2014-2015 Annual Report FINAL

making an impact on education



OUR From $25 to $25,000, YOUR donation
makes a DIFFERENCE! Every day our
community comes together to support
SUPPORTERS our schools: Individuals, DCS Employees,
Small Businesses, Corporations, Non-
Profits, and Local Corporations. We thank
each and every one of YOU!

"I give to the Decatur City Schools Foundation "As a small business owner we
because I am confident in the work they do to continue to investigate ways to
provide for the needs of the teachers and engage with our greatest
students of Decatur City Schools. I also appreciate resource, children. I see firsthand
the hard work the DCS Foundation puts into how working with the Decatur
raising funds for the ongoing needs of Decatur City Schools Foundation helps
City Schools as a whole. Donating to the Decatur bring a needed element to our
City Schools Foundation is a way for me to be children. With so many cuts in
sure that my funds are going directly back to the education, I feel like a donation
students of Decatur City." to DCSF is a gift to our children
and our teachers!"
-Beth Polhemus
8th Grade Teacher at Oak Park Middle -Jimmy Ray Smith
Vice President &
Founding Board Member

“Boeing works toward a future where all students have access to learning so they can develop
their skills, do what they dream, and build something better. To achieve this vision, Boeing is
focused on ensuring that all students have the 21st century skills, STEM knowledge and
experiences to be successful in life. We work in partnership with community and private sector
stakeholders, such as Decatur City Schools Foundation, to leverage our investments, resources,
and engagement in evidence-based initiatives that achieve intended educational outcomes
and also align with our broader business objectives. To that end, Boeing supports learning
from birth through college and career readiness to improve how students learn and teach
them the skills needed to be adaptable – to both acquire knowledge throughout their life and
apply it successfully.”
-Tina Watts
Global Corporate Citizenship, Community & Education Investor

Strong Schools. Strong Community. Campaign 2014 - 2018
DISTINGUISHED PARTNER GOLD PARTNER SILVER PARTNER CONT. PARTNER
$25,000 & ABOVE $5,000 - $9,999 $2,500 - $4,999 Up to $999
Alabama Farmers Cooperative Bank Independent Lynn and Anne Fowler Charles and Sylvia Betts, Jr.
Baker Foundation Contractor Service & Fabrication Mark and Debbie Heard Chenault Studios *
Boeing Decatur Family Dentistry Pepsi-Cola Bottling Company John and Judy Coon
The Daniel Foundation International Paper Foundation P. Douglas Shoemaker General Electric Company
The Decatur Daily Jimmy Smith Jewelers Tucker, Scott & Wates Elizabeth Jackson
Nucor Steel Lynn Layton Chevrolet Drew and Mary Ila Ward Lisa Jones
Sexton Foundation Edwin C. Nichols Kiwanis Club of Decatur
Peoples Bank of Alabama Kohl's
DIAMOND PARTNER Pugh Wright McAnally BRONZE PARTNER Charles and Sonja Langham
$15,000 - $24,999 Red Sage Communications * $1,000 - $2,499 Angie Morris
AlphaPet Renasant Bank Yash and Viveka Awasthi Will Pebworth
BBVA Compass Nicholas and Julia Roth Jeff and Melissa Brown Kathy Rains
Decatur Morgan Hospital State of Alabama COLSA Bill and Betty Sims

PLATINUM PARTNER Thermal Insulation George Cooper Wally and Glenn Terry
$10,000 - $14,999 Skip and Margie Thompson Ellen Didier Susan Thompson
3M Foundation Wear, Howell, Strickland, Quinn & Law * Karen F. Duke
Air Products & Chemicals Wyker Family Foundation Venessa Edmonds * In-Kind Donation
Big Heart Pet Brands Richard and Charlotte Gregory
Cook's Pest Control SILVER PARTNER Hyosung USA
Enersolv $2,500 - $4,999 Lee Lott
Harris, Caddell, & Shanks Building Construction Associates Plastic Recyclers of Southeast
United Launch Alliance Tommy and Mary Daniels Rotary Club of Decatur
Veterinary Regional Referral Hospital Fite Building Company Wells Fargo Foundation

