sponsors & contributors

POP is made possible, in large part, through grants and contributions from those who value educational excellence. It is with deep gratitude that we acknowledge our contributors, past and present, and tournament sponsors.

Special Sponsors

General Motors
Merrill Lynch
The Ohio Arts Council
The GAR Foundation
The Martha Holden Jennings Foundation
The Turner Foundation

Tournament Sponsors for the 2005-06 Season

The Alliance Review Newspapers In Education Fund
Ashland, Inc.
Columbus State Community College
The Columbus Dispatch
The Courier (Findlay)
Field Academic Boosters (Mogadore)
General Motors (Parma)
Goshen PTO
Honda Corporation of America
Kiwanis Club of Dayton
Kiwanis Club of Gahanna
Kiwanis Club of Lander Circle
Kiwanis Club of Sharonville
The LaRiccia Family (Youngstown)
Legacy Village
Medina Blanking, Inc.
Mississinawa Valley Local Schools
Rotary Club of Wadsworth
Sharonville Kiwanis Club
Springfield News-Sun
Sycamore Community School District
The Toledo Blade
David Towell Cadillac, Inc.
Trumbull and Mahoning County Educational Service Centers
The Turner Foundation
Tusco Display
Wilmington News Journal
WJER Radio
The Youngstown Vindicator

Initial Enabling Foundation Grants

The Martha Holden Jennings Foundation
The Cleveland Foundation
The GAR Foundation
The George Gund Foundation
The Hoover Foundation
The Knight Foundation
The Nord Family Foundation
The Stark Community Foundation

Master Piece Contributors ($500 or more)

The Alliance Review Newspaper in Education (Minerva)
Ashland, Inc. (Ashland, Kentucky)
Change for Charity - Legacy Village (Lyndhurst)
Columbus Foundation (Columbus)
Columbus State Community College (Columbus)
The Courier (Findlay)
Chris and Patti Dellacorte (Medina)
P. Graham Dunn Gallery (Kidron)
EDS (Plano, Texas)
Foster Chevrolet Oldsmobile Cadillac, Inc. (Sandusky)
General Motors (Parma)
Goshen Local School District (Goshen)
John & Orlena Marsh Foundation (Dover)
Kiwanis Club of Avon Lake (Avon Lake)
Kiwanis Club of Brecksville/Broadview Heights (Brecksville)
Kiwanis Club of Dayton (Dayton)
Kiwanis Club of Gahanna (Gahanna)
Kiwanis Club of Lander Circle (Pepper Pike)
Kiwanis Club of Sharonville (Cincinnati)
McDonalds – New Philadelphia and Strasburg (Bolivar)
Medina Blanking, Inc. (Valley City)
Merrill Lynch, Cleveland Complex (Cleveland)
Mississinawa Valley Local Schools (Union City)
Oeder & Sons Garage, Inc. (Lebanon)
Safe School Helpline Program (Columbus)
Tech International (Johnstown)
The Turner Foundation (Springfield)
Tusco Display (Gnadenhutten)
Wal-Mart Foundation (Bentonville, Arkansas)
Wilmington News-Journal (Wilmington)
Wolfe Associates, Inc. & The Dispatch (Columbus)

Pulitzer Power Contributors ($100 - $499)

