of the power of the Penn State alumni network.

20 events (11 on campus, 9 off campus, including New York City, Washington, D.C., Los Angeles, Hershey/Harrisburg, Philadelphia) 1,012 participants 6 alumni who returned as coaches for 17 students at annual Short Doc Workshop 24 alumni who participated in initial video shoots for rollout of #journalismmatters campaign

15 2016-17 ANNUAL REPORT Alumni Society Board Award Winners Alumni Achievement — Lou Prato Outstanding Alumni — Nina Jack Anderson Communications Contributor — Barbara Palmer Emerging Professional — Tyler Walk Excellence in Teaching — Kevin Hagopian

PENN STATE ALUMNI SOCIETY BOARD AD/PR NETWORK BOARD ALUMNI ASSOCIATION Alyson Joyce, president Kristin Ginty Richard Rapp, president AWARD WINNERS Pam Hervey, president-elect Gregory Guise Kathy Heasley, vice Kevin Flintosh, secretary Katherine Hansen president Rob Boulware, past president Kurt Knaus Lauren Raisl, secretary Clara Benice Michael Liebowitz Kathy Anrusisin T.J. Brightman Thomas Loebig Jeff Benanto Ben Bronstein Lisa Lucas Joe Berwanger Natalie Buyny Patrick Mairs Zach Dugan Meghan Ervine (student) Warren Carmichael Bob McKinnon Dean Giammarco (student) Mike Conti Lowell Melser Adam LaMarca John Dolan Brian Nawa Alyssa Larson Bernadette Dunn John Petrolias (student) Alumni Achievement — Victoria Maggio Shannon Furman, Melissa Schipke Monica Miller ADVANCEMENT Tom Resau COUNCIL Maggie Schmerin Gerald Abrams Jill Schnitt Suzanne Schulner Marc Brownstein Jeremy Smith Elizabeth Fetter Rachel Tasker (student) Daniel Hartman Brenna Thorpe Thomas Hayden Jayne Jamison Kimberly Kingsley Michael Marcus Alumni Fellow — “...the skills and Terry Mutchler Mary Meder, Tom Ortenberg values they learn Eric Rabe Jordan Rednor here will serve Alumna Lisa Salters, who has worked Lisa Salters them for a lifetime.” for ESPN since 2000, presented the David Yadgaroff – Dean Marie Hardin commencement address for the Bellisario College last spring.

YOUNG ALUMNI COUNCIL – Kevin Flintosh, mentor

Distinguished Alumni — Don Roy King, Mary Beth Long

Marielena Patrick Bunting Amy Camacho Jianghanhan Li Jessica Quinlan Balouris

DONALD P. BELLISARIO COLLEGE OF COMMUNICATIONS 16 HONOR ROLL Our alumni and friends made gifts totaling $3,344,126.16 during the period from July 1, 2016, to June 30, 2017, to support the Bellisario College and its students. The Honor Roll recognizes alumni and friends who made gifts of at least $100 during the fiscal year.

