Spirit of America Endowment

We at the Imagine America Foundation extend our deepest appreciation to all who continue to make the Spirit of America Endowment successful. Because of the generous contributions of many, we were able to raise $1 million to meet our goal!

It is only with the support of contributors like you that IAF is able to continue its mission of providing scholarship programs, conducting research, enhancing public awareness of career colleges and universities, and honoring achievement in career education.

IAF supporters understand that the future of career colleges and their students begins with the contributions made today. We will continue our efforts, and we welcome your continual endowment sponsorship! The following are those who have pledged and contributed their generous support:

Founders

• David Moore – Corinthian Colleges
• Arthur Benjamin – Datamark
• Tom Dearden – Datamark
• Henry Herzing – Herzing College Inc.
• Rene Champagne – ITT Educational Services Inc.
• Bob Knutson – Education Management Corp.
• James Agras – Triangle Tech Group
• Jerry Barnett – Remington College
• Bobbi, Dick and Greg Nathanson – Western Career College
• Mark Dreyfus – ECPI College of Technology
• Bob and Betty Obenhaus – MTI College of Business and Technology
• Michael Fleischner – Peterson's
• Mark and Mike Perry – San Joaquin Valley College
• Dr. Ellis Gedney – Silicon Valley College
• Michael Platt – PlattForm Advertising
• David Pyle – American Career College
• Kenneth Konesco – Indiana Business College
• David Meek – Campus Management Corp.
• John Larson – Career Education Corporation
• Dennis Spisak – McGraw-Hill Higher Education
• Jeffrey Feldberg – Embanet Corp.

Benefactors

• Art Keiser – Keiser College
• Bob Hartman – Universal Technical Institute
• Julia Morally – California Paramedical & Technical College
• William Kalaboke – The Art Institute of Ft. Lauderdale
• Thomas Sapienza – Sapienza & Associates
• Roger Becker – Becker Media
• Dominic Pistillo – University of Advancing Computer Technology
• Marge Carlson – Apollo College
• Leo Ramano, Jimmy Addison & Chyrl Ayers – Global Financial Aid Services Inc.
• Donald Jones – Southwest Florida College
• Dennis Stockemer – Dorsey Schools
• Raymond Ojerholm and Mark Jopling – Jopling Inc.
• Michael and Laurie Vander Velde – Missouri College
• Eric Juhlin – Wheeler Institute of Texas Inc.
• Jim Mathis – Wyoming Technical Institute
• Peter Leyton – Ritzert & Leyton, P.C.
• Jeff Freeman – Pinnacle Career Institute
• Jose Cartagena – Instituto Vocational Y Commercial EDIC College
• Ruben Lopez-Huertas – Huertas Junior College
• Alex De Jorge Sr. – Columbia College
• Ramon Negron – ICPR Junior College
• George Pry – The Art Institute of Pittsburgh
• James Turner – Alta Colleges
• Alex De Jorge Jr. – Antilles School of Technical Careers
• Patricia McMahon – Business Institute of Pennsylvania
• Russell Freeman – Coyne American Institute
• Rhonda Prince-White – PCI Health Training Center
• R. Michael Harter – Tulsa Welding School
• Levi McGlothlin (Deceased) – Applied Career Training
• Steven Hiscox – Automotive Training Center
• Michael Pugliese – Platt College
• John Huston – Corporate Educational Resources Inc.
• Tim Schutz – Corinthian Colleges
• Jack McCartan – Pittsburgh Technical Institute/York Technical Institute
• Mel Weiner – Mandl School
• Joe Davis – MedTech College
• William Klettke – Forefront Education
• Gary Kay – Academy of Medical Arts & Business
• Jim Gessner – Duluth Business University
• Bill Terrell – Western Technical Institute
• Brad Gibbs – PlattForm Advertising
• Rick Weiss – PCI – Professional Careers Institute
• John Pirroni and Robert Cancelliere – Target Direct Marketing
• John South – South University
• Alan Clapsaddle – New England Institute of Technology
• DJ Griffin – Trumbull Business College
• Fran Voigt – New England Culinary Institute
• Darrell Ward – ACCSCT
• Mark Pelesh – Drinker Biddle & Reath
• Deborah Muno – Muno, Summers & Associates
• Sabrina Kay – California Design College
• Jonathan Liebman – Specs Howard School of Broadcasting
• Gail Myers – Potomac Academy of Hair Design
• Terry Nighan – Katharine Gibbs School
• Don Stroh – Datamark
• Stanley Sobel – TFC Credit Corporation
• Jim Tolbert – Education Futures Group
• David Ruggieri – Whitman Educational Group

*Names listed reflect the initial pledge contribution

To participate, contribute or for more information about the Spirit of America Endowment, please contact Imagine America Foundation President Bob Martin at 202.336.6758 or bobm@imagine-america.org.