Tom Ahl Hyundai, Inc. (Findlay)
American Legion #21 (Athens)
Anesthesia Associates of Wadsworth (Wadsworth)
Caroline Angell (Columbus)
Athens Middle School PTO (Athens)
Avon School Educational Endowment Fund (Avon)
Rick Bagby (Lancaster)
Dr. Joan Baker (Warrensville)
Mark and Laura Becker (Minster)
Brian & Catherine Bourgraf (Wilmington)
The Family of Kirsten Brown (Solon)
Jean and Timothy Burgess (Minster)
Buscher Electric, Inc. (Minster)
Cynthia Chua (Cincinnati)
The Citizens Bank (Ashville)
Columbia Local School District (Columbia Station)
Columbia Middle School PTA (Columbia Station)
The Crescent News (Defiance)
Jim & Lynne Dougherty (Fairlawn)
Evening Leader of St. Marys (St. Marys)
Larry & Kim Fish (Springfield)
Tom & Elizabeth Fragasse (New Philadelphia)
Fraternal Order of the Eagles - Loveland (Loveland)
Dr. & Mrs. Daniel G. Fuller (Shaker Heights)
The Goldfarb Family (Shaker Heights)
Goshen PTO (Goshen)
Dennis & Kayne Hays (Medina)
Hillsboro Rotary Club (Hillsboro)
Paul & Merry Anne Hilty (Walnut Hills)
Hoskins Funeral Homes, Inc. (Lebanon)
The Kingston National Bank (Kingston)
Kiwanis Club of Chesterland (Chesterland)
Kiwanis Club of Downtown Athens, Inc. (Athens)
Bob & Lori Lapp (North Canton)
Mark Edenfield, Inc. (Hillsboro)
Merchants National Bank (Hillsboro)
Frank & Lorraine Merrill (Richfield)
Miller Printing Company (Springfield)
David J. Millstone Family (Shaker Heights)
Minster Bank (Minster)
Minster Journeyman’s Club (Minster)
National Machinery Foundation (Tiffin)
The Northwest Signal (Napoleon)
David A. Novotny, M.D. (Avon)
Ohio Cat (Broadview Heights)
Perrysburg Messenger Journal (Perrysburg)
Planetc, LLC (North Canton)
Printing Arts Press (Mount Vernon)
R/L Carriers of Wilmington (Wilmington)
Wes & Susan Rhiel (Gahanna)
Rotary Club of Chesterland (Chesterland)
Rotary Club of Massillon (Massillon)
Rotary Club of Wadsworth (Wadsworth)
Peter Scriven (Berea)
Seibert Keck Insurance (Wadsworth)
Shelby Academic Boosters (Shelby)
Burley Sigman (Springfield)
Southeast Y’s Mens Club (Bedford)
St. Anselm Women’s Guild (Chesterland)
St. Anselm Young at Heart (Chesterland)
St. Joseph School (Sylvania)
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Stenson (Shaker Heights)
Sussman and Associates, Inc. (Wadsworth)
Dr. & Mrs. Eric Svenson (Youngstown)
Sylvania Advantage (Toledo)
Andrew Eric Szucs (Fairborn)
Mark & Mary Thompson (Blacklick)
Truax Printing (Loudonville)
Trumble County ESC (Warren)
Dale & Karen Tschudy (Twinsburg)
Vinton County National Bank (McArthur)
Wadsworth Rotary Club (Wadsworth)
Marc & Carol Williams -Young (Toledo)
WJER Radio (Dover)
Youngstown Vindicator (Youngstown)
Jennifer Zoll (Sylvania

Classical Clout Contributors ($50 - $99

The Alliance Review Weekly Division (Minerva)
Athens AM Rotary Club (Athens)
Mr. & Mrs. David Blanchard (Twinsburg)
Sarah Boonstra (Madison)
Citizens National Bank - Chillicothe (Chillicothe)
Scott & Beth Dixon (Springfield)
Joanne F. Durante (Chesterland)
Edenwood Veterinary Clinic (Tiffin)
Eric BG. Festemaker (Athens)
Ron Fewster McDonald’s Restaurants (Chillicothe)
Hal Foster & Family (Akron)
Donna Fragasse Annual Memorial Award (New Philadelphia)
Goebel Hearing Center (Chillicothe)
Jane Harp Memorial Fund (Akron)
Hoffman-Gottfried-Mack Funeral Home (Tiffin)
David & Maxine Jacqmin (Shaker Heights)
Marc Jaffe (Cleveland Heights)
K-C Raceway (Waverly)
Ken Juillerat Realty & Auction (Hillsboro)
John H. Koehler, Attorney at Law (Findlay)
Joan Kolk (Copley)
Mark & Rebecca Kopcienski (Avon)
Nick Kostandaras (Richfield)
The Mail Hub - Brecksville (Brecksville)
Michael Markel (Canton)
Myers & Smith Insurance Agency (Tiffin)
Nails by Tracy (Chillicothe)
Newspaper Network of Central Ohio (Newark)
Oak Hill Banks (Jackson)
Alred Allen Oeder (Morrow)
McPaul Corp., dba Quality Inn & Shell Shuckers (Tiffin)
Eileen Quinn (Toledo)
Rabbit Hutch - Decorative Painting (Avon)
Barry & Linda Recht (Clinton)
Alexa Sandmann (Kent)
Stephen & Sarah Severyn (Dayton)
Karin Seymour (Dayton)
SJB Management, Inc. (Athens)
Richard C. Stephens (Akron)
Paul Vanek (Mentor)
John & Maureen Vela (Tiffin)
Paul Wang (Stow)
Wilmington Savings Bank (Wilmington)
Yin Zhang (Hudson)