FRIENDS OF THE Charles E. Elliot by John Coon Courtney A. Brewer Dee Dee Jones Dwight and Jana Satterfield
FOUNDATION Lynn Fowler by Reeves Law Firm Carmen D. Callahan
VALEDICTORIAN Debra Gooch by Patricia Pruitt Sandra E. Calvin Bill and Denise Jordan Julia Senn
$500 & Above Karissa Lang by Reeves Law Firm Tamara Bruton Clark Judy E. Joseph
Kohl's Edwin Nichols by Pugh Wright Anita A. Clarke Patricia Shankles
Jack Gressman Services McAnally John and Judy Coon Jan Kelley
Jeanne Payne by John Coon Debra Marie Crowell Wanda Faye Shaw
SALUTATORIAN Jeanne Payne by Lynn and Linda L. D'Antonio Joseph and Jean Keweza Debra Shelton
$250 - $499 Anne Fowler Carl B. Davis Rebecca J. Key
William and Noel Shinn Audra Reeves by Reeves Law Firm Beth Ann Davis Sarah Shifrin
Mary Thomaskutty by K.C. Brenda R. Davis William H. Kimbrell
DEAN'S LIST Thomaskutty Janice M. Drake Jason Simpson
$100 - $249 Jean Walker by Deborah Walker Karen F. Duke Noel King
Charles K. Reid Phyllis Wright by Reeves Law Firm Mary Dunnivant Jacob Smith
Jimmy D. and Barbara Smith Leslie C. Dutton Devin Marcel Lacy
Jay and Victoria Vaughan MEMORIALS Ronrico Edwards Jimmy D. and Barbara Smith
John G. Pearce Yvette Evans John Lambert
Reeves Law Firm Mr. and Mrs. Joe Connolla by Dana Carlotta Farris Don B. Snow, Jr.
Sharen L. Bolton Bryant and Teania Flannagin Wendy Carol Lang
HONOR ROLL Bill Dukes by Meg Tanner Sidney Forester June Reid Speake
$50 - $99 Tom Place by Anoush Place Janet Wood Foster Ashley Elizabeth Lawrence Jennifer Spear
Meg Tanner Don and Elsie Ross by Brenda Travis Lynn and Anne Fowler Tim and Cynthia Lovelace Baron Speegle
Mary Dunnivant Jewel J. Freeman Rod and Stacey Lovett Kathryn H. Strunk
Johnathan King GENERAL SUPPORTERS Judy Frey Melanie Maples
Anoush Place Melissa Gann Patricia P. Stutts
JoAnne Wheat Anonymous (10) Robin Ann Gillespie Joy Holcomb Martin
Robert and Patricia Brown Janet Adams Krista H. Givens K.C. Thomaskutty
Beth L. Adams Kathy Gore Jennifer McBride
ACADEMIC SUPPORTER Jere D. Adcock Kyla J. Gray Susan Thompson
$25 - $49 Joan Spence Addison Melinda Kay Grubbs Joel McCay
Virginia Ellis Pamela D. Allen Beth Hales Michele Tolbert
Otis E. Kirby, Jr. Aaron Andrews Aundrea Hanson Ashley J. McIntyre
Jerry Olson Leah T. Archer Lynn and Beth Hardin Brenda Travis
Gayle Metcalf Richard Arnold Nancy Lee Hasting Bruce E. McLellan
Carolyn Baldridge Wimbreth H. Hayes Stefanie Underwood
HONORARIUMS Robin Barker David Hennigan Tracie McPhillips
Sandra Dukes Barrett Meg Hamilton Hill Yonna Vines
Jere Adcock by Lynn and Anne Susan C. Batchelder Angela Hill Janet K. Mendenhall
Fowler Deborah Baxter Mary Bulger Hillis Deborah Walker
Sylvia Rice Barnes by J. Calvin Sharen L. Bolton Sherry Hyche Nadine Moebes
McBride & Associates Kathleen Borden Joyce H Johnston Cathy Ann Wallace
Pamela Bowling John and Cathy Jones Suzanne Moore
Joyce A. Braden Beth Walldorf
Maxie Nicole Morris
Kelly Keith Ward
Angela Reed Moses
Merry Elizabeth Wheatley
Julianne C. O'Hara
Shannon Whitfield
Richard and Jennifer Parker Suzie Wilbanks
Gladys L. Patterson
Loretta Wilkerson
Kimberly A. Patterson
Monica G Wright
Jeanne Payne
Michel Zuback-Keahley
Melissa Penley
BP America
Beth Polhemus
Decatur Laser Tag
Rachel Poovey
J Calvin McBride & Associates
Shannon Woodall Posey Kohl's
Datie Priest
Kroger
Joe S. and Kristen Propst Publix Supermarket
Patricia Pruitt
Pugh Wright McAnally
Kathy Rains
St. Johns Episcopal Church
Rhonda S. Reece

Benja James Ringler

Jennie C. Roberts



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