DEAN’S CIRCLE Daniel Hartman DEAN’S ASSOCIATES Richard and Stephanie Rapp Robert P. McKinnon (Minimum $2,500) Matthew Hayden ($1,000 to $2,499) J. Ford and Mary Risley David and Jodie Morris A. Bright Idea Thomas and Nancy Hayden John Affleck David and Marjorie D. Annemarie Mountz Gerald Abrams William Randolph Hearst Aflac Foundation Inc. Rosenberg Foundation Sanford Padwe Association for Education Foundation Paul Allen and Julie Lorraine Ryan Patrick Parsons and Susan in Journalism and Peter and Mimi Hein Diamond-Allen Andrew and Beatrice Schultz Strohm Mass Communication Bridget Hughes American Endowment Ralph E. Smith and Kathleen David Schwartz and Nan Barash Allstate Insurance Company Mary Hummel Foundation Kirsch Smith Fuyuan and Robyn Shen LaVonne Althouse William Humphries and Helene Murali Balaji and Devi Stewart H. and Karen Stabley Samuel and Kate Sidewater Altria Group Inc. Eckstein Ramkissoon Teneo Strategy LLC Paul and Mary Tsompanas Douglas A. and Claudia Jeffrey and Nancy Hunt Roger and Vera Beidler Text 100 Moss Walden and Lisa Simon Anderson Jay Jackson Kenneth Berkenstock and Travelers Foundation Christopher Wheeler James J. and Michelle Antonelli Bill and Honey Jaffe Anne Lusk Barry and Marylouise Uhlig Benjamin and Erica Willner Stephen and Lisa Banco James P. Jimirro Thomas and Paulette Berner COMMUNICATIONS Stephen Wolfson Richard and Antoinette Bange Johnson & Johnson Roger Bolton Lyle Yablonsky Services Inc. PARTNERS Bob Barbarowicz Burson-Marsteller Johnson & Johnson ($500 to $999) CARNEGIE CLUB Anthony Barbieri John and Debbie Carder Robert Wood Johnson Aetna ($250 to $499) Barnes & Noble College Jeanne and Kevin Chapkovich Foundation Jane L. Agnelly Marc and Stephanie Albero Booksellers Inc. Kenneth and Anne Simmons David and Mary Lee Jones Michael and Johanna Altland Donald P. and Vivienne Chubb AXA Foundation Stevens and Diane Kasselman Mark Ashenfelter Bellisario CMGRP Inc. Luong Banh Wendy Lichtenstein Gary Brothers Bradley’s Steaks and Hoagies John and Maureen Collins Kodumudi Balaji Brownstein Group Claude Madrazo and Linda Christine Burke Mimi Barash Coppersmith Lakshmi Balaji Brunswick Group LLC Yaccarino-Madrazo Clifton W. Colmon Robin Deacle Marie Bednar John and Anne Burns Alexandra Hughes Maloney and Pamela Cook Dow Chemical Company Marc and Amy Brownstein Joseph Butcher David Maloney Mark Cutkosky and Pamela ExxonMobil Corp. Judson Burch Suzanne Butcher Frederick and Ann Martelli Reasner Mark E. and Cynthia T. Galant John and Valvria Clark Café 210 West Christopher and Diane Martin James and Elizabeth Doliber Raymond and Shirley