Founders Circle
The Founders Circle represents the spirit and dedication of three individuals from Marshall’s early history who founded Marshall Academy. Their visionary leadership began the journey to where we stand today. The following donor recognition societies include their names:
John Laidley Society
In recognition of lifetime gifts and pledges of $750,000 to $999,999.
Laidley was a prosecuting attorney of Cabell County and delegate of the Virginia Legislature, was one of the moving forces in establishing Marshall Academy, serving as a trustee for many years. He was instrumental in having the school named Marshall Academy in honor of his friend, the late Chief Justice of the United States John Marshall, who had died two years earlier.
John Laidley Society Members
Allied Realty Company
City National Bank
Stephen H. and Pamela K. Ellis
Estate of Bob Brown
Dr. R. Mark and Monica J.W. Hatfield
Dorothy E. Hicks
Huntington Federal Savings Bank
Jeannine Y. Francis Charitable Foundation Trust
Jackson F. and Sue H. Moses and Moses Automotive
Estate of William Saunders
Delbert E. and Ella Smith
James Holderby Society
In recognition of lifetime gifts and pledges of $500,000 to $749,999.
Holderby purchased land in 1821 upon which much of Marshall University now stands. He was a prosperous farmer and business man, who supported Marshall throughout his life. The Trustees purchased one and a quarter acres of land at Maple Grove from him for $40, the deed calling for the land to be “used for the express purpose of an Academy and no other use.”
James Holderby Society Members
Advantage Toyota
Dr. James R. and Lynn Butler
The C.I. Thornburg Co., Inc.
Dr. Leslie Petteys and William “Skip” Campbell
Philip E. Cline
Johnna and Robert Coats
Noel P. and Berridge L. Copen
Dutch Miller Chevrolet- Hyundai- KIA
Elsie V. Bolin
David and Laura J. Fox, III
Martha T. Helbig
Huntington, WV Scottish Rite of Freemasonry Foundation, Inc.
Richard Delyn Jackson
Elmer Jackson
Delphia Johnson
L. Mildred Williams
Connie Lublin
Jose and Amy Ricard
Dr. and Mrs. Thomas F. Scott
Clyde and Pansy Slater
William Guy and Lisa Spriggs
St. Mary’s Medical Center
John T. Sydnor, Jr.
Thomas Memorial Hospital
Charles I. Thornburg
Larry and Cheryl Tweel
Sheryl and Harvey White
Charles and Victoria Yeager
William Buffington Society
In recognition of lifetime gifts and pledges of $250,000 to $499,999.
Also one of the founders of the community of Guyandotte, then part of Virginia, Buffington was among the first trustees of Marshall Academy when the Virginia General Assembly passed a bill on March 13, 1838 incorporating Marshall Academy.
William Buffington Society Members
David B. Akers
AT&T
John and Robin Ashford
The Estate of J. Ray Ashworth
Mr. and Mrs. William B. Bales
Dr. and Mrs. George D. Beldon
Mr. Donald L. Blankenship
James R. Bloss
Dewey L. Bocook, Jr.
George Robert and Sylvia Eddy Brammer
Norma and N. Paul Bromley
Paula and Fred Brothers
John H. and Dorcas Hodges Burlingame
James E. and Patricia A. Chapman
Chesapeake Energy Corporation
Czar Coal Corporation
Mike and Laurel D’Antoni
H. Darrel and Laura Boggs Darby
DePuy Orthopedics
Dixon Hughes Goodman LLP
Charlie O. Erickson
Joe R. and Lillian Eskridge
Albert C. and V. Elizabeth Esposito
Estate of Christine P. Blake
Estate of Dr. Daniel P. Babb
Roger and Kim Elswick
James L. and Bobbie W. Farley
Michael J. Farrell
First Sentry Bank
Follett Higher Education Group– Marshall University Bookstore
Robert E. and Susannah Wylie Fox
Nancy Francis
Greater Tri-State Development Corp.
David E. and Carolyn S. Haden
Gladys M. and James C. Hamer
R. Nibert and Majorie S. Hannan
L. Page and Helen D. Hay
Ken Hechler
Robert Hinchman, Jr.
Dr. Ernest L. Hogan
J. Marshall Holcomb
Ronald H. and Lisa R. Hooser
T. Les and Sharon R. Huff
Roy C. and Barbara S. Huffman
Fred E. and Doris H. Hulse
Huntington Clinical Foundation
Huntington Municipal Development Authority
Huntington Sports Committee
Jack S. Hyman Family
IMG
Johnson & Johnson Inc.
Frank P. and Eva M. Justice, Jr.
Del Kimbler
Kindred Communications
Arthur L. and Virginia L. King
Charles B. and Margaret L. Lewis
Mr. and Mrs. David J. Miller
Richard G. Miller, Jr.
Manuel E. and Cheryl A. Molina
Dan R. and Betty J. Moore
Jim and Trish Nash
Charles R. and Victoria M. Neighborgall, III
Norfolk Southern Foundation
Pepsi-Cola Bottling Company
A. Michael and Henriella Perry
Richard A. and Jean Plymale
Lake and Dorothy Polan, Jr.
Herschel C. Price Foundation
George E. Price Trust
Radiology, Inc.
Dr. Chris A. Ratcliff
Dr. William and Susan Ratcliff
George and Rolfa Rogers
Rubberlite, Inc.
Leonard R. Scott
Ruth Sevy
Charles R. and Lorena P. Shank
Carl Edsel and Betty Lou Smith Trust
Smith Company Motor Cars
State Farm Companies Foundation
Marvin L. and Sydell M. Stone
Superior Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram
The Brian David Fox Endowed Football Scholarship Fund
The Children’s Health Fund
The Pace Family Foundation, Inc.- Margaret, Charles and Connie Pace
Robert E. and Linda R. Thomas
Toyota
Charles R. “Dick” and Linda Tutwiler
The Dow Chemical Company Foundation
Barbara J. and Danny A. Vance
Village on 6th
Thelma W. Weber
Thomas R. and Mellanie B. Wilmink, II
Isabelle D. Zacharias
Ben Zadd Trust
The Marshall University Foundation, Inc. fiscal year begins on July 1 and ends on June 30. Lifetime giving totals are calculated annually upon the completion of the fiscal year.