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Investors in the Academic Distinction Fund believe that quality education is essential to the health of our community and is the responsibility of all of us who live and work in East Baton Rouge Parish. Investors sustain the organization and support its new programs.

ADF Endowment
The first Campaign for Academic Excellence was launched in 1989 and raised $2.7 million. A second campaign was launched in 1999 to celebrate ten years of successful programs. It raised an additional $1.3 million.

Today the ADF endowment stands at $4.85 million and is permanently managed by the Baton Rouge Area Foundation. The earnings from the endowment are used to support ADF programs.

NAMED ENDOWMENT DONORS
($75,000 - $300,000)
Albemarle Corporation
All Star Automotive Group/Matt McKay and John Noland
Baton Rouge Coca-Cola Bottling Company
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana                                         Capital One Bank                                                                               Chase                                                                                           Community Coffee Company Foundation
Credit Bureau of Baton Rouge
The Dow Chemical Company
ExxonMobil
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.
Honeywell
Junior League of Baton Rouge
Kleinpeter Farms Dairy, Inc.
Lamar Advertising Company
Louisiana Public Facilities Authority
Manda Fine Meats
The Manship Family
Paula Garvey Manship
McDonald's of Baton Rouge/The Charles Valluzzo Family
Noland Investments
The Pennington Foundation
Shell Companies of Louisiana
United Companies Financial Corporation
Women's Health Foundation

CHARTER INVESTORS
($7,500 - $74,999)
Acadian Ambulance
Adams and Reese
Mr. and Mrs. John Barton, Sr. and Family
Baton Rouge General Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. J. Terrell Brown
Buquet & LeBlanc, Inc.
Cajun Contractors
Mrs. Lloyd F. Collette
Copolymer Foundation
The Donna Lyle DiChiara Family Fund
EATEL
Entergy
Eye Medical Center - EMC
Chris and Angela Ferrera
Greater Baton Rouge State Fair Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Greer, Sr.
Mr. and Mrs. G. Lee Griffin
Gulf-Intracoastal Marine
Mrs. Julia R. Hamilton
Hawthorn, Waymouth & Carroll
The Holliday Family/Franklin Press, Inc.
Imperial Food Supply/Michael S. DiVincenti, Jr. Family
Interstate Companies of Louisiana
Nanette Noland
Jane and Kris Kirkpatrick
Edith and Claude Kirkpatrick
Tori and Kevin Lyle
Pat and Don Lyle
Lee Michael's Fine Jewelers
Mr. and Mrs. C.W. McCoy and Family
Mr. and Mrs. H. Leslie McKenzie
The McMains Foundation
Dr. and Mrs. Robert McReynolds, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard R. Nachman
Newtron Group, Inc.
Fred and Jan Parks
Pathology Department: OLOL Regional Medical Center
Piccadilly Cafeterias, Inc.
Postlethwaite and Netterville
Professional Engineering Consultants and Mr. Larry McKee
Radiology Associates: OLOL Regional Medical Center
Regions Bank
Rhodia, Inc.
Root and Associates, Inc.
Josef Sternberg Memorial Fund
Syngenta
Turner Industries
The Cyril and Tutta Vetter Louisiana Fund
Westgate, Inc.
Woodfin Pontiac Isuzu
Anonymous Gifts

Society of Excellence
Our premium level of membership, The Society of Excellence, seeks gifts of $1,000, $2,500, $5,000 and $10,000.There are four levels of membership which include Sponsor, Patron, Member of Distinction, and Family/Individual.

$1,000-$10,000 multi-year givers
(Current Members)
All Star Automotive Group
Stirling Properties/United Plaza                                                           Capital One Bank
Amedisys, Inc.
Cox Communications
Clear Channel Communications
Franklin Press, Inc.
Kevin Lyle
School Aids
Adams and Reese, LLP
Audubon Ford
Mary Kay and Terrell Brown                                                                Daniel & Eustis Insurance
Long Law Firm
Republic Finance, LLC
Syngenta
Whitney National Bank
Marsha and Bobby Yarborough

Special Recognition
Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. McCoy
Baton Rouge Area Foundation

Special Gifts
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Bromley
Capital One Bank
Chase
Community Coffee Fund
Credit Bureau of Baton Rouge
Entergy
ExxonMobil
Ms. Donna Lyle DiChiara/Donna Lyle DiChiara Family Fund
Dr. Robin and Mr. R. Andrew Patty II
Residental Funding Corporation