Galant William Clark Joanne Calabria Joseph and Mary Meder Eliza Flanagan Blake and Linda Gall Conagra Brands Warren Carmichael Jayne Miller Mark and Sharon Freeark Law Office of Robert J. Garnick David and Jane Conley Thomas and Gwyneth Chobot Laurence and Carole Moskowitz Lynne Johnson Games Murray Overhill Pharmacy, Inc. Michael and Laurie Harding Robert Cook and Teresa John and Ann Curley Villa Cook Larry Gohn and Deborah Meder National Philanthropic Trust Hawthorn Group Philip and Joan Currie Leonard Cooper and Wendy Richard and Constance Willard and Doris Nielsen Brian and Dale Healy Stanley E. and Ann H. Degler Cooper Grossman Thomas and Edith Ortenberg Brett and Jennifer Hersh Walt Disney Company Charles Curley Hearst Corp. Barbara R. Palmer Trust Jason E. Hersh Foundation Cheryl A. Dunlap Stephen Heiser Pennsylvania Association Joseph and Shirley Eberly Huntsville Broadcast Corp. Chad Hershberger and Sarah of Broadcasters Stanley and Susan Ellis Edelman Kenneth and Jennifer Irvin Voorhees William Phillips and Robin Carole Feldman Elizabeth Fetter and Donald Mary E. Kearney Jeffrey B. and Elizabeth M. LaSalle Peter and Carla Flemming Durbin Donald King Hershey Eric W. and Luisa M. Rabe Gene and JoAnn Foreman Fidelity Investments Charitable Gilbert and Patricia Kindelan Frederick. A Jennerjohn and Richard and Rayna Ravitz Marc and Tracy Ginsburg Fund Kiplinger Foundation Inc. Marilyn Rinker Jennerjohn Bob Richards Stanley and Arlene Ginsburg Florida State University George and Nancy Lewis Rebecca Jones Alan and Rungnapa Routh Paul and Catherine Greenland Research Foundation Inc. Janice and Steven Livingston Robert Junas Alisia Salters William J. Hackett Ellen Miller Foster Ann Major KNBC Holdings Mary L. Schneider and Edward Anne Hoag FTI Consulting Inc. Robert and Marylou Martin Steven and Doreen Lampert Flam Dexter Hutchins Gagen MacDonald Thomas R. and Wanda C. Martin Left Right Repeat Jane Perry Shoemaker Ketchum John and Diana Gibb Charitable Fund Christopher and Sabrina Liller Herman and Judith Gibb Bette Jackson Smith Jeffrey and Kimberly S. Klein Janet A. May Patrick and Helia Maritato Jay Grossman and Dorothy Thomas and Kirsten Verducci Daniel and Kathleen Langdon Kathleen M. McDowell Julie A. Marusak Daub-Grossman Verizon Foundation Amy Takehara Lilly Norman and Mollie Miller Abby Mayer David and Jamie Yadgaroff Christopher and Lisa Lydon Marie Hardin and Jerry Kammer Daniel J. and Jeanne M. Randolph and Maria Yanoshak Kimberly Mehle Jonathan and Joanne Harmelin Panichelli Richard W. and Susan John A. Hartford Foundation Pesansky Matthews Woodene Merriman