Contemporary Concern Contributors ($1- $50)

Accurate Heating and Cooling (Chillicothe)
Dr. Dipakkumar Amin, M.D. (Tiffin)
Sherri Bettinger (Swanton)
John & Joan Boyle (Garrettsville)
John & Christina Brandewie (Cincinnati)
Mr. & Mrs. Gerald C. Bruno (Centerville)
Cynthia Carr (Mansfield)
Leslie & Sandy Cheu (Cincinnati)
Chillicothe Furniture (Chillicothe)
Chillicothe Ross Chamber of Commerce (Chillicothe)
Diane Coobatis (Canton)
Shawn & Mary Daly (Tiffin)
Barbara Davis (Sylvania)
Dr. Richard W. Ellinger (Tiffin)
Kenneth & Catherine Erney (Columbus)
Kathy Feuerstein (Monroeville)
Paul & Mary Frey (Cincinnati)
Mike & Judy Gallick (Blacklick)
Joel Gerber Insurance, Inc. (Chillicothe)
Ruth Gillett (Lakewood)
Mrs. Gail Gnall (Strongsville)
Haller Funeral Home (Chillicothe)
Dr. Patricia Haller, Optometrist Inc. (Chillicothe)
George & Martha Hammer (Northfield)
Stephen Harp (Akron)
Jamie Harper (Lyndhurst)
John M. Hart (Cincinnati)
Herrnstein Chrysler/Plymouth/Dodge (Chillicothe)
Elizabeth Hockey (Cleveland Heights)
David Hutt & Diane Burgin (Shaker Heights)
Brenda Johns (Avon Lake)
K & C Educational Associates (Chillicothe)
Knox County License Bureau (Mount Vernon)
George Kowalsky (Cleveland)
Ladies Workout Express (Westlake)
Judy Laughlin (Canton)
Barbara A. Lockard (Findlay)
Nina & Mike Marshall (Findlay)
John McCrystal (Columbus)
Susan McMullen (Gahanna)
Robert & Melissa Metzger (Shandon)
Joy V. A. Miller (Cincinnati)
William Milne (Woodville)
Ronald & Diane Moeller (Peninsula)
Suzane B. Mort (Wyoming)
Kitty & Ed Mullen (Lexington)
Stephanie & Timothy Nichols (Olmsted Falls)
Gary Nolan (Medina)
Grace and James Pang (Lancaster)
Michael Paris (Cincinnati)
The Michael Perry Family (Tiffin)
Picture Perfect Photo & Frame (Tiffin)
John & Janice Pierson (Akron)
Pit Stop Convenience Stores, Inc. (Tiffin)
Nanette Richardson (Chillicothe)
John & Shari Rooney (Bay Village)
Daniel & Michel Ruegery (Ashland)
Deborah K. Rufner (Mason)
Dr. & Mrs. John Saks (Akron)
Edward & RoseMarie Schnell (Gahanna)
Starlet Seman (Elyria)
Charles & Shalane Sheldon (Perrysburg)
Rebecca Shonebarger (Centerville)
Robert & Bonnie Sikes (Lakewood)
Nick & Cynthia Skiver (Maumee)
Mr. & Mrs. James Slivka (North Royalton)
Pam Snyder (Kingston)
Ralph & Marcia St. John (Bowling Green)
Christine Studor (Hinckley)
Theis Septic Cleaning (Tiffin)
Tiffi n Brake & Wheel, Inc. (Tiffin)
Bev & Harold Utley (Mason)
Jeffrey D. Weidenhamer (Ashland)
Jeff & Susan Weigand (Wadsworth)
David & Charlotte Wike (Twinsburg)
Jim & Linda Wilkins (Akron)
Wilson Tire Company (Upper Sandusky)