17 2016-17 ANNUAL REPORT Norman and Betsy Murray Piyali Chatterjee Nicholas D. Hughes Kevin R. Musick Stuart and Robin P. Slavin Stephanie Podey Edward W. Cleary and Arita Anderson Isaacs Jeffrey T. and Julia M. Nelson Stephen D. Solomon Michael Poorman Hefferan Cleary Matt Jackson Christopher and Mary Newkumet Sony Electronics Inc. Pretzel City Sports Mimi Coppersmith and Ken Daniel and Dara Jeck Krystle M. Padilla Deborah Ruth Spencer Christopher E. and Robin J. Pruitt Lehrer Richard and Ann Jones Patricia Panzera and Barbara Daryl A. and Patricia E. Sporer William and Margaret Rehill John and Vicki Cousley J. William Jost Passo Pohl Kevin W. and Alyse P. Stach Keith D. Reiner Christopher W. Crider Robert and Mary Joyce Elaine Pasmore Perry Stambaugh Ralph and Nancy Schumack Jonathan Detwiler and Judith N. P. Karmilowicz George G. and Sara Carson Peck Edwin Steel James R. Shire and Fern E. Blackwell Detwiler Glenn N. Kaup James and Patricia Peck Thomas and Donna Stewart Margolis Kim E. Dewling Jacqueline Kehoe John P. Patkus and Joanne C. Sean C. and Kathryn Stickel Stacy E. Styles William and Sandra Kroeger Brenda A. Kelly McLaughlin Taylor E. Strimple Meredith Topalanchik Dillon Jay Smink and Kristine Kienzl Scott Pellis Christopher and Julie Stroz Gilbert and Tamsin Bloom Sonya R. DiPalma Jeffrey and Maryann Klick David Pellnitz Matthew J. and Carrie S. Sullivan Unangst Shannon. G Donnelly Michael and Janet Klinefelter Brenda A. Penderville Scott and Susan Founds Taylor Patrick M. White Vincent and Bridget Driscoll Jack and Jeanne B. Klinge Peppercomm Linda E. Thomas William H. Wunderlich and Mona Jens K. and Colleen P. Duerr Roberta Knapp Robyn S. Pearlstein Lewis and Ann Thompson Signorino Wunderlich Austin H. Dunyk Ronald Kolb Jean Allen Petersen Thomson Reuters S. Charles Zdeb and Patrice Ronald and Lori G. Falcone Peter A. Kowalski and Sandra Renee Petrina Jonathan and Debra Thurley Bradley Zdeb Dana H. Falk A. Miller Julie K. Pichora Donald W. and Terrie A. Thurlow Bu Zhong Douglas B. and Donna L. Fisher Kyle Kraybill Isaiah J. Poole Jacqueline M. Till Earl Flick CENTURY CLUB Gerard and Lillian Kriss Jacqueline M. Puzo Robert and Helen Toothman Andre and Kimberly Floyd ($100 to $249) Brian P. and Stacy Toy Kweder Kevin R. Queen Michael and Linda Trobich Vito Forlenza Carl and Lisa Lahr Brendan and Tracey Quinn Jordan Abramson John S. Ungvarsky Jr. and Joan Jason Fornicola Doris Tustin Langerman Maureen Quinn Konopinski Ungvarsky Joseph Adamoli Brandon R. Frese Kenneth and Jeanne Lehrer Alan Ramey and Mary Matlock Richard and Esther Van O’Linda Eric and Patricia Adelmann Bradley Gallo Stuart Leon, P.C. Ramey Alexander and Nancy Ward David and Erin Alderfer Joyce A. Gannon Robert and Brenda LeVine Betty Ramos Robert Wechsler AmeriGas Propane, L.P. Robert Gavazzi and Kathleen Traci Levy Patrick J. Raring Matthew and April Wilbert Amanda K. Anderle McKinney-Gavazzi Barry C. and Susan Silverberg David J. Redl Ralph and Lou Ann Zeigler Mark and Bernedette Andersen Reed and Eileen Gidez Lewen Larry Reibstein and Jennifer Wendy M. Zimmerman Andrew L. and Lisa Willoughby Mila Good Donald Lewis and Michelle Streicher Frey Arnold Krystal A. Ziv Jennifer A. Gottlieb Borzilleri Lewis Erika C. Reigle Rishav Banerjee Benjamin and Marian Zuckerman Bridget R. Gray Mark X. Lima Julien Rhe Karen M. Bernardo Richard S. Greco Alexander and Jennifer Natalie M. Ricchuito Goodwin F. and Nancy Berquist Erika K. Grossman Lockridge Andrew H. Richards April Biddle Bradley J. and Karen P. Gunnison Loews Foundation Charles Richardson and Kim Jessica Blake Mark and Denise Hakowski Vincent and Heather Loss Richardson James and Amy Blew Michael G. Hanusin Madalyn Mako Debra J. Rodgers Tiffany Brennan Curtis and Inez Hare Joseph Maloney Terrence and Karen Rooney Henry J. Breu Carl W. Harris Jr. and Bonita John Manna Robert Roselli Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation Hamorsky Scott Allan Martin and Ann Neil S. Rudel Jack Broscious Thomas A. and Joy A. Harvey Rittenhouse Martin Jennifer E. Ryan Matthew P. Brown Heather A. Heigele David W. Martinson and Jodie Sabal Trust Company Joseph P. and Cheryl L. Carl H. and Phyllis Hamilton Hough Martinson Steven and Susan Sampsell Buchanan Heller Sean McDermott William Schumacher and Heidi Conrad H. and Candice J. Busch Marcia Hemming Martin M. and Susan J. Vancura Schumacher Michael and Joyce Bussler The Hershey Company McNeeley Kevin Schwartz and Noreen Patricia Rossin Callaghan Frederick Herzog Elsa F. Mekonen Stock Schwartz Amy Andryszak Campbell Heyman Associates Inc. Richard A. and Lois D. Meyer Sean R. and Nicole M. Sedam Robert Capo Jeffrey C. Hills Arthur and Marjorie Miller Imix L. Shish and Farrah C. Short Sarah G. Carberry Scott F. and Laura K. Horner Daniel Mills James L. and Laverne Cowan John A. and Susan P. W. Caruso David C. Huehnergarth and Thomas Minsker Short Stuart H. Chamberlain Dana Reganata Gary J. and Wendy P. Mondello Dolores Simon

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